Driving down the bustling Chok Chai-Det Udom Road, you might think you’re embarking on a smooth journey. But sometimes, a hidden menace lurks beneath the wheels—potholes, ready to spring an unwelcome surprise. On a seemingly ordinary day, a black Toyota Alphard with a very distinguished passenger list hit one such crater, transforming a routine drive into a white-knuckle adventure. As luck, fate, or just poor road maintenance would have it, this particular Alphard carried the famous Phra Mahanarinthep Narintho, lovingly known as Luang Por Maha Noi. Steering back from Suvarnabhumi Airport after what was likely an enlightening trip to India, the venerable monk was barely ten kilometers from serene Non Din Daeng when destiny took the wheel. The journey was tranquil until—bam!—the Alphard jolted over a clandestine pothole. It was the kind of gap in the road that tests both your reflexes and your suspension. The right rear tyre didn’t…
