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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
The Pattaya Sports Club Christmas Party is
happening yet again. Tickets are now on sale at the PSC office. The party will
be held on Wednesday December 15 at the Town in Town Hotel from 7 p.m.
Be sure to get your tickets early, as numbers are limited. Members 300 baht
and guest tickets 600 baht.
The Norwegian Embassy takes pleasure in inviting all
Norwegians to a meeting on Friday December 3 from 1 p.m. at Jomtien Garden
Hotel, Jomtien Beach Road. This meeting is arranged to give the embassy an
opportunity to meet all Norwegians in the area and present its consular staff.
Meet Consul Bj๘rn Bjerkaas and Attach้ Halvard Estensen from the
Embassy, Consul Stig Vagt-Andersen from the consulate in Pattaya and Hilde
Sirnes, the Norwegian Pastor at the Scandinavian Church in Bangkok. Home made
waffles will be served this year too.
Clubs
The Welsh Society of Pattaya meets at ‘The
Prince of Wales’ in Khao Noi every Saturday at 6 p.m. Free grub of some
sort will be laid on. Any other nationalities interested in rugby are also
welcome. For more info please call 01 865 4382 or visit: http://www.geocities.com/princeofwalespattaya/
The Dutch Expats Club Pattaya (NVP) meets the last
Thursday of every month at Dolphin Apartments, Soi 20, South Pattaya Road.
They also have groups for bridge, computers, Thai language, fishing,
literature and much more. For more information email: [email protected]
The Pattaya International Ladies Club (PILC) holds
their Newcomers Coffee the 4th Monday every month. This is only for
newcomers to the area or just newly joined PILC members. This year’s Christmas
Luncheon will be at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort on December 7. There will
be a fashion show during this lunch. Limited seating, reservations are a must!
Contact Rita Cromwell, hospitality chairperson on 09 818 2268 or Sharon
Tibbitts, president, 06 095 6928.
Scandinavian Expats Pattaya meet the second
Sunday of every month. For details contact John A. tel. 01 523 6080 or
Per tel. 07 083 3834.
Dining
Mata Hari offers new fresh air
freighted produce from France. This week they expect langoustines,
sardines, fine de claire oysters and quails. Also in stock Iranian Royal
Beluga Caviar! Bookings are now taken for Christmas and New Years Eve;
they will be closed as usual every Monday. Mata Hari Restaurant, Pattaya
Second Road. Call 038 420 939 for reservations or visit:
www.mataharirestaurant.com
Steak Promotion at Henry J. Bean’s Restaurant.
Enjoy a huge selection of imported, sizzling hot and juicy steaks during the
whole month of December, only at Hank’s! For further information please
contact Guest relations at 038 428 161.
U.S. turkey at Pat’s Pies & Deli, they are
taking orders for Christmas to be picked-up or delivered. They have a very
limited stock of U.S. turkey, first come first serve! Call 038 723 302.
Season promotion at The Raj Indian Cuisine. Every
day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., vegetarian lunch set 199 baht, non-vegetarian set
299 baht and Australian wine promotion 999 baht. Something for everyone. For
reservations or free pick up service, call Mr. Raj on 09 048 9821 or 038 415
424.
Amari Orchid Resort, Pattaya hosts an Italian evening
in their lush tropical gardens for their Pizza and Pasta
Festival. Home-style cooking. Enjoy the antipasto or create your own pasta
dish. A full dessert buffet is also available and the house band will
entertain you all night long. Every Friday from 7 p.m. for 330 baht ++ per
person. For further information contact guest relations at 038 428 161.
Enjoy tropical elegance at the breezy Royal Wing &
Spa’s picturesque beachfront and a culinary marvel of freshly tossed
garden greens, flamed succulent skewers and mouth-watering desserts, whilst
strolling musician serenades diners throughout the evening. The Seaside
Wine & Grill Night is available every Friday from 7 p.m. to
10.30 p.m. for only 950 baht ++ per adult and 595 baht ++ per child
aged 4-12. Reservations recommended at Royal Cliff Beach Resort, call 038
250421 ext. 2581.
Casa Pascal invites you to Sunday Brunch Buffet,
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. One glass of house champagne free. Menu: lobster, crab,
prawn, smoked salmon & other seafood, imported cheese, cold appetizers,
salad buffet. Adults: 550 ++ /children under 12: 350 ++. For reservations
please call 038-723-660 or 01-983-4182 (Kim).
Shenanigans special menus: Monday Night
Special - soup or salad, followed by fried red snapper, sweet corn, garden
peas & salad 199 baht. Tuesday Chop Night - homemade soup, followed by a
Shenanigans pork chop with braised cabbage & mashed potato 150 baht.
Wednesday Night Stake Out - homemade soup or salad, a 400 gram. T-bone steak,
pile of french-fries, salad, & grilled tomato 195 baht. Thursday Pasta
Night or Curry Night - A pasta buffet or curry buffet on alternate Thursdays.
All-U-Can-Eat 250 baht. Friday Bangers Fry Up - a bursting carvery with 8
different sorts of a sausages, cooked to order with accompanying vegetables,
soup & salads. All-U-Can-Eat 255 baht. Saturday & Sunday the famous
Shenanigans carvery 395 baht. Shenanigans Pattaya, Pattaya Second Road, in
front of the Marriott Resort & Spa.
Get in early for Christmas! Greg’s Kitchen is now
taking bookings for their 2-day Christmas special on December 25 and 26. Call
Greg and his team on 038 361 227 for details.
The Christmas Menu at the Queen Victoria Inn
this year is going to be about the same as last year (why change a good thing)
but then again so is the price! So for only 750 baht you will get an All U Can
Eat Carvery that includes cream of green pea soup with bacon pieces, prawn
cocktail, roast Norfolk turkey, pork and Wiltshire ham, mashed, roast and
croquette potatoes, cauliflower cheese, Brussels sprouts, buttered carrots,
garden peas, chipolata sausage and bacon, sage and onion stuffing, cranberry
sauce and home made gravy, Christmas pudding laced with sherry and brandy,
mincemeat pies, brandy butter and custard. If your wife or girlfriend is Thai
then it’s not fair on her or your pocket to eat all that! So for 300 baht
the Vic will also offer an all u can eat Thai buffet. Please book at the bar.
Queen Victoria Inn, Soi 6.
Entertainment
A great mix of rugby and football loom in the
Queen Victoria Inn (Soi 6). On Friday Dec. 3 at 9 p.m. is the replay of
the IRB Sevens from Dubai. On Saturday at 7.30 p.m. it’s Chelsea v
Southampton followed at 10.45 p.m. by the Barbarians in a clash with N.
Zealand. Sunday sees 2 Heineken Cup Games, Glasgow Rugby vs Llanelli Scarlets
at 7.45 p.m. followed at 9.50 p.m. by London Wasps v Leicester Tigers.
Have to be seen to believe it! The Pine Wing Suites,
brand new high class hotel-suites for just 950 baht. Special for everybody who
might be interested: The 1st of every month is Payday-Party! From
5 p.m. to 9 p.m. 2 drinks at the price of 1. Just drop by! Info: Tel: 038 362
273-5 or 01 340 1177.
Visit the Beefeater Steak House & Pub, now open
at Central Shopping Arcade, next to Soi Diana Inn Pattaya 2 nd
Road. For more info call 038 720 926.
Learn to dance the real salsa at the Moon River Pub
& Restaurant. A professional Latin dance teacher will easily teach you
steps and moves every Friday evening from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. From beginners
to advanced dancers, all are most welcome to join each lesson for only 250
baht net per hour including one soft drink. Exotic and delicious cocktails and
other drinks will be served at special discounted Happy Hour prices. Always a
fun night out at the Moon River Pub, Thai Garden Resort, North Pattaya Road.
Events
BCCT in cooperation with the Comcon
Group invite you to an Eastern Seaboard Networking Evening at Shenanigans
Pattaya from 6.30 p.m. on Friday December 3. Comcon Group is sponsoring
selected beverages and snacks on a first-come, first-served basis from 6.30
p.m. All other beverages are at standard prices, as will the sponsored
supplies be when they have run out. There is no fee for BCCT members; non-BCCT
members and guests will be charged 500 baht. Shenanigans Pattaya is located on
Pattaya 2 Road, in front of the Marriott Resort and Spa.
Celebrate Father’s Day! The Amari Orchid Resort will
be presenting a delicious Thai and Asian buffet, featuring dishes from all
over the country. During the evening, enjoy performances of Thai classical
dance and music as well as songs from the resident band on December 5 in the
tropical gardens, 580 baht net per person. For reservations please contact
guest relations at 038 428 161.
Christmas Fair at Garden International School,
Rayong Campus: GIS cordially invites you to come along for a Christmas Fair on
Saturday December 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please come and enjoy the food,
games, and many other interesting stalls. There will also be a raffle draw -
many prizes to be won! See you there! Tel. 038 880 360-3. Santa will be on
duty too. HO! HO! HO!
Every year at Christmas time the Thai Garden Resort
seeks donations for their ‘Toys for Joy’ project. This year
donations will be given to the Fountain of Life children. The goal is to help
these kids enroll in school and receive a formal education. Donations of used
or new clothes, books, stationary, cash or toys can be placed under the
Christmas tree in the lobby of the Thai Garden Resort, opposite city hall or
hand them to Janine or Alexandra in the guest services office. Contact 038 370
614 for further details.
The Finnish community is invited to a Christmas Singing
evening in Finnish Kotikirrd, Sunday December 12 at the Pattaya
Marriott Resort and Spa from 6 p.m. Special guest from Finland and Bangkok
will attend the night and will lead the ‘good old’ song at the Christmas
celebrations. African missionary Niilo Mไenpไไ will speak.
Refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome to attend. No charge for
admission. There will also be a special Christmas Eve service on December 27
from 5 p.m. For more information contact Juhani and Irma Waarna on 07 145 3406
or email: [email protected]
Promotions
The Bangkok Pattaya Hospital cordially invites you
to come for the Father’s Day Special Health Promotion. Once a year
only! Special offers: 50% discount on all check-up programs (excluding basic,
fit for work, heart package 1). For reservations or for more information
contact the Check-up Department, tel. 0 3825 9999, email: [email protected] -
A voucher must be purchased between December 1 to 10, and must be used before
March 31, 2005.
Don’t miss the Annual Carpet & Rug Sale 2004
from now until Sunday December 12. Many opportunities are on offer, real
20-40% discounts during sales only. 10% discounts on washing & repairing
carpets with free pick-up and delivery service. Free carpet valuation and
advice. Old, semi-old and antique tribal carpet from Central Asia. Exchange
and upgrading also possible. A well-known name in Thailand with the largest
collection of fine hand-knotted carpets & rugs from Iran, Afghanistan,
Kazakistan, Chechanya, and Pakistan. Persian Carpets, 225/636, Duck
Square (Near Big C) Moo 10, South Pattaya Rd. For further details call 09 788
8865, 01 633 4156 or email: [email protected]
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