Sakon Nakhon

Saturday, August 4, 2012

American Math: Damage $250,000 = Bail $50,000 ?

Watch Sakon FC at Kalasin Live

Sakon Football Club travels to Kalasin for a match there tomorrow, Sunday, August 5.

It's the first Sakon FC game to be televised live.

Prior games had been broadcast over the internet to the Sakon FC website.

SMM TV will broadcast Sunday's game, scheduled to begin at 5:30 PM (local time)

SMM TV also feeds their broadcast over the internet at

http://tv.smmonline.net/

Sakon FC tied with Kalasin 1-1 during a previous game in April

Sakon Nakhon Weather Service

Always wondered where the local weather service is located.
Actually had driven past the place a number of times and suspected that's where it is. But I was never quite sure.

Recently read an article which indicated that the local weather station was located at the military base outside the city.

Asked Martin (Pit stop Cafe) to explore.
The weather station on the army base is a substation which provides information to the local airport control tower.

Sakon Nakhon's main weather station is located near the Provincial Office complex.

As Martin explains it, the crew at the station welcomed him and gave him a personal tour of the place.

The weather station updates information at regular intervals, as in the image below.
I've added descriptions of the rain condition colors on the side.
The blue you see on the map are lakes, rivers and ocean, not light rain

Click on the image for current weather conditions

Friday, August 3, 2012

Next Thai Public Holiday "Mothers Day" Aug 12

Thai Mothers day is celebrated on the birthday of HRH Queen Sirikit of Thailand

This year August 12 is on a Sunday.

Monday is "Substitution Day." (Banks closed).
Whenever a major holiday falls on a weekend a substitution holiday is declared

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday

HRH the Queen Sirikit of Thailand was born on a Friday, her birth color is therefore blue.
This year Thailand celebrates her eightieth birthday

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Check your Balls

Poisonous puffer fish balls found at Samut Sakhon fish factory COCONUTS Bangkok
Makes me wonder if this is related to some unexplained tourist deaths reported over the past year

Traveling in Thailand and Understanding Its Taste for Nostalgia Wall Street Journal Blog
“House of Museums,” located on Bangkok’s western outskirts. Opened in 2001..."

TAT wants to emphasize “Thainess” in its campaign traveldailynews

New Airline Alert- Say 'Sawatdee' to THAI Smile Jaunted
Expands service to Surat Thani, Krabi, Chang Mai and Phuket
Smile Cafe with buy-on-board menu

ANALYSIS-As rich world falters, buoyant SE Asia discovers credit Reuters
Opinion: Now there's a disaster waiting to happen

Thailand’s Sugar Premium Seen Sliding as Global Demand Declines Business Week

News Bites

video: ITN on YouTube
Turtles released: Thai navy sets one thousand turtles free in anti-extinction campaign

Thailand seeks increase in rice import quota from Philippines Inquirer Global Nation

Further slide in Thai share of world trade seen The Nation

Firm Quits U.S. Lobbying for Former Thai Prime Minister The Blog of Legal Times

US Struggles to Extradite Thai Official - Corruption Currents Wall Street Journal Blog

Analysis- As rich world falters, buoyant SE Asia discovers credit CNBC

Assange lawyer: US drawing up case of unprecedented size & scale Russia Today on YouTube

'Hunt for Assange on, Sweden a tool of US' Russia Today on YouTube

French canal threatened by mysterious fungus AlJazeeraEnglish on YouTube

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Sakon Nakhon Wax Candle Parade

Went to the parade staging area to grab a few pictures.
The best part was there were numerous people there with whom I had become friends. Even collected a few facebook addresses to stay in contact.
A few participants really got into the spirit of the day. You could smell the spirits.