Popular Post bonobo Posted March 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2014 I was down south in Narathiwat for a ceremony over the last few days. On Friday, as part of the ceremony, I had to dress in Thai traditional clothing. I took off my Rolex, which I bought in Switzerland 29 years ago, put it on the table, along with my wallet and cell phone. My MacBook Pro was there as well. This was in a small room in my mother-in-law's house, and there were literally hundreds of people around. The room was not initially locked as there had to be access to it from the ceremony, but the door was in sight of quite a few people at all times. After the ceremony, the door was locked, and everyone went to eat. I went into the room to change a number of hours later, and everything looked fine. It wasn't until that evening that I noticed that the watch was gone. We tore the place up looking for it. I had intended to go to my sister-in-law's house to sleep that night as the Karoke was blaring, but with the watch gone, I just stayed put. The next morning as the village gathered to clean up, my wife went out to tell everyone that someone stole my watch. She was on a roll out there. Her uncle got into the act, saying that as soon as he got back from taking us to the airport, he was going to the local witch doctor to find out who took it and get a curse put on them. When we were just pulling into the airport, we received a call. My watch was found at my sister-in-law's home, right on the floor where my wife and I were supposed to sleep but didn't. We had announced earlier the evening before that we would be sleeping there, but in the search for the watch, changed our plans. There is no doubt in my mind that someone snatched the watch, but when he/she heard that a curse would he heading his/her way, that person decided that it wasn't worth it and placed the watch where he/she thought we had slept the night before. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post drx13 Posted March 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2014 Have you got the number of the witch doctor ? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benalibina Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Have you got the number of the witch doctor ? 555555 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drx13 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Have you got the number of the witch doctor ? 555555 For ignorami like me http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=555555 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 this one http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=55555 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseFrank Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 There is no doubt in my mind that someone snatched the watch, but when he/she heard that a curse would he heading his/her way, that person decided that it wasn't worth it and placed the watch where he/she thought we had slept the night before. But that would also mean that the person in question has access to the sister in laws house, and probably is a close relative. Some nice family in law to keep..........................an eye on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandee Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Nah..probably the watch is fake, not superstition, realism ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h90 Posted March 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2014 or after finding out that the watch is fake, he gave it back....fake watch isn't worth the trouble 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Have you got the number of the witch doctor ? 555555 For ignorami like me http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=555555 this one http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=55555 Yes, but in answer to a phone number request, have you ever noticed Hollywood movie phone numbers always start with "555"? So "555 5555" is quite a good (funny) reply on two counts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 To the OP...glad you got your Rolex back, and indeed there is a positive side to most things. To leap-frog off the subject, I wonder how effective written incantations would be in protecting property? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonobo Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 There is no doubt in my mind that someone snatched the watch, but when he/she heard that a curse would he heading his/her way, that person decided that it wasn't worth it and placed the watch where he/she thought we had slept the night before. But that would also mean that the person in question has access to the sister in laws house, and probably is a close relative. Some nice family in law to keep..........................an eye on. The house was being used by quite a few visitors to sleep in. It is down a small path in the jungle, quiet, with plenty of floor space. Because of the visitors, it was unlocked. Anyone actually staying there would have known we didn't show up that night. Those at the party in the evening, though, would have thought we stayed there as one guy on the karoke laughed and announced to everyone that all the singers were driving us to the sister-in-laws. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Yes, but in answer to a phone number request, have you ever noticed Hollywood movie phone numbers always start with "555"? So "555 5555" is quite a good (funny) reply on two counts. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=5555555 The Chinese one was news to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nautilus05 Posted March 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2014 Instead of superstition, I'm more inclined to believe someone gave someone hell, and due to that your watch reappeared, but you never heard about it. It's a village after all, so everyone knows everyone, word gets around quick, and nobody wants to live in disgrace amongst their fellow villagers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonobo Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Instead of superstition, I'm more inclined to believe someone gave someone hell, and due to that your watch reappeared, but you never heard about it. It's a village after all, so everyone knows everyone, word gets around quick, and nobody wants to live in disgrace amongst their fellow villagers. That certainly could be the answer, but my wife and her sister are going with the fear of the curse angle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailandbeachisland Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 The watch was there from the beginning and you just enjoy cross dressing too much to focus on the important things :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socksy01 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Like a shoe repair man - COBBLERS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunpa Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Your story makes me think of the Rolex watch I also owned. I really loved that watch, but had to sell it fast because of financial problems. Was not hard to sell and got THB 165.000 cash for it instantly, which help us survive during some very hard times. It was however quite sad to have to sell it, because it really symbolized how our life had changed financially at that point. Anyway, 1,5 years later my girlfriend surprised me with a new watch for Christmas. She had saved money for a long time and purchased it a Central using points of her "One"-card and therefore gotten a huge discount. Personally, I had forgotten all about the Rolex, but my girlfriend had felt horrible the day I went to sell it and had started saving for new watch for me. She still insists, that she will buy me a Rolex again at some point (if she wins the lottery i guess), but really I am much more happy with the more "normal" watch I have now. Simply because of all the effort she put into buying it for me, at a time where we could not really afford something like that. Only problem is just that this watch will not save us, if we come into financial trouble again :-) But it does hold the time better. Sorry... of topic, but your story just reminded me of my old Rolex. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 A Swede recently got into deep sh1t passing off a fake Rolex to a wealthy Thai in Pattaya - pretty funny if you ask me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drx13 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Yes, but in answer to a phone number request, have you ever noticed Hollywood movie phone numbers always start with "555"? So "555 5555" is quite a good (funny) reply on two counts. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=5555555 The Chinese one was news to me When I lived in HK, was in touch with a real fox, but when I gave her my new work number (no cells in those days), never heard from her again, because 4444 was part of the number..it means die in cantonese..I was told.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namdocmai Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I like this story. How or where can you find a witchdoctor? Maybe i can use him/her one day in a similar case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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