Pattaya Mail - FRIDAY OCTOBER 18 - OCTOBER 31, 2019 (Vol. XXVII No. 37)

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Great King remembered three years on

Public officials and private citizens throughout the kingdom gathered to do good deeds for society in memory of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Oct. 13, the third anniversary of his passing. Shown here, members of the Thailand Red Cross in Sattahip lay a wreath in front of an image of their late great king. (Full story and more photos on page 14.)

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City campaigns to eliminate City designates 3 no-parking areas to ease traffic plastic bags by Jan 1st

City officials are asking all sectors to stop using and serving plastic bags by the 1st of January.

In a bold announcement aimed at reducing mountains of plastic waste polluting our environment and killing our wildlife, Pattaya City officials are asking all sectors to avoid using and serving plastic bags by the 1st of January.

It took a heartbreaking loss of a lovable sea creature to finally kick the project into gear. When baby dugong “Mariam” died and an autopsy showed her death was a result of 8 pieces of

plastic scraps clogging the end of her colon, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment joined up with Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-O-Cha to start a Stop Using Plastic Bags project, naming January 1, 2020 as D-Day. The program began this year with first asking merchants of all sizes to avoid using plastic bags on Thailand Environment Day and the 4th day of every month, and by donating cloth bags

to hospitals for patients to carry home their medicine.

Over 8,000 cloth bags were donated to hospitals.

Unnamed ministry officials said that over the past year, over 2 billion plastic bags weighing 5.7 million kilograms were reduced.

Schools, local administration organizations, ministries, bureaus, departments, and government organizations across the country are being encouraged to take part. (PCPR)

Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh chairs the city hall meeting to announce the new regulations.

The city has designated 3 areas where parking will no longer be permitted. Crews will be sent out to paint red and white stripes in a move to facilitate better traffic flow throughout the city.

The 3 areas are Thepprasit Road at the flea market, Jomtien Beach Road between Soi 18 and Soi 19, and all areas along Pattaya Beach Road where construction of the flood prevention system is ongoing.

The announcement came

Neighbors on the hunt for garbage dumpers

Oct. 4 at a city hall meeting with relevant officials.

The stated aim of the measures is to keep buses and taxis from jamming up the roadways by parking in inappropriate areas, especially during the citywide construction currently

underway until next year.

Pattaya Police said they cannot station officers at those sites 24-hours a day, but will increase their patrols and issue fines to anyone ignoring the no parking restrictions. (PCPR)

Baywatch Soi 5 trouble spot, trouble no more

Warapun Jaikusol Someone’s been dumping nasty, smelly garbage on the side of the road in the Soi Marbsong-Boxing Camp 6 area, and local people want Nongprue Municipality to find out who it is, stop them, and clean up the mess.

The pile of waste includes durian rinds, food scraps, snack bags, diapers, and plastic bags.

There is also evidence someone has tried to set fire to it.

Villagers fear the steaming pile of refuse is a source of germs and disease, and since the pile has been building over a period of time, its smell has spread.

Since it is against the law to dump garbage alongside Someone’s been dumping nasty, smelly garbage on the side of the road in the road, locals want the the Soi Marbsong-Boxing Camp 6 area, and local people want Nongprue constabulary to solve the situation forthwith.

Municipality to find out who it is, stop them, and clean up the mess.

Jetsada Homklin After receiving numerous complaints that unorganized parking was causing traffic problems at the beginning of Thepprasit Soi 5,

city hall sent out a team to place cones and paint red and white no parking stripes.

Drivers are happy to report, the effort paid off.

Traffic at that spot is no longer a headache.

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Premature jumbo Railway Road residents born at Nong Nooch request proper lights, tap water

Nong Nooch Tropical Garden Kampol Tansajja performs the Kwan (good spirit) ceremony for the baby elephant.

Patcharapol Panrak Nong Nooch Tropical Garden celebrated the early birth of Pung Sangduan, a female baby elephant, the second birth there this year.

On Oct 13 at 9am, MD Kampol Tansajja performed the Kwan (good spirit) ceremony to give good karma to the infant, born 3 months before schedule on Oct 2 at 1.15am to 16-year-old mother Plai Maimuang and 19-yearold father Pung Sangdao.

Phra Khru Kasemkittisophon, Abbot of Wat Samakkeebanpot, chanted verses of the Buddha’s auspicious victories, anointed

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the baby’s forehead, sprinkled holy water, and named her, “Pung Sangduan”.

Park executives, 9 elephants, dancers, tom-toms and a brass band participated in the ceremony to welcome the new family member at the Nong Nooch elephant camp.

Both baby and mother elephant are healthy and are under the care of a veterinarian team.

Kampol said the baby can look forward to a life of entertainment in captivity.

“When the baby grows up, it will be trained to be a smart elephant to show tourists,” he said.

Nongprue steps up efforts to protect elderly

Deputy Mayor Pattana Boonsawad visited the Railway Road community and promised to address their concerns.

Jetsada Homklin Railway Road residents are asking the city to improve lighting and fix tap water problems in their community.

Deputy Mayor Pattana Boonsawad visited the area Oct. 9 and promised to address their concerns.

These included expanding tap water in nine sois, expanding electricity to houses in Soi 5, fixing damaged grates in Soi 3 and 4, installing street name signs for nine

sois, and a pouring concrete floor in front of the community office.

Pattana said the city has already approved a budget for the water expansion, which will take place in 2020.

He said as for the electricity, the Provincial Electric Authority Banglamung office will need to do a cost estimate and turn it in to the Pattaya City Council to get approval.

The rest of the concerns will be addressed later.

Nongprue Mayor Mai Chaiyanit (right) meets with people who wish to protect elderly residents in the area.

Warapun Jaikusol Nongprue has instituted a program to check in on elderly residents to make sure they are ok, not being taken advantage of, and not being harmed by their family and/or caretakers.

Nongprue Mayor Mai Chaiyanit met Oct. 9 with members of Rumdul Club, in cooperation with

Thammasart University, to go over logistics for the program.

Members of Rumdul Club have been active in caring for the elderly and developing strategies to ensure their wellbeing. They have been asked to notify authorities if they discover any abused or abandoned elderly residents.

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170 tons of Poppy seeds worth 25m Major drug ring busted, another confiscated at Laem Chabang port 400kg of Ice, 200k ya ba seized

Kritsada Jeenawijarana, Director-General of Thai Customs, announces that officials have intercepted a shipment of poppy seeds from Afghanistan en route to Myanmar after tests showed they were opium poppy seeds and not the Quinoa seeds as labeled on the ship’s manifest.

CPRD Laem Chabang custom officials intercepted a shipment of poppy seeds from Afghanistan en route to Myanmar after tests showed they were opium poppy seeds and not the quinoa seeds as labeled on the ship’s manifest.

The 170 tons of opium seeds found inside six shipping

containers had an estimated street value of 25 million baht.

Suspicious officials intercepted the shipment at Laem Chabang port Oct. 4 when no documents were presented for the seeds. All agricultural shipments passing through Thai port must be declared.

The country of origin was listed as Afghanistan, and the sacks were loaded onto the

unnamed cargo ship in Pakistan.

A sample was sent to the Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) where it was tested and determined to be an illegal narcotic.

No arrests were announced, although a customs spokesman told CPRD, “A person bringing goods to cross the border didn’t show a permit aforesaid (sic) to Custom officer.” (CPRD)

Police search for identity of murdered woman

Chinaman confesses, but doesn’t know her name Teerarak Suthathiwong A Chinese national, identified only as Yuan (an alias), 38, has confessed to the murder of a Thai woman allegedly after they fought over sex. He did not know the woman’s name, nor was any of her identification found at the scene.

The woman’s bloated, naked body was discovered after the smell leaked out into the hallway Oct. 5 from a rented room on the 35th floor of the Supalai Mare Pattaya Condominium on Thepprasit Road in South Pattaya. The woman appeared to be 30-35 years old. Forensics determined she had been dead for five days.

Police found Yuan sitting nearby in a state of stress. He told police he had gone to the night entertainment complex on Walking Strand and picked up the woman during the past week.

He paid the barfine and took her to his room.

After finishing, he said the woman wanted to leave, but Yuan disagreed. The argument led to a fight, which led to him strangling her to death.

After committing the murder, he said he tried to commit suicide by drinking poison, but was unsuccessful. An unknown individual found him and sent him to a hospital without knowing that the corpse was inside the room.

Continuing on from the largest haul in a decade of methamphetamines seized earlier this month, police arrested 3 men and seized another 400 kg of ICE and 200,000 tablets of amphetamine valued at 200 million baht.

Teerarak Suthathiwong Continuing on from the largest haul in a decade of methamphetamines seized earlier this month, police arrested 3 men and seized another 400 kg of ICE and 200,000 tablets of amphetamine valued at 200 million baht.

Police made the announcement at 10pm Oct. 11.

Undercover police last week set up a buy for 10 kg of ICE to be delivered at a roadside pavilion at KM 5 on Highways 347 in Pathum Thani.

When the suspects saw police, a high speed pursuit started. Along the way, one of the suspects jumped out of the Honda Freed and ran to a house in Pathum Thani where he jumped into a different car and escaped. The other two suspects ran into the jungle.

Police inspected the original getaway car, found drugs inside, and traced it to a house where they found 114 kg of ICE in the house, another 276 kg of ICE hidden in a Toyota Revo, plus 200,000 tablets of amphetamines

hidden in a Mitsubishi Triton.

Later, Sriracha Police found and arrested the 3 suspects, Pasu Oil Suksan, 27, Pornanan Beem Saipan, 28, and Sittipong Netwichien, 26. At the time of the arrest, police seized an additional 12 kg of ICE, 31,200 tablets of amphetamine, 1,300 tablets of ecstasy, 3.65 kg of ketamine, 13 vehicles, 3 motorcycles, a house, a condominium unit, 6 cell phones, and 500,000 baht cash from BBG Garden Condo, Netdee Road, Sansuk, Muang, Chonburi.

Prachinburi man arrested for murder of mistress Patcharapol Panrak

A Chinese national, identified only as Yuan (an alias), 38, has confessed to the murder of a Thai woman allegedly after they fought over sex.

After he was discharged from the hospital, Yuan returned to his room and opened the door, which released the smell, whereupon police were notified.

Yuan has been remanded to custody.

The woman’s body has been taken to the Forensic Science Institute for autopsy and to try and determine her identity.

Police ask, if anyone has a friend or relative who is missing who might fit the description, please contact Pattaya Police.

A Prachinburi man has been arrested for the Saturday, Oct 12 murder of a Rayong karaoke girl who allegedly was his mistress.

She lived just 100 meters away from him and his family in Sattahip.

Relatives found the body of Suree Huangsila, 39, after gunshots were heard coming from her rented room at 4 a.m.

A damaged, bloody pillow sat on her face and she had been shot in the mouth, through the pillow. An empty 9mm casing was found next to the body.

CCTV footage showed the suspect leaving her room at 5 a.m. on the night/morning of the murder.

Dusit Piekummuang, 39, aka “DJ First”, was arrested Oct. 13 at a rented room in Sungnern, Nakhon Ratchasima, where he was hiding with his wife and child.

Police bring Dusit Piekummuang back to the scene to reenact the crime.

During his arrest, police found a Tauris 9 mm semiautomatic and the bronze-gray Toyota Camry Dusit used to escape.

After the arrest, police brought Dusit back to the scene to reenact the crime. 10 policemen surrounded him during the event to prevent lynching.

Dusit allegedly told police he and Suree had been having an affair for the past 6 months. On the night of Oct. 12, they became embroiled in

a heated argument because she wanted him to leave his family for her, and she threatened to tell his wife if he didn’t. Dusit told police that, at that point, he took out his 9mm, put a pillow over her head and pulled the trigger.

Dusit initially has been charged with murder, possession of an unregistered weapon and ammunition, and carrying a weapon into the city with no legal reason.

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Preparations for Royal Barge Procession The Committee on Public Relations for the Coronation reports that final preparations are underway for the Royal Barge Procession on October 24. The procession is part of nationwide celebrations of His Majesty the King’s coronation earlier this year.

Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said the committee is working on three matters at present. They include disseminating news and information about the procession domestically and internationally, managing media coverage, and preparing a live broadcast by the Television Pool of Thailand, which is set to begin at 3:15 p.m. on the day of the event.

Radio broadcasts of the event will be centered at Radio Thailand of the Government

Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit.

Public Relations Department (PRD).

The Deputy Permanent Secretary for Bangkok, Wiparat Chaiyanukij, said relevant agencies are clearing water hyacinths to accommodate the procession.

Mrs. Wiparat said LED screens will be set up at 20 locations

to display the event. Shops along the Chao Phraya River have coordinated to provide lavatory facilities for members of the public on the day, while temples along the river have been asked to set up prayer groups.

Police will man 19 checkpoints, and parking lots will be arranged in 27 areas across Bangkok on the day of the procession. The parking lots will be located at Muang Thong Thani, IKEA Bangna, Phutthamonthon and other places with no charge for parking. Free trains from Nakhon Pathom, Ayutthaya, Chachoengsao and Samut Sakhon provinces will also be available.

A total 120 medical teams will be on hand to assist spectators during the historic event.

(NNT)

City announces Lou Krathong plans, activities This year’s city sponsored Loy Krathong festival will be held Nov. 11 at the Activity Zone in Central Pattaya Hosted by the Religion, Art, and Culture Promotion office, the celebration will again feature both a krathong competition and the Miss Noppamas pageant for young girls.

The krathong contest will award prizes for the most-beautiful krathongs in three categories: public, elementary and high school students. All krathongs must be made from natural materials.

The winners will win cash and trophies from city hall.

The Miss Noppamas pageant will be limited to 20 girls ages nine and under. Their family must be registered in Banglamung District and contestants must be in good health. The winner will receive cash, a trophy and sash from Pattaya.

Interested participants for both contests can apply the Religion, Art and Culture Promotion office or call 038-253-327 until Oct. 31.

Pattaya-area hotels also will be hosting their own Loy Krathong holiday festivals, from the This year’s event also features country music, Dusit Thani Hotel in North Pattaya to the booths selling food and drinks, and vendors Royal Cliff Hotels Group in Jomtien Beach. selling locally made products. (PCPR)

New delivery business starts up PCPR A new delivery business called LINE Man has begun delivering food and other items in Pattaya.

Jedan Kang, vice president

of strategy for LINE Thailand and LINE Man’s business head, held a press conference Oct. 8 to announce the new service.

The service claims people can order food from over 4,000

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popular restaurants and food shops throughout Pattaya via smart phone and have it delivered to their home. The

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service includes food, messengers, parcel delivery, buying from convenience stores, and calling a taxi.

Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh, Jeden Kung, Strategy President and Director of LINE Man, and Waranan Chuangchum, Chief of Business and Marketing Development hold a press conference to announce the new service.

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3 win Nobel Prize in Physics for work to understand cosmos David Keyton Stockholm (AP) — A Canadian-American cosmologist and two Swiss scientists won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for their work in understanding how the universe has evolved from the Big Bang and the blockbuster discovery of the first known planet outside our solar system.

Canadian-born James Peebles, 84, of Princeton University, was credited for “theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology” and Switzerland’s Michel Mayor, 77, and Didier Queloz, 53, each from the University of Geneva, were honored for discovering “an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star,” said Prof.

Goran Hansson, secretary general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Peebles, hailed as one of the most influential cosmologists of his time, will collect one half of the 9-million kronor ($918,000) cash award, and the Swiss men

A screen displays the portraits of the laureates of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics, with left to right, James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz, during a news conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on Tuesday Oct. 8, 2019. (Claudio Bresciani / TT via AP)

will share the other half.

The Nobel committee said Peebles’ theoretical framework about the cosmos — and its billions of galaxies and galaxy clusters — amounted to “the foundation of our modern understanding of the universe’s history, from the Big Bang

to the present day.”

His work set the stage for a “transformation” of cosmology over the last half-century, using theoretical tools and calculations that helped interpret traces from the infancy of the universe, the committee said. Peebles is the Albert Einstein Professor

of Science at Princeton.

Mayor and Queloz were credited having “started a revolution in astronomy” notably with the discovery of exoplanet 51 Pegasi B, a gaseous ball comparable with Jupiter, in 1995 — a time when, as Mayor recalled — that “no one knew whether

exoplanets existed or not.”

An exoplanet is a planet outside the solar system.

“Prestigious astronomers had been searching for them for years, in vain!” Mayor quipped.

More than 4,000 exoplanets have since been found in the Milky Way since then, and “Strange new worlds are still being discovered, with an incredible wealth of sizes, forms and orbits,” the committee said.

The University of Geneva quoted Mayor and Queloz as saying it was “simply extraordinary” that they won the prize for “the most exciting” discovery of their careers.

The cash prize comes with a gold medal and a diploma that are received at an elegant ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, the anniversary of the death of prize founder Alfred Nobel in 1896, together with five other Nobel winners. The sixth one, the peace prize, is handed out in Oslo, Norway on the same day.

This was the 113th Nobel Prize in Physics awarded

since 1901, of which 47 awards have been given to a single laureate.

On Monday, Americans William G. Kaelin Jr. and Gregg L. Semenza and Britain’s Peter J. Ratcliffe won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, for discovering details of how the body’s cells sense and react to low oxygen levels, providing a foothold for developing new treatments for anemia, cancer and other diseases.

Nobel, a Swedish industrialist and the inventor of dynamite, decided the physics, chemistry, medicine and literature prizes should be awarded in Stockholm, and the peace prize in Oslo.

The Nobel Prize for Chemistry will be announced Wednesday, two Literature Prizes will be awarded on Thursday, and the Peace Prize comes Friday. This year will see two literature Prizes handed out because the one last year was suspended after a scandal rocked the Swedish Academy.

US authorities seek access to Facebook encrypted messaging Anick Jesdanun New York (AP) — U.S. Attorney General William Barr and other U.S., U.K. and Australian officials are pressing Facebook to give authorities a way to read encrypted messages sent by ordinary users, re-igniting tensions between tech companies and law enforcement.

Facebook’s WhatsApp already uses so-called end-toend encryption, which locks up messages so that even Facebook can’t read their contents. Facebook plans to extend that protection to Messenger and Instagram Direct.

But the officials will ask Facebook to hold off in an open letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. A copy of the letter, dated Friday, was

obtained by The Associated Press.

“Companies should not deliberately design their systems to preclude any form of access to content, even for preventing or investigating the most serious crimes,” the officials wrote. The letter repeatedly emphasizes the dangers of child sexual exploitation to justify their stance.

Law enforcement has long sought a way to read encrypted messages that’s analogous to wiretaps for phone calls. Security experts, however, say giving police such access makes messaging insecure for everyone.

Redesigning encryption to create “backdoors” for police also creates vulnerabilities that criminals or foreign spies can exploit, they say.

In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election and data privacy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

“Every couple of years, the FBI rears its ugly head and tells us they need to have access to end-to-end encrypted messaging,” said Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital-rights advocacy group. “You cannot make a backdoor that only good guys can go through.”

Facebook said Thursday that people have the right to have private conversations online and that companies are already able to respond to government agencies when they receive valid legal requests. “We strongly oppose government attempts to build backdoors because they would undermine the privacy and security of people everywhere,” Facebook spokesman

Joe Osborne said in a statement.

The letter marks yet another salvo in the Justice Department’s continuing effort to persuade technology companies to weaken or bypass encryption upon requests from law enforcement.

Former FBI Director James Comey championed the need for law enforcement to find a workaround for encrypted devices and communications. He led a highly publicized push to gain access to an iPhone belonging to one perpetrator of a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, that killed 14 people in 2015.

Apple resisted such efforts and went to court to block an FBI demand for Apple to disable security measures that

complicated efforts to guess the phone’s passcode. While the FBI cast its request as a limited emergency measure, CEO Tim Cook argued that the technique could easily be used again, making iPhone users more vulnerable to spies and thieves. The FBI relented after it found another way of getting into the San Bernardino phone.

Barr will make the request to Facebook in a letter with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan, U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel and Australia Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton. BuzzFeed News reported on the letter earlier.

The Justice Department calls the growing use of endto-end encrypted communications the “going dark” problem, referencing the way

encryption shields information that law enforcement could previously access easily.

Barr gave lengthy comments on what he described as a dangerous increase in device encryption at a cybersecurity conference this summer in New York. During his comments, Barr specifically detailed the use of WhatsApp group chat by a drug cartel to coordinate the murders of Mexico-based police officials.

In announcing plans in March to expand encryption, Zuckerberg acknowledged that the privacy protection it affords extends to “the privacy of people doing bad things.” He said Facebook was working on better ways to detect patterns of bad behavior, without seeing contents of messages.

Attorney General William Barr wants Facebook to give law enforcement a way to read encrypted messages sent by users, re-igniting tensions between tech companies and law enforcement. (AP Photo/ Richard Drew, File)

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G stands for Gluttony Australians, if you lump all the statistics together, tend to be obese. Read on and you will see why. We had gone to a restaurant with some friends from Australia who gave their son their extra French fries from their plates. It was almost as if he had entered a competition to see how many fries he could pick up with one hand, and then how many of those he could cram into his mouth at one time. A prime example of gluttony.

In his case, gluttony might kill as he could have choked to death. Not that he would have minded. Death by French fry is probably more acceptable to a 12 year old mind than death from gluttony at age 62.

Unfortunately, our diets are far from healthy these days, and that includes both food and drink, especially the kinds of drinks that come in dark green or brown bottles. I am sure you know the types.

The problem here is the fact that being overweight puts a strain on the cardiovascular system, which sends the blood pressure up. That in turn affects all the organs and systems, and everything goes pear-shaped from there on, as well as your body shape.

In these situations, the combined effects can be life threatening. We call it co-morbidity and is also called ‘Syndrome X’ and is also possessed by around 40 percent of adults

over 40. Nice numbers you should remember. The combination of diabetes and obesity, for example, can be a disaster waiting for somewhere to happen. The combination of diabetes, smoking, obesity, hypertension and high triglycerides (blood fats) is also cardiac dynamite. Your conclusive heart attack is a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if’. The risk factors stemming from all those conditions does not become a case of simple addition, but should be multiplied together.

The problem from your point of view is that most of these factors come on very slowly, and become part of your daily living. You’ve smoked for years and never had a smoker’s cough, so why stop now? Every time you get some trousers made the waistband has to be that little larger. Your belt has been let out two more holes over the past two years. Your doctor said you had a “Little bit of blood pressure” three years ago, but you haven’t been back to check, as you feel quite OK in yourself. Your ‘triglycerides’? “My what?” Your blood sugar?

“It was OK last time it was checked five years ago!”

The big problem is that the “Little bit of blood pressure”, even say 150/100, can produce a very dangerous situation when the person with that BP has elevated blood sugar as well. Or smokes. It is the multiplication effect again. Whereas you can (almost) ignore mild elevations like 140/90 if you have absolutely nothing else wrong, ignoring it when there

are other conditions co-existing brings up that co-morbidity problem again and the multiplication tables again.

And the likelihood of a cardiac calamity at age 44.

Likewise, a “little bit of extra weight” that we all excuse ourselves for carrying, may (just ‘may’) be fine for someone with no other medical conditions, but represents an enormous risk factor for someone with the Syndrome X. For those who like figures with their information, here are some chilling ones. Between 87-100 percent of people with fatal coronary heart disease, or a non-fatal heart attack had at least one of the following risk factors – smoking, diabetes, increased blood fats and high blood pressure.

Syndrome X is characterized by having diabetes, increased blood pressure, and raised blood fats. Can you now see the importance of doing something about weight, blood fats and blood pressure? I for one would not like to be sitting with a condition that gives me between 87-100 percent chance of a cardiac problem.

So what is this week’s message? Quite simply, if you have diabetes, do something about the other risk factors.

If you are overweight, do something about it. Stop smoking and get your BP and blood fats checked. If you don’t even know what your blood sugar level is, then get a check-up and find about all of it! Gluttony can kill.

How risky is eating red meat?

New papers provoke controversy didn’t take into account other factors, such as animal welfare and the toll meat production has on the environment.

There was dissent even among the authors; three of the 14 panelists said they support reducing red and processed meats. A co-author of one review is also among those who called for a publication delay.

Those who pushed to postpone publication also questioned why certain studies were included or excluded in the reviews. Harvard’s Dr. Frank Hu also noted that about a third of American adults eat at least one serving of red meat a day. He said

Candice Choi New York (AP) — Eating red meat is linked to cancer and heart disease, but are the risks big enough to give up burgers and steak?

A team of international researchers says probably not, contradicting established advice. In a series of papers published Monday, the researchers say the increased risks are small and uncertain and that cutting back likely wouldn’t be worth it for people who enjoy meat.

Their conclusions were swiftly attacked by a group of prominent U.S. scientists who took the unusual step of trying to stop publication until their criticisms were addressed.

The new work does not say red meat and processed meats like hot dogs and bacon are healthy or that people should eat more of them. The reviews of past studies generally support the ties to cancer, heart disease and other bad health outcomes.

But the authors say the evidence is weak, and that there’s not much certainty meat is really the culprit, since other diet and lifestyle factors could be at play.

Most people who understand the magnitude of the risks would say “Thanks very much, but I’m going to keep eating my meat,” said co-author Dr. Gordon Guyatt of McMaster University in Canada.

In this June 5, 2014, file photo, a man makes a submarine sandwich with mortadella, cooked salami, ham, Genoa salami and sweet capicola at a delicatessen in Massachusetts. An international team of researchers is questioning the advice to limit red and processed meats, saying the link to cancer and heart disease is weak. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

It’s the latest example of how divisive nutrition research has become, with its uncertainties leaving the door open for conflicting advice. Critics say findings often aren’t backed by strong evidence. Defenders counter that nutrition studies can rarely be conclusive because of the difficulty of measuring the effects of any single food, but that methods have improved.

“What we need to do is look at the weight of evidence — that’s what courts of law use,” said Dr. Walter Willett, a professor of nutrition at Harvard University

who was among those calling for the papers’ publication to be postponed.

Willett, who has led studies tying meat to bad health outcomes, also said the reviews do not consider the particularly pronounced benefits of switching from red meat to vegetarian options.

The journal, Annals of Internal Medicine, defended the work and said the request to have it pulled before publication is not how scientific discourse is supposed to happen. Guyatt called the attempt to halt publication “silly.”

In the papers, the authors sought to gauge the potential impact of eating less meat, noting the average of two to four servings a week eaten in North America and Western Europe. They said the evidence for cutting back wasn’t compelling. For example, they found that cutting three servings of red meat a week would result in seven fewer cancer deaths per 1,000 people.

Based on the analyses, a panel of the international researchers said people do not have to cut back for health reasons. But they note their own advice is weak and that they

the benefits of cutting back would be larger for those who eat such high amounts.

Still, other researchers not involved in the reviews have criticized nutrition science for producing weak and conflicting findings. Dr. John Ioannidis, a professor of medicine at Stanford University, said such advice can distract from clearer, more effective messages, such as limiting how much we eat.

As for his own diet, Guyatt said he no longer thinks red or processed meats have significant health risks. But he said he still avoids them out of habit, and for animal welfare and environmental reasons.

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Crossword No 1363 The Changing World

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Here are some predictions about how life in Thailand will change radically in the next 20 years. On transport, new transit systems and rail routes – including the one to connect Utapao with Bangkok airports – will usher in ever expanding urbanization with greater commuter convenience. Pattaya is likely to be part of a huge Bangkok metropolis called a “Smart” city. Expect to see big data technology creating new sharingeconomy businesses such as Ofa Bike, Panda Delivery, Uber, Grab Taxi and You Drink I Drive. It goes without saying that smartphone applications will play an ever-increasing part in people’s lives. QR code payments and e-tickets will replace cash for all forms of travel. Traffic congestion is likely to be eased as the cost of parking in city centres skyrockets and private vehicles are banned from downtown areas. Driverless traffic will be the norm by 2050.

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There is already a consumer switch to digital platforms which indicates a move away from Cash is King. PromptPay, the Thai government-inspired money transfer and payment scheme, was launched in 2017. Banks have largely scrapped digital transaction fees whilst the number of merchants accepting QR code payments is jumping annually as are all mobile banking transactions. Meanwhile, Thailand’s central bank is joining with its counterparts in ASEAN to develop cross-border digital banking whilst improving security measures. Bangkok Bank, for example, offers cross-border payments via standardized QR code in Japan and aims to extend digital payment services across ASEAN in the next phase.

Thailand is Ageing Within two years Thailand will become an “aged society” in which one person in five will be 60-plus years old. Within 20 years, the elderly will make up 30 percent of the total population. New technology will enable family members to monitor their elderly relatives in real time, allowing them to reach out to medical staff in case of an emergency. Universities are offering “elderly classroom” programmes to boost the health of retirees by teaching the importance of proper nutrition, physical therapy, exercise and dental care. New senior-housing projects in major cities have already opened for both Thais and foreigners. Loneliness in old age may be partly compensated by robots who will be able to offer a range of skills, such as performing household chores and offering mechanical friendship. Indeed, robots are no longer just toys for children or imaginative machinery in movies. They have become key contributors to everyday social and work life.

Obsession with Social Media Our obsession with social media and mobile application technology is fast creating a socially isolated society.

Facebook, Instagram and the rest have begun to replace actual conversations between people. Applications such as food delivery services have become tools which users welcome to help address the issues of being stuck in traffic during meal times. More generally, social media often consumes people to the extreme point where their sharing, posting, liking, commenting and selfie-ing become obsessional.

We increasingly worry how to perfectly filter photos so that we appear attractive to friends, acquaintances and strangers. Subconsciously, it may all be about keeping our “following” count lower than our “followers”. The overall result can easily be that users keep coming back to social media even though it doesn’t necessarily make us feel better and, indeed, can make us feel depressed. Some psychologists see the social media downside as one of the biggest social problems of the 21st century. The only answer can be to find outside activities to indulge and to meet people.

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The Farang Future How will Thailand’s tourists and expats be affected by the mammoth changes under way? The expat population here is too an ageing one. For them, the country is likely to become more expensive as traditional currencies – such as the pound, the euro and the dollar – depreciate against the baht and other Asian currencies. China’s regional influence will grow massively as she invests in infrastructure projects and technology throughout the region via huge loans which, of course, will have to be repaid. As the Thai workforce declines because of the decline of the birthrate over the past 20 years, workers from neighbouring countries will be recruited for the construction industry and for the services sector, especially food and hospital support services. While cities such as Pattaya will remain cosmopolitan, the emphasis will be on Asian tourism rather than the traditional sectors from Europe, America and Australia. Pattaya itself will continue to evolve into a high-class destination with the emphasis on business affairs, family entertainment, good class hotels, posh restaurants and exotic malls to equal any in Bangkok or other Asian cities. Pattaya is changing radically and those who still think it is essentially a venue for bachelors seeking a good time can’t see the wood for the trees.

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Digital creativity

Photographers who were interested in a little experimentation used to try all kinds of camera settings to under expose or over expose the negatives to produce high key or low key shots. Some of the resulting photographs could be very powerful.

However, there seems to be a very common notion that ‘somehow’ digital photography is totally different from the old fashioned film photography. I do not know how this happened, but let me assure you that digital and film cameras do exactly the same job. They record an image you can later retrieve.

First, a little basics. All photography has worked on the principle of allowing

light carrying the image to go through a lens and then fall on to a sensitized surface.

Originally this was a glass plate coated with silver compounds which got darker when exposed to light. The degree of darkness depended upon how much light came through the lens, and for what length of time. This is the principle covering aperture (or lens opening), and shutter speed (how long the aperture is left open). That principle still holds good today. The only difference is that the “film” is now an electronic capture system.

This has led to what people have called the “digital revolution”. A completely new way of photography, requiring special new cameras which could show you the image you had just taken, immediately! No more agonizing waits at the film processing shop. Instant gratification for the “me now” generation.

However, this is where the misnomer occurred. It was

Dear Hillary, I will be coming to Pattaya at Xmas time and wonder if you knew where I could rent a motorcycle for the time I will be there (2 weeks). Is it insured and is it OK to drive with my French license? I want to go up to Isaan. Thank you.

Pierre Bonjour Pierre, Which of these ways do you want to go back to France after your holiday of a lifetime? Sealed wooden box with gilt handles? Encased in bandages lying on your back? Or as certificates showing your organs were harvested?

There are plenty of places renting motorcycles my Petal, and all you have to do is to let them keep your passport which you will get back at the end of the rental period. You want a big bike? No problems, up to 1250 cc. French license? No problems Mon Ami. The only problem comes when you want to claim, and ‘suddenly’ they find out that your French license is for under 250 cc and you are responsible. For everything – medical bills, repair to lamp post and repairs to the bike.

Pierre, Thailand has the second worst road toll in the world.

The Paris traffic has nothing like 6 p.m. on a wet Friday night in Pattaya. Road Rules? It’s Rafferty’s Rules. Don’t do it Mon Brave. Catch a VIP bus (not a minibus).

Dear Hillary, I love your column and am amazed at the patience you have.

I am an expat and live in Chiang Mai near the university. So, it is not the seedy part of town like Loi Kroh. How you put up

not a “revolution” it was merely an “evolution”. The principles of photography (sometimes called ‘painting with light’ by the romantics) were just the same. And the application of them was just the same. A lens let in the light, for a proscribed length of time, and this was recorded by light sensitive electronic “film”. The difference was that you did not have to develop this new electronic “film” in chemicals. It could be viewed immediately by using electronic processing. Really, there was no difference.

Now, just as the old film cameras had aperture and shutter speed controls that were adjustable by the photographer, guess what? The new digital cameras have apertures and shutter speeds that are adjustable by the photographer as well.

And in the same way, you can get creative results from your digital camera, exactly the same as you could with your film camera.

This is where some differences occur, however. With the ‘old fashioned’ film cameras you rotated a dial on the lens barrel to open or close the diameter of the aperture, and you had a dial on the top of the camera that you rotated to give you different shutter speeds. The two factors could be operated independently, and this was called Fully Manual Mode. However, with these new-fangled revolutionary digital cameras you get

with letters every week from idiots is beyond me. To all those who fall for lines from bar girls, I say “good they deserve to get the wallets cleaned.” As a friend of mine said, Thailand is for those who could not get laid in their own countries. For all those idiots I have seen in bars bragging about the money they do not have, they just raise the prices for what they want and none of the girls care whether the ‘Rolex’ they have is real. These idiots get what they deserve. As far as I am concerned, send them all to Pattaya!

Peter Dear Peter, I spoke with Pattaya City Hall but they said for you to keep them up there in Chiang Mai, as we have as many idiots as we need already. However, looking at the problem that you have highlighted, perhaps an identification system is needed. A badge for the girls to state “Bar Girl Wallet Cleaning” or something like that. For the males, as they come through Immigration they get given a ‘Sucker badge’ with first timers getting the 100 percent sucker rating. By the way, from the bar girl side of the pub the watch is a “Lorek”. But always remember that for a Thai, a watch is not a way of telling the time, but is more of a fashion accessory.

Hillary Dear Hillary, Am on the trail of a “good girl”. You know, the kind of girl you are always bleating on about. Well, I started to have a chatting relationship with the local laundry lady. She made

things called ‘drop down menus’ and you had to push multi-purpose up, down and sideways buttons to select different apertures or shutter speeds.

However, you have to learn where the “Manual” setting is on your new electronic marvel. This is the setting where you can choose the shutter speed and the aperture independently. If you choose shutter priority or aperture priority, the electronic ‘smarts’ in the camera

will adjust setting to give you a standard exposure not what you want with experimental photography.

I believe it is not quite as easy with digital cameras to adjust the shutter speed and aperture as many times you are left between drop down menus and rotary buttons, but your camera operation book will tell you if you are unsure.

The message here is that all the old controls are still there, under your control. It is just not as easy in my opinion (but I am still struggling with the remote for the TV set).

Simple rotary dials are quicker and easier than dropdown menus for my money!

But you are still in control.

In the fully manual mode, try giving larger and larger apertures and see what the differences are - which you can do ‘instantly’ with digital cameras. Likewise, try different shutter speeds and compare the end results.

Try a little creativity this weekend!

it obvious that she was interested in me, always made sure she served me and not one of the other staff members.

Long story short, I was passing her shop one night and she was just leaving so I stopped and said perhaps she might like a meal, so she said yes and suggested a little local place just up the road. We spent some time there, and a few bottles of brown ale, and we ended up in bed together. She left in the morning and even took the laundry. However, when I went to the laundry a couple of days later she told me she was going to Bangkok for the weekend to visit her daughter and she had no money, could I give her 2,000 baht? It certainly wasn’t a loan! Like a sucker, I opened my wallet and she had 2,000 baht in her fingers in no time, while rubbing my back. A couple of weeks later, the same scene.

She’d come over, spend the night and the next time I saw her in the laundry it was another 2,000 baht. The only difference between this “good” girl and ones from the bar is you know what is the going rate, and you pay then, not a few days down the road a bit. So what do I do, Hillary? Continue on, but put her in the bar girl basket, or a pretend relationship as a “good” girl?

Will Dear Will, The lesson here, is you get nothing for nothing! With your laundry lady you can go to restaurants and know people aren’t looking at the pair of you and saying “bar girl” under their breath. You were not to know she might like a financial contribution to help the relationship along. You never know, she might be amenable to a discount on the laundry, in exchange for the sleep-overs! We’ve all got to live, Will.

Times are tough my Petal. Don’t be so judgmental.

Hillary

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Police say log file regulation is not new, ask public not to worry NNT The Royal Thai Police’s Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) has assured that a regulation requiring coffee shop owners to store the data of customers using their Wi-Fi connections is in line with the law and does not violate users’ privacy.

TCSD Deputy Commander Pol. Col. Siriwat Deepor said this regulation is not new because it has been enforced since 2007. The law does not require internet users to keep the traffic data, known as a log file, and they can still use the service as usual.

Coffee shop owners, however, have to retain a log file of their customers’ browsing data. Authorities can use this information to help their investigations and track down offenders. The regulation does not violate users’ privacy, adding that other countries have implemented similar security measures.

Digital Economy and Society Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta said the AntiFake News Center will be launched on November 1 this year. The center will deal with misleading news and information on social media.

People can file reports to the center and the information will be forwarded to relevant agencies. The center employs an artificial intelligence

Thai government spokespeople, in recent years, have emphasized that that Thai hospitals are not free for foreigners.

They have cited examples of sick and crowd-funded aliens desperate to get back to their home countries, or annual reports from public hospitals bemoaning the unpaid bills of foreign nationals.

So far not a lot has happened. Holders of one year 0/A visas or ten year 0/X, issued by Thai consulates and embassies abroad, do now require medical insurance worth at least 400,000 baht for in-patient treatment and 40,000 baht for out-patient care. But the vast majority of expat retirees in Thailand receive their annual extensions of stay at a Thai immigration office.

They do not currently require insurance.

Will that change? It’s not clear. The government has already stated that long-stay aliens with a history of physical illness may be checked out before an extension of

Kingdom celebrates Chulalongkorn Day October 23 Chulalongkorn Day, October 23, is a national holiday and ceremonies will be performed throughout Thailand to mark the day that the great king passed away in the year 1910.

Banks, government offices and many businesses will be closed on Wednesday, October 23. ATMs and many foreign exchange booths will remain open.

HM King Chulalongkorn the Great.

TCSD Deputy Commander Pol. Col. Siriwat Deepor said a regulation requiring coffee shop owners to store the data of customers using their Wi-Fi connections is in line with the law and does not violate users’ privacy.

(AI) system that can detect fake news and a warning system to alert social media users promptly.

“It’s about developing a platform or a channel for us to communicate with the people, such as Facebook, Line or other applications.

We have to be quick to explain to the public why the information is considered fake news. These three procedures are almost complete.

As I said, it will begin on November 1. We will monitor the news and information. It’s mostly about how the news is being presented to the people. It’s not about

tracking down people and conducting an investigation.

They’re different issues.”

The news monitoring criteria will cover four groups.

The first group is disasters, such as fake news about floods, earthquakes, collapsing dams and tsunamis. The other groups include finance and banking, health, counterfeit and hazardous products and political issues that are considered a threat to national security. Representatives from all government agencies are ready to provide information and support to the Anti-Fake News Center around the clock. (NNT)

Retirees and medical insurance

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stay is granted. What this means, if anything, is unclear but it could signify the immigration bureau’s refusal if an applicant is discovered to have unpaid hospital bills.

One substantial reason for leaving well alone is that many expat retirees self-insure because they are too old or inform to obtain medical insurance. But these wealthier retirees contribute billions of baht annually to (mostly) private hospital coffers when significant surgery is required. They would be forced out of the country if unobtainable medical cover was made compulsory, thus leading to a gigantic loss of income.

It’s also true that the mandatory insurance requirement for 0/A visa holders is modest. A sum of 400,000 baht may seem a lot but is unlikely to cover the total bill for heart surgery, most cancer operations and stays in an intensive care unit, at any rate in the private sector. In other words, the hospitals would still have problems recovering some, or even

most, of the cash owed. To this must be added the consideration that most insurance policies carry exclusion clauses which can void individual claims.

There is no convincing evidence that expats in Thailand are the major drain on Thai hospital finances. Indeed, there is much evidence that younger tourists are the main problem and most of them are uninsured. Out of 10 crowd-funded evacuations publicized in the last year, all but one were under 50 years and several in their 30s.

Thailand hopes for 40 million visitors to its shores in the next year. The majority will be short-stay visitors from China and India who rarely will be insured. Even if all had travel insurance, perhaps issued at airports and border posts with the attendant chaos and delays, they would certainly be not be covered for many medical hazards.

Nobody disputes that insurance is a good thing. Just be careful you don’t throw the baby out with the bath water.

OBITUARY

In Loving Memory of Kumar (Kishin) Jethanand Harilela 1953- 30 Sept 2019 ‘There are special people in our lives who never leave us. Even after they are gone’.

Beloved Husband of Manisha. Loving Father of Sarita & Kavi. Dearly cherished Dada to Aryana.

Kumar was a kind and gentle soul, who was full of compassion and touched the lives of all who knew him. He played many roles to many people – husband, father, grandfather, sibling, best friend and mentor. He was always there to extend a hand to anyone who needed it.

Kumar was very blessed to have such a big loving family: Son to the (late) George and Chandra Harilela.

Brother to the (late) Mira.

David. Maj. Nalanie. Kantu and Lavi. Son-in-law to the (late) Mohandas and Laj Sadhwani. He will be deeply missed by the Harilela and Sadhwani families, relatives and friends, but he will forever remain in our hearts.

Kumar held a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University. He worked with the Harilela Group of companies since 1979. The Hong Kong based group has holdings in various hotels, properties and business ventures worldwide. Kumars experiences include, but not limited to; management type negotiations, dealing with banks and finance institutions, legal and contractual situations. During the last twenty-seven years, he

was based in Thailand where he oversaw the development of the company’s 700 room Holiday Inn Silom in Bangkok, in addition to five other properties in Pattaya.

These are all the developments which Kumar was involved in from inception to execution.

Since 2002 the Kumar family partnered with the Nova Group in many developments

in Pattaya. The first joint venture was the Amari Nova Suites. Many projects followed including the Nova Platinum, Centara Central Pattaya, Centara Nova Spa Hotel. Plans were in the offing to build the Holiday Inn Express on Walking Street.

In 2014 Kumar Harilela together with Rony Fineman owner of Nova Group acquired a piece of land in north Pattaya where Marriott Courtyard would be built.

The project is scheduled to open in 2020.

Kumar was a very respected business man with a big heart and a gentle personality. He will be remembered as one of the pioneers of the hotel industry in Thailand. He was a great visionary and will be sorely missed by his family and friends.

(L-R) Project Manager Gary Perfect, Rony Fineman and Kumar Harilela inspect one of the many joint projects in Pattaya.

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Holiday Inn has another Wine Night Dr. Iain Corness The Holiday Inn has continued to present wine appreciation evenings held under the studious eye of F&B guru Daniel Boswell.

This month it was an Australian Wine night featuring Penfolds and Lindemans wines, both well-known brands in Australia, and these days, throughout the world.

Making sure the clientele understood the wines, Anae Fournier from Independent

Wine and Spirit was on hand to discuss the differences between the offerings from the two Australian wineries.

The Holiday Inn has provided its own unique format for these evenings, with around 20 minutes for each flight, with finger food available all evening.

The nibbles are worth a mention on their own and included stuffed Portobello mushrooms, lamb skewers, black mussel tartlets and a live cooking foie gras station

and more plus several multicalorie desserts. The service staff was exemplary, whisking away empty glasses and returning with full ones.

The event was held in the Havana Bar, a large and comfortable venue with its

ond glass is only a service staff away. This wine was so pleasant, I indulged.

The second wine (of six) was a Lindemans Bin 95 Sauvignon Blanc 2017.

This one disappointed after the brilliant Riesling.

... and several multi-calorie desserts.

... mojo picon pork skewers...

The nibbles are worth a mention on their own and included fried cheese balls with shrimp & picante sauce plus...

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own band (Respect) in the background.

The first wine to be sampled was a Penfolds Koonunga Hill Autumn Reisling 2017.

This was an outstanding Riesling and a great start to the evening. With the revolving flight format, a sec-

Very little body and for me, no back palate.

The third wine was another Penfolds, the Koonunga Hill Chardonnay 2017. A typical dry Chardonnay, and a picnic wine for me.

The fourth wine and back to a Lindemans, a Bin 40 Merlot

2017. This red improved during the duration of its flight.

Still heavy on the tannins, making this a ‘big’ wine.

The fifth wine was a Penfolds Koonunga Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2016. For me, the wine of the night. Good body, not too heavy on the tannins, great after taste and well

worth keeping in your cellar and was available at the Havana at 2,200 THB. The final wine was another Penfolds, a Shiraz 2017, close to the Cab Sauv and at 2,200 THB equal in price.As with all wines, the final decision is yours. Stay in touch with the Holiday Inn for the date of the next one.

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Just a Minuet

Writer Guy de Maupassant in 1888

A few days ago, having nothing much of importance to do, I read a short story by the 19th century master of the genre, Guy de Maupassant. In his brief life, he wrote about three hundred of them. The story that I chanced upon was called

Minuet and set in the delightful Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. It is a strangely haunting and nostalgic piece, in which one of the characters refers to the minuet as the “the queen of dances, and the dance of queens”.

And at one time, it was.

From about 1650, the minuet dominated aristocratic ballrooms all over in Europe for well over a hundred years. It was a symbol of the aristocracy and especially popular at the court of Louis XIV who incidentally, founded the Royal Academy of Dancing. The word “minuet” derives from the French word menu which you might be surprised to know, means “slender” or “small” and refers to the tiny dance steps.

To perform the dance with appropriate elegance, finely honed skills were necessary.

In court circles, the minuet became almost a state of mind as well as a dance, in which formal attire and ceremonious etiquette were expected. The minuet infiltrated most of the life at court, so it was hardly surprising that it appeared in much of the instrumental music of the day. The 17th century composer Jean-Baptiste Lully wrote over ninety minuets and both Bach and Handel used minuets in their orchestral suites, sometimes combining two of them to make a longer and more substantial piece. These minuets were not intended for dancing and were usually played at a faster tempo than those for the ballroom.

Such was the intense popularity of the dance that 18th century composers

nearly always included a minuet in their symphonies and string quartets, usually as the third movement.

Court orchestras were quite small by today’s standards and it became common practice to write a contrasting middle section for just three instruments. For obvious reasons this middle section was known as the Trio.

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1803): Quartet in B flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4 “Sunrise”.

Dover String Quartet (Duration: 24:53; Video 1080p HD) Although the origins of the string quartet can be traced back to Baroque times, it came into its own during the 18th century and has remained popular among composers ever since. The instrumentation has nearly always been two violins, one viola and one cello and in the 18th century, music for string quartet used virtually the same structure as that of the symphony. As a result, the third movement was nearly always a Minuet and Trio. Over a span of four decades, Haydn wrote about seventy string quartets.

The nickname Sunrise comes from the ascending theme

played over quiet, sustained chords at the very beginning of the quartet.

Playing in a string quartet is more of a challenge than playing in an orchestra, because the individual parts are so exposed. There’s no conductor of course, so the musicians have the task of keeping together and judging the overall sound balance, largely by listening and watching each other. In performance, the players might look relaxed but there’s a lot of intense concentration going on.

This quartet comes from a set of six that Haydn wrote in the late 1790s. The Minuet starts at 15:06 and in the Trio, we enter another world mysteriously evoking the sounds of peasant dances, far from the glittering ballrooms of the royal courts. If you have time, listen to the entire work because this is wonderful music, superbly played. The final part of the breathless last movement is thrilling.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Symphony No. 39 in E flat major K543.

Szeged Symphony Orchestra cond. Tamás Pál (Duration: 26:22; Video: 1080p HD)

Mozart learned to dance as a child and as an adult he evidently danced very well indeed, especially the minuet. Even so, by Mozart’s time the minuet must have been considered slightly passé and pretty much at the end of its social life. But it thrived in symphonies and string quartets well into the early years of the following century.

Oddly enough, no one is quite certain how many symphonies Mozart wrote.

It was always assumed that he wrote forty-one of them, but recent research has shown that there were probably several others that have since been lost. In this video, the splendidly lively minuet begins at 16:18 and very well-known it is too. If you listen to the whole symphony, you’ll find that there’s a great deal to enjoy in the other three movements.

So you may well ask, what happened to the minuet, the so-called Queen of Dances? As things tend to do, it simply faded out of fashion. I suppose much the same thing could be said - rather sadly - of the short stories by Guy de Maupassant.

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.

Review: ‘Blues in the Dark’ is compelling crime novel Jeff Ayers A movie producer who moves to Los Angeles and stumbles upon a story sparks Raymond Benson’s look at a turbulent Hollywood of the 1940s with ramifications in the present in “Blues in the Dark.”

Karissa Glover has just arrived in Los Angeles when she learns of a can’t-miss deal on an old mansion that hasn’t been lived in since the murder of movie starlet Blair Kendrick in the late 1940s. She barely moves in when she realizes that Kendrick’s story needs to be told, so she works with her producing partner to create a film telling the world about this femme fatale who has largely been forgotten.

The chapters alternate between Glover following the path of Kendrick’s life when she arrived in Hollywood and the finished film taking the reader into the 1940s.

Benson outlines a world of prejudice where

women who wanted to become stars were expected to sleep with producers and movie studio executives.

Kendrick wanted to see her name in lights, and when she’s offered a lucrative contract, she thinks she’s made it. When she falls in love with jazz musician Hank Marley, she quickly learns that interracial relationships aren’t met by others with fondness.

The shifting perspective that contrasts Glover’s quest and the resistance she meets to find out what happened to Kendrick with Kendrick’s desire to make films and love the man she wants is compelling and heartbreaking. Benson has crafted a noir film inside the pages of a book and the cast of characters in the present and past come vividly to life. He also makes the reader question what is morally just in the midst of a well-written crime drama.

“Blues in the Dark: a Thriller,” Arcade Books, by Raymond Benson.

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‘Joker’ laughs its way to October box office record

Lindsey Bahr Los Angeles (AP) — The filmmakers and studio behind “Joker” have reason to put on a happy face. Despite concerns over its violent themes and ramped up theater security, audiences flocked to the multiplex to check out the R-rated film this weekend resulting in a record October opening.

Warner Bros. said Sunday that “Joker” grossed an estimated $93.5 million in ticket sales from 4,374 screens in North America. The previous October record-holder was the Spider-Man spinoff “Venom” which opened to $80 million last year. Internationally, “Joker” earned $140.5 million from 73 markets,

resulting in a stunning $234 million global debut.

“This was a much larger result at the box office than we had ever anticipated globally,” said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros.’ president of domestic distribution. “Putting records aside, we’re just thrilled that audiences are embracing the movie as strong as they are.”

Since debuting at the Venice Film Festival where it won the prestigious Golden Lion last month, “Joker” has been both praised and criticized for its dark spin on the classic Batman villain played

by Joaquin Phoenix. The film from director and co-writer Todd Phillips was always seen as a bit of a gamble with one of the studios’ most valuable pieces of intellectual property, hence its modest-for-a-comic-book-film $55 million budget.

But in the weeks leading up to its release, hype and

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Joaquin Phoenix in a scene from the film, “Joker.”

(Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

uneasiness intensified beyond how audiences would react to placing this character in a realistic and unambiguously adult setting with “Taxi Driver” undertones.

Responding to anxiety that the film might have the potential to inspire violence, multiple theater chains banned costumes or reaffirmed earlier policies regarding masks and

authorities in numerous cities said they were stepping police patrols around theaters. Some relatives of the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting even asked Warner Bros. to commit to gun control causes — the studio said it always has.

While some worried this would impact the box office, it did not ultimately detract

audiences from turning out opening weekend; the box office surpassed industry expectations and may rise even higher when weekend actuals are reported. Although the film got a B+ CinemaScore from opening night audiences, the studio is optimistic about its long-term playability.

“Sixty-six percent of the audience was under the age of 35,” Goldstein said. “That tells you that the audience will expand out with that younger group as time goes on.” The younger audience also gave the film a more favorable A- CinemaScore.

Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for box office tracker Comscore, said that the convergence of critical acclaim and controversy actually helped the film become bigger than expected at the box office.

“It’s the ultimate watercooler movie right now,” Dergarabedian said.

He added that it was important that “Joker” was always marketed as a “very dark, R-rated film.”

“It always had an element of mystery and danger surrounding it,” Dergarabedian said. “If it were a G-rated film, controversy like this would not be a good thing.”

In the landscape of R-rated comic book films, “Joker” is nestled between “Deadpool” and its sequel, both of which opened over $125 million, and “Logan,” which launched with $88.4 million.

“Joker” was the only new wide release this weekend, which is down from last year when both “Venom” and “A Star is Born” opened. Holdovers populated the top 10: The more family friendly “Abominable” landed in second place with $12 million in its second weekend and “Downton Abbey” took third in its third weekend with $8 million.

Director promises dank thrills in Thai cave boys rescue saga

By Tassanee Vejpongsa & Jerry Harmer Bangkok (AP) — Their story gripped the world: determined divers racing against time and water to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for more than two weeks in a flooded cave deep inside a northern Thai mountain.

The ordeal in late June and early July 2018 had barely ended when filmmakers began their own race to get the nail-biting drama onto cinema screens. The first of those projects will premiere this weekend, when director Tom Waller’s “The Cave” shows at the Busan Film Festival in South Korea.

floodwater. Despite a massive search, the boys spent nine nights lost in the cave before they were spotted by an expert diver. It would take another eight days before they were all safe.

Waller was visiting his father in Ireland when he saw television news accounts of the drama.

“I thought this would be an amazing story to tell on screen,” he said.

But putting the parts together after their dramatic rescue proved to be a challenge.

Thailand’s government, at the time led by a military junta, became very protective of the story, barring unauthorized access to the Wild Boars or their parents. Waller often

In this Sept. 16, 2019, photo, “The Cave” movie director Tom Waller talks to The Associated Press during an interview in Bangkok. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

The film was shot over three months earlier this year and has been in postproduction since then. The 45-year-old Thai-born, British-raised filmmaker said the epic tale of the Wild Boars football team was a story he simply had to tell.

The boys and their coach entered the Tham Luang cave complex after soccer practice and were quickly trapped inside by rising

feared his production might be shut down.

His good fortune was that the events at the Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai province had multiple angles and interesting characters.

Especially compelling were the stories of the rescuers, particularly the expert divers who rallied from around the world. He decided to make a film “about the volunteer spirit of the rescue.”

Other people proposed telling the story from the point of view of the boys, and Netflix nailed down those rights in a deal brokered by the Thai government.

“I took the view that this was going to be a story about the people we didn’t know about, about the cave divers who came all the way from across the planet,” Waller said. “They literally dropped everything to go and help, and I just felt that that was more of an exciting story to tell, to find out how these boys were brought

out and what they did to get them out.”

Waller even had more than a dozen key rescue personnel play themselves.

Waller said they were natural actors, blending in almost seamlessly with the professionals around them, and helped by the accuracy of the settings and the production’s close attention to detail.

“What you are really doing is asking them to remember what they did and to show us what they were doing and what they were feeling like at the time,” he said.

In this Nov. 14, 2018, photo provided by De Warrenne Pictures, director Tom Waller, right, talks to actors for a scene of his film “The Cave” in Thailand. (De Warrenne Pictures via AP)

This Nov. 23, 2018, photo provided by De Warrenne Pictures, shows director Tom Waller’s film “The Cave” on location in Thailand. (De Warrenne Pictures via AP)

“That was really very emotional for some of them because it was absolutely real.”

Waller said his film is likely to have a visceral effect on some viewers, evoking a measure of claustrophobia.

“It’s a sort of immersive experience with the sound of the environment, you know, the fact that is very dark and murky, that the water is not clear,” he said.

“In Hollywood films, when they do underwater scenes, everything is crystal clear.

But in this film it’s murky and I think that’s the big difference. This film lends itself to

being more of a realistic portrayal of what happened.”

Some scenes were filmed on location at the entrance to the actual Tham Luang cave, but most of the action was shot elsewhere, Waller said.

“We filmed in real water caves that were flooded, all year-round,” he said. “It is very authentic in terms of real caves, real flooded tunnels, real divers and real creepycrawlies in there. So it was no mean feat trying to get a crew to go and film in these caves.”

“The Cave” goes on general release in Thailand on Nov. 28.

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Great King remembered three years on

Citizens throughout the greater Pattaya area honored the memory of HM King Rama IX with local ceremonies to pay homage and by doing good deeds on the third anniversary of his death.

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Banglamung District Chief Amnart Charoensri bows before a portrait of HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great.

People in the greater Pattaya area honored the memory of HM King Rama IX with local ceremonies to pay homage and by doing good deeds on the third anniversary of his death.

As usual for a long holiday weekend, the roads leading into and out of town were jammed, with traffic moving at a snail’s pace both directions on Sukhumvit Road. The torrential downpours throughout the day added to the

tailbacks. The sky was certainly crying for the memory of our beloved king.

This year, the day was a double holiday, as Auk Pansaa, also known as the ending of Buddhist Lent, also fell on Sunday, Oct. 13.

Live music and boisterous entertainment on Walking Street and other nightspots around town was canceled and, from morning until night, people went out of their way to do good for society.

Top Pattaya and Banglamung officials kicked off the commemorations with an early-morning alms offering and laying flowered wreaths, incense and bowing before a portrait of HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great.

At 7 p.m., Banglamung District Chief Amnart Charoensri led top Pattaya officials back to the district office for a candlelight vigil for the late monarch with.

Everyone stood and observed 89 seconds of silence, followed by singing “Phra Phu Song Pen Niran, the King who will live for eternity”.

On Jomtien Beach, Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome kicked off a beach-cleaning along three kilometers of Jomtien shoreline.

Other good deeds were done in the late King’s name throughout the area, including cutting grass, distributing food and drink, collecting garbage, and helping poor people and children.

In Sattahip, the Royal Thai Navy commemorated the second anniversary of the death of King Rama IX with a merit-making ceremony.

Vice Admiral Wara Tankham, commander of the 1st Naval Area, opened the Oct. 13 ceremony at the Air and Coastal Defense Command in Sattahip.

Sailors and members of the public joined to give dried food and rice to the monks, whose number represented HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s age when he died in 2016.

In Sattahip, Sattahip District Officer Anucha Intasorn led government officers from 30 organizations to perform alms offerings of rice and dried foods to 89 monks from 9 temples, and later lay wreaths to pay loyalty in front an image of HM the late King Bhumibol the Great in front of the Sattahip District Office Community Hall.

Throughout the area, volunteers planted trees to restore the environment in the name of HM the late King Rama IX.

In Sattahip, the Royal Thai Navy commemorated the second anniversary of the death of King Rama IX with a merit-making ceremony.

Banglamung District Chief Amnart Charoensri leads officials in presenting alms to monks for Auk Pansaa.

In Sattahip, Sattahip District Officer Anucha Intasorn leads government officers from 30 organizations to perform alms offerings of rice and dried foods to 89 monks from 9 temples.

In Bangkok, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, cabinet ministers and the people conducted almsgiving and merit-making ceremonies on the occasion of the anniversary of the passing of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great, at Sanam Luang.

Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome (right) kicks off a beach-cleaning along three kilometers of Jomtien Beach.

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GTCC jumpstarts Oktoberfest season with multi-chamber networking night in Pattaya

(l-r) Peter Mewes, Greg Watkins, Elfi Seitz, Graham McDonald, Bob James and Jack Levi make for an international gathering indeed.

Bob James

Dr. Roland Wein, GTCC director holds court with his charming co-workers and guests.

(l-r) Greg Watkins, Andrew McDowell, Jimmy Howard and Simon Matthews.

David Nardone (centre) poses for a photo with two Eastern Seaboard businessmen.

The 2 gentleman including Mark Butters (centre) are awestruck by the glamorous Deborah ‘Rabbit’ Bundityanond.

The German-Thai Chamber of Commerce got a jump on Oktoberfest, bringing together local expats and businesspeople from around the region and world for beer, food and a night of networking in Pattaya.

About 100 professionals registered for the monthly multi-chamber networking night Sept. 27 at the Mytt Beach Hotel. For most, it was a chance to meet colleagues in related industries and scout prospective customers and suppliers. For others it was simply a chance to let their hair down on a Friday night and catch up with compatriots.

Roland Wein, chairman of the German chamber, said his organization sees a lot of positives about hosting such events once or twice a year. Mostly, he said, it’s an opportunity to bring together Germans working in the manufacturing and logistics industries of Chonburi

Host of the evening Dr. Roland Wein, GTCC director, with leaders of the business community and heads of international chambers of commerce in Thailand.

and Rayong. But it also sparks business opportunities for German companies, Wein added.

Wendelin Rodenberg, director of business development for freight forwarder Leschaco, said most of the firm’s customers come through businessto-business contacts, not retail, so attending networking events is a chance to widen the company’s customer base.

The German-sponsored event tilted heavy toward the heavy industry sector in the Maptaphut and Amata industrial estates and Laem Chabang port. So, in fact, many of those attending knew each other, making it a light and friendly event.

The free-flow beer and wine also helped. And part of the fun of the evening was spotting all new gourmet tapas bites on the trays carried around by hotel staff.

Joe Barker-Bennett, Jimmy Howard, Khun Nasuda and Simon Mathews.

New gourmet delicacies debuted throughout the threehour affair, with those leaving early missing out on German sausages and red cabbage that delighted guests later in the evening.

Wein capped the evening with short remarks from both the chamber and hotel, and

the presentation of door prizes that included afternoon teas, hotel vouchers and more.

AmCham, the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand, will host the next Multi-Chamber Networking Event Oct. 18 at the Holiday Inn Pattaya.

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PCEC entertained and learn the legacy of the Simon’s Family At their Sunday, September 29, meeting, members of the Pattaya City Expat Club (PCEC) were first entertained and then informed about a new method to transfer funds via Bangkok Bank’s New York branch to a Bangkok Bank account in Thailand.

First, the PCEC enjoyed the amazing musical legacy of one man and his wife, the Simons. Based on their decision to move the Simons family to Thailand 12 years ago, the father who has since passed away, a legacy was left as the 9 family members formed their own sibling band called, “Jasper 3 and The Stones.” Not only was the PCEC audience entertained with their singing, but also learned the awe-inspiring story of this African American family’s heritage.

The father was in poor health from birth, but during much of his life he was such a dynamic person few people realized it. They lived in the USA, where he was in a real estate business; they were busy raising their children according to strong convictions involving home schooling, gospel-based beliefs, and no TV. Always creative, he suggested broadening the children’s lives and see what life was like in the Far East, maybe just for 6 months. In

2007, Malaysia was the first stop, but a trip to Thailand determined this was the place for them, and they never looked back! They found a home in Pattaya and with no TV interference, there was more time for music and family interaction.

They started a family mission based on love, peace and music. Twelve years later they are still doing it.

From the early days they were involved in life, English camps, boots camps, international bed race and Mercy Center, to name a few. They were gifted a musical key board and music took on a big part of their lives, including writing songs and music. There were songs for doing most things in their day. With all this music, it was a noisy place.

It was decided the children would go to Bali Hai Pier and perform for the tourists.

Their mother kept tabs on them but was also very busy taking care of her very ill husband. The children and the tourists enjoyed the performances until one day the police picked them up and took them to the police station. Their mother was required to show up with their passports but the police stated it was illegal for them to be singing on the street and would not release them.

Instead they were taken to

MC Ren Lexander presented the Simons with the PCEC’s Certificate of Appreciation for their entertaining performance and history. From left to right, Omega, Ren, Shekinah, Michael, Genesis, Shalom, Adoration, and Tirina (their mother). In the very front are Chris and Gowcohn who also joined their siblings in providing the entertainment.

a home which was primarily for the caring of children involved in sex trafficking. But it became a learning experience for them; they learned about the lives others faced and decided to “bring joy to the home”. They taught English and music and it was a very different place when they left.

Eventually, matters were resolved and they were released back into their parent’s care.

Of course, they still make return visits the home as they continue “to bring joy”.

Songs were written to commemorate events and pass on messages by them, which they shared with the PCEC. These included the songs “Standing Alone” and “Never Let Me Down”. The 3 older girls have been performing more “Joy of Life” and have

a home studio where they are excited about producing some songs next year.

As the Simons Family introduced themselves and performed, the love and smiles vibrated around the room. The family culture of joy, love, music and peace, was the legacy the father left when he passed away a year ago. They encouraged the audience to follow them on their Simon’s Family Vlog which can be visited at: https://www.youtube.com/ channel/UCkqZp3xCulyi R0bLibcc8zQ. A brief presentation followed the Simon’s Family, which was of primary interest for USA citizens wishing to send money to a Bangkok Bank account in Thailand. Waraporn

Srinaka, Senior Specialist from the Bangkok Bank’s Global Payment Services Department provided information on a new Baht Remittance Service offered by Bangkok Bank’s New York (NY) Branch.

She mentioned that this new service is not the same as previously offered where a person could electronically transfer funds to their Bangkok Bank account in Thailand from their USA financial institution through the USA Banking system’s Automated Clearing House (ACH). This service is still available provided the sending financial institution can do so using the International ACH Transfer format as the previously used domestic ACH transfer comes to an end.

The Baht Remittance Service involves the preparation of an “application” and the sending of funds to the NY Branch by postal mail.

Bank checks or US postal money order must be used as personal or corporate checks are not accepted; nor are checks from Credit Unions.

The funds will be remitted in US dollars or Thai Baht dependent upon the method selected on the application.

If US dollars, the NY Branch charges a flat fee of US$55

and Bangkok Bank in Thailand, if going to a Baht account, will use the Thai on-shore exchange rate. If the funds are remitted in Thai Baht, the NY Branch will use the Thai off-shore exchange rate for the conversion, and their fee will vary depending on the amount being remitted.

The PCEC will be including information on how to use this service in the Living in Thailand section of their website with links to a downloadable application form and instructions. To view a YouTube video of the presentation, visit https:// www.youtube.com/watch? v=cimSNIbKyis&t=153s.

Following the presentations, members were brought up to date on upcoming events and Club activities.

This was followed by the Open Forum where questions can be asked or comments made about Expat living in Thailand, especially in Pattaya.

For information on PCEC activities, visit their website at www.pcec.club. To view videos of the weekly presentations to the PCEC and the after presentation interviews, visit https://www. youtube.com/channel/ UCJ2hH8irBpX_v7Qb7spANA.

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PCEC learns how “Chinetics” can improve your body and health Joyce Lah, speaker at the October 6th meeting of the Pattaya City Expat Club, used the catchy title of the book “Eat, Pray, Love” as a springboard for her talk on how to love your body and have the health you would pray for.

The presentation arrangement was for Club member, Ren Alexander to guide her through her story, starting with her arrival in Hong Kong at the age of 21. She started working at a hospice, caring for the elderly, as her mother was doing at the time. While there, she learned to speak Cantonese.

Then along came a job opportunity as a concierge at a hotel. This put her in the middle of the Hong Kong nightlife. Many bars offered free drinks for ladies, four nights a week from Wednesday to Saturday.

Soon she was leading a party life, not taking care of herself and felt the need for diet pills, which she became addicted to resulting in her not eating, drinking or sleeping. Ren asked what led her to the realization this was not good for her body.

She recounted “coming to” after blacking out in the middle of a busy street. She realized it was time to seek help and friends suggested trying acupuncture which is calming for the body. She said Tui Na is a Chinese type which is especially helpful for mind and body balance.

Muscle memory is part of this therapy and partly because of her ability to speak Cantonese, Joyce soon had the opportunity to work at it.

Joyce’s interest in massage and yoga led her to India, where she studied Ayurveda medicine (it is one of the world’s oldest holistic “whole-body” healing systems). She described a beautiful, relaxing oil massage which is intended to draw heat from the body (especially the joints) and aims at balancing heat, air, and space in the body. She incorporated this with Tui Na which works mainly with pressure points.

Ren asked how she had supported herself during her time in India. She revealed she had primarily treated others who gave massages, disclosing how common injuries to the

With the assistance of Club member Ren Lexander, Joyce Lah explains to her PCEC audience how she devised her “Chinetic” Program which uses yoga and meditation to promote the flow of chi (energy) in mind, body and spirit.

back, shoulders and knees can be.

The next move was to Bali where friends had real estate property, and she worked as concierge, taking care of much of the social aspect of the visit by prospective buyers. Ren reminded her that it sounded as if her party life had now increased from 4 days a week to 7 days. Joyce confirmed this, and that it was not good for her body. At this point, Joyce signed up for a 10-day Vipassana Silent Meditation program. Joyce confessed she was challenged by her

friends who didn’t believe she could handle 10 days of silence. Although this was a challenge, she admitted she was more motivated by the hope of losing weight [vegetarian diet and only 2 meals a day]! The 10 days of silence led her to ponder what she was doing with her life. So, it was back to Hong Kong, where she started studying and working with yoga studios. In India she had studied Ashtanga and other types of yoga, different types of meditation, massages and breathing.

Joyce even studied Muay

Tai for its body conditioning value.

She has combined her knowledge to form a “Chinetic” Concierge Program which uses yoga and meditation to promote the flow of chi (energy) in mind, body and spirit. She adapts her program to help the individual with general fitness and movement, including encouraging healthy eating.

She can help in your home, revitalizing one’s eating with guided shopping, some healthy recipes, and overseeing some fasting programs for those interested.

She has been described as an amazing teacher by some of those she has helped.

Using Ren to illustrate, Joyce elaborated on a procedure she calls acu-massage to deal with areas of tension in the body. Then she led the audience in a deep breathing session, an important habit one can practice every day at home.

The meditation exercise started with thinking of a body of water, walking towards it, feeling the texture of the sand under your feet,

visualizing the water, the sky and birds; then visualizing one’s healthiest self, a lightness in body and spirit as one becomes part of the water and air.

Joyce’s “Chinetics” consists of practical techniques anyone can do to rejuvenate the flow of healing energies and vitality in body and mind. She noted that acumassage, therapeutic yoga tailored for the person, strengthening, meditation, breathing and diet can lead to a new you. Joyce is on Facebook and her email contact is joyceelah@ gmail.com.

Following Joyce’s talk, members were brought up to date on upcoming events and club activities. This was followed by the Open Forum where questions can be asked or comments made about expat living in Thailand, especially in Pattaya.

For information on PCEC activities, visit their website at www.pcec.club. To view the video of an interview of Joyce about her presentation, visit https://www.youtube .com/watch?v=tmIo3ytDOqM.

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Condominiums Psc111/36-47/ Sale 4.9M THB – Sea-front condo with infinity pool, tennis – Banglamung – 204sqm, 2-bed, 2bath - Foreign owned. See pictures at: www.facebook.com/ thailand.bayview, T: 082 122 4335 – mail: bay.view@live.com Psc110/36-05/ Condo for Sale: The Trust Resident Central Pattaya Fully furnished, 1,100,000 Baht (free tax) Tel: 086 633 2948 Psc/37-42/ Pratamnak 2 B/R Condo, 2.8 MB, Foreign name, corner unit, 56 sqm, 7th floor, 2 bathrooms, 3 A/C, 3 TVs, Furnished, Parking, Swimming Pool, Fitness, Sea View, Quiet area. Tel: 089-09-66-729 Psc/37-42/ Jomtien 3 B/R Big Condo, 191 sqm, 8.9 MB Foreign name, Double Corner Unit, Sea View and Pattaya View, 30th floor, Parking, Fitness, Swimming Pool - Convenient location Tel: 089-09-66-729 Prc106/28-42/ CETUS CONDO, high-floor, stunning sea- and city views, 54sqm, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, living room, kitchen, terrace, condition like new, “foreign owned”, luxury furnished, 7,000,000 THB; www.

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Regents International School School kids taught dangers Pattaya to host IGCSE and of illicit drugs IBDP open evening event Victoria Swan On Tuesday 29 October Regents International School Pattaya will be hosting an open evening for all students and families interested in learning more about the iGCSE options, the IB Diploma Programme and university applications.

Regents specialist teachers will be in their classrooms from 5pm-7pm ready to give demonstrations and answer questions about their individual courses and subject areas. Regents University counsellor will be also be available in the IB Suite to answer any questions or give advice on course selections and future university plans.

There will be two key presentations in the Regents Round House:

On Tuesday 29 October Regents International School Pattaya will be hosting an open evening for all students and families interested in learning more about the iGCSE options, the IB Diploma Programme and university applications.

5pm - IGCSE information and course options 5.45pm - IB Diploma Programme information and course options The evening is targeted to Year 9 and Year 11 families, but all are welcome to join the evening.

Families will leave with specific information on the programs, courses, and process so that they can make the best decisions for their children’s education.

Tel. +66 (0) 38 418 777, email: info@regents-pattaya. co.th - www.regents-pattaya.co.th

Local students scoop top in Thailand Awards

The ant-drugs message is brought to secondary students at Pattaya School #8 through fun activities.

Jetsada Homklin The anti-drugs message was brought to Pattaya School #8 on Friday, encouraging students to avoid falling into the addiction trap.

Deputy Mayor Banlue Kullavanijaya and Pattaya City Narcotics Control Center Chief Wisitsak Wongworachat brought the message Oct. 4, to prevent narcotics from getting a foothold in their school.

The dangers of drugs were described to the 190 secondary students there through lectures and fun activities.

Deputy Mayor Banlue Kullavanijaya (center, yellow shirt) and his team take part in anti-drugs activities at the school.

Drop-In Center/ASEAN Learning Center girls learn how to build Lego robots

Vedant - Top in Thailand for coordinated Ellen - Top in Thailand for World Literature 2019. science 2019.

Richard Longstaffe 2 learners from Garden International School have received prestigious awards from Cambridge Assessment International Education to acknowledge their outstanding performance in the summer 2019 Cambridge examination series.

Students Vedant Iyer and Ellen Dowling were awarded the ‘Top in Thailand’ accolades for their examination results in Coordinated Science and English World Literature, respectively.

The high achieving students are due to receive their awards at a prestigious, ‘Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards’ ceremony in Bangkok on the 27th of November, with the other high achieving students in attendance.

The Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards programme celebrates the success of learners taking Cambridge examinations in over 40 countries around the world. Cambridge places learners at the centre of their international education

programmes and qualifications which are inspired by the best in educational thinking.

Vedant and Ellen’s achievements are the latest in a long line of successes

by Garden International School scholars; in recent years GIS students have been awarded commendations, ‘Top in Thailand’ and ‘Top of the World’ awards over 15 times.

Learn more about the awards here: https://gardenrayong .com/top-exam-resultsthailand/

Daan Apeldoorn and Viola GauB from Z Quadrat, Germany visited the DropIn Center/ASEAN Learning Center on Friday, Oct. 4, to teach older female students how to build Lego robots.

Jetsada Homklin Daan Apeldoorn and Viola GauB from Z Quadrat, Germany visited the Drop-In Center/ASEAN Learning Center on Friday, Oct. 4, to teach older female students

how to build Lego robots.

The “LEGO Mindstorms EV3” project teaches many important skills, including how to use their imagination and creativity, practice observation and experiment skills, learning basic robot

assembling skills, physics principles, and programing principles (coding), along with practicing teamwork and improving their social skills, as well as their work presentation, creative thinking & problem solving.

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Mantovano Volante – a real racing driver

Where are all the “characters”?

Motor sport today lacks “characters”. There is nobody like Count Jenatzy who held the World Land Speed record of 65 mph in his electric car La Jamais Contente and was accidentally shot by his friend in the Ardennes.

The Brooklands track was built in 1906-7 by Hugh Fortescue Locke-King, an enthusiast who did not drive, to give the British motor industry a venue to develop their automobiles. In those days the speed limit was 20 mph.

Our Hugh was a well heeled gentleman as the Brooklands track cost GBP 150,000 to build (in the old money). To construct the track, 30 acres of woodlands were cleared, the River Wey was diverted in two places, 200,000 tons of

British Brooklands.

concrete was poured and 200 carpenters were hired to construct fences and stands.

The famous bankings, called the Members and Byfleet, were 28 and 21 feet high.

The Locke-Kings took many European tours, and it was on one of these that Hugh saw the (then) dominance of the Italian cars and

decided to build a track for the British manufacturers.

Locke-King was reported as being a master of jigsaw puzzles and who bred pedigreed French poodles, while his wife drove fast cars, including V8 Fords and was made a Dame of the British Empire for her charity work for the Red Cross during WW 1.

New Corvette is mid-engined The Europeans have been building mid-engined sports cars for decades. For a Ferrari to be front engined is news.

For a Corvette to be midengined is bigger news and this year Chevrolet did just that. The new mid-engined C8 Corvette is news, released mid-year.

Revealed as a 2020 model year car arriving with a complete redesign and rethink of the way Corvettes have been built in the past. A naturallyaspirated 6.2 liter V8 sits in

the middle of the car generating 495 horsepower and 470 ft/lb of torque, which is sent to the rear wheels via an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. There is no longer a manual option. Even though this sounds contrary to what a Corvette should be, all top end performance cars are featuring dual-clutch transmissions these days.

With the Z51 optional performance package, 0-60 mph is less than 3.0 seconds. The Z51 pack also adds larger

brake rotors, a performanceoriented suspension system, an upgraded cooling system and performance exhaust. official pricing to be announced closer to launch at the end of the year.

Chevrolet says the new 2020 Corvette will start from less than USD 60,000, with official pricing to be announced closer to launch at the end of the year. This price range is significantly lower than other performance super-cars.

Cars taken from Equatorial Guinea leader’s son sold for $27M Geneva (AP) — Car lovers from around the world splashed out more than $27 million at an auction for dozens of luxury cars seized from the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president in a Swiss moneylaundering probe.

The 25 lots sold by auction house Bonhams included a white-and-cream 2014 Lamborghini roadster that cost the buyer 8.28 million Swiss francs ($8.4 million), comprising a 15 percent premium for the auction house but with potential taxes still to be added.

The supercar — one of only nine such versions produced — had been driven only 325 kilometers and has an official top speed of 359 kilometers per hour (223 mph), Bonhams said.

Total proceeds from the sale beat the 18.5 million francs ($18.7 million) that authorities had hoped to fetch for a charity to benefit the people of oilrich Equatorial Guinea.

The auction comes after the Geneva prosecutor’s office announced in February

it had closed a case against Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the son of the country’s four-decade president, Teodoro Obiang, and two others following a probe of money laundering and mismanagement of public assets.

Swiss authorities seized the cars and ordered the sequestration of a yacht in 2016.

The yacht was released in the arrangement announced in February, under which Equatorial Guinea agreed to pay Geneva authorities 1.3 million Swiss francs “notably to cover procedural costs,” the prosecutor’s office said.

Other cars sold at the Domaine de Bonmmont golf club on the edge of Geneva included a yellow 2003 Ferrari Enzo for 3.1 million francs, and a 2015 Koenigsegg One:1 that fetched 4.6 million francs.

An armored 1998 RollsRoyce Silver Spur limousine described as being “perfect for someone with enemies” but requiring extensive work sold for 86,250 francs.

The Equatorial Guinea president’s son, who is also a vice president, has been ensnared in legal trouble elsewhere. Last year, Brazilian officials said $16 million in undeclared cash and luxury watches that were seized from a delegation he led may have been part of an effort to launder money embezzled from the country’s government. And a Paris court in 2017 convicted the son of embezzling millions of dollars in public money, although the case has been appealed.

The Geneva prosecutor’s office in February cited rules allowing prosecutors to close cases in which the person under investigation had “repaired the damage or done everything that could have been expected of him or her to make up for the wrong that was caused.”

The investigation involved authorities in the United States, the Cayman Islands, France, Monaco, Denmark, the Netherlands and the Marshall Islands.

Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari (16 November 1892 – 11 August 1953) was an Italian racing driver. First he raced motorcycles and then he concentrated on sports cars and single-seaters. Resident in Mantua, he was known as ‘Il Mantovano Volante’ (The Flying Mantuan) and nicknamed ‘Nivola’. His victories—72 major races, 150 in all, included 24 Grands Prix, five Coppa Cianos, two Mille Miglias, two Targa Florios, two RAC Tourist Trophies, a Le Mans 24-hour race, and a European Championship in Grand Prix racing. Ferdinand Porsche called him “the greatest driver of the past, the present, and the future.”

Nuvolari started racing motorcycles in 1920 at the age of 27, winning the 1925 350cc European Championship. Having raced cars as well as motorcycles from 1925 until 1930, he then concentrated on cars, and won the 1932 European Championship with the Alfa Romeo factory team, Alfa Corse.

His bravura is the stuff of legends. Nuvolari and codriver Battista Guidotti won the Mille Miglia in a Zagatobodied Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS, becoming the first to complete the race at an average of over 100 km/h (62 mph).

At night, leading on elapsed time but still lying behind his teammate Achille Varzi on the road (because he had started after him), he tailed Varzi at speeds of up to 150 km/h (93 mph) with his headlights switched off, so that he could not be seen in the other car’s rear-view mirrors. He

Nuvolari.

eventually switched them on to overtake “the shocked” Varzi near the finish at Brescia.

In 1931, regulations for the season required Grand Prix races to be at least 10 hours long. Contrast that with the two hour F1 races of today.

For 1935, Nuvolari set his sights on a drive with the German Auto Union team.

They lacked top-line drivers but relented to pressure from Achille Varzi, who did not want Nuvolari in the team.

Nuvolari then approached Enzo Ferrari, who at first rebuffed him as he had previously walked out on the team. Italy’s Prime Minister Mussolini helped persuade Ferrari to take Nuvolari back.

This was the year that Nuvolari achieved the ‘Impossible Victory’, which many regard as the greatest win in all of motor racing history, driving an outclassed Alfa Romeo P3 (3167 cc, supercharged, 265 bhp) in the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, he beat all the dominant German cars — five Mercedes-Benz W25s

(3990 cm³, 8C, supercharged, 375 bhp (280 kW) driven by Caracciola, Fagioli, Lang, von Brauchitsch, and Geyer), and four Auto Union Bs (4950 cc, 16C, supercharged, 375 hp (280 kW) driven by Rosemeyer, Varzi, Stuck, and Pietsch).

The crowd of 300,000 applauded Nuvolari, but the representatives of the Third Reich were not pleased.

There are many other examples of Novolari’s amazing talent behind the wheel, but the one I like best is his taking a gramophone recording of the Italian national anthem to the Grands Prix, just in case the organizers did not have one for when he was the winner (which was often)! 70 years ago, men were men.

At his death, between 25,000 and 55,000 people, at least half the population of Mantua, attended his funeral in a mile-long procession, with the coffin placed on a car chassis that was pushed by Alberto Ascari, Luigi Villoresi, and Juan Manuel Fangio.

Luxury carmaker Maserati focuses production on Italy Milan (AP) — Luxury carmaker Maserati said Thursday it would invest 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion) as it boosts Italian production with a new super-sports car and a utility vehicle as well as the launch of a hybrid version of the successful Ghibli sedan.

Maserati, which is owned

by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, is counting on the key product launches for a turnaround after a tough few quarters marked by lower sales and dealer stock reductions. The 1.6 billion euros in investments is part of 5 billion euros that Fiat Chrysler announced for Italy last year for the years 2019-2021.

The hybrid Ghibli will begin production next year in the city of Turin. Maserati also confirmed plans to make a new super sports car in Modena, the brand’s northern Italy headquarters, and a utility vehicle in Cassino, south of Rome. The sports car will be unveiled in the first six months of next year, a spokesperson said.

Maserati said it is “reinforcing the importance of Italy” as its center of production.

Investments of 800 million euros are earmarked for Cassino, where a new production line is set to open next year, and in Turin, where updated versions of the GrandTurismo and GranCabrio also will be produced.

In all, 10 production launches are planned between 2020 and 2023.

During a business plan announcement in June 2018, Maserati said it wanted to

Hybrid Maserati Ghibli.

double sales to 100,000 units by 2022. No update has been given but deliveries slipped to 35,000 units in 2018, which Fiat Chrysler said was due to lower sales in China and other key markets.

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PCC falls short in fightback vs RST Indoor Cricket League – Round 5

By Clive Rogerson Pattaya Cricket Club (PCC) played Rugby School Thailand (RST) at Banglamung on Thursday Oct. 10 in Round 5 of the league. PCC was hoping to start a fightback, but with three players out injured, Wez Masterton, Luke Stokes and Trevor Moolman, it was always going to be a struggle against the well drilled RST cricket machine.

Both teams fielded debutants; RST with Steve Dunn whilst PCC had Dexter West and Animal (nobody knows his real name). PCC’s captain, Simon Philbrook, was back from injury but still unable to bowl.

RST opened their innings with Pete Reeha and Chris Sizer who made an excellent 38 for no loss through boundaries and sharp running. RST

seem to be good at protecting their wickets and minimising run penalties.

Next was John Mayall Matt Mann. They added 29 for no loss and RST were on a roll.

Guthrie Miller and Charlie Rowe continued the trend with a spirited 33 with Charlie’s characteristic frenetic style of running.

PCC remained wicketless by the 9th over and PCC had amassed 100 runs. Chris Lindop and Steve Dunn were next. Their first over saw Steve bowled by Animal and then bowled again in the next over by Matt Harkness. Chris was scoring well but fell to a catch by John Harvey at mid -off to the bowling of Bernie Lamprecht. So, 31 for 3 wickets, but the damage had already been done. Ryan Driver and Lewis Madd took the

Pattaya Cricket Club (PCC) played Rugby School Thailand (RST) at Banglamung on Thursday Oct. 10 in Round 5 of the league.

last three overs, scoring a respectable 26 for no loss. RST 160 for 3, reduced to 145.

PCC’s innings started with Bernie and Edwin van Rensburg. It started well with 10 from Chris Lindop’s first over, but went downhill thereafter. Edwin was having a terrible day; out three times in 4 balls and again 4 balls later, twice to Lewis Madd and twice to Steve Dunn. 22

for 4 and PCC were on the ropes.

Andy Emery and Matt Harkness to the rescue with a crashing 38 for 1, Andy caught behind by Chris Sizer. Jainish Parikh and Dexter West did their bit but Jainish Parikh was run out twice through a lack of calling between the batsmen but their 22 runs kept the ship afloat. Lewis M and Steve D taking the wickets.

John Harvey and Animal were next. Animal is not noted for his Charlie Rowe-like running abilities, so the

batting was left to John who scored the only 6 of the match and the pair scored 25 for the loss of Animal bowled by John Mayall. Animal was plum LBW to Guthrie, but noone appealed, so, not out.

The final pair was Simon Philbrook and Pavit Grover.

They managed a creditable 26 for 1 with Pavit bowled

by Steve Dunn for his 4th wicket. PCC 146 for 9 reduced to 101. RST won by 44 runs.

Best bowlers were RST’s Steve Dunn with 21 for 4 and Lewis Madd with 24 for 3.

Best batsmen were PCC’s Matt Harkness and RST’s Chris Sizer. Chris S was my MotM with 21 runs, 2 catches and a run out.

If anyone wishes to get involved with PCC as a player or supporter please visit our webpage at www. pattayacricketclub.com

Captain Wayne triumphs after a long day PSC Pattaya Links Golf Society Fri. Oct. 11 Pattana C+A Stableford It was one last go at the special price of 1250 baht allin at Pattana if taking a tee time after 12 noon. We had been there twice before very successfully, fielding 36 players each time.

After two late scratches, we arrived at the course today with 48 players in 12 groups.

Arriving at the first tee, C1, there were two groups ahead of us, so we teed off a little later than scheduled. Going was slow for the first nine and then, when we arrived at A1 for the second nine, a different group had been inserted ahead of us, much to the disgust of one of our caddies who ranted for a full 3 minutes how wrong it was.

If the high season eventuates, we might need to get used to it.

The big number of players allowed us to have three flights with four placings in each plus the technicals.

“Happy” Bill Copeland maintained good recent form by scoring 35 points to take top spot in A flight. He loves his golf days.

When Bob Watson, currently with a high handicap of #5, resided here his name appeared in the top placings just about anywhere he played. He is back on holiday and took up where he left off with a score of 36 points for second place.

Neil Harvey is a newcomer to Links and had no trouble scoring 36 points to beat Tommy Marshall on countback for third.

Our Captain, Wayne Peppernell, produced the best score of the day, 39 points, to win B flight ahead of Mark Efendie, who has shown good form this trip, on 38 points.

Winner B flight, Wayne Peppernell, with Phil Davies presenting.

Colin Service found some form again to score 36 points and take third spot on countback over Francis McGuigan who had another fine game.

David McKey hit form with a win at Bangpra two weeks ago and continued on by taking out “C” flight with an excellent 38 points.

Greg Gawron played well again, scoring 37 points for second ahead of the now rampaging Tip Briney on 36 points, who beat Donal McGuigan on countback. He in turn beat an unlucky Mike Firkin in another countback.

Near Pins: Michael Lohse (C2), Greg Gawron (C7),

Mark Efendie (A3), Tommy Marshall (A8) A Flight (0-13) 1st Place – Bill Copeland (12) -37 pts 2nd Place – Bob Watson (5) - 36 pts 3rd Place – Neil Harvey (9) - 35 pts c/back 4th Place - Tommy Marshall (7) – 35 pts B Flight (14-17) 1st Place – Wayne Peppernell (15) - 39 pts 2nd Place – Mark Efendie (15) - 38 pts 3rd Place – Colin Service (16) - 36 pts c/back 4th Place - Francis McGuigan (16) – 36 pts C Flight (18+) 1st Place – David McKey (19) - 38 pts 2nd Place – Greg Gawron (20) - 37 pts 3rd Place – Tip Briney (23) - 36 pts c/back 4th Place - Donal McGuigan (18) - 36 pts c/back

Best Front Nine (A) (non-winners) – Neil Tory – 19 pts c/back Best Back Nine (B) (nonwinners) – George Mueller – 18 pts c/back The weather was hot and hot with no breeze except when moving in the cart. The first seven groups arrived at the clubhouse sweaty but otherwise dry.

The remaining five groups were not so lucky, as the heavens opened and it rained hard.

It happens sometimes, the play was slow with hold-ups and took a tad over five hours to complete.

With the later arrival back to Links, Phil fairly quickly held presentations after most had finished eating. Plenty of pink envelopes were handed out and the Green Jacket was presented to Wayne Peppernell.

Phil decided that, after a long and tiring day, he would leave the “wig” and “silly hat” in the bag, a decision enjoyed by Iain Craigen and Barry Horman.

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FRI 18

PSC

SAT 19

Pattavia

Bunker Boys

Treasure Hill

Colin’s Golf

SUN 20

MON 21

TUE 22

WED 23

THU 24

FRI 25

For news of the next PSC monthly golf tournament vist website: https://pattayasports.org

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Greenwood Pattaya C.C.

Pattavia Crystal Bay

Green Valley

Growling Swan

Pleasant Valley Eastern Star

Greenwood

Emerald

Greenwood

Plutaluang

Eastern Star

Silky Oak

Eastern Star

Billabong Golf Le Katai

Pleasant Valley

Greenwood

Pattavia

Crytal Bay

Treasure Hill

Pleasant Valley

Khao Kheow

Bangpakong

Pattavia

Greenwood

Treasure Hill

Greenwood

Plutaluang

Pattana

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

Greenwood Plutaluang

Bangpakong

Pattaya C.C. Burapha

Pattaya C.C.

Harry’s Golf The Golf Club

Treasure Hill

Siam Watersied

Green Valley

Pattana

Laem Chabang

Parichat

The Players Lounge Tropical Golf

Royal Lakeside

Pattavia

Valley View Hackers DATE:

FRI 25

Apple’s Irish

Pleasant Valley

Bunker Boys

Greenwood

SAT 26

SUN 27

MON 28

TUE 29

WED 30

THU 31

FRI 1

Khao Kheow Pattana

Green Valley

Cafe Kronborg

Eastern Star

Colin’s Golf

Green Valley

Growling Swan

Pattavia

Royal Lakeside

Emerald

Kings Naga

Billabong Golf Le Katai

Pleasant Valley

Greenwood

Pattavia

Eastern Star

Greenwood

Treasure Hill

Bangpra

Pattana

Pleasant Valley

Pattavia

Silky Oak

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

Pleasant Valley Pattaya C.C.

Royal Lakeside

Bangpra Pleasant Valley

Harry’s Golf The Golf Club

Parichat

Siam Watersied

Green Valley

Pattana

Treasure Hill

The Players Lounge Tropical Golf

Pattavia

Treasure Hill

Valley View Hackers

The Bunker Boys meet at Woody’s Bar on Soi Skaw Beach for golf 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, 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. 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. Sugar Shack bar plays golf on Monday/Wednesdays and Friday . Call Jon 084 8633323 or Paul 081 8653205.

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Robby Watts makes it three in a row PSC Golf from the Bunker Boys day vacant on our schedule each month to play a course not normally included on our local roster. Courses like Thanna City, Lotus Valley, and Wangjuntr are possibilities, a bit more driving required but add more variety and interest to our roster.

Monday, Sep. 30th Treasure Hill Stableford 1st Craig Dows (7) 32 points 2nd Robby Watts (8) 31 points 3rd Geoff Cox (15) 30 points Near pins: Jimmy Carr, Craig Dows, Robby Watts, Michael Brett.

A bright sunny day for the last game of September at the Treasure Hill course. We virtually had the course to ourselves so the first group was back in the clubhouse in just three hours and fifteen minutes. It had been a while since we last played the course but nothing much had changed, it was still in good condition and still as difficult as ever with trees in all sorts of inappropriate places.

Having finally registered his first win with the Bunker Boys last Friday, Craig Dows seems to be getting the hang of golf in Thailand and registered his second win in a row, the win was all the more meritorious for Craig as it was his first time playing this tricky course. Second place went to Robby Watts a stroke back with Geoff Cox rounding out the scoring.

Near pins went to Jimmy Carr, Robby Watts, Craig Dows, and Michael Brett.

As it was the last game of the month it was time to find golfer of the month and we didn’t have to look too far with Robby Watts making it three in a row. Last month

Friday, October 2nd Khao Kheow A & B Stableford

A group of Bunker Boys at Subhapruek.

Robby won by the biggest margin ever, this month won by the lowest total ever, a poor reflection on the rest of the group. Robby returns to Melbourne soon so surely we will have a new winner next time around.

Wednesday, Oct. 2nd Subhapruek Golf Course Stableford 1st Robby Watts (8) 34 points 2nd Craig Dows (7) 32 points 3rd Les Cobban (7) 26 points Near pins: Jimmy Carr, Les Cobban, Craig Dows X 2.

For the first game of a new month, the Bunker Boys decided to go off script and cancel our scheduled game at Pleasant Valley. Instead, we decided to venture forth a bit further than normal to South Bangkok to play the

Subhapruek course which turned out to be a good choice. Despite being a highquality course Suhapruek was virtually empty, we only saw two other groups all day.

As it was damp underfoot we decided from the outset to play pick, clean, and place which was a wise decision as there were plenty of mud balls. The course played particularly long with no run, many second shots on par fours required a three wood or long iron to reach the green, even the par fives were difficult to hit with the third shot.

Having won golfer of the month three times in a row Robby Watts was always going to be in contention and took first place with thirty-four points. Craig Dows now seems to have

come to grips with local conditions and took second place with thirty-two. Les Cobban was a distant third with twenty-six. Near pins went to Les and Jimmy, with Craig taking two.

With the success of this venture, it was suggested that in order to break up the routine a bit we leave one

1st Michael Brett (14) 38 points 2nd Robby Watts (8) 34 points 3rd Jimmy Carr (16) 33 points Near pins: Myke Thomas, Craig Dows, & Robby Watts Khao Kheow was the venue for the last game of the week. A package deal of thirteen hundred baht all in meant that everybody took a cart today. Other courses would do well to take note and offer carts at a more reasonable rate instead of leaving them parked and not generating any income. We teed off under grey skies with the occasional rattle of

thunder in the distance. By the time we had completed the sixth hole the siren sounded so we retreated to the shelter just as it was about to bucket down. A real cracker of a storm with thunder, lightning, and torrential rain meant a delay of about one hour. Despite the rain, the course held up remarkably well, but it was still necessary to use the pick, clean, and place rule. Because of the rain, all the groups on the course bunched up so the remainder of the play was slow.

Having had a horror day on Wednesday at Subhapruek with an embarrassingly low score, today Michael Brett found some kind of game to register a win with thirty-eight points. Robby Watts took second with thirty-four, and Jimmy Carr closed out the winner’s circle with thirty-three. Near pins went to Robby Watts, Craig Dows, and visitor for a day Myke Thomas.

Marquez secures 8th world title with Thailand Grand Prix win

Kissy is never too far from the chocolates PSC Golf from the Growling Swan

Spain’s rider Marc Marquez of the Repsol Honda Team rides during final round Thailand’s MotoGP at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thur. 3 Oct. Greenwood G.C. Stableford Playing C & B from the Yellow Tees PRH Grey.

With only seven golfers we headed out to take on Greenwood GC, in my opinion a good course that from time to time is priced perfectly for us. It would have to be the quietest that I have seen a course here in Pattaya. I think that our seven was the biggest group that they had had for the day.

Amazingly as quiet as it is, courses will still put prices up next month stating the fictitious “High Season”.

The course as always was in good condition other than the fact that the greens had been cored. Not being the greatest of golfers it took me too long to get used to the

Associated Press

From L to R: Mashi, Rod & the day’s winner Keith Buchanan.

greens and my game found yet another way to suffer.

Well it was Keith Buchanan that returned with a very good score of 41 points to take out the day’s event.

Back at Bogey’s we welcomed back Robert Cross, and fortunate for us we had no farewells we can do without them at this time of the year.

D-For was on a day off.

RDO.

Winners from Greenwood GC. 1st Keith Buchan (13) 41 pts.

2nd Bill Steinmann (11) 35 pts.

3rd Alex Field (17) 31 pts.

Near the pin: C6. Robert Cross B2. Keith Buchanan B5. Robert Cross Long first putt: C9. Bill Steinmann.

B9. Steve Younger.

Buriram, Thailand (AP) — Marc Marquez of Spain passed Fabio Quartararo of France on the last lap to win the Thailand Grand Prix and clinch his eighth MotoGP world title at the Chang International Circuit on Sunday.

In a typically inspired performance the defending champion chased down the Frenchman but left his decisive move until just before the end.

“I planned from the start of the weekend to win the race, not worrying about winning the championship or the battle between me and (Andrea) Dovizioso. My target was to try to find the best way to win the race,” said the 26-year-old who also produced a late burst to win the same race last year.

It was a stunning performance by the Spaniard who crashed on both Friday and Saturday. It was Marquez’s ninth win of the season, which propelled him to his eighth world title with a total of 325 points, putting him beyond Dovizioso’s reach at 215 points with four races remaining this season.

“Fabio was really fast in most parts of the race. I wasn’t able to grab the lead in the middle of the race. I caught up in the last lap and took it from there. It’s been an amazing year. It’s now time for me to enjoy and celebrate the eighth title,” added Marquez who has won titles in 2010, 2012-14, 2016-19.

In another dominating year, Marquez has finished on the podium 14 times in 2019.

The 20-year-old rookie

Quartaroro, the youngest to secure four pole positions in a season including Sunday’s race, appeared to be on his way to a maiden victory before the late charge from Marquez.

“I can’t say anything except that I’m so proud of the work of my team and myself. I couldn’t be happier as I fought until the last corner. I already tried everything. If I didn’t try to make a move in the last corner, I would have gone up unhappy. My time will come,” said the French rider who had to settle for second for the third time this year.

He finished in a time of 39 minutes and 36.394 seconds with Maverick Vinales of Spain third just over a second behind. Dovizioso just missed out on a podium finish in fourth.

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170th PSC Member’s Tournament says goodbye to Dave

Dave receives a plaque from PSC President Peter Malhotra to thank him for his 25 years’ contribution to golf in Pattaya.

Dave with good friends Clive Robinson, Dick Warberg & Bernie Tuppin.

Winners with 46pts – Mashi Kaneta & Patrick Poussier.

Thursday 19th September Eastern Star 170th PSC Member’s Tournament This month’s PSC golf tournament had a difference!

Originally scheduled for the 12th Sept, Jack received a message from an unrecognised number back at the beginning of August; later to discover it was from an old playing partner of his, Clive Robinson. He gave Jack the heads up that Dave Richardson was leaving Pattaya for good and suggested that the PSC might like to organize a “thank you” golf day. Clive agreed to put the word out but the event had to be moved back a week as a number of prospective players were in Hua Hin, including Clive. Hence the change of date.

It was special as it was an appreciation for Dave Richardson and his 25+ years of support for PSC. Jack remembers Dave

Tim with runners-up with 44pts – Mick Beresford & Eddie Beilby.

Third place on c/b with 43pts – Stan Rees & Paul Davis.

well at the Cafe Kornberg when he first came here in the late 90’s. The PSC Office was right next door, when the regular mode of transport to the courses was a baht-bus, which was always a bit of an experience, especially when it rained.

For the third PSC tournament in row, everyone who signed up, turned up; so many congratulations to all our players for that. This time an excellent turnout of 40 players to be met as usual

remained that way until about the last two groups, when a light drizzle started and a few claps of thunder were heard in the distance. The rain unfortunately got heavier as the rounds progressed; however, the lightning stayed away and everyone completed the course.

The presentation was at Cafe Kronborg where Dave had run golf for 25 years.

After all had arrived and relaxed it was time for the winner’s presentation.

by Jack, the regular starter for the day, with Tim and Nigel taking charge of registration so efficiently under the watchful eye of the man himself, for on the reception desk was a photo of Dave.

Overnight there had been some heavy rain, so no carts were allowed on the course and clean, lift and place through the green were the added rules for the PSC 2BB event. We started 10 minutes ahead of schedule at about 10.30, under cool cloudy conditions which

Nigel called order and reminded everyone that this was Dave’s Day and he appreciated all who took part.

Nigel then introduced Golf Chairman Jack who outlined PSC future events, including the Club Championships at Burapha in January and although not a PSC event, The Poppy Day Tournament, a 2 Person Scramble at Bangpra on Thursday 31st Oct. Full details to be released shortly.

It was a memorable day that even the rain could not dampen.

Back to Dave – Nigel introduced Peter Malhotra – President and Founding member of PSC who noted Dave’s major contribution to the success of PSC that was formed some 40 years ago.

Peter made a presentation of a memento marking PSC’s appreciation of his support for PSC. He then announced the current Elective Committee has awarded Dave Richardson an Honorary Membership.

Near pins: (Below 17hcp) 3 6 133 Martin Kempton, 6 Martin Kempton, 13 Jan Meuller, and 17 Paddy Deveuex.

(17+hcp) 3 John Feeney, 6 Tom Baigent, 13 Stuart Banks, and 17 Eddie Beilby.

Tournament Results: 1st Mashi Kaneta (16) & Patrick Poussler (25) 46pts 2nd Eddie Beilby (18) & Mick Beresford (12) 44pts 3rd Paul Davis (31) & Stan Rees (25) 43pts c/b 4th Martin Kempton (11) & Dennis Steel (18) 43pts c/b

Oakes tames Chatrium Soi Dao

Wirachi Chakumrod (Wim) presents first prize to winner Tony Oakes.

Tim Knight, PSC Vice President Twelve members, nine partners and six children ventured up to Chatrium Soi Dao golf resort for a two day tournament. It was great to see the wives and children enjoy the trip. From the moment we were met at reception by the ever smiling Ann and the hotel staff until we left on Wednesday. We were treated

Eddie Beilby and Tony Oakes are ready to tee off.

like royalty by all staff.

PSC Treasurer John Player and I met with the hotel manager Wirachi Chakumrod (Wim) to discuss future cooperation between PSC and Soi Dao. I am happy to announce that in the near future we will be able to announce an ongoing stay and play deal for PSC members which will be better than can be obtained anywhere else. Wim has also

guaranteed to be a major sponsor for our next Charity Classic. Thank you Wim! Tim then invited manager Wim to present the prizes to the overall winners.

We played from the yellow tees and had lift, clean and place. The course was in fantastic condition, although as we were following a tournament some of the pin placements were very tricky.

Soi Dao would have to be

Twelve members ventured up to Chatrium Soi Dao golf resort for a two day tournament.

one of the best courses in Thailand.

Results: Day 1 1. Eddie Beilby 38 2. Wayne Cotterell 35 3. John Player 34 4. Brendan Cope 33 Day 2 1. Barry Copestake 37 2. Peter Terry 36 3. John Player 34 c/b 4. Bob Mattes 34 Near pins: Barry Copestake,

Chaten Patel, Wayne Cotterell and Brendan Cope 2.

Second overall was Chaten Patel with scores of 35/41 75, which included a par front nine on day two. Winner overall was Tony Oakes with scores of a fantastic first day of 42/34 76 Well done to you both. It was pleasing to see nine out of twelve players received prizes Many thanks to golf chairman Jack for organizing this

trip and to John for his help on tour.

I would like to recommend Soi Dao as a great stay and play trip and can guarantee on production of your PSC card Wim and all staff will look after you. Another reason to be a member of PSC. We are going to make this an annual trip and hope more members and families will join us for a great few days at a fantastic resort

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Communities reach out to children with special needs on Lions Service Day

Banglamung District Chief Amnart Charoensri presents scholarships to the pretty dancers.

Banglamung District Chief Amnart Charoensri and Amnuay Horburapha, President of the Lions Club of Pattaya, with Nongprue Mayor Dr. Mai Chaiyanit and Jamnien Chaiyanit, Chairwoman of Nongprue Municipal Women’s Development Group pose for a photograph with members of the Lions Club of Pattaya.

Representatives of the local community make a donation for children’s scholarships.

Jetsada Homklin Scholarships and daily necessities were donated to families with special-needs children on Lions World Service Day in Pattaya.

Banglamung District Chief Amnart Charoensri and Amnuay Horburapha,

President of the Lions Club of Pattaya, together with Nongprue Mayor Dr. Mai Chaiyanit and Jamnien Chaiyanit, Chairwoman of Nongprue Municipal Women’s Development Group presided over the Oct. 8 event at the Pattaya Shooting & Adventure Park in Huay Yai.

Women’s Development Group of Nongprue donate 5000 baht.

Mr. Wolfgang donates 10,000 baht.

Lions Club of Pattaya Nongprue donate 5000 baht.

Members of the community and service clubs including Lion Clubs, Red Cross Society Banglamung Branch, Pattaya Sports Club Association, Nongprue Women’s Development Group and YWCA were on hand to make their generous contributions.

Amongst the many donations made on that day, Peter Malhotra, President of the Pattaya Sports Club together with Noi Emmerson, Chairwoman of the Social Welfare Committee, and Ingkarat Chaimongkon presented a donation of 20,000 baht in scholarships for the children with special needs.

Lions World Service Day is commemorated on Oct. 8 around the world with clubs performing charity works

The Pattaya Sports Club donates 20,000 baht.

and other projects to benefit society or the environment.

In Chonburi, clubs have focused on helping the poor and disabled. Lions Clubs and other public-service groups came together this year to fund scholarships and the purchase of necessities for families with special-needs children.

The event also featured stage performances from Redemptorist School students, booths offering food, eye exams, medical and dental checks and foot massages. Advisors also were available to offer parents caregiving advice and support.

Jamnien Chaiyanit presents a scholarship to a very happy boy.

Kind-hearted residents brought Thai language Holy Bibles for distribution.

Red Cross Society Banglamung Branch make a donation.

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Rotary Charity Golf Tournament HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Trophy to be awarded to the winner of the 1st Rotary Club of Phoenix Pattaya Charity Golf Tournament. The tournament will be held on 1 November 2019 at the Phoenix Gold Golf & Country Club. Registration at 10am and Tee-off at 12.30pm. The cost per golfer is 3900 baht including caddy and cart. All proceeds to benefit the Child Protection and Development Center CPDC), Take Care Kids Foundation and the German Aid Association Thailand e.V. (Deutscher Hilfe Verein e.V.). The Gala Dinner and prizes presentation will be held at the Renaissance Pattaya Resort & Spa commencing at 6.30pm. The cost is 1600 baht per person includes an international barb-que, drinks and entertainment. All golfers and guests are invited to attend. To reserve a place in the tournament and for the gala dinner, please contact: President Dieter Barth. Tel. 080 014 2776 Email: dieter.barth@rotaryphoenix-pattaya.org

Associations & Clubs The next meeting of Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) will be held on Sunday, October 20 &27. 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.

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The Eastern Seaboard Businessmen’s Dinner is a monthly event taking place 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 Rotary Club of Pattaya (Thai-English) meets at the Royal Cliff Grand Hotel on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month. Meetings begin at 19.00 hrs. President Stephen Devereux Email: stevecarlow@gmail.com Rotary Club Phönix Pattaya (German) meets every Tuesday at the Holiday Inn Pattaya at 19.00 hrs.

President Dieter Barth Email: dieter.barth@rotary-phoenix-pattaya.org 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 Joachim Klemm Email: jo.klemm53@ gmail.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 Dieter Reigber Email: dieter.reigber@t-online.de 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. Michel Roche Président Email: mmproche@gmail.com

Christmas 2019 PILC Christmas Market 2019. The Pattaya International Ladies Club will hold its annual Christmas Market on Sunday, the 17th of November 2019 at the Holiday Inn Pattaya Ballroom. PILC Christmas Market tables are priced at 2,800 Baht for one (1) table. Included in the charge is a table (size 0.90 x 1.80 x 0.75 meters), a tablecloth, electricity and 2 chairs for attendants. Additionally, we are offering two (2) adjacent tables at the special price of 5,000 Baht. To reserve your space, please complete and submit the enclosed Vendor Registration form and email it to Jayne Jouai Email: specialeventspilc @gmail.com

Community Services 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 080 563 0232. 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.

9.00 a.m. meetings every day at Satree Pattana Centre on Soi Skaw Beach off Second Road. Call 080 563 0232.

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.

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

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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 Overeaters Anonymous The ‘Up to You’ group meets Wednesdays 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the housing area just behind Pan Restaurant in Jomtien on Thappraya Road.

Call Steve at 038-364-207(h) or 089-250-1359 (cell) for directions or more information.

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.banchang vfwpost12146.org.

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.

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.

Dining & Entertainment 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; Continued on page 27

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Mary had a little lamb …

How would Pattaya Mail’s readers fancy a lamb curry which takes three days preparation, three years’ experience in the Sahara desert, and can be enjoyed right here in Jomtien for B. 350? The queue starts at Yupins Restaurant in Jomtien Complex.

The story of this particular lamb curry comes from a man who has years of experience in the food industry and who has passed on the recipe to Mrs. Yupin. And I can tell you that she follows the ingredients to the last gram and the daily schedule to

the last minute. This is no stir fry with Uncle Amar’s “genuine” stir-fry chilli sauce.

Yupin’s sauce for their lamb curry contains sultanas, raisins and cranberries, as well as the ingredients for the sauce itself, where coconut cream and ground chilli feature, as well as a home-cooked ghee (an important part of Indian dishes). Other items in the lamb curry include mango chutney using three different types of mango to get the best consistency. Add in yoghurt and cucumber raita. Yes, three days of preparation.

We tried the lamb curry on four different palates, including one who was afraid of chilli, another diner being a Thai and a sixteen year old young woman, and finally an ethnic Indian from northern India.

understands that not everyone reads or speaks English.

The dishes are not expensive, for example a Chicken Supreme features chicken breast stuffed with cheddar cheese in a white wine and cream sauce for only B. 375.

Indian lamb curry received the highest commendation.

Yupin’s Fish & Chips are among the best in town.

Sizzling prawns in garlic butter was simply delicious.

The final result was a universal highest commendation, even from the one who was afraid of spiciness. The lamb fillet meat was tender (after three days no wonder).

The taste was unmistakably Indian but sweet and at the same time spicy but not harsh.

You deserve it to yourself to try this dish. The consensus from the Dining Out team was an emphatic “must go!”

The menu is photographic, at long last a restaurant that

Several pages of Thai dishes also ensures that Thai partners are also well catered for.

A good selection of wines has its own page and most are around B. 1,100.

The restaurant is not very large and ‘comfy’ is probably the best description.

The staff are pleasant and welcoming. Tables are large, chairs are comfortable and the décor is best described as eclectic with Viennese face masks, interspersed

with a rogues gallery of patron’s photographs and 3D dried flower arrangements and colorful triptychs.

As I said, eclectic. Yupins is not difficult to find in the lower end of Thappraya Road, inside the Jomtien Complex, that large center that was somebody’s dream about 20 years ago, after years of dereliction, now a bustling combination of restaurants and bars of all persuasions. In some ways, Yupins is a wonderful oasis.

On street parking next to the TMB bank building on the

opposite side of the road.

Yupins, 413/42 Jomtien Complex, Thappraya Road.

Parking inside the complex, or plenty street-side (best suggestion). Be aware that the top end of Thappraya is a favorite spot for police check points. For those who travel with GPS, the coordinates are 12.901719, 100.869066 (not that you really need coordinates to find Thappraya Road). Open six days 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. closed Wednesday. www. yupins.com, telephone 038 250 394 (best to book).

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From page 25 Wednesday – Duck buffet; Thursday – German buffet with roasted pig; Friday – Asian Delights buffet; Saturday – international buffet; Sunday – Steak & Skewers buffet. The buffet starts from 6 p.m., runs until 9 p.m. All this for just 499 baht net per adult. Children under 12 years eat for Free! (From 1 June – 31 October (Kids under 4-years old eat free).

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.

Indian Lamb Curry at Yupins. Lamb fillets and leg, homemade ghee and fresh home ground pices.Spicy sauce includes sultanas, raisins and cranberries Served with popadom, roti, homemade mango chutney and cucumber raita. An Amazing Experience! Only 350 baht.

For reservations, call 038 250394 or visit website: www.yupins.com edge restaurant, Hilton Pattaya invites you to discover a unique ‘7 Days 7

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Themes’ lunch buffet, the well-known lunch concept featuring a variety of favorite selections and some of the world-famous dishes served with a panoramic view of Pattaya bay. Monday ‘Smokehouse Grill’ at THB 580 net. Tuesday ‘Mediterranean Classics’ at THB 580 net. Wednesday ‘Burgers, Sandwiches & Salads’ at THB 580 net. Thursday ‘Hawker Highlights’ at THB 580 net. Friday ‘Beachfront Seafood Grill’ at THB 650 net.

Saturday ‘Wok and Roll’ at THB 650 net. Sunday ‘Edge Sunday Brunch’ at THB 1,500 net.

Crispy Chicken Bucket at Hooters. Hooters is celebrating their 36th anniversary by welcoming another tasty sensation to their menu; The Crispy Chicken Bucket. A variety of Thai infused dipping sauces that match perfectly with the Crispy Chicken Buckets.

Flavours such as Tom Yum, Jim Jeaw and Sri Racha together with the old American classic favourites. A half chicken (10 pieces) for 349 Baht or whole chicken (20 pieces) for 599 Baht. Available in their Bangkok and Pattaya stores. Website: www.hootersasia.com

Education Regents International School Pattaya will be hosting an open evening for all students and families interested in learning more about the iGCSE options, the IB Diploma Programme and university applications on Tuesday 29 October. Regents’ specialist teachers will be in their classrooms from 5pm-7pm ready to give demonstrations and answer questions about their individual courses and subject areas. Regents University counsellor will be also be available in the IB Suite to answer any questions or give advice on course selections and future university plans. There will be two key presentations in the Regents Round House: 5pm – IGCSE information and course options 5.45pm – IB Diploma Programme information and course options. The evening is targeted to Year 9 and Year 11 families, but all are welcome to join the evening.

Families will leave with specific information on the programs, courses, and process so that they can make the best decisions for their children’s education. Tel. +66 (0) 38 418 777 – Email: info@regents-pattaya.co.th – Website: www.regentspattaya.co.th

Events

Tom Kha Gai a la Sopa This soup recipe was from a simple country girl who went to work for a restaurateur. He found that her soup was better than his!

The recipe relies on the proportions of each and the thick coconut milk. There is a small “catch” in the back of the throat attests to the chili content, but the coconut milk smooths this out. The lack of bones in the chicken pieces elevates this soup from peasant fare.

Ingredients Sliced chicken breast fillet Tom Kha paste (Lobo) Coconut milk (cream) Lemongrass cut into 1 cm pieces Lemon or lime juice Chili (chopped, no seeds) Fish sauce Sugar Lime leaves Water Straw mushrooms (whole, canned) Coriander (fresh, shredded)

Serves 4 500 gms 1 packet 600 ml 1 small stick 10 ml 2 medium 50 ml 3 tspns 1 1 cup 50 gm 1 tbspn

Cooking Method Put coconut milk and Tom Kha paste into a pot and bring to the boil – about 2 minutes.

Add chicken breast pieces and bring to the boil again over a medium heat – about 5 minutes.

Add the rest of the ingredients, other than the coriander, and boil for another 2 minutes over medium heat.

This can be served immediately, if in a hurry, or allowed to simmer for a while to enhance the spiciness.

Sprinkle the coriander over the soup just before serving.

Pattaya Classical Guitar Festival & Competition 2019 will be held on Sunday 27 October 2019 in the Orchid Room of the Siam Bayshore Pattaya. The festival organized by the Thailand Guitar Society and the Siam Bayshore Pattaya is held annually in Pattaya and is the only event of its kind

in Thailand. Contact: Tel. 038 428 678 Email: thailand guitarsociety@gmail.com web: https://thailandguitar society.weebly.com

Halloween in Pattaya Join Royal Cliff ’s “Transylvania Halloween Party at the Cliff” on Saturday, 2 November 2019 from 6:00 – 9: 00 p.m. at Panorama – Dramatic Atmosphere and experience a memorable night of non-stop family fun.

Inspired by the popular Hotel Transylvania animated film. Admission is only THB 300 for all hotel guests and THB 400 for outside guests.

Complimentary Halloween mocktail, photo op, fun facepainting, freaky wishing tree, hair-raising drink specials, exciting lucky draw, spooky tunes and lots of special Halloween goodies.

Exciting activities and electrifying entertainment lined up for the entire family. Seats are limited, so reserve your table now! If you are nonPattaya residents, we have great news! The hotel will also offer special discounts for families joining the party.

For more information, to book a table or accommodation with special rates, please call our Marketing Department at (+66) 38-250-421 Ext. 2878 or email creative@royalcliff.com

Halloween party on the Beach The Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya invites you to join them for a frightful evening on Thursday, 31st October 2019 to witness the scariest Halloween costume contest, live deadly entertainment shows, live spooky DJ

& a little monster’s disco.

Adult THB 1,299++ Kids 6-12 years THB 649++ Kids under 6 years eat for free. *Including free flow of soft drinks.

For more information or reservations, please call to reserve at (038) 714 981.

Hobbies 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.

Multi Chambers Networking The Multi Chambers Eastern Seaboard Networking hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (AMCHAM) in conjunction with the British, Australian, German, Mexican, Canadian, South African, Dutch and Belgian-Luxembourg chambers of commerce in Thailand will be held at the Holiday Inn Pattaya, Havana Bar on Friday Oct 18, 2019 from 18.00-21.00 hrs (Last drink served at 20.30 hrs.) Cost: Other Chamber Members: 500 THB (incl.

VAT) Non-Members: 1,000 THB (incl. VAT). For further queries on this event, please contact Kittie 02-254-1041 # 226 or Email: kittie@ amchamthailand.com

Seminars BCCT Half-Day Workshop on Market Research (English) Event details: Major demographics trends and the role market research in understanding what matters. 3 Demographic trends sessions.

Panel discussion: Best Practice to use market research to help clients do business in Thailand. Q&A. Date: Thursday 24th October 2019, Time: 2.00 – 5.00 pm (registration at 1.45 pm), Venue: Grand Centre Point Ploenchit, 100 Wireless Road, Bangkok. Cost: THB 2,000 for members and THB 2,500 for non-members. Price includes course materials and coffee break. Pre-registration is required. Booking: Email banthita @bccthai.com British Chamber of Commerce Thailand, 7th Floor, 208 Wireless Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Tel: +66 (0) 2651-5350-3 Fax: +66 (0) 2651-5354 Email: contact@bccthai.com

Shopping 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.

Sports Thailand Seniors Championship (ITF Grade A) returns to Pattaya on November 1622 2019. FITZ Club at the Royal Cliff Hotels Group will stage one of the world’s premier seniors’ tennis tournaments which is expected to bring in more than 250 top international players from 15 countries to compete for the prestigious ITF Championship title throughout the 7day event. For more information or to register for the ITF tournament, please visit For more information on the Royal Cliff Hotels Group and Fitz Club, please call; Tel: (66) 38 250 421 or visit: www. royalcliff.com and www. facebook.com/fitzclub

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VOL. XXVII No. 37

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