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David Cole, PCEC’s speaker for the 28th of July, is one of few Australians to have climbed all the highest peaks on seven continents. He shared with PCEC members the preparations and climb of Mt Everest, which he summited on 21st of May, 2008.
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Climb the highest mountains

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A quest to climb the highest point on each of the seven continents was the goal of David Cole, the speaker at the Pattaya...
Author Peter Lloyd from the UK was speaker for Pattaya City Expats on the 14th of July. Peter talked about his on site research into the Vietnam War, particularly the Ho Chi Minh Trail, then and now. Peter shows a map of the Trail, from North Vietnam through Laos, into Cambodia, then into South Vietnam.
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80 million unexploded cluster bombs remain in Laos

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There are an estimated 80 million unexploded cluster bombs remaining in the Laotian jungle along what used to be the Ho Chi Minh Trail....
At the Pattaya City Expats Club AGM on the 7th of July, it was time to thank all those who had contributed to a successful year. Board member Jerry Dean presents Certificates of Appreciation to Richard Silverberg for sterling service as an MC, and to Mike Warner and Wilson Fletcher for greeting visitors & new members to the club.
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PCEC holds 2013 AGM

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Since the first Sunday in July is the Pattaya City Expats Club’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), there was no speaker scheduled for July 7....
Master of Ceremonies Richard Silverberg opens the June 30th meeting of the Pattaya City Expats Club by inviting visitors and guests to introduce themselves, prior to calling on the speaker. Jerry Dean assists with the AV presentation.
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Too much prostate cancer testing?

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Are men being over-tested and over-treated for prostate cancer? This was the topic presented by Club member David Garmaise at the Sunday, June 30...
Member Roger Fox advises fellow members of his progress finding ‘best value’ cruises to many parts of the world. Although very successful at this in the past, Roger says the current status is ‘still looking’.
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Building a Family Tree

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Did you know that Charlie Chaplin had briefly stayed in a workhouse in England in 1896 at the age of seven? This was one...
Jerry Hopkins, author of ‘Romancing the East’, along with 40 other books, shares with PCEC members and guests his observation that many earlier writers of East Asia painted coloured visions of the country they wrote about - and they often ‘got it wrong’.
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Many famous authors “got it wrong”

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Many famous authors who wrote about Asia “got it wrong.” This is what led Jerry Hopkins, an author himself, to write “Romancing the East,”...
Back by popular demand after a short stint of R & R, ‘Hawaii Bob’ Sutterfield starts the meeting by conducting the Frugal Freddy drawing of specials at Pattaya’s many value & quality restaurants.
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Oh, my aching back…

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Problems with the spine can be both painful and difficult to resolve. At the Sunday, May 19 meeting of the Pattaya City Expats Club,...
Canadian author Christopher Moore presents ‘words about words’ at his 5th of May talk to Pattaya City Expats Club. Discussing the origins of the oral and written word, he said, “For most of the time humans have been on the earth, words were delivered only orally. Word of mouth was the only way to exchange information with other people and to pass information on to the next generation. If you missed a word, it disappeared into thin air.”
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No author wants to be a time bandit

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“Bad books rob you of precious time. No author wants to be a time bandit.” These are the words of Christopher Moore, well...
Supimon Pachana, Assistant Vice President - Sales Support ‘warmed’ the PCEC Crowd with an inspiring performance.
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Variety of products available for expats banking in Thailand

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Thailand’s banking system offers a variety of products for expats living in or visiting Thailand. The Sunday, April 28, meeting of the Pattaya...
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