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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 Pattaya Expats Club is all about expats
helping expats and all nationalities are welcome. Whatever your question
or problem, you can be sure there is another expat in the club who has
‘been there, done that’. The club holds breakfast meetings
every Sunday at 11 a.m. at Cafe New Orleans, Soi Pattayaland 2,
South Pattaya. If you cannot make it to the meeting, you can request
help on line on the club’s website www.pattaya expatsclub.com or call
Pete on 038 425154 or Ben on 01 5730830.
For those interested in playing the stock market,
sharing research methodology or just exchanging ideas, then this is for
you. The ‘Wall Street Fools’ meet every Wednesday at 12 noon
at Tequila Reef Cantina & Mexican Grill, Soi 7, 30 meters off the
beach.
Dining
Cafe New Orleans has long
passed the one-year mark since the inception of it’s Weekend
Barbeque Festival, the all-you-can-eat baby back ribs, chicken
and fish special. What started out to be a one month long promotion has
proved to be so popular that it has become a steady promo every weekend.
Save up your appetite and head for Cafe New Orleans on Soi Pattayaland 2
every Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. for this special festival.
Or you can order from the regular Cajun and Creole menu seven days a
week. Monday thru Friday 3 p.m. to midnight and weekends noon to
midnight. Cafe New Orleans is known all over Thailand for having the
“best baby back ribs this side of the Pacific.” Call 038 710-805-6
for reservations. Or visit www.cafeneworleans.net
PolTony’s Restaurant is open for a Formula
1 Dinner on Saturday April 27 (Qualifying delayed to 7.30 p.m.)
and Sunday April 28 at 6 p.m. for the Spanish Grand Prix live.
PolTony’s is located on Thappraya Rd, opposite Residence Garden and
Mr. Mac Hotel. For reservations call 038 250 318, fax 038 250 319, or
email [email protected]
Every Saturday night from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. the Nam
Tok Beer Garden, Horseshoe Point Resort & Country Club hosts
a Western Cowboy Buffet Dinner with entertainment from the
‘Heart ‘n’ Soul Band. Call for more information and
reservations 038 735 050 ext. 4016-18.
A Superb Sunday Brunch Buffet - enjoy
Sundays with your family at Casa Pascal Restaurant. Be delighted
with the extensive buffet that offers European and Asian dishes,
international salad bar and of course a lot of breakfast items. Open
every Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Casa Pascal Restaurant is also
open daily for lunch and dinner. Best value for money business lunch
every day. For reservations call 038 723 660, fax 038 723 659. Pattaya
2nd Road opposite the Marriott (Royal Garden Plaza) in front of Ruen
Thai Restaurant.
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.
Education
In less than two months of operation, AUA have
already had over three hundred and twenty students register for English
language courses at their new school in the Pattaya Bazaar. To
accommodate the many inquiries for daytime classes, AUA are running three-week
summer courses. The next course runs from May 13 - May 30.
The cost of each 30 hour program is 1,500 baht + textbooks. For details
or registration call AUA on 038 414 634 – 5.
Events
The Fountain of Life Center on Soi Bua Khao is
sponsoring a One Day Seminar on STD & AIDS in English
at the Camillian Centre in Rayong. The seminar, presented by
Father Giovanni, the founder of the Camillian Center, is open to
everyone, men and women, and will provide useful information on sexually
transmitted diseases and AIDS. Knowledge is protection. Free
transportation and food is being provided by the Fountain of Life Center
in Soi Bua Khao. Departure is at 9 a.m. be sure to register with Sister
Fernande on 038 411 630 (morning) or 038 362 009 (afternoon) or 038 361
720.
Free Prostate Cancer Seminar by Dr. Wanchai
Nairakseree M.D. Urologist, on Saturday 27th from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. in
Conference Room 1 at the Bangkok Pattaya Hospital. For
participants of the seminar, there will be a special half price offer
for a prostrate cancer check. There will also be available a 30%
discount coupon for a seniors (55 years plus) check up program, 100 baht
discount coupon for a foot massage at the Physical Therapy Department
and a bone density scanning test. For more information please contact
the International Department, Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, tel. 038 427
777, ext. 1150, 1155 or email [email protected]
The next Pattaya Gay Festival event will be Disco
Divas Night, an outrageous evening of fun and frolic at Boyz
Boyz Boyz from 9 p.m. Sunday April 28. Admission 200 baht, including one
free drink and a 100 baht donation to the PGF Charities. A special grand
raffle will be held to raise funds for the PGF Charities. 1 st
Prize a DVD Player, 2nd
Prize a 20 inch color TV, 3rd
Prize a CVD player, plus many more prizes. More details and reviews of
the festival events are available on the PGF Web Site at: www.
pattayagayfestival.com
The Chaine des Rotisseurs Bailliage de Pattaya
will be holding their next function at the Benjarong
Restaurant in the Royal Wing of the Royal Cliff Beach Resort on May
5 th. Members can contact the
chef, Walter Tenisch at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort or Bailli Marion
Vogt on 01 862 0459 or email [email protected]
Entertainment
Dutch Dance Orchestra
will perform in Pattaya for One Night Only on Monday April
29 beginning at 8.00 p.m. at the Thai Garden Resort. This great
20-member band will play wonderful music from the forties and fifties,
from stars such as Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, Andrew Sisters, Frank
Sinatra and much more. Salsa and rumba will also be in their repertoire,
plus “special acts”. Don’t miss this opportunity to have a great
night with excellent food and unforgettable music! And don’t forget
your dancing shoes! Tickets available with or without the buffet dinner.
Buy 9 tickets and get 1 free! Dress code smart/casual, as Dutch
television will record the evening.
The Warbler 2 at the Baiyoke Hotel has live
western music from their international band Monday to Friday
from 9 p.m. and live sports on the weekend.
Shopping
Kalae Art & Decor has
now received a new container with some exceptional antique furniture and
interior decor items from China. A new variety of hand selected pieces
for you to choose from. Kalae Art & Decor is located on the corner
of North Pattaya Road and Sukhumvit Road. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Call 038 413 551.
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