Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Sakon Nakhon FC preseason Game

Sakon Nakhon hosts Khon Kaen January 12 in a preseason game at the stadium on ITU.  Game time is 15:30

No Injuries

This is so timely, just this evening I almost stepped into a large hole in the sidewalk past the intersection near Apples.  Not as big as the one pictured below, but still big enough to cause some serious physical damage.

Wat Phra That Choeng Chum Sakon Nakhon

Sakon Nakhon Cooling again

TMD reports cooling temperatures
  • Today, 32/18 C
  • Saturday, Jan 11, 27/12 C
Accuweather is postponing the cool weather by two days
  • Saturday/Sunday 31/16 C
  • Monday, Jan 13, 30/13 C
  • Saturday,Jan 18, 25/10 C
The extended local forecast doesn't get much warmer until mid February


Meanwhile in the USA

Wat Phra That Choeng Chum Sakon Nakhon

Temple Fair has begun

Yes Please: Orange Thailand

Don't understand Thai.. so I turned the volume down and just watched.
The pictures brought back memories.
I revisited history I had learned.
Don't think the video takes up sides, rather the aspiration of peace and unity

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

My Sakon Nakhn Government Hospital Vsit

I had a successful cataract operation before Christmas (Dec 17).
Today I had my first followup doctors exam scheduled at 8 am.
I arrived at 7:30.  Played musical chairs and paperwork for two hours.
Got to see the doctor at 9:45.
Doctors exam took a little over a minute with a prescription for eye drops.
Then I had to wait for 10 minutes for another clerk to tell me to go to the drug prescription station.
No complaint about the medical visit which cost 165 Baht including eyedrops.
But their two hour paperwork shuffle seems a bit out of hand.

The one thing I am just very grateful for, since I don't speak the language, I was given a personal escort from one paperwork station to the next.

ABSOLUTELY NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT HOSPITAL STAFF, 
but the paperwork involved just seemed extreme.
Think I'll cancel the next followup appointment and visit the doctor.  It may cost more, but I know I won't have to postpone breakfast and lunch

Nothing to declare

Thai woman found in suitcase in smuggling attempt

Obama found a bottle on the sand and picked it up...

The Female Genie