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First Eastern Region Hair Festival declared a huge success

Bangkok Pattaya Hospital announces another successful heart surgery

Lulu & Daisy Dairy Farm

First Eastern Region Hair Festival declared a huge success

Suchada Tupchai

Over 200 hairstylists and beauticians turned up at the Ambassador City Jomtien Hotel on Wednesday morning to compete in the Hair Festival 2003, each vying for a chance at winning the coveted trophy in their class and 20,000 baht to further their studies in their chosen profession.

Chonburi Governor Pisit Khetphasook welcomed everyone to the event and invited them to enjoy the show.

The National Beauty and Culture Association organized the event and aimed at finding a representative from eight of the eastern provinces to compete at the national level. Competition classes included freestyle men’s and freestyle women’s class, wedding hairstyles and evening hairstyling.

Chonburi Governor Pisit Khetphasook (left) and Pattaya Mayor Pairat Suthithamrongsawat (right) watched as the area’s best hair stylist students competed for scholarships.

A number of demonstrations from well-known teachers in Thailand in hair coloring, styling and make-up were featured as part of the event. A large number of local and provincial officials were present to witness the spectacle and provide encouragement to competitors.

Paint me pretty.

Booths promoting beauty products, make up, hair color, insurance and colleges were set up inside the venue so that professionals and the general public could learn more about what is on offer in the market place.

The Hair Festival 2003 was as much about promoting this profession as the competition itself. In all there were 68 scholarships, worth 20,000 baht each, up for grabs for further education at well-known, international standard colleges.

Ready for a change.

Confident and beautiful.

Colorful creations and proud beauticians.

Out with the old and in with the new.

Picture perfect.

Bangkok Pattaya Hospital announces another successful heart surgery

The cardiology center at the Bangkok Pattaya Hospital announced yet another successful open heart operation. Heart surgeon Manoon Somrantin, M.D. operated with three surgeons and 16 technicians on Dutch patient Cornelius Biesheuvel.

Biesheuvel had come for treatment at the hospital from the Netherlands after suffering chest pains. Examinations revealed that he suffered from severe heart disease and required surgery.

Dutch patient Cornelius Biesheuvel is pleased with the service he received during open-heart surgery at Bangkok-Pattaya Hospital.

“Four days after the first examination I was already on the operating table,” said Biesheuvel. He added that for such treatment in his home country there is often a long waiting period. “Most of all, however, I was impressed by the service in the hospital. All staff takes care of the patients and gives me a good feeling of safety.”

Doctors stayed in telephone contact every second day with Biesheuvel’s family doctor in the Netherlands and conferred with him before the operation.

“Dr. Manoon is now my best friend,” said Biesheuvel, who had to remain two weeks in the hospital due to lung weakness. “I am glad that it happened here and I underwent the operation here,” he stressed.

Dr. Manoon mentioned that this was seventh operation carried out this year and all were extremely successfully. “We have the most modern equipment and can carry out all examinations and treatments,” he said.

The cardiology center now has its own German-made ambulance, especially equipped for the treatment of heart patients, and in emergencies patients can be brought by helicopter to the hospital.

An international cooperation program will bring 210 patients from the Netherlands who will arrive in September for treatment at the Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, due to long waiting lists in their home country.

“We are happy about this international acknowledgment of the quality of our services and are proud to be able to help patients from Europe,” Dr. Manoon said.

Coronary bypass surgery in Bangkok Pattaya Hospital

Bangkok Pattaya Hospital’s Heart Center is dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiac conditions with an emphasis on highest quality and individualized care. Only the latest technology available is used to achieve the best possible results.

Since the opening of the Heart Center in January 2003, only 8 months ago, numerous angioplasty procedures and 10 coronary bypass surgeries were performed by Dr. Manoon and his team from Bangkok Pattaya Hospital and the surgeon team from Bangkok Hospital. The results have been most satisfactory and successful.

Cardiologists are:

* Dr. Nithin Mahanonda
* Dr. Manoon Somranthin
* Dr. Ularn Janeborvorn
* Dr. Piya Pongbhasaj

Cardiac Surgeons are:

* Dr. Kitipan Visudharom
* Dr. Vitoon Pitiguagool
* Dr. Piyapan Pamornsing
* Dr. Vibul Chotsakulratana
* Dr. Sujit Banyatpiyphod

Cardiac Anesthesiologist

* Dr. Kris Chirsanta
* Dr. Prapat Pitayanon

The Bangkok Pattaya Hospital has set-up a procedure called “chest-pain pathway” to take care of emergencies for heart patients systematically and effectively. When you have symptoms of heart disease, for example:

* Chest pain or spreading pain over chin, back or left shoulder and left arm

* Incomplete respiration, easily tired out

* Irregular heart beat

* Swelling arms and legs

You can call the Heart Center hotline 038-259952 and the emergency ambulance team with a cardiologist and nurse specialist will take care of you.

Lulu & Daisy Dairy Farm

A place where bleating is allowed

Elfi Seitz

Gregory Barton, born in Australia, was not only a successful lawyer in Hong Kong but a successful publisher as well. He even managed to translate the Chinese Law into the English language. Gregory retired, at 36 years of age, to Thailand, which was eight years ago. He first moved to Bangkok, but has now lived happily in Pattaya for the past two years.

Gregory Barton hugs his little goat with love.

Having purchased a large piece of land, Gregory didn’t know what to do with it; until he saw Anglo Nubian goats in Australia. He thought selling goat’s meat to the Muslim community in Pattaya would be a good idea.

However, those who have seen Anglo Nubian goats will understand that Gregory could never kill them. So he kept them as pets and treated them like family members. Now he owns 15 goats and 4 Billy goats that are running happily around on the big grasslands of his farm, only the Billy-goats are tied, otherwise there would be an explosion of the population.

Lulu & Daisy bask in Gregory’s compassionate arms while Helen carries Little One with a smile.

Gregory had bottle-fed all the young goats and now they try to follow him everywhere he goes. Every one of his goats has been named after a minor Shakespearean figure.

Gregory’s aim is to increase the size and the health of the goats, to make them give more milk, as the goat milk is about all he uses from his “family”. He and his staff are now producing delicious goat cheese and are selling it at the more than reasonable price of 600 baht per kilogram.

Beautifully cared for goats roam freely at the dairy farm.

Gregory isn’t sacking that money. No, he leaves it all to his staff. He says he has enough and he likes to give his people a better life.

Gregory’s day starts at 6 a.m. when he is taking care of his goats, work he doesn’t let anyone do for him. Visitors are more than welcome at Lulu & Daisy Dairy Farm. By the way, the name comes from the first two goats Gregory “adopted”.

“I’ve got a bright idea”, says Light Bulb Head. One goat watches shyly as the other disagrees with the idea entirely.

The address: 29 Soi Suksomboon, Moo 9, Nongplalai, tel. 01-8205202 or 038-222417 ext. 11 or 12, fax: 038-222415, e-mail: [email protected]

It would be best to contact Gregory or his assistant Helen by phone and they will explain the way to get there and if need be, they are friendly enough to even pick you up.