It seems as if my neighbors are calm, cool and relaxed. I am just clinging on to the hope that one of the many plans the media keeps talking about will work. One idea was to create water ways (read:
drudge out 5 meter deep "rivers") on either side of some of the major highways in the outlying zones of Bangkok, to carry the flowing water out to sea without having it destroy central Bangkok. There is talk of pumping systems and boats pushing out the water, but new concerns have been raised over the
very hightide coming tomorrow afternoon. The river is at full capacity already and with excessive tides, the embankments could break, this coupled with the water running down from the north could be disasterous. However, everything is still a big guessing game, riddled with "what ifs" and "if this than thats". The Castle and Khao San Road (backpacker haven) regions are starting to see rising waters, which is about 10 minutes by car from where I live. Everyone keeps saying, "No doubt we'll be under water..." but when you hear this everyday for the past two weeks you wonder... maybe someone has come up with a brilliant plan... however it seems unlikely at this point.
This afternoon I seized the opportunity to get a run in before my looming house arrest. The streets seemed more than quiet, given a Friday at "rush hour" in a city perpertually in a state of rush hour. The people have fled. The rest of us are just waiting... here are a few pictures I snapped on my run.
My nextdoor neighbor chills out, plucking/shaving his beard with one of his rear view mirrors.
Metro entrances are being gated up.
The Thailand Stock Exchange is literally building a 6'' wall outside, supported by sand bags.
These clouds are predicting something crazy is about to happen... right?
So what do girls do when they are stuck inside? Mmhmm.
More to come. Pray for dry land!
ABA
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