These last few days have been a period of national morning for the king who is to be burnt tomorrow.
Some how I've managed to score myself the best vantage point... An upper storey bar opposite the most expensive bar in town but with an obscure opening so I'm the only 'whitey' in here watching the steady flow of people down the street as the road is blocked... the spectacle is mesmerising. I think the picture above symbolises the situation here. Such a tangle of networks and corruption, and yet an undercurrent of unity for the people to be together at this time. As is the case in neighbouring Thailand, the people dread the passing of the king because they don't think the son is not worthy.... So who knows what will happen next?!
By the way the picture below is of the crematorium they're going to burn tomorrow... The whole complex was US$1.5 million to build!
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