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Update 2: Expat’s Eye-witness Report: Ratchaprasong
Just when we went back home the street we were on came under fire from very close. We were running for our lives. Later troops were screening every corner, house, hotel and all roofs in the area from pockets of “terrorists”. We have not been allowed to leave our house for the rest of the [...]
Update 1: Expat’s Eye-witness Report: Ratchaprasong Resort
Here is a short update… At the moment we have power most of the time. There have been only a few blackouts so far. Mobile phone signal is off mostly and the internet signal is very unstable. Lots of interruptions – sometimes for hours. Water is still running with few interruptions. Our neighborhood is completely [...]
Thailand’s Multi-Coloured Politics: Will Thais Talk to Thais?
Red Shirts, pink shirts, yellow shirts… or no shirts… With Thailand’s political skuffles deepening, I’ve had daily rethinks about the contents of my posts. You see, there are three weeks + of product reviews waiting in the wings. And understandably, no one wants their feature to go live during a time of bloodshed. Boggles the [...]
An Expat’s Eye-witness Report: Ratchaprasong Resort
What I see in my neighborhood… I live in an apartment right in the middle of the Ratchaprasong area, so I am able to give a firsthand report about what I see. Several times a day, my wife and I go on the streets around the Ratchaprasong intersection, out among the reds. From our windows [...]
Red Shirts in Bangkok: Signs of the Time
The signs of the Red Shirts… Bangkok is dripping in red: Red shirts, red hats, red clappers, red headbands and more. All are slathered with slogans. Some are for an English audience – hello BBC! – but most are in Thai. So… do you know what the Red Shirts are saying? In Thai? If you [...]
The Red Shirts: Thai Reading and Listening
Learn Thai with the Red Shirts… When it comes to learning the Thai language, there is a real need for decent materials. Gaccha, an expat living in Bangkok, aims to inspire others to contribute their Thai skills towards creating the needed materials. I ‘met’ Gaccha online last year when he translated and compiled a Pulp [...]
The Red Shirts in Bangkok: Thai Army goes RoboCop
RoboCops cover the Thai army… Thailand’s RoboCops made an appearance on day one of the Red Shirt’s march into Bangkok. Impressed and surprised, I had Khun Pissout whip around to drive sloooowly past this Bangkok bunch. But it wasn’t until day two, when I was dwarfed by RoboCops, that I realised just how impressive they [...]
The Red Shirts in Bangkok: The Faces of Day Three
Day three of the Red Shirts in Bangkok… Ok, today is even more rushed than yesterday as I have company arriving any second soon. Yikes. So here they are, the faces of day three… Ok, my guests just walked in (they are watching me type this actually) so time to go! EDIT: If you want [...]
The Red Shirts in Bangkok: The Faces of Day Two
Day two of the Red Shirts in Bangkok… Well. Well. I’ve had a huge splash of visitors in the past several hours. Welcome to WLT everyone. To those coming in new, I am not a journalist. Or even a proper photographer. I’m just an expat in Bangkok who happens to have a camera. Or three. [...]
