We awoke the morning of Wednesday September 20 learning of the news that the Thai Military, under the direction of General Sondhi Boonyaratkalin, had seized control of Power and the government from the absent Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin observed the events from New York where he was attending the UN General Assembly. As a result of the bloodless coup, we scrambled to delay our trip to Bangkok while looking for an alternative destination for the weekend.
We happened upon a nice resort on the China Sea in Southern Malaysia, The Pulai Desaru http://www.pulaisprings.com/tpdb.htm. It turned out to be only 3 hours (door to door) away
by local transit and ferry from Singapore to Malaysia. Angela prepared a great picnic lunch which we ate on our balcony - with an ice cold Changi (Thai nonetheless) Beer. After the beer and lunch we headed down to the pool for some sun and relaxation. We also took a nice casual stroll along the beach to investigate the surroundings. Mitch Grant a fellow teacher at CIS is organizing a second social trip in March for the staff - similar to the one in Sibu (previous post) and recommended this spot. Although this weekend did not have the late night fun of Sibu it was just what was needed - a nice relaxing weekend away. 
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