Pool billiards in Thailand
Since I live in Thailand I passionately practice a new hobby, namely pool billiards. It is extremely popular in this country where you can play it almost anywhere, in bars, restaurants or pool halls.
Where is she?
As a part-time Thailand resident, I would now be packing my suitcase to travel to Thailand for the next three months. Okay, through fifteen days of seclusion and the necessary paperwork, I could still go to my house in the Isaan. But I doubt. Perhaps a miracle will happen in October and the fifteen days of seclusion will be shortened to….?
A Thai dilemma
Gringo frequents Megabreak, a pool hall in Pattaya. In addition to the regular players, many tourists come to the pool hall who want to play a game or just have a drink. So nothing spectacular and no significant incidents of any kind occur. Until last week. Gringo sketches a “drama” as a one-act play.
Pool hall Megabreak in Pattaya opens again!
After being closed for more than 6 months, the doors of the popular pool hall Megabreak will open again for pool enthusiasts.
Belgian winner Megabreak pool billiards tournament
You may know that one of my hobbies here in Pattaya is pool billiards, which I practice in Megabreak Poolhall and also help organize the tournaments there. Last year we had about 150 again, because three times a week there is the possibility to participate in a tournament.
Reader Submission: 'Not everything has changed in Thailand'
I have enjoyed coming to Thailand a number of times a year for ten years now. Usually stay in and around Soi Buakhao in Pattaya. The hotel price hasn't changed much now 500 baht for the night this time.
The same holiday destination in Thailand every year
The website of a Dutch newspaper recently featured a nice story about Dutch people who spend their holidays at the same destination every year. That could be a campsite on the Veluwe, an apartment on the Costa del Sol or a caravan somewhere in the south of France.
The Thai toss method
In pool billiards and other billiard variants, it must be determined who will shoot first. This can be done with a coin cross or coin (in Thailand king or temple), but in tournaments the winner of the coin toss is determined by a first punch of both players.
Pool billiards in Pattaya and Bangkok
In many of my articles on this blog you may have read that I practice my hobby of pool billiards, which I learned in Thailand, in Megabreak Poolhall in Soi Diana, Pattaya. It's a fun pastime and I recommend you come and see it at least once and maybe it's also an opportunity for you to play a game, either recreationally or in a tournament setting.
Football joy in Megabreak pool hall
Gringo has been coming to this pool hall for years to organize a pool billiards tournament with English friends three times a week. At the weekend we follow all kinds of sporting events on large TV screens, including the Premier League of England, while I keep a close eye on developments in the Dutch football league. All decisions of this season in England and the Netherlands are not yet known, but we already had something to celebrate.
Reader question: Who knows an address for a pool cue in Pattaya?
I pool almost every day. My preferred bars for this are the Kilkellybar in LK-Metro and the Puy bar (first floor) in New Plaza. But the pool selection available appears to be of poor quality, especially in the Puy bar.
For the members of the Dutch Association Thailand Hua Hin/Cha-am there will be another fun pool evening at Say Cheese in Hua Hin on March 19.
Gringo's week
Regular readers of Thailand blog have known him for a long time: Gringo (not his real name). He writes about Pattaya, food, dating, mountain biking; basically about any subject that comes his way. But he had never written De Week. Until today.
Miss Megabreak 2011
No, Miss Megabreak 2011 is not a winner of a beauty pageant, where a number of lovely and beautiful ladies parade in front of a jury. Miss Megabreak 2011 is the winner of the annual big pool billiards tournament, which will be played this year on Saturday 3 December at the Megabreak Poolhall in Soi Diana Pattaya.
Ladies night at Megabreak
In April of this year I wrote an article about pool billiards in Thailand and in particular about the ins and outs in the Megabreak pool hall in Soi Diana (Pattaya). I also told about the different tournaments that we organize there every week. Three general tournaments 9- and 10-ball, in which both regular guests and tourists participate. The participation is international, because the players come from 10 to 15 countries. Then on Tuesday…