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Central Wongamat Beach Resort holds sunset cocktail party
Management and guests interact during monthly sundowners
Suchada Tupchai
Sipping cocktails at sunset on the North Pattaya Beach is
a sight to behold and that’s exactly what the management of the Central
Wongamat Beach Resort had in mind when they recently held a party for many
of their guests and regular customers.
 Soft
music and a beautiful sunset make a nice setting for cocktails on the beach
at Central Wongamat
Veeranat Limprasutr, hotel general manager welcomed guests to the beach
setting and later spoke to reporters. “We have a monthly beachside party
for guests complete with cocktails and snacks, with a live band playing
softly as the sunsets on the horizon. It gives us and our guests a chance to
meet and greet in a relaxed atmosphere. It’s also good feedback on how to
better serve their needs. This particular event is very popular,” said
Veeranat.
Aust-Cham brings water and words to Thai children
Ban Khao Din School very happy recipients
Dr. Iain Corness
The Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce (Aust-Cham) has
been providing an endless supply of clean drinking water for many Thai
schools this year. Having a supply of potable water is one of the
principal factors in upgrading the quality of life for the peoples of this
earth.
Students
at Ban Khao Din School were very happy recipients of the Aust-Cham’s
bringing water and words to Thai children program.
Aust-Cham has achieved this through the installation of
80,000 baht filtration systems, complete with a five year maintenance
contract. The latest school to be given one of these systems is the Ban
Khao Din Government School in Chonburi, with the entire school on hand to
witness the historic hand-over, and then to try the water themselves. The
event was also dedicated to commemorate the sixth cycle birthday of the
Queen of Thailand.
The other factor that can elevate the quality of life for the future
generations is education, and Ban Khao Din School has again been the
recipient of much needed charity from Aust-Cham, which had already built a
library for the children. This time, several of the Aust-Cham members took
time off after the Seaboard Sundowners meeting last Friday to give the
children personal tuition in the English language (albeit with a slightly
Aussie twang). The drawing of a kangaroo on one classroom blackboard will
remain for a while as a reminder of the day the Aussies came to the
classroom.
Psychedelic Saturday’s at the Hard Rock Cafe Pattaya
The ‘Rock’ goes retro
Suchada Tupchai
Slap on your disco shoes as the Hard Rock Cafe goes
‘Funkadelic’ for Saturday Night Fever.
The launch of Psychedelic Saturdays was held with the
Hard Rock Band members flipping back to the era of punk. The new theme night
is aimed at moving through the world of weird and wonderful retro themes.
Wild
punks rock the Hard Rock Cafe during psychedelic Saturday Night Fever.
During the launch party, Sakarin Glinhom, aka
‘Sundae’ revealed that the Hard Rock Hotel is about its customers in its
own unique way. “This year we’re focusing on Saturday events with a
different theme each month, similar to tonight,” Sundae said.
This month the venue has shifted into retro mode with ‘Hip Hop’,
Punk, School of Rock and this coming Saturday, August 28, its Funkadelic
complete with disco music and costumes. Everybody is invited to dress up.
Those that dare, receive a free drink on entry for an evening of cool disco
and live music from the cafe’s in-house band, ‘4 Play.’
Alcohol inhaling machine goes on display
in New York; opponents warn of ‘disaster waiting to happen’
By Madison J. Gray
Associated Press
A machine that lets drinkers inhale shots of alcohol went
on display, even as one local lawmaker warned the device was “a disaster
waiting to happen.”
The Alcohol Without Liquid vaporizer mixes the alcohol
with pressurized oxygen. Makers say it takes about 20 minutes to breathe in
one shot, giving drinkers the effect of alcohol without the drunkenness, or
hangover.
Democratic state Sen. Carl Kruger pledged to introduce
legislation to ban its use, calling the inhaler, manufactured in England and
distributed domestically by North Carolina-based Spirit Partners, a “new
form of pipe smoking” and saying it could encourage underage drinking and
drunken driving.
Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s office said the issue
had been referred to the State Liquor Authority, and declined to comment. A
message left with the agency was not immediately returned.
“It becomes a whole enforcement issue,” Kruger said.
“The way we test alcohol levels will be skewed and so will all the
direction we’ve taken in this state to lower blood alcohol levels.”
Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano said he also
feared the machine would attract underage drinkers.
The machine went on display for a sneak peak Friday night
at the bar Trust, in Manhattan. But bar and lounge owners in New York may be
wary, said Bob Zuckerman, executive director of the New York Nightlife
Association.
“We don’t know if this device is legal and in
addition we don’t know if it is safe,” Zuckerman said. “Our members
and most bar owners are responsible and I’m sure they’ll tread very
carefully before putting a device such as this in their establishments.”
A manager who answered the phone at Trust said it’s too
early to predict the effect of the new machine. The manager, who would
identify himself only as Marty, said the bar hasn’t purchased the device,
and that Trust drinkers would “be responsible, no matter how they ingest
their substances.”
Sikhs prepare to celebrate the 400th anniversary the Guru Granth Sahib
People of all faiths are welcome to join in the festivities
The Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh Holy Scriptures &
living Guru of the Sikhs (also known as the Adi Granth) is truly unique
among the world’s great scriptures. It is considered the Supreme Spiritual
Authority and Head of the Sikh religion, rather than any living person. It
is also the only scripture of it’s kind which not only contains the works
of it’s own religious founders but also writings of people from other
faiths. The living Guru of the Sikhs, the book is held in great reverence by
Sikhs and treated with the utmost respect. Sikhism rejects idol worship, so
the Guru Granth Sahib is not worshipped as an idol, but rather emphasis is
placed on respect of the book for the writings, which appear within. Guru
Granth Sahib is a collection of devotional hymns and poetry, which proclaims
God, lays stress on meditation on the True Guru (God), and lays down moral
and ethical rules for development of the soul, spiritual salvation and unity
with God.
The
distinguished visitors are welcomed by members of the Pattaya Sikh community
led by Giani Onkar Singh (left) and Amrik Singh. (5th right)
The Guru Granth Sahib was first compiled by the Fifth
Sikh Guru, Arjan Dev, in 1604 in the city of Amritsar. September 1, this
year marks the 400th anniversary of the installation of the Sikh Holy
Scriptures. Sikhs all over the world will come together to celebrate this
holy day. More than 3 million devotees are expected to attend the
celebrations at the Golden Temple at Amritsar in India.
The Sikh community in Pattaya have also planned
celebrations to be held at the Sikh Temple in Soi 17, South Pattaya. Last
week distinguished Sikhs visited the Sikh Temple in Pattaya to observe the
preparations for this historic event. Amongst them were Sant Baba Daljit
Singh Khalsa from the Guru Nanak Sikh Mission in Chicago, USA and Sardar
Manjeet Singh from Kolkatta. The holy hymns were sung by a Nirmal Singh and
Harpan Singh during the religious ceremonies, which were conducted by Giani
Onkar Singh, the holy teacher of the Pattaya Sikh Temple.
The festivities will commence on August 31 and continue until September
1. The Sikh community extends an invitation to people of all faiths to join
them in their festivities.
Disabled inspired to open doors of opportunity
Suchada Tupchai
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and
Asia Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) jointly organized a
seminar in Pattaya at the Redemptorist Vocational College for the disabled.
The seminar aimed at creating self help groups for people
with disabilities towards a rights-based and sustainable community
development program, geared to open the doors of opportunity for disabled
persons.
Similar seminars have been held in Bangkok as well as 20 other countries
around the globe to further develop opportunities for the disabled.
JICA and
APCD jointly organized a self-help seminar in Pattaya for the disabled.
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