Welcome Bar announces new TAPAS menu

Savory Mince Toasted Sandwich	B50
Savory Mince	B40
Yellow Chicken Curry	B40
Pasta in Cheese Sauce	B40
English Beef Stew	B40
English Sausage Sandwich when available	B60

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Magic

Road trip " In search of SakonNakhon FC

One of my favorite things I like to do is jump on my motorcycle and explore the country.

What makes these trips so enjoyable is the fact that Thai's welcome you wherever you go.

I had been trying to locate the headquarters for the local football team for months without success.

This time I was determined.  With information that the road was near the 7-11, I closed in on the area.

I stopped off at a nearby residence to ask for directions.

To my surprise I met a family who I have known for a few years.

I followed their instructions and was on my way.

I came across a man collecting recyclables and again asked for directions.

Success.  I had wanted to see the place since many people had bragged about the excellent fishing there.

My presence acknowledge from a distance, residents were preoccupied with chasing away uninvited cattle and repairing the break in the fence.

 

Road Trip "Thai Artisan creations"

Unfortunately there are no large museums or art galleries in the region.
Filling that gap in Thai culture are community temples.  That is why I do enjoy  visiting local temples.


You can see the ongoing construction from highway 223 on the outskirts of the city of SakonNakhon.

  

 
Of course the more valued artifacts are protected in glass cases
 
 
   

Flights to Sakon Nakhon now daily

NOK Air begins daily flights between Bangkok and Sakon Nakhon

Depart BKK  9     a.m.

Arrive SNO 10:30 a.m.

Dept SNO   11      a.m.

Arrive BKK 12:30 p.m.

Weather Alert

Weather Alert: Strong winds, possible thunderstorms
Change in wind direction from SSW to ENE.  Cooler overnight temperatures.

Change of wind directions began around 9 a.m. with strong easterly gusts.
Power failure in my neighborhood from 9:05 to 10:07

T.i.T. Bits

Distance to Pattaya reduced.  New Motorway open. 

• ...the airport just moved 20mins closer to Pattaya. pattayarag.blogspot.

Improved Internet in Thailand due to GOOGLE departure from Mainland China. I don't think so!

• With the departure of some of GOOGLE services from Mainland China, in a dispute over censorship, some reporters have speculated a decrease in internet use in China.  Resulting in more bandwidth available for other parts of Asia.  My opinion: Censorship does not equate to user numbers, they simply use other services.  Think this dispute is simply over who should pay to administer censorship.  Big Business or the government.

Improved Internet in Thailand   new high-speed internet cable almost ready to start

• Google's Pacific Ocean cable close to completion  
• My opinion:  I use both Google and Yahoo e-mail services. Google is a hell of a lot faster.  At times Yahoo will 'hang,' while Google is at full speed.
  
  
  

How do you advertise a Business Grand Opening?,

• Most likely you would advertise discounts or sales prices...
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Living Expenses here and there

My electric water heater was 'on the fritz.'  The on/off switch was wearing out.
Most times you had to hit the button half a dozen times before the water flow would shut off.

We called the electric shop.  Their technician arrived within the hour.
He took the heater off the wall and took it to the shop.
An hour later he returned, reinstalled the heater.
Cleaned out the dirt trap screens on the water hoses.
(a routine I had forgotten a few years ago).

The bill was Bt 300 (US$9.30)

A stateside friend of mine had an electrical problem.  None of the lights or wall plugs would work. Unless the oven was turned on, then the lights and the TV worked just great.  He called the electrician.  A bad breaker was replaced.

He writes "Best part was it only cost me $211.00 and 80.00 of that was for the new breaker so I thought I got out of that one pretty cheap."

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