FOR THE EXPAT IN ALL OF US! ISSUE 470 16th March 2018
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twice bitten
predictable response as rabies rears its ugly head again
•The• furore that has descended on Hua Hin and Thailand over multiple outbreaks of rabies has led to a hua hin
wide array of actions and suggestions to deal with this deadly disease. The most worrying of these has been the mass capture, transport and rumoured destruction of dogs found in the rabies ‘red zone’ where a 61 year old Thai man was bitten by a cat two months ago and died last week, sparking the current crisis. Pet owners and those who take care of street dogs are being urged to firstly makes sure these animals are vaccinated against rabies, and secondly to prevent them being loose in the street and avoid them being captured and taken away. This week a new ‘pet tax’ has been mooted, as well as a licencing and registration scheme, however these are likely to lead to more stray animals and an accompanying jump in animal populations, thus worsening the risk of the spread of rabies. Animal welfare groups have campaigned long and hard for the Thai authorities to undertake regular sterilisation programs on Soi dogs, as the growth in their population has exploded across Thailand, and has been particularly noticable in Hua Hin. However these calls have fallen on deaf ears in the past, despite the numerous advantages for both humans and dogs that would transpire. A concerted campaign to educate the population regarding the need to stop dumping unwanted animals and to take care of our animal friends is also sorely needed. Most temples are overflowing with such creatures, and while the monks do their best, they need the public to step up and take part. AWOL is not, unfortunately, optimistic that the current crisis will actually change anything in the long run; any measures that are introduced will require enforcement, something that has been shown to be largely lacking in most areas since we started publishing, unless there is significant incentive.
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local listings 081 587 938 Services & other Tel.
All Risks Insurance Expat Lodge Nut’s Pool Services Siam Consulting
080 500 2222 061 643 4549 081 614 8728 032 512 75
sports & leisure Tel.
Property Tel.
Bars & Pubs Tel.
Restaurants/Food Tel.
Go Kart Hua Hin HIPPO Bobby’s Bar Double D Father Teds Happy Bar Lucky Thip Bar Panama Bar
032 547 199 086 082 7044 087 155 7737 080 652 531 032 514 448 090 962 6758
Hot Property Lucky Real Estate
081 587 938 082 298 500
British Breakfast Foods Hua Hin Ham & Bacon Passport Cafe The Palm Bistro
087 155 7737 032 513 144 093 139 9655 032 828 144
accommodation Tel.
All Nations Guesthouse Victor Guesthouse
032 512 747 032 511 564
“Fish Swim, Birds Fly, Dogs Socialise”
EXPAT LODGE BOARDING KENNELS PRANBURI Tel. 061 643 4549 (Eng) 092 580 4743 (Thai) E-mail: info@expatlodge.com Web: www.expatlodge.com
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Live Music 7 nights a week Open for Breakfast from 9am Live sport on HD screens Chang, Guinness, Tiger, Leo, Magners & Kilkenny on Draught
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More than 12 years in Hua Hin
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Find us on Soi 102
087 155 7737 or 089 985 7473
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Go north on Canal Road, turn left at Samorphrong (blue bridge), then turn right immediately. We are 400m on the right side, 30m before Family Mart
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Located off the canal road; at the Soi 6 traffic lights go across the bridge over the canal & turn immediately right. We are about 600 m further on the right, 100 m past the temple, directly behind the small brown Buddha house.
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weather & tides World weather (22-3-18)
Local Forecast AND TIDES
Rain (mm) Conditions Temp. °C Tides CITY Weather High H L 1st 2nd 3rd 4th °C SA 0 Pleasant; clouds, sun 32 23 16:22 1.2m 22:04 2.4m - Amsterdam Partly sunny 8 SU 0 Sunny; partly cloudy 33 23 16:10 1.2m - - Ankara Light rain 8 MO 0 Mostly sunny 34 24 03:09 2.4m 16:08 1.2m - Athens Overcast 17 TU 0 Partly sunny 33 24 04:09 2.4m 16:12 1.2m 20:18 2.2m Auckland Mild 17 WE 0 Mostly sunny 33 24 01:12 1.5m 04:48 2.5m 16:18 1.2m 19:08 2.2m Beijing Passing clouds 18 TH 0 Sun and clouds 32 25 02:17 1.4m 05:19 2.5m 16:22 1.2m 18:44 2.2m Berlin Light rain 1 FR 0 Mostly sunny 33 25 02:57 1.4m 05:46 2.5m 16:23 1.2m 18:37 2.3m Buenos Aires Passing clouds 17 Cairo Sunny 35 Chicago Clear -3 thailand weather (22-3-18) Copenhagen Low clouds 2 Dubai Passing clouds 29 Place Temp Hum Conditions Place Temp Hum Conditions Dublin Partly sunny 9 Nakhon Sawan 33 °C 40% Haze Aranyaprathet 33 °C 47% Haze Helsinki Snow flurries 1 Nan 31 °C 38% Clear Ban A To 28 °C 70% Ho Chi Minh City Mostly cloudy 33 28 °C 66% Mostly Cldy Ban Baen Chado 32 °C 59% Scattered Clds Nang Rong Hong Kong Sunny 22 29 °C 74% Partly Cldy Ban Bang Bamru 32 °C 59% Scattered Clds Narathiwat Islamabad Passing clouds 27 30 °C 34% Haze Ban Bang Duan 32 °C 59% Scattered Clds Nong Khai Istanbul Partly sunny 8 Pattani 30 °C 58% Partly Cldy Ban Bua Chum 32 °C 37% Haze Jakarta Overcast 27 Pattaya 28 °C 74% Scattered Clds Ban Fai Na 30 °C 62% Partly Cldy Jerusalem Mild 26 28 °C 70% Partly Cldy Ban Hua Tho 32 °C 59% Scattered Clds Phayao Johannesburg Light rain 16 Phetchabun 34 °C 33% Haze Ban Ko Thung 34 °C 41% Haze Karachi Haze 30 31 °C 68% Scattered Clds Ban Krathing Lai 28 °C 74% Scattered Clds Phetchaburi Kuala Lumpur Broken clouds 28 Phitsanulok Ban Na Si Nuan 27 °C 58% Mostly Cldy London Passing clouds 10 Phrae 33 °C 41% Partly Cldy Ban Nong Pladuk 26 °C 51% Mostly Cldy Madrid Passing clouds 5 Phuket 30 °C 62% Partly Cldy Ban Samphan 27 °C 56% Clear Manila Overcast 31 33 °C 42% Haze Bangkok 31 °C 62% Scattered Clds Prachin Buri Mexico City Passing clouds 14 Prach. Khirikhan 33 °C 54% Partly Cldy Chaiyaphum 31 °C 38% Haze Moscow Overcast 0 Ranong 32 °C 49% Clear Chanthaburi 32 °C 50% Haze Mumbai Sunny 30 28 °C 74% Scattered Clds Chawang 34 °C 37% Scattered Clds Rayong New Delhi Partly sunny 30 Roi Et 30 °C 44% Haze Chiang Mai 33 °C 31% Partly Cldy New York Ice fog 0 Samui 30 °C 66% Partly Cldy Chiang Rai 28 °C 70% Partly Cldy Oslo Chilly 4 Sattahip 28 °C 80% Scattered Clds Chok Chai 29 °C 70% Haze Paris Overcast 5 Satun 35 °C 38% Scattered Clds Chumphon 31 °C 53% Haze Perth Passing clouds 23 Songkhla 32 °C 66% Partly Cldy Kam Paeng Phet 32 °C 46% Haze Phnom-Penh Partly cloudy 33 Sukhothai 31 °C 55% Haze Kamalasai 27 °C 58% Mostly Cldy Rio De Janeiro Heavy rain 24 Suphan Buri 32 °C 59% Scattered Clds Kanchanaburi 34 °C 44% Haze Riyadh Sunny 30 Surat Thani 31 °C 62% Partly Cldy Khanom 30 °C 66% Partly Cldy Rome Sunny 10 Surin 28 °C 66% Mostly Cldy Khlong Yai 30 °C 70% Partly Cldy San Francisco Light rain 16 Tak 33 °C 44% Haze Ko Lanta 33 °C 49% Partly Cldy Seoul Passing clouds 5 Takua Pa 30 °C 91% Partly Cldy Ko Samui 30 °C 66% Partly Cldy Shanghai Clear 13 27 °C 21% Mostly Cldy Ko Sichang 28 °C 27% Scattered Clds Tha Tum Singapore Partly sunny 32 Tha Wang Pha 31 °C 38% Clear Krabi 31 °C 66% Partly Cldy Stockholm Passing clouds 4 31 °C 55% Haze Lampang 31 °C 49% Scattered Clds Thoen Sydney Partly cloudy 20 Thong Pha Phum 38 °C 17% Haze Lamphun 30 °C 49% Partly Cldy Taibei/Taipei Passing clouds 15 Thung Chang 31 °C 38% Clear Loei 27 °C 61% Haze Tokyo Scattered clouds 16 33 °C 49% Partly Cldy Lop Buri 32 °C 59% Scattered Clds Trang Vancouver Light rain 9 30 °C 70% Partly Cldy Mae Hong Son 38 °C 11% Scattered Clds Trat Vientiane Fair 29 Ubon Ratchathani 30 °C 59% Clear Mae Sariang 37 °C 12% Smoke Yangon Passing clouds 36 Udon Thani 28 °C 51% Clear Mae Sot 34 °C 38% Partly Cldy Zurich Chilly 1 Umphang 34 °C 38% Partly Cldy Mukdahan 29 °C 36% Clear Uttaradit Nakhon Phanom 29 °C 28% Clear Nak. Ratchasima 31 °C 46% Scattered Clds Wichian Buri
33 °C 38% Haze 32 °C 32% Partly Cldy
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THE ‘NEXT HUA HIN’... is Suang Luang Beach
Just 200 kilometres south of Hua Hin this tranquil, unspoilt area has miles of beautiful beaches, a laid back lifestyle, with property and land prices much, much lower than Hua Hin. Examples: Sea View Hilltop Development 2 storey 4 bed house, 2 bed guesthouse and 4 bungalows. Plenty of space for expansion. Land Area 2 Rai 120 sq.wah Asking price Baht 16,000,000
Large 3 Bed, 2 Bath House Just two minutes from the sea, local restaurants and bars. Land Area 2.5 Rai (4,000 sq.m) House Area 320 sq.m Asking Price Baht 8,950,000 Rarely available Beach land, with road and sea frontage of 70 m. Road to beach 255 m. Land Area approx 5.75 Rai (9,200 Sq.m) Asking Price Baht 9 million per rai.
Interested? Call 081 649 8361 and we will put you in contact with the local agents
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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)
NUT’S POOL SERVICES Great value pool cleaning
(all prices include chemicals) SIZE(m) VISITS/WK MONTHLY PRICE 1.5 x 1.5 2 1000 baht 3x6 2 1500 baht 3x8 2 1800 baht 4 x 7 & up 2-3 from 2000 baht
Puzzle 2 (Hard)
10 years experience in Hua Hin Ask us for a quote Contact 081 614 8728 (Thai/Eng) 081 649 8361 (Eng.) We can also fix problems with your pool - just ask!
Last issue’s solutions Puzzle 1
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Puzzle 2
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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
A N
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D Q
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F S
G H T U
I J K V W X
L Y
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crossword Across 1 Free of charge (8) 5 Group of petroleum producing countries, formed in 1961 (4) 9 Jewish religious leader (5) 10 Deeply emotional (7) 11 Caught red-handed (informal) (4,2,6) 13 Day nursery (6) 14 Clear off! (4,2) 17 Reckless — mediaeval cry (anag) (5-3-4) 20 Everyday (7) 21 Yellowish-green — fruit (5) 22 Price (4) 23 Privation (8)
The solution to last week’s puzzle is on page 19
Down 1 Stark — naked (4) 2 Green vegetable (7) 3 Make excuses to get out of doing something (5,3,4) 4 US inventor, d. 1931 (6) 6 Slug — mixed drink (5) 7 Oily wood preservative (8) 8 Evoke a response (6,1,5) 12 Of purely theoretical interest (8) 15 Discolour — sully (7) 16 Item of film and TV equipment (6) 18 Roman goddess of love (5) 19 Sob — ooze (4)
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area 555 Got some great jokes? Send them to us on submissions@awolonline.net
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golf ball Two Golfers were approaching the first tee. The first guy goes into his golf bag to get a ball and says to his friend – “Hey, why don’t you try this ball.” He draws a green golf ball out of his bag. “Use this one – You can’t lose it!” His friend replies, “What do you mean you can’t lose it?!!” The first man replies, “I’m serious, you can’t lose it. If you hit it into the woods, it makes a beeping sound, if you hit it into the water it produces bubbles, and if you hit it on the fairway, smoke comes up in order for you to find it.” Obviously, his friend doesn’t believe him, but he shows him all the possibilities until he is convinced. The friend says, “Wow! That’s incredible! Where did you get that ball?” The man replies, “I found it.”
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laugh Ha - mildly amusing Ha Ha - laughing Ha Ha Ha - saracstic laughing
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novichok The wife was busy cooking so I told the kids we’re having Novichok for dinner. “Isn’t that a vicious poison that gets on your nerves?” they gasped. “I’m afraid so, but it’s your mum who invited your Nanna.”
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groaner Did you know the the Magnificent Seven once filmed an aftershave commercial at Anfield? Actually only six of them took part because ....... Yul never wore cologne
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GASSY GRANNY An old lady goes to the doctor and says, “I have this problem with frequent gas. Fortunately, the farts never smell and are always silent. As a matter of fact, I’ve farted at least 10 times since I’ve been here, and I bet you didn’t even notice!” The doctor says, “I see. Take these pills and come back next week.” The next week the old lady returns. “Doctor,” she says, “I don’t know what the hell you gave me, but now my silent farts stink like the dickens.” The doctor says, “Good! Now that we’ve cleared up your sinuses, let’s work on your hearing.”
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OPEN 11am - 9pm sunday to thursday (Closed Fridays and Saturdays) Delicious Home Cooked Western & Thai Food daily specials - check our blackboard Breakfasts - Fresh Bread Baked Daily Free Wi-Fi - Easy Parking
Contact us on 093 139 9655 or food@passportcafehuahin.com
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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 2 km and you will find us on the right opposite Tropical Hill.
cometh the hour... One thing many expats don’t miss at all is the need for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Thailand. Here in the UK we will have the mad scramble to put our clocks forward by one hour this Sunday, the main purpose being to make more use of those long (light) summer nights. Then of course in October all the clocks have to be put back again at the end of what became known as British Summer Time (BST,) also observed by Ireland and Portugal. It wasn’t always so. In fact DST only began in 1908, when residents of Thunder Bay in Ontario became the first people in the world to give it a go. It was the brainchild of one William Willett, a builder, whose aim was to allow people to benefit from more evening recreation time outdoors. It seems that people in the UK weren’t meant to enjoy themselves at the end of the working day though, and DST wasn’t introduced here until 1916 in an effort to save coal during the First World War. Daylight Saving began even later in the States, in 1918, just for the last few months of World War 2. It was then abolished by Congress, leaving individual locations to decide for themselves what they did about DST, and with no uniform rules on the dates and times when clocks should be changed. Problems ensued with co-ordinating railway timetables, but it wasn’t until 1967 that the Uniform Time Act corrected the anomally. Even then individual States could still opt out of DST providing it was done on a State wide basis. Just two - Hawaii and Arizona have continued with year round Standard Time, but the debates continue, with Alaska now a prime candidate for joining them. Things have never gone too smoothly in the UK either. During World War 2 the UK operated double DST by putting clocks forward and back by two hours each summer, again to save fuel for the war effort, then again in 1947 because of extreme fuel shortages. Assorted ideas have also been put forward over the years about staying permanently on ‘summer time’, otherwise known as Greenwich Mean Time plus one hour. The plan was tried out from October 1968 to October 1971, but didn’t go down too well in Scotland, which ended up with very lengthy dark winter mornings. Even so attempts to adopt a permanent British Summer Time continue, with the most recent new proposal being in 2012. Last month THAB reported on a Banksy painting which had appeared on a disused bridge in Hull. Despite a hate campaign against it by one city councillor, an attempt to cover it with graffiti by person or persons unknown, and subsequent
restoration work by a few Banksy fans, the original work is still there. Just a bit less distinct. And while the debate goes on about what to do with it now a similar project in another part of the city is being welcomed. Pupils at a school close by an unsightly railway bridge are being helped to create their own design to decorate the eyesore. The aim is to give the area surrounding the bridge a ‘vibrant feelgood factor,’ and has the approval of the city council. Banksy - please take note - in Hull you need a stated aim, council approval and the right paint before being accepted as an artist. Finally this week it’s back to Thailand. Just when you think you’ve heard it all the Powers That Be come up with another idea to top the lot. It is of course the need for dart board licenses. As we all know the game of darts attracts more gamblers than the whole of the horse racing industry put together. Not only that but dart boards are dangerous. They encourage players to improve their maths skills while developing the team spirit between expats and locals who, heaven forbid, might even become friends. There is also always the possibility that one of those local players might just make it to the top in Thailand, where there are some seriously good players. And all without a single satang changing hands - except of course for the new license fees. Next week - a new threat to gambling in Britain.
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Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19
While it’s true there’s nothing you wouldn’t do to make your friends happy, that impulse will soon come into conflict with your willingness to do anything for a decent piece of pie.
Aquarius Jan 20 – Feb 18
You never thought you’d get tired of the endless parade of deep-fried food that is your life, and sure enough, it hasn’t happened yet.
Pisces Feb 19 – Mar 20
Unfortunately, popular entertainment has led you to believe that when you try to deliver a baby while trapped in a malfunctioning elevator, the mother and baby both survive.
ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 20
You’ll inspire thousands to go out and do something with their lives in order not to wind up being as pathetic and useless as you are.
Taurus Apr 21 – May 21
The rescue workers won’t need to knock down an entire wall of your house to get you out, but they want to make you feel extra fat.
Virgo Aug 23 – Sep 22
It’s kind of disappointing, really, but it turns out you and your archenemy actually aren’t that much alike at all.
Libra Sep 23 – Oct 23
People have a hard enough time believing “timbersports” You’ll resolve not to fall for are a real thing without you the same old tricks just as trying to achieve notoriety by your shoelace goes untied, becoming its all-time most a menacing figure looms up right behind you, and you penalized participant. finally find true love.
Gemini May 22 – June 21
Scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 21 Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 22
Someday, you’ll look back on all this and laugh, you sick, demented, inhuman monster.
It turns out that sorting is one of God’s least favorite things, as you’ll learn this week when you decide to kill them all and let Him sort them out.
Sagittarius Nov 22 – Dec 21 Leo Jul 23 – Aug 22
Love means different things to different people, but you’ll have a hard time finding someone to whom it means “a profound degree of affection.”
You’ve decided to pull one last big job and then retire, although it is unclear exactly how this will work for a trombone instructor.
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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.... Rag-and-bone man A rag-and-bone man is a collector of discarded clothes, bones and other low-value items that can be re-sold to merchants. Cloth was recycled to make shoddy and bones were used to make glue. Of course, the expression ‘Rag’n’bone Man’ is known to most millennial as the stage name of the English singer/songwriter Rory Graham, who was awarded both British Breakthrough Act and Critics’ Choice Award at the 2017 Brit Awards. For people of an earlier generation, especially those in the UK, the image conjured up by the term ‘rag and bone man’ is of a down at heel gent with a horse and cart trawling around the streets calling out for any old discarded items of scrap, clothing or bones that he could resell for a few pennies. Their typical cry was ‘any old iron’ although the rag and bone man some may recall from their youth in the UK’s West Midlands used to call out ‘rag bone, rag bone’. Rag and bone men, or totters as they were sometimes known, first made an appearance in early 19th century England. An early reference to them in print is found in The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, July 1802:
to scrape a living by scavenging discarded rubbish for anything of meagre value shows that they were from the very bottom of the social heap. The British folk memory of ‘totters’ is more rose-tinted than the harsh reality. This is in part the product of the fondness for the two most celebrated rag and bone men in popular fiction, Steptoe and Son. The bitter-sweet, kitchen sink comedy television series of two London totters was a hugely popular in the UK in the 1960 and 1970s. Rory Graham chose ‘Rag’n’bone Man’ as his stage name as a reference to the TV series.
Is there an English phrase or saying that you would like to know more about? Email it to us on submissions@awolonline.net
“I had rather a suspicion of her; she is an old rag and bone picker in the street” Early rag and bone men (or pickers or gatherers) were as likely to be women as men. The desperation implied by their attempts
Pub, restaurant & guesthouse
Opposite the Fishing Pier
Happy Easter from the Buffalo Tavern!
Come and join us for our Easter Sunday Roast on April 1st from Noon to 4pm
Choice of Pork, Lamb or Turkey with all the trimmings and a Free drink (House wine or bottled beer) 290 baht or 400 baht with dessert For reservations or information call 032 530087 www.buffalobillshuahin.com Located on the corner of Chomsin/ Naresdamri rd
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classifieds Business
General - sports
Profitable running guesthouse (5 guestrooms),
Golf Society looking for new members. LVGS play Monday & Friday at Lake View. Membership is mixed sex and mixed handicap. Enjoyment is paramount. Regular away trips and social events. Mail: hhlvgs@ gmail.com
Cafe, Restaurant, Bakery in the centre of Hua Hin for rent. Monthly 25.000 baht, take over 2,700,000 baht. Call 083 275 5096
auto
Soi 102 Bar/Restaurant
business for sale. 3 A/C rental rooms (always fully booked), massage room, plus 2 rental motorbikes, pool table, 4 TVs and all equipment. 400,000 THB negotiable. Call Cody or Noi 063 661 4498. ESTABLISHED (10 years) Bar/Restaurant for sale in Nong Kae area close to several hotels. 3 years rolling lease renewable. Low rent. Tenant can live in with 2 upstairs and 1 downstairs bedroom. Price includes all fixtures fittings and equipment making it immediately ready to trade. Baht 500,000. Call 084 376 9438 (English) or 084 359 7545 (Thai). Only serious callers please.
Employment
awol is hiring!
We are looking for two motivated and engaging people to work in the key areas of sales and distribution. Requirements: Thai Nationals, Good understanding of spoken and written English, Well presented, Previous experience in a sales environment useful but not a necessity, Ability to work to deadlines, Own transport (not essential but preferred). The positions will involve selling advertising space in the newspaper and online as the major task, as well as maintaining relations with existing customers, renewals of ads, and coordinating and monitoring the efficient distribution of the paper every week. Conditions: The positions are full time jobs but the hours will be very flexible. The initial salary will vary depending on previous experience and abilities, but will be in the range of 10000 to 15000 baht a month, plus any extra commission earned through performance. There will be sales targets which if achieved will generate this extra income. We anticipate this could result in an income averaging at least 20000 baht a month, with exceptional candidates capable of earning much more. Application: Please send an email to info@awolonline.net with the subject line “Employment Application” and include your reasons for wanting to work for AWOL, your previous work history, your personal details including phone number and address, and any other information you believe is relevant to your application.
SERVICES
sell your vehicle with an ad here! Just 300 baht for 13 issues. Property for sale
3BR, 2BA house
for sale Khao Noi Village 2.5m baht. All details available at www.thailandhouseforsale.co.uk. LAND FOR SALE 17 Rai in the Kui Buri area, near National Park and Yang Chum reservoir 499000 baht per rai or 7 million for all. (offers considered) Full Chanote Call 081 614 8728 for more details.
Property wanted
property for Rent
I am looking for a small house or condo for long term rent in Hua Hin city. 2 bedrooms, living room, kitchen, terrace and/or garden. Please make offers tel. 093 694 6245 Wanted
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Struggling with Stress,
Anxiety, or Depression? Are most days full of sadness or worries? Everybody experiences these problems at one time or another. Local councillor available in Hua Hin to help. Email: bob@ dorchesterassociates.co.uk
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make your personal or business announcement here; Weddings, Birthdays, Funerals, Obituaries, Barmitzvahs, Parties, anything!
driving in thailand? International driving licence valid 5 years 1800 bt. Call 089 530 8771 (Eng)
General
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offers, draught Guinness, something 6976 (T) 080 197 2072(E) happening every night! See add on p2 pub quizzes for details.
johnnie walker, soi selekam/ king bar, Soi Binthabaht. Quiz poolsuk road. Happy Hour every day second Monday of every month (next
from 9am to 8pm.
one Monday 9th April 2018 at 7 pm) .
nany’s cafe, soi 88. Friday special - Fish, Free entry, food and prizes - hosted by
chips and mushy peas 139 bt, Atlantic Hawk - all welcome.
ye olde buffalo tavern, chomsin cod fillet chips and mushy peas 220 bt. Sunset Boulevard, Khao Takiab. road; Sunday 1st April - Easter Sunday Also Leo draft now available small(half) Third Tuesday of the month 7pm - 10pm.
Roast, choice of Lamb, Pork or Turkey with all the trimmings and a free glass of wine or bottled beer, just 290 baht, or 400 baht with dessert. Book your table now! (see ad p 11) double d, Soi 6. Every Friday free Thai and Western food after 8pm when purchasing a drink. lucky thip bar, soi samorphrong.
Every Friday Free Thai and western food with drinks purchase after 7pm. Plus Happy Hour every day from 2pm to 1am! Regular offers
55 bt, large(pint) 75 bt
All video home compiled quiz with 8
passport cafe, Samorphrong. Now rounds including audio visual rounds.
open for Breakfasts, Freshly baked Teams of up to 6 Free half time food bread, Daily Specials and more (see ad and free entry but minimum bar bill 200 p9) Baht per person. Bookings essential as PIT’S CAFE, Dusitland 8 Soi 94 . Every there is limited space 084 376 9438 or go Saturday from 2-6pm, All You Can to our Facebook page. Next quiz on 20th Drink draught Leo. Ladies 300 baht, March 2018. Men 400 baht tk roadhouse, Khao Takiab. First Tuesday of every month ‘The Best Quiz red piano, soi kanjanomai. Happy In Town’! 8 rounds, beer questions, free Hour every day from 5 - 7pm BOGOF. the palm bistro, soi 88. Join their food. Sunday Lunch Club and start earning a British style free Sunday Roast (see ad p3) Sunday Roasts:
siam handlebar, Phetkasem Road Bobby’s Bar, Soi 102. The 99 baht (opp. airport). Breakfast now available Andreanna’s, Khao Takiab breakfast is Back! FREE Sunday Roast seven days a week from 9am to 12 noon. Bobby’s Bar, Soi 102 - spend 250 baht and get a free Sunday Ladies Night every Saturday. from 8 to Father Teds, Damnoernkasem Road Roast (see ad p2). Available from 2 to 11pm first drink free, 50% thereafter Hua Hin Miss You, Soi 80 8pm. All You Can Eat Chicken Wings (wine, small beer, Spy, soft drinks, ian’s restaurant, khao takiab (099 and Kebabs every Friday from 5pm to mixers, ice only) 497 3040) 7pm when spend 200 bt. toon’s bar and restaurant, soi 6 Jungle Juice, Soi Selekam double d, Soi 6. Happy Hour every day borfai. Premier League Happy Hour - millers hua hin, soi 91 from 2 - 8pm. Buy 2 get 1 free on all during matches get 3 for 2 on all small Nany’s Cafe, Soi 88 small domestic beers, Samsong + mixer domestic beers. Now open every day Nit’s Kitchen, Soi 94 40 baht, Wine 55 baht, San Miguel and from 3pm serving a wide range of Thai Orchid Restaurant 94 Soi 94 and Western food until 9pm, and great Heineken 65 baht, large domestic beers Palm Bistro, Soi 88 (032 828144) prices all day every day on drinks until 70 baht. late Seajays Resort, off Pala-U Road. 083 el murphy’s, soi selekam. Murfs 311 1787 Uncle Bryn’s (2km past Palm Hills Happy Times from 7am to 7pm Pints of: Guinness 189 bt, Old Speckled Hen north along klong road. Turn left Sunset Boulevard, Khao Takiab.
210 bt, Magners and Stowfor cider 180 and 200m on left.). Large beers at great Bookings only 084 376 9438 bt. All day Chang and Leo Large 90 bt, prices. Open daily 7am-late. 085 405 Ye Olde Buffalo Tavern, Chomsin Rd small 49 bt. Zab Wer, Soi 112 father teds, Damnoernkasem Road.
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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 Performing Arts Fair. The Upcoming Venue@Suansri. Fri/Sat evenings from Inform awol or Surf fm of your sunset to 12 pm, Sundays from 4pm; charitable or non commercial event and Dining, shopping, art, performances, and we will announce it here 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 102.5 FM! Every day Surf features local events and activities that visitors and locals might be interested in enjoying, and you will find these below. If you know of an event, activity or regular happening that is not listed here or in our Balloon Chasers section, please get in touch by email to either AWOL (submissions@awolonline.net or Surf 102 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.
surf 102 fm schedule • The Marriott Breakfast Show with Steve Johnston Mon. to Fri. 7:00 - 10:00 • Asia Pop 40 with Dom Lau Sat. 9:00 - 12:00 Sun. 15:00 - 18:00 Tue. 21:00 - 24:00 • “Something On The Radio” with James Ross Sun., Tues., Thu. 20:00-22:00 • LA Spinz with Peter Reynolds Mon., Wed.19:30 Fri. 20:15 • Q Burn Rocks On with Peter Antony Fri. 22:00 Sun. 0:00 • The Mellow Show with Gary Zeipe Sun. 22:00 - 0:00 • Soft Surf Mon -Thurs, Sat. 22:00 - 1:00 • BBC News headlines every hour • BBC News Sat., Sun. 7:00 - 8:00 Every day 19:00 - 19:30
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russia Tons of gold fall from the sky as Russian cargo plane malfunctions on take-off More than 170 gold bars fell from the sky after a plane’s hatch flew open - with police unsure if it was accidental or criminal. The aircraft was carrying £265m worth of platinum, gold and diamonds when the hatch flew open - sending the precious metals plummeting back to earth. According to the TASS news agency, Russian authorities have recovered more than 170 gold bars weighing 20kg each. The plane was travelling from Yakutsk Airport - a major diamond-producing region - to Krasnoyarsk. However, the Nimbus Airlines AN-12 cargo aircraft made an emergency landing in Magan after it began haemorrhaging valuables. Reports suggest some bars of gold were scattered up to 15 miles away from the airport. Police have sealed off the runway, and say it is unclear if it was an accident or a deliberate attempt at a heist. Technical engineers who worked on the plane prior to take-off are reportedly going to be questioned by police.
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uk Driver tries to get out of offence by saying she’s Homer Simpson If you’re caught driving without insurance, it’s probably not the best idea to try and pretend you’re Homer Simpson. Especially if you’re a (not yellow) woman from Milton Keynes. But that’s exactly what one woman did when she was stopped in Buckinghamshire earlier this week when she was pulled over. Instead of pulling out the genuine article, she handed over the Homer Simpson licence, complete with his signature and address. Interestingly Homer’s licence shows that he’s able to drive buses pulling trailers and some kind of heavy goods vehicle. However, his date of birth is incorrect it says he was born on August 4, 1963, but according to his real driving licence which features on the show he was born on May 12, 1956. Thames Valley Police traffic cops posted the picture on Twitter yesterday saying: ‘Earlier this week, PC Phillips stopped a car in Milton Keynes, Bucks. ‘When she tried to identify the driver’s ID, she found the below… ‘The driver’s car was seized and she was reported for driving with no insurance and driving without a proper licence. ‘D’oh!’
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usa Judge locks self in courtroom, causes $3000 in damage trying to break free A judge in Oregon used a bench as a battering ram to break free from a locked courtroom, causing about $3,000 in damage, a report said. Judge Susie Norby offered to pay for the damage out of her own pocket, but a Clackamas County spokesman said the funds will come from the county’s general fund, meaning taxpayers will foot the bill, the Oregonian reported. Norby said her offer was turned down because county officials regarded the cost as negligible, the newspaper reported. “I feel deeply sad to have caused harm to our beautiful and historic building,” Norby told the newspaper. “It is a building I cherish, respect and am proud and grateful to work in.” Repair work in the Oregon City courtroom will include reinstalling marble on the framing above the courtroom doors, the report said. Norby said she locked herself in the courtroom March 4, a Sunday, and tried to ram her way out because her keys and phone were elsewhere, and no one was expected at the building until the following day. She was stuck in the courtroom for more than an hour before a sheriff ’s deputy came by and sprung her.
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usa Smoke bomb intended to scare skunks sets house on fire A Detroit-area man’s idea to use a smoke bomb to rid the crawlspace in his home of skunks blew up in smoke – literally. Firefighters responded to a call Monday morning to find the flames had spread from the crawlspace to the first floor of the house, the Detroit Free Press reported. The fire continued to spread throughout the house, resulting in what Sullivan described as a “complete loss,” with the occupant losing most of his belongings. No injuries were reported other than one firefighter suffering a sprain, the paper reported. As for the skunks, Sullivan told the paper no carcasses were found at the scene.
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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. results sunday 18th march 2018 Hua Hin City 1 - 3 IPE Samut Sakhon
A drinking Club with a running & walking Problem! The Cha-Am and Hua Hin Hash House v3ZJXL7m9YJ2 Harrier Clubs meet alternate Saturdays Drive NORTH on Phet Kasem Road and for around an hour’s run/walk in the turn LEFT onto Springfield Road (Route surrounding countryside followed by #1001) located between the 200 & 199 a social gathering. If you would like km marker. Continue to the traffic light to come along then please visit our junction and turn LEFT on to the bypass. Website http://chaamandhuahinhhh. Drive 0.4 km and turn LEFT (HHH sign). 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 From Hua Hin or Cha-Am: via the or Facebook page https://www. Bypass (Route 37) facebook.com/Cha-Am-Hash-House- Google Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/ Harriers-2035982359964537 for full Sv716fxJpDP2 details and directions. Please note that From Hua Hin drive NORTH to the people attending and participating do so Springfield Road traffic light junction entirely at their own risk. make a u-turn and drive 0.4 k and turn LEFT (HHH Sign). From Cha-Am NEXT RUN Saturday 24th March 2018, drive SOUTH to Springfield traffic light meet @ 4:30 for a 5:00 pm start. junction then continue a further 0.4 k Cha-Am Hash House Harriers (CAH3) and turn LEFT (HHH Sign) Run #332 Any queries then please call Spook on Hares: Spook & Swindlers Pissed 095 928 3520, Swindlers Pissed on 087 Location: East of the Bypass close to 370 2994, Ahmedashed on 094 660 9672 Springfield Road Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/ HASH TAX (Subject to Change): ฿150 maps/57MUWFjEzkF2 for Beer Drinkers, ฿50 for teetotallers. GPS Coordinates: N 12.715091, E First time visitors, virgins and kids under 99.918039 (N 12 42.905, E 99 55.082) 12 run free. Please put your tax payment DIRECTIONS TO RUN SITE: in an envelope with name(s) and amount From Cha-Am: via Phet Kasem (Route enclosed clearly printed on it. Drop the 4) and Springfield Road (Route 1001) envelope into tax collection box on tax Google Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/ table. Envelopes and pens are available at v3ZJXL7m9YJ2 the tax table. If you are a visitor or virgin, Drive SOUTH on Phet Kasem Road to please jot down your name on a piece of Springfield Road located between the paper and drop it into the tax box. 199 & 200 km markers. Make a u-turn IN ADDITION there MAY BE a Fun Run/ and turn LEFT onto Springfield Road. Walk on Wednesday 4th April 2018 from Continue to the traffic light junction and the same place as above and at the same turn LEFT on to the bypass. Drive 0.4 time. This will be the same trail but in km and turn LEFT (HHH sign). reverse. Please check our website https:// From Hua Hin: via Phet Kasem (Route h2h3-cah3.weebly.com/misdirections4) and Springfield Road (Route 1001). --fun-run.html for confirmation and Google Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/ further details.
FIXTURES sunday 18th march 2018 Assumption Utd v Hua Hin City 16:00 thai League 4 Western Region table
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Team Nakhon Pathom United Look E-San Samutsongkhram Chainat United IPE Samut Sakhon United Assumption United Hua Hin City Nonthaburi Chainat Hornbill U-23[4]
P 5 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 5
GD PTS +15 15 −3 9 0 8 −1 8 −1 8 +1 6 −2 5 −4 4 −5 4
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local golf Butterfly Rock Golf society
Hua Hin Golf Society
RESULTS 19th March 2018 Majestic Creek A & B Stroke Play 22 entered 1st Seppo Rintala 80 - 12 = 68 2nd Geoff G Batt-Rawden 77 - 06 = 71 3rd Adrienne Fullerton 84 - 12 = 72 4th Terry Fullerton 90 - 17 = 73 14th March 2018 Lake View AB Stableford 19 entered 1st Pekka Hogman 34 pts (12) 2nd Anna Kozanchuk 33 pts (25) 3rd Elina Rintala 32 pts (21) 4th Simon Seymour 32 pts (07) Fixtures 26th March 2018 Black Mountain- West & East 28th March 2018 Lake View Stableford palm hills friday 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. 9th march 2018 No scores this week - Rain stopped play!!
HUA HIN DARTS LEAGUE
League Table Team Johnnie Walker Red Blue Lagoon Johnnie Walker Blck Golden Star Kitchen
P 12 12 12 12
W 9 7 5 3
D 0 0 0 0
L 3 5 7 9
+/22 7 -2 -27
Results 20th March 2018 Majestic A - B Stableford 30 entered 1st Khun Neky 39 pts (18) 2nd Rob Barnes 39 pts (18) 3rd Peter Adams 38 pts (15) 4th Greg Hill 38 pts (17)
saensuk Golf Society
Results 19th March 2018 Springfield C & A Splinter Cell Stableford 10 entered 1st Phillipe Tamin 34 pts (20) 2nd Yvonne Ronnestam 33 pts (23) 3rd Wan Wallberg 31 pts (11) 4th Walter Molitor 30 pts (13)
16th March 2018 Lake View A + B Stableford Ladies 10 16th March 2018 entered Springfield Royal Country Club Splinter 1st Khun Neky 40 pts (19) Cell Stableford 14 entered 2nd Beate Wallace 39 pts (15) 1st Yvonne Ronnestam 45 pts (26) 3rd Renu Phokchaturat 36 pts (26) 2nd Kjell Karlsson 41 pts (20) 4th Anna Sjogren 31 pts (14) 3rd Freddie Larsson 36 pts (10) 4th Anette Hellstrom 34 pts (20) 16th March 2018 Lake View A + B Stableford Men 29 fixtures entered Monday/Friday Springfield Splinter Cell 1st Winfried Lauenstein 40 pts (34) Stableford 2nd Robert Bird 39 pts (16) 28th March Palm Hills 3rd Bob Hilling 38 pts (22) cha am golf club 4th Greg Hill 36 pts (17) Contact: secretary@chaamgolfclub.com FIXTURES fixtures No information available at press time 27th March 2018 Springfield Stableford 30th March 2018 Lake View Stableford lake view members club
Results 16th March 2018 Stableford. Course AB 1st Mike O’Brien (15) 35pts 2nd M. Snakebite (6) 34pts 3rd Doug East (13) 33pts 4th Bill Evans (14) 33pts 19th March 2018 Stableford. Course AB 1st David Burns (15) 39pts 2nd Doug East (13) 38pts 3rd Gary Engelman (13) 35pts 4th Greg Smith (22) 35pts
Crossword Solution
Here is last issue’s Crossword solution. Pts 18 FIXTURES 14 Lake View every Monday, Wednesday, 10 Friday 6
fixtures The season is over. Congratulations to Johnnie Walker Red on winning the league. Details of a new season will be published here when available.
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pool leagues thursday friendly Pool League
hua hin/khao takiab ladies Pool League
hippo friday pro League
results Week 25 19th march 2018 Aonzy v Tore’s Bar n/a High Five v Muan..Super n/a Mausi Bar v The Squealing Pig n/a Muan Bar v Sunset Boulevard n/a Patty’88 v Silver Fox..Kh n/a Silver Fox v The Connection n/a Tk Roadhouse v Master Cue n/a
results week 20 15th march 2018 Jaew Bar 8 - 12 The Connection Cafe MasterCues Bar 13 - 7 Hua Hin Bar Mint Bar 14 - 6 Silver Fox Wolverines Mr Dan’s 88 13 - 7 Sage Nalee Bar 18 - 2 Squealing Pig Noum Bar 14 - 6 Mausi Bar Silver Fox 7 - 13 Bar 80 Saloon
Fixtures Week 26 26th march 2018 Master Cue v Silver Fox Muan..Super v Patty’88 Silver Fox..Kh v Mausi Bar Sunset Boulevard v Aonzy The Connection v Muan Bar The Squealing Pig v Tk Roadhouse Tore’s Bar v High Five
Fixtures week 22 29th march 2018 MasterCues Bar v The Connection Cafe Mausi Bar v Jaew Bar Mint Bar v Hua Hin Bar Mr Dan’s 88 v Noum Bar Nalee Bar v Sage Sabai Bar v Squealing Pig Silver Fox v Silver Fox Wolverines League tablE
League tablE Team Muan..Super Muan Bar Master Cue Squealing Pig Sunset B’vard The Connection Tk Roadhouse Patty’88 Silver Fox Silver Fox..Kh Tore’s Bar Mausi Bar High Five Aonzy
P 20 20 20 20 18 20 18 19 19 19 20 20 19 20
W 16 14 15 11 9 9 10 8 9 7 4 5 3 1
D 1 4 2 3 4 4 1 4 0 1 3 1 2 0
L 3 2 3 6 5 7 7 7 10 11 13 14 14 19
+/136 140 108 40 40 24 36 -12 18 -34 -42 -70 -94 -290
Pts 33 32 32 25 22 22 21 20 18 15 11 11 8 2
Team MasterCues Bar Nalee Bar Bar 80 Saloon Hua Hin Bar Mint Bar Squealing Pig SF Wolverines Silver Fox Noum Bar Sabai Bar The Connection Sage Mr Dan’s 88 Jaew Bar Mausi Bar
P 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 19 18 18 19
W 18 17 13 12 10 11 8 7 6 8 6 3 5 4 1
D 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 3 1 2 3 2 0
L 0 2 5 6 7 6 10 9 12 7 11 14 10 12 18
+/156 134 54 46 46 8 -4 -14 -42 -18 -36 -70 -42 -62 -156
Pts 294 286 244 238 235 218 200 200 182 180 175 163 162 159 114
results week 10 16th march 2018 Lucky Shot Jumanjis 2 - 7 Pit’s Devils Pit’s Pirates 5 - 4 Lucky Shot Pin Hunters LS Shooters 5 - 4 Lucky Shot Tigers Fixtures week 12 30th march 2018 Pit’s Devils v Pit’s Rangers LS Jumanjis v Lucky Shot Shooters Pit’s Pirates v Diamond Bar Lucky Shot Tigers v LS Pin Hunters League tablE Team Pit’s Rangers Pit’s Devils Lucky Shot Tigers Pit’s Pirates Diamond Bar LS Pin Hunters Lucky Shot Jumanjis Lucky Shot Shooters
P 9 9 9 10 9 10 10 10
W 7 7 6 5 4 4 3 2
L 2 2 3 5 5 6 7 8
+/19 19 19 2 3 -14 -30 -18
Pts 14 14 12 10 8 8 6 4
Hua Hin Khao Takiab Cool POOL LEAGUE
results week 4 16th march 2018 Exotic Bar 12 - 11 Take 5 Sports Bar Jungle Juice 14 - 9 JNB Muan Bar 16 - 7 TK Special Nok Bar 7 - 16 The Connection TK Roadhouse 22 - 1 High Five FIXTURES week 5 30th march 2018 JNB v TK Special High Five v Exotic Bar TK Roadhouse v Nok Bar Take 5 Sports Bar v Jungle Juice The Connection v Muan Bar
League tablE Team TK Roadhouse Exotic Bar Jungle Juice Take 5 The Connection JNB Bar Muan Bar TK Special Nok Bar High Five
P W D L +/- Pts 4 3 0 1 34 63 4 4 0 0 24 58 4 4 0 0 18 55 4 3 0 1 18 55 4 2 0 2 6 49 4 1 0 3 -8 42 4 1 0 3 -10 41 4 2 0 2 -12 40 4 0 0 4 -26 33 4 0 0 4 -44 24
leagues not currently running
Details of new seasons will be printed here when available. Organisers please contact AWOL with any information. Hua Hin Pool Billiard League Friends of Hua Hin Wednesday Pool League hua hin khao takiab super Pool League friday team League
pool leagues HUA HIN social POOL LEAGUE
NWPL New Wednesday POOL LEAGUE
results week 11 21st march 2018 Coconuts bar 12 - 5 Booz Bar JW Black 8 - 11 Bentho Bar JJ Cheetas 8 - 11 All Nations GH King Bar 11 - 8 Jungle Juice Leopards Limelight 11 - 8 JW Red N&G bar 15 - 4 Bluebell bar Pink Panther Cato 10 - 9 Tiger Bar
results week 7 21st march 2018 Home Bar One 14 - 8 Tree Bar Jaew Bar 6 - 16 Home Bar Two Mr Dan’s 88 13 - 9 Fame Noum Bar 7 - 15 BRGC@Bar80 Pockets 8 - 14 Breeze Bar Sabai Bar 15 - 7 Tores Bar Sage 7 - 15 Squealing Pig
fixtures week 12 28th march 2018 All Nations GH v Pink Panther Cato Bentho Bar v Jungle Juice Cheetas Bluebell bar v JW Black Booz Bar v King Bar Jungle Juice Leopards v Limelight JW Red v N&G bar Tiger Bar v Coconuts bar
FIXTURES week 8 28th march 2018 BRGC@Bar80 v Pockets Breeze Bar v Sabai Bar Fame v Noum Bar Home Bar Two v Mr Dan’s 88 Squealing Pig v Home Bar One Tores Bar v Sage Tree Bar v Jaew Bar
League tablE
League tablE
Team N&G bar Limelight JW Red JW Black Bentho Bar Jungle Juice Cheetas King Bar Tiger Bar Jungle Juice L’pards All Nations GH Pink Panther Cato Coconuts bar Bluebell bar Booz Bar
P 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
W 9 9 8 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 2 2 1
L 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 7 9 9 10
+/- Pts 47 18 29 18 29 16 27 16 25 16 23 12 11 12 3 10 -3 10 -21 8 -33 8 -29 4 -37 4 -71 2
Team P W D L Sabai Bar 7 6 0 1 Home Bar One 7 6 0 1 Fame 7 5 0 2 Tree Bar 7 5 0 2 BRGC@Bar80 7 4 1 2 Squealing Pig 7 4 1 2 Home Bar Two 7 4 0 3 Breeze Bar 7 4 0 3 Mr Dan’s 88 7 3 0 4 Noum Bar 7 2 1 4 Tores Bar 7 2 0 5 Jaew Bar 7 1 1 5 Sage 7 0 1 6 Pockets 7 0 1 6
hippo wednesday Pool League
results week 7 21st march 2018 Pit’s Cafe 2 5 - 14 Lucky Shot 1 Lucky Shot 2 11 - 8 Top of 94 Bar Diamond Bar 9 - 10 Pit’s Cafe 1 Infinity 9 - 10 Tiki Bar FIXTURES week 8 28th march 2018 Lucky Shot 1 v Infinity Diamond Bar v Lucky Shot 2 Tiki Bar v Pit’s Cafe 1 Pit’s Cafe 2 v Top of 94 Bar league table
+/- Pts 44 18 36 18 30 15 26 15 18 13 16 13 8 12 -6 12 -4 9 -10 7 -26 6 -20 4 -64 1 -48 -2
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Team Lucky Shot 1 Pit’s Cafe 1 Tiki Bar Lucky Shot 2 Infinity Diamond Bar Pit’s Cafe 2 Top of 94 Bar
P 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5
W 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 0
L 1 1 2 4 5 4 4 5
+/39 23 31 -1 3 -22 -28 -45
Pts 12 12 10 6 4 4 4 0
102 & 88 saturday POOL LEAGUE
results week 1 17th march 2018 Bobby’s Babes 6 - 12 Bobby’s Boys High 5 4 - 14 Banana Bar Home Bar 11 - 7 Sage Mucky Duck 9 - 9 Silver Fox FIXTURES week 2 24th march 2018 Banana Bar v Bobby’s Babes Bobby’s Boys v Sage High 5 v Mucky Duck Silver Fox v Home Bar League tablE Team Banana Bar Bobby’s Bar Home Bar Mucky Duck Silver Fox Sage Bobby’s Babes High 5
P W D L 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
+/10 6 4 0 0 -4 -6 -10
Pts 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
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pool leagues tuesday POOL LEAGUE soi 94
hua hin star Pool League
results week 17 20th march 2018 Home Bar Two 10 - 10 Connections Bar MausiBar 10 - 10 Arilds Bar Na-Na Bar 3 - 17 Home Bar One Nalee Bar Eight 5 - 15 Nalee Bar Nine Tiki-Bar 10 - 10 Tore Bar Tree Bar - no game FIXTURES week 18 27th march 2018 Arilds Bar v Nalee Bar Eight Connections Bar v MausiBar Home Bar One v Tiki-Bar Nalee Bar Nine v Na-Na Bar Tree-Bar v Tore Bar Home Bar Two - no game League tablE Team Tiki-Bar Home Bar One Nalee Bar Nine Home Bar Two Tree-Bar Connections Bar Arilds Bar Nalee Bar Eight Tore Bar MausiBar Na-Na Bar
P 16 14 15 16 15 15 15 16 15 16 15
W 13 11 12 8 7 8 5 4 4 1 3
D 1 0 1 2 3 1 3 1 2 1 1
L 2 3 2 6 5 6 7 11 9 14 11
+/124 86 44 10 12 8 -12 -62 -46 -80 -84
Pts 249 205 197 183 173 171 157 138 137 123 115
results week 3 18th march 2018 division 1 Lieven Praet 6 - 1 Arnon “Non” Wongchiang Brian Nuttall 3 - 7 “Kwan” “Gent” 4 - 6 Claus Nielsen “Thong” 4 - 7 Peter Johnson Andreas “Andy” Knabe 5 - 6 Tom Talgo “Hampi” 8 - 3 Jayson De Chavez Korn Aksonsil 8 - 5 “Wor” “Job” 2 - 8 “Jae” Division 2 “Joy” 4 - 5 Patrick Laureyns “Dang” 5 - 0 Theo “Black Adder” Widmer Steve Reeves 1 - 5 “Bernard” “Thinna” 2 - 5 Darren Downs Marko Weissmann 4 - 5 Robin “Robbie” Kirkby Brian Callihoo v Liam Werrett n/a “Nok” 4 - 5 Den D Paul Gulbrandsen 2 - 5 Phil Dodd
fixtures 25th march 2018 fa cup 1st round Peter Johnson v Paul Gulbrandsen “Wor” v Andreas “Andy” Knabe Phil Dodd v Korn Aksonsil Tom Talgo v Brian Nuttall Marko Weissmann v Liam Werrett “Bernard” v “Hampi” Den D v Arnon “Non” Wongchiang Claus Nielsen v Lieven Praet Darren Downs v “Thinna” Brian Callihoo v “Job” “Thong” v Walk over “Dang” v “Joy” Patrick Laureyns v “Nok” Walk over v Robin “Robbie” Kirkby “Gent” v Steve Reeves “Jae” v “Kwan”
division 1 League tablE
division 2 League tablE
Team P W “Kwan” 3 3 Peter Johnson 3 3 Lieven Praet 3 3 Claus Nielsen 3 3 Korn Aksonsil 3 2 “Jae” 3 2 Tom Talgo 3 2 “Hampi” 3 1 Brian Nuttall 3 1 Andreas “Andy” Knabe 3 1 “Gent” 3 1 “Job” 3 1 Arnon “Non” 3 1 Wongchiang “Thong” 3 0 “Wor” 3 0 “Wor” 3 0
L 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
+/- Pts 12 6 10 6 9 6 7 6 10 4 6 4 1 4 3 2 -2 2 -3 2 -5 2 -7 2 -11 2
3 3 3
-7 -8 -5
0 0 0
+/56 46 40 20 8 -12 -36 -22 -100
Pts 167 160 157 143 136 129 116 114 78
hua hin soi 80 tuesday Pool League
results week 15 20th march 2018 Bar 80 Saloon 7 - 11 Nok Bar 1 Hut Bar 8 - 10 Som Bar Mint Bar 11 - 7 Mona Bar Nok Bar 2 8 - 10 Bar 80 Nomads Exotic Bar - no game
FIXTURES week 16 27th march 2018 Bar 80 Nomads v Mint Bar Exotic Bar v Bar 80 Saloon Nok Bar 1 v Nok Bar 2 Som Bar v Mona Bar Hut Bar - no game
League tablE Team Bar 80 Nomads Nok Bar 1 Mint Bar Exotic Bar Mona Bar Som Bar Bar 80 Saloon Nok Bar 2 Hut Bar
P 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 14
W 11 10 9 7 7 3 4 2 1
D 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 4 0
Ma Di Bar has left the league
L 2 3 2 4 5 8 10 7 13
Team Den D Phil Dodd “Bernard” “Dang” Darren Downs Patrick Laureyns Liam Werrett Brian Callihoo “Joy” Steve Reeves Marko Weissmann “Thinna” Paul Gulbrandsen “Nok” Robin “Robbie” Kirkby
P W 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1
L 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
+/- Pts 11 6 8 6 8 4 3 4 2 4 1 4 3 2 2 2 1 2 -1 2 -3 2 -3 2 -4 2 -5 2 -8 2
football fixtures (all times Thailand)
saturday 24th march 2018 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES Bulgaria v Bosnia-Herzegovina 00:00 Norway v Australia 00:00 Turkey v Republic of Ireland 00:30 Hungary v Kazakhstan 01:00 Tunisia v Iran 01:00 Finland v FYR Macedonia 02:00 Greece v Switzerland 02:00 Saudi Arabia v Ukraine 02:00 Serbia v Morocco 02:30 Argentina v Italy 02:45 Austria v Slovenia 02:45 Germany v Spain 02:45 Netherlands v England 02:45 Poland v Nigeria 02:45 Portugal v Egypt 02:45 Scotland v Costa Rica 02:45 France v Colombia 03:00 Kenya v Comoros 07:00 Peru v Croatia 07:00 Mexico v Iceland 09:30 Qatar v Syria 16:30 Armenia v Estonia 21:00 Northern Ireland v South Korea 21:00 Canada v New Zealand 22:00 Georgia v Lithuania 22:00 sunday 25th march 2018 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES Sweden v Chile 00:00 Kosovo v Madagascar 01:00 Togo v Ivory Coast 01:00 Israel v Romania 01:30 Kuwait v Cameroon 20:00 Gibraltar v Latvia 21:00 Faroe Islands v Liechtenstein 23:00 monday 26th march 2018 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES Bulgaria v Kazakhstan 23:00 tuesday 27th march 2018 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES Albania v Norway 00:00 Portugal v Netherlands 01:30 Finland v Malta 02:00 Kenya v Central African Republic 06:00 Curaçao v Bolivia 07:00 Japan v Ukraine 19:20 Tanzania v DR Congo 20:00 Armenia v Lithuania 22:00 Georgia v Estonia 22:00 Russia v France 22:50
fantasy premier league - awol challenge
english premier league table
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Team Man City Man Utd Liverpool Tottenham Chelsea Arsenal Burnley Leicester Everton Bournemouth Watford Brighton Newcastle Swansea Huddersfield Crystal Palace West Ham Southampton Stoke West Brom
P 30 30 31 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 30 30 30 31 31 30 30 31 31
GD 65 35 39 34 25 14 1 2 -13 -12 -16 -12 -10 -17 -27 -18 -21 -15 -29 -25
PTS 81 65 63 61 56 48 43 40 40 36 36 34 32 31 31 30 30 28 27 20
wednesday 28th march 2018 SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP St Johnstone v Hamilton Acad. 01:45 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES Azerbaijan v FYR Macedonia 00:00 Iran v Algeria 00:00 Kosovo v Burkina Faso 00:00 Switzerland v Panama 00:00 Montenegro v Turkey 00:10 Ivory Coast v Moldova 01:00 Denmark v Chile 01:00 Egypt v Greece 01:00 Hungary v Scotland 01:00 Senegal v Bosnia-Herzegovina 01:00 Slovenia v Belarus 01:15 Luxembourg v Austria 01:30 Romania v Sweden 01:30 Belgium v Saudi Arabia 01:45 Germany v Brazil 01:45 Poland v South Korea 01:45 Colombia v Australia 02:00 England v Italy 02:00 Morocco v Uzbekistan 02:00 Nigeria v Serbia 02:00 Tunisia v Costa Rica 02:00 Spain v Argentina 02:30 USA v Paraguay 06:30 Iceland v Peru 07:00 Mexico v Croatia 09:00
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12= 12= 14 15 16 17 18 19
Team Mr. Cha Aming Carthorses Are Go Colonial FC ROCA Lost Cafe RentMyThaiVilla AC Clacton HH Jambos Wanderlust United Portsmoth city JR Brutd S.C Atletico Pathetico AWOL Wanderers Dannyxcollinz Frankies 11 Hua hin jambos Pink Panther AFC Shortimeagain #›fl°‡ ~ÏÎÔfiØÌ
GW 103 68 95 90 70 79 77 83 33 73 70 68 82 36 27 13 3 29 1
TOT 1787 1776 1759 1713 1707 1702 1689 1644 1547 1546 1542 1527 1527 1490 1390 1374 1335 1290 222
thursday 29th march 2018 SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP St Johnstone v Hamilton Acad. 01:45 friday 30th march 2018 CHAMPIONSHIP Millwall v Nottingham Forest 193:00 Featured Game
wednesday 28th march 2018 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES England v Italy 02:00 The shocking absence of Italy at this summer’s World Cup finals in Russia is only the second time in their history that they have failed to qualify, with the last time being the 1958 tournament in Sweden. Given that it is only 12 years since they won the trophy, it is quite a dramatic fall from grace. They will, however, be a significant test for England, as their rebuilding starts. It will be interesting to see whether Southgate chooses to use the absence of Harry Kane as an opportunity to try out fringe players across the team, or play his likely World Cup team with Kane’s understudy. England do have two more friendlies before the tournament, so we expect a fringe team, and an Italian victory.
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it’s the russians! FA TO DESIGNATE EVERY PRE-WORLD CUP PREMIERSHIP FOUL AS KREMLIN AGGRESSION
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uk As international suspicion grows on Russian espionage in Britain, the Football Association has assured fans it is alert to the potential threat posed to the beautiful game by the Kremlin ahead of the World Cup. The FA has confirmed that any physical slight committed against a potential member of the English First or Reserve Team line-ups ahead of the World Cup will be considered an act of anti-British hostility mandated expressly by Russian premier Vladimir Putin. Moreover, all slide tackles will be subject to an immediate ‘top brass’ inquiry with draconian emergency powers up to and including pre-trial solitary confinement for 1,000 years. To comply with anti-discrimination legislation, these measures will be applied against any player convicted of any on-pitch infraction, regardless of their nationality.
Left: “So, you say we can place listening devices in these footballs, and learn the secrets of the imperialistic capitalists? Interesting, very interesting.’
The Chairman defended the measures: ‘We can’t be too careful. Even British players could be double agents. We will do our utmost to avoid coming home with anything short of at least one point from the group stage.’ He added: ‘Football players are renowned for their ability to soldier on through every scrape and slight on the pitch
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