Last Week In Reality: Apr 28 - May 4

May 16th, 2008

28 MON

In Phrae, a man holds on to memories of his daughter by bringing her snacks during his daily graveside visits. Nikhom Banlue, 48, has been taking two cans of soda, two cartons of milk and two packs of chewing gum to his daughter, Patcharaporn’s (Jan) grave for over a year—since the day the 13-yearold drowned alongside her friend, Art. The grieving father brings two of everything for his daughter and Art believing the friend was trying to help his daughter the day they both died. Besides the gifts, he also spends between B150-200 a day making merit for his daughter and is currently saving money to build a sala so he can come and keep her company and protect her from ghosts.

In Kalasin, the purported health benefi ts of eating caterpillars send prices skyrocketing to B200 per kilo. Phoonsuk Sripramai, 31, said he chooses to eat caterpillars to boost his sexual potency whilst Weerasak Chanthadee, 45, claims that feeding on the insects has cured his arthritis. Consuming more than 12 at once is said to boost vitality.

In Amnatcharoen, two Laotian women are caught smuggling yaa baa in their vaginas and rectums. A tip-off that the women would be smuggling the drugs from Laos led to their arrest by the Thai police. The subsequent body search revealed that the women had hidden the 2,372 yaa baa tablets by packing the pills into plastic bags and then placing them into 24 condoms. Each woman had 12 condoms of drugs concealed on their body with 4 inserted into their vaginas and the other 8 hidden in their rectums.

2 FRI

In Bangkok, a beautician manages to escape after biting the tongue of her rapist. Supatra Nguensanthia, 34, was being followed by a man who asks her where she lives. Despite giving him a false address he follows her to her room where he forcefully thrusts himself on her. As he sticks his tongue into her mouth, she quickly bites it and escapes, leaving him in a pool of blood.

4 SUN

In Bangkok, a tomboy kidnaps a young woman. Ratchanee Yamsopha, 22, with fi ve male friends kidnaps Wannee Sophondilok, 27, after Wannee rejected her advances. At a gas station, Wannee asks to go to the bathroom. There is a scuffl e as she attempts to fl ee and a taxi driver comes to her rescue. Police are currently investigating the whereabouts of Ratchanee and her male accomplices.