-- Even as I write this, (240853hrs.), it's raining: just enough to dampen the rhetoric and to cool the hot-heads.
- Looking-out the soi is quite empty, with no signs of life visible. The half-a-dozen or so soldiers who've been around for the last few days are are all under shelter.
- Possibly some of the fainter hearted red shirts might be pondering upon the benefits of exchanging their acc'n. in I-San for that offered here in BKK.?
- The usual & early morning b'fast. providers were selling their wares quite briskly o'side. BKK. XTN. HOSP'L..
-- Around 12.nn. tee rak & I walked along Tnn. Si Lom:
- SILCOM. CLOSED, but might RE-OPEN tomorrow, (25th.]?
- Riot clad police piquets on both sides by the DUSIT THANI HTL.;
- A few & small food-outlets OPEN;
- FASHION OUTLET, MC.CAFE & TOPS, (ex-Robinson's.], OPEN;
-- As for Tnn. Suriwong:
-Small gp. of riot police o'side. the JIM THOMPSON shop;
- Small gps. of armed soldiers at both P. Pongs.!;
- K'KORN. BANK, by P. Pong 1., OPEN;
- A few of the side-walk food-vendors were selling their wares, few takers;
-- BTS. Silom Line reported to be running between Chong Nonsi, (S3.], and Wongwian Yai, (S8.];
- MRT. reported to be running between QSNCC. & Bang Sue.
- 'buses. running in both dir'ns. along Tnn. Rama IV. & Si Lom;
- Weather continues to be o'cast. - possibly a good thing?
-- With many shops & outlets - those that OPENED during the day - CLOSING at 17.hrs. tee rak & I went to and walked through LUMPINI PK.. On the way I thought that the bamboo palisade was looking LESS effective, being weighed-down by tyres at several points, and thus offering easier points of access.
- Inside the PK. I was surprised to see that the swimming pool was OPEN.
- Possibly a dozen-and-an-half muscle-men working-out in the largest work-out space.
- Several gps. doing their aerobics.
- We left at 18.hrs.; I noted that all of the red shirts whom I could see stood-at att'n. during the playing of the Nat'l. Anthem.
- In gen'l. I thought that the o'all. tension was lower at the DUSIT THANI's corner.
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