BANGKOK: It was a week before the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's funeral when I arrived in Thailand for a conference and I did not expect that my world would turn black for the next week.
On my first morning (Oct 15) in Bangkok, I was awoken by the sounds of blasting cannons coming from the Grand Palace where the late king's body has lain in state since his death.
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