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World first for Royal Cliff Beach Resort
Miss Terry Diner
The Royal Cliff Beach Resort has almost become accustomed to winning
Awards of Excellence for its restaurants, especially from the
prestigious Wine Spectator magazine of New York. These awards are the
results of public acclaim, from people who have eaten there.
 Royal
Cliff Beach Resort MD Panga Vathanakul is rightfully proud of her team’s
achievements.
The Grill Room and Wine Cellar was the first of its restaurants to win
the Wine Spectator Award in 2003, and has since then won the award each
year, through to 2007. Five consecutive awards for one restaurant is
almost unheard of.
The resort’s Rossini restaurant also won the award in 2004 and
consecutively thereafter through to this year 2007. This feat was also
seen with the resort’s Chrysanthemum Palace restaurant winning an award
in 2006 and again this year.
As if 11 awards in five years were not enough of an achievement, it came
to light that by the three restaurants all winning an award this year,
this became a world first, and as a result of such consistency, and the
New York Wine Spectator magazine acknowledged this world first with a
“Best of Award of Excellence” bestowed upon the Royal Cliff Beach
Resort. Literally, the best of the best!
 Deputy
Prime Minister Paiboon Wattanasiritham congratulates the Royal Cliff
during the awards celebration party.
To celebrate this achievement, a cocktail party was held in the Siam
Ballroom, with the Deputy Prime Minister Paiboon Wattanasiritham, the
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Virasakdi
Futrakul, the governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand Mrs.
Phornsiri Monoharn, the Deputy Governor of Chonburi Monthian Thongnit,
and the Deputy Mayor of Pattaya Verawat Khakhay all in attendance.
Many of the guests included members of the Royal Cliff’s Wine Club, with
President Ranjith Chandrasiri on hand to welcome everyone, with the rest
being Pattaya and Bangkok citizens who are renowned for their love of
fine food and wines.
It was a spectacular party, as only the Royal Cliff Beach Resort can do,
and Pattaya can be proud of its resort, whose restaurants have received
the world’s first Best Award of Excellence!
(From left) Phornsiri
Manoharn, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Deputy Mayor
Verawat Khakhay and Mrs. Pinnat Charoenpol, deputy director of TAT
Central Region 3.
The who’s who of Bangkok
and Pattaya attended the celebrations to congratulate the Royal Cliff
Beach Resort.
Award winners and honored
guests gather to give and receive accolades for this world first
achievement.
It’s a Bull’s Eye
New pub provides venue for darts teams
Amorn receives a bouquet from
Pol Gen. Chalermdej Jombunud together with Mrs. Jombunud and Chanyuth
Hengtrakul former MP of Chonburi.
Narisa Nitikarn
A pub and restaurant that is centered on the game of darts and which has
been named “Bull’s Eye” has opened on Pattaya Third Road.
A venture backed by Thoss Rent A Car and Thoss Law Office, Bull’s Eye had
its opening on September 22.
 Pol.
Maj. Gen. Bandit Khunachak, (centre) Commander of the Chonburi Provincial
Police cuts the ribbon as Pol. Maj. Gen. Pittaya Sirirat (left) and Amorn
Malhotra look on.
Managing Director Amorn Malhotra said that although playing darts is popular
in Pattaya, this is the first venue to place its focus on the game.
The name Bull’s Eye of course comes from the red circular mark in the middle
of the darts board.
The pub has seven darts boards and Amorn says that he expects the venue to
become a center for competitions. There is a plan to establish a Pattaya
Darts Centre Club, which would represent the city in national darts contests
and in international competitions.
 Pol.
Maj. Gen. Bandit Khunachak throws the inaugural dart.
Amorn said that good food is also a focus for the pub, the menu being
essentially a British one but including dishes from Sweden, Austria, Germany
and Italy.
Pol Maj Gen Bandit Khunachak, commander of the Provincial Police of Chonburi
cut the ribbon for the official opening. Amongst those attending were Pol
Maj Gen Pittaya Sirirat, Pol Gen Chalermdet Chomphunut, Itthipol Khunplome,
who is advisor to the Thailand Darts Association, Khunthong U-Ngern, owner
of Maela Plaphao, and city councilor Wichai Rodpia.
Bull’s Eye Pub and Restaurant is located on Pattaya Third Road before the
North Pattaya Intersection, near the Thoss offices. It is open from 6:00
p.m. to 6:00 a.m. every day. For more information on the pub or the club
call 038 370701.
Ittipol Khunplome chief
adviser to the mayor of Pattaya shows off
his dart throwing skills.
Pol. Col. Jakrin Tuasuparp
(2nd left) brings his good wishes.
Gary Owen (left) and Amorn
receive a well-wisher.
Khunthong U-Ngern, (right)
proprietor of Maela Plaphao Restaurant and Wichai Rodpia, (centre) Pattaya
Councillor wish Amorn lots of luck in his new business venture.
Many friends from different
walks of life attended the opening party.
Rotary distributes English language CDs to Ban Rodfai School
Vimolrat Singnikorn
President of the Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard Steve Ryser led a group of
members to Ban Rodfai School on September 20 to distribute English language
tutorial CDs to 10 teachers of the primary classes there.
 Steve
Ryser (left) demonstrates how to use the teaching CDs.
Ryser said the intention is to distribute the English tutorial CDs to three
other schools in remote areas, in Udon Thani, Buriram and Nakhon Ratchasima.
Members of the Rotary Club took this opportunity to meet Master Wanchai
Rakniyom, a 12-year-old student in Grade 6 at the school, who had earlier
received a scholarship from Elfi Seitz, an honorary member of the Rotary
Club Eastern Seaboard and her group of friends.
Wanchai, who comes from an impoverished family, has shown good scholastic
results. His parents separated, and he lives with his mother and stepfather
in Laem Chabang. Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard members found out about
Wanchai’s problems from the school, so a scholarship was provided to allow
him to finish Grade 6.
Ban Rodfai School was established on May 1, 1993. It was originally opened
as the Ban Rodfai School Nursery, and was intended for children from the
ages of two to six years. Starting with 30 children, the roll call had
increased to 100 by the end of the first year.
In 1995 the school began teaching to primary class level, and in 2000 to
secondary school level. Presently Ban Rodfai School has approximately 800
students and 42 teachers. Mrs Walaya Nimad is the school director.
The English language tutorial
CDs.
Wanchai Rakniyom (4th left)
and his mother Wanchalerm (holding baby) greet Toi and Steve Ryser, Oy
Khuleelai and Ferenc Fricsay.
Steve Ryser presents an
English language tutorial CD to Seri Markusa (3rd right) witnessed by Oy
Khuleelai, Ferenc Fricsay, Suran Su-Ngo, Wisa Inthasing, Walaya Nimad,
director of Ban Rodfai School and Toi Ryser.
Ban Rodfai School teachers and
students are grateful to receive
the English language tutorial CDs.
PILC Annual Holiday Charity Bazaar this weekend
To be bigger and better than ever
It’s time! Lots of bargains on tap this weekend
at the annual PILC Holiday Charity Bazaar at the Royal Cliff Hotel.
This year the Pattaya International Ladies Club Annual Bazaar on October 6
at the Royal Cliff Hotel is set to be bigger and better than ever! Last year
the bazaar raised over 500,000 baht which has been used throughout the year
to help many organizations. This year the Bazaar is kindly being sponsored
by Volclay Siam, Transpo International Ltd. and Foster Wheeler.
The PILC has been spending the money and these are just a few examples of
how the money helped children in our area:
Kao Bai Sci School - money was given to help with renovation works at this
school for handicapped children. Your money also helped pay for renovation
work at Nikom 9 School (toilet facilities) and Noang Koboag School (toilet
facilities and eating area in conjunction with Jesters Care for Kids). At
the Drop in Centre at the Fountain of Life, playground equipment was
supplied and at Christmas last year, 160 families were given food parcels.
To continue the PILC commitment to education, at Bang Chang School, uniforms
and shoes were bought for the children; and at Chaglooga School in Rayong,
scholarships were given to many children.
PILC also would like to thank the many businesses and individuals who have
kindly donated this year’s raffle prizes. Raffle tickets are on sale from
PILC members or please contact Cindy Logue, Special Events Chairperson
086-0397811.
Your money really counts, so please buy the raffle tickets and come along
and support this years’ bazaar and help PILC to make a difference to so many
lives. Doors open at 10.00 a.m.
Thai wines come of age?
The Mont Clair label had three
reds which were interesting, with Bin 9 (foreground) being Miss Terry’s
favorite.
Miss Terry Diner
Siam Winery presented an amazing range of eminently affordable wines
at the Marriott Resort and Spa last week. The tasting was of five labels,
covering Monsoon Valley, Spy, Sabai, Fresco and Mont Clair. Siam Winery has
managed to show its versatility and an ability to blend not only Thai grapes
from their three wine growing regions in Thailand (Pak Chong Hills, the Siam
Winery floating vineyards and Hua Hin Hills), but also careful combinations
of Thai wines with some overseas grapes, South African in particular.
 Nathasit
Wajasittisilp, new product development manager for Siam Winery Trading Plus
Co., Ltd., presents one of the company’s latest wines: Bin 6 - Chardonnay
Reserve 2007.
The Monsoon Valley bottle label itself has been revamped to feature the Naga
of Thai mythology, and considering the winery’s direction of combining their
wines with Thai food, this was a good promotional move.
Under the Monsoon Valley label I was most interested to try their White
Shiraz, advertised as “intriguing and racy”, and it was both of those, being
a wine that made you want to continue drinking in an attempt to classify it.
I would heartily recommend this wine.
Another variant I had not tried was the Monsoon Valley Muscat. A dessert
wine with a 15 percent alcohol content and an equal of many much more
expensive Sauternes, though I do not claim to be an expert in the sweeter
varieties.
The Mont Clair label had three reds which were interesting, with the Bin 9
the best for my palate. At only B. 260 per bottle, this is certainly
inexpensive quaffing.
With most of the wines on offer from Siam Winery having an RRP of less than
B. 400, the wine tasting evening convinced quite a few of the restaurateurs
who attended that stocking these wines, or offering these Thai wines as
house wines, looks like a win-win situation for both the diner and the
restaurant.
The Monsoon Valley bottle
label has been revamped to feature
the Naga of Thai mythology.
These lovely ladies try out
some of the new wines.
The wine tasting drew a varied
crowd of foreigners and Thais.
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