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The big kids have a Jesters Harley Day
Mike Franklin
We all know the Jesters are big kids at heart with their spotless Harley
Davidson motorcycles, but the kids on this Jesters’ Harley day were the
older ones from the Fountain of Life Center. It was the initiative of the
FOL ‘Tooth Fairy’, Ingrid Cunliffe, that enabled 16 excited kids from the
Center to visit her house and garden at Laurel Park near Horseshoe Point for
a swim, playtime in the garden on the trampoline and a super lunch.
 Mike
interviews Stephen Martin, owner and landlord of the Laurel Park estate.
Nothing though, could match the excitement of having rides on the big
Harleys of Jesters Woody, Wild Bill, Big Ron Amero and Paul Shortino.
Impressive machines all of them, comprising three Road Kings and Paul
Shortino’s Fat Boy.
The pictures say it all, and the Pattaya Mail TV cameras were there to catch
the action and tape a feature to be aired on the cable TV networks shortly.
Four girls and twelve boys enjoyed a 3 km ride around Horseshoe Point,
proudly wearing their Jesters crash helmets and holding tight to the big guy
in front. Each went away with a souvenir Jesters logo sticker and a story to
tell back at the Fountain of Life.
 After
and exhilarating ride on big Harleys, the kids enjoyed a super lunch at
Laurel Park.
A certain lady member of the Jesters ‘Care for Kids’ committee would have
been there to take her turn in the queue for a spin on one of the Harleys,
but her request for a fast circuit of Lake Mabrachan was sensibly refused.
Recalling teenage memories down-under, no doubt!
This was real treat for the lucky kids who were able to be there on the day,
and it will surely happen again. It was hard to know who enjoyed it most,
the kids from the Fountain of Life, or those of us that were there with
them.
 Chai
Yo! Look at me, I’m riding on Paul’s Harley!
A delicious lunch followed at the ‘deli bean’ cafe, kindly provided by
Stephen Martin, owner and landlord of the Laurel Park estate. However, his
generosity extends even further, as he supplies the food remaining at the
end of every day at deli bean to the Ban Jing Jai Orphanage, Quiche Lorraine
making a nice alternative to chicken and sticky rice. The Jesters renovation
project at Ban Jing Jai is progressing well and more news of that will be in
Pattaya Mail soon.
Finally, a reminder that the Jesters Children’s Fair and Family Day is
coming soon, on Sunday September 10th at the Diana Garden Resort & Driving
Range. Details of how to rent a stall, advertise in the Fair program, donate
to the beer tent, or even offer individual or group talent to perform on
stage, were in last week’s Pattaya Mail. To find out more go to
www.care4kids.info or e-mail us at
[email protected]
This little guy is so small,
one wonders if Wild Bill even knew he had a passenger.
One special request is for items to go on the “Alice’s
Wonderland” stall selling books, DVDs, CDs, videos and anything else that is
in good condition and can be sold for cash. Golf clubs included. Items
please to Jameson’s, or call 09-5206875 or 01- 577 9341 for a collection.
Remember too, this is the stall where, on Sunday September 10th, real
bargains are to be found.
Watch out on PMTV for the kids having their ‘Jesters Harley Day’ at the
Tooth Fairy’s house at lovely Laurel Park.
More Jesters ‘Care for Kids’ Charity Drive news next week in Pattaya Mail
and on the Pattaya Mail Television cable networks.
Jesters (left to right) Paul
Shortino, Woody, Ron Amero and Wild Bill gave these Fountain of Life Center
kids the thrill of a lifetime with a ride on their Harleys.
16 excited kids from the FOL
Center visited the ‘Tooth Fairy’, Ingrid Cunliffe’s, house and garden at
Laurel Park near Horseshoe Point for a swim, playtime in the garden on the
trampoline and a super lunch.
Regents School supports Koh Phi Phi community during annual tsunami relief project
Declan and Tae Kyoung (Year 11)
On the dusk of 20th of June a team of dedicated Regent’s students and
staff embarked on a mission to Koh Phi Phi to work on drama activities,
hospital service work, Art and English workshops. The mission would last
one week and involve the joint effort of the Bermuda High School, also a
Round Square school.
 Declan
introduces the audience to Verona as the performance begins.
The two schools have organised this trip over a number of months, with
the main aims to promote global cooperation between different cultures
and supporting the less privileged after a devastating natural disaster.
The work was divided into 3 main sections, which included Drama, Service
and Art with some English teaching as well. All the students were
divided into 3 RS groups, of Regents, Bermuda and Baan Koh Phi Phi
School students, to carry out each task of the mission during the week.
In spite of heavy rains, the students successfully completed each of the
tasks. They cleared land, made channels for the pipes by digging
trenches, all for the foundation of the new hospital to be built on Koh
Phi Phi. We also performed “Comedia” on the streets of Koh Phi Phi to
give a cultural experience to the local people and tourist community.
The performance also included Thai students from the Baan Koh Phi Phi
School and many tourists and local people enjoyed the performance, as it
rolled through the streets of Koh Phi Phi. In true “Comedia” style,
masks play a very important role. Making the masks was one of the art
sessions during the week. All the students ensured that everybody had a
mask to wear on the night of the performance.
 Dana
prepares one of the Baan Koh Phi Phi students for the street
performance.
The students from the Regents School also made a Round Square Garden for
the Baan Koh Phi Phi school to symbolize the friendship between Regents
and their sister school and also the similar IDEALS that both schools
share. We also enjoyed playing football matches with the local people
each evening, on the beach or the school playground. The local community
and staff at the Baan Koh Phi Phi School provided delicious Thai cuisine
during the whole week and also fantastic hospitality. We all made many
new friends from both our sister Thai school and the Bermuda High
School. We taught each other new words, cultures and values.
The Regents School library donated over 100 English and Thai books to
the Baan Koh Phi Phi School library to provide further reading and ESL
material. The Regents School students also created ESL flash cards as
part of their school activities during the last term, which were also
presented.
It was great to see the new and improved school kitchen and facilities
at the Baan Koh Phi Phi School that now provide the 70 students with
wholesome lunches everyday. The Regents School, Pattaya Panthers RFC,
Jester’s Care for Kids Charity Drive and over 12 other Round Square
schools have now sponsored these school lunches well into the year 2008.
Despite the torrential down pours of rain the spirits of the students
from The Regents School and the girls from Bermuda High School were not
dampened. Instead, they braved the conditions, performed “extreme
gardening”, dug trenches under both the blistering sun and heavy
downpours of rain and never gave in to the atrocious conditions. All the
students never hesitated with the Round Square spirit to continue our
work for the better of the community and to help bring the island gem
back to its former grace and splendor.
Regents staff and students
donate over 100 new books for the Baan Koh Phi Phi School library.
A group photo of Regents,
Bermuda High School and Bann Koh Phi Phi School.
Dharma training helps strengthen the will of schoolchildren against drugs
283 first and second year
schoolchildren from Pattaya No 4 and No 6 schools took part in the first
dharma training to help combat the spread of drug use.
Vimolrat Singnikorn
Dharma training is being used to help combat the spread of drug use
amongst schoolchildren, with a program held from July 11 to 13 at the
Somdej Sri Nakarin Building at Wat Yansangwararam.
Speaking during the closing of the final session on July 13, Deputy
Mayor Wutisak Rermkitkarn said the project was organized to teach
Pattaya’s youngsters how to apply the dharma to develop their minds and
to protect themselves against drugs, because the drug problem is a
national issue that requires the cooperation of everyone.
Those who attended the course learned how to build a determination
within themselves to resist the temptation of taking drugs.
Taking part in this first training were 283 first and second year
schoolchildren from Pattaya No 4 and No 6 schools. Thawatchai Ruttun-u
presided over the running of the course, and six teachers also attended.
Family magic at Jameson’s
Dr. Iain
For many of us, work is six days per week, so Sundays are looked upon as
a very welcome break, and a chance to relax. Unfortunately, for a large
percentage of us, there are family responsibilities which can take up
that Sunday, so we never really get that break to just relax and enjoy
ourselves. However, for the next few weeks, Jameson’s Irish Pub might
just have the answer to a parent’s prayer!
 Shoshanna
Levy and Nat Sripradwithaya enjoyed the day almost as much as their
parents.
Imagine a heaven where there was a nanny to look after the children, a
magician to keep them spell-bound, an acoustic band playing great
easy-listening (or even sing-along) music for Mum and Dad, all in a pub
which supplies a weekend carvery, as well as the usual libations!
That is just what happened at Jameson’s last Sunday from 2 p.m. onwards,
for a few blissful hours. One section was reserved for the children,
complete with Lola to “referee” and a free kid’s buffet with
mini-pizzas, sandwiches and other small-fingers food, coloring books and
crayons, balloons and other children’s games.
The music was supplied by Pop and the All Stars, and it was obvious that
they enjoyed themselves as much as the audience. It was good to see Pop,
one of Thailand’s guitar virtuosos, sitting back and just relishing in
the entertaining music. There was even room on the stage for some one
very amateur ‘musician’ to accompany the band on tambourine! It is
amazing how a few wines can unearth imaginary ‘talent’!
 PR
Magic’s illusions kept Leo Payne’s attention.
Reputedly for the children, but actually for the grown-ups, the
illusions as provided by PR Magic kept everyone’s attention. You will
probably never get closer to a magician than you could at Jameson’s last
Sunday. In fact so close, that my daughter had to be restrained from
physically assaulting all of the long-suffering conjuror’s pigeons!
Hopefully the tail feathers will have regrown on pigeon number two
before the next performance this coming Sunday!
Unfortunately, Sunday afternoons like this cannot be a permanent
addition to the pub’s attractions, but Landlord Kim Fletcher has
promised a couple more weeks at least. If you enjoy watching your
children enjoy themselves, if you enjoy watching your wife laughing and
relaxing, and if you enjoy sitting back with a beer and having a laugh,
then the Sunday afternoon at Jameson’s Pub should be your venue.
Marisa Corness, wearing a
colorful wig, is more interested in the buffet than having her photo
taken.
Pop and the All Stars
supplied the music.
Ban Jing Jai kids say thank you
Helle Rantsén
Welfare Chairperson PILC
Something out of the ordinary happened at the Pattaya Marathon this
year when a rabbit called Roger joined in the fun. Roger Rabbit was on a
mission to run for the dental/health care program organised by PILC for
the 55 children at Bang Jing Jai.
 Roger
Rabbit (aka Del McCorrick), along with the Pattaya International Ladies
Club and all the children at Ban Jing Jai, would like to thank all their
sponsors.
For quite some time PILC and Del McCorrick - the man inside Roger Rabbit
- have been collecting funds from many different sponsors from many
different events to ensure that all 55 children at Ban Jing Jai can have
access to proper dental and medical care at BPH. Many wanted to help the
55 children and donated with a smile.
A total of 149,000 baht was raised and Roger Rabbit, together with PILC,
would like to say thank you to all those who donated with a smile.
Keep an eye out at next year’s Pattaya Marathon - Roger Rabbit will be
back.
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