From now on it's DOCTOR VJ Ja, if you don't mind

No, it’s not a doctorate in music videos. She picked up a PhD in international relations at the Ramkhamhaeng University convocation last week. Maybe the Channel [V] host-turned-actress wants to be a diplomat or something.
“Finally I made it!” Ja posted on Instagram, adding pictures of her in the old graduation gown. “A big thank you to Mum and Dad, who always taught me to value education and encouraged me to take good care not only of my appearance but also my intellect.
“Knowledge isn’t handed to you – you have to earn it,” she advised. “And it stays with you forever, because no one can take it away from you. This degree isn’t proof of my success, but rather proof that, if you’re willing and determined and don’t give up, whatever seems impossible can be achieved.”
Ja already had a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s in European studies, both from Chulalongkorn University. Now she’s got everything she need to be Thailand’s ambassador to France or Italy.
She’s not exaggerating about her parents insisting on a solid education. At first they were opposed to her getting into show business. “My mum really hated the idea,” Ja told Manager Online a while back. “I had to prove that I could do well at both to gain their approval. They understand now how involved I am in showbiz, but I also knew I could never stop learning and challenging myself intellectually.”
Asked if she’s going to switch to academic pursuits full-time, Ja says she hasn’t planned that far ahead. “For now I’m just going to savour this degree and continue working in showbiz. No one lasts long in this business anyway, so it’s nice to have something else to do when you’re older.”

Happily ever vague

“Who’s the lucky guy?” folks wanted to know after 47-year-old actress-turned producer Ranya “Buum” Siyanon post a picture of two glasses of champagne and a diamond ring on Instagram with the caption “I’m married!”
Actually, it appears that the lucky “guy” is Buum’s girlfriend.
A Matichon reporter asked Buum if the post was for real. Buum’s coy reply: “Well, if someone wears a ring on their ring finger, I guess that means that person is married.” Certainly sounds like a “yes”, but we’re not entirely sure. Another assumption is that she got the ring from the woman she’s been dating for a while.
“Well, she’s very special and very dear me to me,” Buum said, still resplendent in coyness. “I enjoy spending time with her and we hope be together for a long time. Being married or not doesn’t matter. I just posted the picture for fun, to brighten the mood.”
The conservatives in the crowd are spluttering, of course, but Buum’s unfazed. “I don’t really care anymore what other people think about the choices I make in my personal life. To me, love is love, and it has nothing to do with religion, race or gender. I feel very lucky to have found someone who truly connects with me. In this day and age this kind of thing is normal. I don’t see why some people have to make a big deal out of it.”
Love prevails indeed.