Sakon Nakhon A vs Udon, 20 December, 3 pm, Provincial stadium Airport Road

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January temperatures arrive early in Sakon Nakhon

Overnight low at my house, 4 am Phu Phan Cup Sakon Nakhon B 3  Mukdahan 0 Those below teens temperatures are generally experienced in January as in this picture of january 23, 2014. Next month, January 2018 forecasts do not include single digit temperatures.  But it's a bit early to say it's a sure thing. Distant weather forecasts are generally scientific guesses. This year's opening game of the Phu Phan Cup was held in Sawang Daen Din. The pomp and circumstance of the opening ceremonies and speeches began a bit later than scheduled and lasted an hour.

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Christmas Dinner at Apples Restaurant made for a super pleasant night out

The food was superb and so was the service, no question about it. Many friends I had not seen in a while and quite a few new friends and acquaintances. The entire crew at Apples deserve kudos for their efforts to make this a night to remember. The complete album is available Here.  As always, all my photos may be copied for personal, non commercial use

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Sniffle season starts now (I just got over mine. Three days bed rest)

I had noted the coming cold spell earlier last week. By yesterday social media picked up on that fact, indicating it will be especially cold for this coming week.  In fact this 'could be' the coldest nights of the cold season which lasts through the second week of February.   Of the ten weather websites I check daily, they all seem to have a slight variation in their forecasts.  TMD (Thai Meteorology Department) tends to be on the conservative side.

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It's almost Christmas

Last year's winners  article posted 30 Dec 2016 For  non facebook readers To be marked officially between 1 November, 2017 to 1 January, 2019, the “Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018”... Apples Christmas Facebook link

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Obviously there are some disagreements, only thing obvious: Cooler days ahead

Highs and lows forecast

	fri 15	sat 16	sun 17	mon 18	tue 19	wed 20	thu 21
ACCU	38 / 18	28 / 14	25 / 10	24 / 9	24 / 9	24 / 7	28 / 12
WUNDER	32 / 18	28 / 14	25 / 10	24 / 9	24 / 9	23 / 9	25 / 11
TMD	30 / 20	29 / 19	28 / 18	26 / 16	27 / 15	26 / 14	25 / 13
BBC	31 / 19	27 / 14	23 / 10	23 /8	23 /8	23 /9	26 / 13
RP5	30 / 19	27 / 14	21 / 9	20 / 6	20 / 5
FORECA	32 / 19	28 / 15	25 / 12	24 / 11	23 / 9	23 / 11	25 / 12

Christmas holidays 29 / 14 on average
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Phu Phan Cup Sakon Nakhon A vs Udon

Sakon Nakhon B vs Mukdahan 18 Dec,  3 pm Sawang Daen Din Sakon Nakhon A  vs Udon,  20 December, 3 pm, Provincial stadium Airport Road

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Live longer: avoid getting angry, be stubborn, avoid depression be happy, smile a lot, stay active, eat right, get plenty of schooling

Of course genetics also plays a role in life expectancy. Longest living person in recent history "Jeanne Calment of France (1875–1997), who lived to the age of 122 years, 164 days."  Science-Backed Secrets of Longevity | Time  List of the verified oldest people - Wikipedia  be careful on the roads, especially in Thailand

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Missed the pole dancing

I'd seen these shows plenty of times before. I missed this year's show to instead attend two birthday parties, hoping that someone would post a video of the entertainment

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