Some arrived in fancy cars, others took taxis or public buses, and some even arrived on bicycles, but 60-year-old Suchat Tuckpibul boarded a train from Bangkok's Don Muang district to Samsen's Kamphaeng Phet 5 Road, where the Democrat Party-led demonstrations against the blanket amnesty bill are taking place.
Suchat said his children were worried that he might be overcome by the huge crowds at the rally site, but he told his kids he was determined to show up to oppose the bill and fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
Suchat, who attended with three friends, said he was a veteran of numerous anti-Thaksin protests since the early days of the now-defunct yellow-shirt People's Alliance for Democracy. He told his children that there would be no place left for Thais, if people allowed Thaksin to have his way.
"Me and my three elderly friends always go out together. Because of our age, my children were concerned that we might faint or run into trouble at the protest site, because it's so crowded. But I told my kids that they [protest organisers] have blown the whistle [calling for people to join the protest]. We won't be alive much longer, so it's our duty to join the others," said Suchat, adding that he was also not a big fan of the Democrats.
Suchat said he hoped that if enough people showed up - protest organisers are calling for 300,000 people to join them - then the Yingluck Shinawatra administration would listen.
Among those attending the protests was a large family, including children and grandparents. The younger members seemed oblivious to the speakers on the stage until former PM and party chief adviser Chuan Leekpai appeared with his image flashed on a large backdrop screen via a video projector. "Hey Chuan is here," said one of the children, who then took the opportunity to snap photos of him.
Protest leader, senior Democrat and former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban has promised that demonstrators can expect "good food and music". Seven kitchens were initially set up to feed the protesters, but were increased to 30 on day two. Food served at the protest site covers the cuisine of all Thailand's major regions. Democrat MPs at the site have the dual task of addressing both the crowds and offering moral support as volunteer kitchen hands.
Suthep's brother, Democrat MP Shane Thaugsuban, who represents the same province, went a step further by cooking a southern dish for the protesters. The organisers know that well-fed demonstrators are essential for a prolonged and successful fight.
Stalls have also been set up to sell various items but currently the most popular appears to be a plastic whistle. After all, a whistle was used to launch the protests, and demonstrators are now using whistles to blow out the sound of their dissatisfaction, instead of shouting as in previous anti-Thaksin rallies.