Holiday Season is approaching

When I have aches and pains I go to the nearest Ma & Pa. I have a standing prescription of 3 Doctor Chang.

With the holiday season approaching, so are the parties and plenty of drinking. Programs of getting drunk drivers of the road also intensify this time of the year.

Personally I have a three drink maximum. Then I either call a friend or walk.

Yes I walked home from Eddie's bar just recently. Nearly to 20 km to my house.

Mud Fishing

The swamp next to my house is beginning to dry out and is slowly becoming a grazing ground again.

Before all the water disappears, locals put on rubber boots and gloves and start digging for fish.

Meanwhile, the local bird enthusiast is airing out his living room.

Wakeup Call

turn up the volume & click arrow to play

It's the morning wakeup call. The neighborhood speakers blare traditional regional music, followed by public notices.

It's all reminiscent of my Psy Ops days (Psychological Warfare aka Propaganda)

You have to read the Honest Cab Driver story at Pattaya Today.

We're not talking small change here!!

Seattle restaurant Thai Tom facing possible closure due to health violations.
Cockroaches, food containers stored in the restroom.
Sounds to me like AUTHENTIC Thai.

British expats and tourists encouraged to register with new embassy tracking

Now that's a tourist attraction

Here's the headline that should make rubber tappers happy.

Thailand to give out 30 million free condoms

Yesterday, December 1, was world aids day.

Living like a native

Did my weekly shopping .
Yeah I know... in the west I would have received at least a warning, if not a ticket for unsafe load.

Eleven bags
But then T.i.T.

Special thanks for the candy I recently received.
Haven't had that sort of candy in over six years.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You,

Sakon Nakhon Cable service grows

Sakon Nakhon Cable recently added a number of new channels to their lineup, and in the process made some changes.

At first I was a bit upset that the only English language movie channel got the ax. It was replaced with UNIVERSAL and SciFi.

Now if I miss the Jay Leno show on internet television, I can watch it weekdays at 5 p.m. on Sakon Nakhon cable.

English language channels on Sakon Nakhon Cable:

5 Universal, 8 Sci Fi, 9 Fox Crime, 21-22-23-24 S-Sport, 25 ESPN, 29 Music Lifestyle, 30 MTV, 41 National Geographic, 42 Zone Reality, 43 Bloomberg, 44 Aljazeera, 46 CCTV, 47 NHK, 48 Fashion

Cable service is limited to the Sakon Nakhon City area. Some channels are switched at times for special events and purposes

Sakon Nakhon TV Network 042730977

Single Didgit Temperatures Ahead ?

Single digit temperatures are forecast for mid December.
A month earlier than noted last winter season. It was January 12, 2009 when I noted It's shivering cold. Night time temperatures dropped to 7 C or 45 F.

Over the next few days nighttime temperatures will begin to drop to 16-15-13-14

30 year Average (1961-1990) low for November is 19C

All you can eat 49 Baht

Most all you can eat places had raised their prices in recent years.

But one near my house didn't, and is doing brisk business.

Ideally suited for large family dinners. This one was for mama's birthday.