Pattaya Mail - FRIDAY MARCH 29 - APRIL 4, 2019 (Vol. XXVII No. 13) by Pattaya Mail Media Group

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Thai parties jostle for power after 1st election since coup

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha (center) talks to performers in classic Ramayana costume during an event to promote Thai Heritage Conservation Day before a cabinet meeting at Government House in Bangkok, Tuesday, March 26. The two top parties began angling for the upper hand in forming a new government after partial results showed no group won a majority of seats in Thailand’s first national election since the 2014 military coup. In Pattaya, area voters rejected the city’s former mayor and deputy mayor in Sunday’s lower-house election, choosing instead candidates from the upstart Future Forward Party. (Full wrap on page 6.) (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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Happy Birthday HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

The entire Pattaya Mail Media Group staff joins the Kingdom of Thailand in humbly wishing HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn a long, healthy and happy life on the auspicious occasion of the Royal Anniversary of Her Birth April 2.

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Beach masseuses elect club leaders

New leaders of three beach-massage clubs, totaling 570 massage therapists from Pattaya, Jomtien, and Wong Amat beaches, were elected at Pattaya’s annual masseuse-registration meeting.

New leaders of three beachmassage clubs were elected at Pattaya’s annual masseuse-registration meeting. Ronakit Ekasingh chaired the March 18 meeting with 570 massage therapists from

Pattaya, Jomtien, and Wong Amat beaches. Each group elected new presidents and officers for their respective clubs. All the therapists received a refresher lesson in city regulations, which include

requirements they be registered to live in the area, wear proper uniforms, attend mandatory functions, refrain from arguing and fighting, adhere to legal prices and not use obscene language. (PCPR)

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Pattaya International Fireworks Festival returns in May

The Pattaya International Fireworks Festival will be held May 24-24 on Pattaya Beach.

This year’s theme is “The Grand Magnificent Spectacular Celebration” that will

create memories and beauty in the sky with displays of pyrotechnics and music.

Convicts clean Nongprue Canal

Big C complies with order to restore sidewalk

Thirty well-behaved convicts serving time at Pattaya Remand Prison were dispatched to work with a subdistrict crew at the Nongprue Canal March 20, cleaning out garbage, eliminating weeds and cutting water hyacinth.

Warapun Jaikusol Nongprue put prison inmates to work dredging a local flood-drainage canal. Thirty well-behaved convicts serving time at Pattaya

Retail giant Big C, ordered to restore a sidewalk it demolished for an entrance to its new minimart on Third Road, has rebuilt the walkway.

Jetsada Homklin Retail giant Big C has been ordered to restore a sidewalk it demolished for an entrance to its new minimart on Third Road. A permit presented by Big C Super Center Public Co.’s Pattaya giving its contractor

permission to cut down trees and bulldoze the sidewalk was never signed by Pattaya City Hall, said Jirawat Plukjai, president of the Chumsai Community. The retailer said it needed to create an entrance to the store by removing the sidewalk. Pattaya officials have

told the retailer to refile its application for the new Big C Mini shop on Third Road at Soi Chalermprakiat 16. Jirawat and other residents complained that the work removed shade trees that residents liked and created commuting problems due to the demolished footpath.

Remand Prison were dispatched to work with a subdistrict crew at the Nongprue Canal March 20, cleaning out garbage, eliminating weeds and cutting water hyacinth. Mayor Mai Chaiyanit and

prison warden Wachirawit Wachiralerpan who oversaw the operation said the canal linking the Nongprue Temple area with the sea is vital drainage conduit for the upcoming rainy season.

Nongprue council reviews past, future events Jetsada Homklin Nongprue officials reviewed recent initiatives and planned future ones at the subdistrict council’s March 22 meeting. Mayor Mai Chaiyanit presided over the monthly

Nongprue officials, with Mayor Mai Chaiyanit (right) presiding, reviewed recent initiatives and planned future ones at the subdistrict council’s March 22 meeting.

session, which reviewed results of Civil Defense Volunteer training and measures taken to combat traffic congestion in front of the Rattanakorn and Rai Wanasin markets following recent complaints. Officials also called on police to better patrol areas where illegal garbage dumping has occurred.

The administrators also covered plans for a March 28 event honoring the monarchy and a “family camp” emphasizing sports and exercise as ways to keep kids away from drugs. Nong Prue also is planning a campaign to encourage residents to save for the future.

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A most happy birthday to Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn The Kingdom of Thailand on April 2 celebrates the most auspicious occasion of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s 64th birthday. We at the Pattaya Mail join in with our most humble wishes for HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn for a long, healthy and happy life. Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn was born on April 2, 1955, the third child of HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej and HM Queen Sirikit, and the younger sister of HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun. HRH the Princess holds honorary degrees in Geography,

Chinese Studies of Humane Letters, Agriculture, Botany, Chinese, Pharmacy, Information Technology, Rural Technology, Public Health, Humane Letters, Regional Development Strategies, Environmental Science, Veterinary Medicine, Physics, and Laws. In addition, HRH the Princess presides over ceremonies as well as other social and charity functions all through the year. In addition to her knowledge of Pali, Sanskrit and Cambodian, HRH the Princess is communicative in both English and French and has been learning Chinese, German and Latin.

The entire Pattaya Mail staff joins the Kingdom of Thailand in humbly wishing HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn a long, healthy and happy life on this occasion of the Royal Anniversary of Her Birth. (Photo courtesy Bureau of the Royal Household)

Donors give ambulance, rescue boat, motorbikes to Sawang Boriboon Warapun Jaikusol

Wisit Chawalittham (left), Chairman of Sawangboriboon Thammasathan Foundation, accompanied by Prasit Thongtidcharoen (2nd left), Chairman of the Sawangboriboon Thammasathan Foundation rescue unit, along with foundation committee members receive an ambulance worth 1,907,000 baht donated by Pakawadee Treesirikaseam (represented by an unnamed man to the right).

Donors equipped the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation with a new ambulance, rescue boat, sidecar motorbikes and medical equipment to bolster its paramedic service. Benefactors made their donations at the start of Sawang Boriboon’s annual gave-cleaning ceremony March 22. Foundation President Wisit Chawalittham and rescue department chief Prasit Thongthitcharoen accepted the donations. Pakawadee Treesirikaseam donated the ambulance valued at 1.9 million baht. Suthep and Watcharin Srisomboon gave the 600,000-baht rescue boat while Mityon Pattaya Co. donated the motorbikes valued at 118,000 baht.

Wild Boars footballers visit Pattaya The young footballers whose remarkable rescue from a northern cave captured the world’s imagination visited Pattaya on the next stop of their world tour. Twelve Wild Boars players and their assistant coach from Chiang Rai paid their respects to the King Taksin Monument at Pattaya City Hall March 21. They were welcomed by all four deputy mayors and other city officials. The team then toured the restored Pattaya Beach with Deputy City Manager Sutham Petchket and took a tour around the city and its tourist attractions, finally enjoying a seafood dinner in Sattahip.

The brave boys and their coach from the Wild Boars football team who were trapped in the Tham Luang caves for more than two weeks in June last year visit the panoramic Pattaya viewpoint atop Pratamnak Hill.

There were lots of smiles and photos during the day with everyone trying to get a glimpse of the brave boys

who were trapped in the Tham Luang caves for more than two weeks in June last year. (PCPR)

Wisit thanks all the donors, noting that the foundation’s existing boat was unusable and needed an expensive overhaul.

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Former Yala police chief takes Sticky fingered prostitute over as Pattaya’s top cop makes off with Pakistani’s cash Jetsada Homklin

Teerarak Suthathiwong

Traffic and crime-suppression police greeted their new boss with flowers at Pattaya Police Station. Pol. Col. Prawit Chorsang took over March 18 from Pol. Col. Apichai Kroppech, who was named deputy commander of the Nonthaburi Provincial Police. Prawit was the police chief in strife-torn Yala Province and is one of 1,450 top Royal Thai Police officers reshuffled into new positions this month.

A Pattaya prostitute was arrested for stealing 3,000 baht from a Pakistani customer. Police said Piyapat Habudee, 23, confessed to lifting the cash from the wallet of Kumar Ashook, 53, while he took a shower at the Wiz Hotel on Thappraya Soi 8 March 21. The Pakistani said he’d taken the streetwalker back to his hotel but was unaware the money was gone until they had Kumar Ashook thanks police for catching the parted ways and he went to streetwalker who stole his cash after he’d taken her to his room. Walking Street to drink.

Pol. Col. Prawit Chorsang was named superintendent of Pattaya Police Station this week.

4 arrested in Pattaya drug-ring stings

Four men from the North allegedly involved with dealing drugs in Pattaya were arrested in separate operations near Bangkok.

Teerarak Suthathiwong Four men from the North allegedly involved with dealing drugs in Pattaya were arrested in separate operations near Bangkok. Chonburi and Pattaya police on March 21 announced the capture of accused gang leader Kritsana Sirikulmanee, 34, with 2,000

amphetamine tablets, a 9 mm. pistol and bullets. Ckaradej Charoenteeprasert, 50, Wisut Tubmuang, 37, and Jirayuth Nakang, 31, were arrested later with another 40,000 ya ba pills. Police also seized a car and motorcycle under drug forfeiture laws. Police said they had been tracking two northern drug

gangs operating in Pattaya with Kritsana being the lead trafficker. Police set up an operation to purchase 200,000 ya ba pills and five kilograms of crystal meth from the smugglers. Undercover officers and the alleged dealers agreed to meet to sample 2,000 pills in Samut Prakan. When police moved in, Kritsana tried to open fire, but his gun jammed. He was captured fleeing on foot. Under interrogation, Kritsana gave up the names of the other three suspects, who were caught with 40,000 speed pills in a sting operation in front of Eakachai Hospital in Samut Sakorn. All were charged with possession with intent to sell Category 1 narcotics.

Election officials probe ballot posted online Election officials are trying to determine who took a photo of a ballot in Pattaya and posted it online. Somchai Sirisombat, director of elections for Constituency 7, interviewed poll workers at Pattaya School No. 7 late on Election Day, March 24, to identify the voter who snapped a picture of a marked ballot before turning it in. The photo later was posted to Facebook, in violation of election laws. Along with the photo, the voter – who had selected a candidate from the Future Forward Party – posted a message urging people to reject the “dinosaur” politicians

Somchai Sirisombat, director of elections for Constituency 7, interviewed poll workers at Pattaya School No. 7 and warned them to be more vigilant in enforcing the rules.

of the past and cast ballot for new candidates. No one at the polling station said they were aware of either the Facebook

post or anyone using a camera. Somchai warned them to be more vigilant in enforcing the rules for the rest of the day.

7 Chinese hurt in Jomtien tour bus crash Patcharapol Panrak Seven Chinese tourists were hurt when they’re tour bus overturned on Sukhumvit Road in Jomtien Beach. Paramedics rushed the unidentified victims to Pattaya Memorial Hospital after the Bangkok-registered coach fell into a traffic-island drainage canal in front of the Ambassador City Hotel March 25. Sixteen other passengers were unhurt. Driver Paitoon Chaisombat, 40, said he swerved to avoid hitting a truck in front of him and lost control of the bus. It skid- Seven Chinese tourists were hurt when their tour ded off the rain-slicked road bus overturned on Sukhumvit Road in Jomtien Beach. into the ditch.

3 injured when truck hits opposing traffic in Sattahip Patcharapol Panrak Three people were hurt when a pickup truck crossed lanes and collided with a motorcycle and another truck on Highway 331. Utain Klinchang, 29, was charged with reckless driving following the March 20 wreck opposite the Royal Thai Marine Corps’ Marine Assault Amphibious Vehicle Battalion. He suffered a severe cut to the head and was transported to Queen Sirikit Naval Medical Center.

Also taken to the same hospital were Hasan Mohamad, 41, the driver of a Ford Wildtrak, who suffered a broken arm, and motorcyclist Tavee Kampitui, 37, who required CPR at the scene due to severe injuries. Hasan’s wife and passenger in the Ford, Napatsorn Thitipatpornwipa, 34, said they were just traveling normally on the highway when, without explanation, Utain’s Phetchabunregistered Isuzu pickup veered across the center divider into opposing traffic.

Three people were hurt when a pickup truck crossed lanes and collided with a motorcycle and another pickup on Highway 331.

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Navy forces depart for East, South Nongprue health volunteers

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Revered monks blessed the departing soldiers with holy water and presented them with amulets.

Patcharapol Panrak 224 naval forces from 8 Air and Coastal Defense Command units have departed to conduct special tasks in the South and East regions. Monks blessed 224 sailors before their departure for new assignments in Thailand’s eastern border and south.

Rear Adm. Wara Tankham presented flower garlands and cash stipends to Air and Coastal Defense Command troops from the Koh Kood operational unit, Surface Search Radar unit and six other battalions, who were dispatched to Songkhla, Chanthaburi and Trat.

Five monks blessed the departing sailors with holy water and changed the “Bahum”, the “Stanzas of Victory” and presented them with amulets. Wara emphasized that all naval forces should perform at full capacity, be careful and obey their commanders’ orders.

Nong Plalai offers pet vaccinations Warapun Jaikusol Nong Plalai provided rabies vaccinations for pets to prevent the spread of the disease across the subdistrict. Public-health workers hosted the free vaccination event March 18 at Wat Nong Ket Yai School. Event leader Warunee Rueankaew said the vaccinations are offered annually to residents. With Banglamung District previously declared a “red zone” for the disease, immunizing pets is even

Jetsada Homklin Nongprue village health volunteers received updates on subdistrict projects and learned how to teach meditation at their monthly meeting. Mayor Mai Chaiyanit opened the March 18 session at the Chalermprakiat Health

Nong Plalai provided rabies vaccinations for pets to prevent the spread of the disease across the subdistrict.

more important, she said. Nong Plalai also works to

vaccinate stray animals, Warunee added.

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BBX members met to work on new deals at the barter exchange’s monthly meeting. General Manger Stewart Mark hosted the March 20 party at Linda’s Restaurant in Jomtien Beach that featured a large buffet and live music. BBX Pattaya Co. is a broker that encourages

against rabies. Therapists from SKT Meditation Therapy then showed the volunteers how to teach those with chronic diseases how to meditate. Doing so can put patients in a better frame of mind and relieve stress from their symptoms, trainers said.

Samae San temple raffling off Chinese car

Bangkok Hospital Pattaya kicked off its 11th year of regular blood drives with 90 people donating 36,500 cc of blood.

Chong Samaesan Temple is raffling off a 500,000-baht Chinese-made car to raise money for a Brahma statue and shrine. Tickets for the Songkran raffle, described by the temple as a way to make merit, are selling for 200 baht each through April 16, the date of the government lottery drawing. Raffle tickets with the same winning four numbers as the official lottery will win the MG 3, the former Morris Garages brand purchased by Nanjing Automobile Group in 2008. The MG nameplate debuted in Thailand four years ago and the subcompact has a manufacturer suggested retail starting price of 518,000 baht. Consolation prizes are two 1-baht-weight gold pieces. Temple officials said half of the tickets already have been sold.

BBX hosts monthly meeting Jetsada Homklin

Garden. Wanchai Sanngam, chairman of community health management officers, updated the volunteers on the latest happenings. Among the new projects, he said, were a clean restroom initiative and a drive by public-health workers to vaccinate pets and stray animals

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BHP hosts first 2019 blood drive Bangkok Hospital Pattaya kicked off its 11th year of regular blood drives with 90 people donating 36,500 cc of blood. The donated blood will go to top up local blood banks before the deadly Songkran holidays, which see thousands of people killed and maimed on the country’s roads. The hospital screens potential donors carefully and turned away 21 people with good intentions who didn’t qualify for blood donation. The next drive will be held June 27.

Therapists from SKT Meditation Therapy showed Nongprue village health volunteers how to teach those with chronic diseases how to meditate.

members to trade goods and services, rather than sell in cash. The meetings introduce members, new and old, to possible new trading partners and provide a forum to work out deals. Stewart Mark, GM of BBX Pattaya Co., Ltd. hosted BBX monthly trade talks at Linda’s Restaurant.

Chong Samaesan Temple is raffling off a 500,000baht Chinese-made MG 3 to raise money for a Brahma statue and shrine.

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The camera is only an extension of your mind

There are many photographers in the past that I admire. They all have one thing in common. They knew what they are looking at, and believed they knew what the final result should be. And guess what, none of them used a digital camera. Look at the photograph this week of the eminent historian Thomas Carlyle. That was taken in 1867 and is ranked as one of the most powerful portraits in the history of photography, and yet was taken with totally primitive equipment. Megapixels hadn’t even been invented. Look again - technically it is imperfect. There is blurring of the image, and when you realize that the shutter was open for probably around

three minutes, then you can see why. The sitter could not possibly remain motionless for that period of time. But it has the power to mesmerize you. How? The dynamics of this shot come from the very first principles of photography painting with light. It is not the subject that makes the shot - it is the way you light the subject, and this is the prime example, taken so many years ago. The light is falling on the sitter almost from the side and slightly above. One eye is partially lit and the other in shadow. The hair and beard show up strongly. The photo is totally confrontational. Analyze further. If the face had been front lit, and both eyes, the nose and the mouth were all clearly visible then there would be no air of mystery. The dark areas of the photograph have made you look further into it. You begin to imagine what the features were like. You also begin to imagine what the person was like. You have just experienced

Dear Hillary, Are you really that much of a recluse that you never go out at night, go to parties, enjoy yourself and suchlike? I tried ringing your office but got told that you had gone out and couldn’t be contacted. I tried a couple of days later and got told the same thing. I asked to be put through to your office but the phone rang through. Gary Dear Gary, I’m sorry we didn’t manage to connect, but I am very busy daytime, and this runs over to evenings. I don’t go out after 7 p.m. as the motorists try and run poor bicycle riders off the road, when we’ve got just as much rights as the car drivers. Only thing is they don’t get hurt, while the two wheelers do. A friend of mine had a leg broken by a car and he just drove off. My friend was in so much distress that she didn’t get the number of the car. Dear Hillary, I read that you finally got your tunnel open. Well done! And it was only three years too! I see that not only has the tunnel fixed the traffic jams, but it has also fixed the revenue section at the police station. The sign that says no motorcycles is plain enough, but in the first three days 18 of them apparently couldn’t read the sign and had to cough up 1,000 baht for the pleasure. Perhaps this is why motorcyclists feature so high in the deaths on the road? The amazing thing is that it hasn’t flooded yet. Gregory Dear Gregory, I am all for anything to cut down the road toll, Petal, but

the “perfect” portrait. The shot was taken by Julia Margaret Cameron (1815 1879) a British lady who, in her late forties, took up the new fangled notion of photography. This was not the age of the point and shoot simplicity we enjoy today. This was the age of making your own photographic plates by painting a mixture of chemicals all over it - chemicals you mixed yourself - exposing the plate in a wooden box camera and then fixing the negative in more chemicals and finally making a print. It was the 29th of January 1864 when Mrs. Cameron finally produced her first usable print. She had made the exposure at 1 p.m. and in her diary recorded the fact that by 8 p.m. she had made and framed the final print. (And you think you are doing it tough if the ‘review’ function takes more than one millisecond to show you the result!) Julia Margaret Cameron made close up portraits 30x40 cm. However, she would not have managed to photograph

so many of the notables of the era had it not been for her next door neighbor, the Poet Laureate, Alfred Lord Tennyson. After Tennyson saw his own portrait he persuaded his eminent friends

I’m not sure that there are too many deaths attributable to tunnels. Especially ones only a few hundred meters long, divided and straight. It’s not as if it were the Mont Blanc Tunnel (11 km) is it? It has very strict rules as a truck crash in the middle of the tunnel would be a disaster. Dear Hillary, (In response to a contributor suggesting older ladies for foreigners, rather than the younger ones.) The odds of a woman over thirty getting married in Thailand is on par with getting hit by a three legged gaur on Saturday the 32nd. I would imagine the “friend” of the deceased saw a vulnerable old fool at the temple and slipped him a ‘free one’ ... oldest trick in the book. No doubt her suitcases had been behind the door since the funeral. However, I am sure she will make a good partner and look after him very well. The deceased would approve. Roy Dear Roy, How many cynical pills did you eat this morning? There are many over 30s Thai who get married, just the same as the over 30s in other countries. The over 30s ladies who try again with men (well) over 30 should be encouraged, not discouraged, by people like you. They do make for good, faithful spouses. Or did you get a bad one? Dear Hillary, Re the couple a few weeks ago who wanted to know where to eat. I suggest Apex and Lek hotels buffets as each has at least 30 buffet items at very reasonable prices when you

to sit for her as well. Most of these portraits were different from the Thomas Carlyle photograph in that they were taken in profile. Mrs. Cameron felt that the innate intelligence could be more easily seen in

the profile and this may have been the result of the influence of the quasi-science of Phrenology, whereby your cranial bumps showed your true talents, which was all the rage at that time! Julia Margaret Cameron has contributed to photography by showing that it is the eye of the photographer that dictates the photograph, not the “smartness” of the equipment. She also showed a personal determination to succeed which should be an example to the young photographers of today. So you can stop reading the photographic magazines to see if you should buy the latest offerings with 1000 megapixels complete with one millionth of a second shutter speed and dedicated flash power for up to three kilometers and just go out and take photographs with what you have got. Look at what is in front of you and “make” your own photographs “work” for you. Thus endeth the inspirational lesson. Thank you Mrs. Cameron.

buy 10 tickets. When splurging the Hilton has several bargain days/nights that are affordable. All of these are on 2nd Rd. A favorite for Tex Mex is Beefeaters, just 20 meters off 2nd Rd somewhat pricier but, all you can eat, including ribs. Central Mall has every fast food outlet (not junk food & I luv all), you can name & Mac & King have constant price wars. Hillary was correct as there are many street food vendors but I like to sit down when I eat. And for the ultimate review, go to the Dining Out section of this paper, where Miss Terry Diner reviews all the good places to eat. Don Dear Don, Thank you for enlightening me regarding the cheaper end of town. As I wrote in answer to the query, there are just so many places to eat, and even the side of the road eateries supply seats, Don. You should know that.

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Hand To Hand Foundation celebrates preschool graduation day Margaret Grainger

Eleven students from the Hand to Hand Foundation enjoy a ‘Celebration of Learning’.

On Tuesday, 19th March eleven students from the Hand to Hand Foundation enjoyed a ‘Celebration of Learning’ with their families. The students will be leaving Hand to Hand program to begin Grade 1 in local government schools. The celebration was hosted by the ‘Aqua Pool Bar and Club’ at the Mercure Hotel who blessed us with the venue and beverages free of charge. The morning began with the introduction of our wonderful teachers followed by a performance from the children to show

some of the skills and things they had learned. The mums and dads joined in with one of our songs which was lots of fun too. The children all received a certificate of completion, their work portfolio, a treat bag and helium balloon which were donated by the Party Shop. Then it was time to eat, swim and play! Thank you to everyone who baked, came and gave to make this such a special occasion.

The children all received a certificate of completion.

Students become world leaders for a day

Teachers and parents join in on one of the songs.

This little one shares her learning with mum.

Presentations over, it was time to eat, swim and play!

School No. 5 recaps year

Two students debate a point.

Mark Beales Dozens of international school students have met to debate a range of important global issues. Around 50 delegates from GIS Bangkok, St Andrews Green Valley and Garden International School (GIS) came together on Saturday March

9 at GIS for a Model United Nations (MUN) Conference. The groups met in the main hall for an opening ceremony, then split into groups based on their MUN experience. Delegates represented the views of various countries as they debated issues ranging from discrimination to global warming.

Visitors to GIS were welcomed by a Year 11 student.

Congratulations to all the delegates for some highquality and passionate debating, and thanks to Mr Croft and Ms Francisco and their team for organising another great MUN Conference at GIS, which is based in Ban Chang near Pattaya.

Former Pattaya City Councilman Faruk Wongborisuthi (center) chaired a meeting with the Pattaya School No. 5 school board to review achievements for the just-ended academic year.

Jetsada Homklin The Pattaya School No. 5 school board reviewed its achievements for the justended academic year.

Board President and former Pattaya City Councilman Faruk Wongborisuthi chaired the March 18 meeting with board member Boonsri Supawong and other school officials.

Boonsri recapped details of the school’s various projects, including Clean School, Magic Eyes, Recycle Bank, wasteseparation, restroom improvement and taekwondo room.

Some new MUN delegates discuss discrimination.

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Heritage Conservation Day expands to March 31-April 2

Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh and Pattaya Cultural Council President Mana Yaprakam met with city tourism and cultural officials to plan this year’s Thai Heritage Conservation Day celebration.

Pattaya is expanding its Thai Heritage Conservation Day celebration to three days March 31-April 2. The city held its first observation last year on April 2 to mark the birthday of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and featured traditional Thai dress, art, music and dance. This year’s spotlight will be on “khon” Thai masked plays, which the government asked UNESCO

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to give its World Heritage badge of distinction. Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh and Pattaya Cultural Council President Mana Yaprakam met with city tourism and cultural officials to plan the festival March 19. Krit Jiramongkol of Sabai Group Pattaya Co. presented the organizers with 100,000 baht for sponsorship. The festival will kick off with a parade from the

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Dolphin Roundabout to Soi 9. Traffic will be closed from 4:45 p.m. It also will feature 30 booths showcasing Thai masked play performances, Thai dancing and art from Thailand’s five regions, a fashion show highlighting Thai-made fabrics and lectures on Thai masked play, culture, art and textiles. For more information, call 089-163-5595. (PCPR)

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Deborah Haines appointed Area General Manager Amari Pattaya Hotel and Resort 18 March 2019 - Deborah Haines has been appointed as Area General Manager for Eastern Thailand, based at Amari Pattaya Hotel and Resort with effect 14 January 2019. Prior to joining ONYX, Deborah was the General Manager at Radisson Blu Plaza, Bangkok. Deborah brings to the position more than three decades of hospitality industry experience, the past 18 years of which have been with Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. Prior to joining Radisson Blu Plaza Bangkok, Deborah was District Director for the Group’s hotel operations in Russia, responsible for nine properties. Deborah’s experience includes GM positions at Radisson Blu hotels in Sochi, Moscow; Sofia, Bulgaria; and Durham, U.K. Her first GM stint was in London, at Park Inn Hyde Park. In her capacity as Area General Manager, Deborah is responsible for nine properties in Pattaya under three different brands: four Amari Hotels, one OZO (opening Q1 2020), four in the Mosaic Collection Hotels. Deborah’s comments: “At the new Amari Pattaya Hotel and Resort, will deliver to our guests by being unique in what we do and embracing all ages, but most importantly, our younger travellers. We have our Aqua Park, Wet Zone, Slider and the Tree House Kids Club. All our ONYX kids will experience a journey of wonder and joy.

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No viola jokes, please encouraged by the emergence of the British viola virtuosi such as Lionel Tertis and William Primrose. The result was that many English composers seized the opportunity to write a concerto for the instrument as did European ones. The Big Three concertos of the today’s viola repertoire are those by William Walton, Paul Hindemith and Béla Bartók.

William Walton (19021983): Viola Concerto. Antoine Tamestit (vla), Frankfurt Radio Symphony cond. Manfred Honeck William Walton in 1937. (Duration: 30:16; You can’t be a member of the years that followed com- Video: 1080p HD)

an orchestra for long without hearing a viola joke. It’s part of the culture. Caustic remarks about violas and viola players go back much further in history than you’d expect, to the eighteenth century in fact. At that time, viola parts were generally fairly easy and acted as a kind of harmonic filler to the music, while all the interesting stuff was given to the violins or cellos. In an article in Strad magazine, Martin Boyd quotes the composer Johann Joachim Quantz who wrote in 1752, “The viola is commonly regarded as of little importance in the musical establishment...it is often played by persons who are either still beginners…or have no particular gifts with which to distinguish themselves on the violin.” Times have changed of course. In

posers came to admire the rich tone of the viola and in today’s orchestral music viola parts are quite as challenging as any other. But the jokes have stuck. In terms of musical range, the viola overlaps the violin and the cello. It’s really an alto violin and indeed the French word for the viola is “alto”. Because the range of the viola is too low for the treble clef and too high for the bass clef, the viola is unique in having a clef of its own, known not surprisingly as the alto clef. The instrument occasionally plays a major role in orchestral music and Strauss’s symphonic poem Don Quixote and the symphony Harold in Italy by Hector Berlioz spring to mind. By the early 20th century, more composers began to write concertos for the viola,

This viola concerto was written in 1929 and was Walton’s first successful large-scale concert work. It was composed for the viola player Lionel Tertis who first ungraciously turned it down on the grounds of its perceived modernism. Tertis always regretted this decision and performed the work a few years later. The premiere of the concerto was given by the German composer and viola player Paul Hindemith. The concerto was well received and brought Walton instant recognition. Ironically, thirty years later, Walton’s music was being criticized for being too old fashioned, such are the vagaries of musical taste.

Music which sounded “modern” in the 1920s falls more gently on 21st century ears. The first movement is slow and lyrical, characterized by soaring melodies and rich orchestration which makes use of the viola’s wonderfully sonorous lower register. The second movement (09:27) is fast and scurrying with a wealth of scampering melodies and bold, confident orchestral writing with notoriously difficult passages for the soloist. The finale (14:25) begins in a relaxed mood with a lilting folk-like viola melody and contrasts vigorous rhythmic sections and powerful brass writing with flowing melodies of exceptional beauty. The concerto ends as quietly and magically as it began. Incidentally, Walton was born in born in Oldham, Lancashire on 29th March.

Peng-Peng Gong (b. 1992): Viola Concerto. Liyuan Liu (vla), Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Liang Zhang (Duration: 37:50; Video: 720p HD) Peng-Peng Gong was born in Nanjing and quickly recognized as a rare child prodigy. His first symphony, written at the age of sixteen was nominated for the 2011 Hollywood Music in Media Awards. He already has ten symphonies and a vast amount of other music to his credit. This concerto dates

Harlan Coben’s ‘Run Away’ has an array of emotions Jeff Ayers Simon works on Wall Street, and his wife, Ingrid, is a successful doctor. They had a wonderful family life until their oldest daughter, Paige, leaves to attend college. At first, things seem to be going well, but something happens that turns Paige into a drug addict and she runs off with her abusive dealer. Simon learns that Paige occasionally sings for money in Central Park. When he approaches her, she runs. He goes after

her, but her boyfriend and dealer, Aaron, confronts

him. Simon punches him, and within moments bystanders tackle him and Aaron gets away. Simon soon becomes vilified on social media as the rich guy violently hitting an underprivileged person. For three months Simon waits for the furor to die down, always wondering if Paige is OK and hoping he can find her and get her the help she needs. Three months after the incident in Central Park, a police detective arrives at Simon’s office with questions.

Author Harlan Coben is a master at taking what seems to be an ordinary family and exposing the facade and secrets that are buried just below the surface. With “Run Away,” his writing and storytelling are firing on all cylinders and the seemingly straightforward tale takes a sharp turn when it’s least expected. The narrative continues to navigate that twisty mountainous road until the shocking conclusion. The book has an array of emotions and an unpredictable outcome. (AP)

from 2016 and is profoundly influenced by the 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye. The concerto reflects the thoughts and actions of Holden Caulfield, the key character in the novel and during this video performance, rolling subtitles describe the inspiration for the music. The music in this concerto is approachable and attractive. Like the Walton concerto, the first movement opens with a long soliloquy for solo viola which gradually builds in intensity with soft chordal accompaniment from the orchestral strings. In some ways, the music evokes the sounds of another age. The

second movement (12:15) is a galumphing jazzy waltz with a nostalgic tune that rather reminded me of Kurt Weill and images of a decadent society. The music breaks into a frenzied jazzinspired section with bright rhythms and percussive interjections. The third movement (22:44) begins with the viola and piano playing the simple Scots melody Coming through the Rye which is a variant of the tune to which Auld Lang Syne is usually sung. While the music later brings a kaleidoscope of mood changes, it eventually leads us back to the solitary reflective spirit of the start of the concerto.

To watch these YouTube videos, either use your Smartphone to read the QR codes or go to this article online, click on the “live” links and go direct to the videos. If you have a laptop, sound quality can be improved significantly by using headphones or external speakers.

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Brilliant virtuosity at Ben’s Theater Colin Kaye In January 1828, the Czech violinist Josef Slavík and pianist Carl Maria von Bocklet gave the first performance of Schubert’s incredibly difficult Fantasie for violin and piano at the Landhaussaal in Vienna. Slavík was one of the finest violinists of his day and was considered on a par with Paganini. The work was designed to display Slavik’s brilliant technique and even the piano part has been described by the Russian pianist Nikolai Lugansky as “the most difficult music ever written for the piano”. It’s a long, complex work and absolutely crammed with notes. The premiere proved too much for the notoriously fickle Viennese audience. The hall gradually emptied and even the local music critic crept away before the end. Despite this inauspicious start the Fantasia has become one of the staples of the advanced violin repertoire. It was a pleasure to hear the work recently at Ben’s Theater in Jomtien where, I was pleased to observe, none of the audience attempted an early departure. The work

was the opening item in a recital given by violinist Sittichai Pengcharoen and pianist Eri Nakagawa both of whom are among the most respected musicians in Thailand. The opening of the Schubert was magical with the sustained melody and warm violin tone. The technical assurance during this huge work was impressive and the closing section was triumphant bringing an enthusiastic response from the audience. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Clara Schumann. She was of course the wife of the composer Robert Schumann and in her day, she was considered one of the most distinguished musicians in the country. One of the last works she composed for piano was entitled Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 20. The theme in question is from one of her husband’s many piano pieces and Clara presented the work to him on his forty-third birthday in 1853. Eri Nakagawa gave a telling performance of this compelling music and a powerful one at that. After the initial theme, there are seven variations and sometimes a few hints of Brahms and Chopin. Performing entirely from

Sittichai Pengcharoen (left) performs with Eri Nakagawa. (Photo/Ben Hansen)

memory, Eri played expressively with a wide range of dynamics and she seemed to savour the magic moments in Clara Schumann’s evocative harmonies. In complete contrast, Sittichai Pengcharoen then played one of the solo violin sonatas by the Belgian violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe. His name is less well-known today but in his time he was regarded as “The King of the Violin”. Ysaÿe wrote the six sonatas in 1923 and some of them

reflect the characteristics of early twentieth century music. Each sonata was dedicated to one of Ysaÿe’s contemporary violinists. Sittichai Pengcharoen played the three-movement Sonata No. 4 in E minor which the composer dedicated to Fritz Kreisler. It’s a challenging work to play, yet Sittichai provided a confident and thoughtful performance. The highlight of the concert was undoubtedly Beethoven’s Sonata No. 9 for Piano and Violin in A major, known

New exhibit of items from Tutankhamun’s tomb comes to Paris Sylvie Corbet

A statue of “The god Amun protecting Tutankhamun” is displayed as part of the Tutankhamun exhibition in Paris, France, Thursday, March 21. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Paris (AP) — A new exhibit of artifacts from the tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun is opening in Paris more than 50 years after a similar exhibit set a visitor attendance record that still stands in the French capital. Organizers said the 150 items in the exhibit, titled “Tutankhamun, Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh”, are traveling outside Egypt for the last time before they go into a new museum near the Giza pyramids. The exhibit was assembled to commemorate the upcoming centenary of British archaeologist Howard Carter’s 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun’s intact tomb and the treasures it held. Paris, where the exhibit opened to the public last week at the Grande Halle de la Villette, is the second stop of a

10-city tour that started in Los Angeles. The artifacts include gilded wooden statuettes, including one of Tutankhamun riding a black panther, a miniature coffin for the pharaoh’s viscera painted in bright gold and blue, and jewelry decorated with lapis lazuli scarabs. Curator Tarek El Awady said the exhibit attempts to answer “the most common question about why ancient Egyptians buried treasures like this” with dead pharaohs. Tutankhamun might have used some items on display, like a pair of gloves, during his short life. He was 9-years-old when he became pharaoh and ruled ancient Egypt until he died at age 18 or 19. “Tutankhamun, Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh” is on view at Paris’ Grande Halle de la Villette from March 23 to Sept. 15.

almost universally by its nickname, “The Kreutzer Sonata.” Like the Schubert Fantasia, the Beethoven is known for both its technical challenges and its sheer length. The work might easily have become known as “The Bridgetower Sonata” because it was originally dedicated to George Bridgetower, a Polish-born violinist who lived and worked in Britain. On 24 th May 1803, Beethoven and Bridgetower gave the first performance of the sonata at the imposing Augarten Palace in the Leopoldstadt district of Vienna. The ink was barely dry on the paper and the violinist, who had never seen the work before was

sight-reading the frighteningly difficult solo part. During the second movement, Bridgetower had to peer over Beethoven’s shoulder to read the scruffy hand-written piano copy. The performance was probably not entirely faultless. However, after the concert Bridgetower allegedly insulted a woman who was an acquaintance of Beethoven. The composer was furious and broke off relations with Bridgetower. He instead dedicated the work to the violin virtuoso Rudolphe Kreutzer, who considered the sonata to be “outrageously unintelligible”. Kreutzer never played it, but the name stuck. Sittichai and Eri gave a terrific performance of the work and they impressed the audience with an impeccable sense of ensemble. The opening movement was tense and taught, full of raw energy and intensely rhythmic. The brooding slow movement with its increasingly difficult variations was beautifully judged. There were many magic moments. The two musicians launched into the Finale at a hair-raising tempo and managed to keep up the driving energy throughout the movement. It was a real edge-of-the-seat experience and Sittichai and Eri captivated the audience with brilliant and sparkling virtuosity. The closing moments were truly heroic and brought the work to a triumphant climax.

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Rotary ‘Save A Child’s Eyes Project’

The project involves asking the students and teachers to identify those who potentially need glasses. These children are then given a preliminary eye test using a simple eye chart by the Hand to Hand Foundation.

Margaret Grainger In 2018 the Rotary Club of Pattaya began a Rotary Dream Box project whereby students could write down their dreams and several businesses would help financially to make these a reality. The club was shocked when over 800 students The test results are passed to Dr. Bu from Pattaya Optical who assesses which students need further examination.

Each pair of glasses costs 700 baht, which is approximately ¼ of the actual cost.

requested what most of us would consider as needs not wants. Requests for shoes, uniforms, stationary and glasses began to flood in, with 73 students requesting glasses in the first 2 months of the project. In 2019 we already have 72 children requesting glasses and we still have another 6 local Thai school yet to assess the needs. The process involves asking the students and teachers to identify those who potentially need glasses.

These children are then given a preliminary eye test using a simple eye chart by the Hand to Hand Foundation. These results are then passed onto Dr. Bu from Pattaya Optical who assesses which students need further examination. These children receive letters requesting their parents to take them to the Pattaya Optical shop where a thorough examination is done by fully trained optometrists. Those students who would benefit from glasses are then

placed on a list of needy students which is considered by the ‘Save A Child’s Eyes’ project. Each pair costs 700 baht which is approximately ¼ of the cost of the glasses. An evening of food, fun and entertainment was held at the Loft Pub in January where over 100,000 baht was raised to purchase glasses through the ‘Save a Child’s Eyes’ project. If you would like to know more about the project or contribute please contact Margie at handtohandpattaya @yahoo.com.

Sawang Boriboon provides cremations for deceased orphans

The parade moves along Walking Street in the afternoon.

Performers at the Naklua Market prepare for the parade.

Jetsada Homklin

The dragon parade enters Beach Road from Central Pattaya.

Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan members on Saturday, March 23 exhumed Pattaya graveyard internees buried without families to clean bones and prepared them for a Buddhist cremation ceremony. The 6th annual rite, which will run for 64 days, began March 20 with a Chinese god and dragon parade from

the organization’s Naklua headquarters, through the Naklua Market to South Road, Walking Street and Beach Road. On March 23 at 8:09 a.m. members assembled at the Soi Siam Country Club cemetery invited Chinese gods to visit and then began opening graves, offering blessings to other deities. The grave-cleaning ceremony originated from

China and spread to Thailand. Legend purports that China had suffered flooding followed by an epidemic, leading to villagers falling ill and dying. During grave cleaning, attendees are banned from commenting on the smell and must not spit. It is expected 1,000 corpses will be exhumed, cleaned and cremated over the next two months.

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AustCham Thailand hosts chamber meeting Dr. Iain Corness

(From left) Tim Nelson and Allan Riddell smile for the camera.

Old friends BCCT Vice-Chairman Simon Matthews (left) and AustCham Executive Director Brendan Cunningham talk over a brew.

Good thing Wallapha Sawasdikool (left), Bangkok Hospital Pattaya Deputy Head of the International Marketing Department, and Janya Rattanaliam (right), Head of the BPH International Marketing Department work at a hospital for their smiles can melt hearts.

Despite the disappointment of the Australian Ambassador being unable to attend, 150 AustCham members and friends met and mingled at Pattaya’s Mytt Beach Hotel March 15 for their Eastern Seaboard Sundowners. Brendan Cunningham, Executive Director AustCham welcomed everyone, beginning with a pre-event introduction of “Innovation Motor Sport,” run by two Aussies Michael Freeman and Ross Holder. After a vigorous Q&A session the audience moved to the MYTT Ballroom, where another welcome was given by Brendan Cunningham followed by a brief info session given by Dr. Iain Corness, consultant to Bangkok Hospital Pattaya who made

Dr. Iain Corness, representing sponsor Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, welcomes guests and chats up the audience with his Aussie wit.

AustCham Executive Director Brendan Cunningham (center, left) and Dr. Iain Corness (center, right) representing sponsor Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, take the stage with sponsors and honored guests.

himself available, along with three of the staff (Tanya, Janya and Sandy), to answer the many questions. The AustCham representatives were on hand to create business partners in the organizations. The event brought together executives from the media, ecommerce, export, property and manufacturing industries for some classic networking night activities. It gave the executives a chance to exchange experiences and offer opportunities as well as get to know each other better for the future.

Chotika Chatjaroen (left) from NMT International and Anja Heck from Skywave Technologies brighten the evening with their wit and pulchritude.

Businesspeople listen intently to Dr. Iain Corness (not shown) during his presentation.

The Aussie friendliness was present and a party atmosphere prevailed, including the traditional lucky draw.

The Combined Chamber events are held monthly with the chambers taking it in turn to be host.

Dr. Bo and a hospital trainee mind the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya booth.

Su Kukarja (left) from Pattaya Mail shares a fun moment with Yanisa Ninlawong, General Manager of ANCA Thailand.

This table was in the running for having the most fun.

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Pattaya siren weaves and sings woeful tales at PCEC

Rose telling tales of woe.

Rose (Shayachon R.) and her daughter Swan sang songs together and separately at the Sunday morning PCEC club meeting last week. But not right away. Rose first introduced herself and rolled through a litany of jobs she has held and families she has had. Raised in what Rose called a conservative home as the oldest of five siblings to a high ranking officer in the police force from the Northern Provinces, she was allowed to wander the world very naive to the dangers of it. Rose’s degree was in nursing, she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 1989. Since the starting salary for nurses was only 3750 baht per month, she was forced to work evenings in the bar scene, singing to make ends meet. She was obliged to work for four years in nursing to pay back her

After nursing and scuba diving, Rose did language training in English, organized singing gigs, did document translation and legal team coordination, worked as interpreter in court, did presentations on radio (96 FM), acted as MC for numerous organizations, was a condo manager and of course has done singing in entertainment ‘formats’. She has lived a varied life. She will soon be on the radio again; this time 95 FM. A second family was started with an American man named Andre, with whom she gave birth to her only child, Swan. Now that Rose is a single mom, Swan is the most important person in her life. Andre was plagued with numerous physical problems including a stroke, a heart attack and seizures. It was a difficult time in Rose’s life and at one point in the hospital a doctor gave Andre only two days to live. Rose, having none of it, nursed Andre back

to a state in which he could leave the hospital. She insists that what saved him were Centrum vitamins and many Chinese foot massages which she administered herself. During this time Rose’s finances were rocked when she paid out millions of baht to a woman she thought was the owner of the building in which she had established a business. After many expensive alterations, the real owner came in one day and asked Rose what she was doing in his building. Meanwhile, the

Entertaining with a smile.

PR with a smile.

education funding which was offered for free. It was in the bar scene where she met and married an English man and with him moved to Pattaya to start and run a scuba diving establishment. When she divorced him, she left the scuba business for good and proceeded to hold many additional positions. She offered no kind words for her first husband.

The performance ended with another duet with a man named Chris.

Rose and Swan perform an entertaining duo.

Mother and daughter share a joke.

original renter, and scammer, had run off with the dough. Rose now looks back at her conservative upbringing as failing to prepare her for such an evil world. After rambling on about her husband’s further health issues and his trip back to America, Rose again promoted Centrum and natural medications as being better and more effective than doctors and hospitals. Rose also slipped in a plug for crypto-currency, showing receipts of her promised big payoffs she had received and

encouraging PCEC members to jump on the bandwagon. Finally she and her daughter sang a couple of songs each. Swan did a nice job on ‘The Show’ but stumbled somewhat on a more difficult song ‘When you were my man’: the range was just too much for her young voice. Rose finally sang two songs ‘This is My Life’, sung quite defiantly, and a better number for her, ‘Over the Rainbow”. The performance ended with more duetting with a man named Chris.

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Ty trounces all opposition PSC Golf from Café Kronborg Monday, March 18, Plutaluang – Stableford A Flight (0-23) 1st Ty Anderson (12) 43pts 2nd Arne Max Pedersen (23) 33pts 3rd Richard Kubicki (11) 33pts B Flight (24+) 1st Jan Lovgreen (24) 33pts 2nd Kurt Sandgaard (33) 31pts 3rd Peter Hammond (30) 30pts Cafe Kronborg played Plutaluang East and South on Monday, which we haven’t played for some time and it soon became apparent why West and North is the favoured of the two courses. The condition of the fairways was as expected, not good, not bad, while some of the greens were having work done to them with unplayable areas which were unmarked. The rest of the putting surfaces were extremely tricky with the back 9 being a tad faster

than the front. All that being said, the low season green fee was a bargain and somewhat made up for occasional rough area. There were 2 flights with the A flight 0 to 23 and the B flight 24 and above and the A Flight winner and master of East and South was Ty Anderson with an incredible 43 points, 24 of which came on the front 9. This was a gross 77 off the stick, an exceptional day on these 18 holes. Second and third places were decided on countback with 2 mere mortals having 33 points, a full ten points behind Ty. Taking second was Arne Max Pedersen with 18 points on the back and third was Richard Kubicki, faltering on the back with 15. In B Flight the winner was Jan Lovgreen with 33 points, another mortal persons’ score. Second was Kurt Sandgaard with 31 points

Ty Anderson (left) with Jan Lovgreen (right) and Dave ‘The Admiral’ Richardson.

and in third place was Peter Hammond with 30 points. As the group was smaller due to the imminent end of the season, there were no near pins or long putts today.

Thursday, March 21, Greenwood Stableford A Flight (0-23) 1st Arne Max Pedersen (23) 38pts

Millar & Mashi sparkle at Crystal Bay PSC Golf from The Growling Swan Monday, March 18, Plutaluang – Stableford 1st Rod Weekes (19) 38pts 2nd Keith Buchanan (14) 38pts 3rd Martin Kempton (11) 37pts 4th Steve Younger (13) 36pts Near Pins: Rod Weekes, Patrick Poussier, Martin Kempton Long Putts: Patrick Poussier, Martin Kempton. Seventeen golfers took up the challenge today at Big Navy. The course was in good nick and offered plenty of run, bunkers were clean and raked and fairways tidy. The greens were found to be a little slow and somewhat difficult to master however. Our five groups teed off about 10min earlier than our allotted tee time, and can say we were not held up at all. Seventeen golfers insured that we would play the single flight with all novelties in play, plus the Bonus double up on two of the Par-3’s. Rod Weekes (a late inclusion) took the honours today. He and Keith Buchanan both returned with 38 points but it was Rod’s back nine

Sean Millar & Mashi Kaneta.

that got him the nod on countback. Third place went to Martin Kempton, with the final place on the podium going to Steve Younger.

Thursday, March 21, Crystal Bay Stableford Crystal Bay was up to its usual standard and in really good nick (it appears they are pumping a lot of water on the track). Although the weather was a little on the warm side, playing conditions were not too bad, a slight breeze did prevail

which certainly helped. We attacked the course from the yellow tees and with the numbers the way they were we were to pay “first past the post” only with all novelties in play. Sean Millar showed the way and his 44 points left no one in any doubt that he had a very good day. Mashi Kaneta got three near pins with the other one going to Keith Buchanan. Mashi also bagged a long putt on the ninth hole while Dave Maw did likewise on the eighteenth.

2nd Ty Anderson (12) 37pts 3 rd Henning Olsen (22) 36pts B Flight (24+) 1 st Kurt Sandgaard (33) 40pts 2nd Carole Kubicki (24) 31pts 3rd Karen Brown (31) 30pts

Near Pins: Henning Olsen Long Putts: Ty Anderson Cafe Kronborg played Greenwood B & C courses on Thursday, with both the A & B flight men playing off the yellow tees and the ladies playing off the red tees, which were only a short distance ahead. The course was in good condition with the greens a little longer than usual, making uphill into the grain putts very slow indeed. The A Flight winner was Arne Max Pedersen, continuing his excellent form with a superb 38 points. A total of 16 on the front nine was shored up with a storming 22 points on the harder C nine. Second with a solid 37 points was Ty Anderson,

another good score after his emphatic victory on Monday. Third was Henning Olsen with a handicap matching 36 points. In B Flight there was a bit of a conundrum as the 2 ladies playing today made the podium even though the yellow tees were only a few metres behind. Taking first place and saving Viking honour was Kurt Sandgaard with a sublime 40 points and the score of the day. Kurt was in a league of his own today, being 9 points ahead of second place which was taken by a somewhat surprised Carole Kubicki with 31 points. Third place was claimed by an equally surprised Karen Brown with 30 points.

Hole & Culloty smiling on St. Patrick’s Day The Tara Court Golf Society Sunday, March 17, Green Valley - Stableford As today was a special occasion for the Irish diaspora we had a change from our usual singles competition at Green Valley and played for the St Patrick’s Day Cup. The format was a four-ball better-ball which is something we never play on our usual days but is a nice change. The winners, Pat Culloty and Ken Hole, had an excellent forty-seven points for a clear two point win over second placed Kevyn Wright and Jerry Sweetnam with forty-five. We then had three pairs with forty-three points and here on the countback Joe McArdle and Joe Peters came third, Shaun Merriman and Nick Caulfield were fourth and Paul Pavloff and David Wright had to settle for fifth. We had two 2s today, from Shaun Merriman Ken Hole & Pat Culloty hold up the and Kevyn Wright.

Tuesday, March 19, Mt; Shadow - Stableford

St. Patrick’s Day Cup.

Thursday, March 21, A smaller field today and only one division Bangpra - Stableford

needed. With a nice breeze blowing we were away early and the course was very quiet. It is starting to dry out with some bare patches on some fairways and the greens are slower than normal and very inconsistent. Only player today beat his handicap and claimed 1st place, that being Nick Caulfield (H/cap 7) with 37 points. Second was decided on a countback with Rocky Hudson (18) beating playing partner Brian Agus (20) after both finished on 35 points. Fourth place also went to a countback with Ken Hobbs (30) edging Shaun Merriman (10) on 32 points each. Ted Morris & Rocky Hudson shared the 2’s pool today.

Bangpra was in excellent condition but the course was the winner today as none of our group came even near to playing to their handicaps. The best score we got wasfrom Jerry Sweetnam (10) who won with thirty two points and even that low score was two better than the second place Ted Murphy (25) with thirty points. We then had three players with twenty nine and here both Shaun Merriman and Rocky Hudson lost out on the countback to Nick Caulfield (7). Despite the small group and the difficult par threes here we still had two 2s today, coming from Shaun Merriman and Kevyn Wright.

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Lambert on fire at Phoenix PSC Golf from the Billabong Bar

Monday, March 18, Phoenix Gold Stableford Phoenix Gold on Monday and with a somewhat smaller field than normal we were away on time in grand conditions, a nice breeze and a lot of cloud cover to keep the heat away. With just over a third of the players not scoring over 30 points it made the winners’ scores look very good. There was a countback between Glenn Smith and Brian Orr, both on 36 points, with Glenn taking second and Brian third. The winner Gerard Lambert had his best round for a long time and came in with an 86 off the stick for 40 points off his 18 handicap.

There were three 2s, coming from Rod Crosswell, Gerard Lambert and Brian Orr.

Friday, March 22, Burapha Stableford

Wednesday, March 20, Green Valley Stableford Green Valley’s irrigation system might be in need of an update as today I had a free drop on four occasions for casual water and the cause was not rain. The competition for places in the ladies competition was fierce and four players on 35 points did not get a mention. Miss May (H/cap 11), having more birdies – three than pars, lost out to Miss Nu (16) on the same score but with 19 points on the way home which included 7 pars and 1 birdie. Miss Noodle (14) started the round off well with 7 points in the

Noodle, Sasicha and Nu.

first 2 holes and another 7 points in the last 2 holes in her 38 points but three double bogies on the back nine meant she fell one short

Young on the mark at Pleasant Valley The Jomtien Golf Society Monday, March 18, Pleasant Valley Stableford Our first visit here for some considerable time and everyone was looking forward to the game today. It was an enjoyable round with the course in a good condition but our only moan was the first three holes had the tees too far forward. Two divisions out with the cut at 9-18 and 20+ and with 42 points Paul Young won division 1 while a 20/ 19 countback saw Bob Comartin take second ahead of Per Forsberg after they both came in with 40 points. Leo Adam topped the podium in division 2 with 37 points, Kari Aarnio was second on 36 and Peter Davies placed third with 30 points. Near pins went to (Div 1) Bob Comartin, Per Forsberg and Gareth Piccininn, and (Div 2) Kari Aarnio, John Carlin, Peter Davies and Paul Young. Two rollovers in both divisions and Bob Comartin birdied the 13th and in division 2 Paul Young the 5th.

Wednesday, March 20, Treasure Hill – Stableford A smaller turnout and only one division today and with 37 points Paul Butler beat

of the eventual winner, Miss Sasicha (21), who found a higher gear at the turn with 22 points to win the day. Auke Engelkes (12) had a poor start with only 2 points on the first 2 holes but the remaining seven holes accounted for 18 points and a 36 point total, the same score as Peter Thomas (19) but Peter had 19 on the back nine for third place. Tony Oakes (14), having received a jolt to

his system with an expensive bill for air conditioning repairs, compensated for that expense by taking second place on 37 points, 2 points behind his playing partner Jeff North (9) who had a very steady round with 39 points. For the 2s Ted Gardner did not bother having a birdie on the par threes for he eagled the 2nd for 4 points, the other 2s going to Miss Am, Miss Poopay, Auke Engelkes and Jeff North.

Burapha on a hot day and with 5 groups playing we got away to an early start and completed the round in under 3½ hours. The scoring was different as we were allocated the C and D loops, which are quite a bit more difficult than the preferred A and B loops. The course was in grand condition with greens that were a little slower than normal which reflected in the scores posted. There was a countback between Jack Piercefield and John Mills, a visitor from Perth Australia, with both scoring 32 points. Jack managed fourth place and John with the better back nine took third. Second spot went to the ever-consistent Dougie Crowe with 34 points off his 8 handicap, while the man of the moment Graham Beaumont scored a fine 35 points to take the top spot. There was only one 2, coming from Greig Ritchie.

Bailey rips it up at Bangpakong PSC Golf from the Tropical Golf Group Tuesday, March 19, Bangpakong – Stableford

Bob Comartin, Paul Sturgeon, Paul Young and Nik Evans.

John Carlin with an 18/17 countback for first place. Paul Young with a 14/13 back six countback edged Per Forsberg for third after they both scored 35 points and Paul Sturgeon finished fifth with 34. Only three wins in eight nearest the pins for Bob Comartin and Gareth Piccinin in division 1 and John Carlin in division 2. In the 2s today Nik Evans birdied the 6th and Gareth Piccininn the 17th and in division 2 a rollover to Khao Kheow on Monday.

Friday, March 22, Eastern Star Stableford We were back today to two divisions with the equal cut set at 9-16.8 and 17.0 + in division 2 and with 36 points Dicky Bates won division 2

ahead of Tony Thorne in second on 34 and John Carlin third with 31. There were then three 29-pointers fighting for fourth place and a 19/18/14 back nine countbacksaw Paul Butler take it over Glyn Evans and Ron Lavett. The Khao Yai boy Tim Hake beat Per Forsberg on an 18/17 back nine countback after two 33’s were returned in division 1 and then Bon Comartin with an 11/9 back six countback finished third, beating Gareth Piccininn after two 31-pointers. Near pins went to (Div 1) Bob Comartin and Gareth Piccininn (3), and (Div 2) John Carlin, Frank Kelly and Max Wilson. Gareth Piccininn birdied the 17th in division 1 and in division 2 there are three rollovers to next Friday.

It’s still high season for golf, and a good crowd of players took on Bangpakong Riverside which was in typically great condition but the fairways didn’t yield much roll. We had a total field of 27 players, with sixteen winners, spread over four flights. The top spot in A flight (0–12) went to Landis Brooks’ 38 points from his handicap of 5. Second went to Bill Steinman (12), also with 38 points, but losing on countback. Third was John Davis (12) with 37 points while Rob Brown had the top nine hole score among non placers with 20 points. In the B flight, (13–19) Alan Sullivan (14), was first with 41 points, Brian Parish (13) came second with 37 and Andre Van Dyk (16) placed third with 32. Bob Britton had the top nine hole score with 19 points. In the C flight (20-24), David Bailey (23) was first with a best of the day 45 points. Walter Baechli (22) came second with 38 and Graham Buckingham (23) took third on 36. Kae Dayton had the best nine score with 18 points. Roy Dayton (28) was first in the D flight (25 and up)

Landis Brooks, David Bailey, Alan Sullivan and Roy Dayton.

with 38 points. Karen Brown (31) came second with 33 points and Henry Wong (28) took third with 32 on countback over Barry Elphick. Barry did, however, have the best nine hole score with 18 points.

Friday, March 22, Treasure Hill – Stableford Treasure Hill is really a nice layout, but a real challenge. We did have some good scores today, with three players scoring better than their handicaps. We had a total field of 25 players and the top spot in A flight (0–13) was decided on countback, with Steve Truelove claiming first on 35 points from his handicap of 10. Second went to John Davis (12), also with 35 points but losing the countback

while in third was Brian Parish (12) with 33 and Rob Brown (5) fourth with 31 points. Landis Brooks had the top nine hole score among non placers with 16 points. In the B flight (14–23), Andre Van Dyk (16) was first with 34 points, Mashi Kaneta (15) came second on 30 and Mick Coghlan (19) third with 25 points. Frank Xin had the top nine hole score with only 13 points on countback over Brian Gabe. In the C flight (24 and up), Karen Brown (31) was first with 38 points, Carole Kubicki (24) and Barry Elphick (29) both tallied 37 points with Carole claiming second on countback and Roy Dayton (28) claimed fourth with 31 points. Don Carmody had the best nine score with 16 points.

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Davies sails home at Riverside PSC Golf from the Pattaya Links Golf Society Monday, March 18, Bangpakong – Stableford A Flight (0-18) 1st Phil Davies (12) 42pts 2nd Derek Phillips (18) 38pts 3rd Chris Barker (11) 37pts B Flight (19+) 1st John Chelo (19) 36pts 2nd Richard Dobson (26) 36pts 3rd Barry Oats (28) 35pts Bangpakong Riverside welcomed the society on Monday where course conditions kept scores at a moderate level, with one exception, as did the fairways which were soft and the greens were more grainy than usual. In the second flight third place went to the elder statesman Barry Oats who finished on 35 points, one behind the leaders who were subjected to countback to decide the winner. John Chelo’s smile was broad as it was announced he had nudged Richard Dobson into second place. In the top flight third place went to Chris Barker on countback with 37 points, Stu Thompson being the

unlucky golfer to lose out. Derek Phillips took second with 38 points and Phil Davies was still on a “high” after the weekend which saw his beloved Wales win the Grand Slam in rugby on Saturday. He powered his way to forty-two points with very few putts, nailing everything within six to eight feet. Near pins went to Barry Horman (4), Darren Beavers (7), Pete Seil (13) and Richard Dobson (16). The best front nine (non winners) was recorded by Stu Thompson (19 points) and Connie Walsh took the award for the best back nine (non winners) with 20 points.

Wednesday, March 20, Khao Kheow Stableford A Flight (0-18) 1st Kevin McEntee (11) 34pts 2nd Ken Ishikawa (17) 33pts 3rd Paul Greaves (16) 33pts 4th Connie Walsh (13) 31pts B Flight (19+) 1st David Innes (19) 36pts 2nd Greg Gawron (19) 33pts 3rd John Anderson (29) 32pts 4th John Chelo (19) 31pts

Ken Ishikawa, on his final game this trip, beat Paul Greaves on countback at the 33 points mark, while Connie Walsh, also heading home, rounded out the four placings with 31 points. Near pins went to Ryan Thomas, Derek Phillips and Steve Turner. Consolation awards for best nines went to Huw Phillips and Masa Sugaya. Phil Davies (centre) with Masa Sugaya (left) and Barry Horman.

Check-in was efficient as usual here and we were happy to pay the Sports Day price of 800 baht green fee. All went well until we were into the second nine (B course) when suddenly that black clouds become crashing thunder and lightning, striking seemingly close to our groups. The storm abated almost as quickly as it came, and our group continued on to finish the round and hit the showers. In the end, of the 42 starters we finished with 30 completed scorecards, some soggy, and the rest N/R or lost.

A first timer at Links, David Innes, a miner from Western Australia topped the scoring with a hard earned 36 points to take out “B” flight and the Green Jacket. Second in that flight went to Greg Gawron on 33 points and then John Anderson scored his third 32 points in his last three games at KK. John Chelo made up the podium with 31 points. The best of the “A” flight was Kevin McEntee with 34 points, a very good score considering his low handicap and the trials of the day.

Friday, March 22, Pattaya C.C. – Stableford 1st Mike Tottenham (19) 40pts 2nd Larry Slattery (18) 38pts 3rd Darren Beavers (17) 38pts 4th Colin Smith (13) 35pts 5th Neils- Peter Kristensen (21) 35pts The society visited Pattaya Country Club on Friday to play a stableford competition on a course which is starting to show a little wear after a reasonably dry high season. Fairways were a little patchy and soft around the irrigation points with mid morning watering having little or no effect in the hot

conditions. Greens however, were still quite consistent. High scoring was not on the agenda, except for a couple of golfers. A field depleted by a half dozen regulars trekking out to Wangjuntr left 25 golfers competing in a single flight. Countback was invoked again with Niels-Peter Kristensen placed fifth on 35 points, Colin Smith’s back-nine advantage giving him fourth place. In third was Darren Beavers with 38 points and he saw Larry Slattery elbow himself into second with a better back nine. The winner was Aussie Mike Tottenham who showed his potential again with forty very solid points to take the win and the Green Jacket. Near pins went to Masa Sugaya (4), Chris Barker (7), Larry Slattery (12) and Colin Service (16). The consolation best front nine score ( non winners) was Len Jones’ 19 points and the back nine (non winners) was Nigel Harrison with 18 points on countback.

USA wins the Ryder Cup Traveller’s Rest Golf Group Monday, March 18, Crystal Bay – Stableford 1st Dave Cowper (10) 39pts 2nd Martin Burbidge (10) 37pts 3rd Nigel Bennett (17) 36pts We had mixed reports on the condition of Crystal Bay and we won’t be returning there any time soon. However, today’s winner Dave Cowper thoroughly enjoyed the course and produced two solid nines to finish with 39 points and secure his first TRGG number one spot. Whilst the boys were at the Bay, eight teams teed off on A & B courses at Burapha for the first round of the Ryder Cup. The defending champions South Korea got off to a flying start and took maximum points with a clean sweep.

Tuesday, March 19, Green Valley – Stableford 1st Al Marumoto (12) 39pts 2nd Terry Power (12) 36pts 3rd Bennie Moses (11) 36pts Al Marumoto creamed his first drive right down the middle off the fairway, looked over to his playing partners and said, “Today is going to be a good day.” Now most people who prophesize a good round after just one shot normally fall in a heap - not

so for Al as he continued smashing it down the middle, putted like a man possessed and walked off the eighteenth a clear winner with an excellent score of 39 points.

Wednesday, March 20, The Emerald – Stableford 1st Bill Reid (12) 40pts 2nd Al Marumoto (11) 35pts 3rd Roger Wilkinson (16) 35pts Bill Reid was having one of those days and whilst the rest of the field struggled, Bill was landing most greens in regulation and chalking up the three-pointers with consummate ease. Day two at the Ryder Cup and the South Koreans were stunned by the All American team who won every game and took all the available points. The USA also made their move and at the end of the days play it was looking like there were only two real contenders but mathematically any one of six teams could still win.

Thursday, March 21, Phoenix Gold Stableford Division 1 1 st Wayne Cudjoe (12) 37pts 2nd Klaus Fast (2) 36pts 3rd Stuart Mason (10) 35pts

Bill Reid.

Division 2 1 st Chang Soung-Gueen (19) 43pts 2nd Roger Wilkinson (14) 36pts 3rd Alun Webber (17) 36pts With the final round of the Ryder Cup only one day away most of the contenders were either on the driving range or at Phoenix honing their skills. A couple of team captains were out and about too, scouting for new talent. The South Koreans desperately needed players in form and thought

Al Marumoto.

their prayers were answered when one of their countrymen, Chang Soung-Gueen, shot an incredible 43 points and was immediately seconded to their team. Wayne Cudjoe’s 37 points brought some interest from his fellow Americans but the USA and All American team captains decided to stick to their guns.

Friday, March 22, Burapha – Stableford 1st Neil Wilkinson (12) 43pts 2nd Bill Reid (11) 42pts

3rd Young Hyeon-Baek (12) 42pts Our daily competition teed off on A & B courses and posted some amazing scores as first, second and third places were all in excess of forty points. Emerging the winner was Neil Wilkinson who had the round of his life with a brilliant 43 points and he needed every one of those points as Bill Reid and Young Hyeon-Baek were also on fire with both players finishing on 42 points. It took a countback

to determine the minor places but Bill easily won it with an unbelievable 25 points on the back-nine. The final round of the Ryder Cup was played on C & D courses and all the teams got off to a great start. The South Koreans were quietly confident that they were still in with a chance as were the Barbarians and Australians but it turned out to be a two horse race. The USA and the All Americans, akin to the war of 1775, were once again doing battle but this time it wasn’t Yorktown, it was Burapha where the final siege took place. When the final shots were fired it was clear that the USA had won with 9.5 points ahead of the All Americans on 8. South Korea came in third with 6.5 points.

Saturday, March 23, Treasure Hill – Stableford 1st Sean Miller (27) 35pts 2nd John Welch (31) 34pts 3rd Billy Allan (21) 33pts We finished the week with Sean Miller taking first place at Treasure Hill with 35 points. John Welch was second, on 34 and Billy Allan made a rare appearance in the winner’s circle, taking third place with 33.

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Lloyd signs off on top PSC Golf from The Bunker Boys Monday, March 18, Bangpra – Stableford 1st Mike Lloyd (18) 36pts 2nd Keith Smithson (4) 34pts 3rd Robby Watts (8) 34pts A nice surprise lay in store for the Bunker Boys at Bangpra as sports day pricing was in operation and a nice discount on the green fee was welcomed by all. When we got to the first tee we found several groups waiting to start but once we did tee off the round progressed at a decent pace with no hold-ups. The course was not in as good condition as we have come to expect and would have benefited greatly from the rain that threatened. The water catchment areas were at the lowest levels seen in a long time. In the last week of his short stay with us, Mike Lloyd continued to play at a high standard and secured first place with a score of thirtysix points. Second, went to Keith Smithson on thirtyfour, beating Robby Watts into third on countback. The thirteenth par-4, which on the face of it looks like a fairly innocuous hole, may well be appropriately numbered as an inordinate number of golfers visit the water

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in front of the green. All three of our second group did just that with relatively simple second shots. John Hughes has developed a phobia about water carries and once again visited the drink - both on and off the course. Near pins went to Keith Norman, Robby Watts, and Keith Smithson.

season field of eighteen for our midweek game at Eastern Star. The PSC had run out of vouchers and the course didn’t have any to purchase either, so a stalemate on the green fee was resolved after some serious negotiations, as always a bit of compromise on both sides did the trick. Eastern Star is a difficult course at the best of times but was even more so today with a strong wind blowing. Overall the course was in decent condition although some found the greens very tricky. Very few people on the course meant a nice quick round was had by all. Despite missing four puts from within six feet (three for birdie), Michael Brett did

Wednesday, March 20, Eastern Star – Stableford 1st Michael Brett (15) 37pts 2nd Rocky Ishi (16) 36pts 3rd Robby Watts (8) 35pts 4th Keith Smithson (4) 34pts The imminent departure of several of our members including Keith Norman, Mike Lloyd, and Keith Smithson drew out a very good low

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enough to take first place with thirty-seven points. Rocky Ishi in only his third outing with us took second place with thirty-six points and as always Robby Watts was in the mix and took third with thirty-five points. Keith Smithson rounded out the winner’s circle with thirty-four. Daryl Vernon is becoming a bit of a near pin specialist and snared one again today, Rocky Ishi took another with the remaining two going to Michael Brett.

place one stroke back as well as two near pins, Michael Brett took the third with the final near pin not claimed. To understand how tough golf can be in Thailand, Craig Dow, a scratch golfer from Melbourne playing

with us over the last month off a four handicap, only managed to break thirty twice and never appeared in the winner’s circle. However, he did win a pool game back at the bar so maybe that was his consolation.

Friday, March 22, Royal Lakeside – Stableford 1st Les Cobban (8) 33pts 2nd Michael Brett (15) 33pts 3rd Lance Conway-Jones 32pts Royal Lakeside is a challenging course made all the more so today as we played off the blue tees at six-thousand, six hundred and fifty yards with a strong wind blowing, so consequently nobody was able to master the conditions and scores were low. Two managed to compile a modest score of thirty-three points with Les Cobban beating Michael Brett on countback. Lance Conway-Jones took third

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The next PSC golf tournament is the Club Championship at Bangpra G.C. on April 2 & 4

Apple’s Irish

Eastern Star

Bunker Boys

Crystal Bay

Pattana Pattavia

Pattana

Bangpra

Laem Chabang

Eastern Star

Treasure Hill

Cafe Kronborg Colin’s Golf

Green Valley

Growling Swan Billabong Golf Le Katai

Eastern Star Burapha

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Burapha

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Khao Kheow

King Naga

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Royal Lakeside

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Pleasant Valley

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Lewinski’s The Links I Rovers Retox Game On Siam Country Sugar Shack Harry’s Golf

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The Players Lounge Tropical Golf Valley View Hackers

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The Bunker Boys meet at Woody’s Bar on Soi Skaw Beach for golf outings every Monday, Wednesday and Friday (www.bunkersociety.com) or call 094368 3580, 081 788 2338 or 087 693 7803. 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). Lewinski’s in Soi Pattayaland 1 (Soi 13/3), play Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Transport is available, call Marcus on 089 503 9179 for further information and booking. 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. Retox Golf – Tel. (Paul) 0923744276, Email retoxgolf@gmail.com

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Lasonder strikes gold at Treasure Hill PSC Golf from Siam Country Resort Pattaya

Jim Payne & Willem Lasonder.

Tuesday, March 19, Treasure Hill Stableford

Thursday, March 21, Crystal Bay Stableford

On Tuesday we went with 3 groups to Treasure Hill where the course was in good condition but with now many dry spots outside the fairways. The weather was warm with a good breeze. Willem Lasonder was in good form today and won with 39 points. He had an exciting battle with Ty Andersen who played a very good back nine apart from the final hole and finished second on 36 points. Taking third spot was Dave Smith with 32 on his card. Near pins went to Paddy Devereux, Dave Smith, Jonathan Pratt and Stan Rees.

Crystal Bay was our venue on Thursday where we played the C & B course. It was again a warm sunny day with a strong breeze. There was a big difference between the greens of the B & C courses, the former being quite fast, but the C-course greens ran very slow. We had moderate scores today and Jim Payne was the best with 34 points while in second place was Willem Lasonder. Jonathan Pratt snared the only near pin award won on the day.

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Mankad decision in IPL divides cricket fans around world New Dehli, India (AP) There are contentious issues in cricket that, it seems, just aren’t cricket. Take for instance one particular run out, within the laws of the game but against some people’s concept of the spirit of cricket, in the Indian Premier League that has divided fans, former players and experts across the world. It’s called a Mankad — named after the first player to do it in an international match in 1947. This week Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravi Ashwin ran into bowl but didn’t release the ball, instead taking off the bails at the non-striker’s end of the pitch while Rajasthan Royals batter Jos Buttler was out of his crease. The Indian Premier League posted the full video online under the questions: Within the rules of the game? Fair play? Would you have done it ? In the video, there’s some lively discussion between Ashwin and the English batsman Buttler on the field while the decision was referred to the TV umpire. Respected international cricket analyst Harsha Bhogle said it was within the laws of the game for the bowler to run out a batter backing up at the non-striker’s end, and there was no need for the bowler to warn the batter. Bhogle was commentating on the game for TV. His

In this Jan. 2, 2019, file photo, India’s Ravi Ashwin bowls during a training session in Sydney, ahead of a test match against Australia. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

co-commentator described Ashwin’s run out as a “terrible, terrible gesture.” “Lots of drama on the Buttler run-out,” Bhogle later posted on Twitter. “He was livid but the law and the advisory on it is clear. The bowler is within his right to run a player out at the nonstriker’s end if he is out of his crease.” It sparked immediate debate among other former cricketers. Some, such as exAustralia legspinner Shane Warne, describing it as “disgraceful and embarrassing,” while others could see no problem with the decision. “As captain of your side you set the standard of the way the team wants to play and what the team stands for!” Warne posted on Twitter,

adding that Ashwin would be remembered for it.” Under the old more-or-less unwritten rules, a bowler was supposed to warn a batter at the non-striker’s end the first time a Mankad run out was an option in cases where the runner was leaving the crease too early. The International Cricket Council codified the rule to reflect the bowler didn’t need to warn a batter, so long as the bowler abided by certain conditions. What is still debatable is whether a bowler can lure the non-striker into leaving the crease early by faking a bowl. Ashwin’s team won, and he said in a later interview that it wasn’t a pre-determined idea to run out Buttler.

“Look, it was very instinctive on my part. It was not planned or anything like that,” Ashwin said. “It’s there within the rules of the game. I don’t know where the understanding of spirit of the game comes from because quite naturally, if it’s there in the rules, it’s there.” In an International Cricket Council poll on Twitter, 72 percent of the 31,417 voters said they didn’t believe Ashwin did the right thing. Former England captain Michael Vaughan posted the question to those supporting Ashwin’s move , if it had been Indian star Virat Kohli batting would they think it was a good idea? “I would say to all Indian ex-players/pundits who are supportive of what R Ashwin did ... If @imVkohli was batting would you be so supportive !!???” Rajasthan Royals head coach Paddy Upton said in a postmatch TV interview Ashwin’s “actions tonight speak for him and represent him.” “When I looked in the eyes of his teammates, I’m not sure if it represented his teammates,” Upton said. “I think we’ll leave it up to the IPL fans to decide if that’s the kind of thing they want to see. We’ll leave it up to the cricket world to judge Ashwin’s actions tonight. “We’re here to play cricket and entertain the fans and be good role models for people who love the game.”

Patriots’ tight end Rob Gronkowski announces retirement Kyle Hightower Boston (AP) —New England Patriots’ fun-loving, touchdown-spiking tight end Rob Gronkowski announced last Sunday that he is retiring from the NFL after nine mostly dominant, Super Bowl-filled seasons. The four-time All-Pro posted his decision on Instagram, saying that a few months shy of his 30th birthday “it’s time to move forward and move forward with a big smile.” “It all started at 20 years old on stage at the NFL draft when my dream came true, and now here I am about to turn 30 in a few months with a decision I feel is the biggest of my life so far,” Gronkowski wrote in his post. “I will be retiring from the game of football today.” Drew Rosenhaus, Gronkowski’s agent, confirmed his client’s decision to retire. The playmaking tight end, who turns 30 in May, leaves as a three-time Super Bowl

New England Patriots’ tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates scoring a touchdown in this undated file photo. (AP Photo)

champion who established himself as one of the most dominant players at his position and one of Tom Brady’s favorite targets. Brady and Gronkowski connected on 78 TD passes. It is the second-most scoring connections between a

quarterback and a tight end in NFL history behind only Philip Rivers and Gates (89) and is fifth overall between quarterbacks and all pass-catchers. “Rob will leave an indelible mark on the Patriots organization and the game,” Brady

said, “as among the best, most complete players at his position to ever play.” Gronkowski has been dogged in recent seasons by back, knee, ankle and arm injuries that have limited his ability to stay on the field.

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World Wai Kru Muay Thai Ceremony attracts record numbers to Ayutthaya The 15th World Wai Kru Muay Thai Ceremony attracted a record number of participants to Ayutthaya with over 1,500 Muay Thai practitioners from 70 countries attending the event from 16 to 17 March. This eclipsed the largest previous attendance of over 1,400 participants in 2017. The Ayutthaya Historical Park was a hive of activity with multiple events at Wat Langkha Khao and the sacred Wai Kru ceremony held at Wat Mahathat, with the temple’s ruins serving as a dramatic backdrop. Similar to religious pilgrimages, Muay Thai practitioners should participate in the annual World Wai Kru Muay Thai Ceremony at least once in their lifetime. The event gathers Muay Thai practitioners from

One of the four Thai Muay Thai champions led this year’s mass Wai Kru dance.

Muay Thai practitioners pay respect and get blessed with white headbands from the masters.

around the world who express their gratitude to master teachers and trainers in the time-honoured ritual known as the Wai Kru ceremony, while celebrating the aged-old martial art of Muay Thai. It also pays homage to Nai Khanom Tom, a local hero, famous for his victory over 10 Burmese fighters in a boxing bout that took place in 1774 and who

remains a hero of Muay Thai boxers to this day. This year event kicked off as usual with Muay Thai practitioners from around the world attending a Brahmin ceremony paying respect to ancient Thai kings and warriors; namely, King Naresuan the Great, Phrachao Suea, and Phraya Phichai Dap Hak. Then, the Wai Kru ceremony started with the 1,500

Newly blessed Muay Thai practitioners join the mass Wai Kru dance.

Rain never stops play

The Father Ray Children’s Home football team.

Derek Franklin It was the wettest day of the year so far when the boys at the Father Ray Children’s Home welcomed the under-16 football team from Burapha Phatthanasert International School. Younger teams from the Home and the School had met previously at a

tournament where both teams, after losing several matches, were playing not to be named the worst performing team of the competition. No sooner had the whistle been blown to start the match when the rain started to pour, and the downpour continued until well after the match was over.

There was a lot of talent on both sides, including one Burapha player who is a member of the Thailand national under-15 side. After two halves the final score was 7-6 to the visitors, but with the promise of a return match the boys from the Children’s Home are hoping that the next game will go in their favour.

Chairman of the ceremony, Dr. Sujin Chaichumsak, Governor of Ayutthaya Province.

Muay Thai practitioners paying respect and getting blessed with the white headbands from the masters. After the ceremony, the newly blessed Muay Thai

fighters joined a mass Wai Kru dance, led by four Thai Muay Thai champions. Prior to the sacred ceremony, Muay Thai practitioners and the public learned

more about the different styles of Muay Thai from various parts of Thailand, including Muay Chaiya, Muay Korat, Muay Thai Sao, Muay Lop Buri during the two-day Miracle Muay Thai Festival at Wat Langkha Khao. There were also booths offering Yantra tattooing by famous tattoo masters, which were very popular among international visitors. In addition, there were stalls in the Thai food pavilion, selling local delicacies, as well as booths offering instruction in Yantra writing, Aranyik sword making, Thai martial art performances, and traditional Thai massage. (Source TAT)

10th Anniversary Beach Polo for Princess Pa’s Cup The Asian Beach Polo Championship 2019 seeks to promote the game of kings and also benefit society’s disadvantaged at the same time. The Nabha Foundation under the patronage of HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha was established in the belief that all people should have opportunities to better themselves, no matter if they were born disadvantaged or whether they made some wrong life choices previously. The foundation believes that everyone deserves a second chance. Hence it supports instruction courses in craftmanship as a way of helping female prison inmates to create self-respect and a better way of living when they re-establish themselves in society. Many of the wonderful products on sale at the upcoming Asian Beach Polo event are made by beneficiaries of the Nabha Foundation. One of Hua Hin’s most enjoyable annual events, the tenth edition of the popular Asian Beach Polo Championship takes place on Saturday April 27 at on the beautiful stretch of white sand in front of the Intercontinental Hua Hin Resort. Polo played on sand offers a different challenge for players and is an exciting

Enjoy an exciting day of sport and fun activities in Hua Hin at the Asian Beach Polo Championship 2019 on April 27. (Photo/Intercontinental Hua Hin)

sporting occasion for spectators. The tournament is jointly organized by Thai Polo & Equestrian Club coowners Harald Link and Nunthinee Tanner. The event starts at 12.30 pm with drinks, lunch and finger food. Activities include an elaborate opening ceremony, equestrian activities, fashion show on horseback featuring celebrities and modelling the

latest summer collection from Santa Barbara and Misty Mynx, horse racing and the Beach Polo finals. Then at 6.30 pm the dinner party with live music, shows and a charity auction will take place. The entire event is designed to raise funds for Princess Pa’s Nabha project. A 1,500 baht donation includes access to both daytime and evening activities.

Pattana to host fun 27-hole golf tournament Pattana Golf Club & Resort will arrange a 27-hole golf tournament on April 7 in three different formats. The event is open to 2-person teams with a total field of 72

and features a 9-hole combined ball score (system 36 handicaps), 9-hole alternate shot (system 36) and a 9hole “horse race” elimination event. The price is 2,850 baht

per player and includes green fee, golf cart, caddy fee, dinner and prizes. To register, call 038 318 999 ext. 11238 or email: golfbooking @pattana.co.th.

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Musk releases Model Y, an electric SUV

Free Porsche 911 GT2 RS. BYO Snorkel! A car carrying cargo ship has sunk, taking 37 Porsches to a watery grave. Four of the Porsches were the 911 GT2 RS model, a variant for which production had stopped. It was not solely a Porsche Parade as other vehicles on the ill-fated ship included 2,000 brand-new Audis. There is no truth to the rumor that insurance company executives have been jumping out top floor windows. A company statement was given, with “Porsche Brasil confirmed that 37 of its new cars, in route from Hamburg, Germany, to Santos, Brazil, were aboard the vessel Grande America that suffered a maritime incident near the coast of Brest, France, on March 12, 2019. Among the fleet were four 911 GT2RS units. In a special decision and to

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uphold its commitment to its valued Brazilian customers, Porsche has ensured that those units will be reproduced in the order in which they were originally confirmed.” Another factory statement, in a letter to one of the owners, “As you may know, Porsche ended the 991 GT2 RS production on February 2019 and under normal circumstances, it

wouldn’t be possible to give you another car,” the letter reads in Portuguese. “But, due to the nature of the situation, and considering that you’re a loyal and highly valuable customer for our brand, Porsche has decided to resume the GT2 RS production in Germany, and your vehicle will be produced in April, with delivery scheduled for June.”

Arabia,” died six days after crashing his motorcycle while avoiding boys bicycling in the street. In Thailand you could make that avoiding soi dogs in the street. But the war hero did not die for nothing. The neurosurgeon who attended Lawrence could see that motorcycle deaths were from brain injuries. He then began to promote the idea of helmets. After everyone began to wear a helmet, the death rates for motorcycle riders fell dramatically. In most developed countries there are laws covering helmet usage, making wearing compulsory, except in

Thailand where the majority ignore the laws, and the police don’t apply the laws equally. So what are we left with? Last New Year holidays, 80 percent of the fatalities were motorcycle riders. And they were not wearing helmets, were they? Another interesting statistic – you are 28 times more likely to be killed riding a motorcycle than traveling in a car or pick-up. So what to do? Firstly, buy a good quality helmet. Secondly always wear it. Thirdly replace it every 3-5 years even if it looks all right. This way you will not be part of the 80 percent.

Dr Iain’s helmets Do I believe in crash helmets? I most certainly do. I started racing in 1965 and I didn’t even have a helmet for my first race. I had to borrow one. Round about then, the Bell Helmet people ran an advertisement, “If you’ve got a 10 dollar head, get a 10 dollar helmet!” It was at that point I began to think about protecting myself. Since then I have always had good quality helmets which have saved me on a few occasions. However, motorcycles and helmets go back for many years until on May 19, 1935 (that’s 80 odd years ago), the famous British World War I hero known as “Lawrence of

Autotrivia Quiz

Jaguar Mk 7.

Last week I asked which car had a 2 liter engine four cylinder, 190 kph, zero to 60 in 7.9 seconds, front brakes were Morris, won the SCCA two years in a row and clue Qvale. It was the Jensen-Healey. So to this week. British Jaguars use Grace, Space and Pace as their motto. This was very much so in the early 50’s when Jaguar

added the Mk7 saloon to the XK 120 in the showrooms. There was another called the Mk7 M. What was the difference between the two Mk7s, and why? For theAutomania dehydrated beer this week (just add hops and water), be the first correct answer to email automania @pattayamail.com or viacars @gmail.com. Good luck!

Calif. (AP) — Tesla unveiled a new all-electric SUV last week that the automaker hopes will win over consumers looking for an allelectric alternative in the most popular segment of the auto market. Cheers from a hangar-packed crowd of Tesla customers, employees and members of the media welcomed a blue Model Y as it rolled out onto a stage next to the automaker’s other models. “It has the functionality of an SUV, but it will ride like a sports car,” CEO Elon Musk told the crowd. “This thing will be really tight on corners and we expect it will be the safest midsize SUV in the world by far.” The Model Y seats seven and has a panoramic glass roof and a 38-centimeter touchscreen interface for accessing all the car’s controls. The all-electric, mid-size SUV will start at USD 39,000 for the standard range version, which the company said can go 370 kilometers on a single charge. The longrange model, which starts at USD 47,000, has a range of up to 483 kilometers on a single charge - less range than the Model 3. A dual-motor, all-wheel drive version of the Model Y starts at USD 51,000 while the performance version of the car, which boasts acceleration of 0-60 mph (97 kph) in as little as 3.5 seconds and a top speed of up to 241 kph, starts at USD60,000. Tesla got a huge boost toward ensuring its survival with the 2017 debut of its Model 3 sedan, but an SUV could have even more mass appeal, given how popular SUVs have become in the U.S., Europe and Canada. The U.S. market share for SUVs, crossovers, vans and pickup trucks stood at 69 percent in January, up from just 48.5 percent a decade ago, according to the research firm IHS Markit. But most SUVs still run on gasoline (or diesel), leaving Tesla to cater to consumers looking for an all-electric alternative. The Model Y’s main competition in this still-nascent market is likely to be the Mercedes-Benz EQC, and to a lesser extent, the Jaguar IPace, according to the research firm LMC Automotive.

Tesla Model Y.

“This could be Tesla’s most profitable vehicle, with the giant asterisk that the company doesn’t do some of the dumb things it has in the past,” said Gartner analyst Mike Ramsey. Many of Tesla’s past follies have been tied to Musk’s penchants for making grandiose promises that the company hasn’t been able to keep in terms of production, delivery and execution. Production of the Model 3 quickly fell behind schedule as Tesla struggled to come up with adequate manufacturing capacity and it took much longer than anticipated to lower the sedan’s starting price to the $35,000 level that Musk had been promoting. Instead, the lowest priced version of the Model 3 had been selling for $43,000 until a couple weeks ago when Tesla reached the promised price point by laying off thousands of workers and imposing other cost-cutting measures. Overseeing the ramp-up of Model 3’s production nearly drove Musk to exhaustion last year, a factor that may have contributed to a mystifying pattern of behavior that included tweeting about having lined up the financing for a potential buyout of Tesla. That misleading statement jeopardized his job and resulted in a $40 million settlement with stock market regulators. Musk alluded to the troubled production of the Model 3 during his remarks to the crowd Thursday night. “Because of extreme challenges with the Model 3 production, we have to basically allocate all resources to Model 3 production, because otherwise we’re going to die,” Musk said with a chuckle, eliciting laughs from the crowd.

He then added: “2018 probably felt like aging five years in one. It was really intense.” Tesla expects to deliver the performance, long range, rear-wheel drive and dualmotor, all-wheel drive versions of the Model Y in the fall of 2020. The standard version of the Model Y is expected to roll out in the spring of 2021. As with all electric vehicles, the distance that the Model Y can cover on a fully charged battery is likely to be one of its key selling points - or downsides. Tesla pegged the Model Y’s range at up to 300 miles compared to 325 miles for the Model 3. Tesla is hoping there will pent-up demand for the Model Y, nearly four years after Musk first began touting the company’s plans to make an SUV. Bringing in early down payments for the vehicles would help Tesla generate the cash it needs to repay nearly $1.7 billion in loans that come due within the next 16 months. The company began the year with about $11 billion in debt and $3.7 billion in cash, but those figures presumably fell recently when it repaid about $920 million in bonds. Another $566 million in notes are scheduled to be repaid this November followed a $1.1 billion credit line in June 2020. Consumers who plop down their deposits for the Model Y may have to cross their fingers for their vehicles to be delivered on schedule. Tesla’s recurring production and delivery problems have resulted in consumers having to wait longer than they were originally told. Musk now says Tesla has worked out those issues. New piggy banks for lossleader Model Y.

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Events The next meeting of Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) will be held on Sunday, March 31. The PCEC program varies, but usually involves a guest speaker on a topic of interest to Expats. 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. 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. If you are interested in attending please contact Anuttra.Sukruen@tinfish.co.th. 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 April 13. Join Royal Cliff’s Funtasea Easter Wonderland on Sunday, 21 April at Panorama. Enjoy fun, unique games, an exciting lucky draw and special treats lined up for the whole family. Every game has a winner and every winner gets a prize. All kids will get a chance to decorate colorful Easter eggs and bunny cookies or take part in an exciting Easter egg hunt.

The party is from 2:00 – 5:00 pm. Admission fee is THB 500 per person for hotel guests and THB 550 per person for all outside guests. For more information contact Ms. Cherry at 038-250421 Ext. 2064 or email funtasea@royalcliff.com. 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. The Singha Sattahip Navy Beach Run 2019 will take place at HTMS Chakri Naruebet in Sattahip on Saturday, April 20. For runner registration, visit website: www.runningconnect.com/ event/STH2019

Dining AVANI Pattaya Resort will participate in the Earth Hour event on Saturday 30 March. At Sala Rim Nam restaurant, dine at night under the natural light of the moon with the last Saturday night buffet of the season, at only THB 599++ per person, served from 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm and including a free torch for every table. Garden Café will offer an international and BBQ seafood buffet priced at THB 750 net, with a free soft drink. From 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm. For more information, call 038 412 120 or email: pattaya@avanihotels.com. Enjoy a grilled Seafood and BBQ buffet and live Samba dance show at “Flames”

restaurant of Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya every Friday night from 18.30 – 22.30 hrs and priced at only THB 1,199++ for adults and half price for children under 12 years of age. For more information and reservations, call 038 301 234. Throughout March and April, Horizon Rooftop Restaurant & Bar at Hilton Pattaya invites you to experience the succulent taste of ‘Giant Lobster’ while enjoy a stunning view of Pattaya Bay at one of the best rooftop restaurant & bars in Pattaya city. Try Lobster Thermidor served with 3 flavors of dipping sauces including BBQ sauce, Thai seafood dipping sauce and mango salsa, with a choice of your favorite side dish selections include Spaghetti Aglio e Olio with Truffle, Sauté Heirloom Potato with Chimichurri Sauce, Grilled Pear with Fennel Salad, Saffron and Lemon Rice or Baked Macaroni and Cheese. A set of Giant Lobster Thermidor is priced at THB 3,250 net per set. Horizon is located on level 34 at Hilton Pattaya. Open daily for dinner at 6pm – 11pm. For more information or reservation, call 038253-000 or Email bkkhp. pattaya.horizon@hilton.com. Persimmon restaurant at Pattana Golf Club & Resort offers 3 weekly theme nights for customers to enjoy exciting dining concepts. Pizza/ Pasta Night, 299 Baht net per person, every Tuesday invites you to personalize your favorite Italian dishes. Wednesday is Seafood Night, 399 Baht net per person, with unlimited amounts of

the freshest seafood from the local market. On Fridays, enjoy a variety of barbecued meats during the Carnivore Night at 499 Baht net per person. Book your seat prior and enjoy your dinner at Tel. 038 318 999 ext. 11230 or email to: restaurant@pattana.co.th. L’Olivier Restaurant invites you to enjoy a daily cold buffet and 4-course menu comprising soup, salad bar, main course and dessert for only 395 baht. The buffet menu is changed every two days. The restaurant specializes in French Provencal cuisine, traditional Thai food and rare Vietnamese dishes. Dine in air conditioned comfort or on the terrace. Located on Jomtien Walking Street between View Talay 2 and Jomtien Complex on the main taxi thoroughfare. For reservations, call Ms. Wan on Tel. 061 854 4848 (French, English & Thai spoken). The Bay Grill & Buffet at Dusit Thani Pattaya: Dine with a sea view and enjoy seafood and meat barbecue accompanied by Thai and international items from soup, appetizers and main courses to dessert for only THB 1200++ per person. Free flowing beverage for additional THB 599++ per person. The Bay is open daily from 18:30 22:00. Call 038 425 611-7 ext. 2149 0r 2150 for more information and reservations. 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. 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. 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 Thai-fusion 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. The Thai Garden Terrace Restaurant offers nightly dining presentations with different themed “all you can eat” buffets at the resort poolside: Monday – Italian buffet; Tuesday – BBQ buffet; Wednesday – multi-cuisine buffet; Thursday –

German buffet with roasted pig; Friday – Thai buffet; Saturday – international buffet; 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. 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. Yupin’s fantastic French onion soup is now available again! For more information or reservations, call 038 250394 or visit website: www.yupins.com. 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 is located on Thappraya Road opposite the Jomtien Complex. Open seven days a week from 7.30 a.m. until late. For reservations, Tel: 038 252 726, visit w w w. l i n d a s r e s t a u r a n t . c o m , or Email linda@ lindasrestaurant.com. 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. Continued on page 31

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Are you “Imm” yet? We took our first trip to the new Terminal 21 last week and restaurants are certainly strongly represented. However, there is only one restaurant where you’ll be “Imm”. Students of the Thai language will know that “Imm” stands for “full” or satiated, and Imm restaurant promises you will be Imm. The Terminal 21, complete with two planes lined up on the forecourt, is a crowded shopping center, and for first timers finding any particular place can be a hassle. To help you find Imm, it is on the third floor across from the Golden Gate Bridge in the center. The restaurant itself is quite large, with murals depicting country restaurants from 100 years ago. I was very taken with the mural showing the old man making coffee and a group playing Mah Jong. Another mural has a noodle stall being looked after by a rather large lady.

Imm’s pièce de résistance, the seafood hot plate doused with their secret recipe home-made sauce.

The security gates are modeled on the style you see in Bangkok’s China Town, and the more you look into it, the more it has Chinese influence. Along the back wall is a cocktail bar, and behind that is the spotless kitchen, which I inspected.

Fried whiting fish with yellow ginger tastes as good as it looks.

Well padded high-backed chairs surround large tables and friendly service staff are ready to assist you with the ordering of food. The menu will surprise you. In glorious photographic Technicolor, you can see exactly what you are going to get. We ordered a number of dishes to try and get a handle on the cuisine. While perusing the menu we enjoyed a Heineken beer (B. 100), while other local beers are B.95. Appetizers are generally B. 150-180 and include fishcakes (father’s recipe) and fried pork with fish sauce. A couple of pages of plated (single) dishes (B. 150-220)

offer items such as drunken spaghetti, pork or chicken steak (B. 220). Some spicy items follow in a tom yum soups and salads section. Traditional stir fries are mainly B. 160-280. Deep fries are next (B. 170-280) including squid fritters with garlic. Two pages of soups came next with a tom kha gai at the top, but very spicy dishes after that. Finally there are some noodle items (B. 80-100) with a traditional Chonburi style pork noodle soup, made to the original recipe. This is rounded up by some herb drinks (B. 65-75) and cocktails and beers. I began with the curried fish balls on bamboo skewers, not spicy and very more-ish. Another of the early dishes was a fried cabbage with fish sauce (B. 160). The main dish followed which was a hot plate seafood featuring crab, mussel, prawn and sweet corn all doused with their home-made sauce, which had a coconut flavor to it. Another popular dish was the fried whiting fish with yellow ginger. This was followed by a green curry dried duck meat in traditional style (B. 280). However, the hot plate kept most of the Dining Out team quiet! Imm is a welcome addition to our local restaurants. Thai food with some genuine history behind it. We all

Traditional fried cabbage with fish sauce.

tried the different dishes on order, with the Grilled sweet curry fish ball with herbs (B. 180) being my dish of the evening, whilst the others went for the sweet and sour hot seafood plate on an introductory special at B. 1,290 with enough for four.

English is not the main language, but the staff will help you with choices. Imm, Terminal 21, 3rd floor (Golden Gate Bridge level), open every day from 11.00 am to 11.00 pm, plenty of parking. For reservations tel. 095 708 5502.

A comfortable eating place.

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From page 29 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 onstreet parking in the soi. Hours 11 a.m. until 11 p.m., seven days.

Entertainment Popular Thai singer Wonderframe will be appearing in concert at the Hard Rock Café Pattaya on Saturday, March 30. Tickets are priced at THB 580 and

include 1 drink. Call 038-428755 for more information and ticket reservations. A three day theatre show by Siam Drama Studio will take place at Ben’s Theater in Jomtien on Fri. 29, Sat. 30 and Sun. 31 March 2019. Ticket price THB 600 incl. drinks of choice. Note: curtain time: 7pm. For information and reservations, email to benstheaterjomtien@ gmail.com. Despacito Fridays at Siam @Siam Design Hotel Pattaya –Start off the weekend with a sensual step Latin night at the Roof Sky Bar, every Friday from 4pm – 10pm with DJ Ro-Bi-El Gordo and DJ Rocky, plus zumba classes. Free admission, ladies enjoy a free drink until 5pm. For more information, call 038 930 600. 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.

Grilled cheesy chicken Chicken is a favorite with most dinner guests and this week’s recipe is a stunner. If you like an “Asian” flavor to it, you can substitute coriander for the parsley. One important feature with all chicken dishes is not to overcook, otherwise the chicken slices can get very tough and rubbery. I recommend chicken breast fillets without the skin and slice into bite-sized pieces.

Ingredients Serves 4 Chicken breast fillets 500gm Garlic, chopped 2 cloves Onions, diced ½ cup Tomatoes, peeled and diced 2 large Olive Oil 2 tbspns Bread Crumbs ½ cup White Wine ½ cup Lemon Juice 2 tspns Salt and Ground black pepper to taste Chopped Parsley Parmesan cheese grated ½ cup

Cooking Method In a large skillet, sauté onions and garlic in olive oil until golden. Add the chicken breast slices and sauté for 2 minutes, then add white wine, tomatoes and lemon juice and sauté for 5 more minutes, constantly moving the skillet to avoid burning or sticking to the pan. Now add salt and pepper to taste, then add bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese and sauté for 2 more minutes. Serve over a bed of rice or noodles and sprinkle with the chopped parsley.

Fax: 038-427596

Community Services 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 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). Contact Carl 08-456-31671. 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.

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> 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 <ban changvfw12146membership@ gmail.com> or visit website: www.banchangvfwpost12146.org. The Royal British Legion Thailand meets on the last weekend of every month at various locations around the city. Please join and like the Face Book page and you will see the all the social events listed. You do not have 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 an email to - chonburi .secretary@rbl.community.

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Takiantia stages 1st Motocross fun race

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Fitz Club hosts 5th World Tour Soft Tennis Championships

Jetsada Homklin

The inaugural Takhiantia motocross race day proved popular with participants and spectators.

Takhiantia residents were urged to exercise and get dirty at the subdistrict’s first motocross race day. The municipality’s Manop Prakobtham opened the March 17 event at Takhiantia Field. The competition was split into 27 brackets that gave everyone a chance to participate. Manop said motorcross is an increasingly popular sport, so the subdistrict organized an event to encourage locals to get out and exercise and do things together. Organizers Somchai Boonchan and Witoon Intieng charged an application fee of 400-500 baht with proceeds going to the subdistrict’s education fund. Racers compete during the qualifying rounds.

Players from 10 countries participated in the 5th AGEL World Tour Soft Tennis Championship from March 5-9.

Royal Cliff’s state of the art Fitz Club was the host recently for the 5th AGEL World Tour Soft Tennis Championship 2019, the first time the venue had been chosen to stage the event. Ronnakit Ekasing, Deputy President of Pattaya City and Kamthorn Intrapichai, President of the Thailand Soft Tennis Association, presided over the opening ceremony. The tournament, which took place from March 5-9, was sanctioned by the Asian Soft Tennis Federation and Soft Tennis Association of Thailand and included tennis players from 10 countries; namely Thailand, South Korea, North Korea, Japan, China,

Poland, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, and India. The Soft Tennis Association of Thailand also took this opportunity to select the national athletes who will participate in the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games which will be held in the Philippines at the end of this year. Soft tennis incorporates many of the same rules as normal tennis but differs in that it uses soft rubber balls instead of harder yellow ones. Royal Cliff’s Fitz Club has been frequented in the past by top ATP tennis players including Nikolay Davydenko, Mikhail Youzhny, Dmitry Tursunov and Denis Istomin who set up camp here every year.

‘Arm’ Sorrachet Uayporn, Thailand’s top soft tennis player, participates in the 5th AGEL World Tour Soft Tennis Championship at the Royal Cliff’s Fitz Club in Pattaya.

Banglamumg Charity Run this weekend Warapun Jaikusol Over 2,500 runners are expected to particate in the Banglamung Charity Run 2019, taking place on Sunday, March 31. The running routes for the groups of athletes will begin at the Indoor Stadium in Soi Chaiyapruk 2 and finish at the same location. Start times for the three race distances are as follows: 21-km released at 05.45, 10-km distance released at 06.00 and 5-km distance released at 06.15. All net income from the event will be given to Banglamung Public Health to help assist bedridden patients with chronic diseases in the Banglamung area.

Over 2,500 runners have signed up for the the Banglamung Charity Run 2019, taking place on Sunday, March 31.

15th World Muay Thai Ceremony attracts record numbers Turn to page 27.

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