Here Is The News... At 05.30hrs

[Totster]

As some of you are aware, I am now staying in my wife's village near Kalasin. Everything is good and I am enjoying the laid back life... however, I am going to moan about one thing ( no.. not complain, moan )...

Every morning at 05.30hrs the whole village gets treated to the daily bulletin, followed by Isaan music. I know what you're thinking... not so bad... but, it is broadcast over a small network of loudspeakers, strategically placed all around the village on small towers so that EVERYBODY can hear, and when I say loudspeakers, I mean LOUD..!

On a serious note, I know this is important to the small community, It gives them various information, for instance during the rainy season, if someone has a flood in the field, the village can be alerted, and will go and help.

I just think a better way would be to set up a low powered radio transmitter and people can tune in for themselves, maybe a recorded broadcast so that people can tune in at anytime and get the message...

Well, just had to get that off my chest, I know the other villages have the same systems, I've seen the speaker towers...

Anyone got a comment or something to add...

totster

[chingy_]

since you're a new man in the village, why don't you offer to help them since you have more knowledge than most of them, farang in a small village is very helpful

[chuchok]

Easy Mate.In the middle of the night, climb the tree that holds the loudest speaker and cut one of the wires.Thats what a mate of mine did when visiting his wifes village...he had long gone by the time they repaired the offending speaker.

[Thetyim]

Thankfully the speakers in my moo- ban are only used occasionally but when they are used it is a disaster.

The speakers are not syncronized so it comes out a gabbled nonsense.

No one can understand it.

[Spee]

I just think a better way would be to set up a low powered radio transmitter and people can tune in for themselves, maybe a recorded broadcast so that people can tune in at anytime and get the message...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

In my fiancee's village, they come on a 6am, and also loud. It doesn't bother me. I just adapt to their local schedule, going to bed early and getting up early. Quite the opposite of my normal schedule, but I can deal with it easily enough.

I'm told they could do the radio thing quite easily, but they use the speakers on purpose. I'm told it is required as a means of the government keeping the people informed, and also to ensure that sloth does not set in and people are up and about early in the day.

[chonabot]

Your village must be posher than my wife's , they haven't got speakers yet , the betel-nut chewing crones do a good enough job.

Hope it stays un-Posh.

[astral]

Pattaya did that back in the 80's.

It did not last long, thank God.

[Pink Mist]

it's daylight already, the buses are happening, get over it.

[Totster]

since you're a new man in the village, why don't you offer to help them since you have more knowledge than most of them, farang in a small village is very helpful

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Unfortunately my knowledge isn't very helpful here, just as their knowledge wouldn't be so helpful where I come from. If there is something that I can do to help the community, I would gladly help

In my fiancee's village, they come on a 6am, and also loud. It doesn't bother me. I just adapt to their local schedule, going to bed early and getting up early.

I have adapted... bed by 20.30hrs and up at 05.30hrs, it's just a rude awakening, I feel like I'm being told to get up...

I'm told it is required as a means of the government keeping the people informed, and also to ensure that sloth does not set in and people are up and about early in the day.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Like I said in my OP, I understand the need for it..

Your village must be posher than my wife's , they haven't got speakers yet , the betel-nut chewing crones do a good enough job.

Hope it stays un-Posh.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Well... looks like the trend is setting in, I saw the village next door having the speaker towers erected... hope it wasn't your wifes village...

it's daylight already, the buses are happening, get over it.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I got over it a few weeks ago... just wanted to have a moan about it the other day, that's all...

totster

[Pink Mist]

We've got the chooks happening first and that's b4 daylight, then there's the busses next, the headman gives his spule and if you manage to sleep thru that a 737 passes overhead at about 1000 feet at 07:30.

[Totster]

We've got the chooks happening first and that's b4 daylight, then there's the busses next, the headman gives his spule and if you manage to sleep thru that a 737 passes overhead at about 1000 feet at 07:30.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Oh dear...

For some reason I can manage to sleep through the chicken scrawks, We get the temple bell at 06.30hrs ( i think ), then the school bell ( we live pretty close to the school) after. But not as bad as the 737 methinks

totster

[chonabot]

I'm still envious as ###### that I'm in Dodgerland and you're there though...

[Darknight]

I'm still envious as ###### that I'm in Dodgerland and you're there though...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

It's not that different then having your alarm clock go of at 5.45 am so you can go to work and sit in a traffic jam for an hour. if you wake up later then the traffic jam is only two hours.....

My alarm clock goes BEEP BEEEP BEEEP..... give me thai speakers anyday.

[Boo]

When we stayed for 3mnths in hubbys town the speaker was right outside our bedroom windows, after a couple of weeks I managed to mentally block it & never really heard it after that, either at 5.30am or the 6pm national anthem. The local kids did a good enough job though at 7.30am on their way to school of making sure I was up & about early. The one that I used to really love though was the bell ringer coming round at 11.30pm to make sure all was well.

[Insight]

Instead of treating it like an annoying wake-up call, try treating it like a good "now it's time to go to bed" call. No public announcements to bother your sleep in the morning & afternoon

[Abandon]

Temple on one side - with chanting blasting out every morning Tamwat, lunch blessing and evening chanting. Kids school on the other which my glassless windows overlook. Nasty pop music starts at 7 through dedications, and announcements till 830. 4pm and they treat the neighbourhood to endless drum beating for their sports. Once a month they have a concert, and I can only fill my coffee cup half full all day, or it shakes out.

Loudspeakers are the worst thing the west ever brought to Asia.

I think I am in love with Boos avatar - do you have her phone number?

[Darknight]

I think I am in love with Boos avatar - do you have her phone number?

Slide to the left...

take it back now yo..

cha cha one time..

Cha cha two times..

and jump.

[phazey]

We've had the speakers doing the 06:00 and 20:00 for a few months - then the locals complained and it stopped. now all they are used for is special events (loy kratong etc) so all it not bad.

but some day.....some how i will wire them up to my sound system and blare some goodl old fashioned fbs duff duff

that'll scare the pants off the elders

[Totster]

but some day.....some how i will wire them up to my sound system and blare some goodl old fashioned fbs duff duff

that'll scare the pants off the elders

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

He he... I've got a nice happy hardcore CD that I may swap with theirs one morning, we'll see how they enjoy waking up to that..

totster