webfact Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Oops! Met office chief presents the serious storm news like this! Thai caption: Someone forgot to turn off the effects Boring updates from the meteorological office seem to be a thing of the past, reported Sanook. During a "Facebook live" broadcast on Tuesday someone forgot to turn off the effects button. Consequently the staid and serious figure of Director-General Phuwiang Prakhammin got a make-over. Picture: Sanook First he appeared as a cartoon weight lifter then got a beard and hat like a character out of Harry Potter. Then he changed to be Ultraman, got bulging eyes, had a spell as a wolf man and a gangster...he even appeared as an Olympic champion athlete replete with gold medal. Frantic efforts at the met office to save the boss embarrassment failed as netizens got screen shots and preserved the gaffe for posterity. Picture: Sanook Sanook noted that the broadcast had its highest ever viewing figures - even if Phuwiang was trying to be serious about tropical storm Kajiki. Someone at the met office apologized - they had pressed the wrong button. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-09-05 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Thailand 4.0 - weather forecast for the hard-of-learning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 6 hours ago, webfact said: Sanook noted that the broadcast had its highest ever viewing figures - even if Phuwiang was trying to be serious about tropical storm Kajiki. There is a message here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 A troll post and a reply has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Someone is going to get a serious ass-kicking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 555555 this made me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Ray Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 I would have to ask why the head of the Met Office is doing a TV broadcast of the weather? Everywhere else in the world this is a low status job commonly given to unqualified but attractive presenters. But here I know the bigwigs love to cavort in front of the cameras rather than dealing with the serious issues of running large organisations, so quite fitting that he ends up a figure of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csmith Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Love it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred white Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Does Thailand have a weather website in English similar to weather channel.com in the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Try a Google search. I did. It works here. https://weather.com/en-GB/weather/today/l/Bangkok+Thailand+THXX0002:1:TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Somebody still actually watches TV for weather forecasts? Quaint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Fred white said: Does Thailand have a weather website in English similar to weather channel.com in the US? Or the Naked Weather. ? You get love those peaks and troughs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Classic Ray said: I would have to ask why the head of the Met Office is doing a TV broadcast of the weather? Everywhere else in the world this is a low status job commonly given to unqualified but attractive presenters. But here I know the bigwigs love to cavort in front of the cameras rather than dealing with the serious issues of running large organisations, so quite fitting that he ends up a figure of fun! Just for your info' In UK tv weather forecasters are qualified to what is termed a level 3 meteorologist. ( Level 1 is the start point ) This means they are capable of reading and producing weather maps using the information that is gathered to produce them. Probably a bit different from the USA where the qualifications may be based on a depression of IQ, a large level of frontal mobility and an inate knowledge of low level activity combined with a deep understanding of reduced pressure on a high pressure frontal occlusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 6 hours ago, Chang_paarp said: There is a message here. There is, but unfortunately nobody understands it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 maybe there can be a cartoon tank version on friday nights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shy coconut Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 7 hours ago, DrTuner said: Somebody still actually watches TV for weather forecasts? Quaint. I believe it was a Facebook live broadcast which is how all the hilarious effects were achieved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 3 hours ago, RichardColeman said: maybe there can be a cartoon tank version on friday nights Here's a preview: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred white Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 17 hours ago, Reigntax said: Or the Naked Weather. ? You get love those peaks and troughs Brought to you by the beautiful girls of the windmill club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 I sometimes have an interest in the weather forecast..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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