Why am I not surprised !!

Was looking around You Tube for Thailand video's.
I zeroed in on the most watched video with the Thailand title.
Of course the most watched video was a tsunami video uploaded a number of years ago.
A video uploaded this February was only trailing by 300 views.

Watched over 2 million times ...

School Dayz

Adding to my online photo album is one of my primary focuses these days. It may be the only thing I leave for posterity.The latest addition is an event which took place last year in July at S.BAC.It was teachers day.In my school days we would have called this a school assembly. But then in my days you would also not have seen performances by ladyboys. My school days where on the other side of the planet, where I experienced bamboo stick welts on the palm of my hands and on my posterior with regular frequency.
Here such events begin with Buddhist rituals, followed with lots of pomp and circumstance to honor and show recognition and respect to the royal family.

White Lightening Convoy

Also known as Whisky White, it's cheap and has the effect of white lightening.

I was served such a bottle many years ago. It's served in beer type bottles.
Thais tried to tell me to wait for a glass.
I said; "never mind I can drink from the bottle."
One beer like swig and I was chocking and looking for a fire hose.

Thai massage by blind

Thai massage by blind is available locally.
They've got seven beds, clean bedding and charge Bt 150 per hour.
They are located just up the street from the Thai-French Meats.
Drive up the street, take a right, third shop house on your right

A case of cart before the horse

Local DSL internet provider has been advertising a new higher volume internet connection, at a higher price of course. So we called because we continuously get disconnected.



We were told "the service is not yet available in your area. When it's available our truck will be in your neighborhood."

So it seems they are in the process of upgrading local telephone cables.

When? Don't hold your breath if they are anything like the local electric company.

Took some pictures of a tree growing into the electric wires recently. Gave them to my Thai friend explaining that the tree needed to be trimmed before it caused disruption in electrical service. He went to the local electric company.
Ten days later still nothing was done. My friend finally decided to cut down the tree himself. He needed some help and a rope so the tree would not fall into the wires while being cut. Glad I wasn't watching, I tend to get a bit hyper when I see such work being done by non-professionals.

Cocktail Talk

What's causing global warming?

Could be the fact that the world population is increasing at a rate of almost 7 million per month. (almost 84 million per year). Somethings gotta give.

Statistics at U.S. Census Bureau

When is the end coming?

According to the Aztec calender 2012. Also read somewhere that an old Chinese calender had a similar ending date.

My computer mouse was quite sluggish this morning.

I got some rubbing alcohol and toothpicks (to get into the crevices). As soon as I applied the alcohol a herd of tiny ants made their escape from the mouse.
I tell the truth.

Most the local fallangs have heard me tell this story.

A few years ago I was headed to the cash machine on my motor bike. A Sakonnakhon policeman stopped me at an intersection.
Road checks are a common practice in Thailand where they check your drivers license and registration.
This time it was a bit different though. The cop jumped behind me on the motor bike and instructed me to go.
I was surprised and baffled. I came to the conclusion that the guy could not speak English and was taking me up the street where other policemen could speak to me. We passed my cash machine and came upon a red traffic light.
The cop kept saying go... go.

Well folks, I'm not about to run a red light with a cop sitting behind me.
We finally came upon a spot where there was an empty field. I was ordered to stop. Without saying a word, the cop got off my bike, walked across the street, mounted his own bike and drove off. I was furious. Too bad I wasn't thinking fast enough, I should have charged him a taxi fee.

My first car.

I was stationed in Germany, 15 miles from my relatives. Bought the German Ford from a pig farmer. I got a really good price break. He used it to haul pigs to market. It took a number of washings to remove the stench. An officers wife cut a mattress to size and made curtains for me.

Recovering again

Don't miss Fireman Eric's blog.
He's vacationing around Sakon Nakhon and writing about his experiences and impressions daily.

http://firemaneric.blogspot.com/

Recovering from an illness and the effects of medication. The effects of the medication were worse than the illness. Hopefully things will be back to normal tomorrow.

Meanwhile: Work and visitors continue.

The front gate has been moved into the property to allow covered parking for visitors.



Video game players arrive in the early afternoon



The pool starts filling up after school lets out (2 p.m.)



Everyone cleans up after themselves and leaves at 5 p.m.

Time Machine

Year 1966, I was 21 then
Place,US Army Barracks, NCO club, Pleiku Vietnam.
Movie Star Robert Mitchum visits the troops.
One of probably a dozen stops he had made that day.
You could tell he was 'run down,' bloodshot eyes revealed he was 'stoned' on something.






Also recently added to the on line photo album are photos from PSY Ops missions, providing medical services and donated food to refugee and tribal villages, and the Pleiku airfield after a mortar attack, and other Pleiku albums

1966 Pleiku PSY Mission

1966 Pleiku airfield

1966 Lake Bien Hoa, Pleiku, Vietnam

1966 25th PSY OPS barracks

1966 25th PSY Ops Office

Trash Talk

I am always thankful when I get a heads up alerting me to correct spelling errors, or misuse of words.
A recent example was the word loose, when it should have been lose.

I will stand my ground however, when I am told to use "the Queen's English' rather than "American English."
My english education is U.S. based. The fact that Brits outnumber U.S. ex-pats in Sakon Nakhon is really irrelevant.
I'd consider learning and using the dialect if I'd be residing in Britain. I ain't.

"garbage" don't you mean "rubbish"
garbage was found in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary