Saturday, November 01, 2008

Mae Jo Golf Club @ Chiangmai

This club is located north of Chiangmai and also near Mae Jo University which is about 30 minutes drive from Chiangmai city.
A simple club house of contemporary Lanna style.
Along the fairways you can see a lot of local fruit trees like Longan, Lychee, Pomelo and Tangerine. We had to weathered a little bit of Chiangmai rain and while waiting the rain to stop we enjoyed the taste of Tangerine. My ball was resting ideally on a perfect fairway of Zoysia grass waiting to be blasted. CC Lee teeing off likes a pro. My score for the day was 98 strokes from 50 from 1st Nine and 48 from the subsequent nine. As far as the Match play is concerned I beat CC Lee at this final round of this tour. This beautiful bungalow belongs to the owner of this golf course. Beside local fruit trees there are a lot of flowering trees at this course making this golf very scenic. I would rate this golf course the 2nd best among the 3 courses we played for time. One for the album. At a tricky hole no.12 Time to take the challenge despite all the warning sign board...

Friday, October 31, 2008

2nd Day Foods in Chiangmai

Before we proceeded for our second round of golf we had to refuel our tummies as we needed the fuel for walking another 18 holes. We went to the food court of Central Airport Plaza for some Thai local foods. Stewed pork and egg with rice “Kao Kha Moo” with additional pork trotter,the lady preparing our Kao Kha Moo, spicy papaya salad called “Som Thum”, curry mee or “Kao Soi”. Not in picture were mango with glutinous rice and the wonderful passion fruit shake.

Our urge for food began after the tired game @ Royal Chiangmai Golf Resort and looking forward for free foods at the club house.
We were told by a pleasant lady that Mr. Varin (the owner of the golf course) celebrates his birthday every October 31 and if you want to enjoy golf at Royal Chiangmai and have free food and drinks come exactly on this date of the year. The nice lady also told us that the food stalls at the function were the best and famous operators found in Chiangmai. BBQ pork.The chicken rice corner. The fish ball noodle corner. There were also Thai satay, Thai PohPiah and the PohPiah stand. Coconut Ice cream. The flower arrangement of “Happy” with candles was awaiting to be officiated by Mr. Varin. We left without witnessing the event as it was getting late.

Royal Chaingmai Golf

A new and rather unique buggy seen at the porch of the Club House. A view within the club house. Ready to roll for action at Tee Box No. 1. Distance markers of 150 yards is of this kind 2 layered shrubs and 100 yard of a Casuarina tree.
This course is not as well maintained as Chiangmai Highland the fairway appears more like rough than it should be and the green fee is expensive compare to others in Chiangmai, guess it carries a strong brand name of Royal Chiangmai and also it's long established. At hole No.17 Par 3, a very scenic view and has to across a huge water before the green. Slightly jam up at the putting green, time to rest the leg muscles.Today we were playing with an additional mate from Kuala Lumpur of a 24 handicapper whom was enjoying all the way.
My game today is not as good as yesterday, 46 & 50 strokes on the respective nines. There was a game match play with CC Lee from Day 1. Today's game I was down to him, therefore all square as todate. We will see how it goes tomorrow. We were told by our caddies that there will be free food and drinks at 5.30pm as it's the birthday of the owner, Mr. Varin Pulsirivong. We took the opportunity to attend the function and had a good time from the free food.This fruit found at this Hole 17 as I can remembered was introduced by a caddy during my last visit here and this the plant that bears this fruit. At last, we reched the last hole and it's time to rest.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

First Day Foods at Chiangmai

Thai Chicken Rice "cow mun guy" at this Old Chiangmai Square at this corner shop somwhere near this street.Then we proceed to try the Thai favourite fish ball noodle at the next door. After the golf we went over to Alan a Malaysian friend's massage shop and had simple Thai foods with him at a corner shop just a few doors away from his. Thai fried Kuey Teow, a bowl of pork soup and wanton. A plate of Lakna which I forget to snap it. Of course the best was the bottle of Gold Label Johnny Walker 18 years old...