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CONTENTS COVER STORY 12 Voova Digital – Your Online Marketing Partner WHAT'S HAPPENING 16 Events Calendar Venues 18 Day-by-Day-Event's Calendar TRAVEL & ATTRACTIONS 36 Pattaya Attractions – Pattaya Fishing Park 38 Travel Thailand and Beyond – Hua Hin 65 Cartoon Network Amazone
65 Cartoon Network Amazone Dear Reader, Well it's my 2nd month in the saddle and things seem to be moving forward. This month we revisit Burapa and since for Thai schools its holiday time, unfortunately for us many of us still have to work. So what do you do with the kids? Many expats don't have the network of family they had back home to help out so we look at a few options to help you find things to do with your kids while you are at work.
SCHOOL & EDUCATION 40 Teaching English – by Mark Beales We are also getting more active with local events and would like to share them with 45 Book Reviews–Ben Reeves & Leonard H. Le Blanc lll you. This month we have Thai Veterans day, Crowne India/Belle Belle Restaurant FOOD & DRINK opening, Bizpaye day at Pattaya Fishing Park, and Hells Angels Charity fight night 28 Wine For Your Sign that raised 300,000 Baht for Hand to Hand. We also do a story on Hand to Hand 48 Dining Guide- MAY's Urban Thai Dine charity on page 67. If you have an event coming up, please let us know about it. We 51 Dining Review - Chez Yvette welcome feedback on our articles, we have made a lot of changes in the last month 53 Thai Food – Kaao Kaa Moo by Brian S. and we hope you will see an even better magazine than ever as we move forward. SCHOOL'S OUT! Don't forget to check out our events guide to see what is happening in Pattaya. We 64 How to Find a Great Nanny hope to see you out and about this month and maybe you will be in next months 65 Cartoon Network Amazone trader photos. 66 What to do with your kids? EXPAT LIVING 8-10 Pattaya In Photos 30 Thai Temples – by Brian S. 32 Architecture History – by Leonard H. Le Blanc lll 34 Up Your Soi – Neil Hutchinson 46 Bargain Hunter by Belinda Wilson 56 Spirit House - Brian S. 61 Going Fishing with Roger 97-105 Soduku/Crossword/Quiz 104 Short Story – All That Glistens – by Mike Bell 106 Fool in Paradise – Neil Hutchinson
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All Pattaya events and activities for You
Restaurants – Bars – Live Music – Concerts – Sport Events – Special Events – Holidays & Celebrations Add your event to our listings! Email: pattayatrader@pattayatrader.com
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WHERE TO FIND! LIVE MUSIC AND SHOWS
Alangkarn Theatre (variety show), Sukhumvit Road (at 155km marker), Na Jomtien. Open 6pm onwards Thursday-Tuesday. Tel: 038 256 000 or 038 825 6007, www.alangkarnthailand.com Alcazar Show (cabaret), Second Road, North Pattaya. Open 6pm onwards. Tel: 038 410 2247 Ankor Night Club & Lounge (nightclub), Walking Street Soi 16 Aqua Bar (nightclub), Mercure Hotel, Soi 16, behind The Avenue, South Pattaya Bamboo Bar (live band), South Pattaya Road (20m to the left of Walking Street sign) Blues Factory (live blues band), Soi Lucky Star, off Walking Street. Open 8.30pm. www.thebluesfactorypattaya.com Colosseum Show Pattaya (cabaret), Thepprasit Road. Open 6pm. Tel: 038 906 530, email: rsvn@ColosseumShowPattaya.com, www.ColosseumShowPattaya.com Differ Pub (nightclub), North Pattaya. www.differ-pub.com Dusit D2 Baraquda Pattaya (live band), Second Road, South Pattaya. Tel: 038 769 999, email: d2pa@dusit.com FLB (live band), Walking Street Flexx Club (nightclub), behind McDonald’s, southern end of Walking Street Hopf House (house band & Italian tenor), Beach Road (cnr Soi 13/1) Insomnia (nightclub), Walking Street. www.clubinsomniapattaya.com Jazz Pit (jazz music), Soi 5, off Second Road, North Pattaya. www.pic-kitchen.com Lima Lima (nightclub), Bali-Hai Pier end of Walking Street. Tel: 089 990 2447 Lucifer’s Disko (live band), Walking Street Malibu (cabaret), Second Road, cnr Soi 13/2 (Soi Post Office) Mixx Discotheque (nightclub), Bali-Hai Pier end of Walking Street. www.mixx-discotheque.com Garden Resort). Cross Colours Band starts 9pm. Tel: 038 370 616, email: reservation@thaigarden.com Play Club (nightclub), Soi Lucky Star, Walking Street. Open 10pm-6am every day Roija Gentleman’s Club (live music, soul), Thepprasit Soi 7, South Pattaya Rolling Stone 2 Bar (live rock n roll band), Walking Street, cnr Soi 16 The Pier (nightclub), Walking Street. Tel: 080 480 6661. Open
7:30pm to late The Rendezvous Resort, Lake Mabprachan Tiffany’s Show (cabaret), Second Road, North Pattaya. Open 6pm onwards. Tel: 038 421 700, www.tiffany-show.co.th Tony’s Entertainment Complex (live band), Walking Street. Tel: 038 425 795, www.tonydisco.com Utopia (live band), Soho Square, Walking Street
THE BIG GAME I-Rovers, Soi LK Metro, South Pattaya. Tel: 038 489 494, www.i-rovers.com. Jameson’s Irish Pub, Soi AR (Soi Sukrudee), Central Pattaya. Tel: 038 361 873, email: info@jamesons-pattaya.com, www.jamesons-pattaya.com Kilkenny Bar, Soi LK Metro, South Pattaya. Email: info@ kilkennypattaya.com, www.kilkennypataya.com Legends Pool & Sports Bar, Pattaya Klang (nr Third Road). www.legendspoolpattaya.com The Players Lounge, East Pattaya. www.theplayerslounge.asia Witherspoons, Soi Buakhow (nr Soi Lengkee), South Pattaya. Tel: 038 721 121, www.witherspoonspattaya.com
FOOD & DRINK Access Inn, Third Road, nr Soi Lengkee, www.accessinnpattaya.com Akvavit Grill & Bar, Jomtien Beach Road. Open 9:30pm to midnight. Tel: 038 233 672, www.akvavitjomtien.com Bruno’s Restaurant & Lounge Bar, Thappraya Road, Pattaya. Tel: 038 364 600, www.brunos-pattaya.com Dicey Reilly’s, Second Road, next to Royal Garden Plaza News Steaks & Grill, Thappraya Road, South Pattaya. Tel: 038 267 174, www.newssteaks.com Robin’s Nest Restaurant & Guesthouse, Soi Diana Inn. Tel: 038 720 194, www.robinsnestpattaya.com Tavern by the Sea, Beach Rd, North Pattaya Tel: 038 418 418 Wine Cellar, Naklua Soi 12, North Pattaya Tel: 038 226 054 or 080 204 5551
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Big C Cinema, Big C Shopping Mall, Second Road, North Pattaya Major Cineplex, The Avenue Mall, Second Road, South Pattaya. www.majorcineplex.com SF Cinema (6th Floor CentralFestival Shopping Mall), Central Pattaya. www.sfcinemacity.com
SOCIAL SCENE Anchor Coworking Space, Chaiyapruek Road. Tel: 038 231 540, www.anchorcoworking.com CouchSurfing, Triangle Bar, Soi Chaiyapoon, South Pattaya. www.couchsurfing.org Havana Bar, Hilton Hotel, Beach Road, South Pattaya Lions Club, Jomtien Branch, www.jomtienlions.org, email: jomtienlions@hotmail.com Momento Beach Club, Theprasit Soi 8, South Pattaya. Tel: 038 422 114, www.momentobeach.com Pattaya Expats Club, www.pattayaexpatsclub.info Pattaya City Expats Club, www.pattayacityexpatsclub.com Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard, Siam Bayshore Hotel, South Pattaya. www.rotary-es.org Rotary Club, Jomtien-Pattaya, Royal Cliff Beach Resort, Pratamnak Road. www.rotaryjomtienpattaya.org Royal British Legion, Tropical Bert’s Bar, Soi 6/1, Central Pattaya. Tel: 089 807 2335 or 038 361 887. Veterans of Foreign Wars, Soi Diana Inn, South Pattaya. www.vfwpost9876.com
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Hash House Harriers, PBH3 Bush Hash House Harriers www.pattayahash.com/pattayabush.html Hash House Harriers, PJMH3 Jungle Monkey Hash House Harriers www.pattayahash.com/monkey.html Hash House Harriers, PJH3 www.pattayajungle.com Lawn Bowls (indoor; for school-age and college children), Coco Club, behind Phoenix Golf, Baan Amphur. Sue: 087 1358357 Megabreak Pool, Soi Diana Inn, South Pattaya. Tel: 086 033 6617 Muay Thai, Pattaya Boxing World, Sukhumvit Road, North Pattaya. Tel: 038 726 203, www.pattayaboxingworld.com Nervous Wreck Bar, Soi Yamato (Soi 13/1), South Pattaya. Monday Quiz League and Wednesday League, pattayaquizleague@ hotmail.com Ocean Marina Yacht Club, Sukhumvit Hwy (km 157), Jomtien. Tel: 038 237 310, www.oceanmarinayachtclub.com Palmers Bar, Pattayaland Soi 2 (Soi 13/4), South Pattaya. Monday Quiz League, pattayaquizleague@hotmail.com Petanque, email: petanque.Th@gmail.com Planet Football, Soi Siam Country Club, Eastern Pattaya Tel: 038 248 212, www.pattayafootball.com Pole Dancing Classes, Tony’s Fitness Wong Amat Gym, Naklua Soi 16 Polo, Horsehoe Point, end of Soi Siam Country Club, East Pattaya. Tel: 081 835 2419, email: santithaipoloclub@yahoo.com Polo, Huay Yai. Tel: 02 663 045; 02 258 0194. www.poloescape.com Pool www.pattaya-funtown.com/pattaya_pool_league QueenVictoriaInn,Soi6,CentralPattaya.www.queenvicpattaya.com. Wednesday League, pattayaquizleague@hotmail.com Rest Stop, Soi Chaiyapoon, South Pattaya. Monday Quiz League and Wednesday League, pattayaquizleague@hotmail.com Royal Varuna Yacht Club, Pratamnak Rd, South Pattaya. Tel: 038 250 116, www.varuna.org Rugby (Touch), Horseshoe Point, next to Siam Country Club. Email: pjcrouch@hotmail.com Seafari Dive Center, Soi 12, South Pattaya. www.seafari.co.th Shenanigans, Jomtien Complex, Thappraya Road, Jomtien. Open 11:00am until late every day. Tel: 038 303 490, www.shenanigansthailand.com Softball, pickup games at Thai Polo Club. Email: scrabbleking@ yahoo.com Tennis, (for children and teenagers 10-16 only) Ambassador City Tennis Courts, Jomtien The Londoner, Soi Post Office (soi 13/2), South Pattaya. Monday Quiz League and Wednesday League, pattayaquizleague@ hotmail.com The Ranch, Third Road (opp. The Village), South Pattaya. Monday Quiz League, pattayaquizleague@hotmail.com The Sportsman Pub, Beach Road Soi 13, South Pattaya. www.sportsmanpub.com, Tel: 038 710 609 Yoga, Balaji Studio, Soi South Pattaya 24. Tel: 089 748 6204, www.balajiyoga.com
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Archery Club, Pattaya Shooting Park, Huay Yai. www.pattayaarcheryclub.com Backgammon, B.G. House & Restaurant, Thepprasit Road, South Pattaya. Tel: 081 664 9085, www.blot.asia Bira Circuit, www.bira.co.th Bridge Club, Altos Restaurant, Thappraya Road (nr overpass) Cheers Bar, Pattayaland Soi 2 (Soi 13/4), South Pattaya. Monday Quiz League and Wednesday League, pattayaquizleague@hotmail.com Chess Club, Brauhaus Restaurant, Second Road between Soi 7 & 8 Cricket Club, Horseshoe Point. Email: pattayacricketclub@gmail.com Darts, www.pattayadarts.com Hash House Harriers, PH3 www.pattayah3.com
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International Variety Breakfast Where: Cucumber Pub & Restaurant International Variety Breakfast including coffee or tea start from 150 THB to 230 THB Time: from 10am
Bira Bike Day Where: Bira Circuit Motorbike practice. Time: from noon
International Variety Breakfast Where: Cucumber Pub & Restaurant International Variety Breakfast including coffee or tea start from 150 THB to 230 THB Time: from 10am
SPORTS AND LEISURE
Cheese burger Monday Where: Dicey Reilly's Cheese burger with a pint of Chang for 199THB Time: from 10am Draft Beer Promotion Where: Witherspoons Pub Magners 160THB, Heineken 95THB, Guinness 150THB, Old Speckled Hen 155THB. Time: from 2pm Happy Mondays Where: News Steak & Grill Buy one meal from the regular menu, get another of equal or lesser value free of charge Time: from 6pm Happy Go Lucky Where: Latitude Lounge and Infiniti forensics, Sheraton Pattaya Resort Buy 1 Free 1 (choice of drinks in the list). Time: from 5pm
Pattaya Bridge Club Where: Altos Restaurant Time: from 1pm Game Night Where: Aqua Bar, Mercure Hotel Darts, table football and pool. Buy one beer, get one free. Time: from 5pm Six-a-Side Football Where: Planet Football, Soi Siam Country Club Time: from 6.30pm Zumba, Jazz, Hip Hop Classes Where: Tony's Fitness Center (3rd Road) Time: from 7.30pm to 8.30pm Pub Quiz Where: Shenanigan's Time: from 8pm Monday Quiz League Fixtures list available by email: pattayaquizleague@ hotmail.com Time: from 8.30pm
Pizza & Pasta Buffet Where: Thai Garden Resort Poolside Great buffet for 399THB omly Time: from 6pm to 9pm
8-ball Pool League 12 Pattaya bars playing on a home/away basis. www. pattaya-funtown.com/ pattaya_pool_league Time: from 8.30pm
Themed Buffet Where: Tavern By The Sea Different theme every night Time: from 6.30pm
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iBar Hip Hop Party Club Insomnia (in the middle of Walking street) 7pm Monday Night Party Where: Mixx Discotheque (Bali Hai Pier) Time: from 8pm
Pizza Tuesday Where: Havana Bar, Holiday Inn Hotel 279THB for signature pizza Time: from noon Draft Beer Promotion Where: Witherspoons Pub Magners 160THB, Heineken 95THB, Guinness 150THB, Old Speckled Hen 155THB. Time: from 2pm Happy Go Lucky Where: Latitude Lounge and Infiniti forensics, Sheraton Pattaya Resort Buy 1 Free 1 (choice of drinks in the list). Time: from 5pm Wine & Tapas Evening Where: Witch's Oyster Bar & Restaurant Gorgeous variety of great wine and tapas. Time: from 6pm
Bira Car & Truck Day wher: Bira Circuit Car and truck practice. Time: from noon Pattaya Darts Double-In League Visit: www.pattayadarts.com Time: from noon Yoga Class Where: Tony's Fitness Center (3rd Road) Time: from 6pm to 7pm Expats 6-A-Side Football: Where: Planet Football, Soi Siam Country Club Time: from 6.30pm. Pattaya Chess Club Where: Brau Haus Everybody welcome. Lessons available. Boards and clocks provided. Time: from 6.30pm Ladies 9-ball handicap Where: Megabreak Pool Low entry fees and great prizes. Time: from 8.30pm
BBQ Buffet Where: Thai Garden Resort Poolside Great buffet for 399THB only Time: from 6pm to 9pm Buy 2 get 1 free on Cocktails Where: News Steak & Grill Special Cocktails Time: from 9pm Wine Night Promotion Where: Access Inn All bottles 999THB, all glasses 99THB. Buy one bottle and gent terrine, cheese or French Fries for
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EVERY WEDNESDAY FOOD AND DRINK International Variety Breakfast Where: Cucumber Pub & Restaurant International Variety Breakfast including coffee or tea start from 150 THB to 230 THB Time: from 10am Pizza Wednesday Where: Dicey Reilly's Pizza Margarita with a glass of wine 299THB Time: from 10am Wednesday Special Where: Robin’s Nest Enjoy your 200gm Burger, Chips & San Miguel Light 150 baht every Wednesday Time: from noon Draft Beer Promotion Where: Witherspoons Pub Magners 160THB, Heineken 95THB, Guinness 150THB, Old Speckled Hen 155THB. Time: from 2pm Happy Go Lucky Where: Latitude Lounge and Infiniti forensics Sheraton Pattaya Resort Buy 1 Free 1 (choice of drinks in the list). Time: from 5pm Thai Contemporary Night Where: Oceana Restaurant, Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Enjoy a selection of traditional Thai dishes such as som tum, tom yum goong, choo chee curry, pad Thai and the Essan grilled specialties and Thai contemporary dance. 800THB per person. Beverages not included. Time: from 6pm Multi-Cuisine Buffet Where: Thai Garden Resort Poolside Enjoy live music and www.pattayatrader.com
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SPORTS AND LEISURE Pattaya Bridge Club Where: Altos Restaurant Time: from 1pm 10-ball handicap Where: Megabreak Pool Low entry fees and great prizes. Time: from 4pm Six-a-Side Football Where: Planet Football, Soi Siam Country Club New players and spectators are welcome! Time: from 5pm Spinning Class Where: Tony's Fitness Center (3rd Road) Time: from 6pm to 7pm Polyglot Club Where: Anchor Coworking Space, Chaiyapruek Rd. Language exchange club. Free and open to all. Time: from 7pm Bingo Night Where: The Bondi Jomtien Beach Three games of one line, then two lines, then Full House! First two games in English and Thai but last game in Thai only, so bring along your Thai friends or choose your favourite waiter to help! Nine prizes of vouchers for the Bondi or local venues, bottles of alcohol and the chance to win the rollover Jackpot! When you pay the bill, you also have a chance to win the money in "Crack the Safe" game. Time: from 9pm
MUSIC AND SHOWS Bodega Fever Where: Pullman Pattaya Hotel G Featuring Lorenzo Santos. Enjoy live music and Tapas and free flow wine or draught beer for 899THB Time: from 7pm to 10pm Charity Concert for Banglamung Elderly Home Where: Da Claudio Restuarant, Jomtien Plaza Featuring Dutch Baritone Ronald Willemsen. Time: from 8pm Don't stop the party! Where: Mixx Discotheque DON'T STOP THE PARTY WITH DJ ANDY P , DJ V , DJ CHAMPION , DJ JIMMY Time: from 10pm
SOCIAL EVENTS Motor auction Where: Collingbourne Auctioneers Motorbikes and cars! Don't miss the best deal! Time: from 4pm to 6pm Rotary Club of JomtienPattaya meeting Where: Royal Cliff Beach Resort Time: from 6.30pm
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EVERY THURSDAY FOOD AND DRINK International Variety Breakfast Where: Cucumber Pub & Restaurant International Variety Breakfast including coffee or tea start from 150 THB to 230 THB Time: from 10am Draft Beer Promotion Where: Witherspoons Pub Magners 160THB, Heineken 95THB, Guinness 150THB, Old Speckled Hen 155THB. Time: from 2pm Happy Go Lucky Where: Latitude Lounge and Infiniti forensics, Sheraton Pattaya Resort Buy 1 Free 1 (choice of drinks in the list). Time: from 5pm Sangria Night Where: Aqua Bar, Mercure Hotel Sangria only 150THB per glass. Buy one, get one free. Time: from 5pm Ladies Cocktail Night Where: Breeze Beach club, Centara Grand Pratumnak Only 250 Baht for Free flow cocktails. Hang out by the beach with your girlfriends and enjoy the "breeze". And for the gentlemen all local
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beers only 100 Baht Time: from 5pm to 10pm Pasta evening Where: Havana Bar, Holiday Inn Hotel Live music. Pasta and glass of wine for 450THB. Time: from 5pm German Buffet with Roasted Pig Where: Thai Garden Resort Poolside Enjoy live music and delicious cuisine for 399THB only. Different theme every night. Time: from 6pm to 9pm Buy 2 get 1 free Where: News Steak & Grill Special cocktails Time: from 9pm
SPORTS AND LEISURE Pattaya Archery Club Where: Pattaya Shooting Park, Huay Yai All welcome; equipment and coaching provided. For more information visit the website: www.pattayaarcheryclub. com Time: from 10am to noon Pole Dancing Class Where: Tony's Fitness Center (3rd Road) Free for members. 99 THB
per class for non-members. Time: from 5pm to 6pm Pattaya Panthers and Panties (mixed) Touch Rugby Where: Horseshoe Point, Soi Siam Country Club New players always welcome. For more information, contact Paul Crouch: pjcrouch@hotmail. com Time: from 7pm
SOCIAL EVENTS Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard meeting Where: Siam Bayshore Pattaya Hotel http://www.rotary-es.org/ rotary-new/index.html Time: from 6pm
MUSIC AND SHOWS Latino Thursday Where: Sunset Lounge Bar, Baraquda D2 Hotel Featuring Lorenzo Santos Time: from 5pm Thursday Night Where: Mixx Discotheque DJ DOMINATION (WINNER BEST DJ IN ASIA, WINNER BEST VIDEO DJ IN THE WORLD!) DJ EDDIE PAY (FROM PAY & WHITE ,OFFICIAL FASHIONTV DJ DUO) + MIXX DJs TEAM Time: Happy Hours from 10pm to 12 am - buy 1 get 1 free
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Mojito Night Where: Aqua Bar, Mercure Hotel Mojitos only 150THB, buy one get one free. Time: from 5pm Thai Buffet Where: Thai Garden Resort Poolside Enjoy live music and delicious cuisine for 399THB only. Different theme every night. Time: from 6pm to 9pm Seafood Evening Where: Havana Bar, Holiday Inn Enjoy live music and Seafood platter for 1200THB. Time: from 5pm
International Variety Breakfast Where: Cucumber Pub & Restaurant International Variety Breakfast including coffee or tea start from 150 THB to 230 THB Time: from 10am Irish Party Where: Murphy's Law Free food and shooters. Pattaya United Football supporters meet. Every Friday Time: from noon Draft Beer Promotion Where: Witherspoons Pub Magners 160THB, Heineken 95THB, Guinness 150THB, Old Speckled Hen 155THB. Time: from 2pm Happy Go Lucky Where: Latitude Lounge and Infiniti forensics, Sheraton Pattaya Resort Buy 1 Free 1 (choice of drinks in the list). Time: from 5pm
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Ladies Night Where: Access Inn Come with your friend and BUY 1 BOTTLE AND YOU GET 1 FREE! Time: from 8pm
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MUSIC AND SHOWS Latino evening Where: Siam@Siam Hotel Featuring Lorenzo Santos Seafood buffet and free flow wine or draught beer for 799THB Time: from 6pm to 10pm William Strattan Touricks plays 60s/70s music Where: Shenanigans Time: from 7pm Funky Soul with John and Michael Where: Sunset Lounge, Dusit D2 Baraquda Enjoy these amazing performancers! Also Rooftop tapas & dinner served every night Time: from 5pm Mix Tape Where: Hard Rock Cafe A roster of four guest DJs play soulful funk Deck y sounds, deep house, tech and all manners of groovy tunes laced with rock & roll. Time: from 9pm
Pattaya Bridge Club Where: Altos Restaurant Time: from 1pm Six-a-Side Football Where: Planet Football, Soi Siam Country Club Time: from 6.30 pm Yoga Class Where: Tony's Fitness Wongamat Time: from 7pm to 8pm Fight Night Where: Pattaya Boxing World Real fights. No show! Tickets at door
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International Variety Breakfast Where: Cucumber Pub & Restaurant International Variety Breakfast including coffee or tea start from 150 THB to 230 THB Time: from 10am
International Tennis Players Academy Where: Ambassador City Tennis Courts For children and teenagers aged from 10-16 of intermediate level skill. Time: from 8.30am
Steak and Wine Where: Dicey Reilly's Get a free glass of wine or beer with a rib-eye or t-bone steak. Time: from 10am Super Saturday Specials Where: Robin’s Nest Heineken Pine 89 Baht Guinness Pine 160 Baht Tiger Light 59 Baht Time: from noon Draft Beer Promotion Where: Witherspoons Pub Magners 160THB, Heineken 95THB, Guinness 150THB, Old Speckled Hen 155THB. Time: from 2pm Happy Go Lucky Where: Latitude Lounge and Infiniti forensics, Sheraton Pattaya Resort Buy 1 Free 1 (choice of drinks in the list). Time: from 5pm International Buffet Where: Thai Garden Resort Poolside Enjoy live music and delicious cuisine for 399THB only. Time: from 6pm to 9pm Delicious Seafood Market Buffet Where: Elements Restaurant, Sheraton Pattaya Resort Best dinner for those who enjoy seafood. Price per person in 1299THB Time: from 6.30pm to 10pm
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Kiddy Kickers & Soccer School: Where: Planet Football, Soi Siam Country Club Time: from 9.00am. Pattaya Archery Club Where: Pattaya Shooting Park, Huay Yai All welcome; equipment and coaching provided. For more information visit the website: www.pattayaarcheryclub. com Time: from 10am Pattaya Cricket Club Practice Where: Horseshoe Point All welcome. For more information visit the website: www.pattayacricketclub. com Time: from 3pm
Inn Hotel Special Mojito cocktail for 159THB. Time: from 8pm Sax on the roof Where: Sunset Lounge, Dusit D2 Baraquda Featuring Aht Gunlayanukupt, Thai Kenny G. Rooftop tapas & dinner served every night. Time: from 5pm
SOCIAL EVENTS Auctions at Collingbourne Auction Where: Collingbourne Auctioneers, Soi Chaiyapruek General Sale auctions are held every Saturday at 11.30am at the auction rooms in Pattaya. Prior to the General Auction we have the Motor Auction at 11am; selling cars, bikes, boats, jetskiis, pick-up, trucks etc. On Wednesdays we sometimes have clearance and no reserve sales, where you can grab a bargain. Time: from 11.30am
MUSIC AND SHOWS Balearica Where: Momento Beach Club The best house music around in the coolest spot in Pattaya. With Marco VDB, Large DJ and Rich Mander on duty. Free entrance. Time: from 2pm Bodega Fever Where: Pullman Pattaya Hotel G Featuring Lorenzo Santos. Tapas and free flow wine or draught beer for 899THB. Time: from 7pm Latin Night Where: Havana Bar, Holiday
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Steaks and Skewers Buffet Where: Thai Garden Resort Poolside Enjoy live music and delicious cuisine for 399THB only. Different theme every night. Time: from 6pm to 9pm
SPORTS AND LEISURE
International Variety Breakfast Where: Cucumber Pub & Restaurant International Variety Breakfast including coffee or tea start from 150 THB to 230 THB Time: from 10am Carvery Buffet Where: Dicey Reilly's Special carvery buffet for 399THB. Time: from 10am
Pattaya Archery Club Where: Pattaya Shooting Park, Huay Yai All welcome; equipment and coaching provided. For more information visit the website: www.pattayaarcheryclub. com Time: from 10am to noon Pattaya Sports Club Softball Recreational pickup games Where: Thai Polo Club New players welcome. For more information, contact John: scrabbleking@yahoo. com Time: from noon
Sunday Calling Where: Momento Beach Club Djs and Barbecue at the swimming pool. 290THB for all you can eat. Time: from 2pm
Pattaya Cricket Club Practice Where: Horseshoe Point All welcome. For more information visit the website: www.pattayacricketclub. com Time: from 3pm
Draft Beer Promotion Where: Witherspoons Pub Magners 160THB, Heineken 95THB, Guinness 150THB, Old Speckled Hen 155THB. Time: from 2pm
9-ball handicap Where: Megabreak Pool Low entry fees and great prizes. Time: from 6pm
Happy Go Lucky @ Where: Latitude Lounge and Infiniti forensics, Sheraton Pattaya Resort Buy 1 Free 1 (choice of drinks in the list). Time: from 5pm
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William Strattan Touricks plays 60s/70s music Where: Shenanigans Time: from 7pm
SOCIAL EVENTS Pattaya City Expats Club Where: Tavern By The Sea Time: from 10.30am Pattaya Expats Club Where: Mercure Hotel Time: from 11.30am Royal British Legion Thailand meeting Where: Tropical Bert's Bar Time: from 2pm Werewolves Game Where: Anchor Coworking Space Rules will be explained by game master Kaizoku in just five minutes. Games designed for 10-15 players, last approximately 30 minutes and will be run in English. Time: from 7pm
MUSIC AND SHOW Acoustic by Yves Baron Where: Oceana Restaurant & Hotel Atrium Centara Pratamnak Time: from 6.30pm
PLEASE NOTE: All dates, times and details were correct at the time of publication. Pattaya Trader is not responsible for the postponement, cancellation or relocation of events.
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EVENTS OF MARCH MARCH, 8th
Concert in the Park The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra gives a generous gift to Pattaya!! A free outdoor concert of classical music favorites will be held from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Sunday, March 8th at Phornprapha Botanic Gardens near Siam Contry Club. Bring your blanket and picnic or purchase food at the concert. A donation to help cover promotional expenses is requested. Surplus funds will go to the HAND TO HAND FOUNDATION www.handtohandpattaya.com See details and map at www.pattayaclassicalmusic.com
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Superbike World Championship at Chang International Circuit Superbike World Championship at Chang International Circuit – 20th to 22nd March 2015 Dorna WSBK Organization and the International Federation of Motorcycling are glad to announce that a new circuit will enter the WSBK calendar in 2015.Chang International Circuit, Thailand, will host the eni FIM Superbike World Championship for the first time ever in the history of the competition, this 20-22 March 2015.
Prices: VIP 3000 Baht for 1 day 5000 Baht for 3 days. Grandstand 1500 Baht for 1 day 2000 Baht for 3 days. Side Stand 300 Baht for 1 day 500 baht for 3 days.
Pattaya International Music Festival This Annual free event brings musicians from all across asia to share their special brands of hip hop, rock, dance, and pop. This is a free outdoor event staged on Beach road in Pattaya with multiple stages and styles for everyone to join in.
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Wine For Your Sign Prepared in cooperation with Vivino and TotalLine Wine Use your birth year to discover your zodiac sign. Visit your sign’s page to learn your sipping personality, see which varietals you will love, get top recommendations, and use the compatibility chart when deciding on drinking company. Explore your sign and those of your friends and family...We wish you great happiness and great wine!
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You Rats prefer to travel light since you’re often on the go. Below you’ll find superb suggestions to complement your active style. Grape varieties that taste better at night (for your nocturnal side). Uncommon wines worth sniffing out. Not to mention top-shelf picks to pair with your favorite cheese.
Robust Oxen need robust flavors. Bring these bottles to any social gathering and you’ll be pulling more than your weight. Some may call you stubborn, but we’ve got ambitious blends to suit your headstrong side. Steer clear of blue labels and the Pigs at the party. Do look out for vintage years with the numbers 1 and 4, and grab luck by the horns!
FAVORITE REGIONAL STYLES Portugal Alenquer, Argentinian Malbec YOUR BEST VINTAGES 1996, 2008, 2010 LUCKY WINES Alenquer Velhos Tempos DOC, 2010 Fredo, San Juan Malbec, 2008
FAVORITE REGIONAL STYLES Portugal Arinto, California Chardonnay YOUR BEST VINTAGES 1997, 2009, 2012 LUCKY WINES Velhos Tempos Arinto, 2012 Caymus, Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon, 1997
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If you’re a Tiger, we’ve got the mind-blowing bottles that’ll make you feel like King or Queen of the Jungle. Never one to follow the other ‘stripes’, we know which bold blends will appeal to your dominant nature. Keep those keen eyes on lucky numbers 1, 3 and 4, and get ready to pounce on these coveted vintages.
Keep those Rabbit feet lucky with red, pink, purple or blue labels and vintage years containing your favorable numbers (3, 4, 6). Enjoy these wines with one of your legendary home-cooked dishes. Let these blends lure you out of your conservative burrow. Finally, settle down for a good cuddle with your nearest and dearest and these elegant picks.
FAVORITE REGIONAL STYLES Spanish Rioja, Portugal Lisboa YOUR BEST VINTAGES 1998, 2010, 2013 LUCKY WINES Portugal Emporium, 2013 Rioja Gran Reserva, 1998
FAVORITE REGIONAL STYLES Young Portugal wines, California Pinot Noir, Chilean Carmenere YOUR BEST VINTAGES 1999, 2011, 2014 LUCKY WINES Portugal Biqueirao Sea Smoke Cellars, Ten Pinot Noir, 2011
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Breathe some fire into your evening with these fascinating finds. You’ll puff up with pride when you bring these wines to dinner. Temper your hotheaded side with these soothing suggestions. Opt for gold and silver labels to make sure you’re flying high in 2015.
Snakes love to possess the best of everything. With our shortlist, there’s no need for you to slither through aisles and aisles of bottles. We’ve also got the perfect wines to help you unwind after a stressful work day. Wrap your head around the lucky recommendations below and make this year an enormous successsss...
FAVORITE REGIONAL STYLES Lisboa region, Spanish Priorat Red YOUR BEST VINTAGES 1988, 2000, 2010 LUCKY WINES Alenquer Velhos Tempos DOC, 2010 Sangenís I Vaqué, Clos Monlleó Priorat, 2000
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FAVORITE REGIONAL STYLES Portugal Aragonez/Syrah, Italian Barolo, YOUR BEST VINTAGES 1989, 2011, 2013 LUCKY WINES Portugal Velhos Tempos Aragonez/Syrah, 2011 Cantine dei Marchesi di Barolo, Barolo, 2001
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Horses love to party with a nice big herd, so they need amusing wines to keep things lively. If you’re one of these casual creatures, you’ll surely enjoy our unfussy suggestions. Let your mane down with some of the more daring recommendations. Go for green and yellow labels and saddle up for a lucky 2015!
Just because you’re a Goat, doesn’t mean you’ll eat (or drink) anything handed to you. We’ve got recommendations that will appeal to your taste for all things green and organic. Top picks to help you climb to the top of your physical and mental well-being.
FAVORITE REGIONAL STYLES Portugal Regional Red, California Red Blend YOUR BEST VINTAGES 1990, 2002, 2014 LUCKY WINES Portugal Emporium, 2014 Bond Estates, St. Eden Napa Valley Red, 2002
FAVORITE REGIONAL STYLES Portugal Alenquer, Spanish Toro Red YOUR BEST VINTAGES 1991, 2003, 2010, 2015 LUCKY WINES Velhos Tempos Alenquer, Portugal, 2010 Bodegas Pintia, Toro, 2003
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Who says Monkeys play around? (Not when it comes to good wine.) If you were born under the sign of this clever creature, here you’ll find sharp wines to suit your sharp wit. The perfect blend of notes worth nit-picking about. Labels featuring white, blue and gold to set your luck for 2015 in full swing. FAVORITE REGIONAL STYLES Portugal Fernao Pires, Seara Nova, German Riesling YOUR BEST VINTAGES 1980, 1992, 2004, 2013 LUCKY WINES Alenquer Velhos Tempos white DOC, 2013 Weingut Joh. Jos. Prüm, Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Riesling, 2004
Roosters need wines they can be proud to BYOB. We know which no-nonsense formulas will keep you honest birds in fighting good form. The notes that’ll make you crow. Highly-graded reds that won’t cramp your early-rising style. This is definitely the year to shake your tail feather with a choice bottle!
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Calling all Dogs! We understand which wines will get you panting. Which varieties will bring out your essentially good nature. Lucky label colors that will make your tail wag in 2015. Blends (with a bit of ‘bite’) that will keep you loyal for years to come... And which zodiac sign is destined to become your next Best Friend.
Pigs won’t quit until the job is done, especially when it comes to finding that flawless red or white. (And considering your generosity, you’ll probably end up sharing the impressive finds below.) We know which bottles will help you wind down like a good roll in the mud. Best of all, we have the lucky list that’ll keep your tail nice and curly in 2015.
FAVORITE REGIONAL STYLES Portugal Mirante, Fernao Pires, Seara Nova New Zealand Pinot Noir YOUR BEST VINTAGES 1982, 1994, 2006, 2013 LUCKY WINES Miranto Vecho Regional Lisboa, 2013 Alenquer Velhos Tempos white DOC, 2013
FAVORITE REGIONAL STYLES Portugal Syrah, South African Cabernet Sauvignon YOUR BEST VINTAGES 1995, 2007, 2011 LUCKY WINES “VELHOS TEMPOS ARAGONEZ/SYRAH”, Portugal, 2012
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FAVORITE REGIONAL STYLES Portugal Arinto, Bordeaux White YOUR BEST VINTAGES 1981, 1993, 2005, 2012 LUCKY WINES Velhos Tempos Arinto, Portugal, 2012 Château Margaux, Pavillon Blanc, 2005
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Thai Temples for Dummies
Part i : What’s a Wat
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When I first visited a Thai temple, I did so at the behest of my Thai significant other. As it turned out, that was a wise decision because I had a personal guide to shepherd me through the Buddhist temple’s unfamiliar and unfathomable rituals. All of which would have otherwise had me bewildered, bemused, and befuddled. Another benefit of boldly going where I‘d never gone before with one who was wise in the way of the “Wat”, was that it prevented me from committing a series of egregious gaffes, blunders and faux pas’. It was literally a case of monkey see – monkey do as I merely mimicked my mentor’s every move. If you happen to be an intrepid soul who wishes to wander amongst a wat without the benefit of a local benefactor, or if you plan to traipse through a Thai temple accompanied only by your foreign friends, the following primer on Thai Buddhism, Thai Temples, and Thai Temple taboos may enhance your overall understanding and more importantly, save you from an embarrassing moment or two.
Thai Buddhism Before delving into the domain of Buddha, it’s not necessary, but also not useless, to have a basic grasp of what Thai Buddhism actually is. Around the 5th century AD, Indian monks introduced a form of Buddhism known as the Mahayana school to Southeast Asia. Eight centuries later, as Buddhism in India declined, Hindustani Buddhism of the Theravada school crossed over from Laos and Cambodia to become the state religion of Thailand’s great, great, great grandfather – the recently established Kingdom of Sukhothai. Since then the Hindustani influence was significantly diminished during the early reign of the Chakri Dynasty (1782 to present), and Chinese Buddhism of the Mahayana school arrived in Siam, along with thousands of Chinese immigrants from mainland China. Today, the majority or 90% of the Thai population follows the Theravada school of Buddhism. The remaining 10% are disciples of various forms of Buddhism, follow other religious denominations or are atheists or agnostics. Before Buddhism took hold in the Land of Smiles, the ancient Tais were followers of Animism, a form of spirit worship. Because early Thai Buddhism developed alongside of the ancient spirit religion, many Animistic beliefs which protected the superstitious Thais from the gods, ghosts and demons of the spirit world were in-
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corporated into Thai Buddhism. That’s why certain rituals borrowed from the world’s oldest religion are still performed today. However, instead of an Animist priest, a Thai monk now presides over the ceremonies that placate the local spirits and ghosts. Chinese astrology and numerology, as well as the practice of wearing talismans and charms also play a prominent role in modern Buddhism as practiced by the average Thai.
Buddhism Basics In short, disciples of Buddhism are searching for “perfect enlightenment” and a deeper meaning to their existence. This is done by investigating the hidden meanings of the mind, the universe, and of life in general. Enlightenment is not revealed by some divine being, it is discovered. Discovery is made on an individual basis, and can only be attained through purifying one’s mind and by reaching the deepest level of meditation. It is said that anyone who follows Buddha’s path, regardless of race, class, or gender can reach the goal of perfect enlightenment. “Making merit” is another important aspect of Thai Buddhism. Merit is made by the avoidance of doing anything that can be remotely construed as bad, whilst striving to do only good deeds. Going to temple, regular meditation, doing good deeds, and making merit will all further one’s journey on the road to nirvana and perfect enlightenment.
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Wat’s a Temple In Thailand the word “Wat” has absolutely nothing to do with the English word “Watt”, which was named after the Scottish scientist Joseph Watt who in 1882 was recognized for devising a system to measure commercial power produced by water and steam. In 1960, his watt was also adopted as the international unit for measurement in the electric power industry … but I digress. Since I’ve just established what a wat isn’t, given the subtitle of this article, a few words about what a wat actually is would probably not be amiss. In the Thai language, the word for a Buddhist temple is “wat”. This term was derived from the ancient language of Pali, which was once used in classical India. The word wat however, does not refer to a temple per say. It is in fact, a reference to all of the structures found within the walls of the temple complex, as the word wat literally means “enclosure”. be overstated. It is where they go to prey to the image of Buddha for good health, good fortune, and prosperity. It is where they go to make merit and seek advice from the monks on important issues before reaching a decision. It is also a communal meeting place. In addition to being of great spiritual and social significance to the people of Thailand, Thai temples are among the most impressive and elegant edifices to be found anywhere in the Kingdom. Rich in history, these stunning structures have been constructed in a mixture of architectural styles, each of which reflects its religious heritage. Collectively they contain endless examples of objects d art, comprised of carved reliefs, colorful murals, exotic sculptures, and innumerable images of Lord Buddha ranging in size from miniscule to mighty. That’s probably why temple hopping has always been a must when in Thailand. Some foreigners however, fail to view these places of prayer out of fear that they might unwittingly disrespect its decorum, offend its officials, or otherwise perturb its patrons. There’s really no need to be intimidated, as the Buddhist monks and Thai people are more than eager to share their religion. Therefore, novice, neophyte, and foreigner are all welcome in these sacred places with open arms and of course, a smile – provided that a few basic rules of etiquette are followed. All of which will be made clear in the following articles devoted to Thai temples for dummies.
Thai Temples Buddhist temples can be found in virtually every nation across Southeast Asia. In the Land of Smiles there are 40,000 plus temples unequally divided between various Buddhist orders. The importance that a Buddhist temple plays in the role of the average Thai’s life can never
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Part II of Thai Temples for Dummies, titled “What’s in a Wat” will explain the purpose of the structures on the average Thai wat building by building.
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Leonard H. Le Blanc III
ITALIAN NEO-RENAISSANCE BUILDINGS IN BANGKOK
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cattered throughout the old portions of Bangkok are a number of superb examples of highly ornate, richly detailed Italian Neo-Renaissance buildings. These impressive structures, along with a number of long canals, supported Bangkok’s informal title as the “Venice of the East.” The term was commonly used by Westerners in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was King Rama V’s wish to rapidly transform the Kingdom into a modern state. He did this by employing scores of Westerntrained physicians, educators, military officers, manufacturers, lawyers, administrators and other experts in the latter half of the 19th and early 20th century. Among these invitees was an Italian architect Mario Tamagno (1877 - 1941) who would leave his indelible mark on the country’s architecture. He arrived in Bangkok back in 1900 on a 25-year employment contract. Although another Italian sculptor, Corrado Feroci, would later become more famous for his Art Deco monuments, like the Victory Monument and Democracy Monument, in the decades to come, Tamagno would also leave his distinctive mark on the city. Along with another Italian architect, Annibale Rigotti (1870 1968), who arrived in 1907, they would collaborate with engineer Carlo Allegri to create some of the most distinctive architectural sites in the country. The following are some of the buildings they designed individually or together: - Construction of the main building in Bang Khum Prom Palace started in 1901 and was completed in 1906. - Siam Commercial Bank: When Siam Commercial Bank started business in 1906, Rigotti was commissioned to design the first branch in Talad Noi near the Chao Phraya River. Completed in 1910, this beautiful building was the site for the centennial celebrations as the oldest bank in Thailand on 30 January 2006. - Suan Kularb Residential Hall and Throne Hall in Dusit Garden. King Rama V had Suan Kularb Residential Hall built for one of his sons, Prince Asdang Dejavudh. On the eastern side of the hall is Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall. The Resident Hall was named Suan Kularb, or rose garden. At present, it is used as a gallery for paintings by H. M. King Rama IX. - Thewarat Sapharom Throne Hall in the Phaya Thai Palace (c. 1910s). - Ananda Samakhom Throne Hall: The two Italian architects teamed up in 1907 to produce their masterpiece, the Ananda Samakhom Throne Hall in the Royal Plaza. This majestic, ornate domed structure was completed in 1915 in the reign
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of King Rama VI. This grand building eventually became the Government House with the offices of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. Kings, Presidents and other international distinguished guests have graced the reception halls for a century. It remains a popular tourist attraction. - Nongkhran Samoson Hall in Suan Sunanda Palace (1911). - Santa Cruz Church: In 1913 King Rama VI (1910 - 1925) ordered the rebuilding of the Santa Cruz Church. The venerable Portuguese church was first built in 1770 and refurbished in 1835. - Hua Lamphong Railway Station: The station was opened on June 25, 1916 after six years' construction. The railway station was the previous site of the national railway's maintenance center, which was moved to Makkasan in June 1910. Close to the railway station is a pillar that commemorates the inauguration of Thailand’s national railway network in 1897. - Neilson-Hays Library: As the Taj Mahal in India is called “A Monument to Love” sometimes the Neilsen-Hays Library is called “A Library to Love.” Opened in 1922, the Neilson-Hays Library still remains on Surawongse Road. The Library is next to the British Club which is another of Mario Tamagno's notable creations. During this time one of the most active Bangkok Library Board members was Jennie Neilson Hays. Originally from Denmark, Jennie had lived in America. In 1881 she came to Thailand to serve as a protestant missionary. Her future husband, Dr. Thomas Heywood Hays, was the Head of the Royal Thai Navy Hospital. Jennie was to serve as the Bangkok Library Association President three times and was the organization’s chief benefactor for twenty years. Sadly Jennie passed away suddenly in 1920 - possibly from cholera. Dr. Hays chose to honor his late wife by commissioning a new Library to be built in her memory. By using the plot of land purchased earlier, the result was an elegant, Italian neo-classical building. It was opened on 26 June, 1922 and had continued to serve as a lending library to the general public for over 90 years. - Baan Norasingh: The family home of General Chao Phraya Ram Rakhop built in 1923, is the work of Annibale Rigotti. Virtually a palace on 11 acres of land, the home was later sold to the Thai government in 1941. These impressive buildings lend a distinctive air to Bangkok and are counted among the city’s most unique architectural examples.
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Up Your Soi, 2,1,?
n Beach Road after completing Soi 3, I turned right for the short walk to Soi 2. Passing the Royal Cruise Hotel I couldn’t help thinking it looked like a fleet of luxury liners had run aground. This hotel covers a huge area of land and takes up almost a third of the southern side of Soi 2. In Soi 2 itself, there is nothing to get excited about. The only places of note are Soi 2 Inn Serviced Apartments which, if my GPS is correct, was once the entrance to the Welkom Inn Hotel. Sabai Inn is opposite Sabai Lodge and Sala Thai restaurant and Lek’s Classroom A Go Go is still going after all these years. Finally, on the corner stands the multicoloured building housing Sabai Dee Body Massage. There used to be a few small beer bars on the southern side but they have long gone to make way for Siam@Siam Design Hotel. Not sure what the definition of a ‘Design Hotel’ is but the colour scheme certainly makes it stand out. Soi 1 is one way from Beach Road and I discovered there was little of interest and, generally speaking, most of the soi could be described as “either undergoing or in need of renovation”. On the left hand side, the huge Mark-Land condo and apartment complex near the beach is the only real landmark. The right hand (northern) side is home to the relatively new 66 Condominium building and, further along, the Crown Pattaya Beach Hotel. Then I passed something of which I’m sure I need the services; the Nantra De Boutique Hotel Resort and Detox Spa. Presumably, this is where you can come to get rid of all the little nasties you have been accumulating in your body. And I have accumulated my fair share. A friend of mine had a ‘detox’ treatment in Phuket once and reported that, even though not medically necessary, it was very relaxing. I forgot to ask him if it came with ‘happy ending’. With Soi 1 out of the way I went looking for Soi Zero which used
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to be opposite the Shell Service Station with a 7-Eleven on one corner and the Bowling Pattaya complex on the other. For better or worse, Soi Zero no longer exists thanks to the new Amari resort complex towering over the land it once crossed. That left me with a problem. The journey counting down the sois from Walking Street to the Dolphin Roundabout was basically completed, but it was too late in the day to begin a new project. Instead, I headed across Second Road to ‘Drinking Street’ which is directly opposite Tiffany’s Show. Drinking Street, actually two streets separated by about 30-plus beer bars running down the centre, is one of those ‘it seemed like a good idea at the time’ places. What was interesting was the line of small pool tables placed in the passageway between the bars. In an effort to attract more customers, little thought has been given to the actual space required to comfortably play a game of pool. Just an observation, but customers sitting with their backs to the tables can expect a jab in the kidneys from time to time as a player attempts a tricky shot. Businesses taking up the shop houses along each side include a Uzbekistani restaurant, a Japanese Karaoke Bar, the Indian Garden Restaurant and Café plus Geordie Bar, proudly displaying the black and white colours of Newcastle FC. Talk about a global village! Seeing that is great and reinforces the question I ask audiences when delivering all my award acceptance speeches; “Why can’t we all just get along?” Next issue, just for something completely different, I’m off up Naklua Road where the European invasion begins in force and I can’t rent a deckchair … or understand anybody. See you then, Up Your Soi.
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By Danny Speight
By Elias Zwillenberg
Amazon Fishing Park Lazing lakeside with a rod and reel, beer and food, and watching your line for signs of a bite are hardly what anyone pictures when they imagine a vacation in Pattaya. And maybe that’s why Amazon Fishing Park is such a refreshing and successful attraction. Casting a line into the water at Amazon feels just like catfishing in the Mississippi, with a few big exceptions. First of all, you’re pretty much guaranteed a bite. The artificial lake is stocked full of enough big, aggressive game fish to make sure of that. Second, if you have no idea what you’re doing it’s alright: The place is staffed by native fishing experts - country boys all - that will help you with, and educate you about, everything from baiting the hook to casting the line to fighting your prize. So, if like one of my coworkers who will remain nameless, Kenny, you are too, shall we say, delicate, to handle dead fish while hunting for a live one you can count on a Thai fisherman to do that part for you every time. The final, and biggest, difference between fishing at home and fishing at Amazon is that it’s strictly catch and release. And, frankly, that’s kind of a drag for a guy like me who really enjoys eating a big fat catfish he hooked himself. But it’s actually a selling point for a lady like my beloved who was disappointed that I wanted to kill (or, in her mind, murder) the alligator gar that I caught. She’s lucky I wasn’t able to haul in the monster red tail that snapped my line, I don’t think any two of the staff there were big enough to keep me from mounting that 100 kilo sucker above my mantelpiece if it hadn’t gotten away. It was near the end of my company’s expedition to the very well hidden fishing park (seriously, get good directions) that I saw one of our poles’ lines being dragged out so fast I thought at first maybe a bird had gotten hold of the bait. I rushed to the pole and set the lock, waited for the line to go taut and gave it a yank to set the hook. Yes, I did this all with great speed and determination. Three fish had escaped me already throughout the day, my girlfriend taunting me by saying that we should let someone else pull in any nibbles, and I was determined to show my worth. Especially since the first swimming beast that slipped my hook was an alligator gar, a fish that, as an American, I have an especial hatred toward. It had been in the net before it got away, bent on freedom. I wanted that sucker back and I wanted it bad. But it was no gar that I’d hooked now. Whatever it was had bent the pole nearly double and proved more than a match for my reeling skills. After a forearm-burning few minutes of struggle that seemed to prove that fish are better at swimming away than I am at reeling
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them in, one of the attendants - several of whom were paying close attention now - strengthened the tension on the reel. More struggling, more tension, more struggling, more tension. No matter how much skill, strength and savvy I employed (and I admit I am no expert) the fish seemed to hold or even increase its distance. There was only one thing to do. If the Mohammed wouldn’t come to the mountain, the mountain would have to go to Mohammed. Yes, I am calling myself a mountain. I should, probably, eat more fish. A young boy fetched a rowboat and beckoned me in. It was a molded plastic affair and, as I tried my best not to capsize it, I realized I was going to be paddled to where whatever monstrous lake denizen was hiding. My first thought was, well this is fun. My second was, if this fish is so strong that I can’t pull it towards me then how am I supposed to get it into a round bottomed boat without capsizing it? Alas, this was not a question we would have to worry about answering. The boy paddled the boat as I reeled in the line, matching the speed at which he piloted the little vessel to my exertions, trying not to alarm the fish that I genuinely thought was stronger than me, or at least my now numb-with-effort arms. He guided the little blue canoe until the line was vertical in the water: We were directly above the fish, but I couldn’t see it through the murky green water. It was down deep. I decided to change that. I pulled, I reeled. Amatuer mistake - fishing is about patience and attrition. The fish was more patient than me and, evidently, smarter. It held its strength in reserve and when I pulled, it did the same, but harder… and snapped the line. “Red tail?” Asked a man with an Australian accent on the now-near bank. The young oarsman nodded, lips tight with disappointment. He wanted to catch the creature as much as I did. “Maybe one hundred kilo,” the kid said. Damn. I’d have liked to see that. I knew then that no matter what I did end up catching that the ‘100 kilo red tail’ would have forever replaced the first gar that day as the ‘one that got away’. But the day wasn’t quite over. Consoling myself with a beer as my shoulders rested and the cramps came out of my fingers, another line got a bite. No goddamn way was I letting this one get loose. I set the hook, reeled it in patiently, coaxing and fighting when appropriate and netted a nice big gar. (Photo on Page 10) - preferably one of the shots in which I have a not-so-stupid expression on my face - in this article then you’ll understand why few people will willingly get close to these evil fish while they’re still alive. Too close to the mouth and say goodbye to a finger, or worse. Sadly, I had to return this one to the lake it calls home instead of beheading it and making a nice Tom Yam, but at least I was able to best a fish I can be proud of. Now to get that damn redtail before someone else does.
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By John Borthwick
TEE OFF IN HUA HIN
ot many golf course deals beat the one hatched on the Royal Hua Hin course in 1932. During a game Siam’s King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) was told that an alliance of bureaucrats and officers in Bangkok were demanding he replace Siam’s 700-year old absolute monarchy with a constitutional one. The King reportedly said to his companions, "I told you so," and played on. And thus began Siam-Thailand’s go-stop-go journey towards liberal democracy. Golf is still the hottest game in town with Hua Hin regularly hosting major local and Asian tournaments. In mid-June it will be home to the Centara World Masters Golf Championship, the biggest event of its kind in Asia, with an anticipated 700 competitors, including a large foreign contingent. Hua Hin’s destiny as a golfing mecca began in 1910 when Prince Chakrabongse "discovered" what was then a quiet fishing village while on a tiger hunt. His enthusiasm prompted King Rama VII to build a summer palace in 1928, calling it Klai Kang Won, "Far From Worries". The current king, Rama IX, still spends much of his year there — you can tell when he’s “at home” by the Navy boats parked offshore. In the 1920s Hua Hin came into vogue with Siam’s court and Bangkok society, and a railway was pushed through from the capital. The exotic little Royal Waiting Room constructed for the king still stands on the station platform, a uniquely Thai structure that looks like a cross between a temple and a ticket office. Just across the rail line is Royal Hua Hin, Thailand's first golf course, which opened in the 1920s — legend has it that the caddies first had to chase tigers off the fairways. Today there are nine courses along the Gulf of Thailand between Cha-am and Hua Hin, making this virtually the Gulf of Golf. The most historic resort here (and HQ for the World Masters event) is the Centara Grand Beach, formerly the Railway Hotel, built in 1922 by Prince Purachatra. Its seafront grounds, breezy pavilions and palatial balconies are an analogue of those aristocratic, pre-digital times — and a reminder that they don’t make ‘em like this anymore. The real scenestealer however is the topiary in the resort’s grounds: a wondrous, motionless stampede of green elephants, deer and giant rabbits. And that’s before you hit the Elephant Bar. The World Masters tournament, organised by Golfasian and Australia’s
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TRAVEL & ATTRACTIONS Go Golfing, will run from 14 to 19 June at four of Hua Hin’s world-class courses, Black Mountain, Banyan, Majestic Creek and Imperial Lakeview. Over the five-day period all contestants play each course once, with one lay-day. Entry is open to all golfers over the age of 35 with an official handicap and, despite its amateur status, there will be US$30,000 in prizes and lucky draws. A game of golf, as Mark Twain reckoned, and post-tournament players, what else is (as are the streets). The beaches are wide, watercraft. The best one is Khao Takiap, just Buddhist temples, as well as several night Hin-by-night has never aspired to be the of fresh seafood at quality restaurants, plus category.
ruins a perfectly good walk. So, for non-golfers there to do in Hua Hin? The sea here is calm clean, uncluttered and not lethal with hooning south of town. Predictably, there are plenty of markets. Because of its conservative roots Hua Big Sleazy; nevertheless, it is fun, with plenty a bar zone of the (comparatively) quiet riot
Another Hua Hin royal retreat (now retired) 1923. This restored treasure that stands on the is billed, uniquely, as "The Longest Golden Teak
is the vast Maruekathayawan Palace, built in beachfront north of town and is open to visitors Palace in the World" — is there another?
Twenty-three kilometres south of Hua Hin is Khao National Park, with forests, waterfalls and beaches. The but its most popular visitor spot is the grand Phraya Nakhon
Sam Roi Yot ("Mountain of Three Hundred Peaks") park is a sanctuary for deer, monkeys and other species, Cave. Worth the excursion and mild exertion.
Meanwhile back at the Masters golf championship: one of the participating courses, Imperial Lake View, is owned by Chang brewery, co-sponsor of the big event. Last year they generously provided free Chang for the players at drink stations on the course. As contestants quenched their thirsts, their progress grew slower and slower. Following groups were delayed — and then they too fell upon the beer. The result, a pile-up of slightly pissed portly persons in loud shorts. New rule for 2015: free beer after your round, in the clubhouse, not on the course.
Hua Hin Tips 1. Bangkok to Hua Hin: the 200 km road journey takes around three hours. Hotel limo 7000 baht; meter taxi 2500 baht; coach from Suvarnabhumi airport 300 baht; express train 300 baht. Public vans are fast, cheap (200 baht), cramped and prone to prangs. 2. Fees vary from course to course, peaking at top-drawer Black Mountain, where a round costs 4500 baht, which covers playing fee, buggy, caddy and tips. Most clubs offer a limited shuttle service to and from Hua Hin and Cha-am, as well as having their own resort accommodation. 3. Aim for a weekday game to enjoy Hua Hin’s uncrowded courses; the weekend influx from Bangkok makes conditions much busier. 4. More information. Centara World Masters Golf Championship enquiries: www.thailandworldmasters.com. Centara Grand Beach Resort: www.centarahotelsresorts.com. Hua Hin: www.hua-hin.com
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By Mark Beales
Teaching English – Verbs ‘Teaching English’ is written by awardwinning writer Mark Beales (Lonely Planet, Insight Guides, Bangkok Post). To download this ebook on Amazon, iTunes, Lulu or Kobo, Google ‘Teaching English Mark Beales’. Or you could have a look at Mark’s other ebook: ‘The Ultimate Guide to Pattaya 2014’.
The verb ‘it’ and other disasters
Ask any ESL student what they want to learn about English, and most will say ‘I want to improve my grammar’. There is a fixation with many students, and some teachers, that perfect grammar is essential in order to communicate in English. And it so isn’t. If you ask me ‘the bank where?’ I’ll have a good idea of what you mean. The grammar may be horrible but you have communicated something to me. And communication is the name of the game. Grammar is the cement that holds language together. Without it you can still build a brick wall that will generally do its job; it just won’t be a very strong one. Before my first Business English courses began, we had to interview the students to assess their levels. One woman with short, swept-back, hair and glasses was going to be
taking my course seriously. ‘So what would you like to learn during the course?’ I asked. ‘I want to learn about the 12 tenses.’ ‘Wow’ I thought, ‘there are 12?’ There are indeed a dozen, although when teaching you’ll do well to touch on more than half of them. If you’re a native speaker of English, the chances are you’ve never had to think about what the Present Perfect Continuous Tense looks like. Trust me though, you do know it and you have been using it (and reading it). If you’re not a native speaker, then congratulations, you’ve probably had to learn it all before so this will be child’s play. When teaching it is imperative that you know what you are talking about back to front, right to left, bottom to top. If you aren’t completely sure of something, you will have a hard time explaining it clearly to someone. So take time to fully understand what may seem obvious until it truly becomes obvious. You’d be amazed how some teachers bluff their way through the day with zero understanding of what they’re talking about. During an observation class, I once saw a teacher demonstrate how his understanding of grammar was about as effective as an elephant with chopsticks. ‘OK class, settle down’ he began “today we are going to study the verb ‘it’.” I looked up from my notebook and assumed I had misheard. But he continued: ‘The verb “it” can be used in many ways. “It is hot, it is dangerous, it is 8 o’clock”. Now, copy these.’ Most of the class was unaware of the grammatical homicide being committed before their eyes, but a few smart students were soon displaying furrowed brows as they tried to understand. Just to clarify, ‘it’ is a pronoun. It always has been and always will be. The moral here is clear: know your grammar and your terms. Another teacher, who lasted barely more than a month, knew what a certain verb was; he just didn’t have a clue what to do with it. He approached me one day and, with complete honesty, confessed: ‘so what’s the verb “be” all about then?’ ‘Well, it’s an auxiliary verb, you know, the “is/am/are” stuff.’ ‘Mmm, yeah I see. So why do they call it “be” if it’s “is/am/ are”?’ ‘That’s the base form.’ ‘Ahh’, it seemed as though the penny had dropped. But it hadn’t dropped entirely; it was hovering on a precipice. ‘So why do they say “to” be, what’s wrong with the “verb be”?’ he continued. The penny never quite made it over the edge, and the teacher was on his way before long. Accordingly, being a native speaker doesn’t mean you know how English works, it means you know what sounds right and what sounds wrong. Being able to explain why something is right or wrong is the trick.
‘Teaching English’ is written by award-winning writer Mark Beales (Lonely Planet, Insight Guides, Bangkok Post). To download this ebook on Amazon, iTunes, Lulu or Kobo, Google ‘Teaching English Mark Beales’. Or you could have a look at Mark’s other ebook: ‘The Ultimate Guide to Pattaya 2014’.
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The Perfect Pair: The Mirror Cracks ISBN: 978-1783062782 Review by Ben Reeves Following on from the remarkable opening book of the contentious trilogy, The Perfect Pair: The Mirror Cracks continues to give an amazing glimpse into the world of dolphinariums. It is a bittersweet view to enjoy - like a beautiful work of art painted using the blood of murder victims - because, while the lead character/author clearly enjoyed working with his dolphins, the treatment of him and his charges is beyond gruesome. The antagonist in this roller coaster ride is an unsympathetic corporation whose only interest is in keeping the profits coming in and the expenses low, regardless of the costs to humans or dolphins. The representative of The Company is a character many people will recognise - a manager who is more concerned with ingratiating himself and protecting his own hide than doing what is right or even logical. The real tragedy of the story is that the main character is trapped in this situation. His friends around him may come and go - either leaving of their own accord out of frustration or being forced out by a jealous manager who sees them as potential competition. He was, the best dolphin trainer in Europe and a valuable asset to the company while also having such a close affinity with his dolphins that the thought of leaving them never even entered into his thinking. The trainer’s relationship with the dolphins is clearly a special and unique one. Indeed, while this aspect of the story is described in vivid detail, the occurrences in the world outside the dolphinarium are often glossed over, as if such events were nothing more than a background annoyance. The second book continues a central theme from the first - that of a sort of psychic link between the trainer and his dolphins. It would be quite easy to pass this off as delusional or even madness, particularly when the consumption of large quantities of mood-stabilising drugs is mentioned, but the way it is written makes it perfectly believable and even understandable. This successful portrayal of such an outlandish concept is a truly remarkable feat of storytelling, as is the fact that it is almost impossible to put the book down until it is finished. The only fault with the book is that you really need to have read the first one in order to understand the second. It is a continuing trilogy, so reading one book out of sequence from the others would make absolutely no sense at all anyway. It would be like reading the last Lord of the Rings book first and expecting to understand what is going on. This happens for a relatively minor and easily-forgotten character, so it is a little bit confusing when their name is mentioned again if it has been a while since you read the first book.
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a y a t t Pa MARCH BARGAIN HUNTER ARTICLE Welcome to Pattaya Bargain Hunter, my name is Belinda and before living in Pattaya I was a buyer in London’s West End. An important part of my job was to look out for items of quality, value and with that certain special something. Now I look out for bargains in and around Pattaya to share with you. How many of us moan that all our free time is spent either eating or drinking and yet do very little about it. When places of interest are right on our doorstep, we rarely go to see them and I must confess to being guilty of this myself. In the years I have lived in Thailand I have visited Bangkok many times but usually only to frequent the shopping malls, embassies or restaurants. Therefore I thought it was high time that I played "tourist" for a one day tour of Bangkok. There is a wide range of tours available for all budgets from agents all over Pattaya, but I would like to give Bargain Hunter’s Good Service Award to the company that accompanied me on my one day trip to Bangkok: “Common Tour”. You can ask for them by name when you book with any travel agent around town (they have a yellow leaflet with the picture of a young girl in traditional Thai dress on the cover) - or check them out on their website www.commontour.net. The day I travelled with them they were on time, with a comfortable air conditioned minibus a good driver and a guide who made the whole day a seamless, pain free excursion. I’m sure it would be possible and even cheaper to get round to the places visited by yourself but I doubt if you would feel quite so refreshed at the end if tackling it all by yourself. Our guide gave just the right amount of interesting commentary with reasonable English and a good sense of humour. Running to get entry tickets and reserving places for us to sit, even looking after our shoes when we went inside a busy temple, our guide’s attention was over and beyond the call of duty. A worthy recipient of the Bargain Hunter’s Good Service Award
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The Oasis Spa has branches in Bangkok, Chang Mai, and Phuket. In Pattaya they can be found in the grounds of The Chateau Dale Gardens and you should grab a friend and get along there to take advantage of the promotions they have on offer until the 31st of March. Either “Buy 1 get 1 free” or “Buy 1 get another at 50% off”. My favourite is their Coconut nourishing package, it comprises a Natural Coconut Body Scrub, followed by Fresh Coconut Hot Compress Massage and finally a Full Body, Hot Coconut Oil Massage 3,900 THB and you can get another for 50% off.
It’s always exciting to see a new venture opening in Pattaya and for those of you who already know and love the offerings from Pastrami on Rye you will be thrilled to find them in their new location: 315/163-164 Thappraya Road (across the road from the Jomtien complex). Here they have enough room not only to serve their delicious Pastrami sandwiches and American Pizza Factory specials, but also add a great breakfast offering that is of particular interest to this Bargain Hunter for the following reasons: Prices start from just 99 THB. Rather than the usual English fry up they offer some real breakfast alternatives They open early from 7 a.m - 7 days a week! The picture featured will be recognised by our American readers as “Biscuits and Gravy” – a new one on me but also look out for their French Toast and delicious pancakes served with either fresh blueberries or strawberries. If you have any thoughts, suggestions or comments please write to me “Belinda Bargain Hunter” at:pattayabargainhunter@outlook.com
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When it comes to food, it always comes down to taste, presentation, price and of course atmosphere plays a big role as well. So when I initially tried May's they were a Food stall like no other. They started at KISS Food Rompo Market across from Soi 5 on Jomtien 2nd road. They operated from a food cart, but it was clear they were different, with a full temporary kitchen set up behind the booth, proper chairs and tables, and an actual menu NOT in a plastic folder! Their presentation and food was above the street cart level for sure and was something you would expect to find in a much larger and expensive restaurant. Well, word spread quickly and they very quickly became the hot place to go. Now, obviously a street cart could hold them no longer so they opened a full size restaurant in November at Ratanakorn Market on Thepasit called MAY's Urban Thai Dine. Many people, even locals have no idea what is hidden inside this market ( See more in this months Location Feature), but their loyal customers and glowing trip advisor reviews have made this a place worth seeking out. With a modern minimal design take on the thatched roof outdoor restaurant look, MAY's is the perfect place to spend your evenings. Their menu focuses on Thai dishes with a modern slant. It is evident that May's history at 5 star restaurants internationally has influenced her to create amazing dishes that both Thai and foriegners alike will enjoy. Not to mention she brings boundless energy and a constant smile whether you are the first customer of the day or the last. When you first arrive you will notice a very relaxed atmosphere with antique style light bulbs and chilled lounge music. After choosing your table you will be greated with a welcome drink and often a appetizer sample. The menu has photographs for each item to wet your appetite and maybe even help you venture into dishes you wouldn't normally try.
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My personal favorites are the calamari, MAY's curry, and Fried Sea Bass with sweet chili. After some deliciously crispy spring rolls in a sweet spicy sauce, I decided on a prawn theme. I tried a classic Pad Thai which was anything but typical, presented in a omlette pouch and a big River Prawn perched atop of an omlette exploding with pad Thai noodles. This came with a full tray of assorted chilis, fish sauce, nuts, and sugar to mix to my taste. There is a reason Pad Thai is a classic, I never get tired of it and I will certainly be coming back here to eat it again. Next on the menu was Roasted Prawn in glass noodles with fresh herbs, I can never seem to get enough of these delicious noodles, they are so delicious and light and they soak up all the spices and flavored sauce they are cooked in. The four Giant grilled prawns defending the noodles where no match for this hungry diner and were quickly devoured. Finally I veered off the prawns slightly with the Black Pepper and Garlic Crab, this dish was presented more like art than food. The large cracked pepper and chunky garlic loaded the already delicious crab with a crunchy zing, and yes it tasted as good as it looked. Absolutely stuffed, we decided to relax and enjoy the atmosphere with virgin Mojitoes, a dinner well done. Whether you are looking for a chilled restaurant to eat before a night at the clubs, or a place to meet some friends for cocktails and dinner stop by at MAY's Urban Thai Dine on Thepasit Road in Ratanakorn Market next to the Colosseum Cabaret Show. Open Monday to Saturday 5pm to 7pm Call for reservations at 098374-0063 or visit MAYSURBANTHAIDINE on Facebook
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After making us extremely welcome Jeremy explained that food is his passion, but in no way is he a chef of any kind, but he just wanted to share his love of food. His main profession is that of a perfumer and owner of the Perfume House. The attention to detail required to tweak the scents in the perfume world have transferred over with high attention to detail with the service, atmosphere, and food at Chez Yvette. With a highly experienced chef and polite, friendly staff Chez Yvette offers a comprehensive menu for both evenings and lunchtimes. Examples of which we were looking forward to sample and enjoy. To get us in the mood we started with a goat cheese salad which came with a little apprehension as i had never tried this before. However, this was soon removed as we were treated to a very pleasant green salad lightly dressed in basalmic vinegar, olive oil, and fresh pepper accompanied by crispy Vienesse bread and toasted goats cheese. This was a nice introduction to prepare for the meals ahead.
opinion duck has a heavier taste than chicken, and the balance between the sweet orange glaze really enhanced the flavors. This is a rich dish, so the accompaniment of sauted potatoes and bacon with a small salad was well thought out. This is a dish I will certainly return for. Both of us were quite happy with the tasting so far, however Jeremy insisted we try the pasta and fresh bread. We were presented with a classic dish Pesto Linguine. Topped with fresh parmesan and cherry tomatoes this definitely satisfied my pasta cravings. Now I find good bread hard to find in Pattaya, and Chez Yvette has tackled this quite well. Instead of getting the normal bread like everyone else. They get their bread partially cooked, then when ordered they put it in the oven, finish baking it and diners get to enjoy fresh from the oven bread without the wait. To finish we had a couple of fantastic desert dishes. The first and Paul's favourite was frozen nougat and raspberry sorbet. The sharp rasberry flavor paired well with the bold chocolate and nougat flavours. The final dish was another classic, the famous chocolate lava cake and vanilla ice cream made further famous in the recent “Chef” movie. This is always a crowd pleaser with the “molten chocolate” contrasting the cold vanilla ice cream. So if good food, a superb environment with a warm and friendly atmosphere is your idea of a great time, come and visit Jeremy and his attentive staff at Chez Yvette.
Now the anticipation was building as we eagerly waited the next dishes on offer. We were certainly not disappointed. A well presented Pork Cordon Bleu was brought to the attractively laid table. A delicious helping of pork in cheese sauce with parsley and a side dish of gretchin potatoes was a cheese lovers dream. The perfectly crisped crust went very well with the tender ham and melted cheese. Not only was this dish a great comfort food and restaurant favorite, but it also represents great value at under 300 Baht. Next to delight our pallate was sliced duck breast with an orange marmalade sauce. Now normally I don't like Duck. I find it oily and fatty, but I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised with this dish, The duck was lean with a very nice crispy skin. In my
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If You Love Pulled Pork,You Will Love
Kaao kaa moo (Pork Leg on Rice) Kâao kăa mŏo or pork leg on rice is another Chinese influenced Thai dish. Imagine a braised pork shank stewing away for several hours in a thick broth composed of cinnamon, star-anise, Chinese five-spice, salt, three different soy sauces - sweet, thin and dark, palm sugar, and perhaps a secret ingredient or two. The pork leg is simmered until it’s moist, succulent, and tender enough to be cut with a spoon. My favorite kâao kăa mŏo vendor incorporates the very un-traditional Thai ingredient of Coca-Cola that’s gone flat into her gravy. I’ve also heard that other non-traditional ingredients, such as Ovaltine and cocoa powder are sometimes used to add sweetness, color, and depth to the stew’s flavor profile. In order for it to be a true kâao kăa mŏo, the dish must be made from a portion of the pig’s leg, i.e. the shoulder, the shank, the knuckles or the hock, The skin must also be left on as its underlying fat adds to the richness of the overall flavor.
While not very visually appealing, Kâao kăa mŏo more than makes up in flavor what it lacks in appearance.
thinly sliced chili peppers, and ginger be served with kâao kăa mŏo. Personally, I find them both to be equally excellent. For those who are trivia minded, pork leg on rice is claimed to have been one of the signature dishes of Samak Sundaravej, whom in 2008, became Thailand’s only prime minister who was a food critic and celebrity chef before entering politics and briefly becoming the nation’s top elected official! His weekly cooking show, which combined Thai cooking with blunt political tirades was called Chimpai, Bonpai, which roughly translates into “Tasting, Complaining”. Because kâao kăa mŏo is a bit more complicated to prepare than the average stir-fry, it requires slightly more wandering in regard to tracking it down. However, once you’ve tasted pork leg on rice, you’ll agree that it’s well worth the effort. By the way, purveyors of pork leg on rice can easily be recognized by the steaming, soy sauce stained pig shanks that are prominently displayed.
The most common choice of side vegetables are either pickled mustard greens (pak gad dong klhem), or Chinese broccoli (khâanaa), or better yet … both. The slightly sweet and slightly savory sliced pork is layered onto a bed of fluffy steamed jasmine rice along with thin slices of pickled mustard greens and or, Chinese broccoli after being briefly blanched in chicken stock. The whole is then drizzled with, in my case, a dose of the cola enhanced gravy. Typical garnishes for pork leg on rice include fresh coriander, hard or soft boiled eggs, and when requested, fresh cloves of garlic and raw spicy chili peppers. Some eaters insist that the mandatory condiment for this one plate wonder be a chili, garlic and vinegar sauce called prik nám sôm. This dipping/drizzling sauce is composed of fish sauce and vinegar, as well as minced chili peppers, coriander root, and garlic. Other consumers demand that only prik nám see-io wăan, a sweet and spicy sauce made up of soy sauce, white vinegar, sugar,
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Understanding Thai Culture: The Spirit House When most Westerners hear the words “Spirit” and “House” uttered side by side, they’ll likely conjure up an image of the mini-bar from their hotel room or the liquor cabinet inside their abode. To the Thai people however, those two words hold an entirely different meaning as a Spirit House or San Phra Phum, serves a very important function in Thai culture. Whether we know it or not, each and every day, we all unwittingly pass dozens, if not hundreds of spirit houses. A Thai spirit house is a small shrine in the form of a miniature house or temple, decorated with flowers, candles, colorful lights, and miniature figurines. It is devoted to the ghosts, spirits and guardians of the land on which the spirit house resides. These petite places of worship are literally everywhere. By everywhere, I mean everywhere – individual homes, shops, factories, farmer’s fields, hotels, bars, restaurants, outdoor markets, and even in the middle of nowhere. In fact, a spirit house of sorts, occupies an entire city block in the exact geographic center of Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok.
Origin & Purpose
The origin of the spirit house dates back thousands of years to when the
ancient Tais first migrated into Southeast Asia. Spirit worship or Animism, was the ancient religion which taught that every animate and inanimate object was inhabited by a spirit or ghost that could either help or hinder humans. Over time the ancient Animist beliefs became entwined with those of the Buddhist philosophy. One of those was the spirit house, whose fundamental purpose was to provide an appealing shelter in which the spirits that inhabit the land could comfortably reside. In exchange for a home of their own, the spirits would: • Ensure that serenity and harmony descends upon the property • Grant the wishes of their human benefactors • Provide the household with good fortune, health and prosperity According to Thai legend, the spirits, when forgotten, neglected, or otherwise unappeased, don’t take kindly to humans that fail to show proper respect after barging onto their land, forest or water. If a spirit house is not made available, the fickle spirits might decide to haunt the main house or worse, take umbrage and create problems for the human inhabitants intruding onto their real estate.
Spirits & Guardians In Thai folklore there are innumerable gods, ghosts, spirits and other celestial beings. However, there are but nine Guardian Spirits of the Land, each of whom requires his own appropriately placed spirit house. Collectively known as Chao Pho, the nine Spirits of the Land are as follows: • Guardian of Houses • Guardian of Gardens • Guardian of Gates and Stairwells* • Guardian of Animals • Guardian of Storehouses and Barns • Guardian of Forests, Mountains, Fields and Paddies • Guardian of Temples • Guardian of Waters • Guardian of Military Forts and Defenses * The Guardian of Gates and Stairwells is thought to reside inside a structure’s doorstep. This is why one should always step over, and never on, the threshold of a Thai home or a Buddhist temple. The two Guardian Spirits with which the majority of Thai households are concerned are the Guardians of the House and Garden. One of whom protects the home and also presides over the business interests of the residents, while the other watches over the yards and gardens on the property. Because each guardian requires a spirit house of his own, many Thai homes have both an indoor, and an outdoor shrine. Should the human residence be remodeled, or improved, the spirit house should also receive a similar upgrade.
Construction & Placement A spirit house must be constructed by a craftsman who specializes in that field in such a manner that will entice the spirits to settle within. The exact style is determined by which spirit or guardian is going to reside inside the shrine. Its appearance can vary from humble and small to opulent and palatial. Generally, its characteristics should be commensurate with that of the size and style of the human structures on the property. Should the human residence be remodeled, or improved, the spirit house should also receive a similar upgrade. It also needs be mounted on a single pillar or on a dais at a height which shows proper respect. It must also have a surrounding balcony or a separate pedestal or table on which incense holders, candle sticks, and flower vases can be placed. Good fortune can be increased if the
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color corresponds to that of the day of the week* on which the property’s owner was born. *Daily Colors : Sunday – red; Monday – yellow; Tuesday – pink; Wednesday – green; Thursday – pink; Friday – blue; Saturday – purple
No Thai would ever consider erecting a spirit house without first consulting an astrologer to determine the most auspicious date and time on which to do so. Then a monk must determine the most promising site on which to place the shrine. When selecting the location, a number of very strict guidelines must be adhered to. The spirit house must be situated so that the shadow of the house never falls on it, nor should its shadow fall on the house, as both are regarded as extremely unlucky. In addition, the front of the spirit house must face north, northeast, or east. Once a suitable site is located, a hole is dug, in which nine stakes of “lucky wood”* are driven. The inhabitants of the property then place jewelry and trinkets inside the hole to bring them wealth. Only then can the spirit house be installed.
*Nine Lucky Woods: Pudding Pine - ensures power; Jackfruit tree - ensures wealth & happiness; Javanese Cassia - ensures luck & victory; Indian Coral Tree - ensures money & gold; Bamboo - ensures happiness; Kalamona - ensures strength & stability; Teak ensures honor; Rosewood - ensures wealth & fortune; Tembusa - provides protection from harm & danger Anything that a human requires in life, the ancient spirits need as well. Therefore, miniature household objects and furnishings are placed inside to make the spirit house comfortable. Small elephants and horses provide transportation for the spirits, and figurines in the form of humans, pets and dancers are needed for entertainment and companionship. When the spirit house is fully furnished, garlands of flowers are hung, incense is lit, food and drink is offered, and a ceremony is conducted to formally invite the spirits into their Earthly abode. The date on which this ritual is held must also be carefully calculated.
"Because red is thought to be a spirits favorite color, red Fanta soda is the unofficial beverage of the Thai spirit world!"
Offerings & Gifts Once properly placed, the spirit house assures good blessings for both the building and its occupants, but only if daily offerings are made. Spirits demand respect from humans, and if not pleased, they are capable of wreaking havoc and inflicting great harm. The spirits expect to be informed about important events, such as when children are born or when going on a trip. In addition, the spirits must be consulted before engaging in a new business venture. If this is not, done the spirit can cause the business to fail. To placate the spirits, incense sticks and candles are lit early each morning and offerings are made whilst praying for the spirit to watch over and protect the home, or requesting that a wish be granted in exchange for a promised gift. Traditional offerings include: bananas, rice, chicken, sweets, small coins, and bottles of water or soda, which must be open and contain a straw. Because red is thought to be a spirits favorite color, red Fanta soda is the unofficial beverage of the Thai spirit world!
Replacement & Removal When a house or business is sold, demolished, or rumored to be unlucky, or when circumstances dictate that an existing spirit house be improved or replaced, a ceremony must be held to foreworn the spirit that he will soon relocate. Only then can the unnecessary spirit house be removed. A derelict or unwanted spirit house cannot be placed on the curb with the usual household garbage. It must be discarded in a special spirit house “resting place” where old and broken spirit houses are deposited. These are often located near a Buddhist temple, a sacred tree, or in some cases, simply by the side of a road where a fatal accident once took place.
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By Matias Berra and Rhiannon Caldwell
As many of us know living abroad can wreak havoc on the digestive system. Drinking water from any foreign country can make one sick, and any trip to a street food vendor is gambling with your guts. Sometimes the food is expired, and sometimes it just isn’t cooked all the way through. Health codes are not the same everywhere and the lack of refridgeration, running water, and a proper kitchen often leads to less than ideal cooking environments. One of the first things I learned was don't eat anything you haven't watched being cooked.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Natural Remedies for an Upset Stomach
Charcoal Activated medical charcoal, which you can get over the counter in any pharmacy and most 7-11s, is not only the cheapest option (shouldn't cost you more than 30 THB to get 10 pills) it is also one of the most effective ways to filter/ absorb all those toxins that seem to want you dead from dehydration and pain. Just take 2 carbon pills and keep as much Homemade Electrolyte Drink (you can learn how to make this solution below, just read to the end of the article) by your side as possible. If you manage to keep the pills down the first try you should be feeling much better within 30 minutes, let a couple hours go by and you should be back to normal, seriously, these pills are effective!
Ginger
There are several ways to use ginger to soothe an upset stomach. The quickest and easiest way for instant relief is to grate up some ginger and chew on it like chewing gum. If your stomach is so upset you can hold nothing down simply chew on the ginger and swallow the juice that comes out and swallow. The alternative to chewing on the raw ginger is to make a tea with it. Add the grated ginger (approx 1 teaspoon for each cup of water) to boiling water and steep for ten minutes. Then drink the tea. This will help with the nausea and replenish the much needed water that comes as a result of dehydration due to illness.
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Peppermint If you have no ginger the next best tea to make is peppermint tea. Peppermint tea is available in bags or as loose tea leaves.
Coconut The water from the inside of a coconut is another natural aide in fighting nausea. Green coconuts are young and contain very high amounts of liquid rather than meat. Find yourself a good green coconut and drink the water. The coconut water will soothe your stomach and help replenish much needed fluids. Soup made with coconut milk or coconut water is another great alternative to help ease the discomfort. For double impact add ginger to the soup.
Soda Water Soda water can aide in upset stomach and help to replenish fluids. The sodium bicarbonate aka baking soda helps to neutralize excess stomach acid which can occur after the stomach is emptied of its contents. Homemade Electrolyte Drink (Make your own Sports Drink) To rehydrate your body after stomach illness you will need electrolytes. The easiest, least expensive way to do this is by making your own electrolyte drink at home. Simply add two tablespoons of sugar, and half a teaspoon of salt to one litre of water, stir the mixture until the sugar and salt are dissolved and drink. Next time your stomach starts to rumble, try these natural options before you reach for the medicine cabinet.
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By Roger
SPORT & LEISURE Frank with 2 horse mackerel
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Roger with 1lb jack fish
i Folks, Khun Jah said she wanted to take home to Mama some horse mackerel (bpla thoo). So I rigged her up with a home made string of nine small hooks and took her to the south end of Koh Krok as the tide was rising. These rigs have to be jigged up and down to resemble small fry dying, if you do not jig them you will pick up the odd fish but not many. When the current is strong the fish can be found some thirty to forty metres south, and when the current slackens about fifteen to twenty metres from the headland. Sure enough on the first drop, we picked one and two small 60 to 90 gram fish each. The action is fast with multiple fish being hooked sometimes before the weight hits the bottom. I told her we have to be as quick as possible, get the fish off the hook and into the livewell, and put the rig back down, as the shoal of fish will move and then we will have to wait until the next shoal comes through. Soon we had some thirty fish in the livewell and then the bite was over. That meant motoring over the area, stopping, dropping the rigs down for two minutes and if no fish, moving on until we found the bite again. Finally the tide turned and we headed to the north end of Koh Krok. For some reason we could not find any trace of the fish jigging, I tried all my usual marks and drew a blank. With that I changed tactics and we went trolling on the surface. We picked up small horse mackerel straight away, and some snipe (bpla gratong). The day ended with Khun Jah taking home 6 kgs of fish. When I went with my fishing buddy Frank we had a perfect day. The tide was dropping so we headed out to the north of Koh Krok and caught fish straight away. When the tide dropped to the halfway mark, and the bite stopped. We then went along the east side of Koh Krok. There we picked up some snipe but the bite did not stay long. Even though the tide was still dropping I knew that the fish had moved down to the south end of the island. This is due to the odd current around Koh Krok. Sure enough the bite was back on and we filled our boots with fish. The livewell was full of 100 gm to 250 gm fish and we made the decision to go to Koh Larn east coast for the chance of a few decent sized fish. Where the electric cable comes in from Pattaya is a good place for decent fish. Trolling over it constantly, spooks the fish so normally we can get two or three before the action is over. However this day we picked up eleven horse
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Jah basket of fish
mackerel all over 400 gms and two half beaks (bpla daptow). We planned everything perfectly, leaving as the bite went off at each location we were always hitting the fish, 58 horse mackerel and 11 assorted snipe and half beaks. News from Scott's guys on Captain Deang's boat, one trip only got a golden trevally and a small moray eel. Eels are tricky fish to deal with, they can climb up your trace twisting as they go and they slime! With sharp teeth, and a nasty attitude they have to be handled with care. Some Thais do not like moray eels as they resemble a snake. I have noticed in the last year that nine out ten red sand fish (bpla sia deang) have a white sea louse, a type of parasite in their mouth. Six years ago I spent a year going out catching these fish and I never saw one parasite. Also I have just started to see the odd one in snipe. The usual, if you have any photo's of your catch of the day or news on what you have been catching, or want any information on local tackle shops I can be reached on 0808356945 or email plamafia5@aol.com. Have Fun!
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The Longest Drive in the World PHUKET, Thailand – While attempting to set a Guinness World Record for driving an electric golf cart from Pattaya to Phuket, a distance of approximately 1,400km, Graham Haslam and Mark Cameron have this week reached a milestone in their efforts to raise money for Phuket charity, Phuket Has Been Good To Us, hitting the THB1 million mark. Dubbed 'The Longest Drive' and set to start next month, the intrepid duo have received tremendous support from around the Asia Pacific region helping them to surpass THB1 million in pledged sponsorship and donations. The latest company to help push them over the THB1 million mark is cosponsor of the world record attempt, the Asian Seniors Tour. Chuan Campbell, organiser of the Asian Seniors Tour said, “I have known and supported Phuket Has Been Good To Us for many years. When I read about this world record attempt by Graham and Mark I had to be part of it. I just wish I was joining them! This is yet another great fund-raising idea that these two have come up with and I am pleased that we at Asian Seniors Tour are able to support them.” On a recent test drive from Nonthaburi to Lotus Valley golf course in Chachoengsao province, the golf cart's set of six 8-volt Trojan batteries provided for the World Record attempt delivered an impressive 95 kilometers per day. With the trip covering 1,400km through nine provinces, the daily charge is essential to complete the challenge in approximately 24 days. Golf cart owner, David Westrick from Golf Cart Thailand, was delighted with how well the cart performed. “We have had that golf cart for almost 18 months and I am very impressed seeing what it was capable of. It was a fantastic journey through a very small portion of Thailand with people encouraging us on the way.
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Hopefully the excellent Thai weather will continue for the trip.” The start date for The Longest Drive has been set for 8th March. The cart will depart from Hard Rock Cafe Pattaya with its final destination being Hard Rock Café Phuket, where a gala event will be held on the 8th of April to welcome home the adventitious duo and announce the final amount raised for Phuket Has Been Good To Us. For more information on how to join sponsors such as Asian Seniors Tour, Gateway Equipment, Gaylin, Opus Offshore, Drilltech, Baan Rim Pa and Reliant who signed up recently to support this exciting world record attempt, please contact graham@phukethasbeengoodtous.org. About Phuket Has Been Good To Us Foundation Phuket Has Been Good To Us works to improve the economic opportunities and life chances of young people, by funding and implementing high quality, practical English language education in government schools on Phuket Island. Phuket Has Been Good To Us creates vocational opportunities by developing English skills both through formal education as well as after school and non curricula activities. The charity teaches English to over 1,000 children in three Government schools, employing qualified, fluent English-speaking teachers to provide the best possible English language education. Phuket Has Been Good To Us is a registered Kingdom of Thailand Charity Organization #0993000050983. Contact: Graham Haslam T: +66 (0) 87 279 1230 E: graham@phukethasbeengoodtous.org www.phukethasbeengoodtous.org
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School’s out but Work is Not, How to find a Good Nanny in Pattaya
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ith the school holidays upon us many parents are looking for someone to trust their precious little ones with. There are a multitude of day camps, English camps, and day care services in the Pattaya area, but what if you want the personal service that comes along with a great nanny. Whether you want a full time, live in, or a nanny to give you a break for only a few hours a week there are important factors you need to consider when choosing a caregiver for your children.
Now you need to find a nanny, but where? Start with your immediate spheres of influence, friends, family, coworkers etc and get the word out. You never know who people know until you start talking to them. Another great method for finding someone nearby is to post notices at nearby parks and schools stating you are looking for a nanny and a brief description of what you are looking for. There are online boards and classifieds like you see on Pattaya Trader, and other local publications,and Great Aupair,and Nanny-Agency.com that place nannies all over the world, you can filter nanny profiles by geographic area, and then narrow results by lanuguages spoken, availability, cost, etc. Facebook has a page dedicated to Filipino Nannies living in Thailand as well.
Write a list of YOUR requirements for the nanny you wish to hire. Some things to consider. • price • location • experience • age • age of your children • cpr certified • education level (do you need a nanny/tutor?) • languages spoken and fluency in the desired language • level of compassion • availability (live in, full time, part time, weekends, weekdays, evenings etc) You will want to set up an interview with all potential nannies. Make sure you get all your questions answered and be open to answering all of their questions. Be very upfront about your expectations and daily family routines. Painting an unrealistic pretty picture will only result in you and your nanny both being unhappy, then you will have to start the process all over again. If you get it right, your nanny can become more than just an employee, they will feel more like part of your extended family. It is important to establish a positive relationship with someone you will be entrusting your children with. If you find what you think is a good fit for your needs then you will want to check their references. Just because an interview goes great doesn’t mean your due diligence is done.
If you get it right, your nanny can become more than just an employee, they will feel more like part of your extended family. Always speak with at least one previous employer. Find out how their behaviour was, how long they worked for the last family and why they no longer work there. Another great question is, “Would you hire ______ again?”
assessment at the end of the period to see if the relationship is working out on both sides. The task of finding a great nanny can be daunting but if you follow these basic guidelines your chances of successfully finding a great nanny will go up. Be patient, do your due diligence and do not get discouraged. We encourage readers to visit this article online and leave comments with your best advice for finding a nanny in Pattaya. www.pattayatrader.com/
Once you are happy with the results of the reference check it is time to make an offer to the Nanny. You may want to offer a trial in the beginning, one or two weeks and then have a mutual
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CARTOON NETWORK PATTAYA Where to find it: Now lets indulge the child within and head to one of sin-city’s newest and biggest attractions, the official Cartoon Network Amazone Water park! Located on Sukhumvit road right next to Naa Jomtien soi 50, you won’t be able to miss the huge water slides and tubes that raise up 23 meters into the air. This theme park has some of the most impressive water slides and roller coasters in the world, so do consider yourself lucky to be living in Pattaya right now
“you won’t be able to miss the huge water slides and tubes that raise up 23 meters into the air” The attractions: There’s quite a range of slides and roller coaster to choose from depending on how adventurous you are feeling. Slides like the 'Adventure Zone', which is actually inspired by one of my favorite cartoons 'Adventure Land', is made up of 3 different slides which offer a slightly different experience: the 'Jake jump', for instance, is perfect for the entire family as it allows for multiple people people to ride the same raft down a steep slide, while the 'Rainfall Raincorn' is more suited for lone riders who will be propelled on a small inflatable raft down an exciting and steep slides (and through a rainbow colored tunnel no less!).
but something that you do want to experience. The entire 'Omniverse' is also, just like the 'Adventure Land', separated into 3 distinct rides, each offering a thrilling experience. Possibly the most intense of these is the 'Goop Loop' which will propel participants from 0 to 2.5 Gs with in 2 seconds
The best option for Expats This attractions is also one of the most family friendly activities you can experience in Pattaya, and be honest to yourself, you know you will enjoy the rides as much as your kids will. One bit of good news for all the expats around the area is that they do offer a year pass, meaning you can stop worrying about what to do with the kids during their free time! Cartoon network seem to always be an option, all year long baby!
“They [Amazone] do offer a year pass, meaning you can stop worrying about what to do with the kids during their free time!”
“Possibly the most intense of these is the 'Goop Loop' which will propel participants from 0 to 2.5 Gs with in 2 seconds” For those looking for real intense rides, you can always head out to the Omniverse, a water roller-coaster that is not only an impressive 23.4 meters in height, it also has a 17 meter high vertical fall! Again, certainly not something for the fainthearted,
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WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR KIDS DURING THE BREAK
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hat time of year is upon us once again. The school holidays are here and that means the kids are out of school. If you can feel a sense of panic setting in about now then you can relate to most parents that are in the same boat. What in the world am I going to do with my kids, that is safe, fun, and maybe even a little educational? You are in luck. We have scoured Pattaya for the best things to keep your little monsters occupied during the holidays, and keep you from pulling out your hair.
Our number one choice for coping with your kids during the summer holidays is Summer School. Thailand has this down. Every private school in the nation has some kind of a summer school program. Most will enroll children even if they are not regular students attending during the regular term and the learning is usually in a more relaxed hands on atmosphere. These are not makeup courses like in the Western world, in Thailand summer school means having a summer curriculum that is focused heavily on arts, science, sports, and hands on learning. English Camps are another fantastic option, these are held by private schools or sometimes by companies that specialize in these Camps. They typically run for anywhere from two to six weeks, eating up a sizeable chunk of the time off. They tend to be filled with activities and if you find one that is put on by an English Camp company the pool of students will be far more diverse giving your kids the opportunity to make friends with children their age that go to other schools. Another option many parents forget about are performing arts schools like Ananda Performing Arts School. Ananda has classes in piano, singing, guitar, ballet, modern dance, jazz, and drama. These little gems are a great way to expose your kids to a multitude of things to see what it is they excel at or show interest in. For the little ones there are endless day care options for full time and part time care. Or even nanny services available full time, part time, or live in. If you are at your wits end and can’t seem to find the right place for your kids during the summer holiday we have an easy
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solution that is a sure fire way for you to come up with the right solution. Simply take your kids to work with you, and watch as your co-workers come up with option after option for your kids. All you will have to do is sugar up your kids and let them loose in the office and someone will have an idea for you. Of course sometimes this involves shipping your monster off to Yai (Grandmother) in the Village. Sending your children to the proverbial village in rural Thailand to learn some Thai culture from their grandmother will do your kids some good. It is good for them to learn there is a world outside of their Ipad. If they don’t have a Thai grandmother this is where you co-workers come in. Thailand still sees child rearing as “it takes a village” there is sure to be a Thai grandmother out there who will set your children straight. These old ladies are simply amazing. They get up first thing in the morning and begin grinding and beating those little red leaves that they chew on all day to keep up their energy. Elders in the country have no idle time. They putter around tending gardens, catching fish, weaving baskets, cracking open coconuts, and making little crafts. They are masters at passing the time without the need for technology, although you will still see TV antennas even in places where the floors are still dirt. With the school break coming up there are many things to do with your kids that do not involve locking them in a cage. Summer school, English camps, performing arts centers, nannies, or a trip to the village to learn from Yai. Talk to your co-workers, talk to other parents at school, and talk to your kids. Every family is a little different and finding the right combination to keep your sanity through the break is critical. Good luck parents, and remember do not panic! You have choices.
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HAND TO HAND HOME! H
and to Hand home is an organization helping to ensure children in Pattaya have access to three basic needs, shelter, food, and education. The vision for the organization began when Maggie worked for an orphanage and she met parents that were tearfully dropping their children off to be cared for when they could no longer provide them with their most basic of needs. Maggie asked the parents, “If we could help provide you with shelter, food, and education would you keep your child?� Parents answered with a resounding yes and the idea for Hand to Hand home was born.
Hand to Hand home is an alternative solution available for parents and caregivers who work or go to school full time and still have challenges meeting the needs of their children. One young mother of two is attending a university full time while her children are cared for daily by the staff at Hand to Hand. When she is not going to school you will find her at Hand to Hand assisting in the care of other children whose parents are at school or work. She gives back to the very organization that has given her a chance to keep her family together while striving for a better life. Scholarships for school are available for children in need of an education. Funds are raised through direct donation, sponsorship, and weekly mini golf tournaments held every Tuesday at Pattaya Mini Golf. Cost to play is 400 baht, 200 baht to
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play and 200 baht donation, and tee time is 13:00. Wednesdays following the fundraising donation items are purchased from Makro for the families. On one memorable shopping trip where Maggie was accompanied by an eight year old child she asked him what he would like to buy, his response, “I would like a toaster for my family that way we can all have toast every day.� The
selflessness of this child is heartwarming. It takes a village to raise a child and no one understands that as well as Hand to Hand and the families they are helping. Community, educators, volunteers, family members, and sponsors from abroad all help to provide the most basic of needs for children whose parents are working diligently to help themselves. Hand to Hand home provides hope for many families at a time when they believed all hope was lost. Hand to Hand home celebrated the grand opening of their new facility on 9 December, 2014. The location is on Soi Kophai 10, which connects South and Thepprasit roads in the heart of the slums. The new location has fenced in play areas, a large living room down stairs for the nursery chiÂldren and a more formal classroom environment for the older children. Please see their website http://www.handtohandpattaya.com/ for a detailed location map and information on how to donate or sponsor a child. The Ride for Peace put on by the Burapa Bike Festival donated some of the profits to assist Hand to Hand home and the children they care for.
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17 Year Old Racer Causing a Big Stir on Thailand's Racing Circuit
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attaya’s Bira Circuit reverberated last month when Mazda pulled out all the stops for its ‘Motorsport Day’. While ostensibly a day for customers to interact with Mazda it was also a significant moment for Thai motorsport fans.
The newest addition to the ‘Super Car’ paddock is the striking Knight Sports Mazda RX-8, which was shipped to Thailand immediately after appearing at the Macau Grand Prix last November to feature here for the first time at the Bangsaen Thailand Speed Festival where it was run by Innovation Motorsport. Two months later it turned its wheels for the first time at Bira Circuit, the historic ‘home’ of Thai motorsport and the familiar RZ Racing-run RX-8 of Pete Thongchua, which also competes in Thailand Super Series, joined it on track. Although the newest RX-8 was running primarily as a showstopper the occasion would also provide a useful test session for its driver, Michael Freeman, and Innovation Motorsport as they continue their learning curve and acclimatise to the car. The RX-8’s installation laps were run very early in the morning, in fact while mist still hung over the track when it burbled out of the paddock. Everything checked out perfectly, as Michael explained. “The team from Knight Sports flew in earlier this week from Japan and they spent three days fitting the new engine, some front suspension [components] and a new crossmember; the car was finished yesterday. We ran the car this morning at 7am and everything ran perfectly as you would expect from the Knight Sport guys.” He admitted that blooding a brand new car during Bangsaen along with a Super Car debut for both team and driver probably wasn’t the most ideal scenario, although they learnt a lot and have invaluable experience under their belts now. “I felt a lot more relaxed today than at Bangsaen, I felt really at home in the car and I look forward to racing it this year,” Michael added. Car and driver certainly hooked together quickly and looked at home on Bira Circuit. He reckoned the
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She has a solid, highly professional team behind her so it’s going to be up to her to turn that talent into meaningful results RX-8 was well suited the tricky 2.4-km racetrack. “Before I drove the car I imagined it would be fantastic at Bangsaen but after doing a few laps in it this morning I think the car will be fantastic at Bira,” he said. “It’s probably not going to be that fantastic at Buriram as it’s a 100 horsepower down on the cars around it, but around here where you are only at 100% throttle about 60% of the time, the car was great through 130R and the chicanes and I felt really at home in the car compared to Bangsaen where I didn’t really feel comfortable,” he added. The striking red, black and silver machine, with its high-visibility ‘Skyactiv Technology’ marketing decals, was one of the unquestioned highlights of the ‘Mazda Motorsport Day’ which brought dozens of the brand’s owners together and culminated in ‘battle run’ demonstration action between this RX-8 and the RZ Racing-developed example driven by Pete Thongchua into the night. Meanwhile the day wasn’t all about the ‘Super Car’ end of the market as Thailand's most promising young lady driver, Tachapan Vijittranon, is back in the spotlight and it’s with a real bang as she's bagged a coveted Mazda factory supported drive with Innovation Motorsport, the team that ran the official Mazda2 programme in Thailand Super Series' hotly contested Super Production category last year. It was a successful year for Mazda too, the second season of the programme. The pair of Mazda2s driven by Michael and superstar Thai actor Pete finishing third and fifth in the Drivers' championship while Innovation Motorsport bagged the vicechampion’s place in the Teams' standings. The Mazda2 racecars came on leaps and bounds all year and by the end of last race weekend they were real front-runners. Those two cars were at Bira for Tachapan to undertake her first 'official' laps for the team.
race while against proven and experienced opposition. It has to also be remembered that Tachapan can only drive on the racetrack, she's still too young to drive on the roads. But after a bouncy start to car racing, which saw her grabbing a lot of headlines, her career stalled somewhat and last year she was virtually absent from the paddock. However her impressive debut in cars had earned her a brief test with Innovation Motorsport and although that had no more than just been a few laps at the end of a Mazda track demonstration day it had been enough to impress and the team kept a close eye on her progress. Team Owner Michael Freeman is keen to help promising young drivers and with this fast young lady obviously able to resonate with marketing strategies at Mazda, Tachapan has been signed for the new season. Her racing mount is unclear as yet but she will be in either the new or old shape Mazda2 in Super Production and that will put her in a strong position to fight for the podium. Her first 'official' test with the team came last month at Bira Circuit and she was quickly into the groove trying both the sedan and hatchback versions of the Mazda2 that the team ran in 2014. She slotted in very well working with the team’s engineering staff and it looks like it's going to be a promising step forward for this young lady driver who clearly has the talent to go a long way up the motorsport ladder in the future. Now she has a solid, highly professional team behind her so it’s going to be up to her to turn that talent into meaningful results. And she still can’t driver a road car yet.
It's hard to imagine that she's still only 17 years as she’s been on the car-racing scene for a few years now, but that’s probably down to the stir she’s caused. A genuine karting prodigy, Tachapan made her debut in racing cars at the age of 14 and instantly impressed, marking herself out as one to watch out for in the future. Driving Honda’s Jazz she enjoyed a good start to production car racing, including nabbing a pole and leading a
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ver recent years we have seen many pushes from different industries trying to do things greener. The Auto industry is often turned to as a focal point when the conversation comes up as everyone can readily relate to traffic jams, loud engines and exhaust smoke along with the highway clogging inefficiency of the “one car per person” mentality that a lot of countries have. As a result of the public pressure and increased social awareness many Auto manufacturers have been trying their hands at electric or hybrid powertrains such as the Nissan Leaf, Toyota Prius and more recently the new player Tesla motors who’s all electric sports cars are increasingly successful in their niche. However no matter how hard the Auto companies try it feels like they are already being left behind somewhat before they even began... by what you may ask? Well my friends… By Bikes. Juiced up, well designed, excellent handling all electric motorbike’s. With torque stats that leave
MotoGP bikes whimpering, comparable range to their oil guzzling counterparts, next to no ongoing maintenance requirement and fast product development cycles electric motorbikes are fast becoming the golden child of the EV revolution. One company in particular seems to be at the pointy end of this technological shift and what they have managed to achieve in a few short years is nothing other than mind blowing. Now if you’re a red blooded throttle jockey such as myself it can be hard to convince you that an electric bike would offer more than a bit of a giggle between you and your friends and maybe make a nice gift for your daughter’s college graduation. We let me calibrate you; Zero Motorcycles have been chipping away at the flaws of electric bikes and they did so by approaching the problem backwards by leading with a philosophy that comes from “Bike First” thinking. Their goal to build bikes that excite and inspire their customers lead them to explore what was possible with electric motors - not the usual path of “how do we build a
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In a few short years from now, Electric bikes performance and cost will be so competitive as to make Gasoline bikes obsolete.
green product” and the outcomes by all reports are nothing short of bloody amazing. Still doubting… I know… I was too… so let’s look at the numbers (brace yourself): The 2015 Zero SR is a middle weight beast. Capable of 0-100kph in 3.3 seconds, a top speed of over 160kph, 106 ft-lb of torque (read that again, it’s not a typo… 106 ft-lb’s of knuckle whitening madness!) and a range of 240km on a charge (~30% more in city riding) already the bike is holding its own. But what’s more impressive is the package that all of this sits in. The air-cooled motor is designed to negate any need for regular maintenance and when slowing down acts as a generator to channel electricity back into the power pack to help extend ride times. The SR is also equipped with Bosch ABS and Showa suspension as standard to ensure the ultimate in handling performance. There is also an app available for download that lets you customize the bikes performance such as max speed, max torque, percentage of regenerative braking (think engine braking) build a customized dash display and review real time info about the bikes performance. It’s a game changer, In a few short years from now (experts are suggesting fewer than 10 years) Electric bikes performance and
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cost will be so competitive as to make gasoline bikes obsolete. And it’s hard to argue. Battery technology and cost are the two main roadblocks for that to happen and the Zero SR has already cracked the equation. Others will definitely follow. Speed will no longer sound like the screaming of a motor being pushed to its mechanical limits. Instead the turbo like whine of a high powered electric motor will be the new sound of speed. Motorbikes are about to go a fundamental shift and will pave the way for electric vehicles to learn from the development and technology that they discover. Many in the field would say that Electric Vehicles are coming! I would argue that they are already here! The rest of Zero’s range is also impressive. The super-motard styling of the FX (the baby of the range) looks to be the business and the power specs are equally appealing. It’s an exciting space and one worth watching! Now all we have to do is encourage them to ship a few to Thailand so I can have my sweet way with them in the Bangkok traffic, all in the name of science of course. Check out the Zero website and the reviews on YouTube. It’s hard not to be impressed. Want more of Steve Eagles insight into the world of 2 wheels? Check out his page : Extreme Facebook Motorbikes on Facebook
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By Glenn C
Chevrolet Trailblazing from
Pattaya to Lamphun...and back Faced with the prospect of a reasonably long trip to the Lamphun District of Thailand I wanted to make sure that it went as smoothly as possible. Notwithstanding the fact that at the time I was in a considerable amount of pain from my recent exploits in the annual Pattaya Bed Race - less on that later! Anyway back to business in hand. I needed a decent size vehicle to take a degree of clutter back to my wifes home, not to mention something that was comfortable for the two thousand odd kilometers that I was likely to rack up.
A quick final check on seat / driving position and were ready for the off. Ah, yes one last important thing that should never go without checking. Can you guess? Yes, that’s right…. the horn! - more on that later. Thankfully at this time of the morning the majority of lunatics are catching up on their beauty sleep, either that or they are at home swatting up on the highway code! You know, the thai version that keeps them positioned 2 feet away from the car in-front. Gotta love Thai driving standards!
Thankfully the very nice people at Long Term Car Hire Pattaya came up with a suitable option in the shape of the Chevrolet Trailblazer. I always make a point of paying for car hire, at least this way no-one can suggest my writing is biased.
Roads were pretty clear. The normal mix of debris from incidents and accidents was missing, and tonights drive was different, much more relaxed.
Ordinarily I would shy away from vehicles of this nature. 20+ years as a Sales Manager for a number of UK car dealers allowed me to pick pretty much what I wanted to drive, and in the main it wasn’t a big SUV. Boredom being the overriding factor in the past. Once you get beyond the requirement for space, this type of vehicle would normally leave me cold!
First thing that I noticed and really liked was that the LT model had separate rear A/C. Massive win here, being able to get the right setting for Lily, without freezing me half to death. Leather seats were well really comfortable, even without the lumbarsupport that I thought I’d need.
Bags of Standard Equipment
Size Really Does Matter However, things are different now. I’m older - well aren’t we all. The roads aren’t always of the quality you’d like over here. And, not to forget the old clique that “size really does matter”. Loading the vehicle couldn’t have been any easier, the 7 seat configuration allows for a flat load area at the push of a lever. Given that I have a huge amount of “stuff” to cart back up north, I opted to fold down both the rear seats, which go completely flat for ease.Everything went in without any real effort and then we were ready to set off. On another day I could even have folded down the middle row of seats and found more than adequate accommodation for a couple of bikes, such is the space on offer. For those technoheads, the brochure talks about over 1800 liters of cargo space with the 2nd and 3rd seat rows folded flat.
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Its fair to say that the 2.8 Duramax diesel packed plenty of punch, especially as it was paired with a smooth 6 speed auto active transmission. In true diesel format there was detectable note of engine clatter at very low speeds; however, nothing that wasn’t easily dealt with by the Ronson/ Mars Uptown Funk collaboration. Another great feature is the dual charging facility in the cabin area. Even though I know the route pretty well, I always like to bring my trusty Tom-Tom with me. The beauty here is that I had that plugged in as well as a double adaptor for my phone and battery bank. Nice touch! I mentioned the horn a little earlier, and for good reason. Most people that drive in Thailand would feel the need to cover the horn, pretty much all of the time they are in behind the wheel.
For me, this is usual practice too; however, as I stated earlier this trip was a little bit different. Probably down to the sheer scale of this vehicle and the fact that even the most crazy of Thai drivers didn’t want to mess with it.
Flicking him “the bird” That said, there was just a single solitary time when I had to bring it into play. A very long stretch of clear road laid ahead. I could see in the distance that there was a Honda City waiting to make a u-turn into my lane. He waited, waited and waited until I was real close before adding unneeded excitement to his manoeuvre. Despite my flicking the headlamps several times to say NO…..he went. First real test of the brakes on this big bus and they didn’t let me down. Out came the horn and I had slowed down sufficiently to flick the idiot the “bird”. Did he notice? Probably not. Did he care? Probably not. Did I feel better? Hell yes! Another tangible benefit here was the ability to soak up any and every road surface. While some roads have seen improvements there are still plenty of roads in the north that are nasty to say the least. Instead of having to dodge and weave a series of potholes, the Trailblazer rode these without even breaking sweat. A welcome change from being bounced around the road that is almost mandatory when taking this trip in a regular sized saloon car. After a couple of days of pottering around with the vehicle it was time indeed to return home. Here was my opportunity to really test what this baby could do! And I wasn’t disappointed.
Surprisingly Frugal Time wasn’t my enemy on the way back, it never is. So again, choosing to leave just after dark makes sense as there is always less traffic to navigate. The return leg of just under 800 Kilometers was split by three or four service station coffee breaks. I had a mind to see what kind of economy could be achieved by a vehicle of this size and had a mental note to not go over 2,000 RPM. Thankfully, combined with the 6 speed Auto this translated to speeds around the 100 km per hour mark (driving Miss Daisy fans would be oh so disappointed) Remembering to reset the fuel computer allowed me to witness an extremely frugal return of 14.5 km/l. Something that I hadn’t thought possible, even in my wildest dreams. The journey home was uneventful, and having arrived back something close to 5am it was time for some much needed shut-eye. Would I buy one of these? Maybe, but still need convincing of a real need on a permanent basis. Would I hire one of these again? Yes, most definitely.
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By Rhiannon Caldwell
Burapa Bike Week
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was thrilled to be given the assignment to cover the Burapa Bike Week. Despite some stereotypes that paint bikers in a negative light throughout my life I have seen the other side of Bikers. I have experienced their generosity first hand. We have to rewind more than 30 years ago. My dad was a bartender at a biker bar. The Winner’s Circle was a hole in the wall place in the middle of the Mojave Desert about halfway between Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. The Circle was right on Highway 62 which connects with the iconic Route 66 about 20 miles or so beyond the bar. Being in the middle of nowhere on a route in between two major cities that were very popular for riding the Winner’s Circle drew bikers from far and wide. Although typically in the US bikers from rival gangs do not congregate together the Winner’s Circle Bar was one of the few exceptions. It was not uncommon to see a Hell’s Angel, sitting next to a Vago and peace was maintained. The owner of the Winner’s Circle Mr. John Dolan was an independent Biker, meaning he had no affiliation with any club. He expected his bar to be a respite for bikers from any club, or no club. Harley, or Sports Bike, if you love to live free, and ride hard you were welcome inside as long as you kept the peace. The peacekeeper was my father. A slight man standing only 6 feet 10 inches tall and weighing in at a mere 325 pounds (2.08 meters, 148 kg). I am not by any means saying a fight never broke out in the place. That is far from truth, however as far as biker bars go in general, everyone got along, and played nice with others. It had the reputation for being welcoming and friendly to all those that love to ride. In this respect the Winner’s Circle was much like Thailand, which is the one country in the world known for how well Bikers from all clubs as well as independents get along. Now the man behind such a place had to be nothing short of a Saint. To this day I think of him as Santa Claus. The version with
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MOTOR TRADER red hair, bushy red beard, and bright blue eyes. He even smoked a pipe much like the ones you would see in the mouth of old St. Nick. It was Christmas 1983 and the Cabbage Patch Kid had come out that year. My friend Jeannette received one for her birthday which was the 7th of December. No one is quite sure where her parents got it because there were exactly none in our little town. Never the less I had one under the tree Christmas morning. While my dad worked through the night of Christmas Eve, John Dolan drove from Joshua Tree, CA all the way to Los Angeles where he somehow managed to get me a Cabbage Patch Doll, signed by Xavier Roberts, her name was Agnes and she had red hair and green eyes. That was not the only time bikers from the Winner’s Circle made a direct difference in my life. I was a girl scout and during girl scout season the cover charge on the door was a box of cookies. I made the 100+ club every year. I can also remember wrapping toys at Christmas time for the toy drives. The Winner’s Circle held massive toy drives every year so that all local children would have at least one gift to open Christmas morning. Along with the toy drives were food drives at every major holiday. The bikers may look scary but really they have hearts of gold! The bikers at Burapa Bike week were no different. The festival kicked off with a Ride for Peace. The bikers began at the Sport’s Arena at Chaiyapruek 2 they rode down to Sukhumvit Road where they headed to Pattaya and road the Beach Road all the way back through Jomtien Beach and then back up Chaiyapruek 1 on the way back to the Arena. The funds from the Ride for Peace are to help the Hand to Hand Home. The Bike Week drew a crowd of over 50,000 people. Many families, couples, and singles of all ages attended the show. There were accessories of every type for all kinds of bikes. The Harley Davidson’s rumbled down the streets with their polished chrome. People brought out some very unique vintage cars, and even some American Jeeps. There was all kinds of food available, and swag from clubs was plentiful. Stickers, patches, t-shirts, leather goods, custom helmets, riding boots, jeans, and wallets and more. Stunt drivers riding on the mini bikes zoomed around doing flips, wheelies, and donuts. Music was blaring from all directions. There were bikes with sound systems literally bigger than the bikes, complete with LED light displays. There were trucks that had their beds literally overflowing with speakers. There were girls dancing, bands playing, and people of all walks of life roaming the show. There were unique custom bikes put together with Thai ingenuity that were absolutely off the wall. I saw several buffalo skulls attached to the front of bikes, or horns built into helmets. I saw bikers from rival clubs toasting each other, and partaking in general revelry. The Burapa Bike Festival was a family friendly interesting event that makes me want to buy a new glitter helmet. They actually looked like the Ruby Slippers from the Wizard of Oz. Next Bike Show I will make sure I have a shopping fund!
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Dsfk Mini Truck
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Toyota Vigo 2010 4 Door Automatic 4x4
2012 Ford Focus Titanium
all options, Sun Roof, Black with brown leather, with 30,000 kilometers, Call 0847797591 Phone: 0847797591 Email: toddteal@mail.com Toyota Fortuner 3.0v At 4wd 2013
for sale. Car has all options including leather seats. Lenso 20 mag wheels and full body kit. This car is in excellent condition with just over 19,000km on the clock. I am the original owner and have up to date service history from Toyota. Please call: Shaun- 0983684846 1,100,000 THB Email: shaunconnolly81@gmail.com 10115 Gleam Technologies Neyveli Offline | Gleam Technologies Facebook | Gleam Technologies Gmbh Gleam Technologies Indias Largest Outsourcing Company Offline Typing Project Online Form Filling Job Copy Paste Work Ads Posting Job Post Card Writing Job For More Details Logon to www.gleamtechnologies.co For More Details Contact Toll Free: 18003000-3167 9,787,850,715 THB Email: nirmala276876@gmail.com
Dsfk Mini Truck .1 cc engine/ factory fittead lpg gas and petrol/ exellent condition. service, wel taken care off/ farang ownead / my boyfriend/can test drive truck/ can rent for 1 month 12000 per month . before you buy / price 125000. no offers firm economical cheap too insure. can deliver must pay fuel. new road tax mobile number 0616697377 125,000 THB Email: suwadeekung@yahoo.com
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.1 cc engine/ factory fittead lpg gas and petrol/ exellent condition. service, wel taken care off/ farang ownead / my boyfriend/can test drive truck/ can rent for 1 month 12000 per month . before you buy / price 125000. no offers firm economical cheap too insure. can deliver must pay fuel. new road tax mobile number 0616697377 125,000 THB Email: suwadeekung@yahoo.com
Toyota Hilux Buyer
Toyota Hilux vigo Champ buyer GUARANTEE good price Just one call and check price Toyota hilux 4x4 only No prerunner please 4x4 only Number one Exporter from Thailand(In used Hilux only)vigouu u .co .ltd Urgent need Toyota hilux vigo+Champ 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 and 2013 (4x4 only) Champ 2012-2013 Auto 4x4 price 740000 to 790000Call us now for good priceThailandvigo.com taladvigo.com vigoasia.com English and thai +6684 344 3444 (viber ,Line. Whatsapp)Line id vigobangkok 760,000 THB Email: vigobangkok@gmail.com
2013 Vip Kia Van.
2013 VIP Grand Carnival KIA Van, seats 9 people, Leather seats with special floor mats, two TV’s that play DVD and Thumb drives, kilometers 20,000, Black with brown leather, like new, our price 900,000 baht, Todd at 0847797591 and email toddteal@email.com for more pictures
Complete instructions, all you need to pass your Thai driving test, Car or motorbike. Pack includes; Driving licence check list, Residency certificate application form, Driving licence application form and full instructions on how to complete the form, Full set of test questions from which you will be asked 50 questions and expected to get 45 correct; the form on entering the test centre; directions to the test centre in Pattaya. Available at Canterbury Tales Cafe & Bookshop, also have paypal can post anywhere. Call 0865754966 Dave 250 THB
Advertising for a friend. Top of the Range Toyota Vigo for sale 1 Farang Owner from new. 3000cc Turbo Diesel G Model Full Leather ABS Airbags etc. 4x4 ECT-i VSC & Cruise Control.120000km full Toyota service history. This Vehicle is in Show Room Condition Perfect needs NOTHINGWood grain dash doors etc a few chrome extras doors tailgate.Tyres 80% tread. Taxed 1st clas Insurance Book ready to transfer. Color Sand/Gold. Only selling because new Car ordered. PRICE 595000thbPlease call, Email or hit reply button if interested NO Text Messages Thank You.Call the owner direct Graham on 0892356501. 595,000 THB Phone: 038406492 Phone: 0897539751 Email: asianglory@gmx.com
Toyota Fortuner 3.0 D4d 4wd
New Aluminum Catamaran
Strong, low maintenance, 90% complete - 10.85M Catamaran Ferry, Dive or Open Excursion Boat now For Sale. Designed by Naval Architects Australia. Powered by twin 250 HP Yamaha outboard engines with seating for 25 - 48 pax and crew, full headroom toilet/shower - these boats offer excellent value. Excursion version [open with 1/3 cabin] is offered at 5,800,000 baht. Ferry and dive versions are priced at 6,000,000. Any question please call 0896820661 6,000,000 THB
Top of the range Toyota Fortuner 2005 7 seater MPV Great Optics tons of Extras over 150000bht on Extras alone. 20" Wheels, Leather, DVD MP4, 3ltr Turbo Diesel. Chrome Custom Trim. Huge Custom speaker system all 4 doors, Pre-Amp great sound system. Hood and rear tail gate covered with Black Carbon film. Custom Headlights, roofrack, and much more. 88000miles All in All excellent condition runs perfect. Real eye turner. Email or call the Numbers Thank you. Have also just added but not shown a front Chrome nudge Bar same as the rear and a GPS System. Priced to sell at only 599.000thb 599,000 THB Phone: 038406492 Phone: 0897539751 Email: asianglory@gmx.com
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2005 Riviera M370 (13 M / 40 Ft)
Sea Ray 240 Sundeck
Rib-tender
Approximately 2 years old, in good condition with Fiberglahull 2.7 m because of enlargement for only 27.000.- BATH f or sale ! VISIT; Jomtien OCEAN MARINA TEL: 0890 225 503 27,000 THB Phone: 0890225503 Email: willi@aquamarine-yachts.net
Looking For 50% Share Partner !
MOTORYACHT AQUAMARINE 38 ‘Special Edition Elegant motor yacht with all extras 2 X 350 HP ccrusader engines Generator, new electronics Air-Condition, A comfortable salon,two double bed Exterior and interior newly renovated Febr.2015 mooring Pattaya. Looking for nice pleasant 50% share partner ! Share price 1,5 Mil. Bath 1,500,000 THB Phone: 0890225503 Email: willi@aquamarine-yachts.net Looking For 50% Share Partner !
Looking For 50% Share Partner ! MOTORYACHT AQUAMARINE 38 ‘Special Edition Elegant motor yacht with all extras 2 X 350 HP ccrusader engines Generator, new electronics Air-Condition, A comfortable salon,two double bed Exterior and interior newly renovated Febr.2015 mooring Pattaya. Looking for nice pleasant 50% share partner ! Share price 1,5 Mil. Bath 1,500,000 THB Phone: 0890225503 Email: willi@aquamarine-yachts.net
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Located in Ao Poh Phuket She’s one of Riviera’s sportiest looking models and the M370 looks and drives like a sportscar. Her main feature is the outside area and her huge cockpit cockpit which is ideal for this part of the world and can accommodate up to 8 people comfortably. Fully imported and powered by twin Volvo diesel leg drives she is a pleasure to drive and is ultra responsive. The list of options is extensive and includes an Onan generator, air-con, electronics, tender and outboard, the boat has everything you need to get out on the water and start enjoying yourself immediately. Down below features a two cabin layout with the master forward. One large head and shower, and ample galley including microwave, two hob burner and fridge. This boat is recommended viewing for someone looking to secure a boat ready to use immediately. The owner is very much open to reasonable offers. Any question please call 0817118251 4,500,000 THB Sale New Boat Sr-27 Only 650,000bht
Phuket and Pattaya Located Side Console 27ft boat Step Hull !! **Exclude Engine** With one year hull assure. This boat can be very good Private or Commercial boat, We are professional boat builder, we also make to your order. Details of finished boat. -Front Bimini -all stainless steel hinges. -cleats. -fender edge. -automatic bilge pumps -Navigation lights -seat cushion -stainless rail front side and rear side -Ladders Located in PHUKET and PATTAYA Price Only 650,000 baht in Phuket 630,000 baht in Pattaya (factory) we can provide secondhand engines for you or you can buy brand new engine,we install any engines for free service. more picture or information please contact, Samran Marine Boat Service Mr.Nung 081782-0921 650,000 THB
Tata 2 Door 2 Seater 2011 2012, 95 hours only, 24,1 feet (7,34 m), Mercruiser 5,0 L MPI ECT BRAVO III, Sterndrive 260 HP, economic drive: 30 liter/h at 23 knots cruise speed, swimm platform with shower, full bimini top, always parking in dry storage and complete cleaning after use, the boat is in excellent condition and costs only 55% from new modell 2015 1.800.000 THB Phone: 0806419373 Email: ernsthuemer@ aon.at 1,800,000 THB Email: ernsthuemer@aon.at Boat/caravan/ Sink Hand Pump Double Action
Boat/Caravan/ Sink Hand Pump Double Action (Brand-New) Double action pump operation supplies water on both up and down strokes Simple to install Self priming, the pump releases water instantly at any time Moulded nylon body and anodised aluminium barrel provide a strudy and long lasting construction Bonus Repair Kit included Fits into 32mm bench hole - bench max thickness 30mm Pump extends 97mm above bench top Spout extends 140mm from centerline of pump Distance from bench top to hose fitting is 185mmBonus Repair Kit includes:- - Retainer Nut - Retainer Nut Flat Washer - Shaft O Ring - Cup Washer - Hose Connector / WasherDelivery anywhere in Thailand: + 2 weeksTbt. 2,500.2,500 THB Email: jaapklasema@gmail.com
95000 kilometers in good condition/ clean truckstrong engine/ 2,1 cc engine runs on gnv gas/ 3 tanks can go 320 kilometers on a full tank/ cost 550 thai bt.can test drive/ can rent before you buy/ 13000 per monthsale price 125000/ firm cheap 125,000 THB Email: suwadeekung@yahoo.com 2010 Toyota Rav 4
Rav 44x4Automatic Transmission2010 ModelGasBlue ColorIn good running condition. 7,000 THB Email: cojocinescucosmin@gmail. com Mazda 3 For Sale Engine 2000cc. 499,000 THB Email: rent2thai@gmail.com Ford Ranger Wildtrack, 3.2l, 12,xxx Km
Ford Ranger Wildtrack, 3.2 l, 4x4, 12,xxx km. Many extras, including ECU remap and Pedal Box, HID xenon lights, Carryboy Big Box. Improved performance and fuel economy. 185 hp and massive torque. Cost 1,250,000 baht, asking 950,000. 086320-2315 950,000 THB
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Car For Sale 2011 Ford Ranger Wild Track Truck, automatic, 4 doors, White with white leather. 65,000 kilos. 400,000 baht. Call 0847797591 or email toddteal@ email.com for more pictures Email: nanny_pattayapeople@ hotmail.com Honda Jazz 2009
2009 Honda Jazz, red, auto, 75,000 km, in good condition 375,000 THB Email: litemail@3bbmail.com Toyota Prius 2011 Silver
Toyota Prius Hybrid, 2011, Silver, 36,000 km, garaged, excellent condition with full service record, 590,000 Baht, 0860240702(Eng) 0851809617(Thai) email: litemail@3bbmail.com 590,000 THB Email: litemail@3bbmail.com
2011 Mitsu 4dr Pickup
Chervolet Cruz Ls 1.6 2012 12000 Km.
2011 Mitsubishi 4Dr Pickup - Black Like new, Only 35000 km, Automatic, A/C. Regular Maintenance, No Accidents, Hard Bed-Cover. Price 680,000TB. Call Nie 0917423945 or Kris 0854344211, email: kwperkins_ ahsi@yahoo.com 680,000 THB Email: kwperkins_ahsi@yahoo.com
Chervolet Cruz LS 1.6 2012Car in excellent condition. Total mileage only 12000 km 499,000 THB Email: natalia_maslakova@yahoo. com
2011 Mitsu 4dr Pickup 2011 Mitsubishi 4Dr Pickup - Black Like new, Only 35000 km, Automatic, A/C. Regular Maintenance, No Accidents, Hard Bed-Cover. Price 680,000TB. Call Nie 0917423945 or Kris 0854344211, email: kwperkins_ ahsi@yahoo.com 680,000 THB Email: kwperkins_ahsi@yahoo.com Proton Savvy Only 150.000 Bath Manual
Nissan Almera 2013
NISSAN ALMERA 2013 1,2 MT 40000 km For more information please call 0850844128 299,000 THB
Due to owner going back to Europe a Proton Savvy car with only 40.000 km for sale. Manual gears, metallic grey, AC, Radio CD player. No accidents. Really looks like new. Great deal. 150,000 THB Phone: 0868811050 Email: lenthailand@gmail.com Bmw 320d Se 2009 For Sale
Isuzu Top Model 12000km Only
Isuzu automatic ;leather, 4 wheel drive .3tr,reverse camera etc etc 550000 baht 0871474073 550,000 THB
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first owner mint condition 96.000km 1,100,000 THB Phone: 0819827855 Email: petervan1212@outlook.com
Dsfk Mini Truck In Exellent Condition Year 2013
2 door 2 seats maqnual/ 1,1 cc engine only 20000 kilometersin exellent condition. seats still in plastic/ factory fittead lpg gas and petrol engine. economical/ farang ownead my boyfriend/ the truck as being wel taken care offcan test drive / can rent before you buy 12000 per monthprice 15000/ np offers good truckcan deliver have all documents blue book0616697377 150,000 THB Email: suwadeekung@yahoo.com Cruze 1.8 Ltz For Sale Chevrolet Cruze 1.8 LTZ - year 2011 - for sale, 18 inch Alloy Wheel, LED Benz type Tail lamp, 67,xxx km, Very good condition, no accidents, No gear issue – checked by Chevrolet Dealer Pattaya, Still under extended Chevrolet warranty, Cheap Price: 450,000 THB. 450,000 THB Phone: 0817627655 Email: sudungm@gmail.com
Toyota Vigo Champ
Registered August 20112.5 Diesel, Model EManualCurrent mileage 57,341 … will be about 58,000+ when ready to sellDealer Serviced from newMany extras (as you can see from photo)A few minor cosmetic things (scratches/scrapes to nearside front wheel arch (see photo) and seats need cleaning) … will take this into consideration with final pricing Available from beginning of February10% deposit of agreed prices will secure 550,000 THB Email: leeman.ron@gmail.com
Mercedes Benz For Sale Pattaya Cls350 / V6 / 3498 Cc / 272 Hp / Automatic / Model W219 / 4 Door Coupe
Mercedes Benz For Sale PattayaCLS350 / V6 / 3498 CC / 272 HP / Automatic / Model W219 / 4 Door Coupe*****Original Daimler Import, not grey market car********KM 106.000, all Services in the Book,Build Year; 2005Registered; NOV 2006Colour; Obsidian Black,Interiour; Beige/Black with Wood Dashboard,Multi function Steering Wheel,Parking Sensors, EPS, SBC, Foglights, Curve Lights, ect. ect.Carlsson Wheels 19” 8.5/9.5 ( + 4 Original Benz Wheels )Insurance till 03 / 15PRICE; 2.7 Mio ( negotiable ) Tel Derek Philips 0861128908 2,700,000 THB Email: mrquoteyou@gmail.com
Audi A4 Lpg Automatic Very Sporty Looking & Very Cheap Audi A4 1800cc Automatic.Fitted with LPG. Has a Full Body Kit & Very Recent Full Paint Re Spray. Color Deep Black with Dark Blue Pearl Fleck. Looks FantasticAll New Light Grey Leather Seating & New HeadliningWide Alloy WheelsIf You want a Very Hot looking car that economical to run & Very Cheap to Buy. This is itCome take a Look. Its in the Soi Siam Country Club AreaI will look at a Part Exchange or Trade 210,000 THB Email: max_kear@yahoo.com.au
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Ford Fiesta 1.5 L Sport (mid 2013)
Ford Fiesta 1.5 L Sport version, fully accessorized (bluetooth, parking sensors, automatic gear,.), in pristine condition (39,xxx Km). Purchased in mid 2013. Service checks done. Still under warranty. Insurance and tax paid. I am the 1st owner and I have never had any type of accident or break down. Any question please Call 0819499068 Alex 395,000 THB
Bmw 3 Series (e30)
Honda City 1,5 Automatic 2006
I will sell the HONDA CITY car of 2006 of century of Automatic 1,5. Run of 106 000 km. The car very carefully is operated and is in an excellent state (investments doesn’t demand). I am the second owner. Leather salon, the conditioner, the alarm system, the anticreeping system (blocking of pedals), the electric drive of mirrors, the lock, new rubber, an insurance till November, 2015, gasoline is installed. Price 275 000 baht. All documents on hands. Taxes are paid. On all questions to mail address or on ph. 083-894-7803 Oleg (i speak russian or english) I have also my wife page in facedook https:// www.facebook.com/p rofile. php?id=100005604242749
Yamaha Mio Gtx 125cc For Sale
Fox Adult 180 Pants For Sale
, 2013 model , 17,000kms , mag wheels , excellent condition , regularly serviced @ yamaha , chonburi reg , easy transfer
31,900 THB Email: info@rentalseastside.com
Honda Click 125cc For Sale
New / Size 34 Mens 0871418595 3,200 THB
Rob
Yamaha Tzm 150 Motorbike For Sale
275,000 THB
Urgent For Sale Lexus Lx570 2013 (gcc Specs) V8 Full Option
BMW 3 Series (E30) With Nissan SR20 Turbo engine, 5 speed manual, big inter cooler, New paint full custom bonnet and guards, Full custom interior with full custom sound system including full led lighting and huge sub woofers, Amps, speakers and 2nd battery. Ready for cruising or showing, mega baht spent. three hundred thousand thai baht. Call 0824776059
300,000 THB
2007 Chevroltet Optra 1.8 Ls Limited Moon & Tunes
Dear Buyers Asalam Walekum, I want to sale my LEXUS LX570 .. My Car is accident free, very good condition, very clean inside and out. A very neat car. Well kept and maintained. I am a single owner of the car and the car was bought new and have used only very not more than 3 months. It is still in perfect condition Full Options, never faulty before. Tires are% 100 great, the Car is in perfect shape, Gulf specification, Serious Buyer should contact:The Owner: .. rkarrem@gmail.com SKYPE:... abdulah.mohamed4 Thanks,
15,000 THB Email: rkarrem@gmail.com
2007 Chevroltet Optra 1.8 LS Limited Moon & Tunes • Automatic gears • Dual airbags • ABS • Remote lock / central lock • Leather • Navigation • DVD TV • Tinted windows • Electric mirror & windows • Tyres in goodcondition • Serviced by Chevrolet according owners manual • Engine capacity: 1800 cc. • Mileage: 92,xxx km. Telephone 08191 34430 (English/German) 08199 61868 (Thai)
Motorcycle
Kawasaki Klx250 Handguards For Sale
250,000 THB
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New Rob 0871418595 1,050 THB
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yamaha tzm 150 More information please call 0852768353 julian 20,000 THB
Honda Click 125cc , 2014 model , 11 months old , 8500kms , excellent condition .
38,900 THB Email: info@rentalseastside.com
Yamaha Tri City For Sale
Hond Bross 400 Cc Chopper
Honda bross engine 400cc runs well comes with green book 130,000 THB Email: daniel_j_townsend@ hotmail.com
Treat yourself this new year.....FOR SALE: Yamaha Tri City8 months old. Excellent condition. No marks or scratchesNavy Blue / Black Color69,000 Baht 69,000 THB Email: justinkeeson@gmail.com
Ducati 800cc
DUCATI like brand new come look and test to P.S. SHOP second road Jomtien Beach Any question please call 0936430881 365,000 THB
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Keeway 200cc
Keeway 200cc 1 year motorbikes big wheals 3 years garantees 5490 per months or for sales Any further question please call 0921653283 43,000 THB
Honda Pcx 150 For Sale!
Yamaha Fresh For Sale
For Rent: Honda Pcx 150cc
Farang owned well looked after, old but good, 9,000 THB Email: gebhardmeyerjun@gmail. com
For RENT Honda PCX 150cc Prestige, FI, Alarm Includes all maintenance and services Very Good All Round Condition Daily 250 baht (minimum 3 days) Weekly 1,600 baht Monthly 4,500 baht Pay 3 months upfront 12,000 baht Tel Eng: 0899-326-716 or Thai: 0895467-216 FREE DELIVERY anywhere in the Pattaya/Jomtien area 250 THB
Honda Wave Farang Owned Well Looked After
For Sale Keeway Rkv 200
Scooter is in a very good condition. No nead any investments. Good tires. Fresh oil. Wellcome to testride! Call 0920207407 54,500 THB
Honda Click 110i
3 x Honda Click 110i for sale Farang owned well looked after 1.registration 2010 23,000 THB Email: gebhardmeyerjun@gmail. com
Honda Wave 125i Farang owned, well looked after, old but good drive, 2003 9,000 THB Email: gebhardmeyerjun@gmail. com
Honda Wave 125 For Sale Only 6000 Baht Honda Wave 125 for sale Only 6000 bahtRuns great, starts every time, kick start.Semi-automatic, currently registered and insured.12 years old, not perfect but good, reliable transportation.Problem, I have the green book, but it is not in my name, still no problem to register it every year.Call Jim 092-887-1479 6,000 THB Email: jimbbc@yahoo.com
Honda Crf 250 L 5 Month Old Farang Owned For Sale Keeway RKV 200 7 months old 4500 km. Well maintained engine oil changed after every 1200 km. Yamaha Square rama 4 is the spare parts supplier. Complete documents bike is still under warranty. Any further question please call 0930059081 39,000 THB
2011 Yamaha Mio 125 Gt
A Plastic Recycling Business For Sale
Yamaha Mio For Sale
Black Yamaha Mio for sale Farang owned well looked after 2006 13,000 THB Email: gebhardmeyerjun@gmail. com
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The owner needs to back to his country. wants to sale his business on 3 rai 294 tw of land. If you are looking for a Plastic Recycling Business. This good opportunity to invest. Located in Patnatnikhom , Chachearchaoe. Asking price ony 16 MB. ono For more information please call 0851351444 Mr. Sammy 16,000,000 THB
Atv Cf Moto X8 Terralander 800cc-discount For Quick Sale! Newly bought, Now 6 months old. Done only 2,200kms. Excellent condition. Discount for quick Sale! Please call. CF MOTO X8 Terralander: X8 800, integrated with CFMOTO core technologies, is a combination of technique and art. Equipped with a low RPM, high torque and powerful output ATV engine, the vehicle high maneuverability and characteristics apply to racing, entertainment and laboring. 800cc Dual V-cylinder,4-stroke,4valve,OHC, 46kw power;EFI system with better atomization. Lower fuel consumption, lower pollution,better acceleration. Load/pull, Max. load: 35kg(front rack), 70kg(rear rack);Max load of trailer: 150kg, Vehicle equipped with towed bracket, Max load:255kg 3000lb electric winch helps self- secure or other assistance, the design of reciever bracket features connecting rear trunk and other vehicles towed. Can arrange for delivery anywhere in Thailand. Call 0854790359, 0858334406 230,000 THB
Around 22k km on the clock. Looks and rides great. Excellent, economical bike for commuting. Generous underseat storage. Widely and cheaply available spare parts. Fastest acceleration in its class.Powerful 125 cc liquid cooled ,quiet ,smooth and robust engine. Chonburi /pattaya plate and I will help you to transfer on your name I m located at Keha condo on Theprasit where the night market is Test drive welcome Please call 0830836809 19,000 THB
Sale my 5 month old Honda CRF 250L like new 2000KmFirst Class Insurance, payed for 2 YearsTax payed for 1 YearGreen BookService Check at 1000Km doneNo accidentasseccories:12 Volt outlet for GPS or MobileHandgards original from HondaHonda Chrom Griffeorig. Honda rear rackMotorcicle Cover original Hond 128,000 THB Email: gebhardmeyerjun@gmail. com
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Business Beach Front Condo 1 Bed 123 Sq.m. For Sale Jomtien
Condo for sale 1 bed 1 bath 123.48 Sq.m. for 7,250,000 bath in foreigner name. 33 m2 balcony/90 m2 living area on the 4th floor. 50 meters to private acces to Dongtan beach. Great Ocean view and Pool view, very large Balcony, condo is fully furnished 7,250,000 THB Phone: 0949136855 Email: info@asiatradingservice.com
Gust House And Massage Business For Sale In Soi Buakow
Quick Loan Financial Service Offer Are you in need of a loan? Do you want to pay off your bills? Do you want to be financially stable? All you have to do is to contact us for more information on how to get started and get the loan you desire. This offer is open to all that will be able to repay back in due time. Note-that repayment time frame is negotiable and at interest rate of 3% just email us.. jubrin_firm@yahoo.com.sg 1 ) Full Name : ..... 2 ) Gender: ........ 3 ) Loan Amount Needed : ... 4) The term loan . 5 ) Country : ....... 6 ) Home Address : .. 7 ) Mobile Number: ..... 8 ) Fax Number: ...... 9 ) Occupation: .... 10 ) Monthly Income: .......... 11 ) Salary Date : .... 12 ) The purpose of the loan ; ... jubrin_firm@yahoo. com.sg 1,000 THB Email: jubrin_firm@yahoo.com.sg
Single Head 12 Color Embroidery Machine
This is a new single head 12 color embroidery machine. It comes with two sets of quick change hoops (4 sizes), plus one fixed and one 270 degree hat fixtures, and one 30 cm by 38 cm hoop. It also comes with a tool box and instruction manuals. Only used for about 10 minutes, so it is like brand new. Original cost was 152,000 THB plus 25, 100 THB Duty & VAT. Looking for 145,000 THB or Best Offer. Pictures available upon request.
145,000 THB Email: jsecie@yahoo.com
New Concept Fridge Freezer
Chicken Rotisserie Grill Eb-201
Fantastic addition to your restaurant business. This grill will attract many customers looking for freshly grilled chicken. Machine keeps the chicken deliciously crisp on the outside and moist on the inside. Product Description Serial Number: EB-201 Type: Electric Chicken Rotisserie Grill Capacity: 24-30 Chickens Power: 380 Volt / 9.3 KW Temperature: 50-300 degrees Measurements: 100*90*106 cm Weight: 134 Kg Price: THB 57,990 Warranty: 365 Days Delivery: Within 21 days Call 098 3989 770
57,990 THB
15 Coffee Maschines !
Counter Top Chips Warmer
The shop house apartments and massage business for sale. This is a up and running profitable business. Sadly ill health has forced the sale. Most probable the best deal in Soi Baukow at only 5.500,000 Baht Call 08473 88600
5,500,000 THB Phone: 08473 88600 Email: james@thaiholidayhomes. com
Big Bargain Property For Sale
Need to sale 20 rooms apartment, + big house + shop house. good location on East Pattaya. 430TW of land. Sale for Whole only 16 Mb. please be quick! 16,000,000 THB Email: info@sqproperties.com
We Offer All Kinds Of Financial Money Loan Urgently Apply Today
Do you need a Loan?Are you looking for Finance?Are you looking for a Loan to enlarge your business?I think you have come to the right place.We offer Loans at low interest rate.Interested people should please contact us onFor immediate response to your application, Kindlyreply to this emails below only:Please, do provide us with the Following information if interested. LOAN APPLICATION INFORMATION FORMFirst name:Middle name:Date of birth Income:Occupation:Which sites did you know about us..... 10,000,000 THB Email: asialoanfinancialservicepvt00@ gmail.com
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Business Equipment Equipment
Ideal counter top unit for your chips/ french fries outlet. Mixed use with room for packs and a tank for batches of fries. Keep your fries fresh and crispy for hours! Product Description Serial Number: VF-6 Type: Counter Top Chips Warmer Capacity: 10 packs + 10 kilo of chips Power: 220 v / 0.6 kw Temperature: 30-85 C Measurements: 60*70*65 cm Weight: 17 Kg Warranty: 365 Days Delivery: Within 21 Days Call 098 3989 770
19,999 THB
Food Mixer 20l
Cool Company Chest Freezer As New
Chest freezer for sale, hardly used. Lockable lid, 150ltr capacity. Any further question please call 0819406492
4,000 THB
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“New Concept” fridge freezer, has 2 fridge cabinets and 1 double freezer compartments. Digital temperature controls for both fridge setions. 18 months old in god working order with a few scuff marks and wear on door handles. Removed from shop we have now closed. We purchased this from new. Size approx 165cm wide x 198cm high x 166cm deep Any question please call 0926695736 Aoy English/Thai 29,000 THB
About health reasons i sell (privat) 15 used Italien coffee machines. Also single ! Universally applicable for small and large companies !Your staff will be grateful !Price, quantity and taste individually adjustable, simple operation easy NESTLE fillingservice,Unit Price: THB 55.000.- only (new price 400.000.-)Aavailable from stock in Bangkok, for pick-up ! 55,000 THB Phone: 0890225503 Email: willi@aquamarine-yachts.net
Professional electric food mixer, delivered with different heads for different purposes. Product Description Serial Number: B20 Type: Food Mixer Capacity: 20 Liter Power: 220V/380V / 1.5 KW Mixing Speed: 130/420r/min Measurements: 56*43*85 cm Weight: 98 kg Warranty: 365 Days Delivery: Within 21 Days Tel. 098 3989 770
29,990 THB
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Food and Drink
Döner Kebab Ofen
Thai Traditional Curry And Snacks Looking For Wholesaler, Distributor, Importer From Around The World
Bargain! Döner Kebab Ofen for Sale ready for start with accessories & recipes, also can teach how to make the bread is possible
We are looking for the distributors, importers, wholesaler, or traders from around the world for Thai traditional curry and snacks Please contact Miss Nuntipa Mobile: +668 1499 3383 or Email : marinthaicurry@gmail.com Phone: 0820596998 Email: thaispasupplier@gmail. com
Coffee Machine Fully Automatic
17,000 THB Email: gebhardmeyerjun@gmail. com
Investments Interested in your OWN business that does NOT need customers, suppliers, business premises, phones, etc? Financial markets are very lucrative for the right people. To learn more about investing in yourself to make an income, drop us a line NOW.
Businesses for sale Motor And Bycicle Rental Shop For Sale On Ring Road
Best Vegetarian Restaurant At Bangkok. After a hectic week, enjoy the lip smacking dishes @ Aryaas Indian Vegetarian Restaurant, the home for delicious Indian Vegetarian food at Bangkok. Drop in along with your family & friends or just give a call for a delivery @ your door step. Contact no : 66830597663 / 0 26531446 200 THB Email: contact@aryaas.in
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Looking for a local partner in Pattaya to join our global real estate marketing franchise. We have been operating since 2006 and provide a range of marketing solutions for property professionals. For a brochure & VDO email admin@estatesalliance. com 325,000 THB Email: admin@estatesalliance. com Business Opportunity 8% No workSuit Retiree who wants a better return than banks offer.6 million BahtJason: jagrif70 @ yahoo.com.au081.002.4969 6,000,000 THB Email: jack@pattayatrader.com
Bar For Sale,nice Place,nice Area
Would Like To Make An Income From Anywhere In The World?
Email: bobbondasia@gmail.com
Coffee Machine Saeco Royal verry good condition after service check at Bon Cafe in Pattaya never used Farang owned New price at Bon Cafe 53,200 Baht 24,000 THB Email: gebhardmeyerjun@gmail. com
Pattaya Property Marketing Business For Sale
7 motorbike and 7 bycicle rental shop with toyota mid diesel puck up and 3 floor with 2 bedroom and washing machine very good lease an busy main rd Any question please call 0885033102 300,000 THB
Nice Bar,Soi Made in Thailand have everything. Pooltable,Footballtable,Dart,CCTV Systems,Musik,TVNO Keymoney,very cheap rent, 399,000 THB Email: amsel1962@web.de
Mobile Phone Store For Sale. Pattaya. 490.000 Baht For people who would like to live and work in Thailand. Shop is situated on the crowded street in Pattaya. The place is comfortable for business and has good prospectives of business development . The price includes:The legal entity. An opportunity to obtain a longtern. Thai visaShop equipment with aproximate cost of 600.000 baht. The lease contract. Business contacts and technology 490,000 THB Email: denis.klyavlin@gmail.com
Restaurant In 1a Large Apartment Complex With 2000 Condos Ne
Restaurant in a large Apartment complex in the heart of Pattaya from personal reasons to Sell. Fully Equipment, large Beergarden, versatile Options, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner business. Deliveries (2000 apartments in the area), extremely affordable rent, 1600 baht per month, taking over immediately possible. Equal start making money. Only 450.000 Baht. Can pay down, First Payment 300.000 Baht , 5 Month a.32.000 Baht De, English : 0810037448 450,000 THB
Brand Name Takeover & Franchise Opportunity Since 2005 this renowned Vietnamese restaurant has built a great reputation. Due to the owner’s retirement, the brand name and all of the recipes are now available for takeover. Full training and support will be provided to the new owners. This is a great opportunity with huge potential growth. Interested parties will have to complete a standard confidentiality agreement prior to receiving further information. Sale Price: 7,800,000 THB Please reply via email or call 0800164116. 7,800,000 THB
We Offer Smart Capital Solutions For Your Business! Hello, Are you in need of urgent financial assistance for a personal purpose or for your business needs? Here is some good news for you. We offer loans to individuals or corporate firms at the lowest annual percentage rate. Contact us today to get:- *Hard Money Loans *Business Loan *Debt Consolidation Loan *Personal Loan *Business Expansion Loan *Student Loan *Agricultural Development Loan ...And Lots more Email: finance.mortgage@ skygroups.org Thanks 5,000 THB Email: finance.mortgage@ skygroups.org
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Electronics Lg 3d Blu-ray Disc, Dvd Lg 3d blu ray disc, dvd 2,000 THB Phone: 0890160950 Email: stcathjr@gmail.com
Freezer Sanden Intercool 115 Cm Good Condition For Sale
Farang owned 5,000 THB Email: gebhardmeyerjun@gmail. com
Galaxy Note 4 N910 Factory Unlocked
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SMN910 Black Factory Unlocked International Version Store Categories Condition This is a brand new unused device. Service Compatibility: GSM======== ====================== ==========Whatsapp:+254704-208-515Email: inchargem(@) gmail.com Skype:inchargem 360 THB Email: inchargem@gmail.com
Iphone 6 Plus - 64 Gb - Gold -
Iphone 6 Plus, Iphone 6, Iphone 5s Gold
bbm: 7F3733D9 whatsapp: +2347035820786 Iphone 6 plus, Iphone 6, iphone 5s gold iPad ,Mac mini, Macbook Air,Macbook pro,Mac Pro Two 20,000 THB Email: elctronics-proltd@outlook. com
Iphone 5 32gb For Sale
Blackberry Z10 - Perfect Condition
Blackberry Z10 - Perfect Condition Unlocked Blackberry Z10 smartphone. Great phone, hardly used, selling due to buying new iPhone. Call peter for any question 0891234567 8,500 THB
Iphone 5, 64gb Made And Unlocked In Usa phone 5, 64gb Made And Unlocked In USA Iphone 5, 64gb, Made and Unlocked in USA, very good condition, 12,000 baht Any further question please call 0850870727 Paul 12,000 THB
Electronic Dart Smartness & Much Accessories
Iphone 6 128gb / Sony Xperia Z3
3,500 THB Email: gebhardmeyerjun@gmail. com
Jigsaw Stichsäge For Sale
A smooth metal surface seamlessly meets the new Retina HD display. It features leading-edge technologies, including the power-efficient A8 chip with M8 motion coprocessor, a new iSight camera with Focus Pixels and advanced video capabilities, and faster LTE and Wi-Fi — all in the thinnest iPhone ever. iPhone 6 Plus comes with iOS 8 ======== ======================== ======== Whatsapp:+254- 704208-515 Email: inchargem@gmail. com Skype:inchargem 650 THB Email: inchargem@gmail.com
Mobile Phones Gold Iphone 6 128gb
Brand new Jigsaw Stichsäge from Bosch PST 900 PEL Made in Germany, never used 3,500 THB Email: gebhardmeyerjun@gmail. com
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promo!!! buy 2 get 1 free Apple iPhone 6+ 128GB , Samsung Galaxy Note 4 salesdesk23@gmail. com www.universaltelecominc. com bbm p in: 33357D70 skype: salesdesk23 399 THB Email: salesdesk23@gmail.com
Iphone 5 32gb For Sale Selling my iPhone 5 32 gb,original box and accessories Call: 0983942977 James Line id:jameschiko 11,000 THB
Blackberry Q5 - Immaculate
Blackberry Q5, less than 12 months old, hardly used and in immaculate condition. Bought in Thailand (has Thai/English keyboard), still under guarantee (Feb 2015). Any question please call 0891234567 Peter 6,000 THB
Selling Brand New, Original and Unlocked Apple iPhones, Samsung , BlackBerry , Nokia and other Mobile phones ... PROMO PROMO PROMO!!!!!!! BUY 3 GET 1 FREE BUY 5 GET 2 FREE Email : electsservice@gmail.com Skype : elects.service We have for sale ; Apple iPhone 6, 6 plus, 5s, 5c, 5 , 4s 64gb, 32gb and 16gb. Sony xperia z3, z2, z1, Z ultra BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9983, P’9982, P’9981 as well Blackberry passport Samsung Galaxy Note 4,SAMSUNG SLATE PC Samsung Galaxy S5, Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4,Samsung Galaxy Note 3,Galaxy Note 2,Samsung Galaxy S3 and S2 Apple iPad Mini, iPad4, iPad3, iPad2 and iPad1 as well as BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9982 and also laptops and cameras Condition : Brand New,Original,Unlocked, International Warranty Email: electsservice@gmail.com
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Apple Iphone 6 Plus 128gb
Note: All our Phones are brand new original factory Unlocked work with any sim card in all country and come with 12 months international warranty Apple iPhone 6 16GB 4G Apple iPhone 6 64GB 4G Apple iPhone 6 128GB 4G Apple iPhone 6Plus 16GB 4G Apple iPhone 6Plus 64GB Apple iPhone 6Plus 128GB 400 THB Email: phoneworldelectronicsltd@ gmail.com New Apple Iphone 6 Plus Unlocked
Iphone 6 Plus, Iphone 6, Iphone 5s Gold bbm: 7F3733D9 whatsapp: +2347035820786 Viber: +2347035820786 skype: electronics.proltd Email: elctronics-proltd@outlook. com Apple: Iphone 6 plus, Iphone 6, iphone 5s gold iPad ,Mac mini, Macbook Air,Macbook pro,Mac Pro Two Blackberry: Brand New Blackberry Passport New BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9982 USA version BlackBerry Porsche DesignP’9981,(Gold,Silver,Black) New Q10,Z30,Z10 Samsung: Galaxy Note 4,3, Samsung 5,S4,S3,s3 Tab New Samsung Galaxy Alpha Samsung Galaxy K ZOOM New htc one 802w,New htc one X S720E,htc One mini 601s 4G Games: Ps4,Microsoft Xbox One Thanks for your patronage!! Electronics.proLtd. 20,000 THB Email: elctronics-proltd@outlook. com
(original) Galaxy Note 4 - Likely New Condition
(original) Galaxy S5 - Lte/4g Version
I have Excellent condition (100% Original) galaxy S5 - 32 gb (4G/ LTE/3G Version) This is Gold Edition :) It is in Excellent Condition. unlocked version (Can be used worldwide) it comes with handset, new charger, new cable. 1 month Warranty. it is LTE / 4G / 3G model. it support LTE, 4G, 3G. The final price is 11500 baht - The price is firm Can meet up at BTS or MRT in Bangkok We are welcome for the Wholesaler as well :) 090 912 8654 - give me a call 11,500 THB
F/s Apple Iphone 6 64gb/ Galaxy S5/blackberry
Iphone 5 16gb Used (unlocked) 8500 Baht
iphone 5 16GB black used (factory unlocked).The screen is in perfect condition and always had a screen protector,front side has bumps around the edges and obvious wear.phone comes with usb cable and adapter(uk) no box no earpods. Phone number:0943041737 (pattaya south ) 8,500 THB
Iphone 5 32gb Black - New Condition
E-LECTRONICS LTD is a registered and approved supplier in UK and wehave our Head Account office in USA and UK. We are regular supplier of any kinds of mobile phones and electronics, spare parts, Mobile phones, Memory Card, and e.t.c, We are approved and authorized global supplier, We sell at 100% affordable and discounted rates 800 THB Email: mobilestorelimited2015@ hotmail.com
I have Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (White color) 32 gb Bought it in Korea on 29th, November. which is about 2 weeks ago. (i paid around 26000 baht only for the phone. and 790 baht for flip cover) it is unlocked version. it is just new condition (Perfectly working condition). i used for 2 weeks only but no small scratches at all !! i am selling this coz i need some money to pay for my bill... comes with Original samsung filp cover which i paid for 790 baht. and Charger and Cable only. (no box) i accept only cash deal. Can meet up at Huai Kwang MRT station or any near BTS in BKK. 21000 Baht :) - The price is firm (i will ignore any offer or discount. sorry for that :) 090 912 8654 - Give me a calll 21,000 THB
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Brand New Mobile Phones, comes with full accessories with 1 year international warranty and 56 days good return policy...these products are 100% factory unlocked and works perfectly with any network and sim card Apple Iphone 6+ 64GB Apple Iphone 6+ 32GB Apple Iphone 6+ 16GB Apple Iphone 6 64GB Apple Iphone 6 32GB Apple Iphone 6 16GB Apple Iphone 5S 64GB Apple Iphone 5S 32GB Apple Iphone 5S 16GB Apple Iphone 5 64GB Apple Iphone 5 32GB Apple Iphone 5 16GB BlackBerry Porsche Samsung Galaxy S5 Samsung Galaxy S4 For more details contact us via Email: whatsapp: +447451244888 SKYPE: marketplanetlimited EMAIL: marketplanetlimited@gmail.com 550 THB Email: marketplanetlimited@ gmail.com
I have up for sale an iPhone 5 32GB in IMMACULATE Condition... just like it was when it was first purchased. What you will get with the purchase: 1. iPhone 5 32GB Black - NEW CONDITION 2. Apple Original Accessories 3. One Crystal Film Set 4. Spigen Neo Hybrid with Jelly Bean Button (2 Cases) SALE PRICE: 14,500 THB This all comes in the original Apple iPhone Box. Call Robert 0956425135 14,500 THB
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Tablets and Ipads
Acer Aspire V3 - 771 G Notebook, Like New
Asahi Pentax Spotmatic Sp Body Plus
Apple Ipad3, 32gb In Excellent Condition 4.3 2Core Android 4.4 T-Mobile Smart Cell Phone AT&T Unlocked Touch WiFi 3G GPS Condition: New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging. G7106Features: Dual Sim CardsCamera, Email, FM Radio, Internet Browsing, MP3 Player, Touch Screen, Video CallingSIM Lock: UnlockedConnectivity: 3G, Bluetooth, GPRS, GPS, USB, WiFiOperating System: AndroidCamera: 5MPManufacturer warranty: 1 yearStyle: BarStorage Capacity: 4GBBundled Items: Case, Headset, Screen Protector(s)Colour: Blue See Pics for more specs etc PRICE 2900bt Moving Sale everything must go. Have a few Boxes full of Electronic bits and Gadgets, all left over from a Market stall and shop now closed. Please call, Email or hit reply button if interested NO Text Messages Thank You.Shipping within Thailand 90bt payment either with Paypal or Bank Wire transfer Thai Bank or cash on pick up in Pattaya 2,900 THB Phone: 038406492 Phone: 0897539751 Email: asianglory@gmx.com
Top Quality Memory Card Micro Sd Card 64gb Micro Sd Card+sd
For Sale : iPad 3 Wifi in a excellent condition. Screen cover install since first day as usual and also every time in a case. 32GB,The charger is include. Tel. 0801077497 Mario
7,500 THB
Apple Ipad Air 128 Gb 4g Space Gray
Apple ipad air 128 gb,wifi cellular (4G),in perfect condition,istudio guaranty until 28 October 2015 Call: 0983942977 Line ID:jameschiko No offer,price is firm,i won’t reply any offer. No shipping,i can meet you at bts station.
ACER V3-771G Notebook 17 Zoll, like new. BetriebssystemWindows 8 Prozessor Intel Core i3-3120M Dual-Core 2.50 GHz Bildschirm 43.9 cm (17.3 Zoll) HD+ (1600 x 900) 16:9 Grafik NVIDIA GeForce 710M mit 2 GB Dediziert Speicher Speicher 4 GB, DDR3 SDRAM Speicher 500 GB HD Deutsch!! Tel. 0875526785 23,000 THB
Desktop PCs
Pc Pentium 4 Mhz3.0-case Coolermaster
21,000 THB
Notebooks and Netbooks
1. Hight speed read and write 2.Capacity: 64GB 3.Compliant with the SD Specification Version 2.00 4.Versatile when combined with the adapter, can be used as a full-size SD card 5.Compatible with microSD host devices 6.File Format FAT 32 1.Dimensions 0.43” x 0.59” x 0.039” (11mm x 15mm x 1mm) 2.Operating Temperature -13º F to 185º F (-25º C to 85 º C) 3.Storage Temperature -40º F to 185º F (-40º C to 85º C) 4.Voltage 3.3v 5.Weight 0.05 oz (1.4g) +SD transfer adapter+card reader included Call 0807841332
Excellent 100% mechanic working condition! Asahi Pentax Spotmatic SP I Body M42 screw mount camera 35mm film Look at photos! If You want: Pentax Cold Hot Shoe Adapter for flash speedlight + 300 bath Vivitar Auto 252 Flash 5316018 Universal vintage A151 + 700 bath. Asahi Japan Takumar 1:4 F = 35mm Lens m42 vintage pentax camera screw mount +3400 bath Asahi Pentax Super Takumar 50mm F 1 4 Lens Japan Import +2900 bath Ask me next pricec: Pentax Super Takumar 50mm 1.4 screw mount lens Pentax Takumar 35mm 4.0 screw mount lens Pentax Takumar 135mm 3.5 screw mount lens Sankyo 300mm 5.0 screw mount lens Tamron Adaptal 70-210mm 3.8-4.0 screw mount. Pentax OEM K mount adapter for screw mount lens to the K-01 body. EMS inside Thailand 120 bath. Send me e-mail, ID Line or SMS 0960303013 2,000 THB
Pentax Ricoh 50mm F2 (pentax And Nikon)
Apple Macbook Pro 15.4 Inch Display
Apple Macbook Pro 15.4 inch display 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB RAM NVIDIA GeForce 256MB SuperDrive DVD+RW Serial Number W8930JP27XJ Fully Upgraded - OS X YOSEMITE (version 10.10.1) Newly Installed 256GB Intel High Speed Solid State Drive (SSD) High Capacity Battery valued at 5,707THB (Receipt Included), installed at Apple Service Center Bangkok. Installed December 2014. Also included in the price, are 2 Apple Bluetooth Keyboards, Apple Charger and assorted Apple cables. Any question please call 080 591 4948
Cameras
PC Pentium 4 Mhz3.0-case Coolermaster motherbord ECS 4 sata vga Nvidia 420 1GB.ram Cpu Pentium 4 3.0 Mhz integrated card reader case CoolerMaster 690 pro powersupply 650W hard drive 320Gb Windows 7 Ultimate upgradable 36 language Tel. 0879401523 Matt 6,500 THB
Excellent condition. Made in Japan. For Pentax PK. (If You want: Adapter PK - Nikon + 500 bath, for all Nikon cameras.) EMS inside Thailand 100 bath. Or meeting near Bangkok Hospital Pattaya (Banglamung, North Pattaya). Send me e-mail, ID Line or SMS. 0960303013 1,400 THB
27,000 THB
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Used Excella Casa 250 Plus Studio Flash Kit + Extras
Home Entertainment
Vinyl Records For Sale Farang Owned
No Pressure! No Boss! No Work Tension! Work While You Free And Interest!
Cheap Rental In View Talay 5c
Used Excella Casa 250 Plus Studio Flash Kit + extras 1- Fokon Wireless Hotshoe Transmitter & Receiver + 3 batterys 2 - Special Barn door atachments for Casa 250’s Excella Casa 250 Plus Kit consists of: 2 - Casa 250 flash + stands + Lightbox attachments 1 - Excella A-30 back light + stand Carrying case for above - units in excellent condition Any further question please call 0850363772 Frank 13,000 THB
View Talay 5C 48sqm Studio rental close to the beach in Jomtien. One of Jomtiens most popular locations. This studio is fully furnished with a kitchen, Flat screen TV, aircon and a large balcony to sit out and relax. Call 08473 88600
150 THB Email: gebhardmeyerjun@gmail. com
Samsung Blu Ray 3d Player
Condo Rental Close To Jomtien Beach
Samsung Blu Ray 3D player model BD-F5500K. Brand new in its box, never been used. Link to samsung’s website : http://www. samsung.com/th/consumer/tvaudio-video/blu-ray-dvd-player/ blu-ray-player/BD-F5500K/XT 3,000 THB Email: asthenos@msn.com
Sony Dt 4-5.6/55-200 Sony 3.55.6/18-70
Condo rental in View Talay 5D. Available for long or short term rentals. 6,000 Baht a week or 14,000 Baht per month plus water and electricity. The beach is just a few minutes walk away. Available from March 20th Call: 08473 88600
Sony DT 4-5.6/55-200 Sony 3.55.6/18-70 Sony DT 4-5.6/55-200 price 4800 THB condition 4+ no scratches, dust or fungus Sony 3.5-5.6/18-70 price 1500 THB condition 3 has some scratches which don’t affect pictures quality both lenses costs 6000 THB + photo camera Sony A350 for free camera is in working condition but with damaged stabilizator. Call Alex +66800955950 6,000 THB
14,000 THB Phone: 08473 88600 Email: james@thaiholidayhomes. com
3,000 THB Email: robbieta@iinet.net.au
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Vinyl Records, big collection from 1965 to 1990+ the Turntable record player + amplifier
13,000 THB Phone: 08473 88600 Email: james@thaiholidayhomes. com
Anybody interest in do the job from home. Just contact us and earn monthly 20000-3000 every month.Simple copy and paste job. Requires Just one PC and internet connection. Call us for more information. Email: pallelaswapna2127@gmail. com Company Offer Male/ female2000candidates Required Urgently
Dvd & Usb Karaoke Player Philips
Dvd
i have 51 latest release dvd’s for sale. all great quality except for a couple of the very latest releases. eg. interstellar, not the best quality but quite watchable.will sell as one lot only. call for the names as cannot post them all on here.
Employment
DVD and USB 2.0 player - Karaoke DivX Ultra - USB 2.0 Play CD, SVCD, VCD, DVD, DVD+, DVD-R/RW, Divx Ultra, MP3, WMA,JPEG One-touch MP3 Creation Directly from CDs onto USB sticks Type : DVP3850K Never been used still in the box, except for photo. To sale for only 800 bath Please call 0925295112 800 THB
Want to boost up your pocket with extra cash???Then you have a good opportunity to earn several thousand per month just at your leisure time.Work parttime fromhome,office or any cyber café.Internet based Dataentry or proof reading jobs,no experience/ resume required;only net surfing knowledge will do.Contact us sharp.Offer open to all India and International citizen. Advertiser GYU5085CSG. Call us at Ph. 03532461473, Mobile09434019000
Work From Home Business Opportunity Earn Extra Good Income.Work from home without affecting your current job or business.Part time Business from Home/Training will be provided by the Company/Be your own Boss.we are running this Business successfully for the last 4 years.Work with us on Part time/ Fulltime business. 1,000 THB Email: vkrishna2409@gmail.com
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Apply!!! Vacant Cruise Job Offer
Cunard Cruise LinesDue to Expansion,we are seeking qualified candidates with the knowledge,skills and attitude, passion for excellence and quality service, to feelAny vacant position. The Cunard Line is a British based multinational shipping company headquartered at Carnival House in Southampton, England, along with sister cruise brands P&O Cruises, P&O Cruises Australia and parent company Carnival UK (itself ultimately owned by umbrella company Carnival Corporation & Plc). It has been a leading operator of passenger ships on the North Atlantic, celebrating 175 years of operation in 2015.METHOD OF APPLICATION:Job Salary varies from £4,500GBP - £15,000GBP monthly. If you are interested to work with us in any position, please kindly send your resume/ CV to our HR Manager, Mr. Howard Luke via email () immediately ManagementCunard Cruise LinesYacht/Ship Workers Wanted Email: cunard.cruiseline@aol. co.uk
2000 Candidates Required For Part Time Jobs, Salary Rs.45,000/- Per Month
Earn Rs 10,000/- to Rs.25,000/-P.M , ONLINE DATA ENTRY JOBS Only for Residents Of India. Hello Friends, Do You want a Home Based DATA ENTRY JOBS on Internet and Earn EXTRA INCOME, No Need of experience, just Basic knowledge of Internet & Computer. NO NEED OF RESUME. You can work from your office or any your family member can work from Home or Cuber-CAFE at any time and earn good money. The required work will be Typing Jobs and posting the same on the Net. For more details visit us at easypostjob4u. com or Call- 03532461473, 03532110484, Mobile09434019000, 09474425752 Advertiser GYU5199D8370 Email: ajitroysjob4us@gmail.com
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Use Automatic Ad Posting Software(150 Ad/ 0.5see), Earn Rs.45,000/- Per Month . CYBER EXPO INDIA™ now offer the way to earn Rs.45,000/- Per month by sampling using Automatic AD posting Software you are working on ad posting jobs or have a ad posting business then great opportunity for you to promote you ads by using our selected classified websites and software. We have collections of Above 90,000 (85% sites are working ) classified websites list with 4 ad posting software and 1 Automatic ad posting software that able to post 150 ad in a 0.2 See. That’s means you can post 1500 ad per day. And earn Rs.45,000/- Per month contact mobile- 075 85 04 04 04 , 08145 04 04 04 *ByGUY0168SJ-31-12-14 Email: GUY0168SJ@gmail.com
Typing Work From The Comfort Of Your Home
Let The Internet Earn You A Weekly Income At Your Convenience From Home. It’s Just A Part-Time Job And You Can Earn Min Rs 8-10 Thousand /- Per Week. You Can Start This Job From Any Part Of India Instantly, Where Computers And Internet Connection Is Available.
8,000 THB Email: prasadwork789@gmail. com
Part Time
Want To Boost Up Your Pocket With Extra Cash??? Email: wbsabtvmunni@gmail.com
Seeking work
Offering work
Money Needed To Pay Bills/ debts?
welcome to legit loan service here all problem regarding loan is solve between a short period of time with a low interest rate of 3% and duration more than 20years what are you waiting for apply now and solve your problem or start a business with loan paying of various bills just email us via:wslfc_0@hotmail.com
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Your Tustworthy Manager / Assistant ! Seeking job as manager or assistant to take care your business, even private purpose. Full time or part time possible. 50 years, since 12 years legal in Thailand / Pattaya. PC knowledge and Thai driving licence, absolutely loyal and trustworthy ! Languages: German 100%, English 90%, Thai 50%. Call Mike : 0852 852 202 Email: schriftverkehr2015@gmail. com
Nanny And Driver Needed
Hobby and Sport I am a single mum seeking the service of an AU PAIR Nanny, Chef, Gardner,House Help from any country that can speak English ,caregiver who can take good care of my kids,and a experience driver .Accommodation is free with free feeding ,internet browser?The contract is for 2 to 5 years and am ready to pay 3000USD - 3500USD monthly ,contact me if you are interested...
For Sale ....new.....the Worlds Best Batminton Singles Racket Yonex-voltric-z-force-ii-vtzf2-lee-chong-wei-ltd-editionbadminton-racquet
Email: riverauliana@yahoo.com Job Opportunity
“various job opportunities available with world famouse theme park” if you fun and skill, we want you “we are equal opportunity” barista: qaulification: passion for coffee with strong people skill, joyly with adtitude. any gender any nationality chef: qaulification: food lover with 1 year cooking experiences in restaurant or hotel. training provide. good attitude, hard-working and reliable fb attendant: some food and drink knowledge will be most appreciate, must speak english other language a plus good pay and benefit to the right people 10,000 THB Email: chefnokveedz@gmail.com
Bought at central store Pattaya 6,500B have receipt, New strings Nano 98SERIOUS OFFERS PLEASE....... Living in PATTAYA
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Music
The Voice Of 70s
Open now ! The voice of 70s ! Music nightclub of '70-'80 song. Serenaded you by big band live and a top singer ! Nightclub open opposite Macro, near Sukhumvit road, in South Pattaya.
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Gym and Fitness
Choose Best Fitness Boot Camp In Thailand
Golf Wilson Lite Golf Bag.
Boot Camp In Chiang Mai
Brand new still in box. 9.5 inch lite golf bag. 7 pockets, waterproof bottle pocket, raincover etc etc.
3,000 THB Email: robbieta@iinet.net.au
When you visit a Thailand fitness bootcamp, you will be in a position to learn how to lose a few pounds by increasing your physical activities and you will also be taught about healthy habits to follow towards your Chiang Mai weight loss goal. For more information visit us at http://gymbangarang.com/
Email: nicksonpark@gmail.com
Boot Camp In Chiang Mai When you visit a Thailand fitness bootcamp, you will be in a position to learn how to lose a few pounds by increasing your physical activities and you will also be taught about healthy habits to follow towards your Chiang Mai weight loss goal.For more information visit us at http:// gymbangarang.com/ 11 THB Email: nicksonpark@gmail.com
Boot Camp In Chiang Mai When you visit a Thailand fitness bootcamp, you will be in a position to learn how to lose a few pounds by increasing your physical activities and you will also be taught about healthy habits to follow towards your Chiang Mai weight loss goal.For more information visit us at http:// gymbangarang.com/ 13 THB Email: nicksonpark@gmail.com
Chiang Mai is the second-largest province in Thailand. It is situated in the northern part of the country. Chiang Mai is known for the focus shown by people towards their fitness and health. If you are in this part of the world and are looking for Chiang Mai weight loss, you might be wellaware of the fact that there is no quick fixes to achieve your goal. For more information visit us at http://gymbangarang.com/ Email: nicksonpark@gmail.com Portable Multi-function 2in1 Dumbbell And Barbell Set
Bushnell Neo X Gps Golf Watch.
6 months old loaded with over 30000 courses worldwide. all thai courses loaded.cost 7,000 baht. sell 5,000 baht.call Robbie 0822121629.
5,000 THB Email: robbieta@iinet.net.au
Gym Equipment for sale. Portable Multi-function 2in1 Dumbbell and Barbell Set of 30KG Total weight. (price is negotiable if buy 2 or more sets) If you have any question please don’t hesitate to leave me a message or call me 0817650244. Thank you.
Affordable And Professional Condo/house Laundry (pattaya)
5,200 THB
Bicycles
Saris Bones 3 Bikes Trunk Mount Rack
Wanted:to Rent House In Naklua With Garding
We are looking for a LONG TERM rental Contract fpr a House with Garden in Naklua/Wong Amat Area! We do not need LUXURY, but we would like to find a new cozy Home Rental Contract start with 2016 Agents are welcome - Comission OK
15,000 THB Email: jasmin4u@gmx.de
Ef Series Electric Deep Fat Fryer
Stop doing your own laundry and stop lugging it back and forth to the shop. We Email: nanny_pattayapeople@ hotmail.com
All Stainless Steel deep fat fryer, Thermostat controled. About 8 months old and used about 6 times so good condition still. Price 2000 Bht Please call, Email or hit reply button if interested NO Text Messages Thank You. Shipping within Thailand 120 bt payment either with Paypal or Bank Wire transfer Thai Bank or cash on pick up in Pattaya.
2,000 THB
Affordable And Professional Condo/house (pattaya)
Aircon For Sale
Saris Bones 3 Bikes Trunk Mount Rack In perfect condition with 60% off from price in the shop (4500 thb) Can fit on any car with 3 bikes behind Price is firm and including free delivery within Pattaya If you are interested in pls email,text, whatsapp me 668-2367-4213
1,999 THB
I’m selling my Samsung ac that I use at home. In perfect working condition and buyer can check out it working before buying. This is a 12,000 btu buyer responsible for the removal and installation. Price 10,000 Baht Call 0817350073
10,000 THB
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ELECTRIC PLANER PX-900 Only used twice from new, now not needed… Call Phil 0868983403 1,350 THB
Home and Garden
Muay Thai In Chiang Mai When you visit a Thailand fitness bootcamp, you will be in a position to learn how to lose a few pounds by increasing your physical activities and you will also be taught about healthy habits to follow towards your Chiang Mai weight loss goal.For more information visit us 55 THB Email: nicksonpark@gmail.com
Electric Planer Px-900
Handy Man Services, Pool Cleaning, Home & Condo Cleaning, and Assisted Property Management - If you want your place cleaned at Western Standards contact us. If you rent your condo(s) out to guests, we can: make the place spotless, check the customer in and out, and fix anything to maintain the property. Our services start at 300 baht and we have a full crew ready to serve your needs. Call me at: 090-3858859 or PM me on Facebook.
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Aj Portable Air Conditioner C/w Flexible Outlet Hose
AJ Portable Air Conditioner C/w Flexible Outlet Hose AJ 9000 btu portable air con unit. Digital display, timer, modes etc. On wheels so easy to move from room to room. Comes with the 4” diameter concertina hose which slots on the back and channels the hot exhaust air outside. Can be seen working. Call Andy 0819406492 4,500 THB 1966 Gold Sovereign
8g of 22 ct gold selling under value 11,000 THB Email: capt.cp@live.com
Antiques Coins & Banknotes From Thailand
L.thorpe Steyning West Sussex Oil Painting
his is an oil on canvas by LESBIA THORPE (1919-2009) who was an Australian artist. She spent time in England in the 1950s and 1960s.This Painting of an olde English Cottage is from Steyning West Sussex.This painting is nice, crisp and clean. Most of her works are Australian, so I think this is rare. Any information would be welcome as I am not an expert in Paintings. Pencilled information written by the artist on the back. The frame measures 60cm wide by 50cm tall.Could Take it out of the frame to save on shipping.A Stunning and Exquisitely Painted in the 1950s or Early 1960s, When Lesbia Thorpe Visited and Toured England. She Studied with Famous Painter Dattilo Rubbo in later 1930s in Sydney, Mastered her art in England in 1950s. During Lesbia Thorpe’s artistic career, she painted a limited amount of Oil Paintings, Extremely Rare, Seldom Offered on the Open market. Do Not Miss This Rare Opportunity. Please view all the photos below as part of the description. 12,000 THB Phone: 038406492 Phone: 0897539751 Email: asianglory@gmx.com
Furniture
Furniture For Sale
Verry Big 95cm & Nice Chandelier Stainless Steel Made In Germany Like New
11,000 THB Email: gebhardmeyerjun@gmail. com
Now In Home Is One Point Furniture Solution Now in home not only offers you the distinct variety in option to choose a dream house, but also helps you “Make” a dream house after buying one.020830806VSSearching a home and the accessories required to make a perfect home was never made so easy. The distinct option of MAKE, gives us variety of options in Furniture’s, Interiors, Beds, Lights, Decors etc., of their choice. 150 THB Email: zonga200738@gmail.com
Nowinhome Is One Point Solution Searching a home and the accessories required to make a perfect home was never made so easy. The distinct option of MAKE, gives us variety of options in Furniture’s, Interiors, Beds, Lights, Decors etc., of their choice. Nowinhomealso provides the platform for the interior home makers to promote their brand in the property website 100 THB Email: zonga200738@gmail.com
500 THB Email: gebhardmeyerjun@gmail. com
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Wooden Furniture for sale: 2 Chairs = 500 Baht each 2 Dining Table = 1,000 Baht each 1 Large TV Stand = 4,000 Baht Located at my house in south pattaya. To have a look call Pitt 081 7350073 500 THB
Gio Home Kitchen
We are professional the kitchen company in Thailand. We have many years of experience of this business. you can find us in interior for house magazine as @ kitchen, , etc.We are the difference with competitor by the way we have our own factory, provide only good quality material and we have good team work for support our customer just visit our showroom you will meet our designer for give you service and all about information of make the kitchen. Now we have new showroom this is 4th branch. Our new showroom is available at Pattaya Neung. We are very welcome to service you. When you think about new kitchen for your dream house please come here GIO HOME KITCHEN Pattaya Neung Sai Sam Rd. or contact via phone or email. Email: info.giopattaya@gmail.com
Appliances Toshiba Washer 6.5 Kg. Model Aw-a750st
Great Toshiba top loading clothes washer, 6.5 kg., with fuzzy control, circular air intake, stainless steel star crystal drum, hydro power, uses zero power on standby. Only 2 years old, has 10 year motor warranty. Made in Japan. Model AW-A750ST. I’ve purchased a larger capacity machine, so I don’t need 2 washing machines. Pickup only in central Pattaya, no delivery. 3,800 THB Email: modem11@hotmail.com
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Travel Information & Social Clubs
Travel Information
Train Travel in Thailand
Please note, the following information is accurate as far as we are aware and is compiled from more than one source. If you find anything you believe is incorrect, please email us at: pattayatrader@pattayatrader.com
Pattaya to Bangkok
The Roong Reung Coach Company runs a regular bus service from the North Pattaya Bus Terminal on North Pattaya Road to the Eastern Bus Terminal at Ekkamai, Northern Bus Terminal at Morchit, and Southern Bus Terminal at Sai Tai Taling Chin. - Services begin around 6am. Last buses leave around 9pm. - There is one train per day from Pattaya to Bangkok and one back the other way: • Outbound: departs at 12.21pm • Inbound: arrives at 6.25pm
Bookings: Tickets can be booked up to 60 days in advance in most cases. 1. On-line. www.railway.co.th. Check the site to see what is available and ticket prices. 2. Travel Agents. Usually a booking fee of up to 300 baht per person is levied. 3. At the station. You can book at Pattaya train station 8am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday. Check your tickets after booking. Cancellations: It is possible to obtain a refund from any station, although there is a cancellation fee.
Cha Am, Hua Hin, Koh Samui, Suvarnabhumi International Airport Petchburi, Phuket, Surat Thani From Pattaya 1. Second Road heading north just past traffic lights at Pattaya Klang (Central), next to Tops Supermarket minivans leave regularly via Bangkok or directly. 2. Pattaya Tai (South) at the corner of Soi 10 a private minivan travels to Hua Hin every day. 3. The Roong Reung company operate a Yellow Bus that leaves from the North Pattaya Bus Terminal and goes to Cha Am, Hua Hin, Koh Samui, Petchburi, Phang Nga, Phuket, and Surat Thani among other stops.
Thappraya Road, opposite Foodmart Supermarket. Buses depart every hour from 7am until 9pm every day.
From Suvarnabhumi International Airport
Booking counter on Level 1 near Gate 8. Buses to Pattaya depart every hour 7am until 10pm every day. Passengers can alight at the North Pattaya, Pattaya Klang (Central), Pattaya Tai (South) intersections and corner of Sukhumvit Road and Thepprasit Road.
Buriram, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Mukdahan, Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat), Nong Khai, Roi Et, Surin, Sisaket, Ubon Ratchathani, Yasothon
1. Eastern side of Sukhumvit Road, just past the Pattaya Klang (Central) intersection heading south, is the Nakhonchai bus terminal. Buses usually leave afternoons and evenings and can be booked in advance. 2. Western side of Third Road about 80 metres to the north of the Pattaya Klang (Central) Road traffic lights with a booking office. 3. Western side of Sukhumvit Road, just before the Pattaya Klang (Central) junction, is a bus station for travel to parts of north-eastern Thailand. 4. Roong Reung company operate a Yellow Bus that leaves from the North Pattaya Bus Terminal for many places in the north-east. All buses depart initially from Rayong and call in at Pattaya on the way. 5. Take a Roong Reung coach from the North Pattaya Bus Terminal to Morchit in Bangkok and book a bus to Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai.
Pattaya City Expats Club
is a not-for-profit club which meets every Sunday at the Amari Orchid Resort Tavern by the Sea Restaurant at the northern end of Beach Road. Everyone is welcome; you don’t need to be a member to attend. For more information go to the website: www.pattayacityexpatsclub.com
Pattaya Expats Club
meets at the Hotel Mercure, Entry Tickets are sold from 10am–11.30am. If you arrive for Breakfast, your entry fee is 180 baht, if you come after breakfast ends at 11.20am, then the cost is only 80 baht including coffee, tea, water and the excellent support facilities at the hotel. Speakers from 11.30am. The table plan is in a friendly format tables for four—so please allow the ‘gaps’ to be filled by new arrivals at your table. We are friendly Expats helping Expats advice forum. Why not come along next Sunday morning (10am brunch, 11.30am programme start) to the Hotel Mercure, Soi 15 behind The Avenue, 2nd Road and Soi 15. Hotel Mercure address: 484 Moo 10, Pattaya Second Road Soi 15, 20150. The Hotel website has a location map: www.mercurepattaya.com
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SOCIAL CLUBS Rotary Club of Eastern Seaboard
meets at 6pm every Thursday at The Siam Bayshore Resort, between Beach Road and Second Road in South Pattaya. The meetings on 1st and 3rd Thursday in each month will include guest speakers and on the 2nd and 4th Thursday there will be a presentation on club activities. Meetings are always followed by an informal a la carte dinner in the main dining room. Everybody is welcome to join us as guests; please check the website for important dates and information www.rotary-es.org or contact the Rotary Secretary at secretary@rotary-es.org.
Pattaya International Ladies Club (PILC)
meet on the first Tuesday of each month and the third Tuesday of each month for coffee. For more information visit their website: www.pilc-pattaya.com or email: infopilc@gmail.com
Pattaya Sports Club
Promoting sports and supporting local charities. Clubhouse on Third Road, next to the Pattaya Driving Range. For club details call 038 361 167. Full details are posted on the club website: www.pattayasports.org
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TRADER GIANT X WORD JANUARY 2015 Important Phone Numbers Banglamung Police Station Sukhumvit Rd, Banglamung Tel: 038 222 100 Banglamung Post Office Tel: 038 428 225 Chonburi Immigration Office Soi 5, Jomtien Beach Road Jomtien Post Office Soi 5, Jomtien Beach Road (to 4.30pm Mon-Fri) Tel: 038 231 944 Naklua Fire Brigade Sukhumvit Rd, Banglamung Tel: 038 221 000 Pattaya City Helpline Tel: 1337 Pattaya City Hall North Pattaya Road Tel: 038 253 100 Pattaya City Hospital Soi Buakhow Tel: 038 420 562 Pattaya Electricity Banglamung office Tel: 038 221 007 Hotline: 1129 (for electricity failures) Pattaya Fire Brigade Third Road, South Pattaya Tel: 038 424 678 Pattaya Health Department Tel: 038 429 374 Pattaya Memorial Hospital Tel: 038 429 422 Pattaya City Police Station cnr Beach Rd & Soi 9 Tel: 038 429 325 Pattaya Post Office Sukhumvit Rd (nr Na Jomtien) Tel: 038 429 341 Pattaya Tourist Police Pratamnak Road, nr Fitness Park Tel: 1155 Tel: 038 429 371 Pattaya Water Works Tel: 038 222 462 Sawang Boriboon Rescue Service Hotline: 1669
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1. The fifth planet (7) 4. Elevated (6) 6. Edge (6) 9. Consumed (3) 12. Algebraic symbols (9) 14. Edible tuber (3) 16. Notions (5) 18. Jumped (5) 19. Unwell (3) 20. Cut (9) 21. Fails to win (5) 22. Vitality (9) 23. Hinder (6) 24. Happened (8) 26. Illicit (7) 28. System of beliefs and rituals (4)
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1. Field event (7) 2. Insular (9) 3. Associated (7) 4. Dwell (6) 5. Pastoral (7) 7. Greek letter (5) 8. Dependable (8) 9. Astounding (7) 10. Embroiled (9) 11. Troubador (8) 13. Sudden (6) 15. Insect (8) 17. Oriental sword (8)
29. Buy from abroad (6) 32. Amulet (8) 33. Sort (4) 37. Perplexed (7) 39. Dimplomacy (4) 40. Publish (5) 42. Profited (6) 46. Dried grapes (7) 47. Felons (9) 48. Number (7) 49. Bicycle for two (6) 50. Extreme happiness (5) 51. Particle (4) 52. Protected (7) 55. Yield (4) 56. Precise (8)
58. Airstrip (6) 59. Flows out (4) 63. Vegetable (7) 65. Pleads (8) 67. Chacma (6) 71. Predominant (9) 73. Proverb (5) 74. Innovation (9) 75. Lubricant (3) 76. Gemstones (5) 77. Tripod (5) 78. Stray (3) 79. Tremendous (9) 80. Japanese currency (3) 81. Spoke (6) 82. Creature (6) 83. Support (7)
25. Expenditure (12) 27. Gardening (12) 28. Floor show (7) 30. Humble (6) 31. Plans (7) 34. Disregarded (7) 35. Asserted (7) 36. Porridge (7) 38. Pretended (7) 41. Disperse (7) 43. Deceives (7) 44. Atmosphere (3) 45. Mystery (6)
53. Agenda (8) 54. Drink (8) 55. Blare (9) 57. Really (8) 60. Handrail (9) 61. Type of monkey (8) 62. Part of the eye (6) 64. Haggle (7) 66. Proposition (7) 68. Go forward (7) 69. Flair (7) 70. Intentional (6) 72. Sample (5)
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Consulate Listings Argentina Embassy in Bangkok 16th Fl., Suite 1601, 1 Sukhumvit 25 Ban Chang Glas Haus Building, Klongton Wattana Phone: 02 259 0401/ 02 279 9198 Email: embtail@mozart.inet.co.th Office Hours: 08.30 - 16.00
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Armenia Consulate in Bangkok 28th Floor, Lake Rajada Office Complex 193/117 Ratchadapisek Road, Klong Toey, Prakanong Phone: 02 661 8477, 02 661 8478 Email: info@thaiconsulate.am Australia Embassy in Bangkok 37 South Sathorn Road Phone: 02 344 6300 Website: www.thailand.embassy.gov.au Email: austembassy.bangkok@dfat.gov.au
Bahrain Embassy in Bangkok 100/66-67 31st Floor Sathorn Nakorn Tower, North Sathorn Road, Silom Bangrak Phone: 02 636 7892 Email: Bangkok.mission@mofa.gov.bh
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Belgium Embassy in Bangkok 16th floor, Sathorn Square Building, 98 North Sathorn Road Phone: 02 679 5454 Website: www.diplomatie.be/bangkok Email: bangkok@diplobel.fed.be, bangkok.visa@diplobel.org Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 08.00 - 16.00. Visas: 08.15 - 11.30 Belgium Consulate in Rayong Pae Village, 95/2 Moo 3, Tambon Chakapong, Amphur Klang, Rayong 21190 Phone: 03 864 8308, 02 585 3853-4 Email: supong.l@bu.ac.th Office Hours: 10.00 - 12.00 (by appointment only) Belize Embassy in Bangkok 10th Floor, Pilot Pen Building 331, 331/1-3 Silom Road, Bangrak District Phone: 02 636 8377 Email: belize@embelizeth.com Benin Consulate in Bangkok Manorom Bldg., 14th Floor, 3354/46-47 Rama IV Road Phone: 02 249 8633-42 Email: khomanamarin@hotmail.com Bhutan Consulate in Bangkok 919/7-9 Jewelry Trade Centre, 6th Fl., North Office Tower, Siam Road, Bangrak Phone: 02 267 1687-8 Office Hours: 08.30 - 17.30 Brazil Embassy in Bangkok 34th Floor Lumpini Tower, 1168/101 Rama IV Road, Thungmahamek, Sathorn Phone: 02 679 8567-8 Website: www.brazilembassy.or.th Email: info@brazilembassy.or.th Office Hours: Mon - Thurs: 09.30 - 12.30 and 14.30 - 16.30 (15.00 - 16.30, document collection only) Fri: 09.30 - 13.00 Brunei Embassy in Bangkok No. 12, Soi 2 Ekmai, 63 Sukhumvit Road, Prakhong Nua Phone: 02 714 7395-99 Email: bangkok.thailand@mfa.gov.bn
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Cambodia Embassy in Bangkok 518/4 Pracha Uthit Rd. (Soi Ramkamhaeng 39), Wangtonglang Phone: 02 957 5851-2 Email: camemb.tha@mfa.gov.kh
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Canada Embassy in Bangkok 15th Floor, Abdulrahim Place, 990 Rama IV Road, Bangrak Phone: 02 646 4300 Website: www.thailand.gc.ca Email: bngkk@international.gc.ca Office Hours: Mon - Thurs: 07.30 - 16.15. Fri: 07.30 - 13.00
China Embassy in Bangkok 57 Rachadapisake Road, Huay Kwang Phone: 02 245 7044 Website: www.chinaembassy.or.th/eng Email: chinaemb_th@mfa.gov.cn
Bangladesh Embassy in Bangkok House No. 47/8, Ekamai Soi 30, Sukhumvit 63 Phone: 02 390 5107-8 Website: bdembassybangkok.org/index.html Email: bdootbkk@truemail.co.th Office Hours: 08.30 - 12.30 and 13.30 - 16.30 Visas: 09.00 - 12.30
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Bulgaria Consulate in Bangkok 60 Soi Barbos 2, Sukhumvit 42, Prakanong Klongtoey Phone: 02 661 5669 Office Hours: 09.00 - 16.00
Chile Embassy in Bangkok 83/17 Vitayu Place, Soi Vitayu 1 Wireless Road, Pathumwan Phone: 02 251 9470, 02 251 9471, 02 251 9472 Website: www.chile-thai.com Email: embajada@chile-thai.com
Austria Embassy in Bangkok 14, Soi Nandha, off Soi 1, Sathorn Tai Road Phone: 02 303 6057-8-9 Website: www.aussenministerium.at/bangkok Email: bangkok-ob@bmeia.gv.at Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 07.30 - 15.30 Visas: Mon - Fri: 09.00 - 12.00 Austria Honorary Consulate in Pattaya 504/526 Moo 10, Soi 17, 2nd Road Phone: 03 871 3613 Email: info@pattayarentaroom.com
Bulgaria Embassy in Bangkok 83/24 Soi Wireless 1, Wireless Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan Phone: 02 627 3872, 02 627 3873 Website: www.mfa.bg/bangkok/ Email: bulgemth@csloxinfo.com
Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 08.00 - 11.00 France Consulate in Bangkok 35 Charoenkrung Road, Soi 36 Phone: 02 657 5151 Website: www.ambafrance-th.org Email: consulat@ambafrance-th.org France Visa Services in Bangkok 29 Sathorn Tai Road Phone: 02 627 2150 Website: http://www.ambafrance-th.org Email: visas@ambafrance-th.org Germany Embassy in Bangkok 9 South Sathorn Road Phone: 02 287 9000 Website: www.bangkok.diplo.de Email: info@german-embassy.or.th
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Greece Embassy in Bangkok Unit No. 25/9-5. 9th Fl, BKI/YWCA Bld, No. 25 South Sathorn Rd, 10120 Tung-Mahamek Sub District Phone: 02 679 1462, 02 679 1464 Email: gremb.ban@mfa.gr, bangkok@embgreece.or.th Office Hours: Embassy: 09.00 - 15.30. Consular: 10.00 - 13.00 Hungary Embassy in Bangkok 20th Floor, Oak Tower, Prakanon President Park Condominium, 99 Sukhumvit Soi 24, Prakanong Phone: 02 661 1150-1-2 Email: huembbgk@mozart.inet.co.th Office Hours: 08.00 -14.00
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India Embassy in Bangkok 46, Soi 23 (Prasarn Mitr), Sukhumvit Road Phone: 02 258 0300-05 Website: indianembassy.gov.in/bangkok Email: indiaemb@mozart.inet.co.th
Colombia Embassy in Bangkok 9th Floor, The Park Place, 231, Sarasin Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan Phone: 02 254 5105-6 Email: embcolbk@actions.net
Indonesia Embassy in Bangkok 600-602 Petchburi Road, Ratchatewi Phone: 02 252 3135-40
Costa Rica Consulate in Bangkok 93/3 Baan Tepalit, Wireless Rd Pathumwan Phone: 02 651 4487 Email: costaricabkk@yahoo.com Croatia Consulate in Bangkok No. 138/51 Jewelry Center, 14th floor, Room No. G-4, Nares Road, Bangruk District Phone: 02 266 6911, 02 848 2209 (press 2)
Ireland Consulate in Bangkok 28th Floor, Q. House Lumpini Building 1, South Sathorn Road, Tungmahamek, Sathorn Phone: 02 677 7500 Website: www.irelandinthailand.com Email: ireland@loxinfo.co.th
Cuba Embassy in Bangkok Mela Mansion, Apt. 3c, 5 Sukhumvit soi 27, Wattana Phone: 02 665 2803, 02 661 6563 Website: embacuba.cubaminrex.cu/tailandiaing Email: cubaemb1@loxinfo.co.th, cubaemb2@loxinfo.co.th
Israel Embassy in Bangkok 25th Floor, Ocean Tower II 75 Sukhumvit Soi 19 Phone: 02 204 9200, 02 204 9237, 02 204 9226-7 Website: bangkok.mfa.gov.il Email: info@bangkok.mfa.gov.il
Cyprus Consulate in Bangkok 75/79 Richmond Bldg, Fl.17, Sukhumvit 26, Klongtoey, Prakanong Phone: 02 261 8408, 02 261 8409, 02 997 2012-13 (Res.), 01 632 4888 (Mob.) Email: con_cy.bkk@hotmail.com Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 08.30 - 11.30
Italy Embassy in Bangkok 399, Nang Linchee Road Thungmahamek, Yannawa Phone: 02 285 4090 Email: ambitbkk@loxinfo.co.th
Czech Republic Embassy in Bangkok 71/6 Ruam Rudee Soi 2, Ploenchit Rd. Phone: 02 250 9223, 02 250 9224 Website: www.mzv.cz/bangkok Email: bangkok@embassy.mzv.cz Denmark Consulate in Bangkok East Asiatic Company (Thailand) Ltd. Lumpini Tower, 36th Floor, 1168/92-109 Rama 4 Road, Thungmahamek Phone: 02 285 6677 Website: www.ambbangkok.um.dk Email: bkkamb@um.dk Ecuador Consulate in Bangkok Pakpanang Coldstorage Co., Ltd. 103 Soi Ruammitr, Nonsse Road, Yanawa Phone: 02 295 1991 Ext. 343 Email: yongar@loxinfo.co.th
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Egypt Embassy in Bangkok 23/122-125 Sorachai Building, Sukhumvit 63 Road, Khlong Tan Tuea, Watana Phone: 02 726 9831-3 Email: egyptemb@loxinfo.co.th Office Hours: Visas: 09.00 - 12.00 Finland Embassy in Bangkok Amarin Tower, 16th floor 500 Ploenchit Rd 10330 Phone: 02 250 8801 Website: www.finland.or.th/fi Email: sanomat.ban@formin.fi
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Jamaica Consulate in Bangkok Loxley Building, 102 Na Ranong Road, Klongtoey Phone: 02 240 3285 Email: jingjai@loxley.co.th Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 09.30 - 11.00 and 14.00 - 16.30
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Japan Embassy in Bangkok 177 Witthayu Road, Lumphini, Pathum Wan Phone: 02 207 8500 Website: www.th.emb-japan.go.jp/en Email: jis@bg.mofa.go.jp Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 08.30 - 12.00 and 13.30 - 17.45 Kenya Embassy in Bangkok 62 So1 5 Thong, Lor, Sukhumrit 55 Road, Klongtan, Wattana Phone: 02 712 5721, 02 391 0906-7 Kuwait Embassy in Bangkok No. 92/48 Sathorn Thani, Building 2, Sathorn Road, Bangrak District Phone: 02 234 2948, 02 234 2943, 02 235 4222 Lao Embassy in Bangkok 502, 502/1-3 Soi Sahakarnpramoon Pracha-Uthit Road, Wangthonglang Phone: 02 539 3642 Website: www.bkklaoembassy.com Email: sabaidee@bkklaoembassy.com embalao@bkklaoembassy.com Office Hours: 08.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 16.00
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Email: iftikhar@loxinfo.co.th Panama Embassy in Bangkok 7th Floor, Sarasin Bldg., 14 Surasak Road Phone: 02 237 9008-9 Email: ptybkk@ksc.th.com
Lebanon Embassy in Bangkok CTI Tower, 15th Floor ,Suit 191/ 67- 191, Ratchadapisek Road, Klongtoey Phone: 02 261 1013, 02 261 1015, 02 261 509, 02 261 9858, 02 261 9879 Email: embleb@ksc.th.com Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 09.00 - 12.00 Madagascar Honorary Consulate in Bangkok ITF Palace, 30th Floor, Room 774 Phone: 02 634 5838 Website: www.consulmada-th.org Email: danieldelevaux@gmail.com
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Malaysia Embassy in Bangkok 33-35 South Sathorn Road, Tungmahamek, Sathorn Phone: 02 629 6800 Website: www.kln.gov.my/perwakilan/bangkok Email: malbangkok@kln.gov.my Mexico Embassy in Bangkok 21/60-62 Thai Wah Tower l, 20th. floor South Sathorn Road, Yannawa Phone: 02 285 0995, 02 285 0815 to 18 Website: www.sre.gob.mx/tailandia Email: mexthai@loxinfo.co.th Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 08.00 - 16.00
Morocco Embassy in Bangkok One Pacific Place Bldg., 19th Floor 140 Sukhumvit Road (between Soi 4-6) Klongtoey Phone: 02 653 2444-6 Email: sifambkk@mweb.co.th, sifambkk@samarts.th Office Hours: 09.00 - 16.00
Nepal Embassy in Bangkok 189 Soi 71, Sukumvit Road Prakanong Phone: 02 391 7240, 02 390 2280 Email: nepembbk@asiaaccess.net.th
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Netherlands Embassy in Bangkok 15 Soi Tonson, Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Pathurmwan Phone: 02 309 5200 Website: www.netherlandsembassy.in.th Email: ban@minbuza.nl Office Hours: Mon - Thurs: 08.00 - 16.00. Fri: 08.00 - 12.00 Visas: Mon - Fri: 09.00 - 12.00 New Zealand Embassy in Bangkok M Thai Tower, 14th Floor, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road Phone: 02 254 2530 Website: www.nzembassy.com/home.cfm?c=21 Email: nzembbkk@loxinfo.co.th Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 08.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 16.30 Norway Embassy in Bangkok Office Address: UBC II Building, 18th floor, 591 Sukhumvit Road, Soi 33 Phone: 02 204 6500 Website: www.emb-norway.or.th Email: emb.bangkok@mfa.no Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 09.00 to 12.00 and 13.00 - 16.00 Norway Consulate in Pattaya 384/22 Moo 12, Jomthien Garden #52, Jomthien Beach Road, Nongprue Banglamung, 20260 Phone: 03 823 1630 Email: consul@consulatepattaya.dk Office Hours: Mon: 09.00 - 11.30 and 14.00 - 17.00 Tues: 09.00 - 11.30. Fri: 09.00 - 11.30 Otherwise only by appointment Oman Embassy in Bangkok 82 Swng Thong Thani Tower, 32 Floor, North Sathorn Road Phone: 02 639 9380 Website: www.mbendi.com/orgs/dkkz.htm Office Hours: 08.30 - 15.30 Pakistan Embassy in Bangkok 31 Soi Nana, Nua Sukhumvit (3) Road Phone: 02 253 0288-9 Website: www.spacco.com/pak/Index.html
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Peru Embassy in Bangkok Glas Haus Bldg., 16th. Flr. No. 1 Soi Sukhumvit 25 Rd. Phone: 02 260 6243 Email: peru@peruthai.or.th Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 09.00 - 17.00 Philippines Embassy in Bangkok 760 Sukhumvit Road, cor. Soi Philippines, (Soi 30/1) Phone: 02 259 0139 to 40, 02 258 5401 Website: www.philembassy-bangkok.net Email: bangkokpe@dfa.gov.ph, inquiry@philembassy-bangkok.net Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 08.30 - 17.30 Poland Embassy in Bangkok 100/81-82, Vongvanij Building B, 25th Floor, Rama 9 Road, Huaykwang District, Phone: 02 645 0367-9 Website: www.bangkok.polemb.net Email: bangkok.amb.sekretariat.@msz.gov.pl
Mongolia Embassy in Bangkok 100/3 Soi Ekkamai 22, Sukhumvit 63 Road, Klongton-Nua, Wattana Phone: 02 381 1400, 02 392 1011 Email: mongemb@loxinfo.co.th Office Hours: 09.00 - 12.00 and 14.00 - 16.00
Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok 132, Sathorn Nua Road Phone: 02 233 2237, 02 234 4698, 02 233 7250, 02 234 0320, 02 637 9406 Email: mebkk@asianet.co.th
Papua New Guinea Consulate in Bangkok Sino-Thai Tower, R Floor, Asoke Road, Sukhumvit 21 Phone: 02 260 2801, 02 260 2803 Email: chavarat@stecon.co.th
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Sweden Embassy in Bangkok 20th floor, First Pacific Place 140 Sukhumvit Road Phone: 02 263 7200 Website: www.swedenabroad.se/bangkok Email: ambassaden.bangkok@foreign.ministry.se Office Hours: Mon - Thurs: 07.30 - 12.30 and 13.30 - 16.15 Fri: 07.30 - 13.00 Sweden Honorary Consulate in Pattaya 391/69 Moo 10, Thappraya Road Phone: 03 836 4485 Email: sugarhus@cnet.net.th Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 09.00 - 15.00 Switzerland Embassy in Bangkok 35 North Wireless Road Phone: 02 253 0156 Email: ban.vertretung@eda.admin.ch, ban.visa@eda.admin.ch Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 09.00 - 11.30
Tanzania Consulate in Bangkok S.L.D. Condominium, 3rd Floor, 501 Saladaeng 1 Rama IV Road Phone: 02 235 8282-3 Turkey Embassy in Bangkok 61/1 SOI, Chatsan Suthisarn Road, Huaykwang Phone: 02 274 7262-3, 02 274 8574 Email: tcturkbe@mail.cscoms.com
Romania Embassy in Bangkok 20/1, Soi Rajakhru, Phaholyothin Soi 5 Phaholyothin Road, Phayathai Phone: 02 617 1551 Email: romembkk@ksc.th.com
United Arab Emirates Embassy in Bangkok CRC Tower, 29th Floor, All Seasons Place 87/2 Wireless Road, Lumpini, Phatumwan Phone: 02 402 4000 Email: info@uaeembassy.or.th
Saudi Arabia Embassy in Bangkok 82 Saeng Thong Thani Bldg., 23rd & 24th Fl., North Sathorn Rd., Silom Phone: 02 639 2999, 02 639 2960 Email: themb@mofa.gov.sa Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 09.00 - 15.00
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Taiwan Consulate in Bangkok 20th Floor, Empire Tower 195 South Sathorn Road, Yannawa Phone: 02 670 0200-9 Email: tecoinfo@ji-net.com, tecocomu@ji-net.com
Portugal Embassy in Bangkok 26, Captain Bush Lane (Soi New Road 30), Bang Rak Phone: 02 234 2123, 02 234 0372, 02 234 7435 Email: portemb@scban.dgaccp.pt
Russia Embassy in Bangkok 78, Sap Road, Surawongse, Bangrak Phone: 02 234 9824, 02 268 1169 Website: www.thailand.mid.ru Email: rusembbangkok@rambler.ru
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Latvia Honorary Consulate in Bangkok 113/13 Suriwong Road Phone: 02 237 3585
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Singapore Embassy in Bangkok 129 South Sathorn Road, 10120 Phone: 02 286 2111, 02 286 1434 Website: www.mfa.gov.sg/bangkok Email: singemb_bkk@sgmfa.gov.sg Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 09.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 17.00 Slovakia Embassy in Bangkok Pantip Court 68 South Sathorn Road Phone: 02 285 0220 Website: www.mzv.sk/Bangkok Email: emb.bangkok@mzv.sk Slovenia Embassy in Bangkok 298/2 Silom Road, Soi 28 Phone: 02 234 7637 South Africa Embassy in Bangkok Floor 12A, M-Thai Tower, All Seasons Place 87 Wireless Road, Pathumwan, Lumpini Phone: 02 659 2900 Website: www.saembbangkok.com Email: saembbkk_admin@csloxinfo.com South Korea Embassy in Bangkok 23 Thiam-Ruammit Road, Ratchadapisek, Huay Kwang Phone: 02 247 7537-9 Website: tha.mofat.go.kr/eng/as/tha/main/index.jsp Email: koembth@gmail.com Office Hours: 08.30 - 12.00 and 13.30 - 16.30 Spain Embassy in Bangkok 23 Lake Ratchada Office Complex 193/117 Ratchadaphisek Road Phone: 02 661 8284 Email: embespth@mail.mae.es, spaincom@ksc15.th.com Office Hours: Mon - Thurs: 08.30 - 15.30. Fri: 08.30 - 13.30 Visas: Mon - Fri: 09.00 - 12.00
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Ukraine Embassy in Bangkok 87 All Seasons Place, CRC Tower, 33rd Floor, Wireless Road, Lumpini, Phatumwan Phone: 02 685 3215 Website: www.ukraineinfo.gov.ua/main United Kingdom Embassy in Bangkok 14 Wireless Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan Phone: 02 305 8333 Website: www.britishembassy.gov.uk/thailand Email: info.bangkok@fco.gov.uk, ConsularEnquiries.Bangkok@fco.gov.uk Office Hours: Mon - Thurs: 08.00 - 12.00 and 12.45 - 16.30 Fri: 08.00 - 13.00 United States Embassy in Bangkok 120 - 122 Wireless Road and 95 Wireless Road Phone: 02 205 4000 Website: bangkok.usembassy.gov/ Email: acsbkk@state.gov, visasbkk@state.gov Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 07.00 - 16.00 United States Wardens in Pattaya Robert K Brooks 084 158 0785 Darrell Brown 082 697 5535 Gary M Hacker 089 803 0388 Pat Koester 087 912 6774 James C Phillips 080 099 0630 Piyawan Phillips 086 155 0506 Donald Ratcliffe 081 291 0535 Thomas Worthley 081 939 9789 Uzbekistan Consulate in Bangkok 138/5 Thoglor Soi 11 Sukhumvit 55, Klongtan Wattana Phone: 02 712 8883, 02 381 6116 Email: ankhor@uzbinbkk.org
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Vietnam Embassy in Bangkok 83/1 Wireless Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan Phone: 02 251 5836-8 Website: www.vietnamembassy-thailand.org Email: vnemb.th@mofa.gov.vn Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 08.00 - 11.30 and 13.30 - 16.30
Sri Lanka Embassy in Bangkok 89 Soi 15, Sukhumvit Road Phone: 02 251 2788-9 Email: slemb@ksc.net.th Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 08.30 - 14.15
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NORTH Best Supermarket, Pattaya Nua Moon River Pub, Pattaya Nua Mantra Pura Resort, Pattaya Nua Pattaya City Expats Club in Tavern By The Sea (Amari Hotel), Pattaya Nua/Pattaya Beach Rd. Aamari Orchid Hotel, Pattaya Nua/Pattaya Beach Rd. Dusit Thani Hotel, Pattaya Nua/Pattaya Beach Rd. Cape Dara Hotel, Pattaya Nua/Pattaya Beach Rd Mark Land Beach Hotel, Beach Rd. Soi 1 Natra De Boutique Hotel, Beach Rd. Soi 1 A-One Hotel, Pattaya Beach Rd. Holiday Inn Hotel, Pattaya Beach Rd. Global-Solidor Insurance, Naklua Rd. Pullman G Hotel, Naklua Rd. The Sanctuary of Truth, Naklua Rd. Siamese Cuisine Restaurant, Naklua Rd. Oasis Massage, Naklua Rd. Soi 12 DV Rent A Car, 3rd Rd/ Pattaya Nua La Pause French Bakery, Soi Phet Trakul Maritime, Soi Bongkot Premier, Soi Bongkot
CENTRAL Fairwai Driving Range, Sukhumvit Rd. Boxing World, Sukhumvit Rd. Bottle Museum, Sukhumvit Rd./opposite King Power Pattaya Trader Main Office, Sukhumvit Rd. Universe Gym, Sukhumvit Rd. Foodland Supermarket, Pattaya Klang Siam Secure International, Pattaya Klang Fire and Stone Pizzeria, Pattaya Klang Paradise City Properties, Pattaya Klang Subway in Big C Extra, Pattaya Klang Citin Loft Hotel, Pattaya Klang Soi 12 Urban Home, Pattaya Tai/Pattaya City Resort Excel Language School, Pattaya Tai/ opposit Big C Golf Shop, 3rd Rd. New York Pizza House, 3rd Rd/Soi Lengkee Door-to-Door, 3rd Rd/Soi Lengkee Barracuda D2 Hotel, 2nd Rd. Mercure Hotel, 2nd Rd. Siam Bayshore Hotel, 2nd Rd. Aya Hotel, 2nd Rd. Pattaya International Hospital, 2nd Rd. Marriot Resort and SPA, 2nd Rd. Sheraton Beach Resort Hotel, 2nd Rd. Take It Easy Car and Bike Rental, 2ndRd./ Pattaya New Plaza At Mind Hotel, 2nd Rd. Soi 4 Tropical Bert's, 2nd Rd. Soi 6/1 Page 10 Hotel, 2nd Rd. Soi 10 Subway Tiplaza, Beach Rd. Soi 10-11 Mike's Shopping Mall, 2nd Rd. Soi 11-12 LK Renaissance Hotel, 2nd Rd. Soi 13 The Urban Realty, 2nd Rd. Soi 15 OZO Hotel Pattaya, 2nd Rd. Soi 15
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LK Metro Hotel, 2nd Rd./Soi Diana Inn Robin's Nest Bar and Restaurant, Soi Diana Emden Real Estate, Soi Diana LK Legend Hotel, Soi Arunothai Club Le Telephone, Soi Batman Bake'n'Brew, Soi Excite Jameson Pub and Restaurant, Soi Arudee KTK Service Apartments, Soi Arudee Find Pattaya Properties, Soi Buakhao
SOUTH AND JOMTIEN London Office, Thappraya Rd./ View Talay 2a Prestige Properties, Jomthien/ View Talay 7 LK hte Inn Place, Beach Rd. Soi 12 Pattaya City Expats Club in Mercure Hotel, Beach Rd. Soi 15 Pattaya Realty in Tipp Plaza, Pattaya Beach Rd. Design Corner , Thepprasit Rd. Soi 6 Grand Orchid Travel, Thepprasit Rd. Captain's Cove, Thepprasit Rd. Decorum Furniture, Thepprasit Rd. Soi 15 Foodmart Supermarket, Thappraya Rd. Jones Lang Lasalle Real Estate, Thappraya Rd. Seabord Properties, Thappraya Rd. Chow Box Restaurant, Thappraya Rd. Rita Resort Hotel, Thappraya Rd./ opposite Soi 9 The Pig and Whistle, Thappraya Rd. Thai T-Shirt Factory, Thappraya Rd. Cafe Des Amis, Thappraya Rd. Soi 11 Levi Man Resort Hotel, Thappraya Rd. Soi 15 Punch & Judy Pub and Restaurant, Thepprasit Soi 8 Momento Restaurant, Thepprasit Rd. Soi 8 Anchor Co Working, Soi Chaiyapruek 1 The Village Center, Sukhumvit Rd./Soi Chaiyapruek Phoenix Kindergarten School, Sukhumvit Rd./Soi Chaiyapruek TPR Golf Academy, Sukhumvit Rd./ opposite Underwater world Seara Sports, SukhumvitRd./Soi Chaiyapruek 1 Ankget Hotel, Soi Wat Boon Centara Grand Pratumnak, Pratumnak Hill Royal Cliff Hotel, Pratumnak Hill Siam Oriental, Pratumnak Soi 4 Spicies Restaurant, Pratumnak Soi 4 Home Hunter, Pratumnak Soi 4 World of Wine, Pratumnak Hill, Soi Kasetsin Aurora Pratumnak, Cosy Beach Soi 2 Pattaya Prime Properties, Cosy Beach Soi 2 The Lotus Bar, Pratumnak Soi 4 Toast Cafe and Bistro, Pratumnak Soi 4 Tara Court, Pratumnak Soi 5 Hill Fresco Pattaya Hotel, Pratumnak Soi 5 Safari Dive Center, Beach Rd. Soi 12 Siam Properties, Pattaya Tai Marina Inn Hotel, 2nd Rd. Soi VC Sunny Online Travel, 2nd Rd. Soi 22 Shenanigans Bar and Restaurant, Jomthien Rd. Jomtien Beach Tourist Information, Jomtien Beach Jomtien Garden Hotel, Jomtien Rd. Soi 8-9
The Now Hotel, Jomtien Rd. Soi 11-12 Police Booth Tourist Information, Jomtien Rd./Chaiyapruek Police Booth Tourist Information 2, Jomtien Rd./Chaiyapruek The Sportsman Pub and Restaurant, Beach Rd. Soi 13 The Haven Hotel and Restaurant, Beach Rd. Soi 13 Simple Simon, Jomthien Rd. Soi 5 Police Booth Tourist Information, Jomtien Rd. Soi 5 Eurostar Hotel, Jomtien Rd. Soi 1 Memo Suite Pattaya Hotel, Soi Kor Phai Villa Supermarket, 2nd Rd. Opposite soi 13 Crystal Place, Soi Kopai Grand Living Place, South Pattaya Rd towards Sukhumvit Rd Majestic Villa, Soi Bongkot Miracle Suite, 247/130 M.10 Pattaya Third Rd. Mantra Pura Resort, Third Rd & North Pattaya Road
EAST Decco Home Inspire, Sukhumvit Rd. Chick Republic, Sukhumvit Rd. Bangkok Bank, Sukhumvit Rd./Soi Siam Country Club Bunny's Restaurant, Soi Siam Country Club Creepy Crawly Pest Control, Soi Siam Country Club Joymax Services, Soi Siam Country Club Paris Factory Soi Siam Country Club Planet Football, Soi Siam Country Club Na Na Deli, Soi Khao Noi Star Books, Soi Khao Noi Thailand Worldwide, Soi Khao Talo Collingbourne Auctions, Chaiyapruek 2 Pattaya Auction House, Chaiyapornvit Rd. Soi 14
OUTSIDE PATTAYA Fox and Hounds, Bang Saray Makador Cafe, Bang Saray Main Rd. Malee's Cafe, Bang Saray Main Rd. Ocean Marina Yacht Club, Na Jomthien Nok's Pantry, Laem Chabang The Pantry, Bang Saray Soi 5 Dinosaur Adventure Park, Sukhumvit Rd./ Opposite floating MarketBalance Service, Ao Udom
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By Mike Bell.
All that Glisters Paul was down on his uppers. He’d started with a small fortune and had had it whittled down to a mere lump sum. It wasn’t just the Thai girls who’d relieved him; fellow farangs all had get-rich quick schemes if only Paul would lend them the wherewithal. He had bought into bars with no customers; whose only regulars were the local Plod. Even his regular monthly pension had shriveled to a pittance. The pound sterling had crashed by nearly forty per cent against the mighty baht. The British Government had thanked him for his honesty in declaring himself an ex-pat by freezing his pension and allowing no index linking to inflation. Paul was just about surviving but there was no spare cash. He had downsized his accommodation to a small condo off Soi Bukao. He drank only in moderation at one of the bars where he was nominally a partner. The other owner, a Thai, let him have beer at cost. It was Korn who drew his attention to the Gold-to-Go story in a local Thai newspaper. It had started in Saudi, where else! With so much oil money sloshing about; with so many tourist dollars flooding in; some Saudis were looking for a place to put their spare cash. Many decided on gold. Demand outstripped supply and the price soared particularly in times of war. With currencies suffering in the hands of dodgy banks, the world was in recession. Gold was a safe haven. Paul studied the figures on the internet. Ten years ago one gram of gold would have cost less than three hundred baht. Today the same weight would cost 1550; a five or six fold increase.
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The Gold-to-Go story was just a gimmick but it had had fifteen customers in a day and a half’s trading. It resembled an ATM. You put your money or credit card in and out popped a giftwrapped weight of gold. They’d just installed one in London. For the English equivalent of 2200 baht, you could get a one gram, twenty-four carat souvenir of the London skyline. Just short of five thousand baht bought a two and a half gram piece of the precious metal. Prices were automatically updated every ten minutes via an internet feed to the World’s Gold market. Thais were gold mad, thought Paul with rising excitement. They weighed their gold in bahts equivalent to just over fifteen grams. The gold itself was at least twenty three carat and over 96.5% pure. It was not uncommon for Thai ladies to wear their entire life savings round their necks. When times were hard, say in the low season, she would weigh it in at a jeweler cum pawnbroker to be redeemed when business picked up. The gold price may have gone up too in the interim. Paul thought of all the angles and devised the plan. First he needed a nerd: these were ten-a-penny at Tuk-Com on Pattaya Thai. Through Korn they brought on board a pimply youth called Suwit who would manipulate the internet price feed. For a small fee their machine was situated by the main entrance to TukCom and close to Suwit’s store. Three major local newspapers in both Thai and English were contacted and invited to the unveiling. A local goldsmith had produced the mini-ingots. Paul kept unobtrusively on the outskirts of the crowd. Korn fronted the whole show. He stressed the alarming number of necklace snatches by motor bike thieves. He pointed out the
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authoritative of the local papers. It also had a section written in Thai. He bounced into the office seemingly twice his normal size and smiling broadly. Before Korn could launch into his doomladen speech about gold prices, Paul flourished the front page. ‘Congratulations, old friend. We’ve just become very rich men over night.’ The headlines were enormous in big bold type. ‘War is Declared.’ The story went on to describe the deteriorating situation on the Thai/Cambodian border. Neither side was going to pull back. The Stock Exchange of Thailand had fallen 200 points before trading had been suspended perhaps for the rest of the week. The price of gold had rocketed. Korn read and reread the story in Thai and English. He checked the date of the paper. His head was reeling at the enormous profits to be had: double if he held Paul’s shares. His chance came when Paul mentioned buying a house if he could convince a Thai bank to loan him the money. ‘Why pay interest on a loan? Many Thai banks will not lend to foreigners, especially for the illegal purchase of a house.’ Before Paul could reply, he ploughed on. ‘Now we are both rich men, I can afford to buy you out of the business and pay you back the money you put into the bar.’ He named a not inconsiderable sum which after a little haggling Paul accepted. As the papers had already been drawn up in advance, the whole deal was finalized within the hour. Having deposited the cheque in his Bangkok bank account, Paul yawned contentedly. He had been up all night producing that bogus front page of ‘Pattaya Today’ and the getting his girl to write the Thai equivalent page inside. Whilst studying for his Educational Visa, he had also become proficient in Desktop Publishing.
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Hi-tech benefits of up-to-date gold prices. He pledged that with no expensive shops to rent; no salesmen’s wages to pay, they would permanently undercut all other goldsmiths in Pattaya. Against all the odds it worked. The money came pouring in. The Pattaya mini-ingots became collector’s pieces. The farang customers appreciated not having to visit a shop with a thousand different choices to keep their tirac happy. The girls found it a quick stop en route to seeing off their boyfriend at the airport. The partners found their savings growing, even after paying off Suwit each month. But then Korn got greedy. In time they could have installed another machine at Central World on Second road; even opened one in Bangkok. All they had to do was wait. Paul pieced it together over several nights of eavesdropping on conversations at the bar between Suwit and Korn. They spoke openly in front of Paul, secure in the knowledge that the stupid, drunken farang would not understand Thai. Paul smiled grimly to himself: the years studying for an Educational Visa were about to pay off. The plan was classically simple. Suwit was to pretend to argue with Korn and take Paul into his confidence. He would tell him that the price of gold was set to fall alarmingly. A new mine had opened up and was about to flood the market. The gold bubble, like the High-Tech stock bubble and the housing market was about to plummet. Unless Paul sold his half of the gold partnership quick, he would be left holding a pile of over-valued gold. Paul appeared very worried and a business meeting was scheduled for the following day when Korn would make a ludicrously low offer for Paul’s half of the business. When Paul appeared at their newly acquired offices on Pattaya Tai, he carried with him a copy of ‘Pattaya Today’, the most
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By Neil Hutchison
Myth Buster
any of you would have seen the expensive commercials and heard the hype: Australia is a beautiful country with lots of sun and beautiful beaches blah blah blah and home to bronzed Anzac men and beautiful sheilas etc. I am an Australian, in Australia at this very moment, and I have to tell you that it is all rubbish and Paul Hogan with his “throw another shrimp on the barbie” line has a lot to answer for. Don’t believe a word of it. I am about to bust the myth about the land where men are men and the women (sheilas) are hard drinking and hard swearing but drop dead gorgeous. Crocodile Dundee was an over-the-top fictional character and kangaroos don’t roam at will along the main streets of Sydney and Melbourne. The expectation that larrikins like Paul Hogan’s alter ego can be found in every Aussie pub is what gives this country its character. Our irreverent language and laid-back attitude has identified us and our geographical isolation should have ensured we kept our individuality. However, the fact is Australia, my native land, is apparently full of children; maybe not children in the physical sense but definitely children in the mental sense. It began innocently enough, just as all violent revelations do. I went to catch a train from a suburban station. About eighteen inches away from the edge of the platform, a series of rounded lumps painted bright yellow are imbedded in the concrete. They are raised cabochons of steel which, I presume, enable vision-impaired people (Politically Correct term) to feel them with their feet. Of course, a vision-impaired person without any feet will possibly have difficulties. Nevertheless, the markings in bright warning yellow are there for the entire length of the platform and I have no problem with that. However, two minutes before the train was due to arrive, an announcer came over the loudspeaker to joyfully announce the arrival. In a loud, clear, authoritative voice, he told everyone in hearing range that a train would be appearing in two minutes and “Everyone must remain behind the yellow line.” His reference to a ‘line’ was a little worrying because there was no actual ‘yellow line’; just a series of raised yellow bumps. I forgave him. For me, that would have been enough. A train is coming and if I don’t want it to hit me then I should stand back from the edge of the platform. Got it. However, our announcer was not finished yet. “Everyone must remain behind the yellow line until the train comes to a complete stop,” he added. Ok, I thought, perhaps they have had a problem before with people getting too close and being hit by someone’s arm hanging out one of the vacuum-sealed windows or doors. “You must not move in front of the yellow line until the train
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is at a standstill,” he went on. “Any person not standing behind the yellow line can be liable for a fine up to $50,000 and a term up to seven years imprisonment.” My god! There are terrorists who got lighter sentences than that. Noticing all the CCTV cameras were pointing at me, I eased back from the platform and hugged the wall of the Station Master’s Office. When the train arrived, I was the last person on board after ensuring there were plenty of other passengers who would be fined and jailed before me. Once inside the beautifully clean carriage, I read the graffiti on the walls. It was not graffiti in the strict definition of the word, but warning notices posted by the government-owned rail service. Now, please don’t get me wrong; there are warning notices and there are warning notices. For instance, a warning notice on a beach declaring “Sharks and/or crocodiles sighted in this area” is a good and appropriate warning. Personally, you could not offer me enough money to go swimming at a beach displaying such a sign. However, the graffiti in the train began with a tapestry of at least forty of those internationally-recognized warning signs comprised of red circles with a red line across each one. No eating, drinking, smoking, joking, talking, stalking, spitting, chewing gum, singing, kissing, dancing, pets, nose-picking, swearing, listening to music, feet on seats, sitting on floor, standing on seats, damaging seats, marking walls, pee-ing, swinging on handrails, taking photographs or ‘selfies’. There was another one I did not quite understand but it looked like the silhouette of a man taking down his trousers. I can only guess it meant: ‘No exposing yourself to other passengers’. Finally, underneath all that, was the kicker: “Offenders will be liable for a fine up to $50,000 and a term up to seven years imprisonment.” I quietly wondered to myself just how many dangers to society were currently languishing in prison for not sitting squarely on a train seat. But this was just the beginning. After having many other Australian laws explained to me, I have drawn the conclusion that Australians must be just children with a mental age of no more than six. What other reason could there be for a government to treat people like that? Australia has become a Nanny State with several hundred incompetent self-aggrandizing politicians, a gaggle of millionaire-billionaire power-brokers plus a few pimply-faced eggheads forming part of a collective ‘Brains Trust’, the sole purpose of which is to instruct Aussie ‘children’ on how to behave. Whether you are in Australia, America, the UK or Europe, the concepts of ‘Common Sense’ and ‘Personal Responsibility’ have been eroded by successive democratic governments and if you are over the age of fifty, you will know exactly how insulting and degrading it is to be treated like a child. So what does this have to do with Pattaya? Well, I am certain many expats in this city and indeed, Thailand, know exactly what I am talking about. In Thailand, not using common sense is its own punishment and taking personal responsibility for your actions is universal. The years may have wearied us and there may be a few physical activities we can no longer perform to Olympic standard, but at least here we are given some credit for making it to this age.
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Selfie sticks, the telescopic sticks that enable you to take a selfie at a greater distance than arms length are now all the rage, with many manufacturers cashing in on the recent craze. Selfie sticks are priced as low as 150 baht and come in a range of different lengths with different fittings for various smartphones. Most of them are able to accommodate a range of devices using a spring-loaded adjustable clamp that holds the device in place. Demand has overwhelmed many of the manufacturers and distributors. Katie Kunsman manufacturer and wholesaler Motion Systems said, "They're flying off the shelves, they are one of our hottest items." Apparently the selfie stick’s rise to success follows its use in extreme sports activities. "If you go rock climbing you can get a picture from a good angle hanging off a cliff." Katie added. Now the selfie stick is an everyday item on the streets and especially at events where they can give good pictures from within crowds by elevating the height of people's smartphones. Aaron Sanchez from wholesaler Mybat, said, "When I go to a music event, everyone has one." He added, "You can take pictures from different angles that you wouldn't be able to get otherwise, you can take group selfies. You can get everyone in the picture and you don't have to ask someone to take it." Most selfie sticks can extend up to 1.5 metres and some even
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further, considerably more than what can be achieved by holding a smartphone camera at arms length. Prices vary and some of the more expensive selfie sticks have Bluetooth for the shutter control. Others have more elements to their telescopic design so that they can fold away into a smaller space. Potential users should look to ensure the clamp holds their smartphone securely, so that no potential damage occurs to this more expensive element of the selfie equation. Broken net cable could take a month to repair. An undersea cable connecting the South East Asia region to the U.S. via Guam and Hawaii was cut recently, slowing internet down because services have had to be re-rerouted. The break of the trunk line, that spans 20,000 kilometres in total, occurred in Vietnamese waters, between Vietnam and Hong Kong. Viettel Mobile, the largest mobile service operator in Vietnam said that it would take between three and four weeks to fix the problem. Much depended on weather conditions.
Meanwhile rerouting was taking place to serve places such as Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan, with services to these territories slowing down especially at peak times. The cable in question is part of an Asia-America Gateway (AAG) cable system.
Xiaomi has ambitions to become the world's biggest phone maker Until recently Xiaomi was a little known start-up, but has now become the world's third largest phone maker, after rivals Samsung and Apple. CEO Lei Jun has ambitions to overtake the sales of his two rivals. He said at a recent conference, "In the next five to ten years, Xiaomi has the opportunity to become the world's number one smartphone company." It may be a lofty goal, but in the last five years the company has come far. It is valued at US$45 billion dollars after shipping more than 61 million smartphones worth US$12 billion in the last year, a growth rate of 227 per cent on the year before. Yet most of the sales were in China and the company has had some difficulty breaking into international markets, a feat that both its competitors have already accomplished well. In addition there are many that say Xiaomi's offerings look too similar to Apple’s products for it to escape intellectual property litigation in various countries outside of China. Apple's vice president of
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design Jony Ive said that the similarities amounted to "theft". However Xiaomi hit back with a spokesman for their marketing department saying, "We hope these biased people can put down their tinted glasses, examine Xiaomi's practices and experience our products and then make a fair appraisal." After Alibaba's founder Jack Ma was amongst the latest round of funding investors, Xiaomi's CEO, Lei Jun said, "In this magic land, we produced not only a company like Alibaba, but a small miracle like Xiaomi." The company has managed to lure talented individuals from Google, Microsoft and Motorola amongst other well-known high tech companies. It has a 13.5 per cent share of the Chinese smartphone market as compared to Apple's 6.9 per cent. Only Samsung beat its dominant position by being in first place with 15.4 per cent of the Chinese market. Xiaomi has focused on the low end and mid range sectors and priced its offerings accordingly. The phones are based on the Android operating system providing a high end product in an affordable package.
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Where possible use a locally based advisor that has ties to a local future.
BEWARE THE SCAM ARTIST BROKERS IN THAILAND. I have written many times on how important it is for investors to check out the validity of investments being recommended to them. This same advice applies if the advice is coming from a large investment bank operating from a skyscraper in New York, London, Bangkok or a locally based broker. For many years I have been an advocate of using a locally based offshore adviser who has roots here, and has been living here for at least a decade, owns property here, has a Thai wife or partner and who has committed his future to living here. I have advised against using “fly by night” advisers who fly in here every few months. The difficulty is that when you urgently need advice, even reassurance on your portfolio, your advisor may not be available for a few weeks and many of those who represent banks are not truly independent and have a vested interest in their recommendations. I have talked about the necessity of your advisor being fully qualified but to temper that knowledge with the belief that the biggest con men in the recent financial crisis were Harvard MBA’s and masters of finance from London’s business schools. It also makes sense to use an adviser who is of the same generation as yourself. A feeble pensioner will not be suited to a bright 20 year old and a bright 20 year old investor will not be suited to a feeble pensioner advisor. So as my bias has always been to advocate the use of a locally based broker it saddened me last week to hear a story about a Pattaya based investor being abused by a rather large Bangkok based brokerage, operating from plush offices in the city.
The scam operated as follows. Once a brokerage signs up a client they receive a commission from the company to which the client’s money has been allocated. There are some brokers who are fee charging usually between 500 and 1,000 US per hour and in truth I don’t know if there are any of these operating in Thailand.
Each quarter he received a valuation statement printed on the broker’s stationery.
This should have set alarm bells ringing.
Most advisers here operate as the former.
Doing his own due diligence the client eventually discovered a 15,000GBP discrepancy between the broker’s valuation and the offshore bond providers
If the broker goes on to do fund management for the client, there is normally a small percentage annual charge usually between 0.25 and 0.50 per cent.
It gives me no satisfaction to record this because abuse by one Thai based broker is bad for all of us.
"If you are told that a product you are buying is too complicated to value monthly, don’t buy it."
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A friend of the recently cheated client explained to me that the scam was in the fund management.
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If they wish to use their own stationery for monthly valuations, make sure they also enclose statements from the bond provider.
Also even though you may have fifty different investments, chances are they will all be held within one portfolio bond which means that access to just one website will give you total valuations. Secondly, If you are told that a product you are buying is too complicated to value monthly, don’t buy it.
This client was lucky; he had the time to research and uncover the scam. He is being held to ransom by being told the 15,000 would be refunded provided he kept quiet about the cheating.
Please be extra careful. You have wonderful opportunities as an expatriate in the investment world. Don’t let some scam artist spoil it for you. Just try and keep it simple. Never give any money directly to a broker and never accept a broker’s valuation as being truthful. Get a password so you can check your valuations whenever you want to. You may be busy playing golf and enjoying yourself but this transaction will only take five minutes of your day. Getting valuations is a separate transaction from fund management. Be safe. David.thrifty@yahoo.com
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Jomtien Pattaya will consist of 6 buildings with a total of 3000 units available. The buildings will range from 26 to 30 floors with the posibility of one 26 storey tower. Prices will start from 4.9 million baht for a 39 sqm unit giving a price of 125,641 baht per sqm. Interior design is being done by I'll Design Studio Co Ltd with the structural design and M & E being undertaken by Arun Chaiseri Consulting Engineers.
Pattaya Homes and Condos Opens New Office After 35 years of selling properties in many different countries including the last ten years in Pattaya, Steve Seaman, the MD of Pattaya Homes and Condos, has set up office in Cosy Beach,
The Number One Lauches in Jomtien Jomtien beach is set to be the home to one of the areas largest projects worth more than 10 billion baht. Co owners of the Amigo co ltd, Mr Chen Tong and Mr Zhang Wei Chee will be the developers behind The Number One Jomtien Pattaya. In order to make this possible investors from Hong Kong, China and Macau have been brought together.
Their spacious new office and showroom has extensive displays of many of Pattaya's new projects as well as a large selection of resale properties with prices starting at just 1m baht. Property seekers are encouraged to come into the office and feel free to browse around the many displays and relax with a coffee in their video lounge. Attached to the office is a 14 bedroom boutique hotel where guests visiting from other countries looking to buy property can be accommodated.
Sitting on a 20 rai plot of land on Jomtien Beach Road close to Reflections condominium The Number One
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It's time to get outdoors and get active, there are so many ways to break a sweat and get a workout in Pattaya. This month we will look at gym's, fitness centers, outdoor parks, and anything you can enjoy outdoors in Pattaya
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By Magna Carta Law Office
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A BUSINESS IN THAILAND activities. The Memorandum of Association must contain the following information: -Name and the location of the Company -The objectives of the Company -Registered Capital, number of securities and the face value of a bond -Name, address, occupation, nationality, age, and signature of each promoter and the number of shares subscribed to by each of the shareholders
Starting a new business in Thailand can be complicated due to language barriers and may take several weeks to complete the entire process. As all the legal documents are in Thai, completing these forms without the knowledge of its contents as well as the Thailand Law can lead to serious complications and other problems that will affect you and your business. That is why it is essential to look for trusted lawyers and advisors with legal qualifications and practical experiences who can give you an extensive guide and advice on which way your company should be structured. Businesses can be incorporated as sole proprietorships, limited and unlimited partnerships, private limited companies, and public limited companies. A limited company is that kind of which is formed with a capital divided into equal shares. Unlike Sole Proprietorship wherein the owner has unlimited responsibility for all the liabilities of the business, Limited Company limits all the liabilities of the shareholders to the unpaid amount of the shares subscribed by them. In most cases, Thai Limited Company is the most popular structure and ideally the first step in setting up a new business in Thailand. The structure of a Thai company has to consist of 1 or more director and a minimum of 3 shareholders which can either be Thai or foreigner. In Thai Limited Company shareholding, the company must be majority owned by Thais. This means that foreign ownership of the company cannot be more than 49%. REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES • Company Name Reservation Name reservation should observe the guidelines of the Department of Business Development in the Ministry of Commerce. The proposed name shall be approved upon confirmation that it is distinct from any other registered company names. • Office Address Your company will need a registered office address in Thailand. This will determine what relevant government agencies you should be interacting with. Share Capital A limited company in Thailand can be set up with only a few thousand Baht; however, the average declared capital is 1M Baht. If the company intends to employ foreigners who are required to secure a work permit, the company must have a minimum paid up capital of 2 Million Baht and 4 Thai employees for every foreign employee.
• Convene a statutory meeting Convene the first shareholders meeting to make all the necessary appointments, which must take place within a given time after it is formed. The business to be transacted at the statutory meeting is as follows: -The adoptions of the regulation of the company -The ratification of any contracts entered into and any expenses incurred by the promoters in promoting the company -The fixing of the amount, if any, to be paid to the promoters -The fixing of the preference shares, if any, to be issued, and the nature and extent of the preferential rights accruing to them -The fixing of the number of ordinary shares to be allotted as fully or partly paid-up otherwise than in money, if any, and the amount up to which they shall be considered as paid-up. -The appointment of the first director and auditors and the fixing of their respective powers • Registration of the Articles of Association The articles of association of a Thai limited company together with the memorandum of association form the constitution of the company. The articles of association administer the internal affairs of the company and define the rights and responsibilities among the Thai or foreign shareholders and the kind of business to be undertaken. Company Registration / Obtain Licenses and Permits When the shares have been paid, the directors must then apply for the registration of the company within 3 months from the date of the statutory meeting. • Tax / Social Security System Registration All companies in Thailand have to be registered for tax purposes and must obtain a company income tax identity card from the Revenue Department within 60 days of incorporation or start of operation. Same as all other business forms, once established, a limited company must also follow accounting procedures specified in the Revenue, Civil and Commercial Code. Companies are required to file their audited financial statements once a year with the Department of Business Development and the Revenue Department.
• File a Memorandum of Association A memorandum of Association must be filed with the relevant Thai authorities once the name has been approved. This is a document that regulates the company's operations and external
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