Free Tibet - NYC 42nd St

As you all know, the Tibet-China situation is brewing and protests are being staged all around the world. In general, Singapore frowns upon civil demonstrations... But I'm in NYC and I stay right across the Chinese Consulate...

14 March 08
This was taken from the UN Secretariat. NYPD swamped the streets after some protesters tried to get into the UN. The crowd grew with time. Their signs were tiny (from my view), but at least I could read them (unlike the instance when the pro-life group was protesting). The highlight of my UN experience! Staff members seemed indifferent to the commotion. They see it too often.


The crowd grew...

16 March 08
This took place outside my apartment, right across the Chinese Consulate.

The view from my bedroom. There were lots and lots of police cars. They looked like toy cars. I would be so happy if I were a five-year-old boy.
Policemen, all in a row. I wonder what they were thinking.
Policeman 1: When will they be done protesting... I want to spend my Sundays at home watching television... (Maybe??)
Policeman 2: I need coffee. (Some policeman asked me where he could get coffee. Hehe!)

Another policeman reassured me that the protesters were non-violent. Did I look like I was afraid that they would hit/kidnap me?? They (the protesters) even offered me gum.
Horses behind the roll of policemen. Why were the horses at the back? Horses at the back + policemen on foot in front = Perception of higher security?

I heard that the presence of the large police force was due to the fact that someone spray-painted "Free Tibet" on the Chinese Consulate (yesterday?). Darn! I couldn't believe I missed that!

The row of horses.

Lots of horses = Lots of horse poo

Someone cleaning the horse poo!!! Glad he didn't notice that I was taking this picture of him sweeping poo!!

Information (if you were one of the protestors): The human bathroom is at the back of my building, it is the potable toilet meant for the construction people in the next building... I think the horses need some potable toilet stuck to their butts, some form of horse diapers.
My apartment. Notice the two security guys / policemen watching from the balcony.

And in the air: Two helicopters. Maybe they were news helicopters.

Why weren't the protestors hoarse after hours of shouting? Didn't notice them drinking water too...