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...software is that it gives you so much leverage. You can do a lot with almost nothing,” YummyFoodBot wrote in an instant message. Sammi Biegler ‘08 said that she and her roommates use YummyFoodBot frequently. “Before we go to [local Thai restaurant] Spice or something, we usually check if there’s something good in the dining halls. It’s especially good before you run out the door.” But Biegler expressed displeasure at the fact that YummyFoodBot does not provide the breakfast menu...
...says. "We all grew up feeling the tension between trying to be Asian and trying to be American. We really bonded over the idiosyncrasies of being between two cultures." During his senior year, he roomed with five other Chinese Americans, and his close friends included children of Japanese, Thai, Filipino, Indian and Korean immigrants...
...offers many of the opulent amenities of more intimate, boutique resorts. But it also has what none of the others have: a kid's club, providing kite-making and pizza-cooking classes for young ones. It's a subtle but telling indication that Khao Lak, like other secondary Thai destinations, aspires to leave its backpacker days?and the painful memory of the tsunami?far behind...
...short drive up the Thai coast from the resort island of Phuket lies a pristine, rain-forest-covered headland overlooking the Andaman Sea. This 11-hectare expanse is designated to be the site of a memorial to the victims of the tsunami, which killed as many as 8,000 people in Thailand and nearly 300,000 around the region a year ago. The memorial's design is being chosen through an international competition whose key mandates are harmony with nature, and subtlety: abstract references to the disaster are preferred to literal representations. "We didn't want any design involving waves...
...Raveevarn Choksombatchai: A tube-like bridge designed by this Thai-born, California-based architect is the most abstract design to make the cut, and it's also one of the most visually intriguing. Built from a lattice of wood and other natural materials, it's meant to blend in with the surrounding forest, prompting visitors to reflect on humans' relationship with nature...