Hua Hin Forum

Don't know if same org you are talking about Troopie. Pete :cheers: I don't know either. However, you're right in that this hasn't even got onto the drawing board yet so don't hold your breath, Mums & Dads. Nonetheless, as foreigners cannot own/run a school in this 'land of the free', we don't ...

Has anyone got any comments about Salesians shcool as we have been told it is pretty good. From what I have read and been told, pupils don't learn any English at Somtawin so why even bother choosing them for your kid? I have no direct experience but I have met guys who taught at the Salesians &...

Not long ago, I read that the Vietnam government was trying to encourage western retirees to consider settling there. However, there are some drawbacks. It is (officially) a communist state so there is no way a foreigner can own property (sound familiar?) but long-term leases are legal & easy to...

Lets hope then that with the demise of TRT they'll lay off the foreigners for a while and concentrate on more important matters. Don't bet on it! These guys are eager (up to a point) to remain popular, so we maybe can expect a few popularist policies -- & bashing foreigners is always popular wi...

I once taught at Samroiyod School. It is a government school & so facilities are very limited. However, from what I have seen or heard, it is miles better than any government school in HH -- especially Hua Hin High School, which is as close to being a ghetto school as you'll find here -- gangs, ...

It's interesting in that Thailand is the only destination in Asia listed. I would have though at least China, Japan, Hong Kong would be popular also due to their cultures and diversity. Pete I lived in Japan for 14 years & agree that there is a lot for tourists to see & do over there -- BUT...

I would also like to get more info about Somtawin, as my boy will one day be of the age when such information becomes important. In the meantime, if anyone feels like criticising Somtawin, take a look at one of the other local schools -- namely, Hua Hin School. Here, we have: * A place where over 10...

Couldn't agree more. I always worry when any law, anywhere, uses such a catch-all phrase as 'inappropriate'. It's like Bishop Walburton once explained: "orthodoxy is my doxy; heterodoxy is another man's doxy." A bit like the old army charge of 'Conduct unbecoming', which meant anything fro...

Why does the very elastic term 'inappropriate' worry me? Internet crackdown BANGKOK: -- The government will launch a crackdown on pornographic material, offensive cartoons and Internet websites that contain inappropriate material, the government spokesman said yesterday. Surapong Suebwonglee said m...

Sounds good for those who like the round (rather than the oval) ball!! Premier trio for Asia London: Premier league sides Everton, Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City are to compete in a four-team tournament also featuring the Thai national side in Bangkok next month. The FA Premier League Asia Tr...

Steps back in amazement -- but the Japanese are also piss-poor aimers! (pun intended) :mrgreen: From 'The Nation' Study finds toilet habits lacking BANGKOK: -- There are enough public toilets in the country but many locals still practise poor hygiene as faecal coliform bacteria have been found on to...

That makes sound sense -- I think! I suppose we can consider HH to be northern-south or southern-central, depending on which backs up whatever they're saying!
What the hell -- where did I put my beer?

I thought we were 'Central' -- what's this "upper southern province" stuff? Conscript killed in meningitis outbreak PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: -- Young army conscripts in Thailand's upper southern province of Prachuap Khiri Khan are facing a fortnight’s quarantine after the death of one of th...

Boathouse taps upsurge in Hua Hin NINA SUEBSUKCHAROEN, Bangkok Post Hua Hin _ While the focus of many people's attention has naturally been on the parts of the country severely affected by the December tsunami, the real estate and tourism sector in Hua Hin has been quietly benefiting from a shift i...

From the Bangkok Post: Hua Hin promises `paradise' CHAIWAT SADYAEM Hua Hin _ Two months from now, visitors to this seaside resort town in Prachuap Khiri Khan will enter a ``paradise'', officials say. All buildings, old and new, along Phetkasem road will be repainted in cream colours under Hua Hin m...