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.



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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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Considering alternatives: Reason 2 Baht

When I arrived in February of 2003 I was getting 42.7094 per dollar. 

I am getting 12,722 baht less per month now 

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190912 Considering alternatives: Reason 1 MEDICAL

The latest 100% price increase of medical medication and treatment has me seriously considering packing my bags. It's quite racists and the reasons given are "lame."

Under the new prices expats would pay 30,000 baht for an MRI at hospitals.
Compared US prices at clinics is half that

Insurance companies are quoting prices which has nothing to do with insurance requirements the government recently imposed (40,000 baht outpatient, 400,000 baht inpatient). 

I can not see paying 167,542 per year for insurance when I spent that amount for medical services over a 18 year period.

A few articles declare how great Thai medical services are. These are mostly tourism related magazines.  Last hospitalization and tests I had were totally unneeded.

Had a lower abdominal pain.  Hospitalized, first test color liquid up my retum, complete with butplug for an exray.  Next test camera down my throat and up my rectum, negative results.  Day after release from hospital I realized it was a muscle strain.

Recently sought out hospital outpatient advice as I had passed out a number of times causing injuries.  No suggestions.  I finally found the cause by reading the side effects of blood pressure medicine they had prescribed.

Even after emphasizing that antibiotics no longer are effective on me, I've received dozens of prescriptions for antibiotics. (Don't laugh, it's real) Solved a six year long ear infection by sticking an onion into my ear for a few days.

Medical appointments are a joke. A hundred people may have a 9am appointment and can expect waiting hours before being seen. Such mass appointments often cause mistakes being made. 


Example of health insurance quote

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Occasional scattered showers

for the moment weather is arriving from the NW

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Critical time in Thailand

There's truth and opinion to this presentation. 
Makes you wish you had a crystal ball.

Fast paced but scoreless

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"The Cave" In Cinemas November 28, 2019

Having watched the story unfold on local news and social media, and having seen documentaries, I wonder how well the movie will be received

Unfortunately a diver lost his life during the rescue


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Too much dependence on tourism

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190903 The center of this tropical depression is moving south of Sakon Nakhon

Rain previous 24 hours 12 cm (4.72")

http://www.tmd.go.th/en/list_warning.php
  3 September: heavy to very heavy rain
  4 September: heavy rain

The center of this tropical depression is moving south of Sakon Nakhon, Mukdahan and south may see the worst of it

Sakon FC season ends

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away	Home	win	Draw	Loss	fourth row is standings of 13 teams

190831 These storms seem to be getting fiercer every year

Weather direction has changed overnight. 

Previously the weather was moving from east to west. 

For now it is arriving from south-southwest.

My rain bucket collected 4.5 centimeter (1.77 inch) over the last 24 hours. That is very little compared to other areas.  Sakon Nakhon is not listed in today's weather alert. Udon and Khon Kaen are still under heavy rain warnings.

Some of the worst flooding reported in Esan is Roi Et, Nakhon Phanom and Mukdahan.

Aside from flooding, most damage locally was caused by extreme winds felling trees and damaging countless metal roofs .

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A loud blast right around 8 pm last night

One of those blasts when a transformer explodes. Residential lights went out immediately. Street lights stayed lit.
Big screen tv went black, the movie continued on the laptop. WIFI switched automatically to the portable transmitter. I do consider buying a few extra USB fans.
Electricity restarted at 3 am.
Overnight rain accumulation was half an inch

Expect a mix of rain and clouds with occasional wind gusts all day today, Friday, August 30

I would not recommend any travel through mountain highways today

http://weather.tmd.go.th/kknLoop.php	https://www.yr.no/place/Thailand/Sakon_Nakhon/	https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/th/
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