Thread: Thai Smile passengers to buy extra ticket for creepy infant 'angel' dolls

Luk Thep lub you long time......


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^^So now they have luuk kreung dolls?

How about a few dark skinned ones?

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

End of Look Thep mania: 'Child Angels' dumped as orphans at temple | Coconuts Bangkok

End of Look Thep mania: 'Child Angels' dumped as orphans at temple

These are the rotten eggs, the bedwetters, drug addicts, alcoholics....some turned to prostitution, gogo clubs....the shame

Originally Posted by Nawtier

These are the rotten eggs, the bedwetters, drug addicts, alcoholics....some turned to prostitution, gogo clubs....the shame

And now these fine Thai citizens all think that owning one of these will cure them of all their sins?

Might see if I can pick one up..

Behind the scenes with Thai TV star Bookko and his 'child angel' doll



Bookko is one of Thailand's most popular television presenters and actors.

He appears in television series, on radio shows and in films. But off set, he's rarely seen without his doll.

The 30-year-old comedian is one of a number of celebrities who've adopted what's known in Thailand as "luk thep" or "child angel dolls."

Their owners believe the "child angels" are mystically transformed into sacred beings with the blessing of a monk. The monk's role is to match the right doll to the right parent and select the doll's "birthday" on date auspicious for the parent.

Some dolls are from people who claim to have used black magic to insert the spirit of a child. But Bookko's doll came from a man -- about one year ago -- who simply blesses them, like a new house, or car would be in Thailand.

Meeting Wan Sai

We asked to spend the day with Bookko to get a feel of what it's like to have a "child angel." He was initially reluctant, as he didn't want to risk inflaming the backlash -- largely on social media -- against the dolls.

As soon as I walk in, he introduces me to his "son," Wan Sai, which means "good day" in Thai. "Every day is a good day with Wan Sai!" Bookko beams.

The doll has chubby cheeks and a pout -- picked apparently to look just like Bookko. Today, Wan Sai is dressed in a Bumble Bee outfit. Bookko likes dressing him up and he says they wear matching outfits. By sheer coincidence, I was wearing a yellow top so we matched too.


Like many children, Wan Sai fails to look at the camera for a photo.

"He's with me 24 hours a day. Or sometimes he stays home with my mom & sister," Bookko said. "My mother really likes taking care of him. We don't see him as a god or some sacred item, which needs to be treated with extra respect. Everyone thinks Wan Sai is a member of our family."

Bookko tells me he eats, sleeps and spends all day with Wan Sai. "He sits beside me on my table. I just ask for an extra plate for him and put rice on it. I don't go over the top. I just treat him like normal."

However, critics say the craze is anything but normal.

Thai writer Poo Chitakorn Busaba said of doll owners in a scathing Facebook post, "It reflects the level of your intelligence... you can't bring your personal world out to violate public spaces and expect no reactions."

Reactions range from ridicule to frequent requests to "hold the baby." On the set of a TV commercial Bookko was filming, Wan Sai was passed around like a real child. But often the one left holding him was Bookko's manager, Leo Natthapong.


When Bookko is busy, others help out with childcare.

"Some people might feel uncomfortable, we do care about that and many may not understand. But you can see many people want to take photo with Wan Sai too," Natthapong said.

Fears of black magic have prompted some restaurants and hotels to ban the dolls, however others are offering children's meals. The Thai Civil Aviation Authority recently ruled that while parents can buy seats for their dolls on flights, they'll be treated as luggage and must go through security scanners.

Modern-day sacred item?

A lot of people, including businessmen, think the dolls bring wealth and fortune.

I wondered if Bookko thought the same. Is Wan Sai bringing him luck?

"My work life was already good. So the way Wan Sai fulfills me is by being my friend," Bookko said.

"People have different beliefs. Some may have faith in it, some may not. That's all fine. To me this is a modern-day sacred item of the 4G era! I don't care how people look at me, I'm happy when I'm with Wan Sai."

However, there are already signs this trend has begun to fade, with a growing number of wide-eyed "children" being abandoned at Thai temples. Presumably, Wan Sai won't be one of them.

Thai TV star Bookko: Why I love my 'child angel' doll - CNN.com

Gettind a bit creepy, innit?

If they have money and time to spend for a fake baby, they should switch to taking care of a real orphan kid ... that would earn them merit...

But those falling for this hype might not fit the requirement for adoption (being a little bit ting tong etc etc)

When Bookko is busy, others help out with childcare.

So he neglects his own kids for this fucking stupid craze?

Frankly this is good, keeps them away from real kids, sorta Michael Jackson-esque.... he was a pathetic twat as well.............

So is this the actor guy who started it all?

This is Bookko.....


http://www.nationmultimedia.com/life...-30249182.html

Looks like the ideal example to a nation

Exactly...who'd want that c*** near children....

I despair of modern day 'celebrity'.... this podgy fag plays with dolls and people think it's worth following, Fuck me dead...what a sick world it is becoming.....

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

Gettind a bit creepy, innit?

Getting???

And how is having all these 'good luck' dolls onboard working out for Nok Air lately?

These things are Chuckys.

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

When Bookko is busy, others help out with childcare.

So he neglects his own kids for this fucking stupid craze?

Read again.

Originally Posted by cyrille

And how is having all these 'good luck' dolls onboard working out for Nok Air lately?

These things are Chuckys.

Hardly good luck, I have to check the site daily on the status of my flight on saturday just in case they've decided to cancel.
God forbid I'd have to call them and speak to one of their staff
Surely they should put 2 and 2 together. The dolls clearly have brought them no luck

Thailand’s Angel Doll Craze


Image Credit: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

For many Thais, baby-sized plastic dolls are more than cute companions.

Luuk Thep, translated to “child angels,” are “supernatural” Thai dolls that are treated like real children by their owners. For a while this year, the trend created a buzz on social media. Owners were spotted taking their dolls to restaurants, attending religious ceremonies, and even flying on planes with them. The lifelike dolls, which sell for 1,500 to 30,000 baht ($40 to $800), are believed by some to have a soul, and to bring good fortune and wealth.

Despite a long history of doll fanatacism in Thailand, the practice became a fad only recently when Thai celebrities started parading them around on airplanes or other forms of public transportation.

Some doll owners contend that their life has been positively transformed after purchasing the doll. Among them is radio host Thanatchapan “DJ Pukko” Booranachewawilai, who attributes his career success to his luuk thep, which he affectionately calls “my son Wansai.”

“The first day I got him, I took him out shopping for clothes in the baby section,” he said. “Right after I paid for his clothes, I got a call that my canceled job was back on!” he was quoted in an online article.

Thannatchayapan has now included the doll in his family portraits.

Superstitious Society

Although Thailand is modernizing at a rapid rate, many people still hold strong superstitious beliefs. Buddhist precepts coexist with ideas of animism, astrology and black magic. And at a time of economic turbulence, locals flocked to shops to purchase the dolls in the hope that they will reap good luck.

Panpimon Wipulakorn, deputy director-general of the Department of Mental Health said that the slump in the economy exacerbated the doll fad. “There have always been groups in Thai society that hold such beliefs and economic worries only help to heighten these beliefs,” Panpimon was quoted as saying by Reuters.

Thailand has seen similar fads in the past. One such frenzy was in 2006, which brought a boom in Jatukham Ramathep amulets supposed to bring wealth.

Thai Airlines

Local airlines cashed in on the doll craze by allowing adults to buy seats for their dolls. Thai Smile, a subsidiary of national flag carrier Thai Airways, began charging passengers who bring dolls into the cabin, give them regular passenger seats and serving them real food. Even bus operators joined the bandwagon. A state-owned bus operator, Transport Co is charging half-priced tickets for the dolls, with the cost including food and beverages.

However, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand expressed concern that smugglers were using the dolls to bring in drugs. In one case, the police discovered 200 methamphetamine pills inside a “child angel” in the carpark area of Chiang Mai International Airport after receiving a tipoff. Citing security concerns, the authority said it would stop airlines from selling tickets for the dolls.

For the rest of the world, the growing mania for “angel dolls” may seem a strange obsession. However, Dr. Jesada Chokedamrongsuk, director-general of the Mental Health Department, insists that the obsession is not a mental illness but simply a matter of personal belief.

Thailand?s Angel Doll Craze | The Diplomat

Originally Posted by cyrille

And how is having all these 'good luck' dolls onboard working out for Nok Air lately?

I'd say the dolls have worked wonders for Nok Air.

A few days ago I flew back to BKK from Ubon on their brand spanking new Boeing B737-800.

Brilliant it was, much better than AA's A320.

No Dolls on Board but the Hosties where quite horn cracking .

It is a pity a nation once so well respected has fallen so far.

It's a common syndrome nowadays - mindlessness.

^

It's still light years ahead of Sud Africa Eh Baza.

Originally Posted by terry57

^

It's still light years ahead of Sud Africa Eh Baza.

Good on ya for referring to me as Boss. Which I am.

Where/What is Sud Africa, lowling?

^It's the place where they have a bunch of moffies playing for their National rugby team....

^

It's also the place where one has a massive fuk off wall around his house to deter the rampant criminals from breaking in.

True story that.

I forgot Dogs, one needs guard dogs.