When I was a small kid and first thing I can remember was the king's motor cade passed by infront of my house. My parents and our neighbors were wating for hours for their majesties the king and queen. They waved their hands and smile to all of us on the street, sit on the ground and asked us for what're doing and what are the real needs for our living. The king is the first monach who bestows college degrees to all public universities. He has a personal touch to all walks of lives in Thai society, from the farmer, laborer, technocrats etc. It looks to me that all Thai can meet or have audience and communicate with him like family members and their father. I myself had learned thousands of times that their majesties were visitng all rural and remote areas throughout the country (many places have no roads, electricity, public water work, and even the war zone under threat from communist insurgeons). Their majesties have devoted their lives for the well being of the people, no not for public relation like politicians, but the real things for the people. The king has initiated over 3000 royal projects, replace crops, irrigation, etc. If there would be anyone in the world who can walk safely on every sq inch of the Thai soil at any time of the day... then it would be only HM the King Bhumibhol of Thailand. He's the real father of all the Thai.. He has proved what he promised to Thai people 60 years ago that "He'll reign with reighteousness for the benefit and well being of the Siamese people". Throughout 60 years he's never broken his promise even once. He's the most hard working monach in the world.. He's our real father and we all the Thais LOVE our KING. Long Live the King