Holy brows: Monk’s DIY eyebrow hack sends Internet into frenzy
A monk’s innovative eyebrow solution left the Internet in stitches after photos of his welfare card verification saga went viral yesterday.
The Buddhist monk, whose name was not disclosed, encountered a modern-day dilemma at a blue-flag store. The state welfare payment app couldn’t match his face to the photo on his welfare card, thanks to his bare brow: a hallmark of monastic life.
In a stroke of genius (and desperation), store staff used black adhesive tape to craft makeshift eyebrows, which miraculously got the app’s approval.
The incident was shared on the CNew Facebook page at 11.17am, yesterday, December 2. Within hours, the post amassed nearly 8,000 reactions, over 370 comments, and 1,500 shares. The photos captured every hilarious moment: a male staffer applying the faux brows, a woman scanning the monk’s face, and the same woman cracking up behind her hand after the “eyebrow lift” saved the day.
Commenters couldn’t help but laugh.
“It’s wrong to laugh at a monk, but this is just too funny!”
Another pointed out the broader struggle for blue-flag stores, which often need creative fixes for verification issues. For example, some customers have to puff their cheeks to resemble their ID photo after drastic weight changes from illness, reported The Nation.
In related news, in a tale that sounds straight out of a spiritual bestseller, Ajahn Siripanyo, the only son of Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan, turned his back on a US$5 billion inheritance to pursue the humble life of a Buddhist monk.
Ananda, one of Malaysia’s richest tycoons, oversees a sprawling empire that includes telecom, satellites, oil, real estate, and media. Yet his son, born into unimaginable privilege, made the startling decision at 18 to embrace a monastic path.
In other news, three people have confessed to attacking a monk, citing personal feelings as their motivation, denying any hired involvement. The incident took place at a popular television station, leaving the monk injured.
