Blood Play in BKK

Eight months ago when I stepped off the plane I knew I wasn't in Kansas anymore. But after a short period of starvation and a monsoon season I adapted and the differences between East and West didn't seem so big. But every now and then a sucker-punch out of left field reminds me that they're still worlds apart.

The ritualistic bloodletting that has swept through Bangkok and Chiang Mai this last week and a half has been a vivid reminder that there is still a strong belief in the darker arts. I'm not an expert on Thai politics, actually if I'm honest, I'll admit that I don't know squat, but when the UDD (red shirts) decided to start pouring, and tossing, blood all I could think of was "eewwww."

So far over 500,000 ccs's of blood has been spilt, tossed and painted with in Bangkok alone. The UDD has not commented on the blood that has been spilt in Chiang Mai.

Photos from the Bangkok Post: