-- Today, (23rd. - St. George's Day!), forenoon tee rak & I walked along Tnn. Si Lom.
- By Soi 6 SCB. was CLOSED;
- UNITED CENTRE was CLOSED;
- CP. TOWER was OPEN;
- SILOM COMPLEX was CLOSED - 'Out of concern for our customers' safety.';
- BTS. Silom Line was CLOSED;
- FASHION OUTLET & TOPS S'MKT., (ex- Robinsons.), CLOSED;
- Various other shops & outlets CLOSED;
- It was at AU BON PAIN, nr. to DUSIT THANI HTL. that there was a scrum of media types, many grovelling on their stomachs taking photos. of a couple of red roses at the top of the steps leading in to the shop for all the world as though they were on some Nat'l. Geog. mission to capture some rare and once-in-a-lifetime flower or rare insect; or possibly they aspired to be Pulitzer Prize wannabees?
- Fewer armed soldiers, I thought, but of those that carried fire-arms many had magazines in place.
- But many MORE riot-gear & black clad police - batons & shields; possibly in response to some criticism that they were too slow to respond to y'day's troubles? Even saw several police officers; but mil'y. offrs., (unless they're not shewing their insignia or marks of preferment), appear to be very, very few & far between. Few civilians seen on the side-walks; but several sellers of Thai & of yellow flags, ribbons in the Thai nat'l. colors and other similar items.
- Acros Tnn. Rama IV., at the start of Tnn. R'damri., the red shirts appeared to have strengthened their defences considerably - mainly with large & industrial sized tyres.
- General thought is lack of the BKK. equivalent to London's Blitz Spirit.
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