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Hong Sabat Lai: Ep 8

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Posted on September 16, 2012

I love this episode for many reasons, but most importantly, it is a step in the right direction, moving us progressively towards the climax. We have character arches for three of our romantic stories and most fascinatingly, Rabin and Nay’s relationship. Rabin finally accepts that his feelings for Nay are more than how a bodyguard feels for his boss. It’s exactly what I was hoping for! Not to mention, Nay is finally confronting Ponglert about his illegal work and this will force the bad guys to do something, and quick before their past bites them in the ass.

Ep 8 Recap

Kwan and Wichate stand in the garden shade, and Kwan tells the officer that ever since Rabin came to live with them, things are slowly changing for the better. Wichate says that she would also brighten up even more if she enters into the society. Although Kwan aspires to do so, she is afraid. She is terrified of what could happen to her family again. Wichate promises to protect and be there for her family, if she would allow him. Kwan shyly agrees as she turns away.

Night falls and in Don’s condo, he is still hurting from the last run in with the bad guys. This is affecting his many part time jobs so he fears they will struggle to pay for his education. Especially now that their dad is here, he couldn’t work so openly. Aor chimes in that she could help and he could distract their father, but Don adamantly declines her help, he feels bad enough as it is when he allowed her to work last time, he had promised their father that he would take care of her. Sexist much? [I find it interesting that Aor (representing females) finds a job where she is using her beauty for money. Is this indicative of the best way a girl can earn a living without an education in Thailand?]

Anyway, as they chatter, Siwat and Tee appears on the television where the media asks them of their relationship status. Siwat answers the way any celebrity would: I want to focus on my work. While Tee tells everyone that she’s a female, she “couldn’t” possibly reply to the question, but instead, she would shamelessly hang on to his arm and let her action speak for itself.

Kwan is braver by the minute as she tells Nay that she didn’t like the way Tee is openly seizing Siwat. Nay says that she’s thinking too much, it couldn’t be possible. I don’t know if Nay is trying to comfort her friend or lie to herself, because we know Tee is coming on to her man. Nay gets a call from Siwat and is comforted that he cared enough about her sensibilities to call and explain the news. He says that the match is merely a promotional stunt and that he wants to marry Nay. Just as he finishes his sentence, he gets a phone call from Tee on his other phone. He fibs that it is just a friend calling and he could call him back. Should have told her the truth buddy, because Tee decides to call Nay instead and told her that Siwat wouldn’t pick up her calls. So Nay turns around and calls Siwat to talk to Tee!

With tears swimming in her eyes, Nay hangs up. Rabin peers from the corner and asks her if he could help her unload any hardships. He hands her a cup of hot tea (this man knows the way to a woman’s heart!)

“You can read my mind,” Nay says after a sip of the hot tea.

“(I’m) at your service,” Rabin replies.

“You must have heard my phone call with P’Siwat.”

Rabin puts his hands in his pocket and says, “Before two people are able to marry, they tend to encounter many obstacles.”

Nay’s tears are threatening to fall.

“And after they marry, there will be other problems,” he continues.

“No need to console me, P’Siwat lied to me.”

“Nobody wants to lie to the person they love,” Rabin said, “but there are times it is necessary, in order to make the person happy.”

“Do you think P’Siwat feels this way?” Nay asked.

“I would be the wrong person to ask, I’m not Khun Siwat’s girlfriend.”

A flashback of Siwat and Nay’s moments together in Europe appears before our eyes with Rabin’s voice in the background.

“You are the one, actually, who loves Khun Siwat. You know the true essence of Khun Siwat.”

Ah, so sweet. Siwat and Nay are so compatible as their sweet scenes show how much they are or used to be in love with each other.

Another shot of Nay and Siwat sitting on a bench in Paris. Nay sees an older couple walking by and asks Siwat that if they get to that age, would they present a concerned-about-each-other image like that? He grasps her hand and kisses her knuckles. He tells her that he will love her until his last breath. But that doesn’t seem to give her true confidence, she says to him that he is a guy who has everything so it is only natural that other girls would want him. Especially when they return to Thailand and he’s the Prime Minister, how could she trust him? Siwat consoles her with, “I’ve chosen my mate. No matter if I encounter other women, they would only be acquaintances, not my lover, like you. I promise that we will be very happy together.”

Sometimes she just needed a reminder that she is loved. But how strong can a memory of a promise hold up against a reality that is slapping you in the face?

Nay tells Rabin that she needs to be stronger than this, as the tears roll down her face. Rabin agrees because there are many more obstacles she will face with Siwat to reach that old age. He looks away but Nay keeps her eyes on him.

“What is it? Why are you looking at me?”

Her face crumbles as she tries to control herself, “if I don’t have you, at this rate, I don’t know what my life would be like.”

She turns away so he doesn’t see her sobbing.

Rabin is torn, he feels badly about her situation. He steps closer and touches her shoulder. Nay turns at his touch and wraps her arms around him, because more than anything, she needed a shoulder to cry on.

What a sweet scene.

The next morning Siwat brings Nay to a meeting with his father. Nay is reluctant but Siwat tells her it is time that he fulfills his end of the bargain. Rabin will wait for them outside and wishes them the best of luck.

In Tamrong’s office, he doesn’t agree to make their relationship known to the public yet. He reminds Nay of their biggest goal and that they are not yet there. Since they are half way there, he is still striving for the public to see the strength and validity of their party. Siwat objects and is frustrated by Tee’s involvement in this. Tamrong says that she is only helping their efforts because she’s related to the former Prime Minister who supports their party. Siwat asks if he and Nay could legalize their marriage quietly. His father tells him that he is being watched like a hawk, that will definitely not go unnoticed. Tamrong tells Nay to hold on a bit longer. Nay steels herself and agrees.

In the hallway, Chulongorn came to see Tamrong and notices Rabin waiting outside. She comes on to him but Rabin declines her and that he couldn’t possibly offer any benefits to her, lol. Chulongorn is still working on Tamrong, but it doesn’t work this time as he declines Ponglert’s offer, which pissed Ponglert off and he is determined to show Tamrong!

Aor is able to convince Don to let her work an event at Central World by means of being calm, cute and rational. She tells him that one of them needed to find funds to pay for his finals and since he couldn’t work, she needed to help out. Don relents but isn’t happy with it. Which in this case, his concern is a good thing because Ittiharn happens to notice her and remembers her face. He decides to keep his eyes on her because she will take him to someone he’s been looking for.

Meanwhile Siwat is doing the all-important role of being a Prime Minister. But staying away from Tee is deeming nearly impossible because she’s sneaking into his office (and just because she’s related to the former PM, that doesn’t mean she has the clearance and right to hide in his office!) Craziness. I liked it how he seems so annoyed by her, at least he’s not succumbing to her “charms.” But unfortunately, he can’t seem to say no to her.

And the small dinner party commences! Nay had invited her brother and his family to join them for dinner. In which, I’d like to borrow the recipe book that Rabin is using. Even following a recipe to the tee, I can’t seem to conjure such yummy meals the way he did! Skills indeed! Rabin apparently made the whole dinner himself.

After dinner, everyone sat around to sip on tea and to reminisce about the bad time, and that soon, they will see the light. Wichate walks in just in time to see Kwan crying, he didn’t like to see her tears. I find that so cute!

Nay and Don are outside and Don tells his sister that Kwan’s family has experienced a worst fate than their family. He feels badly for them and wonders what they could do next. Nay says that the best way is to create a happier and better future for them. She is certain that their parents are watching over them and are helping them overcome this together.

Wichate helps Kwan with the dishes. Before she leaves he stops her to wipe a smudge off her face. Hah, so many love interests abound!

Next we have Don and Aor- where their brother-sister affection is steering into something much deeper.

Aor had been staying up to wait for Don- he was chatting with his sister. Nay tried to give him money and fulfill her older sister role by providing for him. But Don has grown up now and can find his own money, so he declines her help. This frustrates her to no end because she feels bad enough as it is that he grew up with little means. As Aor and Don stand at the balcony, with the stars twinkling above, Aor tells Don that she gets Nay. It is because Nay worries about him, the way she worries about him. Don turns to look at her as she continues, “I hope you won’t decline my concern for you,” and she hands him her money. Lol, Don has girls offering him money left and right. He let’s out her name mixed with frustration and a growl, “Aor…” But Aor doesn’t take no for an answer, she said that they’ve made an agreement already. It’s cute how he succumbs to her than his older sister. Before she leaves him to himself, Aor says that she loves him and is concerned about him.

Back to our main couple, who is getting cuter and cuter by the minute. In a coffeeshop, Rabin tries to cheer Nay up with some cold beverages. He thinks she is still fuming about Don’s rejection of her money. Rabin tells her that Don has survived without her for so long, he’s grown up now, she can’t treat him like a bird in a cage. Nay says that she is not mad at Don, she is mad at him!

“You’re my people, why are you on Don’s side?!” Lol how cute.

Rabin tells her to quiet down, everyone would hear them.

But she repeats it again, saying that he’s her people and that he needed to be on her side. This causes Rabin to generalize that all woman are like this when they’re angry: they get pouty and emotional. Especially for her, he added, she is like the witch in a folktale, unforgiven. This pisses Nay off and she smacks his arm. This shows us that she is comfortable around Rabin and can show him all sorts of emotions: playful, teasing, happy, angry. Which is entirely different when she is around Siwat, she dared not show him the angry side of her. So essentially, she cannot be herself around him. Rabin makes note of this quickly, “have you ever hit Khun Siwat like this before?” Pouty, she walks to the window with her arms folded across her chest.

She does exactly what he had said earlier so he takes his cell phone out and prepares to send the image to Siwat. She warns him if he’s quick witted like that, she will smack him again, lol. He brings out the bad side of her!

But the fun part is soon over when they get into their car and someone throws a bag of blood against their windshield. Rabin instructs for her to stay in the car as he chased after the culprit. Gunfire is exchanged, but they were able to get away. Nay knows exactly who is responsible for that. Handy to have one enemy!

With Uncle Gan’s compilation of Ponglert’s many discrepancies, Nay takes all of the paperwork and evidences to Tamrong. They use this to confront Ponglert, who says that he will prove his innocence. Siwat is afraid of her safety. Ponglert gives Siwat a frightening call, warning him of his naiveté. Siwat says that he loves his country and will stop anyone who will do it harm. Ponglert tells him that he will soon change his mind when he sees the results of his “good” intentions. Finally we get a turning point, the war is on!

Nay asks Rabin for his motivation and support for the trials that they will face. Rabin assures her that he is here to protect her, little did he know that he is already in too deep. When she invites him to lunch with her and Siwat, and even though he finally agrees after she cajoles him, he couldn’t shake his somber feeling. While they were eating, Nay notices his serious face and asks if everything is alright. If I were Siwat, I would be concerned, heeh, this employer is taking notice of every one of her bodyguard’s nuances! He tells her that he feels like a third hand, because he wanted Siwat and Nay to have some alone time. Siwat says that even if he let Rabin sit at a different table, Nay wouldn’t allow it.

The boys have a moment alone and Siwat tells Rabin that he loves Nay very much. Rabin couldn’t help but compliment Nay too, he said that she’s smart, capable and has a good heart. And he can’t stop smiling when he talks about her! Siwat adds that anyone who is around her, couldn’t help but love her. Rabin disagrees, he says that even if that is so, Nay wouldn’t return the feeling because he feels that Nay could not love anyone else besides Siwat. It makes me wonder if Rabin realizes how he feels about Nay or if he just doesn’t let himself feel anymore? The funny thing about feelings.. they cannot be controlled!

Anyway, Nay and Siwat part because Siwat needed to attend an event with Tee. It is funny how Nay is totally alright with it, she keeps telling him that she understands. Siwat is feeling a bit put out that she’s so understanding. Hah. Siwat tries to hold her hand but they were in public, he tells her that he will be with her on her birthday. Nay is happy enough that he remembers.

Back to Aor and Don, they are so cute. She was picking up her paycheck from the last event and Don was waiting. He teases her that he has been waiting for so long. She apologizes but realizes that he was only teasing her. Don tells her that the day he doesn’t want to wait for her, is the day he no longer loves her. Aor blushes at his words. Ittiharn was spying on them but is waiting for a better opportunity to get even with them.

Rabin takes Nay to her happy place, a quiet park where she is able to collect her thoughts. Nay presents him with a new phone, she notices that his old one could no longer take pictures. Isn’t it interesting how she notices everything about him and vice versa?! How romantic! Rabin is excited about the phone so he immediately went to work in opening the box. Nay comes up behind him and just as she leans down to ask him and he turns to respond, they come to about an inch of each other’s lips! Wah! Allow me to fangirl!

Nay pulls away awkwardly. We see Nay taking a picture of Rabin with the new phone and Rabin’s voice narrating: is it too much if I feel such good feelings towards you?

Then we hear Nay’s voice narrating: thank you Rabin, for making me smile. It’s strange that when I am around you, I feel so happy and I can’t explain why.

Awe! Gosh they just make me smile every time they’re together! And a step to the perfect direction, they both are realizing that they have feelings for each other.

That same night, Rabin is browsing through the pictures they took that day. He’s smiling from ear to ear but then the smile fades when he sees a picture of his late girlfriend. He recalls an older memory of her, a time where he asks her to live with him in his home and grow old with him. It was a time he too was very happy and does that make him guilty for having that same feeling with someone else? It’s a natural conflict, he told her that he loves only her and that will never change. Even in his flashback, we see Aim telling him that there are no guarantees in life. And that she would understand and be happy with any decision he makes because she wants to see him happy. He tells her that there is nothing that can change the way he feels about her. Aim begs to differ; she says that death can do that.

Alas that is true as we see Rabin in present time, aching for the loss and perhaps realizing that it is ok to move on. He smiles and admits it out loud, “Aim, I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.”

And that my friends, is the most realistic, poignant part of this episode. Por you got me there!!

The bad guys are pressuring each other and turning on each other. Ponglert says to his lover, Chulongorn to not face him when her duty isn’t done- she needed to sway Tamrong with her bedroom finesse. Ittiharn appears and bitches at her in front of his father, insulting her. He tells her that she can’t backstab them because they are tough tigers. Ponglert makes her continue her charade with Tamrong, while Chulongorn stared daggers at Ittiharn.

And that my friends, is the end of episode 8!

Thoughts:
I adore the analogies in this episode and especially, the feelings that have been slowly simmering between the boss and his bodyguard. For a while now, we see what they don’t see: the chemistry. But they start to notice each other more, even know too much about what the other thinks/wants, to the point of expressing their feelings for each other: teasing, hitting, pouting. They go on like this until a moment where they reach a point of no return. Rabin realizes that he can love another and apologizes to his dead girlfriend. Nay soon realizes that she is way too comfortable and can be her true self with her bodyguard- she couldn’t do the same when she is with her fiancé!

The pairing of Wichate and Kwan is also moving along, Kwan is noticing odd feelings for the cop and the cop hates seeing her cry. As for Aor and Don, well, they are always too cute, but finally admitting that they deeply cared and loved each other.

Fast paced and filled with good stuff!

Categories: Lakorn Recaps

Tagged: Alex Rendell, Hong Sabat Lai, Janie Tienphosuwan, Por Nattawut

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The Sixth Sense- First Impressions

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Posted on September 9, 2012
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I am intrigued by the introduction of new actresses, underrated leading actors and the fascinating premise behind sixth sense. I love me a good scary lakorn with the backdrop of white/black magic, ghosts, spirits and romances strung together due to supernatural conflicts. And hello, there’s Louis Scott! But more about him later.

The ability to perceive the unseen world, which is known as sixth sense, is achieved through the five subtle senses of smell, taste, sight, sound and touch. In our latest weekend lakorn, the story explores this spiritual world through five female characters that possess these abilities with an added flair: Yanin can communicate with the other dimension by transporting her spirit to their medium via meditation; Rod not only has the sense of smell, but she possesses white magic; Ned has the ability of sight; Kat can see people’s past through touch; and Kan has the gift of sound.

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Hong Sabat Lai: Ep 7

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Posted on September 4, 2012

Action packed episode! The lakorn is fast paced as usual, Ittiharn doing crazy things to undermine his father while Nay and Rabin continue to find evidence to put them away. Baby steps.. because even though they have some evidence, Tamrong wanted to wait until everything lines up before they did anything.

Episode 7 Recap

Nay and Rabin are digging through her old mansion, searching for a tape that her father had recorded before he passed away that will incriminate Ponglert. Nay is pissed because Ponglert and son turned her mansion into a hotel and because of the extent of the redecoration, she didn’t think that they would find the tape.

Now, Rabin had permitted her to sneak into the mansion with him under the guise that Ittiharn won’t be home today. But things start to get interesting because Ittiharn is rolling in with his minions. Don and the crew across the street are watching the video surveillance closely and notice this- in which Don decides to rescue them while the crew screams at him to stop.

Too late. Don is already yelling at the men who are about to enter the mansion. He hollers that their car hit him. Irritated, Ittiharn and his men made their way to Don. Nay and Rabin watch from the bedroom window with anxiety.

Ah shit, Don’s excuse doesn’t match up. Ittiharn says that he’s lying and he punches Don in the face. Don apologizes for wasting their time, but he doesn’t know Ittiharn well enough. Ittiharn pulls out a gun- Nay is in the house panicking, telling Rabin to do something. But Ittiharn is only teasing him, like a cat playing with a mouse; he shoots the ground by Don’s feet, scaring the wits out of him. Before he could do further harm however, Rabin appears from the corner and kicks the gun out of Ittiharn’s hand. They get into a brawl, but they were no match for the skilled Rabin.

Golly Ittiharn is a flippin idiot. When the police showed up, he still wants to best them with a gun.

When the evening turns into night, Rabin, Nay and Aor are searching for Don in the area. He had been hiding from view and looked pretty beat up.

Aunt Jan is pretty shaken up. Wichate asks the family if they would like to move out of the house, he would arrange another, safer one for them. But Uncle Gan says that for the longest time, the bad guys forbid them to leave, now that they could, he wants his family to stay. It is how they will defy the bad guys and show them that they will fight for their justice.

Aor tends to Don’s bruises at their condo. Don asks Nay if she had looked at the storage room, which made her perk up. That was one room she did not search. She turns immediately to Rabin and asks if he would take her to the mansion again. Rabin looks at her as if she is joking.

“No can do,” he says. “They are more careful now, if we go, there will be combat.”

“Are you scared then?” she taunts.

“Yes,” he replies, “I’m afraid you would be in danger,” and continues, “At this time, I think we should recuperate and devise our next steps instead.”

Nay looks disappointed and deep in thought as she and Rabin sat at a coffee shop. He tells her to take it easy but she is frustrated that she hadn’t thought about searching the storage room first. Rabin mischievously pulls out his cellphone and says that they can at least get the bad guys with one case. He shows Nay a video he took of Ittiharn doing an illegal exchange at the mountainside.

The bodyguard gets his first day off. Rabin balks, but Nay is persistent that ever since he worked for her, he hasn’t had a break. Wichate will oversee the house while Nay will spend some time with Siwat. Wichate tells Rabin to go listen to music or watch a movie but Rabin says that he would rather work. Wichate smiles and relents that if he is so crazy about work, he wouldn’t be able to find a girlfriend. Wichate realizes what he said and immediately regrets it. Of course, Rabin is trying to work all the time so he doesn’t think about a girlfriend, a late one or a lack of one.

Rabin decides to pay respect to Aim. But as much as our bodyguard should take the day off, he immediately got back to work when he overhears Parn’s voice telling the guards to watch the house as he sees to a personal business.

Rabin follows Parn’s truck as the older man turns into a home with white picket fence. There, he learns of a secret backstabbing that he could not have imagined (even though we, as the audience had an inkling.) His brother’s girlfriend who had gone MIA is actually shacking up with Parn. She complains that he has not stopped by for a couple of days and Parn explains that he had a lot of work to do. He notices that she has more customers (she’s a seamstress) and she says that she has a lot of work because she wants to make money. Parn promises her that (not very long) he would be able to bring her a lot of money. She is excited at the prospect- maybe that is why she went with the bad boy, at least he brought in more money, than a poor soldier. Rabin witnesses all of this and says, “is this why you weren’t willing to talk? (about Gong’s disappearance.)”

Jid is shocked to see Rabin. Rabin steps into the house as memories of their time together, him, his brother, Parn and Jid flashes before his eyes.

“How could you do this to P’Gong?” Rabin asks Jid.

“Hold on Rabin, I-“

He doesn’t let her finish. “He trusted both of you. So why, why?”

“Rabin!” Parn points his finger at Rabin, admonishing him to stop. “You followed me here?!” Clearly. “I don’t have an answer for you.”

“I don’t need your answer either!” Rabin shouts, the answer is staring him in the face, and he says exactly that.

Rabin tells them that they are evil. Parn tries to land a punch but misses and they get into a fistfight. Jid is screaming in the background for them to stop. Parn pulls out a gun and is ready to shoot but Jid forces him to stop.

This scene ends whatever remaining friendship or kinship Rabin feels for Parn and vice versa. Rabin walks angrily out of the house. Parn says to Jid that he tries to tell Rabin that he doesn’t know where his brother went all this time, but Jid can only say that Rabin will never look at her the same way again. Parn says that it’s no matter because from now on, their roads are very different. Jid appears not to understand what he was referring to. Parn is cutting all ties!

Nay sits in the conference room, among all of the important people, Ponglert included, and she is about to play her hand. The video incriminating Ittiharn gets played for everyone to see. Ponglert is pissed and says that they’re “each other’s people.” Tamrong says that the term “each other’s people” making their country rescind. Chulongorn begged everyone not to make a big deal out of this. Nay finally speaks up and says that if she wanted to make a big deal out of it, she would have sent the clip to the media, instead of congregating in this conference room. She warned Ponglert that if he thought about doing anything, he should be very careful. Even hell has eyes.

Ponglert asks what they want from him then? He warned them not to do anything reckless otherwise there will be trouble among the party. They all wondered what he was up to- Nay surmises that he wants to leave the party. Because someone who is taking advantage of the country would not want to stay with a party that thinks he/she is tainted.

Tamrong and Siwat both compliment her for her fearlessness and that she must have gotten it from her father. Siwat asks his father for the rest of the day off to spend with Nay. Just as they are walking, they see Rabin waiting for them. Nay notices the bruise on his lips and immediately asks him what had happened. He’s a bodyguard; don’t you think he gets into a brawl every now and then? Clearly she’s concerned hah.

Rabin asks where they were heading and after learning that they are just touring around, he asks to tag along, as a means to protect Nay. Typically he doesn’t do this (since he wants them to have alone time) so it only means he fears something is up. Lol, and she offers to invite Don and Wee as well- the more the merrier! Then of course Tee appears and invites her to the “party,” which is what it has become.

To the movies we go. The funny thing is, they are watching the same movie that they’ve seen earlier. Is it because they want to watch it again or just a lapse in detail on the director’s part? Heeh.

As Siwat invites everyone to dinner, Tee fakes a faint and asks Siwat to take her home. Nothing new here, she’s still trying to steal Nay’s boyfriend, and Nay’s letting her. She tells Rabin to tag along with Siwat to make sure he is safe.

Later that night, Rabin asks Nay the burning question: how much longer is she going to condone this?

And yet, the same response from Nay: I trust P’Siwat.

She turns the question on him: what do you think I should do?

After all of the advices he has already given her? How about heed one.

Ponglert is willing to lose this political game for now, too much is at stake. But Ittiharn wasn’t willing to let this game go, he still wants to teach them a lesson.

The group is heading out to the countryside, to hold a press interview regarding illegal dealings in the forest. A caravan of cops and the media follows their van.

Ittiharn’s evil knows no bounds. The men who he was dealing with regarding the trees tried to run away so he pretends to make nice and give them money. However, as they drove off, their truck exploded.

Back at the outdoors press conference, Nay and Rabin quietly chatter about Siwat and how he has won the hearts of the country already. Rabin adds that there is one person that is hurting her and her confidence in Siwat. He points to Tee, who is standing next to Siwat, openly taking ownership in front of the media. Nay looks at the duo and tells Rabin that she doesn’t want to think much about it and tries to walk away. He says that walking away doesn’t fix anything or solve her problems, which annoy Nay. She says that she’s not running way, just doesn’t want to see it. Their bickering is cute, even if they’re talking about the same things.. he likes to push her buttons.

Siwat tells the media to look over yonder and peals Tee’s hands away from his arm. She asks him why he did that and he gave an excellent answer, I’m the Prime Minister, it is not appropriate in front of the media. Hey, when it doubt, blame on duty.

Meanwhile Ittiharn and his hired hands prepare to kill the whole lot of them. He gets a bazooka (?) and shoots at the caravan. Ittiharn likes the killing aspect and does it all on his own while his minion stand and watch.

The crowd cries and disperses. Soon after, the minions picked up their guns and start to shoot at the people who remained standing. This went on for a while. People tried to rush into the forest as fast as they can for cover.

Tamrong learns about the shooting at the countryside as Chulongorn tries to distract him. But he’s smarter than she thinks and warns her that if anything happens to his son and niece, they were finished.

Ponglert calls Ittiharn and tells him to stop but Ittiharn was just getting started.

As they are deeper into the woods, everyone starts to realize that they have left the other behind: Siwat wants to go back and save Nay while Nay wants to go back and save her brother. But they are all forced to move forward to save themselves.

So action packed! Rabin kicking ass and Nay shooting (and not missing!)

The officers are finally getting involved, sending arm forces to rescue the Prime Minister. Kwan asks Wichate to bring everyone back and lastly.. to be careful. She’s growing fond of him!

The fight goes on much longer and very little talk happens.

Night falls and Siwat-Tee and Rabin-Nay couple finds each other. When Nay saw Siwat, she wanted to run to him and hold him but Tee appeared and snagged his arms away.

They build a campfire and Nay could only look at her boyfriend who is sleeping peacefully under a tree. It wouldn’t have been so bad if Tee weren’t snuggling so close to him. Rabin watches her watching them.

She soon walks towards the stream and Rabin follows her. He sees her crying.

“I know that you’ve experienced many things in life. But the tears that are falling can help you release and clean the little things that you have seen,” Rabin said.

“That’s why I’m hiding here. There are certain things that if seen, is much more than my heart can handle.”

“I don’t want you to be weak. You’re going to face many more obstacles. I want you to be strong and brave.”

Nay looked up at him, “You always tell me about the positive, good things. Thank you, Rabin.”

“I’ve decided from the moment that I’ve accepted my duty, that I will protect you, stand by you and bring you to safety.”

“I must thank you again, Rabin,” she said sincerely. “You are like a close friend who truly understands me.”

He tells her that she didn’t need to thank him. “I don’t like to see you crying. I believe that you will overcome this. Good things are coming your way.”

Nay wipes her tears. Who wouldn’t love such a great bodyguard?

Don-Aor made their way to the same campsite as Nay. Don had been shot on the shoulders and Rabin tends to his wound.

Siwat and Nay exchange a look, it is not like one between two lovebirds.

The following morning, the police helicopter discovers the survivors and Prime Minister.

Siwat wants to punish the culprits but his father says to keep it under wraps for now. His logic is that it is better to watch over them than to be blindsided. Siwat asks his father if he wants to wait until all of the evidences come together first, then punish Ponglert.

Ittiharn tells his dad that he has discovered Nay’s younger brother. They think that the evidence may lie with him.

Aunt Jan is still terrified of what can happen. Wichate offers for them to stay at his home, change the environment and it would be safer. But again, they’ve decided to stay home.

Nay and Rabin stood from afar watching Kwan and Wichate. Rabin asks if she notices Wichate’s “look” at Kwan.

Nay asks what if it was him? Rabin laughs it off and says that there was no way. He considers Kwan as his younger sister. Are you asking him this so you can test out how he feels about another girl? So if he says no way, you could feel better?! Lol, she doesn’t even realize she’s doing this..

She’s still digging, trying to reveal his new/old or secret girlfriend. Curious aren’t we?

Rabin tells her that when it comes to matters of the heart, no one can determine it for you. Especially his heart, no one knows it best than he does.

Nay leans closer to his ears, “so exactly whom do you secretly admire?”

Rabin turns to her with a smile, but doesn’t answer.

And that is the end of our episode!

Stay tune for next week!

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Thoughts:

I’ve decided that I’m not a huge fan of action lakorns. If it’s TVB that might be a different story, but with lakorns, I think I’ll be ok with just rom coms or drama.. it’s just that lakorns focus too much on the same plot: bad guys selling or cheating certain aspects of the country. It’s all very patriotic. And to me, borrring. I like action dramas driven from personal motivations and consequences- like Jid Sung Harn or even Tawan Deard. Makes for a better story, I think.

But it’s not a bad episode all in all, very action packed and drives Nay and Rabin closer. But as much as Nay thanks Rabin (over and over) Rabin still claims and appears removed from it all. As if he’s just there as a bodyguard who goes above and beyond. I wonder what will convince Rabin that he should live in the present and forget his painful past? He keeps telling Nay to do this but he certainly doesn’t heed his own advice. I’m def still interested in seeing how their love story unfold. As for the other stuff, it’s just ok for me. In the last two episodes, there are no character arcs or growth, just more of the same issues. Hopefully we’ll be rewarded with something different next week.

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Tagged: Alex Rendell, Art Pasut, Hong Sabat Lai, Janie Tienphosuwan, Por Nattawut

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Hong Sabat Lai: Ep 6

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Posted on September 3, 2012

Clarity was revealed about what had happened the night of the big incident. The group, comprising of Don, Aor, Nay and Rabin, stood at the country home in Singburi, listening to Thien recount the events leading up to that day, as well as the reason why Thien had agreed to raise Don as his own.

Wichien, Nay and Don’s father, was a good person. He helped people not wishing for any of his good deeds to return. But as with karma and Buddhism belief, his goodness came full circle. Thien had been employed as Ponglert’s driver at the same time Wichien was Ponglert’s financial backer (supporter.) Thien’s child was severely ill and Wichien had given him the money to help with the hospital bills. When his child inevitably died, Wichien gave him money for the funeral expenses. And also, when Wichien caught wind of Ponglert’s bad intentions he told Thien to terminate his employment and even gave him the money to start a new life. So needless to say, without Wichien, Thien would not have survived.

That awful day, when Nay’s parents were murdered, Wichien had Thien drive by the house to take his family away. It was as if he knew something bad was about to happen. Unfortunately, Thien was only able to save Wee because when he came back to look for Nay later, she had already gone missing. Nay chimed in that Tamrong had whisked her away to Paris for her safety. That was why Thien decided to risk and raise Wee as his own.

Rabin commented that the bad guys would wreak havoc if they knew that Nay and Wee have reunited. For safety measures, Nay was to call Wee, Don for now.

The air was cleared, opening the sky up to a tropical storm that will take away old debris and bad memories- encouraging new connections, one specifically between Nay and Rabin.

As the sky poured, Nay and Rabin were in the middle of the backyard (field) getting drenched. Rabin creatively thought of a makeshift umbrella with banana leaves and they remained huddle (closely mind you), exchanging shy looks back and forth. Shortly after, Aor and Don came to rescue them with large umbrellas, taking note of Rabin’s romantic gestures. His duties as a bodyguard have stretched beyond the norm.

The group ate country style at Thien’s house, sitting on the floor. When Nay appeared in a sarong and a borrowed tshirt from Aor, Rabin couldn’t help but gushed about how down to earth and cute she looked. When she told him to stop complimenting her, he told her that he would do so in his mind. (lo!)

Don spoke his thoughts out loud; he said that Rabin and Nay ought to be boyfriend-girlfriend since they look so well suited together, which received a warning look from Nay. But Don’s impression was pretty astute as throughout dinner, Rabin showed how much attention he gave to Nay. He partitioned the fish meat from the bone for her, warned her how spicy something was going to be etc, which only received admiring looks from Nay. They did seem like boyfriend-girlfriend, heeh.

That night, they stood beneath the tropical storm and Rabin told Nay that if he were to choose between technology, development or nature, he would choose nature. Nay surmised that was why he owned a farm home. They looked at the steady downpour together and smiled. The intimate environment brought a nice cocoon for them: if I were Rabin, I would get the chills from the way Nay was looking at me! Lol.

I really don’t understand Ittiharn’s role in this lakorn, except to do nasty, horrible things and show his stupid, idiotic ways. Here he goes again, abusing a woman he met at the pub.

Back at the farmhouse, sleep has eluded Nay. She decided to venture out of her bedroom and noticed Rabin standing at the balcony, listening to the roar of the thunder.

She approached him and asked rhetorically that he hasn’t slept yet. They discussed briefly about nature and that she couldn’t sleep. Rabin contemplated for a bit, but decided to tell her. He said that when he watched the reunion with her brother, he couldn’t help but think about his. This was news to Nay, she didn’t know that he had a brother. Rabin said that his older brother has disappeared for many years now. He still wanted to know what had happened to him.

We get a flashback about the last time Rabin saw his brother- it was before he left for duty. He told Parn to take care of his girlfriend and younger brother- Parn glanced at his best friend’s girlfriend with a knowing look. Hm.. We later see Rabin donning his police uniform and speaking of a great future with his brother. Like any sad story, they talked of a bigger house etc. Rabin came back from his police shift to a disheveled home and his brother, Gong, missing.

Nay said that his brother’s girlfriend and best friend should know something about what had happened that day. Rabin said that the girlfriend left the home and he couldn’t reach her from then on. As for Parn, he went to the dark side- working for Ponglert. Nay didn’t want to surmise that Parn was the same man who killed her parents. Rabin didn’t answer, but he said that he tried to ask Parn about his brother, Parn could only tell him to stop working for her. Nay panicked at the thought that Rabin would leave her, but Rabin lamented that no matter what will happen, he promised that he wouldn’t let anything happen to her. Nay was touched by his words and thanked him. She said that even if he liked to annoy her most of the time, she felt comforted by his presence. Awe.

And a development with our Kwan-Wichate couple. Rabin had called Wichate to watch over Kwan’s place while he and Nay were away. Kwan was a little less scared and can study in the living room now. Wichate approached her- which caused her to cower again- but he tried to comfort her by telling her that Nay has reunited with her brother. Kwan perked at the news. She told him that he didn’t need to watch over the house himself- he could have sent one of the other police officers. But Wichate told her that he wanted to come- lol- he meant, that he wanted to make sure of their safety himself.

Ittiharn is kidnapping women he meets at the pub for prostitution. His father reprimands him on keeping it down for a bit, Siwat may find out the truth. Ponglert on the other hand, is planting some illegal products at a farm nearby.

I feel that this lakorn is more of a romance drama than it is political. On the surface, yes, Siwat is running for Prime Minister and we are shown his campaign. But there’s no underlining suspense or plot that surrounds that. Ah well, at least I can take off my political intrigue hat and focus on the romance aspect of it instead.

At Kwan’s house, Wichate is picking up where Rabin left off, serving them food and winning brownie points. As he and Kwan sat outside reading a book, Aunt Jan looked on from the inside and was concerned that Wichate may be coming on to her daughter. She feared her daughter wasn’t ready for this but her husband, Uncle Gan said it was nature’s doing. This pissed Aunt Jan off because he was instigating that what had happened to their family was nature’s doing. Her husband told her to let the past be the past (well he didn’t get raped!!) He told her to let her daughter experience what she is meant to experience, at least it is within their watchful eyes.

Back at Thien’s farmhouse, he hands Nay a box left behind by her father. Thien says that it may hold a secret that can help put Ponglert away. Nay and Rabin take Don and Aor back to their condo in Bangkok. Nay wanted them to live together so Don doesn’t have to work so hard. Rabin advised that it was best they live apart until it is safer. Nay is still upset that she won’t be able to live with her bro; they have been separated for so long and now must live apart.

On their drive back home, Nay is still sad because Don would not take the money from her. Rabin tries to cheer her up by telling her that she should be happy Don turned out this way- from what he has seen, Nay was the nicest and most adorable sister ever. Nay rolls her eyes and says he’s exaggerating again.

Nay gets to be with her boyfriend again. They meet at a restaurant but she doesn’t look too excited. She asks him if he wasn’t afraid that there would be news? Siwat replies that he is dining with his “secretary.” She frowns. But he continues on, saying that not much longer, society will get to know that Nay is his better half, not just his secretary. Nay smiles but is not totally convinced. Siwat tells her that he should start revealing bits of his personal life to the public and that his heart is still the same. And lol, Nay’s eyes couldn’t help but wander to Rabin’s table and she says that she feels that they are burdening Rabin- so she offers to have him join their table- after all of those hours she has already spent with him?! Nay is clearly growing fond of Rabin hah.

Of course, as Nay and Siwat are enjoying their dinner, Tee appears, ready to spoil their good time. Apparently her role in this lakorn is to tear apart the two, other than that, she serves as an annoying addition with little depth. But me thinks Nay is going to sit there and let it happen, she’s playing the “nice” nang ek role a little too much that she forgets to show her claws when it counts. Even Rabin had to remind her every now and then that it’s totally ok to show the bitch that she’s the boss! But then again I shouldn’t get my hands in a pansy, Nay is meant for Rabin after all.

Rabin is driving Nay back to their house. She is silent. Rabin asks to inject his perspective. He says that Tee did not come to find her friend. Rabin gets a full view of the restaurant and notices that she came straight to their table, she intended to come see Siwat. He says that it is no longer the party’s effort to match Tee up with Siwat, but Tee clearly wants to steal the man from Nay. Nay says that she trusts Siwat- and Rabin agrees- but he (again) tells her to take ownership! Nay interrupts him that she wants to go to a park and open the box that her father had reserved for her. Apparently Siwat was the least of her worries..

Nay opens the box and finds a letter addressed to her. As Thien had surmised, the contents inside the box are to be used as evidence against Ponglert. The letter was short and sweet, stating exactly that. She rummages the box, searching for a tape. According to her father, there should be a tape that will incriminate Ponglert. But the tape is missing. Now they have another goal: they must find that tape.

Angry, Nay makes her way to the criminal’s house, looking to find out what they were up to. If they don’t have the tape, she thought to find new evidences.

The following morning, Nay is in a hurry to follow the bad guys. Just as she rushed Rabin out, she learned that he had invited Kwan to join them. Nay is irritated but continues on with her plan. [Ok, so if you know that your friend is terrified of leaving her home- and she finally agrees to go out- you’re going to take her along this chase with the bad guys?! Can’t this wait?!] On their way, Kwan becomes terrified because she sees the van with the bad guy’s faces. Rabin, the clear-headed one, chastised Nay for risking it. Nay said that they needed to go today because the bad guys are being suspicious- but Rabin told her to worry about her friend. Kwan whispered in the back that it was ok, they could follow them. I don’t understand the urgency at all, and Nay’s lapse in judgment was bizarre. She’s only spurred to take action after reading her father’s note!

Back at home, Aunt Jan is fretful (can’t blame her.) Uncle Gan tries to distract her by saying that he thinks he is ready to start trying to walk again.

Another bizarre moment is when she calls Siwat, and tells him of her plans. He’s taking the call in front of a conference room, where everyone could hear his panicked voice. She assures him that Rabin is with her and hangs up.

Nay is restless in the car, being the backseat driver, telling Rabin to get closer to the van. They follow the van until they reached a mountainous terrain. Kwan is appearing braver by the minute. He pulls to a corner and leaves the two in the car so he could investigate closer. He gives Nay a gun and warns them to lock the car and to remain in the car no matter what. [But any self-defense trainer would say to leave the car- so you can run, you know.]

And omg, shortly after Rabin left, Nay decides she needs to snoop around. The bad guys were up to something illegal- and she could help, how?! Kwan is left in the car, alone, and she decides to take off after Nay. Poor Rabin is going to have two females on his hands that he must protect.

Rabin crouches by the grassy area and takes pictures of the illegal exchange (for the forest). Nay and Kwan soon join him. As they try to creep back, Ittiharn notices them and starts to shoot. Everyone exchanges gunfire. Nay is flipping stubborn as she undermines every one of his commands, wasting precious time as the bad guys continue to shoot at them. She finally follows his orders and return to the car. But on their way back, they met some of the men and Nay shot at one of them. Kwan loses her footing and sprains her ankle. Apparently Nay could hold her own, but despite that, I couldn’t help but get irritated at her recklessness. All is well though as the three made their way back home safely. If anything, this scene served to show that Kwan is totally out of her shell now.

Siwat calls Nay and she assures him that she is fine and will send the evidence for him to review the next day. Rabin overhears her phone call and catches her drift. He calls her out- she was up to something else when she lied to her boyfriend. Nay was annoyed because he could read her mind, and told him that she wanted to find the tape (evidence) in her old house- you know, the house that the bad guys are currently residing in. I know that they’re not home today but dang, Nay has seriously grown some balls. I feel like she’s taking a lot of action all of a sudden though. I get it, I know that she is motivated and spurred on by her father’s letter, but it just seems so irrational.

Rabin tells her that he would go himself and check out the house, it was for her own safety. But she is angry and told him to bring her as well. Don and Aor came to visit and like his sister, he too wanted to find the evidence. Where are we at, the ending?!

Rabin shook his head, saying that it was too dangerous. It was decided that Nay and Rabin would infiltrate the house in the middle of the day. As they jumped the fence, they noticed a guard by the door and had to hide from view, hugging each other in an awesomely awkward way. There’s always time for romance, as the two looked into each other’s eyes.

They enter through the back door and made their way to the office. Unable to find anything, Rabin says that her father must have put it in a place that is not easily found. (Duh.)

Back at the house, Aunt Jan is pissed off that they are risking everything. Lol, she’s the only rational person here, I’ll say. Don gets his reunion with Kwan too!

Nay and Rabin tried to search the bedrooms as well but Nay said that it would be difficult to find the tape today because the bedroom has been redecorated. She contemplated that they might have thrown away the tape, not realizing its value.

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Thoughts:

This episode is a little bizarre. I find myself having difficulty getting through the storyline, the beginning of episode 6 started out a little slow and even though it picked up at the end, it left me somewhat confused. It doesn’t flow well from the last 5 episodes we watched, what happened?

When I first watched episode 1 and 2, I wondered how Nay would play a role in unveiling the bad guy. I mean, Siwat and Tamrong were taking on the responsibility of removing his power (by Siwat becoming a Prime Minister) but no one really took the part of revealing their bad past to the public. And I was left wondering when Nay would do something. So Nay discovering her father’s letter and being motivated to look for the evidence was a good thing. But it wasn’t conducted very fluidly. It appeared rushed, irrational and all too abrupt for me. It just sort of leaves a bad taste in my mouth. If it’s any consolation, at least Por and Janie are still cute together.

I hope that episode 7 will make more sense and work out the strange kinks soon, otherwise, it’s going to be a long long recapping project as I will have to motivate myself to continue recapping this series!

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Tagged: Alex Rendell, Art Pasut, Hong Sabat Lai, Janie Tienphosuwan, Por Nattawut

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LOL scene in Prik Gup Kleur Ep 4

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Posted on August 29, 2012

It’s Wednesday night and probably until Sunday, I am out of lakorns to watch. Sad, but true. Good lakorns are slim pickings these days and I should be happy Hong Sabat Lai was pleasantly surprising, but it only keeps me occupied from Monday to Tuesday.

To make matters worst, the list of lakorns I’m anticipating to watch, Qi Pao, Punyachon and Nuer Mek2, probably won’t air until the end of the year- which leaves lakorns like Rang Pratana, Maya Tawan and Dao Ruerng (which are currently still being filmed) to air perhaps next year.

Sigh, what’s a girl to do?

So I decided to continue where I left off for Prik Gup Kleur and seriously had a lol moment with a scene in episode 4. It was a classic, slap kiss scene that I simply must share.

Jid, our hi-so snob is keeping a close eye on Ding, a new mechanic at her dad’s company, Modern Car. She’s suspicious of his every move, because one, she doesn’t trust him and two, he dare to contradict her. She had discovered him secretly chatting with their competitor’s wife and Jid surmised they were contriving to take down Modern Car- her dad had a close call earlier with some motorcycle miscreants. What she failed to realize is that Ding had helped her father earlier from those miscreants, why would he plan something else against them? She sees what she wants to see.

It turns out however, that Ding and the competitor’s wife were former boyfriend-girlfriends and she was lying to him that his father had raped her and forced her to marry him. She couldn’t shame her parents so she agreed to marry his father. So Ding is conflicted, should he believe his beloved girlfriend or his father? He sort of believes her at first because of her female wiles- but she is merely a lying, greedy bitch. And now that she’s married to a rich man, she’s trying to tear the family apart so she could get a bigger chunk of the inheritance and all the while still keep Ding to herself.

There’s more greed where that came from. Taywan, which is Jid’s boyfriend, has also contrived to gain the company from under her father’s control. What’s worst is that he’s cheating on her with one of her friends. Ding actually learns of this when he caught Taywan and the female friend messing around. Fortunately Jid is surrounded by a couple of good people, her two best friends who had a notion that Taywan was straying but wasn’t sure how to relay that to Jid.

When they finally did, Jid, wearing her anger on her sleeves, confronted Taywan about his side action. He refused it of course- but that’s not the whole point.

The point is that, fast-forward to present time, Jid is being used as the one with the “side action” lol.

She felt responsible for Ding being in the hospital and hurt and all. So she played nice, trying to make it up to him. He used her goodwill to his advantage and told her to buy some fresh strawberries for him.

She proceeded to the shop in the hospital, but as she paid for the strawberries, Si (the greedy bitch) was also there visiting her husband. She was curious why Jid was at the hospital and decided to approach her. But Jid only thought about how she had noticed Ding suspiciously talking to See the other day and wanted to see that if they were in the same room under her watchful eyes, what would they talk about? What could she glean from their “platonic” relationship?

So Jid brought See to Ding’s hospital room, which placed Ding in an awkward situation because he had just learned the truth about Si- that she had been lying to him and his father. Now he had to pretend like he didn’t know anything- while the troublemaker Jid, was watching his every move!

Jid tried to break the ice and invite everyone to eat the strawberries she just purchased, chattering on about how Si and Ding are old friends and must have so much to catch up on. She hoped they didn’t mind that she was joining them.

As she continued on her diatribe, Ding figured out how he would handle the situation. He grabbed Jid’s hand, which was waggling in front of his face with the strawberry- and brought the fruit to his lips, taking a big bite of the juicy fruit. Jid was too shocked to react, tongue tied by his actions. He told her that it was so sweet (calling her “tee-rak” (my dear)).

Jid realized it was a mistake to sit on the hospital bed with him- he was mad- after flirting with her he told Si that Jid was such a bad girl, she had a boyfriend but she was messing around with him- lol! Just when she had accused her boyfriend for straying!

Flabbergasted she wanted to say “don’t believe him!” but she found the butt of the strawberry that he recently bit on, pushed into her mouth- haha! She was forced to bite before it choked her.

Si believed this, because after all, to her, Jid was a bitch. She was capable of anything. Ding was hers! She won’t let them be an item- side action or not!

Angry, Si stood up to leave- while Jid tried to tell her something- but Ding grabbed Jid by the waist to stop her- which pissed Si off even more, haha. Apparently Jid is struck with speechlessness.

By the time Si left the room, Jid had worked herself up into a rage. Ding released her waist with a smile and Jid turned around and slapped him across the face.

He could feel the heat radiating on his cheek and angrily said, “Two can play this game!” He grabbed her face and pulled her in for a smothering kiss.

Jid pulled away and glared at him. Then she stormed out of the room in a fit of anger- oh and was that a blush too?!

If anything, this lakorn had me at the laugh out loud scene, and I’ll keep watching it until it forces me to stab my eyes out. I hope we get to see more slaps/kisses scenes lol because I know that if anyone, Ding will not let Jid walk all over him. One thing is for sure; Pancake and Vee are quite an item. As for the other stuff in this lakorn, well, that’s just elevator music.

And some island scenes to look forward to? Wah… narak aa!! I need to get there soon..

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Tagged: Pancake Khemanit, Prik Gup Kleur, Vee Veraparb

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“New Beginnings” – Hong Sabat Lai: Ep 5

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Posted on August 28, 2012

Wow so much awesome dialogue, my recap is getting longer and longer. Didn’t realize that so much can happen in one episode, which goes to show that this lakorn is invigorating and maintains its fast pace.

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Episode 5 Recap

It was the start of a new day for Kwan. It was her birthday, and a good day as any to encourage this hermit to leave her room. It circled back to a time, ten years ago when Kwan and Nay celebrated her birthday and promised to be best friends forever. Even though much has changed since then- they were no longer in their student uniform and their youth was lost forever- they still had each other.

Slowly the group: Nay, Rabin, mom and dad cajoled her out of her comfort zone, like teasing a scared cub out of its cave, with a promise of a new life, a new adventure. Kwan was scared but she followed them to the outdoors, curious. A new face wished her a happy birthday with a beautiful bouquet of lilies; it was from Wichate, the towering Officer with a patient smile. She accepted the flowers cautiously and tucked her head back towards her mom’s shoulders.

They sang her a happy birthday song and for a moment, Kwan was not so scared, not so frightened. She peered at Rabin, the silly man; at Nay, her supporting friend; and Wichate, a man with power, as they all settled around a table to enjoy the cake and each other’s company.

Nay was beyond ecstatic; she overcame one of the hurdles to claiming justice for her family and friends. Small steps, small accomplishments that will take her closer to her ultimate goal. But she couldn’t help but reminisced about the injustice that was brought upon Kwan’s family. Her face immediately darkened at the thought but there was Rabin, the constant in her life these days, who never forgets to remind her to be glad for the things that she currently have. She smiled at him, this great bodyguard of hers who was as rare as her friendship with Kwan. Rabin quickly blushed and told her that he was embarrassed by her intense perusal. Nay laughed, Rabin has an amazing ability to lighten any serious moment.

While they were taking pictures for Kwan’s birthday, their moment of happiness ended. Kwan became frightened when she saw Ittiharn and his minions lurking by the gates, which angered Nay who had worked so hard to get Kwan out of her comfort zone. She wanted to storm over to Ittiharn and give him a piece of her mind, but Rabin halted her with a firm hold on her arm. He wanted her to take Kwan back to her room while he and Wichate deal with Ittiharn.

Ittiharn, who used his guns and muscles more than his brains, pulled a gun at Rabin after Rabin had bested him in his own skills. The idiot thought he was so big that he didn’t consider an officer of the law pointing his gun at him. Wichate wasn’t going to be undermined and told them that his gun wasn’t afraid to shoot at the villains.

Kwan and the family looked on from inside of their house. Kwan wanted to retreat back to her room, but Nay told her to be strong. She held on to Kwan’s shoulders and told her that the more afraid she appeared, the more they would bully her- and they would have fun doing it too. If however, she stood her ground, one day it will no longer be fun for them. But Kwan shook her head in denial; she said that her household is already living as if they are dead. Nay told her that if they died, at least they went down with a fight, as oppose to dying without a cause.

Rabin voiced how idiotic Ittiharn and his minions’ actions were. “You really like to do idiotic things and right before the camera no less.”

The three finally remembered that there was a surveillance camera installed in front of the house.

Wichate warned them that he was not afraid to take them in. He was just waiting for the right time, with enough evidence to keep them locked up. Rabin continued, “This is really going to affect your father’s support, you know. How would your father be perceived if his son was willing to do stupid things even during the elections?”

Ittiharn was undeterred, “Earlier you guys might have survived my wrath- because my hired hands weren’t as skilled- but I guarantee you, the next time there will be no evidence and you two will have already been reincarnated.”

“That was clear,” Rabin looked at Wichate to confirm, “You’ve heard it loud and clear right?”

“Pristine,” Wichate replied with a smile.

“I think you guys only know how to mess with people who are weaker than you,” Rabin said.

“You just remember this, you will not survive next time,” Ittiharn threatened and retreated to his domain.

Wow, only in a lakorn you can outright threaten an officer of the law and walk away unscathed.

As they walked back to the house, Wichate asked Rabin if he knew Parn from the past. Parn had said to Rabin earlier that he was playing with fire.

Rabin explained to Wichate that Parn was his brother’s best friend. His brother had gone missing for a while now and ever since then, Parn has changed so much. Wichate asked if he wanted them to investigate the disappearance, but Rabin declined, indicating that he and Parn could not even look at each other’s faces. He didn’t want the law to destroy any remaining semblance of their friendship. As for his brother, P’Gong, he was going to investigate on his own whether the older man was still alive.

And the tide is changing. Everyone could feel the optimism rising from another success: Siam Prattana Party has overcome the opposition and gained the most voters. As for the villains, this too is a new beginning for them; they are experiencing something that they never thought they would feel: fear.

The campaign committee for Siam Pattana cheered for their accomplishments.

Don and Or cheered when they heard the news, the power has finally landed on the right hands.

That is the case for now.

Now was also the right time as any, to seek out his sister. Don and Or made their way to the campaign headquarter and tried to see Nay. Unfortunately the security guard advised that only reporters with a badge were allowed inside.

The press conference was fully under way as the media grilled Siwat about his policy. Nay and Rabin appeared from the doorway and realized how much Siwat was surrounded by reporters.

Rabin encouraged her forward, “this is the time that you will muster enough courage to present this flower to Khun Siwat, in front of everyone. Don’t be embarrassed.”

Nay nodded her head, “I got it, you’ve been drilling me since we were in the car.”

Right when Siwat closed the conference, and right when Nay proceeded forward with the white roses in her hands, Tee showed up, very much ahead of Nay and stopped Siwat in his track.

Siwat accepted the bouquet of flowers from Tee and forced to smile with her attached to his arm as the media snapped their pictures. Nay witnessed this from the back of the room, pain etched her face.

The bouquet fell from her hands, like her beloved dissipating from her grasp.

They arrived at a restaurant surrounded by a calming stream with the backdrop of mountains and green landscape.

“What a relief,” Nay said to Rabin as she leaned against the banister, “I’m so glad you brought me here, otherwise I’d be too uncomfortable at the conference.”

It was as if he understood. He told her that they were here now; they needn’t speak of what made her uncomfortable.

Nay smiled and sat down.

“The atmosphere is so great here,” she complimented him, “you’re so good.. you know all of the pretty, quiet and romantic places. Do you come here often?”

Rabin’s arms were folded across his middle; it didn’t seem the location gave him any peace.

“I used to come here often,” he replied. “I used to sit here too.”

A flashback of his time with Aim, his late girlfriend appeared where he was holding her hand across the very same table. The scene was tinted with pink, a nostalgic score playing in the background. He had inquired about when they would get married, he was anxious to carry their child. Aim smiled her lazy smile and told him that if he would only get his parents to ask for her hand in marriage. Rabin was excited to hear her response and told her that he would have his older brother come in their wake instead- and that Aim would be waiting. A memory filled with promises and a future, only to be kept in the past.

Now Rabin is sitting in front of Nay, someone who is very much alive.

Nay looked at him with concern and asked if he was alright, she had been calling his name for some time, but all he did was stare at her.

“Nothing is the matter,” Rabin replied.

“Were you thinking about your girlfriend?” Nay implored.

This question caused Rabin to leave the table. He walked across the lawn as Nay followed him.

“I’m just asking about your girlfriend, don’t be a diva and walk away,” Nay chided.

“Well like I said, nothing is wrong. If you keep insisting then I won’t bring you back here again,” he warned.

“Even if you don’t bring me here next time, I can come alone,” she teased.

Her cellphone rang to disturb their chatter, it was Siwat. He had wondered why she didn’t appear at the conference but she said that she met an old friend and couldn’t make it. When she told him that she’s in the countryside having lunch, he told her to let him know her whereabouts next time because he would be worried- and that he loved her. He spoke as if nothing transpired earlier. Nay could only leave the phone conversation feeling heavy hearted, unlike the many times before, where the conversation left her happy.

Tee was coming on to Siwat aggressively, by the pool, asking to swim with him. She pushed him towards the pool and they both cascaded into the water together.

Meanwhile Or was working as a Healthy product representative, dressing in a bright green dress. For a brief time, she was able to make a lot of money. When she met up with Don later that day, she handed the money to him, but he refused it, telling her that she was old enough to keep her own money.

On their way back from their drive, Rabin pulled into a nearby gas station to freshen up. Nay was fast asleep so he pulled his jacket from the back seat to use it as a blanket for her. She awakened briefly but he told her to go back to sleep and that he would wake her once they reached the house. It was a cute moment!

The next morning Siwat and Nay made up. As she fixed the collar on his jacket, Siwat said to her, “I can’t do this on my own anymore.”

Nay looked at him, “What do you mean?”

He smiled, “Well, the country needs a first lady, right?”

The meaning resonated with Nay. “I don’t want to be a first lady,” she said. “I want to be the only girl for you.”

“But I’ve had only you for a long time,” he said.

Nay turned away and sat at the nearby sofa.

“What’s the matter?” Siwat asked.

“What about Khun Patiporn? It looked like she’s helping the party.”

Siwat came to sit beside Nay, “About that- my dad is arranging everything. Please don’t talk like that. It makes me unhappy and besides, I don’t think of Nong Tee that way at all.”

Nay didn’t look convinced but she relented.

“There is nothing, or anyone who will change the way I feel about you,” Siwat said as he grasped her hands. “And it will be like this forever.”

Nay gave him a soft smile, “Ok.”

“I have not forgotten our promise that we would marry as soon as possible. I want to wake up and see your face the first thing in the morning,” said Siwat.

Nay looked at his hands on hers and then into his eyes, “I love you, P’Siwat.”

They embraced and he reciprocated the words.

Their happy moment ended soon as Tee walked in on them. She wanted to escort him to the interview, but before that, she stood closely beside him to fix his tie- then glanced at Nay from across his shoulders.

Nay saw the overt attempt but steeled her face. Wow, Tee is shameless!

Tamrong watched his son address the media regarding the party’s plans moving forward and he smiled with triumph. Chulongorn stopped by for a chat with Tamrong, the opposition is clearly up to something. She thanked him profusely for making time for the losing party.

Back at the headquarter, Nay and Rabin stood on the side of the podium, where Siwat was addressing the media. Rabin whispered that Siwat is gaining a lot of interest. Nay replied that it was because Siwat will not disappoint the people, she knows him well. Rabin added why he thought Siwat will not disappoint the people- it is because he received encouragement from her. Which made her smile.

Tee gallingly walked over to Siwat and stood beside him, insinuating further that they are an item. Siwat could only look on with surprise.

Rabin was frustrated on Nay’s behalf. He told her to take some pictures with Siwat too, but Nay said that she didn’t want to steal Tee’s thunder.

“What thunder?!” Rabin exclaimed quietly, “He’s your boyfriend- she’s stealing your thunder. There are times you have to claim your man.”

Rabin is so right. But Nay didn’t want to make Siwat uncomfortable.

With his trained eye, Rabin noticed a bouquet of flowers out of the norm. He recalled Ittiharn’s terse words from the day before. Immediately, he shouted for everyone to be careful as he used his body to shield Nay from the incoming explosion.

The blow knocked him unconscious as blood seeped from the back of his neck.

Back at Tamrong’s office, Chulongorn was ready to make her bargain. We know she is flirting and making her moves on Tamrong, who succumbed to her charms but gets interrupted with a phone call. They learned of the bomb.

At the hospital room, Rabin came slowly to consciousness but kept his eyes closed. Siwat asked Nay how Rabin was doing, not realizing that Rabin was not asleep.

“He is hurt because of me,” Nay said.

“That is his duty, but luckily he’s not injured too badly,” Siwat consoled. He held her close and told her that he was the one who was hurt from worrying about her.

“I was worried about you too,” Nay said. She couldn’t believe that something that would benefit the country could drive people to kill each other. “But don’t worry about me,” she told Siwat, “Do your job to the best of your ability. We have come this far, we must surpass the danger.”

“Thank you for always understanding me.”

“I will always understand you.”

They hug it out but overheard Rabin grimacing in pain. He sat up from the hospital bed- while Nay told him to take it easy- but Rabin relented that he didn’t want his paycheck affected, lol. His job was forbidden to be sick, get hurt or die. Deeming himself well enough to leave the hospital, he started to remove the tubes attached to his hands.

They could not stop him so Nay was left remarking on how stubborn he was.

Apparently the bomb was Ittiharn’s handy work. Ponglert tried to contact his son to no avail.

The next morning, Don, Or and their dad visited the temple where Don’s parents were rested. Don prayed for his parents to protect his sister. Don told his dad that he wanted to see his sister soon but his dad mentioned that if they didn’t know who the bad guy was yet, then they couldn’t risk it. It’s quite sad that they are still in the dark about the true villain.

Kieng, their dad, remembered a conversation he had with Don’s father. The kindness the older man had- assisting him when his own son was severely ill. Kieng wanted to raise Don to be someone just like his father. Kieng told Don to prepare for the anniversary of his parent’s death, as he wouldn’t be able to make it.

That night, Rabin was trying to clean his own wound when Nay stopped by his room to offer her help.

“From now on, holler for me if you need any help, don’t feel bad,” Nay said.

Rabin looked awkward and shy. He told her that she was his boss and he, her employee, shouldn’t be inconveniencing her. Their bodyguard-boss relationship is becoming even murkier by the minute: a little too much attachment from the bodyguard and a little too much concern from the boss. I like!

“Rabin,“ Nay paused, “Thank you so much for saving me. If it weren’t for you, I would be the one who was hurt.”

“It is my duty to protect you,” he replied. “If I’m hurt and you’re not, I deem it successful.”

“But wouldn’t it be better if I’m not hurt and you’re not hurt either?”

Ah, who is the one trying to joke with the other now? It is as if Nay is using Rabin’s tactic to coax him.

“In all honesty, with your skills and talent, you don’t need to risk your life as a bodyguard,” Nay said. “If you return to work for the government, you would be in a very high position by now.”

“I will never be a cop again,” Rabin said.

“Why not?”

Rabin gets a flashback of Aim saluting her role and her assignment. While protecting a child and not realizing a hidden gun from the bad guy, she gets shot mercilessly. He remembered holding her cold, dead body between his arms as he cried with anguish.

No, he will never be a cop again.

“Some feelings that has been diminished can never be brought back,” Rabin said firmly, a pained expression crossed his face.

“What do you mean?” Nay prodded.

“I’m sorry,” he turned around in his chair, “it’s personal.”

Nay gave a reluctant smile. “My apologies. I won’t bother you then, rest well.”

When she left his room, she couldn’t help but be pensive.

Rabin looked away and said, “I must apologize to you too.. Khun Nay.”

Chulongorn has moved her charms on Tamrong, using her body to gain his interest, and approval for Ponglert’s cooperation in their party.

Ittiharn finally came to see his dad. He learned that Ponglert will be joining Siwat’s cause. Ittiharn was pissed because they were used to being big, and now they’re succumbing to another’s superiority. There’s a first time for everything, Ittiharn. Ponglert feared that if he didn’t cooperate with their politics, they would reveal his transgressions in the past. A lasting word to his son: whose hands the power lies is also where justice lies.

While Nay and Siwat are strolling poolside, Siwat received a call from his father that he would like Ponglert to join their party. Siwat was disbelieved and thought it was a terrible idea, it would be like letting in a tiger. Nay looked on with curiosity. Tamrong was adamant that Siwat would do as he had planned out. Allowing Ponglert into their party would let them keep a closer eye on him. Siwat left it to his dad (ok, who’s the future prime minister?! Siwat has no guts!)

It was a full moon. The sky was clear and black, allowing the moon to shine brightly. The foursome: Wichate, Kwan, Nay and Rabin, enjoyed their evening coffee outside, admiring the moon.

Nay got up from her seat to stand by Rabin, “so does your farm house have a beautiful moon like this?” she asked.

“Even more beautiful,” he replied.

“And when will you take me there?” Nay asked.

Kwan jumped in the conversation, “that’s right, one day, can you take me and Nay to visit your house?”

“But it’s far,” Rabin said.

Kwan was not afraid, as long as Rabin and Nay went with her. Rabin teased her that she didn’t think about inviting the officer too? Lol.

Wichate looked on with a smile. Kwan apologized for being inconsiderate, then asked if he would go with them? This made Wichate grin from ear to ear.

Later that night, Rabin and Nay contemplated about Wichate and Kwan.

“How is it strange that they were looking at each other?” Rabin asked.

Nay surmised that the way that Wichate looked at Kwan was different; Nay thinks that there is something more.

“And what are supposed to do about that? Play cupid and match make?”

“I don’t know yet, but that is certainly a cute idea. Khun Wichate is a good cop, he would be able to take care of Kwan.”

“Well that also lies on Kwan, whether she will like Wichate too,” Rabin added.

“I think that is the problem,” Nay agreed.

“I think we should just leave it up to fate,” Rabin replied. “The lonely souls, no matter how much they try to evade each other, if they’re meant to be, they’ll end up together. And if not.. no matter how much they love each other, they will inevitably be separated.”

“What is the matter with you?” Nay asked. “Anyway, you haven’t told me the story about your beloved yet. Every time I ask, you evade.”

If one is not interested in another person, why probe for more answers? Heeh.

“My girlfriend is an angel,” he told her.

“An angel?! For which airline?” lol.

“She’s not a flight attendant,” he said, “don’t you pay any mind to me. I’m not very interesting.”

He changed the subject. “You mentioned that you wanted to honor your parents’ anniversary of their deaths. Have you thought about when and how so I can best prepare?”

“Prepare yourself indeed, I’m going tomorrow.”

The next day, Nay is at the fresh food market shopping for flowers and supplies for the temple. She advised that they separate so they can be done at the same time- and even though Rabin hesitated- he let her have her way. They were at the market after all, with that many people, who dared do anything?

But as he walked along the aisle, Parn greeted him.

“What are you doing here?” Rabin asked, cautious.

“I’ve come to warn you.”

“You’ve already warned me. I’ve warned you too.”

“After the bomb and being close to death, why don’t you think a little harder? Let me tell you something, just because Siam Pattana won the election, it doesn’t mean that everything is over. My bosses will do whatever it takes to take everything that was theirs back.”

Rabin laughed, “Theirs? Have your bosses misunderstand something?” Rabin stepped forward, “This land, this country belongs to every Thai person, bro. This country is not a cake where you can slice up the pieces and eat them!”

“Arrogance!” Parn exclaimed. “If you weren’t Gong’s brother, you’d be dead by now.”

“Let’s have at it then,” Rabin challenged.

“This game is long,” Parn said, “if you don’t quit now, you will surely die.”

Rabin glared at the older man’s retreating back.

When Rabin walked back to the flower aisle, Nay was missing. Panicked that Parn might have abducted her, Rabin went in search for her. Fortunately she was just around the corner and he could breathe a sigh of relief. He removed her from the market immediately.

They ended up walking to the temple instead.

“I can’t believe it has already been ten years. Time has flown by so quickly. I don’t even know how I’ve survived.”

“It’s because you’re strong,” Rabin said.

As she kneeled by her parents’ gravestone, Nay spoke some sad words and tears fall from her eyes. Rabin kneeled beside her and tried to comfort her. But Nay said that she was fine, she will always be fine until the bad guys pay their consequences.

But before she could finish, Rabin whisked her away as he noticed Parn walking through the temple. Furious, Nay said that she wasn’t done paying respect to her parents.

“Listen to me,” Rabin pleaded, but they heard one of the thug’s voices so he pulled her to a corner, his arms wrapped tightly around her. As he tried to tell her about those men, Rabin and Nay came face to face. Close enough to hear each other breathing. Rabin pulled away and told her that it was safe to return to the gravestone again.

Don and Or happened to be paying respect to his parents as well. When they walked towards the gravestone, they noticed homage on the ground.

Nay and Rabin were walking back in time to see people at the gravestone. The teenage boy turned around and Nay recognized him. Their eyes locked and they stepped forward, the shared past flashing before their eyes. She had been waiting so long for this moment.

“Wee,” Nay croaked.

“P’Nay.”

She held her brother in her arms as they both cried, with joy, with suffering and with the years of separation, to finally be reunited.

“I never thought I would see you again,” Nay cried.

“I’ve missed you so much. I’ve waited so long for this moment,” Wee said.

She nodded her head and they held each other tightly again.

Or and Rabin stood from the sidelines, elated for the brother and sister’s reunion.

Or and Wee/Don later brought Nay to visit their dad- another beautiful reunion! My my, Alex and Janie make a good looking brother-sister pair.

Meanwhile back at the political table, Ponglert and Tamrong shook hand on their new agreement.

Ponglert’s belligerent son however, caused a scene outside. He pulled his weight around and took out a gun to threaten the security guards. His father yelled at him to put his gun away.

At their house, Ittiharn was furious how his father was giving up his power. He warned the older man to watch his back; they would be finished if Tamrong and son brought up the past. Ponglert told his son to lay low.

“Dad, what are you so afraid of? If you’ve finished everything off since the beginning, it wouldn’t be like this today,” Ittiharn admonished, still furious that his father didn’t have the guts to do what he would have done. “I say we turn them into dead bodies, then everything will be over.”

“But the truth doesn’t go away with the bodies,” Ponglert said. “You must cease thinking about this!”

Ittiharn left the room in a flurry.

And that closes out episode 5!

Nay accomplished so many things- brought Kwan slowly back to the world, reunited with her long lost brother and her boyfriend managed to win the election! But as these goals were reached, more obstacles occurred. It’s stimulating and keeps me curious to learn more.

Most importantly, the depth of the relationship- Bodyguard and Boss- has shifted somewhat. She’s caring for him more than how a boss should really feel about her employee.

The only recommendation I have is that Por should always, always wear black. Hot!

Categories: Lakorn Recaps

Tagged: Alex Rendell, Art Pasut, Hong Sabat Lai, Janie Tienphosuwan, Por Nattawut

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“My great bodyguard” – Hong Sabat Lai: Ep 4

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Posted on August 27, 2012

Good golly I am quite pleased with this bodyguard type storyline. The screen time between our two leading heroes are just fantastic, the script is compelling and poignant and the pacing remains fast. How could I ask for more?

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Episode 4 Recap

Rabin was sweeping the dead leaves in the yard when Nay approached him. She asked if he could to teach her how to use a gun.

“It’s a gun, not dead leaves that can be released easily. It’s dangerous,” Rabin replied.

“I know, but I want to learn so I can protect myself.”

He turned to her, slightly appalled, “if you’re going to the extent of using a gun to protect yourself, why did you hire me? I’m going to lose my reputation,” and he headlined, “a bodyguard loses his edge, as his boss holds her own.”

“Don’t over think it,” Nay said, “I want it handy to protect myself. What if something happened to you? Who’s going to take care of me?”

She’s got a point, Rabin.

“You speak so morbidly, nothing’s going to happen to me.”

Nay proceeded around the leaves to face him, “Come on, I just want to practice, teach it to me please.”

Who could say no to that?

At the gun range, Rabin showed Nay the functional aspect of the gun: trigger, proper way to hold the gun, etc.

With a serious look on her face, Nay donned the glasses and headphones that would protect her from the bits and sounds of the gunshot. As she aimed the gun at the target however, she panicked, set the gun down and stepped back.

“I thought you said you were ready,” Rabin chided as he leaned in.

She glared at him.

Rabin decided he would show her how it was done. Wearing his gear, he aimed, fired, and got all 9’s, which is right by the bull’s eye. No 10’s Mr. Commando?

It was Nay’s turn and at first, she reached the outer rim of the target, but after several attempts, she shot an 8, which is not too shabby.

Rabin complimented her on a job well done. Nay could only smile and stare at the target with a vengeance.

Siam Prattana Party was fully under way to campaign for voters. Don and Or were at the internet café earlier, he was acquiring enough articles about Siam Pattana so he could find a way to meet his sister, while Or pleaded to join the beauty pageant. Don adamantly told her that there was no way he would allow her to be a beauty queen: her only priority was school. As they crossed a bridge, they noticed a bus slowly parading through the streets, announcing the Siam Pattana campaign. Don noticed Siwat at the center and right behind him, a woman with sunglasses.

“That’s P’Nay!” Don exclaimed as he raced across the bridge, keeping his eyes on the bus while he ran.

But two feet could not measure to four wheels as Don came to an exhausted stop, hands on his knees. Disappointment crossed his face.

In the midst of unstable political haven and corrupted politics, the Siam Prattana Party was ready to step forward and change the future. They were prepared to change everything, starting with Siwat, candidate #3. This jingle was announced as the bus meander through the streets.

Both Siwat and Rabin were pleased and proud to see that Nay could withstand the heat and sun and they told her so. Nay replied that if one wanted change, one needed to endure.

Don and Or finally made it to the conference center for the campaign but unfortunately missed Siwat and Nay by minutes. One of the fundraisers asked if he could take a message and Or wanted to tell him that Don was Nay’s brother, but Don stopped her in midsentence. As they walked back to their home, Or asked why he didn’t reveal the truth.

“I’m afraid it would be a big problem. I don’t want my story and P’Nay’s to be the center of attention. It could be dangerous,” Don replied.

“That is too bad, we made it all the way to the party,” Or said.

“At least I was able to see P’Nay’s face.”

“P’Nay is beautiful and she seems talented,” Or surmised.

“A testament to the hardships she has faced. It is like what happened to me,” Don said, “It makes me the person you see today.”

“That’s right,” Or relented with a smile, “that is why you are my hero- and you must fight!”

Don nodded his head, “I am already fighting.”

The campaign made its way to a temple, with citizens abound chatting and listening to the announcer. When it was time for Siwat to make his speech, it was already dark and rain started pouring. The thunder rumbled in the background while the crowd cheered for him.

At the podium, Siwat thanked them for the warm welcome. He promised to better their lives by offering ability to work, live well and happier. All they would need to do is vote for him, #3. He also wanted to better the education system and have a major in all prospective careers. It is interesting to see a lakorn that is taking us on a journey of political campaigns. I don’t think we’ve ever experienced this before.

By the end of the speech, Siwat promised that as long as the people didn’t leave him, he and Siam Pattana would not leave them as well. The crowd cheered and went on their feet to hand roses to the candidate, namely, Siwat.

So much love between Nay and Siwat. Across the podium he smiled at her when he finished his speech, and Nay encouraged him from the sidelines. Standing in the downpour however soon became troublesome for Nay as she sneezed from the cold. Rabin tried to get her to wait in the car, but she refused, wanting to support her man.

The group walked into a building drenched from the rain but ecstatic from the campaign’s success. Nay’s happiness for Siwat was short lived as Tee appeared, she said that she had prepared some clothes for him and started to dry him herself. Nay looked away with awkwardness. Tee even invited Siwat to dinner afterward, claiming that his father had made reservations for them. Nay looked at her with shock and hurt. Tee pretended to invite Nay along, knowing full well she would decline. Rabin could only look on with a knowing smile, as if saying he knew her game!

Rabin and Nay walked along the streets that night, Nay holding herself from the cold.

“Don’t blame Khun Siwat,” Rabin advised, “even he too could not say a word.”

“I understand. You no longer need to speak about this.”

“I’m not trying to meddle, but sometimes you should express that he is your man.”

Janie became frustrated. “I trust P’Siwat.”

“He is trustworthy,” Rabin lamented, “but Khun Patiporn, not so much.”

“Then what should I do?” Nay asked rhetorically, “it is not as if he would reject her. It’s useless to talk about this.” Nay looked away, “I’d like to go home, I’m tired.”

When they reached home, Nay was fast asleep in the car. He called out her name to wake her, but she didn’t stir. As he touched her shoulders, her temperature seared his hand. Feeling her forehead next, Rabin decided that she was burning up.

When the affluent is sick, she gets taken to the hospital. A fever should be taken seriously..

As Rabin prepared to make a phone call, Nay muttered weakly that he couldn’t tell Siwat or anyone else, she didn’t want them to worry, including him.

“I’m your employee, how do you expect me not to worry about you?” Rabin chided. “Fine, I promise not to tell anyone. But you must sleep so you can get better. Otherwise I will tell everyone.”

“Are you ordering me?”

“Well, this particular patient is a little stubborn. Besides, Doc ordered me to make sure you get enough rest. That way everyone won’t have to worry about you. Don’t be stubborn, ok? Rest so you can get better.”

Awe, he’s always by her side. Even though he’s paid to do it, he’s still nonetheless so thoughtful.

Nay tried to empty her mind, and closed her eyes.

At the restaurant, Siwat decided to cancel their dinner. Tee is begging him to have dinner with her while Siwat stood his ground and told her that he is considerate of Nay’s feelings. He called Nay to check in with her, make sure she’s home safe. Struggling from the hospital bed, Nay made it to her phone and lied that she was at home safe. When she asked him where he was at, things got interesting. He lied that he just finished having dinner with his father, Tee snickered in the background when she heard it. Ah.. white lies to make the other feel better but never really helps anything in the end. Siwat walked Tee into the restaurant..

Rabin had been observing their phone conversation from the door. He came to her bedside to pull the sheets over her.

“You are really too much,” he said, “acting out a scene so your beloved thinks that you are well.” Apparently Rabin didn’t get it either.

“You have experienced love before, right?” Nay asked him.

Rabin nodded his head.

“If you love someone,” Nay started, “wouldn’t you be willing to do anything to make your loved one smile, despite how much pain you’re experiencing?”

A bittersweet sadness crossed Rabin’s face as he agreed. “Yes. I would be willing to do anything to ensure that my loved one is happy.”

“Then you understand where I’m coming from, right?” Nay asked.

“I do,” he confirmed as they look at each other with a sad understanding.

The following morning Rabin phoned Officer Wichate to check on Uncle Gan and Aunt Jan’s house for him. As Wichate greeted them, he noticed a figure upstairs, by the curtain. Curious. It was Kwan, when she made eye contact with him, she immediately covered her face with the curtain. Wichate and Uncle Gan chatted; he said that he would support Uncle Gan fully if he was interested in opening up the case again (regarding what had happened to their family.) A new interesting development, could it be that Wichate and Kwan is a new pair in the making? A new couple to spazz over? One can hope!

At the hospital Rabin got caught arranging some flowers for Nay. He said that he noticed some pretty ones at the shop and bought some for her. He’s so sweet. He even bought her some snacks and tried to cheer her up, with the rationale that the better mood she’s in, the faster she heals.

At the breakfast table of Siwat and his father, Tee was there as well. It is obvious that Tamrong is trying to match his son up with Tee. For political reasons? Financial? This reveals that Tamrong has ulterior motives and it makes me suspicious of his good intentions with Nay.

Nay is getting restless at the hospital; she wanted to help Siwat with his campaign. When he called to see if she was coming out, she had to lie that she would like to take a day off, she needed to finally put things away at the house. Unfortunately for her, she heard Tee’s voice over the phone. He told her that Tee was helping him with the campaign.

Rabin tried to make idle conversation when he took her to the hospital lawn. Nay was quiet and pensive. He told her to cheer up so she could get better soon to help Siwat. Just as he glanced at the hospital revolving door though, he noticed a familiar face. Rabin immediately ushered her wheelchair to a corner and told her to stay put. He checked the hospital room, but the culprit was nowhere to be found. As he walked down the hallway though, he and Parn, had a face off: guns cocked at each other’s faces.

“Are you really going to shoot me?” Parn asked, “don’t you remember me? It’s me.”

“What are you doing here?” Rabin asked carefully.

“(I’m here) to see you, put down your gun,” Parn said. “You’re like one of by younger brothers.” And to show his cooperation, Parn retracted his gun.

“Why are you with scumbags like Ittiharn?” Rabin asked.

“Work is work.”

“You ought to remove yourself from them.”

Parn hackled, “that’s what I should be saying to you. You need to stay away from that woman,” he warned.

“Not gonna happen. I’m fulfilling my duty.”

Parn proceeded forward with a stern look on his face. We gauge that he was actually there on good intentions, he wanted to warn Rabin. But respecting each other’s profession, Parn merely warned him that their endeavors would cause them to clash moving forward.

Rabin could only look at the older man’s retreating back and he recalled an instant in the past where one of their friends had gone missing. Now he had an inkling of the type of crowd Parn hangs out with.

Back at the hospital room Nay wondered where Rabin had been. He said that he saw an old family friend. She wondered why he needed to hide her when it was someone he knew- but he relented that he wasn’t sure so he had to make sure she was safe first. Nay noticed the red marks on his forearms and wondered if he had to go and fight with an old family friend too? Lol. Rabin looked at her guiltily. She said that he should get his arm looked at, but he teased her that the dog at his house, when it has a wound, it normally licks it and it would heal. He said that if he did the same thing with his arm, it would heal too! Nay thought it was disgusting.

Wichate is taking his promise to oversee the family seriously, he was going to spend the night in Rabin’s room to watch over the house while Rabin was away. Aunt Jan is trying to console her daughter that there will be a man in the house. Kwan is nervous, she didn’t think they should trust anyone. She is still terrified, doesn’t leave her room. Her mom asked if she wanted to go to school again, but Kwan shook her head vigorously, complacent enough to study on her own. She wasn’t yet ready, she was still afraid. That night, Wichate is patrolling the yard, Kwan is peering at him from her room.

“Nong Kwan,” he called out to her, “do not be afraid. I am here to oversee your safety.”

Nay had another nightmare, she had dreamed of her parents getting shot again. It was the kind of nightmare that forced her to shout in her sleep and wake up with a fright. Rabin woke up from the sound and came rushing in. Nay sat up from the bed, “Help me!” she said, “I’m afraid.” She grabbed his hands.

“What are you afraid of?” Rabin asked, his eyes surveying the room for any threat.

“I don’t want to have those dreams anymore,” she cried. “They’re tormenting. Painful.”

“What were you dreaming about?”

“My dad.. my mom.. blood. There were blood everywhere,” she exclaimed, losing it.

Rabin leaned over and comforted her. “You’re thinking too much. How about you go back to sleep to gain some strength.” He tried to encourage her to sleep. But she grabbed his arms and said she didn’t want to sleep. She was afraid she would have those dreams again.

“Ok.. then I’ll just take you to nibble on some yummy food nearby,” he consoled.

But she refused, she didn’t want to take her IV with her, lol.

“You’re always thinking about eating,” she complained.

“Well it makes me happy,” he replied.

“You are strange, huh? You are happy at all times.”

This seemed to hit him squarely on the chest. His face saddened, “I have my own troubles too.” He looked away. “But with all honesty, happiness and sadness are always among us.”

“I don’t think I can sleep tonight,” she looked at him, “can you ask for some sleeping pills for me?”

Before she could finish, Rabin was already shaking his head with disapproval. “No can do. It’s not good for you. You’ll be addicted. How about I distract you with fairytales?”

She stopped him before he could start.

“Or how about I sing you a song?”

That got her attention.

She complained that the song choice was too old. Rabin relented that he was a country boy, he knew only those types of songs. She couldn’t possibly expect him to sing foreign songs for her.

So Nay listened to him sing her a sweet lullaby with a smile.

When he finished, she told him she liked the meaning of the song. And thanked him for making her smile, even if it was only for tonight.

He told her that tomorrow, when she wakes, she will only face good things: first thing, she would be able to go home.

Before he left her room, they both looked at each other with a different atmosphere in the room.

The next day, Rabin and Nay are back at the house. Wichate mentioned to Rabin that Kwan looked like she might want to come out of her room soon, but Rabin said to let her do so on her own. In Kwan’s room, Nay is still trying to convince Kwan that it is safe out there. They both spied on Rabin from the window and Nay couldn’t help but gush that Rabin is a hard worker, he cooks well and he’s her great bodyguard.

Just when she said that, Rabin turned around with a yellow flower in his hair to tease them. The girls burst out laughing.

And he’s silly too, Nay wanted to add.

As Nay and Rabin walked through the yard, she thanked him for taking care of her.

And he replied with, “it is my greatest honor to protect the girlfriend of our future Prime Minister.”

That night when Nay called Siwat, Tee, who was sitting in the same car, turned his phone off.

The following morning, on their way to buy snacks for Siwat, Rabin teased Nay that she’s smiling so much just talking to her boyfriend.

“Of course,” Nay replied as she nipped him on the arm. “I haven’t seen P’Siwat for a few days now, I’ve missed him so much.”

“It’s so great to have someone to love, to think of each other.”

“What about you? Working like this, how do you find time to be with your loved one? And don’t say that you don’t have a girlfriend, I don’t believe it.”

Rabin was quiet.

“Well, I don’t need to make any time. My girlfriend is probably around here.”

Nay became confused, “Around here? Where?”

“No. I meant that- she’s always close to me.”

“What are you talking about?” Nay asked, confused. “Are you talking about a ghost or something?” Little did she know that was closer to the truth.

Rabin merely put his sunglasses on, to mask his face and continued driving.

Don is still working hard but he became angry when Or tried to be helpful and assisted him at one of his part time jobs. But they made up and pinky swore.

Siam Pattana Party is gaining voters, especially the younger generations who believed that the party truly cared about the people. Which pissed their oppositions off to no end. Ittiharn decided to take matters into his own hands (without waiting for his father.)

Gossip (news) is spreading about the pairing of Siwat and Tee. His father believed that this will only help their cause further and that Nay was a rational person, she would understand.

The news reached Nay and she started to doubt her relationship with Siwat. Rabin tried to cheer her up and tell her not to pay any mind to the media. She said that Siwat had asked her to be his secretary but she had no idea about his plans or how his campaign was faring. Rabin thought maybe Siwat didn’t want to worry her. But it made Nay think that maybe he didn’t want her to know about Tee instead.

Rabin said that the scariest thing is one’s thoughts (and where it can lead to.) He told her that her own thoughts are hurting her. Ah, so true. She asked him that if it were him, wouldn’t he think so too (meaning, wouldn’t he believe the news?)

But Rabin tried to convince Nay about the good things around her. Rabin is so cute. Por really makes this character stand out.

“Why do I always need to be reminded?” Nay asked, ashamed of herself.

“Because you have a heart. When ever you feel down, just keep reminding yourself,” Rabin said.

Ittiharn arranged for his men to finish off Nay and Rabin. The guys started shooting at Rabin’s car from behind and chasing them. Rabin fired back but they started using bombs. Pulling the car to a stop, Rabin stepped out and aimed for their tires. Succeeding, Nay and Rabin was able to escape in time.

In a bout of anger, Ittiharn killed all three men who failed.

Back at the house, Rabin is creating a garden to attract Kwan. When Nay noticed this, she stopped by to give him water, but when she realized that his hands were dirty, she decided to feed him the water instead, which garnered more squeals from yours truly! They are so cute together! Rabin covered up his shock by saying that it’s good she cared about her employee, heeh.

Then when Nay wanted to help him with the garden, he told her to stay still instead so the work could be finished faster lol. Nay became offended, but Rabin explained that he didn’t want her to be hurt/sick (like the 3 days she was in the hospital) and since it was his duty to protect her, he wanted her to just remain still.

Nay smiled at his quip but couldn’t help feeling touched by his actions.

Por is charming and adorable as Rabin, and Janie is so beautiful and understanding as Nay. The story is taking on a turn.. we shall soon see where this story is headed! Make sure you tune into Ep 5!

*Screenshots from Youtube

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Tagged: Alex Rendell, Art Pasut, Hong Sabat Lai, Janie Tienphosuwan, Por Nattawut

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Love in the Fresh Food Market- Final Impression (Review)

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Posted on August 26, 2012

Rak Kerd Nai Talad Sod, Love (Happened) in the Fresh Food Market starring Mario Maurer and Margie (pronounced Makkie) Rasri will run its course in 12 episodes, a shorter than average stint as far as lakorn duration goes. The plot has a simple premise, to showcase the lives of market vendors in this fresh food market, most specifically Thong (Mario) who is a newbie, and how his entrance into the market, changed everyone’s lives accordingly.

Thong is an easygoing kid from the countryside who came to help his sister in law’s vegetable booth due to her high-risk pregnancy. He falls in “love at first sight” with Kim-Lang (Margie) who was the daughter of Kim-Huay, a fish vendor, and highly feared at the market. Unfortunately for him- mostly due to his straightforwardness and justice prevail demeanor- butted heads with Kim-Huay from the onset and caused her to dislike him tremendously.

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“A picture is worth a thousand words” – Hong Sabat Lai: Ep 3

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Posted on August 23, 2012

Episode 3 Recap

At the press conference, Tamrong introduced the public to his son Siwat, who was running for Prime Minister. One of the reporters questioned his qualifications, that he has no political experience under his belt.

Nay began sweating on Siwat’s behalf. Rabin leaned in and told her to have more faith in her fiancé.

With a calm and clear tone, Siwat replied to the reporter, “I’m not here to play politics. I’m here to work for the people, to work for my birth country. Therefore, I do not need experience in political affairs. If demonstration is needed- and the only ones who will benefit from this- are the Thai people.” Good answer.

Nay beamed and everyone clapped for Siwat’s pointed response.

This pissed Ponglert and son off to no end, as they watched from their living room tv. It was beyond Ponglert why the media learned of this before he did.

To give them a dirty welcome, Ittiharn (Ponglert’s son) sent funeral flowers to the event, which caused uproar and made the front page.

Ponglert was furious because he knew his no good for nothing son was responsible for it. He was going to blow their niceties cover. He called Ittiharn immediately to chastise him.

At the mansion Tamrong surmised that the tabloid would only promote their party for the election. Tee said that it was still very scary and she moved from her seat on the couch to snuggle next to Siwat. Openly showing her attraction to Siwat, she asked Nay if she could borrow him for a day so she could help relieve his stress. Siwat could only look at Nay with apprehension, caught in between duty and love: he has to be nice to Tee and he can’t express his feelings for Nay. So all Nay could do at the time, even though she was looking at the hands that were holding on to Siwat with hurt and jealousy, Nay said that Tee can go right ahead and borrow him since Nay had other things to attend to. Rabin followed behind his boss with reluctance as they left the mansion.

When they were in the car, Rabin commented, “you must have been jealous of your boyfriend.”

“Jealous? Who? Why would I be jealous?” Nay denied.

“Not jealous eh? Why did you have to leave the mansion so fast? It’s not like we have anything better to do.” Lol.

“Um.. well-“ Nay tried to look away.

“If it were me, I’d be jealous too. Khun Tee is holding on to Siwat so intimately. But I wouldn’t be too worried about it, she’s probably just teasing around. If she weren’t teasing though, you must really trust your boyfriend.”

“You talk as if you’re a relationship specialist.”

“I’m a human being. I have a heart and feelings too,” Rabin relented with a smile, and then asked her where she wanted him to take her.

They arrived at a pristine temple, where her parents’ ashes were buried. She hasn’t been by to pay respects to her late parents. Nay explained to Rabin that when she was abroad, she had Uncle Tamrong send respects for her and take pictures of her parents’ gravestone.

“Khun Tamrong has been very kind to you; he has done everything to care for you.”

“Without him,” Nay explained, “my parents would have been soul-less, and as for me, who knows what would have happened to me.”

Rabin noticed her sorrowful face and relented, “(you’ve turned) very sad. How about you go pay respects to your parents?”

Upon which, Rabin watched Nay kneel before the gravestone and tell her parents that she is now back and will be taking back what is your family’s due: justice.

Rabin noticed fresh flowers that were displayed by the gravestone. He recalled Nay telling him that no one else knew about the gravestone. For precaution and her protection, he ushered her away from the temple.

More glimpse into the bad guy’s characters. Ittiharn does not blink an eye when it comes to killing, whoring or even doing anything remotely illegal (like gambling.) As seen here, he shot two undercover cops because they were videotaping his casino. Apparently when he was a child, he have seen violence and became drawn to it. His father originally did not want his kid to be exposed to this way of life, but it was too late. Ittiharn believed he had more guts than his father, because at least he can do the killing, as oppose to ordering someone else to do it. Ponglert wanted his son to “behave” because they’re in the middle of an election. But Ittiharn believed his father could always bail him out.

It was dark when Rabin and Nay took a stroll outside. Nay wondered how long it will take until Kwan came out of her room. Rabin said that he doesn’t know how long, but he was certain that one day, she would cease her fear.

“She’s not crazy,” Rabin assured Nay, “she’s just afraid and doesn’t have enough confidence in leaving her room. We need to give her that assurance back.”

Nay started to giggle while Rabin looked at her with confusion. “What are you laughing at?” he asked.

“Laughing at you. So exactly what are you? A bodyguard, cook or therapist?”

“I can be anything you want me to be,” he replied.

They both look away with a smile.

“And I can be one other thing for you-“ he told her mischievously.

“What is it?” Nay asked.

Next he was on a ladder, installing a light fixture for the outdoors.

“You are so talented,” Janie relented.

Rabin stopped smiling when he heard footsteps from the pathway. Immediately he pulled her towards a tree and told her to stay put. He grabbed a screwdriver and was fighting off the intruder when he realized it was Siwat.

Siwat didn’t mind as this showed him that Nay was in capable hands. Siwat and Nay had a few sweet, alone moments (Art is looking hotter and hotter lol.)

Rabin stood from the corner and took pictures of them holding each other. With a smile, he got what he needed and walked away.

That night, as Nay stood on the balcony, she received an sms from Rabin, it was a picture of her and Siwat, hugging and smiling at each other.

Rabin’s phone rang as he prepared for bed.

“How can I be of service to you, boss?”

“I’m not calling to utilize you, but I’m calling to contend with you,” Nay said. “You’re really insane, you know that? You’re sneaking around taking pictures of me and P’Siwat, then you have the gall to send them to me.”

“No need to make a big deal about it. It’s not even distasteful, boss. It was so darn cute.”

“But you secretly took pictures of us. I hired you to be my bodyguard, not a paparazzi!”

Rabin sat up on his bed. “Who said I was secretly taking pictures? I intended to take them.”

“You-“

“Do you know why I sent the pictures to you?” he asked. “I wanted you to keep them. For the days when you and your boyfriend feel far apart or distrustful with each other, you can look at those pictures. Haven’t you ever heard that a picture is worth a thousand words? Those pictures are telling you that you love each other.”

Nay listened silently to his words.

“Khun Nay, please remember that. The word love, is a short word but it is the most powerful thing in this world. No matter how far apart you are from your beloved one- even as far as the sky, or lifetimes away- but if you both still love each other, that will give you strength than anything else in this world and those feelings could never be lost.”

He looked far away.

“Sweet dreams, boss.”

Nay smiled on the other end and hung up. “What a meddlesome bodyguard,” she muttered.

Rabin lay back down on his bed as he sighed. “Even if you are lifetimes away, I still want to tell you (he’s speaking to his late girlfriend) that I love you.”

Awe, our bodyguard is the sweetest, most sentimental man on this planet.

The following morning, through the rich neighborhoods of Bangkok, Don delivered newspapers, another one of his part time jobs. Through this, we see that he’s a hard worker and a kind individual as he helped a grandma walk across the street.

At the end of his shift, his hard work earned him free porridge. When he got back to the condo, he learned from Or about the news that made the front page. He stared at the paper with shock. He then decided that he wanted to investigate his old house. Probably a bad idea to go during the day, my friend, but he went, sneaking around between the iron-rod gates. He received a call from his father and from the tone, his father knew what he was up to. He told the younger man to leave the premises and be patient, their time will come.

Meanwhile Rabin had a few wise plans to make the house more cheerful. He thought some activity, like doing things around the house, would create movement and interest among those that are living there. True to his words, Kwan peaked from her room, curious at what they’re doing. They are making some progress to getting her interested in the activities outside of her room. Nay said that maybe they can invite her out, but Rabin said that it is too soon, she is not yet ready and that they should be happy with the progress that they’ve made.

Nay wasn’t used to doing yard work, so she scraped her palms. Rabin helped her treat her hand and made her promised not to tell Siwat or he’ll be fired, lol. They are cute together; he’s always so silly and teasing.

To further protect the premises, Rabin told Nay that they needed to purchase some surveillance cameras, and of course he would be the one to install them. She teased him about being the jack of all trade again, but Rabin boasted, “don’t you know who I am?”

“Of course,” Nay replied, “you’re a top commanding officer of the country, who continued his training in Europe-“

“That’s enough,” he smiled, “you don’t have to give so much compliments. But you did forget one other great feature.”

“What is it?”

“My handsomeness,” Rabin proceeded to pose like he was in a magazine. “I think I’m handsome.”

“You’re mad,” she said, “how conceited. Stop trying to be cool.”

As they were about to leave the mall, Nay received a phone call from Siwat, whom invited her to dinner.

The sky was dark, the palm trees were silently wavering as Nay and Rabin made it to the outdoor dining area, with a gleaming pool nearby.

Siwat sat in one of the tables, looking thoughtful and handsome in a black dark gray suit. When Nay sat down, Rabin surmised that they were surrounded by undercover security guards, which Siwat complimented him for being so perceptive. Rabin said that it was part of his training to recognize these things.

Rabin played as the perfect host and server and when they’re settled in their seats, Rabin said that he would leave them alone. Both Siwat and Nay wanted him to join them- Nay said that he would be lonely eating alone. But loneliness and Rabin are BFF’s so Rabin made his way to the table behind them. As he sat alone, at the white crisp table, he recalled a moment he had with his late girlfriend, Aim-just like Siwat and Nay who are sitting romantically across from each other. My heart really goes out to Rabin; it’s so beautiful how he remembers the smaller, sweeter moments with his beloved, where he gave Aim red roses and asked her to marry him. So he can empathize that two people, who are in love, want to be alone. Sigh, such an understanding bodyguard.

On their way home, Rabin pulled the car to a stop. He said he wanted to express his happiness. Nay turned to him with a smile. He mentioned that he liked seeing her smile, which embarrassed her. He teased her that if he didn’t sit at a different table, she wouldn’t be smiling like this, lol. Nay said that he was really too much. Rabin said that lovebirds need to have some alone time too, things that lovebirds want to say to each other aren’t conducive to other people’s ears. Nay laughed, he always makes her laugh and smile. She said that he’s acting like a relationship specialist again.

Nay shared some good news with Rabin, that Siwat wanted her to be his secretary. Rabin was glad for her, he mentioned that Siwat and she can have more time for each other. Nay warned him that this could mean he would have additional responsibilities, in which he responded that as long as she is safe, he feels that he has accomplished his work. Awe.. Nay looked at him with a shy smile.

When they reached the house, the disheveled living room greeted them. Rabin grasped her arm and put her behind him. Stalking the area, with Nay close behind him, they hear Aunt Jan crying in a corner. The thugs had stopped by to damage the home and scare them again, this time more intense than before. Uncle Gan told the thugs that his relatives were living with them for the time being, so they won’t know that Nay had moved in with them. Aunt Jan told them to leave, once and for all, she never agreed for them to be here, now they’re only hurting the family.

Nay walked sadly out of the backyard, Rabin followed and tried to console her. He heard some rustling from the trees and immediately took his gun out. It was Kwan, hiding in the corner and when she saw the gun aiming at her, she freaked out and ran to her room. Rabin and Nay chased after her and as Rabin caught the end of the door, she snapped it close and caught his hand (ouch!) Bruised to the bone, Nay commanded that they go to the hospital.

Rabin teased her that before she was caring for her scrapes and now she’s helping him. Nay wanted him to repay her with a meal. Rabin took her to a restaurant by the street. As they sat on the table, Nay didn’t realize that her long lost brother Wee, was sitting at the table behind them. Rabin and Nay talked merrily about the food and atmosphere. Rabin liked the fact that he didn’t have to sit at a fancy table pretending to be arrogant and cool. Nay asked if he was referring to her, lol, but Rabin said it was true. Here, they can eat as freely as they want. People come here with their pj’s! They talked about where he was from, and Rabin said that he would take her to Phetburi one of these days.

When the younger couple behind them left the table, she recognized the voice, but couldn’t place on where she heard it, which made her miss her brother even more. As they walked along the bridge that sat above a freeway, Nay asked him if he believed in brother-sister connection.

“I do,” he said. “I also believe that the connection you’ve mentioned will bring you to your brother one day- so you don’t have to make that sad face. Trust me on this. When it comes to a problem that you can’t solve, don’t even think about it. I’m sure that the turmoil (feelings) that you’re going through right now, is being felt with the same intensity by your brother. This connection will bring you both together.”

“You really think so?”

“I do. Trust me. “

“And..”

“And don’t ask me when, because I don’t know either, “ he then teased, “or I can call a witch doctor to tell your fortune.”

“Forget about it,” Nay said. She glanced at the cars weaving through the streets, pensive about whether she will see her brother again.

And the moment when Nay faces her enemy has arrived!

At the meeting with the campaign committee, the group talked about their advance in rating. Tamrong is concerned about what the opposition would do next to gain voters. Rabin added that he got wind (from fellow officers) that there was a large truck (with illegal shipments) coming across the border and that they all needed to heed caution.

Siwat walked over to his beloved and asked her if she was afraid.

Nay said that she was not. They were here to take his powers away from him, she was prepared for the dangers.

And in speaking of the devil, Tonglert paid them a visit.

The media surrounded the enclosed, windowed office with cameras flashing. After the introduction between Tonglert, Chulongorn (Tonglert’s lover and female side kick), Tamrong and Siwat, Nay stepped out of the background. Both Rabin and Siwat tried to slow her down, worried on her behalf, but Nay was made with stern stuff. She wasn’t going to back down. So she proceeded forward, while images of her pained past flashed before her eyes.

She stood before her enemy and said, “As for me, I am Naytima Isirawacharat. Daughter of Khun Wichien and Pansi Isirawacharat. My father was a clean businessman who dedicated his life to rid the world of dirty scumbags.”

“Khun Wichien is a good person,” Ponglert relented, “it’s too bad-“

“For the last ten years,” Nay interrupted, “I lived for this day. The day that I will bring justice to my parents. Some people may think that karma is nonsense, but I think there is such a thing. Those who commit has no right to decline their destiny.”

Ponglert looked at her with a smirk. Rabin looked at his boss with a proud smile.

At the golf range, Ponglert was happy that they didn’t have to waste energy looking for Nay now. Ittiharn was more pissed and wanted to cause more problems for them. Ponglert said that her glare was like declaring a war with him. She wanted to avenge for her parents death. Ittiharn smirked at her aspirations. He wanted to torch her alive or make her his slave to gain satisfaction.

Now that the sister made an appearance, Ittiharn asked his main minion why they haven’t found the brother yet. Ponglert said not to waste their energy, the brother would find his way to them on his own. They just needed to prepare for the moment.

At a café, Nay and Rabin are waiting for Siwat for a movie. Siwat looked exhausted since he just came back from a campaign. Well, I suppose a candidate for office must make time for a movie heeh.

Meanwhile between Or and Don, Or stopped by his supermarket job to give him a sandwich. He worked so hard without time for a meal. She said that next time, she would like to come pick him up, so they can continue to take care of each other the way they had promised. How cute.

During the movie Siwat looked like he was going to fall asleep. Nay and Rabin glanced at each other, Rabin thinking about his Aim, while Nay wondered why he looked so sad.

Nay had Rabin take her to a coffee shop before going home. She just wanted to vent to him. She mentioned that Siwat has only started his campaign for a few days, but he is surrounded by bodyguards and can’t even be comfortable anymore.

Rabin said that she too has a bodyguard who followed her everywhere. But Nay said that he was different.

“How are we different? We have a duty to protect the safety of our bosses,” but he scalded his lips with the coffee and spits it out.

“Because,” she started to laugh at him, “you’re just funny and unlike any of P’Siwat’s bodyguards.”

“Just don’t go telling anyone else that. I’ll lose my reputation.”

She laughed again (her laugh is so cute!).

They arrived back at home but Rabin realized that the gate was open. They entered the driveway and heard voices of thugs. One of them punched Uncle Gan. Before they would do further damage however, Rabin knocked a few of them on their asses. A fight ensued and boy did I finally get my action fix!

Rabin against three men, but he sure could kick some ass! When one of them pointed a gun at him however, Nay pulled Rabin’s gun from his waist. She pointed it at the villain and exclaimed, “How do I shoot this?!” lol.

Rabin pointed to the trigger. Her hand was shaking and she’s scared, but she said, “even though I don’t know how to use a gun, I certainly will shoot you.”

Aunt Jan appeared from the corner with a tray of food to go. Rabin walked slowly behind Nay to take the gun away from her. With authority and skills, he aimed the gun at the thugs and told them to leave. He also said to tell their boss that this is a home, not a restaurant.

Nay walked over to Uncle Gan and told him that he didn’t need to be afraid, they weren’t going to back down. Aunt Jan exclaimed that how can they not be afraid, what if they came back with their bosses? Rabin said to not fear because he would take care of it.

The hotheaded boss, Ittiharn reacted accordingly, he became riled up and brought his minions to the neighboring house.

Once there, he demanded to meet the troublemaker, he knew that the family wouldn’t dare cross him. Nay appeared and said that he should pick on someone his own size. Angry, he aimed the gun at her, but Rabin appeared from the doorway. He challenged Ittiharn that he didn’t dare shoot. But Ittiharn fell prey and aimed the gun at Nay again, looking like he just might pull the trigger.

He got a closer look at Nay and realized whom she was. “You’re even prettier than the pictures entailed.”

Rabin said to Ittiharn that bullying the family wasn’t as easy now. Ittiharn ordered his minions to beat up Rabin, but Rabin stood his ground and pulled his gun out. But in looking to his right, Rabin recognized a face, Parn, a man whom he grew up with. From the past memories, it showed that Parn and Rabin were great friends. Parn supported Rabin in studying to become a cop and teased him that if he became a cop, then Parn would be the bad guy and the two can go head to head. Rabin said that he better not get caught then.

“I never thought that I would see a familiar face here,” Rabin said, looking at Parn, then he looked at Ittiharn. “Don’t do anything stupid.”

“What the hell do you mean?” Ittiharn asked.

“Nothing really,” Nay interjected, “it’s just that from the moment you stepped into this property, everything has already been recorded for evidence.”

Ittiharn glanced up at the surveillance cameras.

“As a matter of fact, the footages have already been sent to the police station,” added Rabin.

Immediately a police car came rolling in with lights flashing.

A new character is introduced, Officer Wichate, who asked what was going on. Ittiharn said he was visiting his neighbors and whispered to the officer that he was Khun Ponglert’s son, as if that would explain everything.

He and his minions left the premises, while Parn looked back at Rabin.

It’s a small world. Rabin knew the officer as well, as they used to work together. He boasted that the officer was a good one, embarrassing the older man. Officer Wichate promised to survey the area more closely, so they don’t dare do anything crazy. But even without him, Wichate continued, they would all be safe under Rabin’s watch.

Aunt Jan said that those thugs should be locked up, but Uncle Gan told her that things are much more complicated than that because Ponglert still held a lot of power. Wichate added that Ponglert is going to be even more displeased now that he has been assigned to this area.

Rabin wondered how the father-son are faring right now, heeh.

And that’s the end of our episode!

Thoughts: Love love love episode 3, new characters, new subplots, and moving the story to the right direction. I’m growing to love Rabin even more. He’s funny, serious, does a great job (heck, he’s the jack of all trade after all) and most importantly, I really felt for him during the moments where he thought of his beloved. They were all sweet, nostalgic and sad. My favorite scene was the phone conversation with Nay, when he told her why he sent her those pictures. It was as if he was talking about himself, that no matter how far away his Aim was, he would always think of her. Not only that, he’s so understanding of another’s relationship, especially Nay’s. I can see how Nay can slowly grow to love Rabin. What’s not to love?

As for Nay, I admire her candor, her strength. She looks mighty fine with both Art and Rabin, but I’m glad our pr’ek is someone who is tough, kind and has a mind of his own. As oppose to Art, who does whatever his daddy tells him to do. He loves his girlfriend, that we know, but he really is powerless. I’m curious to see his character arch over the course of the drama.

Which goes right into the theme of this lakorn: power and corruption. But what is even more resounding is justice. How will Nay accomplish this? I’m certainly waiting and watching with baited breath.

If I were to nitpick this drama so far, it would be the inconsistencies of the flashbacks. The director used flashbacks (on a frequent basis) as a means to tell the backstory. I get that, because these characters are thrown into chaos/problems first and then we later learn of the backstory. That is fine and dandy, but the inconsistencies kind of throws me off. For instance, Nay was separated from her younger bro at a young age herself. But when she got a flashback about playing with her bro in the yard, we see the older Nay instead. That was confusing. I’d like to see less flashbacks moving forward, let’s just stick to the present time if we cannot create a consistent past.

To help keep the important people straight:

Nay (Janie Tienphosuwan)- Tragic life as a child, witnessed her parent’s murder while her brother was taken away from her. Hailed to Paris to live a quiet and safer life. Waited 10 years to bring justice to her family. Nay is a poise, serious person, but a very kind and logical one at that. Her character is likeable.

Rabin (Por Nattawut)- Former commander in the police force but now hired on as Nay’s bodyguard. Funny on the outside but sad on the inside. Being Nay’s bodyguard gives him a reason to move on from the loss of his beloved. He pours his whole being in this cause: bodyguard, driver, chef, friend.. a hero.

Siwat (Art Pasut)- Nay’s beloved and currently running for Prime Minister. He’s a good person but follows his father’s command to a tee.

Wee/Don (Alex Rendell)- Nay’s long lost brother who was taken away for his safety and raised by the family’s driver. He’s a good kid, worked hard to pay for his college education.

Tamrong– A rich business man who is filled with ideas and ambitions. Contrived for his son, Siwat to run for Prime Minister so the country would be in good hands. Also to withhold a wish that his close friend, Nay’s dad, have had.

Ponglert– The bad guy, power hungry and evil.

Ittiharn (Tah Warit)- Ponglert’s son, just as bad, but actually does the dirty deeds himself.

Kwan– Nay’s BFF, mentally unstable due to trauma as a child, witnessed her father getting shot and her mother raped.

Tee– A woman who will get in between Siwat and Nay. She is a rich/powerful man’s niece and has her eyes on Siwat.

Or– Raised by the same man who raised Wee/Don.

Chulongorn– lover and co conspirator to Ponglert.

Wichate– new sheriff in town! Old colleague of Rabin.

*credit: screenshots from YouTube, featured image from Thaitv3

Categories: Lakorn Recaps

Tagged: Alex Rendell, Art Pasut, Hong Sabat Lai, Janie Tienphosuwan, Por Nattawut

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Homebound- Hong Sabat Lai: Ep 2

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Posted on August 21, 2012

Episode 2 Recap

Tamrong (uncle) peered over the bridge and contemplated the events past, while stunning shots of Paris played as a backdrop. He recalled the moment he and Nay’s father uncovered the guilty party’s (Ponglert) true intentions in running for office. Tamrong advised Nay’s father to remove his support before it’s too late. Nay’s father had already contrived a plan to unveil the truth; but he would need Tamrong’s help in order to carry this through. The plan has not been revealed to us however, as Tamrong promised out loud, in present time, that Nay’s father was a brave and honorable man and that he (Tamrong) would carry on the burden of keeping Thailand in clean hands.

As it stands, it was their last day in Paris, before they were homebound back to Thailand. Siwat and Nay took the opportunity to officially welcome Rabin on board as Nay’s bodyguard. Nay even sweetly thanked Rabin for saving her life earlier.

The group stood before the grand mansion, their new home in Bangkok. It was the start of a new and fruitful chapter for all of them. Tamrong reiterated how much this meant to them and that Siwat needed to do his best as a candidate for office.

Being on Thai soil again deemed all too much for Nay as she stepped aside. The visions of her parents murdering before her eyes came in rapid succession. Siwat consoled his fiancé by holding her close, and Nay said to him that no matter how much time has passed, it couldn’t erase what has instilled itself in her memory. Tamrong told her that it was time for her to take back the sweet life that should have been hers. She needed to steel herself to face what will come. Siwat promised her that he would stand by her side, until the day she gained everything back.

“Everything..” Nay said, “especially justice,” and the camera zooms in on her stunning and serious face.

Rabin looked on with his cool, stark aviator glasses, not realizing just what he signed up for.

Siwat had arranged a room within the mansion for Nay, but Nay declined it because she claimed it wouldn’t be proper for her to live with him prior to their marriage. Although that wasn’t the case in France, they were in Thailand now, and needed to heed traditions. Besides, he was involved with politics and shouldn’t show his oppositions any weaknesses.

Rabin takes his job seriously as he is now bodyguard and driver, very stubborn and set in his ways on how he wanted to operate.

On the streets of Bangkok, Or asked Don why he needed to work at this “special job” part time and go to school at the same time. Don, who was the wiser and older of the two, said that he didn’t want to ask their father for money and that Or could not tell their father what Don was up to. Or immediately wanted to help out too because they promised to be together through thick and thin- but Don told her that her priority was to study and getting into her major.

As Rabin drove the two lovebirds to go house hunting, Nay recognized a young man who was crossing the street. Thinking that she must have mistaken him for someone she has been thinking about and looking for.. so they continued on with their plans.

As they were house shopping, Nay decided that she just need space enough for two maids along with Rabin, which threw him off guard because he didn’t expect to live with her. Nay said that it was necessary so he could know her whereabouts at all times. Good thinking Nay, I totally like the sound of that. Of course Rabin relented while Siwat gets called away again.

The story sets up the separation of the lovebirds and brings Nay and her bodyguard closer together.

House hunting with Rabin appeared to be interesting. He paid attention to only windows, floorings and beds, while Nay considered the whole package. They were like an old couple shopping for a home and the real estate noticed this and voiced her assumptions out loud. She said that they were a cute couple and there is a special promotion for newly weds too.. lol. Nay declined the offer, telling Rabin that she didn’t like to take advantage of people, even when it’s just getting a promotion, because she wasn’t married to Rabin. While he on the other hand, was totally ok with getting a good deal. I can get used to this new couple, haha.

Meanwhile back at the mansion, poolside, Siwat phoned his father to learn of his whereabouts. A woman in yellow heels sauntered closer to him and looked him up and down. He didn’t realize that she was too close, so as he prepared to turn around, he ran right into her and they both went cascading into the pool.

Tamrong is fundraising and asked for the support from a powerful man. His niece Tee, is the girl who fell into the water with Siwat and before she could be introduced, she was already making eyes at him. They met when they were children but haven’t seen each other since then. Siwat couldn’t help but be attracted to her obvious flirtations.

Word reached the bad guy’s ears that they were back in Thailand. He has a hunch that they were after him but wasn’t going to allow any of their plans to come to fruition.

Before they retired from house hunting for the evening, Nay asked Rabin to take her to one more place. Soon they stood before rod iron gates, peering at a mansion. Rabin asked her where they were at, but Nay could only gaze through the gates with wistfulness. It was the house she grew up in. She could imagine her brother Wee, running into her arms when she got home from school. But right now, the house has been overtaken by the enemies. Nay told Rabin that she would tell him all about it later, while Rabin could only look on with confusion and curiosity.

It gets even more interesting for Rabin as they made their way down the street, to a much smaller gate opening to a house surrounded by greeneries. Rabin wanted to know what she was doing as she entered the premises. She told him that she used to stop by this house all the time when she was little. Her best friend lived here. Nay recalled sweet memories of her and Kwan, blowing a cake and promising to be best friends forever. Her memories were soon awakened as the front door burst open and an angry lady stepped out.

When she recognized who was calling on her family in the middle of the night, she became even angrier. She was Kwan’s mom, who yelled at Nay to leave them alone, that she and her family had done enough damage. A man in a wheelchair appeared shortly after, but less angry than Kwan’s mom. He didn’t blame her for what had happened, she did lose her family too, instead he left the blame on fate. Bad things were meant to happen to them. But Kwan’s mom was still bitter and accused Nay for living an easy life abroad while they all suffered. Which wasn’t far from the truth. But she didn’t realize what Nay has buried in her heart. She asked Kwan’s father if she could stay with them. She wanted to take responsibility and to bring back the happiness that was once in this household. But Kwan’s mom adamantly refused. Telling her to leave them once and for all.

Amidst the confrontation, Rabin was still in the dark. He kept asking what is going on, but Nay kept telling him that she would explain later. Until a quiet figure appeared from the corner of the room, peering at Nay questioningly. Nay ambled closer and asked her if she was Kwan. There were some recognition from Kwan’s face but her mom rushed in, screaming, telling Nay to leave her alone. Kwan panicked and closed in, grabbing her head. Kwan’s mom pushed Nay away, Rabin caught her before she fell, and they watched Kwan’s mom ushering Kwan away.

Then he demanded to know what had transpired in this household. There is some serious good acting going on.

Ten years ago, when Nay’s parents were murdered, Kwan’s mom had observed from the balcony, strangers leaving her neighbors house. Unfortunately, she made eye contact with one of the strangers. She immediately reported this to her husband and they decided to take a look. Before they could even leave their home, some thugs paid them a visit. They were warned to not take any action or say anything about what they have seen or heard. And to ensure that they never move out of the house, the thugs shot both Kwan’s father’s legs (whereby making him handicapped) and raped Kwan’s mom, while Kwan looked on with abject horror. From then on, Kwan became mentally disturbed and didn’t trust another man except for her father. It is hard to fault Kwan’s mom for being angry and bitter, because what happened to her family was really quite sad and unfortunate.

When Nay learned of this story, she was furious.

Later that night Nay shared her findings with Tamrong and Siwat. Tamrong asked Rabin what his thoughts were regarding this turning of events, especially Nay’s desire to move in with her best friend’s family. Rabin replied that he didn’t think that Ponglert’s men would dare do anything drastic or risky because the election would commence shortly. Ponglert’s men are smarter than that. Rabin would not allow anything to happen to Nay, as he will do his best to protect her. Tamrong was pleased with his answer and told him to keep a close watch on Nay at all times.

Siwat is frustrated because he couldn’t help his own fiance, he needed to focus on the election.

At the smaller house, Kwan’s parents debated about Nay. Kwan’s mom didn’t think a small woman like Nay could bring back any happiness to their family much less go head to head with Ponglert. Kwan’s father assured his wife that Nay told him that Ponglert’s power would end soon. His wife is losing it, she tells him that she can’t manage it anymore; things are falling apart at the seam. Kwan’s father said to her that they have nothing to lose now, it is time to take back what was rightfully theirs: a peace of mind.

The following morning Nay received the answer she wanted to hear. She was moving in with her BFF! Only this time around, things are slightly different than when they were children.

Rabin recommended that before they move in, they ought to buy some gifts for Kwan’s family. So the duo went shopping at the mall. As with any awesome mall in Bangkok, it is a one-stop shop. Their final destination was a grocery store and that’s when she caught a glimpse of someone she recognized, hoping that he was her long lost brother. She immediately ran after a man who was putting away the carts. (It was Don at this part time job.) But right when she reached him, he wasn’t her brother “Wee” that she had thought.

Rabin had chased after her and he noticed that she got the wrong person, he asked her if there was anything else that he didn’t know about her, lol. Yeah, surprises are bad for a bodyguard. She ignored Rabin and walked away, only, that was when Don pushed a set of carts behind her.

Just because she let them stay at the house, it doesn’t mean she liked it. Kwan’s mom made it clear that if it weren’t for her husband, she wouldn’t have allowed them to stay. It was cute when Rabin and Nay whispered to each other that they will be ok living in that house!

At the food cart, in the corner of the street, Don was on his third bowl of rice. Working at the supermarket was hard work. By nightfall they were crossing the bridge when Don said to Or that he is now a man with muscles- and he proceeded to show off his muscles, lol. She told him to put them away, it was embarrassing. But when she grabbed his hand, she noticed the blisters that will soon form into calluses. Don said it was nothing to feel sorry about, he intended to help their dad work and support her through school. Awe so sweet. Or looked on with concern and admiration.

Don is such a good kid and you can’t help but feel badly for him. He’s working so hard and going to school at the same time that as Or rambled off his schedule for the next day, he quietly fell asleep.

Meanwhile Rabin is a cleaning busy body. He has practically scrubbed and dusted Nay’s room to a shiny gleam. He’s so flipping cute. Nay said with a smile that he didn’t need to take care of her to this extent, she could have done her own cleaning. But Rabin said that she wouldn’t have time, she spent nearly an hour chatting with her fiancé over the phone. Rabin said that he pointed it out only because he thought it was cute. He even displayed some flowers on her desk so she could be happy. He’s so charming.

Nay walked over to the window and looked at her former house. So close, yet so far away. She became sentimental, and told Rabin about her younger brother and that they used to run around in front of the house. Rabin asked her where her brother was now and Nay could only answer that he was safe. Someone had taken him, hid him for his safety.

A car drove through the gateway and Nay immediately perked up with anger. “There they are!” she told Rabin. She indicated to Rabin the taller guy, “that’s Ponglert’s son. He thinks because his dad is big around here, he can act like a mafia. He’s horrible.” Rabin asked her if she could recall the faces from that night. Nay stared hard at Rabin and told him that she will never forget their faces.

The thug in black turned around and showed his face. Nay told Rabin that he was the man who had killed her parents. Rabin memorized his face.

The next morning, Rabin prepared massaman curry for Nay and the family. He said that if they wanted to eat anything else in the future, they need only to pick a recipe from the book and he could duplicate it lol.

The next task for Rabin and Nay was to approach Kwan. Nay promised Kwan that she would bring the happiness back to her family but Kwan said that their happiness was long gone. She was meek and fearful but she allowed Nay to come into her room. But when Nay wanted to introduce a new friend to Kwan, Kwan immediately shook her head. When she saw Rabin, she received a flashback of another time when she almost got raped by Ponglert’s son. She freaked out, pushed the tray of food from Rabin’s hands, and told him to get out.

This didn’t deter Rabin. Slowly both Rabin and Nay attempt to get Kwan out of her shell.

They even went to the extent of video taping Rabin so Kwan could get used to his face and voice without having to be in his proximity.

And several meals and days later, Kwan was warming up to him.

This experience not only showed Kwan that Rabin is a nice and good person, but it showed Nay even more what type of a person Rabin is.

Prepping for the elections have approached with a vengeance, as Siam Pattana Party throws a fundraising/introduction event for the press. Nay also made an appearance during this event, showcasing her stunning outfit. Her reappearance in Thailand caused curiosity and gossip about the ordeal surrounding her father. But according to one of the reporters, this will only enhance the Siam Pattana Party among the voters.

And that’s a wrap for episode 2, stay tune for episode 3 and watch how this enthralling lakorn will unfold.

Hong Sabat Lai is a fast paced ride thus far. Janie is simply stunning in every angle and her natural chemistry with Por and Art is fantastic. The episode is setting up the intriguing plot, carrying us further into the storyline. There’s tragedy and sadness in the mix, but there is still an underlying hint of hope and optimism.

*screenshots from YouTube

Categories: Lakorn Recaps

Tagged: Alex Rendell, Art Pasut, Hong Sabat Lai, Janie Tienphosuwan, Por Nattawut

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