Remembering....

This week, we saw in the news how Bangkok was smouldering in flames and smoke. The destruction is just unbelievable, I can't imagine the level of anger and frustration as shown by the Thai people, but i can understand their feelings. All of us do experience some form of anger and frustrations and we have to release all these pent-up emotions.
I was in Bangkok a couple of years ago. A sprawling city...the roads were very wide indeed. During traffic jams, we hardly heard the sound of car horns....motorists just sat there waiting patiently for the long line of vehicles to move. It took us almost three hours to reach our hotel from the airport.
The people there were friendly and always smiling. The shopkeepers were always polite and friendly and helpful too. I wonder how long the people there will take to rebuild Bangkok. My friends and i plan to visit Chiangmai in Northern Thailand and stopping for a few days in Bangkok this year end. ...but it looks as if we have to postpone our trip for the time being as the whole country in still very volatile and emotions can still run high. The next time i visit Bangkok, it will certainly look very different......