Thursday, September 13, 2012

♥ Sakon Nakhon the way I see it ♥

Sakon  Nakhon Pruning

They're pruning the trees on all major roads in Sakon.
It's not pruning as I would be used to.  It looks more like a decapitation.
Here's a before and after view
Trees which previously provided shade and shelter from the heavy rains are now mere skeletons







Off to see the stadium


Road conditions kept me at a distance.

  I Went Exploring East of the Airport







♥ Sakon Nakhon People

  I'm driving down a country road, rice fields on both sides.   
A few houses here and there.  Groups of people sitting in the shade of big trees. 
Stray dogs charging menacing at me.  I've learned how to deal with these dogs.   
Swing a shopping bag, an umbrella, anything you are carrying, and these dogs back right off.  I stopped and swung my camera back and forth.  The dogs backed off.   
I continued my drive till I came to a dead end in the road.When I made my u-turn some young boy came running towards me.  He was holding something black.   
Took me a minute to realize it was the shade extention from my camera. 
The young lad handed me my camera part and turned to leave.  I called him back and handed him 100 Baht. 
Replacing that part would have cost me lots more and plenty of headaches. 
Of course after I handed the young lad the money, there were plenty of shouts from groups of people sitting under the shade trees, all inviting me to join them

Rainy season is over, Burn season Starts

Airport road under fire
What's a lawnmower?

Sakon Robinson Construction in full swing


Temporary housing for Robinson construction workers 
Shame on you Mister Robinson


News Bites

Sakon Land Office intended transfer of public land called into question

Fringe group must respect wishes of local people  - THE NATION

Miracle Thailand Card

Launched in March 2012  ttrweekly
7 day accident insurance coverage of up to 500,000THB, 1million THB death insurance - bangkokeventscalendar

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

News Bites

Thailand's Central Region put on alert for flashfloods - China.org.cn 
  Fresh Floods in Northern Thailand Renew Fears - WSJ.com
Sanofi dengue vaccine less effective than hoped - chicagotribune.com
Thailand plans to borrow $70.8bn for infrastructure - Daily Times of Pakistan
Thai man was raising 6 tigers on rooftop  - Bradenton Herald
Teenage Suicide On The Rise In Thailand - BERNAMA
Thailand's Tiger Temple Invites Tourists to Poke Big Cats with Sticks 
   Footage of tourists 'teasing' drugged' tigers animal rights groups - The Sun -News
Canadian and Australian cities dominate top global liveability survey
Internet- Free WiFi in Thailand
In U.S., 2012 so far is hottest year on record - Yahoo! News

Taliban Threatens to Kill Prince Harry - Yahoo! News
New English Language Channel for Thailand called IN Channel - R Barrow in Thailand


F
unny   Mail






Feels like temperatures today and tomorrow mid 40C 
Feels Like Hot Trend continues in the low 40C until the later part of the month
  (approx. Sept 20)
 
Weather pattern is moving from South-Southeast

6:30AM, Sept 12


Leo Cup, Bananas, Electrical Outage, Sakon Stadium


Football:
Leo Cup starts October 20









Banana harvesting nears
Problem is they all ripen at the same time and don't store well.
My neighbors will be happy







A two hour power outage for I.T.U. area residents Tuesday afternoon.
I just love this scheduled maintenance.  No one is told.
The electricity is shut off. Hope you weren't doing anything important.




Sakon Nakhon Stadium location


Tuesday, September 11, 2012

46 Days till the Wax Castle Festival

Wax Castle Parade 2003

Tourism Thailand corrects the festival dates on their webpage


  Google Map 6:40 am
  Weather moving from SE to NW
 
Expect the hottest day of the week today.
  33C / 92F
  Feels Like 46C /115F




Monday, September 10, 2012

News Bites


   Flood situation worsens in Thailand
      theweathernetwork




Majority of Thais say ex-leader should be allowed to return
   Focus Taiwan



Philippines Renews Call for Thailand to Fully Implement WTO 

Ruling in Cigarette Dispute

  Philippines Department of Foreign affairs 



         Tourism Thailand 

Slogan: 
Amazing Thailand 
Always amazes you




Advertised Dates         incorrect















As 'wrongly' advertised on the web October 8, 2012 - October 12, 2012'


This year's poster is at the printers: October 26-30




  Sakon Nakhon Abbot killed 

      khaosakon.


   Nong Han Island Invasion


The way it's been explained to me:

A (religious) group/organization from Bangkok (or there about) is moving to take over an abandoned island and temple.
Their purported intend is to build a new temple on the island.
Some locals seem to be fine with the plan while others in opposition seem to be against 'outsiders taking over the island.'