Posted on Thu, 16 Jun 2011
Tawandang Birthday Send Off For Nitcharee
Do you remember 14 year old Nitcharee, the Thai girl who fell off the MRT tracklines in Singapore recently, losing both her legs? The Sunday Times in Singapore ran a story on her last week about her longing to go home to Thailand to eat her favourite Thai food, see her family and friends and celebrate her 15th birthday.
Article taken from The Straits Times. Read the original here at: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_679015.html
Simply Fab reader, Jacqueline Lim who also handles the public relations for Tawandang Thai Mircobewery and Restaurant read her story and felt extremely touched by her plight. That very day, she made a quick call to the Director of Tawandang, Kartchai to see if the restaurant could treat her to some Thai food before she left from home.
Kartchai received Jacqueline’s call as he was enroute to the airport as he was leaving to Bangkok for a meeting. Hearing the story, he was so touched by it that he not only cancelled his flight but personally arranged for a farewell cum birthday party at the restaurant’s Suntec City outlet to celebrate her 15th birthday together with the volunteers from the Singapore Rotatary Club who had been helping her with her rehabilitation in Singapore after her early April accident. Together, 18 people got together for the very last minute celebrations which turned out to be a really special and meaningful experience not just for Nitcharee but for everyone at the party as the staff and other diners who happened to be in the restaurant also joined in the fun!
Read the latest about Nitcharee:
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_680426.html
We asked Jacqueline to share her personal pictures (above) and a video of the event with Simply Fab!
Watch it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHnwhdBAMx4&feature=player_embedded
We think you and the team at Tawandang are SIMPLYFAB as you did it straight from the heart!
TO
NITCHAREE:
Have a happy 15th reuniting with friends and family!
Always remember that
character is born out of crisis as is courage
We know you will make it through the path ahead
and wish you much love and strength to follow your dreams!
XX ELAINE AND EE WAUN
THE SIMPLYFAB TEAM
what a memorable birthday…she will never forget her 15th or the kindness of strangers! Jacqueline, you are as sweet and thoughtful as ever!