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Where is the love?

By Thada Varich

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It must be hard for His Majesty to see thelack of love and cooperation among

Thais. With the deteriorating economy andpolitical problems, things are looking verygloomy. The country’s morale is lost buteverybody is acting like nothing has happened. We’ve become numb, acceptingthis condition as normal.

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D A I L Y X P R E S S

More than half of the capi-tal’s parents are strug-

gling financially as their chil-dren head back to school, ac-cording to the BangkokUniversity’s Research Institute.

Of 1,073 parents in Bangkoksurveyed last week, 53.5 percent admitted they didn’t haveenough money to cover back-to-school expenses.

Loan sharks circle Many said they would have to

turn to friends or relatives forhelp. Others were consideringborrowing money from loansharks.

The survey found that theeconomic downturn is a majorfactor in parents’ money wor-ries. Of those polled, 21.7 percent say they are facing a finan-

cially tough time ahead of thenew semester for the first time.

Reduced income and a jumpin the price of learning materi-als are the main reasons theparents say they are runningout of money.

“Nearly half say that educa-tion expenses have risen whencompared with last year,” thesurvey says.

The findings seem to reflectwhat parents across the coun-try are facing.

In Si Sa Ket, the provincialpawn office has revealed that

their business peaks during theback-to-school season.

“A lot of people pawn theirvaluables at this time of theyear,” the office’s manager Vee-rasak Pannanua says. “After afew months when they haveearned some money, they showup to redeem their items.”

His office, he discloses, needsto prepare Bt160 million infunds to finance its service atthis time of the year.

“People come here to pawntheir gold ornaments, electricalappliances and silk,” Veerasaksays.

Speaking on condition ofanonymity, a parent of two sec-ondary school kids admits thatshe drops into the pawn officeahead of every new semester.

“Although the governmentwaives tuition fees and pro-vides some subsidies for text-books and uniforms, there areother educational expense tobe paid,” she says.

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BlackWidowguiltyWoman who masterminded husband’s murdersentenced to die;killers get 25 years

By Kesinee Taengkhio D A I L Y X P R E S S

Awoman found guiltyof masterminding her

husband’s murder in orderto pick up Bt2 million ininsurance money was sen-tenced to death by theCriminal Court yesterday.The four men who carriedout the murder each got 25years in jail.

Last April, KhaiSuksamphan hired ManotePhumthavorn to kill herex-husband SawaengBoonmee, a 56-year-oldforeman at the Shino-Thaiconstruction company.

Lured out, stabbedSawaeng was lured out

on a date by OranuchLahchan then beaten andstabbed by Manote and histhree accomplices in BangKapi district. They stolehis cellphone and Bt15,000cash. They then ranSawaeng over with a taxi inan attempt to pass off themurder as a road accident.

Considering evidenceincluding testimony fromthe driver who took thefour men to Sukhothai toget their payment ofBt300,000 from Khai andan insurance firm employ-ee who said Khai boughtthe victim life insurancejust prior to the incident,the court ruled that Khaiand the four men wereguilty as charged.

Back-to-school hellThe majority of parents don’t haveenough money for the new semester

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Wisal haslast laughChuwit agrees toapologise and compensate TVanchorman for assaultThough fists flew during a pre-vious meeting, former guber-natorial candidate ChuwitKamolvisit and TV anchormanWisal Dilokwanit managed tosettle their dispute peacefullyat the Ratchadapisek CriminalCourt yesterday.

Punchy interviewWisal filed the libel suit

after Chuwit – then a candi-date for Bangkok governor –accused him of being rude andlacking journalistic ethics dur-ing their Channel 3 interview inOctober. Chuwit punched hisinterviewer shortly after thecameras stopped rolling.

Following three hours oftalks yesterday, Wisal saidChuwit had accepted his fourrequests – that he publish anapology in newspapers, pay hisBt100,000 medical bill, payBt100,000 in compensationfor three working days lost,and pay the Bt100,000 legalcosts for the assault and libellawsuits. The court askedChuwit to pay in 60 days.

“The incident caused mehearing problems for a monthbut I’m open-minded enoughto forgive,” Wisal said. “IfChuwit meets the requestswithin 60 days, I’ll drop all law-suits and the police complaint.”

Chuwit said the talks wentwell because both he andWisal wanted reconciliation.

Commenting that Wisalwas a good journalist and alikeable young man, Chuwitsaid he accepted the requestsafter having previously tried toapologise to him. Asked aboutthe compensation, Chuwitquipped, “It’s not much, I usedto tip singers more than that.”

THE CITYOne-time Bangkok governor candidate Chuwit Kamolvisit pastes on a smile as he poses for a photo with TVanchorman Wisal Dilokwanit following their settlement at the Ratchadapisek Criminal Court yesterday.

brieflyAmnesiac Koreandies with $100,000in his accountA homeless South Koreanunable to withdraw his lifesavings because he could notremember his real name hasdied in poverty.

The man, believed to beaged 56, died of cancer lastmonth, leaving 128 million won(just over US$100,000 or Bt3.5million) in a bank account thatwas opened in early 1993 underthe alias of Na Hae-Dong.

The account was frozen sev-eral months later when a lawtook effect to ban accountsheld under false names, as ananti-corruption measure.

Deposits were still allowedbut the account holder had toregister a real name to with-draw money, something “Na”could not do.

The man collected scrapiron and other junk and slepton his cart under plastic sheetsbefore moving in 2007 into amakeshift shelter made from ashipping container. – AFP

Film stars joinroyalty in appealDaniel Craig, Harrison Ford andfootball legend Pele are amongthe prestigious line-up in aYouTube film launched to pro-mote a campaign to save therainforest adopted by PrinceCharles.

The 90-second film showsCharles 60, and his two sons,the princes William and Harry,joined by actors and celebritiesin their quest to raise people’sawareness for the need to endtropical deforestation.

Viewers are urged to dotheir bit by signing up for thecause on the websitewww.rainforestSOS.org.

James Bond star DanielCraig, US actors Harrison Fordand Robin Williams are amongthe line-up, reinforced by theDalai Lama, the spiritualleader of Tibet, with whomPrince Charles has forged apersonal friendship. – DPA

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First facetransplantrevealedWhen her husband shot her fiveyears ago, Connie Culp was leftwithout a nose, a palate or lowereyelids, but on Tuesday sherevealed her new face.

Culp’s was the world’s firstnear-total facial transplant andthe fourth known facial trans-plant to have been successfullyperformed to date.

The 46-year-old mother oftwo underwent a procedure lastDecember that lasted 22 hours atthe Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.

Surgeons transplanted about80 per cent of Culp’s face usingfacial tissue from a dead womanthat was placed like a mask atopher own.

Almost her entire face wasreplaced, except for the forehead,upper eyelids, lower lip and chin.

The team of 11 surgeons whoperformed the operation said Culp,who was missing bone supportand had been unable to eat orbreathe without a tube in herwindpipe, could now perform functions normally. But her facewas bloated, drooping and herspeech was at times difficult todecipher.

Her husband, Thomas, hadshot her at point-blank rangebefore turning the gun on himself.The apparent murder-suicideattempt failed and he was sen-tenced to seven years in prison.A F P

640,000 TONNESof lost or discarded fishing gear is still netting hugehauls of fish inthe oceans

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ABriton named to look aftera tropical island off

Australia said yesterday hewanted to continue his charitywork, inspired by a friend whodied in the tsunami of 2004.

Ben Southall, 34, said he waspinching himself after beingnamed caretaker of HamiltonIsland on Australia’s GreatBarrier Reef, beating morethan 34,000 applicants for thecoveted position.

“I really didn’t think I stooda chance, to be honest,” he saidafter being selected from 16 fi-nalists from around the world.

“There were some greatpeople there and I was very,very surprised when my namewas called out at the end.”

Southall, who will live in aluxury three-bedroom beachhouse, will spend six monthsswimming, snorkelling andsailing around the tropicalparadise, earning A$150,000(Bt3.7 million) for bloggingabout his experiences and pro-moting the region to theworld.

Diving into a freezing lakeSouthall, who dived into a

freezing British lake in hisvideo application for the job,said it also involved hard workgenerating promotional ideas,and he remained committed tocharity work.

“I’ve done lots of work forcharity. I’d like to continuethat,” he said.

“One of the charities I regu-

larly raise money for is Char’sFund, which is a tiny little onethat was set up after a verygood friend of mine died inthe Asian tsunami.”

Char’s Fund is a memorial toCharlotte Jones, a 23-year-oldwho died on the Thai island of Ko Racha Yai in the tsuna-mi.

After snaring the so-called“Best Job in the World”,Southall laughed as he re-counted his worst job, as ateenager in Hampshire, south-ern England. “When I was 13to 15 years old I worked as afishmonger,” he said.

He said the selectionprocess on Hamilton Islandwas “surreal”.

“I want to set myself chal-lenges, learn to sail properly,get out there and get my nextPADI [diving certification],”he said.

‘WORLD’S BEST JOB’WINNER INSPIRED BY TSUNAMI TRAGEDY34-year-old Briton named caretaker of tropical paradise in Australia

Top: Connie Culp before beingshot in the face five years ago.Above left: Culp after she wasshot. Above right: As sheappears today after surgery.

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Ben Southall gets his picture taken on Daydream Island inQueensland, Australia. Southall, a bungee jumping,ostrich-riding British charity worker, was yesterday named the winner of the ‘Best Job in the World’.

THE WORLD

By David GermainA P , Los Angeles

They have Leonard Nimoy, and theyhave all the trappings, gadgets and crewmembers of the starship Enterprise.

Yet even for a franchise that grew to sixTV series and 10 previous movies, JJAbrams’ “Star Trek” is the wildestmakeover ever to Gene Roddenberry’s vi-sion of a future where humans have over-come their own squabbles and set out tomake new enemies among the stars.

Everything that came before in the“Trek” universe used Roddenberry’s1960s series as a launch point, so subse-quent movies and shows formed a gen-erally consistent history of the 21st to24th centuries.

Using a tried-and-true “Trek” trick –the alternate reality – Abrams and com-pany found a way to give Captain JamesKirk, First Officer Spock and their palsa new beginning and wide-open future.

“The key to this movie was to be in-spired by, embrace and honour every-thing that’s come before, but with thefirst scene in the movie, we say we aregoing somewhere else,” Abrams declares.

The filmmakers have sleekly updatedthe sets, costumes, props and effects.But fans will recognise the overall look,from the silhouette of the Enterprise tothe gold, blue and red uniforms that area throwback to the quaint outfits

Nimoy, William Shatner and their co-stars wore.

New faces, old namesAmong the new faces, including

Chris Pine as Kirk and Zachary Quintoas Spock, fans will recognise a key play-er from the classic “Trek”. Nimoy re-turns as the older Spock, pursuedthrough time by a vengeful Romulan

(Eric Bana) aiming to wipe out the hu-man-led Federation.

Abrams, screenwriters Roberto Orciand Alex Kurtzman and their collabora-tors hit on an intelligent design to re-suscitate the franchise, Nimoy says. Thelast movie, 2002’s “Star Trek: Nemesis”,was a flop, and the prequel series“Enterprise” was cancelled in 2005amid dwindling ratings.

Nimoy thinks the franchise is backwhere it was in 1982, when “Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan” provided a creativemakeover after “Star Trek: The MotionPicture” proved visually dazzling butdramatically sterile.

A day after he saw the new movie, theson of “Star Trek” creator Roddenberrysaid it did what it should do – broadenthe appeal while staying true to his fa-ther’s vision.

Hard-core fans might object, but “theyare a slice of the pie,” said Eugene “Rod”Roddenberry, whose mother, MajelBarrett, had recurring roles in “Trek”.“You have to strike a balance, and I think

JJ did a damn good job at that.”What would Roddenberry’s father,

who died in 1991, think of it?“He would have probably said to JJ,

‘You did it right. You brought it into2009 the way it should be done’.”

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“Oh my God! Oh my God!”

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THE FUNThe classic sci-fiadventure ‘Star Trek’boldly goes again, withan unwritten future

HE WOULD HAVEPROBABLY SAID TO JJ,‘YOU DID IT RIGHT. YOUBROUGHT IT INTO 2009THE WAY IT SHOULD BEDONE’.Eugene ‘Rod’ Roddenberry, onwhat his father would havethought of the new ‘Star Trek’

,,Director JJ Abrams, in command on the bridge, says the new ‘Star Trek’ seeks to honourthe series’ past while also taking it to a new level.

Chris Pine, left, steps into the role of James T Kirk while Zachary Quinto is the pointy-eared Vulcan first officer, Mr Spock.

‘Righteous’free ticketsUNITED HOME ENTER-TAINMENT is giving away10 pairs of tickets to a spe-cial screening of the actionthriller “Righteous Kill” at8pm on May 15 at SFWCentralWorld.

All you have to do is sendyour name and contactnumber (in Thai or in

English) to [email protected] by Monday. The

first 10 e-mails received get the prizes. “Righteous Kill” stars RobertDeNiro and Al Pacino in their first screen collaboration in 10 years.

Bananas about cinemaTHE “BANGKOK … BANANAS!!” arts fes-tival continues until Sunday, with a nightlyprogramme of outdoor movies at SiamDiscovery Centre.

Tonight’s Cine Bananas celebrates thework of animator Payut Ngaokrajang (seePage 11) while tomorrow filmgoers can enjoythe 1925 German-Indian silent “BuraphaPratheep” (“The Light of Asia”), with livemusic by the band Baby Arabia.

On Saturday, the movies take the form ofa history journal with “Home Movies” whileon Sunday, it’s “Spooky Night” with ghostfilms in three different styles, starting withthe first part of the classic ghost comedy

“Baan Phee Pob”. That’s followed by “Phee Tong Luang”, a docu-mentary about mysterious forest people. The evening wraps up withApichatpong Weerasethakul’s experimental short “Vampire”.

Call (02) 800 2716 or (080) 557 9709 or see Bangkok-Bananas.blogspot.com.

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Rihanna is back – on the redcarpet, at least.

The pop singer appeared atthe annual Costume Institute ofthe Metropolitan Museum galain New York. It was her firstsuch appearance since then-boyfriend Chris Brown alleged-ly beat her in February.

Rihanna arrived in black – in-cluding both the SUV and herpuffy-sleeved Dolce andGabbana tuxedo. She was thelast celebrity to walk the carpeton Monday night and did notspeak with the press.

Vogue editor Anna Wintouronce again hosted the gala,which this year served as thekickoff to “The Model as Muse:Embodying Fashion” exhibit.Kate Moss co-chaired the eventwith Justin Timberlake.

Guests included Madonna,Victoria Beckham and designerStella McCartney with her mus-es, Kate Hudson and Liv Tyler.

Too muchmoneyVeteran politician SuwatLiptapanlop’s millions makehim welcomeeverywhere,especially atrestaurants,where he tipsgrandly.Sometimes thetip is so big thatthe waiter can’tassume it’s a tip.

At his favourite Chineserestaurant at Siam Paragonrecently, Suwat got the billand it was far less than heexpected.

“Last time you paidBt7,000 too much, so I’vededucted it from this bill,” thewaiter explained.

That’s one trustworthywaiter.

It’s Toi lite TV host Tripop “Toi”Limprapat made his Channel 3comeback onMonday withthe return of“The TonightShow”. He’djumped over toiTV in 1996.

It was a goodcomeback, too:watching some plastic surgerybeing done in South Korea andgetting actor Willie McIntoshto show viewers his home forthe first time. Both segmentswere left unfinished, however– tune in again next Monday.

The deal this time is thatToi’s only got an hour-longshow, though he’s expectingan extra 30 minutes startingnext month. But that’s still afar cry from his heyday, whenhe had the luxury of threehours per episode.

Hey, times are tough allover!

Toi

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DOM DELUISE, a rotundfunnyman best known forhis roles in such comediesas “Blazing Saddles” and“The Cannonball Run”,died on Tuesday in LosAngeles. He was 75.

FASHION

Rihanna returnsSinger struts the red carpet at a New York gala

Here’s an early still from Oscar winner Peter Jackson’s latestfilm “The Lovely Bones”, adapted from the best-selling novelabout a girl who’s been murdered and watches over her family– and her killer – from heaven. She must weigh her desire forvengeance against her desire for her family to heal. The filmstars Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon andStanley Tucci and, scheduled for release on December 11.

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Contact Soopsip [email protected].

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Rihanna wore a Dolce andGabanna tux for her appearanceat the Met gala.

Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino areback together in ‘Righteous Kill’.

‘Light of Asia’ isshowing tomorrownight.

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By Parinyaporn Pajee D A I L Y X P R E S S

Aquick glance around film-maker Yongyooth

Thongkongtoon’s office isenough to reveal that the not-ed director and producerdoes indeed have a penchantfor collecting – toys of vari-ous shapes and sizes areperched on most of theshelves.

But ask him what kind oftoys he prefers, andYongyooth is stumped,though he readily admits thathe now owns more than 1,000items and that much of hiscollection is kept at his home.

It’s not so much about col-lecting, he explains, but moreabout revisiting childhoodmemories.

“There was never any mon-ey for toys when I was young,so when I started working, Ikept shelling out for them. Itstarted as a kind of

vengeance – a paybackfor poverty,” says thedirector with a smile.

However, he admitsthat the rationale nev-er really made sense,chuckling as he recallssending a messengerto McDonalds eachtime the burger chainreleased a new seriesof Happy Meal toys.“Now I have 20 draw-ers filled with HappyMeal collections and Inever play with them.”

He doesn’t regret collectingthe toys, though.

“For the price, the [HappyMeal] collections are of highquality. When you piece themtogether, the joints fit welltoo,” he says.

His fondest childhoodmemories are of Japanesecomic book figures and theKamen Raiders, so many ofthe toys in his collection are

Japanese gizmos. A particularfavourite is Astro Boy.

“I wasn’t a big fan of theAstro Boy comic but I like thecharacter. It’s one of my bestchildhood memories,” he says.

“I’ve also bought the UltraSeven Kamen riders becausethe characters and I wereborn the same year.”

Another prized possessionis a TOMY train set.

“I love playing with toysthat actually do somethingand now, when I have freetime, I can share these pleas-ures with my daughter,” saysthe director.

Other models are, as onemight expect, film-related,with items from “Lost”, “24”and “Star Wars”.

He stocks up when he visitsJapan, spending his free timewandering around thetoyshops in Harajuku andAkiharbara.

“Strolling around Akihabaratends to stress me out as I getthe urge to buy everything.The only way I can save mon-ey is by staying away from thearea,” he says.

But he is not an extremecollector and doesn’t lay outserious money for his toys.His most expensive purchaseis Bt5,000 – the price he paidfor his favourite Astro Boymodel.

Toy storyA leading filmmaker reveals a passion for Astro Boy and other Japanese comic book figures

BTS on theright track

From May 15 to 18, BTS Skytrainis celebrating 10 years of serviceby offering free check-ups at thesky clinic at Phaya Thai station.Travellers can have everythingfrom bone density tests to anEKG and consult doctors fromBangkok Christian, Saint Louis,Chao Phraya and Decha hospitals.There’ll also be health talks aswell as healthy-food demonstra-tions and free traditional Thaimassage. Call (02) 617 6000.

Parent helpSiriraj Hospital’s nursery and

child-development centre join upwith the Paediatric Departmentin holding practical courses fornew parents on the secondSunday of every month between 1and 4pm on the seventh floor ofthe Sayamin Building. Doctorsand specialists will be on hand tooffer advice on raising kids in arelaxed atmosphere. Admission isfree. Call 02 419 7000 exten-sions 5722 and 7626 or visitwww.SI.Mahidol.ac.th.

Lower ratesUntil July

30, BangkokHospital con-tinues its poli-cy of helpingpatients inthese cash-strappedtimes by offer-ing rooms atrates discounted by up to 50 percent. Ambulance service is alsoreduced to just Bt100 a trip. Formore information, call 1719 orvisit www.BangkokHospital.com.

I swim and play tennisand soccer three times aweek but since last week,I’ve had pain in my knee. Afriend says this probably amuscle-tendon injury.What should I do?

The muscle and tendonswork together as units.Injuries can affect muscle bel-ly, muscle-tendon junction,the tendon itself, and the in-sertion of the tendon to thebone. Muscles can be dam-aged both by direct trauma(impact) and by indirect trau-ma (overloading). Muscle in-

juries are usually benign butoften annoying and inade-quate treatment can result ina long absence from anysporting activity. Strain iscaused by over-stretching ofmuscles or tendons.Contusions occur as result ofdirect impact, such as when aplayer’s knee hits another’sthigh during a soccer game.When injuries occur, there isinevitably some degree ofbleeding followed by pain andthen the inflammatoryprocess.

A sharp or stabbing pain isfelt when the injured muscle-

tendon contract. Usuallythere is little pain providingthe muscle is rested. After 24hours, bruising and discol-oration may be seen (a sign ofbleeding in the injured mus-cles).

The initial treatment is rest,bandaging the injured part,cooling the affected area withice, elevating the limb and re-lieving the load on the injuredpart. This should be donewithin the first 24 to 72 hours.Muscle exercises should onlycommence after at least twobut preferably five days ofrest.

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askthe pros

Dr Pak Thongpak is anOrthopaedic Surgeon atBNH Hospital

Send questions to [email protected].

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Way out on a limb

By Jeannine SteinL O S A N G E L E S T I M E S

If you’re overweight andhave decided to work out

regularly, it may be wise tosee a doctor before you coughup for a gym membership.

If you don’t have that muchweight to lose, are relativelyyoung, don’t have a disabilityand are in overall good health,you probably can safely skip ahealth check. But if you’re se-verely overweight or have di-abetes or a family history ofheart disease, you shouldcheck in with a doctor beforegetting that heart rate toohigh.

A trip to a general practi-tioner probably will result intests of cholesterol, triglyc-erides, blood pressure andblood sugar – all linked toheart health, a key componentof exercise. If the numbersare out of the normal range,medication might be in order.The ultimate goal is to man-age conditions with exerciseand diet, eventually loweringor getting off medication alto-gether.

A doctor might recommendmild to moderate workouts ifyour numbers aren’t in a dan-ger zone, but he or she alsomight want to stabilise someconditions before letting youlace up your sneakers. To be

on the safe side, begin an ex-ercise regimen slowly –maybe with a walk around theblock, some light pool work-outs, or low-resistance ped-alling on a recumbent bike(best to do it with a buddy tobe safe).

If you experience shortnessof breath, weakness, dizzinessor chest pain, stop immedi-

ately and seek medical care.Once you’re at the clinic of

hospital, you don’t need to re-quest every test under thesun. A doctor is likely to startwith the basics: checking cho-lesterol and triglyceride lev-els, measuring blood pressureand body fat, and testing fordiabetes. More serious tests,such as a cardiac stress test

done on a treadmill, will onlybe prescribed if coronary ar-tery disease is suspected, toguard against severe exerciserepercussions such as a heartattack. And if you see no endto the lose-gain-lose-gainrollercoaster, consider seek-ing more intensive help, suchas at a comprehensive obesitycentre.

A clean bill of happy

SERIOUS TESTS,SUCH AS A CARDIACSTRESS TEST DONEON A TREADMILL,WILL ONLY BEPRESCRIBED IFCORONARY ARTERYDISEASE ISSUSPECTED.

Before signing up for that gymmembership,have a check up

WHAT’S UP10 EVENTS Thursday, May 7, 2009 DAILY XPRESS

see it! Bangkok gets

naughtyCostumed rockers Paradox close out

tonight’s “World Music” session of

the “Bangkok ... Bananas!!” arts festi-

val. The show starts at 6.30 with the

Jonggaben Orchestra and Somnuek

Saeng-aroon. Paradox goes on at

7.45. “Naughty but Nice” is the theme

for the dance and drama perform-

ances at Parc Paragon, which start at

3.30pm. There’s “Love+Over = Lover”

– stories of sex and insects by

Wannasak “Kuck” Sirilar, Pramote

Sangsorn and Sirichok Boonyai;

“Warning” by Thanapol Virulhakul

and Vidura Amranand;

“Aaahh....Third Sex Love Life” by

Master Degree, Suan Sunandha

Rajabhat University and “Wet” by

Manop Meejamrat. The arts fest con-

tinues until Sunday. Visit Bangkok-

Bananas.blogspot.com.

Trail of Deadon RCATexas indie rockers ... And You WillKnow Us by the Trail of Dead willmake their Bangkok debut on May 21at Toys on Royal City Avenue. Theband features Conrad Keeley (gui-tar), Jasan Reece (percussion andguitar), Keven Allen (guitar) Jay LeePhillips (bass), Clay Morris (piano)and Aaron Ford (drums). Ticketscost Bt600. Call (089) 058 4944or (089) 488 2889 or visitwww.MySpace.com/MindTheGapBkk.

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Leaps of faithThe World Acrobats Show from Las Vegas trampolines into Impact

Arena in Muang Thong Thani from June 10 to 14. The performers will

take audiences on a magical journey with death-defying Balagan-

style acrobatics as they fly through the air, dive though hoops and

balance on chairs. Early-bird discount tickets for Bt600 to Bt1,200 are

available at www.TotalReservation.com. Call (02) 833 5555.

Art for all seasons

Three generations of Vietnamese contemporary artists

are featured in “Man and Seasons” at La Lanta Fine Art

on Sukhumvit Soi 31 from May 12 to 30. The youngest,

Lim Khim Katy, is known for strong works depicting the

changing seasons. Nguyen Thuy Huong, who’s in her

40s, tackles the Vietnamese winter, while 50-something

Vo Nam focuses on vast and endless spaces. Call (02)

204 0583 or e-mail [email protected].

In love with LannaCentral Rama III is hosting aLanna-style Visakha BuchaFestival until Sunday. Itincludes an exhibition of theBuddha’s relics from India,Buddha images from Nepaland Lanna, as well as Buddhistpaintings. There will also bedemonstrations on how toarrange merit-making objectsand a range of rare dishes tosample. Call (02) 649 6000extension 1303.

Chilling at themoviesChildren and their destiny isthe theme of this month’sfilms at the Pridi BanomyongInstitute on Soi Thonglor.Saturday’s programme beginsat noon with AlexeiPogrebsky’s “Koktebel”(2003). Next up is ShaneMeadows’ “This is England”(2006) at 1.45 followed byZhang Yimou’s “Red Sorghum”at 3.20. All have Thai subtitlesand admission is free. Call(02) 381 3860-1 or [email protected].

Making musicAs part of the “Songs ofMemory” exhibition, the JimThompson Art Centre and YimLa Mai Group will co-host aworkshop on making musicalinstruments on May 17 from 2to 5 in the William WarrenLibrary. Participants will createinstruments from recycled andnatural materials and learnhow to play them. The sessionis open to children and adults.The course fee is Bt300 perperson or Bt500 per family ofthree. Call SomsudaPiamsumrit at (02) 612 6741or e-mail [email protected].

Pulling stringsThe first Bangkok PianoPedagogy Symposium is setfor May 28 to 30 at theGoethe Institut on SouthSathorn Soi 1. Lecturers includeBennett Lerner, NarongritThammabutr, Nat Yontararak,Benjamin Loh, DennyEuprasert and Mina Ivanova.The concerts, which kick off at7.30, feature Eri Nakagawa onMay 28, Lerner on May 29 andtwo students of Benjamin Lohon May 30. Call (081) 6828000 or e-mail [email protected].

Heartbreak LibraryIn this Korean drama, a librariancatches a man tearing out apage from a book and accuseshim of vandalism, only to dis-cover the complex story behindhis actions. At SF Cinemas.

Thick as ThievesA veteran thief (MorganFreeman) enters into a partner-ship with a brash young burglar(Antonio Banderas) to steal thelast two original Faberge eggs.At SFX Emporium.

Mor 3 Pee 4Rao Rak NaiChatting on the Internet, a

Bangkok boy strikes up aromance a Phuket girl. WithEnglish subtitles at some cin-emas.

Where in the WorldIs Osama bin Laden?“Super Size Me” documentarianMorgan Spurlock treks to theMiddle East, Afghanistan andPakistan in search of the elusiveal-Qaeda leader. At House.

X Men Origins:WolverineThe steel-clawed Canadiansuperhero’s epic life story isrevealed. Hugh Jackman stars.

Saranae Haao PengPranks are pulled on celebritiesincluding Mum Jokmok, AdCarabao, Kotee Aramboy andKorean girl group Baby Vox Rev.With English subtitles atsome cinemas.

K-20: Legendof the MaskAn acrobatic crimefighter(Takeshi Kaneshiro) hunts amasked Robin Hood-like figure.In Japanese with English andThai subtitles at the Siam.

The InternationalAn Interpol agent (Clive Owen)and a lawyer (Naomi Watts) fol-

low a trail of money and murderinto the heart of a conspiracy. AtSFX Lat Phrao.

The Haunting inConnecticutA family moves into an oldhouse and experiences violentsupernatural phenomena.Based on actual events.

What JustHappenedA has-been Hollywood producer(Robert De Niro) is having arough time trying to get his newpicture made. Based on theautobiography of producer ArtLinson. At the Lido.

TO SEEThursday, May 7, 2009 DAILY XPRESS THE SCREEN 11

on tv

HBO WorldBoxing: Vargas vsVanderpool Relive some of HBO Boxing’spast as Fernando Vargas andFitz Vanderpool go head tohead in this match from 2003.Cinemax (TrueVisions), 10pm

Channel linkswww.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

The Horsemen Dennis Quaid stars as a detective on the trail of grisly serialkillings that are apparently rooted in biblical prophecy.Zhang Ziyi also stars.

Big StanRob Schneider plays a nerdy con man about to go to prison.

Scared of being raped while in jail, he hires a martial arts

guru (David Carradine) to teach him some moves. At

Paragon Cineplex.

ApexLido: (02) 252 6498Siam: (02) 251 3508Scala: (02) 251 2861

Century – The Movie Plaza(02) 247 9940

House(02) 641 5913-4

Major Cineplex/EGVBangkok: (02) 515 5555

Major HollywoodBangkok: (02) 718 7999

Paragon CineplexBangkok: (02) 129 4635IMAX: (02) 129 4631

SF CinemasBangkok: (02) 268 8888Pattaya: (038) 361 500

VistaChiang Mai: (053) 894 415

don’t miss!

Star TrekDirector JJ Abrams reimagines the classic sci-fi TV series, focusing on the early careers of James T Kirk(Chris Pine), Mr Spock (Zachary Quinto) and the rest of crew of the starship Enterprise. Anton Yelchin,Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, John Cho and Zoe Saldana also star.

Het MahatsajanPayut Ngaokrachang, whoturned 80 on April 1, isregarded as the father ofThai animation. He’s bestknown for 1979’s “TheAdventure of Sudsakorn” –the first Thai animated fea-ture – which he worked sohard and long on that hetemporarily went blind. Hecreated many other shortworks and commercials.Among them is his first ani-mation, “Het Mahatsajan”(“The Miracle Cause”), whichwill be shown at 7 tonight aspart of the Cine Bananasoutdoor movies programmeat Siam Discovery Centre.Works by other animatorswill be shown as well. Theshows continue nightly untilSunday. Visit Bangkok-Bananas.blogspot.com. –DAILY XPRESS

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Games&YourStars

ASTROLOGYSUDOKU

DIFFICULTY RATING

Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

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

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By Eugenia Last

Today’s Birthday: You will have to move quickly, quietly andwithout hesitation to stay ahead of the competition. An oppor-tunity will present itself through a group to which you belong.Business developments will be based on knowledge, not popu-larity. Add your experience to the equation.

ARIES *** March 21-April 19If you believe it, you can make it happen.Partnerships can develop and talks will lead tonew deals and contract renewals. Your charm andgrace will make the people you deal with feelcomfortable.

TAURUS *** April 20-May 20Put more time and effort into helping others. Youwill pick up valuable information and gatherfavours that will pay you twofold in the future.Patience will allow you to stay in control.

GEMINI ***** May 21-June 20Get involved in a worthwhile cause and enhanceyour reputation while gaining valuable experience.If you have to overspend to impress someone, youare trying to befriend the wrong person.

CANCER ** June 21-July 22Don’t give in to bribery or ultimatums. You do justfine the way you are and, if change is beingpushed on you, back away and look elsewhere forfriendship. Do things on your own terms.

LEO **** July 23-Aug. 22Take a long hard look at your accomplishmentsand set up a strategy that will enable you to ex-pand your dreams, hopes and wishes. There arechanges to be made both personally and profes-sionally.

VIRGO **** Aug. 23-Sept. 22Follow your heart not your head. Concentrate onyour personal life and relationships if you want tobe accepted and considered an asset. A problemat work will be due to misrepresentation.

LIBRA *** Sept. 23-Oct. 22Stick close to someone you can learn from. A loverelationship can unfold differently, depending onhow you react. Attentive affection will bringabout a passionate ending but don’t be too de-manding.

SCORPIO *** Oct. 23-Nov. 21Do not give way to pressure being put on you bysomeone you are close to. A serious partnershipwill get even better if you are serious about yourintentions and open about your plans.

SAGITTARIUS *** Nov. 22-Dec. 21Rely on past acquaintances to help you out now.Lay out your plans and you will entice someone tosupport you financially. Making a change at homewill clear the air and allow you greater freedom.

CAPRICORN ** Dec. 22-Jan. 19Question anything going on in your personal lifethat causes uncertainty. If someone puts up anargument, you may want to reassess the relation-ship.

AQUARIUS ***** Jan. 20-Feb. 18There is money to be made while you gain securityand stability in your life. You can work from homeand profit more by keeping your overhead down.Talk to someone with experience.

PISCES *** Feb. 19-March 20Practise what you preach and you will avoidsomeone questioning your integrity. A past part-ner can offer you a better deal now if you are will-ing to take another stab at an old idea.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY

Actor Richard O’Sullivan is 65.Drumer Bill Kreutzmannr (Grateful Dead) is 63.Musician Phil Campbell (Motorhead) is 48.Actress Traci Lords is 41.Drummer Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys) is 23.Singer/actor Kiatkamol “Tui AF3” Lata is 26.

Tui Kiatkamol Lata

The Road to Success with OCEANThe Ocean Life Insurance Co., Ltd. is now anticipating rapid growth and would like to expand our business. We are embarking on an exciting new journey oftransformation, innovation and unprecedented challenges. If you share our quest for excellence and are a results-oriented individual who thrives in an environment of pro-ductive energy and rapid change, then we invite you to take this journey with us. Go with a Winner, Modern Life Planner, Develop & Save Thai Socialization SustainableDevelopment. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.

We are looking for successful people, and if youare, don't miss this opportunity to call for aninterview and we are sure that you can get someadded value after meeting with us. Interestedapplicants are invited to apply in person or sendapplication with full resume indicating qualifica-tions and experience, transcript, expected salaryand a recent photo to the address or e-mailaddress below:Contact Name: Ms. Parichart

RattanasareechaiAddress: 170/74-83, Ocean Tower 1

BLDG., Rachadapisek Road, Klongtoey, Bangkok, 10110

Telephone: 02-261-2300 ext. 440 Fax: 02-204-0099E-mail: [email protected] or

[email protected]

Management Trainee 20 PositionsResponsibilities:Management Trainees as a fast-track career development forhigh-achieving graduates. Our Programme is designed to showyou how the insurance business works. We provide you with achance to gain the technical skills and experience you need todevelop a fast-track insurance career leading to senior manage-ment. You will be involved in various projects and assignmentswhich will provide you with real work experience in key businessareas such as Actuarial, Product Development, Operation &Services, Sales & Client Services and Underwriting, amongothers. Each project or assignment is determined first andforemost by the demands of the business, but we will also takeyour development needs into account. After finishing theprogram, you will have an opportunity to select and request for aplacement in a position that best suits your competency skills andinterests.Qualifications:

Male or Female, not over 30 years old Master's Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting,

Marketing, Business Administration or related fields from recognized university with GPA above 3.33 and Bachelor's Degree with GPA above 3.00

Good analytical ability and problem solving skills, creative thinking skill

Excellent interpersonal skill, and a team player Proficiency in spoken and written English (an additional

Japaneselanguage will be a definite advantage)

Good computer and presentation skills

Risk Management Officer 1 PositionResponsibilities:Responsible to evaluate, coordinate the monitoring of andproviding advice and recommendations to Risk ManagementCommittee (RMC). Develop Quantitative credit risk models study.Develop, and implement risk management tools. Research andapply risk methodologies and approaches. Identify appropriateinternal and external data sources, and gather information tosupport risk analysis.Qualifications:

Preferably with Master's degree in Finance, Economics or related fields

At least 5 years experience in risk management, operationsaudit, internal audit, internal control, or compliance in afinancial institution

Good knowledge of economics, finance and risk management, especially credit and treasury

Technical skills in financial operation and other business functions

Planning and organizing skills, analytical skills Presentation skills, and interpersonal skills

Marketing Communication 4 Positions(Manager / Executive) Responsibilities:

Assist in developing marketing communication and promotion strategy for use in above the line and below the line communications in accordance with business policy and marketing plan

Coordinate and work with advertising agency or outsource for managing corporate advertising campaign and implementation

Coordinate with marketing line manager to support communication materials for marketing activities and campaigns

Manage of marketing communication budget Represent company in building up the corporate image Manage and control marketing communication program to a

lign with each customer segmentation as planned, and in line with overall brand positioning of organization

Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree or higher in Marketing, Business

Administration or Communications is preferred At least 2 years experience in marketing communication

within professional services environment or insurance business

Strong leadership and consensus building skills, marketing management and strategic planning experience, a proven track record in development and administering a marketing communication program

Must be a self-starter, highly organized and able to work well with others at all levels in the organization

Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and facilitation skills

Good command of spoken and written English Able to travel upcountry periodically

Executive Assistant 1 PositionResponsibilities:

Day-to-day office management practice to support President i.e. scheduling appointments, receiving messages, greeting visitors, liaison with drivers, etc.

Documents preparation to assist President in preparing presentations & reports

Administrative support for President e.g. travel arrangement, hotel reservation, expense re-imbursement, etc.

Meeting & conference arrangements and other necessary preparations

Collaboration with internal & external contacts Management of document filing system Meeting & hospitality coordination for overseas visitors

Qualifications: Female, age not over 30 years old Master's degree in Business Administration or other related

fields Proficiency in spoken and written English (an additional

Japanese language will be a definite advantage) Proficient computer literacy in Ms Office applications Good personality , interpersonal skills, co-ordination skills

and excellent presentation skills High degree of self-confidence & maturity - ability to deal

with Management Ability to relate well with people on all levels High level of organizational skills & attention to details Flexibility to cope with a wide range of duties & ability to

work under pressure within a limited time frame Total confidentiality on all matters dealt with President Experience in the life insurance business will be an

advantage

Assistant Manager - President Office 1 PositionQualifications:

Female, age not over 35 years old Bachelor's degree in any field of studies Proficient computer literacy in Ms Office applications Good personality, interpersonal skills, coordination skills

and excellent presentation skills Ability to relate well with people on all levels Ability to manage of document & filing system High level of organizational skills & attention to details Flexibility to cope with a wide range of duties & ability to

work under pressure within a limited time frame

Experience in the life insurance business will be an advantage

IT Audit Specialist 1 PositionResponsibilities:Working within the Co-operative Accounting Services auditfunction you will provide specialist IS audit services to a widevariety of business areas. As an expert in IS/IT risk managementand control you will advise the business on good practicetechniques and ensure excellent quality of work across thedepartment. In addition to possessing extensive experiencewithin IS/IT audit and IS strategy and security you will hold arecognized industry qualification. Benefits are excellent as arethe opportunities for further training and personal development.The successful candidate will be required to carry out a variety ofaudit assignments, including setting up audit programs, makingrisk assessment, finding vulnerability, coordinating and followingup according to audit plans, recommending areas for improve-mentQualifications:

Male or Female, age not over 30 years old, GPA. at least 2.75

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Applied Statistics and Computer Engineering or related fields

A minimum 3 years' experience in IT Audit, IT general control, system design & development or Network security

Excellent in English communication skills (both spoken and written English)

Proficient computer literacy involving MS Office applications, system design and Network

Abilities of internal audit approach initiation and risk assessment of internal control will be a plus

Good interpersonal skills, communication skills, consulting skill, conceptual and analytical skills

Worksite Agent 26 PositionsQualifications:

Female, age not over 25 years Bachelor's degree in any field of studies Possess pleasant personality Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills can

work under pressure Must be self driven to meet and exceed sales target Highly competent in Sales, active, honest and looking for

development opportunities Good talent and service mind Able to work out of working hours

HR Officer 1 PositionQualifications:

Male or Female, age 20-30 years, GPA. at least 2.75 Bachelor's or higher in Human Resource Management,

Political Science, Business Administration, Industrial & Organization Psychology, or other related fields

Proficient computer literacy in MS Office applications Good personality , interpersonal skills , innovative thinking,

co-ordination skills and excellent presentation skills

Actuarial Officer 2 PositionsResponsibilities:Prepare actuarial related reports and documents. Identify andgather relevant information for product analysis, includingcompany financial statements in support of pricing, reinsuranceadministration, experience study and complying.Qualifications:

Master's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science or related fields

Age over 25 years old Good command of English and computer Skill-MS Office is

preferable Good human relation, communication, quick ability to learn,

cautious and work follow up

Credit Officer 2 PositionsResponsibilities:Perform credit control work to be accurate and meet the compa-ny objectives, company structure, government and statutory. Qualifications:

Age not over 30 years old Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Financial, Marketing,

Business Administration, Economics or related fields At least 1-2 years' experience, preferably in insurance

industry (but not mandatory) Knowledge and experience in credit and financial analysis

will be an advantage Good command of English and computer skill-MS Office is

preferable Good personality, honest and diligence

Underwriter 5 PositionsResponsibilities:Perform for making sure that the company accepts only lifeinsurance applicants whose actual mortality rates do not exceedthe mortality rates assumed when the premium rates for aparticular product were calculated. Prepare regular underwritingreports, and other jobs as assigned in order to achieve companygoals.Qualifications:

Age not over 30 years old Bachelor's degree in Insurance, Business Administration,

Economics or related fields Good command of English and computer skill-MS Office is

preferable Good personality, honesty and diligence Good communication, quick ability to learn, cautious and

work follow up

Representative of Group Life Insurance3 Positions

Responsibilities:Perform and support in sales & marketing activities in responsiblearea or channel in order to achieve the quota in categories ofproduct. Create confidence by after sale service.Qualifications:

Age not over 30 years old Bachelor's degree in any fields of studies Highly competent in Sales, active, honest and looking for

development opportunities Good interpersonal skills with an ability to collaborate with

various organization partners Able to work upcountry (permanent or temporary) Good talent, service minded Able to work out of working hours

Bancassurance Officer 1 PositionMajor Areas of Responsibilities:

Responsible for Bancassurance such as developing and securing quality new business partners

Market to and maintain relationship with intermediaries and independent agents by advising them on ways in which to build their consumer life insurance markets

Qualifications: Male, age 25-35 years Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing

or related fields A minimum 2 years' experience in bancassurance Highly competent in Sales, active, honest and looking for

development opportunities Good interpersonal skills, communication skills, consulting

skill, passion to learn & share

IT Project Manager 1 PositionMajor Areas of Responsibilities:Responsible for lead and to be part of the team member in ITProject Team to initiate and review business units to identifyimprovement opportunities & support the implementation ofbusiness improvement recommendations in order to enhancework efficiency for customers, agencies, and back office staffthroughout the organization.Qualifications:-

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or other related fields together with some IT Management

At least 3-5 years of work experience in project management experience

Excellent communication & interpersonal skills Excellent analytical skills with problem solving, decision

making, planning and management skills Excellent knowledge in formulating corrective action plans Project planning & management expertise Excellent command of English Good PC literacy (including MS Project)

Network and System 1 PositionAdministratorMajor Areas of Responsibilities:

Lead and manage all IT infrastructure of system, security and network team

Develop and implement an IT operating procedure, relevantoperational flow and documents for the operations and maintenance of a 24x7 Data Center

Set up and supervise the management of high availability IP-networking LAN, WAN and server systems such as MS-Windows Server, AD, Exchange, AS/400 and/or UNIX

Implement server/network monitoring system in the Network Operation Center

Responsible for implementing security solutions and enforcing data center network security policies

Perform design for collection of server and networking performance data such as system availability, system logs for the server and network capacity planning

Establish system management criteria and policies Plan and manage the disaster recovery plan for the entire

server and network systems Required standby after office hours and public holiday

Qualifications:- At least 5-years hands-on experience in data center man

agement Degree in Computer, Electrical, Electronics or

Telecommunication Engineering, or Network-related fields Experience implementation and operations of WAN routing

protocols Working knowledge in installing and maintaining hardware,

software and network such as structured cabling, IP layer 3-switch, router, firewall, etc. and experience in UNIX services or MS-Windows Server, DNS, FTP, DHCP, Web Service, SMTP, POP, etc.

Understand the principles of VPN, Remote computer on-line, LAN/WAN, TCP/IP,ISDN and any related functions

In-depth experience in large-scale system and network security

Skill in implementation and operation of backup/restore solutions, AS400, Unix-based systems, system load balancing, and internet content management, Strong customer service orientation

Programmer 5 PositionsMajor Areas of Responsibilities:Provide system support including application assistance, problemsolving and training. Help to create and consistently promoteprogramming standards and development procedures. Train endusers or technical support staff to use programs. Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or other related fields.

At least 1 year of work experience in programming Excellent communication & interpersonal skills Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision making

skills

Hire Purchase Marketing officer 2 PositionsProvide recommendations and services to customers in the areaof new and used cars hire purchase. Build up and maintain thegood relationship with dealers.Qualifications:

Male, age not over 30 years old,Bachelor's degree in any field of studies

At least 1 year of work experience in hire purchase business Excellent communication and coordination skills Able to work under pressure

Sales Manager, Senior Sales Executive 1, 4 Positions

Assist in developing marketing strategy for use in above the lineand below the line in accordance with business policy and mar-keting plan. Survey and sell real estate. Prepare and assist indeveloping sales tools and reports, and other jobs as assigned inorder to achieve company goals.Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in any fields of studies,Highly competent in Sales, active, honest and looking for development opportunities

Good interpersonal skills with an ability to collaborate with various organization partners

Excellent analytical skills with problem solving, decision making, planning and management skills

Able to work up-country (permanent or temporary) Good talent, service minded Able to work out of working hours, good PC literacy

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So much about Tiger Woodsafter major knee surgery

looks the same. He won the Arnold Palmer

Invitational with a birdie putton the last hole that everyoneknew he was going to make.Even when his swing was out ofsorts last week at Quail Hollow,he somehow was in the thick ofcontention until the final twoholes.

But this is not the same TigerWoods.

He is missing his power,whether it’s off the tee with adriver or from the fairway withirons that are sometimes twomore clubs than what he usedbefore surgery last June to re-build his left knee.

The power shortage was nev-er more evident than the finalround of the Masters, playingwith Phil Mickelson, whenWoods usually was the first tohit from the fairway. Even his ri-val couldn’t help but notice.

“I kept having to wait for him to hit,” Mickelson

jokingly said yesterday. That wasn’t the case the last

time they played together atAugusta National, the finalround in 2001, when on someholes Woods hit it farther witha 3-wood than Mickelson didwith a driver.

More evidence came lastweek at Quail Hollow.

By measuring drives on the56 holes that were not par 3s,Mickelson’s average tee shotwas nearly 14 yards longer thanWoods’. Statistics can be mis-leading, especially over the firsttwo rounds because theyplayed on opposite ends of thedraw. But in the third round,when they were separated byone group, Mickelson waslonger off the tee on 11 of the 14driving holes. Mickelson’s aver-age drive was 317.6 yards,Woods was at 300.5 yards.

Woods has an answer for hissudden loss of length.

“I’ve been away from thegame for a long time,” he saidon Tuesday, referring to hiseight-month layoff after the USOpen. “And it’s going to take alittle bit of time before my bodygets back to where I can hit theball the same distances. I don’thit the ball the same distance

with my irons or my driver.” What he doesn’t have an an-

swer for is when he will get itback.

“Hopefully, soon,” he said. Woods said at Quail Hollow

that he was just starting to getsome “pop” back in the swing,which had been missing earlier.He spoke about the rotation re-quired to generate speed in hisswing, and the importance ofnot stretching the ligament.

Is Tiger shorter? Or is Phil longer? Mickelson has always been

more infatuated with lengththan Woods, although Woods’aura has been built aroundpower.

Woods is having to make dowith less at the moment, whichis OK with him. He has been ex-perimenting with differentshafts and lengths of his driver,although he keeps going back towhat he had.

The Players Championshipwill be the fourth straight tour-nament that Mickelson has achance to replace Woods at No1 in the world ranking.Mickelson would have to winand have Woods finish worsethan fourth place alone for thatto happen.

A WEAKER WOODSTiger is back, butwithout the samepower as before

3-1Roberto Luongo made anearly lead stand up andthe Vancouver Canucksregained home-iceadvantage by beating theChicago Blackhawks.

EPAArsenal fan

hangs himself An Arsenal fan in football-madKenya hanged himself followinghis team’s 4-1 aggregate drubbingby arch-rivals Manchester Unitedin the Champions League semi-final, police said Wednesday.Suleiman Alphonso Omondi, a29-year-old Kenyan living in thecapital Nairobi’s Embakasi neigh-bourhood, hanged himself in hisArsenal shirt late on Tuesdayafter the match, police said. –AFP

Magath set tojoin SchalkeFelix Magath, coach ofBundesliga leaders Wolfsburg, isset to join rivals Schalke 04 atthe end of the season, Germantabloid Bild claimed yesterday.Wolfsburg officially announcedyesterday that the 55-year-oldwill leave them when the seasonends on May 23. – AFP

Blackburnwant Barton Blackburn manager SamAllardyce is interested in signingNewcastle midfielder JoeyBarton, The Independent report-ed. Allardyce brought Barton toNewcastle in 2007 fromManchester City when he was incharge of the Magpies. Barton,26, was suspended indefinitely

by Newcastle yesterday follow-ing his red card at Liverpool lastweekend. – Bloomberg

Gambhir’s 71 takesDelhi to the topA half-century from stand-inskipper Gautam Gambhir ledDelhi Daredevils to the top of theIndian Premier League table witha nine-wicket win over KolkataKnight Riders on Tuesday.Gambhir’smeasuredinnings of 71not out easedDelhi to theirtarget of 155with one overto spare,David Warner’squickfireinnings of 36from 23 deliv-eries got theDaredevils offto a flying start and eased thepressure on his team-mates. –AFP

Adebayor toAC Milan? Arsenal’s Emmanuel Adebayormay leave the London club forAC Milan, the Daily Mail reported.The striker said he speaks toMilan vice-president AdrianoGalliani regularly and describesthe club as “sexy as Beyonce,”the Mail said. – Bloomberg

brieflyVelappan apologisesfor ‘desert’jibeGaffe-prone former top Asian FootballConfederation official Peter Velappan wasforced to apologise yesterday after telling theAFC president to go home “to the desert”.The remark at a press conference, in whichVelappan was critical of Qatari AFC chiefMohamed bin Hammam, drew the ire of Arabjournalists, who condemned it as racist.“I also want to express my regret to all mem-ber associations of the AFC as well,” he said.Peter Velappan

Tiger Woods hits a tee shot on the 6th hole during practice for the Players Championship.

Gambhir

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AFP, London

Alex Ferguson believesManchester United are hit-

ting peak form at just the righttime to extend their reign aschampions of Europe.

Ferguson’s side swept intothe Champions League final forthe second successive seasonwith a ruthless 3-1 victory overArsenal in Tuesday’s semi-finalsecond leg at the EmiratesStadium. United are just 90minutes away from becomingthe first team in the ChampionsLeague era to successfully de-fend Europe’s top club prize.

Victory in Rome againstChelsea or Barcelona on May 27would be the culmination of acampaign that has already in-cluded Club World Cup andLeague Cup triumphs and islikely to feature a third consec-utive Premier League crown.

But Ferguson knows the po-tentially glorious finale couldhave been so different if Unitedhadn’t bounced back from de-feats to Liverpool and Fulham.

“We had a blip when we lostto Liverpool and Fulham andwe got a break against AstonVilla when we won in the lastminute but since then the formhas been back,” Ferguson said.

“I think we are at ourstrongest at the moment. Youhave to remember that the teamhas just been put together thelast two or three years, it does-n’t happen overnight.

““Good players will always bejudged by the belief they have.What was good for me was that

everyone played for each other– there were no individual per-formances above the rest.”

Ferguson measures the valueof a season by United’s per-formance in Europe these daysas he tries to establish themalongside the likes of RealMadrid, AC Milan andLiverpool as the continent’smost successful clubs.

United would join BayernMunich and Ajax on fourEuropean Cups if they win thisyear’s competition andFerguson believes his playershave the desire to do it.

“From the club’s point ofview, we should have won thiscup more times and it’s anotheropportunity for us,” Fergusonsaid. “Hopefully we can do it

again. We have the quality, en-ergy and ambition to do it againand it’s a hungry team. Whenthe chips are down, they don’tlet me down.”

While Ferguson savoured oneof his greatest European victo-ries, he also found time to con-sole Arsenal manager ArseneWenger – for so long a bitter ri-val of the United boss but now amuch closer friend.

Ferguson said: “I know exact-ly how he feels. When you workas hard as he does he deservessuccess. “The problem forArsene Wenger and myself isthat the longer you are in thegame the more labels are at-tached to you. If you are notwinning you are useless, if youare winning you’re great.”

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FOOTBALL

MAN U BURN BRIGHTFerguson hails histeam’s return tored-hot form in 3-1win over Arsenal

WE ARE AT OURSTRONGEST AT THEMOMENT ... THETEAM HAS BEEN PUTTOGETHER THE LASTTWO OR THREEYEARS, IT DOESN’THAPPEN OVERNIGHT.Alex Ferguson

Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo, centre, scores his second goal past Arsenal’s Manuel Almunia.,,

Worst night of my career, says Wenger

‘Distraught’Fletcher tomiss finalUefa yesterday ruled outa reprieve for ManchesterUnited midfielder DarrenFletcher over the red cardthat means he will besuspended for theChampions League final.

Fletcher was sent offin United’s 3-1 win overArsenal on Tuesday for achallenge on CescFabregas inside thepenalty box. Televisionreplays showed that theUnited player had playedthe ball before Fabregastumbled over him.

But even if refereeRoberto Rosetti acceptshe made a mistake,Uefa’s rules allow for redcards to be rescinded onlyif the official acknowl-edges that he punishedthe wrong player, aspokesman for Europeanfootball’s governing bodyconfirmed.

“A club can file aprotest against a cautionor a sending off butunder our rules it is onlyadmissible if there is acase of mistaken identityby the referee,” he said.

Ferguson admitted hefelt for his compatriot.

“Darren is disappoint-ed and he should be dis-appointed,” Fergusonsaid. “He’s one of themost honest players inthe game and to miss thefinal, it’s a tragedy. Hewas distraught.”

Fletcher was consoledafter the match by PaulScholes, who, along withRoy Keane, missedUnited’s victory overBayern Munich in the1999 final because ofsuspension.A F P

D P A , London

Arsenal manager ArseneWenger has described his

side’s 3-1 defeat by ManchesterUnited in the second leg oftheir Champions League semi-final as the worst of his career.

Arsenal were humbled athome by the holders onTuesday night with two goalsinside the first 11 minutes asUnited cruised to a 4-1 aggre-gate victory. Their exit meansfor the fourth season in a row,

Arsenal will be without a tro-phy. “It [was] the most disap-pointing night of my career,”Wenger said.

“I felt the fans were really upfor a big night and to disap-point people who stand behindthe team so much hurts.”

“The most difficult thing isthat we do not have a feelingthat we played a semi-final ofthe Champions League.

“We were out of it after 10minutes and we had 80 min-

utes to play against a team whodefend well and wait to count-er-attack. We were in a posi-tion where we had to take allthe gamble after having startedquite well.

“I must say we can only lookat ourselves. It is very disap-pointing to fight to get such along way and to give the gameaway like we did.”

Mistakes from Kieran Gibbsand Manuel Almunia gaveUnited their 2-0 lead but

Wenger said his side shouldtake collective responsibility.

“We do not want to blameanyone individually,” he said.“In three minutes we concededtwo goals and it was too much.

“We were ready for a fightand the game but after 10 min-utes it was impossible. We keptgoing and we did as much aswe could. We played withpride and desire but of coursesome part of the belief hadgone.”

AFP

EPA

Darren Fletcher, left, is sentoff by referee Roberto Rosetti .

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Coach meetsVick in prisonSuper Bowl-winning coachTony Dungy met with impris-oned former quarterbackMichael Vick at the federalpenitentiary in Kansas onTuesday.

“It was a private meetingbetween Mike and coachDungy and a positive meet-ing,” said Vick’s agent, JoelSegal.

Vick was serving a 23-month sentence forbankrolling a dogfightingconspiracy. Dungy retired asthe Indianapolis Colts coachin January, two years afterleading them to a Super Bowltitle. He has long beeninvolved in prison ministries.

“Where my heart is, isreally with our young menright now,” Dungy said whenhe retired.– A P

DPA, Los Angeles

King James had a night to re-member, and one the

Atlanta Hawks would like toforget.

Newly-crowned league MVPLeBron James had 34 pointswith 10 rebounds as theCleveland Cavaliers routed theHawks 99-72 yesterday in theopener of their EasternConference semi-final play-offseries.

“We know the series is notwon in one game,” James said.“Game One is over with andwe’re preparing for Game Tworight now as we speak.”

Cleveland hosts Game Twoin the best-of-seven series to-morrow.

Prior to the tip-off, NBA

commissioner David Stern pre-sented 24-year-old James withthe league MVP trophy in frontof a wildly-cheering sold-outcrowd at Quicken Loans Arena.

“It’s an unbelievable night forme as an individual to win aprestigious award like this,”James said. “And to be able toaccept it in front of these homefans of 20,000 plus, that havewatched me grow from a youngman to a man, is great.”

“King James” then went outand played like the MVP.

Playing their first game innine days since sweeping theDetroit Pistons, the well-restedCavaliers showed little rust.The top seeds built a 12-pointlead before taking a 49-44 half-time advantage behind 22

points from James.“It was unbelievable how

sharp we were tonight havingnine days off,” James said.“That’s tough on anybody. Butwe came out and continued themomentum from the Detroitseries.”

Elsewhere it was DenverNuggets 117, Dallas Maverick105.

Carmelo Anthony poured in15 of his 25 points in the deci-sive final quarter, and theNuggets ran away from theMavericks to take a 2-0 advan-tage in their WesternConference play-off series.

“We didn’t come in thinkingwe were going to blow theMavericks out,” Anthony said.“We wanted to play hard, we

wanted to play defence. In thefourth quarter, we made someshots, got some stops and got inthe open court.”

Denver carried an 86-83 edgeinto the fourth quarter beforeblowing the game open.Anthony had 10 points to key agame-sealing 16-2 run to startthe period, giving the Nuggets acommanding 102-85 cushionbefore coasting home.

“I think we wore them downin the fourth quarter,” saidDenver guard ChaunceyBillups, who chipped in with 18points. “We took off and ex-ploded.”

Brazil’s Nene also scored 25,JR Smith had 21 for Denver,who outscored their guests 31-22 in the fourth quarter.

NBA PLAY-OFFS

LEBRONPLUCKSHAWKSKing James helps Cavaliers crushAtlanta Hawks in opener, Anthonysteers Denver Nuggets to 2-0 againstDallas in the Western Conference series

IT’S AN UNBELIEVABLENIGHT FOR ME AS ANINDIVIDUAL TO WIN APRESTIGIOUS AWARDLIKE THIS. AND TO BE AB LE TO ACCEPT IT INFRONT OF THESE FANS.

MVP winner Lebron James

Marvin Williams, No 24, of the Atlanta Hawks makes a rare steal from LeBron James of the Cavaliers.

Vikings make raid for veteran quarterbackAP, Minneapolis

Just when Brett Favre lookedto finally be out of the NFL,

the Minnesota Vikings couldbe pulling him back in.

Citing an anonymous source“with direct knowledge of thediscussions between the twoparties,” ESPN reported yester-day that Favre is scheduled tomeet with Vikings coach BradChildress this week about apossible comeback.

Favre’s agent, Bus Cook, didnot immediately return aphone call to his Mississippioffice left by the AssociatedPress. Childress and Vikingsspokesman Bob Hagan also didnot immediately return mes-sages.

Both Favre and Cook havesaid this spring that Favre in-tends to stay retired. But

Favre’s statement after he wasreleased by the New York Jetslast week left the door open.

“At this time, I am retiredand have no intention of re-turning to football,” he said.

Those three little words – “At

this time” – set off rampantspeculation that he was indeedconsidering a second return toaction.

Childress said on Friday hehad been too busy to concen-trate on Favre, but did ac-

knowledge the subject wouldsoon be broached.

Favre spent 16 seasons inGreen Bay, retiring in 2008 af-ter leading the Packers to theNFC title game. He changedhis mind a few months later,which set up a long and messysoap opera that ultimately ledto his trade to the Jets.

It was believed all along thatFavre, after hearing GreenBay’s plans to go with AaronRodgers at quarterback, want-ed to come to NFC North rivalMinnesota so he could exactsome revenge on the Packers.

But the Packers would havenone of it. The team filed tam-pering charges against theVikings, alleging impropercontact between Favre andVikings’ Darrell Bevell, a friendof Favre.

Ex-Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre may go to Minnesota.

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AP

FOOTBALL

Ferguson can tasteEuropean gloryWith Man United into a second successiveChampions League final, Alex Ferguson iscloser to fulfilling his last great objective forthe club: Boosting its stature with a betterreturn of European Cup wins. Ferguson, whohas supplied two of United’s three triumphs, says adding another two wouldallow him to retire satisfied.

SERENA SHOCKEDA lethargic Serena Williams was stunned by PattySchnyder who dumped the Williams sibling out of the WTA Rome Claycourt International 6-2 2-6 6-1.THE SPORT

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NBA

King James rulesas MVP of NBAShowing why he was voted the league’sbest player by a landslide, Lebron Jamesscored 34 points and added 10 rebounds,three assists and four steals as the top-seeded Cleveland Cavs won their fifthstraight lopsided game in a post-seasonthat has so far mirrored their best season infranchise history. >PAGE 27

28 BANGKOK Thursday, May 7, 2009 DAILY XPRESS

A worried Tamarine Tanasugarn confinedherself to her hotel room in Madrid all daywhile Danai Udomchoke got himself quar-antined as Thai athletes remain on highalert against the swine flu pandemic. Afterher flight landed in the Spanish capital onTuesday, Tamarine, who will kick off herEuropean clay court season next week, hadto undergo strict protective measuresagainst the deadly outbreak of the virus,and was told to remain in the hotel.“I’ve been advised not to go into the city. Ispent the entire day [Tuesday] in the hotel.This is very scary,’’ said Tamarine, who final-ly got on to court yesterday for much-need-ed practice on the surface before the tour-nament starts on Monday.“Had I known there was a vaccine, I wouldhave taken the shots before I left Bangkok,’’said Tamarine who bought a face maskand started taking vitamin C as precaution-ary measures.In Bangkok, Danai along with SanchaiRatiwatana got themselves vaccinated atSamitivej Hospital yesterday before flyingto Busan on Friday for a Challenger event.“The vaccine [Oseltamivir] is for commonflu but it’s better than doing nothing. As Ihave to travel constantly, it’s safer and bet-ter to have some sort of a protection,’’ saidThai No 1 Danai, whose schedule this sea-son includes trips to the United States andEngland.Sanchai and his brother Sonchat had beenin Mexico for tournaments but were luckyto leave a few weeks before the outbreak.“My family advised me to get vaccinatedbecause we have to play in the US and reg-ulations are very strict there at themoment,’’ said Sanchai whose brotherSonchat will get himself vaccinated onFriday.Pro golfer Thongchai Jaidee was the firstThai athlete to get the anti-influenza vacci-nation. He took the injection at theVipavadee Hospital last Friday before leav-ing for the Player Championships inAmerica.

Lerpong Amsa-ngiam,DAILY XPRESS

Danai Udomchoke receives a a shotof influenza vaccine as fellow playerSanchai Ratiwatana waits his turn.

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