Garden School brings home gold

Garden International School is proud to announce the return of its team from the FOBISSEA Games. (Federation of British International Schools in South East Asia). The team has returned carrying 60 medals from two days of competition in swimming and athletics. The team placed 3rd in the overall point scoring competition.

The games took place in Kuala Lumpur and were hosted by GIS’s sister school, GIS Kuala Lumpur. 14 school from 10 countries competed in the year 4 to year 8 age groups. The games were attend by 800 competitors and roughly 1,500 spectators from all over the region. The GIS team of 32 students represented 11 different nationalities.

Photo: The FOBISSA Games team with the staff; Sylvia Hanbidge, Anne Maree Leonard, Neil Smith and Simon Lees.

The games proved to be yet another mile-stone in the sporting activities of GIS. After a promising introduction to the FOBISSEA Games last year in Singapore the school has moved forward immensely this year. It has proved that it can compete and achieve at a very high level of competition. The school is looking forward to the next FOBISSEA Games in March 1999 in Brunei.

Particular mention must go to the gold medal winners: Liam Robinson, Ben Coulson and Fiona Allen. Liam won gold in both the pool (50m Back Stroke) and on the track (400m). Ben ran a magnificent 50m race to best students a year older than himself. Fiona retained the ‘Ball Throw’ title that she won in Singapore at last year’s FOBISSEA Games.

The GIS FOBISSEA Games team would like to thank the following for their kind and generous sponsorship: General Motors (Thailand) Ltd., Rayong Refinery Company; Star Petroleum Refining Company; BHP Steel (Thailand) Ltd., and Foster Wheeler.

The Garden International School, FOBISSEA Games Team 1998

Sinja Schmolt Fiona Hobbs Erika Hampel Aisha Shaikh Alastair MacLeod Simon Schauerte Ben Coulson Matthias Schmitt James Rowbottam Katelyn Sutcliffe Katie Lundie

Carlos Galiana Jacinta Barrett Ian Hurlock Ibrahim Shaikn Jorge Flethes Mark Whittaker Gareth Sutcliffe Sam Ranner Palma Flethes Renae Bird Vanessa Allen

Laura Conlon Fiona Allen Paul Gatrell James Pitkin Eoin De Puis Nathan Barrett Liam Robinson Pat Markovich Naru Putsorn Mart Jan Laauw

Bouncers and Bums bifurcate

Baypoint’s Bouncers and Baa’s Bums battled through a hotly contested doubleheader on Sunday, April 5th at the weekly Pattaya Sports Club softball game. The two games could not have been more dissimilar as each team was able to claim a victory.

The first game turned into a defensive battle that stayed scoreless until the fourth when the Bouncers’ Dandy Dan and Harry Carey Darry each smacked a two run homer putting them up four zip.

The Bums’ Fort Lauderdale Scott had a two-run-scoring double in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to two. But Dandy Dan’s second two run homer of the game in the fifth was too much for the Bums, who tried valiantly to recover, but sharp defense by Alan Vegas at second and Gordon (Light) Foot in left squelched the potential rally, giving the Bouncers a six to three win.

The second game was an offensive deluge as each team scored runs in bunches. The Bums put up three in the first and three in the second with Kiwi Rick, Mike (Mr. Ice) Berg, and M. J. (Coffee) Jim each contributing timely hits.

Not to be outdone, the Bouncers bounced back with two in the first, one in the second and one in the fourth. Montreal (Uppa U.S.) Robert, C. F. (Fowl Ball) Macallen, and John (Baypoint) Bechtel did most of the damage at the plate.

In the fifth, the Bums’ Speakeasy Craig smacked a three run homer to right center to put the game out of reach, despite a last inning rally by the Bouncers. Final score: Bums 17 - Bouncers 10.

Special accolades to Perth (Homeboy) Paul who, playing in his first ever softball game, had several hits including a long triple to center, and pulled off several sparkling defensive gems as well.

Whether you’ve ever played or not, you’re welcome to join the action every Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Pattaya School #7 just past Greenway driving range and Caltex gas station on Sukhumvit Highway. Equipment is provided and refreshments are available. See ya out there!

Pancho Villa Lives

At Khao Kheow Golf Course on Tuesday, 31 March members of the Pattaya Golf Society realised that banditry was not dead when Welsh Chairman, John Hopkins, won the Second Division Stableford Competition with 43 points.

Quiet and unassuming, John took all the adverse comments in his stride but is not likely to have many restful nights until handicaps are possibly revised

Roy "Tiger" Mitchell took the honours in the move prestigious First Division but with only 38 points. Roy is to be commended for his gallant effort.

Second to Roy was Colin (Tiffany) Morgan with 36 points and second in the Second Division was Remy with 38 points.

Remy’s enthusiasm for the game is obvious and his source of inspiration was to be seen at J.B. Bar following the game. Remy leaves for Antwerp this week and we shall see him again in 6 months’ time.

Nearest the pins were won by Remy, Ken Carr and Colin (Kattoy) Morgan - twice.

As a result of four consistent performances during March Ken Carr was successful in winning the "Player of the Month" award. Ken is of Ian Woosnam’s stature but packs real power and is to he congratulated.

It was an extremely hot day at Khao Kheow and gritty Dick Barbe barely made it to the clubhouse. Concerned friends will be pleased to learn that Dick was quickly revived by a mouth to mouth resuscitation in the locker room. The Good Samaritan wishes to remain nameless but is believed to be found most nights at Linda’s Bar.

Pattaya Golf and Country Club have made a special weekday membership offer to members and details can be obtained at J.B. Bar.

During his pulsating round the Chairman lost a tooth. However, it was quickly retrieved and admirers will be relieved to know that his dazzling smile will be on show again next week.

Rising Sun streks ahead

Which French letter man wrote Candide? How many US presidents have had surnames of four letters?

After three weeks of the gruelling Sunday night quiz, Rising Sun are out in front once again. They are ahead of their nearest rivals Cheers and Pleasure Dome by a clear fourteen points. Then comes the Londoner bar, a traditionally modest shower, who achieved the highest score of 84% on March 29. After a poor start, Billy and Da have now moved off the bottom rung of the ladder, a place traditionally reserved for Tippy’s.

The Wednesday quiz started a new season on April 7 after a celebratory party at Bob’s Bar on April 1st. Now that the Pattaya high season has dipped, all bars are busy scouring niteries and clubhouses to find experts on art history, sociological theory and organic chemistry, but so far without much success. If there really are Nobel prize winners out there, please feel free to come forward. The answers to the questions above are Voltaire and Four.

Sunday Quiz League

Rising Sun Cheers Pleasure Dome Londoner Mick’s Place Bob’s Poteen Still Palmer’s Billy and Da Tippy’s

256 points 242 242 239 231 231 229 218 215 202

PSC Golf next week

April continues on Monday the 13th with the Splinter Golf Group going to Natural Park Hill for a Stableford competition, and a Stroke Play competition at Sriracha from the Cafe Kronborg. This is the start of a three day public holiday.

Wednesday the 15th, also a public holiday, features Noble Place with the Splinter Golf Group from the Green Bottle. Hare House have no fixture that day.

Thursday offers a Stableford competition at Khao Kheow from the Cafe Kronborg, and the week ends on Friday with Stroke Play at Phoenix from the Green Bottle, or a Stableford round at Sattahip from Hare House, hopefully playing the newly opened nine hole layout.

Sign-up for the AM-AM at Hare House, Diana Inn, Shakey Pete’s or Cafe Kronborg.

Advanced notice of the second Pattaya Sports Club Charity Classic (Mulligans are back!) to be held on Friday, May 15th at Phoenix. (See our web site.) Also note: the annual Papasan Ray Rogers’ Birthday Tournament takes place on Thursday, May 7th at Pattaya Country Club, with food hosted by Papa Ray at his house afterwards.

For more details of April fixtures and the PSC Charity Classic, visit the PSC Golf Web Site at www.pattayasports.org

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