Saturday, October 26, 2019

Drivers License renewal in Sakon Nakhon

Documents needed for renewal:
  • drivers license
  • document from Immigration Office (bring photograph when applying)
  • copy of passport all pertinent pages
  • doctor's certificate
  • copy of housebook (main page)*
  • copy of house owner's  identification card*

The earlier you arrive, the earlier you leave with your license in hand.  
I was missing two documents* and had to rush home.  By the time I returned I was last in the group.

I was sent upstairs to join a group.  There were two groups, one with a video, a second with an instructor talking nonstop.  I sat in the wrong group, the talker.  Didn't understand a word.

A monitor arrived after an hour and handed me my paperwork to proceed for the photographing and issuing of the license.

With only one camera in operation the waiting time was nearly two hours.  Remember I had the last number in the group.  To make it even more time consuming, there were two groups with identical numbers. My number 36 therefore was realistically 72.

If I would have had  all documents during my first visit I expect I would have been under number 20
I had left the house at 07:30 and arrived home at 12:12

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

191024 Baht continues strengthening

My monthly transfer has seen 39,000 per month less since 2003
การถ่ายโอนรายเดือนของฉันลดลง 39,000 ต่อเดือนนับตั้งแต่ปี 2546
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Friday, October 18, 2019

Tell me again "it's officially cold season"

 ... and remember that next wednesday and thursday



click on the image to see the forecast
look at the feels like graph
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Thursday, October 17, 2019

Plenty of video available of the 2019 Wax Castle parade held on October 12





The Royal Longboat Races and the wax castle festival is not held on a fixed calendar date, rather during four days which end on the October full moon
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Saturday, October 12, 2019

My main interest in photography is people

The night before the big parade the wax castles are assembled at the city fairgrounds for public display and judging. Seen this 17 times. I really don't go there for the wax castles these days. 

My main interest in photography is people. 

Won't attend today's parade. Can't get any better than the year I sat in the VIP section just a few feet near the governor and other dignitaries. I know it will be live on TV and most likely also on facebook. 

I still have a few hundred pictures to edit through from yesterday's events


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