Sakon Nakhon

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Great Dining at this Nakhon Phanom Suburb

T.i.T.

Governor Rest House
AKA Governor residence?

Friday, September 14, 2012

♥ Sakon F & F

Thailand football: MY VIEW

Recently watched televised Japan vs Iraq game in Japan.
The stadium was packed. No empty seat in sight.

Then I watched Thailand host Laos.
The view across the field showed just empty seats, no people.
When they did show the audience briefly, it was sparse (thinly scattered)

There is better attendance at many of the Thailand PRO League games

Picture by Joey

A recent Futsal game resulted in two casualties.

Not pictured is the ball, which burst when kicked.

The second ball, pictured above, well what are the chances?

Nakhon Phanom Bound

It's a little over an hour's drive, probably a bit longer by team bus.
The trip should not really wear out the Sakon FC players

The big question is: "Can they do it again?
Sakon FC defeated Nakhon Phanom in a home game earlier this year.
Now they face the team on their turf tomorrow, Saturday, Sept 15.
It would be grrrrreat if the season ended with some wins.

The final game of the season is a home game Sept 22, when Sakon FC hosts Chaiaphum

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Authentic replica down to the last detail

Slight warming trend

in local night time temperature forecast

	Fri 14	Sat 15	Sun 16	Mon 17	Tue 18	Wed 19	Thu 20	Fri 21	Sat 22	Sun 23
AccuWeather	31/21	31/22	32/22	31/23	31/24	30/24	31/23	31/23	31/24	32/23
MeoWeather	30/21	30/23	32/24	31/23	29/23	31/24	30/24
Thai Meteorological	31/22	31/22	32/23	31/23	30/24	30/23
The Weather Channel	29/22	*30/23	29/23	29/24	31/24	31/24	29/24	29/24	29/24	29/24
Wunderground	30/21	30/21	32/22	32/23	32/23	31/22	31/23	*	*	*

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