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Getting off to a good startBy Earth-Sun IttisukananthDJ, Chill FM 89

Rising every morning with our mindsrefreshed, most of us have a feeling

of optimism about the day ahead. But as soon as weturn on the radio or TV, we face horrifying news ofmurders and suicide bombers. Don’t despair: YOU havethe power to design your day. Relax with a cup of coffee and some light reading (Daily Xpress is ideal!).And don’t forget to smile – at least once – at anyoneyou meet in the morning. Now that should be a goodstart to a good day.

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‘Thailand is like a second home’ to BHUTANESE PRINCESS YIWANG PINDARICA,who studies MassCommunications in Hua Hin>PAGE 2

By Wannapa PhetdeeD A I L Y X P R E S S

Years ago, when BhutaneseKing Jigme Khesar Nam-

gyel Wangchuck – the fifthDragon King of Bhutan – visit-ed the Kingdom, Thais ex-pressed great admiration forhim. But how many people real-ly know that his lovely cousin,Princess Yiwang Pindarica, is astudent in Thailand?

The 21-year-old princess hasbeen studying at WebsterUniversity Thailand in Hua Hinfor the past two-and-a-halfyears, while her twin sisterPrincess Namsay Kumutha is a

student at the University ofBritish Columbia, Canada.

“Thailand is like a secondhome to me,” Princess YiwangPindarica told Daily Xpressand other Thai media during arecent interview. “I choseThailand because I’m quite fa-miliar with the country andThailand is not very far fromBhutan.”

Makes up her own roomBeing in such an exalted posi-

tion as a princess, ordinaryfolks may think the Bhutaneseprincess stays in a luxuriousresidence with many atten-

dants ready to serve her. Butshe usually makes up her roomherself and uses just a two-rowpassenger truck when she goesshopping. She lives a simplelife.

Also, her lecturer says theprincess does everything at theuniversity herself, and is treat-ed the same as other students.

Loves Som TamThe princess savours Thai

food, with Som Tam (spicy pa-paya salad) being her favouritedish. In fact, she has alsocooked Som Tam and Bhuta-nese food on a television show.

She likes playing badminton,basketball and volleyball, andis a fan of Manchester United,with her favourite player beingRio Ferdinand. She also lovesto read and sometimes watch-es movies.

Since she studies MediaCommunications, which fo-cusses on advertising, the

princess’s goal after gradua-tion is to improve the media inBhutan.

“We are a democratic consti-tutional monarchy and the me-dia is given freedom and treat-ed with much more leniencythan before. I can help im-prove our media using theknowledge I gain here.”

The princess aims to pro-mote her country’s alluringscenery, rich culture and tradi-tions, as Bhutanese people arevery welcoming, friendly and –like Thais – love their King.

She said that after gainingworking experience for a fewyears she would probablycome back to study for a mas-ter degree in Media Commu-nications.

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Kasikorn Bank CEO Banthoon Lamsam,right, conducts a Brahmin ritual at the Royal Plaza to pay hisrespects to King Rama V –whose equestrian statue is situated there – and other later kings, before commencing the production of a televisionseries to mark the 100thanniversary of the King’sdeparture next year.

to students around the country so far this year.

Australian teen sailor startsround-the-world attemptA 16-year-old Australian steered her bright pink yacht out of SydneyHarbour yesterday to start her bid to become the youngest person to sailsolo and unassisted around the world.

Jessica Watson’s plan to make a 38,000-kilometre journey throughsome of the world’s most treacherous waters sparked a debate inAustralia about whether someone so young should be allowed to trysuch a potentially dangerous feat.

Watson and her family insist she is an experienced and capable sailorwho has studied navigation, electronics and maritime safety procedures.Although she will sail solo and unassisted, she will be in constant con-tact with her support team via radio, e-mail and a blog.

After hugging her parents goodbye, Watson sailed her 10-metre yachtout of Sydney under gray skies and slightly choppy seas. She smiled andwaved to scores of well-wishers who lined parts of the shore, and boatsthat gathered on the harbour.

Many ‘nervous for Jessica’“I think a lot of Australians are nervous for Jessica. I’m nervous for

her,” Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard told reporters. “But my words atthis stage, given that she’s determined to go, would be to wish her thebest of luck and to urge her to keep safe.”

Watson’s plans suffered several setbacks before she finally left. Lastmonth, her yacht collided with a cargo ship as she sailed toward Sydneyto make final preparations – an accident that triggered some calls forher to abandon the attempt. More recently, strong winds in Sydneydelayed her planned departure last week.

The first leg of Watson’s journey will take her past northern NewZealand, then Fiji and Samoa. – A P

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The mother of anAustralian baby which

miraculously survived acollision with a train is stillrecovering from the experi-ence and becomes upset byfootage of the accident.

The six-month-old boy,who has not been named,was strapped into a pramwhich rolled away fromhis mother and into thepath of an oncoming trainat Melbourne’s Ashburtonstation on Thursday.

The train driverslammed on the brakes butwas unable to avoid hitting

the stroller, which waspushed about 35 metresalong the tracks beforecoming to a stop. The babyescaped with only a bumpon his head.

A video of the incidenthas been shown aroundthe world, sparking the in-terest of US talkshowqueen Oprah Winfrey.

The baby’s father saidhis wife had seen thefootage, which shows herslipping as she attempts tograb the pram as it rollsaway. “Every time she sees[the footage] she gets veryupset,” said the 20-some-thing man.

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Police were gearing up tofile criminal charges

against family members in-volved in Colorado’s runawayballoon saga as speculationmounted that the entire dramawas faked.

Larimer County Sheriff JimAlderden said officers werepreparing search warrants anddrawing up charges against ec-centric amateur scientistRichard Heene and unidenti-fied members of his family.

Heene underwent a day offurther questioning by policeon Saturday amid suspicionsthat the event could have beena hoax.

Police were initially con-vinced Heene and his familywere telling the truth aboutthe circumstances of Thurs-day’s drama, when his six-year-old son Falcon wasthought to have floated away

in a home-made balloon.Millions tuned in to cable

television to watch the dramaunfold. More than 80 law en-forcement officers, news heli-copters and search crewstracked the balloon as itsoared 762 metres for morethan 80 kilometres beforelanding in a field near DenverInternational Airport.

A hoax?The balloon was empty,

prompting concerns the boyhad fallen from it. Severalhours later, Falcon came downfrom an attic space in hishome where he had been hid-ing, sparking joyous scenes.

Heene brushed off re-porters’ shouted questionsapart from one which askedhim to confirm “once and forall” if the balloon drama hadbeen a hoax. “Absolutely nohoax.”

Police to filecharges inballoon caseBig scare, massive search for 6-yr-oldwho was thought to have fallen fromballoon, which landed near airport

Sixteen-year-old Australian sailor Jessica Watson waves as she sailsher bright pink 10.23-metre yacht past the Opera House.

The home-built balloon, which came untethered from Richard Heene’s backyard and flew more than 80 km before landing near Denver airport.

Video of babysurvivingtrain crashstresses mum

THE TRAIN DRIVERWAS UNABLE TOAVOID HITTINGTHE STROLLER ...BUT THE BABYESCAPED WITHONLY A BUMP ON HIS HEAD.

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NORAH JONES CALLING

By Manta KlangboonkrongD A I L Y X P R E S S

American singer and pianistNorah Jones has a new al-

bum coming out and wants DailyXpress readers to know all aboutit.

“The Fall” takes a differentpath from her jazzy debut “ComeAway with Me” and country-tinged “Feels Like Home”, and is-n’t as dark as “Not Too Late”.Here, the multiple-award-win-ning Jones steps lively into rock,aided by a new band and the likesof alternative country-rockerRyan Adams.

“We just finished the albumabout a month ago,” she tells usby phone, “so it’s a big turn-around for me to be workingagain because I’ve been off forthe last few years.”

What were you doing on yourbreak?

I had to keep myself a littlebusy – otherwise I would havewanted to go to work again, and Ididn’t want to do that!

I had a band and we playedcountry music, covering JohnnyCash songs and others. We playeda few times a month in New York,and that was fun for me.

I bought a dog too, and it’ssuch a big deal – those who havedogs would know. It’s my firstdog!

Were you being pressured for analbum?

It didn’t really feel that way. Itwould have been so difficult if itdid.

There are a lot of factors in-volved making a successful al-bum. Hopefully they’re good, butthat’s not always the case. Thereare things that are out of yourcontrol.

You just do the best you canand enjoy what you do. That will

come through, and hopefullypeople will respond to it.

You sound very different on thisalbum.

I just wanted to try somethingnew. I’ve reached a period in mymusic and my life when it’s timeto try different things and workwith different people.

There’s a danger when you trysomething new or go too far ordo something that’s not natural,but the great thing about all thisis that it feels so natural. It feltright.

You collaborated with rapper Q-Tip on his “Life is Better”.

We have mutual friends. I washappy with it. It was fun.

Any more movie work coming up?I’m not planning to do any

more acting right now. It’s some-thing I really had an amazingtime doing, but it’s such a bigcommitment. If I were to do itagain, I would really have to haveenough time off to commit my-self to it.

The American songstress takes‘The Fall’ with a new band, yet anothermusical direction – and a new album

GARTH BROOKS, 47-YEAR-OLD AMERICANCOUNTRY SINGER, ON BEING COAXED OUTOF RETIREMENT BY LAS VEGAS CASINOMOGUL STEVE WYNN.

“He said my music was somethingpeople should hear and I thought that

was sweet. I told him he couldn’t afford me. I waswrong.”

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P U T T I N G O N T H E D O G>> “The Fall” will be releasedon November 17 on the Blue Notelabel in the US.

>> “Chasing Pirates”, the firstsingle, is available on iTunes.

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Foreign and local artists willperforming sensational dance

steps under four different themesand at four different venues inSalsaBangkok Fiesta 2009 fromNovember 5 to 8.

One of the highlights is a salsaand Argentine tango extravaganzaon November 6 in the two ball-rooms of the Grand MillenniumSukhumvit to the accompanimentof an Argentine tango band.

The event is being organised bySalsaBangkok, a group of danceprofessionals dedicated to pro-moting cultural dances inThailand, in collaboration withArgentinean Ambassador FelipeFrydman.

Another highlight will be pre-sented by Nestor Manuelian fromAustralia’s Modus Vivendi DanceProductions. A six-time Aus-tralian salsa champion, theUruguayan-born Manuelianstarted dancing in 2002 and is

well regarded for his teachingand choreography.

Mexican-American dance divaAna Masacote, will demonstrateher sensual body movements inperformances with her husbandJoel Simeon, a dancer and musi-cian. The couple, who runBoston-based MasacoteEntertainment, regularly travelthe world to perform and teachsalsa.

Artists from Japan, SouthKorea, Singapore and Thailandwill also perform.

New York-based salsa DJHenry Knowles will create anambience for salseros.

The four-day SalsaBangkokFiesta also includes a socialdance competition and dance les-sons from international instruc-tors. Classes range from beginnerto advanced levels.

The organiser’s words of wis-dom are: “If you can walk, youcan dance!”

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DANCE FE ST IVAL

Put some spice in your stepLatin American rhythm and movement are on displayin the fifth SalsaBangkok Fiesta from November 5 to 8

We’re tops inrabbit races

Post Today photographer andpolitical pundit ChamlongBoonsong picked up the BadPerformance Award on a junketto Malaysia last week – butactually he didn’t do that badly.

Chamlong led 12 other Thaijournos in competitive actionagainst their Malaysian andIndonesian counterparts. Theevents were boxing over thewater, climbing a greased poleand grating a coconut.

The fiftysomething newspa-perman was quickly dunked bya younger pugilist and fared lit-tle better at scaling oil, but thenthey brought out the coconuts.

Chamlong won the nut-grating race, using one ofthose old-fashioned wooden“rabbits”. No one else evenknew what it was.

Clash-free colourTalk about sitting on thefence! TV host Ketsepsawasdi“Na Neck” Palakawongse naAyutthaya likeswearing redshirts and redglasses andsometimes dyeshis hair red. Hehas an officethat’s painted inred and yellowand has a bathroom with adouble door – one side is redand the other yellow.

He says he likes his yellowwalls because they provide abrilliant backdrop. Just have alook at the cover of the latestHello! magazine.

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Contact Soopsip atveenxpress@gmail.com.

Students readsamples of newbooks at the 14thBook Expo Thailandat the Queen SirikitNational ConventionCentre. More than350 booksellers areoffering bargains andspecial gifts. Theexpo, Bangkok’s sec-ond and last majorliterary event of theyear, continues untilSunday. It’s opendaily from 10 to 9.Visit www.ThailandBookfair.Pubat.or.th.

Readingis a ride

THE NORWEGIANpop group A-ha,known for its 1985hit “Take on Me”,will disband after afarewell world tournext year.

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S A L S A W I T H A S M I L E>> Tickets are available atRumpuree dance studio, (081)430 6684, (081) 439 0200;Salsa Hacha (02) 634 3383,(081) 374 7320 and at La Rueda,(084) 714 7074.

>> Also call (081) 333 4545,(081) 846 1233, (086) 303 4776or e-mail salsabangkok_fiesta@hotmail.com.

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RUPIAH(Bt1 million) was demanded byBalinese villagers before a crewcould start shooting Julia Roberts’new film, “Eat, Pray, Love”.

Vision-impaired no moreThe ThinkPad X200 7450 is a new

tablet PC from Lenovo with an easy-to-use 12.1-inch wide-format touch screen.The screen is an LED-back-lit monitorthat’s very bright – 400 nit and coatedwith an anti-reflective layer – so you cansee images even in direct sunlight.

The device is powered by an IntelCentrino 2 SL9400 running at 1.86 GHzand has 4GB of DDR3 memory and 160GBon the hard drive. The going price isBt79,990.

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Your PC gets a holidayA new LCD monitor with digital photo framing, the

Acer D240H shows off your pictures without the needof a computer. Hook in your USB driver or photo-tot-ing external hard drive and admire them on the 24-inch, 16:9 widescreen with full high-definition of1080p. The response time is a snappy two millisec-onds and the contrast high at 80,000: 1.

It also has integrated speakers to connect to a Blu-ray disc player for hi-def movies. The monitor retailsfor Bt11,900.

Cute canine cameraHere’s a webcam that looks like a robot

dog, the No MPC007 from TrendyDay.com,a mere Bt379. Hook it into your PC via theUSB port.

Ear Candy from SamsungThe Samsung Candy is a vividly

coloured touch-screen phone forteenagers, complete with social-network-ing widgets for Facebook, MySpace andTwitter and a two-megapixel camera.

It comes in chrome yellow, festivalorange, romantic pink or just minimalwhite, but grab one now in black with afashion-printed back cover and a 2GBmemory card for Bt5,990.

ARIES March 21-April 19Your heart is in the right place and the signals you are sendingwill arouse someone who is just right for you. Plan a fun-filledweek socialising or take that trip that is geared toward meet-ing people who are looking for love and romance.TAURUS April 20-May 20Don’t be fooled by someone you know through work or agroup you belong to who appears to have an interest in you.An embarrassing situation will develop if you respond withsimilar actions. Professionalism must be maintained.GEMINI May 21-June 20You’ll attract attention no matter where you go or what youdo if you contribute intellectually. Your sophisticated insightwill entice someone who knows the ropes and is anxious toplay your game mentally, physically and emotionally.CANCER June 21-July 22You may be paying too much attention to someone who isn’tworth your time, effort and affection. A change of heart willlead you in a much better direction. Don’t base your personalchoices on looks alone. Connect mentally.LEO July 23-August 22Your entertaining personality won’t let you down. Someoneyou find engaging will fit into your lifestyle as if you haveknown one another forever. You can make plans for the futurewithout fear. It’s love-at-first-sight and commitment to follow.VIRGO August 23-September 22Your emotions will trick you into thinking you've found some-one special. Beware of a chameleon mirroring your everymove. Things are not as they appear and you must refrainfrom moving too quickly or making promises too soon.LIBRA September 23-October 22If someone interests you, be the one to initiative the firstmove. It will be easy for you to intrigue and manipulate theperson you choose to be with. Let your intuition guide you,your charm captivate and your playful actions entice.SCORPIO October 23-November 21Keep your feelings a secret until you know where you stand.You will attract an individual battling a bad relationship. Don’tfall into someone else's melodrama. It’s best not to be the onepicking up the pieces. Avoid damaged goods.SAGITTARIUS November 22-December 21Someone who is off limits will interest you. Don’t risk yourposition, status or reputation for a short fling that will end indisaster. The potential to be enticed by the thrill of themoment will not be worth the repercussions.CAPRICORN December 22-January 19Someone you meet will have ulterior motives. Protect yourassets and don’t give out too much information about whoyou are or what you have. If you have to use money to impresssomeone, you are chasing the wrong partner.AQUARIUS January 20-February 18You’ll attract some interesting and worthy candidates for love.Follow your heart and you will end up with the perfect personwho can offer you a relationship that proves to be equal on alllevels. Together you can build a good life.PISCES February 19-March 20Your uncertainty will cloud any relationship you try to get into.Don’t be surprised if someone tries to persuade you to make acommitment that you aren’t ready to make. You may have tolay down some ground rules or take a pass.

love scopeBY EUGENIA LAST October 19-24, 2009

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WHAT’S UP do it!

Struggle forsurvivalOne of few species that’s existed since theJurassic period, sea turtles today are constantlyunder threat from modern dangers such asboats, marine pollution and sheer human care-lessness. In “Creatures of the Lost Ocean” untilNovember 8, Siam Ocean World at SiamParagon aims to increase awareness about theturtle. Admission is reduced to Bt250 fromBt350 for visits before noon, including access tolive interactive shows and the 4D Turtle Visiondisplay.

Cooking up a stormCentral Plaza and Central Festival Pattaya Beach are celebrating the Je

vegetarian festival until Sunday with food courts and stalls offering dish-

es on the theme “One vegetarian meal saves tens of thousands of lives”.

Look for the yellow flags and tuck into such dishes as mai sawan soup

(shark fin style), sam chao samut (abalone style), song sien sum jang

(roasted pork style) and bua sawan (steamed dumpling).

Tofu ambassadorGo vegetarianat theAmbassador Hotel’s Hong TehRestaurant, with tofu servedwith plum sauce and then stir-fried Szechuan style. There’sveggie dim sum served buffetstyle for lunch and dinner too.Prices start at Bt359. Call (02)254 0444 extensions 1562,1582.

Call for auditions The Bangkok Combined Choirand Orchestra is preparing itsannual Christmas performanceof Handel’s “Messiah” andneeds singers. Soloists areinvited to audition on Sundayfrom 3 to 4 at Wattana Churchon Sukhumvit Soi 19. The con-certs take place on December11, 12 and 13 at the ThailandCultural Centre, WattanaChurch and Holy Redeemerrespectively. Auditions are byappointment. Call Bunga at(089) 819 6389 or e-mailbcc2000@inet.co.th.

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see it!

Viva Brazil!Head up to the Siam Paragon’s Hall of Mirrors today or tomorrow and celebrate

Brazilian music, art and culture at “Samba Brasil”. Organised by the Brazilian

Embassy and National Institute for Historic and Artistic Heritage, the event fea-

tures music from Ricardo Lessa and an exhibition by photographer Omar

Montenegro.

MagicalmushroomsAutumn is the best time of the year to

enjoy mushrooms because it’s when

they grow in abundance in European

forests. Fungi complement almost any

meal and are particularly nice sauteed.

Try them as appetisers, in soups and

with main dishes this month at V9 on

the 37th floor of the Sofitel Bangkok

Silom. Prices start at Bt350. Call (02)

238 1991 extension 1351.

Strings of plentyFrench pianist AmandineHabib plays a programme ofBach, Beethoven and Chopinin a recital at the GoetheInstitut Bangkok onNovember 3 at 8. Ticketscost Bt400 (Bt200 for stu-dents) at Robinson Piano onthe fifth floor of SiamDiscovery. Call (02) 6581080.

Between the linesMore than 350 sellers areoffering bargain prices at theannual Book Expo Thailand,which continues throughSunday at the Queen SirikitNational Convention Centre.Fairgoers also have thechance to view an exhibitionof learning materials, partici-pate in various activities andattend seminars and discus-sions. It’s open daily from 10to 9. Visitwww.ThailandBookFair.Pubat.or.th.

New York, I Love YouTen filmmakers weave tales of romance in the Big Apple. Starring Eva Amurri, Rachel Bilson, OrlandoBloom, James Caan, Hayden Christensen, Julie Christie, Bradley Cooper, Chris Cooper, Drea de Matteo, ShiaLaBeouf, Cloris Leachman, Blake Lively, Natalie Portman, Christina Ricci, Olivia Thirlby, Eli Wallach, RobinWright Penn, Anton Yelchin and John Hurt. Directed by Fatih Akin, Yvan Attal, Allen Hughes, Shunji Iwai,Wen Jiang, Shekhar Kapur, Joshua Marston, Mira Nair, Natalie Portman and Brett Ratner. At the Scala,SFW CentralWorld and SFX Emporium. Rated 15+.

Main Aurr MrsKhannaSalman Khan, Kareena Kapoorand Sohail Khan star in thisstory of marital infidelity. InHindi with English subtitles atGrand EGV Siam Discovery at 8tonight. Visit www.BollywoodThai.com.

Law Abiding Citizen After his loved ones are brutallymurdered, Gerard Butler orches-trates an elaborate revenge plotin an attempt to fix the flawedjustice system that failed hisfamily. Jamie Foxx plays theprosecutor who has to stop him.Rated 18+.

Sam Phan Boke Gangsters are after lost royaltreasures. A Thai fighter(Pairote “Mike B” Boongerd)must stop them. Stars RussellWong. Rated 13+.

Bad Lieutenant:Port of Call NewOrleansNicolas Cage plays a drug-addicted detective trying to solvethe killing of a Senegalese familywhile keeping his own life andcareer together. At SF Cinemas.Rated 20+.

The Ugly TruthKatherine Heigl is is mismatched

with Gerard Butler in this battle-of-the-sexes romantic comedy.Rated 18+.

Broken Embraces The latest collaborationbetween director PedroAlmodovar and Penelope Cruz isa complex neo-noir dramamarked by a four-way romance.In Spanish with English andThai subtitles at the Lido.Rated 18+.

FameA remake of Alan Parker’s gritty1980 classic, this musical dramatracks students as they pursuetheir dreams at a New York per-forming-arts school.

G-ForceGuinea-pig operatives are dis-patched to stop a diabolical bil-lionaire from taking over theworld. In 3D. Rated G.

Hor Taew Taek HakKrajerng A college dormitory run by cross-dressing gays is haunted. Theirsolution is to hire their own ghostto fight back. Rated 15+.

Cherry BlossomsA Bavarian widower fulfills hisdead wife’s wishes and goes toJapan. There, he forms a bondwith a young woman street per-former. At House.

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Rot Fai Fah Maha Na TerA 30-year-old woman (Cris Horwang) on the verge of spin-sterhood finally sees her chance at love with a railway engi-neer (Theeradej Wongpuapan) on Bangkok’s Skytrain.Panisara “Opal” Pimpru also stars. Rated G.

HaeundaeYun Je-gyun (“Sex is Zero”) directs this drama, billed as

South Korea’s first disaster film, about a giant tsunami wave

hitting the Busan beach resort. In Korean with English and

Thai subtitles at the Siam.

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Monsters vsAliens In this Dreamworks Animationspoof, classic movie monstersare kept locked up by the gov-ernment until a powerful spacealien plans to annihilate Earth.There are four versions of theDVD – the disc only, with extrason the 3D technology used tomake the movie, costs aroundBt230. For prices that range upto Bt1,250, there are editionswith such souvenirs as a BOBpencil holder and 3D glasses.The soundtrack and subtitlesinclude English and Thai. –DAILY XPRESS

Alien HunterA government cryptologistlooks for a way to stop aliensfrom annihilating mankind.Cinemax (TrueVisions), 8pm

>> CINEMA NUMBERSApex: Lido, (02) 252 6498,

Siam, (02) 251 3508,Scala, (02) 251 2861

Century: (02) 247 9940House: (02) 641 5177-8Imax: (02) 129 4631Major Cineplex/EGV/Esplanade: Bangkok,

(02) 515 5555Major Hollywood:

(02) 718 7999Paragon Cineplex:

(02) 129 4635SF Cinemas: Bangkok,

(02) 268 8888UMG: RCA, (02) 641 5913-14

> > C H A N N E L L I N K Swww.NationChannel.comChannel 3: www.ThaiTV3.comChannel 5: www.TV5.co.thChannel 7: www.CH7.comModernine: www.MCOT.netNBT: TV11.prd.go.thTV Thai: www.ThaiPBS.or.thTrue: www.TrueVisionsTV.com

> > F I L M R AT I N G SAs of August 2009, Thailand hasthese motion-picture ratings:G – General audiences.P – Promote as educational.13+, 15+ and 18+ – Suggestedminimum ages for viewers.20+ – Restricted to viewers aged20 and older; ID check mandatory.

> > C R I T I C A L CO N S E N S U S = Must see! = Solidly entertaining = It’s okay = Barely watchable = Don’t botherNo star rating means no reviewswere available.

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Monday, October 19, 2009 DAILY XPRESS LEISURE 13

Games&YourStars

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By Eugenia Last

Today’s Birthday: Don’t let life’s little aggravations get toyou or hold you back. You are insightful and should be able tomanipulate situations in your favour. Changes at home will endup being a blessing in disguise. Be open to the wishes of thosearound you.

ARIES *** March 21-April 19Deal with paperwork quickly. Partnerships maypose a problem at first but figure out who’s doingwhat and your load will be lightened. The com-mon ground between you and your partner willgrow.

TAURUS *** April 20-May 20Diplomacy coupled with persistence and honestywill bring good results when dealing with col-leagues. An opportunity will develop throughsomeone you have worked with in the past.

GEMINI *** May 21-June 20Taking action will bring results. Just becausesomeone else procrastinates doesn’t mean youhave to. Get the facts in writing. Don’t let achange someone else makes spoil your plans.

CANCER ***** June 21-July 22Hobbies will take your mind off your worries.Problems with some of the people you care aboutwill cause you grief if you aren’t willing to overlookshortcomings.

LEO ** July 23-Aug. 22Being too proud to ask for help will hold you back.Building a support system will lead to your popu-larity and success. Don’t take the blame for some-thing you didn’t do.

VIRGO **** Aug. 23-Sept. 22Don’t dig up the past unless you are prepared toface the truth. Find out what you need to knowbefore you take on a task that may be too hard tohandle on your own.

LIBRA *** Sept. 23-Oct. 22You can expect to be confused by some of the re-sults you get when dealing with personal matters.Before making a career change, consider your mo-tives — if it’s because of a personality clash, workit out.

SCORPIO *** Oct. 23-Nov. 21A change at home will benefit you mentally, phys-ically and financially. Offering a service that youenjoy doing will lead to extra cash. A relationshipwill change for the best.

SAGITTARIUS *** Nov. 22-Dec. 21Set some rules if you want things to go your way.You can turn something you have to offer into acash cow if you are unique in your presentation.There is money heading your way.

CAPRICORN **** Dec. 22-Jan. 19Be willing to compromise. Someone will complainif you are too pushy. Sincerity, dedication and un-derstanding will help. Uncertainty will arise due toa decision you made in the past.

AQUARIUS ** Jan. 20-Feb. 18Slow down, watch what you say and be carefulwhile travelling. Don’t let your emotions lead theway. Focus on following through with promisesand making decisions that will lead to a better fu-ture.

PISCES ***** Feb. 19-March 20The choices you make now regarding partner-ships, your personal life and the way you earn yourliving will determine how much you can accom-plish. A sudden change should be welcomed.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY

Artist Peter Max is 72.Actor John Lithgow is 64.Singer-keyboardist Karl Wallinger is 52.Singer Jennifer Holliday is 49.Singer-guitarist Todd Park Mohr is 44.Actor Jon Favreau is 43.Comedian Chris Kattan is 39.Singer Pras Michel of The Fugees is 37.Actor Omar Gooding is 33.Country singer Cyndi Thomson is 33.Actor Benjamin Salisbury (“The Nanny”) is 29.

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West Ham set for£ 100 m takeoverEnglish Premier League clubWest Ham are the target of a£100 million takeover by amultinational consortium ofwealthy fans, according to areport in the News of theWorld yesterday. – AFP

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24 GAMES Monday, October 19, 2009 DAILY XPRESS

AFP, Birmingham, England

Carlo Ancelotti has pledgedto eradicate the dreadful de-

fending that is threatening to in-crease the pressure on theItalian after the second succes-sive Premier League defeataway from home.

Saturday’s 2-1 loss here toAston Villa combined withManchester United’s win overBolton saw Chelsea surrendertop spot in the table.

Defeat at Villa Park meant sixof the eight goals conceded byChelsea this season have comefrom set plays, evoking memo-ries of the defensive problemsthat ultimately ended LuizFelipe Scolari’s reign atStamford Bridge.

James Collins delivered thekiller blow with his first goal infour seasons to extend AstonVilla’s unbeaten home run to sixgames and heighten optimismthat Martin O’Neill can unsettlethe established order.

But the worry lines on

Ancelotti’s forehead will be-come more pronounced withfurther performances like this,despite Didier Drogba’s seventhgoal of the campaign giftingChelsea the advantage.

Richard Dunne capitalised ondreadful defending to equaliseand Collins pounced early in thesecond-half to condemnChelsea to another alarming de-feat on the road.

Two seasons ago Chelseaowner Roman Abramovichstormed out of Villa Park in arage after a 2-0 defeat, with thenmanager Jose Mourinho sackeddays later.

Italian boss Ancelotti is underno immediate danger but thealarm bells will surely be ring-ing already following Chelsea’sinsipid defeat at Wigan.

And ahead of theirChampions League game withAtletico Madrid tomorrow, itpromises to be a busy few dayson the training ground asAncelotti works on his prob-lems. He said: “I am disappoint-ed because Chelsea played agood match. We lost this gameon the set plays and I don’t liketo lose games on set plays.

“Aston Villa did a very goodjob. On the set plays we need todo better because we can. Thoseare the questions from thismatch.

“The first goal was from a setplay and we need to improve onthe situation. We have to paymore attention and more con-centration in the box.

“We work every time on theset plays but we have to im-prove. We need more focus. AtWigan the first goal was thesame.

“When we lose a game forsure we are not happy but Ithink that until this moment theteam has played very well anddone a very good job.

“But there are things we canimprove on,” the former ACMilan manager added. “I’m surethe players will do this in thenext game.”

This was no more than Villadeserved, however, and O’Neillpossesses a vibrant squad thatcould deliver on their mission togatecrash the Big Four – or Five,as it may be now.

O’Neill believes he has hisbest squad yet after three yearsin charge.

Ancelotti promisesBlues back fourwill do a better job

1-0Bordeaux’s hopes oflanding a secondsuccessive Frenchtitle suffered a blowwhen they slid to aloss at Auxerre.

CRACKDOWN!Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is disappointed with the display of his defence.

THE SPORTAF

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Muang ThongchampionsD A I L Y X P R E S S

The curtain came down onthe Thailand Premier

League, with Muang ThongUnited celebrating their firstever league title with a 2-0victory over BEC TeroSasana.

The home fixture atThunder Dome stadiumagainst BEC, who were flyinghigh in fourth place beforethe match, was meaninglessas Muang Thong were as-sured of the league successafter their 2-1 win overOsotspa last week.

However, a goal from eitherside of half-time ensured thechampions ended the seasonon a winning note, their 19thwin out of 30 matches.

Pattaya United were also incelebratory mood after theyconfirmed their place in thetop-flight next season at theexpense of Chula United,whom they defeated 2-1 in therelegation battle match.

Sri Racha FC fans had noreason to celebrate despitetheir team managing a 3-1away win at Osotspa.Bangkok United’s 1-1 drawwith Samut Song Khrammeant the Eastern side joinedChula and already-relegatedNakhon Pathom into DivisionOne. Police FC, Royal ThaiArmy and Si Sa Ket were pro-moted to the first-tier leaguenext season.

FOOTBALL

RidgewellslammedA F P , London

Arsene Wenger hasslammed Birmingham

defender Liam Ridgewell forthe tackle which left Arsenalwinger Theo Walcott nursinga potentially serious knee in-jury. “It was a cut-throughtackle, without any restric-tion. It was meant to impress.It looked quick and hard fromoutside – I don’t know if hedidn’t want to play the ball,”Wenger said.

AFP, Sunderland, England

Instant notoriety is guaran-teed for a young spectator

who effectively condemnedLiverpool to a 1-0 defeat againstSunderland here at the Stadiumof Light.

The ‘supporter’, who waswearing a dark blue top – thecolour of Liverpool’s city rivalsEverton – has been captured onYouTube throwing a beach ballinto the Liverpool penalty areaduring a Sunderland attack.

He could not have imaginedthe consequences before a shotfrom Darren Bent struck theball and diverted it past goal-keeper Pepe Reina for the deci-sive goal in Saturday’s match.

It was an incident which pro-voked surprising responsesfrom the two managers, withLiverpool’s Rafael Benitez re-markably sanguine about a goalthat brought about his team’sthird successive defeat.

Asked if the goal should havebeen disallowed, Benitez said:“It’s a technical question. Itcould be a goal, but it’s difficultto say. In this case, I think itshould be a goal.”

Steve Bruce, the Sunderlandmanager, was not so certain af-ter speaking to a referee afterthe game about “outside inter-ference”.

He said: “I’ve been told thelaws of the game state it shouldhave been disallowed and thegame restarted with a drop ball.But does anybody know thatrule?”

Bent didn’t care who wasright. He was just happy toclaim a goal which meant he’dscored in each of Sunderland’s

last five games.It also moved him level with

Liverpool’s Fernando Torres asthe Premier League’s top scorerwith eight goals.

Bent, who is staking a power-ful claim for an England return,said: “It was a strange goal, but Iwill take it.”

While it was a freakish win-ner, the outcome of the gamewas the right one withSunderland confirming thepromise they showed in draw-ing at champions ManchesterUnited a fortnight earlier.

They outclassed a Liverpoolteam who were deprived ofTorres and Steven Gerrardthrough injuries and could notfill the gap in class left by those

two internationals.This was their third succes-

sive defeat and their fourth inthe league this season – and noteam has won the champi-onship after losing so manytimes in the past decade.

However, Benitez is refusingto accept that Liverpool’s pur-suit of the title is over. “This is abad defeat, but in a normal sea-son, teams at the top would bewining every single game.

“This is a bit different.Chelsea have lost twice and I’veseen a lot of teams at the toplosing games. If we win the nexttwo or three games, we could betop of the table. It’s a questionof keeping our confidence andworking hard.”

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FOOTBALL

Valencia deny Barcelona best ever start

Beach-ballgoal joinsblooper listSunderland striker DarrenBent scored his team’s win-ner against Liverpool onSaturday when his shot wasdeflected into the net off abeach-ball thrown from thecrowd.

Here are four more bizarrePremier League goals:

1. Stan Collymore,Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool,February 1996

- Collymore’s tame left-footed pea-roller wastrundling straight into thearms of Blackburn goalkeep-er Tim Flowers, before it hit amark on the six-yard line thatFlowers himself had madeand skipped over the keeper’sshoulder and into the net.

2. Steve McManaman,Tottenham v Liverpool,December 1996

– England midfielderMcManaman’s speculativelong-distance effort lookedto have been covered bykeeper Ian Walker, but a divotsaw it fly up off the turf, overWalker’s out-stretched graspand into the net.

3. Olof Mellberg,Birmingham City v AstonVilla, September 2002

– Villa defender Mellberglooked to pick out his goal-keeper Peter Enckelman witha throw-in from the right-hand touchline but the Finnallowed the ball to run underhis foot and into the net.

4. Paul Robinson,Tottenham v Watford, March2007

– Tottenham goalkeeperRobinson’s free-kick fromdeep inside the Spurs halftook a freak bounce on theedge of the Watford penaltyarea and looped over hisopposite number Ben Foster,who smiled ruefully as heretrieved the ball from hisgoal.

A F P , Madrid

Barcelona’s perfect start tothe Spanish League season

ended on Saturday when thechampions were held to a 0-0draw at Valencia.

A seventh successive winwould have been Barcelona’sbest ever beginning to a leaguecampaign, but Pep Guardiola’sside had to settle for a drawagainst a resolute Valencia sideand now sit one point above

Real Madrid at the summit.“We knew it would be a diffi-

cult game here and it was,” saidBarcelona’s Dani Alves. “Thereare a lot of teams that are goingto compete for this title and itwill be a long fight.”

Earlier Real captain Raul cel-ebrated breaking the club’s all-time appearance record with abrace as Real bounced backfrom their Sevilla defeat with a4-2 home win over Valladolid.

“It was a good victory and amuch-needed one,” said Raul.“Games like this after the inter-national fixtures can be dan-gerous but we won and that isall that counts.”

Xavi shrugged off a knock tostart for Barcelona but ThierryHenry missed out through in-jury and Zlatan Ibrahimovicbegan on the substitutes bench.

Real did not have such prob-lems in front of goal with Raul

overtaking the record ofManolo Sanchis with his 711thappearance in the white shirtand scoring twice inside fivefirst half minutes (13min,18min) as Real made hard workof overcoming Valladolid.

Sevilla’s joy at beating Realtwo weeks ago was short-livedas the title hopefuls camecrashing back down to earthwith a 1-0 loss at Deportivo LaCoruna.

AFP

AFP

Everton fan beachesLiverpool’s PremierLeague title hopes

Real Madrid captain RaulGonzalez celebrates his goal.

IT’S A TECHNICALQUESTION. IT COULDBE A GOAL, BUT IT’SDIFFICULT TO SAY. INTHIS CASE, I THINK ITSHOULD BE A GOAL.Rafa Benitez

DEFLATED BY BALL

Sunderland forward Darren Bent’s shot hits a red beach-ball and deflects past Liverpool goalkeeper PepeReina into the net. Inset: Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina, right, complains to the assistant referee.,,

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AFP, New York

Alex Rodriguez belted agame-tying home run in

the 11th inning and the NewYork Yankees went on to beatthe Los Angeles Angels 4-3 in 13innings yesterday to stretchtheir lead in the AmericanLeague Championship Series.

A throwing error by theAngels’ Macier Izturis broughtthe game to an end after fivehours and 10 minutes – the lat-ter innings played in cold,steady rain.

The victory kept the Yankeesunbeaten in this postseasonand gave them a 2-0 lead in thebest-of-seven series fromwhich the winners advance tothe World Series.

“Wow, what a game,”Rodriguez said.

Pinch-hitter Jerry Hairstonjnr had opened the bottom ofthe 13th with a single off losingpitcher Ervin Santana.

Brett Gardner sacrificed andRobinson Cano was intention-ally walked to bring up MelkyCabrera.

Cabrera hit a bouncinggrounder between first andsecond and Izturis made thedubious decision to throw backacross his body to get the forceout at second base.

The throw eluded shortstopErick Aybar and trickled behindthird base, where ChoneFiggins fumbled it. Hairstonraced home for the winning

run, sending Yankees fans whoheld on through the rain homehappy at 1:07 in the morning.

“Izzy just tried to do too

much,” Los Angeles managerMike Scioscia said. “You’re notgoing to turn two.”

While sloppy defencedoomed the Angels, it wasRodriguez who kept theYankees alive long enough tocapitalise.

He led off the bottom of the11th with a homer against majorleague saves leader BrianFuentes to tie it up again.

Figgins had given the Angelsa brief 3-2 lead with an RBI sin-gle in the top of the frame offAlfredo Aceves. It was Figgins’sfirst hit in 19 at-bats in theseplay-offs.

Fuentes came on to try andclose it out, but Rodriguezsmacked an 0-2 pitch into the

front row of the right-fieldseats. “As soon as he tied it, weknew we were going to win thisgame,” Hairston said. “We don’tgive up. We really don’t.”

It was the third homer of thispost-season for Rodriguez, whohas struggled in past play-offs.

The three-time MostValuable Player has at least onehit and one RBI in every play-off game this year.

The series now shifts toAnaheim for game three tomor-row, where Jared Weaver is slat-ed to start for the Angelsagainst Andy Pettitte.

The expected balmy south-ern California weather will be awelcome change after twogames in wintry New York.

BASE BALL PLAY-OFFS

A-RODSHOWSMETTLEYankees win as throwing error by theAngels’ Macier Izturis ends the game Alex Rodriguez of New York Yankees tosses his gum as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run.

Buttree and Chutchawal claim bronzeChoke-uthitsupremeThailand’s Choke-uthit Moleemade a big splash in the IJSBAWorld Championships in LakeHavasu, Arizona, yesterday, cap-turing two world titles includingthe long-awaited Pro SportModified Class.

Besides claiming the eventhe had never won in five years,Choke-uthit also put in aremarkable performance in thePro Runabout Grand Prix, thebiggest watercraft specificevent in the jet sports world.

Choke-uthit of the FlamingoTeam was not expected tomake his mark in the ProRunabout GP class as he wassent to gain experience andmake the world’s top five in thenear future.

However, Choke-uthit was intop form, stunning 14 strongchallengers including crowdfavourite Nicolas Rius of France.

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Thailand claimed twobronze medals in the WTF

World Taekwondo Champion-ships at the Ballerup SuperArena in Copenhagen,Denmark, yesterday.

Finweights Buttree Pued-pong, silver medallist in theBeijing Olympic Games, andChutchawal Khawlaor, silvermedallist in the world meet inBeijing two years ago and a for-mer Asian champion, wentdown in the semi-finals. Thelatter was restricted by an in-jury to his left shin that becameprogressively worse since thethird round. He was unable tocontinue the fight againstAfghan Haidari Mahmood.

After a first-round bye,Buttree cleared her first hurdlesuccessfully with a landslide16-1 win over Vietnamese ThiNguyen in the women’s fin-

weight (under-46kg). In thethird round, the Thai girl nar-rowly outpointed Chile’sVictoria Alvarez 2-0.

She found her touch in thequarter-finals to send ChineseZhang Qiang, silver medallistin the Belgrade Universiade,packing 4-1. However, Buttree

found Korean Park Hyo-ji, win-ner at the BelgradeUniversiade, too strong. After a4-all tie, the Thai fighter suf-fered a three-point head kick togo down tamely 7-4 in the se-mi-finals.

In the men’s finweight (un-der-54kg), Thailand’s Chutcha-

wal, who enjoyed a first-roundbye, narrowly beat AudyMuller of the NetherlandsAntilles 7-5 before outpointingSeyfulla Magamedov 6-5.However, he picked up the in-jury during the fight with theformer world silver medallistfrom Russia.

In the quarter-finals, thePathum Thani-born fighteroutclassed Taiwan Hsu Chia 8-5. Against Afghan HaidariMahmood, bronze medallist inthe world junior meet in Izmir,Turkey, last year, a spiritedChutchawal survived the firstround before the pain took itstoll on him.

He withdrew in the secondround as courtside doctorsrushed to the scene to treat hisswelling. “Chutchawal foughtwith guts. Though seriously in-jured, he never gave up,” headcoach Choi Young-suk said.

Buttree Puedpong, left, and Chutchawal Khawlaor after winningbronze medals yesterday.

IZZY JUST TRIED TODO TOO MUCH.YOU’RE NOT GOINGTO TURN TWO.Mike Scioscia

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BASE BALL

Yankees prevailon Izturis’ error

Coming through under pressure once again,Alex Rodriguez hit a tying home run in the 11thinning as the New York Yankees edged the LosAngeles Angels 4-3 on Maicer Izturis’ throwingerror in the 13th for a 2-0 lead in the AmericanLeague championship series. After the raincame and went on another chilly night, Yankeespulled out their latest late-inning thriller. >PAGE 27

FOOTBALL

Freak goal costsLiverpool dearGames of football can be lost in many ways, froma disputed penalty to a wonder strike and a tragicown goal but events at Sunderland brought a newmeaning to the term “freak goal”. Darren Bentscored what turned out to be the only goal of thegame, but the manner of it was controversial ashis shot cannoned off a beach ball that had beenthrown onto the pitch by a fan. >PAGE 25

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Nikolay Davydenko after winningthe final against Rafael Nadal. Inset:Davydenko with the trophy.

MESSI FAVOURITEBarcelona’s Argentinian star LionelMessi headlines the 30-strong list ofnominees for the Ballon d’Or, orEuropean Player of the Year award.

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THE SPORTECSTATIC

Nikolay Davydenko beat Rafael Nadal in a Master1000 final for the second time in two years yester-day, claiming his fourth title since July with a 7-6(7-3) 6-3 success in Shanghai.

The loss, while not what he had hoped, was farfrom discouraging for world No 2 Nadal, playingonly his second event since taking a month off toheal an abdominal muscle problem. He lost toDavydenko for the title at Miami, 2008.

“I did well and played a good match. I don’t liketo lose but I had my chances,” said the Spaniard,who has few complaints about his performancedespite the outcome.

“This was the first time since my injuries that Iwas competing 100 per cent against a top player.

“My attitude and my physical condition werefine, it has been a very good season for me. I’m stillworking to better my game.”

Davydenko added Nadal to a Shanghai vic-tim’s list which included second seed NovakDjokovic in a three-hour semi-final the day before.

Davydenko went up an early break in the firstset but lost it before the opener went into atiebreaker and ended after 75 minutes with abackhand winner.

“I thought I was losing my chances, when hebroke me back,” said Davydenko. “I was just tryingto hold him off, wondering how long I could stay inthe match.”

But the Russian moved ahead 4-2 in the sec-ond set to consolidate the win. “It’s been a mira-cle,” said Davydenko. “I’ve beaten Nadal in twoMasters finals, maybe that shows something. I’vewon 18 titles in my career and I find that amazing.”

The Russian, chasing one of three spots innext month’s ATP season wrap-up event inLondon, won his fourth title of the season, all com-ing since July.

The win denied Nadal his first success sinceRome in late April and kept the world No 2 on fivetitles in 2009.

Meanwhile in Linz, Austria, Yanina Wickmayerdefeated unseeded Czech Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-4 towin the WTA event at Linz yesterday for the sec-ond title of her career, after victory at Estoril inMay.

Meanwhile in Osaka, Japan, third-seededSamantha Stosur of Australia earned her first WTAsingles title yesterday with a 7-5, 6-1 win overItaly’s Francesca Schiavone at the Japan Women’sOpen.