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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
The Embassy of Switzerland in Bangkok has introduced
a new visa appointment service. As of April 3, 2006 you can make an
appointment by calling: 1900 222 340 (9 baht/minute). This service will be
tested until April 21. Starting from April 23, visa clients will only be
welcomed at Swiss visa desks during their fixed appointments. Appointments in
Thai or English language can be arranged at the external phone number 1900 222
340 (9 baht/minute) from Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The ANZAC Day remembrance and community service
program will be conducted this year on Monday, April 24 and Tuesday, April 25.
This is always a well attended event and hotel accommodation is in short
supply. AustCham Thailand has booked rooms at the River Kwai Village Resort
for members and friends. The River Kwai Village Resort is only 20 minutes by
car from Hellfire Pass. For more details and to book this event on line,
please click on the automatic link: http://www.austcham thailand.com Tel: +66
(0) 2210-0216-8 Visit the AustCham web site regularly: www.aust
chamthailand.com
Mabuhay Diving Club, a non-profit diving
organization is inviting scuba divers to participate in an underwater clean-up
at Koh Larn every first Sunday of each month. All welcome. To sign in, please
fax 038-415-262 ext 428, email [email protected] or call 05-275-9205 or
01-177-7905.
Lent Special Services at the St. George’s
Congregation has been growing over the last 6 months and continues to meet at
the chapel in the Redemptorist Center off Sukhumvit Road (almost opposite
Index Furniture) holding its services at 3 p.m. every Sunday following the
Book of Common Prayer liturgy. During this season of Lent there will be
special services on April 9 (Palm Sunday) at 3 p.m. followed by a pot luck
meal. The congregation openly invites any member of the Church of England,
Episcopal Church or Church in Communion with the Anglican Church to join the
service and meal on this occasion. Please let Rev. Allan Sherratt know at
071270527 before hand so we can cater for correct numbers. Easter Service will
be on the Saturday April 15 at 6 p.m. Celebrating the Resurrection and New
Light of Christ. Again please feel free to join the congregation on this the
most important day of the Christian year.
The North Star Library actively promotes
"reading for learning and enjoyment" for all children, with special
priorities given to underprivileged children. The library needs members and
with every membership, 2 Thai children are automatically sponsored to join the
library. Membership also means free use of the computers when they are not
being used for teaching. The library will have basic computer training classes
beginning May 1. The lab houses 12 computers, and 2 twenty hour courses, free
to all library members, and Thais, will be run each month. The courses during
May will be in English, and will commence to be taught in Thai in June. We are
planning to start Thai language classes in June. Children’s Programs:
Mum & Toddler - Tuesdays 10 - 11.30 a.m. Children’s Advancement Program
- Saturday 10 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. During the long Thai school holidays, we are
looking for people to help with some holiday programs. If interested please
call. Adults: PILC Craft - Mondays 1 - 4.30 p.m. Mah-Jong - Fridays 1.30 -
3.30 p.m. Change in Library hours as of May 1. Mon - Wed 7.30 a.m. -
5.30 p.m. Thurs 7.30 a.m. - 7.30 p.m. Fri 7.30 a.m. - 5.30 p.m. Sat - Sun 10
a.m. - 6 p.m. For information please call: 038 716755 or email: [email protected]
Clubs
The Pattaya International Ladies Club
coffee morning will be held on April 18 from 10.30 a.m. at Siam Bayshore
Resort, Pattaya Tel: 038 428 678-81. All members, guests, ladies of all
nationalities welcome. No reservation required.
At the Pattaya City Expats Club meeting this week on
Sunday April 2 there will be an introductory talk on the Art of Living
Foundation which claims to be the largest volunteer-based NGO in the
world. The foundation’s service projects and programmes on yoga, meditation
and stress elimination have benefited people from all walks of life,
religions, cultures and traditions. The movement celebrated its 25 th
anniversary in February this year in Bangalore under the watchful eye of its
founder Ravi Shanker. For more information prior to the meeting go to www.arto
fliving.org and for more information about the PCEC go to
www.pattayacityexpats club.com. The weekly meetings start at 10.30 a.m. with
buffet breakfast available from 9.30 at Henry J. Beans Restaurant in the
grounds of the Amari orchid Resort, North Pattaya Beach Road. Everyone
welcome.
The BCCT in cooperation with Bangkok Pattaya
Hospital invites you to A Networking Evening on the Eastern Seaboard
from 6.30 p.m. on Friday April 21, 2006 at Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, 10th
Floor Roof Garden, Building D, 301 Moo 6, Sukhumvit Road, KM 143 Naklua,
Banglamung. For location map: http://www.bph.co.th/pages/location.html 3
check-up vouchers will be given away during the evening. There is no entry fee
for members but non-members must pay THB 500 per person. Members please book
on-line. Non-members please email your booking to - [email protected] All
attending are required to book in advance. All are welcome!
The BCCT is seeking sponsorship for 1. The 60th
Anniversary Bangkok Masters Football Tournament on Saturday and Sunday May 27,
28 at New International School Thailand (NIST), Sukhumvit Soi 15. 2. The 60th
Anniversary Networking Evening at NIST on Friday May 26. 3. The 60th
Anniversary Football Dinner at Amari Boulevard Hotel on Saturday May 27. 4.
Your All Star football team to play in the tournament. The 2005 tournament
attracted 22 teams from all over the world and there was much printed and
television media interest. This is an excellent public relations opportunity
for a product, service or brand that is marketed across Asia and beyond.
Please contact [email protected] BCCT Information Services: http://www.bccthai.com
Dining
A Japanese Cuisine Promotion at Kanary Bay Rayong
is serving delicious Japanese a la carte dishes and set menus during April 3 -
12, 2006 at No.43 Restaurant. Enjoy special dinner buffet that features
traditional Japanese dishes prepared by guest chef: Yoshiaki Miyamoto, April
9, & 12 from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Baht 370,- + Vat per person. Buffet lunch
April 9, 11 & 12 from 11.30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Baht 220 - Net per person. For
reservations please call 038 804 844 or look at www.kanarbay.com
Amor Restaurant is now offering a Traditional
English Afternoon Tea from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Pot of tea or cup of
coffee, cucumber sandwiches, home made scones with fresh cream and strawberry
preserves. The strawberry season is still with us and Amor is offering
strawberry delicacies, and new desserts. Visit http://www. amorrestaurant.com
Art Café Pattaya introduces Menu
Gastronomique - created by guest Chef Thierry from France. Savor an
exquisite and thrilling 6-course-menu plus a half bottle of Boccacino wine
from Sicily. For more information or reservations: 038 367652 or mobile: 01
8326031.
Casa Pascal Restaurant offers a new gourmet set menu
serving from April 1 through 15, Italian Sparkling Wine: Spumante Brut,
Pinot Chardonnay, Amuse Bouche. White Wine, Angove’s Chalk Hill Blue,
Colombard Chardonnay, Australia 2004. Pigeon and Goose Liver Terrine,
Marinated Norwegian Salmon, On Cucumber - sour cream with walnuts and dill,
Alaska Scallops on Lasagne Roll and Tomato Vierge Sauce, Lime and Vodka
Sherbet. Red Wine: Butterfly Ridge Shiraz Cabernet Australia, 2004. Over -
baked Red Snapper with herb butter, Cepes Mushrooms and sun-dried tomato
sauce, or Beef tenderloin on grilled Eryngii mushrooms, Bone marrow and red
wine sauce, Apple Strudel with vanilla ice cream and coffee sauce, or
selection of premium French cheese. Coffee or tea. Calvados, Grappa, Remy
Martin, Williams. Menu 1,200++ Baht, Menu with unlimited beverages 2,400++
Baht. For reservation (038) 723 660 Fax (038) 723 659 E-mail:
[email protected] For more information: www. restaurant-pattaya.com
At The Peak Restaurant, Dusit Resort, Pattaya,
enjoy exquisite Chinese cuisine as talented chef Chi Tak Lai adds a number of
mouthwatering dishes to The Peak’s menu in April. At The Bay sample new
delicacies: Stir fried sharks fin with abalone, Braised goose web with black
chicken and Yunan ham, Stir fried scallop with lotus root, Braised sea
cucumber with prawns and crab roe, and Deep-fried sweet Chinese jam stuffed
with salted egg. Hours: 11:30 am-2:30 pm & 6:30-10:00 pm. For
reservations, please call 0 3842 5611-7 ext. 2276. Sample the innovation and
flair of our Italian chef Giuseppe Zanotti this April with superb seafood
creations as: Seafood salad with porcini mushroom and pecorino shaving,
Fusilli with red basil, beetroot pesto and pan-fried prawns, Pan-fried John
Dory fillet with sautéed escarole black olives, anchovies and capers, and
White chocolate mousse with kiwi sauce. Hours: 11:30 am-2:30 pm &
6:30-10:00 pm. For reservations, please call 0 3842 5611-7 ext. 2270. The
Saturday night BBQ Buffet continues to enthrall food lovers! This
famous weekend family buffet is an all-out, lavish affair with food that
presents a wide assortment of meat and seafood dishes to go on the grill.
Thai, Chinese, Italian specialties, carving stations with ham and roast beef,
along with other delightful dishes to fully satisfy the heartiest of
appetites. Dine in air-conditioned comfort or the refreshing outdoors with the
magnificent view of Pattaya Bay. 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Baht 960++ per person and
half-price for children 5-12 years old. For reservations, please call 0 3842
5611-7 ext. 2270. Executive Chef Hans Peter Held prepares refreshing new
themes for Dusit’s Cascade Café nightly buffet. Every night except
Saturday, enjoy a wide variety of appetizers, salads, soup, curries, main
dishes, desserts and fresh cooking demonstrations showcasing our kitchen’s
culinary talent. Travel around the world with Mediterranean Mondays, Thai
Tuesdays, Mexican Wednesdays, Thai Thursdays, Asian Fridays, and Carving Night
Sundays. 6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Baht 700++ per person. For
reservations 038 425611-7 ext. 2149-50.
Jameson’s the Irish Pub has a host of Daily
Specials! Don’t miss out on Jameson’s Thursday night special. Enjoy
the two kebab mixed grills of beef, onion, pork, green pepper, chicken,
tomato, liver, bacon, pineapple, kidney, and mushroom, served with white rice,
salad & barbeque sauce. Also 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: [email protected] Website: www.
jamesons-pattaya.com
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 announces their Theme
Buffet Evenings 2006: Tuesdays, Verandah Coffee Shop ‘Reef
&Beef’ International BBQ buffet dinner. Adults Baht 550++/Children Baht
300++. Wednesdays, La Mer Restaurant Mediterranean buffet dinner, Adults Baht
500++/Children Baht 280++. Friday - Verandah Coffee Shop BBQ & Seafood
Buffet Dinner Adults Baht 550++/Children Baht 300++. Saturday-Verandah Coffee
Shop International Buffet Dinner. Adults Baht 500.-++/ Children Baht 280++.
Bring you family and friends. Sit back, relax and enjoy from 6-10 p.m. For
reservations please call 038-428155 ext 1620, 1621 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.
Tropical Bert’s has now added free ADSL wireless
internet in both the bar and all suites so you can call in anytime when you
should be in the office, log on with your laptop and pretend you are! Bert now
has deep sea fishing trips every Saturday; the 3 course Sunday lunch is going
down great (get in early if you want lamb) along with the Sunday quiz, and of
course the golf trips every Tuesday. 2nd Road, across from the Bangkok Bank
just before Soi 6/1.
Entertainment
Sail in to the Lord Nelson, Soi 6 on Sundays, enjoy
free bar snacks from 1 to 5 p.m. and watch the best of British comedy. Located
437/155-56 Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak) Pattaya.
Ray’s Place jazz bar at the Mercure Hotel Pattaya
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 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.
Lloydie’s Bar, Soi L.K. Metro (Soi Buakaow). Happy
hour everyday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. all beers 40bt. Enjoy UBC on a big screen, pool
table, and friendly atmosphere. Also from March 3, the lounge air con
relaxation will open from 5 p.m. till late. Rooms for rent also available.
Promotions
Songkran Special! Beat the
summer heat with a cool holiday at the world’s best Hard Rock Hotel! from
April 12-16 and from as low as THB 5600 net per room/night, enjoy a
rousin’ summer holiday in a De Lux Room with awesome views of the sea,
welcome drink on arrival, daily buffet breakfasts and free entrance to our
famous action-packed Songkran celebration and Foam Party. Enjoy all
these plus, THB 500 each day to spend at any of our venues (excluding mini-bar
and room service) and a cool gift in your room!
Covent Garden Bar Complex on Walking
Street, center of many well known entertainment venues such as Club Boeshe,
Catz, X Zone, Babe Watch, Rolling Stone, Rodeo Bar etc now starts its
Summer Promotion for all lucky draw to win a big boat trip to an island.
Contact bars for more detail.
Free Overseas Calls at Art Café Pattaya: In
addition to free ADSL Internet access service, patrons can call any other
world-wide land line number without time limitations or restrictions. Also on
offer are 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
Devarana Spa, Pattaya at Dusit Resort offers
a Summer Delight Package from April 1 - June 30, 2006 starts with
Chromotherapy Bath, using emerald color of fresh pandan juice and leaves to
help balance emotion and relieves depression, anxiety and nervousness. Then,
refreshing Cucumber Aloe facial mask is applied to help revitalize and
hydrate skin. Complete the summer getaway with Cooling Mint Massage to cool,
energize and invigorate tired muscles. Baht 3,400++ per person (1 hr. 45
mins.) May: Bahama Mama Cocktail Scrub The sweet formula utilizes coconut,
pineapple with the invigorating scent of coffee and a hint of lemon and lime
to tone and moisten your skin. Caffeinated coffee beans are crushed and mixed
to help revive your skin, increase stimulation for a healthy glow and
effectively discard dead skin cells and bumps. Fruit acid generates the growth
of new cell skin, restoring balance and healthy appearance. Baht
1,650++ (30 mins.) and Baht 2,100++ (50 mins.) For reservation or inquiries,
please contact: Devarana Spa, Pattaya at Dusit Resort. Tel: +66 0 3837 1044;
email: pattaya@devara naspa.com
Dusit Resort’s Sprinter is an alternative mode of
transport from The Dusit Thani to Dusit Resort, Pattaya and vice versa. Dusit
Sprinter is a Mercedes Benz deluxe shuttle bus custom-made to accommodate only
11 persons for maximum passenger comfort. Enjoy extra large seats and 5-star
services and amenities. One-way Baht 500 per person and Baht 250 for children
under 12 years old. For details and reservations, please call 0 3842 5611-7
ext. 2179, 2180
Door 2 Door is once again offering a special
promotion from the Sportsman Pub & Restaurant, Soi 13, Beach Road, receive
a free serving of chicken tenders or spring rolls with all food orders over
1000 baht. To receive your free 2006 Door 2 Door Menu, simply call 038 720 222
and a friendly driver will deliver a copy to you. |
