Security Check
With New Year bombs that blasted off near Central World in 2007 ruining my lambchop moment at the Barbican – I certainly wouldn’t want any of that to be repeated, or this time in Central World itself.
But have the Thai security enforcement improved since then? Do we see a better security check everytime you or your car go pass the check points? Or the guards just quickly pretended to glance into your fake Gucci handbag while thinking what’s for dinner, or closing your bonnet before the light could even shine through?
I fear that the security check in Thailand are somewhat inadequate. Many Thai must have thought “What if the bombers actually put the bomb inside the car, under the passengers’feet and not in the most obvious places like bonnet? And what if the explosives are in those suitcases inside those bonnets but no one bother to even take a look? Do we really want to see a repeat of JW Marriott in Indonesia happening in Thailand before we get our acts together?
I’ve a fear that us Thai like to see what can go wrong closer to home before they like to act. And even if we act, we carry out with a slacking chill out Thai style.
Security matter should be taken very seriously not just at the X-ray machines in the airport. In Indonesia, they checked every suitcases entering every hotels doors, cars are thorougly check (if I have a tattoo on my bum, they would know – just kidding), and items are tipped out of handbags for proper inspection.
All of these checks may be a nuisance and making people aware of the insecurity level they are living with, but I would certainly feel safer living in Jakarta than Bangkok that took security check too lightly.
