The BCCT Annual General Meeting Luncheon sponsored by Marsh PB will be held on Thursday, January 26. Guest speaker: H.E. David Fall, British Ambassador, at the Sheraton Grande, Sukhumvit Ballroom. Please book on-line at the BCCT website - www.bccthai.com you will need a membership number and password to book via this method. If you do not know your membership number or password please contact either the BCCT’s webmaster David Quine [email protected] or [email protected]

BCCT 1-day workshop ‘Time Management’ in close cooperation with APM Group. Any employees of BCCT member companies may participate in BCCT seminars and workshops. Please pass this notice to directors, managers and supervisors in your company. Tuesday, January 24, 8.30 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Dusit Thani Hotel, Saladaeng Room. This workshop will be conducted in Thai language. Maximum 30 participants. The cost per participant is THB 9,523 inclusive of VAT, materials, food and beverages. To reserve your place in the workshop, payment must be made to the BCCT office by Friday, January, 20. All cheques must be made payable to the ‘British Chamber of Commerce’. Bookings will be taken on a first come, first served basis.

The European Chambers Of Commerce in Thailand in cooperation with Technical & General and the Thai Contractors Association invite you to a European Networking Evening at The British Club, Silom Soi 18 (10 minutes walk from Chongnonsee Skytrain station; next to Narai Hotel) on Tuesday January 24, 2006 from 6.30 p.m. Technical & General is kindly sponsoring food and beverages from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Entry is free of charge. Advance booking is required. Only those that have booked will be allowed entry to the British Club. Please note that due to new security arrangements vehicles are not permitted on the premises (unless you are a British club member). Please book on-line at the BCCT website - www.bccthai.com you will need a membership number and password to book via this method. If you do not know your membership number or password please contact either the BCCT’s webmaster David Quine [email protected] or [email protected]

The guest speaker at the Pattaya City Expats Club meeting on Sunday January 22 will be Dr. Benchaporn from Bangkok-Pattaya Hospital talking about cardiac MRI procedures. A meeting of importance to many who still have a fear of machines, and who want to find out more about this vital procedure as an aid to checking the functions of the body without intrusive measures. As usual nurses will be on hand to perform blood pressure and blood sugar tests free of charge. Arrive early and before you have anything to eat for the best and purest results. 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

Lotus roots stuffed with sticky rice and honey plum at The Peak Restaurant at the Dusit Resort Pattaya.
 

The strawberry season is upon us and Amor Restaurant is offering the following strawberry delicacies. Strawberry Pork Fillet pan fried with a sauce of fresh strawberries and crushed black peppercorns flamb้ed in brandy, Strawberry Chicken Breasts pan fried with a sauce of fresh strawberries and crushed black peppercorns flamb้ed in brandy, fresh strawberries and cream with whipped, pouring or ice cream, French strawberries with Grand Marnier and whipped cream, Irish strawberries with Jameson’s and whipped cream, strawberry yoghurt smoothies, fruit shakes, and fresh strawberry milk shakes.

Amari Orchid Resort and Tower invite you to their Chinese New Year celebration on January 29, with spectacular Chinese dragon dances and a grand fireworks display. Do not miss this exciting and unforgettable event, including an international buffet. From 7 p.m. in the Tropical Garden. Also, join them for an Italian Evening. Their chef has created a wonderful buffet of Italian home style cooking. Enjoy the antipasto or create your own pasta dish. Full dessert buffet is also available, plus live music from their resident band. Every Friday 7 - 10 p.m. For more information please contact guest relations 038 428 161 ext. 763.

Art Café Pattaya introduces Menu Gastronomique - created by guest Chef Thierry from France. Savor an exquisite and thrilling 6-courses-menu plus a half bottle of Boccacino wine from Sicily. For more information or reservations: 038 367652 or mobile: 01 8326031.

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: 0 3842 5611-7 ext. 2270. Starting January 25, The Peak will introduce inspired dim sum creations such as abalone stuffed with shrimp and ebiko roe, morel mushroom stuffed with shrimp and ebiko roe, shark’s fin stuffed with shrimp and ebiko roe, crab claw stuffed with shrimp curry sauce, and sea cucumber stuffed with shrimp and ebiko roe. Also try chef recommended dishes: stir-fried king Phuket lobster with XO sauce and Hong Kong noodles, and lotus roots stuffed with sticky rice and honey plum. For reservations: 038 425611-7 ext. 2276. 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, Chinese New Year, the Thai-Chinese buffet selection will surely tantalize your taste buds. 6:30-10 p.m. For reservations: 038 425611-7 ext. 2149-50.

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 เ la proven็ale with basil and tomato coulis or flamed pork mignon on blue cheese and pine nuts sauce. Spanish cr่me br๛l้e with orange fillets or selection of premium French cheese, coffee or tea. Calvados, Grappa, Remy Martin, Williams.

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

Kanary Bay, Rayong presents their Dim Sum & Chinese Food Promotion. You can experience the delights of dim sum and a Chinese a la carte luncheon and dinner menu selections. With different choices of steamed and fried delicacies all prepared by their Chinese guest chef. Don’t miss the special lunch & dinner buffets on January 22, 24 & 25 from 11.30 - 2 p.m. Kanary Bay Rayong, 50 Beach Road, Paknam, Muang, Rayong. Tel : 0 3880 4844.

Mercure Hotel Pattaya presents P&P all you can eat pasta and pizza at the Cappuccino Terrace every Wednesday night. Contact: 038 425 050.

The Montien Hotel, Pattaya, invites you to join them to welcome in the Chinese New Year on Sunday January 29. 6.30-10.00 p.m. at the Poolside Paradise Gardens. Enjoy their International buffet in the coffee shop with a variety of all-you-eat favorites. For reservations please call 038-428155 ext 1620, 1621 or E-mail; [email protected]

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.

A New Year Concert in celebration of HM The King’s 60th anniversary ascension to the throne. D&M Music Studio and Robinson Piano are proud to present a recital of four pianists, performed by celebrated pianists from Singapore: Rena Phua, Ong Lip Tat, Thomas Hecht and Paul Liang. Saturday, February 4, at 8 p.m. on the 6th Floor of CCT Auditorium at 328 The Church of Christ in Thailand, on Phyathai Road next to Asia Hotel or Ratchathevi BTS Station. Tickets are priced at 800, 500, 300 and 200 baht for students available at D&M 02-718-7300, Asia Books 02-252-4373, Robinson Piano Showroom 02-658-1080-1 and The Harp Shop 02-261-6769. For more information or advance booking please call Khun Mongkol at tel: 01-682-8000.

The Ramakien Art Exhibition by Paul McGarry will be displayed at Sheraton Pattaya Resort until January 31. There will be 36 bronze sculptures based on the Thai classical tale Ramayana and 30 oil paintings. Please visit www.mcgarryart.com for photos. For more information please call 038 259 888.

Read-a-Thon, a children’s reading competition, will continue until February 25 at the North Star Library. The competition is 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’. For location details and opening hours see the North Star Library advertisement under Community Happenings in the Pattaya Mail.

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

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

Dusit Resort Sports Club is giving away exclusive Dusit Sports Club gym bags to the first 100 members who apply for one year membership. Offer is valid through January. For further details and membership information, please call 0 3842 5611-7 ext. 2226.

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

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.

Job Offers, Art Café Pattaya will soon open its sister property, the Ocean Dunes Art Café at famous and popular Wong Amat Beach. In order to satisfy guests’ needs, Art Cafe is seeking dedicated and motivated team members in permanent or part time positions such as: restaurant manager, assistant restaurant manager, supervisor, waiters & waitresses, cooks and kitchen helpers. Art Café offers good salaries plus benefits and commission within a pleasant and harmonious working environment. Art Tutors needed to conduct art classes for children and adults. Previous experience in teaching art groups would be an advantage and reasonable communication skills in English language, hospitable and have a positive hands on attitude. Beginner artists and newcomers are also welcome, to build up an ‘arty scene’ any help is welcome. Please contact: Jo.