The Consul from the Belgium Embassy will meet Belgian citizens residing in Pattaya and Rayong on Thursday and Friday May 13 - 14. All Belgians living in the region are invited for a drink at Patrick’s Belgian Restaurant from 7 p.m. till 9 p.m. on ThursdayMay13. Please confirm you presence, call 02 679 5454 ext. 30 or email: [email protected]

Anne Hassett, aka Acushla, a world-renowned psychic, has decided to venture to Pattaya from May 11 to 15. This is a wonderful opportunity to see this world-renowned psychic and places are guaranteed to be booked up very quickly. Price per session, which is normally for 1 hour duration, is 2,900 baht. For further information please contact Gill Chrystina Dalton on 01 751 5012 or 038 733 124. Anne Hassett, a psychic since childhood, chose the name Acushla to honour her Celtic origins. She has traveled in Europe and worked in America, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and Far East. For almost fifteen years Acushla has worked several times a year in Hong Kong, where she has a huge and loyal following.

The Pattaya International Ladies Club will hold their monthly luncheon on May 11 at the Horseshoe Point Resort & Country Club from 10.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The address: 100 Moo 9, Tambon Pong, Amphoe Banglamung. Tel: 038 421 428-9 for details.

Pattaya City Expats Club meets every Sunday at Henry J. Bean’s Restaurant at the Amari Orchid Resort, at the north end of Beach Road. A buffet breakfast is available from 9.30 a.m. The meeting starts at 10.30 a.m. and finishes about 12-noon. There is ample parking available in the parking area across from the beach and next to Henry J. Bean’s on the left side of Beach Road, just after the turn.

Don’t miss the daily specials at the Queen Victoria Inn, Soi 6 from Monday to Saturday for just 140 baht. Then on Sunday sit down to an ‘All you can eat’ 3 course, 4 joint carvery. The best deal in town at only 290 baht. Meet at the Queen Vic, in Soi Yodsak, email: [email protected] or call 038 425 418 for more details.

Pizza & Pasta Promotion at No. 43 Italian Bistro, Kanary Bay Rayong until May 14, No. 43’s Italian Chef will prepare a wide range of homemade pasta and pizza specialties. Every evening (except Tuesday, Wednesday & Sunday) enjoy a variety of fresh pasta and sauces from the pasta corner, prepared just the way you like it. Eat as much as you want for only 199 baht + vat per person including free salad buffet. 50% discount for children. For reservations or more information call 038 804 844 or visit: www.kanarybay.com

Thai BBQ dinner at the poolside in the Amari Orchid Resort. Enjoy a selection of delicious seafood from the BBQ and regional Thai specialties. Plus, experience performances of traditional Thai khim music and culture. Every Wednesday at the poolside 7 p.m. till 10 p.m. Don’t miss the fajitas promotion at Henry J. Bean’s Bar and Grill during the month of May. Hank’s will tantalize your taste buds with the best fajitas you ever tried! Delicious and served with a draft beer on the house! See you there! For reservations please contact guest relations at 038 428 161.

Casa Pascal Restaurant now extends its services and offers patrons with a pick-up & drop-off service! For advanced booking tel. 038 723 660, website: www.restaurant-pattaya.com

Hans Banziger at the Paradise Restaurant offers an exiting new food promotion, and mangos are the stars. Specials such as lamb fillet with mango and mint, ostrich fillet with pepper sauce and mango, mango chicken curry, fillet of sole with mango and many more will be served, as well as a delightful selection of mango desserts. Don’t miss it; all dishes are reasonably priced, as always, at the Paradise Restaurant. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Located opposite the Royal Garden Plaza and Marriott Resort, 215/62-63 on 2nd Road. Tel./Fax: 038 723 177.

The long established Sportsman Pub & Restaurant in Soi 13 has just recently launched its New Sunday Carvery offering homemade soups and pate for starters, a succulent full leg of pork, juicy 4 rib of beef, oven baked gammon, tender joints of lamb and all the traditional trimmings. For 350 baht - all you can eat - this is certainly great value for money and sure to be a hit with the tourists and expats alike. Serving from 12.30 p.m. through to 8.30 p.m. The Sportsman Pub & Restaurant, located on Soi 13, South Pattaya.

Free Promotion this month from Door 2 Door food delivery service. Recieve a free can of coke with all orders topping 500 baht and a 1.25lt bottle for orders exceeding 1,000 baht. Also receive a 10% discount on all orders from the popular Swiss Food Restaurant in Soi Diamond. To receive your free Door 2 Door menu, call 038 720 222 and one of their friendly drivers will deliver a copy to you. Or visit them on www.door2doorpattaya.com

Promotion of the week at the new Miriam’s Italian-Thai Cuisine, at the American Bar ‘buy 2 get 1 free’ Heineken draught beer @ 70 baht per glass or for ladies, a frozen margarita for 160 baht. Try Miriam’s meatball specials ‘polpette alla Miriam’. For more information or for special events booking call 038 223 073 or 09 892 5578, their lovely hosts are there to serve you with Italian home cooking.

The end of yet another tremendous Premiership Football season looms, with some exciting matches at both ends of the table this weekend! Watch them all at the “Old Speckled Hen”, Jomtien Beach Road Soi 9. Satellite and cable TV, great pub grub as highly recommended by Miss Terry Diner of the Pattaya Mail, draught beer at only 35 baht per glass, best pool table in town, no hassle staff and the cleanest khazi for miles. Also introducing, new to the menu, Jomtien’s biggest jumbo size 200g beef burger, served in a humongous toasted bun with lettuce, fried onion and tomato at a ridiculously low price. Phone 09 990 9342 or email [email protected] for details.

The TQ 2 (Soi B.J., Walking Street, South Pattaya) will be holding their Sixth Anniversary Party on Friday May 7 beginning at 9 p.m. Hot pizzas, delicious Subway sandwiches and fresh snacks from the new “Shooters” grill served all night. The staff will all be wearing special anniversary costumes, and there will be lucky number drawings for all loyal regulars every hour - bring your TQ2 coins. All are welcome!

Big Joe’s English Food Company will be celebrating “chief cook & bottle washer” Jon’s birthday this Saturday, May 8 at the “Old Speckled Hen” Jomtien Beach Road Soi 9. Free buffet includes all your favourite produce from Pattaya’s premier supplier of pies, puddings ‘n pastries. Thai food buffet included. Home grown comedy entertainer Mike Gerrard will be strutting his stuff, cold meat pie godfather Tony “where’s the bloody rugby then” Harris will be holding court and mega-man Big Joe himself may well be putting in a surprise visit. All friends and customers welcome, balloon chasers beware! Fun starts 7:30 ... be there!

For anyone interested in staying fit and healthy, try yoga, tai bo or pilates at the Dusit Resort Fitness Center. Work out in a contemporary class with power yoga or pilates, a yoga/tai chi fusion exercise, or go for the regular step, pump, aqua aerobics, circuit, low impact, hi/lo and new body aerobics. Contact the Dusit Resort Fitness Center for further details. Tel. 038 242 561 ext. 2226 – fitness or email: [email protected]