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President of UAQ Amiri Court in UAE visits Royal Cliff Beach Resort
HH Sheikh Khaled Bin Rashed
All Mualla (right), President of the UAQ Amiri Court, Emirate of Umm Al
Quwain (UAQ) in the United Arab Emirates, is welcomed by the Royal Cliff
Beach Resort General Manager Alexander Haeusler (left).
HH Sheikh Khaled Bin Rashed All Mualla, President of the
UAQ Amiri Court, Emirate of Umm Al Quwain (UAQ) in the United Arab Emirates,
recently visited the multi award-winning Royal Cliff Beach Resort on a
leisure trip.
HH Sheikh Khaled Bin Rashed All Mualla is also the Chairman of the Port of
Umm Al Quwain - Ahmed Bin Rashid Port-Free Zone. He stayed in the Royal
Cliff Grand & Spa - one of the four 5-star hotels of the Resort. He was
welcomed by the Royal Cliff Beach Resort General Manager Alexander Haeusler.
The Royal Cliff Grand & Spa is a 20-storey “Grand Hotel” in every sense of
the word, from its atrium lobby with fountain and stunning chandelier, to
its stylish guest rooms with marble bathroom and large, sea-facing balconies
- which even have their own shower for cooling off!
The Royal Cliff Beach Resort, which is a complete destination in itself, is
well accustomed to welcoming royal personalities and celebrities from across
the world.
British Veterans Club Pattaya welcomed to Remembrance Service Parade
The ambassador and his good wife,
David and Gwendolyn Fall along with the military attaché, Colonel Mark Rayner
made the British Veterans Club Pattaya feel more than welcome.
Bert Elson
Members of the British Veterans Club Pattaya were honored to have been invited
to attend the Remembrance Service Parade at the British Embassy Bangkok on
Sunday, November 12. The ambassador and his good wife, David and Gwendolyn Fall
along with the military attaché, Colonel Mark Rayner made us feel more than
welcome and seeds were certainly sowed for the improvement and expansion of the
club.
It was a hot, hot parade; however, plenty of liquid refreshments (that were to
our liking!) were on hand in the shade of the gardens afterwards. On leaving the
embassy we decided that Bangkok needed a rendering of “Pack up your Troubles”
and other songs of that era, so we all piled into Jools Bar. Now we could not
have picked better as not only did they put up with the singing but bought us
all a drink!
The club meets every Sunday afternoon at Tropical Bert’s and all ex service men
and women are more than welcome.
Familiar speaker at PCEC meeting
This week’s meeting of the Pattaya City Expats Club
(PCEC) on Sunday November 12th at Henry J. Bean’s included another speaker
with whom regular attendees will be very familiar.
 Sig
addresses the PCEC.
The PCEC recognises that there is a vast array of life experiences amongst
its members and actively encourages them to provide a talk or presentation
to share these experiences with others.
As a typical example, this week MC Richard Silverberg introduced Harry
Sigworth, better known as Sig, as the main speaker. Sig related his
experiences as a deputy sheriff in Los Angles during the 1960s. Sig kept the
audience entertained with his many stories and anecdotes from when he was a
young policeman and throughout the remainder of his career when he retired
as a lieutenant.
Sig remarked that he did have some regrets. One of which was that on
visiting one of the first MacDonald’s restaurants in the 1960s he decided
that there was just no future for this business. The other was that when the
first condominiums were built he could not imagine that anybody would want
to live in such a dwelling.
Further information was provided regarding Club excursions. PCEC Chairman
Andre Machielsen announced that the PCEC organised 3 day excursion to
Kanchanaburi was rapidly approaching, taking place on 21st-23rd November. A
backdrop which showed a number of the places to be included in the itinerary
was shown.
Regular speaker and contributor Thor Hallend announced that after a three
year involvement with the PCEC he would no longer be able to play a part as
he was moving on to other things. The PCEC extended their thanks and
gratitude to Thor for the knowledge which he passed onto the PCEC plus his
own brand of humour.
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
Jameson’s Fashion
month - salsa night
Salsa fun at Jameson’s Irish
Pub.
David C. de Rijke
Since the first Friday and the three following Fridays during this month
Jameson’s Irish Pub is organizing fresh breeze, strong current, brooding
menace fashion events. The first one dealt with the latest trends in Acrylic
Nail extensions from the popular USA nail system brand EzFlow
(www.dasydesign.com) and the latest designs in hair styling by Johny Live of
the London Academy of Hair and Beauty. Wonderful evening where especially
the girls enjoyed their new nails and anyone who went under the hands of
Johny felt 18 again.
Last Friday the wave that conquers the world fast as a hurricane called
Salsa checked in at Jameson’s and kicked off with a demonstration Meringue
dance (Santa Domingo), followed by a workshop where almost all present
joined in enthusiastically and danced, shaking their hips, shoulders and
heads. Under the very well decorated ceiling of Jameson’s where real banana
trees and twinkling colorful lights, people danced their first learned steps
while others nibbled on the free tapas snacks provided for the evening. San
Miguel girls were present, and tequila girls did their best to keep
everybody daring enough for the next step: the salsa! After the
demonstration, the salsa workshop prompted some to try it, and it was no
surprise that even more people joined the stage.
Both demos and workshops where very professionally conducted by Nick Verbeek
and Sam Moore from the Salsa Amante Dance studio on Soi Pothasan here in
Pattaya (for more information http://www.salsaamante.com).
Next Friday the 24th will be the night of Batik with bathing suits and a
tease show bringing you up to date with how to dress.
Welcome to Jameson’s everyday but with something new every time.
Flamboyant debut for German chef Michael
Peter Nordhues
Lovers of fine cuisine will waste no time at checking out new restaurant,
Flamboyant, that has opened at the Jomtien Complex.
German chef Michael Stief, who is from Hamburg, has made his life-long dream
come true by opening his own restaurant, and at Flamboyant he uses the
experience he has gathered over a long international career.
 On
behalf of the Pattaya Mail group of companies (Pattaya Mail, Pattaya Blatt,
and Pattaya Mail on TV) Peter Nordhues (right) presents German chef Michael
Stief with a congratulatory gift for the opening of his new restaurant,
Flamboyant.
The central feature of Flamboyant is the open kitchen, allowing guests to
watch the chefs at work. All dishes are freshly prepared and all ingredients
are from biological cultivation.
A look at the menu quickly reveals that Michael loves Mediterranean cuisine,
and he has in fact spent many years working in that region. There are also
Thai dishes available, as Michael became fascinated by Thai cooking when he
was staying in Bangkok. It was during that period that he knew he wanted to
return to Thailand.
Flamboyant is located in the Jomtien Complex on Thappraya Road. An attached
guesthouse is still under construction.
Annual Christmas Light-Up and Auction to benefit Chaipattana Foundation development programs
Clip from last year’s Light up
Chanyuth Hengtrakul, MP for Chonburi, presses the button to light up the
Christmas tree as Fr. Giovanni Contarin, Andrew Khoo, Mayor Niran
Wattanasartsathorn, Thanet Supornsahasrungsi, Pinyo Tunwiseth, Chairman of
the Chonburi Provincial Administration Organization, Police Colonel Ithiphol
Ithisanchai, superintendent of the Immigration Police and Pratheep Malhotra
look on.
Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya will be holding its Annual
Christmas Charity Light-Up on Friday, 1st of December, 2006 at the Hall of
Fame ballroom. The non-profit event aims to raise funds for the Chaipattana
Foundation and will be held in partnership with Pattaya Mail – the Eastern
Seaboard’s first and best English-language newspaper.
Now in its fifth year, the Christmas Charity Light-Up Event has always been
fun-packed but very meaningful. The event is highlighted by the ceremonial
lighting of Hard Rock Hotel’s themed Christmas tree, which changes motif
each year, followed by pre-dinner cocktails and then to a gala dinner at the
Hall of Fame ballroom from 6 to 10 p.m. with unlimited beverages.
As in previous years, major government officials, dignitaries and VIPs of
Pattaya and neighboring communities will be present on this special occasion
to celebrate in the spirit of giving.
General Kanit Permsub, Deputy Chief Aide-De-Camp and General to His Majesty
the King, is this year’s guest of honor and has generously lent his support
to this special event.
Initiated by the King of Thailand, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the
Chaipattana Foundation was formed to support implementation of
Royally-initiated projects, particularly those of social and economic
welfare activities to improve the quality of life of people in rural areas,
enabling them to become self-reliant.
Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya invites you to come on board at this year’s
Christmas Charity Light-Up Event and add your support in the form of a cash
donation, ticket purchase of THB 18,000 for a table of 8 persons or THB
2,400 per person for the event on Friday, December 1, 2006, or donating a
prize for an auction which will be held during the event.
Contact Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya’s Marketing Communications Department at
tel. 038-428755-9 for more information in English or in Thai, and for ticket
reservations.
All Dressed Up...
Will Burroughs &
Paul Strachan
...And somewhere to go. After five years dreaming of a theatre with the
intimacy of the Edinburgh, London or New York City fringe, bemoaning the
apparent dearth of a particular kind of production - one which combines
imagination, humour, verve, swank and panache - it was with relief mixed
with elation that I finally discovered one; right on my doorstep.
 Be
prepared to be spellbound at the Magic Castle, Pattaya.
I must have driven past the ‘Tuxedo Magic Castle’ a thousand times and
frankly, the fact that it had hitherto escaped my notice is a source of
great embarrassment to me, which I intend to rectify with immediate and
continuing effect. For the show I witnessed - a combination of the carefree,
the vaudeville and the utterly expert - is not one which one can easily
banish from the memory. I know that I’m going to go back again and again and
again and every time, I’m going to laugh myself hoarse.
Only a few days earlier, I had been sampling the androgynous delights of
Tiffany’s in all its fantastic rococo splendour. Sitting unassumingly almost
directly opposite, ‘Tuxedo Magic Castle’ offers an entirely different kind
of diversion.
I felt the tingle of excitement just walking through the door and then some;
the interior is so cosy and cute that it’s like walking into your
imagination. It’s as if the genius of Roald Dahl has been at work, from the
quaintness of the little wooden chairs to the domesticated set extending
into every corner of the theatre. It’s the magic of childhood reborn and you
can’t help but be touched by it.
After a while a clown crosses the stage. Then a pause, until he crosses
again, with something silly going on; either a hat or a wig, or a companion.
It’s Spike Milligan, it’s Alfred Jary, it’ absurd in the most compelling,
hilarious fashion. Dancing girls, all top hats, fishnets and canes, were the
prelude to the arrival of the man they call ‘Tuxedo’.
This chap has earned a national and International reputation for magical
excellence and he appeared with a flourish of his cape; eyes as black and
piercing as a raven’s, he surveys the audience and pulls a piteousness of
doves, from nowhere. Playing cards zip over the audience’s heads like tracer
bullets, before the whole pack reappears in his hand.
Then the clown again, plucking some unsuspecting victim from the assembled
to celebrate the ridiculous. Balloon tricks to music which may as well have
been written by Terry Gilliam; replete with silent pause, whilst the tape
completes its loop. Then back to Tuxedo for some ‘disappearing girls’
tricks. His smile betrays a sense of wonderful irony; he knows these tricks
have been done a million times before but we all know that just like the
best jokes, they will never lose their appeal. It’s vintage variety.
The show was also buoyed by two international acts, Singaporean Jeremy Pei
who flamboyantly took to the stage and displayed his dexterity as he
interlinked a number of chrome hoops, locking- unlocking and in a moment
they were all connected and forming a pyramid, this young man is only 21 and
had the audience captivated by his speed, skills and technique.
The second special guest an American was inspired by Harry Houdini who died
sixty years ago to the day, we were told, pole-axed by some vulgar internal
breakdown. This had enthused escape artist Steve Hamilton who was strapped
ceremoniously into a strait jacket and bound in chains. Then to (the
inevitable) strobe lighting he wriggled, writhed and (equally inevitably)
wormed his way out of it all.
It was simply a great spectacle, a reflection on the brilliant and bizarre
aspects of human life which makes life worth living. As Tuxedo, single
eyebrow raised, launched into a final routine of wistful vanishing, my belly
filled once more with laughter and the illusion was complete.
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