My Thai twin
March 11th, 2008, 11:13 pm · 1 Comment · posted by Heather Seely
Apparently in Thailand, I have a twin. Her name is Natalie. I should be flattered. She is a former Miss Universe. What do you think?
Apparently, Natalie married a top-ranked Thai tennis player (I accidentally said golfer before, but meant tennis player), thus making her a celebrity here. In almost every town I have traveled to (including within the first few minutes of stepping off the plane in Phitsanulok), at least one person tells me I look like her. In some towns, like Phrae where we are now, almost every person tells me this.
I wonder if it is just because they associate farang (foreigners) with Natalie or if they really think we share more than being tall and brunette. (As they say, all Westerners look alike.) I’ll let you be the judge.
March 12th, 2008 at 3:00 am
Actually Natalie married Thailand’s top ranked tennis player, (not golfer). His name is Paradorn. It was quite the fairy tale wedding in Thailand. Natalie won Miss Universe the year it was held in Thailand. Thai people loved her, she is so beautiful and polite. She met Paradorn on a visit to a temple. Now they are married and both work as product spokes persons in Thailand.
You can read more about their wedding on my blog at http://asiansweetheart.blogspot.com/2007/12/natalie-and-paradorn-wedding.html
It is a great compliment that Thai people think you look like her. She is so beautiful.