A real-life Coup!

Yes, a state of emergency has been issued, and a coup has taken place, or is being attempted at the Government House in Bangkok. I am fine, and would have slept through most of it had it not been for my friend Joe calling. When the phone rang at 11:30 tonight, (Tuesday here) I almost ignored it to resume my interrupted dream, but decided to see what was going on. I was informed that school has been cancelled for tomorrow, and that a coup had taken place... strange way to wake up.

A bunch of teachers met upstairs, (thanks to the convenince of living dorm-style in the same apartment building). None of us were too familiar with the background of the situation, and most information has been gathered from CNN or BBC. I guess that the local TV stations have been taken over, and for a while were displaying the Royal emblem and playing patriotic songs, but have now gone blank.

The coup is against the Prime Minister, who is currently in New York meeting with the UN. A group called "Council of Political Reform" is supposedly behind the coup, and announced their loyalty to the king. Everyone here supports the King, so I don't think that means too much.

From where I am, nothing seems out of the ordinary. I guess there are tanks around government buildings, but there have been no reports of violence... Soooo, I guess you can keep informed the same way as me, from the information superhighway! I will keep in touch, but no worries!