This coup could probably never have been called on a Monday. Monday is – as we have remarked many times on New Mandala - the King’s day. This year it has been marked as the day of yellow shirts and collective public ritual.
In this same cultural scheme, the most auspicious number in the traditional Thai worldview is 9. It has connotations of progress and advancement. That the coup happened today, 19/9 is probably not coincidental.
And while Mondays are celebrated as the King’s day, Tuesdays have a very different meaning in traditional Thai worldviews. Tuesday is a strong day.
It is the best day…
…for going to war.
4 responses so far ↓
1 BangkokPundit // Sep 20, 2006 at 3:02 pm
Nick
Also, it was at 9pm! From The Nation:
9.00 pm The Army’s special forces from Lopburi arrive at the Army’s Bangkok headquarters.
Web surfers post messages on Pantip.com asking if there is a coup de tat.
2 Judi // Sep 20, 2006 at 7:01 pm
not just Tuesday is a strong day. Saturday is also a strong day. do a bit more research and give the right fact to others otherwise you’re pretty much similar to those stupid news writers and irresponsible journalists.
3 Howard // Sep 22, 2006 at 1:27 am
Wow Judi, how impolite to make such a harsh comment like that. Shame on you for being so petty, and it really was petty.
Perhaps your parents forgot to teach you about good manners and the real meaning of ‘mai pen rai’.
4 New Mandala » Ahh, “full of loopholes” // Oct 1, 2006 at 8:55 pm
[...] That the announcement was made at 9:29 am is, again, probably not a coincidence. The report continues: Among other things, the interim charter absolves the CDR for staging the coup. [...]
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