Thursday, February 19, 2015

Beware of incense sticks near food

"...consumption of food exposed to incense ash could lead to heavy metal poisoning..."
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Sakon Nakhon

42 or 21 hour Classes depending on your credentials


Thai Foreign English Teachers Must Pass“Thainess Course” before teaching



Sakon Nakhon

Gambling is outlawed in Thailand, but you can play "Amazing Roulette"




A promotion by tourismthailand.org, in which you are given ten seconds to identify a province from a photo of a local landmark.
  
To play you must register with your Email address







I'm of the opinion, once you register you are on a mailing list


Keep the umbrella handy till Tuesday

February rains in this area are a bit unusual, but not uncommon.
Generally when it rains during the first few months of the year, rice farmers can plant a second crop.

Thunder showers are expected to continue through Monday, February 23.  

The weather has been arriving from the Southwest, visible as a grey belt across the midsection of Thailand.

Noticeable: is the difference between yesterday's and today's image.  The grey belt has nudged further north


  


Meanwhile in Australia, two cyclones  ( Lam & Marcia )
The US is Experiencing a Siberian winter -9F  -23C (add windchill)

So what is it, the year of the ram, the year of the goat, or the year of the sheep

They are equally correct, it depends how you translate 

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Happy Chinese New Year


The poster advertising the Sakon Nakhon celebrations indicates there is a parade, unfortunately no time is indicated. 
From past experience, I'd suggest early to mid afternoon on Thursday.


Sakon Nakhon

Two drink limit for drivers



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Strong winds create Havoc

Over the past weeks there have been some heavy breezes here in the city.
Locally light winds with occasional gusts around 25 mph.
It's a different story of the Seka experience
is a subdistrict (tambon) in Seka District, in Bueng Kan Province, bordering Sakon Nakhon's north

  See the individual pictures on facebook
Click on picture to see full sized photo's U+2191.svg
Picture posted on facebook February 17 

Sakon Nakhon Province did not get away unscathed, over 200 roof damages reported


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