Meet the Songkran monk, drunk as a skunk! But can you guess his former job?

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Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na went to investigate at the temple of Wat Phosri in Pakthongchai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand's gateway to the north east.

 

Some parishioners were very angry with the antics of one of the monks. He was perpetually drunk after years of alcohol abuse and they wanted him defrocked.

 

True to form, the media found Phra Chatree or Tun, aged 50, passed out in front of the monk's living quarters. 

 

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He was in his saffron robes.

 

After taking pictures, Naew Na reported the matter to the phu yai baan (village leader) and the police. 

 

The monk's mum was brought in next.

 

She woke Tun up and a commotion ensued.

When Tun came to his senses he admitted to drinking lao khao (white spirit) mixed with tonic drink. Open bottles of both were inside the monk's quarters.

 

He shouted: "Drinking's not wrong - I'm not hurting anyone".

 

He then fled the scene DRIVING off in a car.

 

Tun has been a monk for four years. His previous career was policeman.

 

But he was sacked from the force because of drinking. 

 

Now Phan the phu yai ban is gathering the photo and verbal evidence to defrock Tun at the earliest opportunity. 

 

Naew Na went with the caption of "Celebrating Songkran" with the slumped monk front and central. 

 

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[BangkokReady]

I don't understand why there are any homeless in Thailand if anyone who doesn't want to work and would rather indulge in drink or drugs all day can simply become a monk.  Is there a waiting list?

 

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

He shouted: "Drinking's not wrong - I'm not hurting anyone".

This would be true if he wasn't pretending to be a monk so that probably fairly poor people were unknowingly funding his habit...

[Mavideol]

13 minutes ago, webfact said:

Tun has been a monk for four years. His previous career was policeman.

 

But he was sacked from the force because of drinking. 

there it is, the truth  ????????????

[The Fugitive]

People should be supporting the guy not punishing him. Alcoholism is an illness. It caused him to be sacked from renumerative employment. The poor man attempted to turn his life around as a monk.

[MrJ2U]

4 minutes ago, The Fugitive said:

People should be supporting the guy not punishing him. Alcoholism is an illness. It caused him to be sacked from renumerative employment. The poor man attempted to turn his life around as a monk.

Most people are struggling with there own problems.

 

This guys a lost cause.

[The Fugitive]

1 minute ago, MrJ2U said:

Most people are struggling with there own problems.

 

This guys a lost cause.

Unfortunately true.

[cjinchiangrai]

Lao Khao and tonic! Brilliant! Fights sobriety and malaria at the same time. I need to try that one.

 

We have been experimenting with slushie syrup. 1 part syrup, 2 parts Lao Khao and 3-5 parts water. The lemon-Lime flavor makes a respectable Kamikaze.

 

As for the monk, it is against the rules and he will have to deal with that. It has been a plague amongst the hometown priests since forever.

Edited April 14, 2022 by cjinchiangrai

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8 minutes ago, The Fugitive said:

People should be supporting the guy not punishing him. Alcoholism is an illness. It caused him to be sacked from renumerative employment. The poor man attempted to turn his life around as a monk.

You reckon....????

I reckon he just likes the buzz from a few bevvies, most of us do.......????

 

 

[richard_smith237]

Sadly he will be ‘de-frocked’ and thrown out with no options but to turn to crime.

 

I often believe the ‘temples’ and monkshood offer a social security net for those who are uneducated, unskilled and can’t find work in the Police Force or Military...   

 

 

[MrJ2U]

25 minutes ago, The Fugitive said:

Unfortunately true.

Sad.

 

I'm sure many of us know of someone close who's gone of the deep end with drugs or alcohol.

 

Watching them deteriorate is awful.

[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The monk's mum was brought in next

Quality parenting 

 

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

His previous career was policeman

Quality training. 

 

 

OMG, people in this world, it's a bloody joke. 

 

 

[Pedrogaz]

I had thought that most monks were reformed people released from jail??????? (this is not a judgement on them).

[TheFishman1]

I often wonder about the quality of the monks  here in Thailand I just am driving fancy cars fancy phones no computers amazing Thailand their monks TIT

[mrfill]

Happens a lot with the religious types...

 

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

He shouted: "Drinking's not wrong - I'm not hurting anyone".

 

He then fled the scene DRIVING off in a car.

 

Tun has been a monk for four years. His previous career was policeman.

 

But he was sacked from the force because of drinking.

????

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, The Fugitive said:

People should be supporting the guy not punishing him. Alcoholism is an illness. It caused him to be sacked from renumerative employment. The poor man attempted to turn his life around as a monk.

Polishing the floor with saffron robes is not allowed.

[Mac Mickmanus]

2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Sadly he will be ‘de-frocked’ and thrown out with no options but to turn to crime.

 

 

He was already a Policeman once and he got sacked, I don't think that would let him join the Police again 

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27 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

He was already a Policeman once and he got sacked, I don't think that would let him join the Police again 

Plus, it is quite hard to be actually sacked from the police, so I think he is a career p_ss head....????

[Gottfrid]

At least, him drinking modest Lao Khao, might be proof of that he did not steal from the collect.

[RocketDog]

4 hours ago, Mavideol said:

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Tun has been a monk for four years. His previous career was policeman.

 

But he was sacked from the force because of drinking. 

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there it is, the truth  ????????????

Is this the infamous 'inactive post' that so many disgraced RTP end up in?

I always wonder what that is.

[RocketDog]

4 hours ago, The Fugitive said:

People should be supporting the guy not punishing him. Alcoholism is an illness. It caused him to be sacked from renumerative employment. The poor man attempted to turn his life around as a monk.

He will have to "attempt" harder if he wants my sympathy.

[RocketDog]

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Sadly he will be ‘de-frocked’ and thrown out with no options but to turn to crime.

 

I often believe the ‘temples’ and monkshood offer a social security net for those who are uneducated, unskilled and can’t find work in the Police Force or Military...   

 

 

Really? You think?

????????

[toofarnorth]

They wanted him de frocked.   looks like in the pic. he is doing a good job on his own.

[kidneyw]

Definitely on a downward spiral.

Policeman then monk. What could be next?

[thailand49]

When I saw the headlines first thought was the cop 

On the Ducate bike who killed the doctor then checked himself in as a monk maybe too soon to drink? ????

[Nkpjed]

7 hours ago, The Fugitive said:

People should be supporting the guy not punishing him. Alcoholism is an illness. It caused him to be sacked from renumerative employment. The poor man attempted to turn his life around as a monk.

How exactly was he attempting to turn his life around as a monk, by drinking more?

[sammieuk1]

 He then fled the scene DRIVING off in a car... priceless????

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Tun has been a monk for four years. His previous career was policeman.

 

But he was sacked from the force because of drinking. 

 

Priceless comedy gold for Thailand...

 

You couldn't make this stuff up...if you tried!

 

And... he really must have been, to quote the headline here, "drunk as a skunk" in order to get fired from the RTP for that kind of offense....  Getting fired from the RTP, as others here have noted, isn't such an easy thing to accomplish!

 

 

[Meat Pie 47]

5 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

At least, him drinking modest Lao Khao, might be proof of that he did not steal from the collect.

Then where else does he get the money from or has he got a partime job at the local pub?

[smudger1951]

16 hours ago, The Fugitive said:

Unfortunately true.

I wonder, where does he go if he is defrocked. I would imajine he would descend into more drinking. Yes, its a destructive mental affliction.