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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

Skal Club of Pattaya and East Thailand will host their August networking meeting on Thursday, August 19 at the Raj Restaurant, Pattaya Third Road from 6.30 p.m. Price is 350 baht inclusive of a welcoming Paulaner, snack buffet, taxes and services. Full cash bar will also be available. This month’s topic: The ‘twinning’ of the Macao & Pattaya Clubs and 2004 World congress in Durban, South Africa. Email president Bob Lee for bookings: bobscous@ loxinfo.co.th or check out the website on: www.skalpattaya .org for directions and news.

Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) will hold its regular Sunday morning meeting at Henry J. Bean’s Restaurant at the Amari Orchid Resort, at the north end of Beach Road. As always, an international and Thai buffet breakfast, catered by Amari Orchid Resort, is available from 9.30 a.m. prior to the commencement of the meeting. The meeting starts at 10.30 a.m. and finishes about noon. There is ample parking available in the parking area across from the beach and next to Henry J. Bean’s on the left side of Beach Road, just after the turn.

Dining

Pattaya’s trendiest coffee shop, Sunset Café is now open. Located on Pattaya Second Road in front of the Grand Solé Hotel and next to the 7 Eleven, they are now serving a wide range of coffee, snacks, and breakfasts at reasonable prices. Open daily from 9 a.m. till 3 a.m. (perfect for that late night snack). 370/4 Pattaya Second Road.

The Buffet Dee Light at Starz Diner, Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya, Singaporean dishes add flavour to an extravagant spread of 130 dishes, many of which are specialties created especially for this dinner buffet, and will always make the meal a delightful one. Enjoy it as often as you would like and the price remains at only 250 baht++. Join the fun nightly, with a Saturday recess, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. For more information and reservations, please call 038 428 755-9, fax 038 421 673, email: rooms .pattaya@hardrockhotels .net, website: hardrockhotels .net

Don’t miss Casa Pascal’s gourmet set menu, pamper yourself with fine touch of culinary art. Menu only 950++ baht and menu with unlimited wine 1,900++. For reservations, please call 038-723-660 or 01-983-4182 (Kim).

Pizza and Pasta Festival - For an Italian evening in lush tropical gardens, Amari’s chef presents a wonderful buffet with home style cooking. A full dessert buffet is also available and the house band will entertain you all night long. From 7 p.m. in the tropical garden, 330++ baht per person. For reservations please contact guest relations at 038 428 161.

The Friday special at Shenanigans Pattaya is ‘Popeye Pie’. An earthenware dish filled with ground beef in a brown sauce on one side and creamed spinach with mixed vegetables, all covered in mashed potatoes and grilled under the salamander. Served from 12 midday till 9 p.m. for 150 baht inclusive. Shenanigans Pattaya, Pattaya Second Road, in front of the Marriott Resort & Spa.

There are many vegetarian food offers in Pattaya, but most of them are Thai style or Chinese style; Pat’s Pies have had numerous requests to expand their range of vegetarian food, so they created Pat’s homemade vegetarian lasagna and broccoli based veggie pie to add to the already popular giant Yorkshire pudding with stuffing, vegetables, roast & mashed potatoes, baked potatoes with various fillings (bean, cheese & onion and coleslaw) plus, with an advance order of 24 hours notice, they can offer cheese & onion or broccoli & cheese quiche, cheese & onion pastry and much more. All vegetarian meals are served with vegetarian gravy! They also deliver! Call 038 072 3302.

Hans at the Paradise Restaurant is again offering frog legs as appetizers or main dishes, cooked either with Provencal herbs, garlic and pepper or basil. The tasty set menus have been very popular and continue to be on offer. They include a meat and a fish lover, a gourmet and an exotic meat menu. All set menus include Caesar salad, a soup, the main dish and assorted deserts for only 495 - 595 baht. A small carafe of house wine is also included with the gourmet set. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. 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. to 10 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. For reservations and information call 038 428 155 ext. 1620-1 or email: Pattaya@montien .com

California Steak at the Orchard, the best steak venue in Sriracha, is now offering a special steak buffet dinner every Wednesday evening. Indulge your taste buds with delicious steak menus including beef, chicken, pork and seafood only at 263 baht + per person (130 baht + for a child). Special on every Monday and Friday, you will get free salad bar with any order of steak or a la carte menu prices over 140 baht. For reservations or more information contact California Steak on 038 771 3900 ext. 225.

Entertainment

Attention all you Golf Groups! Need a place to meet? Great breakfast at reduced rates, VIP mini bus, secure golf store, so no more hauling your gear about as it goes from the bar to the bus and the bus to the bar! Private lounge for meetings, great food and drink after your games, large room for private functions and yes for your major tournaments we will sponsor. Contact Bert at The Queen Victoria Inn, Soi 6 (to be found most days at the bar) Tel 09 807 2335.

American Wrestling shows are held daily at The Market complex on Pattaya 2nd Road between Soi 5 and Soi 6. Wrestling superstars from around the world will be competing nightly in 3 shows: 7 p.m., 8.30 p.m. and 10 p.m. This is the first time live wrestling has come to Pattaya. Contact the wrestling box office on 038 488 196.

There is still time to enjoy Moon River Pub’s beer promotion. Every guest who buys one liter of beer receives a beer card. After consuming 9 liters of beer you will get one liter free of charge. The card is valid for 3 months. Please note that this promotion is only valid for draft beer and not for bottles (every liter of beer ordered will be marked on the card) and don’t miss the in house band Re-bounce. Always a fun night out at the Moon River Pub, Thai Garden Resort, North Pattaya Road.

Events

Learn the art of fruit and vegetable carving with a Thai carving master and receive a carving certificate after the course at the Siam Bayview Hotel Pattaya. The course is open daily at the Garden Terrace Café from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. Call 038 423 871-7 or email: [email protected] for further details.

Under 5s playgroup at the Horseshoe Point. Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Fun, games, music, swimming and lunch for children up to 5 years old. The playgroup will run throughout the school holidays until end of August. Only 200 baht for Club Aviva members (280 baht non-members). Places are limited so please book on 038 735 050 ext 8002/ 0607 27012, or email: [email protected] - transport can be arranged depending on numbers.

Health
and Fitness

Meditation Group, novice or experienced, come and join this informal get together for anyone interested in experiencing this wonderful form of relaxation to calm the mind. Maggie Counihan and Gill Chrystina Dalton will be facilitating these informal get-togethers every Thursday evening from 6 p.m. at Gill’s house. For more information call Gill on 01 751 5012 or Maggie on 07 073 4237. Refreshments provided and payment is by donation only with all proceeds going to Dawn of Light, a project that will eventually be turned into a non-profit foundation.

Promotions

To celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s 6th Cycle Birthday, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum Pattaya is inviting every mom who was born in 1932 to visit Ripley’s Museum and watch simulator movies in 4-dimensions free. From August 12 to 15, each eligible mom should present her resident ID card to the attendant to verify the year of birth, and the exploration into Ripley’s unusual world of oddities is hers. For other moms, Ripley’s Museum is also offering a 50% discount at these two outlets. The Museum is open daily between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. and situated on the 3rd level of the Royal Garden Plaza. For more information, please call 038 710 294-8, ext. 332.

Come and celebrate the birthday of your loved ones or friends at the Paradise Restaurant and enjoy a fabulous dinner their in company. Make a reservation for 4 people or more and receive a complimentary birthday cake. For a reservation of eight or more, Paradise also offers you a bottle of their Pinot Chardonnay house champagne. For reservations call 038 723 177 (this special is not valid with other promotional offers or discounts).

Both the Siam Bayshore Resort and the Siam Bayview Hotel are offering a meeting package for groups of 20 or more at just 1,500 baht net per person per night (sharing a twin room). The package includes: one lunch, two coffee breaks and use of new meeting facilities and equipment (LCD, DVD, Internet). The single room supplement is 1,000 baht net per night. For more information, please call the corporate sales department at 0 2247-0123, ext. 1914. Email: siambayshore@ siamhotels.com Website: www.siamhotels.com

Mother’s Day Specials
(August 12)

It’s that time of the year again when children have the opportunity to treat their mom to a good time at the Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa. Mothers eat free at our selected restaurants while their children also enjoy the highly popular buffets and set dinners prepared specially for the occasion. At the Garden Cafe (international buffet), the night market buffet menu special offer for a group up to 4 persons “Mom” eats free only 550++ baht /person plus 15% discount for all beverages. For more information or reservations at the Garden Caf้ call: 038 412 120 ext 1321.

The Rice Mill (Chinese Restaurant) Lunch: dim sum buffet from 12 p.m. till 3 p.m. for 249 baht++/person. Family special: up to 4 persons, “Mom” eats free. Dinner: Mother’s Day set menu for 3-4 persons, prices are 2,000 baht ++/table or 3,000 baht ++/table. Plus 15% discount on beverages. The Rice Mill is in the Royal Garden Plaza. For more information or reservations call: 038 412 120 ext 1361.

At Benihana (Japanese - American Steakhouse): A delightful Teppanyaki set menu serving with Japanese onion soup, Benihana salad, shrimps appetizer, hibachi salmon, hibachi snapper, hibachi saba and hibachi vegetables. Set price for 2 persons 990 baht ++/set. Benihana is located on the second floor of the Royal Garden Plaza. For more information or reservations call: 038 412 120 ext 1395.

Khao Kheow Open Zoo invites all moms to relax and enjoy nature for Mother’s Day. From August 11 to 15 the kids have a chance to take their moms on a visit to the zoo and view their special research exhibits with free entry for moms. Visit one of the region’s largest bird sanctuaries, enjoy music and special show from the Masai tribe or check out the OTOP market with 50-80% off. For further details call 038 298 270, 038 298 195 or visit www. khaokheowopeenzoo.com