Brings a tear to your eye, doesn't it ???
I make apologies for this plug for my mate John Lincoln, a cheeky New Zealander, who makes people relax and have a good laugh at CrazyHotBar in Bangkok He also runs a great 9 ball pool league game that is a load of fun to play in too.
When in Bangkok check it out. Believe me everyone else does.
Why Crazy Hot bar you may ask? Well folklore has it, when they opened in 2004, Su his wife told him he was crazy and he said she was hot.
That settled the name which is now a great place to be to relax for an hour or two. It is also stacked with sports TV’s for the sport of your choice from feeds NZ UK Aus US and everywhere.
He has a new 50 inch one that he hopes to have up for the Aussie Rules Grand final next week
You find John & Su easily right downtown in Sukhumvut 7/1.
http://www.crazyhotbar.com/index.php/locate/
You can also check back copies of Humour for all Occasions jokes you may have missed too at http://www.crazyhotbar.com/index.php/jokes/
This is a copy of a post I posted on www.performancecontroller.
Tonight (May19th 2010) there is an eerie yellow feel in the city of angels with Bangkok now under a curfew . The only people on the streets are the army, police, authorized people and emergency services.
The events of today that saw the protest rallies ended and leaders arrested then transformed into lawless rioting and burning.
I just went to the rooftop of my apartment building where I can see the normally busy street now empty below. And to the north the famous Bangkok expressway hub that normally has constant flow of vehicles, now as none.
I took this photo over the nearby Bumrungrad Hospital where you can see the fire dominating the skyline as the Central World Mall just 4 Kilometers away continues to burns. Red flames are clearly visible reflecting on the billowing smoke as this landmark burns to the ground.
I am not sure yet if the office tower attached to the Mall is burning too. If so like many others effected our business will be a casualty too as our office in on one of the higher floors.
(Click on this picture to link to the original CNN Video showing the Central World Mall on fire.)
In the last few days it is difficult to move around in the city. Today was worse as the army moved to control escalating events. People were advised to do only what are essential things. Many have left the city to go to the provinces including some of our staff. For many foreigners they have or will return to their counties in fear of further escalating tensions.
I had to walk quite a distance from my home to get past the razor wire blockades set up by the army to contain and defend against the ongoing civil lawlessness. Just nearby it was curious to see a mix of soldiers crouched and behind sandbag defense lines in readiness for potential attack while people streamed past purposefully as they leave new danger zones.
As cell tower towers communications were being cut in attempts to stop rioters re-grouping so many people I saw had cell phones to their ears as it seemed intent on learning of troubles ahead and where the dangers might be.
Needless to say my venture out was short as I competed my errand and returned home.
As a chronological record I have updated the detail events of today in. http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/2010/05/being-on-the-spot-in-bangkok-is-not-a-good-scene/#comments
I have also pasted it under the fold below:
For an update on the latest situation in Bangkok arar6:30 M Local time go this link Bangkok is a tinderbox right now.
