AWOL Issue 330

Property Marketplace

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issue 3 30 29 May 2015

Local Information Page 3 Balloon Chasers Rodgered!

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infrastructure problems rear up again

hua hin, THAILAND Most of our readers will probably have encountered issues with either their water supply, electricity supply or internet in recent weeks, with many choosing to just wait until it is fixed rather than attempting to report any issues, as mostly these things are fixed within a couple of hours.

However some parts of town have been without a water supply for over two weeks, and many parts have had major power cuts and internet outages for significant periods of time, as well as very slow connectivity when it is working.

It becomes clear that the town can still not cope with the number of people demanding these services when these issues are experienced in low season, although somewhat exacerbated by the weather, given that when it rains it appears to cause the elctricity to go off, or cause a ‘brown out’. This in turn has an impact on the ability of the phone companies to provide internet and phone services, although there may be a case to argue that those companies have oversold their bandwidth capacity as well. You may find yourself being told that you need to ‘upgrade your package’ if you complain but the suspicion is that this is an easy get out that won’t solve the underlying problem.

Promises have been made in the past about investing in the town’s infrastructure, and while there has been some evidence of this, it is still not able to cope, and is a major problem that holds Hua Hin back from becoming a truly world class destination, an aspiration that has frequently been spoken about. We must make it clear to the suppliers of the services that their promises need to be delivered, and soon. You can find the relevant phone numbers for them on page 14.

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china Sci-fi obsessed tycoon builds replica of Star Trek ship as company HQ A sci-fi obsessed multi-millionaire hopes to boldly go where no man has gone before, after building his office headquarters to look like the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek.

Businessman Liu Dejian, the chairman of China’s most popular mobile internet provider, was granted a license to build the impressive replica in Fujian Province.

Unsurprisingly, the impressive recreation doesn’t come cheap, costing an estimated £100 million to construct, and features 30 foot metal slides between levels, and automatic sliding gates.

But he’s certainly able to afford it, with his family boasting a £390 million fortune – larger than the Queen.

Construction on the offices began in 2008, and the building finished in 2014, becoming the new headquarters of NetDragon Websoft, Dejian’s company.

It’s believed that his Star Trek obsession began when he studied chemistry at the University of Kansas.

Since then, he’s managed to sell his own smart phone company for a whopping £1.2 billion, which is probably

why he’s been able to build this place.

Captain Kirk would be extremely proud. uk Driver left in tight spot after prankster wraps car in cling film This is hilarious for everyone except for the owner of this car found with cling film around it.

An unlucky motorist in Kent returned to their Toyota to discover it in the unfortunate state.

If that wasn’t enough, pranksters had also left photos of breasts and a half naked man touching his nipples under the wrapping.

The tightly packaged car was spotted outside East Borough Primary School in Maidstone.

‘I spotted the car at break just after I finished my maths exam,’ said 15-year-old schoolgirl Cheryl Russ.

‘At first I thought it was a rain cover but then when I got closer I realised someone had wrapped it in clingfilm.

‘I got my mum to drive past it later and it had gone.’

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Min. Max. Weather 10 15 Showers 13 20 Thunderstorms 14 24 Thunderstorms 6 15 Cloudy 21 27 Overcast 8 20 Cloudy 10 18 Cloudy 27 45 Sandstorm 17 22 Fine 6 15 Showers 29 37 Clear 6 13 Bright 7 23 Fine 6 14 Chance of rain 27 36 Thunderstorms 28 31 Chance of T’storm 24 37 Partly cloudy 24 33 Cloudy 18 32 Dry 7 25 Fine 30 33 Cloudy 25 33 Thunderstorms 12 17 Cloudy 14 29 Cloudy 27 32 Showers 14 27 Thunderstorms 15 27 Rain 28 35 Cloudy 25 44 Sandstorm 19 31 Thunderstorms 4 14 Chance of T’storm 13 21 Showers 8 21 Clear 27 38 Chance of T’storm 20 30 Rain 28 42 Clear 15 26 Cloudy 11 16 Fog 17 31 Cloudy 20 26 Rain 26 33 Thunderstorms 7 16 Partly cloudy 12 23 Cloudy 26 32 Rain 19 29 Cloudy 13 22 Cloudy 27 37 Partly cloudy 26 31 Chance of T’storm 8 21 Fine

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Rain (mm) Conditions Temp. °C: High Low Tides: High Low Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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Mostly cloudy with a t-storm Sun through high clouds Sun through high clouds Times of clouds and sun Partly sunny Sun through high clouds

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01:30/ 17:03 02:07/ 17:38 02:40/ 18:15 03:08/ 18:55 19:37 20:21: 21:04

09:17/ 21:06 09:44/ 22:47 10:14 00:04/ 10:47 11:24 12:03 12:43

thailand weather (28-5-15) Place Temp. Hum. Conditions Aranyaprathet 33 °C 49% Scattered Clds Bangkok 35 °C 49% Mostly Cloudy Bhumibol Dam 33 °C 55% Scattered Clds Bua Chum 32 °C 52% Clear Chaiyaphum 34 °C 47% Partly Cloudy Chanthaburi 31 °C 70% Scattered Clds Chiang Mai 33 °C 43% Scattered Clds Chiang Rai 31 °C 75% Scattered Clds Chumphon 29 °C 79% Mostly Cloudy Hat Yai 33 °C 59% Mostly Cloudy Kam Paeng Phet 34 °C 52% Scattered Clds Kanchanaburi 33 °C 44% Clear Khanom 33 °C 66% Mostly Cloudy Khlong Yai 31 °C 70% Scattered Clds Khon Kaen 33 °C 52% Mostly Cloudy Ko Lanta 31 °C 62% Scattered Clds Ko Samui 33 °C 56% Mostly Cloudy Ko Sichang 35 °C 58% Mostly Cloudy Krabi 31 °C 62% Scattered Clds Laemchabang 34 °C 46% Mostly Cloudy Lampang 32 °C 62% Scattered Clds Lamphun 38 °C 42% Scattered Clds Loei 31 °C 66% Scattered Clds Lop Buri 35 °C 49% Mostly Cloudy Mae Hong Son 33 °C 49% Partly Cloudy Mae Sariang 30 °C 64% Mist Mae Sot 29 °C 69% Mostly Cloudy Mukdahan 35 °C 44% Scattered Clds Nakhon Phanom 35 °C 44% Scattered Clds Nakhon Ratch. 34 °C 44% Scattered Clds Nakhon Sawan 33 °C 55% Scattered Clds Nakhon Si Tham. 34 °C 59% Scattered Clds Nan 32 °C 49% Mostly Cloudy

Place Temp. Hum. Conditions Narathiwat 32 °C 75% Scattered Clds Nong Khai 32 °C 66% Partly Cloudy Pattani 32 °C 75% Scattered Clds Pattaya 32 °C 59% Scattered Clds Phayao 31 °C 75% Scattered Clds Phetchabun 34 °C 52% Scattered Clds Phetchaburi 33 °C 59% Scattered Clds Phitsanulok 34 °C 52% Scattered Clds Phrae 33 °C 59% Overcast Phuket 32 °C 55% Mostly Cloudy Prachin Buri 35 °C 49% Mostly Cloudy Prachuap K.khan 33 °C 59% Scattered Clds Ranong 29 °C 79% Mostly Cloudy Rayong 30 °C 77% Scattered Clds Roi Et 32 °C 55% Scattered Clds Sakon Nakhon 36 °C 47% Mostly Cloudy Sattahip 32 °C 59% Scattered Clds Satun 33 °C 59% Mostly Cloudy Songkhla 32 °C 59% Mostly Cloudy Suphan Buri 35 °C 49% Mostly Cloudy Surat Thani 32 °C 70% Scattered Clds Surin 35 °C 53% Scattered Clds Tak 33 °C 55% Scattered Clds Takua Pa 32 °C 55% Mostly Cloudy Tha Tum 35 °C 43% Scattered Clds Tha Wang Pha 32 °C 49% Mostly Cloudy Thong Pha Phum 31 °C 54% Scattered Clds Trang 33 °C 63% Scattered Clds Ubon Ratchathani 36 °C 41% Mostly Cloudy Udon Thani 33 °C 59% Scattered Clds Uttaradit 33 °C 55% Scattered Clds Wichian Buri 33 °C 50% Haze

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Pisces Feb 19 – Mar 20 Nothing will be able to prepare you for the sense of dread and fear you’ll experience when you suddenly realize your life has meaning and purpose again.

ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 20 To improve your spiritual health, avoid the myriad temptations of the flesh. This is most easily accomplished by repeating the word “flesh” over and over until it creeps you out.

Taurus Apr 21 – May 21 Most accidents occur at home, so stay safe this week by living on the streets of a distant city.

Gemini May 22 – June 21 You’ve always been afraid no one will notice when you die, but take comfort: The swarm of killer bees will be very much aware of what’s happening.

Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 22 There is little that can truly mend a broken heart besides time. Sadly, you only have about three weeks to learn to love and be loved again.

Leo Jul 23 – Aug 22 You’ll learn a lot about yourself this week, but despite that, you’ll still struggle to figure out exactly what you’re supposed to eat.

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Virgo Aug 23 – Sep 22 The stars see many things ahead for you, which is the kind of vague and value-neutral statement they’ve spent the eons of their existence perfecting.

Libra Sep 23 – Oct 23 Saturn and Mars rising in your sign foretell a deadly combination of conflict and the search for knowledge. To avoid sudden murder, try not to read any predictions about your future this week.

Scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 21 The circumstances of your life will combine so as to grant you possession of a great many lemons. However, the advice you receive regarding their purpose will be useless and trite.

Sagittarius Nov 22 – Dec 21 The resources and knowledge of human civilization will once again be marshalled and brought to bear to inform you what everyone’s cat is doing.

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A section for all you budding etymologists where each week the origin of a word or phrase is investigated.

This week it is..... At one fell swoop Suddenly; in a single action.

This is one of those phrases that we may have picked up early in our learning of the language and probably worked out its meaning from the context in which we heard it, without any clear understanding of what each word meant. Most native English speakers could say what it means but, if we look at it out of context, it doesn’t appear to make a great deal of sense. That lack of understanding of the words in the phrase is undoubtedly the reason that this is often misspelled, for example, ‘at one fail swoop’, or even, with more justification as it might be thought to relate to birds, ‘one fowl swoop’. It isn’t difficult to also find examples of ‘one foul swoop’.

‘Stoop’ is sometimes substituted for ‘swoop’ in all of the above variants, again drawing on avian imagery.

So, what’s that ‘fell’? We use the word in a variety of ways: to chop, as in fell a tree; a moorland or mountain, like those in the northern UK; the past tense of fall, as in ‘he fell over’. None of those seems to make sense in this phrase and indeed the ‘fell’ here is none of those. It’s an

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old word, in use by the 13th century, that’s now fallen out of use other than in this phrase, and is the common root of the term ‘felon’. The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘fell’ as meaning ‘fierce, savage; cruel, ruthless; dreadful, terrible’, which is pretty unambiguous.

Shakespeare either coined the phrase, or gave it circulation, in Macbeth, 1605: MACDUFF: [on hearing that his family and servants have all been killed] All my pretty ones?

Did you say all? O hell-kite! All? What, all my pretty chickens and their dam At one fell swoop?

The kite referred to is a hunting bird, like the Red Kite, which was common in England in Tudor times and is now making a welcome return after near extinction in the 20th century. The swoop (or stoop as is sometimes now said) is the rapid descent made by the bird when capturing prey.

Shakespeare used the imagery of a hunting bird’s ‘fell swoop’ to indicate the ruthless and deadly attack by Macbeth’s agents.

In the intervening years we have rather lost the original meaning and use it now to convey suddenness rather than savagery.

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italian stallion A bus stops and two Italian men get on. They seat themselves and engage in animated conversation. The lady sitting behind them ignores their conversation at first, but she listens in horror as one of the men says the following: “Emma come first. Den I come. Two asses, dey come together. I come again.

Two asses, dey come together again. I come again and pee twice. Then I come once-a more.”

“You foul-mouthed swine,” retorted the lady indignantly, “in this country we don’t talk about our sex lives in public!”

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A farmer living nearby hears the horrible crash and rushes out to discover the wreckage. Finding the politicians he buries them.

The next day, the police come to the farm to question the man. “So you buried all the politicians?” asked the police officer. “Were they all dead?”

The farmer answered, “Some said they weren’t, but you know how politicians lie.” church On his way out of church, Frank stopped at the door to speak to the minister. “Would it be right,” he asked, “for a person to profit from the mistakes of another?”

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Fully furnished villa 3 bed off Canal Road; 5.7m baht. Go to www.awolonline. net/property or luckyhuahin.com or call 089 530 8771 for details. european style villa, 3 bed, 2 bath between Hua Hin and Cha Am; 5.2m baht. Go to www.awolonline.net/property or luckyhuahin.com or call 089 530 8771 for details. stunning L shaped Borfai bungalow; 6.9m baht. Go to www.awolonline.net/ property or luckyhuahin.com or call 089 530 8771 for details. large bungalow near town centre; 4.5m baht. Go to www.awolonline.net/ property or luckyhuahin.com or call 089 530 8771 for details. villa on large plot near Cha Am; 3.5m baht. Go to www.awolonline.net/property or luckyhuahin.com or call 089 530 8771 for details.

POOL VILLAS on small development at great prices in Hua Hin; from 3.49m baht. Go to luckyhuahin.com or call 089 530 8771 for details. attractive house on small gated village; 3.6m baht. Go to luckyhuahin.com or call 089 530 8771 for details.

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Fully furnished villa 3 bed off Canal Road; 5.7m baht. Go to www.awolonline. net/property or luckyhuahin.com or call 089 530 8771 for details. pool villa overlooking lake in Hua Hin, 2 bed; 6.9m baht. Go to www.awolonline. net/property or luckyhuahin.com or call 089 530 8771 for details. large house/land near Palm Hills, 4 bed; 4.5m baht.Go to www.awolonline.net/ property or luckyhuahin.com or call 089 530 8771 for details.

Property wanted I am looking for a 3 bedroom villa on a secure private, completed development, with a swimming pool, close to Hua Hin and the beach, budget no more than 5m baht.

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property for Rent TownHouse for rent, Great location (5km West of town), 2 bed, 2 bath, fully furnished, fully fitted kitchen (fridge, hob, oven, microwave) internet, cable TV, ready to move in. CALL JA ON: 083 316 6424 Price 10,000 baht a month Rooms available in family run guesthouse from 3,000 baht a month. Apartments now available 7,000 baht a month. Weekly and daily rates available. Tiks Place at VIP Condo just north of Hua Hin airport, opposite Palm Hills. Please call David on 092 927 7207 or email davidhodgins@ymail.com for more information

Well equipped 1 Bedroom condo for rent in Hua Hin. Condo newly renovated has A/C, washer/dryer, conv oven, microwave, refrigerator, induction cooker and many cooking utensils. King bed, two recliners, Plasma TV, dvd stereo, computer desk, glass shower and washer/spin dryer. 12,000 baht monthly or 10,000 baht per month for longterm lease, 6 months minimum. Reply to info@hua-hin-real-estate.com or call 089 740 1781. lovely House for rent on Palm Hills golf course; 20,000 baht per month (min. 6 months). More details on www.luckyhuahin.com or call 089 530 8771

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Mags Meanderings: From Som Tam To Mushy Peas

a conundrum of migrants It is common knowledge that some of Thailands’ leaders consult soothsayers on matters of national importance.

I wonder whether those same soothsayers foresaw the present migrant crisis affecting South East Asia.

Because I surely can’t be the only one who hadn’t even heard of the Rohingya people until last month. Along with many others I had hoped that, following the final release of Aung San Suu Kyi from detention in 2010, Burma would begin to get its’ act together.

Now it seems that the country wants nothing to do with the Rohingya, who make up about 10% of it’s population, and that the present situation has been on the back burner since at least 2012, fired by Burmas powerful anti Muslim monks.

So who are these people who are such a thorn in the side of Burman Buddhists? Although the Rohingya claim to be indigenous to Burma, some historians believe that they first migrated there from Bengal during the period of British rule in India, with more recent and smaller influxes following Burmese independence in 1948, and during the Bangladesh liberation war of 1971.

Given that some of this is relatively recent history, you would think that someone somewhere would have a better idea of what actually happened. Especially as we Brits in our wisdom instilled a Civil Service style order in India. Or perhaps that is just a myth, and we actually spent most of our time there taking tiffin and playing Polo.

Whatever the history, thousands of Rohingya people clearly feel the need to pay traffickers and embark on dangerous, ill-fated voyages headed for countries which obviously don’t want them, certainly not on a permanent basis anyway, as is the case with Malaysia and Indonesia.

Curiously many thousands of them have moved to Bangladesh, where they stay in either UN, or illegally run camps, and of course are not allowed to work. In fact the UN estimates that there could be as many as 300,000

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Rohingyan people in Bangladesh, while at the same time Bangladeshis are also fleeing their own country in their thousands as economic migrants.

Meanwhile Thailand has been refusing to take the Rohingya at all. No surprise there. We already know how the Land of Smiles deals with illegal immigrants from Burma, not to mention the embarassing problem they have with mass graves of allegedly trafficked people in the South, which is almost as embarassing as all that low grade rice which found its’ way over assorted borders.

But one thing Thailand can do well is host a meeting, which is exactly what it is doing. As this AWOL hits the sois on May 29th a special meeting of ASEAN countries takes place in Bangkok to discuss irregular migration in the Indian Ocean. (Perhaps a better title for it would be ‘regular’ migration, as the whole thing looks like a crazy and dangerous ongoing merry-go-round.)

Burma will not be attending the meeting - no surprise there either. And of course Thailand isn’t even a full member of ASEAN. Still, it’s a good opportunity for the TAT to attract some positive publicity, which they are very keen on at the moment, as well as providing delegates with a much needed night on the tiles in the Big Mango. It might even serve as a passing nod to the UN. Let’s face it - isn’t this why we love the place? And besides, we Brits really have no right at all to be critical of Thailands’ immigration policy.

Our once respected Civil Service can’t even keep track of our own immigrant numbers, legal or otherwise. Only last month concerns were raised about the treatment of women detainees in some of our Immigration Detention Centres. And while we have little or no say in the free movement of Europeans, our track record of offering asylum to Syrian refugees is nothing to be proud of.

The UN refugee agency has asked rich countries to help resettle 130,000 Syrians. The UK has taken in 143.

Perhaps that’s a sign that our economy isn’t picking up quite as quickly as we are led to believe.

Word of the week is ‘aesthete’. A person who is described as an aesthete is unusually highly sensitive to beauty - as in art or nature - and may claim to be concerned only with art and beauty.

A description which could fit those tourists with just one eye on the paintings for sale in the Night Market?

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Baan Silapin artist village, Pala U Road; Jazz Jam Session every Sunday from 7pm.

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Captain Dougs, Khao Takiab; Every Friday from 7pm BBQ plus a beer just 300 baht. dizzy dolphin, Soi Samorphong; Every Monday music jam nights. Some of Hua Hins finest musicians will be getting together to play all styles of live music. Amateur or professional musician, all are welcome! Happy Hour every day from 1 - 7pm - Samsong + mixer 40 baht, Wine 55 baht, large domestic beers 65 baht, and music starts about 8 pm. Live band every Thursday and Saturday.

Dream Restaurant & Bar, Soi 88; Every Friday from 6pm Buffet featuring Swedish, Thai and European food, just 279 baht. Also have pizzas and kebabs. johnny’s 56, Soi Selekam/Poolsuk; Last Thursday every month fun pub quiz from around 7.30pm. limelight, Soi Selekam: Monthly pub quiz - last Monday of every month. passport cafe, Samorphrong; Now open for Breakfasts, Freshly baked bread, Daily Specials and more (see ad p11) say cheese guesthouse/restaurant, Amuaysin Road; Live Jazz every Monday 7 - 10.30pm

Send information to submissions@awolonline.net Sunset Boulevard, Khao Takiab; All video, home made fun pub quiz. Third Tuesday of every month (next one 16th June). Bookings for teams of up to 6 are recommended as it is very popular and usually full.

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Complimentary food at half time (chip butties and stew).

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Sunset Boulevard is 150 metres past the Ibis hotel going south on the Takiap Road. the admiral bar & grill, Damnoernkasem Road; Every month The Comedy Club - contact venue for details and tickets the fat cat, Naresdamri Road; Live Jazz every day (except Sunday) from 7 to 9 pm. Old songs played on cornet and double bass, plus special jazz food menu.

TK Roadhouse, Khao Takiab; Monthly Pub Quiz; Pie & A Beer 150 THB special during the football.

Uncle Bryn’s (2km past Palm Hills north along klong road. Turn left and 200m on left.); Large Chang 55 baht, large Leo 58 baht. Open daily 7am-late. 085 405 6976 (T) 080 197 2072(E) urban fuzion, Soi 61; Happy hour every day 3 to 8pm; Beer Buckets - 5 local beers 350 baht; Daily specials.

British style Sunday Roasts: Bobby’s Bar, Soi 102 ChaAam Pub & Restaurant Coco Beach Club, Naresdamri Road (reservations, call 032 908080 after 4.30pm) Hua Hin Miss You, Soi 80 Jungle Juice, Soi Selekam Lin’s Cafe, Phetkasem Road between Sois 80/78 Orchid Restaurant 94, Soi 94 Palm Bistro, Soi 88 (032 828144) Seajays Resort, off Pala-U Road. 083 311 1787 Ye Olde Buffalo Tavern, Chomsin Rd Zab Wer, Soi 112.

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HUA HIN GOLF Butterfly Rock Golf society

RESULTS 25th May 2015 Lakeview CA Stableford 8 entered 1st Gerry Paget 40 pts (06) 2nd Mick Court 37 pts (19) 3rd Richard Hooi 36 pts (10) 4th Mick Mace 33 pts (17) 20th May 2015 Majestic Creek A & B Stableford 18 entered 1st John Stubbs 39 pts (22) 2nd Richard Denyer 37 pts (12) 3rd Bernard Lillis 37 pts (17) 4th Geoff G Batt-Rawden 35 pts (07)

Fixtures 1st June 2015 Lakeview Stableford 3rd June 2015 Spring Field A&C 4BBB

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Results 26th May 2015 Springfield A + C Throw out Stableford 26 entered 1st Darren Sellars 36 pts (12) 2nd John Rea 35 pts (29) 3rd Sheila Bird 33 pts (31) 4th Chuck Carriere 32 pts (11) 22nd May 2015 Sea Pines Stableford 23 entered 1st Chuck Carriere 40 pts (12) 2nd Huub Korver 38 pts (09) 3rd Thomas Pagden 37 pts (01) 4th Adrian Legget 34 pts (09) fixtures 2nd June 2015 Sawang Stableford 5th June 2015 Lake View. A/B Stableford/ Medal

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Results 22nd May 2015 Course AB 1st Rodger Teasdale (12) 35pts 2nd Doug East (11) 34pts 3rd Steve O’Brien (13) 32pts 25th May 2015 Course AC 1st Ian Daniels (12) 34pts 2nd Rodger Teasdale (12) 34pts 3rd Reto Vorburger (5) 33pts FIXTURES Lake View every Monday, Wednesday, Friday cha am golf club

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results Cup Day 3 22nd May 2015 Lucky Shot B (10) 2 - 6 (18) Chang Boom Bm TK Roadhouse 1 (?) 2 - 6 (?) Maria Bar 1 League Table Team Pistol Petes Chang Bm Bm Maria Bar 1 Lucky St Maria Lucky Shot A TK R’dhouse 1 Infinity Bar Lucky Shot B TK R’dhouse 2 Pa’s Beer Grden Clansmen Jaew Bar Aussie Bar Coopers Br Gdn HHin Miss You

P 28 28 28 28 28 27 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 27

W 25 22 18 18 17 14 13 12 12 9 8 3 2 4 2

D 1 3 5 4 5 2 3 5 4 5 5 7 7 3 1

L 2 3 5 6 6 11 12 11 12 14 15 18 19 21 24

+/- Pts 102 51 86 47 64 41 54 40 60 39 24 30 12 29 2 29 -4 28 -14 23 -30 21 -66 13 -74 11 -98 11 -118 5

fixtures Cup Day 4 29th May 2015 Maria Bar 1 v Chang Boom Boom Individuals 8 ball 5th to 7th June 16 player 5th June 16 player 6th June Top 4 each group in the final 7th June Individuals 10 ball 12th to 14th June 16 player 12th June 16 player 13th June Top 4 each group in the final 14th June

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results Week 38 21st May 2015 Beach Hut 11 - 9 Chon Bar Bobby’s Birds 14 - 6 Salute Bar JNB Bar 14 - 6 Exotic Bar Maria Bar 16 - 4 Jungle Juice Muan Bar 2 15 - 5 Bobby’s Boys Sasa Bar 9 - 11 TK Roadhouse Soda Bar 10 - 10 Lanla Bar TK Roadies 6 - 14 Somatch (3D + 1) Bar The Kiss 9 - 11 Muan Bar 1 Vinly an Rose 11 - 9 JJ Sport Bar Fixtures The season is over. Congratulations to Muan Bar 2 on winning the league and well done to all the other teams for making it a competitive and fun league.

League Table Team Muan Bar 2 Maria Bar Lanla Bar JNB Bar TK Roadies TK Roadhouse Beach Hut Exotic Bar Somatch Bar Bobby’s Boys JJ Sport Bar The Kiss Jungle Juice Bobby’s Birds Muan Bar 1 Chon Bar Soda Bar Sasa Bar Salute Bar Vinly an Rose

P 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38

W 32 29 33 23 21 23 21 21 21 17 14 11 14 12 10 8 6 10 6 6

L 4 5 2 10 13 9 16 14 16 16 21 20 19 21 21 26 26 26 27 26

+/242 234 220 108 68 82 50 18 -6 -28 -36 -50 -52 -62 -88 -126 -134 -136 -148 -156

Pts 501 497 490 434 414 411 405 389 377 366 362 355 354 349 326 317 313 312 306 302

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results Week 1 21st May 2015 Casanova’s 10 - 10 Bar 80 Saloon Clansmen 14 - 6 Pit’s Cafe Coopers Beer Garden 7 - 13 Monica’s Bar Dara Bar 11 - 9 MasterCues Bar Hua Hin Bar 7 - 13 Komhom Bar Jaew Bar 11 - 9 Squealing Pig League Table Team Clansmen Komhom Bar Monica’s Bar Dara Bar Jaew Bar Bar 80 Saloon Casanova’s MasterCues Squealing Pig Coopers Br Gdn Hua Hin Bar Pit’s Cafe

P W D 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1

+/8 6 6 2 2 0 0 -2 -2 -6 -6 -8

Fixtures Week 3 4th June 2015 Clansmen v Casanova’s Coopers Beer Garden v Bar 80 Saloon Dara Bar v Pit’s Cafe Hua Hin Bar v Monica’s Bar Jaew Bar v MasterCues Bar Komhom Bar v Squealing Pig

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results Week 26 27th May 2015 Beach Hut Bar v Maria’s Bar n/a Bobby’s Bangers v Jaew Bar n/a Clansman v Casanova’s n/a Dara’s Bar v TK Roadhouse n/a Monica’s v Aussie Bar n/a Muan Bar v Bobby’s Beauties n/a Sunset Boulevard v The Squealing Pig n/a The Bridge v Saloon Bar 80 n/a League Table Team Clansman Maria’s Bar TK Roadhouse Sunset B’vard Squealing Pig Beach Hut Bar Dara’s Bar Monica’s Muan Bar Saloon Bar 80 Bobby’s Bngrs The Bridge Aussie Bar TK Roadies Bobby’s B’ties Casanova’s Jaew Bar

P 24 21 23 23 23 24 24 22 20 23 24 22 24 22 23 22 22

W 24 16 17 16 13 11 8 10 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 2 2

D 0 3 1 2 2 3 8 3 4 3 4 3 5 4 3 4 2

L 0 2 5 5 8 10 8 9 7 11 12 13 14 13 15 16 18

Fixtures Week 27 3rd June 2015 Aussie Bar v Muan Bar Casanova’s v Dara’s Bar Clansman v The Squealing Pig Maria’s Bar v Bobby’s Bangers Monica’s v Beach Hut Bar Saloon Bar 80 v TK Roadies Sunset Boulevard v The Bridge TK Roadhouse v Jaew Bar

+/172 94 78 68 32 24 -32 30 -12 0 -36 -46 -86 -38 -40 -98 -110

Pts 48 35 35 34 28 25 24 23 22 21 20 15 15 14 13 8 6

hua hin/khao takiab ladies Pool League

results Week 14 25th May 2015 Dara Bar 6 - 12 Sunset Boulevard Jaew Bar v Sa Sa Bar n/a JNB Bar 9 - 9 Muan Bar Kom Hom 8 - 10 Bobby’s Birds Monicas 6 - 12 The Squealing Pig TK Roadhouse 7 - 11 Waring Bar The Connection 12 - 6 The Clansmen

results Week 8 27th May 2015 All Nations GH 7 - 12 Tiger Bar Buckleys 11 - 8 King Bar A Chon Bar 7 - 12 Limelight JW Red 8 - 11 Pink Panther Jungle Juice A 10 - 9 JW Black Sabai 8 - 11 Jungle Juice Bi League Table

League Table Team Muan Bar Squealing Pig Dara Bar The Clansmen JNB Bar Sa Sa Bar Sunset B’vard Waring Bar Bobby’s Birds Kom Hom TK Roadhouse Monicas The Connection Jaew Bar

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P 14 14 14 14 14 12 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 13

W 12 11 9 7 6 6 5 6 5 4 3 4 4 3

D L +/- Pts 1 1 91 25 2 1 62 24 0 5 20 18 3 4 8 17 4 4 0 16 1 5 16 13 2 7 16 12 0 8 -5 12 2 7 -34 12 2 8 -18 10 3 7 -28 9 1 9 -42 9 0 10 -38 8 1 9 -48 7

Fixtures Week 15 1st June 2015 Bobby’s Birds v TK Roadhouse Kom Hom v The Connection Muan Bar v The Clansmen Sa Sa Bar v JNB Bar Sunset Boulevard v Monicas The Squealing Pig v Jaew Bar Waring Bar v Dara Bar

Team Buckleys Pink Panther King Bar A Limelight Jungle Juice B JW Red All Nations GH Sabai Jungle Juice A Tiger Bar JW Black Chon Bar

P W L 8 7 1 8 6 2 8 6 2 8 6 2 8 5 3 8 4 4 8 4 4 8 3 5 8 3 5 8 2 6 8 1 7 8 1 7

+/- Pts 40 14 30 12 16 12 8 12 6 10 2 8 0 8 -4 6 -18 6 -8 4 -30 2 -42 2

Fixtures Week 9 3rd June 2015 Jungle Juice B v All Nations GH JW Black v Pink Panther King Bar A v Chon Bar Limelight v Jungle Juice A Sabai v JW Red Tiger Bar v Buckleys

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The Cha-Am and Hua Hin Hash House Harrier Clubs meet alternate Saturdays for around an hours run/walk in the countryside followed by a social gathering. If you would like to come along then visit the new single website at http://www. h2h3-cah3.com or Facebook at www.facebook. com/H2H3CAH3 for full details and directions.

People attending and participating do so entirely at their own risk.

NEXT RUN Saturday 30th May 2015 @ 4:30 pm Hua Hin H3 Run #307 Location: Behind Smart House Village 1 on route 2004 Google Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/kjbo8 GPS Coordinates: N 12 33.240, E 99 54.056 (N 12.553997, E 99.900925) From Hua Hin & Cha-Am: map link https://goo. gl/maps/GyyGA Make your way on Phet Kasem Road to and turn into Hua Hin Soi 70 at Traffic Light junction.

Continue for 460 m to and over the level crossing and then turn right onto Route 3218 and continue towards Pala U. After passing the 7 km marker on your right turn left at HHH sign and continue for 1.4 km and turn left at HHH sign and continue 250 m to run site on right..

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Monday night quiz league

I am gauging interest from pubs, school teachers, anyone who interested in forming a quiz team and indeed individuals who may wish to join a team, in starting a Monday night quiz league. I am looking for between six to ten teams and ideally teams will have between 4 and 6 members although this will be a recommendation rather than a rule.

The idea will be to hold quiz nights on a Monday with venues selected from the pubs and bars who enter. For those who form teams but are not associated with a particular venue, then this is not a problem.

The quiz will probably be based on 8 rounds of a variety of subjects, and a points and standings system agreed to determine an outright winner at the end of the season.

The questions although in English will be internationally based so feel free to enter from ANY country.

We already have a sponsor who will provide prizes and a number of bars/clubs have expressed an interest.

Should you wish to enter a team or join a team looking for players, please e-mail me as follows: ANDY GALBRAITH e-mail address: andygalbraith@yahoo.co.uk I am looking for entries before the end of this May. Many thanks.

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(all times Thailand) Saturday 30th May 2015 THE FA CUP - FINAL Arsenal v Aston Villa 23:30 THE SCOTTISH CUP - FINAL Falkirk v Inverness CT 21:00 Featured Game

Saturday 30th May 2015 THE FA CUP - FINAL Arsenal v Aston Villa 23:30 This could be an absolute classic cup final, as both teams have pace and neither have the best defences, although the Gunners have become much less porous since having Ospina between the sticks. For Villa this is their chance to end an otherwise difficult season on a high note, and few would begrudge Tim Sherwood a victory here after the turnaround he has engineered in the club’s fortunes.

Most neutrals will be supporting his Villa side we think, not least because of the way he was treated by Arsenal’s bitter rivals Spurs. Both teams have matchwinners, although Arsenal are blessed with a greater number and it will be a fascinating game. We believe that Per Mertesacker is a weak point in the Gunner’s defence and will be the one that Villa’s quick forwards will try to isolate, while the Villa defence will need to be at their sharpest, as Arsenal have threats in all attacking areas.

We foresee a game with plenty of goals and we think that the Villa players may just want this a bit more than Arsenal, so are going for the underdogs to triumph by the odd goal.

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P 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38

GD 41 45 35 25 5 4 21 -3 3 -4 -2 -3 -13 -9 -23 -22 -26 -18 -25 -31

PTS 87 79 75 70 64 62 60 56 54 48 47 47 44 41 39 38 38 35 33 30

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Congratulations to Hua Hin Utd who have led the way for much of the season, with Mr ChaAming once again a close contender.

Hua Hin Utd were also 70th overall in the Thailand players, while they were 11,618 in the overall competition.

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GW 34 44 38 45 53 39 23 38 41 57 49 31 53 52 39 45 52 57 42 25 46 21 37

TOT 2,189 2,126 2,116 2,039 2,033 1,982 1,965 1,961 1,953 1,903 1,876 1,876 1,864 1,761 1,755 1,716 1,684 1,673 1,646 1,543 1,480 1,466 1,448

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results 23rd May 2015 Phetchaburi 1 - 2 Hua Hin City FIXTURES Mid-season break - no competitive fixtures until 24th June for the FA Cup Thai Division 2 Central & Western Region League Table TEAM Samut Sakhon Simork Krung Thonburi Hua Hin Thonburi City Raj Pracha J.W. Police Looktabfah Globlex TWD Pathum Thani Phetchaburi Ratchaphruek Nonthaburi

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W 9 7 7 6 7 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1

D 2 5 2 4 1 3 4 4 3 2 3 1 2

L 1 0 3 2 4 4 4 4 6 7 7 9 9

GD +18 +13 +7 +10 +7 +1 +1 0 −4 −18 −9 −11 −17

PTs 29 26 23 22 22 18 16 16 12 11 9 7 5

Hua Hin City Football Club is the local professional team for the area formed in 2011. They currently play their home matches at the Kai Tanarat Stadium in Pranburi, but a new stadium is currently under construction in Khao Takiab, and is expected to be completed within the next few months. premier league predictor

Congratulations are not really in order as most of the players gave up during the season, so we probably will not run this game next season, unless there is a great clamour for it to return.

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the sack race Brendan Rodgers sacks Liverpool FC

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LIVERPOOL FC manager Brendan Rodgers has announced that he is sacking the club after yet another disappointing season.

The manager made his decision after the team’s abysmal 6 - 1 defeat to Stoke City which condemns them to yet another season of European football on ITV4.

Rodgers had warned the club that if they dropped points against Stoke they would face grave consequences.

In an official statement, he said: “I would like to place on record my thanks for all the hard work put in by Liverpool FC during their tenure under me.

“However, it has become clear that as they do not have the calibre required of a Brendan Rodgers club and it is with deep regret that I must let them go. I wish them all the best for the future.”

Left: Brendan Rodgers after announcing the sacking of Liverpool FC There were tearful scenes as the club cleared its desk, looked around Anfield for the last time and strode out into the car park to an uncertain future. It is thought that they might try their luck in the American MLS league as the Liverpool Lassoes.

Meanwhile, Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City are among the frontrunners to take their place under Brendan Rodgers, although there has been a strong surge of bets placed on West Ham and Real Madrid, following their sackings by Sam Allardyce and Carlo Ancellotti.

Rodgers said: “Clubs come and go. But there always has been Brendan Rodgers and there always will be. He always walks alone.”

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