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North Star Library celebrates its 4th anniversary
Rosanne Diamente
On the 29th of January, the North Star Library celebrated its 4th
anniversary. The day started out with Father Larry Patin welcoming all the
guests, children and members of the North Star Library to this wonderful
day.
 Father
Larry Patin welcomes all the guests, children and members of the North Star
Library to this wonderful day.
Five years ago, a wonderful woman by the name of Arlette Cykman had a dream
that her mother wanted her to do something productive with the books that
had been left to her.
Her mother and Mrs. North had passed away and had left many wonderful books.
Her dream was to build a beautiful library for the community of Pattaya.
The Redemptorist Center was able to make that dream come true with providing
the land next to the Center for the library to build on.
The library has grown over the last 4 years into a valuable structure the
City of Pattaya can be proud of. With the addition of a computer lab, Thai
language lessons, speakers from Asia University, child play groups and many
more programs, the Library has become a dream come true. I know that it has
been a valuable tool for the students at the Redemptorist Center and their
staff.
 Arlette
Cykman had a dream that her mother wanted her to do something productive
with the books that had been left to her.
Father Patin thanked Arlette Cykman for her vision of seeing a better future
for the education of the Thai people and providing a library for the Thai
and Expat community. He also thanked Wanjai and her staff for the hard work
they have done to make the library a success.
The library is located on Sukhumvit Road between Pattaya Central and Pattaya
North Road next to the Redemptorist Center for the Handicapped. Memberships
are available for children, adults or families. We have books in many
languages along with Thai lessons, rental of a room and computer classes.
Come see us today or call the North Star Library for more information.
Roseanne welcomes everyone to
the event.
Roseanne cuts the anniversary
cake.
Having fun learning how to
make balloon art.
Children are entertained by
actors
and actresses celebrating the library’s anniversary.
This is fun!
Winner of Young Artist
of Thailand Competition
08 announced
The Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL) and Raimon Land
PLC, together with CentralWorld, Zen Department Store, TK Park, the Post
Publishing Public Company Limited and Dusit Thani Hotel organized a
special gala reception for the finals of the ROSL Young Artist of
Thailand Competition at the Zen Event Gallery Level 8 Zen Department
Store.
 Raimon
Land CEO Nigel Cornick and Patcharaporn Arunsirichok pose in front of
her winning painting titled “The Residence”.
The Young Artist of Thailand competition had attracted over 379 entries
from aspiring young students across the Kingdom. Artworks of 60
semi-finalists were exhibited for the public at Eden Zone, CentralWorld,
from January 12 - 19, 2009.
After thorough consideration by a judging panel consisting of
international and Thai knowledgeable artists and academics, Ms.
Patcharaporn Arunsirichok, a third-year student from Silpakorn
University was voted the winner of the “Young Artist of Thailand 2008”
competition for her oil painting “The Residence”. She was entitled to
the trophy, two tickets to London and cash prize of 100,000 baht.
“This is a dream come true and a unique chance for me as a young artist.
Thank you to the Royal Over-Seas League and to Raimon Land for giving
all young artists in Thailand such an opportunity to showcase our work,”
commented Patcharaporn upon receiving her trophy.
“As part of our strong social commitment, Raimon Land is proud to
support the Young Artist of Thailand competition for the second
consecutive year. We see this as a great opportunity to launch the
talents of young Thais on the international stage,” said Raimon Land’s
Chief Executive Officer Nigel Cornick.
Central thanks media
Pramote Channgam
Central Retail Corporation put on a “colorful party” to thank
Pattaya media for its recent publicity of the opening of Central’s new
mall on Beach Road.
 Dr.
Nuttakit Tungpoonsintana, assistant marketing director of Central
Pattana Co. Ltd., welcomes everyone to the evening of fun.
On January 29 at Sud Tang Rak Restaurant in Jomtien, Central invited
media people to the “colorful party: dine with the sea breeze on Jomtien
Beach.”
A welcome speech was given by Dr. Nuttakit Tungpoonsintana, assistant
marketing director of Central Pattana Co. Ltd., followed by other staff
giving their thanks on stage.
Later, lucky draw prizes from Central Department Store were drawn to
give to lucky members of the media.
Central PR staff gives a
warm welcome to Pattaya media entering the party.
A good party always has
dancing.
Chai yo!
New art by the sea
Vimolrat Singnikorn
The “New Ecologies” contemporary art exhibition has brought 100
artworks made by 20 artists to the Sheraton Resort Pattaya and the show
can be admired there for the next three months.
 Artwork
of Pratya Raktabutr on the white sand.
Curated by Brian Curtin, an Irish art writer based in Thailand, in
conjunction with the Opium Gallery Pattaya, the show places art along
side the sand and sea of nature.
Deputy Mayor Verawat Khakhay, Niti Kongkrut, director of the Tourism
Authority of Thailand (TAT) Pattaya, Ditmar Koegerl, general manager of
the Sheraton Hotel Pattaya, Linda Lyen and Manipa Jayawan were there for
the stylish opening.
Art-lovers were very relaxed as they strolled, drinks in hand, to
leisurely inspect the artwork, one made from soft white sand with an
outstanding design by Pratya Raktabutr and some on large rocks on the
beach by Simona Ambrosini.
 Guests
are able to get a close up look at the art.
Fine artworks by both local and foreign artists turned the hotel into a
striking art gallery, showing masterpieces not often displayed.
As Pattaya is a vibrant economic, tourist and cultural center, it is a
good place to experience cultural, technological and political changes
coming from other countries and from within Thailand.
The new ecologies that the show refers to invite us to take more
responsibility of our own action in this changing world that we monitor
from this city.
The show can be enjoyed until April 25.
Chinese artists on tour
Patcharapol Panrak
A colorful group of 179 Chinese performing artists visited Nong
Nooch Tropical Gardens to help celebrate Chinese New Year here.
 Making
memories to take back home.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the Chinese Ministry of Culture
and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China brought the musicians
and other performers to visit the country on a cultural friendship tour.
On January 25, Pasalin Savetrat, assistant director of TAT Pattaya, and
Saranya Boonlao, marketing executive of TAT Pattaya, showed the artists,
dancers and musicians from seven parts of China around the botanical
park.
Yaowalak Kimsaeng from TAT Public Relations and her team organized a
warm welcome of drumming and dancing and a tour of the park.
Niti Kongkrut, director of TAT Pattaya, said that the tourism industry
has suffered greatly from the world economic downturn. So TAT
collaborated with Chinese authorities in this initiative for the artists
to perform for Chinese New Year in Pattaya, Yaowarat, Hat Yai, Songkla
and Phuket.
He said that it had been a pleasure to welcome the artists who were here
for 10 days entertaining Thai audiences with their skills.
On their return to China, the visitors may pass on to others impressions
of the hospitality and friendliness of Thai people and the beautiful
sights of country life in the East, North and the South, he said.
Smiling for the press -
something these performers are accustomed to.
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