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Bangkok Thailand: War protest display near the Democracy Monument.


Bangkok Thailand: War protest display near the Democracy Monument.


Bangkok Thailand: War protest display near the Democracy Monument.


Bangkok Thailand: War protest display near the Democracy Monument.


Bangkok Thailand: War protest display near the Democracy Monument.


Bangkok Thailand: War protest display near the Democracy Monument.


Bangkok Thailand: War protest display near the Democracy Monument.


Bangkok Thailand: War protest display near the Democracy Monument.


Bangkok Thailand: War protest display near the Democracy Monument.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: Guardian at the building housing the Reclining Buddha in the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The Reclining Buddha. That's a toe nail behind my hand.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The Reclining Buddha decoration in Mother of Pearl.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The Reclining Buddha decoration in Mother of Pearl.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The Reclining Buddha decoration in Mother of Pearl.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The Reclining Buddha temple.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The Reclining Buddha temple.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The Reclining Buddha temple.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: Typical scene at one of the street markets.


Bangkok Thailand: Busy road running past the Pantip Plaza.


Bangkok Thailand: Typical scene at one of the street markets.


Bangkok Thailand: Typical scene at one of the street markets.


Bangkok Thailand: Wonder how they ever educated mosquitoes to learn! Such miracles are desperately needed in Africa!

 

 10-30 March 2003
Hello again from Thailand.

I am finally heading home. I fly out of Bangkok on China Airline Flight 66 at 13:30 my Sunday and arrive the same day in Los Angeles at noon California time. How about that for time zone jumping? I should make it back up the mountain to Big Bear Lake the same day on the last Marta Bus out of San Bernardino. So... soon it will be cools-ville for me. And just in the nick of time; I think my radiator is broken, though my new brighter eye is functioning splendidly. The old cell phone should be working again by Monday... same (805)252-9749 number.


Peace,
 Fred Bellomy
 

PS: Like most of you, I am deeply distressed by the violence in Iraq. I recall the t-shirt I saw on a teenager in Jordan: "The only thing worth dying for is living." And, so many young people are dying there today. I am no fan of Saddam Hussein's, in fact I agree he continues to exacerbate the turmoil in Palestine with his moral and financial support ($25 thousand for suicide bomber families) of the extremist Arab elements in that troubled land. Still, like the majority of world leaders, I feel we should have exhausted all non-violent options before allowing our exasperation to lead us into military action. 

Sometime ago I suggested the allies were playing a game of "good cop - bad cop." I still think that is what happened, only the bad cop got impatient and cut short the behind the scene efforts of the good cops. At that time I had faith the good cops would prevail. With all the young blood flowing, I continue to hope the more sensible members of the Bush administration will take note of the awful harm our current foreign policy has done to American prestige and influence around the world and devise a strategy for extracting our country from the fool's errand on which we have embarked. It is long past time to begin putting the long term best interests of the entire world ahead of selfish American Interests. Nothing short of America's moral authority is at stake. 

Here in Southeast Asia allied friendly leaders are disgusted with American hegemony and often say so publicly. In their expressed views, our social-economic-cultural-military world dominance interferes with their own national developments. Prior to my extended stay in this part of the world, I rarely gave any thought to American hegemony... actually had to look up the word to be sure of its precise meaning. Indonesians, Malaysians don't have that problem. It is time for thoughtful Americans to do some lateral thinking. When the least of us suffers, we all are diminished.

The following screened websites I have studied offer relevant information about the situation in the Middle East.

CommonDreams.org
Rense.com
Atimes.com
Counterpunch.org

FB 28 March 2003 Bangkok

 


Bangkok Thailand: Democracy Monument.


Bangkok Thailand: War protest display near the Democracy Monument.


Bangkok Thailand: The Royal Palace near the river.


Bangkok Thailand: The City seal?


Bangkok Thailand: The City seal?


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The Reclining Buddha.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The Reclining Buddha.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The Reclining Buddha wall of decoration in Mother of Pearl.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The Reclining Buddha temple.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: A minor shrine at the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: Basket trays of red peppers drying in the sun.


Bangkok Thailand: Entrance to the Bangkok Center Hotel near the Railroad Terminal.


Bangkok Thailand: Entrance to the Bangkok Center Hotel near the Railroad Terminal.


Bangkok Thailand: Railroad Terminal near the Bangkok Center Hotel.


Bangkok Thailand: Railroad Terminal near the Bangkok Center Hotel.


Bangkok Thailand: Typical scene at one of the street markets.


Bangkok Thailand: Busy road running past the Pantip Plaza.


Bangkok Thailand: Lots of western franchises in Bangkok.

 

 

 

 


Bangkok Thailand: Democracy Monument.


Bangkok Thailand: Democracy Monument.


Bangkok Thailand: Typical street scene along Kahosan Road where all the backpackers congregate.


Bangkok Thailand: Typical street scene along Kahosan Road where all the backpackers congregate.


Bangkok Thailand: Typical street scene along Kahosan Road where all the backpackers congregate.


Bangkok Thailand: Typical street scene along Kahosan Road where all the backpackers congregate.


Bangkok Thailand: The Royal Palace from across the busy street running in front of it and the City Pillar.


Bangkok Thailand: The City Pillar across the street from the Royal Palace.


Bangkok Thailand: The Royal Palace near the river.


Bangkok Thailand: The City Pillar across the street from the Royal Palace.


Bangkok Thailand: The City Pillar across the street from the Royal Palace.


Bangkok Thailand: The City Pillar across the street from the Royal Palace.


Bangkok Thailand: The City Pillar across the street from the Royal Palace.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: A temple at the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The Reclining Buddha.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The Reclining Buddha temple.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The Reclining Buddha temple. People apply 4X4cm sheets of gold leaf, not all of which sticks very well.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The Reclining Buddha decoration in Mother of Pearl.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The Reclining Buddha decoration in Mother of Pearl.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The Reclining Buddha decoration in Mother of Pearl.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The Reclining Buddha temple.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: Another minor shrine at the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex. The covered walkway around the entire complex is lined with sitting Buddhas like these.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: At the Wat Pho complex.


Bangkok Thailand: Typical scene at one of the street markets.


Bangkok Thailand: Typical scene at one of the street markets.


Bangkok Thailand: Typical scene at one of the street markets.


Bangkok Thailand: Typical scene at one of the street markets.

 
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Bangkok Thailand: Sculpture seen at the city zoo.

Bangkok Thailand: Hedge sculpturing at the city zoo.


Bangkok Thailand: At the city zoo. These are realistic sculptures.


Bangkok Thailand: At the city zoo.


Bangkok Thailand: At the city zoo. One of the food vendors stationed at the entrance.


Bangkok Thailand: Sculpture of a bodhisattva or Hindu god Brahma?


Bangkok Thailand: One of numerous street shrines see throughout the city.


Bangkok Thailand: One of numerous street shrines see throughout the city.


Bangkok Thailand: Sculpture of a bodhisattva or Hindu god Brahma?


Bangkok Thailand: Floral garlands like this one are widely sold to the faithful who decorate the street shrines with them. Ladies can be seen on every street at certain times weaving the flowers together.


Bangkok Thailand: Beautiful orchids like these are as plentiful as weeds in Thailand.


Bangkok Thailand: Lilly pads and flowers in a park pond.


Bangkok Thailand: Beautiful orchids like these are as plentiful as weeds in Thailand.


Bangkok Thailand: Religious sign reminding people to fast for one of the holy days?


Bangkok Thailand: On the grounds of the Royal Palace.


Bangkok Thailand: View of the Royal Palace from outside.


Bangkok Thailand: On the grounds of the Royal Palace.


Bangkok Thailand: Giant portrait of the king near the Democracy Monument.


Bangkok Thailand: Giant portrait of the royal family near the Democracy Monument.


Bangkok Thailand: Giant "high school graduation" portrait of the king near the Democracy Monument. He is now a man of advanced age!


Bangkok Thailand: Democracy monument.

 

 

27 March 2003

Hello from Bangkok.

Other photos taken around the day I visited the zoo in Bangkok... and during my cataract surgery on the right eye at the Bumrungrad Hospital.


Peace,
 Fred Bellomy


Bangkok Thailand: Boat pond at the city zoo.


Bangkok Thailand: At the city zoo.


Bangkok Thailand: At the city zoo. These are realistic sculptures.


Bangkok Thailand: At the city zoo. One of the food vendors stationed at the entrance.


Bangkok Thailand: Strange fruits in the market.


Bangkok Thailand: Strange fruits in the market.


Bangkok Thailand: One of numerous street shrines see throughout the city.


Bangkok Thailand: Sculpture of a bodhisattva or Hindu god Brahma?


Bangkok Thailand: At one of the numerous street shrines see throughout the city.


Bangkok Thailand: One of my cheap lunches at a food court near the hotel. I loved the food as long as there were no tiny red "specks" hidden in the display to burn a hole in my stomach.


Bangkok Thailand: These sgns were posted near the entrance doors to the Pan Tip Plaza where pirate copies of most commercial software packages could be had for about $2.40 each. No one paid any attention to them.


Bangkok Thailand: On the grounds of the Royal Palace.


Bangkok Thailand: On the grounds of the Royal Palace.


Bangkok Thailand: Fortification across the street from the Royal Palace.


Bangkok Thailand: Democracy monument with sculptured hedge in the shape of a swan in the foreground.


Bangkok Thailand: Giant portrait of the royal family near the Democracy Monument.


Bangkok Thailand: Closer shot of the giant "forever young" portrait of the king near the Democracy Monument.

 

 


Bangkok Thailand: Boat pond at the city zoo.


Bangkok Thailand: At the city zoo.


Bangkok Thailand: Map showing the layout at the city zoo.


Bangkok Thailand: At the city zoo. These are realistic sculptures.


Bangkok Thailand: At the city zoo. One of the food vendors stationed at the entrance.


Bangkok Thailand: Part of the garden plaza on the sixth floor of the Bumrungrad Hospital, just across from the residence hotel where I stayed.


Bangkok Thailand: Part of the garden plaza on the sixth floor of the Bumrungrad Hospital, just across from the residence hotel where I stayed.


Bangkok Thailand: Part of the garden plaza on the sixth floor of the Bumrungrad Hospital, just across from the residence hotel where I stayed.


Bangkok Thailand: Part of the garden plaza on the sixth floor of the Bumrungrad Hospital, just across from the residence hotel where I stayed.


Bangkok Thailand: Part of the garden plaza on the sixth floor of the Bumrungrad Hospital, just across from the residence hotel where I stayed.


Bangkok Thailand: Part of the garden plaza on the sixth floor of the Bumrungrad Hospital, just across from the residence hotel where I stayed.


Bangkok Thailand: Part of the garden plaza on the sixth floor of the Bumrungrad Hospital, just across from the residence hotel where I stayed.


Bangkok Thailand: Part of the garden plaza on the sixth floor of the Bumrungrad Hospital, just across from the residence hotel where I stayed.


Bangkok Thailand: Part of the garden plaza on the sixth floor of the Bumrungrad Hospital, just across from the residence hotel where I stayed.


Bangkok Thailand: This is Elizabeth whom I first met in Egypt with her current amoretti. A year later I heard she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and died while touring China about the same time I was there.


Bangkok Thailand: On the grounds of the Royal Palace.


Bangkok Thailand: Near the Royal Palace.


Bangkok Thailand: On the grounds of the Royal Palace.


Bangkok Thailand: On the grounds of the Royal Palace.


Bangkok Thailand: Giant portrait of the royal family near the Democracy Monument.


Bangkok Thailand: Giant portrait of the king near the Democracy Monument.


Bangkok Thailand: Democracy monument.


Bangkok Thailand: Giant "forever young" portrait of the king near the Democracy Monument. He is now a man of advanced age!


Bangkok Thailand: Democracy monument with sculptured hedge in the shape of a swan in the foreground.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Bangkok Thailand: That's me and my new right eye a few days after the cataract operation.


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: Bathroom shower in BH Residence room 2600


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: Kitchen table and living room couch in BH Residence room 2600


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: Living room TV in BH Residence room 2600


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: TV & Air conditioner remotes in BH Residence room 2600


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: Waiting room in the Ophthalmological department.


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: Waiting room in the Ophthalmological department.


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: Waiting room in the Ophthalmological department.


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: Waiting room in the Ophthalmological department.

 

 

2 March 2003

Hello from Bangkok.

Photos taken during my stay in Bangkok to have cataract surgery on my right eye done at the Bumrungrad Hospital.

 
Peace,
 Fred Bellomy

 

 


Bangkok Thailand: H ere is where I organized all the various medications I needed to take after the cataract operation.


Bangkok Thailand: Here is where I organized all the various medications I needed to take after the cataract operation.


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: The day of the surgery taken in BH Residence room 2600


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: Waiting room in the Ophthalmological department.


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: Some of the nurses on duty in the waiting room in the Ophthalmological department.


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: Dr. Natee in her office in the Ophthalmological department. She managed the IOL surgery... but a technician actually operated the highly automated equipment which continued providing audio feedback as the totally painless procedure progressed!

 

 


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: Bathroom sink in BH Residence room 2600


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: Bathroom sink in BH Residence room 2600


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: Bedroom vanity in BH Residence room 2600


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: Kitchenette in BH Residence room 2600


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: Kitchen table work area in BH Residence room 2600


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: The day of the surgery taken in BH Residence room 2600


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: Waiting room in the Ophthalmological department.


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: Dr. Natee in her office in the Ophthalmological department.


BANGKOK 7-31 Dec 03: Dr. Natee in her office in the Ophthalmological department.