The PILC Christmas Lunch will be held on November 28 at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort. The early date was set to avoid a clash with celebrations for the birthday of His Majesty the King. Please reserve in advance at tel. 306150 or 251018.

If you’d like to Sponsor an Orphan for the Sunday Pok้mon Brunch Party at the Thai Garden Resort, call Onno at 370 614-8. The buffet is only 199 baht per child including magic shows, games and prizes. The Thai Garden Resort would like to extend their thanks to all sponsors.

Blue Stone Kids, the newest adventure club in Pattaya for kids aged 7 to 13, happens every Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and features activities such as horse riding, golf, swimming, table tennis and lots of other fun and games. The monthly registration fee of 2,800 baht includes kids buffet. For more information call Loren on 01-864 3477 or just drop into the Thai Garden Resort.

Orders are now being taken at Pat’s Pies for Xmas. Cooked turkeys, Xmas puddings, honey roast hams, sweet mince pies. Full Christmas dinners delivered to your home. Also, book now for Xmas Dinner at Pat’s Supper Room. Get 4 courses & glass of port for 690 baht.

O-La-La, the newest place in town to eat, meet and play is still serving up their famous flamb้ pepper steaks in Soi 7... but now they have added “dinner specials” to their menu. Enjoy a “great value for money” hot dinner for only 150 baht every night of the week. Don’t forget their daily happy hours from 5-7 p.m. where a beer and pizza goes for an amazing 140 baht!

Visit the newly opened Hibachi Restaurant and Bar at Jomtien Beach opposite the police box for a different dining experience - tabletop Bar-B-Q’s and fondues with a variety of quality meats and seafood and a selection of delicious starters and desserts. Hibachi is now offering Daily Specials cooked for you on our Bar-B-Que and a selection of Thai dishes, all at very reasonable prices. Standard spirits are 58 baht for doubles (50ml).

The Paradise Grill and Caf้ now has a new improved lunch menu featuring 10 new salad dishes and many more mouthwatering delights. Call 723 177 for reservations.

Make Greg’s Kitchen your choice for lunch/dinner on Christmas Day. Tickets now on sale. Reserve your table early! Call 361 227.

Christmas Greetings! The Montien Hotel Pattaya’s La Mer Restaurant has prepared a truly festive Christmas Eve dinnertime celebration for all guests this year with a fabulous multi-course festive banquet, live music, traditional carols, and gifts for all the children from Santa Claus! Meanwhile, a traditional feast awaits at the Verandah Coffee Shop for the while family on December 24 and 25. Not forgetting our special Christmas Brunch buffet for revellers on Christmas Day! The Bakery Shop has special Xmas Goodies! Temptation lies in store December 6 to 30, when the Bakery Shop will be offering a festive feast of Christmas goodies for all! Let yourself go! It’s High Tea at the Bakery Corner! Relax in civilized surroundings while you recover from the night before with an afternoon hi-tea buffet on New Year’s Day. Poolside it’s Wild, Wild West! The “Wild East” goes Wild West in our Wild, Wild West New Year’s Party! Don’t your finest cowboy threads, and saddle-up for the party of the year! Our night of cowboy revelry offers an international buffet, foot-stomping country music, games and activities, all in a real Wild West setting! Up and at ‘em! Call the Montien Pattaya for reservations: 428 155.

The Annual Family Fun Fest and Garage Sale held at Phu Luang Royal Project (located 3.5 km north of Green Valley Golf Course, Route 3376), organized by Khun Tiew with assistance from the Rayong Ladies Circle, will take place on Sunday November 26 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. There will be a garage sale, a wide range of handicraft vendors, a cake stall, performances by local International and Thai schools, and lots of fun events for the children: a great day out for all the family. Please contact Tiew on 893 463-4 or 01 644 4432 for further details.

The 1st Anniversary of Poltony’s Restaurant is coming up on December 1. Paul and Tony would like to invite everyone to join a sumptuous 7-course dinner for only 555 baht. Starts at 19:00 hours. Table reservations are highly recommended. Tel. 250318, fax 250319.

Garden International School in Bangchang is hosting a Christmas Fair on Saturday December 2 from 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Join in the family fun with food and drink stalls, raffles, handicrafts and much more. For more information call 880 360-3. Everybody is welcome.

Tony’s Entertainment Complex on Walking Street is inviting everyone to support the S.O.S. Rice Charity. During December a fund raising collection box will be located at Tony’s Entertainment Complex to receive donations from the public for S.O.S. Rice.

Another great event is coming up on December 3rd. Cristina Bien Betourne, one of the greatest singers Pattaya has ever seen, will be leaving Thailand soon. Her husband Laurent is organizing a surprise “Good bye Cristina” Charity Concert at the Green Bottle Restaurant and Pub. Tickets (concert and dinner) are available at the Green Bottle and at the Pattaya Mail office. Don’t miss this opportunity to spend some money for charity and at the same time listen to and see Cristina for the last time. For more information call Elfi, tel. 367075 or 01-8639014.

The Bangkok Pattaya Hospital will be having its Annual Xmas Party for underprivileged children on Saturday December 9. Santa will be coming, but the hospital needs clothes, food, school supplies, sports equipment and the like to help fill Santa’s bag. Contact the international department of the hospital to donate something or help in some way. Give them a call on 427 777.

The Moon River Pub not only has new operation managers, famous radio and TV speaker Richard Philips and his lovely wife Loren, but also has changed its music groups. “Seanotes”, a Filipino group plays from 19:00 to 20:00 hours, while “Centerfold” an outstanding 5-man band, entertains from 8:30 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. Take a look; it’s definitely worth a visit.

O-La-La’s new nightclub and cocktail lounge on Soi 7 for the young at heart is proving to be a hit for lovers of music from the 60-90s. The club opens nightly from 9 p.m. Watch this spot for their exciting Xmas and New Year Party announcements.

Relax in air-conditioned surroundings at Jomtien’s newest nightspot, Mojo Nite-Club. Live jazz, cocktails and some of the best Italian food in town. Breeze on in to the Jomtien Complex Condotel for a stylish alternative to the local nightlife. Open 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily except Tuesday.

The Diana Inn is now providing comfortable services, including traditional Thai massage, aromatherapy and reflexology by the pool, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Call into the Diana Inn for more information.

Pattaya’s Papaya Health Club holds weekly meetings every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the coffee shop in the Sunbeam Hotel. Meetings are held in the German language and present lots of information about health. There is no fee to join the club. Tel. 01-8639014

End Of The Year Sale - 25% - 35% off until November 25 at Vilai Handicrafts & Souvenirs House of Rural Handicrafts at 226/5 Beach Road between Soi 4-5, Tel/Fax (038) 361-562. To make room for new stock, everything must go.

The Dusit Resort Sports Club introduces sports and remedial massage therapy. Hughie J. Morris, graduate of the London School of Sports Massage will carry out consultations until December 4. This form of specialised deep tissue massage therapy not only deals with sports injuries but a variety of ailments. Treatments are preceded by a confidential consultation to ensure each treatment is tailored for the individual. Contact Dusit Resorts Sport Club for details: tel. 425 611.