Songkran by Tourism Thailand

Sing it Baby

A number of Asians have confessed that they speak English with an oriental accent.
They'd ask me how to loose the accent.  My reply:  Sing it Baby
And here's a video from Taiwan to prove my point.

Outdoor cooking and dining

When I arrived, the kettle was on.
Fresh roots and herbs were added to create a broth for jumbo shrimp.


Fresh greens from the market were being cleaned for the Thai salad 'too spicy' for my taste.




Fish were brought up from Lake (Nong) Han.  Apparently its quite an easy catch with the use of a headband light in the early evening.

Tom Jued, Thai clear soup with pork and vegetables was my favorite for the evening.












Counted over twenty guests, but lost count of the assortment of food being served.  








Heard of a Red Shirt gathering at SakonNakhon Provincial Headquarters, so I avoided the area and instead visited 

Wat Phra That Choeng Chum at night

  

• Drought grips parts of China, Southeast Asia amid dam concerns CNN
• Thai Rate Increase businessweek

• NOK AIR advertises local fares

• THAI TEEN POP

แฟนเราเอาแต่ใจ

Sakhon | MySpace Video

Sakon Melody

Rednecks without Borders, SakonNakhon Chapter

Or is it Isaan Gardening?

   

The idea is quite simple.  Place bottles upside down in a circle.  Add leftovers from your spicy Thai salad, and let it germinate.

And here's another Garden beautification Idea

• SakonNakhon Food Tasting Festival April 12-15 ryt9

• Alcohol sale to be controlled over Songkran thaivisa

Drought most likely to lower Thailand Rice output  bloomberg

• New Species of Giant Dragon Lizard with double endowment telegraph.co.uk

• Surge in number of U.K. expats facing debt problems expatforum

• British expats hit hard by falling Pound considering a return home  expatforum

When Life Gives You Lemons... You make...

Birthday Party brings on major life change
I heard he was in tears when he got the news.
Nick was a participant in this years annual

FREE THAILAND LOTTERY.

He won !! 
...two years to learn a new trade
Happy Birthday to You

District director Sakon ran into an accident
Happened some time ago, just made available on You Tube

Who threw the first punch?
Surin  Football Club - SakonNakhon Football Club  
At the Sri Narong Stadium, Surin, on April 3

2010 Thai rice pact Business World

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It's a sing along song at my house...

Not me, but my visitors

Get set for a heatwave Super-Hot-April THENATION

Rubber Jumps to 20-Month High as Thai Price Rallies to Record BusinessWeek

Outbreaks may boost Thai shrimp exports  FIS


China to become Thailand's leading export market  THENATION

Thai Police Monkey Officer with multiple duties blogs.abcnews

Damned Female Vampires

Stepped into steam room like conditions when I entered the living room at 7 a.m. this morning.  

"mosquito thermal sensing is more acute when the humidity is high" mosquitocontrol.lifetips.com

Female mosquitoes avoid wet surfaces on the skin.

Mosquitoes do not feed on a human arm as long as the skin is kept wet. www.springerlink.com/

For outdoor events in this heat. I tend to place a plastic bag with ice on my shoulders.  This is a perfect way of keeping cool on a hot day. As the ice melts and water keeps me well dampened, I am not bothered by mosquitoes..


Feet and ankles are favorite feeding ground for mosquitoes.
Feet produce a cheese like enzyme particularly attractive to these miniature vampires.
Vinegar is the least inexpensive repellent I have been using.
Add vinegar to a damp washcloth,  wipe exposed legs, ankles and feet.  Reapply every two to four hours (depending on perspiration).  Keep your washcloth in a plastic bag to keep moist for reuse.


Some people tend to add citrus or cosmetics to disguise the vinegar smell.
A longtime favorite of lavender should be avoided..


Recent research has discovered the use of lavender teas,soaps, lotions and other cosmetics caused female breast development in pubescent boys National Institues of Health

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Hot - Hotter - Hottest - Hootter

Thai Meteorological department predicts 10% precipitation each day for the next week.
Possibly isolated sprinkles and showers
Weather Wunderground has similar forecasts predicting 20% chance of rain at times

Just in time for Songkran
Accuweather predicts strong thunder showers  April 14.

But their  15 day graphic tells the real story.
In the past the graph started from 10 degrees up to 40 degrees.
The scale has been upped a few notches to allow for increased FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES in the mid fifties
(120 to 130 Fahrenheit)

My bathtub pool water is warming quickly now.  Only days till I'll be sending for Ice