The heartwarming story of a Thai man, generally identified as Uncle Samsen, and his eleven cats went viral on social media after he travelled along with his pets in his sidecar motorbike from Bangkok to the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima or Korat. Mold was almost 300 kilometres and took almost 5 hours of travelling.
Some Thais know Uncle Samsen, 65 12 months outdated Choowong Thepkoh, as a end result of many Thai TikTokers posted videos of him and his cats and praised him for his love and kindness toward the cats.
Choowong sells amulets and other knickknacks at flea markets in the Pom Prap Sattru Phai district of Bangkok. He additionally recycles trash and sells it to a recycling manufacturing unit.
Cat lovers help him by giving him cat meals, toys, and other essentials. A popular cat Facebook web page, Kingdom of Tigers, also raised funds to buy Choowong a sidecar motorbike so he can journey to the markets along with his cats.
On Friday, March 17, the Kingdom of Tigers page urged followers to donate cat food to Choowong as he was about to journey to Korat. The page also asked followers to take care of Uncle Samsen if they met him along the means in which.
The rescue group in Korat additionally helped Choowong by accompanying him until he arrived at his destination yesterday at 3.30pm.
Choowong later gave an interview with Amarin TV revealing that he travelled to Korat to sell his items on the annual flea market, which was paused for three years as a result of Covid-19 pandemic. He also mentioned he missed his house after he left Korat 26 years in the past. He wished to deliver his “kids,” or his cats, to go to his birthplace.
According to the Kingdom of Tigers page, Choowong had a small construction firm that went bankrupt because of an economic crisis in 1997. Unable to deal with the insults and complaints from his neighbours and friends, he left house and travelled to Bangkok.
In his media interview, Uncle Samsen revealed that he left home a very lengthy time ago and didn’t contact his household. He stayed in Bangkok and bought anything he might find just so he may manage to pay for to buy food for himself and his cats.
Choowong mentioned all of them have been stray cats. He picked them up, took care of them, gave them names, and went everywhere collectively. The cats’ names were Thong Kwak, Thong Ek, Thong K, Thong Daeng, Thong Kam, Thong Heng, Thong Pradab, Si Nuan, Si Som, Si Suay, and Si Baitong.
Choowong says he loves his cats and would by no means put them up on the market. He made a vow to deal with them even though he sometimes went with out food. Choowong said…
“Someone as soon as offered to buy Thong Kwak for 20,000 baht, however I refused to promote him, fearing that the particular person would turn out to be bored of taking care of him and abandon him. I want to deal with him until the day he dies.”
Choowong expressed his gratitude to everyone who supported him and his cats. He acquired plenty of cat food from people he met alongside the best way, and he was stunned that the rescue team got here to accompany him till he arrived at Korat. He also felt grateful for the support from the Kingdom of Tigers web page and its followers.
See some videos of Choowong and his cats HERE..
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