Of Local interest

S-BAC Invitation to celebrate Mothers Day

Sakon Nakhon Business Administration is having a day of celebrations honoring HRH Queen Sirikit Birthday and Thailand's Mothers Day. Official ceremonies start at 10 a.m. Tuesday, and are followed by a day of student entertainment. Visitors are always welcome

THAI VISA is building a Thailand web directory

Business owners and managers can submit their information for a free listing at http://directory.thaivisa.com

Sakon Nakhon Native wins Thailand's Panda Naming contest

A local one year old girl received 1 mil Baht, a car, and a trip to China for naming the Panda's Ling Ping.

In Vietnam the pay is three times higher

That, according to an e-mail from a teacher, leaving Thailand for better pay

Lost Bank Cards require a police report

As often as I use ATM cards, I never have to worry about wearing one out.
Every year or two I lose one.

It was Sunday. Plenty of time to worry if some had cleaned out my bank account, until the bank opens.
In Thailand, if you loose your bank card, you have to make a police report first.

I expected a long line at Sakonnakhon's police station, especially on a monday morning.
The waiting area was empty.
A five minute searching of my passport and bankbook told me there is a problem.
I pulled out my Thai drivers license, and the officers face lit up with joy.
Think I solved a language crisis.

For a monday morning, even business at the bank seemed a bit slow.
Might be the rain.
No waiting.
And there is that bit of relief when you see that your balance has not been 'adjusted. '

And that's why they call it the 'Rainy Season'

Warning

"Heavy Rainfalls and Strong Wind"

http://www.weather.go.th/en/warningwindow.php?wID=1879

Thank You John Hughes - director, producer, writer and star maker.

National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Weird Science, The Breakfast Club

Some Kind of Wonderful, Sixteen Candles

Pretty in Pink, Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Uncle Buck, Home Alone and Home Alone 2

Lost in New York.

Weather Alert: Sakonnakhon

The Thai Meteorological Department has posted a weather alert, dated August 8, forecasting heavy rain and strong wind gusts at times. Possible flooding in lowland areas.

AccuWeather forecasts rain every day until August 21, when 'some sun' returns.

Pee Pee Island, April 1993

Toon Army Bar discount

Grahams Toon Army Bar offers 20% off on Saturdays and Sundays on all alcoholic beverages. Discounts is available through August 23. Discount does not include menu items.

Cool Thinking in "Humidity High"

The local temperature forecast for the coming days.
Red lines represent the actual temperatures.
Blue lines represent the feels like temperatures.
The difference between the two colors is the humidity.



Drink Plenty of water. Consider electrolytes if the heat and humidity seems to be slowing you down.
A cold wet towel behind the neck helps while you're on the move.
Heat rises, cool your neck down and you'll keep a cool head.

That cold drinking water also does wonders if you pour some over your head.

You're really lucky if your neighbor owns a pool and even throws coins in the pool to make you want to jump in.
"Hello Neighbor."



Otherwise a cool shower will have to do.
While you're wet, stand in front of a fan. Caution you may be shivering from the cold.

Around my house we tend to play "Off Season Songkran," using three bottles of drinking water per week

Na Kae Corner

Article and pictures by Mister Martin
Na Kae Corner is a general supplies store in Na Kae.
Approximately 48 km south of Sakonnakhon on highway 223

It is owned by a retired Australian Cabinet Maker and his Thai wife.
Neil designed and had the store built to his drawings.
By using steel rafters to support, the roof there was no need for internal pillars, making the whole area open plan with living quarters at the rear and upstairs.
During the building stage, Neil was able to save many off cuts of wood and other materials to use in his new hobby.

Neil makes all kinds of items out of the off cuts, including clocks, coat hangers, paper weights, magazine/newspaper racks, Nameplates, photo frames, etc.

Along with his brother in law, Neil can supply tables made to any size and shape.
Also any wooden furniture.

Neil also makes portable white boards.
Prices on request. Phone Number 042-527133 Fax 042-527339

Cable Service: Two for the price of one, choose one

A complaint I've heard repeatedly from people who have the local cable service.
Channels keep getting switched around: Typically you switch on the TV, select your favorite channel and it appears to have been replaced or moved.

NOT SO, according to this experience.

Bought a new 32 inch flat screen TV, plugged it in and went through a channel search. A totally different channel set-up from what I had been used to. Many identical services at different locations. A few I had not seen before.

Groan.

Hours later, relaxing in the living room, in front of a different TV. The channel lineup I was used to seemed to be restored.
Tuning in both sets, I discovered that two different cable services use the same cable. Should be interesting getting this resolved.