A Couple of Special Benches

The first photo on today’s entry on Doodee’s Thailand shows three young Thai men working tirelessly in Bangkok’s searing heat to install two new benches in a corner of one of Bangkok’s most beautiful parks. There’s nothing very unusual in that, I know, but for some of us these two particular benches are very special.


These benches were commissioned by Mr Singh as a memorial to our friend Sa-too who passed away in Bangkok earlier this year. Mr Singh has worked assiduously during the weeks and months following Sa-too’s death, and in collaboration with Sa-too’s friends, relatives, and the park authorities has arranged this very appropriate tribute to our friend.

I’m aware that Sa-too’s friends and relatives have made donations toward the provision of these benches, and I’m aware too that a significant number of the people who’ve made such donations read this blog. So, on Mr Singh’s behalf, my own behalf too, and on behalf of all people close to Sa-too, I would like to thank those of you who’ve made donations for your kindness and empathy. Likewise I’d like to thank on behalf of all concerned the park authorities for allowing those of us close to Sa-too to make this gesture.


I’m really pleased that Mr Singh was able to arrange the putting in place of these benches. It’s gratifying to know that this silent memorial stands in memory of Sa-too in the city that he loved, and for the use and benefit of the people that he loved to be amongst and planned to live amongst.

And I’m pleased too that albeit in a most minute way the landscape and facilities of this beautiful place have been improved forever by this unmarked memorial. This tiny improvement to the park landscape stands in stark contrast to the way that the landscapes of the lives of all who knew Sa-too have been altered by his passing.

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