Pattaya Expats Club 28 August 2011

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Pattaya Expats Club - The original

foreigners' advice forum, with e-newsletterscontinuously since 2001

Meeting Programme 28 August 2011

Our Main Feature on 28 August -We willhave Karen Jones, speaking on: The Power to

Heal Yourself and Live the Life You HaveDreamed.

Who is Karen Jones?

Karen Jones is a former International School Principaland has worked in Education for over 25 years in the UK , Africa, Middle East and South Asia. At age 44 underpsychological stress from work and her fast paced life,feeling at rock bottom, mentally emotionally andphysically she sought a healing modality to help. Sheexperienced Reiki and found that the effect of thistreatment increased her calmness and ability to dealwith the pressures of life. After the first sessions effects

she was inspired to learn more about this powerfulhealing energy.

Then at age 49 Karen faced her greatest fear Breast Cancer .With the tools she had learnt in Reiki shehealed herself. Encouraged over and over again to get out and teach others to face their fears and heal. Karenbecame a Intuitive Life Coach and Reiki Master Teacher.Karen has now designed her own unique programs forpeople who want to be free from limitations and live the

Life Membership is just 600

Baht and only by personal applicationat any meeting of the Club. This one-time joining fee provides a Photo-ID

Card - no renewals needed, and offersmany member services, a free copy of the Pattaya People Newspaper onSundays by showing your entry ticket and member card, entry to our weeklylucky draw, discounts from some areabusinesses as well. Bring two very smallphotos and your card will be preparedand laminated right away by our clubstaff. Our membership table is openfrom 1030am until 1130am. Have you

lost your PEC Life Member Card? Wecan trace records in our database andvia paper application forms, to re -issuea card, for a trace service fee of 100Baht. (It is not refundable if we areunable to confirm a previous lifemembership.)

Location and Price We meet at the Hotel Mercure, Pattaya2nd Road and Soi 15, behind the



life they so far have only dreamed . A li fe of Wholeness.Wellness and Inspiration.

"Karen is a wonderful unique lady who has the ability toinspire others to find their amazing potential and innerhappiness. In her gentle way she helps us see ourblocks and then practically guides us to move thr oughthem, onwards and upwards. Karen is always a joy tospend time with. She is pure love."

Linda Cruse InternationalHumanitarian Aid Worker.

Karen can be reachedat: [email protected]

Club News & Notices will be by our Club Board of Trustees member, Richard Ravensdale.

News... How is everyone liking our new location,the Mercure, Pattaya 2nd Road and Soi 15. Ple ase emailme any feedback, so far we think it has been fantastic!

News...Reminder...doors open 10am, Breakfast

until 1130am. If you skip breakfast and come at

1130am, reduced entry fee of 80B to covercoffee/tea and support.

News.... Continuing our new tradition of announcingthe next speaker in advance (as long as our programme

manager has the information confirmed), we will haveour long time sponsor and Immigration/Visa

expert, Darren McGarry of Key Visa covering

Visa's for your significant other to anothercountry and answering all of your Thai Visa

Questions!

News...US Embassy American Citizen Service Visitto Pattaya on Thursday September 1 - Consularstaff will be available from 10am to 2pm at the Dusit Thani Pattaya (at the Dolphin Roundabout). Thefollowing consular services are available during theoutreach visit: (a) Notarial Services and Certified Copies($50.00 or Baht 1,550) - This includes income affidavitsfor retirees in Thailand; (b) Passport renewalapplications ($110.00 or Baht 3,410 for a dult passports,and $105 or Baht 3,255 for a child's passport); and (c)Extra visa pages ($82 or Baht 2,542). If getting newpages, they will accept applications, but they will haveto take the passport back to the Embassy for finalprocessing the next day. They will have prepaidThailand Post envelopes that you can buy from them (at

Avenue. Entry Tickets are sold from10:00AM - 11.30AM if you want theBreakfast Buffet at 180B for all.Breakfast ends 1130AM, then Speakersfrom 11:30 am. If you only want Coffee,Tea and Water then you can arrive at 1130am and enter for a reduced price o f 80B. Entry fees pay for our excellent

technical presentation facilities of theHotel Mercure. The table plan is usuallyin friendly format tables for eight or ten- so please allow the 'gaps' to be filledby new arrivals at your table. We are afriendly Expats helping Expats adviceforum.

Why not come along next Sundaymorning (10:00am entry, 11:30

Programme start) to the Hotel

Mercure,

484 Moo 10, Pattaya Second Road

Soi 15, 20150. The Hotel website

has a location map:<

http://www.mercurepattaya.com

> This Soi runs from 2nd Road toSoi Bua Khaow. If you walk

through THE AVENUE, on 2nd Road,

to the back, you will be in Soi 15,

turn right, walk about 50 mtrs

(past Pattaya Bay Resort), and youwill see H. Mercure on your left.

Bring a friend.

(www.pattayaexpatsclub.info).

( [email protected])

PEC has 4 different EmergencyHelp Lines. Call our expat rota of volunteers on 084 3489 501 for general& crisis enquiries. For Christian spiritualcomfort call Father Theo Lewis 087 1331601. For Legal emergencies, please callLawyer Khun Katrena Wannasakda 089244 9709 ( [email protected] ),or Khun Suthipong Trakulsak, 081 9148193, (www.suthiponglaw.com).



cost) if you want them to mail your passport back toyou - or, you can pick it up at the Embassy (a friend canpick it up for you, but they will have to have writtenauthorization from you to present to them). They will dotheir best to answer any questions about Social security, VA, or other federal benefits and provide forms if needed. They also request that you BRING EXACTCHANGE. Consular Reports of Birth and new passport applications cannot be processed during consularoutreach trips. If you have any questions, pleaseemail [email protected] or call the American CitizenServices Unit at 02-205-4049.

USA EMBASSY WILL START REQUIRING APPOINTMENTS FOR SERVICES

BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1 - The American CitizenServices section has announced that beginningSeptember 1, 2011, non-emergency citizen services at

the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok will be by appointment only (except for voting assistance). For moreinformation, you can refer to their webpage. You canalso make an appointment through their onlineappointment system. No appointment is needed foremergency services.

Meeting Managers are Jahir Khan, Richard

Ravensdale, Dave Wilson & John Coughtrie whoplan the meetings and lin k the programmeannouncements - give them any programme content

you'd like to include on the day and as they are therepresentatives of our Board of Trustee's, bring to theirattention any club policy matters. Open Mic Forum - This week Spencer Allgood is themoderator who will 'referee' and encourage discussionin our famous Open Microphone Forum. The questionsare from and answered by our live audience . It's a livelymutual exchange of information, with a little humourand advice from Asia hands and expats in the meetingroom. It's not a knowledgeable stage presentation, it's

the PEC Members programme segment, for all thosepractical questions on life in Thailand in general, and inFun-Town in particular. Also during this session if youare new in town or to the meeting, feel free to grab themicrophone and introduce yourself to the group and askany questions you may have.

Club TV Reports. Our PEC weekly meeting content hasa generous segment on Pattaya People Television, (bothSophon cable, Channel 12 & BTV Channel 4). If you liveoutside Sophon & BTV areas view this club resource via

The British Embassy's PattayaOffice representative is now HowardMiller, British Honorary Consul (cell -phone 081 889 2470). Consular officeris Khun Sasamon Khempookeau (cell -phone 089 203 1646). The ConsularOffice is located in Soi 5 Jomtien BeachRoad, near the Immigration Office car

park, and is open most Immigrationworking days, between 0900 and 1130am. Office tel/fax: 038 267 113 (email:[email protected] ).Office appointments are not required, it is a walk-in centre

US Embassy has 2 local Pattaya

representatives for help. WardenGary Hacker

(email: [email protected]) call 089-

803 0388, and Warden BobbyBrooks

(email: [email protected])

call 084-158 0785.

Register for our weekly e-newsletter, viaPEC website home page where you canscroll down to boxes for your name ande-mail address. When you receive aconfirming e-mail, click on the link tostart receiving the e-newsletter. (Visit www.pattayaexpatsclub.info).

As 'mother club' in Thailand for li veforeigners advice forums we assistedthrough the 'Association of ThailandExpats Club's' similar clubs to befounded, with Constitution's, in Pattayacity and from Chiangmai to Koh Samui.

Deutschsprachiger Pattaya Expats Club -Jeden ersten Samstag im Monat 10:00Uhr morgens im Konferenzsaal des Wat

Chaimongkon an der South PattayaRoad. An jedem dritten Samstag treffenwir uns an verschiedenen Örtlichkeitenin Pattaya. Jeder ist eingeladen. FurInfo: *Andi* 08064 197 42 . Alle Treffenund Termine sind auf unsererInternetseite:<http://www.pattayaexpatsclub.de.tl>)

Finnish Language PEC - PEC SuomenKokous. Jokatoinen lauantai Canary Bay



your PEC too. Go to www.pattayapeople.com and scrolldown to bottom left of homepage past the print new to'Pattaya expats Club - TV' display and view current meeting report or any of an archive of past meetingreport video clips. PATTAYA PEOPLE TELEVISION is nowin Naklua on Banglamung Cable TV (channel 12). AlsoBTV channel, 5, has radio station "Yes2day - PattayaPeople Radio - 96FM"). PATTAYA PEOPLE TELEVISIONis now operating 24/7 on 3 Channels, Local CableOperators: Sophon Cable TV, Banglamung Cable TV(BTV) and Tipmanee Cable TV (TME).

Please suggest Main Feature Speakers for our weeklyMeetings and contact Dan Schwartz [email protected], [email protected] PEC's Programme Manager. Give your suggested'lead', with contact info but please do not fix dates inadvance. Your help will ensure you get thespeakers/subjects you want. (Next available date

is: October 16, 2011).

During our Meetings

In the Hotel Lobby Area is our 'Expat Expo',tables with information and staff from expert contributors in their field -

The Pattaya International Hospital tableusually includes regular FREE testing of blood

group and pressure, and on the first Sunday of each month blood-sugar level tests. (A bloodsugar test requires fasting for 8 hours prior to thetest). We wish your life-membership to be long &happy!

Nutrition Club Co Ltd representative Khun Wanis always on hand to assist you to a healthier andstress-free lifestyle, with weight loss suggestions,diets, Nutrition questionnaire and tests on the spot or call 038-427747.

At AA Insurance desk -has the PEC's own 'lowcost group health policy', now in its fifth year -please show your member's card to apply. A widerange of policies include over 60s medical,property, house contents, vehicle cover. See KhunTom (Ms.), or call 038-415795. PEC Group MedicalInsurance. 'Plan A' Option for 2011, with 790,000Baht benefits. The Plan 1, 1 million Baht benefit option and Plan 2, 1.5 million Baht benefit option

Restaurant, Jomtien Beach Road, Soi 4.Lisatietoja Saat.( [email protected]), puh. 081851 9620

(www.pattayaexpatsclub.info).( [email protected])

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renewal premium for 2011 being announced onSunday.

Suthipong Law Center Co. Ltd, attends on aweekly basis. If you are a member and have alegal query, then this is your chance to get advicefree in the club-house from lawyer KhunSuthipong Trakulsak. 038-413616, or 081-9148193. Suthipong Law Centre is on 3rd Rd. 100

meters before the bridge to Balihai

Pier. In front of Miracle Suite Hotel.

Address: 247/122 M.10, Pattaya 3rd

Road, Nongprue, Banglamung,

Chonburi, 20260. (www.suthiponglaw.com).

Key Visa Co Ltd, represented by Darren Mcgarry,offer free advice on expats' Immigration queries -please show your members card. Key Visa has a

monthly update email service for members. Signup at: (www.keyvisathailand.com).

Pattaya Service Centre - a one stop solution forTours & Travel, air tickets, package tours,Property sales & rentals, Insurance - medicalaccident, car, motorcycle, house, condo, boat,shop, office and travel cover. Business services,company formations, contracts, work permits,visa, accounting. Legal civil / criminal litigation andNotary services. Contact Contact K. Neng on 084

003 6030, email: [email protected] or K.Jahir on 086 394 0863,email: [email protected].

BUALUANG SECURITIES pcl Offers investmentsin the Thai economy, government bonds etc. seetheir computer display at our foyer Info Centreand meet their experienced staff. Contact SeniorMarketing Officer Khun Thantinan Rongkhaw(Pattaya Branch) South Pattaya-Condotel CentreTower 3/15-16 Moo 16, South Pattaya Road. Tel :038723-5, Fax: 038 723712. Email:[email protected]: Website.www.bualuang.co.th.

SIAM FIRM INTER LAWS LIMITED, provides afull range of legal services from business startup,corporate matters, to litigation. Come meet theirFounder, K. Somsak Chopaka, Solicitor and SeniorPartner. They are located at 448/10 M. 12Thepprast Road, Pattaya 20150. Direct Mobile: 08 -1808-9175, email: [email protected] and



Website: www.siamfirm.co.th

PEC Special Interest Groups - these are allFREE access for those holding a club membership.Three - Football, fishing and golf incur costs.

Six-A-Side Football for PEC Members 60B.Every Wednesday between 1700 and 1800,members are invited to play a social game of six -a-side football at the state-of-the-art artificialgrass stadium, "Planet Football" located on SiamCountry Club Road. Information contact Andion, 080 641 9742

Yoga & Relaxation group. With Donaat ourregular presenter a very satisfying series of 10sessions of about one hour. A creative mix of basicyoga, deep relaxation exercises and preventingback problems. Yoga mats, supplied. Participants

wear loose clothing. Location is his home, Soi 69,off Sukhumvit. Register in the club, name, e -mailaddress and telephone number, show membershipcard - a printed location map is available.

Golf trips. Mon, Wed, Fri. 0900. Meet PEC Finnishsection co-ordinator Ossi at Canary BayRestaurant, Jomtien Beach Road Soi 4. 081 8519620. Show member card.

The Club's fishing trips are organised monthly

now by James Duffy, call 084 867 5850 for dates,or see him in the club. Trips leave 4am and return6pm, usually from Sattahip. Show member cardplease.

Join our Badminton group - currently played byour members at Diamond Badminton Centre onPattaya Third Road, near Soi 17 traffic lights, at 6.30 pm two evenings per week. Ask MeetingManager Jahir, show member cards.

Free 'Computer for Beginners' class. TutorJohn Coughtrie. Another will start when sufficient number have registered. All PEC Members areeligible at no cost. Classes are at a reservedInternet Café, off Soi Arunothai central Pattaya,not far from Carrefour. Please show membershipcards. Register with the tutor at Sunday Clubmeetings only.

Please offer to help us at Club meetings , or in thebackground during the week. Successful meetings



take a lot of preparation and we welcome newproduction team members. You may determineyour own level of input.

Pattaya radio station, 'Yes2Day', on 96.0

MHz-FM, features community news sponsored byPEC - read by club production team member LoranDavidson, plus a great play list of classic 70s &80s rock music. With Local information -International news - and upcoming PECprogramme information, listen live either inPattaya, on 96.0 FM, or from anywhere in theworld via the Internet and your PC -www.pattayapeopleradio.com .

At our Sunday Club Meetings: Our 'Club Shop' (next to the entry ticket salespoint) - has low cost shirts with the clubhandshake logo and tropical blue silk shirts with

our club palm tree motif. Light and mid-blueshirts, cotton silk mix at 379 B with club badge instock. A low cost practical guide booklet on thesubject of Thai Wills, death and funeralarrangements has been written by PEC's OpenForum moderator and computer tutor JohnCoughtrie. Only 40 THB. All sale proceeds (as theprint run was sponsored) will go to John'snominated charity project Thais4life. We also sellTony Crossley's excellent practical guidebo ok forcondo owners, Condo's In Thailand, Your Rights

and a selection of his other titles, The ButterflyCircus, The Farang Wife etc for only 240 B (retailshop price 395 B.) Also Terence Doyle's 'ThailandLove Talk' a good guide for bar courtship usingcommon misunderstood phrases, a club bestsellerat 200 B, (retail 295 B).

The PEC's free 'DVD and Book Swap' table,is nowon the left as you enter therestaurant, in the WineBar, is a 'member to member' service. Donatestock and take 1:1. Please bring books, magazines

and DVD's you've already enjoyed, and swapthem. Our DVD stock is shrinking. Please be fair -This is a swap (not swipe) initiative! Plus, ourtake-away Information Centre leaflets,publications and business cards from hundreds of 'member to member services' in Pattaya, is in thefoyer display until the end of each meeting.

Pattaya International Hospital Health Desk has amedical team in our foyer. If unwell, make yourway to the Health desk or alert staff immediately.



Hospital admission is just a few minutes away - at Memorial or PIH.

Another great reason to be a member and attendPattaya Expats Club Meetings is that Lucky DrawPrizes are drawn each Sunday. The Nutrition Clubhealth assessment and treatment plan, valueb1500 - and a free entry to next weeks meeting.

Please dress appropriately for a hotel setting. Thaiculture is governed by respect, so the way youdress reflects how you respect yourself andothers. Notices banning beachwear and vests fromour club function room are displayed outs ide themeeting hall and at the ground floor lobby. But weare informal, so open shirts (covering shouldersand chest) and shorts are fine.

Pattaya Expats Club Co Ltd 20/15-16 M.10, Soi Day-Night Hotel, South Pattaya Road, Pattaya City,Chonburi 20260, Thailand.

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Pattaya Expats Club 28 August 2011