NOTE : contact visits at Klong Prem : sat-sun-mon-tues-wed (Lard Yao, Bang Khen, Bombat)
contact visits at Bangkang : friday
January 14 (friday ) 03:30 am : "Blue Shuttle" ... to Sacramento Airport
6:30 am : flight : Sacramento-Los Angeles .. ( United 6960 )
12:05 pm : leave LAX for Tokyo and Bangkok ( Thai 0773)
10:55 pm : arrive Bangkok ( Thai 0773)
midnight my baggage did NOT arrive ... where is GS ?
January 15 (saturday)
00:00 still no bags .... !!!
01:30 am TAXI to Hotel on Ngam Wong Wan Road in Chatuchak
will use the PONGPETCH SERVOTEL [ 011-662-5919128-32 ]
( travel agent : Discover Asia in Bangkok : phone 09-793-9464 )
08:30 am : TAXI to Klong Prem prison ..
09:30 am : no visits today ... "are you nuts it is a holiday !"
12:00 noon lunch at "the Mall".
1:30 pm begin packing fior the week
3:00 pm
7 pm dinner at the mall
11 pm still packigfor the wek
January 16 :(sunday)
09:30 Lard Yao : Men
12);; lunch at "the Mall".
1:30 Klong Prem : Bang Khen women
7:00 pm Dinner with friends
January 17 (monday) Day 1 in Bangkok details
09:00 Met with Mohan at Lard Yao [02-391-7240 ]
9:30 met with all men prisoners
10:00 motorcycle trip to the Women's prison
met all Nepali ladies ..
THEY ARE STILL FORCED TO WORK ALL DAY
........ their pay .. ??? 38 Bhat per MONTH !
all this is strictly against UN rules ...
12:00 taxi to Nonthaburi with Mohan
1:30 visit with all men at Bangkwang
4:00 back to hote to prep for tomorrow
11:00 pm .. still packing !
January 18 (tuesday) Day 2 in Bangkok details
08:00 walk to Lard Yao
09:30 first visit
12:00 lunch at prison coffee shop
1:30 second visit
January 19 (wednesday) Day 3 in Bangkok details
09:00 went to Klong Prem ... but were denied access.
called embassy for FAX support
visited BOMBAT ...
12:00 lunch
1:00 went back to Lard Yao with FAX
1:30 many delays .. with guasrds
2:30 in for the visit .. it was just great
3:30 taxi across town to meet with first secretary Khanal
he realizes that most of Nepali are innocent.
more on this later
7:00 pm ......... FINALLY back home after big traffic jam
11 pm finish packing for topmorrow
Janaury 20 (thursday) Day 4 in Bangkok details
06:30 packing for day.
08:00 taxi to Nonthaburi
10:00 first visit to Bangkwang : met Puscar KC and Chandra Rai
12:00 lunch at prison coffee shop
exchange money
13:00 foreigh affairs office .. delivered books and other packages
13:45 second visit : met Lok B. Tamang and Pore Ghale
3-6pm Sight see boat trip to Memorial Bridge in downtown Bangkok
January 21 (friday) Day 5 in Bangkok
todat is CONTACT VISIT DAY !!!
08:00 am taxi to Nonthaburi
09:00 sign in for visit .. prepare food and books for delivery
10:00 FIRST CONTACT visit : Bangkwang buildiongs 2 & 3
s
12:00 lunch/coffee at the prison coffee-shop
13:30 second CONTACT visit ????????
January 22 (saturday) leave Bangkok
08:00 am leave hotel, clear customs, mail remaining packages at airport.
10:30 am leave Bangkok ( Thai TG-319 )
12:35 pm arrive in KTM ( Thai TG-319 ).. move to Gaia Hotel ??
visit with friends
January 23 (Sunday) visit around KTM
January 24 (monday) Meet with friends, prisoner families; Afternoon party with families!
January 25
January 26
January 27 (thursday)
January 28
Januury 29 - feb 01 three day trip to chitwan national park
January 30 (sunday) all phone serviver cut to/from Nepal
Janaury 31 (monday)
February 01
February 02
February 03 (thursday)
February 04 (friday) Fire and Ice Pizza
February 5-7 three day trip to Nagarcot and Bhaktapur
February 08 my birthday phone lines restored ... internet up !!!
Feburary 11 meet with Samjhana and Ranju about women prisoners in Bangkok
February 15 (Saturday) leave KATHMANDU 1:50Pm THAI AIR INTL 320H
arrive BANGKOK 6:15Pm
February 16 (Sunday) leave BANGKOK 7:40Am THAI AIR INTL 774H
arrive LOS ANGELES 9:05Am
February 16 :(sunday) leave LOS ANGELES 12:45Pm UNITED 6580V
arrive SACRAMENTO 2:09Pm
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