Monthly Archives: May 2010

This afternoon I went to visit the Silom Walking Street which will run for three days from 28-30 May 2010 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The one-kilometer long walking street was set up to help retail operators who have … Continue reading →

This morning I drove into Bangkok to visit the Bangkok Post Thailand Travel Fair at the Queen Sirikit Convention Center. The three day event,  from 28-30 May 2010, was opened by Mr Surapol Svetasreni, the Governor of the Tourism Authority … Continue reading →

I was up early this morning to go and take pictures at Wat Klang in Samut Prakan City.  Today is the full moon and an important Buddhist holiday called Visakha Bucha. When I arrived shortly after 7 a.m., there were … Continue reading →

Early this morning, I went to the King Rama VI statue in Lumphini for a mass merit-making ceremony that included representatives from the five major religions in Thailand. Due to light traffic, I arrived early at about 5.30 a.m. I … Continue reading →

Today for the first time, I was surprised to see that armed soldiers had arrived at the Provincial Hall in Samut Prakan. I think this is the first time we have had soldiers here since the coup. For the last … Continue reading →

After walking up Ratchdamri Road, I finally reached Ratchaprasong Intersection. This is an area that I have visited a lot the last month or so when the Reds were occupying these roads. I have taken a picture quite a few … Continue reading →

After walking around Silom and Saladaeng, taking pictures of Bangkok volunteers cleaning up their city, I then decided to walk up Ratchadamri Road towards Ratchaprasong. The BMA city workers were out in force today to help clear up the rubbish … Continue reading →

This morning, I caught the newly re-opened BTS Skytrain and MRT Subway to Silom to witness first-hand Bangkok people coming out to help clean up their community. The slogan for the campaign was “Together We Can”. Everyone met at 9 … Continue reading →

It was so sad about the burning of Central World at Ratchaprasong in Bangkok. This is, or was, the biggest shopping mall in Thailand. This honour now goes back to Siam Paragon that was untouched during the rioting. This is … Continue reading →

This is a video I shot this afternoon at Ratchaprasong. It shows the empty rally stage, the burned out Central World, Zen department store, Siam Theatre and other locations destroyed by the riots. It was shot on my iPhone and … Continue reading →

One of the quietest locations I visited today was Siam Square. It was deadly quiet. I have never before seen Siam Square so empty and quiet. You could hear a pin drop this afternoon. The only people here were shopowners … Continue reading →