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Belated Happy Birthday to Khun Thongdaeng, the favourite dog of His Majesty the King of Thailand. She was born on 7 November 1998. At the age of 13, Khun Thongdeang does not seem to age at all!
Taking the lead in celebrating the birthday of Khun Thongdaeng, Dr Niphon Poungvarin, Professor of Neurology at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, posted two photos in his Facebook account.
The first photo is the birthday cake of Khun Thongdaeng. He wrote “The birthday cake of Khun Thongdaeng from His Majesty given for doctors on duty (7 November 2011). It tastes so good, not so creamy nor too sweet, yummy yummy”.
In another photo describing the present given to Khun Thongdaeng, Niphon wrote, “This gift set (apparently sent by Pee & Airy Malakul Na Ayutthaya р╕Ыр╕╡р╕вр╣М-р╣Бр╕нр╕гр╕╡р╣И р╕бр╕▓р╕ер╕▓р╕Бр╕╕р╕е р╕У р╕нр╕вр╕╕р╕Шр╕вр╕▓) is including toys, snack, drink and shirts for Khun Thongdaeng on her first teenage”.
Niphon also added, “She is the richest dog in the world because she is the President of Suwannachart Company possessing more than 1 baht. Niphon.million rmil” (This must have been a major typo–it should have read 1 million baht).
While we’re focused on priorities during this time of national crisis, how’s Foo Foo?
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I wonder if Thongdaeng got any Burberry boots?
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The writer of this article has such a suspicious mind that he has kept a dog’s birthday in his memory.
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Hey Thongdaeng, my cake was much better than yours! And, wow, what a party!
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Anyone got any idea what is “Suwannachart Company” ??
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But will Thongdaeng get the same great treatment as FuFu the poodle?
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Emperor Nero fiddled while Rome burned. A birthday party for a dog while Thailand floods?
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Tarrin
It’s difficult to find information on Suwannachad (This is how it should be spelt). May be this could help a bit:
http://www.ryt9.com/s/tpd/1059760
Suwan = Gold (Thong)
Chad = Red (Daeng)
Suwannachad = Thongdaeng
Pavin
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Thongdang is a richest dog in the world? Wow, as she is always with the King, did not the King teach her that she should abide by sufficient economy?
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http://www2.thaipr.net/general/303411
According to this link here, President of Suwannachart Company is not Thongdaeng, but it is a person called “Kawee Angsawanont” р╕Бр╕зр╕╡ р╕нр╕▒р╕Зр╕ир╕зр╕▓р╕Щр╕Щр╕Чр╣М. Did this doctor get the information wrong? I cannot imagine the King appointing Thongdang as a company’s president. It would be too humiliating for the company’s directors!
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Niphon also got one piece of information wrong: the world’s richest canine is actually a German Sheppard named Gunther IV (I am embarassed to know this).
http://www.google.com/search?q=gunther+iv&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=
-Ricardo
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Suwannachard co.,ltd. is the owner of “Golden place shop”. Kinda grocery shop with royal project goodies.
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What is wrong with having a BD party for your beloved dog. I would do the same. Just because Thailand is severely flood now, then we should all sulk ?
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CT #9
Sufficiency economy only applies for the poor. For the rich, the sky is the limit.
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@Jesse,
There is nothing wrong about them celebrating. If there is something wrong, it was because the King’s daughter Chulabhorn said dramatically in an interview that she visited her father and “saw her father spending five hours watching TV seeing people suffering from the flood, and feels very sad”. Then not even a day passed when these photos arrived on FB, suggesting that the King was not actually watching TV, seeing the flood for five hours like Chulabhorn said. He in fact was having a good time celebrating his dog’s birthday.
Lesson to be learned for Chulabhorn: next time, if she wants to make up a heartfelt story to fool the Thais, she should let the King’s doctor know first what she is about to say. So there won’be any blatant contradiction!
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It was just a dog. There is something more interesting to discuss.
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Fu Fu : Hey !ThongDaeng that my cake!
sufficient economy!
sufficiency economy!
sufficiency economy ! Thongdaeng
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I normally do not like to comment on anything to do with the royal family on the internet giving the harsh 112 nonsense that politicians, royalists and opportunists like to exploit. I don’t think given normal circumstances and for normal families, that there is anything wrong with having a celebration of your dog’s birthday. It is however very telling of the mindset of, to lack a better description, Thai “elites”, to be celebrating a dog’s birthday in such style when Bangkok is quick becoming a giant toilet. Given that the royalist myth of a down to earth, ‘sufficient economy’ mentality that the Thais are suppose to be follow, a display of a b-day celebration such as this, for a dog, is indeed insensitive and a mockery to the Thai masses. I really would like to comment more, but again for fear of 112, I think my point should be “sufficient” enough.
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Like father like son, no hope for thailand… people are dying in the floods and pampered dog(s) gets to eat cakes. And I thought Malaysia is bad… looks like those with money and no job all do the same thing.
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Dog eats cake while Joe Gordon rots in Jail. Shame.
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@Andrew Walker no, she got “Chanel boots”.
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RU – 16
This is not just any ordinary dog, this is the dog of the King of Thailand certainly we can discuss about how the king treat his own people comparing with his own dog. You see where this is going?
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Been checking occasionally on this site for sometime. The most consistent theme and message across most Thailand threads is basically anti royal household. Not pro democracy, not pro empowerment, not pro anything, just anti and the not so subtle message of not changing but just tearing it down. Even the flood appear to be a valid reason to criticize.
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Hi Observer, I have had a quick scan of recent posts relating to Thailand. A couple of observations. First, I was struck how many posts over the past few weeks don’t relate to Thailand – a lot of discussion of Malaysia, Burma and other issues. Second, among the 16 most recent Thai posts I found 4 that referred to royal issues, three of these directly connected to the flood. This is hardly surprising given the emphasis in past and current political discourse about the royal contribution to water management. AW
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@Observer
you are right Sir…no point being anti isn’t it? after all, how could any of these ‘anti’ feel like the Royals are treating their folks like dogs? and anyhow since the latter treat dogs in a such a nice way, is there really any ground for complaining? Fortunately your occasional checking will prevent any of the formers being dumbfounded.
Please, continue your thorough watch and meaningful posts.
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I am not sure if my comments here made people think I am anti royal or not. Anyways, I would like to make myself clear that I support Thailand to continue having the Monarchy. However, it is a conditional support, and my condition is that Princess Srirasmi be the next Queen.
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Although Thongdaeng literally translates as “Gold” “Red,” I’m told it more accurately is used to describe the color “Copper.”
Long live the King and Happy Birthday to his lucky dog Thongdaeng.
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At a dinner party I overheard a well-spokenThai lady refer constantly to the “clown prince” in conversation with her friends. I didn’t think much of it, passing it off as acharming oddity of the Thai accent in which substituting ‘l’ for ‘r’ is quite common. Later I got talking to her, and out popped “clown prince” again. When I raised it with her, she was adament: “No no, I mean it…he’s a f*%$#g moron!”
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@Stuart,
Don’t worry about the CP’s shortcoming. The fact that his wife Srirasmi will become the next Queen if he is crowned as King is more than enough to support the CP as the next Monarch. Srirasmi is beautiful and she will become the most beautiful Queen in the world once she is crowned. Thais will be proud to have the most beautiful Queen in the world.
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I’d give 2 thumb-ups to the Doctor for exposing this. I hope he doesn’t get a lese majeste for daring to contradict one of the Royals.
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