Sunday, June 26, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Plenty DRY Days AHEAD
NO ALCOHOL SALES SEASON in Thailand
Due to absentee voting, alcohol sales will be prohibited from 6 PM, Saturday, June 26 until Sunday midnight Phuket Gazette
Expect a similar prohibition the following weekend when elections are held on July 3.
Asarnha Bucha Day / Asalha Puja Day, July 15 and Buddhist Lent day July 16, are religious holidays when alcohol sales are also prohibited.
The Sakon FC and Roi Et FC match to be held tomorrow (Sunday) is anything but dry.
Walked around the field yesterday during practice. Felt like I was in a swamp. The game will broadcast via the internet at sakonfc
Rumor:
Votes are going for up 1,000 baht a piece.
The voter get's 300 baht, the 'procurer get's the rest.
- But then: Rumors quite often are a distortion of the truth.
Vote-buying and graft undermine the country's competitiveness THE NATION
Thailand tourism's response to The Hangover II Sydney Morning Herald
Friday, June 24, 2011
And I always thought cowboys rode horses
Tropical storm "Haima," now downgraded to tropical depression...
- ...continues its western path.
- Expect widespread thundershowers and heavy to very heavy rain, and southwesterly 15-30 km/hr winds Thai Meteorological Department
And I always thought cowboys rode horses.- For those of you not visiting Facebook, you're missing what looks like a local motor show.
click on the image to view the origional
Sakon FC hosts Roi Et this Sunday
- From what I hear it will practically be a new team.
My sources tell me seven young,new players.
I have no idea what to expect, but considering Roi Et is the top in this league, I doubt it's going to be a pretty picture. - Even though there has been no official announcement, next week's game may be rescheduled due to election day on July 3. The election ends at 3 PM.
New Coach for Thailand
- German Schaefer agrees 3-year contract Bangkok Post
Herr Schäfer you have thirty days to prepare the team for the next game July 23
Thailand Heading for Second Record Sugar Crop May Curb Prices - Bloomberg
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Doing the Sakon Nakhon Pole Dance
The House lights went off at 10. The show was about to begin.
No TV, no internet, no telephone, no hot coffee water.
Most power outages in this area happen during the rainy season.
They are occasional occurrences in this part of the country.
Most last less than half an hour.
The skies where clear, no rain,
but this was to be an extended five hour showing of the
Isn't the kind of pole dance you might have in mind.
The only fix was to move the pole a few feet.
Two guys started up the pole and disconnected all wires.
The ground crew loosened the soil around the pole and dug a new hole.
Early in the day plenty supervisors arrived at the scene
Loosening the pole and transfering it to the new hole took 45 minutes.
Refastening wires to the pole was interrupted by a fifteen minute rain-break.
Not having fans going, I was dripping with perspiration in the early afternoon
I discovered sitting in my pool was a perfect place to continue watching 'the show.'
Having been a pole lineman myself, 1963 - 1964, I judged the job would be finished around mid afternoon.
I was off by ten minutes.
This is one show I hope does not get repeated in my neighborhood
No TV, no internet, no telephone, no hot coffee water.
Most power outages in this area happen during the rainy season.
They are occasional occurrences in this part of the country.
Most last less than half an hour.
The skies where clear, no rain,
but this was to be an extended five hour showing of the
Sakon Nakhon Pole Dance
Isn't the kind of pole dance you might have in mind.
This is the kind where the utility pole does the dancing.
Electric wires, phone and cable service where knocking against a house. A possible fire hazard.The only fix was to move the pole a few feet.
Two guys started up the pole and disconnected all wires.
The ground crew loosened the soil around the pole and dug a new hole.
Early in the day plenty supervisors arrived at the scene
An hour and fifteen minutes later, the pole dance began. Swaying back and forth until the pole was loose in the soil and could be lifted.
Refastening wires to the pole was interrupted by a fifteen minute rain-break.
Not having fans going, I was dripping with perspiration in the early afternoon
I discovered sitting in my pool was a perfect place to continue watching 'the show.'
Having been a pole lineman myself, 1963 - 1964, I judged the job would be finished around mid afternoon.
I was off by ten minutes.
This is one show I hope does not get repeated in my neighborhood
Monday, June 20, 2011
It wasn't all that long ago when headlines read...
- THAILAND: Worst Mekong river flooding in 100 years irinnews 18 Aug 2008
- 2008 South China floods wikipedia
- 2010 China floods wikipedia
This year, after experiencing the worst drought in 50 years, southern China is again experiencing heavy downpours and floods.
All that water has got to go somewhere. I suspect a rise in water levels on the Mekon river and am surprised that I have not seen any warnings of impending risks.
At least we have not seen the heavy continuous rains locally, as we did in 2008, but then the rainy season has just barely started.
I'm not saying it's going to happen, but it could!
Flooding in China may well be a precursor!
downtown Muang Sakon Aug 2008 overflowing canal at north end of I.T.U.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
I ain't swallowing this crap
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This story really has a bad smell to it.
I ain't eating no poop burger!
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This story really has a bad smell to it.
I ain't eating no poop burger!
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