It's a tradition for media to recap the year that is about to end. As the editor of an esteemed publication (I am talking about Guru, in case you were wondering) I would like to do so -- in my own style. Here's the announcement of winners of the Guru Awards 2018. Let's see who are our recipients! g
Person with Best Friend of the Year
Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwon is the clear winner in this unique category. His dead rich friend allegedly lent him 25 expensive timepieces worth B40 million in total. Their relationship should be awarded Best Bromance of the Year, too.
Villain of the Year
Our excessive use of plastic bags. Plastic waste was the talk of this year after a whale was found dead in Songkhla in June. It had consumed 8kg of plastic waste and this significantly contributed to its death. This tragedy led to a stronger awareness on the impact of plastic bags, which we use on daily basis, on the environment and sea animals.
Multi-Talented Person of the Year
No one deserves this title more than PM Prayut Chan-o-cha, don't you think? Besides running the entire country and restoring peace and democracy, Uncle Tu manages to find time to pen songs, write poems, lead group exercises, meet BNK48 and beauty queens, come up with a Children's Day motto, ride a motorcycle, talk to animals and pretends to paddle a kayak. On top of these duties, he'll finally deliver his promise of a general election next February, too. He would have gotten to it sooner, had he not been so inundated with a heavy workload (there's a chance he will become PM next year so I'd better make up for all the time I poked fun at him).
Song Promoter of the Year
Deputy national police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul won this title for unintentionally drawing the public's attention to the controversial music video My Country's Got... by RAD, Rap Against Dictatorship. He ordered the Technology Crime Suppress Division to investigate whether the song violated NCPO's regulations or "damage the country". I'm not sure how a song with lyrics referring to real incidents and ills in society would cause damage to Thailand, but I ain't no rap expert. This inadvertently skyrocketed the views of the music video on YouTube to millions, according to RAD who thanked Srivara for it, and spawned many reaction videos from YouTubers worldwide. A takeaway lesson -- if you don't want something to become a thing, pay no heed to it.
Camper of the Year
You know who.
