After P'Kae, the sister of Neng Mengjai, arrived at Wat Klang, Khlong 4, Pathum Thani, upon learning that the ashes of Neng Mengjai were placed in the temple's storage room. P'Kae said she thought her brother's ashes were kept at home, as she had seen his wife post a photo hugging his picture. She added that if it were not like this, they could have brought him back. She said that if it was clearly stated from the start that the ashes would be divided, they would have shared them. She plans to use her portion for merit-making ceremonies.
Additionally, Neng's sister spoke about the character of Ice Thalachan, Neng's wife, and concluded by saying, "Give me the ashes. I'll bring my brother home. Even half would be better. Don't do this."
How was the relationship between P' Neng and Ice?
"I don't really know because I didn't ask much, but I saw that he seemed to have problems. We had to wait for him to tell us himself. When he said he had a girlfriend and brought her to meet us, we were okay and accepted it. We accepted everything about him. If he liked her, so did we. Whatever he said, we followed. We didn't expect anything. We just treated well anyone who was good to us, and that was that."
Did you observe any changes in him after he started dating Ice?
" Actually, Neng was always warning her. He even told us directly, "Don't cause trouble for anyone. Don't post anything mocking others." It wasn’t about interfering with his family, not Penny or Guitar, but he begged her not to mock anyone. He said he begged her, speaking in clear human language. What language else could he use? But they probably had problems and arguments. We didn’t get involved; they were just youthful mistakes.
Regarding the mother and other matters, if there were any problems, she could come to us or to our mother if Neng was unavailable. When Mom had to go to the hospital, he would arrange for someone to pick her up since I can’t drive. When JJ was around, he would send JJ to pick up Mom and me to go to temples or the hospital.
Now with Ice, he also had her pick us up, same as before. When he was with his first wife, he didn’t have a car, but with these two, he did. He arranged transportation. We appreciated the help. Whoever he liked was his business. Anyway, today we just want to bring my brother home, that's all."
Are you concerned that on that day he might have been taken for treatment?
"He didn’t tell us because toward the end when he was probably very ill, he stopped coming to the house or seeing Mom. Usually, he would come, or I would have called him. But later, Mom started to forget and stopped asking about him or anyone else. She waited for him to come when he was free. Only when Mom missed him would she call.
But later, he stopped coming, and when I saw the last photos, I thought he was sick or unwell. We waited for him to say something. All siblings are the same; we waited for him to say if he was sick or not. No one called until the last day when his wife called to tell Mom he was ill and in the hospital. The next morning, we went there."
Are you waiting to contact the authorities first or to speak with her?
"We talked, but they said the wife had to come. (Does that feel strange?) Hmm."
But you still can’t reach Ice, right?
"Before coming, we could contact her, but now we can’t."
Do you want to say anything to Ice?
"If she doesn't come, I will bring my mother myself. Let's see who will stop me. Give me the ashes. I'll bring my brother home, even half would be fine. Don’t do this. We don’t need to see each other anymore. I will bring my brother home."
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