Facebook founder 'spotted in Bangkok pub'

By Noppajak Attanon,

Asina Pornwasin

The Nation

Mark Zuckerberg, famous for founding the Facebook networking website, was spotted chilling out with mates at a Thong Lor bar on Monday night.

Nattawat Samattadol, a friend of the owner of Enchanted Bar in the trendy J Avenue retail centre, said he did not recognise Zuckerberg at first, but became certain it was him after googling the young billionaire's name and checking his photos.

He said Zuckerberg arrived in a casual outfit - T-shirt and black slippers - which looked like the same style as in the movie "The Social Network".

Nattawat said a group of friends stood in front of the bar talking about their favourite movie - "The Social Network" - and Facebook. Nattawat thought one of them looked a lot like Zuckerberg, and mentioned it to his friends. They agreed, but were dubious that Time magazine's Person of the Year would be in Enchanted Bar.

So they asked him directly: "Are you Mark Zuckerberg?" He answered: "Yes," adding: "Why is the place so full?"

Nattawat told him: "We have the Room 39 band tonight."

Then a woman returned from the seat-reservation counter and took Zuckerberg out of the pub.

"She had asked for seats but reservation staff told her that the place was fully reserved, with no seats left for walk-ins, as tonight there was a performance by Room 39," Nattawat said.

"We did not realise that we should take a photo of him because all conversations between us happened very fast, within only one minute."

Zuckerberg came to Thailand to attend the wedding of Chris Cox, a vice president of Facebook and a long-time friend. Cox's wedding to a Thai woman will take place at a restaurant in the Sukhumvit area tonight.

No journalist here has had a chance to meet with Zuckerberg. However, his presence in Bangkok is becoming the talk of Thailand among the country's social-network community. Thai media are also investigating his visit in the hope of coming up with a good story.

Yet many people still doubt that Zuckerberg is really here, suspecting it is just a rumour, as nobody seemed to know he was coming.

-- The Nation 2010-12-29

Mind numbing boring news, of no interest whatsoever!!!! only a PR statement for the named bar

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The movie is more interesting than the man and played by a better actor.

So what?? when i came to Thailand did anybody noticed me??

So what?? when i came to Thailand did anybody noticed me??

To be fair, who wouldn't be jealous of a man in their twenties who's "Man of the Year" and who's a mega-zillionaire, whether he deserves it or not? I suppose I am jealous but meeting him or hearing about where he drinks wouldn't help the situation.

Movie is a work of fiction. If you know the real story, you will probably emphasis more with mark.

Movie is a work of fiction. If you know the real story, you will probably emphasis more with mark.

First name basis, eh? That's rich.

not friends with him personally but the true story is fairly well documented.

Movie is a work of fiction. If you know the real story, you will probably emphasis more with mark.

Well I don't know him personally but in the movie he comes across as a complete prick.

The movie is worth seeing anyway, as a movie.

"Mark Zuckerberg, famous for founding the Facebook networking website, was spotted chilling out with mates at a Thong Lor bar on Monday night."

So what?

So what?? when i came to Thailand did anybody noticed me??

Of course they did, you hansum man!

Thai media are also investigating his visit in the hope of coming up with a good story.

is this hoping to come up or make up a story

Zuckerberg came to Thailand to attend the wedding of Chris Cox, a vice president of Facebook and a long-time friend. Cox's wedding to a Thai woman will take place at a restaurant in the Sukhumvit area tonight.<BR sab="413"><BR sab="414">

Wonder which bar she worked.

Facebook VP C. Cox marrying a Thai woman? Sounds like that will turn out to be a great story for another film.

I think it's funny that they didn't have space for him - even after they "confirmed" his identity. Maybe it's part of a crackdown on billionaires.

Well it might have been newsworthy if the staff had asked him for ID because he looked under age, and then refused to serve him because he had no ID on him.

Well, personally, I am happy that they didn't seat him. Nice to know that the ordinary hi-so's didn't get booted out just because someone richer or more famous was there.

I am sure there are plenty of bars that had room for him and his mates.

Zuckerberg came to Thailand to attend the wedding of Chris Cox, a vice president of Facebook and a long-time friend. Cox's wedding to a Thai woman will take place at a restaurant in the Sukhumvit area tonight.<BR sab="413"><BR sab="414">

Wonder which bar she worked.

easy to spot her family, just find the bar with the new kobe beef instead of buffalo roaming around

So what?? when i came to Thailand did anybody noticed me??

Hello I like your opinion and want to add more about this 26 year old. He is a Time " Man of the year 2010. " He went to China to meet with Baido CEO and took a short trip for a wedding in Bangkok. He came with his old girl friend, a medical student. Facebook Head quarter is not far from my artist girlfriends' Cafe which its on California Avenue. Recently he just donated 100 million dollars to his East Coast high school students. You can watch the interview from Oprah program The network estimated his wealth as such 6.9 billion. However, he is very very down to earth guy. I live in Silicon Valley and my friend's kid works for him. No one says bad thing about him at this moment. I am glad someone notices about him and do not worry about you next trip in Thailand, you just e-mail me. My take.

Facebook VP C. Cox marrying a Thai woman? Sounds like that will turn out to be a great story for another film.

took the works right outta my mouth...bahahaha!!

LOl exactly! most of thai ppl seem to think most of farangs are handsome! like they kept calling my british BF handsome man handsome mannnnnnnnn, well he told me in the UK nobody says that to him so I said ok if u want to be handsome please come to Thailand if u want to be average/ugly just stay in the UK LMAO ! and he said ok darling if u come to the UK ur size consider as average size but in thailand BIG SIZE! -____- '

Good thing someone in that pub hi-so area reckon Mark if he was outside BKK I doubt if anybody could reckon him!

Give the Nation some credit for trying to open up a new market - gossip news.

As for Mr. Mark, all the money in the world and chooses to "Chill Out" in Thonglor. That should go on the next press release from TAT

Mark Zuckerberg, famous for founding the Facebook networking website, was spotted chilling out with mates at a Thong Lor bar on Monday night.

She had asked for seats but reservation staff told her that the place was fully reserved, with no seats left for walk-ins, as tonight there was a performance by Room 39.

So waiting to be seated is "chilling out" - yeah right.

Mark Zuckerberg, famous for founding the Facebook networking website, was spotted chilling out with mates at a Thong Lor bar on Monday night.

She had asked for seats but reservation staff told her that the place was fully reserved, with no seats left for walk-ins, as tonight there was a performance by Room 39.

So waiting to be seated is "chilling out" - yeah right.

Guess he lost a bit of FACE with that (sorry, had to be said).

As usual trust the Nation to really screw it up.

The truth is

He was in in Puckett water skiing with Elvis Presley.

what is Facebook?

well, chk this out

RT @Tulip_Oum Finally, a pic of Mark Zuckerberg in Thailandhttp://bit.ly/ffXqBQ (via @legendofohgeorg @nthree)