Prior to that, he owned an empire called Davis Group. The group consisted of six extravagant massage parlors in Bangkok. “Key charities” included a mission to build huge air-conditioned police boxes at countless junctions and intersections across the city. Prostitution is illegal in Thailand, but I don’t (want to) know why Davis Group kept prospering.
The sweet turned sour when Chuwit was said to turn his back on his sweetest accomplices. Front pages claimed that by refusing to give any more money to the police, he was abducted and disappeared without any trace.
But a few days later, the goner re-appeared, w/ stories. Of course, the public loooved them.
We didn’t know what his intention was, but in 2004, he sold all of his shares in the erection-inducing business and ran for the Governor of Bangkok. Although he didn’t win the election, he got as many as 300,000 votes. People who voted for him were said to want something new, something to make dubious officials disappear.
The election for a new Bangkok Governor will be next month, on October 5, 2008. Chuwit is running again. “I know what the problems are” is his campaign slogan. One of my colleagues, who doesn’t seem to like him, joked that he was probably looking into a mirror when he came up w/ that line.
Note that he’s the only candidate who looks angry in his posters.
It will be interesting to see how many votes he will get this time. I’ll keep you posted.
Joe Thank you very much for checking this out. This blog is, however, no longer where I am in life now. So, if you’re interested, please visit my new abode: http://happyjoeintheworld.blogspot.com/ This one expands beyond Bangkok, Thailand, in a pursuit of contentment. Hopefully, it will be something everyone can relate to. Thanks a lot! Joe
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