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What is that thing Pete wai in Vegas's house?
I'm not sure either, but Build said he wai The Sanxing. That scene is an improv on his part.
Merit and the next life.
In Thai belief, sometimes we have a chance to meet loved ones because we have accumulated merits together with them since the life before this one. It is known as tam bun rûuam châat dtàk bàat rûuam kăn (ทำบุญร่วมชาติ ตักบาตรร่วมขัน). tam bun rûuam châat means make merit together in this life and dtàk bàat rûuam kăn means put food offerings into a Buddhist monk's bowl together, referring to how you make merit together in the past life.
Now that both KinnPorsche and VegasPete got a chance to make merit together, they will have a chance to meet again in the next life.🤭
Well, it's a sweet concept, but when Vegas says it, it sounds so threatening lol
Their names origin
Disclaimer: I have read novels but that was years ago. I don't remember much. This is secondary data.
So about Porsche and Porchay, their parents named him Porsche because they do business importing cars, namely Porsche cars. And when they have a second child, they want to tell their children that they love both of them equally and will give everything to them equally, including their names. It's quite common for Thai parents to name their children in a set anyway.
Next, Khun, Kinn, and Kim. Nampeung is the one who get to name Khun, and she names him that in the hope that he will grow up and be a grateful son who will return the favour to his parents in the future(Tan Khun = show gratitude to). She may be sarcastic if she actually despises Khun Korn. Kinn and Kim got their nicknames based on Thankhun's nickname being Khun, and then got their first names from that, plus Kim was born in summer.
As for the second family, I don't know, but in real life, quite a few people choose to name their babies' nicknames after a place they born or conceive when it is obvious where it happened, like after they go on vacation abroad. or any other special event, activity, or reason that leads to it. What do you think?😳😳
Pete's habit
You may have noticed Pete's habit of running his hands over his head and hair after wai something. It means he hopes to receive blessings from things he wai. Many people do things like that after listening to a sermon too, or even when the elder talks on a special occasion or anything that can be seen as auspicious, while others just don't. It's mostly a matter of habit.
Someone asked me in another work, so I thought I'd include it here as well.