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The Walker gives free feet examinations for children at Mercy Center
Pattaya is a unique place, where when someone new moves here to live or work, notwithstanding the modernity and sophistication of the city, he or she immediately sees beyond the facade and discovers that there are a lot of people both adults and children who are underprivileged and in need of care. |
Rivalry fierce during annual Sports Day at Vocational School
The annual two day sports competition at the Redemptorist Vocational School for People with Disabilities recently took place, and as usual the rivalry was fierce. Following an opening ceremony which was officiated by Pattaya Deputy Mayor Verawat Khakhay, the four teams of competing students showed their skills and talents in a variety of sports, including fencing, wheelchair basketball, |
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Annual Father Ray Day celebrations scheduled for August 14-15
In the more than thirty years that he spent in Pattaya, Father Raymond Brennan changed the lives of many neglected and abandoned children and disabled students. An American Catholic priest of the Redemptorist order, he received the first child into his care in 1974, a time when the US was at war with Vietnam, and Pattaya was still a small fishing village with dolphins regularly sighted in the bay. |
United strike late to salvage a point in derby thriller
With the Thai Premier League taking a break last weekend as their ‘all stars’ team took on Atletico Madrid in an exhibition game in Bangkok, there was a full league program played out the previous Wednesday evening with arguably the biggest game taking place at the Chonburi Stadium as the hosts entertained the ‘Dolphins’ of Pattaya United. |
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Beni’s Sunday Brunch
For our family, Sunday is sacred. Sunday is the day none of us work. Even the children do their homework on the Saturday to leave personal dining free on the Sunday. So with that background, |
The Volt is reality
The Chevrolet Volt now has a price tag (in the US) of $41,000. The project has been developed over the last four years, and it seems that the initial sales will be in specially selected states in the US, beginning with California. The car should be available in the GM dealerships later this year. |
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