Kik picks the books that inspire her
By Sukrit Khaepimpan
Photos by Varuth Hirunyatheb
Did you know
What Every Body Is Saying is a New York Times best-seller.
The actress Kornkamon Charoenchai (Kik) is set to appear in the upcoming movie Hor Taew Tak: Hak Na Ka (Haunting Me 5), in which she plays a dead woman called Songlin. She is killed and becomes a ghost who asks people to help find her murderer.
The 25-year-old actress became interested in reading after graduating from Khon Kaen University, when she had a lot of free time and wanted to do something valuable.
Her first read was the best-selling travel book, Tokyo Mai Mee Kha (Tokyo Has No Legs) written by New Klom, but after a while Kik found she enjoyed reading motivational books more.
“I don’t read happy-ending fiction,” Kik said. “I like stories that motivate me to try new things.”
The cute actress thinks the benefits of reading are to improve her concentration and widen her ideas.
“Reading allows me to see the perspectives of other people which widens my world. It also helps me to focus and learn movie scripts.”
Student Weekly asked Kik to name her top five books.
Title: Lak Nak Jam (How to Memorize)
Author: Sombat Jampangen and Somniang Maneekarn
Publisher: Khao Fang
Since Kik is a forgetful person, she found this guide to improving memory interesting.
“I felt irritated that I’m forgetful, so I bought this book,” Kik said. “It features several techniques to help readers to remember things. For example, we should separate things into categories or create symbols for them. The book also suggests writing in a notebook, and all these techniques work well for me.”
Title: Chivit Maichai Maichai Chivit (Get a Life)
Author: Noom Muang Chan
Publisher: Matichon Publishing
Get a Life is a compilation from the popular column, Fast Food Business, published in Matichon Weekly. The author covers current issues and links them to our lives.
“He writes about money and says we don’t need it to be happy, which is a consolation to people who have nothing. He also motivates readers to not give up.”
Title: Muemai Panngen Haidai Laan (How to Make a Million)
Author: Mr. Bull
Publisher: Dream and Passion
Kik wanted to learn how to invest in the stock market, but chose this book instead. It’s about how to save and spend money wisely.
“The book showed me that I should economise more and cut down on buying any superfluous things. It also suggests how to invest money and earn profits.”
Title: In Talk, We Trust
Author: Various authors
Publisher: Daypoets
In Talk, We Trust is a collection of interviews from A Day Bulletin Magazine in 2013 and 2014. Kik likes A Day’s writing style which she feels is interesting, and she can relate to the ideas. The interview of the famous TV travel show host Ray MacDonald is one of her favourites because she thinks Ray and her have similar viewpoints and lifestyles. Also, she would love to travel as much as him.
“In the book there are many famous and important people including celebrities, doctors and politicians. They tell readers about their experiences, perspectives and their definitions of themselves.”
Title: What Every Body Is Saying
Author: Joe Navarro
Translator: Amornrat Srisurin
Publisher: We Learn
The author of this book is a former FBI agent who explains how he can tell if people are lying. The book includes details about what non-verbal language tells us, from the way people stand, walk and use body language as well as eye contact and tone of voice.
“I use ideas from the book to observe my boyfriend and know when he’s lying.”
Vocabulary
- motivational (adj): to make somebody want to do something
perspective (n): a way of thinking about something
irritated (adj): annoyed
consolation (n): something that makes somebody who is sad or disappointed feel better
economise (v): to try to save money by reducing the amount that you are spending
superfluous (adj): more than is needed or wanted
non-verbal (adj): not involving words or speech
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