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PCEC members learn how to protect their homes
This week’s meeting of the Pattaya City Expats Club
(PCEC) on Sunday November 5 at Henry J. Bean’s included another speaker with
whom regular attendees will be very familiar. This week MC Philip Schwartz
introduced club chairman Andre Machielsen. Andre is managing director of
Master Safety Enterprises Ltd.
 MC
Philip Schwartz addresses the PCEC
The topic of Andre’s talk was to provide information regarding home security
based upon his 18 years experience in the security industry and his time
spent as an off shore safety officer. The main theme was preventative
thinking and Andre provided many ways to implement this.
Pattaya City is experiencing an increasing number of burglaries and break
ins but the majority of domestic incidents occur during the daylight hours
when a house is left unoccupied for relatively short periods of time.
Opportunistic crimes are often the most common but these could easily be
prevented by a few simple precautions.
Doors, windows and roofs are the obvious means of entry so it is essential
that they are adequate. Interior doors only 40 mm thick should not be fitted
as an exterior door. Sliding doors must always be fitted on the inside
despite the recommendations of some installers.
Aluminium windows are available in 5 different qualities and consideration
should be given to replacing them. Open windows can be protected by window
grilles provided they are solidly constructed and an alternative escape
route is available in the event of fire.
Entry via the roof is another method of illicit entry. Access to the roof
should be made as difficult as possible plus roof tiles should be fixed into
position. Insulating foam spray can also stop entry by this route.
The house should look occupied when it is not. Simple precautions such as
main lighting controlled by a timer, leaving the TV on, placing a fan so
that it moves a curtain, can all be effective.
Finally burglar alarms can be the ultimate deterrent provided they are of a
sufficient standard and correctly installed. This is unlikely to be the
cheapest option but keeping an intruder outside of the home must be the
priority.
Further information was provided regarding club excursions. Max Rommel,
co-chairman and treasurer announced the final itinerary of the PCEC
organised 3 day excursion to Kanchanaburi, taking place November 21-23.
The regular Open Forum was then underway and this proved to be the usual
lively and entertaining session.
For more information regarding not only PCEC Sunday meetings but also the
varied mid week activities, please see the Community Happenings section of
Pattaya Mail or, for more details, visit the Club’s website at
pattayacityexpatsclub.com.
Royal Cliff Wine Club to host spectacular Bordeaux Wine Gala Dinner
The Royal Cliff Wine Club, Asia’s leading wine club, is
hosting the Spectacular Bordeaux Wine Gala Dinner at the Grill Room & Wine
Cellar, Royal Cliff Beach Hotel, on Friday, November 24.
 Gildas
d’Ollone, managing director of Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande.
The Gala Dinner will showcase eight legendary red wines from two of the world
famous and prestigious chateaux in Bordeaux, France, presented personally by two
highly respected personalities in the world of wines. The duo is none other than
Hubert de Bouard de Laforest, owner/oenologist of Chateau Angelus Premier Grand
Cru Classe, and Gildas d’Ollone, managing director of Chateau Pichon Longueville
Comtesse de Lalande.
Hubert de Bouard de Laforest is a young generation oenologist/winemaker who had
taken over an already amazing property and its wines and brought them to a new
level of prestige and recognition. Chateau Angelus was promoted from Grand Cru
to Premier Grand Cru in 1996 under his guidance and it is the only time in
history that someone has managed to achieve the recognition.
 Hubert
de Bouard de Laforest, owner/oenologist of Chateau Angelus Premier Grand Cru
Classe
A musician turned oenologist, Gildas d’Ollone is a highly respected personality
in the world of wines today. His passion for wine took him to be in charge of
Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, a chateau that is renowned to make one
of the most-sought-after wines in the world.
Along with the eight finest Bordeaux wines, this very rare and prestigious event
offers Pommery Champagne, pre-dinner canapés and a fabulous seven course menu.
The Royal Cliff Wine Club is open to limited new memberships. For applications
or enquiries, email to: [email protected].
Will Habitu become a habit?
Miss Terry Diner
Thappraya Road Jomtien does it again! Another classy restaurant on the
section between Mata Hari at the top of the hill, down to Indian by Nature
half way down. This new venue is called Habitu Wine Bar and Grill and is in
Chateau Dale, underneath Cuvee and alongside Gian’s.
 The
area’s newest classy restaurant, Habitu Wine Bar and Grill.
Opening night was certainly well attended (no free offer is ever
undersubscribed) and the expected 60 bottles of wine put aside for the
opening, turned into 120! At least this showed that the guests were happy to
stay. Or were very thirsty.
Several local restaurateurs were seen sampling the fare, with Fredi from
Bruno’s Restaurant and Wine Bar and Luca from Trattoria Toscana helping wet
the new baby’s head.
Rushing around, but looking very polished and Italian, was restaurant
manager Alessandro (call me Alex) Gregoris, who had been previously working
in Bangkok.
Billed as a wine bar and grill, the new restaurant features another of the
glass-walled walk-in wine cellars, with mainly Italian wines (would you
expect anything else) and a menu based around BBQ grills.
After a few weeks, so this new venue can settle in, the Dining Out team will
descend and review Habitu. Will it become a habit? We shall see.
Helga Jaermann and students exhibit their award-winning works
H.E. Prof. Tanin Kraivixien
(3rd right), Chadatip Chutrakul (left), CEO of Siam Paragon Development Co.,
Naiyana Sethabutra (2nd left), Lt. Gen. Tiensak Palayanon with Helga
Jaermann (3rd left) and her students who won 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 4 Bronze
awards at the IPAT 2006 Exhibition & Competition (International Porcelain
Artists & Teachers, Inc.) in Philadelphia, USA.
H.E. Privy Councillor Professor Tanin Kraivixien presided
over the opening of the Bangsai Arts and Crafts Centre’s International
Awards for Porcelain Painting on November 2 at the Siam Paragon Shopping
Center.
Amongst the exhibits was award-winning painted porcelain by Helga Jaermann,
art teacher at the Porcelain Painting Station of the Bangsai Arts and Crafts
Centre - the Support Foundation of H.M. Queen Sirikit of Thailand, and her
students.
The event was enhanced by a speech from Lt. General Tiensak Palayanon,
vice-chairman of the board of directors, a Joe Louis Puppet performance, a
contemporary dance show and a music trio.
Maestro Wilhelm Ohmen to perform “The Genius of W.A. Mozart”
Piano Recital Program … All profits will be donated to the needy in and around Pattaya
One of the ‘great’ post war German solo piano prodigies
will be performing in Pattaya in “The Genius of Mozart” Recital Concert on
the 23rd and 24th November at the Marriott Hotel & Spa Pattaya. The concert
is actively supported by the Pattaya Mail group of companies (Pattaya Mail,
Pattaya Blatt and Pattaya on TV). The main sponsors are the Minor group of
companies, the Marriott Hotel & Spa Pattaya and Lomatec, swimming pool
specialists, and organized by the Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard (RCES).
 Maestro
Wilhelm Ohmen.
Entrance tickets are at a very reasonable THB 500 per person and obtainable
at the Business Center on the ground floor of the Marriott Hotel & Spa. An
evening sales desk will also be set up before the concert to offer tickets,
if any are still available. If Casa Pascal still has seats available they
will be offered, too, at the same counter!
All sponsors and their guests are invited to a 30-minute Champagne reception
before the concert, and have their names listed in a rich four colour
brochure. The Marriott Resort & Spa is offering all ticket holders a 10%
discount on food only 2 hours before or after the concert in their Coffee
Shop.
Due to the potential sell-out of the two scheduled concerts, the organizers,
Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard (RCES) have now scheduled a third concert as a
matinee performance on November 24 at 11 a.m., subject to confirmation on
November 22.
In his native Germany, piano virtuoso Wilhelm Ohmen is a highly respected
artist, with concert performances virtually all over Europe from St.
Petersburg, the music capital of Russia in the north, to Madrid in Spain in
the south. He also traveled east to Japan and west all the way down to South
America.
Maestro Wilhelm Ohmen has performed in piano recitals and piano concertos
with renowned German and international orchestras. He has also appeared as
solo artist at ‘The Philharmonie’ and ‘Deutsches Schauspielhaus’ in Berlin,
‘Beethoven Halle’ Bonn, ‘The Gewandhaus’ in Leipzig and at the ‘Hamburg
Concert Saal’. He was a participant at the Chopin Festival in Paris and
recently performed live on television in at the State Opera Kiev (Ukraine).
Maestro Wilhelm Ohmen is teaching solo piano stage development and
performance courses. He is presenting piano master classes at the
Conservatory of the State of Saarland. Ohmen is a welcome accompanist to
some of the world’s finest recital vocal soloists.
This will be Maestro Wilhelm Ohmen’s first public performance in Thailand.
A Choral Celebration to honour HM the King
All proceeds to be presented to the Chaipattana Foundation
Narisa Nitikarn
The Saint Francis Xavia Students Association under Royal Patronage has
joined up with the Harmony Singers Association of Thailand and the National
Culture Committee of the Ministry of Culture to organize an opera concert
titled “A Choral Celebration” in honor of HM the King’s Diamond Jubilee
Celebrations. The concert is to be held on November 22 at 7.30 p.m. at the
National Culture Center in Bangkok (Ratchadaphisek Road, close to the
junction with Tiam Ruammitr Road, in Huai Kwang District).
The concert is being organized by both the government and private sectors
and is to be performed by the Thailand Harmonic Choir, which won prizes at
the Choir Olympics 2006 in Xiamen, China with another seven leading Thai
choirs including the Saint Francis Xavia Choir comprising of 400 singers.
All proceeds from the event without deducting expenses will be presented to
the Chaipattana Foundation, initiated by HM the King aiming to help His
people through development activities in various forms where help can also
be given in other ways that truly benefit the people and that are not
affected by time constraint.
The objectives of the Chaipattana Foundation are to support the
implementation of Royally-initiated and other development projects, to
promote the development of social and economic welfare activities to improve
the quality of life of the people and to enable them to become self-reliant,
to carry out plans or projects that are beneficial to the people and the
country as a whole, to co-operate with the government sector and other
charity organizations for public benefit or to take action that reinforce
support of public welfare and to carry out activities without political
involvement.
Those interested in attending the concert can obtain tickets from the Arnoma
Hotel Bangkok, priced at 2,000, 1,500 1,000, 500 and 300 baht. For further
details call Sirin, 2255-3410.
Swimmers and donators receive their recognition
The swimmer and donators participating in the Rotary
cross bay charity swim are listed below.
Major sponsors were: Grange Park Village (pledged 10,000 baht), Harlequin
Property (5,000 baht). KCR Homefinder (5,000 baht), Lucky Time Bar (34,640
baht), Pig & Whistle (Pledged 2,500 baht), PILC (5,000 baht plus swimmers
collection below), Regent’s School, and Surin Insurance AKA Kees Peperkamp
(3,000 baht)
Bar/Pub sponsors were: Bar San Miguel, Black Pearl, Buffalo Bar, Helicopter
Bar, Soi Bowling Green, Mee Chew Bar, Soi Yamoto, OK Corral
Swimmer donations: Tony Geeland 15,000, Glyn Davies 1,560, Harry Schuurmans
9,100, Sharon Adams-Dean and Terry Dean 13,150, Khal Musafa 1,500
Rotarians: Apple Thamcharoen, Brendon Kelly, David Macready, Jan Abbink, Jan
Chris von Koss, Jorn Lillelunde, Lloyd Jones, Kees Peperkamp (listed above
under Surin Insurance), Philip Wall Morris
The full list of swimmers: Bruce McDermott, David Brent, Glyn Davies, Harry
Schuurmans (Major collector: 9,100 baht), Keith (of Lucky Time Bar), Khalid
Mustafa, Michael Thomas (ISR), Natalie King (ISR), Peter Gibney. Ray Simms,
Sharon Adams-Dean (PILC), Simon Simms, Simon Thomas (ISR), Terry Dean
(PILC), Tony Geeland (Major collector: 15,000 baht so far, with more
pledged), William Preston (ISR), William Sjoberg (ISR)
Other people: T+N Traditional Old English Bakery who donated cakes for the
children.
Four tri-athletes participated in the event: Peter Gibney, William Preston,
Terry Dean and Sharon Adams-Dean.
Sight First project hands
out 300 pairs of eyeglasses
Vimolrat Singnikorn
City hall and Pattaya-Naklua Lions Club worked together to organize the
Sight First project on November 3, presenting 300 pairs of eyeglasses to
adults and students who suffer from impaired vision.
 The
children were happy to receive new pairs of eyeglasses.
Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn handed out the glasses at a ceremony in
Pattaya City Hall, along with president of the Pattaya-Naklua Lions Siriwan
Somtua and chairman of the project organizing committee Surapol
Pornkitprasarn.
Students from 17 schools in Banglamung District including Banglamung
Kindergarten, Ban Takientia, Ban Tungka, Nongyai, and Watboonsampan schools
received eyeglasses.
Miss Chalinee Asawasemachai, age 12, from Banglamung Kindergarten told a
Pattaya Mail reporter that she was nearsighted. “I am very happy to be
receiving a pair of eyeglasses,” she said. “I have never worn glasses
before.”
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