A Real James Bond | Living in Thailand

[@TheIsaanFarang]

It was a privilege having known Drak. An astounding human who lived through extreme adversity. So honoured to have been able to call him a friend.

[@Icanflyfreedom]

Drak was an amazing guy, always smart and kind. Even though he's gone, we will always remember his warmth and the way he touched our lives. 🙏

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Absolutely right, a great guy.

[@gavindonaldson9124]

Thank you for sharing this story of Drak. We go through life today and it's a reality check on the horrors of war. When, will we learn.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Your right Gavin. Bob Dylan summed it up so well in the song Blowing In The Wind.

[@ColinC33]

Well done Kevin you did your friend Drak a service by retelling his story and amazing life. I worked in healthcare for a period of time before moving here. I saw a lot of death and always felt privileged to be able to be there for the person and share in some beatiful moments before they took their last breath. I was told by an end of life nurse "life starts with a first breath and ends with the last the important stuff is what happens in between"..thanks for bringing Drak's in-between life to the world.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Thank you for sharing this Colin, all the best.

[@andyhaines2909]

What an amazing story, well done for telling it, it was clearly a difficult story to tell well done, these stories need to be told and remembered.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Happy to have been able to share just a small part of Drak’s story. All the best Andy

[@CharlieBrown-j1w]

Thanks Kevin for taking the time to prepare and finish such a heart warming story. You have big and gentle heart. It felt like I was watching a beautiful movie. My wife and I just got back to Thailand a couple of days ago and it was a treat to watch.Thank you so much Kup khun kup.🙏

[@TheIsaanFarang]

You are very welcome Charlie, so pleased that you enjoyed hearing about my old friend 💖

[@michaelbaker9542]

Great story well told. What a wonderful brave man Drak was. May he Rest In Peace, and yourself and Pooky live a long happy life.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Thank you Michael 🙏

[@mariettathornton5924]

You’re such an awesome guy Kevin! You get to meet people from all walks of life & I think you ought to write a book or 2 or 3 about people you’ve met in your lifetime 😊 Thanks so much for sharing this with us & may Drak Rest in Peace 🌹🌹🌹

[@TheIsaanFarang]

I'm just intrigued with hearing about other people Marietta, then you meet someone like Drak and that level of being intrigued is blown off the scale. Your dad's story, yours and then Colin's journey from the north of England to the US, which will quite possibly lead to a life here, all absolutely fascinating. Would love to cover it all one day 🙂

[@andrewmyers3694]

Been waiting for that story, astonishing - rest in peace Drak, thankyou for sharing your experience with this gentleman, love & good vibes to you & yours sir 👌🙏.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Thanks Andrew. 🙏

[@andrelefevre4462]

Very Touching.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Thank you, he was such a good man.

[@doriangrey1739]

Interesting Drak would talk about it. My youth, the deaths, haunts me and never told any one person everything. Now Theravada finding my peace in the present and follow the way of the Dharma 🙏

[@TheIsaanFarang]

I did ask Drak if he would consider talking on video but the thought always filled him with dread. He told me to do it when he was no longer around. He did however allow me to voice record our conversations, to help me remember a lot of what we spoke about. Sorry to hear that you had to experience adversity as you did, but maybe it was that which led you to discover the Theravada teachings. Do you know of a guy named, Jack Kornfield? You might like to look him up. Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@doriangrey1739]

@@TheIsaanFarang Perhaps this helps to understand Drak bit more .... For myself if I talk about the past the horror will resurface and I will go dark, recruited at 14 and 35 yaers later made a mild mention and there was immediate interest by person you do not want coming to your door, last person I held dying the only requesr was to be remembered ... sorta aligns a bit with Drak? Thank you for making this video. In a way, it reinforces why I am happy to live in Thaialnd. Can I find a Thai partner, I do not know? Now there is no one remaining to ask any sort of forgiveness or apoligize, I will just now help and be kind to whom Buddha chooses in my path and that is my way of a peace 🙏

[@phil-v3n]

Thanks for sharing, such a great story

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Jonathan-je9uh]

Hi Kevin, I am pretty sure Drak, gave you the thumbs up mate after 👍, either you seen him on the opposite side of the road, or you heard his voice silently saying YES MY FRIEND...Or indeed his favorite pen slid of the side... He sure had an interesting, and terrible time when young, and extremely lucky, but with his mindset and manifesting himself for his future, he succeeded. And lastly meeting a good man and lady.. Thank you for sharing this life story mate..

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Thank you Jonathan 🙏

[@gavreynolds2689]

Very nice and touching remembrance of what sounds like a good man and your friend. Would love to know what happened with the experience you, Pook and his wife had but I guess that's between you and your departed mate and possibly should be left that way?

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Maybe one day 🙏

[@johnwelch461]

Good to see you at thaiwatsadu a couple of days ago.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Hi John... Hope that you found your trolley 😄

[@johnwelch461]

@@TheIsaanFarang yes l have fish ,and left some cleaning stuff in it.

[@stuartnicklin4101]

Drak was a great Man ! RIP sir !

[@stuartnicklin4101]

And Thankyou for sharing the storys and caring for him ❤

[@TheIsaanFarang]

🙏

[@TheIsaanFarang]

It was a pleasure to have met him Stuart.

[@originallifeclothing4038]

Wow what a story kev thankyou for sharing. How did you meet drak. (Not sure if you said i was too busy crying 😅 i could feel how much he ment to you)

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Pook and I were visiting friends soon after we arrived here to live in Thailand. It was there that we met him and his wife.

[@michaelpatrick6808]

Great story. You’re very lucky to have known him and be able to tell his fascinating life. He’s lucky to have had you as a friend and able to tell his story. They always say when people die who have been close to you they stick around for 4 weeks, you’re aware they are they when strange things happen. When I’m in Udon next I’ll tell you some that happened to me.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Look forward to hearing your story Michael

[@michaelmurphy7995]

Wat a amazing story kev so nice to see you made a lovely friend my moto is you will meet a friend round a corner it dus not make a difference where they are from in this world have done myself friends from Ukraine and Greece that I talk to regularly it's nice to hear you talk about your friend and you will always have the memories Kevin all the best to you and your lovely girlfriend Pook from me Michael from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ❤

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Thank you Michael for your kind words 🙂

[@hachimaru295]

Mindblowing story thats reallly worthy of a book. You said he had papers newspaper cutting documents etc what a read that would be I suppose his wife has them now . Its a shame you couldnt elaborate on what happend after his death but thats your choice . On a minor point the raid when he escaped the labour camp must have been RAF they bombed at night the USAF during the day Thank you for sharing

[@TheIsaanFarang]

My pleasure, I'm pleased that I was able to share Drak's story. He was a very special friend.