-- Y'day., (25th.), evening - having walked-around in the gen'l. area of WAT PO, the GRAND PALACE and the MIN. OF DEFENCE - and observed the INCREASED presence of BKK's. Finest, (mostly engaged in directing the rd. tfc.), and the mil'y., (many wearing bulky & anti-riot gear.), - I walked to SARANROM PK., arriving there at approx. 18.55.hrs..
- The usual nos. of people jogging, working-out and doing ballroom dancing etc. etc..
- I sat-down on one of my usual benches and during the next hr. or so was approached by four men: the first was Khun Champa, whom I met on my prvious visit, while the others were younger & MORE obviously money-boyz; I was able to decline their kind offers with little effort.
- I was interested to see that one of them - the best looking one of the lot - declined the approaches of a youngish & plumper looking man but eventually went-off with an elderly man who looked like the avg. peasant and/or rice-farmer: elderly & stoop-shouldered; tanned & wrinkled face; dressed in a while singlet over dk. blue shorts and wearing sandals.
- For the first time I saw one of the para-mil'y. park-gds. walking-around & oviously on patrol as he was using his torch, (US.: flaslight.), for add'n. illumination - particularly in the space used by those working-out with gym.-eqpt..
- I left at around 20.3o.hrs. and took a #1. 'bus., (whose young conductor - in his lt. bl. shirt over tightish & dk. bl. trousers - had possibilities? Or so I thought.), back to Cent'l. BKK..
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