Red Shirts... go away!

Sorry the blog hasn't been updated in a while but here are the latest from the red shirt protests that have been going on in Thailand. These photos were all taken on my way to work via motorbike. My school is currently closed because it is in the "red zone" the area which all of the red shirts have been camping out during the last SIX yes SIX weeks! I don't have any violent photos because I haven't come into contact with that myself, but I'm sure you have seen from news sources around the world about the uprising violence and protesting happening in Bangkok.

The above photo is one of the barricades made from the red shirts right below the sky-train station closest to my school.

The photos below are both from the same barricades outside of the Chit Lom sky-train station, which is also the main shopping area of Bangkok, filled with massive upscale malls ...definitely an unfortunate situation for the economy

As you can see, from these photos, the annoyance the red shirts have caused the citizens of Bangkok. Sukhumvit, one of the main roads and in fact the longest road in the world, has become completely off limits in certain, usually densely populated areas. This has caused major disruption in an already traffically challenged city. Citizens have to completely re-arrange their driving routes to and from work and home.

But, fortunately as mentioned I have not encountered any violence first hand. I have ordered coffee from a red shirt vendor, only out of desperation because the usual vendors are not around as they have been forced to move as well because of the red shirts. Needless to say, everyone in Bangkok, Thailand, and seemingly the world in general want this to end now. For the latest news on the situation happening in Thailand check out www.bangkokpost.com or http://www.nationmultimedia.com/