Acting out in Bangkok
In the last decade, I haven’t missed any opportunity to watch an English language theatre play in Bangkok, and one face kept showing on stage all these years – of Bonnie Zellerbach’s. Once in a while I could also spot her familiar face on the big screen, in Hollywood movies. If you have ever watched […]
Superwomen From Tel Aviv via Bollywood to Thailand
What brought Orly Elbaz to Thailand 17 years ago was Suvarnabhumi airport. Most of us arrived in Thailand through this airport, but Orly arrived here because of this airport, before it existed. It was her husband’s involvement with the airport development project that introduced them to life in Thailand. Since then, travelling and all its aspects […]
Superwoman-Living in a Soap Opera
Maria Kalita could be your pet’s vet, doctor, or treat your back with physiotherapy, or even cure your illness with traditional Tibetan medicine, but a few years ago the ‘alchemist’ in her soul got hooked with a new passion – of natural soap and beauty care making. Through her shop “Bangkok Soap Opera” and her […]
An Indian, American and a Taiwanese are meeting at Bus Stop
It could sound as a good start of a joke, but this is not a joke: Indian Prashanti, American Joe and Taiwanese Claudia will meet on stage at Bus Stop – a play by William Inge, which will be performed in September by Bangkok Community Theatre (BCT). It’s 1am; a bus got stuck during a […]
Superwoman
Dafna Nevo, the Explorer Dafna had been always interested in exploring places and cultures. If you had told her two years ago she would publish a book in 2018 – she would chuckle. But these days she is launching her first book “Tangled in Time” – a travelogue about her journey through Papua New Guinea, […]
Dancing Queen
“When I was a child I thought I will be a surgeon or a doctor when I will grow up. Usually ballet dancers start in an early age, but I started ballet only at the age of 14 by coincidence…” Fay Stombler Pansringarm dances her life since her days in NY and along the last 30 years […]
Superwoman
Suzy Nam is writing the world Usually she is the one who writes about other people; this time – being the subject of an article – is somehow uncomfortable for her. Corporate lawyer turned journalist, guidebook writer, welfare volunteer and busy mother of twins, Suzy Nam wants to make a difference. “Nothing is impossible”, she says, […]
A Christmas Carol for Michael and Don
They first met in 2010 in Bangkok when Don produced The Fantasticks for IWC, and have been close friends since. But it was only in 2016 when Michael Allman and Don Harrelson joined forces and became an inseparable team at the Bangkok Community Theatre (BCT), Michael holds the director wand and Don sits on the […]
Superwoman
Superwoman: A woman who fulfills her many roles with apparently superhuman efficiency. Collins English Dictionary Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition Kathy Barnett shares loves with those in need If you attend one of the women’s groups charity events – you will probably see Kathy. She doesn’t miss an opportunity to socialise for a good […]
Superwoman
Superwoman: A woman who fulfills her many roles with apparently superhuman efficiency. I’ve came across several Superwomen during the time I have been living in Thailand, and I keep having the honour to meet more of them every now and then. I have decided to dedicate a regular section for them – to bring their story, give them […]