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Snow forecast in Bangkok

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Things to see and do during the

Sakon Nakhon Royal Longboat and Wax Castle Festival

Love the soundtrack.  Well done editing of longboat racing action 

Even though I don’t understand the language, I love this apparently  'Thai Country Music.'

Young novice monks are generally from families, too poor to raise them, from broken homes, and occasional orphans.

2013 Sakon Nakhon Royal Longboat races ‘LONGBOAT PARADE’

Video by sakonnakhoncity

Rice Fuel ?

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1. Wheat
2. Corn
3. Rice

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Sakon Nakhon Royal Longboat Races Day 2

I was invited to sit with one of the racing teams on the waterfront blocked off to the general public. I accepted that offer, but declined an invitation to travel on a motorized longboat.

Sakon Nakhon Royal Longboat Races Day 1

The Sakon Nakhon Waterfront was quite busy Monday with preliminary boat races and spectators

Recent repairs to this footbridge made it usable and safe

Boat races continue through Wednesday.
Daily evening activities at the municipal grounds through Saturday

 Sakon Nakhon Mini Marathon Oct 19

  Northeast (Thailand) housing market overheating

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Cooler Temperatures, scattered light rain

According to updated weather map Typhoon Nari is loosing energy fast and will pass the area as a tropical depression. The center of the storm is expected to be south of us.
We'll experience the outer edge of the storm giving us cooler temperatures Tuesday through Thursday.
Light rain, most likely drizzle.

Sakon Nakhon Festival Brochure

Blue=Boat Races Trophy delivery parade route
Red=Wax Castle Parade Rote

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  Microsoft support for Windows XP ends in 6 months

   NOAA  MT-SAT Oct 13, 3:30 AM

Tropical Storm will affect the area Tuesday night AccuWeather 


Thai Meteorological Department 

                At 4.00 a.m. LST on 13 October, typhoon “NARI” in the middle South China Sea was centered about 750 kilometers east of Da Nang, Vietnam or at 15.4 degree North and 115.2 degree East with maximum sustained winds about 130 km/hr. It is moving west at speed of 20 km/hr. It is expected will make landfall at middle Vietnam during 15-16 October and then will downgrade to the tropical storm and the tropical depression. Light to moderate rainfall with windy is likely in the eastern portion of northeast Thailand

Typhoon Nari may cause more flooding in ThailandUPI.com

BANGKOK, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Authorities in Thailand said they hoped Typhoon Nari would weaken and not cause much damage in the country's already inundated ...

The Sakon Nakhon Waterfront is getting busier

Vendors are arriving and setting up

Sun-safe Fashion

From 131012

Millions affected by floods in Thailand →aljazeera.com great photography

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Bring an umbrella just in case

Rain Festival??

  It's too early to say with any certainty, but from the looks of things: 

The Sakon Nakhon Royal Longboat races may be ALL WET.

Typhoon Nari is forecast to arrive locally as a tropical storm

Many of the recent storm approaches have made a sharp northerly turn as they approach land.  It's a possibility.

It's worth keeping an eye on

• Doppler Weather Asia (animated)
• 5 day forecast tracking map                   

The last time it rained during the boat races was in 2006

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Thai consumer confidence nosedives to lowest in 11 months

Russia to send emergency plane to Thailand to evacuate tourists
  injured in bus accident

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