Spanish man blogs Bangkok suicide on Facebook: police

BANGKOK, July 12, 2012 (AFP) - A Spanish man found dead in his apartment in downtown Bangkok on the eve of his 37th birthday had live-blogged his suicide on his Facebook page, Thai police said Thursday.

Police were alerted after midnight on Wednesday when friends in Spain became worried by his desperate posts on the social network and a photograph of a potentially fatal drug.

"His friends alerted us after he posted a photo of a glass full of some kind of drug," Lieutenant Colonel Apichan Sawasdibud, who is leading the probe into the death, told AFP.

"His friend's sister, who is a pharmacist, warned them that it was a dangerous drug that could cause death."

Apichan said friends and neighbours described the dead man, who had been working for a telecoms company in Thailand for around a year, as a generally cheerful person.

Around 30 minutes before committing suicide he had emailed his resignation to his boss, telling him to contact his friends for an explanation.

"It's clear that he committed suicide because his room was locked from inside," Apichan said, adding that the man would have turned 37 on Thursday.

-- (c) Copyright AFP 2012-07-12

Hope you have found your peace.

Edited July 12, 201213 yr by Skywalker69

Hope you have found your peace.

Yes, he is at peace. He is in a better kingdom now. The kingdom of heaven with God. May God bless you sir.

This country detaches you from the culturally relative notion of progress that exists in the minds of most of those in the Western world. Bangkok is proof that if you want to exploit your way to riches, you will be amply rewarded (caveat: you must be incredibly cognizant of the current power order that is based on a local notion of reputation, mostly incomprehensible to the foreign world). Then you will become fabulously wealthy (while being compromised by the constant need to show heed to hi-so's and other local higher-ups [you're a foreigner; good luck!]) If you work for a Thai company, be prepared for a mind-enema. You're about to be shown up. It's a world unto itself, and that is the general attitude. So many foreigners commit suicide here. They lose faith in humanity, and they are emotionally vulnerable. Also, the police generally declare most foreigner deaths 'suicides', especially in Pattaya.

Hope you have found your peace.

Yes, he is at peace. He is in a better kingdom now. The kingdom of heaven with God. May God bless you sir.

Hmm mmm. He is probably dining on "God's" noodley goodness as we speak. (Pastafarianism reference of the day FTW!)

Sorry it went this way for you, unnamed Spanish man. Such a horrible thing that your life ended like this, and especially more so for your friends and family who you've left behind.

Edited July 12, 201213 yr by KunMatt

Interesting.....three of the first five posters either thinks they can or is actually attempting to pass a message via this forum to a man who is dead....I find myself wondering why this is attempted every time there is a news storing involving the death of someone? Do we have that many members who are clairvoyants??

Interesting.....three of the first five posters either thinks they can or is actually attempting to pass a message via this forum to a man who is dead....I find myself wondering why this is attempted every time there is a news storing involving the death of someone? Do we have that many members who are clairvoyants??

Psst... It may shock you to realise that when they are sending a message to him it actually has more meaning to their own lives. Is this not the whole point of talking to the dead?!

Yes, I am well aware that I was one of the posters...

Edited July 12, 201213 yr by KunMatt

You can see photos of him sitting on the computer table head on the desk

Photos

Well pity the guy , maybe he got so much stress from work from his boss or visa department ! Hope the forensic people cna find something on his computer

Edited July 12, 201213 yr by ManOnTheRoad

His name is Juan Andres Medin Pineiro

What a strange story. Fairly young at 37, and working what I am sure would be a relatively high paid job. I can only think he had some severe conflicts at work. Will be interesting to see how this story progresses.....

At least in this case, on a forum which is known for being extraordinarily cynical, we know this gentleman was a genuine cry for help and a genuine suicide.

I fear there are too many people alone and dejected in Thailand, and the isolation makes outcomes like this more easy to come by. It must have been beyond horrific for his friend in Spain to helplessly watch as he prepared to take his own life.

Suicides always leave ripples, many of which last for decades upon decades after the sad event. I'm sorry for his choice to leave this life, but I am more sorry for his friends and relatives who will now live with a guilty burden for years to come.

Tragic

You can see photos of him sitting on the computer table head on the desk

And the photos next to his computer look like those of family and friends. :-(

Such a shame.

Interesting.....three of the first five posters either thinks they can or is actually attempting to pass a message via this forum to a man who is dead....I find myself wondering why this is attempted every time there is a news storing involving the death of someone? Do we have that many members who are clairvoyants??

Psst... It may shock you to realise that when they are sending a message to him it actually has more meaning to their own lives. Is this not the whole point of talking to the dead?!

Yes, I am well aware that I was one of the posters...

Funerals and well wishes regarding the dead are 100% meant for the living, of course they are, it is a form of comfort. It is sad that this guy could not see a way out and there almost always is, but it is what it is, a part of life. Death is just as normal as being born, eating bread or walking along the beach.

Hope you have found your peace.

Yes, he is at peace. He is in a better kingdom now. The kingdom of heaven with God. May God bless you sir.

I'm pretty sure that, according to the whole "kingdom of heaven" side of things, suicide would revoke his entry permit. No?

Hope you have found your peace.

Yes, he is at peace. He is in a better kingdom now. The kingdom of heaven with God. May God bless you sir.

People that commit suicide do not get to enter "heaven". Sorry.

How many angels can dance on the head of a pin??? Would the Lord reject a man because of mental illness???

Answer that one and you will have your answer to the suicide barred from heaven conundrum.

You can't answer it because you don't know the mental state of every suicide. The " Guilty " religion of Catholicism in particular makes great play of suicide being a Cardinal Sin. Go ask your local priest that question,

" Father, would the Lord turn his back on the mentally ill? ".............then watch him flounder.

Just sayin'

Hope you have found your peace.

Yes, he is at peace. He is in a better kingdom now. The kingdom of heaven with God. May God bless you sir.

People that commit suicide do not get to enter "heaven". Sorry.

Heaven and hell are inside your own head, not in some uncompassionate dogma.

Juan, I feel for you , your family, and friends.

Interesting.....three of the first five posters either thinks they can or is actually attempting to pass a message via this forum to a man who is dead....I find myself wondering why this is attempted every time there is a news storing involving the death of someone? Do we have that many members who are clairvoyants??

Psst... It may shock you to realise that when they are sending a message to him it actually has more meaning to their own lives. Is this not the whole point of talking to the dead?!

Yes, I am well aware that I was one of the posters...

They are doing it to be seen as compassionate people on TV. Attention getters.

Hope you have found your peace.

Yes, he is at peace. He is in a better kingdom now. The kingdom of heaven with God. May God bless you sir.

People that commit suicide do not get to enter "heaven". Sorry.

Whatever.

Edited July 12, 201213 yr by PoodMaiDai

Yes, he is at peace. He is in a better kingdom now. The kingdom of heaven with God. May God bless you sir.

I guess it may depend upon your religion, but being Spanish he was quite likely Catholic, in which case suicide is a one way ticket to hell, no heaven for him, sorry.

U know what they say. . . quitters never win. another one bites the dust

His blog in spanish http://www.destinotailandia.com/ and his site in facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Destino-Tailandia/101257449916334

This country detaches you from the culturally relative notion of progress that exists in the minds of most of those in the Western world. Bangkok is proof that if you want to exploit your way to riches, you will be amply rewarded (caveat: you must be incredibly cognizant of the current power order that is based on a local notion of reputation, mostly incomprehensible to the foreign world). Then you will become fabulously wealthy (while being compromised by the constant need to show heed to hi-so's and other local higher-ups [you're a foreigner; good luck!]) If you work for a Thai company, be prepared for a mind-enema. You're about to be shown up. It's a world unto itself, and that is the general attitude. So many foreigners commit suicide here. They lose faith in humanity, and they are emotionally vulnerable. Also, the police generally declare most foreigner deaths 'suicides', especially in Pattaya.

Give me a break. The 'West' is such a paradise and a bastion of paradise, which is why you chose the hell of Thailand to make a home. No country is perfect, but Thailand is a lot better than many other places. If you think otherwise, why are you there?? [And of course, here we go again with all the conspiracy theories about how this was not really a suicide, the incompetent/corrupt police are just selling a story]. Amazing. {RIP to the poor man and condolences to family and friends}

His blog in spanish http://www.destinotailandia.com/ and his site in facebook https://www.facebook...101257449916334

I should not have opened his facebook page. Made me shudder inside and felt so much compassion for this poor guy. God rest his soul.

Suicide is a selfish way out. It's easy to die. It's hard to live.

poor guy, maybe broken heart or something

This country detaches you from the culturally relative notion of progress that exists in the minds of most of those in the Western world. Bangkok is proof that if you want to exploit your way to riches, you will be amply rewarded (caveat: you must be incredibly cognizant of the current power order that is based on a local notion of reputation, mostly incomprehensible to the foreign world). Then you will become fabulously wealthy (while being compromised by the constant need to show heed to hi-so's and other local higher-ups [you're a foreigner; good luck!]) If you work for a Thai company, be prepared for a mind-enema. You're about to be shown up. It's a world unto itself, and that is the general attitude. So many foreigners commit suicide here. They lose faith in humanity, and they are emotionally vulnerable. Also, the police generally declare most foreigner deaths 'suicides', especially in Pattaya.

What a complet load of waffle. Why didnt you just say "maybe the guy had preasure at work owing to the cultural differences" instead of trying to display how articulate you *think* you are. My god TV is properly starting to wind me up latley. It gets more and more pretencious with each day

How many angels can dance on the head of a pin??? Would the Lord reject a man because of mental illness???

Answer that one and you will have your answer to the suicide barred from heaven conundrum.

You can't answer it because you don't know the mental state of every suicide. The " Guilty " religion of Catholicism in particular makes great play of suicide being a Cardinal Sin. Go ask your local priest that question,

" Father, would the Lord turn his back on the mentally ill? ".............then watch him flounder.

Just sayin'

And you sir can not state he is going to heaven as you do not know for sure that god actualy exists, do you?

Some quite heartless responses in this thread. Suicide is a sign of mental illness. Of which it's easy to be blase about but none of us ever know the path life has for us. It can effect any of us and there but for the grace of god.

I feel for his family but the guy must've been going though hell to think this was the only way out.

How many angels can dance on the head of a pin??? Would the Lord reject a man because of mental illness???

Answer that one and you will have your answer to the suicide barred from heaven conundrum.

You can't answer it because you don't know the mental state of every suicide. The " Guilty " religion of Catholicism in particular makes great play of suicide being a Cardinal Sin. Go ask your local priest that question,

" Father, would the Lord turn his back on the mentally ill? ".............then watch him flounder.

Just sayin'

And you sir can not state he is going to heaven as you do not know for sure that god actualy exists, do you?

No I can't.......point out where I said he was in heaven????............I was questioning the Catholic guilt concept of suicide being a Cardinal Sin.

If you would like a battle on this subject I'm your man..............90% of my family are devout Catholics, including my mother..............they know that I can debunk the entire Roman Catholic church philosophy, even the local priests had to accept I was right.......but the answer came back, it's a question of faith.

Faith exists where reason escapes.