Sakon Nakhon

Monday, July 2, 2012

This Sakon Nakhon Fair a Faux pas

Saw this banner while traveling through town. Asked what it was.
Got two different answers

OTP Fair

Food Fair

Guess its a little of both, very little. Last day of the fair is June 3.
Located at the municipal grounds (Next to the police station).

Went there early evening July 2.

From what I saw, this one's a flop.
Few customers, few vendors

Some of the vendors where packing up a day early

Other vendors had already left

Still, there were things to see, prices seemed reasonable

Was intrigued by one food display, looked like brownies in a metal tray.
Bought two. Tasted one when I got home. I was pleasantly surprised. A delicious pudding.
I'm going back for more!!

Faux pas: an embarrassing social blunder

Sakon F.C. refereeing was atrocious

Gotta keep my hands free for more important things

Sakon F.C. hopes: 'Sigh'

The stadium crowd was larger than what it had been in the recent past.

Everyone was anticipating a great game and a win.
For the most it was a great game. Sakon F.C. had noticeably improved.
They had so many chances at making goals, but nothing panned out.

The refereeing was atrocious.

It was as if the referee had been paid off.
Take for instance when a Sisaket player shoved the referee during an argument.
That should have been a red card. The referee totally ignored that.

Or how about when a Sakon player was kicked in the head. No card then either

Then there was the moment when a Sisaket player was on the ground. He picked up the ball as if the play was over. Again no card

Sakon FC next travels to Ubon. Realistically this should be an automatic win.
The way the team has been performing... glad I'm not a betting man.

Funny Mail

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Labor Shortage in Sakon Nakhon

Free all you can eat...

...if you have a winning ticket, compliments Sakon FC
Twenty winning tickets will be drawn during halftime when Sakon F.C. hosts Sisaket this afternoon

Labor Shortage in Sakon Nakhon,

building boom is the reason

Sakon's restaurants and hotels are feeling it the most.

It's always been somewhat of a problem, now its gotten worse.

Just about anywhere in this city and surroundings there's construction of some sort.
These days when you call to have some home repairs or improvements, you can expect a waiting period.
The air conditioner install and maintenance is booked solid for months.

The electrician can do some minor repairs when he has a free moment.
He shows up at 9 pm.

The big three home improvement centers which recently arrived in town are getting too much blame.
They are probably employing a hundred or so.
The 2000 census listed a population of 65,638 within the municipal area. Have not found the 2010 census on the net, possibly due to continuing technical difficulties.

Limit your drinking to one per hour, said the doctor

Panda favors Spain as Euro 2012 winner

Obviously a promotional gimmick. In the first pick the panda erroneously selected Germany and Spain to be in the final game.
Half right

Haven't found the latest clip on the web, but saw it on TV.

The panda was given a choice of Spain or Italy. The panda favored Spain.

The TV video was cut at the point when the panda began devouring the Spanish flag.

Is this considered appropriate use of a foreign flag? I'm only asking this after the recent hullabaloo over the use of the Thai flag displayed behind lady Gaga's motorcycle.

Where I come from, when a person displays a flag on a motorcycle, it's done so with pride.
Then again, we don't let animals shred flags, at least not in public.

Wish they could photoshop Thailand

Unfortunately many of the sights in Thailand are distorted by electrical, phone and cable wires.
Don't you wish they would photoshop Thailand

Keep your gates closed

Unless you need you grass mowed and and fertilized with 'Cow Pies,' keep your gates closed. Even in the city. A four foot fence won't do. I've seen them jump over it with ease.

Apologies

A few pictures on some of my older posts are disappearing and are being replaced with an exclamation sign.
I'm aware of the malfunction.
It's my fault.
I'm uploading albums en-mas, ten a day.
Some albums are being replaced in the process for better quality, or more pictures. Duplicates are being deleted.

Corrections are on the back burner, sorry for the inconvenience

Sakon FC 2012 Season

Home Games

Loss

Win

Season 1
Date	Opponent	Score
February 18 5pm	Nong Khai	4-1
February 25 5pm	Udon Thani	3-1
March 4 5pm	Sisaket	2-1
March 10 5pm	Ubon Thani	1-1
March 18 4:30pm	Mahasarakham	4-0
March 24 5pm	Roi Et	7-1
April 1 4pm	Nong Bua Lamphu	3-1
April 8 5pm	Kalasin	1-1
April 21 6pm	Surin	6-3
April 29 5pm	Yasothon	2-0
May 06 5pm	Loei	3-0
May 12 5pm	Amnat Charoen	2-1
May 19 4pm	Mukdahan	3-0
May 27 5pm	Nakhon Phanom	3-2
June 2 5pm	Chaiyaphum

Season 2
Date	Opponent	Score
June 16 5pm	Nong Khai	1-3
June 23 5pm	Udon Thani	1-0
July 1 5pm	Sisaket	0-2
July 7 4pm	Ubon Thani	3-2
July 15 5pm	Mahasarakham	2-1
July 22 5:30pm	Roi Et	4-1
July 29 5pm	Nong Bua Lamphu
Aug 5 5:30pm	Kalasin
Aug 11 5pm	Surin
Aug 18 4pm	Yasothon	0-0
Aug 26 5pm	Loei
Sept 1 4pm	Amnat Charoen
Sept 8 5pm	Mukdahan
Sept 15 4pm	Nakhon Phanom
Sept 22 5pm	Chaiyaphum

Maps

View Sakon Nakhon in a larger map

Apple's two rights from Big-C

Directions from Big C

Head south on the new road (1).

At the traffic light (2) turn right.

At the traffic light (3) turn right.

Make the first legal u-turn (4)

Saturday, June 30, 2012

There's hope at Sakon FC

Hot and humid evening Friday

8 pm temperature 30. Real feel 36C/97F
I was tempted to crank up the air con.
As an alternative I used fans.
I placed a floor fan in such a position that the air bounces off the floor, then up at me. That actually works great until the pets take up their position.

Strong thunderstorms 'possible/maybe' through Monday, 'temporary' relief in temperatures.
Weather is now coming from the East.

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Pool building

I've often been asked how much the construction of my pool cost.
Labor, waterproofed cement and tile was around 40,000 baht.
Pump, filter, and other hardware came to 56,000 baht

Sakon Nakhon FC

Began it's existence in 2005 in the Pro League and was relegated to the NE Division at the end of that season.

It's been a dismal season so far this year.
There is hope though.

A number of player changes recently and a victory over the #2 team in the league (Udon) last weekend.

There are more changes underway. Notably a former Sakon Nakhon star player has been released from Nakhon Phanom. He has returned home .

I'm not holding my breath... but there is hope.

There may not be any Sakon fan drummer this Sunday. That's due to a fiasco at a recent home game.
A group of fans asked to use the drum, received permission from the owner, and took the drum away from the person who'd been doing that for a few seasons now. He's no longer interested in the job.