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ถนนราชดำเนิน Bangkok. 29th December 2013.
In the time it took for me to wander over to get a close up of their beautiful feat of civil engineering a catastrophe had struck - the "protestors for Thailand's freedom" defensive sand bag wall had fallen over. The Dear Leader Suthep would not be happy.
And nor did this lass seem chuffed at the situation. Nor was there any use her blowing a whistle at it.
I must admit I thought we were up for a bit of a "the windmill has collapsed chapter in Animal Farm" reaction - and for the mob to appear and for this farang to be chased off their land, or lynched, or shafted with a flag pole up the bum, or something. Alas, none of that. Oooops, fortunately, none of that.
It was Thai smiles all round and seeing there was nowt else to do it was back to work and on with rebuilding it.... this time two, yes two, bags deep - as the lass had obviously said the first time. Very wise.
"Meanwhile, Molly was down by the brook, looking at her reflection in the water and admiring the new red, white and blue ribbons that she wore in her mane... Her hooves meant it was hard for her to manipulate the camera functions on her iPhone, but with some considerable effort she was, at last, able to post a selfie on her Facebook page."
Yup, it is all so George Orwell / Animal Farm isn't it?
ถนนราชดำเนิน Bangkok. 29th December 2013.
In the time it took for me to wander over to get a close up of their beautiful feat of civil engineering a catastrophe had struck - the "protestors for Thailand's freedom" defensive sand bag wall had fallen over. The Dear Leader Suthep would not be happy.
And nor did this lass seem chuffed at the situation. Nor was there any use her blowing a whistle at it.
I must admit I thought we were up for a bit of a "the windmill has collapsed chapter in Animal Farm" reaction - and for the mob to appear and for this farang to be chased off their land, or lynched, or shafted with a flag pole up the bum, or something. Alas, none of that. Oooops, fortunately, none of that.
It was Thai smiles all round and seeing there was nowt else to do it was back to work and on with rebuilding it.... this time two, yes two, bags deep - as the lass had obviously said the first time. Very wise.
"Meanwhile, Molly was down by the brook, looking at her reflection in the water and admiring the new red, white and blue ribbons that she wore in her mane... Her hooves meant it was hard for her to manipulate the camera functions on her iPhone, but with some considerable effort she was, at last, able to post a selfie on her Facebook page."
Yup, it is all so George Orwell / Animal Farm isn't it?