Friday, February 28, 2020

One of the lowest water levels I have experienced


Right picture and below February 27, 2020

New construction underway near the park entrance
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Thursday, February 27, 2020

Sanitize and disinfect with bleach

US public health services recommends 2 tablespoons of bleach for each four cups (1qt) of water. 
This will give you a 1000+ ppm disinfecting solution.

A stronger solution of bleach and water is recommended for cleanup such as diarrhea and vomiting.

Bleach should be applied to an area and left there for an average of ten minutes. Bleach dissipates slowly when exposed to air.  If it dissipates in under 10 minutes a stronger mixture is recommended.

One tablespoon of bleach per gallon of water (50-200 ppm sanitizing solution)  is recommended when cleaning food utensils, counters and tables

I have used a 25% bleach water mixture in a spray to ward off snakes. A stronger sprayer is recommended.

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Temperatures rising

Nine forecasting services predict rain next Wednesday morning, 
two of those forecasters predict some rain Tuesday evening and overnight. 
Four other services predict no rain on those days.

By that time real feel daytime temperatures can be expected at 39 C (99 F), overnight feels like no lower than 24 C (75 F).

Expect humid conditions after the rain

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Saturday, February 22, 2020

200222 I have to ease off on the celebrations. Takes too long to recover

Been recovering from a slight case of bronchitis. Chilly nights in a t-shirt did not help.
Been quite windy especially in the evenings.

Weather
This coming week expect temperatures to rise.  
Last day of February expect feels like high 38 and low 21.
The 'real' and 'feels like' temperatures will be parting company: humidity rising.
Been attending local city games and sponsoring a very talented team.


 

Winning the first two games

 Third game was the most challenging so far 0 - 0. A few days rest, then the next game Monday


When these games end, its on to another tournament in Tha Rae.



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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Sakon Nakhon Subtitled

Use the pause button in case you are a slow reader

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Monday, February 17, 2020

Who's Who in Sakon Nakhon Football !!

  • Recent scores and standings 
  • Next games
Scroll down till you get to the PLAYERS
Meet everyone on the team, see their titles  
See who played, who scored, who got a card 
you can shuffle the categories.  In the sample below I sorted the two players who are credited with a goal

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Sunday, February 16, 2020

Windbreaker advised, rapid temperature drop when the sun goes down

Sakon FC game time 4pm
I was a bit amused when Thai league first posted the team list. The list is in no alphabetical order and Sakon Nakhon is at the bottom (picture left). Saturday results were
  • Maha Sarakham 1 - 3 Surin Sugar
  • Surin City 0 - 1 Udon United ***
  • Yasothon 1 - 2 Buriram B
There was no "Home Team Advantage," all home teams lost.

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Saturday, February 15, 2020

The name wasn't my choosing, but it should be fun.First game Tuesday

The bring your own bag, bag it yourself service adopted by some major stores has caused me to spend a hell of a lot less at those stores.
Used to go to BigC, only a five minute drive from my house, at least once a week and spend 3,000 baht (US$100) to 5,000 baht (US$ 166) at a time.  These days I do most of my shopping at Macro once a week. Do some shopping at 7-11 and Tesco mini market. Both places I hand them my bag and they bag it for me.
The local Ma and Pa store gets more of my shopping.  They even provided me with a cloth shopping bag.
January I saved 20,000 baht.  This month looks like the same amount, even though I had to purchase and pay installation for a new water pump.

I'll do a bit more extravagant  spending over the next few weeks, as I am sponsoring football teams for two different events

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Thursday, February 13, 2020

Temperature Rollercoaster February


Feels like highs anywhere between 35 to 37
Cooling trend starts Sunday with overnight lows between 13 to 15 by next midweek.
It may be the last cold spell of the season
Warmer days will return last week of February
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Thursday, February 6, 2020

200206 Thai League website schedule updated

Been  checking  the official webpage thaileague  daily.
Finally today I discovered the listing for this weekend games in T4 NE league.
Also found a calendar layout for all Sakon FC games.

The Sakon Nakhon logo and team name has not been updated. 
https://www.thaileague.co.th/  select Thaileague 4 Northeast

https://www.thaileague.co.th/fixtures/  select Sakon Nakhon FC


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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Slide presentation experiment


Use  controlls to stop and view at your own pace
or view the Album here
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Monday, February 3, 2020

Full Moon Day is Sunday, which day is the no alcohol sales day ?

Makha Bucha Day Saturday, February 8 Public Holiday, No Alcohol Sales permitted
Makha Bucha Substitution Day, Monday., February 10, Public Holiday

Most websites indicate Makha Bucha Day is Saturday.  Google and a few others cite Sunday, as that is also the full moon day
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Saturday, February 1, 2020

200201 Experiment Scotch and tea

Been making homegrown hibiscus tea with various variations. 
Ginger and honey is a standard addition. 
Had not resupplied my star licorice or cinnamon stock.  

Did a taste test and then decided to add some scotch. A pleasant surprise.
Needless to say one bottle never made it to the refrigerator. 

I'll have to find some reusable glass bottles.  I prefer good scotch in glass not plastic.




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200201 update
200129 Slow Progress Thai Baht recovery

Generally do this graphic at midweek. 
There's been much hurrah on social media. It's not that great. 
It continues slowly

update

Sakon FC friendly challenge may be
a real SHOW & TELL


Preseason friendly:  Sakon FC vs Udon United
Sunday, Feb 2, 4 pm
Lohakit Stadium

MAP LOCATION: 17.112639,104.136317



Took me a while to find Udon United because I looked in all the wrong places.
The Club formed in 2018 and ended its 2019 season in the Thai T5 Amateur league. 
They played a friendly with Loei at the end of December and walked away with a 4-4 tie.
Loei was first in the T4 2019 league and advanced to T3 this year.
In another friendly, January 22 Udon United beat fiercely Chaiyaphum 5-0
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