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I have seen the video of “Kwan” Usamanee Waitayanon refusing to jump into the water as instructed by the director of her upcoming lakorn for Ch7, “Heavenly Swan (Hong Fah)” and the director complaining, “you don’t want to cry and now you don’t want to jump in?” It was filmed and hopefully Kwan is not stupid enough to act spoiled on camera. Kwan has a negative image, is she stupid enough to continue that trend? She is known as the “goddess of scandals and feuds”.

Kwan said she was joking and she is not being difficult. You have to wonder and judge for yourself. You can watch the video here. Sorry for non-Thai speakers, it’s in Thai only. Kwan, hopefully joking, explained that you don’t have to do everything realistically, the camera can be used to deceive the viewers. She also said, you have to examine time and cost. If it is worth it, then you do it.

“The thing is when you’re acting in a lakorn, you have to examine what is important. If it is not necessary to jump into the water, you have to consider whether is wasteful for the set or whether it is wasting time. You have to consider time and whether it is worth the cost. If it is not worth the time or cost, then you don’t do it.”

Tle Thanapol, who sat next to Kwan when she said that, looked dumbfounded observed by one Thai netizen and said, “really?”

According to Kwan, she wouldn’t dare to act difficult, Khun Daeng (head honcho of Ch7) might not give her anymore work.

About refusing to jump into the water on cue, Kwan said this:”The director didn’t tell me to jump in. As an actress, I have to listen to whatever the director says. But he didn’t tell me to. Why would I jump in for? I don’t know where this news came from. If this news was leaked, it would have been from someone on set. But I don’t think anyone on set would want to harm any actor or actresses ,especially Kantana (a production company). I grew up in Kantana, since I was kid. There is probably no one there who would want to harm me.”

“Now as for the crying when they instructed me, there have been incidences of that. But I was just joking, when that time came, I did cry. Every lakorn, don’t you see me cry? For every scene, I always say, I don’t want to cry. But in the end, I do it. Because it is my responsibility. What else do you want? Occasionally, I’m just a kid who jokes around. When it’s time to work, I work. As for the matter for not wanting to cry and me saying to everyone on set that I don’t want to do this or don’t want to cry now because I was tired, something along those lines. But in the end, I did do it. Because it is my job. It’s work for the public. If I don’t do it, Aunt Daeng, won’t give me work. That won’t do, thus I have to do it.”

–Hold up, did she just refer to Khun Daeng, her boss, as Aunt (bpaa). To me, that sounded really disrespectful. You call a market lady ‘bpaa (auntie)’ or your biological aunt ‘bpaa’ or some random older lady who you don’t know ‘bpaa’, not your boss to whom you have a strain relationship with, according to the media.

Kwan doesn’t mind these types of news at all. “To have news like this, it’s a good thing. We can all get use to it and understand that this is a normal thing for me. Majority of the time on set, I have known these people (crew members) since I was a kid so I feel at ease. I’m not scared that they will think that I’m difficult. On set, all of the crew members know that if the director instructs me to leap over a building, jump into the water, I will do it. Because there is safety set for the actors and actresses to do so.”

People at Manager news website don’t seem to believe her. One Thai netizen wrote: “From what I saw on the 9 Entertainment show, that’s not right. The director said to jump in but you didn’t and the director mumbled. Your pra’ek even made a dumbfounded face at you, it’s not what you are saying now. Go back and watch the show. If you can’t remember, then you must be a kid who has Alzheimer.”

Another Thai netizen said: “Kwan is not difficult, she is just spoiled.”

Thoughts?

To promote Spacha? What’s that? Or is is Spa Cha. Anyways, she was there and it just seems like I haven’t seen this girl in a long time. She looks the same. ha. Nice short, short green dress! She best be  careful when she sits down, that dress is short. Yes, I mean best not better.

More pictures here.

Rita and Kao

And several young Thai stars took part in the fashion show for the grand opening of the Gap Store at Central World yesterday.

Gap is doing well for itself, opening its first store in China and Italy and expanding its Banana Republic branch in Europe. Good. I’m a Gap and Old Navy shopper. I support.

I have to say, everyone looks depressed–from Bee Namthip to Boy Pakorn to Gun “Fluke” Kantathaworn to Woonsen to Nadech. Is it just me or is Kao the only person who looks happy? What’s the instruction for this fashion show…everyone just make it look like you’re going to a funeral. That’s the concept.

More pictures at the photographer’s personal page.

Good gosh woman, they’re old enough to be your son. I’m exaggerating, maybe just Nadech, I think he is the same age as Guy Navapol, Marsha’s 20-something year old son. Singer/actress Marsh Wattanapanich, a mature woman in her 40’s, graced the cover of IMAGE fashion magazine wrapped with a long gray ‘AMAT’ ribbon, covering the essentials–boobs, private girl area, and a little bit of the tummy. Marsh and several muscular Thai hotties promoted the AMAT brand of undies by Amat Nimitpark, aka Mr. Erotic Image Maker, a renowned fashion photographer for Image magazine, in the March issue of IMAGE magazine 2010.

Actress and model “Jeed” Saengthong Ket-U-Tong, Ananda Everingham’s ex,  graced the second cover, covering her breast and wearing just a white bikini bottom. I’ve noticed she does that a lot, showing off her body on magazine covers. Nothing wrong with that, considering this is Thailand, I wonder if this detrimental to her career. You know if she ever worked in lakorns, she will never be offered the nang’ek role. Lakorn watchers want their nang’ek to be pure and innocent with the exception of “Aum” Patcharapa Chaichuea and maybe a few others. Anne, Noon, Aff, or Kob will never do something like this. They like to be clothed for their magazine cover.

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Marsha with Thai/Japanese model and actor Nadech “Barry” Kugimiya, Marsha with Nat Thephasadin, Marsh with former co-star Peter Corp Dyrendal, lastly, Marsha with Pong Nawat.

Single pictures: Nat, Marsha in men’s underwear, Pong, and Peter.

[Yui graduated this morning, March 8, 2010 Thailand time.]

Twenty-nine year old Yui Jiranan, jealous nang’rai from the hit lakorn “Prajun Lai Payak on Ch7, graduates from Ramkhamhaeng University with a degree in Mass Communication. She earned a 2.4 GPA. “It was tiring,” said Yui. “Once I graduated, I’m not tired anymore. I feel that what I have endured, strive for so long, 6 years to date, has been completed. My grade point average might be low, it was only 2.4, but I have worked for the past 9 years and simultaneously went to school. My work has been laborious, to have earned this much, I’m satisfied,” she said, providing us with an explanation for her low GPA. Well you graduated, some people can’t even do that. Good for you, regardless of the low GPA.

I can’t believe it, it’s award season again, time does fly, doesn’t it? Here you go, the nominees for  the Nine Entertainment 2010 awards coming up this March 25, 2010 at the Thai Cultural Center.

Actor of the Year: Pongpat Wachirabunjong, Chatchai Plengpanich, Chakrit Yamnam, Oh Anuchit, and Paramej Noiam.—I’m very surprise, Ken is not nominated. Say what?

Actress of the Year: “NamPueng” Nattharika Thammapreedanan, Aom Piyada Akarasene, Cris Horwang, Nat Myria, and Pok Piyatida—Again, I’m surprise, no Anne Thongprasom, oh her fans won’t be happy.

Lakorn of the Year: Kom Faek 2: Checkmate (Ch7), Mia Luang “Head Wife” (Ch7), Prajun See Roong “Rainbow Moon”(Ch3), Proong Nee Gor Ruk Ter “Tomorrow I’ll still love you” (Ch5), Ching Chang “Hate” (Ch5)

Film of the Year: Kwaam Suk Kong Kati (The Happiness of Kati), Bangkok Traffic Love Story, Cheuan (Slice), The Best in Times

Male Singer of the Year: Bie Sukrit (for his album Hug Bie), Calories Blah Blah (for his album Sugar Added), “Ruj” Suparuj Taychathanon (for his album Ruj), “Chin” Chinnawut Intarakusin (for his album Maybe I’m bad), Popetorn Soonthornyanakij (For his album Two)

Female Singer of the Year: Da Endorphine (Saen Saep), Tata Young (Ready for Love), “Punch” Warakarn Rojanawat (Prague….natural),  Fai AmFine (Drama), Sirintip Hanpradit (Rose Show)

Host of the Year: Sunya Kunakorn, Kiat Kitcharoen, Mam Suriwipa Kultangwattana, Panya Nirankul,  Woody Milintachinda (Woody Show)

Song of the Year:
“Khon Tamada (A normal person)” sang by “Chin” Chinnawut Intarakusin
“Ruk Tae…yang Ngai (True Love…how?) sang by ‘Namcha’ Sheranut Yusanonda
“Jut Rerm Ton Kong Jut Jop (The starting point of the end)” sang by Da Endorphine
“Kwaam Kit (Thought)” sang by Stamp Apiwa
“Maak Mai (A lot)” by Bie Sukrit

Popular Vote Nominees (this is something new):
M1: Kob Suwanant
M2: Golf and Mike
M3: Ken Theeradeth
M4: “Dan” Worawech Danuwong
M5: Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul
M6: Bie Sukrit
M7: “Pancake” Khemmanid Jamikorn
M8: “Ruj” Suparuj Taychathanon
M9: Singharat “Singto” Janpakdee
—I have a feeling Nichkhun will win, like what Junho said, Nichkhun is like GOD in Thailand.