don't use bleach

the violence that has erupted in bangkok is perhaps the most talked-about here, because everyone is surprised that it actually happened. even when there were thousands of red shirts holding protests in the middle of the city, i still know of people who continued with their travel plans.

too much faith in the thais? it doesn't matter where or who, any place where there are thousands of people gathered is not a good place to be. and any place where there are thousands of people holding a freaking protest can turn into hell in an instant.

but perhaps the thing that went wrong was how the government dealt with it, turning a sorta peaceful protest into this. we all know that when dealing with emotional people, we have to attack their emotions. however they decided to attack them with weapons, which is erm not a wise thing, especially with thousands of emotional people.

one thing i noticed was that there were two factions involved, the red shirts and the yellow or pink shirts. this led me to wonder: what if a guy in the red team washed his shirt and it faded into pink? will he be mistaken for the enemy? dangerous times.