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Thai Red Cross Society conference focuses on living together in peace
Her Royal Highness
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, who is executive vice president of the
Thai Red Cross Society, performs the official opening on April 19.
Her Royal Highness
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visits one of the exhibitions staged in
honor of His Majesty the King.
The Thai Red Cross Society held the 9th Red Cross
Conference during the period April 18 to 20 at the Ambassador City
Jomtien, with Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, who is
executive vice president of the Thai Red Cross Society, performing the
official opening on April 19.
Designed as an opportunity for the Red Cross Committee and the Red Cross
Sub-District to meet and exchange knowledge, opinions and experience,
and to be updated on policy, the conference helps ensure the Red Cross
Provinces are in unison with the Red Cross Headquarters. There were
3,258 representatives from the Red Cross Province and the Red Cross
Sub-District in attendance.
During her opening speech, Her Royal Highness the Princess said that the
work of the Red Cross is for everyone, with no limits on nationality or
religion, and the wish is that all peoples will live together in peace.
Privy Councilor Kasem Wattanachai spoke on the philosophy of living and
conducting oneself for people at every level of society, and said that
the basic mood of the nation’s people must be nurtured to recognize
virtue, and to have proper knowledge for living with patience and
diligence.
An exhibition staged in honor of His Majesty the King focused on
activities arranged for elderly people according to the local wisdom of
12 regions, including those related to the health and happiness of
senior citizens.
The Thai Red Cross Society
held the 9th Red Cross Conference at the Ambassador City Jomtien.
Vikrom weds Amita in a three-day fest of Sikh celebrations
“They are not said to be husband and wife, who merely sit together. Rather they alone are called husband and wife,
who have one soul in two bodies.” (Guru Amar Das)
 Once upon a time, in the exotic town of Pattaya there
lived a beautiful girl by the name of Amita Paopa. She was employed at
Massic Travel, also known as the eastern seaboard’s friendliest travel
agents where a young and dashing lad by the Vikrom Malhotra also worked,
toiling away at his desk all day long, greeting clients as he merrily
catered to their needs of seat reservations and issuing airline tickets.
As fate would have it Vikrom and Amita ‘pinged’, which made their
friendship grow and in time turned to love.
One day, out of the blue Vikrom went down on his knees and asked Amita
to marry him. Unable to hold back her excitement at such a proposition,
Amity coyly accepted.
This happy news created quite a buzz in the Malhotra and Paopa
households as Malwinder, the mother of the groom jetted off to Delhi to
shop for the finest silk sarees and costumes, not to mention jewelry for
the bride and groom to wear on their wedding day. Poor Marlowe was left
sweating in the shop, not because of all the work he had to do, but
because of the dreaded bill that would show on his credit card accounts
after his beloved wife’s return from the enchanting land of the Taj
Mahal.
After discussions with Khun Phin Paopa, the mother of the bride, the
auspicious engagement dates were set for April 20, to be followed by the
traditional Sikh marriage ceremony, which was to be held at the Sri Guru
Singh Sabha Sikh temple two days later.
The engagement ceremony held at the ballroom of the Siam Bayshore Hotel
was a grandiose affair. The magnificent event was attended by more than
two hundred members of both families who came from as far away as Delhi
and Ludhiana in India.
Guests partook in the finest cuisine and imbibed on finest beverages
that the resort had to offer.
Just before the traditional ‘ring ceremony’, which is an old Indian
custom where relatives and friends witness the official engagement of
the boy and girl, Vikrom was ushered onto the stage where he awaited
nervously for the arrival of Amita.
Holding onto the arm of Uncle Peter and guided by the beam of a lone
spotlight shining on the lovely Amita in her dazzling Indian dress, they
strode through the ballroom past the throng of applauding guests and up
onto the stage where she was handed over into the care of her life
partner to be, who welcomed her with a magnificent bouquet of flowers.
At the auspicious moment Vikrom looked into the eyes of his bride to be,
fell to his knees for the second time, held Amita’s left hand and gently
slipped a ring onto her finger as if to say, ‘with this ring I pledge my
love to you and will look after and protect you till death do us part.’
Amita reciprocated by putting a ring on Vikrom’s finger as her heart
said silently, “and I will love and be by your side for better or for
worse until the end of time.”
The elders, joined by the rest of the kinfolk, bestowed blessings on the
couple with gifts of gold and cash, which were discretely placed in the
care of the mother of the groom.
Hand in hand Vikrom and Amita cut the towering 5-tiered cake, after
which the festivities began as relatives of varying generations pranced
onto the dance floor to sing and dance the night away.
On Sunday April 22, the holy matrimonial ceremonies were held at the Sri
Guru Singh Sabha Sikh temple in Soi 17, which was presided over by
General Kanit Permsub, Deputy Chief Aide-de-camp, General to HM the King
and Khunying Busyrat Permsub.
Milni, a simple ceremony, was held where both families exchanged
well wishes on meeting each other before the religious ceremony began.
Upstairs in the main Gurudwara ragis sang kirtans, hymns
from Sri Guru Granth Sahib as the congregation arrived for the
beginning of the wedding ceremony.
Giani Onkar Singh Ji, the head priest of the Sikh temple, performed the
Anand Karaj or Sikh religious wedding ceremony, the words
literally translate as ‘Blissful Union”. As the ceremony began, the
couple along with the couple’s parents stood up for Ardas (Sikh
prayer) indicating the consent of the families and the public.
Giani Onkar Singh then preached to the couple of the significance of
their marriage, their duties and obligations to each other as equal
partners. Both Vikrom and Amita bowed to the Sri Guru Granth Sahib
indicating their agreement to the guidelines and principles as were
spoken to them.
Gen. Kanit honoured the bride by officiating as her father placed one
end of the sash, which was worn over Vikrom’s shoulder, in Amita’s hand
signifying that she was now leaving the guardianship of her father to
join her husband and be in his care from that moment on.
Gianiji then read the Lavan hymn of Guru Ram Das. The four-verse hymn
described the progression of love between a husband and wife, which is
equivalent to that between the Soul (bride) and God (the husband). After
the conclusion of the recitation of each verse Vikrom led Amita around
Sri Guru Granth Sahib in a clockwise direction while the ragis
sang the recited Lavan verse.
After each round the couple sat down and listened while Gianiji read the
next verse. The ragis then sang it while the couple completed another
walk around Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
This procedure was repeated four times in total for each verse of the
Lavan. During their walk around Sri Guru Granth Sahib,
Dharamjit Singh, the groom’s father, Gen. Kanit Permsub acting as the
bride’s father, Uncle Pardeep Singh, Uncle Tarjit Singh and Uncle Umrao
Singh helped the bride to complete her rounds with her husband. This was
to signify their support for her as she leaves one family for another.
At the end of the ceremonies, Gen. Kanit gave his blessings to the
newlyweds and at the same time conveyed the good wishes of His Majesty
the King to the Thai Sikh community in Pattaya.
The congregation was invited for the Guru ka Langar or communal lunch,
where the happy union of Vikrom and Amita was celebrated until the late
afternoon, when guests departed and it was time for the Malhotras to
embrace and welcome their new daughter-in-law into their home and
hearts.
Uncle Peter escorts Amita
into the ballroom.
Community elders give
their blessings.
Vikrom and Amita cut the
tall 5-tiered wedding cake.
Vikrom greets Amita with a
bouquet of flowers.
Vikrom and Amita exchange
engagement rings.
Marlowe and Malwinder the
groom’s proud parents at the Milni ceremonies.
General Kanit and Khunying
Busyrat Permsub give their blessings at the Milni.
Giani Onkar Singh Ji
speaks to the couple of the significance of their marriage.
Uncle Tarjit Singh and
Uncle Umrao Singh help the bride complete her rounds with her husband.
Relatives from near and
far gather on stage to give their blessings.
Family members gather
around the newly weds after the wedding ceremonies.
It was indeed a happy
occasion for the Malhotra and Paopa families.
Pattaya Veterans Club pay their respects on ANZAC Day
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After the service, Pattaya
veterans Buddy Ditchburn (2nd right) and Bert Elson (right) met with the
Assistant British Ambassador (left) and Col Mark Raynor (2nd left),
Defence Attaché.
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Pattaya veterans (L to R)
Richard Holmes, Aussie Barry, Bert Elson and Buddy Ditchburn with the
wreath they presented at the ceremony.
Bert Elson
Members of Pattaya Veterans Club decided to pay their respects alongside
fellow ex servicemen from Australia and New Zealand at this year’s ANZAC
Day parade held at the Commonwealth war graves in Kanchanaburi, better
known to us all as the River Kwai.
 Richard
Holmes visits his uncle’s resting place.
The word ANZAC (Australia, New Zealand, And Commonwealth) gets its name
from the battle of Gallipoli when at dawn on 25th April 1915 the
Australia and New Zealand Army Corp, alongside forces from Britain,
India and France, landed to open up the Dardanelles Campaign of World
War 1. It was a campaign in which casualties were extremely heavy and
subsequently it became the custom each year for the people of Australia
and New Zealand to commemorate their dead from all wars.
At this particular service, however, our thoughts were with those who
suffered and died during the Second World War working on the Burma
Thailand Railway, during the period May 1942 to August 1943. Of the
60,000 POWs sent to work there over 13,000 perished along with as many
as 80,000 local labourers.
 Perhaps
Richard’s father was not making light.
One of our group, Richard Holmes, had always been told by his parents
that his uncle was killed on Christmas Day 1943 for asking where his
Christmas pudding was. He put that down to his father trying to make
light of a sad loss. However, we found Richard’s uncle’s place of rest
in the smaller Chungkai cemetery next to the River Kwai. On the
headstone is inscribed: “W.K. Holmes, The Sherwood Foresters, 25th
December 1943.” So perhaps Richard’s father was not making light.
Pattaya Veterans meet every Sunday at Tropical Bert’s, 2nd Road opposite
Bangkok Bank. Our next trip will be in June to pay our respects to those
who lost their lives in the Malaysian Campaign 1958 to 1966.
Lest We Forget
The Bridge and the River
Kwai, also now at peace!
Buy me a condo, Darling
Robert Collins (centre),
Arthur Napolitano (right) and their team from Savills Thailand welcome
guests to the evening event.
Dr. Iain Corness
The recent British Chamber of Commerce Thailand (BCCT) networking
evening was held not in Pattaya City but at the Phoenix Golf course.
There was good reason for this, as the principal sponsors of the
networking evening were “The Lakes at Phoenix” development represented
by Arthur Napolitano and Savills Thailand with their affable managing
director Robert Collins.
 The
aforementioned slide at the beginning of the presentation.
Mind you, I had to chuckle when the opening slide of the very slick and
professional presentation was a young bikini-clad Thai girl lying in the
swimming pool, exhorting her darling to “buy me a condo”. Everyone knows
that young bikini-clad damsels are much more likely to say “buy me houw”
as house titles will go in her name, while condo titles can go in a
foreigner’s! Nevertheless, with the cost of the luxury units set in the
lush golf course setting less than comparable ones close to the sea,
there was some definite interest being shown by the BCCT members to the
many young sales personnel present. Of course, the red wine helped!
 Peter
Smith (left) of AA Insurance Brokers and Susan Joyce (right) from Asian
University enjoy chatting during the event.
The usual stalwarts were there, including Peter Smith of AA Insurance
Brokers, Jimmy Howard, the happy advisor to Milan Crosse, Paul Wilkinson
from AGS Four Winds International Movers ready to move anyone into the
new Lakes at Phoenix, and Stuart Saunders who can show you how to live
to be 100 using dental floss (or die in the attempt).
It was certainly a convivial evening (and of course the red wine helped
again) with Patrick Bernard from the Yellow Pages seen chatting to Tira
Charubastra from Sukhothai Inter Law and Ryan Fattore of Celadon
Property Management. Making sure everyone did enjoy themselves were the
BCCT’s executive director Greg Watkins and the vice chairman Graham
Macdonald. The red wine did help, really!
 Mike
Franklin (left) talks about the upcoming golf tournament with Jimmy
Howard, the happy advisor to Milan Crosse.
The Pattaya Mail’s Mr Golf, Mike Franklin, was given the floor to
address the BCCT members on his Pattaya Mail Mike Franklin
Classic Charity Golf Tournament, an event that will benefit
underprivileged throughout Thailand. Apparently this will have two
shotgun starts (just in case they missed you with the first barrel)
playing a four ball (lucky them) scramble. (I think I’d probably
scramble too!) More details are available at www.
pattayamail.com/golfclassic.
Finally, a plea from all those over the age of 45. Please look at your
business cards, and if the printing is done in that trendy grey color,
then we can’t read them without glasses, and having your business card
stuck in a clear plastic folder on your chest makes it even less likely
that we can see who you are. Then make the printing in some very small
font and you have made yourself infinitely forgettable. Take the tip
from Guy Lindsay-Watson of Musictravel Thailand whose name on his card
is printed in bold type and can be read without getting so close that
you have to invade personal space.
The next BCCT event will be a dinner on Friday May 18, with the guest
speaker being the very amusing British Ambassador, HE David Fall. This
will be held at the Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya. Information and bookings
available via Greg Watkins though [email protected]
25,880 baht raised at Charity Club of Pattaya’s St. George’s Day charity event
Christina Boden
Monday 23rd April wasn’t as quiet around Pattaya as most Mondays, as
this particular Monday was when all the true British celebrate St.
George’s Day.
 Les
Cleaver tackling the huge fish from the fish & chip supper at the
Charity Club’s St. George’s Day event.
The Charity Club of Pattaya hosted a St. George’s Day charity event with
supporters and regulars at the Caddy Shack, with Keith and Koy, owners
of the English Pub, restaurant and guesthouse in Soi 8 South Pattaya.
Keith, Koy and the Charity Club of Pattaya greeted nearly 80 people who
wanted to celebrate St. George’s Day and to raise funds for Sarnelli
House in Nong Khai, which cares for 64 abandoned children, nearly all
with HIV/AIDS, and also to help disabled children in Isaan.
The event wasn’t supported by just the English expat community, as
everyone wanted to celebrate: Thais, Americans, Canadians, Scottish,
Irish and Germans celebrated on the day all England celebrated.
 Mike
Franklin (right) interviews Keith and Koy for Pattaya Mail on TV.
A contingency of Freemasons from Lodge Pattaya West Winds attended and
Bluewave Watersports, who sponsored boat trips at the last charity
event, found time to relax and grab a few hours R & R from their busy
schedule.
The Charity Club wanted the event to be as British as possible, so they
spoke with Keith and Koy and arranged for a traditional fish and chips
supper to be included in the 300 baht ticket price.
Keith and Koy laid on a superb supper, piping hot chips with a huge
fish, plenty of salt & vinegar and a pint of beer. What more could a
true Brit need!
The entertainment for the evening was sponsored by San Miguel with the
Power House playing all the old favourites until late into the evening.
 Christina
and Malcolm Boden pose with their British bear.
The Charity Club Raffle was a great success, with sponsors from the
Great American Rib Company on Thepprasit Road, Gian’s Italian Restaurant
on Thappraya Road, Mata Hari Restaurant Thappraya Road, Mermaid Dive
Centre, Dusit Resort Sports Club and the Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya. All
the prizes were claimed on the night, so no prizes outstanding.
The Charity Club would like to thank Keith, Koy and the girls at the
Caddy Shack for all their hard work and support, to all the sponsors,
friends and supporters of the club for turning up and making the event a
great success again. The amount raised was 25,880 baht.
The Charity Club’s next event will be to celebrate the Charity Club’s
3rd birthday.
www.charityclubofpattaya.bravehost.com
[email protected]
Raffle ticket sales
were brisk right up until the raffle.
The entertainment for the
evening was sponsored by San Miguel with the Power House playing all the
old favourites until late into the evening.
Cheers for the young bartenders competing for Diana Group awards
Narisa Nitikarn
The Diana Group management held a ceremony on April 17 at the Diana Inn
Coffee Shop on Pattaya Second Road to sprinkle water as a blessing upon
the elderly, an event that was followed by a number of highly popular
staff competitions, culminating in the contest for best male and female
bar tender.
 Jintana
Waechachot, head of Pattaya City’s Education Department, presents the
Miss Bartender 2007 prize to Kanita Charoenwarakul from Diana Garden
Resort.
Guests welcomed to the ceremony by Diana Group managing director Sopin
Thappajug included Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn and Pratheep Malhotra,
managing director of Pattaya Mail Publishing Co Ltd. A number of
regular guests from the four properties within the group also attended.
The day was marked by a number of other activities. The Diana Millennium
Team won a prize for fastening a table skirt, while the Diana Garden
Resort Team won a prize for floral arrangements and another for a tom
yum gung cooking contest.
 Surasak
Seesomtan from Diana Inn wins the Diana Group Bartender Contest 2007.
The evening featured the Diana Group Bartender Contest 2007, and the
Miss Bartender Contest 2007, presided over by Chaiwat Charoensuk,
director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand Central Region 3 Office.
Pratheep Malhotra, along with chairman of the Pattaya Mass Media Club
Chaiyot Phoopattanapong and representatives of the regular Diana Group
guests formed the judging committee. Emcees were Uthumporn
Rachatawattanakul and Kamolthep Malhotra, general manager of Pattaya
Mail Publishing Co Ltd.
 Staff
and friends sprinkle scented water on Diana Group managing director
Sopin Thappajug.
Staff members from the Diana Millennium, the Green Bottle Pub, Diana
Inn, the Diana Garden Resort and the Diana Dragon took part in the
competition. Each team contained male and female bartenders, the men
juggling the bottles with great dexterity and the girls performing a
graceful dance.
Winner of the men’s contest was Surasak Seesomtan from Diana Inn, who
received a trophy and more than 30,000 baht in cash. The Miss Bartender
Contest was won by Ms Kanita Charoenwarakul from Diana Garden Resort.
The prize for Miss Beloved Mass Media went to Ms Kanchana Nammat from
Diana Millennium. A special prize for the best cheerleading team went to
a group from the Diana Garden Resort. The actual prize money was 4,000
baht, but Pratheep added 3,000 baht and the regular guests added another
3,000 baht, so the group collected a handsome prize of 10,000 baht in
total.
Another event that drew great applause was the beer drinking
competition, which was perhaps not surprisingly won by a gentleman of
the press, Mr Taksin from the Pattaya Mass Media Group receiving a case
of beer as his prize.
Saming Suebsakul, presenter of the 3rd Diana Group Bartender Contest
2007 said that after the first in the series was staged in April 2005,
along with the coffee brewing contest and the juice mixing contest, it
was found the event attracted a great deal of interest from tourists.
This year the model of the contest was developed to international
standards, and the event is regarded as both a tourist attraction and a
way of ensuring staff have a greater knowledge of international styles
and standards.
Mantra turns one
Still daring to be different
It is hard to believe that the Mantra Restaurant and
Bar has been open for 12 months. However, time flies when you’re having
fun, and the anniversary dinner was certainly a fun event, for both the
diners and service people.
 Dominik
Stamm, General Manager and Geev Andre Bahrampoori, Mantra Operations
Manager toast to Mantra’s first year of success.
It is hard to imagine that readers of this column have not visited this
restaurant, but for those who may not, it opened one year ago after
months of hype, with the restaurant giving itself a big reputation to
meet, even before the impressive 10 meter high doors had opened.
Much about this restaurant makes it different. The concept of multiple
cuisines (seven) arranged around the perimeter, with on-view live
cooking stations is one obvious difference. The huge venue, with
enormously high ceiling, and mezzanine dining is another. A wood-fired
pizza oven dominating one wall is something you will not see this side
of Italy either. The plethora of smiling palm piloted service personnel,
while head chef Supachai also wired for sound walks around supervising,
is not what you normally see in restaurants either.
 Remy
Hoffmann and Geev Andre Bahrampoori, Mantra Operations Manager toast to
Mantra’s Happy 1st, with many more to come.
Before you get into the dining area, you have to pass through the
cocktail lounge. Something derived from the Arabian Nights with curtains
cascading down from the roof surrounding well padded ottomans. Don’t be
surprised if Lawrence of Arabia sweeps through on horseback. It is that
kind of a place!
To help the anniversary party-goers get into the right mood, Mantra had
bottles of champagne on ice. Many bottles! The next morning I said, “Too
many bottles!”
Chef Supachai had prepared a special anniversary five course menu, in
which he had taken the most popular choices from the normal menu and
combined them to produce two appetizers, one starter, a choice of main
course (beef or seafood) and dessert.
Pattaya glitterati (L to
R) Michael Goetz, Resident Manager, Geev Andre Bahrampoori, Alisa
Phanthusak and her Woodlands Resort managing team, Rungthip Srisukkarn
and Stephane Bringer break away from the festivities for a moment to
pose for a commemorative photo, adding their names to the long list
wishing Mantra the best.
We began with the Hamachi Carpaccio, thinly sliced
fresh Yellow Tail marinated in white truffle oil, Parmesan cheese and
chives. The appetite was definitely being whetted. The palate was also
being wetted, as the champagne still flowed freely.
The next item was one I had never experienced – a Sushi Foie Gras, with
the pan seared foie gras laid over the steamed rice and embellished with
a sweet cherry and Teriyaki sauce. Now we were both ready for something
a little heavier.
That was a Jerusalem artichoke soup with truffle, and this was an
exceptional item. If you are fond of soups, this one is superb. It was
hot to the table, smooth in texture and delicate in flavor.
 Kamolthep
Malhotra (2nd right) on behalf of Pattaya Mail presents congratulations
to Geev Andre Bahrampoori, Mantra Operations Manager and Benjaporn
Wongsomboon (left), F&B Manager, as Laksupa Homla-or (right), Hostess
Supervisor looks on.
For mains, Madame had chosen the baked Maine lobster with cheese, being
sautéed fresh lobster meat in butter with mushrooms, chives, white wine
and cream sauce with Mozzarella and Gruyere and then baked and served in
the shell. Looked great and was great, according to Madame.
I had gone for the beef, on Chef Supachai’s recommendation, and this
featured a filet mignon from gold label Black Angus beef, char-grilled
and finished with seasoned steak butter, served with potatoes dauphine.
It was excellent and supremely tender.
By the time the main courses were cleared away, I could go no further,
but Madame rose to the occasion and managed most of the chocolate
fondant dessert. A supreme effort.
 The
huge venue, with enormously high ceiling, and mezzanine dining are just
some of the things that make dining here a unique experience.
Being too full to move, we sat back and contemplated the obvious success
of this restaurant. It has dared to be different, but the dining public
has given Mantra Restaurant and Bar its seal of approval. Dining at
Mantra is more than just eating out, it is a culinary adventure, and
with so many cuisines there is a seemingly endless choice.
It is also a restaurant that can be as inexpensive as you want, or one
where you can be luxuriously extravagant. It is possible to satiate
yourself for well under B. 1,000, or go for items where you dig deep!
The choice is yours.
We have tried Mantra in the evenings, and for Sunday Brunch. Each time
it has been a pleasant experience. Definitely recommended.
Mantra Restaurant and Bar, Beach Road (just down from the Dolphin
Circle), telephone 038 429 591, fax 038 428 165, email
[email protected]. Open seven days, Bar from 5 p.m., restaurant
from 6 p.m. but 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. for Sunday Brunch. Secure parking
within the Mantra car park.
Food for the spirits marks
Naklua Rice Harvest Festival
Mayor Niran
Wattanasartsathorn and his team set the festivities in motion.
Spirit leadership needs
appeasing, too.
People offer meals to
appease the spirits.
Youngsters play the part
of the spirits to receive meals that people offer to ensure a better
year ahead.
Young “spirits” follow
their leader to a sacrificial meal.
Vimolrat Singnikorn
An ancient tradition was observed on April 20, when food was offered to
the spirits during the Naklua Rice Harvest Festival at Lan Pho Public
Park.
Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn opened the festival, which included many
time-honored games and competitions.
The slingshot contest attracted 15 teams, while the sea-boxing
competition was also a favorite for the spectators. The greasy-pole
climbing contest offered a 4-meter climb for adults and a 3.5-meter
climb for youngsters. The bamboo poles were covered with oil, and
competitors had to clamber up to claim 500 baht placed at the top of the
pole.
Families brought complete meals to the festival during the evening. The
origins of this festival go way back into history, and no one really
knows how it began, although many elderly people insist that it evolved
from the Rice Harvest Prayer performed during the Chinese New Year
Festival. By feeding and pleasing the spirits, they evoke their
protection and can live in happiness and prosperity for another year.
Displays of Thai boxing, sword fighting and twirling batons were other
attractions of the festival, and the day ended with a concert performed
by the Ponglangsaorn Band.
The “Sea Boxing”
competition keeps the spirits high and the laughter flowing.
Mayor Niran
Wattanasartsathorn and his Pattaya administrators’ team open the Naklua
Rice Harvest.
Climb the oily post and grab
500 baht at the top.
Muay Thai (boxing) follows
strict traditions.
Muay Thai (boxing), an evening
highlight at the event, draws large crowds.
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