ShareStory By: Hedda Tan, Photos by: Zrs Gamboa Two expat artists based in Bangkok share their world through an abstract art exhibit On October 7, 2011, two artists –Gloria Simister from the Philippines and Eunice Mateo from the Dominican Republic – will showcase their art titled “Two Windows” at the Design Zone in Thonglor. EXL [...]
ShareBy: Hedda Tan She has dressed ambassadors of China, Finland, Sweden and the United States. Fashion icon American Ambassador Kristie Kenney wears her! Len Nepomuceno, who’s designs are creating a buzz in the fashion scene in Bangkok talks to EXL about family, work and Thailand. When did you start to be interested in fashion designing? [...]
ShareBy: Hedda Tan EXL catches up with Philippine Ambassador Linglingay F. Lacanlale as the Kingdom of Thailand celebrates the Queen’s birthday and mother’s day. Q: How do you balance the two – holding high posts in the foreign service and motherhood? A: It’s been a lot of sacrifices. It’s not been easy. But my husband [...]
ShareBy Hedda Tan What takes a teacher, an expat at that, to be a success in Thailand? For Monalisa, founder of the 22-year-old Liza’s School of Languages in Nakhon Ratchasima, in the northeast of Thailand – it is not that plain and simple. She points to a serendipitous mix of reasons behind “success.” For one, [...]
The Knights of Rizal Thailand Expanding Membership
ShareStory By: Heather Craig Dr. Jose Rizal, the Philippine’s national hero, is Asia’s first modern proponent of fighting for freedom through non-violent means, even ahead of the great Mahatma Gandhi of India. His two books – “Noli Me Tangere” (Touch Me Not) and “El Filibusterismo” (The Filibuster) – triggered the flames of revolution in the [...]
The Thrill of Chill: Haunted Spots in Bangkok
ShareBy: Percy Roxas In the spirit of Halloween, how about visiting some of Bangkok’s “scariest spots.” Whether you believe in ghosts and spirits or not, let us share some of these so-called haunted spots with you. Believe at your own risk and pardon us for not being too specific because there are local sensitivities involved: [...]
