Hua Hin Today March 2011

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Volume 8 issue 5 March 2011

Volume 8 Issue 5 March 2011

Asia’s top sailors

turn attention to 2011 P

Top of the Gulf Regatta

ATTAYA – Anticipation in the sailing world is building as the Gulf of Thailand prepares to welcome sailors from around the region to the 2011 Top of the Gulf Regatta (TOG Regatta). Set to take place 29 April – 3 May at Ocean Marina Yacht Club, Jomtien Beach, Pattaya, the TOG Regatta incorporates the one-design Platu Coronation Cup and Thailand Optimist Nationals.

Hot on the heels of the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta, Royal Langkawi International Regatta and Singapore Straits Regattas, keel boat and multihull sailors from around the region are eying this, the penultimate event of the Asian Yachting Grand Prix Championship, as the ‘one to win’.

“The 2010 Regatta was a great success. We welcomed big fleets of all kinds of boats to the Gulf of Thailand. Planning for the 2011 event is well underway and we are looking forward to another great year. With strong support from Host Sponsor Ocean Marina Yacht Club, we are expecting to further increase the number of participants in 2011,” said William Gasson, Regatta founder and Chairman of the Organising Committee.

The 2010 TOG Regatta saw a record ‘big boat’ fleet with 51 keelboats and multihulls taking part. Second only in size to the big boat fleet of the 25-year old Phuket King’s Cup Regatta, the TOG Regatta saw over 120 Optimists, dinghies and beach catamarans also take part in 2010, actually making it the largest sailing event in Thailand.

Hilton announces

Management contract

with TCC Land Group H

ilton Worldwide announced the signing of two management agreements with TCC Hotel Group, a subsidiary of TCC Land Group, for a new build Hilton Hotels & Resorts hotel and a conversion project to be rebranded as a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel. Both properties are due for completion in 2012. The two hotels will be located in Sukhumvit area… Read More in our Property Section

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Volume 8 issue 5 March 2011

If you cross the iranian border illegally you are detained indefinitely.

If you cross the afghan border illegally, you get shot.

If you cross the saudi arabian border illegally you will be jailed.

If you cross the chinese border illegally you may never be heard from again.

If you cross the venezuelan border illegally you will be branded a spy and your fate will be sealed.

If you cross the cuban border illegally you will be thrown into political prison to rot. price will we be able to secure files and memories. My advice of daily things, take pictures and make an album with prints. Back ups are no guarantee for saved memory. Save all other on USB sticks. They go up to 64 GB these days at reasonable prices. We are warned to save water these days. Good thing and, but however, what happened to the overloads of water that fell down last season? Time to dig some more reservoirs?

Spring has started, let´s give life another positive push. Be happy for the daily sunshine, the smiling locals and forget the grumpy farangs, be polite, appreciate your home away from home.

Paint your house and look forward to a glimmy gloomy 2011 in which all will be better than last year!

GMoss

If you cross the british border illegally you get : A drivers license, a car. Loads of cash, social security card, welfare, Food paid for, credit cards, free furnished housing, free education, free health care, a lobbyist in westminster, billions of £s worth of public documents printed in your language, the right to carry your country’s flag while you protest that you don’t get enough respect And, in many instances, you can vote.

We offer at least 10 different kinds of curries from North to South with rice noodles, yellow noodles or spaghetti. Famous Kao Soi from Chiang Mai and other goodies are served at Thai local prices.

We also have a fresh vegetable buffet, Thai dessert specialties, Ice cream and herbal teas and other fresh drinks.

Open from 10 am -8 pm (closed on Wednesdays) 34/7 Soi Moodbaan Khao Noi, Klongchollapratan rd. Hua Hin, Prachuabkirikhan

To Samor prong community (blue bridge)

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To Pracha ruamjit community (pink bridge)

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HuaHin Airport

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Tel. 081 573 4207

Canal

They don’t do it to locals, so why to expats? There are many living off a retirement income and limited, often outpatient, insurance which makes them pay in cash for any ambulant medical treatment and medication.

A call on a doctor at one of the Hua Hin Hospitals with a common cold can set you back more than 2000 Baht if you can avoid any suggested X-rays.

I was criticised by a Hua Hin resident for claiming that you could get a plate of Pasta with a glass of red wine for less than 200 Baht. Well you can, at Bella Mia, Soi 94. The resident got quite nasty about this, but than again . We all agree, the CD generation has not really given us some great product. I played some old tapes on my dad´s Phillips stereo tape recorder and dumped it on my modern Stereo system. It sounded great. The old Herp Alpert trumpet solos, Charli Antolini on the drums, Simon and Garfunkel, Neil Diamond.

The sound was great, no deterioration, no interruptions. My compact cassettes, run great with a Dolby noise filter, even the more vulnerable thinner metal tapes, run great. With CD´s, we often couldn´t finish a movie, much to our frustration.

Some discs actually corrode from in between the layers.

We decided to buy a few USB sticks with solid state memory banks and record our music and movies there. Hard drives? Not until we get some good solid state 300GB upwards for a reasonable

If you cross the north korean border illegally you get 12 years hard labor.

KlongchollapratanRd.

ith an earlier announced floating market project, a second Mall, a green Hotel, Property Sales growing, Visitors numbers increasing, a new hospital and the Municipality creating main connecting roads to the bypass highway, any doubts of Hua Hin being properly put on the map? This progress goes parallel with ever increasing traffic jams, congested city, no parking spaces.

Where are the announced parking alternatives and policies? It is all as it was. I wonder or don’t I wonder? Every start is not necessarily as smooth as one expects,. At the new hospital, expectations were sky-high. However minor mistakes were made and will be made as professionals adjust to their new environments. However 2, it goes observed that medical advise is closely connected to up selling medications and treatments! As I queried this, it was explained to me that it seems to be an Asian thing to get medicine regardless of the cause.

So even if you are not ill, the doctor is expected to give you some tablets. Dutch people rely a bit more on their personal stamina to heal minor illness, Americans love pills and so on. Discuss with your doctor if you are not satisfied or do not understand why he or she wants your sinuses to be x- rayed. Some hospitals seem very eager to up sell and charge unreasonably just because you are insured. Some of us are unwilling and unable to participate in this rip off.

See if I got this right?

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Hua Hin Up up in

the Air at the Balloon Festival

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his upcoming summer in Hua Hin will never be the same as the city is organizing a balloon festival to promote its tourism during the high season.

Initiated by the Rest Detail Hotel in Hua Hin in collaboration with the Stafford Edison Co. Ltd., the Classic Event Group, the Hua Hin Hill Vineyard Group and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the balloon festival features a skywards trip in hot air balloons at the Hua Hin Hill Vineyard.

The trip, started at 7 a.m. and taking about 1 hour, allows 4-5 passengers in a balloon with an experienced balloonist. Up in the air, the passengers got to admire scenic landscape of the mountain ridge at the Hua Hin Hill Vineyard. The balloon took them to the south of the Hua Hin city for an international breakfast with live jazz. Then, the passengers could take pictures with the balloon and receive a certificate.

By Chamnan Puengjoh

The balloon trip is 15,000 baht for those who do not stay at the Rest Detail Hotel, 400 US Dollars for those who stay one night at the Hotel and 1,167 US Dollars for 2 persons who stay 2 nights at the Hotel.

The Hua Hin balloon festival is taking place until 6 March to celebrate the upcoming summer holiday in Thailand. An innovative event of Hua Hin, the festival is originated in France by the balloonist and the vineyard owner.

According to Mr. Chakri Rujirat, the General Manager of the Rest Detail Hotel, the balloon festival will certainly promote good images of Hua Hin in terms of tourism as the city will be the only one in Thailand that organizes this event. Once the festival is favored by visitors, local authorities of Hua Hin and hotel and guesthouses entrepreneurs should work together and promote it as one of the best choices for travelling to Hua Hin.

The Lovely and Lively Hotel Project

to be launched in Hua Hin

By Chamnan Puengjoh

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he executives of Hua Hin Municipality with cooperation of the Department of Environmental Quality Promotion and the Bureau of Volunteer Graduates, Thammasat University, are initiating The Lovely and Lively Hotel Project to promote environmental awareness among travelers in Hua Hin. The project includes a large database on

environmental friendly activities for the participating 58 hotels and guesthouses in Hua Hin and Cha-Am. Hosted by the Department of Environmental Quality Promotion and the Bureau of Volunteer Graduates, the project will provide 3 regulations which all the participants have to follow.

The first regulation concerns the location

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รับซัมเมอร์กบั เทศกาลบอลลูน ลอยฟ้าเหนือนภาเมืองหัวหิน

ดเี ทล โฮเทล หัวหิน ร่วมกับบริษทั สต๊าฟฟอร์ด เอดิสนั ฯ กลุม่ คลาสสิค อิเวนท์ และไร่องุน่ หัวหินฮิลล์ วิน โนายจัรงแรมเรสท์ ยาร์ด จัดเทศกาลบอลลูนลอยฟ้าเหนือท้องนภาเมืองหัวหินรับซัมเมอร์หวังผลส่งเสริมการท่องเทีย่ วสูร่ ะดับอินเตอร์ ฯ กรี รุจริ ตั น์ ผจก.ทัว่ ไปโรงแรมเรสท์ ดีเทล โฮเทลหัวหิน จ.ประจวบฯ เปิดเผยว่าทางโรงแรมฯได้รว่ มกับทางบริษทั สต๊าฟฟอร์ด เอดิสนั อินเตอร์เนชัน่ แนลกลุม่ คลาสสิค อิเวนท์ และไร่องุน่ หัวหินฮิลล์วนิ ยาร์ด บ.สยามไวน์เนอร์รี่ ขออนุญาต การท่องเทีย่ วแห่งประเทศไทยฯ จัดเทศกาลบอลลูนลอยฟ้า เหนือท้องนภาเมืองหัวหิน เพือ่ เป็นการต้อนรับนักท่องเทีย่ ว ชาวไทยและต่างชาติทจี่ ะเข้ามาเยือนในประเทศไทยและเมือง หัวหิน ในช่วงของฤดูรอ้ น ทีจ่ ะมาถึงนี้

ก�ำหนดรูปในการทีท่ างนักท่องเทีย่ วจะขึน้ บอลลูนนัน้ ประมาณ 4 – 5 คน โดยจะมีกปั ตันคอยท�ำหน้าทีบ่ งั คับให้ ลอยขึน้ จากไร่องุน่ หัวหินฮิลฯ ในช่วงประมาณ 7.00 น. ใน ช่วงเช้าหลังจากนัน้ ก็จะใช้ระยะความสูงตามทีก่ ำ� หนดทางด้าน ความปลอดภัยลัดเลาะตามยอดภูเขาลงมาสู่ในเขตเมือง หัวหินทางทิศใต้ หลังจากนัน้ ก็จะวกกลับจุดทีข่ นึ้ โดยใช้ระยะ เวลาประมาณ 60 นาที (1 ชม.) จากนัน้ ผูโ้ ดยสารก็จะลงมา รับประทานอาหารเช้าชา กาแฟ แชมเปญ พร้อมกับฟังการ แสดงดนตรีแจ๊สทีม่ าเปิดวงบรรเลงกันสดๆ และรับประกาศ นียบัตรพร้อมรับรูปถ่ายในขณะทีอ่ ยูบ่ นบอลลูนเป็นทีร่ ะลึก

เมืองหัวหินเดินหน้าท�ำโครงการ โรงแรมทีน่ า่ อยู่ - น่าเข้าพัก เทศบาล

of the hotel or guesthouse, which should be convenient to access and safe to stay.

Accommodations should not be located in an environmentally sensitive areas. They should provide visitors with enough car parking space, strong buildings and green landscape.

Also, the accommodations should reflect and promote unique local identity.

The second regulation is about energy saving.

The participating hotels and guesthouses should have effective electricity and fuel management. They have to use water wisely and deal with garbage carefully. Air and noise pollution should be avoided at all cost. Food must be well-prepared and hygienic control is considered the number one priority.

The third regulation is the cooperation of the hotel and the local community. Hotels should promote awareness on the love for environment, local art and traditional culture.

They should work with local people on promoting local tourist attractions, networking with local people and fostering local intellect.

All the regulations were formulated by the Director of the Bureau of Volunteer Graduates Ms. Surasawadee Hunphayon. They should be strictly followed to standardize the quality of hotels and guesthouses in Hua Hin and prevent the earth from threatening global warming.

According to the Director of the Bureau of Volunteer Graduates, the 3 regulations are well responded by both hotel entrepreneurs and local people in Hua Hin. In the future, the Department of Environmental Quality Promotion will expand the project throughout Thailand as a national environmental friendly campaign in which governmental, private organizations and civil society can work together.

เมืองหัวหินโดยคณะผูบ้ ริหารร่วมกับ กรมส่งเสริมคุณภาพสิ่งแวดล้อมฯ ส�ำนักบัณฑิตอาสาสมัคร มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ จัดท�ำ โครงการโรงแรมทีน่ า่ พัก แหล่งพืน้ ทีส่ เี ขียว เพือ่ รับการท่อง เทีย่ วรักษาสิง่ แวดล้อมในเขต อ.หัวหิน อ.ชะอ�ำ

จากการเปิดเผยของนายบุรนิ ทร์ แสงศิลา ผช.นายก เทศมนตรีเมืองหัวหิน จ.ประจวบฯ ว่าทางคณะผูบ้ ริหารเทศ บาลฯ ได้รว่ มกับทาง กรมส่งเสริมคุณภาพสิง่ แวดล้อมฯ ส�ำนัก บัณฑิตอาสาสมัครมหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ จัดท�ำโครงการ ฐานข้อมูลส่งเสริมสิง่ แวดล้อมเกีย่ วกับโรงแรม บ้านพักให้กบั ผูป้ ระกอบการในเขต อ.หัวหิน และ อ.ชะอ�ำ ซึง่ โครงการนี้ ทาง กรมส่งเสริมฯ และ ส�ำนักบัณฑิตอาสาสมัครฯ นัน้ เป็น “เจ้าภาพ” หลักในการเรียนรูป้ ระกอบการโรงแรม บ้านพัก และชุมชน รวม 58 แห่ง เข้ารับหลักเกณฑ์และระเบียบ 3 หมวดทางปฏิบตั ิ

หมวดที่ 1 สถานทีต่ งั้ ของโรงแรม บ้านพักความ สะดวกและความปลอดภัยและการเข้าถึงสถานทีพ่ กั สถานที่ ตัง้ จะต้องอยูใ่ นพืน้ ทีอ่ อ่ นไหวต่อผลกระทบสิง่ แวดล้อม การ จั ด ให้ มี ส ถานที่ ร องรั บ ในการจอดรถของผู ้ เ ข้ า พั ก อาศั ย สถานภาพของอาคารทีพ่ กั จะต้องมีความแข็งแรงมัน่ คง สถาน ทีพ่ กั ต้องมีการออกแบบปลูกสร้างให้ผสมกลมกลืนกับสภาพ แวดล้อมรอบฯ ภายในทีพ่ กั ต้องมีการตกแต่งทีส่ ะท้อนให้เห็น ความเป็นท้องถิน่ จัดกันท�ำพืน้ ทีส่ เี ขียวพร้อมจัดท�ำสภาพภูมิ ทัศน์

หมวดที่ 2 การจัดการสิง่ แวดล้อมอนุรกั ษ์พลังงาน ไฟฟ้า-เชือ้ เพลิง การใช้นำ�้ ทีม่ ปี ระสิทธิภาพและเหมาะสมการ จัดการน�ำ้ เสียทีใ่ ช้ให้เกิดประโยชน์ การจัดการขยะมูลฝอย และสิง่ ปฏิกลู อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ การจัดการคุณภาพอากา ศรอบๆ ทีพ่ กั เสียงทีด่ งั จากเครือ่ งจักกลภายใน การควบคุม ทางด้านอาชีวอนามัยและความปลอดภัยทีเ่ หมาะสม การ บริหารจัดการสิง่ แวดล้อมภายในสถานทีพ่ กั การให้บริการ อาหารทีถ่ กู สุขลักษณะ

หมวดที่ 3 การทีม่ สี ว่ นร่วมกับการพัฒนาภายในท้อง ถิน่ มวลชนสัมพันธ์ การสร้างจิตส�ำนึกให้เกิดความรักษ์สงิ่ แวดล้อม ศิลปวัฒธรรมและภูมปิ ญ ั ญาในท้องถิน่ การมีสว่ น ร่วมประชาสัมพันธ์แหล่งท่องเทีย่ ว การมีสว่ นร่วมสร้างเครือ ข่ายระหว่างผูป้ ระกอบการกับชุมชน และการเข้าไปร่วม อนุรกั ษ์งานทางด้านศิลปวัฒธรรมภูมปิ ญ ั ญาของท้องถิน่ ทีม่ อี ยู่

ซึง่ ทัง้ หมดนีท้ างด้าน คุณสุรสั วดี หุน่ พยนต์ ผอ.ส�ำนักบัณฑิตอาสามหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ เป็นผู้ ก�ำหนดหลักการและกฎเกณฑ์ขึ้นมาเพื่อให้ผู้ประกอบการ โรงแรมบ้านพักภายในเขต อ.หัวหิน องชะอ�ำ ได้มกี ารยึดถือ และปฏิบตั กิ นั ทัง้ นีเ้ พือ่ เป็นการยกระดับแหล่งทีพ่ กั ให้อยูใ่ น เกณฑ์ความมาตรฐานสากลพร้อมกันนี้ก็เพื่อเป็นการป้องกัน สภาวะโลกร้อนอีกทางหนึง่ ด้วย

ทางด้านนางสุรสั วดีฯ กล่าวว่า การทีท่ างกรมส่งเส ริมฯ และส�ำนักบัณฑิตอาสาฯ ได้เข้ามาเพือ่ เป็นการส่งเสริมให้ ผูป้ ระกอบการธุรกิจทีพ่ กั ประชาชนในพืน้ ทีท่ อ้ งถิน่ ได้มคี วาม ตระหนักทางด้านสิง่ แวดล้อมกันให้มากๆ ซึง่ ผลตอบรับในการ แสดงออกนัน้ ดีมาก เพราะฉะนัน้ แล้วทางส่งเสริมฯ ก็จะเดิน หน้าจัดโครงการอย่างนีอ้ อกไปทัว่ ประเทศ ส่วนปัญหาทีเ่ ป็น และที่มันเกิดขึ้นกับพื้นที่สาธารณะนั้นก็จะได้ให้ทางองค์การ ปกครองท้องถิน่ เป็นผูค้ วบคุมดูแลโดยเฉพาะ ชายหาด ทะเล ถนน ฯลฯ ซึง่ ทัง้ หมดนีก้ จ็ ะเรียกว่าโครงการแบบมีสว่ นร่วมที่ ถูกทิศทางในแนวทางของการปฏิบตั ิ

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เทศบาลเมืองหัวหิน บริการประชาชนถึงบ้าน พร้อมพัฒนาท�ำความสะอาดเมือง to Enjoy Municipal Service ด้

at their Doorstep

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n behalf of the Hua Hin Municipality and its executives, the Mayor of Hua Hin Mr. Jira Pongpaiboon will provide public service par excellence to local people in this beachfront city every Wednesday throughout the year. This includes a household visit by the municipal executives and the chief of the administrative unit to learn the current problem and exchange some ideas on how to improve and develop Hua Hin. According to Hua Hin Mayor, the PR plan for this project has already been formulated to make local people understand more about it so that they are willing to work with the authorities on urban development. The project will start on Wednesday, 16 February from 8.30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the road along the railway from Chom Sin Road to Bon Kai quarter.

In this regard, the Hua Hin Municipality

By Supasa Kraiwaad

kindly asks the local people to help clean the area. Those who own a car will have to park it in other areas for the convenience of the authorities. And, on the cleaning day, stalls are not allowed along the road.

For further information on the project, please contact the Deputy Hua Hin Mayor Mr. Jeerawat Pramanee at tel. 081 813 5529, the Division of Social Welfare, Hua Hin Municipality, at tel. 032 511 047 ext. 219, 221, or the Division of Public Health and Environment, Hua Hin Municipality, at tel.

032 511 047 ext. 107-110.

Note of the Editor : Any suggestions towards improvements of Hua Hin Environment , Traffic Regulations , Parking and any other Urban improvement suggestions, please send to editor@huahintoday.com. Your suggestions will be forwarded to the municipality with comments requested.

Illustrious Anniversary Celebration at Coco 51

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ne of our popular expat residents, Sven Vermelin celebrated his anniversary at Coco 51. Sven did not want to reveal his age at this point and guessing about it didn´t get us any further. Sven looks back on a successful career as a hotelier and CEO of a

large international Hotel group. Sven spend quite some time in Russia and it is whispered that he shook hand with Khun Putin on several occasions. Hua Hin has Sven in it´s ban as he plays quite a lot of golf to keep fit and lower his handicap. Sven celebrated with a small group of close friends and his ever lovely wife Ling a resident of Chendu China.

The 5 course evening dinner in a romantic setting on this valentine´s day was delicious and perfectly balanced with the wines served.

The Grilled Australian Beef Tenderloin melted on our tongues !

Rounding the dinner off with a Chocolate Mousse Cake ended this St. Valentine´s dinner and Birthday Party.

Can you really make money online fast?

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ou can make money online fast if you look in the right places. That is the catch that keeps most people who want to make money from doing so. Instead, they look at the wrong places and end up falling for frauds and schemes to just separate them from more of their money instead of letting them earn some.

The best way to fall into fraud is to believe that you can make money fast online and get rich soon.

Of course there are plenty of people who make a good living online doing various things. Whether through free lancing, Internet business, websites, marketing and other methods, many people earn their living completely online. It is legitimate to make

money online but it ain´t anything fast.

A few people have gotten a lot of money online and scams love to refer to those and try to convince you to do the same. The people that became wealthy are in the minority. Yet many people fall prey to the scammers and frauds who claim they can make them rich fast but than just end up losing hundreds to thousands of whatever fast as well.

You have to be practical to look for an income over the Internet. Be reasonable and don’t dream of millions which you won’t make anyway. Look for jobs and services which pay without you having to pay them upfront or paying to retrieve the information.

Companies, for example, will pay you for surveys without you having to pay them.

Filling out special offers by companies answering polls and giving them detailed information are also ways to make some money online.

Take a close look at what is requested and how it is remunerated. Don’t fall for fraud with payments upfront or investments which then disappear into someone else’s bank account!

วยเทศบาลเมืองหัวหิน โดย นายจิระ พงษ์ไพบูลย์ นายกเทศมนตรีเมืองหัวหิน พร้อมด้วยคณะผูบ้ ริหาร มีนโยบาย ให้บริการประชาชน โดยให้พนักงานเทศบาลฯ ทุกคน ทีม่ หี น้าทีบ่ ริการประชาชน ให้ความใส่ใจ เต็มใจบริการประชาชน ทุกคนเสมือนญาติของตนเอง รวมทัง้ ทุกวันพุธ ได้จดั ชุดเดินเท้า น�ำโดย คณะผูบ้ ริหารเทศบาล ปลัดเทศบาล รองปลัด เทศบาล พร้อมด้วยหัวหน้าส่วนการบริหาร และผูท้ ไี่ ด้รบั มอบหมายออกให้บริการประชาชนถึงบ้าน เพือ่ เป็นการพบปะ แลกเปลีย่ น ความคิดเห็น รับฟังปัญหา และข้อเสนอแนะของพีน่ อ้ งประชาชนในเขตเทศบาล ทัง้ นี้ ให้จดั ท�ำแผนประชาสัมพันธ์เป็นการล่วงหน้า เพือ่ ให้เกิดผลดีอย่างต่อเนือ่ ง และเพือ่ ให้ประชาชนได้ทราบได้ เข้าใจ และให้เกิดความร่วมแรงร่วมใจช่วยกันพัฒนาบ้าน เมืองในด้านต่าง ๆ พร้อมกันนี้ ได้จดั เตรียมเจ้าหน้าทีแ่ ต่ละ ส�ำนัก/กอง/งาน ให้รว่ มกันปฏิบตั หิ น้าทีด่ งั กล่าวพร้อมร่วม กันพัฒนาท�ำความสะอาดเมืองหัวหิน ทุกวันพุธทุกสัปดาห์ ตลอดปี 2554 โดยเริม่ ครัง้ แรก ในวันพุธที1่ 6 กุมภาพันธ์ 2554 เวลา 08.30 น. ถึง 12.00 น. ณ บริเวณถนนเลียบ ทางรถไฟตลอดแนว ตัง้ แต่ แยกถนนชมสินธุ์ – ถนนเลียบ ทางรถไฟถึงบ่อนไก่ เทศบาลฯ จึงขอความร่วมมือจากประชาชน ได้โปรดให้ ความร่วมมือท�ำความสะอาด และ ขอความร่วมมือท่าน เจ้าของรถ โปรดน�ำรถยนต์ รถจักรยานยนต์ ไปจอดในแนว ถนนใกล้เคียงก่อน รวมทัง้ ขอความร่วมมือผูป้ ระกอบการค้า ทีน่ ำ� สิง่ ของตัง้ ตาก วาง โปรดเก็บสิง่ ของสัมภาระให้พน้ จากบริเวณทีจ่ ะพัฒนาท�ำความสะอาด หากประชาชนท่านใด มีขอ้ สงสัยเพิม่ เติม สามารถสอบถามรายละเอียดเพิม่ เติมได้ที่ นายจีรวัฒน์ พราหมณี รองปลัดเทศบาล หมายเลข โทรศัพท์ 081-8135529 กองสวัสดิการสังคม หมายเลขโทรศัพท์ 032-511047 ต่อ 219, 221 กองสาธารณสุขและ สิง่ แวดล้อม หมายเลขโทรศัพท์ 032-511047 ต่อ 107 – 110

Dutch FilmMaker Ton Gerrits gets Broadcasting time on Thai TV T

he Dutch film maker Ton Gerrits has received permission to broadcast his own programme on Channel 11 NBT. Holiday TV Thailand is allowed to broadcast on all holidays starting off on Makabucha.

The next date is Chakri Day in April. Ton Gerrits produces documentary TV productions, commercials and events. He can be seen regularly with his team on Hua Hin TV. Ton can be contacted at +66 (0) 874156799 Holiday TV Thailand.

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Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa Children Care Party

Dusit Thani Hua Hin welcomes HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

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ua Hin, Thailand – Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Vice-President of Thai Red Cross Society was welcomed by Vipada Donavanik Assistant Vice President of Dusit Group. Her Royal Highness was at Dusit Thani Hua Hin to present to those individuals a Commemorative Thai Red Cross Pin Badge in recognition of the donation of their blood to the Thai Red Cross.

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r.Boris Blobel, General Manager of Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa went visiting children at the Baan Nong Ka Thum School, Nong Plab, Prachuabkirikhan. There Mr.Boris Blobel along with his team from Hilton Hua Hin engaged in playing games with the school children, distributed educational gifts, treated them with lunch and also gave cash donations. He also encouraged and advised the children to learn, lead a good life and become good citizens of Thailand.

Hua Hin – Cha Am Hotelier Club

Get Together At Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa

Great Chinese New Year’s Celebration at Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa

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heraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa organized a “Chinese New Year’s Dinner Buffet” for all guests to celebrate their warm greatest Chinese New Year together with family at The Deck Restaurant on 4th February 2011, and at Luna Lanai Restaurant on 5th February 2011. More than 70 scrumptious Asia sensations of Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Chinese Indian, Indonesian, Malaysian, and Singaporean menus were elaborately cooked and served unlimitedly under an authentic Chinese decoration of red lanterns, red dragon, and red flowerpot. Guests were also enjoyed celebrating along with soothing Chinese music playing by traditional Chinese live band as well as various charming Chinese traditional performances and magnificent flamed baton show.

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ua Hin, February 2011 - Mr. Martin Raich, General Manager of Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa, and management team recently hosted dinner to get together among the General Managers and all managements Hua Hin – Cha Am hoteliers at Luna Lanai Beach Bar & Restaurant, Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa. Ms. Naowarat Arunkong, General Manager, Hua Hin Marriott (1st row, 1st from left); Ms.Yong Hong Wu, Mr. Boris Blobel’s wife (1st row, 2nd from left); Ms. Suchatinit Changsomboon, Sales & Public Relations Coordinator, AKA Resort Hua Hin (1st row, 3rd from right); Mr. Boris Blobel, General Manger, Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa (1st row, 2nd from right); Ms. Khanitha Singtothong, Director of Room, Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa (1st row, 1st from right); Mr. Samart Swangsangwatana, Director of Finance, Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa (2nd row, 1st from left); Mr. Jacques Mury, General Manager, Sofitel Centara Grand Resort & Villas Hua Hin (2nd row, 2nd from left); Mr. Franck Rodriguez, Hotel Manager, Putahracsa Hotel (2nd row, 3rd from left); Mr. Sitthirat Hothongkam, Director of Operational Excellence, Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa ( 2nd row, 4th from left); Mr. Victor Sukseree, General Manager, Dusit Thani Hua Hin (2nd row, 5th from left); Ms. Naree Yoocharoen, Front Office Manager, AKA Resort Hua Hin (2nd row, 6th from left); Ms. Sigrid Stelling, General Manager, Courtyard by Marriott Hua Hin (2nd row, 7th from left); Mr. Sammy Carolus, General Manger, Hyatt Regency Hua Hin (3rd row, 1st from left); Mr. Martin Raich, General Manager, Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa (3rd row, 2nd from left); Mr. Willem Hagedoorn, General Manager’s Personal Assistant, Dusit Thani Hua Hin (3rd row, 3rd from left); and Mr. Niti Mokaves, Public Relations & Sales Manager, Dusit Thani Hua Hin (3rd row, 4th from left).

Power of Love Church คริสตจักร พลังแห่งรัก “Love ALL – Serve ALL” “รั ก และถ่ อ มใจ” Please feel free to Come and Fellowship with us at The Marriott Resort and Spa, Hua Hin every Sunday at 10am.

A new Non Denominational Christian Church. Service in English and Thai.

We welcome everybody !

Come and be part of our Family and enjoy snacks and refreshments and great fellowship after the service !

ยินดีตอ้ นรับทุกท่านเข้าร่วมนมัสการพระเจ้าร่วมกัน

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he Imperial Hua Hin Beach Resort recently welcomed a selection of the top agents from Moscow, Russia to join the TAT Prachuab Khiri Khan and Petchburi ‘Table Top Sales’ event and enjoy the sights of Hua Hin and Cha-am. The photograph shows (left to right) Mr. Visanu Jaroensilp, Director of TAT in Moscow (4th front row), Mr. Manit Boonchim, Executive Director of TAT (Europe, Africa and Middle East) (5th front row), Matthew C Hindmarch, General Manager of the Imperial Hua Hin Beach Resort (9th front row) and the agents from Moscow

ทีโ่ รงแรมทุแมรี ออท รีสอรท์ และ สปา หัวหิน กวันอาทิตย์ เวลา 10:00 น.

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Hilton Worldwide Signs

Two Management Agreements with One of Thailand’s

Leading Companies, TCC Land Group H

ilton Worldwide announced the signing of two management agreements with TCC Hotel Group, a subsidiary of TCC Land Group, for a new build Hilton Hotels & Resorts hotel and a conversion project to be rebranded as a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel. Both properties are due for completion in 2012.

TCC Land Group is a leading real estate company in Thailand with diverse sectors including residential, office buildings, retail, and hospitality.

The two hotels will be located in Sukhumvit area, Bangkok’s main lifestyle, entertainment and residential area. The hotels will be a short walk from the Phrom Phong sky train station and adjacent to the popular Emporium Shopping Complex.

Including these two new hotels in Bangkok, Hilton Worldwide portfolio in Thailand now features five hotels currently open to the world’s travellers and three additional hotels to open in the country during the next two years.

Hilton Worldwide currently operates five hotels in Thailand: the newly opened Hilton Pattaya; Millennium Hilton Bangkok; Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa; Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa and Conrad Bangkok. Conrad Koh Samui is scheduled to open in June 2011, while Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok and DoubleTree by Hilton, Sukhumvit Bangkok are due for completion in 2012.

Khun Panot Sirivadhanabhakdi, Senior Executive Vice President, said, “This collaboration with Hilton Worldwide will add depth and breadth to our hospitality portfolio. We will be able to bring other world-class hotel facilities and services, and the traditional reputation of Thai hospitality to business and leisure travelers in Bangkok. The Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand is an award-winning brand, and we are pleased to welcome the first DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Thailand. We believe that DoubleTree by Hilton, Sukhumvit Bangkok will become popular with today’s modern travelers who are looking for a professional, yet relaxed, lively and refreshingly welcoming hotel experience.”

Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok Construction is already underway on the new-build, 24-storey Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok, which will offer 287 guest rooms including 35 suites. The hotel will feature an exciting array of food and beverage outlets including an all-day dining restaurant, a bar and a stylish lobby lounge. Leisure facilities include an outdoor swimming pool, a fully-equipped, state-of-the-art health club and a luxury health spa. Meeting and conference facilities at the hotel will include a main conference room of 465 square

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meters and meeting rooms totaling 697 square meters. The hotel will also have a fully-equipped business centre and an executive floor for the convenience of business travelers looking for enhanced services.

DoubleTree by Hilton, Sukhumvit Bangkok The conversion involves a comprehensive multi-phase redesign and refurbishment which includes extensive upgrades in guest rooms, food and beverage outlets, conference facilities and public space. The hotel will reopen as DoubleTree by Hilton, Sukhumvit Bangkok in 2012. The 24-storey property will feature 182 modern guest rooms including 12 suites. Food and beverage outlets will comprise an all-day dining restaurant and a lounge. Leisure facilities will include an outdoor swimming pool and a fully-equipped, state-of-the-art fitness centre. The hotel’s meeting and event facilities will include a main conference room of 512 square meters, which can be divided into three meeting rooms, as well as a fully-equipped business centre.

About TCC Hotel Group TCC Hotel Group is a member of the TCC Land Group, one of Thailand’s largest and most prominent conglomerates. Its core business is to develop and to invest in a wide range of real estate projects that include the residential, office buildings, hospitality, and retail sector. TCC Land’s expertise also extends to property and land management not only in Thailand but also in other potential markets across the world. The company has a strong determination to develop a new era of property development by incorporating the importance of creating a sustainable foundation for society that based on community happiness and a complete harmony with the environment into the planning of its projects.

Sansiri targets budget buyers

hailand’s second biggest property developer, Sansiri PLC, has set itself ambitious targets over the next 3 years in order to capture more of the low end property market.

The company’s chief operating officer, Khun Wanchak Buranasiri recently announced new targets that will see revenue increase by 10% this year to eventually reach THB29 billion (US$947 m) in 2012 and then THB35 billion (US$1.1bn) by 2013.

Wanchak said the revenue increases will come from 23 new projects, which include 12 townhouse and detached housing estates worth THB13 billion (US$424m) plus 3 condominiums projects with a total value of THB17 billion (US$555m).

Until now, Sansiri has focused primarily on high-end residential projects, but reduced demand at this level prompted the company to shift its strategy to target middle- and low-

income buyers. New lower-income properties are generally condominiums priced from one million and and the company expects strong demand in this sector.

In terms of the wider Thai property sector, Wanchak says the main challenges will be rises in the cost of construction materials, which are expected to go up by 1-3 per cent, while inflation may also cause a drop in buyer demand.

However, he also maintains that the market will improve on last year’s performance thanks to the continued strength of the Thai economy Only 10 major players dominate the property market in Bangkok, and these account for some 70% of all residential projects. Mr Wanchak said he believes developers learned hard lessons during the 1997 financial crisis and that most companies now have strategies to cope with any issues of oversupply. Although some areas are showing signs of a surplus, he said, the situation is still controllable.

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Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa

welcomes Team Asia for the 2011 Royal Trophy Golf Tournament

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ilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa recently hosted Team Asia during the prestigious Royal Trophy golf tournament which took place from7 to 9 January 2011 in the elegant coastal city of Hua Hin, Thailand.

Anantasila 7th Golf Tournament at Sea Pine Golf course

“We were delighted to have had Team Asia, including Japan’s golfing superstar Ryo Ishikawa, staying with us and we’re confident that the players and spectators who travelled to Hua Hin for the tournament enjoyed Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa’s exclusive services and amenities during their stay,” said Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa’s General Manager Boris Blobel.

From left to right: 1. Yuta Ikeda, Japanese Golf player 2. Shunsuke Sonoda, Japanese Golf player 3. Kim Kyung-tae, Korean Golf player 4. Noh Seung-yul, Korean Golf player he 7th Annual Golf Tournament of The name of the winner and the 2 runner 5. Ryo Ishikawa, Japanese Golf player 6. Boris Blobel, General Manager, Hilton Hua Hin The Anantasila Resort took place ups are as follows: Resort & Spa 7. Naomichi ‘Joe’ Ozaki, Team Asia Captain 8. Thongchai Jaidee, Thai Golf on February 17, 2011. The competition player 9. Liang Wen-Chong, Chinese Golf player 10. Prayad Marksaeng, Thai Golf player was played at the new Sea Pine Golf Winner: André Hermsen

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Boris Blobel, the General Manager at the Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa welcomes the famous Japanese Golf player Ryo Ishikawa

Course at Kao Takiab. 40 Golfers from 1st Runner Up: Jens Nielsen different nationalities participated in 2nd Runner up: Finn Pedersen this tournament including K. Sakuni the owner of Anatasila and her brother K. Sakunoi. The golf captains Mr. & Mrs Jens and Manon Tholstrup can look back to a very successful and glamorous tournament. The Tournament went very smooth and competitive. Everyone had a lot fun , absolutely due to their wonderful Boris Blobel, the General Manager at the Hilton Hua Hin efforts and the ambiance created by Resort & Spa welcomes the famous Chinese Golf player, the organizers. The event was rounded Liang Wen-Chong. off with n illustrious cocktail party at Now in its fifth year, the Royal Trophy - Anantasila Resort in Kao Takiab. played between teams from Europe and Asia - was created by legendary five-time major tournament winner Severiano Ballesteros, with the intention of extending the same growth impetus to Asian golf that the Ryder Cup delivered for Europe in the 1980s and 1990s.

The Principal Award for the winning continent each year is the ownership of the 16kg solidsilver Royal Trophy, which was donated by His Majesty the King of Thailand.

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Boris Blobel, the General Manager at the Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa welcomes the famous Korean Golf player, Noh Seung-yul.

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anyan Golf Club Hua Hin continues its commitment to Junior Golf development with the recent agreement to support another young local player achieve her dreams to become a professional golfer in the coming years. Asama (Sheena) McKenzie is 14 years old, and has been playing golf for over half her life. She has enjoyed much success over the past 3 or 4 years with highlights including becoming the champion of the Class C girls at the World Masters of Junior Golf 2009 in Las Vegas & Champion in the Class B girls at the True Vision Golf Tour 2010. Sheena has played extensively through the region in Thailand, Malaysia and has spent some time playing in the USA. Sheena can be seen practicing her golfing skills very often

on the fairways & greens at Banyan Golf Course . She has a great temperament for the game for which she loves. Banyan Golf Club’s General Manager, Stacey Walton, commented, “We are delighted to be able to support Sheena to achieve her dreams. We look forward to having her as part of the Banyan family and to meeting many of our members & regular visitors. Perhaps we can all learn something from watching her play.

Banyan Golf Club has made a commitment to help develop Junior Golf in Hua Hin and this is a continuation of that promise. We wish her every success in the coming years” Sheena is pictured with Banyan Golf Clubs Golf Operations team, Joe Morrissey, Danai Sunanta, and Director of Operations, Stuart Daly

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Significant rise in Asian Bangkok stock real estate investment of luxury condos to rise Andrew Batt R to 22,834 in 2011 eal estate investment in Asia picked up significantly in the second half of 2010 with Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and China the most active markets.

These four markets alone accounted for more than US$29 billion of transactions in the period between July and December 2010, a massive 83 per cent of the total regional volume.

The fourth quarter saw a slight slowdown in investment activity, with total transaction volume falling slightly to US$16.5 billion – compared to the US$18.5 billion recorded in the third quarter.

The Asian real estate investment market

nevertheless ended 2010 on a strong note, with total transaction volume reaching US$62 billion, a surge of 59 per cent year-on-year, according to CB Richard Ellis’Asia Investment MarketView report for the second half of 2010.

Real estate investment activity declined in most locations in the fourth quarter with the exception of China, Malaysia and Singapore, all of which posted positive quarter-on-quarter increases in transaction volume by increments of 60 per cent, 53 per cent and 31 per cent respectively.

China was one of the first markets to recover in the present cycle and continues to be dominated by domestic corporations, while foreign institutional investors mostly disposed of investment properties in the country at a gain. Institutional investors have been shifting to other investment markets, with Singapore witnessing a record quarterly investment volume of more than US$5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010, a total of 31 per cent of the

total regional volume for the period.

Elsewhere in South East Asia, the Malaysian investment market received a boost from Starhill REIT’s acquisition of eight hospitality properties for a total of US$330 million.

Cross border real estate investment activity continued to pick up in 2010, accounting for US$11 billion of total transaction volume, a huge increase of 96 per cent year-on-year but still well down on the 2007 peak of US$27 billion. Investment by non-Asian international investors also picked up markedly during the year, reaching an estimated US$4 billion, while investment activity by institutional investors and REOCs (Real Estate Operating Companies) also took off with total investment volume collectively reaching US$13 billion, a 74 per cent increase on the previous year.

Investment activity by Asian REITs rose significantly in 2010 by 195 per cent to US$10.5 billion.

Investor interest in the second half of 2010 remained focused on prime assets offering stable income streams generated from existing anchor tenants and providing growth over the longer term. The office sector attracted US$26 billion worth of transactions in the second half, 43 per cent of total investment volume, while investment in retail assets also picked up during the July – December period, accounting for US$7 billion or 21 per cent of total investment turnover.

“Both foreign and domestic investors continued to be active in 2010. We expect that levels of activity will increase in 2011 as both foreign and domestic investors tap into the growing pool of capital looking to secure or increase its presence in Asia,” said Greg Penn, CB Richard Ellis’ Executive Director of Investment Properties for Asia.

“The Asian real estate investment market enjoyed an encouraging end to the year and prices for prime investment property have now recovered substantially,” added Nick Axford, CB Richard Ellis’ Head of Research for Asia Pacific. “The market outlook remains generally optimistic and we expect further real estate investment and portfolio expansion from Asian pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and REITs across Asia’s mature and emerging markets in 2011.”

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Jones Lang LaSalle Thailand (JLL) report says that a slew of high-end condominium projects will launch in Bangkok this year, bringing the total stock to 22,834.

According to the company’s managing director Suphin Mechuchep, luxury condo developers are now more confident in both local and the world economies. Several projects postponed their launches last year due to political instability and a lack of confidence in economies.

She said that the renewal of demand from overseas buyers would also help increase the number of high-end launches in 2011.

According to JLL research, the newly launched condominium units in central Bangkok and priced around THB150,000

(US$4,860) psm were 1,180 last year, dropping from 2,300 in 2009. Newly completed units were down to 2,678 from 3,589 during the same period.

The report also says that around 1,894 units in the high-end segment will be completed within this year, while the total stock of luxury condos will rise to 22,834 this year, from 20,940 units in 2010 and 18,262 in 2009.

As reported in the Bangkok Post newspaper, average prices of new high-end projects are expected to increase at least 5 per cent due to a rise in land and construction costs.

Last year, they dropped from THB162,000 (US$5,250) psm toTHB155,000 (US$5,020) when developers adjusted their products to fit demand at the time.

LED lighting Technique for your home

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Led lighting saves electricity

he lighting efficiency of the new high power led light bulbs is more than eight times that of incandescent lights, and twice as high as compact fluorescent lights. Led bulbs also emit a much higher percentage of light in the desired direction. This makes them even more efficient compared to either incandescent or fluorescent for task lighting, desk lamps, reading lights, spotlights, flood lights, and track lighting.

The EPA encourages the use of innovative light source technologies such as led light bulbs.

Led lighting instantly acheives full brightness with no warm up time.

Fluorescent lights are dim when first turned on, and get brighter as they warm up. Depending on the temperature and the age of the lamp, they can take a long time to warm up.

With colored LED lights there is simply no If it is cold enough they will not warm comparison. All of the light output from led up at all. Led lights always start at full bulbs can be in a specific color. With other brightness. light sources, much of the light produced consists of unwanted colors which are filtered Led lighting does not contain out. This wastes energy. Led lights produce mercury. pure color (monochromatic light) which Fluorescent lights contain mercury and must requires no filtering. be treated as hazardous waste Led lighting Led lights also generate very little unwanted contains no mercury or other dangerous heat. The energy savings may be doubled substances. in air-conditioned environments where Led lighting does not produce any each watt of incandescent lighting can add ultraviolet (UV) light. another watt or more to the power needed Led lights emit no damaging ultraviolet for air conditioning. light, so they will not cause fading and

Led light bulbs are less sensitive to shock, vibration, and the extreme temperature changes that can quickly ruin fragile incandescent bulbs. And unlike fluorescent bulbs which wear out much faster if they are frequently turned on and off, led bulbs are not affected by frequent on-off switching.

The long life of led light bulbs reduce the time, effort and cost of replacement.

Led lighting increases safety and security.

The high reliability of led lights increases safety and security. There is aging of artwork or other sensitive materials.

Fluorescent and halogen lights can cause no waiting for led light bulbs to warm up. Led bulbs light up instantly at full brightness, even significant damage over time. in the coldest weather.

Led lighting saves on bulb replacement.

Led lights are safer.

Led bulbs can operate for 30,000 hours or more. One led lightbulb can easily outlast 30 Led bulbs operate at much lower temperatures. incandescent bulbs, or 6 compact fluorescents! Halogen and incandescent lights are hot Led bulbs cost less than the bulbs they replace. enough to cause fire, and they frequently do.

Operating 8 hours per day, led light bulbs can And finally… Led is much easier to spell last 10 years or more! than either incandescent or fluorescent.

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magine breakfast every morning gazing over a cup of coffee at the majestic natural wonder of the Khao Yai Mountains looming in the distance. Later, you enjoy a relaxing daily swim in your own private pool and bask lazily in the sun, or perhaps retire to mediate within the peace and serenity your garden. When you finally venture back inside the house, every room is spacious and luxurious, and every

supermarkets and shopping malls, commercial banks and hospitals, a traditional fishing village and as many as five golf courses within driving distance that offer players the choice of a relaxed or a challenging game. Bangkok is only two hours away and, if necessary, for those longer excursions, you are only minutes away from an airport, a train station or a bus station.

modern convenience as close as the touch of a button or the flip of a switch, and yet the exotic design of your surroundings reminds you that you have chosen to enjoy your leisure time among the gentle charms of the East. Like you, your neighbors may have been doing the same throughout the day, and at night, all of you are at peace with the thought that the daily needs and the upkeep of your community have been constantly attended to and you can rest at the end of the day knowing that your sleep is protected by an ever vigilant security guard service.

In short, quality living is premium at a Chaum Haus home.

And yet, a Chaum Haus home is not a retreat from the world but a gateway. Nearby is Cha Am town, where a short walk takes you down to a long, quiet stretch of beach praised

by King Rama V as the best in Phetchaburi Province when he built his royal resort in Hin Hau Beach Town only ten minutes away. Or if you prefer, you can eat and drink affordably at any one of the many restaurants and pubs, most of them Scandinavian, several of them international, that stretch along the shoreline.

For those daily needs, you have a choice of

The foreign population is small and tourism is mostly seasonal, but unlike many other tourist destinations in Thailand, the town is not overwhelmed by outsiders. For the last five years, the town of Cha Am has been quietly concentrating on improving and expanding its infrastructure. More new hotels and resorts are being built, and more housing projects are under construction. Consequently, more investment is pouring into the area. As the town grows, so will the potential value of your Chaum Haus home.

The Chaum Haus project is the latest vision currently being developed and promoted by the Easternland Development Company, a family management team with more than 20 years experience in property business ranging from community planning, house design and construction to community maintenance and home service. Now under second-generation management, the team is best known for its resort-like Nichada Thani project, the first international community of Thailand established in 1989 that has since made a name for itself as the choice residence for discerning expatriates and Thai nationals alike.

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anish designer kitchen KVIK celebrated on Wednesday 16 February 2011 the official opening of the new showroom in Hua Hin with a party for friends and business relatives.

The owner of the franchise store Ole Frendesen welcomed all the guests on behalf of himself and his wife Majbritt. Later, Ole Frendesen and Carsten B Andersen, CEO of Kvik kitchens worldwide, performed the official opening. According to a Kvik tradition, this involves ringing of a big ship bell and a video link back to the head office in Denmark.

KVIK has more than 25 years experience in kitchens, bathrooms and wardrobes.

KVIK was established in Denmark for recvolutionizing the kitchen sector with ready opackages, fixed , low prices and short time deliveries.

KVIK is constantly developing, adding new stores each year. Today, there are more than 120 Kvik stores in Europe and Asia. KVIK is constantly looking at new potential for development, without compromising on their basic ideas.

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eal Advertising & Communication is the name of the new company. It is located just opposite the 7 Eleven in Khao Takiab.

Inside, in the fresh and modern office, we meet the two owners, Khun Einar and Khun Fai. “The idea of establishing an advertising agency in Hua Hin, came when we were looking for professional help to produce a brochure” says Einar. “We asked around and we were told that we had to go to Bangkok”. “The agencies we found in Bangkok were expensive and we were not really impressed with what they showed us. Khun Fai is educated as a graphic designer and has worked with packaging design, branding projects and other kind of related communication tools. Myself I have my background from one of the big American advertising agencies. The decision of starting up our own advertising agency was easy. ” “I must say we have had very good response so far, even if we have been modest in our advertising” says Fai. “Most of our clients come from Scandinavia and we are very proud of what we have done for them. The feedback has been very motivating”.

know any skilled, positive and enthusiastic graphic designer and/or a clever web programmer, please let us know” says Einar with a smile.

Real Advertising & Communication, 1/150 Takiab Rd, www.real-huahin.com,

“Now we need more people urgently. If you phone 08570 47231

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All set in 1550 m² of truly tropical gardens Priced to sell at THB 22,750 million

For more information please call + 66 (0)896 103 125 or email michael@thailand-boutique-villas.com

Exclusive Land for Sale at ‘The Park’

The Park is situated on Soi 116 approximately 500 meters from Petschkasem Road on the outskirts of Hua Hin close to Kao Takiab Beach.

Hua Hin Town is just 5 Minutes away. Kao Takiab beach 1 Km. By-pass highway to Bangkok or South of Thailand 4 Km. The Park is fully serviced with 24 Hrs. Security – Municipal Water & Electricity – Clubhouse recreational Area All plots have a Chanot for fully ownership or lease. There are several Golf Clubs in direct neighborhood and a large Shopping Center.

Contact our Sales Office : +66 (0) 32 511 535 – Email: info@regalthailand.com - Web : www.regalthailand.com

Plot 1 – Ref. Nr. : SLA – 0006 Land Area : 78 Sq. Wah 312 Sq. Meters. Can be divided into 2 plots Plot 2 – Ref. Nr. : SLA – 0008 Land Area : 1 Rai- 92 Sq.Wah 768 Sq. Meters Plot 3 – Ref. Nr. : SLA – 0007 Land Area : 1 Rai 29 Sq. Wah 516 Sq. Meters Plot 4 – Ref. Nr. : SLA – 0009 Land Area : 10 Rai 4000 Sq. Meters

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Located at Cha Am. Living area is 144 Sqm. 3 bedrooms with luxury interior design, the balcony connect to swimming pool. At the 1st level with the guest bedroom, 1 bathroom, kitchen, dining room and Living room.

The 2nd level have 2 master bedroom and 2 bathroom.

There are quiet place and ice sea breeze.

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• Baan Chaitalay 2 br./2 bth.

• Boathouse 1 br./1 bth.

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All apartments featuring: living area with integrated kitchen, balconies or terraces, swimming pool, fitness, direct access to beach. Fully furnished / completely equipped.

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Land for Sale A one rai corner plot in the village of Khao Tao. Close to Had Sai Noi beach. Electricity, water and government road. Great views and quiet, safe area. No fill required. 2.8m Baht

Located in country atmosphere with mountain view, 5 km. From Hua Hin beach near La Village, 1,600 sqm ( 1 rai ), 3 bedrooms, 2 bathroom

2,600,000 Baht Call : 081 449 6772

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Luxurious European standard with sea view.

8th Floor, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, balcony, living room, kitchen 85 sqm., fully furnish with all facilities Rental 19,000 baht per month or 45 sqm., 1 bedroom with all facilities 10,000 baht per month Tel. 0826470591, 0819812997

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Nice house near in Cha am beach is located in Cha am town. From the house just take a walk a minute reach to the beach.

Living area 190 sqm. Land area 200 sqm.

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E-mail dougal_brown@yahoo.co.uk Call. 0866 068 387 (Thai)

Land for Sale 700 sq m plot in Khao Tao village, close to Had Sai Noi beach. Electricity and water with good road acccess and no fill required. 1.6m Baht

E-mail dougal_brown@yahoo.co.uk Call. 0866 068 387 (Thai)

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2 offices spaces 1 BR 1 BA APT. 2 Balconys Super mtn views Land included

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Sport injury, neck & back pain, muscle aches, joint stiffness, repetitive strain and injury, stroke etc.

Our qualified physiotherapist can help you with PT. equipments, spine mobilization technique, therapeutic exercise and massage. More information please call 032-532841, 086-6992829 or visit us at Soi 88/1 Petchkasem Rd. ( Next to Hua Hin Market Village Shopping Center )

German – Architect 10 year experience in Thailand is ready to solve any problems with your house project.

Please call 083-491-2921

Home Health Care

Provides: - Patient Care, - Elderly Care, - Child Care, - General Housework More information, please call 089-919-9670 (Thai - Eng) 089-783-7671 (Thai)

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Land for Sale

Beautiful land 8 rais for only 2 Million baht.

Distance to the beach about 7 km.

This big piece of land is very green area and surrounded by mountains view.

It located in Cha-am where is one of a nice beach town.

Eng. - Alf 080 6555113, Thai - Patcharee 080 6555608.

Hua Hin Yoga & Pilates Open Everyday from 9 am – 3 pm Above Zoom Optic Shop, Petchkasem Road.

Entrance via soi 74, Tanawit Hotel,

beside Pimpaka Massage Tel Eng : 081-453-5978 Thai : 087-689-4203 E-Mail : yogini_tu@hotmail.com Beautiful plot 526 sq.wah., chanote , 30 m. beachfront, 40 km south of Prachaub. Scenic swimming beach, next to resorts, holiday homes,electricity & black road.

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GreenScape stands with supreme elegance on an elevated site in one of

the most desirable residential addresses in Hua Hin. Just a few km. from International Schools & Universities, Banyan Golf Course. Bangkok Hospital and Shopping Malls are virtually at your doorstep. GreenScape is complemented by a wide range of facilities and a complete range of recreational, landscaping and community amenities. The jewel in the crown is a 8,000m2 long winding landscaped water feature ,”Aquascape” embracing a half Olympic length swimming pool, hot water spa, sauna, tennis court and more ...

GreenScape´s sloping lots are crowned with mango and coconut trees

and the distant mountains of Burma, making it your perfect home between nature and city lights. Comprising 79 lots, GreenScape offers a wide choice of large and spacious Villas in various sizes with built-up areas ranging from 250 m2. to 1,000m2 in lots of 400m2 to 1600m2. All units are well-adorned with quality fittings and finishes. The Villa layout is creatively designed to exude an ambience of spaciousness, luxury and comfort, particularly with 12 feet clear ceiling height and 8 feet high windows / doors.

The Villas feature a guest powder room, a comfortable living and dining area served by an ergonometric designed kitchen that includes a food servery, wet kitchen complete with an additional worktop with a sink, durable acrylic work surfaces and designer built-in cabinets. The walk-in-wardrobe in the master bedroom and an extra large Ensuite Bathroom with Jacuzzi and Shower Cubicle add to the pleasure of this personal environment.

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Hua Hin Police Inspector promoted to Bangkok Position

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hanks to his constant effort on tourism promotion and good work on crime suppression in collaboration with provincial police in Hua Hin throughout 2010, the Hua Hin Police Inspector is now looking forward to a promotion in Bangkok in February.

Pol. Lt. Kuekkong Dissawat, the Police Inspector of Hua Hin, has worked with local police and tourist police for three years on monitoring tourist attractions in the city, such as beaches, archeological sites and providing a procession-leading car for cultural or traditional events. At night, he also patrolled several tourist spots, namely the Hua Hin night market, beach restaurants and night festivals. His colleagues and staff can speak English fluently, thus being able to solve problems, cases and misunderstanding among tourists, most of whom are from Europe and Scandinavia.

In 2010, there was an incident that tainted the good image of Hua Hin – a murder of a foreign correspondent and two disabled foreigners. But Pol. Lt. Kuekkong, with cooperation of Hua Hin local police, was able to track down and arrest the wrongdoer for further prosecution.

This work has impressed a lot of tourists in Hua Hin. “Hua Hin is the most famous holiday getaway for both Thais and foreigners due to its ideal location and atmosphere. A lot of events are organized each month. Although tourism in

Thailand was slow down in many parts of Thailand last year, Hua Hin’s was intact. And I believe that, with cooperation of local and private sectors, tourism in Hua Hin will remain good and may become better this year,” said Pol. Lt. Kuekkong.

Having worked very hard for the betterment of Hua Hin, Pol. Lt. Kuekkong will be promoted as the Deputy Superintendent for the Tourist Police Office at the Suvanabhumi International Airport in Bangkok in February.

Although he is leaving Hua Hin, his heart has already been given to the lovely beachfront city. The new Deputy Superintendent said he would support tourism in Hua Hin and would recommend it to visitors in Thailand.

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ean (Khun Piyoros Naronglith) holds a master degree in Aviation Management from Aviation Collage in The Netherlands. He has many years experience in Food & Beverage fields with international hotel chains. He has worked on various projects for the Hilton Group around the world such as Hilton London, Hilton Athens, Hilton Brussels and Hilton Paris. He also used to work with Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa for it’s re-branding and was part of the pre-opening team of the Millennium Bangkok Hilton as F&B Specialist. Prior to joining the Anantara Resort & Spa as Executive Assistant Manager, he was F&B Services Manager at The Luxury Collection, Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket and most recently (2007-2011) he was Director of Operations at Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld.

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he English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist threats and have therefore raised their security level from “Miffed” to “Peeved.” Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to “Irritated” or even “A Bit Cross.” The English have not been “A Bit Cross” since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out.

Terrorists have been re-categorized from “Tiresome” to “A Bloody Nuisance.” The last time the British issued a “Bloody Nuisance” warning level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish Armada.

The Scots have raised their threat level from “Pissed Off” to “Let’s get the Bastards.” They don’t have any other levels. This is the reason they have been used on the front line of the British army for the last 300 years..

The French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror alert level from “Run” to “Hide.” The only two higher levels in France are “Collaborate” and “Surrender.”

The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France‘s white flag factory, effectively paralyzing the country’s military capability.

Italy has increased the alert level from

“Shout Loudly and Excitedly” to “Elaborate Military Posturing.” Two more levels remain: “Ineffective Combat Operations” and “Change Sides.”

The Germans have increased their alert state from “Disdainful Arrogance” to “Dress in Uniform and Sing Marching Songs.” They also have two higher levels: “Invade a Neighbor” and “Lose.”

Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual; the only threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels .

The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to deploy. These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so the new Spanish navy can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy.

Australia, meanwhile, has raised its security level from “No worries” to “She’ll be alright, Mate.” Three more escalation levels remain: “Crikey!”, “I think we’ll need to cancel the barbie this weekend”, and “The barbie is canceled.” ........

Sammy carolus General manager Mr. Matthew C. Hindmarch of Hyatt Regency Hua Hin, General Manager The Imperial ammy Carolus, was born in Indonesia and has been Hua Hin Beach Resort

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working in the hospitality industry for over 19 years. He joined Hyatt in 1992 as a Sales Executive at Bali Hyatt and was soon promoted to Sales Manager. Then, in May 1996, he was appointed Associate Director of Business Development at Grand Hyatt Bali and subsequently promoted to Director of Business Development in 1998. He returned to Bali Hyatt as Director of Sales in October 2000.

He took on his first international assignment as Director of Marketing for Hyatt Regency Hua Hin in 2003, being subsequently transferred to Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok in October 2004 for a similar position. He was promoted to Executive Assistant Manager – Sales and Marketing at Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok in April 2009.

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he Imperial Hua Hin Beach Resort is pleased to announce the arrival of their new General Manager, Mr. Matthew C. Hindmarch. Having been a resident in Thailand for the past 25 years, Matthew used to work here in Hua Hin / Chaam some 23 years ago for the Holiday Inn (formerly the Regent Cha-am) before moving to Phuket for 12 years to join Thavorn Hotels and Resorts group before moving for a year to the hills of Chiang Rai at the Katiliya Mountain Resort.

Matthew feels right back at home in Hua Hin.Commenting on his new position, Mr. Carolus said, “I am very grateful to have been offered the chance to lead the team at Hyatt Regency Hua Hin, which is a magnificent self-contained resort offering three distinct holiday facilities that guests can choose from to meet their holiday and lifestyle desires.

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ost Thais see Hua Hin as a romantic Hua Hin Night Market and elegant get away holiday ituated in the centre of town between destination. This started off about 100 years the Petchkasem Road and the railway ago when Royal Family members and the line, the market encompasses one street and more privileged people would spend their summers there. As a result Hua Hin now has countless lovely seaside houses, apartments, villas and a few attractive vintage summer palaces.

Hua Hin is usually full of people taking a break from Bangkok at weekends and it’s just a short drive away. Much of Hua Hin’s attraction lies in the town’s charming old-world feel, best illustrated in Hua Hin Railway Station and the Maruekhathaiyawan Palace.

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uilt during the reign of King Rama VI, and only a short distance from the centre of town, Hua Hin’s railway station and adjacent royal waiting room are undeniably attractive. The brightly painted wooden

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used by the Royal Family as a residence.

The Palace was later expanded by the current king, His Majesty King Bhumibol (Rama IX) who also spent his honeymoon here in 1950. The newer buildings were designed to have the same style as the original palace. In addition to extremely attractive buildings and furnishings, there are carefully manicured gardens and a fascinating shell museum. When the Palace isn’t being used, it is open to the public.

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ne of the biggest attractions in Prachuab Kirikhan province, Khao Takiab translates as ‘Chopstick Mountain’ although you may hear it being referred to as Monkey

comes to life from 18:30 onwards, when traders line the street with their stalls selling various apparel, crafts, art, CDs, DVDS and cheap, tasty food – generally what you might expect from a Thai market. This is by no means the best place to shop in Thailand; you will find a bigger variety of goods in Bangkok or say, Chiang Mai. However, Hua Hin does have a superb selection of seafood restaurants that line the road that hosts the Night Market, drawing a lot of attention from visitors eager to feast on the quality dishes on offer.

Wat Huay Mongkol

T buildings that are Thai in concept and design somehow manage to have a ‘Victorian’ feel to them. Hua Hin Train Station made number eight on Newsweek’s 2009 ‘Best Stations’ list along with Chhatrapati Shivaji (Mumbai), St. Pancreas (London), Grand Central Terminal (New York), Gare de Limoges-Bénédictins (Limoges, France), Central Railway Station (Maputo, Mozambique) and Atocha Station (Madrid).

Even if you don’t arrive at the resort by train, go and have a look. It’s charming, quirky and photogenic.

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his Buddhist temple is home to a Big Buddha statue that was commissioned

by Queen Sirikit. It also houses the largest statue in the world of Luang Phor Thuad, set within a park-like setting that attracts many visitors each weekend.

old Thai-style with the atmosphere of the 60s in mind. Plearn Wan means ‘reminiscences of yesteryear’ and is open daily for shopping and dining from around 10:00 but Plearn Wan is famous for its ‘nang klang plaeng’ (open-air movies), live music and temple fair festival which runs every evening from Friday – Sunday.

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onsidered the largest national park in the kingdom, Kaeng Krachan offers 2,915sqkm of forest, part of it in Hua Hin, Prachuab Khiri Khan Province. The park features many natural attractions such as waterfalls, caves and a reservoir lake. Therefore it offers plenty of trekking opportunities. Kaeng Krachan is home to Mountain due to the monkeys that live on it. Take note that you should never under any circumstances trust a monkey; they don’t get their reputation for being cheeky from nowhere. Keep bags zipped and under no circumstances give them any food. The mountain is also home to a hilltop temple with sensational views of Hua Hin. The start of the hike up to the temple is marked by a large bell and a flight of stairs up to the main shrine, a pagoda-like structure. Expect to see a giant golden Buddha statue standing tall facing the sunrise.

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lthough it is 60km south of Hua Hin and 40km south of Pranburi, many visitors to the region take time to visit this interesting national marine park. The name means ‘three hundred mountain peaks’ – a reference to its numerous limestone peaks between which there are marshes and mangrove swamps.

The mountains and wetlands contain an

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ike so much in Hua Hin this summer seaside palace was built in the early 1920s during the reign of King Rama VI. It was designed by an Italian architect and features lots of verandas, latticework and Luang Phor Thuad being a legendary Thai monk revered for his enlightenment and ability to perform miracles, many believe that the amulets created in his image guarantee safety in times of distress.

leopards. It is one of best place for birdwatching in Thailand. There, you’ll find camping zones and basic accommodation.

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his is by no means up to the National Park standards but if you fancy a relaxed day amid some pretty scenery then ChaAm forest park is definitely a worthwhile contender. Situated on the Phetkasem Road, it is easily reached by taking the Narathip junction when coming from the direction of the beach. Once there, there are monkeys and peacocks as well as some interesting

Klai Kang Won Palace

K covered boardwalks using golden teak from the demolished Hat Chao Samran Palace.

Maruekhathaiyawan Palace consists of three one-storey high buildings with more than 1,000 pillars supporting them to avoid flood damage. The buildings also contain high ceilings to keep them cool during summer.

The beautiful passage from them leading to the sea is one of the many charming features of the complex. The palace is halfway between Hua Hin and Cha-am and is open to the public daily from 08:00 – 16:00.

ing Rama VII built this palace located on the beach just north of central Hua Hin as a summer home for his queen.

Designed in European style with a Spanish abundance of wildlife, including barking flair, it was completed in 1929 and is still deer, crab-eating macaques and serow, an Asian goat-antelope. The park is also home to many resident and migratory birds. One of its most popular attractions is Tham Phraya Nakhon, a cave with a hole in its roof that allows a shaft of light to shine upon a Thaistyle pavilion built for King Rama V. It is birds. A lot of families and couples come here to chill out and to picnic. Cha-Am is truly remarkable. only 20 minutes away by car from Hua Hin. Plearn Wan All these things and a lot more can be learn Wan is an entertainment/guesthouse experienced in Hua Hin. complex located not far from Klai Kang Won Palace. The unique brown wooden This article was a courtesy of Asia building features many shops as well as a Web at http://www.huahin.bangkok.com/ café and some guestrooms all decorated in attractions/top-ten.htm.

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Rest Detail Spa Signature Treatment

All About Spa

as I will need to stay awake for the whole treatment. The treatment lasts about 90 minutes and comprehended the entire body with a few exceptions. This is an absolute must and a great experience. I did not expect it to be like this and saw myself covered in lava stones fresh from the oven. What a delight.

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e hear Spa all around us. Especially in Hua Hin, there seems to be a Spa on every second corner next to an Optical shop and a Tailor.

Spa per definition is associated with water treatment which is also known as balneotherapy.

Spa towns or Spa Resorts (including hot springs resorts) typically offer various health treatments.

The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters goes back to prehistoric times. Such practices have been popular worldwide, but are especially widespread in Europe and Japan. Day spas are also quite popular, and offer various personal care treatments.

The term is derived from the name of the town of Spa, Belgium, whose name is known back to Roman times, now a famous race track, when the location was called Aquae Spadanae, perhaps related to the Latin word “spargere” meaning to scatter, sprinkle or moisten.

Since medieval times, illnesses caused by iron deficiency were treated by drinking chalybeate (ironbearing) spring water (in 1326, the ironmaster Collin le Loup claimed a cure, when the spring was called Espa, a Walloon word for “fountain”.

In 16th century England, the old Roman ideas of medicinal bathing were revived at towns like Bath, and in 1571 William Slingsby who had been to the Belgian town (which he called Spaw) discovered a chalybeate spring in Yorkshire. He built an enclosed well at what became known as Harrogate, the first resort in England for drinking medicinal waters, then in 1596 Dr Timothy Bright called the resort The English Spaw, beginning the use of the word Spa as a generic description.

A body treatment, spa treatment, or cosmetic treatment is non-medical procedure to help the health of the body. It is often performed at a resort, destination spa, day spa, beauty salon or school.

Typical treatments include, among others: • Aromatherapy • Body wraps, wrapping the body in hot linens, plastic sheets and blankets, or mud wraps, often in combination with herbal compounds.

• Facials, facial cleansing with a variety of products • Massage • Skin exfoliation, including chemical peels and microdermabrasion • Yoga and meditation & Waxing, the removal of body hair with hot wax Types of Spa • Ayurvedic spa, a spa in which all treatments and products are natural and it’s often used as alternative medicine.

• Medical spa, a facility that operates under the fulltime, on-site supervision of a licensed health care professional whose primary purpose is to provide comprehensive medical and wellness care in an environment that integrates spa services, as well as traditional, complimentary and/or alternative therapies and treatments. The facility operates within the scope of practice of its staff, which can include both aesthetic/cosmetic and prevention/wellness procedures and services. These spas typically use balneotherapy, employing a variety of peloids.

Mineral springs spa, a spa offering an on-site source of natural mineral, thermal or seawater used in hydrotherapy treatments.

• Resort/Hotel Spa, a spa owned by and located within a resort or hotel providing professionally administered spa services, fitness and wellness components and spa cuisine menu choices.

As Khun Oh explained: The treatment is meant to Rest your mind with a touch as smooth as Thai silk to calm your nerves as you enter a dream like state with a full body customized massage using self heating Lava Shells to unlock the knots in your muscle groups the heat from the warm shells has many benefits, decreasing muscle tension and pain, releasing trigger points t wasn’t the first time I got invited to this fabulous cozy Spa and providing a general feeling of relaxation and wellness. by the Spa manager Khun Tor (Thidarat Tao-ak) Rest Detail has come a long way since they opened and , but when asked to try their latest signature treatment I did this absolute relaxing Resort is like an open secret among not hesitate, in between editorials. Upon arrival, as usual, return guests. Although occupancy rates in greater Hua Hin big smiles that immediately make you feel at home. A cup of are not at their very best yet , Rest Detail is among those flower tea , this time Lotus flower to regenerate the hidden resorts where guests come back regularly. The improved Spa energy within. Escorted to the treatment room I am presented surely contributes to the positive impression of this resort. my favourite Spa wear consisting of this ever shrinking black Congratulations to the entire team ! widow panties that make you feel you are stepping into a spider´s web. Definitely more hygienic than without, but Contact the Rest Detail Spa : Soi 19 Petchkasem Road…all the high transparency couldn´t even keep any one guessing. the way to the beach , turn left.

Brrr.. I just can´t get over it. How can male ballet dancers Tel. +66 (0) 32 547 733 and rest@restdetailhotel.com – www. feel comfortable in these tights, ever so tight. International restdetailhotel.com press gets hold of all of you, besides your private thoughts, there are no secrets any more. However and again, my truly lovely therapist call Khun Oh politely commanded me to now , please lay down , faced down , ouch, on the massat table. This time no flowers under the port hole and I stare at the floor, starting to fight deep sleep. Khun Oh covers me with a large silk blanket which she slowly withdraws after a few minutes and then dedicating herself to my feet and Lance Armstrong calves. After slowly massaging in an invigorating oil, she continues to massage my lower half with warm stones, exchanging them as they cool off. Funny feeling, like a giant ball bearing slowly rolling out your muscles. Very relaxing and sort of sleep promoting. I fight against the feeling

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Step Up and Let’s Dance!

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ance is known as an art form which refers to movements of the body. It has been used as a form of non-verbal expression and presented in a spiritual or performance setting.

Dance has been a part of human culture for a very long time. In the old days, dance was an important part of ceremony, rituals and celebrations but nowadays dance is considered as a form of exercise or as a type of physical activity for healthy lifestyle.

But do you know that “DANCE” itself has greater benefits than “just another way to have fun and to keep fit”?

Dance keeps your brain active and promotes longevity and If you observe carefully most dancers seem to hold the secret of youthfulness. Dance is a powerful way to boost blood circulation to the brain and helps keep it active. When you add in a coordination exercise to music, such as learning a new dance step, it boosts the cerebellum and temporal lobes, which are two of the major processing and learning centers in the brain.

Research has shown that most dancers and artists who have more Alpha brain waves suffer less tension and anxiety. The modern lifestyle and competition as well as daily pressures cause stress. This can suppress your immune system and diminishing your physical strength. You could train your brain to become familiar with Alpha waves and produce positive emotions.

Alpha-type brain activity helps to produce a burst of creative inspiration, or revelation, in response to the demands of problem solving. For brain activity to result in inspirational ideas, the process needs to be able to produce a big burst of Alpha brain waves. This is a ‘left- brain’ activity. Dance trains your brain for the Alpha wave activity to produces positive emotions and positive imagery which will balance the pressure and stress you feel about obstacles in personal life and work.

When you dance you increase the level of brain chemicals which encourage nerve cells to grow and dancing that requires you to remember dance steps and sequences boosts brain power by improving memory skills.

Where there’s dance, there’s music. And music is said to influence the process of thinking and learning. Music also enhances your creativity as has positive effects on the right side of your brain. Music affects the brain’s center which is

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responsible for creative development.

When you dance, not only are you dancing to reclaim your brilliant ability to disappear into another world of your own and fall in love with the spirit in all things, you are nurturing yourself by letting both sides of your brain exercise. If you feel you are not a natural born dancing personality (but to my personal experience, everybody has got groove!), you really should come along and give it a go. I believe everything in the world has its own rhythm, therefore everything dances. Our life would be much more fulfilling if we spice it up with a bit of dance.

There are various dance activities offered at Sukkasart Institute of Healing Arts. There are Creative Dance, Dancercise and Belly Dance lessons, all of which are unique and fun.

Creative Dance is to explore your expressions and your body.

You will experience fun and freedom with dance movements through rhythm of slow to mid tempo music. Creative Dance brings awareness to your body and you will gain sense of creative presence as well as imagination, coordination and concentration in order to flow with dance and basic movements.

Dancercise energizes your body with rhythmic steps. It is a great workout with dance-based cardio. Dancercise is an excellent activity for people who want to work muscles throughout the entire body in order to improve body strength.

Dancercise is dynamic and fast with simple dance steps. It is great for anyone with little to no dance background but love to move!

Belly Dance is considered one of the oldest forms of dances in human history. The origins of belly dance can be traced to the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Africa. Belly Dance movements are uniquely designed for the female body. It is firm and earthy, yet, smooth, flowing and sensual. Belly Dance improves your core muscles strength and posture as well as your confidence as a woman.

Let’s take a break from the treadmills and the same old workout routines.

Come dance with us at Sukkasart. Contact us for more information about classes offered at jodie.sukkasart@ gmail.com or give us a call at 032-442-820 / 087-017-9712

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Tapas Café – Hua Hin Spanish Tapas Bar and Restaurant in Hua Hin

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ome of you may know the Tapas Café from Bangkok. More fortunate ones know the original ones from Spain. Every town in Spain has a Tapas situation. Larger towns have a tapa street where you actually move from one bar to another , taking a sip of red or white wine , you don’t get more and a Tapas, typical to that certain restaurant.

Tapas is the name of a wide variety of appetizers, or snacks, in Spanish cuisine. They may be cold (such as mixed olives and cheese) or warm (such as chopitos, which are battered, fried baby squid). In select bars in Spain, as well as some parts of North America and the United Kingdom, Tapas has evolved into an entire, and sometimes sophisticated, cuisine. In Spain, patrons of tapas can order many different tapas and combine them to make a full meal. The serving of tapas is designed to encourage conversation because people are not so focused upon eating an entire meal that is set before them. Also, in Since opening in late 2006, Tapas Cafe is already proving a some countries it is customary for diners to stand and move popular alternative to the more familiar international pubs and about while eating tapas. restaurants. There has been great feedback on the food and About Tapas Cafe ambience and repeat customers are returning for more! It has Tapas Cafe is the first authentic Spanish tapas bar in Bangkok. already become somewhat of a meeting place for Bangkok’s It is not a Spanish theme bar, but a modern innovative tapas bar small Spanish community. The food is the main draw, but the serving both traditional and modern tapas dishes. There are no music and availability of Spanish newspapers and magazines upturned sherry barrels and no bullfight posters on the walls. is a definite plus.

The interior is strikingly modern with exposed concrete beams, A month ago , Tapas Café opened in Hua Hin on Naresdamri a light airy feel and comfortable informal furniture. Music is road in the old Monsoon facilities. an eclectic mix of Spanish flamenco, Brazilian and Spanish The menue is composed of Spanish Tapas or snacks and jazz, world music of all types and a huge served with a wine of your range of Cuban salsa and timba. choice. Only Spanish wines are available and a fresh but treacherous Sangria is made every day for the thirstier guest. I discovered wines from the Garnacha vineyards and the upper level Marqués de Cáceres “Grand Reserva” at the cost of a taxi roundtrip to Bangkok. Unfortunately the beautiful wines are taxed extremely high making them quite unaffordable for hard working expats.

The tapas I tried were a reflection from the ones I knew from Spain , carefully prepared and delicious.

My favourite were shrimp ( Gambas) in a spicy garlic sauce.

The Chorizo from black Iberian Pig was a great combination with a Spanish baguette and red wine. A real Spanish Pealla de Mariscos (Seafood Pealla) rounded off this lunch adventure.

Paella is a Valencian rice dish that originated in its modern form in the mid-19th century near lake Albufera, a lagoon in

Mr. Mon on Soi 112

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r. Mon has a culinary history in Hua Hin. A couple of years ago he worked at the Siam Restaurant , behind the Wat , downtown as a waiter. His wife as a cook. A bit later he moved on to Soi 116 where he managed a restaurant for an entrepeneurishing Farang with best of intentions. It all was so so for Khun Mon.

Upon the upgrading of Soi 112, he saw his chance and rented a place a stone throw away from the Seven Eleven store, heading west. The newly established Mr. Mon restaurant now is a most popular place among Farangs and Thai residents same same. The food selection on the menue suites everyone´s taste and the prices are very easonable. Mrs. Mon took over the kitchen and the dishes taste deliciously.

If you are in a hurry , you can give Mr. Mon a call and he will prepare your take away choice. Seating is comfy and the atmosphere , free air , pleasant. Great Food. Mr. Mon 0852978150 – Soi 112 Valencia, on the east coast of Spain. Many non-Spaniards view paella as Spain’s national dish, but most Spaniards consider it to be a regional Valencian dish. Valencians, in turn, regard paella as one of their identifying symbols.

There are three widely known types of paella: Valencian paella (Spanish: paella valenciana), seafood paella (Spanish: paella de marisco) and mixed paella (Spanish: paella mixta), but there are many others as well. Valencian paella consists of white rice, green vegetables, meat (rabbit, chicken, duck), land snails, beans and seasoning. Seafood paella replaces meat and snails with seafood and omits beans and green vegetables. Mixed paella is a free-style combination of meat, seafood, vegetables and sometimes beans. Most paella chefs use calasparra or bomba rices for this dish. Other key ingredients include saffron and olive oil.

The Tapas Café Hua Hin is managed by lovely Khun Ruby.

On an evening stroll down Naresdamri Road, Tapas Café is a must! See them on www.tapascafehuahin.com or simply call 032 531 062 for directions.

A Culinary journey through The Hilton Hua Hin

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magine you could go on a culinary journey through the Hilton Hua Hin restaurants and pretend you are on a trip around the world.

Starting of in the morning at breakfast you will find a wide choice of options from simple continental, to British and American more comprehensive dishes to a healthy Chinese congee breakfast, all under one roof. A French man may swear to his big cup of coffee or chocolate milk with a piece of croissant, a Dutchman will need his cheese toast and a Brit can´t do without his baked beans and Yorkshire pudding, bacon and potato chips and Americans want their juice, coffee, toast, ham & eggs, sunny side up. Germans are easier, they will eat anything… All at The Market.

As you slowly recover from the Hilton Hua Hin Brewing Company last night, you may be relaxing at the pool,

starting to think of the next étappe to enjoy all Hilton food alternatives.

At 10:00 you get restless as you need to check your email to which the world population has got so very addicted to. Well there is the World News Coffee, a few steps away, outside the lobby heading East on Naresdamri road. A coffee of your choice with plenty of food to choose from, like cakes, Bretzel, croissants, salads and warm sandwiches to enjoy.

Getting back to the pool, your partner raises the question of Lunch.There is Chay Had for lunch with international dishes whilst enjoying a refreshing sea breeze, Gulf of Siam view and an ice cold beer, alternatively served at the pool.

Should you prefer pasta, a wood fired pizza (best in town!) or Thai delicacies the right place is once again The Market.

After lunch swim up to the Aqua Bar or enjoy some nice beats at the Sunset Beach Bar while having a New Zealand Ice Cream (around 10 different flavours are on offer) or another ice cold beer. After a well deserved siesta, it is now time for a late afternoon early evening cocktail at the swimming pool or in the lobby during Happy Hour followed by a pre dinner cocktail at the Lotus Sky Bar (the highest lounge Bar in town!) listening to a live DJ… Dinner must be planned and we are still at the Hilton. There is the White Lotus, the award winning Chinese restaurant for a never ending treat and selection of dishes served with the best view of Hua Hin. Cantonese and Szechuan (spicy) dishes with signature dishes like the Peking Duck and Crispy Suckling Pig at this rooftop restaurant enchant culinary expectations to the fullest – it also is another lunch option

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during weekends and on Public Holidays when serving the finest Dim Sum. After dinner it is time to relax to the music of our Filipino Band (a new band just started a few weeks ago featuring three nice to look at girls…) for evergreens at the Milestones.

An extensive cocktail and Tapas menu (here we go again) is available whilst you stretch on a comfy sofa.

As midnight approaches, a short trip to the Hua Hin Brewing Company to remind you of last night can rock you until 2:00am. Do you really want to miss that Beer can chicken? In this safe environment, carefully monitored by our Samoan Warrior, you can let yourself go.

There is a “carry me up to the room” service using the lobby luggage cart in case your legs let go. Oh and almost forgot to mention that whether you spend the night in a Spa Suite, Pacific Suite or a spacious Bay Room (the largest standard room size in Hua Hin), the Hilton crest reminds you of impeccable service, affordable luxury and friendly atmosphere. ...Your Editor...

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HOTEL & EVENTS CALENDAR - March 2011 HOTEL EVENTS & PROMOTIONS Anantara Hua Hin - V.V.I.P. Treatment with New Privileges - New VIP privileges for all guests who book and stay at the Lagoon Rooms and Suites at the distinctive Thai village-style property from January 2011. Private Lagoon Pool & Bar, complimentary daily morning yoga sessions and a personal appointment with the Chief Experience Guru, who can arrange your perfect tee off time for golf, recommend the best places in town, or tailor a day of fascinating local experiences.

Special discounts on Spa treatments. Late checkout until 4pm, international newspapers of choice and free transfers and much more.

For enquiries and reservations, please call + 66 (0) 3252 0250 or + 66 (0) 2 477 0800 or email info@anantara.com.

For more information, visit www.anantara.com.

Ananta Sila Hua Hin - Check regular promotions on the web site www.anantasila.com +66 (0) 32 536 364 Email: info@anantasila.com

Hilton Hua Hin - White Lotus - Our award-winning White Lotus Chinese Restaurant invites you to experience the finest Chinese food in the Kingdom while enjoying stunning views over the Gulf of Thailand from its 17th floor location.

All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum Indulge yourself with a delectable Chinese meal every Saturday, Sunday and on Public Holidays from our comprehensive menu of authentic Dim Sum delicacies. Look out for regular new additions to White Lotus’s array of exciting steamed, crispy and wok-fried specialties. Price: THB 449 nett per person Crispy Suckling Pig - Enjoy our speciality crispy suckling pig Hong Kong Style throughout the month of March. Price: THB1,880 nett per pig Full Moon Weekend: 18 – 20 March - Join our 5 course set menu and receive a complimentary glass of sparkling wine.

Price: THB 999 nett per person Lotus SkyBar - Sunday Roof Top Chill Out Lounge Enjoy a taste of Thailand with our Siam Sunray and spring roll combo for only THB 200 nett per set. Live DJ playing up tempo funky beats from 19.00 pm -23.00 pm Signature Cocktails Our bar tenders have created some mouth watering cocktails to quench your thirst. Live DJ playing daily from 19.00 pm -22.00 pm (Tuesday – Sunday) Chay Had - The relaxed Chay Had Restaurant, located a few steps from the Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa, offers guests sensational ocean-front dining. Enjoy the following special offers throughout March: Theme Dinners: Monday’s – International Barbeque buffet by the beach - Price: THB 850 nett per adult – THB 450 nett per child 6 – 11 years Wednesday – Wine Dinner - 5 course set dinner with a glass of wine perfectly matched with each course THB 1,550 net pp.

Friday’s – Seafood and Meat Sunset Grill - Create your own menu with seafood and meat charged per 100 grams.

Salad and dessert buffet for only THB 350 nett per person.

Lunch Combos: A taste of Thailand - Order either a Som Tum or spring rolls between 12:00 am – 2:00 pm and receive a free soft drink for only THB 250 nett or with a Singha Beer for only THB 350 nett per person.

Private Thai Sala - For your next dinner experience - Our three Sala’s located in the beach garden - Earth, Wind & Fire are available for any intimate dining experience. For bookings please contact our F&B office on Ext: 8942 The Market - Special Beef Burger - Enjoy our special Beef Burger and get a free Chang Beer or 1 jug of Coke Price: THB 350 nett person Theme Dinners: Tuesday’s - Experience a six course Japanese fusion set menu or order from our á la carte menu. Price: THB 850 net per person Wednesday’s and Friday’s - All-you-can-eat pizza, pasta and salad buffet THB 500 nett per adult. THB 300 per child 6 –11 Thursday’s and Sunday’s - Taste of Siam Thai Buffet - THB 550 nett per adult - THB 300 per child 6 – 11 years Saturday’s–International Barbeque buffet - Price: THB 850 nett per adult - Price: THB 450 nett per child 6 – 11 years World News Coffee - Experience the wonderful taste of coffee with these special offers: Coffee & Cheese cake - Order an espresso and receive a complimentary slice of cheese cake Tropical Ice - One scoop of vanilla ice cream, fresh fruit, and whip cream served in a waffle cup -Price: THB 150 net per cup Milestones - New Signature Cocktails - Try one of our 12 new signature cocktails carefully created for your enjoyment LIVE Filipino band - Dance the night away with our vibrant Filipino band playing daily from 21:00 pm until late except for Tuesday’s.

Cocktails on Wheels - Open daily from 17:00 pm – 21.00 pm ensuring that you are hydrated in the evening. Cocktails available for your enjoyment either in the Lobby or for takeaway. Cocktails are only THB 100 nett per glass Hua Hin Brewing Company : - Gimmick Beer Can Chicken: 1 – 16 March Enjoy a “Gimmick Beer Can Chicken” with condiments (whole

chicken 1200 g- 1500 g) - Price: THB550 nett per person Grilled Mackerel Steak: 19 – 29 March -Enjoy our Grilled Mackerel Steak with sweet potatoes and organic watercress salad.

Price: THB 350 nett per person Acoustic music - Enjoy a live acoustic guitarist playing daily from 18.30 pm – 21.30 pm (except on Tuesday’s and Sunday’s).

Beer House - Weekend Coyote madness - Every Friday & Saturday - Let’s get down and naughty because it’s the weekend and the girls are ready to party.

CrashCarBurn International Band Friday March 11 at the Hilton (Free Entry before 11 pm) - CrashCarBurns a power pop / rock band from South Africa. The band was formed in London in 2006 before returning to South Africa in early 2007.The groups debut album, This City Needs a Hero was released in 2007 at London’s Miloco Studios by the Grammy nominated team of Colin Richardson and Matt Hyde.In August 2007, Serenade - the first single from the album, reached 5FM’s Top 40 and Hi5@5 charts as well as all campus radio stations around the country, peaking at number-1 on numerous charts].

Hyatt Regency Hua Hin - CURRIES NIGHT AT YOU & MEE RESTAURANT - Curries are always top of the list when you think about hot and spicy Thai cuisine, so why not experience some of these delicious dishes during your stay at Hyatt Regency Hua Hin. You & Mee Poolside Restaurant offers an extensive range of Thai dishes prepared live by our skilled chefs. Served in many styles, enjoy steamed Thai Jasmine Rice with your selection of curries, stir-fried or with soup. Then, after enjoying these authentic curries, sweeten your palate with a wide selection of fresh fruit and desserts. Prices are at Baht 650 net per person for adult and Baht 325 net for child 6-12 years old. Children under 6 years old dine free when accompanied by parent. Come and experience the taste of Thailand every Friday from 7:00pm to 10:30pm . For reservations and further information

+66 (0) 32 616 999, e-mail: rsvn@ichuahin.com or visit intercontinental.com/huahin

CELEBRATE THE NEW EXPERIENCE IN NEWLY REFURBISHED REGENCY CLUB AT HYATT REGENCY Bring your loved one to discover the true meaning of a royal paradise with a special package at Hyatt Regency Hua Hin. Relax by the beach amidst beautiful tropical surroundings and experience a romantic escape with our newly refurbished Regency Club starting from Baht 10,800++ per room per night from now until April 30, 2011. - The offer includes: A one-night stay in new Club Deluxe Room with daily continental breakfast for two persons - A choice of 60-minute Thai Foot Reflexology, Traditional Thai Massage, Swedish Massage, Aromatherapy Massage or Muscle Relief Massage for one person per night - Complimentary all-day coffee and tea, pre-dinner drinks and canapés served in the Regency Club Lounge.

Complimentary WiFi connectivity - In-room iPod docking station - Access to the private Regency Club swimming pool.

Reservations Department at Tel. 032 708 080, Fax. 032 708 028 or e-mail reservations.huahin@sheraton.com and mention “Kids’ Joyful Time Package”. Best rates are always available for online reservations at www.sheraton.com/huahin For reservations and further information, please contact our Reservations Department at Tel. 032 708 080, Fax. 032 708 028 or e-mail reservations.huahin@sheraton.com and mention “Great Golf Getaway Package”. Best rates are always available for online reservations at www.sheraton.com/huahin

Putahracsa Hua Hin - Putahracsa Hua Hin. -

Oceanside Beachclub & Restaurant Happy Hour - Make your way down to the trendiest chill out venue in the heart of Hua Hin, where great music and inventive beverage creations await. Sit back, relax and sip your favorite cocktail while enjoying THE cool sea breeze.

AN IDEAL END TO A perfect day. Enjoy Buying 1 Get 1 Free on all drinks everyday from 5.30pm-7.00pm Sunday BBQ Session by the sea. - Every Sunday, from 11.30am – 3.00pm At Oceanside Beachclub & Restaurant - THB 750 nett per person including unlimited iced tea - THB 950 nett per person including a bottle of wine for two. Reservations: 032 531470 www.putahracsa.com, www.oceansidebeachclub.com

Sheraton Hua Hin - The Great Golf Getaway Package Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa invites you to enjoy a special golf day on the Palm Hill 18-hole championship Course, designed by the world acclaimed golf architect, Max Wexler. The Sheraton Hua Hin Resort has much to offer the Golf enthusiast, with no less than 6 golf courses within easy access including, Black Mountain Golf Course which is floodlit to ensure you always get a great day’s play finished.

The Great Golf Getaway Package includes: Weekday accommodation in Garden View Room or Garden Terrace Room category .

One round of golf (18 holes) for 2 persons, per day at Palm Hills Golf Course (caddy and golf buggy are not included) and an option for partners (not a golfer), 120-minute of traditional Thai massage at Aspadeva Spa. Return transfers from resort to Palm Hill Golf Course - Daily buffet breakfast at The Deck Restaurant Rates start from THB 5,800++ per room per night for 2 persons.

“Great Golf Getaway Package” is valid from 1 February until FAMILY FIESTA AT HYATT REGENCY HUA HIN 31 May, 2011.

- Hyatt Regency Hua Hin invites you and your family to Kids’ Joyful Time Package at Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & discover the new dining experience of Family Fiesta BBQ Spa - Let your kids discover a whole new world of creativity Lunch on Saturdays. Family Fiesta features BBQ buffet served and joy at the StarClub, the kids’ club at the Sheraton Hua carnival style in a full-filled atmosphere ideal to complement a Hin Resort & Spa. While the children are engaged, the adults relaxing Saturday from 12.00 noon to 4.00pm. The fun BBQ can explore the many facilities at the resort, like the fine sand includes fresh salads, appetisers, hot dogs, burgers, a variety beach, lagoon-style pool, spa and fitness centre. Kids’ Joyful of grilled items and sumptuous desserts. While enjoying the Time Package includes: freshly grilled items, you and family will also have a great fun Nightly accommodation in selected room category - Daily with a variety of activities, such as a magic show, balloon darts, buffet breakfast at the Deck restaurant for two adults and a bamboo walk and will be entertained by a clown on the Pool two children - Receive a StarClub bag pack which includes Lawn overlooking the ocean. Non-hotel guests also enjoy free games, coloring activities, and much more. access to the pool facilities when booking the Family Fiesta Kids’ Joyful Time rates start at THB 5,400++ per room per BBQ Lunch. Prices are at Baht 1,000 net per person for night, valid from 1 March until 31 May 2011. adult and Baht 500 net for children aged 6- 12 years old. Terms & Conditions: Offer cannot be used in conjunction with Be pampered by succulent cuisine and indulge in fun-filled any other promotions. Advance reservation is required. activities at this special family gathering.

For reservations and further information, please contact our

Rates are subject to 17.7% tax and service charge. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion(s): prior reservations are required and subject to space availability.

Contact Hyatt Regency Hua Hin at Hotline. Tel: 0 2254 6200 or 0 3252 1234 and E-mail: huahin.regency@hyatt.com

Intercontinental Hua Hin - UP IN-VILLA SPA TREATMENT SERVICES InterContinental Hua Hin Resort introduces exclusive intimate relaxation in every Ocean Front Pool Villa with personalised Spa treatments. Indulge yourself in luxury with a harmonious blend of pampering and therapeutic spa treatments. Caress your mind, body and spirit while improving circulation, increasing joint & muscle flexibility and relieving muscle soreness, while enjoying a sense of deep relaxation and tranquility. Your elegant villa is transformed into a spa to include soothing music, calming oils & lotions and a caring, nurturing therapist. Awaken your senses and revitalize with a private in-villa spa service starting from THB 3,500++ for a 60 minute treatment or THB 6,500++ for a 120 minute treatment—your choice of body or facial treatment.

For more information or to a make reservation, please call

Villa Maroc - Villa Maroc Resort introduces

“Weekdays Rate” Looking for a perfect destination to escape from daily overcrowded urban life? Villa Maroc Resort invites you to release your mind in exquisite Moroccan style resort with your special ones with our special “Weekdays Rate”. Let the breathtaking views and enchanting décor of Villa Maroc Resort help you and your loved ones create Moroccan experiences for your memorable weekday holidays.

The “Weekdays Rate” is THB 6,500 per night for Pool Court room, THB 14,500 per night for Pool Villa or One Bedroom Villa and THB 17,500 per night for Two Bedroom Villa.

Rates are inclusive of breakfast at Casablanca Restaurant, complimentary non-alcoholic mini-bar, complimentary Wi-Fi internet service and in-room iPod Touch with docking station.

Weekdays Rates are valid for stay from Sunday to Thursday only and are not applicable for stay during public holidays.

The “Weekdays Rate” is now available to book online at www.villamarocresort.com until May 31st, 2011 or contact our resort’s reservation office at 032 630 771 or rsvn@ villamarocresort.com Remark: Reservation is subject to room availability. Prices are inclusive of service charge and VAT. Villa Maroc Resort is located on Pranburi beach, just far enough from the bustling resort town of Hua Hin to make it seem remote yet close enough to all major infrastructure to ensure that getting here is a breeze. Boasting 153 meters of uninterrupted sand and sea just outside your door, Villa Maroc Resort is designed to ensure that the accommodation is of the highest standard and each unique room has its own beautiful sea view. ...more on page 38...

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Villa Maroc introduces the “Family & Friends” package Villa Maroc Resort invites you to spend some relaxing time with the special people in your life with the “Family & Friends” package. Let the breathtaking views and enchanting décor of Villa Maroc Resort help you and your loved ones create endless memories.

Book this 2-night “Family & Friends” package in a Two Bedroom Villa for THB 35,000, or enjoy the exotic Moroccan décor of the luxurious Royal Villa for THB 55,000. The “Family and Friends” package comes with 5 star accommodations, sumptuous daily breakfast for 4 persons, a welcome drink of authentic Moroccan mint tea served along with a sweet Moroccan delicacy, complimentary non-alcoholic mini-bar, iPod Touch and docking station for in-room use and complimentary WiFi connection. Last but not least, Villa Maroc will provide you with an exciting 3-hour kayaking trip through the winding mangrove forest of the beautiful Pran River. You will enjoy the fascinating beauty of nature while creating special memories along the way. (4 Persons) The “Family & Friends” package is available from March 1st, 2011 until May 31st, 2011. Reservations can be made online at www.villamarocresort.com or contact our resort’s reservation office at 032 630 771 or rsvn@villamarocresort.com Remarks: *Rates are inclusive of service charge and applicable government tax.

For more information, please contact: Pichaporn Krisadatikarn (Ms.) PR & Marketing Communications Executive Tel 02 656 0818 - Email: lek@zinchospitality.com, jittra@zinchospitality.com, pichaporn@zinchospitality. com

been polluted during the course of your daily lifestyle. Start the detoxification with a Sea Salt Therapeutic Bath while you sip Aloe Vera juice to cool down, followed by a Mineral Body Scrub to cleanse the body and a 75-minute Lymphatic Drainage Massage, which is a holistic therapy to promote a healthy lymphatic system for overall well-being and to refresh the skin. The programme will be completed at McFarland House with an Element Light Cuisine meal.

To efficiently detoxify and for great results, a series of three 75-minute Lymphatic Drainage Massages is recommended.

Book this series for just Baht 6,300++ and receive a complimentary 60-minute Rebalancing Facial.

Why not make this holiday a time to detoxify both body and mind?

“ROMANTIC SPA MOMENT” - AT THE BARAI

- Invite your loved one to share a sensory journey and spa experience with “Romantic Spa Moment Package” at THE BARAI, the award-winning destination spa located on the beachfront land adjacent to Hyatt Regency Hua Hin. Sweeten and enhance the romance with “Romantic Spa Moment” spa programme, a pampering experience to uplift your body, mind and spirit just Baht 6,000++ per couple from now until March 31, 2011. Your experience includes the following: A 15-minute Rose Milk Bath in a private outdoor soaking pool, along with two glasses of sparkling wine and strawberries to enchance the romance. - A 90-minute massage Crystal Healing Massage to energise both body and mind. Romantic Element Light Cuisine served after your treatment at McFarland House.

Allow us to take you on THE BARAI Journey and complete the romance with an award-winning spa experience with “Romantic Spa Moment Package”.

For reservations and further information, please contact SPA PROMOTIONS THE BARAI on Hotline Tel: 0 2254 6200 or 0 3251 1234 or The Barai – Hyatt Regency - BODY RENEWAL email thebarai.hrhuahin@hyatt.com www.thebarai.com DETOX PROGRAMME THE BARAI, the award-winning destination spa located on a Day Spa Putahracsa - BEAT THE HEAT this serene beachfront adjacent to Hyatt Regency Hua Hin, invites MARCH, Join us welcoming summer with a VERY refreshing you to experience a Body Renewal Detox Programme for botanical spa treat. Lemon foot cleansing + Green Tea scrub just Baht 4,000++ per person from now until March 31, + Botanical massage 2 hours package @ THB 2,400 nett per person - Valid now until 31 March 2011 Please contact 032 2011.

Cleanse not only the mind, but also the body, which may have 531470 for booking.

Stuff you didn’t know II

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury.

Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

Coca-Cola was originally green.

The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38% The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $ 16,400 The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour: 61,000 Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair...

The first novel ever written on a typewriter, Tom Sawyer.

The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:

Study Thai with Kitty at TEC

Spades - King David

Hearts - Charlemagne

Clubs -Alexander, the Great

This month, we will talk about Verb to be : is, am, are.

Diamonds - Julius Caesar

Is, am, are, mean pen, koe, yoo.

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

Pen : usually use for people.

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.

If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died because of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes

1. Who are they?

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Puak-kao pen krai?

2. They are my friends.

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Puak-kao pen poean pom

3. He is a businessman.

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Kao pen nak-tu-ra-git.

1. What is that?

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Nan koe a-rai?

2. That is my book.

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Nan koe nang-soe pom

3. This is her pen.

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Nee koe pak-ka ter.

1. Where is he?

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Kao yoo tee-nai?

2. He is at home.

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Kao yoo baan.

3. My house is in Hua Hin.

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Baan pom yoo Hua Hin.

Example:

Koe : usually use for things

Example:

Yoo : usually use for place.

Example:

For the next issue, we will talk about adjectives.

More information or on-line study, please visit www. tec-huahin.com

Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn’t added until 5 years later.

In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on.

Hence the phrase...’Goodnight , sleep tight’ It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride’s father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.

The Hua Hin Today Team

Responsible for Hua Hin Today / Cha-Am Today / Property & Golf Today & Food Lovers

Pol.Gen Maj Noi Mr.Gerard Mosselman Wannapaiboon (Jerry) Editor Consulting Editor

Ms.Piyanit Munin (Jaa) Assistant to the Editor

Ms.Julaporn Wannapuek Mr.Grit Promprasert (Kae) (Nat) Public Relations & Advertising

Graphic Designer

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Volume 2 issue 7 March 2011

Volume 2 Issue 7 March 2011

Singha Bikini Beach Run Rocking Cha-Am Again W

ith its two-time huge success on the Bikini Beach Run, the Singha Corporation is organizing the third one on 20 March 2011.

Highly favoured among Thai and foreign sportspeople, the 3rd Singha Bikini Beach Run will be held by the Cha-Am Municipality, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Petchaburi Office, the Petchaburi Tourism Business Association and the Singha Corporation Public Company Limited. Its aim is to promote beach jogging and running – a new kind of exercise popular in many beach towns worldwide --, and boost tourism in Cha-Am. Combining sport and tourism together, this event will symbolize Cha-Am as a beachfront city of Thailand where one can enjoy beautiful beaches while keep himself healthy at the same time.

Taking place on Sunday, 20 March from 6 to 8 a.m., the 3rd Singha Bikini Beach Run consists of 9-kilometer mini marathon (4.5-kilometer road marathon and 4.5-kilometer beach marathon), the Standard Run which is divided according to gender and age of the participants: 15/16-39,4049,50-59 and 60 year-old males and 15/16-39, 40-49 and 50 year-old females, and the 9-kilometer bikini beach run as well as 4-kilometer fun run for health.

Winners for each category will be awarded a trophy and souvenirs. The winners of the bikini beach run will also receive cash of 5,000, 4,000, 3,000, 2,000 and 1,000 respectively.

For more information on the event, please contact 02-741 1900 or 081-498 9865 or e-mail: info@ JogAndJoy.com.

ชะอ�ำเตรียมจัด สิงห์หาดชะอ�ำ บิกนิ ี่ บีชรัน ครัง้ ที่ ๓

จากความส�ำเร็จในการจัดการแข่งขันวิง่ ในชุดบิกนิ บี่ นชายหาดชะอ�ำมา ๒ ครัง้ เทศบาลเมืองชะอ�ำจึงเตรียมจัดการแข่งขันแข่งวิง่ มินมิ าราธอนบนชายหาด ชะอ�ำ ภายใต้ชอื่ สิงห์หาดชะอ�ำ บิกนิ ี่ บีชรัน ครัง้ ที่ ๓ ในวันที่ ๒๐ มีนาคม ๒๕๕๔ นายนุกลู พรสมบูรณ์ศริ ิ นายกเทศมนตรีเมืองชะอ�ำ กล่าวว่า การจัดการ แข่งขันครัง้ นี้ สืบเนือ่ งมาจากความส�ำเร็จในการจัดแข่งขัน ๒ ครัง้ ทีผ่ า่ นมา ที่ ปรากฏว่ามีนกั วิง่ และผูต้ ดิ ตามทัง้ ชาวไทยและชาวต่างชาติให้ความสนใจเดินทาง เข้ามาร่วมการแข่งขันเป็นจ�ำนวนมาก ดังนัน้ เพือ่ ตอกย�ำ้ ความเป็นเอกลักษณ์ของ ชายหาดชะอ�ำทีไ่ ม่เหมือนใคร สามารถวิง่ แข่งขันหรือออกก�ำลังกายได้ตลอด ชายหาด เทศบาลเมืองชะอ�ำ จึงร่วมกับการท่องเทีย่ วแห่งประเทศไทย ส�ำนักงาน เพชรบุรี สมาคมธุรกิจการท่องเทีย่ วจังหวัดเพชรบุรี และ JOG&JOY ภายใต้การ สนับสนุนจากน�ำ้ ดืม่ ตราสิงห์ จึงได้กำ� หนดจัดกิจกรรมวิง่ บนหาดทราย (ครัง้ ที่ ๓) สิงห์หาดชะอ�ำ บิกนิ ี บีชรัน ๒๐๑๑ ขึน้ อีกครัง้ เพือ่ เป็นกิจกรรมส่งเสริมการท่อง เทีย่ วหาดชะอ�ำปี ๒๕๕๔ อีกทัง้ เป็นการส่งเสริมการออกก�ำลังกายเพือ่ สุขภาพรูป แบบใหม่ให้สอดคล้องกับเมืองท่องเทีย่ วชายทะเล เป็นการยกระดับการจัด กิจกรรมวิง่ ระยะไกลบนถนนผนวกกับหาดทรายทีส่ วยงามเข้าด้วยกัน โดยมุง่ หวัง ให้กจิ กรรมนีเ้ ป็นกิจกรรมการแข่งขันวิง่ บนหาดทรายจนเป็นประเพณีตอ่ เนือ่ ง ส�ำหรับในการแข่งขันครัง้ นีจ้ ะจะจัดขึน้ ในวันอาทิตย์ที่ ๒๐ มีนาคม ๒๕๕๔ เวลา ๐๖.๐๐ – ๐๘.๐๐ ณ ชายหาดชะอ�ำ โดยแบ่งเป็นประเภทวิง่ มินมิ าราธอน ๙ กม. (บนถนน ๔.๕ กม. บนชายหาด ๔.๕ กม.) STANDARD RUN แบ่งกลุม่ อายุ ชาย อายุไม่เกิน ๑๕/๑๖-๓๙/๔๐-๔๙/๕๐-๕๙ และ ๖๐ ปีขนึ้ ไป หญิง อายุไม่ เกิน ๑๕/๑๖-๓๙/๔๐-๔๙ และ ๕๐ ปีขนึ้ ไป วิง่ มินมิ าราธอน ๙ กม. ประเภท BIKINI RUN แบ่งกลุม่ อายุ ชาย/หญิง ประเภททัว่ ไป และเดิน-วิง่ เพือ่ สุขภาพ FUN-RUN ๔ กม. โดยผูช้ นะในรายการประเภทต่าง ๆ จะมีถว้ ยรางวัลและหรือ ของทีร่ ะลึก ส�ำหรับประเภทบิกนิ ที ี่ ๑-๕ ทัง้ ชาย-หญิง จะมีเงินรางวัล ๕,๐๐๐/ ๔,๐๐๐/ ๓,๐๐๐/ ๒,๐๐๐/ ๑,๐๐๐ บาท ตามล�ำดับ ผูส้ นใจสามารถติดต่อสมัครได้ที่ โทร. ๐๒-๗๔๑-๑๙๐๐, ๐๘๑-๔๙๘๙๘๖๕ หรือที่ info@JogAndJOY.com

Cha Am Today

B News 42

Volume 2 issue 7 March 2011

Saphan Hin Walking

ผูว้ า่ ฯ เพชรบุรี เปิด ‘‘ถนนคนเดินสะพานหิน’’

Street Recently Opened

Th

e opening of Saphan Hin Walking Street coincided with the 1st ChaAm Fishing Games on 12 February 2011 at 6 p.m. Both events were presided over by the Petchaburi Governor Mr. Chai Panitpornpan.

The project on transforming Saphan Hin to a walking street for visitors in Cha-Am, initiated by the Petchaburi Governor who would like to make this tourist attraction a symbol of Cha-Am visit, was funded under the Strengthening Thailand Project 2012.

With the financial support of 13,544,800 Baht, the Saphan Hin, located on the south of Cha-Am beaches, is now served as a place for recreation, exercise, art and cultural exhibition and afternoon relaxing. It is under the supervision of the Cha-Am Municipality.

Even though it has been opened lately, Saphan Hin is much favored by Thais and foreigners alike as they come here to enjoy sunset in the late afternoon and do fishing. This recent tourist attraction will become one of the most frequently visited places and the symbols of Cha-Am very soon.

To promote tourism at Saphan Hin Walking Street, the Cha-Am Municipality organized the 1st Cha-Am Fishing Games in which competitors did fishing for snapper, grouper, croaker, stingray, bagrid catfish and other types of fish. Winners will be judged by the weight of the fish they caught. Held between 12 and 13 February, the 1st Cha-Am Fishing Games aims to promote fishing and tourism in the area.

By Sorravit เมือ่ วันที่ ๑๒ กุมภาพันธ์ ๒๕๕๔ เวลา ๑๘.๐๐ น. นายชาย พานิช

Mainly responsible for administrative work and management at Saphan Hin, the Cha-Am Municipality formulated some regulations which should be followed strictly. No vehicle, except motorcycles, is allowed to park in the area. Construction of any buildings is prohibited. Overnight stay, camping and permanent activities are not permitted. Sitting or standing on the octopus statues is not allowed. Moreover, merchants and sellers there do not have any right to possess the area as their own property.

At present, the Cha-Am Municipality is discussing with the local community leader of Saphan Hin about how to manage the area together, concluded the Cha-Am Mayor Mr. Nukul Pornsomboonsiri.

Note of the Editor : Good Idea also for Hua Hin .

พรพันธุ์ ผูว้ า่ ราชการจังหวัดเพชรบุรี ได้เป็นประธานเปิดถนนคน เดินสะพานหิน และเปิดการแข่งขันตกปลาชะอ�ำฟิชชิง่ เกมส์ ครัง้ ที่ ๑ ณ สะพานหิน ชายหาดชะอ�ำ

การจัดถนนคนเดินชายหาดชะอ�ำ เกิดขึน้ จากแนวคิด ของผู้ว่าราชการจังหวัดเพชรบุรี ที่ต้องการพัฒนาสะพานหิน ชายหาดชะอ�ำ ให้เป็นเสมือนสัญลักษณ์ของการมาเยือนหาดชะอ�ำ จึงได้จดั สรรงบประมาณภายใต้แผนปฏิบตั กิ ารไทยเข้มแข็ง ๒๕๕๕ ให้ด�ำเนินโครงการก่อสร้างถนนทางเดินชมวิวชายหาดชะอ�ำ จ�ำนวน ๑๓,๕๔๔,๘๐๐ บาท เพือ่ ก่อสร้างปรับปรุงสะพานหิน ชายหาดชะอ�ำฝัง่ ด้านทิศใต้ เพือ่ เป็นสถานทีพ่ กั ผ่อนหย่อนใจ ออก ก�ำลังกาย ชมทัศนียภาพธรรมชาติของประชาชนทัว่ ไปตลอดจน เป็นสถานทีจ่ ดั แสดงงานด้านศิลปะ วัฒนธรรม นิทรรศการ หรือกิจกรรมเพื่อการท่องเที่ยวต่างๆ โดยได้มอบหมายให้ เทศบาลเมืองชะอ�ำเป็นหน่วยงานดูแลและบ�ำรุงรักษา ตลอดจน รักษาความเป็นระเบียบเรียบร้อยในพืน้ ที่ ปรากฏว่าปัจจุบนั สะพาน หินแห่งนีไ้ ด้รบั ความนิยมจากชาวชะอ�ำและนักท่องเทีย่ วนิยมเข้า มาใช้พนื้ ทีใ่ นการพักผ่อน ชมวิวทิวทัศน์ ถ่ายรูป และตกปลาทะเล อยูอ่ ย่างสม�ำ่ เสมอ จนท�ำให้ภาพสะพานหินแห่งนีเ้ ปรียบเสมือน เป็นเอกลักษณ์ของการมาเยือนชายหาดชะอ�ำ

ดังนัน้ เพือ่ เป็นการประชาสัมพันธ์สะพานหินทีไ่ ด้รบั การ ปรับปรุงจนสวยงามแห่งนี้อย่างกว้างขวาง รวมทั้งเป็นการใช้ ประโยชน์จากสะพานหินในการส่งเสริมกิจกรรมนันทนาการต่าง ๆ ของผูม้ าเยือน เทศบาลเมืองชะอ�ำจึงได้จดั กิจกรรมการแข่งขันตก ปลาชะอ�ำฟิชชิง่ เกมส์ ครัง้ ที่ ๑ ซึง่ จะเป็นการแข่งขันตกปลาทะเล ๖ ประเภท ได้แก่ ปลากะพง ปลาเก๋า ปลาจวด ปลากระเบน ปลา กด และปลาทีน่ อกเหนือจาก ๕ ประเภทข้างต้น โดยตัดสินเป็นน�ำ้ หนักปลาทีต่ กได้ ซึง่ เริม่ แข่งขันตัง้ แต่เย็นวันที่ ๑๒ กุมภาพันธ์ ๒๕๕๔ จนถึงเช้าวันที่ ๑๓ กุมภาพันธ์ ๒๕๕๔ ทัง้ นี้ เพือ่ เปิดโอกาส ให้ผนู้ ยิ มกีฬาตกปลาเดินทางเข้ามาร่วมกิจกรรม ซึง่ จะเป็นการ ประชาสัมพันธ์สะพานหินให้เป็นที่รู้จักของผู้รักกิจกรรมตกปลา นอกจากนีย้ งั มีการจัดถนนคนเดินสะพานหิน เพือ่ เปิดโอกาสให้

According to the Petchaburi Governor, the Saphan Hin is a symbol of Cha-Am. At both ends of the bridge are two big statues of octopus which visitors like to take pictures with. A night market will be opened for visitors soon. Since it is a symbol of Cha-Am, local people and tourists have to take care of Saphan Hin so that it remains with Cha-Am as long as possible.

Cha-Am Crab Festival

By Sorravit

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ชะอ�ำจัดงานชิมปูชกั ยิง่ ใหญ่ หวังผลการท่องเทีย่ วระยะยาว

The Cha-Am Mayor Mr. Nukul Pornsomboonsiri was also thankful for the TAT, Singha Corporation, the Tourism Business วันที่ ๑๒ กุมภาพันธ์ ๒๕๕๔ เวลา ๑๙.๓๐ น. นายชาย Association of Petchaburi and the Cha-Am พานิชพรพันธุ์ ผูว้ า่ ราชการจังหวัดเพชรบุรเี ป็นประธาน Merchants Club which provide active support เปิ ด งานเทศกาลชิ มปูชกั @ชะอ�ำ ครัง้ ที่ ๑ ณ จุดชมวิวชายหาดชะอ�ำ for the event. Most of all, he thanks all visitors ซึง่ เทศบาลเมืองชะอ�ำ โดยนายนุกลู พรสมบูรณ์ศริ ิ นายก who chose Cha-Am as a holiday getaway and Aiming to promote tourism in Cha-Am and เทศมนตรีเมืองชะอ�ำ มีแนวคิดให้จดั งานครัง้ นีข้ นึ้ ระหว่างวันที่ ๑๒ support local fishing which is a profession enjoyed the 1st Pulling Crab Festival.

– ๒๐ กุมภาพันธ์ ๒๕๕๔ เพือ่ ส่งเสริมการท่องเทีย่ ว และสนับสนุน that has been carried out for a long time in Cha-Am, the 1st Pulling Crab Festival also encourages constant breeding of blue crab and establishing of local blue crab banks to preserve this marine creature. he 1st Pulling Crab Festival has recently taken place at the Cha-Am lookout.

Organized by the Cha-Am Municipality between 12 and 20 February 2011, this festive event was joined by a lot of Thai and foreign visitors.

Local fishers of Cha-Am, particularly those in Saphan Yok Community, enjoy a unique way of catching and freshening blue crab. After catching it from the sea, the fishers will put the crab into a sack and hang it at the bridge post. They said that this way could freshen the crab for a longer time than any other modern methods. Currently, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is promoting the crab pulling of Saphan Yok Community as the unmissible Unseen Thailand 3 for visitors to Cha-Am. Those who joined the festival could taste the fresh blue crab with juicy meat. The crab was sold at reasonable prices, too.

According to the Petchaburi Governor Mr. Chai Panitpornpan, the 1st Pulling Crab Festival enables Cha-Am to show its potential in tourism promotion and foster local intellect on fishing at the same time. Besides, the more visitors come to the festival, the more income local fishers will gain as they can sell a lot of blue crab.

ร้านค้าต่างๆ ได้มาร่วมจ�ำหน่ายสินค้าแก่ผมู้ าเยือนบริเวณสะพาน หินแห่งนี้ ซึง่ จะเป็นส่วนหนึง่ ของการส่งเสริมการท่องเทีย่ วในพืน้ ที่ รวมทัง้ เป็นการใช้สญ ั ลักษณ์สะพานหินในการประชาสัมพันธ์เมือง ท่องเทีย่ วชะอ�ำ

นายชาย พานิชพรพันธุ์ ผูว้ า่ ราชการจังหวัดเพชรบุรี กล่าวว่า การจัดสรรงบประมาณมาพัฒนาปรับปรุงสะพานหิน ชายหาดชะอ�ำแห่งนี ้ เพือ่ ต้องการให้เป็นเสมือนสัญลักษณ์ของ การมาเยือนหาดชะอ�ำ โดยทีป่ ลายสะพานได้มกี ารสร้างรูปปัน้ ปลาหมึกขนาดใหญ่ ๒ ตัว ไว้สำ� หรับให้นกั ท่องเทีย่ วได้ไปชมและ ถ่ายรูป นอกจากนี้ ต้องการให้มกี ารจัดเป็นถนนคนเดิน มีการน�ำ สินค้ามาจ�ำหน่าย เพือ่ ให้คนมาเทีย่ วชะอ�ำในตอนกลางคืนมีสถาน ทีเ่ ดินท่องเทีย่ ว ดังนัน้ จึงอยากให้ชาวชะอ�ำและนักท่องเทีย่ วช่วย กันดูแล รักษาสะพาน ให้เป็นระเบียบเรียบร้อย เพือ่ ให้อยูค่ กู่ บั ชาวชะอ�ำไปอีกนาน ๆ

นายนุกลู พรสมบูรณ์ศริ ิ นายกเทศมนตรีเมืองชะอ�ำ กล่าวว่า เทศบาลเมืองชะอ�ำได้รบั มอบสะพานมาจากจังหวัด เพชรบุรี เพือ่ ให้บริหารจัดการและดูแลรักษา ตามข้อก�ำหนดของ จังหวัดเพชรบุรใี นการมอบสะพานมานัน้ ได้กำ� หนดหลักเกณฑ์ไว้ ว่า ห้ามมิให้มกี ารน�ำยานพาหนะเข้ามาในบริเวณพืน้ ที่ ยกเว้น รถจักรยาน ห้ามปลูกสิง่ ปลูกสร้าง ดัดแปลงหรือต่อเติมใดๆ ใน บริเวณพืน้ ที่ หากจะด�ำเนินการจะต้องได้รบั อนุญาตจากผูว้ า่ ราชการจังหวัดเพชรบุรี ห้ามพักค้างคืน กางเต็นท์ จัดกิจกรรมถาวร ในบริเวณพืน้ ทีส่ ะพาน ห้ามยืน นัง่ บนฐานปูน ปัน้ รูปปลาหมึก และเทศบาลเมืองชะอ�ำ จะ ต้องจัดระเบียบผูจ้ ำ� หน่ายสินค้าหรืออาหาร ที่ ไปจ�ำหน่ายในพื้นที่โดยมิให้มีการจับจองพื้นที่ เป็นการถาวร ซึง่ ขณะนีเ้ ทศบาลเมืองชะอ�ำ ก�ำลังอยูใ่ นระหว่างปรึกษากับผูน้ ำ� ชุมชนบริเวณ พืน้ ทีส่ ะพานหิน เพือ่ ให้เข้ามามีสว่ นร่วมในการ จัดถนนคนเดินเพือ่ จ�ำหน่ายสินค้า และร่วมกัน บริหารจัดการต่อไป นายนุกลู กล่าวในทีส่ ดุ

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อาชีพชาวประมงพืน้ บ้าน โดยมีนกั ท่องเทีย่ วให้ความสนใจร่วมงานเป็น จ�ำนวนมาก การจัดงานเทศกาลชิมปูชกั ครัง้ นี้ สืบ เนื่องมากจากการที่เทศบาลเมือง ชะอ�ำ โดยนายนุกลู พรสมบูรณ์ศริ ิ นายกเทศมนตรีเมืองชะอ�ำ มีนโย บายในการอนุรักษ์และขยายพันธุ์ สัตว์นำ�้ เพือ่ เป็นแหล่งรายได้ให้แก่ ชาวประมงพื้นบ้านโดยการจัดให้มี การปล่อยพันธุ์สัตว์น�้ำลงสู่ทะเล Highly favored among Thais and foreigners อย่างต่อเนือ่ ง รวมทัง้ สนับสนุนกลุม่ ประมงพืน้ บ้านเรือปูให้มกี ารจัด alike, the Pulling Crab Festival will be ตัง้ ธนาคารปูมา้ เพือ่ เป็นการอนุรกั ษ์พนั ธุป์ มู า้ ไม่ให้หมดไปจากทะเล organized again next year. ท�ำให้ในระยะสามสีป่ หี ลังทีผ่ า่ นมา ปรากฏว่าชาวประมงเรือปู สามารถจับปูมา้ ขึน้ มาจ�ำหน่ายได้เพิม่ ขึน้ ทัง้ นีเ้ ป็นผลมาจากการมี

ปูมา้ ในทะเลเพิม่ ขึน้

ในขณะเดียวกัน ด้วยวิธชี วี ติ ชาวประมงพืน้ บ้านทีม่ กี าร รักษาความสดของปูมา้ ทีจ่ บั มาเพือ่ รอจ�ำหน่าย เป็นไปในลักษณะ การน�ำปูม้ามาใส่ถุงตาข่ายแล้วผูกเชือกห้อยไว้กับราวสะพานที่ สามารถยกเปิดปิดได้ ดังนัน้ จึงเป็นทีม่ าของเชือ่ “ปูชกั สะพาน ยก” หนึง่ เดียวในเมืองไทย ซึง่ การท่องเทีย่ วแห่งประเทศไทยได้ ประชาสัมพันธ์ ให้เป็นแหล่งท่องเทีย่ วทีค่ วรไปชมใน Unseen ๓ แล้ว โดยเฉพาะด้วยความสดใหม่ เนือ้ แน่น หวาน ราคาไม่แพง ของ ปูชกั สะพานยก ท�ำให้ปจั จุบนั ปูชกั สะพานยก จึงเป็นเสมือนหนึง่ ในเอกลักษณ์ของเมืองชะอ�ำ ทีน่ กั ท่องเทีย่ วไม่ควรพลาด

ดังนัน้ เพือ่ การประชาสัมพันธ์ปชู กั สะพานยก ของเมือง ชะอ�ำ ให้เป็นทีร่ จู้ กั อย่างแพร่หลายยิง่ ขึน้ จึงเป็นทีม่ ขี องการจัดงาน เทศกาลชิมปูชกั @ชะอ�ำ ครัง้ ที่ ๑ นีข้ นึ้

นายชาย พานิชพรพันธุ์ ผูว้ า่ ราชการจังหวัดเพชรบุรี กล่าว ว่า การทีเ่ ทศบาลเมืองชะอ�ำ ได้มกี ารจัดเทศกาลครัง้ นีข้ นึ้ มา ถือ เป็นผลดีตอ่ การส่งเสริมการท่องเทีย่ วของเมืองชะอ�ำและจังหวัด เพชรบุรี ทัง้ นีเ้ ป็นการใช้ศกั ยภาพของเมืองชะอ�ำทีม่ คี วามพร้อม ทางการท่องเทีย่ วทุกด้าน รวมถึงวิถชี วี ติ ชาวประมงพืน้ บ้าน มีผสม ผสานให้เกิดงานนีข้ นึ้ มา การจัดงานครัง้ นี้ นอกจากจะท�ำให้นกั ท่อง เทีย่ วเดินทางเข้ามายังชะอ�ำและเพชรบุรมี ากขึน้ แล้ว ยังเกิดผลดี ต่อชาวประมงพืน้ บ้าน ทีส่ ามารถมีชอ่ งทางจ�ำหน่ายปูมา้ ได้เพิม่ ขึน้ อีกทัง้ ภายหลังการจัดงานแล้ว สะพานยก ปูชกั ก็ยงั จะคงเป็นหนึง่ ในสถานทีท่ ใี่ ครหลาย ๆ คนอยากไปชม ไปสัมผัสวิถชี วี ติ และซือ้ หาปูตดิ มือกลับบ้าน

ด้านนายนุกลู พรสมบูรณ์ศริ ิ นายกเทศมนตรีเมืองชะอ�ำ กล่าวว่า การจัดงานครัง้ นี้ เทศบาลเมืองชะอ�ำ ได้รบั ความสนับสนุน ด้วยดีจากการท่องเทีย่ วแห่งประเทศไทย ส�ำนักงานเพชรบุรี สิงห์ คอร์ปอเรชัน่ สมาคมธุรกิจการท่องเทีย่ วจังหวัดเพชรบุรี และชมรม พ่อค้าชะอ�ำ ทัง้ นี้ เทศบาลเมืองชะอ�ำมีความต้องการประชาสัมพันธ์ ให้ปชู กั สะพานยก เป็นทีร่ จู้ กั หลังจากมีการส่งเสริมการให้มกี าร ขยายพันธุป์ มู า้ ในทะเลมาอย่างต่อเนือ่ งจนได้ผล ต้องขอขอบคุณ นักท่องเที่ยวทุกท่านที่เลือกชะอ�ำเป็นสถานที่พักผ่อนท่องเที่ยว เทศบาลเมืองชะอ�ำยินดีให้บริการผูม้ าเยือนอย่างเต็มใจ ขอให้ทา่ น มีความสุขในการมาท่องเทีย่ วในชะอ�ำ นายนุกลู กล่าวในทีส่ ดุ

Cha Am Today

News 43 C

Volume 2 issue 7 March 2011

1 Card 4 Provinces บัตรเดียว เทีย่ ว ๔ จังหวัด

ด ส่งเสริมการ กลุม่ จังหวัดร่วมกัน โดยการจัดโครงการบัตรเดียวเทีย่ ว to Be Promoted in May จัง หวัท่อดงเทีเพชรบุย่ ว รจี บัท�มืำบัอตอีรส่ก ว๓นลดพิจังหวัเศษทางการท่ อง ๔ จังหวัด เพือ่ ส่งเสริมให้นกั ท่องเทีย่ วสามารถเดินทาง

By Sorravit เทีย่ ว ภายใต้โครงการ บัตรเดียวเทีย่ ว ๔ จังหวัด คาด ท่องเทีย่ วและใช้บริการทางการท่องเทีย่ วกับผูป้ ระกอบ

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etchaburi is joining hand with other 3 neighbouring provinces for the project of “1 Card 4 Provinces” to be launched in May. The project was announced on 17 February at a meeting of the Petchaburi Tourism Business Association organized at the Asia Cha-Am Hotel. With strong and active cooperation of 4 provinces in the lower central area of Thailand, namely Petchaburi, Samut Songkram, Samutsakorn and Prachuab Khirikhan, it aims to promote tourism during the upcoming summer and boost local business of the 4 provinces. The main campaign includes a card that enables buyers to travel in the 4 provinces with a lot of privileges and discounts at hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues.

Under this project, there will be signs

indicating tourist attractions in all the 4 provinces to accommodate visitors, too.

Starting in May, the “1 Card 4 Provinces” is sure to attract many tourists. For more information, please contact the Petchaburi Provincial Office at tel. 032 411 771 during the office hours from Monday to Friday.

ว่าจะสามารถเริ่มโครงการได้ เดือนพฤษภาคมนี้ เมือ่ วันที่ ๑๗ กุมภาพันธ์ ๒๕๕๔ ในการประชุมสมาคม ธุ ร กิ จ การท่ อ งเที่ ย วจั ง หวั ด เพชรบุรี ณ โรงแรมเอเชียชะอ�ำ โดยมีนายวสันต์ กิตติกลุ นายกสมาคมธุ ร กิ จ จั ง หวั ด เพชรบุรเี ป็นประธาน และมี นายสุรชัย อังเกิดโชค รองผูว้ า่ ราชการจังหวัดเพชรบุรีร่วม ประชุมด้วยนัน้ นางสาวณุวรรณา อนันตกิจไพศาล หัวหน้าส�ำนักงานจังหวัดเพชรบุรี กล่าวถึงโครงการบัตร เดียวเทีย่ ว ๔ จังหวัดว่า จังหวัดเพชรบุรรี ว่ มกับจังหวัด ประจวบคีรขี นั ธ์ จังหวัดสมุทรสงคราม และจังหวัด สมุทรสาคร ซึง่ เป็นกลุม่ จังหวัดภาคกลางตอนล่าง ๒ ได้มกี รอบยุทธศาสตร์ในการส่งเสริมการท่องเทีย่ วของ

Cha-Am Today Language Corner

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elcome to the latest edition of Language Corner, the easy to understand how to speaking conversational Thai. Further to the last edition where we learnt how to ask a taxi driver to take you somewhere. In this edition, we are going to learn how to ask for directions.

There are various ways to ask for directions such as ‘Where is the hotel?’/ ‘Which way is the toilet?’ / ‘Can you tell me where the post office is?’etc. The followings are the examples of questions: Roong-raam Hilton yòo têe-nǎi? Where is Hilton hotel?

Hong-nâam bpai taang nǎi? Which way is the toilet?

Chûai bork taang bpai bprai-sa-nee nòi. Can you tell me where the post office is?

Chaai-haat glai-jaak têe-nêe má ́i? Is the beach far from here?

The words underlined can be changed to the places you would like the direction.

Now, let’s learn some useful prepositions of places and directions.

Lîao sâai Lîao kwǎa Dtrong-bpai Taang-sâai Taang-kwǎa Jon-tǔng

Turn left Turn right Go straight On the left On the right Until

Practice giving directions: Dtrong-bpai jon-tǔng sè ̀ e yaek, lîao sâai, dtrong-bpai bpra-maan 500 mate. Râan-aahǎan yò ̀ o taang-kwǎa.

Sèe yaek Junction Sǎam yaek T-junction Bpra-maan 500 mate About 500 metres Yò ̀ o Is In the next edition, we will look at more prepositions and practice more directions.

Language Corner is brought to you by Insight English Language School.

For Thai and English classes contact 032-470 681 or www.insightenglish-huahin.com For on-line study visit www.insightilife.com For inquiry about Thai, please email parichat.c@insightenglish.com

การทีร่ ว่ มโครงการ โดยผูท้ ถี่ อื บัตรดังกล่าว จะสามารถ ได้รบั ส่วนลดหรือสิทธิพเิ ศษต่าง ๆ มากมาย

นอกจากนี้ ยังมีโครงการร่วมกันทีจ่ ะท�ำป้าย บอกสถานทีท่ อ่ งเทีย่ วแบบบูรณาการ ให้นกั ท่องเทีย่ วที่ เดินทางเข้ามาในเขต ๔ จังหวัดนี้ สามารถเดินทางไป ท่องเทีย่ วยังสถานทีต่ า่ งๆ ในกลุม่ จังหวัดได้โดยสะดวก ท�ำให้มตี ดิ ปัญหาเรือ่ งการติดตัง้ ป้ายนอกเขตจังหวัด ดัง นัน้ นักท่องเทีย่ วจะได้รบั ประโยชน์ในการมีขอ้ มูลช่วยใน การตัดสินใจเลือกมาท่องเทีย่ วยังสถานทีต่ า่ งๆ ได้ดขี นึ้ โครงการนส่งเสริมการท่องเทีย่ วบัตรเดียวเทีย่ ว ๔ จังหวัด คาดว่าจะเริม่ ให้บริการได้ตงั้ แต่เดือนพฤษภาคม เป็นต้นไป นักท่องเทีย่ วทีส่ นใจ สามารถสอบถามราย ละเอียดได้ทสี่ ำ� นักงานจังหวัดเพชรบุรี โทร. ๐๓๒๔๑๑๗๗๑ ในวันเวลาราชการ

Rotary Club

Organized ‘Handicapped Children’s Outing’ at the Holiday Inn Regent Beach Resort in Cha am

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n 13 February 2011, members of the Rotary Club of Royal Hua Hin joined the Rotary Club of Bangkapi and the Rotary Club of Lopburi for their annual Handicapped Children’s Outing at the Holiday Inn Regent Beach Resort in Cha am. Over 110 handicapped children from Bangkok and Loburi enjoyed a day of fun at the beach. Food was provided and the children enjoyed shows, games, prizes, and swimming in an environment that some of them have never had an opportunity to experience.

This annual heartwarming event is also a great opportunity for Rotarians and friends to meet and share information while, at the same time, helping children in need.

If you would like to learn more about the Rotary Club of Royal Hua Hin, please visit www.rotaryroyalhuahin.org or send an email to info@rotaryroyalhuhin.org .

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Volume 2 issue 7 March 2011