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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 Expat’s Association of North East
Thailand invites expats and their partners to the Inaugural
Meeting on Saturday June 28 at 7 p.m. at the Number 1
Bar/Restaurant, 39/7 Na Muang Road, Central Khon Kaen. Special guest
speaker will Peter Reading, British Embassy representative for the North East.
Meetings will then follow monthly at various locations around the northeastern
region. For further details contact Peter Reading tel./fax. 043 343 819, Geoff
Abbot 09 275 0059 or Jim Hannon 09 940 3520 or email: [email protected]
Clubs
Pattaya City Expats Club meets every Sunday morning
at Henry J. Beans, Beach Road North Pattaya. Breakfast menu starts at 9.30
a.m. Full breakfast, Thai dishes, or just tea/coffee. Meeting starts at 10:30
a.m. with an open forum and a chance to ask questions, or just relax and meet
new friends from around the world. Guest speakers from time to time. Local
contact 01 770 0239 or [email protected]
Dining
The Raj , Pattaya’s newest
Indian restaurant has membership cards available to all their diners at no
cost. Just bring your name card. This entitles you to a 20% discount on all
food and drinks. On top of that, a special drawing is held every week. This
week’s lucky winner is Member cardholder No. 086. Please show your
card to claim One bottle of wine with your meal. You must claim your prize by Thursday
26th June 2003
Pat’s Pies have moved back to their old premises on 3rd
Road. All the usual items are available including weekly specials. Please
note their new telephone number: 038 723 302.
Ostrich... The ‘Other Red Meat’, delightfully tasty
and remarkably healthy. If you are looking for some thing different, the Paradise
Restaurant is Pattaya’s first and only restaurant specializing in exotic
food. Offering a selection of 10 different dishes featuring ostrich, emu,
kangaroo, crocodile, deer and venison. In addition, for those who like the
opportunity to try and taste several of the exotic meats at once, Hans has
created an exotic trio and an exotic quartet, each served with different
sauces. A dining experience you won’t regret or forget. Open daily from 10
a.m. to 10 p.m. Located opposite the Royal Garden Plaza and Marriott Resort,
on Pattaya 2nd Road, tel./fax: 038 723 177.
Art Caf้ now features selected watercolor paintings
from Caroline Gehrke, a Pattaya based artist. Caroline is a German citizen who
is well known in the Bangkok art scene having had many expositions in
galleries and hotels. The Art Caf้ in Soi 16 off Naklua Road offers a wide
range of Mediterranean cuisine. In an impressive colonial style house,
surrounded by a huge garden. Guests experience dedicated hospitality in the
ambience of the good old days. In addition to the culinary relish, the
paintings gallery featuring original paintings and copies of world famous
works as well as the very different house band are points of attraction. There
is a new house band playing sentimental tunes on clarinet and keyboard every
evening except on Mondays. Art Caf้, open daily from 11 a.m. till late.
Reservations are recommended. Tel 0-3836-7652 or email: [email protected]
If you like Italian food, you’ll love eating at
Duilio’s! Both restaurants in Bangkok and Pattaya offer fabulous
attractions and specials for you this summer. An extensive ‘a la carte’
menu, and ‘Daily Luncheon Specials’: any salad, for only 69 baht,
any pasta, for only 89 baht, any pizza, for only 99 baht. In the evening,
you can order from the regular menu, or select delicious dishes from the set
menu at very special prices. Also, in the evening at Pattaya, there is a free
salad bar offered with every main dish of pizza, pasta, meats or seafood
ordered from the “a la carte” menu! Both restaurants open from midday to 3
p.m. and 6 p.m. till 11.30 p.m. daily, except Wednesday. Authentic Italian
dishes, prepared with care and attention, “just like Mamma used to make”.
For reservations, inquiries, home deliveries, call Pattaya 038 427 154, 038
428 210 or Bangkok 02 258 7930 or visit www.duilios.com
Greg and his team at Greg’s Kitchen are proud to
announce their new light lunch menu for only 159 baht, 12 noon till 5
p.m. All your favorites available either in full air-conditioning or outside
on the terrace. Greg’s Kitchen is located on Pattaya Second Road, opposite
Soi 6.
Theme buffet evenings throughout the month of June at
the Montien Pattaya. Pamper yourself with the exceptional variety of
all-you-can-eat favorites, dazzlingly laid out, for an evening of leisurely
dining. Bring your family and friends. Special this month: buy 3 but pay for
only 2. For reservations call 038 428155-56 ext. 1620, 1621.
Events
The British Chamber of Commerce Thailand (BCCT) in
cooperation with Manpower Thailand invites you to an international
networking evening on the Eastern Seaboard on Friday June 20 from 6:30
p.m. at Shenanigans Pattaya. All nationalities welcome! The entry fee
is free for BCCT members. However, there is an entry fee for non-BCCT members
of 500 baht per person. Should a non-member join the BCCT within three months
of 20th June 2003 they will receive a refund of 500 baht per company
membership.
In association with the Lions Club Jomtien Pattaya,
the School of the Regents (ISR) will hold a 24-hour Swimathon 2003 at
the school’s swimming pool, Saturday June 21 from 4 p.m. till 4 p.m. the
following day. The event is in aid of charity. Everyone is invited to provide
moral and/or financial support the students by adopting a team. For further
information on the Lions Club and how you can support the kids raise funds for
the greater welfare of the community contact Lions Jomtien Pattaya president,
Paul Davies or president elect Peter Smith on 038 420 960-1, email: lions@
scrhomfinder .com or contact Paul Crouch at the School of the Regents for more
details.
Tahitian Queen 2 Rock ‘n’ Roll Bar (Soi BJ, South
Pattaya) is throwing a 21st birthday party for Alan Verstein at 8 p.m. on
Sunday, June 22. TQ2 will be serving hot, fresh pizza pies as well as
delicious Thai Food throughout the night. As usual, they will also be giving
away some excellent prizes for the high scorers at darts. All are welcome.
Camillian Social Center Rayong Relief Center for
HIV/AIDS will hold an educational seminar in English on the prevention of
the spread of HIV/AIDS, Saturday, June 28 at the Camillian Social Center
in Rayong. Pick-up is arranged from the Fountain of Life Center, Soi Bua Khao
(behind 7 eleven) at: 8.30 a.m. where you will return by 1.30-2.00 p.m. Free
transportation & meal. Please contact Fountain of Life 038 720 131 (9.30
a.m. till 2.30 p.m.) or 038 361 720 (outside working time). Let us know as
soon as possible before June 26 so we can reserve a van or vans & prepare
the food.
Entertainment
Classical music provides romantic atmosphere at Ambassador
City Jomtien – the Ambassador City Jomtien Hotel will provide classical
piano music and a professional singer every evening (except Wednesday) from 7
p.m. to midnight. For more details, contact tel. 038 255 501.
Along with the many other facilities on offer, guests
staying in the new wing of the Queen Victoria Inn can now
watch all the latest movies in the comfort of your own room, as all are
now supplied with DVD players. As well as keeping in touch with free email
service you can also tune in to your local radio station at home for all
the news, weather and gossip you’re maybe not missing!
Kevin Sysyn is the guitar-playing entertainer at Jomtien
Boathouse at the corner of Jomtien Beach Rd and Soi 8, Fridays and
Saturdays from 7 p.m. Kevin plays all your favorite requests while you feast
on the Jomtien Boathouse special barbeque lamb rack at only 295 baht or the
popular spare ribs at only 199 baht. Mosey on over. Reservations suggested, 01
802 3430.
The Image Band is playing popular tunes 6 nights a
week at the Captain’s Corner from 7 p.m. Request your favorite songs
while eating the famous Bar-B-Q, “all you can eat” steaks and seafood for
only 295 baht. Ample parking in front.
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum, Pattaya is
offering ‘Buy 1 Get 1 Free’ from now until July 30 every Monday
thru Thursday until July 30th, from noon till 5 p.m. This special offer is not
valid on public holidays. For more information, please contact Ripley’s
Museum on 038 710 294.
The Tahitian Queen 2 (Soi B.J. South Pattaya Walking
Street) will be starting TQ2’s Daytime Tuesday’s from June. TQ2
will be open every Tuesday from 2:30 p.m. TQ2 Daytime is for Members Only.
Please contact the management for a member’s pass. TQ2 daytime will feature
something a bit different every week.
Health and Beauty
Refit your body at Montien Pattaya Fitness Center.
The fitness center offers the latest equipment and personalized fitness
programs. Keep trim with their regular aerobics, yoga and Tai Bo classes. For
the health and fitness enthusiasts, a whole range of recreational facilities
are available: outdoor swimming pool and sundeck, jacuzzi, tennis
courts, fully equipped gymnasium, men’s and ladies’ sauna. The Montien
Pattaya Fitness Center is open daily from 7 a.m. till 9 p.m. For further
details contact 038 428 155-6 ext. 1617.
The Beauty House has built a new dental clinic for laser
tooth whitening using the latest technology: ‘The Dental House’ at
Beauty House. The laser whitening system makes it possible for you to have whiter,
brighter teeth today! Why spend the next 4-6 weeks wearing a tray
each night when it can be so simple? In a 1-hour convenient and
comfortable session, the dental staff can transform your smile into something
you’ll want to show the world. (Laser is used for activating the whitening
gel). Please telephone 038 361792, 038 361 749-50 for more information and to
make an appointment for a free consultation. Open every day, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
‘The Dental House’ at the Beauty House is next to Bangkok
Bank in Pattaya 2nd Rd., opposite Soi 6.
Packages
Learn from the Masters! Royal Cliff School of Thai Culinary
Arts. The Award-winning Royal Cliff Beach Resort offers exclusive
Thai cooking classes conducted by Master Chefs. Only 990 baht net per person
per 2-hour class inclusive of welcome drink, set lunch, gift basket of special
herbs and spices, chef’s hat and apron. Participants will be presented with
certificate upon completion. Contact 038 250 421 ext. 2037 or 2037 for
reservations.
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