Bangkok Dangerous

Things havent been great recently. The economy downturn. The Mumbai Massacre. The Bangkok Emergency State. My credit crunch. Among other things.

The negativity around is so prevalent that it numbed myself to spur any thoughts in response to the recent happenings. Exam is coming but I barely touched my book. At the same time, I'm counting down my days left with my current employer. A concoction of weird emotions, thoughts and feelings is always brewing in my head, that the effects of such negates any sensation. I'm numbed to the core. Soul-less.

Then came along a surprise MSN session with a net pal. He is one of the poor souls who got stranded in Bangkok since the airports there were force to closed down due to demonstration. Gosh! It never occurred to me that I could be the one who got stucked in a foreign land when all I want is to go home! (of coure, being blasted off in a Mumbai street would be far worse than this!) It suddenly hit me that things are really BAD these days that I should start noticing them, attentively.

So there he went, having this unwanted extended version of his BKK holiday with his brothers. They have no where to go, but to stay in their hotel, where food and room are paid by the government (well, they should have!). They have nothing to do, but to make calls to the airline and their embassy, getting updates on their flight info and the status of the airport and the city (and of course, occasional MSN chats). Poor thing! Unlucky bunch! I couldn't imagine myself facing similar situation, for someone who doesn't even take down the embassy address or number before I travel out of the country! (but then again, who really does that?)

On another note, imagine the economic adversity that this incident could spin off. Endless compensation by the government and the airlines. People turning away from the city. Airlines cease to generate revenue due to flight suspensions. And the list goes on. Are these people out of their minds?

Anyways, my heart goes out to you, Hori. May you be safe and be able to leave the country ASAP.