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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....Jobs for the boys Favouritism where jobs or other benefits are given to friends and acquaintances. ‘The boys’ in this phrase means any group of men who share a common interest or background. It has been suggested that the phrase derives from the class system in England, which used to - and to an extent still does - maintain an ‘old boys network’. This confines power and patronage to a closed upper class group, that is, the ‘old boys’ of English public schools. However, there’s no record of ‘jobs for the boys’ being used in a UK context until well into the 20th century. It had previously been used widely in the USA; for example, this item from the New York newspaper The Syracuse Herald, October 1913:
“Dispel pessimism - create trade, confidence and brightness in the period of reconstruction. We will aid in creating new jobs for the boys in the Service when they return without crowding out those who have taken their place.” The company wasn’t shy of exploiting a marketing opportunity and added to the above that it was the readers’ “New Patriotic Duty to Use Electric Signs”.
Is there an English phrase or saying that you would like to know more about? Email it to us on submissions@awolonline.net
“Party government isn’t organized for efficiency, nor to serve the people. It is organized to provide jobs for the boys.” ‘Jobs For The Boys’ had a different meaning when it was used as a slogan following both WWI and WWII. This was an expression of public gratitude for the demobbed soldiers who were returning home. A 1918 advert for the American United Illuminating Co. promised to:
your stars Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19
Taurus Apr 21 – May 21
Virgo Aug 23 – Sep 22
Aquarius Jan 20 – Feb 18
Gemini May 22 – June 21
Libra Sep 23 – Oct 23
Pisces Feb 19 – Mar 20
Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 22
Scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 21
In a wacky horoscopic mixup, This week’s revelations will be you’ll encounter a mysterious especially mortifying for you, stranger who takes you on seeing as you’ve been insisting a journey over water just as for years that that life is not you’re trying to start new projects at work. some sort of big pie-eating contest. delusion.
Keep extra apples and bandages around the house next week, as your lover seems to be going through a William Tell phase.
could do.
There will be nothing you can do to avert the disaster of next week, although there will be plenty that a reasonably bright and competent person
ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 20
Your last hope of finding true and unconditional love ends this week when your ideal mate is executed by the State of Texas for unspeakable crimes against humanity.
Next week will be a time of magical romance and unending joy for you, thanks to your boundless talent for self-
It’s not easy being a woman You’re going to need a lot of these days, what with you epsom salts and lip balm this calling them up all the time week. No, honestly, you can and repeatedly begging for a trust us. This isn’t like the second chance. time with the horse laxatives.
You’ll suddenly be torn away Someday you might learn that from your friends and cast it is indeed possible to take a out of the only home you’ve fun thing too far, but not before ever known by the authorities, next week’s experimentation who insist your sentence is with autoerotic asphyxiation. over and you’re free to go.
Sagittarius Nov 22 – Dec 21
Your proclivities towards paranoia and depression Just as you’ve always combine when you start to suspected, it is in fact a felony think a race of alien lizardto use your particular method people are controlling life’s lowest echelons of “getting girls.” from behind the scenes.
Leo Jul 23 – Aug 22
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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.
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crossword Across 1 Deactivate (7) 8 Pan cleaner (7) 9 Mosque tower (7) 10 Remove some pressure (4,3) 11 Russian pancakes (5) 13 Cheese (9) 15 Vessel whose hull lifts out of the water at speed (9) 18 Drinks dispenser (5) 21 Disciples of Picasso, perhaps (7) 22 Deduced formula (7) 23 Supposedly harmful glance (4,3) 24 Plunder (7)
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Down 1 Disband troops (5) 2 Biblical mount (5) 3 Jeeves’s master (6,7) 4 Regard (6) 5 D.H. Lawrence classic (4,3,6) 6 Pinned jewellery item (6) 7 Cunning (6) 12 Flower (4) 14 Opponent (4) 15 Sport (6) 16 Traditional name for a workhorse (6) 17 Ejected (6) 19 Trunk (5) 20 Ship of the desert (5)
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needy My wife said she didn’t need me anymore.
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perspective When you think about it life is all about perspective. I mean the sinking of the Titanic was a miracle to the lobsters in the ship’s kitchen.
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So I sneaked into the kitchen and tightened all the lids.
what’s in a name? My grandparents were named Pearl and Dean.
the meaning of life! My stomach sank the other day when I thought, “Blimey, what if the Hokey Cokey really is what it’s all about?”.
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We called Pearl Grandma and Dean Grandpa..Pa.Pa..Pa.Pa.. Pa.Pa..Pa.Pa...PaPaPa, PaPa...PaPa...PaPaPaPa...PA!
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addiction I can’t stop myself from skipping through fields of wild flowers.
competition My girlfriend’s ex was a clown. Looks like I’ve got some pretty big shoes to fill.
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ugly The girl I slept with last night was so ugly that I snuck out of the house in the middle of the night and ran away. I just hope she looks after my goldfish.
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remote The guy who invented the TV remote died over the weekend. Apparently they buried him down the back of a settee.
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I have a gambolling problem.
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mr churchill During a visit to America, Winston Churchill was invited to a buffet luncheon at which cold fried chicken was served. Returning for a second helping, he asked politely, “May I have some breast?” “Mr. Churchill,” replied the hostess, “in this country we ask for white meat or dark meat.” Churchill apologized profusely. The following morning, the lady received a magnificent orchid from her guest of honour. The accompanying card read: “I would be most obliged if you would pin this on your white meat.”
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this is real life On August 4th 1862 the US government collected its’ first income tax. Trump should be grateful for that far sighted move which now enables him to run (sic) the country, even though tax is likely to be the least of his personal worries. It was also the date - in 1916 - when Denmark handed over the Danish West Indies to the States for 25 million dollars. A tidy little sum back then. I wonder how much Gibraltar would fetch now? More importantly, at least for Hull and mathematics, it was the date in 1834 when John Venn was born. Earlier this year THAB reported that work on decorating a local bridge, close to where he was born, with Venn diagrams had been suspended due to bad weather. The rain was interfering with the paint. The job has since been completed, but it has to be said that crossing the bridge by bus doesn’t allow the effect to really be appreciated. (Note to self - take a walk there when it stops raining.) What is interesting about John Venn is the sheer range of his interests and talents. At the time of his birth Johns’ father Henry was rector of a parish in Hull, and his grandfather - another John - had also been a rector. John junior was expected to follow in their footsteps. At that time of course being born into a wealthy family opened a lot of doors, and having a mother who came from one of the wealthiest families in Hull no doubt helped. Like his father and grandfather he attended Cambridge University before joining the ministry, and in 1858 he was ordained as Deacon at Ely before going back to Cambridge as a lecturer in moral sciences. Eventually though his interests in maths and logic took over, along with a passion for building machinery. Among other
things he invented a machine for bowling cricket balls, which it is said clean bowled one of the Australian cricket teams’ top stars four times when that team visited Cambridge. Johns’ grandfather was another multi talented man of his time who had a lot in common with Hull born William Wilberforce. Both fought for the abolition of the slave trade and cruel sports, and for prison reform. As well as leading the anti-slavery movement Wilberforce was one of the founders of the RSPCA - the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Surely it is no coincidence that both also attended Cambridge University. While Venns’ father and grandfather had been contemporaries of Wilberforce, and had shared his philanthropic ideals, the younger John lived through a time when the industrial revolution was already well underway. Among his contemporaries were Brunel and Babbage, Faraday and Morse, Singer and Otis. There is little wonder that he himself was drawn towards the development of machinery in such a rapidly developing world. But he remains best remembered for that diagram, such a brilliantly simple concept which has stood the test of time. Finally, your thought for the week. With Pattaya now being referred to as ‘quote’ - short for Queen of the Eastern Seaboard, surely Hua Hin deserves to be known as ‘kows’ ?
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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
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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
the palm bistro, soi 88. August is Pie Month - try their delicious selection of homemade pies. siam handlebar, Phetkasem Road (opp. airport); Sunday breakfast every week from 9.30am to 12noon. Saturday breakfast will start on 5th August from 9.30am to 12noon, & will continue every Sat thereafter. father teds, Damnoernkasem Road. Every Friday in 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).
serving a wide range of Thai and Western food until 9pm, and great prices all day every day on drinks until late Uncle Bryn’s (2km past Palm Hills north along klong road. Turn left and 200m on left.); Large Chang 55 baht, large Leo 58 baht. Open daily 7am-late. 085 405 6976 (T) 080 197 2072(E) pub quizzes
king bar, Soi Binthabaht. Quiz second Monday of every month (next one Monday 14th August 2017 at 7.30 pm) . Free entry, food and prizes - hosted by Hawk - all welcome. Sunset Boulevard, Khao Takiab. Third Tuesday of the month 7.30pm - 10pm. All video home compiled quiz with 8 rounds including audio visual rounds. Teams of up to 6. Free half time food and free entry but minimum bar bill 200 Baht per person. Bookings essential as there is limited space 084 376 9438 or go to our Facebook page. Please note: Next quiz on 22nd August (one Regular offers week late) Bobby’s Bar, Soi 102.; The 99 baht tk roadhouse, Khao Takiab. First breakfast is Back! FREE Sunday Roast - Tuesday of every month ‘The Best Quiz In spend 250 baht and get a free Sunday Roast Town’! 8 rounds, beer questions, free food. (see ad p2). Available from 2 to 8pm. All You British style Can Eat Chicken Wings and Kebabs every Sunday Roasts: Friday from 5pm to 7pm when spend 200 bt. double d, Soi 6. Happy Hour every day Andreanna’s, Khao Takiab from 2 - 8pm; Buy 2 get 1 free on all small Bobby’s Bar, Soi 102 domestic beers, Samsong + mixer 40 baht, Father Teds, Damnoernkasem Road Wine 55 baht, San Miguel and Heineken 65 Hua Hin Miss You, Soi 80 baht, large domestic beers 70 baht. Jungle Juice, Soi Selekam el murphy’s, soi selekam. Murfs Happy Mucky Duck, Bonkai (Soi 88) Times from 7am to 7pm Pints of: Guinness 189 bt, Old Speckled Hen 210 bt, Magners Nany’s Cafe, Soi 88 and Stowfor cider 180 bt. All day Chang and Nit’s Kitchen, Soi 94 Orchid Restaurant 94, Soi 94 Leo Large 90 bt, small 49 bt. father teds, Damnoernkasem Road. Palm Bistro, Soi 88 (032 828144) Live music, special food and drink offers, Seajays Resort, off Pala-U Road. 083 draught Guinness, something happening 311 1787 Sunset Boulevard, Khao Takiab. every night! See add on p2 for details. Bookings only 084 376 9438 la maison bleu, Phetkasem road. Every Saturday from 7 to 10pm Live music Ye Olde Buffalo Tavern, Chomsin Rd Zab Wer, Soi 112. by Susan and Larry. nany’s cafe, soi 88. Friday special - Fish, events chips and mushy peas 139 bt, Atlantic cod fillet chips and mushy peas 220 bt. Also Welcome to our collaborative section with Leo draft now available small(half) 55 bt, Hua Hin’s only local radio station playing large(pint) 75 bt Western music 24 hours a day, 7 days a 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 PIT’S CAFE, Dusitland 8, Soi 94. Every find these below. If you know of an event, Saturday from 2-6pm, All You Can Drink activity or regular happening that is not draught Leo; Ladies 300 baht, Men 400 baht listed here or in our Balloon Chasers red piano, soi kanjanomai. Happy section, please get in touch by email to Hour every day from 5 - 7pm BOGOF. either AWOL (submissions@awolonline. the palm bistro, soi 88. Join their Sunday net or Surf 102.5 FM (surf102.5fm@ Lunch Club and start earning a free Sunday gmail.com) or via either of the respective Roast (see ad p3) Facebook pages; AWOLexpat or Surf102.5. toon’s bar and restaurant, soi 6, borfai. Now open every day from 3pm
Upcoming Inform awol or Surf fm of your charitable or non commercial event and we will announce it here Ongoing 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 p14) 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 sunday 30th july 2017 Muangkan United 1 - 0 Hua Hin City
match report Muangkan Utd 1 – 0 Hua Hin City FC Kleeb Bua is always a great stadium to visit. Fantastic in its own right, but with its beautiful backdrop of the Kanchanaburi hills, and stacked with history not too far away it is special. The only problem is that it’s always so damned hot. Last season the mercury was at 44oC when the teams kicked off. Earlier this season it was at 40oC, and yesterday it was a cool 37oC. We arrived at the stadium, only to be told that the team was beset by injuries. We would be fielding probably our weakest side against a team striving for a higher level. FIXTURES However, it wasn’t really noticeable, and they all played well as a team. Nobody stood saturday 5th august 2017 out as being out of their depth. It was a good all round Hua Hin performance. The Hua Hin City v Pathum Thani Utd 17:30 entire squad have been moulded into an effective football team, irrespective of who is on the field. thai League 4 I think we were fortunate that Muangkan’s star man, their No.23 who did most of the Western Region table damage in our previous 2 games was not starting. He did make an appearance for the Team P GD PTS last 30 minutes, and still had that star quality at t4 level. 1 Suphanburi B 21 32 53 The match kicked off with Muangkan very much in the ascendancy for the first 15 2 Muangkan United 21 14 43 minutes, but our makeshift defence played very well, holding back the hosts firmly. 3 Assumption United 21 16 40 Hua Hin gradually fought their way into contention, but suffered a devastating blow 4 BTU United 21 13 40 when Muangkan scored directly from a free kick, leaving Natchapon very little 5 Look Isan 21 -1 27 chance of saving. 6 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol B 21 -7 27 The game continued flowing from end to end, with most of the real goal scoring 7 Nonthaburi 21 -7 23 chances falling Muangkan’s way. In fact it was fortunate Muangkan’s strikers were having a bad day, because on another day, they’d have probably gone in at half time 8 IPE Samut Sakhon United 21 -9 22 with 3 or 4 goals in the bag. The first half ended 1 – 0. 9 Hua Hin City 21 -10 20 The second half continued in much the same way. Hua Hin were unlucky not to 10 Pathum Thani United 21 -44 1 snatch a draw, but Muangkan were unlucky not to score a lot more. It was just an entertaining game of end to end football, with Muangkan always the most likely to score. We shouldn’t be too down losing by a single goal to a very good Muangkan. I’m sure Coach Sebastian will pick up the pieces, apply a few sticking plasters, and we’ll be fighting fit when we take on Pathum Thani next weekend.
hash house harriers
A drinking Club with a running & walking Problem! Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/ The Cha-Am and Hua Hin Hash House maps/5Ha3WfMqENs Harrier Clubs meet alternate Saturdays GPS Coordinates: N 12.542979, E ux6nTVi9hEB2 From Cha Am: Drive south down bypass for around an hour’s. run/walk in the 99.891485(N 12 32.579, E 99 53.489) and exit LEFT at the Pala-U road flyover. surrounding countryside followed by DIRECTIONS to RUN SITE a social gathering. lf you would like to From Hua Hin & Cha-Am via Phet Head East towards Hua Hin for 3.95 km and turn RIGHT (HHH Sign) before come along then visit our website www. Kasem Road & Soi 70 Pala-U Road h2h3-cah3.weebly.com or Facebook at Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/ temple on the right onto Route 2004 and then follow directions as above to Run www.facebook.com/H2H3CAH3 for full ohoXoHeGLPz details and directions. Please note that Make you way to Soi 70 traffic light Site. people attending and participating do so junction and turn RIGHT from the Any queries then please call Brambles on entirely at their own risk. North and LEFT from the South. Drive 081 259 0617 or Bent Banana on 086 898 NEXT RUN Saturday 5th august 450 m and turn RIGHT heading towards 2664 2017, meet @ 4:30 for a 5 pm start. Pala-U and the bypass. Then drive 6.7 Hash Tax: Male Drinkers ฿200, Female Hua Hin Hash House Harriers (H2H3) km and turn LEFT after temple on left Drinkers ฿150, Teetotalers ฿100, kids Run #365 (HHH sign). Continue a further 2.6 ฿50, under 8’s Free). Your effort to bring Hares: Brambles Bill & Bent Banana km on route 2004 and turn RIGHT just the CORRECT change would be very Hash Snacks: Tinks before the 14 km marker (HHH sign). much appreciated. Tax Collector: Cathusalem Drive approximately 400 m to Run Site LOCATION: Off Route 2004 (Google (Location may be moved subject to 1004) at 14 km Marker ground conditions) Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/ Alternative from Cha-Am via the bypass:
local golf Butterfly Rock Golf society
Hua Hin Golf Society
Results 1st August 2017 Banyan Medal 31 entered 1st Pook Sheriff 97 - 31 = 66 2nd Steve Brighton 82 - 12 = 70 3rd Bruno Mueller 86 - 16 = 70 4th ‘Mod’ Rea 88 - 17 = 71 fixtures 8th August 2017 Lake View Stableford & 26th July 2017 Eclectic Black Mountain Stableford, NTP and 11th August 2017 Banyan - Captain’s Twos 36 entered Cup 1st Len Ogembo 36 pts (05) lake view 2nd Darryl Bitcon 34 pts (08) members club 3rd Gary Engelman 34 pts (13) Results 4th Martin Saunders 34 pts (18) 28th July 2017 Course AC Fixtures 1st Mick Court (18) 36pts 7th August 2017 Lake View Monthly 2nd Mike O’Brien (18) 35pts Medal 3rd Doug Miller (11) 33pts 9th August 2017 Banyan Stableford 4th Gary Ross (18) 32pts RESULTS 31st July 2017 Lakeview AC Stableford 17 entered 1st Geoff G Batt-Rawden 38 pts (06) 2nd Dana Lilja 36 pts (08) 3rd Andrew Reid 34 pts (13) 4th Wij Wijesena 29 pts (12)
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. 28th july 2017 1st Adrian Byrne 33 pts (25) 2nd Nigel Guest 33 pts (12) 3rd Christa Maring (Visitor) 29 pts (21) 4th Steinar Bratland 27 pts (24)
31st July 2017 Course AB 1st Bill Evans (13) 69net 2nd Mick Court (17) 71net 3rd Rick Lunstrum (17) 71net 4th Mike O’Obrien (18) 71net FIXTURES Lake View every Monday, Wednesday, Friday
saensuk Golf Society
Results 31st July 2017 Springfield Golf Resort A & C Splinter Cell Stableford 8 entered 1st Roy Sweetland 37 pts (06) 2nd Thomas Ronnestam 34 pts (16) 3rd Richard Law 33 pts (14) 4th Tim Mitchell 32 pts (11) 28th July 2017 Springfield Golf Resort A & C Splinter Cell Stableford 10 entered 1st Lars Olbert 37 pts (04) 2nd Phillipe Tamin 31 pts (21) 3rd Alan Rawson 31 pts (13) 4th Roy Sweetland 30 pts (06) 26th July 2017 Banyan Golf Club Stableford Cup (Round 1) 35 entered 1st Paul Badenoch-Jones 38 pts (08) 2nd Jean Berruyer 37 pts (21) 3rd Thomas Ronnestam 36 pts (16) 4th John Palmer 35 pts (09) fixtures Monday/Friday Springfield Splinter Cell Stableford 9th August 2017 Palm Hills (Stableford Cup - Round 3)
cha am golf club
HUA HIN DARTS LEAGUE
results New season start has been further delayed due to uncertainty over teams. Details will be published here once they are confirmed.
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 20 27th july 2017 Bar 80 Saloon 10 - 10 Squealing Pig Big Kahuna 14 - 6 Jaew Bar Fame 4 - 16 MasterCues Bar Hua Hin Bar 11 - 9 Connections Cafe Mausi Bar 5 - 15 The Clansmen Nalee Bar 2 - 18 Komhom Bar Silver Fox 9 - 11 Mint Bar Fixtures week 22 10th august 2017 Connections Cafe v Nalee Bar Fame v Squealing Pig Jaew Bar v Mausi Bar Komhom Bar v Hua Hin Bar MasterCues Bar v Bar 80 Saloon Mint Bar v Big Kahuna The Clansmen v Silver Fox
FIXTURES The season is over. Details of a new season will be published here when available League tablE Team Jungle Juice Clansmen The Connection TK Roadhouse Muan Bar Take 5 Waring Bar Fin Bar Exotic Bar High Five
P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
W 15 14 11 11 12 9 5 5 5 3
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L 3 4 7 7 6 9 13 13 13 15
+/104 98 40 34 0 -22 -36 -44 -50 -124
Pts 259 256 227 224 207 196 189 185 182 145
League tablE Team The Clansmen MasterCues Bar Bar 80 Saloon Big Kahuna Komhom Bar Mausi Bar Silver Fox Squealing Pig Hua Hin Bar Connections Mint Bar Nalee Bar Fame Jaew Bar
P 20 19 20 19 19 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19
W 18 14 9 11 10 8 10 7 6 6 7 6 4 1
D 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1
L 0 1 7 4 5 8 8 10 11 11 10 11 14 17
+/174 146 24 34 34 2 -2 -24 -22 -8 -20 -70 -114 -154
Pts 325 295 234 233 231 221 221 205 204 200 196 169 142 116
FIXTURES week 8 8th august 2017 Home Bar 2 v Arilds Sports Bar Komhom Restaurant v Connections Cafe Mausi Bar v Home Bar Naree Bar v Coopers Bar Tiki Bar v Tores Bar Tree Bar v Na Na Bar
Hua Hin’s only pool bar with FOUR 9’ tables 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 Hua Hin Pool Billiard League
results Week 2 28th July 2017 Lucky Shot B 1 - 7 Pits Pirates Muan Bar 3 - 5 Lucky Shot A Pits Rangers 4 - 4 Big Kahuna fixtures week 3 4th august 2017 Lucky Shot A v Pits Rangers Muan Bar v Lucky Shot B Pits Pirates v Big Kahuna week 4 11th august 2017 Lucky Shot A v Pits Rangers Muan Bar v Lucky Shot B Pits Pirates v Big Kahuna League tablE Team Pits Rangers Pits Pirates Big Kahuna Lucky Shot A Lucky Shot B Muan Bar
tuesday POOL LEAGUE soi 94
results week 7 1st august 2017 Home Bar 2 15 - 3 Arilds Sports Bar Komhom 9 - 9 Connections Cafe Mausi Bar 3 - 15 Home Bar Naree Bar 3 - 15 Coopers Bar Tiki Bar 16 - 2 Tores Bar Tree Bar 8 - 10 Na Na Bar
LUCKY SHOT BAR
League tablE Team Coopers Bar Tiki Bar Home Bar 2 Home Bar Komhom Tores Bar Connections Cafe Na Na Bar Arilds Sports Bar Tree Bar Mausi Bar Naree Bar
P W D L +/7 7 0 0 50 7 6 0 1 64 7 5 1 1 40 7 5 1 1 40 7 3 1 3 0 7 2 3 2 -20 7 2 2 3 0 7 2 1 4 -4 7 1 2 4 -36 7 1 1 5 -44 7 0 2 5 -42 7 0 2 5 -48
Pts 21 18 16 16 10 9 8 7 5 4 2 2
P W D L 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1
+/4 2 0 0 -4 -2
Pts 3 2 2 2 2 1
pool leagues HUA HIN social POOL LEAGUE
hua hin soi 80 tuesday Pool League
results Week 8 2nd august 2017 All Nations GH 9 - 10 Limelight Bentho Bar 11 - 8 JW Red Booz Bar 7 - 12 King Bar JW Black 7 - 12 N & G Jungle Juice Cheetas 15 - 4 Pink Panther Tiger Bar 7 - 12 Jungle Juice Leopards Fixtures Week 9 9th august 2017 Jungle Juice Cheetas v Tiger Bar JW Red v Booz Bar King Bar v Jungle Juice Leopards Limelight v Bentho Bar N & G v All Nations GH Pink Panther v JW Black
Fixtures Week 4 8th august 2017 Fin Bar 1 v Exotic Bar Hua Hin Bar ‘K’ v Eagle Bar Hut Bar v Hua Hin Bar ‘S’ Mint Bar v Fin Bar 2 Mona Bar v Bar 80 Saloon League Table
League Table Team King Bar Bentho Bar N&G Jungle Juice Cheetas JW Black Limelight All Nations GH Pink Panther Tiger Bar Jungle Juice L’pards JW Red Booz Bar
results Week 3 1st august 2017 Eagle Bar 8 - 10 Fin Bar 1 Exotic Bar 12 - 6 Mint Bar Fin Bar 2 9 - 9 Hut Bar Hua Hin Bar ‘K’ 8 - 10 Bar 80 Saloon Mona Bar 12 - 6 Hua Hin Bar ‘S’
P W L +/- Pts 7 6 1 29 12 8 6 2 22 12 8 5 3 30 10 6 5 1 18 10 6 3 3 6 6 5 3 2 -1 6 7 3 4 -9 6 7 3 4 -11 6 8 3 5 -12 6 8 3 5 -22 6 8 2 6 -14 4 8 1 7 -36 2
Team Fin Bar 2 Exotic Bar Fin Bar 1 Eagle Bar Hua Hin Bar ‘K’ Bar 80 Saloon Mint Bar Mona Bar Hut Bar Hua Hin Bar ‘S’
P W D L 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 3 0 2 1 3 0 0 3
+/- Pts 12 7 8 7 6 7 2 6 6 4 -4 3 -6 3 -6 3 -2 2 -16 0
hua hin wednesday Pool League
results Week 30 2nd august 2017 Home Bar 14 - 5 BRGC@Bar80 Infinity Bar 5 - 14 The Clansman Jaew Bar 7 - 12 The Breeze Kom Hom Bar A - W Mausi Bar Lucky Shot 6 - 13 Pits Cafe 1 Pits Cafe 2 9 - 10 Big Kahuna Fixtures Week 31 9th august 2017 Big Kahuna v Pits Cafe 2 BRGC@Bar80 v Home Bar Mausi Bar v Kom Hom Bar Pits Cafe 1 v Lucky Shot The Breeze 6 - 13 Jaew Bar (played early) The Clansman v Infinity Bar League Table Team Pits Cafe 1 Lucky Shot The Clansman Spots Big Kahuna Home Bar Infinity Bar Sabai Bar BRGC@Bar80 Mausi Bar Kom Hom Bar The Breeze Jaew Bar Pits Cafe 2
P 25 25 25 26 25 25 25 26 25 25 25 26 26 25
W 25 21 19 16 15 15 14 11 11 8 7 6 6 3
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L 0 4 6 10 10 10 11 15 14 17 18 20 20 22
+/178 163 123 50 38 31 -17 -14 -37 -50 -60 -128 -144 -133
Pts 50 42 38 32 30 30 28 22 22 16 14 12 12 6
Friends of Hua Hin Wednesday Pool League
results The season is over.
Fixtures League Table The season is over. Details of a new season Team P W D L +/- Pts will be published here when available. Master Cues 22 18 2 2 152 38
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Breeze Bar T.K. Roadhouse Mucky Duck Dara’s Bar Bobby’s Beauties Sunset Boulevard Muan Bar Tik’s Bar Bobby’s Bangers Bob’s TK Bar High Five Bar
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0 3 1 1 2 3 0 2 4 2 0
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91 52 14 16 2 -14 -12 -16 -64 -77 -144
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pool leagues
The season is over. The new season is slated to Week 25 31st july 2017 begin in August but no details are available High Five 8 - 10 The Connection yet. Jungle Juice 12 - 6 Aonzy
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
L 1 4 4 2 2 4 6 5 6 4 6 7 8 7 9 10 9 11 11 13
+/77 69 65 84 61 49 43 35 33 15 -3 -3 -35 -18 -45 -61 -63 -77 -97 -129
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
44 24 30 14 12 11 8 5 4 -1 -4 -13 -13 -26 -52 -43
28 22 20 20 20 20 18 16 16 14 12 10 8 8 6 2
Paul G Dang W 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 15 15
31 35 23 22 6 7 3 2 -7 -9 -9 -13 -15 -16 -30 -30
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102 & 88 saturday POOL LEAGUE
League Table W 12 9 9 10 11 9 7 8 7 9 7 6 5 5 4 3 4 2 2 0
Muan Bar 12 - 6 Pit’s Cafe Sunset Boulevard 8 - 10 Silver Fox division 2 The Squealing Pig 7 - 11 Clansmen P +/- Pts Player P +/- Pts Tore’s Bar 18 - 0 Jaew Bar
League Tables division 1
Fixtures Week 15 10th august 2017 Arilds Bar v Home Ba Na Na Bar v Tiki Bar Hut Bar v Sweetheart Bar Lanla Bar v Drink & Shelter Muan Bar v Le Kiss Bar Mucky Duck v Tap House Bar Pits Cafe v Infinity Bar Star Bar v Fin Bar The Dream v Bobby’s Birds Tore’s Bar v High Five P 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 13
results
Fixtures
results week 13 27th july Arilds Bar 14 - 7 Mucky Duck Bobby’s Birds 16 - 5 Ba Na Na Bar Drink & Shelter 16 - 5 Tore’s Bar Fin Bar 10 - 11 Tap House Bar High Five 4 - 17 Muan Bar Home 17 - 4 Hut Bar Infinity Bar 14 - 7 Lanla Bar Le Kiss Bar 9 - 12 Star Bar Sweetheart Bar 11 - 10 The Dream Tiki Bar 14 - 7 Pits Cafe
Team Infinity Bar Muan Bar Tiki Bar Tap House Bar Mucky Duck Drink & Shelter Home Fin Bar Pits Cafe Arilds Bar Lanla Bar Bobby’s Birds Ba Na Na Bar Le Kiss Bar Star Bar The Dream High Five Sweetheart Bar Tore’s Bar Hut Bar
hua hin/khao takiab ladies Pool League
hua hin star Pool League
hua hin khao takiab super Pool League
Pts 175 171 169 168 167 161 158 154 153 144 135 135 119 117 114 106 105 98 88 72
results The new season starts on 5th August League tablE Team Banana Bar Big Kahuna Bobby’s Babes Bobby’s Bar El Toro Loco Master Ques Mucky Duck Silver Fox
P W D L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FIXTURES Week 1 5th august 2017 Banana Bar v Big Kahuna Bobby’s Bar v Bobby’s Babes Mucky Duck v El Toro Loco Silver Fox v Master Ques
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Pts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Manchester United are interested in signing Paris St-Germain’s 24-year-old right-back Serge Aurier, who is currently banned from entering the UK. (Mirror) United have also made an enquiry about Anderlecht midfielder Leander Dendoncker, but are not expected to sign the 22-year-old this summer. (Manchester Evening News) Liverpool are not interested in Barcelona midfielders Rafinha or Andre Gomes, both 24, who have been mentioned as part of a possible swap deal for Philippe Coutinho. (Liverpool Echo) Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho is finally having his medical at Leicester, who agreed a £25m fee for the 20-year-old Nigerian weeks ago. (Leicester Mercury) City have insisted on a £50m buy-back option for Iheanacho. (Telegraph) Arsenal are weighing up a move for 26-year-old Nice midfielder Jean Michael Seri. (ESPN) Tottenham target Suso is in contract extension talks with current club AC Milan, with the 23-year-old former Liverpool forward expected to sign a new five-year deal. (TMW, via Talksport) Chelsea are targeting Inter Milan’s 30-year-old winger Antonio Candreva. (Mirror) Everton are considering a move for 23-year-old Lazio defender Wesley Hoedt, who is valued at £12m. (Liverpool Echo) Valencia striker Alvaro Negredo, 31, is set to sign for Turkish club Besiktas, despite rival interest from Swansea City and Leeds. (AS - in Spanish) Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina, 28, plans to stay and fight for his place at
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50 years of...drugs? ENGLISH FA ADMIT TO use OF PERFORMANCE-INHIBITING DRUGS
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Above: Rooney: one of the control group or drug diminished? offering up the team as a test bed for chemical cocktails aimed at underachieving. An initial deal was brokered, but almost scuppered in 1970 by the team’s unwillingness to conform. ‘God bless those Brazilians, saved us a huge embarrassment, not to mention the large wad of cash we would’ve had to give back’, joked the spokesman. Since then there have been more stringent rules and regulations in place, but there have been been occasional blips where managers have taken it upon themselves to suspend
the programme. ‘Yes, Italia 1990, that was a right debacle: we had to do some real fire-fighting there, and the transgressors dealt with to the full extent of FA Law. Why do you think Robson aged so badly afterwards, eh?’ ‘As with any comparative test, you would expect there to be a placebo group to act as a control for validation purposes, and every now and then, we drop a couple of them into the squad, just as proof of concept,’ the spokesman continued. ‘Next tournament match you watch, try and work out whether that plodding, ungainly dobbin is just natural talentlessness or chemically induced. It’s fascinating. Oh – and they’ll lose 2-1 anyway.’ The drugs scandal could see England banned from going to the 2018 World Cup. Although a FIFA spokesman commented ‘Or we could just let them play all their qualifiers as usual. The end result will be the same.’
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