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Her impressive background shows her insatiable drive to When did you realise you wanted to be a teacher? What
continue to strive for new achievements. At age 18, Kim was do you love about it?
helping her father manage the operations for a family-owned I always knew I was going to be a teacher, but I just didn’t know
hotel in Silom, before completing her M.B.A. in Marketing and what kind. When I was 15, I went to teach at a kindergarten
International Business at the Sasin Graduate Institute of during the summer holidays. I realised that although the kids
Business at 21 years old, making her one of the youngest to were cute, I really needed the intellectual feedback. I always
do so. At age 24, she took up golf with her husband and would knew I wanted to shape minds and push people to think. I
go on to win the prestigious Hole in One Award from Summit wanted to help society in some way, because I’ve been so
Windmill Golf Club, another feat few women in her society blessed, I wanted to be able to give back.
have managed.
I always tell my students that I am not much of a teacher, but
Having just completed a course at Harvard University to rather a facilitator of thought. I want to be able to guide them
improve her teaching methods, she shows no signs of slowing on how to think for themselves. I want them to be able to tell
down soon. She is currently balancing her role as a lecturer me not what something is, but why it is so.
with other responsibilities, including being on the DPUIC exam
committee, and developing a curriculum for the tourism and What were you doing before you became a lecturer?
hospitality management at DPUIC, as well as designing case I had previously made up my mind that I didn’t want to teach
studies for the Central Retail Corporation. So how does she right out of college with no real-world experience, so I went
stay so motivated? Masala digs deeper to fi nd out. to work after graduation. My husband and I got the franchise
for Tower Records, Thailand’s biggest music store, and I
handled all the marketing aspects, including designing ads
and newsletters, and creating the radio spots.

54 Masala Magazine
APRIL - MAY 2018