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Urban Cowboy theme for the THA annual party
Vimolrat Singnikorn
The Thai Hotels Association Eastern Chapter organized its annual party on
January 12 at Long Beach Garden Hotel and Spa. Association president
Chatchawal Supachayanont greeted the guests, many of whom arrived in cowboy
and cowgirl costume in accordance with the Urban Cowboy theme of the event.
 Alisa
Phanthusak (left) receives flowers from Sontaya Khunplome (center), former
minister of tourism and sport, to congratulate her for being appointed to
the Constitution Drafting Council. THA president, Chatchawal Supachayanont
(right) also congratulates her on this prestigious appointment.
Sontaya Khunplome, former minister of tourism and sport, formally opened the
party with a speech from the stage, and presented flowers to association
vice president, Miss Alisa Phanthusak , who has been appointed to the
Constitution Drafting Council, the body charged with drafting a new
constitution for Thailand in the wake of last year’s military coup.
Prizes were given by Chaiwat Charoensuk, director of the Tourism Authority
of Thailand Central Region Office Region 3, for the winners of a cowboy and
cowgirl contest, with Erwann Mahe, general manager of the Mercure Pattaya
and Miss Wannaporn Unchaleewiwat, managing director of the Long Beach Garden
Hotel and Spa taking home the awards.
Members of the Thai Hotels
Association Eastern Chapter have a great time dressing up as cowboys and
cowgirls for the association’s annual party.
Ladies in red celebrate New Year
The YWCA Bangkok-Pattaya Center
held a “red night” monthly meeting on January 9 at the Diana Garden Resort.
Narisa Nitikarn
The YWCA Bangkok-Pattaya Center held its monthly meeting on January 9 at the
Diana Garden Resort, with a New Year party included, and the whole event
organized as a Red Night concept, with all committee members present wearing red
clothing.
Chairwoman Nittaya Patimasongkroh opened the evening, summing up the activities
of the past month and the events lined up for the months of January and
February.
Ice cream with snacks was to be served to the pupils of Pattaya School No 1 to
coincide with National Children’s Day on January 12. A refuse recycling project
has been organized with School No 7 as part of the Love Pattaya Preserve the
Environment Project, and on January 26 students will take part in a clean-up of
Jomtien Beach.
After the YWCA’s regular (red night) meeting, members gathered in the karaoke
room at the Diana Garden Resort for a karaoke party. Sopin Thappajug and
Chonburi’s YWCA president, Chitra Wanasin, joined in on the fun, while members
sang and danced and the audience was encouraged to pay money to fill up the
club’s purse.
The next meeting will be held on February 7 at the Montien Hotel, and will
include a Chinese New Year party.
Almonds for charity
Rotary Club of Taksin-Pattaya
members have a jolly time selling Spanish Almonds to raise funds for
charity.
PE. John Botting
Rotary Club of
Taksin-Pattaya
Just as they have done for the past 6 years, Rotarians Erwin and Susi Rohner
from the Rotary Club of Taksin-Pattaya carried 50 kg of Spanish Almonds to
Thailand for the club’s annual Xmas fundraising event. On December 29 we set
up our stand in our usual place in Walking Street in front of King Seafood
Restaurant belonging to our honorary member Premrudee.
Erwin & Susi started at 7 p.m. sharp and by 8:30 things where in full swing.
Many members of our club helped out by coming and spent the whole evening
helping to sell the sugar coated almonds (German variety!).
The sale was slower this year than last for two reasons. The event started
later than previous years and secondly the main tourist seemed this year to
come mainly from Russia, Taiwan and Korea. Nevertheless, we managed to sell
out of the almonds during the evening of January 2, 2007.
In spite of the slow start and less days, we are still pleased to report
that we managed to raise and impressive 70,000 baht this year for the social
fund of our club.
PCEC learns about
stem cell research
A busy programme was presented at the Pattaya City Expats
Club (PCEC) meeting on Sunday January 14 at Henry J. Bean’s.
The morning got under way with the week’s emcee Richard Silverberg welcoming
back the morning’s main speaker, Professor Narong Nimsakul. Professor
Narong’s credentials are more then impressive. He is a director at the
Institute of Modern Medicine and he was a president of the Thailand Society
for Laser Medicine and Surgery. He has performed several operations for
Smile Thai Operation Projects giving a new life to people born with
congenital deformities.
 Professor
Narong discusses stem cell research with the Pattaya City Expats Club at
Henry J Bean’s.
He is also a director of the Health & Beauty Center at Deja General
Hospital, the president of the Anti-Aging Society of Thailand and a
consultant in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the Royal Thai Navy’s
Somdej Praprinklao Hospital. He is also the president of the International
Society for Laser Surgery and Medicine.
Professor Narong spoke to the PCEC several months ago when he described his
impressive work with children with cleft palate conditions. This week he
discussed stem cell research, which has the potential to help cure many
illnesses. For example, it has shown excellent results in the treatment of
Down Syndrome.
Professor Narong described how the source of stem cells, which lie dormant
in different parts of the body, was from bone marrow, peripheral blood and
the umbilical cord. A once in a lifetime opportunity was presented at birth
when blood from the umbilical cord could be stored in a blood bank for up to
40 years and used to treat the child and immediate family using stem cell
techniques.
Rejuvenation and anti aging can be encouraged by way of a course of
Placentin. Several members showed interest in this.
The club was also pleased to welcome Werapath Chanchum, the head of the
Public Relations office of the Governor of Chonburi. Werapath welcomed the
club members who had chosen to live in Pattaya and offered his help in the
event of any issues.
Club Treasurer Max Rommel announced that the organisation of the next the
next 3 day club trip to Chantaburi was underway and this is now expected to
take place in mid February.
The regular Open Forum was then underway and this proved to be the usual
lively and entertaining session. For more information regarding not only
PCEC Sunday meetings but also the varied mid week activities, please see the
Community Happenings section of Pattaya Mail or, for more details, visit the
club’s website at pattayacityexpatsclub.com
Jomtien Complex Carnival funds donated to Heart 2000 and Take Care
Following the successful Jomtien Complex Carnival held on
December 16, 2006, money raised for charities was handed over in Jomtien
Complex on January 17, 2007.
 Dr.
Philippe Seur of Heart 2000 (foreground, 2nd left) receives a generous
donation from the Jomtien Gay Community.
Heart 2000, which runs a clinic for HIV/AIDS patients, received 100,000 baht
and Take Care, which promotes safe sex by distributing safe sex packs to a
number of bars in Jomtien and Pattaya, received 36,300 baht.
The Jomtien Gay Community is pleased to support both charities, and this was
made possible by the 317 people who attended the Jomtien Complex Carnival
and donated generously through raffle and private donations.
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