Government House gets mystical makeover

Prime Minister Prayuth does not believe in superstition or in feng shui (Chinese geomancy). But whoever refurnishes Government House believes in it. So he asked Prayuth about his date and time of birth so that feng shui masters could help with the refurbishment of the government center.

"I didn't tell him because I don't believe in feng shui," says Prayuth. But he must be a bit superstitious, because according to one source he wears a different ring every day that fits the tasks of the day.

Prayuth moves into the office where Prime Minister Yingluck used to hold sway. She sat on a black chair. Prayuth's new chair is brown, the source said. The carpet and sanitary facilities have also been renewed. A set of altar tables with a Buddha image has been placed in Prayuth's office that used to be in his office at the army headquarters. A separate shrine has been placed for deities to protect Government House.

The junta has allocated an amount of 252 million baht for the renovation of the government center. That money will also be used to refurbish the other buildings on the site, such as the Naree Samosorn building, the two command buildings, the Thai Khu Fah building and Ban Phitsanulok. According to the article, the current revamp is the first in decades.

All buildings have been painted yellow. That color brings good luck to people born on Sunday. That's a bonus for Prayuth because he is a Sunday child. All red flowers have been replaced by yellow ones.

The access road to the Thai Khu Fah Building has been repaved. Not because it was worn out, but because Yingluck and other former prime ministers have walked on it.

Prayuth will move into his new office tomorrow at 8.19:9 am. Tomorrow is the ninth day of the ninth month. Thais believe that XNUMX is a lucky number.

Before presiding over the cabinet meeting, Prayuth is going to pay homage to all the sacred images in the Government House. He has instructed the cabinet members not to dress in a Western costume, but in one phra rajathan silk shirt. Prem Tinsulanonda, the current chairman of the Privy Council, started this as prime minister at the time and still wears the shirt every day.

On Thursday, Prayuth said he had been targeted by black magic. So he poured holy water over his head to protect himself from it. When he mentioned this at a meeting of the selection committees for the National Reform Council, he took it lightly and joked: 'I used so much water I was shivering all over. I think I'm getting a cold now.'

(Source: Bangkok Post, Sept. 8, 2014)