Rabbit Card for Year of the Horse

Nok has a new Bangkok transit card…

Maew: A horse? Why has it got “rabbit” written underneath? 
Nok: It’s the Year of the Horse. Even people who are not Chinese know that.
Maew: Ah. Will my old rabbit card still work?
Nok: Course. But you’ll be out of style.
Maew: Maybe I just like to be Thai.
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Bangkok BTS cards (rabbit cards) are stored value commuter cards. You tap it when passing through the ticket-gate. Certainly saves time queuing. And with their different designs like limited-edition pop culture, seasonal themes or cartoon characters cards can become collectors items. 

Death Café in Bangkok

Stumbling on an attraction in Ari…
Bae: "Death Cafe"? Sounds like a place where coffee isn't the only thing that keeps you up at night.
Prae: Haha, Let's check it out. Maybe they serve killer lattes.
Bae: (walking down the alley) The lights are on, but it looks like nobody's home. Spooky!
Prae: Look, there's a ghost room and escape challenges. And what's this? Finding an antidote after being bitten by a snake?
Bae: What a weird place. I wonder if they have a frequent screamer card.
Prae: Maybe they give out ghost points. Collect ten and get a free exorcism!
Bae: I don't see anyone inside. Do you think it's a trap? Like, we go in and never come out?
Prae: Or maybe it's just a really exclusive club. Only the bravest souls allowed.
Bae: Speaking of souls, did you notice the cancer hospital across the road? Talk about a contrast.
Prae: Yeah, it's like life and death are having a staring contest.
Bae: Well, if we survive the Death Cafe, we can always pop over for a check-up.
Prae: Let's see if we can find someone to tell us more. Maybe they're hiding in the ghost room.
Bae: Or maybe they're just dying to meet us.
Prae: (groans) That's terrible.
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The idea of a “Death Café” was initiated by Swiss sociologist Bernard Crettaz, who organized the first "café mortel" in 2004. His aim was to break the "tyrannical secrecy" surrounding death and encourage open conversations about it, to increase awareness of death and to help people make the most of their finite lives. There are now some 14,000 death cafés in 80 countries.

White Thai Rabbit

Following the growing popularity of White Rabbit, a number of companies have approached him to become their leader, well all right, at least their logo. This is happening in many countries making White Rabbit something of a global influencer. Three “White Rabbits” found in corporate Thailand illustrate this: Bangkok Bank card, Bangkok Mass Transit card and LINE PAY app. We are pleased that White Rabbit is now a board member of the bank, the train company and the social media platform making him financially independent.

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