One month until the rainy season hopefully ends.
Indications are that this year's rainy season may wish to linger a bit longer.
Flight searches to Sakon Nakhon seem to be up.
A reminder to travel planners: NOK Air is the exclusive airline serving Sakon Nakhon SNO (airport code).
If you're still uncertain as to the when, and what to do, TATnakhonphanom** on YouTube has some video's that may be of interest to you. Here's one they did about Sakon Nakhon, produced earlier this year.
**TAT Tourism Authority of Thailand, Nakhon Phanom office.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Sakon Nakhon Artistic Construction Zone
The posters are up.
Final preparations are well under way for the
2011 Sakon Nakhon Royal Longboat Races and Wax Castle Festival
October 8 through 12
The Wax Castles are over 30% completed, but there's still plenty to do for the artists.
Final preparations are well under way for the
2011 Sakon Nakhon Royal Longboat Races and Wax Castle Festival
October 8 through 12
The Wax Castles are over 30% completed, but there's still plenty to do for the artists.
"COPY" Thailand
There have been recent complaints of the overcrowded conditions of Bangkok's rail system.
The problem is that Thais tend to emulate Japan as a model, rather than a western model.
Just be glad they are not using India as a model
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The Sukhumvit line needs more carriages:
The problem is that Thais tend to emulate Japan as a model, rather than a western model.
Just be glad they are not using India as a model
55555 (5=ห้า=ha)
Thailand needs this win
To stay in contention for the 2014 World Cup, Thailand will have to win in a game against Oman this evening.
The game is scheduled to start at 6 PM and will be broadcast on Thai TV NBT
related reading
The game is scheduled to start at 6 PM and will be broadcast on Thai TV NBT
related reading
- Thailand need a win against Oman Bangkok Post
Monday, September 5, 2011
Dengue Fever Alert
The local Public Information Service System was broadcasting at length on Sunday afternoon. Of course I don't understand the language and asked what they were talking about.Apparently they were warning of a major dengue fever outbreak and giving advice.
The news has been on the net for a number of days.
40,000 people reportedly sick from dengue fever NNT
"The central region of Thailand has been reported with the highest number of patients."
Having a fan facing you is the best solution. Mosquitoes can't navigate under windy conditions.Just about any kind of oil applied to the skin is effective in repelling those pesky bugs. Just remember that your skin absorbs the oil and it must be reapplied every couple hours. Then there's a range of herbs and spices ranging from garlic to cinnamon recommended as repellant.
If you don't want to smell like a salad, citronella oil is available locally.
Besides applying it to your skin, it is quite effective when added to an oil lamp.
The rainy season is high season for mosquitoes, flu and colds. Recently warnings have also appeared of the discovery of a mutant bird flu virus spreading in Asia. Even though no outbreak has been reported in Thailand, it's been reported in a number of nearby countries.
Football as a Watersport
Heavy tropical rains arrived from the east around mid day and lasted for about an hour.
The rain stopped in the early afternoon. The football field was drenched with some puddles four inches deep.
I'd been told that Sakon FC odd's improved due to the loss of a star player on the Nakhon Phanom FC team. No mention was made of a number of Sakon shortcomings. One local player sat in the audience, suspended from the game, due to a prior red card.
Sakon FC also had a new goalie in place. A bit green at first. He let a goal slip by early in the game. After that, he did improve.
Another Sakon ace was injured early in the game and had to sit out the remainder with injuries.
That one and only goal by Nakhon Phanom did hurt a bit more than usual, It was almost like a revenge goal.
The goal was made by last years Sakon Nakhon team captain, who was 'sold' to Nakhon Phanom at the start of this year's season.
Sakon Nakhon put up a valiant effort. Local fans were not disappointed.
Dozens of close call's did have fans cheering the team on.
Refereeing wasn't all that outstanding and was booed a number of times, especially when a Sakon FC goal was disallowed.
Of course with the field soaked there was plenty of slipping and sliding. Frequently players had dug their shoes into the ground and where 'plowing the field.' By the time the game ended, the field was ideally suited for mud-wrestling.
Sure the loss was disappointing, but it was one of the most thrilling games this season.
Sakon Nakhon travels to Mukdahan next Sunday, September 10 for a game there. Start time is 4 PM.
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The rain stopped in the early afternoon. The football field was drenched with some puddles four inches deep.
I'd been told that Sakon FC odd's improved due to the loss of a star player on the Nakhon Phanom FC team. No mention was made of a number of Sakon shortcomings. One local player sat in the audience, suspended from the game, due to a prior red card.
Sakon FC also had a new goalie in place. A bit green at first. He let a goal slip by early in the game. After that, he did improve.
Another Sakon ace was injured early in the game and had to sit out the remainder with injuries.
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| July 2010 |
The goal was made by last years Sakon Nakhon team captain, who was 'sold' to Nakhon Phanom at the start of this year's season.
Sakon Nakhon put up a valiant effort. Local fans were not disappointed.
Dozens of close call's did have fans cheering the team on.
Refereeing wasn't all that outstanding and was booed a number of times, especially when a Sakon FC goal was disallowed.
Of course with the field soaked there was plenty of slipping and sliding. Frequently players had dug their shoes into the ground and where 'plowing the field.' By the time the game ended, the field was ideally suited for mud-wrestling.
Sure the loss was disappointing, but it was one of the most thrilling games this season.
Sakon Nakhon travels to Mukdahan next Sunday, September 10 for a game there. Start time is 4 PM.
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
English lessons just got a lot easier for me
As promised I finally have a computer and overhead projector in my classroom. It helps when over half the class forgets their textbook, or probably sold it.
Use Google translate most of the time, but also use Google pictures to help the learning process.
I use the textbook only half of the time. English textbooks printed in Asia tend to need some proofreading.
Choose the word from the box below! No box or list of names appear below.
Have also caught a number of grammatical errors.
Occasionally I get stumped between British and American English.
Take a recent lesson: A picture of a boy and girl. The boy asks "can I borrow the rubber."
Where I come from if I were to ask a store clerk where I could find "the rubber," he would not direct me to the stationary section for an eraser.
Google translate has also come in quite handy to quell class disruptions.
I typed: "Three girls in the back of the classroom are sharing some hot gossip."
Made them blush, but it did stop their private conversation.
I've also learned quickly that I must pre-screen some searches.
Recently used Google pictures to explain "dress classy.'
The pictures that popped up resembled a Fredrick's of Hollywood catalog. I quickly deleted that page. At least I had all the boy's attention.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Gossips
- Sakon FC odds of winning against Nakhon Phanom have just improved.
The star player for Nakhon Phanom has been fired.
He decided to play for another team in the Coca Cola cup without approval from his team
Sakon FC hosts Nakhon Phanom FC Sunday at 5 PM.
- Night market food prices have doubled on some items.
A fried egg which previously sold for 5 Baht, now sells for 10 Baht.
Other prepared food prices have also risen noticeably.
Where prices have not risen, expect significantly smaller portions.
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