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AustCham teaches English to the students of Ban Huay Mahad School
Belinda asks the children
if they know what this is called in English.
The youngsters practice
their English conversation under the guidance of the ACCT.
English can be
head-scratching difficult.
Martin Kyle, executive
director of AustCham Thailand, teaches children
the English words for various kinds of fruit.
Guy helps the students
with their conversational English.
Martin points out
Australian cities on the big map.
Belinda Skinner (center)
and friends play a word game with the students.
AustCham members pass out
deserts and milk to the children
who participated in the activity.
AustCham members present
books to the school library.
Sawittree Namwiwatsuk
AustCham Thailand is helping to improve the English language
skills of the children of Ban Huay Mahad School in Rayong, with
recreational English being taught to more than 80 students there.
The sessions began on January 19, with Australian-Thai Chamber of
Commerce executive director Martin Kyle and 10 Thai and foreign
volunteers taking part.
Kyle said this is the fifth year the chamber has been teaching
recreational English to the students, who are in primary school classes
4 to 6 and are aged between five and 12 years.
The lessons are designed to be fun as well as educational, with games
and singing included that help the students to learn new words. Kyle
said that care was taken to teach the youngsters words they would
encounter and use in their everyday lives.
Each session lasts for two hours, with a course taking between three and
four months. Kyle said that the plan is to continue holding the courses
each year. Sessions take place in the morning. The tutors brought books
with them to add to the school library.
Miss Anchit Wongbandit, one of the children on the course, said that
learning a new language was exciting. She said that the tutors make it
all seem to easy, and that she hopes to be able to practise using her
English language skills by talking to foreign tourists.
PIC employees make merry at New Year
Dr. Sanya Viravaidhya opens
the champagne to begin celebrating the New Year.
Employees present New Year’s
gifts to Dr. Sanya Viravaidhya.
The PIC Group employee show
keeps everyone in good spirits.
PIC Group MD, Dr. Sanya
Viravaidhya welcomes employees to the party
and poses for a photo with them.
Fancy attire is almost a must
at this party.
PIC Group employees prepared
an entertaining show.
Pramote Channgam
The Pattaya International Hospital Group, PIC, held a New Year party on
January 17, hosted by managing director Dr Sanya Viravaidhya.
There was a fancy dress competition, a raffle, and plenty of games, dancing
and singing. The employees also presented Dr Sanya with a memento of the
occasion.
Dr Sanya gave a brief speech to the assembled employees to thank them for
all their efforts in 2007 and to wish them well for the New Year. Then the
champagne corks popped and a cake was cut.
The party was held at Pattaya International Hospital. Other than the
hospital itself, the group includes the Sugar Hut Resort and the PIC Kitchen
restaurant.
A colorful day on the sports
field for city employees
Saksiri Uraiworn
Pattaya City’s frequently office-bound employees had the opportunity
for a little games action and the chance to get to know other employees
during Pattaya City Sports Day, the sixth in the series, which was held on
January 18 at the Eastern International Sports Training Center.
 Mayor
Niran Wattanasartsathorn strikes the gong to open the competition.
Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn banged a gong to open the event, and
administrators, councilors, officers, teachers, permanent employees and
hired employees of Pattaya City got down to the serious business of
loosening up and winning - and losing - a few games.
The employees were divided into four teams, namely red, pink, green and
orange, and to spur the participants on a military band assembled from
players from Pattaya City Schools played some stirring music.
The red team and the pink team battled out the finals for the men’s coconut
shell race, with both sides being evenly matched and pink crossing the
finishing line first. The pink team also took the Dutch wife relay race,
having worked out an effective combination of walking and running that had
them way out ahead from the start.
As Mayor Niran said, sport is all about team building, keeping fit, and
having some fun into the bargain. The four teams and their supporters
certainly had a colorful day out.
The pink team runs for the
finish line in the coconut shell race.
The pink team worked out an
effective combination
of walking and running to win the Dutch wife relay race.
The assembled military band
from Pattaya City Schools inspires
the “athletes” with their stirring music.
Nearly half million baht raised
at Charity Club of Pattaya’s gala dinner
Christina Boden
The Charity Club of Pattaya hosted its annual charity gala dinner,
grand prize draw, and auction last month outdoors at the Pinnacle Grand
Resort & Spa Na Jomtien.
Pinnacle Grand Resort & Spa G.M. Ingo Raueber and his staff worked extremely
hard to make the event the success that it was.
 Pinnacle
Grand Resort & Spa G.M. Ingo Raueber welcomes everyone to the event.
As in previous years the guests were welcomed with a welcome wine reception,
then as they took their seats they were entertained by the Children from the
Bangkok based charity “The Family”.
Then on came the best band in Pattaya, Pop’s Pattaya All Stars, who did a
tremendous job entertaining the guests until late into the evening.
The Pinnacle Grand’s chef provided an amazing buffet, which seemed endless
and everyone did justice to it!
Of course, Bertram the Charity Club’s mascot bear who is loved by all the
Thai ladies attended sporting a fetching Burberry dickey bow and cummerbund!
For the third year, John Collingbourne of the Dok Rai Resort performed the
auction. John auctioned items from Deva Home Décor Jomtien, Desert Diamonds,
Art Room Gallery Jomtien, Decorum Pattaya, Thai Décor Jomtien, The Big
Banner Company, Six Senses Resorts, Pinnacle Grand Resort and Spa, Langham
Hotel Hong Kong, Marco Polo Hotel Hong Kong, Musictravel Thailand and the
Dok Rai Resort.
 Bertram,
the Charity Club’s mascot bear, attended sporting a fetching Burberry dickey
bow and cummerbund.
This year the club had nine platinum sponsors who were: John Seymour from
Northern Thai Reality, Vic King of the Queen Victoria Inn, Martin Chappell
of Expatriot Financial Services, John Richardson of UTS, Alan Bolton of Alan
Bolton Property Consultants, Kevin Fisher of Cranes and Equipment Asia,
Philip Coghlan (Tom) of C.S.P. Construction, Antony Chapman of Blue Wave
Watersports and Roger Mynott of Thai Décor, many of whom were in attendance
on the night. The Charity Club would like to express their many thanks to
all the Platinum sponsors for their support, old and new.
The Charity Club’s grand prize draw had so many prizes that they had to do a
silent raffle with the help of the Pinnacle staff and guests, only drawing
the top three prizes live!
The winning prize numbers were display on a somewhat soggy board with many
of the prizes being collected by the happy winners.
The Charity Club would like to thank the following for their generous
donations to the grand prize draw: Langham Hotel Hong Kong, Marco Polo Hong
Kong, Le Meridien Cyberport Hong Kong, Shangri La Island Hotel Hong Kong,
Massic Travel, Sheraton Grande BKK, Birds and Bees Resort Pattaya, Dusit
Thani BKK, Evason Resorts Hua Hin and Phuket, Sukhothai BKK, Layana Resort,
Pimalai Resort, Hilton Hua Hin, Holiday Inn BKK, Racha Resort, Cape Panwa,
Royal Princess BKK, Westins Grand Sukhumvit, Kandaburi Resort & Spa Samui,
Amari Rincome, Grand Hyatt Erawan BKK, Amari Boulevard BKK, Lotus Crystal,
Luxx BKK, Chedi Phuket, Amari Orchid and Tower Pattaya, Mantra Restaurant
Pattaya, Gian’s Italian Restaurant Jomtien, Rabbit Resort Jomtien, Cucumber
Restaurant Pattaya, Patrick’s Belgium Restaurant, Jim Thompson, Symphony
Restaurant Pattaya, Jamieson’s Irish Bar Pattaya, Mermaids Dive Centre,
Rosie O’Grady’s Pattaya, Mata Hari Restaurant Jomtien, Asia Hotel Pattaya,
Saboey Samui, CC Bloom’s Phuket, Captain’s Corner Jomtien, Jomtien
Boathouse, Location, Location, Location Jomtien, Big Banner Company, Oasis
Spa Jomtien, Yorkies Pork Platter Jomtien, DVDs Thailand, Musictravel
Thailand.
The most important part of the evening is of course what was raised for the
charities, and the Charity Club is pleased to announce that with the help
and support of the sponsors above and the support of the Charity Club’s
friends & supporters they have raised 470,000 baht, which means the
charities will each get 156,666-baht.
For more info, contact
[email protected]
John Collingbourne of the Dok Rai Resort
performs the auction.
As always, the event draws a huge crowd.
Children from the Bangkok based charity “The
Family” entertain
the guests with a foot tapping number.
The best band in Pattaya, Pop’s Pattaya All
Stars did a tremendous
job entertaining the guests until late into the evening.
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