Editor�s Note

A few weeks ago, I found myself negotiating Saturday morning traffic on the way to Central Lat Prao. Well, I wasn�t negotiating it � the taxi driver was, but you get my point.

Why was I at Central Lat Prao, I hear all of you that regularly read this column ask. Shopping? Lunching with my many publishing pals? Checking out the XXL Spider-Man costumes? No, although any of those could, of course, be true on a normal Saturday morning.

But on this particular Saturday I was working. You see, it was the Student Weekly Young Presenter competition and our 35th birthday party in the evening. As well as representing the magazine, I was also there in my capacity as a judge of the Young Presenter competition. To say that I went with a heavy heart would be an understatement. Saturday mornings and the subsequent afternoons, evenings and Sundays are normally reserved for the non-Student Weekly parts of my life. Well, we all need some �me time.�

But to say that I left with a heavy heart would be wrong. Nine hours after my arrival, I�d seen some dazzling young stars, seen some of the most promising young presenters in Thailand and had dined on a fantastic buffet. If anything, I left with a heavy stomach if I�m honest.

I�d like to congratulate the winners of the contest and say a big �Hello� to all the readers I met at the event. Enjoy your vacation and I�ll see you all again at our 40th birthday party � or before.

Matt Leppard, Editor
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