Bang Fai Phajanak

Post by **businessman** » August 8, 2005, 11:17 am

I am hoping this year will be a good one as last year was a very poor showing.

Post by **Thai_1_On** » August 24, 2005, 11:43 am

Oh no could the floods on the Mekong hurt the chances of the show this year

laphanphon · Post by **laphanphon** » August 24, 2005, 12:27 pm

nah, rainfall drops off considerably after sept.

http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/dat ... 100+48354W

Post by **businessman** » August 24, 2005, 1:14 pm

No chance of the Mekong flooding at that time but you still get some big storms,one of which washed out the festival a couple of years ago.What a mud bath.

Post by **Thai_1_On** » September 18, 2005, 11:59 am

Just firing up is thread again to remind any others wanting to brave this event. I know I'm hell bent to go see this

Post by **businessman** » September 18, 2005, 2:02 pm

Don't get too excited.

You need some patience while you are waiting for them to appear.You'll know when the first one goes up cos the crowd on the riverbank goes nuts.

The good thing is that they appear in two's and three's so follow where the crowd is looking and you will catch the second or third one.

Post by **BangkokButcher** » September 18, 2005, 11:41 pm

Well if my 6 numbers come up in the next few saturday's i will happily pay for the lot of you to travel up and stay in luxury, it's a mighty big if though

Post by **BobHelm** » September 18, 2005, 11:44 pm

BB. That sounds like a fair shout, so i will do similar.
There, that has halved in odds of it happening in one go. If we can just find a way of halving the odds about 500,000 times more then we are on to a winner...

Post by **BangkokButcher** » September 19, 2005, 12:07 am

Hmm, time for a syndicate maybe

, would be tricky to run with 000's of miles between the members though....ah well better just keep me fingers crossed for next week.

Chok Dee with yours Bob

Post by **BobHelm** » September 19, 2005, 12:26 am

Thanks BB. If it is the 6 then I will see you at Heathrow....mind you 3 would almost convince me to go at the moment...

Post by **businessman** » September 19, 2005, 11:01 am

The local Thais like the number 9 and the Chinese 7 and 8 so try a mixture of those three numbers.Good luck.

Post by **Thai_1_On** » September 19, 2005, 11:22 am

Hmmm speaking of mixtures another thing I will be doing is getting with my wife's uncle to build my own bung fai rocket

I know I missed the party in Yasothon but I could get some good practice in building and mixing my own gunpower with Lum Compon looking on

Post by **businessman** » September 19, 2005, 1:39 pm

Talking of rockets,you do get children running around with them at the festival so it does pay to be alert.

Post by **Thai_1_On** » September 20, 2005, 11:24 am

businessman wrote:Talking of rockets,you do get children running around with them at the festival so it does pay to be alert.

I'm going to fit right in

Post by **businessman** » September 20, 2005, 11:39 am

You will be able to spot me by the fact my children will be screaming blue murder as i wont let them throw the rockets around.

As for you,i guess i look for a yank with a big grin and a arm full of chang bottles containing lit rockets.

Post by **Thai_1_On** » September 20, 2005, 11:14 pm

You could use me as a bad example..."see that bad falang running around shooting off all those rockets. Now see him running around because he just burnt his fingers along with other body parts"

"Just ignore that smile on his face he's not really enjoying himself!" I guess it's just a cruse that I was born on the 4th of July here in the US.

valentine · Post by **valentine** » September 22, 2005, 9:33 am

Hi folks, just thought I would remind everyone that expressed an interest in the fireball festival at Phon Pisai, that its only 3 weeks away, October 17/18th this year.Accomodation gets booked up early.

Post by **Thai_1_On** » September 22, 2005, 9:37 am

Valentine save me a spot on the banks of the Mekong because I am going to be there

Post by **businessman** » September 22, 2005, 1:10 pm

Took a couple of photos today.As you can see the bank below the steps is quite steep in places,so leave your high heels at home.

Marcus

http://www.udonmap.com/udonthaniforum/a ... pic_id=113

Post by **Thai_1_On** » September 23, 2005, 4:49 am

Thank you for the pictures Marcus looks like I'll need to bring safety ropes to keep me from falling in

I'm going to be busy trying to manage bottles of beer, home made rockets, large hords of excited people, all on a steep river bank and this is why I love LOS =D>