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Five dead, 53 hurt in Thailand bus cliff plunge - GulfNews.com

A bus traveling from Udon to Chiang Mai crashed a few days ago.

I'm always quite uneasy on Thai buses, especially when mountainous terrain is involved.

What got my interest in reading about the accident is that the driver noted something was wrong.

He stopped and attempted to make repairs.  Right about then I would have gotten off and started walking, especially since the brakes were 'smoking.'

Most of the times you read  of Thai bus accidents there are hills involved.

Immigration Sakon Nakhon - Isaan Forum - THAI VISA Forum

"I was impressed at how well the one guy as able to handle it all,

         but ..."


Relentless baht raises worries - The Nation

'New approach needed' - The Nation

1.4 per cent spike in baht 'just the beginning';
gains 'could last 3 years'

UP- UP and at some point I'm AWAY

Red Head Season in Thailand

Attended a YFC morning game.
Appreciated the 9 am starting time, long before temperatures exceeded my comfort zone.
Victory party at my house. Twenty Pizza boats disappeared in under ten minutes. An hour later a second meal was devoured.

  
  

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Thursday

Where's my goggles

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Wednesday

Sakon Nakhon warming

High temperatures are responsible in a surge of sales of fans and air conditioners especially in the Sakon Nakhon area according to media reports.

In a Bangkok Post article, Sakon Nakhon Province is identified as one of two Thai provinces "...that are expected to experience the most extreme variations in temperature and rainfall..." due to global warming, "...resulting in changes in food production."

We could be in for a humdinger* rainy season when it does arrive 

* humdinger: extraordinary

Thai Blooper

In reporting the death of Margaret Thacher Thailand's army-owned Channel 5 displayed a photograph of actress Meryl Streep during the 2 minute report.

Thais weren't the only ones to have misidentified the Iron Lady according to the London Evening Standard

Thai Fruit A Dietary Wonder?

Wikimedia Commons image

GARCINIA CAMBOGIA is the latest craze in diets.
More commonly known as Mangosteen.

The peel seems to be of more nutritional value than the fruit.

Some claims made are that the peel has antioxidant properties, reduces c-reactive protein in the blood (cause of inflammation), and fights melanoma.



I'm always skeptical when I hear "Loose weight without exercise."
Anti inflammation claims interest me though



Read more at Wikimedia

Time to wake up the Rain God

Bang Fai

Warm enough for a waterfight

Recent temperatures in the low forties (104+ F) did not seem too extreme to some of us, mainly because there was no humidity.
Most of the weather system passed by well south of us with clouds and a cool day locally. Temperatures remain mostly in the mid thirties , increased humidity will make it feel like mid forties

	Wed 10	Thu 11	Fri 12	Sat 13	Sun 14	Mon 15	Tue 16
AccuWeather	37/23	37/23	36/23	37/23	38/25	35/26	34/25
AccuW....r Feels Like	43/23	39/23	39-23	39/24	41/26	41/27	38/27
MeoWeather	37/25	38/24	36/25	36/27	38/27	36/27
Thai Meteorological	34/21	35/22	36/24	37/24	37/25	39/25
The Weather Channel	35/22	33/23	33/23	33/24	34/25	33/23	31/23
Wunderground	35/24	37/24	35/23	36/24	37/26	35/26
openweather	35/22	35/22	33/23	33/24
rp5.ru	36/25	36/23	34/23	35/26	37/

Scattered thundershowers and cloudy at times is in the forecast.
If you don't experience any showers, expect the humidity to make up for the lack of rain

Tuesday

Sakon Nakhon Dry Dock

 Almost