Pattaya Rag

Friday, 27 November 2009

Build up to high season

I was coming in to town from Chonburi late this afternoon and there was plenty of traffic on the roads heading in the same direction. Not for my Mia Noi I hope but you never know.....

It's the Eid holiday in the Muslim world so that may have something to do with it, with many expats chosing to spend the Eid here. It's also a long weekend next weekend for the King's birthday, (Monday Dec 7 off), so expect the boys from Bangkok to be in town in big numbers.

Two busy weekends to get us in to December and the high season proper. Fingers crossed the politicians and activists don't do anything stupid until well in to 2010. I think the hoteliers, reaturanteurs and bar-keeps deserve a full on high season to top up the coffers.

In fact, I'll drink to that. Chok Dee.

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Diana Gold Charity Golf Tournament 2009

The tournament will be held on December 15, 2009 at Eastern Star Golf Course in Rayong Province. The proceeds from this activity will go to the scholarship fund of the needy students in Banglamung and Pattaya areas and other charitable organizations.

The tournament will be a Rollout start tee off from 7.15a.m. – 12.15p.m. and it is expected that there will be 200 golfers participating in the event. The registration is 3,000 baht per person with free shirt, lucky draw, caddy, course fee and buffet. The winner will receive a trophy and 1 baht weight of gold chain for each hole.

Further information please contacts Diana Inn Pattaya on Pattaya Second Road at 038-429870, or the Diana Driving Range on North Pattaya Road at 038-415212.

via Pattaya People

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France v Ireland

The late seeding of teams for the playoffs meant there was no level playing field for un-seeded teams. The fix was in at UEFA/FIFA.

Maybe being able to 'fix' things is why UEFA/FIFA don't want video replay technology. Ask yourself how far South Korea would have got in the Korea/Japan Finals if video technology had been in use. Italy definitely got screwed and I'm not sure who else. When you realise that FIFA need the host nations to survive until the later rounds to ensure healthy gate receipts then you have to question some of the 'strange' refereeing decisions.

Let's see how far South Africa go next summer.

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