Sunday, January 25, 2009

Gone People Watching in Sakon Nakhon

Choosing to go to the barber on a saturday is just stupid.  But I did.
The consequences, a long wait.
I sat outside and watched the people go by.  Oh I loved it

Haircut and a shave. 
Haircut reminds me somewhat of decades old Thai hair fashion.

Saturday socials at the M.J.  
They've apparently been going on for some time.
I got an invitation: "we talk about those people who don't come." What an incentive.

Service was crummy. 
I waited 10 minutes for a coke. And then it was served to someone else.
Lucky I brought my own SangSom (rum).
The seating area was spacious and comfy. 
Near the hotel lobby entrance, great opportunity for people watching.
Meeting friends, discussing the world situation, pleasant.

  • Best Entertainment Award" goes to a three year old practicing Kung Fu tactics.
The boy also repeatedly demonstrated his "make believe" machine gun skills.
Groans the father, "he has so many toy rifles at home".
Groans again, "they are noisy."


Later in the afternoon I got my exercise: 
tennis and a four man badminton game for an hour, at home.

6 p.m. I'm taking Joey to the fair: Subtitle: Joey goes to the fair with his A.T.M.
Four cans of beer for a starter for Joey. We walked around a bit.
A wig Joey can wear on school day. A bag of roasted chestnuts for me.

I have a Sakon Nakhon Fair tradition. Target practice.
The first rifle I used was defective. 
Think it was missing the firing pin, or did he forget the safety pin?

Five bullets. Five targets. But I wanted to see how close together I can get the shots.
Two tries.

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Then Joey prompted us into position for a Kodak moment.


H e l l o o u u

I spent 11 years in the U.S. Army. Why? 
H e l l o o u u... do I need to draw you a map? (Humorous sarcasm intended).

After sitting at a table near one of the fair entrances, watching people coming in I headed home for some spinach lasagna. 



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