AWOL Issue 401

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CHANGING FACES

A NEW LOOK AS AWOL PASSES ANOTHER MILESTONE

•As•some of our readers will be aware, we have been running a survey on a redesign for AWOL; this has HUA HIN

now closed and the results have led to what you are reading right now, as we launch the new look AWOL. Thank you to everybody who responded to the survey, and we hope that you will all like the updated look, which has been quite extensive, although the content of the paper will remain as before.

The milestones we have passed recently were our 400th issue last week, and completing 8 years of publication in early October; we were planning to hold a party to celebrate both of those and the new look, but due to the current period of mourning in Thailand this has been postponed, and we will bring you news of the rearranged event as soon as we feel it is respectful to do so.

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WEATHER & TIDES WORLD WEATHER (27-10-16)

LOCAL FORECAST AND TIDES

RAIN (MM) CONDITIONS TEMP. °C TIDES CITY WEATHER HIGH H L 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH °C SA 33 Showers; a t-storm 30 25 02:35 1.5m 05:35 2.6m 15:54 1.5m 17:31 2.4m Amsterdam Scattered clouds 15 SU 34 Showers; a t-storm 31 25 02:36 1.5m 05:42 2.6m 16:15 1.5m 17:48 2.4m Ankara Broken clouds 16 MO 27 Thunderstorms 31 25 02:40 1.5m 05:55 2.7m 16:37 1.4m 18:05 2.3m Athens Overcast 18 TU 16 Showers; a t-storm 30 24 02:49 1.5m 06:11 2.7m 17:02 1.4m 18:22 2.3m Auckland Passing clouds 13 WE 4 Some sun; a t-storm 29 24 02:59 1.4m 06:30 2.7m 17:30 1.4m 18:39 2.3m Beijing Light rain 7 TH 6 Some rain; a t-storm 30 25 03:08 1.4m 06:51 2.7m 18:04 1.5m 18:54 2.3m Berlin Fog 10 FR 19 Cloudy; some rain 28 25 03:15 1.4m 07:14 2.7m 18:46 1.5m 18:59 2.2m Buenos Aires Partly sunny 13 Cairo Sunny 30 Chicago Overcast 9 Copenhagen Scattered clouds 14 Dubai Passing clouds 34 Dublin Broken clouds 14 Helsinki Light rain 8 THAILAND WEATHER (27-10-16) Ho Chi Minh City Chance of a t-storm 33 Hong Kong Passing clouds 29 Place Temp. Hum. Conditions Place Temp. Hum. Conditions Islamabad Haze 29 Aranyaprathet 30 °C 75% Clear Nakhon Si Tham. 28 °C 81% Mist Istanbul Light rain 13 Ban Ang 28 °C 74% Scattered Clds Nan 28 °C 84% Partly Cldy Jakarta Overcast 27 Ban Ang Hin 25 °C 100% Scattered Clds Narathiwat 28 °C 77% Scattered Clds Jerusalem Passing clouds 29 Ban Ang Kep N. 25 °C 89% Partly Cldy Nong Khai 30 °C 68% Scattered Clds Johannesburg Passing clouds 31 Ban Bang Chang 27 °C 87% Mostly Cldy Pattani 28 °C 81% Mist Karachi Clear 34 Bangkok 27 °C 84% Partly Cldy Peam Prus 26 °C 94% Scattered Clds Kuala Lumpur Thunderstorms 27 Bhumibol Dam 26 °C 92% Mist Pattaya 28 °C 74% Scattered Clds London Scattered clouds 14 Bua Chum 28 °C 89% Scattered Clds Phayao 26 °C 94% Clear Madrid Sunny 24 Chaiyaphum 28 °C 76% Thunderstorm Phetchaburi 26 °C 90% Partly Cldy Manila Overcast 30 Chanthaburi 25 °C 93% Mist Phitsanulok 25 °C 93% Partly Cldy Mexico City Partly cloudy 12 Chiang Mai 26 °C 74% Mostly Cldy Phrae 25 °C 86% Light Rain Moscow Light snow 0 Chon Buri 27 °C 84% Partly Cldy Phuket 27 °C 84% Mostly Cldy Mumbai Clear 32 Chumphon 28 °C 84% Scattered Clds Prachin Buri 27 °C 83% Mist New Delhi Sunny 32 Hat Yai 28 °C 70% Partly Cldy Prachuap K.khan 26 °C 89% Overcast New York Overcast 7 Houei-sai 26 °C 90% Partly Cldy Ranong 27 °C 80% Mist Oslo Partly sunny 8 Kam Paeng Phet 26 °C 90% Overcast Roi Et 28 °C 85% Scattered Clds Paris Partly sunny 13 Kanchanaburi 26 °C 83% Mostly Cldy Sakon Nakhon 29 °C 69% Clear Perth Clear 16 Khon Kaen 25 °C 89% Partly Cldy Sattahip 28 °C 74% Scattered Clds Phnom-Penh Chance of a t-storm 33 Ko Lanta 29 °C 79% Partly Cldy Satun 28 °C 81% Partly Cldy Rio De Janeiro Scattered clouds 30 Ko Samui 27 °C 84% Partly Cldy Songkhla 28 °C 84% Partly Cldy Riyadh Sunny 31 Ko Sichang 25 °C 89% Partly Cldy Suphan Buri 26 °C 83% Scattered Clds Rome Sunny 22 Krabi 27 °C 84% Partly Cldy Surat Thani 27 °C 89% Scattered Clds San Francisco Mostly cloudy 16 Laemchabang 25 °C 100% Overcast Surin 27 °C 87% Mist Seoul Passing clouds 16 Lampang 26 °C 74% Mostly Cldy Tak 26 °C 86% Mist Shanghai Fog 21 Lamphun 26 °C 94% Partly Cldy Takua Pa 27 °C 84% Mostly Cldy Singapore Passing clouds 27 Loei 25 °C 88% Partly Cldy Tha Tum 25 °C 70% Overcast Stockholm Partly sunny 10 Lomsak 28 °C 79% Mist Tha Wang Pha 28 °C 84% Partly Cldy Sydney Scattered showers 16 Lop Buri 29 °C 70% Scattered Clds Thong Pha Phum 26 °C 90% Mist Taibei/Taipei Passing clouds 28 Mae Hong Son 28 °C 81% Partly Cldy Trang 29 °C 79% Scattered Clds Tokyo Refreshingly cool 16 Mae Sariang 29 °C 65% Clear Ubon Ratch.

27 °C 89% Scattered Clds Vancouver Light rain 12 Mukdahan 30 °C 61% Scattered Clds Udon Thani 28 °C 79% Clear Vientiane Chance of a t-storm 33 Nakhon Phanom 26 °C 84% T-storms Uttaradit 25 °C 87% Partly Cldy Yangon Passing clouds 27 Nakhon Ratch. 28 °C 87% Mist Wawle 25 °C 88% Partly Cldy Zurich Cool 10 Nakhon Sawan 27 °C 93% Light Rain Wichian Buri 31 °C 60% Scattered Clds

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Nothing will be what it seems this week, especially breakfast sausages.

AQUARIUS JAN 20 – FEB 18

Were it officially sanctioned, judged by an impartial panel, and taking place somewhere other than your kitchen late at night, you’d pretty much shatter all existing hot dog eating records.

PISCES FEB 19 – MAR 20

You said you’d never forget all the little people who helped you along the way, but since becoming rich and famous you haven’t thought about those midgets once.

ARIES MAR 21 - APR 20

Turns out it’s not your relationship with your father that’s been eating you up inside, but rather a three-foot long parasite lodged directly below your kidney.

TAURUS APR 21 – MAY 21

VIRGO AUG 23 – SEP 22

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LIBRA SEP 23 – OCT 23

It takes a real man to admit when he’s made a mistake.

However, now that you’re a woman, you can blame the sex-change operation on

Home is where the heart is. Specifically, beneath the floorboards of the common room.

GEMINI MAY 22 – JUNE 21

Due to its high incidence of hijinx, tomfoolery, and puns, you’ll finally decide to stop answering doors during knock-knock jokes.

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Every day on Earth is like a beautiful gift from God, which is thoughtful and all, but you’d probably prefer something you can actually

SCORPIO OCT 24 – NOV 21 CANCER JUN 22 – JUL 22

The stars, in their infinite wisdom, indicate that the cute blonde you’ve been pointing them out to couldn’t be more bored if she tried.

first.

Juggling three young children isn’t easy for any mother, but then, that’s why you start with tennis balls and bowling pins

SAGITTARIUS NOV 22 – DEC 21 LEO JUL 23 – AUG 22

You’ll continue to grow as a human being this week, much to the relief of all those geneticists.

Take heart: There are people with bigger problems than yours, and acting like you care about them will get you laid.

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

In April 1896, the Ohio newspaper The Daily Herald took it THIS WEEK IT IS..... OLD CHESTNUT A story that has been told repeatedly before, a ‘venerable’ unto itself to explain the phrase’s origin. It published a story joke. Hence, in extended use, anything trite, stale, or too often about the actor who had played Pablo in early productions of Broken Sword: repeated.

Old chestnutThe phrase ‘old chestnut’ has only an indirect association with chestnut trees or with their fruit. The derivation William Warren, who had often played the part of Pablo, was of the expression turns out to be a contender for old chestnut at a ‘stag’ dinner when one of the gentlemen present told a story status itself. The story goes like this: in 1816, a melodrama of doubtful age and originality. ‘A chestnut,’ murmured Mr. called Broken Sword, by the playwright and theatrical manager Warren, quoting from the play. ‘I have heard you tell the tale William Dimond, was performed at the Royal Covent Garden these 27 times.’ The application of the line pleased the rest of the table, and when the party broke up each helped to spread the Theatre, London. The play contained this exchange: story and Mr. Warren’s commentary.

Zavior: I entered the wood at Collares, when suddenly from the The play itself, although popular in its time, was 80 years old thick boughs of a cork tree...

Pablo: (Jumping up.) A chesnut, Captain, a chesnut... Captain, by 1896 and Warren was long dead, so the Daily Herald story this is the twenty-seventh time I have heard you relate this was (at best) based on Chinese whispers or (at worst) pure invention. However, even if that stag dinner wasn’t the first story, and you invariably said, a chesnut, till now. use of the ‘chesnut’ expression and Warren didn’t originate Despite a drubbing from the critics, the play was a success and it, someone else could easily have used the same source. The gist of the tale, that ‘old chestnut’ derives from the play Broken later transferred to theatres in the USA. So far, so factual.

Here’s where we move from fact to plausibility. In the 1880s, Sword, hovers somewhere between plausibility and fact and many American newspapers began using ‘chestnut’ in the way many choose to believe it. we do now, to refer to hoary, oft-repeated stories, and the term became established in the common lingo thereafter. The ‘old’ Is there an English phrase or saying that was added later as an intensifier.

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DANDRUFF Blonde : “My husband’s suffering from dandruff and nothing TICKLE ME ELMO we’ve tried seems to work.”

Betty is hired at the Tickle Me Elmo factory and she reports for Brunette : “Oh, that’s no problem. I gave mine Head and her first day promptly at 8am.

Shoulders and that did the trick.”

The next day, at 8.45am the foreman throws open the Blonde : “How do you give shoulders?” personnel manager’s office door and begins ranting about the new employee.

SCANDAL He complains that she is incredibly slow and the whole line is I saw a midget climb down the wall of a prison yesterday and backing up, putting the entire production line behind schedule. glare at me.

The personnel manager decides he should see this for himself, I thought, “That’s a little condescending.” so the two men march down to the factory floor.

When they get there the line is so backed up that there are CLOWN Tickle Me Elmo’s all over the factory floor and they’re literally If you are attacked by one of these evil clowns there is only one beginning to pile up. way to defend yourself.

At the end of the line stands Betty, surrounded by mountains Go for the Juggler of Tickle Me Elmo’s. She has a roll of plush red fabric and a huge bag of small marbles. The two men watch in amazement CLOWN AGAIN as she cuts a little piece fabric, wraps it around 2 marbles and Why aren’t moderate friendly clowns speaking out against begins to carefully sew the little package between Elmo’s legs. these extremist killer clowns?!

The personnel manager bursts into laughter. After several minutes of hysterics he pulls himself together and approaches HALLOWEEN Betty.

Just thought I’d nip over to my Nan’s, and fair play to her, at 96, “I’m sorry”, he says to her, barely able to keep a straight face, she had all the Halloween decorations up, cobwebs and insects “but I think you misunderstood the instructions I gave you in the windows and a skeleton on the couch. yesterday. Your job is to give Elmo two test tickles.”

She always makes a big effort, but there was no answer...I’ll pop back next year.

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LIFE ON MARS

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EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE We have touched on the subject of driving in Thailand before in this section, and no doubt it will come up again in the future, because so much of life here revolves around road transport, whether you are driving yourself or taking the various forms of private and public road transport.

When you are driving yourself, you will be very lucky never to have any dealings with the supposed custodians of the road, the Thai Traffic police. While many of these are good, honest, competent and sensible officers, there is a sizable minority that trash all the good work the others do.

Chief among those in that part of the police force who are seen as either incompetent, or worse, corrupt, are the ones who control the traffic flow, either by manipulation of the traffic lights or by hand signals. Traffic lights have been around for a very long time, and are generally pre-programmed to follow a set pattern; manual override is obviously necessary on occasion, but most of the time the lights can be left to run on their own. In Thailand, however, and in Hua Hin in particular, every major junction with lights has a police box with an officer sitting in it, and they have a particular penchant for pushing the buttons to override the set sequence, regardless of whether the traffic flow requires it.

Some might say that they do so in order to catch drivers who regularly pass through that junction out, in order to extract a fine from them, although we couldn’t possibly confirm that.

Others might say that they just don’t know what they are doing, and as a consequence drivers find themselves falling foul of the law, and certainly our experience of officers attempting

to direct traffic in the street suggests that this might be the case, as frequently traffic jams are worse when the police take control.

The Thai people themselves have very little time for the police here either, and comments we have heard often include the words ‘lazy’, ‘corrupt’ and ‘useless’, but it is unfair to label all police as being the same. Some are incredibly dedicated and industrious, and would not be out of place in most Western police forces, and they must get as frustrated as the people at the actions (or inaction) and incompetence of their colleagues.

If the powers that be wanted to ensure a lasting popularity with both the electorate and foreigners visiting Thailand, then it need do no more than sort out the Thai police - train them better, pay them better and be more ruthless in getting rid of those officers who drag down the reputation and practices of the rest of the force. We don’t think it is likely to happen, but it is always good to have a dream, isn’t it?

Send your comments or suggestions for this column to us at submissions@ awolonline.net (Subject/Title ‘Life On Mars’) or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ AWOLexpat (please Like our page as well!)

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Location over railway tracks soi 102 600 meters after 7 eleven turn left. Rent : 12,000 p.m. Sale: 3.2 mill o.t.o. Tel 087 169 8440 eng 085 293 3843 thai CONDOTEL TAWEEPORN – Quiet one bed apartment, 55 sq.m, beautifully fully furnished. Completely full open or full closed balcony, two air-cons, three ceiling fans and a TV. Ready to move in, and fantastic rental opportunities. Resort has a beautiful full length pool, gymnasium, cafe and garden. Price reduced to 2.3m baht. Please call 087 881 4767 (Eng.) or 085 190 1669 (Thai) or go to the online AWOL Classifieds for more details and pictures.

STUDIO APARTMENT IN Khao Takiab for sale. A great investment opportunity with a yield of 10%. This apartment is in Baan Plean Ploen in Khao Takiab. This 30 square meter apartment on the 3rd floor facing the swimming pool is fully furnished with free communal swimming pool fitness and Wifi, and TV with True Visions. 30 metres to the local beach and the green bus to Hua Hin is nearby. For sale for 1.85m or I will accept a reasonable offer. It rents for 15,000 per month. Email chris.b@btinternet. com or call 090 996 4731

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or rent, 2 bed, 2 bath, fully furnished, internet, fully fitted kitchen (fridge, hob, oven, microwave), parking for 1 car, long term or short term, ready to move in. Rent 10,000 baht a month, sale 1.7 m baht. Call Ja on 083 316 6424 PLOT OF LAND for sale, half a rai at Nong Heing, with spectacular mountain and golf course views, near international school and water park.

Tel. 086 169 1978 FOR SALE 85 sqm 2 bed, 2 bath condo in The Breeze Kao Takiab. Baht 5.2 million. Best deal in the area. Tel: Peter 0982755966 Email: peter@ easycarhuahin.com CONDO FOR SALE 50 sqm 5 minutes night market, mountain and sea views. Part furnished to include fitted kitchen with electric hob and hood, aircon unit and water heater. Resort has swimming pool, fitness room and 24hr security. Price: 2.1m baht. Please contact ALANH07@LIVE.COM or call 062 278 3277 LAND FOR SALE in prestigious area, mountain views, well maintained street. One Rai, gentle slope, 4km from Hua Hin centre off soi 56. Offers considered around 2.9 million baht. Please call 087 719 7388 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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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

POOL VILLA FOR rent. 3 Bed, 3 Bath, very private, nice garden, large

pool, outdoor dining, free water, free cable TV, unlimited high speed internet.

4km from Hua Hin centre. 38,000 baht per month. Call 087 719 7388 TO LET 2-BED unfurnished house in Karat Village, Hua Hin. Suitable for basic accommodation, small business use or storage. Dry, secure, quiet location; small garden & car parking. No dogs. B 8000/month. Tel: 081 262 7580 (Thai); 085 291 6912 (English).

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

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USEFUL NUMBERS

REVERSE CHARGE CALLS The list below is the free number to connect to an operator of that country to request the reverse charge call.

ARGENTINA 001-999-54-1000/ 2000 AUSTRALIA 001-999-61-1000/2000 AUSTRIA 001-800-28787421 BAHRAIN 001-999-973-1000 BRUNEI 001-999-673-1000 CANADA 001-999-15-1000/2000 DENMARK 001-999-45-1000 FRANCE 001-999-33-1000 GERMANY 001-999-49-1000 HAWAII 001-800-865-8424 HONG KONG 001-999-852-1086 INDONESIA 001-999-62-1000/2000 ISRAEL 001-999-972-1000/ 2000 ITALY 001-999-39-1000 JAPAN 001-999-811-0051 KOREA 001-999-82-1000/ 2000/ 2001 MACAU 001-999-853-1000 MALAYSIA 001-999-60-1000/4000/ 4001 MALTA 001-999-356-1000 MEXICO 001-999-52-1000 NEPAL 001-800-977-1-9999 NETHERLANDS 001-999-31-1035 NEW ZEALAND 001-999-64-1066 PHILIPPINES 001-999-63-1000/ 3000/ 6000 PORTUGAL 001-999-351-1000 RUSSIA 001-999-7-1000 SINGAPORE 001-999-65-0000/ 2008 SOUTH AFRICA 001-999-27-1000 SPAIN 001-999-34-1066 TAIWAN 001-999-886-1000 U.A.E. 001-999-971-1000 U.K. 001-999-44-1066 U.S.A. 001-999-1-1111/ 2001/ 2002 Thanks to the staff at CAT in Hua Hin for providing the above numbers.

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Police 191 Crime 195 Fire 199 Traffic Control Centre 197 Highway Police 1193 Tourist Police 1699 Tourist Service Centre 1155 Missing Persons 02 282 1815 Police Station 032 511 027 Tourist Police 032 516 219 Cha-Am Police 032 471 321 Bangkok Hospital 1719 Hua Hin Hospital 032 511 743 San Paulo Hospital 032 532 576 to 585 Red Cross 032 512 567 Municipality 032 532433 Tessabahn 032 511 047 Immigration 032 520 617 Bus Terminal (non air-con) 032 511 230 (air-con) 032 511654, 512543 Railway Station 032 511 073 Tourist Information 032 513 885 Electricity Office 032 512 215 Electricity Call Centre 1129 Water Office 032 511 677 TOT 032 519 000/001 TOT Call Centre 1100 TT&T 032 532 018 3BB 032-900020-1, 086-0127273 3BB Call Centre 1530 CAT 032 511 350 Alcoholics Anonymous 0870 620 098 Narcotics Anonymous 084 314 1928

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TO HULL AND BACK

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SCARY THOUGHT This weekend is set to be a long drawn out celebration of Halloween here in the UK. As often happens when these events fall on a Sunday the population tends to react by spreading the festivities over at least three nights, which makes the supermarkets very happy.

This year one supermarket is selling life size models of witches, with skeleton faces that cackle when you walk past them, which can be yours for a mere 60 pounds, or around 2600 baht in these days of the weak pound. Who says that our economy is struggling?

But why do we celebrate October 31st at all? We are carrying on ancient traditions begun by the Celts, Pagans and Gauls which have merged over time and gained a sprinkling of Christianity along the way.

The Celts and Pagans believed that All Hallows Eve, the evening before All Saints Day on November 1st, marked the end of summer and the passage of light to dark. It was a time to celebrate the harvest and to take stock of supplies in preparation for the long, dark, frightening days ahead. After all they wouldn’t have been sure that their food supplies would last, or even if there would be another Spring.

For the Gauls it was also a dangerous night, because on All Hallows Eve the boundaries between the living and the dead were at their weakest. The dead would return and wreak havoc on the crops, so they must be appeased, and one way to show them respect was to dress up as spirits.

All very sensible precautions at a time when people didn’t understand how the world worked, and not too dissimilar to Songkran and the use of spirit houses today. But an event which expats might not be too sorry to miss out on this year.

Talking about crops and harvests, as Brexit drags along some British farmers are worrying about losing their cheap labour.

Traditionally those labour intensive fruit and pea picking jobs were tailor made for gap year students, but with gap year full moon parties taking priority the work passed to European migrants, who, it is feared, could now also disappear due to proposed visa restrictions. (Sound familiar?)

With re-assurances from the government that new rules won’t affect existing migrant workers falling on deaf ears, one solution has been suggested which sounds far too sensible to have come from within the Palace of Westminster. Use prisoners instead.

Charge the farmers the minimum hourly rate, pay the prisoners their even lower wage for working, and use the profit to help

’s g Jinsort Re

maintain the prisons. Give that person a Knighthood!

Seriously though, if Brexit continues to force people to come up with such sensible and obvious solutions to what many thought would be a disaster, then surely it will succeed?

On This Day

On October 29th 1986 the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opened the M25 motorway, hailing it a splendid achievement. It is fair to say that 30 years on there is a bit more traffic on it.

OPENING

FRIDAY 28TH OCTOBER

Where are we?

Just off the Pala U Road about 3 km past Big C turn right by the Family Mart and immeduately right again, and we are on your right

Come and stay in one of our 12 air-con chalets, relax Come and play at our well stocked bar, enjoy a game of around our child safe swimming pool, play badminton or pool or just kick back and enjoy the relaxed garden surpickleball on our private court, or petanque in the shade of roundings only a few palm trees, in a games area lit at night minutes drive from the city centre” Contact Us: Tel: 062 6249395 or 093 628 7916 E-Mail: jing@jings.in.th Website: www.jings.in.th

Functions & Parties Welcome Easy Parking “Affordable Well Being”

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EVENTS & NOTICEBOARD Welcome to our collaborative section with Hua Hin’s only local radio station playing Western music 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the one and only Surf 102.5 FM! Every day Surf features local events and activities that visitors and locals might be interested in enjoying, and you will find these below. If you know of an event, activity or regular happening that is not listed here or in our Balloon Chasers section, please get in touch by email to either AWOL (submissions@awolonline.net or Surf 102.5 FM (surf102.5fm@gmail.com) or via either of the respective Facebook pages; AWOLexpat or Surf102.5.

UPCOMING INFORM AWOL OR SURF FM of your charitable the members in the group has a chance to or non commercial event and we will announce host a dinner party in his/her home for the it here other members. If you love cooking and like to make new friends you should join. You do ONGOING not need to be an expert. Tel. Robert 0983 RESCUE PAWS is a non-profit organization 562290 based in Hua Hin dedicated to helping DUSIT THANI HUA HIN SOCCER and improving the lives of Thailand’s stray ACADEMY: exercise and professional animal population. Find out more on their football coaching for kids. website rescuepawsasia.org or Facebook page HUA HIN HASH HOUSE HARRIERS every RescuePawsThailand Saturday around the area. (see p22) TRASH HERO HUA HIN now every Sunday CICADA MARKET AND PERFORMING at 3pm a beach area gets cleaned. See their ARTS FAIR. The Venue@Suansri. Fri/Sat eponymous Facebook page for weekly details evenings from sunset to 12 pm, Sundays from HUA HIN HOBBY COOKING CLUB If cooking 4pm; Dining, shopping, art, performances, is your hobby you can join an international and films in a beautiful park-like setting. A group of hobby cooks in Hua Hin. Each one of great place to spend an evening

SURF 102.5 FM SCHEDULE The Marriott Breakfast Show with Steve Johnston Mon. to Fri. 6:30 - 10:00 Asia Pop 40 with Dom Lau Sat. 09:00 - 12:00, Sun. 15:00 18:00 Tue. 21:00 - 24:00 “Something On The Radio” with James Ross Sun., Wed., Fri. 21:00-23:00 LA Spinz with Peter Reynolds Mon., Wed., Fri. 19:30 Q Burn Rocks On with Peter Antony Fri. 23:00

THE AWOL NOTICEBOARD ND? IN THAILA DRIVING g nal drivin Internatio 00 8 1 d 5 years licence vali . bt Call 71 (Eng) 089 530 87

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to drink, that’s your business, if you want to stop, we can help.

Call to speak to an AA member:

Peo (Swedish) - 086 012 0856 Henrik 095-950-7550 Loren - 081-007-6856 Terry - 091-883-7757

www.aathailand.org

Meetings every day in Hua Hin

Let’s Eat RESTAURANT

PUZZLES

Open 9am to 9pm English Breakfast and Thai Food Soi 3 Khao Takiab (next to 7-11) Call 082 294 5602

CODEWORD

Each letter in this puzzle is represented by a number 1-26. Can you crack the code and solve the crossword? Every letter of the alphabet is used at least once.

Two or three letters are already in place to get you started. Use the 1-26 small grid to keep track.

LAST ISSUE’S SOLUTION

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Free admission is not included for cycling event (7) 5 It stores information about retail costs, primarily in black lines (3,4) 9 Less likely to bite fiddle with no piano (5) 10 Actor always open to comeback (6,3) 11 Unlawfully accessed spreadsheets he left unlocked (10) 12 Co-ordinate accommodation in timeshare (4)

14 Sophisticated means of transport minister, say (not here, in France) (12) 18 Omit to join search for exercise equipment (8,4) 21 State misfortune thus (4) 22 Prejudice domain name contract (10) 25 Childish behaviour practised by footballers? (9) 26 Vessel returned with cargo of gold to a country in the Pacific (5) 27 Upright type caught sweetheart in love affair (7) 28 Obey monarch with special powers, shocking treatment ensues (7) DOWN 1 Doctor turned up “Let It Be” choral pieces (6) 2 Smother beastly parents (6) 3 Tips sherpa’s cap off (10) 4 Upstanding Irishman pinches Tory leader’s bottom (5) 5 23 accepts alarm call from one working in the colonies (9) 6 Children lose head, being cross (4) 7 Averse to broadcasting “Pigs out!” (8) 8 Footballer’s revolutionary workers’ song offends trumpeter (8) 13 Where customers ripped off fasteners around ankle (4,6) 15 Mix up explosive? Marines do (9) 16 First person to vilify one from 26 (8) 17 It symbolises a metal when spinning (8) 19 Drives in reverse over instrument, lacking concentration (6) 20 Fruit spider on table around mid-July (6) 23 Signalling device for train attendant at railhead (5) 24 Scottish town where anything goes? (4) The solution to last week’s puzzle is on page 19

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BALLOON CHASERS

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Parties, special deals, regular events, celebrations and more; Breakfasts, Freshly baked bread, Daily Specials and more (see to get it in AWOL email info@awolonline.net. ad p9) RED PIANO, SOI KANJANOMAI; Free flow Fridays - every RECENTLY ADDED AND COMING SOON Friday between 6 and 8pm free flow wine for 499 baht per DIZZY DOLPHIN, SOI SAMORPHRONG; Friday 11th person plus complimentary food boards including tapas, November from 10am, Remembrance Day gathering with cold cuts, Indian platter and cheeses. Summer Special drinks ceremony at 11am. All welcome particularly veterans from any promotion every day from 12 until 4pm - 99 baht for any of the conflict. Free food. Poppies are also on sale with immediate special smoothies, shakes and other listed drinks.

SPOTS POOL BAR, SOI 88; Draft Singha and Leo just 65 baht. effect.

THE PALM BISTRO, SOI 88; Join their Sunday Lunch Club SUNSET BOULEVARD, KHAO TAKIAB; All video, home made fun pub quiz. Third Tuesday of every month (next one is and start earn ing a free Sunday Roast (see ad p3) MUCKY DUCK, SOI 88/94; This week’s Sunday Roast - on Tuesday 22nd November, a week late due to Loy Kratong).

Chicken 240bt, Pork 300 bt, Beef 350 bt with a choice of Bookings for teams of up to 6 are recommended as it is very potatoes and other vegetables plus other relevant trimmings/ popular and usually full. 10 rounds including 2 audio visual sauces. also eggs Benedict 160 bt, 10am-12pm Saturday and and 2 table rounds. Complimentary food at half time (chip butties and stew). Call Mike 084 3769438 for more info and for Sunday. Please make a reservation (see ad back page) KING BAR, SOI BINTHABAHT; Quiz second Monday of bookings. Sunset Boulevard is 150 metres past the Ibis hotel every month (next one Monday 8th November at 7.30 pm) - going south on the Takiap Road. please note this is a change from previously. Free entry, food THAIWAII BAR AND RESTAURANT, PAK NAM PRAN; Every Sunday from 3pm til 10pm Sunday Rock & Blues Jams and prizes - hosted by Hawk - all welcome. featuring the Waii Not Band and Friends and the Zuper June REGULAR EVENTS Band. Also don’t miss Thai Waii Jr. in Khao Takiab with live BOBBY’S BAR, SOI 102.; The 99 baht breakfast is Back! FREE music several nights a week.

Sunday Roast - spend 200 baht and get a free Chicken or Pork TK ROADHOUSE, KHAO TAKIAB; First Tuesday of every Sunday Roast, spend an extra 80 baht and you can get Lamb. month ‘The Best Quiz In Town’! 8 rounds, beer questions, free Available from 12.30 to 6.30pm. All You Can Eat Fish & Chips Cottage Pie and bread.

UNCLE BRYN’S (2KM PAST PALM HILLS NORTH ALONG every Friday from 5pm when spend 200 bt.

DIZZY DOLPHIN, SOI SAMORPHONG; Happy Hour every KLONG ROAD. TURN LEFT AND 200M ON LEFT.); Large day from 1 - 7pm - Samsong + mixer 40 baht, Wine 55 baht, Chang 55 baht, large Leo 58 baht. Open daily 7am-late. 085 405 small/large domestic beers 45/65 baht. Live band every Friday 6976 (T) 080 197 2072(E) from 8pm.

DOUBLE D, SOI 6; Happy Hour every day from 3 - 6pm - Samsong + mixer 40 baht, Wine 55 baht, San Miguel and Heineken 65 baht, small/large domestic beers 45/70 baht.

FATHER TEDS, DAMNOERNKASEM ROAD; Live music, special food and drink offers, draught Guinness, something happening every night! See add on p13 for details.

KOM HOM, SOI 94; First Sunday every month from 7pm Bingo and Quiz Night (next one 6th November) - call 085 294 1319 for details MUCKY DUCK, SOI 88/94; Now available - Draught Stowford Cider 150 bt for 600 ml.

PASSPORT CAFE, SAMORPHRONG; Now open for

BRITISH STYLE SUNDAY ROASTS:

Bobby’s Bar, Soi 102 Father Teds, Damnoernkasem Road Hua Hin Miss You, Soi 80 Jungle Juice, Soi Selekam Mucky Duck, Bonkai (Soi 88) Nit’s Kitchen, Soi 94 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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LOCAL GOLF/ HASH HOUSE HARRIERS BUTTERFLY ROCK GOLF SOCIETY

HUA HIN GOLF SOCIETY

RESULTS 25TH OCTOBER 2016 Majestic A - B Stableford 39 entered 1st Greg Hill 40 pts (15) 2nd Bjorn Byman 38 pts (23) 3rd Ian Strathearn 38 pts (14) 4th Harvey Russell 38 pts (12)

HASH HOUSE HARRIERS

A DRINKING CLUB WITH A RUNNING AND WALKING PROBLEM! 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 21ST OCTOBER 2016 19TH OCTOBER 2016 http://www.h2h3-cah3.com or Facebook Sea Pines Stableford 18 entered Springfield AB Stableford 30 entered at www.facebook.com/H2H3CAH3 1st Colin Whitby 37 pts (08) 1st Mark Batt-Rawden 41 pts (08) 2nd Pekka Hogman 35 pts (14) for full details and directions. People 2nd Wij Wijesena 37 pts (11) 3rd Adrian Legget 30 pts (10) attending and participating do so entirely 3rd Ronnie Thorley 35 pts (18) 4th Greg Hill 30 pts (15) at their own risk.

4th Gary Engleman 35 pts (12) NEXT RUN

FIXTURES SATURDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2016 FIXTURES 1st November 2016 Lake View Stableford @4PM 31st October 2016 Lakeview A&B 4th November 2016 Banyan Stableford H2H3 RUN #344 Stableford Location: Off Route 2004 on new link LAKE VIEW 2nd November 2016 Palm Hills road to Soi 112 MEMBERS CLUB Stableford Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/ RESULTS KLKEHcgMJW22 RONNIE’S ROLL UP 21ST OCTOBER 2016 GPS Coordinates: N 12 32.028, E 99 Held every Friday at Palm Hills. Please Stableford AB 54.584 (N 12.533800, E 99.909733) contact Ronnie on 0811 942 556 if you 1st Mike Knight (13) 37pts Google Map Link from Phet Kasem Road: are interested in joining in, and thanks to 2nd Peter Tucker (10) 34pts https://goo.gl/maps/e5v1N2bZEry Nigel for the results.

3rd Steve O’Brien (13) 33pts Google Map Link from By-Pass: https:// 21ST OCTOBER 2016 4th David Brien (12) 32pts goo.gl/maps/iTjqVQfo38u 12 players Stableford Hares: Tinks & Golden Delicious 1st Thomas Buch (Visitor) 38 pts (12) 24TH OCTOBER 2016 Hash Snacks: Golden Delicious 2nd Peter Whittaker 36 pts (23) Stableford AB Tax Collector: Butt Out 3rd Casey Kitseroo (Visitor) 32 pts (18) 1st Reto Vorburger (5) 37pts DIRECTIONS 4th Ronnie Thorley 31 pts (18) 2nd Mike Lord (13) 36pts From Hua Hin: Make your way on Phet 3rd John Hall (18) 35pts CHA AM GOLF CLUB Kasem Road to the Traffic Light junction 4th Fred Kroll (15) 35pts at Soi 70 and then head west towards Contact: secretary@chaamgolfclub.com Pala-U for 7.1 km then turn LEFT (HHH FIXTURES FIXTURES Sign) onto Route 2004 (1004). Drive 4.0 2nd November Funny game against Lake View every Monday, Wednesday, km then turn LEFT (HHH Sign) and Wirkola Group Friday continue 0.4 km and bear onto track and continue 0.25 km to the run site.

From the Bypass CRYPTIC CROSSWORD SOLUTION Exit left of the bypass at Pala-U flyover junction and head east towards Hua Hin. Here is the solution to last week’s Cryptic Drive 3.8 Km and turn RIGHT (HHH Crossword.

Sign) onto Route 2004(1004) sign posted Vana Varin Resort. Drive 4.0 km then turn LEFT (HHH Sign) and continue 0.4 km and bear onto track and continue 0.25 km to the run site.

Any queries then please call Tinks on 08 68 98 2664 Hash Tax: 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.

RESULTS 24TH OCTOBER 2016 Lake View AB Stableford 15 entered 1st Richard Hooi 41 pts (09) 2nd Lars Faerch 33 pts (15) 3rd Thor Olsen 33 pts (28) 4th Geoff G Batt-Rawden 33 pts (06)

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LOCAL SPORTS HUA HIN POOL BILLIARD LEAGUE

HUA HIN KHAO TAKIAB COOL POOL LEAGUE

LUCKY SHOT BAR

Hua Hin’s only pool bar with FOUR 9’ tables

RESULTS RESULTS INDIVIDUAL’S 8 BALL 21ST-23RD WEEK 18 21ST OCTOBER 2016 OCTOBER 2016 Anytime Bar 12 - 13 Pats Place 1.

18 points M EX Exotic Bar 8 - 17 Mucky Duck 2.

16 points Hampi LSA Jungle Juice 11 - 14 TK Roadhouse 3.

14 points Derrick INF Spots 12 - 13 JNB 4.

13 points Korn RH The Connection 13 - 12 Robin Hood 4.

13 points Jay LSA Waring Bar 13 - 12 Muan Bar 6.

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

L 2 3 5 5 7 8 10 12 13 17 17 19 20 25

+/108 74 84 38 50 40 30 -16 -22 -62 -40 -74 -94 -116

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FIXTURES WEEK 19 28TH OCTOBER 2016 Exotic Bar v Waring Bar Muan Bar v JNB Mucky Duck v Jungle Juice Pats Place v Spots Robin Hood v Anytime Bar TK Roadhouse v The Connection

LEAGUE TABLE Team Robin Hood Lucky Shot A Spots Pool Bar 1 Infinity Bar Maria Bar 1 TK Roadhouse Mucky Duck Cheeky Monkey Lucky Shot B Johnnie’s 56 Master Cues Spots Pool Bar 2 H Hin Miss You Coopers 94

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Pts 46 43 41 35 34 33 30 24 23 17 16 11 10 1

FIXTURES The league season is over.

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HUA HIN KHAO TAKIAB SUPER POOL LEAGUE

RESULTS WEEK 8 20TH OCTOBER 2016 Bobby’s Birds 8 - 13 Lanla Bar Drink & Shelter 15 - 6 Spots Exotic Bar 13 - 8 Bobby’s Boys Fin Bar 11 - 10 Cheeky Monkey Mucky Duck 20 - 1 Anytime Bar Sasa Bar 13 - 8 The Dream TK Roadhouse 7 - 14 Muan Bar Tore’s Bar 7 - 14 Home

WEEK 20 4TH NOVEMBER 2016 Anytime Bar v Jungle Juice JNB v Pats Place Robin Hood v Mucky Duck Spots v Muan Bar The Connection v Exotic Bar TK Roadhouse v Waring Bar LEAGUE TABLE Team Mucky Duck Robin Hood Muan Bar TK Roadhouse Jungle Juice Exotic Bar JNB The Connection Anytime Bar Pats Place Waring Bar Spots White House Somatch 3D

P 17 16 16 16 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16

W 14 11 9 13 9 8 6 7 5 6 6 6 3 1

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 3 5 7 3 8 9 10 10 12 11 11 11 13 15

+/103 80 48 42 17 -23 -12 -39 -49 -51 -53 -63 -104 -122

Pts 264 240 224 221 221 201 194 193 188 187 186 181 148 139

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RESULTS WEEK 1 22ND OCTOBER 2016 Dara Bar 11 - 7 Bobby’s Bar Mucky Duck 13 - 5 Pat’s Place FIXTURES WEEK 2 29TH OCTOBER 2016 Bobby’s Bar v Pat’s Place Dara Bar v Mucky Duck

LEAGUE TABLE Team Mucky Duck Dara Bar Bobby’s Bar Pat’s Place

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

+/8 4 -4 -8

Pts 2 2 0 0

FIXTURES WEEK 10 3RD NOVEMBER 2016 Anytime Bar v Home Bobby’s Birds v Sasa Bar Cheeky Monkey v Bobby’s Boys Fin Bar v Exotic Bar Lanla Bar v The Dream Muan Bar v Spots Mucky Duck v Tore’s Bar TK Roadhouse v Drink & Shelter LEAGUE TABLE Team Muan Bar Mucky Duck Drink & Shelter Home Cheeky Monkey TK Roadhouse Bobby’s Boys Lanla Bar Exotic Bar Anytime Bar Fin Bar Bobby’s Birds Sasa Bar Spots Tore’s Bar The Dream

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

+/- Pts 65 106 65 106 28 98 28 98 18 93 4 86 -4 82 -8 80 -10 79 -16 76 -18 75 1 74 -24 72 -15 66 -54 57 -60 54

LOCAL SPORTS HUA HIN SOCIAL POOL LEAGUE

RESULTS WEEK 1 26TH OCTOBER 2016 Bentho Bar 11 - 8 All Nations GH Booz Bar 8 - 11 Pink Panther JW Black 7 - 12 Jungle Juice A Jungle Juice B 10 - 9 JW Red King Bar 10 - 9 N & G Limelight v Tiger Bar C 69 v No game FIXTURES WEEK 2 2ND NOVEMBER 2016 All Nations GH v Booz Bar Jungle Juice A v Jungle Juice B JW Red v C 69 N & G v Limelight No game v King Bar Pink Panther v JW Black Tiger Bar v Bentho Bar

RESULTS WEEK 16 26TH OCTOBER 2016 Bar 80 Saloon 4 - 16 Pit’s Cafe Cooper’s 94 8 - 12 Cross Eyed Duck Jaew Bar 6 - 14 Cheeky Monkey Kom Hom Bar 9 - 11 Home Lucky Shot 18 - 2 Sabai Bar The Breeze 11 - 9 Infinity Bar

LEAGUE TABLE

Team Lucky Shot Pit’s Cafe Cross Eyed Duck Kom Hom Bar Infinity Bar Cooper’s 94 Sabai Bar Cheeky Monkey Home The Breeze Jaew Bar Bar 80 Saloon

Team Jungle Juice A Bentho Bar Pink Panther Jungle Juice B King Bar C 69 Limelight Tiger Bar JW Red N&G All Nations GH Booz Bar JW Black

P W L 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1

+/5 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 -1 -1 -3 -3 -5

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RESULTS WEEK 14 26TH OCTOBER 2016 Bobby’s Bangers 6 - 14 Mucky Duck Dara’s Bar 15 - 5 Sunset Boulevard Muan Bar 12 - 8 Master Cues Sea U Bar 13 - 7 The Squealing Pig T.K. Roadhouse 9 - 11 Bobby’s Beauties Tik’s Bar 8 - 12 Pat’s Place

FIXTURES WEEK 17 2ND NOVEMBER 2016 Bar 80 Saloon v Cooper’s Beer Garden Cheeky Monkey v The Breeze Home v Cross Eyed Duck Infinity Bar v Kom Hom Bar Pit’s Cafe v Lucky Shot Sabai Bar v Jaew Bar LEAGUE TABLE Pts 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

P 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 15

W 13 13 13 10 9 6 6 6 5 5 2 1

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

L 1 1 2 5 5 9 10 9 10 10 14 13

+/144 90 110 54 40 -8 -50 -51 -50 -52 -126 -101

Pts 28 28 27 21 20 13 12 12 11 11 4 3

FIXTURES WEEK 15 2ND NOVEMBER 2016 Bobby’s Bangers v Muan Bar Master Cues v T.K. Roadhouse Mucky Duck v The Squealing Pig Pat’s Place v Dara’s Bar Sea U Bar v Tik’s Bar Sunset Boulevard v Bobby’s Beauties LEAGUE TABLE Team Muan Bar Squealing Pig Master Cues Pat’s Place T.K. Roadhouse Mucky Duck Sea U Bar Dara’s Bar Bobby’s Bangers Bobby’s Beauties Tik’s Bar Sunset Boulevard

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P 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 14

W 11 11 10 8 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 2

D 2 0 1 1 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 1

L 1 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 9 10 11 11

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+/- Pts 52 24 50 22 54 21 22 17 20 15 8 14 -4 13 -18 11 -24 8 -44 8 -56 6 -60 5

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LOCAL SPORTS

HUA HIN/KHAO TAKIAB LADIES POOL LEAGUE

THURSDAY FRIENDLY POOL LEAGUE

RESULTS WEEK 17 20TH OCTOBER 2016 Connections Cafe 16 - 4 Dara Bar Cross Eyed Duck 11 - 9 MasterCues Bar Hua Hin Bar 5 - 15 Coopers 94 Jaew Bar 9 - 11 Mr Dan’s Mint Bar 6 - 14 Bar 80 Saloon Mona Bar 12 - 8 Hut Bar Pit’s Cafe 12 - 8 Komhom Bar The Breeze 13 - 7 Squealing Pig FIXTURES WEEK 19 3RD NOVEMBER 2016 Connections Cafe v MasterCues Bar Cross Eyed Duck v Squealing Pig Dara Bar v Bar 80 Saloon Hua Hin Bar v Mona Bar Jaew Bar v Coopers 94 Mint Bar v Mr Dan’s Pit’s Cafe v Hut Bar The Breeze v Komhom Bar LEAGUE TABLE Team Cross Eyed Duck Pit’s Cafe Komhom Bar Bar 80 Saloon MasterCues Bar Squealing Pig Coopers 94 The Breeze Connections Dara Bar Mona Bar Mr Dan’s Hua Hin Bar Mint Bar Hut Bar Jaew Bar

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

W 17 14 12 11 12 9 10 8 8 10 3 6 4 0 1 2

D 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 3 1 2

L 0 2 4 4 5 7 7 8 9 7 9 11 12 14 15 13

+/162 74 80 54 44 54 44 -14 -12 -20 -58 -64 -58 -86 -94 -106

Pts 285 236 235 221 216 216 212 180 180 180 152 150 150 130 126 123

HUA HIN CITY F.C

FIXTURES The season is over. Details of the new season will appear here when available.

Hua Hin City F. C. is the local professional team formed in 2011, playing their matches at the Takiab Stadium in Khao Takiab.

RESULTS WEEK 26 24TH OCTOBER 2016 Ae De Dang Bar 3 - 15 Jungle Juice Anytime Bar 11 - 7 Jaew Bar Bar 80 Saloon 11 - 7 Exotic Bar Robin Hood 4 - 14 TK Roadhouse Sport Bar 13 - 5 Pit’s Cafe Sunset Boulevard 15 - 3 Pat’s Place The Connection 6 - 12 Muan Bar The Squealing Pig 5 - 13 Kom Hom FIXTURES WEEK 27 31ST OCTOBER 2016 Dara Bar v Muan Bar 2 Exotic Bar v Cheeky Monkey Jaew Bar v Bar 80 Saloon Jungle Juice v Anytime Bar Kom Hom v Ae De Dang Bar Muan Bar v The Squealing Pig Pat’s Place v Robin Hood Pit’s Cafe v Sunset Boulevard Sa Sa Bar v Sport Bar TK Roadhouse v The Connection

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FIXTURES The season is over. Details of the new season will appear here when available

LEAGUE TABLE Team CAT Karaoke Urs Treff Jungle Juice Blue Lagoon 1 Robin’s Rest Johnny’s 56

P 26 24 26 26 26 26 26 25 24 26 26 26 24 26 25 26 26 26 25 25

W 24 19 17 17 17 15 13 12 13 11 9 9 8 8 8 6 6 5 6 3

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

L 1 3 5 5 6 6 9 10 10 11 12 14 12 17 16 16 18 17 19 19

+/216 130 94 78 62 56 28 11 6 -6 -4 -12 -18 -76 -94 -58 -84 -101 -106 -122

W 9 7 4 3 3 1

D 0 1 1 2 2 0

L 1 2 5 5 5 9

F 117 97 94 73 68 46

A 46 71 71 96 99 112

+/71 26 23 -23 -31 -66

HUA HIN SOI 80 TUESDAY POOL LEAGUE

LEAGUE TABLE Team Muan Bar Muan Bar 2 TK Roadhouse Sunset Boulevard Squealing Pig Jungle Juice Kom Hom Dara Bar Cheeky Monkey Anytime Bar The Connection Robin Hood Sa Sa Bar Bar 80 Saloon Pat’s Place Exotic Bar Jaew Bar Ae De Dang Bar Sport Bar Pit’s Cafe

P 10 10 10 10 10 10

Pts 49 40 38 38 37 35 30 27 27 26 23 21 20 17 17 16 14 14 12 9

RESULTS WEEK 19 25TH OCTOBER 2016 Bar 80 Saloon v Mint Bar n/a Cross Eyed Duck v Laila Bar n/a Exotic Bar v Hut Bar n/a J.J. Sports v Hua Hin Bar n/a Miss U Bar v Euro 2 Bar n/a Mona Bar v Cheeky Monkey n/a FIXTURES WEEK 20 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 Cheeky Monkey v Bar 80 Saloon Euro 2 Bar v Cross Eyed Duck Exotic Bar v Miss U Bar Hut Bar v Hua Hin Bar Laila Bar v Mona Bar Mint Bar v J.J. Sports LEAGUE TABLE Team Cheeky Mnkey CrssEyed Duck Mona Bar Bar 80 Saloon Exotic Bar Hua Hin Bar Miss U Bar Hut Bar Mint Bar Laila Bar J.J. Sports Euro 2 Bar

P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

W 16 12 10 10 9 7 8 6 6 5 1 2

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

L 1 3 4 4 4 8 10 9 11 11 12 15

+/88 90 48 36 54 -8 -28 -16 -22 -36 -90 -116

Pts 33 27 24 24 23 17 16 15 13 12 7 5

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(all times Thailand) SATURDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2016 PREMIER LEAGUE Sunderland v Arsenal 18:30 Man Utd v Burnley 15:00 Middlesbrough v Bournemouth 15:00 Tottenham v Leicester 15:00 Watford v Hull 15:00 West Brom v Man City 15:00 Crystal Palace v Liverpool 23:30 CHAMPIONSHIP QPR v Brentford 01:45 Barnsley v Bristol City 15:00 Brighton v Norwich 15:00 Cardiff v Wigan 15:00 Derby v Sheff Wed 15:00 Fulham v Huddersfield 15:00 Ipswich v Rotherham 15:00 Leeds v Burton 15:00 Preston v Newcastle 15:00 Reading v Nottm Forest 15:00 Blackburn v Wolves 23:30 SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP Aberdeen v Celtic 18:00 Hamilton v Dundee 15:00 Inverness CT v Hearts 15:00 Motherwell v Ross County 15:00 Rangers v Kilmarnock 15:00 St Johnstone v Partick Thistle 15:00 SUNDAY 30TH OCTOBER 2016 PREMIER LEAGUE Everton v West Ham 20:30 Southampton v Chelsea 23:00 CHAMPIONSHIP Birmingham v Aston Villa 19:00 TUESDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 PREMIER LEAGUE Stoke v Swansea 03:00 Please note that the clocks go back one hour in the UK on Sunday morning, so the time difference between the UK and Thailand will become 7 hours; times above have all been adjusted accordingly.

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ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE

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Team Man City Arsenal Liverpool Chelsea Tottenham Everton Man Utd Southampton Watford Bournemouth Crystal Palace Leicester West Brom Burnley West Ham Stoke Middlesbrough Hull Swansea Sunderland

P 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

GD PTS 11 20 10 20 9 20 10 19 9 19 5 15 1 14 3 13 0 12 0 12 0 11 -4 11 0 10 -5 10 -7 10 -7 9 -4 7 -14 7 -7 5 -10 2

FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE - AWOL CHALLENGE

Team GW TOT 1 Hua Hin Utd 50 499 2 Custom Cobblers 42 468 Soi 102, Hua Hin (200m on right after 3 Frankies 11 62 railway) 454 4 Portsmouth City FC 43 448 5 Mr. Cha Aming 34 439 6 Stenhousemuir 31 408 7 FC ROCA 55 434 8 jamboshuahin 61 431 9 Dannycollinz 39 430 10 Atletico Pathetico 27 428 11 Pink Panther AFC 46 426 12 Lost Cafe 42 421 13 Hua Hin Jambos 58 410 14 Wanderlust United 49 401 15 JR BRUTD S.C 41 396 16 Rentmythaivilla 45 384 17 The Dada Donkeys 50 370 18 Dans Demons 38 357 19 Waste Of Money 34 353 20 shortimeagain 36 332 21 Nuo_divers 40 331 22 Doghill Growlers 33 312 23 AWOL Wanderers 25 294

FEATURED GAME

SATURDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2016 PREMIER LEAGUE Man Utd v Burnley 15:00 It has been a miserable week for Jose Mourinho and his team after being humiliated on his return to Stamford Bridge, and at press time the result of their League Cup tie against Manchester City was unknown, but we imagine this resulted in another loss.

Here is a chance to redeem themselves in a game most will expect them to win, but Burnley are no pushovers. United are not scoring many goals so we expect a tight affair, with the away team defending in numbers and attacking on the break. Expect the boos to ring out as we predict a shock narrow Burnley win.

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GARY NEVILLE REFUSING TO COME DOWN FROM OLD TRAFFORD ROOF

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ENGLAND GARY Neville has been sat on the roof of Old Trafford since midnight on Sunday, police have confirmed.

The former United defender was seen climbing the side of the stadium last night with an Alex Ferguson doll under one arm, swatting at moths caught in the security lights as if they were biplanes.

Inspector Nikki Hollis said: “He’s said he’s not coming down until scientists work out a way of cloning Gary Pallister.

“I got one of my officers to sing the 1994 Status Quo hit Come On You Reds to try and soothe him, but when he got to the ‘keep us at the top where we belong’ bit he started throwing roof tiles at him.”

Police negotiators have been unable to coax Neville down after an intense 45-minute conversation involving Paul Pogba’s fee and Wayne Rooney’s wage bill

convinced them he had a point.

Alternative solutions are now being suggested including building a commentary box on the roof or waiting for the local weather to eventually ‘rinse’ him off the building.

Hollis said: “We’ve got until Saturday to get him down safely or cover the whole place with safety netting before United play Burnley.”

Pundits are widely predicting another heavy defeat for Mourinho’s men, and hopes are dwindling that Neville will ever be coaxed off the roof.

Above: Psychiatrists have been concerned about Gary Neville’s mental health for some time

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