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FOR THE EXPAT IN ALL OF US! ISSUE 435 7th July 2017

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•As•many readers will already be aware, the double Buddhist holidays of Asalha Puja Day (this year on hua hin

Saturday 8th July) and Wan Khao Phansa (Sunday 9th July, the start of Buddhist Lent), will mean that most establishments that normally sell alcohol will not be doing so on those days. Falling as they do this year on a weekend is not good news for an already depressed low season, and it begs the question as to why the authorities do not consider exemptions for popular tourist areas on these occasions, as it can only help to improve perceptions of Thailand as a destination. Hua Hin appears to be suffering more than many places, due to a combination of local events and policies carried out in recent months, as well as the problems affecting the whole nation. While the current government are not directly to blame for much of this, the very presence of a military government and delay of promised elections is cause for both foreign governments to disapprove, and their citizens to look elsewhere for holiday destinations, while the continued strength of the baht and ongoing price inflation make the country an increasingly expensive destination. The unique conditions in Hua Hin give the appearance that the intent is to destroy many of the town‘s features that made it such a loved destination, with the destruction of the line of restaurants in Poolsuk Road, the planned demolition of the establishments in Naresadamri Road, the rumoured flattening of the night bazaar area near the Hilton, and the mess that exists where the Pattaya ferry is meant to dock; combine these with the overpriced private transport, and the high profile negative events of last year, it is no surprise that Hua Hin is no longer viewed by many as ‘Paradise City’. We don’t like to criticise the powers that be, but many are now saying that enough is enough - the town needs a better plan.


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weather & tides World weather (6-7-17)

Local Forecast AND TIDES

CITY Weather High Rain (mm) Conditions Temp. °C Tides °C H L 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Amsterdam Sunny 17 SA 3 A t-storm around 32 26 05:17 1.3m 06:48 2.1m 13:06 1.4m 17:43 2.6m Ankara Scattered clouds 18 SU 1 A shower in places 32 25 05:30 1.3m 06:56 2.1m 13:50 1.3m 18:09 2.6m Athens Passing clouds 25 MO 2 Mostly cloudy 32 25 05:48 1.3m 07:14 2.1m 14:26 1.3m 18:36 2.6m Auckland Thunderstorms 11 TU 2 A brief shower 31 25 06:10 1.3m 07:36 2.1m 14:59 1.3m 19:03 2.6m Beijing Sprinkles 26 WE 2 Rather cloudy 33 26 06:33 1.3m 08:03 2.1m 15:30 1.4m 19:29 2.6m Berlin Partly sunny 18 TH 4 Cloudy, a t-storm 32 26 06:57 1.3m 08:36 2.1m 15:58 1.4m 19:53 2.5m Buenos Aires Clear 10 FR 2 A t-storm in spots 33 26 07:20 1.3m 09:19 2.2m 16:24 1.4m 20:10 2.5m Cairo Partly sunny 26 Chicago Partly cloudy 26 Copenhagen Sunny 14 thailand weather (6-7-17) Dubai Clear 40 Place Temp Hum Conditions Place Temp Hum Conditions Dublin Broken clouds 13 Nakhon Sawan 32 °C 60% Partly Cldy Helsinki Sunny 10 Aranyaprathet 32 °C 65% Partly Cldy Nan 33 °C 52% Scattered Clds Ho Chi Minh City Thunderstorm 28 Ban A To 31 °C 70% 32 °C 70% Scattered Clds Hong Kong Scattered clouds 31 Ban Baen Chado 33 °C 59% Scattered Clds Nang Rong 30 °C 74% Partly Cldy Islamabad Scattered clouds 34 Ban Bang Bamru 33 °C 59% Scattered Clds Narathiwat 33 °C 54% Scattered Clds Istanbul Passing clouds 23 Ban Bang Duan 33 °C 59% Scattered Clds Nong Khai 33 °C 52% Scattered Clds Jakarta Overcast 30 Ban Bua Chum 30 °C 72% Scattered Clds Pattani 31 °C 58% Partly Cldy Jerusalem Cool 22 Ban Fai Na 28 °C 70% Scattered Clds Pattaya 30 °C 70% Mostly Cldy Johannesburg Clear 6 Ban Hua Tho 33 °C 59% Scattered Clds Phayao Phetchabun 30 °C 65% Overcast Karachi Broken clouds 32 Ban Ko Thung 33 °C 44% Haze Phetchaburi 33 °C 59% Scattered Clds Kuala Lumpur Broken clouds 31 Ban Krathing Lai 31 °C 58% Partly Cldy Phitsanulok 31 °C 62% Mostly Cldy London Sunny 18 Ban Na Si Nuan 31 °C 62% Mostly Cldy 32 °C 59% Partly Cldy Madrid Passing clouds 21 Ban Nong Pladuk 29 °C 84% Scattered Clds Phrae Phuket 28 °C 70% Scattered Clds Manila Partly sunny 32 Ban Samphan 31 °C 62% Mostly Cldy Prachin Buri 33 °C 69% Partly Cldy Mexico City Partly cloudy 16 Bangkok 33 °C 52% Partly Cldy Prach. Khirikhan 34 °C 45% Scattered Clds Moscow Overcast 13 Chaiyaphum 32 °C 51% Partly Cldy Ranong 28 °C 75% Light Rain Mumbai Broken clouds 31 Chanthaburi 29 °C 87% Light Rain 31 °C 58% Partly Cldy New Delhi Fog 29 Chawang 34 °C 49% Scattered Clds Rayong Roi Et 32 °C 64% Mostly Cldy New York Clear 22 Chiang Mai 31 °C 52% Mostly Cldy Samui 33 °C 63% Partly Cldy Oslo Refreshingly cool 13 Chiang Rai 30 °C 70% Mostly Cldy Sattahip 31 °C 69% Partly Cldy Paris Mild 22 Chok Chai 35 °C 55% Partly Cldy Satun 32 °C 57% Scattered Clds Perth Scattered clouds 15 Chumphon 33 °C 51% Light Rain Songkhla 33 °C 59% Partly Cldy Phnom-Penh Thunderstorm 33 Kam Paeng Phet 31 °C 61% Partly Cldy Sukhothai 31 °C 66% Mostly Cldy Rio De Janeiro Clear 18 Kamalasai 31 °C 62% Mostly Cldy 33 °C 59% Scattered Clds Riyadh Sunny 38 Kanchanaburi 35 °C 39% Scattered Clds Suphan Buri Surat Thani 33 °C 59% Mostly Cldy Rome Sunny 23 Khanom 33 °C 63% Partly Cldy Surin 32 °C 70% Scattered Clds San Francisco Passing clouds 13 Khlong Yai 29 °C 84% Light Rain Tak 32 °C 52% Partly Cldy Seoul Scattered clouds 33 Ko Lanta 33 °C 63% Partly Cldy Takua Pa 28 °C 93% Scattered Clds Shanghai Passing clouds 35 Ko Samui 33 °C 63% Partly Cldy Tha Tum 29 °C 53% Scattered Clds Singapore Broken clouds 29 Ko Sichang 33 °C 52% Partly Cldy 33 °C 52% Scattered Clds Stockholm Sunny 13 Krabi 33 °C 55% Scattered Clds Tha Wang Pha Thoen 31 °C 66% Mostly Cldy Sydney Sunny 19 Lampang 32 °C 55% Mostly Cldy Thong Pha Phum 34 °C 42% Scattered Clds Taibei/Taipei Broken clouds 35 Lamphun 29 °C 61% Mostly Cldy 33 °C 52% Scattered Clds Tokyo Partly sunny 30 Loei 30 °C 74% Scattered Clds Thung Chang 33 °C 63% Partly Cldy Vancouver Clear 18 Lop Buri 33 °C 59% Scattered Clds Trang Trat 29 °C 84% Light Rain Vientiane Chance of a t-storm 32 Mae Hong Son 32 °C 47% Partly Cldy Ubon Ratchathani 33 °C 63% Mostly Cldy Yangon Partly sunny 31 Mae Sariang 27 °C 76% Mist Udon Thani 32 °C 62% Partly Cldy Zurich Mild 19 Mae Sot 29 °C 62% Mostly Cldy 29 °C 62% Mostly Cldy Mukdahan 32 °C 54% Scattered Clds Umphang Uttaradit 32 °C 59% Scattered Clds Nakhon Phanom 28 °C 81% Light Rain Wichian Buri 30 °C 59% Partly Cldy Nak. Ratchasima 33 °C 48% Overcast


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A section for all you budding etymologists where each week the origin of a word or phrase is investigated. This week it is....Full to the gunwales Full to the brim; packed tight. ‘Gunwales’ is pronounced like ‘gunnels’ and it is often spelled that way too. That’s not surprising, as the word is no longer in everyday use - pretty much the only thing that most of us know about gunwales is that they can be full or packed. Consult any search engine and you’ll find plenty of examples of “full to the gunnels”. Nevertheless, ‘gunnels’ really is a misspelling. An early citation of the word comes from Manners and Household Expenses of England, 1466:

the Unitarian periodical, The Monthly Repository, 1834: This is the Island of the Golden Fruit. Look, yonder they come! boats - one, two, three, five, a dozen! all laden up to the gunwales with the juicy balls. The non-nautical use of the phrase didn’t come about until the 20th century. A semi-figurative use was made of the phrase in the advertising for the 1944 Dorothy Lamour film, The Fleet’s In: The Fleet’s In... and it’s loaded to the gunwales with the funniest, friskiest entertainment.

An example of a properly figurative use, that is, one set on land Item, the same day my mastyr paid to Roger Fuller, for tymbre rather than aboard ship, comes from The New York Magazine, for colers [collars] of the maste, and gonne walles... June 1969: That suggests that the gunwales of a ship were its ‘gun walls’, A popular East Side bar, packed to the gunwales with arch young which is exactly what they were - hence the spelling. bankers and panicky, pathetic, ersatz Now girls. Here’s the definition of gunwales from the OED: Not much has changed in the banking world in forty years it Gunwales: The upper edge of a ship’s side; in large vessels, the seems, and it’s all a long way from gun walls. uppermost planking, which covers the timber-heads and reaches from the quarter-deck to the forecastle on either side; in small Is there an English phrase or saying that craft, a piece of timber extending round the top side of the hull. The expressions ‘full to the gunwales’ or ‘packed to the gunwales’ were first used as literal references to heavily loaded ships. ‘Gunwales’ may have been a 15th century word, but there’s no mention of the phrase until the 19th century, as in

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your stars Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19

You have to stop worrying about what people think of you, especially since it’s so complicated you probably wouldn’t be able to understand it.

Taurus Apr 21 – May 21

movie.

You’ll become the sworn enemy of men’s-magazine readers nationwide when you publicly state that Bullit wasn’t really a very good

Aquarius Jan 20 – Feb 18

They say a fool and his money Gemini May 22 – June 21 are soon parted, but you You’ll stumble onto a great still have that ten bucks you little trattoria with excellent found on the sidewalk the food and a great wine list, but other day. what you’ll really need is a well-equipped burn ward.

Pisces Feb 19 – Mar 20

Your ex will finally stop by to get all his stuff, which is weird because you didn’t know anyone saw you take it.

ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 20

alone.

Remember, it’s never too late to fall in love. It’s just too late to fall in the kind of love that isn’t a complete compromise based on a fear of dying

Virgo Aug 23 – Sep 22

Your love life will hum along like a well-oiled machine, thanks largely to a new formulation of oil and a clever little Swedish machine.

Libra Sep 23 – Oct 23

In The Hall Of The Mountain King is a strange choice for a first dance between husband and wife, but the walrus trainer insists.

Scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 21

You’ve never been the type to believe in love at first sight, or anything else even slightly romantic, for that matter.

Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 22

You’ll be plunged into a pit of depression by the thought that Stevie Wonder will probably not live forever.

Sagittarius Nov 22 – Dec 21 Leo Jul 23 – Aug 22

Raise your voice in anger and rail against the Gods all you want, but they only have it in blue and not in your size.

economy.

You’ll start to wonder if people aren’t getting a little too political after you’re blasted in the media for being soft on education and the

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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)

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puzzles 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 Tree whose fruit gets roasted (5,8) 8 It keeps divers warm (3,4) 9 Piece of information (5) 10 Exclamation of sorrow (4) 11 Big to-do or advertising campaign (8) 13 Delay - hold back (6) 14 Area of permafrost (6) 17 Place - situation (8) 19 Observe (4) 21 Next to the bull (5) 22 Nobleman (7) 24 Piece of bedroom furniture (8,5)

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Down 1 See 23 2 Remove(d piece) (7) 3 Seller of racing tips etc (4) 4 Paid assassin (3,3) 5 Diligent (8) 6 Mark indented in wood etc (5) 7 Not permanent (9) 10 Decayed through disuse (9) 12 Star (the Bearward) (8) 15 Ruffle - worry (7) 16 Nous (6,5) 18 See 16 20 Incompetent idiot (4) 23 Up-and-down motion (6)

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lucky I met an older woman at a bar last night.She wasn’t bad for 57, we drank and flirted for a bit, then she asked “Have you ever had a mother and daughter threesome?” I said, “No, I haven’t” She said, “Well, tonight’s your lucky night!” We went back to her place, She put the hall light on and shouted upstairs, “Mum, you still awake?”

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News: British man who built world’s largest Rubik’s cube builds world’s largest fidget spinner. He then went home to the world’s emptiest bed.

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wimbledon The women’s trophy for winning Wimbledon is essentially just a plate, just to remind them what they should be doing instead of playing tennis.

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independence date memories So, I asked an American this week, “What’s today’s date?” I remember I was on my knees and in tears on my doorstep the He proudly replied, “It is the 4th of July.” day my wife left me. “So why can’t you write it like that then?” I took a nasty tumble doing that heel-click jump. cosmopolitan colour and shape My wife was reading some of her quiz questions out of Cosmo, There are two different processes for our perception of sight: and she turned to me and asked, “Have you ever had sex with Colour and Shape. a fat woman?” Apparently men, have a faster sensory capability for shape She said it with a straight face too. than women and conversely women with colour over men. venus Amazing. Along with muscle grouping and proteins this helps man to Venus Williams has admitted to causing the car crash which have an edge over women in sporting abilities, impressive resulted in the death of another driver. reflexes and split second decisions, by contrast colour helps It’s a bit of an extreme way of proving she’s really a woman. women decide who’s socks are who’s when they come out of the wash.

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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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dumb and dumber The sight of a Nok Air plane always makes me smile, it’s that face on the pointed end. They probably got the idea from the movie ‘’Airplane’. But the incident at Don Mueang airport last week involving a Nok Air plane and an airport shuttle bus was no laughing matter. Fortunately the plane was parked up when the bus hit it, which hopefully won’t provide an excuse for anything less than a thorough investigation into the incident, because all drivers of airport vehicles allowed on the tarmac are supposed to undergo thorough training and testing before being let loose. No excuses though from Thailands’ finest for their recent pledges to safeguard the public from ghosts and elephants. Is there nothing they can’t turn their hands to? First it was undertaking the protection of villagers in Amnat Charoen from a particularly nasty ghost. Then rampaging elephants which destroyed a Hua HIn police checkpoint prompted the local Police Chief to declare ‘we will step up surveillance to inspect elephants’ behaviour’. While protection from ghosts and elephants is admirable, shouldn’t the police be calling for back up from monks, and from specialists in animal behaviour? Or maybe I’ve just been in England too long... Talking of which we all know that the English language is a tricky one to learn, even for the English. It used to take us about 14 years before we were considered ready to tackle English at ‘0’ level. (An ancient type of final school exam.) Now it has become a language that can be manipulated to provide new ways of describing things which were once easily understood. But what began as ‘Corporate’ speak, and the amusing Ministerial language of ‘Yes Minister’, has now become a tool to fool people. Last week a Kensington Council official was faced with complaints from some former residents of Grenfell House that they were still paying rent on their burnt out flats. When interviewed about the complaints her reply was an indignant ‘now look here’ followed by an explanation that the 400 families affected by the fire had each been allocated a social worker. And, as if that weren’t enough value for money, that those affected were being ‘triaged into a wrap around service.’ So that’s OK then. Those made homeless should be grateful to still be paying rent for such a fancy sounding service which really means that the Council is carrying out its’ obligatory duty of care.

Other recent examples from Government level have tried to change the way we view child poverty in the UK, which is seen as a growing problem affecting working families as well as the unemployed. In fact around 67 per cent of children in poverty have at least one parent in work - a result of changes in the way some state benefits are calculated. But instead of ‘child poverty’ we now have ‘troubled families’, and instead of unemployment we have ‘worklessness’. It doesn’t take much of a leap to imagine that people will begin to think of themselves as troubled and worthless, rather than poor and unemployed.

On This Day As we reach the half way stage in this years Wimbledon tennis tournament it is 32 years since Boris Becker won the mens’ Wimbledon Championship title. On July 7th 1985, at the age of 17, Becker broke 3 world records to become the youngest ever to win that title, the first unseeded player to do so, as well as the first German to claim the title. Even Andy Murray can’t beat that.

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Discount for long term contracts Call David on 092 927 7207 Email davidhodgins@ymail.com

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

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 aatha - 091-883-7757 iland.org www. Meetings every day in Hua Hin

AWOL BAZAAR PRICES Blocks of 4 boxes like this from only 40 baht per box/week Blocks of 8 boxes from only 35 baht per box/week Contact us on 081 649 8361 for more details

LAND FOR SALE

17 Rai in the Kui Buri area, near National Park and Yang Chum reservoir 499,000 baht per rai Full Chanote Please call 081 614 8728 for more details NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS

A non-profit fellowship of men and women for whom drugs have become a major problem

Meetings now in Hua Hin on Sundays at 10.30am, Tuesdays at 12 noon and Thursdays at 6pm Contact Add 086 014 7585 Emmanuel K. 090 438 387 Mark 084 314 1928

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money & information overseas calls information

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

Useful Numbers

Exchange Rates (5-7-17)

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

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balloon chasers & events

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Parties, special deals, regular events, celebrations and more; to get it in AWOL email submissions@awolonline. net or post it on our Balloon Chasers facebook group. recently added and coming soon

sinatra’s bar, off pala-u road; Opens Tuesday 11th July from 6pm, free food. 4.2 Kms past the Elephant Village, turn right, towards Hua Hin Zoo and 500m up on the left el toro loco, soi 94; opening at this new location on Friday 21st July. father teds, Damnoernkasem Road. Every Friday in June and July is Lads Night - get Happy Hour prices on all draught beers (see ad p2) johnnie walker, soi selekam/ poolsuk road. Happy Hour every day from 9am to 8pm (see ad on p9 for details).

food until 9pm, and great prices all day every Upcoming day on drinks until late Uncle Bryn’s (2km past Palm Hills Inform awol or Surf fm of your charitable north along klong road. Turn left and or non commercial event and we will 200m on left.); Large Chang 55 baht, large announce it here Leo 58 baht. Open daily 7am-late. 085 405 6976 (T) 080 197 2072(E) Ongoing pub quizzes

king bar, Soi Binthabaht. Quiz second Monday of every month (next one Monday 10th July 2017 at 7.30 pm) . Free entry, food and prizes - hosted by Hawk - all welcome. Sunset Boulevard, Khao Takiab. All video, home made fun pub quiz. Third Tuesday of every month (next one is on Tuesday 18th July,). 10 rounds including 2 audio visual and 2 table rounds. There is limited space so early bookings are strongly recommended. Call Mike 084 3769438 for more info and for bookings. Sunset Boulevard is 150 metres past the Ibis hotel going south on the Takiap Road. Regular offers tk roadhouse, Khao Takiab. First Tuesday of every month ‘The Best Quiz In Bobby’s Bar, Soi 102.; The 99 baht Town’! 8 rounds, beer questions, free food. breakfast is Back! FREE Sunday Roast spend 250 baht and get a free Sunday Roast British style (see ad p2). Available from 2 to 7pm. All You Sunday Roasts: Can Eat Chicken Wings and Kebabs every Friday from 5pm to 7pm when spend 200 bt. Andreanna’s, Khao Takiab double d, Soi 6. Happy Hour every day Bobby’s Bar, Soi 102 from 2 - 8pm; Buy 2 get 1 free on all small Father Teds, Damnoernkasem Road domestic beers, Samsong + mixer 40 baht, Hua Hin Miss You, Soi 80 Wine 55 baht, San Miguel and Heineken 65 Jungle Juice, Soi Selekam baht, large domestic beers 70 baht. Mucky Duck, Bonkai (Soi 88) el murphy’s, soi selekam. Murfs Happy Times from 7am to 7pm Pints of: Guinness Nany’s Cafe, Soi 88 189 bt, Old Speckled Hen 210 bt, Magners Nit’s Kitchen, Soi 94 and Stowfor cider 180 bt. All day Chang and Orchid Restaurant 94, Soi 94 Palm Bistro, Soi 88 (032 828144) Leo Large 90 bt, small 49 bt. father teds, Damnoernkasem Road. Seajays Resort, off Pala-U Road. 083 Live music, special food and drink offers, 311 1787 draught Guinness, something happening Sunset Boulevard, Khao Takiab. Bookings only 084 376 9438 every night! See add on p2 for details. la maison bleu, Phetkasem road. Ye Olde Buffalo Tavern, Chomsin Rd Every Saturday from 7 to 10pm Live music Zab Wer, Soi 112. by Susan and Larry. events nany’s cafe, soi 88. Friday special - Fish ,chips and mushy peas 139 bt, Atlantic cod Welcome to our collaborative section with fillet chips and mushy peas 220 bt. Also Hua Hin’s only local radio station playing Leo draft now available small(half) 55 bt, Western music 24 hours a day, 7 days a large(pint) 75 bt week, the one and only Surf 102.5 FM! passport cafe, Samorphrong. Now Every day Surf features local events and open for Breakfasts, Freshly baked bread, activities that visitors and locals might Daily Specials and more (see ad p9) be interested in enjoying, and you will find these below. If you know of an event, PIT’S CAFE, Dusitland 8, Soi 94. Every activity or regular happening that is not Saturday from 2-6pm, All You Can Drink listed here or in our Balloon Chasers draught Leo; Ladies 300 baht, Men 400 baht section, please get in touch by email to red piano, soi kanjanomai. Happy either AWOL (submissions@awolonline. Hour every day from 5 - 7pm BOGOF. net or Surf 102.5 FM (surf102.5fm@ the palm bistro, soi 88. Join their Sunday gmail.com) or via either of the respective Lunch Club and start earning a free Sunday Facebook pages; AWOLexpat or Surf102.5. Roast (see ad p3) toon’s bar and restaurant, soi 6, borfai. Now open every day from 3pm serving a wide range of Thai and Western

Rescue Paws is a non-profit organization based in Hua Hin dedicated to helping and improving the lives of Thailand’s stray animal population. Find out more on their website rescuepawsasia.org or Facebook page RescuePawsThailand Trash Hero Hua Hin now every Sunday at 3pm a beach area gets cleaned. See their eponymous Facebook page for weekly details HUA HIN HOBBY COOKING CLUB If cooking is your hobby you can join an international group of hobby cooks in Hua Hin. Each one of the members in the group has a chance to host a dinner party in his/ her home for the other members. If you love cooking and like to make new friends you should join. You do not need to be an expert. Tel. Robert 0983 562290 Dusit Thani Hua Hin Soccer Academy: exercise and professional football coaching for kids. Hua Hin Hash house Harriers every Saturday around the area. (see p22) Cicada Market and Performing Arts Fair. The Venue@Suansri. Fri/Sat evenings from sunset to 12 pm, Sundays from 4pm; Dining, shopping, art, performances, and films in a beautiful park-like setting. A 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

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LOCAL SPORTS hua hin city F.C

Hua Hin City F. C. is the local professional team formed in 2011, playing their matches at the Takiab Stadium in Khao Takiab. results saturday 24th june 2017 BTU United 1 - 1 Hua Hin City FIXTURES sunday 9th july 2017 Hua Hin City v Assumption Utd 17:30 thai League 4 Western Region table

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Team Suphanburi B Muangkan United Assumption United BTU United Look Isan Ratchaburi Mitr Phol B Nonthaburi Hua Hin City IPE Samut Sakhon United Pathum Thani United

P 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17

GD PTS 23 41 15 38 14 36 4 30 -1 22 -7 22 -3 21 -6 16 -11 15 -28 1

match report BTU Utd FC 1 – 1 Hua Hin City FC Today was going to be the hardest test yet for our new-look side. These guys were put together in very fast time, and have hit the ground running. This was their 3rd match together - veterans. BTU are a good side, sitting just behind the leaders, whilst despite a run of good results, we are struggling to break away from the bottom pack. Some notable changes this week included Ratchapark back to captain the team, Dorian starting in midfield instead of Ali G and Ali Mohammedi sitting in the stand. The weather was perfect for a good game of football. The first half was very evenly matched, with both sides coming very close on several occasions. The tempo was fast, and the game itself was very physical, but Hua Hin were more than a match for this. The second half saw Katchatip make the vital breakthrough with a well-executed finish after a goal mouth scramble. BTU were clearly shocked by this, and really upped their game, creating assault after assault on the Hua Hin goal. Unfortunately, in the process, they started playing on the referee’s compassionate side, constantly complaining. The referee was giving them a sympathetic ear. It all came to a head in what most fans thought was a disgusting incident. You can always tell when a footballer is really hurt – he lays still (no dramatics). Anon was injured, and lay totally still, half on the field and half off it. When the referee eventually realised it was serious, and stopped play, 2 BTU players, including their goalkeeper ran half the length of the pitch and tried to roll the injured man off the field with absolutely no regard to the injury. These players were not even cautioned for such dangerous ungentlemanly conduct, and this was when the referee completely lost the plot – he was actually ranting at the injured player. From that point on, the referee was awful. Ali G was sent off for saying what he thought of him, and Petprasert was booked for not taking a free kick when he was closest to the ball. Despite this being another game which was all about the referee, both teams battled hard, and it was an exciting match to watch. A draw was probably the fairest result on the day. hash house harriers

A drinking Club with a running & walking Problem! Go SOUTH on Phetkasem Road, and The Cha-Am and Hua Hin Hash House GPS: N 12.491600, E 99.928850 Harrier Clubs meet alternate Saturdays DIRECTIONS to RUN SITE - From Hua continue towards Pranburi and turn LEFT (HHH sign) into Soi 101 just after for around an hour’s. run/walk in the Hin & Cha-Am via Phetkasem Road the 229 km marker. Drive approximately surrounding countryside followed by Map Link: goo.gl/maps/AFczDpeRZfn a social gathering. lf you would like to Go SOUTH on Phetkasem Road, over 1.1 km and turn LEFT (HHH sign) after come along then visit our website www. the flyover and exit LEFT to Soi 112. passing School and drive to car park on h2h3-cah3.weebly.com or Facebook at Turn right onto Soi 112 then drive WEST LEFT queries then please call www.facebook.com/H2H3CAH3 for full for 5.8 km, turn LEFT (HHH sign), sign Any details and directions. Please note that posted Sam Phan Nam Floating Market. Hugmanannygoat on 081 015 4027 or people attending and participating do so Drive 1.9 km, turn LEFT (HHH sign) Cathusalem on 091 608 6428 and drive a further 1.35 km and turn Hash Tax: Male Drinkers ฿200, Female entirely at their own risk. 17th ANNIVERSARY “FOUNDERS Drinkers ฿150, Teetotalers ฿100, kids RIGHT to car park by a lake. DAY” WEEKEND SECOND RUN 9th July 2017, meet ฿50, under 8’s Free). Your effort to bring Friday 7th July 3017 - PUB CRAWL @ 4:00 pm for a 4:30 pm Start. the CORRECT change would be very – start Romantic Bar Soi Bintabaht at Hua Hin Hash House Harriers (H2H3) much appreciated. Run #363 7:30 pm FIRST RUN 8th July 2017, meeting Hares: Cathusalem & Yanky Crank @ 4:45 pm for a 5:15 pm Start. Snacks: Comes with Cathusalem Hua Hin Hash House Harriers (H2H3) Tax Collector: Mudman Run #362 Location: Khao Tao Beach - Rotthip Hat Hares: Hugmanannygoat & Davey Khaotao Restaurant Delayed, Snacks: Doggy Style Map Link: goo.gl/maps/6pg4YtXGFXq Tax Collector: Mudman GPS: N 12.459331, E 99.977525) Location: Opposite Sam Phan Nam DIRECTIONS to RUN SITE - From Hua Floating Market Hin & Cha-Am via Phetkasem Road Map Link: goo.gl/maps/gPsaot6Ev2C2 Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/54huQ


local golf Butterfly Rock Golf society

RESULTS 28th June 2017 Black Mountain Stableford, NTP and two’s 24 entered 1st Len Ogembo 38 pts (06) 2nd Mark Ridgeway 37 pts (12) 3rd Dana Lilja 34 pts (09) 4th Bernard Lillis 34 pts (14) Fixtures 10th July 2017 Lake View AB Stableford 12th July 2017 Banyan 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 Ronnie for the results. 30th june 2017 No results available

HUA HIN DARTS LEAGUE

results Week 1 4th july 2017 Blue Lagoon v CAT Karaoke n/a Pinky Bar v Johnny Walker n/a Miss You - No Game League Table Team Johnny Walker CAT Karaoke Blue Lagoon Pinky Bar Miss You

P W D 8 6 1 8 4 2 9 3 3 9 1 4 9 1 3

fixtures Week 2 11th july 2017 Johnny Walker v Miss You Pinky Bar v Blue Lagoon CAT Karaoke - No Game

L 1 2 3 4 5

+/- Pts 34 13 30 10 1 9 -29 6 -36 5

Hua Hin Golf Society

Results 4th July 2017 Lake View A + B Stableford 30 entered 1st Harvey Russell 35 pts (11) 2nd Malee Russell 35 pts (21) 3rd Pailin Humphrey 35 pts (09) 4th Phillipe Hattabe 35 pts (18) 30th June 2017 Royal Hua - Hin Stableford 23 entered 1st Bjorn Byman 34 pts (22) 2nd Olivier Pinard 31 pts (09) 3rd Soloman Elmi 29 pts (15) 4th Robert Laminit 29 pts (06)

saensuk Golf Society

Results 3rd July 2017 Springfield Golf Resort A & C Splinter Cell Stableford 8 entered 1st Roy Sweetland 38 pts (07) 2nd David Morris 32 pts (19) 3rd Marten Norregaard 32 pts (07) 4th Phillipe Tamin 29 pts (21) 30th June 2017 Springfield Golf Resort A & C Splinter Cell Stableford 8 entered 1st Roy Sweetland 35 pts (07) 2nd Marten Norregaard 31 pts (07) 3rd David Morris 30 pts (19) 4th Richard Law 30 pts (13)

26/27/28 June 2017 Khao Kheow A - C, Phoenix L - O, Burapha A - B 17 entered 28th June 2017 1st Murad Talib 36 30 34=100 Banyan Golf Club Texas Scramble 7 2nd Evert Houten 29 37 32=98 teams 3rd Robert Bird 34 30 33=97 1st Lars Olbert, Rick Russell, Pau Morris, 4th John Hall 30 32 34=96 Victor Visot 64 - 05.8 = 58.2 2nd Nadtaya Nieuwenhuizen, Manfred fixtures Lanter, Anders Paulsson, Rob Prudon 65 11th July Majestic Stableford & Eclectic - 06.0 = 59.0 14th July Black Mountain - Stableford & 3rd Marten Norregaard, Jim Harvey, Eclectic Hubert Maldonado, Chalisa Srinual 66 06.1 = 59.9 lake view 4th Puttipong (Golf) Silapasamai, Jorgen members club Bjorke, David Heap, Susan Murray 67 Results 06.2 = 60.8 30th June 2017 Stableford Course AB fixtures 1st Peter Tucker (10) 37pts Monday/Friday Springfield Splinter Cell 2nd David Butler (9) 35pts Stableford 3rd Reto Vorburger (5) 34pts 12th July 2017 Black Mountain 4th Doug East (12) 33pts 3rd July 2017 Medal. Course CA 1st Fiona Zimmerman (10) 73 net 2nd Gary Engelman (12) 80 3rd Mike O’Brien (17) 80 4th Peter Trim (16) 81 FIXTURES Lake View every Monday, Wednesday, Friday cha am golf club

Contact: secretary@chaamgolfclub.com FIXTURES No fixtures currently listed.

Crossword Solution

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pool leagues thursday friendly Pool League

Hua Hin Khao Takiab Cool POOL LEAGUE

results week 16 29th june 2017 Connections Cafe 11 - 9 Bar 80 Saloon Dara Bar 8 - 12 Big Kahuna Jaew Bar 7 - 13 Hua Hin Bar Mausi Bar 8 - 12 Mr Dan’s Mint Bar 10 - 10 MasterCues Bar Squealing Pig 9 - 11 Nalee Bar The Clansmen 15 - 5 Komhom Bar Fixtures week 18 13th july 2017 Bar 80 Saloon v Mr Dan’s Big Kahuna v Nalee Bar Connections Cafe v Komhom Bar Jaew Bar v Dara Bar MasterCues Bar v Squealing Pig Mausi Bar v Mint Bar The Clansmen v Hua Hin Bar P 16 15 16 15 16 16 15 16 15 16 15 15 15 15

W 14 10 8 8 6 8 7 5 6 6 6 3 3 1

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

L 0 1 6 3 6 6 4 8 7 8 8 10 11 13

+/132 100 24 22 4 -4 12 -2 14 -8 -38 -38 -100 -118

Ask about our drinks specials and other special offers Contact Andy on 086 178 1550 Email: aknabe@gmx.net 27/3 Poolsuk Road, Hua Hin

FIXTURES Week 24 14th july 2017 Clansmen v JNB Fin Bar v Waring Bar Muan Bar v Take 5 Sports Bar The Connection v Exotic Bar TK Roadhouse v High Five

Hua Hin Pool Billiard League

League tablE

League tablE Team The Clansmen MasterCues Bar Bar 80 Saloon Komhom Bar Mausi Bar Dara Bar Big Kahuna Hua Hin Bar Connections Squealing Pig Nalee Bar Mint Bar Mr Dan’s Jaew Bar

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

results Week 22 30th june 2017 High Five 12 - 11 Fin Bar Jungle Juice 7 - 16 TK Roadhouse Take 5 Sports Bar v JNB n/a The Connection 4 - 19 Clansmen Waring Bar v Exotic Bar n/a

Pts 256 224 190 181 178 176 174 172 171 170 144 139 107 94

Team Jungle Juice Clansmen TK Roadhouse The Connection Muan Bar Fin Bar Take 5 Waring Bar Exotic Bar High Five JNB

P 19 18 18 18 18 19 17 16 17 18 16

W 16 14 12 11 12 5 9 6 4 4 4

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

L 3 4 6 7 6 14 8 10 13 14 12

+/119 106 58 52 12 -47 -13 -24 -59 -108 -96

Pts 278 260 236 233 213 195 189 172 166 153 136

FIXTURES week 4 11th July 2017 Arilds Sports Bar v Na Na Bar Coopers Bar v Komhom Restaurant Home Bar v Tree Bar Naree Bar v Mausi Bar Tiki Bar v Home Bar 2 Tores Bar v Connections Cafe

results No matches this week fixtures The regular season is over. The new season will appear here when available, and has been planned to start in July.

Power Of Love Church

HELP NEEDED FOR THE SLUMS IN HUA HIN

tuesday POOL LEAGUE soi 94

results week 3 4th July 2017 Connections 8 - 10 Arilds Sports Bar Home Bar 2 16 - 2 Naree Bar Komhom Restaurant 1 - 17 Tiki Bar Mausi Bar 8 - 10 Tores Bar Na Na Bar 9 - 9 Home Bar Tree Bar 3 - 15 Coopers Bar

LUCKY SHOT BAR

League tablE Team Tiki Bar Coopers Bar Home Bar 2 Home Bar Komhom Arilds Sports Bar Tores Bar Tree Bar Mausi Bar Na Na Bar Connections Cafe Naree Bar

P W D L +/- Pts 3 3 0 0 32 9 3 3 0 0 22 9 3 2 1 0 26 7 3 2 1 0 12 7 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 1 1 1 -4 4 3 1 1 1 -10 4 3 1 0 2 -20 3 3 0 1 2 -10 1 3 0 1 2 -10 1 3 0 0 3 -14 0 3 0 0 3 -24 0

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)


pool leagues HUA HIN social POOL LEAGUE

hua hin soi 80 tuesday Pool League

results Week 4 5th July 2017 All Nations GH 11 - 8 Booz Bar Jungle Juice Cheetas v King Bar n/a JW Black 14 - 5 Jungle Juice Leopards N & G v Limelight n/a Pink Panther 8 - 11 JW Red Tiger Bar v Bentho Bar n/a Fixtures Week 5 12th July 2017 Booz Bar v Bentho Bar Jungle Juice Leopards v All Nations GH JW Red v Jungle Juice Cheetas King Bar v JW Black Limelight v Pink Panther N & G v Tiger Bar League Table Team King Bar JW Black Jungle Juice Cheetas Limelight Pink Panther JW Red Tiger Bar N&G Bentho Bar All Nations GH Jungle Juice L’pards Booz Bar

hua hin wednesday Pool League

Fixtures results The season is over. Details of the new Week 26 5th july 2017 Jaew Bar 11 - 8 Pits Cafe 2 season will appear here when available. Lucky Shot 12 - 7 Kom Hom Bar League Table Mausi Bar 6 - 13 The Clansman Team P W D L +/- Pts Pits Cafe 1 14 - 5 Big Kahuna Fin Bar 24 19 2 3 142 59 Spots 9 - 10 Home Bar Exotic Bar 24 18 2 4 103 56 The Breeze 10 - 9 BRGC@Bar80 Night Owl Bar Hua Hin Bar 2 The Clansmen Bar 80 Saloon Mint Bar Hua Hin Bar Mona Bar Eagle Bar Hut Bar Miss U Bar Eagle Bar 2

24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24

15 13 11 11 9 7 8 7 6 6 7

3 2 6 5 4 5 1 2 3 3 0

6 9 7 8 11 12 15 15 15 15 17

34 29 30 4 -22 -38 -72 -56 -38 -44 -72

48 41 39 38 31 26 25 23 21 21 21

P W L +/- Pts 3 3 0 7 6 3 2 1 15 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 0 4 3 2 1 -1 4 3 1 2 5 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 -7 2 4 1 3 -16 2 4 1 3 -18

Fixtures Week 27 12th july 2017 BRGC@Bar80 v Infinity Bar Home Bar v Lucky Shot Mausi Bar v The Breeze Pits Cafe 2 v Kom Hom Bar Sabai Bar v Spots The Clansman v Pits Cafe 1 League Table Team Pits Cafe 1 Lucky Shot The Clansman Spots Big Kahuna Home Bar Infinity Bar Sabai Bar BRGC@Bar80 Kom Hom Bar Mausi Bar Jaew Bar The Breeze Pits Cafe 2

P 22 21 22 23 22 22 21 23 21 22 21 23 22 21

W 22 18 18 15 14 13 12 9 9 6 6 4 4 3

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

L 0 3 4 8 8 9 9 14 12 16 15 19 18 18

+/163 145 132 57 47 26 -5 -19 -41 -51 -60 -143 -148 -103

Pts 44 36 36 30 28 26 24 18 18 12 12 8 8 6

P 19 19 19 18 18 19 18 19 18 19 17 19

W 15 15 12 13 10 7 7 6 7 4 4 1

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

L 2 4 4 4 7 9 9 11 11 11 11 18

+/120 87 44 30 12 -2 -18 -16 -16 -56 -47 -138

Pts 32 30 27 27 21 17 16 14 14 12 10 2

Friends of Hua Hin Wednesday Pool League

results week 19 5th july 2017 Bobby’s Beauties 9 - 11 Tik’s Bar Bob’s TK Bar v Dara’s Bar n/a Muan Bar 8 - 12 Master Cues Mucky Duck 14 - 6 High Five Bar Sunset Boulevard 7 - 13 Breeze Bar T.K. Roadhouse 10 - 10 Bobby’s Bangers

Fixtures week 20 12th july 2017 Bobby’s Beauties v Muan Bar Breeze Bar v T.K. Roadhouse Dara’s Bar v Sunset Boulevard High Five Bar v Bob’s TK Bar Master Cues v Mucky Duck Tik’s Bar v Bobby’s Bangers

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

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pool leagues

The season is over. Details of any post-season Week 21 3rd july 2017 and the new season will appear here when Aonzy v Kom Hom n/a available. Clansmen v Jaew Bar n/a

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

League Table W 9 7 8 6 7 6 5 6 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 0

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

+/67 65 53 49 45 33 33 31 9 -7 -9 -13 -19 -21 -27 -41 -61 -42 -63 -82

Jungle Juice v High Five n/a Pit’s Cafe v Master Cue n/a division 2 Silver Fox v The Connection n/a P +/- Pts Player P +/- Pts The Squealing Pig v Sunset Boulevard n/a Paul G 15 31 26 15 44 28 Tore’s Bar v Muan Bar n/a Dang W 15 35 24

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Fixtures Week 11 13th july 2017 Bobby’s Birds v Hut Bar Drink & Shelter v Pits Cafe Fin Bar v Muan Bar High Five v Lanla Bar Home v Mucky Duck Infinity Bar v Ba Na Na Bar Le Kiss Bar v Bobby’s Boys Sweetheart Bar v Arilds Bar Tap House Bar v Star Bar Tiki Bar v The Dream P 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 8

results

Fixtures

results week 9 29th june Arilds Bar 5 - 16 Infinity Bar Ba Na Na Bar 13 - 8 Le Kiss Bar Bobby’s Boys 8 - 13 Star Bar Home 12 - 9 Tiki Bar Hut Bar 2 - 19 Drink & Shelter Lanla Bar 8 - 13 Tap House Bar Mucky Duck 16 - 5 Muan Bar Pits Cafe 9 - 12 Fin Bar Sweetheart Bar 8 - 13 Bobby’s Birds The Dream 9 - 12 High Five

Team Mucky Duck Tap House Bar Infinity Bar Muan Bar Fin Bar Drink & Shelter Pits Cafe Tiki Bar Home Lanla Bar Bobby’s Birds Arilds Bar Ba Na Na Bar Le Kiss Bar High Five Star Bar Bobby’s Boys The Dream Sweetheart Bar Hut Bar

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Pts 128 127 121 119 117 111 111 110 99 91 90 88 85 84 81 74 64 63 63 43

15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15

24 30 14 12 11 8 5 4 -1 -4 -13 -13 -26 -52 -43

22 20 20 20 20 18 16 16 14 12 10 8 8 6 2

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

15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15

23 22 6 7 3 2 -7 -9 -9 -13 -15 -16 -30 -30

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Fixtures Week 22 10th july 2017 High Five v Muan Bar Jaew Bar v Jungle Juice Kom Hom v The Squealing Pig Master Cue v Aonzy Silver Fox v Pit’s Cafe Sunset Boulevard v Tore’s Bar The Connection v Clansmen League Table Team The Connection Muan Bar Jungle Juice Master Cue Sunset Boulevard Kom Hom Silver Fox Clansmen Jaew Bar Pit’s Cafe High Five Tore’s Bar Squealing Pig Aonzy

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

W 14 13 11 11 9 7 7 5 6 6 4 3 3 0

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

L 2 3 1 2 2 4 6 9 10 11 11 11 12 15

+/74 94 64 46 38 32 10 0 -36 -40 -74 -20 -74 -114

Pts 29 27 27 26 24 20 18 13 13 12 10 9 7 1

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results Week 11 1st july 2017 Mucky Duck 11 - 7 Master Ques Silver Fox 11 - 7 Bobby’s Bar League tablE Team Mucky Duck Master Ques Bobby’s Bar Silver Fox

P 11 11 11 11

W 8 5 5 3

D L 1 2 1 5 0 6 0 8

FIXTURES Week 12 8th july 2017 Bobby’s Bar v Mucky Duck Master Ques v Silver Fox

+/- Pts 18 108 4 101 -8 95 -14 92


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Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney, 31, has been withdrawn from the club’s tour of the US and will complete a free transfer back to Everton by the end of the week with the Toffees also looking to sign Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud, 30, for £20m. (Sun) United are looking to make a new bid for Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic, 28, with the Serie A side willing to cash in on the £48m-rated Croat. (Sky Italia - in Italian) United will make a final push to sign Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, 24, this week, but the La Liga champions are holding firm over their £72m asking price. (Independent) Roma defender Antonio Rudiger, 24, arrived in London to complete a £36m move to Premier League champions Chelsea. (Daily Mirror) Arsenal’s 32-year-old midfielder Santi Cazorla, who has not played for the club since October 2016 because of an Achilles problem, may miss the whole of the 2017-18 season. (Daily Express) Arsenal full-back Hector Bellerin, 22, has told the club he wants to leave, but his plea was immediately rejected by manager Arsene Wenger. Barcelona want to re-sign the player in a £35m deal. (Sun) Tottenham are looking at signing England defenders Alfie Mawson, 23, from Swansea or Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson, 24, as they want to sell 24-year-old defender Kevin Wimmer for £20m. (Daily Mirror) Burnley have had an £8m bid for striker Britt Assombalonga, 24, rejected by Championship side Nottingham Forest. (Daily Mail) The Clarets are close to signing full-back Charlie Taylor from Leeds. The 23-yearold is out of contract this summer and the West Yorkshire side will be due a compensation fee.(Sky Sports) Middlesbrough and Sunderland are considering a move for Leeds goalkeeper Rob Green, 37.(Yorkshire Evening Post) Sunderland are closing in on season-long loan deals for Everton defenders Tyias Browning, 23, and Brendan Galloway, 21. (Sunderland Echo)

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Above: Heaven for the queuers with not a tennis ball in sight at Wimbledon 2017 tennis players who just lie in wait for the an ATM, a late day medium length queue queue winners and as soon as the nice sit with a prize of using public transport. down begins, they start playing.” By far the most popular queue though is There are numerous queuing events other the busting-for-it queue, with the wellthan the Endurance queue. There are earned prize of the use of a toilet. several short queuing events with prizes of some strawberries, or the right to use

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