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Clubs & Associations
The next Pattaya City Expats Club
(PCEC) meeting will be on Sunday, Sept 27 and everyone is warmly welcome
to attend. 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 10:30 a.m. with a buffet breakfast
available from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Each week the PCEC has an interesting
speaker to talk on various subjects of interest in an informal setting. The
scheduled speaker this week is Stuart Saunders who will be discussing the
Pattaya Progress Association and the efforts they have undertaken to improve
Pattaya. This talk will be followed by the ever-lively and often humorous
Open Forum and an update on the happenings in and around Pattaya. A full
report appears each week in Pattaya Mail. For more information about
the Sunday meeting and the numerous other weekday activities of the PCEC,
see the official website at www.pattayacityexpatsclub .com and learn more
about the many and varied activities of the club.
The Pattaya International Ladies
Club next luncheon will be held on Tuesday, October 6 from 10.30 a.m. at
Ocean Marina. Members, guests and ladies of all nationalities are welcome.
Reservation is necessary by 2 p.m. Saturday, October 3. Please contact Alvi
Sinthuvanik on alvi_sinthuvanik @hotmail.com or Connie Kwok on
constance0123@ yahoo.com, mobile number 087 784 9151.
The Pattaya Irish Society meets
every Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Moonrakers in Pong. Call John on 086 112 0988
for details.
Rotary Club of Jomtien-Pattaya
welcomes you to their Wednesday meetings in the Rotary room Royal Cliff
Grand Hotel: Time 18.30 for 19.00. Contact Lloyd Jones (Membership)
0878043943.
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in
Pattaya: The Pattaya Group meets Wednesday & Thursday at noon (open);
Monday, Tuesday & Friday at 5 p.m. (closed) and Wednesday, Thursday,
Saturday & Sunday at 7:30 p.m. (closed) at the Satree Pattana Center, Soi
Skaw Beach (2nd Rd): contact Carl on 084 563 1671. The Good Morning Pattaya
Group meets 9 a.m. every morning at the Highlander Guest House, Soi Skaw
Beach. All meetings are ‘open’: contact Mike 086 009 6276. The Jomtien Group
meets every day at noon at Jomtien Long Stay Hotel: contact: Bill 086 156
8102, Mark 087 096 6069, Bob 087 085 3356, Thai contact: Somchai 081 445
3302. The Scandinavian Group meets on Mondays and Fridays 6 p.m. at the
Norwegian Seaman’s Church, Thappraya Road Soi 7: contact Hans 085 135 7755
or Rune (Rayong) 089 754 9515.
For the past 28 years the Samaritans
of Thailand have been providing confidential crisis intervention
services over the telephone. The English-speaking unit, Samaritans English
Help Line operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide support to the
expatriate community. English-speaking staff, trained in crisis intervention
will provide active, non-judgmental and empathetic listening services on the
phone. All calls will be handled on an anonymous basis and are free of
charge. Please call (02) 713-6791 (24hrs a day, 7 days a week).
The French speaking Rotary Club
Pattaya Marina meets every Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Amari Resort and
Tower on Pattaya Beach Road. For further details contact Club President,
Florent Pellegrin, on tel. 086 565 1955 or go to www.rotarypattaya
marina.org
The Royal British Legion meets
at Tropical Bert’s, 2nd Road
opposite the Bangkok Bank every Sunday from 2 p.m. You do not have to have
served in the UK armed forces to join but you must agree to the principles
of the Legion. For more details phone Bert on 089 807 2335.
The Dutch Expat Club meets the
last Thursday of every month at Chateau Dale on Thappraya Road at 6 p.m. For
full details please check out the website at www.
nederlandseverenigingpattaya .org or email albertmartin26 @yahoo.com. New
members are always welcome.
Dining
Sheraton Pattaya Resort’s
Mediterranean-Italian cuisine Infiniti restaurant will present
a special season of the elite of cold-water mussels, Bouchot, from October 1
until November 30, 2009. The resort’s French chef Joël Vivien and his team
will present the delectable morsels in a variety of classic recipes,
including Moules a la Crème (mussels in cream), Moules a la
Mariniere (with white wine and herbs), Moules de Mamilou aux Legumes
(with vegetables and saffron), and Moules au Basilic (with basil),
all served the traditional way with french-fries and garlic baguette. Enjoy
an all you can eat offer for only THB 750++. For more information or
reservations, please call 038 259888 or email: sheraton.pattaya@
sheraton.com
At The Peak Chinese Restaurant
in September, Chef Chi Tak Lai lets you savor an extensive choice of BBQ
delights while basking in the stunning view of Pattaya Bay. Try the grilled
Cantonese chicken, grilled lamb chops, grilled ruby fish with soya sauce,
grilled pork ribs with honey… and much more! Also, delight to your heart’s
content with the bigger and better selection of dim sum favorites along with
the most popular soups, rice and noodles plus desserts added on the Dim Sum
Lunch menu. The Peak is located on the 8th floor
of the Dusit Thani Pattaya. Open every day from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. and
6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. For reservations and more information on opening
hours, please call (0) 3842-5611 to 7, ext. 2276.
Sophisticated and yet relaxing, that’s
dining out at Grappa Ristorante Italiano. Authentic Italian
cuisine, plus some Thai favorites, inexpensive wine cellar with Italian,
French and New World labels. Go for lunch and linger all evening. Grappa
Ristorante Italiano and Wine Bar, Woodlands Suites, Soi 22 Pattaya Naklua
Road, Tel. 038 052 299, email admin @woodlandssuites.com. Open seven days
from 6.30 a.m. for breakfast for the guests in the Woodlands Suites, and
then through till 11 p.m. Secure parking alongside and underneath Woodlands
Suites.
Bruno’s Restaurant - the home of
fine dining - has been a favourite amongst local residents and
holiday-makers since 1996. The restaurant offers a full international menu
along with local dishes so as to cater to all tastes. Come to Bruno’s and
relax in a unique atmosphere whilst enjoying superb service and magnificent
cuisine. Bruno’s Restaurant is located on Thappraya Road, Pattaya, close to
the traffic lights at Thepprasit Road. Open for lunch from 12 p.m. - 2:30
p.m. and dinner from 6 p.m. till late. Call 038 364 600-1 for further
enquires or to make a reservation or Email [email protected]
Throughout September at The Bay
Italian Restaurant, enjoy Chef Claudio Mendini’s culinary feature from
Italy’s Lazio region where diversity in ingredients is common, Jewish
influence is present and pasta specialties are usually described as rich,
hearty and tasty. You are invited to sample dishes such as: Fettuccine pasta
tossed with parma ham, egg, green pea and parmesan cheese; Fresh water
prawns in white wine, garlic and chili served with fennel salad and mashed
potatoes … and lots more! The Bay is located near the Lagoon Pool at
Dusit Thani Pattaya. Open every day from 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. For
more information and reservations, please call 038 425 611-7 ext. 2270.
Richard and his team have arranged
great savings at Amor Restaurant for you this summer! From now until
September 30 they are offering an Early Bird Discount! Enjoy a 20% discount
from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Also try the Financial Crunch Busters Menu: Enjoy this
special three course menu until September 30 for only 280 baht +10% service.
Cream of tomato soup, cream of pumpkin soup, country vegetable soup or a
mixed salad, Richard’s famous meatball curry with homemade mango chutney and
rice, Hungarian pork goulash with rice, chicken breast piccata with
spaghetti, fish cakes with vegetables, tartar sauce and rice croquettes,
pork fillet (150 grams) with mushroom gravy or pepper sauce, vegetables and
potato croquettes or rib eye steak (150 grams) with mushroom gravy or pepper
sauce, vegetables and potato croquettes. Don’t forget to try a scoop of
vanilla, chocolate or strawberry ice cream for dessert (‘Early Bird
Discount’ is not applicable to the Crunch Busters menu). Tel: 038-710-680,
mobile: 081-945-5396, email: richard@ amorrestaurant.com, Pattayaland Soi
3, South Pattaya.
The Montien Hotel, Pattaya Theme
Buffet Evenings: Friday - Verandah (Coffee Shop), BBQ & Seafood Buffet
Dinner 6 p.m. - 10 p.m., Adults 750 baht ++, Children 400 baht ++; Saturday
- Verandah (Coffee Shop), International Buffet Dinner 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.,
Adults 650 baht ++, Children 350 baht ++. Pamper yourself with the
exceptional variety of all-you-eat favourites, dazzlingly laid out for an
evening of leisurely dining. Bring your family and friends. Sit back, relax
and enjoy. For reservations please call the Montien Hotel, Pattaya, tel.
038-428155, 038-361340 ext 1620,1621, e-mail; [email protected]
Jomtien Boathouse hosts a live
Elvis act every Monday and Tuesday evening at 9 pm. The talented Arthur
Elvis will entertain you while you dine under the stars on a great
beachfront location on the corner of Jomtien Beach Road Soi 8. Be
entertained while enjoying the great steak, seafood, European and Thai menu.
Finish your evening with Irish Coffee. For reservations call: 038 756 143.
New and only at Moon River Pub!
The After Work Club, Sunday through Thursday, 7 p.m. to midnight, offers
guests a Western or Thai evening menu. Groups of 30 people may choose from
the European and Thai all you can eat buffet (booking 1 day in advance). The
all you can drink (wine, beer, juice, soft drinks, whiskey, tequila, etc.)
counts for both offers. Price per person: 1,000 baht each. The Moon River
Pub is located in front of the Thai Garden Resort, North Pattaya Road.
Jameson’s the Irish Pub has a
host of Daily Specials at 195 baht including on Monday: Fillet Steak
Special, Tuesday: Roast Chicken with all the trimmings; Wednesday: Steak &
Mushroom Pie, Thursday: Pork Chop served with baked potato, fried onions,
grilled tomato, & corn on the cob on a sizzling plate, and Friday: Fish &
Chips. All the Specials are served with starter & dessert, from 12 noon
until 11.00 p.m. As always Jameson’s serves it’s all day and night Carvery
at the weekends, as much as you can eat for 375 Baht, children 150 Baht, on
Saturday from 5.00 p.m. - 11.00 p.m. and Sunday from 01.00 p.m. - 11.00 p.m.
And also don’t miss out on Jameson’s new a la carte menu. Tel. (038) 361
874, e-mail: info@ jamesons-pattaya.com, Website: www.jamesons-pattaya.com
Entertainment
The dusitD2 baraquda on Pattaya
2nd Road
will be holding Thailand’s first comedy hypnosis performance on Saturday,
September 26. Be amazed by hypnotists Don Spencer, the world’s fastest, and
Rodney Pattison, the world’s funniest hypnotist as they share the stage
performing spectacular tricks and uncovering the myths of hypnosis. The cost
to attend is THB 849++ per person inclusive of a selection of beer or soft
drinks. Call 038 769 999 for more details or go to www.dusit.com/d2pa.
Salsa Amante are holding free
workshops every Friday night at Goodfellas in Walking Street starting
at 9 p.m. Welcome drink, live band, free workshop and dancing till the
early hours. For more information, please contact
[email protected] or call 087 618 5117. Every Friday night is
Latino night so see you on the dance floor!
The Captain’s Corner introduces
the talented “Elvis” Arthur every Saturday and Sunday evening at 9 p.m. to
continue the popular “Elvis live on stage” tradition. Come and enjoy the
best Bar-B-Q in town at the Captain’s Corner and sing along to your favorite
Elvis song. For reservations and free pick up service call: 038 364314. The
Captain’s Corner BBQ restaurant is located at the Residence Suites,
Thappraya Road on the way to Jomtien.
Enjoy live, world-class music at the
Jazz Pit Pub on Soi 5, Second Road, every night of the week. On Monday
nights international artists get together for jam sessions, so if you play
an instrument or just love the sound of jazz, come and join in the fun in
this classy and cozy atmosphere.
Liam’s Gallery: The largest
gallery in the Eastern Seaboard features original artworks by Thai and
International artists. The gallery also features a large library, coffee and
wine bar with Wi-Fi Internet. Works are for sale and the gallery also
displays Liam’s extensive private collection of art. The gallery is located
at 352/107 Soi 4, Pratamnak Hill (Soi Nordic). Gallery hours are Daily 10
a.m. -7 p.m. Closed on Mondays. Open house every Friday at 6.30 p.m. Free
wine served. Telephone 038 306172 Geena or Liam. Email
[email protected], : www.liamsgallery.com
Events
The Pattaya International Ladies
Club (PILC) Annual Holiday Bazaar will be held at Siam Ballroom, Royal
Cliff Beach Resort on Saturday, October 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entrance
fee is 120 baht (under 13 free). There will be over 70 vendors and
children’s playroom. For more information, please contact Chantal on
coldaker @gmail.com or 087-824-5268.
The Dragon Bike Party will take
place on October 17 at Mae Rumphung Beach, Taphong, between Rayong and Ban
Phe. The party starts at 6.00 p.m. and goes till late and will feature a
variety of stalls for biking gear, Thai and BBQ food, San Miguel beer and
liquor. Entertainment will include live music on stage, a dance show and a
magic show. There is no registration fee – the party is free and the funds
raised and charitable donations will go towards Panyanugool School for the
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