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Sayom ''Lord’’ Sangworabut, whose production house is making Amy’s television drama, Thidawanorn 2, says he failed to hold a buang suang ceremony to propitiate the gods before filming started.
The ceremony, which typically heralds the start of filming for television dramas and movies, is supposed to drive away bad luck and ensure no accidents befall cast or crew.
The second series ends tonight, but a third one is planned, with Amy returning to a prominent role.
He would take the cast on a mass merit-making ceremony next week to make amends, he said.
Amy, 23, is in a coma at Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok after her car ran off the road in Pathum Thani on Tuesday about 1am.
She was admitted to Krung Siam St Carlos Hospital in Pathum Thani with bleeding to her brain and fractured pelvis after her vehicle hit an electricity pole by the side of the road.
Her male companion, Buphakorn ''Tam’’ Nilat was travelling in the passenger seat and escaped serious injury.
Doctors say she is likely to recover, and her parents are confident she’ll be well enough to work on the third instalment.
However, mystery surrounds the probable cause of the accident, as the director and Amy’s male companion believe she is unlikely to have fallen asleep at the wheel.
Tam says Amy was in good spirits before the accident. They were chatting shortly before he dozed off. He woke moments before the collision, as the Mitsubishi New Lancer was veering off the road.
The impact of the collision with the pole catapulted Amy out the windscreen and on to the road. He was thrown from the passenger seat into the driver’s seat.
Work on Thidawanorn 2 had just ended for the night at Dara studios in Pathum Thani. They were heading home to Nonthaburi when the accident occurred.
''She is an experienced driver and we were chatting just before the accident, so I think it’s unlikely that she fell asleep at the wheel,’’ he told journalists.
At her mother’s request, Amy (Miss Teen Thailand 2006, The Gig 2) was transferred the same day to Bumrungrad Hospital, where she relies on an oxygen machine to help her breathe. She has yet to regain consciousness.
Doctors say the swelling in her brain is responding well to treatment, and surgery may not be necessary.
An early visitor was actor Nattawat Chen Plengsiriwat, a co-cast member in Thidaworn 2, who said Amy’s accident was the latest to befall members of the cast.
He turned up with a plaster on his nose, legacy of an accident on set when he ran into a plank of wood.
Other members of the cast had suffered cuts and scrapes while making the show, which made him suspect that his accident, and now the one which Amy had suffered, may be linked.
''I believe the set of our production may be cursed, as we failed to carry out a buang suang ceremony first,’’ said Chen.
Mr Lord agrees the failure to hold the ceremony may have been a contributing factor to Amy’s accident.
''Usually, we would hold a buang suang ceremony only when the author of the work we are filming has died.
''In this case, the author is still alive, so I took the cast to a temple to make merit instead.
''I will take the cast to a temple for another merit-making ceremony when the production ends,’’ he said.
He denied he was working the cast too hard. Work started that day at 10am, and ended at midnight, but Amy had rested a full day beforehand, he said. -
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Bad boy presenter/DJ Saranyu "Beam" Prachakrit has found that driving around in a private vehicle done up to look like a police car is no laughing matter.
Beam is on the police radar after he was caught driving around town in a vehicle carrying fake police stickers and an authorised police siren.
On Wednesday, Beam’s Toyota Fortuner was involved in a scrape with another vehicle outside a city school.
The owner of the vehicle laid a complaint after Beam failed to show up as agreed to file a report of the accident.
Officers stopped Beam’s vehicle at a roadblock, when they found it had been done up in black and white to resemble a police vehicle. Stickers on the sides and back said the car belonged to the National Police Bureau.
Police searched the vehicle and found Beam was carrying a knife, handcuffs, firearm, police radio, gas mask, and electric shock apparatus.
Police charged the Virgin Radio DJ/Channel 3 presenter with carrying unlicensed weapons; displaying an unauthorised siren, and carrying an unauthorised police radio. Further charges, of making inappropriate changes to the appearance of his car, and fleeing the scene of an accident may follow.
After Beam’s family met police, the suspect was released on bail of 100,000 baht.
Acting Metropolitan Police Bureau 1 head Pl Lt Gen Sunthan Chainon said police were looking into his claims that the vehicle was done up to resemble a police car for use in television productions.
Beam said executives from TV3 and Virgin radio had contacted police to clear up the matter.
He says he carries the weapons for self-protection in the event that filming on the set of his TV drama finished late.
He also likes playing BB gun games, so the weapons came in handy for them, too.
He likes driving around in a vehicle resembling a police car for the sake of convenience, especially if he is ferrying about important people. Police see it, and wave him through.
At the time of the scrape outside the school, he was on his way to a motor event in Bang Saen.
Earlier, police mistakenly named model/DJ Paranyu ''Tack'' Rojanavudtitham as the man they arrested.
Tack says his parents called him to ask what happened. ''I was a victim of a misunderstanding. I wish reporters would check their facts. I carry nothing in my car but cartoons, after-shave, football gear, and knitting,’’ he told Matichon newspaper.
He reckons police confused him and Beam because their surnames are similar. ''I have tattoos on my arms, so perhaps they jumped to conclusions,’’ he said.
Beam, who has a reputation as a bad boy in the industry, says his arrest results from a similar misunderstanding.
He agreed to file a report of the accident at the local police station, but went to a different station by mistake.
''We use the vehicle and the weapons in television productions. I have never used them myself. It is all a misunderstanding, and nothing to get worried about.’’
At Beam’s request, they have released his impounded car so it can go in for repairs. -
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| Beam |
Beam is on the police radar after he was caught driving around town in a vehicle carrying fake police stickers and an authorised police siren.
On Wednesday, Beam’s Toyota Fortuner was involved in a scrape with another vehicle outside a city school.
The owner of the vehicle laid a complaint after Beam failed to show up as agreed to file a report of the accident.
Officers stopped Beam’s vehicle at a roadblock, when they found it had been done up in black and white to resemble a police vehicle. Stickers on the sides and back said the car belonged to the National Police Bureau.
Police searched the vehicle and found Beam was carrying a knife, handcuffs, firearm, police radio, gas mask, and electric shock apparatus.
Police charged the Virgin Radio DJ/Channel 3 presenter with carrying unlicensed weapons; displaying an unauthorised siren, and carrying an unauthorised police radio. Further charges, of making inappropriate changes to the appearance of his car, and fleeing the scene of an accident may follow.
After Beam’s family met police, the suspect was released on bail of 100,000 baht.
Acting Metropolitan Police Bureau 1 head Pl Lt Gen Sunthan Chainon said police were looking into his claims that the vehicle was done up to resemble a police car for use in television productions.
Beam said executives from TV3 and Virgin radio had contacted police to clear up the matter.
He says he carries the weapons for self-protection in the event that filming on the set of his TV drama finished late.
He also likes playing BB gun games, so the weapons came in handy for them, too.
He likes driving around in a vehicle resembling a police car for the sake of convenience, especially if he is ferrying about important people. Police see it, and wave him through.
At the time of the scrape outside the school, he was on his way to a motor event in Bang Saen.
Earlier, police mistakenly named model/DJ Paranyu ''Tack'' Rojanavudtitham as the man they arrested.
Tack says his parents called him to ask what happened. ''I was a victim of a misunderstanding. I wish reporters would check their facts. I carry nothing in my car but cartoons, after-shave, football gear, and knitting,’’ he told Matichon newspaper.
He reckons police confused him and Beam because their surnames are similar. ''I have tattoos on my arms, so perhaps they jumped to conclusions,’’ he said.
Beam, who has a reputation as a bad boy in the industry, says his arrest results from a similar misunderstanding.
He agreed to file a report of the accident at the local police station, but went to a different station by mistake.
''We use the vehicle and the weapons in television productions. I have never used them myself. It is all a misunderstanding, and nothing to get worried about.’’
At Beam’s request, they have released his impounded car so it can go in for repairs. -
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Model Natalie Davis is smarting after her boyfriend Ball called an end to their two-year relationship.
''Natalie’s boyfriend is not handsome – but she still gets rejected!’’ declared one unkind headline.
Natalie’s boyfriend Ball, who works outside the industry, is not known for his stunning features. Yet Natalie always has a ready response for sceptical journalists: ''He may not be handsome, but I love him!’’
They started having problems recently, because she was seldom around to see him.
''I am just too busy with work, so he’s feeling put out at the moment,’’ she said in tears.
''I hope I can persuade him to change as mind, as it’s probably not yet reached point of no return.’’
Ball had heard scuttlebutt that while Natalie had drawn close to socialite Prem Busarakamwong, a co-contestant on the Superstar reality TV show.
Natalie admits that other men have shown an interest. However, handsome or not, no one can compare with her Ball.
''I love him, and want him back. I’ll just have to give him more time.’’
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| Natalie |
''Natalie’s boyfriend is not handsome – but she still gets rejected!’’ declared one unkind headline.
Natalie’s boyfriend Ball, who works outside the industry, is not known for his stunning features. Yet Natalie always has a ready response for sceptical journalists: ''He may not be handsome, but I love him!’’
They started having problems recently, because she was seldom around to see him.
''I am just too busy with work, so he’s feeling put out at the moment,’’ she said in tears.
''I hope I can persuade him to change as mind, as it’s probably not yet reached point of no return.’’
Ball had heard scuttlebutt that while Natalie had drawn close to socialite Prem Busarakamwong, a co-contestant on the Superstar reality TV show.
Natalie admits that other men have shown an interest. However, handsome or not, no one can compare with her Ball.
''I love him, and want him back. I’ll just have to give him more time.’’
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