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Friday, 15 May, Khao Lak Last full day at Khao Lak... lying back, enjoying the beach scene and the weather, reading the local newspapers. The idyllic scene is a bit uncomfortable for me as I read the Bangkok Post, reminding be that just out of sight over the horizon and only a few kilometres to the south are some boatloads of refugees, fleeing serious persecution in Myanmar - and no one, no country, will take them(1). So they are just drifting at sea. Desperate. We've set such a good example. Now Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are all rejecting these persecuted people. It seems a bit heartless of me now to enjoy my own good fortune - having a session at a spa (yes, another massage), walking along the beach, indulging in 'happy hour' at the bar. At the bar last night, we came across a new game. New to us, that is, but it's probably been around forever.. It's called "Jenga", and it involves building a column using a certain number of small pieces of timber. The taller the column the better, and players alternate in taking a piece from lower down the stack and putting it on top The one who causes the tower to collapse is the loser. A young couple in the bar last night built a pretty impressive stack, before the lad got a bit too ambitious. We head down to Phuket tomorrow afternoon, before an early morning flight on Sunday back to KL. Next; Naiyang Beach & KL
(1)One week later, there were some concessions: a joint announcement that Indonesia and Malaysia would "take in" approximately 7,000 people adrift on the high seas - but it appears the gesture was subject to strict limitations (http://theconversation.com/indonesia-malaysia-and-thailand-still-arent-taking-real-responsibility-for-refugees-42140) |
Bigger
waves than usual today Playing Jenga
The serene surroundings of the spa at the Marriott
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