As a Korean tourism ambassador to Thailand, I’m sorry. If he wasn’t busy, he would probably meet him too. Book Goh said in that minute that he could not contact Belgium with his sister. Escape from Itaewon
Famous book presenter Goh Thanatphan Burana Chiwawilai recounts the minute, Belgium’s younger sister fled to death in the tragic Itaewon event. South Korea she revealed that if she didn’t work, she had to go back to Thailand, she would meet
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Bookko revealed during Songkram Mike’s press conference at Studio 5, 1st floor, Operations Building, MCOT Plc. We don’t know what happened. My sister told me from the start that she was going to a Halloween party with her friends. disguised as a Thai ghost We saw in his IG story that he went to Itaewon. After that she didn’t update anything. Because we worked on two events that day. It’s too late to go home But I feel my phone is vibrating a lot. So I took the phone to the manager because we can’t answer the phone when we can’t work.
until the end of it all, around midnight. At that time in Korea around 2 in the morning. The middle sister called. So we asked why they call so often today. You said Belgium could not be contacted. and it’s in Itaewon let’s say yes she asked if she had seen the news. So we went looking on Twitter and saw that there was news of people trampling on death. Itaewon, so we assumed our sister was in Itaewon too. And I can’t really contact. Press the signal and it stops. We called both my sister and a friend who lives in Korea. There was actually no sign, there they started to feel uncomfortable and told everyone to calm down. Maybe nothing. It was an unexpected event. Until one in the morning, Belgium called back.
When I called my sister’s name, I was shocked if my sister was calling or not. Or whoever you call, that’s kind enough to answer the phone. She said she had come home. She asked why she didn’t call back. She said there was no real phone signal. Hundreds of thousands of people have no return signal to the accommodation, so there is a wifi signal.
She told him about the accident she entered Itaewon. But there will be a road in it that separates left and right. He entered Itaewon. But I saw that a lot of people started to get crowded. Our house does not like crowding with anyone. I went in for a moment. Then she headed for another alley. Enter another shop and go up to the 2nd floor. Gather the whole gang
but I took pictures of the atmosphere. And a moment later, when it was Halloween, there was a lot of car noise in Itaewon. After a while, there will be a notification sign on Twitter. Koreans say this place is starting to be unsatisfactory. Some people have also died, so we invited them to return.
So lucky, my Korean friend also texted me saying he was very lucky. who decided to go up to the 2nd floor too, and that line is like Khao San Road in our house During Songkran festival, when you enter, people will flow. She was lucky to be on the second floor. And after seeing the accident, she said she was lucky to have left earlier. before that happened
Belgium is very lucky, to be honest. The gang of gibbons and transgenders are already happy together. friends in Korea He was fully dressed. Belgium is also fully dressed, if we were there we would definitely go there. But we came back early to work. My sister was still there. As soon as this incident happened, she made us feel that we had to observe the escape route and observe the various paths.
For example, no matter how we look Accidents can happen unexpectedly. As Korean Tourism Ambassador to Thailand We can only express our condolences to our relatives. of the deceased, both Thai and Korean including tourists who died from this incident
In fact, this event is unlikely to happen. It’s a Halloween party. But when it happened It was also a lesson for us to learn how to act and how to fix the situation ”.
Do we have the courage to go back?
“Personally, even though I go to a pub, I haven’t sat in the pub yet so I’m afraid. except that it is bright because we are afraid of narrow places with so many people ”.
Is it usually crowded like this every year?
“It’s usually tight. But not that tight, 2-3 years ago it was tight. but only the first hundred thousand They are not hundreds of thousands. And now or are we just going through covid not long ago? forced situation We are human beings and we want to travel. and during the Itaewon Festival It is already famous. It is really pumping. Must go. But when it happens
It is believed that this type of situation is feared by everyone ”.
“When the news of Itaewon happened, He has a lot of news that happened to go to the concert and then choke, trample death, it happens all the time. But this time it was a really big tragedy. because it is a party where everyone gathers Many Thai celebrities and foreign Thai artists gather there. But if you miss it, it’s considered good luck. “
