Well, that's apparently exactly what he said. To add to the confusion there is a fairly new pro-Government anti-People's Alliance for Democracy group called the DAAD, the Democratic Alliance Against Dictatorship...Ajarn Philip wrote:The PM has just got back from Peru or somewhere and went on TV an hour ago, probably to say 'get stuffed'.
So they're all democrats.
That's comforting.
More seriously, in my judgement it is very unlikely that this conflict will spread from the Bangkok political arena across the nation, and most unlikely that westerners will become a target (although many have been seriously inconvenienced by the airport occupation). In the extremely unlikely event that that looks likely, we'll be getting married in a hurry and heading south to Malaysia...
If it wasn't for the airport business, I'd say don't cancel your holiday.
) with about a dozen others. No carol singing with lanterns and Victorian costumes, unfortunately.
) is obviously not very well tailored as it makes me look as though I've put on quite a bit of weight in the last few years. It has a mandarin collar which is a smidge tighter than I'd like, but I'm assured I won't have to wear it for more than about 3-4 hours... The upside is that it has (if I say so mayself) a rather fetching red and gold over-the-shoulder sash that is most... becoming. I will have to think about some decent shoes at some point, as I really don't think flipflops or sandals will cut the mustard.
. The good news is that it is also customary that these gifts are cheesy and extremely cheap. Needless to say, however cheap the gifts, I'm scrutinising the guest list most carefully. Sheesh, they're getting a free lunch then a sunset dinner at sea, and free entertainment (I was lucky enough recently to become friends with a young couple (he Israeli, she Scottish) of singer/musicians, who have agreed to 'do their stuff' on the boat) - what more do they want??