AWOL Issue 418

FOR THE EXPAT IN ALL OF US! ISSUE 418 24th February 2017

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TRAIN DELAY HIGH SPEED TRAIN PROJECT HELD UP

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HUA HIN The much heralded high speed train project to link Hua Hin with Bangkok hit a delay this week as the State Enterprise Policy office (SEPO) instructed the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to ‘sound out the market more’, according to a source within the SRT. SEPO are reportedly unsatisfied with the efforts made by SRT to gauge potential investor interest, and has apparently asked the railway agency to conduct another round in compliance with the public-private partnership law. Reports suggest that the SRT will require at least two months to prepare a second attempt, to include an open forum as well as directly contacting potential investors. The delay will come as no surprise to the many crtics of the plan, who don’t believe that it will ever materialise and who believe the money would be better spent elsewhere.

The proposed line has been projected as costing around 95 billion baht with the journey time between the two cities being cut to around an hour; currently a journey by rail to Bangkok from Hua Hin can take anywhere from around four hours up to as much as six hours, although these times will be reduced significantly on completion of the dual tracking of the existing line.

Bidding to take on the dual track project is due to take place on 1st and 2nd March, with contrracts possibly signed by the end of March, and construction beginning shortly after. It already appears that some land alongside the existing railway track in Hua Hin is being cleared, most noticably near the crossing on soi 88. Three of the five dual track tenders up for auction directly affect rail travel from Hua Hin, with the stretches from Nakhon Pathom to Hua Hin, Hua Hin to Prachuap Khiri Khan, and Prachuap Khiri Khan to Chumphon included, enabling faster train travel both north and southof the town once completed. Early estimates of the completion of all of the planned dual tracking quoted 2020 but it is not known when the stretches impacting Hua Hin will be either started or finished.

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BARS & PUBS

Double D Father Teds Jungle Juice Lucky Shot Panama Bar

PROPERTY

Hot Property Lucky Real Estate Spencers Prop. Services SPORTS & LEISURE

Bridge Club Hua Hin Cha Am Hash HH The Dartman Go Kart Hua Hin

SERVICES & OTHER

Legal Services Hua Hin Self Storage Siam Consulting thai-health.com

ACCOMMODATION

All Nations Guesthouse Victor Guesthouse

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032 533 533 082 298 0500 091 871 0128 TEL.

see Bazaar see Bazaar 092 845 5773 032 547 199 TEL.

084 881 8396 092 927 7207 032 512 075 TEL.

032 512 747 032 511 564

RESTAURANTS/FOOD

British Breakfast Foods Buffalo Tavern Dizzy Dolphin Hua Hin Ham & Bacon La Terrasse Let’s Eat Lost Cafe Nit’s Kitchen Passport Cafe Pork Pies Hua Hin The Palm Bistro Toon’s Bar & Restaurant

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HELP NEEDED FOR THE SLUMS IN HUA HIN

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

We need secondhand items, clothes and household goods.

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

We leave from our offices at 17:20 Every Tuesday evening. Visit us any day at the Power Of Love Children’s Home, Soi CJ, Khao Takiab, Hua Hin Facebook@Power of Love Church Tel K. Andrew 080 999 3603 K. Panaya 092 592 3604 (Thai) (Services every Sunday 10 am at Hilton Resort and Spa)

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Located off the canal road; at the Soi 6 traffic lights go across the bridge over the canal & turn immediately right.

We are about 600 m further on the right, 100 m past the temple, directly behind the small brown Buddha house.

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WEATHER & TIDES WORLD WEATHER (23-2-17)

LOCAL FORECAST AND TIDES

RAIN (MM) CONDITIONS TEMP. °C TIDES CITY WEATHER HIGH H L 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH °C SA 0 Partly sunny 32 24 02:08 1.3m 05:47 2.5m 16:59 1.2m 18:53 2.1m Amsterdam Light rain 7 SU 0 Partly sunny 31 24 02:49 1.3m 06:12 2.5m 17:10 1.2m 19:02 2.2m Ankara Passing clouds -2 MO 2 A couple of showers 30 25 03:26 1.3m 06:37 2.5m 17:20 1.2m 19:17 2.2m Athens Cool 11 TU 0 Mostly sunny 31 25 04:03 1.3m 07:00 2.5m 17:29 1.2m 19:36 2.2m Auckland Warm 25 WE 0 Mostly sunny 32 24 04:38 1.3m 07:18 2.4m 17:36 1.2m 19:59 2.3m Beijing Sunny -1 TH 0 Sunny 32 23 05:15 1.3m 07:30 2.3m 17:37 1.2m 20:25 2.3m Berlin Passing clouds 6 FR 0 Partly sunny 32 24 05:52 1.4m 07:25 2.2m 17:33 1.2m 20:56 2.3m Buenos Aires Clear 26 Cairo Clear 12 Chicago Clear 17 Copenhagen Passing clouds 6 Dubai Haze 18 Dublin Passing clouds 11 Helsinki Rain 1 THAILAND WEATHER (23-2-17) Ho Chi Minh City Partly cloudy 34 Place Temp. Hum. Conditions Place Temp. Hum. Conditions Hong Kong Light rain 16 Nan 25 °C 47% Clear Aranyaprathet 32 °C 59% Mist Islamabad Passing clouds 8 Narathiwat 29 °C 79% Scattered Clds Ban Ang 30 °C 70% Mist Istanbul Clear 9 Nong Khai 29 °C 41% Haze Ban Ang Hin 31 °C 58% Mist Jakarta Partly sunny 25 Pattani 29 °C 70% Scattered Clds Ban Ang Kep N. 30 °C 70% Partly Cldy Jerusalem Chilly 9 Peam Prus 30 °C 74% Scattered Clds Ban Bang Chang 30 °C 79% Mostly Cldy Johannesburg Cool 16 Pattaya 30 °C 66% Partly Cldy Bangkok 32 °C 59% Partly Cldy Karachi Haze 13 Phayao 25 °C 55% Bhumibol Dam 30 °C 28% Haze Kuala Lumpur Broken clouds 28 Phetchaburi 30 °C 66% Mist Bua Chum 31 °C 58% Mist London Passing clouds 11 Phitsanulok 30 °C 60% Mist Chaiyaphum 32 °C 42% Haze Madrid Clear 8 Phrae 26 °C 51% Smoke Chanthaburi 31 °C 63% Mist Manila Partly sunny 26 Phuket 31 °C 62% Partly Cldy Chiang Mai 26 °C 36% Clear Mexico City Passing clouds 20 Prachin Buri 31 °C 68% Mist Chon Buri 32 °C 59% Partly Cldy Moscow Overcast -5 Chumphon 30 °C 70% Scattered Clds Prachuap K.khan 30 °C 60% Clear Mumbai Haze 23 Ranong 30 °C 63% Scattered Clds Hat Yai 24 °C 54% New Delhi Fog 12 Roi Et 31 °C 58% Mist Houei-sai 30 °C 32% Haze New York Clear 10 Sakon Nakhon 30 °C 47% Haze Kam Paeng Phet 31 °C 40% Haze Oslo Chilly -2 Sattahip 30 °C 66% Partly Cldy Kanchanaburi 33 °C 41% Haze Paris Overcast 9 Satun 31 °C 51% Scattered Clds Khon Kaen 31 °C 66% Partly Cldy Perth Sunny 26 Songkhla 30 °C 74% Partly Cldy Ko Lanta 30 °C 74% Partly Cldy Phnom-Penh Chance of a t-storm 34 Suphan Buri 30 °C 65% Mist Ko Samui 32 °C 59% Partly Cldy Rio De Janeiro Clear 27 Surat Thani 29 °C 74% Scattered Clds Ko Sichang 30 °C 70% Partly Cldy Riyadh Passing clouds 14 Surin 30 °C 57% Mist Krabi 32 °C 59% Partly Cldy Rome Clear 11 Tak 25 °C 50% Partly Cldy Laemchabang 26 °C 51% Haze San Francisco Passing clouds 10 Takua Pa 31 °C 62% Partly Cldy Lampang 26 °C 36% Clear Seoul Sunny 0 Tha Tum 31 °C 71% Mist Lamphun 28 °C 54% Haze Shanghai Fog 4 Tha Wang Pha 25 °C 47% Clear Loei 29 °C 50% Haze Singapore Partly sunny 29 Thong Pha Phum 30 °C 44% Haze Lomsak 31 °C 62% Mist Stockholm Passing clouds 1 Trang 31 °C 66% Partly Cldy Lop Buri 23 °C 53% Clear Sydney Sunny 29 Ubon Ratch.

32 °C 62% Scattered Clds Mae Hong Son 21 °C 59% Mist Taibei/Taipei Partly sunny 17 Udon Thani 30 °C 45% Haze Mae Sariang 32 °C 47% Haze Tokyo Sprinkles 15 Uttaradit 28 °C 45% Haze Mukdahan 32 °C 41% Haze Vancouver Passing clouds 4 Wawle 25 °C 52% Haze Nakhon Phanom 32 °C 51% Haze Vientiane Clear 37 Wichian Buri 32 °C 44% Scattered Clds Nakhon Ratch. 30 °C 68% Mist Yangon Fog 21 Nakhon Si Tham. 30 °C 72% Mostly Cldy Zurich Chilly 4

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Clear and direct communication is key to a successful marriage. Try ending all of your domestic exchanges with “Roger that, good buddy.”

TAURUS APR 21 – MAY 21

You’ll finally get into shape this week, though which one exactly, isn’t clear yet.

GEMINI MAY 22 – JUNE 21

Try to break your habit of turning to anonymous sources for general advice on your problems.

AQUARIUS JAN 20 – FEB 18

No offense, but when got into this business, dealing with empty and meaningless futures like yours sure as hell wasn’t what it had in mind.

CANCER JUN 22 – JUL 22

PISCES FEB 19 – MAR 20

contrary.

Though you’ve been told that dressing up once in a while wouldn’t kill you, the coroner’s report this week will contain evidence to the

goat.

You’ll confront your problems head-on this Thursday, which is rather unfortunate, as your problems involve a mountain

LEO JUL 23 – AUG 22

ARIES MAR 21 - APR 20

Everyone enjoys a good party, but try to control your childlike glee now that you’re finally 10 years old.

Though you are covered with pink fur, have a soft red rubber nose, and utter four simple phrases, you are by no means suitable for children.

VIRGO AUG 23 – SEP 22

You’ll finally open up about your innermost hopes and dreams this week, though the whole thing will be pretty hard to hear with everyone laughing so damn hard.

LIBRA SEP 23 – OCT 23

Remember to take things one day at a time this week, even if you have the ability to exist outside of time.

SCORPIO OCT 24 – NOV 21

Lately it seems all your imaginary friends just want to sit around all day and watch television.

SAGITTARIUS NOV 22 – DEC 21

Your plans for the weekend seem simple enough, but they present a challenge when you realize you have no idea how to “get some girls.”

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

The medical description ‘affected with disease’ was the word’s THIS WEEK IT IS.....MORBID OBESITY The condition of having a body weight high enough to pose proper meaning. So, ‘morbid obesity’ isn’t broody or gloomy a severe risk to health. This is informally measured as having but simply obesity that is severe enough to be considered a a body weight which is more than twice the optimum. It is threat to health. indicated more precisely by a ‘body mass index’ of 40 or over As an aside, ‘disease’ is itself interesting as an example of a word (BMI = the weight in kilograms divided by the square of height that, when spelled with its hyphen, is much easier to understand; for example, from George Chapman’s Odyssey, 1615: in metres).

It could be seen as a sign of the times in the English-speaking world that, prior to the latter half of the 20th century, we got “Doth sleep thus seize Thy powers, affected with so much disby perfectly well without feeling the need to give a name to this ease?” condition. In 1969, the American Journal of Surgery defined the term: “We identify morbid obesity as existing in any person whose weight has reached a level two or three times his ideal weight and who has maintained this level of obesity for five years or more.”

It is interesting to see the use of the word morbid in its original medical sense. Like chronic, morbid is more often used loosely and both words are in danger of loosing their original meaning. Many people use chronic to mean severe rather than its correct meaning, which is ‘pertaining to time’ - usually longlasting. So, ‘chronic fatigue’ is often thought of as fatigue that is severe and debilitating rather than what it really is - fatigue which is persistent and ongoing. It may be severe also of course. Likewise, ‘morbid’ is most often used to mean gloomy and depressing and this has become accepted as correct usage.

RESTAURANT FOR SALE

Large Restauarant for sale on half rai of land.

Situated on busy Soi 112, very close to Vana Nava Water Park, Centennial Park Tennis and Concert Venue and new True Arena, with Banyan Golf Course and Floating Market nearby.

• Undercover dining area 11m x 10m • 60 covers at present. Plenty of room for more.

• Large bar and seating area.

• Ladies and gents toilets.

• Large open kitchen to the front serving takeaways as well as the dining area.

• 2 staff rooms with shower and toilet in each.

• Off road motorcycle parking space.

• 70 sq. wah well tended kitchen garden to the rear.

Price 2.5 m baht includes all fixtures, fittings, stock etc.

No key money.

Rent 18,000 baht per month.

Owners continued ill health prevents us from giving the attention the business requires.

Contact: 087 694 7289 Tony (Eng.) 081 880 5861/ 080 435 6288 Tik (Th.)

Is there an English phrase or saying that you would like to know more about?

Email it to us on submissions@awolonline.net

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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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EXCLUSIVE

CARE IN THE SUNSHINE

A MUCH NEEDED TENS OF MILLIONS CARE HOME COMING SOON TO HUA HIN

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HUA HIN Andrew Stocks, a well known figure in Hua Hin, has announced that a new Care Home is coming to Hua Hin and will be opening around mid 2017. The Sunshine International Care Home is being built to the west of Hua Hin, just off the Pala -U Road and only a few minutes from the centre of the town.

Mr Stocks and Khun Itphumm Tanatchok, who are joint Managing Directors of the project, both agreed with the results of a survey that a care home is needed in Hua Hin, and it’s been needed for too long - so they acted quickly to establish such a venture, suitable to accommodate both Foreign and Thai retiree’s.

Mr Stocks told AWOL that he feels that Thailand is a much better place to live in and retire than many of the cold countries in Europe and elsewhere. He added, “Waking up to the sunshine next to a pool every morning will add years to your life”. He also said that he felt sad when he used to visit retirement homes in the UK and all the people would be sitting in a room just rocking in the chair and rarely getting out in the sun.

According to Andrew, each guest will have his or her own private apartment overlooking the pool, and will have qualified managers, and nurses on call 24 hours a day. With rates from just 55,000 baht per month inclusive of food this is is a bargain compared to many retirement facilities in Europe where it is likely to be at least double to it’s produced in your skin in response to sunlight. triple this amount!

“Sunshine International will be like living in your own luxury development , we want to make it a place where people can feel they are being taken care of, without the feeling that they are at an elderly home.” said Andrew, who is the former Managing Director of The Best Western Serenity Hotel in Hua Hin, and has experience in the hotel trade; he maintains that “the feeling of Sunshine International Care home needs to be the same as a luxury residence, and not like a home for the elderly.“ Itphumm Tanatchok stated that their new webpage www.sichasia.com has already generated lots of interest, and what is surprising is that a lot of this interest is not from Hua Hin, but from people overseas, who want more for their money than is available in their home country, while getting the sunshine too!

It is a scientific fact that our bodies need a healthy dose of Vitamin D every day, and the absolutely best source of this is sunshine, as it’s produced in your skin in response to sunlight. and it is often apparent that people living in cold countries with long winters appear older than those of the same age living in warmer, sunnier climates. The symptoms of a vitamin D deficiency in adults include general tiredness, aches and pains, and a general sense of not feeling well, severe bone or muscle pain or weakness that may cause difficulty climbing stairs or getting up from the floor or a low chair, or cause the person to walk with a waddling gait, and stress fractures, especially in the legs, pelvis, and hips.

There are a myriad of other benefits deriving from Vitamin D as well, so retiring to a sunny place does wonders for your health.

The Sunshine International care Home will have 24 air conditioned private suites spread over two floors, consisting of a living room, bedroom, European style fitted kitchen, bathroom and poolside access or a balcony overlooking the pool, and will be a home to just 30 residents with people already waiting to book. Facilities will include wifi, television, laundry and pedicure/manicure services all as part of the packages. For more information please visit the webpage www.sichasia.com.

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AREA 555 Got some great jokes?

Send them to us on submissions@awolonline.net

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LAST REQUEST An Englishman, Irishman, Welshman, Scotsman were captured while fighting in a far-off foreign land, and the leader of the captors said: “We’re going to line you up in front of a firing squad and shoot you all in turn. But first, you each can make a final wish.”

The Scotsman says: “I’d like to hear The Flower of Scotland just one more time to remind me of the auld country, played on bagpipes in the style of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.”

The Irishman says: “I’d like to hear Danny Boy just one more time to remind me of the auld country, sung in the style of Daniel O’Donnell, with Riverdance dancers skipping gaily to the tune.”

The Welshman says: “I’d like to hear Men Of Harlech just one more time to remind me of the auld country, sung as if by the Aberavon Male Voice Choir.”

The Englishman says: “I’d like to be shot first.”

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CATS I’ve never understood why women love cats.

Cats are independent, they don’t listen, they don’t come in when you call, they like to stay out all night, come home and expect to be fed and stroked, then want to be left alone and sleep. In other words, every quality that women hate in a man, they love in a cat.

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You know what you are doing but nobody else does.”

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SUCCESS A man is walking along one day and he comes upon a ladder.

Looking up, he sees that the ladder disappears into the clouds.

Curious, he begins to climb. Before long, he is *in* the clouds.

He looks around and sees the most horribly ugly woman he has ever seen in his life. Obese, snaggle-toothed, matted hair..... She looks at him, beckons, and says, “Have sex with me, or climb the ladder to success.”

Well, having no intention of doing *anything* with this woman, the man climbs higher up the ladder. A bit further on, he comes upon a woman slightly less ugly than the woman before. Not attractive, by any means, but not repugnant. “Have sex with me, or climb the ladder to success, “she says.

Again, the man elects to continue his climb.

Before long, he comes upon another woman. This one is actually attractive. Not a knock-out, but very pleasing. “Have sex with me, or climb the ladder to success.”

Well, he figures the women keep getting better and better looking as he gets higher and higher. So he decides to continue climbing.

A bit farther up is the most gorgeous woman he’s ever seen in his life! Miss America beautiful. In a sultry voice she says, “Have sex with me, or climb the ladder to success.” Well, needless to say he is *very* tempted. But he just can’t imagine what could top this woman, so he decides to climb higher.

On the next cloud up is a horrid 500 lb man. You can see the lice in his hair, he stinks, his clothes are ratty..... “Who are you?” our climber asks in horror. Grinning a toothless grin, the man looks at him and says, “Hi. I’m Cess.

LIFE ON MARS

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MY BILL OR YOUR BILL? The recent case in Pattaya of a Thai bar owner attacking a British man whose wife queried the drinks bill highlights an issue that raises it’s ugly head fairly frequently in Thailand - bill padding, the practice of either adding additional drinks to a tab, or overcharging for ones that have been consumed.

Almost inevitably these type of situations occur when at least some of the involved parties have had a few drinks, which with the majority of people will mean that they may speak a little louder or more aggressively, and may be quicker to anger than they normally would. This doesn’t necessarily only apply to the customer, and this is not necessarily what occurred in the recent Pattaya incident, we hasten to add.

On the face of it though, the couple involved in this case did the right thing - they examined their bill and raised the issue that they thought it was a little too high; however it seems as though the aggressive response they got to this persuaded them to pay up and leave. However on attempting to do so, they were then presented with an additional bill for a drink they had not had, which is when the police were mentioned and the assault took place.

Given the initial story told by the bar owner, and published without query by internet forums and some UK national papers, many believed the customers in this case to be at fault, but the fact that the police detained her is a strong indication that the story told was an attempt to cover up and justify her violent reaction to someone calling out the padding of the bill.

This sort of reaction is, unfortunately, quite common in certain parts of Thailand, and does, in part, relate to the issue of ‘face’ that we have discussed in this section before, but does stem largely from the practice of bars running a tab for customers, rather than paying for drinks before they are consumed, as is common in many other parts of the world. The tab, or as it is more commonly known in Thailand, the ‘bin’, is much more susceptible to both genuine mistakes and deliberate overcharging, either of which can trigger a confrontation.

Neither the bar nor the customer wants to be ‘ripped off ’, and you can be very certain that both apply equally here, with some customers walking out without paying, and some bars adding such unpaid ‘bins’ to other patrons bills. The only sure way for either to avoid this is to adopt a PAYD system - Pay As You Drink - but even this can be troublesome for the bar, if their staff are at all dishonest, as well as being an irritant to some customers used to running a tab. It is though, the best way for customers to avoid a potential flashpoint, in addition to either asking prices before ordering or looking at the price list.

One final addendum to this for the less experienced bar hops in Thailand - if you buy a drink for the person serving you, this will more often than not be called a ‘Lady Drink’ and be charged at a higher than normal fixed price, and will often be just a fruit juice; this is quite standard practice in Thailand, and normally involves a cash bonus to the staff.

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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CLASSIFIEDS BUSINESS

LARGE RESTAUARANT FOR

sale on half rai of land on Soi 112.

60 covers at present. Plenty of room for more. Price 2.5 m baht includes all fixtures, fittings, stock etc. No key money. Rent 18,000 baht per month.For more details see also page 7. Contact: 087 694 7289 Tony (Eng.), 081 880 5861/ 080 435 6288 Tik (Th.) BANANA FRANCHISE. UNIQUE to Hua Hin and sells well. Fried Banana wrapped in sweet pastry. Delicious with or without topping. Complete stand and accessories. Electric Fryer and tools included 10,000. Contact Paul on 0852270332 KEBAB MACHINE DONER (Shwarma). Includes 15kg Gas Bottle and tools. High Quality build (from Turkey). Automatic rotation. Immaculate.

25,000 baht. NO OFFERS. Contact Paul on 0852270332 SMALL GUESTHOUSE, BAR, restaurant, established in prime location, 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 2 clean kitchens, 2 eating areas (inside/ outside). Large private lounge upstairs. Customer base throughout year.

Cheap rent paid up to September 2017. Good landlord. Parking front and rear. Owner relocating. Price includes everything, 850,000 baht. Also resident staff. Terms available. Details 09307 46204 THRIVING LOCAL RESTAURANT and premises for sale. Two storey townhouse on a corner plot comprising a small restaurant with two kitchen areas and toilet on the ground floor, and 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms on the upper floor, located in a busy residential area with several large estates in walking distance. Reluctantly selling this excellent property and business to invest elsewhere. Price 5.2 m baht. Please call 093 139 9655.

Property Law Criminal & Civil Law Family Law Company Registration Visa & Notary Services

Contact: rita@legalserviceshuahin.com facebook.com/legalserviceshuahin Located at Makro Food services

AWOL Classifieds Facebook Group LARGE BOX 70 plus boxes for sale 30bt each. Most only used once.

Contact seller via AWOL Classifieds Facebook Group.

CHEST FREEZER - White Sanden SNH-0403D11A. 4’6” Wide. Good condition. New 13,950. Only 4500 baht. Contact Paul on 0852270332 CREPE MAKER - Stainless Steel, Single Plate Electric. 2 months old.

14,599 baht new. Only 9,000 baht. Contact Paul on 0852270332 FOR SALE. KING Size bed, mattress, base and headboard. 10 ,000 baht.

081 259 0617 DOG CAGE/TRANSPORTER BUILT to fit a pick up. Has divider to accommodate 2 small or medium dogs. Sale due to lack of storage space.

4,000 baht. Please call 0862 118250 PS4 GAMES IN perfect condition. Selling these 6 PS4 games, all like EMPLOYMENT new in great condition. Assassins Creed: Chronicles - THB 500, Bloodborne - THB 1000, Dragons Age: Inquisition - THB 1000, Homefront: The ADVERTISE FOR STAFF here for free!

Revolution - THB 1000, Just Cause 3 - THB 1250, Mortal Kombat X - THB 1000. Preferrably sold all together for THB 5000. Contact seller through AWOL Classifieds Facebook group.

SERVICES BBQ BILLABONG MAKE Used but good working condition the BBQ SELF STORAGE ANY item, furniture, m’bikes, bicycles, baggage etc. is supplied with gas bottle and valve. 5,250 baht. Call 086 211 8250 Discount for long term contracts. Call David on 092 927 7207 or Email davidhodgins@ymail.com

GENERAL - SPORTS

WANTED

LOOKING TO BUY

Jungle Aid is looking to buy a quantity of fleece blankets to take to the Karen people living in the mountains along the Myanmar / Thailand border. Does anyone know where we might be able to purchase 30-40? Contact via AWOL Classifieds Facebook Group SKAT - AELTERE herren fuer private Skatrunde gesucht. Eventuell zwei mal monatlich, ohne jeden monetaeren einsatz. Interessenten bitte melden TEL. 093 694 6245 oder EMAIL hes3003@gmail.com.

GENERAL

GO PRO HERO 3 loads of extras including 3 batteries 1 extra long term

battery varied connections and fitments plus extension pole. 7,000 baht.

Contact seller via AWOL Classifieds Facebook Group 300 PLUS BOOKS and shelf units Large selection of used books some hard backs a few travel guides. Really want to sell as job lot ideal for starting a book exchange / sell or add to existing one. 15,000 baht. Contact seller via

FULL SIZE POOL table for sale with all accessories, cues, balls and light.

Very good condition, two and a half years old, used very little. Can be seen at JP Restaurant in Samorphrong. 45,000 baht. Contact 085 204 9475.

GOLF CLUBS LEFT handed golf clubs, one mens and one ladies. 6000 each. Contact via AWOL Classifieds Facebook Group VARIOUS GOLF CLUBS for sale. MacGregor M59 7 irons, 3,5,7 FW & Hybrid. Callaway Steelhead 7 irons & 9 FW, Taylor M. R9 driver 2 shafts, hybrids from Ping & Cobra, 2 2-ball putters, Cleveland LW, Fairway woods Taylor M. & Wilson. Mail for more info. Together or apart. Good Offer accepted. Please call 08-30138132 or email peter@pjtrim.com NEW POOL CUES for sale RAID Low Deflection Shaft 2-piece Custom Pool Cue with Sport Wrap by Falcon Cues. R650 Low Deflection Technology Selected Canadian 13mm Maple Shaft with 5 Layer Leather Tip; 3.5 Thread Quick Release Joint; Black Base Forearm with Contrasting Blue Point and 3D Bubble Grip Sport Wrap. Comes with Gray Sleeve and Joint Protector. only 4900 Baht each. Have a look @ Lucky Shot Pool Bar Poonsuk Road evening after 8 pm

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CLASSIFIEDS

LAKE VIEW GOLF

Club, wanted 2 membership. Please contact me.

E-mail andresen.p@gmail.com. Phone 0615450882 Petter Andresen PICKLEBALL PAKNAM PRAN Pickleball partner for single play needed for early morning play or late afternoon play at Evason Resort. Email sledpullric@gmail.com

AUTO: GENERAL

PROPERTY WANTED

LOOKING FOR PROPERTY? Post your wanted ad here for free!

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

SUNRISE COAST COMMERCIAL

MOTORBIKE/CAR RENT MOTORBIKES 250 a day, 1400 a week,

4500 a month, Cars from 900 a day, 4000 a week, 12,000 a month. Please call David on 092 927 7207 or email davidhodgins@ymail.com for more information

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

ROOMS FROM 3000

AUTO: 3 WHEELS & LESS

HUA HIN BIKERBOYS

We are a group of friends of different nationalities living in Hua Hin that enjoy riding together on small motorbikes (max. 150 cc) exploring around Hua Hin, sharing some good laughs. We are not biking for the speed or to do tracks, we are more “ touring/ adventure “ type of rides who likes discover new places and share some good travel experiences. Most of the time we drive on small scenery roads with less traffic. Rides are with your own or your rented bike. Every 2 weeks there is a ride, mostly once a 1-day ride and once a 2-or 3-day ride. Participation is free and ladies are welcome. Details on facebook page or send mail to sikkens2011@gmail.com

AUTO: 4 WHEELS PLUS

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

PERSONALS

SERIOUS GENTLEMAN IN

Hua Hin wants single, mature English speaking Lady to form long term partnership, living together. email: diamondhenk@gmail.com

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PROPERTY FOR SALE

personal or business announcement here; Weddings, Birthdays, Funerals, Obituaries, Barmitzvahs, Parties, anything!

Up to 50 words just 100 baht for two issues, up to 150 words plus a picture for 300 baht for two issues. Place ads and pay online on the Announcements board of the AWOL Forum at www.awolonline.net/forum/index.php?board=16, or in person at our office, or by emailing us and transfering the payment to our bank. Contact submissions@awolonline.net for help or information.

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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MONEY & INFORMATION OVERSEAS CALLS INFORMATION

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.

FREE AND CHEAP CALLS If your mobile phone or device and that of the person you are calling supports it, you can use a number of apps to make free calls anywhere, with the best known being Skype and Viber.

The mobile phone operators offer special numbers to prefix an international number to get cheap rate international calls. More information call True 1331 AIS 1175 DTAC 1678

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

EXCHANGE RATES (22-2-17)

CURRENCY BAHT Algerian Dinar 0.318 Argentine Peso 2.23 Australian Dollar 26.9 Bitcoin 39010 Brazilian Real 11.3 British Pound 43.7 Bulgarian Lev 18.9 Canadian Dollar 26.7 Chilean Peso 0.0546 Chinese Yuan 5.09 Croatian Kuna 4.98 Czech Koruna 1.37 Danish Krone 4.97 Egyptian Pound 2.23 Ethereum 448 Euro 36.9 Hong Kong Dollar 4.51 Hungarian Forint 0.12 Iceland Krona 0.318 Indian Rupee 0.523 Indonesian Rupiah 0.0026 Iranian Rial 0.0011 Israeli New Shekel 9.48 Japanese Yen 0.308 Korean Won 0.0307 Malaysian Ringgit 7.85 Mexican Peso 1.75 New Zealand Dollar 25.1 Nigerian Naira 0.111 Norwegian Krone 4.2 Pakistan Rupee 0.334 Philippine Peso 0.695 Polish Zloty 8.56 Qatari Rial 9.61 Romanian Leu 8.19 Russian Ruble 0.61 Saudi Riyal 9.33 Serbian Dinar 0.3 Singapore Dollar 24.7 South African Rand 2.67 LOCAL CONSULAR Sri Lanka Rupee 0.232 REPRESENTATIVES Swedish Krona 3.9 Swiss Franc 34.7 CANADIAN Taiwan Dollar 1.14 Rick Pomerleau 087 153 3817 or e-mail Turkish Lira 9.66 rickpomerleau@hotmail.com UAE Dirham

9.53 FINNISH US Dollar 35 Mr. Sipi Siljamaeki 087-911 8119 or e-mail: Ukraine Hryvnia 1.29 suthiporn.siljamaki@gmail.com

AMERICAN

Mr. Christopher Byrd 081-173 4469 or e-mail: AWOL makes no warranties, express or implied, chrs@tourdeasia.org regarding these rates and shall not be liable for any losses or damages incurred in connection with them.

TO HULL AND BACK Restaurant & Bakery in Samorphrong

OPEN 11AM - 9PM EVERY DAY (Closed Tuesdays) Delicious Home Cooked Western & Thai Food DAILY SPECIALS - CHECK OUR BLACKBOARD Breakfasts - Fresh Bread Baked Daily Free Wi-Fi - Easy Parking We will be closed on Contact us on 093 139 9655 or food@passportcafehuahin.com

Monday 6th March, reopening on Wednesday 8th March Menu on passportcafehuahin.com and Facebook page Passport-Cafe Directions: From Hua Hin go north on the Klong (Canal) Road through the traffic lights and turn left at the blue bridge with the water tower next to it, then immediately right before the 7-11. Follow this road for approximately 1.5 km and you will find us on the right opposite Tropical Hill.

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THOSE WERE THE DAYS You know how it is when you find yourself in forced hibernation - boredom sets in. In my case last week the hibernation was needed to spare people the sight of Elephant Woman, caused by a very visible abscess. And while this kind of ‘me time’ is supposed to be filled with thoughts on life, the universe, and everything, (medication permitting,) instead the kitchen cupboards bore the brunt of it. There’s nothing quite like a good de-clutter is there?

Which brought to mind the mega de-clutter carried out before I became an expat. Now I know that some expats prefer to move lock stock and 4 WD to Thailand, but that is something I have never fully understood. There is something about the challenge of making a fresh start with the bare necessities, and that proved to be a decision which I never regretted.

Take kitchen cupboards for instance. Traditionally Thai people have managed well without them, or maybe with just one cabinet style thing for the few packets and tins, plus a fridge.

The availability of fresh food and ingredients every day is one of the joys of the country, and the same applies to the street food.

In fact amongst Hua HIns’ expats in the very early noughties eating Thai seemed to be the norm.

Granted that isn’t to every expats’ taste, and there are always those times when only a bit of farang food will hit the spot, but 17 years ago expats had to shop around much more than they do now for that taste of home. In those pre Market Village/Villa days even proper sausages and bread were scarce. A couple of enterprising expat bar owners sourced their sausages in Bangkok, while meat pies were motorcyced in from Cha Am. A handful of Scandinavian and German businesses provided smoked meats, decent bread and proper cheese, and the then fledgling ham and bacon business we all know was limited pretty much to cured hams - and bacon if you were lucky.

Few could afford what passed for a decent domestic oven then, and eating out farang style was also quite limited. With no Burger King or MacDonalds, and the French and Italian restaurants too pricey for regular expat trade, the one steak house in town did good business, while any new fish and chip eatery attracted keen interest but rarely succeeded for very long. So it made sense for expats to gather at the rickety outdoor tables on Poolsuk Road, or in the old Gee restaurant (originally on Damnoernkasem Road) for good food at local prices. How times have changed!

On This Day

On February 24th 1950 the Labour Party won a resounding general election victory, with a mandate for social change aimed at putting Britain back on track after the war. They succeeded in most of their reforms, but it was to be another 47 years before the next big swing to Labour came about with the election of the Blair government. For Labour supporters May 1st 1997 marked a new beginning with the keen young Tony Blair, who would banish all memories of those 18 Thatcher years with his ‘New Labour’ (whatever that was.)

Blair has done very well for himself since those days at Number 10. Estimated by the Telegraph to be worth around 60 million pounds last year, which includes a portfolio of properties, he has become a philanthropist and an advisor to foreign governments on how to spend their money. He is involved in climate change initiatives, a UK based sports foundation, the Faith Foundation in Africa, and earns a bit of pocket money with his speaking engagements. A busy man. So it is understandable that the party faithful were a bit upset to hear him say that ‘A new movement needs to be built, which provides serious opposition to Brexit at any cost.’

He believed in the will of the people when they elected him to power, and is now doubting their ability to make a rational decision on Europe. Was that ‘new movement’ meant to herald a Blair return to Westminster, or simply to protect his philanthropic interests?

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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. 22:00 - 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 licence nal drivin o ti a rn te In rs 1800 bt. valid 5 yea 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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CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Associate of 8 10 (6,4) 7 Originally molten (rock) (7) 8 Famous outlaw (5,4) 10 See 8 11 Person owed money (8) 13 Log - so far unsurpassed (6) 15 Whisky (6) 17 8 10’s forest (8) 18 Extent of 20 (4) 21 Courage - cheek (5) 22 Rubbish (7) 23 8 10’s local city (10)

The solution to last week’s puzzle is on page 19

DOWN 1 Language (5) 2 Received - stole (4) 3 Gloss - type of pottery (6) 4 Either side of Dickensian lawsuit (8) 5 Natural home of wildlife (7) 6 Actor Ralph - novelist Samuel (10) 9 Abbey in classic novel (10) 12 Bully verbally (8) 14 Farewell (7) 16 Petrifying monster (6) 19 Religious song (5) 20 Part of bridge (4)

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BALLOON CHASERS

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Parties, special deals, regular events, celebrations and more; ..20% discount on dinner bill. (All drinks, brasilian BBQ and to get it in AWOL email info@awolonline.net. grill are included in the promotion).

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

RECENTLY ADDED AND COMING SOON THE PALM BISTRO, SOI 88; Join their Sunday Lunch Club THIP’S BAR, SOI SAMORPHRONG; Saturday 4th March and start earning a free Sunday Roast (see ad p3) from 7pm Grand opening party with free food and live music. UNCLE BRYN’S (2KM PAST PALM HILLS NORTH ALONG KLONG ROAD. TURN LEFT AND 200M ON LEFT.); Large All welcome. (see ad p 2) TOON’S BAR AND RESTAURANT, SOI 6, BORFAI; Now Chang 55 baht, large Leo 58 baht. Open daily 7am-late. 085 405 open every day from 3pm serving a wide range of Thai and 6976 (T) 080 197 2072(E) Western food until 9pm, and great prices all day every day on PUB QUIZZES drinks until late EL MURPHY’S, SOI SELEKAM; Murfs Happy Times from KING BAR, SOI BINTHABAHT; Quiz second Monday of 7am to 7pm Pints of: Guinness 189 bt, Old Speckled Hen 210 every month (next one Monday 13th March 2017 at 7.30 pm) bt, Magners and Stowfor cider 180 bt. All day Chang and Leo . Free entry, food and prizes - hosted by Hawk - all welcome.

Large 90 bt, small 49 bt.

KOM HOM, SOI 94; First Sunday every month from 7pm Bingo and Quiz Night - call 085 294 1319 for details REGULAR EVENTS SUNSET BOULEVARD, KHAO TAKIAB; All video, home BOBBY’S BAR, SOI 102.; The 99 baht breakfast is Back! FREE made fun pub quiz. Third Tuesday of every month (next one Sunday Roast - spend 200 baht and get a free Chicken or Pork is on Tuesday 21st March,). 10 rounds including 2 audio visual Sunday Roast, spend an extra 80 baht and you can get Lamb. and 2 table rounds. There is limited space so early bookings are Available from 12.30 to 6.30pm. All You Can Eat Fish & Chips strongly recommended. Call Mike 084 3769438 for more info and for bookings. Sunset Boulevard is 150 metres past the Ibis every Friday from 5pm when spend 200 bt.

CHOCOLATE CAFE, SOI 102; Every Tuesday from 6.30 pm, hotel going south on the Takiap Road.

TK ROADHOUSE, KHAO TAKIAB; First Tuesday of every free Thai and Western food buffet. month ‘The Best Quiz In Town’! 8 rounds, beer questions, free DIZZY DOLPHIN, SOI SAMORPHONG; Happy Hour every Cottage Pie and bread. day from 1 - 7pm - Samsong + mixer 40 baht, Wine 55 baht, small/large domestic beers 45/65 baht.

BRITISH STYLE SUNDAY ROASTS: DOUBLE D, SOI 6; Happy Hour every day from 3 - 6pm - Samsong + mixer 40 baht, Wine 55 baht, San Miguel and Bobby’s Bar, Soi 102 Heineken 65 baht, small/large domestic beers 45/70 baht.

Father Teds, Damnoernkasem Road FATHER TEDS, DAMNOERNKASEM ROAD; Live music, Hua Hin Miss You, Soi 80 special food and drink offers, draught Guinness, something Jungle Juice, Soi Selekam happening every night! See add on p13 for details.

Mucky Duck, Bonkai (Soi 88) LA MAISON BLEU, PHETKASEM ROAD; Every Saturday Nit’s Kitchen, Soi 94 from 7 to 10pm Live music by Susan and Larry.

Orchid Restaurant 94, Soi 94 MUCKY DUCK, SOI 88/94; Now available - Draught Stowford Palm Bistro, Soi 88 (032 828144) Cider 150 bt for 600 ml.

Seajays Resort, off Pala-U Road. 083 311 1787 PASSPORT CAFE, SAMORPHRONG; Now open for Sunset Boulevard, Khao Takiab Bookings only 084 376 9438 Breakfasts, Freshly baked bread, Daily Specials and more (see Ye Olde Buffalo Tavern, Chomsin Rd ad p9) Zab Wer, Soi 112.

RED PIANO, SOI KANJANOMAI; Happy Hour every day from 5 - 7pm buy one get one free.

SALSA RESTAURANT, NARESDAMRI ROAD; Every Thursday and Saturday LIVE MUSIC with big promotion

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

LOCAL GOLF/ HASH HOUSE HARRIERS BUTTERFLY ROCK GOLF SOCIETY

HUA HIN GOLF SOCIETY

RESULTS RESULTS 17TH FEBRUARY 2017 20TH FEBRUARY 2017 Banyan Stableford 31 entered Lake View AB Stableford 18 entered 1st Ryan Wilkie 40 pts (06) 1st Thor Olsen 39 pts (27) 2nd Meaw Wilkie 38 pts (20) 2nd Seppo Rintala 34 pts (12) 3rd Franz Heigl 38 pts (17) 3rd Philaiwan (Chim)Thipchuen 34 pts 4th Tim Dixon 37 pts (10) (28)

4th Sue Murray 31 pts (23) FIXTURES 28th February 2017 Lake View Match 15TH FEBRUARY 2017 play final + 4BBB Black MountainStableford, NTP, 2s - 3rd March 2017 Palm Hills Stableford 6500 TEE BOX 27 entered LAKE VIEW 1st Ossi Rodenstein 39 pts (11) MEMBERS CLUB 2nd Norman Labbe 34 pts (18) RESULTS 3rd Len Ogembo 33 pts (06) 17th February 2017 4th John Oxley 33 pts (12) Course AB

1st Lars Kristiansen (7) 34pts FIXTURES 27th February 2017 Lake View A&B 2nd David Leaver (19) 33pts 3rd Mike O’Brien (16) 32pts Stableford 4th Richard Hooi (9) 32pts 1st March 2017 Palm Hills 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.

17TH FEBRUARY 2017 27 players Front 9 - Alan Simpson (13) 20 pts Back 9 - Cav Kenyon (visitor) (19) 18 pts Overall - Alan Simpson (13) 36 pts.

CHA AM GOLF CLUB

Contact: secretary@chaamgolfclub.com FIXTURES 8th March 2017 Springfield Bye bye tournament

CROSSWORD SOLUTION

Here is last week’s Crossword solution.

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 hour’s. run/walk in the surrounding countryside followed by a social gathering. lf you would like to come along then visit our website www. h2h3-cah3.weebly.com or Facebook at www.facebook.com/H2H3CAH3 for full details and directions. Please note that people attending and participating do so entirely at their own risk.

NEXT RUN - SATURDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 2017 MEETING @ 4:00 PM. Cha Am Harriers (CAH3) Run #304 Hares: Onefer and Ballbanger Location: Near Springfield Golf Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/ wvQsopfLgnL2 GPS Coordinates: N 12.718960, E 99.920084 20th February 2017 Directions to run site: Course AB Using the bypass highway, turn west onto 1st Mike OBrien (16) 35pts highway # 1001, aka ‘Springfield Road’.

2nd David Brien (11) 35pts This road is located between the 10 & 11 3rd Bill Malone (19) 33 pts km markers along the bypss and is at a 4th David Burns (15) 33pts junction with a traffic signal. Continuing west on 1001, pass the entrance of FIXTURES Springfield Golf on left at the 9 kilometer Lake View every Monday, Wednesday, marker and then turn right onto a dirt Friday road at the HHH sign and the 9/595 marker which is located in the median.

Follow the dirt road & HHH signs to the run site. Motorcyclists should beware of pockets of powdery dust along the dirt track.

Hash Tax: 50 Baht. First time visitors, virgins & hashers under 8 years run free.

Please put your payment in an envelope and print name(s) and amount enclosed on the envelope. Drop the envelope in the blue tax collection box. First time hashers are requested to print their name on a piece of paper or an envelope and drop it in the tax collection box.

On After: Back to the Billabong! Leaving the run site, get back onto tarmac and turn right. Then turn left at the next intersection and go about 2.5km to the Billabong on the right.

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LOCAL SPORTS HUA HIN SOI 80 TUESDAY POOL LEAGUE

RESULTS WEEK 12 21ST FEBRUARY 2017 Airport Bar 12 - 6 Mint Bar Bar 80 Saloon 8 - 10 Miss U Bar Cross Eyed Duck 9 - 9 Night Owl Bar Dream Bar 11 - 7 Hut Bar Eagle Bar 13 - 5 Mona Bar Easy Bar 9 - 9 Hua Hin Bar Euro 2 Bar 7 - 11 Fin Bar Exotic Bar - no game FIXTURES WEEK 13 28TH FEBRUARY 2017 Fin Bar v Exotic Bar Hua Hin Bar v Euro 2 Bar Hut Bar v Easy Bar Mint Bar v Cross Eyed Duck Miss U Bar v Airport Bar Mona Bar v Bar 80 Saloon Night Owl Bar v Dream Bar Eagle Bar - no game LEAGUE TABLE Team Fin Bar Cross Eyed Duck Airport Bar Exotic Bar Night Owl Bar Dream Bar Easy Bar Mint Bar Hua Hin Bar Miss U Bar Hut Bar Bar 80 Saloon Euro 2 Bar Eagle Bar Mona Bar

P 11 11 10 11 11 11 9 11 10 11 11 12 11 11 11

W 9 7 7 7 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 2 1

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

L 1 0 1 3 3 4 2 5 3 7 7 7 7 8 10

+/- Pts 76 28 48 25 37 23 29 22 4 18 -2 17 16 15 -16 14 -2 13 -12 12 -28 12 -18 11 -24 10 -34 7 -74 3

HUA HIN POOL BILLIARD LEAGUE

RESULTS WEEK 14 17TH FEBRUARY 2017 Breeze Bar 1 - 7 Pits Rangers Coopers 94 1 - 7 Home Bar Lucky Shot B v Master Cues n/a Mucky Duck 5 - 3 Humping Pig Pits Pirates 4 - 4 Lucky Shot A Spots Pool Bar 1 6 - 2 Spots Pool Bar 2 LEAGUE TABLE Team Humping Pig Mucky Duck Pits Rangers Lucky Shot A Pits Pirates Spots Pool Bar 1 Home Bar Master Cues Breeze Bar Lucky Shot B Spots Pool Bar 2 Coopers 94

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

W 12 10 10 8 6 8 7 4 4 3 1 0

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

L 1 2 3 2 3 6 6 7 9 8 12 14

+/- Pts 52 25 44 22 34 21 20 20 24 17 18 16 -8 15 -18 10 -26 9 -24 8 -42 3 -74 0

FIXTURES WEEK 15 24TH FEBRUARY 2017 Home Bar v Mucky Duck Humping Pig v Breeze Bar Lucky Shot A v Coopers 94 Master Cues v Spots Pool Bar 1 Pits Rangers v Lucky Shot B Spots Pool Bar 2 v Pits Pirates WEEK 16 3RD MARCH 2017 Coopers 94 v Spots Pool Bar 2 Home Bar v Lucky Shot A Lucky Shot B v Humping Pig Mucky Duck v Breeze Bar Pits Pirates v Master Cues Spots Pool Bar 1 v Pits Rangers

SOI 94 TUESDAY POOL LEAGUE

Le Kiss Bar v Komhom Restaurant n/a Naree Bar 5 - 13 Home Bar Sa Sa Bar 10 - 8 Coopers Bar Soda Bar 4 - 14 Connections Cafe Star Bar 5 - 13 Tores Bar

FIXTURES WEEK 7 28TH FEBRUARY 2017 Connections Cafe v Star Bar Coopers Bar v Soda Bar Home Bar v Sa Sa Bar Komhom Restaurant v Naree Bar Tores Bar v Le Kiss Bar

LEAGUE TABLE Team Connections Sa Sa Bar Home Bar Coopers Bar Tores Bar Komhom Naree Bar Le Kiss Bar Soda Bar Star Bar

P W D L 6 5 0 1 6 5 0 1 6 5 0 1 6 4 0 2 6 3 0 3 5 2 0 3 6 2 0 4 5 2 0 3 6 1 0 5 6 0 0 6

+/28 26 20 18 -2 0 -6 -14 -28 -42

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HUA HIN KHAO TAKIAB COOL POOL LEAGUE

RESULTS No game on 17th February LEAGUE TABLE Team Jungle Juice The Connection Cheeky Monkey TK Roadhouse Cross Eyed Duck Muan Bar Mucky Duck Fin Bar Take 5 High Five Exotic Bar Sasa Bar Waring Bar JNB

P W D L 6 5 0 1 6 4 0 2 6 4 0 2 6 6 0 0 6 5 0 1 6 5 0 1 6 4 0 2 6 3 0 3 6 2 0 4 6 2 0 4 6 0 0 6 6 1 0 5 6 1 0 5 6 0 0 6

+/- Pts 44 91 34 86 26 82 26 82 24 81 12 75 8 73 -4 67 -12 63 -20 59 -34 52 -34 52 -34 52 -36 51

FIXTURES WEEK 7 24TH FEBRUARY 2017 Cheeky Monkey v The Connection Cross Eyed Duck v Waring Bar JNB v Take 5 Sports Bar Jungle Juice v High Five Muan Bar v TK Roadhouse Mucky Duck v Fin Bar Sasa Bar v Exotic Bar

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RESULTS WEEK 6 21ST FEBRUARY 2017

LUCKY SHOT BAR

Pts 15 15 15 12 9 6 6 6 3 0

WEEK 7 24TH FEBRUARY 2017 Cheeky Monkey v The Connection Cross Eyed Duck v Waring Bar JNB v Take 5 Sports Bar Jungle Juice v High Five Muan Bar v TK Roadhouse Mucky Duck v Fin Bar Sasa Bar v Exotic Bar

LOCAL SPORTS HUA HIN SOCIAL POOL LEAGUE

RESULTS WEEK 16 22ND FEBRUARY 2017 All Nations GH 8 - 11 JW Black Bentho Bar 15 - 4 Booz Bar JW Red 7 - 12 King Bar Jungle Juice A 13 - 6 C 69 Pink Panther v Jungle Juice B Tiger Bar 10 - 9 N & G Limelight - No game

W 12 11 10 10 10 9 7 5 5 5 5 3 1

L 2 4 3 5 5 5 7 9 8 10 10 11 14

+/62 59 35 29 27 18 -16 -12 -19 -21 -23 -48 -91

RESULTS WEEK 3 22ND FEBRUARY 2017 Bobby’s Beauties 12 - 8 Bobby’s Bangers Bob’s TK Bar v Tik’s Bar n/a High Five Bar 9 - 11 Dara’s Bar Master Cues v Breeze Bar n/a Muan Bar 8 - 12 T.K. Roadhouse Mucky Duck 12 - 8 Sunset Boulevard

RESULTS WEEK 8 22ND FEBRUARY 2017 BRGC@Bar80 10 - 9 Sabai Sabai Big Kahuna 9 - 10 Home Bar Cheeky Monkey 7 - 12 Jaew Bar Coopers 94 10 - 9 Pits Cafe 2 Infinity Bar 8 - 11 Spots Pits Cafe 1 15 - 4 Kom Hom Bar Sabai Bar 6 - 13 Cross Eyed Duck The Breeze 4 - 15 Lucky Shot FIXTURES WEEK 9 1ST MARCH 2017 Cross Eyed Duck v BRGC@Bar80 Home Bar v Pits Cafe 1 Jaew Bar v Spots Kom Hom Bar v Cheeky Monkey Lucky Shot v Infinity Bar Pits Cafe 2 v The Breeze Sabai Bar v Big Kahuna Sabai Sabai Restaurant v Coopers 94

LEAGUE TABLE

LEAGUE TABLE P 14 15 13 15 15 14 14 14 13 15 15 14 15

HUA HIN WEDNESDAY POOL LEAGUE

FIXTURES WEEK 4 1ST MARCH 2017 Bobby’s Bangers v Muan Bar Breeze Bar v Bobby’s Beauties Dara’s Bar v Master Cues Sunset Boulevard v Bob’s TK Bar T.K. Roadhouse v Mucky Duck Tik’s Bar v High Five Bar

FIXTURES WEEK 17 1ST MARCH 2017 Booz Bar v Tiger Bar C 69 v Pink Panther Jungle Juice B v All Nations GH JW Black v Bentho Bar King Bar v Jungle Juice A Limelight v JW Red N & G - No game Team Limelight Jungle Juice A King Bar Bentho Bar Tiger Bar Pink Panther Jungle Juice B JW Red C 69 N&G All Nations GH JW Black Booz Bar

FRIENDS OF HUA HIN WEDNESDAY POOL LEAGUE

Pts 24 22 20 20 20 18 14 10 10 10 10 6 2

Team Mucky Duck Master Cues Breeze Bar Bobby’s Beauties T.K. Roadhouse Bob’s TK Bar Tik’s Bar High Five Bar Dara’s Bar Sunset Boulevard Muan Bar Bobby’s Bangers

P W D L +/- Pts 3 3 0 0 12 6 2 2 0 0 16 4 2 2 0 0 14 4 3 2 0 1 4 4 3 2 0 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 -2 2 2 1 0 1 -2 2 3 1 0 2 -4 2 3 1 0 2 -6 2 3 1 0 2 -6 2 3 0 0 3 -10 0 3 0 0 3 -20 0

LEAGUE TABLE

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Team Lucky Shot Pits Cafe 1 Cross Eyed Duck Spots Home Bar Big Kahuna Infinity Bar Cheeky Monkey BRGC@Bar80 Sabai Bar Coopers 94 The Breeze Kom Hom Bar Pits Cafe 2 Jaew Bar Sabai Sabai

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

+/- Pts 90 16 76 16 52 14 18 12 28 10 26 10 -6 8 -12 8 -18 8 -8 6 -26 6 -46 6 -28 4 -44 2 -48 2 -54 0

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HUA HIN STAR POOL LEAGUE

HUA HIN KHAO TAKIAB SUPER POOL LEAGUE

RESULTS WEEK 6 19TH FEBRUARY 2017 DIVISION 1 DIVISION 2

RESULTS WEEK 24 16TH FEBRUARY 2017 Anytime Bar v The Dream n/a Bobby’s Birds 13 - 8 Exotic Bar Cheeky Monkey 8 - 13 Spots Fin Bar 13 - 8 Drink & Shelter Lanla Bar 16 - 5 Bobby’s Boys Muan Bar 9 - 12 Home Mucky Duck 18 - 3 Sasa Bar TK Roadhouse 9 - 12 Tore’s Bar

Brian N 4 - 7 Pek K Dang W 5 - 3 Bom P Derrick B 5 - 7 Thong P Derek M 4 - 5 Steve R Gent T 3 - 7 Hampi L Hung J 5 - 4 Mario E Job S 7 - 5 Andy K Mark L 5 - 3 Shawn C Korn P 7 - 2 Tim W Marko W 5 - 3 Axel X Kwan K 5 - 7 Tong YN Michel C 3 - 5 Cha E Lieven P 7 - 6 Brian C Paul B 5 - 1 Darren D Peter J 2 - 7 Prj P Phil D 2 - 5 Paul G

FIXTURES CUP 26TH FEBRUARY 2017

FIXTURES WEEK 26 2ND MARCH 2017 Anytime Bar v Bobby’s Boys Bobby’s Birds v Drink & Shelter Cheeky Monkey v Home Fin Bar v Tore’s Bar Lanla Bar v Spots Muan Bar v The Dream Mucky Duck v Exotic Bar TK Roadhouse v Sasa Bar LEAGUE TABLE Team Mucky Duck Muan Bar Home TK Roadhouse Lanla Bar Drink & Shelter Spots Bobby’s Boys Cheeky Monkey Fin Bar Sasa Bar Exotic Bar Bobby’s Birds Tore’s Bar Anytime Bar The Dream

P 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 23

W 22 20 18 13 14 12 12 13 10 12 9 9 8 6 8 5

L 2 4 6 11 10 12 12 11 14 12 15 15 16 18 15 18

+/214 154 78 38 30 22 -6 -9 -18 -26 -54 -68 -78 -93 -83 -101

Pts 359 329 291 271 267 263 249 247 243 239 225 218 213 205 200 191

102 & 88 SATURDAY POOL LEAGUE

FIXTURES WEEK 1 25TH FEBRUARY 2017 Master Ques v Bobby’s Bar Mucky Duck v Dara Bar LEAGUE TABLE Team Master Ques Bobby’s Bar Mucky Duck Dara Bar

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

+/0 0 0 0

Pts 0 0 0 0

Brian N v Gent T Korn P v Prj P Lieven P v Kwan K Peter J v Dang W

Derrick B v Pek K Job S v Steve R Tong YN v Marko W Paul B v Darren D

LEAGUE TABLES DIVISION 1

DIVISION 2

Player

P +/- Pts Player

Kwan K Pek K Tong YN Job S Derrick B Brian N Thong P Andy K Korn P Lieven P Hampi L Prj P Peter J Gent T Brian C Tim W

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

19 14 13 10 7 5 3 2 1 -2 -2 -8 -9 -11 -16 -26

10 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 2 2 0

Dang W Paul G Phil D Paul B Marko W Bom P Darren D Mario E Steve R Hung J Cha E Axel X Mark L Michel C Derek M Shawn C

P +/- Pts 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6

16 11 11 5 4 4 2 6 0 -1 -2 -3 -9 -14 -12 -18

HUA HIN/KHAO TAKIAB LADIES POOL LEAGUE

10 10 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 4 4 2 0 0

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RESULTS WEEK 12 21ST FEBRUARY 2017 Blue Lagoon v Robin’s Rest n/a Miss You v Jungle Juice n/a The Clansmen v Pat’s Place n/a TK’s v Castaways n/a LEAGUE TABLE Team Jungle Juice The Clansmen Robin’s Rest Blue Lagoon TK’s Pat’s Place Miss You Castaways

P W D L F A Pts 7 5 0 2 90 46 44 8 5 0 3 81 72 9 8 5 0 3 85 70 15 6 4 0 2 66 55 11 5 2 0 3 49 49 0 7 2 0 5 43 87 -44 2 1 0 1 22 15 7 7 1 0 6 45 87 -42

FIXTURES WEEK 13 28TH FEBRUARY 2017 Castaways v Jungle Juice Miss You v TK’s Pat’s Place v Robin’s Rest The Clansmen v Blue Lagoon HUA HIN CITY F.C

RESULTS SATURDAY 18TH FEBRUARY 2017 Hua Hin City 2 - 4 Look Isan FIXTURES SATURDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 2017 Muangkan Utd v Hua Hin City 18:00

FIXTURES THAI LEAGUE 4 The season is over. Details of the next WESTERN REGION TABLE season may be published here when Team P available. Currently there is not enough 1 Assumption United 2 room to do so, and space will not be 2 Suphanburi B[2] 2 available unless all the leagues fund extra 3 Look Isan 2 pages in some way.

4 5 THURSDAY FRIENDLY POOL LEAGUE 6 7 FIXTURES The season is over. Details of the new 8 season may be published here when 9 available. Currently there is not enough 10

BTU United IPE Samut Sakhon United Muangkan United Nonthaburi Ratchaburi Mitr Phol B[3] Hua Hin City Pathum Thani United

2 2 2 2 2 2 2

GD PTS +5 6 +4 6 +2 4 +2 4 +1 4 −1 1 −2 1 −3 1 −3 0 −5 0

room to do so, and space will not be Hua Hin City F. C. is the local professional available unless all the leagues fund extra team formed in 2011, playing their pages in some way. matches at the Takiab Stadium in Khao Takiab.

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ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE

(all times Thailand)

SATURDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 2017 PREMIER LEAGUE Chelsea v Swansea City 22:00 Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough 22:00 Everton v Sunderland 22:00 Hull City v Burnley 22:00 West Brom. v Bournemouth 22:00 CHAMPIONSHIP Burton Albion v Blackburn Rovers 02:45 Wolves v Birmingham City 02:45 Leeds Utd v Sheffield Wednesday 19:30 Aston Villa v Derby County 22:00 Barnsley v Huddersfield Town 22:00 Brentford v Rotherham United 22:00 Cardiff City v Fulham 22:00 Newcastle United v Bristol City 22:00 Preston N.E v QPR 22:00 Wigan Ath. v Nottingham Forest 22:00 SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP Inverness Cal. Thistle v Rangers 02:45 Aberdeen v Ross County 22:00 Celtic v Hamilton Academical 22:00 Motherwell v Dundee 22:00 Partick Thistle v Hearts 22:00 St Johnstone v Kilmarnock 22:00 SUNDAY 26TH FEBRUARY 2017 PREMIER LEAGUE Watford v West Ham United 00:30 Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City 20:30 FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP - FINAL Manchester Utd v Southampton 23:30 CHAMPIONSHIP Brighton v Reading 00:30 Norwich City v Ipswich Town 19:00 TUESDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2017 PREMIER LEAGUE Leicester City v Liverpool 03:00 WEDNESDAY 1ST MARCH 2017 FA CUP - FIFTH ROUND REPLAY Man. City v Huddersfield Town 03:00 CHAMPIONSHIP Aston Villa v Bristol City 02:45 Blackburn Rovers v Derby County 02:45 Brighton v Newcastle United 02:45 Wolves v Huddersfield Town 02:45 SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP Hamilton Academical v Aberdeen 02:45 THURSDAY 2ND MARCH 2017 SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP Dundee v Partick Thistle 02:45 Hearts v Ross County 02:45 Inverness Cal. v Celtic 02:45 Rangers v St Johnstone 02:45

FOOTBALL

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

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

P 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25

GD PTS 34 60 22 52 28 50 26 50 24 49 17 48 13 41 3 37 -6 32 -9 32 -3 30 -9 30 -13 30 -14 26 -23 24 -8 22 -19 21 -27 20 -14 19 -22 19

FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE - AWOL CHALLENGE

Team GW TOT 1 Custom Cobblers 62 1411 2 Hua Hin Utd 76 1408 Soi 102, Hua Hin (200m on right after 3 The Dada Donkeys 43railway) 1328 4 Mr. Cha Aming 45 1319 5 Lost Cafe 53 1293 6 FC ROCA 40 1274 7 Dannycollinz 48 1262 8 Frankies 11 49 1258 9 jamboshuahin 34 1246 10 Portsmouth City FC 32 1244 11 Hua Hin Jambos 36 1236 12 Stenhousemuir 55 1230 13 JR BRUTD S.C 50 1227 14 Atletico Pathetico 39 1216 15 Waste Of Money 78 1211 16 Pink Panther AFC 35 1190 17 Rentmythaivilla 46 1169 18 Wanderlust United 39 1139 19 Doghill Growlers 42 1114 20 Nuo_divers 39 1089 21 Dans Demons 51 1054 22 AWOL Wanderers 42 1041 23 shortimeagain 48 1039

FEATURED GAME

TUESDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2017 PREMIER LEAGUE Leicester City v Liverpool 03:00 By the time this match is played, Leicester may well be in the bottom three, and their dismal showing in the FA Cup defeat at Millwall will hardly have filled them with confidence. Liverpool will return refreshed after a week off, and need the win almost as much as the home side, to get their challenge for the top four back on track. We feel that there will be a lot of goals in this one, despite the fact that the Foxes have not yet scored in 2017, but neither defence is particularly sound, so we are going to go for an away win that will push Leicester towards the trap door.

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ARSENAL ACHIEVE MAJOR UPSET WITH WIN AGAINST SUTTON UNITED

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UK Plucky underdogs ‘The Arsenal’ are celebrating a major upset by beating Sutton United away in the FA Cup this week.

Tiddlers Arsenal, who aren’t all that good at football, have gone on a giant-killing run in the cup this year – scoring an unexpected win against Southampton in the last round which clinched the major fixture against big boys Sutton.

Coach Arsene Wenger said making it past the fifth round of the cup is a ‘dream come true’ for his players, many of whom have football as their second job.

“Most of the lads have day jobs advertising hair care products or as underwear models and just play at weekends and in the evenings, so to get a shot at a team of full-time professionals was a bit intimidating for them,” Wenger told reporters.

“All I told them was go on out, have fun and make the most of it because there’s

Above: The spirited part timers of Arsenal snuff out another Sutton attack no way of knowing if we’ll ever get this far again.

“Avoiding a five-one defeat like our last game would have been a win as far as I was concerned, so to come away with an actual win is amazing,” he added with a happy chuckle.

Hundreds of local fans followed their

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“Yeah, we once played at the the Olympiastadion in Berlin, so I always thought we could handle Sutton,” fan Simon Williams told us.

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