Festival doldrums

I've seen and experienced it ten times before. The Bee's Wax Festival.    It's very much the same every year,  a bit of a ho-hum event for me.  I'll make a quick trip to the fairgrounds this evening,  when they move the castles.  I'll  watch tomorrow's televised parade  from home with a drink or two

fireworks Oct 3, 2003	Boat Races Oct 4, 2003	Sound and Light Show Oct 4, 2003	Boat Races Oct 7, 2003	Boat Races Oct 8, 2003	Wax Castle Parade Oct 9, 2003
Boat Races Oct 26, 2004	WAX CASTLE Oct 27, 2004	WAX CASTLE parade & dinner Oct 27, 2004
Wax Castle Making Oct 15, 2005	Opening Ceremonies Oct 16, 2005	Wax Castles Oct 17, 2005	Boat Races Oct 17, 2005	Boat Races Oct 18, 2005
Boat Races Sep 7, 2006	Race preparations Sep 26, 2006	Boat Races Oct 4, 2006	Wax Castle Display  Oct 4, 2006
Boat Races Oct 12, 2007	Boat Races Oct 22, 2007	Wax Castle Parade Oct 25, 2007
Wax Castle prep Oct 2, 2008	Boat Races Oct 8, 2008	Boat parade and races Oct 10, 2008	Wax Castle Parade Oct 13, 2008
Boat Races  Sep 29, 2009	091002 Wax Castle Dinner	Wax Castle Parade  Oct 3, 2009
Boat Races Oct 14, 2010	Boat Races Oct 19, 2010	Parade Oct 22, 2010
Wax Castle Parade Oct 10, 2011

Just sprinkles

Tropical storm Son-Tinh continues to keep it's distance from this area.    I expect nothing more than a sprinkle here and there,  a day or two of cooler temperatures.  Probably won't even lessen the effects of the drought.  Extended outlook through most of November is mostly sunny.  I'm watering my plants as usual

If you slap it, it will swell.

...but it's only temporary.

Some time back, almost every media in the world picked up on a story from Thailand "on bigger boobs.'  'Slap em and make em grow,' they advertised, "a new massage technique." If you've ever been slapped in the face, you know the swelling goes away in a few days. According to 'licensed' practitioners, face slapping removes wrinkles. A 15 minute session costs $350 and is recommended four times a month to be effective. There's also treatment for your butt: Butt slapping. ...But officer I only wanted to remove her wrinkles...

Keep an umbrella handy 

wherever you go, 

whatever you do, 

for the next four days

In Sakon City

Early Morning Gridlock on the Sakon Nakhon Waterfront

Municipal Grounds almost ready for Sakon's Gala event

Vendors are ready for business 

Traffic lanes are reduced, expect one way traffic to be enforced

Food fair area also used for formal dinner on October 28

Nightly Concerts 

No fair is complete without one of these

Many eateries are already operating

Which wire is he checking?

The Park is the starting point for the longboat trophy parade, starts 8 AM , Oct 26

Sakon Waterfront Comes Alive

Longboat parking area is marked and ready for use

Main boat launching ramp is busy, team supplies are being loaded

Pre-race practice is underway

Finishing touches on cheerleading platforms

Calm before the storm

Tropical Storm Son-tinh

Expect cooling temperatures Saturday night through Tuesday. 

Forecasts indicate that the center of the storm will bypass us.  Expect updates for possible changes. 

No weather warnings for Thailand, at the Thai Meteorological Department website at this time

  Occasional rain likely