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Goodnight Chicken shares life updates from behind bars
12 Jun - Chen Neng-chuan, better known by his online moniker Goodnight Chicken, recently shared his current condition via a letter as he celebrated his second birthday in a Cambodian prison.
The Taiwanese content creator, who was sentenced to two years in prison back in February last year, recently wrote that he was safe, and went on to detail about his life in prison.
Chen said that during this period, he worked hard to "reform himself" and met many inmates from different backgrounds. Whenever he was asked about his past work, Chen would humorously say that he was an internet celebrity who "breaks into uninhabited houses to livestream, take showers, and pick up red envelopes."
He said that when someone asked whether being in a Cambodian jail is work too, he responded, "Of course. Others survived in the wilderness for three months, but I went straight to jail for two years."
He also mentioned the harsh environment in Cambodian prisons, where the temperature was as high as 35 to 38 degrees Celsius, causing him to have rashes all over his body.
As for his birthday, Chen said that it was as uneventful as usual, but one older inmate gave both him and his fellow inmate and content creator friend Anow a piece of bread each, which made him feel a small moment of happiness behind bars.
It was back in February 2024 that Chen alleged that he and Anow were kidnapped while they were supposedly filming at Sihanoukville, an area infamous for being a scam centre. After they were caught to have duped thousands of fans, the Cambodian authorities charged them of "incitement to cause chaos to social security" and sentenced them to two years in prison. They are ordered to pay a combined fine of USD 2000, and are banned from entering the country again once they are released from prisonj.
(Photo Source: CNA, eNanyang, China Times)
