Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Fishing hole lost



Near my neighborhood they are filling in a four foot deep water hole, apparently to build a residence.  
Took the pictures with my recently purchased EOS 750D with WI-FI / NFC capability.
Will have to familiarize myself with the wi-fi mode and how to ....  

Thinking about football. The schedule was supplied in PDF format, making translation a bit more difficult. 

Will try complete and proofread it with assistance  by wednesday

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Sakon Nakhon Football starts with an away game

added to sidebar calendar :  
  • 8 - 11 March Bangkok 2018 King’s Cup Elephant Polo

added Page 
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Monday, January 29, 2018

Cooler temperatures ahead

Temperatures will drop slightly each day.  Saturday's forecasts

highlow
accuweather2613
wunderground2410
TMD2311
BBC2512
Weather Bug24  9
foreca2711
Air conditioners may not be needed on a continuous basis till March
9 C = 48 F
27C = 80.6 F 
windy conditions generally indicate a change in weather pattern.  Today 20 km gusts, herald cooler temperatures
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Sunday, January 28, 2018

Partial list of apartment rentals
use your browser translator

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All quiet at the training camp


 
With the season opener scheduled February 11 at Khon Kaen I expected to see some practice. 
No action there.
Looks like a resort going up next door to the Sakon FC training center


Local Aloha Water Park seems to be closed for the season



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New Neighbor at the Chilly Bar

Hope I did not lose it in translation "Pawn Shop." Still in the process of moving in. Still building shelves
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2011 Red Cross Fair and Chinese New Year celebrated in the same week

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Saturday, January 27, 2018

Sakon Nakhon Chinese New Year celebrations (udated)

A couple days after Valentines day.  An evening trip into the center of town is a must. A special bonus is of course if you get an invite to the temple dinner celebration. This collection of pictures and videos from the past fifteen years is a project in the making. Plenty of stories to tell
2007 
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2009 
2010
2011
2012
Feb 10, 2013 
2014
2015
2016

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Friday, January 26, 2018

One day in Bangkok

The motorcycle trip to Nawa to attend Mick's funeral on Wednesday left me physically exhausted and a bit in pain. 
Thursday I had a Bangkok appointment and did a round trip in one day. 5:30 am to 9 pm.
Return flight from Bangkok my mental headcount, counted over half a dozen, possibly ten westerners arriving in Sakon Nakhon on that flight.  The numbers of westerners visiting the area for short and extended visits are way up from what they used to be. 
Most noticeably to me, the morning flight to Bangkok via AirAsia there were no services unless you paid extra for them. Not even a bottle of water. 
Nok Air did offer a miniature bottle of water. Pictured is a Nok air complimentary water bottle next to a 5 baht bottle.  I had an inflight meal on the way home, and spotted other passengers being served Singha. Keep in mind these amnimineties have to be paid for at time of booking.
Had not noticed it as much on my morning Airasia flight, Nok Air no legroom. My knee was pressed against the seat in front of me. Behind me a mother flying with a presumably one year old infant. Lets just say it was a one hour non stop kicking and bouncing trip.
Somewhere in Bangkok I received a two Euro coin (valued at 78 baht or US$2.48)  instead of Thai ten Baht. These coins are identical in size and appearance

Spent a couple hours in a Bangkok restaurant enjoyed a blt with chicken and egg. "Keep your whiskey out of sight, no problem."  
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