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Events
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
deaf and disabled in Rayong.
The next combined Eastern Seaboard
Oktoberfest Networking of the German and British Chambers of Commerce
takes place on the upper-level of the Hard Rock Cafe Pattaya (The Mezz) on
Thursday, October 22 from 17:45 - 20.45. There will be a food buffet, with
spit roast of pig, deep fried chicken, lasagna, many goodies and soft
drinks, German Oktoberfest beer, German wine, all available in plentiful but
limited supplies. First come, first serve. The total number of participants
limited to 100 (50 per Chamber). Pre-registration only! Members of BCCT or
GTCC can gain admission for THB 500; non-members pay THB 900. Members can
book on-line at the BCCT website - www. bccthai.com. Non-members please
email - rungjit@ bccthai.com
A joint BCCT/AMCHAM Eastern Seaboard
Dinner will be held on Friday October 30 from 6.30 p.m. (45 minutes
networking sponsored by the Amari Orchid Resort & Tower). Dinner at 7.15
p.m. at Aranda, Amari Orchid Resort & Tower, Pattaya. The event will feature
a talk by David Nardone, president & CEO of Hemaraj Land and Development
Public Co., Ltd. on the topic of “Industrial Investment Climate.” The cost
including international buffet dinner, soft drinks and wine is THB 900 per
person including VAT for BCCT & AMCHAM members. THB 1,000 per person
including VAT for non-BCCT & AMCHAM members. BCCT members can book on-line
at the BCCT website - www. bccthai.com, non-members please email - ornwimon@
bccthai.com
Pattaya Players will once again
be hosting their annual Horseshoe Point Halloween extravaganza on Saturday,
October 31, 2009, this year entitled Spooks, Spirits and Specters.
Unsuspecting spectators will be taken on a 30 minute guided walking tour of
Horseshoe Point’s breathtaking Three Kingdoms Park, highlighting ghost
stories from all around the world. In addition to the Ghost Tour there will
be many activities, rides and games for children and adults of all ages to
enjoy. Fair-style food and drinks will be on sale all night long. Taking
place from 6 p.m. onwards, tickets will be sold on the night of the event
only. The admission price will be 200 baht per person and will come with 10
complimentary tickets for individual rides. For more information visit
www.pattayaplayers.org.
Clubs &
Associations
The next Pattaya City Expats Club
(PCEC) meeting will be on Sunday, Oct. 18 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
third Sunday of the month the Club usually has a topic about health and
medicine. Dr. Benjaporn Nitinavakarn, MD, from Bangkok Hospital Pattaya
will be speaking about Imaging Vascular Screening. Nurses from the hospital
will be available for free blood pressure checks. This 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 coffee morning will be held on Tuesday, October 20 from 10.30 a.m.
at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club in Pattaya. Members, guests and ladies of
all nationalities are welcome. Reservation is necessary by 2.00 p.m.
Saturday, October 17. 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.rotarypattayamarina.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
A haunting good time at Benihana
Restaurant: To celebrate Halloween on October 31, Benihana is poised to
throw a frighteningly good time, with a special set menu cooked by expert
Teppanyaki chefs. Start your Halloween dining experience with a hearty
pumpkin soup, followed by delectable shrimp appetizers. Move onto a special
Benihana salad, beautifully fresh hibachi vegetables and a main course of
scallops and lamb chops. Leave room for a dessert of mousse, and enjoy a
complimentary Japanese green tea. Benihana is located on the 2nd floor
of the Royal Garden Plaza. For more information and reservations please
contact 038 412 120.
Wolf Blass wine dinner at Mantra:
Savour some classic South Australian wine in the latest global exploration
wine dinner at Mantra Restaurant & Bar on October 24. Wolf Blass has
a long and proud history of making award winning wines of outstanding
quality, character and consistency. Experience the velvet texture and
delicate scent of these refined wines, coupled with Chef Supachai’s superb
gastronomical creations for just 2,500 baht+ per person. The Mantra
Restaurant & Bar is located at the north end of Beach Road next to the Amari
Resort & Tower. Call 038 418 418 for more information or to make a
reservation.
The dusit D2 barracuda Pattaya
presents ‘One night in Prague’. On October 24 an award winning guest chef
“Salansky” will provide a sumptuous 5-course wine dinner menu in the hotel’s
S.E.A. restaurant complimented by Czech beer, wine and absinthe.
Entertainment will include a spectacular jewelry fashion show, live music,
and a fabulous bohemian glass display and photo expo. The cost is THB
1,400++ per person. The dinner starts at 7 p.m. For more information or to
make a reservation call 038 769 999 or go to www.dusit.com/d2pa
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 October, savor vegetarian dishes that will take you far beyond the
ordinary. The menu boasts veggie delights including fried shrimp protein
with asparagus, deep-fried translucent crust wrapped with shrimp protein,
protein chicken with black mushroom in brown sauce, fried squid protein with
kale and much more! 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.
Enjoy a vegetarian feast at the
Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa. As the name suggests, for the vegetarian
festival menu the master chef has transformed the humble vegetable into a
series of freshly prepared starters, mains and desserts, promising amazing
taste sensations. Choose from Thai delicacies such as stir-fried tofu with
chili and basil leaves, Chinese favorites like vegetarian fried rice
Szechwan style, or explore the most tempting Western cuisine as you delve
into a mushroom pizza with mozzarella cheese, either for lunch or a hearty
dinner. For more information and reservations, please contact 038 412 120.
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 [email protected]. 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 reservations @brunos-pattaya.com
Throughout October, dishes from the
Umbria region of Italy will take center stage at The Bay Italian
Restaurant. Enjoy an authentic Italian dining experience with a
delightful menu of Umbrian dishes such as: Crostini ai fegatini
(chicken liver crostini with caper, anchovies and sage), Penne di
S.Ubaldo (tube pasta tossed with asparagus, truffle and pecorino
cheese), Trota alla Umbra servito con tortino di patate con
lenticchie ed insalata con cavolfiori (oven baked trout stuffed
with bread crumb and garlic served with potatoes cake with lentils, salad
with cauliflower and anchovy). 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.
The next Pattaya Gay Festival Charity
Dinner will be held at Amor Restaurant on the evening of Thursday
Oct. 29. The cost of 1,270 baht net includes a full set dinner menu
including: Amuse Bouche, a medley of breaded salmon, mushrooms and prawns
with our home made tartar sauce, Mulligatawny soup, passion fruit sorbet,
roast chicken, sage and onion stuffing, mashed potatoes and fresh
vegetables, Amor coconut cream pie, tea or coffee and Amor cookies. 500
baht of the dinner price and 10% of all drink and wine sales will go to the
PGF charities. Reservations can be made at Amor Restaurant or The Ambiance
(see Jim), 244/15 Pattayaland Soi 3, Phone: 038-710-680, Web Site www.
amorrestaurant.com, email: [email protected]
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; pattaya@ montien.com
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
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 |
