COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

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Community Happenings is an opportunity for all clubs, businesses, hotels, restaurants and entertainment outlets to inform the Pattaya Mail’s readers what new “happenings” are coming up. Send us your happening by email to: [email protected] or by fax 038 427 596.

Announcements

The German Embassy Bangkok plans to hold a consular consultation day (Konsularsprechtag) in Pattaya on January 13. It will take place in the Amari Orchid Resort (Orchid Room) from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Clubs

The Pattaya International Ladies Club will hold their first monthly Coffee morning of the year 2003 in the Dusit Room 10/11 at the Dusit Resort Hotel near the Dolphin Roundabout, Beach Road, on Tuesday January 21 from 10.30 a.m. till 12 midday. Come and enjoy the delicious home made cakes, and pastries, tea, and coffee. Ladies of all nationalities are welcome. Bring a friend with you, and meet new friends, during the informal meeting.

Pattaya Animal Welfare Foundation (PAWS) - approved and registered charitable foundation of volunteers dedicated to providing humane and systematic population control over stray animals. Volunteers with some time to periodically serve are much needed. President Alvi Sinthuvanik. Tel. 06 058 1665 or email: [email protected]

Pattaya Expats Club meets every Sunday morning at Henry J. Beans Bar & Restaurant from 10 a.m. Open forum, guest speakers from time to time, meet new friends. The club committee and members wish everyone a Happy New Year. See you there, everyone is very welcome. www.pattayaexpatsclub.com

The Royal Cliff Wine Club would like to invite all members to a cocktail reception and wine tasting on January 18 at the Grand Ballroom of the Royal Cliff Grand. Starting at 18:00 hrs, the event is exclusive to members and showcases a selection of exquisite wines plus executive chef Walter Thenisch’s popular royal canap้s. This month’s event will undoubtedly be the commencement of another sterling year for the Royal Cliff Wine Club with fabulous events already in the final planning stages. Kindly note that limited seating will be offered at this event that is both free and for members only. Prior reservation is strictly required. For membership applications or inquiries, please call (66) 038-250-421 ext. 2782 (from 09:00 to 18:00 hrs) or guest relations at ext. 2007 or 2037, email [email protected]

Dining

La Piola Restaurant, situated in Tiffany’s Complex on 2nd Road, features a new concept in Fine Italian Cuisine in Pattaya. The concept of the restaurant is a “Cantina” style set menu, consisting of an extensive selection of delicious antipasto, a choice of simple and tasty pasta dishes from many different types of Italian regional cuisine. Finish off your meal with some delicious tiramisu or try out the selection of cheese. Open 7 days a week from 6 p.m. till late. Parking is available in Tiffany’s Complex. To book a table call 038 362 058 (after 4 p.m.) or Roberto on 01-173 5513, or via email at: [email protected]

Enjoy a Thai BBQ Seafood night at the Lagoon Pool at the Amari Orchid Resort, Pattaya, featuring delicious Thai cuisine from the different regions of the country, whilst experiencing Thai Khim music and Thai traditional dance performances. The seafood BBQ by the pool will make this night an unforgettable one. From 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. every Wednesday. For more information or to make reservations, please contact the guest relations office at 038 428161 or email: [email protected]

Casa Pascal, just off 2nd Road across from Soi Post Office, began the New Year with a traditional brunch buffet and continues to host their special brunch every Sunday. Allow yourself to be pampered and enjoy the atmosphere with a complete international buffet with a free glass of house champagne. Service starts from 10 a.m. and goes to 5 p.m. For more information, please call 038 723 660.

Cafe New Orleans offers a menu of authentic Cajun and Creole food, as well as the finest baby back ribs in all of Thailand. Eat in or call for delivery. Cafe New Orleans is located on Soi Pattayaland 2, the heart of the liveliest entertainment places in Pattaya. Telephone 038 710 805-6. Website: www.cafeneworleans.net

Benihana, the Japanese-American Steakhouse upstairs at the Royal Garden Plaza, “where every meal is a show”, is offering tiger prawns that will be cooked by professional chef’s, Teppanyaki style at your table.

Sala Rim Nam (a traditional Thai cuisine restaurant surrounded by lotus ponds and full of romance and imagination with candle light dinning) is proud to present a “4 Regions of Thailand set menu”. Sala Rim Nam is located poolside at the Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa.

Elephant Bar at the Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa is a uniquely Thai lounge overlooking the pool, with relaxed atmosphere and live classical music, and has a special offer for ladies every Wednesday night: order 2 cocktails per person and get a complimentary cocktail of the month.

Pizza & Pasta Night at Amari Orchid Resort. Join us for an Italian evening in the unique setting of our lush tropical garden. Chef Rick has created a wonderful buffet of Italian home style cooking. Enjoy the antipasto or create your own pasta dish. Full dessert buffet is also available, plus live music from the Filipino resident band. Every Friday from 7.00 p.m.-10.00 p.m. For reservations: tel. 0 3842 8161 ext. 763.

Steak promotion at Henry J. Beans Bar and Grill, Amari Orchid Resort at the northern end of Beach Road. During the month of January, Hank is ready to offer a variety of the world’s best steaks. Barbequed to perfection, just the way that you love them and accompanied by a complementary chilled Carlsberg beer. Hank says. “See you there”. For reservations tel. 0 3842 8161 ext.734.

The recently opened Art Caf้ Pattaya in Soi 16 off Pattaya Naklua Road offers a wide range of Mediterranean cuisine. In the impressive colonial style house, which is surrounded by a huge garden, patrons experience dedicated hospitality in the ambience of the good old days. In addition to the culinary relish, the painting gallery as well as the very different house band are points of attraction. The music plays every evening between 7 and 10 p.m. except on Mondays. Art Caf้ is open daily from 11 a.m. till late. Reservations / especially on the weekends are recommended. Telephone: 0 3836 7652, email: [email protected]

Events

Visit Ripley’s on National Children’s Day and get a free gift! To celebrate this year’s Children’s Day, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum in the Royal Garden Mall, is inviting kids up to 15 years old to enjoy Children’s Day at the world’s most unusual museum for just 2 baht per kilogram. Part of the proceeds from the admission fee will be donated to support the Thai Red Cross Project on AIDS prevention. As an added incentive, children who visit the museum on this special day will also receive a free toy. But kids, free toys are limited, so hurry! This special offer is valid on Saturday, January 11, 2003 only! Don’t miss it!

In cooperation with the Horseshoe Point Resort and Country Club, the Lions Club of Jomtien Pattaya are pleased to announce their St. Valentines gala dinner dance accompanied by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms horse show to be held on Friday February 14. A full night is promised, commencing with the horse show, followed by a five course silver service dinner and after dinner, dance the night away to a professional band. Overnight accommodation is available at very low rates and on the Saturday another full program is being organized, comprising of a guided tour of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms theme park, pony trekking or golf and to round off the evening a barbecue around the pool. These events are also subsidized and are offered at extremely low prices. Contact Paul or Peter on 038 420 960/1 for more information and ticket availability. Tickets are limited to 150.

The Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa is hosting a special promotion for the Chinese New Year (01 Feb 2003). Warmest greetings to the year of goat! Enjoy the best dinner in town while watching a great “acrobatic” & “lion dance” performance. All will be set around the pool in the exotic tropical gardens. Only 950++ baht for adults; kids half price.

Kid Hard Rockers shouldn’t miss the opportunity to celebrate their day of fun on National Children’s Day at the Hard Rock Hotel on Beach Road Pattaya on Saturday January 11. Executive Chef Tan has prepared a special “Lil’ Rock Menu” as well as a BBQ Dinner Buffet at Starz Diner. At the hotel’s Hard Rock Cafe, there are kids’ set meals and the kids have chances to win lots of Hard Rock prizes. For more information and hotel reservations, please call 038 428755-9, fax. 038 421673, e-mail: rooms.pattaya@hard rockhotels.net - Website: wwwhardrockhotels.net

For Chinese New Year, dine in a private restaurant at the Rice Mill, Pattaya’s premier Chinese restaurant, located on the second floor of the Royal Garden Plaza. Experience a special set menu.

Celebrate Valentines Day for lovers with a romantic set menu for two, including 2 glasses of wine and a complimentary rose for your lady. This offer is available at the Sala Rim Nam (Thai cuisine), the Rice Mill (Chinese cuisine) and Benihana (American-Japanese Steakhouse). For reservations please contact the Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa, tel. (038) 412 120.

The British Chamber of Commerce Thailand is holding their next International Networking Evening on the Eastern Seaboard at Shenanigans, Pattaya on Friday 17th January from 6.30 p.m. All are very welcome to attend regardless of nationality. The main objective is to provide an opportunity for networking for business people based in the Eastern Seaboard area.

Entertainment

Dine under the stars at Jomtien Boathouse on Jomtien Beach Road, corner of Soi 8, while the Image Band from the Philippines plays your favorite songs 6 nights a week from 7 - midnight. The restaurant’s top seller is lamb rack brochette with mint sauce, salad, baked potato or french-fries. Your favorite wine is kept at constant temperature in the wine cellar. For reservations call 038 756143.

Rose is the new mocking bird at the Captain’s Corner, nightly from 8.30 p.m. Sweet soothing music. The BBQ buffet, “Eat All You Can” steaks and seafood is on nightly from 18:00. For free transportation within the Jomtien-Pattaya area, call 038 364318. Captain’s Corner is located on the road leading from South Pattaya to Jomtien, just past the 3rd Road overpass.

The Lobby in Soi Bua Khao hosts a Knockout Pool Competition every Tuesday night from 7 p.m. with winners receiving valuable prizes and on Thursdays, a Killer Pool Competition from 8 p.m. for a chance to win more valuable prizes. For more information call The Lobby, Soi Buakhao on 09 173 3041.

Bangkok and Beyond

Wiener Opernball Orchester, A Gala Charity Concert with the Vienna Opera Ball Orchestra on January 14th at the Oriental Hotel Bangkok, organized by the S.O.S. Thailand Foundation (under Royal patronage), with the support of the Austrian Embassy Bangkok, and graciously presided over by Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana (to be confirmed). This is a top event in the social calendar, an event to benefit children at the S.O.S. villages in Thailand. The Wiener Opernball Orchester, conducted by Professor Wolfgang Jelinek, has performed in Bangkok at several occasions in the past. The 33-piece orchestra returns to enchant a selected audience with works by W. A. Mozart, Johann Strauss, K. M. Ziehrer, Joseph Lanner, and others. Price per person 5,000 baht at a 10-seat table and 50,000 baht at the head-table. For information and ticket sales please call: S.O.S Foundation Thailand (under Royal Patronage of H.M. the Queen) 163 Rajapark Building, 4th floor Sukhumvit Road, Soi Asoke, Bangkok 10110Tel. 02-258.9052-3.

Packages

The Rice Mill (Pattaya’s premier Chinese restaurant), when you spend over 3,500 baht receive a complimentary bottle of Shaoshing wine.

The Garden Cafe’s chef has created an amazing range of delicious, seasonal strawberry dishes. Receive a complimentary jug of draught Carlsberg beer when you spend over 1,000 baht.

Start the year 2003 with our two luxurious packages at Devarana Spa, Heaven for Spa Lovers. Half Day Pamper package includes herbal steam, floral bath, body polish, body wrap and body massage. Half Day Top to Toe package includes floral bath, body polish, body wrap, body massage and facial. These half day indulgences are also available in form of gift vouchers as ideal gifts for dedicate spa lovers in any special occasion. For more information, please contact Devarana Spa at Dusit Resort, Pattaya, tel. 0 3837 1044, email: [email protected]