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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.
Announcements
Dusit Resort Sports Club is giving away exclusive Dusit
Sports Club gym bags to the first 100 members who apply for one year
membership. Members enjoy fully-equipped health and fitness facilities
including cardio theatre-exercise, machine weights, yoga, spin and all
popular aerobics, as well as a large swimming pool, tennis and basketball
courts. Offer is valid through January. For further details and membership
information, please call 0 3842 5611-7 ext. 2226.
Clubs
The Pattaya International Ladies Club will hold their
January coffee morning at Henry J. Bean’s, in the Amari Hotel on Beach Road
on Tuesday January 17 from 10.30 a.m. till midday. All members, guests and
visitors welcome.
The BCCT is seeking a sponsor for the Annual General Meeting Luncheon on
Thursday 26th January. Guest speaker: H.E. David Fall, British Ambassador,
at the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit Ballroom. The fee for exclusive sponsorship
of this event is THB 50,000 plus VAT. To ensure fairness in the election,
the sponsoring company should not be standing for the 2006 BCCT board of
directors. Sponsorship benefits are: exclusive naming of the events, one
seat on the VIP table, one complimentary corporate table of 10 at preferred
location in the function room, logo (supplied by sponsor) prominently
displayed on stage back-drop at venue, option to erect a display with
promotional brochures outside function room at venue (subject to space
constraints), option to run a presentation on a large screen for the
duration of the pre-function time (subject to space constraints of the
venue), logo on all e-mail circulars to members (over 1,600+ contacts)
including reminders, post-event external publicity (group photo will be sent
to major newspapers and business magazines), post-event publicity in BCCT
magazine, optional complimentary 400-500 word, company profile, in The
Brief, and full list of attendees at the luncheon. If you are interested in
sponsoring contact Greg Watkins, executive director [email protected] as soon
as possible.
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Peak at Dusit Resort Pattaya.
The Pattaya City Expats Club meeting will be on Sunday January 15 and the
main speaker will be Pravit Pukasem, the vice-president of Bangkok Bank, and
manager of the Bangkok Bank on 2nd Road. He will be discussing new services,
including Thai tax free bond mutual funds available to foreigners earning
3.7 and 3.9 % interest (Thai tax free), what kind of accounts are available,
how to set up an account, special bank access for depositors with
substantial deposit accounts, bank property purchase loans (mortgage and
equity loans), foreign money deposit accounts, internet banking, including
the transfer of funds by internet between Bangkok Bank branches, and return
of funds on deposits in Thailand banks to accounts in other countries and
more. Meetings take place every Sunday at 10.30 a.m. at Henry J. Bean’s in
the grounds of the Amari Orchid Resort on North Pattaya Beach Road. Meeting
freely open to all, buffet breakfast available from 9.30 a.m. More details
visit www. pattayacityexpatsclub.com
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) E.S. Hamilton Post 9876
officially meets at 1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the
Hogsbreath Saloon, Soi Batman, off Sukhumvit Road about 200 meters north of
Pattaya Tai Road. Other Tuesdays interested persons generally meet there to
catch up on community news and the latest benefit information. Everyone is
welcome to participate. Operating hours of the Hogsbreath are 0800 to 1700
daily, closed Sunday. For further information contact the Hogsbreath at
038-423-462, email: vfwpost9876 @hotmail.com or visit the at
www.vfwpost9876.org
Dining
At The Bay Italian Restaurant, Dusit Resort, Pattaya,
Italian Chef Giuseppe Zanotti presents a light and healthy antipasto buffet
6-10 p.m. every evening except Saturdays. The Saturday night BBQ buffet
continues to enthrall food lovers to fully satisfy the heartiest of
appetites. 7-10 p.m. For reservations, please call 0 3842 5611-7 ext. 2270.
The Peak Chinese restaurant is now open offering recommended dishes such
steamed abalone stuffed with minced shrimps on sesame egg noodles, eight
treasure rice – all-time favorite Chinese rice pudding with fruits, nuts and
seeds, and ginger pudding with fresh fruits. For reservations, please call 0
3842 5611-7 ext. 2277. At the Dusit’s Cascade Café enjoy the new theme
buffets. Every Wednesday night try Tex-Mex dishes. Friday nights are
reserved for all curry lovers. On January 29 only ‘Chinese New Year’ the
Thai-Chinese buffet selection will surely tantalize your taste buds. 6:30-10
p.m. For reservations please call 0 3842 5611-7 ext. 2149-50.
The Montien Hotel, Pattaya is continuing their Theme Buffet Evenings every
evening from 6-10 p.m. Tuesdays - Verandah Coffee Shop for the Asian buffet
dinner. On Wednesdays La Mer Restaurant has a Mediterranean buffet dinner.
Thursday - Verandah Coffee Shop has an International buffet dinner. Friday’s
at the Verandah Coffee Shop it’s a BBQ & Seafood buffet dinner. On Saturdays
the Verandah Coffee Shop lays out an international buffet dinner. For
reservations please call 038428155 ext 1620-1 or email: [email protected]
Casa Pascal Restaurant offers a new gourmet set menu including house
champagne (Amuse Bouche), white wine (Angove’s Chalk Hill Blue, Colombard
Chardonnay, Australia, 2003), rock lobster salad with avocado, walnuts and
crab roe sour cream, green pea soup with sun dried tomatoes, goose liver
stuffed duck breast on cranberry sauce and apple calvados sherbet. Red wine:
Butterfly Ridge Shiraz Cabernet Australia, 2003. Seabass fillet à la
provençale with basil and tomato coulis or flamed pork mignon on blue cheese
and pine nuts sauce. Spanish crème brûlée with orange fillets or selection
of premium French cheese, coffee or tea. Calvados, Grappa, Remy Martin,
Williams. Food only 1,200++ baht, menu with unlimited beverages 2,400++
baht.
Mercure Hotel Pattaya presents P&P all you can eat pasta and pizza for only
360 baht net at the Cappuccino Terrace every Wednesday night. Contact: 038
425 050.
Sang’s Western Food is now open in Ban Chang: western food supplies for
bacon, sausages, pies, pastries, cooked meats, etc. In association with
Yorkies of Jomtien. Located in Soantakard Village near Pala.
Shellfish-Thierry every evening at the Art Café. Their visiting guest chef
from France is introducing some of his favorite dishes including his
versions of traditional Marmitte Dieppoise, Bouillabaisse and hearty
crabmeat cake. Every Friday and Saturday night there are Greek sirtaki and
bouzouki tunes plus original lamb gyros with all the works. Call for more
information or reservations at: 038 367652 or mobile: 01 8326031.
Jameson’s the Irish Pub has a host of Daily Specials! Don’t miss out on
Jameson’s Wednesday night Curry Special. Enjoy the Sirloin Steak Night
Thursday Special. Also new to Jameson’s is the famous British beers, Old
Speckled Hen on draught and Newcastle Brown Ale by the bottle. Located at
Soi Sukrudee (Soi A.R.), Pattaya, email: info@jamesons-pattaya. com Website:
www.jamesons-pattaya.com
Entertainment
Rembrandt in Jomtien. Dutch actor Klaas Hofstra will
perform this solo performance in English which will take place on Tuesday
January 17 at the residence of Ben Hansen in the Jomtien Pacific area. 8
p.m. doors open 7.30 p.m. Admission 500 baht incl. drinks. No admittance
during performance. Proceeds will be donated to the Camillian Relief Center
for HIV/AIDS victims. Reservations: [email protected] or cell phone
099833351 Your reservation will be confirmed and you will be provided with a
map.
Mercure Hotel Pattaya is glad to announce the opening of its jazz bar. Ray’s
Place has live music and entertainment by Phil, a professional cocktail
barman from St Tropez. Happy Hour every day from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 50%
discount on all drinks. Mercure Hotel, Pattaya Second Road Soi 15, tel. 038
425 050, email hotel@ mercurepattaya.com
Pattaya’s most popular Power Jam Band rocks the Moon River Pub & Restaurant
nightly except on Mondays. Happy hour is daily from 6.30 p.m. until 7.30
p.m. Located in front of the Thai Garden Resort, North Pattaya Road.
Events
The BCCT in cooperation with Savills invites you to the
first Eastern Seaboard Networking of 2006, held at Jameson’s in Pattaya on
Friday January 20, from 6.30 pm. All attending must book in advance.
Contact: Greg Watkins, executive director greg@ bccthai.com
Read-a-Thon, a children’s reading competition, will be held celebrating
International Children’s Day at the North Star Library. Starts January 14
and continues until February 25. The competition will be divided into age
groups of 2-4, 5-7, 8-12, and 13-15 years. Prizes will be awarded to those
who raise the most money in each age group. To register, stop by the North
Star Library, pick up your sponsorship form and ‘start reading’.
Group Exhibition at Gallery Opium Mon-Sat, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. throughout
January 2006: Alan Kirkland-Roath (watercolours), Ingrid Van der Heyden
(mixed media), Pipop Pornsangsilp (oil on canvas), Steve Barnard-Long (oil
pastel), Mike Baird (limited edition cartoons), Wakako Yamamoto (Chinese ink
on rice paper), Charlee Sodprasert (watercolours), Narakorn Sittites
(acrylic on canvas), Jessada Kongsommart (acrylic/oil on canvas). Also at
Gallery Opium until February 12, Caroline R.K. Brown’s solo exhibition,
Sensual Moments - Imaginative drawings, drawings with mixed media,
paintings, sculptured 3D drawings and photographic works. Gallery Opium
315/26 Thepprasit Road, M12 (opp Gubai Art Gallery) Pattaya. Contact: Alan
Kirkland-Roath tel. 038 303 040, 05 084 7947, email: [email protected]
or visit the website: www. galleryopium.com
The Burapatis Group’s Private Zone art exhibition continues until January 25
from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. at Gubai Art Gallery, 315/134 Moo 12, Thepprasit Road
(near Deva shop), Pattaya. Contact Jieng Sae Jern, tel. 09 829 8427 or 09
754 9527.
Sessions & workshops with Jennifer Mackenzie, a highly experienced
professional healer, trance medium, clinical hypnotherapist, lecturer &
teacher. 1000 baht per person at the home of Helenand Thor Halland on
Saturday January 14 from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. at Siam Lake View Estate House
11/13, Pornprapanimit Road (Soi Aka, Siam Country Club Road), Nongprue,
Banglamung. The estate is directly at the Mabprachan Reservoir, 7 km from
Sukhumvit Road. Telephone 038 73408, 071287020 or email: thorhalland@
hotmail.com.
Promotions
Enjoy a day with friends on a 21 meter Catamaran
“Serenity 71” built by Jean Obry of Serenity Shipyard. The Catamaran is
available for charter and private cruises. Visit the website for more
details at: www.serenityshipyard.com
Travel in comfort with Dusit Hotels & Resorts’ new shuttle service, the
Dusit Sprinter, bringing guests between Bangkok and Hua Hin or Bangkok and
Pattaya daily. The Dusit Sprinter leaves Dusit Resort, Pattaya to the Dusit
Thani, Bangkok at 10.30 a.m. and returns leaving Bangkok at 2 p.m. Another
Sprinter leaves Dusit Resort, Hua Hin at 11.15 a.m. and returns leaving the
Dusit Thani at 3 p.m. Contact details: Lalana Santos, director-corporate PR
& communications email: [email protected] or visit www.dusit.com or
www.leonardo.com/dusit
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. They also offer art reproductions of oil paintings from their
talented and dedicated artists. For further information please contact or
come to the Art Café Pattaya, 285/3, Moo 5, Soi 16 Pattaya Naklua Road,
Pattaya, tel. 038 367 652 or 01 832 6031, email: [email protected];
www.artcafe-thailand.com
Good news, the increasingly popular Door 2 Door food delivery service has
introduced 8 new restaurants to its already extensive 2006 menu. A La Turca
(Turkish), Alibaba (Indian), Chow Soy (English Chinese), The Continental
(breakfast & dinner), Jameson’s (the Irish Pub), La Mole (Italian), Mikes
(Mexican) and Subway (perfect sandwiches) are very excited about being
involved with such a professional delivery service. To receive your free
2006 Door 2 Door Menu, simply call 038 720 222 and a friendly driver will
deliver a copy to you.
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