His name is Bun... Spelled PLE

Everyone in Thailand has a nickname, which is a good thing since everyone in Thailand has a REALLY long real name (first and last). Their nicknames usually have nothing to do with their real names. Usually they are just common words or things, and some are in English and some are in Thai. One of the girls here has the nickname "Ying" which means (conveniently) "girl". Another one has the name Goong which means "shrimp". One of the guys around here has the English name "Beer". And another guy has the name "Bun"--spelled PLE. His name requires a bit more explanation.

Bun's nickname is actually from the english word "apple". But in the Thai language, they don't end words with "L". They can't, it's a foreign concept to them (much like it is a foreign concept to us to start a word with "ng"--which they do with ease). So instead of saying "l" at the end of a word, they will say something like "bun". So this guy's nickname is really the last syllable of the word "apple" and thus the spelling "Ple", but the Thais can't pronounce a word ending with "l" so his nickname is pronounced "Bun". You see, it totally makes sence when you understand a little bit of the language.