Martial Law in the City of Angels

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September 27th 2006

Published: September 27th 2006

We interrupt our regular broadcast to bring you a special report from Bangkok, as the proverbial dust settles after the recent coup d'etat and life returns to normal... =) Thanks to all of you who've called or emailed over the last week to check how I was; your concern is much appreciated but totally unnecessary! To reassure you a little, I thought I'd put up some photos I took the other day and t... Read Full Entry

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27th September 2006

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Intriguing blog mate!
You're totally right Michael, its seems more like a fun-fair than a political uprising. I too would have loved absolutely every minute of it!. Of course, in 10 years you can stretch the tale out a bit... Dont you remember how you heroically rescued several innocent children from the threat of a merciless oncoming tank in a heated exchange of gunfire? All while wearing a yellow tshirt.

27th September 2006

Botsalano
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Safe yet surreal!
Well, Michael, your experiences just keep getting more and more interesting! Thanks for the Birthday gifts and for your phone call tonight - I had a great day!

28th September 2006

Disco stu2
Disco Stu

cool blog - I'm off to thailand next week and knew it would be ok but it's always nice to hear it first hand...... liked the Laos one too keep em coming!!!

28th September 2006

Annie
non-member comment

Nice photo , nice blog, I am living in bangkok also but seem nothing effect me and my friend at all just hope we will get a new prime minister soon. :D

28th September 2006

Penny
non-member comment

I guessed you would find it all fascinating and enjoy the concept of being in the midst of a coup :-) The photos are intriguing and just slightly bizarre!

10th October 2006

spiritseeker
Danna Cook

Nice pics
Hurray! You even referenced my photos. Nice. Really good entry. You put mine to shame. I'm getting so used to the Thai version of English where one speaks as clearly with as few adverbs and adjectives as possible that I've forgotten how fun it is to write elloquently. Thanks for reminding me.

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