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lights, camera, trans-action... -- incubus

i was in great need to be back in bangkok after my short stint in manila. but since the thai rak thai party was defeated by the nationalist (and better) military-backed coup d'etat, with Mr. Thaksin not returning from NY, i got afraid of the then impending hot waters of political thailand.

i couldn't even bear the thought that they still want to open the new Suvarnabhumi Airport on its agreed date of September 28, while still testing the new martial law regime all over the country (although 'seeming regularity' went back on after October 1st).

my first plan was to get back to bangkok from manila, then from bangkok to proceed to tokyo for a short business trip, then back to bangkok to stay till the new year.

but the steam of martial law in bangkok and its environs (but not excluding the Muslim South), prevented me to do just that.

instead, i waited until my flight to tokyo, coming from manila. then back to manila after 6 days, and flew to bangkok after 3 days. that way, i saved some money and saved my ass from sniffing the burnt ashes of the ousted TRT prime minister.

(by the way, the new airport is swell! concrete and steel. raw. very industrial. very forward. very political.

blue lights, electric blue.

and knowing this is thailand, there are malls (not just stores, malls) and day spas for the tired and waitsome traveller, like me. hehehe. )

posted by kurama minamino @ 9:15 AM