MontanaRon » sports http://montanaron.com/wordpress Just another ordinary English teacher eclectic expat blog about nothing in particular. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:57:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Vientiane Boat Racing Festival http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/10/17/vientiane-boat-racing-festival-2610 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/10/17/vientiane-boat-racing-festival-2610#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:46:34 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2610 The Vientiane Dragon Boat Racing Festival is one of the events marking the end of the Buddhist Lent period, which is called Ork Punsa in Laos and Thailand (read about it at the Buddhism Inter blog, at this Laos travel blog, or at Lao Voices). The race was held this past Thursday, Oct. 13th, along [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/10/17/vientiane-boat-racing-festival-2610/feed 0 Early NASCAR at Daytona Beach http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2010/03/13/early-nascar-at-daytona-beach-1584 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2010/03/13/early-nascar-at-daytona-beach-1584#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:14:23 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=1584 I used to be a huge fan of the American auto racing series, NASCAR. I’m not anymore, due to a variety of reasons, chief of which is that it’s just become too corporate and buttoned-down for my taste; too controlled, in my opinion. I first started to enjoy the races in the late 1970s, when [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2010/03/13/early-nascar-at-daytona-beach-1584/feed 0 Yeosu Golf Course Update http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2010/01/23/yeosu-golf-course-update-1322 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2010/01/23/yeosu-golf-course-update-1322#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:37:00 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=1322 About a year ago I wrote about the new golf course being shaped from the hills across from the university campus. Well, it’s tee time! Yes, the course opened recently, and, despite the chilly, windy weather, it’s seen some action. Here’s one of the photos I posted last February of the construction.

Here’s what [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2010/01/23/yeosu-golf-course-update-1322/feed 0 Soccer Match and Some Photos http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/12/15/1266-1266 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/12/15/1266-1266#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:11:07 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=1266 Well, it was pretty quiet last night after the Laos-Malaysia soccer match. Yes, unfortunately, Laos got beat 3-1. Malaysia scored about 15 minutes into the game on a spectacular over-the-head scissors kick. It stayed that way until the second half, when Laos put on charge after charge toward the Malaysia goal. They finally broke through [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/12/15/1266-1266/feed 0 I’m Outta Here http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/12/11/im-outta-here-1253 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/12/11/im-outta-here-1253#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:14:39 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=1253 As I wrote in the previous post, I’ll be heading up to Incheon Airport tonight, on my way to Laos. I don’t know how often I’ll be able to post in the next three weeks, but if past actions are any indication, it won’t be often. I always have good intentions to keep the blog [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/12/11/im-outta-here-1253/feed 1 Laos Pride http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/12/09/1231-1231 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/12/09/1231-1231#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:41:29 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=1231 I just called my friend Nai in Laos. The entire family was gathered around the TV, watching the opening ceremonies of the Southeast Asia games and they (and probably most of Laos) were very excited about the event. As far as I know, Laos has never hosted anything like this before, so the country has [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/12/09/1231-1231/feed 0 Laos News (On the Good Side) http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/10/07/laos-news-on-the-good-side-453 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/10/07/laos-news-on-the-good-side-453#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:03:15 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=453 There were a couple of nice things that happened in Laos this past Sunday. First, Nai told me that his village was having a big celebration that night for a couple of reasons. The Laos soccer team, in an exhibition match prior to the upcoming South East Asia games, knocked off the Thai team 3-0 [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/10/07/laos-news-on-the-good-side-453/feed 0 Golfing in Yeosu http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/golfing-in-yeosu-408 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/golfing-in-yeosu-408#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:28:34 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=408 Work continues on the new golf course across the valley from the campus. Right now it’s a real eyesore and from what I hear, many people in Yeosu, including a large percentage of golfers, opposed its creation. As you can see below, half a mountainside is being altered, for good or bad, to make [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/02/02/golfing-in-yeosu-408/feed 5 The Faster I Go, The Behinder I Get http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2008/05/31/the-faster-i-go-the-behinder-i-get-377 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2008/05/31/the-faster-i-go-the-behinder-i-get-377#comments Sat, 31 May 2008 09:44:14 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=377 Well, it seems that way; at the least, I’m always a week late in my posts here. Anyway, last Sunday was a great day, as far as sports go, at the Weekend Office. I watched the Yanks score 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to win their 5th straight game, 6-5 over [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2008/05/31/the-faster-i-go-the-behinder-i-get-377/feed 0 Boat Race http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2007/10/28/boat-race-323 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2007/10/28/boat-race-323#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:40:38 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=323 I forgot to mention in my previous post that I talked to my friend Nai in Laos this morning (Sunday night there) and his village’s boat racing team won the big race in Vientiane yesterday for the 3rd straight year. I wish I were there to celebrate with the locals, but congratulations to them. Here’s [...] Related posts:
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