Saturday, January 11, 2014

Anxiety Brewing

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Six people wounded, three seriously,
as Red Shirts and anti-government protesters clash in Phathum Thani with guns, large fireworks mcot.net

Phathum Thani is approximately a 45 minute drive north of Bangkok.

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Bangkok Post

Fatal shooting at Khok Wua kills one, seven injured
Khok Wua  is a suburb of Bangkok


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thailandnews.co
Protest leader Suthep: We Won’t Shutdown Airports
Might as well if access roads are blocked.  Many flights cancelled 


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The Sydney Morning Herald 
Anxious days ahead for divided Thailand

Ahead?  Anxiety has been brewing for some time in Thailand

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Friday, January 10, 2014

As seen on Facebook


Thursday, January 9, 2014

How to win a Bedsheet Battle

Rumors of a possible coup are intensifying in Bangkok as the "shutdown" of Bangkok planned by anti-government protesters is approaching.

A different kind of Elephant roundup

Last night while having dinner at a restaurant, a peddler came by with his elephant.






Guess he'd not gotten the notice yet

It tastes good, but is it really healthy?



A fairly new soft drink is gaining popularity in Thailand: 
MAN SOME
Advertised ingredients are
Collagen 2000 mg / ml. 
Vitamin C 25 mg 
Zinc 11 ml

Advertisement claims it as a Man Care product, "especially formulated to revitalize the skin of a man."

Collagen is a glue like protein found mostly in fibrous tissues such as tendons, ligaments and skin, and is also abundant in corneas, cartilage, bones, blood vessels, the gut, and intervertebral discs

The amounts of beneficial ingredients are listed in milligram.  
Sugar content of the drink is listed in grams.  44grams per bottle
That's around ten teaspoons of sugar per bottle according to my calculations
Old Joke Number 38:  The Texan

Troop Movement Not so coincidental after all

Just a few days ago I noted this headline:
Don’t Panic if you See Tanks and Troops in Bangkok Next Week

I somewhat considerd it to be a smokescreen
Thailand to deploy 15,000 forces to Bangkok


And so it begins:
Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry today urged Kuwaitis in Thailand to leave the Asian country for their own safety

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the UAE citizens not to travel at present time to the Kingdom of Thailand

Expect Cooling temperatures


Thu  9Fri 10Sat 11Sun 12Mon 13Tue 14
AccuWeather 29/1429/1430/1530/1529/1428/10
MeoWeather 29/1628/1729/1629/1427/1124/11
TMD 31/1529/1427/1328/1228/1228/12
Wunderground 28/1429/1630/1730/1629/1325/11
forecastmap 27/1429/1429/1429/1428/1423/10
BBC 28/1428/1528/1628/1626/12

Wind direction mostly from NE

Meanwhile in the USA