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Happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year If you drive, stay sober.
If you party hardy, then let someone sober do the driving.
Expect increased road checks over the holidays
Two local Expats hospitalized
an e-mail I received
Dear Hans,nice to see you the other day,thank you for your help.
I read your web-site daily. Sometimes I pick up some interesting small items of news, however, as Sakon Nakhon's roving Falang reporter, I think you are missing out on some important human interest stories of local falang persons, instead of commenting on parades etc.
In the local General Hospital are 2 seriously unwell peopole.
{1}Laurie R... ... suffered a heart attack.
{2}Tony P...
I have visited both of these people.
Are they not worth a visit from you our intrepid reporter ; a mention on your web-site.they have personal help but encouraging support may help from other fellow falangs, it is not nice to be in a hospital in a foreign country.
What do you think?
regards,
Thank you for sharing information regarding the health of two of our compatriots.
Roving reporter is a misnomer. This blog is a hobby, not a profession.
I first started a website, then switched to this blog with the intent of providing information and entertainment for tourists and expats. I post information as I discover it. I try to avoid gossip without verifying the facts.
With a few exceptions, this blog has been pretty much a one man show. I gladly accept contributions from others. A recent example is the entry Mekon River At Nakhon Phanom with pictures contributed by Gene.
I frequently get invitations to photograph weddings, birthday parties and the like.
I generally only publish photographs of public events, such as parades, for a reason.
I've had a number of occasions when I received frantic phone requests to remove specific pictures because people didn't want their whereabouts to be published.
Some reason given: "I don't want immigration to know where I am," or "I don't want my Ex to know where I'm living."
For similar reasons I have edited the names from your letter.
I do wish to commend you personally for visiting our hospitalized friends and sharing the information.
Which hospital?
Another Expat home under construction
Supposedly at ITU Soi 3/5 Sakon Nakhon. I went looking for it. Found another construction site, but not this one. First time I've seen them use a pile driver. Usually they dig the holes by hand.
Fish farming encouraged as extra income for poor and elderly
At least that's my understanding reading the news story in GOOGLE Translate.
You really have to read between the lines to understand these computer generated translations.
I do have a problem understanding the references to "...Thai sex change doctor fish..."
original article GOOGLE Translate
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28/12 28/13 Accuweather 33/15 32/13 29/12 29/13 31/16 Weather Underground 29/14 28/13 27/12 26/13 28/15
An odd way of Celebrating New Years
Safety Inspection Failure
3 comments:
I'm not surprised we didn't know about these two falangs being in the local hospital. They don't want to be part of our community so why should we knock ourselves out for them.
To the person who criticized our "Roving Reporter" for not showing important human interest, I say he is already doing more for our expat community than anyone else I know.
must admit I didnt know these poor guys were in hospital,dont know them especially Mr L,I think he dont mix.As for Mr Hans I and many more think he,s doing a great job so I say well done,
Hi, and thanks for your very informative blog! Could you tell me very briefly about a few things in Sakon Nakhon? 1. General medical care (hospital, clinic, pharmacy, etc.) 2. From what I can tell, there seems to be three seasons: hot and humid; very hot and humid; and bring your snorkel. Is that about right? And finally, 3. (Strange question, I know) What's the mosquito population like? I'll keep reading - thanks again, and maybe I'll see you one of these days! Cheers - Al
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