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Thursday, February 19, 2009 VOL 2, NO 282 dailyxpress.net

GOOD MORNING BANGKOK!

Make friends with your mind By Vipasai Niyamabha Freelance writer

P

eople today know how to exercise their bodies – we run, cycle, swim, etc – but forget completely to exercise their minds. Most of us think meditation is something too complicated and timeconsuming to squeeze into our everyday life. In fact, it’s simple to do whenever and wherever.

All day long, our minds run around like monkeys that need to be trained. But training needn’t mean a meditation retreat or time off work to visit a remote temple – it can be done any day, anytime, anywhere. When you get up, take a few minutes to sit still, close your eyes, and observe your mind. Just be aware of the chatter – don’t stop the flow.

FROM HUA HIN WITH LOVE

What was once a hobby became an Otop hit for one craftsman and now his railway icons will be given to Asean leaders at the upcoming summit in Hua Hin. >PAGE 2

Another Oscar, Meryl?

If this veteran Hollywood star wins again for her film ‘Doubt’, it’ll be a hat-trick. >PAGE 6

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THE CITY

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10%

THE DROP in the number of new cars sold (13,527) in January this year from the same period in 2008.

Sex for a cent

The more people downloading pornographic

video clips, the more money those uploading them can make, a webmaster told a seminar group yesterday. Alarmed by this new online business trend, cultural and social advocates are proposing a system to regulate porn in the cyber world.

Ladda Tangsupachai, director of the Cultural Surveillance Department at the Culture Ministry, said that the problem of pornographic or peepingtom clips became more serious when they could be commercialised, and that the law had yet to catch up. Urging the website owners not to publish the clips, she said her office had asked 30 related agencies including webmasters, police and teachers to be vigilant following news that students are offering sexual services on websites.

Sex crimes Pointing out that Internet porn had become part of everyday business, Ladda revealed that her attention had been drawn to a clip in which a mother purportedly had sex with her 12- and 14-yearold sons in exchange for Bt5,000. She said cases like these A screen shot from a showed the trade in peeping-tom Internet clip. video clips was fuelling serious crimes.

Manin Leung-ingkhasut, webmaster of www.TheStarShow.com, said that many websites pass on the profits they make according to how many times a clip gets downloaded. He cited as an example www.Ziddu.com, a file-sharing website based overseas with no intention of publishing porn, but which Thai users are abusing. He said members earned one US cent per download, leading some to resort to sex clips to get more downloads.

Rating and bans Manin proposed that the Information and Communications Technology Ministry create a rating system for porn on the Net and licence websites intending to show porn to bring them under control. Director of the Mirror Group Foundation Sombat Boon-ngamanong urged that clips taken by peeping-toms or those of sexual assaults should be banned and classified as criminal.

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Craftsman Wallop Iamudom at home making his souvenirs for the upcoming Asean Summit.

HANDMADE IN HUA HIN

A craftsman’s loving replicas of a historical landmark give leaders something to remember the Asean Summit by

By Apichat Hongsakul DAILY XPRESS

H

ua Hin native Wallop Iamudom has created replicas of the signpost at Hua Hin’s famous old train station before, but his latest batch of 50 souvenirs is special.

Wallop’s souvenirs have been picked out by Prachuab Khiri Khan’s Governor Panchai Bowornwatanapan to be presented as mementoes to leaders and ministers at the 14th Asean Summit, starting on Saturday at the Dusit Thani Hua Hin.

Historical station The historical Hua Hin station has been the beach city’s signature for almost a century.

The artisan says his souvenirs are

“unique in Thailand” and that he’s proud to be representing his hometown.

He’s been making them to sell under the One Tambon One Product scheme for four years now. “I like to make toys for my son and I thought about the sign for our train station,” recalled Wallop.

He measured the sign at the station and recreated a few 1:10 scale, 24-by-30-centimetre replicas to sell

at a local fair. “They sold out in three hours and since then I have made a living from them.”

Wallop has upgraded his special edition for the Asean Summit – the two Roman pillars and red/white colour scheme with black letters remain, but he’s added a photo holder.

“My work is handmade, not industrially manufactured, and the high quality reflects that craftsmanship,” he said.

“I’ve never thought that my handicrafts would be picked – I’m so happy and proud.”

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GLOBETROT

Thursday, February 19, 2009

THE WORLD Let it snow –

artificially A man walks in snow on the Great Wall of China, north of Beijing, yesterday.

City authorities said snow, which fell on Tuesday, was artificially induced in an attempt to reduce the effects of a drought.

DAILY XPRESS

100,000 The number of crop varieties researchers are rushing to preserve from extinction

briefly Boy weds dog A group of Indian tribals have married off a toddler to a female dog in eastern India in a bid to prevent his predicted death at the hands of a tiger.

The ceremony at a Hindu temple in Orissa was conducted with all the rituals observed at traditional weddings, including a dowry for the bride – the village bitch.

Parents of the groom, oneand-a-half-year-old Sangula, were advised to arrange the marriage when they noticed a tooth growing from their infant son’s upper gum – considered a bad omen. – AFP

AP

Killer croc

Chimp attack baffles experts Travis the chimpanzee, a veteran of TV commercials, was the constant companion of a lonely Connecticut widow who fed him steak, lobster and ice cream. He could eat at the table, drink wine from a glass, use the toilet, and dress and bathe himself.

He even logged on to a computer to look at photos. But on Monday, the wild animal in him came out with a vengeance. The 90-kg animal mauled a friend of his owner.

Investigators are trying to figure out why – whether it was a bout of Lyme disease, a reaction to drugs, or a case of instinct taking over.

Travis attacked 55-year-old Charla Nash as Sandra Herold frantically stabbed her beloved pet with a knife and pounded him with a shovel. In a 911 call, Travis’s grunts can be heard as Herold cries that her pet is “eating” Nash and must be killed. Police arrived soon after and shot the chimp dead.

Police said they are looking into the possibility of criminal charges against Herold. – A P

Andean glaciers could disappear World Bank: The equivalent of 7 billion cubic metres of water could be lost A F P , Lima

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ndean glaciers and the region’s permanently snowcovered peaks could disappear in 20 years if no measures were taken to tackle climate change.

A World Bank-published report said rising temperatures due to global warming could also have a dramatic impact on water management in the Andean region, with serious knock-on effects for agriculture and energy generation.

According to the report, in the last 35 years Peru’s glaciers have shrunk by 22 per cent,

IN THE LAST 35 YRS, PERU’S GLACIERS HAVE SHRUNK BY 22% ,LEADING TO A 12% LOSS IN THE AMOUNT OF FRESH WATER REACHING THE COAST.

leading to a 12-per-cent loss in the amount of fresh water reaching the coast – home to most of the country’s citizens.

“It is highly probable that the Earth’s surface will undergo an unprecedented temperature increase of nearly two degrees centigrade by 2050 and up to four degrees by the end of the century,” said Pablo Fajnzylber, a senior World Bank economist.

The equivalent of seven billion cubic metres of water could be lost.

In a bid to help slow the rate of warming, the World Bank has established a US$6-billion (Bt211-billion) fund to help develop low-carbon technologies.

Police confirmed that a boy who vanished from an Australian river edge was attacked and eaten by a crocodile.

Remains of five-year-old Jeremy Doble were found in the stomach of a 4.3-metre male crocodile trapped in the flooded Daintree River.

The killer crocodile will be sent to a crocodile farm or zoo after the parents asked authorities not to kill it. – AP

Tango with e-mail An e-mail promoting a tango concert set off howls of protest in offices across Washington as recipients seeking to unsubscribe were hit by a flood of further unsolicited messages.

It started innocuously enough with an e-mail from the Pan Am Symphony Orchestra to a list of e-mail addresses announcing a March 1 concert of tango music.

As user after user asked that they be removed from the Pan Am Symphony e-mail list, their request was sent to all of the other recipients on the list.

It was not immediately clear if this was because they were also hitting the “reply to all” button or if the unsubscribe request was looping the e-mail back to all of the members on the list. – AFP

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THE FUN

Thursday, February 19, 2009

DAILY XPRESS

HUGH JACKMAN, ON HOSTING THE ACADEMY AWARDS”

“There’s going to be singing and dancing. The fact that they’ve hired me is a sign they’re taking a different route.”

CINEMA

SEEDS OF ‘DOUBT’

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Meryl Streep is again in the running for an Oscar. Can she make it a hat trick?

By Rachel Abramowitz LOS ANGELES TIMES Hollywood

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XTRA

TIPPED TO WIN >> Streep is tipped to win the Best Actress award for her role in “Doubt”.

LOS ANGELES TIMES

>> The 59-year-old has earned the most Oscar nominations of any actor – 15 in total – although she has won only two of the awards, the last more than 25 years ago for “Sophie’s Choice”. >> “Doubt” opens today at the Apex cinemas in Siam Square.

id former presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani influence Meryl Streep’s portrayal of conservative avenging nun Sister Aloysius in “Doubt”?

Consider that moral certitude, the strange pursing of the lips, the occasionally maniacal righteousness.

“I’ll never tell,” giggles Streep, though she admits that, like Sister Aloysius, who’s quite convinced of her own rectitude, Giuliani “is one of these people who is sure.

“It’s a great quality in a leader.

People don’t like vacillation. If you trust your children to this person, you want a hard [you know what] there in charge at St Nicholas,” the Bronx school where “Doubt” is set. Well, yes, maybe you did in 1964, when the movie takes place.

The film, which John Patrick Shanley directed and adapted from his Pulitzer Prize-winning play, is a dialogue-driven showdown between traditional disciplinarian Sister Aloysius, the school’s principal, and liberal, progressive priest Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman), whom she suspects of having molested the school’s only black student. The evidence is inconclusive, but Sister Aloysius’ certainty is unshakeable.

Sister Meryl Unlike the stern, humourless Sister Aloysius, who could very well give anxiety attacks to anyone who attended Catholic schools in the mid-’60s, Streep

SHE’S A DRAGON AND SCARY AND HIDEOUS TO US. Meryl Streep, on her character in ‘Doubt’ is loose and wry in person.

That’s somewhat of an achievement, considering she’s spending much of this Oscar season dutifully visiting the various guilds in Los Angeles, giving talks and interviews about the film.

She has a sympathetic view of Sister Aloysius, seeing her as someone who is driven to fight against the misogyny of the church, to protect the innocent no matter the cost. But is she right? With its purposeful ambiguity, “Doubt” is designed to divide audiences and leave them battling over whether Father Flynn is guilty.

Streep says she thought of Sister Aloysius like the Nicholson character in “A Few Good Men”, the obstreperous Marine colonel who famously yells, “You can’t handle the truth!” when his tactics are questioned.

“She’s a dragon and scary and hideous to us, I think, because she’s a woman," Streep says with great certainty, “but she’s just doing Jack’s job.”

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2,000

ITEMS will be auctioned off by Michael Jackson in April, including rhinestonetrimmed socks, platinum records, a customised Harley Davidson and a Rolls Royce limousine.

ROMAN POLANSKI’S bid to have his 1978 sex-with-a-minor conviction overturned has been dismissed by a judge in Los Angeles.

The judge agreed there was misconduct in the case and said the Oscar-winning director is free to appeal – if he returns to the US.

Dancing with the devil Entrance to hell costs just Bt5 this week, the price of a ticket to “I Am a Demon” at Chang Theatre on Soi Pracha Uthit 61, Rajburana. Pichet Klunchun’s demonically contemporary journey beneath the mask of khon is running Thursday to Sunday at 7pm with postshow talks featuring the devil himself. E-mail Contact@PKLifeWork. com or call (02) 427 2734.

Somjit keeps dream alive THAI OLYMPIC gold medallist Somjit Jongjorhor is doing good things with the release of his luk thung album “Nak Rak Samak Len” (“An Amateur Lover”).

The flyweight boxer brought home the gold Somjit from last year’s games in Beijing.

All proceeds from the sales of his album will be used to buy sports equipment for remote schools.

R AT I N G S

‘C’ for confusion

COURTESY OF SAHAMONGKOL FILM INTERNATIONAL

ANOTHER THAI HERO, movie star Phanom “Tony Jaa” Yeerum, is in Surin, his home province.

He recently participated in religious rites before filming started on “Ong Bak 3”. His family raises elephants, and Jaa ceremonially paid his respects to the pachyderms and asked their forgiveness before putting them to work.

The third part in the popular series is due in theatres on December 5.

“Ong Bak 2”, meanwhile, is playing in Malaysian cinemas, and is due to make its international festival premiere in the midnight screenings at next month’s South by Southwest in Texas. It’ll have its European premiere at the Far East Film Festival in Italy in April.

Sore feelings over Sor 7 Torphong Sevatam’s denials

that he’s the provocative columnist “Sor 7” on the Manager-ASTV website didn’t save him from getting his head bashed on Monday.

Torphong The person who attacked the entertainment-news editor at the newspaper, obviously convinced he’s Sor 7, could be anyone – gangster, politician, entertainer ...

Sor 7 savages them all, using pseudonyms descriptive enough that readers can usually guess their identities.

Thaksin and the other Shinawatras have been frequent targets, as have headliners including Tata Young and Paradorn Srichaphan.

The Thai Film Directors Association plans seminars to explain the new law to moviegoers D A I LY X P R E S S

Jaa’s tribute to tuskers

soopsip

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he Thai Film Directors Association is preparing for the upcoming ratings system with seminars and activities they hope will familiarise moviegoers with the new film law before it comes into effect in May. Next month, the association joins with Thammasat University’s journalism and mass commu- Prachya nications faculty for a seminar that will attempt to rate old films regardless of the new law.

Then on April 4 – Thai Film Day – there’ll be a wealth of activities, all aimed at teaching the public about how the new law works.

“The activities will explain our stance,” says the associa-

tion’s chairman, Yongyooth Thongkongtoon.

The legislation provides seven ratings, including “G” for general audiences and age-restriction categories.

There’s the “promote” classification for movies deemed to have artistic and cultural merit. And then there’s the “banned” rating – which filmmakers fought during the drafting process.

However, director Prachya Pinkaew, who’s been involved in drafting the regulations governing the Film Act of 2007, says the ministry’s rules provide guidelines for the rating committee and that these rules take into account the censorship problems of the past.

Prachya represented the filmmakers on the National Film Board together with MC Chatrichalerm Yukol and the president of the Federation of National Film Associations of Thailand, Jaruek Kaljaruek.

Nino and Lydia are among Sor 7’s critics.

“Fluke” Masayavanich was among the celebrities commenting on the assault, admitting he’s been furious at the column but now ignores it. “I don’t know if Torphong is the writer, but this is a bad thing and I’m worried about him.”

Torphong told police that “Nino” Buranasiri used to call him to complain about the column, but Nino says he’d never resort to violence. “I’m about to become an associate judge, so I wouldn’t do anything illegal.”

If Torphong isn’t Sor 7, says Saranrat Wisutthitada, the singer known as Lydia, “I pity him – but if I found out who the real Sor 7 is I’d hit him myself!”

Contact Soopsip at veenxpress@gmail.com.

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HEALTH & FITNESS

ask

the pros

Surached Apininbongkode, MD

is an obstetrician and gynaecologist at Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

DAILY XPRESS

Anxiety’s downward spiral What to do when fear of failing becomes overpowering

Charting ovulation

The average menstrual cycle is 28 days long but can range anywhere from 21 to 35 days in adults and up to 45 days in young teenagers, so your 20 to 25 days is more than within normal range. The duration is around three to seven days and shouldn’t last longer than a week.

Send your questions to healthyxpress@gmail.com.

BLOOMBERG

My periods seem to be more frequent than those of my friends, coming at intervals of 20 to 25 days rather than four weeks. I don’t suffer from cramps as much as they do either. Is this normal?

By Philipp Laage DEUTSCHE PRESSE-AGENTUR Berlin

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any people have growing anxiety over the possibility they will be laid off and the increasing demands in the work world – understandable in the current economic climate.

Sometimes the fear of failure is so strong that it begins to take over the daily lives of those affected and it completely consumes their thoughts.

Such cases meet the criteria of a serious anxiety disorder, and professional help is necessary.

Fear of failure arises in various psychiatric illnesses, says Andreas Stroehle, chief physician at the clinic for psychiatry and psychotherapy at Charite Hospital in Berlin. These ill-

nesses are typically depression, social phobias and general anxiety disorders.

“People with social phobias are afraid of other people’s assessment or appraisal of them,” says Birgit Mauler, chief psychologist at a clinic in Muenster. Those affected fear looking like failures in the eyes of other people. This can be strictly limited to the anxiety one feels before taking an examination, or the affected person fears all situations in which he has contact with other people. Typically, this turns into avoidance behaviour.

This leads to a vicious cycle because the person with the illness continues to withdraw. Restlessness, difficulty sleeping and tension often occur as physical symptoms. Many

people also attempt to compensate for their fear, often working even harder in order not to fail.

Alarm bells should go off when people with anxiety symptoms no longer do the things they actually enjoy doing, Stroehle says. People can get help in clinics from resident psychologists and psychotherapists.

There they receive medication or psychotherapy.

The duration of psychotherapy varies. Some patients only have to be helped through a difficult period in their life. Others work with their therapist for a year or longer. If the anxiety is not advanced, it also helps to talk to friends and ask how they handle their anxieties.

“The social network can provide good support right at the start.”

Thursday, February 19, 2009

EVENTS 9

DAILY XPRESS

WHAT’S UP

do it!

Thailand trails Siam Commercial Bank is organising the “SCB 102 Flavours of Thailand” travel fair tomorrow until Sunday at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre. The fair features deals on package tours, hotels, resorts and airlines. For every Bt1,000 spent at the fair, you’ll receive a coupon for a lucky draw – double your coupons if you’re an SCB cardholder.

Winners can choose from 102 package tours and pay just Bt102 for each. The winners will be announced on www.SCB.co.th.

Korean romance Korean cuisine for two is being served during this month of love at the Pathumwan Princess Hotel’s Kayaguem restaurant. Make a hot date with a delicious new buffet line, where savoury Steamboat and Korean BBQ await every couple. Call (02) 216 3700

Irish eyes smiling are Whe

ther you a for the day, re Irish or simply Irish Atelier rest au Grand Mille nnium Suk rant at the humvit offe the chance rs to Day in style celebrate St Patrick's on March 17 of tradition with a rang al e Irish stew, p favourites including otato bread , Guinness beef stew, Baile shamrock co y's cheesecake and okies. Call (O2) 402 0.

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Women find a way Until February 28, Chainapa

Sichuan s pecials Maste

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Do ya thin k

Wonderful tonight “Wonder Girls Live in Bangkok 2009” at 5pm on February 28 has been moved from the National Stadium’s Nimitbutr Gymnasium to the bigger Huamark Indoor Stadium to accomodate the growing crowd of teenyboppers who want to rock out with the South Korean girl group. The opening act will be the boyband, 2PM. Students get a 5-per-cent discount on the Bt2,000 seats. The cheap seats are Bt700 at Thaiticketmajor.

Singer Rod Stewart may be 64 , but he’s still rocking .T el-voiced S he gravcot will be in Thailand o nM with “Rod S arch 4 te Rocks His G wart reatest Hits”. You ca n him at Imp catch act Arena singing “Sa ilin You Think I’m g”, “Do and perhap Sexy” se some old F ven aces hits.

Tickets cost fr Bt1,000 to om Bt6,500 at Thaiticketm ajor. Call (0 2) 262 34 56.

Lepajarn is showing small sculptures in “Uneven Life” at La Lanta Fine Art. The value and power of women form the basis for this exhibition, which shows how female dignity – and opportunity – comes from endurance, intellect, tenacity and wisdom. The gallery is on Sukhumvit Soi 31 and is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 to 7. Call (02) 204 0583.

he’s sexy?

In love at Loft Loft continues to celebrate Valentine’s until February 26 with its “Love of Love” campaign, offering a range of pink and red gifts decorated with hearts. With a minimum purchase of Bt1,000 or Bt800 for Krungsri Visa Debit cardholders, you get two free tickets to a movie at Grand EGV Siam Discovery. Loft customers will receive a 10-per-cent discount when presenting a Grand EGV ticket stub. Call (02) 658 0328 to 30 or (02) 160 5161-3.

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HOBBY

Thursday, February 19, 2009

DAILY XPRESS

HAPPY POTTERY and the shapely model People of all ages are throwing mud at the Poteri Clay Workshop

By Parinyaporn Pajee D A I LY X P R E S S

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ith course fees starting at Bt388 per hour, learning to make ceramics might not be for everyone, but if you’ve got the urge, the Poteri Clay Workshop off Sukhumvit Road is a great place to start.

“This is the kind of hobby that helps you relax, like painting, and at the same time it boosts your concentration,” says instructor Kaewjai Wongkunha.

Kaewjai, who learned the craft at Silpakorn University, helped Poteri owner Pichet Sithi-Amnuai set up a curriculum to match the skill levels of everyone from age four to adult.

Kids tend to stick with their hands and imagination when it comes to modelling clay, while the grown-ups belly up to the throwing wheel, where a lot more manual dexterity is involved.

It’s the adults who usual arrive full of trepidation at the thought of embar-

Finished ceramics await colouring.

rassing themselves with sloppy work.

“My job is to unlock their inner feelings,” says Kaewjai. “They have to be reminded that ceramics is a leisure activity – you have to please yourself, not worry about other people’s judgements.”

The students – who include the elderly, autistic and foreigners – get stuck in with their hands first, coiling, pinching and slabbing the clay into the desired shape before firing it in the oven and colourglazing it.

“Our classes are really flexible,” Kaewjai says.

“We can adapt them to match the students’ skills and personalities.”

Children as young as four can build manual and imaginative skills.

Wetday is first moulded on the wheel.

XTRA C E R A M I F I C AT I O N S >> Course fees start at Bt7,000 for 20 hours, and that includes all the gear. You can sit in on a class for an hour before you decide. >> The first five readers who call Poteri Clay at (02) 762 7878 and tell them you heard about the school in Daily Xpress get a free introductory class. >> The workshop is on the third floor of the Racquet Club on Sukhumvit Soi 49/9, and online at www.PoteriClay.com.

Once fired in the kiln, the pieces are painted or dipped in colour.

Coiling ropes of clay to form a piece.

Thursday, February 18, 2009

THE SCREEN 11

DAILY XPRESS

TO SEE

don’t miss!

Children of the Dark

Doubt At a Catholic high school in the 1960s, mistress nun the strict hea (Meryl Stree d p) suspects (Philip Seym a popular new our Hoffma n) of abusin Apex. ★★★ g a black stu priest ★ dent. At

Valkyrie Tom Cruise stars as a German army colonel who heads a plot to assasinate Hitler.

The Reader A lawyer prosecuting Holocaust war crimes finds himself trying a woman who he’d had an affair with when he was a teenager. Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes star. ★★★

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Brad Pitt stars in this specialeffects-driven tale of the adventures of a man who ages in reverse. ★★★

Confessions of a Shopaholic A young woman (Isla Fisher) turns her life around with a new job and romance.

A Moment in June Couples reach an emotional crossroads in their relationships in 1972 and in 1999. With English subtitles in some cinemas. ★★★★

The Class A teacher inspires students at one of France’s toughest schools. In French with English and Thai subtitles at House. ★★★

The Wrestler

) is given a (Mickey Rourke r le st re w l na sio lf. ★★★★ An ageing profes e spotlight and redeem himse th m chance to reclai

Push

Before Valentine

Telekinetic expatriates in Hong Kong pool their energy to take down a clandestine government agency. Dakota Fanning and Chris Evans star. ★★★

Four couples – from teenagers to embittered adults – deal with their relationships before Valentine’s Day. With English

My Bloody Valentine

Inkheart

The comatose survivor of a coal-mining disaster awakens and takes up his pickaxe. In 3D.

Revolutionary Road Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet star as a couple frustrated by the trappings of marriage, family and suburbia. ★★★★

subtitles at some cinemas.

Pulled from last year’s Bangkok International Film Festival because it was deemed “inappropriate”, the Japanese drama “Children of the Dark” will be shown at 7.30 tonight at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand. Directed by Junji Sakamoto, the story follows a Japanese journalist into a world of child prostitution and black-market organ harvesting in Bangkok. The filmmakers and Thai cast, including actor Praptpadol Suwanbang, will be present for a panel discussion afterward. Admission is Bt150 for non-members.

A man (Brendan Fraser) brings characters from books to life when he reads out loud. ★★★

Call (02) 652 0580.

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

on tv

In ancient times, a mutated werewolf (Michael Sheen) falls in love with a vampire princess (Rhona Mitra). Bill Nighy also stars. ★★★

Apex Lido: (02) 252 6498 Siam: (02) 251 3508 Scala: (02) 251 2861

Century – The Movie Plaza (02) 247 9940

City Hall

House

A deputy mayor’s investigation into the murder of a child leads to a trail of cover-ups and corruption by his administration.

Stars John Cusack, Al Pacino and Bridget Fonda.

(02) 641 5913-4

Major Cineplex/EGV Bangkok: (02) 515 5555

Major Hollywood

HBO (TrueVisions), 8pm

Bangkok: (02) 718 7999

Channel links

Paragon Cineplex Bangkok: (02) 129 4635 IMAX: (02) 129 4631

SF Cinemas Bangkok: (02) 268 8888 Pattaya: (038) 361 500

Luang Phi Kab Phi Khanun

Vista

A conman who becomes monk to escape capture by the police finds himself faced with a ghost.

Thossapon Siriwiwat and Petchtai Wongkamlao star. With English subtitles at some cinemas.

Chiang Mai: (053) 894 415

www.NationChannel.com Channel 3 – www.ThaiTV3.com Channel 5 – www.TV5.co.th Channel 7 – www.CH7.com Modernine – www.MCOT.net NBT – TV11.prd.go.th Thai PBS – www.ThaiPBS.or.th True – www.TrueVisionsTV.com

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Close to Home

By John McPherson

LEISURE

Pooch Cafe

The Buckets

Adam

Calvin and Hobbes

By Brian Basset

By Paul Gilligan

By Scott Stantis

By Bryan Basset

By Bill Watterson

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Comics&Games

Red and Rover

DAILY XPRESS

Thursday, February 19, 2009

LEISURE

DAILY XPRESS

Games&YourStars SUDOKU

The last word in

ASTROLOGY

Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

By Eugenia Last

Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

Today’s Birthday: You have unusual ideas that will help you shoot far beyond anyone’s expectations. Use your gifts of compassion and caring to help others find solutions to problems this year. Your strong will power and ability to lead others will help you reach your goals.

ARIES ** March 21-April 19 Leave your feelings out of any decision you have to make, especially if it concerns people you’ve known a long time. Don’t bend when it comes to your code of ethics or standards. Be brave.

TAURUS ***** April 20-May 20 You’ll be torn in different directions. Listen to reason and avoid big talkers who are looking out for their interests, not yours. A love affair will not turn out as planned.

DIFFICULTY RATING ★★★★

GEMINI *** May 21-June 20 You can come out on top if you do your homework and question someone who is pushy or giving you ultimatums. Take control by using your Gemini finesse and knowledge.

CANCER *** June 21-July 22 Take better care of your assets, your future and your health. Say no if someone tries to put demands on you. An older, experienced individual will be your guiding light. Listen to his or her advice.

LEO *** July 23-Aug. 22 You’ll have to weed through the promises and intentions that everyone around you has before you can consider what action to take. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

VIRGO ***** Aug. 23-Sept. 22 You can build a strong network system if you are consistent in the way you do things. Someone may use emotional blackmail. Discipline will bring you success and patience will help you stay on top.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY

LIBRA ** Sept. 23-Oct. 22 You won’t want to listen to reason. With everyone looking up to you and so many opportunities to choose from, you could forget someone who has always been there for you.

SCORPIO **** Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Be careful of anyone who is trying to meddle in your affairs. Do not give out information you don’t want spread around. Be leery of someone who wants to partner with you. Don’t be afraid to be pushy.

SAGITTARIUS *** Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Mix business with pleasure and you’ll not only get ahead but also find someone who can complement your every move. A service that lessens the workload or eases stress will be a winner.

Jeff Daniels Actress Carlin Glynn is 69.

Singer Smokey Robinson is 69.

Singer Lou Christie is 66.

Actor Michael Nader is 64.

Guitarist Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath is 61.

Actor Jeff Daniels is 54.

Singer Seal is 46.

Drummer Jon Fishman of Phish is 44.

Actress Justine Bateman is 43.

Actor Benicio Del Toro is 42.

Drummer Daniel Adair of 3 Doors Down is 34.

Singer-actress Haylie Duff is 24.

CAPRICORN *** Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Money will change hands and deals will close if you are willing to compromise. A last-minute change of plans may surprise you but it will be to your advantage. Rethink a negative relationship.

AQUARIUS **** Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Get involved in projects that interest you and you will meet someone special. The more you interact with others, the better your chance of finding a job that will lead to a brighter future.

PISCES ** Feb. 19-March 20 Someone may make last minute changes that you aren’t aware of. Before signing, check the fine print. Emotional deception is apparent not only from others, but also within yourself.

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Index Living Mall : Special Mall for Home Furnishings.

Challenges... opportunities... come alive at Index Living Mall in Dubai Got potential and self drive? Take it now!

Attractive salary, great benefits await you!

Store Manager & Assistant Store Managers Responsibilities: • Manages the store, performs to achieve sales target.

• Maintains store's standard performance.

• Develops services and ensures effectiveness.

Qualifications: • Bachelor's Degree in any related field with at least 10 years experience in retail operations.

• Dynamic, team player, leadership skill and work hard.

Sales & Customer Service Responsibilities: • Advises customers and offers right products and services solutions.

• Maintains store's standard performance, performs to achieve sales target.

Qualifications: • Bachelor's Degree in any related field with 2 years experience in retail operations.

• Dynamic, self-disciplined, high responsibility and work hard.

All positions require:

Sales Coordinators Responsibilities: • Summarizes sales ordering documents, plans and coordinates all logistics.

• Coordinates all sales activities within the store to ensure customer satisfaction.

Qualifications: • Bachelor's Degree in any related field with at least 2 years experience in coordinating sales activities or logistics.

• Dynamic, well-organized, self-disciplined & responsible.

Section Managers Responsibilities: • Manages sales floor, schematic, replenishment, stock availability, performs to achieve sales target and maintains store's standard performance.

• Trains and develops staff for operation effectiveness.

Qualifications: • Bachelor's Degree in any related field with at least 5 years experience in retail operations or similar.

• Dynamic, team player, leadership skill and work hard.

- Service minded with good personality., Good command of English, preferably writing skills.

- Can work in Dubai, UAE for a minimum of 2 years.

Interior Designers / Visual Display Professionals Interior Designer's

Responsibilities: • Provides 3D services, including interior design housing and residence.

• Advises customers about interior design, furniture and decorative items.

Visual Display's

Responsibilities: • Interior design, display room setting in the store.

• In store communications (e.g. design, placement of POSM in points of sale, etc.)

Qualifications: • Bachelor's Degree in Interior Design, preferably interior housing, visual merchandising in housing or retail business.

• Dynamic, self-disciplined and high responsibility.

Cashiers Responsibilities: • Handles cash and registers sales transactions.

• Process and control documents.

Qualifications: • Vocational or Commercial Certificate in any related field, preferably with experience in retail business.

• Accurate, self-disciplined and high responsibility.

If you are seeking a dynamic, exciting work environment and everyday challenges, apply now!

Human Resources - Recruitment

Index Living Mall Co., Ltd.

43/15 Moo 7, Rama 2 Road Soi 50, Samaedam, Bangkhunthien, Bangkok 10150, Thailand Tel: 0 2898 5544 ext. Recruitment Fax: 0 2898 4377

Email: recruitment@indexlivingmall.com Visit: www.indexlivingmall.com

TOURISM MALAYSIA, BANGKOK OFFICE VACANCY

Marketing Manager Requirements:

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Thai National.

Male/Female, below 35 years of age.

A Degree in Marketing, Business or Tourism or other related field.

At least 5 years working experience preferable in tourism industry.

Good written and oral communication skills in both English and Thai.

Computer literate (MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint).

Be able to work independently with minimum supervision.

Pleasant personality with good interpersonal and presentation skills.

Interested candidates could send cover letter, full resume, photo and expected salary to:(Only short listed candidates will be selected for an interview) Director, Tourism Malaysia, Bangkok Office Unit 1001, 10th Floor, Liberty Square, 287 Silom Road, Bangkok 10500 The Closing Date for application is on 20th February, 2009 (Friday)

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24 GAMES

Thursday, February 19, 2009

THE SPORT

DAILY XPRESS

140-100 Leandro Barbosa dunks 24 points, Amare Stoudemire 23, as the Phoenix Suns eclipse the LA Clippers.

Japan’s tiger cub leaps up AFP, Los Angeles

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Great White Shark says he can still compete with the elite despite age AFP, Perth

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e has significant reservations about the course but evergreen Australian golfer Greg Norman believes he can still be a major contender at the Johnnie Walker Classic, starting here today.

Up against young turks like Colombian Camilo Villegas and American Anthony Kim, the former world No 1, who turned 54 last week, is rated a 40-1 outsider by local bookmakers in the tournament at The Vines Resort and Country Club.

This is despite a stunning performance at last year’s British Open, when he finished equal third.

Norman, who has his eye firmly on his US Masters comeback in April, admitted he was short on practice for this week’s tournament, co-sanctioned by the European, Asian and Australasian tours.

He conceded his best golf was behind him but added that after a long flight back to his home country he was not here

just to make up the numbers on a course he believes will prove very awkward for the players.

“I’m still very strong and very healthy and very flexible,” he said.

“I’ve always been a believer – age is really not anything but a number.

“You can still give yourself opportunities if you stay strong in the mind and if you want to believe in yourself.

“If I come and play a golf tournament, I’m not going to just come and play. I’m going to try to give it my best shot.”

Ranked 216th in the world, Norman said he was a realist about his game despite his British Open performance.

“You don’t expect to make a quantum leap from being an average player to back where you were in the 80s and 90s,” he said.

“You’re never going to reach the peak of where I was before.

I’m never going to get near those capabilities but I am going to get somewhat near them

Villegas sets sights on Tiger Having finally conquered America, Colombian rising star Camilo Villegas wants to position himself as a genuine long-term challenger to Tiger Woods’ dominance of men’s golf.

The 27-year-old achieved his aim of winning in the United States in style at the end of 2008, triumphing at both the Tour Championship and BMW Championship.

Villegas said he was content with the steady improvement in his game in recent years, believing it had him perfectly placed for longevity in the sport. “It’s a process and you’ve got to take it one step at a time,” he said, when asked if he could challenge for Woods’ top spot. Some guys get on tour and win right away and you never hear their name again. It was very gratifying to see the two wins happening at the end of the year to position myself better in the world rankings and to increase the challenges ahead of me.”

Greg Norman said Villegas and America’s Anthony Kim were at the forefront of the push towards Woods. “I think these two guys have got the opportunity to take the bull by the horns and not get intimidated by anybody, any golf shot or any tournament,” he said. for certain shots.”

Norman was happy with how he struck the ball in Wednesday’s pro-am but said local winds, tough bunkers and huge greens combined to offer a tough challenge, with caution the prudent approach.

“It’s not a bad golf course, it’s not a great golf course,” he said.

“The bunkers make it very awkward to play.

“Some of the bunker configu-

rations and the layout really take away some of your shot lines that you really normally like to play on certain holes.

“It’s more of a golf course designed to make you play defensive than it is any other way.

“Tee shots are tough. If you drive the ball well around here... the greens are so huge and with a lot of undulation on them and you have to be very, very careful.”

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Greg Norman says he is a Major contender.

AFP

A NORMAN CONQUEST?

apanese whiz kid Ryo Ishikawa says his goal this week is to make the cut, something Tiger Woods failed to do when he made his PGA Tour debut as an amateur at the same tournament 17 years earlier.

“The golf course is fantastic and very challenging,” Ishikawa said. “I hope I can make the cut. I am looking forward to Thursday.”

The 17-year old teen golfing sensation from Saitama is making his professional debut in the United States at this week’s Northern Trust Open at the Riviera Country Club.

Ishikawa has generated a huge buzz for his appearance.

He also showed his lighter side, joking with English journalists to make sure they pronounced his name correctly.

“Everyone, repeat after me: Ryo! That’s it, okay, thank you,” he said as the room echoed with laughter.

When he tees off at Augusta National Golf Club on April 9, he will be the secondyoungest player ever to compete in the major.

“My ultimate goal is to win the Masters. But to achieve that goal I have set small goals in each practice and hopefully I can get to the final goal,” said Ishikawa.

Ryo Ishikawa,17, makes his professional US debut in this week’s Northern Trust Open.

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THAILAND OPEN GOLF

KIM DELIVERS HER BEST

Spanish mastermind’s last mission DPA, Madrid

South Korean leads, amateur Moriya and pro Titiya are a shot off the pace AGENCIES

nheralded South Korean professional Kim Hyeonkyeong shot a five-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead in the opening round of the US$120,000 TAT Thailand Ladies Open.

The 20-year-old rookie from Seoul, playing her first tournament on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour, posted seven birdies against two bogeys, which she claimed was her best first round of the year.

Thailand’s Titiya Plucksataporn kept the Thai flag flying by turning in a 4-under 68 card to be tied second with her compatriot Moriya Jutanugarn – an amateur, China’s Wang Chun and Korea’s Lee Eun-kyoung, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2007.

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Hae-rym, Kim Hae-jung, Lee Na-ri, Nam Min-ji and USA’s Stacy Prammanasudh who shot 3-under 69, while India’s Smriti Mehra who shot a 2-under 70 joins Moriya’s sister Ariya, also an amateur and another Thai amateur Paveenuch Sritragul to be positioned tied 10th.

“I had a good feeling when I woke up this morning. I was striking well and keeping the ball on the fairways. I wanted to

avoid the heavy rough,” said Kim. Titiya, who will spend most of the year playing in the Ladies European Tour, was very happy with her game.

“I’m happy because I had a bogey-free round. I missed two greens and also missed a 3-feet birdie putt,” she said, adding that she took advantage of the four par-5s where she sank three of her birdies.

Moriya received the loudest

cheers. The 14-year-old from Bangkok, played brilliantly to post seven birdies against three bogeys.

“I can’t ask for anything more.

I did what I had to do. But I’m inspired by the fact that I received an invitation for next week Hong LPGA Thailand tournament in Pattaya,” she said.

“So, this is a strong platform to warm-up for my challenge next week in Pattaya.”

In contrast, China’sWang Chun, despite a four-under score, was very disappointed with her game.

“Believe it or not, I missed five birdie putts inside three feet, though my putting was good today on the other greens,” she said.

Mehra, was three-under before reaching the 18th. However, her second shot from a deep rough faded and went into the pond and she bogeyed the hole to finish on 70.

“This is not the first time. I’ve experienced similar situations many times,” she said.

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oach Vicente del Bosque said he planned to retire from football once his current mission as Spain manager ends.

“I have entered the fifth stage in my sporting life and I think it is going to be the last in football. I hope it ends well and I hope I can fulfil my role as well as possible,” he said in Madrid So far he has won all his games at the national team, and seems to be well on course to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid veteran striker Raul does not want to be called up for a November friendly against Argentina to mark the Spanish Federation’s centenary as he perceives it would comprise an “artificial” homage to him, AS sports daily said.

“He [Raul] does not want to beg, he doesn’t want homages. He wants to be called up on merit,” the his agent, Gines Carvajal.

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RACISM REARS ITS HEAD Lyon defender Mensah sees red over monkey chants DPA, Paris

ohn Mensah is one of the most feared defenders in French football. But his voice trembled when he told the French daily L’Equipe about the racist taunts directed at him during a Ligue 1 match on Sunday at his home stadium in Lyon.

“I heard those things in the first half. It came from my side.

It’s the first time that’s ever happened to me. I don’t know why he did that. It’s only a football match,” the 26-year-old Ghana international said in an interview published yesterday.

Deeply shaken, Mensah wanted to leave the stadium at halftime during the match between his side, first-place Lyon, and bottom-of- the-table Le Havre.

But Lyon coach Claude Puel and team-mate Kader Keita talked him into going back onto

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Lyon defender John Mensah is sent off during the French League match against Le Havre. the pitch. The result was two quick yellow cards for Mensah and expulsion. Puel blamed himself: “I should have taken him off the pitch earlier.”

After being sent off, Mensah said he had only one thought: “I wanted to go back to Ghana, to flee. To put a stop to all that.”

His advisor calmed him down.

On Monday, Mensah filed a complaint with the Lyon police.

The man who taunted Mensah was a Le Havre supporter and was quickly arrested.

According to RTL-L’Equipe radio, he spent two nights in a Lyon jail and admitted taunting Mensah with monkey cries whenever he touched the ball.

It was not the first racist incident the Lyon defender suffered since joining the French seventime champions in 2008.

In September, he was arrested by Lyon police because he could not make himself understood in French and, according to his description, ended up with a gun pressed to his temple in the middle of the night.

“I haven’t forgotten that affair with the police; I’ll never forget it,” he said. “But this is different.

It was different, he said, because “he spoiled my profession. After that, I only want one thing, to go back home, to Ghana. To forget all of this.”

Like many European countries, France has suffered from numerous racist incidents over the past football seasons. In 2008 alone, 14 such events were registered by police.

French Immigration Minister Eric Besson and Uefa head Michel Platini have demanded harsher punishment for the perpetrators of racist acts. “It’s unacceptable,” Besson said.

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Richie Benaud calls time AFP,Sydney

egendary cricket commentator Richie Benaud announced yesterday he will retire next year, ending nearly half-a-century of broadcasting which made him an icon in the sport.

“I’ll be doing Australian cricket next year, 2010, but I don’t do any television at all anywhere else now and when I finish next year, then I’ll be doing other things,” Benaud, 78, told local radio.

“That’ll be no more television commentary.”

The former Australian captain has worked in the commentary box since retiring from Test cricket in 1964, appearing extensively on Australian and British television.

“Morning everyone”, “don’t bother looking for that let alone chasing that” and “it’s gone into the confectionery stall and out again” are just some of the phrases which made Benaud a household name for cricket boffins the world over.

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PEA OVERRUN BY FORCES

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Local team break down in extra time against S’pore team DAILY XPRESS

hailand Premier League champions Provincial Electricity Authority failed to qualify for the Asian Football Federation Champions League after losing 4-1 to Singapore’s Armed Forces after extra-time in their play-off match yesterday.

In front of a sparse crowd at the Rajamangala National stadium, the home side got off to a good start when Apipoo Suntornpanavej applied finishing touches to a well-crafted move just six minutes into the match.

The midfielder was sent clear on goal following a perfectlyweighted lobbed pass from the middle of the park and he made no mistake with a sublime finish.

However, the hosts were unable to build on the early advantage. Instead, it was the visitors,

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Provincial Electricity Authority players, in blue, battle with the Forces.

who began to threaten after finding themselves behind.

The Singaporeans tried to make the most of the physical presence of their tall strikers by pumping balls into the box.

Aleksandar Duric inexplicably contrived to fire a point-black header against the crossbar, much to the relief of the Thais.

But it was a stark warning of the

Forces’ attacks to come.

They soon managed to haul themselves back on level terms when a cross from the left was met by the head of Japanese defender Kenji Arai, who sent ithe ball flying into the net in the 26th minute.

The so-far entertaining match then descended into a scrappy affair, with both sides losing

possession easily. The players left the field at half-time with the game in the balance at 1-1.

PEA enjoyed the lion’s share of possession for a large part of the second half but struggled to break down the visitors’ stubborn resistance.

Scoring chances were few and far between in the closing stages as fatigue took its toll.

But the visitors’ stamina came good in extra time, bringing them three goals including a brace from former nationalteam player Terdsak Jaiman, to seal victory and a tie against PSMS Medan of Indonesia, with a berth in the competition’s group stage at stake.

Gerrard on course Steven Gerrard may make his return from hamstring injury against Manchester City on Sunday after missing three weeks of Liverpool’s Premiership title campaign.

“Normally he is a player who recovers quickly. He needs less time than other players,” manager Rafa Benitez said.

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utch midfielder Rafael van der Vaart ruled out quitting Real Madrid to return to Bundesliga side Hamburg, even if he has failed to hold down a regular place in Spain.

“Even though I had a nice life in Hamburg, I would not want to leave Real at any price,” the 26-year-old said.

Meanwhile, England’s Football Association has appointed government administrator Ian Watmore to replace Brian Barwick as chief executive at the end of the season.

The 50-year-old Watmore, who has never held a role in football, is set to take over in June.

Meanwhile, a representative of Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o says he is in contact with AC Milan over a possible move for the forward when his Nou Camp contract ends next year, the Gazzetta dello Sport reported. “Eto’o is looking at Milan”, the Gazzetta said.