Thread: What season is it

The seasons are changing for sure, you used to be able to tell the time here by what time the rain came, not now.

Could explain why Thais are always late.
Is it worth trying 2 crops you ask?
If enough water it is. If not, lose near all you made on the first crop. Risky business but farming in general is risky business.

True or they just not turn up.

Originally Posted by Norton

Could explain why Thais are always late.
Is it worth trying 2 crops you ask?
If enough water it is. If not, lose near all you made on the first crop. Risky business but farming in general is risky business.

As is the reason why [rice] most don't take that risk where they're dependent on rainfall - the plateau, Isaan take on one decent crop per year [a better quality rice].....whereas the great broad and natural river flood plains and basins - which encompass most of the central, central-west, and even highland north - can easily produce two/three crops a year. The security of water resources is always present......if not for the annual flooding that occurs.

Sure round me 2 crops a year are viable, people are harvesting now and it's still raining.
Once you have secured your rice for the year, sold the surplus, why work more, doesn't pay well.
Need cash, get a job, plenty around, but most would rather sleep, eat and talk, rather than work.
Plus good money to be made in the jungle or crossing over to Lao, not much chance of getting caught.

Locals have lots of legal options, summer rice, new fast growing cassava planted in rice paddy in the dry season, fish, they dig the holes for free. All too much work, rice supply secure, take 9 months off.

As said before, don't know anyone in this village except the teachers that have full time jobs.
Eat drink and be merry, works for me. Jim

When you think about it no a bad life as long as your not in debt to the banks, though saying that if they sow the seeds and hand cut, back breaking work done it once never again.

It amazes me how they can lounge around a lot of the year and then do that work.

Originally Posted by Yasojack

It amazes me how they can lounge around a lot of the year and then do that work.

Necessity. Masseurs are in great demand now and 'til the end of November.

Originally Posted by Yasojack

When you think about it no a bad life as long as your not in debt to the banks, though saying that if they sow the seeds and hand cut, back breaking work done it once never again.

It amazes me how they can lounge around a lot of the year and then do that work.

You'll find that a greater percentage don't lounge around throughout the year, as accompanying small businesses and supplemental farming/gardening/horticulture/stock farming/fisheries/etc is more common than not......

ye walking the cows to the farmland on the motorbike.

putting a few bamboo rods in the farmland, and other peoples land.

sticking a few seeds in and forgetting to water.

jeez Jeff where are you from.

Think you meant to say a small percentage.

Originally Posted by Yasojack

ye walking the cows to the farmland on the motorbike.

putting a few bamboo rods in the farmland, and other peoples land.

sticking a few seeds in and forgetting to water.

jeez Jeff where are you from.

Think you meant to say a small percentage.

You aren't terribly observant, less being too cognitive Jacky, are ya...?
You need to secure some experience and exposure before you go off talking about items you know nothing of....

Waif and naïve, all the while talking bollocks [regarding most everything].
Wannabe.

Nah Jeff i live in issan and see it everyday, where do you live?

Its a small percentage you speak of not a large percentage.

Originally Posted by crepitas

Trang province..dunno my memory ain't that great..but often seems that rainy season seems to hang on...remember it pissing down right up to Christmas a couple of years back.
NW monsoon arrived a few weeks back which should have heralded the dry season.
Currently down pours and drizzly rain practically every frickin day with maybe one or two days with clear skies am then downpours pm.....
As Jim says weather is very regional/zonal..ie it can be pissing down on the farm while 7k away, in the village, dry and sunny...
This am heavy mist across the valley..looking east no sign of a sun...steaming jungle..55

Oops should have read NE monsoon..maybe battery in compass needs replacing?...55
Anyways update:
Today sunny and hot this am after stormy/rainy night...this pm massive blue black clouds across the valley thunder lightning etc..probably piss down later. Wifey just got back with more beer,ciggys and her dozen or so library books.
Massive tamarind prawns for supper...yum!

Originally Posted by crepitas

Today sunny and hot this am after stormy/rainy night...this pm massive blue black clouds across the valley thunder lightning etc..probably piss down later. Wifey just got back with more beer,ciggys and her dozen or so library books. Massive tamarind prawns for supper...yum

Some excellent reasons for shaking off the black dog right there. lol
Does your wife choose your library books for you?

Hi Jacky Boy,

Not raining here in Bali, just lots of hot bitches around with there Ta Ta's out.

Fokin good that Eh Jacky.

^^ can you throw some pics out terry57 ?

I really enjoyed the Angkor Wat pics from 2007.

Stay well and surf's up!

^

I would post up some pictures of the smoking hot biatches but little Jacky Boy would be pulling the end of his little monkey 24/7 so I won't.