Noticeable Thai Invention
Suranaree University of Technology has the patent on an
NOK Air Flights to Sakon Nakhon through January 2012
Flights from Bangkok to Sakon Nakhon will most likely continue using the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok through January. New estimates indicate that repairs may well take a minimum of 60 days before Don Muang airport becomes usable again. Damage estimates may be further altered once the field is dry enough to determine if additional repairs are needed
They're "thinking" flood prevention now
Why not build a canal in Bangkok, similar to the Los Angeles canals.
The L. A. canals sits dry most of the times, but when heavy rains do arrive in the area, serious flooding is prevented.
Such a plan is at least being discussed now:
Of course my favorite response to Thailand's recent flooding comes from Ayutthaya, where city planners are dusting off ancient city maps and learning how their ancestors were keeping dry
Despite Floods Thailand Tourism UP
Read an article which claims October tourism numbers are up over last year. That's not hard to believe.
Bangkok is obviously being avoided, but other destinations have seen an increase in numbers
Music to my ears
From a distance it sounds like a marching band.
Closer up it sounds like a dryer tumbler filled with rocks.
It's becoming a familiar sound. This time I'm glad so hear it in my neighborhood. The street to my house is full of potholes. Driving on this road has been like a ride on at an amusement park.
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