Uncertain future

What lies ahead for Thailand? Will they be able to meet the future peacefully or not? If I had never gone there ten years ago and on other occasions and gotten to know people there, the country's problem would just be a minor blip to me on the six o'clock news but now I know people, very nice people, who just want to live their lives in a peaceful manner, have a job, and not have to worry about politics, wars, or whatever. Now Thailand is on the verge of a very unstable future. I am saddened by recent events but also angered as none of this need to have happened. I can only hope that a solution will be found before it is too late.

What would YOUR government do about this?

Somehow I don't think your government, or mine, would act with such restraint for such a long period of time.

Troubles in USA

If anyone wonders what is wrong with the USA, all they have to do is watch Judge Judy on TV for awhile to see how stupid some people are in this country.

Sadness and anger...

...that is what I feel regarding the on-going violence and lawlessness in Bangkok. What used to be one of my favorite cities to visit each winter is now under the influence of mob rule by the poor and uneducated from the northern provinces of Thailand. The saddest part of this is that this lawless band does not even realize what they are doing to the country and of course they don't care as they are being paid by Thaksin Shinawatra to carry out his dastardly deeds. They are also taking advantage of the King's age and poor health. In the past he would have spoken out and his moral authority would have put and end to this squabbling but now he is too ill to do so.

There is one big question on my mind regarding this sad state of affairs. Why haven't the ring leaders and others who disobey the law, been arrested and put in jail? Don't these acts constitute treason?

Hopeless case?

I have visited Bangkok and other cities in Thailand many times during the past ten years or so and have enjoyed every minute of it. Now, unfortunately, I cannot return due to the increasing social and political instability. Most of that is due to one man who does not even live there any longer and that person is Thaksin Shinawatra, a former Prime Minister, who is one of the richest people from that country, and one of the most corrupt. Now he directs his minions from the safety of another country.

I have hope that the situation will improve but each morning when I get up and read the news and go on-line, it seems that it has only gotten worse overnight. I now have friends there, Thai citizens as well as ex-pats from the USA, and I worry about them although I am sure they will know how to stay out of harm's way but I will miss them.

This also leaves me without a vacation spot in the midst of winter here at home. It was so nice to go to a warm climate for a few weeks and to be with people I know but that seems to have come to an end.

So sad, so sad...