WEEKLY III : MOVIE / MUSIC

MOVIE



Pandrum is a thrilling new science fiction move about horrific events that take place among astronauts trapped on a spaceship.



Astronauts Lieutenant Payton (Dennis Quaid) and Corporal Bower (Ben Foster) awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. They wade up disoriented, with no memory of who they are or what their mission is supposed to be.



The two men believe that they're the only people on board ---until they begin to hear a low rumbling sound from the belly of the spaceship.



With Payton staying behind to guide him with a radio transmitter,Bower ventures deep into the spaceship to find out two other astronauts on board. To his horror,he also discovers that something mysterious on the ship is hunting them,hell-bent on making sure that nobody survives.



As the spacecraft's shocking secrets are gradually revealed,the astronauts begin to realise that their own surrvival is more important than they could ever have imagined.

Catch the action and suspense

when Pandorum hits theatre on

September 25.

MUSIC




Yellow FangIf you were to talk about the latest and coolest Thai indie bands, you'd have to mention pop trio Yellow Fang.

Besides being one of the very few all-girl Thai groups to not be influenced by the current K-pop invasion, Yellow Fang also write all their own songs and play their own instruments.

During their live performances,Yellow Fang ---25-years-old singer and guitarist Pimporn Metchanun(pang), 25-years-old bassist Saitarn Karncharanwong (pui) and 22-years-old drummer Praewa Chirapravati Na Ayudhya (prae)--- play with an exciting energy that's impossible to ignore.

As well as playing regularly at Bangkok's most happenning venues and festivals, Yellow Fang recently released an EP that was engineered by Teddy from Flure. Their songs "Valentino," I'm a Feeder and True Blue are already being played regularly on indie radio and the band has been nominated for Fat Radio's Best New Artist award.

By..student weekly

ENTERTAINMENT : SPORTS

Court King....

Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal is considered to be one of the world's best player. He was ranked the No.1 player by the Association of Tennis Professionals from August 2008 to July 2009.

Since turing pro at the age of 15, Rafael has had a remarkable sports career. The 23-year-old player has been called the "King of clay court" because of hes special skills on clay surfaces.

Rafael hokds the record for the longest single-surface winning streak on clay courts. Recently Rafael has proven that he cam play just as well on other surfaces by becomeing the first player to hold Grand Slam titles on clay, grass and hard courts.

From September 26 to October 4, Thai tennis fans have a chance to see Rafael play at Impact Arena during the PTT Thailand Open. Rafael will go up against top players like Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gilles Simon in the competition.

EDUCATION-(exercises)

Fight club

Located In the heart to Bangkok inside the compound of the former Pre-Cadet School on Rama IV Road, Virapol Gym has trained thousands of foreigners in muay Thai durint its five years of operation. People have come from countries as diverse as Chile, China and Japan to train, with many trainees choosing to stay at the gym during their time in Bangkok.

Virapol Gym can accommodate up to 50 people at a time in separate male and female dormitories. About half of the students that come to the gym are female.

NO PAIN, NO GAIN

Gym owner Nikom Pheisiri, 40, is a former Thai boxer who has spet many years teaching muay Thai around theworld. He said that the school trains aspiring boxers to be capable muay Thai fighters.

"We have no intention of withholding any knowledge of rticks," Nikom said. "Muay Thai uses all parts of the body, and it's tough to learn for students who are really serious about it."

ALL AGES

The majority of students at the Virapol Gym want to take up boxing seriously, and many wish to eventually become trainers in their own countries. Trainees usually spend from between a week to a few months studying at the gym.

Nikom said that becoming a good muay Thai fighter requires a long period of training. He also noted that foreigners generally start at a much older age than Thai fighter. who usually start training when they are 6 or 7 years old and retire at around the age of 25.

NON-STOP WORKOUT

Each round of training at the Virapol Gym starts with a Thai oil massage, a warm-up and a 5 to 10 kilometre run to relax the muscies. Trainees then work out with jumping rope, followed by shadow-boxing and heavy-bag boxing.

Next is Thai pad training, which involves practising a variety of punches, kicks, khee and elbow strikes with a trainer. "Trainees do the same things everyday, "Nikom said." If we find that any of them are good enough, we send them to test their abillity at the Lumpini Boxing Stadium.

EXERCISES

Read the story. Then, answer the following reading comprehension questions.

1. At what age do Thai fighters usually start training?
2. How many people can the Virapol Gym accommodate at a time?
3. What part of the body does muay Thai use?
4. What does each round of training start off with?