Stranded

As of Sunday morning, the Airports in Thailand are still shut down. I am not too sure how long the protests are going to last, but it looks like it might be a while. I have a flight scheduled for today, but it won't be taking off. I was scheduled to go to Chiang Mai, but it's not gonna happen. Usually, this sort of thing would upset me, because I get anxious about meeting flights on time. But this time, I am taking it all in stride. Since I don't have a strict schedule of places to be and times to be there, I will just find another another location and method to get there.

I read in the news this morning, that there was a bomb explosion at the Government House, with about 45 injured - many seriously. I am not anywhere near this area, and I am staying away purposely. So none of you need to worry about it. Right now, I am thinking I may take a train down to Phuket and stay there for a few days, and then head down to Kuala Lumpur from there. It's time to get out of Thailand, I think.

Yesterday, I went to my Personal Mecca. For those that know me well, it means I went to see the puppies at Chatuchak Market in Bangkok. There is a brisk trade in puppies at this market. I suspect it is where most people in Bangkok buy their dogs. Most of the popular breeds are represented, and the crowds are thick. I have to pull all my strength together to resist the temptation to buy all of them.

I saw a few lucky kids walk away with small dogs in little baskets. It was strange to see the transactions take place. Once, after the money changed hands, the seller tapped the heads of all the remaining dogs with the wad of bills. I guess it was to give them good luck in an early sell?

The market sells all manner of other animals too, of course. There were cats, birds, rabbits, Guinea pigs, squirrels, reptiles, fish, hedgehogs. And probably more. I noticed that the vendors selling fish were also eating fish for lunch. I dare not look at what the dog sellers were eating.

Today, I will spend some time trying to figure out how to get out of Thailand. Stay tuned!