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THAILAND PROPERTY AWARDS 2007 

Winners of the Thailand Property Awards 2007 Announced 

BANGKOK, 3rd December 

2007 – The winners of 

the 2007 Thailand Property 

Awards were announced Saturday 

night at a lavish Gala Dinner 

held at the Royal Orchid 

Sheraton in Bangkok. Over 350 

of Thailand’s real estate elite 

were in attendance to celebrate 

the 13 award winners on the 

night. 

After a long and thorough 

process of nomination, 

entry and judging, the winners 

were: 

McEvily & Collins 

Best Developer, won by Raimon 

Land PLC. (Bangkok) 

Best Boutique Developer, 

won by Dhevatara Properties 

Co. Ltd. (Samui) 

British Chamber of 

Commerce Thailand Best International 

Agent, won by CB Richard 

Ellis (Thailand) Co. Ltd. 

(Bangkok) 

Best Thailand Agent, 

won by Samui Villas & Homes 

Co. Ltd. (Samui) 

Best Resort Villa Development, 

won by The Yamu. 

(Phuket) 

Vivaldi PR Best Urban 

Condo Development, won 

by The Legend. (Bangkok) 

Best Resort Condo 

Development, won by Royal 

Phuket Marina. (Phuket) 

Lighthouse Club 

Green Development Award, 

won by: West Sands. (Phuket) 

Gaggenau Best Architect, 

won by Woods Bagot 

(Thailand) Ltd. (Bangkok) 

Best Interior Designer, 

won by S.O.D.A. 

Sachdev ODell (Thailand) Co. 

Ltd. (Bangkok) 

Best Agent Website, 

won by 

www.siamrealestate.com. 

(Phuket) 

Best Development 

Website, won by: 

www.theriverbangkok.com. 

(Bangkok) 

Real Estate Personality 

of the Year is awarded each 

year by the publishers of Property 

Report Thailand magazine, 

and this year was awarded to 

Robert Collins, Managing Director 

of Savills. 

“The 2007 awards 

saw a very high level of competition 

and the winners truly deserve 

this recognition. There 

was a good spread of winners 

from around Thailand, with 

strong showings from both 

Phuket and Samui, as well as 

Bangkok,” said Duncan 

Worthington, Managing Director 

of organisers Ensign Media 

Co. Ltd. 

“Thailand’s real estate 

industry has faced a number 

of challenges this year with 

growth being slower than previously 

expected. However, the 

success of the 2007 Thailand 

Property Awards and 

acknowledgement of the winners 

by their peers here tonight 

is a good indicator of the underlying 

quality and dynamic of the 

industry throughout the country,” 

added Worthington. 

Now in their second 

year, the annual Thailand Property 

Awards have grown from 80 

entries in 2006 to 112 entries in 

2007. The most popular award 

categories by number of entries 

this year were Gaggenau Best 

Architect, Best Agent Website 

Mr. Robert Collins MD of Savills won Real Estate Personality of the Year. 

and Best Resort Condo Development, 

and in a number of 

award categories the results 

were very close. 

The 2007 Thailand 

Property Awards introduced an 

innovative process of entry and 

judging. The organisers took a 

three phase approach: 

Phase I – The real estate 

industry were invited to 

nominate companies in the 12 

categories. Nominees could not 

nominate themselves, nor nominate 

in a category where there 

may be a conflict of interest. 

This phase closed on 31st August 

with over 260 nominations 

received. 

Phase II – All nominees 

were then contacted by the 

organisers and invited to enter. 

The entry procedure was done 

online with each entrant having 

secure password-protected access 

to ensure privacy. There 

was no entry fee. This phase 

closed on 31st October with 112 

entries received. 

Phase III – A team of 

22 judges selected from different 

disciplines in the industry, 

were given secure passwordprotected 

access to their private 

judging areas online. Different 

Judges were selected to judge on 

different awards to ensure no 

bias and conflict of interest, and 

Judges were selected from 

around Thailand (Bangkok, 

Phuket, Samui, Pattaya and Hua 

Hin) to ensure fair representation 

of different market segments. 

This phase closed on 

18th November. 

To ensure the process 

of nomination, entry and judging 

was transparent and fair, an 

Ethics Committee was appointed. 

The Ethic’s Committee 

were tasked with ensuring the 

end results were reached in a 

transparent and fair manner, and 

comprised Michael Belmont 

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Murray, Attorney at Law 

(USA), the law offices of 

McEvily & Collins; Paul 

Ashburn, Senior Partner Tax & 

Legal Services, BDO Richfield 

Advisory Limited; Dr. Sopon 

Pornchokchai, Ph.D. MRICS 

President, Thai Appraisal Foundation. 

“Last year 210 attended 

the Gala Dinner and this 

year 350 plus were in attendance 

– we are pleased to see so many 

in the industry taking part in the 

awards. We are looking forward 

to next year and already have 

some new ideas. We’re considering 

adding more categories 

and possibly having provincespecific 

awards,” commented 

Worthington. 

A charity auction was 

held during the Gala Dinner 

with all the proceeds going towards 

building a school for orphans 

at the Mercy Centre 

(www.mercycentre.org). The 

auction raised 764,000 Baht 

with Raimon Land offering to 

donate the balance needed to 

reach the 1.5 million Baht target. 

Sponsors of the 2007 

awards include Gaggenau, 

McEvily & Collins, the Lighthouse 

Club Bangkok, Vivaldi 

Public Relations; as media partners 

REIDIN.com and Property 

Report Thailand; and the British 

Chamber of Commerce was 

a supporting chamber. 

For more information, 

visit 

www.thailandpropertyawards.com. 

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ROTARY DONATION TABLE 

Rotary Club Collections for Mercy Center 

Making a good donation for the upkeep of the Mercy Center. 

A happy smile always pays dividends! Well done! 

During the past 

week members from the Rotary 

Club of Pattaya joined forces 

and met up at the Villa Market 

located in The Avenue on Second 

Road to do voluntary work 

on behalf of the Mercy Center. 

Being crowded with shoppers, 

the Villa Market was a good location 

point on Saturday 1 st December 

to set up a donation 

table to collect money from the 

Dusit Thani Green Leaf Committee President Prawes 

Akanimart gives instructions to the volunteers. 

To celebrate His 

Majesty the King Bhumibhol 

Adulyadej’s 80 th birthday anniversary 

on December 5 th , the 

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public to go towards the upkeep 

of The Mercy Center, run by 

Pastors Fred and Dianne Doell. 

The Rotary members 

were joined by some of the 

children from the Center, who 

not only carried donation boxes 

around but also passed out brochures 

and name cards to members 

of the public. A total of 

4,000 baht was raised at the 

Villa Market. Rotarians had a 

Rotarian John from the Hide-A-Way Bar in Jomtien helps out. 

Fellow Rotarians with Pastor Fred Doell (in red) at theVilla 

Market where a donation table was set to help Mercy Center. 

lot of fun meeting new people 

and showed the true spirit of 

Rotary. 

Later, the 

Rotarians were given a guided 

tour of the Mercy Center to see 

for themselves the good work 

that is carried out there. Their 

second Rotary collection outing 

was setting up another donation 

table on the second floor of 

Carrefour Shopping Center on 

the 5 th December. 

DUSIT CLEAN UP 

Dusit Thani Pattaya Acts For a Cleaner Beach 

management and staff of the 

Dusit Thani Pattaya organized 

a campaign to help make the 

beach of Pattaya cleaner. 

Khun Prawes 

Akanimart, President of the 

Green Leaf Committee of Dusit 

Thani Pattaya and Khun 

Songkram Karunataruekun, 

officer-in-charge of the 

committee’s projects, told reporters 

that the event was in line 

with His Majesty the King’s call 

on people to be environmentfriendly 

and work towards 

nature’s preservation and conservation. 

The whole day event 

got the volunteer staff of Dusit 

Thani Pattaya busy cleaning up 

the shorelines from the North 

Pattaya to the Central Pattaya 

beaches, ridding them of empty 

plastic bottles and other rubbish 

Green Leaf volunteers at the Dusit Resort, Pattaya. 

that had washed ashore. 

This activity was just 

one of the many that the hotel 

had sponsored in line with the 

Green Leaf Foundation’s objective 

to improve the quality of the 

environment and preserve our 

natural resources. The “clean 

up the beach campaign” also 

echoes the association’s goal to 

improve the efficiency of the hotels’ 

operations in working towards 

saving energy, water and 

other natural resources. 

Beach cleaning volunteers at work.

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HOUSE BURNT 

It Could Also Happen To You 

A fire broke out due to faulty air conditioning unit overheating. 

We have reported that 

there have been quite a few serious 

fires breaking out around 

Pattaya over the last week. Fortunately, 

no loss of life was reported 

in all the incidents that 

we covered. But here is the 

story of another fire which occurred 

which has important issues 

to bring to everyone’s attention. 

This incident began 

when three fire trucks were sent 

to Chock Chai Village 2 in the 

morning of the 4 th December to 

investigate a fire that was reported 

to be coming from a town 

house on the residential site. 

After seeing that 

there was a lot of smoke bellowing 

from inside the house, the 

team of officers had to force an 

entry to get in, as there was no 

one at home. The source of the 

fire was coming from the living 

room where they discovered that 

an air conditioning unit was 

ablaze. It was probably caused 

by overheating and a faulty fuse 

and the fire had rapidly spread 

to nearby flammable items of 

furniture. It took the fire brigade 

officers 30 minutes to get 

the blaze under control and finally 

douse the flames. It took 

them even longer to rid the place 

of the choking smoke, which 

had already enveloped nearby 

neighbouring houses. 

After an initial investigation 

of the room, the officers 

estimated that between 

200,000 and 300,000 baht’s 

worth of damage had been 

caused by the fire. 

Our reporters found 

that the townhouse turned out to 

belong to Mr. Bjorn Hellesylt, 

from Norway, who runs the successful 

Hosting Group in 

Pattaya that designs websites 

and provides other web application 

services to many businesses 

in the Eastern Seaboard area. 

The house had not being lived 

in for a while as Mr. Hellesylt 

stated to our reporters that he 

moved out of the premises several 

months back as he was having 

the house totally renovated 

and decorated from top to bottom. 

However, on many occasions, 

during his check visits to 

see how things were getting 

along, he had to instruct the 

workers to clean up and get rid 

of the dust that was accumulating 

in the rooms from sawdust 

and plaster and grouting work. 

He also had to remind them to 

switch off all the electric appliances, 

including the air conditioning, 

when they left the 

house. 

Now, the unthinkable 

has happened and Mr. Hellesylt 

has to restart all over again. 

Fortunate, for him, the house did 

Mr. Hellesylt is lucky the house is still standing after the blaze. 

not burn down and at the time 

he did not have any important 

papers, passport or valuable belongings 

in the house. However, 

he now faces a number of 

important issues that you too 

should be made aware of. First 

of all, the house was not covered 

by insurance. Then, he has 

to face complaints and compensation 

requests from his 

neighbours, some of which are 

taking advantage of the incident. 

Already, he has been asked to 

pay a substantial amount for repainting 

a neighbour’s house 

because of smoke damage to the 

property. 

So, if you have property 

undergoing renovation or 

refurbishment, especially if unoccupied, 

be careful! Check 

that your workers are professional 

enough to clean up properly 

and that they do switch off 

lights and electrical equipment 

when they leave the premises. 

Check that all the air vents 

which can clog up very easily 

are regularly cleaned on air conditioning 

units at least once a 

month. Check electric wiring, 

especially around plugs to make 

sure they are secure and wire is 

not loose, bare or frayed. It may 

be a good idea to invest in a 

quality circuit breaker, especially 

for connecting to computers, 

as electric surges are very 

common in this part of the 

world. But most importantly, 

make sure that you have insurance 

to cover the possibility of 

such a thing as a disastrous fire 

happening. Don’t think it 

wouldn’t happen to you – take 

Bjorn Hellesylt’s word for it, it 

can! 

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PATTAYA PEOPLE NEWSPAPER 

SITES AROUND PATTAYA 

For Readers anxious to buy ‘Pattaya People Weekly’ early 

you can find below a list of venues where you can purchase 

your copy of ‘Pattaya People Weekly’ on Friday evening. 

JEED SHOP, Soi Post Office 

PATTAYA PHOTO, Pattaya Central Road 

JINTANA 2 BEAUTY, Pattaya–Naklua Road 

WANNEEPORN SHOP, Soi Yamato 

NATTAPORN BOOK SHOP, South Pattaya Road 

K. NONG SHOP, Pattaya Beach Road, Soi 6 

FLAMINGO HOTEL, Soi Day-Night 2 

THAILAND SHOP, Pattaya Beach Road 

BOOKAZINE SHOP, Big C, Pattaya Second Road 

BOOKAZINE SHOP, Jomtien, Dongtan Beach 

BOOKAZINE SHOP, Royal Garden, Pattaya Second Road 

D.K. CENTRAL PATTAYA, Pattaya Central Road 

FRIENDSHIP SUPERMARKET, South Pattaya Road 

MAHAKREE 1, Old Market Naklua 

SHINNAWAT SHOP, Wat Chaimongkron Market 

LUNG NIN SHOP, View Talay Jomtien 

B 2 S, Royal Garden, Pattaya Second Road 

B 2 S, Home Work, Sukhumvit Road 

PRANORM SHOP, Chonburi 

BOOKAZINE SHOP, Carrefour 

DAO CAFE, Soi Nern Plabwan 

SEAGUL BOOKS AND GIFTS, Dusit Resort, North Pattaya 

You can find 100’s of other outlets that will sell ‘Pattaya 

People Weekly’ on Saturday morning. 

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RUGBY DINNER AT AMARI 

Raimon Land Lighthouse Rugby Dinner 

There was a special 

charity dinner held on Friday 7th 

December at the Amari Orchid 

Resort, Pattaya, in aid of raising 

funds for poor construction 

workers’ children. Supported by 

the BCCT and sponsored by 

Raimon Land, Asian Motifs, 

MBMG, Crown Relocations, 

Veritas Graphics, Meinhardt, 

Molly Malone’s and RSM. The 

Rugby Dinner had Mr. Mike 

Watkins, former Welsh Rugby 

Captain talking about his life as 

a rugby captain. 

Mr. Mike “Spike” 

Watkins is one of Wales’ most 

controversial Rugby Captains 

who was generally known as the 

“Bad Boy of Welsh Rugby” 

between the 1970’s and 1980’s. 

Guest is former Welsh Rugby 

Captain Mike Watkins. 

His (alleged) behaviour on and 

off the Rugby Field led to some 

lengthy bans, a great deal of 

controversy and to his elevation 

as a Welsh Rugby Icon and Cult 

Hero. Public opinion finally 

forced the Welsh Rugby 

Selectors (who did not regard 

him as their favourite person) to 

select him for greater honours 

and his first game was as 

Captain of Wales. 

This event focused 

on raising much needed funds 

for the education of poor 

construction workers’ children 

and specifically the salaries of 

teachers provided by Father Joe 

Maier and the Human 

Development Foundation to 

staff the Lighthouse Club 

School. Lucky Draw Prizes 

worth 100,000 THB in furniture 

items and home decor 

accessories were donated from 

Asian Motifs. 

FREELANCE REPORTERS WANTED 

Pattaya People Weekly newspaper is looking for freelance reporters 

who could help us write about local sports, community 

happenings, food/restaurant reviews etc. 

Please send us an email with some samples of your writing 

skills. Please also inform if you have a computer, a digital camera 

and a video camera. 

COMPUTER GRAPHIC DESIGNERS WANTED 

Pattaya People Weekly newspaper is expanding the number of 

pages and is looking for Computer Graphic Designers. 

Please send us an email with some samples of your graphic 

design skills. 

Please also inform us if you have your own computer. 

PATTAYA PEOPLE WEEKLY 

Email: info@pattayapeople.com Tel.: 0-3842-7585 

Mike “Spike” Watkins back 

in the good old days in Wales. 

TRAGIC MOTORBIKE ACCIDENT 

Fatal Crash in Jomtien 

Pattaya Police were 

notified that a fatal accident had 

occurred involving a motorbike 

and a truck. Together with the 

Sawang Boriboon, officers went 

to the scene of the accident at 

Soi Talad Rom Pho in Jomtien, 

where the bodies of 35 years old 

Mr. Paiwan Chaiwong and a 

small dog was found under the 

10 wheel truck. Witnesses 

stated that Mr. Paiwan was 

riding the bike with his wife and 

child and a small dog in the front 

basket when suddenly he tried 

to avoid something on the road 

and did not see the truck behind 

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE 

Woman Scorned Goes on Warpath 


notified via the radio that a 

woman was attempting to kill 

herself in a Soi NN apartment 

in South Pattaya on 3 rd December. 

him trying to overtake. 

It was a miracle that 

the wife and child were 

thrown off the bike and 

onto the road unharmed. 

They were 

both taken to 

Banglamung hospital 

for a check up. The 

Driver of the truck was 

arrested and taken 

back to the police station for 

further investigation. 

At the scene, residents 

told the officers that an 

angry woman was shouting and 

screaming in her room and was 

attempting to slash herself with 

a kitchen knife. 

In attempts to calm 

her down, she attacked fellow 

residents with the knife and 

locked herself in the room. 

When officers finally entered the 

room after a 3 hour stand off, 

they found 30 year old Ms Malai 

Thongdun from Surin in a 

drunken condition. 

It turned out according 

to a witness that she had 

been involved in a row with her 

27 year old girlfriend, Payom 

and got very angry and drunk. 

Malai was taken first to 

Banglamung hospital to receive 

treatment and then back to the 

police station for further investigation. 

ISSUE 111 • SATURDAY 8 - 15 DECEMBER, 2007

UP IN A BALLOON 

International Balloon Fiesta 2007 Paragliding & Hang-Gliding 

An International Balloon 

Fiesta will be held in 

Pattaya from the 8 th to the 12 th 

December. This colourful air 

balloon international event will 

be presented at the Thammasat 

University grounds outside 

Pattaya with a number of countries 

from Europe and Asia entering 

different shapes and sizes 

of decorated balloons. 

Besides the parade of 

balloons, there will be the 

chance to ride in the air balloons 

and you can enjoy exciting 

shows like Kite flying, 

and a Volkswagen car parade. 

There will be a Fairground and 

concerts and much much more. 

During the nights there will be 

a special light and sound show 

and a spectacular firework display. 

The Pattaya International 

Balloon Fiesta 2007 

promises to be full of fun and 

excitement with a wide variety 

of entertainment for everyone. 

The University is located between 

Lake Mabprachan and the 

Bira Racing Circuit. Tel: 085- 

118-1597, 085-161-4221 

DRUNK DRIVE ACCIDENT 

Man Crashes into Electric Post 

Pattaya Police was 

notified that a car crash accident 

had occurred on South Pattaya 

Road in the afternoon of 1 st December. 

At the scene, officers 

found a Nissan Sunny car 

smashed into an electric post, 

which had collapsed onto the car 

bonnet. The driver, Mr. Veera 

Makote, aged 46 was waiting at 

the road side for the officers. It 

took seconds for the police to 

realize that the man had been 

drinking heavily. 

He gave a statement 

to the officers that he was driving 

home to Nong Nooch from 

a drinking binge with his friends 

in Pattaya. As he was driving 

very fast he nearly hit an oncoming 

vehicle and swerved and hit 

the post, resulting in the crash. 

He was taken back to the station 

for a breathalyzer test and 

later was bailed by his family for 

20,000 baht but will be charged 

for damaging government property 

and driving under the influence 

of drink. 

CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE Date : 4 December 2007 

Update : 2 Effective From : 14:45 [Unit : Baht per 1 unit of foreign currency] 

Currency Description Bank Note Currency Description Bank Note 

Buying Rates Selling Rates 

Buying Rates Selling Rates 

USD50 USD : 50-100 33.46 34.09 KRW Korea 0.0287 0.0398 

GBP United Kingdom 68.71 70.48 PHP Philippines 0.57 0.89 

EUR Euro Zone 49.10 50.15 TWD Taiwan 0.84 1.15 

JPY Japan (:100) 30.10 31.00 AUD Australia 29.08 29.91 

HKD Hong Kong 4.23 4.41 NZD New Zealand 25.46 26.52 

MYR Malaysia: 10, 50, 100 9.31 10.42 CHF Switzerland 29.44 30.27 

SGD Singapore 22.99 23.70 DKK Denmark 6.37 6.71 

BND Brunei 22.50 23.60 NOK Norway 5.89 6.18 

CNY China 3.87 4.92 SEK Sweden 5.04 5.32 

IDR 

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Indonesia (:1000) 2.14 4.46 

India : 50-1000 0.71875 0.92750 

CAD Canada 33.02 34.05 

GOLD 12,600 Baht/Baht weight Unchanged 

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FERRY BOAT FIRE 

Fire on Ferry Boat at Bali Hai 


notified on Friday, 30 th November 

that a fire had broken 

out on a ferry boat at Bali Hai 

pier. Together with the Fire 

Brigade, Officers went to the 

scene to find the Banzai ferry 

boat adrift alongside the pier, 

with the crew battling to put 

out the blaze that had broken 

out in the engine room. For- 

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tunately, there were no passengers 

on board at the time. 

After the fire was 

brought under control, an investigation 

began and police 

believe that it was started by 

someone being careless with a 

discarded cigarette butt which 

landed on a small pool of 

spilled flammable oil. 

EVERY SUNDAY! 

Pattaya Expats Club have their meeting every Sunday at 11.30 am. 

at Grand Sole Hotel; halfway between Tops and Big C 

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SUICIDE ATTEMPT 

Drunken Frenchman Attempts Suicide 

Because his wife had 

left him, Frenchman Mr. Gorand 

Mavry aged 63 attempted to 

commit suicide on the 29 th November 

by slashing his throat 

with a kitchen knife. 

FIRE AT FURNITURE STORE 

Fire Started Through Incompetence 

A fire broke out at a 

furniture store called A. R. 

Wood, on Sukhumvit Road in 

the early hours of 29 th November. 

Police were notified by witnesses 

and together with the Fire 

Brigade made their way to the 

scene of the fire. The fire had 

been started by some workers 

starting a small fire in the rear 

of the building to cook some 

food. 

After they had fin- 

Banglamung police were notified 

in the afternoon that the incident 

happened in Moo Baan 

Chatgaew village, so went along 

to investigate. There they were 

confronted by a very drunk Mr. 

A very upset and embarrassed Mr. Mavry talking to officer. 

ished they did not douse the fire 

completely and left the area, resulting 

in sparks from the dying 

fire spreading to nearby wood 

chippings and sawdust and 

causing the fire to build up and 

spread to the nearby building. 

Workers tried to put out the fire 

but it had got out of control, so 

they called the police for assistance, 

and with the help of a 

chemical spray the fire was out 

within minutes. 

Mavry who had padlocked the 

gate who, seeing the officers, 

proceeded to cut his face with 

the knife. 

After a long discussion 

with the man, officers managed 

to get the man to open the 

gate and allow the officers in- 

side. 

He told the officers 

that he was very upset as his wife 

had left him after many years. 

He got drunk and apologized for 

the incident and the officers told 

him to rest and sober up and seek 

help and support from friends. 


MOTORBIKE CRASH 

Motorbike Crash on Third Road 

Another motorbike 

accident occurred on the 29 th 

November at the interjunction of 

Third Road and Central Road. 

Mr. Saksith Vitae, aged 18 years, 

was riding very fast along Third 

Road when he had the misfortune 

to come across a motorbike 

taxi which was attempting to do 

a U-turn, due to the speed they 

collided and Saksith suffered 

ESTONIANS ARE COMING! 

Promoting Pattaya in Estonia 

A group of Estonian 

delegates and tour operators 

were given the red carpet treatment 

on the 29 th November, at 

severe chest injuries. Sawang 

Boriboon was soon on the scene 

and he was taken to 

Banglamung Hospital for further 

treatment. 

The motorbike taxi 

driver was fortunate to suffer 

only mild shock and stayed at 

the scene to wait for the police 

to investigate the incident. 

VENDOR STRIKES BACK 

Englishman Ko’d by Street Vendor 

the Garden Resort in North 

Pattaya by Deputy Mayor 

Veerawat Kahkai. It was all to 

do with a tourism promotional 

Mr. Colin from England 

got more than he bargained 

for whilst he was drinking 

at a beer bar, quietly minding 

his own business in the 

evening of 29 th November. Admittedly, 

he had one too many, 

but when a street vendor came 

into the bar and tried to sell him 

a watch and after saying no 

umpteen times, the vendor continued 

to pester the Brit to buy a 

watch. 

Short tempered 56 

year old Colin started shouting 

programme between Thailand 

and Estonia. 

The hope is to open 

up the market in Estonia and the 

region by promoting Pattaya 

and all its attractions in order to 

bring more tourists to sample 

the delights of Pattaya in the 

and pushed the man away. Bad 

move! The vendor got angry 

and picked up a nearby steel 

chair and began beating the hapless 

Englishman to the ground. 

After vending his anger 

the Thai fled the scene, leaving 

Colin in a pool of blood suffering 

head and body injuries. 

Sawang Boriboon was informed 

and after giving him first aid 

they sent him to the Memorial 

Hospital for a check up and further 

treatment. 

near future. 

The group will visit 

most of the main attractions that 

Pattaya has to offer in order to 

take back their experiences and 

opinions to promote Pattaya as 

an important holiday destination 

for Estonian tourists. 

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Monthly Rotary Meeting at Town in 

Town Hotel 

There 

was a special 

monthly Rotary 

meeting at the 

Town in Town 

Hotel on 3 rd December 

for members 

of the Rotary 

Club of Pattaya. 

A total of 18 Rotary 

guests from 

the Rotary Club 

of South Korea 

paid a visit and were welcomed 

by president Mr. Precha 

Peethong and past president 

Mr. Niels Colov. 

During the meeting, 

a charity project was discussed 

involving sending clothes and 

provisions to poor people in 

the North of Thailand. After 

the dinner, members exchanged 

banners and presented 

gifts to each other. 

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RUSSIAN ASSAULT 

Russian Tourist Molests Woman 


notified by a security guard at 

Big C, North Pattaya on Sunday, 

2nd December that he had 

detained a Russian tourist 

named Mr. Dimitri Belkin, 

aged 32, for indecently assaulting 

the lady owner of a 

shop at the superstore. As she 

was closing her shop, the Russian 

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from behind and then began 

mauling her body. 

In shock she 

screamed for help and thankfully 

her assistant came to her 

aid as the man ran away 

straight into the arms of the 

approaching security guard. 

The man was taken back to the 

police station for further investigation. 

THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE OF PATTAYA 

ALL THAT GLITTERS 

More Fake Gold in Pattaya 


notified by a gold shop owner 

on 4 th December that a woman 

was being held at the shop for 

trying to sell a fake gold necklace. 

Does this sound familiar? 

Last week we reported about 

another woman who tried to sell 

a gold necklace which turned out 

to be a fake. 

As in that case, this 

woman, 31 year old Miss. 

Krisanee Thain from Chiang Rai 

tried to do the same thing. Trying 

to sell the 3 baht necklace 

which she received from a previous 

foreign boyfriend and discovering 

it was fake she denied 

any knowledge about the fake 

gold, believing it was genuine. 

Police took her back 

to the station for further investigation 

and warned everyone to 

be careful about purchasing 

gold items on the streets as they 

most likely are not genuine. 

ASSAULT AT CITY HALL 

Woman Molested in Toilet 

In the early hours of 

5 th December, Pattaya Police 

were notified that a woman had 

been attacked by a security 

guard in the toilets at City Hall. 

Officers went along to investigate 

to find an 18 year old Thai 

woman who claimed that she 

had been attacked by a Thai man 

whilst she was in the toilet. She 

screamed and an officer came to 

her help and the man ran away. 

After checking the CCTV they 

saw 27 years old Apichai, who 

works for a private security 

company, attacking the woman. 

He was still on duty and was 

arrested and taken back to the 

Police Station for further investigation. 

BOY SEXUALLY MOLESTED 

4 Year Old Boy Molested by Youth 

Banglamung Police 

was notified on 1 st December 

that a 14 year old 

youth had been detained for 

molesting a 4 year old boy 

at a construction camp in 

Banglamung district. 

Officers went to 

the camp and investigated 

the case. The mother of the boy 

told the officers that her son’s 

behaviour had changed over the 

past few days. 

After interrogating 

the boy she was horrified to 

learn that he had been sexually 

assaulted twice by a 14 year old 

boy at the camp. 

She complained to the 

police who arrested the youth 

and further investigation is now 

under way. 


YA ICE PARTY 

Drug Partygoers Caught at Hotel 


notified on 4 th December that a 

drug party was being held at a 

hotel on Third Road. Police 

Colonel Nopadol Wongnorm 

and his team went to the hotel 

to investigate and found 6 

people, 4 men and 2 women, 

under the influence of Ya Ice 

drugs. There were a total of 5 

packets of the drug found in the 

raid. Back at the station the 

group was given urine tests and 

surprisingly one man proved 

negative but was still detained 

for being at the party. 

YABA STING ARREST 

Chonburi Police Arrest Yaba Dealer 

COUNTERFEIT WATCHES SWOOP 

Fake Designer Watches Crackdown 

BIG YABA HEIST 

Gang of Six Dealers Arrested 

On Saturday, 1 st December, 

Police Colonel Nopadol 

Wongnorm held a Press conference 

at Pattaya Police Station 

concerning the arrest of a major 

gang of drug dealers operating 

in Pattaya. 

A total of 6 members 

of a drug dealer gang who operated 

under the guise of a car audio 

business on Third 

Road had their cover 

broken as a team of 

undercover officers arrested 

the 6 men aged 

from 19 to 36 years 

with over 7,000 yaba 

tablets worth 

2,520,000 million 

baht on the street, 2 

guns and 140,000 

baht in cash. 

A team of investigators 

from Chonburi Police Station 

came to Pattaya to arrest a 

wanted drug dealer Mr. 

Chareow Puttra, aged 37 years 

old from Chonburi, who was 

hiding out in Pattaya. 

After intense investigation, 

the officers found the 

address of where the man was 

staying and planned a sting operation 

and contacted him in or- 

A team of Pattaya 

Police officers went out to 

search for counterfeit goods on 

the evening of 1 st December 

around Second Road and 

Pattaya Beach Road. They targeted 

a number of stalls in the 

area which are notorious for 

selling illegal copies of famous 

designer goods, especially 

watches such as Rolex and 

Bulgari. The swoop on unsuspecting 

vendors was successful 

as they found 12 famous brand 

name watches being sold by 31 

year old Mr. Kriengkrai Mudyae 

der to purchase yaba. 

An appointment was 

made to exchange drugs and 

money at the Huey Yai temple 

in Banglamung. 

After the exchange of 

400 tablets, officers arrested the 

man and took him back to his 

room where 2,400 tablets of 

yaba and 11,000 baht were recovered 

as evidence. Puttra 

stated that he regularly purchased 

the tablets from an agent 

on the Laos border. 

Further investigations 

are now under way to capture 

the Laos agent. 

from Krabi, who was arrested 

and taken back to the Police Station 

for further investigation. 

These copies on first inspection 

look very well made and sell for 

around 1,000 baht, a fraction of 

the genuine watch price. However, 

the majority are made extremely 

cheaply with inferior 

interiors that will very quickly 

cease to function. So, if you are 

tempted to purchase a cheap 

designer copy then do think 

twice as the purchase will be, as 

in most cases, very short lived. 

DEATH PENALTY 

FOR RAPISTS 

Three Men Sentenced to Death 

The three men were sentenced to death for murder and rape. 

At Pattaya Provincial 

Court on Friday 30 th November, 

Chief Justice, Mr. 

Amnart Yenying, held a Press 

conference to announce the 

sentence passed on three men 

accused of rape and murder. 

After a trial dating 

back to 2004 when the three 

men, Samat and Oukort, both 

aged 29 and 23 year old 

Apichart were accused of killing 

a man and raping and murdering 

his girlfriend in the 

Jomtien area. All three were 

found guilty and were sentenced 

to death by lethal injection. 


AUSSIE OFFICE BREAK IN 

Australian Social Welfare Office Break 

In 


informed on the 29 th November 

that a house in The Village 

on 3 rd Road had been burgled. 

Officers went to the scene to 

find Ms. Rattana Samanya, 

aged 26 years, who works at 

the house, belonging to a Mr. 

Justin Whitecroft, which cov- 

ers as an office for the Australian 

Welfare Service. The 

thieves had entered the building 

via the side window and 

had taken two laptops from the 

office. Officers recorded all 

information for further investigation. 

Mr. Whitecroft was 

not available for comment. 

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DEBTOR SHOT FOR NON PAYMENT 

Woman Shot by Angry Debt Collector 


notified on 29 th November that 

a shooting had occurred at an 

apartment building and were 

requested to come and assist in 

the incident. Together with the 

Sawang Boriboon, Officers 

went to the PP Orchid Apartments 

on Soi Bongkot, Central 

Pattaya to meet the owner, 38 

year old Mr. Maetee 

Keawsawat. He stated that an 

incident had occurred with two 

of his tenants. 

Police learned that a 

tenant, Mr. Chockchai Saongen, 

aged 29, from Uthai Thani was 

in debt to a borrower to the 

amount of 20,000 baht, but he 

could not pay back the 

instalments. 

After a few telephone 

messages, Chockchai was given 

a final warning to pay back the 

money. 

At the same time, a 

knock on the door confirmed 

that the debt collector was outside 

the room. Refusing to open 

the door, the debt collector in 

anger pulled out a gun and fired 

at the door lock in an attempt to 

get into the room. Hearing the 

loud noise, Chockchai’s girlfriend, 

Kungnang, aged 32 years 

old, who was sleeping in the 

room, was woken up by the disturbance. 

She unwittingly went 

and opened the door only to be 

confronted by Mr. Tuk Rajburi, 

otherwise known as Dook, who 

immediately fired the gun aiming 

at her stomach. He ran away 

and Chockchai came out of hiding 

and called for help. She 

was taken to Banglamung Hospital 

for an emergency operation 

and is believed to be in a satisfactory 

condition. 

Police investigate the shooting incident where a couple were 

attacked by debt collector at their room in Central Pattaya. 


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Thappraya Road, the restaurant 

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Khun Av Khanijou and her 

husband Khun Jack, who have 

the distinction of being the first 

Indian Sikhs in Pattaya. 

Khun Av has brought 

her culinary experience as an 

Indian cooking teacher to her 

restaurant, thus offering diners 

the experience of discovering 

the delights of Indian cuisine at 

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At Indian By Nature, 

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The restaurant, which 

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The table settings are 

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plates. Indeed, no expense has 

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The menu remains 

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new dishes such as Boti 

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Tandoori Naan Burgers, 

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desserts, including Mango 

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We started off with a 

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universal favorite, roasted or 

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Next we were served 

pieces of Chicken Naan (120 

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From the Punjab Region 

we sampled the Murgh 

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smooth tomato gravy with a hint 

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vegetarian dish, we had Kadhai 

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The Tandoori Platter and Coconut Saffron Prawns. 

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The highlight of the 

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ISSUE 111 • SATURDAY 8 - 15 DECEMBER, 2007 THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE OF PATTAYA 13

WORLD AIDS DAY 

World AIDS Day Parade in Pattaya 

The 1 st of December 

is marked as World AIDS Day 

to bring awareness to people 

around the world about the 

dangers and prevention of the 

terrible disease. On Friday, 

30 th November, a parade of 

2,000 people including school 

children, Deputy Mayor 

Khakai and council members 

began a march from City Hall 

at 4.30pm in order to bring the 

same message to the people of 

Pattaya. 

The parade went 

along Pattaya Beach Road and 

ended at School Number 8 on 

South Pattaya Road. 

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 

Environment Day at Pattaya School 8 


environmental programme 

held at the Pattaya School 

Number 8 on 30 th November, 

with special guest Deputy 

Mayor Weerawat Kahkai attending, 

together with a group 

of Public Health and Environmental 

officers who came to 

promote environmental issues 

prior to Environmental Day, 

which is held in Thailand on 4 th 

December. 

Members of the 

public and school children 

were encouraged to get involved 

about green issues, 

such as recycling garbage and 

keeping the environment, including 

the beaches clean and 

tidy. There was also a painting 

and drawing contest held 

for the children with an environmental 

topic. 




14 YOU CAN’T HIDE THE TRUTH FROM US 

At 8.30am on the 5th KING’S BIRTHDAY 

December, groups of people, 

totaling 500 including Government 

and Police officials, Business 

people such as Mr. Niels 

Colov, CEO of Pattaya People 

Media Group gathered in the 

grounds of Banglamung School 

to pay formal respects in front 

of a portrait of His Majesty the 

King. 

Police officers gave a 

21 gun salute and 9 monks were 

present to bless the offerings. 

Pattaya Celebrates King’s Birthday 

CELEBRATION CAKE 

Chef’s Club of Pattaya Birthday Cake 

On the 4 th December 

at the Redemptorist Center on 

Pattaya Klang, Mayor Niran 

Wattanasartsatorn and Father 

Lawrence Patin, director of the 

Father Ray Foundation, presided 

over the cutting of 80 

cakes that had been specially 

made by 80 members from the 

Chef’s Club of Pattaya to celebrate 

His Majesty the King’s 

80 th Birthday. A total of 2,000 

slices were cut from the cakes 

and were then distributed free to 

the public to enjoy. 

KOREAN DONATIONS 

Korean Rotary Club Donates Funds to Schools 

During their return 

visit to Pattaya, 17 members of 

a Korean Rotary Club went to 

revisit the schools that they had 

donated items to earlier this 

year. Together with their sister 

club the Rotary Club of Pattaya 

and with a grant from the Rotary 

Foundation they are donating 

computer classes to 5 small 

schools in the rural areas around 

Pattaya at a combined value of 

742,500 baht, 

On the 3 rd December 

the Rotarians went back to the 

schools to see how they are getting 

along with the equipment. 

Further, on the same day the 

Rotarians, including members 

of the Rotarian Club of Pattaya, 

went along to check out the Ban 

Khao Chechan in Sattahip 

where they were welcomed by 

the principle and students. 

There the Rotarians were shown 

around the school, taking note 

of what the school lacks in terms 

of educational and sports equipment 

for a proposed future donation 

to this school. 


BEACH CLEAN UP 

Another Beach Road Clean Up 

In order to keep 

Pattaya clean and tidy the on 

going City Hall project of taking 

to the streets and picking 

up garbage and making tourists 

and residents aware of 

keeping Pattaya Tidy was held 

on Sunday 2 nd December along 

Beach Road. 

Mayor Niran 

Wattanasartsatorn and his 

team in cooperation with Mr. 

Manote Chimchua, president 

of the Car Rental Club went 

along with 400 volunteers to 

Pattaya Beach Road and divided 

into two groups and began 

cleaning up the area of 

empty bottles and discarded 

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MAKING MERIT FOR KING 

Thai Eastern Hotels, Groups Make Merit for King’s 80 th Birthday 

Chatchawal Supachayanont, president of Thai Hotels Association 

Eastern Chapter, leads the merit making ceremony. 

The Thai Hotels Association 

Eastern Chapter 

(THA-EC) and other organizations 

in Pattaya recently marked 

His Majesty the King 

Bhumibhol Adulyadej’s 80 th 

birth anniversary with an early 

morning Buddhist merit making. 

Chatchawal 

Supachayanont, president of 

THA-EC, together with the 

Pattaya City Hall, led the hotels 

and organizations in Pattaya in 

the merit making by inviting 99 

monks to accumulate merit for 

the King. 

“We organized this 

event with other organizations 

in Pattaya and Chonburi to show 

our unity in expressing our deep 

reverence for the King,” 

Chatchawal Supachayanont 

said. 

“The Thai Hotels Association 

Eastern Chapter, 

Pattaya City Hall, Pattaya Business 

and Tourism Association, 

Hotel Club of Pattaya, Chonburi 

Sightseeing Club and the Human 

Resources Club of Pattaya 

all joined hands to make this 

event possible.” 

Tables were laid on 

Hotel staff prepares for the occasion. 

the Beach Road, from Dusit 

Thani Pattaya area to Central 

Pattaya Beach Road for the 

merit making. 

More than 500 lay 

devotees and staff from differ- 

99 Monks receiving offerings from the staff. 

ent hotels and organizations offered 

food and gifts to the 99 

monks to celebrate this auspicious 

occasion. 

The event was participated 

in by 40 member hotels 

and other associations and club 

in the Eastern Seaboard. Gifts 

to monks rank among the most 

beneficial merit making activities 

in Buddhism. 


WALKING STREET TALK 

Walking Street Committee Meeting 

Deputy Mayors Mr. 

Ronnakit Aegasing and Mr. 

Veerawat Kahkai presided over 

a meeting on 28 th November 

with Mr. Suthorn Kangsirikul , 

Deputy President of Walking 

Street Committee to discuss 

preparations and safety issues 

for the forthcoming events that 

will be taking place along Walking 

Street and Bali Hai pier. 

Activities such as the 

King’s Birthday celebrations on 

the 5 th December, which will 

also coincide 

with Father’s 

Day. 

Then 

there will be 

Christmas on 

the 25 th December 

and to end 

the year, the 

New Year’s Eve 

celebrations on 

Monday, 31 st 

December. 

MONTHLY POLICE MEETING 

Police Meeting at Town in Town Hotel 

T h e 

monthly meeting of 

Pattaya Police Officers 

took place at the 

Town in Town Hotel, 

Central Road on Saturday, 

1 st December. 

Police Colonel 

Nopadol Wongnorm, 

for the first time, pre- 

sided over the meeting and introduced 

new members of his 

team and talked about policies 

for maintaining the high standard 

of work of the Pattaya Police 

and would like his team to 

become more active and become 

more acquainted with technical 

advances in IT. 

NEW MARKET DEVELOPMENT 

Clean Up at Naklua Market 

Mayor Niran 

Wattanasartsatorn presided over 

a clean up development project 

at the New Naklua Market on 3 rd 

December. A total of 400 retailers 

and vendors joined in the 

community programme with 

100 students and 100 employees 

from City Hall to clean up 

the area in readiness to celebrate 

His Majesty the King’s 80 th 

Birthday activities on the 5 th December. 

DONATIONS TO MONKS 

Food Donation Ceremony to 81 Monks 

A food donation ceremony 

was held on 4 th December 

at the public park on 

Pratamnak Hill where 81 monks 

were presented with dried food 

items and bottled water by 400 

members of the public to celebrate 

the 80 th Birthday of HM 

the King. 

On the occasion, a 

traditional Thai music concert 

was performed by students from 

Pattaya schools. 

CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS 

IN & AROUND PATTAYA 

PATTAYA EXPATS CLUB 

Every Sunday at 11.30 am at Grand Sole 

Hotel, Pattaya Second Road. Important 

information for foreigners living in Pattaya 

and excellent speakers. Everyone is 

welcome. 

President Niels Colov 

Tel.038-427-585 

Email: info@pattayaexpatsclub.com 

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A. A. (ALCOHOLICS 

ANONYMOUS) 

Mr. Christian (German) 

Tel.: 0-8186-34581 

English: Tel.: 0-8792-70437 

Jomtien Group: 0-8708-53356 

A.A SUOMALAISILLE 

Tapio, puh. 08-4879 0745 

Kalevi, puh. 08-7827 8890 

CHARITY CLUB OF PATTAYA 

Official clubhome: 

Queen Victoria Inn, Soi 6. Email: 

charityclubofpattaya@yahoo.com 

CHONBURI CHAMBER OF COM- 

MERCE 

Tel.: 0-3827-3095/6 

DUTCH EXPATS CLUB 

Last Thursday of the month 18.00 pm. 

Chateau Dale, Thappraya Road. 

Email:albertmartin26@yahoo.com 

Website: 

www.nederlandseverenigingpattaya.org 

EASTERN MASS MEDIA 

ASSOCATION OF THAILAND 

President Phadungsak 

Tantravorasil 

Tel.: 0-3827-9343 

ESARN PATTAYA ASSOCIATION 

President Kamla Benjawanich 

Kamla House, Soi Rungland 

Tel.: 0-8190-81732 

FILIPINO COMMUNITY 

President Carlos Serasica 

0-8983-24845 

Malinee Suwanseenee 0-8637-20141 

FRANCOPHONE JEAN DE LA 

FONTAINE 

President Georges Langlois 

Tel.: 0-3871-0800 Ext. 110 

FREEMASONS LODGE PATTAYA 

WEST WINDS 

Secretary John Morgan 

Tel.: 0-7055-1108 

HEARTT 2000 

Dr. Phillipe Seur 

154/14 Thappraya Road Soi 5 

Tel: 0 -3825 -2920 

phillipeseur@gmail.com 

LA CONFRERIE DE LA CHAINE DES 

ROTISSEURS 

Symphony Brasserie 

Tel.: 0-3842-0939 

LIONS CLUB OF PATTAYA 

President Lion Mr.Fueng Sittipridanan Tel.: 

0-3842-8583 

LIONS CLUB OF PHRATAMNAK 

President Lion Tassanee Khakhai. 

Meets at Ruen Thai Restaurant, Pattaya Second 

Road. 

Tel.: 0-8186-16118 

LIONS CLUB OF NAKLUA 

President Lion Banjong Bantoonprayook 

Meeting every 2nd Tuesday at 18.00 pm at 

the Green Park Hotel, North Pattaya 

Tel.: 0-3822-5789, 0-8181-49047 

NORDIC SOCIETY OF PATTAYA 

President Jan Anderson 

Tel.: 0-3841-3447 

Secretary Ingemar Oelund 

Tel.: 0-8982-44997 

PATTAYA BRIDGE CLUB 

Meets every Monday, Wednesday and Friday 

at 13.00 at the Tropicana Hotel, North 

Pattaya; between the Beach Road and 2nd Road. 

Tel. 038 422924, 

Mobile: 086 7445386 

www.pattayabridge.com 

PATTAYA FILM ACADEMY 


Tel.: 0-3842-7585 0-3842-0707 

Email: info@pattayapeople.com 

PATTAYA GAY FESTIVAL 

Website: www.pattayagayfestival.com 

PATTAYA HASH HOUSE 

HARRIERS 

Weekly Monday runs 15.30 pm at Scandi Bar 

Beach Road, 

Tel.: 0-8168-72410. 

Sunday runs (2x month): Thistle Bar Soi Post 

Office Tel.: 0-8611-23346 (Lord Lucan) or 

0-8713-93507 (A.Arse) 

Monthly Saturday run: Scandi Bar Beach 

Road, see board for departure 

PATTAYA INTERNATIONAL FILM 

FESTIVAL 


Tel.: 0-3842-7585 0-3842-0707 


PATTAYA PANTHERS RUGBY CLUB 

Jameson’s The Irish Pub, Soi A.R. 

Tel.: 0-3841-5304/8 

PATTAYA SPORTS CLUB 

President Gerry Carpenter 

Tel.: 0-3836-1167 

Fax: 0-3836-1929 

PBTA - PATTAYA 

BUSINESS & TOURISM 

ASSOCIATION 

President Thanet Supornsahasrungsi 

Meeting every 2nd Wednesday at 14.00 pm. 

The Green Park Resort 

Tel.: 0-3842-6357 

PETANQUE Club at Petanque Restaurant 

100/2 Soi Nane Plub Wahn. Dr. Setsaas. 

085 2807-182. petanque.th@gmail.com 

PILC - PATTAYA INTERNATIONAL LA- 

DIES CLUB 

President Rosanne Diamente 

081-865-0714 

Vice-President Judy Hoppe 

0-3837-0659 

pilc262@yahoo.com 

RAYONG LADIES CIRCLE 

Helle Ransten 

Tel.: 0-8163-68165 

ROTARY CLUB OF JOMTIEN- 

PATTAYA 

(English speaking) 

Welcome you to their Wednesday meetings 

in the Rotary room Royal Cliff Grand Hotel. 

Time 18.30 for 19.00, contact Lloyd Jones 

(Membership) 0-8780-43943 

ROTARY CLUB OF PATTAYA 

(English and Thai speaking) 

Meets every Monday at 19.00 pm at 

Town-in-Town Hotel, Central Pattaya Road. 

President Preecha Peethong 

Tel: 0-8186-86085 

ROTARY CLUB OF TAKSIN-PATTAYA 

(English speaking) 

Meets every Thursday at 19.00 pm at the 

Amari Hotel. 

President: John Botting 

Tel: 0-8189-42118, 0-3840-6519 

Email: president@rotary-pattaya.org 

ROTARY CLUB PATTAYA 

MARINA 

Meets every Friday 19pm at Balcony 

Restaurant (Pattaya North Rd.). 

President: Nicolas Demet: 081 983 4082 

ROTARY CLUB EASTERN 

SEABOARD 

Meets every Tuesday 12.30 Marriott Resort, 

Pattaya Second Road. 

President Marliese Fritz 

Tel.: 0-8614-93010 

ROYAL VARUNA YACHT CLUB 

President Robert England 

Tel.: 0-8186-85524 

SAMARITANS 

Please call (02) 713-6791 (24 hours a day, 

7 days a week). 

SCANDINAVIAN EXPATS PATTAYA 

Every second Sunday 13.00 

Pattaya Tower Condominium, Soi 4 Tel.: 0- 

8152-36080 (John Haerum) 

SKAL INTERNATIONAL- PATTAYA & 

THE EAST 

President Andrew Koh, Hard Rock Hotel. 

Tel.: 0-3842-8755/9 

THA - THAI HOTEL ASSOCIATION, 

EASTERN CHAPTER 

President Bundarik Kusolvitya 

Tel.: 0-3832-2700-28, 

Fax: 0-3832-2739-40 

THE UNION OF PATTAYA ENTRE- 

PRENEURS (UPE) 

Diana Garden Resort, Soi Yume 

President Khun Sanga Kitsamrej 

Tel.: 0-8183-31377. 

VEGETARIAN CLUB OF PATTAYA 

Meeting the 2nd Tuesday every month at Cafe 

New Orleans, Soi Pattayaland 2 at 18.00 pm. 

Tel: 038-710-805 Delicious international 

vegetarian dinner buffet at only 99 Baht. 


VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS 

(VFW) 

U.S.Veterans meet at the Hog’s Breath 

Saloon, Soi Batman at 13.00 on the 2nd 

Tuesday of the month. 

Tel.: 0-3842-3462 (Rick). 

YOUNG WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN 

ASSOCIATION (Y.W.C.A.) 

President Nittaya Patimasongkhorh 

Tel.: 0-3871-6316 

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baht. A por- 

To celebrate the 

Birthday of His Majesty the 

King, a collection of ‘lucky’ 

house plate numbers are now 

on sale throughout Thailand. 

tion of the 

proceeds will be presented to 

the King for his charity 

projects and the rest will go to 

an educational center in 

Lampang. 

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HIGHWAY POLICE ANNIVERSARY 

6 th Anniversary of Highway Police Office 

Highway Police officers at their Office blessing ceremony. 

On the 6 th December, 

Pattaya Highway Police Officers 

celebrated the 6 th Anniversary 

of their Office located on 

Sukhumvit Road. One hundred 

officers and their families 

headed by Police Major 

Sirakorn Homhuan welcomed 9 

monks who came to bless the 

whole building area including the 

police cars and motorbikes for 

luck. 

In the afternoon everyone 

celebrated with a social 

party with lots of delicious food 

for all to enjoy. 


Aries March 21-April 19 While initially, you may be tempted to scupper your plans, 

having the thought that you have over reached yourself, you are back on track mid 

week. The Moon and Venus have a calming effect on recent relationship rifts and it can 

also mean you act as matchmaker with friends! On the whole this week, you want to get 

out of the rut you may be seeing yourself in and have a vague sense of panic that you 

may be missing out on something! This is not the case but somehow you expect your 

world to have more excitement in it than it actually has. Relax, it hots up towards the 

weekend. 

Taurus April 20-May 20 Although Mercury has moved on from dabbling in your 

relationships, Venus is soon to move in. This is a time for caring and sharing and being 

forgiving, especially over things that you have been thinking about for a long time. It’s 

not possible to change the past but you can start creating a wonderful present this 

moment. There is plenty of astro energy focused on change and transformation, but 

also it can bring into your life money interest and a sense that you are involved in 

something very deep and meaningful. You are less interested in fluffy and lightweight 

although a little bit of fairy dust does no harm. 

Gemini May 21-June 21 This is week’s key message is creating harmony and balance, 

especially in your relationships. There is a lot going on that is more to do with other 

people in your life, rather than you, and you may have the feeling that you are a passive 

bystander or watcher of a play. Essentially, even though the focus is not on you, you can 

be amazingly supportive and give others space to do what is important for them. Yes, 

there are one or two times when you will have to think on your feet, but you come out 

on top. 

Cancer June 22-July 22 You have a fantastic opportunity to make inroads in your 

long term career plan, as well as get organized in where you’re headed on a day to day 

basis. This is not the time to leave things to chance with the vague hope that it will all 

turn out. Make sure that if you delegate, others take on the responsibility of what is 

expected, and while your standards are high they may be out of step with colleagues. 

Venus in Scorpio can brings some fun times, and passionate moments, but don’t let 

jealous spoil anything potentially amazing. 

Leo July 23-August 22 While you are dealing with several irons in the fire, the move 

is towards something terrific and fabulous for you. It’s a question of getting your 

priorities right, and this week there is a definite emphasis on what you love to do, what 

makes you happy and what is spontaneous. Any creative pursuits are well starred as are 

new beginnings and exciting meetings romantically. The New Moon on Sunday can 

give a focus to what you have been working towards and links with Jupiter, Pluto and 

Venus can take a long term relationship much further. 

Virgo August 23-Sebtember 22 Although you are feeling up against it at the moment 

and there seems to be a conflict between what you want, and what it appears you can 

have, these tensions are set to clear during the week. While you may be asking more 

questions than there are answers too, after Monday’s initial bizarre turn of events, you 

feel far more confident to deal with what comes your way later. What you considered to 

be a major obstacle turns out to be nothing of the sort and you wonder what you were 

worrying about by the end of the week. 

Libra Sebtember 23-October 22 Venus, your ruler, remains in your sign for a couple 

of days and then goes into Scorpio on the 6th. This part of your chart is concerned with 

your cash, how you earn it and spend it and although the links between Venus and Pluto 

have been rather incredible recently, there is a sense of getting back to normal, whatever 

that is, during this week. It helps to have the Moon in your sign first of all and there is 

certainly a chance to complete some unfinished business and smooth over any difficulties. 

Plan travel arrangements with care; you are going places and want the least disruption 

possible. 

Scorpio October 23-November 21 You may have noticed that life seems to be getting 

a little more crazy and hectic and it’s as though your world is expanding, since new 

people and places are drifting into your experiences. This is all to the good, although 

not exactly what you had in mind. Still, it’s wise to take on board what’s on offer and 

expect that it will benefit you either materially or emotionally. That said, your mood 

has been a bit extreme too and others are wondering what you’ve been up to! Venus 

goes into your sign this week, opening up the doors to some very enjoyable times ahead. 

Sagittarius November 22-December 21 It may be that you have read that this is a 

special week for you Sagittarius, since four planets are now in your sign. It could be 

that if this is judged on an ordinary level, it could be the case but you have been building 

up for this time, for long enough. Consider that you are getting just rewards from previous 

actions. Powerful relationships and connections with others are possible at this time 

and key elements of what drives you and sustains take precedence over dealing with the 

routine and mundane. It’s good to get the magic back in your life. 

Capricorn December 22-January 19 You have some decisions and choices to make, 

and this could be to do with where you’re headed and what has happened before. Issues 

from the past need resolving and this week brings that opportunity. Rather than getting 

involved with going round in circles, get some structure back and make plans about 

what you want to achieve and when by. At first, Neptune can bring misunderstandings 

and confusions this week, but also gives you a different perspective. Changing your 

view point is sometimes essential and there are no points to be gained from sticking 

rigidly to your principals. 

Aquarius January 20-February 18 Monday turns out better than expected, as the 

Libran Moon gets you into a creative and inventive frame of mind. However, that’s a 

theme for longer than the week just now, and while you are working out some 

experimental ideas, you also have a deep desire to get your voice known in the world. 

The Aquarian energy comes from having five planets in the sign of Sagittarius, which 

is your solar eleventh house. This is also connected to your dreams, hopes and wishes, 

and since these are by and large idealised in any case, your feet hardly touch the ground 

this week. Anything’s possible! 

Pisces February 19-March 20 There are decisions to be made and power plays going 

on around your career path. Although you may have a clear view of where you’re headed, 

someone else seems to have other ideas, hence the clashes with authority figures and 

those who think they know what’s good for you. Ultimately, you’re in the driving seat 

and while at times you’re happy to let others take control there comes a point where you 

need to assert your true self. Indeed, it’s hard to know what that is sometimes, as you 

have a great ability to change with the times and go with the flow. Touch base this week 

and let your emotions guide you back home. 

LANNA STYLE CELEBRATIONS 

Celebrations at Siam Country Club novices visited from Chiang Rai 

An open house occasion 

was held at the Ariya Villa 

in Soi Siam Country Club to 

celebrate His Majesty the King’s 

Birthday in ancient Lanna style 

on 5 th December. 42 monks and 

in the North of Thailand to do 

the blessing and chanting for 

this ceremony. 

During the night time, 

also in traditional Lanna style, 

they sent 19 fire balloons into 

the air together with a firework 

display to end the ceremony. 

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CHRISTMAS 

AT AMOR 

It’s 

that time of 

year again and 

Bartercard 

member Richard Burk and his 

staff at the very popular Amor 

Restaurant on Pattayaland Soi 

3 in the centre of Pattaya 

nightlife is already preparing for 

their annual fabulous Christmas 

and New Year’s Eve dinners. 

As usual, these 

dinners will be family style 

service, with the waiters 

bringing platters and terrines of 

food to your table, so you can 

help yourself to as much as you 

want of everything, just as you 

like it. At the two sittings of 

the Christmas dinner you can 

enjoy a homemade Duck Terrine 

to start, followed by Roast 

Turkey and Roast Pork and all 

the trimmings and Christmas 

Pudding with Brandy Butter. 

The New Year one sitting dinner 

will consist of Salmon Rillettes, 

Champagne Sorbet, followed by 

Baked Ham and Roast 

Tenderloin of Beef and all the 

trimmings; to end with a 

delicious Milles Feuilles 

dessert. Both dinners cost 1,350 

baht plus tax. 

Do come and join 

Richard for Christmas Dinner 

on December 25 th at 7pm or 

9:30pm and again for the New 

Year’s Eve Dinner on December 

31 st at 8pm. 

The menus for both 

dinners are on the Amor 

w e b s i t e . 

www.amorrestaurant.com 

Hoping to see you 

then! All the best from all at 

Amor Restaurant for a very 

Merry Christmas and a Happy 

New Year! Telephone: 038 710 

680. 


LANG LEVE DE KONING 

Afgelopen woensdag spreek ik ook ongetwijfeld 

kerstkado’s. Zijn inzamelingaktie georganiseerd 

5 december vierde Thailands namens alle farangs en was 

vriendelijk verzoek op 12 december bij de 

nationale trots zijn 80e present op de officiele 

om vooral geen Villamarket in het nieuwe 

verjaardag! Een superieure herdenkingsceremonie van de 

pluche beesten en winkelcentru op de Second 

koning met een geweldge staat koning in Banglamung waar 

batmanrackets te Road schuin tegenover Ryal 

van dienst en ruim 61 jaar op de nagenoeg iedere offivial in deze 

kopen want die zijn Garden. Ieder die overtollige 

troon. De Thaise staatsburgers ergio present was. Ongetwijfeld 

in overvloed kleding en of dekens danwel 

dragen hun koning op handen en de meest geliefde en bovenal 

aanwezig. De dekbedden overheeft kan deze 

het is te hopen dat dit nog lang gerespecteerde en langst 

kinderen zij bezorgen op de stand voor de 

mag gebeuren. Koning regerende koning van deze 

allemaal onder de Villamarket. Opgeruimd staat 

Bhumibol ofwel King Rama 9 aardbodem. 

leeftijd van 10 jaar netjes en u maakt vele arme 

werd onlangs opgenomen in het 

en er zijn twee mensen gelukkig met uw spullen 

ziekenhuis en is gelukkig aan de GOED NIEUWS 

jonge kinderen van en het is te hopen dat deze 

beterende hand. Zijn pad ging JAARVISUMS 

10 en 15 maanden. mensen ook een warme kerst 

niet over rozen en heeft 17 Sinds kort hoeven 

De voorkeurkado’s hebben. 

coupes overleeft met alle Nederlandse jaarvisumhouders 

gaan uit naar heavy ROTARY 

problemen van dien. Maar hij is niet meer hun 

duty plastic, Afgelopen maandag 

een koning van het volk en heeft inkomensverklaring te laten 

spelletjes en was er weer een grote delegatie 

Thailand met zijn onderdanen legaliseren bij de Nederlandse 

auto’s. Deze week van de Rotary uit Korea te gast 

een grote dienst bewezen, met ambassade in Bangkok. Er zit 

werd ik ook bij onze Rotaryclub. Deze 

zijn geweldige diplomatieke een Oostenrijks consulaat in soi 

benaderd door een brachten vooral financiele inzet 

visie en kennis. En we kunnen 17 Second Road die 

sociaal werker die waarvan wij gebruik konden 

hem nog een titel geven van Mr. inkomensverklaringen van alle 

om hulp vroeg maken en 2 scholen konden 

Charity want hoorde van zijn EU-burgers legaliseerd voor de 

voor de extreme voorzien van nieuwe computers. 

bodyguard Lt general Chatchai emigratie. De kosten zijn slechts 

koudegolf in het Ook hebben wij onlangs een 

Tammaraksah dat de koning 1000 Baht en dit kantoor is 

noorden van Thai- computerklas ingericht in de 

maar liefst 3000 geopend van 11:00 tot 17:00 

land. De vrouwengevangenis in 

charitieprojekten prive uur. 

Rotaryclubs Chonburi. Komplimenten voor 

financierde. Een koning met een 

hebben hun de geweldige samenwerking van 

groot hart voor de arme KERSTKADO’S 

medewerking deze Koreaanse Rotaryclub. 

bevolking en de vele wezen in Had deze week 

toegezegd en ook 

Thailand, waar we met zijn allen onderhoud met pastor Fred van 

het Merceycentre Colin de Jong 

trots op mogen zijn. En dan het Mercey Centre over de 

heeft een elvisbarpattaya@hotmail.com 

ABE LENSTRA OP VEILING 

Maandag 10 goede doel geld op brengen, en zaken van bijvoorbeeld Asian dure derde generatie pillen niet generatie pillen te kunnen geneesmiddelen dosis uit, en 

december worden zeldzame ik hoop veel. Het Sense Jomtien als Buddah’s en bschikbaar stellen. 

verstrekken. Zijn werk is kan dus meer patienten 

waarde stukken geveild in het klapstuk van de veiling is een andere sculpturen komen onder Dr Philippe Seur, een verassend op haast academisch behandelen. Paris Match , CNN 

Montien hotel tijdens een Char- 180 jaar oude Italiaanse de hamer. Haal in elk geval een franse huisarts uit Vesailles, niveau, en uit alles blijkt zijn en uiteraard de Franse Tv 

ity Gala Diner vanaf 7pm. Het PIANOLA van de catalogus op en steun het goede kwam 9 jaar geleden met zijn liefde voor zijn vak en zijn hebben hem geinterviewed, en 

is de franstalige Rotary Club pianobouwers Fratelli Miolis doel! 

boot naar Pattaya om een rustig patienten. Die overigens de Thaise overheid respecteert 

Pattaya Marina die de veiling te Turijn. Een pianola is een TOMBOLA 

gepensioneerd leven te leiden. varieren van 4 maanden oude zijn werk en belangeloze inzet 

organiseerd, ten bate van de automatsche piano, ook Ook is er Daar kwam niks van terecht baby’s tot 65jarige door hem, en dat is vrij 

Thaise HIV besmette patieten straatpiano genoemd, omdat het maandagavond tijdens het toen een Thaise vriend met HIV grootmoeders…….. Hij zeldzaam, een 5 jaar visum te 

van Dr. Phillipe Seur in Jomtien. in die tijd al een curiositeit was, galadiner een TOMBOLA met werd besmet, en Dr Seur hem ontvangt steun van het geven! Dus steun het initiaief 

De Rotarians spreken die avond een muntgeuf had, en het prachtige prijzen, bromfietsen, ging behandelen. Uiteindelijk Hospitaal laboratorium in van Rotary Club Pattaya Ma- 

gelukkig engels………. publiek de keuze uit 10 melodie- vliegtickets ( van Massic heeft de arts 1500 Thai Chonburi, die voor kostprijs de rina, de club van Dr. Olivier 

Kaarten a 1200 Baht en . Het gevaarte weegt 800 Travel) dinervouchers ( Chez patienten behandeld en dat heeft noodzakelijke follow up doet. Meyer en “onze” Dr. William 

zijn verkrijgbaar bij de praktijk kilo, en speelt Polka , Mazurka, Bernard) afin teveel om te hij aanvankelijk uit eigen zak Ook heeft hij bedacht van Ewijk, en kom massaal naar 

van Dr Olivier en op de redactie wals ,tango en inderdaad de vermelden. Puike muziek en een betaald. Hij wordt gelukkig flink dat de gemiddelde Thai een stuk het Galadinner op 10 december 

van PATTAYA PEOPLE. Radetsky Mars ook!! Het is een troep Coyotee dansers makan er geholpen door de respectabele lichter is dan een westerling, dus in het Montien Hotel. 

Onder de waardevolle uniek prachtig Art Deco object een gezellige boel van. gay gemeenschap in onze stad, kan hij doorgaans met de halve 

voorwerpen bevindt zich een en door een bekende De reden om een en door de Stichting Heartt. 

vrij zeldzame foto met pianobouwer in het Zuid Franse groot evenement te organiseren Woont in een huurhuis, de 

handtekening van de Biot vakkundig gerestaureerd. is dat de derde generatie anti huiskamer is behandelkamer en 

legendarische voeballer ABE In heel Zuid Oost Azie is er Aids medicijnen in het Thaise apotheek. Vervoert zich op een 

LENSTRA in Voetbalclub geen te vinden, dus verwacht gezondheids systeem (nog) niet gehuurd brommertje. In de 

Enschede shirt. De men dat welgestelde Sino Thai’s beschikbaar zijn voor alle apotheek werken 3 vrijwilligers, 

handtekening is 100% echt, of antiqairs flink zullen bieden. patienten. De overheid heeft zijn ex-patienten. De brave arts 

want hij heeft mij die gegeven De Kijkdagen zijn zondag 9 en weliswaar een model hulp en kan zich met zijn patienten 

toen ik 12 jaar oud was. Nu gaat maandag 10 december, het zal medicijnen programma voor weliswaar redden, maar mist nu 

de fraai ingelijste foto voor het er druk worden, want zeldzame HIV patienten, maar kan die net een buffer om die derde 

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Tel.: 0-2233-5644/5, 

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Diners Club: 

Tel.: 0-2233-5644/5, 

0-2232-4111 

Master Card: 

Tel.: 0-2256-7326, 

0-2260-8572 

Visa Card: 

Tel.: 0-2252-2212, 

0-2263-2094 

Thomas Cook: 

Tel.: 0-2256-2816/9 

Hospitals: 

Bangkok Hospital Pattaya 

Tel.: 0-3825-9911, 

0-3842-7751/5 

Emergency: 0-3825-9999 

Banglamung Hospital: 

Tel.: 0-3842-9244/5 

Pattaya International Hospital: 

Tel.: 0-3842-8374/5 

Emergency: 0-3842-7575 

Pattaya Memorial Hospital: 

Tel.: 0-3842-9422/4 

TAT (Tourism Authority of 

Thailand): 

Tel.: 0-3842-8750, 

0-3842-9113 

Cinema Big C: 

Tel.: 0-3836-1500 

Cinema Royal Garden: 

Tel.: 0-3842-8057 

North Star Library: 

Tel.: 0-3871-6755 

Bus Station: 

(North Pattaya Road) 

Tel.: 0-3842-9877 

Lawyer: 

Suthipong Law Center: 

Tel.: 0-8191-48193 

Emergencies: 

Sawangboriboon South Pattaya: 

Tel.: 0-3822-2474 

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CROSSWORD NO.111 

SOLUTION CROSSWORD#110 

Across: 1 Impede, 4 Relative, 10 Ate, 11 Vapid, 12 Dryad, 13 East, 14 Farewell, 18 Spaniel, 19 

Somehow, 21 Goggles, 23 Interim, 24 Retrieve, 25 Cold, 29 Axiom, 3 I Elite, 32 Raw, 33 Ignorant, 

34 On edge. 

Down: 1 Irate, 2 Pressgang, 3 Dove, 5 Endless, 6 Add, 7 Idyll, 8 Eddy, 9 Sprawl, 15 Enmity, 16 

Fillet, 17 Swim, 18 Sage, 20 Harboured, 22 Smile on, 23 In vain, 24 Reign, 26 Dowse, 27 Sari, 

28 Lean, 30 Mar. 

JUDI DENCH 

Actress Born 9th 

December 1934. 

“I don’t like reading scripts very much. I like 

it better for someone to just explain to me 

what it is about this story”. 

“I have no control over a film. I don’t know 

what will be left on the cutting floor”. 

“I think you should take your job seriously, 

but not yourself - that is the best combination”. 

“I would like to work with Jack Nicholson, 

before it’s too late”. 

“It actually was a complete departure having 

a woman playing M. I didn’t realize at 

the time that it would be so noticed”. 

“People think you know beforehand when 

you win an Oscar - I can assure you, you 

don’t”. 

ACROSS 

1 Accept a loan (6), 4 French 

beans (8), 10 Loth (9), 11 

Shared fund of money (5), 12 

Ripped (4), 14 Agitate (4), 15 

The two of them (4), 18 Lively 

dance (5), 19 True to life (9), 22 

Become discouraged (4,5), 23 

Outmoded (5), 24 The first man 

(4), 26 Basmati, for example 

(4), 27 Bluish-white metal (4), 

31 Savoury jelly (5), 33 Pomegranate 

syrup (9), 35 Able to 

read and write (8), 36 Oral (6) 

DOWN 

1 Not sharpened (5), 2 Not refined 

(3), 3 Liquids for frying 

(4), 5 Rage (5), 6 Gall (3), 7 

Group of eight performers (5), 

8 Asian bean (4), 9 Large type 

of plum (8), 13 Bread buns (5), 

15 Constructs (6), 16 Depth of 

six feet (6), 17 Chilled (4), 18 

Chums (4), 20 Assailant (8), 21 

__ Frutti (ice-cream confection) 

(5), 25 Storehouse (5), 26 Correct 

(5), 28 Unsoiled (5), 29 

Greet enthusiastically (4), 30 

Freshwater fish (4), 32 Motor 

(3), 34 Dark liquid ejected by a 

cuttlefish (3) 

WEEKLY REISMAN 


GAME EASY 

GAME DIFFICULT 

ANSWER TO LAST WEEKS SUDOKU GAMES (PPW ISSUE 110) 

A very popular game based placement puzzle, also 

GAME EASY these days in many parts of the known as Number Place in the GAME DIFFICULT 

world is Sudoku and PATTAYA 

PEOPLE WEEKLY will join the 

hype and publish 4 Sudoku 

puzzles every week, two easy 

ones (if there is such a thing) 

and two difficult puzzles. We 

have to warn you though, once 

you have tried it you might get 

addicted. Sudoku, sometimes 

spelled Su Doku, is a logic- 

United States. The aim of the 

canonical puzzle is to enter a 

number from 1-9 in each empty 

cell so that each row, each 

column and each 3x3 box contains 

all the numbers from 1-9. 

No number can appear twice in 

any row, column or 3x3 box. 

Completing the puzzle requires 

patience and logical ability. 

WIN “100 YEARS 

OF COMEDY” 

DVD. Send in your 

SUDOKU puzzle 

and win. We draw 

every week one 

DVD from the 

received SUDOKU 

puzzles. 


TREASURE HUNT 

Mermaids Dive Center Mystery Dive 

Recently the Mermaids 

Dive Center held their 

annual Underwater Treasure 

Hunt. 50 prize tokens were 

placed underwater for scuba 

divers to search and recover and 

claim their prize. 

The Treasure Hunt is 

held in memorial of a former 

Mermaids’ diving intern 

Michael Nichols,who was tragically 

killed in a traffic accident 

in Jomtien in 2006. Proceeds 

from the hunt go to a charity of 

his family’s choice. 

The prizes this year 

site. 

After a highly enjoyable 

first day, with over 40 

divers participating, a dinner 

and prize giving was held at the 

Captains Corner Texas style 

BBQ Restaurant on Thrappaya 

Road between Pattaya and 

Jomtien. Following a great feast 

and exciting prize giving the 

divers went home to anticipate 

the second day of the hunt on 

Sunday. 

The following day the 

boats again departed Bali Hai 

pier for the dive site with much 

Overboard they go in search of buried treasure - well not exactly, 

it was a search for 50 prize tokens - great prizes too! 

included a Suunto Dive Computer 

valued at over 30,000 baht 

and a Scubapro BCD valued at 

over 25,000 baht. These fantastic 

prizes were to be found over 

the two days of diving at the 

mystery dive site somewhere 

west of Pattaya and east of 

Cambodia. 

A pirate theme for the 

day and competition between 

the two Mermaids boats as to 

whom found the most prizes 

heightened the excitement and 

drama as the dive teams arrived 

for the dives at the mystery dive 

anticipation, being that the Star 

Prize had not been found on the 

first day. Again there were over 

40 people participating and the 

dive teams descended eager to 

go and claim their treasure with 

a competition between the two 

Mermaids boats again adding to 

the anticipation. 

All the divers were ready to go on the annual Mermaids Dive 

Center Treasure Hunt Adventure set in a mystery location. 

After a great day diving 

there was a celebratory party 

held at Shooters Bar on Soi Diamond, 

Pattaya with another 

prize giving when the lucky 

divers received their prizes, followed 

by a big night on Walking 

Street. It was a great two 

days and hope to see many more 

of you guys for the Treasure 

Hunt next year. Well done to the 

lucky winner and many thanks 

to all of our prize donors listed 

below for their generosity. 

Dive Supply, Phuket; 

The Dive Site, Pattaya; Seaking 

Divers, Phuket; Manhattans 

Steakhouse, Pattaya; Jungle 

Bungy, Pattaya; Total Entertainment, 

Bangkok; Simple Simons, 

Jomtien; Shooters Bar, Jomtien; 

Roskilde Bar, Jomtien; Shooters 

Bar, Pattaya; Captains Corner 

BBQ, Pattaya; Bell Helicopters; 

Up 2 U Bar, Pattaya; TQ2, 


BEAUTY IS SKIN DEEP 

Make Up and Grooming Seminar 

Mr. Jira 

Charoemsak, Director of the 

Banglamung Vocational College 

presented 34 certificates 

to women who had undertaken 

a make up and grooming training 

programme at the college 

for 3 days from 26 th to 29 th 

November. 

The free programme 

included correct use and tips 

about using make up by a 

group of professional make up 

artists. 


THE HONORARY 

BOARD ADVISORS: 

Pattaya Expats Club are 

honoured and happy to have 

the support and advice from 

a number of Thai dignitaries. 

In the following find a list of 

the people who constitute the 

Honorary Board Advisors to 

Pattaya Expats Club. 

Lt. General Chatchai 

Tammaraksah, 

Khunying Tidarat 

Tammaraksah 

Khun Niran Wattanasartsatorn, 

Mayor of Pattaya City 

Khun Chanyut Hengtrakool, 

Former Member of Parliament 

Pol. Col. Nopadol Wongnorm, 

Superintendent of Pattaya Police 

Pol. Col. Ittipol Ittisanronnachai, 

Superintendent of 

Pattaya Immigration Police, 

Pol. Lt. Col. Suwan Ouanan, 

Pattaya Tourist Police Chief, 

Khun Sansak Ngampiches, 

Owner of Grand Sole Hotel 

and senior politician in 

Pattaya 

Khun Revat Pholookin, 

Senior politician in Pattaya 

Dr. Sanya Viravaidya 

Owner of Pattaya International 

Hospital 

Khun Sanga Kitsamrej, 

Owner of the SK Group of 

companies and President of 

UPE 

Khun Surat Mekavarakul, 

Owner of Mike Business 

Group 

Khun Paisan Bundityanon, 

Owner of Rabbit Resort 


Khun Somchai Manothavorn, 

Advisor to the Mayor of 


Khun Sopin Theppajug, 

Owner of Diana Group of 

companies 

Dr. Prasan Stianrapapongs, 

Specialist in Preventative 

Medicine at Bangkok Pattaya 

Hospital 

Kru Yodthong Senanan, 

most respected teacher of Thai 

Boxing 

Khun Suttikorn Jearpaitoon, 

Owner of Alangkarn Pattaya 

Khun Kamla Benjawanich 

President of Esarn Association 



MEETING EVERY SUNDAY AT 11.00 AM AT 

GRAND SOLE HOTEL, PATTAYA 2ND ROAD 

Lt.Gen Padoongsaak 

Padoongnoradaid 

Khun Ronnakit Aegasing 

Khun Poonpol Kamuttira 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES: 

Niels Colov, President & 

CEO 

Pete Mills, Vice-President, 

Webmaster & Founder 

Richard Ravensdale, Vice- 

President, Meeting Manager 

Michael Mayne, Treasurer 

Colin de Jong, Charity Chair 

Bruno Keller, German 

Language Wing. 

Paul Sinclair 

Brian Maxey 

William Hurndell, Discount 

Section 

Khun Laddawan Yingyong 

Stephen Wilson 

enRico Nestler, Meeting 

Manager 

Steen Joergensen, Helpine 

Co-ordinator 

Jahir Khan 

Arvid Tviberg, Memberships 

Co-ordinator 

Co-Founder of Pattaya 

Expats Club: Preben Hansen 

Pattaya Expats Club Co. Ltd. 

Directors: 

Michael Withers, Herman 

van Gucht and Frans Moret 

Members of the Volunteer 

“Production Team”: 

Captain Dechasa Tonsungnern, 

Alexander Valentine, 

Sriprai Mayne, Darren 

Mcgarry, Erwin Schlottmann, 

Ossi Viljanen (Head Pro of 

Golf Section, Finnish Language 

Section), Paul Craven. 

Our Birthday 

Greetings to His Majesty 

The King. Along with all Thai 

citizens the Pattaya Expats 

Club and its foreign membership 

extend Best Wishes for this 

PATTAYA EXPATS CLUB 

Established 2001 

Website: 


info@pattayaexpatsclub.com 

Pattaya Expats Club Co. Ltd. 

Tel. 0-8960-43646 

E-Newsletter FREE to all - 

submit your first name & email 

address on the home page of 

PECs website and it will be 

emailed to you each week. Or 

to view it on-line, go to Current 

Newsletter page. 

most happy landmark event - 

the 80 th Birthday of our beloved 

King. We join all citizens 

of Thailand to wish His Majesty 

a long and happy reign. 

Club Members 

Christmas gifts to disadvantaged 

children 

Each year PEC members 

bring to our December club 

meetings wrapped gifts which 

we deliver to a local charities at 

Christmas. This year the selected 

two charities are Mercy 

Centre and Camillian Centre. 

Last year there was a popular 

delivery attended by many 

club members to Pastor’s Fred 

& Dianne Doell’s ‘Mercy Centre’ 

children’s home. We will 

again invite Fred Doell to our 

Christmas Meeting 23 December 

for some carols and a presentation 

of PEC’s regular donation 

to his Centre. Hopefully 

he can again lead club members 

and vehicles on a visit to the 

centre on the afternoon of Sunday 

23 rd , to meet the children 

and distribute the Xmas gifts. 

A division of collected presents 

will also be taken to Rayong to 

the Camillian Centre which 

cares for children with HIV / 

AIDS. Members - please bring 

PEC Visa Advice Desk 

Darren Mcgarry from Key Visa Company attends 

Pattaya Expats Club on the “Visa & Immigration 

Information Desk” with all the latest updated 

information to answer all Club members queries. 

PEC CORPORATE SPONSORS 

Pattaya International Hospital 

Ratanakorn Asset Co Ltd 

Key Visa Co Ltd 

AA Insurance Brokers Co Ltd 

MEETING PROGRAMME FOR SUNDAY 9 DECEMBER 2007 

your gifts pre-wrapped and 

with a tag to indicate for a boy 

or girl and the suitable age, from 

2 to 15, into any club meeting – 

9 th , 16 th or 23 rd December. 

Our Meeting 

Manager’s this week will be 

Richard Ravensdale & 

enRico Nestler, both aiming to 

provide a well run and good 

quality programme. 

Club News and Notices 

will be presented by PEC 

board member Brian Maxey, 

with events in the news which 

affect our club and members living 

in Pattaya. 

The Main Speaker 

at PEC on Sunday 9th December 

promises a ‘Getaway from 

Pattaya’ as our theme. Gary 

Hacker features some illustrated 

travels in Hong Kong & Macao 

where, as he describes, low cost 

air fares make this an interesting 

fast getaway trip in our region. 

“Jump over to Macau 

where this exciting destination 

is fast becoming the gambling 

capital of the world, even surpassing 

Las Vegas. Tour around 

this Portuguese Colony visiting 

the charming old town on the 

hill and the small alley ways of 

ancient times. The brand new 

‘Venetian Casino’ is now open 

and will dazzle your vision by 

its sheer size. An entire maze 

of canals with gondoliers on 

Venice style boats cruise waterways 

on the second floor above 

the gigantic casino. Float your 

way by fast ferry over to 

Kowloon and Hong Kong and 

experience the chaotic mass of 

humanity while walking 

through the narrow alleys of 

visual enchantment. Sail on the 

old Star Ferry and climb to 

Victoria Peak for a day’s adventure 

that will prove memorable. 

Our closeness to Macau and 

Hong Kong provide for a great 

get-away or an interesting Visa 

Run.” 

Gary will relate the 

experiences and photos of his 

recent trip and details on how 

to cheaply book a flight to 

Macau and Hong Kong. Gary 

has lived in Thailand for over 

twelve years following a twenty 

year career in condominium development 

in California. He describes 

himself as “a happy 

single man who has found paradise 

in Thailand and enjoys travelling 

in Southeast Asia.” He is 

well known in Pattaya as a warden 

with the US embassy consular 

service and was a founding 

board member of our Club 

in 2002. We awarded him a special 

‘Honorary Life Membership’ 

this year in recognition of 

his service to the Pattaya expat 

community. 

Our Regular Feature 

this week will be will be 

Thai language teacher Khun 

Yok with another 10 minute lesson 

tailored for the needs of 

Association of 

Thailand Expats Clubs 

Pattaya Expats Club: 0-8960-43646. 


Chiang Mai Expats Club: 0-8532-10273 

www.chiangmaiexpatsclub.com 

Koh Samui Expats Club: 0-8189-45323. 

www.samuiexpats.com 

Scandinavian Expats Club of Pattaya: 0-8152-36080. 

expats. 

Our famous Open 

Microphone Forum will be 

moderated this week by club 

member Eddie Wheeler. The 

Open Microphone Forum, a 

PEC feature first devised in autumn 

2002 is a lively and 

unmissable exchange of information, 

often with a touch of 

humour, from Asia hands and 

President Niels Colov announces the 2 motorcycles to be won. 

‘expat experts’ in the audience 

– for all your own practical 

questions on life in Pattaya. 

Camillian Crafts. 

Some lovely gifts for adults and 

children, from only 15 Baht, 

will be displayed by PEC volunteer 

Khun Gin out in the 

foyer – all made by residents at 

the Camillian Centre, Rayong’s 

project Garden of Eden selfsufficiency 

farm. Their craft 

sales support children’s HIV 

medicines. Our 15,000 B charity 

donation to them for purchasing 

these crafts ‘wholesale’ 

will be sold on to club members 

at an increased cost – so PEC 

can benefit a 2 nd charity with 

the proceeds. 

The PEC’s free 

‘DVD and Book Swap’ table, 

by the doors at the back of the 

meeting room, is a member to 

member service. You donate 

some stock first and then take 

an equal number – to maintain 

our stock. All are invited to 

bring in those books, magazines 

and DVD’s which you’ve already 

perused, and swap them 

for some new ones! 

ISSUE 111 • SATURDAY 8 - 15 DECEMBER 2007

The PEC has an 

Emergency Helpline, PEC, 

EH! 086 029 5325, and is 

staffed by PEC Production 

Team members. PEC members 

can go to the top of the PEC 

website homepage for a boxed 

advert of this service coordinated 

by PEC Board Mem- 

Last week’s guest speaker was Oskar Jorgensen. 

ber Steen Joergensen. 

We have a qualified 

UK Paramedic, Paul Craven 

among our regular ‘maroon 

jacket’ Production Team members 

if you happen to feel unwell 

in the club during a meeting. 

We have a medical kit. Paul 

can train members in CPR life 

saving techniques on request. 

TV - Tune in to 

Pattaya’s newest FUN, variety 

Television show, Tropical 

Lifestyle, which can be viewed 

on Sophon Cable television every 

day, twice per day in the 

afternoon’s and evening’s, on 

channel 9, (or 41). 1 to 2pm and 

6 to 7pm. Two new show’s 

twice per week, bringing you 

interesting and entertaining 

viewing. Check their website 

on; www.tropicallifestyle.com. 

Produced by club 

member Alexander Valentine, 

one of the PEC’s ‘Regular Feature’ 

presenters. 

Radio - Tune into the 

new Pattaya radio station, 

‘Yes2Day’. Broadcasting on 

96.0 FM, the station features 

community news sponsored 

by the PEC, and classic 70s & 

80s music. This is also on-line 

‘live’ worldwide from your PC 

– go to 

www.pattayapeopleradio.com. 

PEC, EH ! 

(Pattaya People Media Group). 

Every Sunday at 3 

PM, PEC members are invited 

to play Floor ball at the 

Chaimongkol School indoor 

gym, which is on Pattaya Tai 

corner of 2 nd Rd opposite the 

Wat. This game is similar to 

hockey, and we thank PEC 

member Ossi Viljanen, for 

organising this for our members. 

If you are reading this 

in a newspaper edition and 

would like our weekly e-newsletter 

programme delivered to 

your email box, then to subscribe 

please go to our website, 

www.pattayaexpatsclub.com , 

on the home page, half way 

down are entry boxes for your 

name and e-mail address. You 

will receive a confirming e-mail. 

Then click on the confirmation 

link in this e-mail to start receiving 

the newsletters. 

As our Sunday meeting 

progresses, Lucky Draw 

prizes for members are drawn 

for dinners for two at fine restaurants 

around the city, such 

as ‘Jameson’s’ carvery, ‘The 

Globetrotter’, ‘Little India’ 

& ‘Yok’s Restaurant’, Soi 

Potisan, in a traditional old Thai 

house - another great reason to 

be a member and to come into 

the Pattaya Expats Club this 

Sunday 11:30 am at The Grand 

Sole Hotel, 2 nd Rd. 

We have our latemorning 

start time of speaker 

from 11:30 am, with the optional 

brunch from about 10:30 

am till after 12 noon. The meeting 

entry cost is 80 Baht and 

for non-members 100 Baht. For 

Pattaya Expats Club, Emergency Helpline. 

A phone service when you are in a crisis, depressed, 

in trouble and need sound advice from an ‘expat.’ 

086 - 029 5325. 

that, we enjoy the excellent 

technical presentation facilities 

of the Grand Sole Hotel function 

room. 

Our ‘Expat Expo’ 

table displays, throughout the 

meeting period from 10:30, are 

worth a visit in the foyer for 

practical advice from experts. 

In the club’s greeting, 

programme and memberships 

area you can get Club Life 

Memberships for 600 Baht, 

from membership’s coordinator 

Arvid Tviberg. 

(Bring two very small ‘visa’ 

photos and your card is laminated 

and ready at the same 

meeting.) 

Display tables have 

in-depth information from regular 

expert contributors in their 

field. Our Microphone announcement 

at 11:10am confirms 

who is available to consult 

free of charge. For example, 

The Pattaya International 

Hospital table usually includes 

regular FREE testing of blood 

groups, blood sugar, blood pressure 

and lung function to help 

you stay healthy. 

Ratanakorn Asset 

Co. Ltd. representatives display 

30 plus condo and villa 

projects in the Pattaya area. 

Ratanakorn provides CD’s of 

their projects, giving the viewer 

a 360 degree observation of 

properties in progress, and more 

developments can be viewed at: 

www.ratanakorn.com . 

Advice on insurance 

policies is available in the clubhouse 

from AA Insurance - including 

the club member’s own 

low cost ‘group’ health policy, 

now in its third year, with a 

premium of 12,683 B - please 

show your member’s card to 

apply. They also have a range 

of Insurances such as property, 

house contents and motor cover 

available. 

Club sponsor Key 

Visa Co Ltd, represented by 

Darren Mcgarry and Stephen 

Wilson, offer our members free 

advice, in the club house on 

expats Thailand immigration 

queries - please show your 

members card. 

Plus, our take-away 

THE GOLF SECTION OF PATTAYA EXPATS CLUB 

- Substantial discounts on almost 

all golf courses in the 

wide Pattaya area. 

- Every Sunday from 8.30am 

to 9.30am, free beginners lessons 

(but more experienced 

golfers can also improve their 

swing) at the Pride Driving 

Information Centre leaflets, 

publications and business cards 

from hundreds of ‘member to 

member services’ available in 

Pattaya, is open until the end 

of the meeting. 

Meeting Entry Tickets 

are sold from 10:30 AM 

when the meeting hall doors 

open for seating and catering. 

The table plan is usually in 

friendly format tables for eight 

or ten - so please allow the 

‘gaps’ to be filled by new arrivals 

at your table. 

Some useful long 

term Club info-bites: 

You may only join as 

a Member of PEC by personal 

application at a Meeting of the 

Club at the Grand Sole Hotel, 

2nd Road, Pattaya. A one-time 

joining fee of 600 baht provides 

a Photo-ID Card and Life Membership 

- no renewals needed. 

This PEC Membership ID-card 

will secure a reduced Meeting 

Entrance Fee (100 baht reduced 

to just 80 baht), as well as many 

member services, Lucky Draw 

etc. 

Please help out at the 

Pattaya Expats Club meetings 

or in the background during the 

week. Much preparation goes 

into every Meeting Programme, 

and we are looking for Volunteer 

help. You would be welcome 

to join the Production 

Team, and you can determine 

your own level of input. 

Ask those questions 

on living in Thailand - at the 

meeting, during the Open Forum. 

This feature occurs each 

week for approx. 20 minutes. 

Come and ask the expat experts 

in our audience! 

Please dress appropriately 

for a hotel setting. A 

‘tuxedo’ is not required, but a 

sleeveless athletics vest is unacceptable. 

Our meeting is frequently 

attended by Thais, and 

Thai culture is governed by respect. 

The way you dress tells 

people how you respect yourself. 

You will be offered the loan 

of a Club shirt if inappropriately 

dressed (deposit 200 B). 

Notices banning beachwear and 

vests are on display outside the 

meeting hall. Low cost polo- 

Range on Sukhumvit Road opposite 

Pattaya Central Road. 

- A big Charity Tournament on 

various great golf courses from 

October. 

For more info call Ossi 

Viljanen, Head Pro of the Golf 

Section Tel.: 0-8185-19620 

shirts and tropical ‘silk shirts 

with our club logo’s are also on 

sale in the foyer. 

The British 

Embassy’s Pattaya Office representative 

for emergencies, 

Barry Kenyon (Brit Hon Consul) 

or his assistant, Khun 

Sasamon Khempookeau (cellphone 

08 1782 7363) can be 

found at the Meesen Restaurant, 

1st on the left as you enter 

the Pattaya Immigration carpark 

(Jomtien Beach, soi 5), 

between 0900 and 0930 Monday 

to Friday, except Immigration 

holidays. They can authenticate 

your UK pension or UK 

bank statements for Immigration 

purposes, if you can show 

original proof, and provide 

many other helpful services. 

US Embassy local 

Pattaya representative for emergencies 

is Gary Hacker. Contact 

089 803 0388. 

Please suggest Feature 

Speakers for our weekly 

Meetings. Come up with ideas 

and contact Richard 

Ravensdale, Programme Manager. 

Give him your suggestions 

and let him arrange the details; 

please do not fix dates in advance. 

This is not an easy process 

and your help will ensure 

you get the speakers/subjects 

you want. Email: 

pecrichard@yahoo.co.uk. 

Deutschsprachige 

Treffen. Jeden 1.und 3. Samstag 

im Monat, 10:00 Uhr morgens, 

im Konferenzsaal des Wat 

Chaimongkon an der South 

Pattaya Road . Jeder ist 

CLUB INFO 

MEMBERSHIP: New membership 

cards are available at 

the meeting. Bring 1 passport 

photograph for a renewal and 

2 to become a new Member. A 

life time membership costs 600 

Baht. 

DISCOUNTS: Over 200 outlets 

offer discounts to members 

of the Pattaya Expats Club. 

This can be on a check up 

package from a hospital (which 

can sometimes save you up to 

3,000 Baht) to a visa run 

(saving around 200 Baht), restaurants 

(up to 25%), 

attractions, shops, sporting 

activities and much more, even 

beer bars. There is a list on the 

website and outlets show a 

window sticker to let you know 

they are on the discount list. 

Bring your membership card. 

HEALTH INSURANCE: 

For the first time the Club 

eingeladen. Info: Erwin 086 009 

8497. 

The Finnish Language 

Section is a recently added 

special interest group of PEC. 

They meet every 2nd Saturday 

(next meeting 24 November) at 

11:00am at the Menuet Restaurant 

in the Jomtien Complex, 

coordinator Ossi Viljanen, call 

0818519620 or email 

(ossivilyanen@hotmail.com) 

Why not come along 

next Sunday morning (10:30am 

buffet, 11:30 programme start) 

to the Grand Sole Hotel (in the 

Theppraya Room, up on the 

Mezzanine level), 370 Pattaya 

2nd Road (north), near the Hard 

Rock Hotel, between TOPS supermarket 

& BIG-C supermarket 

- bring a friend. 

For location: (http:// 

www.grandsolehotel.com). 

PEC website:- (http:/ 

/www.pattayaexpatsclub.com) 

PEC email:- 

(info@pattayaexpatsclub.com) 

PEC e-newsletter: 

(www.pattayaexpatsclub.com/ 

currentnewsletter.htm) 

actively promotes and endorses 

a company product, as 

the Club group discount policy 

from Thai Insurance Co. Ltd., 

is now the Club’s official 

health insurance policy. It 

saves up to 60 % on individual 

purchase. You must be 

younger than 60 though to join 

and up to 65 to renew. 

WEBSITE: The Pattaya 

Expats Club has a great 

website with lots of information. 

The website has an 

average of 20,000 visits a day. 

www.pattayaexpatsclub.com. 

Webmaster is Pete Mills, the 

Founder of the Club. Register 

for our FREE weekly E Newsletter 

online on the home page 

by submitting your first name 

and email address. You can 

also read the latest Meeting 

Report on-line.. 

ISSUE 111 • SATURDAY 8 - 15 DECEMBER 2007 THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE OF PATTAYA 25

HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE DOCTOR LATELY? 

Do you ever consider 

seeng your doctor for 

an annual check up? 

For many of us, an 

annual check up is worth the 

effort. 

It can actually make 

a difference in the long run. 

Doctors believed 

that the exam is valuable for 

prevention counseling, as 

regular medical exams can 

detect problems in the earlier 

stage when they are still 

easier to treat. 

Waiting until there 

is something wrong can be 

costly in time, treatment and 

quality of life. 

Not only that, it 

also strengthens doctor-patient 

relationships which 

could be important once a 

serious illness occur. 

Here are health tips 

recommended for men, 

women and children from 

“Guide to Health.” 

Dental 

· Visit your dentist 

once or twice a year for 

checkups. 

· Brush after meals 

with a toothbrush that has 

soft or medium bristles. 

· Use toothpaste 

with fluoride. 

· Use dental floss 

every day. 

· Eat fewer sweets, 

especially between meals. 

· Do not smoke or 

chew tobacco products. 

Hearing 

Hearing loss is one 

of the most common health 

problems. Your risk for hearing 

loss increases after age 

50. 

How can you tell if 

you have a hearing problem? 

Here are some signs: 

· You may have to 

strain to hear a normal conversation. 

· You may find 

yourself turning up the volume 

of the TV and radio so 

loud that others complain. 

If you are worried 

about your hearing, talk to 

your doctor or nurse. 

They may suggest 

a hearing test. 

Hearing aids can 

help you hear well. 

Vision 

P eople 45 and older 

have more vision problems 

than younger people, and the 

problems are more likely to 

result in accidental injuries. 

By age 65, you 

should have regular eye exams. 

If you have vision 

problems, eyeglasses or 

contact lenses can improve 

your vision. Doctors also 

have other ways to improve 

your vision and prevent you 

from losing your sight. 

Be sure to tell your doctor if 

you are having trouble with 

your vision. 

Many diseases and 

conditions can be prevented 

or controlled if they are 

caught early such as high 

blood pressure, high cholesterol, 

diabetes, osteoporosis 

and tuberculosis. 

From the Wellness 

Center, Samitivej Sriracha 

Hospital 



ESARN HOMESTAY WINS 

INTERNATIONAL GREEN 

TOURISM AWARD 

Lamai Homestay, run 

by Jimmy and his wife Lamai 

in Esarn in rural Thailand, has 

won a prestigious Highly Commended 

Award in the 2007 Virgin 

Responsible Travel Awards, 

in the category of Small Hotels. 

On 14th November, 

at the World Travel Market in 

London, Jimmy’s UK family 

collected the award on behalf 

of Lamai Homestay. It was 

presented by the Managing Director 

of Virgin Travel, and Justin 

Francis, Managing Director 

of Responsible Travel. 

The business beat 

competitors from all over the 

world due to its contribution to 

the economy of the local community, 

its emphasis on the 

conservation of the local culture 

and bio-diversity, and its energy 

conservation and re-cycling 

achievements. 

The homestay’s 

w e b s i t e 

www.thailandhomestay.com, 

offers local tours to Khmer, 

Buddhist and Hindu temples; 

visits the local school 

and the market - giving 

tourists an overview of 

the Thai culture, past 

and present. They also 

offer activity packages 

- silk spinning and 

weaving, basket and 

mat-making, and foodforaging 

in the rice 

fields, canals and the 

lake. Lamai and Jimmy 

have encouraged the local 

people to benefit 

from tourism by using 

their skills to demonstrate 

these traditional 

crafts, thereby bringing 

in much needed income 

to the rice farmers. 

In the meantime, 

he and Lamai have 

been undertaking a new 

project. With the help 

of the village elders, 

they have extended the 

range of accommodation 

on offer by resurrecting 

a local craft and 

constructing a dwelling 

using blocks made from 

earth and rice husks. 

FARANG PLACES IN ESARN 

When you go “up-country” (to 

another province) in Thailand 

it is convenient to know the 

places where farangs (foreigners) 

meet and exchange information 

about that area of Thailand 

“Pattaya People Weekly” list 

here some of these places. 

Please do not hesitate to inform 

us of any other places and any 

changes. 

Please contact Email: 

dragonepattaya@yahoo.co.uk. 

Khon Kaen: 

BEER HOUSE 

Michael D. LaSpina 98/12 Soi 

5 Perisagica Khon Kaen40000 

Tel.: 08-4333-3047, 

0-8971 10325 

Email:thaimichael@msm.com 

LEO’S BAR, 

3/28 Prachasamran Road, 

(Opposite Sofitel Hotel), Khon 

Kaen 40000, Thailand. 

www.leoskhonkaen.com 

email: thaiduncan@hotmail. 

com 

ISSUE 111 • SATURDAY 8 - 15 DECEMBER 2007 THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE OF PATTAYA 27 

Korat: 

PASINEE RESTAURANT 

428 Suranarec Road A. Mueng 

Korat 30000 

Tel.: 08-1073-9735 

PIZZA SHOP 

430 Suranaree Road Muang 

Korat 30000 

Tel.: 08-4426-1251 

Email:koratpizzashop@ 

yahoo.com 

LAMAI HOMESTAY/ 

GUESTHOUSE AND 

ESARN TOURS 

23/1 M.3, Ban Kho Pet, 

Tambol Kudjok, Bua Yai, 

Korat 30120 

www.thailandhomestay.com. 

Ring: Jim White 

Tel.: 08-6258-5894 

Email: annmoore@quik.com 

Nongkhai: 

OUTBACK BAR & GRILL 

Khun Yai & Glen 

1129/9 Soi Netsapat Nongkhai 

43000 

Tel.: 08-4246-1120 

Email: ntglass@lycos.com 

THE DANISH BAKER 

Khun Miau& Jan 

“Janne” Axman 

434 Meechai Road Nongkhai 

43000 

Tel.: 08-4246-0840 

Website:www.danishbaker.dk 

GIRAFFE Khun Pe & Jeff 

277/2 Soi Yodgaw Nongkhai 

43000 

Tel.: 0-87454-1446 

TWO WHEELS 

84/14 Panang Chonparthan 

Nongkhai 43000 

Tel.: 08-4246-4198 

THE MEETING PLACE 

1117 Soi Chuen Jitt Nongkhai 

43000 

Tel.: 08-4241-3348 

Email :paul@meetingplace 

nongkhai.com 

Website:www. meetingplace 

nongkhai.com 

SWEET ORCHID RESTAU- 

RANT 

Kelvin Indian & Thai Food 

Meechai Road Nongkhai43000 

Tel.: 08-7953-0266 

COPENHAGEN INN 

Khun Jum & Allan 

222/2 Haisok Road, Nongkhai 

43000 

Tel.: 08-1083-2570, 

0-86646-2401 

Emai1:a_pilgaard@hotmail.com 

VICTORY PARK GOLF & 

COUNTRY CLUB 

191 Moo 1 Tambol Khai Bok 

Wan Amphor Muang Nong 

Khai 43100 

(042) 407-296-300 

(042) 407-296 #22 

Surin: 

FARANG CONNECTION 

Martin 

257/11 Jitbumroong Road 

Surin 32000 

Tel.: 08-4451-1509 

N&N RESTAURANT - 

MINIMARKET 

noi +nobbi 

3/75 Sirirat Road 

Surin 32000 

Tel.: 044-518391/081-6624137 

www.nnrestaurant.co.nr 

Sisaket: 

FRANK’S & NONG’S 

Livin’in the Past 

Pizza Steak European Food 

Tanon Wijitnakorn Soi 13 

Amphur Muang 

Sisaket 33000 

Tel. 044-511509 

Email: nongfrank@yahoo.de 

Udonthani: 

ERWIN’S BUNGALOW & 

RESTAURANT 

Erwin 

25/15-22Watphortivararam 

Lane, Phosi Road Udonthani 

41000 

Tel/Fax: 08-4224-7827 

Website:www.erwinsbunga 

lows.com 

Email: erwins_bungalow@ 

hotmail.com 

HARRY’S BAR & 

RESTAURANT 

19/4 Banliam, bypass Loei to 

Nongkhai Udonthani 41000 

Tel.: 08-4234-8837 

Email: harrysbar_udon@ya 

hoo.com 

STEVE’S BAR & 

RESTAURANT 

254/26 Prajak Silapkhom Road 

Udonthani 41000 

Tel.: 08-4224-4523 

Email:steve5339@yahoo.com 

www.stevesbarudon.com 

IRISH CLOCK 

19/5-6 Sapantamit Road, 

Makkhaeng Udonthani 41000 

Tel.: 08-9276-5996 

08-6128-4881(Tom) 

Email:info@irishclock.com 

AUSSIE PUB & 

RESIDENCE 

277/136-139 Charoensri Complex, 

Teekathananont Road, 

Markaeng Muang 

Udonthani 41000 

Tel.: 08-5756-9001, 

08-9252-7129 

BAMBOO GARDEN 

GUEST HOUSE RESORT 

542 Soi 10 Moo 2 T.Non 

Song, Udon Thani 41330 

Tel.: 0-4229-5229 

Mobile: 08-4442-0291 

Fax: 042207575 

Email: info@bamboogarden 

guesthouse.com 

Website: www.bamboogarden 

guesthouse.com 

THE ENGLISHMAN’S 

RETREAT GUESTHOUSE 

& LEISURE CLUB 

447/15 M 7, Pan sam Road, 

Nong Sam Rong 

Udon Thani 

Tel: 08-45 125 025 

www.englishmansretreat.com 

Ubon Ratchathani: 

WRONG WAY CAFE 

Run by Ratsami (Ting) & 

Richard (American) in 49/4-5 

Phadaeng Road. More info on 

their website: http:// 

wrongwayhome.com 

SUAN LOONG DAENG 

FARM STAY 

Guesthouse with aircon rooms, 

restaurant/bar 

Thai and western food and 

drinks in a peaceful area 

215 M. 6 Tamboon Koksaad, 

Namkhun 

(Road 2248 between Khao 

Phra Wihan and Nam Yun) 

34260 Ubon Ratchathani 

Email:trond_anton@yahoo.com 

www.suanloongdaengfarm 

stay.com 

THE ENGLISHMAN’S 

RETREAT GUESTHOUSE 

& LEISURE CLUB 

447/15 u7, Pan sam Road 

Nong Sam Rong 

Udon Thani 

Tel: 08-45 125 025 

www.englishmansretreat.com 

Buriram: 

TIMEOUT 

Fishing park, restaurant, bar, 

pool, petanque. 

Ludo and Am 

118 Moo 9 Bankadon Paisan 

Prakhonchai Buriram 

Tel: 08-6253-5962 (Am) 

08-1660-0032 (Ludo) 

www.bankadon.com 

timeout@bankadon.com

HOLIDAY & SETTLEMENT VISA TO BRITAIN & IRELAND 

My name is Darren 

Mcgarry I am the proprietor of 

the key visa co ltd, Jomtien, the 

purpose of my business is to 

help the client in all aspects of 

visa applications & to educate 

people who are wishing to reside 

in Thailand now & in the 

future. 

My team is all highly 

trained in Thailand’s immigration 

law (BE2522) & work very 

closely with the Pattaya immigration 

department. 

We opened the Key 

Visa Company because we felt 

we could offer a specialized 

consultancy visa service for foreign 

nationals. I spent a lot of 

my time looking carefully at the 

area and people’s needs and 

doing due diligence before my 

commitment to become a “specialist” 

visa consultant. 

Having spent my 

former years in the UK as a consultant 

for a multi national company 

I have a lot of experience 

with customer care in a business 

environment. 

My team at key visa 

co feels totally at home with the 

expats & foreign community 

and we endeavor to make every 

visa application a hassle free 

venture for our clients. 

We understand the 

problems clients face and we 

make every effort to support 

them until satisfaction is 

reached.We are the official immigration 

advisors for the 

Pattaya expats club & I offer a 

lot of my time giving free advice 

to newcomers & expats in 

Pattaya specializing on retirement 

& long stay visa applications. 

I am offering a weekly 

advice clinic in this newspaper 

and today I am focusing on the 

difficulties faced when applying 

for a HOLIDAY OR 

SETTLEMENT VISA TO 

BRITAIN & IRELAND. 

In my company & as 

a visa consultant we like to take 

this type of visa application 

very personally I myself have 

been through the arduous task 

of applying for a holiday visa 

for my Thai girlfriend before 

taking up my profession as a 

visa specialist & I am well aware 

of the difficulties faced when 

applying yourself without professional 

help. 

WHAT VISA TYPES ARE 

AVAILIABLE FOR IRE- 

LAND? 

The two most common 

visa types are the holiday & 

fianc_e visa we have found that 

the process when dealing with 

the Irish consulate in Bangkok 

is a similar project they follow 

the same guidelines in the scrutiny 

of paperwork as the British 

embassy the paperwork 

to accompany the application 

is to substantiate the relationship 

which is the job of a visa 

consultant to advise & help with 

the collation of the correct paperwork. 

Below is some guidelines 

of the type of information 

the consulate/embassy wishes 

to see. 

WHAT VISA TYPES ARE 

AVAILIABLE FOR BRITAIN? 

The two most common 

visa types are the VAF1 

holiday 

visa & the VAF2 settlement visa 

both the visa types are a difficult 

process in the respect that 

the main criteria with the two 

types is showing the embassy 

that you & your Thai partner 

have a very strong relationship 

together you cannot prove this 

to the embassy by a conversation 

you have to provide a large 

amount of evidence on paper to 

substantiate the relationship be 

it 6 months or 6 years the embassy 

will not entertain an application 

unless it is backed up 

by fruitful information they like 

to see that the Thai citizen & 

the sponsor have a very strong 

long lasting relationship & this 

is were we can help the client. 

As visa to the UK 

specialists we deal with different 

relationship criteria everyday 

I can honestly say that no 

application is the same but as 

far as embassy protocol is concerned 

we offer the client the 

necessary information we feel 

the embassy needs to see to 

prove that the relationship is 

strong enough for the visa to be 

awarded which is the secret of 

success. 

HOW DOES THE PRO- 

CESS START? 

The process begins with the 

applicants completing a questionnaire 

about there relationship 

& financial attributes. 

We then have a consultation 

with the client to enable 

us to verify off the infor- 

mation given which visa type 

is appropriate for the client to 

apply for which is very important 

because I have seen so many 

applicants fail in the process due 

to a mistake on the application 

form. 

During the consultation 

we can grasp a strong overview 

of the relationship & then advise 

the client the best way forward 

with the application. 

HOW CAN KEY VISA 

HELP US? 

If the client feels 

happy to employ Key Visa to 

take the 

application forward we then 

give the both parties of the relationship 

the information needed 

to make a strong application. 

When all the information 

is then handed to ourselves 

we collate all the information 

into an easy reading format complete 

with translations.The key 

to success with any visa applications 

is that all the information 

submitted is correct & 

truthful and the applicants are 

taking the application seriously 

I myself spend a lot of my time 

dealing with clients who have 

been refused at the embassy 

helping them with an appeal or 

a re-application due to them 

being given misinformation or 

the wrong guidance. 

My favorite phrase is 

if you were going to have your 

house re-wired would you get 

an electrician or do it yourself 

it always pays to obtain help 

with these types of application 

because of the personal nature 

for you and your partner to try 

to get it right first time. 

WHAT IS A VAF1 VISA 

U.K.? 

A VAF1 visa is the 

application for a Thai citizen 

wishing to go to the U.K. as a 

non-settling resident (holiday) 

this can be awarded in a 6 month 

format which is a multiple entry 

meaning the Thai citizen can go 

to the U.K. & return back to 

Thailand on numerous occasions 

in the six month period. 

When this application 

is produced the information is 

all about the Thailand national 

more than the foreign sponsor. 

WHAT IS THE VAF2 VISA 

U.K.? 

A VAF2 visa is the 

application for a Thai citizen to 

go to the U.K. as a fianc_e or 

spouse of someone already 

settled in the U.K. this visa is 

awarded in different formats and 

the information is prominently 

about the foreign sponsor. 

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN 

THE APPLICATION IS 

SUBMITTED? 

When the application 

is strong enough then it is submitted 

to the embassy and the 

Thai applicant will be called for 

an interview which is a very 

important stage in the application 

and can be very daunting 

for the applicant but this is the 

way the embassy can verify the 

viability of the paperwork & 

the relationship. 

At Key Visa we can 

help the applicant to prepare 

for there interview which we 

feel is very important as most 

Thai nationals have never been 

put in the position of having to 

answer many questions when 

in a nervous state unlike most 

foreign nationals in there lifetime 

who have been seated in 

front of a bank manager or had 

a job interview but for many 

Thai nationals this is not the 

case so better to pre-empt a situation 

& prepare. 

WHAT IF WE HAVE BEEN 

REFUSED BEFORE? 

If you have been refused 

before there are two processes 

that can be undertaken 

the first being you may be offered 

to appeal against a verdict 

which is not very common 

or we can take you through the 

process of applying again but 

making sure we have your application 

100% correct. 

IT PAYS TO GET THE 

CORRECT 

GUIDENCE & GET 

IT RIGHT FIRST TIME!! 

If any readers would 

like more information regarding 

visa enquiries or have had visa 

problems in the past I would 

be very interested to hear about 

them. Enquiries please e-mail 

DARREN at KEY 

VISA2@gmail.com. 

This information is 

offered as a guideline to help 

understand the criteria required 

for a holiday or settlement visa 

application for Britain & Ireland. 

If visa types are 

awarded it is at the discretion 

of the Britain & Irish immigration 

authorities. 



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EVENTS CALENDAR 

CHINESE BUDDHA RELIC 

EXHIBITION at Ban 

Sukawadee on Sukhumvit 

Road to 15 th January 2008. 

SEA GAMES from 6 th to 15th 

December. Water events at 

Lake Mabprachan and 

Equestrian events at Horseshoe 

Point Resort. 

INTERNATIONAL 

BALLOON FIESTA at 

Thammasat University near 

Pattaya. From 8 th to 12 th 

December. Events going on 

throughout the day and night. 

Tel: 085-118-1597, 085-161- 

4221 

S W E D I S H 

SMORGASBORD at the 

Globetrotter Restaurant every 

2nd Saturday of month. Next 

on 8 th December. Tel: 038-423- 

167. 

ROTARY CLUB MARINA 

PATTAYA. Fundraising for 

AIDS Auction. 9 th December: 

Exprosition from 11am to 

6pm. 10 th December: Gala 

Dinner at 7pm at Montien 

Hotel. 

VEGETARIAN CLUB OF 

PATTAYA. Vegetarian Buffet: 

199 Baht. Every 2 nd Tuesday 

of month. Next: 11 th December 

at 6pm. Cafe New Orleans, Soi 

Pattayaland 2. Everyone 

welcome. Limited seating. 

Reservations required. Tel: 

0 3 8 - 7 1 0 - 8 0 5 

info@pattayapeople.com 

CHARITY CLUB OF 

PATTAYA Charity Gala Dinner 

7pm on Saturday, 15 th 

December at Pinnacle Grand 

Jomtien Resort, Jomtien. 1,300 

baht per person. Dress Code: 

Smart. Contact: Malcolm: 

0897441040, Christina: 

0895454185, Vic King: 

0 8 6 0 6 0 6 2 1 0 . 

charityclubofpattaya@yahoo.com 

4TH JAIDEE CLASSIC on 

18th December. Teams of 4 

competing at 9 holes of golf, 

10 pin bowling and a pool 

competition for Charity to 

Camillian Centre, Rayong. 

Lunch and evening buffet at 

Shenanigan’s. All inclusive 

entry fee of 1,800 baht per 

person. Information and 

registration forms at 

www.bahtbus.net 

MY ART, MY PASSION 

exhibition at Gallery Opium on 

22 nd December at 7pm. To 26 th 

January, 2008. Tel: 038 303 

040 (Gallery) 

Tel: 0850 847 947 (English) 

email: info@galleryopium.com 

www.galleryopium.com 

PATTAYA MUSIC & ART 

PERFORMANCE at 

Alangkarn Theatre from 21 st to 

23 rd December, at 16.00pm to 

22.00pm. Tickets 300 baht. 

Tel: 038 256 007. 

CHRISTMAS DAY on 

Tuesday, 25 th December. 

BRISTOL MUSIC BAR Soi 

6 Jomtien, every Sunday 7pm 

‘Sunday Unplugged’ Jam 

Sessions. All musicians & 

vocalists are welcome - 

proceeds help support ‘The 

Camillian Centre’ for children 

with HIV/AIDS. 

CHESS CLUB AND 

SCRABBLE CLUB, every 

Tuesday 12pm - 5pm at Hoek- 

Van-Holland restaurant/bar 

Thappraya Road near Jomtien 

Beach Road. Bring your own 

Chess set and/or Scrabble 

board. www.hoek-vanholland.com 

Everyone 

welcome. 

.PATTAYA BRIDGE CLUB. 

Every Monday, Wednesday 

and Friday at 13.00pm at the 

The Bowling Green, Soi 

Fuengfa (Soi X-Zyte). 

Tel 038 422 924, mobile 086 

744 5386. 

www.pattayabridge.com. 

PATTAYA HASH HOUSE 

HARRIERS The running club 

for drinking people with a 

running problem. Every 

Monday at 3.45 pm at the LEK 

Hotel, (between Soi 12 & 13 

on 2nd Road). Bus leaves 4pm, 

run starts 5pm. Call Patrick 

081 687 2410. 

UK EX SERVICEMEN 

CLUB every Sunday 1pm 

Tropical Bert’s Beach Bar. Soi 

6/1, 2nd Road (opposite 

Bangkok Bank). 098 072 335 

or 038 361 887. 

Email or call us about any 

upcoming events: Email: 


Tel.: 038-427-585 

ISSUE 111 • SATURDAY 8 - 15 DECEMBER 2007 

NO ROOM AT THE INN 

Please help us to 

make sure there is Room at the 

Inn. We are all familiar with the 

Christmas Nativity Story about 

the birth of Jesus.In Bethlehem, 

over 2000 years ago, Joseph and 

the pregnant Mary were told 

“No room at the inn,” 

but thanks to the kindness of 

strangers, Mary was able to give 

birth in the shelter of a warm 

and dry stable manger. 

During this 

Christmas season, we at the 

Mercy Center are asking 

strangers and friends alike to 

kindly help us raise funds so 

that we may buy the facility, 

currently housing the numerous 

social and educational projects 

the Center undertakes for 

Pattaya’s poorest and most 

destitute residents - the children 

of the city’s slum areas. 

ATTENTION BEACHGOERS 

Aloha and Attention 

Beach-goers. 

If you are one who 

goes bare foot in the sand, “Attention 

beach-goers”, Be aware 

of all the banana leaves on the 

beach, as many if not most have 

rusting nails, pins and staples 

in them, from our Loy Krathong 

party. 

Most of the 

Krathongs were made from banana 

stalks for the floating part, 

instead of foam which pollutes 

our water ways, (Thank you)! 

But almost all of the leaves have 

rusting nails, pins, and staples 

(No thank you)! 

And if you step on 

Just as the innkeeper 

provided shelter for the baby 

Jesus and the three kings 

brought him priceless gifts, 

please help us to provide shelter 

and the priceless gift of caring 

to the forgotten children of 

Pattaya. In addition to our other 

slum projects, we currently 

house over 25 children and we 

have room for many more if we 

can buy the property. We need 

your support. Please visit our 

website at 

www.mercypattaya.com to 

find out how you can make a 

contribution so that we don’t 

have to say “No room at the 

inn” to the children of Pattaya. 

You can also call the Mercy 

Center at 0819 454 307. 

Thank you and 

Happy Christmas! Fred and 

Dianne Doell. 

one, you might get an infection. 

What I have been doing each 

day, as they continue to wash 

up on the shore line, is to pull 

out all of the danger and let the 

leaf stay as it is biodegradable. 

Children are at most 

risk, so when you put your footsteps 

in the sand, would you 

please reach out and remove the 

danger. 

Let me be the first to 

wish you all a Mele KaliKimaka 

and have a Hauoli Makahiki 

Hou, (Merry Christmas and 

have a Happy New Year). 

May health and happiness 

be with you and yours! 

Your friend, Koto. 

Pattaya People Weekly edits a letter if we 

think it is appropriate. The opinion of the writer is 

not necessarily the opinion of Pattaya People Weekly. 

If you want to make a comment or want to share 

your point of view on certain topics or articles in this 

newspaper, please contact us. We love to know our reader’s 

opinion. Fax: 0-3842-9773, e-mail info@pattayapeople.com 

or drop by at our Office in Soi Day Night Hotel. 

HIS MAJESTY THE KING 

As a part-time resident 

of the Kingdom for the last 

15 years, I wish to express my 

best wishes and deepest appreciation 

for the wise and devoted 

leadership of His Majesty the 

King on His 80th birthday. 

Each year my affection 

and appreciation for his 

leadership and example for the 

people of Thailand has grown. 

He has been like a 

shining lighthouse on a hill, 

guiding the ship of state through 

treacherous and often dangerous 

waters. 

At times, his advice 

has prevented potential disasters, 

and at times his silence has 

allowed the government to correct 

situations of which they 

were able. 

His Majesty has lead 

by example, and the Kingdom 

has prospered immensely by 

his leadership in so many areas. 

His Majesty’s untiring devotion 

to the people of Thailand 

has improved the quality 

and well-being of their lives. 

He has been as healer 

of the sick, a father of the orphans, 

a benefactor to the poor, 

and a stabilizing force to what 

was sometimes a shaky government. 

Through his leader- 

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ship, he has seen the vast improvement 

of the educational 

system. 

He has led in developing 

areas plagued by drought, 

and personally visited rural areas 

with problems of poverty 

that only his wisdom could 

solve. He has brought decades 

of stability to this great nation. 

And he has demonstrated 

humility, compassion, 

and a leadership that has eased 

periods of great distress. 

I remember that on 

one occasion that His Majesty 

remarked that he missed the 

counsel of his late mother. 

But I am confident 

that a greater counsel, that of 

the Almighty, has afforded His 

Majesty the wisdom that led 

myself and countless others to 

concluded that he is the greatest 

Monarch of modern times. 

So on this auspicious 

occasion, along with my Thaiborn 

son, my Thai wife, and all 

the other loyal citizens of this 

great nation, we give a thunderous 

voice to the age-old words, 

LONG LIVE THE KING. 

Dr. Johannes Maas, 

International President Worldwide 

Faith Missions, Past Advisor 

to the United States White 

House. 

BUS ROUTES 

Many of us, Thais & 

foreigners alike, have no idea 

which route a Baht Bus is taking. 

Often we have taken 

a second bus or walk a distance 

to our destination. 

Recently I passed 

through an unknown town that 

seems to have solved this problem 

by having different 

coloured buses, the colour designating 

the route. 

Although their entire 

bus is painted, the Pattaya 

buses could just put a large, 

coloured card at the top of their 

windshield and passengers 

would know. 

For example that a 

red card meant Naklua, Yellow 

was going to the Tesco/bus terminal/Sukhumvit 

area etc. 

Logical, reasonable, 

no cost, but - would they do it? 


37

SET OG SKET, På DE DANSKE RESTAURANTER 

OG BARER, I PATTAYA OG JOMTIEN. 

Vinderholdet blev Ferdinands denne gang. 

Vi fortsætter med 

fødseldage. “Lille Kurt” og 

kaldet “Kurt Vognmand” holdt 

endnu en gang sin fødselsdag 

i Pattaya, en tradition der er 

blevet holdt i hævd siden han 

startede med at komme på 

vinterbesøg i byen. 

Fødselsdagen var fordelt i 2 

etaper, første del blev afholdt 

i samme nu at datoen havde 

skiftet, hvilket skete på Rich 


Bar, hvor alle var i højt natligt 

humør, og anden del var 

middag med buffet om 

aftenen, som blev holdt ved 

swimmingpoolen i The Village, 

hvor Kurt bor hver gang han 

er her i byen. 

Kurt fyldte år den 3. 

december, hvor mange år 

nævner vi ikke, men han er 

stadig en flot ung fyr. Den 5. 

december holdt Lars fra 

Ølstykke sin fødselsdag, der 

blev afholdt på Jensen Café 

under private former med 

gode venner. Lars måtte 

desværre stå lidt i skyggen af 

en anden fødselar, i det den 

Thailandske konge jo som 

bekendt også fylder år den 5. 

december. 

Kong Bhumipol af 

Thailand fyldte 80 den 5. 

december, en dag mange 

thaier havde lavet store 

forberedelser til, blandt andet 

har adskillige hæklet og 

strikket halstørklæder, i gult 

selvfølgelig, som er blevet 

indsamlet af tv-kanalen “3” og 

sat sammen til kæmpe hilsner 

til kongen, på hans store dag. 

Den Thailandske 

konge, er med sine 80 leveår 

og over 60 regeringsår, den 

både længst levende og 

regerende monark i verden, en 

officiel og dokumenteret 

rekord som der nok vil gå 

adskillige hundrede år, før vil 

blive overgået, hvis det 

overhovedet nogensinde sker. 

Han er besiddelse af endnu en 

rekord, den er godt nok lidt 

sværere at måle med nogen 

form for skala, han er også den 

mest elskede monark i verden. 

Hans folk elsker ham, for den 

store interesse han altid har 

udvist for sit folk, og de store 

bidrag han har kommet med 

til sit lands udvikling. Må vi 

mange år endnu kunne sige: 

Kongen længe leve – Long Live 

The King. De gule 

halstørklæder var endvidere 

også en kombineret hilsen og 

støtte til de soldater, der 

sørger for at holde ro og orden 

i de sydlige provinser, en 

håbløs opgave, der har krævet 

mange ofre. 

Billard turneringerne 

Badehotellet mod Ferdinand 

fortsætter med endnu en 

kanon succes af et 

arrangement. Denne gang 

blev det afholdt på Ferdinand 

tirsdag den 4. december kl. 

14, hvor Ferdinand vandt 

sejren over Badehotellet og 

pokalen måtte skifte ejermand. 

Billard turneringerne mellem de 

2 steder holder lige en lille 

pause, i anledning af alle de 

andre ting der sker her nu hvor 

julen nærmer sig, men de 

forsætter siger Freddy og 

John, som ikke er færdige med 

at sætte gang i byen med 

arrangementer. 

Arrangementet 

sluttede med spisning for 

deltagerne såvel som 

publikum, oksehøjreb med 

flødekartofler og 2 slags sovs, 

det var mums, og ikke mindst 

hvidløgs brødene blev meget 

omtalt af alle. Bobby sørgede 

for der blev spist op. 

Den 5.december 

afholdt Kurt og Tjan reception 

i deres bygge projekt “The 

Paradise Residence” på 

Jomtien Soi 7, hvor venner, 

samarbejds partnere og 

presse var inviteret til et indkig 

i projektets gang. Det er en 

fornøjelse at se endnu et 

byggeri komme i gang med 

succes fra start, allerede nu 

er omkring 30% af 

lejlighederne solgt. Det er 

også en fornøjelse at se endnu 

et byggeri, hvor man har tænkt 

på udseendet af bygningen, 

det ender med at der bliver 

helt pænt i byen, og vi glæder 

os her fra redaktionen, til at se 

det færdige relsultat i 

november 2008. Kurt og Tjan, 

kendes fra Sunshine og 

Sunset restaranterne på 

Jomtien Beach Road. 

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RE REFE RE FE FERA FE RA RAT RA T FRåN FRåN MöTET 

MöTET 

DEN N 1 1 D DDECE 

D CE CEMBER CE R 200 2007 200 

Vi hade nöjet att 

räkna in ca 65 personer till vårt 

möte i våra nya lokaler på 

Green Tree Pub & 

Restaurang. 

Det syns verkligen 

att många Skandinaver börjar 

komma tillbaka nu inför 

säsongen. 

Vi kunde också se att 

det kom några nya medlemmar 

som hittat till oss. 

Johna och Tyrone 

öppnade dagens möte med 

att hälsa alla välkomna och då 

särskilt en av våra nya 

huvudsponsorer nämligen 

Nordic Group. 

Som första punkt på 

dagordningen gjorde Johna 

en liten presentation om 

kungen som fyller 80 år den 5 

december och samtidigt firar 

60 år på kungatronen. 

Nordic Group hade 

gjort i ordning en trevlig Power 

Pont presentation och 

berättade samt visade bilder 

från deras stora bygg- och 

hälsoprojekt i Bang Saree. 

Projektet har den Thailändska 

staten som påhejare, då detta 

med hälsovård anses som 

mycket viktigt och en framtida 

affärsverksamhet i Thailand. 

Husen i Bangs Saree har de 

Thailändska myndigheternas 

välsignelse. Nordic Group 

överlämnade dessutom en 

gåva på 50 000 Bath, till 

klubbens hjälpverksamhet, 

tack för det Nordic! 

Terje med båten 

King Olav har också gått in 

som huvudsponsor av 

föreningen och överlämnade 

ett bidrag till 

hjälpverksamheten med 

10000 bath. Tack för den fina 

gåvan! 

Terje kommer att 

berätta om sin verksamhet, 

med resmålen under den 

närmaste tiden på nästa möte 

den 15 december. 

Beträffande körkort, 

Nordic Group överlämnade dessutom en gåva på 50 000 

Bath, till Johna och Tyrone till klubbens hjälpverksamhet, 

tack för det Nordic! 

så är frågorna många. Därför 

har styrelsen beslutat att vi på 

nästa möte skall bestämma en 

dag som passar de flesta och 

sedan ta med alla som vill ha 

körkort eller förnya sitt körkort. 

Vi kommer på nästa möte att 

dela ut en lista på vad som 

behövs av papper, för att 

ordna sitt körkort. 

Johna påminde om 

de många trafikkontroller som 

just nu pågår i Pattaya med 

omnejd och då särskilt på 

Sukumvit. Du måste ha papper 

på bilen, körkort, pass eller en 

kopia av passet som visar 

både persondata och det 

aktuella visat, som i de flesta 

fall godkänns. Denna kopia kan 

du antingen ta hos Kodakbutikerna 

eller hos Key Visa 

som vi i föreningen samarbetar 

med. Kontrollerna är som sagt 

många och nykterheten kollas 

allt som oftast. Tänk på att den 

högsta tillåtna promillehalten i 

Thailand är 0,5! Straffet 

särskilt om du blir inblandad i 

en olycka kan bli högt och i 

värsta fall kan du bli utvisad 

omgående. 

Darren från Key Visa, 

presenterade sitt företag och 

berättade om de nya regler 

som gäller för visa nu. Key Visa 

har kontor på Jomtien Beach 

och i Pattaya. 

Gå in på Expats 

Webb sidor i The Viking och 

läs de generella regler för 1 


års visum, då det blir för 

långt att ta med i 

nyhetsbrevet. 

www.scan-siam.com/ 

index.php?pageid=64 

Tyrone berättade att 

det den 14 november kom en 

ny lag som innebär att det är 

förbjudet att tala i mobiltelefon 

när man kör bil eller mc. 

Böterna om man blir tagen är 

400 – 1000 Bath. 

Vi kan varmt 

rekommendera att man 

använder sig av headset, så 

är problemen lösta. 

Johna berättade att 

den Norska Ambassaden har 

sitt årliga möte för norrmän på 

konsulatet i Pattaya fredagen 

den 14 december kl 10.00 – 

11.45, på Jomtien Garden 

Resort, Jomtien Beach Road 

Beträffande 

tilläggsförsäkring för Nav 

utland-medlemmar, så 

återkommer vi till nästa möte 

om det. 

Norge kommer med 

nya pass igen, som även 

kommer att innehålla 

fingeravtryck. 

För Danmark, gäller 

nya regler för legalisering av 

thailändska dokument. 

Tyrone meddelar att 

det startar en nybörjarkurs i 

bridge den 3 december och 

att det hitintills är fem anmälda. 

Kursen kommer att pågå 

under 20 veckor och de som 

då gått, skall kunna gå ut och 

spela på bridgeklubb. 

Tyrone meddelar 

också att det kommer att bli 

en resa till Bangkok den 13 

december, där vi kommer att 

besöka den Skandinaviska 

kyrkan, som på kvällen har en 

luciagudstjänst i Christ Church 

på Sathom RD. Efter 

gudstjänsten åker vi hem. 

Resan sker till 

självkostnadspris och just nu, 

så är det 16 personer 

anmälda. 

Vi behöver fler 

frivilliga, som kan hjälpa till i 

klubben med utlåning av 

Skandinaviska böcker, vår 

hjälpverksamhet och våra 

aktiviteter i övrigt. 

Hör gärna av er till 

någon av oss i styrelsen eller 

på e-post till: 

Scandinavian 

Expats Club Pattaya: 

expats@scan-siam.com 

Till nästa möte den 

15 december kommer vi att bl 

a ta upp det här med Thailänds 

körkort, M/V King Olav med 

resmålen under den närmaste 

tiden på nästa möte den 15 

december. 

Nav-utland behövs 

tilläggsförsäkring? 

Med varma 

hälsningar och på 

å t e r s e e n d e . 

Johna. Tyrone, Helge och 

Margareta 

Kom ihåg! 

Skandinavisk Expats möts 

nu mer på “Green Tree 

Restaurant & Pub” Pattaya 

Beach Road v/Soi 1 i Nord 


Nästa möte blir 

lördagen den 15 december 

kl. 13:00 

Se kartan på Web 

sidan! 

SKANDINAVISKE 

STEDER 

I PATTAYA, JOMTIEN OG NAKLUA 

DANMARK 

Pattaya: 

Ferdinand 

Blue Lagoon Bar 

Cafe Kronborg 

Captains Corner 

Christian d. 4 

Copenhagen Restaurant 

John’s Badehotel 

Kongens Bar & Restaurant 

Jensen’s Cafe 

Never Mind Bar 

Jomtien: 

Admiralen 

Boat House 

Corner 

Holger Danske 

Hotel Danmark 

Hønsehuset 

Top Line Scandia 

Den Lille Cafe 

Gourmet House 

No Name 

Pappilon 

Lille Per 

Yellow House Massage 

Den Dansive Kro 

Naklua: 

Queen M’s Restaurant 

NORGE 


Scandinavian Import 

Baan Sabaijai 

Best Friend 

Hotel Norge 

Kåre’s Bar 

Hoff Cafe La Bella Casa 

Olala Complex 

Sailor Inn 

Scandinavia Restaurant 

Village Inn 

Viking Beach Comber 

Thai House Restaurant 

S.J. Beer Bar 

Jomtien: 

Olala Beach Cafe 

Erlings Bar 

Seaside 

Mountain View 

Nordic Garden Hotel 

Nordic Hill Resort 

Kafe Veslekari 

Kon-Tiki 

Robin Gjestehus 

Svein & Nang’s Cafe og Bar 

Linda’s Restaurant 

KOB DEN NYE UDGAVE AF 

WEEKLY 

KT’s Kafe & Restaurant 

Naklua: 

NG Pub & Restaurant 

SVERIGE 


Globetrotter 

Hasse’s Soft Rock Cafe 

Salt & Pepper 

Scandalic Hotel 

Two Lions 

Beefeater Steakhouse 

Big Horn Steakhouse 

Flaggan 

Viking 

Target Bar 

KENTHSA Beer Bar 

Jomtien: 

Stefan’s Guest House 

Ettan 

Tre Kronor 

Bunker 

Sjoboa 

Hotel Avenueinn 

Swedish Bookshop 

Naklua: 

Max New House 

FINLAND 


Blues Corner 

Black Horse 

La Bella 

Ile Bar 

Jokeri 

Lassi’s Place 

Papas Place 

Pineapple 

Hans Lankari 

Raymond’s Bar 

Karjala Bar 

Suomalainen Klubi 

Jomtien: 

Friends Bar 

Masan Pubi 

Menuet 

Pizza Service 

Thi Rak Kitchen 

Inner Circle 

BEMÆRK: Vi beder alle 

skandinaver gøre os 

opmærksomme på steder der 

ikke er på denne liste samt 

steder der er lukkede eller har 

ændret navn. 

HVER 

LORDAG 

TIL SALG OVERALT I AVIS KIOSKER, 

SUPER MARKEDER OG BOG HANDLER 

FORST MED NYHEDERNE 


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The Golden Compass 

Based on the 

bestselling Philip Pullman 

novels, the “His Dark 

Materials” trilogy is comprised 

of “The Golden Compass,” 

“The Subtle Knife” and “The 

Amber Spyglass”. 

It revolves around a 

young girl who travels to the 

far north to save her best friend. 

Along the way she 

encounters shape-shifting 

creatures, witches, and a variety 

of otherworldly characters in 

parallel universes. 

Rise : Blood Hunter 

“Rise” is a 

supernatural thriller in which a 

reporter (Lucy Liu) wakes up 

in a morgue to discover she is 

no longer among the living. She 

vows revenge against the cult 

responsible for putting her 

there and hunts them down one 

by one. Chiklis plays ‘Rawlins,’ 

a haunted police detective 

whose daughter is killed by the 

same cult and seeks answers for 

her gruesome death. 

The Love of Siam 

Love of Siam shows 

the relationship of a weak 

family, a lonely girl, teenagers 

who start to know the meaning 

of love and friendship that will 

be remain in the memory 

forever. The story begins when 

old friends Tong and Mew meet 

by chance at Siam, a wellknown 

place that teenagers in 

Bangkok hanging out. Tong is a 

popular and handsome boy who 

is bored with his pretty 

girlfriend like Donut. Tong just 

discovers that pretty girlfriend 

is not the answer for something 

in his life. 

While Mew is a quiet 

guy who is obsessed by music, 

and secretly loved by Ying, a 

girl next door. Mew is facing 

hard time trying to compose 

love songs after his grandmom 

died. Later, Mew introduces 

Tong to June, a girl who looks 

alike Tong’s lost sister. Tong 

comes up with a plan for his 

mother to hire June for being 

his sister, hoping to cure his 

father from alcoholism. June 

accepts the offer and becomes a 

part of Tong’s family. 

Everything in Tong’s family 

seems to be better since June 

has arrived. June is loved by 

Tong’s family, but she begins to 

feel whether she does right. 

The Game Plan 

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Rugged superstar 

quarterback Joe Kingman 

(Dwayne “The Rock” 

Johnson), whose Boston-based 

team is chasing a championship. 

A ‘serial bachelor’, Kingman is 

living the ultimate fantasy: he’s 

rich, famous and the life of the 

party. But this dream is 

suddenly sacked for a loss when 

he discovers the 7-year-old 

daughter (newcomer Madison 

Pettis) he never knew he had – 

the product of a last fling before 

parting years ago with his young 

wife. 

Now, during the most 

important time in his career, he 

must figure out how to juggle 

his parties, practices and dates 

with the newfound ballet classes, 

bedtime stories and dolls that 

come with his daughter. Equally 

perplexed is his hard-edged 

mega-agent, Stella (Kyra 

Sedgwick), herself without a 

parental bone in her body. 

Despite the often hilarious 

misadventures that come with 

being a new father, Joe 

discovers that’s there’s more to 

life than money, endorsements 

and thousands of adoring fans: 

the love and care of one very 

special small fan is the only 

thing that matters. 

Beowulf 

In a time of heroes, 

the mighty warrior Beowulf 

slays the demon Grendel and 

incurs the wrath of its 

monstrous yet seductive 

mother, in a conflict that 

transforms a king into a legend. 

Groundbreaking 

director Robert Zemeckis offers 

a vision of the Beowulf saga 

that has never been told before. 

Warner Bros Pictures, 

Paramount Pictures and 

Shangri-la Entertainment 

present “Beowulf,” starring 

Angelina Jolie as Grendel’s 

mother, Anthony Hopkins as 

the corrupt King Hrothgar, and 

Ray Winstone as Beowulf. The 

film also stars John Malkovich, 

Brendan Gleeson, Dominic 

Keating, Alison Lohman, Robin 

Wright Pen. 

Neil Gaiman 

(“MirrorMask,” the graphic 

novel Sandman) and Roger 

Avary (“Pulp Fiction”) adapted 

the legend for the screen. 

Ponglang Amazing 

Tomorn inherits an 

old and run-down theatre from 

his uncle. The theatre is called 

Chalermpol Rama, where once 

was the glorious theatre in 

town. Today, the theatre has no 

audiences, and is facing loss 

profit statement. 

Though his uncle 

wants to keep the theatre, 

Tomorn decides to give up when 

a pretty broker persuades him 

to trade it. One day, Tomorn 

meets a young cap driver named 

Win, who becomes his 

consultant, and helps him until 

the last day of the theatre. 

Before the theatre will be 

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Barry B. Benson (JERRY SEINFELD, right) 

Movie’s Showtime might be changed without prior notice. 

permanently closed, Tomorn 

has a new idea to renew the 

theatre inspired by his hilarious 

employees. Soon, the theatre is 

re-opened with music and 

amusement that hope to bring 

back joys to the audiences. 

The Screen 

Set in Bangkok, 

2007, in the world of mystery 

that is still challenging people 

to discover the truth, Yut is a 

guy who’s obsessed by 

supernatural events and wants 

to investigate the story of 

someone screening the film for 

ghosts. He finds a group of 

people that will be going to a 

cursed forest with him. 

However, the thing they 

discover in the forest shows that 

the mystery world is something 

living around them. 

Bee Movie 

“Bee Movie” is 

Seinfeld’s first venture into 

feature animation, a labor of 

love for the acclaimed stand-up 

comedian, who not only voices 

the central character but also cowrote 

the screenplay and serves 

as producer. 

Take a closer look at 

the world of these busy 

creatures through the eyes of 

one bee in particular — Barry 

B. Benson (Emmy and Golden 

Globe winner Jerry Seinfeld). A 

recent college graduate, Barry 

wants more out of life than the 

inevitable career that awaits him 

and every other worker in New 

Hive City —a job at Honex 

producing honey. 

Barry jumps at the 

chance to venture out of the 

hive, and soon encounters a 

world beyond his wildest 

dreams. 

When Barry 

inadvertently meets a spirited 

Manhattan florist named 

Vanessa (Oscar® winner Renée 

Zellweger), he breaks one of the 

cardinal rules of beedom — he 

talks to her. 

A friendship quickly 

develops, and Barry gets a crash 

course in the ways of the human 

race. When he discovers that 

anyone can buy honey right off 

the grocery store shelf, he is 

shocked that people are stealing 

the bees’ unique creation and 

making money from it. 

Outraged, he decides to avenge 

this injustice by suing the 

human race. 

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OOOPS! THAT WAS A BIT CARELESS!!! 

You probably read 

on the internet recently that 

the HMRC – the part of the 

UK government that handles 

things like child benefit 

allowances, lost the personal 

information of wait for it, 

TWENTY FIVE MILLION 

UK residents. This 

information comprised of 

personal data such as 

National insurance number, 

Name, address and birth 

date, Partner’s details, 

Names, sex and age of 

children, Bank/savings 

account details. The 

information was lost whilst 

in non-secure transit 

between the north of England 

and London by a private 

courier. 

The information 

lost by the HMRC could 

prove very valuable to 

fraudsters, computer 

security experts say. 

“In the fraud 

underworld the quality of data 

directly impacts the flexibility 

with which they can use it,” said 

Andrew Moloney, financial 

services market director for RSA 

Security. The more data you 

have around a subject the more 

different ways you can use that 

to commit fraud.” There was no 

evidence yet that the data was 

being talked about or sold on 

the fraud boards and net 

markets that his company 

monitors, he said. However, 

most vendors of stolen data 

rarely mention where they got 

it from. Instead, they typically 

only mention its quality. 

However there is a wellestablished 

chain of buyers and 

sellers who can handle large 

amounts of data and pass them 

on to those that wish to use 

them to commit fraud. 

Safeguarding data 

What also made the 

data attractive to fraudsters, said 

Mr Moloney, was that much of 

the data in it, such as names of 

children and birth dates, cannot 

be changed and will be valuable 

if it reaches criminals in the next 

week or the next year. 

“Once it’s 

compromised it is compromised 

for the long term,” he said. 

With computerised 

databases long established in 

large organisations, a series of 

policies and practices has grown 

up to safeguard the sensitive 

data they contain - in theory. 

The front line of these 

safeguards in the UK are the 

strictures laid down by the Data 

Protection Act. The Act details 

what workers can and cannot 

do with sensitive data and how 

it must be treated as well as 

what staff should do to ensure 

it is not compromised. In a 

statement issued after the 

HMRC data loss was made 

public Richard Thomas, the 

information commissioner, said 

his organisation was already 

investigating two other breaches 

at the government department. 

Data commandments 

Beyond data 

protection laws most 

organisations develop their own 

policies which govern how staff 

should treat such sensitive 

information, said Paul 

Simmonds, a board member of 

the Jericho Forum - a trade 

association for IT security 

bosses at the world’s largest 

organisations. 

He said the Jericho 

Forum had developed a series 

of “commandments” which 

organisations should strive to 

live up to. They detail what 

organisations should do to 

ensure data is used 

appropriately. 

They cover such 

things as levels of security for 


different types of data; 

authentication to ensure data 

use is appropriate and how to 

share responsibilities for 

safeguarding information. 

“The Jericho Forum 

has long stated that data must 

be properly protected, both in 

transit and at rest,” said Mr 

Simmonds. “Effectively this 

means sensitive data must 

always be encrypted. 

“This data loss is just 

another in a long list of 

organisations who ignore basic 

security principles,” he added. 

Shore up defences 

Paul Davie, head of 

database security firm Secerno, 

said many companies were 

turning to technology to help 

shore up their defences. 

Security systems 

that oversaw interaction 

between a database and its users 

helped to do more than just stop 

bad guys from the outside 

stealing data, he said. 

“They want to 

understand the way the 

database is being queried by 

authorised users and what 

counts as normal use,” said Mr 

Davie. “The technology is there 

to detect unusual behaviour 

such as a junior downloading 

huge amounts of data,” he 

added. Evidence suggests that 

technology has a significant role 

to play. A University of 

Washington study released in 

March 2007 showed that 60% 

of data breaches were the result 

of bad practices inside 

organisations rather than 

hackers. 

Hackers have 

increasingly targeted databases 

because the information inside 

them was so valuable and well 

organised. 

By contrast data 

gathered by other hacker tools 

such as key logging software 

installed surreptitiously on PCs 

that watches what people type 

can produce reams of 

information that must be 

cleaned up before it is useable 

or saleable. So, if you happen 

to be an expat who have 

relatives back in the UK 

receiving child benefit , you 

should be asking a few serious 

questions!! 

Next this week, lets take a 

look at the USB flash drive; 

very useful for so many 

applications. 

The USB flash drive 

is touted as being superior to 

other portable storage media of 

the CD, DVD and floppy 

disks. It packs great storage 

space, is immune to various 

data loss scenarios and is 

magnetic-resistant. It can be and 

is used for a variety of purposes 

by personal users and 

commercial enterprises. 

A flash drive usually 

consists of a small printed 

circuit board in a plastic or 

metal casing. The USB 

connector protrudes from this 

protection covered by a 

removable cap. Most flash 

drives use a standard type-A 

USB connection allowing them 

to be connected directly to a 

port on a personal computer. 

In order to access the data 

stored in a flash drive, the drive 

ought to be connected to a 

computer. 

There are four parts to a flash 

drive: 

• Male type-A USB 

connector which provides an 

interface to the host computer. 

• USB mass storage 

controller that implements the 

USB host controller and 

provides a linear interface to 

block-oriented serial flash 

devices while hiding the 

complexities of blockorientation 

and block erasure. 

It also wears leveling and 

balancing. The controller 

contains a small RISC 

microprocessor and a small 

amount of on-chip ROM and 

RAM. 

• NAND flash 

memory chip that stores data. 

NAND flash is typically also 

used in digital cameras. 

• Crystal oscillator, 

which produces the device’s 

main 12 MHz, clock signal 

controlling the device’s data 

output through a phase-locked 

loop. 

Benefits of the USB Flash 

Drive 

Flash drives are 

described as being impervious 

to scratches and dust. This is in 

stark comparison to the DVD 

and other storage media, which 

tend to fall prey to firmware 

corruption due to dust and 

pushes. Some flash drives can 

retain their memory after being 

submerged in water including a 

machine wash. The USB flash 

drive boasts of a durable solidstate 

design which is capable of 

surviving casual abuse. This 

makes them ideal for 

transporting personal data or 

work files from one location to 

another. Flash drives are a dense 

form of storage. Even the 

cheapest USB flash drive has 

the capacity to store dozens of 

floppy disks worth of data. 

Many flash drives can hold more 

data than a DVD i.e. 700 MB. 

Despite their small size, they 

have a tremendous capacity to 

encrypt the saved data to store 

it without any glitches. 

Diverse Uses of the USB 

Flash Drive 

S y s t e m 

Administration: Flash drives 

are used for system 

maintenance, troubleshooting, 

and recovery. 

Computer Repair: 

Flash drives are used to transfer 

recovery and as antivirus 

software to infected PCs. 

Application 

Carriers: Flash drives are used 

to carry applications that run 

on the host computer without 

requiring installation. The 

Mozilla Firefox browser has a 

configuration for flash drives. 

To Boot Operating 

Systems: USB flash drives are 

used to launch operating system 

from a bootable drive. This use 

is known as a LiveUSB. 

Personal Data 

Transport: The most common 

use of flash drives is to 

transport and store personal 

files such as documents, 

pictures and video. Individuals 

also store medical alert 

information on MedicTag flash 

drives for use in emergencies and 

for disaster preparation. 

Finally, with 

Christmas approaching, we 

are offering a very special 

price on a PC set. Our PC set 

that usually costs B19,000 

including a 17" LCD monitor 

is now on offer during 

December for only B14,900! 

Contact us for more details. 

If you would like 

more advice on any of the topics 

we cover on the computer page 

then feel free to drop me a line 

to steve@libertycomputers.com 

If you specifically 

would like to see me in person 

may I suggest you call the office 

first on 038 360 400 to check 

that I am in or even make an 

appointment. These days I find 

that I am increasingly out of the 

office visiting clients etc. and I 

would hate you to have a wasted 

trip. Even if I am not there I’m 

sure that one of our 11 staff, all 

of whom speak English, would 

be able to help you. 

Take care till next week! 


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HOTEL SPORT DAY 

Finals of Sport Day at Famous Hotel 

There was a fun filled 

party held after the finals of the 

sports and fun events held at 

the Hard Rock Hotel. 

The Hard Rock Hotel, 

on Pattaya Beach Road, 

presented a 2 day sport and fun 

day for its staff on 28 th and 29 th 

November at the hotel’s Hall of 

Fame. 

Besides playing 

basketball, football and 

volleyball the staff got involved 

in a number of fun contests in 

order to develop staff skills, 

such as the fastest bed making 

contest. 

After the games, a 

special party was held by 

General Manager Andrew Khoo 

at the hotel’s tennis court in the 

evening of 29 th November. 


CONSECUTIVE “EAGLES” 

AT THE SAME HOLE 

Golf from the Travellers Rest 

Saturday Winners Andy Galvin, John O’Leary, Jackie MacPherson, Jim Dundon, Mod Chaviraska, 

Alun Webber (Inset Frank Kelly Golfer of the Month and Fergus Brennan) 

Thursday 29 th 

November and a visit to 

Greenwood. 

Flight A saw Dave 

Askew take the win with a big 

score 41 from Bob Richardson 

on 40. 

Les Burns had another 

one of his golden days in the B 

flight and a win with 43 from 

Lars Strom on 37. 

A presentation was 

made to our regular player Tony 

Geeland for his participation 

and fund raising in the recent 

Charity Bay Swim on our 

return to Pattaya. 

Well done Tony! 

“Our now regular visit 

to Eastern Star on Saturday 1 st 

December was to prove an 

eventful day.” 

The weather was like a 

nice warm summer’s day back 

in England with a light breeze 

keeping everyone cool. 

Good golf looked to be 

the order of the day. 

The course was in 

excellent condition. 

Some players had a 

rough time of things whilst 

others were revelling in it. 

This was the case for 

two particular players Jim 

Dundon and Jackie MacPherson 

who both scored “Eagles” on the 

par four ninth, one group after 

the other. 

A rare event that I have 

never seen reported locally 

before. 

Jackie went on to win 

the B flight with thirty eight on 

count back from Andy Galvin 

and Jim was second in the A 

flight with thirty seven which 

was won by John O’Leary with 

thirty eight. 

At the presentation 

back at the Travellers Rest the 

regular Golfer of the Month 

award for November was made 

to Frank Kelly. 

Congratulations Frank! 

Results 

Thursday 29th 

November at Greenwood 

A Flight (0-17) 

Dave Askew 41 hc13 

Bob Richardson 40 hc 15 

Peter Seward 39 hc 16 

Robert Avery 38 hc 17 

B flight (18 up) 

Les Burns 48 hc 33 

Lars Strom 37 hc 22 

Alun Webber 35 hc 23 

Andy Galvin 34 hc 21 

Near Pins: John Pegrum, 

Les Burns, Pat Regan, Robert 

Avery 

2’s: 5 winners 


Saturday 1 st December 

at Eastern Star 

Flight “A” (0-18) 

John O’Leary 38 hc 16 

Jim Dundon 37 hc 13 

Mod Chaviraksa 34 hc 18 

Mashi Kaneta 33 hc 14 

Flight “B” (18 up) 

Jackie MacPherson38 hc 22 c/b 

Andy Galvin 38 hc 21c/b 

Alun Webber 37 hc 23 

Nijole Murtagh 34 hc 26 

Near Pin: Alan Evans, 

Mashie Kaneta, Brendan 

Moore, Brian Gabe 

2’s: John O’Leary (2) 

Fergus Brennan (2) Martin 

Cooke, Jim Dundan (Par4) 

Jackie MacPherson (Par4) J. 

Gallagher. 

Reminder - If anyone is 

interested in golfing with the 

Travellers Rest we play every 

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 

and Saturday. 

We meet at 7:45am for 

breakfast and transportation 

and new players are always 

made to feel welcome. 

You can phone Tewin 

@ 08-6056-7019 for further 

information Just give us a 

CALL and join us for a great 

day of golf plus food and 

beverages.Reporter Barry 

Hooper. 

HASH RUN 

From Santa! 

The hares explained 

about the run and FF told about 

some cattle and the farmer and 

how FF was going to go back 

to the farmer’s house that night 

and have his wicked way with 

the farmer’s daughter. That is 

the real Christmas spirit, well 

done lad! And off everybody 

went. Lots of good cheques I 

looking around the circle 

and thinking what some of the 

hashers would like for 

Christmas.Knowing Flying Frog 

I do not think that he needs very 

much. He has a successful 

restaurant, a new car, lots of 

friends. Now Spagi Head, I am 

not so sure. I mean, we all know 

he would look good with a full 

head of hair, but he would not 

The Flying Frog (centre) and all his mates relaxing after Run. 

mean checks, I know that lots 

of you are hoping for one in the 

post. And after about forty 

minutes the front runners came 

in and then all the stragglers as 

well. And as that lovely girl 

Chicken Legs was in Bangkok 

testing out new varieties of 

Sausage. Flipper stood in and 

did a lovely job of feeding the 

mob. I would not mind some of 

that food when I come to your 

houses on Christmas Eve. I am 

getting fed up with mince pies 

and a glass of milk. Yeah, make 

that a large Chang Beer instead, 

I have no problem with drunk 

driving, I have the Reindeers to 

take care of me.I have been 

be Spagi Head and we would 

have to change his name. I was 

also wondering when he has. 

Well I am not sure if I should 

say this, but you know when 

he has the leg over does he take 

his cap off. I am sure that if he 

does take it off he would look a 

bit scary. And what about Mrs. 

Head what would she want, I 

wonder.Maybe she would be 

thinking of a young toy boy. 

And talking of toy boys what 

would Gay Wolf, Fini want for 

Christmas. Well Gay Wolf we 

know is a friend of Flying Frog 

so he must be a real man. And 

would like some nice sexy under 

wear. Not for himself (Like you 

CHARITY TOURNAMENT 

Korean American Friendship Cup 

A Charity Sports Tournament involving tennis 

were thinking) but for one of 

his many girlfriends. But Fini 

in his faggy girls pink shirt, I 

am not so sure. Maybe a 

voucher for free drinks in Boys 

Town. I think he would like 

that. We then had the bad RA 

Sir Airhead on in. And I think 

we know what he might like for 

Christmas. Because after last 

week when he turned up in his 

new dress and lovely wig. I am 

sure he would want a DVD of 

Dame Edna Everage. While Sir 

Airhead was in the circle he did 

present an Airhead Award for 

Excellence to Free Willy for 

keeping the hash going for all 

the rags that he sells each week 

and keeps us in beer. Well done 

Free Willy. Free Willy, well 

what would he want for 

Christmas, that is a very hard 

one to think of. We know he is 

into sexual aids and bondage. 

But I think that that is just a 

front.He really is just a shy 

normal boy who likes to spend 

time at home. So I think he 

would want some nice knitting 

needles and some wool and he 

could make little beer mats to 

sell on a Monday. Then we have 

the Scandis, such a joy for that 

lot of retro bates. But I think 

the best thing for the Scandis is 

a four week course at Mr. 

Somchai’s learn to speak 

English in four easy weeks. 

Then we would not have to have 

Scodi Scodi Scodi every week. 

There are so many of you on 

the hash but I would need a lot 

more time to think of things for 

all of you but there is three 

weeks to go before Christmas 

and I will be thinking of things 

and on Christmas Eve you will 

get what you want or what I 

think you deserve.So it’s good 

night from FC and the staff and 

hope to see you all shortly. On 

On Yo Ho Ho 

and golf took place on the 2 nd 

and 3rd December at the Royal 

Cliff Beach Resort, the Siam 

Bayshore Resort and at the 

Phoenix Golf Club. 

The teams were made 

up from staff, both Americans 

and Koreans, working in the 

paper production industry and 

involved playing tennis at the 

two resorts and a round of golf 

at the Phoenix over the 2 days. 

Money raised from the 

tournament, a total of 12,000 

US Dollars, was handed over 

to Chonburi Governor Mr. 

Pracha Terat at the Marriott 

Resort, Pattaya in the evening 

of the 3 rd December, which will 

be used for the Red Cross in 

Chonburi. 

YOU CAN’T HIDE THE TRUTH FROM US 43

IT WILL EAT YOU UP 

P.S.C. Golf from Tropical Bert’s Beach Bar 

Winners with Staff at Tropical Bert’s Beach Bar. 

Tuesday the 4th 

December 2007: Eastern Star 

(Stableford). This Course has 

always been known as a fine 

Course with terrible greens. Of 

late great steps have been taken 

to improve the greens, and this 

is now, in my opinion, by far 

the best Course in quality and 

class in this Bang Chang 

area.This is a fine Course now 

and the greens are at last of a 

high standard, but so is the rest 

of the Course.On this day the 

weather was fine, if a little 

blustery, and as such with such 

a hard Course to score on, 

maybe we would get a few good 

scores.This Course also has one 

of the best restaurants, once 

superb but now just really good! 

Certainly, in the forefront of 

food at the Golf Courses of 

Eastern Seaboard.This is such 

a defined Golf Course that it 

seems difficult to see where the 

trouble is coming from, and it 

comes in fact from all over. Start 


playing bad and it will eat you 

up, hit a bad shot and you will 

be in trouble. The first two Par 

5’s in particular can destroy 

your card, and cost you a few 

balls. Play good shots you will 

be rewarded.Back at Bert’s we 

enjoyed his ‘Golfers Specials’ 

local beers at ’Happy Hour 

Price’, while the results were 

awaited. Then we saw that the 

‘Couples’ had done 

particularly well. The Winner 

of the A Flight with 36 points 

was Richard Kubicki with 36 

points ahead of Jerry Kurtz in 

second with 34 points and 

Derek Brook in third with a 

‘good enough’ 30 points on 

count back over Brian 

Downey.The winner of the B 

Flight, which had better 

scores, was Don MacPherson 

with 40 points ahead of Carole 

Kubicki in second with 37 

points and Mark Brenton in 

third with 36 points ahead of 

Jack Robertson on count back. 

T.T.F.N. 

Near Pin: Anders 

Pederson Derek Brook 

Mark Brenton Don 

MacPherson 

Long Put: Les 

Burns Anders Pederson 

6TH MEKONG 

CHALLENGE 

Five Country Mountain Bike Challenge 

The Sixth Mekong 

Mountain Bike Challenge has 

arrived in the Eastern Seaboard 

on the final stretch of its epic 

6,199 kilometer journey 

through sections of Thailand, 

Myanmar, China, Laos and 

Cambodia over a period of 81 

days since 16 th September. 

The teams of cyclists 

from each country descended 

upon Pattaya on Sunday, 2 nd 

December before their final 

destination in Bangkok on the 

5 th December. 

Along their spectacular 

route, many of the cyclists 

donated clothes and educational 

and sports equipment to 

selected schools in each 

country. 

HALL’S BIG HAUL 

I.P.G.C. Golf from OK Corral 

A gloriously warm 

November day saw the Pattaya 

Golf Society travel to Crystal 

Bay golf club on Thursday, 

29th, to play a Stableford 

competition over the testing B 

and C nines. 

The course was well set 

up as always and the greens 

were something else, running at 

more than ten with some very 

awkward pin placements. The 

green keeper had obviously got 

out of bed on the wrong side 

that morning. 

The field was divided 

into two flights as normal and 

the cut was at twenty and 

under. In the second flight it was 

wonderful to see Tony Duthie 

on the course again after his 

recent health problems and he 

showed us the sparkle of his 

spirit with a fine 30 point return 

to share second place with Ray 

Underwood, whose level par 

first nine held out hopes for a 

better finish. 

The flight winner was 

Bill Pickersgill and his 35 points 

was a measure of his progress 

since taking up the game only 

recently. 

In the top flight the 

Melbourne Master, Barry 

McIntosh showed he still had 

the skills a-plenty to muster a 

level par round, his 36 points 

being just shaded by Keith 

Hector’s 37 points on his return 

to the OK Corral. 

The day’s winner was 

Les Hall and his 38 points 

revived memories of good 

rounds earlier in the year with 

the group. 

The day’s only birdie 

two was achieved by Keith 

Hector on C7 whilst the best 

hole of the day was that 

accomplished by Kasuo 

Takimoto, an eagle three on the 

eighteenth hole (C9). 

It helped him to record 

the day’s best gross figures of 

83. It also enabled him to enjoy 

the Booby Bevy for the hole 

which otherwise would have 

gone unrewarded. It had been a 

joyful day at Crystal Bay. 


AN EXPENSIVE HOLE IN ONE 

Golf from The Bunker 

Eddie Martin made a hole in one at Crystal Bay. 

Crystal Bay. In the last 

week of the month in the run in 

for the golfer of the month 

trophy Tony Robbins kept 

ahead in the race by picking up 

points for finishing third in the 

A Flight with a one under par 

net 71. 

William Macey was 

second with a two under par net 

70 but the best round of the day 

was played by John McDonald 

who carded a magnificent six 

under par net 66 playing off 

handicap 6. 

The B Flight was won 

by Lee Butler with a net 71 

ahead of Laurence Harding net 

73 and Jim Payne took third on 

a count back with net 76. 


Near pin prizes went to 

Lee Butler, Roger Privett, 

Gordon Melia and Eddie 

Martin. 

Eddie’s was a bit special 

as it was a hole in one at hole # 

6 on the B Course and with 40 

golfers to buy a beer for it was 

an expensive but enjoyable hole 

in one! 

Bangpra. Playing 

Stableford at Bangpra we saw 

Colin Greig claim first place in 

the A Flight on a count back 

ahead of Stuart Tinkler, both 

with 31 points. Third place 

went to Gerry Cooney also on 

a count back with 30 points. 

33 points won the B 

Flight scored by Jack 

Robertson. Brian Maddox was 

second with 31 points and Alan 

Sullivan took third place with 

30 points. 

Stuart Tinkler took 

consolation for losing out on the 

first place prize on a count back 

by winning two near pins, the 

other two went to William 

Macey and Geoff Hart. 

Green Valley. Another 

big field playing Medal at 

Green Valley on the last day of 

the month on Friday 30 th 

November and we had Alan 

Sullivan make a last desperate 

attempt to overhaul Tony 

Robbins for the golfer of the 

month title but despite winning 

the B Flight with a modest net 

79 it wasn’t enough so Tony 

Robbins wins November’s 

Golfer of the Month! 

Second place in the B 

Flight went to Bernie Stevens 

net 82 and a surprised Reg 

Smart came third with an ugly 

net 84. 

The A Flight had some 

better scores where Stuart 

Tinkler again lost out on the 

first prize on a count back this 

time to Peter Habgood, both 

finishing with a level par net 72. 

Third place went to 

Kevin Dunne also on a count 

back with net 74 beating Keith 

Smithson and William Macey 

by having a better back nine 

holes. 

Keith Smithson won 

one of the near pin prizes along 

with Stuart Tinkler, Peter 

Habgood and John Graham. 

P.S.C. FRIDAY BOWLING LEAGUE 

First Week of the New Friday League 

Monday & Friday Leagues – Top Players: Antero, Bill, Konrad, 

La, Barry and Leo 

At the start of this new 

league the twelve participating 

teams have been made from a 

fresh free draw of the entered 

players. 

Only one team managed 

a straight four point win, House 

of the Golden Coin. 

Top scorer was Mio 

with a 532 series. However, it 

has to be said that the 

opposition Cafe Kronberg only 

had one player bowling Jon. 

with two blind scores. 

VFW Post 9876 won 

three and a half points after the 

second game was a drawn score 

line of 589 against Sabia Friday. 

High Scorers were Max 

with 532 for VFW and Tiger 518 

for Sabia. 

The Matches between 

Cafe Ole v Balls Galore, Brother 

D v Beaver Bar and Jack and 

Tar v Montana were all 3-1 

wins. 

Top players were Rich 

M. 577 and 200 high game, La 

576 and 204 high game, Konrad 

476 and 174 high game, Morn 

510 and 187 high game, Antero 

520 and 213 high game and 

Barry 587 and 203 high game. 

Diamond Shop v 

Canada was a two across draw. 

Top Players Bill Key 

506 series and Ooy with 548 

CAR RALLY CELEBRATIONS 

Cross Country Car Rally in Pattaya 

A special party was 

held at the Sud Thang Rak 

restaurant in Jomtien on 2 nd 

December to celebrate the 

return of the Thailand Cross 

Country Rally Champions 

after their two day round trip 

of the Eastern Seaboard, from 

Pattaya to Rayong area and 

back. Mayor Niran 

Wattanasartsatorn gave honour 

in presenting the winners with 

their trophies. 

The winners were 

from the Mitsubishi Rally Art 

Singha Maxxis team who 

undertook the trip in 5.29 

hours and received the 

prestigious Crown Prince 

Maha Vajiralongkorn Trophy. 

Second place going to the Isuzu 

team with 5.33 hours and in 

third position were the Chevy 

Motorsports team who 

completed the race in 6.10 

hours. 

FOREIGN POLICE 

VOLUNTEERS 

Pattaya Police needs more 

Foreign Police Volunteers 

for the FPV project. Applicants need to 

be willing to volunteer to serve the 

community sincerely and devote their 

time for the public. Anyone interested 

can fill in an application form at Pattaya 

People Office located in Soi Day Night 

1, South Pattaya together with a photo, 

signed copy of passport, and CV. 

Tel.: 038-427585 

PLAY FLOORBALL 

A new exciting sport now in Pattaya 

every Sunday at Chaimongkol School on 

South Pattaya Road opposite the Temple. 

Organized by Thai Floorball Federation 

and strongly supported by Pattaya City 

Hall and Pattaya People Media Group. 

FREE!!! OF CHARGE 

Training is scheduled as follows: 

Juniors from 14.00 to 15.00pm. 

Seniors from 15.00 to 16.00pm. 

For more Information 

Tel: 0-8181-54580, 

www.floorball.org 


R2Q3: Q: In what sport is 

a series of events called a 

barrage? A: Fencing. OK Corral 

queried the phrase “series of 

events” and put Cycling. From 

bluegrassfencers.com: Barrage: 

A fence-off between two or 

more fencers who are tied, to 

determine a winner. The only 

use for barrage I could find in 

cycling was to do with crossing 

a barrage (or dam) over a river. 

No change. 

R5Q6: Q: What boy’s 

name is also the name for a unit 

of magnetic force? A: Gilbert. 

Cheers appealed for Maxwell. 

From Wikipedia: The gilbert 

(Gi), established by the IEC in 

1930, is the CGS unit of 

magnetomotive force. And: The 

maxwell, abbreviated as Mw, is 

the compound derived CGS 

unit of magnetic flux. I will 

accept Maxwell. Two points to 

Cheers and Palmers. 

R7Q1: Q: Three English 

Bishops can by right sit in the 

House of Lords. Name the 

cities. A: London, Durham, 

Winchester. OK Corral claimed 

that an Archbishop was the 

same as a Bishop and put York, 

Canterbury and Durham. From 

the Encyclopaedia Britannica’s 

article on the House of Lords: 

It currently comprises the 

following elements: (1) the 

Lords Spiritual, including the 

archbishops of Canterbury and 

York and the bishops of 

Durham, London, and 


Winchester. It is clear to me that 

Archbishops are not the same 

as Bishops. 

R7Q2: Q: What did the 

Euro replace in Finland? A: 

Markka. Rising Sun appealed 

for Finnmark. From Wikipedia: 

Finnmark […] is a county in the 

extreme northeast of Norway. 

Not the same thing at all! 

R7Q3: Q: Who was the 

Roman goddess of peace? A: 

Pax. Palmers appealed for 

Venus. From Wikipedia: Venus 

- goddess of love and beauty, 

and: Pax - goddess of peace. No 

change. 

We are still looking for new 

teams to join the Sunday Quiz 

League. Would any interested 

bar please email 

quizpattaya@hotmail.com for 

details. 

Next week’s matches 

December 16th:Helicopter vs. 

Palmers, OK Corral vs. Nom’s, 

Rising Sun vs. Londoner, Cheers 

solo (unless a new team comes 

in). 

R1Q7 Q: Which character 

in “M.A.S.H” was first 

portrayed by Donald 

Sutherland in the 1970 film and 

then by Alan Alda in the TV 

series? A: Hawkeye Pierce. 

Shagwell were marked incorrect 

for “Hawkeye”. According to 

the IMDb his full name was 

Capt. Benjamin Franklin 

‘Hawkeye’ Pierce. As the full 

name was not asked for and 

other teams were marked 

correct for Hawkeye, I will 

accept it. Two points to 

Shagwell. 

R2Q6Q: The popular 

tourist city Sofia, borders which 

sea? A: None. Nom’s 

complained that there shouldn’t 

be any ‘trick’ questions in the 

quiz, and that this was a trick 

question. I fully agree with 

them. However, as two teams 

put the ‘correct’ answer, I will 

have to let the question stand. 

R2Q8 Q: In America the 

slang expression “Benjamin” 

refers to what? A: $100 bill. 

The Derbyshire appealed for 

“Dollar note”. I can’t accept 

this as Benjamin refers 

explicitly to the $100 bill - from 

Wikipedia: The $100 bill has 

many nicknames including: 

Franklin, Benjamin, Ben, Benjy 

or Benny because of Benjamin 

Franklin’s portrait. No change. 

Cheers objected strongly 

to my allowing “Monster” as 

well as Serpent, for the question 

about the Hydra the other 

week. I gave the reference from 

the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 

so if you want to argue with 

them, fair enough, but I stand 

by my decision.Nervous 

Wreck’s score was added up 

wrongly on the night - it should 

have been 88, not 92. 

Next weeks’s matches 

December 19th:Boxing Roo vs. 

Rising Sun, Bunker vs. Bowling 

Green, Cheers vs. Shagwell, 

Londoner vs. OK Corral, 

Nervous Wreck vs. Derbyshire, 

Nom’s vs. Palmers. 


INTERNATIONAL JET SKIING 

Jet Ski Begins at Jomtien Beach 

The Minister of 

Tourism and Sports, Dr. Suwit 

Yodmanee, presided over the 

International Jet Ski 

competition held at Jomtien 

Beach on Saturday 1 st 

December, This competition is 

being held prior to the official 

opening of the SEA Games 

beginning on the 6 th December 

with the grand opening 

ceremony being held in Korat. 


Other sporting events 

will be held in both Bangkok 

and Pattaya. 

Pattaya is hosting 

Equestrian and Polo events at 

the Horseshoe Point Resort and 

water sports at both Lake 

Mabprachan and Jomtien 

Beach. 

Competitors from 16 

countries around South East 

Asia took part in the four types 

of Jet Skiing competitions: being 

Pro-Am Ski Open, Pro-Am 

Sport Open, Pro-Am Runabout 

800 Open and Pro-Am 

Runabout 1200 Open. 

Winners will receive a 

Royal Trophy from HM the 

King, which will be presented 

by HRH Princess Ubol Ratana. 

CHECKING SPORTS VENUES 

SEA Games Preparations at Jomtien Beach 

Mr.Ittipol Kunplume, 

Minister of the Wind Surfing 

Association Thailand and his 

team and Mr. Nuth Intrarapan , 

Deputy Minister of Tourism 

and Sports went along to 

Jomtien Beach on 29 th 

November to see for themselves 

the sites that will be used for 

the SEA Games 2007 events 

next week, beginning 6 th 

December, where most of the 

water sports, such as 

windsurfing and sailing will take 

place on Jomtien Beach. 

Other sites to be visited 

will be Lake Mabprachan and 

MIDNIGHT FOOTBALL GAMES 

Beginning of Midnight Football in Pattaya 

A Midnight Football 

competition began in Pattaya, 

on Saturday, 1 st December being 

played at Pattaya School 

Number 8 on South Pattaya 

Road. 

Midnight is not exactly 

the time the matches began. 


opening entertainment parade 

from members of the Alangkarn 

Theatre. 

Kick off was at 3am 

between 24 teams from 

nighttime entertainment venues 

around Pattaya. 

Organiser of the event 

was Mr. Ittipol Kunplume, 

Chairman of the “We Love 

Pattaya” Club and the winning 

Horseshoe Point Resort where 

the equestrian and polo events 

trophy will be from Mr. 

Sontaya Kunplume, former 

will take place. 

Minister of Tourism and 

Sports. 

JET SKIING COMPETITION 

Finals of Jet Ski King’s Cup Competition 

The finals of the 

international Jet Ski 

competition, known as “White 

Sand Beach Pattaya World 

Watercross King’s Cup Thailand 

2007" was held on Jomtien 

Beach on Sunday 2 nd December. 

There were four main 

events taking part for the King’s 

Cup. 

The winner of the Pro- 

Am Ski Open event was won 

by Mr. Takenoshita Masaharu 

from Japan with a 173 point 

score. 

The winner of the Pro- 

Am 800 Modified event, with 

a 195 point score, was Mr. 

Michael Carstairs from New 

Zealand. 

The Runabout 800 

Open was won by Mr. Supadet 

Tansai from Thailand with 221 

points. 

The winner of the 

Runabout Open was Australian, 

Mr. Anthony Antees with 168 

points. 

Each winner was 

presented with a King’s Cup 

Trophy by HRH Princess Ubol 

Ratana. 


THE BUNKER BAR 

plays Mon day/ Wed nesday/ 

Friday at 10.00am from Bunker 

Bar on Soi Chaiyapoon. 

Telephone: 038-429-292 

THE CADDY SHACK 

Tuesday & Friday. Leaves 

10.00am from Soi 17, South 

Pattaya. Contact Mr Loy. 

Telephone: 0-7141-4702. 

caddyshackinn@hotmail.com 

CAFE KRONBORG 

Leaves from Soi Diana Inn 8.15 

am. Contact Bjarne Tel.: 0- 

3842-3203. 

THE HAVEN 

Leaves from Soi 13 8.30 am., start 

10.00 am. Contact Stephen: Tel: 

08-3871-0988-9. 

IRISHMAN BAR 

contact Billy on 089-246-2146. 

LADY & LORD 

Thappraya Rd Jomtien. 

(Look for the Swedish flag) map 

in website! Sign up at shop 

or: www.ladyolord.com or Tel: 


038-233 533 Mobile: 08-1940- 

1852. 

Mostly the bus goes 8.30am. 

LEWINSKIS 

Leaves from Soi Pattayland 1: 

9.00 am. Contact John/Steve: 

Tel.: 0-3842-9444. 

OK CORRAL 

Leaves from Soi Rungland off 

South Pattaya Road 9.00 am. 

Contact Len Jones, Tel: 081- 

949-1468 or Denis, 

Tel: 0-4779-4050. 

PAWEENA BAR JOMTIEN 

GOLF 

Soi 5 Jomtien.(Immigration Soi) 

9.00am Monday & Wednesday. 

Contact Glyn Evans Tel: 0-6837- 

5464. 

THE PEACOCK PLACE 

is opposite Mabprachan 

Lake.Call Bob on 087-941-2474 

THREE SISTERS 

meet at Siam Country Club at 

8.00 am. 

Tel.: 0-3842-2462 

TRAVELLER’S REST 

SoiLK Metro(off Soi Diana).All 

abilities welcome. 7.45am Tues, 

Thurs & Sat for breakfast. 

Transport 8.30am.Contact: 

Fergus on 08-6056-7019 

TROPICAL BERT’S 

Meet at 2nd Road opposite 

Bangkok Bank next to Soi 6/1 

8.00 am. for breakfast/ 

minibus.Contact Derek Brook 

Tel.: 08-9034-0629. 


74 TH P.S.C. MEMBERS OPEN 

Friday, 30th November 

2007: Khao Kheow. One of 

these days it will be a pleasure 

to go to this Course. 

It is already a pleasure 

to play it, but that drive is 

getting so bad I am surprised 

that 130 players chose to play 

it. 

The drive back on 

a Friday night in the dark is even 

worse and in places quite 

dangerous. 

Golfers must be either 

brave or mad, or go in a minibus. 

After what can only be 

called an uncomfortable drive 

up, a breakdown causes all sorts 

of chaos, it was indeed a 

pleasure to reach the Course and 

see a large banner in front of the 

Clubhouse welcoming the 

players. 

A very nice touch and 

one that was well appreciated! 

Inside it was help yourself to 

your card as the main people 

were on the Course and Tim had 

was in pretty good condition. 

However, it was the 

thought of a nice warm shower 

and a ‘cold un’ that kept us 

going towards the end. 

Round over we handed 

our cards into a very hard 

working team, that having 

finished their round had then to 

buckle down to some real work. 

A volunteer is always a 

necessity here in P.S.C., and 

usually in short supply. Thanks 

go to all the people who make 

things go so smoothly, while the 

rest wet their whistle. 

The Course supplied 

the Banqueting Room for the 

players and food and service 

was of the highest quality. 

Some other Courses 

should send their staff here to 

learn how to do it. Quickly and 

efficiently with good food! 

With such skilled 

scorers it was not long before 

we had the results. On this day 

we had two special Trophies as 

Winners of the Uncle Sam (L) and Karl Lislevan (R) Trophies 

to go up country at the last 

minute. 

We soon found out how 

much he does. Still, a quick 

change and we were soon on the 

Course, where we were to play 

the A & B Nines, and in a 

howling gale at that! We set off 

on the A Nine, certainly the 

hardest, and on this day into 

the wind it was mayhem. 

When we reached the 

first Par 3, the backup was 4 

Groups and waiting to play this 

dreaded Par 3 was not fun. 

We even had a team 

giving marks for the quality of 

splash into the water. 

We didn’t even get near 

the water, playing safe and 

hooking the ball left. Still five 

wasn’t a bad score. 

The rest of the round 

went much the same and I think 

the Franchise for balls at B8, 

the Island Green, must have 

been worth a few Baht. Indeed 

with 130 players a lot of balls 

must have ended up in one 

watery grave or another. 

So this was a slow, hard, 

windswept round on a Course 

that on the day was most 

unforgiving, but none the less 

the Karl Lislavan and the Dr. 

Sam Trophies were presented. 

These are Trophies of 

long standing and we players 

who have been here for a long 

time, remember them as 

characters of note. 

So The Winner of The 

Karl Lislevan Trophy, Lowest 

Gross, was Borg Bengt 

with Gross 78, fine round. 

The Winner of The 

Doctor Sam Trophy, Best 

Stableford, was Ramsay Smith 

with 38 points. 

Well done to both and 

their names will be on these long 

time Trophies. 

Nigel once again took 

over from Tony and did the 

Emcee job in his own inimitable 

style. 

In the Ladies Flight the 

Winner was Duansuda 

Chaemram with 37 points 

ahead of Ampham North with 

33 points. 

In the D Flight the 

scores were as expected and 

nobody broke their handicap. 

The Winner was 

Charles Scott with 35 points 

ahead of Alan Hunter with 34 

points in second with Leif 

Linner third with 33 points and 

in fourth was William Chang 


In the B Flight the 

scores were a little better with 

one player actually beating his 

handicap, even if only by one 

shot. 

The Winner with 37 

points was Chris Platten with 

John Cogan second with 36 

points. In third was P. Singh 

Basi with 35 points and in 

fourth was Ronny Walfriddson 


So to the B Flight and 

for the top two Flights the 

format was Stroke. The Winner 

was Eddie Bielby with what 

was the best score of the day, a 

net 67. 

In second was Mashi 

Kenata with a net 72 ahead of 

Eddie Little third with a net 77 

and Bill Johnson in fourth with 

a net 78. 

Now the Flight for 

those who are in effect the 

better players, or so they tell 

me. The Winner, with another 

round beating his handicap, was 

Ted Morris with a net 71. In 

second with a net 72 was Jack 

Spencer with Richard Kubicki 

Ladies Winner, Ms Duansuda Chaemran. 

in third with a net 73 and John 

Lloyd fourth with a net 75. 

Results over, Nigel then 

got on with his ‘Lucky Draw’ a 

very well looked forward to 

part for those of us who played 

badly.Then into cars and the 

long haul back in the dark. 

T.T.F.N. Technical 

Long Drive: Eddy 

Bielby (2) Brian Rought 

Duangsuda Chaemram. 

Near Pin: Len 

Rantleman Bill Johnson 

Vincent Smyth Norman 

Best Steffan Lyrestam 

Anres Wimmerstedt Ron 

Dalen Mam Trayling Mam 

Morel Amphan North 

Duangsuda Chaemram 

ISSUE 111 • SATURDAY 8 - 15 DECEMBER 2007 WE ARE THE “WATCHDOG” OF PATTAYA 49

OLD FACES RETURNING, EVEN OLDER 

P.S.C. Golf from Cafe Kronborg 

50 

Doug Douglas won the B Flight at Plutaluang. 

Thursday 29th 

November 2007: Plutaluang 

(Stableford).This must be ‘The 

Admirals’ favourite Course, 

after all it is really ‘Home from 

Home’ for him and give him a 


bucket of sand and he will tell 

you all his Desert stories, or for 

him all about his days on the 

rolling waves. 

We had a full house for 

this day, and that is ten full 

groups, so as usual, this time of 

the year sees many old faces 

returning, even older. We also 

have to say that this year has 

seen many new faces and to 

them welcome and slow down. 

Dave always likes the S & E 

Nines, and on this I agree, this 

is the much more manicured 18 

holes of the two and is in fact 

quite pleasant to play, even for 

me, sometimes. So stood on the 

first tee I was pleased to find 

and nobody equaled their 

handicap. As the scores came in 

it was obvious that all the 

players had found it tough out 

there. In the A Flight, 0 to 

17, we had a three way count 

back on 34 points that saw Rich 

Montana as winner, Richard 

Kubicki in second and Kris 

Helgasson in third.In the B 

Flight we also had a count back 

for winner as Doug Douglas 

won with 35 points with Philip 

Berra in second. In third was 

Hugh O’Donnell with 34 points 

on count back over Dave 

Richardson.Yes the Course won 

again and no one shot their 

handicap. 

Jean Claude Hoste won the B Flight at Greenwood. 

that Dave had worked his magic 

again and we were to play the S 

& E. Suffice to say these 18 

holes were in quite good 

condition. However, it was 

blowing quite hard and the 

ground was also hard, making 

shots very difficult. The greens 

were also rock hard, and holding 

them was difficult. I wondered 

if anyone would take these 18 

holes apart, as we had played 

the other 18 holes on Tuesday 

Near Pin: Bruce 

Lawrence Dave Richardson 

Bob Pearce Dick Kerr 

Long Put: Hugh 

O’Donnell Peter Hammond 

Monday 3rd 

December: Greenwood A & 

B Nines (Stableford). 

The Greenwood Golf 

and Country Club was the 

Venue for a Stableford event in 

two Flights with the cut at 

Handicap 19. The Course on 

A Flight winner at Plutaluang, Rich Montana 

the day was in excellent 

condition with the exception 

being the condition of the 

bunkers caused by caddies not 

having raked them. Mike 

Winfield took the A Flight with 

40 points with Walter Bachli in 

second on count back over Dave 

Richardson in third, both 39 

points. In fourth was Rich 

Montana with 38 points, Jean 

Claude Hoste took the B Flight 

with 41 points on count back 

over Chris Borret in second. 

P.Singh Basi was third on count 

back over Kevin Dinan in 

fourth, both with 40 points. All 

in all it was a day of tremendous 

scores in ideal conditions on a 

fine Course. T.T.F.N. 

Near Pin: Rick 

Wittenton Richard Kubicki 

Steindor Eidsson Graham 

Buckingham 

Long Put: Einar 

Johannson Ebrahim. 

Mike Winfield took A Flight at Greenwood. 



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seen working. 089 246 2146. 

MEAT/FISH SMOKER. 

BBQ Grill. Homemade 

commercial size. One of a kind. 

Asking 15,000 baht. 087 149 

7174. 

(109-02) 

KING SIZE WATERBED 

BLADDER. Has flotation 

spone insert and heater. Never 

punctured. 2,500 baht. 087 149 


7174 

(109-03) 

FREE GIVEAWAY 2 Glass 

Decanters for Mr. Coffee 

Brewer (model PD1Z). Plus 

100 basket filters. Free! 087 

149 7174 

COMPUTER VOLTAGE 

REGULATOR. New in Box. 

500 baht. 087 149 7174 

(109-04) 

COMPUTER POWER 

SUPPLY (40w). New in Box. 

300 baht. 087 149 7174 

(110-01) 

KITESURF KITE 

SLINGSHOT 17m Fuel with 

5th Line: 15,000 baht. Very 

little used, good condition, bar 

has 5th line for easier launching, 

new bladder set included, good 

for light winds, reason for sale 

upgrading to new kite. 

0813402180. 

(110-02) 

PHOENIX GOLF CLUB 

FAMILY LIFE 

MEMBERSHIP. 250,000 baht 

including transfer fee. Call 

Walter (afternoons) 089 091 

8468 

(111-01) 

ROLEX. Gents watch. Blue 

face. Diamond numerals. Gold 

Bazel and through strap. 20 

years old. Excellent condition. 

75,000 baht. 087 139 1570 

(111-02) 

WHIRLPOOL Refrigerator 2 

doors. No frost. Real stainless 

steel. Size 165 cm tall, 73 cm 

wide, 62 cm deep. 5,000 baht. 

038 364 063. 089 119 2094. 

(111-03) 

THAI SCREEN. Carved both 

sides. 6 sections. 210 cm wide. 

6,000 baht. 038 364 063. 089 

119 2094. 

(111-04) 

OLD THAI BANKNOTE 500 

note UMC Sn. 89 k 936123 

signature nr.53 list price 8000 

Baht. For sale 4000 Baht. 

Many more 10, 20 and 100 

notes; contact 

maeyangkat@hotmail.com 

(111-05) 

SLUMBERLAND DIVAN 

BED & Mattress. 200 cm x 140 

cm by 54 cm incl mattress. 

10,000 baht. 038 364 063. 089 

119 2094. 

(111-06) 

BOOKS. Enough to set up 

English language private study 

school. Offers. 038 364 063. 

089 119 2094. 

CARS & TRUCKS 

FOR SALE 

(106-01) 

MAZDA SEDAN 323. 1993. 

4 door. 1.6cc. Silver metallic. 

Alloy wheels. Air con. Electric 

mirrors. Good all round car. 

75,000 baht. 087 586 9447. 

(107-01) 

TOYOTA TIGER 2000 2 door 

low mileage. Excellent 

condition. Farang owned 3 

years. 320,000 baht O.N.O. 

087 042 9881. English. 

(108-01) 

DAIHATSU MIRA 1997. 

76,000 Kms. Perfect condition. 

90,000 baht. 087 820 1529 

(108-02) 

HONDA CITY 2002. Auto. 

106,000 kms. New condition 

with 10 CD player. 325,000 

baht. 086 303 6661. 

(108-03) 

CHEVROLET COLORADO 

2004. 4Wd. 3.0 turbo diesel. 

46,000 kms. Leather. Electrics. 

400,000 baht. Tel: 084 863 

1497. 

(111-01) 

MITSUBISHI TRITON 2.5 

GLX. Double cab, Auto. 2005. 

34,000 kms. Carryboy 

bumpers front and rear. Cloudy 

Metal Blue. 4 door. Excellent 

condition. Radio/CD/MP3 

player. 525,000 baht. Eng: 084 

941 3255. 

MOTORCYCLES 

FOR SALE/RENT 

(106-01) 

MOTORBIKES for rent. 

Nouvo, Click, Mio. 230 baht a 

day. 1,200 baht weekly. 3,000 

baht monthly. Will deliver. 086 

824 4910. 

(107-01) 

NEW PROMOTIONAL ADVERTISING RATES STARTING FROM 100 BAHT/MONTH 

 

 

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JRD CHOPPER 2006 5,000 

klms. As new. 150 cc. 35,000 

baht O.N.O. with book. 087 

042 9881. English. 

(107-02) 

YAMAHA VIRLO 550cc. 10 

years old. Very smart yellow. 

No accidents with book. 80,000 

baht O.N.O. 087 042 9881. 

English. 

(109-01) 

TUK TUK new. Diahatsu 

650cc engine. 5 speed gearbox 

+ reverse. Drive shaft axle, 

hydraulic brakes, water cooled, 

includes insurance and 

guarantee. 85,000 baht. Contact 

Ian on 087 137 1529. 

(110-01) 

SUZUKI BANDIT 400 cc. 

Good runner, fast, many new 

parts, runs well, photo on 

request, 85,000 baht. Will 

deliver to Pattaya. 089 668 

6931 

(110-02) 

YAMAHA YZ 125 Motorcross. 

Recent engine overhall. Needs 

little bit tidy up, otherwise good 

bike. 35,000 baht. 084 784 

7516 

(111-01) 

HONDA NSR. Red and White. 

Manual with clutch. Have 

Papers. 90,000 kms. Must sell 

quick. 8,000 baht. 087 139 

1570. 

BOATS FOR SALE 

(105-01) 

BOAT. 2.3 meters inflatable 

unboxed with bars, pump, repair 

kit, carry bag. 2.5 hp Suzuki 

outboard unused. 25,000 baht. 

038 871 054 

(108-01) 

YAMAHA JET SKI. FX high 

output cruiser 1600cc, 4 stroke. 

21 hours. Good condition. 

280,000 baht. 087 031 1096. 

(110-01) 

NEW SPEED BOAT 32 foot + 

4 foot Dive platform, cabin, 

toilet. Very beautiful. 370,000 

baht. With trailer no engines. 

Returning to UK, will accept 

good offer. Can seat 15+. 081- 

177-6351 

hamidsufyan@hotmail.com 

NORTH STAR LIBRARY 

Available: 

Good selection books in English + Thai 

Children’s Library 

ADSL internet 

Video Library 

Computer lab 

Community activity rooms available for hire 

Opening Hours: 

Monday: 7.30 am. – 5.30 pm. 

Tuesday: 7.30 am. – 5.30 pm. 

Wednesday: 7.30 am. – 5.30 pm. 

Thursday: 7.30 am. – 7.30 pm. 

Friday: 7.30 am. – 5.30 pm. 

Saturday: 10.00 am. – 6.00 pm. 

Sunday: 10.00 am. – 6.00 pm. 

With your one year membership, 2 underprivileged Thai 

children are automatically sponsored to join the library. We 

will have FREE access to a 20 hours. Computer class in English 

or Thai and FREE access to the computers. 

Thai Language Classes on Monday and Thursday at 10.15 am. 

– 12.30 pm. Cost: library members 50 baht per session and 

non-members 100 baht per session. Call for more information. 

Address is Sukhumvit Road between Central Pattaya and 

Redemptorist Centre (Mahathai School) 

Email: northstarlibrary@hotmail.com Tel.: 0-3871-6755 


BUSINESS 

OPPORTUNITIES 

(105-02) 

MOTORBIKE BUSINESS 

for sale. 15 bikes all rented out 

with bar, pooltable. 1 bedroom. 

Kitchen. 850,000 baht. Rent 

4,000 baht monthly. Call 087 

149 4460. 

(105-03) 

COFFEE SHOP/ 

RESTAURANT. (0214) East 

Pattaya earning good profits. 

All fixtures and fittings new in 

May 2007. Rent 4,000 baht 

month with Key Money of 

72,000 baht been paid till May 

2010. 1.2 million Baht. Tel. 038 

489 074-5 info@t-b-a-c.com 

(105-04) 

BAR/GUESTHOUSE. (0218) 

3 storey double shop house, 

located in busy night life of 

Central Pattaya. Ground floor 

bar with 8 spacious rental 

rooms above. Long lease, No 

Key Money. 5.3 million Baht. 

Tel: 038 489 074-5 info@t-ba-c.com 

(105-05) 

OPEN BEER BAR (0219) 

Located in one of the best beer 

bar complexes in South 

Pattaya. Earning good profits 

which current owner can verify. 

1.7 million Baht. Tel: 038 489 

074-5 or email info@t-b-ac.com 

(105-06) 

BAR/RESTAURANT (0152) 3 

storey single shop house, on 

busy main road in South 

Pattaya. Ground floor 

restaurant and bar. Two upper 

floors could be converted into 

rental rooms. Low rent. 1.2 

million Baht. Tel: 038 489 074- 

5 or email info@t-b-a-c.com 

(105-07) 

BAR/GUESTHOUSE (0198) 

Central Pattaya. 4 spacious 

rental rooms with separate rear 

entrance. Bar on ground floor. 

Good lease, No Key Money. 

1.25 million Baht. Tel: 038 489 

074-5 or email info@t-b-ac.com 

(105-08) 

REAL ESTATE COMPANY is 

looking for a working partner. 

Office already running. Small 

investment - 50 % partnership 

call 08 7940 5218 

(106-01) 

HAIRDRESSING SALON/ 

MASSAGE. Central Pattaya. 

3 years lease. 10,000 baht. No 

key money. Accommodation. 

Kitchen, bathroom. 250,000 

baht. 087 132 0288. 

(107-01) 

HAIRDRESSING SALON. 

Established 2 years in very 

busy condo building. Fully 




equipped. Suitable for 

westerner with Thai lady to 

work. Business and contents + 

3 years lease + 3 years 190,000 

baht. 10,000 baht rent monthly. 

Best near offer accepted. Eng: 

087 167 7189. Thai: 089 207 

5510. 

(107-02) 

BAR & GUESTHOUSE for 

sale in Jomtien. Lounge, 

conference rom, Pool table 

Stage. 8 rooms en-suite. 3 x 1 

bedroom apartments. 1 staff 

room. Terrace restaurant. 35 

million baht. 084 717 649, 038 

425 269. 

(107-03) 

BAR for sale. 4 storey 

shophouse with 

accommodation, opposite large 

hotel. Established 7 years. 

Offers over 500,000 baht Steve: 

089 248 6432. 

(107-04) 

BAR for sale. Soi Buakhao, fully 

equipped with pool tables. 

400,000 baht. 087 150 2993. 

(107-05) 

SPONSORS wanted. 

Partnership owner, experience 

in furniture 5 years, jewelry 10 

years, fashion and export and 

import 10 years. 087 618 9751. 

(108-01) 

BAR FOR SALE Soi Diana 

Inn. Rent 10,000 baht month. 

Price 600,000 baht key money. 

Paid 1 year. 60,000 baht. 087 

585 9451. 

(108-03) 

TOWNHOUSE - 

SHOPHOUSE for sale. Soi 

Jomtien Holiday Hotel, 

250sq.m., 4.5 floors, 100 m 

from the beach, water tank, 

satellite antennae. Bargain at 

2.200.000 baht. Call 089 

1249028 

(109-01) 

PERMISSION for Seaview 

Condo with 5 storey condo 

permit for 55 apartments, close 

to beach and fishing village. 

Profit margin of 100 million 

plus. Set on 2 Rai 248 TLW. 30 

million baht. 081 576 0035. 

(109-02) 

PERMISSION for Seaview 

Condo with 7 storey condo 

permit for 44 apartments, close 

to beach and fishing village. 

Profit margin of 100 million 

plus. Set on 1 Rai 334 TLW. 25 

million baht. 081 576 0035. 

(109-03) 

SALON & BUSINESS 

OFFICE. Chokchai Village 4 Soi 

Nernplubwan. 2 bedroom 

Townhouse. Have company. 

Fully furnished. 4 air-cons. 

Security. Pool. 2.8 million baht. 

089 934 4148. 

(109-04) 

BAR-CAFE Double unit. Good 

location in Soi Buakhao. Large 

kitchen. 2 phone lines. UBC. 

Ready to move in. 40,000 baht 

rent. Key money 200,000 baht. 

038 414 527. 

(110-01) 

GREAT INVESTMENT 

OPPORTUNITY: Already 

started housing project of 24 

houses. Guaranteed money 

maker. Plans, licenses etc 

available - start building 

immediately - Call 087 940 

5218 for details. 

(110-02) 

SHOPHOUSE. 3X3 Lease for 

sale. Jomtien Complex. 4 

floors. Cafe, bar, massage, 

ASSISTANT 

for busy USA trader dealing in General Merchandise in 

many countries needs strong assistant for various 

duties. Must have excellent computer skills and 

English a must. USA and UK expats a + Part time ok. 

08-4566-1496. 


nightclub. 4 air-con rooms 2 

fan rooms. 1,450,000 baht. 087 

107 8438 

(110-03) 

BEER BAR for sale. Open style. 

Buy for new season. A must to 

see. 300,000 baht. 089 064 

8244. 

(111-01) 

SHOPHOUSE for sale in Soi 

Buakhao. Shop, 4 studios, new 

electrics, walls, floors etc. 

Company name. 5.5 million 

baht. English: 084 941 3255. 

Thai: 087 147 1958. Russian: 

084 941 3250. 

(111-02) 

G U E S T H O U S E / 

RESTAURANT. 2 nd Road. 15 

rooms, all air-con. 4 floors. 

Good parking. Panorama 

lounge at top. 086 840 2868. 

(111-03) 

HOUSE & BAR (Boy). 3 

floors. Established 4 years. 2 

apartment. Opposite large 

hotel. 750,000 baht. Tony: 084 

867 4055. 

(111-04) 

BAR/GUESTHOUSE. 6 

rooms. All occupied. 4 year lease 

500,000 baht + 20,000 baht 

month rent. Can change for 

other business. 087 781 1904 

CONDO/ 

APARTMENTS 

FOR RENT 

(106-01) 

RUNGLAND, South Pattaya. 

Rooms for rent. Full furniture. 

Air con. Cable. Kitchen. 400 

baht per day. 4,500 baht month. 

087 036 7235. 

(106-02) 

VIEW TALAY 1. Building B. 

Corner unit. Top foor. 86 sq 

m. Great view. 25,000 baht 

month. 1 year contract. John: 

087 612 7450 

(107-01) 


JOMTIEN CONDOTEL, 

Dongtan Beach, 6th floor, 36 

sq.m., furnished, Air con. 

15.000 baht/long term 12.000 

baht. Call 089 1249028 

(107-02) 

SPANISH PLACE Condo, 32 

sqm. 8,000 baht month. 

Furnished. Air con. Cooking 

area. 2 pools. Keycard entry. 6 

months or longer. Available 22 

Nov. Peter 084 868 8810. 

(108-01) 

SMALL STUDIO. Free 

mountain bike/bicycle to use, 

Sea view, high floor. cooking 

facility, a/c, big balcony, quiet, 

Jomtien beach front, 8,000- 

7,000 baht long term Lin 089- 

1 5 2 1 5 3 3 , 

dmlintw@yahoo.com 

(108-02) 

LUXURY CONDO 100 sqm. 

2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms. Soi 

Ruamrudee. Fully furnished. 

Teakwood. Common pool. 

30,000 baht month. 089 103 

1092 or 026 623 026. 

(108-03) 

CHOMTALAY RESORT. 

Luxury condo. Jomtien Beach. 

126 sqm. 2 big bedrooms, 2 

bathrooms. Sea view. 25,000 

baht month. 089 103 1092. 

(108-04) 

SOUTH PATTAYA. Roof top 

1 bedroom, 1 bathroom living 

room, dining room, kitchen 

apartment. Extra large balcony. 

Fully furnished. Air-con. 

15,000 baht monthly. 

Negotiable for long term. 084 

871 7649 

(109-01) 

JOMTIEN 6 th Floor. Sea View. 

1 bedroom, bathroom. En-suite. 

Air-con, fan. Balcony. Fully 

furnished 8,000 baht month. 

For sale at 1,350,000 baht. 

james@thaipropertyandland.com 

or 084 871 7649 or 038 425 269. 

(110-01) 

JOMTIEN CONDOTEL, 3rd 

floor, 36 sqm studio, furnished, 

pool, tennis, private access to 

beach, 12.000 Baht long term 

or 14.000 baht month, call 089 

1249028 

CONDOS / 

APARTMENTS 

FOR SALE 

(105-01) 

JOMTIEN BEACH 98sqm. 1 

bedroom. Living room. 2 

bathrooms. fully furnished, 

equipped, nice decoration midfloor. 

sea view 1 min. to beach. 

2.96 million baht by owner 081- 

9 3 3 2 2 4 0 

pitipity@hotmail.com 

(105-02) 

CONDO VIP 14th floor. 40 

sqm. furnished, classic designed, 

fully equipped with 32' LCD 

TV. fantastic sea view 2 million 

baht by owner 081-9332240 

pitipity@hotmail.com 

(105-03) 

JOMTIEN PARADISE 

CONDO. 95 sq.m. 1 bedroom 

with large living room, kitchen, 

2 balconies, air condition, fully 

furnished, teak wood, 

communal swimming pool, 3.69 

million baht. Sale by owner 

081-8292895 

(106-01) 

DONGTAN BEACH. 36 sq 

m. Direct access to beach. 

Name farang. 1,550,000 baht. 

081 663 7460. 

(106-02) 

JOMTIEN BEACH. Sea view. 

300 meters from beach. 28 sq 

m. New furniture. Air con. Euro 

kitchen. 1 million baht or 7,000 

baht rent monthly. 087 036 

7235. 

(106-03) 

PATTAYA TOWERS Soi 4. 45 

sq m. Marble floors, large 

kitchen. Remodeled to Western 


standards. Sea and pool view. 

200 meters from beach. 2.75 

million baht. Foreign 

ownership. 089 248 4909. 

(107-01) 

JOMTIEN CONDOTEL. 

Studio, private beach access, 

36sq.m. furnished, big pool, 

tennis, taxi route. 1.750.000 

baht, Call 081 6637460. 

(107-02) 

NEW CONDO. 58 sqm 2 

balconies. Great views. 1 

bedroom, living room. Thai Bali 

style furniture. Farang name. 

2,650,000 baht. 087 484 4453. 

(108-01) 

BEAUTIFUL STUDIO, Sea 

view, built-in teak furniture, 

separate kitchen, a/c, cable, 

balcony, quiet, Jomtien beach 

front, 1.4 million baht from 

owner. Lin 089-1521533, 


(108-02) 

JOMTIEN BEACHFRONT 

small studio. Sea view, high 

floor, fully equipped, a/c, 

balcony, quiet, 900,000 baht 

from foreign owner, Lin 089- 

1 5 2 1 5 3 3 , 


(108-03) 

BEAUTIFUL JOMTIEN 

BEACHFRONT. 1 bedroom, 

built-in teak furniture, fully 

equipped. kitchen/living room, 

air-con, 2 balconies, quiet, 2.4 

million baht. From foreign 

owner, Lin 089-1521533 


(108-04) 

JOMTIEN Fully furnished 

new studio with balcony 50 

meters from beach. Cable, 24 

hours security. 1.6 million baht. 

Foreign name. 086 303 6661. 

(108-06) 

NEAR TUKCOM. 150 

Meters. 80 sqm 2rooms in 

luxury new building. 5 th floor. 2 

balconies. Foreign name. Fully 

furnished. 3.1 million baht. 085 

824 2035 or 086 620 1421. 

(108-07) 

CENTRE CONDO. 11 th floor. 

1 bedroom. Sea views. 

Refurbished. Marble floor. 

Granite worktop. 2.45 million 

baht. Or rent 16,000 baht long 

term. 085 953 9058. 

(108-08) 

JOMTIEN STUDIO 2nd floor. 

Fully furnished, air-con. Sale 

795,000 Baht or Rent 8,000 

Baht/Month E-mail: 


Or call: 084 871-7649, 038 425 

269 

(108-09) 

SOUTH PATTAYA SOI 17. 

European Kitchen, Air-con. 

Balcony. 1.4 million baht. Or 

rent 10,000 baht month. 084 

871 7649. 

(109-01) 

STUDIO IN BANGKOK. 

30sqm. 15 minutes city centre 

by van. Every convenience. 

Faces park, high floor, kitchen, 

furniture, a/c, 390,000 Baht 

from owner. Lin 089-1521533. 


(109-02) 

VIEW TALAY 1 6 th Floor. 1 

bedroom, bathroom. Dining 

area. Kitchen. Fully furnished. 

Balcony. Communal pool. 

1,395,000 baht. 


or 084 871 7649 or 038 425 269. 

(109-03) 

PATTAYA PARK nearby. 60 

sqm. Paying Tenant. Bedroom, 


furnished. 2 air-con. Sea view. 

300 meters to beach. Pool. 

Cable. 087 803 4527 

(109-04) 

JOMTIEN MAJESTIC 

28sqm. Fully furnished. Private 

phone. 659,000 baht. 086 629 

3648. 

(109-05) 

JOMTIEN ANGKET 54 sqm. 

Renovated. Fully furnished. 

Sea view. European kitchen. 

1.85 million baht. Foreign 

ownership. English: 081 209 

9674. Thai: 086 109 8464. 

(109-06) 

JOMTIEN CONDOTEL B. 

36 sqm. Renovated and 

furnished. European kitchen. 

Large balcony. Nice view. 1.75 

million baht. Tel: 081 209 9674. 

(109-07) 

NEW CONDO 58 sqm. 1 

bedroom, living room, 42" 

plasma TV. Built in Thai Bali 

furniture. 2 balconies. Great 

views. Farang name. 2,650,000 

baht. 087 484 4453 

(110-01) 

VIEW TALAY 2A Jomtien. 

Foreign name. Ground floor. 

Suitable for home or office. 

Refurbished. Furnished. 1.5 

million baht. 087 107 8438. 

(110-02) 

VIEW TALAY 1A, 6th floor, 32 

sq.m., furnished new, big pool, 

shops, taxi route, 1.350.000 

baht, call 089 124 9028 

(110-03) 

MARKLAND. Prestigious 

Pattaya Beach front condo. 72 

sqm. End unit. 23 rd floor. 

ADSL. Bathroom. 

Kitchenette. Air-con. 22,500 

baht per month. Available for 

year. Contact Ian: 087 137 

1529. 

(111-01) 

ONE OF THE BEST units in 

new building (top floor). Falang 

ownership OK. Discounted for 

quick sale. Center Point, 57.23 

sqm, 1.9 million baht. 087827- 

7011 English or 081-1567614 

Thai. 

(111-02) 

NEAR PATTAYA PARK. 

60sqm. Bedroom, furnished, 2 

air-con. 250 meters to beach. 

1.9 million baht. 087 803 4527. 

(111-03) 

KEING TALAY 42 sqm. 11 th 

floor. Mountain view. 

Refurbished. Euro kitchen. 1.8 

million baht. Foreign name. 087 

139 1539. 

HOUSES FOR 

RENT 

(100-03) 

CENTRAL PATTAYA - Soi 

Town in Town. 3 storeys, aircon, 

telephone 

line. Near Foodland and 

Carrefour. 18,000 Baht monthly. 

084-871-7649 or 038-425-269 

(104-01) 

LADY PHANPHAKA 

VILLAGE. 2 bedrooms, 2 

bathrooms. 3 Air con. Covered 

parking. Fully furnished. Well 

and city water. 3 klms from 

Sukhumvit Road & Central 

Road. 10,000 baht month. 081- 

706 2349, 087 973 2506 or 087 

179 2977. 

(106-01) 

TOWNHOUSE. Central Road 

near Big C. Euro style furniture. 

1 bedroom, 2 bathrooms. 

Phone. 2 air-con. Long term 

only 14,000 baht month. 

Petersen: 089 096 2529. 

(106-02) 

EAST PATTAYA. Townhouse 

2 bedrooms. Air con, fans, full 

furniture, 2 bathrooms. 6,500 

baht month. 087 036 7235. 

HOUSES 

FOR SALE 

(103-01) 

VIEW TALAY MARINA 

Jomtien. 3 bedrooms, 3 

bathrooms. Luxurious property. 

23.9 million baht. Tel: 081-576 

0 0 3 5 

www.countrypropertyservices.com 

(103-02) 

EAKMONGKOL VILLAGE 4 

Soi Khaotalo. 2 bedrooms. 

Living room. Separate Dining 

room. Euro Kitchen. Air-con. 

Furnished. Fenced yard with 

parking. 12,000 baht month. 

086-365-1191. 

(104-01) 

BANG SARAY 2 bedrooms, 2 

bathrooms. Euro Kitchen. 

Fully Furnished. 5 minutes to 

beach. Company. Quick Sale 

2.2 million baht. 085-090 6772. 

(104-02) 

GENERAL MANAGER 

Establish furniture company in Pattaya is offering the 

position of General Manager to a foreigner with good 

sales and administrative skills. We need a progressive 

person, who can lead the company to further progress. 

Fixed salary and bonus offered 

Please call: 08-9911-1199 

PRATAMNAK HILL Soi 6. 

Town house for sale or rent. 4 

Levels, 4 Bedrooms, 4 

Restrooms. Lounge. Shower 

room. Kitchen. Roof top with 

sea view, 500m from beach. 4 

Million Baht. Rent 20,000 baht/ 

Month Neg. 084 871 7649, 038 

425 269 

(104-03) 

LUXURY unique property. 4 

bedrooms, 7 restrooms, built on 

3 Rai exceptional 

Gardens, beautiful fountain and 

swimming pool. Detached 

Maids house. 

Detached Gardeners house. 25 

Million Baht. 084 871-7649, 

038 425 269. 

(105-01) 

CHOKCHAI GARDEN 3. 3 

bedroom furnished. Rented out 

on 3+ years. Guaranteed 

contract to foreigner. Very 

beautiful. 3.9 million baht. call: 

0 8 1 1 7 7 6 3 5 1 

hamidsufyan@hotmail.com 

(106-01) 

TOWNHOUSE or Shophouse, 

4-5 floors, 250 sq.m., 100 

metres from Jomtien beach, Soi 

Jomtien Holiday Hotel, quick 

sale for 2.200.000 baht, call 089 

1249028 

(107-01) 

3 BEDROOMS, 2 bathrooms. 

Euro Kitchen. Covered Parking, 

decking to front. Fully 

furnished. Quiet Soi, nice 

neighbours. Sold inclusive of 

company. Owner returning to 

UK. 1,999,000 baht. Eng: 087 

167 7189 Thai: 089 207 5510. 

(107-02) 

TOWNHOUSE 3 storey. Soi 

Rungland, central Pattaya. 

Underground water tank. 3 aircon. 

Furnished. Euro standard. 

2.4 million baht. Tax/transfer 

50/50. 086 113 1415. 

(108-01) 

JOMTIEN ROYAL PARK 

bungalow with pool. 2 

bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Euro 

and Thai kitchen. Very quiet. 

4.3 million baht including 

company and furniture. 086 303 

6661. 

(110-01) 

EAKMONGKOL 3, Soi 

Kaotalo, linked townhouse, 5 

mins to Big C. 2 bedrooms, 1 

bathroom, kitchen, 2 air-cons, 

part furnished, telephone line, 

patio, company name, buyer 

pays land transfer etc, 1.3 

million baht. English: 

0852770515. Thai: 

0890402037 

(111-01) 

BAAN SUAN NERAMIT. 5 

minutes from beach. Single 

storey. 3 bedrooms. 2 

bathrooms. European kitchen, 

fitted oven. Air-con. 131 sq 

wah land. 4.5 million baht. 

Company included. 086 890 

9455. 

(111-02) 

HUAY YAI. 4 bed house. Part 

exchange current property/s. 

Mortgage available. Ready to 

move in. Planning permission 

on adjacent plots for 10 roomed 

resort and shop house. 

14,900,000. 0899352692 Thai, 

0878043943 Eng. 

LAND FOR SALE 

(102-01) 

GRANGE PARK 200 Wah 800 

sqm on one of best villages in 

Pattaya. Very quiet spot. 2.8 

million baht. Tel: 081 290 7310 

(102-02) 

LOEI PROVINCE. Rare 

opportunity to buy 13 Rai of 

land with outstanding 

panoramic views. Housing or 

hotel (no hotel in this area) 

would compliment this 

outstanding tranquil setting. 

Water and electricity close by. 

2.6 Million Baht. O.N.O. 084 

871-7649, 038 425 269 

(103-02) 

NONG PALAI sub district. 2 

Rai. 3 million baht. 081 335 

6926. 

(104-01) 

KOH CHANG land for Sale/ 

Lease. Individual Plots & 

development Land. 

30 Rai available from 3 Million 

per Rai. Sea Front & Panoramic. 

084 871-7649, 038 425 269. 

(104-02) 

FRANCE. Land for sale. 11.5 

acres. Plan de la Tour. St 

Maxime 6 kms. St Tropez 17 

kms. 80,000 Euros. 084 871 

7649 or 038 425 269. 

(107-01) 

HUI YAI 8 Rai Highland. Near 

Phoenix, 1.5 kms. Chanotes 7.2 


million baht. Private owner. 

081 770 9717 Thai/English. 

(108-01) 

KOH CHANG land for Sale/ 

Lease. Individual Plots & 

development land. Up to 30 Rai 

available from 1.54 Million per 

Rai. Sea Front & Panoramic. 

084 871-7649, 038 425 269. 

(109-01) 

SEAVIEWS BANG SARAY. 2 

Rai 246 TLW with condo 

permit for 55 apartments. 30 

million baht. 200 TLW 

850,000. 2 Rai 66 TLW 16 

million. Stunning 5 Rai 40 

million. 3 Rai 134 TLW 30 

million. Phoenix Golf 1 Rai 16 

TLW 2.9 million. 081 576 0035. 

(109-02) 

DEVELOPERS DREAM. 

Ideal site, sloping from beach. 

Inlet for yachts. All services on 

site. 103 Rai between Klong 

Yai and Trat. 700,000 baht per 

Rai. E-mail 

jd_scotgem@yahoo.com or 

084 871 7649 or 038 425 5269. 

(110-01) 

BANGLAMUNG Soi 15. 

Concrete fence, leveled ready to 

build house. Have house plans. 

268 sqm. 67 sqw. 650,000 baht. 

Pom: 086 608 8581. 

JOB VACANCIES 

(103-01) 

STAFF WANTED. Need 

restaurant waiters and 

waitresses staff urgent. Call 081 

732 5940. 

(103-02) 

PUBLISHING HOUSE in 

Pattaya requires Editor, Copy/ 

Content Writer, Graphic Artist, 

Visualizer, Webmaster, 

Photographer, Sales Marketing 

Executive, and Accountant. 

Call: 085 435 7730, 038 362 

186. CV: 

goodtimemedia_2007@hotmail.com 

(103-03) 

JUNIOR RECEPTION/ 

administration required by 

Liberty Computers. Good 

English and basic computer 

skills required. Training given. 

Salary 6,000 baht up. Thai 

national preferred. Call 038 360 

400 in office hours or email 

steve@liberty-computers.com. 

(103-04) 

TRAINEE SUPPORT 

TECHNICIAN wanted by 

Liberty Computers, 25 years 

plus, some programming 

experience desirable, training 

given, good English required. 

Thai national preferred. Salary 

9,000 baht plus depending on 

experience. Call 038 360 400 in 

office hours or email 

steve@liberty-computers.com 

(104-01) 

ATTRACTIVE BAR STAFF/ 

WAITRESSES for good 

respectable bar/restaurant close 

to Mabprachan Lake. Not gogo. 

Must speak some English. 

Good salary. Call 086 112 0988. 

(104-02) 

STAFF WANTED. New 

Madina Hotel Rayong, requires 

manager, sales/marketing, 

accouting, reception, cook, security, 

maids, gardener. Call 08 

993 66346, 081 683 1501, 038 

323 203. 

(104-03) 

STAFF WANTED. New 

Scooter Restaurant, requires 2 

Cooks and 2 Service staff and 

Bar personnel Call: 08-4916- 


7950, 08-9671-2944, 08-6789- 

3104. 

(105-01) 

THE LOVE BOAT CO, LTD 

requires 4 marketing staff to sell 

tickets for luxury cruises around 

Jomtien and Pattaya. Must 

speak good English. Male or 

Female. 4pm-10pm. Monday- 

Saturday. 2,500 baht plus 

commission per week. Uniform 

provided. Tel: 081 286 4782. 

(105-02) 

PREMIER LEAGUE GOLF 

TOURS requires office 

administration staff. Experience 

in the Travel Industry essential 

and must be fluent in speaking 

and writing English. Excellent 

salary and prospects. 10am to 

7pm. Monday to Saturday. 081 

286 4782. 

(105-03) 

REAL ESTATE COMPANY 

seeks Russian speaking sales 

person. High commission - Call 

08 7940 5218 

(108-01) 

EXPERIENCED COOK for 

restaurant in Naklua. Must 

speak some English and prepare 

western food including German 

cuisine. Mainly day shift but 

flexibility for evenings as well. 

Wage negotiable. Tel: 087 

7126262(Thai) 087 

6050901(English). 

(108-02) 

NUTRITION CLUB requires 

2 secretaries, 1 manager, 2 

consultants Fluent English 

(Thai nationals only). Speaking 

French also advantage. Call Mr. 

Deville 084 347 4685. Send CV 

to nutrition.club.th@gmail.com 

(109-01) 

STAFF WANTED. Female 

Office Executive. Good in 

written and spoken English and 

have computer skills. Good 

salary. Mr. Hossain: 081 862 

9174 

(109-02) 

SELLERS. Pattaya Jewelry 

Shop requires Sellers. Good 

English. Experience in Jewelry 

Business. 086 826 2284. 

(109-03) 

TWO CHEFS/COOKS for 

Thai American European new 

Guesthouse/Restaurant near 

Central Road. Also 2 servers 

and man for general help. Good 

pay and bonus. All must speak 

English. Malee: 084 362 0441 

or Bob: 087 240 1067. 

(111-01) 

RECEPTIONIST. Good 

salary plus commission. 

Female. Must speak read and 

write English, commerce or 

Vocational Education. Must 

drive car and have driving 

license. Experience 1-2 years. 

038 252 275 

(111-02) 

MASSAGE GIRL wanted by 

U.S. businessman based in 

Pattaya. On regular basis part 

time or full time work and some 

other duties English helpful call 

for interview 084-566 1496 

(111-03) 

ACUPUNCTURIST wanted 

by U.S. executive based in 

Pattaya. On a regular basis; 

must have good references. Call 

084-864 7725 

NOTICES 

(103-01) 

WE would like to get in touch 

with Mr. James Neil Tomlinson 

a 30 + British national who used 

to live at SN Apartments Naklua 

4 years ago. Anyone who 

knows how we can contact him 

call Mr. Rhodes on Tel: 081- 

576 0035 

info@countrypropertyservices.com 

(108-01) 

IRISH in Pattaya. Now 

forming Pattaya Irish Society. 

Interested? Call John on 086 

112 0988 or 

pattayairishsociety@yahoo.com 

(108-02) 

PATTAYA IRISH SOCIETY 

meets every Wednesday at 

Moonrakers. All welcome. 086 

112 0988. 

SERVICES 

(102-01) 

GRAPHIC DESIGN 

COURSE. Want to learn how? 


Please give me a call to discuss 

your interests, one on one 

tuition available from our 

office. Contact 084-5536786 

(104-01) 

LOCK UP STORAGE. Self 

contained. Dry and secure on 

ground floor. 900 baht per 

month. Call John on 086 112 

0988. 

(104-02) 

SPA DETOXICATION. Want 

to get rid of high cholesterol, 

heart problems, low or high 

blood pressure, asthma, 

diabetes, muscle pain, arthritis, 

bronchitis or allergy? We can 

help you. New instrument from 

Europe. Tel: 084 441 5077. 

(105-01) 

SPECIALISE IN 

PAPERWORK for your 

vehicle. Reasonable rate. Free 

delivery (Pattaya area). Call: 

086 378 7866 038 411 247. 

(108-01) 

LEARN THAI. If you want to 

learn to speak Thai for specific 

purpose quality – save time, 

reasonable price, contact Ms. 

Chada : Email : 

chadasiam@hotmail.com. Or 

call after 18.30pm. 087- 

7810335, 083-7684785 

(108-02) 

COMPUTER SERVICE 5 

years experience, Fixed and 

Advice, English Speaking, 

Everywhere in Pattaya 300-500 

 

Baht per Case Call: 08-0051- 

5985. 

(109-01) 

FOOT OIL MASSAGE. If 

you want foot Thai oil massage 

at your place please ring 081 

6537817. 24 hour service. 

(110-01) 

THINKING OF BUILDING a 

house in Pattaya? Then speak 

to us first. 038 406 519 or 081 

864 6285 

www.pattayahousebuilders.com 

(111-01) 

LOSE WEIGHT without using 

drugs. Call 083-045 6717 

JOB WANTED 

(107-01) 

ENGLISH MALE, 30 years old 

looking for work. 12 Years 

experience in accountancy & 

teaching accountancy. Please 

call Alan on 0848722321 or 

email bamun30@gmail.com 

(108-01) 

FLUENT ENGLISH 

SPEAKING THAI Female aged 

26 seeks work. Experience in 

computers (word, excel, etc), 

travel agency work, ticketing, 

news-reading, translation, 

interpreting, office work. 

Previous Salary 15,000 Baht + 

landofsmiles4u@yahoo.com 

(110-01) 

DRIVER. I am a professional 

driver with excellent English 

looking to drive for foreigner. 

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Must be a wealthy professional 

full or part time email 

boatblackbeauty@hotmail.com 

WANTED 

(107-01) 

SWAP BIKE for pickup/jeep. 

Yamaha 650xj Maxim, top 

condition. Rare, only 883 made. 

Price class 200,000 baht. 086 

113 1415. 

(109-01) 

MOTORBIKE. Sports Tourer 

style. 400cc plus. Must have 

green book and in very good 

condition. All bikes considered. 

Charley: 089 634 0944. 

(110-01) 

CAR or PICKUP for cash. Or 

willing to take over repayments 

on vehicle with finance. 084- 

784 7516 

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(110-02) 

CLASSIC CAR wanted for 

project. Also motorcycle, 

Lambretta, Vespa etc. Or 

anything interesting. Cash 

buyer. 084 784 7516. 

(111-01) 

WANTED used 42" or larger 

big screen TV. Ray: 086 017 

4424 

PETS 

(108-01) 

PINCHER wanted or other 

small quality dog (no cross 

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garden. 086 112 0988. 

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LAND AND HOUSE FOR SALE 

Land and House for 

sale, 22 sq.m. 2 FL, 2 

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Bathroom, Soi 81 

Opposite Big-C 

South Pattaya ONO. 

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BANSUANLALANA VILLAGE 

Soi chaiyapruek 1 Single House 

51 sqw. 3 bedrooms. 3 

bathrooms. 2 living room. 

European kitchen. Garden. 2 Air 

full furnished very quiet for sale 

5.5 million baht. 

for Rent 35,000 baht month. 

Tel: 086-8332914,087-9109303 

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THE SPY WHO ROCKED ME 

Christmas Charity Light Up at Hard 

Rock Hotel 

The annual Hard Rock 

Hotel, Pattaya 6 th Christmas 

Charity Light Up and Ball were 

held at the Hotel on Saturday, 

1 st December. Under the 

intriguing title of “The Spy Who 

Rocked Me”, General Manager 

Mr. Andrew Khoo welcomed 

the specially invited guests, 

including General Kanit 

WIN TWO MOTORCYCLES 

Pattaya Expats Club Christmas Draw 

Last week the Pattaya 

Expats Club announced free 

computer classes for members. 

As if that was not 

enough, during December the 

Club will be offering members 

new and old, the chance to win 

two motorcycles for free in a 

Lucky Draw. Each Sunday 

meeting during December to 

celebrate the build up to 

Christmas, members and guests 

will receive a lucky draw 

Permsup from the Royal Thai 

Aid-de-Camp Department, to 

view the lighting up ceremony 

of the hotel’s Christmas Tree 

at the swimming pool. Later 

everyone enjoyed a gala dinner 

and ball and an auction of 27 

items donated by various 

sponsors, the proceeds of 

which will go to charity. 

coupon to stand a chance to win 

the motorcycles. This fantastic 

free Christmas draw, sponsored 

by the Pattaya Expats Club and 

Key Visa Company, will take 

place at the Grand Sole Hotel 

on the 23 rd December. 

So go along to each 

Sunday meeting and get your 

coupons. If you are not a 

member yet, go along and 

become one. Who knows you 

may be a lucky winner! 

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION 

33 Years in Pattaya for Dutchman 

Mr. Andre Machielsen 

from Holland celebrated his 60 th 

Birthday in style on Sunday, 2 nd 

December at the pool side of 

Lake Mabprachan Resort, 

together with 200 children from 

the Redemptorist Orphanage 

and family and friends. 

Mr. Machielsen is no 

stranger to Pattaya as he has 

lived here for 33 years, who 

arrived here way back to open 

up a diving business in Pattaya. 

Now, he runs the 

Master Safety Company, a 

successful alarm and security 

business. 

In order to brighten up 

the buffet party provided by 

the Resort, and everyone 

enjoying the pool, he organized 

a special magic show to the 

delight of all the children and 

also a Thai Esarn band coming 

all the way from Khon Kaen in 

North East Thailand. 

CHILDREN’S WALKING STREET 

Party Time at in Naklua Park 

What do you think is in there then? It’s moving! 


party held at Lan Pho Park in 

Naklua on Saturday, 1 st 

December. 

At 10.am, Mayor Niran 

Wattanasartsatorn officially 

opened the one day children’s 

activities event being held on the 

site where the proposed 

Children’s Walking Street 

Playground project will be 

constructed early next year. 

Besides partaking of fun 

and games and a colourful 

marching band parade and even 

a dog show, children were 

invited to get involved in a 

special science fair, and on a 

more serious note were informed 

about the dangers of drugs and 

prevention of HIV/AIDS. 

There were many 

booths selling handicraft 

products specially made by the 

students from around Pattaya, 

and a fun day was had by all. 

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REAL ESTATE SOCIAL PARTY 

Thailiving Real Estate Throws Party 

Due to relocating from 

Thepprasit Road to nearby 

Thappraya Road, the Thailiving 

Property Company held a 

social party at the new officers 

on Sunday, 2 nd December. 

This one stop shop is 

also celebrating 3 years in 

operation and seems to be going 

from strength to strength as a 

local realtor in Pattaya and the 

Eastern Seaboard. 


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Thailiving also plan to 

start another enterprising 

project early next year by 

providing a high speed ferry 

service between Pattaya to Hua 

Hin on a daily basis; a trip that 

will take only 2 hours in 

comfort and safety by the 

specially commissioned 

Catamarang that will be named 

Excalibur. 

FESTIVAL COLLAGE 

Drawing Competition at Central 

Festival Center 

Budding Michaelangelos in Competition at Central Festival 

There was special 

drawing competition held at 

Central Festival Center on 

Saturday, 1 st December in 

honour of the 80 th Birthday of 

HM the King. A group of 

students from schools in the 

Eastern Seaboard region came 

together in teams to begin a 

drawing and painting 

competition for a collage 

celebrating Thai traditions and 

family life. Each winning 

team’s efforts will be presented 

early next year on an 80 meters 

long board which will be 

exhibited to the public to view 

at the Central Festival Center 

and the winners will receive a 

9,000 baht scholarship and a 

framed certificate from HRH 

Princess Soamsavali Kitiyakara. 

ART EXHIBITIONS IN PATTAYA 

DECEMBER 2007 

“MY ART, MY 

PASSION” This Exhibition 

launches a new season of the 

Gallery’s artists and celebrates 

the beginning of its third 

anniversary in Pattaya. Over 

the past year, the Gallery has 

been undertaking private 

commisssions with particular 

reference to watercolour 

portraits, and continues to 

actively seek out, nurture and 

develop local and international 

artists in all mediums for future 

solo and group Exhibitions at 

the Gallery and at venues in 

Bangkok. All pictures being 

exhibited are for sale. 

Gallery Opium also 

showcase at Sheraton Pattaya. 

Contact Khun Pathira Riley, 

Marketing Communications 

Manager on 0-3825-9888. 

FLYING DOLPHINS PARTY 

4 th Anniversary of Flying Dolphins Pub 

The Flying Dolphins 

Pub, located near the Hanuman 

Statue on Thappraya Road, 

Jomtien celebrated its 4 th 

Anniversary last week.The 

owner, Mr. Hiroyasu Othiso 

welcomed everyone to enjoy a 

GALLERY OPIUM 

315/26 Thepprasit Road, 

M.12 Banglamung, Pattaya 

City, Chonburi 20150 

Contact:Alan Kirkland-Roath, 

Gallery Director Tel.: 0-3830- 

3040 (Gallery)Tel.:08-5084- 

7947(English)Emai: 

info@galleryopium.com url: 

www.galleryopium.com 

Thai and Western buffet, 

together with a live band 

performing for all this popular 

bar’s regulars and guests. So, its 

congratulations from us and 

hope you have many more 

successful years ahead. 



GRADUATION DAY 

Burapha University Holds Graduation Day 

A graduation day for 

two groups of students that 

have been studying Humanties 

and Social Science was held on 

the 3 rd December at Burapha 

University in Muang Chonburi. 

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The day was made all 

the more special as it was 

attended by HRH Princess 

Maha Chakri Sirindhorn who 

presented graduation 

certificates to a total of 5,263 

Mr.Banyong, Mr.Chavarong and Miss Sawan congratulation 

to Bachaelor of Arts (B.A) (Communication Arts). 


students throughout the day, 

including our very own Miss 

Maneerat Suksantitham who 

works in the graphics 

department of Pattaya People 

Weekly. 

Miss Maneerat Suksantitham. 

Afterwards, the proud 

parents and families of the 

students gathered together for 

group photos and 

presentations of flowers to end 

the successful day. 

NONG NOOCH GARDEN 

Paying Respects at Nong Nooch Tropical 

Garden 

Even the elephants pay homage to His Majesty. 

The 5th December was 

a day of great rejoicing 

throughout Thailand to honour 

and pay respects to His 

Majesty the King on his 80th 

Birthday. 

Joining in the 

celebrations was Nong Nooch 

Tropical Gardens, located just 

outside Pattaya on the way to 

Sattahip. Residence Manager, 

Mr. Manit Narintrarak 

organized and presided over 

events for both HM the King 

and National Father’s Day, 

which is also held on 5th 

December. As planned, a terrific 

programme of entertainment 

was held, including a parade of 

30 gaily decorated elephants 

that later performed in a special 

show to honour the King. 

There was also the 

traditional classical Thai 

cultural show with 

demonstrations of Muay Thai 

Boxing, sword fighting, Thai 

dancing and much more. This 

fascinating Tropical Garden 

with themed landscaped areas 

with walkways and lake 

complete with boat rides, zoo, 

butterfly enclosure, exotic 

flowers and plants is well worth 

a visit for all the family. A day 

out experience not to be missed! 


“LOS REQUERDOS” 

Live Sounds from the Philippines at Thai Garden Resort 

“Los Requerdos”, a 

Filipino band - formed by 

Freddie (rhythm guitar), Emilio 

(lead guitar) and Noli (double 

bass) (photo from the left) - 

entertains since mid November 

guests at the Lanna Coffee Shop 

and lobby area of the Thai 

Garden Resort, North Pattaya 

Road.Their wide repertoire 

ranges from instrumental to 

songs from all decades. 

Thus it is not 

astonishing but already 

common practice that the three 

talented singers play plenty of 

guest requests. 

However, the start song 

of their performance, daily at 

5:30pm (except Sunday), is 

“Tequila” (The Champs) to 

tune in the happy hour. 

Thereupon people are 

enjoying great live music, 

discounted drinks including a 

snack in a relaxing atmosphere 

at the pool side of the Thai 

Garden Resort until 10:00pm. 

More great music from 

Philippine artists can be 

enjoyed from 9:00pm onwards 

every night (except Monday) 

with the popular Power Jam 

Band at the Moon River Pub, 

in front of the Thai Garden 

Resort. 

DONATION TO CHARITY CLUB 

Alan Bolton Donates to Charity Club of Pattaya 

Malcolm Boden from 

The Charity Club of Pattaya 

called on M.D. Alan Bolton of 

Alan Bolton Property 

Consultants for him to 

handover his Platinum 

Sponsorship for the Charity 

Clubs Gala Dinner. 

Alan supported the 

Charity Gala Dinner last year 

and with business going so well 

you can be sure he will be the 

press again next year handing 

over his donation! 

Alan and his staff will 

be attending the dinner on 

Saturday 15 th December at the 

Pinnacle Grand Na Jomtien. 

Alan Bolton Property 

Consultants joins Northern 

Thai, UTS, Expatriots 

Financial Services, The Queen 

Victoria Inn, CEA, C.P.S 

Construction, Bluewave Water 

Sports and Thai Décor as 

Alan Bolton (left) hands over sponsorship to Malcolm Boden. 

sponsors. 

Tickets are still available 

1,300 baht, which covers a Thai 

and International Buffet, free 

flow wine Heineken and Singha 

beer and soft drinks. 

Entertainment by 

Pop’s Pattaya All Stars. 

Contact Christina on 

08-9545-4185 


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