Thursday, February 23, 2012

Hot Times in Sakon Town

   
  Hotter Days ahead !

Yesterday  เมื่อวาน

  
   
Indoor 
ในร่ม                32C / 90F


Direct sunlight 
แสงแดดโดยตรง
                        44C / 111F


Shade      ร่มเงา
Shadow   เงา
Hotter     ร้อนกว่า
Ahead     เบื้องหน้

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Bkk Sweet Police - Flood prevention pending




  Bangkok's Sweet Police






  Thai Commercial

You don't have to understand a word of Thai to follow the plot and  appreciate the humor and intrigue.
A Bit silly, but it got a chuckle out of me.




 Flood projects won't finish before rains  Bangkok Post
  •  Pending budget approval.  Work may being next month


  Thai canal full of dirty water, survey finds Asia One


Did they really need a survey to come to that conclusion?  

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Hot and Heavy






  Warm, Hot, Very Hot


The four day cold spell is over. Rapidly warming days ahead.
Quoting Accu Weather:  Blazing sunshine, followed by very hot


  Heavy Weight




Reminds me of my 22years in the trucking industry, loading and unloading.  
My back aches just looking at that load


  Sakon FC at Nong Kai FC Highlights




Sakon FC next hosts Udon Thani, February 25

  Mail Room




Sunday, February 19, 2012

Football -Bus Terminal - Rumors - T.i.T.



 Nong Kai FC   Home Field Advantage Victory


It was a different story the last time these teams faced off.



    Feb 18, 2012, with home field advantage and a near capacity stadium of cheering fans....







    5:25pm

     






     Nong Kai scored early in the game.










    5:35pm








    There was a brief moment of hope for Sakon Nakhon










    5:39pm









    Nong Kai FC quickly
    shattered that Dream


























    It was really a great game, well worth the six hour round trip travel time.
    The Nong Kai Football Fans added to the day's fun experience

     





     T.i.T.Police Blotter 

    Somewhere in Thailand
    Speeding motorist stopped at road check.
    Doing 50 kph (31mph) over the speed limit.
    No radar device, but the speeding was obvious.

    The officer was quite polite and professional. Quite jovial !
    "Driver's license!! Where are you going in such a hurry."

    "Football game," the driver responded.
    After the mentioning of football the conversation assumed a fan club atmosphere.
    FIFA, and various British football teams were mentioned.

    A Bt100 note was neatly folded and exchanged hands.

    Back on the road again, resuming the previous speed,
    passenger not knowing the Thai word for cheap, exclaimed "Very Mai Pang."
    Driver replied (through translator): "In SakonNakhon they want Bt400  !!!"



     Bus Terminal 2 begins operations March 9







     Sakon Nakhon Shopping Mall Rumor persists

    Rumor of the pending construction of a new shopping mall in Sakon Nakhon first surfaced some weeks ago on Facebook.
    Subsequent discussions guessed Robinson or Central Plaza.
    Similar posts also appeared at a Thai website entitled
    SAKON NAKHON "City of Beautiful lake, Beautiful Mountain and Beautiful Girl"
    More recently a government employee's unofficial reply was "Next Year."




     Mailroom 





      Wear your company name with Pride
    Fuquing Fuxin Furniture Compay



    Saturday, February 18, 2012

    Ken's Fantastic Thailand Travels




    I'm making travel plans See more of Kens travels

                                                                   

    Friday, February 17, 2012



    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.... 


    Thursday, February 16, 2012

    Hot Hotter





      Feb 14                                                    Feb 15  

    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








    Wednesday, February 15, 2012

    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