Thani Talk 2015 February

N ONTHABURI N EIGHBORHOOD R EACH

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F EBRUARY 2015

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NNR’s 20th Anniversary

NNR @ 20 A Look Back in Time A Buddhist monk blesses the original NICC Plaza at its grand-opening on Nov. 26, 1999. The Plaza used to be an open-air shopping area before a roof was installed connecting shops on both sides of the walkway. Villa was an anchor store but started out as no bigger than a tiny convenience store.

Check out the banner in front of the monk for a list of the shops that were pioneer businesses at the old NICC Plaza.

Inside This Issue

NNR and Community Events

February Social: Coffee Morning

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February Tour: Flower Arranging

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Cover Story, Travel: Skiing in Canada

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Cover Story, Travel: Safari in Africa

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Highlights: Holiday House Tour

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Highlights: Ko Kret Bike Tour

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Community Fitness & Activities

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Community Group: Needlers

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Grapevine Tips

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Around Nonthaburi

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Recipe

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Highlights: Scandinavian Bazaar

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Highlights: Holiday Soiree

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Feature: Charity & Volunteer Info

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Feature: Restaurant Review

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NNR Coffee Morning

Feb. 11

NNR Tour: Flower Workshop

Feb. 14

Valentine’s Day

Feb. 23

Breakfast at the Oscars

Feb. 25-Mar.1 Amarin Baby & Kids Fair

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NNR Social

February 6th Social: Build Some Sweet Friendships!

February is the month for love! What a better theme for this month’s coffee than CHOCOLATE. Everyone bring something chocolate to share. It’s time to get back into the swing of things, meet new people or get together with friends you haven’t seen in awhile. Invite someone new. Great time to catch up!

For more information, please contact Denise Warta at: cdwarta@yahoo.com or 09 0013 8490

Date: Friday February 6th Time: 10am—Noon Place: Debra Laidlaw 430 Nichada Maison

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February 11th: Thai Flower Arranging Workshop Create Something Special for Valentine’s Day! On behalf of sponsor Asian Tigers and our kind hostess, Henrietta Bullinger, we are pleased to announce a creative flower arranging workshop on the 11th of February.

You will have the chance to create your own Valentine flower arrangement. No need to bring anything. Space is limited to 12 participants.

Date: February 11th Time: 9 am - 12 pm Where: Home of Henrietta Bullinger 39/666 Bay View Lot 3, Nichada Thani To Sign Up: Please Email: tarana.jesmin@gmail.com

Susanne Rodrigues and Jesmin Tarana, NNR Tour Coordinators

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Cover Story: Travel

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Thani Talk highlights some of the amazing holiday trips that readers enjoyed during winter break. In addition to skiing in Canada, we also feature two safari adventures, one in Tanzania, and the other in South Africa. Happy reading!

Skiing in Banff National Park, Canada

Our family spent our Christmas vacation downhill and cross-country skiing in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. We flew 14.5 hours on Japan's ANA and Air Canada from Bangkok, through Tokyo, and on to Calgary, Alberta, which is the quickest flight to get there. Sadly it is an extra 4 hours on the way back. We stayed in Canmore, a beautiful city, which is a nice alternative to the bustling tourist city of Banff. The weather was generally between -2 and -20 degrees Celsius, although we did stay indoors one day when it was -29.

We chose to stay in a 3-bedroom condo at the Solara Resort which gave us lots of room for other families visiting us, and let us cook massive meals for numerous hungry teenagers. There are many other types of accommodation in Canmore, although the very “high-end� accommodation is in Banff at places like the Rimrock Hotel and the Banff Springs Hotel. You can also stay on the mountain at Sunshine, if you want to pay the price, at the Sunshine Mountain Lodge. Make sure to ask for the renovated rooms.

For eating out in Canmore, I highly recommend the Grizzly Paw Pub and the Drake Pub; great food, and I am assured by my quality control officer that the beer is excellent.

We only had two colder days, so on those days we cross-country skied. It is easy to do this in the cold because you are moving at a steady pace, and it is easy to stay warm. Some in our group preferred classic-style skiing, and some preferred skate (or freestyle) skiing, which is much harder 8

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work. The conditions at the Canmore Nordic Centre (home of the Nordic Olympic events in 1988) were very good. We rented all of our skis at Trail Sports, right on site at the Nordic Centre. Besides skis, they also rent skates, sleds, snowshoes, and fat bikes. So even if you are not a skier, there are a wide variety of activities to choose from. The trails are groomed and track-set daily, and even in that cold weather there are lots of people out on the trails.

On downhill ski days we went to Sunshine Village in the Banff National Park, a 30-minute drive from Canmore. You will need to buy a National Park pass when you first enter the park. Ski conditions were great, although my powder-hounds would have preferred a bit more snow. The snow was a bit late this season, although during other years when we skied at Sunshine, it was very deep.

We got off the gondola to ski Goat's Eye Mountain in the mornings because it was less busy; most people continue on to ski the main areas. We had lunch on Goat's Eye, and then took the chairlift or gondola up to Lookout Mountain. We basically went against traffic, which made it less crowded.

We were a group of 12 and didn't have any trouble staying together or finding each other. The runs on Goat's Eye Mountain are more for intermediate and expert skiers, and the Lookout Mountain area has all options. There are many runs for all skill levels.

You can also buy a multi-pass to downhill ski at other mountains in the area such as Lake Louise, Norquay, and Nakiska. There is also fantastic cross-country skiing at Kananaskis Country near by. For the adventurous soul, you can go into the back-country to snowshoe, cross-country ski, or do some back-country alpine skiing. Sunshine was our favourite ski hill during the 14 years we lived in Calgary, but they are all worth visiting. If you have any further questions let me know. You will have a great time and the skiing and scenery is fantastic.

Mare Harvey Useful links: www.albertaparks.ca/canmore-nordic-centre.aspx www.skibanff.com www.sunshinemountainlodge.com www.skilouise.com

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Sun, Sea, Sand, Safari, Adventure, Action, History TANZANIA has it all!

When my husband and I had the opportunity to go on safari in Botswana and Zimbabwe in 1999, we determined to return one day to Africa “to do safari” with all of our children. All six of us have just returned from a wonderful Christmas and New Year two-week visit to Tanzania, which we chose for its track record in animal sightings at this particular time of year.

We flew from Bangkok to Dar es Salaam with Emirates, via Dubai – as soon as we arrived, we knew we were in Africa – and it’s better that you readers are "in the know" before you go too! Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport must be one of the most visited and busiest African airports. Yet, according to a recent travelers’ review, it was recently voted as the fourth worst airport in the continent, only following Sudan’s Khartoum International Airport, Kinshasa N’djili International Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Tripoli International Airport in Libya – all of which you might reasonably expect to be on that particular list!

Be prepared for an immediate delay in the arrivals area whilst everyone jostles to find a flat surface to complete the mandatory immigration arrival card,. Then you must show your Yellow Fever vaccination card if required (random checks are made), before joining a long queue to await your Visa (50 USD per person…though we were only charged 200 USD for all six of us??). Functioning ATMs are scarce in Tanzania, and credit card facilities incur additional fees, so it’s a good idea to take a stock of US dollars with you (just check that all the bills were issued in 2006 or later – they likely won’t be accepted otherwise) and pick up a smaller supply of Tanzanian shillings from the ATM…when you do spot one!

Distances are long and roads are not great in Tanzania, so we opted to do all of our internal travel with either Precision Air or Fast Jet, both Tanzania-based budget airlines. On balance, Fast Jet was easier to work with and more reliably kept to their original flight schedules!

Our itinerary was as follows: Four nights on the island of Zanzibar for some beach time – there you can sit on soft white sandy beaches under a palm thatch umbrella watching the sparkling turquoise blue waters of the Indian Ocean and being totally mesmerised. We opted to fly direct from DeS Airport to Zanzibar (a mere 30 minute flight), and we stayed at the Z Hotel on Nungwi Beach, on the northern tip of the island. Nungwi was hailed to be quieter than some of the east coast resort towns and was also good for snorkeling and diving. We spent one day scuba diving on the Mnemba Atoll, and another day going on a morning tour of a spice farm followed by an afternoon making sure we didn’t get lost in the historic narrow streets of Stone Town. Both tours were booked with Amo Zanzibar Tours (www.amozanzibartours.hpage.com ).

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Five nights on a safari tour which started in Mwanza and ended in Arusha, taking in Lake Victoria, the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire National Park on the way. We were recommended to book with Masumin Safaris ( www.masuminsafaris.com ) by a family member who lives in Tanzania, on the basis that she had used them before and reckoned that a Mwanza-based tour company would be more competitively priced than one based in Arusha – where most journeys to the Serengeti commence. The safari tour price is inclusive of just about all your costs during the tour, namely all park fees, 5 nights lodge accommodation, crater fees, safari jeep, driver/ guide and fuel. It did not include drinks at the lodges or the driver’s tip though. If you do decide to book with Masumin, ask for Charles Papa to be your driver. Day after day, we had the feeling that we were getting to see the very best sights. We would observe Charles listening to the chatter of several other safari guides on the two-way radio, soaking it all up, yet never once adding his “intelligence” to the conversation. Thus we kept our best safari sightings to ourselves, at least for a while, and so had some truly amazing experiences.

Five nights at Arusha – in the foothills of Mount Meru, Tanzania’s second highest mountain. We opted to stay in the much quieter outskirts of Arusha at Kigongoni Lodge where we met up with more of the family and enjoyed a few days of down time by the hotel pool, celebrating the New Year, and taking occasional drives into Arusha town centre. Arusha is where many hikers commence their journeys either to the top of Meru or the even higher Kilimanjaro. Climbing Meru is a less populated mountain hike and therefore much less expensive too. Six of our extended family group were booked to complete the 5-day hike up and back down with Bryson Tours and for that, they were assigned a total of sixteen personnel – an armed ranger (to help with any African wildlife encounters!), a lead guide, a cook and thirteen porters! I guess the water supply was very heavy!

Lastly, if you do find yourself in Arusha, try to make time to visit The Shanga & Riverhouse – a non-profit project which supports and empowers disabled community members via a highly creative glass recycling workshop, excellent open-air restaurant and coffee house, and lovely crafts boutique.

Visiting Tanzania was so much fun - it is (apart from Dar es Salaam Airport!) a gentle, pleasant and amusing country…a country that calls roundabouts "keepy-a–lefty's”.

Val Mowat

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South African Adventures Sea to Safari and More

As the semester ended, the Warta family packed up and traveled to South Africa. It took 11 hours via Thai International to get to Johannesburg, and then we flew two hours by South African Air to Cape Town where we spent our first four days. We then traveled to Kruger National Park in Nelspruit and to Johannesburg by SA Airlines.

In Cape Town, we spent Christmas Day touring the city on a hop-on/ hop-off bus. The bus took us to Table Mountain, which got its famous name because the clouds act as a tablecloth, draping over the mountain daily. Tourists can take a cable car up to the mountain top for a perfect view of the city. Another stop was a shantytown where thousands of families live in makeshift tin houses packed close together. Residents shared a public restroom. The houses varied in size and comfort, but all seemed overcrowded. For our family this was an eye-opening experience as we are used to having our own bedrooms, bathrooms and comfortable living spaces.

Our next destination was Camps Bay where we enjoyed a nice lunch overlooking the beach. We then walked along the water and took in the scenery. We were surprised at how high and big the waves were.

People in general were really friendly and welcoming. Overall the hop-on/ hop-off bus was a great way to see Cape Town from many perspectives.

At night we made our way to the Water Front, located by the port and with a view of Table Mountain. The Water Front had shops, restaurants and live performances. The atmosphere was lively and fun. While watching a comedian interacting with the crowd, our dad got pulled into his act and ended up being the center of attention. The next day we made our way to Stellenbosch, a town in wine country filled with multiple vineyards. We made a stop at Spier Winery and Water Ford, not only did they have wine tasting for adults they also had a kid version. That way our whole family was able to enjoy an afternoon of drink(s) where we were not only able to try new wines but also free chocolates.

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Cover Story: Travel Our last day in Cape Town was filled with adrenaline and excitement as we dived with great white sharks.

After getting geared up in our wetsuits, eye goggles and booties, we hopped into a cage where sharks were lured by tuna head bait to swim nearby. We soon forgot how cold the water was as the sharks bumped against the cage, which quickly got our hearts racing.

When other divers took their turn in the cage, we were able to take photos of the sharks from the boat.

Because the Atlantic Ocean can be unpredictable we recommend planning your shark dive at the beginning of your trip so it can be rescheduled if needed. Also, the waves are rough and most people tend to get motion sickness, so we recommend taking motion sickness pills.

We spent the next three days at Kruger National Park, where we went on a total of 5 safari game drives in open jeeps. Because the animals are free to roam anywhere in the 4.5 million hector park, the drives were like a game; you either win or you don’t. We definitely won as we were very happy with the diversity of animals we saw including the big five (rhino, leopard, elephant, water buffalo and lion), monkeys, hippos, giraffes, hyenas, wildebeests and other smaller birds and insects. The animals acted as if we weren’t even there which gave us the chance to see them in their natural habitat. For example, as we were driving we had to stop because a family of baboons were chilling in the road taking naps and cleaning each other. During our stay we slept in bungalows and had evening meals at the campsite where we compared stories and experiences with other campers.

On our last day at Kruger, we took a panoramic tour of local mountains and waterfalls. Blyde River Canyon is South Africa’s version of the Grand Canyon. It was a great spot for family photos and taking in the fresh air.

Our last two days were spent in Johannesburg learning about South Africa’s history. We visited Nelson Mandela’s house where we learned about his impact on the country and the world. We also went to the Apartheid Museum where we learned about the division of the country and the rebellion that led to constitutional amendments that created more equality.

As a family there aren’t many places we would go back to, but South Africa is definitely one. No matter what type of vacation you want, you can find it in South Africa. We were surprised by the diversity of the country both in things to do and landscape. We highly recommend making South Africa your next travel destination!

Aubrey, Madison and Carter Warta

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Tour Tales: House Tour Highlights

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Fabulous NNR Christmas House Tour On Dec. 8th, 80 ladies joined NNR’s Christmas House Tour 2014.

We met up at Denise Warta’s home where we divided ourselves into four groups before visiting the homes of our four hostesses: Gill Adams, Lindsey Dybell, Karla Fernandez, and Erin Byrne.

Our first hostess was Gill, who lives in Nichada Park. Upon entering, we were greeted by a decorated Santa.

Every room in her home had a color theme and was beautifully decorated with Christmas treasures, sparkling balls, and flowers. Hanging lights twinkled from the balconies.

Our second hostess was Lindsey, who lives in Gharan Residence. Simplicity was her theme, and her decorating style showcased her wonderful Christmas treasures and décor.

Karla, our third hostess, welcomed us to her Greenville home, which was a festive celebration of holiday colors. Everything in the house, from tables to lamps to the banister, showcased her collection of gorgeous Christmas décor. Karla herself was decorated with a touch of red glitter.

Lastly, we visited Erin's house in Veranda. We were amazed to find a life-size Santa sitting on a colorful pedicab waiting to welcome us. Erin decorated her house in green and filled it with Christmas treasures.

We were entertained very well by all of our hosts and had a very good time with them. I would like to thank all our hosts for welcoming us into their homes, as well as the 80 ladies who joined and supported the tour.

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Bike Tour Highlights

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Discovering Ko Kret Island on Bike On January 20th, NNR tour leaders Jesmin Tarana and Susanne Rodrigues led nearly a dozen ladies on a bicycle tour of Ko Kret Island, located only 15 minutes from Nichada Thani.

The charming island, accessible by ferry, is home to ethnic Mons. It is also famed for its handmade pottery.

Ko Kret Trip was a little adventure on a small island of pottery. It was fun with the ladies from ISB. From Wat Sanam Pier we took a little boat to the island. Before renting our bicycles, we had the opportunity to visit a few temples on the island.

With our bikes, we traveled among traditional Thai houses throughout the island. The beautiful water lilies, banana trees and local flowers in front of the houses made our journey very colorful.

The pottery shops in the middle of the island are worth seeing. There are cheap and decorative pots and plates for buying. You can also watch artists making pottery.

We ended our trip in a little restaurant by the river. Their coffee was really good. Thanks Susanne and Jesmin for organising.

Cigdem Koc

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The 10 of us had a wonderful time in Ko Kret exploring the island.

I had no idea it was so close to us. It was so interesting watching the pottery being made. I will definitely come back and bike the island with my kids.

Colleen Burgess

Very easy and enjoyable trip!

Don't need to have previous experience riding a bike. You learn about their culture :-) Marcela Ortiz

I really liked the trip to Ko Kret! It is a nice small island with very nice people. I enjoyed biking on the island and drinking coffee with the nice ladies in the coffee shop by the river!

Susanne explained everything to us and it was really nice. The weather was fantastic!

Thank you so much for a lovely day.

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Community Fitness and Activities

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The Community Fitness and Activities page lists local classes/groups that meet regularly.

Some have fees associated with them, while others are free. Please contact each group leader for more information.

If you would like to list your group here, please submit your announcement by the 15th of each month to nnradverts@yahoo.com.

VINYASA YOGA Develop strength, flexibility, balance, focus, and awareness coordinating movement and breath. Thursdays 8.15-9.45 am in my home studio at 39/184 Natakorn Park. Space is limited so please call for availability.

Private classes available for physical alignment, breath work, Vedic chanting, yoga philosophy, and meditation.

Contact: Ellie Edelhoff at 087-000-2464 or 02-967-9677. Email:eedelhoff@hotmail.com MEDITATION COURSES -Individual or Group Learn TM (Transcendental Meditation). Relieves stress and anxiety. Improves health, academic, athletic, and professional performance. Anyone can learn. Expert instruction by a 35-year teacher of meditation. Contact Ellie Edelhoff for more information www.TM.org, www.tmeducation.org,www.DavidLynchFoundation.org YOGA WITH NAPISA Monday, 8:45-10:15 am: All Levels, Wednesday 8:45-10:15 am: Level 2, Wednesday 5:30-6:45 pm: Level 1-2, Friday 8:45-10:15 am: Level 1- 2 Prestige 1 Club House, Nichada.

Contact Napisa C. Pant, 086-975-7187, napisapant.yoga@gmail.com, facebook.com/yogawithnapisa KUNDALINI YOGA-Flexible Yoga for Mind and Body Beginners to advanced welcome! 5 weekly classes begin Tuesdays Feb 3, 9-10:30am or Fridays Feb 6, 8-9:30am Danicha 39/289. Private classes available. Contact Kerstin Wild kerstin.bangkok@gmail.com 086-372-9750 VINYASA YOGA Beginners to advanced, Mon-Fri 8:00-9:30am; Mon, Wed, and Fri 9:45-11:15 alignments and techniques of Iyengar Yoga; ProClub (200 meters from front gate). Juan Bodan, visit www.kripa-yoga.com for more info!

BOLLYWOOD DANCE CLASSES – (Beginners/Advanced) Bollywood dance is a fusion of Western, Eastern and Latin Dance with traditional classical Indian dance styles.

It’s funky, it’s sexy, it’s fun... and it’s a great workout! If you love to dance – this is for you!

Bollywood Dance for Beginners Tuesdays 9 am or Thursdays 10:15 am, Regent Dance Studio, Nichada Bollywood Dance, Advanced: Tuesdays 10 am or Thursdays 9 am, Regent Dance Studio, Nichada For further information, Irit: 0860044840, iritmike@gmail.com NIA DANCE Nia Dance is a holistic fitness form, for the body, mind and spirit. It emphasizes various dance arts and movement, while combining healing and martial arts. This will be a playful dance workout to increase your body’s fitness, flexibility, toning, strengthening, and mobility, delight your mind and boost your spirit – in a really fun way!

Classes are at a drop in basis.

Fridays at 9-10am, Dance Studio above Starbucks, Nichada For further information, Irit: 0860044840, iritmike@gmail.com PAKKRED PING PONG PLAYERS meets Tuesday evenings at Mansions in the Park, 2nd floor. Games resume in February.

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BIKING Weekend bike rides, leaving from back gate at 7am, 50+km on mtn bikes. Contact Chris Oglesby: chris.oglesby@mubadalapetroleum.com Weekday rides leave the back gate at 7:30am on Mon and Wed. Distance and terrain varies with groups for both road bikes and mountain/hybrid bikes. Contact Meg Sine: megfarrellsine@gmail.com 084-908-9388 MASTERS SWIMMING Nichada Pool, Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30-8:30. Every swimmer is welcome. Contact Kevin: ksypolt@gmail.com or Kerstin: kerstin.bangkok@gmail.com 086-372-9750 RANGER BOOTCAMP: Come have fun and get fit at Ranger Bootcamp! All fitness levels are welcome!

Contact: Jack (rangerbootcamp@hotmail.com + 087-552-6007) Class Times: 7:30am, Monday - Friday + additional day/night classes per demand Class Times: 5:00pm, Sunday = Family Bootcamp Location: Varies depending on class and time; Fees: varies DOUBLES TENNIS Join us for night tennis! All tennis levels are welcome! No partners needed.

Contact: Garima Joshi Garimajoshee@gmail.com + 085-218-8904 Monday: 7pm-9pm Wednesday: 7pm-9pm Location: ISB Old Courts, Fees: Free to play!

SOCIAL SQUASH NETWORK Great year-round sport for fitness and fun. If you play; have played and want to get back into it; want to play and never got around to it; and need someone to play with join this network. Males and females of all levels welcome.Contact Geoff and Rosemary Lindsay email: squashsocial@gmail.com or phone: 092464 9205 The following classes are all offered at Impact Sports Club in Muangthongthani: Intro to Yoga for children aged 10-16 years old. Fridays at 5 pm. In English and Thai with foreign instructor. 200 baht per class.

Contact Gade at 081-824-4896 Train like the US navy seals and do a TRX Class. 6 or 8pm Mon-Fri Contact Bally at 08-3892-9146 A Combination of mixed martial arts and calorie burning exercise with our Body Combat class Thursday at 10pm, Tues, Wed at 6pm. Contact Tum at 08-5302-4688 Workout like J.Lo and BeyoncĂŠ with your feet moving and your body grooving to the fabulous beats in this dance class. It's a combination of Latin, pop and hip hop. Wed at 10am, Tues, Thurs, Friday at 7pm. Contact Note at 08-2640-6451 Tennis lessons in English or Thai with ATP ranked Thai national player Contact Skinny at 081-042-5752 Muay Thai personal fitness classes. Contact Popeye at 08-5804-8201 Improve your flexibility and reduce stress with Hatha, Vinyasa, Hot or Fitness Yoga. Monday-Saturday at 11am, 6pm and 7pm. Contact Reindeer at 08-9239-1817 Take tennis lessons in English with an Australian coach of six different junior grand slam finalists and a top 20 ATP player.

Contact Steve at 09-0660-3945 DHT stands for I Don't Have Time. Based on the T25 system, 25 minutes gets you the benefits of a 1hour workout. Tuesday at 5:15pm, Thursday at 11am, Monday, Thursday, Friday at 6pm Contact Gade at 08-1824-4896 21

Community Groups

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Needlers Group Donates Quilts to Hilltribe Families

This past November, the Nonthaburi Needlers cut, sewed and quilted more than 20 baby quilts and donated them all to hilltribe villages near Chiang Rai and Phayao in northern Thailand.

Jan Van Ekeren also contributed 10 fleece and 8 cotton quilts, bringing the total number of donated quilts to more than 40.

A big thank you to Liz Lu for putting us in touch with Pansy Lim from the Singapore-Thai Chamber of Commerce. Pansy and the Chamber helped identify hilltribe families in need of these quilts and coordinated the transport and distribution of the quilts.

The families were all very appreciative, and these quilts have come in very handy when cold weather hit northern Thailand during the last couple of months.

Nonthaburi Needlers meets every Tuesday from 10 am to noon. We are on Facebook under Nonthaburi Needlers. For more information, please contact Karen Johnston at: karenjohnston@gmail.com.

Charlotte Sanders

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Heard It Through The Grapevine

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Heard It Through the GRAPEVINE This column offers a chance to share all those good finds and tips so that others can benefit. If you have tips to share, please send them to the editor at nnrnewsletter@yahoo.com.

Auditions for Jack and the Beanstalk Bangkok Community Theatre Bangkok Community Theatre is holding open auditions for English-speaking adults of any nationality aged 16+ interested in performing in the mid-May production of “Jack and the Beanstalk.” Auditions will be held at on Sunday, February 8th, 2015 at Bistro 33.

This delightful participation play requires a small cast of adults ready to jump in and interact with the children in the audience plus a small production team. Casting is flexible, and most roles can be played by adult actors/ actresses of any age. So if you are 16 years+ and enjoy the magic of children’s theatre, please consider getting involved.

If you are interested in possibly auditioning or in helping out behind the scenes, please email bonniez@sala.net with your name and contact details.

We will get back to you with information about the roles, audition times, backstage needs, For more info, call 081-869-1104, or visit the BCT website www.bangkokcommunitytheatre.com

Bonnie Zellerbach

TRUE Shop to Test Nichada Location True has opened a shop and service center on the second floor of Nichada Plaza. True will provide sales and service support to Nichada residents at this site from 10.00-19.00 hrs Mon-Sat. Products for sale: SIM Card Post Pay, SIM Card Pre Pay, True Vision Normal, Hi-Speed Internet, ATB@ (True Life Free View), mobile phones and accessories, modems/routers, and new numbers for True / TOT are available. After sales service is available for True Move H, True Visions, True Online and True Life Free View. Payment for all True services can also be made at this location.

The True shop will be open at this location until February 28, 2015 to gauge customer support for a permanent shop at Nichada Plaza. So whether you are interested in new services, additional service, True products or to pay a bill, please visit their new service center at Nichada Plaza.

True has also put in place a "Nichada Thani Exclusive Line" for service support 02-647-9033 operating 08.00-23.00 hrs every day. This line is open to Nichada Thani residents only.

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New Bike Shop Offers Good Service There is a new bike store at the Bee Hive near Muangthong Thani. I sent my bike there for servicing and could hardly recognize my bike when I went to pick it up. Full service, including complete tune up, servicing and detail work, costs 800 baht, and it was same day service.

Lex Bike Store is located between Impact (Muang Thong Thani) and Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University.

Khun Wecha, Lex Bike Store 2nd Floor, Bee Hive Lifestyle Mall Popular 3 Road, Ban Mai, Pakkred Tel: 02-001-1499 Charlotte Sanders

Emergency Contacts In case of Snake Bites There are occasional sightings of snakes in Nichada yards and gardens. In the event of snake bites, contact either: 1) Chulalongkorn University Hospital (1873 Rama IV Road), which specializes in snake bites and rabies. Emergency direct line: 02-256-4214.

2) Thai Red Cross Society Snake Farm (1871 Rama IV Road) Tel: 02-252-6117 Source: Bangkok Guide,

Post Office at Oasis No need to fight through traffic to reach the post offices on Tiwanon Road or near the Pakkred Pier when you need to mail something by snailmail.

A more convenient option, with longer hours, is just around the corner on Samakkee Road. It’s located on the ground floor of the Oasis shopping complex. Best news is that it’s open daily 9am-7pm.

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Around Nonthaburi and Beyond

Adult Volleyball League: Wednesdays at 6:30 PM (and some Mondays) playing Feb. 21: Taeyang Concert friendly matches in ISB’s Rajendra Hall. starts at 5pm at Muang Contact Pat Sethbhakdi: psethbhakdi@hotmail.com Thong Thani’s Thunder Worship Venues Dome. Tickets, ranging The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1,800 baht to 6,000 baht, are available at Mormons) 50/33 Moo 4 Chaengwattana Road Thaiticketmajor.com Sunday Worship Service--1 p.m.(in English) Tel. 02-262-3456 www.thaiticketmajor.com Family History Research Group--Mondays, 9-12 p.m.

Book Group--2nd Wed./month, 11 a.m.

Feb. 7 to March 1: The 2nd World Health & “Foodie” Group--1st Tues./month,10 a.m.

Beauty Expo 2015, in Hall 3 at Impact, Muang Youth Group—Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m.

Thong Thani. Time 10 am to 8pm.

Contact Marie Lewis (092-581-9606) or Kevin Ball (081-804-7766).

Feb. 25 to March 1: Amarin Baby&Kids Fair, at Visitors welcome!

Bangkokg Internation Trade and Exhibition Center (BITEC) on Bangnatrad Highway. The Chaengwattana Community Church exhibition showcases services and products for Adult Sunday School—8:30am mothers, babies, and families.

Sunday Service—9:30am www.amarinbabykidsfair.com Encouraging Women—Wed., 9am Tel : 02-422-9999 Men’s Meeting—Thurs., 5am Community Prayer—Tuesdays 7:30-8:30am Clubs: International Youth Alpha Group (high school) Sunday 6pm Youth Group (middle school) Thursdays 6:30pm CCT - Club Canada Thailand http://www.cccthailand.org (02-911-6700) Open to all nationalities. Monthly tours, book

Events: Shopping

Catholic Mass in Nonthaburi Our Lady of Mercy Church 69/13 Moo 1, Tiwanon Rd. Ban Mai, Pakkred.

BWG - British Women's Group English Mass: Sundays at 5:15pm Monthly Luncheon, Activities, Coffee Mornings. Contact us at: ourladyofmercyparish@gmail.com Open to all nationalities.

Discover the Rosary, contact Chris at Contact: Sarah Glaze 081-793 0806 hushh@hotmail.com www.bwgbangkok.com; info@bwgbangkok.com Synagogue Beth Elisheva Synagogue, Mikveh & Jewish Center ANZWG -Australia/New Zealand Women’s 121 Soi SaiNamThip 2, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 22 Group Monthly Coffee Mornings, Tours, Newsletter & Tel: 02-663-0244; Fax: 663-0245 group, Lunch Bunch, and other social events. www.clubcanadathailand.com

Activities www.anzwg-bangkok.org

Mosque Soi Prasert Issaram Mosque AWC—American Women’s Club of Thailand 8 Moo 3 Soi Prasert Issaram, Pakkred, Nonthaburi Neighborhood mosque just outside of Nichada Thani.

Monthly Luncheon, Activities and Coffee Morning. Contact: 02-712-3380/1 Buddhist Temple awc@awcthailand.org; www.awcthailand.org Wat Bua Khwan (วัดบัวขวัญ) 1 Moo 9 Ngamwongwan Road, Muang, Nonthaburi Clubs: Sports 02-952-8062; Watbuakhwan.com Popular local Men’s Softball League: temple offering merit-making, prayer, blessings and Slo-pitch men’s softball. League runs from No- funeral services.15 minutes from Nichada. Go via vember to May. Contact: Troy Regis at: Samakkee Road, on shortcut soi just before the (troyr@isb.ac.th) expressway on-ramp near Ngamwongwan.

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Recipe

Slow Cooker Shredded Pork I started using this recipe at home in the US, and I love it still because the ingredients

are readily available here in Thailand. It’s delicious and easy, so it’s perfect for busy weeknights. You can shred the pork when it’s done then bake if you like the crispy edges.

I like to make enough to have tacos one night and pork sandwiches the next night. For tacos, we like toppings such as cheese, salsa, sour cream, and avocado. For pork sandwiches just mix the shredded pork with your favorite barbecue sauce. Enjoy!

Recipe and photo courtesy Allrecipes.com Ingredients 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon crumbled dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 (4 pound) boneless pork shoulder roast 2 bay leaves 2 cups chicken broth Directions Mix together salt, garlic powder, cumin, oregano, coriander, and cinnamon in a bowl.

Coat pork with the spice mixture.

Place the bay leaves in the bottom of a slow cooker and place the pork on top. Pour the chicken broth around the sides of the pork, being careful not to rinse off the spice mixture.

Cover and cook on low until the pork shreds easily with a fork, about 8 hours. Turn the meat after it has cooked for 5 hours. When the pork is tender, remove from slow cooker, and shred with two forks. Use cooking liquid as needed to moisten the meat.

Note: I have also cooked the meat on high for several hours, and the results were just as good. Just check every couple of hours.

If you have a favorite holiday or everyday recipe you would like to share, please contact us at nnrnewsletter@yahoo.com. We’d love to hear from you!

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Scandinavian Bazaar Highlights

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Scandinavian Christmas Bazaar 2014 raised funds for 101 surgeries

For the second year in a row Scandinavian Ladies, their international friends, and ISB’s High School ‘Kids Action for Kids’ Club organized a Scandinavian themed Christmas Bazaar to raise funds for surgeries for Thai children born with a cleft palate, cleft lip and other facial deformities. This special fundraiser event took place in Nichada on a sunny Saturday, just before the first Advent.

The long-awaited day finally arrived with excitement for two reasons. Firstly, will all the hard work from the past months pay-off? Secondly, will Santa Claus find his way to Nichada? The preparations had started way back in May, beginning with product testing, crafts workshops for children and adults, raffle ticket selling and a lot of baking, among other things. The working team really wanted to make sure this year’s bazaar would be even bigger and better than last year’s. But really, no matter a person’s age, the chance to see Santa Claus face-to-face was probably again the most thrilling treat of all.

The bazaar, located upstairs at Nichada Plaza, did in fact look amazing. The crafts stalls were filled with flower pots, lanterns, ornaments, reindeer families, wooden Christmas trees, Christmas prints, and other holiday décor. The Bazaar Café was busy all day serving cakes, cookies and Norwegian style hot dogs, which visitors gobbled up quickly.

At the end of the day, bazaar leader Anne Gry Ranchill could not have had a bigger smile on her face.

The idea was to create some Nordic Christmas spirit in Bangkok and have many people share this unique experience with us. This year we had a record number of visitors joining us for games, creative workshops, Christmas treats, and holiday shopping.

Santa Claus found his way to our bazaar on time despite traffic congestion in Bangkok’s air space.

Santa’s Corner was constantly filled with children who whispered secret shopping lists in Santa’s ear.

The bazaar team sends its warmest thanks to all the generous people and companies for their incredible contributions. The Scandinavian Christmas Bazaar and Raffle raised a total of 1,265,821 baht which, with DTAC’s matching donation, will be enough to give much needed surgery to 101 children born with 38

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a cleft lip and/or a cleft palate. This result is very significant to Kids Action for Kids’ work in helping less-privileged children whose healthcare system does not support them, and whose families cannot afford the corrective surgery.

A very warm THANK YOU to all of you and Happy New Year!

Saana Haataja Kids Action for Kids

Watch a short-film of the four brave families who let Kids Action for Kids share their stories with you.

Please meet Lak, Ou, Google, Rin and Ohm: http://youtu.be/uXNCMHFDdt8 Follow Kids Action for Kids’ current projects: www.kidsactionforkids.org and Facebook www.facebook.com/kidsactionforkids

One out of every 700 babies in Thailand is born with a cleft lip or cleft palate. These kids are often unable to eat, speak, socialize and smile, and their families often cannot afford to pay for an operation. Kids Action for Kids (KAFK) works in close cooperation with Operation Smile Thailand (OST), which takes care of the medical part, and DTAC, which matches every Thai baht KAFK raises.

Since its founding in 2009, KAFK has conducted more than 500 surgeries in Thailand. Currently KAFK is in the process of completing 120 surgeries at Maharat Nakorn Ratchasima Hospital in Korat Province. In 2015, KAFK’s goal is to raise funds to double the number of surgeries.

KAFK will continue with 120 new surgeries in Thailand, and enter Myanmar and target 120 surgeries there, too.

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For a confidential appointment please call 089 680 3503 or counselor_cj@bangkokhappy.com www.bangkoktherapy.com

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Soiree Highlights

Thani Talk ~February 2015

Successful Soiree Benefits Sparrow Home

Soiree hosts Vic and Gill Adams

The 2014 Festive Soiree on December 12 at Vic and Gill Adams’ home was a child’s dream come true. First, as you entered the home you walked through the gingerbread house where it was snowing, yes in Bangkok! Then your eyes were treated to their beautifully decorated home and grounds. Every room on the main floor had a different theme. New this year was the beautiful black and white Christmas room. The tree, the decorations and everything in the room coordinated in black and white with a lovely Christmas theme.

Santa Bill was present again, talking to all the children, passing out gingerbread cookies, and singing songs. A real treat for all ages were the entertaining magic man and balloonist. The children that came early had plenty of entertainment. The music started off with an ISB alum, Alex Thomas (Sypsomos), and then part of the Thai Military band played.

There was a variety of food including a sushi and prime rib bar and drinks. Later in the evening fish and chips were served. There were also a lot of raffle prizes.

Vic and Gill put the whole party on themselves and only asked for donations to benefit a charity. This year, they chose to donate Soiree proceeds to Sparrow Home, a home for children of prisoners.

Thank you Vic and Gill for hosting again this year. For those who missed this event, you truly missed a great chance to get in the holiday spirit.

I have some discs of some of the pictures the photographer took. I will have them with me at the February coffee, or email me at cdwarta@yahoo.com to get one.

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Soiree hostess Gill Adams said that she still has some unclaimed raffle prizes, including a Panipa’s voucher and decorative candles. To claim your prize or to view photos from the Soiree, please contact Gill at: gillyadams@icloud.com

THANK YOU From the Children and Staff of “Sparrow Home” Bangkok Nadia and PorJai, two of our Little Sparrows, send you their nicest smiles and say “THANK YOU!” for your support and financial donations, which are very much appreciated.

Monika Dettmann

Sparrow Home, a project of the New Light Foundation, was founded to care for children of women prisoners. Volunteers care for the children in a home-like setting until their mothers are released from prison. Instead of being placed in an orphanage where they may lose permanent contact with their mothers, the children of Sparrow Home are taken to visit their mothers in order to maintain a bond between mother and child.

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Charity: Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunities in Our Neighborhood CCD: Christian Care Foundation for Children with Disabilities, this is a care home for children with disabilities. It also has a day care center and encourages development of physical, mental, emotional and social skills. It also supports families caring for their disabled children at home by providing day care whilst the parents work.

Needs volunteers to play with the children Contact Tarn at international@ccdthailand.org Baan Feung Faa: A government orphanage for mentally and/or physically handicapped children ages birth-10.

Need volunteers to play with and stimulate the children Contact Dana Stehwein at djw1771@yahoo.com Tel: 0820943534 Thanksgiving Home: Home for adolescent girls.

Provides vocational training to prepare the girls for employment. Works with girls from the government orphanages.

Needs volunteers to teach English, computer, sport, cooking or other occupational training.

Contact Khun Wanchai at wanchaialpha@yahoo.co.th Phayathai Home for Babies: Home for orphaned and abandoned children aged up to 6 years. Also has a unit for 36 HIV positive children who do not have as many volunteers since students are excluded.

Needs volunteers to play with the children.

Contact Linda Feltham at lindafeltham@gmail.com White Elephant thrift store: A second hand store that donates all of its profits to charities in Thailand.

Needs volunteers to help in the store. Donated items also needed.

Contact Jenn Bradley at jennbradley5@gmail.com or 0845403299 for English. Tipwan Smagpong at tipwans@hotmail.com or 0895250290 for Thai..

Lad Yai Prison: Women’s Correctional Center Needs volunteers to visit and encourage foreign inmates Contact Susan Curtis at cscecurtis@gmail.com and 0800432735 Nicola Cano at njcano@aol.com and 0865224226 YWCA: Cares for preschoolers while promoting their development. Need volunteers to teach English, do an activity or just help care for the children Contact Khun Saisom at 0807709335 44

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Volunteer! Every person can make a difference!

Soi Prasert Free English Class offers neighborhood Thai children free English lessons on Sunday afternoons just outside of Nichada Thani’s main gate. Classes have been held at an open-air food sala on Soi Prasert Issaram.

Need volunteers to teach English, chat with students to give them practice, and lead activities (art, music, sports). The classes have been held at an open-air food sala next to Que Pasa restaurant since 2013. Beginning in February, classes will be held at borrowed space on the ground floor of a Thai house on Soi Prasert Issaram.

Contact Liz Lu at lizsiam@gmail.com, or Cathy Sackett at cathy_sackett@yahoo.com.au Soi Prasert Free Library: A new neighborhood service to be launched in February by Elbee Community Support, the same group that introduced Soi Prasert Free English Class. The free library will be housed in borrowed space in a Thai house on Soi Prasert Issaram. The owner of the house has generously offered use of its ground floor for both the Soi Prasert Free English Class as well as the new Soi Prasert Free Library.

Need volunteers to join this pioneer project and provide Thai children with free access to books and reading. Need help in sourcing books, book shelves and other library supplies.

Contact Liz Lu at lizsiam@gmail.com Home for the Destitute: Offers shelter, food, medication and training to homeless adults.

Needs volunteers to interact with the adults, help provide first-aid care, serve food donated by the NNR. Contact Marie Lewis at jalewis@yahoo.com

Central Welfare and Vocational Training Center for Women: Provides vocational training for disadvantaged poor women who are unable to support themselves.

Needs volunteers who can teach English and other vocational skills.

Contact Jesmin Tarana at tarana.jesmin@gmail.com Brachabadee School for Disabled Children: School serving disabled children keen to learn English. Need volunteers to teach English. Would also like volunteers with physical therapy (PT) background to help train staff in use of simple PT aids such as walkers.

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NNR Donation Funds Purchase of Warm Shirts In Time for the Cool Season The temperatures dropped in December, so thanks to NNR we dropped over 130 warm, long sleeved pullovers at Ban Rajawadee and Ban Rachawadee (Girls).

Over 600 boys and young men with disabilities live at Ban Rajawadee, and over 500 girls at Rachawadee (Girls). Several of the wards have children and young people with cerebral palsy (CP). Last year NNR gave many of them longsleeved pullovers to keep them warm during the Thai winter nights. This year we topped up the numbers. By going into Bobae market in Bangkok, we were able to buy in bulk at wholesale prices. Some vendors joined in the giving by reducing their prices even more than normal.

That gave us a variety of colors, styles and fabrics to choose from.

The fellows enjoyed picking out their favorite colors and style which they don’t often get to do since things are often just handed to them.

Some of the young residents posing in their chosen shirts are pictured above.

Shirts not only keep the children warmer but also healthier. If you have gently used sweat shirts or pullovers (no zippers or buttons please), consider giving them to one of the Homes for children with disabilities in Pakkret. Rachawadee and Rachajawadee can use any clothes that fit children aged 8 years old and up.

Thanks for the real warm caring you have shown to the children at Ban Rajwadee and Ban Rachawadee (Girls).

Dorothy Klynstra .

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Restaurant Review

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Peppina: Gourmet Pizzas and other Delights for Foodies

Yet one more superb offering on the hip, authentic eating scene in Bangkok is this newly opened Italian restaurant. Serving primarily pizzas, supplemented by other dishes, this restaurant manages to take itself seriously whilst exuding a chill, relaxed atmosphere for its guests.

For the foodies amongst you, you may be interested to know that this is the latest venture of Chef Paolo Vitaletti of his highly rated ‘Appia’ restaurant (4th in Top Tables 2014). Peppina has a different agenda – not the cozy formality of Appia, but rather an urban, high energy enterprise which succeeds in creating a trendy buzz and beckons to those looking for great food, chill atmosphere and a place to enjoy their friends.

The menu mirrors this formula – very exacting standards and taken incredibly seriously, whilst producing delicious, affordable meals to yum up with your nearest and dearest in a great place.

Chef Vitaletti’s goal was to create the most authentic Neapolitan pizza possible – and went to every length to achieve just that. Traditional courses, recipes, importation of ovens and chefs, not to mention using only imported San Marzano tomatoes, ensures that what you eat is the Real Deal.

Classic pizzas, stuffed fried pizzas, bruschetta, salads, meats etc. are all there to tempt you.

Multi ingredient salads start at 160 baht; Bruschetta topped with assortments of asparagus, hams, tomatoes, apple, pate, eggplants etc. on scrumptious sour dough bread, starts at 140 baht; Pizzas which range from the classic Margherita (240 baht) to those spiced up with chili oil, with cheeses, figs, walnuts, mushrooms, toms, endives, hams etc. (up to 390 baht); novel fried pizzas – stuffed and lightly fried with an array of scrummy cheeses, pork, asparagus, onions, pepper, toms etc. (up to 290 baht); Meats are equally mighty with char grilled grass-fed steak (1.5 kg for 2500 baht!!!), baby chicken (360 baht), saddle of lamb (660 baht), coils of sausages (390 baht). Desserts are scrumptious – tarts, meringues, Nutella pizza (tricky to resist), tiramisu – yummy stuff for 220 baht each.

PEPPINA, 271/1 SUKHUMVIT SOI 31 www.facebook.com/peppinapizza MRT Station: Sukhumvit Open: Tues-Sun 11.30am – 2.30pm, 6.30pm – midnight

See for yourself, and make a reservation (booking is advised as this is a successful place). Take your family, your friends or both, and celebrate with great food, great vibe and reasonable prices (not counting the beef!)

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BBQ Sandwich King Bukhara (Afghan/Indian) Burger King/Pizza Company Food Loft KFC and Pizza Hut Le Bouchon Food Delivery McDonald’s Milano’s @ Pro Club Mr. Enzo’s New York Diner NICC Club Que Pasa

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