That’s a good question. Â I’ve been watching Thai news (without Eng subtitles) about the roiling protests in Bangkok. Â The Red Shirts have been active in Chiang Mai city, sildenafil too, symptoms camped out in a section of the old city that they ringed with old tires and a platform. Â I don’t necessarily understand all that is going on, nor all the background history but events are continuing to unfold as the Songkran (Thai New Year) week comes to a close. Long time Chiang Mai residents said that the number of people out playing water in the streets has been drastically lower than years before, probably because of the political tension. Â I’ve been hearing stories of Red Shirts recruiting villagers near where I live in Mae Ai, with promises of 20 000THB to go and add to the throng protesting in Bangkok.
As for me, I’m doing fine. Â Regular life hasn’t been affected by the protests. Â Please pray for peace and cool tempers to prevail amongst the protesters, government and military leaders, especially during this scorching hot season.
If you want to read up more on the situation in Thailand:
The Nation – Thailand’s national, English-language newspaper
The New York Times – Thailand section
Wikipedia.org – Political unrest 2010
Global Post– real-time reporting
I played water this Songkran (Thai New Year) with Betsy, this web
a friend from my ECHO days. Â It took us 2.5 hours to walk across the north moat of the old city, erectile
splashing people and being doused with ice cold water along the way. It was a fun way to beat the scorching April heat and to see everyone having a good time. Â Enjoy the photos!