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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.

Announcements

Last chance to send a message to your Valentine on February 14. Fax or email your message to the one you love to the Valentines Day Pattaya Mail and we will publish them on Friday February 13 for free. Deadline is Saturday February 7 at 5 p.m. Email: [email protected] or fax 038 411 833.

Clubs

Pattaya Finland-Society will have an information meeting, Tuesday February 10 from 3 p.m. at the Baiyoke Hotel, South Pattaya. Finland’s Ambassador to Thailand, H.E. Heikki Tuunanen, is the special guest of the meeting and he will speak about Thailand for the audience. Email: E-mail: [email protected] for further details.

Pattaya City Expats Club meets on Sunday mornings at Henry J Beans Restaurant and Pub at the Amari Orchid Resort at the north end of Beach Road from 9:30-10:30 a.m. for buffet breakfast, and from 10:30-12:30 for entertaining speakers and open forum. Everyone welcome.

Dining

Shenanigans the Irish Pub has increased its Monday Specials to start at 12 midday on both Monday and Tuesday. Monday you have a three-course menu, with two choices for each course for 199 baht. Tuesdays is a full Shenanigans meal for 100 baht, check Shenanigans boards for menus. Shenanigans Pattaya is located on Second Road, in front of the Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa.

Herbal Happiness at Marco Polo Chinese Restaurant, Montien Hotel Pattaya. Chinese herbal soups are renowned for their medicinal properties and appetizing savoury characteristics: Braised Fish Soup with Herbs; Herbal Soup with Bamboo Pith; Sea Cucumber, Fresh Maw and Black Mushroom Soup with Herbs. What a delicious way to stay well! For reservations please call 038 428 155 ext 1620-1, email; [email protected]

Seafood Basket at the Bay Restaurant, Dusit Resort Pattaya. For the whole month of February, Chef Mike Drews, head chef at the Bay Restaurant, selects the freshest seafood to serve you daily during lunch and dinner, except on Saturday evenings, while the hotel already is serving its famous BBQ dinner buffet including the best catches of the sea! Therefore, if a Saturday evening is not convenient for you or just you do not appreciate buffets, then make a point, book a table at The Bay Restaurant on any other day, order Mike’s freshly prepared seafood baskets (single servings available) and enjoy this treat at only 450 Baht net per person. For reservations, please call 0 3842 5611-7 ext 2149, 2150.

Kanary Bay Rayong invites you to an exclusive Salmon Promotion by Australian Executive Chef Dennis Barton at the No. 43 Italian Restaurant until February 13, The promotion contains specially prepared dishes like: Sugar cured Atlantic salmon parcels filled with crab mousse bedded on a petite salad with horseradish dressing Or Poached salmon and prawn roulade served with braised English spinach, Marquee potatoes and green pepper Hollandaise. So if you love salmon, the No. 43 is the place to be. For reservations or more information please contact: 038 804 844, Fax: 038 804 888 or email: [email protected]

For those who like seafood, in particular rock lobster, don’t miss the special rock lobster promotion at the Paradise Restaurant. Featuring rock lobster surf & turf, thermidor, American, caperese and with lemon & garlic butter, all priced at only 395 baht and available throughout January. For those who look for something different, the Paradise Restaurant is Pattaya’s first and only casual dining restaurant specializing in exotic food, including ostrich, kangaroo, emu, crocodile and deer, a dining experience you won’t regret or forget. Open daily from 10 a.m. till 10.30 p.m. The Paradise Restaurant is located opposite the Royal Garden Plaza and Marriott Resort, 215/62-63 on 2nd Road. Tel./Fax: 038 723 177.

Don’t miss the theme buffet evenings at the Montien Hotel Pattaya; Verandah Coffee Shop on Tuesdays: Asian buffet dinner 6 p.m. to10 p.m. Wednesdays at La Mer Restaurant its Mediterranean buffet dinner from 6.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. On Friday it’s back to the Verandah Coffee Shop with a BBQ & seafood buffet dinner from 6 till 10 p.m. and on Saturday don’t miss the international buffet dinner. Pamper yourself with the exceptional variety of all-you-eat favourites, dazzlingly laid out for an evening of leisurely dining. Bring you family and friends. Sit back, relax and enjoy. For reservations and information call 038 428 155 ext. 1620-1 or email: [email protected]

The Mountainside Grill at Sriracha Golf Club launched 2004 with a special steak promotion. Use the free daily shuttle service to get there and enjoy your favorite choice cut of Thai - French beef barbecued on our Lava Grill - succulent cuts of T-bones, Rib eyes, New York Strip loins and Filets barbecued the way you like it. Creamy baked potatoes, sizzling French Fries and wild rice will ensure you wont go hungry. In addition there’s an extensive wine list suiting all palettes, red and white wines from Australia, Italy, French Merlot, South African Cabernet and tempting Californian wines from the Woodbridge vineyards. Call Sriracha Golf Club at 038 338 375-8.

Entertainment

Shenanigans celebrates the return of the rock band “flow” On Wednesday February 18th on their tour of Thailand promoting their new album Roots. The band will be on stage from 10 p.m. Shenanigans Pattaya is located on Second Road, in front of the Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa

Playing every Friday night in the Queen Victoria Inn (Soi Yodsak 6) Con and Dom provide easy listening and rock throughout the night. Got a birthday due, the Queen Vic can provide the pig on a spit, band and cake, all you have to do is turn up and if you have that one over the top you can always check in! (Weekdays only). Call in the bar for details.

Events

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your loved at the Amari Orchid Resort on February14. Get into the mood for love at Pattaya’s most romantic restaurant. The lover’s menu is the perfect aphrodisiac and you are bound to win over your lover’s heart by candlelight. As the perfect end of the evening, every lady will receive a red rose at the La Gritta Italian Restaurant. For more information contact Orapin Musiknavabutr and Michael Goetz, tel. 038 428 161, email: [email protected]

Enjoy Valentine’s Day with a candlelight dinner. Surprise your loved one with a romantic night at the Art Café. The team shall do its best to make it something special in many regards, make your reservations soon. Contact the Art Café on 0 3836 7652, 0 1832 6031 or email: [email protected]

Love around the Bay BBQ Buffet at The Point. The ultimate in romance is yours with this Valentine’s Day at The Point, Dusit Resort Pattaya, a perfect place to celebrate a special relationship or just treat yourself and your family in the middle of the cool breeze under the stars. Enjoy the famous Saturday BBQ with its array of international specialty dishes, indoors or on the terrace of The Bay Restaurant at no surcharge for all lovers. The BBQ Buffet will be served at the regular price of 930 baht net per person and a 50% discount for a children under 12 years old will be granted. Every couple / family will receive a memento picture and special tunes from the Dusit’s Duo Band will make the perfect end to a dreamy day. Reservations are recommended at 0 3842 5611-7 ext.2149, 2150.

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Shenanigans Chef Sunny is doing another of his famous International Carvery’s & Buffet, with Western & Thai Food at a special lovers price of 395baht for one & 495baht for two. Shenanigans Pattaya is located on Second Road, in front of the Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa.

Exhibitions

Art Exhibition entitled ‘Silent Storms’ featuring the works of another young artist originating from Bangkok but living and working in Pattaya. Chaiwichit ‘Joe’ Sappaso studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Khon Khaen University and in 2001 won the Lefranc Painting Contest. Even though he studied with Oil, pastels, sketching, photography, watercolors and acrylic, he has chosen watercolors as he finds them fresh and detailed as can be seen in his work. The Art Café is optimistically looking again on the young talent living here among the community and is quite sure that his first exhibition at the Art Café will further contribute to his growth. The exhibition will commence on Monday February 21with a cocktail reception in the garden from 7 p.m. and a ‘Family Style dinner after the official opening, at 8 p.m. Price for unlimited cocktails and the 4-course ‘Family Style’ dinner is 950 Baht net including service charge and tax. Please make your reservations well in advance contact the Art Café on 0 3836 7652, 0 1832 6031 or email: [email protected]

The Eastern Offroaders Club are organizing an overland caravan trip to Mandalay (Old capital City Of Myanmar) and Pagan (Land Of Thousand Pagodas/Chedi’s in the month of April during the Songkarn (Thai New Year) holidays. The route to Mandalay and back via Laos & China. Your information , requires about 60 days to process all formalities & permits into China. Interested participants should send in their entries for the trip not later than February 15. Due to road conditions only 4 x 4 Offroad / SUV’s cars with engine horsepower of 2,500 cc (min) will only be accepted and limited to 20 cars. All participants must have their own Life insurance, car insurance , pay for own fuel, shopping money, any additional food or drinks other than provided by organizer, cars to be fully equipped. Cars to be inspected / checked by organizers one week prior departure and are fitted with All Terrain (AT) Tyres. For further details and information contact Thai organizers: Capt. Sitthichoke on 01 864 2270, 038 432 226, Fax. 038 431 672, email: shipsmaster @hotmail.com or: eastern @it.co.th Secondly: Khun Tom on 01 801 2622, email: [email protected]

Promotions

New arrivals at Kala๋ Art & Décor: beds, dining sets, cabinets & more fine furniture. Door to door shipping service now available. Visit the showroom on Sukhumvit Road, corner of North Pattaya Road. Open every day from 10 a.m. till 7 p.m. For more details please call 038 413 551.

If you’re interested in Thai Cuisine then go along to the popular Thai Cooking Classes at the Siam Bayview Hotel, and learn something new! Their chefs love to pass on skills to those willing to learn in a ‘hands-on’, fun-filled class, cooking popular Thai dishes. Once you’re done sit down and enjoy the feast you have prepared. Classes are open from midday till 7 p.m. for 750 baht net per person. Contact the guest relations officer at the Siam Bayview Resort to arrange a day for your class, tel. 038 423 871-6.

Are you getting married, and need to celebrate your wedding in style? Let the wedding planner take care of all your party details. Contact Kannikar at the Captain’s Corner, 01 745 2130 for further information.

Central Resorts is offering a special Centara Spa Packages 2 Days / 1 Night with massage & lunch. Total health and well being are necessities, not luxuries. Central Spa has specially designed Centara Spa packages to make the most of your time. Luxurious accommodation, lavish breakfasts, spa cuisine, lunches and a daily massage of your choice from the below lists are all included. Aromatherapy massage, Swedish massage or Royal Thai massage. 1 hour massage with spa cuisine lunch (price per person). All packages are inclusive of American breakfast, prevailing government tax and service charge. Prices are based on one person on twin sharing basis. All packages are valid from 10 Jan. - 19 Dec. 04. For reservations, please contact Central Reservations Centre, tel. 02 541 1234 ext. 4444 or 4446 Fax: + 2541 1038 email: [email protected]

The Devarana Spa offers 30% off on selected Algotherm body care products made from seaweed extracts harvested from France’s Brittany Coast to give you the ultimate relaxation and well being. Revitalize your skin and enjoy the ultimate results today with exfoliating and foaming body scrub, thermo active slimming gel and more! For more information contact the Devarana Spa, Pattaya at Dusit Resort. Tel: 0 3837 1044, email: pattaya @devarana.com