Now I know:
Pumpkin: Natures Viagra
Read the article and watch the video at WPBF
Coffee and glucose can improve brain efficiencyRead the article at Science Daily
Guess I have adjusted to the Thai traditions.
Instead I attend two birthday dinners this week.
I received my invitation for the Tha Rae Christmas Star parade. That parade is Dec 24. The Parade in Muang Sakon is on Dec 25.
One year I was actually in the lead vehicle of the Christmas parade here in town.
The school near Macro is having a Christmas party, concert, etc. Table for eight Bt 1,600.
As of yet I haven't heard of any New Years celebrations at the Welcome, Escape, or Branch bars and restaurants. But it's still early.
There's been quite a discussion on the web regarding embassy certified income statements, in lieu of having the cash in the bank, for visa renewal. Some folks, me included, renewed their visa earlier this year and were told they could use the statement the following year. The date of the certified statement should be within the year you are renewing your Visa.
If you're one of those people who plans to re-use last years statement, suggest you visit the Immigration office before renewal time. You might get by this year, but next year get a new statement.
"More of the same" Daytime temperature near 30, night-time mid teens Celcius
Martin will soon be opening the Chern Chim store.Wish you great success!!
It's located just up the street from the Sawitree Restaurant on Thanon Senthai road.
Opening day and operating hours are yet to be announced.
Chern Chim is a supplier of quality western foods.
My thanks to the gentleman who stopped me while I was leaving Big C.
He just wanted to shake my hand and tell me that he reads my blog daily.
I really did appreciate it tremendously. Sorry I was so abrupt.
Unfortunately "internal growling" advised me that I had better make a run for it.
I did not attend the parade and celebrations since I had been photographing at the University early in the morning. I have seen these festivities many times before.
Wish I would have gone.
From pictures Joey brought home, it was obvious that the parade was larger than past Loy Krathong parades. After the parade and floating the Krathongs, there was a beauty pageant.
Of course (as previously mentioned), my friends were passing out condoms.
Got a big laugh when I saw pictures that they were using a "sex toy" to demonstrate.
Apparently a government official made them hide the toy. Sex toys are illegal in Thailand.
But from the looks of things, there were plenty of "balloons."
There was partying till late in the morning. That became quite obvious Monday morning at school. Only about 25% of my students showed up for the first class. Those who did attend school should have stayed in bed.
The school is making preparations for their sport day in December. I was asked if they could borrow my ping pong table. At first I agreed, but then I reconsidered and instead gave the school administrator money to buy their own.
They made such a big fuss: Had me stand in front of the assembled students to thank me.
The last time I saw such a campaign was during my first week in Sakon Nakhon in 2003, when school children where in a parade with "balloons."
