What ?? I have to pay to show others how dumb I am?

Chern Chim Holidays

Christmas Hours
Christmas Eve (Dec 24) 10 AM to 10 PM
Christmas Day (Dec 25) Noon to 9 PM

Boxing Day      (Dec 26) 10 AM to 10 PM
                       Quiz Night 7 PM, Bt100 per person, prizes awarded, please book ahead 0872269151

(Comment overheard regarding quiz night:  What I have to pay to show others how dumb I am?)



Escape Bar Christmas day dinner

Turkey and potluck (guests bring their own food)

The demographics of Thai tourism have changed  

read more at the Phuket Gazette

Slow News Day at the Pattaya Daily

German man dies in bed watching porn read more
It's not the worst way to go

Most Popular Free Windows Downloads of 2010  at lifehacker

Eddies last rites

Wednesday, 3 PM, What Pa Suthawat

Mekon River At Nakhon Phanom

Gene recently told me that he was planning a visa run in Nakhon Phanom.
I asked him to take some pictures of the river to see the water level.
I had heard it was quite low.
From the looks of things, it is low for this time of the year.  The rainy season just ended two months ago.
All the steps to the boats are now above water.
The Welcome to Thailand signs is a bit ominous.
Reports Gene: "Customs was rummaging through everything..."

...it was very hazy...

Eddie has left us

March 2010

I first received word on Facebook

July 2009

Pictures from Eddie's Grand Opening May 15 2008

Eight o'clock isn't really eight o'clock

My friend told me sport day for 'the over the hill crowd' starts at 8 o'clock.
That start time seemed a bit unusual to me. 
But at eight in the morning I cruised by the empty stadium just to make sure.

Been here long enough that I should discern Thai time.
Their clock has a starting point.. 6 on your dial.

If you are invited to dinner at 2 o'clock, add 2 to six and your dinner should be ready at 8.
I recalculated the starting time of the sport activities: Six plus eight equals 2 PM.

The government sponsored sport event is to promote physical fitness for the older generation.

 

Doing it the Thai way does have benefits

Senior Sport Competition yesterday

Local car and van rental prices as seen at sakoncity

Doing it the Thai way does have benefits

Am having some plasterboard installed.
Gave the laborer an exacto knife to cut the board.
I hear the sound of the skill saw and wonder what the heck.
I went to look and saw a huge cloud of while dust.
There'd been a lot of mosquitoes there before... all gone

Wonder if they'll learn by experience

I've always been of the opinion that Thailand should install a million video cameras in trouble spots like the restive South.
Slaying of soldiers caught on security video Bangkok Post

Why didn't they teach me this when I was young

Stops singing "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas

Keep your frying pan handy

Christmas Activities

Sakon Nakhon Thai language website 'sakoncity' has a schedule of the Christmas Festival activities
Thai language link  Google translate link

Weather

Cool temperatures are expected to continue in the low teens at night.
Temperatures below 10 have been reported in the mountains.

This year's worldwide record cold temperatures were first predicted in October 2010, when the forming of the most intense La Nina since 1955 was noted. Sakon Nakhon recorded it's coldest day in 1974 at 1.4C (34.53F)

Eating in front of your computer is likely to make you fat

Read more at: The Inquirer

Thailand enjoys a 2010 tourism boom

Read more at: daily mail.uk
Wonder how accurate this news release is. I hear a completely different story from my friends in Bangkok and Pattaya.  Bars closing left and right.  Girls without work are spending their time on the net in hopes of snagging a western man.  And they are not very particular: "Desired partner 40 to 80 years," from a 27 year old Thai lady is not unusual at Thai Kisses

You GO GIRL !!!

Ohhhhh come all ye ...  you know what I mean

Seasons Greetings

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Dec 24        Tha Rae Christmas Star parade

Dec 24 - 26 Sakon Nakhon OTOP and Beef Festival, field across from police station

Dec 25 

                    St Joseph Sakon Nakhon School: Christmas dinner and entertainment. Bt1,600 table for 6

                   Sakon Nakhon Christmas Star parade

Dec 28        S-BAC student activities day

Did I mention it's parade season?

Had no advance notice of this one.
Heard the bands approaching two blocks away and went to see what all the marching was about.

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