Checking for haunted rooms in Thailand
Many Thais believe that abandoned or unoccupied spaces – such as offices and residential spaces – are haunted; this superstition causes long gaps between occupancy, posing a problem for landlords.
Recently, a Facebook user, Piyawat Kaewsiri Num-Ma-Tum came up with a solution. He posted on a Facebook group, ‘Tang Hong Gun Ter’ about his “ghost-auditing” services, where he stays in long-unoccupied units in order to prove they are safe from spooky spirits.
A career in the supernatural
In the midst of Covid-19, the business and employment climate has surely changed. Piyawat Kaewsiri Num-Ma-Tum saw a demand for something that he could supply: after seeing many places that are unable to lease due to the fact that former tenants passed away in the units, he offered to disprove hauntings.
Image credit: May Prapatsorn
Translation: I’ve heard that many people die in their dorm rooms – which can be troublesome to the next tenants.
Whoever just moved into their new apartments and are unsure if there are wandering ghosts, I can do a Test Sleep, how this works is that I’m going to sleep in the room for 24 hours. Every 30 minutes, I’m going to challenge the spirits. My fee is ฿1,200 (~USD38.42) per hour.
I don’t mind how many days, nights and months you want to hire me, I’ll take all of it because I barely have enough to eat. Plus, I wanna encounter spirits myself for once in my life.
Piyawat Kaewsiri Num-Ma-Tum’s post managed to receive over 8,000 likes and caught the attention of other netizens from other Facebook groups as well.
Screenshot: Sata Panik Arai
Translation: That’s a good idea.
Screenshot: Sata Panik Arai
Translation: Give it a go, you can be famous. There’s even a guy in Japan who gets hired to be friends with you. He gets paid decently and hangs out with his customers in a short period of time. I think the group target is too small.
New way of ghost busting
While many are coming up with side-gigs and new streams of income, Piyawat’s idea is definitely one of the more unique ones we’ve encountered; it also could be very lucrative, considering Thais claim to encounter ghosts almost every day.
More Thai ghost sightings:
- Villagers die mysteriously, locals suspect widowed ghost
- Viral video shows spooky wheelchair moving
- Store owner’s CCTV catches spooky chair moving on its own
Cover images adapted from: ปิยวัฒน์ แก้วศิริ นำ-มา-ทำ (Left), ปิยวัฒน์ แก้วศิริ นำ-มา-ทำ (Right)
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