Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Temporary reprive

March 23, 6:45AM
Cooling trend noticeable this weekend
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Easter Sunday In Sakon Nakhon


It's a day with multiple options

  1. The Easter Parade in Tha Rae, starts generally about mid afternoon with additional activities well into the night
  2.  Sakon FC hosts Ubon FC, starts 4 pm
  3. Televised friendly THAILAND VS. KOREA REPUBLIC 7:30 PM
  4. more to add to this day "Ya'll come on back" 

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First underwater video attempt


The water isn't green, it's the shading tarp above which creates the appearance.  It will take a bit of planning to attempts this again; Goggles for swimmer and cameraman, remove tarp
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From Curtain to Bedding


Bought this  curtain 13 years ago.   
Then today, with the help of his fan, Alvin decided he had better use

Sakon Nakhon

Monday, March 21, 2016

Do not wear x-ray clothing during songkran


Of course there is that Thai law making wearing underwear mandatory when leaving your home. 
White x-ray clothing refers to white cotton garments. They have a tendency to become 'see through' when wet.  Unless you are an exhibitionist, standing naked in public can be mighty embarrassing and can result in some sort of police intervention. 

With all this talk of water shortages, expect some official guidelines /  restrictions to the water throwing.
A nationwide ban is unlikely as the event is a major money maker for tax coffers.

It's also a period of increased alcohol consumption and police checkpoints


Sunday, March 20, 2016

Slight cooling as we near the weekend

Most of the week ahead feels like summer
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Improved Sakon FC Season in forecast

From a historic perspective, I wasn't expecting a Sakon Nakhon win at Udon
Udon FC2009201020112012201320142015
division standing3 / 117 / 169 / 153 / 162 / 162 / 143/18
games vs Sakon FCwin winwin losswin winloss winwin winwin winwin win

Udon has a better team with better financial support and a much greater home game attendance. The stadium was packed. 85% capacity is my estimate of yesterday's game. 
Sakon Nakhon didn't win or score but they sure made it s very exciting game. What's missing from the final score 4 - 0 is the number of attempted goals the team was able to foil.  Offense had plenty of close calls, but 'no cigar.'

Watch the video: Proof it was EXCITING
the short version


ไฮไลท์การแข่งขันฟุตบอล AIS ลีก ภูมิภาค ดิวิชั่น2 ภาคตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือ นัดแรก อุดรธานีเอฟซี พบกับ สกลนคร เมืองไทย เอฟซีอุดรธานีเอฟซี 4-0 สกลนคร เมืองไทย เอฟซี นาที 33 ณัฐภัทร สมศรีนาที 44 อภิเชษฐ์ ควานหลวง (เข้าประตูตัวเอง)นาที 54 กิติพงษ์ วงมานาที 73 พิพัฒน์ ต้นกันยา
Posted by Home News on Saturday, March 19, 2016
the full game

Sakon FC will experience more losses this season, but most likely will end the 2016 season with higher division standings than in many past years. Sakon Nakhon already had three wins earlier this year before the season was cancelled and then freshly restarted
07 Feb
at Roi Et0 - 4Sakon Nakhon
10 Feb
at Sakon Nakhon 2 - 1Khon Kae
17 Feb
at Sakon Nakhon2 - 1Mukdahan Nakarach

Sakon FC next hosts Ubon Ratchathani F.C, Sunday, 27 March. Game time 4 pm
We might see a magic trick
 at Sakon Nakhon 23 May 2015                                              at Ubon 19 Sep 2015               
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Thursday, March 17, 2016

Approximately three months till the rainy season arrives

Tao Ngoi, some 30 km from Sakon City had solved it's water shortages a few years ago by building a dam in 2012.  There must have been some complaints from downstream. Looks like the dam is being demolished
 

April 10 2015


March 17, 2016





Other Areas along the way aren't doing any better. Standing water is ideal for mosquito breeding
 
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