The three R's of Thailand

Rotten Rice Revealed

Post by Warong Dechgitvigrom.

Facebook post dated February 28 by Warong Dechgitvigrom
Translation: Today the Commissioners. Raid Depot rice.Government district Bot Phitsanulok image to see a sack in white.Maintain the 54 /55 Note that with a Leu forces me to check the quality.

Whitening Cream won't make you smarter

Thailand racism row reignited by Unilever ad
for skin-whitening cream

Firm's Thai subsidiary Citra withdraws TV ad for Pearly White cream after critics say it equates lighter skin with intelligence

Sakon Nakhon Recycle

Picture by Dan

Thai Poor Man's VIP Bus

Room for more

T.i.T.

Scouting, the Thai perspective

Think this is the noise I heard at 4 am, Saturday.
  There's scout camp just a short distance from my house

TiTN

Thailand to Host 2013 FIM Motocross World Championship Grand Prix in March

IKEA withdraws 'horsemeat' meatballs from Thai stores

สำนักข่่าวแห่งชาติ - Dengue fever situation expected to worsen this year

Thailand Isn't Too Happy About Switching to Western-Style Toilets The Atlantic Cities

Two M2 students drown in Sakon Nakhon

T.i.T. Bits

Sakon Nakhon on You Tube 

• Chinese New Year Parade Tom Isaan

• Bangkok to Sakon Nakhon on the VIP Coach Tom Isaan

สกลนคร on You Tube

• January 25, M150 concert

• Lion Dance

Thailand

Cobra Gold 2013 

February 11-21  in the Kingdom of Thailand.
Exercise includes Burma, Indonesia, Japan, (S)Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States

Juice tax increases planned  The Nation

"The department needs to seek more revenue."

Cops demand money from shop owner...   The Nation

Thailand reacts with outrage to US comedy show  Sundaytimes Sri Lanka

Asia's Finger Fetish: What's it mean?

  If you've ever held up your camera to take a photo of a person in Thailand,
the majority of Thais immediately pose with their fingers.

I have yet to get a straight answer, why, what's the meaning.

Past uses indicated Victory, later it became a Peace symbol.
During the Bow and arrow days, bowmen proudly showed their enemy that they still had their fingers.

If anything, I find it distracting from a photograph, and generally attempt non-posed photography.  But that's not always practical.

There seems to be a new meaning for displaying the middle finger

I've heard of street sweepers, but not...

Lawn sweepers?

Sakon Nakhon UFO sighting

I'm not buying it

  The story first appeared on Thai television,
  then a clip on You Tube.

  A picture purportedly taken with
  a telephone camera at Sawang Dindaeng.
  Supposedly it happened on a school sport day.
  Only one camera caught the image.

  Makes me suspicious.

  Viewed the image at 400% and I'm convinced:
  It's computer enhanced

I'm not the only one who suspects this is staged

Fuel Economy

Recycle

T.i.T.

Received my notice to renew the homeowners insurance policy four days after it expired.
Panicky I called the agent. Mai Pen Rai - No Problem.  Pay now!

The sixteen unit apartment building across the street is up for sale.  

The perimeter walls were black with algae.
No scrubbing, just paint over the algae.  You can see the algae under the paint. The paint job should survive till the first rain.












Then there's the 100% helmet law apparently in effect Monday thru Friday until 5 pm.
The rest of the time there's about a 25% observance of that law

All Aboard

The new Media Look

Smile You're on "Not so Candid Camera"

Phu Phan Cup Fans

Got anything to eat?

T.i.T. Bits

Some folk will tell you it rained in Sakon Nakhon today. Technically you can call it rain. I call it Saint Peters dribble

Buddhist especially in NE Thailand commemorate the death of Ajahn Mun this weekend. He died on November 11, 1949 read more about his life at WIKIPEDIA

Recently read that they are building a dam over what used to be the river flowing through Tao Ngoi.  It's not really much of a river anymore, resembles a creek. Somebody mentioned they were asking for volunteers to help with the work. From the looks of things, volunteering was not on anyone's mind. If someone would have offered cash, there might  have been a crowd. On the way to Tao Ngoi, I noticed many rice fields drying out and farmers salvaging what they can

In my travels to Tao Ngoi I encountered a roadblock which turned out to be a great photo opportunity. Thais love their mobile soundsystems

Another OTOP type fair is coming to town  November 23 through December 2 Held at the municipal grounds (across the street to the police station)

Parade Craze

Saw this high speed parade go past me last week.

Complete with police escorts, stopping traffic to let the convoy pass  

The types of parades in this city always amaze me

Sakon Barber Shop on I.T.U.

haircut for men
or simply said "barber"