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Mukdanan:- After living with the nature up on a mountain alone for more than one decade, a 74-year-old man has finally reckoned that he will have to come back to his hometown and surround himself with human neighbors once more.


“I am no longer agile. I need to take painkillers regularly now,” Duang Klongklaew told Thairath on Wednesday as he was eagerly looking forwards to seeing his children during the Songkran Festival.


Thais have celebrated their traditional New Year during the Songkran, which runs from April 13 to April 15.


Duang is often dubbed “Man in the Hole” for having lived inside a small cave without modern-day facilities. To enter this cave, he has to kneel down and crawl in. His cave has a strong natural fence, which is made of countless trees. For his living, he collects forest produce and grows some plants.


This man had stopped living among human fellows at Ban Toomwan, Tambon Pho-ngarm, Kamcha-i district, Mukdahan province, after his wife passed away and all his children were grown-up. He feels the nature gives him more comfort and peace of mind.


While Duang is happy living in the arms of nature, he feels he will have to come back to his old village soon.


“It’s not easy for me to move around anymore. So, it’s best to come back,” he said after a community leader offered to build a small one-story house for him.


During the Songkran, Duang also received a visit from one of his children.


Porn Klongklaew, 45, said he had now lived in another district but of course wanted to visit his father during this important festival.

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According to the story it seems he hasn't come back to civilization yet and is merely thinking about it, but he needs to take painkillers regularly. He must have had regular visitors dropping off drugs then. I wonder if he had a generator and satellite TV.

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I've occasionally fantasized about living like a hermit but the call of the espresso machine and a portugese tart is too great for me!

Haven't tried a Portuguese tart yet but Brazilians come highly recommended. Especially if they are on Ukrainian or Swedish girls. However many Thais or Vietnamese do not need them. Not sure about those Portuguese, though.)

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I've occasionally fantasized about living like a hermit but the call of the espresso machine and a portugese tart is too great for me!

Where can you find Portuguese tarts in Thailand? Are you sure they are not Portuguese speaking Mozambicans or Angolans around Soi Nana?

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According to the story it seems he hasn't come back to civilization yet and is merely thinking about it, but he needs to take painkillers regularly. He must have had regular visitors dropping off drugs then. I wonder if he had a generator and satellite TV.

The article also didn't mention what he eats. Is he collecting berries and shooting birds with a bow and arrow or does someone drop off Mama for him along with the paracetamols?

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I've occasionally fantasized about living like a hermit but the call of the espresso machine and a portugese tart is too great for me!

Haven't tried a Portuguese tart yet but Brazilians come highly recommended. Especially if they are on Ukrainian or Swedish girls. However many Thais or Vietnamese do not need them. Not sure about those Portuguese, though.)

Last time I had a "Brazilian" I cut myself!

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I've occasionally fantasized about living like a hermit but the call of the espresso machine and a portugese tart is too great for me!

Where can you find Portuguese tarts in Thailand? Are you sure they are not Portuguese speaking Mozambicans or Angolans around Soi Nana?

Ha ha. Try Makro... packs of 10 on special is the way to go!

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