More Protesting

There was a lot of protesting this weekend and more today. Apparently the protesters have shut down part of the expressway near the international airport. I just saw on the news that airport authorities decided to cancel all outgoing flights due to the protesters coming into the airport terminal. The PM who has just been in Peru is due back tomorrow. I guess the protesters are early.

The government buildings, where the protesters are camped out, is on the opposite side of Bkk from the airport. I still haven't seen anything where I live which is in between the two places. The foreign community here is very cautious about the whole thing so if there was any danger I would know quickly. School would be canceled and I would probably get a few phone calls and emails. I'm supposed to have 3 studies at a university near the government buildings on Thursday. All classes were canceled yesterday through tomorrow so we'll see what happens Thursday. I promise I won't go if there is any possibility of danger.

Just to mention also that I've been told by Thais that this kind of thing happens every 5-10 years here. It's not that big of a deal to them for the most part. If I didn't have internet I wouldn't really know what's going on. It's not talked about that much. So to you, reading it in the news, it probably seems like a huge big deal. The average Thai is just going about their daily activites not giving the whole thing much thought. It's of course wise to be cautious but I'm also not that worried about the whole thing. I've been told it'll eventually blow over.

A is supposed to be flying in from Malaysia next Monday and C & S will return on Tuesday or Wednesday. Another couple is arriving from the states next Thursday. So hopefully this airport issue will be cleaned up quickly. The Thai economy is suffering from all this so I really can't see it lasting that much longer. Time will tell.