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Announcements
The well-known Indian physician Dr
Kamal is back in Pattaya. He now practices at his new Dr.
Kamal clinic located on Soi 16 in South Pattaya, close to the
Sikh Temple. Dr Kamal has devoted himself to naturopathic
practices and heals with magnetic energy and special massages.
Every Sunday from 10:30 am to 1 pm, Dr Kamal treats any patient
free of charge. Call 086 903 2543.
Clubs
&
Associations
The next meeting of Pattaya
City Expats Club (PCEC) will be on Sunday, December 2. The
Club meets every Sunday morning at Henry J. Bean’s Restaurant
on the north end of Beach Road in the grounds of the Amari
Orchid Resort. The program starts as usual at 10:30 a.m. with a
buffet breakfast available from 9:30 to 11 a.m. This week the
PCEC welcomes back Gavin Waddell, head of the International
Relations and Marketing Department of Phyathai Sriracha
Hospital, and Khun Kingkarn, business development manager who
will make a detailed presentation about their hospital. They
will be accompanied by a doctor from the hospital who will talk
about colonoscopy and also by a nurse who for 550 baht will
administer the 2008 flu shot vaccine. This will be followed by
the ever lively Open Forum and update on happenings in and
around Pattaya. A full report appears each week in Pattaya
Mail. For more information about the Sunday meeting and the
numerous other weekday activities of the PCEC, see the Club’s
website at www. pattayacityexpatsclub.com and learn more about
the many and varied activities to which everyone is welcome.
Rotary Club of
Jomtien-Pattaya welcome you to their Wednesday meetings in
the Rotary room Royal Cliff Grand Hotel: Time 18.30 for 19.00.
Contact Lloyd Jones (Membership) 0878043943.
For the past 28 years the Samaritans of
Thailand have been providing confidential crisis
intervention services over the telephone. The English-speaking
unit, Samaritans English Help Line operates 24 hours a day, 7
days a week to provide support to the expatriate community.
English-speaking staff, trained in crisis intervention will
provide active, non-judgmental and empathetic listening services
on the phone. All calls will be handled on an anonymous basis
and are free of charge. Please call (02) 713-6791 (24hrs a day,
7 days a week).
The Royal British Legion, Chonburi
Thailand Branch is now up and running at Tropical Bert’s.
You do not have to have served in H.M. armed services to join as
long as you support the principles of the Legion you are more
than welcome. All members receive a 15% discount every day at
the bar and we have a get together every Sunday lunch (free
food). Future trips are Burma, Remembrance Day at the British
Embassy and perhaps a day on the ranges. Contact Bert 089
8072335 or call in to Tropical Bert’s 2nd Road Opp Bangkok
Bank.
Rotary Club Pattaya Marina meets every
Friday at 7pm at the Balcony Restaurant (Pattaya North Rd). For
further information call President Nicolas Demet on 081 983
4082.
Chess Club players meet every day at
"Margarita Madness" by Soi 10, Jomtien Beach Road,
directly across from the Sea Breeze Hotel. Everyone welcome.
Call 087 008 9951 for details.
The Dutch Expat Club meets the last
Thursday of every month at Chateau Dale on Thappraya Road at
6pm. For full details please check out the website at www
.nederlandseverenigingpattaya .org or email albertmartin26
@yahoo.com. New members are always welcome.
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Pattaya: The
Pattaya Group meets Monday & Thursday at noon; Monday,
Tuesday & Friday at 5pm and Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
& Sunday at 7:30pm at the Satree Pattana Center, Soi Skaw
Beach (2nd Rd): Contact Jim on 087 927 0437. The Good Morning
Pattaya Group meets every morning 9am at the Highlander Guest
House, Soi Skaw Beach: Contact Mike 081 741 3166. The Jomtien
Group meets everyday at noon at Jomtien Long Stay Hotel:
Contact: Jerry 086 141 7748.
Christmas
& New Year
It’s a Fabulously Festive
Mantra Affair - Do Xmas differently,
do it Mantra-style! Xmas Eve, December 24, turn up the
heat on the Christmas Eve with an à-la-carte menu to dine for
at 2,950 baht+ per person, including wines. Xmas Day,
December 25, leave your stockings, holly and mistletoe at home
and discover the delights of a dynamically stylish Grand Xmas
Day Brunch at 1,650 baht+ per person, inclusive of a free-flow
sparkling wine buffet with the soulful sounds of American jazz
diva, Ruby Hayes, performing live. New Year’s Eve,
December 31: Nothing less than an outrageously extravagant feast
and celebration awaits! Indulge in an exquisite gourmet menu,
all you can eat for 3,900 baht+ per person (1,950 baht+ per
child), inclusive of 2 drinks vouchers. The Mantra DJ kicks off
the ascent to this end of year countdown - entrance fee on New
Year’s Eve after 23.00 hrs at 500 baht per person. New Year’s
Day, January 1: Start the first day of the year with Mantra’s
recovery brunch with free-flow morning-after smoothies, packed
with vitamin goodness, at 1,650 baht+ per person (850 baht+ per
child). 11am - 3pm. For reservations, call +66 (0) 3842 9591 or
email: [email protected], visit www.mantra-pattaya.com
Richard and his team at Amor Restaurant
are preparing their fabulous Christmas and New Year’s Eve
Dinners again. As usual they are All You Can Eat affairs
with family style service direct to your table. Christmas Day
Menu December 25: home made duck terrine, port and
strawberry sorbet, roast turkey and roast pork, chestnut
stuffing, roast & creamed potatoes, fresh vegetables,
Christmas Pudding with brandy butter, tea or coffee: baht 1,350
+ (two sittings 7.00 p.m. & 9.30 p.m.) Reservations
recommended; New Year’s Eve Menu December 31: Salmon
rillettes, champagne sorbet, baked ham and roast tenderloin of
beef, roast & creamed potatoes, fresh vegetables, milles
feuilles of marinated strawberries and whipped cream with cognac
and cointreau, tea or coffee: baht 1,350 + (one sitting 8.00
p.m.) Reservations recommended. Tel: 038-710-680, 081-945-5396,
email: richard@ amorrestaurant.com, web Site
www.amorrestaurant.com, Pattayaland Soi 3, South Pattaya.
Kim, Pascal & staff invite you to
celebrate the Holiday Season at Restaurant Casa Pascal &
Restaurant Poseidon: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
Menu: Entrees: amuse bouche, salad of rock lobster
and sesame shrimp on crunchy lettuce or homemade venison and
cepes mushroom pâté with cumberland sauce, celeriac and orange
salad, pumpkin cream soup with pan–fried goose liver, orange
champagne sherbet; Main Course: stuffed butter ball
turkey served with chestnuts, cranberry sauce and gravy or whole
roasted beef tenderloin with horse radish and apple cream, red
wine gravy and béarnaise sauce: both main dishes accompanied by
green peas, carrots, brussels sprouts and braised red cabbage,
fresh croquettes potatoes; Dessert: finest selection of
imported cheese or sour cherry parfait with kirsch and chocolate
mousseline or traditional Christmas pudding with rum sauce,
coffee &tea: price 1,550 baht. For more information, please
contact our staff Casa Pascal (038) 723-660, Poseidon (038)
303-300, www.restaurant-pattaya.com, [email protected]
The Dusit Thani Resort, Pattaya
announces a special Christmas Eve Dinner, December 24
from 7.00 pm - 10.30 pm at The Point Restaurant: Savour
our delicious festive buffet feast while the Heartthrobs Band
sets you in the party mood with our very own dancing sensations,
the Honey Bees. Get spellbound by Mighty Torrent’s magic and
entertained by Esarn’s "I Will Survive" - celebrity
Nabhada Sukhakrit. Not to be missed are the keepsakes from Santa
and a chance to win two roundtrip tickets to Chiang Mai on Thai
Airways International and two nights stay at Dusit Princess
Chiang Mai: baht 5,000++ for adults and baht 2,500++ for
children 5-12 years old. New Year’s Eve Gala Dinner and
Countdown December 31 from 7.00 pm - 1.30 am at Napalai
Ballroom & The Point Restaurant: the feasting is out of this
world and the entertainment virtually non-stop, starting with
the Thai Human Puppet Dance Show. Dance and bid farewell to 2007
with Thailand’s songstress diva Nantida Kaewbuasai,
while famous comedian Michael Tunk out-Michaels ‘Michael
Jackson’ and even tries to top ‘Queen’ single handedly!
Before the stroke of midnight, you can win fabulous prizes,
including two roundtrip tickets to Chiang Mai on Thai Airways
International and two nights’ stay at our trendy dusitD2
chiang mai. A fitting finale is fireworks at The Point, Dusit
Thani Pattaya’s exclusive terrace, overlooking the most
dazzling view of Pattaya Bay: baht 8,500++ for adults and baht
4,250++ for children 5-12 years old. For reservations, please
call +66 (0) 3842 5611-7 ext. 2149-50
Dining
Molly Malones Irish Pub
Pattaya (formerly The Kilkenny) opens
its doors on Walking Street, South Pattaya on Saturday, December
1. Enjoy a wide selection of Irish & international homemade
pub cuisine with huge portions and a great selection of local
and imported draught & bottled beers, wines & spirits.
Daily Irish Happy Hours start at 10am with Heineken, Singha,
Tiger & Chang at just 59 baht draught specials and 150 baht
jugs from 10am till 9pm. Christmas Day features a three-course
lunch and dinner for only 750 baht & half price for
children. The early bird pub breakfast is only 99 baht from 10am
till 4pm, live music Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays and all
your favourite live sport on the big screens. Call 038 711 094
for more information.
Think Lunch, Think Cascade:
You can now enjoy a heightened lunch experience at Dusit
Thani Pattaya’s The Cascade Restaurant with its Thai-International
Lunch Buffet. Upgrade the quality – and quantity – of
your lunch as the award-winning culinary team of The Cascade
creates Thai-International selection of appetizers, salads,
soups, main courses, carving and pasta stations and desserts
with an array of buffet stations. The new Cascade Restaurant is
located on the main lobby of Dusit Thani Pattaya, near the
Atrium. Choose to dine in the restaurant’s newly refurbished
facilities or outside of the restaurant near the cascading
waterfall: Every Day, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm, Baht 500++ per
person and half price for children 5-12 years. For
reservations and details, please call 0 3842 5611-7 ext. 2152.
All December let The
Peak Chinese restaurant create a sophisticated setting for
your holiday celebrations with our Special Set Menu for Two.
Have a sampling of The Peak’s best-loved dishes with our
special five-course set menu showcasing our Chinese Chef’s
flair for preparing delicious flavours using fresh ingredients.
The special set menu includes some of the ‘must-try’ dishes
in The Peak’s a la carte menu. You can even repeat the
experience with nine different set menus to choose from:
Available for lunch and dinner. From 25 December to 3 January,
The Peak offers a special Chinese Dinner Set Menu for 10 persons
with a complimentary bottle of sparkling wine for you to toast
to a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year! Enjoy all this
while enjoying the panoramic views of Pattaya Bay. The Peak is
located on the 9th
floor of Dusit Thani Pattaya. Open every day, 11:30 am – 2:30
pm for lunch & 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm for dinner. For
reservations, please call 0 3842 5611-7 ext. 2276.
New and only at Moon River
Pub! The After Work Club, Sunday through Thursday, 7 pm to
midnight, offers guests a Western or Thai evening menu. Groups
of 30 people may choose from the European and Thai all you can
eat buffet (booking 1 day in advance). The all you can drink
(wine, beer, juice, soft drinks, whiskey, tequila, etc.) counts
for both offers. Price per person: 1,000 baht each. The Moon
River Pub is located in front of the Thai Garden Resort, North
Pattaya Road.
Jameson’s Irish Pub’s
Wednesday three-course ‘Quick Service’ special for 185 baht
continues: Home made soup, mixed salad, or mussels ‘vinai’
(cooked in their shells with butter, garlic & herbs). Steak
and mushroom pie (cooked in a beer sauce) with crisp
french-fries followed by dessert - a choice of two items,
depending upon the chef’s mood! This new three-course
Wednesday special is served from 12 Noon till 11pm. Other daily
specials include on Monday: fillet steak special 185 baht;
Tuesday: Chicken Cordon Bleu, Chicken breast stuffed with ham
& cheese served with chips, vegetables, & gravy sauce.
185 baht; Thursday: Lasagne, with meat sauce & white sauce
covered with Cheddar Cheese & Parmesan Cheese served with
mixed salad. 185 baht. All the specials are served with starter
& dessert. Start from 12 noon until 11 p.m. As always
Jameson’s serves its all day and night carvery at the
weekends, as much as you can eat for 350 baht. Saturday 5 pm –
11 pm and Sunday 1 pm – 11 pm. Cider on draft is back as well
as bottled Newcastle Brown Ale. Jameson’s Irish Pub, 80/164
Soi Sukrudee (Soi AR), Pattaya, Tel. 038-361-873-4, email [email protected]
Yamato Japanese Restaurant
invites you to experience their exotic Japanese Buffet every
Saturday from 18.00-21 hrs. All you can eat for 399 baht (drinks
not included). Yamato is situated at 245/114-115 Navin Mansion,
just outside the entrance to Carrefour off 3rd Road. Tel. 038
429 685.
Café New Orleans, a
culinary landmark for over 9 years on eclectic Pattayaland Soi
2, has expanded its Fiesta Filipina menu and added
an Additional Special Menu including imported
black Angus tenderloin steak, succulent lamb tenderloin,
scallops, assorted dinner crepes and chocolate soufflé for
dessert. You can order anything from the famous rack of baby
back ribs and imported steaks to special gourmet entrées, side
dishes and deserts. Chefs coming from some of the top
restaurants in Manila prepare delicious Filipino dishes to suit
all tastes. For more information or to make a reservation call
038 710 805, fax 038 710 784.
The Queen Victoria Inn’s
Sundays just get better and better! Not only can you tuck into
the Sunday Carvery, 3 courses for 320 baht, but you can also be
entertained by The Copy Cats band live from 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Come
and have a great Sunday at the Queen Victoria Inn Soi 6, tel.
038 425 418.
For great tasting Thai food
pop along to the Salt and Pepper Restaurant next door to
the Flamingo Hotel behind Tuk-Com City on South Pattaya Road
(opens Mondays to Saturday from 9 a.m. till 10 p.m.). You will
see a new exhibition by Pattaya Mail’s cartoonist
M.J.B. which you can buy (every baht goes to the Pattaya
Orphanage), plus each person who eats a meal and tells the
management they have read about this restaurant in the Pattaya
Mail can pick up one cheeky cartoon postcard FREE of charge.
Theme Buffet Evenings at
the Montien Hotel, Pattaya: Tuesdays - Verandah
Coffee Shop, Reef & Beef international BBQ buffet dinner, 6
p.m. - 10 p.m., adults 695++ baht / children 375++ baht.
Wednesdays - La Mer Restaurant, Mediterranean buffet dinner 6.30
p.m. - 10 p.m., adults 595++ baht / children 325++ baht. Friday
- Verandah Coffee Shop, BBQ & seafood buffet dinner 6 p.m. -
10 p.m., adults 695++ baht / children 375++ baht. Saturday -
Verandah Coffee Shop, international buffet dinner 6 p.m. - 10
p.m., adults 595++ baht / children 325++ baht. Bring your family
and friends. Sit back, relax and enjoy. For reservations please
call 038-428155 ext 1620, 1621, e-mail Pattaya @montien.com
Eat to the Beat at Starz
Diner, Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya continues to satisfy
choosy diners with the freshest seafood cooked to your liking,
international specialities, Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya’s
award-winning dishes with free-flow of wines, beer and soft
drinks. A whole spit-roasted pig is available every Saturday in
addition to the wide selection of sumptuous dishes on the
buffet. Eat to the Beat is available Sunday to Friday from 6:30
to 9:30 p.m. at 620++ baht per person and on Saturdays from 6:30
- 9:30 p.m. at 720++ baht per person.
No. 43, Italian Bistro,
Kanary Bay Rayong presents a Special International Lunch
Buffet every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday from 11.30
- 14.00: Only 220++ baht per person, children 50% discount &
a Special Italian Buffet Dinner every Wednesday from 18.00 -
22.00: Only 370++ baht per person, children 50% discount. For
info & reservations please call 038-804 844.
Aisawan Resort & Spa,
Pattaya presents a wine buffet promotion. Enjoy a selection
of 3 white wines and 3 red wines from South Africa. Come and
enjoy every day from 7-10 p.m. Drink a limitless amount for only
800 ++ baht per person including cheese plate. This promotion is
available now at Bay Leaf Restaurant, Aisawan Resort & Spa.
Tel. 038 411 940-8
Events
The Irish/Thai Chamber of
Commerce issues an invitation to a Networking Evening on
Wednesday December 12 from 6.30 pm at O’Gara’s Bar &
Grill, Tara Court, Pratamnak Road Soi 5, Pattaya. Tickets are
priced: non-members 500 baht, members 200 baht and entrance
includes drinks and food - payment on the door. If you would
like to attend please email Peter O’Shea: [email protected]
or contact Liam O’Keefe, Liam’s Gallery, Soi 4 Pratamnak
Hill, Pattaya, tel: 038 306 172, www.irishthaicc.com
The Lighthouse Club in co-operation
with the British Chamber of Commerce invites you to the Raimon
Land Lighthouse Rugby Dinner featuring Mike
"Spike" Watkins – the former Welsh rugby captain
reveals all: Date Friday, December 7, venue: the Amari Orchid
Resort, Pattaya, time: 7:00 pm onwards. Entry fee - THB 1,000
win lucky draw prize THB 100,000 worth furniture items and home
decor accessories from Asian Motifs. Money raised will go to
fund our Lighthouse Club School for construction workers’
children. For reservations contact Bhavana Kumar on 0-2670-9002
Ext.141 or email [email protected]
The Young Thai Sikh Association (YTSA)
will be organizing a Family Fun Fair the "Punjabi
Family Mela" at the Thai Sikh International School campus
grounds in Bangna on Sunday December 9, from 12:00 to 17:00.
This first time international affair will showcase the rich,
diverse, and colorful cultural heritage of the Punjab region of
India inherent in the Sikh community right here in Thailand. We
invite members of all communities in Thailand to participate in
this event. All proceeds from the fair will go to the Red Cross
Water Tank Project for Rural Villages in honor of his Majesty
the King’s 80th birthday. The numerous game booths and food
stalls will be set in a festive ambience livened by stage shows
featuring the rhythmic Bhangra and other cultural dances,
musical performances, and songs. For more information contact Ms
Tinny on 081-8262399, www. thaipunjabi.com/mela
Charity Club of Pattaya’s Annual Charity
Gala Dinner 2007 will be on December 15 at Pinnacle Grand Na
Jomtien, 7.00 pm until midnight - cost 1,300 baht only, this
includes a welcome wine reception - Thai and international
buffet - Pop’s Pattaya All Stars - free flow Heineken and
Singha beer, red & white wine and soft drinks - huge raffle
and charity auction. Contact Malcolm on 089 744 1040 or
Christina 089 545 4185, [email protected]
Gallery Opium has on display a variety
of work from local and international artists at 315/26,
Thepprasit Road, Pattaya and at the Sheraton Pattaya, 437
Pratamnak Road. All pictures being exhibited are for sale.
Please call 038 303 040, 0850 847 947, email:
[email protected] for further details.
Promotions
Hard Rock Cafe Pattaya
Party Pack - Fab Four! - Choose four dishes from Hard Rock’s
six-pack offering. Party pack includes 1 jug of Singha beer and
1 jug of soft drink plus 1 classic Hard Rock Cafe Pattaya tee
shirt and a complimentary photo at only THB 1,800 net. For more
information & reservations please call 038 426 635.
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