Let's talk tinglish: What you gonna do

seen in Sakon Nakhon pappen translates to cardboard from some languages
This video drew my attention because  I recognize I've been next door at Mister Burger.  Across the street from a growing night market. Three minute walk to the bus station
New EU laws go into effect today. Some providers apply these rules worldwide beyond EU countries. You may see this notice quite frequently.
Turf Football 13:30 pm สานฝัน ซอคเกอร์สเตเดี้ยม  Dream of the Sockers Stadium up the street from MACRO

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

They call it tinglish

Sakon Nakhon

University Tinglish Education

As seen at Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University

Urban dictionary sprots: The proper term for athletic events, for people who hate athletic events

Sakon Nakhon

It's Tnlish

  Periods alcohol sales are allowed 
11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to midnight or 11 am to 2 pm and 7 pm to midnight


Periods Alcohol sales are banned 
Midnight to 11:00 and 14:00 to 17:00. or midnight to 11 am and 2 pm to 5 pm




At least they haven't taken away my liquid lunch

No Smoking

Lost in translation: Phone disconnect

To discontinue service by a person other than listed on the phone bill,  you must present six paid receipts to prove you are the owner of the phone.

Asking for telephone installation ten years ago in Thailand, I was informed there is a six month backlog (waiting period).
I mentioned my dilemma at school. A phone call was made and by the time I arrived at home, the installers were waiting in front of my house.

The phone was not in my name, I didn't care as long as I had a phone.


Recently I decided I no longer had use for the phone.
Only the person, whose name appears on the phone bill can request disconnection.
I've lost contact with that person many years ago.

I asked to have the phone disconnected.
I received a preprinted letter thanking me for the business and indicating that the service was disconnected.

I discarded years of receipts.

Even though the line had been disabled, recently I received a bill for a number of months of unpaid service.

To discontinue service by a person other than listed on the phone bill, you must present six paid receipts to prove you are the owner of the phone.

Paying the unpaid months, I now have to pay another future bill to accumulate six receipts.
My phone will be switched from disabled to disconnected

When dining in Thailand, translation essential

Saw this in a restaurant located inside a hospital

It's French for  bread.
Still, it caught me a bit off balance.  Everything was in English or Thai, just the name of the restaurant

Back at my hotel I had a 'Winner' Schnitzel. That's named after a famous city.

Lost in Translation

The name of the market struck me as unusual and strange.   
Sub meaning below, or poor quality.

Searching through the internet I found Permsap used frequently for names of villas.
I'm told the Permsap means 'more money.' 




Never been quite satisfied with the translation of Sakon City.
Supposedly it means city of cities.
Interestingly the Facebook translation of Sakon City is Sapphire City

The translation at You Tube for สกลนคร is also Sapphire

Tinglish For Dummies

Restaurant receipt

Commeroial Lioense ? same-same Commercial License 

"Collector" same-same Cashier

Tinglish

Inflammatory: Speech or text which causes anger and hostility
Inflammation of the skin (Pathology)  

Tinglish

Identification badge carried by members of the 2012 Thai Division 2 League (North Eastern Region)

Tinglish

Tinglish:  the imperfect form of English produced by native Thai speakers... wikipedia

Tinglish and Electrical Spaghetti

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Teaching Tinglish 001
My schedule and textbooks were delivered to me during the early evening hours yesterday.
Three books, three classes, but which book for which class, on what day, is anyone's guess.
I'll discover that when I get there.

Who writes these books?

Let me introduce you to the long leg man.
Would you like to meet the long black hair girl?
Would you like to meet the man wear a blue suit?

Ken is back

A complete surprise yesterday when I met Ken on his way to daily Sakon FC practice.

Of course we talked football.
I'm really glad to see him back.

As far as I'm concerned he's the ace the team needs.




Electrical Spaghetti

Recently had the electric company at my house because we had a power outage.
They traced the cause to burned out wires in the attic, cut out the burned section and re-spliced the wires.  A smaller wire is spliced and taped to the main power line.  The smaller wire then leads to the circuit box.  The insulation was scorched.  Lucky the stuff doesn't burn well.
Still plenty of scorched sections of wires need replacing.
Family of the house owner brought over an electrician.  He looked at it and agreed with me what needed to be done.
Said he'd be back the next day.  Never returned.
Guess it's up to me.  Lucky I have the background, used to be a pole lineman for a few years.

 

A smaller wire is spliced and taped to the main power line

Muang Sakon Nakhon Highways and Police Porn Shop

Really lost in translation!! 

The website "sakoncity"  has an article about a recent readiness and preparedness drill.

Thai Script ... English Translation
The police porn shop translation was worth a chuckle, so I did a bit of further investigation.
By translating the word (อปพร.) I discovered that there are alternate meanings.
One of those translations is 'together.'
Chuckle subsided now it actually makes sense: 'combined offices' of city and highway police.
Adds a whole new meaning to 'lets get porn,' lets get together!

You still wonder why I'm not even trying to learn the language beyond some basics???



Tinglish:  the imperfect form of English produced by native Thai speakers due to language interference from the first wikipedia

Take care you 95-100%

Noticed this sign while hiking along the highway this morning.
I blocked out the company logo and phone in the upper left corner.

Temporary Billboards - Weather Vane

I pass by these billboards, south of BIG-C, almost daily.

Quite often I see labor crews repairing and re-erecting collapsed signs.

The billboards are great wind direction indicators; Weather Vanes.

 

They seem to provide employment for up to half a dozen laborers on a regular basis,

especially as we enter the rainy season with frequent wind gusts.

Screw hole cover thefts continue.

Rednecks without Borders, SakonNakhon Chapter

Or is it Isaan Gardening?

   

The idea is quite simple.  Place bottles upside down in a circle.  Add leftovers from your spicy Thai salad, and let it germinate.

And here's another Garden beautification Idea

• SakonNakhon Food Tasting Festival April 12-15 ryt9

• Alcohol sale to be controlled over Songkran thaivisa

Drought most likely to lower Thailand Rice output  bloomberg

• New Species of Giant Dragon Lizard with double endowment telegraph.co.uk

• Surge in number of U.K. expats facing debt problems expatforum

• British expats hit hard by falling Pound considering a return home  expatforum

Energy Conscious Thai Style

Inexpensive garden light windmill

Four Frying Pans

Lunch break at Sakon Nakhon Immigration

They are taking  A Rest during that hour according to a sign in the office.
Well at least there's only one 'R.'

By the seat of my pants

Thursday mid-day I received a phone call.  The school is having "an event," can you attend ?
From past experience these events are social events with parades and / or student entertainment.

I usually take a thermos of coffee discretely spiked with Thai rum.
It relaxes me and numbs all my body aches.
I'm there as a "special guest,"  no longer in any teaching capacity.

These phone call invitations are usually followed up with the delivery of a Thai written invitation.
I don't read Thai.

This invitation was delivered to me at 8:30 p.m.
I had already been dozing for an hour in front of the TV.
I did not bother to open the letter.  I should have.

At six in the morning I did open the letter and was flabbergasted to have both a Thai and English version of the letter.

The English version was obviously translated with GOOGLE Translate.

"... opening new born education With information and technology department.... " probably means they are starting a new education curriculum.

Reading further into the letter, it sounds like they expect a speech or lecture from me.


Three hours to prepare.... where's the rum bottle

This lecture is going to be by the seat of my pants phrases.org.uk