today is the start of the songkran festival here in thailand, celebrating the thai new year. but the celebration is not as festive as the previous ones. in fact this, i think, is the only songkran in thai history that is considered "black songkran" due to the ongoing protests gainst the leadership of the current prime minister.
sad. the major downtown area is closed. two days ago i went to the siam area, watched "slumdog millionaire." siam paragon, the newest luxury shopping complex in the area is suposed to hold a night-long concert of thailand's top rcording bands. i was lookinf forward to it. now it's aborted.
it's sad... what's been going on in this once peaceful nation. we can only pray that this too will pass... that God will make something good out of this turmoil.
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