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  Your Excellency the Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Subject: Promoting Three Whale Rock as a Major Tourist Attraction and Landmark   I have seen numerous delightful posts and Facebook feeds from friends following their visits to Three Whale Rock. I have seen the rock formation for the first time recently and what I saw resonates with the words I repeat over and over again about Thailand so precisely. We have so much to offer. Thailand has many tourist attraction wonders but we are somewhat reluctant to fully appreciate what we have and we are seemingly too tardy to give …

Since the spread of COVID-19, wherever we go we see 99% of the general public wear medical or cloth face masks. This is especially true in public transportation systems like the BTS where reminders for the use of face masks are regularly announced resulting in 100% cooperation. The majority have their face masks on correctly but only a few do not.

This is my first ever visit to Bang Pho district by using public transportation. To optimise the occasion, I headed for Bang Pho Pier to see what changes have taken place since my last long time. Back then, accessing and using the pier in a wheelchair was simply a struggle. My first impression of the same pier this time? JUST WOW!!, I happily rate accessibility improvements seen as highly satisfactory with one recommendation for further work:

The photo speaks for itself. Rewinding back three years: The MRT Purple Line came into operation. We provided lots of information for service improvements to MRT. One of the issues we reported, and was fixed, was the skywalk from MRT/Bangyai Station leading to the entrance of Central Westgate. Back then, we noticed curved gutter covers that were very much like the ones in the photo. We see the same problem at MRT/Taopoon Station although the station has not been in use for that long either.