Rainy Days

Weather moving West to East

Thursday

Eat your Vegetables

Chocolate is an antioxidant, also suppresses migraines and headaches
Modest reduction in blood pressure.
Contains: Potassium, Copper, Magnesium, Iron

Dark Chocolatemore beneficial.
Milk in chocolate is believed to reduce the benefits.
Sugar in chocolate counters dietary  and other benefits
Chocolate can be adictive.

Chocolate is a vegetable

Derived from cacao beans. Bean = vegetable

Hershey company announced a new product:  Lancaster, a milk candy sold only in China (for now).
Milk candies are very popular in Asia.

Wednesday

Mercury

Monotonous Local Weather

Flooding in China is an annual event around this time of year.
It seems to precede flooding in Thailand.

Published on May 20, 2013

Flooding in the Philippines is an annual event around this time of year.
It seems to precede flooding in Thailand.

Published on May 16, 2013

In the US Tornado season arrived late this year.
May well become one of the costliest on record.

Makes you wonder what's in store for us this year

No local weather hazard alerts at this time

A week of daily 60 to 70% chances of rain is ahead of us according to Thai Meteorology Department.

High and low temperatures almost monotonous (unvarying), little change in the immediate future.
Add to that humidity.

Tuesday

Football under the rainbow

It was a very bright sunny day
  
Clouds threatening to bring rain were burnt off by the sun overhead

  

During the first half

I would have loved to hand an eye chart to the referees.  

Some very noticeable mistakes were made.

At half time the refs needed a full eight man police escort.

 

Second half 
Refereeing was nearly flawless.  Obviously some words were said.
The second half was intense.  
As if both teams just had their 'Wheaties,' or something.

    
  

The Nong Bua Lamphu goal keeper had quite a workout. 
He is premier quality.

Non stop action.  Many close call disappointments.
Three minutes added, still no score.

Crowds were leaving. The stadium was emptying quickly.

One minute to play when Sakon FC...

....cheered and text-ed 

Sakon FC               1
Nong Bua Lamphu 0

The security escort was just ceremonial.  
One officer, not eight

Monday

Video highlights Sakon FC vs Nong Bua Lamphu

Video highlights Sakon FC vs Nong Bua Lamphu at Siam Sport

I like to keep comfortable.  I bring pillows.

I'd love to bring a recliner sometime

What we learned in school today

Entertainment subjects seem to be most important.
With tourism as a main source of foreign revenue, nearly 50% of the economy: It's really not a bad thing.

Sunday

Hot in the Valley

You run necessary errands early in the morning, before the heat does you in. Shopping and a quick pub stop. By noon its time to close all doors and windows and crank up the air con. Fans weren't any use, it was like blowing hot air from a pizza oven. We should have had some rain by now. Weather was approaching from all directions and seemed to hold hands in a circle around us. I call it the doughnut effect.

A strong system from the south is forecast to give us a few days of rain. From the looks of it the system is petering out on our doorstep.
most recent doppler

Saturday

Saturn

Uncomfortably hot, then soggy weekend

 If you thought it was hot today, expect uncomfortable temperatures by mid-morning on Thursday.

The main weather system continues to arrive from the northwest.

High temperatures and humidity are causing some locally born thunderstorms early in the day Thursday.


Thunderstorms Friday through Sunday.

The weather system to the south deserves a close eye, as it could possibly clash with the weather from the northwest.  In that case keep your goloshes handy this weekend.

"ABOUT" Robinson opening

The previous posted opening date of July 1 has been changed.
A recent post at Sakon Nakhon Daily indicates

the opening date is "ประมาณ 27 มิถุนายน "

That translates to "About / Approximate 27 June."

The original date seemed a bit unusual.
July 1 is a midyear banking holiday.

Probably wont confirm the precise date until the posters go up and traveling loudspeakers are in the neighborhoods

Wednesday

Mercury