She’s here! (updated)
Lady Gaga arrived at Don Mueang airport in her private jet and tweeted, "Ready for 50,000 screaming Thai monsters. (Photos by Pattarachai Prechapanich)
By Terry Fredrickson
Lady Gaga is here. The “Mother Monster” as she calls herself arrived at Don Mueang airport in her private jet about 6:30pm Wednesday, and was greeted by a large crowd of fans before her Friday evening concert in Bangkok.
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Evening update
Apparently Lady Gaga wasn’t tired when she arrived in Bangkok last night. After checking into her hotel, she and her staff went out to watch a transvestite cabaret show at the Asia Hotel on Phaya Thai Road.
Reports said the 26-year-old American female pop singer and songwriter, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, was impressed with the one-hour show and went backstage to shake hands with the performers.
Calypso Cabaret manager Nipon Boonmasuwaran said Lady Gaga's personal staff reserved 20 seats for the show but nobody expected her to show up.
"I feel very proud and excited because millions of people spend their money to see her concerts but the pop superstar spends her money to see our Calypso Cabaret show," Mr Nipon said.
The biggest concern is security but Lady Gaga looks like she is being well taken care of, both from her own people and Thai police.
She’s here!
She’s here. Lady Gaga, that is.
The “Mother Monster” as she calls herself on her twitter account @ladygaga arrived at Don Mueang airport in her private jet about 6:30pm Wednesday, and was greeted by a large crowd of fans before her Friday evening concert in Bangkok.
She immediately tweeted:
"I just landed in Bangkok, baby! Ready for 50,000 screaming Thai monsters. I wanna get lost in a lady market and buy a fake Rolex."
The Born This Way performer refers to fans as "little monsters".
The Bangkok concert at Rajamangala stadium has been a sellout for weeks, with fans due to arrive from as far away as Hanoi.
Her Bangkok stay should come as a bit of a relief for the controversial superstar. Her concerts in Manila took place despite strong protests from conservative Christian and Catholic groups who called her music Satanic.
No protesters here.
It is still not clear whether her scheduled concert in Jakarta on June 3 will go ahead. Extremist Muslim groups are threatening violence and police have not yet issued a permit for the concert.
One group, the Islamic Defenders Front, said it would create havoc if Lady Gaga were allowed to perform in Indonesia, calling her the "devil's messenger" who wears only a "bra and panties" on stage.
On the other side, however, are the singer’s many Indonesian fans. 50,000 tickets have already been sold for the Jakarta concert and there are countless thousands more Indonesians who want to her show to go ahead.
Here in Thailand, the biggest concern is over traffic and security. It’s going to be a hot time in the big city over the next two days.
Adapted from a story in today’s Bangkok Post and agency stories.
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Vocabulary
apparently – based only on what you have heard or think, not on what you are certain is true; seemingly ตามที่ได้รู้มา
transvestite – a person, especially a man, who enjoys dressing as a member of the opposite sex คนที่แต่งตัว-, ประพฤติตัว-, มีบทบาททางเพศ-เหมือนคนเพศตรงข้าม; กระเทย
cabaret – entertainment with singing and dancing that is performed in restaurants or clubs in the evening ภัตตาคารขนาดใหญ่ที่มีดนตรีและการแสดง,การแสดงฟลอร์โชว์
impressed – to admire or respect someone/something ประทับใจ
reserve – to ask for a seat, table, room, etc. to be available for you or somebody else at a future time จอง
monster – (in stories) an imaginary creature that is very large, ugly and frightening สัตว์ประหลาดในนิยาย,สัตว์ที่น่าเกลียดน่ากลัว
immediately – happening right after something else with no delay; right away ทันที
wanna – (spoken English) want to
fake – made to look like something real to trick people ปลอม
performer – a person who performs for an audience in a show, concert, etc นักแสดง, ผู้แสดง
concern – a worry ความกังวล
security – protection; systems providing for safety from attack, harm, or damage ระบบรักษาความปลอดภัย
sellout – a concert, sports match, play, etc. where all the tickets have been sold การแสดงที่ตั๋วนั่งถูกจำหน่ายหมด,
relief – a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended การผ่อนคลาย
controversial – causing disagreement ซึ่งก่อให้เกิดการโต้แย้ง
protest – a strong complaint or disagreement การประท้วง
conservative – opposed to great or sudden social change; showing that you prefer traditional styles and values ที่เป็นอนุรักษ์นิยม
satanic – connected with the worship of the Devil, morally bad and evil เกี่ยวกับซาตาน, เป็นลักษณะของซาตาน, ชั่วร้าย
scheduled – planned to happen at a particular time or day ตามตารางเวลา
extremist – a person or group whose opinions, especially about religion or politics, are extreme, and who may do things that are violent, illegal, etc. for what they believe พวกหัวรุนแรง
threaten – to say that you might do something bad or harmful, especially in order to make someone do something ขู่เข็ญ คุกคาม
violence – physical force with the deliberate intention of causing damage to property or injury or death to people ความรุนแรง
issue – to officially give out ออก
permit – an official document that gives you permission to do something ใบอนุญาต
defender – a person who defends and believes in protecting something ผู้ป้องกัน,ผู้ปกป้อง,ผู้พิทักษ์
front – used in the names of some political organisations
havoc – a situation in which there is a lot of damage or destruction, or in which something cannot continue in its normal way because of problems ความเสียหายอย่างรุนแรง, ความหายนะ
devil – the most powerful evil spirit in many religions such as Christianity, Judaism, and Islam ภูต
messenger – a person (or thing) who delivers information to people ผู้ส่งสาส์น, ผู้ส่งข่าว
bra – a piece of women's underwear worn to cover and support the breasts เสื้อชั้นในสตรี
panties – a piece of women's underwear that covers the body from the waist to the tops of the legs กางเกงใน
stage – a raised area, usually in a theatre, etc. where actors, dancers, etc. perform เวที
countless – very many; too many to be counted มากเหลือคณานับ
