Face covered in golden leaves
It is a common practice among Thai citizens to attach golden leaves to body parts and personal items, like cars. However, this Thai woman surprised netizens by having her entire face covered with 108 golden leaves at a temple.
Here’s how the story goes.
The woman amuses social media with 108 golden leaves on her face
Screenshot: @maekaijae195 via TikTok
The woman went viral after posting a TikTok video in which she apologised to a taxi driver for scaring him at 1 am as she showed up to the taxi with a face covered with 108 golden leaves.
Screenshot: @maekaijae195 via TikTok
The woman said to a news reporter that she went to get her covered in golden leaves at a temple, and the monk told her to keep the golden leaves as long as possible. Then, she grabbed a taxi to go home with the golden leaves on her face. The taxi driver looked shocked once he saw her face and jokingly said to her that it could be a pain for people.
Netizens found humour in the incident
Screenshot: @maekaijae195 via TikTok
Translation: If I saw you at night, I would run. lol
Screenshot: @maekaijae195 via TikTok
Translation: Did you call a Grab to go home or back to a spirit house? lol
Screenshot: @maekaijae195 via TikTok
Translation: I was shocked when I scrolled down and saw your face. lol
Screenshot: @maekaijae195 via TikTok
Translation: Is this the person who the taxi driver was shocked by?
Bumping into her at night could be a shock
Observing Thai people with golden leaves on their faces is a common sight, but this case is definitely more than what one would expect. Encountering her in a dimly lit alley would definitely freak us out.
For more funny news like this, read a ghost spotted on a bridge that turns out to be a masked human, a Thai funeral featuring instant noodles instead of flowers, and young men who dance to invite customers for a hawker.
Cover image adapted from: @maekaijae195 via TikTok, @maekaijae195 via TikTok, and @maekaijae195 via TikTok