While we were on Phi Phi Island I noticed that the sand was white on top but just underneath black, volcanic sand I assumed, then I discovered it is actualy the silt left over after the tsunami. There are still pieces of brokrn tile everywhere and bungalows being rebuilt. Some areas are still abandoned and many of the post cards you buy still show the area pre tsunami with twice as many palm trees as currently reside in the shallow wedgew of land that lies between the two main beaches of Phi Phi Don.
It seems every weekend at the moment is a long one (yay) bring on the four day week, Last weekend was the Queens birthday, the weekend before Buddhist lent, this weekend they have a referendum (perhaps it will stop the rioting in Bangkok). It means no alcohol sales from midnight the day before, apparently Thai people can't be trusted to not kill each other in an alcohol fuelled frenzies if they have different political opinions (or if the prevailling party is not the one they desire). Weird but true some people take their politics that seriously, unfortunately a large proportion of voters are hopelessly under informed, ill informed or simply misinformed as the government tightens controls on media outlets, and restricts access to sites like you tube and other public forums. Perhaps a democracy will be voted on in October as promised but if this new constitution is not passed perhaps not. In the mean time we will have to buy our alcohol on non-election days and have pool parties on the long weekends while the citizens of this land are taking care of business.
Later N.J.
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