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.
Clubs
The Pattaya International Ladies Club will be
celebrating the Indian festival of ‘Diwali’ at their monthly luncheon on
Wednesday November 2, at Indian By Nature, 306/64-68 Chateau Dale Plaza,
Thappraya Road. Tel: 038-364-656 from 10.30 a.m. – 2 p.m. There will be a
sale of clothing and accessories direct from India. Look forward to welcoming
all members and guests. Please make your reservations with Chitra:
[email protected] or [email protected] by Saturday October 29, 2005.
The Rotary Club Pattaya Marina (the first French
speaking Rotary Club in all Asia) changed the schedule and the venue of its
meetings. The weekly meeting is now held on Fridays 7 p.m. at the Mercure
Hotel (Soi 15 between Second Rd and Soi Buakhao. Tel 038 425 050). Contact
President Pierre-Yves Eraud 09 220 5467 and Secretary Michel Charvolin 038 710
916 (business hours).
The Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard’s weekly luncheon
meeting is at Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa. Meetings are on
Tuesdays, beginning at 12:30. Past President Martin Brands:
[email protected] mobile 01 795 76476.
The Pattaya City Expats Club will have Dennis Smith
from the OK Corral as their guest speaker on Sunday October 30, at Henry J.
Bean’s Restaurant in the grounds of the Amari Orchid Resort. He will be
talking, among other things, about “Golfing on a budget” and the various
courses that his customers get to play on as part of the weekly golf packages
he has to offer. The meeting starts at 10.30 a.m., a buffet breakfast is
available from 9.30 a.m. All are welcome. Expats helping expats is what it is
all about and there will be an open forum time for all those questions you are
dying to ask. Useful up-to-date information on all aspects of living legally
in Thailand is on the website and available at the meeting. For further
details of meetings check www.pattayacity expatsclub.com
The Charity Club of Pattaya meets in the Queen
Victoria Inn every Sunday from 1 p.m. till 3 p.m. - all welcome. Call
Malcolm 09 744 1040 or Christina 09 545 4185 for details.
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) E.S.
Hamilton Post 9876 officially meet the second Tuesday of each month at 1
p.m. at the Hog’s Breath Saloon, Soi Batman. Other Tuesdays, interested
persons generally meet there for lunch and catch up on the latest community
news. Operating hours are 8 a.m. till 5 p.m. daily, closed on Sunday. For
further information please call the Hog’s Breath at 038 423 462, email:
[email protected] or visit the website: www. vfwpost9876.org
The Dutch Expats Club Pattaya (NVP) meets the last
Thursday of every month at Dolphin Apartments, Soi 20, South Pattaya Road.
They also have groups for bridge, computers, Thai language, fishing,
literature and much more. For more information email: [email protected]
Scandinavian Expats Pattaya meet the second
Sunday of every month. For details contact John tel. 01 523 6080 or
Per tel. 07 083 3834.
Dining
Indian by Nature is marking the Diwali
Festival of Lights with a sumptuous special menu for the whole month of
November. On Sunday November 6, a mouth watering set menu for 950+ will be on
offer and Indian by Nature will be lit up with ‘Diyas’ and the colorful
Indian art of ‘Rangoli’, culminating in a spectacular firework display.
Come taste the legendary Indian tradition. Reservations highly r4ecommended.
Tel: 038 364 656.
The Amor Restaurant is now receiving reservations
for their Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday November 24. Home made corn
bread, New England clam chowder, roast turkey, sage and onion stuffing, giblet
gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, brandied, orange sweet potatoes,
fresh vegetables and home made pumpkin pie, tea or coffee. Baht 900 per person
+10% service charge. Two sittings 7 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. Reservations
recommended Tel: 038 710 680. 244/15 Pattaya Land Soi 3, South Pattaya.
E-mail: richard@ amorrestaurant.com
The Art Café is now open for lunch and dinner every
day from 11 a.m. until late (except on Mondays until further notice). They
have a new lunch menu featuring light dishes plus a 2 to 4 course lunch menu
from 195 baht to 270 baht. Every Friday and Saturday night there are Greek
sirtaki and bouzouki tunes plus original lamb gyros with all the works.
They also offer art reproductions of oil paintings from their talented and
dedicated artists. Order your favorite landscape or family portrait in sizes
of 300 X 200 cm. Call for more information or reservations at: 038 367652 or
Mobile: 01 8326031.
Don Joe Ristorante Italiano, renowned for its
ambiance, now has a bigger terrace, better ocean view, splendorous atmosphere,
and brilliant food. Now open for lunch! Don Joe, in the heart of Walking
Street, call Joe for reservations at 038 710 733.
Hearty dim sum sets for lunch. Not one, not two, not
three, but four dim sum sets for lunch at Cascade Caf้, Dusit
Resort Pattaya. The most delectable choices, whether you prefer Empress,
Dynasty, Emperor or Marco Polo Set, your order comes with soup and dessert for
only 450 baht net / set. Daily 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. For reservations, please
call 038 425 611-7 ext. 2149-50.
The Montien Hotel, Pattaya is continuing their Theme
Buffet Evenings. Tuesdays - Verandah Coffee Shop for the Asian
buffet dinner from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Adults 420 baht ++, children 220 baht ++.
On Wednesdays-La Mer Restaurant has a Mediterranean buffet dinner 6.30
p.m. to 10 p.m. Adults 450 baht ++, children 250 baht ++. Friday’s at the
Verandah Coffee Shop it’s a BBQ & Seafood buffet dinner 6 p.m. to 10
p.m. Adults 500 baht ++ and children 280 baht ++. On Saturdays the Verandah
Coffee Shop lays out an international buffet dinner 6 p.m.
to 10 p.m. Adults 450 baht ++ and children 250 baht ++. Pamper yourself with
the exceptional variety of all-you-eat favourites, dazzlingly laid out for an
evening of leisurely dining. For reservations please call 038 428 155 ext
1620-1 or email: [email protected]
Enjoy your Sunday with your family and friends at Restaurant
Casa Pascal. Superb Sunday Brunch Buffet! Book your table now.
Adults 650++ baht, Children (under 12) 450++ baht. Every Sunday from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Casa Pascal Restaurant, Pattaya Second Road, in front of the
Marriott Resort, tel. 038 723 660. For more information visit: www.
restaurant-pattaya.com For reservations: 038 723 660, 01 983 4182 (Kim).
The Lanna Coffee Shop at the Thai Garden Resort is
offering more value for money with their daily changing set menu prepared by
their European chef, Marcus. The chef prepares a choice of two menus per day,
one European and one Thai. Both consist of a 5-course meal which is available
at only 250 baht ++. The Lanna Coffee Shop is open daily and the menus are
served from 11.30 a.m. until 11.30 p.m. Enjoy your meal and get value for your
money at the Thai Garden Resort.
Queen M’s Scandinavian Pub & Restaurant is open
for lunch and dinner, serving some of the best from the Thai,
Scandinavian and international kitchen. Some of their favorites are meatballs,
minced beefsteak, pork chops, steaks, codfish, casserole, all served with
mashed or boiled potatoes, brown or b้arnaise sauce and veggies. They
also serve Scandinavian style hot-dogs and hamburgers, and of course their
famous smorgasbord. Queen M’s is located Naklua Road, Soi 12, just 100
meters up the Soi.
Jameson’s the Irish Pub has a host of Daily
Specials! Don’t miss out on Jameson’s new Wednesday night Curry
Special “Irish Chicken Tikka Masala”, served with pilau rice,
popadoms, a side dish of potato and cauliflower curry and pickles for B.160.
Enjoy the Sirloin Steak Night Thursday Special complete with homemade
soup, bread and butter, sirloin steak, served with baked potato, corn on the
cob, coleslaw, salad and Jameson’s chocolate mousse. A complete 3-course
dinner for 150 baht. Also new to Jameson’s is the famous British beers, Old
Speckled Hen on draught and Newcastle Brown Ale by the bottle. So don’t miss
out; drop in to Jameson’s the Irish Pub, Soi Sukrudee (Soi A.R.),
Pattaya, email: [email protected] Website: www.jamesons-pattaya.com
Entertainment
The Queen Victoria Inn is pleased to announce that
they now have John Smith’s on tap and Newcastle Brown Ale by
the bottle. Drop in for a pint and you can win a four day holiday to the Queen
Victoria Inn in Chiang Mai. www. queenvictoriainnsthailand.com
Come to a real Irish Bar. Good food, drink and golf days.
The Irishman on drinking street across from Tiffany’s. Tel 09 246 2146.
NFL Monday’s at Bob’s BBQ, Sunday’s NFL
football games replayed at 7 p.m. on Monday night. Plus NFL Tuesday’s,
Monday Night NFL Football games replayed at 7 p.m. on Tuesday night. 1 free
frozen margarita for everyone during game. All American beers 120 baht and all
other beers 50 baht. Enjoy food specials like: burger and fries for 100 baht.
VIP Party Room available upstairs with air and TV. Come watch your favorite
teams and enjoy the best BBQ and burgers in Pattaya. See you at Bob’s BBQ
& Grill more info call 06 049 6348.
Pattaya’s most popular Power Jam Band, rocking the
Moon River Pub & Restaurant, plays nightly except on Mondays. Miss
Joy and her band members entertain all foreign and local guests with a wide
repertoire from dance music, rock music to evergreens and much more. Enjoy the
music while sipping on an exotic cocktail, a draft beer or a glass of wine.
Taste the international and Thai menu, or choose one of the Mexican styled
dishes and the new snack towers. Try your hand on 3 layers of delicious
snacks! Happy hour is daily from 6.30 p.m. until 7.30 p.m. There’s no better
place to relax and enjoy yourself than at Moon River Pub. So keep on saying,
“Bottoms up at the Moon River Pub!” Located in front of the Thai Garden
Resort, North Pattaya Road.
Fridays and Saturday evening at the Boat Music Place at the
A-One Royal Cruise have become primarily Latin Nights with Latin
dance enthusiasts meeting there to enjoy the pleasant ambiance of the
facility. The Salsa Amante Latin Dance Studio helps guide people around the
floor. With Latin dance increasing in popularity the dance studio is offering
to teach salsa, meringue and bachata. Check it out on www.salsaamante.com For
anyone who would like to enjoy an evening out with good company, free
admission, from 9 p.m. till late.
Events
The Tahitian Queen 2 (Soi BJ, South Pattaya Walking
Street) will be throwing a Halloween Party on Monday October 31 at 8:00 p.m.
All the dancers and staff will be in scary costumes – guaranteed they will
look even more frightening then usual. There will be a TQ2 Grand Prize for the
best costume, and many prizes for those lucky runners up. Bartender Wood will
be making his famous Halloween punch and Bob’s BBQ Grill will be fired up -
frying up his new special English and Texan fish-n-chips. All are Welcome!
Nagas MC Sriracha is holding their 2nd Anniversary
Party at the Beretta Bar in Sriracha on Friday October 28 at 7 p.m. Free
food and draught beer, otherwise cash bar. Call Martin 09 990 9342 or Bert 01
8214293. Overnight accommodation available at the Sriracha Lodge 038 311647,
038 311609 or the City Hotel 038 322700-28.
Hard Rock Cafe Pattaya invites you to a series of
spooky, grave-rockin’ Halloween parties that are sure to rouse
slumbering spirits. “Pirates of the Caribbean”
Halloween parties will be held from October 29-31. Also a special
Halloween dinner set: pumpkin cream soup, char-broiled chicken breast, and
pumpkin profitoroles for only THB 550++, and fun games await you. Come
in your scariest pirate costume and win great prizes! For information or
reservations call: 038-426635, or email: [email protected].
Website: www.hardrockhotels.net
St. George’s Congregation will be
commemorating All Saints and All Souls at The Chapel in the Redemptorist
Center, Sukhumvit Road opposite Index Furniture, on Sunday October 30 at 3
p.m. The service is in “traditional” English. All welcome and those who
are confirmed members of their denomination are invited to receive communion.
Anyone wishing to have their departed friends and relatives remembered at the
altar at this service please let Rev. Allan Sherratt know before the service.
For further details contact Rev. Allan at allandff @yahoo.co.uk or Thor on
[email protected]
Trends and Innovative Technology for Industrial Automation
is the topic for a free seminar being held on Friday November 4, 2005 from 3
p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Hemaraj Land and Development, Eastern Seaboard
Industrial Estate, Rayong, Esie Plaza building. Topics will include:
Trends and motivation for change; Academic curricula and student training;
What industry needs from graduates; Example technology; Case studies; and How
the technology can improve productivity and be of other value to industry. The
seminar will be followed immediately by a networking event, for seminar
attendees from 6 to 8 p.m. at L’Opera Restaurant, at the same address. Event
organiser: Asian University, Faculty of Engineering & Technology -
http://wwwedu.asianust .ac.th/~me/ Department of Mechanical Engineering.
On November 11, the Australian Chamber of Commerce
will participate in the Remembrance Day commemoration services at Hellfire
Pass. The Chamber will also provide English tuition to Ban Ngiew School
and present the school with some equipment. The cost of transport will be
shared by participants and the accommodation will be at individual expense.
The tariff for rooms in the Royal Wing of the River Kwai Village Hotel is
1,580 baht including breakfast. For more information please contact Martin
Kyle by email at execdirector@austcham thailand.com or tel.: 02 210 0216.
The Rotary Club of Jomtien-Pattaya and Dusit Resort,
Pattaya will hold a charity swim on November 13, 2005. All the proceeds will
go to Ban Jing Jai Orphanage. For more details contact: [email protected]
A concert performed by Kamala Sukosol entitled “My
Journey” will be held at the Kamolthip Ballroom in the Siam City Hotel,
Bangkok on November 24-26. Tickets for adults are 2,500, 2,000, 1,500 and
1,000 baht, and 350 baht for students with I.D. Proceeds will benefit the Thai
Red Cross Society’s Breast Cancer Center and this year, the funds raised
will go toward the purchasing of much needed medical equipment. For more
information please call Khun Suwannee at 02 247 0123 ext. 1928.
Promotions
The Tide Resort and Khao Kheow Open Zoo,
Chonburi have launched a special promotion: The Night Safari Package.
You can stay overnight at the Tide Resort and make a night safari at Khao
Kheow Open Zoo. A VIP van will take you to Khao Kheow (a 20 minute trip) where
you will then ride a zoo bus with a professional tour guide. The trip costs
only 300 baht for adults and 150 baht for children. For more information
please call 038 399200.
The Tide Bakery, a facility outlet of the Tide
Resort Hotel, will present a new special promotion for Christmas and New
Year cakes. By ordering your cakes before December 15, 2005 you will
receive a 10% discount on any type of cake. If you order ten (2 pound) cakes,
you will get one free with free delivery (within 50km of the resort) and you
can choose your pick up or delivery day. For more information or to order,
please call the Food and Beverage Department 038 399 200.
Free Oversea Calls at Art Café Pattaya: In
addition to free ADSL Internet access service, patrons can now also take
advantage of the free overseas call desk service at the Art Café bar lounge.
Any call to another world-wide land line number can be made by patrons without
time limitations or restrictions. For further information please contact or
come to the Art Café Pattaya, 285/3, Moo 5, Soi 16 Pattaya Naklua Road,
Pattaya, Chonburi 20150, Tel. 0 3836-7652 or 0 1832-6031, email: info@
artcafe-thailand.com; www. artcafe-thailand.com
Door 2 Door is once again offering a special promotion
from The Sportsman Pub & Restaurant, Soi 13, Beach Road, receive a free
voucher for 1 Free All Day English Breakfast at The Sportsman Pub &
Restaurant with all food orders over 1000 baht. To receive your free Door 2
Door Menu (2005 Edition) just call 038 720 222 and a friendly driver will
deliver a copy to you. Or visit www. door2doorpattaya.com
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