Sunday, August 22, 2010

The Ending?

Hey all! Sorry this blog ends so abruptly. After the riots, we had a lot of pieces to pick up at work, so I was putting in some long hours. Combine that with moving and my Dad's heart attack (which meant leaving two weeks early) and I didn't have much free time to update.

As I write this, Bangkok is calm, but everyone knows that the problems that started the riots aren't solved. Let's send all our positive energy to people who are working toward a peaceful solution and real democracy in Thailand.

I'm in Fort Collins, Colorado now. Email me at maurer_kg@yahoo.com if you have questions or want to chat!

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Disaster Zone

Talk about dubious distinctions! My district Klong Toey (along with six others) has been declared a disaster zone! My immediate area is OK, but Klong Toey also includes Bon Kai and there was (briefly) a satellite Red Stage in the market.

I went through the damaged area in a taxi on Friday and fire damage was extensive - blocks of store fronts blackened.

Friday, May 21, 2010

Dumbass Farangs who take sides with redshirts

Dear clueless bonehead Farang tourists who were giving interviews to press about your red shirt sympathies around April 10 ...

How do you like them now?

And where are they hiding that Sean guy?

เผาเมืองอย่างสันติอหิงสา Bangkok Ablaze (subtitles)

Video of Thaksin's speeches with subtitles ... for full effect, watch on YouTube to see subtitles better and read comments!

Thursday, May 20, 2010

When to go home?

By now those of us who are "refugees" at the golf course are desperate to get home. Unfortunately, a few must wait as bombs were discovered rigged under the Four Seasons Hotel in the Ratchadamri area. They are being told three days ...

My area is apparently OK, so will either be tonight or tomorrow. Can't wait to be back in my own digs and out of hotel room!

Picking up the pieces

Picking up the pieces

Another fantastic read with moving (and nongraphic) pictures.

Farang looter update

The Farang who threatened to burn down Central World has identified himself and claims he was completely kidding, and that he was shocked when protesters did indeed burn down Central World.

Video is removed from YouTube, but I have it if anyone wants to watch ...

Journalist's eyewitness account from inside the Pathum Wattana Temple

Red Shirt women and children who remained at the protest site through May 19 had faith that they would be safe inside an adjacent temple. A journalist's account of how that day unfolded ... accounts are still unclear, but 7-9 bodies were found in the temple when the smoke cleared this morning ...

NYT Crackdown Photos

New York Times pictorial on the events of May 19. GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING.

Farang Threatens To Burn Central World Down And Steal Everything From It...



This is a three day old video (from back when there was a Central World). And this is not the only farang who protested with the Red Shirts! BAD LANGUAGE WARNING.

Lynn, what's that you always say about Thailand being a haven for freaks who can't assimilate?

Status update

Hoping to go home to Soi 4 on Saturday. Very desperate to get out of Nichada Thani bubble, which always hated.

Have food poisoning. Rather miserable. Can't sit at computer very long.

May post more tomorrow.

And yes, we do have school.

Photos (some graphic)




Link to a great collection of photos. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.

Here's my favorite. Yeah, you guys can stand in front of that peaceful protesters sign all you want ...

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Photo from Asok

For the love. Keep your red shirt arses away from my house!

RIP Central World (and Paragon)



Dear CentralWorld,

I don't normally like malls, but you were always there for me when I had to run in fast to buy a b-day present or fix my sh*tty i-Pod that always croaks.

I'll always remember the time I was waiting at Burger King in your basement, eating the fries off my tray ... and they were someone else's fries.

You gave me everything I needed to climb Kilimanjaro.

When I last saw you, I was going to pay my phone bill (though found out later it was stupid landlord that didn't pay phone bill, actually). I got off the BTS (the one they just blew up) and there were Red Shirts for as far as the eye can see. We didn't take them seriously back then, so I was kind of surprised to find them there. Anyway, you were chained shut, so we never got to party again.

I bought a clacker and some arm bands from those smiling country dumbasses that were hanging out in front of you. It all seemed so harmless. I just wanted souvenirs. Sorry CentralWorld, if I'd known they were gonna burn you down, I would have shoved that clacker up someone's arse and clacked it until their teeth fell out.

It's really sad to see, CW. Since being sad for all the people who died, were hurt, lost their jobs, lost their livelihood, are still in harm's way is far too devastating to even entertain, I think I will just focus on you. I took you for granted. Now I will never see you again, even if they rebuild you, cause I'm leaving.

RIP CW.

Love me.

And Paragon. I never liked you as much cause you are so snooty, and you're floors are marked wrong. But I will miss you too.

And here's one from Din Daeng ...

A redshirt protester walks through the smoke near Ding Daeng ... on Twitpic

Sala Daeng today

For all those who know and love Patpong ...

Channel 3 on fire ...

In case you missed it in the last article, here is wider coverage of the channel 3 situation. To make a long story short, the Reds stormed a building (they are targeting media outlets) and set fire to it, left 100 people inside, and shot the firetrucks that arrived to fight the fire ... a helicopter rescue is now being attempted.

How unbelievably cruel and awful. And these are the ones that make much about being peaceful protesters and needing assistance from the UN against the fascist, aggressive government ...

Look! A curfew!

What a fantastic excuse to shoot people on sight ...

Lynn and Andrew's Photos


Photo Title: CentralWorld's got a problem ... or as Andrew says, they just unveiled a new Pope at CentralWorld.

For those who have been following the drama of Lynn and Andrew who have been stuck since Thursday night at All Seasons Place by Conrad, here are some photos from the scene. They report they are fine by the way, and so is Sir Isaac Newton (the parrot who is watching the fire in the first shot).

Looks like the smoke is in the direction of CentralWorld.




Bangkok is burning

3:57 Bangkok is burning

That's a direct quote from the BKK Post ticker just now. The lead story at the moment is Mobs Burn Bangkok.

I am watching Bangkok burn down on Twitter and Youtube while babysitting a stranded second grader. Might send her out to sharpen my pencils so I can have a good cry ...