Boon Mee Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 It was just a normal shopping trip when Jaeyana Beuraheng bade farewell to her eight children as she left to cross the border into Malaysia, but it would be 25 years before she would find her way home. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Gorgon Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Another good reason never to take the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mittheimp Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 sorry if this has been posted before! from The Times It was just a normal shopping trip when Jaeyana Beuraheng bade farewell to her eight children as she left to cross the border into Malaysia. But it would be 25 years before she would find her way home. Now, at the age of 76, she has been reunited with her family and has finally told how her misfortune began when she boarded the wrong bus. Mrs Jaeyana would almost certainly have made it home without mishap had it not been that she speaks only Yawi, a dialect spoken by Muslims in southern Thailand. But unable to write, read, or speak Thai or English she boarded a bus for Bangkok, about 800 miles (1,300km) north, by mistake rather than travelling back to her home in Narathiwat. Bewildered by the noise and traffic of the capital she boarded another bus hoping it would take her home. It did not. This one took her to Chiang Mai, close to the border with Burma and another 400 miles away. There she became lost and unable to explain her predicament. In Chiang Mai she spent five years begging and with her dark skin was taken to be a member of a hill tribe. When police rounded up beggars in the northern capital in 1987 she was arrested on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant. Unable to determine where she came from, officials sent her to a social services hostel where she has been ever since. Jintana Satjang, a director of the centre where Mrs Jaeyana made her home, said: “We thought she was a mute.” Mrs Jaeyana was referred to as “Mrs Mon” because staff thought her mutterings sounded like Mon, a minority language in Burma. Mrs Jaeyana would probably have spent the rest of her life at the hostel had not three students from her home province who spoke her language arrived at the centre for training last month. They struck up a friendship and she was able to tell them how she became separated from her family. The students made inquiries and found her youngest son, Mamu, who is now 35. They sent him her picture by mobile phone. “I was shocked and overjoyed when I saw the picture,” said Mamu. He said he and his brothers and sisters had searched for years in Thailand and Malaysia until they were told their mother had been run over by a train in Yala. “I remembered her face even though I have not seen her for 25 years,” he said. Gone missing -The “Piano man”, found roaming Kent in a dinner jacket in 2005, would not talk but was an expert pianist. After four months he was identified and returned home to Germany - Thousands of Korean families were divided when the country was split in 1953. Last year, many met again for the first time - 210,000 people a year are reported missing in Britain. Most are found within 72 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Reunited with her family after 25 years... nice story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxexile Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Unbelievable Story! correct , i dont believe a word of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuky Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Unbelievable Story! correct , i dont believe a word of it. Sounds plausible to me tax, my mother in law still doesn't realise that I don't understand a word she says to me, if she got herself lost in a non Thai speaking country she would be lost for a long time thinking everyone is ignoring her (they ignore her at home as it is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 The story has also been reported by Sun2Surf (Malaysia), and the New York Times (Reuters bulletin). I had a good laugh at your MIL story tuky... I can just picture that happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mittheimp Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 ive just noticed ive had a 1000 posts. arent i supposed to get really excited and dedicate a whole thread to this fact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Black Duck Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 (edited) Another good reason never to take the bus. I got on a bus like that once..I think I'm still lost... I got on in Earls Court in 1966.. Edited February 8, 2007 by Little Black Duck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 It was just a normal shopping trip when Jaeyana Beuraheng bade farewell to her eight children as she left to cross the border into Malaysia, but it would be 25 years before she would find her way home. Link now that is a sad story , there but for the grace of God go you and I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Gorgon Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Mid, you are better in TLW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 close to the bone ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dan Sai Kid Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 close to the bone ??? See Mid - you can use that funny thing with the letters on it that came with the computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dan Sai Kid Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Am the only one who thinks that this woman couldn't be the sharpest knife in the drawer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 well golly gee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Gorgon Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Nice extrapolation, DSK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dan Sai Kid Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 well golly gee Can I direct you to the shift button - you can make big - or as I like to call them, capital - letters with those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 (edited) The mind boggles at the level of ignorance sometime apparent in the human race. Edited February 8, 2007 by Phil Conners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSnake Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 TOUCHING story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GracelessFawn Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 What a Story! I guess, I better start studying how to read and write. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Gorgon Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 The mind boggles at the level of ignorance sometime?apparent in the human race. Yes, even among the educated elite. Please quantify your statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Am i the only one who feels sorry for her and her family. 25 years that lad has been searching for his mum. So what she wasn't the sharpest tool in the box, easy for us educated people to say. I like a joke with the rest of em but sometimes, people's in-compassion really amazes me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Gorgon Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Am i the only one who feels sorry for her and her family. 25 years that lad has been searching for his mum. So what she wasn't the sharpest tool in the box, easy for us educated people to say. I like a joke with the rest of em but sometimes, people's in-compassion really amazes me. I'm with you, BJ. Cannot imagine it. Somebody used to being shoved around, ostracised, nobody wants to help, stranger in your own land because you speak a different dialect, prisoner for so many years. Thank the gods those students showed up. What a blessed day that must have been for this lady. I laughed about taking the wrong bus, but this is a cruel twist of reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dan Sai Kid Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Am i the only one who feels sorry for her and her family. 25 years that lad has been searching for his mum. So what she wasn't the sharpest tool in the box, easy for us educated people to say. I like a joke with the rest of em but sometimes, people's in-compassion really amazes me. Sorry, Mr BoJ - I will go and hang my head in shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 The mind boggles at the level of ignorance sometime?apparent in the human race. Yes, even among the educated elite. Please quantify your statement. I think the statement is quite clear considering the story discussed. Was there any particular word you didn't understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khall64au Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Oh please - do you really believe she couldn't find a bus home for 25 yrs? get a grip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Oh please - do you really believe she couldn't find a bus home for 25 yrs? get a grip! clue , read the story ..................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khall64au Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Oh please - do you really believe she couldn't find a bus home for 25 yrs? get a grip! clue , read the story ..................................... CLUE, FOX NEWS...... It was just a normal shopping trip when Jaeyana Beuraheng bade farewell to her eight children as she left to cross the border into Malaysia, but it would be 25 years before she would find her way home. Now, at the age of 76, she has been reunited with her family and has finally told how her misfortune began when she boarded the wrong bus. Jaeyana would almost certainly have made it home without mishap had it not been that she speaks only Yawi, a dialect spoken by Muslims in southern Thailand. But unable to write, read, or speak Thai or English she boarded a bus for Bangkok, about 800 miles north, by mistake rather than travelling back to her home in Narathiwat. Bewildered by the noise and traffic of the capital she boarded another bus hoping it would take her home. It did not. This one took her to Chiang Mai, close to the border with Burma and another 400 miles away. There she became lost and unable to explain her predicament. In Chiang Mai she spent five years begging and with her dark skin was taken to be a member of a hill tribe. When police rounded up beggars in the northern capital in 1987 she was arrested on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant. Unable to determine where she came from, officials sent her to a social services hostel where she has been ever since. Jintana Satjang, a director of the center where Jaeyana made her home, said: “We thought she was a mute.” Jaeyana was referred to as “Mrs Mon” because staff thought her mutterings sounded like Mon, a minority language in Burma. Jaeyana would probably have spent the rest of her life at the hostel had not three students from her home province who spoke her language arrived at the centre for training last month. They struck up a friendship and she was able to tell them how she became separated from her family. The students made inquiries and found her youngest son, Mamu, who is now 35. They sent him her picture by mobile phone. “I was shocked and overjoyed when I saw the picture,” said Mamu. He said he and his brothers and sisters had searched for years in Thailand and Malaysia until they were told their mother had been run over by a train in Yala. “I remembered her face even though I have not seen her for 25 years,” he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chuchok Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 and and in 25 years she can't learn a smidgen of Thai???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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