webfact Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Following one’s dreams is like flying a kite, says Prayut By The Nation Junta chief General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday dabbled in metaphor to convey the importance of following one’s hopes and dreams after his affiliated party won the popular vote in the recent general election. Speaking to a group of students visiting Government House on Tuesday, Prayut all of a sudden told the children that “placing hopes and dreams in the air is like letting a kite fly in the air”. “We don’t know what it’s going to bring back,” Prayut said. “So, whatever you want, you do it for yourself, no matter what happens or does not happen, with or without a helping hand. Building castles in the air is like letting the kite fly. We don’t know where it will go or whether it will get stuck on some power pole.” However, when reporters asked if it was his hope and dream to form the government, the PM denied, saying it was not his job as the current PM. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30366563 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-03-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirasan Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Sounds Quote Building castles in the air is like letting the kite fly. We don’t know where it will go Sounds like somebodies been getting into the government stash of medical mary jane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candide Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 The first picture is quite metaphoric about this guy!???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, webfact said: Following one’s dreams is like flying a kite, says Prayut Isn't 'flying a kite' a Thai euphemism for masturbating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 29 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Isn't 'flying a kite' a Thai euphemism for masturbating? Yup. Prayut's the man who said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Dreams are all most Thais have, like a living wage or a free and fair election Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Haha It's the Thai equivalent of the American Dream. "Know your place, stay in it, do as you're told and be thankful that I am here to destroy any ambitions you may have". well they apparently still voted for him, so............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Bob Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Mr Dick Tater, a.k.a Unclue Tu, now a.k.a. Mr. Chuck Wao encourages us to follow our dreams by masturbating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 48 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Isn't 'flying a kite' a Thai euphemism for masturbating? Yes, so he is a chak wauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 56 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Isn't 'flying a kite' a Thai euphemism for masturbating? No. Chak (Tug) a kite is the euphemism. Len (Play) waao (kite) is the term commonly used for flying a kite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 9 minutes ago, Enoon said: Len (Play) waao (kite) is the term commonly used for flying a kite. There's actually a song about flying a kite that all the Thai ladies will know called wing waao วิ่งว่าว. https://youtu.be/B5f5wlYDi0s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Flying a kite for the privileged few.......................... Pissing in the wind for the rest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamyai3 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 So he's standing in front of a crowd of children encouraging them to len waao, while blowing a flute? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Is that his Pied Piper impersonation with the flute thing in the pic' .. 1 hour ago, webfact said: So, whatever you want, you do it for yourself, no matter what happens or does not happen, with or without a helping hand. Building castles in the air is like letting the kite fly. We don’t know where it will go or whether it will get stuck on some power pole.” There are quite possibly some who wish his kite gets stuck on a power pole .. A live one .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Joke Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 ...when you can snatch this pebble from my hand, Grasshopper, then you can from a government, and rule gloriously for the next 20 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 hour ago, BritManToo said: There's actually a song about flying a kite that all the Thai ladies will know called wing waao วิ่งว่าว. https://youtu.be/B5f5wlYDi0s Here's another but I've yet to hear Thai girls chorus this one .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamyai3 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 11 hours ago, Justgrazing said: Is that his Pied Piper impersonation with the flute thing in the pic' .. Either that, or it's Nero fiddling with himself while Rome burned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Plenty of thunderstorms around now .Please go right ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 "Don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows" -Bob Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 17 hours ago, BritManToo said: Isn't 'flying a kite' a Thai euphemism for masturbating? Whilst playing the flute (or the khlui) means something else! ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbiology Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Yes he is an expert at Chuck-Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamyai3 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 48 minutes ago, Briggsy said: Whilst playing the flute (or the khlui) means something else! ???? Pink oboe or khlui, bansuri or shakuhachi, it's certainly a global metaphor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Seems his kite might just have been hit by lightening if not it was close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Its all in the rigging and the weight of the tail is a more accurate metaphor ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Tosser.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 I hope the lightning strikes his kite string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 On 3/26/2019 at 2:14 PM, webfact said: Following one’s dreams is like flying a kite, says Prayut Everything is cool until the kite string gets wound up in high tension electric wires, then everything goes south from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chama Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 So pot is legal for him but not the general public? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinobot Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 In that case, I encourage you to go follow your dreams, Mr. Prayut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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