Bangkok's Airports are Closed

I'm sure you've heard about this on the news. I've been really busy in the past weeks (more about that in the coming posts), but I figured that it's about time that I blogged about this.

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Two of Bangkok's airports, Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang, are closed leaving thousands of tourists stranded -- including my houseguests. My parents and my titas were supposed to fly back to Manila on Thursday, but since all flights have been cancelled, they still have no idea as to when they will be flying back home. Hopefully the situation will be resolved by Saturday because my titas have catering jobs waiting for them when they go home. Luckily for my dad, he has nothing to worry about because my two brothers are left in charge and according to them, things are running smoothly. (Forgive me, allow the ate to brag. I'm just super duper proud of my siblings. Hugs to all of you!).

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Now, where was I? Ok, back to current events. Another reason why I'm writing this post is to inform all our relatives and friends back home -- especially my lolo, titos, titas and cousins -- that WE ARE ALL SAFE HERE. PLEASE DO NOT WORRY! Because our apartment is far from the two airports. We are at least 40 minutes away. Kung dyan sa atin, kasing layo yan ng Taguig at QC. Contrary to what you might have heard or seen on the news, hindi namin nararamdaman ang gulo dito. Napapanood lang namin sa news ang mga pangyayari. Kung hindi namin nakikita sa tv, hindi namin malalaman na may gulo na palang nangyayari dito.

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We are praying that the airport will be cleared soon para makauwi na sila kasi miss na miss na nila kayo jan! In the meantime, you may get in touch with them thru ym, emails, text messages or phone calls. Kung may mga last-minute bilin kayo, contact them now. Hehe!

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We'll keep you posted!

Valdez Family Advisory

This post is for our family and friends back home.

You have probably heard or read in the news about Bangkok's current situation. It's true that our city has been placed in a state of emergency because the protests have turned violent. According to the news, the Prime Minister has no plans of stepping down so it looks like these protestors are not going away anytime soon.

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I was able to chat with my mom and my brother-in-law, Eric, last night because they were worried about us so I assured them that we are fine. The news might paint a scary picture for all of you back home, but you shouldn't worry about us. We are doing ok. Thankfully, our apartment is far from any government office so no sight of any protests or rallies here.

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Oakwood issued an advisory to its residents and they are doing everything to ensure our safety. As an added measure, we were given a few reminders to keep us on the safe side:

1. Avoid government offices or places of confrontation -- unless these government offices are selling shoes and bags at 80% off, I'm not going near them even on a regular day.
2. Do not form groups of more than five (5) persons -- even if we bring our driver with us, we are still one person short of being a suspicious group.
3. Refrain from wearing yellow or red -- good thing I don't have much of these in my closet!

Okay, I'm trying to be funny just to show you that we're fine, but this is not really the best time for that. We hope and pray that this will soon be resolved and that no one else will get hurt.

NSIS called off classes today, so Aly and I will be staying at home all day. Richard went to work, but his office is far from any protest areas so he's safe. I promised my mom last night that I won't go to the mall and I'm keeping my word.