Did a walk around Lake (Beung) Kaen Nakhon yesterday and got some photos of some of the signs that adorn the businesses and the area around the lake.
Slow Coffee
The first sign while walking around Khon Kaen that caught my eye was the one for Slow Coffee. Wasn’t quite sure what it meant. Did it mean that they brewed or dripped the coffee slowly? Were the servers slow? Did the cashier take a long time to give out change?
Maybe, it meant that business was slow because I didn’t see anyone inside and guessed that it was closed.
Another Khon Kaen mystery.
Help Each Other Save The World
I don’t know how tossing your trash in the bin will save the world or how we are supposed to help each other. The sign, which also will be ignored, should simply state. “Throw your trash inside.”
Trash bins are rarely used in Khon Kaen or the rest of Thailand. It is much easier to just throw your trash on the ground since it isn’t your property. This applies to parks, beaches, festivals, or anywhere else away from your home.
No Alcohol Zone
The No Alcohol Zone sign was a first for me. I have been coming to Thailand since 1973 and have lived here for the past 10 months,and have never seen a sign like this.
I have no idea what defines the “zone”. Is it the entire lake? Or, just near the tree that the sign is tacked onto? I only saw one sign, so don’t know.
The fines are fairly steep – 10,000 baht or 6 months imprisonment.
I am not sure if this another Thai law that is meant to be ignored, like no smoking in bars and restaurants, or if it is serious. Or, it could be just a way to milk some baht from unknowing foreigners like the 2,000 baht fine in Bangkok for throwing your cigarette butt on the ground.
I don’t think that Bueng Kaen Nakhon qualifies as a national park where there is supposedly no alcohol allowed (yeah, right).
Ice Monkey
Then we have the Ice Monkey who is smiling because he enjoyed eating ice. Hopefully, it was the frozen water type and not the little pills.
This sign was on a sidewalk vendor selling drinks similar to shaved ice in Hawaii.
Sickly sweet, and cold, cold, cold.
But, why a monkey? And, if you ask anyone why the product is named Ice Monkey, the most likely answer will be “it is named Ice Monkey because that is the name.”
I think I will avoid the monkey and stick the lion that graces the bottles of Singha beer.
At least it is better than Hello Kitty.
Certificated By International Hotel Management
Now, I have been certified in a few security software programs and systems, and I have earned certificates in my military career, but I have never been certificated.
The Certificated By International Hotel Management is a new one on me.
I understand that they mean certified, but what gets me are the hours of opeation.
I wasn’t really paying attention to the building, so I don’t know if this is a hotel or the International Hotel Management institution where one gets certificated.
If it is a hotel, it should be open 24 hours, and if it is an institute of higher learning, it has odd hours staying open until 11:00 PM.
And, if it is a Khon Kaen hotel, what does being certified mean? If it is some sort of school, what does having the certificate qualify me for?
Another mystery.
Anyhow, that is about it for the signs in my buddy’s neighborhood around Beung Kaen Nakhon in Khon Kaen Thailand.
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