Poramet Pumporn, 12, a sixth-grader at Yuwa Sueksa School, was in the crowd at roadside when Toon ran past. “Phi Toon soon laew!” he exclaimed – “I’ve lost Phi Toon!”Poramet might have missed seeing Toon, but people across the country saw his endearing facial expression and heard his exclamation in the video clip, which was widely shared. Another charmed viewer was Chukiart Sornthongsathien, an executive of a firm that imports luxury cars, and when Kao Khon La Kao held an auction for the red Nike running shoes Toon was wearing that day in Surat Thani, Chukiart bought them with a bid of Bt1,234,567. Chukiart went after the shoes with the express hope of winning them for Poramet. He’s arranged for the schoolboy and his teacher to be at the King Power Hotel in Bangkok on Sunday (February 25) to receive the shoes, which have been named “Phi Toon soon laew”.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 22, 2018 05:52 UTC