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Community Happenings is an opportunity for all
clubs, businesses, hotels, restaurants and entertainment outlets to
inform the Pattaya Mail’s readers what new “happenings” are coming
up. Send us your happening by email to: [email protected]
or by fax 038 427 596.
Clubs
The Rayong Ladies Circle’s
planned Chantaburi trip to the sapphire mines has been rescheduled for
Monday March 25th. For information contact Khun Tiew at 01 644 4432. On
Tuesday March 12th they will have their monthly coffee morning with a
combined brunch. Everyone is requested to bring some sweets to go with
the coffee. Venue: Phu Luang on route 3376, 3 km north of Green Valley
Golf Course, Ban Chang.
The Expats Club of Pattaya invites all expats
and visitors to join them every Sunday at 10 a.m. for a regular
breakfast meeting at Shenanigans on Second
Road Pattaya. Expats helping expats with free advice to make your stay
here more enjoyable – one year visas, work permits, home purchase,
medical insurance, legal advice and much more. Meet new friends. This
week there will be a slide show and general discussion on how to
contribute to Pattaya. More details at www.pattayavipclub.com
Dining
Shenanigans Pattaya’s International
Buffet and Carvery (all you can eat for B. 395) with Thai &
European dishes, salads & stews to fit all tastes, has been moved
from Fridays to Wednesdays from Wednesday the 13th March starting at
6.00 p.m. Replacing the international buffet will be a curry night with
a choice of four curries (pork, chicken, fish & vegetable), rice and
a large salad bar of accompaniments at B. 220 as much as you can eat.
Eat as much you can from the Carving Trolley at
the Cascade Cafe, Dusit Resort Pattaya. Enjoy countless helpings
of roast beef, roast turkey, pork, poached salmon carved at your table
along with seasonal vegetables, sauces and rice to compliment your meal.
Available daily for lunch between 11 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. until March 22 nd.
Call for reservations on 038 425 611-7 ext. 2149, 2150.
Enjoy culinary delights and be serenaded with
harmonious, romantic melodies from the resident pianist the at La Mer
Restaurant, in the Montien Hotel Pattaya. Be sure reserve your
dinner on 038 428 155-6 ext. 1620, 1630.
Stars! Pattaya’s highest and most beautiful bar
has now opened their restaurant. Breathtaking views, incomparable
atmosphere! Open daily. 23rd floor, Pattaya Hill Resort, Pratamnak Road.
Call for reservations on 038 250 251 Ext. 2301.
Rayong No. 43 Italian Bistro presents a
great selection in their new promotion: “Pizza & Pasta
Festival!” Savor countless choices of the finest
all-you-can-eat homemade pasta and pizza at the Pasta Corner for dinner
(except Wednesday and Sunday). This special all you can eat dinner runs
until March 13 at Kanary Bay, Rayong. For reservations, please
contact 038 804 844.
At Tequila Reef Mexican Grill & Cantina
every Wednesday from 6.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. is California Dreamin’
Buffet, featuring Italian, Chinese and Mexican food from the
neighborhoods of San Francisco for only 190 baht. Tequila Reef is
located on Soi 7, 30 meters off the beach. Free parking too!
Some like it HOT! Hans at the Paradise
Cafe and Grill is in tune with the season, and “HOT” is the
theme for the March food promotion. For those who look for something
different, try one of the many ostrich dishes, a dining experience you
wont regret. The Paradise Cafe and Grill is open daily from 9 a.m. to 11
p.m. and is located opposite the Royal Garden Plaza on 2nd Rd. For
reservations call 038 723 177.
Events
The German Thai Chamber of Commerce will hold
their next ‘Stammtisch’ on Friday, March 8, at Henry J
Beans Bar & Grill. All are welcome, and one does not have to be a
member to join this informal networking event. Bring your spouse along
and enjoy a relaxed evening from 6.00 p.m. onwards.
The Australian Thai Chamber of Commerce will
hold another Seaboard Sundowners sponsored by Technology
Training Co., Ltd./Swinburne Tummasiri - LCSE, on Friday, 15th March,
6.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. at the Pattaya Marriott Resort and Spa.
The Seaboard Sundowners is an opportunity for members and guests of
AustCham Thailand to meet, network and exchange views in the social,
casual environment. There is also a Volunteer English Teaching Program
at Ban Khao Huai Mahad School, Ban Chang, Rayong on Saturday March 16.
The Chamber will provide transport to and from the school. Teaching
experience is not necessary. For more information, go to the Events
Calendar at www.austcham thailand.com
BEC School will hold a Thai Singing and Thai
Writing Contest for all non-Thai persons. For registration visit
the BEC Language and Cultural School, North Pattaya or call 038
421 919 or fax 038 428 626.
Entertainment
Royal Cliff Beach Resort in association with D&M
Music Studio, Pattaya Mail and the Rotary Club of Jomtien-Pattaya,
proudly present a gala dinner concert titled “A Night at the
Opera” on Wednesday, March 13th, at 7 p.m. in the grand
ballroom of the Royal Cliff Beach Hotel Pattaya. Tickets are priced at
1,200 baht (for a five course set dinner). Advance bookings are
available by calling the hotel at tel. 038 250 421-40.
The Moon River Pub of the Thai Garden Resort
finally shows its colours with their new band “Colours”
starting on March 14 th. This
newly formed group is put together of some members of the famous band
“Island Soul” from Trinidad and 2 Filipinos from Manila. Don’t
miss the Moon River Pub from March 14th
onwards, to listen to the sounds of the new and colorful “Colours”
and let yourself being carried away by their charms and soul.
Shenanigans Pattaya celebrates “St.
Patrick’s Day” on Saturday 16th March with live music, sing-alongs,
a comedian, a mad magician, and every person arriving in a green costume
will be given a ticket with every drink bought for the lucky draw,
prizes include bottles of Jameson’s Whiskey, pints of Guinness,
Guinness t-shirts, and more. Don’t miss the Miss Shenanigans St.
Patrick’s Beauty Competition. Free green bar snacks all night. On
Sunday there will be an acoustic afternoon of Irish sing-along beginning
at 4.00 p.m. with a free green kids buffet from 2.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Free Irish stew with every drink bought from 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. Happy
St. Patrick’s Day.
Renoir’s Restaurant in the Flamingo Hotel,
Soi Day Night 2, will have a very special “One-Man-Show” &
Dinner on the 23 rd
& 24th March. There are
two separate evenings: on Saturday (23.03.02) it will be for an
English-speaking audience, and on Sunday (24.03.02) it will be performed
in Dutch (NL). Apart from a very special, 4-course, gourmet style
dinner, there will be a show during the dinner titled “Letter from
Vincent”, where Vincent van Gogh, in his own words, talks about his
brother Theo, the women he loved and his mental illness. He speaks of
his drawings and paintings and above all, his search for happiness.
Slides of his drawings and paintings are projected; the play is further
enhanced with music from Wagner, Beethoven, Berlioz and Grieg. This show
has attracted great appreciation around the world and is now, for a very
limited time, in Pattaya.
Sports
New Vertical Wreck Trip
on the 16th and 17th March.
Where is it now? Is it still Vertical? Exploration diving at its best!
For more details contact Mermaid’s Dive Center, Soi White
House, Jomtien Beach; tel. 038 232 220, fax 038 232 221 or email
mermaids@loxinfo. co.th or see the website http://www.mermaiddive.com
The Inaugural International Thailand Temple
Marathon takes place on March 24 in Samut Songkram,
incorporating a traditional Thai Opening Ceremony and pre and post
events for both local and international competitors. For local Thai
winners of the full 42-k marathon, prize money is being offered. Entry
for the full marathon is Bht500, available through SportVision. There is
also a 21k half-marathon (400 baht) and a 10k race (200 baht) starting
at 5.30 a.m. and 6 a.m. respectively. The winners must be Thai nationals
or Thai residents to be eligible for the prize money. Prize money is
being sponsored by OFS, a financial services company for expatriates in
Asia. For further information about the Thailand Temple Run contact: Sport
Vision, tel. 0 2570 9599 or 0 1874 8799, fax: 0 2907 7554. Visit
www.thailand-temple-run.com or Email [email protected]
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