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Wine and food lovers return to Le Kaiku
Eric Kirby, President of the
Pattaya Wine Club.
The fifth Pattaya Wine Club dinner was held recently at Le
Kaiku Restaurant in Map Ta Phut, the venue of two previous successful dinners.
In excess of thirty people attended and everyone had a great time, especially
once some serious wine drinking began. Thanks to chef Charley, the food and
service of Le Kaiku made the night very enjoyable, not to mention the wonderful
selection of wines thanks to highly esteemed Cellar Master, David Whitehead. The
club meets monthly for tastings, mainly in the Ban Chang area. For further
information about club activities contact Andrea Whitehead tel: 602928.
PILC March luncheon
The Royal Garden Resort was the venue for this month’s
PILC luncheon and more than 100 members and guests attended. An
International buffet was prepared by Khun Somsak and his staff and was
thoroughly enjoyed by all. PILC thanks go to the Royal Garden Resort for
their kindness to the English Shaddai Family on that day and also for the
hospitality PILC received.
The theme this month was colours and a very interesting talk and
demonstration on how to make the best use of colours was given by PILC
member Sonia Osman. All the ladies spent that evening sorting through their
wardrobes to see if they needed to revamp the entire contents and a few
husbands would have been taken shopping to acquire the right coloured
outfits that their wives now needed. But it was all very informative and
maybe you will see some PILC members now walking around Pattaya in colours
they would never have worn before.
A more serious topic was also spoken about by Ellen Broerce a former PILC
member who was back on a visit. She had been to the Yuya Orphanage which is
situated on the Burmese border. It is run by Rudi Skov Anderson from Denmark
who first came to Pattaya to help Father Brennan at the Pattaya Orphanage.
There are many children at the Yuya Orphanage and they are in desperate need
of clothes, medical supplies, towels and blankets, hopefully the PILC
Welfare Fund will be able to assist them, but if anyone would like to donate
anything to them please telephone the PILC welfare chairperson, Chantal,
tel: 423 188.
The monthly charity raffle was held and some nice prizes were won by some
lucky ladies. The proceeds from the raffle all go to the charity welfare
fund.
The April luncheon will be held on Tuesday, April 1st at the Royal Cliff
Grand, starting at 10:30 a.m. Entrance will be 350 baht for members and 400
baht for non members. If you are new to Pattaya and would like to attend the
lunch please tel: Sally Tagart 306 152 or Sandra Haeberi 367 288 to make a
reservation.
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Victorious Netballers
Front: Tanya Griffiths &
Lauren Wilkenson. Back (L to R): Fiona Walker, Michelle Thurgate, Gill Beck,
Charissa Sassen, and Andrea Whitehead.
The Ban Chang/Pattaya netball team recently returned to
Bangkok to compete in another round robin tournament. The team was very
successful, winning all of its four games. The next competition will be held
on the 26th of April and will include two visiting Hong Kong teams. Maybe
they will be more of a challenge to the triumphant Ban Chang/Pattaya team!
Anyone interested in playing should contact Michelle on 306199 or Charissa
on 306131.
Mercure promotions
Mercure Hotel Pattaya Resort is promoting two upcoming
holidays, beginning with Easter and finishing with Songkhran.
Mercure will be holding a family affair for Easter, complete with an Easter
egg hunt and Sunday BBQ poolside, accompanied by “The Sweet Notes Band” from
noon until 3:00 p.m. Sunday, March 30. Cost; 280 ++ for adults, half price
for children 5 to 12 years old.
Mercure is also offering a special package for Thailand’s most celebrated
holiday, the Songkhran Festival. 2 nights accommodation, welcome drink upon
arrival, meal voucher worth 1,000 baht plus a Songkhran give-away for a
special price of 3,999 ++ baht. Valid from April 7 - 19, 1997.
Thai Sikh Internal Security Association
This organization was formed by about two dozen young
Thai Sikhs in September, 1985. The membership of the organization has
increased steadily and in 1992 it was around 70. Recently it was registered
officially with the help of the Thai-Military Romano Suanlun.
The primary aim of the association is to forge close relations between the
Sikhs and the Thais and to help the poor and the less fortunate.
Consequently, the young Sikh members have organized numerous charity works.
They have provided relief to fire and flood victims on a regular basis.
Whenever there is a disaster, the association organizes the distribution of
free food, clothing, etc. It also donates books and school uniforms for poor
children from rural areas. Each month, the association donates two water
coolers to police stations. They also repair water tanks in rural areas.
The various donations and other projects undertaken by the association have
to be approved by its members by vote. In 1988, they donated 15 fans to the
immigration jail in Bangkok. The association provides help and protection to
its members as well as to others in need.
The association hopes to attract more Sikhs to become members and it is also
in the process of expanding its activities. Amongst its most active members
are three Ks - Mr. Kulachat Chansingha-kul, Mr. Kanwal Jit Singh and Mr.
Kulbir Singh. The first is currently the president of the association while
the last is the vice-president.
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Dope dangers
by Ayrada
Grass, pot, dope spliff, weed... you may not call
yourself a smoker, but if you smoke marijuana, don’t kid yourself that what
you’re inhaling is ‘healthier’ than a cigarette! While more re-search has
been conducted on the effects of tobacco, there is increasing evidence to
show that regular and long-term dope smoking can predispose you to the same
risks of lung, tongue and throat cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
And research from the British Thoracic Society shows that smoking marijuana
combined with tobacco could mean you are inhaling five times more carbon
monoxide than with a normal cigarette, as well as more tar.
Be also aware, it’s prohibited in Thailand, even though it’s rather easy to
buy.
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