Events

The Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard Pattaya (RCES) is holding a Christkindl Charity Market on Sunday, December 6 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Rose Garden of the Marriott Resort & Spa Pattaya.  Bring the family along, do some bargain Christmas shopping from the more than 37 tables packed with festive goods, and help the underprivileged children of Thailand at the same time.  A tombola will also be held with some fantastic prizes to be won.

A Joint Foreign Chamber of Commerce Thailand (JFCCT) Eastern Seaboard Networking Evening will be held on Friday, December 11 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn on Pattaya Beach Road.  European Safety Concepts (ESC), Holiday Inn Pattaya & Fluid Asia Pacific are sponsoring finger food, wines, beer (draft Tetleys & Kronenbourg) and soft drinks on a first-come, first-served basis from 6.30-8.30 p.m.  All nationalities are welcome and entry is free of charge; however, all attending must book in advance.  BCCT members should book on-line at the BCCT website - www. bccthai.com.  Non-BCCT members should email [email protected] with the name/s of those attending.

Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya is hosting a charity concert titled “A Night with the Diva” on Saturday, December 12 starting at 6 p.m. and featuring Thai singing sensation ‘P’ Amp Saowaluck.  Tickets are priced at 2,500 baht per person (pay for 9 people only when book a table of 10) and include a reception cocktail and buffet dinner from the chef’s selected menus, music from ‘P’ Amp Saowaluck and Prime Pitch Band from the Philippines, a fireworks display, and a grand raffle draw with some fantastic prizes to be won. Proceeds from the event will go to supporting the Baan Amphur School in Sattahip, an 80 year old dilapidated primary school in desperate need of renovation.  For more information and reservations call 038 428 755-9.

Pattaya Discovery Beach Hotel will organize a charity concert on December 25 in aid of the Pattaya Orphanage.  For this very special classical program, two very young talented musicians, the award winning pianist Pimpanit Karoonyavanich and her brother the violinist, Piyapob Karoonyavanich, will be performing classical pieces from a variety of composers including Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Debussy and many more.  This event will be organized to raise some money for all the children at the orphanage and tickets are on sale for THB 1,500 per person.  For ticket sales and seat reservations please contact Christopher Hlebayna via email at gm @d-beach.com or by my mobile 087 976 5154.

Clubs and Associations

The next Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) meeting will be on Sunday, December 6 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.  This week the scheduled speaker is David Gaimoise who will be entertaining us with some video clips of some of our favorite actors performing in some of their famous movies.  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.pattayacityexpats club.com and learn more about the many and varied activities of the club.

The Pattaya International Ladies Club (PILC) organizes regular lunches and coffee mornings every first and third Tuesday of the month.  To find out about the next meeting, contact President Gillian Thom on 081 762 6003 or email to pilc262 @yahoo.com, Website www. pattaya-pilc.com

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 and Thursday at noon (open); Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 5 p.m. (closed) and Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and 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

Amor Restaurant, a Pattaya landmark for almost 16 years, is celebrating Christmas with its famous Traditional Christmas Dinner on December 25 with one sitting at 8 p.m.  As always, for these special events, Amor has family style service where the waiters come to your table with platters and terrines, fresh and hot from the kitchen and you get to help yourself to as much as you want of everything. The waiters keep coming back with more as often as you like. The menu can be seen on the Amor Website at www. amorrestaurant.com and costs 1,350 baht per person. Reservations highly recommended, tel. 038-710-680, mobile: 01-945-5396, email: [email protected] Pattayaland Soi 3, South Pattaya.

Sunday Brunch Buffet and B.B.Q at Restaurant Casa Pascal offers an extensive buffet including local and imported seafood (Alaska king crab legs, smoked salmon, lobster, prawns, oysters and more), lots of international appetizers and salads, Western and Asian hot food, pasta station, flaming steaks station and BBQ grill on the terrace, breakfast items, soft drinks and coffee, desserts, cheese, and much, much more. Buffet 899 baht net including a glass of house champagne or with unlimited wine and beer + 475 baht (until 16:00), with unlimited house champagne, wine and beer + 675 baht (until 16:00).  Plus each guest gets a lucky draw ticket for the chance to win vouchers for fantastic dinner menus at Casa Pascal.  The drawing takes place each Monday and the higher your bill, the more tickets you get. Sunday Brunch Buffet and B.B.Q. is served every Sunday 10:30 - 15:00.  For your reservation, call (038) 723-660 or 081-983-4182 (Kim), www.restaurant-pattaya.com

The Peak Chinese Restaurant invites you to celebrate the festive season and enjoy their extensive Christmas Set Menu prepared to perfection by award-winning Chef Chi Tak Lai.  This holiday menu consists of: pan fried stuffed bean curd with shrimps, braised minced fish soup, roasted Peking duck, stir-fried soft shell crab with XO sauce, fried rice ‘yan chow style’, sweet sago in coconut milk for dessert.  You can also try the bigger and better dim sum lunch that features an array of soup, dim sum selection and dessert.  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 [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 favorite 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 December at The Bay Italian Restaurant, enjoy a fine selection of dishes from the Emilia Romagna region in northern Italy made famous by its Parmigiano Reggiano and the traditional Balsamic vinegar.  Sample authentic cuisine that brings together traditional dishes such as: Parma ham, with flat bread, rocket salad parmesan cheese and balsamic dressing; veal cutlet Modena style served with onion in balsamic vinegar and oven baked potatoes with parmigiano cheese; cuttlefish stuffed with bread crumbs, parsley and garlic served with cauliflower in tomato sauce and mashed potatoes.  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 Montien Hotel, Pattaya Theme Buffet Evenings: Friday - Verandah (Coffee Shop), BBQ and 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 favorites, 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 and Mushroom Pie, Thursday: Pork Chop served with baked potato, fried onions, grilled tomato, and corn on the cob on a sizzling plate, and Friday: Fish and Chips. All the Specials are served with starter and 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: [email protected], 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 dancestudio@salsaamante .com 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 contact.liamsgallery@gmail. com, Website: www. liamsgallery.com