Have a safe and pleasant Songkran

Songkran's first road death reported   April 12 THE NATION


UK’s tougher visa rules for overseas students  expatforum
Students are required to have improved English comprehension and are not entitled the right to work.

Enjoy the "Hot Season," Rainy season starts next week

I may be just kidding, but then I may not.
The extended forecast calls for clouds and rain every day next week. Accuweather
Forecasts beyond three or four days are a little more than anticipations.
Plenty of things can cause the weather to do a 360.


Starting this weekend
High temperatures mixed with rain, nighttime temperatures rising
Pleasant nighttime temperatures  we've been having recently are about to abandon us.
It's time once again to dust off the air conditioner.

Clear skies above "for the moment"

Isaan Song and Dance on You Tube

Thai Classic dance at Phanom Temple. Year 2004
7 part video by golfsaaaa

Real Football Challenge ahead for Sakon FC

Yesterday:   Sakon FC at Nong Kai FC 3-3

Half-time phone reports from Nong Kai yesterday were desperate.
Sakon FC was down by two.
This time there was no live broadcasting from their website.
The sports caster had another engagement.

Ken scored two of last nights goals for Sakon.
Ken was lured from a season contract with Nong Kai with better financial rewards in Sakon.

Ken's performance on the field yesterday was a total surprise, considering that just a few days before he received word that his father had passed away.

Next:   Sakon FC hosts Loei FC 

Loei is NUMBER TWO in the  Thai Division 2 North Eastern Region League, winning 5 games, loosing one.
Sakon FC is NUMBER SEVEN.

Weapons Check

The southern weather system has won out over the northerly cold and the easterly winds we've been experiencing the last weeks.
4PM indoor temperature is 86F (30C).  Outdoor temperature is 102F (39C).
Add to that the humidity Factor and it feels more like mid 40C. 
Expect temperatures to slowly inch upwards over the holidays.


Cleaned the pool around noon. The water is starting to warm up, but it still felt chilly at 75F (24C).

By 3PM the pool was in use and it was a good opportunity to to do a weapons check.

Normally they serve as garden sprayers, but at this time of the year they are turned into ice-water-canons
All systems A.O.K.

I have found that these garden sprayers outlast all water guns, and in most cases are less expensive. 
After the hot season my ice-water-canon returns to it's normal duties in the garden mister.

Native English speakers with bachelor degree in demand

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Thatnaraiwitta School, Sakon Nakhon
Full Time Native English Speaking Teachers
At least 30,000 baht per month
approximately 15 periods a week plus occasional overtime when required.


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Sakon Y.FC vs THET.C

One o'clock they said. 
I decided to show up half an hour late after visiting with Scott at the great  ESCAPE.

The game got underway promptly at 2:10
Most of the team  and coach are from my neighborhood. 
Have known many of the families for a number of years.

Had a front row seat on the team bench.
Of course cheering a winning team is always more fun.
Game action was near superior... 
...though each team received one yellow card.
Sakon FC should really be scouting these games.

After the game I donated Bt 1,000 ($30) to the winning team for their victory celebrations.
Most of the team showed up at my house for a Thai style beef dinner after concluding their victory celebrations.

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April 8  in Sakon Nakhon 
facebook Wall Photo by Anton Proszamer

Time Travel Thailand 

Pictures taken in 1971 and 1972 in Nakhon Phanom.  Does include pictures of downtown Sakon
Explanations and comments accompany the pictures



Thailand's Rice Bowl May Get Smaller... Bloomberg

Muang Sakon Nakhon Highways and Police Porn Shop

Really lost in translation!! 

The website "sakoncity"  has an article about a recent readiness and preparedness drill.

Thai Script ... English Translation
The police porn shop translation was worth a chuckle, so I did a bit of further investigation.
By translating the word (อปพร.) I discovered that there are alternate meanings.
One of those translations is 'together.'
Chuckle subsided now it actually makes sense: 'combined offices' of city and highway police.
Adds a whole new meaning to 'lets get porn,' lets get together!

You still wonder why I'm not even trying to learn the language beyond some basics???



Tinglish:  the imperfect form of English produced by native Thai speakers due to language interference from the first wikipedia

Sakon weather not unusual

Recently added a new source to my daily weather reads.  
According to  meoweather the weather is actually not that unusual for this time of year.
The website compares the weather with the three past years.  

High temperatures this year are actually the highest in four years listed.

The difference we are feeling this year is a 25% drop in humidity from past years.


Today: Rain around noon, then clearing trend