Thursday, February 11, 2010

The world is going into RECALL mode

Remember the big milk scare when high levels of  melamine where found in milk products from candy, cookies to baby formula, etc...
Think they took care of the problem ?  Think again:  170 tons of milk powder recalled from Chinese domestic market.
dailyfinance.com

In December I noted that airline seats on a particular flight were 'like a metal bench."
Today's headline Koito airplane seat maker needs to fix over 150,000 seats
businessweek.com

The number of cars being recalled is continuing to grow to staggering hights.
The most extensive recall in history Toyota Prius
Honda airbag recall 400,000 

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Music Made in Thailand

A favorite for the 2009 MTV Asia Awards, in Ho Chi Minh City February 26.

    
tatayoung.com

Retrospective: Backward - Looking

Construction start at my house and at the school was simultaneous.
The school buildings were completed and occupied over two months prior to my house.
Part-time farm labor is typical in housing construction. Work ceases while rice harvesting was under way.

030320  March 20, 2003
My Home


030323  March 23, 2003
S-BAC Sakonnakhon Business Administration College


030419  April 19, 2003
My Home


030515  May 15, 2003
My home


030515  May 15, 203
Jeffrey's home


030523 May 23, 2003
S-BAC Sakonnakhon Business Administration College
Inspection and certification


030605 June 5, 2003
My home


030605 June 5, 2003
S-BAC Sakonnakhon Business Administration College
First school year underway


030705 July 5, 2003
Housewarming at my house

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Mine's BIGGER that yours, over nine inches!!

Were talking critters here. Scorpions, snakes, bugs and the like.

Back in the days before he bought his own camera, I got this call from Mister Bob.
All excited, almost frantic. you got to come over and bring your camera.




I see nothing
Come a little closer... but very slowly



Closer... careful 





Check out those wing tips



How big is it
Let me get a ruler





Twenty three centimeters (9.06 inches)

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Are there any flooding dangers in Sakon Nakhon

With headline such as ...Bangkok sinking..., many people are talking about the effects of global warming and are wondering how it would affect the local region.

At an  elevation 161 meters (529 feet), Sakon Nakhon is not threatened by the rise of ocean levels, unlike Bangkok at a six meter (19.69 feet) altitude.

Flooding from the Mekon River into this area is possible in extreme circumstances.  Nakhon Phanom, along the shores of the Mekon, is at an altitude of 179 meters (586 feet).

Local flooding is more often caused by extreme tropical rains.
The most recent flooding which receded within three days was in August 2008.
A minor inconvenience to traffic, with a sewer stench in some parts of the city, most locals used the opportunity and went fishing.





Nok Air increases Sakon Nakhon service

The Sakon Nakhon route has been updated past February.
Three flights per week during February.
Five flights per week during March.
Daily service begins at the end of March and continues through the end of July.


NOK Air is in urgent need of a ground attendant, according to a posting dated February 3.
Female or male, not over 25 years old, excellent communication skills – both Thai and English, local dialect especially (Northern East) is advantageous.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Happy 70th Mister Bob


All those candles are gonna look like a forest fire.

Received some photo's from Germany, where it's cold. Brrrr.
I don't miss that kind of weather at all.
East coast of the USA is having similar weather.
Florida corals are dying due to cold. Parts of California had heavy rain, flooding and landslides.
Like I said, I don't miss that kind of weather at all. I used to feel the cold weather in my joints.

The winter Olympics (Canada) start in nine days.

Locally, chance of rain this weekend.

Yes I'm still receiving a large number of jokes daily.  appreciate them all.  If you are wondering why yours has not been added to Funny Mail (see right sidebar), I am adding five per day, and keeping the rest for days when I don't get contributions.

Extended my visa yesterday.  No problem. Was in and out of the office in less than ten minutes.
The actual renewal date is this coming Sunday.