Gaybutton Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 I don't know if farang are eligible, but your boyfriend certainly is. You might want to let him know about this contest. If he wins, he might even leave your wallet alone for two or three days. The following appears in the BANGKOK POST: _____ Million Baht for New Panda's Name Published: 2/06/2009 A one million prize is being offered for the winner of a contest to name the baby panda born in Chiang Mai last week. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti announced the competition on Tuesday after a visit to the Chiang Mai Zoo to see the new panda cub, which is now seven days old. He said the contest was open to people all over the country. The entries would be shortlisted to four. Each of them would get 400,000 baht and a round-trip air ticket to visit panda sites in China. One of the four names would then be selected for the new panda and the winner would get the winning prize of one million baht. Mr Suwit also said Thailand would ask to extend the 10 year period the two adult pandas are on loan from China, which has four years to run. Under the agreement any cubs must be returned when they turn two years. Representatives of the Zoological Park Organisation would go first to China for negotiations and the prime minister would follow for government-level talks early next month, he said. The minister also presented a birth certificate for the new panda cub to Chiang Mai Zoo. Quote
Gaybutton Posted June 3, 2009 Author Posted June 3, 2009 The following appears in THE NATION: _____ PANDA FEVER Name the Panda Published on June 3, 2009 The public is being invited to decide on a name for the first panda born in Thailand. Participants in the upcoming postcard vote also stand a chance of winning at least Bt1million in cash. "The winner from the lucky draw may get a car too," Zoological Park Organisation (ZPO) director Sopon Damnui revealed yesterday. Born last Wednesday at Chiang Mai Zoo, the female cub has become an instant media superstar and a hit with people all around the country. So far, this baby has been nameless, but not for much longer. Choose and win Sopon said the public will first be asked to come up with names. The ZPO board will then choose four of the best, which will be put to a public vote. "Those who submit one of the chosen names have a chance of winning Bt100,000 plus a free trip for their family to visit pandas in China." Giant pandas Chuang Chuang and Linhui have been on loan to Thailand from China since 2003. Linhui has been nursing her offspring for over a week now. The baby has increased in weight from 200 to 290 grams and the skin around its ears and eyes is beginning to blacken. Under the agreement between the two countries, the baby has to be returned to China within two years. "We will try to persuade China to let the panda family to stay here longer," said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti, who visited zoo to see the new arrival yesterday. "We hope China will agree to set up a permanent panda-research centre in Thailand," Suwit added. Quote
Bob Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 A year or more ago, the poor panda couple (macho Chuang Chuang and delicate-flower Lin Hui) were showing no signs of any interest in sex and, to spur them on, the zoo staff began showing them porno films (which, of course, generated quite a few giggles in the Chiangmai area). In honor of that (or perhaps in honor of the man with the golden syringe that apparently got the job done), I'd suggest we call the little cutie Sperminatrix. Quote
Gaybutton Posted June 3, 2009 Author Posted June 3, 2009 I'd suggest we call the little cutie Sperminatrix. As good a name as any. Send it in. Who knows? Maybe you'll win. Since it was done by artificial insemination, I was thinking of "Shotgun." Since nobody realized the mother was pregnant, I was also thinking of "Surprise." Wouldn't it be nice if the authors of those articles would manage to tell people an address to send in their entries? Quote
Guest Oogleman Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Lets hope the winner is some poor Isaan person and not a bangkok relative! Quote
Guest thaiworthy Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 I have looked all over the web, but could never find the address to send the entry. I did find the address to Chiang Mai zoo, but I would be afraid it wasn't the right address. I was going to ask the bf to mail it in, so he could win. The name I had picked was "Pandemonia." It fits. Quote
Gaybutton Posted June 4, 2009 Author Posted June 4, 2009 The name I had picked was "Pandemonia." It fits. I think that's an excellent idea. It certainly beats "Pandemic." Quote
