Just sprinkles

Tropical storm Son-Tinh continues to keep it's distance from this area.    I expect nothing more than a sprinkle here and there,  a day or two of cooler temperatures.  Probably won't even lessen the effects of the drought.  Extended outlook through most of November is mostly sunny.  I'm watering my plants as usual

If you slap it, it will swell.

...but it's only temporary.

Some time back, almost every media in the world picked up on a story from Thailand "on bigger boobs.'  'Slap em and make em grow,' they advertised, "a new massage technique." If you've ever been slapped in the face, you know the swelling goes away in a few days. According to 'licensed' practitioners, face slapping removes wrinkles. A 15 minute session costs $350 and is recommended four times a month to be effective. There's also treatment for your butt: Butt slapping. ...But officer I only wanted to remove her wrinkles...

Keep an umbrella handy 

wherever you go, 

whatever you do, 

for the next four days

In Sakon City

Early Morning Gridlock on the Sakon Nakhon Waterfront

Municipal Grounds almost ready for Sakon's Gala event

Vendors are ready for business 

Traffic lanes are reduced, expect one way traffic to be enforced

Food fair area also used for formal dinner on October 28

Nightly Concerts 

No fair is complete without one of these

Many eateries are already operating

Which wire is he checking?

The Park is the starting point for the longboat trophy parade, starts 8 AM , Oct 26

Sakon Waterfront Comes Alive

Longboat parking area is marked and ready for use

Main boat launching ramp is busy, team supplies are being loaded

Pre-race practice is underway

Finishing touches on cheerleading platforms

Calm before the storm

Tropical Storm Son-tinh

Expect cooling temperatures Saturday night through Tuesday. 

Forecasts indicate that the center of the storm will bypass us.  Expect updates for possible changes. 

No weather warnings for Thailand, at the Thai Meteorological Department website at this time

  Occasional rain likely

Birthday dinner party cancelled, alternate plans.

Plans to have a catered dinner party outside Apple's restaurant had to be scrapped as planning got more complicated than it should have been.  The alternate plan is that I will pay 300 baht for food and drink for any FARANG who visits either Apple's restaurant or Pit Stop restaurant on Thursday, November 1.  Both restaurants have a limit of 3,000 baht.  I will not attend either restaurant on that day, instead will attend a private dinner party with my Thai family elsewhere.  My apologies to all who had expected to attend a party.

What went wrong with the party plan.   We've done this before

Blocked two lanes of traffic... traffic cones in place... set up a stage...

...numerous tables

It was quite a while ago, I was sixty then, now I'm  69 

With lessons learned from my mistakes, I'll have better foresight for my '10 years in Sakon celebration.'  Feb 2013

My sincere apologies once more