Why do I live in HH?

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 New Readers Start Here, Bangkoks Traffic About to get Even Worse, Why Politicians Don't Do What's Needed to Ease Traffic Congestion, a Package Tour for Those Immune to Smog, Heat and Danger, Japan Schools Less Industrious Than Hua Hin's, and Another Week Gone and I'm Still Here! (June 17th 2009)
 A Painful Relocation, a "Tale of 2 Cities", Thailand Tries to Lure the MICE Business Back, and the Natural Joys of Khao Sam Roi Yot. (June 10th 2009)
 Teaching Thais to Handle Conflict, the Tourist Who Did NOT Die From H1N1 Flu, Tourists to be Insured Against Airport Invasions, a Foreign HH Resident's Wish List, and Writing the Blog From Afar. (June 3rd, 2009)
 Shocked by my own Mortality, Jazz in Hua Hin – Must be June, the Rainy Season Arrives, Hua Hin's Latest Chain Hotel, Thailand's Endearing Lack of Global Importance, and a Return to Japan Coming Soon. (May 27th 2009)
 An Unwelcome But Familiar visitor, Thailand Sweeps the Board at golf championships, Professional Snooker Returns to Hua Hin, Local Nuns Busy Helping Southern Tsunami Victims, and a Mexican Flu False Alarm. (May 21st 2009)
 Careless neighbours Rob Me of my Dog, 100 Candles on Hua Hin's Cake, Thailand Goes back to School, and the Sacred Oxen's Choice of Food Bodes Well for Thailand (May 13th 2009)
  Back in Bed in Bangkok, Medical Tourism Still Keeping Busy, Why Not Use the Hospital Next Door, the Worst Kind of Conman, and Caveat emptor -- Especially Out Here! (May 6th 2009)
  A Month of Holidays, Mr C Makes an Inconvenient Comeback, Early Rain on the Improved Road, HH's Cinderella Neighbour, Japanese Visitors, Discount Time for Thai Holidays, and Swine Flu v Food Poisoning! (April 29th, 2009)
  An Unexpected Hospital Stay, How Songkran and Road Carnage Go Together, Boxing and Muay Thai, On The (improved) Road to HH, Chinese v Thai Railways, My Neighbours Garden Antics, and Expensive Bad TV! (April 22nd, 2009)
  How a Few Idiots Tried Again to Wreck Their Country, A Happy and Wet Songkran in HH (and Why It's Wet), Hua Hin Hopalongs Keep the Wooden Spoon, And the Party of the Year Reveals the Joys of Living in Asia! (April 15th, 2009)
  How Some Tourists Ignore Their Mirrors, HH Cricket Returns, Protecting Local Fishermen, Official Plans for HH Beach, And Prepare for a LONG Weekend as Songkran is Coming (Wear Something Washable)! (April 8th, 2009)
  All Fools or Civil Servants Day, Local Boy Does Well (Golf-wise), Thai Rugby Women Show Up Male Counterparts, Running Up Mountains in the Hot Season, Foam Baths and Jazz Festivals, and a Month of Long Weekends! (April 1st, 2009)
  Japan/Hong Kong Versus HH, Immigration -- My New Neighbours, HH Golf Gets Serious, Citibank Recognises HH, and a Theatrical Arrival! (March 25th, 2009)
  Hua Hin Loses an Air Link But Gains Another, Cost of Asean Bash, Foreigners Try to Keep Immigration Downtown, Happy Birthday Hua Hin, and 'Bon Voyage' Blogger!  (March 11th, 2009)
  HH Gets Ready for Asean, an Exemplary Dentist, Thailand's Colourful Demos, a Long Hot Summer Ahead and Lunch Amongst the Vines! (February 25th, 2009)
How Immigration Helps Attract Foreign Visitors by Closing HH Office, Finding a Good Dentist in HH, the 'Elite' Card Sinks as Expected, HH's Buoyant Land Prices, and 'Jazz in the Vineyard'! (February 17th, 2009)
St. Valentine's Day (But Which One), the Hot Season Comes Early for Some, a Round-up of Hua Hin News, the Municipality Hits the Road, Why Marry in HH, and Travels to Soi 102, Bangkok and Japan (February 9th, 2009)
Thailand's Emptying Hospitals, Local Parks, A New Restaurant and Beer, Long Boat Races, The Benefits of the Asean Shindig, and 'Aunty Beeb's' Inane Offerings (February 3rd, 2009)
Thailand's Hidden Chinese, the Wisdom of Avoiding Thai Incarceration, Using a Song Thew, Why Pay Extra for Foreign Electrical Appliances, and Hua Hin's Most Famous Statue! (January 27th, 2009)
Thailand's 'Winter' Eases, How Bad Manners Can Land You in Jail, Where to Lodge Visiting VIPs and Hangers On, The Poor Man at (Nearly) My Gate, And America 'Under New Management'! (January 20th, 2009)

HH Gets Some Winter Weather, Critics to be Viewed as Security Risks, HH to be Invaded by Politicians and Journalists, And HH's Popularity with European Property Buyers and Supermodels! (January 13th, 2009)

Thailand's Painless Driving Test, Living in HH Not As Crazy As Some Might Think, HH's Non-English Speaking Farangs, The Non-Antarctic Winter Continues, and Our Ominous Vanishing Undergrowth! (January 6th, 2009)

Off to Bangkok Again, Immigration Helping Thai Tourism NOT, Bangkokian 4x4s, & Thailand's Disabling Traffic! (Dec 30th, 2008)

HH's Council Actually Doing Something Useful, Parochial Internet Radio, New PM's Plans, Fortune Favours THE Brave Tourists, and Some Local Businesses Who Shouldn't be on Your Christmas Card List! (Dec 23rd, 2008)

Thailand's New Geordie Etonian PM, Facing the Thai 'Winter' Without Electricity, HH's New Nightclub, TV for Schools From HH, A Teenage Girl Beats the Boys at Golf, and Next Week's Blog Might be Early/Late! (Dec 16th, 2008)

PAD-Induced Unemployment on the Rise, Thailand's Saviour Might be a Geordie, HH's Annual Vintage Car Jamboree, The Economist Breaks the Rules, and A Deputy Mayor Answers (?) Some Residents' Questions! (Dec 9th, 2008)

"Dying to Spite the Graveyard", HH's Airport Springs Back into Life, Enjoying Boerewors With Some Cosmopolitan invitees, and Preparing for a Distinctly Non-White Christmas! (Dec 2nd, 2008)

Problems Reading This Blog, Planned Improvements for HH, The Local Property Market, News From The Hua Hin Golf Scene, and My Adopted Hometown Gets Festive! (Nov. 25th, 2008)

Farewell to a Beloved Princess, Invasion of the VIPs, The Benefits of a Tourism Downturn, Thailand Gets Out the Winter Woollies, a Local Magazine's Strange Choice of Photo, and You-Know-What is Coming! (Nov. 18th, 2008)

'On the Road to Bangkok' Again, The Rainy Season Hits Back, Former PM Passport Shopping, Thailand's Royal Yachtsman, Loy Krathong is Here Again, The Aussies are Coming, and Lest We Forget! (Nov. 10th, 2008)

The Joys of November, HH's Food Festival, Big Time Golf is Coming, 'On Your Bike' Time, Britain's Voteless Expats, and Hua Hin in Africa! (Nov. 4th, 2008)

a Wet (inside and out) Oktoberfest, Local Gendarmes Feeling the Pinch, Financial Crisis Hits Thailand (Making it Even Cheaper), Thai Cabin Crew Flying High Without a Plane, and Signs of Hua Hin's Improved Bakery Situation! (Oct. 28th, 2008)

Timing Political Assassinations, 'lèse-majesté' as a Political Weapon, My Old College Getting 'Kathoey Friendly', and Vote for 'Thailand's Top Destination' – So Long as You Vote Like They Do! (Oct. 21st, 2008)

Getting Back into Shape, a Nice New Restaurant, Banning Booze on Holidays (no joke), a New Hotel Coming to Hua Hin – and Happy to be Dull! (Oct. 14th, 2008)

Local Internet Woes, Another New Tesco, the Joys of Conversation, Keeping Fit in Hua Hin and Easily-Scared Journalists and Diplomats. (Oct. 7th, 2008)

Within (And How to Communicate With) Thailand's Finest, Army Bases as a Tourist Attraction,  the Bangkok Sevens, HH's Oldest English Periodical Shows Its Age, and Thailand's Munificent School Holidays. ( (Sept. 30th, 2008)

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