AWOL Issue 402

FOR THE EXPAT IN ALL OF US! ISSUE 402 4th NOVEMBER 2016

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COMMON SENSE

‘ENTERTAINMENT’ CAN RESUME FROM MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER

•It’s•not a phrase that is often heard in Thailand, but the Thai government’s announcement that normal HUA HIN

entertainment activities can resume from 14th November, at the end of the 30 day mourning period for His Majesty the King, is absolute common sense. It was completely right to have a respectful and sombre period of reflection for the Thai people, and others, to mourn such a great loss, and we can only praise Thailand and it’s people and government for how they have handled this .

The decision taken by the Cabinet on Tuesday, specified nine categories of entertainment activities: National festivals (e.g. Loy Krathong, Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year), Provincial festivals (e.g. Red Cross fair,), Provincial-level economic promotion activities (e.g.bull-fighting, walking street festival), Entertainment activities (e.g. Likae, Lamtad, music festival, contest and movie show), Nightlife entertainment venues (e.g. nightclubs, pubs and bars), Activities in hotels (e.g. conferences, parties), Concerts, Cultural and traditional activities (e.g. thod kathin merit-making, pha pa, weddings and ordinations) and Sports competitions. However, organizers of activities in these categories must take into consideration the regulations governing the activities and suitability.

We would encourage everybody to continue observing the remainder of the mourning period appropriately, however, and not jump the gun, unless they have special permission to do so.

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WEATHER & TIDES WORLD WEATHER (3-11-16)

LOCAL FORECAST AND TIDES

RAIN (MM) CONDITIONS TEMP. °C TIDES CITY WEATHER HIGH H L 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH °C SA 0 Sun and high clouds 32 24 03:16 1.4m 07:38 2.7m 18:34 1.5m 19:56 1.5m Amsterdam Passing clouds 4 SU 2 Mostly cloudy 32 25 03:04 1.4m 08:01 2.7m - Ankara Sunny 3 MO 7 A t-storm in spots 29 24 02:34 1.4m 08:20 2.6m - Athens Sunny 14 TU 11 Brief showers am 31 24 02:00 1.4m 08:13 2.5m - Auckland Passing clouds 15 WE 7 Periods of rain 31 24 01:50 1.4m 06:46 2.5m 13:49 1.8m 15:49 1.7m Beijing Overcast 9 TH 7 Thundershower 30 24 01:52 1.4m 05:39 2.5m 15:01 1.6m 15:39 2.4m Berlin Scattered clouds 1 FR 1 Cloudy; partly sunny 29 24 01:58 1.4m 05:19 2.5m 15:21 1.6m 16:32 2.4m Buenos Aires Clear 15 Cairo Clear 20 Chicago Fog 14 Copenhagen Passing clouds 2 Dubai Passing clouds 32 Dublin Passing clouds 7 Helsinki Scattered clouds -2 THAILAND WEATHER (3-11-16) Ho Chi Minh City Thunderstorm 28 Hong Kong Passing clouds 25 Place Temp. Hum. Conditions Place Temp. Hum. Conditions Islamabad Haze 25 Aranyaprathet 33 °C 44% Scattered Clds Nakhon Si Tham. 32 °C 65% Partly Cldy Istanbul Sunny 15 Ban Ang 29 °C 58% Mostly Cldy Nan 31 °C 46% Scattered Clds Jakarta Overcast 31 Ban Ang Hin 29 °C 70% Partly Cldy Narathiwat 30 °C 74% Mostly Cldy Jerusalem Sunny 23 Ban Ang Kep N. 33 °C 52% Scattered Clds Nong Khai 30 °C 73% Clear Johannesburg Passing clouds 20 Ban Bang Chang 27 °C 82% Mostly Cldy Pattani 31 °C 66% Haze Karachi Haze 34 Bangkok 30 °C 55% Mostly Cldy Peam Prus 29 °C 70% Scattered Clds Kuala Lumpur Broken clouds 30 Bhumibol Dam 30 °C 47% Haze Pattaya 29 °C 58% Mostly Cldy London Fog 1 Bua Chum 31 °C 44% Scattered Clds Phayao 27 °C 65% Mostly Cldy Madrid Sunny 10 Chaiyaphum 31 °C 40% Scattered Clds Phetchaburi 30 °C 53% Scattered Clds Manila Overcast 30 Chanthaburi 27 °C 68% Mist Phitsanulok 32 °C 38% Scattered Clds Mexico City Passing clouds 15 Chiang Mai 30 °C 45% Scattered Clds Phrae 30 °C 58% Mostly Cldy Moscow Light snow -1 Chon Buri 30 °C 55% Mostly Cldy Phuket 32 °C 55% Scattered Clds Mumbai Clear 33 Chumphon 31 °C 66% Scattered Clds Prachin Buri 33 °C 42% Scattered Clds New Delhi Clear 29 Hat Yai 30 °C 39% Partly Cldy Prachuap K.khan 30 °C 60% Overcast New York Passing clouds 17 Houei-sai 32 °C 43% Scattered Clds Ranong 31 °C 55% Partly Cldy Oslo Chilly -4 Kam Paeng Phet 30 °C 52% Scattered Clds Roi Et 30 °C 44% Mostly Cldy Paris Sunny 2 Kanchanaburi 29 °C 58% Scattered Clds Sakon Nakhon 29 °C 45% Scattered Clds Perth Sunny 23 Khon Kaen 33 °C 52% Scattered Clds Sattahip 29 °C 58% Mostly Cldy Phnom-Penh Partly clody 29 Ko Lanta 31 °C 75% Partly Cldy Satun 27 °C 83% Light Rain Rio De Janeiro Clear 25 Ko Samui 30 °C 55% Mostly Cldy Songkhla 30 °C 74% Partly Cldy Riyadh Clear 24 Ko Sichang 33 °C 52% Scattered Clds Suphan Buri 30 °C 30% Partly Cldy Rome Scattered clouds 15 Krabi 30 °C 55% Mostly Cldy Surat Thani 32 °C 62% Partly Cldy San Francisco Clear 14 Laemchabang 30 °C 66% Scattered Clds Surin 31 °C 41% Scattered Clds Seoul Clear 13 Lampang 30 °C 45% Scattered Clds Tak 31 °C 48% Haze Shanghai Sunny 19 Lamphun 29 °C 55% Scattered Clds Takua Pa 32 °C 55% Scattered Clds Singapore Scattered clouds 31 Loei 33 °C 33% Clear Tha Tum 30 °C 34% Scattered Clds Stockholm Overcast 1 Lomsak 33 °C 37% Scattered Clds Tha Wang Pha 31 °C 46% Scattered Clds Sydney Sunny 22 Lop Buri 32 °C 49% Scattered Clds Thong Pha Phum 32 °C 41% Partly Cldy Taibei/Taipei Partly sunny 21 Mae Hong Son 32 °C 45% Partly Cldy Trang 31 °C 66% Scattered Clds Tokyo Passing clouds 18 Mae Sariang 29 °C 43% Scattered Clds Ubon Ratch.

30 °C 58% Scattered Clds Vancouver Mostly cloudy 12 Mukdahan 30 °C 39% Partly Cldy Udon Thani 30 °C 51% Scattered Clds Vientiane Partly cloudy 31 Nakhon Phanom 30 °C 40% Scattered Clds Uttaradit 32 °C 37% Scattered Clds Yangon Extremely hot 34 Nakhon Ratch. 32 °C 45% Scattered Clds Wawle 31 °C 43% Scattered Clds Zurich Chilly 3 Nakhon Sawan 27 °C 93% Light Rain Wichian Buri 32 °C 36% Clear

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Farm animals can often sense an earthquake seconds before it hits, which explains why they’re all looking at you with that huge grin on their face.

TAURUS APR 21 – MAY 21

VIRGO AUG 23 – SEP 22

GEMINI MAY 22 – JUNE 21

LIBRA SEP 23 – OCT 23

Try as you might, you’ll find yourself completely unable to escape this week’s M.C. Escher Museum fire.

While it’s natural for human They say you can’t judge a beings to be resistant to man until you’ve walked a change, after losing your mile in his shoes, but after family, job, and home, it’s 3,000 feet, you’re beginning probably time you start to suspect he’d like to have his accepting some from passersby.

AQUARIUS JAN 20 – FEB 18

sneakers back.

For the third time this week, you’ll be forced to open up that same old tupperware container of leftover whupass.

A man is defined by the decisions he makes. Not listening to this piece of trite advice is probably a good start.

SCORPIO OCT 24 – NOV 21

PISCES FEB 19 – MAR 20

After years of intense searching, you’ll finally find yourself this week---naked, alone, and with a six foot gash across your forehead.

ARIES MAR 21 - APR 20

The suit jacket and tie might make you look more professional, but at the end of the day, you’re still not wearing any pants.

CANCER JUN 22 – JUL 22

Long, gray beards have for centuries been linked to wisdom and shrewdness.

Sadly, you get yours caught in the fax machine far too often for that to be the case.

LEO JUL 23 – AUG 22

SAGITTARIUS NOV 22 – DEC 21

What begins this week as a hilarious balls-copying prank will end minutes later with the discovery of a rather large testicular tumor.

In many ways, you’re still a child. None of them, however, will prevent you from being tried this week as an adult.

When it comes to race relations, you’re colourblind.

Also when it comes to sofas, desk chairs, and traffic lights.

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

There is a competing claim from Australia. Here’s a strange THIS WEEK IT IS..... DOWN TO THE WIRE Referring to the decisive moment at the very end of a close piece from the South Australian newspaper The Southern Argus, June 1884: contest.

‘Down to the wire’ is a commonly used expression these days, The first event on the programme was a chorus for all ages, with but the obvious thought that occurs is ‘what wire?’, so here is some twenty entries, all of whom came to the post. They got rather a bad start, Soprano running away with the lead, Contralto some clarity on the matter.

The earliest examples found of ‘down to the wire’ in print are second, Tenor third, Basso fourth, at least twenty lengths behind. from educative pieces about viniculture, in which gardeners are At the quarter there was no particular change, but going down advised to tie their vines ‘down to the wire’. It was also heard the back stretch all closed up, and there was a terrific race round to describe car tyres that were on their last legs and had the the, turn and down to the wire, Soprano, staying the longest, and underlying canvas and wire thread showing. Those aren’t of winning by a neck, amidst uproarious applause. course the source of the phrase, which it turns out has more to The strangeness of the above is explained by the fact that it was written as a spoof by the newspaper’s horse racing do with horses than horsepower.

People have bet on horse races for centuries and the outcome correspondent who was given the task, clearly unwelcome to of these has always been of close interest to punters. Before the him, of reviewing a singing contest. As a form of protest, he days of electronic measurement and photo finishes the method decided to enliven his copy by writing it up in the form of a adopted in the 19th century to decide the winner of a close race racing commentary.

It’s clear that the expression ‘down to the wire’ was known to was to string a wire across the track above the finishing line.

It’s not clear where the expression ‘down to the wire’ was coined. racing devotees in the 1880s in both Australia and the USA. The USA is most frequently cited, as demonstrated in this piece At present, Australia has a close lead but further citations may well yet come to light. I’m obliged to say that, as far as deciding from the American journal Scribner’s Magazine, July 1889: As the end of the stand was reached Timarch worked up to Petrel, the origin goes, it will go down to the wire. and the two raced down to the ‘wire,’ cheered on by the applause of the spectators. They ended the first half mile of the race head Is there an English phrase or saying that and head, passing lapped together under the wire, and beginning you would like to know more about? in earnest the mile which was yet to be traversed.

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REMEMBRANCE DAY Friday 11th November from 10 am with ceremony at 11am at the Dizzy Dolphin in Samorphrong

ALL WELCOME to come and pay your respects Poppies available at the Dizzy Dolphin and Hua Hin Ham, Bacon & Meat Co. on Soi 41 Please make a donation - all donations passed on to the British legion

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SUDOKU Each week we have an easy and a hard Sudoku puzzle. Just fill in the empty squares so that each horizontal and vertical line, and each section, has all the numbers 1 to 9.

PUZZLE 1 (EASY)

PUZZLE 2 (HARD)

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AREA 555 “At that price, you can keep the story, old man,” he replies, “but I’ll take the bronze rat.”

The transaction complete, the tourist leaves the store with the bronze rat under his arm. As he crosses the street in front of the store, two live rats emerge from a sewer drain and fall into step behind him. Nervously looking over his shoulder, he begins to walk faster, but every time he passes another sewer, more rats come out and follow him. By the time he’s walked two blocks, at least a hundred rats are at his heels, and people begin to point and shout. He walks even faster, and soon breaks into a trot as multitudes of rats swarm from sewers, basements, vacant lots, and abandoned cars... following him.

Rats by the thousands are at his heels, and as he sees the waterfront at the bottom of the hill he panics and starts to run full tilt. No matter how fast he runs, the rats keep up, squealing hideously now not just thousands but millions, so that by the time he comes racing to the water’s edge a trail of rats twelve blocks long is behind him.

Making a mighty leap, he jumps up onto a lamp post, grasping it with one arm, while he hurls the bronze rat into San Francisco Bay as far as he can throw it.

Pulling his legs up and clinging to the post, he watches in amazement as the seething tide of rats surges over the breakwater into the sea, where they drown.

Shaken and mumbling, he makes his way back to the antique shop.

“Ah sir, you’ve come back for the story,” says the owner.

“No,” says the tourist, “I was just hoping you had a bronze sculpture of a lawyer “

Got some great jokes?

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MAGIC Bloke goes to nightschool to learn magic and join the Magic Circle. One night, he gets back home and the wife is standing in the kitchen with their two kids.

“What did you do tonight,Frank?” says the missus “I learned how to change people into furniture” “Go on then, change me and the two kids into a three piece suite” He waves his magic wand, mutters a spell, there’s a flash and a bang and a three piece suite is there in the kitchen.

“Very good, now change us back” says the settee.

No matter how hard he tries, he can’t reverse the spell and calls 999 and the ambulance as a last resort. He paces up and down outside the casualty department worried sick and after two hours, the doctor emerges.

“How’s my family, Doctor?”

“They’re comfortable”

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RAT A tourist wanders into a back-alley antique shop in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Picking through the objects on display he discovers a detailed bronze sculpture of a rat. The sculpture is so interesting and unique that he picks it up and asks the shop owner the price.

“Twelve dollars for the rat, sir,” says the shop owner, “and an extra thousand for the story behind it.”

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LIFE ON MARS

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I’VE GOT THE POWER The ‘virgin’ expat to Thailand is always going to encounter some unexpected and apparently inexplicable behaviour by the locals, as well as equally puzzling happenings involving the infrastructure of the country, most notably the various utilities.

While power cuts obviously happen all over the world, due to a variety of things, the sheer number of them generally in Thailand is much more than most have encountered. The sometimes extreme weather is part of the reason, but most people can accept that without too much question, as it is understandable. However, given that the price of electricity here is relatively high in comparison to other utilities, the frequent ‘brown outs’ and extremely brief blackouts start to become a severe inconvenience and a major irritation. Unless you invest in Universal Power Supply units for your most delicate electrical appliances, such as computers, the frequent power outages and fluctuations in voltage will eventually do serious damage to your equipment... and despite the UPS boxes being designed to cope with this, they also sometimes stop working due to the frequency of these electrical disturbances.

On the issue of the voltage fluctuations, which are obvious if you ever use a toaster regularly, as the same setting will either burn your bread to a crisp or barely warm it on occasion, we have never heard a satisfactory explanation to explain them.

The power cuts can be for something as simple as a tree swaying in the wind and pushing or pulling the cables, or some creature, most often a snake, coiling itself somewhere it shouldn’t. However most of it comes down to poor quality of

either installation, equipment or maintenance, and this will likely never improve unless customers start reporting and complaining.

There is a central call centre (call 1129) for the PEA (Provincial Electricity Authority) and customers should make a point of calling them whenever there are power cuts - the call centre has English speaking staff, more so than the local office, and after your first couple of calls will have your name and address details which speeds the whole process up, and to be fair to them are very helpful and sympathetic.

Your calls will help them identify where the problems lie in the infrastructure, and hopefully over the long term, help them address the problems, whether they are individual to your home or apply to the whole area.

In a future ‘Life On Mars’ we will be returning to the subject of electricity, and in particular the so far missed opportunity of solar power, but also the problems in finding electricians who know what they are doing...

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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GOLF CLUB FOR sale. Taylor Made Driver R1 LH regular flex brand

TWO BED HOUSE For Rent Or Sale Soi 102. Fully furnished, internet

new white head with cover and adjustment key. Price 6000 baht call 09 4482 5968 PICKLEBALL PAKNAM PRAN Pickleball partner for single play needed for early morning play or late afternoon play at Evason Resort. Email sledpullric@gmail.com BADMINTON PLAYER ? We play every monday and friday from 9 to 10 h in a sport center north of Hua Hin. We play in double and are looking for one or two players to complete our team. Average level. Tel Robert 098 356 2290 PLAYING TENNIS ? Am looking for a partner- average level - single or double -1 or 2 times/week. Tel 098 356 2290 Robert

connection, cable tv, laundry machine. Space to park car & motor bike inside.

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.

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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 TOWNHOUSE FOR SALE 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.

PROPERTY WANTED

LONG TERM ACCOMMODATION required to rent from November

in central Hua Hin. 2 bed or spacious 1 bed furnished condo. Gym, pool and internet essential. Phone 063 410 0280

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

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

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 FROM 3000 bt p/m, Apartments 7000 bt p/m All close to beach, Condo with sea view and pool 12,000 bt p/m. 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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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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TO HULL AND BACK

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THE DANGERS OF DEMOCRACY Anyone who is familiar with Thailand, and especially with Bangkok, will be able to identify scores of accidents waiting to happen. The strange thing is that when an accident does occur it can actually come as a bit of a surprise. LIke the crane which collapsed onto a sidewalk on Sukhumvit Road last week.

Maybe it’s because we are programmed to anticipate danger from traffic, trains, floods, fires, electricity supplies, elephants, snakes, and anything at all on Patpong. It just goes to show that you can never be sure what is around the corner. And the good people of America still can’t be sure what will happen in their Presidential election next Tuesday.

Back in 1980, on November 4th, the Republican candidate Ronald Reagan won a landslide victory over Jimmy Carter.

Reagan was a rarity in that the majority of US Presidents emerge from the ranks of high office in government or the military rather than Hollywood. Nevertheless Reagan is considered by many to have been one of the best Presidents ever.

Whether another candidate without the traditional credentials will end up in the Oval Office remains to be seen, and Tuesdays’ vote isn’t even the end of it all.

Which is where the whole thing becomes very confusing for many of us who are used to a straightforward first past the post electoral system. So as one such dumb Brit, who has followed the Presidential campaign this year since the Primaries, I thought I’d better try to suss it all out.

The first thing about a Presidential election is that it takes forever, beginning in February with the Primaries, where votes for the candidates are cast State by State. Even that isn’t as simple as it sounds, because a small number of States use the ‘caucus’ system of balloting, in which small groups of voters gather together and argue the pros and cons of each candidate with the aim of all reaching the same decision. We can probably gloss over that one.

After a few months the clear front runners emerge and are officially nominated as candidates at their respective party conventions. The candidates then each reveal their choice of prospective Vice President. Each candidate also has their own Electoral College members who are chosen by their party.

If it then went straight to a country wide election we non Americans could cope with the concept, but of course it doesn’t.

There are many more weeks of campaigning, and that Electoral College to get our heads around.

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The Electoral College is a process. It is made up of 538 members, equivalent to the number of Congress members, who are allocated to States based on the number of existing Congress members each State has, and on Tuesday it will be Electoral College members who people will be voting for - not one of the Presidential candidates. It will be the College member in each State with the most votes who wins the right to combine all the Electoral College votes in their own State together and put them on the Presidential candidate of their own choice.

The winning College member isn’t even legally obliged to vote for the Presidential candidate of his/her own party, which may help to explain why, especially this year, so many Americans have seemed so willing to change sides. They are actually voting for the voters who in theory can do their own thing.

This system is said to be a compromise between the election of a President by the people or by Congress, which on the face of it seems reasonable. The US is a huge country with very diverse needs, and its leader is arguably the most prominent and influential figure world wide. Whether the US system can really be called democratic though is open to debate, and whether that actually matters this year is equally debatable.

The Electoral College needs 270 of its 538 votes to win, a margin of only two votes, which in Britain would be met with howls for a re-count, and whoever is elected as President won’t be inaugurated until January 20th, shortly after the Electoral College votes have been formally counted before Congress. By then the whole process will have taken almost a year. Let’s hope it will be worth it.

On This Day

In keeping with this week’s column, it was on this day 8 years ago that Barack Obama became the first African-American to be elected President Of The United States. It was also on this day in 1862 that Dr Richard Gatling patented the Gatling Gun in Indianapolis, and in 1922 Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen in Egypt.. A pretty historic day really.

OPENING PARTY

Friday 11th November from 3pm

All welcome to come and help us celebrate!

Free finger food, live music, lots of fun

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, around our child safe swimming pool, play badminton or enjoy a game of pool or just kick back and enjoy the pickleball on our private court, or petanque in the shade relaxed garden surroundings only a few of 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 Austrian composer rendered in Montebello (9) 6 24 to judge the judges (5) 9 Adjuration of neighbouring tree (2,3) 10 Groups require actions or else (9) 11 Journalist on the air gets cross with man of mystery (5,5) 12 Houseroom for 24 in silver (4) 14 Paid to be colonised? (7)

15 A set of players on leave (7) 17 Ireland’s captured by Italian king put back into the water (2-5) 19, 20 Successor and precursor of 24 — we can’t wait! (4,3,4) 20 See 19 22 Without time to chew, work with whiskers? (6,4) 25 Nun involved with chapel from Atlantic to North Sea (2,7) 26 24 to identify winds? (5) 27 Credit given to 24’s a disgrace (5) 28 Privacy is demanded when the blessed Guides are 24-ed (9) DOWN 1 27 furry antelope (5) 2 Whig characters in change of heart for 24 made by 20 (4-5) 3 Dangerous place for women alone? (2,4,4) 4 Beaten at cards playing deuce over time (7) 5 Visit Zambian town by boat (7) 6 24 to find place for reserve (4) 7 Half of those present put up by little girl (5) 8 Old man with wrinkles given publicity (9) 13 Where Captain Mainwaring was backing law with good start in China (10) 14 Variety of rose with identifying 24, outstanding digital feature (4,5) 16 How quick to be unquick? (5,4) 18 One of 5 in 24 backing horses (7) 19 So called bird to turn to another with no tail (7) 21 Statements elevating model that’s into LSD (5) 23 24 that shows where library users can find things in a crowd (5) 24 Evangelistic see? (4)) The solution to last week’s puzzle is on page 19

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Parties, special deals, regular events, celebrations and more; 1319 for details to get it in AWOL email info@awolonline.net.

MUCKY DUCK, SOI 88/94; Now available - Draught Stowford Cider 150 bt for 600 ml.

RECENTLY ADDED AND COMING SOON PASSPORT CAFE, SAMORPHRONG; Now open for JING’S RESORT/GREEN PARROT PUB, PALA U ROAD; Breakfasts, Freshly baked bread, Daily Specials and more (see Friday 11th November from 3pm Opening party with free ad p9) SPOTS POOL BAR, SOI 88; Draft Singha and Leo just 65 baht. food, live music and lots of fun! All welcome. (see ad p 15) DIZZY DOLPHIN, SOI SAMORPHRONG; Friday 11th SUNSET BOULEVARD, KHAO TAKIAB; All video, home November from 10am, Remembrance Day gathering with made fun pub quiz. Third Tuesday of every month (next one is ceremony at 11am. All welcome particularly veterans from any on Tuesday 22nd November, a week late due to Loy Kratong). conflict. Free food. Poppies are also on sale with immediate Bookings for teams of up to 6 are recommended as it is very popular and usually full. 10 rounds including 2 audio visual effect.

THE PALM BISTRO, SOI 88; Join their Sunday Lunch Club and 2 table rounds. Complimentary food at half time (chip butties and stew). Call Mike 084 3769438 for more info and for and start earn ing a free Sunday Roast (see ad p3) MUCKY DUCK, SOI 88/94; Indian night Tuesday 8th bookings. Sunset Boulevard is 150 metres past the Ibis hotel November chicken balti, kadai mushroom curry, pilau rice, going south on the Takiap Road. naan bread from 5pm 150 baht. This week’s Sunday Roast THAIWAII BAR AND RESTAURANT, PAK NAM PRAN; - Chicken 240bt, Pork 300 bt, Beef 350 bt with a choice of Every Sunday from 3pm til 10pm Sunday Rock & Blues Jams potatoes and other vegetables plus other relevant trimmings/ featuring the Waii Not Band and Friends and the Zuper June sauces. also eggs Benedict 160 bt, 10am-12pm Saturdays. Band. Also don’t miss Thai Waii Jr. in Khao Takiab with live music several nights a week.

Please make a reservation (see ad back page) KING BAR, SOI BINTHABAHT; Quiz second Monday of TK ROADHOUSE, KHAO TAKIAB; First Tuesday of every every month (next one Monday 8th November at 7.30 pm) - month ‘The Best Quiz In Town’! 8 rounds, beer questions, free please note this is a change from previously. Free entry, food Cottage Pie and bread.

UNCLE BRYN’S (2KM PAST PALM HILLS NORTH ALONG and prizes - hosted by Hawk - all welcome.

KLONG ROAD. TURN LEFT AND 200M ON LEFT.); Large REGULAR EVENTS Chang 55 baht, large Leo 58 baht. Open daily 7am-late. 085 405 BOBBY’S BAR, SOI 102.; The 99 baht breakfast is Back! FREE 6976 (T) 080 197 2072(E) Sunday Roast - spend 200 baht and get a free Chicken or Pork Sunday Roast, spend an extra 80 baht and you can get Lamb.

Available from 12.30 to 6.30pm. All You Can Eat Fish & Chips every Friday from 5pm when spend 200 bt.

DIZZY DOLPHIN, SOI SAMORPHONG; Happy Hour every day from 1 - 7pm - Samsong + mixer 40 baht, Wine 55 baht, small/large domestic beers 45/65 baht. Live band every Friday 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

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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RESULTS RESULTS 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 31ST OCTOBER 2016 Lake View A + B Stableford 36 entered Lake View AB Stableford and Skins 25 1st Harvey Russell 35 pts (12) entered 2nd Colin Whitby 35 pts (07) 1st Lars Faerch 38 pts (16) 3rd Pekka Hogman 33 pts (14) 2nd Adrienne Fullerton 34 pts (12) 4th Tim Dixon 32 pts (10) 3rd Terry Hofgartner 33 pts (24) 4th Trevor Sherrington 33 pts (14) 28TH OCTOBER 2016 Springfield A + B Stableford 22 entered 26TH OCTOBER 2016 Black Mountain Stableford 1st Colin Whitby 40 pts (08) Not available 2nd Kieron Bose 36 pts (10)

3rd Peter Adams 33 pts (16) FIXTURES 4th Harvey Russell 32 pts (11) 7th November 2016 Lake View A&B Monthly Medal FIXTURES 9th November 2016 Banyan Presidents 8th November 2016 TBA Stableford Cup 11th November 2016 TBA Stableford RONNIE’S ROLL UP

Held every Friday at Palm Hills. Please contact Ronnie on 0811 942 556 if you are interested in joining in, and thanks to Nigel for the results.

28TH OCTOBER 2016 8 players Stableford 1st Nigel Guest 36 pts (12) 2nd Sunny (Visitor) 33 pts (05) 3rd Ronnie Thorley 30 pts (18) 4th Chris Wilson 29 pts (23) CHA AM GOLF CLUB

Contact: secretary@chaamgolfclub.com FIXTURES 16th November Palm Hills strokeplay friendly

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD SOLUTION

Here is the solution to last week’s Cryptic Crossword.

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 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 5TH NOVEMBER 2016 @4PM CAH3 RUN #296 Hares: Quick Mickey mouse, Ballbanger DIRECTIONS LAKE VIEW From Hua Hin: MEMBERS CLUB Take Phetchkasem road north out of RESULTS Hua Hin towards Cha Am. Take first 28TH OCTOBER 2016 left after crossing flyover at the north Game Cancelled - Rain end of the bypass, 3203, Hupkapong road (HHH sign). Go 4 km and turn 31ST OCTOBER 2016 right (HHH sign). Go 0.5 km to Course AB T-junction and turn right (HHH sign) 1st Steve O’Brien (13) 36 pts Go left 0.6K to carpark (HHH sign).

2nd Greg Smith (21) 35pts On after will be at Michee restuarant 3rd Mike Knight (13) 34pts on the road from the traffic lights to the beach. Reminder: There will not be any FIXTURES fireworks or organized BBQ. Lake View every Monday, Wednesday, Hash taxes: 150 Baht for beer drinkers, Friday 50 Baht for teetotals, 25 Baht for hashers between 8 & 18.

Please be at car park at 4PM for a 4-30 start, For any further information contact GM Rubberduck 0959596114

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LOCAL SPORTS HUA HIN POOL BILLIARD LEAGUE

HUA HIN KHAO TAKIAB COOL POOL LEAGUE

RESULTS INDIVIDUAL’S 10 BALL 28TH-30TH OCTOBER 2016 1. 21 points Kwan EX 2. 18 points Korn RH 3. 15 points Job MB 4. 13 points M EX 5. 10 points Andy LSA 5. 10 points Andy BKK 5. 10 points Claus MD 8. 9 points Paul LSB 9. 7 points Prj MB 9. 7 points Jason MD 11. 6 points Rupert MB 12. 5 points Gen CM 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

P 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26

W 22 20 20 14 15 15 14 10 10 8 7 4 4 0

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

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

FIXTURES The league season is over.

New season scheduled to start on 18th November

RESULTS WEEK 19 28TH OCTOBER 2016 Exotic Bar 14 - 11 Waring Bar Muan Bar v JNB n/a Mucky Duck v Jungle Juice n/a Pats Place 11 - 14 Spots Robin Hood 15 - 10 Anytime Bar TK Roadhouse 10 - 15 The Connection FIXTURES 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

W 14 12 13 9 9 9 8 5 6 6 7 6 3 1

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

L 3 5 4 7 8 9 10 13 12 12 11 10 13 15

+/103 85 37 48 17 -20 -34 -54 -54 -56 -60 -12 -104 -122

Pts 264 255 231 224 221 215 208 198 198 197 195 194 148 139

102 & 88 SATURDAY POOL LEAGUE

RESULTS WEEK 2 29TH OCTOBER 2016 Bobby’s Bar v Pat’s Place n/a Dara Bar 12 - 6 Mucky Duck FIXTURES WEEK 3 5TH NOVEMBER 2016 Mucky Duck v Bobby’s Bar Pat’s Place v Dara Bar

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

P W D L 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1

+/10 2 -4 -8

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RESULTS WEEK 9 27TH OCTOBER 2016 Bobby’s Boys 11 - 10 Lanla Bar Drink & Shelter 15 - 6 Fin Bar Exotic Bar 12 - 9 Bobby’s Birds Home 8 - 13 Muan Bar Sasa Bar 6 - 15 Mucky Duck Spots 12 - 9 Cheeky Monkey The Dream 7 - 14 Anytime Bar Tore’s Bar 6 - 15 TK Roadhouse

LEAGUE TABLE P 17 17 17 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 16 16 16

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HUA HIN KHAO TAKIAB SUPER POOL LEAGUE

WEEK 21 11TH NOVEMBER 2016 Exotic Bar v Anytime Bar Muan Bar v Jungle Juice Mucky Duck v Spots Robin Hood v Waring Bar The Connection v Pats Place TK Roadhouse v JNB Team Mucky Duck Robin Hood TK Roadhouse Muan Bar Jungle Juice Exotic Bar The Connection Anytime Bar Pats Place Waring Bar Spots JNB White House Somatch 3D

LUCKY SHOT BAR

Pts 4 2 0 0

FIXTURES WEEK 11 10TH NOVEMBER 2016 Bobby’s Boys v Anytime Bar Drink & Shelter v Bobby’s Birds Exotic Bar v Mucky Duck Home v Cheeky Monkey Sasa Bar v TK Roadhouse Spots v Lanla Bar The Dream v Muan Bar Tore’s Bar v Fin Bar LEAGUE TABLE Team Mucky Duck Muan Bar Drink & Shelter Home Cheeky Monkey TK Roadhouse Bobby’s Boys Bobby’s Birds Exotic Bar Anytime Bar Lanla Bar Spots Fin Bar Sasa Bar Tore’s Bar The Dream

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

+/74 70 37 23 15 13 -3 -3 -7 -9 -9 -11 -27 -33 -63 -67

Pts 121 119 113 106 102 101 93 93 91 90 90 89 81 78 63 61

LOCAL SPORTS HUA HIN SOCIAL POOL LEAGUE

RESULTS WEEK 2 2ND NOVEMBER 2016 All Nations GH 10 - 9 Booz Bar Jungle Juice A 14 - 5 Jungle Juice B N & G 7 - 12 Limelight Pink Panther 12 - 7 JW Black JW Red v C 69 n/a Tiger Bar 10 - 9 Bentho Bar King Bar - No game FIXTURES WEEK 2 9TH NOVEMBER 2016 Booz Bar v Bentho Bar C 69 v Jungle Juice A Jungle Juice B v Pink Panther JW Black v All Nations GH King Bar v JW Red N & G v Tiger Bar Limelight - No game

RESULTS WEEK 17 2ND NOVEMBER 2016 Bar 80 Saloon 3 - 17 Cooper’s 94 Cheeky Monkey 8 - 12 The Breeze Home 10 - 10 Cross Eyed Duck Infinity Bar 12 - 8 Kom Hom Bar Pit’s Cafe 11 - 9 Lucky Shot Sabai Bar 10 - 10 Jaew Bar

P W L 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2

+/14 8 5 2 1 1 -2 -8 0 -1 -4 -6 -10

RESULTS WEEK 15 2ND NOVEMBER 2016 Bobby’s Bangers 8 - 12 Muan Bar Master Cues 11 - 9 T.K. Roadhouse Mucky Duck 10 - 10 The Squealing Pig Pat’s Place 12 - 8 Dara’s Bar Sea U Bar 11 - 9 Tik’s Bar Sunset Boulevard 14 - 6 Bobby’s Beauties

FIXTURES WEEK 18 9TH NOVEMBER 2016 Cooper’s 94 v Home Cross Eyed Duck v Infinity Bar Jaew Bar v Pit’s Cafe Kom Hom Bar v Cheeky Monkey Lucky Shot v Bar 80 Saloon The Breeze v Sabai Bar

FIXTURES No fixtures next week LEAGUE TABLE

LEAGUE TABLE

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

FRIENDS OF HUA HIN WEDNESDAY FUN POOL LEAGUE

HUA HIN WEDNESDAY POOL LEAGUE

Pts 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

W 14 13 13 10 10 7 6 6 5 6 2 1

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

L 1 2 2 5 6 9 10 10 10 10 14 14

+/92 142 110 44 50 6 -48 -50 -50 -55 -126 -115

Pts 30 28 28 22 21 15 13 13 12 12 5 3

Team Muan Bar Master Cues Squealing Pig Pat’s Place T.K. Roadhouse Mucky Duck Sea U Bar Dara’s Bar Bobby’s Bangers Bobby’s Beauties Sunset Boulevard Tik’s Bar

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P 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 15 15 15

W 12 11 11 9 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3

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

L 1 3 3 5 6 5 5 7 10 11 11 12

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+/- Pts 56 26 56 23 50 23 26 19 18 15 8 15 -2 15 -22 11 -28 8 -52 8 -52 7 -58 6

Pit’s Cafe

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LOCAL SPORTS

HUA HIN/KHAO TAKIAB LADIES POOL LEAGUE

THURSDAY FRIENDLY POOL LEAGUE

RESULTS WEEK 18 27TH OCTOBER 2016 Bar 80 Saloon 10 - 10 Connections Cafe Coopers 94 6 - 14 The Breeze Hut Bar 1 - 19 Dara Bar Komhom Bar 15 - 5 Hua Hin Bar MasterCues Bar 15 - 5 Mint Bar Mona Bar 4 - 16 Pit’s Cafe Mr Dan’s 2 - 18 Cross Eyed Duck Squealing Pig 12 - 8 Jaew Bar FIXTURES WEEK 20 10TH NOVEMBER 2016 Coopers 94 v Cross Eyed Duck Hut Bar v Bar 80 Saloon Komhom Bar v Jaew Bar MasterCues Bar v Dara Bar Mona Bar v The Breeze Mr Dan’s v Connections Cafe Pit’s Cafe v Hua Hin Bar Squealing Pig v Mint Bar LEAGUE TABLE Team Cross Eyed Duck Pit’s Cafe Komhom Bar MasterCues Bar Bar 80 Saloon Squealing Pig Coopers 94 Dara Bar The Breeze Connections Mona Bar Hua Hin Bar Mr Dan’s Mint Bar Jaew Bar Hut Bar

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

W 18 15 13 13 11 10 10 11 9 8 3 4 6 0 2 1

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

L 0 2 4 5 4 7 8 7 8 9 10 13 12 15 14 16

+/178 86 90 54 54 58 36 -2 -6 -12 -70 -68 -80 -96 -110 -112

Pts 305 254 252 233 232 230 218 201 196 191 156 155 152 135 131 127

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 27 31ST OCTOBER 2016 Dara Bar v Muan Bar 2 n/a Exotic Bar v Cheeky Monkey n/a Jaew Bar v Bar 80 Saloon n/a Jungle Juice v Anytime Bar n/a Kom Hom v Ae De Dang Bar n/a Muan Bar v The Squealing Pig n/a Pat’s Place v Robin Hood n/a Pit’s Cafe v Sunset Boulevard n/a Sa Sa Bar v Sport Bar n/a TK Roadhouse v The Connection n/a FIXTURES WEEK 28 7TH NOVEMBER 2016 Ae De Dang Bar v Muan Bar Anytime Bar v Kom Hom Bar 80 Saloon v Jungle Juice Cheeky Monkey v Jaew Bar Dara Bar v Exotic Bar Muan Bar 2 v Sport Bar Robin Hood v Pit’s Cafe Sunset Boulevard v Sa Sa Bar The Connection v Pat’s Place The Squealing Pig v TK Roadhouse

DARTS SUPPLIES 087 155 7737 Brisal Dartboard now available!

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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 20 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 Cheeky Monkey 7 - 11 Bar 80 Saloon Euro 2 Bar 7 - 11 Cross Eyed Duck Exotic Bar 10 - 8 Miss U Bar Hut Bar 8 - 10 Hua Hin Bar Laila Bar 6 - 12 Mona Bar Mint Bar 8 - 10 J.J. Sports FIXTURES WEEK 21 8TH NOVEMBER 2016 Bar 80 Saloon v Laila Bar Cross Eyed Duck v Exotic Bar Hua Hin Bar v Mint Bar J.J. Sports v Cheeky Monkey Miss U Bar v Hut Bar Mona Bar v Euro 2 Bar LEAGUE TABLE Team Cheeky Monkey Cross Eyed Duck Bar 80 Saloon Exotic Bar Mona Bar Hua Hin Bar Miss U Bar Hut Bar Mint Bar Laila Bar J.J. Sports Euro 2 Bar

P 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

W 17 14 12 11 11 8 9 6 6 5 2 2

D 1 3 4 5 4 4 0 3 1 2 6 1

L 2 3 4 4 5 8 11 11 13 13 12 17

+/92 98 48 72 46 -6 -26 -34 -32 -46 -88 -124

Pts 35 31 28 27 26 20 18 15 13 12 10 5

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(all times Thailand) SATURDAY 5TH NOVEMBER 2016 PREMIER LEAGUE Bournemouth v Sunderland 22:00 Burnley v Crystal Palace 22:00 Man City v Middlesbrough 22:00 West Ham v Stoke 22:00 CHAMPIONSHIP Brentford v Fulham 02:45 Wolves v Derby 19:30 Aston Villa v Blackburn 22:00 Burton v Barnsley 22:00 Huddersfield v Birmingham 22:00 Newcastle v Cardiff 22:00 Norwich v Leeds 22:00 Nottm Forest v QPR 22:00 Rotherham v Preston 22:00 Sheff Wed v Ipswich 22:00 Wigan v Reading 22:00 SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP Partick Thistle v Aberdeen 02:45 Celtic v Inverness CT 22:00 Dundee v Motherwell 22:00 Hearts v St Johnstone 22:00 Kilmarnock v Hamilton 22:00 SUNDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2016 PREMIER LEAGUE Chelsea v Everton 00:30 Arsenal v Tottenham 19:00 Hull v Southampton 21:15 Liverpool v Watford 21:15 Swansea v Man Utd 22:00 Leicester v West Brom 23:30 CHAMPIONSHIP Bristol City v Brighton 00:30 SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP Ross County v Rangers 19:00

FOOTBALL

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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

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

GD PTS 15 23 13 23 11 23 12 22 9 20 7 18 1 15 1 15 1 13 -2 12 -4 12 -5 12 -2 11 -5 11 -2 10 -4 10 -9 10 -15 7 -9 5 -13 2

FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE - AWOL CHALLENGE

Team GW TOT 1 Hua Hin Utd 98 597 2 Custom Cobblers 73 541 Soi 102, Hua Hin (200m on right after 3 Mr. Cha Aming 73 railway) 512 4 Portsmouth City FC 62 510 5 FC ROCA 76 510 6 Atletico Pathetico 80 508 7 Dannycollinz 78 508 8 Frankies 11 49 503 9 jamboshuahin 66 497 10 Stenhousemuir 50 488 11 Lost Cafe 64 485 12 Pink Panther AFC 56 482 13 Hua Hin Jambos 55 465 14 JR BRUTD S.C 62 458 15 The Dada Donkeys 65 435 16 Wanderlust United 24 425 17 Rentmythaivilla 41 425 18 Waste Of Money 45 398 19 shortimeagain 64 396 20 Dans Demons 26 383 21 Nuo_divers 41 372 22 Doghill Growlers 37 349 23 AWOL Wanderers 36 330

FEATURED GAME

SUNDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2016 PREMIER LEAGUE Arsenal v Tottenham 19:00 Excuse the Guy Fawkes night pun, but we can expect fireworks as two of the league’s in form teams meet in a hotly contested North London derby. Spurs were held by Champions Leicester last weekend, and for a while it looked like Arsenal may also be, but they ended up comfortable winners against bottom club Sunderland. As usual with these fixtures it is really too close to call, and we expect another derby day draw, albeit a pulsating one.

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ENGLAND The fallout from the fighting that ‘erupted’ at West Ham’s imaginatively named London Stadium during their League Cup match against Chelsea last week refuses to go away this week, as the media tire of slagging off Jose Mourinho and his under performing Manchester United team and have run out of dribble salivating over Liverpool and Chelsea.

Police made seven arrests, representing a ‘massive’ 0.01% section of the 60,000 fans attending, amid scenes described by some football journalists as ‘the worst I have ever seen in my two weeks at the Daily Express’.

West Ham management and fans fear the worst, as Henry Winter of the Daily Telegraph and Oliver Holt of the Daily Mail have been called to a legal summit with Lord Griffiths over the ‘rioting’, and

HAMMERS FEAR TOUGH REPRISALS AFTER TROUBLE AT NEW STADIUM

Below: Most of these fans can expect life bans for ‘aggressive finger pointing’ as authorities crack down on hooliganism once more

are expecting relegation to League Two and a fine of at least £20 billion, in line with the just desserts they received over breaking rules with the two Argentinian players, Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano, in 2008.

Meanwhile, the landlord at the Dog and

Duck in Stratford is not expecting any recriminations after police arrested 10 men at his pub on Saturday for being drunk and disorderly, after a fight broke out among them, while the other twenty patrons looked on.

Soi Bonkai Call 086 006 1271 for reservations Opening hours 10 till late (closed Mon)

TUESDAY 8TH NOVEMBER INDIAN NIGHT

Chicken balti, kadai mushroom curry, pilau rice, naan bread from 5pm 150 baht REGULAR SUNDAY ROAST* Chicken or Pork every week, Beef or Lamb alternate weeks all with mashed and roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese, plus mixed vegetables and sauces

Saturdays only Eggs Benedict* 160 bt 10am-noon

*please make a reservation

Full menu available Tues to Sat 10am - 7pm Full Breakfast menu available as above