Down to Jomtien Marina yesterday morning to take a shot of a friend’s boat. There seemed to be more than the usual number of people and lengths of cable:
And some expensive looking cameras:
Turns out that they were shooting an episode of a Thai soap, possibly the worst television in the world (apart from whichever show it was that brought us that squawking Scottish tank). The star was someone called Jenny who is, according to she who must be obeyed, famous. She is also known for being gorgeous, but, if I can throw in a nautical term at this point, she didn’t float my boat.
She seemed to be getting less preferential treatment than some other performers in the show. She had to find her own piece of shade to keep cool; whereas these two, who presumably had a crucial, albeit non-speaking role, were provided with fans and had bags of snacks close by in case of need:
My camera equipment was mundane compared to the film crew’s collection. I brought along the 1D, because people expect “a real camera”. but also had the GF1 which produced some very acceptable images and were mixed in with the final selection I gave to my friend. The boat is for sale if you are interested in standing in a salty shower fully clothed, throwing up, and tearing up $1,000 baht notes.
Comments 🔗
2010-03-07| Jock saysNope … didn’t float my boat either ….
Mind you (see next post) .. after a Burillo or two she probably would … no problem.
2010-03-07| genuinej saysShe does it for me. I definitely get that **nking feeling. (nautical term)
2010-03-08| Spike sayssinking?
2010-03-08| genuinej saysClose!