Sakon FC hosts Sisaket FC, 4 pm today

March 9 2013      Sakon Nakhon 1 Sisaket 0, 
August 24 2013   Sisaket 7 Sakon 2




2014 team history

Sisaket 2 draws 3 wins 3 losses 

Sakon Nakhon 1 draw 1 win 6 losses

Sisaket United	Surin City	2:2	Amnat Poly United	Sakon Nakhon	2:2
Mukdahan City	Sisaket United	1:6	Sakon Nakhon FC	Nong Bua Lamphu	1:2
Kalasin	Sisaket United	2:1	Mahasarakham United	Sakon Nakhon	2:1
Loei City	Sisaket United	2:0	Surin City	Sakon Nakhon	5:0
Nakhon Phanom	Sisaket United	0:2	Sakon Nakhon FC	Nong Khai	1:0
Sisaket United	Amnat Poly United	4:1	Chaiyaphum United	Sakon Nakhon	3:1
Nong Bua Lamphu	Sisaket United	2:1	Sakon Nakhon FC	Udon Thani	0:3
Sisaket United	Mahasarakham United	1:1	Ubon UMT FC	Sakon Nakhon	7:0

It's not a promising picture. BUT
We do have home-court advantage.
The team captain, who had been absent due to an injury is expected to return to the team today

New Mall In Sakon Nakhon

I remember when...

NY Idlewild Airport

Anchorage arrival

June 1958, I was thirteen.  
American television (Black and white then) was my second  language  teacher.  I remember "77 Sunset Strip" and "The FBI"

and Now

And the show goes on

• Ruling of Yingluck rice scandal expected May 15 -
  Thai PBS English News
• Thai Opposition refuses to back poll, calls for resignation -
  SBS News
• Thai opposition leader wants election delayed for reforms -
  Asia-Pasific - Worldbulletin News
• New elections on tap in Thailand as economic toll rises
  Monitor Global Outlook

฿ Up - Up - and AWAY

The Thai Financial post

Fresh produce prices skyrocket, inflation reaches new high

Lime prices skyrocket to 13 baht in Lopburi Province

Thailand’s inflation in April hits 12-month high

Phang Khon BangFai a traffic nightmare

I was invited to a neighbors wedding. I did not realize it was 100 km away. But that's another story.
We had to travel through Phang Khon.
Usually driving through Phang Khon is a matter of a few minutes, not so during this Bang Fai.
It resembled more a citywide street party.

Entertainment stages were set up along the highway through town.  Traffic was at a crawl.  Took 20 minutes to get to the first traffic light.  What made matters even worse was that some drivers created a third lane and had to merge back to two lanes.

And of course plenty of 'intoxicated' pedestrians impeding traffic.  
One lone police officer per intersection, they had a hell of an ordeal, especially when drivers ignored them.
Then there was the detour of two way traffic on a one lane road.
We had left an hour early, but lost that hour going through Phang Khon.
Pictures taken through the windshield









Today is the final day of that street party.  If you're going there, park your car and walk through town.  It's faster

Slight improvement in Thailand Press Freedom

According to Reporters Without Borders Thailand has nudged up slightly
2014  130 of 180 countries
2013  135 of 179 countries
The list makes interesting reading

US citizens BSA deadline June 16

BSA (Bank Secrecy Act)

• United States citizens, including individuals who live outside the United States,
      must report their financial accounts held outside of the United States

• The filing deadline is Monday, June 16, 2014

• BSA E-Filling (online)

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