The lifestyle Bangkok

THAILAND’S FIRST INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MAGAZINE

THE LIFESTLYE

ISSUE NO.1

BANGKOK

BUILDING A WHOLESOME COMMUNITY

@THONGLOR SOI 17 THECOMMONSBKK.COM

C O N T E N T S EDITOR’S LETTER

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EVENTS YOU CANT MISS ON MAY PATISSERIEROSIE INTERVIEW

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THE COMMONS THONGLOR17 KRONO L IVE IN BKK

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E D I T O R ’S LETTER

BANGKOK IS AN AROUND-THE-CLOCK FESTIVAL OF SIGHTS AND SOUNDS. RESTAURANTS, BARS, NIGHTCLUBS, SHOPPING MALLS, OPEN MARKETS, GOLF COURSES, TEMPLES, PARKS AND ODD SMELLS THAT ALL COMBINE TO MAKE UP TO A PERFECT STAY AND LIVING. AND SUMMER IS VERY NEAR AND THE WEATHER IS GETTING HOTTER AND HOTTER, SO WHY STAY AT HOME? LET’S GO OUT TO HAVE MORE FUN!

SHOPPING IN BANGKOK, PARAGON, EMQUARTIER, CENTRALWORLD, THESE ARE SOME OF THE MANY PLACES IN BANGKOK THAT GO CAN GO FOR FOR A SHOPPING IF YOU WOULD PREFER FOR THE EAST ACCESS OF MEGA MALLS WHICH HOUSE EVERYTHING FROM CINEMAS TO AQUARIUM. BUT IF YOU WOULD PREFER THE PLACE WHERE YOU CAN BARGAIN TO, YOU WOULD MIGHT LIKE MBK OR THE STREET MARKET CALLED SUAN-ROD-FAI. NIGHTLIFE, OF COURSE WHEN YOU COME TO BANGKOK YOU HAVE TO VISIT KHAO-SARN ROAD WHERE THERE ARE LOTS OF BARS, CLUBS AND RESTAURANTS YOU CAN GO CHECK OUT. BUT FOR THE THAIS LOCAL PEOPLE THERE IS A STREET CALLED THONGLOR WHERE MOST OF THE NIGHTLIFE BEGINS HERE. A BOTTLE OF JOHNNY WALKER IS WHAT YOU WILL SEE ON EVERY TABLE IN THE NIGHTCLUB. BUT HE

WHOLE BOTTLE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FINISHED IN ONE NIGHT. IT CAN BE DEPOSITED AT THE CLUB OF ORIGIN, WHERE THE RIGHTFUL OWNER CAN RETURN AND BEGIN WHERE THEY LEFT OFF THE NEXT TIME AROUND. EATING IN BANGKOK, THE VARIETIES OF FOOD THAT OFFERS IN BANGKOK IS AMAZING. WHEN YOU ARE HUNGRY YOU CAN ALMOST FIND A 7-11 OR MAYBE WALK AROUND THE STREET AND THERE WILL DEFINITELY BE ONE OF THE STREET FOOD SHOP AROUND THE CORNER THAT OPEN VERY LATE AT NIGHT. AND DO NOT TALK ABOUT THE TASTE BECAUSE IT IS VERY DELICIOUS AND ALSO VERY REASONABLY PRICE. BUT IF YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS WANT TO HANG OUT AND GET SOMETHING TO EAT AT DAYTIME THERE IS A MALL IN THONGLOR CALLED THE COMMONS. THIS PLACE HAS A VERY UNIQUE DESIGN AND IT IS A PERFECT PLACE TO GO HAVE LUNCH OR MAYBE ENJOY FOR A DRINK THERE AT NIGHT. NOW BEFORE YOU OUT ANYWHERE, I WOULD PREFER YOU TO WEAR THIN CLOTHES AS BANGKOK WHETHER IS SO HOT. T-SHIRT, SHORTS AND SLIPPERS ARE WHAT I RECOMMENDED ENJOY! ACHIT, SUVICHA, KANYAKRIT AND CHAMANAN

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NOW ACCEPTING NEW STUDENT FOR 2016 ACADEMIC YEAR WWW.BUIC.BU.AC.TH

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EVENTS THAT YOU CANT

DISCLOSURE, NIGHT MARKETS, ART EXHIBITIONS,

THEATER: 1969 A SPACE ODYSSEY? ODDITY! JAPANESE THEATER COMPANY KAIMAKU PENNATRACE PERFORMS A HIGHLY ENERGETIC AN

SURREAL STORY SET IN 1969 ABOUT THREE ASTRONAUTS FIGURING OUT SPACE FOR THE FIRST TIME, INSPIRED BY DAVID BOWIE’S SONG “SPACE ODDITY.” THROUGH MAY 8. THONG LOR ART SPACE, 58/14-15 SUKHUMVIT SOI 55 (THONGLOR)

NIGHTLIFE: H2O SUNDAZE OPEN AIR POOL PARTY

DJS KOISH, BORIS RUBIN, DAN BURI, GEORGE PATSAN, NEIL THORPE AND PAUL REED TAKE OVER

THE DECKS AT THIS OUTDOOR PARTY THAT PROMISES THE BEST OF HOUSE, NU DISCO AND TECHNO FROM AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE. MAY 1. PLAZA ATHENEE, 61 WIRELESS RD. *ENTRY FEE: 300 THB INCLUDING ONE DRINK

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MISS ON THIS MAY

DISCLOSURE AND MORE. DID WE MENTION DISCLOSURE?

NIGHTLIFE: TOGETHER FESTIVAL

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NE OF THE CITY’S BIGGEST EDM FESTIVALS RETURNS FOR ITS FIFTH EDITION, THIS YEAR WITH HUGE INTERNATIONAL NAMES INCLUDING THE BRITISH ELECTRONICA DUO DISCLOSURE AND AMERICAN ELECTRO HOUSE DJ STEVE AOKI AS THEIR HEADLINERS. THEY’LL BE JOINED BY OTHER BIG NAMES INCLUDING ANDREW RAYEL, FIREBEATZ, GALANTIS, NERVO AND TOHAMT FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT OF QUALITY ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC. TICKETS ARE B2,000-2,400 FROM THAITICKETMAJOR. SO MAKE SURE YOU ALREADY GOT A TICKET IN YOU HAND

MAY 6. BITEC, 88 BANGNA TRAT RD. SCAN FOR MORE INFO

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SWEET LIFE :D @PATISERIE ROSIE ,THONGLOR SOI 10

A CONTEMPORARY FRENCH PASTRIES AND TEA ROOM LIED ON THE FINEST STREET OF BANGKOK NAME “PATISSERIE ROSIE”. THE TWO

STORIES CAFÉ WITH FRENCH STYLE DECORATION, LOCATED ON THONGLOR 10 SOI (OPPOSITE TO ARENA 10). K.CHAMP PANICHKUL (CHEF AND OWNER) INSPIRED TO BUILD THIS CAFÉ FROM HIS PERSONAL PASSIONATE AND GOOD OLD DAYS BACK IN CHILDHOOD MEMORIES WITH HIS GRANNY , WHICH BRINGS UP SOME WARM AND HAPPY ATMOSPHERE, WHILE SPOON UP THE CAKE OR SIPPING A HOT WARM TEA. PATISSERIE MEANS CAKE CAFÉ IN FRENCH AND ROSIE IS COCKATOO, WHICH IS K.CHAMP’S BELOVED PET AND BECOMES THE TRADEMARK LOGO OF THE CAFÉ. THE INTERIOR DECORATED WITH ART DECO STYLE FROM 1920 WITH ALL THE SPECIAL DETAILS IN DESIGN. GORGEOUS AND CLASSY DECORATING SUCH

SCAN FOR E-VOUCHER

AS DOOR LOCK, FLOOR TILES AND FURNITURES MADE THE CAFÉ MORE UNIQUE AND CLASSY AT THE SAME TIME AND THE ATMOSPHERE AS WELL.

THE MENU OF CONTEMPORARY FRENCH DESSERT OF PATISSERIE ROSIE USES ONLY PREMIUM INGREDIANTS THAT HEARTILY PICK BY K. CHAMP. THE BEST SELLER BAKING IS CHERRY RIPE THAT EXACTLY LOOKS LIKE FRESH RED CHERRY MADE BY A CHERRY MOUSSE FOR OUTSIDE LAYER, WITH THE REAL CHERRY PIECE MIXED WITH DARK CHOCOLATE INSIDE AND SPONGE CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH THE COOKIES FOR THE BOTTOM.

IT GAVE THE CRISPY TASTE FROM THE COOKIES MIX WITH SOUR CHERRY MOUSSE, WHICH BECOMES THE BEST COMBINATION WITHOUT OUT CHEESY TASTE. FOLLOWING WITH CHOCOLATE TART ANOTHER BEST SELLER FOR THOSE WHO ARE CHOCOLATE LOVER, WHICH K.CHAMP IS HEARTILY CREATE THIS RECIPE. THERE WILL TRIPLE LAYER OF CHOCOLATE ON TOP WITH MILK CHOCOLATE AND CARAMEL CHOCOLATE CREAM AND THE TART MADE FROM PLAIN CHOCOLATE. THIS MENU WILL NOT DISAPPOINTED CHOCOLATE LOVER. PATISSERIE ALSO SERVE FINE CHINESE TEA. IF YOU CANT THINK OF WHERE TO GO THIS AFTERNOON, WHY DON’T YOU STOP BY AT PATISSERIE ROSIE FOR AFTERNOON TEA. YOU WILL NEVER DISAPPOINTED FOR THE VISIT.

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“PIE AND COFFEE IS APPROXIMATELY THE THIRD BEST SOCIAL INTERACTION A MAN CAN HOPE TO HAVE WITH A WOMAN.”

-ANNOYMOUS

PATISSERIE ROSIE 113 EKKAMAI SOI 5 (THONGLOR SOI 10 WATTANA BANGKOK 10110 OPEN TUE-SUN (CLOSE ON MON) 12.00 - 21.30 WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ROSIEPATISERIE

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THE COMMONS THONGLOR 17 THE NEWEST LIFESYLE MALL IN THONGLOR COMMUNITY

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OOD FOOD TAKES CENTER STAGE AT THIS NEW LOFT-LIKE, OPEN-PLAN COMMUNITY MALL FROM VARAT AND VICHAREE VICHIT-VADAKAN, THE SIBLINGS BEHIND ROAST CAFE. THE AMBITIOUS PROJECT WORKS KIND OF LIKE A FOOD COURT, ONLY A REALLY, REALLY GOOD ONE. DINERS CAN ORDER THEIR FAVORITE DISHES FROM THE VARIOUS FOOD KIOSKS TO DINE AT THE CENTRAL COMMUNAL AREA BEFORE HEADING UPSTAIRS FOR DESSERT AND SHOPPING.

BUILDING A WHOLESOME COMMUNITY

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AT THE COMMONS

EASTBOUND TRADITIONAL VIETNAMESE RECIPES MADE WITH CARE AND WITH A MODERN TWIST. OPENING HOUR: EVERYDAY 11AM - 10PM T. +66(0)2-185-2508 FB/IG @EASTBOUNDBKK

JONA WAFFLE ALL THINGS WAFFLES BOTH SAVORY AND SWEET CRAFTED WITH EXTRA ATTENTION TO DETAIL. OPENING HOUR: EVERYDAY 12PM-10PM T. +66(0)2-185-2472 FB/IG @JONAWAFFLE

TREASURES ALL ABOUT VINTAGE CLOTHINGS WITH STYLE. OPENING HOUR: EVERYDAY 12PM-10PM T. +66(0)2-185-5434 FB/IG @TREASUREOFFICIAL

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ROOTS COFFE A SPECIALTY COFFER ROASTER KNOWN FOR THEIR PASSION AND DEDICATION TO QUALITY COFEE OPENING HOUR: EVERYDAY 8AM-8PM T. +66(0)97-059-4571 FB/IG @ROOTSBKK

INTERNAITONAL JAZZ @THE COMMONS

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KRONO LIVE IN BANGKOK

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ICHAEL AND DAVID COUDERC FORGED THE ALLIANCE THAT IS KRONO AFTER SEEING DAFT PUNK LIVE, WHEN THE BROTHERS WERE JUST 20 AND 22 YEARS OLD. THE SPARK WAS ENOUGH TO INSPIRE THEM TO BEGIN CREATING THEIR OWN MUSIC A YEAR LATER, AND THEY BEGAN AS MANY DO,

BY POSTING THEIR NEW CREATIONS ONLINE. SUPPORT BEGAN ROLLING IN FROM THE BLOG CIRCUIT, WITH INDIE SHUFFLE, HILLY DILLY, MUSIC NINJA, DANCING ASTRONAUT, AND YOUR MUSIC RADAR PROMOTING AND GETTING BEHIND THEIR TUNES. IT WASN’T LONG BEFORE DJS LIKE JUNIOR SANCHEZ AND MIGUEL CAMPBELL BEGAN TAKING NOTICE AS WELL, AND THE CLOCK WAS TICKING FOR KRONO TO REALLY BECOME BIG. THEIRREMIX OF ‘DANCIN’ INJECTED DEEP VIBES AND SOUL INTO THE ELECTRO-LADEN ORIGINAL, AND IT ENDED UP RELEASED ON ULTRA MUSIC AND SONY MUSIC IN 2014.

ALONG WITH STRONG REMIXES, THE ‘EMPHAZED’

VIDEO (UPLOADED NOVEMBER 2012) REACHED NEARLY 1 MILLION VIEWS ON YOUTUBE. RECENTLY, KRONO COLLABORATED WITH MAX BERGA FROM THE BAND EVERYWHERE ON ‘EDDIE’, A POP/ROCK TRACK WITH A FRENCH TOUCH. THE SINGLE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ADDED TO THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM FROM THE SWEDISH BAND. WITH A CAREER-DEFINING ARTIST ALBUM ON THE WAY, KRONO ARE READY FOR THE FUTURE!