Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Problems sleeping: Nightly concert outside my window


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T.i.T.

More countries join Japan, Korea in restricting Thai carriers 
Bangkok Post

 Thailand admits 'urgent' need to improve aviation safety 
Channel NewsAsia

 Thai flights banned in three countries as PM invokes powers to address safety record  
  • More than 150,000 passengers will be affected by the bans during the April to May tourist high season

PM orders registration of the poor 
Bangkok Post 

Pattaya hotels offering big discounts on room rates 
Bangkok Post  
  • Up to 50% ... April through October

Thai court lifts ban on ‘Fast & Furious’ 
New Straits Times 

Sakon Nakhon Sports cancelled due to storm March 30


                                         Advance video to 4:53 to see the aftermath

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Decreasing rain chance, increasing temperatures (noticeable at night time)

Wunderground:
  • Tuesday: Chance of Thunderstorm 40%
  • Thereafter:clear through Monday

BBC Weather
  • Tuesday: Heavy Rain Shower
  • Wednesday: Thundery shower
  • Thereafter: Sunny through Monday
Open Weather
  • Mostly sunny through Monday


rp5
  • Tuesday: 1.8 mm precip, feels like 38
  • Wednesday: .5 mm precip, Feels like 40
  • Thereafter: Sunny through Monday
Weather-com
  • Tuesday: Scattered Thundershowers
  • Wednesday: mostly sunny
  • Thereafter: Sunny through Monday

TMD (Thai Meteorological Department)
  • Tuesday: Thunder shower 20% precip
  • Wednesday: Thunder shower 0% precip
  • Thereafter: partly cloudy through Monday
Accuweather
  • Tuesday: T-storm around PM
  • Thereafter: sunny and HOT
  • Apr 5-6-7 Unseasonably hot
















 
5&7 am 
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Monday, March 30, 2015

OK I have to say it: Worst storm in some years


10 am turned into darkness, Water and Electricity were cut





Even though electricity to most areas was restored around 6 pm, at my house electricity was restored at 10 pm   
With weather turning extreme around the world, I'm wondering if this is the beginning of more to come



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Rain today



Scattered thunderstorms likely today, possibly Tuesday and Wednesday. 
Certainly  cloudy at times. 
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Sunday, March 29, 2015

Fire season

We were having a Saturday Afternoon BBQ when we received a number of urgent calls "FIRE."   
The wind was not blowing into our direction, so we did not even notice the fire two blocks from the house.   
The firecrew had the blaze quickly under control.

 
 


 
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Thailand Football

Sunday, March 29, 7 pm 
Thailand vs Philippines 
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Nature's art work

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Sakon Nakhon FC Die Hearts

Die Hearts:
overwhelmingly passionate about a specific thing, person, place
Not much of a fanbase from Chaiyaphum at the game, an indication that the team also has a limited budget.  



Up to now, refereeing at games this season had been good.

First half of the game was thrilling.  Sakon Nakhon FC seemed to slightly outperform the opposition by about 20% 

Things changed quickly during the second half with some very bad judgment by the referee.  From where the majority saw, there should have been two flags, one a free kick. The two very bad calls were followed by a number of less serious referee oversights.
The bad calls seemed to zap the Sakon Nakhon players of some of their spirit. 

This should have been a win for Sakon Nakhon FC.
  
The future looks cloudy, if not stormy.
To dream the impossible dream

Sakon Nakhon Next travels to Udon Thani on April 5 (Easter Sunday).   
Udon Thani seems to have slipped from it's third place position in the league to sixth, pending on the outcome of today's games.     
April 12 should be a winning home game against Nakhon Phanom. That is if we have professional refereeing. Nakhon Phanom is 17th in the league of 18


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Sakon FC 0 Chaiyaphum 1

 


 
 
 
 
 



Before the game there was a minute of silence for a deceased Chaiyaphum player who had sucumbed to a motorcycle accident

 

 
 

 

 

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