Sunday, June 17, 2012

Rainy Season Interruptus ends

 Seven Days without rain during the rainy season

I had previously mentioned the increased chance of rain this weekend. 
Yesterday: 
(1) it looked like a heavy storm was coming from the east 
(2) later in the morning a stronger weather system from the north pushed the easterly weather southward.

(3) the northerly weather system quickly lowered the local thermostat, allowing for a fery comfortable afternoon and pleasant evening. With less rain, compared to the avoided easterly system 

 Sakon FC:  So many near misses, but no cigar 

Prior to the game I had predicted that it would not begin to rain until the end of the football game.
I was right. 
Wished we would have had some heavy rains before the game.  Sakon FC seems to win when the turf is soaking wet. 
Before the game I noted another former Sakon FC player, now a member of the opposing Nong Kai team (39).
Another severe setback: This guy is good. Gazelle comes to mind!
Start of the second half Sakon FC momentarily came to life. One near miss after another.
The crowd went wild for a while, but both the players and fans seemed to quickly loose all steam.
The game ended Sakon 1, Nong Kai 3


 Thai ministers gone Gaga
Gaga Defined dictionary.reference.com
1915-20 French origin:  excessively and foolishly enthusiastic, infatuated, demented, crazy
Lady Gaga performed in Bangkok on May 25
Within a few days the Commerce Ministry's Intellectual Property Department complained to the US Embassyexpressing disappointment of her tweet wanting to buy a fake Rolex in Bangkok.
I'm certain that complaint received priority attention at the U.S. Embassy
More recently the Culture Ministry has made international headlines with his complaint to the local police department, of the inappropriate use of the Thai flag during her performance.  A flag  was fastened to the rear of her motorcycle.
Really !! What did they expect from a woman who does bizarre things to get media publicity.Wearing hamburger as a dress comes to mind.


 Funny Mail 

Friday, June 15, 2012

Sport Day

 Sport Day Parade on I.T.U.

Heard the marching drums in the distance.  By the time I arrived, the first 100 yards of the parade had already passed me by.


Tourism of Thailand, Nakhon Phanom
Thai Tourism promotion of Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan and Sakon Nakhon

 Mattress Sale

Find the salesman in this picture

 Sakon FC Hosts Nong Kai FC

Saturday, June 16, 5 pm

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Sakon Nakhon Cowboy

 A story I love to tell over and over.

The Day 'Cowboy' drove his tractor from Tha Rae into Sakon City to visit Ned's bar

Feb 4, 2007
According to the manufacturer, the tractor can achieve 40 kph
legal highway speed is 90 kph 

 That was not the speed 'cowboy' was doing. He was on a leisurely cruise.  

No drivers licence required in Thailand to drive farm equipment.  

As cowboy tells it, when he passed through a police road check at Ban That Intersection, the cops sure gave him a stare... 

"...like they were contemplating a reason to stop him and check his papers, but they just couldn't think of any."
I would have loved to have photographed the expressions of the police officers 

Great memories

 Rainy season?



Half way into the rainy season I clean out my water tanks, or rather I have it done. 
Generally the tanks are refilled with fresh rainwater within a day or two. Not this time.  No local rain during the past week.


Increasing CHANCE OF RAIN this weekend.

 Did you Know?

 Today is World Blood Donor Day 2012

 Great memories of 2007

Continue to upload photo albums.
881 albums uploaded. 1207 albums pending
2007 was most likely the busiest year of Expat living in Sakon City.
Graduations, Weddings, Birthdays, Fishing, just any reason to throw a party.

  each picture is a link to the album


สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Dengue Outbreak in Sakon Nakhon

 Dengue outbreak in Sakon 

 Milwaukee Thailand ?  Never mind !!

According to Google translate there are Thai cities named New York, Boston, Chicago,and plenty more.
Phu Phan Mountains translated are the Rocky Mountains.  
The translate service depends on user input/feedback.
While other language translations are improving due to user input, I suspect the Thai translation will lag behind for a long time to come.
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 Viewing Euro 2012 in Sakon


Sakon TV (STV cable) broadcasts Euro 2012Rabbit ears, or just a wire hooked on the TV will give you access to the free to air stations broadcasting the games.
Local broadcast times are 23:00 and 01:45 daily until June 15.
Two games daily on June 16 and after, are both broadcast starting at 01:45

I suspect many Thais will be sleepwalking on their jobs during this period