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hua hin, THAILAND While the terrible events in Bangkok are naturally dominating the news, we are focusing this week on a solvable problem that has taken many more lives over time, and this week has claimed another in Hua Hin. The tragic death of a 10 year old girl took place at the unguarded railway crossing on Soi 2, as a Chumphon bound train struck the car she was travelling in with her mother, who is in critical condition in Hua Hin hospital.

Pol Lt Prasong Jarurat, a duty officer at Hua Hin police station, said Aumpawan Nuamoon was driving her new Nissan Almera with her daughter in the front seat on their way to Cha Am, and were crossing the tracks heading east when the train collided with them around noon on Monday.

The train slammed into the left side of the car, killing Ms Aumpawan’s daughter instantly and pushing the car 50 metres down the tracks.

There have been regular incidents such as this at both guarded and unguarded crossings in the area in recent years, but Soi 2 is one of only a few remaining unguarded, and local residents are appealing to the State Railway of Thailand to rectify this, as well as the badly damaged road on either side of the crossing.

We cannot stress enough how careful every driver needs to be at all railway crossings, but frequently visibility up and down the tracks is impaired by overgrown vegetation, and this has certainly been the case at Soi 2 over the years. It can only be hoped that SRT and the tessaban will now react and sort this and any other unguarded crossings, as well as closing off access to a number of unofficial crossings, particularly as the arrival of dual track and faster trains is on the horizon.

We would also like to express our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the little girl and her mother.

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AND TIDES World weather (20-8-15)

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CITY Weather High °C Amsterdam Clear. Cool.

14 Ankara Sunny. Mild.

20 Athens Clear. Warm.

25 Auckland Sprinkles. Cool.

12 Beijing Overcast. Warm.

28 Berlin Cool.

13 Buenos Aires Clear. Cool.

10 Cairo Sunny. Warm.

25 Chicago Light rain.

19 Copenhagen Clear. Cool.

15 Dubai Clear. Extremely hot. 34 Dublin Partly cloudy. Cool.

14 Helsinki Sunny. Cool.

10 Ho Chi Minh City Thunderstorm 32 Hong Kong Passing clouds.

30 Islamabad Scattered clouds.

33 Jakarta Partly sunny. Warm. 30 Jerusalem Scattered clouds.

26 Johannesburg Clear.

14 Karachi Scattered clouds.

29 Kuala Lumpur Broken clouds.

25 London Low clouds. Cool.

16 Madrid Clear. Mild.

21 Manila Overcast. Warm.

28 Mexico City Passing clouds. Mild. 17 Moscow Fog. Cool.

10 Mumbai Scattered clouds.

30 New Delhi Fog. Warm.

29 New York Partly cloudy. Warm. 26 Oslo Passing clouds.

14 Paris Overcast. Cool.

16 Perth Scattered showers. 17 Phnom-Penh Thunderstorm 34 Rio De Janeiro Passing clouds.

23 Riyadh Clear. Hot. 33 Rome Clear. Mild.

18 San Francisco Passing clouds.

18 Seoul Broken clouds.

27 Shanghai Sprinkles. Clear.

30 Singapore Partly sunny. Warm. 31 Stockholm Scattered clouds.

9 Sydney Passing clouds.

20 Taibei/Taipei Scattered clouds.

33 Tokyo Sprinkles.

27 Vancouver Passing clouds.

19 Vientiane Chance of T’storm 34 Yangon Mostly cloudy.

29 Zurich Cool.

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

1 Cloudy most of the time 2 Cloudy 3 Cloudy with a stray shower 4 Occasional rain and drizzle 1 Cloudy with a little rain 0 Cloudy 0 Mostly cloudy

34 33 30 31 33 33 34

27 27 26 25 25 26 25

10:21/ 21:00 11:45/ 21:01 20:41 16:58 17:17 17:41 18:02

03:47/ 14:59 04:22/ 15:19 05:05 06:04 07:19 08:32 09:33

thailand weather (20-8-15) Place Temp. Hum. Conditions Aranyaprathet 32 °C 57% Partly Cloudy Bangkok 34 °C 52% Scattered Clds Bhumibol Dam 29 °C 70% Scattered Clds Bua Chum 32 °C 52% Scattered Clds Chaiyaphum 32 °C 54% Overcast Chanthaburi 31 °C 75% Scattered Clds Chiang Mai 30 °C 62% Scattered Clds Chiang Rai 27 °C 89% Overcast Chumphon 26 °C 89% Light Rain Hat Yai 31 °C 66% Mostly Cloudy Kam Paeng Phet 32 °C 59% Scattered Clds Kanchanaburi 34 °C 44% Clear Khanom 32 °C 62% Mostly Cloudy Khlong Yai 31 °C 75% Scattered Clds Khon Kaen 31 °C 66% Scattered Clds Ko Lanta 32 °C 59% Mostly Cloudy Ko Samui 34 °C 59% Mostly Cloudy Ko Sichang 33 °C 49% Scattered Clds Krabi 32 °C 59% Mostly Cloudy Laemchabang 33 °C 49% Scattered Clds Lampang 32 °C 70% Scattered Clds Lamphun 30 °C 62% Scattered Clds Loei 30 °C 74% Mostly Cloudy Lop Buri 34 °C 52% Scattered Clds Mae Hong Son 30 °C 62% Mostly Cloudy Mae Sariang 28 °C 73% Mist Mae Sot 26 °C 87% Overcast Mukdahan 32 °C 70% Mostly Cloudy Nakhon Phanom 32 °C 70% Mostly Cloudy Nakhon Ratch. 32 °C 52% Scattered Clds Nakhon Sawan 32 °C 53% Scattered Clds Nakhon Si Tham. 33 °C 59% Partly Cloudy Nan 30 °C 70% Overcast

Place Temp. Hum. Conditions Narathiwat 33 °C 55% Scattered Clds Nong Khai 30 °C 79% Mostly Cloudy Pattani 33 °C 55% Scattered Clds Pattaya 32 °C 52% Scattered Clds Phayao 27 °C 89% Overcast Phetchabun 32 °C 59% Scattered Clds Phetchaburi 34 °C 52% Partly Cloudy Phitsanulok 32 °C 59% Scattered Clds Phrae 32 °C 62% Overcast Phuket 31 °C 66% Mostly Cloudy Prachin Buri 34 °C 52% Scattered Clds Prachuap K.khan 34 °C 52% Partly Cloudy Ranong 26 °C 89% Light Rain Rayong 31 °C 78% Scattered Clds Roi Et 33 °C 63% Scattered Clds Sakon Nakhon 34 °C 63% Scattered Clds Sattahip 32 °C 52% Scattered Clds Satun 31 °C 66% Mostly Cloudy Songkhla 33 °C 55% Mostly Cloudy Suphan Buri 34 °C 51% Scattered Clds Surat Thani 33 °C 66% Scattered Clds Surin 33 °C 71% Partly Cloudy Tak 29 °C 70% Scattered Clds Takua Pa 31 °C 66% Mostly Cloudy Tha Tum 33 °C 62% Partly Cloudy Tha Wang Pha 30 °C 70% Overcast Thong Pha Phum 28 °C 73% Scattered Clds Trang 27 °C 89% Thunderstorm Ubon Ratchathani 33 °C 55% Scattered Clds Udon Thani 31 °C 70% Scattered Clds Uttaradit 29 °C 70% Scattered Clds Wichian Buri 32 °C 57% Scattered Clds

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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..... Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater Don’t discard something valuable along with something undesirable.

Proverbs are intended to pass on popular wisdom and are frequently expressed as warnings - ‘don’t count your chickens’, ‘don’t look a gift horse in the mouth’ and so on. To that list of don’ts we can add the odd-sounding ‘don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater’. Sadly, any discussion of the origin of this proverb has to refer to the nonsensical but apparently immortal email that circulates the Internet ‘Life in the 1500s’ (or 1600s, as some variants have it). One of the claims in one version of that mail is that “in mediaeval times” people shared scarce bathwater and by the time that the baby was bathed the water was so murky that the baby was in danger of being thrown out unseen. Complete twaddle, of course.

What is unusual about this phrase is that, quite by chance, the mischievous author of ‘Life in the 1500s’ hit on a correct date - the proverb did originate in the 1500s. ‘Throw the baby out with the bathwater’ is a

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German proverb and the earliest printed reference to it, in Thomas Murner’s satirical work Narrenbeschwörung (Appeal to Fools), dates from 1512. The expression was part of everyday German language from then onward (as ‘Schüttet das Kind mit dem Bade aus’) but didn’t emerge in English until the 19th century. The Scottish philosopher and German scholar Thomas Carlyle was well acquainted with German proverbs and translated it in an essay denouncing slavery entitled Occasional Discourse on the Nigger Question (written in 1849 and published in 1853): And if true, it is important for us, in reference to this Negro Question and some others. The Germans say, “you must empty-out the bathing-tub, but not the baby along with it.” Fling-out your dirty water with all zeal, and set it careering down the kennels; but try if you can to keep the little child!

Despite going against the establishment view on slavery that was held in his day, Carlyle wasn’t quite the freedom fighter we might imagine. His analogy compared the dirty bathwater to slavery (to be discarded) and the ‘little child’ to the useful service provided by the slave (to be kept). He suggested that “the Black gentleman is born to be a servant and is useful in God’s creation only as a servant”. What he in fact proposed was that servants should be hired for life and given payment, not kept as slaves.

The proverb, in the form of ‘do not empty out the baby with the bath water’, was in general use in English from the late 19th century onward.

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Reflecting on his life, the man says, “I’ll take the wisdom.”

“Wisdom is yours,” says the angel, disappearing in another puff.

The smoke is barely clear before the man thinks, “I should have taken the money.” doctors and nurses Playing doctors and nurses with the wife in the bedroom last night didn’t go very well.

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I said, “I’ll blame someone else.”

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A spokesman for the BBC said, “Tom just didn’t fit in.” doctor I went to the doctor and said, “I’m having trouble ‘satisfying’ my wife.”

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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.

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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. wanted guesthouse/hotel within 400m of beach near central Hua Hin. Call 081 817 3000

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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.

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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.

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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bagging a rat This week we take a look at rats and plastic bags, which have nothing in common apart from the fact that they pose those two most obvious questions - ‘how’ and ‘why’.

Let’s take the least useful of them first. Rats. A common enough sight when you live in Thailand, we often wonder why on earth they exist. At least in England they are considerate enough to keep largely out of sight, so we can try to pretend they aren’t there. In Thailand they are blatantly open when going about their daily business, which can include anything from scurrying along the tops of bars to biting sleeping dogs in the middle of Chomsin Road in broad daylight. (And if you think that I’m speaking from personal experience, you would be right.)

So how can rats have suddenly become useful? By being put to work sniffing out TNT in Cambodia. And as you have probably seen already, the special sniffer rats are doing a great job detecting those unexploded land mines which continue to kill and maim people there. But these are not just any old rats - they are Gambian Pouched Rats specially imported to Cambodia from Africa. Cheap to run once their air fares and quarantine costs have been paid, the rats are rewarded with bananas for locating UXB’s which, joking aside, they do quickly, efficiently and safely.

The puzzling question though has to be - how on earth was this special gift of the Gambian Pouched Rat discovered in the first place?

Now for plastic bags. Always a talking point in Thailand, where they are a way of life. Thai people just love plastic, whether it is made into plates, bowls, spoons, flip flops or tablecloths, plastic is the material of choice.

And of course Thailand is a major producer of all things Tupperware and Kleeneze, western companies which may well have helped fuel the nations’ addiction.

Unfortunately as we all know that the use of plastic bags is now well out of hand. To be fair not just in Thailand.

The UK is currently cracking down on the use of plastic

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bags, and from next month all retailers here will be required by law to charge for them.

Now Thailands’ Prime Minister has also joined the war against the plastic bag by asking all concerned to please stop using them on the 15th of every month, and more frequently if possible.

Alongside any other questions which this dictat raises has to be the obvious one. Why the 15th? Was it just as good a date as any? Or does it have some deep meaning unknown to the average farang? Perhaps most importantly - will people remember that the 15th is a no bag day?

There is in fact a six year history behind Thailands’ battle of the bag, which shows that the PMs ‘RRR’ strategy (reduce, reuse and recycle) is nothing new. In 2009 Phuket expat businessman Nick Anthony produced a strategy document, in collaboration with the TAT, aimed at achieving a dramatic reduction in plastic bag usage on Phuket island.

Clear and well produced, the document stated that with immediate effect, and with TAT support, a bag pricing policy was being discussed with Phuket retailers. At the time that seemed quite a radical idea for anywhere in Thailand, but Phuket was aiming to be the first Province to reduce plastic bag use, and it looked like it meant business. In fact compared with the UK, where the first retailer to introduce a charge for bags, Marks and Spencer, had only done so in 2008, it was pretty impressive.

It was to be three years on from the Phuket strategy before, in 2012, a large Tesco Lotus in Phuket City introduced an express check out lane for customers using their own bags. (By ‘large’ we are talking about a store with over 20 checkouts.) Customer take-up was, needless to say, poor, and two weeks after opening the special check out was serving only 10 to 20 customers a day, with most people preferring to queue and gather yet more free plastic bags in the process.

At the time it was reported that there was no real sign of progress or of a long term strategy to educate shoppers, although education had been part of the 2009 strategy.

So it seems surprising that Tesco Lotus went on to open its’ first ‘no bag’ store in Phuket in 2013. An indication that perhaps there is now some progress on the island, although updated information appears to be sadly lacking.

But whatever stage it has reached in its’ battle of the bag Phuket needn’t despair. Be assured that the UK still struggles with the same problem.

Word of the week is ‘crapulous’, which isn’t quite as rude as it sounds and could be worth remembering. Crapulous relates to the drinking of alcohol, or to drunkeness.

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Parties, special deals, regular events, celebrations and more; to get it in AWOL email info@awolonline.net. recently added and coming soon red piano, Soi Kanjanomai; Sunday 30th August 4 to 6pm Australian Wine Tasting 499 baht per person. (see ad p5) Coopers Beer Garden, Soi 94; International Quiz Night: Next quiz, Tuesday 25th August. Gloria will be standing in for Andy while he is on vacation. 8 rounds, complimentary food, and prizes for winning team. Come along and have a great night!

Knockout nine ball pool. Every Sunday at 7:30. Fun night guaranteed. First players to arrive are placed in a draw and even if they lose, there is a second chance. Lively music, and choose from the menu if hungry. See you there! kom hom, Soi 94; Sunday 23rd August from 7pm Country Music Party to welcome ‘Our Billy, Marcus and Alison’; Live music, free BBQ, Line Dancing team competition, prizes for best team, best outfit and much more. (see ad p 11) Regular Events

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alfrescos, Sam Roi Yod; Every Sunday from 1pm until gone 99 baht Traditional Sunday Roast, good food with live music.

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. deema restaurant, Soi 80; All Beers 45 baht all day every day. Open from 10.30 to midnight. Also parties arranged specially for you. Call Lena on 093 446 8233. 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 Friday 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)

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Send information to submissions@awolonline.net 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 one 15th September). Bookings for teams of up to 6 are recommended as it is very popular and usually full.

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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RESULTS 17th August 2015 Lake View AB Stableford 18 entered 1st Michael Snakebite 38 pts (07) 2nd Nigel Guest 38 pts (15) 3rd Gerry Paget 37 pts (06) 4th Timo Ripatti 36 pts (06)

Results 18th August 2015 Palm Hills Stableford 22 entered 1st Steve Brighton 39 pts (14) 2nd Bjorn Byman 37 pts (22) 3rd Hubert Maldonado 36 pts (13) 4th Sheila Bird 35 pts (31)

12th August 2015 Majestic Creek A & B Stableford 22 entered 1st Richard Denyer 36 pts (12) 2nd Andrew Reid 36 pts (13) 3rd Phil Knight 35 pts (08) 4th Mark Simpson 35 pts (15)

Fixtures 24th August 2015 Lakeview A&B Medal (practice for CC) 26th August 2015 Black Mountain Stableford

14th August 2015 Sea Pines Stableford 17 entered 1st Peter Bakker 40 pts (10) 2nd Stefan Foerg 37 pts (06) 3rd Thomas Pagden 33 pts (01) 4th Peter Adams 32 pts (15) 11th August 2015 Majestic A - B Stableford, 9 holes 24 entered 1st Peter Bakker 20 pts (05) 2nd Robert Bird 19 pts (08) 3rd Pook Sheriff 19 pts (18) 4th Hubert Maldonado 19 pts (07)

fixtures 25th August 2015 Banyan Stableford 28th August 2015 Black Mountain Stableford /Medal

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14th August 2015 Stableford 7 entered 1st Peter Whittaker 35 pts (24) 2nd Paul Badenoch-Jones 33 pts (10) 3rd Nigel Guest 33 pts (15) 4th Stuart Langford 29 pts (19) lake view members club

Results 14th August 2015 Stableford Course AB 1st Reto Vorburger (5) 35pts 2nd Doug East (11) 34pts 3rd Mike Lord (11) 32pts 17th August 2015 Stableford Course CA 1st Steve O’Brien (13) 41pts 2nd Andrew Dickson (8) 34pts 3rd Peter Tucker (11) 33pts FIXTURES Lake View every Monday, Wednesday, Friday

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Across 1 Concede to bill and leave nothing out (5) 4 Opportunity to take praise for arc lights (3,6) 9 They get their ideas from posters (10,5) 10 He is associated with appeasing those historic army leaders (8) 11 The reason for keeping scrap? It’s valuable (6) 13 Don’t go for bananas in custard, OK? (5,6) 14 Bar of uranium safely sealed? (3) 16 Loveless, nameless girl (3) 17 Marine guide, say, was not dry like powder (4-7) 18 Noise made by staff in a group (6) 20 Short, sweet - that is describing company commander (8) 22 Great soprano, 16, assaulted by trespasser (7,3,5) 23 Pale? Ale isn’t (4,5) 24 Cross the second bit out with a pen (5)

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results Week 8 14th August 2015 Clansmen (17) 6 - 2 (11) Kom Hom Hua Hin Miss You (6) 2 - 6 (18) Maria Bar 1 Johnnie’s 56 (20) 8 - 0 (3) Coopers Beer Gdn Lucky Shot A (17) 7 - 1 (7) Jaew Bar Maria Bar 2 (8) 3 - 5 (14) Infinity Bar Pa’s Beer Grden (10) 2 - 6 (16) Squealing Pig Sunset Boulevard (8) 1 - 7 (19) Lucky Shot B TK Roadhouse (14) 4 - 4 (14) Master Cues League Table Team Clansmen Maria Bar 1 Lucky Shot A Infinity Bar Kom Hom Squealing Pig Maria Bar 2 Lucky Shot B HHin Miss You Johnnie’s 56 Sunset B’vard TK Roadhouse Master Cues Pa’s Beer Grden Jaew Bar Coopers Br Gdn

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P W D 8 8 0 8 7 0 8 6 0 8 6 0 8 5 2 8 5 1 8 4 1 8 4 1 8 3 1 8 2 1 8 1 3 8 1 2 8 1 2 8 1 2 8 0 2 8 1 0

L 0 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 4 5 4 5 5 5 6 7

+/30 26 26 18 14 16 12 4 -10 -2 -16 -10 -16 -24 -28 -40

Pts 16 14 12 12 12 11 9 9 7 5 5 4 4 4 2 2

fixtures Week 9 21st August 2015 Coopers Beer Garden v Hua Hin Miss You Johnnie’s 56 v Maria Bar 2 Kom Hom v Pa’s Beer Garden Lucky Shot B v TK Roadhouse Maria Bar 1 v Infinity Bar Master Cues v Lucky Shot A Squealing Pig v Jaew Bar Sunset Boulevard v Clansmen Week 10 28th August 2015 Clansmen v Lucky Shot B Hua Hin Miss You v Kom Hom Infinity Bar v Squealing Pig Johnnie’s 56 v Sunset Boulevard Lucky Shot A v Maria Bar 1 Maria Bar 2 v Jaew Bar Pa’s Beer Garden v Master Cues TK Roadhouse v Coopers Beer Garden

results Week 9 13th August 2015 Drink & Shelter 14 - 6 The Dream Exotic Bar v Anytime Bar n/a Muan Bar 2 14 - 6 Vinyl an Rose Mucky Duck 12 - 8 Lanla Bar Sasa Bar 9 - 11 Muan Bar 1 TK Roadhouse 5 - 15 Maria Bar The Kiss 5 - 15 Bobby’s Boys Fixtures Week 11 27th August 2015 Anytime Bar v Bobby’s Boys Bobby’s Birds v Lanla Bar Drink & Shelter v JJ Sport Bar Exotic Bar v Vinyl an Rose Muan Bar 2 v Muan Bar 1 Mucky Duck v TK Roadhouse Sasa Bar v Maria Bar The Kiss v The Dream League Table Team Maria Bar Lanla Bar TK Roadhouse Muan Bar 2 Mucky Duck Bobby’s Birds Muan Bar 1 Vinyl an Rose Drink & Shelter Sasa Bar The Kiss JJ Sport Bar Bobby’s Boys The Dream Anytime Bar Exotic Bar

P W L 9 9 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 8 6 1 9 6 1 8 5 3 9 4 5 9 5 4 8 4 3 8 2 4 9 2 6 8 3 5 9 1 8 9 0 9 8 0 6 5 1 3

+/- Pts 80 130 54 117 44 112 62 111 28 104 6 83 -14 83 -14 83 -6 77 -12 74 -36 72 -18 71 -40 70 -58 61 -56 52 -20 40

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results Week 12 13th August 2015 Bar 80 Saloon 10 - 10 Squealing Pig Casanova’s 7 - 13 Pit’s Cafe Clansmen 16 - 4 Monica’s Bar Coopers Beer Garden 13 - 7 MasterCues Bar Dara Bar 8 - 12 Komhom Bar Hua Hin Bar 12 - 8 Jaew Bar League Table Team Clansmen Pit’s Cafe Squealing Pig Komhom Bar Bar 80 Saloon Monica’s Bar Coopers Br Gdn Dara Bar Jaew Bar Hua Hin Bar MasterCues Casanova’s

P 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

W 12 9 6 7 5 6 5 4 5 3 3 1

D 0 1 2 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 2

L 0 2 4 5 3 6 6 7 7 8 9 9

Fixtures Week 14 27th August 2015 Casanova’s v Squealing Pig Clansmen v Bar 80 Saloon Coopers Beer Garden v Pit’s Cafe Dara Bar v Monica’s Bar Hua Hin Bar v MasterCues Bar Jaew Bar v Komhom Bar

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+/104 34 24 18 0 0 -8 -12 -22 -36 -44 -58

Pts 196 156 146 143 134 132 127 123 119 109 104 95

Thai Food Deema Restaurant Soi 80 Advertise here from only 40 baht per week Open 10.30 am to midnight 093 446 8233 (Lena) ALL beers 45 baht ALL day EVERY day

hua hin/khao takiab ladies Pool League

results Week 26 17th August 2015 Muan Bar 12 - 6 Jaew Bar Sa Sa Bar v Monicas n/a Sunset Boulevard 9 - 9 TK Roadhouse The Clansmen 11 - 7 JNB Bar The Connection 5 - 13 Bobby’s Birds The Squealing Pig 10 - 8 Dara Bar Waring Bar 6 - 12 Kom Hom League Table Team Muan Bar Squealing Pig Dara Bar JNB Bar The Clansmen Bobby’s Birds Kom Hom Sunset B’vard Waring Bar Sa Sa Bar The Connection TK Roadhouse Monicas Jaew Bar

P 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 26 26 25 26

W 22 21 15 13 12 12 11 10 11 10 8 6 6 4

D 1 2 2 6 3 3 4 4 1 2 2 6 2 2

L 3 3 9 7 11 11 11 12 14 13 16 14 17 20

+/- Pts 167 45 112 44 32 32 22 32 -14 27 -20 27 -6 26 14 24 -13 23 -6 22 -64 18 -68 18 -64 14 -92 10

Fixtures The season is over. Congratulations to Muan Bar for winning the league. The new season details will appear here when available.

hua hin/khao takiab Fun Pool League

results The new season starts on 26th August.

League Table Team Aussie Bar Beach Hut Bar Bobby’s Bngrs Bobby’s B’ties Casanova’s Clansman Coopers Br Gdn Dara’s Bar Jaew Bar Kom Hom Bar Maria’s Bar Master Cues Mucky Duck Pat’s Place Pit’s Cafe Saloon Bar 80 Sunset B’vard TK Roadhouse The Bridge Squealing Pig Village Bar White House

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

L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

+/- Pts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fixtures Week 1 26th August 2015 Aussie Bar v Dara’s Bar Bobby’s Bangers v Bobby’s Beauties Casanova’s v Cooper’s Beer Garden Clansman v The Bridge Maria’s Bar v Beach Hut Bar Master Cues v Kom Hom Bar Mucky Duck v Village Bar Saloon Bar 80 v Pat’s Place The Squealing Pig v Sunset Boulevard TK Roadhouse v Jaew Bar White House Bar v Pit’s Cafe

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results Week 19 19th August 2015 All Nations GH 12 - 7 King Bar A Buckleys v Limelight n/a Chon Bar 10 - 9 JW Black JW Red 6 - 13 Jungle Juice B Jungle Juice A 8 - 11 Pink Panther Sabai 7 - 12 Tiger Bar League Table Team Pink Panther Buckleys Jungle Juice B All Nations GH Limelight King Bar A Tiger Bar JW Red Jungle Juice A Sabai Chon Bar JW Black

P 19 18 19 19 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19

W 17 14 14 12 12 11 8 7 7 5 4 2

L 2 4 5 7 6 8 11 12 12 14 15 17

+/- Pts 65 34 80 28 49 28 31 24 12 24 27 22 -13 16 -23 14 -53 14 -37 10 -71 8 -67 4

Fixtures Week 20 26th August 2015 Jungle Juice B v Sabai JW Black v Jungle Juice A King Bar A v Buckleys Limelight v Chon Bar Pink Panther v JW Red Tiger Bar v All Nations GH

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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 22nd August 2015 @ 5:00 pm Hua Hin H3 Run #313 Location: Close to Palm Hills Golf Course Clubhouse Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/SbWvv GPS Coordinates: N 12.650231 E 99.923322 (N 12 39.014, E 99 55.399) From Hua Hin or Cha-Am: map link https://goo. gl/maps/OjdJ1 Make your way on Phet Kasem Road to and turn into road leading to Palm Hills/Stamford University. Enter the Palm Hills complex and at 1st roundabout take 2nd exit. Continue to 2nd roundabout and again take 2nd exit. Continue for 2.0 km passing the Golf Clubhouse on your left and the hash site will be on your left.

HARES: Bush Whacker & Masterbaker, Hash Snacks: Karn 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 16th August 2015 Pathum Thani 2 - 2 Hua Hin City

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FIXTURES 23rd August 2015 Hua Hin City v Looktabfah

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Thai Division 2 Central & Western Region League Table TEAM Samut Sakhon Simork Thonburi City Hua Hin Krung Thonburi Raj Pracha J.W. Police Phetchaburi Looktabfah Ratchaphruek Globlex TWD Nonthaburi Pathum Thani

P 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 19 18 18 18 19 18

W 14 10 12 9 9 8 7 6 4 4 3 3 3

D 3 8 2 6 4 5 4 5 6 2 4 3 4

L 2 1 5 4 5 5 7 8 8 12 11 13 11

GD +26 +19 +14 +15 +7 +6 −1 −5 −6 −13 −14 −23 −25

PTs 45 38 38 33 31 29 25 23 18 14 13 12 13

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 13 18th August 2015 Blue Lagoon 16 - 2 Johnny’s 56 Hua Hin Miss You 1 8 - 10 Mojo’s Robin’s Rest 4 - 14 Kom Hom The Clansmen 0 - 18 Jungle Juice URS TREFF 18 - 0 Hua Hin Miss You 2 League Table Team URS TREFF Blue Lagoon Jungle Juice Kom Hom Johnny’s 56 The Clansmen Mojo’s Robin’s Rest HHin Miss You 1 HHin Miss You 2

P 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

W 11 11 9 9 6 5 3 3 2 2

D L +/0 2 126 0 2 68 1 3 86 1 3 20 3 4 26 2 6 -20 1 9 -38 0 10 -80 0 11 -92 0 11 -96

Pts 22 22 19 19 15 12 7 6 4 4

fixtures Week 14 25th August 2015 Hua Hin Miss You 2 v Robin’s Rest Johnny’s 56 v Hua Hin Miss You 1 Jungle Juice v Blue Lagoon Kom Hom v The Clansmen Mojo’s v URS TREFF CHA AM

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Property Telephone Hot Property 032 533 533 Le Leaf Valley 087 860 7665 Lucky Real Estate 082 298 0500 RE/MAX Harmony 032 511 740 Smart House Valley 087 108 9582 Sopha Land and Houses 083 324 0907

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Services & other Telephone Legal Services Hua Hin 084 881 8396 Safe Storage 092 927 7207 Siam Consulting 032 512075 TSBA 087 034 0568 thai-health.com

Telephone 080 018 3996 087 155 7737 032 547 199

accommodation Telephone All Nations Guesthouse 032 512747 Victor Guesthouse 032 511564 Restaurants/ Food Telephone All In Hua Hin 032 530067 British Breakfast Foods 087 155 7737 Buffalo Tavern 032 530087 Deema Restaurant 093 446 8233 Hua Hin Ham & Bacon 032 513144 La Terrasse 032 511393 Let’s Eat 082 248 0345 Passport Cafe 093 139 9655 Red Piano 032 900510 S & S Indian 081 455 5298

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P 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

GD 6 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -2 -3 -3 -3 -2 -4

PTS 6 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0

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Tuesday 25th August 2015 PREMIER LEAGUE Arsenal v Liverpool 02:00 Neither of these teams has played particularly well in their opening games, but both have picked up points. It is hard to know if they will have gelled more and be close to full fitness now but this is a crucial game for the home side. We think it will be tight and cannot really pick a winner, so a draw seems a likely outcome.

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You can also go to our website at awolonline. net and click the ‘Fantasy Football - Click To Play’ box. Currently registered teams are below.

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(all times Thailand) Saturday 22nd August 2015 PREMIER LEAGUE Man Utd v Newcastle 18:45 Crystal Palace v Aston Villa 21:00 Leicester v Tottenham 21:00 Norwich v Stoke 21:00 Sunderland v Swansea 21:00 West Ham v Bournemouth 21:00 CHAMPIONSHIP Birmingham v Derby 01:45 Leeds v Sheff Wed 18:30 Bolton v Nottm Forest 21:00 Brighton v Blackburn 21:00 Burnley v Brentford 21:00 Charlton v Hull 21:00 Fulham v Huddersfield 21:00 Middlesbrough v Bristol City 21:00 Preston v Ipswich 21:00 QPR v Rotherham 21:00 Reading v MK Dons 21:00 Cardiff v Wolves 23:15 SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP Dundee Utd v Celtic 18:00 Aberdeen v Dundee 21:00 Hearts v Partick Thistle 21:00 Inverness CT v Hamilton 21:00 Kilmarnock v Ross County 21:00 St Johnstone v Motherwell 21:00

Sunday 23rd August 2015 PREMIER LEAGUE West Brom v Chelsea 19:30 Everton v Man City 22:00 Watford v Southampton 22:00 Tuesday 25th August 2015 PREMIER LEAGUE Arsenal v Liverpool 02:00

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Jose Mourinho cuts NHS waiting lists to zero after telling doctors who actually needs treating

england Jose Mourinho has been thanked by administrators inside the NHS, after he reduced waiting lists to zero by declaring noone genuinely in need of treatment.

The newly qualified medical expert and Chelsea football manager, was keen to bring his gifts to bear across the NHS after flexing his diagnostician muscles during Chelsea’s opening day draw against Swansea.

As one Chelsea insider told us, “If you want to know if a player needs treating or not, do not look at the doctors, do not look at them – you look to Jose, only Jose.”

Mourinho himself told reporters he was glad to help the NHS with his special skills.

He said, “To make a correct diagnosis, you must first understand people who fake injuries, and I spend all day with footballers,

Left: Mourinho has changed the role of club doctor Eva Carneiro, with rumours that she now offers special massage so I know fakers.”

“53 year-old Joseph Miller of Stoke? Fake. He does not need a new hip, take him off the list.

42 year-old Sarah Matthews of Basingstoke?

Fake. She does not need a bunionectomy, take her off the list.”

“I can do this all day. It is like a gift – only the special one can decide when someone should be healed.”

Football fan Simon Williams told us, “It does seem like Jose has been blessed with a divine gift. So maybe he could use it to stop his players rolling around like they’ve been hit by a sniper?”

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