The next stop in Bangkok, and Bangkokians are anxiously waiting for the day when government officials open the levees that are currently protecting Bangkok - and causing all the flooding in Central Thailand.
This is from Bangkok Pundit's blog
It's a memo from the Bangkok Government inviting its directors and department heads to a religious ceremony to beg the water gods not to flood Bangkok.
Translation into English below:
Most Urgent: Memo
Office : Bangkok (Office of Permanent Secretary of Bangkok Metropolitan Authority Tel. 0 2224 8652 or Tel. 1280 Fax. 0221 6170)
No.: Kor Thor 0403/1093 Date: 7th of October 2011
Subject: Invitation to the Brahman water-lowering ceremony
To Directors and Departmental Heads of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has arranged a Brahman water-lowering ceremony on Saturday the 8th of October 2011 at 14.39 at the Bangkok City Pillar Shrine to beg to Kang Ka, the River Goddess, to lower the flood in Bangkok rapidly.
Therefore, we invite you to attend this ceremony with the agenda as follows:
14.39 hrs. Worship Ceremony (Barhma Ceremony)
15.09 hrs Chanting Ceremony
Meet at 14.00 hrs at the Bangkok City Pillar Shrine Dress Thai dress or polite dress
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