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We were at Yaowarat road going to our favorite Kuay Teow street vendor, but unfortunately she had already closed for the day. I noticed that Channel 3 had set up to broadcast and was ready to go. I was figuring it was for the flood, but who knows? \ The Water level didn’t seem [...]
Tell me if I am wrong, but it seems from what I see on television, when the water table (flood) rises high enough, the water is coming up from the floor, from the drains, even out of the toilet and flooding some buildings from the inside out. One building I saw had to open the [...]
Most of them are accepting donations as well. The tourist police are no exception. The airport division had this collection set up, with items being readied to go out as well as a donation box. Hard to pass one by without putting in a hundred baht. The need is so great. So many people have [...]
The 7-11 is piled high with sandbags, as are buildings here. We saw many business close early and begin piling sandbags on their metal doors. In one case the employees were caulking around the doors in order to create a seal. In another scene, a Toyota Prius pulled out of a garage from a rubberized [...]
The MRT authorities are closing some exits as well as partially putting up barriers with sandbags ready to reinforce the steel doors. This is a minor inconvenience as riders are then required to cross sometimes large and busy streets in order to locate access to the underground. From inside the closed entrance (the top was [...]
I was on the highway from Pattaya to Suvarnabhumi Airport to pick up my wife and continue onwards to Bangkok. Interesting that she arrives on the day the flood is anticipated to hit inner Bangkok. On the way I saw a caravan. I missed the last two vehicles which were carrying people and supplies, but [...]
I highly recommend the following: Richard Barrow’s flood information page HERE Thai Flood information HERE The Nation HERE Bangkok Post HERE
I really couldn’t think of anything to do…having cancelled my planned driving trip, I’ve been killing time and catching up on a year’s worth of sleep here in Pattaya. I came to work on my traditional Thai tattoo, visiting Ajarn Anek once again and it took about three days under the needle to get to [...]
