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  Blueprint for Success

  24 May 2013 : As someone who really goes out of her way to avoid at all costs dressing or using accessories like other high-street clones and trend followers, I felt like I had hit the fashion lottery jackpot when I came across Blueprint Trade Show and Emporium last week.

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  Slow-burn fear

  24 May 2013 : Bangkok, basked in theatrical blood and phantasmagoric red colour, is a vision of hell in Nicolas Winding Refn's Only God Forgives, a violent thriller that premiered at the 66th Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday.

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  A prince in art

  24 May 2013 : About 100 children and adults wearing red jongkraben were learning Thai classical dances at Ban Plainern, the private residence of Prince Narisaranuvattiwongse _ the Great Craftsman of Siam. Here in the lush tropical gardens around the beautiful traditional Thai wooden house in Klong Toey, classical dances are taught in the morning and traditional Thai music in the afternoon every Saturday.

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  Follow the light for a good time and a good cause

  24 May 2013 : The Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Thammasat University, is bringing back its annual charity concert to raise funds for the Foundation for the Employment Promotion of the Blind early next month.

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  Dance to the beat of the philippines

  24 May 2013 : A group of 20 dancers from the Philippines highlands will be flown in to charm Bangkok audiences with Cordilleran dance and music early next month.

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  Light up the night

  24 May 2013 : The stupa displaying holy relics of Lord Buddha, where worshippers can gather during today's Visakha Bucha Day celebrations, lights up Sanam Luang at night. One of the most important days in Buddhism, Visakha Bucha marks the birth, enlightenment and passing of Lord Buddha. With the permission of His Majesty the King, every year Sanam Luang hosts the celebration, with Buddhists from all over the country travelling to the capital for the special opportunity to worship the holy relics.

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  Likay performance in spirit of preserving Thai tradition

  24 May 2013 : National artist Supravat Pattamasuit is passionate about preserving Thai performing arts.

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  Thai stars shine at Cannes

  24 May 2013 : While Ryan Gosling might have been missing in action at Cannes, Thai celebrities were out in force.

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  EATINGOUT

  Flavours of yesteryear

  24 May 2013 : They still do exist, you know: real raan khao gaeng _ curry shops _ where the cook pounds the nam prik personally and takes the time to squeeze genuine, fresh coconut cream, separating it into the hua (first pressing) and the haang, instead of opening a container of dairy milk or (in hanging-offence cases) a can of evaporated milk.

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  Match made in culinary heaven

  24 May 2013 : One of the highlights at the annual Bangkok Chefs Charity gala fundraising dinner is its demonstration of awesome culinary marriages.

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  A trio of Masterpieces

  24 May 2013 : Leading Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Maurice Lacroix recently launched its Basel World 2013 collection, which continues to excite 21st century watch enthusiasts with a series of limited edition masterpieces based on the brand's trademark movements since 1975.

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  It's a long weekend, baby!

  24 May 2013 : Today is Visakha Bucha Day, but to many of us, it's the start to Thailand's favourite activity: a holiday that grants us a long weekend! Visakha Bucha is a three-in-one commemoration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death, so good Buddhists will probably be spending this day doing noble things like making merit, abstaining from immoral behaviour, and refraining from killing the fly that keeps buzzing around them.

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