Hua Hin: Three candidates, so far, up for mayoral election

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Hua Hin: Three candidates, so far, up for mayoral election

 

Picture: Ban Muang

 

Ban Muang were in Hua Hin yesterday for the first day of registration of candidates for the position of mayor and civic councillors. 

 

Three big teams arrived.

 

There was former mayor Noppaporn "Mayor Nui" Wutthikul and his team of experienced councillors.

 

Then there was Than "Pui" Ornsuwan with his team of councillors, mostly experienced too.

 

Finally there was Udorn "Kung" Orlasan who was mostly surrounded by new faces. 

 

Picture: Ban Muang

 

Local officials outlined the rules then to much cheering from the gathered throngs numbers were assigned to the candidates in a draw. Pui got #1, Kung #2 and Nui #3.

 

At least two others are expected to apply before the Friday deadline. 

 

Source: Ban Muang

 

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[NCC1701A]

reminds me of one of my favorite TV shows, The Prisoner from 1967:

 

"Number 6 is urged by yet another new Number 2 to run for his office in the forthcoming elections. Number 6 is surprised to hear that the Village even has elections but after some consideration, agrees. His platform is a radical one, posing all of the questions that he would like to have answered: where are they, why are they there, who is Number 1. His campaign seems to be popular with the residents but after questioning by a Village council, he is brainwashed into spouting the standard 'lines' and maintaining the status quo."

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0679179/plotsummary

Edited February 9, 2021 by NCC1701A

[sirocco]

Well, we haven't finished seeing them roaming the streets of HH, but in photos, and the loudspeaker yelling on the roof of the van.

[PatOngo]

Come on NCC1701A, we're counting on you to win the position, restore some credibility to the area! 

[NCC1701A]

3 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

Come on NCC1701A, we're counting on you to win the position, restore some credibility to the area! 

here is clip from my campaign:

 

 

[Phuketshrew]

There seems to be growing support for a 4th candidate:

[PETERTHEEATER]

2 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Come on NCC1701A, we're counting on you to win the position, restore some credibility to the area! 

Let's  get that Lotus Elite on the road!

[bluesofa]

7 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

reminds me of one of my favorite TV shows, The Prisoner from 1967:

 

"Number 6 is urged by yet another new Number 2 to run for his office in the forthcoming elections. Number 6 is surprised to hear that the Village even has elections but after some consideration, agrees. His platform is a radical one, posing all of the questions that he would like to have answered: where are they, why are they there, who is Number 1. His campaign seems to be popular with the residents but after questioning by a Village council, he is brainwashed into spouting the standard 'lines' and maintaining the status quo."

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0679179/plotsummary

I too was a fan of The Prisoner. The first time I saw it was in the mid 1970s when it was shown again on UK TV.

I've got the entire series on my PC. I've been to Portmeirion and stayed in the village.

 

There's a programme I haven't seen before - 'The Prisoner - behind the scenes' on youtube. It appears to have been produced recently (in the past twenty years!) I'm just about to watch it now.

[Bangyai]

16 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

I've got the entire series on my PC. I've been to Portmeirion and stayed in the village.

 

I stayed there in a cottage for a couple nights with two Thai girls about 37 years ago. Nice weekend that was.

 

The buffet breakfast overlooking the estuary was very nice.

 

We went to a couple of pubs in the area and upon entering everyone was speaking Welsh. As soon as I opened my mouth with English all heads turned to look at us. It was like something out of the straw dogs movie.

 

We found a quiet corner and started chatting in Thai and that really did it.

It felt like we were progressing from Straw Dogs to the Wicker Man. We drank up sharpish and returned to the safety of our little cottage.

 

Until recently The Prisoner was still viewable on YouTube. Every episode.

 

 

 

Edited February 9, 2021 by Bangyai