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Sakon 'OTOP Lampang & Lanna Fair 2012'

This is one of the best OTOP fairs in Sakon Nakhon Seen plenty of these fairs over the past ten years. Ho hum, always the same products, nothing new.   Not this time  !! Yes of course they had a few of the usual fares under the 'big top.' The big surprise was an extensive display of Thailand fine art. I love seeing such things Worn out from all that shopping and browsing.  Then you can stop off for a relaxing massage Last day of the fair is July 15

Pool Table at Green Apple restaurant Not a standard size pool table, but apparently just the perfect size for the restaurant. All Dan has to do now is teach the ladies what end of the table to shoot from

Sakon Nakhon 2012 MX, missed it

Sakon Nakhon OTOP Fair July 9 through 15 at the Municipal Grounds (across the police station)

No Hurry Heavy winds during yesterdays evening rainstorm knocked over an advertising sign at GLOBAL.  I pointed it out to employees when I stopped by this afternoon. They all knew and chuckled about it. No one seemed concerned about repairs

Sakon Nakhon 2012 MX (motocross), June 29, 2012 Unfortunately missed it this year.  Had no advance knowledge of the event.

Heavy rain yesterday, early evening Lasted only half an hour, missed my favorite TVshow of the day Strong wind gusts at times   Today:  Mostly sunny, hot and humid Expect 32C/91F feels like 43C/110F, clouds at times, t-storm possible

Funny Mail    The Barbershop A guy stuck his head into a barbershop and asked, 'How long before I can get a haircut? The barber looked around the shop full of customers and said, 'About 2 hours.' The guy left.. ... A few days later, the same guy stuck his head in the door and asked, 'How long before I can get a haircut?' The barber looked around at the shop and said, 'About 3 hours.' The guy left. A week later, the same guy stuck his head in the shop and asked, 'How long before I can get a haircut? The barber looked around the shop and said, 'About an hour and a half . The guy left. The barber turned to his friend and said, 'Hey, Bob, do me a favor , follow him and see where he goes. He keeps asking how long he has to wait for a haircut, but he never comes back.' A little while later, Bob returned to the shop, laughing hysterically. The barber asked, 'So, where does he go when he leaves?' Bob looked up, wiped the tears from his eyes and said, 'Your house!

Sakon Monk Commits Suicide

Pardon me !!   I realize suicide by a monk is a tragic event, not to be made fun of.  It's the translation which caused me too fall out of my chair: Google translate: The abbot of Nakhon neck tie die. You Tube video by Mr Smith PNS

Expect Flooding in 'Some' Places

Youtube upload by  djmzaa July 6  Meteorological Department Warning of heavy rain in the Province Housing is built, blocking all natural water flows. Lacking proper drainage, street runoff at times takes hours or days to dissipate. Here in the city we've been avoiding the heavy stuff for the last couple days.

Best Sakon Nakhon Website (in Thai script) Turn down your volume before you go there !! The website has a local radio station broadcast embedded. To turn off the radio, scroll to the bottom of the page to the radio control   Best map of Sakon (in Thai script) Highlight the desired text (see photo). Copy and paste it into Google Translate

Ubon FC trumps Sakon FC  Watched the game on my TV linked to the Sakon FC website broadcast. T.i.T. Start-time was changed from 4 pm to 5:30pm Halftime Ubon was leading by 2-0. After Halftime for a while the game was 2-2. Game ended 3-2 Sakon FC hosts Mahasarakham, July 15 It's all but obvious: Sakon FC will sit out a one years suspension in the coming year

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