Waiting . . .

Photo at Asok Junction - Friday 10 am

I've done two walks around the neighborhood to see what's going on (no Mom, I didn't go to the protest site =) Last night and today, there appear to be a ton of red shirts in pick-ups and motor bikes heading toward the Ratchaprasong (Siam Square) rally site. They all look jubilant and are shaking their noisemakers and dancing to the disco trucks. Supporters on the street (many of the taxi drivers and street food vendors) cheer when they pass.

I've been texting with friends who live at Ratchadamri (right on top of the protest site - I've added to the google map =) who report that the volume and intensity of the rally is definitely heating up, though they are on the wrong side of the building to see the action first hand.

Still waiting to see when and where the Red Shirts will march today. They have claimed they will move en masse to 10 undisclosed locations. Quotes from the leaders indicate that "we will tear up all the laws" and "we don't want to call it the final day, but if we can score a knockout, we definitely will . . ."

For the first time, foreigners and tourists have been explicitly warned to avoid the rally sites.