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Nu Wan is fussy about her eyelashes – and it shows.
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SOOPSIP
Future, past and a tense present
You can't tell a book by its cover, but you can guess a few things about people by their choice of books.
Published on April 1, 2008
Not long ago, but in a place that now seems far away, Thaksin Shinawatra was recommending that all Thais read "As the Future Catches You". Now zoom into that future, and Samak Sundaravej is presiding over a country enjoying its annual national book fair. Samak's a little dubious about the future, though, so he's recommending "Tanha Nak Karn-muang" ("The Desires of Politicians"), which he himself wrote back when he was our 41-year-old Interior minister. "Tanha refers to someone who has a ministerial post and wants to stay on for another term," he says. "Today, though, I don't really want to continue my premiership after my term ends. Nobody believes me, but I beg you to believe me: This job brings unhappiness." He'll be autographing copies of the book tomorrow at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre. As for Thaksin, we await the chance to ask him whether the future has caught him yet. If not, it won't have been for lack of trying.
Nu Wan and the fuss over fussy Congratulations to Pavarisa "Nu Wan" Penjali, who's been named a presenter for Trident chewing gum, a job she credits to her personality. "I'm fussy," she says. "My friends get annoyed because I'm very choosy when I go shopping - for anything from eyelashes to clothes. I think the brand must have seen this. Plus, I'm very friendly, and I think that helped get me the job too." Soopsip reckons that Pavarisa certainly is smart to be fussy about her spending money, but she doesn't seem too picky about her career. Advertisers line up to get her to pitch their products and she evidently can't say "no". On the other hand, Trident is putting another seven-digit wad of cash in her purse, so she can afford to be a little less fussy over the eyelashes.
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