HILLY

Its been a while since I walked Metro and maybe time to do it so look out for me tonight Mulphy. If we make it there then will be sure to pop in for one or two. Thanks for the heads up and long time now that I paid it a visited.

Dont worry mate Pieman is a bandit off 28 as you found out. He thrashes me and my mate most Thursday's at Khow kheo and thank god that Taxi was not on form as that would have made it much worse for the pair of you. Now Jeremy is a pussy cat and I can say that safely as he never reads the boards but from what I heard it was you giving him a lesson. lol The one thing that does need answering was the state of Mission Hills. Fantastic facilities and great service all round on what should by now be a top course but I venture to say that it has not improved one bit in the last year with boggy fair

This is the Misty's annual event that this year has been moved from August to now.The whole course has been booked exclusively for the day. The event is normally booked out with many already confirmed for a 4 player per team shotgun start Texas Scramble. Combined handicaps to a max of 36 with ladies prizes as well. There is a motor bike and many other prizes to be won throughout the day for individual and team scores etc. Prize giving in the evening along with the traditional food with a tent set up in Pattayland Soi 2. It will be held at Burapha again with a civilised starting time of

After a hard battle Team Europe triumphed in todays event at Burapa, This means the score stands at 3/2 to Europe after the fifth annual event today. Our commiserations to the losers but there has to be a loser. Now where did our trophy go Mat??????

For those who have put their names down for The Rideher cup tomorrow at Burapa please ensure that you make it to the FLB tonight around 8.30pm to secure your entry for tomorrows big event. This is the biggest one so far and there are already a few on stand by to fill any vacant spaces. For those playing in the Catz Open on Thursday this week you can also secure your entry tonight at the same time. If any one has any problems then Doggie will accept telephone calls on 0840035030.

Cant answer if you will be able to use it but if you were transit then you would be able. It is bloody huge and takes about 3 minutes to walk from one end to the other with several food and booze stations but sadly not one smoking room which pissed me off. However it was very busy even with the size of it but this may have been the time of the day.

OK the low down on HSBC LOS. There is one branch that acts as head office and has banking facilities. It is opposite Lumpini Park in Bkk and that is all they have here. HSBC was about to buy Bangkok Bank but it all went tits up in 2000 as they said that BOB was not a reliable purchase. HSBC does not have the same banking permissions that fully licensed banks in LOS have and that includes not being able to issue Debit Cards. They have lower ATM daily limits than other banks and Internet banking does not work with them either. Interest rates are lower and they charge higher account charges s

They are supposed to have been refurbed but not all of them have yet. On 7th Sept to London I got an old config in 1st class with 14 seats and the old lay flat beds never quite did go flat as the leg part of the seat does not come up far enough. Rubbish movie selection on tiny screens also. Last Thursday I had the new config with 10 seats which is two pairs at the rear in the centre and 3 single window seats on each side. Excellent entertainment screens and bloody great big tables. I have to say that this is one of the best seats around and slept for 7 hours solid which was a first for me. S

Was in the London Lounge on Thursday night again. It is OK and the smoking room is fine for a change. Limited booze selection and food just passable. Cleaners are crap also and be careful as they do not make anouncements on flights.

Off to the UK next week for a holiday and when I come back I am going to bring some french salad seed potatoes (Ratte) to give it a try. I really miss new potatoes and reckon they will grow in our climate. We will see.

It was a needle match to be sure. Tony (alias justony) is well know for his contempt of losing and me and him started the day in optimistic form but found ourselves 1 down on the first after lobin sinks a put from off the green for a birdie 3 Then it was 4 down by the 9th. This was in spite of Tony declaring that we were going to win every hole from the first. Things were looking dire for us and our 150 Baht's. On the tenth we started to fight back in glorious style to find ourselves 3 up on the back nine after both Pie and Lobert found the water at the island hole leaving me and Tony as t

I must add my congrats to the US team for a great sporting day. Great to see you again Deuce and thanks for carrying me mate. -5 degrees? I will get around to posting a few pics and me and the misus are looking forward to the revenge match next year. Good to see all you guys for what has become the most exausting two weeks of the year. We said goodbye to a few more last night and hopefully Pty is now returning to the quiet life at last. LOL.

Now been at the puter for close to 8 hours and it it amazing what you can see out of my window.

Dungie will do this when we get back next week mate. OK Royal Chang Mai yesterday and what a great course it is. We all seemed to really enjoy this challenge and it looks like Taxi's 32 Stableford points won the competition, This is an old course and the first ever built up here I am told. However, today a good percentage of golfers including me and the missus have whimped out, being too knackered to continue with yet another day of what has become an endurance test worthy of any Japanese game show. This morning many of the guests curtains were still closed at 8am as I sat here

And it is a blooody good one. Well done and thanks Pete

Dear Sir Smelly Bum At present your camera is in the equivilent of boyz town in Chang Mai in the very uncapable hands of Doggie. Will of course post ALL your pics when have purchased correct lead. We, me and Sir Hilly that is, assumed you wanted them emailed direct to home? Was that a misunderstanding? Chang Mai is crap without you.......... Love Mrs Hilly and Sponsor xxxxxxxxxx

A couple of hours to go before we all head off to Chang Mai for the last of these killer days. So far I have watched the total collapse of the group whi now look tired and bedgraggled. BigKev must have finished some more of them off at his third birthday party in three days at Jade yesterday. Fortunatelly I got hit with reams of paperwork that had to be answered yesterday so I not only had a recovery day but also was in bed by 9.30pm. I will keep you all informed on the goings on and as to whether BigKev gets arrested for obsene behaviour in Chang Mai at last.

Thank god we left before that.

We lost to the USA by 11 to 13 and I have no more to say on the subject. LOL.

Having just got back home and going out in a few minutes I thought I would get this post started. A great day was had by all and I reckon there are going to be some good photos posted. My missus who paired with Tomo, Dungheaps Japanese GF played against BigKev and Greg. The match was a draw and guess what? This happened.

Well you heard wrong Martin. Ended up in Catz being drip fed alchohol. Anyway, for someone who had an easy night I understand you only managed 9 holes today before retiring. LOL.

Two hours to tee time and I am fucked. Last night many of us were pissed yet again and the US teams headed for their beds straight after the registration at FLB. This one promises to be very interesting.

Hot today but blue skys with a little haze both in the sky as well as inside me after breaking my golden rule not to get pissed the night before a golf day and great weather for spoiling a good walk. Thanks Lobin and Lobert and I am going to do the same to you on Thursday night. On second thoughts!!!! Lobin please pass on this message to Lobert for me. Tell him that BJ's are possible but not for the price of a pasty. LOL

My congatualtions to the Dhaka Dongers, who on this occasion, proved too much for The Doggie and myself. Having fallen at the third I took some time to regain my grip and despondancy at giving these, descendants of convicts, a chance to regain their pride, after losing almost every noteworthy sporting trophy this year and clinging on to the only victory they had in the rather dubious rest of the world matches. However it is true that we were humiliated and so we coughed up in the bar later, just before the prize giving, where yours truely received even more dosh than the Dungheap and T

With a great time planned for all the golfers in town the weather has been very crap being wet, hot and extremely humid but today there has been that change in the wind that we were all hoping for. So, if it lasts, then we are now into the cooler dry season and everything in the garden will be rosy. I love LOS when this happens.