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On Saturday 7. September everyone is invited to join Mercy, Grace Foundation and Hand to Hand Foundation to set a World Record for “The Longest Line of Pencils” to be included in the Guinness World Record Book Read more on Page 7
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PATTAYA PEOPLE TELEVISION – INFORMATION FOR EX PATS
Pattaya People Television has now moved cable services to TMN. Discussions are now taking place with the aim to have the station’s output on True, reaching 4.1 million viewers. Continuing to entertain and give the best information to the Ex Pat community of Pattaya, our popular local TV station is constantly being updated to provide a revised timeline schedule. Coming up in September is the new improved format focusing on essential information for Ex Pats in Pattaya such as Darren McGarry from Key Visa updating Niels Colov on what’s new in the immigration world,., plus the weekly ‘Pattaya Ex Pats Club’ TV
feature with interesting and, sometimes, vital information from the interesting guest speakers that appear there every week. The very popular ‘Yoga Pose Of The Day’ series, with instructions from guru Diana Mountanous, will continue with excercises and postures intended to help health and flexibility. Strike a pose and get fit! Barry Upton is always out and about gathering interesting items from Pattaya and beyond. If you have any ideas for items or can recommend interesting people for Barry to chat to for his ‘Pattaya Stories’ series or any other new features, please contact Pattaya People Media Group
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by e-mailing to info@pattayapeople.com. Also, look out for ‘Pattaya and Property Trader’ chief editor Gloria Jones getting cozy on the couch with presenter Barry Upton for an in depth look at the latest issue of Pattaya Trader /Property Trader.
Available now on TMN cable and 24 hours online at the ‘Pattaya People’ website www.pattayapeople.com Don’t forget to download the FREE ‘Pattaya People’ app so you can access the TV output on your handheld device, anytime and anywhere in the world.
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magazines that are displaying all attractions then they can choose what they really want 5. What is your favourite Thai food? Thai food taught me the art of mixing several flavours and I’ve discovered food items that I never ate before. Though I can’t eat too spicy, I enjoy sea foods and vegetarian foods mostly, but I never say no to a good Pad Thai or a noodle soup 6. What is never missing in your refrigerator? 1kg of fresh fruits, Fresh vegetables juice, Kefir beverages and gluten free bread
Pascal Deville 1. When did you arrive in Pattaya and what brought you here? In 2007, a friend of mine whol lived in Pattaya, suggested me to develop my health concept here because of the huge potential of expat people that would need our services 2. Have you ever been an expatriate elsewhere? No 3. What surprised you most about Pattaya? Compared to Belgium where everything is strictly regu-
lated, Pattaya looked like a “pleasant urban jungle” where you get both a feeling of freedom and also the importance to adjust yourself in that new way of life 4. Friends are in Pattaya for a holiday - what must they absolutely see or do? Depending the profile of friends, I’ll suggest them to discover all the main things that made Thailand, and especially Pattaya a unique destination. Starting by Thai food of course, then Thai culture and Thai crafting, temples and monuments. For entertainment, I’ll just show them one of the numerous web page or
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7. What is your favourite Thai word? MANAO (lime) because of that guy who woke me up every day shouting this word in his speaker. Since two years he has disappeared and I miss him 8. What do you miss the most from home? Family and close friends 9. What career other than yours would you love to pursue? I left every of each other business that I had to focus on my “occu-passion” in health, so I’m at the right place 10. What’s a job you would defi-
Pascal Deville, born in Belgium in 1964, has studied physical education and social sciences in college but at the age of 19, he started his business life in an insurance company where he became one of the top best salesmen in Belgium after few months. Then he was asked to become a sales trainer and coach in several companies and he was involved in different businesses such as merger and acquisition, telecommunications, and lately into the health market where he has developed a large network in the food supplement company. That last business became a passion for him and in 2002 he dedicated all his time to help people to get a healthier life thanks to a better nutrition. He brought his health concept in Thailand and today, together with his wife Manee, he’s running the Health Food Shop Co.,Ltd, a company that incorporate health food stores, organic food factory, life coaching services, etc. The company also owns two popular brands, HealtHut and Mamakefir. Though the health business is a real passion for him, it obviously comes after his family life with his wife and their 9 yo daughter Amika. nitely never want? There is no stupid job, some people for different reason can’t choose their job. I’m grateful that I was able to choose what I really want to do 11. Where did you spend your last vacation? I enjoy to spend time in Isaan in my wife’s family to just do nothing. But I do it well! 12. Where do you hope to spend your next one? After visiting a lot of places in Thailand, I would like to visit Vietnam 13. What was your favorite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
Music: David Bowie - Movie: Shinning - Hobby: Football 14. Apart from temptation what can’t you resist? My daughter’s smile 15. Red wine or white? Both! 16. Book or movie? Book 17. Morning person or night person? Night person 18. Which social issue do you feel most strongly about? To a foreigner it is a delicate question as we are mainly invited here as “guests of the country”. So for sure there
are several social issues ere but as like in each country, social issues are directly linked to the governance of the country. It means the solutions of these social issues are under the responsibility of Thai politicians and each Thai citizen hands. Now if Thai people need my opinion, I’ll be happy to give it to them 19. What area do you like most, Pattaya city or Nongprue (the Dark Side)? Both! 20. What would you say is your personal motto? “We are accountable for what we do, but also for what we fail to do” (Voltaire)
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DANISH DELIGHT Review Of the “Favoritten” (The Favorite) Danish Restaurant For a change of pace from all the normal dishes, this month we went to the FAVORITTEN. Located on Soi Buakhao down by the market, same side of the street. Well since this is Danish, I started with an obligatory Carlsberg. Refreshing change from all my regular local beers to say the least. If you aren’t familiar with Danish food let me explain why this has to be in two parts. Lunch and dinners. Candidly lunches are more interesting as dinners are Scan-
dinavian and so when I do that review it will depend on execution more than menu. Savory is the word that comes to mind with Danish food. The Danish however are famous for their open face sandwiches for lunch. Known as “smoerrebroed” for open faced sandwich this gets adapted to Smorgasbord. When eating lunches the flavors are very distinctive so you should try one sandwich flavor at a time. Sometimes my American counterparts mix it all together into a big sandwich. Don’t do that, you will corrupt the flavors. Danish don’t have a need for lots of spicy seasonings but rely on strong flavors from aged cheeses, and fish and meats.
I started with a herring in curry sauce, topped with tomatoes, lettuce and onion on black bread it was surprisingly delicious. I picked out some herring to taste
You may know it as schnapps. Next we had a dish called falling star or stjerneskud. It was a symphony of seafood, a deep fried fish fillet on white bread with
it separately and somehow it alone was delicious and fresh. I ended this course with the obligatory appetizer of Danish aquavit.
toppings of mayonnaise, fresh vegetables, prawns and caviar. Next came a delicious rare roast beef with pickled mayo, fried on-
ions and fresh grated horseradish! I asked if we could try their “best selling” open faced sandwich. It turned out to be called the “vegetarians nightcap”. Near as I could tell it was called “Dyrlaegens Natmad”. It was a combination of pork and a pate for taste, very savory. As Favoritten also serve delicious Thai food we had a sea food SOM TAM which was excellent and not too spicy. Of course how could one pass up a smoked salmon salad? A large bowl, at this point I could not finish so took some home for midnight snack. So time for desert and tonight I feared I would fail my readers and only be able to eat just one desert. So I opted for Danish pancakes (thick crepes) with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. If you get tired of same old stuff, try a lunch of 1-2 open sandwiches here. Phone: 089-545-7487. By Nick Athens
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PATTAYA PEOPLE Office address: 20/15-16 M. 10, Soi Pattaya People off South Pattaya Road, Pattaya City
HONORARY ADVISORS General Saiyud Kerdpol Lt. Gen. Suchinda Suthiphong Lt. Gen. Padoongsaak Padoongnoradaid Pol. Maj. Gen. Vibool Pakamas Khun Sansak Ngampiches Khun Chanyut Hengtrakool Dr. Sanya Viravaidya Khun Atthapon Palkavong Na Ayudhaya Khun Sanga Kitsamrej Khun Niran Wattanasartsatorn Khun Poonpol Kamuttira Khun Namchai Devi Khun Sema Jongchaiyo Khun Surat Mekavarakul Khun Piyatidar Mahapiyanon Khun Bruno C. Keller
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Khun Ittipol Khunplume Khun Ronakit Ekkasingh Khun Wutisak Rermkitkarn Khun Verawat Khakhay Khun Wattana Chantanawaranon Pol. Col. Sampan Luangsatjakul Pol. Col. Dhamnoon Munkong Pol. Col. Suttisak Wantee Pol. Col. Supachai Phuykaeokam Pol. Col. Nanthavut Suwanlaong Pol. Col. Sakrapi Piewpanich Pol. Col. Chusak Panusamphorn Pol. Col. Chaiyot Varakjunkiat Pol. Col. Suwan Chiewnawintawat Pol. Col. Chanapat Nawaruk Pol. Col. Jittapon Thongcumvun Pol. Lt. Col. Aroon Promphan
FAMILY FUN DAY On Saturday, September 7th, everyone is invited to join Mercy, Grace Foundation and Hand to Hand Foundation to set a new world record for the longest line of pencils. The application to set a new world record has been approved by the Guinness Book of records and you can be a part of the historical event. Come along and take part in the fun activities and of
Tel.: 0-3842-7585, 0-3842-0707 Fax: 0-3842-9773 Email: info@pattayapeople.com Website: www.pattayapeople.com
course bringing a box of new standard sized pencils to add to the lineup. The event will take place at the Pattaya Bungy Jump on soi 9 Theprasit road. There will be food, children’s games, snacks, virtual reality simulator, helium balloons and of course bungy jumping for the more adventurous. Are you interested in entering the Tug of War competition? The cost per team is
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2000baht. Teams are to be made up of no more than 10 members. If you would like to support the World Record Attempt by placing your company logo on our sponsor banner please contact us and we can arrange that for a donation of 1000baht. For more details please contact Margie on 0890936067 or email at handtohandpattaya@yahoo.com.
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HONORING H.M. THE QUEEN MOTHER Police Major General Vibool Pakamas is the President of the Law Foundation of Thammasat University And Advisor to the Border Patrol Police Headquarters. On 12, August 2019 on the occasion of her Masesty The Queen Mother’s Birthday The General
Attended Cerebonies At The Border Patrol Police Headquarters And at the Samiennaree Royal
monastery in Bangkok. General Vibool is an Esteemed Member of The Honorary Advisory Board of Pattaya People Media Group.
MOTHER’S DAY
prayed a blessing over them. With an abundance of hugs, kisses and tears of joy there was so much love. A big thanks to everyone who gave so generously to our last month’s appeal by donating toiletries as each mum received a bag full of things to make her smell, look and feel special. Finally it was time to enjoy a feast of cakes, apples and snacks. Thanks to Fraser’s and Hemmingway’s for a scrumptious lunch!!
Monday August 12th, was Mother’s day and the children and mums at the Hand to Hand Foundation celebrated the day together with lots of love and fun. The celebration began with prayer followed by the national anthem and then a great performance by our children. The mums thoroughly enjoyed the presentation which was in both English and Thai. The mums were encouraged to join in with some of the songs. The highlight of the day was when the children presented their mums with gifts and cards that they had made. The children bowed before their mum as a sign of respect and honor and in turn the mums
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PATTAYA CHIEF PROSECUTOR 11th ANNUAL FAMILY DAY The Thai Garden Resort hosted its 11th annual family day for all the employees, giving them a chance to use the hotel’s facilities just like the hotel guests. Moms, dads and kids enjoyed a fantastic day at the 63 meter long swimming pool on Saturday August 17. Everyone took turns jumping, swimming and having a great time in the swimming pool. General Manager Rene Pisters
Friday 2. August together with his close friend Khun Rose and his wife the Chairman of Pattaya People Media Group Niels Colov visited the Chief Prosecutor Khun Patpong Kangsanthia at his very busy office. It was indeed a very nice meeting and many aspects related to the foreign community here was discussed.
personally took care of these 300 “guests” and managed to make them smile and laugh the entire day. As per Mr. Pisters: “I find it essential that the family members of our team are aware where their husband or wife, father or mother spends their days of working, be it cooking, making rooms, or serving guests at the Thai Garden Resort. The family members must have the opportunity to see and experience where the parents work and in what environment they make their living. We regard ourselves as one big family since our team members are the ones
who contribute to the success of the hotel and to the satisfaction of our clients.” Since fun and games also makes one hungry, a sumptuous buffet was prepared with all the goodies children like the most. This family day highlights the creative teamwork and it shows that, without this kind of spirit, no company would be able to operate successfully. PATTAYA INTERNATIONAL CHURCH Sunday Morning English Service 10.30am. Everyone welcome. 21/1 Soi 61 Sukhumvit Road, Central Pattaya. Pastor Daniel Krynauw. 089 235 8912 or 038 231 104. REDEMPTORIST CENTER Sunday Eucharistic Mass in Thai at 8.30am. English at 10am in the Mahatai Chapel. 086 417 5245.
ST. GEORGE’S PATTAYA Anglican/Episcopal. Sunday: 3pm. Modern English Service. Redemptorist Chapel Father Ray foundation, Sukhumvit Road. Fr. David : 084 070 5258. ST. NIKOLAUS CHURCH Masses and Services in English. Saturday:6pm.Sunday: 8.30am & 4pm. Sukhumvit Road, near Pattaya Klang. Pastor: 038 422 290. Keeper: 038 716 401. SRIRACHA ADVENTIST CHURCH Every Saturday at 10am. 10/11-13 Kao Kilo Road, Moo 3, T. Surasak, A. Sriracha. Pastor Rianthong: 082 235002 or contact Sudung: 084 7257552. ENCOUNTER CHURCH Sunday at 10am at Royal Twins Palace Hotel (opposite Marriott Resort on Second Road). Pastors Fred and Dianne Doell: 086 688 5367 GERMAN PROTESTANT CHURCH Church-services in German language every second and fourth Sunday of the month at 11 am. Begegnungszentrum (Meeting Center) Naklua, Pattaya-Naklua Road between Soi 13 and 11 (little street before 7/11 to “Borussia Park”). Pastor: 0965382865; Website: bzpattaya.wordpress.com
EVERY FRIDAY! Pattaya Expats Club have their meeting every Friday at 11.00 am. buffet from 10am, at Mercure Hotel, Pattaya Soi 15, off Pattaya 2nd Road. Information: 089 604 3646 The P.E.C. Trademark, ‘Palm Shadow’ is Copyright property owned exclusively by PEC Co. Ltd.
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TOURISM CONFIDENCE INDEX Bangkok – The quarterly Thailand Tourism Confidence Index of 600 tourism operators was steady at 100 in the second quarter of 2019 and stood at 100 as predicted in the previous quarter. The projection of the Thailand Tourism Confidence Index for the third quarter of 2019 is also set at 100. The survey is a collaboration between the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) and Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Economics and divided into six parts. These include an overview of Thai tourism, confidence index of tourism operators, testimonials from domestic and international tourists, tourism situation during key festivals, international tourist arrival projections, and recommendations for future ac-
Sino-Portuguese Building, the old Building in Phuket Old Town, Phuket
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tion. The index ratings have a range of between 0 to 200: over 100 means better than the normal situation; 100 means normal; and below 100 means worse than normal. The second quarter index survey was carried out in May 2019 using a database of over 600 tourism operators as well as government officials from related agencies. It also interviewed 350 international and 350 domestic tourists, respectively. The findings in the second quarter of 2019 highlighted both the micro and macro factors affecting Thailand’s tourism industry: the slowdown of the world economy as well as Thailand’s economic stagnation; the Thai government’s stimulus and tax reduction scheme; extension on
the visa-arrival fee waiver for citizens of 20 nations for another six months until October 2019, and the strength of the Thai Baht to a weakening US dollar combined with rising inflation. Both tourism operators and tourists agreed that Bangkok and Chiang Mai are facing over tourism issues that are impacting the destinations, whilst they pointed to Phuket as a destination that can still handle more tourists. The Index forecasts that Thailand will welcome 9.7 million international tourists (up 7.06% year-onyear) in the third quarter of 2019. It projects that total arrivals will reach 40.06 million international tourists for all of 2019, up 4.65% over 2018.
at Vajiravudh Scout Camps – Sriracha, Chonburi. The purpose of activities will be built a strong team, learn teamwork and relax. There were many activities for
staff to join. The atmosphere was full of fun, laughter and the expressions of athletic spirit.
STAFF OUTING
This year PIC is celebrating its 45th anniversary of service its the Pattaya community. We would like to congratulate Dr. Sunya and his team on this remarkable milestone. PIC dedication to medical excellence is much appreciated by the people of Pattaya. In 20 July 1974.
CELEBRATING ROYAL BIRTHDAY
Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya, led by Jari Nielsen (Centre) Resident Manager hosted a candlelight ceremony at the lobby of the hotel in honour of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua’s 67th Birthday. On this auspicious day, hotel management, staff and guests offered heartfelt wishes to the King.
Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya led by Denis Thouvard, General Manager along with management and staff joined “CMBR Staff Outing 2019”
SECOND QUARTER MEETING
Management executives and staff members of two Centara resorts located in Pattaya, led by Metta Boonyaritipong, Hotel Manager (middle) of Centara Pattaya Hotel and Centara Nova Hotel & Spa Pattaya held a Town Hall meeting with a Rain of Love themed. Also provided an update
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on the hotel’s performance and thanked the team members for coming up with a huge success in the last quarter as well as lucky draw prizes and recognition to staff members who have shown outstanding quality in the performance of their jobs.
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PATTAYA PROVINCIAL COURT TOURIST CASE SECTION execution; 8. Collaborating or supporting other organizations concerned or as assigned.
Tourist Case Section Regulation As there is currently a significant increase in numbers of both Thai and foreign tourists are the parties at the same time in terms of both civil and consumer cases due to their goods and services consumption; and criminal cases in which the tourists are injured persons, accused or defendants. To provide justice and facility for tourists considering fairness rapidity and continuity, the Court of Justice has established Tourist Case Section in any important tourist attraction area by providing such section in Pattaya Provincial Court at the outset. The primary purpose is to advice and to facilitate tourists to complete their cases throughout the process. In this regulation, “Tourist” means a person who travels from his or her domicile toOther places temporarily, voluntarily and with non-occupational or earning purposes, such as recreation, study visit, entertainment, and so forth. Tourist Case Section’s Procedure Civil and Consumer Cases / Criminal Cases 1. Providing the tourists with advice and assistance to prepare their plaints and petition;
2. Dealing with an appointment in order to bring the case to mediation process within the next working day or as promptly as possible, and follow further procedures, continuously until case termination as well as take the evidence involving with tourist in advance ; 3. Coordinating with the representative of the Ministry of Tourism
facsimile, post, e-mail or other modes of information technology; 5. Coordinating with an interpreter or a mediator to conduct their duties overtime; 6. Providing the tourists with advice and assistance in case they need to appoint their authorized represen-
and Sports, the Office of the Attorney-General, and other organizations concerned to follow up the accused or parties concerned to go to the court promptly;
tative from the public authority to follow their proceedings if the tourists need to travel back to their places ;
4. Sending a summons and a copy of plaint to the defendants, and informing trial appointment and court order to the tourists, defendants and parties concerned via telephone,
7. Informing case results to the tourists or their authorized representative from the public authority to further inform the tourists; as well as advice to aforementioned persons in case of legal
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Criminal Cases 1. In case of accusation related to criminal cases in which the tourists are the injured persons and they desire to lodge their complaints, the Sports to assist them with lodging their complaints to an inquiry officer, and coordinate with a public prosecutor to request the court for pretrial taking of evidence involving with tourist in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code, as well as providing advice to the tourists to appoint their authorized representative from the public authority to follow their proceedings, and informing case results to the tourists or their representative via the Ministry of Tourism and Sports in case the tourists travel back to their places.
istry of Tourism and Sport or other concerned government agencies such as Tourist Police or Inquiry Official 3. Receiving such cases from the Complaint Segment within the Court when found that the defendants or the sufferers are tourists. The Jurisdiction of Pattaya Provincial Court 1. Banglamung District
2. Sattahip District 3. Si Racha District only within 3 sub-districts, Thung Sukhla, Bueng, and Bo Win
Pattaya Provincial Court. Tourist Case Section Thappraya Road, Nongprue, Banglamung, Chonburi 20150 Tel. +66 (0) 38 252 130 - 2 ext. 184 Fax +66 (0) 38 252 134 Download power of attorney form : www.ptyc.coj.go.th Tourist Hotline : 1672 http:// www.chonburiattractionclub.com
2. In case the tourists are the accused or the defendants in criminal cases, and they desire to inform their embassies or consulates about their case, the court officer shall coordinate with the representative of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports to further proceedings. In case of whether the case is tourist case, the chief judge of Pattaya provincial court having its functional tourist case section makes a final decision, but it does not affect any previous proceedings conducted. Pattaya Provincial Court Tourist Case Section The Court’s Channels on Receiving Cases 1. Directly receiving such cases from Tourists 2. Receiving such cases from Min-
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Pattaya City Hall: (North Pattaya Road) Tel.: 0-3825-3100 Pattaya City Call Center: 1337
Health Department: (Soi Buakhaow) Tel.: 0-3842-0823, 0-3842-0562 North Star Library: (Sukhumvit Highway) Tel.: 0-3871-6755 Pattaya Post Office: (Soi Post Office) Tel.: 0-3842-9341 Banglamung Post Office: (Sawang Fa Road) Tel.: 0-3842-8225 Jomtien Post Office: (Soi 5, Jomtien Beach Road) Tel.: 0-3823-1944 Fire Brigade Pattaya: Tel.: 0-3842-4678-9 Fire Brigade Naklua: Tel.: 199, 0-3822-1000, 0-3822-1666 Pattaya Expats Club: Friday meetings 11.30 AM (buffet from 10am) at Mercure Hotel Pattaya Soi 15 off, Second Road Tel.: 081 001 6372 Email: contact@pattayaexpatsclub.info Website: www.pattayaexpatsclub.info Pattaya Train Station: (Siam Country Club Road) Tel.: 0-3842-9285
Rotary Club of Pattaya Monday meetings 19.00 PM at Town-in-Town Hotel, Central Road Tel.: 08 9911 1199
Lost or Stolen Credit Cards: American Express Bangkok: Tel.: 0-2273-5544, 0-2273-5522 Diners Club: Tel.: 0-2238-3660, 0-2232-4111 Master Card: Tel.: 0-2232-2484, 0-2260-8572 Visa Card: Tel.: 0-2252-2212, 0-2263-2094 Thomas Cook: Tel.: 0-2256-2816/9 Hospitals: Bangkok Hospital Pattaya: (Sukhumvit Road) Tel.: 0-3825-9911, 0-3842-7751/5 Emergency: 0-3825-9999 Banglamung Hospital: Tel.: 0-3841-1551-2 Pattaya International Hospital: (Soi 4, Second Road) Tel.: 0-3842-8374/5, 0-3810-3900 Emergency: 0-3842-7575 Pattaya Memorial Hospital: (Second Road) Tel.: 0-3842-9422/4 Pattaya city Hospital : Tel.0-3810-3900
Electricity Pattaya: Tel.: 0-3842-6463, 0-3842-8502 Electricity Banglamung: Tel.: 0-3822-1007 Garbage Collection: Tel.: 0-3842-9494 Water Works Pattaya: Tel.: 0-3822-2461-5 Water Works Banglamung: Tel.: 0-3822-1463
Thai Airways International (Beach Road, Dusit Resort) Tel.: 0-3842-0995/7 U-Tapao International Airport Tel.: 03824-5595
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Pattaya Police Station: (Corner of Soi 9 and Beach Road) Tel.: 191, 0-3842-9325, 0-3842-0802/5, 08 2799 9111 Banglamung Police Station: (Sukhumvit Highway) Tel.: 0-3822-1801, 0-3822-1331, 0-3822-2100 Nongprue Police Station: Tel.: 0-3824-9843 Immigration Police: (Soi 5, Jomtien Beach Road) Tel.: 0-3825-2751-4 Hotline: 1178 Tourist Police: (Phratamnak Road, near Jogging Park) Tel.: 1155, 0-3842-5937, 0-3842-9371 Highway Police: (Sukhumvit Highway, near South Pattaya Road) Tel.: 0-3839-2001, 0-3842-5440, 1169 Marine Police: Tel.: 0-3842-3666
Bus Station: (North Pattaya Road) Tel.: 0-3823-1142 Pattaya Van (South Pattaya) Tel.: 08-2796-4417-8
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Major Cineplex: (2 nd Floor The Avenue Pattaya, Second Road) Tel.: 0-3805-2227 SF Cinema City: (3rd Floor, Central Center Pattaya - Big C) Tel.: 038-361-500 SFX Cinema: (6th Floor, Central Festival Pattaya Beach) Tel.: 033-003-555 On-line Hotel reservation: www.hotelhotprice.com Best room rates in Pattaya. TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand): Tel.: 0-3842-8750, 0-3842-9113 Emergencies: Sawangboriboon South Pattaya Tel.: 0-3822-2474, 0-3848-8882, 1669 Alcoholics Anonymous 080 563 0232
ACROSS
4 Malleable (7) 8 Separated (5) 9 Exceptionally bad (9) 10 Motorists’ stopover (5) 11 Manner of existing (9) 13 Helix (6) 16 Did business (6) 20 Part of a theatre, in which instrumental musicians are placed (9) 23 Walk heavily (5) 24 Giving an overall review of a situation (7,2) 25 Acts to arouse action (5) 26 Spiced Spanish wine (7)
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1 Warm-blooded vertebrates which suckle their young (7) 2 Aperitif (7) 3 Play for time (5) 4 Decontaminate (6) 5 Front tooth (7) 6 Breezy (5) 7 Result from (5) 12 Prevarication (3) 14 For each (3) 15 Artist’s workroom (7) 17 Makes off (7) 18 Notwithstanding (7) 19 Mark of disgrace (6) 20 Expels (5) 21 Aromatic spice (5) 22 Savoury jelly (5)
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Movies Star recommended rating and all Synopsis are from the www.movieseer.com.
Movie’s Showtime might be changed without prior notice. Program Dates: September 2019 IT: CHAPTER TWO
CATS
WEATHERING WITH YOU
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
Summary: 27 years later, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back. Release Date 05 September 2019.
Summary: A cat named Blanket has long been living in a high-rise apartment in the city with his son, Cape. One day, curious about the outside world, Cape decides to leave home and embarks on an adventure to find the legendary cat’s paradise. Release Date 05 September 2019.
Summary: A high-school boy who has run away to Tokyo befriends a girl who appears to be able to manipulate the weather. Release Date 05 September 2019.
Summary: A faded TV actor and his stunt double embark on an odyssey to make a name for themselves in the film industry during the Helter Skelter reign of terror in 1969 Los Angeles. Release Date 12 September 2019
GOOD BOYS
HUSTLERS
AD ASTRA
CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?
RAMBO 5: LAST BLOOD
0.0 MHZ
Summary: Three sixth grade boys ditch school and embark on an epic journey while carrying accidentally stolen drugs, being hunted by teenage girls, and trying to make their way home in time for a long-awaited party. Release Date 12 September 2019
Summary: Inspired by the viral New York Magazine article, Hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients. Release Date 12 September 2019
Summary: Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. His journey will uncover secrets that challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos. Release Date 19 September 2019
Summary: Thinking they’re about to crash, Emma spills her secrets to a stranger on a plane. At least, she thought he was a stranger...Until she later meets Jack, her company’s young CEO, who now knows every humiliating detail about her. Based on the blockbuster NYT bestseller. Release Date 19 September 2019
Summary: Rambo goes up against a Mexican cartel in what’s reported to be his last adventure. Release Date 19 September 2019
Summary: Based on the webcomic “0.0MHz” by Jang Jak, which follows members of a club who are haunted by ghosts. They venture into a haunted abandoned house, planning to investigate and find a way to stop the paranormal happenings there but encounter something else instead. Release Date 26 September 2019
BRAVE FATHER ONLINE: OUR STORY OF FINAL FANTASY XIV
FREAKS
THEHUNT
THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON
JOKER
DORAEMON
Summary: A son tries to reconnect with his father by secretly interacting with him in the fantasy MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) ‘Final Fantasy XIV. Release Date 26 September 2019
Summary: In this genre-bending psychological sci-fi thriller, a bold girl discovers a bizarre, threatening, and mysterious new world beyond her front door after she escapes her father’s protective and paranoid control. Release Date 26 September 2019
Summary: Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don’t know where they are, or how they got there. They don’t know they’ve been chosen - for a very specific purpose - The Hunt. Release Date 26 September 2019
Summary: The story of Zak, a young man with Down syndrome, who runs away from a residential nursing home to follow his dream of attending the professional wrestling school of his idol, The Salt Water Redneck. Release Date 26 September 2019.
Summary: Arthur is a man facing the cruelty and outright scorn of society, along with the indifference of a system that allows him to spiral from vulnerability into depravity. A clown-for-hire by day, he strives to be a stand-up comic at night…but finds that the joke always seems to be on him. Release Date 03 October 2019.
Summary: Nobita saw a moon turned yellow last night and told his class about it but they think it’s funny. Doraemon gives him the “History Explorers Club Badge” and discovers there’s life on the moon. Until a new student changed him forever. Release Date 03 October 2019.
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MARITAL ASSETS In cases of divorce we are always asked about marital assets, all property obtained after the initial marriage registration is counted as marital assets. This is not all cut and dry and there are exceptions to this such as in the example below. A foreign man who has
married a Thai woman and has settled down here started up a company. In this company he holds forty nine percent of the shares with the other fifty one percent being held by a Thai national with no relation to him. His wife does not hold any shares,
does not hold a position in the company and is not on the company registry and thus is not in any way involved. We will discuss what will happen to the company and its assets in the case of a divorce between the two parties. If it is just the company it will be
difficult for the spouse to take anything, but if that company has any assets such as the land and house it will be a more complicated process. If the opposing side declares that property to be a part of the marital assets, then they are required to prove it in court. If they are able to prove this then the other party is eligible for fifty percent of the property. In the event they cannot prove this, then as the property is the asset of a company which is a third party that is not involved in the divorce proceedings and as such cannot be claimed as a marital asset. Normally when you purchase the land and house you will take residence there, because of this it will be easy to prove that the property is used by both parties and is a marital asset. Quite often when taking up residence the spouses name will be listed on the house certificate that shows the owner of the house, this proves that she is living or has lived in that property. If you have used the companies name as the owner of the property and it is listed in the blue house certificate book then you can still pro-
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tect yourself from losing in the case of a divorce. Another factor to account for is witness testimonies by neighbours or guards if any which can also prove that the property is a marital asset and not a place of business. In final if you have put the property in your company’s name it will seem that you have tried to avoid the law as you cannot own land in Thailand, you will still be able to fight the case but it will be more difficult. Lawyer comment: In the facts of the case it is not difficult to prove what belongs to whom and whose name it is under, I understand that the name of the asset is under the name of the company. Most would think that the company is similar to the juristic person and it does not concern in any way to the spouse but actually it does and it is difficult to run away from that fact. If you want to win the case one way of do this is by having the Thai shareholder that you use in the company come to fight the case for their portion of the company. If you do this then the spouse will not have the chance to obtain
those assets, though you have to be very careful not to commit perjury in front of the judge and the court as it is a serious offense and you should never lie. Before you try to hide or protect anything you should always make sure that it is very difficult to prove and it is reasonable to be true to the words that you declare in court, when the facts come to light you will have to take responsibility for any actions. There is a proverb in the legal world that starts “ Always go to court with free hands” the meaning of this is that you have to tell the truth and prove you side by bringing witness and basing your argument on fact. The judge will always be the one who considers the law and applies it to your case and as such will always try to be fair in the eyes of the law. If you have your own case or any questions regarding law in Thailand please feel free to write in to us and we will answer any questions or concerns in this column. To contact the Lawyer please call: 08-9911-1199 or email: info@pattayapeople.com
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A GAME NOT MANY HAVE HEARD OF ing accidents, and there are those from rural Thailand and from Cambodia who are victims of landmines. Other players were born with lower limb deformities,
There can not be many people living in Thailand today who have not watched a game of volleyball, almost a national sport along with soccer and ta-kraw. But how many have ever watched, or even heard of sitting volleyball? It is a game played by people with disabilities, and was introduced into the Paralympics in 1980. Thailand has never qualified for the Paralympics, but it recently hosted an international friendly competition inviting teams from Malaysia, Cambodia, and they played at the Technological College for People with Disabili-
but they come together to play a sport that is popular throughout ASEAN countries. Cambodia were the eventual winner of the two day competition and
all three teams will meet again in January next year when they participate in the 2020 ASEAN Paragames which will be taking place in the Philippines. While the
recent competition may have been friendly, at the January competition there will be eleven teams competing and the rivalry will be fierce.
ties here in Pattaya. Rules of sitting volleyball are based on the regular rules for standing volleyball, except the court is smaller, the net much lower and players must have at least one buttock on the court whenever they make contact with the ball. Easier said than done, especially when the ball is out of reach and if only you could lift up one inch you would have the ball. But rules and rules and the two umpires ensure the rules are strictly followed. Almost half the players are missing a limb due to traffic or farm-
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SPONSORING SCHOOL OF DEAF The School of Deaf is an institution in Pattaya founded to educate children with a hearing disorder. They also provide in lodging the children. The School asked for a sponsorship to repair a stair railing in their building get new mattresses for the children’s beds and new pajamas. Our Executive Committee was happy to be able to approve their request. In the pictures below you can see the result.
LOMARUN 2019 A charity run to raise funds for underprivilaged children, has been organised for the morning of Sunday September 8th. Organiser and full Marathon runner Khun Noi, recently visited the
Pattaya People Radio 96fm studios to chat with presenter Barry Upton about this forthcoming event revealing that it was the latest of a series of fundraising runs she has fronted with the help of City Hall. The 10k, 6k and 3.5k fun runs will start and finish at Dongtan Beach in Jomtien and will be routed half
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on the beach and half on the road starting at 5.30am. The previous day, on Saturday 7th September, there will entertainment provided to welcome runners visiting from outside Pattaya. Pattaya People Media Group congratulates Khun Noi for her efforts in helping local children receive eye glasses and other essentials.
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GRETA TENNIS SENIOR SERIES Another successful tennis tournement has been held at Greta Sports Club & Resort just outside Pattaya. Sponsored by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and Wilson Rackets, this Senior Series 2 event attracted competitors from all over Asia with men and women’s singles plus doubles trophys being played for. The wonderful Greta tennis facilities play host to many events throughout the year including Thai Tennis Assiciation competitions which bring many enthusiasts to the Pattaya area.
PSC MONTHLY TOURNAMENT THURSDAY AUGUST 15TH 169th PSC MEMBERS TOURNAMENT Parichat International Golf Links may not be every golfer’s cup of tea as it is a tricky test of golf for the individual and has one or two quirky holes but it is an excellent venue for a 4 person Texas scramble (Ambrose for the Aussies)! A very satisfactory turnout for the time of year, given the low number of visitors, no doubt being affected by the depressed foreign exchange rates which are also changing the playing habits of many the farangs who live here. Whereas previously many were playing three times a week, there are an increasing number reducing the amount of golf they play or are looking for the less expensive courses.
The 31 players were welcomed at the clubhouse by Tim and Nigel for a first tee time of 9.10am. and apart from a slight scare when a six ball was lined up outside just before our scheduled start everything at check-in went smoothly enough; helped after a few words from Jack persuaded the starter to move them to the tenth tee. The weather was ideal; sunny with some clouds but with a good breeze keeping the temperature very comfortable, paving the way for some very pleasant golfing conditions. Jack, was on the first tee as usual, getting the first group away slightly early, with everyone away by about ten past ten. There were no delays and generally a good pace of play was seen through-
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out, most groups finishing in a little over four hours. Jack met up with his old Outback partner Bob at The Billabong on the Darkside for the presentation, courtesy of owner Sandy; where it was great to see so many of the players come back to enjoy a couple beers, a few stories with good friends and some good food. The prize giving went ahead shortly after 3.30pm, with Nigel doing the usual opening speech, thankyous and introductions before handing over to Jack, the PSC Golf Chairman for a few words about future events; which included a possible change of date and format at Eastern Star next
month, full details to be made available shortly and reminders about the Soi Dao trip in October (7th – 9th), with the first closing date for your secured reservation being 7th September. Nigel then announced the results with Vice President Tim Knight presenting the prizes, and Jack taking the photos. The winning team, comprising of Gareth, Bob, Simon & Richard were probably the red hot favourites but after seeing them all miss the fairway on the first hole, there was some doubt but with a couple of eagles and a birdie on the last, they just squeezed home by 0.2 of a shot, with 55.5.
Full Result 1st Gareth Gill, Bob Newell, Simon Philbrook & Richard Holt 55.5 (H’cap 4.5) 2nd Gerald Sweetnam, Michael Anderson, Khalifa Nasser & Don Sinclair 55.7 (H’cap 6.3) 3rd Dick Warberg, John Pierrel, Brian Gabe & Henry Wong 57.2 (H’cap 8.8) Note Parichat has undergone some surprising changes since it was opened in 2014; and although the
concept plan is not fully available, the work done to date under the relatively new management, has shown a distinct improvement to the course and facilities. Priced sensibly with a PSC member card at 1400 Baht inclusive of everything Mon to Fri except holidays, it’s well worth another look for the sceptics and gets even better on a Mon & Weds Sport Day for everyone at just 1250 Baht. About to be released is their newest promotion, play 5 times get your next game free, anytime of the week or weekends for just 600 Baht (caddie & tax) including cart!
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INTERNATIONAL OPEN TRIPLES 2019
In terms of entrants, the RBSC Invitational two bowls triples competition in Bangkok is the biggest on the bowling calendar. This year saw a record 84 teams entering this prestigious event, a 5day competition from the 9th to the 13th of July. The teams came from all over Asia, with entrants from, China, Hong Kong, Malay-
sia, Philippians, Vietnam and of course, Thailand. Thailand’s representatives, included teams from the RBSC club which also featured some of the Thai international team who recently returned from the Asian games in Australia. The Retreat Pattaya had three teams, the Retreat Red, the Retreat Green and
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the Retreat Blue. The Green team(John Parkinson, Darren Chatwin and Chris Bailey) were looking to go one better than the previous year when they were narrowly beaten by Malaysia’s international team in the final. The Red team(Colin Brocklehurst, Alan Austin and Kyle Smith) full of experience and expectation and the Blue Team (Willian Bone, Aaron James New and Peter Barnes) all having played in the event before. After a grueling four days, 62 of the teams were eliminated. Unfortunately, our Blue team fell at that hurdle. But as the event was split into the main event(16) and the plate event(16) the Retreat managed to get the other two teams into the last 16 of the main event. The Red team, despite a sterling effort, fell at this hurdle, leaving the Green team to fly the flag as they eased their way into
the quarter final, a match beamed live on Facebook. From an initial 84 teams, to find yourself in the quarter finals would be a great achievement, but the Green team were not planning on stopping there. Two victories later, they found themselves, for the second year running, in the main final, but this time to face local favorites RBSC A. A final that ebbed and flowed with some top-quality bowls from all players, there could only be one winner. And despite the Retreat Green’s valiant attempt to land the spoils, they were to fall short again, being on the wrong end of an 19-18 score line. A few days after the event finished, the Retreat was happy to welcome over thirty bowlers from Honk Kong, who, having use d the facility before were keen to add this trip to their itinerary. A competition was organized, which
included Retreat regulars and our guests. Although we ran a competition, the intensity of Bangkok disappeared and everyone was able to relax, enjoy the bowls, the first-class food as well as a dip in the pool. Looking for something new? Lawn bowls is a game that almost anyone can play. It’s fun, is a great form of exercise and the camaraderie and banter has to
seen to be believed. Anyone interested in giving it a try join us at the Retreat Lawn Bowls Club in Nong Prue (Soi 87 off Sukhumvit) 15 minutes outside of Pattaya We are open seven days a week 1000- 1800. We cater for all standards of bowlers and free tuition is available. Just turn up or call 0995454272 for more details. We look forward to seeing you.
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IF OUR GUT IS OUR SECOND BRAIN, WE SHOULD FEED IT CLEVERLY
Your digestive system is where it all begins. You won’t produce energy, have a balanced mood, or fight illness if you can’t digest, break down, and absorb nutrients. Here is our Second Brain! Nearly 100 trillion bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microorganisms compose your gut microbiome, and advancing science has made it clear that these organisms play a major role in your mental and physical health. The human gut has 200 million neurons and produces 95 percent
of your body’s serotonin, a brain chemical associated with emotional well-being. Your immune system is educated based on the information received from your gut bacteria. Exposure to a wide variety of bacteria helps your immune system stay alert and optimizes its function. There are many simple things you can do to keep your digestive system healthy, such as following a clean diet with Probiotic, Enzymes, Therapeutic Herbs and obviously Fibers. Today, we’ll focus on fiber!
What exactly is fiber?
quickly.”
Fiber is the element in plants (like fruits, vegetables and whole grains) that our bodies do not digest. Fiber is different from most foods that we eat in that, unlike most foods which are absorbed and digested, fiber is not absorbed or digested. It actually passes quickly through your digestive tract, mostly intact, and it is not broken down like other foods. The fact that fiber is mostly left intact is a good thing as it creates bulk which aids in moving stool and harmful carcinogens through the digestive tract.
Public health guidelines from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advise Americans to eat between 20 and 30 grams of fi-
whole grains. Whole grains are not the best source of fiber, as they contain anti-nutrients and glutinous, “binding” proteins. Instead, focus on eating more
can also use a rich fiber-rich supplement such as Psyllium Husk. It provides almost 10 gr of soluble fiber per serving ! When you think of all the health benefits, plus the added bonus that
There are two kinds of fiber: soluble and insoluble. According to the Mayo Clinic, “Soluble fiber dissolves with water and creates a gel-like substance that helps to lower blood cholesterol and glucose levels.” Insoluble fiber, on the other hand, “absorbs water which adds bulk to your digestive tract and helps to move things through ber a day, but most adults don’t even eat half that much. Why fiber is so important ? Because fiber helps to move stool through your digestive tract and colon, it actually helps to prevent colon cancer as it keeps your colon clean and healthy. Other health benefits of fiber include reducing the incidence of heart disease, lowering cholesterol, blood pressure, glucose levels and inflammation, and even weight loss. Fiber can help with weight loss because it creates a fullness within your intestines that helps you to eat less.
vegetables, nuts, and seeds. The following whole foods, for example, contain high levels of soluble and insoluble fiber: Berries, Vegetables such as broccoli and Brussels sprouts, Root vegetables and tubers, including onions and sweet potatoes, Almonds, Psyllium seed husk, flax, and chia seeds, Green beans, Cauliflower, Beans and Peas You do not need to eliminate other foods in order to have a fiber-rich diet, just learn how to incorporate fiber-rich food into your daily life! It is really that simple. You
you may lose weight, why wouldn’t you incorporate these foods into your diet? Our articles should be used for informational and educational purposes only and are not intended to be taken as medical advice. If you’re concerned, consult a health professional before taking dietary supplements or introducing any major changes to your diet. References: articles.mercola.com, doctoroz.com, globalhealingcenter.com
Health Benefits of Fiber Blood sugar control, Heart health, Stroke, Weight loss and management, Skin health, Diverticulitis, Hemorrhoids, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Gallstones and kidney stones. What Are the Healthiest Sources of Fiber? If your diet could use more fiber, resist the urge to fortify it with
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DR.KAMALJIT SINGH HEALTH TIPS:LOVE YOUR LIVER
that can gum up the tiny blood vessels inside the organ, either over time or all at once (if you take a lot). Other herbs like Atractylis gummifera, Camellia sinensis, celandine, chaparral, germander, and pennyroyal oil (used in tea) can also cause liver problems
You can damage your liver with more than just alcohol. Here’s what to do (and what to avoid) to help keep this vital organ HealthyDr.Kamaljit Singh. Drink Coffee: -People who drink a few cups of coffee a day may be less likely to get liver diseases including cancer and scarring (fibrosis, cirrhosis). It might even slow those conditions in some people who have them. Filtered, instant, and espresso all seem to work. Still, helpful as coffee may be, it can’t take the place of a balanced diet, a healthy weight, plenty of water, and regular exercise for a healthy liver. Don’t Overdo Acetaminophen: -It’s in more than 600 meds, including many cold and flu drugs. Most adults shouldn’t get more than 4,000 milligrams per day. More could hurt your liver. Try not to take more than one product with acetaminophen per day, and never take more than what the package instructions recommend. Practice Safe Sex: -You want to protect yourself and your partner from conditions that can spread through sex, including many that could eventually hurt your liver. One, hepatitis C, infects it directly and can do serious harm over time. Most people don’t notice they have it until many years later when much of the damage has been done. Your doctor can test to see if you have it. Take Your Meds Right: -Though acetaminophen is the most common medication that can harm your liver, other meds can do that, too — especially if you don’t take them as directed. It may also depend on your genes, other prescriptions, and your food. Speak to your doctor if you’re tired, nauseous, or itchy or you notice yellowish skin or eyes (jaundice) after you start a new medicine. Statins for high cholesterol and certain antibiotics (amoxicillin, clindamycin, erythromycin) are some examples Check on Your Supplements: -They cause almost a quarter of all liver damage. Herbs like borage, comfrey, gromwell, and coltsfoot have “pyrrolizidine alkaloids”
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Skip Herbal Liver Remedies: Common liver remedies like milk thistle, turmeric, and astragalus don’t have much research behind them. Colloidal silver, sometimes used (with little scientific support) for hepatitis C, can cause irreversible side effects like turning your skin blue. Tell your doctor about all pills, herbs, and supplements you take. First, to check on the safety of each item, but also because of how they might interact with each other. Drink Only in Moderation: When you drink, your liver stops doing other things so it can break down the alcohol and remove it from your blood. If you overdo it — more than a drink a day for women, two a day for men — it’s really hard on the organ and could hurt it. Over time, this often leads to “fatty liver,” an early sign of disease. It also might cause bad bacteria to grow in your gut that can travel to your liver and cause damage. Eat the Rainbow: -That means fruits and vegetables from all the colors of the rainbow, which helps ensure you get all the nutrients and fiber you need. Avoid refined carbs like doughnuts and white bread in favor of whole-grain rice, breads, and cereals. A bit of meat, dairy, and fat can also help. But not too much, and look for “good” (monounsaturated, polyunsaturated) fats from seeds, nuts, fish, and vegetable oils.
if your BMI doesn’t change, exercise is likely to help. Why? Because it improves how your insulin works and burns triglycerides, a type of fat in your blood. Avoid Toxins: -These might be chemicals in cleaning products, spray cans, insecticides, and other household items. They could hurt cells in your liver if you touch, absorb, or breathe in too much of them. You can protect yourself if you wear a mask and goggles and open the windows when you use them. Watch Out for Needle Risks: If you or someone you know has ever injected illegal drugs, you should get tested for hepatitis C, which can spread through blood. The same is true if you’ve had an accidental needle stick. A blood test can let you know if you’ve ever had the hepatitis C virus. Get Vaccinated: -You can get it for hepatitis A and hepatitis B, but not for hepatitis C. A lot of kids have been vaccinated, but many adults haven’t. Talk to your doctor about whether you need it. ‘It might be especially important if your immune system is weak or your liver already shows some damage For More Details Contact: Mobile (+66) 869032543, (+91) 9803044056 (India) Email: info@drkamalholistic.com Web: www.drkamalholistic.com
Keep a Healthy Body Weight: -That means working to keep a body mass index (BMI) of between 18 and 25. There are online tools to help you figure out your number. Exercise and a well-balanced diet are the best way to help maintain a good-for-you weight and lower your chances of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Your doctor can help you set a weight goal that will help keep your whole body well over the long term. Wash Your Hands: -It’s a simple, easy way to keep germs away that could infect your liver. Just a little soap and warm water will do. It’s especially important right before you prepare food and right after you change a diaper or go to the bathroom. You can spread hepatitis A in particular when you touch food or water with contaminated hands Exercise Regularly: -It can help keep your BMI at the right level, which could protect against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. But even
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LOMA RUN FOR CHARITY ON THE BEACH 2019 on September 08, 2019 Waiyue UCA Association, Bangkok-Pattaya Center Together with Pattaya Project “Walk-Run Charity on Jomtien Beach, Pattaya 2019” (7th time) “Winning the cup Worawong Lord HRH SOMSAWALI Vorajarajitthidamat” to encourage students, government officials, merchants and the general public. Realizing the importance of being healthy and healthy at Jomtien Beach. Contact: 0-3825-3100 ex.4091 2019 IWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS On 18-27 September, 2019 at Eastern National Sports Training Center Pattaya, Thailand. Contact: 0-3825-3128
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCE On 22-23 September, 2019 “Leading forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of Medical & Health Science.” International Conference on Medical & Health Science is an excellent international platform for sharing knowledge and a result in Medical & Health Science. The aim of the Conference is to provide a platform to the researchers and practitioners from both
academia as well as industry to meet the share cutting-edge development in the field at Imperial Pattaya Hotel. Contact: 061 386 0252. HAND TO HAND FOUNDATION FAMILY FUN DAY On Saturday 7th September 2019 from 12:00. Hand to Hand Foundation are looking for people to come and help them break the Guinness world record for the longest pencil chain, entry is completely free if you bring your own pencils. After the event all pencils will be donated to various schools in the local area. They are also looking for teams to compete in their tug of war competition. All money goes to charity, if you would like to join in the fun or even just donate please contact Margaret Grainger today: 0890936067 at Xbungy – Pattaya Bungy Jump. BATMAN PATTAYA NIGHT RUN On Saturday 21, September 2019 DISTANCE RUNNING: 6 KM BEACH RUN and 3 KM BEACH RUN Start Time 10 PM. Fancy contestants must registration to beach run 6km or 3km by fancy cosplay In concept of DC Superhero and must register to join the fancy category on the competition race day at 8 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. before start time at Terminal 21 Pattaya. Contact: JOG&JOY Tel. 097-095-8434, 084-098-7079
PATTAYA CLASSICAL MUSIC Upcoming events at EELSWAMP September Evgeny Starodubstev and wife, Alexandra Lotova, piano Friday 13th: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, piano four hands Sunday 15th: works by Tchaikovsky, Bach-Vivaldi and Feinberg October Yevheny Hepluk, who debuted at Eelswamp last year, to great acclaim Friday 11th: Rachmaninov Preludes op 32 and Chopin Preludes op. 28 Sunday 13th: Tchaikovsky ‘The Seasons’ and Ballades and Rhapsodies of Brahms November Ekaterina Derzhavina, piano, a big name in Europe, having recorded Goldbergs and complete Haydn Sonatas. Her Goldbergs are amongst the highest reviewed on Amazon. Friday 8th: Goldberg Variations Sunday 10th: Beethoven and Haydn, Master and Pupil. November Michele Benuzzi, harpsichord Friday 29th: worksy by Bach, Handel and Graupner. Full details here: https://eelswamp.blogspot.com/2018/12/eelswampcalendar-2019.html
BARS & CLUBS HOTEL & RESTAURANTS BEEFEATER STEAK HOUSE AND PUB in arcade opposite Mike Mall on Second Road. Tel: 038 720 926.
LINDA’S RESTAURANT. Located opposite Jomtien Complex at 315/ 177-180 Thappraya Road. Telephone: 038 252 726 or www.lindarestaurant.com
CENTARA GRAND MIRAGE BEACH RESORT on Wong Amat Beach, North Pattaya. Acqua Restaurant in main lobby. Open Friday to Sunday from 6 to 11pm. Call for reservations at 038 714 981.
MERCURE PATTAYA HOTEL Grill and Chill by the Pool. Enjoy a leisurely evening with a succulent BBQ buffet freshly prepared by chefs. Friday only 333 baht nett for traditional BBQ Style. Saturdays features fresh BBQ Seafood at 599 baht nett. Kids 50% discount. Promotion of 3 carafes of wine for 500 baht per person. Further information and reservations call 038 425 050, www.mercurepattaya.com
INTERCONTINENTAL PATTAYA RESORT (formerly Sheraton) Location: Pratamnak Hill. Contact: 038 259 888.
PIC KITCHEN Jazz Pit Pub Soi 5 off Second/ Beach Roads. Tel: 038 428 374.
SUGAR HUT RESORT on Thappraya Road presents The Art of Jazz Guitar with Thomas Reimer, one of the best European guitar players. Every day except Tuesday from 6.30pm-10pm. Tel: 084 865 1355. TAVERN BY THE SEA restaurant on Pattaya Beach Road near Amari Pattaya Hotel. Telephone: 038 418 419. THAI GARDEN RESORT Buffet from 6pm-9pm with resident band. 399 baht net per person. Children under 12 years: 199 baht. Free for children under 4 years old. Mon: Pizza & Pasta. Tues: BBQ. Wed: Multi Cuisine Buffet. Thurs: German Buffet & Roast Pig. Fri: Thai Buffet. Sat: International Buffet. Sun: Steaks & Skewer Buffet. Location: 179 North Road, North Pattaya. Tel: 038 370 614.
EVENTS YEAR ROUND BALAJI YOGA Special Yoga training workshop by Ravinder Jangra from India. Friday: 6.45pm-7.45pm and 8pm-9pm and Saturday at 6pm. Located near Cucumber Restaurant off South Pattaya Road. Contact (English): 089 748 6204. CHESS CLUB with Grand Master - at Brau House, Second Road, near Soi 7. Play every Tuesday at 7pm. Free entry. Lessons available. Call Gerhard: 081 159 5341 or email caissas_erbe@yahoo.de DEUTSCHSPRACHIGER EXPATS CLUB meets on first Saturday of every month at 10am in the Chaimongkol Royal Temple, South Pattaya Road. www.pattayaexpatsclub.ch DUTCH SOCIETY IN PATTAYA (Nederlandse Vereniging Thailand Pattaya); Chairman/President Tina Banning-Eissing, Secretary Peter Bruinewoud. Social club for all Dutch-speaking people in and around Pattaya. Weekly and monthly activities. See website www.nvtpattaya.org for latest information. FOOTBALL Six-a-Side on artificial grass pitch, every Wednesday at 6.30pm at Planet Football, Siam Country Club Road. Phone: 038 248 212. Open Daily 8am to midnight. NORTH STAR LIBRARY Thai Language Classes: Conversation & basic vocabulary at 10.15am-noon & 1pm to 2.30pm, Monday to
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Friday. Cost: Library members: 100 baht per session. Non-members: 200 baht per session. Private Class: 200 baht. Sukhumvit Road near Redemptorist Center. Call: 038 716 755 or 081 575 4854. northstarlibrary@hotmail.com.
ROTARY CLUB OF EASTERN SEABOARD. President Rodney Charman, Secretary Jan Abbink. English speaking Rotary Club. Meeting every Thursday from 5.30pm. at Siam Bayshore Resort, Pratumnak Road (also pedestrian entrance on Pattaya Beach Road, near Bali Hai pier). Meeting starts 6.00pm. Specialized in PATTAYA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Info: HS0ZIN (Paul) 087 043 humanitarian projects all over Thailand and neighbouring countries. 1408 or pauldaviesradio@hotmail.com. See also website www.rotary-es.org. PATTAYA BACKGAMMON LEAGUE. B.G. House & Restaurant 315/ VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF USA Social group helping US 17-18, Thepprasit Road, (off Thappraya Road). League Tournaments veterans & dependants with free assistance about Administration, on Sundays: 2.00pm. Info: 081 664 9085 or www.blot.asia Social Security & Service related agencies. Post meetings every 2nd Tuesday, 1pm at Hogsbreath Saloon, 148 78/79 Sukhumvit Road on PATTAYA BRIDGE CLUB: upstairs of Altos Restaurant, 144/99 Soi 46-3 (formerly Soi Batman). Informal gathering: Tuesdays & Thappraya Road (near Bali Hai flyover). Monday, Wednesday & Fri- Wednesdays from 11:30am. Info: Eric Larsen (Post Commander). day at 1.00pm. Contact Jeremy Watson 085 818 2172. Tel: 038 423 462. www.bridgewebs.com/jomtien E-mail or call us about any upcoming events: We are here PATTAYA EXPATS CLUB Meet Fridays at Mercure Hotel, Soi 15 off to serve you so please give plenty of notice beforehand Second Road. From 10am for breakfast. 11.30am programme to provide a positive widespread service for your event. starts. Tel: 089 604 3646. Tel: 038 427 585. news@pattayapeople.com or ROYAL BRITISH LEGION THAILAND Tel: 089 807 2335. info@pattayapeople.com. ROTARY CLUB OF PATTAYA Monday meetings 19.00 PM at Town-in-Town Hotel, Central Road, Tel.: 08 9911 1199
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WHY IS THE BAHT SO STRONG? You may have noticed that you’re getting a lot more Dollars, Pounds, Euros and Yen for your Baht nowadays. Here are some reasons why. Like any other markets, forex fluctuates to an extent that it’s easy for people to identify the trends they want to believe in. When it comes to the Baht, though, it’s pretty clear that it has consistently become stronger over the last four years.
and Thailand has high household debt. Political reasons Perceived political stability under the military government is another reason. More recently the gap between the unelected and elected government provided a prime opportunity for speculators to buy the Baht on the reasoning (correct or otherwise) that firm policy towards the Baht would be lacking until a new government
with one of the largest current account surpluses. It just so happened that other factors supported the Thai Baht at that time (as they still do now) and since then the Thai Baht has reigned as a safe-haven. This will continue until Thailand’s economic numbers deteriorate markedly; a political crisis develops; or another country somehow manages to improve on Thailand’s statistics, which will be difficult considering the world appears to be slid-
underachievement. The surplus is also due to Thailand continuing to have sunset industries and ba-
The Bank of Thailand (BoT), however, appears to fluctuate between tracking other currencies,
history without BOT Intervention. However, will the BoT try to weaken the Thai Baht to keep in
sic agricultural exports but the former will eventually deteriorate, as more and more sunset industries such as textiles shift production to cheaper production bases. Higher value goods tend to use less local raw material content thus reducing the surplus.
such as the US Dollar or the Chinese Yuan. It’s difficult to judge if this tactic is successful. It may well be that the BoT has been caught out and allowed the THB to get too strong. On the other hand, it could be that it has made a smart move, in that a strong Baht suggests relative liquidity: partly because of the structurally suppressed demand, the excess capacity and the lack of investment opportunities. It’s not clear as to whether Thailand actually has a Finance Ministry and a monetary policy conducting this, however. If it does, I’m not sure how we could describe its current and expected future stance vis-à-vis other central banks. One pet theory of mine is that Thailand could also be trying to conduct diplomatic financial policy – Vietnam has been an obvious beneficiary from the Sino-US trade tantrum and has found itself in the White House’s sights – it may be that Thai policy makers feel that a strong Baht might help avoid the worst of this kind of scrutiny. At the time of writing, the Thai baht is outperforming the Chinese Yuan and today, Monday 5th August, the Chinese Yuan weakened to more than CNY7 to USD1, amid trade tensions. But guess what? The Thai Baht strengthened slightly to the USD which is probably a reflection of the natural state of the THB at this time in
line with CNY? Probably not.
Foreign direct investment has been on the rise for the last two years and, with the US-China trade war, there is the potential for this to increase as international firms relocate their supply chain from China and Chinese investors both avoid tariffs and rising labour and production costs.
Structural reasons The main structural factors which have been strengthening the Baht for the last 5 years include a high current surplus, limited foreign borrowing by Thai corporations and relatively low public debt to GDP. As a result, the country has also seen a rise in USD reserves posted by Thai banks; largely from exports and tourism revenues. It is possible that demographics are also assisting in a limited capacity; although this is rather confined to the wealthier top few percent rather than the whole country, simply because not all older people are able to save,
is in place. Safe-haven status The herd impact of investors today has meant that trends become reasons in themselves until they’re no longer true. Thailand is grouped as an emerging market (EM) and money designated for EMs is seen as having to stick in them. There should be at least one currency of choice for when a crisis occurs: a safe-haven amongst EM currencies. Last year when we saw the run on the Turkish Lira, Indonesian Rupiah and other countries with deficits, speculators went overweight on Thai Baht as the EM designate
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Added to that, while global growth has slowed, Thailand’s economy has been developing further in recent years, even if only on a headline basis, which is enough to satisfy the speculators – don’t forget much of the money flowing in is from so-called hot money – i.e. currency that moves quickly between financial markets – and not because of serious fundamental believers in Thailand! This is partly because Thailand’s current account balance has been positive for the last six years and partly down to previous economic
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Policy In the years since the GFC, we’ve seen how central banks can influence forex rates. The Bank of England, for example, has shifted its monetary policy from relatively neutral to hawkish and seems to have reversed its sterilization policy too.
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A weakening economic condition (partly due to the strong Baht) or likelihood of political instability will also prompt sellers in Baht. We suspect that the Thai currency has probably reached it’s peak, or at least very close to it.
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ing down the economic tube.
Furthermore, Thailand’s foreign exchange reserves have risen by around 35% since 2016 and the annual number of tourists continues to increase: by 54% between 2014 and 2018. These factors fuel domestic demand, thus boost the Baht. The strong currency has attracted even more hot money, as well as simultaneously consolidating the situation.
Measures To curb hot money, and thus weaken the Baht, the BoT lowered the cap, in late July, on the outstanding balance of a nonresident account from THB 300m per person to THB200m. A couple of weeks earlier, it announced it was tapering THB60 billion out of its July issuance of 3, 6 and 12month bonds (the instruments speculators use to play the Thai Baht) and the government is believed to be considering a capital gains tax. History shows that a capital gains tax on Thai sovereign debt will begin to weaken the Thai Baht.
31.05 30.98 30.96 34.68625 38.2925 29.5 22.6025 4.05375 0.0275 31.87 21.54625 7.4875 2.7 3.245 23.53 4.66125
Bank Note Buying Rates Selling Rates
NORWEGIAN KRONE NEWZEALAND DOLLAR INDIAN RUPEE CHINESE YUAN PHILIPPINE PESO TAIWAN DOLLAR BAHRAINI DINAR SAUDI ARABIAN RIYAL INDONESIAN RUPIAH UAE DIRHAM OMANI RIAL BRUNEI DOLLAR RUSSIAN RUBLE VIETNAMESE DONG
GOLD
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3.50 20.66 4.53 0.75 1.05 88.38 9.2 0.00 9.29 86.63 22.65 0.67 0.00
Buy: 21,406 Baht. Sell: 22,400 Baht
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MEETING EVERY FRIDAY AT 11.30 AM AT MERCURE HOTEL, OFF PATTAYA 2ND ROAD THE HONORARY BOARD ADVISORS Pattaya Expats Club are honoured and happy to have the support and advice from a number of Thai dignitaries. In the following find a list of the people who constitute the Honorary Board Advisors to Pattaya Expats Club. Lt.General Suchinda Suthiphongs Lt.General Chatchai Tammaraksah, Khun Ittipol Khunplome, Mayor of Pattaya City Khun Niran Wattanasartsatorn, Former Mayor of Pattaya City Khun Chanyut Hengtrakool, Former Member of P a r l i a ment Pol. Co. Nanthawut Suwanlaong Superintedent. Pattaya City Police Station Pol. Col. Somnuk Changate, Banglamung Superintendent Khun Sansak Ngampiches, Senior politician in Pattaya Khun Revat Pholookin, Senior politician in Pattaya Dr. Sanya Viravaidya CEO Pattaya International Hospital Khun Sanga Kitsamrej Owner of the SK Group of companies and President of UPE Khun Surat Mekavarakul, Owner of Mike Business Group Khun Paisan Bundityanon, Owner of Rabbit Resort Pattaya Khun Somchai Manothavorn Advisor to the Mayor of Pattaya Khun Sopin Theppajug Owner of Diana Group of companies Dr. Prasan Stianrapapongs, Specialist in Preventative Medicine at Bangkok Pattaya Hospital Pol.Col. Suuwan Chiewnawintawat
Pol.Lt. Col. Aroon Promphan Pol.Col. Chanapat Nawaruk Khun Suttikorn Jearpaitoon, Owner of Alangkarn Pattaya Khun Sucreep Krajai President of Esarn Association Pattaya Lt. Gen. Padoongsaak Padoong noradaid Pol. Lt. Col. Songprode Sirisukha Khun Ronnakit Aegasing Khun Wutisak Rermkitkarn Khun Verawat Khakhai Khun Wattana Chantanawaranon Khun Poonpol Kamuttira Club Founders : Pete Mills and Preben Hansen BOARD OF TRUSTEES: In order of Election: Niels Colov, President, CEO Richard Ravensdale, past Vice Pesident, Meeting Manager, Programme Manager Colin de Jong, Charity Chair William Hurndell Brian Maxey Jahir Khan, Dan Schwartz, Webmaster John Coughtrie Chamnong Anusat-utai. Treasurer Daniel Sztanke, President, French PEC Preben Hansen Christian Foerster, cashier Bob Donald. Peter Anders, Membership Coordinator Pattaya Expats Club Co. Ltd. Directors: William Hurndell, Michael Withers, Herman van Gucht and Frans Moret. Members of the Volunteer “Production Team”: Capt Dechasa Tonsung-nern, Pirunya Anuntakool, Peter Hyland Eddie Farrington
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Association of Thailand Expats Clubs Pattaya Expats Club: 081 001 6372. www.pattayaexpatsclub.info Chiang Mai Expats Club: 0-8532-10273 www.chiangmaiexpatsclub.com German Language PEC: www.pattayaexpatsclub.ch French Language PEC: 090 124 5611 Finnish Language PEC: rkiho@yahoo.de Scandinavian Expats Club of Pattaya: 081 523 6080.
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Established 2001 Website: www.pattayaexpatsclub.info Email: contact@ pattayaexpatsclub.info Pattaya Expats Club Co. Ltd. Tel. 089 604 3646 E-Newsletter FREE to all submit your first name & email address on the home page of PECs website and it will be emailed to you each week. Or to view it on-line, go to Current Newsletter page. September 6, 2019 Roger Fox Judgment…non-Biblical evidence The last book of the Bible, Revelation talks clearly about a universal judgment. However, most people don’t give it much thought since the Bible has fallen out of mainstream thought, many in the world hold other beliefs and about half have no religious convictions at all. But without the Bible would a member of the human race encounter evidences on Earth that argue for if not the necessity of a final judgment but at least the need for it. Our guest speaker, a familiar face, Roger Fox will provide a three pronged non biblical argument for all to consider. It could be enlightening but certainly entertaining. Roger has often spoke on travel subjects, military and flying, and sometimes religious topics. He is an excellent and entertaining speaker, not to be missed. September 13, 2019 Stuart Sanders Flossfirst “Stuart has been inventing since the early 60s; his first was a stereo crystal set. With his Dad in the early ‘70s, he designed a one differential permanent 4WD system for the British Leyland FWD vehicles. He has many inventions under his belt, ranging from health, production, transport, a one moving part PEC Members Lucky Draw
Free entry tickets for the next week’s meeting.
PEC Meeting Programme – Fridays, 06th-27th September 2019 suspension for the rear of the mini, other differentials including a no friction limited slip differential, 4WDs, and now an EV driveline with only one moving part! Unfortunately, very few have been published. Stuart will talk about inventing, why so many inventions remain unpublished; and the Big Question; ‘can we invent survival for civilisation?” This one will be an excellent and interesting talk. Inventing is a fascinating subject, come along and listen and learn. September 20, 2019 Martin Saegesser Saving the World’s Resources This one promises to be a quite interesting talk on how we can
save the World’s Resources. Our planet seems to be bursting at the seams in various places, population is now over 7.7B people with no signs of stopping. In various countries and cities water is scarce, food is scarce, fuel is scarce. Some of our resources are finite and not replaceable. Come on 20 September and listen to Martin share his ideas on how to Save the World’s Resources. September 27, 2019 Daniel Schwartz Member of the Board of Trustees, Programme Manager, Webmaster, Investor, Trainer, Professional Speaker, Club Sponsor and CoOwner of BIZpaye (Thailand) Co.,
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Ltd., CEO of 3T Network PTE LTD out of Singapore speaking on: What’s a Trade Exchange and How Are They Used (Issuing their own digital currencies for over 50 years and now integrating Cryptocurrency) Dan has spoken several times a year for the club going back to 2007 when he first was introduced to the club, joined as a production team member and then became Programme Manager and Board of Trustees Member. He always has an informative and entertaining presentation. This month he will be speaking on Trade Exchanges or sometimes referred to as Barter. How does it work? Why does it work? How is it still relevant in the age of Cryptocurrency? How does it interact with the CryptoCurrency World? How can I as a member of
know (pecrichard@yahoo.co.uk) and he will attach a copy of the venue facilities list for you to use as a tick list to review the hotel for us. PEC Finance Reports now available on-line: http:// pattayaexpatsclub.info/wp/ club-finances/ Outreach Events will no longer accept cash
the club benefit (besides winning the 250 CRYPTO lucky draw every week)? All of these questions and more will be covered in his talk! Dan can be reached at: d a n @ b i z p a y e . c o m dan.schwartz@3tnetworks.com dan@pattayaexpatsclub.info for club related questions or call him on +66 92 476 1032
the microphone and introduce yourself to the group and ask any questions you may have.
NEWS.. PATTAYA INSURANCE CENTER is offering a NEW (Pacific Cross) Health Insurance – higher cost, higher cover,initial application up to 80 years of age (renewal through to 90 yrs). http://pattaya expatsclub.info/wp/ insurance/ NEWS.. If any member would like to suggest a new club venue, on a public transport route – 2nd Road or Beach Road, please send an email request for our MS Word document PEC VENUE FACILITIES – NEEDS LIST to check the facilities we need to operate the club meetings. If you think a Hotel you know may match up to our needs – let Meeting Manager Richard
Open Mic Forum – It’s a lively mutual exchange of information, with a little humour and advice from Asia hands and expats in the meeting room. This is PEC Members programme segment, for all those practical questions on life in Thailand in general, and in FunTown in particular. Also during this session if you are new in town or to the meeting, feel free to grab
CLUB TV REPORTS. Our PEC weekly meeting content has a generous segment on Pattaya People Television, shown on TMN Cable TV. Some past Reports are available on YouTube . . . https:// www.youtube.com/user/ PattayaPeopleMedia/videos And on Pattaya People website . . http://pattayapeople.com/category/expats-club/ Please suggest Main Feature Speakers for our weekly Meetings and contact Daniel Schwartz, dan@pattayaexpatsclub.info, Guest Speaker Bookings. Give your suggested ‘lead’, with contact info but please do not fix dates in advance. Phyathai Sriracha Hospital – Special monthly health check up promotions available’ http://www.phyathai
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sriracha.com/en Important change to rules for Land-Border-Entry to Thailand: http://pattayaexpatsclub.info/wp/ visa-inf/ During Our Meetings In the main lobby is 'Expat Expo', tables with information and staff. PATTAYA INSURANCE CENTER (KHUN NENG) 390/24 M.10, Chan Thong Place, Pattaya 3rd Road, Banglamung, Chonburi 20150. (Just South of Soi 17 Traffic Lights, Opposite Diamond Badminton) 084 003 6030 (Neng), 094 895 5465 (Taa) Medical, accident, car, motorcycle, house, condo, boat, shop, office and travel cover. Special discount group medical for PEC members. New E-mail: info@pattayainsurance.com Mob: 084-003-6030 Tel/Fax: 033-048-336 www.pattaya-insurance.com PATTAYA SERVICE CENTRE Travel – Jahir on 086 394 0863, jahirkhan@hotmail.com For Tours & Travel – air tickets, package tours. Property sales & rentals. Business services, company formations, contracts, work permits, visa, accounting. Legal civil / criminal litigation and Notary services. PATTAYA INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL – Soi 4 on 2nd Road, 038 428 374 Regular FREE testing of blood group and pressure, and on the first Friday of each month bloodsugar level tests. (A blood sugar test requires fasting for 8 hours prior to the test). SUTHIPONG LAW CENTER CO., LTD. 62/195 M.10 Soi Thepprasit 8, Thepprasit Road, Nongprue,
Banglamung, Chonburi 20260 Tel./Fax: 038-413-616 Mobile: 0-8191-48193 E-mail: suthiponglaw@yahoo.co.th www.suthiponglaw.com KEY VISA Co Ltd, Darren Mcgarry, 08 1004 5397, www.keyvisathailand.com Free advice on expats’ Immigration queries. A service, handling Income letters and UK Passport renewal – approved by the UK Embassy. Now at a more centralized location, directly opposite the car park entrance of BIG C in South Pattaya. Skype account at: KEYVISACO. AA INSURANCE – The PEC’s own ‘low cost group health policy’, available alongside many other types of Insurance. If it can be insured we will insure it. Home, condo, car, motorbike, health and life here in Thailand is all in a days work for us. 038-415795, or peter@aainsure.net or www.aainsure.net/
insurance_pattaya.html FORMUCHMOREINFORMATION ON OUR SPONSORS, GO TO MEMBERS BENEFITS PAGE: http://pattayaexpatsclub.info/useful-links/member-discounts/ Club Information PEC has 7 different ‘Help Contacts’, from our volunteers… For General Inquiries email <contact@pattaya expatsclub.info>. Call: Bob on 098 579 9886. Or Jahir on 086 394 0863. Or Brian on 089 604 3646. And… For Legal assistance call Lawyer Khun Suthipong Trakulsak, 08 1914 8193,
table plan is a friendly format of tables for four - so please allow the 'gaps' to be filled by new arrivals at your table. We are a friendly Expats helping Expats advice forum. British Embassy Emergency assistance, telephone the British Embassy (Consular Section) in Bangkok on 02 305 8333. Visits to
the Embassy are ‘BY APPOINTMENT ONLY‘ now. website (https:/ /www.gov.uk/government/world/ organisations/british-embassybangkok). If you are in the UK please call the Foreign and Commonwealth Office London on 020 7008 1500 for assistance. There is a local Honorary Consul in the Pattaya Area. US Embassy has a local Pattaya representatives for help. Warden Bobby Brooks (email: bobby@bobbybrooks.com) call
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(www.suthiponglaw.com) (Emergency cover 24/7) For Legal assistance call EXPAT LAW CO. Ltd, 09 1239 3495, email: (mikefromcanada100@ gmail.com) (Emergency cover 24/7) All Club Information is in detail on our Full Feature Newsletter… http://pattayaexpatsclub.info/ newsletter/ We meet at the Hotel Mercure, Entry Tickets are sold from 9:50AM - 11.30AM. If you arrive for Breakfast, members entry fee is 210B, cost for non-members is 230B, if you come after breakfast ends at 1120am, the cost is only 100B for members, 120 B for the public, including Coffee, Tea, Water and the excellent meeting facilities at the hotel. Speakers from 11:30 am. The
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Membership Membership is just 750 Baht for the first 2 years, yearly renewal is 400 Baht, and only by personal application at any meeting of the Club. This membership fee provides a Photo-ID Card, and offers many member services, a free copy of the Pattaya People News Magazine at the meetings by showing your entry ticket and member card, entry to our weekly lucky draw, discounts from some area businesses. Bring two very small photos and your card will be prepared and laminated right away by our club staff. Our membership table is open from 10.30am until 11.30am. Have you lost your PEC Member Card? We can trace records in our database and via paper application forms, to reissue a card, for a trace service fee of 100 Baht.
Pattaya Expats Club has 4 Help Lines. Call 089 604 3646, 098 579 9886, 086 394 0863 for general enquiries. Legal emergencies either call Khun Michael A. Lieberman 091 239 3495 or Khun Suthipong Trakulsak, 081 914 8193. (Both 24 hour call out service to Police Stn).
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New membership cards are laminated at the meeting. Bring 2 very small photos to become a new Member. Life Membership is 750 Baht Health Insurance: The club offers members a fantastic discounted group medical policy from Pacific Cross Insurance Company that’s 30 % less than similar group policies. Contact Khun Neng at Pattaya Insurance Center for more details. info@pattaya-insurance.com
The Pattaya Expats Club has a great website with lots of information. www.pattayaexpatsclub.info. Register for our FREE weekly E Newsletter online on the home page by submitting your first name and email address. Buffet: From 10:00am, 210B members, 230B public From 11.20am coffee and water, 100B members, 120B public.
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CONDOS /APARTMENTS FOR SALE (585-01) Great luxury 1 bedroom condo in 5 star resort for sale 50 meter from Jomtien Beach Soi 9. Complex has a nice pool and gym, and a nice bedroom and luxury kitchen and bahtroom and large teracce.Owner reduced price from 3.8 to 3.3 in Thai name. Rent 20.000 baht p.m. or 1200 baht per day. Tel; 0812907310 (577-01) AT CENTER CONDOTEL PATTAYA, very close to Walking Street, spacious condos available for rent, 37sqm 3rd floor only
THB 12,000 per month, 51sqm 11th floor only THB 14,000 per month, Call Maai: 038 410 648 / 084 783 9668 (573-01) JOMTIEN SHINING STAR 3 bedroom Condo close to the beach. 130 meter with large living, 2 bahtrooms next to the pool. Short or Longterm.www.villas pattaya.info or call 0812907310 CONDOS FOR SALE (607-01) BEACH FRONT CONDO at Bangsaray Condominium, 150 sqm. 2bedrooms 2bathrooms, Attach 300meter beach condo. only137unit in 20Rai excellent
decoration in exclusive residence, Most greensurrounding landscape romantic and privacy condo in Pattaya. fully furnished TV LCD50' Hot Sale 8.9mil. 59,000 bth/sqm. 081-3358102 owner, ask pictures pitipity@hotmail.com Line: piti.t (601-1) PATTAYA BEACH CONDO Soi 13, Floor 10, Unit 111, 34 sqr., Bonus Open Space, View Ocean and City, Value 1.67 Million baht, Phone : 040 3929 138, Australia: +66 8960 40969. (594-01) For Sale- Markland Condo Beach Rd. with sea view ß2.8 million, Contact Pawee Phone: 093-8592309
(590-01) PATTAYA BEACH CONDO Soi 13 Unit 482-111 Long Time Owner Wishes to Sell and Return to Australia-Has Open SpaceCity and Ocean Views-Call Me and Come for Look Price 1.56 to 1.59 M. baht fully Furnished. Tel: 062-6503-679 CONDOS FOR SALE / RENT (611-01) 2 BEDROOM 2 BATHROOM CONDO FOR SALE OR RENT Hyde Park Residence 1 floor 6 corner unit facing the sea, Located off Thappraya Road near Walking Street, on Baht bus route European kitchen, large balconies Roof-top swimming pool, 3 large
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BUNKER BOYS Monday, August 5th Bangpra 1st Daryl Vernon (25) 38 points 2nd Tony Robbins (21) 37 points 3rd Robby Watts (8) 34 points Near pins Sam Gersholm, Jimmy Carr & Michael Brett After several months away The Bunker Boys made a return visit to Bangpra where we found the it surprisingly busy for low season. The course was in nice condition, in particular, the greens were at their speedy best. Caddies who didn’t have a customer were out on the course weeding and cleaning up leaves so maintenance is being carried out very well. The weather was hot and overcast with a good breeze blowing. A round of two halves for our winner today, Daryl Vernon has a massive twenty-five on the front nine which included a wipe, the back nine was a more modest thirteen so the question remains, which is the real Daryl?. Second place went to Tony Robbins who is now consistently returning good scores, Tony knocked in putts from everywhere except the last where he missed a tiddler which would have won him the game with the better back nine. Robby Watts came third after a mixed day with the putter, some excellent, some not so. Last week Robby was going to throw his putter away so maybe it’s not the putter after all. Back at Woody’s the real Daryl stood up and rang the bell, the first
time we have heard, it, previously there had been many silent rings so we wondered if indeed there was a striker in the bell. Near pins to Sam Gersholm, Jimmy Carr and Michael Brett. It seems we have a few scientists in our ranks, last week Keith Hemmings managed to bounce his ball from one lilypad to another across the water at Treasure Hill and onto the fairway, today Jimmy Carr managed a similar feat on the seventeenth minus waterlilies, Barnes Wallis would have been impressed. Wednesday, August 7th Pattavia 1st Les Cobban (7) 71 Net 2nd Tony Robbins (21) 71 Net 3rd Robby Watts (8) 73 Net Near pins Stuart Brown, Jimmy Carr, Tony Robbins,& Michael Brett Our first medal round of the month was played at the Pattavia course where heavy overnight rain freshened up the course nicely. Underfoot was damp enough to prevent much run on the fairways but not enough to require pick, clean, and place. Also, balls pitched and stopped quickly on the greens with big divets common, nevertheless they were still a bit slick when putting. Just about all of the caddies were male and were excellent, many of them low handicap golfers themselves. Today’s scoring was overall of a high standard, nothing like medal format to sharpen the focus. Les Cobban and Tony Robbins both finished on net seventy-one with Les
having a superior back nine to take first place. Robby Watts also had an excellent round and put himself in several birdie positions only to have a mediocre day with the putter again, this putter is causing Robby grief as some of his puts were top shelf and others forgettable, perhaps it’s not the putter after all but the person using it. Near pins went to Jimmy Carr, Stuart Brown, Tony Robbins and Michael Brett, Robby won all his sixes. Friday, August 9th Pattaya Country Club. 1st Tony Robbins (21) 35 points 2nd Michael Brett (15) 33 points 3rd Robby Watts (8) 32 points Near pins Robby Watts, Jimmy Carr, Stuart Brown, & Michael Brett. It seems we are in a windy weather pattern lately, every time we play the wind is up, sometimes quite strong as well as it was again today. To add even more difficulty today the blue tees were back at the black in many cases making the course extremely long. Under the circumstances, scoring was as good as could reasonably be expected. A pleasant surprise today with the arrival of Raleigh Gosney for a fiveweek stint, we also had a rare visit by Kevin LeBar and the return of Geoff Parker after a month in Cambodia. Possibly a record quick round today completed in about three hours and fifteen minutes. Following four consecutive rounds of thirty-seven points and not winning any of them today Tony Robbins had his first win of the year with thirty-five points. Second place went to Michael Brett with thirty-three points, in a position to challenge for a win until a
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wipe on the seventeenth, in fact, five players went in the water on this hole also not scoring. Nobody had ever seen the tee so far back on this hole before. Third place went to Robby Watts foe the third time this week with thirty-two points. Near pins went to Jimmy Carr, as usual, Robby Watts, Stuart Brown, and Michael Brett, Jimmy’s on the sixteenth was a whisker from an ace. Monday, August 12th Pattana Sport and Country Club B & A. 1st Geoffrey Parker (17) 36 points 2nd Raleigh Gosney (21) 35 points 3rd Wan Miller (20) 35 points Near pins Jimmy Carr &Evan Miller X 2. The Pattana course management generously agreed to keep our normal pricing despite it being a National Holiday in celebration of the Queens birthday. As might be expected for a holiday the course was busy, still, we played at a decent pace with no holdups. A grey overcast blustery cool day for the first game of the week at Pattana where we were allocated the B & A nines. Rain threatened for most of the day but the strong wind kept it away till the par six when we got hit with a squally shower with very strong wind, luckily it passed quickly and we completed the round without any further rain problems. On that par six, the wind was directly in our faces so no getting on the green in three and a par was a good result. A months break from golf must have benefited Geoff Parker as he came back to form today taking first place with thirty-six albeit off a generous handicap of seventeen. Raleigh Gosney who only played two games of golf
since his last visit also found good form with a score of thirty-five to edge out Wan Miller on countback. Near pins went to Wan’s lesser half Evan who took two with Jimmy Carr getting his usual one. Hard luck story of the day went to Tony Robbins who had at least five puts sit on the edge of the hole with none dropping in, sometimes it’s just not your day. Wednesday, August 14th Greenvalley 1st Michael Brett (15) 41 points 2nd Jimmy Carr (14) 38 points 3rd Daryl Vernon (25) 37 points Near pins Stuart Brown, Les Cobban, & Robby Watts X 2. In preparation for next weeks Singha Championship the Greenvalley course was competition ready and in beautiful condition, with the exception of a couple of bare areas on one or two fairways, a legacy of a recent dry spell. A nice mild day but once again strong wind blowing, instead of a wet monsoon season we seem to be getting a windy season. Overall conditions for golf were excellent and this was reflected in the scores returned, seven golfers had scores of thirty-six or better. Both Les Cobban and Peter Allen had twenty-one points on the front nine only to fade out on the back, Les had a mixed round with three birdies and two wipes. Four players were locked on thirty-seven points with Daryl Vernon emerging with the best back nine to take third place. A return to form saw Jimmy Carr take second with thirty-eight points and the winner with forty-one points was Michael Brett. Near pins went to Les Cobban and Stuart Brown with Robby Watts taking two. Today
was the first time since we had Greenvalley on our low season roster that local member Stuart Brown didn’t appear in the winner’s circle. Friday, August 16th Greenwood B & C 1st Daryl Vernon (25) 38 points 2nd Jimmy Carr (14) 34 points 3rd Robby Watts (7) 34 points Near Pins Daryl Vernon. Some of the most pleasant conditions for golf anyone could wish for were enjoyed by all today, mild temperatures with a slight breeze blowing. Rain threatened on the back nine but luckily stayed away. The course was as usual in great condition but if rain doesn’t come soon it will deteriorate in the coming high season, the water catchment areas are very low. Since his return from a two-month break in the UK, Daryl Vernon is on fire with booming drives and solid putting, he scored thirty-eight points to take first place and put him in contention for the golfer of the month, a cut in handicap may be just around the corner. Jimmy Carr continues to perform solidly and took second place with thirtyfour points beating Robby Watts into third place on countback. Remarkably in a rare occurrence, only one near pin was won, again Daryl was Johnny on the spot to take it on the second par three. Next week the bunker Boys are on the road with their annual trip to Hua Hin where the rain has been tumbling down lately, we hope it’s done by the time we get there. We are pleased to report that one of our regular visitors from the U.K. Keith Smithson put together a remarkable round of forty-five points off a handicap of I believe two, a splendid achievement, perhaps the senior’s circuit beckons!.
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LINKS GOLF SOCIETY Johnno Rises From The Ashes On Wednesday 21st August, 2019 at Royal Lakeside, John Anderson’s golf game was, to borrow a phrase from a former Australian Prime Minister, “ dead, buried and cremated”. A regular caddie suggested he take a couple of months off to re-group. It hasn’t been that long yet, but what was needed was a confidence booster, and what better place than Royal Lakeside Golf Course with it’s lush fairways, where the ball sits up begging to be hit, greens that are first class and run exactly as they should, and weather that provided some breeze to make conditions quite comfortable. It was just what the doctor ordered, a small step but an impressive one of 44 stableford points, his best ever points score. Confidence somewhat restored, a win and a long awaited next Green Jacket. But enough about me, there were another twenty golfers out there and some very good scores were
turned in, as we would expect at this course. Bill Copeland has been showing good form recently and made a credible 38 points to take a clear second spot. Then, on 37 points, a countback was needed, once again, to decide third and fourth places. John Pierrel, who is always near the leaders somewhere, got the decision by a whisker over Chris Barker. Excellent scores from both.. Then followed three players with 36 points, very handy on another day and another course, but, unfortunately, missing out here. Near Pins: Paul Smith (3) + (15) Takeshi Hakozaki (6), Dave Hewson (12), Winners at Royal Lakeside 1st Place – John Anderson (31) – 44 pts 2nd Place - Bill Copeland (13) – 38 pts 3rd Place - John Pierrel (12) – 37 pts c/back 4th Place - Chris Barker (12) – 37 pts Best Front Nine ( non winners) –
Nils-Peter Kristensen – 19 pts c/ back Best Back Nine ( non winners) George Mueller – 20 pts It’s a bit rough when 11 points on a nine wins the “silly hat” for lowest nine hole score, and there were two contenders. After a countback it was Greg Smith going from Green Jacket two days ago to a Green Hat today. Tony Manners watched as the scores came in so was already prepared to receive the “wig” as the lowest overall score. Not a big group today, but everyone had an enjoyable day out, and why wouldn’t you at this very fine Royal Lakeside Golf Course.? Pattaya Links Golf Society is a PSC affiliated, friendly group and welcomes golfers of all levels. We play Monday ,Wednesday and Friday.” Links” Bar is towards the Southern end of Soi Buakhow. Check the Big board out front for upcoming games schedule. Sign up at Links Bar or online to join us for a fun day of competition golf.
BILLABONG WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21ST EASTERN STAR STABLEFORD Due to Green Valley being occupied by the Singha Championship this week, the Billabong regulars played at Easter Star which I have not done for a long time and I was surprised at the changes that have been made to the changing rooms. New lockers and new showers are superb with room to
move around and to be able to change in comfort. The course was in excellent condition with greens that were, unusually, fast but Eastern Star is not an easy course and with a boisterous wind accompanying our every move, why is the wind always in your faces and not at your back, there was danger lurking along every fairway. As a result the scores were not overly impressive for 3rd place was occupied by Lloyd
Shuttleworth (5) on 34 points mainly due to four 1 pointers on the front nine. Eddie Bielby (18) had 22 points on the way out but, for some reason, the brakes went on and blobs on the 10th and 18th holes kept his score to 37 points and 2nd place. George Way (23) had only 2 points from the 8th hole to the 11th but from the 12th the wind caught his sails and he finished with 22 points on the way home and a total of 38 points.
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SIAM COUNTRY RESORT Patrick Devereux to an outrageous score at The Emerald On Tuesday 6th August we went to Pattavia. For one of our drivers turned the short cut out to a long way. Anyway we arrived all and had a nice day. The weather was good, however the rain in the morning scared some players. The course was in very good condition. It was an enjoyable day. It was again Dave Smith, who showed a consistent game. Nobody good follow him and he won with 40 stable ford points. The nears to the pin were Dave Smith and Paddy Devereux. Thursday 8th August we went to The Emerald. It was a cloudy day
and we felt some raindrops, but the weather was good. We had also a nice breeze. The course was in good condition. It promised again a day with good scores. It was the day of Patrick Devereux. He played a strong game and was super concentrated. The result was that he won with 48 stable ford points. The second best score in the history of our society. On distance became Dave Smith second with 34 stable ford points, beating Neil Harvey on the count back. The near pins were for Robin, Patrick and Stephen. Siam Country Resort Accommodation – Restaurant – Bar Siam Country Road, Soi Polo 1,
39 Moo 9 Pong, Banglamung. The location is just off Siam Country Club Rd, after going under the arch past the 7/11, turn right after 50 meters, with the venue on the left another 200 meters along. T 098 840 7594 E scrsiam@gmail.com W www.siamcountryresort.com Golf from here is generally played on Tuesday & Thursday, with the Resort hosting prompt presentations on both days. As a PSC affiliated venue we welcome all golfers. Call 089 253 5440 (Willem Lasonder) for scheduling or enquiries.
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GROWLING SWAN Played out of “Bogey’s Bar & Grill.” “SPAGONI’S DAY” “4 Ball Better Ball”. PLUTALUANG G.C. 15th of AUGUST, 2019. “THE BIG MAN WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD OF THE TURN OUT IN HIS HONOR!” To start this report I would like to thank the people that took time to Travel from Aust. To be here for this game; Paula & David Kinnane (Tony’s
Daughter), Tony Campbell, Aaron Shorten, Wayne Johnston, Mike MacGregor, Jennifer & Mick Seaton, Jason Grainger, Mike Maceknie and Monty Richardson who did not travel that far but joined us on the day! Well there is a lot that I can say but I guess the thing that pleases me the most was the turn out today to celebrate the Life of Tony Olcorn! This is an annual event and looking at the numbers it will continue on, support for this day has been excellent from both Australia and of course Thailand. We had 28 golfers sign up for today’s competition! How nice it is, on waking this morning there was not a cloud in the sky, given the recent rains we have been experiencing it was a relief that today’s event will not be rain
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interrupted. The course was priced well as it always is, the course was in good condition fairways were clean and mowed, bunkers were not in too bad a shape and the greens were a little on the slow side. So the only thing that can go against us is ability. This course like most courses in the region is suffering from the lack of rain. It was a surprise to us all that “The Lighthouse Hole”, well you could actually walk from the tee box to the green, unbelievable! As today’s event was a 4 Ball better Ball, we were able to field seven groups of 4 26 men and 2 women which was good to see. We went from the front tees (women from the red tees) All rules were explained and we were all set for a good day. The Groups were as Follows;
Group 1 Peter McDonald Capt, Wan Mukmal, Ron Gillett and Tony Campbell. Group 2 Paul hack Capt, Denis Steele,Kevin Smith and Wayne Johnston. Group 3 Jayson Schembri Capt, Stu Rifkin, Aaron Shorten and Andrew Allen. Group 4 Steve Younger Capt, Rocky Lawson, Bernie McCart, and Monty Richardson. Group 5 Nat Rukkid Capt, David Kinnane, Jason Grainger and Dick Braimbridge. Group 6 Martin Kempton Capt, Brad Todd, Shane Young and Peter Grey. Group 7 Mark Stapleton Capt, Greg Proctor, Rob Cross and Paul Jackson. Well the handicappers got it right, as you will see by the scores there was not a great deal in it.
Today’s Placings from Plutaluang. 1st Group 3. (60.25) Net. 2nd Group 2. (60.32) Net. 3rd Group 6. (60.69) Net. 4th Group 7. (61.26) Net. 5th Group 5. (61.31) Net. 6th Group 1. (61.42) Net. 7th Group 4. (65.40) Net. NEAR THE PIN. 3. Group 2. 6. Group 4. 12. Group 7. 17. Group 7. LONG FIRST PUTT. 9. Group 6. 18 Group 1. In the photo we have “The Winning Group” along with Tony’s daughter! From L to R Jayson Schembri © Paula Kinnane, Andrew Allen, Aaron Shorten and Stu (Casa) Rifkin) Back at Bogey’s Bar & Grill we all got ready for the presentation, where Mick MacGregor along with Paula Kinnane presented the winners with their prizes. Again Mick thanks for all the prizes that you and Jason organized! We then settled into a fantastic meal of Beef Stew prepared by Mott and of course put on by Monty and those at Bogey’s bar. Unfortunately all those that were welcomed were leaving us except for Aaron Shorten and of course Monty Richardson. To all those traveling we wish you all safe travels and hope that its not too long till you visit us again! Safe travels! D-For was set free by Alex and the punters and players at Bogeys Bar and Grill were generous as always with their contributions towards the needy in Pattaya. All are thanked for this. All in all it was a great day and I am sure be you a winner or a loser the day was A Winner! I thank you all. For serious golfing with a dash of fun, the Growling Swan welcomes golfers of all persuasions, be it young or old, male or female. We generally play on Mondays and Thursdays at any one of the fine courses around Pattaya. Please contact Peter Grey for bookings or any information on 086 1503 086. “Bogey’s HOLE IN ONE BONUS GOES TO B6500 THIS MONTH! GOT TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT!’
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PSC MEMBER’S TOURNAMENT RESULTS AT LAEM CHABANG MONDAY 15TH JULY 168th PSC MEMBERS TOURNAMENT The renowned Laem Chabang, designed by Jack Nicklaus was the course selected by Jack, the PSC Golf Chairman, for this month’s competition which was a two person better ball played on the A and B nines. The first tee time was 8.36, with 99 golfers scheduled to play from many of the PSC golfing member groups. Tim and Nigel manned the registration desk from about 7.30am and congratulations to all of you, as everyone who had signed up, turned up. How much easier does that make running a tournament when there are no no-shows. Complementing the day was beautiful weather and all was set for a great day’s golf. We were a little late teeing off on A, not helped by a group immediately in front of us ambling along as we stood watching one of them hit the ball about 10 yards, thinking this could be a dreadfully slow day. However, the marshals were quickly on it either moving them along or shifting them to another hole, as Jack took care of the start with all 25 groups streaming off the tee around 7 minutes late through-
out the whole tournament. By all reports, the course was in excellent condition, reflected by the excellent scores that were returned. The presentation at Links Bar in Soi Bukhaow, started a little later than originally scheduled, at around 6.20pm but no-one seemed to mind as Phil and Maurice kindly provided an excellent Lasagna and chips for all. When all had eaten, drank and reviewed their day, it was time for the winners to be announced. Nigel called order and expressed the appreciation of all for the generosity of Phil and Maurice and the introduced Golf Chair Jack Moseley. Jack likewise thanked all concerned including the PSC Staff who assisted in the preparation of the scorecards. The handicaps are published around three o’clock every Saturday afternoon and
being quite unusual for the PSC to hold a tournament on a Monday left very little time for everything to be completed; so well done girls and Tim for getting the job done. Jack also appreciated the support from the golfers, expressed his enthusiasm for the new PSC committee and commented that the future of the PSC is looking good. Before handing the microphone back to Nigel to announce the winners, he reminded the golfers that they were all winners today, as the PSC contributed 259 Baht to every green fee, thus answer-
Nigel then announced the winners; Vice President, Tim Knight managed the prizes and Treasurer, John Player presented them. 6th John Harrison (17) & David Arataki (23) 46pts (c/b 22) 5 th Kevin Labar (12) & Paul Lanzetta (7) 47pts 4th Maurice Roberts (12) & Derek Phillips (15) 48pts (c/b even to last hole, won on 17th) 3 rd Daniel Grob (11) & Urs Wandeler (11) 48pts 2nd Timo Kyte (17) & Andrew
ing some critics of the PSC as to what do they get for their 500Baht annual membership fee as well as contributing considerable sums of money every year to local
Richards (22) 49pts 1st Phil Davies (13) & Paul Smith (3) 49pts (c/b 25) Near Pins were won by:A2 Bob Newell (0 – 17), David Arataki (18+) A7 Chonnaphat Seekhum (0 – 17), Thomas Baigent (18+) B14 Kevin Labar (0 – 17), Jim Bell (18+) B17 Tom Herrington (0 – 17), Brendan Cope (18+) Many expressed their thanks for a great day and Jack gave details of next month’s tournament, which is a 4 person scramble at Parichat on Thursday 15th August. First tee is at 8.30 and the cost is 1200 Baht per player, inclusive of green fee, shared cart & caddie plus 200 Baht for the tournament fee.
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Having a home cinema system with big sound, has been available for many years now. The feeling of being in a movie theatre but with all the home comforts is one of life’s pure joys. Today, the sheer quality on offer is astounding, so I thought it might be good to bring everyone up to speed with the latest technology. There are many components to building your own home theater system. Let’s start with a projector. For a picture as you see at the cinema you’ll need to get one that’s capable of 4K resolution. When we talk about 4K for projectors there are generally 2 specs: 3840 x 2160 or 4096 x 2160 pixels. The more pixels, the more vivid the picture contents are. Other than resolution, the technology that’s used inside your projector to produce the picture is important too. DLP is the leading projection display technology on the market. The DLP chip uses a technology called pixel-shifting, which can achieve true 4K resolution with 8.3 million distinct pixels. That is to say, a DLP 4K projector can bring you a cinema quality experience with true and accurate color and depth.
Another key piece to your home theater experience is the source, or what you’re watching. The best picture right now comes from 4K Blu-ray discs using a 4K Blu-ray player. While you may be familiar with Blu-ray, 4K Blu-ray discs have started making their way on the
market and offer improved picture quality if you have the right setup to take advantage of it, meaning, a projector capable of 4K, a Blu-ray player capable of playing 4K, and a 4K Blu-ray disc. So, what is true 4K? According to CTA (Consumers Technology Association), 4K UHD must deliver 8.3 million distinct pixels on the screen, which is four
• 4K-Enhancement Technology can only produce 4.1 million pixels by doubling the native 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, achieving less than half of the required 8.3 million pixels for true 4K resolution. What do you need in order to enjoy 4K HDR? • 4K Blu-ray player • BenQ 4K HDR projector • 4K movies or 4K videos (4K UHD
tem, the projector, and the HDMI cables used must be compatible
times the resolution of Full HD 1080p. What is XPR Technology? DLP XPR Technology is Texas Instrument’s pixel-shifting technology that helps projectors to achieve true 4K resolution with 8.3 million distinct pixels. What is the difference between XPR Technology and 4K-Enhancement Technology? Although both XPR Technology for DLP projectors and 4K-Enhancement Technology for other projector mechanisms are pixelshifting technologies, the results they produce are completely different. • XPR Technology produces 8.3 million distinct pixels regardless
Blu-ray sets come with two discs: one 1080p disc and one 4K UHD disc. Be sure to use the 4K UHD disc.) • HDMI 2.0 cable connected to HDMI1 port What’s HDCP 2.2? Is HDCP 2.2 compatibility important? HDCP 2.2 is a copy-protection file format, and all common Blu-ray
with HDCP 2.2. Also, an internet connection speed of at least 25 megabits per second is strongly recommended for an optimal 4K streaming experience. Furthermore, for 4K 60fps video contents, a 4K 60Hz-compatible HDMI cable is also required. Follow these guidelines and a whole new world of quality en-
of the DMD chip’s number of native pixels. In addition to doubling the 0.66" DMD’s 2716 x 1528 pixels, XPR also perfectly quadruples the 0.47" DMD chip’s 1920 x 1080 pixels to generate true 4K 8.3 million pixels with lightning-fast pixel shifting speed.
discs are protected by HDCP 2.2. For those who want to enjoy a smooth Blu-ray disc viewing experience without any hindrance, all the DVD players, amplifiers, projectors and HDMI cables employed should be checked for compatibilities with HDCP 2.2 decryption, so as to ensure the Blu-ray discs to be played properly. Can I stream 4K Netflix content with BenQ’s 4K projectors? Yes. However, as explained in the question above, since 4K Netflix files are also protected by HDCP 2.2, meaning that for all the Netflix packages you’ve subscribed to, the audiovisual sys-
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Happy viewing – and be careful not to wake the neighbours.
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CHOCOLATE FACTORY GRAND OPENING ner was rounded up with a treat of cakes and the delicious chocolate direct from the in-house factory. The Chocolate Factory, Sukhumvit Road, 066-061-8882.
Khun Suthichai Eamcharoenying held the Grand Opening of his fifth branch of ‘The Chocolate Factory’ restaurant, cafe, chocolate factory concept. The new branch is located on Sukhumvit Road near the Floating Marked and the Tiger Park. The other 4 branches are in Bangkok, Khaoyai, Hua Hin and on the Phratamnak Beach front in Pattaya. Pattaya Mayor Khun Sonthaya Khunplome was the guest of
honor and gave a nice speech where he explained that he and his family are fans of the Chocolate Factory already and appreciated Khun Sithichai’s vision and support to Pattaya by now having two branches here in our city. The entertainment of the night was a group of talented opera singers with their performance added to the sophisticated atmosphere of the event. A buffet dinner to the selected about 60 guests was of very high standard and of course the din-
PATTAYA POLICE CHIEF
Police Colonel Pongpan Wongmaneeted, Deputy Commander of Chonburi Provincial Police, is temporary taking the
place as Superintendent of Pattaya Police Station until a new Police chief of Soi 9 will be appointed in September or October. Today the
Superintendent was visited by Niels Colov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pattaya People Media Group, who is also the Com-
mander of the Foreign Police Assistants, serving at Pattaya, Nongprue and Najomtien Police Stations as well as Pattaya Walk-
ing Street. The Police Chief thanked the FPV officers for their service to the community and expressed appreciation from the pro-
vincial police for the great work that is performed by the almost 80 FPV officers representing about 20 different nationalities.
KID’S MANICURE & PEDICURE
“SPA Cenvaree”, Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya invites your special little lady to get an experience of relaxation with the new spa promotion “Kid’s Manicure & Pedicure” that treat her fingers and toes to be sparkle. This energising 60 minutes session begins with nail trimming, buffing and shaping. Continue with a relaxing hand and arm massage. The perfect polish with a glitter line or your kid’s own style. Priced only at THB 995++ per person. For reservations and more spa packages, please contact +66 3830 1234 ext. 4333.
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96FM PATTAYA PEOPLE RADIO – NON STOP MUSIC
The best popular music playlist in town is now updated and continuing to provide you, the listener, with all those wonderful ‘sunshine hits on 96’ providing great entertainment as the soundtrack to Pattaya city life. ‘Less chat, more music’ is the slogan that has been used by many. But in this case, a credible description. The music policy of 96FM, as programmed by station production manager/presenter Barry Upton,
handheld device ensuring you won’t miss any of the 96FM magic at any time, wherever you are in the world. Or, if you don’t have one already, buy an inexpensive
who has a wealth of experience in all areas of music, is a healthy combination of classic oldies, together with a splattering of the best of the latest offerings.
radio from the many suppliers around town and enhance your daily life with fab and groovy tunes to lift you up and be as happy as an Ex Pat in Pattaya. 5-5-5.
Each day’s playlist is carefully put together from seven decades of hits. MSN International News in English is at 12 noon, 2pm, 4pm & 8pm All through the weekend, a full service of entertainment can be accessed. The Thai National Anthem is always respectfully played at 8am and 6pm everyday. Then, the Thai news channel is accessed just after 6pm each weekday in line with Thai broadcasting requirements. For more information contact Pattaya People Media Group by emailing info@pattayapeople.com. Don’t forget to download the FREE ‘Pattaya People’ app to your
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