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Events
The second Pattaya International Bed Race will take place on Sunday,
January 31, with approx. 100 bed racing teams taking part and some 20,000
people expected to attend. In addition to the race there will be a Family
Fair starting at 12 noon with games and lots of fun and after the bed race
there will be a big Rotary New Year Party. The route of the race will start
and end at The Avenue Pattaya shopping mall on Pattaya Second Road. Teams
will turn left into Soi 12, then left into Pattaya Beach Road, then onto
South Pattaya Road, and back into Second Road to the finishing line in front
of The Avenue Pattaya. For more information see www. pattayabedrace.com.
A Soprano concert featuring beautiful
music, from the classics of Mozart to Gershwin’s Broadway, will be held at
the Grand Ballroom of the Pattaya Marriott Hotel on Tuesday, February
9, starting at 7 p.m. This will be a fund raising event to benefit the
“Spirit to Serve” charity. Tickets to the concert are 490 baht, which
includes a welcome drink served at the Lobby Terrace from 6 p.m. Students
with a valid ID can gain admission for 100 baht. At the close of the
concert an international “cook to order” dinner buffet will be served at the
Marriott Garden Café where concert ticket-holders will enjoy a special 50%
discount.
The North Star Library in
Pattaya will host a special talk by Dr. Giuseppe Mario Saccone, a lecturer
at Asian University, on Thursday, January 28, titled “Human Rights:
reflections on some of the conceptual features of rights.” The talk will
take place in the Meeting Room from 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. and admission is free
to the general public with a coffee break being provided. Please call
038-716-755 to reserve your place or sign up at the reception.
Clubs and Associations
The next Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) meeting
will be on Sunday, January 24 and everyone is warmly welcome to attend. 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. Each week the PCEC has an interesting speaker to talk on various
subjects of interest in an informal setting. The speaker for this Sunday
will be Roger Fox talking about some of the special things that have been
done by helicopters. This program will be followed by the ever lively and
often humorous Open Forum where questions are asked and answers given about
living in Pattaya as well as an update on events 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 official website at www. pattayacityexpatsclub.com and learn
more about the many and varied activities of the club.
The Pattaya International Ladies
Club (PILC) organizes regular lunches and coffee mornings the first and
third Tuesday of every month. To find out about the next meeting, contact
President Gillian Thom on 081 762 6003 or email to [email protected],
Website www.pattaya-pilc.com
The Pattaya Irish Society meets
every Wednesday at 8 p.m. 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 Royal Cliff
Grand Hotel: Time 18.30 for 19.00. Contact Lloyd Jones (Membership)
0878043943.
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in
Pattaya: The Pattaya Group meets Wednesday and Thursday at noon (open);
Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 5 p.m. (closed) and Wednesday, Thursday,
Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. (closed) at the Satree Pattana Center, Soi
Skaw Beach (2nd Rd): contact Carl on 084 563 1671. The Good Morning Pattaya
Group meets 9 a.m. every morning at the Highlander Guest House, Soi Skaw
Beach. All meetings are ‘open’: contact Mike 086 009 6276. The Jomtien Group
meets every day at noon at Jomtien Long Stay Hotel: contact: Bill 086 156
8102, Mark 087 096 6069, Bob 087 085 3356, Thai contact: Somchai 081 445
3302. The Scandinavian Group meets on Mondays and Fridays 6 p.m. at the
Norwegian Seaman’s Church, Thappraya Road Soi 7: contact Hans 085 135 7755
or Rune (Rayong) 089 754 9515.
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 French speaking Rotary Club
Pattaya Marina meets every Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Amari Resort and
Tower on Pattaya Beach Road. For further details contact Club President,
Florent Pellegrin, on tel. 086 565 1955 or go to www.
rotarypattayamarina.org
The Royal British Legion meets
at Tropical Bert’s, 2nd Road
opposite the Bangkok Bank every Sunday from 2 p.m. You do not have to have
served in the UK armed forces to join but you must agree to the principles
of the Legion. For more details phone Bert on 089 807 2335.
The Dutch Expat Club meets the
last Thursday of every month at Chateau Dale on Thappraya Road at 6 p.m. For
full details please check out the website at www.
nederlandseverenigingpattaya .org or email albertmartin26 @yahoo.com. New
members are always welcome.
DACH-Club - Meetings of German
speaking residents for dining, discussions, films and gemutlichkeit. Pat’s
Leckerle, Soi 33 Naklua. Check website http://www. dach-th.org/location.html
Chinese New Year Celebrations
The Montien Hotel, Pattaya invites you to a
Chinese New Year celebration on Saturday February 13. Welcome the Year of
the Tiger with an international (Chinese buffet delights) dinner at the
Verandah Coffee Shop from 6.30 p.m. until 10.30 p.m. Adults 1,350 baht net;
children 850 baht net. For reservations call the Montien Hotel, Pattaya on
038-428155 or 038-361340 Ext. 1620 or 1621, E-mail; [email protected]
Dining
Manhattans Restaurant offers an early dining menu:
From 5 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. diners can enjoy a menu of extraordinary quality and
value. The two course option is 795 baht or three courses for 895 baht –
both inclusive VAT. There are 12 dishes to choose from, one example being a
starter of a gratin of smoked fish, a main course of 200 gr. Angus sirloin
char-grilled steak with all the extras, followed by a dessert of
blackcurrant pancakes with chocolate ice cream. The a la carte menu is
available from 6 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. The restaurant is closed Mondays. More
details on the website www. manhattans-pattaya.com or for reservations call
038 259 790
Try the distinctively delicious Black
Angus beef this January at Mantra Restaurant & Bar: Savor a wide
range of well-selected steaks, cuts and ribs that will utterly indulge your
taste buds and set your appetite on fire! Compliment your selected
delicacies with a wide range of sauces, toppers and side dishes and add a
little luxury to the meal with lobster and prawns. The Mantra Restaurant &
Bar is situated on the north end of Pattaya Beach Road at the Amari Resort
and Tower complex. Open from 6 p.m. till 1 a.m. For reservations, call +66
(0) 3842 9591 Fax +66 (0) 3842 8615 or email an enquiry, visit
www.mantra-pattaya.com
It’s Strawberry Season again at Amor
Restaurant where there is now a host of great strawberry savory dishes,
desserts and cocktails to tempt your taste buds. Try strawberry pork fillet
or chicken breasts for 390 baht, strawberry salmon fillet for 490 baht, or a
host of other delightful strawberry dishes starting from just 150 baht. For
more information visit www. amorrestaurant.com
At the Peak Chinese Restaurant
in January, the whole month will be superbly special for all lovers of lamb
and goat meat as the award-winning resident chef creates an enticing menu
boasting the finest selection of: braised mountain goat with fragrant brown
sauce, grilled rack of Australian lamb seasoned with special XO sauce,
pan-fried mountain goat with pungent black peppercorn sauce, roast rack of
Australian lamb with bean paste and sautéed mountain goat with dried shrimp
sauce. Also, don’t forget to try the bigger and better dim sum lunch
that features an array of soup, dim sum selection and dessert. The Peak is
located on the 8th floor
of the Dusit Thani Pattaya. Open every day from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30
p.m. and 6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. For reservations and more information on
opening hours, please call (0) 3842-5611 to 7, ext. 2276.
Sophisticated and yet relaxing, that’s
dining out at Grappa Ristorante Italiano. Authentic Italian
cuisine, plus some Thai favorites, inexpensive wine cellar with Italian,
French and New World labels. Go for lunch and linger all evening. Grappa
Ristorante Italiano and Wine Bar, Woodlands Suites, Soi 22 Pattaya Naklua
Road, Tel. 038 052 299, email [email protected]. Open seven days
from 6.30 a.m. for breakfast for the guests in the Woodlands Suites, and
then through till 11 p.m. Secure parking alongside and underneath Woodlands
Suites.
Bruno’s Restaurant - the home of
fine dining - has been a favorite amongst local residents and holiday-makers
since 1996. The restaurant offers a full international menu along with local
dishes so as to cater to all tastes. Come to Bruno’s and relax in a unique
atmosphere whilst enjoying superb service and magnificent cuisine. Bruno’s
Restaurant is located on Thappraya Road, Pattaya, close to the traffic
lights at Thepprasit Road. Open for lunch from 12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. and
dinner from 6 p.m. till late. Call 038 364 600-1 for further enquires or to
make a reservation or Email reservations @brunos-pattaya.com
Sunday Brunch Buffet and B.B.Q at
Restaurant Casa Pascal offers an extensive buffet including local and
imported seafood (Alaska king crab legs, smoked salmon, lobster, prawns,
oysters and more), lots of international appetizers and salads, Western and
Asian hot food, pasta station, flaming steaks station and BBQ grill on the
terrace, breakfast items, soft drinks and coffee, desserts, cheese, and
much, much more. Buffet 899 baht net including a glass of house champagne or
with unlimited wine and beer + 475 baht (until 16:00), with unlimited house
champagne, wine and beer + 675 baht (until 16:00). Plus each guest gets a
lucky draw ticket for the chance to win vouchers for fantastic dinner menus
at Casa Pascal. The drawing takes place each Monday and the higher your
bill, the more tickets you get. Sunday Brunch Buffet and B.B.Q. is served
every Sunday 10:30 - 15:00. For your reservation, call (038) 723-660 or
081-983-4182 (Kim), www.restaurant-pattaya.com
Throughout January at The Bay
Italian Restaurant, enjoy an exciting culinary renaissance featuring
contemporary rustic cuisine from regional Italy. Rediscover your passion
for appetizers such as beef carpaccio with crispy arugula, pecornino cheese
and marinated artichokes. Then sample the pasta menu with mushroom ravioli
and ricotta cheese, sun-dried tomato and fresh asparagus. As for the main
plate, savor one of the dishes called veal tenderloin on saffron risotto
with parmesan cheese, pan-fried duck liver and black truffle sauce. The Bay
is located near the Lagoon Pool at Dusit Thani Pattaya. Open every day
from 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. For more information and reservations,
please call 038 425 611-7 ext. 2270.
The Montien Hotel, Pattaya Theme
Buffet Evenings: Friday - Verandah (Coffee Shop), BBQ and 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 favorites, dazzlingly laid out for an
evening of leisurely dining. Bring your family and friends. Sit back, relax
and enjoy. For reservations please call the Montien Hotel, Pattaya, tel.
038-428155, 038-361340 ext 1620,1621, e-mail; [email protected]
Jomtien Boathouse hosts a live
Elvis act every Monday and Tuesday evening at 9 pm. The talented Arthur
Elvis will entertain you while you dine under the stars on a great
beachfront location on the corner of Jomtien Beach Road Soi 8. Be
entertained while enjoying the great steak, seafood, European and Thai menu.
Finish your evening with Irish Coffee. For reservations call: 038 756 143.
New and only at Moon River Pub!
The After Work Club, Sunday through Thursday, 7 p.m. 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 the Irish Pub has a
host of Daily Specials at 195 baht including on Monday: Fillet Steak
Special, Tuesday: Roast Chicken with all the trimmings; Wednesday: Steak and
Mushroom Pie, Thursday: Pork Chop served with baked potato, fried onions,
grilled tomato, and corn on the cob on a sizzling plate, and Friday: Fish
and Chips. All the Specials are served with starter and dessert, from 12
noon until 11.00 p.m. As always Jameson’s serves it’s all day and night
Carvery at the weekends, as much as you can eat for 375 Baht, children 150
Baht, on Saturday from 5.00 p.m. - 11.00 p.m. and Sunday from 01.00 p.m. -
11.00 p.m. And also don’t miss out on Jameson’s new a la carte menu. Tel.
(038) 361 874, e-mail: info @jamesons-pattaya.com, Website:
www.jamesons-pattaya.com
The Cascade Restaurant offers to
satisfy your gourmet senses in January with a bevy of modern maritime
creations delicately prepared to your exacting standards by Cascade’s new
executive chef, the award-winning Adrian O’Herlihy. The convivial dining
experience features Mariana Hot Pot (for two) - cook your own seafood at
your table! Prime Pacific & Atlantic fish & shellfish with raw vegetables,
dashi and a dipping sauce with garnishes THB 1,200 (for two) and a lot more
delightful seafood specialties to enjoy while dining in the air-conditioned
restaurant or alfresco by the hotel’s lush Atrium and cascading waterfall.
The Cascade Restaurant is on the 4th floor
of Dusit Thani Pattaya open daily from 6am - 1am. For more
information, call (0) 3842 5611-7 ext. 2153.
Entertainment
Zumba Fitness ‘Special Week-end Rates’
offered at Steps and Rhythm Dance Academy. Classes are only 180 baht per
hour on Saturdays and Sundays at 11 a.m. For more information on Zumba for
adults or children and other dance classes offered such as Hip Hop, Yoga,
Flamenco and Belly Dance, please call Stephanie on 0895 444 842 or e-mail
info@ steps-and-rhythm.com
Asian born singer & recording artist
Alston Koch (‘Asia’s King of Pop’), a prolific songwriter with many
international hits to his credit, is the featured ‘Star’ at the Hard Rock
Hotel Pattaya from February 4 to February 7. Alston will be bringing
you the hits of the famous singers of yesteryear in a special exclusive
‘Alston in Retro’ for just 4 nights only. The show will be a non-stop power
packed performance of ‘past hits’ bringing a special brand of the nostalgic
60s, 70s and 80s. For more information call the Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya on
038-426 635.
Enjoy live, world-class music at the
Jazz Pit Pub on Soi 5, Second Road (or Beach Road), every night of the
week. On Monday and Friday nights international artists get together for
jam sessions, so if you play an instrument or just love the sound of jazz,
come and relax in this classy and cozy atmosphere.
The Captain’s Corner introduces
the talented “Elvis” Arthur every Saturday and Sunday evening at 9 p.m. to
continue the popular “Elvis live on stage” tradition. Come and enjoy the
best Bar-B-Q in town at the Captain’s Corner and sing along to your favorite
Elvis song. For reservations and free pick up service call: 038 364314. The
Captain’s Corner BBQ restaurant is located at the Residence Suites,
Thappraya Road on the way to Jomtien.
Liam’s Gallery: The largest
gallery in the Eastern Seaboard features original artworks by Thai and
International artists. The gallery also features a large library, coffee and
wine bar with Wi-Fi Internet. Works are for sale and the gallery also
displays Liam’s extensive private collection of art. The gallery is located
at 352/107 Soi 4, Pratamnak Hill (Soi Nordic). Gallery hours are Daily 10
a.m. -7 p.m. Closed on Mondays. Open house every Friday at 6.30 p.m. Free
wine served. Telephone 038 306172 Geena or Liam. Email
[email protected], Website: www.liamsgallery.com
Bangkok Events and Promotions
The Chaophya Park Hotel in
Bangkok offers a 3 for 2 meal promotion in all the hotel’s restaurants,
every day from now until 30 April 2010. When 3 people dine together you pay
only for 2. The award winning hotel offers a multitude of cuisines from
international dishes in the Park Café, Japanese buffet in the Mori Grill
Japanese Restaurant, Shanghai lunch buffet at the Garden Court Chinese
Restaurant, everyone’s favorite kao tom buffet or the delicious desserts at
Big Gido’s Coffee Corner. Reserve your table at 02 290 0125 ext. 7105, www.
chaophyapark.com
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