April Fools Day Cancelled

And I am NOT joking.  Anyone reporting false information publicly about the Covid-19 pandemic as a joke is looking at a possible two years in a Thai prison.  And a Thai prison during this Hot season is no joke at all.  Similar bans on joking about it are announced in India and Taiwan. 

Our province of Nonthaburi has just declared a Partial (nighttime) Curfew where no one is to leave their homes between 23:00 hours and 05:00 (11PM-5AM).  Southern Nonthaburi, where we live, is part of greater Bangkok.  One can hardly tell you’ve left the Bangkok city limits until you’ve gone far enough north to reach the province’s countryside. 

We are doing fine here.  Tuk may or may not be working from home after this week.  The heat is almost unbearable. 

Meanwhile, Chiang Mai, Thailand’s second city located up in the north, has been rated having the absolute worst air pollution in the world.  Farmers burning crops are the main culprit, and a big forest fire there is out of control.  Our toxic haze down here in Bangkok has eased up dramatically because of more winds – small blessings! 

-Zenwind. 

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