Sakon Nakhon

At first I thought it to be real INAPPROPRIATE (ไม่เหมาะสม)
because it made me think of things like this

On second thought that's old generation morality.
Durex is sponsoring teen football in Thailand, very appropriate. It will make some people blush

Expat Dine & Drink

Apple

Pit Stop

Roadhouse

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Visa Runners:

Three Times and you're stranded

The law has been around for years, you can only get three extensions on travel visas.

Apparently it hasn't been enforced uniformly.

A recent crackdown along the Cambodia border has now been expanded to all border crossings

Serial visa exemption crackdown - Thailand Forum - TripAdvisor

Bad year anticipated for NE Rice Farmers

Thai rice planting season starts with no subsidies, mounting lossesReuters

"....The lack of subsidies, lower rice prices and rising production costs...will result in a major hit to the country's North-East..."

Tha Rae Roadhouse

observes Visakha Bucha Day

21km / 13 miles
from the Sakon Nakhon city gate

The Roadhouse will be closed Tuesday in respect for Visakha Bucha Day.

The Roadhouse is normally closed on Mondays.

A regular roadhouse feature:

Friday night Ladies Night. First drink free for the ladies as well as free Karaoke and pool table.

Expat Dine & Drink

Apple

Pit Stop

Roadhouse

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Sakon FC minus 7

Seven players who have failed to show up for practice have been dismissed from the team.
No list of names has been released. One would hope that none are first stringers.

I see Sunday's game in Mukdahan as a competition for last place.

Reader inquiry: "I thought

Thailand never had any earth quakes"

I recommend a Bangkok Post article published May 6, 2014, with a graphic map of

"Fault Lines under Observation"

Sakon Nakhon Province seems to be split according to a Chulalongkorn University map

North: moderate (4 Mercalli-intensity)
South: Slight (3 Mercalli intensity)

Thailand's most dangerous fault lines are in the north and west, mostly along the Myanmar and Laos borders.
Prior to this months earthquake there have been frequent minor tremors.

A earthquake of greater intensity than this month was in 2011