Sunday, June 19, 2011

Sakon Nakhon FC Division Schedule translated

Date Home Games (yellow)  
Sunday,.June.26...........17:00.Roi Et
Saturday, July 2              17:00Nong Bua Lamphu
Sunday, July 10              17:00Yasothon.United.........
Saturday, July 16           18:00
Surin
Sunday, July 24              17:00Chaiyaphum United
Sunday, July 31              16:00Nong Khai
Saturday,August 6          17:00Loei City
Sunday, August 14          18:00Ubon Tiger
Sunday, August 21          17:00Amnat Charoen Town
Sunday, August 28          18:00Mahasarakham City
Sunday, September 4     17:00Nakhon Phanom
Saturday, September 10 16:00Mukdahan
Sunday, September 18   17:00Nakhon Ratchasima
Saturday, September 24 16:00Udon Thani
Saturday, October 1       17:00Kalasin

Doing Saturday Night in Sakon Nakhon

They roll up the streets quite early in Sakon Nakhon.
The lights are turned off at 9 pm at most restaurants.
Traffic lights are in flashing mode.

8:30 pm at the 'Welcome Bar,' staff were still occupying the tables.
Only a few tables with customers.
It was a different story an hour later.  The place was hopping.  Local nightlife starts at 10 pm.

Next stop ONE SABAI (happy, relaxed, feel good, comfortable)
It's at the north end of I.T.U.
You can't miss it.  It's the only loud place in the area.



The live band was really good. I definitely enjoyed the music.
Most patrons seemed what I call university age.
Pleasant atmosphere, attentive service.  I had a really swell time.
They were still serving food after 10:30.  I'll have to go back and see what's on their menu.
Upstairs offers accommodation for large parties.

Only downer:  The place has only one toilet. M/F.
Don't wait till you desperately have to go.  There's usually two or three people waiting in line.

I was home before midnight.  For me the 'party animal years,' coming  home at dawn, are  fond memories.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Stock up on beverages beforehand

July 3 is election Day.  Stock up on beverages beforehand.
Bars will be closed, restaurants can not sell alcoholic beverages.
Even though some will serve such beverages in coffee cups or camouflaged containers. We all know that.

"Extended stay visitors" to Thailand should register with their home country embassy.
Many embassies offer e-mail alerts whenever deemed appropriate.
Here's hoping it wont happen, but post election activity (July 3) is very uncertain for Thailand, with  political unrest possible.

Weather ahead:
... Isolated heavy rain mainly in the (NE) eastern portion during 18-20 Jun ....
 Thai Meteorological Department 


Troubled (political) waters ahead:

Pheu Thai unveils 'justice panel'
 Bangkok Post  
... plan to bring deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra back to Thailand later this year if  ....


Thai military exerts political influence
The Wall Street Journal  


Foreign Investment

 Caterpillar Facility Thailand 



Friday, June 17, 2011

Selective wind damage?

Thailand is in high gear preparing for elections.  You can't miss it.

Destruction of highway advertising posters has been on the news throughout many provinces.
Vandals are  getting some help from mother nature. 
Or are vandals just making it look like it was the wind?
The poster with a hole, where a face used to be is obvious vandalism.

Liverpool Buriram

Sometimes it's a bit difficult to understand Samat. 
He asked me if I was going to Buriram to see Liverpool.

Took me a few days, and a bit of surfing to discover that Buriram has a new stadium.
They had invited the team from Genoa to play at the new stadium.  That team was not available.
Second choice, Liverpool had a cancellation and is apparently scheduled to play in Buriram on July 27.

No plans here to travel.  Being such an important event for Thailand, I would think it will be broadcast nationwide.

Meanwhile, Sakon Nakhon FC will undoubtedly receive another spanking July 26, when they host Roi Et.
Roi Et is number one in the division, While Sakon Nakhon FC is number 8.
I'm just hoping the spanking wont be as bad as last time,  9-1.

Katey and Katei visit S-BAC Talent Show




Katey and Katei

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

S-BAC commemorates Sunthorn Phu on Friday

 
Memorial in Wat Sri Sudaram, Bangkok
Fotograf / Photographer: Heinrich Damm
Pronounced Soonthornphu, 
he is Thailand's most famous poet (1786–1855).

Read his biography at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

He is generally commemorated on his birthday, June 26.







Scheduled to appear at the school at 1 PM are two Thai singers, sisters Katey and Katei.

A Thai Soap Opera, "3G"   now in it's seventh year



What's that floating in the drinking water?
  • Coliform levels in Ubon tap water far exceed standards
  • THE NATION 



Crackdown HIGH SEASON
  • Crackdown on (formalin-soaked) contaminated chicken
  • THE NATION 

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Hey Big Spender


A couple recently toured through Muang Sakon and blogged their experiences
  • Rice Transplanting
  • Tour with the monk
    Last time I visited the temple the elder monk tried to sell me a musical statue for 2,000 Baht.
    Final paragraph of the tour with a monk entry, all I can say "Been there done that!"

    First week in Sakon Nakhon I told my friends I'm going for a walk and see the city.
    Sometime later I returned to the restaurant where I started.
    They told me I had walked past the restaurant four  times.

Thaicom 6 to launch in 2013

Thai Airways announces purchase decision

  • Seattle PI
    six Boeing 777-300ERs
    five Airbus A320s
    four Airbus A350-900s

It's NO LONGER Science Fiction




Tourism Authority of Thailand TAKE NOTE
  • Brazilian tourist spend more... than any other nationality TIME


Drought in the forecast

Lion manipulation Sakon Nakhon

The title is probably "lost in Google Translation."

The video was recently added by the regional offices (Nakhon Phanom) of Tourism Authority of Thailand.

The performance took place in Sakon Nakhon, however, where and when is not mentioned.
Reading the placards in the background "Chuc Mung Nam Moi," is a traditional Vietnamese New Years greeting.


Such public performances can be seen during the Chinese (and Vietnamese) New Years celebrations.
In 2012 the Chinese New Year is January 23