Power Outages are a fact of life

Two power outages in recent days. 

One lasted a few hours. Even though it was quite hot I was able to keep comfortable with a portable usb fan.  I have an extra battery just in case.

During extreme hot days I take the fan with me to a football game

A mobile wifi and my laptop had plenty of power so I could continue watching television.

Some power outages occur at night.
It's a good idea to remember where you stored your flashlight.

When plugged in the charging indicator acts as a perfect nightlight

Experienced the longest power outage a few years back during the floods, slightly over 24 hours.

To date I have not seen the need to purchase a generator, on average outages last two to six hours.



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Sunday published start time differs 4 pm and 6 pm

The official Thai League website changed in the last few hours to confirm th 6pm start time.  SMMSCORE is still listine a 4 pm start time

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I had high hopes which were boosted with a first goal by Sakon Nakhon U19

All hopes were shattered after two successive Roi Et goals at 4:30 and 4:32.  The Sakon goalkeeper was kept quite busy. I'd say the defensive team needs practice

Date	Home	Away
December 16	Sakon Nakhon 1	Loi 4
December 23	Mahasarakham 3	Sakon Nakhon 2
January 6	Sakon Nakhon 2	Khon Kaen 4
January 13	Roi Et 3	Sakon Nakhon 0
January 20	Sakon Nakhon 3	Nongbua Lamphu 4
February 3	Sakon Nakhon 1	Khon Kaen SA 3
February 10	Udon 7	Sakon Nakhon 2
February 17	Maha Sarakham 0	Sakon Nakhon 1
February 24	Sakon Nakhon 1	RoiEt SA 4

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U15 Sakon FC 0 Khon Kaen SA 1

Sakon U15 seemed to control the ball during the first half, but that did not hinder Khon Kaen to walk away with a one goal win

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Bus taking students on a day trip crashes on Phu Phan Highway

This facebook post has been removed.  It showed skid marks and the author suggested it was not brake failure

 Injured kids were treated at a local hospital and were visited by government and military officials.

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At least the invaders did not bite

Moments before the game started a swarm of flying termites, thousands of them, gathered under the stadium floodlights. I covered my head and neck with a towel. Ten minutes of swatting bugs, then suddenly, as quickly as they arrived, they were gone. 

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Warehouse fire under investigation

www.matichon.co.th 
Fire guts mattress warehouse | Bangkok Post: news
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190221 Wonder if it's all that Chinese money coming in strengthening the Baht

US$ bank transfer to Thai Baht

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Expat Jobs

Science, Maths and English Teachers Ajarn.com Sakolrajwittayanukul School (English Program). Sakon Nakhon. At least ฿33,000 / month (full time).  - Male or female, age 22 or over - Be an English native speaker (the British, American, Canadian, Australian or New Zealander) or a non-English native speaker with TOEFL, TOEIC, TESOL certification  - Have a bachelor’s degree or higher (A degree in education and / or teaching experiences in secondary schools would be an advantage.) - Be able to teach subjects of grades 7 – 12

It's official: Thai Summer has started. 🌞🌞🌞🌞 The Thai Meteorological Department announced last weekend

Expect real feel temperatures at 39 C  to 40  (102.2 F to 104) daily. 

WIth those hot days one can only pray that pollution will be minimal

video from  NationalGeographic environment/global-warming pollution


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Avoid alzheimer's: listen to the music

So that's what my neighbor is doing 'avoiding Alzheimer's.  He seems to have lost some hearing, the music is getting louder day by day.

Google Search result

"Research suggests that listening to or singing songs can provide emotional and behavioral benefits for people with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. Musical memories are often preserved in Alzheimer's disease because key brain areas linked to musical memory are relatively undamaged by the disease"

Music has been used successfully to recover forgotten memories.
There's a soothing effect and it's often turned on when people wish to rest or sleep.

I play music fairly loud while driving my motorcycle. It gets people's attention.  I'm pretty sure the awareness saved me from possible accidents.  I get lots of 'thumbs up' sign from people.

Playlist icon (far left).  

Whenever I add new songs to this playlist I download the mp3 version frequently.  Occasionally songs are deleted from public access for a variety of reasons. Download em while they are available.
Of course this is for personal use only

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Sakon Nakhon Football x3

On the bright side U19 had its first win.  
T4 Sakon Nakhon  had at least 9 near misses playing against Sisaket.
My opinion: The Sisaket goal was aided by heavy rains.

U 15	Sat, 16 Feb	hosted Khon Kaen    Album	0 - 7
U 19	Sun, 17 Feb	away at Maha Sarakham	1 - 0
T4 NE	Sun , 17 Feb	hosted Sisaket	0 - 1

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190217 Sakon FC 0 Sisaket FC 1

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	0	0	2	0	5	-5	0