Thousands stranded as Air Australia goes bust     You should make alternate travel arrangements  Air Australia began operations Nov 15,2011

Hot - Hotter - Cool

The weather had been in somewhat of a up down, up down pattern in recent weeks. Yesterday that all happened within hours.

By noon it was hot enough for me to venture into the pool and cool down.

An hour later I noticed my cucumbers, Thai chili,and young mango plants were wilting.

I quickly erected a sunscreen to prevent plant death.

At 2pm the thermometer exposed to the sun registered 45C.
I withdrew to an air conditioned room.

4pm temperature had dropped to 31C.
It was time to turn off fans and the air con.
Temperatures continued to drop.
I cuddled up to a light blanket at 7 pm

Princess Looking for a warm spot

Expect mostly cloudy weekend slight to slim chance of rain.




Video's received in e-mail


 Italian airshow, June 1, 2008. Pilot killed, 2 survivors

'New Joke Machine' Engineering college student activities day

Ituran; an Israeli company that provides stolen vehicle recovery and tracking services.... 

Hot Hotter

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Hot - Hotter	Fri Feb17	Sat Feb18	Sun Feb19	Mon Feb20	Tue Feb21	Wed Feb 22	Thu Feb23	Fri Feb24	Sat Feb25	Sun Feb26
AccuWeather	34/18	32/18	30/16	31/17	33/19	35/21	36/22	37/24	38/22	35/23
MeoWeather	31/19	29/19	29/17	29/18	32/20	35/20
Thai Meteorological	33/18	32/19	31/16	31/18	33/19
The Weather Channel	32/19	30/18	29/17	29/17	30/18	32/18	33/20	34/21	34/21
Wunderground	31/18	29/17	25/15	30/15	30/15	34/19
AccuWeather Feels Like	33/17	33/16	31/15	33/16	36/18	36/19	38/23	39/23	41/23	39/24

Kill hours of boredom click on the guy's face

Jukebox Oldies

Be alert in public places

• 5 people wounded in 3 explosions in Thai capital - CBS


• U.S. Embassy Bangkok Citizen Services Emergency message
   February 14

"...we encourage U.S. citizens to maintain a heightened awareness when in public.  Be alert for unattended packages/bags in public and report any suspicious behavior to the nearest law enforcement personnel."

Sakon Futsal 2012

Futsal: A version of Football played on a smaller, hard surface court

At 7:30 pm I received an invitation to attend a futsal game at 9:30 pm

At the time of the invitation I was already prepared to recline in front of the tube.
I wasn't prepared for a night out.
Three bottles of Red Bull, and I was 'up for the occasion.'

A beer at a nearby entertainment bar to counter the Red Bull jitters.

I wasn't expecting the whole team to be wearing those silly  Mr. Hans Osaka shirts .
OSAKA is the 'other team sponsor.'

The oponents

10:25 PM the game ended in a tie

10:15 pm we where ahead

Birthday celebrations at halftime

I did what a sponsor does

Wallet open Bt100 pregame snacks, Bt200 team drinking water, Red Bull and beer for me	Case of after game beer

Next Game Friday Evening 7:30 pm

No I did not change my name: T.i.T.

In the past I supplied water and soft drinks to the local Y.F.C. league (Youth Football Club).

I also donated some funds for jerseys for the team, with the promise that I would get a jersey with Sakon Nakhon-Live printed on it.

Small letters were not available, this is what I got.
Think OSAKA is the team sponsor.

I'll have a good excuse not to wear the shirt:  "too small !!!"

This is Thailand  T.i.T.

Boom

Just about anywhere you drive within Sakon City or the surrounding area, you are bound to see new building construction and renovations.

A number of recently opened home improvement centers, and more on the way, suggest that the building boom in this area is picking up momentum.

Much of the construction Boom is in anticipation of the increased traffic expected with the completion of the Asian Highway AH15.

AH15 is a highway widening project of the presently known Thailand Highway 22, which originates in Udon Thani and ends in Nakhon Phanom.

The recently opened (Nov 11, 2011) Nakhon Phanom Bridge is part of the AH15 project.
The highway will traverse through Laos and end in Vinh, Vietnam.

Judging the progress of construction to date, completion of AH15 is still some years in the future.

With the construction boom there are also a number of rumors flourishing.
One such rumor is the construction of a major shopping center in the area.

Opinion:
Most likely it's still in someones dream stage.
Any such a planned construction project would be trumpeted by government agencies, contractors, and heralded in the local media, long before the first bulldozer arrives.


There's probably a spark of truth to the rumor, but I don't see the flame!

Opening Soon

Elections early next month   Posters are going up in some unusual places

Tablets are Coming, Tablets are Coming - The Nation Have the teachers been trained and prepared?

................................................................................................................................................................................. Surely this is not what the heart really looks like A different body part comes to mind

Local weather While night time temperatures continue to remain quite bearable, daytime temperatures are going to rise. Add to that the humidity:  expect feels like in the lower 40C midweek. After midweek daytime temperatures will drop slightly Night time temperatures may dip to mid teens (next weekend.) UV10.

Air Asia flights to Nakhon Phanom begin Feb 15

.   Love Celebrations Valentine's Day curfew for kids THE NATION February 9 Youth urged to use condoms as Valentine's Day nears The Nation February 10

Interesting reading Global Disaster Calendar 2 012

Sakon City 'Gala Event'

As far as I'm concerned... ...the Chinese community of Sakon Nakhon  throws the best parties. The food was superb!!!. The catering and the waitstaff was impeccable!!! Of course I bowed my head and wai'ed before imposing on Sakon Nakhon's Vice Governor for a photo She later commented that she was somewhat surprised that I recognized her Great entertainment, prize drawings and Bingo made for a very pleasant evening