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Pattaya’s First English Language Newspaper
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Brit, Canadian face 10 years in jail for spraying ancient wall Wire-burying project faces delay due to dispute over line-rental fees
If the underground electricity wiring project is successful, North Pattaya Road will be the second road in Pattaya having no electric posts. The first being Pattaya Beach Road.
Jetsada Homklin Business owners are balking at proposed fees to move telephone, cabletelevision and internet
wires underground in Pattaya, threatening on-time completion of the North Road project. Continued on page 2
Canadian Brittney Lorretta Katherine Schneider, left, and British Furlong Lee, second left, stand in front of Tha Pae Gate in Chiang Mai, Thursday, Oct. 18. They face up to 10 years in prison on charges of spraying paint on an ancient wall in northern Thailand, police said. (Chiang Mai News via AP) (Full story on page 2)
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Pattaya councilmen check Jomtien Beach sewers cleaned flood-hit neighborhoods Jetsada Homklin
Pattaya City Council members visited the Baan Nernrodfai community to follow on efforts to relieve chronic flooding. Councilmen Sinchai Wattanasartsathorn and Choluek Chotekamjorn met with neighborhood President Manoon Wongsena Oct. 17. They gathered feedback on the flooding issues and brainstormed ideas on how it can be resolved. The councilmen also were given a tour of the community’s efforts to manage garbage through composting and recycling milk boxes into roof tiles. The area is also a Pattaya Low Carbon Learning Center where organic fertilizer is made and used to grow organic vegetables.
Councilmen Sinchai Wattanasartsathorn and Choluek Chotekamjorn visit the Baan Nernrodfai community to follow on efforts to relieve chronic flooding.
The two officials then visited Daraphan 5 Village which often has drainage problems. They told residents that Pattaya has hired Prosper Joint Venture Co., to
construct the Khao Talo pumping station on the east side of the railway-parallel road with work expected to begin at the end of this year and run through 2020. (PCPR)
Brit, Canadian face 10 years in jail for spraying ancient wall Bangkok (AP) - A Briton and Canadian face up to 10 years in prison on charges of spraying paint on an ancient wall in northern Thailand, police said. Security camera footage purportedly showed Furlong Lee and Canadian Brittney Lorretta Katherine Schneider, both 23, spraying a message on the walls of the Tha Pae
Gate in the northern province of Chiang Mai at around 4 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 18. Pol Col. Teerasak Sriprasert, chief of the Chiang Mai police, said that the tourists are in custody and have been charged with vandalizing registered ancient artifacts, which carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison and a million baht ($30,650) fine.
Teerasak said the pair admitted sprayed the message out of drunken revelry. He said that Lee, who is from Liverpool, admitted that he wrote “Scouser Lee” on the wall while Brittney told police that she wrote the letter “B’’ underneath it. The 13th century Tha Pae Gate is part of an ancient wall that forms a square around Chiang Mai’s inner city.
18 foreigners arrested in Walking Street immigration raid Boonlua Chatree A South Korean and 17 other foreigners were arrested in an immigration sweep on Walking Street. Immigration Bureau officers under “Operation X-Ray Foreigner” checked passports of 400 foreigners around 10:30 p.m. Oct. 17. None of those arrested were identified. One was a South Korean arrested for working without a permit. Two Indians who overstayed their visas two years and nine months and a Pakistani who overstayed 3.5 years were arrested, along with two Burmese who each
Pattaya workers sucked and scraped out drains on Jomtien Beach Road to improve flood drainage. Deputy Mayor Pattana Boonsawat oversaw the Oct. 16 operation at Jomtien Soi 5. A suction truck sucked out most the mud and garbage blocking the underground tunnels, but workers had to clear the rest by hand. Pattana said Soi 5 is the main natural drainage path for Jomtien Beach, but garbage and natural debris often get washed into sewer pipes, which are too small to
Pattaya workers clean out drains on Jomtien Beach Road Soi 5 to improve flood drainage.
accommodate all the water. Long-term plans, he said,
call for replacement of the pipes.
Drains cleaned, sewers repaired across Pattaya
Sanitation workers spent four days cleaning out Pattaya’s storm drains and sewers, and repairing drainage lids to relive flooding problems.
Sanitation workers spent four days cleaning out Pattaya’s storm drains and sewers to relive flooding problems. Work crews spread out across the city Oct. 16-19, clearing clogged sewers on the railway-parallel road close to the Nernrodfai Community, Soi Nong Yai in front of Nong Yai Temple, and Sukhumvit sois 8, 45 and 53, in Charoensuk Village and on Pratamnak Soi 6.
Lastly, they fixed clarifiers and damaged sewer lids in Soi Wat Boonkanjanaram near Jomtien Second Road, on the railway road close to Nernrodfai, in Rungland Village, on Sukhumvit Soi 60 and at the intersection of Second Road and Soi Diana. Other drainage trough lids and mesh were repaired on Soi 13/1 and 13/ 2 at Second Road and Sawangfah Road in front
of Naklua New Market. New drainage channels were dug on Naklua Road beside the Pik Plub pumping station, while sediment was scraped out of drainage pipes on Sukhumvit Road, Soi 9, and at the 80-rai waste water treatment pond. Finally new sewer covers were laid at the Naklua New Market, wastewater pond, Rungland Village and Pratamnak Soi 6. (PCPR)
Wire-burying project faces delay due to dispute over line-rental fees A South Korean and 17 other foreigners were arrested in an immigration sweep on Walking Street.
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overstayed 1.5 years. Four Cambodians were apprehended for illegally entering Thailand and working
City Councilman Adm. Srivisut Rodarun chaired an Oct. 18 meeting of the Public Works and Utilities
without a permit. They were sent to regional police stations for processing and deportation.
Committee attended by representatives of the Provincial Electricity Authority, CAT Telecom and the Telecommunications Association of Thailand. CAT was assigned by the PEA to handle the relocation of communication cables underground nationwide as well as setting rental rates for the water-protected pipes in which they go. The utility set a charge of 120 baht a month for homes connected to underground wires and 6,000 baht a month for businesses, which has businesses up in arms. Business owners – particularly cable-TV operators – called the fees excessive and added that they’d prefer not to put wires underground, as
they are more difficult and costly to repair or replace. The dispute is threatening a delay in completing the PEA’s North Road project, which was supposed to conclude by year-end. Srivisut reminded the business owners that the public’s interest comes first and that the point of the wire-burying was in response to public complaints about jumbles of wires that often catch fire. It also beautifies the city. The admiral added that he wanted to see the dispute settled quickly and amicably, putting the public’s interest first. CAT said it would meet again with business operators at its Pattaya office on Nov. 8.
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Pattaya moves to protect rebuilt beach from storm damage Jetsada Homklin Having demolished 12 sections of sidewalk along Pattaya Beach to relieve Beach Road flooding, Pattaya officials are now looking to mitigate the damage to the sand-restoration project those openings have caused. Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome chaired an Oct. 16 meeting with the Marine Department and city officials
to add new sand, which then gets cut out and carried into the sea by the storm runoff. Sonthaya acknowledged that the beach rebuild needs to be protected and said, long-term, Pattaya needs to work with surrounding subdistricts to slow the amount of water reaching the beach. Some solutions suggested
to examine how to avoid undercutting the work being done to expand the beach and add new sand. Throughout rainy season, torrents of water have poured down Beach Road sidestreets and onto the sand. To drain Beach Road faster, the city opened 12 spots on the footpath to let water drain onto the beach. At the same time, Pattaya is spending 600 million baht Having demolished 12 sections of sidewalk along Pattaya Beach to relieve Beach Road flooding, Pattaya officials are now looking to mitigate the damage to the sand-restoration project those openings have caused.
Pattaya clears trash, threatens new fines
Pattaya sanitation workers spread out across the city to clean up spots plagued by illegal garbage dumping with Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome promising increased patrols and fines.
Pattaya sanitation workers spread out across the city to clean up spots plagued by illegal garbage dumping with Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome promising increased patrols and fines. As Pattaya struggles with collecting and disposing of all its trash, illegal dump sites have popped up more frequently. Fines for dumping are only 2,000 baht, an amount which hasn’t scared many people into stopping. But Sonthaya said more surveillance of problem areas will be done and more fines levied.
In the interim, sanitation workers cleared trash from Sukhumvit sois 2-4, Yinyom Beach, Jomtien Beach, near the Pattaya Vegetarian Festival in Naklua, Nernrodfai Community, Pattaya Beach, Lan Po Public Park and Soi, Saktong. Crews also emptied trash bins on Jomtien Beach and cleaned the pavement surrounding them before sweeping up fallen branches in front of Rungroj Park. Finally, sewage that had backed up on Soi Chaiyapruk 2 was cleared. (PCPR)
are building levees and floodgates or storing runoff in large ponds. Short-term, however, Pattaya will rebuild the footpath, but lower it and installing drains to allow the water to flow into the sea without destroying the newly rebuilt beach in the process.
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Huay Yai landlord arrested for killing tenant
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‘Lucky’ lottery shrine demolished in Sattahip Patcharapol Panrak
Panom Mukakung, 61, was arrested for allegedly shooting his tenant dead in a dispute over the lease.
Teerarak Suthathiwong A Huay Yai landlord was arrested for allegedly shooting his tenant dead in a dispute over the lease. Panom Mukakung, 61, was captured at a hotel in Nonthaburi Oct. 20, almost a week after he allegedly used a shotgun pistol to shoot Saree Yasoongneon, 47, in the eye at his Huay Yai
Moo 6 village home. The suspect confessed that he fled the scene in his Mitsubishi Mirage and threw away the gun before leaving the truck at a friend’s house. He then took a bus to Suphan Buri before returning to rent a room in Nonthaburi. Saree was killed following a fistfight between the two men. The dead man had
come to Panom’s house to discuss renewing a lease for land behind the landlord’s home where he planned to build a house. Panom claimed the lease had expired while Saree insisted it expired next March. The argument escalated into a fight. Panom told police he was getting beaten up, so he went inside, got his gun and shot Saree.
Drunk husband slashes wife for affair Jetsada Homklin A Nongprue man has been arrested for allegedly slashing his wife in the back of the head after accusing her of cheating on him. A drunk Aniruth Buayeuan, 29, was taken into custody by Nongprue Police Oct. 16 at the couple’s apartment. Lying unconscious from blood loss was Yupa Phoarun, 38, who was rushed to Banglamung Hospital. Police said Aniruth confessed to assaulting his wife during a fight about her alleged affair with another man and other problems they were having. Neighbors said Aniruth was often drunk and liked to fight with his wife when he was drinking.
Aniruth Buayeuan was arrested for allegedly slashing his wife in the back of the head after accusing her of cheating on him.
Foreign boyfriend’s insult sends Pattaya woman into suicidal frenzy Teerarak Suthathiwong
A drunk Pattaya woman upset over being insulted by her foreign boyfriend tried to commit suicide by jumping from a second-story hotel room.
A drunk Pattaya woman upset over being insulted by her foreign boyfriend tried to commit suicide by jumping from a second-story hotel room. Chaima Wandee, 30, was pulled to safety by police after climbing out onto the second-floor awning at the PN Mansion in South Pattaya Oct. 18. PN staffers said Chaima had rented the room that morning while really drunk. She told police she wanted to kill herself because her foreign boyfriend offended her, but did not say how.
A famous Sattahip shrine where gamblers pray for lucky lottery numbers has been vandalized, likely by underground lottery brokers who lost money on numbers posted there. The so-called “Gamo Shrine” on Sukhumvit Road, 500 meters from U-Tapao-RayongPattaya Airport, has survived for about 10 years, despite attempts by lottery brokers to burn or destroy it. But this month the “lucky” shrine finally met its end. Pieces of the shrine and the dolls and items that adorned it were scattered on the ground Oct. 14. The shrine’s demise may be linked to the Sept. 1 lottery draw. It had been papered over with “gamo” banknotes
The “Gamo Shrine” on Sukhumvit Road in Sattahip, where gamblers pray for lucky lottery numbers, has been vandalized, likely by underground lottery brokers who lost money on numbers posted there.
ranging from 100 to 1,000 baht. But some of those bills had the number 10 on them, which was the same two numbers drawn in the government lottery last month. Residents near the shrine
suspect underground lottery operators – who also use the same numbers drawn by the legal lottery – were angry at losing out to the many people who bet on 10 and finally destroyed the shrine.
3 arrested for drug dealing Boonlua Chatree Police arrested three men for allegedly dealing drugs in Pattaya from a base in Bangkok. Pattaya police chief Pol. Col. Apichai Kroppech on Oct. 18 announced the apprehension of Anuchid Singkaew, 27, Angoon Saitong, 28, and Eakachai Phrukhom, 34. Apichai said a police informant tipped police off to Anuchid’s alleged dealing to youths in Pattaya and helped investigators capture him in a sting operation with 30 methamphetamine tablets and a loaded 32-caliber pistol. Under interrogation, Anuchid gave up Angoon, who was arrested with 100 ya ba
Police arrested three men for allegedly dealing drugs in Pattaya from a base in Bangkok.
tablets, Apichai said. In turn, Angoon ratted out his alleged Bangkok supplier,
Eakachai, who was captured with 600 speed pills and 20 grams of crystal meth.
9 busted for visa violations in immigration sweep
Seven Burmese and two Indian nationals were arrested at the Lek Apartment on Soi Sunee on visa violations.
Boonlua Chatree Seven Burmese and two Indian nationals were arrested on visa violations as the Immigration Bureau conducted its latest “Operation X-Ray Foreigner” sweep in Pattaya. None of those arrested Oct
17 at the Lek Apartment on Soi Sunee were identified. One Burmese and an Indian national were busted for overstaying their visas by one and two years, respectively. Seven other Burmese were taken into custody for illegal entry into the kingdom.
The arrests at the Lek were Immigration’s only successes that day. Officers also inspected the Kings Bird’s Nest in Najomtien and three temples – Suthawat, Tungka and Nong ket Noi. All 243 foreigners checked were legal and drug-free.
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Workers prepare to repaint red-and-white “no parking” zones on curbs and the pedestrian crosswalk on Third Road near Soi Paniadchang.
Jetsada Homklin Pattaya repainted lane lanes on Third Road near Soi Paniadchang.
The Oct. 18 operation also saw the work crew repaint red-and-white “no parking” zones on curbs and the pedestrian crosswalk.
People had complained that they couldn’t see lane lines or the crosswalk and that people were parking in prohibited zones.
World Stamp Exhibition comes to Thailand Chai Malick From November 28th through December 3rd, Bangkok will host the 2018 Thailand World Stamp Exhibition on the 5th floor of the upscale Paragon Shopping Mall. The exhibition will be held under the Patronage of FIP and the Auspices of FIAP. His Excellency Pichet Durongkaverote, Minister of the Digital Economy will preside over the Opening Ceremony. Major Asian FIP\FIAP stamp exhibitions rotate from one Asian country to another and it is a real event when international postal administrations and collectors from throughout Asia come to Thailand. Over 2,600 frames of exhibits will be on view showing off some of the best collections in the world. Total worth of these little pieces of paper? Over 4000 million baht equal to 100 million Euros. Because this is a world FIP event participants and exhibitors are from around the globe, not just Asian countries. On the show’s website the Competitive Exhibit Listing enumerates material from Argentina, the U.K., Belgium, China (both of them) and many more. In all over 70 countries are listed as having showpieces for the event. Thailand has the added benefit of basking in the patronage of H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, who is not only dear to the hearts of Thai citizens but is also a philatelist herself. The Princess has not only by added to the Royal collection but has also designed stamps for the Thailand Post. Certainly, one of the high points will be HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s visit on the afternoon of December 3rd.
If you are interested in seeing a high-powered auction after a relaxed viewing of the world class exhibitions, on November 30th through December 2nd Eurseree Collectibles will be conducting “The Biggest Gathering of Asian Rarities Ever to be Auctioned in Bangkok.” As the Eurseree Collectibles website states, the auction will be “Featuring lots of rare Siamese Stamps, revenues, postal history, covers, proofs, errors, airmail, important Asian Philatelic materials, world-wide collections, etc.” That much high-quality philatelic material is certain to attract bidders from throughout Asia and the competition for the best stamps will be intense with prices realized likely to be considerably in excess of catalog values. Even after I have been left far behind in the bidding for a desirable and significant stamp, I enjoy watching the “deep pocket” bidders counter their rivals with increasingly higher bids to become the one and only owner. The driving force to bring the exhibition to Thailand is the Philatelic Association of Thailand, a member of FIP\FIAP. A complete lineup of events and workshops is available at www.thailand2018.net. See you there!
Pattaya marks National Police Day Keng Na Songkhla
Pattaya marked National Police Day with a meritmaking ceremony Oct. 17.
Pattaya marked National Police Day with a merit-making ceremony. Police chief Pol. Col. Apichai Kroppech welcomed nine monks to chant and bless officers and prayed for officers who had died in the past year. Monks were served lunch to end the merit-making. National Police Day has been held every Oct. 13 since 1913 when the country’s national Royal Thai Police force was formed through the merger of local and regional police departments. The date was moved to Oct. 17 last year in respect for HM the late King Rama IX, who died on Oct. 13, 2016.
Adm. Noppadol Supakorn, commander of the Royal Thai Fleet, officially kicked off the 250th anniversary commemoration of King Taksin the Great’s amphibious assault on the Burmese in Ayutthaya.
Patcharapol Panrak The commander of the Royal Thai Fleet officially kicked off the 250th anniversary commemoration of King Taksin the Great’s amphibious assault on the Burmese in Ayutthaya. Adm. Noppadol Supakorn chaired the Oct. 19 worship ceremony and offerings of marigold garlands to the King Taksin monument at the Naval Special Warfare Command in Sattahip. From Oct. 24-Nov. 11 the navy and administrators of
10 provinces will mark the anniversary of the epic battle with re-enactments, stage performances and parades. King Taksin led the liberation of Siam from Burmese occupation after the Second Fall of Ayutthaya in 1767. He marshalled 5,000 troops and 100 boats and landed on the eastern coast to enter the Chao Praya River.
He attacked Burma’s army at Pho Sam Ton Camp in the Wat Madua’s area between the Phasak and Lopburi rivers. Finally, he succeeded in securing Siam’s independence Nov. 6. On Oct. 24 a fleet of ships docked at Pak Nam in Chantaburi with a ceremony performed at Ban Samet Ngam and activities taking place at the nearby temple.
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Terminal 21 opens to fanfare, huge crowds Jetsada Homklin
Prasert Sriuslarnpoing, Managing Director of LH Mall & Hotel Co., welcomes press to the opening of Terminal 21.
Pattaya’s newest shopping mall, Terminal 21, opened to huge fanfare and crowds Oct. 19. Prasert Sriuslarnpoing, Managing Director of LH Mall & Hotel Co., opened the 33-rai retail mall and hotel site off North Road with tens of thousands of eager shoppers and lookie-loos waiting to get their first peak at the 6-billion-baht boutique mall. Traffic outside the mall quickly gridlocked.
Navy co-op awards 1.2 million baht in scholarships
Terminal 21 is an upgraded copy of the landmark mall in the heart of Bangkok’s business district. Unique features include a 250-meter-long plane and a scale model of the Eifel tower on the ground floor. Each floor represents a popular world destination, including Rome, Tokyo, San Francisco, London and more. The mall features 180,000 sq. meters of retail space and a Grand Centerpoint Hotel with 400 rooms and parking for 1,500 vehicles. Singer Earth Patravee provided the entertainment while Prasert took reporters on a tour. First stop was the SFX Cinema designed with an art deco theme highlighted by
There are many famous restaurants on the third floor, including Pan Pan, Pattaya’s original Italian restaurant that opened its first branch 43 years ago.
LED lighting. SFX features luxury and lounge seating offering food and beverages. The box office is located on
the third floor with screens one level up. Next on the third floor were many famous restaurants including Pan Pan, Pattaya’s original Italian restaurant that opened its first branch 43 years ago. Pan Pan makes its pasta daily and pizzas are baked in a coal-fired oven using the chef’s original recipe and crunchy crust. On the first floor, Central Marketing Group Co. launched skin-care products branded THREE from Japan with top Pattaya ofSFX Cinema operates ultimate world class cinemas ficials and business leaders screening Thai and International films. trying them out.
Sattahip Naval Base Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd. handed out more than a million baht in scholarships to members’ children.
Patcharapol Panrak Sattahip Naval Base Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd. handed out more than a million baht in scholarships to members’ children. Bank chairman Adm. Sukitti
Sanigmpong presided over the Oct. 19 ceremony at the Sattahip Naval Base. He said the co-op has been allocating some of its profits to support the education of members’ children for 18 years. This year, 403 members
applied for scholarships with the bank donating 1.2 million baht and Saha Life Insurance Co. kicking in 50,000 baht. The scholarship project aims to encourage members and promote education to members, who navy personnel.
Potholes patched at Amorn Market Jetsada Homklin Workers patched potholes outside the Amorn Market following complaints from vendors and shoppers. Deputy City Manager Chalermpol Phonlookin oversaw the Oct. 17 operation, which was necessitated by repeated flooding which destroyed the road’s surface and left gaping holes. Workers used asphalt and concrete to cover the road surface Workers patch potholes outside the Amorn Market before leveling the area and infollowing complaints from vendors and shoppers. creasing density by using a roller.
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New Retirement Visa Regulations Dear Editor; With reference to Mr. Barry Kenyon’s letter published in your 19th/25th Pattaya Mail Edition I should like to comment as under but with respect only to those UK Farangs relying on the British Embassy Pension Confirmation Letter for their annual Retirement Visa (R.V.) Those UK Farangs having B800,000 in a Thai Bank Account, the new Regulations seem not to apply at this time. a) The monthly Pension/Income requirement of B65,000 to be paid into a Thai Bank Account equates to an Annual Income on B780,000. Note how close this is to the B800,000 already deposited into a Thai Account on an annual basis or at least three months prior to the R.V. application. b) Based on current tourist exchange rates B65,000 (at B42.30 to the Pound) = 1,537 Pound c. This is being required every month to be deposited into the Farang’s Thai Account. With the volatility of the Baht/Pound exchange rate this could go up considerably depending upon the current UK Govt’s Brexit dealings. c) My concern currently is with a UK Farang out of Thailand, albeit having an Annual R.V. and not returning until after 12th December 2018, the cut-off date for the British Embassy to cease issuing the Pension Confirmation Letters. What policy/procedures will the Thai Immigration Authorities insist upon in order to issue this Farang with his new R.V? He may not have the time to introduce this monthly stipend into his Account and mayhap only for the first month? Will Immigration Write to the Editor:
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Authorities accept this, as at the moment one can only apply for the replacement R.V. one month prior to the termination of the current R.V.? d) With the introduction of the monthly transfer of B65,000 by the Farang, is it possible, as I believe it should be, that the Farang can use any or all of it for personal expenses during that month? For Farangs operating under the B800,000 regulation, this can be used up to three months prior to the issue/request of the new R.V. when the balance must be returned to B800,000 three months prior to request of the new R.V. What is the position regarding the monthly income requirement? No statement has been made on this point as to my knowledge. e) Many of my friends have concerns as to how they will show their Thai Bank Account is indeed in receipt of B65,000 per month for the R.V. protocol. My simple answer to that, unless proven wrong, is that upon request of the new R.V. they should have to take their Thai Account Pass Book to Immigration, photocopies of the relevant pages showing the monthly income accompanying the R.V. Form. However, will Immigration accept a one or two month deposit due to the early request of a new R.V.? There would appear to be a number of concerns/questions, remaining to be answered and I would hope either the Thai Government / Immigration Authorities attend to these concerns with their utmost diligence. A lot of UK Farangs remain in limbo until all these are resolved. Rodney M. Girvan
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NASA official: Tense moments but calm crew in aborted launch Vladimir Isachenkov Moscow (AP) - NASA’s chief heard one reassuring sound over the radio link after the aborted launch of a Soyuz capsule with an American and a Russian aboard. It was U.S. astronaut Nick Hague calmly relaying information in Russian to flight controllers. “My reaction was, ‘things aren’t going well and he’s not speaking English,’” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told reporters Friday, after Hague and Roscosmos’Alexei Ovchinin returned to the Star City training center outside Moscow from their abruptly shortened mission. “So, in other words, he was calm, he was cool, he was collected, he was doing what he was trained to do,” said Bridenstine, who was at the Baikonur Cosmodrome to watch the launch. Two minutes after Hague and Ovchinin blasted off Thursday for the International Space Station, their rocket failed, triggering an emergency landing. Their capsule fell from an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) at a sharper-than-normal angle, building up gravitational forces at 6-7 times those on Earth. It was the first such accident for Russia’s manned program in over three decades, although there also have been launch failures in recent years involving unmanned vehicles. An investigation is
underway, and Bridenstine said he doesn’t expect the next mission taking a crew to the space station in December to be delayed. He recalled the tense moment when he heard Hague reporting the G-forces in Russian to Mission Control, followed by a break in communications and the loss of flight data. “There was the time when I heard 6.7G, and that was the first time I realized that’s not right,” he said. “And then of course data was lost, communications were lost for a period of time, and then everybody went to their respective corners attempting to find out what the truth is. And when we learned that the crew was safe and descending it was a moment to behold. A lot of people very, very happy.” Hague’s calm voice showed he was well-trained for the emergency, although there was still a nervous atmosphere at Baikonur, Bridenstine said. “That’s the scary moment, you know, when you know that the Gs are not where they should be and then communications stops and I’m sure that they are going through their procedures and doing their thing and the question is what’s the ultimate G-load ... and how does that affect the crew,” he said. “And during that time we weren’t getting a lot of feedback, but again that’s appropriate because they were busy and we were OK with that.”
In this photo provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, the Soyuz MS-10 space capsule lays in a field after an emergency landing near Dzhezkazgan, about 450 kilometers (280 miles) northeast of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP)
About 34 minutes elapsed from the time the rocket failed to when the capsule finally parachuted to a landing on the steppes of Kazakhstan, where rescue crews swiftly picked up the pair. Bridenstine praised the Soyuz emergency rescue system, saying it functioned like a “miracle.” “Even when a failure occurs, because of the engineering and the design and the great work done by folks in Russia, the crew can be safe,” he said. “That’s an amazing capability and we can’t understate how important it is. Not every mission that fails ends up so successfully.” Hague also expressed his gratitude. “Thank you all for your support & heartfelt prayers,” he
tweeted from Star City. “Operational teams were outstanding in ensuring our safety & returning us to family & friends.” Sergei Krikalyov, the head of Roscosmos’ manned programs, said the launch went awry after one of the rocket’s four boosters failed to jettison about two minutes into the flight, damaging the main stage and triggering the emergency. Experts are now trying to determine what specific glitch prevented the booster’s separation. “We will need to look and analyze the specific cause whether it was a cable, a pyro or a nut,” Krikalyov said, adding that Roscosmos hopes to be able to sort out the problem and carry out the next Soyuz launch in December.
Roscosmos promised to share all relevant information with NASA, which pays up to $82 million per Soyuz seat to the space station. “I have no anticipation right now that the launch in December for the next crew will be delayed,” Bridenstine said. “The investigation is ongoing, Russia has been very supportive of sharing data with the United States and we’re grateful for that. And at this point I’m confident that we’ll launch in December.” The current space station crew of an American, a Russian and a German was scheduled to return to Earth in December after a sixmonth mission. A Soyuz capsule attached to the station that they use to ride back to Earth is designed for 200 days in space, meaning that their stay in orbit could only be extended briefly. “We don’t have an opportunity to extend it for a long time,” Krikalyov said. In August, the space station crew found a hole had been drilled in the Soyuz capsule that caused a brief loss of air pressure before being patched. Krikalyov pledged that the Russian space agency will do its best not to leave the orbiting outpost unoccupied. “The station could fly in an unmanned mode, but will do all we can to avoid it,” he said. “The conservation of the station is possible, but it’s undesirable.” Russia currently operates
the only spacecraft for ferrying crews to the station following the retirement of the U.S. space shuttle fleet, but it stands to lose that monopoly in the coming years with the arrival of commercial U.S. crew capsules SpaceX’s Dragon and Boeing’s Starliner. “We’re getting really close already,” Bridenstine said. “We are anxiously anticipating early next year the test of two separate commercial crew vehicles that will fly to the International Space Station - SpaceX ad Boeing.” He said that the launch failure underlined the need for multiple launch systems to complement one another. “In other words, if there is a hiccup in one country’s system, there is another country’s system capable of maintaining the operation until the first country is ready to go again,” he said. “This demonstrates how important it is to have collaboration and to not be dependent on one system or another system.” But he also underlined the need for continuing U.S.Russian cooperation in space, voicing hope that it wouldn’t be affected by politics. “We can both do more in space together than we can ever do alone,” Bridenstine said. “When it comes to space and exploration and discovery and science, our two nations have always kept those activities separate from the disputes that we have terrestrially.”
How to check what Facebook hackers accessed in your account Mae Anderson New York (AP) - Could hackers have been able to see the last person you cyberstalked, or that party photo you were tagged in? According to Facebook, the unfortunate answer is “yes.” On Friday, the social network said fewer users were affected in a security breach it disclosed two weeks ago than originally estimated nearly 30 million, down from 50 million. In additional good news, the company said hackers weren’t able to access more sensitive information like your password or financial information. And third-party apps weren’t affected. Still, for users already uneasy about the privacy and security of their Facebook accounts after a year of tumult, the details that hackers did gain access to gender, relationship status, hometown and other info might be even more unsettling.
Facebook has been quick to let users check exactly what was accessed. But beyond learning what information the attackers accessed, there’s relatively little that users can do - beyond, that is, watching out for suspicious emails or texts. Facebook says the problem has been fixed. The company set up a website that its 2 billion global users can use to check if their accounts have been accessed, and if so, exactly what information was stolen. It will also provide guidance on how to spot and deal with suspicious emails or texts. Facebook will also send messages directly to those people affected by the hack. On that page, following some preliminary information about the investigation, the question “Is my Facebook account impacted by this security issue?” appears midway down. It will also provide information specific to your account if you’re
Could hackers have been able to see the last person you cyberstalked, or that party photo you were tagged in? According to Facebook, the unfortunate answer is “yes.” (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
logged into Facebook. Facebook said the hackers accessed names, email addresses or phone numbers from these accounts. For 14 million of them, hackers got even more data - basically anything viewable on your account that any of your friends could see, and more. It’s a pretty extensive list: user name, gender, locale or language, relationship status,
religion, hometown, self-reported current city, birthdate, device types used to access Facebook, education, work, the last 10 places you checked into or were tagged in, your website, people or pages you follow and your 15 most recent searches. An additional 1 million accounts were affected, but hackers didn’t get any information from them.
The company isn’t giving a breakdown of where these users are, but says the breach was “fairly broad.” It plans to send messages to people whose accounts were hacked. Facebook said the FBI is investigating, but asked the company not to discuss who may be behind the attack. The company said it hasn’t ruled out the possibility of smaller-scale attacks that used the same vulnerability. The company said it has fixed the bugs and logged out affected users to reset those digital keys. Facebook Vice President Guy Rosen said in a Friday call with reporters that the company hasn’t ruled out the possibility that other parties might have launched other, smaller scale efforts to exploit the same vulnerability before it was disabled. Patrick Moorhead, founder of Moor Insights & Strategy, said the breach appeared similar to identity
theft breaches that have occurred at companies including Yahoo and Target in 2013. “Those personal details could be very easily be used for identity theft to sign up for credit cards, get a loan, get your banking password, etc.,” he said. “Facebook should provide all those customers free credit monitoring to make sure the damage is minimized.” Thomas Rid, a professor at the Johns Hopkins University, also said the evidence, particularly the size of the breach, seems to point to a criminal motive rather than a sophisticated state operation, which usually targets fewer people. “This doesn’t sound very targeted at all,” he said. “Usually when you’re looking at a sophisticated government operation, then a couple of thousand people hacked is a lot, but they usually know who they’re going after.”
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5000 year old “cures” Is the use of herbal medicines something new? Most definitely not! Mankind has been using herbal medicines since Neanderthal times, and that is certainly not last month, though some of the people I see in Walking Street certainly have close Neanderthal relatives! Herbs used in medicine is nothing new. The Chinese had plant based pharmacopoeias almost 5000 years ago. The Sumerians, 4000 years ago, recorded 1000 medicinal plants on stone tablet prescriptions and even Hippocrates, one of the founders of modern medicine, listed 400 plantbased remedies in his Materia Medica. Many of our current pharmaceutical agents were originally discovered in plant form, even though they may now be formulated in a laboratory. These include Digoxin, Morphine, Codeine, Quinine, Theophylline and Pseudoephedrine. All of these are well documented drugs that do “work”, so there is no denying that some herbal medicines are very effective. Currently there are at least 122 distinct chemical substances, derived from plants, in use as pharmaceuticals today.
Herbal medicines are often used by people suffering from ailments for which conventional medicine offers no positive cure. HIV/AIDS is an obvious example. However, from the Western medical viewpoint, one of the problems with herbal medicines is the lack of well controlled statistical trials of some of these medications. Another problem for the western based prescriber is the lack of knowledge of the interactions between the “pharmaceutical” drugs and “herbal” medicines. In fact there is a huge gap in our knowledge of the toxicity levels and potential teratogenic effects with some herbal medicines as well. This is changing, and modern scientific scrutiny is being carried out on many common herbal remedies, but this is an early stage at present. Amongst these being studied is Guarana - extracted from the Paullinia cupana tree in South America. This is promoted as being a substance to give you a lift, some extra get up and go. Unfortunately it is difficult to identify the ingredient from the packaging of this compound. In actual fact, the main ingredient is caffeine. Guarana has 3-5 times more caffeine, weight for weight,
than coffee beans, so no wonder it can give you a lift. It can also give you palpitations and anxiety! This herbal medicine is potent. Another popular medication is Ginkgo, from the Ginkgo biloba tree. This is used for cerebral insufficiency as seen in the aged, leading to Dementia. Its effect is supposed to counteract this aging in the brain and the studies completed so far would appear to indicate that Ginkgo does have an effect on this condition. Now before you rush off to buy your bottle full of hope for the future please note that they have also found a nasty little side effect - brain hemorrhages! The warning in all this is to use a little caution when deciding on a course of herbal medicines and to inform your doctor if you are considering taking some if you are already under treatment with conventional pharmaceuticals. Drug interactions are common and can be potentially fatal. Herbal medications may be very effective, it is just important to understand there may be limitations or gaps in our knowledge. You have been warned! Now it’s time for a cup of Guarana.
Antibiotics for appendicitis? Surgery often not needed Lindsey Tanner Chicago (AP) - When emergency tests showed the telltale right-sided pain in Heather VanDusen’s abdomen was appendicitis, she figured she’d be quickly wheeled into surgery. But doctors offered her the option of antibiotics instead. A new study from Finland shows her choice is a reasonable alternative for most patients with appendicitis. Five years after treatment with antibiotics, almost twothirds of patients hadn’t had another attack. It’s a substantial change in thinking about how to treat an inflamed appendix. For decades, appendicitis has been considered a medical emergency requiring immediate surgery to remove the appendix because of fears it could burst, which can be life-threatening. But advances in imaging tests, mainly CT scans, have made it easier to determine if an appendix might burst, or if patients could be safely treated without surgery. The results suggest that nearly two-thirds of appendicitis patients don’t face that risk and may be good candidates for antibiotics instead.
In this 2016 photo provided by the University of Washington, Dr. Linda Vorvick examines Heather VanDusen at UW Neighborhood Clinic in Seattle. When emergency tests showed the telltale right-sided pain in VanDusen’s abdomen was appendicitis, she figured she’d be quickly wheeled into surgery. But doctors offered her the option of antibiotics instead. (Clare McLean/UW Medicine via AP)
“It’s a feasible, viable and a safe option,” said Dr. Paulina Salminen, the study’s lead author and a surgeon at Turku University Hospital in Finland. Her study in adults is the longest follow-up to date of patients treated with drugs instead of surgery for
appendicitis and the results confirm one-year findings reported three years ago. Research has also shown antibiotics may work for some children with appendicitis. The Finnish results were published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
A journal editorial says “it’s a new era of appendicitis treatment.” Appendix removal is the most common emergency surgery worldwide, with about 300,000 performed each year in the United States alone, said Salminen. She said the results from her study suggest many of those surgeries could be avoided. U.S. doctors have started offering antibiotics instead of surgery and Salminen says she occasionally does too. The journal editorial says appropriate patients should be given that option. The study involved about 500 Finnish adults who had CT scans to rule out severe cases. Half were treated with antibiotics; the others had surgery. Among the antibiotics patients, 100 ended up having surgery within five years of treatment - most for a suspected recurrence of appendicitis in the first year. Seven of them did not have appendicitis and likely could have avoided surgery. The results suggest the success rate for antibiotic treatment was almost 64 percent, the authors said. About 1 in 4 surgery patients had complications, including infections around the incision, abdominal pain
Genetic glitch increases men’s risk of impotence, study says Malcolm Ritter New York (AP) - Scientists say they’ve located the first well-documented genetic glitch that increases a man’s risk of impotence, a step that might someday lead to new treatments. Most impotence isn’t caused by genetics but rather things like obesity, diabetes, heart
disease, smoking, drug and alcohol use, stress or anxiety. But in a study released Monday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers say they located a spot in human DNA where genetic variation might boost a man’s risk by about 25 percent. They found statistical evidence for that by looking in
the genetic makeup of about 36,600 men, and confirmed it in a similar study of 222,300 other men. Lab tests then suggested that variation might affect the activity of a nearby gene that’s known to be involved in sexual functioning. Now scientists want to explore how such variation affects risk of the condition, said Eric Jorgenson, a researcher
at Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Oakland and lead author of the paper. It may interfere with the functioning of certain brain circuits, he said. He said discovering a biological explanation could give clues to developing new treatments for impotence, also known as erectile dysfunction.
and hernias, compared with only 7 percent of antibiotics patients. Antibiotic patients had 11 fewer sick days on average than the surgery group. In the first year, their treatment costs were about 60 percent lower. A cost analysis for the full five years wasn’t included in the published results. Surgery patients in the Finnish study all had conventional incisions rather than the less invasive “keyhole” surgeries that are more common for appendix removal in the United States. The non-surgery patients received three days of IV antibiotics in the hospital, followed by seven days of pills at home. Dr. Giana Davidson, a University of Washington surgeon, is involved in a similarly designed multicenter U.S. study that may answer
whether similar benefits would be seen for antibiotics versus “keyhole” surgery. Davidson called the Finnish study “a critical piece to the puzzle but I don’t think it answers all of the questions.” Heather VanDusen was treated at the University of Washington in 2016. She said she chose antibiotic treatment partly to avoid surgery scars, and now offers advice to patients for Davidson’s study. “I knew the worst case scenario was ending up back in the hospital so why not try antibiotics first,” said VanDusen, who works in university communications. She said she has done well since her treatment, but that the biggest drawback “is wondering, with every episode of stomach or bad gas, if it could happen again.”
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Inflatable sea monster takes over a rusting warehouse Philadelphia (AP) - A giant sea monster has taken over a building at Philadelphia’s Navy Yard, but only temporarily. The inflatable sculpture titled “Sea Monsters HERE” is at a rusting warehouse called Building 611. It features huge purple tentacles bursting out of windows and reaching from the rooftop. The 40-foot-long creations sway in the breeze, creating the sense of a huge living creature. It was created by U.K.-based artists Filthy Luker and Pedro Estrellas. They were invited to install the work as part of a collaborative project between Group X, a collection of local artists and organizers, and the Navy Yard. It’s on view until Nov. 16. Once the nation’s first shipyard, the Navy Yard is now a waterfront business campus home to 165 companies.
Across 1 Aviators (6) 4 Lump of gold ore (6) 8 Entice (5) 9 Obstacle (7) 10 Common wild duck (7) 11 Unripe (5) 12 True to life (9) 17 Aquatic mammal (5) 19 Aged between 12 and 20 (7) 21 American whisky (7) 22 Shatter (5) 23 A score (6) 24 Surpass (6)
Down 1 Harvest season (6) 2 Countryside walker (7) 3 Additional (5) 5 Honest (7) 6 Engrained dirt (5) 7 Royal seat (6) 9 Game played with a shuttlecock (9) 13 Circus performer (7) 14 Ridiculous pretence (7) 15 Water ice (6) 16 Systematic procedure (6) 18 Ceasefire (5) 20 English county (5)
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Proposal on Colorado peak leads to couple’s altitude issues Boulder, Colo. (AP) - A Texas man found a scenic location in the Colorado Mountains to propose to his girlfriend, but the couple ran into trouble on the way down. The Boulder County sheriff’s office says 27-year-old Joshua Mason of Denton, Texas, took 28-year-old Katie Davis on a hike Saturday to Jasper Peak at an elevation of nearly 13,000 feet (4,000 meters). They got lost as darkness fell. The couple were showing signs of altitude sickness and dehydration when a hiker found them. He led them to his camp and gave them food, water and a place to warm up. Another camper called for help. Rescuers reached the camp early Sunday and walked the couple to their car. They didn’t require medical treatment. Sgt. Clay Leak says deputies learned the engagement was still on.
Sexual history survey sent to fifth-graders draws complaints Windsor, Vt. (AP) - A survey that asked fifth-grade students in Vermont about their sexual history, preference and gender identity has drawn complaints from parents. The survey sent to Windsor Elementary School students was conducted by WISE, a nonprofit domestic violence prevention and advocacy group, WPTZ-TV reported. A notice was sent to parents allowing them to opt their children out of the survey, but parent Vanessa Beach said she never received it. While she doesn’t oppose topics on gender identity and sexuality being discussed, Beach said she feels the survey questions were inappropriate for her daughter’s age group. “My daughter is 10. So are all the other kids who took this,” Beach said. “A sexual partner at 10 years old would be called sexual abuse.” A WISE representative said the survey questions were created with University of New Hampshire researchers with whom the group is sharing the collected data. Beach said she told the school and WISE about her concerns. School administrators and WISE officials said they are working to address parents’ complaints. Students are told that they are not required to take the test and can choose not to, a WISE official said. Beach said she appreciates other work WISE does to raise awareness about domestic violence.
Across: 1 Tiny, 3 Affluent, 9 Recluse, 10 Viper, 11 Sorts, 12 Calves, 14 Lackey, 16 Jigsaw, 19 Uproar, 21 Sisal, 24 Heath, 25 Gosling, 26 Contests, 27 Kept. Down: 1 Throstle, 2 Nicer, 4 French, 5 Level, 6 Empress, 7 Tarn, 8 Tussle, 13 Twilight, 15 Captain, 17 Insist, 18 Bright, 20 Ochre, 22 Swine, 23 Chic.
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Walk on the wild side: Dutch jogger runs into lion cub The Hague, Netherlands (AP) - A jogger’s run through the Dutch countryside turned into a walk on the wild side when he discovered a lion cub in a field. Police say the young cub was found Sunday in a cage dumped in a field near Tienhoven between the central cities of Utrecht and Hilversum. Police have taken to Twitter to appeal for help in tracing the animal’s owner, while the young cub, a male believed to be about five months old, is being cared for by a foundation that looks after big cats. The foundation said on its Facebook page that the cub “is very tired from the hectic events” and is in quarantine. It adds that the cub is drinking water and already feeling at ease in its new surroundings.
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Have a look at backgrounds
A couple of weeks ago we dealt with ‘professional’ portraits, and how you could get the same results with basic amateur (and sometimes homemade) equipment). This week we are looking at how to handle backgrounds that may not be quite how you would like them to be seen. The first tip sounds obvious, but you should look at the background before you pop the shutter button. This requires you to practice looking through the viewfinder with the critical eye. It means
that you look beyond the breathtakingly beautiful model posed before your lens and stretch your focus through to the background. Number 1 rule - make the background contrasting where possible. This simply means to have a light background if the person you are shooting has dark hair, and the reverse for those with blonde or white hair. Now to get this may require you to move the model, move yourself or move the location. And let me assure you that this is worthwhile. No matter how good the shot looks as you try so diligently to get a pinpoint focus on your subject - if there is no contrast between subject and background you will be disappointed in the final photograph. The person’s hair will disappear into the background. This is especially so
Dear Hillary, I have been to Thailand more than 20 times, but on my last visit, I actually got a “knock back” from a bar girl. This shook me for quite a while, well 30 seconds at least. As I have been so many times, and have a lot of Thai friends, I have picked up quite a bit of the Thai language. The reason for my knock back was that I was a farang who spoke Thai – not very well, but Thai too much. Although my ego was shattered, I pulled myself together and continued to enjoy my night out, and the rest of my stay. I have my 25th visit planned for Xmas/ New Year, and you are very welcome to join me and my friends for an evening out, with guaranteed Champagne and unlimited chocolate. I love to read the Pattaya Mail from here in the UK, and maybe if you decide to accept my invitation, you could go to the bar in question, and politely tell the pretty young lady that she made a big mistake. I have a very good heart, but she made a big mistake there. David Dear David Ooooh what a lovely man you are. Champagne and unlimited chocolates! What a shame it wasn’t chocolates and unlimited Champagne (French, vintage, of course) and I would have come immediately, my precious Petal. However, since you have been here umpteen times already, you will no doubt realize that the chances of the pretty young lady still being in that particular bar are not high. Come to think of it, the chances of the ‘bar’ still being there are probably not all that good either. Just remember that there are plenty of other pebbles on the beach (which can be viewed on Wednesdays when the deckchairs are missing), and Hillary is sure you will have another wonderful time this year too. Keep learning Thai - as you have already found out, you can be surprised at what you can pick up - or how you can be put down.
when photographing the very dark haired people of Thailand. Just look at some of the news photographs in this issue of the Pattaya Mail and you will see just what I mean. So what can you do if you are stuck with the wrong background? OK, there are several things you can do. The first is to turn on your electronic flash and even
set the camera on automatic with it. Now walk close to the subject and pop the shutter and the flash. What happens here is that the flash will light up the foreground subject, but run out of steam by the time the flash burst reaches the background. By selectively lighting the foreground subject you have achieved that contrast necessary.
Dear Hillary, I notice that most of the letters you get are from farang males who are complaining about what has happened to them in the bar scene. Surely they must see that there is a big difference between that side of Pattaya and the other side? If they were only to look past the end of their noses they would appreciate that there are some truly wonderful girls out there. I have been married to my Thai wife for four years now and there has never been a “bad moment” in all that time. She is beautiful, intelligent (a qualified accountant) and caring. I do not have to change the locks on my doors or worry that my suits will be cut up. She does not need ropes of gold to hold her in the marriage, or motorcycles, or houses. We have a partnership and mutual trust. Why don’t some of these men look for the “good” girls? Amazed Dear Amazed, There may be lots of reasons. One may be that the supply of “wonderful girls” is much less than the demand, so the single males gravitate to the good-time girls, of which there is a more than adequate supply. Look after your wonderful wife and buy her plenty of chocolates (you can send the champagne to me, Hillary, c/o Pattaya Mail, as I am sure she wouldn’t want to drink and spoil the goody goody image) and continue to build on your mutual trust. Bar scene farangs generally are not looking past the end of their noses - it is some other part of the anatomy.
So you haven’t got a daytime flash facility on your camera - what now? Well, very often you can move the subject forward, away from the background and Mother Nature might supply you some light to lift the subject. Even direct overhead light can provide a rim of light around the hair, enough to contrast with the dark background. So what else can you do? Well, if you have an SLR and can manually adjust the lens aperture you can use selective focus to help you. Use the longest lens you have (or the zoom at the highest number), move the subject as far away from the background as possible and move in as close as you can to the subject. In this way you have used the optical qualities of the lens to keep a sharp focus on the subject and throw the background into a hazy, out of focus blur.
Probably the last item to consider is color. When all else fails, or is impossible, position your subject against a contrasting colored background. This time, it is often better to place your subject very close to the background, rather than away from it as we have been doing so far. You want to illuminate the background just as much as the foreground, so you highlight the color contrasts. A yellow dress in front of a red door, for example. So you think you are still in trouble? Well, there’s only one thing left, and it is the advice I give all the time - walk several meters closer! Make the person, your subject, your “hero” fill the frame in the viewfinder. This way you have now almost totally eliminated the background. No longer is it a problem. In some ways it is the perfect solution.
Dear Hillary, I think I have a problem, which is going to bite me on the bum. My local laundry has started to deliver my laundry, instead of me picking it up. That should be good, but the delivery lady is hinting that she wants to be with me. She wants that we go to dinner somewhere and she will take the sheets to the laundry the next morning. If I were 30, this might be a great deal, but I am much older and she’s no spring chicken either. The pressure is every day now. How do I gently get rid of her? Watson Dear Watson, You don’t need Sheer-luck homes to fix your problem. All you have to do is tell her that you are going to have a pool party next weekend at 3 p.m. Invite a few mates and tell them to bring their girlfriends and that the party starts at 4 p.m. She will be so embarrassed being caught naked by a bunch of guys she will scamper off and not invite herself into your pool again. Tell her that you will pick up your own laundry because you are getting a dog to stop people coming in, and she will get the hint. If you are supplying champagne at the party remember to invite me as well. No skinny dipping though, my Petal.
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Former GIS star student starts at Cambridge lot of places.” Yeen submitted a personal statement and references from two lecturers, but wasn’t required to attend an interview at Cambridge. When she discovered Cambridge had offered her a place, she was stunned. “I kept checking my computer for an email from them. First I got an offer from LSE so I thought maybe I missed out with Cambridge, but then I got an email from them too. “I was shocked to be honest. I was not expecting that at all. My family was over the moon.” Yeen’s progress has been remarkable. When Yeen joined GIS towards the end of Year
Mark Beales When Yeen first started learning at Garden International School, she knew almost no English. After spending a few months with English Language Support teachers, she soon improved. By the time Yeen reached Year 11, she passed her IGCSEs and was even given a ‘top in the world’ award. Yeen has just been awarded a First Class Honours degree from Durham University in accounting and finance and is about to start her post-graduate degree at the world-famous University of Cambridge. Durham is ranked 5th best in the UK, while the University of Cambridge was recently ranked the 2nd best university in the world. Yeen applied to the University of Cambridge last November and had a long wait before hearing she had been successful. She has now just begun studying for her Masters in Real Estate Finance. Yeen said her experience at GIS doing the IB Diploma was excellent preparation for life at the world’s top universities. “When I first came to GIS I was struggling a bit as I couldn’t understand that much and English was quite difficult. The English language support programme, IGCSE and especially IB was great for university. IB isn’t just teaching you language, it’s preparing you for further study. “I remember when you do the Extended Essay for IB it seems like it’s too much to take but here if you have to
Yeen, a former GIS student, is off to Cambridge.
write 4,000 words, maybe that’s not enough; it’s hard to have such a low boundary. “CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) is more useful than anything else. You can put that in your CV when you apply to university because they are not just interested in your grades but also your extra-curricular experiences. If you do A levels, they don’t have that kind of subject. If you have the IB Diploma it’s really good for you.” After arriving in Durham in 2015, Yeen settled quickly, making friends with many of the other Asian students who study there. She also found some excellent Thai restaurants, which ensured
she wasn’t homesick. While at Durham, Yeen helped run a Thai society for the 100 Thai students who study at the university, which involved special sports events and a Thai night. Knowing that she wanted to keep studying in the UK, Yeen started applying to top universities such as University College London (UCL), the London School of Economics (LSE) and Cambridge at the end of last year. She said, “My plan was always to continue with a post-graduate degree but I didn’t expect I would be at Cambridge! It took quite a long time for Cambridge to reply and I had applied to a
Dusit Thani College brings lunch to Baan Jing Jai
Dusit Thani College, led by Sakda Kanjanawanawan, director of Dusit’s Pattaya campus, and instructor Alec Hoare, hosted lunch for children and donated necessities, clothes, rice, and dried foods to the Baan Jing Jai orphanage.
Urasin Khantaraphan Dusit Thani College hosted lunch for children and donated necessities, clothes, rice, and dried foods to the Baan Jing Jai orphanage. Sakda Kanjanawanawan,
director of Dusit’s Pattaya campus, and instructor Alec Hoare led the Oct. 12 field trip framed as doing a good deed in honor of HM the late King Rama IX on the second anniversary of his death. Baan Jing Jai Director
Piangta Chumnoi greeted the students, who taught the children how to bake cakes and organized games and activities during their visit. Sakda said this was the first community service trip to Baan Jing Jai, but won’t be the last.
7, back in 2009, she was in our English Language Support programme with Mr Berry. At the start she studied for the Key English Test (KET), which is for students with elementary English skills. She quickly progressed, and gained a range of top IGCSE grades. These included an award for having the best score in the world for IGCSE Thai. Yeen then completed her IB Diploma at GIS in 2015, finishing with a score of 38 – at the time, the highest-ever score by a Thai student at GIS. Yeen had some useful tips for our current IB students. “I think the best thing to do is when you have some free
time it’s better to spend it in the study room than the common room, so you can review what you have been taught. Time management is quite important, you have a lot of deadlines in IB.” Yeen’s sister Khing may be about to follow a similar path. She is also currently in the UK, and is in her final year of her Economics’ degree at the University of Warwick. Congratulations to Yeen for gaining a place at one of the world’s top universities. It’s a great example of what GIS can help students achieve. GIS is based in Ban Chang near Pattaya. See www. gardenrayong.com for more.
HHN honored by Catholic Youth Congress Jetsada Homklin The Human Help Network’s director and its Drop-In Center were honored for their work on behalf of poor and migrant children at the 35th National Catholic Youth Congress in Sriracha. Chanthaburi Diocese Bishop Silvio Siripong Charatsri presented the award to HHN Director Radchada Chomjinda Oct. 18 at Darasamutr School Sriracha. Rev. Northep Panuphan, director of the diocese’s youth department, did likewise for Drop-In Center/ ASEAN Learning Center Director Pirun Noiimjai. Radchada was lauded for her 10 years of work at the Human Help Network establishing orphanages, shelters and school for disadvantaged youths and children
Chanthaburi Diocese Bishop Silvio Siripong Charatsri presents awards to HHN Director Radchada Chomjinda and Drop-In Center/ASEAN Learning Center Director Pirun Noiimjai.
of migrant workers. The priests said HHN has helped many less-fortunate and transnational children
achieve a better quality of life and education, learn vocational skills and develop their cultural understanding.
Sunshine Group donates appliances to Redemptorist school
The Sunshine hotels group Executive Director Thana Supornsahatrangsi presents a donation of 23,900 baht and damaged electronics and appliances for vocational students to use in their studies at the Redemptorist Vocational School for Persons with Disabilities.
Jetsada Homklin The Sunshine hotels group donated 23,900 baht and a pile of damaged electronics and appliances for vocational students to use in their studies at the Redemptorist Vo c a t i o n a l S c h o o l f o r
Persons with Disabilities. Group Executive Director Thana Supornsahatrangsi presented the donations to school building services head Chalermpol Chompukot Oct. 18. The TVs, computers, radios, DVD players, tables
and learning equipment will be used by students in appliance repair courses. The items also will be used for spare parts for equipment in use at the school. The cash donation was aimed at easing the school’s expense burden.
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Beach masseuses eager for high season Warapun Jaikusol After a long, hard low season, Pattaya’s beach masseuses are eager for the return of foreign tourists. Withep Tuanthong, chairwoman of the Pattaya Beach Thai Traditional Massage Club, said the last six months have not been good ones for her members, many of whom have had to take part-time jobs to make ends meet. Pattaya’s low seasons has
After a long, hard low season, Pattaya’s beach masseuses are eager for the return of foreign tourists.
seen many Chinese tour groups and occasional bursts
of Thai tourists on holiday weekends, but it’s the western
tourists they expect to lift their fortunes during the coming high season. She said many beach workers hope to start seeing Russians, Scandinavians and Europeans start arriving by month’s end, with the main group of international visitors arriving in December. The massage club currently has 155 members who wear yellow shirts with badges showing their surname and member number.
Neglected water-pipe fills foot-washing pond for beachgoers Warapun Jaikusol A long-neglected puddle of water from a leaking pipe under Pattaya Beach has become a foot-washing pond for tourists. Boat operators say the small lake at Soi 6 has been there for months and neither city hall nor the Pattaya Waterworks Authority has bothered to fix the pipe fueling it. The water is clear and odorless, so the speculation is that its tap water. Tourists, especially those getting off boats from Koh Larn, have taken full advantage of the city’s neglect, using the water to wash off their sandy feet after traipsing across the beach.
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Deputy Mayor Pattana Boonsawat said waters off Jomtien Beach have cleared, allowing swimmers to see fish and clean sand.
Keng Na Songkhla After months of murky water and stormy conditions, Jomtien Beach’s water has cleared again with the start of high season. Pattaya Deputy Mayor Pattana Boonsawat walked
the beach with reporters Oct. 14, extolling the beauty of the Jomtien shoreline. He said waters have cleared, allowing swimmers to see fish and clean sand. And the autumn winds have started to blow, moving turbid water and dirt away from the coast.
A long-neglected puddle of water from a leaking pipe under Pattaya Beach has become a foot-washing pond for tourists.
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A Music Sunday for the PCEC It was the PCEC’s Words & Music event X at the October 14, 2018 meeting. We were welcoming back 11year-old musical wunderkind Ben Rudolf assisted by composer Marcus Tristan to not only entertain us, but to talk about music assessment organizations. Ben has been playing music since the age of four and has been composing for the past two to three years. Ben attends Anda Performing Arts School in Pattaya. This school was founded with the vision of encouraging students to try many new artistic activities in a nurturing environment, while enjoying themselves at the same time. The school has professional instructors from the USA, UK, Philippines, and Thailand. Marcus has worked with Ben and is very impressed with his talent. Ben won first place in the 4-11 age group, at the Yamaha, Junior Eurasian Competition in Bangkok.
MC Judith Edmonds presents the PCEC’s Certificate of Appreciation to Ben Rudolf for his entertaining and informative presentation, while Ben’s father, Bill Gustafsson (far right) and Marcus Tristan (far left) look on.
Marcus, also a self-described child prodigy, mastered the art of composition at a very early age. He started to write music at the age of two and wrote his first extended musical composition at the age of six. Marcus graduated from The Royal Academy of Music in London,
England, in 1990, which is the oldest conservatoire in the UK. While attending the Academy, he took private lessons with Oliver Messiaen and worked as a freelance composer and pianist in the Birmingham area. He played for and wrote dance pieces for an international group of
Member Ren Lexander interviews young Ben Rudolf along with Marcus Tristan and Ben’s father Bill Gustafsson. To view the video, visit: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=50fjvHAlOzA.
dancers, including a young Russian dancer, Valentina, whom he later married. Today, Ben was playing on a Yamaha keyboard. All of today’s music was played without any accompanying words. A selection of music by different composers was chosen for the event. Ben looked very comfortable behind the keyboard. The audience were obviously enjoying the performance since the observers’ heads could be seen rocking back and forward in time to the music. Ben mentioned that songs without words were promoted by Felix Mendelssohn. They are pieces of instrumental music, usually for solo piano, that are structured like a lyrical
Pattaya’s child prodigy 11 year old Ben Rudolf plays some of his own compositions and from other composers to the delight of his PCEC audience.
song and often have a strong melody. Chopin wrote a Barcarolle in F sharp. Where Barcarolle is a Venetian Gondola song, with the melody representing the chant of the Gondolier, and the rolling bass evoking the rolling swell and waves in the canals of Venice. We were informed by Ben that the world has several bodies that assess musical ability. The Yamaha Music School is popular even here in Thailand. Another popular Music School is Trinity Music College in London. Ben follows “The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music” (The ABRSM was founded in 1889). More than 600,000 candidates take ABRSM exams each year in over 93 countries. ABRSM rates musicians according to a scale from 1 to 8 (8 being the highest). The exams are for over 35 instruments and incorporate individual components depending what level you are. The student is required to play pieces from three different types of music. When Ben was performing at the PCEC a year ago he also impressed the audience with his talent by singing “Hallelujah” and John Lennon’s “Imagine”. Visit https:// www.youtube.com/channel/ UCwQ_H0S7zbzWYoWAJZ Pozew for You Tube videos featuring Ben’s musical abilities. Visit http://www. marcustristan.com/ for Marcus Tristan’s webpage. After the presentation, MC Judith Edmonds brought everyone up to date on upcoming events and then turned it over to the Open Forum portion of the meeting where questions are asked and answered and comments made about Expat living in Thailand, Pattaya in particular. For more information about the PCEC and their activities, visit www.pcec.club.
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The Hills are Alive…
Johann Hummel.
“…with the sound of music” I hear you murmur. Or perhaps I don’t, if you are under thirty and never seen that syrupy, sentimental musical from 1965, The Sound of Music. It starred Julie Andrews and no expense was spared in its production. By the end of the following year it had become the highest grossing movie of all time. Most of the location sequences were filmed in Austria where the story was set. And what else comes to mind at the mention of Austria, I wonder? Perhaps Wiener Schnitzel, Apfelstrudel, or Sachertorte spring to mind or if your interest runs to more esoteric matters, Austria might remind you of Sigmund Freud and Gustav Klimt or the baroque and rococo palaces of imperial days. Austrians are proud of their musical heritage although the influential period of Austrian music was not as long as commonly supposed.
During the Baroque, Austrian composers were a bit thin on the ground. There were only two who are still known, Heinrich Biber and Johann Fux whose name, you might be disappointed to know rhymes with “books” not “ducks”. The years now known as the “classical period” were roughly between 1750 and 1830 and during that time, Austria really made its mark on the musical world. This was largely due to the enormous influence of Joseph Haydn, whose music was available throughout Europe and was widely imitated by other composers. If you’ve ever wondered why so much late 18th century music sounds similar, this is one of the reasons. There were many other Austrian composers especially in Vienna, notably Mozart of course but also Richter, Wagenseil, Monn, Pleyel and Dittersdorf to name but a few.
Nineteenth century Austria saw the appearance of Schubert, the Strauss family, Bruckner and Mahler and the early years of the twentieth saw the rise of the socalled “Second Viennese School” which included Schoenberg, Berg and Webern. But since then, few Austrian composers have achieved international recognition. It cannot have escaped your attention that 26th October is Austria’s National Day, celebrating the country’s declaration of neutrality and its regained status as a sovereign nation. Both composers this week were big names in their day but their music has undeservedly fallen out of fashion.
Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739–1813): Concerto in D major for Double Bass and Orchestra. Kevin Brown (db), Detroit Symphony Orchestra cond. Michelle Merrill (Duration: 21:54; Video: 480p HD) Vanhal was an extremely prolific composer who had a reputation for giving away pages of his music to friends as they left his house. Some works of are still being rediscovered, sometimes
being pieced together from manuscript fragments. Vanhal’s Concerto for Double Bass is considered the finest bass concerto of the time but it has to be admitted, there wasn’t much competition. The double bass was never a popular choice among composers as a concerto instrument, mainly due to the difficulty of balancing the soloist and orchestra. No one seems certain when Vanhal’s concerto was written but the latest research puts it between 1786 and 1789. By 1800 Vanhal’s popularity as a composer had spread as far as America and he had many works in print. With over seventy symphonies and stacks of chamber music he eventually completed more than seven hundred works. This excellent performance demonstrates that this is clearly the composition of a sophisticated composer. There’s a beautiful delicately scored slow movement which has all the grace and elegance of Mozart and an impressive cadenza. In contrast, the sprightly last movement with its distinctive crossrhythms owes more than a little to Haydn.
‘Vietnam’ by Max Hastings is masterful account of the war By JERRY HARKAVY, Associated Press British journalist Max Hastings, noted for his critically acclaimed books about World War II, has fast-forwarded his research and writing talent to a war that many Americans would like to forget. His 900-page work chronicles Vietnam’s tragic history from Ho Chi Minh’s proclamation of an independent state after the 1945 Japanese surrender to the collapse of the South Vietnamese regime 30 years later after the United States cut off ground and air support. Despite ample accounts of heroism and sacrifice on all sides, it’s a story in which each of the principal players — France, the United States, Saigon, Hanoi and the Viet Cong — comes away with well-deserved opprobrium. Unsurprisingly, Hastings concludes that Vietnam was a catastrophe, one that took the lives of as many as 2 million to 3 million combatants and civilians. The war claimed 58,000 American lives, but the number of Vietnamese dead was 40 times greater. This definitive narrative describes how the French debacle at Dien Bien Phu gave rise to the domino theory and the need to halt the spread of communist domination in Southeast Asia. There were more than 500,000
U.S. service personnel in Vietnam by the time of the 1968 Tet offensive, a stunning military defeat for the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong that was transformed into a propaganda victory. After Tet, the war was never the same. CBS anchor Walter Cronkite declared the nation was mired in stalemate, President Lyndon B. Johnson said he would not seek re-election, and the U.S. abandoned any hope of victory and sought instead to extricate itself while avoiding explicit defeat. The fighting would continue for another seven years, a period marked by the My Lai massacre, the invasion of Cambodia and the 1972 Christmas bombing, which Hastings says was designed for partisan political purposes and had no military justification. The narrative includes detailed accounts of all the major battles, with riveting descriptions of what life was like for combatants on both sides. The reader relives the experiences of GIs plodding through booby-trapped jungle, North Vietnamese dodging B52 strikes while heading south on the Ho Chi Minh trail and helicopter pilots braving fire from hot landing zones while inserting troops or extricating the wounded. (AP)
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837): Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major. Robert Frear (tpt) Cole Conservatory Symphony Orchestra cond. Johannes Müller-Stosch (Duration: 18:13; Video: 720p HD) Hummel was a child prodigy. When he was eight years old, Mozart was so impressed with the boy’s skills and musicianship that he provided tuition and accommodation for two years free of charge. Hummel later studied with Haydn, Salieri and Clementi and became one of the greatest pianists of his day. Like Mozart before him, Hummel’s father
took him on a European tour. He stayed four years in London where Haydn also happened to be at the time. In 1791, Haydn composed a piano sonata for the thirteenyear-old star who gave its first performance in London’s prestigious Hanover Square Rooms. Hummel’s trumpet concerto lies stylistically somewhere between the music of Haydn and the young Beethoven, who Hummel knew well. It was first performed on New Year’s Day 1804 to mark the composer’s appointment as Head Musician at Prince Esterházy’s court orchestra, succeeding Haydn. Perhaps it’s no accident that the galloping, technically-challenging last movement gives a passing nod to the music of the older composer.
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Chazelle’s ‘First Man’ is at once intimate and grand
Jocelyn Noveck Los Angeles (AP) - Nearly a half-century has passed since the majestic moment when Neil Armstrong stepped carefully onto the lunar landscape, left foot first, taking that giant leap for mankind. Whether you were alive then and glued to the TV, or relived it later through that iconic, grainy NASA footage, what you probably remember is just that: The majesty. You’re probably not thinking much about the deafening noise, the claustrophobia, the terror of blasting off in a rickety sardine can that could fail at any moment for any of a thousand reasons. Or the fact that Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin could have ended up stranded, left to die on the moon; President Richard Nixon had a speech ready for that dark scenario. You will, though, be thinking of these things as you watch “First Man,” the latest installment in director Damien
Chazelle’s meteoric career — and sorry for the space pun, but it’s entirely apt. An intimate character study that somehow becomes grand just when it needs to, “First Man,” based on the book by James R. Hansen with a script by Josh Singer, is a worthy successor not only to Chazelle’s “Whiplash” and “La La Land,” but to the astronaut films that precede it, like “Apollo 13” and especially “The Right Stuff.” It’s also, amazingly, the first feature film about Armstrong. Chazelle’s partner here is Ryan Gosling, who dials down his obvious star wattage to give an internalized, fully committed performance as the “reluctant hero,” as Armstrong’s own family described him. Gosling’s task here is not merely to give dimension to a mythical American hero. He also has to play a man who famously kept his emotions in check. That may not be an asset for a movie character, but sure was an asset for the first human to set foot on another world. And that’s because this stuff was, well, terrifying! We begin in 1961, during
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Ryan Gosling in a scene from “First Man.” (Daniel McFadden/Universal Pictures via AP)
Armstrong’s test pilot days. Taking a hypersonic X-15 up for a spin, he’s suddenly in trouble; he can’t get back down. “Neil, you’re bouncing off the atmosphere,” comes the rather concerned voice from below. He makes it back, though, barely breaking a sweat. As for us, we’re irretrievably rattled. From the heavens we go to a small home office, where Armstrong is on the phone, trying to find help for his toddler daughter, ill with cancer. His grief over her fate will remain a theme of the film
until the end. But it remains unspoken, even to his stoic wife, Janet, played here with subtlety and grit by the wonderful Claire Foy. Seeking a fresh start, Armstrong becomes an astronaut in NASA’s Gemini program. On Gemini 8, he successfully docks his spacecraft with another before suffering a harrowing inflight emergency. The split-second that separates giddy success from terrifying failure, the tiny, claustrophobic spaces, the flimsy materials, the shaking,
the roaring, the positively ancient-looking technology — Chazelle illustrates all of this, indelibly. And we’re forced to wonder: How did they ever make it into space even once? On the ground, meanwhile, we see what it’s like to be a loved one. During Gemini, Janet explodes at Armstrong’s boss, Deke Slayton (an excellent Kyle Chandler): “You’re a bunch of boys making models out of balsa wood! You don’t have ANYTHING under control.” Then there’s the devastating launch-pad testing disaster that killed Armstrong’s fellow astronauts, Gus Grissom, Roger Chaffee and Ed White. Hearing the news on the phone, Armstrong clutches a wine glass so tightly, he breaks it and gashes his hand. But if he has qualms about going forward, he doesn’t show it. One of the more chilling scenes is a brief look at NASA bosses reviewing the speech Nixon will give if the men can’t get off the moon, and what he’ll say to the “soon-to-be widows.”
And then, the mission. That famous walk to the launchpad, the astronauts waving, the applause. You hold your breath imagining how Chazelle will pull off the landing itself. With a granite quarry in Georgia standing in for the moonscape, it’s as grand and beautiful as you’d want. And yet it’s not a mere recreation of what we’ve seen before. There’s been a distracting controversy over whether Chazelle “ignores” the precise moment when astronauts planted a flag. It’s silly for many reasons, but especially because this isn’t a movie about symbols, or myths. It’s about men — especially one man. After the grandeur of the moon landing, an event that still boggles the mind, the movie ends on a note of extreme quiet: just two people staring at each other. “First Man,” a Universal Studios release, has been rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America “for some thematic content involving peril, and brief strong language.” Running time: 141 minutes. Three and a half stars out of four.
French maestro to headline Pattaya guitar festival World renowned French guitarist Gerard Abiton will be the star performer at the 10th anniversary Pattaya Classical Guitar Festival & Competition, which takes place this coming Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Siam Bayshore hotel in south Pattaya. The French maestro has been a featured soloist at many festivals around the globe but although he has performed in Thailand and Asia before, this will be his first visit to Pattaya. “I have been to the Land of Smiles six times before and I like this country very much. I find the people in particular to be very hospitable and friendly,” said Gerard. “This year will be my first visit to Pattaya and I am very happy and honored to be invited to play here.” Being self-taught on the guitar from the age of 12, Abiton received his first formal musical training 2 years later from the guitarist and tenor Christian Jean, who influenced the young prodigy’s musical and aesthetic
Guitar maestro Gerard Abiton.
direction, in particular the transition from natural expression to the performance of the guitar. Abiton is one of the rare guitarists to have been invited by the city of Aranjuez in Spain to play the famous Concierto de Aranjuez by the legendary Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo, and music
from the Iberian Peninsula features large in his repertoire. “I like Spanish music very much and I am particularly fond of the work of the composer Isaac Albéniz. I hope to perform some of his music at the festival in Pattaya,” said Gerard. The 10th anniversary Pattaya Guitar Festival will also feature the expert strumming of Thailand’s Pongpat Pongpradit, the Siam Guitar Quartet from Bangkok, the Maria Duo from Japan, the CGO Guitar Orchestra and much more. The festival is the only event of its kind in Thailand, showcasing many of the world’s top guitar makers and musicians and is a must see for classical guitar aficionados and music lovers on the Eastern Seaboard. A festival pass (inclusive of coffee breaks) is Baht 400 for adults and Baht 200 for students (with valid I.D.). Tickets are on sale at the Siam Bayshore Pattaya. Call 038-428-678 for details or visit https:/ /thailandguitarsociety.weebly.com/.
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Pendragon: ‘Windows of Life’ mott@pattayamail.com Formed in 1978, Pendragon have been a central figure in the neo-progressive rock music scene for over forty years, always on the fringe of fame, but never quite crossing over into the mainstream. Quite why is a mystery; they certainly do not lack any of the required skills. Although so saying, there are pockets of ardent Pendragon fans dotted around the world - Poland and Germany being particular strongholds. Pendragon, after early predictable band member comings and goings, have had a pretty consistent line up since 1986, with only twice the drummer being changed. Nick Barret is often seen as the band’s figurehead, playing lead guitar and performing the vocal duties. Peter Gee meanwhile on bass guitar is one of the best in the business and has released some nice solo albums of his own, allowing
him to show off some different musical talents other than in the Pendragon progressive manner. On keyboards is Clive Nolan, a man that deserves his own review. Becoming the youngest ever recipient of the ALCM Musical Composition Diploma, he has been with Pendragon since 1986. He has also found time to form fine bands such as Arena since 1995 (9 studio albums, 5 live albums) and Shadowlands since 1992 (4 studio albums.) He also
recorded two concept albums with Oliver Wakeman, the nonsensically delightful “Jabberwocky” from 1999 and “The Hound of the Baskervilles” in 2002. On drums for Pendragon at the time of this recording was the fabulously named Fudge Smith.
Nick Barrett.
After two albums of finding their way, Pendragon launched the wonderfully named Toff Records in 1991 and proceeded down the road of progressive rock. Their first release in 1991 was “The World”, which proclaimed from the castle balustrades their musical intentions. This was followed in 1993 by this magnificent album, “Windows of Life”. The album opener “Walls of Babylon” has a symphonic opening from Nolan’s keyboards before Barrett’s guitar cuts in with some excellent lead guitar soloing. The rhythm section then comes crashing in and the
song is away. It takes some four and a half minutes for the song itself to get underway and the vocals to arrive. Fourteen minutes for your opening track is a bold statement, but the whole song has a very grand feel about it, with hints of Pink Floyd’s “Shine on you Crazy Diamond” followed by some late Peter Gabriel era Genesis driving music. Take your influences from the best! Next up is “Ghosts”, which presents a piano intro before Barrett’s harrowing vocals take over and some more excellently controlled guitar. “The Last Man on Earth” is the centerpiece of the album and is an epic in every sense
Clive Nolan.
of the word, while the last two songs on the album show that even progressive rock bands can write commercial material. A running time of over fifty four minutes of quality music was always good value, but since the 2006 re-release of this album, the EP “Fallen Dreams and Angels” from 1994 has been added on so you get an extra twenty minutes of class music. Pendragon’s last studio album was “Men Who Climb Mountains” released in 2014, so we must be due a new album soon. The sleeve artwork of the review album by Simon Williams is also colorful, bright and witty.
Mott the Dog Rating – 5 Stars Track List: The Walls of Babylon Ghosts Breaking The Spell Last Man On Earth Nostradamus. ( Stargazing) Am I really Losing You? Bonus Tracks The Third World In The UK June Sister Bluebird Fallen Dreams and Angels Pendragon Nick Barrett - guitars and vocals Peter Gee - bass guitar Clive Nolan – keyboards and vocals Fudge Smith- drums
Film with Fan Bingbing, Bruce Willis canceled after tax case Beijing (AP) — The director of “Air Strike,” featuring Chinese actress Fan Bingbing, says the film’s release has been canceled in the wake of her disappearance and conviction on tax evasion charges. The World War II thriller, also starring Bruce Willis and Adrien Brody, was to have In this May 24, 2017, file photo, Chinese actress Fan Bingbing poses for photographers at the Cannes Film Festival in southern France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
been released Oct. 26. However, director Xiao Feng posted on his Weibo miniblog that it was “time to let go” after eight years of work on the film. Chinese tax authorities this month ordered Fan and companies she represents to pay taxes and penalties totaling $130 million, ending speculation over the fate of one of the country’s highest-profile entertainers three months after she disappeared from public view. State media said Fan evaded taxes by using two separate
Getting better: Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’ named top album in UK London (AP) — The Beatles’ psychedelic masterwork “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” has been named the most popular British album in history. The Official Charts Company said that the band’s 1967 classic is Britain’s favorite album based on physical sales, downloads and streams in the U.K. The album found the four mates from Liverpool at their most experimental and The Beatles, from left: Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison are shown in this Oct. 26, 1965 file photo. (AP Photo)
inventive and includes favorites like “With a Little Help from My Friends” and “A Day in the Life.” The band by then had stopped touring and were focusing their efforts on studio work under the guidance of producer George Martin. The album came ahead of Adele’s “21,” which finished second, and the 1995 Oasis album “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?”
contracts for her work on “Air Strike.” Fan has starred in dozens of movies and TV series in China and is best known internationally for her role as Blink in 2014’s “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” a cameo in
the Chinese version of “Iron Man 3,” and for star turns on the red carpet at Cannes as recently as May. Before her disappearance, she had been booked to star with Penelope Cruz in the Hollywood film “355.”
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Vegetarian Festival hosts early Loy Krathong Warapun Jaikusol
Foundation President Prasert Thongthitcharoen leads officials in lighting incense and candles.
The Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation hosted an early Loy Krathong ceremony to honor the ancestors of participants in its Pattaya Vegetarian Festival. Foundation President Prasert Thongthitcharoen led the congregation of Chinese-Thais wearing white as they paraded to Lan Po Public Park Oct. 16 for the meritmaking ceremony When the parade arrived at the park’s multipurpose zone he lit incense and candles as believers prayed to Chinese gods and chanted to invite the spirts of dead relatives and those without living families to partake in the ceremony. Participants floated krathongs carrying the usual incense and candles as well as paper wishes and fake money that later were collected and burned in a ceremony the following day.
Participants float krathongs carrying incense and candles as well as paper wishes and fake money.
Believers pray to Chinese gods and invite the spirts of dead relatives and those without living families to partake in the ceremony.
Pattaya prepares for King Taksin 250-year commemoration The Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation hosted an early Loy Krathong ceremony to honor ancestors.
King Taksin the Great will land again in Pattaya 250 years after his epic battle against the Burmese when three eastern provinces host an anniversary commemoration Oct. 29. Banglamung District Chief Naris Niramaiwong checked on the progress of the construction of the land vehicle to be used in the 3 p.m. Pattaya parade Oct. 16 at the Sanctuary of Truth, which is cosponsoring the historical spectacular. The event, which will carry a portrait of the fabled king along with seven cannons by water and land from Chantaburi to Pattaya, is divided into two parts, with a boat leaving from Chanthaburi and making stops in Rayong before coming to Pattaya and Chonburi Oct. 29 and 30. The boat parade will stop at Soi 6 in Pattaya where Buddhist chanting, a parade and entertainment is planned to last into the evening. The boat then again will carry the portrait and cannons to the Chonburi provincial hall Oct. 30. (PCPR)
The event will carry a portrait of the fabled king along with seven cannons by water and land from Chantaburi to Pattaya.
Banglamung District Chief Naris Niramaiwong checks on the progress of the of the land vehicle to be used in the Pattaya parade.
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China opens mega-bridge linking Hong Kong to mainland Dake Kang Zhuhai, China (AP) - China on Tuesday opened the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge linking Hong Kong to the mainland, a feat of engineering carrying immense economic and political significance. Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a ceremony in the city of Zhuhai to open the 55-kilometer (34mile)-long bridge linking it to the semi-autonomous regions of Hong Kong and Macau. Digital fireworks
A man walks past a beach as the Zhuhai-Macau-Hong Kong Bridge looms in the background in Zhuhai in south China’s Guangdong province. (AP Photo/ Andy Wong)
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is seen against the sunset in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
exploded on a screen behind him as leaders of the three cities looked on. The $20 billion bridge took almost a decade to build while incurring major delays and cost overruns. It includes an undersea tunnel allowing ships to pass through the Pearl River delta, the heart of China’s crucial manufacturing sector. Its opening will cut travel time across the delta from several hours to just 30 minutes, something China hopes will bind the region together as a major driver of future economic growth. Heavily regulated traffic using permits issued under a quota system began flowing
on Wednesday, Oct. 23. The bridge forms a physical link between the
mainland and Hong Kong, an Asian financial hub that was handed over from British to Chinese control in 1997 with the assurance it would maintain its own legal and economic system for 50 years. That carries major political significance for Xi’s administration, which has rejected calls for political liberalization in Hong Kong, sparking fears Beijing will clamp down further on civil liberties before the end of the “one country, two systems” arrangement in 2047. The bridge’s opening also comes a month after
Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds on stage during the official opening of the China-ZhuhaiMacau-Hong Kong Bridge Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
the inauguration of a new high-speed rail link from Hong Kong to mainland China that runs along a different, shorter route. That line has vastly decreased travel times but also raised concerns about Beijing’s growing influence because mainland Chinese law applies within part of the line’s Hong Kong terminus. To Claudia Mo, a Hong Kong democratic politician, the new bridge’s political significance outweighs its practical usefulness. “It’s not exactly necessary, because Hong Kong is connected to mainland China in every way already, by land, by air, by sea,” Mo told The Associated Press. “But they still need it as a political symbol or icon to remind Hong Kong people ... that you are connected to the motherland, with this very grand bridge. It’s almost like an umbilical cord.” In Zhuhai, however, sentiments revolved around economic growth and national pride. Airline pilot Liu Gang said he’d been eagerly anticipating
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is lit up in Hong Kong, Monday, Oct. 22. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
The 55-kilometer (34-mile)-long bridge includes an undersea tunnel allowing ships to pass through the Pearl River delta, the heart of China’s crucial manufacturing sector. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
the opening of the bridge, calling it a symbol of the mainland’s increasingly
A security officer stands guard at the main entrance of the immigration building for the China-ZhuhaiMacau-Hong Kong Bridge ahead of the opening ceremony in Zhuhai in south China’s Guangdong province, Tuesday, Oct. 23. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
close ties with Hong Kong and Macau. “It’ll bring us even closer together, make us more flexible, economically and in many other ways. We’re now one family,” Liu said Monday afternoon while strolling along a walkway and shooting photos of the structure. Luo Fengzhi, who works in real estate, cited the bridge as evidence of China’s growing economic and engineering prowess. “For Chinese people, this makes them feel proud,” she said. “I hope that every patriotic Chinese person can come and see this great feat of engineering, and I welcome foreigners to come and see for themselves as well.”
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Dusit Thani honours HM King Rama IX
Friendships celebrated at Yupins Restaurant
Neoh Kean Boon, GM of the Dusit Thani Pattaya, together with staff marked the anniversary of the passing of His Majesty the Late King Bhumibol Adulyadej by wearing yellow shirts and giving alms to Buddhist monks in His honour. Over the past year, Dusit Thani Pattaya has continually organised many activities in remembrance of His Majesty King Rama IX’s great contributions and endless benevolence towards the Thai people.
Friends celebrating another convivial evening-out at Yupins Restaurant are John Davis (ex House Master at Berkhamsted School), Andy Stewart and Charles.
Thai windsurfers lauded for achievements at Asian Games
BHP organises blood donation drive
Bangkok Hospital Pattaya in cooperation with Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital in Sriracha and the Thai Red Cross Society, recently held a blood drive titled “New Blood for the World”. Now in its 10th year of operations, the mobile blood donation unit attracted over 100 Thais and foreigners who participated, collecting a total of 32,500cc of blood. The next blood drive will take place on Thursday 27 December 2018.
Birthday wishes for Pattaya City Counsellor Nutsara Duangsri, Sales & Marketing Manager, together with Jetsada Homklin, PR reporter, represented the management of Pattaya Mail in presenting a fruit basket to wish Pattaya City councillor Saksit Yaemsri a Happy Birthday recently.
Itthiphol Kunplome, advisor to the minister of Tourism & Sports and Chairman of the Windsurfing Association of Thailand, along with Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome, presided over a party at the Surf Kitchen on Jomtien Beach to celebrate and congratulate the Thai windsurfing team, especially Siriporn Kaewduanggnarm who won a Bronze Medal at the 18th Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia recently. Siriporn was also presented an encouragement gift of 755,000 baht.
Halal Restaurant opens at Tsix5 Hotel Somwang Khamlee (centre), head of the Muslim community of Chonburi, presided over the grand opening of the DMY Halal Restaurant at the TSix5 Hotel Pattaya recently. Also in attendance were Sanpech Supabowornsthien (left), Deputy MD of the Anjaleewiwat Group, and Pinnat Charoenpol (right), Director of the Tourist Association of Thailand (TAT) Pattaya office.
Well-known entertainer congratulates Mayor Sonthaya Rice donated for public consumption during Vegetarian Festival
Pornsak and Mrs. Tavorn Ruksangdhamma, together with executives and families of the Honey Group, donated 150kg of rice to Wichit Chanchaiyuthsak, Chairman of Sam Dan Shrine Alms Canteen. The rice was cooked for distribution to devotees during the vegetarian festival recently.
Well-known entertainer Laem Morrison and Manuswee Pinsiri, chairman of the Phraya 2310 Foundation, led a team of members to congratulate Sonthaya Kunplome on his appointment as Mayor of Pattaya recently.
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Articles For Sale/Rent As611/01-52/ Pattaya Mail Cartoonist Michael Baird (M.J.B.) has 3 brand new cartoon E-Books out. These and his other 10 cartoon EBooks can be bought from www.amazon.co.uk or www. booksmango.com. You will now be able to see all of Mike’s cartoons in FULL COLOUR. His 3 new Kindle E-Books are “Pattaya Cartoon
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Memories”, “Ladyboy Book 3” and “Pattaya Unforgettable Memories”. These cartoons are for grown-ups and would be unique gifts. You never know - You might see yourself in them!
Articles/Services Wanted Aw01/01-52/ Missionary in Rayong sponsoring Little Duck Nursery needs help. Please - Any unwanted items you have would be appreciated. (Eng) Rev Stephen 086 600 5682, (Thai) 0875 381 586
Businesses for Sale or Rent Bop03/31-52/ Spacious Double Shophouse, Thepprasit Road, Soi 5; very good business location; land 240sqm; business space 150sqm; 6 rooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 kitchenettes;
o.n.o.; Go Property Thailand; 093 161 5995, info@ gopropertythailand.com, www.gopropertythailand.com
2-4 locked parking spaces; partly furnished; 4,900,000 THB or near offer; Joe: 092 753 9309, info@ gopropertythailand.com, www.gopropertythailand.com
Bop02/31-52/ Guesthouse in the heart of Pattaya, Thappraya Road; Land: 210Twah (840sqm) and approx. 800sqm business space on 2 floors; 14 rooms; tropical garden; family owned since 30 years; 11,950,000 THB
Bop01/31-52/ Big Shophouse; located close Sukhumvit Road / Central Road; commercial space 200sqm; 19,950,000 THB o.n.o.; Go Property Thailand; 093 161 5995, info@ gopropertythailand.com, www.gopropertythailand.com
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2 balconies; Jacuzzi bath; 3 air-cons; ceiling fan; WiFi access; storage room; carport; very nice and clean place to live; 4,950,000 THB; Go Property Thailand; 093 161 5995, info@gopropertythailand.com, www.gopropertythailand.com
Property for Rent Houses, Villas Prb03/42-46/ For Rent: Bt.10,900 Per Month, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 3 A/C, Furnished, Pool, Clean, Beautiful, Soi 53 Nern Plabwan at Soi 45. Tel: 084-351-8254 Prb02/41-43/ Bungalow for rent, between North Pattaya and Naklua, 2-bedrooms, 2bathrooms, 3 air-con, fully furnished, communal pool and security guards. Contact 081 854 3871 Prb01/41-44/ CORNER TOWNHOUSE, Off Soi Khaotalo, Like new, quiet, safe, two bedrooms, one bathroom, patio, carport, Thai kitchen, air-conditioned, FULLY FURNISHED, Guarded Subdivision, Communal Pool, One Year Lease Minimum, Bt.10,000 Monthly, Bt.20,000 Security Deposit. English, 087-805-5276
Pets Pets03/01-52/ Homeless puppies available for adoption to warm and caring homes! All puppies are healthy, vaccinated and acclimated to people. If you are looking for a friend for life,
just call 088 402 6772 or e-mail to karin@carefordogs.org. Pets02/01-52/ **Free Cats and Kittens** We are still trying to find loving homes for over 40 cats and kittens. Please check the pictures on our website or ring Sandra. Call 085 287 5004 http:/ cats4youinpattaya.webs.com
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Condos, Apartments Prc216/42-9/ Royal Park Luxury Service Apartments and penthouse suite, Jomtien: starting at 15,000 baht/ month. 56-70sqm, one bedroom, large living area with balcony and European kitchen, Free internet. Enjoy our rooftop swimming pool.
Short walk to the beach. Monthly and daily rentals, Contact 086 111 7414 or check on our website www. royalparkjomtien.com to see why we are number 1 in Jomtien Prc215/43-47/ Markland studios, 48sqm, beachfront, sea-view balcony, furnished, internet, refurbished: 15,000 Baht/month, minimum 12 months. Contact owner: ian.thailand@hotmail.com, 087 137 1529 Prc214/43-47/ Pattaya Beach Rd. Soi 13, 1-bedroom/corner, poolside balcony, kitchen, safe-box, 12,000.- / 14,500.- Tel. 091-504-1806 Prc213/42-46/ Condo WongAmat Beach: Rent 50sqm, floor-27 corner room, most beautiful sea view in Pattaya, 360 degree panorama, magnificent design: 19500/ month. Tel. 081-3358102, pitipity@hotmail.com Prc211/42-43/ Markland Condo for rent (3 Months) November 17 to February 17, Beach Road, Soi 1, Furniture, True+ Sophon cable, Great view on 23rd floor: 18,000 per month. Tel. 086 677 8446 Prc210/40-44/PattayaBeachRd. Soi 13, 1 bedroom, poolside balcony, kitchen, safe-box, 13,000.- Tel. 091-504-1806 Prc209/39-43/ Rent 22,000 THB/month – Sea-front condo with infinity pool, tennis – Banglamung - 204sqm, 2-bed, 2-bath. See pictures at: www. facebook.com/thailand. bayview, Tel: 082 122 4335, Email: bay.view@live.com
Property for Sale Houses, Villas Psb29/13-52/ 1-storey single house, living area 130sqm, land size 300sqm, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, fully furnished, European Kitchen, close to Satit School: 3.75 million baht. Tel. Heiner 0818611907
Psb28/31-52/ 5-storey Townhouse in Pratumnak; lobby, 9 rooms and 8 bathrooms; total area 320sqm; big garage; the property was completely restored in 2015; new bathrooms, new rooms, new air-conditioners; new electric wiring; must see!
Great Opportunity! Only 6,200,000 THB; 092- 753 9309, info@goproperty thailand.com, www.goproperty thailand.com
Psb27/31-52/ City Villa in the heart of Pattaya; completely renovated; close to 3rd Road / LK Hotel; in walking distance to Soi Buakhao; 120sqm living space; land approx. 150sqm; 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, kitchenette; fully furnished; 2 new Flat TVs; 3 air-cons; big storeroom; garden, carport & parking; NO THROUGH ROAD- very quite; 3,950,000 THB; 092- 753 9309, info @goproperty thailand.com, www.gopropertythailand.com
Psb26/31-52/ 3-storey Townhouse located in Pratumnak Hills close to “Royal Cliff Hotel”; living space 200sqm; fully furnished with high quality furniture; living room with dining area, 2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, guest toilet; 1 European kitchen; terrace;
Psb25/31-52/ Villa located on Pattaya East Side, only 5 min. from Sukhumvit/Thepprasit Road; Land size 760sqm, living space 350sqm; partly furnished; living room, dining room, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, guest toilet; Jacuzzi; European kitchen, security 24/7; private pool; tropical garden; garage; parking; 15,500,000 THB; 092- 753 9309, info@gopropertythailand.com, www.gopropertythailand.com
Psb24/31-52/ Big Villa with 5,200sqm park similar land; located close to Huay Yai Road; living space 650sqm; fully furnished; 1 living/dining room; 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, full European kitchen; terraces; WiFi; private pool 10m x 5m; outdoor shower and toilet; small lake with sala; air-con in all rooms; fitness gym; many storerooms; 85sqm office in separate building; alarm; own well; pantry & laundry room; double garage; automatic gate; 3 BBQ’s; the property is completely walled in: 24,950,000 THB; Go Property Thailand; 093 161 5995, info@gopropertythailand.com, www.gopropertythailand.com
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Psc87/43/ Markland Studios, Soi 1, Pattaya beachfront road near new Terminal 21 shopping center: 48sqm, beach front balcony, furnished, refurbished, pool, fitness, foreign ownership, 3mio Baht, also finance options available by owner, details ian.thailand@hotmail.com, Tel. 087 137 1529
Psb23/31-52/ 3-storey modern “BAUHAUS-Style Villa” and a wooden “Traditional Thai Style house” on 1 Rai of land located in Pratumnak, Pattaya; 360sqm living space on 3 floors with gallery; Thai house has 100sqm living space; short distance to the beach; both properties are partly furnished; open living room over 2 floors; dining room; 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 kitchen; terraces; WiFi; storage rooms; private parking; 75,000,000 THB; Go Property Thailand; 093 161 5995, info@gopropertythailand.com, www.gopropertythailand.com
Psb22/31-52/ Big Villa located in a clean & well maintained Resort in East Pattaya, 12 min drive to Sukhumvit Road; quite & peaceful; 1,632sqm land; living space approx. 500sqm;
fully furnished with custom made quality furniture; 1 living room; 1 dining room; 3 bedrooms, 3 ensuite bathrooms, guest toilet, 1 kitchen, maid’s house; pool 10m x 5m (salt water); many terraces; security 7/24h; double garage; fully air-conditioned; laundry, pantry, many storerooms; office; SOLAR hot water; double wall and roof insulation; emergency power generator; double glazed insulation windows; 25.000 liter water storage; 35,000,000 THB or best offer; 092- 753 9309, info@gopropertythailand.com, www.gopropertythailand.com
Psc80/31-52/ City-Studio Jomtien VIEW TALAY 1; 6th floor; living space 32sqm; 500m to the beach; fully furnished; 1 living-bedroom; 1 bathroom; kitchen; balcony; WiFi; security 7/24h; community pool; parking; restaurants, bars, supermarket 24h, laundry in the building; directly located at the 10Baht-Taxi route and Shuttle Bus to Airport BKK; 1,250,000 THB; (or rent 7,900 THB) 092- 753 9309,. info@gopropertythailand.com, www.gopropertythailand.com
Condominiums Psc/40-44/ For Sale: Center Condo 74sqm, European kitchen, Fully Furnished. Ceramic tiled throughout. Farang owned. 2.25M. Tel: 089 248 4422 Psc/40-44/ Beachfront Condo at Bangsaray Condominium: 150sqm, 2-bedrooms, 2-bathrooms, 300m from beach, only 137units in 20 rai of green landscaped surroundings in an exclusive residence. Excellent decoration , f u l l y f u r n i s h e d , TV-LCD 50". Hot Sale 7.9 mil. 4x,xxx baht/sqm. 0813358102 (owner), for photos: pitipity@hotmail.com, Line: piti.t
Psc79/31-52/ Studio on the beach in Pratumnak, 50sqm, totally quite & peaceful, fully furnished; private access to the beach; big sea view terrace; 1 living-bedroom, 1 bathroom, full kitchen; washing machine; security 7/24h; community pool on beachfront; restaurant on pool side, parking; supermarket and laundry; 2,450,000 THB; (or rent 12,500 THB) 092 7539309, info@gopropertythailand.com, www.gopropertythailand.com
Psc76/31-52/ Seaview Apartment in Pattaya, Pratumnak Hills with 2 bedrooms, 11th floor; 3 balconies; living space 101sqm; fully furnished; living room; 2 bathrooms, 1 European kitchen; 2 new air-conditioners, ceiling fans; double security door, security 7/24h; fitness gym; sauna; steam room; community pool; parking; restaurants, bars, supermarket, laundry; 7,495,000 THB; Go Property Thailand; 093 161 5995, info@gopropertythailand.com, www.gopropertythailand.com
Psc74/33-52/ Studio located close to Pattaya Beach and “Rhompo Night Market”, Jomtien 2nd road, living
space 47sqm, fully furnished, 1 living/bedroom, 1 bathroom, kitchenette, terrace, WiFi, Security 7/24h, fitness gym, community pool, garage, “10 Baht Taxi Route”, supermarket, laundry close by: 1,600,000 THB; GO PROPERTY THAILAND 093 -161 5995, info@gopropertythailand.com, www.gopropertythailand.com
Land for Sale P02/31-52/ Land is located close to Chaiyaprueck Road 2, 629sqm (17m x 37m); completely walled inn with a 3m
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Lee’s Burapha blitz The Traveller’s Rest Golf Group Monday, Oct. 15, Greenwood – Stableford 1st Derek Thorogood (18) 38pts 2nd Graeme Gamble (13) 38pts 3rd Jim Sykes (14) 36pts Greewood on Monday and the scribe managed to overcome the dreaded shanks long enough to keep the ball in the sweet spot and post six pars on the back nine. His inward twenty-two points proved enough to beat Graeme Gamble on a countback to claim the first prize.
Tuesday, Oct. 16, Green Valley – Stableford 1st Neil Wilkinson (14) 42pts 2nd Ron Hulen (14) 35pts 3rd Richard Talbot (16) 34pts Tuesday we were back at the Valley where Neil Wilkinson had a steady front nine with eighteen
points but absolutely smashed it on the back nine with an incredible display of iron shots to pick up a further twenty four points, beating his closest rival by a massive seven shots.
today he took on the mighty Phoenix and clipped its wings to claim victory with a measly 33 points. Normally Phoenix records some very high scores but not today. Although the “Hawk” may have won the battle, Phoenix was the real victor holding the entire field to below par!
Wednesday, Oct. 17, Pattana – Stableford 1st John O’Donoghue (21) 36pts 2nd Bobby Rattanaruangsup (22) 35pts 3rd New Boysen (21) 35pts We drove up the 331 to Pattana in beautiful sunshine and not a dark cloud in sight, however this all changed by the 9th hole with the loudest clap of thunder most of us had ever heard. About a minute later another one went off which was even louder than the first and with the siren wailing across the course everyone scurried to the nearest drinks station for cover. Within minutes a mini-tornado blew
Friday, Oct. 19, Burapha – Stableford Lawrence Lee.
Neil Wilkinson.
rain at right angles and we were treated to an awesome display of the power of Mother Nature. After about an hour or so it began to subside and almost fifteen minutes later we were back out on the course with the sun belting down and in steaming hot sauna conditions. Don’t you just love the Thai weather? Anyway, undeterred John O’Donoghue had a nineteen
point start and ended up completing the round with a very respectable 36 points to take the day’s honours.
Steele excels at Khao Kheow PSC Golf from The Growling Swan Monday, Oct. 15, Pattavia - Stableford Seven golfers chose to head out to play Pattana, one of the better courses that Pattaya has to offer. With plenty of overnight rain we were surprised that carts were still allowed on the course but we still played ‘lift, clean & place’ as there were areas that were somewhat water-logged. The weather was definitely on our side, conditions to play were excellent and just to show how lucky we were the heavens opened as we got on the bus to head home. We played from the yellow tees, and played B and C nines in that order. Keith Buchanan, returning from his 5 day golfing adventure, showed the way and took the day’s honours with 34 points. With our numbers down we only had one winner on the podium along with the 4 near pins, which went to Keith Buchanan (2), Alex Field and Colin Phillips.
Thursday, Oct. 18, Khao Kheow Stableford 1st Denis Steele (14) 41pts
Tom Morris with Alex Field.
2nd Alex Field (17) 40pts 3rd Tom Morris (12) 37pts Near Pins: Bill Steinmann (2), Mashi Kaneta (2). Long Putt: Sal Brizzi, Alex Field. Fifteen golfers made the trip to Khao Kheow today where the green fee of Bt.800 makes it hard to resist. Playing from the yellow tees we attacked the B & C course which was in good shape despite the recent rain. ‘Buffalo’ Bill Steinmann completed the first 9 holes with a very good score of 20 points, but we are led to believe he was then abducted by a band of raiders. Bill
managed to escape his captors but it obviously affected his game as he only managed 7 more points on the inward nine holes. It sounds like a tall story but what else could explain his dramatic drop in form. Denis Steele set the crowd alight today, returning to form with a massive and one would say excellent 41 points. Coming in second, and not very far behind was Alex Field, also returning to the top ranks. Completing the podium in third was Tom Morris who bumped out Mashi via the countback system.
Thursday, Oct. 18, Phoenix - Stableford 1st Don Hawkins (15) 33pts 2nd Mike Rushant (11) 32pts 3rd Alex Fenwick (20) 32pts Youmayrememberthe“Hawk” who went M.I.A earlier in the year, well he’s back again and
Division 1 1st Mike Rushant (12) 39pts 2nd Gerry Fernandez (12) 34pts 3rd Bill Reid (11) 33pts Division 2 1st Lawrence Lee (27) 45pts 2nd Alex Fenwick (12) 40pts 3rd Andrew Rich (12) 40pts It was this time last week on A & B courses at Burapha that Lawrence Lee claimed his first ever TRGG win with forty points. Well today he completely blew that out of
the water by posting the week’s highest score as well as his own personal best score of 45 points to take out division 2’s number one spot. In division one it was Mike “The Machine” Rushant, who popped his shoulder earlier in the week when he fell out of bed, that fought on through the pain and impressed everyone with a fine round of 39 points.
Saturday, Oct. 20, Treasure Hill – Stableford 1st Richard Talbot (18) 31pts 2nd JohnO’Donoghue(14)31pts 3rd Tommy Bjerrum (36) 30pts We closed the week out at Treasure Hill where Richard Talbot finally got his name on the leader board and won the day on a count back with 31 points. Once again it was the course that emerged victorious as only three players shot thirty points or better.
One up for Hall at Chee Chan PSC Golf from Lewinskis Wednesday, Oct. 17, Chee Chan G.C. Stableford Div A 1st Ron Beattie (14) 33pts 2nd Clinton Hall (14) 32pts 3 rd David Dawson (11) 29pts Div B 1st Bob Fagan (20) 33pts 2nd Victor Nesbitt (14) 29pts 3rd Charlie Miller (11) 29pts This was the second Wednesday that we linked up with the Kull Bar from the darkside to play the new course Chee Chan, near Buddha Mountain. The previous week, Weds 10th Oct, we had a combined total of 11 players with Gareth Gill (Kull Bar) winning with 33pts while Geoff Tordoff (Lewinskis) took second on 30, beating Mick Beresford on countback. This week the total numbers climbed up to 26 players (12 from Kull and 14 from Lewinskis). The decision was easy for the 2 venues to run their own competitions. At Lewinskis, we divided the players into two divisions, Div A (0 - 14) and Div B (15+). In the premier flight Ron Beattie took the honours with 33 points, one ahead of
Clinton Hall (from left), Charlie Miller and Victor Nesbitt.
Clinton Hall while David Dawson was third. Bob Fagan also scored 33 points to won the second division, leaving Bob Fagan to take second on countback over Charlie Miller. For a new course, Chee Chan is in amazing condition, the fairways are so good, carts are allowed on them, which is a great plus for the place and the greens are of good speed. The comments from the players were very favourable, with the exception that they permit 5-balls to play but that is just something we all have to get used to in Thailand. The rate look set to stay at the promotional
level of 3200 baht until the end of the year. We currently plan to remain here every Wednesday.
Friday, Oct. 19, Siam Old Course Stableford 10 players today at a relatively quiet course for a Friday, allowing our three groups to getaway on time. Clinton Hall improved on his second place on Wednesday at Chee Chan to win with an excellent 38 points, with Charlie Miller second on 36 and Victor Nesbitt third with 30. Our new schedule starts on 5th Nov at Green Valley with a 10.30 start.
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In-form Barnett takes the honours PSC Golf from The Billabong Bar Monday, Oct. 15, Royal Ratchaburi Stableford Having a trip away with friends and a change of venue from the norm is always something to look forward to and a trip to Kanchanaburi, was as good as any and 44 golfers made their way west on Monday morning knowing the courses were going to be spectacular. We were not disappointed. Royal Ratchaburi Golf Club was highly recommended by those that had played here previously and this slightly hilly course is set in pleasant countryside and contains many good and testing holes with views of the distant mountains. The fairways are generous but woe betide those that stray off the straight and narrow for the dense trees lining the fairways and a profusion of bunkers (as many as 13 on one hole) will make life difficult for you, as will the local residents – thousands of monkeys, who seem to have no appreciation of golf. John Stafford came 5th with 37 points, just short of Dave
There were five 2s, making the total birdies on par-3s to 23 these last 3 days perhaps to highlight how good the greens were. Overall, Ian Moore, Wayne Cotterell and Gerard Lambert shared 4th place each with 103 points following Selwyn Wegner and Mike Quill on 106 to share 2nd place, but there could only be one winner and that was Jason Barnett playing brilliant golf on each of the 3 days off his 5 handicap.
Brawley on 38 points and Ian Moore on 39. Two golfers came in with 40 points each and Jason Barnett lost out to Mike Quill on countback, having 13 points to Mike’s 15. The greens were so true, we had nine 2s.
Tuesday, Oct. 16, Grand Prix G.C. – Stableford The word spectacular does not do credit to this golf course. Standing on the balcony of the clubhouse, situated on the highest point in the area, the panoramic views are astounding for you can see that the course is surrounded by mountains, many over the border in Myanmar. It is impossible to have a poor lie on the fairways here but water on 14 of the holes can have you running to the golf shop to replenish you supply of balls. Capt. Bob had a good day with 35 points and 5th place, 1 point behind Martin Cooke who had 2 blobs on his card. Peter Terry had 23 on the front nine but fell away at the turn for 37 points, losing on a countback to Sel Wegner
Friday, Oct. 19, Burapha – Stableford Overall winner Jason Barnett (second right) celebrates with Billabong golfers in Kanchanaburi.
who had two 4-pointers on the way home to help him to claim 2nd place, but Jason Barnett carded a 71 gross and 42 points despite dropping 2 shots on the last 2 holes. The par-3s are not long at Grand Prix but punish severely those that do not hit the green and yielded another nine 2s.
Wednesday, Oct. 17, Lam Luk Ka Stableford With 36 holes and situated on the outskirts of Bangkok, Lam Luk Ka C & D is another beautiful manicured course with a more open design than the previous two courses but, beware, for there is water on every hole just waiting for
Van Dyk tops the field PSC Golf from the Tropical Golf Group Tuesday, Oct. 16, Pattana A &B – Stableford Middle of the month and we found ourselves off for our monthly encounter at one of the more challenging and scenic layouts in the area. There is plenty of water and bunkers to avoid at Pattana while attacking 18 holes where the design differs adequately to create many different options to play each hole. And, at this point, still a reasonable low season green fee rate although the caddy and cart fees have gone up since our September visit, a possible sign of things to come as the transition to high season occurs. Assigned to play the “A” & “B” nines, the longest of the possible combinations, and told that carts were restricted to the cart paths due to the daily afternoon/evening showers, it was once again “lift, clean, & place” through the green, which has become the norm rather than the exception. Due to the smaller group of players this day there were no technical or “Best 9‘s” awards so it was straight to the 5 best stableford scores. Atop the podium with an excellent 39 points stood
the opportunity to relieve you of that new ball. After 2 days of making merry, the scores were not quite as impressive, which is hardly surprising, but good all the same. A countback was needed to separate the minor placings with Wayne Cotterell having 18 points on the back nine but Paul Hack accumulated 19 to occupy 4th place. Gerard Lambert had high expectations after 21 points on the way out but 2 blobs on the way in placed him in 3rd place with 36 points. Mick Beresford pushed the star of the trip, Jason Barnett, to a countback on 37 points but a blob on the back allowed Jason to occupy top spot once again.
It was Burapha today playing A and B loops. We were joined by our friends from Geralton, Western Australia and the boys really had a day out and taught the local lads how to play golf. The greens today were not as fast as normal with a lot of putts being left short of the hole, but even after all the rain the course has received it was still in great condition. Taking 4th place was Jason Barnett with 34 points on a countback, 3rd place went to Wes Rado with a fine 36 points, Scotty Baumgarten took 2nd with 40 points and his good mate Mike Quill just beat him with 41. There were seven ‘2’s, coming from Sandy Chapo, Wes Rado, Jack Beaumont, Jason Barnett, Glenn Smith, Jerry Sweetnam and Mark Rossitor.
Dick Warberg,
Andre Van Dyk (left) with Derek Brook.
Andre Van Dyk (c/h 17), four points clear of Derek Brook (29) with his fine 35 point effort. Then it was into a count-back on 34 points for 3rd taken by John Davis (11) over Mashi Kaneta (15) and a further count-back on 33 points saw Don Carmody (30) edge out Dick Warberg and John Anderson for the fifth and final spot.
Friday, Oct. 19, Mt. Shadow – Stableford The last group visit to Mountain Shadow was way back in March just as the high season was winding down and it was, as usual for this track, a tough outing with no one meeting their handicap. Why such a
long time between visits one asks? Well, as said, it’s a tough track, and although the fairways and greens are average to above average and definitely playable, the unkempt condition of the area in general is definitely a drawback, what with such a large number of courses in the area to choose from. With the extremely high and dense growth at the entrance, between fairways and along the property boundaries it almost seems as if the course was just recently carved out of a dense jungle. Shots hit into these areas were lost balls no question. No need to even bother trying to look. Therefore the challenge of the day and the
round was to keep it generally straight and in the short grass. The course was not crowded and the pace of play, considering some extra time looking along the dense undergrowth was good. The only other comment was with regard to caddies. It is that time of the year when the courses are filling out their caddy ranks after the low season and ramping up for the high season, an excellent chance of being assigned a new caddy. With a relatively small group this day how would the players deal with the challenges the course had to offer? Leading the way was Dick Warberg (c/h 23) with a 30 point effort followed by John Davis (11) and Bob Britton (13), both with hard earned 27 points. With those results the answer has to be “Not Well” and we must say Mt. Shadow definitely won the day.
Sundowners Tuesday Pool League Results &Standings Oct.16 (week19) Team P W D L F A +/- Pts. Roxy’s 19 16 2 1 166 62 104 34 Honeypot 19 13 3 3 140 88 52 29 The Office 19 12 1 6 123 105 18 25 Pin House 18 12 0 6 133 83 50 24 Pats Bar 19 10 3 6 121 107 14 23 Sunnys 19 9 3 7 127 101 26 21 Ice Star Bar 19 8 3 8 120 108 12 19 A Bar 19 9 0 10 119 109 10 18 Nings Orange Bar 19 8 2 9 116 112 4 18 The Black Sheep 19 7 2 10 113 115 -2 16 Pattaya Cricket 19 6 2 11 103 125 -22 14 The Pride 18 5 3 10 101 115 -14 13 AJ Bar 19 5 0 14 102 126 -24 10 Results: Honeypot 9 - 3 The Office, Ice Star Bar 9 - 3 AJ Bar, Kull Bar 6 - 6 The Pride, Nings Orange Bar 7 - 5 A Bar, Pats Bar 7 - 5 The Black Sheep, Pattaya Cricket Club 2 - 10 Sunnys, Pin House 5 - 7 Roxy’s
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Stafford sails home at Riverside PSC Golf Pattaya Links Golf Society Monday, Oct. 15, Bangpakong Riverside - Stableford 1st Bernie Stafford (18) 40pts 2nd Len Jones (30) 39pts 3rd Bill Copeland (16) 38pts The golfers teed off today on a course in magnificent condition. Superlatives cannot do it justice and the fairways, which were immaculate, allowed some run whilst the greens were a joy to putt on with their consistency. The single flight saw a tight battle ensue with two golfers going head-to-head on the back nine. Unfortunately, one poor drive on the fourteenth saw Mr Len’s challenge waver and the advantage went to marker Bernie Stafford, who eventually finished
Darren Beavers Wayne Peppernell (centre) with Ed Wyckoff (right) and Jeff Hunt.
with forty points, one ahead of Len’s thirty-nine. In the following group Bill Copeland was drawing his current stay to a close with another fine round of thirty eight points.
Near pins went to Chris Barker (4), Masa Takano (7), Larry Slattery (13) and Colin Service (16), whilst the best front nine of 19 points went to John Mason, with Darren Beavers taking the back nine on 18 points.
Wednesday, Oct. 17, Greenwood A & C Stableford A Flight 1st Kevin Rogers (13) 38pts 2nd Livio Marrone (6) 34pts 3rd Chris Barker (13) 34pts B Flight 1st Darren Beavers (20) 38pts 2nd Pierre Zbinden (21) 37pts 3rd Wayne Peppernell (16) 37pts
For the second time in three weeks the society visited Greenwood to play a stableford competition on the A and C nines. On the previous visit the course was very wet and played extremely long but this time carts were allowed full access, but just in case, the group played from the yellow tees. The field was divided into two flights at fifteen and under and in the top flight Livio Marrone edged Chris Barker into third place on countback, his 34 points giving him second place. The flight winner was Kevin Rogers with 38 points. In the second flight countback was used to decide the minor places with
Pierre Zbinden’s 37 points taking preference over Wayne Peppernell’s fine efforts. The flight winner was Darren Beavers, winner here three weeks ago, with 38 points, and as a bonus his back nine was better than that of Kevin Rogers so he took the green jacket as well. Near pins went to Kevin Rogers (A2), Tony Browne (A6), Ron Matthews (C3) and Tim Dale (C6.) Masa Takano’s 19 points on the front nine was the best of the non winners as was Derek Phillips in a run of 20 points on the C nine.
Friday, Oct. 19, Eastern Star – Stableford 1st Wayne Peppernell (16) 36pts 2nd Mike Firkin (24) 35pts 3rd Dave Arataki (28) 34pts 4th Len Jones (30) 33pts The society ended the week with a welcome visit to Eastern Star to play a stableford competition on the course which was relatively unaffected by the seasonal downpours, except there was little run on the fairways and bunkers were soft. The greens however were very
consistent and running at a fair pace. Nineteen golfers were kept in a single flight and as always good scores were at a premium on the testing course. The upside was that the white tees were well forward on most of the tee boxes. A close encounter showed Len Jones taking fourth place with 33 points on countback from Tony Browne and Dave Arataki in third with 34. Mike Firkin again bullied the course with a bruising 35 points for second place, missing out on the closing holes with some unforced errors and bad luck. The winner was Wayne Peppernell with an excellent 36 points on his swansong round before returning to Australia. Tony Browne’s diligence on the Links golf simulator paid dividends as he took the best front nine award with 21 points whilst Masa Takano took the best back nine award for his 16 points, an indication of the toughness of the course. Near pins went to Wayne Peppernell (3), Derek Phillips (6), Dave Stockman (13) and Maurice Roberts (17).
Brown bags the medal The Tara Court Golf Society Sunday, Oct. 14, Green Valley – Medal A Flight 1st Stuart Brown (7) net 68 2nd Craig Hitchens (13) net 72 3rd Jerry Sweetnam (10) net 74 B Flight 1st Ian Corica (27) net 75 2nd Terry Mangan (22) net 77 3rd Joe McArdle (17) net 77
It was monthly medal time again here at Green Valley today where we had our largest group for a long while and two flights. Although we were lucky again with the weather, the course was wet and playing very long, which is probably why with one or two exceptions the scoring wasn’t great.
I suppose if you want to win the gold medal in January, which is the one everyone wants to win, the best way to do it is to keep the competition down. This is exactly what Stuart Brown did today as he won his second monthly medal for this year, thereby making sure there would be one less to play for the gold. Not only did Stuart win it but he did it in style with a net sixty-eight, four shots clear of his nearest rival. Craig Hitchens played to his handicap to come second in the A flight with a net seventy two and Jerry Sweetnam came third with a net seventy four. The scoring in the B flight was a lot worse and here Ian Corica won with a net seventy-five and we then had two players with a net seventy seven and here Terry Mangan won the countback. We had two ‘2’s today, coming from Craig Robson and Stuart Brown.
Tuesday, Oct. 16, Chee Chan G.C. Medal 1st Paddy Naughton (15) net 72 2nd Pat Carty (20) net 76 3rd Craig Robson (9) net 81
Stuart Brown.
Paddy Naughton.
4th Glen Eldershaw (15) net 81 We decided to give the new course at Chee Chan a try today while they are still giving a fairly reasonable price to see what it is like and we were all very impressed with it. It is a long course with the shortest tees being over 6,500 yards and with many of the tees being well back on the tee boxes it was even longer than that. For a course which has just opened it is in magnificent condition, with both the fairways and the greens being excellent. Because the score card doesn’t have any indexes on it yet we had to play a medal competition and most of our group found that very difficult. We only had one player play to his handicap and that
was Paddy Naughton who won with a net seventy two. Pat Carty was four shots adrift but he still came second with a net seventy six and after that we had two players with a net eighty one and here Craig Robson won the count back to come third and to make it better he had the only ‘2’ of the day.
Thursday, Oct. 18, Burapha - Stableford A Flight 1st Kevyn Wright (10) 35pts 2nd Jerry Sweetnam (10) 33pts 3rd Craig Robson (9) 32pts B Flight 1st Ted Morris (20) 35pts 2nd Joe Peters (23) 28pts 3rd Pat Carty (20) 27pts We are now coming near the end of the Sport Days
here at Burapha for this year so we had a larger group out today to take advantage of playing this beautiful course at a very reasonable price. We had two flights with the cut coming in at fifteen. The scoring wasn’t great, with no one managing to play to their handicaps but we had one of our friends do something which was a first for our group. I won’t embarrass him by naming him as he is a very steady golfer and features in the prizes very often but today he managed to score only one point on the B course for a total of eleven points, something which I don’t think anyone ever did before. Kevyn Wright was the winner of the A flight with thirty five points, Jerry Sweetnam came second with thirty three and Craig Robson won the count back to come third with thirty two. Ted Morris won the B flight with thirty five points and Joe Peters was surprised to hear that he came second with twenty eight. Pat Carty got the third and last place with twenty seven. We had two ‘2’s today, from Phelim Moran and Kevyn Wright.
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Davidson delivers at Greenwood PSC Golf from The Bunker Boys Near pins went to Les Hall, Geoff Parker and Paul Lanzetta.
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Ken Davidson.
Monday, Oct. 15, Crystal Bay – Medal 1st Les Hall (25) net 70 2nd Neil Carter (12) net 73 3rd Geoff Parker (15) net 76 Crystal Bay was the venue for today’s medal round. As we drove into the course via the back entrance the course looked extremely busy, some tees had two groups waiting so it looked like a slow days play was in store. Fortunately, this turned out not to be the case as we encountered no delays from start to finish. The condition of the course was ok as we have come to
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expect, not brilliant but generally reasonably good. The weather was hot and humid and once again we managed to avoid any rain. The standard of play was very variable from quite good to mediocre at best. Golf lessons are already paying dividends for Les Hall who took first place with a fine score of net seventy we should now start to see his generous handicap come down quite a bit. Second place went to Neil Carter who is leading the way in the quest for golfer of the month, whilst Geoff Parker took third place.
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1st Geoff Parker (15) 31pts 2nd Geoff Cox (16) 31pts 3rd Neil Carter (12) 31pts On arrival at Treasure Hill, we found an empty car park so we were confident of a quick round and as it turned out that’s exactly what we got, our lead group were finished within three hours. The course was in good condition but the greens, recently cored and sanded were the worst we have encountered this year. Course maintenance is unavoidable and necessary but it’s going to take some time for these greens to recover, they were extremely slow and bumpy and made an already difficult course almost impossible on which to accumulate a decent score as was reflected in the results. One of our groups had the added challenge of dealing with a caddie who experienced an epileptic seizure. Despite the difficulty of the course, scores were very close with four golfers
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locked together on thirtyone points and a further two on thirty points. First place went to Geoff Parker, second to Geoff Cox and Neil Carter took third. Geoff Parker also managed to snag a near pin with Michael Brett taking the other three.
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recently made a bold prediction that he intends to go back to back in the club championship. Confidence is an essential element of good sporting performance and if he continues in this vein of form who could doubt him? Neil Carter continues to perform well and took second place with thirty-six
points, two seconds and a third place keeps Neil well in the race for golfer of the month. Myke Thomas, in his last round before returning to Oz, got into the winners circle for the first time with thirty-five points beating Michael Brett on count back. Myke also took a near pin while Michael Brett took two.
1st Ken Davidson (23) 41pts 2nd Neil Carter (12) 36pts 3rd Myke Thomas (19) 35pts Forty kilometers away from the rain of Pattaya the Greenwood course was bathed in sunshine, well at least no rain. The course was in beautiful condition with smooth fast greens making Wednesday’s horror a distant memory. There was little or no wind and at times the day was hot and humid. Reigning club champion Ken Davidson was having an average round until the seventh hole when he exploded into form with eleven points on the closing three holes giving him a twenty-one total on the front nine. He continued on his way with twenty on the back to take first place with forty-one points. Ken
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The Bunker Boys meet at the M-Club off Pattaya 3rd Road for golf outings every Monday, Wednesday and Friday (www.bunkersociety.com). Transportation leaves from Cafe Kronborg on Soi Diana Inn at 8:15 a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, (contact Dave on tel. 038 602 2117). Colin’s Bar plays golf Sun/Mon/Wed & Fri (www.colinsbar.com). The Growling Swan plays golf on Monday & Thursday (www.thegrowlingswan.com). Lewiinski’s departs from Soi Pattayaland One (Soi Pattaya 13/3) at 9:00 a.m. on its scheduled days. of Sunday, Monday, Tuesday/Wednesday and Friday. The Pattaya Links Hotel Golf Society departs from Soi Buakhao on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Call Phil on 0625 933 380 or visit www.thelinkshotelpattaya.com. The Golf Club is located on Soij LK Metro. Call Phil on 090 769 3778. Tropical Golf meets at BJ’s Holiday Lodge at 8am on Tuesday’ & Friday. Call Derek on 089 034 0629
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Brooks Koepka takes No. 1 spot, winning CJ Cup Jeju Island, South Korea (AP) — Brooks Koepka took the No. 1 spot in the world ranking from Dustin Johnson last Sunday, finishing his victory in the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges with a 25foot eagle putt. Koepka won by four strokes, playing the back nine in 7-under 29 for an 8under 64 and a 21-under 267 total. He holed a 70-foot chip-and-run for birdie on the par-4 16th. The 28-year-old American has won three of his last 11 starts, also taking major titles in the U.S. Open and PGA Championship. He has five PGA Tour victories. Gary Woodland was second after a 63. Ryan Palmer birdied the last seven holes for a course-record 62. He tie for third with Rafa Cabrera Bello (65) at 15 under. Koepka won in his first start of the new season after taking PGA Tour Player of the Year honors last season. He’s the third player this year to reach No. 1 for the first time, joining Justin Rose and Justin Thomas. The last time that happened was in 1997 with Ernie Els, Tom Lehman and Tiger Woods.
Kang finishes strong to win LPGA Shanghai Shanghai - Danielle Kang won the LPGA Shanghai for her second career title last Sunday, closing with a 3under 69 for a two-stroke victory over seven players. Kang finished at 13-under 275 at Qizhong Garden Golf
Wimbledon to introduce final-set tiebreakers in 2019 Chris Lehourites
Brooks Koepka of the United States watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during the final round of the CJ Cup PGA golf tournament at Nine Bridges on Jeju Island, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 21. (Park Jiho/Yonhap via AP)
Club. The American also won the 2017 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, one of the five women’s major championships. Lydia Ko had a 66 to tie for second with Ariya Jutanugarn (71), Marina Alex (67), Annie Park (67), Wenbo Liu (68), Brittany Altomare (71) and Sei Young Kim (72).
Garcia wins rainshortened Andalucia Valderrama Masters Sotogrande, Spain — Sergio Garcia won his third Andalucia Valderrama Masters on Monday, finishing the rain-shortened European Tour event four shots ahead of Shane Lowry. Garcia shot a 2-under 69 for a 12-under 201 total in the 54-hole tournament at the Real Club Valderrama in southern Spain. Lowry shot
a 66 in the final round. Garcia, the tournament host, had a three-shot lead before the turn when stormy conditions suspended play on Sunday. He had three birdies and a bogey when play resumed on Monday, enough to add to his Valderrama titles in 2011 and 2017. Lowry was as close as one shot off the lead after a round that included seven birdies. His title chances ended with a double bogey at the par-3 15th hole. “Obviously Shane was playing well, he got close to me, then unfortunately he doubled 15 and that gave me a little bit of an extra gap, with his double and my birdie on 14 opening it to four, and we kept it there until the end so that was nice,” Garcia said. Lee Westwood (70) finished tied for fifth.
Marquez wins Japanese MotoGP to secure championship title
Spain’s rider Marc Marquez steers his Honda tailed by Italy’s Andrea Dovizioso on a Ducati during the MotoGP Japanese Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Motegi, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 21. (AP Photo/ Shizuo Kambayashi)
Motegi, Japan (AP) — Honda rider Marc Marquez won the Japanese MotoGP last Sunday to secure the championship with three races left in the season. Marquez took the lead with four laps to go and crossed the finish line in a time of 42 minutes, 36.438 seconds,
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1.573 seconds ahead of Honda rider Cal Crutchlow. Alex Rins was third on a Suzuki, 1,720 seconds off the pace. Marquez won for the eighth time this season to capture his fifth MotoGP world championship. Pole sitter Andrea Dovizioso led for most of
Sunday’s race and could have denied Marquez the title with a win but crashed out of second place with two laps to go and ended up with no points. Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi was fourth while Alvaro Bautista rounded out the top five on a Ducati.
London (AP) — That epic 70-68 fifth set at Wimbledon will never be matched or surpassed, or even challenged. The All England Club said last week it will introduce final-set tiebreakers next year, starting when the score reaches 12-12 in the decider. The grass-court Grand Slam tournament is the second of the four majors to use a final-set tiebreaker to determine a singles match — either the fifth set in a men’s match or the third set for the women. The U.S. Open, however, starts its final-set tiebreakers at 6-6. At the Australian Open and the French Open, players still have to win by two games in the final set in singles matches. “Our view was that the time had come to introduce a tiebreak method for matches that had not reached their natural conclusion at a reasonable point during the deciding set,” Wimbledon chairman Philip Brook said in a statement. In a tiebreaker, the first player to get seven points — leading by at least two points — wins the set. In 2010, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played the longest match in tennis history at Wimbledon. The match took more than 11
This June 24, 2010, file photo shows John Isner of the U.S. and France’s Nicolas Mahut (right) posing for a photo next to the scoreboard following their record-breaking men’s singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)
hours and lasted over three days before Isner won 70-68 in the final set. This year, eventual finalist Kevin Anderson played a pair of long matches late in the tournament. He beat eight-time champion Roger Federer 13-11 in the fifth set in the quarterfinals, and then defeated Isner 26-24 in the fifth in the semifinals. In the other semifinal match, Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 10-8 in the fifth set. Two of those three matches would still be possible. “While we know the instances of matches extending deep into the final set are rare, we feel that a tie-break at 1212 strikes an equitable balance
between allowing players ample opportunity to complete the match to advantage, while also providing certainty that the match will reach a conclusion in an acceptable timeframe,” Brook said. Other notable long matches include Federer’s victory over Andy Roddick in the 2009 final, winning 16-14 in the fifth set. Tiebreakers were first introduced at Wimbledon in 1971, but they started at 8-8 instead of 6-6 and were not used in deciding sets. Before that, all sets had to be won by two games, including Margaret Court’s 1412, 11-9 win over Billie Jean King in the 1970 final.
Bach says Buenos Aires could be excellent 2032 Olympics host
President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach waves the Olympic Flag in the Handover Ceremony of the Closing Ceremony of the Youth Olympic Summer Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 18. (Ian Walton/OIS/IOC via AP)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (AP) — Buenos Aires could aspire for more than the Youth Olympics it has been staging this month. Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, said that it was
up to Argentina to make a bid for the 2032 Summer Games but added the capital city would be an excellent host. Gerardo Werthein, who heads the Argentine Olympic Committee, said there
was no consensus yet on a 2032 Buenos Aires bid. The next Summer Olympics will be held in Tokyo in 2020, Paris in 2024 and Los Angeles in 2028. The Youth Olympics closed on October 18.
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Raikkonen wins US Grand Prix as Hamilton’s F1 title bid denied Jim Vertuno Austin, Texas (AP) — Kimi Raikkonen’s second stint with Ferrari has been long on frustration and short on victories. That finally changed last Sunday at the U.S. Grand Prix where the Finnish driver earned his first win in five years, while a good enough day from Ferrari and a late block from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen denied Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton a fifth career Formula One championship. A former world champion with Ferrari, Raikkonen hadn’t won after his return to the team in 2014 while teammate Sebastian Vettel fought Hamilton for the championship the last two seasons. Raikkonen’s most previous win had been with Lotus at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in 2013. He’d driven his Ferrari to three second-place finishes this season before Sunday’s victory. Success finally came with a muscular performance by both driver and car on a day when Hamilton could have clinched the championship
with a sixth U.S. Grand Prix in seven years. Raikkonen seldom cracks a smile or shows much emotion, but he shouted an expletive on the team radio after the final lap. He was then his typical stoic self after a brief victory celebration at the podium. “It’s nice to win. It doesn’t change my life,” Raikkonen said. “The biggest difference is how people look @ you.” For Hamilton, a rare defeat in Austin means his fight with Vettel for the championship continues to this coming weekend at the Mexican Grand Prix. Hamilton finished third and Vettel was fourth to stretch Hamilton’s championship lead to 70 points with three races left. Hamilton is trying to match Argentina’s Juan Manuel Fangio, whose five championships in the 1950s rank second in F1 history. Only Germany’s Michael Schumacher has more with seven. Hamilton could have won the championship Sunday even without a race victory if he’d finished at least eight points ahead of Vettel.
Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen, of Finland, drives his car during the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Sunday, Oct. 21, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
The late blocking move by Verstappen and Vettel’s charge past Mercedes’ Vallteri Bottas in the final laps kept the championship alive. Hamilton said he had to be cautious around Verstappen to avoid a collision. “Championships are not won by doing silly mistakes. I gave him way too much space just to be sure that I didn’t get taken out,” Hamilton said. “The key to me was to make sure I finished ahead of Seb. I don’t care when you win a championship, just that you win.”
NBA suspends Ingram, Rondo, Paul in Lakers-Rockets dustup
Houston Rockets’ Chris Paul (second from left) is held back by Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (left), as Paul fights with Lakers’ Rajon Rondo (center obscured) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Oct. 20, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Beth Harris Los Angeles (AP) — Lakers teammates Brandon Ingram and Rajon Rondo and Chris Paul of the Rockets were suspended without pay last Sunday for an oncourt fight, with Paul taking the heaviest financial hit. Ingram was suspended four games, Rondo will sit out three games and Paul two games. The NBA handed down the punishments a day after the incident in the fourth quarter at Staples Center.
The penalty was costliest to Paul, who has the highest salary of the trio and was fined a total of $491,782. Paul is president of the NBA Players’ Association. He began serving his suspension Sunday night and wasn’t at the arena when the Rockets lost to the Clippers 115-112. Rondo will be docked a total of $186,207, while Ingram’s total is $158,816. The league said Ingram was suspended for aggressively escalating the altercation and throwing a punch in the direction of
Paul, confronting referee Jason Phillips in a hostile manner, and instigating the overall incident by shoving Rockets guard James Harden. “It is what it is,” Harden said. “I don’t know how to decide how many games.” Rondo was suspended for instigating a physical altercation with Paul, and spitting and throwing multiple punches at the Rockets star. Paul was suspended for poking at and making contact Rondo’s face and throwing multiple punches at him.
Verstappen started 18th after damaging his car in qualifying and worked his way through the field to finish second, his fourth podium finish in six races. “At that turn, I was pushing as much as I could,” Verstappen said. “I was really hanging on.”
Hamilton started on pole position but quickly lost position to Raikkonen on the first turn. The Mercedes tried to squeeze Raikkonen to the inside on the bolt uphill out of the start, but the Ferrari nosed ahead into the left turn into the slingshot back downhill. Vettel was under pressure from the beginning. He started fifth because of a three-spot grid penalty for driving too fast while under a red flag during a Friday practice. Vettel at first looked like he tried to make up too much, too soon. A bump with Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo caused Vettel to spin and dropped him to ninth, and the gap looked like it would be too much to overcome. Raikkonen’s ability to keep
Hamilton behind him gave Vettel new life and the chance to make the late pass on Bottas. “Really happy for Kimi,” Vettel said. Raikkonen won the season championship with Ferrari in 2008, a title that came down to the last race of the season. He rejoined Ferrari at a time the Italian team was lagging far behind Mercedes. Raikkonen will be leaving Ferrari to join Sauber after this season, moving from car capable of winning to a team that is rarely competitive. Raikkonen said he has no hard feelings toward Ferrari. “I’m very happy where I’m going. I won the championship with (Ferrari),” Raikkonen said. “As a driver I want different challenges.”
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Andrade beats Kautondokwa for WBO middleweight title Boston (AP) — Demetrius Andrade won the vacant World Boxing Organization middleweight title with a 12round unanimous decision over Walter Kautondokwa of Namibia last Saturday night. Andrade (26-0, 16 knockouts) dropped Kautondokwa four times in the first four rounds, once in the first and third, and twice in the fourth. Glen Feldman and Marcus McDonnell scored the fight 120-104. Ramon Cerdan scored it 119-105. In the first round, Andrade dropped Kautondokwa with straight left hand while Kautondokwa was off balance. Andrade sent Kautondokwa to the canvas again in the third with an overhand left that landed on the top of his opponent’s head. The knockdown followed Kautondokwa’s first significant offense of the fight, three punches to the body. In the fourth, Andrade scored two more knockdowns, both with left hands to the head. He kept his distance for the rest of the fight, landing quick combinations to end most rounds and avoiding most of Kautondokwa’s return shots. “After the fourth round, he went into cruise control,” said Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, Andrade’s promoter. Andrade said he entered the fight with an injured left shoulder. “It’s a little injury,” he said. “It bothered me for about a week.” Andrade, of Providence, Rhode Island, previously held the WBO and World Boxing Association junior middleweight titles. He was also a member of the 2008 US Olympic Team.
Demetrius Andrade (right) lands a punch on Walter Kautondokwa during their WBO middleweight championship boxing match in Boston, Sunday, Oct. 21. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Kautondokwa, the WBO African middleweight champion, dropped to 17-1 with 16 knockouts. Kautondokwa, 32, was a replacement for Billy Joe Saunders. Saunders tested positive for oxilofrine, a stimulant, in a drug test administered by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency. The WBO stripped Saunders of his title after the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission declined to give him a license in a hearing on Oct. 9. “It was definitely an adjustment,” Andrade said. “(Kautondokwa) was bigger, taller, longer. Saunders is a slick southpaw. That’s where my amateur background helps. You step on a scale, you fight whoever they tell you to fight.” Hearn said Andrade is likely to fight again in January or February. Eventually, Hearn and Anadrade would like a fight with WBA champion Canelo Alvarez, who recently signed an 11-fight, five-year contract with DAZN, the online streaming platform that
broadcast Andrade’s fight. “Canelo has an 11-fight deal,” Hearn said. “One of them will be against Andrade.” The fight was one of three world title bouts on the card. In the co-main event, 2012 Olympic gold medalist Katie Taylor, of Ireland, retained her International Boxing Federation and WBA female lightweight titles with a 10round unanimous decision over Cindy Serrano, of New York. All three judges scored the bout 100-90 for Taylor. “She was very defensive,” said Taylor, who is now 11-0 with five knockouts. “I expected more from Cindy tonight.” Serrano dropped to 27-5-2, with 10 knockouts. Tevin Farmer, of Philadelphia, defended his IBF super featherweight title, stopping James Tennyson of Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the fifth round. In an IBF featherweight title eliminator, Kid Gallahad of Sheffield, England, won a 12round unanimous decision over Toka Khan Clary of Providence, Rhode Island.
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Spanish rider Marc Marquez sprays champagne during the award ceremony of the MotoGP Japanese Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Motegi, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 21. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Los Angeles Rams defensive back John Johnson III (left) intercepts a pass intended for San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 21. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
Chelsea’s Willian (right) battles for control of the ball with Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba during their teams’ English Premier League match at Stamford Bridge stadium in London Saturday, Oct. 20. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Rob Brant, of the USA, hits Ryota Murata, of Japan, during their WBA ‘secondary’ middleweight world title bout Saturday, Oct. 20, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/ John Locher)
India’s captain Virat Kohli celebrates after scoring a century during the first one-day international cricket match between India and West Indies in Gauhati, India, Sunday, Oct. 21. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain (bottom left), leads during the start of the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Sunday, Oct. 21, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic returns a shot from Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark during their match at the WTA tennis finals in Singapore, Sunday, Oct. 21. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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BMW ramps up investment in China to meet electric demand David McHugh Frankfurt, Germany (AP) - German automaker BMW is taking a majority stake in its China joint venture and investing 3 billion euros ($3.5 billion) in factories there, underscoring the importance of the Chinese market as the company prepares to meet increased demand for electric vehicles. Munich-based BMW said Thursday it would pay 3.6 billion euros ($4.2 billion) to raise its stake in BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. to 75 percent from 50 percent. Alongside the deal, BMW will invest in new and existing plant facilities in Shenyang, increasing production capacity to 650,000 vehicles a year from the early 2020s. The plants produced
400,000 vehicles last year. A new plant will be able to produce fully electric, partly electric, and conventional vehicles on the same line. The Chinese government has issued a new energy vehicle mandate which uses a system of credits to push automakers to increase the share of battery-only and hybrid cars in their sales mix. The policy is expected to increase the number of electrically powered vehicles in the world’s largest car market in coming years. Last year, battery-only and hybrid cars were 2.2 percent of the Chinese market; the International Council on Clean Transportation estimates that could rise to around 4 percent by 2020 under the policy. The country is BMW’s single largest sales market,
with 560,000 vehicles sold there last year. The deal is subject to approval by regulators and shareholders of Chinese partner Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. BMW is taking advantage of the Chinese government’s plans to end the requirement that foreign auto manufacturers enter into joint ventures with local partners in order to make cars in China. The BMWBrilliance deal is scheduled to close in 2022, the year the requirement ends. “With continuous investment, as well as the development and production of electric vehicles, we underline China’s importance as a dynamic growth market for us,” BMW CEO Harald Krueger said in a statement.
#MeToo invades motor racing For all those thousands of women out there who want to race in F1, some idiots have come up with the W Series, just for women. The new all-female racing series, the W Series, was launched in October, supported by former Grand Prix driver David Coulthard and top designer Adrian Newey, with the stated aim of helping women racers get to Formula One. No woman has competed in Formula One since 1976 but organizers of the W Series hope to provide a platform for them to develop skills before taking on the men further up the motorsport ladder. With a planned start in May 2019, the series will offer free entries to the world’s best female racers who will be together in F3-spec Tatuus cars. A prize fund of 1.5 million US dollars has been allocated to nearly 20 competitors who will be selected purely on merit after tests and appraisals, with the overall winner collecting 500,000 US dollars. Currently the best female race driver is Danica Patrick racing in the US. Organizers said they aimed to stage six 30-minute races at top circuits in Europe, most of which were past Formula One venues, with the identical 1.8 liter Formula Three cars. “At the heart of W Series’ DNA is the firm belief that women can compete equally with men in motorsport.
Turbinator II.
Team Vesco in the US took their Turbinator to Bonneville this month in an attempt to push their own wheel-driven land-speed record into the 500 mph mark. However, the rainy season at Bonneville only allowed Team Vesco one run, and runs in both directions are required to make any pass official. The start of the rainy season at Bonneville, however, kept them satisfied for now. Their first pass in the Turbinator made a pass that measured 493 mph in the fifth mile and that hit an exit speed of 503 mph. While no wheel-driven vehicle has ever made a pass in excess of 500 mph, Vesco said that the Turbinator needed a second pass that measured more than 510 mph to officially set a 500-plus record. Longtime Bonneville racer Don Vesco envisioned the original Turbinator streamliner as a means of capturing the all-wheel-driven land speed record, using a 4,400 horsepower shaft-output internal-combustion turbine engine. On its debut in 2001, Don Vesco accomplished his goal by setting a record
of 458.440 mph; however, he hit an exit speed of 470 mph on one of his runs, leading him to believe that 500 mph was in reach, according to the Team Vesco website. While Don Vesco died of cancer in 2002, his brother Rick vowed to press on toward that goal, and in 2013 revived the Turbinator, this time with a Lycoming T3 turbine engine developing 5,000 horsepower and driving all four wheels through a custom 2:1 reduction gear unit. Rather than pilot it himself, he enlisted Dave Spangler to drive the rechristened Turbinator II. Just as Don Vesco’s 470 mph exit speed spurred him to reach for 500 mph, the 492 mph pass that Spangler made on the way to that September record prodded Team Vesco to return to the salt last week. According to an article in Autoweek, Rick Vesco planned to get to 500 mph by adding 400 horsepower via increasing the fuel and rpms and by tweaking the GPS-controlled software tied into the traction control and electric fuelcontrol systems.
Team Vesco will now have to wait until August 2019 to try and break the elusive 500 mph record. What should also be remembered is that the previous world land speed record for wheel-driven vehicles was held by John Rhodes Cobb (born Dec. 2, 1899, Esher, Surrey, Eng.-died Sept. 29, 1952, Loch Ness, Inverness, Scot.), automobile and motorboat racer, first to reach a speed of 400 mph on land. On Sept. 16, 1947, at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, U.S., he set world speed records (not broken until 1964) for Class A (unlimited engine size) automobiles: 394.196 mph for one mile and 393.825 mph for one kilometre. Each record was the average of speeds attained in a round trip over a measured mile and kilometre; on the return lap he was timed at 403.135 mph for the mile. Both of his world records surpassed standards that he himself had set in 1939. While trying to establish a world speed record for motorboats, he was killed when his jet-propelled craft, travelling at more than 200 mph, disintegrated.
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Danica Patrick.
However, an all-female series is essential in order to force greater female participation,” organizers said in a statement. Coulthard, winner of 13 Grand Prix between 1995 and 2003, is on the advisory board along with Red Bull’s technical head Newey and both will be involved in the driver training program. However, female competitors are nothing new and in fact, the Oran Park circuit in Australia used to have women only races, called the Powder Puff Derbys. This did not however produce a women only ladder to the top echelons of motor sport. The number of entrants was around half a dozen only. These shrieks for “equality” and PC go contrary to normal physiology and psychology as well as anatomy. The physical effort needed to drive an F1 car requires strength as
well as fitness. (And yes, I have driven one and also many other categories of race cars, so I do know what I am talking about here.) And what will the W Series do about Lady-Boys? Perhaps a special category for them? Should the FIA institute chromosome testing for all drivers? Really, it is all so silly. If the pits are full of women wanting a steer, let them do the same as all the other sexes wanting a drive. Special categories do not foster equality, quite the opposite.
World governing body FIA said following a meeting of its World Motor Sport Council on Friday that 21 races will be held next year, with 11 in Europe, five in Asia, four in the Americas and one in Australia. Dates, races and venues for 2019: March 17: Australia, Melbourne March 31: Bahrain, Sakhir April 14: China, Shanghai April 28: Azerbaijan, Baku May 12: Spain, Barcelona May 26: Monaco, Monaco June 9: Canada, Montreal
June 23: France, Le Castellet June 30: Austria, Spielberg July 14: Britain, Silverstone July 28: Germany, Hockenheim Aug. 4: Hungary, Budapest Sept. 1: Belgium, Spa Sept. 8: Italy, Monza Sept. 22: Singapore, Singapore Sept. 29: Russia, Sochi Oct. 13: Japan, Suzuka Oct. 27: Mexico, Mexico City Nov. 3: United States, Austin Nov. 17: Brazil, Sao Paulo Dec. 1: Abu Dhabi,
Autotrivia quiz Last week I asked about motoring up the highest road in the world, right to the edge of an active volcano. I asked where is it and what height is it above sea level. Remember I am asking for an active volcano. The correct answer is Uturuncu in Bolivia which is 18,923 feet above sea level. This is the highest made road in the world.
So to this week. I mentioned the forthcoming W Series, so let’s look at women drivers. Which woman driver steered a Ford Escort Mk 1 at the famous Bathurst race sponsored by a women’s magazine, and how many times a month was the magazine published? Be the first correct answer to email automania@
pattayamail.com or viacars @gmail.com. And in addition, if you are a Pattaya resident, the closest correct answer will win a free voucher for Casa Pascal’s Breakfast BBQ. One local resident wrote back to say he had enjoyed the Casa Pascal BBQ brunch and went so far as to say it is the best breakfast in Thailand. Good luck!
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All that glitters is Gold at South African Ball Elfi Seitz
H.E. Geoff Doidge welcomes guests to the ‘We are Golden’ Ball.
H.E. Geoff Doidge and Madame Carol greet the guests. At left is Ragil Ratnam, the Chairman of the South Africa Thailand Chamber of Commerce.
Qadasi and Maq bring the magnificent sounds of the Pride Lands to the Shangri-la.
Jabulani, together with the South African Thai Chamber of Commerce (SATCC) held a “We are Golden” ball at the Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok on Saturday October 6, 2018. The evening opened up in a splendid reception area with a balloon gate entrance, beautiful flower arrangements, staff with welcome drinks at the ready, and elegant cocktail tables. The highlight in the reception area was a “Wish Tree” created to support 2 charity organisations: The Rice Seeds Child Programme and the HESH Rhino Orphanage. The darkened walls and ceiling of the ballroom were adorned with thousands of lights exuding a wonderful feeling of dining under the splendour of a clear starry night in South Africa. Ragil Ratnam, Chairman of South African Thailand Chamber of Commerce and organiser of the South African ball, introduced the VIP guests, including South African Ambassador HE Geoff Doidge and his wife Carol, Kenyan Ambassador HE Patrick Simiyu Wamoto and Valerie, New Zealand Ambassador HE Taha Macpherson and Christina, Peruvian Ambassador HE Fernando Julio, Antonio Quiros Campos with wife Ximenia Hamann, along with Counsellor Andre and the Zeldie van Straten and family. In his welcome speech, HE Geoff Doidge said, “Tonight we celebrate the Centenary
of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela in combination with twenty five years of bilateral relations with Thailand.” HE Geoff Doidge, who personally knew Nelson Mandela, spoke lovingly of ‘Madiba’ saying, “His values, traits attributes and his enormous contribution to humanity across the globe will be his lasting legacy. “Madiba loved to dance, he had his own unique Madiba Jive, so tonight we will celebrate his legacy to the traditional sounds of ‘Maskandi’ music from the deep heartland of the Kingdom of Kwa Zulu Natal.” HE Geoff Doidge also mentioned his old friend and long-time Pattaya resident Archie Dunlop who could not be at the celebrations that night and wished him well. Guests sang and danced to the unique musical performance of Qadasi & Maq. The pair created music that was a mix of traditional Zulu sounds and modern strings and lyrics incorporating two languages. Rugby fans were also given the opportunity to watch a rugby match between South Africa and New Zealand. Despite their loss, the South Africans kept up their high spirits. HE Geoff Doidge thanked the organisers, especially the X2 Group’s event management company, One Monocle, and praised them for a most wonderful star-studded evening.
The elegant Madame Carol Doidge with HE Patrick Simiyu Wamoto Ambassador of Kenya.
Allan Riddell, Consultant to the board of SATCC with dear friends Elfi Seitz chief editor of Pattaya Blatt and Andrew Wood.
The happy trio, Peter Malhotra of Pattaya Mail, Eric Hallin, GM of the Rembrandt Hotel and hotelier/ adventurer/writer extraordinaire Andrew Wood.
(l-r) Stars under the stars, Brian Songhurst, Kristina Terekhova of One Monocle, Qadasi & Maq, Allan Riddell and Michael Todd-White.
Guests enjoy cocktails under golden stars and balloons before the main event.
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Events The next meeting of Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) will be on Sunday, October 28. Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard Club’s Secretary, Jan Abbink, and Club Treasurer, Carl R Dyson, will talk about their Club’s charitable activities. The program starts at 10:30 am with a buffet breakfast available from 9:00 to 11:00 am on the 4th floor of the Holiday Inn’s Executive Tower located behind the Holiday Inn’s Bay Tower on Beach Road. A Joint Chambers Eastern Seaboard networking evening will be held at the MYATT Beach Hotel Pattaya on Friday, November 16 from 6.30 p.m. – 9 p.m. (last drinks at 8.30 p.m.). Entrance cost is THB 500 on the door for members and THB 1,000 for non-members. Admission includes free-flow drinks and finger food. The Eastern Seaboard Businessmen’s Dinner is a monthly event taking place at the Mantra Restaurant at the Amari Pattaya Resort on the last Thursday of the month. It brings together business leaders from various backgrounds including Automotive, Aerospace, Real Estate, Architecture, FMCG, Electronics, White Goods, Logistics, Recruitment, Legal, Consulting, and others in a relaxed atmosphere. The next event will be held on Thursday, Nov. 29. If you are interested in attending please contact Anuttra.Sukruen@tinfish.co.th. The Pattaya International Ladies Club (PILC) will host a Melbourne Cup Day event at the Pattaya Hotel G on Tuesday, November 6 from 9am to 12.30pm. A breakfast style buffet includes a glass of bubbly on arrival. Tickets cost 800 baht for PILC members and 1000 baht for nonmembers. Beverage packages are available for 850 baht. For more information and to
reserve tickets, email to Jayne at specialeventspilc@ gmail.com. The Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard invites all Rotarians and friends to an annual Christmas Party on Thursday December 20 from 6.00 pm at the Parkview Ballroom Siam Bayshore Resort. Tickets are priced at THB 1500 and include a sumptuous Christmas buffet dinner plus soft drinks, red and white wine and beer served all evening. Order your tickets by sending an email to Jan Abbink: abbinkjan@gmail.com. A Farmers’ Market takes place every 2nd Saturday of the month at the Holiday Inn hotel on Pattaya Beach Road from 10.30 am - 3.30 p.m. Products range from wellness items, jewelry, freshly prepared food, organic vegetables and fruits. The next market will be held Nov. 10. A stamp market is held every Sunday from 10.00 a.m. till 3.00 p.m.at Rahnpintang Moe Kata Restaurant, Panji Place, on Soi Ponphraphanimit 7 (200m from the Bangkok Highway underpass). Here can you exchange stamps from the whole world. Call 089 091 3418 for more information and directions.
Dining After 14 years as the Landlord of an Irish Pub, the name Kim Fletcher has not disappeared. Kim may have gone from Jamesons, but his wife Goy has ensured that the name Fletcher has not died by opening Fletchers’ Folly, a boutique pub on the Dark Side. Kim is trying to get used to being retired, but the new ‘pensioner’ loves regaling the drinkers with stories from his lifetime in pubs, punctuated with his characteristic laugh. Fletchers’ Folly is on Siam Country Club Road, opposite Maxxis tyres and 300 meters before the “Chicken Crossroads”. Food and drinks at very reasonable prices.
Fax: 038-427596
Saturday Night Buffet is back at AVANI Pattaya Resort & Spa. Experience regional favourites galore, street dishes an artisan desserts, as you relax with classical Thai dance and live music. Every Saturday night at Sala Rim Nam Restaurant from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Priced at THB 599++ per person. Kids under 5 eat free. Benihana restaurant will also host a Halloween night of fun and scares on Wednesday, October 31 from 7:00 pm until midnight. Every ghost will be treated to a free cocktail upon entry. For more information and reservations, call 038 412 120 The Beach Club at Pullman Pattaya Hotel G welcomes you to celebrate Oktoberfest 2018 from 10.00 am until 10.00 pm by the beach until October 31. Indulge in a feast of German specialties such as delicious pork knuckle with crushed potato and coleslaw priced at only THB 380++, or slow roasted German sausage with sauerkraut for THB 410++. Top it off with your favourite imported beer like Meisel’s Weisse, Kristoffel, Marten, Brewdog and Thai craft beer like Yaksa, Chalawan and Bussaba, at only THB 250++ per bottle. Book now at 038 411 940 – 8 or email fbm @pullmanpattayahotelg.com. Oktoberfest at Dusit Thani Pattaya is held every Friday throughout October 2018 at The Bay International Skewers Restaurant. Unlimited free-flowing of Oktoberfest drinks to enhance Chef’s specials such as German Bratwurst, Giant Hot Dog, German Pork Knuckle, Kurobuta and more, with fun games. Rustic-style menu at THB 430++ per person, Free-flowing beverages at THB 599++ per person. Served from 18:30 to 22:00. Call 038 425 611-7 ext. 2149 or 2150 for more information and reservations. Great dining options this October at Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya: Round ‘em up and grab your stetson every Monday night for Cowboy Night at Flames
restaurant with a grilled steak and seafood buffet that is fun for families, groups and couples. Priced at 1,199++ baht, and half price for children, the Cowboy Night buffet is served from 18.30 to 22.30 hrs. Live the Italian life every Tuesday night at Acqua restaurant with a buffet of authentic Italian dishes served from 18.30 to 22.30 hrs: Priced at only 950++ baht per person, and half price for children. A family menu of all-you-can-eat prawns in a great range of recipes is served every Wednesday evening at Coast Beach Club & Bistro, priced at only 950++ baht per head, and half price for children, the buffet serving is available between 18.30 and 22.30 hrs. Enjoy an Asian-inspired grilled seafood buffet every Friday evening at Flames beachside BBQ restaurant for just 1,199++ baht per person, and half price for children. For more information and reservations, call 038 714 981. Café Kantary invites you to enjoy “apple cinnamon caramel pancakes” from October 1-31, 2018. Enjoy it on a freshly cooked pancake for breakfast or anytime for a super snack, available at all Café Kantary locations throughout Thailand. More details are available from the Cape & Kantary call centre at: 1627 or visit our website at www.cafekantary.com. Pizza and Pasta All You Can Eat at Mövenpick Siam Hotel Na Jomtien: Twist Restaurant features Italian classics like creamy Carbonara or meaty Bolognese with a choice of pasta, or the delicious Prosciutto Pizza with your choice of regular or whole wheat dough. The menu also includes original Thaifusion pizzas and pasta such as the Tom Yam pizza with chili paste, prawn, squid and Thai herbs or the tasty Green Curry Pasta. Available all day from Sunday – Thursday at only THB 500 per person, with a glass of soft drink. For more information or reservation, call 033 078 888.
Big Fish restaurant at Siam@Siam Design Hotel Pattaya enhances its seafood buffet with more premium catches and live music entertainment. The restaurant offers a nightly Seafood BBQ Buffet at only THB 777 net or THB 1,099 net with free-flow wine. Enjoy highquality, premium seafood cuisine as you listen to acoustic guitar and piano music from prominent local artists. Seafood BBQ Buffet at Big Fish is available every night from 6:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. For reservations call 038 930 600 or email fbsec@siamatpattaya.com. The Thai Garden Terrace Restaurant offers nightly dining presentations with different themed “all you can eat” buffets at the resort
fet; Sunday – steak & skewers buffet. The buffet starts from 6 p.m., runs until 9 p.m. All this for just 399 baht net per adult. What you see is what you pay, no additional service charges or VAT. For reservations call 038 370 614 or make your booking at www. thaigarden.com under “buffet reservation”. Thai Garden Resort is located on North Pattaya Road, 200 meters from the Dolphin roundabout and 200 meters before Tesco Lotus.
Fines De Claires Oysters at Yupins.
The happy BBQ chef at Thai Garden.
poolside: Monday – Italian buffet; Tuesday – BBQ buffet; Wednesday – multi-cuisine buffet; Thursday – German buffet with roasted pig; Friday – Thai buffet; Saturday – international buf-
Yupin’s Restaurant in Jomtien Complex offers some fabulous culinary options including Fines De Claires Oysters arriving fresh ‘Par Avion’ from Normandy in France. Served on ice with lemon and on request a spicy Thai sauce for dipping. An amazing experience. Only 595 baht per six oysters. Yupins is also taking bookings for Christmas dinner at 995 baht per person. For more information or reservations, call 038 250394 or visit website: www. yupins.com. Continued on page 35
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Go for a cruise and experience ‘old’ Thailand This week, the Dining Out team had a new experience. Where? “Somewhere.” Read on. Following an invitation from the Cape and Kantary group to review the cuisine at their property on Sichang Island saw us on the 30 minute drive headed towards Sriracha and the ferry to Koh Sichang. The ferry leaves every hour from the Koh Loy Pier and you can park there. The alternative is to park at the Kantary Hotel in Sriracha and they will run you to the pier.
Hotel management knew we were coming and transport was waiting for us on the Koh Sichang docks, amongst the hub bub of locals. No tourists, just Thai people. What a relaxing change! Somewhere is a 20 room boutique hotel, with very friendly staff, a swimming pool and an up-market restaurant called The Verandah. Bright and airy with white and blue décor. The chef is multi-talented and we were regaled with dishes representing the cuisines of Thailand (20, including the
There’s an aubergine down there.
The aquatic side of things takes another easy 45 minutes and costs B. 50 and the water was the next best to a mill pond. The Somewhere
famous Tom Yum Goong), Malaysia (yellow curry), France (crepes Suzette), Europe (beef sirloin), America (breakfast and hamburger),
Thin and crispy pizza.
Japan (Yakisoba), Italy (pizza and pasta), and Denmark (Danish pastry). As is our fashion, we selected the wine first and chose a Viu Manent 2017 Chardonnay from Chile. Very enjoyable at B. 180 per glass. All the wines, both red and white, fell in the B. 800-1500 range, including an interesting French Arrogant Frog bubbly 2013 at B. 1,200 for the bottle. We began with a spicy grilled aubergine with shrimp (B. 140), a very Thai and succulent dish to start the evening. This was followed by the classical Southern Thai dish of chicken in masaman curry (B. 140) and a fettuccine smoked salmon in an intriguing pink sauce (B. 180). One of the Dining Out team enjoyed the masaman so much, we ordered another plate. More dishes came for us to try, including a pork cordon bleu (B. 180) which was excellent and the dish of the night as far as I was
Southern chicken masaman.
concerned, but this was closely followed by a beef sirloin in a pepper sauce (B. 550). The meat was Charolaise premium and not tough at all. And more came, until we were overwhelmed and begged the kitchen to stop. Beautiful food, but too much. However, after a suitable rest we lined up for a savory crepes Suzette made at the table, and I do like a bit of theatre with my food.
If you’ve ever wanted somewhere to relax, I can recommend Somewhere on Koh Sichang. The antithesis to Pattaya’s noise, glamor and glitz, Koh Sichang is laid back, relaxed, with some friendly people sitting outside their wooden houses left over from when Rama V ruled the Kingdom. Wonder at that time in history when the King’s summer residence, an entire teak wood palace,
Cordon bleu, my dish of the night. Fire and drama with the crepes.
could be dismantled and rebuilt in Bangkok, to make sure the threatening French did not get it! The ferry trip from Koh Loy Pier (Jarin) is B. 50 (one of Thailand’s great bargains) and takes around 45 minutes and brings you to the Koh Sichang pier where you can catch an enlarged Tuk-Tuk (known as a Skylab) to Somewhere Hotel only 10 minutes away, telephone 038 109 400 and get the full details. Or book beforehand through GM Jason, and Somewhere will have your transport waiting. I believe it makes for a great holiday with inexpensive room rates Sun - Thu. B. 2,500 incl. 2ABF Friday B. 2,700 incl. 2 ABF Sat or long weekend B. 3,200 incl. 2 ABF Somewhere Hotel, 194/1 Moo 3, Tha Thewawong, tel. 038 109 400, secure parking on the mainland (Kantari Hotel), email gm@somewherekohsichang.com. Now book and then turn your phone off and relax!
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BBQ Pork Spare Ribs & Jasmine Rice for only 195 baht
Linda’s Restaurant is large with seating for 200 people, with a covered al fresco verandah outside for those who wish to smoke. Inside, in air-conditioned comfort, there are comfortable chairs and decent sized tables, with white starched napery. Linda’s Restaurant, 315/177-180 Moo 12, opposite the Jomtien Complex. Thappraya Road, Jomtien. Open seven days from 7.30 a.m. until late. Tel: Reservations: 038 252 726, www. lindasrestaurant.com, street-side parking. Email linda @lindasrestaurant. com . GPS 12.901655 N 100.869. Yamato Restaurant located on Soi Yamato has been around for more than 39 years and the soi was named after its oldest tenant. This is a restaurant to take a few people with you. The prices are certainly not
over the top, and the quality is superb. Yamato Japanese restaurant, 219/51 Soi Yamato (13/1), close to Beach Road end, telephone 038 429 685 or 038 421 618. Open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for dinner. The legendary Somsakdi Restaurant has been in operation in Pattaya for more than 40 years. Proprietor and Chef Somsakdi is still cooking and running his amazing restaurant at 78 years of age. The menu is probably the largest in Pattaya, with 374 individual items. Each dish is in Thai with an English explanation underneath. Rather than be swamped by choices, let Somsakdi guide you. After all, who knows his dishes better than he? Somsakdi Restaurant, Pattaya Soi 1, tel. 038 428 987, 038 423 284, 038 429 869, limited parking plus on-street parking in the soi. Hours 11 a.m. until 11 p.m., seven days.
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Stuffed Eggplant – from Burma? Like many Burmese dishes, this dish is quite spicy, but you can reduce the chilies and garlic to suit the tastes of your guests. It can be produced under 30 minutes and all ingredients are readily available in Pattaya. The final baking in the oven is just to keep the filling together, which is why the cheese has been added to the original Burmese recipe.
Cooking Method Put eggplants in water, bring to boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Cut in halves and scoop out the flesh and chop it and put to one side. In the wok add the oil and then place the chopped prawns, onion, garlic, chilies, ginger, lemongrass, turmeric, salt and eggplant and sauté over a medium heat for five minutes. Now divide and place the sautéed mixture in the hollowed out eggplant shells and then sprinkle cheese over the top. Bake in a hot oven for five minutes. Ingredients Serves 4 Eggplants 4 medium Prawns (deshelled, chopped) 250 gm Onion chopped fine 1 large Garlic chopped 5 cloves Red chilies (remove seeds, chopped) 2 Fresh ginger 3 cm Lemongrass (chopped) 10 cm Turmeric powder 1 tspn Salt 2 tspns Cooking oil 2 tspns Grated cheese ½ cup
Fax: 038-427596 AVANI Spa offers a spa buffet package: 90-minute AVANI signature touch massage and International Buffet Dinner at Garden Cafe for one at only THB 2,700 net. Advance reservations required, contact AVANI Spa at Tel. 038 412 120.
Enjoy great music from Thomas Reimer, one of the most famous European Jazz guitarists, playing live every evening (except Tuesday) from 6.00 p.m. - 10 p.m. at the Sugar Hut restaurant on Thappraya Road, call 038 364 186 for details.
Entertainment
Community Services
The 10th annual Pattaya Classical Guitar Festival & Competition will be held at the Siam Bayshore hotel in Pattaya on Sunday, October 28. Enjoy all day performances by classical guitar maestros plus a guitar exhibition. Tickets (festival pass) cost 400/200 baht and are available at Siam Bayshore hotel or by calling 038 428 678. An evening of popular music by Pro Musica Quartet will be held at 6pm, Monday, October 29 at the Diana Garden Resort & Hotel. Tickets 500 baht and 300 baht for students available from Pattaya Orphanage toy@thepattaya orphanage.org and Pattaya City Expats Club email: judithpcec@gmail.com or call 038 415 212. Royal Cliff Hotels Group is once again hosting the family-friendly “Vampire and Friends at the Cliff” Halloween party on Saturday, November 3 from 6:00 – 9: 00 p.m. at Panorama. Adults and kids alike will enjoy a fun Saturday night packed with spooky games and unique Halloween-themed treats. Dress to impress and win one of the fantastic prizes awarded to two kids and two adults with the best Halloween costumes. Admission is only THB 300 for all hotel guests and THB 400 for outside guests. For more information or to book a table, call 038-250-421 Ext. 2878 or email creative@royalcliff.com. Ben’s Theater in Jomtien will stage 2 performances of the comedy/drama “Sugar Baby” played by young British actor Mark Lloyd on Friday Nov. 2 and Saturday Nov. 3. Tickets cost THB 500 including a drink of choice. Ben’s will also host the Omiros Quartet for a night of classical music on Sunday, November 11 at 8pm. Tickets are priced at THB 950 per person including free drinks of choice. Reservations strictly by email:benstheaterjomtien @gmail.com. Pattaya Soul Club will hold its 7th anniversary ‘Souled Out’ music night at the Lion Pub (Soi 17, Suksabai) on Saturday, Nov. 10. Entrance of 500 baht (payable at the door) includes a free-flow of selected beer and wine from 8pm – 10pm (or while stocks last). ALL the proceeds will be donated to a very deserving Baan Jing Jai Children’s home and Orphanage in Pattaya.
The North Star Library on Sukhumvit Road, north Pattaya holds regular Thai language classes Mon - Fri from 10.30 a.m. till 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. till 2.30 p.m. Cost of admission is 100 baht per session for library members and 200 baht for non-members. Private lessons are also available for 200 baht per hour. In addition, the library also holds Yoga training every Tuesday from 1 - 2 p.m. at the Father Ray Foundation. Cost is 1200 baht for 6 sessions (first session free). For more information, call 081 575 4854 or email wan_nujan@yahoo.com
Groups & Associations Rotary Club of JomtienPattaya (English) meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at Royal Cliff Grand Hotel, Pattaya City. Fellowship begins at 18.30 hrs and Dinner meeting at 19.00 hrs. President Vutikorn Kamolchote Email: <vutikornk @hotmail.com> Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard (English) meets at the Siam Bayshore Hotel, 17.30 hrs for 18.00 hrs on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month, followed by dinner (Fellowship) President Brian Songhurst Email: <bjs2904 @yahoo.com> Rotary Club Phönix Pattaya (German) meets every Tuesday at the Holiday Inn Pattaya at 19.00 hrs. President Peter Schlegel Email: info@rotary-phoenixpattaya.org. Le Rotary Pattaya Marina, seul Rotary Francophone d’Asie, vous accueille les premier et troisième vendredis de chaque mois, début des réunions 19h, à l’hôtel Pullman G Pattaya Wongamat - 445/3 Moo 5 – Soi 16 – Pattaya Naklua Road. Venez agir avec le Rotary pour changer des vies. Pierre Yves Eraud Président 2018-2019 Email: < info@ rotarypattayamarina.org. Rotary Club of Pattaya (Thai-English) meets at the First Pacific Hotel, Central Road on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month. Meetings begin at 19.00 hrs. President Stephen Devereux Email: < stevecarlow@gmail.com> The Thai Stamp Alliance is a new internet and social media group created to share information, including posts
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of events like Exhibitions and Auctions. If you live on the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand and have an interest, email thaistampalliance @gmail.com. or find us on Facebook. Remember to attend the upcoming World Stamp Expo coming to Bangkok in late November! Post 12146 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America (Ban Chang – U-Tapao, Thailand) meets the second Saturday of each month at 13:00 at Sinthavee Park Condo, 2/ 1 Moo 5, in Ban Chang. If you are interested, please contact Membership Chairman Dan Morgan at <banchang vfw12146membership@gmail .com> or visit website: www. banchangvfwpost12146.org. The Royal British Legion Thailand meets the last Saturday of every month from 2 p.m. at the Tropical Bar on Soi Khao Noi (Watboonsampan near the Temple entrance) in East Pattaya. You do not need to have served in the Armed Forces to become a member and can join in the many social events arranged throughout the year. The Legion’s primary aim is the care and welfare of those who have served and/ or their dependents. For general enquiries send email to <secretary@rblthailand.org, www.rblthailand.org>. Alcoholics Anonymous: The Pattaya Group meets Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. All meetings are closed (alcoholics only) and are held at Soi Skaw Beach (off Pattaya 2nd Rd). Con-
tact Carl 08-456-31-671. The Good Morning Pattaya Group meets 9 a.m. every morning. All meetings are ‘open’: contact 084 564 8479. The Jomtien Group meets every day at noon at Jomtien Long Stay Hotel: Contact, Andrew 086 107 6631. The Scandinavian Group meets on Tuesdays and Fridays 6 p.m. at the Norwegian Seaman’s Church, Thappraya Road Soi 7: contact Hans 085 135 7755 or Rune (Rayong) 089 754 9515. 10.30 a.m. meetings every day at Satree Pattana Centre on Soi Skaw Beach off Second Road. Call 084 564 8479. The Samaritans of Thailand English Help Line operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide support to the expatriate community. English-speaking staff, trained in crisis intervention will provide active, non-judgmental and empathetic listening services on the phone. All calls will be handled on an anonymous basis and are free of charge. (02) 713-6791. Overeaters Anonymous The ‘Up to You’ group meets Wednesdays 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the housing area just behind Pan Pan Restaurant in Jomtien on Thappraya Road. Call Steve at 038-364-207(h) or 089-250-1359 (cell) for directions or more information. Narcotics Anonymous Hotline: 082 811 2686. 3 English speaking meetings in Pattaya near Central Festival and 2 in Jomtien each week. Also regular Thai speaking meetings at 12 noon every Sunday, and Persian Farsi speaking meetings at 5.30 pm on Thursdays. Please call the Hotline for details.
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PATTAYA MAIL
VOL. XXVI No. 43
Anderson wears green at 23rd TQ Masters
Richard Anderson wears the Green Jacket and holds his trophy after winning the 23rd annual T.Q. Masters golf classic.
Steve Ellison Phoenix Gold was the venue on Friday, October 19 for the 23rd annual T.Q. Masters golf classic, presented by The Tahitian Queen rock n’ roll bar. For those who don’t know, T.Q. is Pattaya’s oldest go-go bar that opened its doors in 1978 and has been at the same address on Beach Road all these years.
The coveted and traditional Green Jacket in this tournament always goes to the player with the best individual stableford score and this year’s contest was the closest it has ever been. It had been two years since the T.Q. Masters had been held, out of respect to the passing of His Majesty the late King, and the resumption this year was much anticipated. There were 70
The long wait is over – all set for another T.Q. Masters.
B Flight winner Daniel Tobler accepts his trophy from Mama-san Ead.
contestants in 3 divisions playing the Ocean and Mountain courses. This even included 18 who make the trip down from Bangkok, with a big thanks to Mark Guthrie and the crew. There was a very organized send off in the morning and the weather was brilliant. For all the rain and lightning around, the players only had to endure a mere splash for just five minutes. The golf course was in excellent condition and the new putting greens with the white picket fencing looked all pro. There were loads of volunteers for the day, with Bill, Bernie and Queeny passing out the on-course beers helped by Pom, Bee, Su and Nam who doled out the tournament shirts at check-in with Phil and Woody. They also did a great job churning out those legendary Bloody Caesars at the starting gate. After the round, everyone headed back to the Tahitian
Dark clouds can’t dampen the fun for this group.
C Flight winner Pierre Zbinden.
Russell tees off on the first.
Queen for the BBQ buffet dinner provided by The Golf Club on Soi L.K. Metro. Pork mega-ribs, chicken satay, sliders, chili con carne and the best Buffalo chicken wings in town were happily washed down with happy hour beers from the bar. TGC’s own Capt. Phil gave the best kind of presentation (short) aided by Mama-san Ead passing out the trophies. As mentioned earlier, this was a very closely contested tournament and amazingly, we had all three division winners turn in cards of 43 stableford points. Richard Anderson (H/cap 9) won the A Flight on 43 and was five clear of Graham Rudd (9) in second on 38 while Trevor Harvey (10) placed third with 35. Daniel Tobler (19) topped the B Flight with his 43pointer, David Dawson (12) was close behind in second on 41 and Ross
Putting for glory at the T.Q. Masters.
Schiffren (20) had another fine round for third place with 40 points. Pierre Zbinden (23) was the third player to notch 43 points and won the C Flight ahead of Brian Reid (28) in second on 40 and Dale Drader (28) third with 35. The Mountain track was used as the count-back decider and Richard Anderson took the Green Jacket courtesy of his better score on that nine. Near pins were taken by (A Flight) Steve Snelgrove, Trevor Harvey, Richard Anderson; (B Flight) David
Dawson, Daniel Tobler, Paul Ovens; (C Flight) Brian Reid, Nigel Henry, Dale Drader, while the Long-Putt (9th on the Ocean course) sponsored by Jack Levy was measured at 20-foot 8 inches and tagged by our Aussie mate Butch Furneaux. This drinking tournament with a golfing problem was once again a great success and thanks go out to all who participated and to all sponsors and helpers. You are all invited to the T.Q. Masters 24th edition next year. Can it top 70 players? Let’s give it a try!
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