Ikea's 'secret' had better be wet
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The floods have spilled onto Ikea's fan page on Facebook.
Yes, Ikea has a fan page, and it gets amazingly busy at times. That was the case this week when the furniture maker – which is opening its first store in Thailand on November 3 – announced it was about to do something else exciting, but for now it was a secret.
“Are you building a dyke?” asked Sirapob Ongvisit.
“Shopping by boat, a world’s first?” wondered Chaty Puvongthanarat.
“Self-assembled rafts?” Supol Tatiyawut guessed.
“How about discounts for flood victims who need new furniture?” said Chatchawal Somprasertsuk.
“Can I use your car park?” Tuen Ban Mor-or wanted to know.
“I’d be there for sure if I wasn’t stuck in a muddy flood!” vowed Saittawut-Machine Yutthaworakool.
‘Buang’ floats off
Broadcast Television boss Arunocha “Nong” Panupas has pulled the plug on the scheduled debut of the series “Buang” because Ayutthaya is underwater.
The remake of the popular thriller series is set chiefly in Ayutthaya and that’s where shooting is underway – or at least was.
Nong says no way the first episode is going to be ready to air at the beginning of next year as planned, and advertisers have been advised.
“So, yes, we were affected,” Nong says, nobly adding, “but what we experienced was very little compared to many other people.”
Wet wedding
Even worse, Thai AirAsia corporate communications manager Topaz Subunraz has had to postpone her wedding.
Topaz and Tanakrit Vatcharitanadej were all set to marry next Friday, but she’s written her friends that it’s on hold “due to the flood crisis”.
“The current atmosphere of sadness that’s felt throughout the country makes it impossible for us to celebrate such a joyous moment in our lives. We look forward to having you join us in celebrating, when the moment is right.”
Meanwhile Topaz, who’s the “face” of Thai AirAsia, will stay on the job, distributing relief supplies to flood victims on the airline’s behalf.
