webfact Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Palmy's potholes patched up - but Prayut promised punishment, says mum Image: Thairath TAK: -- The case of the model who appeared in pictures having a bath in a potholed Tak road seems to have had the desired effect. But the mother of Palmy - who is actually a lady boy - says she is not happy with what her "daughter" did, reports Thairath. She said that she was told that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha got involved in the case behind the scenes and threatened to punish the local officials. There was quite a gathering at the Ban Ton Pheung - Ban Teen That road yesterday as local district chief of roads Nathawut Thaweekeuakunkit declared the work finished on a 200 meter stretch. He said the work was part of 1.9 million baht of repairs in the locality of the north western province of Tak. But while Palmy's mum was happy for the villagers who have a nice new stretch of road she played down the role of her "daughter" who also goes by the name of Athicha, 25. Mum Songheuan, 45, said it was not "Nong Palmy's" doing that the road was repaired. Palmy had only caused trouble for the local authority after she said they were threatened with punishment from the prime minister over the matter. Source: Thairath -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-10-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Ahhh...that 'lost of face'! And the truth behind it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Threatened with punishment, good maybe now the money will be spent fixing the roads instead of paying for parties, mia nois etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 But the mother of Palmy - who is actually a lady boy Interesting...........immaculate conception??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 20 million on an excursion to Hawai , how many more village roads could be patched / re done with that amount of money wasted , inept and arrogant, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I'm surprised Palmy didn't get punished for causing embarrassment which equates to criticism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieinthailand Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 10 minutes ago, NongKhaiKid said: I'm surprised Palmy didn't get punished for causing embarrassment which equates to criticism. That will come in good time. Criticizing the junta is a crime now is it not?? There's a few roads around here that a person could not just sit n take a bath in but actually do lap's in, meanwhile back at the zoo, the local officials have organized their week away to attend a "seminar" at Phuket at the public's expense and no I'm not taking the p*ss... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Road maintenance is negligible here; it's not just potholes (they've just fixed one off Thepprasit that you could hide a pick-up in) but lighting. I travel back from Pattaya twice a week during the hours of darkness and there are always stretches of Sukhumvit where the lights have failed. Spotting a speeding motor bike with no back lights is impossible. Why do police never check rear lights when milking victims at road blocks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) So we can add potholes to the issues the PM micro-manages but major issues such as recent highly suspect matters involving family and squandering public money on a jolly to Hawaii are simply dismissed yet he expects to be taken seriously. Edited October 7, 2016 by NongKhaiKid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 sad thing is the holes will be back it is the rainy season and the quality of the materials used nice little earner for the municapality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumbleweed Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 "who is actually a ladyboy" The officials are not the only ones who will be feeling a little embarrassed. half of Thai Visa expressed a desire to take a soapy with her. Oh dear, remember not knowing, as in ignorance, is no excuse Regardless of her gender, she got the job done, full credit for that. A woman with balls in more than one respect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Are we going to see another "shoot the messenger" routine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Palmy and Mum are facing some tough times ahead with the local authorities..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Great loss of face by these country folk officials and also greatly reduced the officials "year end bonus" by spending so much on the road repair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 1 hour ago, trogers said: Ahhh...that 'lost of face'! And the truth behind it... Was it not you in another post about villagers using sarcasm to get road work done ? "Why go into sarcasm? Go back five years or less to see who most of you sold your votes to in local elections... " It looks as though sarcasm is working, especially if it gets the attention of the jowly, unelected PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 4 minutes ago, yellowboat said: Was it not you in another post about villagers using sarcasm to get road work done ? "Why go into sarcasm? Go back five years or less to see who most of you sold your votes to in local elections... " It looks as though sarcasm is working, especially if it gets the attention of the jowly, unelected PM. The truth behind it - vote buying and selling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphere Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 2 hours ago, webfact said: Palmy - who is actually a lady boy Hmmmmm, definitely a "face-palmy" moment for posters on the other thread who wanted to join him for a bath.... http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944463-thai-woman-takes-bath-in-pothole-to-protest-bad-condition-of-her-hometown’s-roads/#comment-11174117 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 2 hours ago, PatOngo said: But the mother of Palmy - who is actually a lady boy Interesting...........immaculate conception??? This sentence can be read two ways, except the dash is the eqivalent of a comma. I assume you're joking, but it's dear Palmy in the Puddle that turns out to be equipped with bat and balls. eg.(But the wife of Prayut - who is actually the Prime Minister.....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotchonrocks Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 So the ladyboy gave birth to the model .. always quirky these stories... Lots of urban myth. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 One of the multitude of problems here. Meek people afraid to challange the officials, like the mom in this tale. Katoy takes the points home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, grumbleweed said: "who is actually a ladyboy" The officials are not the only ones who will be feeling a little embarrassed. half of Thai Visa expressed a desire to take a soapy with her. Oh dear, remember not knowing, as in ignorance, is no excuse Regardless of her gender, she got the job done, full credit for that. A woman with balls in more than one respect on the surface it looks like the problem has been fixed (for now) and all is well. but you know why the mum is so upset? because the ladyboy son has caused the local officials to loose face so life may be tricky for them in the future. they should have just put up with the pot holes. Edited October 7, 2016 by williamgeorgeallen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexlowe Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I wonder if we could hire Palmy to come to Khao Talo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slippery snake Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I read Thailand has the second highest road deaths in the world, the potholes must contribute to this, especially in the rain when they are full of water and can't be seen.. really, if they want to be number one, they should dig more !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 2 hours ago, NongKhaiKid said: I'm surprised Palmy didn't get punished for causing embarrassment which equates to criticism. Im sure in due time, the local officials will get their revenge on Palmy for causing such major loss of face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cncltd1973 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Good follow up to the original post. Hope someone reports back with whatever backlash the family gets hit with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Just now, ChrisY1 said: Im sure in due time, the local officials will get their revenge on Palmy for causing such major loss of face. If Palmy doesn't actually live there and was only visiting then poor old mum is likely to cop it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 1 hour ago, mikebell said: Road maintenance is negligible here; it's not just potholes (they've just fixed one off Thepprasit that you could hide a pick-up in) but lighting. I travel back from Pattaya twice a week during the hours of darkness and there are always stretches of Sukhumvit where the lights have failed. Spotting a speeding motor bike with no back lights is impossible. Why do police never check rear lights when milking victims at road blocks? And why is there no planned regular checking that street / highway lighting is working? My understanding is that in many countries the appropriate authorities have all of this on screen. A friend just telling me, in his country: - When a light fails it shows up instantly on a master screen, - Automatically the appropriate on the ground supervisor is informed electronically. - If the 'failed' indicator on the master screen does not revert to 'working' within a short period (maybe 4 hours, not sure about the time), then an electronic message goes automatically to a district chief engineer, or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 will the day come when Thai officials no longer feel loss of face when shamed in social media? Then they can go back to the good old days of sakdina and do nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) 32 minutes ago, DrTuner said: One of the multitude of problems here. Meek people afraid to challange the officials, like the mom in this tale. Katoy takes the points home. " Meek people afraid to challange [sic] the officials, " Not a problem. As this thread demonstrates, you can join Thai Visa and bravely post pages of childish drivel anonymously. Edited October 7, 2016 by Suradit69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 The local fisherman is not impressed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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