Chatchawal Supachayanont (right), GM of the
Dusit Thani Pattaya and leader of the GM Gang seems thrilled as Jan Jeerapat
(left), MD of Hotel J, thanks her guests for their participation in the J
Cineplex event.
Pratheep “Peter Graves” Malhotra
In an effort to conjure up new ideas for the ever popular GM Gang dinners,
Jan Jeerapat, MD of the Hotel J on North Pattaya, came up with an original
one for the April 25 GM Gang Dinner.
The foyer and entrance to the dining room was converted into what was dubbed
as the “J Cineplex” replete with marquee, movie posters of coming
attractions and ushers dressed for the part.
The
Diva proved to be the most popular performer of the evening.
The dining room was set up in such a way that diners could enjoy their meal
and at the same time watch clips from their favorite movies.
Whilst we watched 007 in his Aston Martin Vanquish being chased by the bad
guy in and around the ice palace in “Die another day”, the appetizer
appropriately named “Top Gun Bruschetta flavor’s distinctness” was served.
Staff dressed as Bond danced around the room toting 007’s trademark Baretta
pretending to shoot at the bad guys.
Next guests were taken on a transatlantic cruise aboard the RMS Titanic. As
Jack wooed Rose on deck and in the hold of the “unsinkable” mammoth vessel,
the “Atlantic purple cream soup” was served. A live rendition of Jack and
Rose on the bow railing of the ship was enacted by a young couple as Jack
crowed, “I am the king of the world” just before the ship collided with the
queen of all icebergs.
From the sea we journeyed into outer space with “The Fifth Element” on
screen. As Bruce Willis is rescuing and protecting the sexy Leeloo (Milla
Jovovich) from the deadly Mangalores, the “Flavour element’s macrocosm of
snow fish” is served. All the while Diva Plavalaguna with her octopus hair
sings and dances around the dining table.
007
shoots up the bad guys.
The action picks up as “The Matrix” hits the screens. We watch Keanu Reeves
split himself into a hundred images as he flies around the screen in slow
motion, fist fighting and shooting the bad guys while sipping on the “Ice
lemon delight”.
Panic hits earthlings as an asteroid the size of Texas is headed for our
planet. An invincible team of deep core drillers led by Bruce Willis is
commissioned to fly up in two space shuttle look-alikes to nuke the rock
from the inside. Blood, sweat and tears flow on screen as diners chomp down
on “Grilled lamb chops with hot sunrise sauce and rock potatoes”. Needless
to say, rebel boy Ben Affleck survives the ordeal to come back to earth to
marry his boss’s daughter Liv Tyler, the love of his life.
Fans of Thai movies will remember the famous Mae Nak Phrakanong, the legend
of everlasting love between man and ghost. The modern day version came to
life on screen and the ghostly “mae nak” mingled with the guests who dined
on the “combination of love forever”.
It was a unique setting as GMs watched movies
while dining on fine cuisine.
But wait, we have not watched any Chinese movies as yet! “Coming up”
announced our host. As desert with coffee and tea was served, we watched the
legendary Huang Fei Hong go through his demonstration of unrivaled skills in
martial arts. Of course the bad guys lost again.
It was a very different GM Gang to say the least and at the end of the
moving experience, Chatchawal Supachayanont, GM of the Dusit Thani Pattaya
had only compliments and accolades for Jan and her team for their
outstanding performance both in the kitchen and on the entertainment side of
things. He said, “If the new generation of hoteliers is just like Jan, we
can be assured that the future of the hospitality business is in good hands.
This is what is so unique about us here in Pattaya…we have the best
resources and talent and we can assure all visitors who come here for their
holidays that they can expect only the best.”
They all live happily ever after. The End.
We’re flying off into space to blow up the
asteroid to save planet earth.
At the end of a most entertaining evening, guests pose for a group photo
with the cast.
