September 24, 200619 yr The following appears in the BANGKOK POST: _____ Eerie Experience Interrupts Rite Ghostly Encounters at Suvarnabhumi By Amornrat Mahitthirook Airports of Thailand (AoT) organised its largest religious rite at the new Suvarnabhumi airport yesterday to ward off evil spirits, only to experience an encounter with the unexplained. Rumours of occasional ''ghostly sightings'' have gone around since the first foundation brick was laid at the airport many years ago. The AoT is determined to correct the growing perception that the airport is possibly harbouring some ''uninvited inhabitants'' and to put its staff members' minds at ease. Yesterday's rite was presided over by 99 monks who chanted en masse to improve the luck of the new airport, set to open commercially on Thursday. However, halfway through the rite, a man appeared, quivering, and began to speak in a commanding voice claiming to be ''Poo Ming'', a guardian spirit of the land partially developed into the airport. He ordered that a proper spirit house be built at the airport to allow for its smooth operation. The man, who was unidentified, later passed out and woke up to find the spirit had left him. AoT president Chotisak Asapaviriya said the ceremony helped to boost the morale of airport staff, some of whom were unnerved after learning of frequent car crashes on the road running parallel to the airport's eastern runway. Some veiled figures have sometimes been spotted on the 6km-long road. Somchai Sawasdeepon, the airport general manager, said he had heard ghost stories from staff who came across a woman dressed in a Thai-style costume at the airport construction site in the evening. He said the airport land formerly belonged to some local communities encompassing the centuries-old Wat Nhong Prue and its cemetery. It was reported that the bodies had not been exhumed for proper religious cremation. Sqn Ldr Panupong Nualthongyai, head of Suvarnabhumi airport security, was also a witness to some strange, unexplained episodes. ''Whatever you make of it, it is the belief associated with the Thai way of life. For the non-believer, it is best not to act disrespectfully (towards the supernatural),'' he said.
September 24, 200619 yr With all problems (real and not) regarding the construction of the new airport, I see nothing wrong with a proper spirit house being built. I think that a good percentage of a lot of travelers prayers are said on airports!
September 25, 200619 yr OOer! Very unwise to scoff at the supernatural. It affects your karma very negativley. I suggest going to the Wat and promising not to open any more new trails when there is one open already. The spirit of the Internet is strong. If that does not work them offer a litre of J W Black label to the door of 3/400 Center Condo. Thais don't believe in ghosts they KNOW that they exist and many have seen them. Hic! Mon Dieu the bottle's empty - are they making them smaller? Bushman's Gully come from Oz (no surprise there then) and the 2005 Cabernet Shiraz is great value. If they served rats at Tuis would it be ratatouille It's a Disney movie! http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/ratatouille/
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