The next meeting of Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) will be on Sunday, December 3rd. 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 10:30am with a buffet breakfast available from 9:30 to 11am. Everyone is warmly welcome. This week the speaker will be Eddie Gibson of UK Kennels Pattaya; Eddie will discuss basic obedience and advise people how to handle and train their own dogs, how to handle redeployment of their pets, how to handle the medical agenda and look after their pets health. This will be followed by the usual Open Forum and update on happenings in and around Pattaya. A full report appears each week in Pattaya Mail. For more information about the Sunday meeting and the other weekday activities of the PCEC, see the Club’s website at www. pattayacityexpatsclub.com and learn more about the many and varied activities on offer.

The Pattaya International Ladies Club Christmas Lunch will be held on Wednesday, 6th of December from 10.30am at the Royal Cliff Grand Hotel, in the Siam Ballroom. A great opportunity to enjoy a wonderful lunch including a welcome drink and sumptuous buffet, vendors selling selected items such as candles, chocolates, clothes, jewellery, cushions, the chance to win a fabulous door prize, singing by the children of Ban Jing Jai and more. Reservations required by no later than 2pm, Saturday 2nd December. Please contact Kavita on 081 377 5171, [email protected], or Stephanie on 089 544 4842, stephaniemoorhouse @hotmail.com, or pilc262 @yahoo.com. Members and guests, ladies of all nationalities welcome.

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 U.K. Ex Forces Club meets at Tropical Bert’s (2nd Rd opp Bangkok Bank) every Sunday lunchtime, 1pm to 5ish. For more details phone Bert on 09 8072335 or call in the bar.

Have a festive "Country Christmas" at Dusit Resort’s The Point with the exclusive breath-taking view of Pattaya Bay! Eat to your heart’s content with our big selection of holiday buffet fare while enjoying shows put on by Honey Bees, Acromagic and celebrated country music divas Chantana Kittiyapan and Suda Chuenbarn who will bring "Country" to your Christmas. Santa Claus will be there to give gifts for the kids, brighten up the night sky with fireworks and to give luck to everyone for the Lucky Prize Draw. The lucky winner who has been especially nice this year will receive 2 roundtrip tickets to Chiang Mai on Thai Airways International and 2 nights accommodation at Royal Princess, Chiang Mai. Baht 4,400++ for adults, Baht 2,200++ for children 5-12 years old. For reservations, please call +66 (0) 3842 5611-7 ext. 2149-50

If you are planning to celebrate your Christmas Eve in Pattaya, come and join the "World of Magic" party at Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa. The dramatic poolside of the resort’s oasis will be decorated with fantasy lighting, turning it into "The World of Magic!" Enjoy a huge international buffet while watching the fantastic performances from sexy witches. Your party will be filled with plenty of fun family entertainment. See magic tricks up close from our talented magicians as they stroll by your table. An "Enchantress" magic show will be performed, followed by filling in the Pattaya sky with breathtaking fireworks. The price for dinner, party, and show is baht 4,500++ per person for adults. Children under 12 years of age will be charged only half price. (Prices are subject to tax and service charges) For more information and reservations, call (66) 38 412 120 or visit www.marriottdining.com

Amor Restaurant is once again holding its famous Christmas Dinner on Monday December 25. Amor will be tempting diners with smoked salmon, roast turkey and roast pork, chestnut stuffing, roast & creamed potatoes, fresh vegetables, port and strawberry sorbet, Christmas pudding with brandy butter. Amor serves its Christmas dinner family style, which means that the waiters bring all the main course dishes to the table in platters, fresh and hot from the kitchen, and guests get to help themselves to as much as they want of everything. The waiters keep coming back with more as often as guests would like. All this plus tea or coffee for baht 1,350 + per person. There are two sittings 7:00pm and 9:30 pm, reservations highly recommended. For reservations contact Richard at 038-710-680 or 081-945-5396 and by email, [email protected]. Amor Restaurant 244/15 Pattayaland 3, South Pattaya.

Make this Christmas special - spend Xmas Eve at La Mer Restaurant, Montien Hotel, Pattaya. The evening features a sumptuous multi-course festive set-dinner, with all the traditional trimmings and entertainment including piano music & carol singing and Santa Claus on hand with gifts for the children. Price - adult baht 1,900++, child baht -1,400++, time 6.30pm to 10.30pm. For tickets and reservations please call 038-428155-56 ext1620, 1621, E-mail; [email protected]

Pattaya’s world-class steakhouse, Manhattans, is proud to announce an evening with Eddy Profette, international jazz pianist. His unique cool jazz style along with the old standards can be heard 6 nights a week from 7-12pm. To reserve your table, please call 038 259 790 from noon. Located at Nirvana Place Condos, Thappraya Road, 50m from Sugar Hut. Dress code. Valet parking and limousine service.

In December, award-winning chef Giuseppe Zanotti highlights the mild and delicate taste of white asparagus at the Dusit Resort, Pattaya’s The Bay Il Ristorante: Enjoy white asparagus combined with Italian flavours as Parma ham with boiled white asparagus and Hollandaise sauce, white asparagus soup with pan-fried sea scallops, fettuccine beetroot with crab meat sauce and white asparagus; and veal piccata with Parma ham, white asparagus and veal juice. The Bay is located at the Dusit Resort, Pattaya at the north end of Pattaya Beach Road, near the Dolphin roundabout. For reservations, please call 0 3842 5611-7 ext. 2270.

Ace Cafe BBQ Night in Jomtien. Every Monday is BBQ party night! Come and enjoy a platter of grill steak, sausages, baked potato, corn on the cob and mixed salad, all for only 159 baht! Tickets on sale all week with one lucky winner eating free! Grill fires up at 6.30, don’t be late! Ace Cafe, Hanuman Corner, 089 990 9342.

Eat to the Beat at Starz Diner, Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya. The freshest seafood cooked to your liking, international specialties, Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya’s award-winning dishes with free-flow of wines, beer and soft drinks. Plus every Saturday, a whole spit-roasted pig is added to the wide selection of sumptuous dishes on the buffet. Eat to the Beat is available Sunday to Friday from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at 590++ per person and on Saturdays from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. at 690++ per person. Call Tel. no. (66) 038 428755 - 9 for reservations.

Patrick’s Belgian Restaurant Presents: Monday: "Osso Bucco" with mashed potatoes. Tuesday: Australian lamb chops (400g) with béarnaise-and mint sauce, veggies and fries. Wednesday: Côte a’l Os or prime rib (800g) (2 persons) with beurre Maitre d’Hotel and potato croquets. Thursday: "Ostrich" filet steak, "Archiduc" veggies and potato croquets. Friday: Moules-Frites (Mussels Belgian Style). Saturday: "Cocq au Vin" (chicken casserole) with fries or potato croquets. For reservation call Patrick 08/16872410 or 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 soufflé for dessert. You can order anything from its famous rack of baby back ribs and imported steaks to special gourmet entrées, 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 is now open on the North Beach Road in Pattaya, with a new concept in dining. The restaurant, with its awe-inspiring architecture and its eclectic and unique décor, is open from 6pm and the bar, equally as impressive and provocative, opens from 5pm till 1am. Enjoy a pre-dinner or post-work drink before settling in to enjoy a fabulous culinary journey through various mouthwatering Asian and Mediterranean cuisines. Mantra Fabulous Sunday Brunch is also available from 11am to 3pm.

The BCCT in cooperation with Raimon Land Plc. invites you to a BCCT Christmas Networking Evening on the Eastern Seaboard on Friday December 15 from 6.30 pm at Northpoint, Soi 5 Beach Road, Pattaya. Raimon Land is sponsoring beverages and snacks on a first-come, first-served basis from 6.30 pm. Free entry for members and non-members. Members please book on-line at the BCCT website - www.bccthai.com, Non-members please email - [email protected]