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Superstar Patcharapa "Aum'' Chaichuea threw a carnival fair-style birthday party for herself at a Bangkok temple, amid playful signs that her millionaire businessman boyfriend is getting ready to propose.
Her boyfriend, socialite Pithan "Amm'' Ongkorsit, presented Aum with a white birthday cake that bore a close resemblance to one she presented to him for his own birthday in October - and which first set tongues wagging about the prospect the pair might get hitched.
The cake bears two small figures, a man and a woman. The male figure is bending down on one knee, as if proposing, while holding out a cake to the female figure.
The party was held the night before Aum's birthday on Wednesday. Surprise guest Amm turned up at midnight to present her with the gift.
Her manager, Supachai "A'' Sriwichit, gave Aum a cheque for 100,000 baht. "I'm giving Aum 100,000 baht - but I expect her to pay me back by making me 10 times that amount,'' he joked.
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| Aum, A |
Aum's friends helped choose the cake, as they did the one for Amm's birthday. On that occasion, Aum presented Amm with a cake on which a small male doll appeared standing, while a female doll sat on its edge.
"We're trying to convey the idea that the man and woman on the top look cute, not that they are about to marry,'' Aum insisted.
Among the temple revellers were Aum's close friends, actresses Pitchanart "May'' Sakakorn and May Feuangarom, who competed to upload pictures of the birthday party on their social media sites.
"Aum has everything she wants now ... all she needs is someone to ask for her hand in marriage,'' May wrote.
Aum went red as she was presented with the cake, but has said nothing publicly about whether the big day is edging closer.
On Amm's birthday, Aum insisted the couple were still talking rather than seeing each other romantically, though her friends insisted the couple were much closer than they were letting on.
Even as the prospect of a wedding appears to be edging closer for Aum, another celebrity couple took a step back from their wedding plans, which they had originally set for next year. -
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Voluptuous actress Tak and art lover Mr Boonchai were engaged at a lavish ceremony at his beloved Museum of Contemporary Art on Vibhavadi Road last month.
They told reporters they hoped to marry and have children next year.
Mr Boonchai has since moved into Tak's home, where he is sleeping rough on the living room couch in the name of togetherness, but Tak says she is in no hurry to tie the knot.
"I'm not getting cold feet, I'm just not ready,'' she insisted.
"I know my mother wants us to get married by May, but really, it's just a ceremony. It's almost as if we're married now. We see each other every day.
"We should wait a little longer ... perhaps a couple of years. I would like to get to know Pi Yai [her nickname for Mr Boonchai] first, so there are no surprises,'' she said. -
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Singer Chai-amorn "Amy'' Kaewwiboonpan has adopted a novel approach
to nursing his infant daughter, Lullabelle, while his wife is asleep.
"I'm a night person anyway. While I'm composing and practising songs, I put her in my lap. She enjoys the sound of music, as we started playing it to her while she was still in the womb,'' Amy said last week, as he opened up about the experience of being a first-time dad.
"Lullabelle likes to sleep in my lap as I play guitar. She's the kind of baby who cries all the time. I have to hold her before she will stop.''
Amy, 24, lead singer of the alternative pop band Bottom Blues, says he and his young wife, actress Irada "Ida'' Siriwut, are enjoying their new roles as parents.
"I work during the day, and at night have Ida feed the baby first.
Then I take over for a while, and we switch in the middle of the night,'' he
said.
He dismissed criticism that he and Ida were too young to start a family.
The couple married in May, though they had been living together previously.
On the day of her wedding, Ida told reporters boldly that she was five months pregnant - and suffering from a genetic blood disorder that could compromise her baby's health.
Ida (star of Love Julinsee: Ruk Man Yai Mak) said she was diagnosed with thalassemia and a thyroid disorder about the same time she discovered she was pregnant.
"I started fainting on set, and went to see a doctor,'' she said. "Amy had a history of blood disorders in his family, but I turned out to be the one with the disease, she said on her wedding day.
"I can accept it. My blood disease probably won't have a direct effect on my child, but it does on me, as I cannot afford to lose much blood.
"I want to give Amy an opportunity first. I want to do as well as we can, and give up only when the disease is so bad it poses too much of a risk,'' she said, talking about her pregnancy.
Lullabelle was diagnosed with her mother's blood disorder as a newborn, though doctors told the couple that she would get over it in time. Her birth, in September, otherwise passed without mishap.
On the day of their wedding, Amy said he knew the public would judge the couple harshly for deciding to have the baby.
"I know there will be a negative reaction. But we have married out of love. I would like people to think of it as a beautiful thing, and that as a couple we have made the right decision.
"Everyone has to leave each other eventually, whether it's in life or death. I'm sure I've met the one I love, and want to marry her. Believe me - love will make everything better,'' he said, battling tears.
Almost three months since their baby's birth, Amy said he loves being a dad, but finds it a source of constant worry. The public reaction wasn't as bad as first feared, though some did criticise the couple for being ''selfish''.
Ida has taken a break from acting, and has two hired helpers to help her care for Lullabelle.
"My mother says Lullabelle is worse then me, Ida, and my elder sister
rolled into one, meaning she is naughty and knows too much for her age,'' he
said.
"She shoots me sulky looks if I do something to upset her, and looks angry when mum says she'll ignore her if she's naughty,'' he said.
"I work in smoky places. When I get home, I want to hug her, as I miss her. But I must wash my hands in alcohol or take a shower first.''
Asked to rate himself as a dad, Amy said he would give himself 10 out of 10.
"I give myself full marks, because there must be very few dads who can hold their children and play guitar at the same time,'' he said enthusiastically. -
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"I'm a night person anyway. While I'm composing and practising songs, I put her in my lap. She enjoys the sound of music, as we started playing it to her while she was still in the womb,'' Amy said last week, as he opened up about the experience of being a first-time dad.
"Lullabelle likes to sleep in my lap as I play guitar. She's the kind of baby who cries all the time. I have to hold her before she will stop.''
Amy, 24, lead singer of the alternative pop band Bottom Blues, says he and his young wife, actress Irada "Ida'' Siriwut, are enjoying their new roles as parents.
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| Amy, Ida |
He dismissed criticism that he and Ida were too young to start a family.
The couple married in May, though they had been living together previously.
On the day of her wedding, Ida told reporters boldly that she was five months pregnant - and suffering from a genetic blood disorder that could compromise her baby's health.
Ida (star of Love Julinsee: Ruk Man Yai Mak) said she was diagnosed with thalassemia and a thyroid disorder about the same time she discovered she was pregnant.
"I started fainting on set, and went to see a doctor,'' she said. "Amy had a history of blood disorders in his family, but I turned out to be the one with the disease, she said on her wedding day.
"I can accept it. My blood disease probably won't have a direct effect on my child, but it does on me, as I cannot afford to lose much blood.
"I want to give Amy an opportunity first. I want to do as well as we can, and give up only when the disease is so bad it poses too much of a risk,'' she said, talking about her pregnancy.
Lullabelle was diagnosed with her mother's blood disorder as a newborn, though doctors told the couple that she would get over it in time. Her birth, in September, otherwise passed without mishap.
On the day of their wedding, Amy said he knew the public would judge the couple harshly for deciding to have the baby.
"I know there will be a negative reaction. But we have married out of love. I would like people to think of it as a beautiful thing, and that as a couple we have made the right decision.
"Everyone has to leave each other eventually, whether it's in life or death. I'm sure I've met the one I love, and want to marry her. Believe me - love will make everything better,'' he said, battling tears.
Almost three months since their baby's birth, Amy said he loves being a dad, but finds it a source of constant worry. The public reaction wasn't as bad as first feared, though some did criticise the couple for being ''selfish''.
Ida has taken a break from acting, and has two hired helpers to help her care for Lullabelle.
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| Lullabelle |
"She shoots me sulky looks if I do something to upset her, and looks angry when mum says she'll ignore her if she's naughty,'' he said.
"I work in smoky places. When I get home, I want to hug her, as I miss her. But I must wash my hands in alcohol or take a shower first.''
Asked to rate himself as a dad, Amy said he would give himself 10 out of 10.
"I give myself full marks, because there must be very few dads who can hold their children and play guitar at the same time,'' he said enthusiastically. -
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Tomboy singer Matanawee "Zee'' Keenan is suffering short-term memory
loss after her accident six months ago in which she was hit by a van outside a
city temple.
Zee said last week that while her scars have healed on the inside, the accident outside Wat Pathum Wanaram on May 27 has left her with memory problems.
"I'm worried about it ... scared even. We have to remember so many things. I can meet you here today, but by tomorrow I won't remember,'' she said.
Zee was heading to the temple to make merit when a delivery van hit her as she was crossing the road close to the Ratchaprasong intersection.
She was thrown into the air, and landed on her head. She suffered bleeding in her skull, and a broken left clavicle.
The singer underwent cranial surgery and an operation for a broken left clavicle at the Police General Hospital.
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| Zee |
Zee said last week that while her scars have healed on the inside, the accident outside Wat Pathum Wanaram on May 27 has left her with memory problems.
"I'm worried about it ... scared even. We have to remember so many things. I can meet you here today, but by tomorrow I won't remember,'' she said.
Zee was heading to the temple to make merit when a delivery van hit her as she was crossing the road close to the Ratchaprasong intersection.
She was thrown into the air, and landed on her head. She suffered bleeding in her skull, and a broken left clavicle.
The singer underwent cranial surgery and an operation for a broken left clavicle at the Police General Hospital.
Zee said she had yet to talk to a doctor about her problem, or her family.
"I'm busy with work, and when I'm free the doctor is unavailable, and vice-versa. I've yet to tell my parents, as I don't want them to worry,'' she said.
"But I will to try harder to see the doctor, as I don't want it to get any worse,'' she said.
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