No picture today, because all the pictures you'd need are on the international news. A state of emergency has been declared here in Bangkok. There's a curfew, but apparently the curfew is more of a strong suggestion that one stay home tonight, rather than a warning that you can be arrested or shot just for walking the streets. Given that, I'm still going over to my friends' apartment at Nana, since they say there's nothing at all unusual going on outside in their neighborhood. Apparently Siam and Victory Monument are sites to stay away from tonight, though. I heard there are tanks out there, although you shouldn't believe it just because I heard it.
The state of emergency, if you're confused, is due to the escalation of the UDD (red shirts) protests in Pattaya, and here in Bangkok. Pattaya, 2 hours from here, was the site of the 14th ASEAN summit, until it was "postponed indefinitely" because of the red shirt anti-government protests.
Anyway, I'm fine. Have a good evening.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
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