I am woman... I am strong... sings Helen Reddy. That's the song that I have in my head when I picture how this wild act is carried out by the ladies concerned in this report in the Borneo Post dated 10/2/77.
Frankly, as an animal-lover, my first reaction was to be concerned for the cute animals that were used in the show.
Then obviously, the whole news item made me admire the ingenuity of those who planned the whole thing.
Of course, its exotic Thailand that would offer such shocking thrills and unbelievable surprises...Even though I've heard lots of amazing tales about the country, I've never been there myself so I won't pass any harsh judgement on the place.
Come to think of it, I wonder if devilish guy, Patrick Teoh, aka The Voice was inspired by this news and decided to play his April Fool's Day joke on air mentioning the special animals, the ducklings??? Hmmmmnnnnnn...
These pics are from TIME Magazine. The girl is Japanese and the guy with the great wartime hero Churchill's image is a Briton.
My collection of TIME began in 1975 when there was a special student offer available at a really attractive discount rate.
Of course, in the early '70s, the battle for the hearts and minds of everyone was crucial as communism reared its ugly head and loomed large over Asia... and regrettably, the Americans were hastily beating a retreat from South Vietnam.
In those days, the Voice of America, or VOA as it was popularly known, besides the BBC, was the best reliable dominant news and story station out in the Far East here. There were frequent latest news updates, public affairs views, American music reviews, history of the States, and so forth... Man, it was generous with magazines and souvenir gifts such as map books and pens!
Today, I still keep a stack of its listeners' magazines, which I received regularly and a map book (Outdated!) and a pen (Unusable after all these years!) . In these mags, there were pics and advanced program info on upcoming documentaries and stories and follow-ups on some past stories. There was even a youthful pic of my fav radio/TV interviewer, the outstanding smooth-talking Larry King and the ever fatherly Ronald Reagan before and after winning the elections.
More about the VOA Mags later...
