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Ghosts, ghouls & witches seen around town during scary Pattaya Halloween celebrations
All Hallows Eve this year was relatively subtle in
Pattaya as there was only a small amount of paranormal activity when the
city celebrated Halloween. Major party venues included Benihana Japanese
American Steakhouse, who put on “scary” show for dinner guests. The
staff there was decked out in a variety of bizarre costumes to entertain
ghosts, goblins and ghouls from around the world with shows such as a power
combat show, Tai Chi and Yoga Show. Traditional activities included apple
bobbing and face painting both inside and outside the restaurant. Ghouls and
goblins paraded around in athletic ware, strutting their stuff in a fun
event for all attending.
June,
Shenanigans resident day witch showed up for the monster mash
Oh baby
you know what I like...a little bit of blood makes the ghouls go roun’
roun, round
Beautiful,
Ghost of the Night at Shenanigans
Spiderman
and a witch with her brew at the Hard Rock Cafe.
Angie
came to Shenanigans complete with her own shower curtain and cleaver.
The Hard Rock Cafe was next with their Ghouls and Witches
night featuring a special ‘ghost Michael Jackson’ dance contest where
contestants performed their best impression as the ghost of MJ. Nuttanut
Danpoth took first prize in the dance contest. Executive assistant manager
and wizard Mark Rummery manifested the prizes for the night as Hard Rockers
partied on into the bewitching hour.
Shenanigans held their Halloween night on Saturday,
November 1. With the entire pub decorated as a graveyard and resident
skeletons, witches, vampires and murder victims all about, the Irish pub
turned Transylvanian.
The Rocky Horror Show and MJ’s ‘Thriller’ on the
big screen and Purple People Eater Sly as DJ it was a gruesome night as
patrons did the monster mash; without losing too many body parts.
Of mice
and movie stars at the hard Rock Cafe.
Hippy
zombie rockers Rick and Harpic (left) and friends came back from the grave
to join in the mischief at Shenanigans.
Koy,
mistress of the dark
The son
of Frankenstein lurks in the shadows...
Doing
the dead aerobics in front of the Benihana.
Hard
Rock staff got blackened for the evening.
Resident ghoul Kim Ozzie Fletcherborne was seen courting
his little devil Ning, while Ron ‘The Crow’ and Jason ‘the dead
punk’ haunted carnage corner along with Ray ‘The Reaper’ Matti.
Angela Beardsley also turned up, fresh from the morgue,
with shower curtain and carving knife protruding. However, Norman Bates was
nowhere in sight. Meanwhile, hippy zombie rockers Rick and Harpic came back
from the grave to join in the mischief.
Welcome
to your nightmare!!!
Pim,
Nui, Ning and June show just how stylish witches can be on Halloween
Shenanigans
Resident ghoul Kim Ozzie Fletcherborne and his devilish little Ning -
who’s that creepy looking ghost peering over Fletcherborne’s shoulder?
DJ for
the night ‘Purple People Eater’ Sly and his token witch for the night
Keng,
as a bag of bones, was voted the goriest at Shenanigans whilst Sai, ‘the
good which of the north’, was voted best of the women staff.
Wizard
DJ Jay at the Hard Rock Caf้ cast a spell over the crowd
David
Foden and Family haunt Foden corner at Shenanigans
From
left: DJ Russell Jay from FM 95.8, Sakunee Ketnak, Waaaasssss uuuuupppppp
Mark Rummery and winner of the dance contest Nuttanut Danpoth liven up the
Hard Rock bash.
At the bewitching hour ghoulish guests voted for their
favorite member of staff, the goriest going to Keng, as a bag of bones, and
Sai, ‘the good which of the north’. Angie and Harpic took out the
best-dressed customers. A ghoulish night but a lot of fun.
Brendan
Richards (left center back) came to Shenanigans dressed as a group of
Halloween revelers - just so happens he was celebrating his birthday as
well.
Haunting
Carnage Corner has never been so much fun
Governor Pisit Ketephasuk welcomes Chiangmai Mail to the province
The spacious grounds at the Khum Khantoke Lanna Cultural
Center in Chiang Mai were filled to capacity as the well-wishers for our new
newspaper, the Chiangmai Mail, were added to the normal throng of
patrons at the Lanna dining salas.
Chiang
Mai Governor Pisit Ketephasuk welcomed the new Chiangmai Mail to the
northern community.
Chiang
Mai Governor Pisit Ketephasuk cut the ceremonial ribbon to officially launch
the new publication, as the Chiangmai Mail team proudly looks on.
Whilst most of the people present were the residents of
Chiang Mai, there were also many people who had traveled up from Bangkok and
Pattaya and other parts of Thailand to help the Chiangmai Mail Publishing
group “wet the baby’s head” while they proudly displayed the new
newspaper.
Now a proud Chiang Mai resident and managing director of
the Chiangmai Mail, Michael Vogt introduced the executive committee
to the people of Chiang Mai, starting with the chief executive officer,
Xanxai Visitkul and the chairman of the board, Norachai Prasertmanukitch.
The lanky American and very well experienced media person, Dan Dorothy, who
is president and editor-in-chief was presented next, followed by general
manager, Pratheep (Peter) Malhotra, another experienced newspaper publisher.
Noted international columnist, Dr. Iain Corness and the executive manager of
marketing and communications, Marion Vogt, were presented next followed by
the local ‘man on the ground’ and editor, Phitsanu Thepthong.
Wannapa
Wannasri (2nd right) representing Chanyuth Hengtrakul, Advisor to the
Minister of Tourism and Sports, offers a bouquet of flowers for good luck to
the Chiangmai Mail team.
(L to
R) The public relations officer of the Maeping Police Station attended the
party and gave his best wishes to the new Chiangmai Mail team, here
represented by Michael Vogt, managing director and Marion Vogt, executive
manager of marketing and communications.
The enthusiastic young team of Thai journalists,
newshounds, office and sales staff were not forgotten either, coming up on
stage, showing that the Chiangmai Mail is a real newspaper, employing
very real and experienced personnel.
Governor Pisit Ketephasuk, in his address, welcomed the Chiangmai
Mail to the province, saying that the mass media had always had a very
significant part to play in getting important messages through to the
community and as a gauge of the thoughts and needs of the populace. By now
including the English speaking expat population, this showed good progress
in the society and he gave his blessing to the new venture and hoped that it
would be able to serve the community well for many years to come.
Here
they are – the new Chiangmai Mail team.
Chiang
Mai Governor Pisit Ketephasuk (center) and Borworn Rattanaprasit, deputy
Chiang Mai governor, were greeted upon arrival by Mr. Wachara Tantranont,
the owner of the fabulous Khum Khantoke Lanna Cultural Center (left),
Chiangmai Mail chairman of the board, Norachai Prasertmanukitch (2nd
left), Michael Vogt (3rd from right), managing director, Marion Vogt (2nd
right), executive manager of marketing and communications and Chiangmai Mail
editor Phitsanu Thepthong (right).
The following is a translation of Pisit Katephasuk’s
speech, the Governor of Chiang Mai:
“Ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to report that
Chiang Mai City now has one more newspaper for the locality. It is evident
that the print media in Chiang Mai has long been accepted by the general
public as the way to inform and educate our residents.
“While Chiang Mai has several local newspapers to serve
the public, and act as an indicator of public opinion, on this occasion, it
makes me very proud that the Chiangmai Mail is not only a newspaper
of local origin, but is also one backed by experienced professionals in the
mass media.
“They have jointly established the Chiangmai Mail,
a newspaper which looks quite different from the other local publications,
as it is published in English.
“Therefore, this newspaper is very significant as it
will have an increasingly active role to play in the locality as Chiang Mai
and neighboring provinces strive to promote tourism in this region to the
English speaking tourists.
Chiangmai
Mail CEO Xanxai Visitkul (right) enjoys a laugh with Pimprapai Wongthada
(center), owner of the Ban Klang Doi Resort, plus Ursula (2nd left) and
Georges Rothstein (left) .
Thailand
writer extraordinaire Peter Cummins (left) explains something in detail to
good friend, and the first Pattaya Mail editor, Chuck Pringle, as Pattaya
luminary Ib Ottesen listens in.
“Moreover, there is a large number of English speaking
expats living in this region, carrying out business operations and other
government services, with Chiang Mai City especially being the location of
several foreign consulates. This new newspaper will be of great benefit to
these people.
“Chiangmai Mail will also provide benefits to
Thais as well as foreigners, providing news and information on the local
scene, and will inform the tourists of the traditions, and culture of Lanna
people.
Pattaya
Mail MD and now Chiangmai Mail GM Peter Malhotra (left) met up with his
long-lost cousin Pichit Bharatbhumikul and friend Dr. Jaspal at the party.
“This newspaper has information, from both government
and private sectors, including an analysis of the news, articles and
opinions, in depth reports, as well as several interesting magazine style
columns and features.
“Finally, I congratulate the Chiangmai Mail team
that has launched this new local newspaper and I encourage this youngest
newspaper to serve the North as well as it possibly can in the English
language. I ask for your blessings for the Chiangmai Mail staff, that
they will create a newspaper that will be successful and serve this
community for many years to come.”
Following his address, Governor Pisit cut the symbolic ribbon, to the
acclamation of the new newspaper and the party of well-wishers.
A Stars night out for charity dinner as the UK Club of Pattaya raises 150,000 baht
The Pattaya UK Club has done it again! Held on October
26th, their latest charity dinner raised yet more funds to go towards the
care of children born with HIV.
The ballroom of the Marriott Resort was decked out in
style, as UK Club members and guests imbibed the sponsored wine and beer in
the early part of the night while listening to the live background music.
Then the hungry crowed gathered to enjoy the sumptuous buffet put on by the
Marriott.
The
winner of the grand prize, Charlie Brown from Charlton, South London, was
tracked down and was presented with his ticket at Simple Simon on Jomtien
Soi 5.
Club president and master of ceremonies Ron Hall opened
the evening’s proceeding by thanking charity officer for the club,
Christina Boden for procuring the large number of prizes and gifts.
Later, the moment came that that everyone was waiting for
- the raffle draw. The grand prize in the raffle draw was two tickets for 3
days - 2 nights cruise on the luxury liner ‘Capricorn’ courtesy of Star
Cruises.
With so many great prizes on offer, all waited in
anticipation for a chance to win.
Andrew
and Eileen share a romantic moment on the dance floor - almost like being
back in school again, especially with the addition of Eileen’s husband
Norman, the prankster in the background.
Sponsors for raffle prizes included Palladio Bangkok,
Novotel Lotus Bangkok, Grand Hyatt Bangkok, Amari Hotels Bangkok &
Chiang Mai, Marriott Resort & Spa Bangkok, Massic Travel Pattaya,
Edelweiss Restaurant Pattaya, Alibaba Restaurant Pattaya, G.V.R. Tours &
Travel Pattaya, Grover Style Custom Tailors Pattaya, First Choice Hampers
U.K., Bangkok Timeout, Lookeast Magazine, Bookazine, Mata Hari Restaurant
Pattaya, Super Sandwich Jomtien, Layan Beach Resort Phuket, Marlowes Sport
& Wine Bar Pattaya, Tony Roma’s Steakhouse in Bangkok, Louisiana Blues
Restaurant Pattaya, Alcazar Pattaya, Deva Jomtien, B.J. Wine Pattaya,
Poltonys Pattaya, Horseshoe Point Pattaya, Rabbit Resort Jomtien Beach, The
Body Shop Pattaya and Classic Tailor Pattaya.
UK
Clubbers Rob (left) and David settle in for a night of lucky drawings and to
raise money for the kids at the Camillian Centre in Rayong.
Having
fun selling and sorting the raffle tickets.
The majority of prizes were claimed by the lucky winners.
The evening was very enjoyable and special thanks went to sponsor David Gray
of East Coast Reality who contributed to the success of the evening.
The total amount the UK Club of Pattaya raised, including
the sponsored walk money and the charity dinner, was a total of 150,000 baht!
A fine effort to be congratulated!
The winner of the grand prize was tracked down after the
event and was presented with his ticket on the following Thursday at Simple
Simon on Jomtien Soi 5.
Charlie Brown from Charlton, South London bought his
winning ticket from Simple Simons Bar in Soi 5 Jomtien and will be taking
his wife of 10 years Noi with him on the cruise.
At the presentation, Charlie remarked that when the
owners told him that he had won he thought that they were pulling his leg
and he did not believe his luck until Malcolm from the UK Club phoned him to
confirm his prize.
Any other unclaimed ticket holders can either email the
club: [email protected] or telephone Malcolm on 09 545 4185.
Star prize was donated by Star Cruises and these are the
winning numbers:
2 Bottles of Sparkling Wine 1402 Claimed
A Selection of Books 0532 Claimed
2 Bottles of Sparkling Wine 0820 Claimed
Meal for 2 Sportsmans 0811 Claimed
Tea Hamper 0588 Claimed
Thai Silk Pillowcases 0994 Claimed
Set Menu for 2 at Poltony’s with 10 games of Mini Golf
1227 Claimed
2 Tickets for the Tiffany Show 1558 Claimed
A Trip for 2 to Coral Island Inc lunch 0835 Claimed
1,000 baht Tony Roma Voucher 1513 Claimed
1,000 baht Mata Hari Voucher 1341 Claimed
1,000 baht Tony Roma Voucher 1686 Claimed
1,000 baht Mata Hari Voucher - 0405 Claimed
1,000 baht Ali Baba Indian Restaurant Voucher 0141
Claimed
1,500 baht Palladio Voucher 0434 Claimed
1 yrs Subscription to LookEast 1201 Claimed
1 Year Subscription to Bangkok TimeOut 1662 Unclaimed
1 Year Subscription to Bangkok TimeOut 0372 Unclaimed
Aussie Winemakers come out in force
By Miss Terry Diner
Hot on the heels of Australian Winemaker Wolf Blass
crowned best winemaker in the world at the International Wine and Spirit
Competition in London last month, the Royal Cliff Wine Club held their
latest Winemaker’s dinner featuring another top Australian wine producer,
the BRL Hardy Wine Company, with one of their bright young winemakers, Chris
Darling in attendance.
Bright
young winemaker, Chris Darling (right) from the top Australian wine
producer, the BRL Hardy Wine Company, and Royal Cliff’s wine captain
Ranjith Chandrasiri at the Royal Cliff Wine Club’s latest Winemaker’s
dinner at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort’s Grand Ballroom.
The event, held at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort’s Grand
Ballroom, was considered important enough for BRL Hardy’s to also send
over Terry Beckman, their export manager for SE Asia and Richard Sparrow
their international sales manager. To add to the wine ‘heavyweights’ Ron
Batori, the managing director of Ambrose wines was also present, plus the
Royal Cliff’s wine captain Ranjith Chandrasiri.
That these winemaker’s dinners are now a ‘must
attend’ event was shown by a sell-out attendance, with 150 members and
guests filling the ballroom, with Mrs Panga Vathanakul present as the most
gracious hostess.
With these top winemakers all acknowledging that these
are world class events - BRL Hardy’s Terry Beckman even saying in his
opening address that this dinner at the Royal Cliff was the equivalent of
the best he had seen in Paris, New York or London - Walter Thenisch, the
executive chef and his team also rose to the occasion with a six course
dinner to complement the six wines accompanying the meal.
The dinner began with an extraordinary terrine of
Tasmanian salmon and Port Lincoln tuna with marinated Clare Valley grapes,
which was washed down with a lightly wooded Nottage Hill Chardonnay 2000
vintage.
The next course was, in my opinion, just sensational. It
was a carrot and ginger flavoured veloute soup with saut้ed frog leg.
The taste was amazing, with the ginger and carrot producing a remarkable
flavour, and my choice of dish of the evening.
The next wine was another chardonnay from the limestone
coast region of Australia and was a 1999 Stonehaven Chardonnay, a much more
complex wine with stronger oak and deeper character. Chef Walter then
produced a Lasagnette of eggplant with lobster, shrimps and mussels on a
delicate saffron sauce to go with this wine. I make no secret of the fact
that I used my bread roll to mop up the last traces of the sauce. Wonderful!
The next wine, a red to go with Walter’s Fillet of
roasted Gippsland lamb, was the Leasingham Bin 61 Shiraz. This wine was the
popular choice at a previous wine tasting held by the wine club, where it
had beaten the other shiraz style wines from all over the world. It was
still an excellent drop!
The following two wines were ones I had not tasted
before, and Ron Batori told me that they were not available at all in
Thailand, but had been brought in especially for the evening. They were from
the Ebenezer vineyards and were a Shiraz (1998 vintage) and a ’98
Cabernet/Merlot. If these were available here they would retail around
5,000-7,000 baht a bottle Ron assured me. The Shiraz was a wonderfully
aromatic wine, full bodied and my choice of the evening. Worth every baht
that it would have cost. If you are visiting Australia, bring some back!
With the dessert came a very sweet dessert wine, a most
interesting Padthaway Noble Riesling, 2001 vintage. A very fine example of
the Botrytis effect on the grapes, the “noble rot” that produces the
extra sugar.
The dinner also featured a variety of Australian cheeses,
another area where the ‘New World’ has challenged the Europeans and also
come out on top. Terry Beckman relishing the way the Australian home-grown
cheeses were being attacked by the 150 diners.
It was once more a memorable evening with excellent wines
and similarly excellent food. Anyone who enjoys good food and wine should
make enquiries of this wine club, email [email protected] or speak
directly with Ranjith Chandrasiri at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort 038 250
421.
A Classical Guitar Group Recital
D&M Music Studio in association with Silpakorn Guitar
Quartet proudly present “A Classical Guitar Group Recital” by members of
Silpakorn Guitar Quartet, Pongpat Pongpradit, Chairat Pruksajohn, Thanapat
Pornjaroen, Chairat Pornamnuaw and Varin Pracharuagwi (piano). The group
will be directed and joined by Assistant Professor Ek-karach Charoennit.
 Ek-karach
Charoennit
The evening program includes works by Albeniz (Sevilla,
Asturias), Tanega (Capricio Arabe), F. Sor (Variation on the theme of Magic
Flute), Mangore (La Cathedral), Antonio Lauro (Vals Venezolano No. 1, 2, 3,
4), Vivaldi (Concerto in D Major), Telemann (Quartet in D), Schubert (March
Mililtair) and more.
The concert will be held in the auditorium of Thai-German
Cultural Foundation on South Sathorn Road Soi 1 (Goethe Institute), on
Thursday, November 14, commencing at 8.00 p.m.
Tickets are priced at 300 baht, 200 baht for students
with ID. Available at D&M Music Studio (02-391-9318, 02-391-7429), Asia
Books Sukhumvit (02-252-4373) and Thai-German Cultural Foundation
(02-287-2822) and at the door.
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