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Module housing as easy as Lego, says inventor’s son
The latest meeting of the German language business club,
DSU-Treff, was held on September 10 at the Dusit Resort, with guest speaker
Werner K Kubesch, from Salzburg, Austria.
 Walter
Kretschnmar Director of TGI conducts the meeting as Werner K Kubesch (left)
looks on.
In his talk Kubesch said that his father, Dipl Ing Karl
Kubesch, 89, together with his friend Dipl Ing Heinrich Gsottbauer, 93, were
the inventors of the Modul housing system. They started to build these
houses directly after World War II, and the units are easy to build,
inexpensive to buy, can be completed fast and are of high quality.
Before the tsunami hit the South of Thailand at the end
of last year, Werner and the two elderly gentlemen had been seriously
considering introducing this type of housing to Thailand and with some
remodeling the units are suitable for use in a Southeast Asian environment.
The tsunami convinced them that the buildings could be very suitable in the
wake of the widespread destruction of homes, and they began building them
immediately.
The
eastern seaboard boasts a healthy community of German-speaking business
people who attended the DSU-Treff.
As Werner explained at the meeting, Modul houses
represent value for money, even when only a few are to be built at one site
and every house can be built to an individual style, on any foundation.
“It’s like a Lego system”, he explained.
A large project is currently underway by GTCC/TGI-IST at Kao Lak, as part
of the Thai German Institute (TGI) training center.
You are never too old
for happiness
Newly-weds have a combined age of 154
Patcharapol Panrak
An elderly widower aged 81 fell in love with a delightful
lady aged 73 during the Songkran festival, and now the two are married and plan
to live happily ever after.
September 10 was the big day, the venue the Elderly Club of
Sattahip at Payub Temple, where Mrs. Sangwian Tuansuwan, age 73, said, and “I
do” to 81-year old Sanan Polthabtim.
 The
newly weds, Sanan and Sangwian
The happy couple, whose combined ages add up to 154, are now
the toast of Sattahip.
Pattaya Mail reporters offering their congratulations to
the couple found Mr. and Mrs. Polthabtim slightly embarrassed by all the
attention. But they were happy to share a kiss for the cameras.
Sanan said that his former wife had died of cancer two years
ago. Sangwian had moved from Samaedam, Bangkok, to live opposite his house at
the beginning of 2005. He knew that Sangwian was a widow. He saw her every day
and soon formed the impression that she was a kind and diligent person. Sanan
spoke to her for the first time during Wan Lai, which was on April 16 during
this year’s Songkran festival. He had asked Sangwian if he might put a dab of
powder on her cheek as a new year blessing.
Sangwian is a member of the Wat Payub Elderly Club, and as
Sanan got to know her better he began attending the same temple.
Finally he plucked up the courage to ask her to marry him.
They asked agreement from their children and all were happy at the idea, wanting
to see their father and mother spend the remainder of their lives in
contentment.
For a dowry of 50,000 baht and 10 baht in gold, the wedding
was arranged.
Sangwian said she had been a widow for 10 years. Her husband had become
paralyzed and later passed away. She had three children from her marriage. All
of them are now working abroad. She moved from Bangkok to live in Sattahip
opposite the groom’s house and also knew that he was widower. She never
thought that she would remarry because of her age but true love always prevails.
Fiber flowers are a success at home and overseas
Chatchanun Chaisri
Rungthiwa Muangsri of the vocational and technology section
at Singsamut School, in Sattahip, has received a 4-star OTOP award for her work
in developing flowers from “bua” fiber and soil and exporting them to
Europe.
 Khun
Natchaya (sitting) Owner Conserve and Support Thai Intellectual Center, Lecturer
Rungthiwa Muangsiri, 5stars OTOP, Sattahip District, Chon Buri Province
She teaches students all the necessary steps including how to
make paper from mulberry leaves and mount the wet paper on a frame, and how to
color the materials. Wire is bent into a petal shape and bua fiber wrapped
around it and tied with thread. The final step is to make the petals from soil,
which is mixed in with a dye then pressed into shape. Resin is added and
everything left to dry.
Natchaya Kupatapan, general manager of the Samakkee Group Co
Ltd, has given Rungthiwa space at the Conservation and Support Center to teach
people who feel they can make an income by making floral products.
Both Thais and foreigners are eager buyers of the flowers.
Foreign visitors have learned the technique from Rungthiwa so they can make
their own flowers when they return home.
Rungthiwa said that she had studied flower types in detail to
make the finished product as realistic as possible.
Free instruction also takes place at Big C South Pattaya and all are welcome.
Sessions are held from 11:00 to 17:00 every day.
Funds raised at PGF dinner
help provide life-saving drugs
Thirty-eight diners sat down to an excellent meal amid the
beautiful d้cor of the Balcony Restaurant with the aim not just of having
an enjoyable evening, but raising money for a good cause. After enjoying the
fine cuisine and wines the business of the evening began under the direction of
Jim Lumsden, events organizer for the Pattaya Gay Festival.
 Fine
food, lots of fun and fabulous prizes.
As is usual at all of these events a plethora of prizes had
been amassed and the lucky numbers bought by many of those attending. David
Martin, a member of the PGF committee, won the star prize of a one-baht gold
necklace. The PGF has solidly supported the main charity HEARTT2000,
consistently raising funds over the last four years.
The Balcony Restaurant is a sponsor of the PGF, and 400 baht
from each dinner ticket sold was donated back to Dr Philippe’s charity to help
provide life-saving drugs for the HIV/AIDS patients he has in his care. A total
of over 125,000 baht was raised on this occasion.
The next dinner will be at Casa Pascal on Thursday 20 October, priced at
1,200 baht with 300 baht going to the charity.
It’s in the mail as
Thailand Post reinvents itself
“Thailand Post connects people by the heart” goes the new
slogan of Thailand Post. In an informal press conference on September 17,
Suchart Srimongkolkan head of Thailand Post, Banglamung district, thanked loyal
customers for sharing ideas, problems and suggestions, which have been used to
improve existing services.
 Suchart
assists a client process her packages for sending.
To the existing services of sending and receiving letters and
parcels, nationally and internationally, Thailand Post has added a cash point
and now accepts payments for bills such as water, electricity, phone and credit
cards.
Money orders can be sent and received throughout the country,
and logistics for moving cargo within Thailand are on offer. EMS is available at
any office, and customers are able to track down their shipment by simply
logging on to www.thailandpost.com and copying the received bar code from the
receipt to the screen. Detailed information about the procession of goods from
the time of registration at the counter all the way to reception at the targeted
office, including time and date, can be examined.
The head officer asks fellow citizens to spell out the full
addresses in the required fields before registration, including possible
landmarks close to the destination, to help postmen and women to increase
quality and speed of service.
In case anyone feels they have received inadequate service, they are welcome
to contact Suchart directly on any day at Tel. 06 323 4699.
September is a month to celebrate the joy of giving
It was another eventful meeting of the YWCA Bangkok (Pattaya
Chapter) this month. The room was abuzz with excited as word had been received
that a benevolent resident of Pattaya had donated a large sum of money towards
the scholarship fund for underprivileged children in our community.
Happy
smiles all around as Elfi and Bernie make their presentations to Nittaya. So
many children’s hearts will be touched by your generosity.
The excitement reached a crescendo as Elfi Seitz, executive
editor of the Pattaya Blatt and who is also a member of the YWCA presented a sum
of 100,000 baht to President Nittaya Pattimasongkroh.
Elfi explained hat this generous donation came from Mr. Luius
Mettier a Swiss resident in Pattaya, who yearned to send 40 children to school.
Just as the excitement of the presentation subsided, Bernie
Tuppin stepped forward and presented another 30,000 baht to the caring ladies,
the amount of which would go towards the purchase of medals for the upcoming
children’s sports day to be held at a local school.
Komsan
Srisang presents flowers to the birthday girls on behalf of Khun Noi.
When you’re hot you’re hot…the ladies then announced a
plan to hold a charity ball in November.
And hotter it did get, as candles were lit on a cake to celebrate the
birthdays of Nittaya and Elfi as they were both born in the month of September.
Amidst the sweet refrain of the Happy Birthday song chorused by all present, a
bouquet of flowers was presented to both the girls on behalf of Khun Sopin
Thappajug, MD of the Diana Group.
Happy Birthday Elfi & Johanna
There were
two birthday girls at the party, Elfi and Johanna Stetten (centre), both born on
the same day. How do they keep looking so young and beautiful? At left is Sarah
wishing mummy and aunty many more years of good health and beauty.
The effervescent and bubbly Elfi Seitz, Executive Chief Editor
of the Pattaya Blatt, the German language newspaper for Thailand celebrated her
birthday in grand Austrian-German style at the Berliner Bistro recently. Many
friends and relatives thronged the venue to dine and drink a toast to this
wonderful lady, who has lived in Pattaya for almost 30 years and is an integral
part of our growth and success. Elfi plays an active role in all aspects of
social service and tirelessly works to bring relief and assistance to the
underprivileged
Berliner
Bistro was jumping to the sounds of happy chatter and Bavarian music.
PILC Holiday Bazaar draws closer
With less than two weeks to go, the Pattaya community is urged
to keep Saturday 8 October free, to attend the Pattaya International Ladies
Club’s popular Annual Holiday Bazaar, held at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort.
There are lots to do for all the family and the event runs
the whole day from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm in the afternoon. “We are relying on a
large turnout of the local community to support our event and hope to make this
year’s Bazaar bigger and better than ever before,” says Sharon Tibbitts,
President of the Pattaya International Ladies Club. “Of course all the funds
raised go towards supporting our nominated charities, and the Bazaar, together
with the Ball to held in November, are our main fund-raising events of the
year.”
Raffle tickets are still available for sale prior to the
event, and Judy Clausen reports that she has sold an excellent number of books
around town. If you would like to buy tickets to win one of the many prizes
generously donated by businesses around Pattaya, please call Judy Clausen, on
038-240-792 (home) or 01-650-6630 (mobile).
Obituary: Kenneth Gordon Osborne
20/08/1938-11/09/2005
I first met Ken when I was asked to bring over 51-pound stamp
and I first it hard to believe that was over 10 years ago. Ken was much liked by
all that new him and he would never turn a desperate soul away from his door. He
was everyone’s mate.
Kens Passions in life where Arsenal F.C. Ice Hockey and
Pattaya.
He worked in the movie industry all his life as a sound
technician formed his own Company in Soho London, Osborne Sound and Equipment.
Ken recently told me that he had no regrets in his life and
had indeed a wonderful life to look back on.
Ken will be missed by many. Ken is survived by his elder
sister Doreen Smith.
Cheers mate
Mario, Steve, Martin and all
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