Announcements

Dr. Kamaljit Singh has returned to Pattaya and practices at his small clinic near the Memorial Hospital (parking facility). Dr. Kamaljit is known and acknowledged for his magnetic massage healing method which stimulates the blood circulation and mitigates or heals symptoms of diseases. His motto is "a good circulation and proper breathing methods keep the body healthy." His clinic is located at 338/1 Moo 10, Pattaya Center Road. Call 086 903 2543 or send an e-mail to [email protected]

Clubs & Associations

The next meeting of Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) will be on Sunday, February 24. 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 am with a buffet breakfast available from 9:30 to 11am. Everyone is warmly welcome. This week the PCEC welcomes back Art from Donate who will demonstrate the latest GPS units for both vehicle and hand held use which now include some very impressive enhancements. 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.

The Pattaya Irish Society meets every Wednesday at 8pm at Moonrakers in Pong. Call John on 086 112 0988 for details.

Rotary Club of Jomtien-Pattaya welcomes you to their Wednesday meetings in the Rotary Room at the 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 Thailand is now firmly established at Tropical Bert’s 2nd Road next to Soi 6/1. We are now approaching 70 members, why don’t you become No 70? Served in H.M. Armed Forces? Or even if you have not, as long as you support the principles of the Legion you are welcome to join. We meet every Sunday lunch from 1pm, our future trips are April 24th a two day trip to the River Kwai for ANZAC Day (Aussies and Kiwis welcome) and early June a week in Batu Gajah, Malaysia, once again to meet up with our Aussie friends and commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Malay Emergency. 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.nederland severenigingpattaya.org or email [email protected]. 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.

Dining

Chinese New Year season continues, Orangery By The Sea invites Pattaya city dwellers and holiday makers to enjoy its mouth-watering special Chinese Emperor Set Menus from one of its exclusive five-star kitchens: During February 1-29 Orangery guests can enjoy set menus of luxury Chinese delicacies at Bt. 2,800 for 2-3 persons and Bt. 4,500 for 4-5 persons. Dishes include fried duck with lemon sauce, fried prawns with Shanghai chili sauce, cold chicken in Chinese wine, and fried Hong Kong kale with oyster sauce. Orangery By the Sea is open daily from 11am until midnight on the second and third floor of the newly-opened lifestyle center - The Avenue, South Pattaya. For reservations, please call (038) 723-991.

Dining in February at the Dusit Thani Pattaya: Welcome in the Year of the Rat at The Peak Chinese Restaurant while enjoying the stunning view of Pattaya Bay. Savor impeccable traditional Chinese cuisine that award-winning chef Chi Tak Lai has in store for you for this special occasion. The Peak is located on the 9th floor of Dusit Thani Pattaya. Open every day, 11:30 am- 2:30 pm for lunch, and for dinner, from 6:30 pm- 10 pm. For reservations, please call 038 425 611-7 ext. 2276. The Bay Italian Restaurant this month brings you succulent Aurora lamb dishes. Aurora lamb is a high-end product often compared to Japan’s top-grade Kobe beef as far as tenderness. Our chef has created a sublime selection of Aurora lamb dishes prepared with a delicious Italian twist that is absolutely irresistible. Dusit Wine and Dine members enjoy a 20% discount in terms and conditions that apply: Available every day (except Saturday) for dinner, 7 - 10 pm. We also offer the famous Italian Buffet every Wednesday night, from 7 - 10 pm. Our Saturday BBQ Buffet Dinner is also highly recommended. The Bay Italian Restaurant is located on the 3rd floor of Dusit Thani Pattaya. For reservations, please call 0 3842 5611-7 ext. 2270.

The Mantra Restaurant & Bar introduces Superchef Supachai’s extraordinary snow fish menu. The melt in your mouth New Zealand snow fish designs will send you swimming upstream in pure pleasure all February long. For more information on Mantra Restaurant & Bar please contact +66 (0) 3842 9591 or email [email protected] and visit www.mantra-pattaya.com

It’s Strawberry Season again at Amor Restaurant. Richard and his team are preparing a host of great strawberry dishes, desserts and cocktails for you: strawberry pork fillet 370 - pan fried with a sauce of fresh strawberries and crushed black peppercorns flambéed in brandy; strawberry chicken breasts 390 - pan fried with a sauce of fresh strawberries and crushed black peppercorns flambéed in brandy; strawberries and yoghurt 150 - with yoghurt and Chiang Mai longan honey; strawberries and sour cream 150 - with sour cream and brown sugar; strawberries and cream 150 - with whipped or pouring cream; strawberries and ice cream 150 - with a scoop of vanilla ice cream; French strawberries 190 - with Grand Marnier and whipped cream; Irish strawberries 180 - with Jameson’s and whipped cream; Strawberry Amor 250 - vodka, crème de cacao, white crème de menthe and fresh strawberries; strawberry daiquiri 190; strawberry piòa colada 210. Visit www.amorrestaurant.com, tel. 038-710-680 (Open 5pm to midnight).

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 750++ baht / children 400++ baht; Wednesdays - La Mer Restaurant, Mediterranean buffet dinner 6.30 p.m. - 10 p.m., adults 650++ baht / children 350++ baht; Friday - Verandah Coffee Shop, BBQ & seafood buffet dinner 6 p.m. - 10 p.m., adults 750++ baht / children 400++ baht; Saturday - Verandah Coffee Shop, international buffet dinner 6 p.m. - 10 p.m., adults 650++ baht / children 350++ baht. Pamper yourself with the exceptional variety of all-you-eat favourites, dazzlingly laid out for an evening of leisurely dining. Bring you family and friends. Sit back, relax and enjoy. For reservations please call 038-428155, 361340 ext 1620, 1621 or E-mail: [email protected].

Shenanigans Irish Pub is now open at its new location on the first floor of the new, upscale ‘The Avenue’ shopping mall, Pattaya 2nd Road, Opp. Soi Post Office. For details of all upcoming events and dining choices check the Web site at www.shenanigans-pattaya.com or email: [email protected]

Molly Malones Irish Pub Pattaya (formerly The Kilkenny) recently opened its doors on Walking Street, South Pattaya. 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. 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 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.

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 195 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 195 baht; Tuesday: chicken cordon bleu, chicken breast stuffed with ham & cheese served with chips, vegetables, & gravy sauce. 195 baht; Thursday: lasagna, with meat sauce & white sauce covered with cheddar cheese & parmesan cheese served with mixed salad. 195 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; Soup & Salad Bar 175 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]

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.

No.43, Italian Bistro, Kantary Bay Rayong presents a special international lunch buffet every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday from 11.30 - 14.00: Only 250++ baht per person, children 50% discount & a special Italian buffet dinner every Wednesday from 18.00 - 22.00: Only 390++ baht per person, children 50% discount. For info & reservations please call 038-804 844 or look at: www.kantarygroup.com

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.

Come enjoy Casa Pascal Restaurant’s gourmet set menu: Entrees: young hen and goose liver galantine, cream of leek and seared scallops, roasted endive with ham and truffles, apple sherbet with caramelized young ginger. Main course: grouper fillet on creamy savoy cabbage or lamb loin in brique crust and vegetable potpourri. Dessert: parfait of chestnuts & walnuts with potted figs or selection of premium international cheese, plus coffee or tea, Calvados, Grappa, Remy Martin, Williams. Food only 1,450 baht net or menu with unlimited beverages 2,900 baht net. Open daily 11:00 ~ 23.00. Sunday brunch buffet: every Sunday 10:30 ~ 15:00, adults 799 baht net including a glass of house champagne. For reservation (038) 723 660, fax (038) 723 659, e-mail: [email protected]. For more information: www.restaurant-pattaya.com

Events

Monday, February 25, the Pattaya Gay Festival will be holding their opening ‘Tribute to the Stars’ Street Party in Boystown, Pattaya. The show will feature a host of guest artists including the popular Toi and ‘El Duo’. There will also be a great lucky draw with some fantastic prizes. The street opens at 8pm with the party starting at 9.30pm. Tickets are only 300 baht with 150 baht of the ticket price going to PGF charities. Businesses have also agreed to donate 10% of all food and beverage sales to PGF.

Asian University is holding a mini film festival on Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 February starting 7pm. Both evenings are expected to last about two hours and the programmes include screenings of six short films on the Wednesday and two award winning full-length films on the Thursday. Edward Delos Santos Cabagnot, an award-winning lecturer from the Filipino Cultural Centre whose expertise is in Asian cinema will be the guest attendee. Entry to both the evening events is free. For more information please contact Yao on 038 253 700, extension 2722 or email Will at [email protected]. There is more information on the film festival on the web site at www.asianust.ac.th/bam/filmfest.htm

The Regent’s School International Day 2008 will take place from 11am - 4pm on Saturday March 8 at The Regent’s School, Highway 36: The day will be a celebration of internationalism and the community. Over 43 different countries will be represented to visit and collect passport stamps and take part in an amazing race and World Cup football. There will also be an international cafe + BBQ, national performances and a parade of nations. All the money raised from the event will go to support the Round Square service projects.

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.