The Charity Club of Pattaya is building a classroom to house 40+ Children at the Wat Wang Wa School. The school is situated just outside Klaeng, South of Rayong. Until the end of November, with the help of the following establishments, various pub nights will be held with the proceeds being donated to the Charity Club of Pattaya. Remaining dates and venues involved in the project are as follows: October 14 at Shenanigans; October 27 at Kilkenny’s; and the finale will be held at the home of the Charity Club of Pattaya: The Queen Victoria Inn Soi 6 on Sat. November 11. All the Pub Nights will be holding a charity raffle as well on the night. Watch the local press for the confirmed dates. Hope to see you all at every venue! Contact charityclubof [email protected] or Mal colm 09 7441040, or Christina 09 5454185.

The next meeting of Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) will be on Sunday, September 17th. The club meets every Sunday morning at Henry J. Bean’s Restaurant on the north end of Beach Road in the grounds of the Amari Orchid Resort. The program starts as usual at 10:30 a.m. with a buffet breakfast available from 9:30 to 11 a.m. The PCEC extends a warm welcome to both residents and visitors of all nationalities. This week our speaker will be from the Bangkok Pattaya Hospital who always provides useful information on health matters. This will be followed by the regular Open Forum and update on happenings in and around Pattaya. For more information about the Sunday meeting and the other weekday activities of the PCEC, please see the club’s website at www. pattayacityexpatsclub.com and learn more about the many and varied Club activities on offer.

The next meeting of US Navy League Thailand will be on Saturday Sept 16 at 4pm. The club meets at Cafe New Orleans at 2pm. Everyone is warmly welcome. Each meeting a speaker will provide an informal talk on a wide range of topics relating to Navy League here in Thailand as well as ships visits and hosting groups. This will be followed by the usual open forum and update on happenings in and around Pattaya. For more information about the meeting and the other activities of the Navy League Thailand see the website at www.navyleaguethailand.org and learn more about the many ways you can join, sponsor, assist sailors, or even visit a ship that comes to port when available.

The Asian Business Club will host its first networking night on Tuesday, September 26, at 6 pm at the lobby of the Woodlands Resort, Naklua Road Pattaya. The Woodlands Resort will offer a buffet; the door fee is THB 400. All interested business people are cordially welcome to join.

The Charity Club of Pattaya meets most Sundays at the Queen Victoria Inn Soi 6. Contact Malcolm on 09 7441040 or Christina on 095454185; charityclubofpattaya@ yahoo.com

The Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa offers you Pattaya’s only Cooked To Order Buffet: Fresh, hot and beautifully presented; Main courses cooked to order as part of the nightly BBQ buffet at the Garden Cafe. Enjoy fresh crisp salads, cold cuts, BBQ Seafood’s and more while your main course is cooked to order. A dazzling main course selection of Australian lamb, tender sirloin, Atlantic salmon and other Mediterranean style dishes ensures we have variety and choice that is sure to satisfy. Price 750 Baht, open 06:00 – 23:00 at the Garden Caf้. Call 038 412 120 for details

Theme Buffet Evenings at the Montien Hotel, Pattaya: Tuesdays - Verandah Coffee Shop, Reef & Beef” International BBQ Buffet Dinner, 6.00p.m-10.00p.m; Wednesdays - La Mer Restaurant, Mediterranean Buffet Dinner 6.30p.m.10.00p.m; Friday - Verandah Coffee Shop, BBQ & Seafood Buffet Dinner 6.00p.m-10.00p.m; Saturday - Verandah Coffee Shop, International Buffet Dinner 6.00 p.m.- 10.00 p.m. Pamper yourself with the exceptional variety of all-you-eat favourites, dazzlingly laid out for an evening of leisurely dining. Bring you family and friends. Sit back, relax and enjoy. For reservations please call 038-428155 ext 1620, 1621, E-mail; [email protected]

Café New Orleans, a culinary landmark for over 9 years on eclectic Pattayaland Soi 2 is expanding its Fiesta Filipina menu and adding an Additional Special Menu including imported black Angus tenderloin steak, succulent lamb tenderloin, scallops, assorted dinner crepes and chocolate souffl้ for dessert. You can order anything from its famous rack of baby back ribs and imported steaks to special gourmet entr้es, side dishes and deserts. Chefs coming from some of the top restaurants in Manila prepare Filipino dishes such as sinigang, adobo, pancit, crispy pata, bangus, tinolang manok, bistek, dinuguan, lechon kawali, menudo, lumpia. Café New Orleans means “Fine Food at Affordable Prices” … with the emphasis on “Affordable”. For more information or to make a reservation call 038 710 805, fax 038 710 784.

Mantra Restaurant and Bar, Pattaya – now open! Dynamic, stylish and seriously cool … Mantra Restaurant and Bar is now open on Beach Road in Pattaya. The restaurant is open from 6 p.m. and the bar; equally as impressive and provocative, opens from 5 p.m. till 1 a.m. Enjoy a pre-dinner or post-work drink before settling in to enjoy a fabulous culinary journey through various mouth-watering Asian and Mediterranean cuisines. For more information please contact +66 (0) 3842 9591 or email [email protected] and visit www.mantra-pattaya.com

Amor Restaurant, Pattayaland Soi 3. South Pattaya is now offering a Traditional English Afternoon Tea from 5 - 7 p.m. daily. For more information call 038 710680 or visit http://www.amorrestaurant.com

Jameson’s the Irish Pub has a host of daily specials including on Mondays fillet steak special, a fillet steak served on a sizzling metal tray with french-fries and vegetables for baht 165. On Tuesday it is the turn of the gammon steak with french-fries and veggies at baht 165. Wednesday it’s deep fried bread-crumbed chicken with french-fries at 165 baht. Thursdays is two kebabs loaded up with beef steak, pork, liver and bacon, chicken, kidneys, pineapple, green pepper, tomato, onion and mushrooms served with fried rice on a chopping board for 165 baht. Friday is fish and chips for baht 165. All the specials are served with a bowl of home made soup to start with and home made ice cream or fresh fruit as dessert. As always Jameson’s serves its all day and night carvery at the weekends, as much as you can eat for 350 baht. Speckled Hen beer on draft is back in stock as well as bottled Newcastle Brown Ale.

The Premiership Football Restaurant currently has a special 99 baht promotion running. Choose from shepherd’s pie, pork chop and mashed potatoes, large cheeseburger or bangers ‘n’ mash. There are also 200 other items on the main menu including traditional English, European, Mexican and Thai food. Located at Soi Diana Inn opposite the Sawasdee Hotel. Tel. 07-802-7088. Open 24hrs.

The Queen Victoria Inn’s Sundays just get better and better! Not only can you tuck into the Sunday Carvery, 3 courses for 320 baht, but you can also be entertained by The Copy Cats band live from 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. Come and have a great Sunday at the Queen Victoria Inn Soi 6.

Shenanigans Irish Pub nightly specials: 12 noon – 11 p.m. Monday Spaghetti Night (160 baht); Tuesday Chop Night (150 baht); Wednesday Steak Night (195 baht); Thursday Curry Night 6 p.m. – 11 p.m. (250 baht); Friday Schnitzel Night (195) 12 noon – 11 p.m.; Saturday Carvery (395 baht) 6 p.m. – 11 p.m.; Sunday Carvery (395 baht) 12 noon – 11 p.m.: The famous Shenanigans Carvery, a choice of 6 different joints, 9 vegetables & potatoes, prawn salad & home made soup, as much as you can eat. Shenanigans the Irish Pub 218/2-4 Moo 10, Royal Garden Resort, Pattaya 2nd Road. Email: [email protected], Phone: (038) 710 641, www. shenanigans-pattaya.com

A La Turca Restaurant has recently opened their second branch opposite 7-11 on Walking Street. Buy 1 beer and get 1 free during Happy Hour from 5 - 7 p.m. and try some of their delicious cocktails, buy 2 get 1 free, made by Alfie, their professional bartender, trained in London.

Enjoy live music and entertainment at Ray’s Place jazz bar at the Mercure Hotel Pattaya. Happy Hour every day from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Pattaya Second Road Soi 15, email hotel@ mercurepattaya.com

The Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce Thailand (JFCCT) in co-operation with European Safety Concepts and Nirvana Place Condominium invites you to a JFCCT Networking Evening on the Eastern Seaboard on Friday 15th September from 6.30 - 8.30 pm at Nirvana Place Condominium Complex, located on the hill between Pattaya and Jomtien. Members of all foreign chambers in Thailand and businesspeople based on the Eastern Seaboard are invited to attend this event. There is no fee for entry. However, those attending are asked to book in advance as a courtesy to our host. BCCT members may book on-line in the normal way. Non-members should email - [email protected] with the names of those attending.

The Charity Club of Pattaya is holding its “Charity Gala Dinner, Grand Prize Draw & Auction 2006” on 30 September 2006 (Saturday) at Dusit Resort, Pattaya’s Napalai Convention Hall, from 7:30 p.m. until midnight. Enjoy live music, grand prize draw and the auction of myriad items including antique furniture, holiday packages and other memorabilia. Ticket price is 1,800 Baht. Proceeds from this dinner will go to the Camillian Center, and to the charitable institutions nominated by the Rotary Club of Pattaya and Freemason West Winds. For reservations, please contact Mr. Malcolm 097-441-040 and Mrs. Christina Boden - 095-454-185 at tel. nos. and, or email charityclubofpattaya @yahoo.com

“Hollywood Stars Night” Charity Dinner at Bruno’s. Do you ever dream of becoming a Hollywood Star? This is your chance to make your dreams come true! Be a part of this charitable event on the 22nd of September 7:00 PM. Proceeds will go through the purchase of permanent home for Mercy Children. Come and dress like a star, be the best Hollywood look-a-like and win fabulous prizes like a 3 day trip to Hong Kong (with accommodation) and many more. Limited seats only! Buy tickets now for 1999 baht each (ticket prices includes 999 baht donation)

Austrian Business Community Dinner: meet top Austrian wine producers Dr. Bertold Salomon and Joerg Woerther at Ma Maison Restaurant at Nailert Park, Wednesday, 20th of September at 18:30, Dinner including wines: 900 - baht net

The Pattaya Modern Art Center, Soi 4 Pratamnak invites you to “Absent”, ‘The Asian Male, Concentration on the Nude’ by M.P.D. The exhibition runs until September 16. Everyone is welcome. For more details call 038 251 806, email contact @liamsgallery.com

Door 2 Door September’s promotion. A great offer from Globetrotter Restaurant, located at 1/54-55, Beach Road, Central Pattaya, receive free delivery on all orders anywhere in Pattaya also ring now to get your copy of the new Official Thailand Survival Guide & Pattaya Business Telephone Directory delivered to your door for only 250 baht. To receive your free Door 2 Door Menu (2006 Edition) just simply call 038 720 222 & one of their friendly drivers will deliver a free copy to you or visit them on www.door2door pattaya.com

Dusit Resort Sports Club is inviting all international school teachers to try its Academic Year Membership promotion tailor-made to their requirements. Understanding that teachers will be away for 2 months out of the year, Dusit Resort Sports Club came up with Academic Year Membership offer. It is a 10-month calendar membership, valid from 1 September 2006 to 30 June 2007. For further details and membership information, please call 0 3842 5611-7 ext. 2226.