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**nakeseireo** · 09-21-2012, 11:10 AM

More than our king

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej was born on Monday, 5 December 1927, at Mount Auburn Hospital, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. This coming year He will have reigned over Thailand for 60 years. December 5th is the time of the year when all Thais celebrate His Majesty the King’s birthday. This year NJ would like to pay its own tribute by presenting some interesting facts about King Bhumibol.

DID YOU KNOW?

Our King’s complete name is: Phrabat Somdej Phra Paramindra Maha Bhumibol Adulyadej Mahitaladhibet Ramadhibodi Chakrinarubodindara Sayamindaradhiraj Boromanatbophit
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His Majesty is currently the world’s longest-reigning monarch according to the Guinness Book of World Records 2006.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records 1998, His Majesty has been awarded more honorary academic degrees than anyone else in the world, a grand total of 136!

His Majesty has composed 46 beautiful and eternal songs such as Love at Sundown, Falling Rain, and Near Dawn, which are loved both in Thailand and abroad. His first song, Saeng Thian (Candlelight Blues), was composed in April 1946.

On 12 December 2000, the Thai Cabinet approved the proposal by the Office of National Identity Promotion to honour His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand as the Father of Technology of Thailand and also declared 19th October “Thailand’s Technology Day.” (Information by Royal Thai Consulate-General)

He is the world's only monarch to hold a patent, holding several patents on rainmaking since 1955: the "sandwich" rainmaking patent in 1999 and lately the "supersandwich" patent in 2004.

Our King loves Jazz music and can play the piano, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, and cornet. He plays soprano saxophone the best.

He has played with many of the world’s most famous Jazz musicians such as Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Lionel Hampton, and Stan Getz.

In addition, he is a painter, photographer and best-selling author and translator. His translated works are "Tito" (The biography of Josip Broz Tito, former Yugoslavia president, by Phyllis Auty) and "Nai In Phu Pid Tong Laang Phra" (The Man called Intrepid by William Stephenson). National best-seller "Phra Mahachanok" is based on a traditional Jataka story of Buddhist scripture. "The story of Thong Daeng" is the story of his dog Khun Thong Daeng. He suggested making this book into a bilingual comic illustrated by a nationally famous comic illustrator Chai Rajawat, and it sold out quickly.

His favourite sport is sailing, and He won the Southeast Asia Peninsula Games gold medal on 16 December 1967.

Source: Adapted from NJ

09-21-2012, 11:10 AM	#8
nakeseireo Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 391 Senior Member	Interesting facts about HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej More than our king His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej was born on Monday, 5 December 1927, at Mount Auburn Hospital, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. This coming year He will have reigned over Thailand for 60 years. December 5th is the time of the year when all Thais celebrate His Majesty the King’s birthday. This year NJ would like to pay its own tribute by presenting some interesting facts about King Bhumibol. DID YOU KNOW? Our King’s complete name is: Phrabat Somdej Phra Paramindra Maha Bhumibol Adulyadej Mahitaladhibet Ramadhibodi Chakrinarubodindara Sayamindaradhiraj Boromanatbophit ¾ÃÐºÒ·ÊÁà´ç¨¾ÃÐ»ÃÁÔ¹·ÃÁËÒÀÙÁÔ¾ÅÍ´ØÅÂà´ª ÁËÔµÅÒ¸ÔàºÈÃÒÁÒ¸Ôº´Õ ¨Ñ¡ÃÕ¹Äº´Ô¹·Ãì ÊÂÒÁÔ¹·ÃÒ¸ÔÃÒª ºÃÁ¹Ò¶º¾ÔµÃ His Majesty is currently the world’s longest-reigning monarch according to the Guinness Book of World Records 2006. According to the Guinness Book of World Records 1998, His Majesty has been awarded more honorary academic degrees than anyone else in the world, a grand total of 136! His Majesty has composed 46 beautiful and eternal songs such as Love at Sundown, Falling Rain, and Near Dawn, which are loved both in Thailand and abroad. His first song, Saeng Thian (Candlelight Blues), was composed in April 1946. On 12 December 2000, the Thai Cabinet approved the proposal by the Office of National Identity Promotion to honour His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand as the Father of Technology of Thailand and also declared 19th October “Thailand’s Technology Day.” (Information by Royal Thai Consulate-General) He is the world's only monarch to hold a patent, holding several patents on rainmaking since 1955: the "sandwich" rainmaking patent in 1999 and lately the "supersandwich" patent in 2004. Our King loves Jazz music and can play the piano, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, and cornet. He plays soprano saxophone the best. He has played with many of the world’s most famous Jazz musicians such as Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Lionel Hampton, and Stan Getz. In addition, he is a painter, photographer and best-selling author and translator. His translated works are "Tito" (The biography of Josip Broz Tito, former Yugoslavia president, by Phyllis Auty) and "Nai In Phu Pid Tong Laang Phra" (The Man called Intrepid by William Stephenson). National best-seller "Phra Mahachanok" is based on a traditional Jataka story of Buddhist scripture. "The story of Thong Daeng" is the story of his dog Khun Thong Daeng. He suggested making this book into a bilingual comic illustrated by a nationally famous comic illustrator Chai Rajawat, and it sold out quickly. His favourite sport is sailing, and He won the Southeast Asia Peninsula Games gold medal on 16 December 1967. Source: Adapted from NJ
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