Even though this is old news now :-[ ....

Full article here

The fact is folks, as I had mentioned in several threads in a few forums, I was going to be in Bangkok for the changeover to 2007 - a necessary stopover on my return to Tokyo. The bombings occured before and after the New Years changeover.

We were not told in the airport, but security was very VERY tight - armed personnel everywhere. I only found out when my concerned pareants called me when I got back into Tokyo.

Two people that I met on the plane I am now concerned about - a young lady whose email address I have (and yes, I have emailed her).

Even though nothing happened at the airport (at least my part of the airport) I am a little rattled by this.

Many (some from here) will probbaly be disappointed that I was not harmed or killed

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Damien,
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Wow. No, I'm glad you are ok. To be honest, I have not kept up with the news over the holidays, and the American media has hardly mentioned the bombings, so I know almost nothing about them.

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Nobody on this forum would you harm Damien. I for one am glad that you are okay. The bombings got only a brief mention in the Australian media also.

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Glad you're okay, Damienpaul. The bombings got some mention in the press here, but not much.

Hope you're new friend is okay, too.

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Just out of ridiculously perverse curiousity, why in Hades dark heart would you assume anyone here would want you at ground zero?

Anyhow, glad you're safe in Japan, hit a bar and do shots until the guy doing karaoke looks funny, then sleep it off.

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I'm not completely heartless, the doctor who removed it told me he'd never be able to get it all.

The Victory monument is a long way from the airport, so you were quite safe. Still was an ugly incident though, and very uncharacteristic.

Jon

Well Mr. Paul, I see you have escaped my wrath once again. But know this, time is running out for you and your feeble band of freedom fighters.

just kidding. I have no clue who you are but I'm glad you made it out safely.

At the airport we were ushered to our terminal waiting areas by armed soldiers - looking back I have never seen security like that before at an airport.

In terms of the last statement - actually not an assumption - a reflection of sevral emails I received inc members from here and elsewhere.

But thank you all for your kind words - no word yet from my friend

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Damien,
International Baccalaureate Physics teacher
Spectroradiometry Instrumentation Major
Admin: Pacific Science and Art

Good to know that you're safe, damienpaul. I wouldn't want anything to happen to anyone from the BAUT forum. After all, we're like family here.

- Maha "one fright in Bangkok" Vailo

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