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Pan-Asia Art Gallery opens to receptive audience
Among the many pieces on
display are hand-crafted wooden carvings from Thailand, Cambodia, China,
Myanmar, Tibet and Vietnam.
Samantha Wilson
Pan-Asia Art Gallery opened its doors to the public on March 19. Members of
the Pattaya International Ladies Club, and others, were invited to the grand
opening to view their impressive and unique collection of Southeast Asian
art and artifacts. Among the many pieces for sale were hand-crafted wooden
carvings from Thailand, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Tibet and Vietnam. Also on
display were some fabulous paintings by talented young artists from around
the region.
Members of the PILC thanked David F. Morrison of the gallery who has very
kindly donated 50,000 baht to PILC charities and has agreed to be a sponsor
of the Christmas Bazaar which is to be held in October. To use David’s
words, “This spirit of giving has been a hallmark of the PILC for many
years, and I am happy to continue your fine tradition of giving a helping
hand to those less fortunate than ourselves.”
The Pan-Asia Art Gallery is situated on the 1st floor of the Pattaya Bazaar,
located at the corner of 2nd Road and North Pattaya Road (opposite the
Dolphin Roundabout).
David F. Morrison donates
50,000 baht to PILC charities.
PCEC celebrates five years of success
Richard Smith, the present
chairman of the Pattaya City Expats Cub, and the members of the governing board
were pleased to lead the celebrations commemorating the 260 meetings.
Five years ago a small group of people began meeting at
Shenanigan’s Pub believing that there was a definite need for foreigners to have
a forum to share experience and help to live legally and happily in Thailand.
They adopted the slogan “Expats helping Expats” and so the Expats Club was born.
On Sunday 26th March the Pattaya City Expats Club celebrated the success of the
club, having met every Sunday since that first meeting way back in March 2001.
 Richard
Smith, the present chairman of the Pattaya City Expats Cub, and founding member
Max Rommel cut the anniversary cake.
Richard Smith, the present chairman of the Pattaya City Expats Cub, and the
members of the governing board were pleased to lead the celebrations
commemorating the 260 meetings already clocked up without once having missed
holding a meeting.
This incredible record was commemorated at their regular meeting venue at Henry
J. Bean’s in the grounds of the Amari Orchid Resort with an anniversary cake cut
by Richard Smith and founding member Max Rommel in the presence of Drew Noyes
who had served the club as chairman for three terms, and present board members.
Max gave a brief address outlining the origins and early history of the club and
Richard Smith acknowledged all the hard work put in by the members of the club,
arranging the Sunday meetings and the weekday activities, production of the
newsletter and keeping the website up to date. Above all he acknowledged the
fact that Pattaya was very fortunate to now have two expats clubs meeting on
different days and with different agendas, thus providing the expat community
here with everything they could possibly need to know and thus satisfying the
original aims of the founding members.
Bangkok and other major centers of the expat community in Thailand still do not
have access to such useful information and have yet to establish permanent and
helpful expat clubs. The PCEC board wishes the Chiang Mai Expats success with
running their new club.
The meeting continued with another informative exposition of Thailand’s history
by the PCEC resident historical boffin, Thor Halland. To learn more of the
Pattaya City Expats Club go to the website at www. pattayacityexpatsclub.com
where you can also sign up if you wish to receive a regular newsletter.
10,000 Lions roar
into town for convention
Air Vice Marshal Kamthon
Sinthawanon, Privy Councilor, is welcomed as he enters to preside over the 40th
Lions Clubs MD 310 Thailand Convention of 2006.
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
Over 10,000 delegates crowded into Pattaya for the 40th Lions Clubs MD 310
Convention that began on March 25 at Ban Sukawadee.
Opening the official ceremonies was Privy Councilor and Air Vice Marshal Kamthon
Sinthawanon, who welcomed the delegates from six Thai Lions regions, namely 310
A1, 310 A2, 310 B, 310 C, 310 D and Leo. Amongst those present were Lions Niran
Watthanasartsathorn, mayor of Pattaya, Santsak Ngamphiches, Chonburi candidate
for the senate, Chanyuth Hengtrakul, parliamentary candidate for Chonburi, and
Dr Panya Chotithaewan, president of Saha Farm Company, and his wife.
Theparak Luangsuwan, chairman of International Lions Division 310 in Thailand
said the Lions Clubs of Thailand were established 47 years ago and have 310
divisions in Thailand at present. This includes 313 Lions Clubs with 9,000
members, and 40 Leo Clubs with 558 members. The clubs’ purposes are to support
society.
Amongst its many projects, Lions Club MD 310 of Thailand supports the printing
of encyclopedias for young Thais. At present there are 3,675 schools
participating in this project, which covers 56 provinces. The project supports
16 million youngsters by utilizing the profits from the Thai youth encyclopedia.
The program has been running for 30 years and is the Lions Club’s longest
project.
Guests from the world of politics attend councilor Wittaya Phonlookin’s wedding ceremony
Sontaya Khunplome (left) was the wedding presenter
at the wedding of Waraporn Phonpaipan and Wittaya Phonlookin.
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
Pattaya councilor Wittaya Phonlookin married his sweetheart Waraporn Phonpaipan
on March 23, with a star-studded turnout of guests from the world of politics
attending the reception at the National Eastern Sports Center.
The groom’s parents, Rewat and Wirat Phonlookin, and the bride’s parents Mr and
Mrs Somjit Phonpaipan welcomed guests who included Sontaya Khunplome, advisor to
the prime minister, Santsak Ngamphiches, former minister of public health, Mayor
Niran Watthanasartsathorn, parliamentary candidate Chanyuth Hengtrakul, and Mrs
Satin Khunplome, chairman of the Eastern Women’s Leader Club.
Wittaya is a Pattaya councilor in Zone 3, has a master’s degree in
administrative policy from Burapha University, and is the son of Rewat
Phonlookin, deputy chief executive of Chonburi. Waraporn has a bachelor’s degree
from Huachiew Chalermprakiat University. The couple has known each other for
seven years.
Cindy collects 100,000 baht
from her colleagues to support
the HIV victims’ orphanage
Cindy collected 100,000 baht from
her artist model colleagues to donate towards the cost of a new building at the
Camillian Social Center in Rayong.
Vimolrat Singnikorn
Model and actress Cindy Sirinya Burbridge, along with her husband Byron
Bishop and family, visited the Camillian Social Center in Rayong on March 26 to
donate 100,000 baht towards the cost of a new building for children of HIV
victims, currently under construction at Mabtaput.
Cindy and her family joined in the games and activities organized with 44
children at the center, and everyone enjoyed lunch together. This day was a big
occasion for another reason, for 10 of the older children, aged from 15-19
years, were moving into a new house that had been appropriated and prepared for
them.
Cindy gave out photos that the children had taken with her on the previous
visit. She said she had been to the Camillian Social Center several times and
saw a lot of the children progressing from their previously negative state, to
looking much healthier and happier.
It had taken about three months to collect the amount of 100,000 baht from her
artist model colleagues to support the building of the center’s new project,
Cindy said.
The Camillian Social Center in Rayong is the last level care center for AIDS
patients and the children of HIV victims.
Crowds come to see Father Corse healing by touch
Father Corse Legaspi treats the
sick through touch.
Narisa Nitikarn
The sick, the incurable and the devout crowded into St Nikolas Church on
March 28, when Father Corse Legaspi from the Philippines conducted one of his
world-famous healing by touch sessions.
Father Corse started by praying to God before giving treatment to the first
group of patients, who were suffering from arm and shoulder pains. He continued
with foot and leg pain cures, and lastly with cancer patients and others. While
giving treatment Father Corse asked about the symptoms of the diseases before
commencing, and then he laid his hands upon the place where the pain was. As
well as touching sufferers himself, he also used others as media. All
nationalities and religions were welcomed into the church for treatment.
Pattaya Mail asked some of the patients how they knew about Father Corse. They
said that they were church members and received information about the church
each week. Some had told their neighbors, and they had come too. One man said he
had hurt his shoulder a year ago and had been unable to lift anything, but after
being treated he found he could lift his arm.
Father Corse first found that he had special blessings from God to cure
sufferers by touching them when his mother had recovered from what had been
diagnosed as incurable intestinal cancer. He started when he was 29 years old.
His reputation has spread throughout the world and he receives invitations from
many countries to come and cure the sick and dying. Father Corse, however, says
he cannot promise to cure everyone. It all depends upon the wishes of God.
Father Corse has made many visits to St Nikolas Church, and many patients were
waiting for him on this occasion.
Asked his opinion on faith healing Dr Chanchai Limthongcharoen of Banglamung
Hospital said that medical science could not explain the phenomenon, but that he
personally believed in it.
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