Then le Presdt's motorcade passed by.
Water in bottles was stacked up, but they said they would only distribute when the VIP arrived.
One woman said, If you come and give it to us, when the water recedes, we will throw it away. There seemed to be enough rice packets. Her mother, a school principal, was asked to put on her school uniform and come to welcome the Presdt (this when they had fled with only one set of clothes they were wearing). Were also asked to bring fruit for his refreshment. What do they think, the Presdt is coming to eat an apple? If only the cars with only one v i p in each had been used to transport and rescue people! Some said they would distribute life vests, then put on the life vests and took photos of themselves. (Yes, true, saw these photos)
Then Skynet (govt TV) comes and covers news.
One woman grabbed the mike and said, We don't want money, we don't want food or help, just close the dams, Let all the water through, then shut down the dams. The Skynet grabbed back the mike and then a heavily made up overdressed woman took over and lauded the presdt this and that.
They have no damned shame, while we are suffering, said, Pl vote for us!
Reports of people going around stealing roofing sheets and solar panels.
To be blunt, have no confidence in this gov at all. (Informal translation fr Mi Chan post below)
{I knew this would happen. In 1970s when a foreign steamer rammed into a Burmese vessel, or vice versa, the Burmese captain was drunk and steering with his feet, the collective scream cld be heard from Inya Rd, where I heard it. Reports then were the foreign boats threw down floats etc anything that would float, and the sampan people went around pushing the drowning people down with their oars and taking the floats. I have even incld this scene in my upcoming novel Wolf.}
What a great country, transitioning to democracy. kmk 8-3-2015
