Sakon not on the Worrisome Watch List YET!

Dengue situation in Northeastern part of Thailand worrisome  
    National News Bureau of Thailand

1. Nakhon Ratchasima
2. Chaiyaphum
3. Buriram
4. Surin

Sakon FC on the way to Kalasin

It's been quite a few years since Sakon FC beat Kalasin, 

at least according to my previous posts.

Sunday, May 5, 2013 Sakon FC thrashed again 4 - 2 

Monday, August 6, 2012  Sakon FC defeated at Kalasin 0 - 2 

  Sunday, March 27, 2011  Sakon FC experiences 0 - 2 loss

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Monday, September 13, 2010  Sakon FC 3, Kalasin FC 2 

 

Sunday, February 28, 2010 Sakon Nakhon FC 3 - Kalasin FC 2

 

Sunday, November 15, 2009 Sakon Nakhon FC devastated in shoot off 1-1

Then there is the question:Can the best make it through the Phu Phan


Plenty of time for pregame adventures around Kalasin.  Game time 5:30 (so they say)

Slash-and-burn

English as a second language

Dead for half a month before discovery

German Businessman Found Dead In Udon Thani Flat

 I had to be reminded that I knew Frank.  We had met and attended football games in Udon.
After the game we discussed 'life' over a pizza and beer.

Police believe it was robbery and murder,


In another incident I recently heard about a burglary while no one was at home.
The safety box with valuables were the main target.

There's a safety lesson here:
Both incidents are reminders that certain precautions and awareness or your surroundings are essential at all times.
 

Gone shopping at Robinsons

Sakon Nakhon City Gate

The main Highway leading away from the city gate has clearly marked Entrances and Exits.

The signs should probably be renamed to "Whatever."

Drivers are leaving the road through the entrance and entering through the exits.

Thailand traffic rules: WHATEVER works for you.

Expected a big crowd at Robinsons.  The parking lot was quite full.
It was one pm.  There was a steady stream of uniformed students heading for the main doors of the mall.  You know they didn't come to do shopping.  They were there to enjoy the airconditioned comfort of the mall.

In fact the only people I saw with shopping bags were the foreigners with their wives (Ahem spotted a few pretend wives ).

Did some shopping at Robinsons.  Somewhat felt right at home.
If I venture on my neighborhood streets I frequently have to ward off packs of dogs.
No difference at Robinsons, except here it's groups of salesclerks you have to scurry away.

Did purchase a few items at Robinsons.  For each item rung up, a different salesclerk scanned his/her ID number.  Bought seven items, seven sales clerks received sales credit.

Considered buying some underwear.  400 baht for a white t-shirt seemed a bit too pricey.
Then I looked at some briefs.  The young lady in charge of the briefs was hungry for a sale.
She repeatedly followed me to show me another pair of briefs.
After being followed and shown half a dozen briefs, I abandoned the clothing department in a hurry.  Things just got a bit too KINKY.

Had to switch from basket to cart at Top's, my purchases there piled up quickly.
If you plan on shopping there with some frequency, I recommend getting a store card.  I received a 300 baht refund and a free laundry basket.

I'll be eating Brussel sprouts for the first time in ten years.

For me it all started thirty years ago

My first computer:
The year was 1982
I had four floppy drives connected to a Commodore 64 computer and operated a Bulletin Board System (BBS), called "The Entertainer."

Downloading a picture took an easy five minutes or more at a top speed of 300 bits  per second / bps. Downloading games could take most of a day.
These days my average speed is 9.77 Mbps

Dengue Crisis ?

Apparently we are near crisis as far as dengue is concerned.
Local insect spraying used to be about once a month, or once every two months.
Today's spraying is the second time this week in my neighborhood.
Think last week we also got the chemical douse twice.

Kalasin hospital is reporting more than 100 cases of dengue symtoms daily.
A 12 year old boy recently died there of dengue due to two misdiagnosis, where a peptic ulcer was wrongfully diagnosed.

Headlines

• TAT bids to attract more big spenders  THE NATION

There's a headline which tends to appear annually.
IF I WAS A RICH MAN, I'd be heading for less crowded places.

• True Three year agreement with ManU 

• Singha 80th Anniversary Cup 
 Manchester United vs Singha All Star  
 July 13, Tickets 1,000 to 4,000TBH

At Apples this week