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Down 1 Feeling of sadness or depression (5) 2 Annoy (4) 3 Small basket for fruit (6) 4 Tea flavoured with bergamot (4,4) 5 Clique considered by others to be fashionable (2-5) 6 Opposite (10) 9 Old hearing aid (3,7) 12 Hopelessly inadequate (8) 14 Type of lettuce — I arm one (anag) (7) 16 Three-legged stand (6) 19 One of the Marx Brothers (5) 20 Wicket crosspiece (4)
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area 555 Got some great jokes? Send them to us on submissions@awolonline.net weighed John took his blind date to the carnival. “What would you like to do first, Kim?” asked the man. “I want to get weighed,” said the girl. They ambled over to the weight guesser. He guessed 120 pounds. She got on the scale; it read 117 and she won a prize. Next the couple went on the ferris wheel. When the ride was over, John again asked Kim what she would like to do. “I want to get weighed,” she said. Back to the weight guesser they went. Since they had been there before, he guessed her correct weight, and John lost his dollar. The couple walked around the carnival and again he asked where to next. “I want to get weighed,” she responded. By this time, John figured she was really weird and took her home early, dropping her off with a handshake. Her roommate, Laura, asked her about the blind date, “How’d it go?” Kim responded, “Oh, Waura, it was wousy.”
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big people words A group of kindergartners were trying to become accustomed to the first grade. The biggest hurdle they faced was that the teacher insisted on no baby talk. “You need to use ‘big people’ words,” she’d always remind them. She asked Chris what he had done over the weekend. “I went to visit my Nana.” “No, you went to visit your GRANDMOTHER. Use big people words!” She then asked Mitchell what he had done. “I took a ride on a choo-choo.” She said, “No, you took a ride on a TRAIN. Use big people words.” She then asked Bobby what he had done. “I read a book,” he replied. “That’s WONDERFUL!” the teacher said. “What book did you read?” Bobby thought about it, then puffed out his little chest with great pride and said, “Winnie the Shit.”
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harry I asked J.K. Rowling about Harry’s father; she thinks it’s James Hewitt as well.
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the ambassador cannot see you now Whatever your thoughts on the British Embassy in Bangkok it will be sad to see it go. Behind the crowded front of house waiting areas and often endless queues it is a very familiar piece of home, much like any other British government building. From the standard photos of the Queen to the Civil Service issue wall clocks and self service canteen, it’s like stepping back a few thousand miles into something approaching what used to be normality. Just for a short while you can escape the bustle of Bangkok, before realising how good it feels to be back out on Wireless Road again. The Embassy isn’t just an office either. As well as occupying its current traditional colonial style building since 1922 it has provided a social hub for expats over the years, holding regular garden parties. Most notably the first Ploenchit Fair was held there in 1957. Established to raise money for charity projects all over Thailand it continued in the Embassy grounds until 2000. The fair, now in its’ 61st year and located in another part of Bangkok, is held just before Christmas, and is based on the traditional British fair. Until 2006 the whole Embassy compound occupied more than 12 acres. But that year some of the site was sold to Central Group which developed the Central Embassy Shopping Mall on it. The remaining 9.1 acres - 23 rai - has made history for both Thailand and the British Foreign Office by being sold for 420 million pounds, (18 billion baht). A record property sale for the Foreign Office, and making it the most expensive piece of land ever bought in Thailand. It’s no surprise that one of the buyers involved is again Central Group, but the other - HongKong Land - has an interesting connection with Britain via it’s parent company Jardine Matheson Group, a big but low profile player in Asia. Jardines began life in Scotland in 1832, when traders William Jardine and James Matheson joined forces to form what would become the huge conglomerate that helped to found HongKong. With headquarters in Bermuda Jardines continues to be controlled by descendants of the founders, and has interests in the Mandarin Oriental hotel chain, supermarkets, construction and car dealerships amongst others. But while the income from the sale will benefit the Foreign Office in the short term, the longer term effect on Bangkok doesn’t look too rosy. Yes the British Embassy will no doubt carry on doing what it does in a rather more modern setting, but another large swathe of Bangkoks’ dwindling green space is
likely to be be lost forever beneath concrete. Back in Hua Hin the reputation of the resort has taken a bit of a battering. Along with a handful of other major Thai tourist destinations it has been named as a hot spot for foreign visa overstayers. It is thought that some 8,000 people countrywide are on overstay, although a figure of 10,000 has also been quoted, and most of them are said to be up to no good while hiding out. Well if they weren’t hiding already they certainly will be now, as the hunt is on to flush them out and confiscate their wealth. (Also known as ‘doing a Yingluck’.) What is puzzling is what makes the authorities so certain that overstayers are also the ones who are wealthy criminals. Surely wealthy foreign criminals are more likely to stay on the right side of their visas rather than risk being discovered during a routine passport check? Simplistic maybe, and there are bound to be some who turn to crime when they can no longer afford to stay visa legal. But consider where you would be hiding if you found yourselves on a lengthy overstay with no means of paying the fine. Hua Hin - or Udon Up There?
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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.... Once in a blue moon Very rarely. Ask the man on the Clapham omnibus the question ‘What is a blue moon exactly?’ and you are likely to get one of three answers: 1. Duh. 2. It’s the second full moon in a calendar month. 3. It’s when the moon looks blue. Let’s start with 3. Very occasionally, the moon actually does appear to be blue. This sometimes occurs after a volcanic eruption, like that of Krakatao in 1883. Dust particles in the atmosphere are normally of a size to diffract blue light, making the moon appear reddish at sunset. Larger volcanic dust particles diffract red light, making the moon appear bluish. Tempting as it is to suppose that something that happens very rarely, and which is mentioned by name in a phrase that means ‘very rarely’, is the source of the phrase, it probably isn’t. Actual examples of the moon appearing blue would in fact be the exception that proves the rule, as the ‘blue moon’ was originally something that was considered not rare but impossible. The two notions, ‘a blue moon’ and ‘the moon is made of green cheese’, were synonyms for absurdity, like ‘pigs might fly’. The ‘blue moon’ expression with the ‘impossibility’ meaning is old and dates back to medieval England; for example, a work by William Barlow, the Bishop of Chichester, the Treatyse of the Buryall of the Masse, 1528, included a sarcastic reference to a blue moon: Yf they saye the mone is belewe, We must beleve that it is true.
something that didn’t happen very often. The earliest example of it that I can find is in Pierce Egan’s Real Life in London, 1821: How’s Harry and Ben? - haven’t seen you this blue moon. Moving on to answer No. 2. To explain that one we have to follow a long trail of etymological research, leading back to an American amateur astronomer called James Pruett. Since 1819, The Maine Farmers’ Almanac has listed the dates of forthcoming blue moons. The compilers of the almanac had their own definition of what blue moons are. This derives from the fact that lunar and calendar months aren’t quite the same and that some years have 13 full moons. In a typical 12moon year, the moons all have names, like the familiar ‘Harvest Moon’, ‘Hunter’s Moon’ etc. In a 13-moon year the extra moon is, somewhat arbitrarily, deemed to be the third moon in the season that has four rather than the usual three, and is called the ‘Blue Moon’. The aforementioned James Pruett read an edition of the Maine Farmers’ Almanac, but misinterpreted the system and printed the ‘second full moon in a month’ version in a 1946 edition of the Sky & Telescope Magazine. For some reason, probably because it ended up being printed as an answer in an early version of Trivial Pursuit, Pruett’s version has gained currency. Two full moons in a month isn’t really all that rare an occurrence - it happens approximately every three years. Despite it being both inaccurate and coined by mistake, Pruett’s No. 2 answer is now widely accepted as a definition of ‘blue moon’.
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In the following year, John Frith’s essay A pistle to the christen reader, 1529, included: “They wold make men beleue... that ye mone is made of grene chese.” Only after several centuries, and after the original usage had long since died out, did ‘once in a blue moon’ come to mean
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double d, Soi 6. Every Friday free pizza when purchasing a drink. the palm bistro, soi 88. Every Sunday Kids eat Free! For every Sunday Roast ordered under 12’s get a kids Sunday Roast free. Regular offers Bobby’s Bar, Soi 102. The 99 baht breakfast is Back! FREE Sunday Roast - spend 250 baht and get a free Sunday Roast (see ad p2). Available from 2 to 8pm. All You Can Eat Chicken Wings and Kebabs every Friday from 5pm to 7pm when spend 200 bt. double d, Soi 6. Happy Hour every day from 2 - 8pm. Buy 2 get 1 free on all small domestic beers, Samsong + mixer 40 baht, Wine 55 baht, San Miguel and Heineken 65 baht, large domestic beers 70 baht. el murphy’s, soi selekam. Murfs Happy Times from 7am to 7pm Pints of: Guinness 189 bt, Old Speckled Hen 210 bt, Magners and Stowfor cider 180 bt. All day Chang and Leo Large 90 bt, small 49 bt. father teds, Damnoernkasem Road.
Live music, special food and drink offers, draught Guinness, something happening every night! See add on p2 for details. johnnie walker, soi selekam/ poolsuk road. Happy Hour every day
siam handlebar, Phetkasem Road (opp. airport). Breakfast now available
British style Sunday Roasts:
seven days a week from 9am to 12 noon. Ladies Night every Saturday. from 8 to Andreanna’s, Khao Takiab 11pm first drink free, 50% thereafter Bobby’s Bar, Soi 102 (wine, small beer, Spy, soft drinks, Father Teds, Damnoernkasem Road mixers, ice only)
Hua Hin Miss You, Soi 80 toon’s bar and restaurant, soi 6 ian’s restaurant, khao takiab (099 borfai. Premier League Happy Hour 497 3040) during matches get 3 for 2 on all small Jungle Juice, Soi Selekam domestic beers. Now open every day from 3pm serving a wide range of Thai millers hua hin, soi 91 and Western food until 9pm, and great Nany’s Cafe, Soi 88 prices all day every day on drinks until Nit’s Kitchen, Soi 94 late Orchid Restaurant 94 Soi 94 Uncle Bryn’s (2km past Palm Hills Palm Bistro, Soi 88 (032 828144) north along klong road. Turn left Seajays Resort, off Pala-U Road. 083
and 200m on left.). Large beers at great 311 1787 prices. Open daily 7am-late. 85 405 6976 Sunset Boulevard, Khao Takiab. (T) 80 197 2072(E) Bookings only 084 376 9438 pub quizzes king bar, Soi Binthabaht. Quiz second Monday of every month (next one Monday 12th February 2018 at 7 pm) . Free entry, food and prizes - hosted by Hawk - all welcome. Sunset
Boulevard,
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Ye Olde Buffalo Tavern, Chomsin Rd Zab Wer, Soi 112
Takiab.
Third Tuesday of the month 7pm - 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 84 376 9438 or go to our Facebook page. Next quiz on 16th January 2018. tk roadhouse, Khao Takiab. First Tuesday of every month ‘The Best Quiz In Town’! 8 rounds, beer questions, free food.
from 9am to 8pm.
nany’s cafe, soi 88. Friday special - Fish, chips and mushy peas 139 bt, Atlantic cod fillet chips and mushy peas 220 bt. Also Leo draft now available small(half) 55 bt, large(pint) 75 bt passport cafe, Samorphrong. Now open for Breakfasts, Freshly baked bread, Daily Specials and more (see ad p9) PIT’S CAFE, Dusitland 8 Soi 94 . Every Saturday from 2-6pm, All You Can Drink draught Leo. Ladies 300 baht, Men 400 baht red piano, soi kanjanomai. Happy Hour every day from 5 - 7pm BOGOF. the palm bistro, soi 88. Join their Sunday Lunch Club and start earning a free Sunday Roast (see ad p3)
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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. 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 p18) Cicada Market and Upcoming Performing Arts Fair. The Inform awol or Surf fm of your Venue@Suansri. Fri/Sat evenings from charitable or non commercial event and sunset to 12 pm, Sundays from 4pm; we will announce it here Dining, shopping, art, performances, and films in a beautiful park-like setting. A great place to spend an evening 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 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 FM (surf102fm@gmail. com) or via either of the respective Facebook pages; AWOLexpat or SurfNaN Get on the air! Go along any Friday morning to the Siam Bakery at the Marriott to have a chat or just watch the guys do the Breakfast Show between 7 and 10 am.
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china Sex robots ‘will soon be able to do the household chores as well’ If you go on 4Chan and other dark corners of the internet, there’s a worryingly large number of men who seem to believe that sex robots will soon actually replace women. And guess what? There’s companies trying to create sex droids which will do exactly that. Chinese sex doll firm ExDoll is designing robots which can ‘help with chores’. Wuy Xingliang, marketing director at Exdoll, said: “China has a shortage of women, and this is a factor in why there’s this demand, but they’re not just for sex. We’re designing them so they can have meaningful conversations with you and help with chores around the house. They could eventually even work as medical assistants or receptionists.’ At present, their abilities are likely to be limited to (fairly easy) tasks such as turning on dishwashers. China is facing a large gender gap – there’s 33.6 million more men than women, and thus rather a lot of lonely men.
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uk Sheffield Man ‘Cuts Off Toe With Bolt Cutters And Eats It’ A man has been taken to hospital after reportedly cutting off his big toe with bolt cutters and eating it. Police attended the Wilko store, previously known as Wilkinson’s, in Sheffield city centre on Sunday morning. They were called following reports of concern for a man inside the premises, the Press Association reported. A spokesman for South Yorkshire Police said: “Upon officer arrival, the man was taken to hospital with injuries to his foot, where he remains. There are not believed to be any other parties involved and the incident is not being investigated as a crime.” An eyewitness told the Sheffield Star: “A man went into Wilkinson’s Haymarket, went upstairs to the electrical aisle, picked up some bolt cutters, chopped his big toe off and stood eating it. The aisle was taped off until police and forensics went.”
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usa Hunter knocked out by dead goose falling from the sky A hunter was knocked out after a goose which had been shot and killed during a shoot fell from the sky onto his head. Robert Meilhammer was hunting in Maryland when he was severely injured after the bird plummeted towards the ground and hit him. The 51-year-old sustained injuries to his head and face and
was taken to hospital in Baltimore. Candy Thomson, from Maryland Natural Resources Police, said: ‘These birds weigh anywhere from 10 to probably 14 pounds. They can have a wingspan of up to six feet. So, if they’re 35 yards up in the air, and they’re falling 60 feet and they hit you on the head, it’s going to definitely cause severe damage.’ She added: ‘It doesn’t happen often, but you’re a hunter, you’re concentrating on what you’re shooting at, and you don’t see something until it’s too late.’ The incident happened near the Miles River where a group of people had leased private land to hunt a flock of geese. Mr Meilhammer is in a stable condition and is not believed to be in danger of losing his life.
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uk ‘Help, I’m stuck in Stinky Bay’: Ordnance Survey collates database of local place nicknames Anyone stranded in Stinky Bay, Crazy Mary’s Hole or Nuncle Dicks could be forgiven for thinking twice before giving their location to a 999 operator. But anyone seeking help on the south coast of England will no longer have to worry about the emergency services not having a clue where they are, thanks to a database created by the Ordnance Survey. So far 6,000 local nicknames have been collated by coastguards and 999 operators in a bid to help save lives in situations where grid references, post codes and road names are not known. Built up over five years, the map of Britain includes a “vernacular geography” - place names used by locals, but up until now not included on official maps of the area. Created in partnership with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) the database - called FINTAN - has so far been restricted to the south coast of England. But now the Ordnance Survey team want to apply the same rigour to inland areas. Ordnance Survey chief scientist Jeremy Morley said: “This is just the start…the hard bit has been creating software algorithms and a web application which is up to the task. Now our ambition is to make the service, as part of our public duty, accessible across every part of Great Britain to support all our emergency services.” Chris Thomas, deputy director of maritime operations for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, said: “There is no doubt that having this information at our fingertips cuts down our response times and saves lives”.
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hua hin city F.C
hash house harriers
Hua Hin City F. C. is the local professional team formed in 2011 playing their matches at the Takiab Stadium in Khao Takiab. FIXTURES 10th february 2018 Hua Hin City v Chainat United 17:30
A drinking Club with a running & walking Problem! The Cha-Am and Hua Hin Hash House weather be unfavourable this is where the Harrier Clubs meet alternate Saturdays start will relocate. for around an hour’s run/walk in the surrounding countryside followed by From Cha-Am: via the bypass (Route 37) a social gathering. If you would like from Chom Phol Road (Route 1010) to come along then please visit our Google Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/ Website http://chaamandhuahinhhh. BSg1zuJgpS22 c o n s e n t i n g a d u l t s t h a i l a n d . c o m Drive SOUTH on the bypass from the or Facebook page https://www. Chom Phol Road traffic lights and make facebook.com/Cha-Am-Hash-House- a U-turn shortly after the 23 km marker. Harriers-2035982359964537 for full Then head back NORTH to the 22 km details and directions. Please note that marker and turn LEFT (HHH Sign) and people attending and participating do so continue on dirt road to lake side car entirely at their own risk. park.
thai League 4 Western Region table
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Team Assumption Utd Chainat Hornbill B Chainat Utd Hua Hin City FC IPE Samut Sakhon Look E-SAN Nakhon Pathom Utd Nonthaburi Samut Songkram
P GD PTS 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
NEXT RUN Saturday 10th February 2018, meet @ 4:00 for a 4:30 pm start. Cha-Am Hash House Harriers (CAH3) Run #329 Hares: Rubber Duck & Swindlers Pissed Location: Lakeside West of the 22 km Marker on By-pass (Route 37). Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/ XYDTEje8kgn GPS Coordinates: N 12.635892, E 99.856449 (N 12 38.154 E 99 51.387) DIRECTIONS TO RUN SITE: From Hua Hin: From Pala-U Road Flyover junction on the Bypass (Route 37). Google Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/ ubUqECnJbA82 Head NORTH on the bypass and as you approach the 22 km marker look out for the HHH sign and turn LEFT and continue on dirt road to lake side car park. You may notice on your right a covered area which we have used on several occasions in the past. Should the
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local golf Butterfly Rock Golf society
Hua Hin Golf Society
Results 6th February 2018 Lake View A + B Medal 11 entered 1st Khun Neky 95 - 20 = 75 2nd Chanaporn Nuch 110 - 32 = 78 3rd Pailin Humphrey 89 - 10 = 79 4th Anna Sjogren 92 - 13 = 79 6th February 2018 Lake View A + B Mens Medal 23 entered 1st Seppo Rintala 82 - 13 = 69 2nd Maarten Feijen 77 - 05 = 72 3rd Tim Dixon 84 - 12 = 72 4th DavidBuchan 97 - 25 = 72 palm hills friday roll up 2nd February 2018 Held every Friday at Palm Hills. Please Palm Hills Stableford 26 entered contact Ronnie on 0811 942 556 if you 1st Gary Channell 38 pts (12) are interested in joining in, and thanks to 2nd John Scriven 36 pts (13) Ronnie for the results. 3rd Mats Jogin 36 pts (11) 2nd february 2018 4th David Wallace 34 pts (22) 19 players Front 9 - Christa Maring (21) 21 points 2nd February 2018 Back 9 - Mark Ridgway (12) 21 points Palm Hills Ladies Stableford 8 entered Overall - Mark Ridgeway (12) 41 points 1st Wan Khongjam 41 pts (19) RESULTS 31st January 2018 Dragon Hills Stableford 30 entered 1st Mark Gagliardi 37 pts (11) 2nd Phil Knight 31 pts (09) 3rd Jon Stubbs 30 pts (16) 4th Chris Lovick 30 pts (10) Fixtures 12th February 2018 Lake View Stableford 14th February 2018 Banyan Russian Roulette
cha am golf club
Contact: secretary@chaamgolfclub.com FIXTURES February - Social Golf every Monday & Thursday at Kaeng Krachan 13th February 2018 Rose Garden
2nd Khun Neky 36 pts (20) 3rd Anna Sjogren 27 pts (13) 4th Marjorie Sherlock 27 pts (31) fixtures 13th February 2018 Banyan Stableford & AGM 18th February 2018 Lake View Stableford & Matchplay Final
saensuk Golf Society
Results 5th February 2018 Springfield C & A Splinter Cell Stableford 16 entered 1st Micke Tredahl 35 pts (01) 2nd Hans Engbrink 34 pts (17) 3rd Anette Hellstrom 32 pts (20) 4th Walter Molitor 32 pts (13) 2nd February 2018 Springfield C & A Splinter Cell Stableford 12 entered 1st Roy Sweetland 34 pts (07) 2nd Richard Law 32 pts (15) 3rd Yvonne Ronnestam 30 pts (28) 4th Walter Molitor 30 pts (13) 31st January 2018 Springfield C & A Splinter Cell Stableford 5 entered 1st Yvonne Ronnestam 35 pts (28) 2nd Thomas Ronnestam 32 pts (16) 3rd David Heap 31 pts (17) 4th Roy Sweetland 30 pts (06) fixtures Monday/Friday Springfield Splinter Cell Stableford 14th February 2018 Black Mountain Captain’s Day
lake view members club
HUA HIN DARTS LEAGUE
results week 8 6th february 2018 Blue Lagoon v Johnnie Walker Red n/a JW Black v Golden Star Kitchen n/a League Table Team Blue Lagoon Johnnie Walker Red Golden Star Kitchen Johnnie Walker Blk
P 6 5 6 5
W 4 3 2 2
D 0 0 0 0
L 2 2 4 3
+/4 5 -6 -3
fixtures week 9 13th february 2018 Golden Star Kitchen v Blue Lagoon JW Red v Johnnie Walker Black
Pts 8 6 4 4
Results No results available. FIXTURES Lake View every Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Crossword Solution
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pool leagues hua hin khao takiab super Pool League
Fixtures week 38 15th february 2018 Arilds Bar v Muan Bar Bobby’s Birds v Nok Bar Drink & Shelter v Mucky Duck Home v Star Bar Hut Bar v Tore’s Bar N & G Bar v High Five Tiki Bar v Le Kiss Bar W 29 24 21 24 20 21 16 15 14 12 10 13 10 8 7 5 2 2
L 2 6 9 6 10 9 14 16 14 18 18 15 19 22 21 24 28 29
+/221 148 130 122 82 78 56 11 20 -62 -38 -42 -63 -134 -128 -159 -242 -239
results week 16 2nd february 2018 Home Bar 10 - 14 Capone’s Miss you Team 5 - 19 Ba Na Na Bar Nalee Bar 16 - 8 Bobbys Bar Sabai Bar 14 - 10 Mucky Duck
Fixtures week 16 8th february 2018 Hua Hin Bar v Bar 80 Saloon Jaew Bar v Squealing Pig MasterCues Bar v Sabai Bar Mint Bar v Nalee Bar Mr Dan’s 88 v Silver Fox Noum Bar v Sage SF Wolverines v The Connection Cafe
League Table P 31 30 30 30 30 30 30 31 28 30 28 28 29 30 28 29 30 31
friday team League
results week 14 25th january 2018 Hua Hin Bar 12 - 8 Sabai Bar MasterCues Bar 11 - 9 Nalee Bar Mausi Bar 5 - 15 Silver Fox Mint Bar 13 - 7 Mr Dan’s 88 Noum Bar 8 - 12 Squealing Pig Sage 10 - 10 The Connection Cafe SF Wolverines 8 - 12 Bar 80 Saloon
results week 36 1st february 2018 High Five 11 - 10 Drink & Shelter Lanla Bar 14 - 7 Hut Bar Le Kiss Bar 11 - 10 N & G Bar Muan Bar 18 - 3 Home Nok Bar 7 - 14 Tiki Bar Tap House Bar 16 - 5 Bobby’s Birds
Team Tap House Bar Tiki Bar Muan Bar N & G Bar Drink & Shelter Mucky Duck Pits Cafe Lanla Bar Home Bobby’s Birds Nok Bar Arilds Bar Le Kiss Bar Star Bar High Five Tore’s Bar Hut Bar Hut Bar
thursday friendly Pool League
Pts 436 389 380 376 356 354 343 331 304 284 275 273 273 248 230 225 194 206
League tablE Team MasterCues Bar Nalee Bar Hua Hin Bar Mint Bar Bar 80 Saloon Squealing Pig Sabai Bar Silver Fox SF Wolverines Noum Bar Sage The Connection Mr Dan’s 88 Jaew Bar Mausi Bar
P 11 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 13
W 11 11 9 6 7 7 6 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 1
D 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 0
L 0 1 3 5 4 3 3 7 7 6 8 9 6 8 12
+/88 74 44 18 22 14 12 -22 -24 -4 -26 -26 -18 -48 -104
Pts 176 174 160 153 146 143 131 117 117 117 114 113 111 103 80
Fixtures week 18 16th february 2018 Ba Na Na Bar v Nalee Bar Mucky Duck v Bobbys Bar Sabai Bar v Home Bar Capones, Miss You Bar - no game League tablE Team Home Bar Capones Nalee Bar Sabai Bar Ba Na Na Bar Mucky Duck Bobbys Bar Miss You Bar
P 12 13 12 12 13 12 12 14
W 8 8 8 8 7 5 3 1
D 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
L +/- Pts 4 58 173 5 24 168 4 34 161 3 26 157 5 2 157 5 0 144 9 -46 121 13 -98 119
friday pro League
results week 5 2nd february 2018 Lucky Shot Shooters 4 - 5 LS Jumanjis Diamond Bar 2 - 7 Pit’s Pirates Lucky Shot Pin Hunters 3 - 6 LS Tigers Pit’s Rangers v Pit’s Devils n/a Fixtures week 7 16th february 2018 Pit’s Devils v Lucky Shot Shooters Pit’s Rangers v Lucky Shot Jumanjis Lucky Shot Pin Hunters v Diamond Bar Lucky Shot Tigers v Pit’s Pirates League tablE
Hua Hin Khao Takiab Cool POOL LEAGUE
League tablE FIXTURES P W D L +/- Pts The season is over. New season details Team TK Roadhouse 16 16 0 0 118 243 will appear here when available. Jungle Juice Nok Bar Exotic Bar Take 5 Muan Bar Sunset B’vard The Connection High Five
16 16 16 16 15 16 14 15
13 8 8 6 7 5 4 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 8 8 10 8 11 10 12
68 6 2 -20 -24 -58 -21 -71
218 186 185 174 160 155 150 137
Team Pit’s Devils Lucky Shot Tigers Pit’s Rangers Lucky Shot Jumanjis Pit’s Pirates LS Pin Hunters Lucky Shot Shooters Diamond Bar
P W L +/- Pts 4 4 0 10 8 5 3 2 11 6 4 3 1 4 6 5 3 2 -3 6 5 2 3 -3 4 5 2 3 -5 4 5 1 4 -3 2 5 1 4 -11 2
pool leagues HUA HIN social POOL LEAGUE
Friends of Hua Hin Wednesday Pool League
results week 5 7th february 2018 Booz Bar 8 - 11 All Nations GH Coconuts bar 7 - 12 Pink Panther Cato JW Red 15 - 4 Bluebell bar Jungle Juice Leopards 9 - 10 Bentho Bar King Bar 7 - 12 Jungle Juice Cheetas Limelight 10 - 9 JW Black N&G bar 11 - 8 Tiger Bar fixtures week 6 14th february 2018 All Nations GH v Coconuts bar Bentho Bar v Booz Bar Bluebell bar v Jungle Juice Leopards Jungle Juice Cheetas v Limelight JW Black v N&G bar Pink Panther Cato v King Bar Tiger Bar v JW Red
FIXTURES The season is over. New season details will appear here when available. League tablE Team Master Cues T.K. Roadhouse Bobby’s Bangers Muan Bar Bobby’s B’ties Silver Fox Mucky Duck Sunset B’vard High Five Bar
P 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 16
W 15 10 7 7 7 6 5 5 0
D L +/1 0 140 1 5 26 5 3 26 2 7 18 0 9 -12 2 7 -36 3 8 -12 3 8 -22 1 15 -128
League tablE Team N&G bar Jungle Juice Cheetas JW Red JW Black Bentho Bar Limelight Pink Panther Cato Jungle Juice ‘opards King Bar All Nations GH Tiger Bar Coconuts bar Bluebell bar Booz Bar
P W L +/- Pts 5 5 0 19 10 5 4 1 27 8 5 4 1 13 8 5 3 2 13 6 5 3 2 11 6 5 3 2 1 6 5 3 2 1 6 5 3 2 -1 6 5 2 3 -1 4 5 2 3 -7 4 5 2 3 -7 4 5 1 4 -21 2 5 0 5 -21 0 5 0 5 -27 0
Pts 31 21 19 16 14 14 13 13 1
NWPL New Wednesday POOL LEAGUE
week 1 7th february 2018 Infinity 11 - 8 Lucky Shot 1 Lucky Shot 2 14 - 5 Diamond Bar Pit’s Cafe 1 10 - 9 Tiki Bar Baan Sanook 6 - 13 Pit’s Cafe 2 week 2 14th february 2018 Lucky Shot 1 v Baan Sanook Tiki Bar v Lucky Shot 2 Infinity v Pit’s Cafe 1 Pit’s Cafe 2 v Diamond Bar league table Team Lucky Shot 2 Pit’s Cafe 2 Infinity Pit’s Cafe 1 Tiki Bar Lucky Shot 1 Baan Sanook Diamond Bar
P 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
W 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
L 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
+/9 7 3 1 -1 -3 -7 -9
Pts 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
102 & 88 saturday POOL LEAGUE
results week 11 3rd february 2018 Bobby’s Babes 11 - 7 Big Kahuna Master Ques 15 - 3 Bobby’s Bar Mucky Duck 14 - 4 High 5 Silver Fox 5 - 13 Banana Bar FIXTURES week 12 10th february 2018 Banana Bar v Master Ques Big Kahuna v Silver Fox Bobby’s Bar v Mucky Duck High 5 v Bobby’s Babes League tablE
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Team Banana Bar Master Ques Mucky Duck Bobby’s Bar Bobby’s Babes Silver Fox Big Kahuna High 5
P 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
W 8 8 7 5 5 3 3 1
D L 2 1 1 2 0 4 2 4 1 5 1 7 0 8 1 9
+/68 50 6 8 -2 -22 -40 -68
Pts 18 17 14 12 11 7 6 3
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FIXTURES week 10 13th february 2018 Bar 80 Nomads v Nok Bar 1 Mint Bar v Hut Bar Mona Bar v Exotic Bar Nok Bar 2 v Ma Di Bar Som Bar v Bar 80 Saloon League tablE
League tablE P 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 11
W 9 7 8 9 5 6 4 3 3 2 1 2
D 0 0 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 1
L 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 7 7 7 10 8
+/98 60 30 20 24 10 6 -30 -40 -42 -62 -74
results Week 19 5th february 2018 Aonzy v The Squealing Pig Master Cue v Silver Fox..Kh Muan Bar v High Five Silver Fox v Patty’88 Sunset Boulevard v Tore’s Bar The Connection v Muan..Super Tk Roadhouse v Mausi Bar n/a
results week 9 6th february 2018 Bar 80 Saloon 13 - 5 Ma Di Bar Mint Bar 11 - 7 Exotic Bar Mona Bar 5 - 13 Nok Bar 1 Nok Bar 2 14 - 4 Hut Bar Som Bar 6 - 12 Bar 80 Nomads
results week 11 6th february 2018 Home Bar One 16 - 4 Arilds Bar Na-Na Bar 5 - 15 Home Bar Two Nalee Bar Eight 12 - 8 MausiBar Tiki-Bar 17 - 3 Forget Me Not Tore Bar 8 - 12 Connections Bar Tree-Bar 8 - 12 Nalee Bar Nine FIXTURES week 12 13th february 2018 Home Bar One v Connections Bar Nalee Bar Nine v Arilds Bar Na-Na Bar v MausiBar Tiki-Bar v Home Bar Two Tore Bar v Forget Me Not Tree-Bar v Nalee Bar Eight Team Tiki-Bar Home Bar One Nalee Bar Nine Connections Bar Tree-Bar Home Bar Two Arilds Bar Nalee Bar Eight Tore Bar Na-Na Bar MausiBar Forget Me Not
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Pts 177 144 143 138 135 128 123 102 97 84 81 78
Team Bar 80 Nomads Nok Bar 1 Mint Bar Exotic Bar Mona Bar Nok Bar 2 Bar 80 Saloon Som Bar Ma Di Bar Hut Bar
P W D L 9 8 1 0 9 6 0 3 9 7 1 1 9 5 1 3 9 5 0 4 9 3 3 3 9 3 0 6 9 1 2 6 9 1 2 6 9 1 0 8
+/44 34 20 22 0 -4 0 -14 -34 -68
Pts 120 110 106 103 91 88 87 78 68 49
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Fixtures Week 20 12th february 2018 High Five v Aonzy Mausi Bar v Silver Fox Muan..Super v Master Cue Patty’88 v Muan Bar Silver Fox..Kh v Tk Roadhouse The Squealing Pig v Sunset Boulevard Tore’s Bar v The Connection League tablE Team Muan..Super Master Cue Muan Bar Squealing Pig Sunset B’vard Tk Roadhouse The Connection Patty’88 Silver Fox..Kh Silver Fox Mausi Bar Tore’s Bar High Five Aonzy
P 16 14 14 14 14 15 13 13 14 14 16 16 14 15
W 12 11 10 9 7 8 7 5 6 5 4 3 2 1
D 1 2 3 2 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 2 2 0
L 3 1 1 3 3 6 5 5 8 9 11 11 10 14
+/96 88 80 28 52 26 26 -4 -40 -20 -54 -26 -72 -180
Pts 25 24 23 20 18 17 15 13 12 10 9 8 6 2
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football fixtures
english premier league table
(all times Thailand)
saturday 10th february 2018 PREMIER LEAGUE Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal 19:30 Everton v Crystal Palace 22:00 Stoke City v Brighton 22:00 Swansea City v Burnley 22:00 West Ham United v Watford 22:00 CHAMPIONSHIP Millwall v Cardiff City 02:45 Barnsley v Sheffield Wednesday 19:15 Sheffield United v Leeds United 19:30 Bolton Wanderers v Fulham 22:00 Brentford v Preston North End 22:00 Bristol City v Sunderland 22:00 Derby County v Norwich City 22:00 Ipswich Town v Burton Albion 22:00 Middlesbrough v Reading 22:00 Nottingham Forest v Hull City 22:00 Wolves v Queens Park Rangers 22:00 sunday 11th february 2018 PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester City v Leicester City 00:30 Huddersfield T. v Bournemouth 19:00 Newcastle Utd v Manchester Utd 21:15 Southampton v Liverpool 23:30 CHAMPIONSHIP Aston Villa v Birmingham City 12:00 tuesday 13th february 2018 PREMIER LEAGUE Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion 03:00 wednesday 14th februAry 2018 SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP Kilmarnock v Dundee 02:45 CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers 02:45 Sheffield Weds v Derby County 02:45
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Team Man City Man Utd Liverpool Chelsea Tottenham Arsenal Burnley Leicester Bournemouth Everton Watford West Ham Brighton Crystal Palace Southampton Newcastle Swansea Stoke Huddersfield West Brom
P GD PTS 26 55 69 26 33 56 26 28 51 26 23 50 26 27 49 26 16 45 26 -2 36 26 3 35 26 -7 31 26 -16 31 26 -8 30 26 -14 27 26 -14 27 26 -15 27 26 -10 26 26 -12 25 26 -18 24 26 -26 24 26 -27 24 26 -16 20
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Team Carthorses Are Go Colonial Mr. Cha Aming RentMyThaiVilla Lost Cafe AC Clacton FC ROCA HH Jambos Wanderlust United Dannyxcollinz AWOL Wanderers Portsmoth city JR Brutd S.C Atletico Pathetico Hua hin jambos Frankies 11 Pink Panther AFC Shortimeagain #›fl°‡ ~ÏÎÔfiØÌ
GW 50 45 35 56 42 38 31 66 47 31 45 43 36 55 42 24 57 45 2
TOT 1483 1459 1457 1446 1445 1397 1379 1361 1313 1301 1284 1251 1249 1236 1199 1178 1107 1061 370
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tuesday 13th february 2018 PREMIER LEAGUE Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion 03:00 The home team are once again showing signs of falling apart but they couldn’t have picked a better game to try and shake them out of the doldrums than the visit of the bottom club, despite them showing some signs of improvenent under new manager Alan Pardew. We think this will be a cagey game, with West Brom defending deep and playing on the counter attack, and we think they will be happy to leave Stamford Bridge with a point. The longer they can prevent Chelsea scoring, the more restless the fans will become, and this will transfer to the team. If the away side can grab the first goal we suspect that they will be able to hang on and get the win, but this has draw written all over it.
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golden ticket Liverpool’s Salah celebrates wonder goal by checking out property prices in Barcelona
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england Liverpool’s latest scoring sensation Mohamed Salah is looking forward to following in the club’s time honoured tradition of moving on to better things by signing for Barcelona. Football pundits are already tipping Salah to join a long line of Liverpool greats such as Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho in excelling with spectacular displays on Merseyside for about 18 months before taking the golden ticket to Spain. The hugely gifted Egyptian mesmerised more than 50,000 fans at Anfield on Sunday with a man of the match display. The magnificent performance was topped off by netting his 21st goal in 25 games thanks to a wonder strike that left the usually stony-faced Tottenham defence open-mouthed in awe and admiration as the ball kissed the back of their net. After the match, Salah could barely
Left: Mo Salah hears the sound of cheques being written after scoring again for Liverpool
contain his excitement as he logged on to MassiveEuroMansions.com and ogled the Catalan property porn which will almost certainly be awaiting him through a big money move in the 2019/20 season. He told reporters, “Ever since I was eightyears-old it had been my dream to play for Liverpool, in the hope that would attract talent scouts from Barcelona.” Wirral resident Simon Williams, who has
been a Liverpool fan since 1992, spoke of his delight. “Our club has a long and richly deserved reputation for selling off its best players, so I’m incredibly pleased that Mohamed looks destined to keep that tradition alive,” Mr Williams enthused. “Good on you son, you’ll never walk alone.”
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