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Monday, January 3, 2011
The party's over
Most Thai's take the opportunity to clean house as the New Year begins.
Clean out the closet, get rid of unused clothing.
Their philosophy, if you want new clothes, you have to have space in your closet to attract new things.
From the looks of things, my cleaning is going to be an extensive project. Repairs required.
The pool is empty now. It had it's first cleaning.
Grouting, sealing and curing will probably take a few days work.
Then I'll spend time with the puzzle, reassembling the filter.
Mister Hans' Neighborhood
Did enjoy a white Christmas of sorts
Every morning without fail my neighbor airs out his birds
They hung out a sign on one neighbors fence. I'm told it say's Happy New Year
The Monsoon lake on the property next door has dried out
Funny stuff on the net
They are doing it again, the Walmart customers link Hat Trick
2010 Statistics for Airport Screenings link Pattaya Rag
Clean out the closet, get rid of unused clothing.
Their philosophy, if you want new clothes, you have to have space in your closet to attract new things.
From the looks of things, my cleaning is going to be an extensive project. Repairs required.
The pool is empty now. It had it's first cleaning.
Grouting, sealing and curing will probably take a few days work.
Then I'll spend time with the puzzle, reassembling the filter.
Mister Hans' Neighborhood
Did enjoy a white Christmas of sorts
Every morning without fail my neighbor airs out his birds
They hung out a sign on one neighbors fence. I'm told it say's Happy New Year
The Monsoon lake on the property next door has dried out
Funny stuff on the net
They are doing it again, the Walmart customers link Hat Trick
2010 Statistics for Airport Screenings link Pattaya Rag
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Happy New Year
Earlier yesterday evening I walked to my Thai friend's house on I.T.U., to watch the kids shoot off fireworks.
They shot off fireworks from the center road divide.
One of those rockets was upside down, and of course sent fireworks across four lanes of road.
Lucky there was a break in the traffic, no cars or motorbikes.
They avoided what could have been a major carnage.
While sitting there on "Mainstreet," a number of ambulances and police vehicles passed by with their emergency lights flashing. Busier than usual.
One two year old used her sparklers to make burn marks in the pavement. She has a good chance of becoming a welder when she grows up.
A guy across the street lit one of those flying lanterns, similar to the ones pictured.
It momentarily got hung up in the electrical cables hanging along the road. Another major incident averted!
After bumping into the cables, it rapidly lifted upward.
I had enough of watching this tomfoolery, my bottle of wine was empty, I headed home early.
I got a few hours of sleep before the neighborhood sounded more like a war zone.
Loud party music continued throughout the night.
The party music isn't as loud anymore. At 6 AM I can still hear it while standing outside in my yard.
6:30 AM the community speakers began broadcasting. 7:00 AM intermittent fireworks continue.
The parties continue. It's not New Years yet in some Parts of the world.
They shot off fireworks from the center road divide.
One of those rockets was upside down, and of course sent fireworks across four lanes of road.
Lucky there was a break in the traffic, no cars or motorbikes.
They avoided what could have been a major carnage.
While sitting there on "Mainstreet," a number of ambulances and police vehicles passed by with their emergency lights flashing. Busier than usual.
One two year old used her sparklers to make burn marks in the pavement. She has a good chance of becoming a welder when she grows up.
A guy across the street lit one of those flying lanterns, similar to the ones pictured.
It momentarily got hung up in the electrical cables hanging along the road. Another major incident averted!
After bumping into the cables, it rapidly lifted upward.
I had enough of watching this tomfoolery, my bottle of wine was empty, I headed home early.
I got a few hours of sleep before the neighborhood sounded more like a war zone.
Loud party music continued throughout the night.
The party music isn't as loud anymore. At 6 AM I can still hear it while standing outside in my yard.
6:30 AM the community speakers began broadcasting. 7:00 AM intermittent fireworks continue.
The parties continue. It's not New Years yet in some Parts of the world.
Friday, December 31, 2010
I stay close to home when "When the roads get deadly"
Anton (German Tony) posted this video on his facebook wall.
I like the music, hope you do too!!
The video gets a bit bloody
The video gets a bit bloody
I prefer to celebrate the New Year within walking distance to my mattress.
Here's one reason why:
When the roads get deadly THE NATION
Sakon Pattana Suska School Reunion
I was invited by friends and family.
The entertainment and service was really great and made for a pleasant evening.
The party started 6 PM, Thai time.
We were the first ones to arrive and seemed to have the place to ourselves for at least an hour.
Most of the food disappeared quickly after hitting the table.
It was just that good. If you wanted to eat, you had to be quick about it.
One of the kids at our table has a sumo wrestler type body. He eats like that too.
I made sure I didn't go away hungry.
Half way through the evening, two tables were joined so friends could sit together.
Monkey see monkey do.
All of a sudden tables were moved everywhere, there were three tables in our group.
For a moment it looked more like moving day than a party
I knew so many people and made many new friends, I did spend some time table hopping.
The party was still going strong when I headed home.
The entertainment and service was really great and made for a pleasant evening.
The party started 6 PM, Thai time.
We were the first ones to arrive and seemed to have the place to ourselves for at least an hour.
Most of the food disappeared quickly after hitting the table.
It was just that good. If you wanted to eat, you had to be quick about it.
One of the kids at our table has a sumo wrestler type body. He eats like that too.
I made sure I didn't go away hungry.
Half way through the evening, two tables were joined so friends could sit together.Monkey see monkey do.
All of a sudden tables were moved everywhere, there were three tables in our group.
For a moment it looked more like moving day than a party
I knew so many people and made many new friends, I did spend some time table hopping.
The party was still going strong when I headed home.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Yea I Know, Another parade
Many kids from my neighborhood participated in this one.
I was told days ahead to be sure and get some photo's of them.
I was told days ahead to be sure and get some photo's of them.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Delight your palate for free
Tony invites you to a New Years Eve Day Luncheon
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| Feb 7, 2009 |
They are planning a free lunch starting at Noon, Friday 31 December.
"We could use some help with the fishing," says Tony.
Anglers wishing to catch their own fish are welcome to start fishing any time after 10 A.M.
Tony's pond has a variety of fish.
His place is located 16 km from Muang Sakon Nakhon on highway 223
For further details you can reach Tony at 0898627102
The place where happy memories are made
Dec 17, 2006
Jan 14, 2007
You never leave wanting more when you've been to one of Tony's bashes.
His wife is an Ace in culinary delights.
Two local Expats hospitalized
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Happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year If you drive, stay sober.
If you party hardy, then let someone sober do the driving.
Expect increased road checks over the holidays
Two local Expats hospitalized
an e-mail I received
Dear Hans,nice to see you the other day,thank you for your help.
I read your web-site daily. Sometimes I pick up some interesting small items of news, however, as Sakon Nakhon's roving Falang reporter, I think you are missing out on some important human interest stories of local falang persons, instead of commenting on parades etc.
In the local General Hospital are 2 seriously unwell peopole.
{1}Laurie R... ... suffered a heart attack.
{2}Tony P...
I have visited both of these people.
Are they not worth a visit from you our intrepid reporter ; a mention on your web-site.they have personal help but encouraging support may help from other fellow falangs, it is not nice to be in a hospital in a foreign country.
What do you think?
regards,
Thank you for sharing information regarding the health of two of our compatriots.
Roving reporter is a misnomer. This blog is a hobby, not a profession.
I first started a website, then switched to this blog with the intent of providing information and entertainment for tourists and expats. I post information as I discover it. I try to avoid gossip without verifying the facts.
With a few exceptions, this blog has been pretty much a one man show. I gladly accept contributions from others. A recent example is the entry Mekon River At Nakhon Phanom with pictures contributed by Gene.
I frequently get invitations to photograph weddings, birthday parties and the like.
I generally only publish photographs of public events, such as parades, for a reason.
I've had a number of occasions when I received frantic phone requests to remove specific pictures because people didn't want their whereabouts to be published.
Some reason given: "I don't want immigration to know where I am," or "I don't want my Ex to know where I'm living."
For similar reasons I have edited the names from your letter.
I do wish to commend you personally for visiting our hospitalized friends and sharing the information.
Which hospital?
Another Expat home under construction
Supposedly at ITU Soi 3/5 Sakon Nakhon. I went looking for it. Found another construction site, but not this one. First time I've seen them use a pile driver. Usually they dig the holes by hand.
Fish farming encouraged as extra income for poor and elderly
At least that's my understanding reading the news story in GOOGLE Translate.
You really have to read between the lines to understand these computer generated translations.
I do have a problem understanding the references to "...Thai sex change doctor fish..."
original article GOOGLE Translate
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28/12 28/13 Accuweather 33/15 32/13 29/12 29/13 31/16 Weather Underground 29/14 28/13 27/12 26/13 28/15
An odd way of Celebrating New Years
Safety Inspection Failure
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Ya'll come
Hi,
as the boxing day quiz did not happen I have decided to try again with a quiz on New Years Eve.
There will be prizes and a free buffet at half time. The price is 100 baht a person. starting time is 8.00pm. People must book their table in advance by calling me on 0872269151. Tables and chairs will be available.
I do have some people already.
Martin.
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