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Regent’s students bring smiles
at the Mercy Centre in pantomime show
Michael Thomas
Head of Drama
Twenty students from the Year 7 and 8 Drama group
recently performed the pantomime Cinderella to children at the Mercy Centre.
The students had rehearsed for several weeks polishing the performance and,
judging by the smiles of the children, the results were well worth waiting
for.
The audience wants to get in on the act.
Although the performance was in English, Helen Owen who
played Buttons gave a summary of the story in Thai. The performance featured
a number of songs which enabled the audience to join in with the cast.
At the end of the performance, the children made friends
with the cast who also handed over gifts of toys. Jeanette Hayes, who played
one of the mice, spoke for all the Regent’s students at the end when she
said, “It was a lot of fun performing Cinderella and it was good to see the
children smile.”
The students plan to return next year with another performance at the
Mercy Centre.
Buttons explains the story to the audience.
The mercy kids enjoy the performance.
The chorus tries to cheer up Cinderella with a song.
The cast and audience.
Father Ray Foundation undergoes management changes
Derek Franklin
Following the recent annual meeting of the
Redemptorists of Thailand held in Pattaya, the following changes have
been announced:
Fr. Apisit Kritsaralam, C.Ss.R., acting president of
the Fr. Ray Foundation, will leave Pattaya to take up the position of
director of Ruamrudee International School in Minburi, and joining the
Fr. Ray Foundation will be Fr. Pattarapong Srivorakul, C.Ss.R. known to
all as Fr. Peter, who has a Masters Degree in Public Health Management
from Emery University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Fr. Peter also took
additional courses in Business and Education Management. His experience
will be very valuable to the more than 850 children and students under
the care of the Fr. Ray Foundation.
Fr. Peter with a new friend at the Fr. Ray Children’s
Village.
Fr. Apisit, a former vice-provincial of the
Redemptorists of Thailand, has spent the past two years working at the
Fr. Ray Foundation, and earlier this year he took on the position of
acting-president due to the ill health of Fr. Lawrence Patin C.Ss.R. who
remains hospitalized in the United States. Before leaving to take up his
new post Fr. Apisit had a few words to say to the supporters of the
Foundation, “Thank you so much for all your dedication and support to
the Fr. Ray Foundation … I feel very privileged to know and work with
all of you. I have really enjoyed my life and work here and look forward
to coming back.”
Also joining the Redemptorists in Pattaya, and
returning to work for the Fr. Ray Foundation, will be Fr. Michael
Picharn Jaiseri, C.Ss.R. who in the past had spent several years working
alongside the Foundation’s founder Fr. Ray Brennan.
Fr. Worawut Saraphan, C.Ss.R. and Brother Denis
Gervais, C.Ss.R. remain in their present positions as vice-presidents of
the Fr. Ray Foundation.
Pattaya United football players visit Pattaya Orphanage
Pattaya United players, along with friends and
family,
pose with the orphanage children and carers during their visit.
Radchada Chomjinda
The midfielder of Pattaya United, Richard Langley,
last week brought four of his team mates to visit Pattaya Orphanage.
Whilst there, they benevolent footballers played a short friendship
match with the orphaned children.
Pattaya United’s Jamaican players decided to play
barefooted, and the children enjoyed the match tremendously, as did
their guests.
The next morning, Sunday, April 25, Pattaya United participated in
the annual Shay Davies Soccer Tournament at the new Planet Football
Field on Siam Country Road.
5-year-old Muay Thai fighter
wows Bang Saray
Patcharapol Panrak
Nopporn Deewangyang is one kindergarten student who
doesn’t have to worry about bullies. At 5 years old, he’s already an
undefeated Muay Thai boxer.
“Teacher” 8-year-old Angkana Sampao-Ngeon (center)
and her two pupils 5-year-old Nopporn Deewangyang (left) and 9-year-old
Choochat Krachangcham (right) perform the traditional pre-bout ritual.
A student of Thailand’s youngest boxing instructor,
8-year-old Angkana Sampao-Ngeon, the Kledkaew School student has three
winning bouts under his diminutive belt and showed off his Muay Thai
skills along with his teacher and another 9-year-old fighter at Bang
Saray’s children’s boxing championships April 20.
“Little Jija,” as Angkana is known, took on her two
pupils in a demonstration match at the Bang Saray Beach School. The bout
was both competition and exhibit. Before touching gloves, Jija, the
5-year-old “Mini Somrak,” and 9-year-old Choochat Krachangcham showed up
their full range of Muay Thai techniques.
The show turned the adult world of hard-hitting
boxing into some amusing child’s play. The two students even made the
customary wai khru offering, but the bottle they presented as a gift for
their instructor was filled with milk.
Somchai Sampha-ngeon, owner of the Tao Than Boxing
Camp and Angkana’s father and instructor, said his daughter took notice
of female Thai boxers before she’d even given up her baby bottle. She
learned to fight early and has since bested older and more-advanced
fighters.
Nopporn has been active since November. Not only is
he bubbly, humble and unafraid of crowds, but he also has near-perfect
form for his age, Somchai said.
Bang Saray Mayor Pinsom Nimsuwan called the
youngsters good examples for their fellow pupils, especially Angkana,
who already has become an instructor. He also predicted Thailand’s
youngest Muay Thai boxer will have a long career ahead of him.
The crowd roars with laughter when Nopporn Deewangyang
raises his fist in victory as his two opponents pretend
to be knocked
out by the pint sized pugilist.
Students pitch in to clean up beach
Students from 5 local schools are greeted by a cool
breeze
on an otherwise hot day as they clean up Bang Saen Beach.
Theerarak
Suthathiwong
Students from five Eastern Seaboard schools have
helped clean up Bang Saen Beach.
The April 10 activity, sponsored by the Esso
refinery, saw more than 50 children from St Paul’s Convent School in
Sriracha, Darasamut School in Sriracha, Surasak Wittayakom School, Chon
Ratamrung School and Thepsirin School pick up trash.
The goal was to beautify the beach to make it more
popular for tourists as well as to teach students about the importance
of environmental conservation.
Leading hotel celebrates with
fashion show and pool party for kids
In the evening, the hotel hosted its annual “Kids
Wanna Rock”
event for 32 Ban Amphur students.
Chatchanan Boonnak
Staff and guests at Pattaya’s Hard Rock Hotel
celebrated Songkran with merit-making, an employee fashion show and
charity event.
Children from Ban Amphur School are certainly having
fun during the Hard Rock Hotel Songkran celebrations.
The April 13 celebration began with General Manager
Jorge Carlos Smith leading employees and guests to offer lunch and
sprinkle water on monks and a Buddha’s image.
The water-themed holiday party then moved to the Hard
Rock’s large swimming pool, where employees staged a Thai fashion show.
In the evening, the hotel hosted its annual “Kids
Wanna Rock” event for 32 Ban Amphur students. The annual activity brings
children to the hotel to frolic around the pool and take part in sports
and games.
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