AWOL Issue 344

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issue 3 44 11 September 2015

Noticeboard English Corner Classifieds Making An Arsene

schools out!

pilot scheme to cut school hours

hua hin, THAILAND The Education Minister General Dapong Ratanasuwan announced at the end of August that a pilot scheme to reduce school hours would begin in November in an initial 3,500 primary and secondary schools across Thailand. Currently the prescribed hours total 1,200 hours per year, and this will be cut to 840 hours by ending the official school day at 2pm instead of the current 3.30pm.

It has not yet been announced which schools are taking part, which is voluntary, but it is likely that at least one in the Hua Hin area will be, although it has not been made clear whether this will also apply to private schools.

While the children in the pilot schools will be allowed to leave their schools early, the idea is that they will be offered a variety of extra curricular activities, such as arts, sports, music, or environment preservation work.

There has been a mixed reaction to the plan, and it is clear that there will be both advantages and disadvantages; it should allow students to be less stressed and spend more time with their families, and will reduce traffic congestion, but the fear is that the time may not be best utilided and could end up with students wasting the time in computer game shops or getting up to no good. Teachers and those involved in schools have been the most critical, such as Sucheep Patthong, president of La-Un Wittayakarn School in Ranong province, who said ‘This policy is not going to solve educational problems. It’s not the right solution’.

The move has come as an effort to catch up with other countries like India and Malaysia, who have reduced school hours in recent years, as well as match the hours found in most developed countries. If the extra time is used well, it could be a very good development, although it could also be very disruptive to working parents.

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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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Cloudy with a shower in spots A t-storm around in the p.m.

An afternoon t-storm or two A shower and t-storm around An afternoon t-storm or two

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thailand weather (10-9-15) Place Temp. Hum. Conditions Aranyaprathet 27 °C 87% Light Rain Bangkok 29 °C 84% Mostly Cloudy Bhumibol Dam 32 °C 59% Scattered Clds Bua Chum 32 °C 60% Partly Cloudy Chaiyaphum 32 °C 53% Partly Cloudy Chanthaburi 27 °C 89% Mostly Cloudy Chiang Mai 30 °C 62% Mostly Cloudy Chiang Rai 23 °C 100% Rain Chumphon 29 °C 67% Light Showers Hat Yai 27 °C 84% Light Rain Kam Paeng Phet 31 °C 62% Scattered Clds Kanchanaburi 29 °C 72% Light Rain Khanom 30 °C 70% Mostly Cloudy Khlong Yai 27 °C 89% Mostly Cloudy Khon Kaen 31 °C 62% Mostly Cloudy Ko Lanta 30 °C 70% Mostly Cloudy Ko Samui 29 °C 75% Mostly Cloudy Ko Sichang 29 °C 74% Mostly Cloudy Krabi 30 °C 70% Mostly Cloudy Laemchabang 29 °C 74% Mostly Cloudy Lampang 30 °C 74% Mostly Cloudy Lamphun 30 °C 62% Mostly Cloudy Loei 31 °C 66% Mostly Cloudy Lop Buri 29 °C 84% Mostly Cloudy Mae Hong Son 27 °C 79% Mostly Cloudy Mae Sariang 31 °C 66% Mist Mae Sot 28 °C 81% Partly Cloudy Mukdahan 32 °C 70% Mostly Cloudy Nakhon Phanom 32 °C 70% Mostly Cloudy Nakhon Ratch. 30 °C 59% Partly Cloudy Nakhon Sawan 30 °C 73% Light Rain Nakhon Si Tham. 32 °C 59% Mostly Cloudy Nan 32 °C 70% 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..... Heavy metal Hard rock music, usually electric guitar-based and always loud.

‘Heavy metal’ seems at first a strange label to apply to a form of music. However, a little investigation into the symbolism behind the name reveals it to be a rather obvious choice.

‘Heavy’ was coined in the beatnik era of the 1950s to mean serious or profound and the term ‘heavy music’ was then and later applied to music in that vein. It’s clear to see this meaning of heavy is derived from the usual meaning, that is, weighty or massive.

Okay, that’s ‘heavy’ explained but why should a form of music be called metal? Well, most metals are heavy, especially the metals favoured by the bands who played that genre and used metals in their names, for example Led Zeppelin, Iron Butterfly, Iron Maiden and Metallica.

Also, the term ‘heavy metals’ in the chemical sense includes mercury, lead and cadmium, which have just the right image of toxicity to suit the musical style. So, both ‘heavy’ and ‘metal’ are suitable candidate words for this genre. Add to that the fact that heavy metal had already been widely used as a military term for heavily fortified tanks/guns etc. and it starts to look like an ideal choice as a label.

The first heavy metal bands, notably Black Sabbath/ Ozzy Osbourne, Led Zeppelin and Judas Priest, hailed from Birmingham, which was then (sadly no longer) a principal centre of metal goods manufacturing in the UK. With the decline of that manufacturing tradition, most of the ‘metal bashing’, as it was known, is now done by these bands rather than by men with big hammers.

Birmingham was the first industrialised city in the world and this industry was centred around the factories and furnaces of the aptly named Black Country, described by the US Consul to the city in 1868 as “Black by day, red by night”. Many of the members of the above groups worked in factories by day (Ozzy Osbourne was, for example, a horn tester in a car factory) and played in hard rock bands by night. It’s hardly surprising that the music reflected the sights and sounds that the band members were surrounded by. Black Sabbath are generally accepted to be the first heavy metal band.

They were originally called Earth after J. R. R Tolkien’s mythical Middle Earth. Tolkien was a local boy and is thought to have based the region of Mordor on the Black Country. All in all, it’s clear where the musical form heavy metal originated.

Although Ozzy and friends were playing heavy metal in the late 1960’s/early 1970s, they didn’t use that expression to describe it - for that we need to cross to

the USA. The term ‘heavy metal’ first appears in print in William Burroughs’ 1962 novel The Soft Machine.

His character Uranian Willy is described as “the Heavy Metal Kid”. Burroughs later re-used the term in his 1964 novel Nova Express: “With their diseases and orgasm drugs and their sexless parasite life forms - Heavy Metal People of Uranus wrapped in cool blue mist of vaporized bank notes - And the Insect People of Minraud with metal music.”

The term ‘heavy metal’ was used in a musical context in the title of a 1967 album by the British avant-garde outfit Hapshash and the Coloured Coat - Featuring The Human Host And The Heavy Metal Kids. The title wasn’t applied to a particular musical style and appears to have been a reference to the ‘kids’ in Burroughs’ novel.

It isn’t clear who first appropriated the term to refer to loud rock music, although several lay claim to it. The widely quoted description of Jimi Hendrix’s music as ‘like listening to heavy metal falling from the sky’, while being a fairly accurate assessment, isn’t the earliest use of the phrase.

Some claim that the US rock music critic Lester Bangs, while working for Creem magazine, used the expression in 1968 to describe a performance of the band MC5 (Motor City Five), but I’ve been unable to find documentary evidence of that. Creem magazine themselves attribute the term to Mike Saunders, in an article about the ‘Kingdom Come’ album, by Sir Lord Baltimore, in the May 1971 edition of the magazine: “This album is a far cry from the currently prevalent Grand Funk sludge, because Sir Lord Baltimore seems to have down pat most all the best heavy metal tricks in the book.”

This has the benefit of being a traceable citation, as copies of the edition are still extant. So, until other hard evidence is found, that has to be the current strongest claim. It would be surprising if the term had never been used in the musical context before 1971 though - after all Steppenwolf used it in the lyric of their 1968 song Born to be Wild: “I like smoke and lightning Heavy metal thunder Racin’ with the wind And the feelin’ that I’m under” The phrase may be American but the music was born in the ‘jewel of the English Midlands’ - the Black Country.

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Scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 21 You will slowly come to appreciate the value of silence when everyone seems to want to say things you do not wish to hear.

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auto: 4 wheels pluS Toyota Yaris 2006 1.5 manual. Only 77,500 kilometres. Fully Insured till next May and taxed till next August. Genuine car and in great condition inside and out. 190,000 baht. Please call 081 640 1827 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! place your requests here for goods, services or other items that someone else might be able to help you with.

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.

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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Meetings now in Hua Hin every Sunday at 11.30am and every Thursday at 6pm

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

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stomping ground It’s official. Elephants are frightened of mice. Truth be known they’re probably not too keen on Bangkok streets either, but for now investigations by the Discovery Channel have only focused on the mice.

To conduct the experiment some mice were let loose among wild elephants. The elephants reacted by stopping dead in their tracks when encountering a mouse, before changing direction to avoid it.

Am I alone in thinking that this ‘discovery’ is a bit insulting to elephants? Has no one considered the possibility that elephants actually love mice, and simply turn away from them to avoid squashing their tiny chums?

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Back in the real world Hua Hin has just received a glowing write up in a UK travel column, which for once highlights the fact that His Majesty King Bhumibol is the worlds longest reigning monarch.

To quote the Daily Mail’s travel writer Rob Crossan, the reign of His Majesty ‘is of such extraordinary duration

as to even outdo our own Queen Elizabeth II.’ This came of course at an appropriate time, coinciding with September 9th, the date on which Queen Elizabeth became Britains longest reigning monarch. All the same it’s good to see an acknowledgement of His Majesty appear in the UK press, along with some high praise for Hua Hin itself which includes the lazily bobbing fishing boats, lively night market, cerulean sky (whatever that means) and a ‘markedly more local feel than Phuket’.

Not one to believe everything I read in the Daily Mail, the writers description of his visit to Khao Takiab, and mention of the Hua Hin Hills Vineyard convinced me that not only had he had actually been there, but that he was also suitably impressed.

Whether or not the expats amongst you will welcome this bit of good publicity for your town will depend on whether or not you run a business there, and whether or not you can escape the weekend traffic. But as the number of suspects involved in the tragic Erawan Shrine bombing continues to grow confusingly and with no end in sight, any such positive reports have to be good for Thailand.

This weeks word goes a long way towards explaining how Thai people can lead a happy and laid back way of life, and why they are averse to displays of anger.

‘Hangry’ is a recent addition to the Oxford English Dictionary, and means the bad tempered or irritable state caused by hunger.

So there you have it. The secret to a happy farang/Thai marriage is never complain about your Thai partners need to feed frequently.

To read Rob Crossans’ HuaHin article in full go to www. travelmail.co.uk ‘Thailand’s royal retreat.’

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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 KOM HOM, Soi 94; Friday 11th September from 7.30pm On’s Birthday Party with free food, live band and a lot of fun. thaiwaii bar and restaurant, Pak Nam Pran; Every Sunday from 3pm til 10pm Sunday Rock & Blues Jams featuring the Waii Not Band and Friends and the Zuper June Band. Also don’t miss Thai Waii Jr. in Khao Takiab with live music several nights a week. red piano, Soi Kanjanomai; Friday 18th September from 7pm Curry and Quiz night, all you can eat 299 baht per person. (see ad p5) 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.

Coopers Beer Garden, Soi 94; 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! 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) say cheese guesthouse/restaurant, Amuaysin Road; Live Jazz every Monday 7 - 10.30pm

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Send information to submissions@awolonline.net 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).

Call Mike 084 3769438 for more info and for bookings.

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 7th September 2015 Lakeview CD Stableford 19 entered 1st Peter Hayes 38 pts (11) 2nd Bryan McLeod 37 pts (15) 3rd Michael Snakebite 32 pts (07) 4th Gerry Paget 32 pts (06) 31st August 2015 at Lakeview AC and 2nd September 2015 at Majestic Creek A&B BRGC Club Championships 28 enteredl 1st Michael Edwards 72 68=140 2nd Michael Snakebite 71 72=143 3rd Richard Greene 72 72=144 4th Timo Ripatti 73 72=145

Fixtures 14th September 2015 Lakeview A&B Stableford 16th September 2015 Springfield A&B Stableford

Hua Hin Golf Society

Results 8th September 2015 Majestic A - B Stableford 31 entered A group: 1st Peter Adams 43 pts (15) 2nd Huub Korver 39 pts (08) 3rd Stefan Foerg 39 pts (07) 4th Graeme Pearson 38 pts (13) B group: 1st Oon Heath 37 pts (16) 2nd Ayyub Mian 34 pts (19) 3rd Tim Vermeersch 32 pts (19) 4th Terry Burge 32 pts (16) 4th September 2015 Royal Hua - Hin Stableford 26 entered 1st Boom Schroeder 35 pts (13) 2nd Andrew McDermott 34 pts (07) 3rd Hubert Maldonado 33 pts (14) 4th Thomas Pagden 33 pts (01) fixtures 15th September 2015 Banyan Stableford.

18th September 2015 Palm Hills Stableford

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

Please contact Robin on robinaston@hotmail. com if you are interested in playing.

4th September 2015 No results available lake view members club

Results 3rd September 2015 Stableford AB 1st Mike O’Brien (15) 34pts 2nd Peter Tucker (11) 33pts 3rd Steve O’Brien (11) 30pts 7th September 2015 Medal AB 1st Doug East (11) 71 2nd Reto Vorburger (5) 74 3rd Steve O’Brien (12) 78 FIXTURES Lake View every Monday, Wednesday, Friday

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Across 1 Pressure associated with amateur sport (4) 3 Persuasive case for soldiers worthy of praise (10) 10 See old price reduced by mistake (9) 11 A couple of strokes under its beak can easily rip flesh (5) 12 Rock group’s pain when broadcasting updated work (6) 13 Agent, in developing musical number, given backing (8) 15 Financially ruined by housing English students at university (5,2) 16 Beginning and end of mountain climb (7) 18 Almost accept comic quest to find shrubbery (7) 19/5 Where police will turn up, given increase in volume (7,10) 21 See 17 Down 23 Rock rabbit relative (6) 25 Blue as, say, a river (5) 26 Killed, mostly to shield the untouchable (9) 27 Go too far when following eclipse (10) 28 Dairy product, in a manner of speaking (4)

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Down 1 The country’s finished reflecting upon problem of local food (3,4) 2 Slab seems to be broken in pieces (9) 4 Unusual contribution to offer a researcher (4) 5 See 19 Across 6 Super snooper’s trouble infiltrating corrupt attachés (3,4,7) 7 Piece of luggage is returned that’s mine! (4,1) 8 Heading off for the most arduous climb? (7) 9 Might such bad practice contain howlers? (6,8) 14 Philomath suffering with a severe eye problem (10) 17/21 Given order as the bird flu shows up in Scotland (9,8) 18 Cattle expert reporting a moo (7) 20 Work’s irregular and always welcome (4,3) 22 Where river begins, say - mouth (5) 24 Look after very big port (4)

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results Week 11 4th September 2015 Coopers Beer Garden v Clansmen n/a Jaew Bar (7) 1 - 7 (18) Infinity Bar Kom Hom (11) 2 - 6 (16) TK Roadhouse Lucky Shot B (15) 6 - 2 (12) Johnnie’s 56 Maria Bar 1 (20) 8 - 0 (2) Pa’s Beer Garden Master Cues (17) 6 - 2 (7) Hua Hin Miss You Squealing Pig (9) 2 - 6 (18) Lucky Shot A Sunset Boulevard (5) 1 - 7 (19) Maria Bar 2 League Table Team Clansmen Maria Bar 1 Lucky Shot A Kom Hom Infinity Bar Maria Bar 2 Squealing Pig Lucky Shot B TK Roadhouse Master Cues HHin Miss You Johnnie’s 56 Sunset B’vard Pa’s Beer Grden Jaew Bar Coopers Br Gdn

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Pts 20 19 17 16 16 15 12 12 9 8 8 6 6 4 3 3

fixtures Week 12 11th September 2015 Clansmen v Johnnie’s 56 Hua Hin Miss You v Lucky Shot B Infinity Bar v Master Cues Jaew Bar v Maria Bar 1 Lucky Shot A v Kom Hom Maria Bar 2 v Squealing Pig Pa’s Beer Garden v Coopers Beer Garden TK Roadhouse v Sunset Boulevard Week 13 18th September 2015 Clansmen v Maria Bar 2 Coopers Beer Garden v Lucky Shot A Johnnie’s 56 v TK Roadhouse Kom Hom v Infinity Bar Lucky Shot B v Pa’s Beer Garden Maria Bar 1 v Squealing Pig Master Cues v Jaew Bar Sunset Boulevard v Hua Hin Miss You

results Week 12 3rd September 2015 Bobby’s Boys 11 - 9 Mucky Duck JJ Sport Bar 8 - 12 Muan Bar 2 Lanla Bar 19 - 1 Sasa Bar Maria Bar 18 - 2 Drink & Shelter Muan Bar 1 8 - 12 The Kiss TK Roadhouse 13 - 7 Bobby’s Birds Vinyl an Rose 12 - 8 Anytime Bar Fixtures Week 14 17th September 2015 Bobby’s Birds v Sasa Bar JJ Sport Bar v Exotic Bar Lanla Bar v Muan Bar 2 Maria Bar v The Kiss Muan Bar 1 v Anytime Bar The Dream v Bobby’s Boys TK Roadhouse v Drink & Shelter Vinyl an Rose v Mucky Duck P 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 9 11

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Hua Hin Khao Takiab Cool POOL LEAGUE

results Week 11 4th September 2015 JJ Sport Bar 11 - 14 Mucky Duck JNB 4 - 21 Maria Jungle Juice 12 - 13 Somatch 3D Muan 8 - 17 Exotic Bar Vinyl an Rose Bar 5 - 20 The Connection

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

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Pts 174 165 163 146 131 115 114 111 111 108 107 96 90 82 77 70

FIXTURES Week 12 11th September 2015 JJ Sport Bar v Vinyl an Rose Bar Maria v Muan Mucky Duck v Exotic Bar Somatch 3D v JNB The Connection v Jungle Juice Week 13 18th September 2015 Exotic Bar v Maria JNB v The Connection Jungle Juice v JJ Sport Bar Muan v Somatch 3D Vinyl an Rose Bar v Mucky Duck League tablE Team Maria Exotic Bar Mucky Duck Muan The Connection Vinyl an Rose JNB Jungle Juice Somatch 3D JJ Sport Bar

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P W D L +/- Pts 10 8 0 2 84 167 10 9 0 1 68 159 11 7 0 4 23 149 11 6 0 5 9 142 11 5 0 6 -1 137 11 4 0 7 -25 125 11 4 0 7 -31 122 11 5 0 6 -35 120 11 4 0 7 -37 119 11 2 0 9 -55 110

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

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results Week 3 9th September 2015 Beach Hut Bar 11 - 9 Master Cues Bobby’s Bangers v Maria’s Bar n/a Clansman 11 - 9 The Squealing Pig Cooper’s Beer Garden v Bobby’s Beauties n/a Dara’s Bar 10 - 10 Kom Hom Bar Jaew Bar 9 - 11 White House Bar Muan Bar 13 - 7 Aussie Bar Pat’s Place 6 - 14 TK Roadhouse Pit’s Cafe 10 - 10 Mucky Duck Sunset Boulevard 12 - 8 Casanova’s The Bridge 11 - 9 Saloon Bar 80 League Table Team TK Roadhouse Clansman Sunset B’vard Pit’s Cafe Kom Hom Bar Muan Bar Mucky Duck White House Maria’s Bar Bobby’s B’ties Coopers Br Gdn Master Cues Saloon Bar 80 Squealing Pig Aussie Bar Beach Hut Bar The Bridge Dara’s Bar Jaew Bar Bobby’s Bngers Casanova’s Pat’s Place

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Fixtures Week 4 16th September 2015 Bobby’s Bangers v Kom Hom Bar Clansman v Bobby’s Beauties Cooper’s Beer Garden v Master Cues Dara’s Bar v Beach Hut Bar Jaew Bar v Aussie Bar Pat’s Place v Mucky Duck Pit’s Cafe v Muan Bar Saloon Bar 80 v Casanova’s Sunset Boulevard v Maria’s Bar The Bridge v White House Bar The Squealing Pig v TK Roadhouse

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Fixtures Week 1 14th September 2015 Anytime Bar v The Clansmen Bobby’s Birds v TK Roadhouse Dara Bar v The Squealing Pig Jaew Bar v Kom Hom Pit’s Cafe v JNB Bar Sa Sa Bar v Waring Bar Sunset Boulevard v Muan Bar The Connection v Bar 80 Saloon Team Anytime Bar Bar 80 Saloon Bobby’s Birds Dara Bar JNB Bar Jaew Bar Kom Hom Muan Bar Pit’s Cafe Sa Sa Bar Sunset B’vard TK Roadhouse The Clansmen The Connection Squealing Pig Waring Bar

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

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

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results Week 22 9th September 2015 JW Black 7 - 12 JW Red Jungle Juice B 9 - 10 Buckleys King Bar A 14 - 5 Jungle Juice A Limelight 11 - 8 Pink Panther Sabai 8 - 11 All Nations GH Tiger Bar 12 - 7 Chon Bar League Table +/- 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

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 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22

W 19 18 15 15 14 13 9 8 8 6 5 2

L 3 4 7 7 8 9 13 14 14 16 17 20

+/- Pts 78 38 98 36 46 30 40 30 6 28 36 26 -16 18 -34 16 -58 16 -36 12 -78 10 -82 4

Fixtures The season is over. Congratulations to Pink Panther on winning the league. There will be a meeting next Wednesday 16th September to esrablish the new season and determine which teams are participating, and to hold the draw for which bar will host the presentation party the following week. Please could all interested bar owners or a representative attend

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results Week 15 3rd September 2015 Bar 80 Saloon 12 - 8 Coopers Beer Garden Casanova’s 4 - 16 Clansmen MasterCues Bar 13 - 7 Jaew Bar Monica’s Bar 9 - 11 Hua Hin Bar Pit’s Cafe 14 - 6 Dara Bar Squealing Pig 7 - 13 Komhom Bar Fixtures Week 17 17th September 2015 Bar 80 Saloon v Hua Hin Bar Casanova’s v Dara Bar Clansmen v Coopers Beer Garden Monica’s Bar v Komhom Bar Pit’s Cafe v Jaew Bar Squealing Pig v MasterCues Bar

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

P 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15

W 15 11 10 7 7 8 4 5 5 6 4 1

D L +/0 0 126 1 3 42 0 5 34 2 6 22 4 4 10 0 7 10 2 9 -22 1 9 -28 1 9 -30 0 9 -34 1 10 -44 2 12 -86

Pts 243 194 187 177 173 171 149 147 146 145 137

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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 12th September 2015 @ 4:00 pm Cha-Am H3 Run #265 Location: Hupkapong Road, Route #3203 Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/I5JhR GPS Coordinates: N 12.752817, E 99.915667 (N 12 45.169, E 99 54.940) Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/wDmX4 (Route 1001) Make your way on the Bypass (Route 37) and exit to Springfield Golf Course between 10/11 km marker (Route 1001). Take first right on to Hupkapong Road (Route #3203) and continue for approximately 4.0 km and turn left at HHH sign.

Continue for less than 1 km to run site.

Hares: 69 Forever, Ahmedashed & Hi 5 Hash Taxes: 100 Baht (Children under 8 FREE, under 18 50 Baht) covers Run Fee, Crisps, Water and soft drinks. BYO Beer or purchase Leo at 50 Baht per can.

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results 6th September 2015 Hua Hin City 1 - 3 Krung Thonburi

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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 Grakcu Tabfah Ratchaphruek Pathum Thani Globlex TWD Nonthaburi

P 21 22 21 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22

W 15 13 13 11 10 9 7 6 4 5 4 3 3

D 4 8 3 6 6 5 6 7 7 3 5 6 4

L 2 1 5 5 5 7 8 8 10 13 12 12 15

GD +27 +23 +16 +16 +9 +5 −2 −5 −9 −14 −25 −15 −26

PTs 49 47 42 39 36 32 27 25 19 18 17 15 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 16 8th September 2015 Hua Hin Miss You 2 3 - 15 Blue Lagoon Johnny’s 56 2 - 16 URS TREFF CHA AM Jungle Juice 16 - 2 Mojo’s Kom Hom 15 - 3 Hua Hin Miss You 1 Robin’s Rest 8 - 10 The Clansmen League Table Team URS TREFF Blue Lagoon Jungle Juice Kom Hom Johnny’s 56 The Clansmen Robin’s Rest Mojo’s HHin Miss You 1 HHin Miss You 2

P 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

W 14 13 12 11 7 7 4 3 3 2

D 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0

L 2 3 3 4 6 7 12 12 13 14

+/- Pts 176 28 74 26 120 25 36 23 16 17 -18 16 -94 8 -78 7 -112 6 -120 4

fixtures Week 17 15th September 2015 Blue Lagoon v Robin’s Rest Hua Hin Miss You 1 v Hua Hin Miss You 2 Johnny’s 56 v Jungle Juice Mojo’s v Kom Hom URS TREFF CHA AM v The Clansmen

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Bars / Pubs Telephone Bobby’s Bar 089 985 7473 Dizzy Dolphin 080 652 0531 Kom Hom 0852 664153 Lucky Shot 086 178 1550 Pa’s Beer Garden 085 425 1185 The Clansmen 092 787 4277 Property Telephone Hot Property 032 533 533 Lucky Real Estate 082 298 0500 RE/MAX Harmony 032 511 740 Sopha Land and Houses 083 324 0907

accommodation Telephone All Nations Guesthouse 032 512747 Victor Guesthouse 032 511564 sports & leisure Chill Chill Massage The Dartman Go Kart Hua Hin

Telephone 080 018 3996 087 155 7737 032 547 199

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

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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Team Man City Crystal Palace Leicester Swansea Man Utd Arsenal Liverpool West Ham Everton Southampton Bournemouth Aston Villa Chelsea Norwich West Brom Tottenham Watford Stoke Newcastle Sunderland

P 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

GD 10 3 3 3 1 0 -1 3 1 0 -1 -1 -3 -3 -3 -1 -2 -2 -3 -4

PTS 12 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2

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Saturday 12th September 2015 BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE Crystal Palace v Man City 21:00 It won’t be often that Palace fans will be looking forward to a top of the table clash but they are there on merit, having played some good football, and City will know that this is going to be tough. Having said that, City have started the season in awesome fashion and are yet to concede a goal. We are going for a narrow away win here.

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(all times Thailand) Saturday 12th September 2015 BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE Everton v Chelsea 18:45 Arsenal v Stoke 21:00 Crystal Palace v Man City 21:00 Norwich v Bournemouth 21:00 Watford v Swansea 21:00 West Brom v Southampton 21:00 Man Utd v Liverpool 23:30 CHAMPIONSHIP Reading v Ipswich 02:00 QPR v Nottm Forest 18:30 Birmingham v Bristol City 21:00 Bolton v Wolves 21:00 Brighton v Hull 21:00 Burnley v Sheff Wed 21:00 Cardiff v Huddersfield 21:00 Charlton v Rotherham 21:00 Leeds v Brentford 21:00 Middlesbrough v MK Dons 21:00 Preston v Derby 21:00 SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP Inverness CT v Hearts 01:45 Aberdeen v Celtic 18:30 Dundee Utd v Kilmarnock 21:00 Motherwell v Ross County 21:00 Partick Thistle v Dundee 21:00 St Johnstone v Hamilton 21:00

Sunday 13th September 2015 BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE Sunderland v Tottenham 01:30 Leicester v Aston Villa 22:00 SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP Fulham v Blackburn 18:00 Tuesday 15th September 2015 PREMIER LEAGUE West Ham v Newcastle 02:00 Wednesday 16th September 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP Birmingham v Nottm Forest 01:45 Brighton v Rotherham 01:45 Burnley v MK Dons 01:45 Cardiff v Hull 01:45 Charlton v Huddersfield 01:45 Leeds v Ipswich 01:45 Middlesbrough v Brentford 01:45 Preston v Bristol City 01:45 Bolton v Sheff Wed 02:00 Reading v Derby 02:00 SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP Aberdeen v Hamilton 01:45

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AWOL’s Fantasy Premier League is once again up and running, and anybody who had a team in it last season is automatically reentered when they sign in to the main game. New teams are welcome however, just register and log in to fantasy.premierleague. com then use the following code to join in the ‘Leagues’ section - 772199-190544.

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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Team Wanderlust United Dunne’s Destroyers Fadgernooyd Buglebutts Frankies 11 AWOL Wanderers The Fluffy Bunnies Sporting Mukdahan Red & Blue Bangers Mr ChaAming Exquisite Lost Cafe Kebabs TA Dans Demons Hua Hin Utd Portsmouth City FC Eva Carneiro’s Boys Waste of money Chasing Rainbows AC Stenhousemuir Brainsick jambos hua hin FINGERSCLAYTON Sammy Doo Racing Thailand Silkmen

GW 70 39 36 37 26 59 46 41 50 32 50 38 36 50 25 37 34 52 41 33 24 52 27 15

TOT 214 208 189 175 173 173 173 168 165 153 152 152 151 151 150 149 147 147 146 139 139 138 114 99

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to wenger or not ‘Wenger’ becomes a verb

england TO go out shopping and return home empty handed is now described as to ‘Wenger’.

The Oxford English Dictionary said ‘Wengering’ is a tendency found in stubborn, parsimonious middle aged men who cannot handle the concept of inflation.

Examples of ‘Wengering’ include: “I went to Marks And Spencer under orders to buy some new socks. But they didn’t have any like the last ones I bought in 1976, so I Wengered, came home and asked my wife to darn my old pairs instead.”

Or there is: “My toilet had sprung a leak but the plumber I called was charging £50 an hour. So I Wengered – I had my son try to fix it instead, as part of my youth policy. The toilet flooded the bathroom but the important thing is, I stuck to my philosophy.”

Or alternatively: “I am a multi-millionaire whose children desperately need new bikes

Above: Arsene Wenger decided not to buy the matching jacket when he bought a suit in Marks and Spencer

for Christmas. But I went to Halfords only to Wenger when I saw the prices.

“Imagine the faces of my children when they open their presents on Christmas day, to find their old bikes patched up with sellotape.

I will explain to them that now they are mended they are the same as new bikes.

“In any case, they will be more than adequate for the brief trip we are making to Europe this year.”

Wengering has become commonplace in Hua Hin as well, with examples being ‘I was in one of the bars in Binthabaht and was delighted to only have to pay 39 baht a beer, but come 10pm I Wengered as the prices went up to over 100 baht. So I went to the 7-11 and bought a Leo triple pack and sat outside on my own in the rain instead.’

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