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Pruksa Clinic opens their 20th branch in Pattaya
Twelve years in operation and still going strong
Suchada Tupchai
The Pruksa Skincare Management Co. Ltd. recently opened
their 20th branch on the second floor of the Carrefour hypermarket. Local
personalities and dignitaries were present for the ceremonies and to
congratulate staff and management on their new branch.
 Guest
of honor Santsak Ngamphichet (left), advisor to the minister of tourism and
sports, presents a congratulations gift to Dr. Setakant Attaphan (center),
Pruksa Skincare Management Co. Ltd. president, as YWCA Pattaya Chapter
president, Nittaya Patimasongkroh looks on.
The company has been in operation for 12 years and currently employs over
200 professionals around the nation as consultants and practitioners
offering a variety of skincare options, including laser surgery to remove
wrinkles and scars.
Nong Nooch thanks media for their support
Boonlua Chatree
Nong Nooch Gardens recently held a thank you party for
members of the local media and their families at their main function hall by
the swimming pool of their accommodation facility. The annual event is a
token of appreciation to local press for their support and coverage of
numerous events of the year promoting both the venue and the province as a
major tourist attraction.
 Sodawan
Boonsiri, general manager, digs deep into the urn drawing ticket numbers in
the lucky prize draw.
The family evening was enjoyed by all with a buffet
dinner and fun games, including a lucky draw, before everyone retired to
their complimentary rooms for the night.
Nong Nooch Gardens is located at 15 minutes drive south of Pattaya and
features 1,500 rai (600 acres) of luscious award winning landscaped gardens,
numerous cultural and animal shows and is popular destination for both Thai
and foreign tourists.
Bai Mai coffee shop opens in Naklua
A new place to meet for Pattaya’s caf้ society
Suchada Tupchai
For Pattaya residents and specifically those who travel
to Naklua regularly, there is a new coffee shop to meet, eat and savor hot
coffee. The Bai Mai Coffee shop recently opened its doors to the public,
offering a wholesome meeting place decked out in classical Thai d้cor.
Malinee Sarimarn saw her dream of opening such a place come true as she
proudly welcomed guests and clientele into the new establishment.
 Malinee
Sarimarn stands proudly in front of her dream come true.
Malinee is not stranger to the community - she is the
committee chairman of the YWCA’s Warm Family Project, which provides
education scholarships to the city’s students.
Located in the Garden Lodge complex, just 50 meters from
the Dolphin Roundabout, the Bai Mai has a cozy atmosphere with traditional
Thai furnishings and a wide variety of menu choices focusing on both Thai
and western nutritious food, as well as its own signature coffee blends -
hot or cold at reasonable prices.
Malinee admitted that she always dreamed of opening a
small business such as Bai Mai, especially in natural settings.
The shop is open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily and everyone is welcome to
try out their menu.
More than skin deep, Pattaya Dermatology and Beauty Center has soft opening
Suchada Tupchai
Is beauty only skin deep? Not according to the recently
opened Pattaya Dermatology and Beauty Center, at the Bangkok Pattaya
Hospital. The hospital held a soft opening for their new center, located on
the ground floor of building D, as members of the public and media gathered
for the occasion.
Bangkok
Pattaya Hospital management and staff were on hand to welcome people to the
soft opening.
The center offers consultation on a variety of medical
and beauty therapy treatments as well as placing emphasis on the overall
health of the individual at the hospital’s customary high service
standards.
As part of the opening day specials cellulite massage and
facial treatments were made available to visitors. A number of booths
offered a variety of beauty products with promotion specials from 99 to 500
baht during the morning event.
The staff is made up of highly trained professionals in
their field, and the team of medical practitioners are second-to-none on the
Eastern Seaboard, making the new center the ideal place for a ‘nip and
tuck’ or to revive that tired-skin look through beauty treatments.
For further information call 038-259925.
Jay Mart opens Pattaya
Mobile IT Festival 2004
Hot deals on new technology
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
Adisak
Sukhumvitaya, president of Jay Mart Plc declared the Pattaya Mobile IT
Festival 2004 open.
An IT and mobile phone festival was recently opened at
the Central Festival Center’s IT zone. The ground floor sector of the
North Pattaya shopping center came to life as Jay Mart Plc opened the
Pattaya Mobile IT Festival 2004, offering the latest in mobile technology
with flare, including a fashion show, live music from Ploy Jindachoti, the
famous Thai actress and entertainer, and a Miss Mobile IT Pattaya 2004
pageant. Winners of the Pattaya event will then go onto the nationwide
beauty contest.
The IT Zone has over 50 retail shops including Jay Mart,
Nokia Shop and others selling mobile phones and other technology related
items. During the festival, these shops are offering special deals on
computer hardware and mobile phones.
Adisak Sukhumvitaya, president of Jay Mart Plc presided over the opening
ceremonies of the day.
IRS taxpayer specialist to visit Bangkok
A tax assistor from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) will be in Bangkok from Tuesday, March 16, through Friday, March 26.
The IRS representative can answer your federal income tax
questions, help with account and refund problems, and assist in the
preparation of your tax returns. He will particularly try to address some of
the unusual issues that taxpayers living overseas may encounter.
The assistor will be conducting a FREE seminar on U.S.
tax issues from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16, in the Pimarnman
Room of the Four Seasons Hotel (formerly the Regent Hotel) on Rajadamri Road
in Bangkok. The seminar will be followed by a question and answer session.
No advance registration is required.
The assistor will also be available for FREE individual
consultation at the American Citizen Services (ACS) unit of the U.S.
Embassy’s Consular Section at 95 Wireless Road in Bangkok from Tuesday,
March 16, through Friday, March 26. Consultation hours will be from 8
a.m.-11 a.m. and from 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., by appointment only. Please call
ACS at 02-205-4049 if you would like to schedule an appointment with the IRS
representative. (If you are unable to travel to Bangkok, you may make an
appointment for a telephone consultation.)
Tax assistance is available to any person subject to U.S.
taxes or who files a U.S. income tax return, regardless of nationality. Any
taxpayer who does not speak English should bring a translator.
Please note that IRS help is generally available
year-round from the IRS office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, over the
Internet at www.irs. gov/taxlaw or by phone at (215) 516-2000. Consultations
are from Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. - 2 a.m., Eastern Standard Time.
First of the Mr. Men contests raises money for HEARTT2000
The first of the “Mr. Men” contests of the 2004
season was held at the Throb-Splash show bars on Thursday February 26.
In what was a close competitive event between Art, number
11 and Chai, number 12, Mr. Popular was declared to be Art when his
supporters had bought 200 bananas.
 Winners
of the PGF Mr. Muscle competition.
Unfortunately these two gentlemen did not progress far in
the main competition as they were, no doubt, regarded as more
“body-beautifuls” than Mr. Muscle by the judges.
The eventual winners of the Mr. Muscle competition were
2nd runner-up Phon (1) from Derby Men’s Club, massage and gym, 1st
runner-up Kaw (10) from the Cafe Royale, Body Club, and the winner was El
(15) from Khanpanna Bar in Soi 2.
The Throb-Splash show bar put on a collection of new
items for the entertainment of customers and the night ended with the usual
lucky draw for TV, DVD player and other vouchers and bottles kindly donated
by sponsors.
The final result brought in a donation to PGF funds for HEARTT2000 of
some 75,000 baht for which everyone is thanked. Those who helped organize,
attended and obviously the boys who entered the competition, without whom
the night would have been rather boring!
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