The heartwarming story of a Thai man, generally identified as Uncle Samsen, and his 11 cats went viral on social media after he travelled with his pets in his sidecar motorbike from Bangkok to the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima or Korat. The route was almost 300 kilometres and took virtually five hours of travelling.
Some Thais know Uncle Samsen, sixty five yr outdated Choowong Thepkoh, as a result of many Thai TikTokers posted movies of him and his cats and praised him for his love and kindness towards the cats.
Choowong sells amulets and different knickknacks at flea markets in the Pom Prap Sattru Phai district of Bangkok. He additionally recycles trash and sells it to a recycling factory.
Cat lovers support him by giving him cat meals, toys, and other essentials. A well-liked cat Facebook page, Kingdom of Tigers, additionally raised funds to buy Choowong a sidecar bike so he can travel to the markets together with his cats.
On Friday, March 17, the Kingdom of Tigers page urged followers to donate cat food to Choowong as he was about to travel to Korat. The page also asked followers to take care of Uncle Samsen if they met him alongside the way.
The rescue group in Korat additionally helped Choowong by accompanying him until he arrived at his destination yesterday at 3.30pm.
Choowong later gave an interview with Amarin TV revealing that he travelled to Korat to sell his goods at the annual flea market, which was paused for three years as a outcome of Covid-19 pandemic. He additionally said he missed his house after he left Korat 26 years in the past. He wished to deliver his “kids,” or his cats, to go to his birthplace.
According to the Kingdom of Tigers web page, Choowong had a small building company that went bankrupt due to an economic disaster in 1997. Unable to cope with the insults and complaints from his neighbours and friends, he left house and travelled to Bangkok.
In his media interview, Uncle Samsen revealed that he left house a long time in the past and did not contact his family. He stayed in Bangkok and bought something he might discover just so he could have the funds for to buy meals for himself and his cats.
Choowong said all of them had been stray cats. Top secret picked them up, took care of them, gave them names, and went everywhere collectively. The cats’ names had been Thong Kwak, Thong Ek, Thong K, Thong Daeng, Thong Kam, Thong Heng, Thong Pradab, Si Nuan, Si Som, Si Suay, and Si Baitong.
Choowong says he loves his cats and would by no means put them up for sale. He made a vow to care for them although he typically went without food. Choowong said…
“Someone as soon as provided to buy Thong Kwak for 20,000 baht, but I refused to sell him, fearing that the particular person would turn out to be bored of taking excellent care of him and abandon him. I wish to deal with him till the day he dies.”
Choowong expressed his gratitude to everybody who supported him and his cats. He received a lot of cat food from people he met along the best way, and he was surprised that the rescue team got here to accompany him till he arrived at Korat. He additionally felt grateful for the assist from the Kingdom of Tigers web page and its followers.
See some movies of Choowong and his cats HERE..