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Charity Club of Pattaya and the kind hearted landlord
Kim Fletcher opened his heart when the Charity Club of
Pattaya approached him about hosting a Children’s Christmas Party for the 54
children from the Camillian Centre.
 Santa
Kim, the kind hearted landlord.
The Charity Club knew what they wanted to do for the party and arranged to
meet with Kim to find out how much things were going to cost and up popped
Santa Kim!
Not only did he offer to pay for the food and drink but also for the
magician as well, leaving the Charity Club to raise the money for the gifts.
With the help of the Charity Club’s friends and supporters, they have now
raised the money for the gifts using the money that was raised at the last
two pub nights at Kilkenny’s and the Queen Victoria Inn plus a private
donation from Duane Pebworth from Gesswein Siam Co. Ltd., Bangkok.
So if you are free on Saturday 9th December at 11 a.m. come along to
Jameson’s the Irish Pub and join the Charity Club of Pattaya for some early
festive fun. Contact Malcolm, tel. 097441040, or Christina tel. 095454185,
email charityclubofpattaya @yahoo.com or visit the club’s web site at
www.charity clubofpattaya.bravehost.com
Monika teaches
silk painting the fun way
Silk is first stretched onto a
wooden frame.
Monika gives instructions on the
use of colours.
Silk painting calls for high
levels of concentration.
The finished works are hung up to
dry..
Elfi Seitz
Monika Podleska, who hails from Germany, has been painting for 30 years now and
clearly loves her work. She does mainly water colors and silk painting, and says
that as a hobby it is immensely satisfying.
Recently she had the idea of sharing her skills and experience with others and
has decided to run a series of three-day courses.
The techniques of silk painting can be learned relatively fast, says Monika, and
even the early results can be impressive. The first intake of students had a lot
of fun experimenting with the colors, and most finished up with a work they were
proud of.
Silk painting requires an extremely thin silk. The best for this is from China,
but Thai silk can also be used. Other equipment includes the special dyes,
matching brushes, and a frame with thumbtacks to stretch the silk. Oh, and a
hairdryer, for drying the paintings. Then the rest is up to you…
Those who would like to learn more can call Monika on tel 0 81827 0813.
PCEC explores the experiences of its members
Jefri Metheany advises on
natural approaches to healthcare.
This week’s meeting of the Pattaya City Expats Club
(PCEC) on Sunday November 19th at Henry J. Bean’s continued with a similar
theme as previous meetings. The PCEC wishes to continue to explore the
experiences of its members and this meeting was no exception.
This week MC Philip Schwarz introduced Jefri Metheany as the meeting’s main
speaker. Jefri has been licensed in massage, physical therapy and
chiropractic for the past 34 years and the theme of his talk was the natural
approach to healthcare.
Jefri described good health as more than just an absence of disease. He
considers it to be a state of vitality, of vigour, with vibrant enthusiasm
for one’s activities in the life process, however it may unfold. He
described the healing process as the introduction of vibrant health to an
individual.
Jefri drew upon his experience to suggest a wide range of techniques which
included stretching, to increase flexibility, increasing the body’s balance
by occasionally walking backwards. He also recommended keeping an open mind,
learning something new each day and trying to see the other side of an
argument are also helpful.
After a few announcements, 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
YWCA presents reading glasses and tinted safety glasses to city workers
YWCA Bangkok-Pattaya Center
presented eyeglasses to city workers suffering vision deficiency.
Vimolrat Singnikorn
Another phase in the YWCA Sight First project took place at Pattaya City
Hall on November 21, when chairwoman of the YWCA Bangkok-Pattaya Center
Nittaya Patimasongkroh presented eyeglasses to city workers suffering vision
deficiency.
Also present on the occasion were deputy mayors Wattana Chantanawaranon and
Ronakit Ekasingh.
A checkup organized in conjunction with the Public Health and Environment
Office and the Public Health Engineering Department revealed that 156 city
workers had problems with their eyesight that could be remedied with the use
of spectacles.
Nittaya said that the YWCA Sight First project was specifically to help
those who have difficulties with their eyesight and with reading, especially
the elderly and underprivileged people in society.
Under this scheme the 156 were therefore presented with eyeglasses, and a
further 100 sets of tinted safety glasses were presented to Pattaya City
drivers and people that sweep up the streets, to protect them from dust. The
total value of this was 57,000 baht.
PSC McAllister’s Golf bids farewell to Don McAllister
Donald McAllister passed away on November 11, 2006 after
a brave fight with cancer. It was perhaps fitting that Don was able to hold
on until Remembrance Day, being the Navy man that he was. At his funeral
held on November 15, we were told that Don decided to leave the Navy because
he did not like being yelled at, and, true to his spirit during the time
that Don managed McAllister Bar & Grill he was rarely, if ever, heard to
raise his voice in anger.
 Don
McAllister.
Don’s main mission in life, certainly during the time that we all knew him,
was to make sure that his customers and friends were given the very best
attention. The turnout at his funeral bears testament to Don’s success in
achieving this mission. Many of his supporters and close friends were not
able to attend the funeral because the suddenness of Don’s demise coincided
with the PSC-PEGS tournament in Phuket and the Jesters motorcycle ride in
the north of Thailand.
Don’s generosity and warm heart were the main reasons that McAllister’s
became a focal meeting point for the golfing community playing the four main
golf courses surrounding Ban Chang. The origin of PSC McAllister’s Golf is
interesting to recount in that it shows his willingness to contribute to our
well-being. It began with a core group of golfers who were planning one of
many sojourns to Soi Dow. It was decided that it did not make sense to drive
the three hours or so to Soi Dow, and so we played Green Valley on the
Thursday afternoon, stayed overnight in Ban Chang and played Century Ban
Chang (as it was then called) on the Friday morning. Very soon this became a
weekly event, and Don felt that it was “just not right” to enjoy the
patronage without returning the loyalty of the many customers who enjoyed
his hospitality. Don put on a complimentary buffet every Friday for the
players and donated a handsome trophy for the McAllister’s Champion of the
Month. This was the genesis of PSC McAllister’s Golf and very soon under the
organization of Gerry Carpenter and Dennis Willett we had as many as 40
players turn out for a Friday of golf and good fellowship in a relaxed
environment watched over by Don’s ever-smiling face back at McAllister Bar &
Grill.
Don will be sorely missed, particularly by those of us who were regulars at
the bar - far too numerous to mention by name.
May his soul rest in peace.
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