Diary of a farang in Isaan

owl sees all · August 4, 2020

On 8/3/2020 at 1:56 AM, sotonowl said:

Me as well, hope they do it. Be nice what with the new stadium as well, good bit of planning.

Last top flight game; 70+ years ago. They went down with Leeds that year (1946). Liverpool and Man Utd were one and two.

A well-run club, with a decent supporter base. Expensive shirts though. Seventy five squids for a shirt!?

They deserve a crack at the EPL. Their all-attacking style is the way forward. No parking any bus for them. However, I will desist in backing them for a top 4 finish if they do overcome Fulham; but they could easily survive, just like Bournemouth, until,,, eventually!

owl sees all · August 4, 2020

On 8/3/2020 at 1:50 AM, Kadilo said:

You can take the boy out of Essex but you can’t take Essex out of the boy.

Brentwood = Centre of TOWIE (the Only Way is Essex)

Brentford = Championship Play off Final.

I’m with you, come on the Bees!

I had great times growing up in Dagenham. Playing footy in Mayesbrook Park. Throwing stones into the water at Matchstick Island (Matchy). Relaxing on the beach at Dagenham Dock. Trips out at the w/e to see the cousins in South Ockendon, and fishing at Dagenham Chase and Hainault.

School was a pain. Just hated it. Taffy Thomas - the heavy smoker - going outside every few minutes to have a coughing fit. James; the music teacher. We would sing so loud it would disturb the near-by classes; and sounded appalling. Then there was the 'orible History teacher (can't quite recall his name, could have been Walker) who would whack us on the head as he walked around the classroom, telling us about some past queen, or some massacre where 3 people died.

It was no wonder that most of my time was spent thinking about fishing at South Weald; with Dorothy next to me of course, passing me cheese sarnies. Cut across and not that new hoity-toity way; corner to corner.

So it is of little wonder that I confused Brentford with Brentwood.

Tonight is the night. C'on The Bees.

Edited August 4, 2020 by owl sees all

Andrew Dwyer · August 4, 2020

1 hour ago, owl sees all said:

James; the music teacher. We would sing so loud it would disturb the near-by classes; and sounded appalling. Then there was the 'orible History teacher (can't quite recall his name, could have been Walker) who would whack us on the head as he walked around the classroom,

Our music teacher was an old, old PITA ( Mr Chamberlain ) who took it all very seriously, we , on the other hand , did not !!

On one occasion we ( the cool kids of the class ???? ) decided we would spoil his attempt at a fantastic rendition of Tit Willow ( Gilbert and Sullivan, The Mikado ) by singing the word “ tit “ in a slightly louder than usual voice.

Of course this was hilarious to us 14 year olds and on every occasion the word arose ( and there are many ) we increased the decibels until we were shouting the word at the top of our voices .

For some reason on this occasion I had found myself on the front row of the classroom , usually I was at the back with the other “ lads “ !!

Anyhoo, during this hilarious massacre of a classic ( Gilbert and Sullivan would be turning in their graves ) I turned around laughing in solidarity with my fellow “ anti-musicians “, on turning back I was confronted by a red faced fuming Mr Chamberlain who lashed out at me and gave me a fierce slap across the face !!

I swear in that moment my hair parting changed from the left to the right side ????.

Of course the whole class erupted in laughter, myself included, and Mr Chomberlon ( his nickname for some obscure reason that I cannot remember ) left the room immediately.

He returned some 10 minutes later and acted like the whole episode never happened.

Needless to say we never sang Tit Willow again !!

owl sees all · August 4, 2020

Ah yes! Singing!

The girls were all at the front along with a couple of lads. Then there were those in the middle; sort of the choir. And then there were us; a group of about eight; all boys.

One day I plucked up the courage to ask Mr James, why I was at the back. "Mr James. Why am I at the back? I try hard to sing nice." "Owl." He replied in a very measured way. "Don't try so (little pause) hard."

Looking back, I think he would like to have slipped in a nasty word between the 'so' and 'hard'." But, he was right. I couldn't sing for toffee.

I only excelled at two disciplines at any school I ever attended, until leaving at 16 One was 'Technical Drawing', and t'other 'Geography'. My liking for Maths came along much later.

Strange, now remembering those school days, I can only recall little bits, and not many nice episodes unfortunately. Probably 'cause there weren't many. The 'learning light' came on for me in my late 20s.

Now I'm faced with making sure Mildred gets what she can out of her schooling. Not easy! But remembering my abysmal school efforts helps.

Edited August 4, 2020 by owl sees all

Andrew Dwyer · August 4, 2020

At my previous school (< 11 ) we did a rendition of a Tom Jones classic Young New Mexican Puppeteer ( ???? ) for a special open day.

God had given me an extremely deep, and out of tune, voice !! , so I was told to stand at the back and mime ???? together with Andrew Dadswell who was a huge “ lurch “ of a boy with a voice to match.

The problem was Andrew was about a foot taller than me and could be seen from the front whereas I was of normal height and could not.

The solution ? I stood on a box !!

The day arrived, we assembled ( me on my box ) and the crowd appeared, mainly proud parents and unwilling brothers and sisters of ours.

The music started and we nailed it !! , me and Andrew we’re perfectly synced in our miming and I swear nobody noticed !!

When the music finished I was commenting to Andrew about how well we had performed but failed to notice the rest of the “ choir “ dashing off to meet their parents leaving me and Andrew stood there , me on my box ???? , I swear I heard titters from the crowd, probably my parents ????.

( we did go on to have a successful music career in the late eighties under the name of Milli Vanilli ???? ).

owl sees all · August 4, 2020

9 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

( we did go on to have a successful music career in the late eighties under the name of Milli Vanilli ???? ).

I can recall the members of Milli Vanilli, moving around in wheel chairs. Was that you Andy?

Andrew Dwyer · August 4, 2020

3 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

I can recall the members of Milli Vanilli, moving around in wheel chairs. Was that you Andy?

Yup ????

You can see the difference in our heights from this photo at the apex of our career ( before we got found out ) !!

HighPriority · August 4, 2020

7 hours ago, owl sees all said:

Ah yes! Singing!

The girls were all at the front along with a couple of lads. Then there were those in the middle; sort of the choir. And then there were us; a group of about eight; all boys.

One day I plucked up the courage to ask Mr James, why I was at the back. "Mr James. Why am I at the back? I try hard to sing nice." "Owl." He replied in a very measured way. "Don't try so (little pause) hard."

Looking back, I think he would like to have slipped in a nasty word between the 'so' and 'hard'." But, he was right. I couldn't sing for toffee.

I only excelled at two disciplines at any school I ever attended, until leaving at 16 One was 'Technical Drawing', and t'other 'Geography'. My liking for Maths came along much later.

Strange, now remembering those school days, I can only recall little bits, and not many nice episodes unfortunately. Probably 'cause there weren't many. The 'learning light' came on for me in my late 20s.

Now I'm faced with making sure Mildred gets what she can out of her schooling. Not easy! But remembering my abysmal school efforts helps.

I was able to explain to my children that I was a “memorable student...” they eventually cottoned on... ????

sotonowl · August 4, 2020

12 hours ago, owl sees all said:

Last top flight game; 70+ years ago. They went down with Leeds that year (1946). Liverpool and Man Utd were one and two.

A well-run club, with a decent supporter base. Expensive shirts though. Seventy five squids for a shirt!?

They deserve a crack at the EPL. Their all-attacking style is the way forward. No parking any bus for them. However, I will desist in backing them for a top 4 finish if they do overcome Fulham; but they could easily survive, just like Bournemouth, until,,, eventually!

They're favourites for the game tonight. Had a browse around the betting, they love putting obscure bets together don't they?

owl sees all · August 4, 2020

Never mind Brentford.

Keep the good football going and get automatic next season.

Well done Scott and his lads.

Kadilo · August 5, 2020

18 hours ago, owl sees all said:

Never mind Brentford.

Keep the good football going and get automatic next season.

Well done Scott and his lads.

It’s a shame. The last 2 games of the season and last night they never performed to their best. Credit to Fulham, they deserved it on the night, but the fact that Brentwood (????) beat them home and away in the League, it don’t seem right somehow that they miss out.

HighPriority · August 6, 2020

Enough soccer, can’t we talk about something exciting like the rain ?

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owl sees all · August 6, 2020

Owl Log - 06-06-2020

Very decent rain last night.

The overflow water was running into pond one very well. The fish were very active. Insects coming in from the rice field and also from the water rising.

Another foot, or so, and it will be filled.

So with that in mind, I set up a gravity fill pipe, going from one to two. I'll set up another from two to three tomorrow. Next big rain and I might have three ponds filled.

And t'other side.

At each end of the gravity flow, black pipe, I tied a small brick and a float. Much easier to move it about the pond then.

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The last 1000m of the 2022, leading into Ban Dung is finished. It's already filthy dirty because of a dozen muddy dirt tracks leading on to it. But, at least it's safe, unlike the next 1000m, which is anything but.

The other side of the 2022 along this section is not as bad. I'm told that there are no immediate plans to repair further.

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Talking of roads leads nicely on to out farm expressway.

A new hole has emerged.

Been repaired once but the repair needs repair.

Someone has put a rock in the hole. A few more will be needed later on as the under-soil deteriorates.

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The guy that did the cutting around the eucas had a visit from his daughter in the week and ,,,,.

she brought with her his Beautiful twin girl grandchildren.

They have names that I can't pronounce so I've named then Twin One, and Twin Two, although I'm not sure I can tell them apart.

Mrs Owl's niece has called her baby Chelsea (Official name) although I don't know how the name is spelt. Just as well the dad didn't support The Gunners.

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Had a lady pulling the weeds out of the rice field on Monday. Not work for the lazy.

At the mo' she is doing the easy bit. The weeds will get a fair bit tougher soon.

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We found a lovely insect.

The Mrs tells me that some people kill them to make pretties out of the wings. That's a bit sad; if it's true.

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Made a 10 litre batch of Reishi in the week.

Ingredients on the right. Got my Lao Khao at the ready. The lime peel I keep for my bio-weed-killer.

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Struck lucky with the pick-up mileage recorder.

All the '2's. Must be a lottery winner that. Next time all the same will be 333333; 111,111 km away.

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Fell out with the Mrs last night. Just before I took the pic's of the delightful twins, I paid the man working for us; 4300 baht. When we got home she started on me. "Why you not give he wife money?" I said "Teerak, he did the work, and I wanted him to have the money." "But wife asked me for the money." "Never mind dear. Next time you can pay." That started it. "I tell lady she can have money. Then give to husband."

Loss of face in there somewhere.

So no cup of Rosy or coffee for me tonight. And to make matters worse I havn't handed over any dosh.

I wanted Brentford to get promotion. They didn't, and that's the way the cookie crumbles sometimes. But I'm gutted for Wigan. Finished mid-table and got deducted 12 points for going into administration. The players didn't do wrong, the fans didn't do wrong, but the 12 point deduction rule has hurt them with relegation. I'll be cheering them on next season. C'mon you Latics.

Milly has been going on the local bus to school this week. I walk her over to the stopping point (only one minute away), and wait until she is safely on her way. I just feel so uneasy about it all. TBH I'd rather have kept up with me taking her every morning.

I was charged 200 baht for Milly attending four sessions extra tuition between 4 and 5. The Mrs paid, and I protested that it was too much; a rip-off in fact. A full month is 400 baht. I thought 100 baht better. I've not paid the schools fees yet. Might knock of something when I do. So I'm not a happy bunny at the present. But just got a cup of Rosy. So things looking up.

Bye y'all

owl sees all · August 6, 2020

Owl Log - 06-08-2020

Very decent rain last night.

The overflow water was running into pond one very well. The fish were very active. Insects coming in from the rice field and also from the water rising.

Another foot, or so, and it will be filled.

So with that in mind, I set up a gravity fill pipe, going from one to two. I'll set up another from two to three tomorrow. Next big rain and I might have three ponds filled.

And t'other side.

At each end of the gravity flow, black pipe, I tied a small brick and a float. Much easier to move it about the pond then.

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The last 1000m of the 2022, leading into Ban Dung is finished. It's already filthy dirty because of a dozen muddy dirt tracks leading on to it. But, at least it's safe, unlike the next 1000m, which is anything but.

The other side of the 2022 along this section is not as bad. I'm told that there are no immediate plans to repair further.

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Talking of roads leads nicely on to out farm expressway.

A new hole has emerged.

Been repaired once but the repair needs repair.

Someone has put a rock in the hole. A few more will be needed later on as the under-soil deteriorates.

8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888

The guy that did the cutting around the eucas had a visit from his daughter in the week and ,,,,.

she brought with her his Beautiful twin girl grandchildren.

They have names that I can't pronounce so I've named then Twin One, and Twin Two, although I'm not sure I can tell them apart.

Mrs Owl's niece has called her baby Chelsea (Official name) although I don't know how the name is spelt. Just as well the dad didn't support The Gunners.

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Had a lady pulling the weeds out of the rice field on Monday. Not work for the lazy.

At the mo' she is doing the easy bit. The weeds will get a fair bit tougher soon.

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We found a lovely insect.

The Mrs tells me that some people kill them to make pretties out of the wings. That's a bit sad; if it's true.

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Made a 10 litre batch of Reishi in the week.

Ingredients on the right. Got my Lao Khao at the ready. The lime peel I keep for my bio-weed-killer.

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Struck lucky with the pick-up mileage recorder.

All the '2's. Must be a lottery winner that. Next time all the same will be 333333; 111,111 km away.

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Fell out with the Mrs last night. Just before I took the pic's of the delightful twins, I paid the man working for us; 4300 baht. When we got home she started on me. "Why you not give he wife money?" I said "Teerak, he did the work, and I wanted him to have the money." "But wife asked me for the money." "Never mind dear. Next time you can pay." That started it. "I tell lady she can have money. Then give to husband."

Loss of face in there somewhere.

So no cup of Rosy or coffee for me tonight. And to make matters worse I havn't handed over any dosh.

I wanted Brentford to get promotion. They didn't, and that's the way the cookie crumbles sometimes. But I'm gutted for Wigan. Finished mid-table and got deducted 12 points for going into administration. The players didn't do wrong, the fans didn't do wrong, but the 12 point deduction rule has hurt them with relegation. I'll be cheering them on next season. C'mon you Latics.

Milly has been going on the local bus to school this week. I walk her over to the stopping point (only one minute away), and wait until she is safely on her way. I just feel so uneasy about it all. TBH I'd rather have kept up with me taking her every morning.

I was charged 200 baht for Milly attending four sessions extra tuition between 4 and 5. The Mrs paid, and I protested that it was too much; a rip-off in fact. A full month is 400 baht. I thought 100 baht better. I've not paid the schools fees yet. Might knock of something when I do. So I'm not a happy bunny at the present. But just got a cup of Rosy. So things looking up.

Bye y'all

Edited August 6, 2020 by owl sees all

owl sees all · August 6, 2020

Double posting.

Edited August 6, 2020 by owl sees all

chickenslegs · August 6, 2020

9 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Fell out with the Mrs last night. Just before I took the pic's of the delightful twins, I paid the man working for us; 4300 baht. When we got home she started on me. "Why you not give he wife money?"

Seems to be a fairly common thing that the money is paid to the wife. The women have to pay the bills and budget for the family.

A couple of the guys doing some work for my wife actually refused to accept the cash and asked her to give it to their wives - all credit to them.

Sometimes the men are tempted to spend most of it on a night or two of boozing, gambling, and debauchery - then they just waste the rest (as Bestie once said).

owl sees all · August 6, 2020

7 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

Seems to be a fairly common thing that the money is paid to the wife. The women have to pay the bills and budget for the family.

A couple of the guys doing some work for my wife actually refused to accept the cash and asked her to give it to their wives - all credit to them.

Sometimes the men are tempted to spend most of it on a night or two of boozing, gambling, and debauchery - then they just waste the rest (as Bestie once said).

You are probably correct. But, I didn't know other arrangements had been made.

I think GB made the comment more than once. What was it?

"Where did the money go George?"

"Fast cars, even faster women, slow horses and strong drink. The rest I just wasted."

My favourite story of him was when he was at a posh hotel in Monte Carlo. He had had a good night on the casino tables. He returned to his room and ordered champagne. The waiter who brought the drink up to his room was English and a footy fan. He knocked on George's door and was asked to enter. There was money everywhere and Miss World was splayed half naked on the bed. The waiter could contain himself no longer; "George, where did it all go wrong?"

elliss · August 6, 2020

Our place , north of Udon , we are not having the rains we expected .

Edited August 6, 2020 by elliss

owl sees all · August 7, 2020

9 hours ago, elliss said:

Our place , north of Udon , we are not having the rains we expected .

Unfortunately, it's the luck of the draw. There are not the huge cloud masses drifting over like there should be. Just the occasional big cloud, resulting in more localised rain.

I'm doing my best to capture any rain that does fall on our farm. Dare not let excess run off. We are half way through the 'monsoon' season and have had about half of what we should have.

The rice farmers that planted early lost their crop, and have replanted. Gonna be a late harvest in Isaan this year. We are well into August and farmers are still planting; although no-one is sowing.

Odysseus123 · August 7, 2020

Hi Owl,

I am so glad to see that at least some rain is falling and that your ponding scheme (not cheap by any means) is paying off for you.

The life of a farmer has always been rather tough throughout history but,I guess,has always had its rewards as well as its natural catastrophes.....

A few glasses of the good stuff,a bit of a chat with one's mates and tomorrow brings another day.

owl sees all · August 9, 2020

Owl Log - 09-08-2020

Rain again last night.

More than enough to fill number one. Have two gravity pipes running from one to two and one from two to three. Gonna put in a four incher this afternoon (Sunday) to run from two to three.

The thinking is that if the next rain fills number one, it will gradually go uphill to number three.

The Mrs doesn't quite get the thinking; "You will have to pump water from number one. Will fill up. Go over side, Fish will get out." "It's OK teerak. everything is fine." "Stupid husband know nothing about water in Thailand. Cannot go up the hill easy."

She is right of course. Might have to actually pump from four to seven, and run down hill. We will see.

So! Not only have gravity flow, but number two is being filled from rice field. Hopefully this system will see all the ponds filled this month. And if that's the case, it will be the first time for four years.

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Up at it this morning. Getting the water holders down from number three water tower. I'm glad I never had to get up there myself. I've done so many times in the past; but,,,,.

Don't like to admit that age has the better of me. Getting up ladders that high is for younger people.

Each holder had 1500 litres capacity. They are not too heavy when empty; just bulky.

Got all four down OK. I did my bit; on the ground.

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I quite like the look of these flat-roof houses that seem to be sprouting up everywhere. Much cheaper to build than the other traditional houses in the area.

Might build one.

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Am I green fingered or what!!

I was close on giving up on it, but,,,,,

After four months of nothing but growing roots it has done me proud. Well done Avocado!

Mrs Owl has her eye on it. I'll plant it and watch it grow to half metre high before I hand it over to her. It's twin on the farm is nearly two feet high.

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The village is over-run by dogs. So many in fact that I do not let Mildred go alone to the shop next door after dark. I go with her and I carry a sturdy stick if she needs to get anything late.

Cats do not do well so well.

Ginger is doing nicely. The only one left out of the last six.

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There was an accident on the 2022. A double lorry had left the road and ventured into the undergrowth. I went along this morning to get some pics, but it had been removed.

The only person working on the farm today is the grass-cutting man. Doing a grand job.

That's it for now.

Bye y'all.

GarryP · August 9, 2020

5 hours ago, owl sees all said:

Owl Log - 09-08-2020

I quite like the look of these flat-roof houses that seem to be sprouting up everywhere. Much cheaper to build than the other traditional houses in the area.

Might build one.

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When I retire to your part of the country in a couple of years, that is the style of house I will be having built. They are referred to as Modern Style houses (no idea why). I have started doing a bit of research into the subject and this style seems to work best for my wife and I. We want to build a three bedroom bungalow but my concerns with this style was daytime heat. However, it seems it is not difficult to overcome with vents in the soffits and gables, insulated roof panels and fiberglass insulation above the ceiling. I also believe the maintenance costs would be less than with a more traditional roof.

You could also go with cavity walling using AAC blocks or just use single but wide AAC blocks for wall insulation, both sound and heat.

Kadilo · August 9, 2020

11 hours ago, owl sees all said:

Owl Log - 09-08-2020

“Gonna put in a four incher this afternoon (Sunday) “

Boasting again Owl?

Great pics as always.

It’s times like these that make me realize how much I miss being over there. I never thought i would miss even the most simplest of things.

Like Garry, my timeline is 2-3 years all being well.

I have my least favourite course to go on in a couple of weeks when I get off the rig called HUET. It’s basically Helicopter underwater escape exercise and one is when it capsizes and turns 180. I am not a good swimmer and hate being underwater so not a good one for me.

I did it 4 years ago and got through it by skin of my teeth so if I fail this time then that’s my lot which kind of adds to the pressure although I’m a believer in what will be........

Talking of flat roofs. I had a small extension built on the side of my I/L home about 3 yr ago just so we have our own space when I come over. Own bathroom, TV, bedroom etc. Basic but only cost around 150,000 all in using a few local guys. Served me well so far.

Edited August 9, 2020 by Kadilo

owl sees all · August 10, 2020

7 hours ago, Kadilo said:

Boasting again Owl?

Great pics as always.

It’s times like these that make me realize how much I miss being over there. I never thought i would miss even the most simplest of things.

Like Garry, my timeline is 2-3 years all being well.

I have my least favourite course to go on in a couple of weeks when I get off the rig called HUET. It’s basically Helicopter underwater escape exercise and one is when it capsizes and turns 180. I am not a good swimmer and hate being underwater so not a good one for me.

I did it 4 years ago and got through it by skin of my teeth so if I fail this time then that’s my lot which kind of adds to the pressure although I’m a believer in what will be........

Talking of flat roofs. I had a small extension built on the side of my I/L home about 3 yr ago just so we have our own space when I come over. Own bathroom, TV, bedroom etc. Basic but only cost around 150,000 all in using a few local guys. Served me well so far.

Great stuff.

Swimming runs in our family blood. My daughter was an age group world champion. And another was world champion fire-fighting swimmer.

But! I understand the apprehension if you are not comfortable in water.

Like the colours, even the rubbish bin. WHU, or is it Villa or Burnley? No! I jest. Of course not, it's the Irons. Champions league next year?

Edited August 10, 2020 by owl sees all

Odysseus123 · August 10, 2020

10 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Like the colours,

Yes..leaving aside the allusion to Fhutbol..I always enjoyed the vibrant colours of Thailand..and liked the inevitable clash of the pigments applied to many villas.Colour is king!

The same in India.I believe that the producers of 'Rome' took their sense of colour and textures-both in architecture and textiles- from modern India and they could have easily done so from Thailand too..

owl sees all · August 10, 2020

Can see the colours at the schools. Boys wearing bright pink shirts. Yellows too.

Outside Mildreds schools at 16-00, there are reds, oranges, pinks and browns, from students at other schools. M' changes her colours three time a week.

My favourite colour is dark green. When put along side gold it look great; especially on metal fences and gates. I like gold too.

Of course the Ozzies like green and gold. Virtually all their sports persons wear these colours.

Edited August 10, 2020 by owl sees all

Andrew Dwyer · August 10, 2020

A strange little occurrence just happened here at the mil’s in rural Lat Yao ( Nakhon Sawan ), not exactly Isaan but as close as I get .

Relaxing in the house when a bird started an awful screeching noise along with rapid flapping of wings , sounded like it was stuck somewhere in the house.

After a few minutes of this racket, investigated and found a large(ish ) snake, around 1.5 m long trying to enter a downstairs window , after a few taps on the window screen with a stick it slithered off and disappeared off into the undergrowth .

As soon as the snake left the window the bird , black with a yellow mask , seemed satisfied with itself and stopped screeching, watched the snake on its merry way and then flew off .

Seemed like a pretty damn good alarm bird !!

As for the 4 “ alarm “ dogs ??, they slept peacefully through the whole thing ????

GarryP · August 10, 2020

19 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

A strange little occurrence just happened here at the mil’s in rural Lat Yao ( Nakhon Sawan ), not exactly Isaan but as close as I get .

Relaxing in the house when a bird started an awful screeching noise along with rapid flapping of wings , sounded like it was stuck somewhere in the house.

After a few minutes of this racket, investigated and found a large(ish ) snake, around 1.5 m long trying to enter a downstairs window , after a few taps on the window screen with a stick it slithered off and disappeared off into the undergrowth .

As soon as the snake left the window the bird , black with a yellow mask , seemed satisfied with itself and stopped screeching, watched the snake on its merry way and then flew off .

Seemed like a pretty damn good alarm bird !!

As for the 4 “ alarm “ dogs ??, they slept peacefully through the whole thing ????

It will have been a Myna and probably hangs out in that area or has a nest nearby. I have seen (heard) them do the same with tree shrews.

Any idea of the kind of snake?

Odysseus123 · August 10, 2020

8 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Can see the colours at the schools. Boys wearing bright pink shirts. Yellows too.

Outside Mildreds schools at 16-00, there are reds, oranges, pinks and browns, from students at other schools. M' changes her colours three time a week.

My favourite colour is dark green. When put along side gold it look great; especially on metal fences and gates. I like gold too.

Of course the Ozzies like green and gold. Virtually all their sports persons wear these colours.

Green and gold are the national colours..just the same as your red,white and blue except on our national flag which remains staunchly committed to the Union flag...but at night...????

Otherwise various sports teams wear most of the colours of the rainbow.

Plus the traditional ones,of course.

Cricket on the green..

Andrew Dwyer · August 10, 2020

10 minutes ago, GarryP said:

It will have been a Myna and probably hangs out in that area or has a nest nearby. I have seen (heard) them do the same with tree shrews.

Any idea of the kind of snake?

Yes, a Myna, just had a look on google images.

The snake was a dark green and about 1 1/2 m in length , quite a chunky body, not sleek at all .

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