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Club News

The PPWF will be holding their next meeting on February 8th at 19:00 hours. The group will first visit the Royal Garden Spa, then from there they will pay a visit to Johnny Live where one lucky girl will receive a completely “new head”. Dinner will be held afterwards at the Benihana Japanese Restaurant.

Events

Don’t forget the Cyclo Dash & Children Fair on February 5th from 9:00 a.m. at St. Andrews School. First, it will be a lot of fun; second, the money they raise will go to help the Camillian Center and in particular to get medicine for a little girl, called Maria, who was born with HIV. A free bus service will be provided from Delaney’s leaving at 7:00 a.m. to the school, returning at 4:00 p.m.; admission to the fair is 20 baht for adults and free for children. Of course, the Delaney’s tent at the fair will be open all day.

Happy Family Hour every Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at BJ’s Restaurant on the corner of Beach Road & Sri Nakorn Center. These special events are held to further the cause of harmony, understanding and charity!

Entertainment

The Captain’s Corner Steakhouse now has Live Music every evening from 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. Mr. Benjamin plays soft and popular piano tunes and sings some great Spanish songs - just perfect for a candlelight dinner or private parties! For table reservations call 364 318 or get picked up within the Pattaya & Jomtien area by their mini bus service.

Food & Drink

Samsara offers promotions to help you enjoy your lifestyle. 3-course Set-Lunch, 7 days a week from 11:30 - 15:00 at 195 baht net. Daily Bayside BBQ 17:30 - 23:00 for 250 baht net and at the daily Happy Hour “All U can drink” Heineken draft for 195 Baht net. Good lifestyle can be inexpensive! Tel. 710822.

Two days left (Feb. 4th & 5th) to try out the best of cuisine from Spain and Portugal at the Montien Hotel. The food is prepared by Iberian Chef “Pepe”, the winner of 9 Michelin Gold Medals! Venga y pruebelo (come and taste it)!

Enjoy international specialties with the choice of dining in the open-air or in air-con at Butcher Hans Restaurant in Sunee Plaza. Try the famous “Shoulder Ham” and home-style potato salad plus coleslaw for only 195 baht! Or try the delicious Quiche Lorraine! Give ‘em a call at 426045.

Tropic Restaurant, located on Naklua Road, is offering a special business lunch for 140 baht and up. If you can’t make it for lunch - pay a visit in the evenings! For reservations call 370731.

The beautifully decorated Paradise Restaurant, located on 2nd Road opp. the Royal Garden Plaza, offers a lunch and dinner food-promotion “Taste of Switzerland”, featuring Cordon Bleu, Braised Beef Roulade, Marinated Pork Zurich Style and many more dishes, from February 4th until 13th. Give Hans a call to reserve your table, tel. 723177.

Chinese New Year Celebrations

Chinese New Year on February 5th will be celebrated everywhere in town. Here are places where the Year of the Dragon will be welcomed in with style:

The Amari Orchid Resort welcomes in the Chinese New Year in traditional Chinese style, so much so, in fact, those who attend will believe they are in China. Many different kinds of entertainment are on offer including fireworks, cabaret, spectacular Dragon Dance and a delicious international buffet. All for 800 baht per person – starts at 7:00 p.m. Call for reservations at 428161 or 428323.

Pattaya’s Central Festival Center in North Pattaya (near Big C), invites all to be thrilled by the dances of the grandest and most magnificent Royal Dragon in Thailand. The festivities will start at 4:00 p.m. and will last until 8:00 p.m.

The Montien Hotel is having its Lion Dance Show plus a Buffet Dinner at the Verandah Coffee Shop from 7:00 p.m. onwards. Price is 499 ++, children 1/2 price. Marco Polo Chinese Restaurant is having a special Chinese Food Promotion from February 1st through February 15th.

Celebrate Chinese New Year at Ripley’s World at the Royal Garden Plaza, and receive free “Angpao”. With every purchase of a combo ticket on the 5th of February you will receive free Angpao and get a chance to win numerous gifts and participate in many Believe It Or Not! activities. With just one combo ticket for 280 baht (regularly 400 baht) you can enter Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Museum, the 3-D Ripley’s Motion Master, and the Laser Trek. For more info call Rapheephan Angsusingh, PR Mgr, tel. 710294-8 ext. 346.

A Gala Buffet Dinner with a wide range of sumptuous Chinese dishes, complemented by live music and other exciting entertainment including height-defying acrobats performing an impressive lion dance will be held at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort at the poolside. Price B 888 ++. Starts at 19:00 hours. Please reserve in advance, tel. 250421.

Royal Garden Resort gives you a chance to experience this most celebrated Chinese festival with a delicious Chinese buffet, prepared by their Hong Kong chef, plus a variety of entertainment including a special Lion Dance performance. Price is 600 ++ for adults, 1/2 price for children. For reservations call 412120-3.

The Green Bottle Pub & Restaurant is celebrating Chinese New Year on February 5th with all night special offers – buy 1 bottle of ‘Chivas’ and get 1 bottle free, or buy 1 bottle of any whiskey and get a special 10% discount. Funny games and draw prizes every hour, plus special prices for food & drink. Live music. Open from 7 p.m. – 3 a.m.

The Pacific Park Sriracha is holding a very special Chinese New Year celebration starting at 8:00 a.m. when dragon dancers offer sacrifices and blessings to their ancestors at the praying hall. At 9:00 a.m. the parade starts there through Sukhumvit Road to Pacific Park. Highlight is a Dragon Dance from 12:30 to 13:30. The dragon is 45 meters long and it takes 300 people to perform this dance. In the evening at 19:00 hours a Chinese dinner is on the schedule complimented by a lion and dragon show. On the same day, February 5th, the Pacific Park is holding a “Pacific Funny China Kid’s Party”. The Pacific Park is very busy these days, since on February 5th a Trade Fair starts, which will last for 1 month, until March 5th.

The Thai Garden Resort offers a mouth-watering Chinese/International BBQ buffet plus a spectacular Chinese Acrobatic Dragon Show, from 7:00 p.m. onwards around the pool for baht 590. Reserve in advance with Marion, tel. 370614-6.

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Updated by Chinnaporn Sangwanlek, assisted by Boonsiri Suansuk.