VIVA Bangkok Issue 53

May 7th 2014

Modern Goddesses

Shooting Stars!

Thailand International Film Destination Festival 2014

City, Lives, Stories @ Rooftop Gallery

Thailand Fashion & Beauty Fair

Hilton Pattaya Resort

Your Fortnightly What s On Guide to Bangkok

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Contents

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Welcome

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COVER: Ploy Chermarn.

Photo by Paul Hutton.

---------------------------------------------Page 6 International Film Destination Festival.

Page 24 City, Lives, Stories at Rooftop Gallery.

Page 30 Thailand W-I-D-E.

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Fashion and Beauty Fair 2014 at QSNCC.

Page 38 Modern Goddess Party at Bath Bangkok.

Page 44 Disco Party Night at Onyx.

Page 48 A New Wave at Le Meridien.

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Daily Events Wagyu Steak @ River Barge Restaurant Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok presents the premium Wagyu Steak at River Barge Restaurant throughout May. Sample sumptuous Wagyu Beef with your choice of Sirloin, Rib Eye or Tenderloin steaks nightly on the WoW buffet, or try a thicker cut with their Wagyu a la carte specials for both lunch and dinner.

Throughout May.

Mexican and Fusion Wrap @ The Terrace@72 Buffet dinners in May and June will be enhanced by the addition of Mexican wraps, featuring tortilla rolls stuffed with beef, pork, chicken, fish, beans and vegetables. Or design your own fusion wrap! The International Dinner Buffet from Sundays to Thursdays is priced at 900 baht and 1200 baht on Fridays and Saturdays with 50% discount for children 5-12 years old.

Throughout May and June.

White Elephant Art Award Art Exhibition @ BACC Theme: My Homeland . Thai Beverage Public Co. Ltd. proudly presents the Third White Elephant Art Award Art Exhibition, themed "My Homeland" to display both realistic and figurative artworks. Selected artworks including paintings, sculptures, and prints with diverse techniques, materials, and creations are exhibited in order to display assorted skills and creativity. There are 19 awards to be given during the White Elephant Award with a grant of 1,000,000 baht as the top prize. Fifty selected entries will be shown as part of this exhibition. The panel of judges consists of distinguished artists and professional photographers.

Until May 25th.

Bamboo Chic Bar The Unexpected Wine Journey Bamboo Chic Bar at Le Méridien Bangkok has launched a new promotion. The Unexpected Wine Journey features 15 open wines from different countries and regions with wine by the glass starting from only Baht 125++ per glass from now onwards. You can now enjoy your after work hours in stylish surroundings and wine, dine and mingle with a great selection of fine wines from different regions of the world, complimented with delicious modern cuisine to ignite your evening. Wine by the glass starts at Baht 125++. A free flow wine package for two hours including chef s specialties is Baht 695++.

For more information, please call 02232 8888.

Throughout May and June.

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New Anantara Phuket Layan Resort and Spa

Anantara has hit another milestone with the opening of their 30th property the stunning new Anantara Phuket Layan Resort and Spa. Layan is located on the west coast of Phuket, so unlike the majority of Phuket s beaches, it is one of the last untouched areas on the island.

The resort itself borders on the Sirinath Marine National Park so days can be spent tranquilly under the shade of the tall coconut and pine trees that border the beach.

If you re kayaking and snorkelling in and around the resort s lagoon area you may just spot one of the forty green turtles that were recently released with the aim to rejuvenate their depleting numbers so they can return to the beach and lay their eggs. This will become a yearly event for guests to join in to make a positive contribution to the area while on holidays.

If your days are not filled exploring the hidden beaches and inlets around the resort, Anantara offers a truly different Phuket experience with local market visits with the executive chef to shop for ingredients for your Spice Spoons cooking class, Dine By Design with your own private chef at sunset or a traditional fishing experience with the locals.

Once back at the resort guests can relax around the pool, indulge in an indigenous treatment at the Anantara Spa or relax in their own private pool villa.

The splendid new resort offers nine different room types across 77 luxurious suites and villas on 400 metres of secluded beach, including a Two Bedroom Family Pool Villa, two Two Bedroom Pool Villas and a vast 485 square metre Anantara Pool Villa.

With direct beach access, a private pool and extensive outdoor areas of more than 200 square metres, the Anantara Pool Villa is the ultimate tropical island retreat, accommodating up to six adults.

In addition to the hotel, a high end residential project is under development on an adjacent hillside with panoramic views of the Andaman Sea. Anantara Residences Phuket Layan will consist of sixteen expansive units ranging from two to five bedrooms.

Thailand International Film Destination Festival 2014 Local and international stars of stage and screen paraded along the red carpet at Siam Paragon last week as Thailand International Film Destination Festival 2014 held a closing ceremony at the shopping centre s Pavalai Royal Grand Theatre.

Awards were presented for The Amazing Thailand Film Challenge and for the second annual Contribution to the Thailand Production Services Industry.

The Amazing Thailand Film Challenge involved 112 film-makers, including both students and professional film-makers, spreading across Thailand over eight days in April to make a short film capturing the spirit of a region of Thailand.

An international recruitment campaign was seen by over 200,000 film-makers and resulted in entries from all over the world.

Film-makers were given air tickets, accommodation while in Bangkok, and a small budget for travelling outside Bangkok. They had to supply the equipment, the ideas, and the talent. They then raced to edit and complete their short films, which were screened for judges and for the film-makers on 28th April.

Star Gazing!

The second annual Awards Ceremony for Contributions to the Thailand Production Services Industry was presented separately to Thai and international actors and film-makers whose work here in Thailand has raised the standards of production and enhanced the reputation of the Film Production Services Industry. The People's Vote was award to Thai stars who were voted for by members of the public as stars that they would like to see in international films.

Many of Thailand's leading actors and actresses walked the Red Carpet, including Ploy Chermarn Boonyasak, Ratha Phongnam, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Phitchanat Sakhakon, Ratchawin Wongviriya, Marsha Wattanapanich, Ann Mitchai, Sonia Couling, Kanklao Duaysienklao, Patharawarin Timkul, Krystal Vee, Emily Sansiri, Pakorn Chatborirak and Ratchanon Sukprakob.

Among the international stars in attendance were Gary Daniels, Temuera Morrison, Byron Bishop, Chinese actress Bai Ling, who has over 86 screen credits, and Oscar nominated Catalina Sandino Moreno.

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Photos by Paul Hutton

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Sombat Permpoon Gallery Presents A Brand New Exhibition: Wall

Wall: A structure that defines an area, carries a load, and provides shelter and security. Created to prevent or to protect, to separate or to unite.

Sombat Permpoon Gallery invites you to explore the meaning behind walls. The exhibition features nine artists who painted their own interpretation of wall to communicate their stories and their inspirations.

These 18 works from Sombat s collection will show you how the state of society, personal beliefs and cultural identities can also define a wall.

Artists: Itsara Laothong, Kriangkai Muangmoon, Prayong Saetia, Pongsiri Kiddee, Preecha Thaothong, Samat Suwannapong, Sompote Thongdaeng, Surapon Saenkum and Thawan Praman.

From 12th May 31st July.

UNDER CON

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NSTRUCTION

CITY - LIVES - STORIES

A unique exhibition by Suthirak "Por" Rithraksa has just closed after one month at Rooftop Gallery in Thonglor. Por began the exhibition with a blank canvas, and then proceeded to add buildings one by one to show the process of town settlements growing into large metropolises.

Each new Like on the artist s Facebook page was translated into a new house drawn on the canvases, and each new share of the project saw the sharer s name imprinted in the work. New canvases were added to the expanding 2D city as each canvas reached saturation point.

Plans are now being made to travel overseas with the project, which the artist describes as still being under construction .

Photos by Paul Hutton.

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch: A Rock Musical Bangkok Show Coming to RCA

The Bangkok production will star Chanudom Suksatit (left) as Hedwig and Rachwin Wongwiriya (right, and also on today s back cover) as Yitzhak in the original language with subtitles in order to keep the optimum message of the original play.

The show will be open for the public from 12-14, 19-21 and 26-28 June 2014 at Mongkol RCA Studio.

Tckets can be purchased through Banana Booking at 1,000 Baht.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a cutting edge award wining rock musical piece. The production has been successfully reproduced by many theatre companies around the world and adapted as an acclaimed cult movie under the same title in 2001. A production has recently opened on Broadway in New York starring Neil Patrick Harris (How I met your Mother) as Hedwig with huge success, already being sold-out for many months.

Wednesday May 7th A Charity Afternoon Tea Fashion Show with Rubin Singer Four Season Hotel Lobby A decadent afternoon affair with one of the world s hottest fashion designers, Rubin Singer, in collaboration with Citi Thailand and Porsche Centre Bangkok (AAS).

Rubin Singer will present his Serpent Queen collection in person at a Charity Rubin Singer Afternoon Tea Fashion Show in the Lobby of the Hotel on Wednesday, May 7, 2014.

One of Hollywood s favourite couturiers, New York-based Rubin Singer s dresses are worn by many of the best known and best-dressed celebrities around, including Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Glenn Close, Kate Beckinsale and Lea Michelle. Aptly called "The Serpent Queen, the Spring 14 collection, which in Rubin s words is, "seductively dangerous," has been inspired by the great Pharaoh Queens of ancient Egypt: Hatshepsut, Nefertiti and Cleopatra as well as the Egyptian Cobra Goddess Uatchit.

The stunning creations are sure to dazzle, and for those wishing to own their very own Rubin Singer piece of couture, Rubin will be available on the day for consultations. The afternoon tea will also feature new creations prepared by Pastry Chef Stephane Calvet, coupled with a glass of Champagne Louis Roederer and a selection of Dilmah, the official tea club Private Reserve Teas.

Thursday May 8th The Return of Cedric Gervais Levels Cedric returns after his successful session last year. Entry is 300 baht.

French DJ Cedric is the man behind Lana del Rey s remix Summertime Sadness .

Warm up by Gernot Mueller (Germany).

Pool Party Galleria 10 Hotel 11am - 7pm. Entry: 300 Baht.

Friday May 9th

Cedric Gervais

Book Launch for the Latest Collection by Jim Algie WTF Gallery Tuttle Publishing is officially launching Jim Algie s acclaimed short-fiction collection, The Phantom Lover and Other Thrilling Tales of Thailand, at the WTF Café and Gallery on Friday, May 9 at 7pm. The author will be on hand to sign copies and give a slide show/presentation about some of the influences that underline the book, from Edgar Allan Poe to serial killers Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer, to lesbian erotica, Khaosan Road backpackers and passport forgers, as well as the Thai supernatural.

Some of the characters that appear in the book are based on real people, like Thailand s last executioner, Chaovaret Jargon, and See Ouey, the country s most notorious serial cannibal, whose preserved corpse is still the gruesome centerpiece of the Songkran Niyomsane Forensic Medicine Museum in Bangkok. The Canadian author, who has worked as a journalist and travel writer in Bangkok for 20 years, will be discussing these characters, and the influence of catastrophic events he has reported on, such as the 2004 Asian tsunami and the Chinese Festival of the Hungry Ghosts, which informed and colorized a couple of the more thrilling tales.

Voodoo Child Celebration Ocean Bangkok Featuring special guests from the Accademia Italiana Thailand and their highly anticipated fashion show. 8pm until late.

Saturday May 10th Masala Wedding Fair Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit Saturday and Sunday - Fairytale Weddings Begin Here!

Featuring designers from Thailand and India, videographers, jewellers, caterers, wedding planners etc.

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Genie Fest Lake Side, Muang Thong Thani 16th Rock Anniversary featuring Big Ass, Bodyslam, Cocktail, Instinct, Kala, Klear, No More Tear, Palaphol, Pang Nakarin, Paradox, Retrospect, Sweet Mullet, The Mousses and The Yers.

Music Season One Grand Ballroom, New Travel Lodge Hotel, Chantaburi Local favourite bands Flure, Scrubb, Desktop Error, Supersub etc. will rock Chantaburi.

Entry: 600 Baht.

Rattanakosin in Concert Thai National Theatre Music by Department of Fine Arts Symphony Orchestra Music composed by Sathaporn Niyomthong.

Bangkok Farmers' Market The VUE by The River Rain or Shine. 9:00am to 16:00pm Locally Grown, Locally Made, Locally Crafted, Organic Produce and Fruit, Eggs, Baked Goods, Delicious Prepared Foods, Artisans, Plants and Flowers. Organic Beauty, Eco-friendly, Healthy products.

Workshops, Baking Class, Yoga for Kids, Kids Activities, Live Music, Mothers Area and Much More.

Nudism Oskar Bistro A cool night of Deep House and G-House from 9:00pm to 1:30am.

Paul Jaboulet Aine Meets Mondrian The Reflexions.

Time: 06:00 PM - 11:00 PM An intriguing evening of Rhône wine + French cuisine + modern art awaits. Try Paul Jaboulet Aîné wines and discover them paired with contemporary French cuisine at The Reflexions. Amidst the game-changing paintings of Mondrian.

THB 3,850 net per person THB 2,850 net per person for Le Club Plaza Members + SPG Members.

Price include a five-course set-dinner + wine pairing.

Sunday May 11th Reggae Ska Concert Live House Studio Bangkok JJ Green, Chatuchak Park Featuring six reggae and ska artists. Entry: 499 Baht.

Thailand Mobile Expo 2014 Hi End Final Day (8th - 11th) QSNCC Date: 08 May - 11 May 2014. Time: 10.00-20.00 M Vision Co., Ltd. is hosting Thailand Mobile Expo 2014, the grand-scale mobile phone trade fair that offers a great chance to meet leading mobile phone hardware and software producers as well as operators and distributors.

Sunday Rehab: Launch Party Crave Wine Bar & Restaurant, Aloft Hotel Bangkok's only "Late Lunch" in town.

The newest way to relax and shake off the week's worries every Sunday, starting from 11 May 2014. Enjoy vibrant never ending live cooking stations, mingle in the chill out zone or simply mix your own free flow cocktails, with beats spun by Lounging DJ s to revive you for the week ahead. Feast your eyes over an array of Suckling Pig, Yakitori, Seafood, Sliders, Cotton Candy, Ice Cream and much more. THB 1,490++ per person. Admission from 1-5 pm every Sunday.

Bed, Late Check out and Late Lunch for two persons from THB 4,490++.

Thailand

Poolside at Hotel Veranda Res

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W - I - D - E

sort and Spa Hua Hin Cha Am

Composite Photo by Paul Hutton

Thai Designer Noon Passama Scoops Prestigious Award Herbert Hoffmann Prize Winner Often referred to as the Oscars of the jewellery scene, the Herbert Hofmann Prize was recently presented to Thai born artist Noon Passama at the Internationale Handwerksmesse in Munich.

Noon s designs play with the themes of portraits, faces, and masks, and are fascinating examples of characters that are admirably crafted according to the jury.

The series Portraits was the brainchild of Thai jewellery designer Noon Passama, born in Thailand and living in the Netherlands, who was awarded the prestigious award for his series.

You simply cannot overlook them , the jury commented on the brooches, particularly because they look back confidently and strongly at the viewer .

In total, exhibits from 66 goldsmiths and jewellery designers from 25 countries had been selected for the special exhibition SCHMUCK 2014.

This year s curator was the art historian, culture journalist and chairwoman of the Norwegian handicrafts Jorunn Veiteberg.

The jury for the Herbert Hofmann Prize was made up of Warwick Freeman (jewellery designer, Auckland), Cornelie Holzach (Jewellery Museum Pforzheim), Thomas Raff (Danner-Stiftung, Munich), and Marjan Unger (art historian, Amsterdam).

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Wednesday May 14th WP&E Club. Private Ladies Club Launch @ Bangkok Betty

Friday May 16th Children of Bodom live in Bangkok @ Centerpoint Studio

Saturday May 17th Song Kamlang Sam to Dad Concert Revenue will be donated to Chai Pattana Foundation. This is the most important collaboration of three duos and their special guests. Live music by Modern Live Orchestra (Manon) on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May 2014 at Main Conference Hall, Thammasart University (Tha Prachan). Ticket price: 3000, 2500, 2000, 1500 Baht.

For the first time, WP&E are offering an alternative "after dark" networking event for the successful and driven women in Thailand.

No more standing in corners under fluorescent lights in stiff skirts at function halls or boring tea houses.

Now it's time to have your own Private Club.

WP&E specifically caters to the modern woman,be it entrepreneurs, executives or work from home mums.

Ladies Only.

Free Flow starts at 6pm-7.30pm.

Dress: Retro Revolution Chic.

Grand Opening Party @ Indulge Restaurant & Bar

Indulge is located on Sukhumvit where the BTS (exit 6) crosses with Children of Bodom is a melodic the MRT, on the ground floor of death metal band from Espoo, Fin- Sukhumvit Suites, one of Bangkok's land. Formed in 1993, the group premier boutique hotels. Indulge currently consists of Alexi Laiho will be serving up free menu samModels Nights on Thonglor @ Sapphire | Grass on Thonglor 12 (vocals, lead guitar), Roope Latvala ples all night and offering BOGO (lead guitar), Janne Wirman (keyon selected Wine, Beer, and boards), Henkka Seppala (bass), Specialty Cocktails.

Every Wednesday. and Jaska Raatikainen (drums). In Free Entry total they have released eight studio Models get free food and albums, two live albums, two EPs, Ten Free Drinks.

Sunday May 18th two compilation albums and one Group of 4 ladies Get a Bottle DVD. of Sparkling Wine until Midnight Godung Mini Fest @ Moonstar Studio

Thursday May 15th

Say Wine and Say Cheese @ Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel Every third Friday of the month.

This month featuring wines from Italy. From 6.30pm 8.30pm at Sambal Bar & Grill, Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel and Towers for free flow of wines and a wide variety of cheeses.

Mystery Jets (UK) Architecture in Helsinki (AUS) Agrikulture (INDO)

Sample wines such as Voga Quattro Rosso 2007 and Tommasi Soave Classico 2009. THB 599++ per person inclusive of free flow of wines and a wide variety of cheeses.

Bollywood Party Velvet Sukhumvit 33 DJ Amit.

Doors open at 10pm 500 Baht Entry - 2 free drinks

Tickets: 2,500 Baht on the door.

Presented by Tiger Translate.

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Fashion and Beauty Fair 2014 All The Latest Looks at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre

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MODERN GODDESS A Night of Myth and Magic at Bath Bangkok

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Together Festival Pre-Party With Deorro at ONYX RCA

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A NEW WAVE

Le Meridien Bangkok s Cocktail Party to Introduce 24 Hour Hotel Soundtrack Curated by Popular French Band Nouvelle Vague. The Hotel Chain Globally Unveiled The New Soundtrack Alongside a Sparkling Aperitif Beverage Programme

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GETAWAY

Living the High Life Hilton Pattaya Pulsates at the Modern Heart of the City

The multi award winning 302-room Hilton Pattaya is a cut above.

Sitting high above the ultra popular Central Festival shopping mall, the hotel has become an iconic landmark on a constantly updated city skyline.

With a stunning beachside location overlooking the beautiful Gulf of Thailand, the ultra-modern, highly contemporary hotel challenges traditional notions of hotel design.

Featuring two striking lobbies, one on the ground floor and one on the 16th floor, the Lobby Bar (Drift), the all-day dining restaurant (Edge) and the specialty restaurant (Flare), the hotel s interior was designed by the award-winning Thai-based architectural and interior design firm Department of Architecture .

A theme based around the sea has been used to reflect the

Photos by Paul Hutton

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location and the grand sweeping views of Pattaya Bay. Natural light was embraced with the installation of floor to ceiling glass windows, and the upper lobby features a spectacular, curved, fabric ceiling designed to look like sand at the beach. At night, strategicallyplaced strip lights enhance the ceiling s rippling sand dune-like effect.

Hotel common areas have been designed to reflect the sparkling of the sea world and seating in both the indoor and outdoor areas of the hotel, as well as in the guest rooms, is curved to reflect the dazzling stones of the deep sea.

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The striking, large, chaise-lounge chairs in the outside seating area of the Drift Lobby Lounge look exactly like giant pebbles and are strategically placed in a series of very shallow, rectangular water ponds.

The undersea theme has also been extended to the design of the hotel s food and beverage outlets.

The hotel s spectacular 635sqm Seaboard Ballroom features breathtaking, shimmering crystal chandeliers, designed to re-enact the gentle movement of beach breezes and the soft bubbling of the sea.

The custom-made carpet on the floor of the Ballroom has been designed and patterned to look like soft sandm and the sea world theme even extends to the walls of the corridors leading to the meeting rooms which feature large fan-coral motifs.

The vibrant theme of life underneath the sea is also reflected in the interior design of the hotel guest rooms.

Guest rooms feature a large circular ball which opens up into a vanity unit. In-room hotel work desks feature smooth, curved edges as do the sofas and seating in the rooms.

Guest rooms are painted in soft, neutral tones and feature soft lighting and many of the walls are slightly curved to reflect gentle sea waves.

Top class cuisine that suits diverse tastes is served up at the restaurants, which cater to relaxed and more upmarket customers in a range of settings.

Open kitchens, scenic views, trendy beats, fine coffees, eyecatching cocktails and signature creations are all available, with guests able to tailor their own unique wining and dining experience depending on location of choice.

The top floor Horizon alone provides a modern level of nightlife perfect for intimate couples in the air-conditioned restaurant, or for parties of cocktail loving dance enthusiasts on the open air deck.

There are even three private dining rooms here.

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GETAWAY

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GETAWAY Photos on This Page Courtesy of Hilton Pattaya

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