Charity bed race January 30 in Pattaya

Under the leadership of the Rotary Club of Pattaya, the 30rd edition of this comic and successful charity bed race will start on Sunday 3 January. The previous two editions of the bed race were a great success with 42 participants last year.

Various artists have also promised their cooperation, including the Dutch troubadour 'Gerbrand', who was also present last year, as well as the English Frank Sinatra.

Because of my back problems I have handed over the presentation baton but probably won't get out of my Elvis trick as Charity chairman. But the cause justifies the means and last year we had collected more than 700.000 baht and this year the bar is set at 1 million baht. This comedy show with participating companies from various countries is again recorded by Reuters and can be seen on CNN the next day.

The organization can still use a few sponsors for the minimum cost of 5.000 baht for which a bed is offered. You have to take care of the billboards yourself. The only Dutch participant so far is the Eagle guesthouse and restaurant in Jomtien. Come on guys for only 5.000 baht you are a charity sponsor including bed. With huge publicity worldwide through CNN, BBC, FOXNEWS, various Asian and National TV and Pattaya People TV which can be followed through website video.www.pattayapeople.com click bedrace.

Those who are interested can contact the Pattaya People office tel. 038-427585 and ask for Khun Ning who coordinates this bed race together with Niels Colov. At 17.00 the participants are expected at Central World shopping mall. At 18.00:19.00 there is a parade on the Beachroad after which they return to the Central World. The official opening of Pattaya's mayor Khun Ittipol Khunplume is at XNUMX pm, after which the participants will leave from Central World on the beach road towards Walking Street.

All participants are requested to gather at the beginning of the Walking Street. The stage and award ceremony will take place in the Walking Street opposite King Seafood. On 18 January 15.00 there will be a press conference about the int. Bedrace in the Centralworld and the participants are all expected to be there. From 18 to 30 January there will be an exhibition with video images of the Bedrace 2010 in the Central World mall, which will also participate with 5 beds. Eaglehouse is still looking for active helpers or pushers. Who supports our only compatriot? Contact Rens tel; 08-7001

Thailand No. 1

In a recently published survey, the holidaymakers surveyed gave the most points Thailand as the best holiday destination outside Europe. No less than 87% of the respondents indicated that they found Thailand a fantastic holiday destination and would definitely return. No less than 53% indicated that they wanted to spend the winter and spend their old age here. No wonder with so many pluses. Nice beaches, tropical climate 365 days a year, delicious Thai food and very cheap was a huge plus, as well as the many beautiful golf courses and great nightlife in the big cities.

Especially Pattaya and Phuket came out the best, although most people found Phuket very expensive compared to Pattaya. In the past year, Thailand also experienced a decline in Western tourism, but this was compensated by many tourists from China, India, Korea and Russia. The British and Euro-goers can spend less due to the much too strong baht and are looking for alternatives. Spoke to several people who had been to Turkey but returned quickly because prices there too have risen too quickly. And what Pattaya has to offer cannot be found anywhere else on this globe because the quality of life here gets more than sufficient from me.

Crystal Thai Airways

Thailand is from 30 January a new low-cost airline richer. Chrystal Thai has received the necessary permits and will fly from January 30 with very interesting offers to India, Korea and Clark in the Philippines. Good news for the Angeles City tourists who are no longer solely dependent on the disastrous airline Cebu Pacific with which I had dramatic experiences. Delayed flights and 10 hours of waiting etc. And also insanely expensive at the moment where I had to pay 22.000 baht for 3 hours of flying in an old plane. Never fly with this airline again and will certainly use Chrystal Thai with interesting low-cost budget rates to Clark in the Philippines. Fly to Manila this week for only 9000 baht and can change my ticket without any problem, which is also not possible with Cebu Pacific.

Flemish Club Pattaya

Last Saturday, the Flemish Club Pattaya (VCP) held its monthly meeting in the Lucky Time Bar in Soi Muslim. This time the topic was a very interesting one, namely first aid in case of accidents and attacks. The Belgian doctor Peter de Bock was the guest speaker and gave a detailed explanation of how to act in an emergency. DE VCP is a fast growing club that holds its meetings on the first Saturday of the month at the Lucky Time Bar in Soi Muslim starting at 10.30:08 am. For more information contact Mr. Donaat Renew phone; 91494146-08 The Belgians would like to beat those Nollanders for once and are always successful with their language dictation. The Belgians challenged us next month and compatriots who want to participate can contact the Holland-Belgium house also in Soi Moslem and ask for Erik tel; 68204272-XNUMX

Drug operation

During the Thaksin regime, a brutal confrontation with drug dealers resulted in approximately 2500 deaths. Part 2 of the edition came in the name of this government, however, without deaths, but with more than 21.000 arrests in 4655 municipalities throughout Thailand. The house searches were not in vain because no fewer than 1.6 million Yaba tablets were found. In addition, large amounts of heroin, marijuana and ice with a street value of 52 million baht.

It is clear that this is only the tip of the iceberg, because the drug problem knows no boundaries despite the high penalties. Worldwide there are many hundreds of billions involved and in monetary terms this should be the largest multinational. Unfortunately, an unprecedented problem that cannot be stopped given the large amounts involved. Prisons are overcrowded with drug dealers and more are being added every day. During my visits to the women's prison, I asked the warden about the category of drug dealers, after which I received the bizarre answer that this was no less than 90%. After two conversations, it turned out that the ladies had been put under pressure by their loverboys, who of course had escaped. Not only dealing but also the use of hard and soft drugs is prohibited in Thailand. A warned person counts for two!