Turn your food into masterpieces! Learn the Traditional Thai art of Fruit Carving in peaceful surroundings. Call Pamela at the Bell Restaurant & Coffee Shop on 01-812 4582 for more information.

Learn Thai Culinary every Monday, Wednesday & Friday at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort, Royal Wing. Course includes lunch, ingredients, menus, recipes and a special gift. Contact Guest Relations on 250 421 Ext. 2007-37 for reservations.

Globe Trotters Children’s Club will have their meetings for September on the 15th and 29th at the Amari from 3:30 p.m. onwards. For more details contact Ann Suttie on 237 204.

The Tahitian Queen 2 (Soi B.J. South Pattaya) will be holding a Welcome to TQ2 Party at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday September 23rd for new partner Alan. TQ2 will have hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken fingers, and french-fries free all night for well wishers. There will also be dance shows at midnight and 1:00 a.m., with lucky number drawings every hour. A pull of the TQ2 horn during Happy Hour gets you 15 Kamikaze shooters for the price of 10!

Wednesday is Ladies night at Henry J. Bean’s! And don’t forget the Ribs n’ Wings promotion - with every dish ordered from the Ribs n’ Wings menu you’ll receive a free Carlsberg draught or a Coke. In September only, don’t miss it!

Planet Rock, Soi Pattayaland 2’s swingin’est nightclub has been packing in the customers nightly with their new variety entertainment policy. Dancers, special contests and even magic shows each night. It’s a new idea for Pattaya and worth a visit. Planet Rock is an upmarket nightclub/disco and Pattayaland 2, the new funland, with bright neon lights like Broadway, is located between the Walking Street and Royal Garden Plaza.

If you enjoy music and the sweet sound of piano, don’t miss the Atrium Cafe in the Ambassador City Jomtien Hotel. The Atrium Cafe is located in the lobby of the Ocean Wing, serving Thai and Western dishes with a dynamic singer and musician entertaining nightly except Wednesday. 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Sunday – Thursday; 8:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. Friday & Saturday.

This month at the Montien Hotel Pattaya, come in and taste one of the various rice dishes available from around the world at La Mer Restaurant’s Rice Succulent Staple Sensation. At the Marco Polo Chinese Restaurant this month, there’s nothing like Clay Pot Cooking to bring out the flavour of a great Cantonese dish. You won’t be disappointed. Try dining A La Mexico this month at the Verandah Coffee Shop. If you like spicy Mexican Food try the set menu for lunch or dinner. Arreeba! Areeba! Don’t miss the huge international buffet every Saturday night from 6pm to 10pm. For reservations phone 428 155 ext. 1620.

Cafe New Orleans has expanded it’s highly successful Weekend All You Can Eat BBQ Festival. Now you have more choices with the addition of All you can eat BBQ Chicken and BBQ Fish, in addition to their famous “fallin’ off the bone” Baby Back Ribs. The festival is available every Saturday and Sunday, from 12 noon to 4 pm. In addition to the ribs, chicken and fish, you can also eat unlimited quantities of soup, salad, pasta and garlic bread. Priced at B265, the BBQ Festival is considered one of Pattaya’s best values. Cafe New Orleans is located on Soi Pattayaland 2 between the Royal Garden Plaza and the Walking Street.

Sher ‘E’ Punjab invites everyone for an Exotic Indian Buffet by Candlelight every Friday from 6pm to 11pm for only 245 baht net. For reservations call 364 218. There’s plenty of parking. Coming Soon - Sher ‘E’ Punjab II on Beach Road near Mike Shopping Mall.

Calm the Mind and Heal the Body with Chi Gong, the ancient Chinese healing martial art. Every Sunday, Monday & Tuesday mornings at 11am, and 19.45 on Monday’s at the Dusit Resort Sports Club. Call 425 611-7 ext. 2226 for more details.

The Sport Center of the Ambassador City Jomtien Hotel offers massage service for in-house and public guests. The service includes physical and oil massage at 400-450 baht/hour. For more information call 255 501 ext. 1602.