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13 Pattaya youngsters dance to prove Thailand’s ‘Got Talent’
By the time KC Dance Studio
boss Chai Malizon was interviewed for the show, the kids were wiped out,
heads bobbing and eyes closing.
Manoon Makpol
Thirteen youngsters danced as angels, trees and animals
in hopes of winning national publicity for Pattaya on television’s
“Thailand’s Got Talent.”
Sponsored by Black Star Jewelry, the students from KC
Dance Studio were dressed in elaborate costumes and makeup for the Feb. 18
taping in Bangkok. Parents and teachers alike hoped the performances by the
kids aged 5 to 10 would be good enough to make the national show on Channel
3 sometime in the near future.
The young kids put in a long day for their performance,
starting early in the morning with five hours of makeup, hair styling and
body paint. The work probably should have waited until arrival at The Mall
at Bang Kapi as much of it had to be redone over the next two hours to undo
the damage done by twitchy youngsters during the ride.
It wasn’t until 5 p.m. when the kids finally got to
practice their moves to music and a single judge. Yet another hour passed
until the cameras rolled. By the time KC Dance Studio boss Chai Malizon was
interviewed for the show, the kids were wiped out, heads bobbing and eyes
closing. But the parents were happy.
Black Star managing director, Yuphin Marsh, mother of one
of the little entrants, admitted she thought her child was too young to win,
but was still proud she got on stage for the popular show.
KC manager, Narongrith Malison said the studio, which
send little kids to the contest every year, won’t know until April if this
year’s group will make it on to the next round.
The youngsters’ long day
begins early in the morning with five hours of makeup, hair styling and body
paint.
Children getting ready to rock
Thailand’s Got Talent 2012.
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ISC Sports Day focuses on teamwork
Everybody warming up.
The children at the International School of Chonburi
(ISC)’s early years school had their Sports Day recently. Children and
parents warmed up, and then ran, jumped, crawled, threw and hopped their way
through a series of fun and appropriate activities.
The focus was on teamwork, being good sports and showing
how their skills are developing. The children were very pleased with
themselves and parents very proud of their efforts.
Merci controlling the ball.
Bruno showing how to do
hopscotch.
The hula hoop tunnel is no
problem for Harry.
Pattaya schools 6 & 11 to lead 2012 To Be No. 1 activities
Director of Public Health
and Environment Wannaporn Jamjumrus announces this year’s event.
Vittaya Yoondorn
Pattaya schools 6 and 11 will jointly lead this
year’s To Be No. 1 anti-drug campaign.
At a Feb. 27 Pattaya City Hall meeting, Director of
Public Health and Environment Wannaporn Jamjumrus announced that the two
schools would organize the fifth year of the To Be No. 1 activities in
the city.
The national, royally sponsored organization uses
dance and exercise activities to help keep kids busy and away from
drugs. Each year Pattaya students participate in “dancercise” and
aerobics competitions.
An energetic troupe
performs at last year’s event.
Blue House victorious in Regent’s 2012
theatre sports competition
Year 7 students figuring
out the object.
Mr Thomas, Head of
Drama
The four Regent’s School Houses recently engaged in
fierce but friendly competition with the annual theatre sports
competition, a lively series of improvisation games modeled on the
well-known TV panel game ‘Whose Line is it Anyway?’ The tournaments were
played out in the Roundhouse theatre at lunchtimes across the whole week
with students from Blue House in Year 7 scoring a convincing win on the
Monday.
In order to win, the teams had to bring a blend of
considerable energy, creativity and fearlessness to each of the rounds,
usually ignited by a single line of dialogue or object which the
competitors had to rapidly change into a scene. The quick changes of
mood, subject, situation and character quickly resulted in hilarious
scenarios egged on by the roars of laughter and encouraging cries of the
audience.
The well-deserving overall winners this year were
Blue House, closely followed by students from Yellow House. The referee
reminded the audience that improvisation does not just happen on stage
but is a skill that is often applied in everyday life and which serves
to boost our personal confidence and communication skills. Students were
already asking about the dates of theatre sports next year so it looks
very much that this particular house contest is destined to become a
permanent fixture in the school calendar.
What’s that over there?
Improvising often brought
our students to their knees.
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Lewinski’s makes generous donation to Baan Jing Jai
Baan Jing Jai Children’s Home occupies 3 small houses
along Soi Nernplabwan and they have been there since 1997. Two changes
have been made since then, the first being because of the generous heart
of Khun Piantah - she is unable to turn any child away - the number of
orphaned and abandoned children in residence has increased to
approximately 80 and they are now bursting at the seams. The second
change is that they obtained Foundation Status in 2011 and are now known
as Baan Jing Jai Children’s Home Charitable Foundation.
In 2010 plans were drawn up to obtain a purpose designed and built
facility to house a 100 children plus in the age range of 1 to 19. A
suitable site has been found on the other side of the main road to
Regents School just off Highway 7. But the construction will not be
complete for 2 or 3 years yet and in the meantime, life goes on with all
the needs and requirements of 80 children and staff.
Fortunately, many groups donate funds during the
course of the year, not least Lewinski’s and Pattaya Sports Club.
Colin Davis invites the children to his house on a number of occasions
each year for them to enjoy a BBQ and all the trimmings. There must be
fruit and ice cream involved for all children love ice cream, and they
can use the garden to play and splash around in the pool. But Captain’s
Day is, historically, their Charity Golf Day and as a result, with a
little help from PSC, Baan Jing Jai are now the proud owners of a new
commercial sized washing machine and new mattresses.
Pattaya Sports Club contributes to many bars having a charity days,
including Baan Jing Jai, but have also paid the rent on the 3 houses for
many years.
The children are always performing their dance routines at various
functions around Pattaya, thereby giving something back to the
community, and here they are at the Rotary Jomtien Pattaya 25 year
celebrations at the Royal Cliff Hotel.
The children perform
their dance routines at the Rotary Jomtien Pattaya 25 year celebrations
at the Royal Cliff Hotel.
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HKIS arrives for annual
visit to Thailand
Students from the Hong Kong
International School are here to perform community service at the Father
Ray Foundation.
Derek Franklin
For more than twenty years students from the Hong
Kong International School have given up their half term holidays to
perform community service at the Father Ray Foundation.
On their first morning in Thailand the students
visited the young children living in Marigold House at the Father Ray
Children’s Village. In 2010 students at the school raised funds to
construct the house which has now become a home for six orphaned or
abandoned children. The students also raised enough funds to furnish the
home and pay the running costs.
The Hong Kong students will spend their week in
Thailand receiving visual awareness training, teaching young children to
swim, hosting English conversation classes and working on the Father Ray
Foundation Farm.
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