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Some get on their soap box, others just use one of these.
Thailand. Also known for its raves.
Photograph by contributing retorter Amanda Maddock
Usually 12 step programs are meant to outline a course of action for recovery from addiction or compulsion.
However, here is a 12 step program designed to do the opposite. If you follow these steps, you will develop obsessive compulsive disorder.
Step 12: Turn off water by touching dirty tap with clean hands. Return to step 1 and clean hands thoroughly as instructed.
Step 2: Dispense soap with elbow. Well, they say that step 2 is always the hardest.
Life insurance? Of course. But it pays to have yourself covered in the case of say, unexpected self-esteem issues.
With Muang Thai, everything is going to be alright.
Photography by contributing retorter Amanda Maddock
The red shirts were out in force… this can only mean one thing here in Thailand – Christmas has arrived! An Xmas parade took place outside my hotel yesterday and it was lovely to kick the festive season off here in Bangkok.
I’m surprised how many people fitted into that one bus.
With only a 0.5% Christian population in the country; they must have all been here celebrating. Impressive too, that they’d co-ordinated themselves to wear red shirts. Sooo Christmassy!
On a serious note however, there seemed to be an element of politics weaved through the yule tide proceedings. I’m no expert in the Thai language, but from what I could gather; those wearing ‘red shirts’ represented Santa’s elves wanting to be freed from the shackles of their oppressive master. A noble cause…
The photo below I think might be Mrs. Claus. She clearly has a military presence and I can only assume uses her combat training to control the elf population.
Also possibly Santa in his pre-beard years.
Some jumped right into the festivities, donning neckerchiefs and coming in fancy dress.
The fancy dress shop only had time to finish 3 riot shields. Also, it was meant to say “SAILOR.”
I had a lovely afternoon getting into the spirit of things and returned to the hotel humming, “Oh Come All Ye Faithful” and “Rudolf the Red Shirt Reindeer.”
When I arrived back however, my Christmas mood was slightly shaken as I received this letter under my door:
“Dear guest. With regards to the Red Shirt’s happening in the nearby area… the situation remains paramount in our minds… please avoid going near the gathering points for your own safety… please rest assured of our intention neither to downplay nor to overstate the matters in the situation and that we take safety of our guests and staff very seriously…”
Wow! What a coincidence that there were two parades on the same afternoon, in the very same area! I’m just so relieved I didn’t come across this other “Red Shirt” gathering… (http://tinyurl.com/282tyvk) My safety might have been breached! I guess you could call it a Christmas miracle. I don’t feel comfortable getting involved in matters of international politics. Never have. Oh no, I’ll stay right out of them and just stick to the things that matter to me most: like, as of today, the plight of the elves…
Merry Christmas everyone. x
My legs let me down today. They often do, but it’s usually due to squatting. Today was different. I was denied entry to the Grand Palace in Bangkok because I showed too much leg. I was told, for the first time in my life: “You must wear pants.”
It was clear that my small shorts were not enough, as several official men shook their fingers and heads at my naked knee caps.
Thailand is known for its “tough on tourist’s trousers” policies. Here is another one they believe in passionately:
It's hard to see-through if you have one of these on your head.
With my legs exposed from the knee down I enjoyed the palace from the roof up, outside the walls and safely hidden behind this lamp post.
And here is the full list, in case you need to know ‘what not to wear’ on your next visit to the Grand Palace in Bangkok.
I can't help but notice "naked" is not on the list.
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