The whole situation in Bangkok became a total frenzy though things seem to have cool off for the moment. The situation here in Chiangmai is still very much under control (seemingly). Even so, for the first time since the whole Red vs Yellow saga started, our lives were impacted. On Wednesday, we had to take a Soi instead of the main road to get home. The Reds were burning tires at the Mayor's office (approximately 250m from our place) and the government had to close off that area. We stepped out onto the balcony last night to catch a glimpse of the town under curfew. The usual buzz at Warorot market was gone and the town had become quiet. We found some motorbikes/cars on the road at 10pm, not the Reds, probably some locals getting home. And when I was checking out a stray who was looking kinda lost (probably not used to the void of human presence), the wind blew and the door slammed with a loud bang. I freaked and ran into the house almost immediately.
At that split second, I thought it was a gun shot.
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