Shocking Fans, ‘Ray Rai Louk Sao Pa’ is saying good-bye to the Thai Entertainment
This is from Manager online, April 2, 2008, written in Thai Language, translated by Ginger.
She has recently become known to Thai people, and now Alexandra Bounxouei, a superstar from Laos has bid her fans farewell, and left for Japan on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, it will take her about 2.5 years to complete her study.
Alexandra has completed her bachelor degree from a Lao-American College in Vientiane and she told Manager Online that “pursuing her education in Japan has always been a life long dream of Sandra,” (a Lao-Bulgarian), and she received her bachelor degree in March 2007 (Thai year: 2550).
After the Lakorn ‘Pleng Ruk Rim Fang Khong,’ that was aired last year, Sandra has returned to Thailand once more to play in a lakorn, ‘Ray Rai Louk Sao Pa’ directed by producer Thongchai Prasongsun, which will be aired on Thai TV, channel 7 on April 4th and she will not be here to view the first episode.
According to work point Entertainment that claimed to have interviewed the superstar on the left side of Mekong River, this is what Alexandra said, “As a matter of fact, Sandra have been planning to study abroad for quiet some time, so everything is prepared in advance, including the time slots for ‘Ray Rai Louk Sao Pa’, let just say that after the filming of the last episode, Sandra will be leaving right away.”
Sandra will be studying Media Design at Keio University School of Media Design in Tokyo.
“Normally, Sandra like to learn about IT, especially in the Internet area because the courses that Sandra will be studying can be used to create a new technique, a new way of communication, as we can see that currently there are various ways of communication…”
“I’ll miss acting, and all my fans, many from the fan club don’t want Sandra to go, but for my future, I have to choose education first”
Even though Alexandra receives a warm welcome from her fans in Thailand, but she still receives harsh comments from her own people in Laos, even from the officials that mentioned that Alexandra should act more tradition, and not dressed too revealing, sort of verbally reprimanding her of how she is presenting herself is ‘not considered normal’ for a Lao girl to be hugging with a foreigner in a public places in front of other people.
As for the latter statement, it is believed to have come from the images of Alexandra’s romantic scenes with Thai actor from her previous Lakorn, which is not socially acceptable amongst the Lao culture.
Before this, Sandra was paired with Weir, but this time a new leading man, Cee Siwat, who has become a household name for Lakorn viewers, and the plot of these 2 Lakorns are totally different, from playing a role of a tour guide in ‘Pleng Ruk Rim Fang Khong’ to playing the role of ‘Ray Rai’ a daughter of a local forest villager, and another lead actor is Nom Rapeepat who plays the role of Priavanh, RayRai’s childhood friend that grew up together, which Priavanh has a crush on Ray Rai all these years, and they have many friends rooting for them that creates lots of fun and excitement, a Lakorn in the style of producer Thongchai Prasongsun, to read more about this Lakorn, please read my previous post of Opening Scene of Lakorn ‘Ray Rai Louk Sao Pa’.
Source: โดย ผู้จัดการออนไลน์ 2 เมษายน 2551 17:00 น, Manager Online, April 2, 2008.
“Even though Alexandra receives a warm welcome from her fans in Thailand, but she still receives harsh comments from her own people in Laos, even from the officials that mentioned that Alexandra should act more tradition, and not dressed too revealing, sort of verbally reprimanding her of how she is presenting herself is ‘not considered normal’ for a Lao girl to be hugging with a foreigner in a public places in front of other people.”
For a country that is fighting hard to get any attention from the rest of the world. I’m surprise the ruling party can’t realize that Alexandra is their best “export”.
Thanks Ginger! I was just reading this at Thai TV channel 7 and was thinking whether or not you saw it already. Well, you are faster than me and even translated for all of those that can’t read Thai.
The die hard core fans are missing her like crazy already. These will be the ones waiting for her and her new lakorn in 2.5 years. Let’s hope that it’s not too late for her to pick up where she left not without losing much momentum. Some Thai lakorn viewers were complaining already about Alexandra’s appearance in her first lakorn and saying that she looks like she was 25 years year even though. Let’s hope that she doesn’t look too old for the audiences to be playing a young girl’s role.
Yes, in Laos public display of affection is a big No, No. It doesn’t help too that at times Alexandra would be wearing clothes showing off her belly button and navel ring and having so many earrings and a nose ring to go along. Perhaps it’s a fear that she would lead the other teenagers into dressing like her because she is after all the first Lao pop idol. The debate can be on whether or not some Lao teens wold be following her like some American teens wanting to dress like Britney Spears.
For people like us in the western countries we have no problem with her appearance and don’t mind when she puts on blue contact lenses to perform at a concert in the US. But for the Lao nai, that would consider a sign of distancing herself from her Lao roots.
You have to understand where the people of Laos are coming from. Many don’t want Laos to be the next Thailand. Maybe there is no hope but perhaps you can slow it down a bit.
Darly, I read the headline at Laoplanet.net, but the link is not linking to the full article and I was able to locate it elsewhere.
As for Japan, Sandra might fit a bit more because I believe they’ve more freedom in expressing themselves in terms of dressing. I can understand where the Lao people from Laos and Lao officials are coming from, and I do share their conservative view on this because someone like Alexandra who is a role model for many young people should know what is an acceptable way of presenting herself because she is representing Laos’ teen idol. I also read some Thai forum in regard to her role in Lakorn, and some feel that she is not that attractive but they’d watch her Lakorn because of the leading man. I’m wondering if they’d be annoyed with her Lao Northerner accent.
Bassak wrote: “For a country that is fighting hard to get any attention from the rest of the world. I’m surprise the ruling party can’t realize that Alexandra is their best “export”.”
Bassak, I guess you can view the Lao local officials as many parents when it comes to this, assuming that you’ve a teenage daughter, would you want your daughter to be wearing clothes showing off her belly button and navel ring and having so many earrings and a nose ring to go along? (described by Darly), I think most parents wouldn’t approve of this, and Alexandra is not their best export, and if she is, then Laos is in serious trouble.
I wouldn’t say Alexandra is their “best” export, but she did create a lot of publicity for the country of Laos with her acting alone. There’s so much negativity in this post about Alexandra’s behaviors, etc…Cut her some slack..at least she is pursuing her master’s degree!!!
Ginger,
I saw the article at ch7.com. I was thinking about the interview and why did she have to say such a thing about the Lao officials. I’m a very modern person comparing to you and Karmadiva but I do agree with the opinion of many Lao people, like some of my relatives who have teenage children. They don’t think she is a good role model because she colored her hair and how she is dressed. It might be difficult for us to understand but to them she is cashing on the Lao name, being half Lao and half Bulgarian. But she acts more westerner than a Lao person.
Many can’t understand why she wouldn’t work within the Lao entertainment industry. That way she can promote Lao more and has more to say in how things are being run. Wouldn’t it be something if Alexandra Bounxouei was the main leading lady in Sabaidee Luang Prabang?
The thing is that many Thai fans fell in love with her because of the role of Champa. They like the charm of the traditional Lao girl and how the “real Lao girl” is dressed and carry herself with being proper and all. In the end she is just like any other Thai actress and with nothing special, except for being half Lao. The Lao people are saying that the Thai public is just “herr” her for the moment. That mean they can get bore easily and at anytime.
I don’t think it was appropriate for her to talk about how the Lao officials are not happy with how she has been behaving. Why did she have to tell the world of the in-house affairs like that? It’s like trying to play the sympathy card and crying to the fans for support. If some officials gave her a hint on how to act and dress properly, then she should try to do her role as Lao representative, at least in Laos and not show any PDA (public display of affection) or dress too revealing in Laos.
After all she wants to be an ambassador someday and so she should know what is appropriate and not and how sometimes we can’t just do whatever we want because we are representing the entire country, whether we like it or not. Yes, it’s a big responsibility and whether or not she is up to it, that is a question.
I would caution to see artists as representing a country at all and would step away from that. Why would you connect your “face”, as a country, to a single artist?
Remember, she is young and she might not be able to cope with all these pressures fans & other people put on her. It is possible she might do an “Amy Winehouse” or “Britney Spears” on us when her nerves break (hopefully never). And if this happens, how will that make you look as a country when you consider her your prime export product?
People are people. She is human and humans always have their weaknesses. I hope she can cope with everyone telling her how to dress, speak, behave on top of her stalkers.
On top of that she is from Laos and, as I pointed out earlier, does not seem to have any particular smart business managers behind her (mommy). They appear short term oriented and prefer the quick buck over long term image building. I don’t think she is getting rich. I bet this is frustrating and may lead to more extreme attempts to get money in the future.
As far as her role in Thai Lakorn’s romantic scenes that they claimed that she acts inappropriately in public, it’s a matter of choice that she made, she obviously can’t change the scenes or role that she plays, but she has a choice of accepting it or not, but again it’d be a hard choice because that’s an opportunity loss (for her in getting her foot in the door of Thai Entertainment industry) if she declined the role, but the risk of playing the role might also be an equal opportunity loss for her in Laos as well.
As suggested by Darly that I’m not as modern (old fashion,) but I can understand that artists like to express themselves, and Alexandra is only expressing her creative side, I love her songs and I think she is a very talented musician, but revealing too much of her asset in a society that’s still very tradition is inappropriate IMHO, her manager should have known this. What really surprise me is her ‘official website’ where there is very little update, as Alexandra has mentioned herself in her interview that the Internet is a new way of communication and I don’t see why they won’t use that to her advantage, the cost of creating good image is next to nothing, but playing the role of that good image is the hard part.
Anonymous said: There’s so much negativity in this post about Alexandra’s behaviors, etc…
The post is translated from a Thai Newspaper and I only translated into the English language so that we all can understand, and I don’t see any negativity in it at all, but the comment might be negative and that’s a personal opinion, nothing wrong with that.
I’m curious why the top officials are singling her out about how a “Lao girl” should dress and behave. I’ve seen other photos of other Lao female celebrity whose wardrobe is just as “revealing”. I think if they reprimand her then they should take a good look at the Lao music industry. I’m sure you all seen the tacky VCD’s with the dancing girls in third-rate Vegas outfits dancing out of sync.It seems like the authorities are trying to stop something that they know they can’t-which is CHANGE.
I don’t think the Lao officials are singling Alexandra Bounxouei out at all. We just don’t hear in the media about other Lao artists are being reminded of how they should dress properly. You would only hear this stuff through the grape wines since those other artists are not in the Thai media to be interview like Alexandra.
If you are talking about the dancing girls in some of the Lao music video then you might want to check the source if those are really coming out of Laos. One controversial DVD made by Lek was not made in Laos. It was made in Thailand using Thai girls, not Lao girls.
If Alexandra is being criticized or single out is because she is an un-official representative for Lao culture and tradition (wattanatham) ambassador according to a Thai interview that I read a few days ago. I will find that article so Ginger will kindly translate it for us.
Lao is changing slowly and the government know that they can’t stop the flowing river of change. They just don’t want a massive flood. You have to understand that with Lao people, change comes slowly. We have the term of koy pen koy pai. One baby step at a time, not a big jump, so you can minimize the shock.
If she is living in the US, then it might be different. But many Lao parents I know in the US won’t let their teenage daughters have a nose ring, a navel ring, or too many earrings. If they do, then other Lao elders would call them by a name that we all know so well.
Here is the interview from Matichon about her role as Wattanatham Thai-Lao ambassador (un-official of course):
- เห็นว่ามีตำแหน่งทูตวัฒนธรรมไทย-ลาว
ทางลาวไม่ได้แต่งตั้งให้เป็นทูตวัฒนธรรมของลาวอย่างเป็นทางการนะคะ แต่รู้สึกเป็นเกียรติที่เป็นคนหนึ่งที่มีโอกาสได้เผยแพร่วัฒนธรรมลาวให้ชาวโลกได้รับรู้
ดีใจที่สามารถทำได้ค่ะ
มีคนถามว่าภูมิใจในความเป็นลาวไหม ตอบได้เลยว่า มากที่สุด ถามว่าทำไมใช่มั้ย..เพราะประเทศลาวไม่ได้ใหญ่มาก และยังอุดมสมบูรณ์ไปด้วยธรรมชาติที่สวยงาม ทุกอย่างยังคงที่ ไม่ได้มีอะไรเปลี่ยนไปมาก กระแสบริโภคนิยมและวัตถุนิยมไม่รุนแรง ผู้คนยังนิสัยดี สนิทสนมกันเหมือนครอบครัวเดียวกัน ไม่แก่งแย่งแข่งขันรุนแรง
Bassak,
I don’t know if you know this or not but if some Lao nai are questioning Alexandra about her Laoness is because they are not sure if she is really proud to be Lao. It might have something to do with the rumor back in 2004.
Alexandra is not Buddhist. So, you have a half Lao half Bulgarian that has been raised in a non-traditional Lao way, which is acceptable and no one has question her about being less Lao because she is a Christian. The only expectation some people want from her as a representative of Laos is to dress and act more Lao, that’s all.
If you look at many of her interview, you will notice how she hardly mentioned about how she is proud to be Lao because of sardsana and heed khong papaynee thee dee gnarm which makes Lao people special. Her answer is usually about the beauty of the country.
what the negative opinions! It doesn’t sound like she does anything right for people in this website.
Darly , you really pick up on her about everything. it doesn’s sound like she does anything right for you. i should say this websit.
- เห็นว่ามีตำแหน่งทูตวัฒนธรรมไทย-ลาว
ทางลาวไม่ได้แต่งตั้งให้เป็นทูตวัฒนธรรมของลาวอย่างเป็นทางการนะคะ แต่รู้สึกเป็นเกียรติที่เป็นคนหนึ่งที่มีโอกาสได้เผยแพร่วัฒนธรรมลาวให้ชาวโลกได้รับรู้
ดีใจที่สามารถทำได้ค่ะ
มีคนถามว่าภูมิใจในความเป็นลาวไหม ตอบได้เลยว่า มากที่สุด ถามว่าทำไมใช่มั้ย..เพราะประเทศลาวไม่ได้ใหญ่มาก และยังอุดมสมบูรณ์ไปด้วยธรรมชาติที่สวยงาม ทุกอย่างยังคงที่ ไม่ได้มีอะไรเปลี่ยนไปมาก กระแสบริโภคนิยมและวัตถุนิยมไม่รุนแรง ผู้คนยังนิสัยดี สนิทสนมกันเหมือนครอบครัวเดียวกัน ไม่แก่งแย่งแข่งขันรุนแรง
Translation: It appears that you have a position as Wattanatham Thai-Lao ambassador
Laos didn’t officially give this title (position) to me, but it is an honor for me to have the opportunity to spread the word about our Lao culture to the world. I’m happy that I’m able to do this. If someone were to ask me if I’m proud [correction] of our Laoness, I can answer right away that I’m most proud, and you might ask as to why?…It is because Laos is not that big, and it is beautiful and rich in natural resources, everything is still here, and there has not been any drastic change, and consumerism and accumulation of material wealth is still at minimum. The people are friendly and kind, We are a close-knit community, very much like one family, and there’s not a lot of competition.
Like Woah,
You guys are using really big words and I thought i should change the vibe a bit..haha..umm..but yeah in a lighter note..does anyone know who the pa ek will be in her third lakorn? I know its too early to tell, but I really REALLY want it to be Weir..I think it is too. I mean, she’ll probably be with Weir because maybe it’s a make up for her rejection of Pood Mae Nam Kong, or who knows, maybe its going to be Pleng Ruk Rim Fung Khong Part 2. I mean, her first lakorn was very popular and they wanted her and Weir to work together again. Does anyone think her third lakorn is going to be with Weir ? If it’s not, Then maybe not right now, but someday I know sweet Weir and Sandra will pair up again, maybe not right now, but eventually they will..I’ll give “Ray Rai..” a chance, but I know I will always have Pin and Champa in my heart..
p.s.
OH GOSH THAT WAS SOO CHEEZY !! HAHA
Tang,
Alexandra is a public figure and if you haven’t keep up on news coming out of Laos, then this is a long battle with the fight to preserve traditional dressing for Sao Lao, especially the last few years. As of February of this year, there is some sort of guideline for how entertainers should dress.
“Deputy Minister of Information and Culture Bouangeun Saphouvong said there was no intention of forcing people to dress appropriately, but the directive would be aimed at public figures, such as singers, presenters and performers, in order to set a good example to others.”
I might not blindly praise her to the grave like some other people. From what I have seen on her fan sites, if someone dare to even give a slight constructive criticism, then that person is labeled as a hater and a non-supporter. Her die hard core fans would attack and chase that person away and trying to silent any poster that would dare to ask anything that is not along the line of “sweet praises”. It’s understandable because she is perfect or almost perfect in their eyes and can’t do anything wrong. Their little angel in their hearts.
If there is any constructive criticism or pointing out the subject like this particular post, which is out there in the public, then the discussion is turned into the subject of jealously and hating and how Alexandra is being picked on (alone unlike other Lao artists) and pretty much any talk that is not of blind love and devotion is forbidden.
Nina,
I don’t think anyone in here would be able to give you the answer that you needed. Two and a half years is very far into the future and anything can happen. There is no certainty in life and especially in the entertainment business. Even for Weir Sukollawat, no one can really tell for certain that he would be as popular that far into the future as he is right now. Perhaps there will be more fresh face, better looking pa-ek to come along.
There are also quite a few talented Lao singers out there in Laos and some that are as talented as Alexandra Bounxouei and even more (let’s hope I don’t get attack for mentioning that). They just have not reached the level of publicity in Thailand in the same status as Alexandra at the moment. In a couple of years some new talent might cross over to Thailand and be accepted in the Thai entertainment industry without having the need for “louk keung” look. The rock band Cells is a great example of how talented Lao musicians can make it big in the Thai music industry. Their music is more popular in Laos and Thailand than Alexandra’s music. A new Lao sweet heart for the Thai audiences cold just pop up out of nowhere.
You just have to wait and see if there will be Pleng Ruk Rim Fang Khong 2 with both Weir and Alexandra in it. If you can’t then call Alexandra or email her and ask the question yourself. Maybe she can give you the answer that you want to hear.
I don’t see that Darly said anything negative about Alexandra. What she and Nye have written is what many people are saying in public. You can choose to ignore these discussions but that would be silly because then Alexandra would never know about these issues. Alexandra is young and probably does not fully realize the existence of these issues.
Constructive criticism is not negativity, people.
Many fan sites shower Alexandra with flowers and perfume without a cloud in the sky. That is nice but there should also be some discussion about style and behavior issues. This will help her in the future. Her present management is not capable of that.
Nina, it’s hard to tell, but it appears that the producer really likes her as an actress and this is in her favor because if she does come back, then she’d pick back up where she had left off, and the producer would most likely use the same group of actors and actresses, and I believe Weir would be their first choice as Pa’ek, a couple that fans remember them by.
As for Pleng Ruk Rim Fung Khong Part 2, I don’t think you want to see it because if they make this, then the Part 1 Nang’ek will most likely play the role of the Part 2 Nang’ek’s mother, and they’d have a younger generation of Nang’ek and Pa’ek. Also, since she is playing the role of a Lao girl, it’s too much red tape with the Lao government and it’d be better for them to give her the role of a Thai Nang’ek.
I’m sure most of us have heard the term, “Hope for the best, plan for the worst” As we all can’t choose when we’re born, just like Alexandra’s older sister, if she has a choice I’m sure she wouldn’t choose to be born with Down syndrome, but we can choose to be a good person, and as a public figure, a good role model.
Padek made a good point that “many fan sites shower Alexandra with flowers and perfume without a cloud in the sky. That is nice but there should also be some discussion about style and behavior issues…” As we all know that the world is not a perfect place, and we obviously have difference of opinions, and this is not Alexandra fan site, this is LaoVoices, a place that we all express our opinions.
I believe that her fans are too protective of her, Alexandra should be able to accept the fact that there are going to be people that will praise her, and some that will criticize her, and constructive criticism is actually good for her, for her to improve herself, unless she is perfect, then obviously there is no room for improvement, “the greatest of all faults is to imagine you have none.”
I think that Alexandra should just continue her education and forget the entertainment business. It seems to me that konlao seem to have negative opinions of everything even about people who help create awareness of Laos.
Before Alexandra do you think that people like Weir even know that konlao exist???? I don’t think so. I feel sorry for Sandra because it seems like she can’t do anything right. She can’t do this…….she can’t do that……..not tall enough, not pretty enough, wearing too provocative clothing, and some dumb guy even said that he was Lao and didn’t understand her accent, don’t tell me you can understand Thai but not Lao. Give me a break. Yes, there is a lot of pretty tall people/actress but they are not smart, no education, not talented and articulate as Sandra. Giver her a break. I am Lao, have visited Lao and watch lao entertainment. I’ve seen Lao singers/dancers in videos that look half naked and you’re telling me that Sandra is showing too much. She is an artist and she is expressing her creativity, do you want to see konlao prim and proper all the time, that is is boring, I get upset everytime I read something negative about Sandra. People………leave her alone.
Sabaidee Anonymous,
Firstly, I have no doubt that Weir knew the existence of Khonlao or Pathet Lao before he even knew about Alexandra. He is an educated person and must have had at least one history or geography course with a map with Laos next to Thailand. If not, then he must have seen at least one news on TV about the plight of the Hmong in Thailand and would know there is a connection to Laos and Lao Loum.
Secondly, Weir came on a talk show and knew how to make som tam in both Thai and Lao version. He loves to eat som tam and knew the Lao recipe way before he ever heard of Alexandra Bounxouei.
From reading your comment I can tell that you are one of the die hard fans and are very protective of Sandra (perhaps as if she is your daughter and no one can say anything about her that is not in the line of sugar coating), which is understandable. You could be one of those that would be singing with her at the concert in the US and has fan site for her.
Please don’t put all the comments you have read from various boards into a “lump sum” of all Khonlao to have negative opinions about everything. If we don’t yorng (or praise) Alexandra only, then it’s negative?
As far as the height issue. You must have read “few comments” about her height, which is mostly by “Thai” posters, not Lao posters. Same goes with the issue of beauty. I have yet to read a comment by a Lao person that said Alexandra is not pretty enough. Comments like that are usually from Thai posters on Thai websites which started from the first Thai lakorn. Some Thai posters were not happy and asked why can’t they hire a beautiful Thai actress to play a role, rather than going to the other side to get a Lao person to play a role.
Thirdly, there are hardly any comments about her style of dressing outside of Laos. We are used to see stars dressing like that and it is no big deal. It is a big deal apparently in Laos because to dress like that in public and to show public display of affections is not accepted in a “modest” society.
You mentioned the Lao singers/dancers in videos that you have seen. Most of those videos are forbidden to be shown on the Lao public television. Those singers as far as I know of are not allowed to sell VCD/DVD in Laos, like Phee Bia Hua by Lek Samaiphone.
We can debate on the dress code and some Lao customs that might be a little bit skimpy but is acceptable in Laos. I don’t know the specif rules of dress code like in US work place and how a skirt has to be a certain height. I know it’s not acceptable to wear too short and too revealing clothing in public in Laos.
Alexandra herself was the one who brought up the issue of not dressing properly and for being verbally “reprimand” by the “Lao officials”. She is not the only one like I said before. You have to understand that Alexandra is the one that the “Lao officals” call on to represent the country at the international level because of her skills. When you have a task like that, there are certain expectations and responsibilities that come with such a role. There is a certain image that comes with this “Wattanatham ambassador” and the “Lao officials” expect her to keep and maintain one image and not a day/night personality in public.
This is not about the music video, if it is I am sure it would be banned in Laos too just like many others that have been banned and not shown on Lao music channel.
As for many of us in the western countries, we have no problem with her look, height, or style of dressing. Heck I want to see her in a bikini and do a kissing scene in a Thai lakorn like some of the half Thai/half Farang actors/actresses and speak Thai. I won’t get upset if she speaks Thai or English, or any other languages during an interview and would not think she is less of a Lao person. I also want to see Lao girls entering in the Miss Universe contest and take part in the swimsuit competition.
You are carrying too much of a burden and it could be a long one if not 100% of what you find on the internet will only confirm your praises of Sandra. To get upset about “some dumb guy” who didn’t understand her accent is a bit much. Perhaps he doesn’t know much Lao and more Thai like many of the Lao younger generations that have access to Thai TV but can’t read or write Lao and speaks mostly English.
In the end we all have our own taste and preference and one actress might be perfect in our eyes and others might not. You can’t force people to agree with you and you can’t expect to silent others that don’t agree with you either.
How do you know that some of those tall, pretty people are not smart, not educated, not talented, and not articulate as Sandra? To say such a summary statements about other Thai actresses like that only shows that you are for “Sandra” only and no one else can come close to her.
When you have a discussion about a star, it’s not good when you only expect praises and no constructive criticism. It wasn’t until the end of Pleng Ruk Rim Fang Khong that Alexandra got rid of her very visible mustache. No one dare said anything to her about this issue and we all can see it in all of her music videos and all of her photos. You can see this distracting feature on the poster for the Pleng Ruk Rim Fang Khong with Weir Sukollawat.
One brave soul must have said something because it is gone now.
People, leave Britney Alexandra alone
Hey, I might not be her Lakorn fan, but regardless of what people said about her, I still love Alexandra’s voice and her song, very talented musician.
I think her best work last year was Jewel of the Mekong. The ending credit from Ray Rai Louk Sao Pa is the best tones for her. I think she should make more music like this. It reminds me of Tai Oratai’s music and might appeal to all ages in Laos, Thailand, as well as in the rest of the world.
As as artist, you can re-invent yourself as much as you want, just look at Madonna. Even Celine Dion started out as country singer and then changed her style of music and became an international sensation.
i went back to read the acticle again and t i did not see any part that the lao official mentioned about the way she dressed. they just not happy the love seen in the lakon. i am not trying to protect her i just want to see thing right. but i did agree with you some type of fans were over praise her. this creaved more hate than love ,especialy by attacking or enven mention to the other atists .by the way how sandra dresses in laos you guy poblaly know better than me.no mather what the answer is she still my only best singer.
แม้จะได้รับการต้อนรับอย่างดีจากแฟนๆ ในประเทศไทย แต่อเล็กซานดร้าถูกวิพากษ์วิจารณ์พอสมควรในลาวบ้านเกิด สื่อของทางการเคยออกข่าวเรียกร้องให้หญิงสาวชาวลาวรู้รักนวลสงวนตัวและกล่าวในเชิงตำหนิติติงว่า “เป็นเรื่องไม่ปกติ” ที่หญิงสาวชาวลาวจะกอดกับหนุ่มต่างแดนในที่สาธารณะต่อหน้าต่อตาผู้อื่น
I take it รักนวลสงวนตัว (ruk nourn sakoun tor) to meaning that you have to act and dress proper, may be I’m translating this wrong. That’s the term that I heard growing up (I grew up in Thailand), not to dress like a “slut”, and a slut to me is to dress too revealing (I’m not saying that Alexandra is dressing like one.) I think when her fans are protecting her; they made even worse remarks by taking all the negativity from elsewhere and combine it here, many of the bad comments came from the Thais, not Lao people. I don’t think the post is negative, it’s just news from a Thai media, not from a gossip place, and the style of writing this post is not the gossip type, and I don’t think I even add my personal opinion in the post, might translate the way I thought I understood it, we all have different background and understanding when we read something, so there might be a different translation of things, I could be wrong here. People will always have difference of opinion, but one thing that we all agree is that she is a good singer, besides, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, you can’t make people share your opinion, and impossible to be the internet police.
Constructive criticism is a great thing for her because for each negativity there is at least a suggestion for improvement. This type of open forum can make Alexandra blush. But no one has revealed any damaging secrets, at least for now.
>Sandra likes to learn about IT, especially in the Internet area
She could start by updating her website, as someone mentioned it wasn’t updated often enough? And it would be nice to be able to download at least one or two CD quality tracks.
>images of Alexandra’s romantic scenes with Thai actor …hugging
>with a foreigner in a public places in front of other people.
The producer or the director could include the sense of sensuality into the movie while making sure the movie stays within the line of decency. One of my favorite conservative Italian director usually does it this way. It really helps when watching the movie with children.
This Alexandra situation reminds me of Britain’s Prince William and his brother. They don’t seem to enjoy being told what to do. The difference is that Alexander is a normal citizen, or akin to pop singers. Pop singers enjoy more freedom than, for instance, prince Diana and her sons. But it doesn’t work that way in Laos. I believe it’s up to Laos to decide what is decent.
Why can’t Alexandra tell others what she feels, that’s why the media interviewed her right, you are saying that she can’t tell others (everyone except Lao people) how she is feeling, my question is WHY CAN’T SHE?????
Why, are you afraid that others will find out Laos is a communist country eventhough they are selling that ideal that they are free???? What you are saying is communistic. She should be able to dress and express herself the way any other artist does. This is crap.
Anonymous said: my question is WHY CAN’T SHE?????
Why, are you afraid that others will find out Laos is a communist country eventhough they are selling that ideal that they are free????…This is crap.
Sounds like a question that Alexandra has to answer herself here, maybe ask that at her “Official Site”, we’re not her and can’t answer for her, and the WHOLE WORLD know that Laos is a communist country, you obviously can’t cover a dead elephant with a lily leave here. Maybe she can tell you why it is a crap, but I do have to agree with you that this is getting to be a bunch of crap here, and thank you for ALL your constructive criticism comments here Anonymous.