New Year in Hua Hin and a bit of Tennis as well.
 

A belated Happy New Year to all!

Just got back from Hua Hin and want to share some pictures from the beach and an exhibition tennis match.

Enjoy!

http://khun-pook.smugmug.com/Holiday...838232_xhAmt/1

Good pictures Pook. Thanks for sharing. Looks like a lot of fun AND nice and warm. Would rather be in Hau Hin than shoveling snow!

Glad you like them Karen. Now I'm getting bombarded with messages on smugmug from the Maria Sharapova fan site!!

They would rather have you than her :). Not that I blame them.

Great pictures and Happy New Year

Thanks for sharing your photos!

Even though we haven't had snow like Karen and Bob, I'd rather be in the warmth of Thailand than the cold rain of Seattle.

Thanks Nywoman. You don't like her? She was nice but kind of quiet and she played very well. Venus on the other hand was very friendly and love mingling with her fans.

Kathie,

It seems that after you had left Bangkok the weather keep getting warmer. Snow I like but cold rain yuk!!

Pook-I gather that Ms. Williams and Ms. Sharapova let the restraining orders expire. We can't see the bodyguards in the pictures. Good job.

fantastic shots, especially the action ones....the one of the boy jumping off the wave runner is fantastic...

Thanks Bob.

Andy - the bodyguards were kind of short but they were there!

yours or hers??

Great pics....nice clear action shots too!!

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing that great slide show! I saw some familiar faces in there... Looks like you all had a terrific time.

Happy New Year.

Carol

Thank you all for the complements.

Carol,

Good eyes!

I'm sorry guys but my pictures are being reproduced by several websites without my permission so I'm taking them offline.

I can see why. Tennis porn!

LAleslie - what?

Well, those shots of Maria from ALL angles, and sweaty and svelte. I can see why men are copying them madly.

The curse of a beautiful and talented woman!

Haunaman- I didn't know you were a tennis person. Do you by chance know the American guy in Chang Mai who has the big tennis training center? I can't recall his name at the moment, but he is one of my brother's best friends.

Only asking, since you have the connection with other members of our family! Had dinner with Clint the other night, and we had a good laugh over his meeting with Kuranosuke at your party last year!

Hi Lcuy,

I'm sorry lcuy but I don't know any tennis school in Chiang Mai. I like to watch a lot of sports(Formula 1, tennis, soccer, NFL, NBA etc..) and if I get a chance to watch a top athlete or event I would go immediately.

Please tell Clint I said hello and when will he be back in Thailand?

Lcuy - is this it?: http://tennis.premcenter.org/content/staff.html

dear hanuman
please tell me the hotel near hospital in Huahin you mentioned-thanks a lot

Hanumand- Remembered his name and then googled it. My brother's friend is Ric Fowler and the center is in Chiang Rai:

http://www.ricofoundation.org/

(that should have said Hanuman..)

bevzy,

You never did say which hospital you would like to be near to so I did not look for you. I still suggest that you get a hotel close to or withing an easy walking distant to the Hua Hin beach. Don't know your budget either so it will be very hard to recommend anything.