Archive for January 23rd, 2009

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Dum Kham: Ep 2 Toad soup scene

By
Lyn
– January 23, 2009Posted in: Dum Kham, Lakorn

This series is absolutely hilarious, my favorite part for today’s episode would have to be the Toad eating scene. Thuy aka Tuthiya unknowingly eats toad soup while on lunch break at the plantation.

As Bua Dong, the girl who cooked his lunch, is praising herself, Tuthiya nods in agreenace.

Tuthiya mumbling to her:”Ha huh! It’s very good, you’re a very good cook.” He doesn’t’ really care about her, he is just hungry.

Then she starts describing the ingredients, how the skin of the toad is tough to chew when you catch it when it is raining. Tuthiya nearly flipped when he heard “Tough skin” and “toad”.

“Toad Meat!” He exclaimed and she scoop one up from her bowl and showed him.

At this point, Tuthiya jumps up and vomits everything he just ate. He is totally disgusted, he tries to brush every last Toad meat residue from his mouth using his finger.

It’s just too funny!

This is another funny part, after chatting with Dao (Pang) on the phone, amnesia victim Thuy thinks his real name is Tuthiya.

Dum lies to him and laughs in his face:

“Hey Thuy, aren’t you thinking too highly of yourself, how can a guy like you be named Tuthiya? Remember this, your name is Thuy and your real name is SomThuy.”

In Thai, Thuy is a buffalo and Som means ” [is] becoming; suitable for; appropriate; conforming; worthy of”. So basically Somthuy means “is like a buffalo or becoming of a buffalo”. In Thai, being called a buffalo is a major insult. It means feeble, like you’re stupid. Get it?

Tuthiya’s reaction:“Are you crazy? No one is ever named Thuy with a real name of Somthuy.”

Full summary coming later.

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You Dig? Weir’s new DO!

By
Lyn
– January 23, 2009Posted in: Thai stars

Ch7 actor “Weir” Sukollawat Kanaros sported a new hairDO for the opening of Tesco Lotus Plus shopping mall the other day, do you dig it?

Other stars in the opening show included: Pancake Khemmanid, Chompoo Araya, Charm Onwarin, Stefan Sunti, Jui Warattaya, and VJ Ja Natthaweeranuch.

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January 22, 2009 TV ratings

By
Lyn
– January 23, 2009Posted in: Lakorn

Ann and Aum’s lakorn “Borisud Bumbut Kaen (The Revenge Therapy Company)” not doing too well TV rating wise.

Prime Time lakorns:

CH3, Borisud Bumbut Kaen: rating of 6
CH5, Gaew Lom Phet (finale): rating of 14
CH7, Jao Ying Lam Sing: rating of 12

Evening lakorns:

CH3,Por Malai Rimtang : rating of 8
CH7,Pah Loke Bunterng (finale): rating of 21

TV ratings for Yui and Arnas’s lakorn “Pah Loke Burterng” soared for its finale episode. I’ve never seen one episode of this  show though I know it’s very popular, never found it appealing for some reason.

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Gaew Lom Phet: Ep 35 End!

By
Lyn
– January 23, 2009Posted in: Gaew Lom Phet, Lakorn

It finally ends! Thank you! It was a mediocre ending to a mediocre series. I don’t plan to watch this series ever again, maybe the first half, but definitely not the second half.

I remember reading somewhere that Yuk had a difficult time remembering his lines; this one time it took him 20 tries to accurately complete a scene. He blamed it on nerves and gradually he got better with experience, he told reporters. We rarely saw Yuk with dialog, did he really get better? I’m beginning to think not and that is why they focused more on Aerin, the more capable one.

We had 5 newcomers in this series: Vill, Ton, Yuk, Aerin, and New. If I was to list them in the order of my preference, I would rate Ton as my top actor; he was likable and natural compared to his co-stars who were either robotic or lack emotion in their acting.

People who were good and need to tweak their craft a little would have to be Aerin, Vill, and New. I do give praises for their acting as beginners. They just need to adjust a few things and they will be fine. Like Ton, they will make it in this industry.

As for Yuk, he’s just yucky. At the beginning I was willing to over look his lack of acting skills and robotic tendencies but as the series progressed, it became unbearable. Homeboy should just stick to modeling and racy photoshoots because lakorns or film is no place for a stiff guy like Yuk. Acting is about expressing your emotions and letting your guard down, Yuk doesn’t have that talent. He’s holding back, constantly being conscious of himself. If he wants to pursue acting, he needs to improve greatly and learn how to “relax don’t do it,when you want to go to it” . It was torturous to listen to him deliver his lines. It took him forever. Long Pause, and then he delivers his lines in the most uncomfortable matter. Dude chill, it’s just acting. No one is gonna die if you make a mistake.

I can’t say I blame the actors for the failure of this series, I would have to blame the crazy story. The second half just went bongers and heading to the direction I did not like, which was more focus on Gaew Gao.

I’m glad it ended and hopefully Aom and Nok Sinjai’s lakorn “Artit Ching Duang” will meet my expectations. Cross fingers!

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