Hey everybody... did a massive photo dump on Snapfish. Let me know if the links don't work!
Album 1
Album 2
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Short Update...
Hey everybody. A million apologies for not updating in the past weeks. Life for me has been busy here. In addition, my laptop has died and, save for the last few days, I am rarely able to be online for more than 20 minutes or so at a time. Eventually, a few highlights from the past weeks will include: a trip to Myanmar, an indescribable local festival which will include the theft of my wallet, teaching stories, short-term plans, and finally and most recently a 2 day trip to Malaysia again to buy a visa. I'm leaving in a few hours here on the latter of these highlights. HOPEfully everything will go well and I'll be back in Phuket by Tuesday night with a 3 month visa. Happy birthdays to my nephew Brandon (good luck with hockey!), my brother-in-law Kevin (congrats on the move!), and my little sister Angela (congrats on the move and good luck with the volunteering this year)! Oh, and GO WILD. Another 4-0 start looks good to me!
P.S. To update on the turmoil here, if you'll forgive the language, there is a serious chance that the shit is going to hit the fan in Bangkok on Wednesday. Over the past 2 1/2 months there have been isolated violent incidents in terms of both location and time. After last week's fatalities, there has been a sudden increase in 'chatter' concerning face-offs between protesters and police in Bangkok. What I mean by this is that suddenly newspapers are carrying articles concerning future days, as opposed to simply reporting what happened yesterday. Similarly, the American Embassy has suddenly started to release warnings about today's activity instead of yesterday's. I speak of Wednesday because the chief of police has actually come out and announced that he will move in and force the protesters out of the Government House, which they have occupied mostly unopposed for two months. He plans to move immediately following a religious ceremony which is to include some 10,000 Buddhist Monks. PAD (the protesting body) has openly suggested that they aren't going to move and that the most likely outcome is bloodshed. For supporters of the cause, there is no better reason for them to mobilize, and they are pouring into Bangkok by the thousand.
Despite all of this, I want to remind you all that I live in PHUKET TOWN, not Bangkok, and the closest thing to a protest here is simply daily/weekly gatherings to watch the goings on in Bangkok. I am in no danger, however it is terrible to see things like this happening amongst any people... it really is pretty brutal.
Okay gotta go, next time I'll keep it more light-hearted!
P.S. To update on the turmoil here, if you'll forgive the language, there is a serious chance that the shit is going to hit the fan in Bangkok on Wednesday. Over the past 2 1/2 months there have been isolated violent incidents in terms of both location and time. After last week's fatalities, there has been a sudden increase in 'chatter' concerning face-offs between protesters and police in Bangkok. What I mean by this is that suddenly newspapers are carrying articles concerning future days, as opposed to simply reporting what happened yesterday. Similarly, the American Embassy has suddenly started to release warnings about today's activity instead of yesterday's. I speak of Wednesday because the chief of police has actually come out and announced that he will move in and force the protesters out of the Government House, which they have occupied mostly unopposed for two months. He plans to move immediately following a religious ceremony which is to include some 10,000 Buddhist Monks. PAD (the protesting body) has openly suggested that they aren't going to move and that the most likely outcome is bloodshed. For supporters of the cause, there is no better reason for them to mobilize, and they are pouring into Bangkok by the thousand.
Despite all of this, I want to remind you all that I live in PHUKET TOWN, not Bangkok, and the closest thing to a protest here is simply daily/weekly gatherings to watch the goings on in Bangkok. I am in no danger, however it is terrible to see things like this happening amongst any people... it really is pretty brutal.
Okay gotta go, next time I'll keep it more light-hearted!
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