Tao Somchai Archive

[Good golly Tao, noodle shop girl barely looks 16. What the heck were you doing?]

Noodle shop girl from Chiangmai, the one Tao took with him to the noodle dumpling shop where he got into an altercation with an older gentleman is stunned by Tao’s marriage to Yui, assistant director of Dichan and Cosmo Thailand magazine. Apparently, Tao and her were still “talking” while he was seeing Yui. Oh my, scandal!

Her name is Erng, at the time she was seeing Tao, she was a young university student. They were somewhat dating for more than a year. Like all of Thailand, she was shock by Tao’s hasty marriage to Yui.

Her interview with Gossipstar magazine yesterday:

(How long have you been close to Tao?) We have been close for more than a year. (Were you officially girlfriend and boyfriend?) Lets just say we were getting to know each other. (Did you know Tao’s family?) Yes, I knew his father and mother. (There was a rumor that you work as a masseuse or a doctor, which one are you?) I am not a medical student and I’m also not in the business of what they say. I’m just a normal student from Chiangmai. (Did you finish school yet?) I just recently graduated. (Did you start working yet?) Right now, no. I’m currently looking for a new school to continue my education. (Did you know beforehand that Tao was going to register for marriage with Yui?) I didn’t know beforehand; however, I did know that they worked together. (How long have you known that this woman was in Tao’s life?) About 2 months. (During that time, were you seeing Tao?) We were still talking occasionally. (Did he ever tell you he wanted to break up with you?) I’m still perplexed by this issue, everything that has happened, I’m not sure whether this is the truth. (So that means you learned about Tao’s marriage through the media.) Yes, that’s correct, I learned everything from the newspapers.

Note: When the interviewer asked Erng whether she was a masseuse, she means the prostitute kind.

Tao stop having contact with Erng only 1 week prior to his marriage to Yui.

We stop talking one week prior. (Before that, did you two talked normally?) Yes. (Has Tao called to clear or talk with you) A friend called. (For what reason?) Everyone said to wait for his reason first. (Up to this point, you have not talked to Tao, what will you do?) I’ll just let it go as in the order of what happened, I have no plans to do anything. (In the past, has Tao been trust-worthy with you?) You’re asking whether in the past we had problems, we didn’t really have major problems. (Did he cheat on you?) No, he is not a playboy. (You didn’t have secrets in your relationship?) That’s correct. (Very strange, just when he came back to work in the entertainment industry, a news like this comes out.) That’s correct. (If he calls you, will you talk to him?) Ah…lets just wait until he calls me, it’s better if I hear from him what happened. (Do you want to say anything to him?) I think it would be best if I congratulated him on his new life.

Wow! Thoughts? Should we believe Erng? I’m kinda skeptical.

Surprisingly to a woman who is the same age as him.

Siamdara celebrity newspaper even noted it is not the same girl from the dumpling noodle shop where Tao had a confrontation with an older gentleman. Actually it wasn’t really a confrontation because that at least requires 2 people, it was more of Tao being a bully and beating the living doll out of the guy because he didn’t give a “wai” when he entered the shop.

Tao’s new wife is much older than the noodle shop girl, she is 35 years old (the same age as Tao) and the noodle shop girl was in her early twenties and was described as a floozy.

Tao’s new wife is “Yui” Atmat Atwawimon, a career woman, she is the assistant director for Cosmo Thailand, Poly, and Dichan, all major fashion magazines.

They signed their marriage certificate on May 14, 2009 in Bangrak. It just seemed very random. The couple then partied at the opening of Anantara Baan Rajprasong Serviced Suites, bystanders noticed they were overly frisky with each other. People who left comments at Manager news website condemned their overly affectionate behavior.

Some wrote, “this guy will never change.” I think they were annoyed by his drunken behavior because he did say he was going to change his ways. But his actions at the Anantara Baan Rajprasong opening party proved otherwise.

She is also rumored to be pregnant, she better not be. Drinking alcohol while pregnant is not a good thing.

Nat Myria, Tao’s ex-wife, did do an interview today talking about Tao’s new marriage, she is fine with it. But what can she say. She didn’t know about it and he doesn’t really talk about his personal life with her. Click here for Nat’s interview at daradaily.com.

Mos was also asked to comment about Tao’s new marriage, he said he was happy for him and if Yui is pregnant, that’s good too.

Yesterday, Ann Thongprasom who is good friends with Nat Myria was interrogated about the Tao situation and whether Nat Myria ever talked about Tao’s new marriage with her. Ann backed her friend up and said Nat has never talked about it.

More pictures of Tao and Yui at Anantara here.

Tao’s side of the story:

“This incident happened because of a misunderstanding. You didn’t hear from me because I didn’t harm him nor did he harm me. I didn’t have anything to report, it’s really a misunderstanding. It was an accident. We really just fell, painfully fell down. It was an “Oh My gosh” we both fell.I didn’t quarrel with him.”

It was an accident, you both fell? The police had a warrant out for your arrest and it took you 7 days to report to the police station. This is just plain stupid.

Umm…Tao, do you know what time it is? It’s time for you to surrender yourself and give us a lame excuse as to why you beat up that 56 year man at the noodle dumpling shop.

Three days have passed since the incident and Tao Somchai has yet to contact the police.

I think someone needs to be a man and face up to his responsibilities. For golly sakes, you have a warrant out for your arrest, doesn’t that mean anything? Be a man!

Though we got the lame excuse from his adopted mother, “this is a misunderstanding, my son did not cause trouble. He grabbed his collar to hug him and they fell over. People misunderstood the scene and called 191,” I still want to hear it from his mouth.

This is not looking good for Tao.

This is insane.

When the police arrive at the scene, they found 1 injured patron Weerachaat Pensirikul, a 56 year old man and a regular customer at the eatery. It appears he had been punched in the face, his lips were swollen and there are faint foot prints on the back and front of his shirt. His chest had the markings of being kneed or something like that. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.

According to Pensirikul, Tao arrives at the eatery very drunk, he gives everyone a wai and they all wai him back except for Pensirikul, he was too engross in eating his dumpling noodle soup to notice Tao. HAHA…I would have done the same. This action totally pissed of Tao, who proceeded to beat the living crap out of Pensirikul. Tao punched him twice, knocked him down, and kneed him down. Good stuff.

Pensirikul told the police he doesn’t understand why Tao would do such a thing, he didn’t provoke him or do anything of the sort. He just wanted to eat his dumpling noodle soup in peace. Pensirikul feels embarrassed by the incident, stating that he is almost 60 years old and he just got beat up by a guy who is the same age as his children.

Now, according to Somtawin Inthachoree (I probably spelled her last name wrong) Tao’s adopted mother, Tao did not harm Pensirikul. This is a misunderstanding. According to what Tao told her, Pensirikul is part of his fanclub. Tao grabbed Pensirikul by the collar to give him a hug. Accidentally, they fell down together and knocked down the utensils and such near the dish washing area. People from afar misunderstood the scene as a brawl and called 191.

According to the shop owner, the girl who was with Tao started crying when the incident happened and even tried to pull him off Pensirikul. She even shouted out “the cops are coming” to scare him.

Who to believe?

Not Cool! Nat Myria’s ex-husband and famous singer/actor Tao Somchai beats up 56 year old man, Weerachaat Pensirikul at a dumpling noodle restaurant in Lampang. Hmm…..noodles and dumplings, the best combination ever! According to Mr.Pensirikul, Tao Somchai abruptly came up to him while he was eating his bowl of “bamee kiao (noodle dumpling soup)” and punched him in the face, he fell to the floor. Tao then kicked him in the chest and punched him 4 more times. Other patrons of the restaurant dialed 191 (equivalent to 911 in the US); before the police came, Tao Somchai and his lady friend fled the scene.

Of course, there are two sides to every story, I’m sure Pensirikul is lying to some extent. Though it is wrong to punch someone in the face, especially when they a enjoying a good bowl of dumpling noodle soup (I consider that unholy), Tao was probably provoked and they probably had an argument of sorts. Tao Somchai is asked by the police to surrender himself. Will he? Probably, with a lame excuse too.

I have a feeling Pensirikul will be paid off and then they will have a lame press conference claiming it was a minor misunderstanding.