A Saudi man, Ali Bokhari, aged 33, met his old Thai babysitter after 20 years of search to express his gratitude for her care during his childhood. Their emotional reunion was at the home of the 77-year-old babysitter, Banyen Thongchaitanawut, in Nakhon Ratchasima, located in the Isaan province of Thailand.

 

A video of this moving reunion was shared on social media, capturing the moment they hugged and cried. In an interview, Banyen disclosed that she had been a maid and babysitter for Ali and his siblings in Saudi Arabia from 1992, but had to return to Thailand when her son had a serious car accident when Ali was 14.

 

She was given a mobile phone and SIM card by Ali's father to keep in contact. She never reached out to Ali's family again but held on to the SIM card. The reunion happened after Banyen was startled by a call from a hotel manager in Pattaya, saying that Ali planned to visit her.

 

Ali, speaking to reporters from Channel 3 indicated he came to Thailand in search of his mother, associating Banyen with this term of endearment. With the aid of a hotel manager, Nicky in Pattaya, he found her.

 

Banyen who conversed with Ali mainly in Arabic, despite him primarily communicating in English, mentioned that Ali had presented her with an electric motorcycle to help with her mobility issues and pledged to pay for her medical costs. He also promised to visit her in Thailand annually. Banyen expressed profound emotion that Ali remembered her despite their diverse backgrounds.

 

 

Photo courtesy of The Thaiger

 

-- 2024-05-03

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Nice story, well done that man !!!

a man with a heart of gold

A nice story , and finally there's a thread where no one could mention either Trump or Israel , no way could anyone connect either of those two to this story 

Just proves there are good people n this world

 

8 minutes ago, shackleton said:

Just proves there are good people n this world

 

 

  Although he did do it for his own benefit , because he wanted to see here .

Its not as if he was helping someone else .

And this may just be a cover story for him, for him to be able to visit Thailand without any suspicions being aroused as to why he went there 

1 hour ago, Nick Carter icp said:

finally there's a thread where no one could mention either Trump or Israel

 

You just did.

finally something sweet and up lifting..