Fashion freak-out

“People who don’t see the beauty of her dress are those without taste in fashion,” a witness for the defence testified on Twitter. Not true, said the prosecution – that was just an ugly dress. 

One male socialiser posted a photo of him wrapped in what appears to be a bed sheet and looking pretty much exactly the same as Chompoo does in formal attire. Then came a pictorial comparison of her in a silvery gown with a car and a motorcycle clad in the silvery fabric sheaths that protect them from the elements. Someone else posted images suggesting a possible inspiration for Chompoo’s strapless black Kaufmanfranco dress – a stack of black garbage bags! 

The mockery was a hit, of course, but, like any other gossip circulating, it’s mainly a sign of people having too much free time. Let’s hope the curfew is lifted soon. 

Credit where credit’s due, please – or else

 

THE ARMY’S SHYNESS about media freedom notwithstanding, Big Brother isn’t exactly watching you so much as making the odd threat. Football Association of Thailand president Worawi Makudi has warned on its Facebook page that he’ll file suit against anyone making nasty comments on the social media about the way he runs the association. 

Worawi singled out the popular “Somrak Pak Per Geng” Facebook page and a slew of individuals for supposedly misinforming the public about his efforts as president. “Fans who do not follow FAT and its work might get wrong or one-sided information and believe these people,” he said. Worawi didn’t cite examples, but it’s a safe guess he’s upset about the way he was cast amid last week’s historic triumph by the national women’s football team. 

The team’s victory, making it the first Thai squad of either gender to qualify for the World Cup, was largely credited to manager Nualphan Lamsam. The high-society businesswoman has become a heroine to football fans, but some of them have crossed the line singing her praises while slamming Worawi for his perceived shortcomings. 

Worawi spoke of faulty, defamatory information appearing online and explained his role in the matter of the girls’ team’s success. “In my capacity it is my duty to send my support to all national football teams. I didn’t simply go and congratulate them when they won,” he said, as had been suggested. The association pays for the team’s training, food, airfare and other expenses, he pointed out. 

“I’m a man and I never wish to take advantage of any woman,” Worawi said. “I did not want to present my face [at the homecoming] to steal publicity, as these biased people have said in the comments and posts. Spreading misinformation and wrongful news affects me and is an unmanly act. I will follow this with lawsuits.”

The people who run Somrak Pak Per Geng on Facebook have since apologised to him to being less than manly.