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Chaloey Sak
Chaloey Sak (, , lit: "honorable prisoner") is a Thai novel written by Duang Dao. It was first serialised between 1956 and 1957 in Daily Mail Wanchan Weekly Magazine. It was first published as a book by Ruamsan Publishing, with the first to fifth printings between 1967 and 1994. Synopsis Lieutenant Yothin Asawarat is a war hero from WWII, he was recognized for his involvement in the Free Thai movement during the war. Yothin has a bright future ahead of him and is engaged to Piromya, the daughter of a minister. Things turn bad for Yothin when his father Phraya Sawamipak Warat encounter financial problems in his shipping business. When Phraya Sawamipak's company was in turmoil, Atisak Santatiwong,a businessman, took the opportunity to buy stock from the company. He offered Phraya Sawamipak money to fund the company in lieu of Yothin being his prisoner for one year at his home in Mon Pha Luang to take revenge on his family for slandering their family name years back. Atisak's young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duang Dao
''Duang'' (Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin pronunciation: ); ; written as in Hong Kong Cantonese with Jyutping ''dung6 eu6'') is a Chinese language, Chinese neologism that has become a viral Internet meme, meme despite its meaning being unclear. It has become a popular hashtag on Sina Weibo with more than 8 million mentions by the start of March 2015. History The word became viral after a 2004 advertisement for Bawang Shampoo in which Jackie Chan says, "...after filming, visual effects are added, the hair becomes ''duang'' very black, very shiny and very smooth." The advertisement was the subject of a parody published on 20 February 2015 on the Chinese video sharing site Bilibili, featuring footage of Chan remixed to the tune of the viral Chinese song ''My Skate Shoes'' (). In the video, Chan appears to say that he has no hair at all, with more interjections of "duang": "after a month of special effects, hair is – ''dua-a-a-ng'' – still I knew they're fake, that it's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |