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Events
The Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard
Pattaya (RCES) is holding a Christkindl Charity Market on Sunday,
December 6 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Rose Garden of the Marriott Resort &
Spa Pattaya. Bring the family along, do some bargain Christmas shopping
from the more than 37 tables packed with festive goods, and help the
underprivileged children of Thailand at the same time. A tombola will also
be held with some fantastic prizes to be won.
A Joint Foreign Chamber of Commerce
Thailand (JFCCT) Eastern Seaboard Networking Evening will be held on
Friday, December 11 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn on Pattaya
Beach Road. European Safety Concepts (ESC), Holiday Inn Pattaya & Fluid
Asia Pacific are sponsoring finger food, wines, beer (draft Tetleys &
Kronenbourg) and soft drinks on a first-come, first-served basis from
6.30-8.30 p.m. All nationalities are welcome and entry is free of
charge; however, all attending must book in advance. BCCT
members should book on-line at the BCCT website - www. bccthai.com.
Non-BCCT members should email rungjit@bccthai.com with the name/s of those
attending.
Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya is
hosting a charity concert titled “A Night with the Diva” on Saturday,
December 12 starting at 6 p.m. and featuring Thai singing sensation ‘P’ Amp
Saowaluck. Tickets are priced at 2,500 baht per person (pay for 9 people
only when book a table of 10) and include a reception cocktail and buffet
dinner from the chef’s selected menus, music from ‘P’ Amp Saowaluck and
Prime Pitch Band from the Philippines, a fireworks display, and a grand
raffle draw with some fantastic prizes to be won. Proceeds from the event
will go to supporting the Baan Amphur School in Sattahip, an 80 year old
dilapidated primary school in desperate need of renovation. For more
information and reservations call 038 428 755-9.
Pattaya Discovery Beach Hotel
will organize a charity concert on December 25 in aid of the Pattaya
Orphanage. For this very special classical program, two very young talented
musicians, the award winning pianist Pimpanit Karoonyavanich and her brother
the violinist, Piyapob Karoonyavanich, will be performing classical pieces
from a variety of composers including Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Debussy
and many more. This event will be organized to raise some money for all the
children at the orphanage and tickets are on sale for THB 1,500 per person.
For ticket sales and seat reservations please contact Christopher Hlebayna
via email at gm @d-beach.com or by my mobile 087 976 5154.
Clubs
and Associations
The next Pattaya City Expats Club
(PCEC) meeting will be on Sunday, December 6 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. This week
the scheduled speaker is David Gaimoise who will be entertaining us with
some video clips of some of our favorite actors performing in some of their
famous movies. This talk will be followed by the ever-lively and often
humorous Open Forum and an update on the 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 official website at www.pattayacityexpats
club.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 every first
and third Tuesday of the month. To find out about the next meeting, contact
President Gillian Thom on 081 762 6003 or email to pilc262 @yahoo.com,
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.
Dining
Amor Restaurant, a Pattaya
landmark for almost 16 years, is celebrating Christmas with its famous
Traditional Christmas Dinner on December 25 with one sitting at 8 p.m. As
always, for these special events, Amor has family style service where the
waiters come to your table with platters and terrines, fresh and hot from
the kitchen and you get to help yourself to as much as you want of
everything. The waiters keep coming back with more as often as you like. The
menu can be seen on the Amor Website at www. amorrestaurant.com and costs
1,350 baht per person. Reservations highly recommended, tel. 038-710-680,
mobile: 01-945-5396, email: richard@amorrestaurant.com Pattayaland Soi 3,
South Pattaya.
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
The Peak Chinese Restaurant
invites you to celebrate the festive season and enjoy their extensive
Christmas Set Menu prepared to perfection by award-winning Chef Chi Tak
Lai. This holiday menu consists of: pan fried stuffed bean curd with
shrimps, braised minced fish soup, roasted Peking duck, stir-fried soft
shell crab with XO sauce, fried rice ‘yan chow style’, sweet sago in coconut
milk for dessert. You can also 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 admin@woodlandssuites.com. 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
Throughout December at The
Bay Italian Restaurant, enjoy a fine selection of dishes from the Emilia
Romagna region in northern Italy made famous by its Parmigiano Reggiano
and the traditional Balsamic vinegar. Sample authentic cuisine that
brings together traditional dishes such as: Parma ham, with flat bread,
rocket salad parmesan cheese and balsamic dressing; veal cutlet Modena style
served with onion in balsamic vinegar and oven baked potatoes with
parmigiano cheese; cuttlefish stuffed with bread crumbs, parsley and garlic
served with cauliflower in tomato sauce and mashed potatoes. 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; pattaya@montien.com
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
Entertainment
Salsa Amante are holding free
workshops every Friday night at Goodfellas in Walking Street starting
at 9 p.m. Welcome drink, live band, free workshop and dancing till the early
hours. For more information, please contact dancestudio@salsaamante .com or
call 087 618 5117. Every Friday night is Latino night so see you on the
dance floor!
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.
Enjoy live, world-class music at the
Jazz Pit Pub on Soi 5, Second Road, every night of the week. On Monday
nights international artists get together for jam sessions, so if you play
an instrument or just love the sound of jazz, come and join in the fun in
this classy and cozy atmosphere.
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
contact.liamsgallery@gmail. com, Website: www. liamsgallery.com |
