Tulaya Pornpiriyakulchai
  • chaang tai tung tua au bai pid mid

    May 11, 2011

    We have chosen the proverb ‘chaang tai tung tua au bai bua pid mai mid’ — you can’t hide a dead elephant with a water lily leaf. It is in our nature and pride to find it hard to admit to our mistakes, but this proverb tells us that one just can’t block out something bad has been...

  • pid thong lang phra

    May 11, 2011

    This month we have chosen the proverb ‘pid thong lang phra’ – applying leaf on the back of the Buddha image. As most people in Thailand are Buddhist and we make merit often, we must always remember that even if no one sees our good deeds,...

  • suk kaw ja hom, ngom kaw ja lon

    May 11, 2011

    Other than being remembered for being the shortest month of the year, February also stands out as a romantic month, with St. Valentine’s day falling on the 14th. Therefore, this month, we have chosen the proverb, ‘suk kaw ja hom, ngom kaw ja lon’ — when ripe the fruit is fragrant, when...

  • May 11, 2011

    The proverb, Seua non kin (tigers eat lying down), is chosen to aptly reflect the successes and exceptional personalities of people we have picked to feature on our website. Very often, their enviable harvests of success blind people from seeing the hard work that goes into the sowing of these...

  • Tulaya Pornpiriyakulchai

    May 11, 2011

    The author of a book on Thai proverbs, Tulaya Pornpiriyakulchai is interested not only in reviving old values but also encouraging the creation of contemporary art.

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