Sakon Nakhon

Monday, April 29, 2013

Nakhon Phanom b/4 Football

Hoping to make the trip a double header event, we left early.
The first destination a German restaurant we had wanted to visit was closed.
From the look of things had been closed for a while.

Nakhon Phanom water front on a Sunday was like a dead zone, no crowds.
We found a place to eat where the Sakon FC team and staff had gathered

The view from the upstairs restaurant was fantastic

I did not heed the warning, filthy windows to the restaurant warned me

I was hungry, I ate, and regretted it the rest of the afternoon

We did find the Ice-Land restaurant featuring ice creams and bakery sweets

Their clock brought back memories from long ago.

Obviously it was running on Thai time.

My watch said 2:30 pm

Too much foreplay football

We arrived early

Spectators were slowly settling in

No Smoking, no container trowing, no screaming, nothing stronger than beer

This poster may be outdated. The no throwing rule was observed. Smoking was done in designated areas.
No shouting at a football game: Try and stop that.
Beer was a plenty. I declined numerous freebies.

Caught my eye, never did figure out the gender, cute in my view.

The game started slow. When you attend a football game and take time to admire the clouds, obviously the action on the field wasn't riveting.

You could see the Phanom goals coming before they happened. They were Sakon FC giveaways

A Sakon FC goal seemed to be a game changer.
As if both teams agreed that foreplay was over.
The action got hot and heavy during the last ten minutes

We stayed behind after the game to avoid the rush of traffic

Thailand in the 60's

A half hour news reel by American Broadcasting (ABC)
Extensive coverage of Communist insurgency in the NE

Monday

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Sakon Governor's Garden

Another Super Sakon Songkran

Lot's of fun
Great Video!! Amphoe Wanon Niwat

Sunday

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Wax Castle Festival 2013

Attending Major Festivals in Thailand requires some advance booking.
Otherwise you might not get the right flights or hotel accommodations.
Late bookings also tend to be a lot pricier.

There are no official mentions at TAT for this event (at this time)

The Sakon Nakhon Wax Castle Festival and Royal Longboat Races are based on the lunar calendar, and coincide with the end of the Buddhist lent.

This year the full moon is on October 18
Based on the history of this event, this year's event will most likely be October 14 through 19

Previous Years celebrations


2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Full moon Oct 26	Oct 14	Oct 4	Oct 23	Oct 12	Oct 29
celebration dates Oct 22-26	Oct 10-14	Sept 30-Oct 4	Oct 20-23	Oct 8-12	Oct 26-30

Smartphone iDoctor

Saw this video when it was first published on Feb 8, 2013
It's continuing to pop up in my e-mail. I don't mind.
Innovations in medicine.

Saturday

Friday, April 26, 2013

Sakon Nakhon Rainy Season is on

I declare the Sakon Nakhon Rainy Season has commenced

We celebrated the water festival (Songkran).
Then on the last day, April 15, just as the water war was winding down, mother nature showed us her version of the water fest, a tropical thundershower.

She (Mother Nature) has been at it ever since.
I especially enjoy the afternoon rains, they cause a cooling of evening temperatures.

Keeping Cool
My main fan broke down twice, the first time I had it repaired.
The second time was a good reason to replace it.