AWOL Issue 339

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issue 3 39 7 August 2015

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hua hin, THAILAND As many of the local golfers will be aware, the annual Hua Hin Golf Festival began last weekend and will run until the end of September, hopefully enticing more players out on to the plethora of courses in the area, with many of them participating and offering lower than normal green fees.

The festival, arranged by the Petchburi-Prachuapkirikhan Golf course Association (PPGA), features ten local courses, eight of which are offering green fees of 1,000 baht for the entire period, while the other two, Black Mountain and Banyan, offer fees of 1,800 baht. The eight other courses involved are Royal Hua Hin, Palm Hills, Springfield, Imperial Lake View, Majestic Creek, Sea Pine, Eagle Milford and Kaeng Krachan. Caddy fees are a standard 300 baht across all courses.

There will also be the usual weekly (Sunday) tournaments at each of the golf courses with an entry fee per person of 1600 baht for the eight courses listed above and 2400 baht for the other two, which includes green fee, caddy fee, dinner and prize. The winners at each course will then take part in a complimentary final round at Palm Hills on Sunday 4th October, including dinner, preceding the closing ceremony.

The festival has now been running for 14 years, and normally boosts not only the golf courses and golf related businesses but also the whole town generally sees an upturn in trade, with the bars, restaurants, guesthouses and hotels welcoming the increased numbers of visitors, this year needed more than ever after a particularly tough few months. The weakening baht should also help increase tourism to the town, along with recent favourable press naming Hua Hin in the top ten places to retire abroad, and many of our readers would agree.

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HELP NEEDED FOR THE SLUMS IN HUA HIN

We are working to help the Slums of Hua Hin and would love to have you deliver your goods with us, so you know your donation is going directly to those who need it. We need secondhand items, clothes and household goods.

Why not join us and come to the slums with us?

We leave from our offices at 17:20 Every Tuesday evening. Visit us any day, on Soi 88, over the railway, 200m up on the left, 2nd floor above IQ hair dressers Facebook@Power of Love Church Tel K. Andrew 080 999 3603 K. Panaya 092 592 3604 (Thai) (Services every Sunday 10 am at Hilton Resort and Spa)

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Bobby’s Bar

Home of the Free Sunday Roast & Free Bar B Que every Friday 089 985 7473 Car & Motorbike Rentals

(Cars available Ford Fiesta or Mazda pickup) Daily rates in baht: Motorbikes Cars 1-7 days 8 -14 days 15-21 days 22 days or longer

200 150 125 100

1,000 900 850 750

Lower rates for long term rentals All new vehicles, fully insured and taxed

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BAR & RESTAURANT

HAPPY HOUR! 1 - 7pm Sangsom + mixer 40 baht Wine 55 baht Large domestic beers 65 baht

BBQ, Ribs, Chops, Burgers, Snacks etc Eat In or Take Out Air con, Pool table

Large domestic beers 110 baht

Every Saturday Live Music Duo Danny + Len from 8pm Anything from Oldies to Modern LIVE SPORTS TV including Premier League Football Open every day from 1pm - late

12/10 Soi Samoprong, Hua Hin Tel. 080 652 0531

Located off the canal road north of the traffic lights; turn left at the blue bridge after the petrol station and right before the 7-11. We are about 100m up on the right.

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AND TIDES World weather (6-8-15)

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CITY Weather High °C Amsterdam Clear. Cool.

15 Ankara Sunny. Cool.

16 Athens Cloudy. Warm.

27 Auckland Scattered showers 15 Beijing Overcast. Warm.

28 Berlin Cool.

16 Buenos Aires Thunderstorms 18 Cairo Clear. Warm.

27 Chicago High level clouds. Mild. 23 Copenhagen Clear. Cool.

16 Dubai Clear. Extremely hot. 35 Dublin Cloudy. Cool.

10 Geneva Partly sunny. Cool.

16 Helsinki Cloudy. Hot. 32 Ho Chi Minh City Thunderstorms 30 Hong Kong Scattered clouds 30 Islamabad Scattered clouds 27 Jakarta Clear. Chilly.

3 Jerusalem Cloudy. Warm.

26 Johannesburg Cloudy. Cool.

15 Karachi Mild.

18 Kuala Lumpur Overcast. Hot. 31 London Overcast. Mild.

18 Madrid Fog. Cool.

14 Manila Scattered showers 28 Mexico City Fog. Warm.

27 Moscow Clear. Mild.

24 Mumbai Fog. Cool.

15 New Delhi Clear. Mild.

19 New York Sunny 16 Oslo Overcast 33 Paris Clear. Mild.

22 Perth Sunny. Extremely hot. 34 Phnom-Penh Clear. Mild.

24 Rio De Janeiro Scattered clouds. Mild. 17 Riyadh Scattered clouds. Hot. 32 Rome Cloudy. Extremely hot. 35 San Francisco Partly sunny. Warm. 30 Seoul Cloudy. Cool.

16 Shanghai Sunny 14 Singapore Cloudy. Hot. 33 Stockholm Cloudy. Hot. 33 Sydney Partly sunny. Cool.

16 Taibei/Taipei Chance of T’storm 31 Tokyo Mostly cloudy. Warm. 28 Vancouver Mild.

22 Vientiane Mostly cloudy. Warm. 26 Yangon Mild.

20 Zurich Fine 24

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12:33/ 21:51 21:57 17:16 17:46 18:13: 18:35 18:56

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thailand weather (6-8-15) Place Temp. Hum. Conditions Aranyaprathet 31 °C 57% Scattered Clds Bangkok 32 °C 59% Mostly Cloudy Bhumibol Dam 31 °C 66% Mostly Cloudy Bua Chum 30 °C 64% Partly Cloudy Chaiyaphum 29 °C 68% Scattered Clds Chanthaburi 29 °C 70% Scattered Clds Chiang Mai 29 °C 58% Mostly Cloudy Chiang Rai 27 °C 84% Overcast Chumphon 25 °C 94% Light Rain Hat Yai 26 °C 94% Mostly Cloudy Kam Paeng Phet 30 °C 66% Scattered Clds Kanchanaburi 30 °C 59% Scattered Clds Khanom 29 °C 74% Mostly Cloudy Khlong Yai 29 °C 70% Scattered Clds Khon Kaen 30 °C 66% Mostly Cloudy Ko Lanta 26 °C 83% Mostly Cloudy Ko Samui 28 °C 76% Mostly Cloudy Ko Sichang 31 °C 62% Mostly Cloudy Krabi 26 °C 83% Mostly Cloudy Laemchabang 31 °C 62% Mostly Cloudy Lampang 30 °C 66% Mostly Cloudy Lamphun 29 °C 58% Mostly Cloudy Loei 30 °C 79% Scattered Clds Lop Buri 32 °C 59% Mostly Cloudy Mae Hong Son 29 °C 62% Mostly Cloudy Mae Sariang 27 °C 79% Mist Mae Sot 28 °C 74% Scattered Clds Mukdahan 28 °C 79% Mostly Cloudy Nakhon Phanom 28 °C 79% Mostly Cloudy Nakhon Ratch. 30 °C 56% Scattered Clds Nakhon Sawan 29 °C 75% Scattered Clds Nakhon Si Tham. 27 °C 89% Mostly Cloudy Nan 28 °C 66% Overcast

Place Temp. Hum. Conditions Narathiwat 27 °C 89% Overcast Nong Khai 29 °C 74% Rain Pattani 27 °C 89% Overcast Pattaya 30 °C 62% Mostly Cloudy Phayao 27 °C 84% Overcast Phetchabun 30 °C 66% Scattered Clds Phetchaburi 30 °C 70% Mostly Cloudy Phitsanulok 30 °C 66% Scattered Clds Phrae 30 °C 62% Mostly Cloudy Phuket 30 °C 70% Mostly Cloudy Prachin Buri 32 °C 59% Mostly Cloudy Prachuap K.khan 30 °C 70% Mostly Cloudy Ranong 25 °C 94% Light Rain Rayong 29 °C 80% Mostly Cloudy Roi Et 27 °C 70% Mostly Cloudy Sakon Nakhon 30 °C 70% Mostly Cloudy Sattahip 30 °C 62% Mostly Cloudy Satun 26 °C 94% Mostly Cloudy Songkhla 28 °C 74% Mostly Cloudy Suphan Buri 33 °C 56% Mostly Cloudy Surat Thani 27 °C 100% Mostly Cloudy Surin 30 °C 74% Scattered Clds Tak 31 °C 66% Mostly Cloudy Takua Pa 30 °C 70% Mostly Cloudy Tha Tum 30 °C 74% Scattered Clds Tha Wang Pha 28 °C 66% Overcast Thong Pha Phum 27 °C 82% Mist Trang 30 °C 74% Mostly Cloudy Ubon Ratchathani 31 °C 62% Scattered Clds Udon Thani 28 °C 84% Mostly Cloudy Uttaradit 31 °C 66% Mostly Cloudy Wichian Buri 29 °C 65% Partly Cloudy

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Price: from 3.9 m baht for 2 bed to 6.8 m baht for 3 bed Ref No. 032553

7 design options Sun Roof Decks Easy access to town Full Air Con Packs Clubhouse 24 hour security

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gated community with great facilities

Price: from 2.7m baht

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Underground utilities Private pool 8km from town 2, 3 or 4 bedrooms Living: from 91 sqm Land: from 300 sqm

stunning L shaped borfai bungalow

Price: 6.9 m baht

3 Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms European kitchen Outdoor Thai kitchen Living: 430 sqm.

Land: 884 sqm. or 2,304 sqm. for 10.9m baht

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SERVED UP BY...

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

This week it is..... Security blanket Meaning: 1. A small familiar blanket or other soft fabric item carried by a child for reassurance.

2. A form of harness for a baby’s crib.

3. All-encompassing military and political security measures.

The term ‘security blanket’, also known as ‘comfort blanket’, was coined by Charles Schulz for his Peanuts cartoon strip. That’s what most references will tell you.

It’s always a pleasure to swim against the tide and here’s an opportunity. In fact, the term ‘security blanket’ wasn’t coined by Charles Schulz for his Peanuts cartoon strip.

The derivation of ‘security blanket’ involves a rather meandering tale, which goes like this: Security blankets were known to Americans in the 1920s and were at that date overblankets which were clipped into babies’ cribs to stop the occupants falling out.

The tale now moves on to World War II. The term ‘security blanket’ was then used to refer to strict security measures that were taken to keep Allied military plans from falling into the hands of the Germans. The term was coined in that context by the US military while

fighting in Europe.

The emergence of the military use of ‘security blanket’ about twenty years after the use of the term in a domestic setting does suggest the possibility that those coining a new meaning for it were the babies that were tucked up under security blankets a generation earlier.

Now we move on another step, to the use of the expression as ‘a small familiar comforter for babies and toddlers’. Now we get to Charles Schulz, right? Not quite. Schulz drew the character Linus van Pelt with a comfort blanket in the Peanuts cartoon strip in June 1954. It wasn’t until 1956, in Good Grief, More Peanuts, that the item was given a name by Linus: “This is a ‘security and happiness’ blanket. All little kids carry them.”

By that date the term had been in use elsewhere. The November 1954 issue of the California newspaper The Daily Review included this piece by a staff writer, under the name of ‘Bev’: ‘Security blanket. My younger child is one year old.

When she finds a fuzzy blanket or a fleecy coat she presses her cheek against it and sucks her thumb.’

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Soi 94 Certificate of Excellence restaurant 2012, 2013, 2014 Curries from only 90 baht Eat in or takeaway 081 455 5298 Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19 For the last time, that’s not “ball lightning.” It’s a form of static electricity unique to your unusually hirsute groin.

Aquarius Jan 20 – Feb 18 Your new pheromone-based scent will make you irresistible to women, who will devour you, bones, hair, and all.

Pisces Feb 19 – Mar 20 You’re starting to think that if men had been meant to swim through solid rock as if it were water, they would have been born with fulminating lava ducts.

ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 20 You’ve been feeling bad about wasting your life, but there’s really nothing useful you could have done with it, anyway.

Taurus Apr 21 – May 21 The inexplicable rain that always pours from underneath your umbrella will finally stop, moments before your derby hat catches fire.

Gemini May 22 – June 21 You know those guys in Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert? The stars think those guys must be, like, gay.

Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 22 Your weekly visit to the cemetery goes bad when you tell your problems to your mom’s grave just as the sarcastic zombies begin to rise.

Leo Jul 23 – Aug 22 The search for meaning in life is a worthy pursuit, but the search for meaning in your particular life is a real waste of time.

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Virgo Aug 23 – Sep 22 It turns out Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, who classified the clouds, named the cold, fat, puffy little damp ones after you.

Libra Sep 23 – Oct 23 The engineering principles behind the suspension bridge make it possible for you to plummet from a great height into extremely deep water this week.

Scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 21 You will continue to honor the great American democratic tradition of blindly trusting and obeying those you deem superior to yourself.

Sagittarius Nov 22 – Dec 21 True to your mediocre nature, you will soon be confronted with a difficult choice between the Homely Lady and the Passive, Undersized Tiger.

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With separate title deeds ready for transfer you can reserve your property for as little as 20 000 Baht, enjoy a 6 month payment plan and a guaranteed annual 5% return on investment property management plan.

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Each week we have an easy and a hard Sudoku puzzle.

Just fill in the empty squares so that each horizontal and vertical line, and each section, has all the numbers 1 to 9.

Last issue’s solutions Puzzle 2

Puzzle 2 (Hard)

Puzzle 1

Puzzle 1 (Easy)

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marriage Three friends married women from different parts of the world.....

The first man married a Greek girl. He told her that she was to do the dishes and house cleaning. It took a couple of days, but on the third day he came home to see a clean house and dishes washed and put away....

The second man married a Thai girl. He gave his wife orders that she was to do all the cleaning, dishes and the cooking. The first day he didn’t see any results but the next day he saw it was better. By the third day he saw his house was clean, the dishes were done, and there was a huge dinner on the table....

The third man married a girl from Scotland . He ordered her to keep the house cleaned, dishes washed, lawn mowed, laundry washed, and hot meals on the table for every meal. The first day he didn’t see anything, the second day he didn’t see anything either but by the third day, some of the swelling had gone down and he could see a little out of his left eye and his arm was healed enough that he could fix himself a sandwich and load the dishwasher. He still has some difficulty when he urinates.....

Safe Storage Available Bicycle, Motorbike, Suitcase, Bags, Boxes, Furniture From Only 100 Baht per Month Contact David 092 927 7207

media coverage If ISIS would really like the world to take notice of their intentions, they should kill a lion. headlines UK Headline: Black man nearly drowns in local river.

US Headline: Black man caught stealing water. Shot 4 times. interview My job interview didn’t go too well last week.

‘WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF A TEAM’ I painted myself black, wore loads of jewellery, got my hair cut into a Mohawk and I still didn’t get it.

Contact: Tel.: 082 298 0500 E-mail: realestate@luckyhuahin.com Website: luckyhuahin.com

Restaurant & Bakery in Samorphrong OPEN from 9am - 9pm closed tuesdays Delicious Home Cooked Western & Thai Food Breakfasts - Fresh Bread Baked Daily Free Wi-Fi - Easy Parking

Contact us on 093 139 9655 or food@passportcafehuahin.com See our menu on passportcafehuahin.com and our Facebook page Passport-Cafe

Directions: From Hua Hin go north on the Klong (Canal) Road through the traffic lights and turn left at the blue bridge with the water tower next to it, then immediately right before the 7-11. Follow this road for approximately 1.5 km and you will find us on the right opposite Tropical Hill.

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Lawyer Hua Hin buy, sell, rent or lease, this is the place to do it with ease

Business HUA HIN LUXURY HOME FURNISHING BUSINESS FOR SALE. The business is located in a high foot traffic area and has excellent revenues and profits. The Showroom and offices have a low rental and a long lease. Asking price is 14 Million Baht. Contact Phil 0870340568 HUA HIN ITALIAN RESTAURANT FOR SALE. This profitable Business has many regular customers and also offers a delivery service. The business is located in a busy area and has additional outside seating available. The Business has a long lease and a low monthly rent. Asking Price is 2.9 Million Baht. Contact Phil 0870340568 HUA HIN LUXURY RESORT AND SPA FOR SALE. Facilities include a large swimming pool & Jacuzzi, Restaurant serving Thai and European Food, A cocktail bar, conference room, Gym and a Spa and massage. The resort is set on two Rai of freehold land.

Asking Price is 95 Million Baht. Contact Phil 0870340568.

Beautiful and clean bar for sale in Soi 80, Hua Hin. Property includes two bedrooms, two bathrooms and kitchen, while the bar area is well furnished with comfortable chairs and tables and a pool table.Selling for family reasons. Fifteen months remain on the current renewable lease, and the rent is 20,000 baht per month paid monthly. Price of 900,000 baht or near offer includes a Thai company. Please call 098 961 9290 or 092 789 0442 for more information or to view the bar.

Falang looking for business opportunity or partner in Hua Hin / Cha Am. Willing to buy, rent, invest / share or start up. Anyone with good idea please call on 08441 33761 or email paulkr20@hotmail.com wanted guesthouse/hotel within 400m of beach near central Hua Hin. Call 081 817 3000

Employment Own and operate your own Business selling other businesses in Thailand. Hua Hin is available for an associate to operate within. Large earning potential, ROI expected within one year. Full training and set up cost is only 580,000 Baht. Includes company setup, visa and work permit. Interested parties will have to complete a standard confidentiality agreement. Contact Phil 0870340568 phil@thaibusinessadvisors.com Staff wanted feMale waitress staff wanted full training given; MUST HAVE A BRAIN!! Email info@ buffalobillshuahin.com or call 080 727 4710 guesthouse requires staff - maid, daytime and nighttime staff and security guard. Please call 081 817 3000 or 087 155 6115

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Then why not place an ad here telling everyone about it! Prices and ways to place your ad below.

General roadster stereo unit, 30 watts, remote, cd, cass., fm radio - can transfer from cass, cd to sd card, usb. Selling for 2000 baht (new 5500). Also an I-Net radio, cable + wifi, no Laptop needed. 30 watts Power also 2000 baht from Technisat. Both new condition + books with remote, ac cable etc. Contact gutbart@web.de or call 084 676 0468 Electronic Hobbyists and Other Makers in Hua Hin! I know that there are people in town (besides me) who work with electronics, microcontrollers, electromechanical stuff, and general DIY. I’d like to connect up to share ideas, etc. Please do respond and let me know who you are! We could have a lot of fun together… garyhall771@ gmail.com

General - sports Bored? No More! Pickleball is here! Join expats playing the fastest growing sport in Europe and North America! PICKLEBALL. But we play right here in Hua Hin every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday from 11-1 at Palm Hills Country Club! We emphasize OPT- On the Play Training with plenty of fun exercise and socializing! Check us out on Facebook- Pickleball Hua Hin and watch the game and fundamentals on Youtube! lake view golf membership for 36 hole golf course. 100,000 bart includes transfer,maintenance paid. 0868932926 palm hills golf membership for sale, 7 years left, any reasonable offer accepted.

Call Peter on 087 929 6683 or email sib-1@hotmail.com

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honda scoopy blue and white, fuel injected 2012 28,000 baht. Call 081 817 3000

auto: 4 wheels pluS Optra 1.6 Chevrolet 4 door Manual, Excellent condition 175,000 baht Finance Available Tel. 0822912210 Wanted 2/3 year old 4 door auto truck any make :Contact Cliff Mobile number 0898 4333 47 reduced! suzuki carry flatbed van 4 years old, one owner, dual fuel (LPG and regular) system, custom built cage for flatbed. Price 175,000 baht or best offer. Please call for more details to 081 614 8728 (Thai or English).

Wanted WANTED Anyone travelling to Hua Hin area from UK anytime in the future willing to bring glaucoma eye drops. please contact Keith Wild on 0814661875. They will be posted to a UK address.

Property for sale large house and land near Cha Am for sale; 200 sqm living area on 2.5 rai just 4.8m baht. Also adjacent land of 0.7 rai available for 480,000 baht or make an offer for both. Contact 089 530 8771 or go to luckyhuahin.com for photos and information.

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.

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.

Four Bed Villa On Stilts 4.9m baht. Go to www.awolonline.net/property or luckyhuahin.com or call 089 530 8771 for details.

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.

For sale by the owner only. Contact 080 100 4194 long term rental properties wanted, particularly pool villas in good areas. Please contact Lucky Real Estate on 089 530 8771 or realestate@luckyhuahin.com

sunrise coast commercial properties - we have a variety of land, resorts and other commercial opportunities available in the Bang Saphan area. Contact 089 530 8771 for details.

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.

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Do you like to cook?

Is cooking your hobby? Is cooking a passion?

Come and join us in our new Hua Hin Hobby Cooking Members group

The cooking sessions are once a month. Each member has a chance to host the group in their home and make dinner for them. There are no guidelines as far as what to cook, as long as the meal is homemade and they provide the recipes. Costs are shared and each member brings their own drinks.

My idea was to regularly gather people who have the same passion; cooking. As there are many nationalities it will be exciting to discover new food cultures and to share recipes. A cooking group is also a social event; cooking together is fun and is an opportunity to make new friends.

You do not need to be a chef in order to join the group.

Whatever your level of cooking is, most important is that you like cooking, are open to new ideas and are prepared to participate regularly at the members’ cooking sessions.

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Mags Meanderings: From Som Tam To Mushy Peas

sim-ple stuff?

Writing this page almost always carries the risk that by the time AWOL hits the sois, some information here will already be out of date.

So with that in mind when I was writing this with the intended publication date being last week - July 31st it was planned to be the deadline for registering your prepaid mobile SIM. Given that AWOL was not published last week due to the Buddhist holiday, this was a good thing as apparently this date has now been extended by a month! Hopefully those of you who are affected by this new Thai law will know the exact situation by now.

Then again maybe not....

Even Singapore, that place with the scarily efficient airport, had to delay its’ implementation of mandatory SIM registration, despite having given 6 months notice of it, because it was realised that there wasn’t enough time to prepare.

Many countries however have gone through with the same legislation, including Australia, China, (where of course it was made to work,) the UAE, (same same but different,) and Turkey, (where it was a shambles.)

Thankfully the UK, where foresight and planning isn’t a government strong point right now, rejected the idea a few years ago, while Mexico implemented it in 2009, only to repeal the law three years later, when it was found that mandatory SIM registration had not helped to prevent crime.

And surely crime prevention is what it is all about? Or at least it allegedly is, so let’s avoid too much confrontation and go along with that theory.

In November 2013 the GSM Association published a White Paper on the mandatory registration of prepaid SIM card users. The important word there being ‘users’.

Because it is those people who are actually registering their personal details, which of course involves showing proof of ID. The GSMA is an association of mobile operators and related companies established in 1995 to support the standardisation, deployment and promotion of the mobile industry. It now covers over 220 countries and around 800 mobile operators, but whether it includes Thailand is not clear.

What is clear from its’ 2013 findings is that mandatory registration has its’ pros and cons. Not least of which is getting the process of implementation right. And a key factor in that is accessibility to the registration procedure.

Perhaps their most telling finding in terms of registration is one which will almost certainly affect Thailand, i.e. that the effectiveness of mandatory registration depends on ‘certain local and regional market conditions.....for example whether the government maintains robust

citizen ID records’.

No doubt you will all have your own views on that.

Crucially the GSMA also questioned the actual value of registration in curbing crime. Not least because people who are intent on beating the system are not too bothered about breaking the law on registration in the first place.

And also because any lack of the ‘robust citizen ID records’ will make the law impossible to enforce.

Then there are the knock on effects. Mobile operators and retailers have to meet the extra costs of implementing registration. Checking ID, signing contracts, and updating and maintaining data. As happened in Turkey, Thailands implementation of the new law requires mobile customers to register with the retailer at the point of sale of the SIM. This alone can be difficult for the many prepay users who live in isolated rural areas. The very people in fact who depend on their mobile phones, but who may well find that the plug is pulled on them simply because they haven’t been able to get to their retailer, or maybe even haven’t understood that they need to register in the first place.

Overall the mandatory registration of pre-paid SIMs’ seems to be rather like taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut. While the basic principal of using it to reduce crime may seem idealistic, in practice only those countries which have extreme control over their citizens are likely to see any benefits, and those are the countries more likely to control crime anyway.

Meanwhile the positive benefits on which registration is sold to users, such as enabling access to mobile banking etc for those in remote areas, can still be gained via voluntary registration.

It would be good to see that Thai people continue to have that choice.

This weeks word - ‘eructation’ - is worth remembering if you want to impress people after one too many Chang on top of the pad thai.

It simply means a belch.

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

Bobby’s Bar, Soi 102.; Free Bar B Que every Friday from 5pm. when spend 180 bt. Sunday Roast - spend 200 baht on drinks and get it free!.Now extended and available from 12.30 to 6.30pm. British Breakfast all day, Only 99 bt.

Captain Dougs, Khao Takiab; Every Friday from 7pm BBQ plus a beer just 300 baht. dizzy dolphin, Soi Samorphong; Happy Hour every day from 1 - 7pm - Samsong + mixer 40 baht, Wine 55 baht, large domestic beers 65 baht. Live band every Saturday from 8pm.

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. 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 Sunset Boulevard, Khao Takiab; All video, home made fun pub quiz. Third Tuesday of every month (next

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10 rounds including 2 audio visual and 2 table rounds.

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

Hua Hin Golf Society

RESULTS 29th July 2015 Black Mountain Stableford 13 entered 1st Mark Gagliardi 39 pts (13) 2nd Dana Lilja 39 pts (09) 3rd Nigel Guest 38 pts (15) 4th Wij Wijesena 37 pts (09)

Results 31st July 2015 Majestic A - B Stableford 17 entered 1st Andrew McDermott 41 pts (09) 2nd John Hall 39 pts (21) 3rd Darren Sellars 38 pts (10) 4th Peter Adams 38 pts (15)

27th July 2015 Lake View AB Stableford 15 entered 1st Mick Court 37 pts (18) 2nd Dana Lilja 36 pts (10) 3rd Seppo Rintala 34 pts (13) 4th Bryan McLeod 34 pts (14)

28th July 2015 Springfield A + B CAPTAIN’S DAY 61 entered 1st Russell Beard 43 pts (07) 2nd Neung Chueanil 40 pts (08) 3rd Hans Van Der Voort 40 pts (29) 4th Chuan Walker 38 pts (07)

22nd July 2015 Palm Hills 2 man Scramble 12 teams 1st Gary Engleman, Gerry Paget 72-5.5=66.5 2nd Peter Hayes, Mick Mace 74-6.8 = 67.2 3rd Dana Lilja, Pim Van Dijk 74 - 6.0 = 68.0 4th Derek Lindsay, David Parkinson 77-7.5=69.5

24th July 2015 Banyan Stableford 21 entered 1st Malee Russell 44 pts (24) 2nd Tim Dixon 38 pts (10) 3rd Darren Sellars 36 pts (10) 4th Oon Heath 34 pts (15)

20th July 2015 Lakeview CD Stableford 7 entered 1st Geoff G Batt-Rawden 44 pts (07) 2nd Gary Engleman 35 pts (16) 3rd Peter Hayes 31 pts (10) 4th Mick Mace 27 pts (17)

Fixtures 10th August 2015 Lakeview A&B Stableford 12th August 2015 Majestic Creek Stableford

fixtures 11th August 2015 Majestic Stableford 14th August 2015 Sea Pines Stableford cha am golf club

Contact: secretary@chaamgolfclub.com FIXTURES No events scheduled

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Held every Friday at Palm Hills. Thanks to Robin Heath and Nigel Guest for results.

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31st July 2015 - no results available 24th July 2015 1st Barbara Anstee 35 pts (27) 2nd Ronnie Thorley 32 pts (18) 3rd James Lynch 30 pts (21) 4th Nigel Guest 29 pts (15) lake view members club

Results 27th July 2015 Stableford. AC Courses 1st Peter Tucker (10) 36pts 2nd Mike Lord (12) 35pts 3rd Steve O’Brien (12) 34pts 31st July 2015 Stableford AB courses 1st Mike Lord (12) 41pts 2nd Mike O’Brien (16) 34pts 3rd Steve O’Brien (12) 30pts 3rd August 2015 Medal AB Courses 1st Mike Lord (11) 71 net 2nd Mike O’Brien (16) 74 net 3rd Reto Vorburger (5) 76net FIXTURES Lake View every Monday, Wednesday, Friday

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The solution to last week’s puzzle is on page 14

Across 1 Riding around him, jockey means to follow backward youth (8) 5 Frenchman they’ve secretly betrayed (4) 10 Retreat from battle, like a recruit (3) 11 Narcolepsy treated with morphine, say (11) 12 Departure from airport when missing taxi? (8,4-3) 13 Discovering words of reproach?

(4,4) 15 English port where Italian restaurant opened (5) 17 Charity given nothing by short celebrity (5) 19 Defenceless city protected by guarantee (8) 22 Nation state aiming to spread panic (4,7,4) 24 Giving dancing star courses in creativity (7,4) 25 A British bird (3) 26 Dead flower and twigs, we hear (4) 27 Former 23 - equally, part of Arab League (8)

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Down 1 Get piano out of refuse (6) 2 Second-class menace (5) 3 Attention-seeker taking abuse from drunk? (7) 4 Begins to illustrate text thus (14) 6 Canadian city university draped in tarpaulin? (9) 7 City street’s produce (8) 8 Engagement parties being held apparently? (8,2,4) 9 1000 in an area, 500 out of it (6) 14 Youth worker, absent one, punished

by CEO (6,3) 16 Simple name for awkward problems (2-6) 18 Thin setter with short suit (6) 20 Colleague of Fawkes reading out girl’s second letter (7) 21 Idiot wearing old waistcoat (6) 23 Bombers turned up intelligence in Baghdad (5)

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Hua Hin Pool Billiard League

results Week 6 31st July 2015 Clansmen v Maria Bar 1 n/a Hua Hin Miss You (17) 7 - 1 (9) Jaew Bar Johnnie’s 56 (19) 7 - 1 (10) Master Cues Lucky Shot B (16) 6 - 2 (9) Coopers Br Garden Maria Bar 2 (17) 6 - 2 (7) Lucky Shot A Pa’s Beer Garden (11) 2 - 6 (16) Infinity Bar Sunset Boulevard v Kom Hom n/a TK Roadhouse (11) 2 - 6 (16) Squealing Pig

results Week 7 30th July 2015 Bobby’s Birds v The Dream n/a Drink & Shelter v Bobby’s Boys n/a Lanla Bar v JJ Sport Bar n/a Muan Bar 2 v Anytime Bar n/a Mucky Duck v Maria Bar n/a Sasa Bar v Vinyl an Rose n/a The Kiss v Exotic Bar n/a TK Roadhouse v Muan Bar 1 n/a

League Table

Fixtures Week 9 13th August 2015 Bobby’s Birds v JJ Sport Bar Drink & Shelter v The Dream Exotic Bar v Anytime Bar Muan Bar 2 v Vinyl an Rose Mucky Duck v Lanla Bar Sasa Bar v Muan Bar 1 The Kiss v Bobby’s Boys TK Roadhouse v Maria Bar

Team Maria Bar 1 Infinity Bar Clansmen Maria Bar 2 Kom Hom Squealing Pig Lucky Shot A Lucky Shot B HHin Miss You Sunset B’vard TK Roadhouse Johnnie’s 56 Master Cues Jaew Bar Pa’s Beer Grden Coopers Br Gdn

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hua hin khao takiab super Pool League

P W D 5 5 0 6 5 0 5 5 0 6 4 1 5 4 1 6 4 1 6 4 0 6 2 1 6 2 1 5 1 2 6 1 1 6 1 1 6 1 1 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 0

L 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 6

+/22 20 20 16 16 14 16 -4 -8 -8 -6 -8 -14 -20 -22 -34

Pts 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 0

fixtures Week 7 7th August 2015 Coopers Beer Garden v Sunset Boulevard Infinity Bar v Lucky Shot A Jaew Bar v Pa’s Beer Garden Kom Hom v Johnnie’s 56 Lucky Shot B v Maria Bar 2 Maria Bar 1 v TK Roadhouse Master Cues v Clansmen Squealing Pig v Hua Hin Miss You Week 8 14th August 2015 Clansmen v Kom Hom Hua Hin Miss You v Maria Bar 1 Johnnie’s 56 v Coopers Beer Garden Lucky Shot A v Jaew Bar Maria Bar 2 v Infinity Bar Pa’s Beer Garden v Squealing Pig Sunset Boulevard v Lucky Shot B TK Roadhouse v Master Cues

P W L 5 5 0 5 5 0 5 4 0 4 4 0 5 4 1 5 3 2 4 2 1 5 1 4 5 2 3 4 2 2 5 0 5 5 0 5 4 1 2 5 0 4 3 0 1 3 0 3

Hua Hin’s only pool bar with FOUR 9’ tables Ask about our drinks specials and other special offers Contact Andy on 086 178 1550 Email: aknabe@gmx.net 27/3 Poolsuk Road, Hua Hin

thursday friendly Pool League

results Week 10 23rd July 2015 Bar 80 Saloon 7 - 13 Pit’s Cafe Casanova’s 8 - 12 Monica’s Bar Clansmen 14 - 6 MasterCues Bar Coopers Beer Garden 9 - 11 Komhom Bar Dara Bar 11 - 9 Jaew Bar Squealing Pig 13 - 7 Hua Hin Bar

League Table Team Lanla Bar Maria Bar Mucky Duck TK Roadhouse Bobby’s Birds JJ Sport Bar Muan Bar 2 Muan Bar 1 The Kiss Vinyl an Rose Bobby’s Boys The Dream Drink & Shelter Anytime Bar Sasa Bar Exotic Bar

LUCKY SHOT BAR

+/54 42 24 38 4 4 20 -12 -12 -12 -32 -32 -14 -40 -6 -26

Pts 77 71 62 59 52 52 50 44 44 34 34 34 33 30 27 17

League Table Team Clansmen Pit’s Cafe Squealing Pig Monica’s Bar Komhom Bar Bar 80 Saloon Dara Bar Coopers Br Gdn Jaew Bar MasterCues Hua Hin Bar Casanova’s

P 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

W 10 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 4 3 2 1

D 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2

L 0 2 4 4 5 3 5 6 6 7 7 7

+/86 22 24 18 8 0 -2 -18 -20 -34 -38 -46

Pts 163 126 124 121 114 112 108 98 98 89 86 81

Fixtures Week 12 13th August 2015 Bar 80 Saloon v Squealing Pig Casanova’s v Pit’s Cafe Clansmen v Monica’s Bar Coopers Beer Garden v MasterCues Bar Dara Bar v Komhom Bar Hua Hin Bar v Jaew Bar

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hua hin/khao takiab ladies Pool League

results Week 23 27th July 2015 Bobby’s Birds 10 - 8 The Squealing Pig Dara Bar 9 - 9 The Clansmen Jaew Bar v The Connection n/a Kom Hom 10 - 8 Sa Sa Bar Monicas 7 - 11 JNB Bar TK Roadhouse 3 - 15 Muan Bar Waring Bar 9 - 9 Sunset Boulevard Week 24 3rd August 2015 JNB Bar 10 - 8 Jaew Bar Muan Bar 11 - 7 Dara Bar Sa Sa Bar 7 - 11 TK Roadhouse Sunset Boulevard 8 - 10 Bobby’s Birds The Clansmen 12 - 6 Monicas The Connection 10 - 8 Waring Bar The Squealing Pig 14 - 4 Kom Hom League Table Team Muan Bar Squealing Pig Dara Bar JNB Bar Bobby’s Birds The Clansmen Kom Hom Sunset B’vard Waring Bar Sa Sa Bar TK Roadhouse The Connection Monicas Jaew Bar

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

W 20 19 14 12 11 10 9 9 10 9 6 6 5 4

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

L 3 3 8 6 10 11 11 10 13 11 12 14 16 16

+/- Pts 153 41 104 40 32 30 18 29 -18 25 -22 23 -14 22 10 21 -17 21 2 20 -54 16 -58 13 -60 12 -76 9

Fixtures Week 25 10th August 2015 Bobby’s Birds v Waring Bar Dara Bar v Sa Sa Bar Jaew Bar v The Clansmen JNB Bar v The Connection Kom Hom v Sunset Boulevard Monicas v Muan Bar TK Roadhouse v The Squealing Pig

hua hin/khao takiab Fun Pool League

results Week 16 29th July 2015 Chon Bar 11 - 8 JW Red JW Black 10 - 9 Sabai Jungle Juice A 10 - 9 Buckleys King Bar A 6 - 13 Tiger Bar Limelight 6 - 13 Jungle Juice B Pink Panther 11 - 8 All Nations GH

results Week 34 22nd July 2015 Aussie Bar 11 - 7 The Squealing Pig Beach Hut Bar 6 - 12 Bobby’s Beauties Bobby’s Bangers 5 - 13 TK Roadies Maria’s Bar 9 - 9 Monica’s Muan Bar 10 - 8 Jaew Bar Saloon Bar 80 6 - 12 Clansman Sunset Boulevard 14 - 4 Casanova’s TK Roadhouse 11 - 7 The Bridge League Table Team Clansman Sunset B’vard Maria’s Bar TK Roadhouse Muan Bar Squealing Pig Monica’s Saloon Bar 80 Dara’s Bar Beach Hut Bar Bobby’s Bngrs The Bridge Bobby’s B’ties TK Roadies Aussie Bar Jaew Bar Casanova’s

P 32 32 31 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 31

W 30 24 22 23 17 18 16 16 12 11 10 10 9 8 7 3 2

D 1 3 5 2 6 2 4 3 11 4 4 3 3 4 5 2 4

L 1 5 4 7 9 12 12 13 9 17 18 19 20 20 20 27 25

+/202 126 138 110 22 36 47 18 -20 -12 -62 -62 -48 -73 -98 -162 -162

HUA HIN social POOL LEAGUE

Pts 61 51 49 48 40 38 36 35 35 26 24 23 21 20 19 8 8

Fixtures The season is over. Congratulations to The Clansmen on winning the league. Details of the new season will appear here when available.

Week 17 5th August 2015 All Nations GH 10 - 9 JW Black Buckleys 9 - 10 Pink Panther Chon Bar 12 - 7 Jungle Juice A JW Red 9 - 10 Tiger Bar Jungle Juice B 9 - 10 King Bar A Sabai 9 - 10 Limelight League Table Team Pink Panther Buckleys Jungle Juice B Limelight King Bar A All Nations GH Tiger Bar Jungle Juice A JW Red Sabai Chon Bar JW Black

P 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17

W 15 13 12 12 10 10 7 7 6 5 3 2

L 2 4 5 5 7 7 10 10 11 12 14 15

+/- Pts 57 30 71 26 33 24 17 24 23 20 21 20 -9 14 -47 14 -19 12 -23 10 -67 6 -57 4

Fixtures Week 18 12th August 2015 Jungle Juice A v JW Red JW Black v Buckleys King Bar A v Sabai Limelight v All Nations GH Pink Panther v Chon Bar Tiger Bar v Jungle Juice B 21

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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 8th August 2015 @ 5:00 pm Hua Hin H3 Run #312 Location: 2.3 km along the Sam Phan Nam Floating Market Road from Soi 112 Google Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/Rpkcq GPS Coordinates: N 12 29.216, E 99 54.582 (N 12.486928, E 99.909692) From Hua Hin or Cha-Am: https://goo.gl/ maps/2hNrP Make your way on Phet Kasem Road to and turn into Hua Hin Soi 112. Drive 5.8 km and turn LEFT and continue for 2.3 km passing Sam Phan Nam Floating Market on your right and turn RIGHT at HHH sign on to a dirt road, take care to avoid roaming animals and continue for approximately 900 m following HHH signs to the run site.

HARES: Hugmanannygoat & Blowmedry HASH SNACKS: Karaoke Queen Fees: Male Drinkers ฿200, Female Drinkers ฿150, Teetotalers ฿100, kids ฿50, under 8’s Free). Your effort to bring the CORRECT change would be very much appreciated.

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results 26th July 2015 Hua Hin City 4 - 0 Nonthaburi 1st August 2015 Simork 1 - 0 Hua Hin City

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FIXTURES 9th August 2015 Hua Hin City v J.W. Police Thai Division 2 Central & Western Region League Table TEAM Samut Sakhon Thonburi City Simork Hua Hin Krung Thonburi Raj Pracha J.W. Police Phetchaburi Grakcu Tabfah Globlex TWD Pathum Thani Ratchaphruek Nonthaburi

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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 being built in Khao Takiab, and should be finished this year.

results Week 11 4th August 2015 Blue Lagoon 18 - 0 Hua Hin Miss You 1 Hua Hin Miss You 2 0 - 18 Jungle Juice Robin’s Rest 5 - 13 Johnny’s 56 The Clansmen 9 - 9 Mojo’s URS TREFF CHA AM 15 - 3 Kom Hom League Table Team URS TREFF Blue Lagoon Jungle Juice Kom Hom Johnny’s 56 The Clansmen Robin’s Rest Mojo’s HHin Miss You 2 HHin Miss You 1

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fixtures Week 12 11th August 2015 Hua Hin Miss You 1 v URS TREFF CHA AM Johnny’s 56 v The Clansmen Jungle Juice v Robin’s Rest Kom Hom v Hua Hin Miss You 2 Mojo’s v Blue Lagoon

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(all times Thailand) Saturday 8th August 2015 PREMIER LEAGUE Man Utd v Tottenham 18:45 Bournemouth v Aston Villa 21:00 Everton v Watford 21:00 Leicester v Sunderland 21:00 Norwich v Crystal Palace 21:00 Chelsea v Swansea 23:30 CHAMPIONSHIP Brighton v Nottm Forest 01:45 Cardiff v Fulham 18:00 Leeds v Burnley 18:30 Birmingham v Reading 21:00 Blackburn v Wolves 21:00 Bolton v Derby 21:00 Brentford v Ipswich 21:00 Charlton v QPR 21:00 Hull v Huddersfield 21:00 Rotherham v MK Dons 21:00 Sheff Wed v Bristol City 21:00 SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP Dundee v Hearts 21:00 Motherwell v Dundee Utd 21:00 Ross County v Hamilton 21:00 St Johnstone v Inverness CT 21:00 Sunday 9th August 2015 PREMIER LEAGUE Arsenal v West Ham 19:30 Newcastle v Southampton 19:30 Stoke v Liverpool 22:00 CHAMPIONSHIP Preston v Middlesbrough 18:00 SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP Partick Thistle v Celtic 18:30 Aberdeen v Kilmarnock 21:00 Tuesday 11th August 2015 PREMIER LEAGUE West Brom v Man City 02:00

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Sunday 9th August 2015 PREMIER LEAGUE Arsenal v West Ham 19:30 A tough start to life under new manager Bilic, but theoretically the players should be match fit after six competitive games already in the Europa League. There is also an unknown quantity in the away side with new signings and new style, but the Hammers record at the Emirates and against Arsenal in recent years is woeful. Not a classic game in store but we can’t see beyond a home win in this one.

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Michel Platini boosts FIFA presidency hopes with conversion to Satanism

france Michel Platini moved a step closer to the FIFA presidency with his conversion to Satanism yesterday.

“It is true,” said the popular ex-French International.

“I have given my soul to the dark one.”

Although not mandatory, it is expected that FIFA presidents be ardent Satanists ever since João Havelange invoked demonic powers to succeed Stanley Rous in 1974.

Mr Platini was previously not thought evil enough to take the reins at FIFA but is believed to have impressed the cloven-hooved one with his support for Qatar’s World Cup bid and subsequent murderous use of slave labour to prepare the stadiums.

The conversion to Satanism is just the first step for prospective FIFA leaders.

Above: UEFA President and prospective FIFA President Michel Platini practices his wicked ‘I know where all the bodies are buried’ grin

“He will bathe in the blood of virgins for two weeks,” explained Simon Williams, author of ‘Football and the devil – the history of FIFA‘.

“Which will be especially tricky for him. Not so much the blood, but as a Frenchman, the bathing bit will be a struggle.”

“Next will be the sacrifice of one of his children, and I understand they’re being quite sulky about that. But that’s teenagers for you.”

“Finally, there will be the secret ritual of the FIFA presidency, a terrifying rite of such profound evil that only the worst, most corrupt, morally empty human beings can possibly survive it.”

It is understood that Sepp Blatter performs the ritual every Sunday ‘just for fun’.

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