One Scared Japanese Guy

[Oo.Cloud.oO]

ick

this thread is still jumpin?

ppl leave the kid be

[LakeGeneve]

More children put their hand up to be recognised by dad.

I have the sense the Phichit Gov has the idea of increasing the provinces wealth through a long term 'friendship and cultural exchange' program.

Keigo inspires kids to seek lost fathers 26/05/2009

Keigo Zato's success in getting in contact with his Japanese father is serving as an inspiration to four youths in Phrae province to begin a similar quest. Social Development and Human Security Ministry adviser Prasong Chumchoei yesterday met four Thai-Japanese children _Thanyaluck Khamhaeng, 18, Sari Jijaiya, 18, Kazuya Mazayuki, 10, and Ayaka Yamaji, 12.

Meanwhile, in Phichit province, Keigo's story has encouraged the province to develop Japanese language training skills for students and give them an insight into Japanese culture. Phichit governor Somchai Hatayatanti said the language training would not only help Keigo communicate with his father Katzumi Zato but also with visitors to Wat Tha Luang, which is a major attraction for Japanese tourists.

Nine-year-old Keigo and 14 other students yesterday attended the language class. Mr Somchai hoped the students would become young guides to provide Japanese tourists with useful information when they visit the royal temple.

Teacher in Phichit: " Ok children, today we are going to learn why many Japanese guys enjoy singing songs with Thai women and how some leave more than just a tip behind when they leave the country".

[Admin_2]

"TOKYO ? The ?missing? father of a nine-year-old Thai-Japanese boy has agreed to travel from Tokyo to Bangkok in order to be reunited with an old photograph of himself he thought he lost years ago.

Katzumi Zato, the absent dad of Phichit boy Keigo Zato, was recently tracked down by Thai and Japanese government officials through an old picture that shows Katzumi shirtless, wearing sunglasses and apparently having an excellent time.

?Actually, it is a miracle really,? Katzumi told Japanese paper Tokyo Shimbun over the weekend. ?I always wondered what the hell happened to that picture.?

?When the government contacted me, I was nervous at first, because I was completely kamikazed [?shitfaced? in Japanese] in that picture. But when they told me they would help me track it down, I was actually quite relieved. I could not deny it any longer. Yes, that is me in that crazy picture.?

The reluctant father, who recently thanked Keigo on the phone for keeping the picture, now says he would like to meet his son in person, briefly, in order to persuade him to relinquish the old photograph.

?If Keigo agrees to give me that picture, I would love to come see him. Sure, why not? It?s the least I could do since he kept it for me all these years,? he said. ?I hope he will understand how much the picture means to me. It sure does bring back a lot of good memories.?

Asked what he will do with the picture once he reclaims it, Katzumi said, ?I look so very ridiculous. It is rather humiliating really to have it printed everywhere. What kind of son would disrespect their father like this? But I accept that Keigo, being a hafu taijin, does not know better.?

Katsumi has not yet decided what he will do with the picture. ?I will bring it back to Japan, stick it on my fridge, or just tear it up. Either way, it is much better if that long-lost photo is with me, where it belongs.?"

http://www.notthenation.com/pages/news/getnews.php?id=793

[palmyfan]

The guy sure know a lot about direspect :shock:

[Admin_2]

The guy sure know a lot about direspect :shock:

ummm...its from notthenation...

[GermanUsa]

You know, if there's one thing that bugs me about Thais (sigh... in general)... it's the lack of originality.

It is going to be like Dawn of The Dead, the awakening of fatherless luk-krueng children trend,

Lets hunt for our sex tourist fathers !

Wouldn't that be funny? on CNN?

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Bad boy Bad boy, Wat cha gonna do, Wat cha gonna do, When they come for you !

excuse me .... ppl who live and work in thailand solely as a means of availing of cheap and easy sex with thai girls r sex-pats ... not sex tourists !!

but i'm here for the weather, spicy food and cheap beer !!

I love hot weather AND spicy food, but Thai beer????? Cmon, I AM German!!!!

[zeusbheld]

You know, if there's one thing that bugs me about Thais (sigh... in general)... it's the lack of originality.

It is going to be like Dawn of The Dead, the awakening of fatherless luk-krueng children trend,

Lets hunt for our sex tourist fathers !

Wouldn't that be funny? on CNN?

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Bad boy Bad boy, Wat cha gonna do, Wat cha gonna do, When they come for you !

excuse me .... ppl who live and work in thailand solely as a means of availing of cheap and easy sex with thai girls r sex-pats ... not sex tourists !!

but i'm here for the weather, spicy food and cheap beer !!

I love hot weather AND spicy food, but Thai beer????? Cmon, I AM German!!!!

yeh to be fair the beer here, indexed to the cost of living, isn't all that cheap. nor is it all that great tbh.

[CiaranM]

You know, if there's one thing that bugs me about Thais (sigh... in general)... it's the lack of originality.

It is going to be like Dawn of The Dead, the awakening of fatherless luk-krueng children trend,

Lets hunt for our sex tourist fathers !

Wouldn't that be funny? on CNN?

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Bad boy Bad boy, Wat cha gonna do, Wat cha gonna do, When they come for you !

excuse me .... ppl who live and work in thailand solely as a means of availing of cheap and easy sex with thai girls r sex-pats ... not sex tourists !!

but i'm here for the weather, spicy food and cheap beer !!

I love hot weather AND spicy food, but Thai beer????? Cmon, I AM German!!!!

yeh to be fair the beer here, indexed to the cost of living, isn't all that cheap. nor is it all that great tbh.

i drink lager beer and the stuff here's pretty much on a par with what u get back home. choice isn't great, but tiger beer is fine for me and most places stock it !!

and indexed linked to the cost of living here beer isn't that cheap if living on a thai wage, but when u r on an ex-pat salary and avoid the overly expensive areas of sukhumvit and silom (except during happy hour) beer isn't too badly priced.

[zeusbheld]

i drink lager beer and the stuff here's pretty much on a par with what u get back home. choice isn't great, but tiger beer is fine for me and most places stock it !!

and indexed linked to the cost of living here beer isn't that cheap if living on a thai wage, but when u r on an ex-pat salary and avoid the overly expensive areas of sukhumvit and silom (except during happy hour) beer isn't too badly priced.

if you're on an expat salary beer is still a LOT more expensive than just about anything else you buy, unless you hang out at over-priced restaurants. not saying you can't afford it just that it's not cheap--it's actually pretty expensive compared to just about anything except imported goods.

[CiaranM]

i drink lager beer and the stuff here's pretty much on a par with what u get back home. choice isn't great, but tiger beer is fine for me and most places stock it !!

and indexed linked to the cost of living here beer isn't that cheap if living on a thai wage, but when u r on an ex-pat salary and avoid the overly expensive areas of sukhumvit and silom (except during happy hour) beer isn't too badly priced.

if you're on an expat salary beer is still a LOT more expensive than just about anything else you buy, unless you hang out at over-priced restaurants. not saying you can't afford it just that it's not cheap--it's actually pretty expensive compared to just about anything except imported goods.

but it is also considerably less expensive than i would pay for a similar product back home ..... and that's what makes it relatively cheap !!!!

i would guess my major expenses here would be accomodation (similar to home), transport (a lot f**king cheaper than home) and food/beer (considerably cheaper than home) !!! throw in the fact there's no wind (well not much), snow or ice here and it's a no brainer !!

[zeusbheld]

i drink lager beer and the stuff here's pretty much on a par with what u get back home. choice isn't great, but tiger beer is fine for me and most places stock it !!

and indexed linked to the cost of living here beer isn't that cheap if living on a thai wage, but when u r on an ex-pat salary and avoid the overly expensive areas of sukhumvit and silom (except during happy hour) beer isn't too badly priced.

if you're on an expat salary beer is still a LOT more expensive than just about anything else you buy, unless you hang out at over-priced restaurants. not saying you can't afford it just that it's not cheap--it's actually pretty expensive compared to just about anything except imported goods.

but it is also considerably less expensive than i would pay for a similar product back home ..... and that's what makes it relatively cheap !!!!

i would guess my major expenses here would be accomodation (similar to home), transport (a lot f**king cheaper than home) and food/beer (considerably cheaper than home) !!! throw in the fact there's no wind (well not much), snow or ice here and it's a no brainer !!

beer must be hideously expensive in ireland. a pint in Thailand, at any place that farrangs hang out, is about 75 percent of what i'd pay in new york. rent here, on the other hand is about 25 percent of what i'd pay in new york, and transportation about the same, maybe less if you factor in air and train travel. relative to what you pay for everything else here, it's fairly expensive (although not ridiculously expensive).

[CiaranM]

i drink lager beer and the stuff here's pretty much on a par with what u get back home. choice isn't great, but tiger beer is fine for me and most places stock it !!

and indexed linked to the cost of living here beer isn't that cheap if living on a thai wage, but when u r on an ex-pat salary and avoid the overly expensive areas of sukhumvit and silom (except during happy hour) beer isn't too badly priced.

if you're on an expat salary beer is still a LOT more expensive than just about anything else you buy, unless you hang out at over-priced restaurants. not saying you can't afford it just that it's not cheap--it's actually pretty expensive compared to just about anything except imported goods.

but it is also considerably less expensive than i would pay for a similar product back home ..... and that's what makes it relatively cheap !!!!

i would guess my major expenses here would be accomodation (similar to home), transport (a lot f**king cheaper than home) and food/beer (considerably cheaper than home) !!! throw in the fact there's no wind (well not much), snow or ice here and it's a no brainer !!

beer must be hideously expensive in ireland. a pint in Thailand, at any place that farrangs hang out, is about 75 percent of what i'd pay in new york. rent here, on the other hand is about 25 percent of what i'd pay in new york, and transportation about the same, maybe less if you factor in air and train travel. relative to what you pay for everything else here, it's fairly expensive (although not ridiculously expensive).

beers about 60-70% of the price i'd pay back home and i can drink in bars for around 50% of the price back home (farang bars selling imported beers excepted which can be more expensive !!) .... accommodation is around the same-ish as back home, although prices here would vary a lot more depending on location. transport is dirt cheap here probably as u say around 25% or so.

obviously these %'s do vary with exchange rates !!

i can comfortably live here on less than i could scrape by on back home !!

[LakeGeneve]

Finally Keigo gets to meet his dad who will have to face the music in front of the regional press.............how many Japanese guys are shitting their pants wondering about their next trip to Thailand?

Little Keigo set to meet long-lost dad after 9 years

PHICHIT : The father of young Thai-Japanese Keigo Zato is scheduled to fly to Thailand on Friday to meet his son after being separated from him for more than nine years, a Japanese language teacher at Keigo's school says. Chaichana Srinucha said Katsumi Zato told him he would arrive at Suvarnabhumi airport just after 3pm, giving fresh hope to a reunion.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/24689/little-keigo-set-to-meet-long-lost-dad-after-9-years

[Admin_2]

Finally Keigo gets to meet his dad who will have to face the music in front of the regional press.............how many Japanese guys are shitting their pants wondering about their next trip to Thailand?

Little Keigo set to meet long-lost dad after 9 years

PHICHIT : The father of young Thai-Japanese Keigo Zato is scheduled to fly to Thailand on Friday to meet his son after being separated from him for more than nine years, a Japanese language teacher at Keigo's school says. Chaichana Srinucha said Katsumi Zato told him he would arrive at Suvarnabhumi airport just after 3pm, giving fresh hope to a reunion.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/24689/little-keigo-set-to-meet-long-lost-dad-after-9-years

Poor kid...He just genuinely wants to meet his Dad and doesn't even have a mom. Then his family name/story just gets dragged through the mud.

[LakeGeneve]

Little Keigo finally gets his wish and sis dad looks so happy in this pic to see him! :roll:

I love how there is a collective amnesia in most of the press about how mum & dad met but I guess the kid doesn't really deserve those facts being highlighted given all that he has been through.

Keigo's dream fulfilled as long-lost father wings in - Post 3/10/2009

After months of waiting, Keigo Zato's dream came true yesterday when the boy was finally reunited with his long-lost Japanese father. "I'm happy to see him. Tomorrow, I will take my dad to Siam Park City," said the nine-year-old from Phichit.

The Thai-Japanese boy had never met his father Katzumi Zato until yesterday. Originally, Mr Zato planned to fly to Thailand on Sept 5 but the visit was postponed. The boy was accompanied to Suvarnabhumi airport yesterday by his aunt Pattama Chatupit and interpreter Chaichana Sri-anucha.

Although only his aunt had seen Mr Zato before, Keigo recognised his father as soon as he saw him. The boy ran straight to his dad, and the two exchanged hugs and kisses. The boy then handed his dad a toy soldier he had promised to give him when they chatted on the phone for the first time in May.

Mr Zato fell on his knees and started crying. He could barely talk to the press, saying only that he was delighted to meet his son. He claimed he was too busy to visit last month and was sorry to have disappointed Keigo and broken the promise he made when he got in touch with his son through the Japanese embassy on May 22.

His aunt said Keigo was so excited after being told on Thursday that his father would be arriving the next day. He barely slept on Thursday night and woke up very early for the trip from Phichit to Suvarnabhumi airport. Mrs Pattama said the boy will return to Phichit tomorrow evening because he has an exam on Monday. Keigo came under the media spotlight after a story was published about the boy who kept showing a photograph of the father he had never met to tourists visiting Wat Tha Luang in Phichit's Muang district and asked if they knew the man.

The temple was where his parents had met and fallen in love. The boy started searching for his father after his Thai mother, Thipmontha, died in April. Before she died, she told her son to wait for his father at the temple. "Wait for your father at Wat Tha Luang's ordination hall and then you'll see him." The boy now lives with his aunt and a paralysed grandfather.

[English_Bob]

they'll never find him..........

Please let me know what the lottery numbers will be next week...

[English_Bob]

.you are right it is roman polanski i really should check my spelling sometimes I get a bit dyslexic

Oh and they got Roman Polanski too...

[Admin_2]

Ahh, the power of the internet.