They're at it again

They really should rename I.T.U. to "Parade Way."

Seems like there is at least one parade per week, sometimes two.
I only live a block away. I get plenty notice when a parade passes by. You can't miss the drum beats.

Here's some video clips from 2007 and 2008. 

Plenty of parades and merry making

...and that's how they transport pyramids

Photo by http://isaan-life.blogspot.com

Coach Sattcha resigns from Sakon FC  Siamsport(Thai) 

Highway checkpoint nabs 15,350 amphetamine tablets manager(Thai)

2nd Annual  Sakon Nakhon Ernuษ  festival February 3 - 5 NNT (Thai) Promoting  Vietnamese Thai relationship



That's Isan Entertainment 

 

recommended readings

• 5 Things I’ve Learnt About Thai People While In Thailand by Sofia at aswetravel
• Poll: Most will take vote-buying money Bangkok Post

Final Fair Day till... the next one in ten days

 

Today is the final day of the  

Wat Phra That Choeng Chum Fair

Nam Un Dam 

storage capacity at 57%.

More than the same period last year
Allows for irrigation of additional rice fields
and second planting during the dry season
Nam Un (B) Dam is 55 km from Muang Sakon Nakhon

Source RYT9
RYT9 translated

Alvin

I'd be a believer

If I ever heard the excuse "my squirrel ate my homework," I'd be a believer.
Couldn't find my school notes.  I looked everywhere.  Found 'em when I was cleaning the cage
Those holes in my school books.... ...ALVIN


If you use a printer you might be interested to learn this

link to > BEST GLUE COMMERCIAL EVER

Sunday Lunch at Chern Chim

Next Sunday the 23rd  of January. 

Peter, Sam and Noelyne's son are cooking a Chicken Madras Curry 

Price of 140 Baht per person. 

All are welcome.  Due to limited space, reservations required.

Did you notice

After two years as a website, SakonNakhon-live morphed into a blog on January 15, 2009.

I'm having a hot chocolate with cognac to celebrate.
Lowest temperature of the season at my house last night. 14C
Imagine out in the countryside it did drop to the predicted 10C

These Headlines make me Giggle.

  Thailand promotes panning for gold to boost tourism
read it at Monsters and Critics

Phuket pitches for Slovakia

read it at Phuket Gazette

Thailand Targets the Middle East

read it at SBWire

Kusuman Fair - Curfew for Minors

Kusuman Annual Fair Feb 6 - 9 ryt9 translated version
Kusuman is 40 km from Muang Sakon on highway 22 leading to Nakhon Phamnom
Ceremonies and a parade will begin early on Feb 6

Children under 18 to face curfew in Bangkok  THE NATION

While printed media reports of the imposing of the 10 pm curfew in Bangkok, television stations report that the curfew will be imposed nationwide.  Date of nationwide implementation has not been announced

Pretty Neat !!

Wat Phra That Choeng Chum Fair

   Excessive cattle exports boosting beef prices, traders complain THE NATION
   Giant U.S. construction equipment producer chooses Thailand as manufacturing base MCOT

World Bank Predicts Thailand's 2011 Economic Growth To Be Lowest In Asia BERNAMA

Pictures taken before Fair Opening ceremonies

NOK AIR Promotion discounts local fare

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NOK Air has announced a promotion reducing one way fares to Bt 1,290, 
from January 20 thru May 15.
Tickets must be purchased before January 26.
Details at nokair.com

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A Thai love story 

Really great choreography, cute, humorous, and entertaining

Mister Hans' Neighborhood

NOK Air increases Sakon Nakhon flights.

Daily flight service between Sakon Nakhon and  Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport begins January 30.
At present there are no flights on Saturdays and Tuesdays

Where I come from, we'd call these storage units.  
These are not.
They are two room apartments renting for Bt2,500.
The units were completed about two months ago.

Construction of these units started   in January,  2009

 

Still in it's youth. Can't wait to taste this home grown pineapple

A friend of mine nursed this salad patch from seeds he'd brought from Germany.
I have a weeks supply in my fridge now, and seeds to plant my own

My Pool needed re-grouting.
The handyman I hired for this job brought his own tools

Hhhhm, sugar steam... 
Now there's a job you can call sweet
If you're planning a trip between Udon and Sakon, be prepared for slowdowns. 
It's sugar harvesting season and there are "plenty" of trucks overloaded with sugarcane on the highway. 
Their top speed seems to be 40 KM per hour, with or without a load.
Across the street from the processing mill I saw what looked like three football fields of trucks waiting in line to be unloaded.

Additional reading: Sugar Cane Processing

Odd Picture on an odd day


Saw this sign on a street in Udon.

It was an odd numbered day and that side of the road was filled with parked cars.

Guess this sign applies to English speakers only.

Didn't spot the Thai version of this sign nearby.