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Sakon Nakhon Theater

Video by โปงลาง ไทอีสาน

Week Ahead

increase in temperatures   clouds at times scattered showers wind gusts near 30 km

Heading to a paperless society

You have arrived

 

Sakon Style: Land of Smiles

Word had gotten around, there was to be a parade. There was one.

Nobody seemed to know the parade route. 

There were Thai folk along ITU (road) expecting the parade to pass in front of their house.

A friend of mine, works for the government, gave me a ride.

First we drove past City hall, nothing going on there.
Nothing going on at the provincial headquarters either.
A phone call and we were now headed to What Phra That Dum, at the other end of town.
Nothing there either. 

Finally got out at Patana School.

The parade and ceremonies were conducted within the confines of Patana School complex.

Huge posters of government officials set the tone of the event:

Opening ceremonies of the week-long sports competition.

  

Parade participants outnumbered the 'viewing audience.'

I hear mention (unconfirmed gosip) that the government is spending 10 million on this week-long festival of  'sports and theater.' (337,644.00 USD).  The event is a gathering of representatives from many Isan provinces.

Tourists? Nah didn't see any.

It was an ocean of THAI SMILES

  
  
  

Plenty of fun, interesting and strange

Stepped across the street twice for a beer. 

Wasn't the only one!!

Sakon Nakhon Gala

 Parade, Ceremonies, Light-Show

Sleepless in Sakon City

I was awaken at 12:20, shortly after midnight, for an 

exclusive Light-Show rehearsal video.

Gala at dictionary.com a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment festal pomp or dress celebration; festive occasion sporting occasion involving competitions in several events: probably of Germanic origin

Information is unconfirmed!  

                                 Happens today, 3 p.m.

 ask your Thai relatives/friends to confirm times and locations  

Parade 3 pm.  followed by ceremonies and  light-show (includes smoke machines).

 

Float making

And then the rains came

Yesterday trucks were passing by like a nonstop convoy. 

Nearby they are raising land for housing, and delivering the sand layer for road construction.

Hopefully there will be a grader leveling out and compacting the sand soon.

For now the road is closed for car traffic.

Of course someone will have to dig out the drain before the rain.

And then the rains came