Thai Ngoc was born in 1942 in Trung Ha Village. This Vietnamese claims he had a flu in 1976, and he hasn´t been able to sleep since then. His inhability to sleep has not only made him famous, but also represents a miraculous phenomenon worthy of scientific study.When Ngoc went for a medical examination, doctors gave him a clean bill of health. A UK investigating group took him to Da Dang City´s Polyclinic to check his encephalogram and mental status and the results were perfectly normal. Also proving his good health, the elderly resident of Que Trung commune, Que Son district said he can carry two 50kg bags of fertilizer down 4km of road to return home every day.
He currently lives on his 5ha farm at the foot of a mountain busy with farming and taking care of pigs and chickens all day. His six children live with him and his wife in their house in Que Trung.An Australian news agency representative arrived to his house and proposed to take Thai Ngoc abroad for 18 months of investigations. The farmer declined, saying he has not left his village for over 60 years and that he is afraid of tests.
After 30 years of work, he cannot afford to build his own house. “My house has no TV set and it´s a long way to walk to a house that has one. But then after a while when everyone else has gone to sleep, I feel bored and return home.” He said. His house is no more than a small hutch by one side of the Cheo Beo Mountain. There are no beds inside. His guests have to lie on the ground. To prevent guests from being eaten by ants he pours boiled water around their sleeping mats. Thai Ngoc works very hard but he can´t afford to send all of his six children to school.
Over the past few years, his health has deteriorated. “I feel rather bad now. I am like a plant without water.” The 67 year old man said. “My wish now is to have a nap. Half an hour´s sleep would be enough to satisfy me.”
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