Siam just loves its new 'Home'
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Actress Sinjai "Nok" Hongthai was full of praise for director Chookiat "Madiew" Sakveerakul after attending a VIP preview of his new movie "Home Khwam Rak Khwam Songjam Mai Me Thee Sindoo".
House on RCA, suitably enough, hosted the screening for “Home”, as it’s abbreviated in English.
Nok threw her arms around Madiew afterward and told him how much she loved it. “All the dialogue and the story angles could happen in real life,” she enthused.
Others at the preview made it sound like “Home” could be just as big a hit as Madiew’s “Love of Siam”, which starred Sinjai.
If you loved that one, said Nimit “DJ Bobby” laksameewongse, you’ll love this one too. Yuthana “Pa Ted” Boon-orm described “Home” as near perfect: “It’s one of the best films I’ve seen in many years.”
The VIP event not only made Madiew feel like he was on top of the world, but it also vindicated sahamongkol Film for taking a chance on a “Songkran Preview”.
Pa Ted asked Madiew if he’d achieved what he’d set out to do with “Home”. His only ambition, the director replied, was that he wanted to leave “Love of Siam” behind and be associated with something else. Wish granted.
Healing glory
We’ll continue to wait with unwavering patience for Thailand’s national football team to qualify for the World Cup, and in the meantime Bangkok Hospital has done its bit to get us just a little closer to global triumph.
The hospital has just been certified by Fifa, football’s ruling body, as a “Medical Centre of Excellence” – the first in Southeast Asia. That means its Sport Medical and Exercise Centre matches the standard of those in Europe.
The hospital can now offer football players every kind of specialised medical care, and that means everyone on all 18 teams in the Thai Premier League, plus any foreign stars playing in the region.
It also means that chief executive Dr Chatree Duangnate really ought to see someone about that swelled head he’s getting.
