190930 Sakon Nakhon 2019 Royal Longboat Races and Wax Castle Festival Schedule translated

Thursday 10 October

07.00 Sakon Nakhon Ceremony at Somdet Phra Sri Karin Park In front of the ceremony marquee area

07.30 Royal Trophy Procession Firing at the launch point The group who brought the royal cup Enshrined on the prepared boat

08.00 Muang Sakon Dance Ceremony And ask for forgiveness from all parties and at the same time at the marquee ceremony at the front door of the Gate 3, Somdet Phra Sri Karin Park (Sa Pang Thong) in front of the heart for the land.

09.00 Sakon dance to Sakon and ask for forgiveness from Nong Han Folk art and culture performances with light, sound, drumming, Seng, traditional boxing, Sakon dance, Sakon and Nong Han Opening ceremony of the Prasat Phueng procession and long boat race - "The King's Cup", Sakon Nakhon Province, Year 2019, Long Boat Race "Win the Royal Cup" selection at the Nong Han boat racetrack

11.00 Ancient floating market activities at Somdet Park

21.00 Srinakarin, Colorful activities, Sakon Laben, Laos, Chomdao, Prasat Phueng exhibition / Photo contest / OTOP product / Sound and light show Sakon Nakhon Art and Culture at Sanam Ming Stadium, Sakon Nakhon

 08.00 NongHan Ride For All 4.0 Cycling

09.00 Distance 44 kilometers Cycling on the Phu Phan view Worship Reverend Father Ong Saen Prasat Phueng Fair 2019 at the launch point at Wat Phra That Choeng Chum Worawihan.



Friday 11 October 2019
Phan Baisi contest and the closing ceremony of the long boat race "Compete for the royal cup"

08.00 Phan Bai Si Contest at Sakonrajwittaya Nukun School

09.00 Long boat race "The King's Cup" Semifinals and all types of finals at the Nong Han boat lock competition

14.00 Closing ceremony for long boat races "Win the Royal Cup" Award Long Boat Race

17.00 Khum Nam Prasat applied bees and ancient bee castle set up at Sanam Nakorn in Sanam Nakorn.

11.00 Ancient floating market activity at Somdet Srinakarin Park

21.00 activities in the colorful Sakolaber at star viewing ground, Prasat Phueng exhibition / photo contest / bee flower activity / OTOP food safety / OTOP products / light and sound show Sakon Nakhon Art and Culture at Sanam Ming Stadium, Sakon Nakhon

Saturday 12 October 2019

The opening ceremony of the Prasat Phueng procession "Compete for the royal cup" year 2019

14.00 Ancient and Applied Bee Nerve Parade Every movement has been performed at the specified point.

15.00 Traditional music and folk art performances

16.30 Bringing the royal cup to the King Krom HRH The Princess Mother Enshrined on the podium in front of the image

17.00 The Opening Ceremony of Prasat Phueng Parade "Win the Royal Cup" of the year 2562, moving the castle, bee, light and sound procession along the set path to Wat Phra That Choeng Chum Worawarn

11.00 Ancient floating market activity at Somdet Phra Srinagarindra Park

21.00 activities in the colorful Sakolaber at star viewing ground, Prasat Phueng exhibition / photo contest / bee flower activity / OTOP food safety / OTOP products / light and sound show Sakon Nakhon Art and Culture at Sanam Ming Stadium, Sakon Nakhon

Sunday 13 October 2019
Offering alms to monks at Phra That Choeng Chum Temple

06.30 Buddhist civil servants and Buddhists at Wat Phra That Choeng Chum Worawihan

07.00 Monk Offering Ceremony around Phra That Choeng Chum

 Annual Sakon Nakhon Sakon Nakhon

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Suggest avoid Taiwan & Korea travel for a few days

Typhoon Mitag

Local weather mostly sunny, feels like upper thirties to 40. Scattered showers likely this weekend.

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190929 Construction of the Wax Castles is in the final stages

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English News in Thailand

It's an unfinished project, more to be added.

2Bangkok.com
ASEAN Today
Bangkok Post
Bangkok Jack
Chiang Rai Times
Coconuts Bangkok
Khaosod English
NNT National News Bureau of Thailand
Pattaya Mail
Pattaya One
Thai Examiner.com
Thai PBS
Thailand Medical News
Thailand News.net
THAIVISA NEWS
The Nation
The Thaiger
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Vacation and spend requires advance planning

After today have the garden hose handy to water your plants.

Pools may require more frequent cleaning due to dust.

Forecasts call for mostly clouds and sunshine.

October full moon, on the thirteenth signals the end of the rain retreat.




Plenty of advertisements are appearing for this year's "Royal Longboat Races and the Wax Castle Festival" 10-13 October.

Not much yet available regarding November and December activities. 

Thai tourism has yet to recognize that people plan their vacations months in advance. Especially the working class who have to ask for time off so they can go vacation and spend.



Afterสกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Wanderlust

At least someone was smart enough to kill the root.  The weight would eventually bring it all down.

Meanwhile I am spending a few hours a day sorting through photo albums.  I store my albums at Facebook and Google Photos.  First I have to check both places to avoid uploading duplicates.  A few have slipped through.  Crop and edit all photos before uploading them.  A few of my albums I'll keep private as some of the subjects shown together are no longer friends.  There are also plenty photos  which require heavy editing to avoid embarrassment .

At the moment I still have to sort through 18,000 photos. There are 175,740 photos in my Google Photo albums

I'm cleaning my computers just in case !! I may get the "Wanderlust," and when that happens I will travel extremely light

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How much damage does mass tourism cause

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190915 Memo to Pete

Across the street from Rak Sakon Nakhon Hospital

Season ended last week so the shop won't be open for regular hours. 

I recommend you arrange an appointment 

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Top countries to retire in

Depends on who is preparing the list. 

 International Living’s Annual Global Retirement Index dated January 1, 2019

1. Panama
2. Costa Rica
3. Mexico
4. Ecuador
5. Malasia
6. Columbia
7. Portugal
8. Peru
9. Thailand
10. Spain

Makes you think when you see a publication which ranks Thailand within the top three: are they getting some special privileges in return?

Looking through some previous years, Forbes listed Thailand as number seven in 2017. 
Thailand did not make the Forbes top ten list in 2016. That Forbes report also indicated "Currently, about 400,000 American retirees live abroad ...  that number is “expected to increase over the next 10 years as more baby boomers retire.”

"Top 10 hell" did not list Thailand in their top ten in 2010

Opinion:
Some recent developments may have caused Thailand to disappear from many 2020 favorite lists

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