Lunch break at Sakon Nakhon Immigration

They are taking  A Rest during that hour according to a sign in the office.
Well at least there's only one 'R.'

Sakon Nakhon FC Not at their Best

Met the local television camera man at the graduation ceremonies and asked him to make last weeks football game available on the net.
ขอบคุณ (Thank You)

Sakon Nakhon lost against Nongbualamphu 0-2

I expect a win tomorrow

Thai Time = regular time plus one, or two or three, or...

You are invited to our graduation ceremonies. Please come at eight.
Knowing the inconsistencies with Thai time keeping I arrived half an hour late.

Still plenty of time to take pictures of arrivals and last minute preparations.
Ceremonies started promptly at 11:10, as verified by the time stamp on my photographs.

Lucky I kept some pain remedy in my motorcycle.

From the number of graduates I can only surmise that the school is doing quite well.

Handing out diplomas was the wife of the provincial governor.
It was the first time that we had been introduced and I was surprised by her knowledge of English.

I declined a luncheon invitation.

SakonNakhon T.i.T. Bits

SakonNakhon FC

• Last Sunday, Sakon Nakhon lost against Nongbualamphu 2 -0 
• Due to severe upper spinal pain I did not attend last Sunday's game.
• Sakon Nakhon will face Udon Thani FC this Sunday in Udon Thani.
• Udon Thani has four losses and one draw

          North Eastern Region League Standings


S-BAC Graduation 

• Ceremonies begin 8:30 today at the Imperial

Welcome Bar

• Pool Tournament Friday 7 p.m.
• Sunday Luncheon

Mr Simon and Nee  invite you to drop in and visit

Weather

• The temperature roller coaster ride continues with temperatures climbing to unseasonable hot, 
• followed by another cooling trend with night time temperatures in the upper teens.  
• Then uphill.. 

Who is the real King of the Road

     

 Bangkok                                                              Sakon Nakhon                                       

Cattle ain't dumb.  I could hardly believe my eyes

A dozen cattle are about to cross a four lane road.
One cow and one calf walk into the road, they block traffic from both directions. Like crossing guards at a school.
The elder roadguard looks around and snorts: "All Clear."
The patiently waiting herd now crosses the street.
The 'road guards' retreat and follow the herd.

Motor traffic resumes.

Pedestrians crossing the street, that is 'another' story. 
Everything with wheels has the right of way.

Those white stripes you thought identified crosswalks?  They are just a suggestion.
When crossing a road remember double lines in the center of the road are pedestrian safety zones.

Thai Classical

Student performances at Saturday's S-BAC graduation Bash

School's out for Summer

สกลนคร
Many schools are in their final week of the yearly second semester.
A few schools have already started vacation, lasting until early May.

With this hot weather, it's back to the canals to cool down.

Graduation Party also known as Farewell Party

The ticket said 18:00.  You'd think I should have learned about Thai timekeeping by now.
Arriving at that time, I was the only person in the hall.
I had time to stop off in the restaurant for a drink.
It was getting close to 7 p.m. when people started arriving.
Having been told that alcohol was not included in the ticket price, I brought my own bottle, so did others.

Alcohol was served after all and our table wound up with more bottles than we could handle.
Good food, and entertainment made for a pleasant evening.
Dozens of cameras were in use, as everyone wanted pictures of themselves with the Thai stars in attendance.

Would you take my picture please...

สกลนคร

Tonight at the Imperial

S-BAC Sakonnakhon Business Administration College Graduation Party.
You might say it's their version of the prom.

I was asked to make myself available at home for a visit by a teacher at 12 noon, Friday.
1 p.m. I decided it was time for a visit to the WELCOME Bar and a shopping trip.

The teacher visited me there around 1:30.  Thai punctuality.
"Do you want to come to the Party?  Table for eight 16,000 Baht (US $492)."
Ten minutes of declining the extremely expensive invitation under all circumstances,
a correction to the translation of the ticket price 1,600 Baht.  

As last year, they have invited Thai Movie stars to attend.
Last year it was some Thai Teen Idols who made all the girls swoon. A few boys too.

It's an alcohol free event, I'll keep my mix discrete.