110823 Sakon Nakhon Sandwich and Steak House >> Bygone

Until recently, the choice of expat establishments in the city of Sakon Nakhon was quite limited. That changed almost overnight. Now expats have three places to choose from.

1. ChernChim

2. Sunshine Garden

3. Sakhon Sandwich and Steak House

The Sandwich and  Steak house is the latest addition to the scene.
It's located at the entrance to the PLR Apartments, just off I.T.U.

I've eaten there twice since Sunday. In my opinion the food is  **** (4 star).
Hakan and his wife had been in the area for three years, but only recently opened their restaurant.  They expect to expand their restaurant into the shop next door at the end of the month. 

Most portions are quite filling, but if you wish a hamburger, you might want to consider ordering two.
At 35 baht per burger, these portions are made for local on the go customers

 

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Sakon FC 4 - Amnat Charoen 0

Video by Zintiara

The rains subsided early Sunday afternoon.  There was plenty of water and mud on the field adding a bit of slapstick to the game.
Announced start time was 5 PM.  Don't know whose timepiece they were using.  By the time I arrived at 5 PM,the game had already been underway for fifteen minutes.  In fact I was still in the parking lot when I heard the cheering crowd announcing the first goal.
Both teams played a very good game, but Sakon FC obviously had the upper hand in this game.

Sakon FC next travels to Mahasarakham  for a game scheduled for 6 PM, Sunday, August 28.

I have a sneaking suspicion that the start time will again be altered.

As seen on the net

Recent SakonNakhon You Tubes

Royal Birthday Celebration  video by websanom Aug 12, 2011


Unity Academy Celebrations (Love Season 2011) by Zintiara

NET NEWS

Thai Airline one way or the other

Reuters Aug 19, 2011 3:06am

• EDT Thai Air to launch new regional airline in July 2012

Aviation Week August 18

• Thai And Tiger Airways Win Political Reprieve

Political Outlook

xinhuanet (China)

• New Thai gov't likely to face demonstration

American Citizens

American Embassy  consular outreach services in Udon on Thursday, September 8, 2011 from 8:00 to 12:00 at the Napalai Hotel, 572 Pracharaksa Road, Muang Udon Thani,  tel:  Tel. 66-42-347-444

Thailand Tourism

• Thailand to shed 'sex tourism' tag soon

"...Thai diplomat said...on the sidelines of an event organized in Panaji (India)..."

Murder In Sakon Nakhon

Parts of this story have been in the news almost daily since the day a body of a young lady was found floating in a nearby river (Aug 13). Apparently blood along the shore alerted someone who discovered the body.  The culprit was quickly apprehended.
He was taken to the scene of the crime for a (seen on TV) "re-enactment."
Of course friends and family of the victim where at the scene during the re-enactment.
The distraught mother of the victim was consoled and slightly restrained by friends.
The online version of the story (in Thai) can be found at RYT9
The translated version can be fount at Google Translate. The computer translation is far from great.

Temporary respid (we had)

Light through medium rain for most of last night. Subsided during the early morning hours.

Weather seems to be traveling from the East South East.

Temporary respid from the looks of this Google satellite image.

Meanwhile I'll empty my water tanks into the pool.

Slight warming trend from the present 26C to 31C. 
The 'feels like' is another story, 41C by midweek.

Anti Drug Campaign a Suck Seed

Suck seed ชนะ VS สกลนคร .wmv‏ - YouTube การแข่งขันบาสเกตบอล "บาสเกตบอลเชื่อมสัมพันธ์ต่อต้านยาเสพติด 2554" โรงยิมส์บาส มหาวิทยาลัยขอนแก่น วิทยาเขตหนองคาย ระหว่าง 6 สิงหาคม 54 ถึง 28 สิงหาคม 54 Suck ...

I must confess this headline in my Google Alerts made me turn my head. 

There's an English lesson gone haywire. 
Really that's not how you succeed. 
Think the team's name may be success?
But then I am reminded that the Thai language has a similarly sounding word meaning honor. 

Here's my Google translation:  

Team Honor beat Sakon VS. Wmv - YouTube.

Competitive basketball against drugs in 2554  at the Khon Kaen University basketball gym . between August 6, 54 and 28 August 54 honor ...


Have  a suck-seed-full day!! 

On-Line Television Alternatives in Thailand

Online TV streaming service TVU, which had previously been blocked in Thailand
is no longer blocked.

It's totally free.  You wont find pay service channels at TVU,
still there's plenty of great news and entertainment.

TVU enables viewing through their website at

http://www.tvunetworks.com/

Alternatively you can download the 

TVUPlayer

Signup for the service is  free and allows you to select and save your favorite channels.

Need to take a break from watching the movie or news.
Simply hit the pause button and go do what you had to.
When you're done with what you had to do, simply hit the start button.
The video continues where you left off. You didn't miss a thing.
The recording feature is available for a minute monthly fee

Floods persist - Death Toll at 31 - anticipate MORE

• eThailand 9:59 AM August 18
  

  DDPM  warns of flash flood until Aug 21

• Thai Meteorological Department 5:30 AM August 18
  

  Weather Alert
  "...isolated very heavy rain, is likely in much of the North and Northeast."

• The Nation August 18    
  

  Floods persist in 12 provinces 

• MCOT August 17     
  

  Thailand’s flood death toll reaches 31

Pool Quick Fill

Weather Warning (again!!)
 
.. widespread scattered rain with heavy rain in some North and Northeast areas.
The warning is in effect thru Sunday, August 21 Bangkok Post


Heavy downpour, which started at 1 PM and lasted for twenty minutes did help in refilling my pool.

At that rate the pool should be filled this afternoon.

Rains forecast thru Sunday, after which temperatures and especially the humidity should rise with real temperatures in the low 30s, feels like low 40's

 



August 16  Thailand Tourist Deaths Linked To Pesticide Medical News Today


August 14 Sakon FC at Ubon video by Zintiara

August 14 Miss Thailand Crowned  video by CiNNtv1

New Helicopters for the Thai Royal Navy readied for delivery 

 video by LockheedMartinVideos