Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Nakhon Phanom Fire Boat Festival extended to 12 Days this year

Concerts and plenty events between 27 September - 8 October 2568 (2025). Dates of the fire barge parades, which are usually a couple days, have not been announced  

 Similar Fire Barge Parade ares conducted in September at Tao Ngoi ⤵️
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Friday, June 20, 2025

More about Medical Services

When you arrive at a doctor's appointment time, there may be a one or two or a 'dozen or so appointments' ahead of you. You may have to wait up an hour.  You may have a 5 p.m. appointment, so do others, and they signed in before you.   You may be lucky and arrive 'just in time.

Local hospitals give out medicines computer  labeled in Thai and English. Whereas clinics and pharmacist give out medicines in plastic bags (pictured above). 

Those labels most often do not list the name of the medicine, just tell you how many and when to take.  Good idea to request the name of the product.  

When I get medicines,  when I get home, I google the medicine and check on any possible side effects.

EXPERIENCE:  years ago a friend got a big bag of medicines from a local medical service. Checked out the medicines online and found multiple ". . .  if you take this medicine do not take that medicine . . ."   Half the medicines were "not recommended."


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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

To find medical services in Sakon Nakhon

. . . besides friends, I rely a lot on the two map services. In the two examples I looked for dentists. 

Keep in mind many of these clinics are operated in the early evenings, when the doctors are done with their day jobs.  Many have day professions at the government and private hospitals.  Many, but not all:  look for operating hours. 


Besides the main hospitals: Fort Krit Siwara, Sakon Nakhon (Gov.), Princ, Rak Sakon, there are government health centers and municipality community medical centers.

Keep in mind if you visit any of these clinics, hospitals, labs, in many cases : bring a translator. Main Hospitals listed above do have English understanding staff

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Kraft Heinz to remove artificial dyes from food products over next 2 years

Recommend: Use natural food colorings such as tumeric, cabbage carrots, tomatoes, etc. . . .