Fah Thai Magazine Jan-Feb 2017
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Contents<br />
OUR NEW KING<br />
OVERTURES<br />
Features<br />
<strong>Thai</strong>land finds much to<br />
celebrate with a new<br />
sovereign, His Majesty<br />
King Maha Vajiralongkorn<br />
Bodindradebayavarangkun.<br />
A life in photos traces<br />
candid scenes with<br />
members of the royal family<br />
and days of royal duties and<br />
aviation training.<br />
24 Connect<br />
From the new year candlelights<br />
created during Meak Bocha<br />
to the shine of a lacquerware<br />
exhibit, know what’s causing a<br />
cultural stir around you.<br />
28 beautify<br />
Carry on in style with<br />
discoveries of the latest<br />
fragrances and the greatest tips<br />
to maximize your looks with<br />
long-lasting makeup brands,<br />
especially during this season of<br />
festivities and love.<br />
30 STYLE<br />
Be a stylish globetrotter<br />
with the latest ensembles<br />
and accessories easily put<br />
together from the newest<br />
fashion offerings.<br />
32 Good Cooks<br />
Make it a cosy Chinese New<br />
Year gathering with a double<br />
recipe feature of Tom Yum<br />
Kung and Chinese Dumplings.<br />
With easy instructions from<br />
Chef Alyssa, impressive<br />
results are guaranteed.<br />
40 Chinese treats<br />
How you love that nian gao<br />
cake you’ve been savouring<br />
during Chinese New Year<br />
depends on whether it’s<br />
made from a traditional<br />
recipe in Guangdong or<br />
elsewhere in China. Learn<br />
which dialect group’s varying<br />
traditions still translate into<br />
the same meaning and fun.<br />
48 Fantasy Realm<br />
Floor to soaring ceiling<br />
display windows in New<br />
York offer up a fantasy world<br />
of merchandising done in<br />
surprising ways. We talk<br />
about how ‘paper cuts’ and<br />
their aesthetic assemblage<br />
create all things great and<br />
small in store windows.<br />
56 Another Road<br />
A recently screened<br />
movie inspired a long<br />
and adventurous roadtrip<br />
to Mandalay. Colonial<br />
history and unexpected<br />
nature deepens a writer’s<br />
connection to Myanmar.<br />
64 Awakening<br />
A visit to Koh Samui can<br />
go beyond the worship<br />
of the sea and sun to<br />
learning the practice<br />
of loving kindness. It<br />
takes just a few days<br />
at the Dipabhavan<br />
Meditation Centre to be<br />
enlightened.<br />
72 Rising Up<br />
Bagan always moves<br />
in mystical ways when<br />
you soar above the<br />
countryside in a hot air<br />
balloon. Photographer<br />
Simon Bond captures<br />
the magic at dawn’s<br />
early light.<br />
72<br />
Balloons<br />
Over Bagan<br />
16 <strong>Fah</strong> <strong>Thai</strong><br />
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