Kingdom Crackdown

Its such a pity Bkk has turned into a war zone. I was so upset when I saw tanks moving into the city with soldiers firing at protestors. The place is no longer the hip, happening and fun place to go. It is now deserted, with tourists running away. My heart sank this afternoon when I saw Central World almost gone.

Here's an interview of a foreigner living in Bangkok

"We dun want to leave Thailand, but this is a disaster. It's a vibrant, metropolitan, cosmopolitan place - its an exciting place. Today in my heart, when i looked at Central World, I was devastated"

Can you believe it? Even a foreigner is making such comments. I visit the Kingdom regularly too. The pictures of Central World collapsing and engulfing flames broke my heart. How could such a loving place turn ugly? The last time I was there was in April last year. And I stayed along the stretch of the protestors zone, Ratchaprasong intersection

Now it has become the deadliest zone. Before I left Bkk, I had lunch over at Central World. I also did some shopping there. Not forgetting the coffee sessions that I always had there with Ed and gang. Now the whole place is almost gone. I wonder how are Thais going to rebuilt and inject new confidence.

I hope Thais will emerge stronger after the crisis. If it doesnt, it will lose out to neighbouring countries like Cambodia and Vietnam. I believe most Thais are peace loving. I miss the old days of Bangkok...