erawan shrine
in case u didnt know yet, the famous 4 face buddha at erawan shrine has been destroyed by some maniac who was in turn bashed to death by 2 passersby! rumour has it that police found some arabic scriptures tattooed on the person and suspect him to be muslim, which would be horrible if true as there may be tension btw the muslim and buddhist in that case.
this meant that my trip there was the last time we got to see the original 4 face buddha... despite having loads of temples worshipping the 4 face buddha in bangkok, this particular one is the most famous and is said to grant wishes. hence it is most visited even by celebrities and even being indicated on the bangkok tourist map as a major attraction there even though it wasnt a huge temple and it is open air beside a shopping centre in the middle of the city.
heard they were gonna rebuild it and some hong kong celebrities are eager to donate to its reconstruction. some local guru predict that this was a bad omen esp in times of tension in bangkok at this time. hope they can find out the real reason behind this incident soon... meanwhile, last look at the statue of the 4 face buddha...
last look at the original 4 face buddha
lotsa of flowers from devotees 
traditional thai dancers blessing the couple in front who made some donation
huge golden elephants at the shrine
