Thani Talk 2013 November

N ONTHABURI N EIGHBORHOOD R EACH

N OVEMBER 2013

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Events at a Glance: Nov. 7: NNR Charity Bazaar, p.1 Nov. 12: Ancient City Tour, p. 3 Nov. 14: Bollywood Social, p. 3

Contents: Highlights Tour: Ancient City, p. 3 Grapevine: p. 26-27 Social: Bollywood Dancing, p. 3 Recipes: p. 41 Cover Story: Charities and Restaurant: p. 49 Volunteer Opportunities, p. 4-11 Nichada News: p. 38 Book Review: NEW!, p. 22

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Letter from NNR President

Come Support a Good Cause! Bazaar at New Location On Nov. 7 the NNR will host its popular Charity Bazaar, an amazing shopping opportunity to buy gifts before Christmas. For the NNR, it is our major fundraiser to benefit local charities. The Bazaar will run from 9am - 4pm at the Chaengwattana Community Church in Nichada. Everyone is welcome!

The NNR raises money from corporate sponsorships, vendor fees, raffle tickets, and silent auction prizes. We are grateful for the sponsorships from Asian Tigers, Chevron, Halliburton, Ford, Nichada, and Bumrungrad. We have 75 vendors, including 15 new ones, and approximately 120 raffle prizes. Some very special prizes will be up for auction on the day.

The money we raise goes toward supporting eight local charities on a regular basis, plus many other projects within our local area. As expats we are fortunate to live in Nichada Thani and live the lifestyle that we do. Please join me in giving back to our community by attending and supporting the Bazaar.

There will be two entrances to the Bazaar, one from the street in front of the church, and the second by the Nichada pool gate. Parking will be available at the Villa parking lot, as well as on the street going to the Tropical Residences, at the Baan Rim Lake parking lot, and on the street in front of the church. Please reserve parking in front of the church for non-Nichada guests. Some of the vendors, identified by special signage, will be from charities that NNR supports. Please offer them your generous support. Enjoy your shopping experience!

Mare Harvey, NNR Chair

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Charlotte Sanders

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Sarah Glaze

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Bazaar Committee: Carla Zeitune (Coordinator), Charlotte Sanders (Raffle Prizes), Mare Harvey (Sponsors), Tipwan Smagpong (Vendors).

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NNR is a not-for-profit organization of volunteers dedicated to serving the Nonthaburi community and supporting local charities since 1994. We achieve this by publishing a free monthly magazine that has a distribution of 1,400 copies. We host 2 monthly coffee mornings, an annual charity bazaar and organize monthly tours. There are no membership dues.

NNR November Social and Tour

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NNR Social - Thursday, November 14 Happy Hour with Bollywood Dancing Fun! This month we have decided to give our Happy Hour a fun Bollywood theme. Carla Stolper has very kindly invited us into her beautiful home. Carla has worked as an interior designer, so it’s worth coming along just to get a few ideas for your own home. Why not catch up with friends old and new over a glass of wine with a few snacks then join in the Bollywood fun.

Irit Namatinia, who is a Bollywood dance teacher here in Nichada, has kindly offered to come along and get us up on our feet by teaching us some fun, easy dance steps. I suggested that she assumes that we are all beginners - well I am anyway!

Irit will kick start the dancing with some of her Bollywood dance students (yes, you will probably know them) giving us a Date: Thursday, November 14 demonstration of how it should be done. She will also have an Time: 4:30 to 7:30 pm extensive range of Bollywood accessories for sale such as Indian Venue: Carla’s home, Soi 6, bangles, coin belts, bindis, body stickers and much more.

39/922 The Regent You are welcome to just watch if you don’t feel comfortable joining in but it should be great fun and it gets us all active.

Please bring a bottle and/or a plate Hopefully you will be inspired and motivated to participate. of finger food to share No need to RSVP but if you do have any queries please feel free to call Sarah Glaze at 081-793-0806.

NNR Tour - Tuesday, November 12 Ancient City: An Outdoor Museum of Miniature Landmarks The Ancient City, a popular tourist attraction in Samutprakan, is both historical and entertaining!

This 32-acre outdoor museum is known for its miniature replicas of nearly 100 of Thailand’s most important historical landmarks and monuments, including many palaces and temples.

The spacious park means that we can tour the tree-lined grounds by bikes or golf carts.

Date: Tuesday, November 12 Time: Meet in front of Chevron Theatre on ISB campus Note: We will not be back in time for school dismissal.

For more information, and for reservations, please contact Alexandra Ries at Berlin.bangkok@hotmail.com.

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Cover Story: Bazaar & Charities

NNR Bazaar Makes Charity Donations Possible NNR (Nonthaburi Neighborhood Reach) depends on advertising sales and proceeds from its annual bazaar for funds to support a wide variety of Thai charities. When you shop at the November 7 NNR Bazaar, rest assured that it’s all for a good cause.

Organizing a successful bazaar each year is no easy feat. So we thought we’d introduce NNR’s hard-working Bazaar Team below. The money they help raise through the bazaar is put to excellent use with the help of NNR’s Charity Team members, who make sure that money goes to the most needy and deserving charities. Seven team members, 7 nationalities. Truly an international effort!

Bazaar at New Location! Chaengwattana Community Church Parking: Villa parking lot, as well as on the street going to the Tropical Residences, at the Baan Rim Lake parking lot, and on the street in front of the church. Please reserve parking in front of the church for non-Nichada guests.

NNR Bazaar Team

Carla Zeitune, Brazilian NNR Bazaar Coordinator

Mare Harvey, Canadian NNR President; Sponsors

Charlotte Sanders Singaporean Raffles

NNR Charity Team

Susan Curtis American Charity Chairperson 4

Linda Feltham British Charity Coffees

Val Mowat Scottish NNR Treasurer

Tipwan Smagpong Thai Vendors

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Cover Story: Bazaar & Charities

NNR Funds at Work How Bazaar Proceeds Helped the Needy in 2013 Nonthaburi Neighborhood Reach has a proud history of providing on-going support to local charities. As a non-profit volunteer group, we have donated to the following organizations every other month, with money raised through ad sales and our annual fundraiser, the popular NNR Charity Bazaar.

Thank you for supporting the Bazaar!

In 2013, charitable donations were made to: On-Going Donations: Baan Rachawadee for Boys: 75,000 baht Baan Rachawadee for Girls: 89,900 baht Baan Feung Faa: 75,000 baht Klong Prem and Lad Yai Prison: 60,000 baht Nonthaburi Reception Home for the Destitute: 80,000 baht Sang Tawan Chidlren’s Home: 75,000 baht Rainbow House Rehabilitation Center: 75,000 baht Sparrow Home (for Babies of Prisoners): 75,000 baht One-time Charitable Contributions: 46,000 baht Baan Rachawadee for Girls, to buy washing machine: 14,900 baht Elder Care Club at ISB, to help buy pillows: 5,000 baht Korat Thai youth athletes, to visit ISB: 26,000 baht Book to Book Club at ISB: 20,000 baht

Total NNR Donations to Charities: 650,900 baht As of October 2013

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Cover Story:: Charities & Volunteering

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October 17 Charity Coffee Volunteer Opportunities in the Nonthaburi Community “You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give.”

Winston Churchill The first-ever NNR Charity Coffee was held October 17, and it was well received by all. Despite the rainy weather outside the coffee was well attended with nearly 40 participants. We had 11 wonderful speakers, some of whom were representatives from organizations while others were volunteers from our own community. They all spoke from the heart, and I think it was difficult for people to decide what to volunteer for, as there are so many worthy causes right here in our neighborhood.

Guest Speakers Our first speaker was the amazing Dorothy Klynstra from Canada who has been a full-time volunteer in Thailand for 16 years! She is with The Foundation for Welfare of Mentally Retarded Children and does a wonderful job of improving the lives of so many disabled children in the Nonthaburi province, working with children from many of the government orphanages. Dorothy coordinates outings from the orphanages so that children who rarely get out are able to see and enjoy things they don’t normally get a chance to experience.

Get Involved To assist Dorothy covering classes for grades 1-3 on Thursday, Friday (8:3010:10am) or Saturday mornings (9am-noon) Contact Dorothy at dorothyk67@hotmail.com

One of the projects Dorothy is involved with is Project OGAT at Baan Rajawadee Boys Home. To volunteer with this project you will need a letter from the foundation so please contact Dorothy if you are interested. Dorothy has also fostered a boy with special needs who has a scholarship to a Christian School in Pakkret. In order to finance this, since she is a fulltime volunteer, she teaches ESL (English as a Second Language) at her son’s school.

She would love to have some help with this to free up time in her busy schedule to complete other volunteer obligations.

Another dedicated lady who spoke was Anna Lillethun from an organization called iCare Thailand Foundation. This is a charitable organization that is committed to long lasting and meaningful community development through projects that empower youth and help the underprivileged. They are involved in several projects in our neighborhood such as Baan Poomwaet for at-risk boys. The NNR is hoping to work with them on some projects in the future so we can make the best use of our resources.

Lauren Avery from Christian Care Foundation for Children with Disabilities made the choice of where to volunteer even more difficult when she spoke of the wonderful things that they do. One of their many projects is running Rainbow House, a day center for disabled children.

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Thank You I would like to thank our other lovely speakers Susan Curtis, Jenn Bradley, Dana Stehwein, Alexandra Ries, Nicole Wright, Kellie Wilson, Sandie King, and Shana DeHaven. A big thank you also to our splendid hostess Becky McLeod who created the perfect setting for the event. (As well as ideas for volunteering, we also got some interior design ideas from Becky’s lovely home!) Thanks too to those who attended and brought dishes to share; they were much appreciated.

A special thanks to Liz Lu for arranging to bring weavers from the Home for the Destitute to demonstrate their craft.

Thank you to the lovely staff and residents who came to demonstrate how the rugs and baskets were made. I think they really enjoyed the outing and being in Becky’s comfortable home eating some treats!

Giving Back I hope you all find some way that you can enjoy giving back while living this comfortable expat life that we lead. If you are “time poor”(as Kellie put so well in her talk) please consider donating much needed supplies (see page 9 for list of items needed), or helping at one-off events such as the orphanage outings.

To help with orphanage outings contact Susan Curtis at cscecurtis@gmail.com.

Linda Feltham NNR Charity Coffee Coordinator

NNR Partners with Teens to Donate Pillows for Homeless Elder Care Club at ISB is a relatively new high school club that tries to help local homes which care for elderly people and other disadvantaged groups. We are not a large group, with usually no more than 10 students accompanying each visit. At each visit, we sing songs and dance and engage in interactive art activities with the elderly residents. The happiness this brings the residents is rewarding.

Many of the people we visited have lost significant others and are usually lonely and neglected. Our goal is to ensure that they never feel forgotten again.

We have visited numerous homes around Bangkok, but last year we began focusing our attention on the Nonthaburi Home for the Destitute. We did so because we realized that before we extend a helping hand to the needy in greater Bangkok, we should focus on first improving conditions for people in our own neighborhood. The minute we first stepped foot into the Nonthaburi home, we knew we wanted to devote all of our attention towards helping the homeless residents there. Working with Nonthaburi Neighborhood Reach, we have worked on a number of projects to help residents at the Home, including donating DVDs, clothing, and supplies. Our current project, the largest so far, is to purchase 350 Thaistyle pillows for the Home. Residents sleep on the bare floor, and some resort to using empty water bottles as pillows to rest their weary heads. Through Elder Care Club’s partnership with NNR, we are excited about this and future projects. We look forward to being able to continue making a positive impact on the lives of others.

Eng O-charoenrat, President, ISB Elder Care

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Charity & Volunteer Opportunities

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Volunteer Opportunities in Nonthaburi Neighborhood Baan Rachawadee for Girls: Rehabilitation home for mentally and physically handicapped girls ages 7 to 18.

Needs volunteers to provide compassion and help with activities. Also needs volunteers to help feed children a nutritional supplement to help treat and prevent pressure sores.

Contact Liz Sinker at lizsinker@btinternet.com or Dorothy Klynstra 085-320-4523 dorothyk67@hotmail.com Thanksgiving Home: Home for adolescent girls; its aim is to provide vocational training to prepare the girls for employment. Works with girls from the government orphanages.

Needs volunteers to teach English, computer, sports, cooking or other occupational training. The next training will begin in January 2014.

Contact Khun Wanchai at wanchaialpha@yahoo.co.th YWCA: Cares for preschoolers from low-income families while promoting their development.

Needs volunteers to teach English and help care for the kids. For Christmas, need help with songs for Christmas party.

Contact Khun Saisom at 080-770-9335 Sang Tawan Children’s Home: A home for abandoned children aged 10-14 years old.

Needs volunteers to teach a musical instrument, as well as conversational English. The housemother will bring the children to volunteer’s home on a Saturday.

Contact Tiffany Hebard at 029603730 or tiffanyhebard@gmail.com or Susan Curtis at cscecurtis@gmail.com or 080-043-2735 Rainbow House: Run by Christian Care Foundation for Children with Disabilities, this is a care home for children with disabilities. It also has a day care center and encourages development of physical, mental, emotional and social skills.

Needs volunteers to play with the children.

Contact Lauren Avery at development@ccdthailand.org or 086-414-7015 Baan Feung Faa: A government orphanage for mentally and/or physically handicapped children ages birth to ten.

Need volunteers to play with and stimulate the children.

Contact Dana Stehwein at djw1771@yahoo.com or 082-094-3534 Sparrow Home: A home for children of prisoners.

Needs volunteers to play with and interact with the children.

Contact Sandie King at sbking60@hotmail.com or 080-608-7646 Pakkret Babies Home: A home for orphaned or abandoned babies up to age six.

Needs volunteers to care for and play with the babies and toddlers.

Contact Nicole Wright at nicoletwright16@gmail.com or 089-201-8695 Lad Yai Prison: Women’s Correctional Center.

Needs volunteers to visit and encourage foreign inmates.

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Nonthaburi Reception Home for the Destitute: Offers shelter, food, medication and training to homeless adults.

Needs volunteers to visit homeless residents, serve food donated by NNR. Contact Liz Lu at lizxlu@gmail.com or 086-784-7171 White Elephant thrift store: A second-hand store that donates all of its profits to charities.

Needs volunteers to help in the store. Needs donations of clothing and household items.

Contact Jenn Bradley at jennbradley5@gmail.com or 084-540-3299 Baan Poomwaet: A home for boys aged 5-18 who have been rescued from the sex trade. They stay 3 to 12 months then go back to their family or to a different home.

Needs volunteers to teach or just speak English and play sports with the boys.

Contact Anju Bhatia at bhatiaanju@hotmail.com or 089-532-6016 Central Welfare and Vocational Training Center for Women: Provides vocational training for disadvantaged poor women who are unable to support themselves.

Needs volunteers who can teach English and other vocational skills.

Contact Linda Feltham at lindafeltham@gmail.com or 091-095-0457 American Scholarship Foundation: This is not in Nonthaburi but well worth a mention. There are many ways to get involved in granting scholarships to needy Thai children for education Contact Sunali Mundkur at scholars@awcthailand.org for more information.

Time Poor? Help by Donating Goods Instead Many of the above organizations have a great need for donated items. If you can’t volunteer your time please consider donating needed items: Special Needs in November For handicapped boys at Baan Rachawaddee Big crayons, or jumbo colored pencils (available at B2S) Stencils, to help boys draw (at Asia Books, Central’s toy dept) Pediasure, Nutrini or Cerelac nutritional supplements (at pharmacies, Makro, Lotus, and Big C) Rice

UHT Milk

Baby Powder

Vitamilk

Enfapro (Baby Milk)

Dettol disinfectant

Large Baby Blankets

Sports Equipment

Musical Instruments

Ovaltine Powder

Adult Diapers (Large)

Toothpaste, Toothbrushes

Art Supplies

Toys

Fabric

Monetary Donations

Toiletries

Halloween candies

Electronic Devices such as iPods, iPads, Computers Clothes, All Sizes and Condition

You can drop off any donations at the home of Mare Harvey, 625 Baan Rim Lake, Nichada; 081-274-8012; billandmare@mac.com.

Every person can make a difference!

If you have any problems getting in touch with the contact person or want further information, please contact Linda Feltham at lindafeltham@gmail.com or 091-095-0457.

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Volunteers

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White Elephant Volunteers Raise Funds at Book Sale

The White Elephant is a local volunteer-run, non-profit thrift shop located on the second floor of Oasis Plaza on Samakkee Road. The shop collects donated goods and re-sells them to use the proceeds to benefit organizations and people in need.

The White Elephant hosted their first ever book sale at the Nichada Market last month. The shop had accumulated a large and diverse collection of donated books from the generous people living in our community. There were too many to fit on the shelves at the store, so we brought the books to the Nichada Market.

With the generous support of the community, we were able to sell hundreds of books. We also held a 50/50 raffle where people could purchase raffle tickets and the raffle winner would get half of the raffle money, and the White Elephant gets the other half. We selected a raffle winner at the end of the book sale and would like to congratulate the winner, Cathy Sackett! Cathy made us winners as well, as she very generously donated all of her winnings to our shop. Thank you so much Cathy! Through the book sale and raffle, we were able to raise approximately 9,000 baht, which will be used to support a local organization in need. We hope to have another book sale in the new year. Until then, if you missed the sale, we still have plenty more books at the shop, as we are continually receiving donations. So please stop by.

The White Elephant shop was founded in September of 2010 and is completely volunteer operated. There are about 15 volunteers currently who work in the shop. Volunteers typically work two-hour shifts between the hours of 10 am and 2 pm. The White Elephant has donated over 500,000 baht to various organizations, schools and countries since its inception. In addition to providing local villages with medicine, food and personal care items, the White Elephant has supported charities such as Operation Smile, Refugee Camp Thung Khanan Clinic, Shining Hope in Africa, Japan Tsunami Relief, Flood victims in Bangkok, SCAD and Tsaghgunk Open School in Armenia and more.

The shop’s is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 am -2 pm and Saturday 10 am -12 noon.

We are in need of a few more volunteers to work in the shop and are also accepting donations of household items. Please come by the shop during store hours if you’re interested in helping out.

Thanks again for the community support. Happy reading!

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Volunteer Snapshot: Tiffany Hebbard of Sop Moei Arts

Sometimes you just “find your fit.” Back in 1999, a good friend dragged me to Bangkok to see “this hilltribe project.” With beautiful products and phrases such as self-reliance, income-generation, staffed by volunteers, and all proceeds back to the villages being used, I was hooked.

Why Sop Moei Arts? The people: Pwo Karen hilltribes of Sop Moei district, Mae Hong Son province; the story: a 1977 health care project led by Kent Gregory that, based upon the superior weaving skills of the Pwo Karen, turned into a textile weaving and basket-making project benefitting the villages; the mission: a dedicated group of volunteers, because SMA is self-help initiative, not a charity.

So, for the past 14 years I’ve volunteered in various capacities: working shifts in the Bangkok shop, volunteering at the annual Bangkok sale, working the table at the NNR Bazaar, and holding NNR coffee mornings at my home. My biggest role has always been keeping SMA “alive” in Nichada and organizing the annual Nichada Sale.

Volunteers are always needed to staff the Bangkok shop. To learn more, we invite you to our table at the NNR Bazaar, and to the sale at my home on Nov 15 and 16. The products sell themselves, but we are happy to tell you the story!

Tiffany Hebard

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Thank You: Truffle-Making Workshop

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NNR October Tour Truffle Making at the InterContinental When I read that the October NNR tour would be a truffle making class at the InterContinental Hotel, I could barely contain my excitement. I proudly admit I was the first to RSVP. If I had a bucket list, learning to make truffles was on it. Apparently, I was not alone. Several ladies in Nichada are now gourmet-chef-trained truffle makers.

The tour started off with our arrival at the InterContinental and a warm reception by Stephen Meredith, the hotel's Food and Beverage Director and Chris Busschaert, the head pastry chef. They were welcoming, gracious and attended to us like we were VIPs. We were immediately whisked into the training kitchen to start making chocolate.

Just as in television cooking shows, Chris had all the ingredients separated and ready for our preparation. He uses only the finest ingredients and imports European chocolate to make his creations. He demonstrated and explained each step in the process as we worked as a group to make two truffle recipes.

We made a Thai Chili Chocolate Truffle that was both decadent and spicy and a Blond Caramel Truffle that had a rich, creamy, caramel flavor. Both were absolutely delicious. After making them, we were encouraged to try our work too. There were no complaints about that!

Chris had a great sense of humor and was a wonderful teacher. He repeated multiple times that if we ever needed any help or advice to just email or contact him directly. We were all impressed by our work and left inspired to go home and try truffle making ourselves. As a special treat at the end of class, Stephen and Chris gave us each a parting gift of a box of truffles to take home.

After the truffle class, the fun continued as we were escorted to the InterContinental's Summer Palace, an authentic Chinese restaurant for a delicious dim sum lunch. As expected, we rolled home happy ladies. It was a fantastic way to spend a half day.

If anyone is ever interested in trying Chris's delicious truffles or pastries, they are available inside the hotel next to the deli counter and also on the hotel's famous buffets. He takes orders too. Truffles make excellent business and personal gifts all year.

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Community Bulletin Board

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The purpose of the Community Bulletin Board is to provide information about local organizations and activities which are available for a fee. If you would like to advertise your business here, please submit your announcement by the 15th of each month to nnrads@yahoo.com. Cost per announcement is 400 baht.

Vinyasa Yoga Develop strength, flexibility, balance, focus and awareness coordinating movement and breath.

Thursdays 8.15-9.45 am: Clark Hatch Gym above Starbucks. All levels welcome. Contact: Ellie Edelhoff 087-000-2464 or 02-987-9677 Email: eedelhoff@hotmail.com Meditation Courses (Individual or group) Learn to meditate-TM style. Relieves stress and anxiety.

Improves health, academic, athletic, and professional performance. Easy natural, anyone can learn. Expert instruction by a 30-year teacher of meditation. Contact Ellie Edelhoff for more information. www.TM.org, www. tmeducation.org, www.DavidLynchFoundation.org Yoga Class with Napisa Monday10:00-11:30 am. Therapy and Restorative Yoga Wed, 7:45-9:15am. Level II Wed, 7:45-9:00 pm. Open Level and Restorative Friday 8:45-10:15am. Level I @Studio Above Starbuck's Napisa C. Pant 086-975-7187 napisapant.yoga@gmail.com

Pilates Group Classes Pilates is a balanced blend of strength and flexibility training that improves posture, reduces stress, and creates long, lean muscles. Pilates engages the mind and conditions the entire body, with a particular emphasis on the core (abdomen, back and pelvic girdle). Group classes are held at the Nichada aerobics room above Starbucks.

Mon: 8:45am Pilates Mix Matwork (Pre-booking required) Mon: 4pm Matwork Thurs: 4pm Matwork Fri: 7:30am Pilates on the Swiss ball. (Intermediate, pre-booking required) Contact: Tiffany 081-860-9593 Email: tiffanyhebard@gmail.com Bollywood Dance Class Bollywood dance is a fusion of Western, Eastern and Latin dance with traditional classical Indian dance styles.

It’s funky, it’s sexy, it’s fun... and it’s a great workout! Classes every: Monday OR Wednesday OR Friday 9:30-10:30am Regent Dance studio, Nichada Thani.

For further information, contact Irit: 0860044840 or iritmike@gmail.com Kundalini Yoga Do kriyas to strengthen your body! Chant mantras and let’s meditate to enlarge our consciousness. That is what we do in Kundalini Yoga. The Yoga of Awareness! All levels are welcome. Only experience is going into the heart! Have a try! Start: Tuesdays, except schoolholidays 9.00-10.30am Clark Hatch Gym above Starbucks Instructor: Kerstin Wild–Kamalpreet Kaur 08 6372 9750 kerstin-georg-wild@online.de Please contact me for more information!

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Book Reviiew

Cross-Cultural Protagonists Featured in Young Adult Novels As a parent of cross-cultural kids, I look out for fiction that features them. Here are two new young adult novels with border-crossing main characters. Perfect for a teen near you?

Gadget Girl: The Art of Being Invisible by Suzanne Kamata (GemmaMedia, 2013) This novel tells the story of Aiko Cassidy, fifteen-year-old daughter of an American mother and a Japanese father she has never met. Growing up in Michigan with cerebral palsy, Aiko tucks her wishes for acceptance and control into a manga series that she creates and distributes anonymously. Then her mother wins a prize for sculpture that takes them both to Paris and brings encounters with their past. Aiko meets a handsome French waiter and, in a visit to Lourdes, questions whether she would change who she is given the chance Both novels are available as ebooks through Amazon.com, and from the Kinokuniya bookstore in Bangkok.

The Language Inside by Holly Thompson (Delacorte Press, 2013) Emma Karas grew up in Japan but moves to Massachusetts when her mother develops breast cancer. Feeling lost in her “native” US, Emma develops migraines and longs to help friends in Japan who survived the March 2011 tsunami. Life changes when she meets a boy who studies Cambodian dance, who introduces his own community’s devastating history. Emma processes loss and healing in poems that she writes with Zena, a feisty woman living with locked-in syndrome at a long-term care center.

Gadget Girl and The Language Inside pull together a whirlwind of places and themes. Gadget Girl: Michigan, France, Japan, cerebral palsy, manga, sculpture, film, out-of-wedlock pregnancy.

The Language Inside: Japan, America, Cambodia, breast cancer, locked-in syndrome, migraines, earthquake/tsunami, genocide, dance, poetry. Aiko and Emma fly and Skype across oceans, study language, sample music and cuisine, create boundary-blurring art, and search for themselves around the globe, all while negotiating school, first love, and tragedy. In other words, they are a lot like teens in Nichada.

A reviewer for Publishers Weekly comments that the many strands in The Language Inside can “seem like too much”—which is exactly how a multicultural life can feel. But the reviewer goes on to say that the strands are masterfully woven, creating a “seamless” fictional world. As both reader and parent, I see this accomplishment as a source of hope.

Both Gadget Girl and The Language Inside are swift, amazing reads, well worth savoring in hard copy or as ebooks. Enjoy with Aiko’s favorite breakfast in Paris: pain au chocolat!

Suzanne Kamata has edited the anthologies Call Me Okaasan: Adventures in Multicultural Mothering and Love You To Pieces: Creative Writers on Raising a Child with Special Needs. Holly Thompson authored the novel Orchards and edited the anthology Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction, which she launched at ISB in an author visit in March 2012.

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Heard It Through The Grapevine

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Heard It Through the GRAPEVINE This is a column that we hope everyone will appreciate. It’s a chance to share all those good finds and tips so that others can benefit. If you have tips to share, please send them to the editor at nnrnewsletter@yahoo.com.

How to Get Small Bills from an ATM Machine In my experience, it seems many people think that they can only get 1,000 baht notes from an ATM, as they usually press fast cash for Baht 5,000, 10,000, 15,000, etc. and then that's what they get. This is not true. If they take a few extra seconds and type in 4,900 or 9,900, 14,900 etc., then they will get a variety of bank notes: 100's, 500's and 1000's. This is better. Why? Because in Thailand it's always best to have smaller notes when dealing with taxi drivers, local vendors etc. who don't usually have change for a 1,000 baht note. It saves time for everyone.

Mark Grygiel

Night Bike Ride through the City of Angels I recently went on a great night bike ride tour of Bangkok with the Co van Kessel Bike Company, started by a Dutchman around 30 years ago. The staff is great and they offer 12 different tours of different lengths and costs (our 3-hour night ride was 950 baht per person). It was a really fun adventure! A dozen of us started our ride at the company office at River City Shopping Center at 6pm. Given a choice between a nice Trek mountain bike or a cushy-seated "lady bike" with a basket, I chose the basket. I knew in the crowded areas we would be riding that we would not be speeding around or jumping over rocks. I chose well, but either bike would have been fine. We were given reflective vests and blinking lights for the back and front of our bikes, but oddly, no helmets. Luckily my friends and I had brought our own.

I later took mine off and put it in my basket, because I felt a bit overly cautious with it on while slowly walking my bike through the markets.

We had one tour guide in the lead and one in the back to herd us all through the city.

The tour took us through places I had never seen before, including a visit to a beautiful Chinese temple, a ride under Memorial Bridge and past the Chinatown Gate (gorgeous at night!). We crossed the river by ferry and rode around the Wat Arun area. It was quite a unique experience riding through Chinatown with all the lights and bustle and through the flower market, but the highlight for me was going into Wat Po at night. Quiet and eery seeing the memorials to past monarchs all lit up. The trip ended back at River City about 10pm. We drove home exhilarated and tired at the same time. Well worth a try! http://www.covankessel.com/tour/co-by-night-3-hour-bicycle-tour/ Susan Curtis 26

Heard It Through The Grapevine

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Emergency Contacts In case of Snake Bites There are occasional sightings of snakes in Nichada yards and gardens. In the event of snake bites, contact either: 1) Chulalongkorn University Hospital (1873 Rama IV Road), which specializes in snake bites and rabies. Emergency direct line: 02-256-4214.

2) Thai Red Cross Society Snake Farm (1871 Rama IV Road) Tel: 02-252-6117 Source: Bangkok Guide,

Neighborhood Bike Repair Shops There are two neighborhood bicycle repair shops not far from Nichada. For biking enthusiasts who do long-distance rides, the go-to place is Interbike at 1/179 Samakee Road. This is where you’ll find basic bikes as well as imported high-end bicycles, gears and equipment.

For the rest of us who peddle around on simple bikes to run errands, a little shop on Soi Prasert Issaram, (outside Nichada main gate, at corner before veering left towards NY Diner and Subway) does the job. Owner K. Suwit takes care of both bicycles and motorbikes, and does everything from pumping up tires and fixing flats to complete tune-ups. Liz Lu

Paleo Diet Cuisine Delivered to Your Door What did you eat for dinner this week? Honey orange glazed beef cheek with ratatouille?

Coconut encrusted chicken salad? Well, that’s what I had, thanks to an amazing new company in Bangkok called Paleo Robbie, which delivers fresh, healthy meals straight to your home or office.

A paleo diet, short for paleolithic diet, is also known as the caveman diet or hunter-gatherer diet.

It emphasizes the benefits of ancient diets based on wild plants and animals. According to the Paelo Robbie website, its meals “ do not contain any preservatives, added sugars, artificial ingredients, or cheap harmful oils, and all the meat is free range, synthetic hormone free, antibiotics free, and all the fish is wild.”

I’m trying to encourage our community to lead healthy, active, and balanced lives, and that’s why I’m suggesting you give Paleo Robbie a try. I’ve lived in Bangkok for nearly 12 years, and I can honestly tell you that you will not find healthier food exploding with flavor like this anywhere..

Each meal costs 400 baht, with a 50 baht delivery charge per meal to the Nichada area. Paleo Robbie requires that you buy twenty meals at a time. To re-order, simply top up your account by emailing Paleo Robbie. Payments are made through ATM transfer - they truly make it easy!

Website: paleorobbie.com Facebook: Paleo Robbie

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When Life gets Overwhelming Reach Out for Help‌ For 30 years, Carl Janowitz has provided counseling for adults, adolescents and families. Educated and trained in the United States, he also had a private clinic at Bumrungrad Hospital for five years. Now with two locations downtown and also in Pattaya, Carl specializes in clients dealing with life changes, relationship conflict, stress management, school problems, substance abuse and self esteem issues.

For a confidential appointment please call 089 680 3503 or counselor_cj@bangkokhappy.com www.bangkoktherapy.com Carl Janowitz Marriage and Family Therapist First Tower Sukhumvit 1/1 (Behind Bumrungrad)

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Around Nonthaburi and Beyond

Events: Concerts

Clubs: Sports

Thaiticketmajor—-www.thaiticketmajor.com Matchbox Twenty Concert Nov. 6, Impact Arena

Adult Volleyball League: Wednesdays at 6:30 PM (and some Mondays) playing friendly matches in ISB’s Rajendra Hall.

Contact Pat Sethbhakdi: psethbhakdi@hotmail.com

The River Jazz Festival 2013 Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, Asiatique

Events: Shopping

Men’s Softball League: Slo-pitch men’s softball. League runs from November to May. Contact: Troy Regis at troyr@isb.ac.th

BaanLaeSuan Fair, Nov. 2-10, Impact Arena Sop Moei Arts Open House Sale Nov 15 (Friday) 10:00 am- 3:30 pm Nov 16 (Saturday) 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Tiffany Hebard's home, 39/392 Nichada CasaHigh quality textile and basketry products from the Karen villages in Mae Hong Son province, including large and small baskets, runners, silk scarves, wall hangings, cushions, and bags. For more information please contact Masako 081639-4869 or Tiffany 081-860-9593.

Clubs: International CCT - Club Canada Thailand Open to all nationalities. Monthly tours, book group, Lunch Bunch, and other social events. www.clubcanadathailand.com

Nichada Tennis Leagues Tuesday-Intermediate League Mary McCarty— mrymccrty@yahoo.com Friday 7:30-9:30- Intermediate/Advanced League Ann McVey: tim_mcvey@hotmail.com

Worship Venues Chaengwattana Community Church Sunday Service- 9:30am Tues/Wed evenings: Life Groups.

Wednesday 9:30am: Encouraging Women Youth Group (high school) Sunday 6:30pm Youth Group (middle school) Thursday 6:30pm http://www.cccthailand.org

Catholic Mass in Nonthaburi Our Lady of Mercy Church 69/13 Moo 1, Tiwanon Rd. Ban Mai, Pakkred.

BWG - British Women's Group Monthly Luncheon, Activities, Coffee Mornings. English Mass: Sundays at 5:15pm Faith Formation Religious Ed/CCD) Classes Open to all nationalities.

OurLadyofMercyParish@gmail.com Contact: Sarah Glaze 081-793 0806 www.bwgbangkok.com; Synagogue info@bwgbangkok.com Beth Elisheva Synagogue, Mikveh & Jewish Center ANZWG -Australia/New Zealand Women’s Group Monthly Coffee Mornings, Tours, Newsletter & Activities www.anzwg-bangkok.org

121 Soi SaiNamThip 2, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 22 Tel: 02-663-0244; Fax: 663-0245

Mosque Soi Prasert Issaram Mosque 8 Moo 3 Soi Prasert Issaram, Pakkred, Nonthaburi AWC—American Women’s Club of Thailand Neighborhood mosque just outside of Nichada Thani.

Monthly Luncheon, Activities and Coffee Morning. Contact: 02-712-3380/1 Buddhist Temple awc@awcthailand.org; www.awcthailand.org Wat Bua Khwan ( ) 1 Moo 9 Ngamwongwan Road, Muang, Nonthaburi Clubs: Hobbies 02-952-8062; Watbuakhwan.com Popular local temple offering merit-making, prayer, Nonthaburi Needlers: Meets Tuesday mornings. Open to quilters, needlers, knitters and blessings and funeral services.

15 minutes from Nichada. Go via Samakkee Road, on all who love needle art. shortcut soi just before the expressway on-ramp near Contact Charlotte Sanders at: Ngamwongwan.

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Fitness

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ISB Community Adult Volleyball We are a group of volleyball enthusiasts who get together twice a week to play recreational volleyball. We meet every Monday and Wednesday from 6:30 to 9:00 pm at the Rajendra Hall Gym. Open to all ISB community adult members and players of any skill level are welcome. Generally we break into two teams of well-balanced mix of gender and skills and then just play sets well into the night.

There is no cost. The gym is air-conditioned, and you are welcome to bring your favorite music mix to play it on the speakers during games. Come join us and have lots of fun as well as a great workout too. For more information, please contact Pat Sethbhakdi at psethbhakdi@hotmail.com.

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Panthers Football Club Welcomes New Members

It is Sunday at four, and some hard working Nichada residents (usually gentlemen) gather to chase a ball up and down a field. Yes, the beautiful game exists, and if you have ever wondered where husbands, fathers, or neighbors disappear to on Sundays, this could be it.

The Panthers Football Club kicked off in 2006 thanks to Tim Meisburger who simply wanted to organize casual Sunday soccer for Nichada’s adults. These games remain popular thanks to the players, and ISB for providing one of the best fields in Thailand.

As well as Sunday, Thursday nights feature visiting teams from around Bangkok. The Gray Panthers, or the Nichada Panthers, or just the Panthers, as they're sometimes called, are undefeated so far this season.

Recently, the World Medical Center on Chaengwattana became the first ever sponsor; the team is now The WMC Panthers. Their sponsorship allows for new jerseys and community service projects.

One of the first is to supply coaching, footballs, and uniforms to schools in Pakkret. Thank you World Medical Center for this support!

New players are welcomed, and if nothing else you’ll get a good workout with a good group of people. Many players also participate successfully in Bangkok area tournaments.

Meanwhile, you might consider following your husband/dad/neighbor out the door and spectate on a Sunday or Thursday. It promises to be entertaining. If not, follow the action through the images and video on our website (http://nichadapanthers.wordpress.com/).

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Fitness

Doubles Tennis a Great Way to Stay Fit Friday Group: On Friday mornings from 7:30 to 9:30 am, there is fun tennis doubles action happening on the Nichada Courts!

As of now we have eight regular players but are always looking for subs. We are intermediate to advance-level players. We play a set to winner of 6 games, then winners play winners from the second court, and losing team plays losing team.

We then switch one more time for the third set.

Time allowing, we play three sets total.

We also switch which position you play, so from forehand to backhand for the next set.

We ask that you find a sub when necessary and to please come on time to get warmed up and ready to play close to the 7:30 am starting time. Bring a big bottle of water and towel. We have two people assigned to bring a can of new balls when it's their turn.

At the beginning of each season – August to December, and then January to June – we reserve the days and times with Nichada. I was new last year and have found all the people really helpful and fun to play with. For more information contact Ann McVey at 088-676-8048 or tim_mcvey@hotmail.com.

Ann McVey Tuesday Ladies Doubles

Mixed Doubles: Friday and Sunday

This Intermediate-Advanced Tennis group plays Tuesdays from 8 - 10am at the 2 Nichada/Clark Hatch courts, except during ISB school holidays. Regular players get priority to play, but subs are always welcome. Contact Mary McCarty at mrymccrty@yahoo.com.

This group has more than 40 members (all levels), of primarily ISB parents & teachers. Depending on the availability of courts (organizers will advise at the beginning of the week), around 8-20 get to play at the ISB outdoor courts on Fridays from 7-9pm, and Sundays from 8-10am. First to sign up for the week get to play. New members are always welcome.

Facebook: ISB Tennis Mixed Doubles Group (closed group, members have to be invited). To join, email Alina Ibrahim-Eddy at alinaeddy@gmail.com or Jack Kirivong at rangerbootcamp@hotmail.com Alina Ibrahim-Eddy

Saturday Men’s Doubles: Early birds can opt for Saturday morning men’s doubles tennis at the ISB courts, from 6:30 to 9 am. The atmosphere is informal, and the emphasis is on fun and getting a good workout. If interested, please contact: AndrewMcCarty@chevron.com.

Ping Pong on Tuesday Nights The new Pakkred Ping Pong Players group meets Tuesday nights, 7:30 to 9:30 pm, on the 2nd floor of Mansions in the Park.

It’s a co-ed group of ping pong enthusiasts. All adults are welcome! Paddles and balls are provided. We play round-robin, games to 11. Come and join us! For more information, contact Liz at: lizsiam@gmail.com.

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Fitness

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Biking for Fun and Health

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Save the Date!

Friday, December 13 Festive Soiree at Gill and Vic Adams’

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Community News

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Nichada Plaza Partially Opened On October 5 Shoppers, families and residents were checking out the Nichada Plaza Grand Opening on Staurday, October 5. There was lots of food, music and entertainment to enjoy while exploring the new Plaza and Nichada offices. Nichada staff were available for assistance and the shop owners were festive and welcoming, many of them engaging in Grand Opening festivities by offering food and drinks and activities. There were several stores open and ready for business displaying many wonderful services and products, including candles, rugs, toys and flowers. Villa Supermarket representatives were also present and informing people that the official opening for the supermarket is expected at the end of October.

Jennifer Bradley

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Recipe Corner: Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving Recipe: Parker House Rolls I have never (ever, ever) claimed to have the ‘Martha Stewart gene,’ but after watching her prepare these rolls on her show several years ago, I was intrigued enough to try to make them myself. They looked relatively easy, with baking terms I could easily understand.

As Martha explained, these rolls get their distinctive creased shape from the head baker at the Parker House Hotel in Boston in the late 1800s, who threw these rolls onto a pan in a fit of rage after clenching each in his fist.

I’m not sure why the baker was so angry, because the rolls are delicious -- and they were a huge “hit” at both of my family’s Thanksgiving dinners that year. While I won’t be “home” to prepare these for my extended family this year, the tradition will continue in my own home.

Happy baking! (And, yes, this picture is of the rolls I actually baked!)

Ingredients 1/2 cup melted (1 stick) unsalted butter, plus more melted butter for brushing bowl 1 1/2 cups warm (115 degrees) milk *Note: If using instant 2 (1/4-ounce) packages active dry yeast *See Note yeast, skip the milk/yeast 6 tablespoons sugar step and add in with the 2 teaspoons salt flour. Also, skip Step 3’s 2 large eggs, lightly beaten punch/rest.

6 to 6 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface Directions 1. Brush a large bowl with butter; set aside. In a small bowl, sprinkle yeast over 1/4 cup milk. Let stand until soft, about 5 minutes. In another large bowl, combine butter, sugar, salt, remaining 1 1/4 cups milk, and egg. Whisk to combine. Whisk in yeast mixture.

2. Using a wooden spoon, stir in flour, 1 cup at a time, until you have a soft dough. Turn dough out onto a floured work surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, 5 to 10 minutes. Place in prepared bowl, turning to coat with butter. Cover with plastic wrap. Let stand in a warm spot until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

3. Punch down dough. Cut into 2 pieces. Invert bowl over dough, and let rest for 10 minutes.

Working with one piece at a time, on a lightly floured surface, roll into a 12-inch square, about 1/3-inch thick. Cut into six 2-by-12-inch strips. Cut each strip into three 4-by-2-inch rectangles.

4. Brush rectangles with butter. Using the handle of a butter knife, crease rectangles slightly off center. Fold at crease. Arrange in rows, slightly overlapping, on buttered baking sheet, with shorter side facing down. Allow at least 1/4-inch of space between rows. Cover and let stand until doubled in bulk, 20 to 30 minutes.

5. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brush rolls with melted butter. Transfer to oven and bake until golden, about 17 minutes, if baking a single strip, about 25 minutes if baking 3 strips at a time (1/4 sheet pan). Remove from oven and brush once more with melted butter.

Source: MarthaStewart.com, http://www.marthastewart.com/338897/parker-house-rolls If you have a favorite recipe you would like to share, please contact us at nnrnewsletter@yahoo.com. We’d love to hear from you!

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Thank You: October Happy Hour

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NNR October Happy Hour Thank You to Oanh Thompson for a Social with Vietnamese Flair The NNR Happy Hour was held on the evening of October 10 with a distinctive Vietnamese theme at the home of Oanh Thompson in Greenville.

On arriving at Oanh’s house, I felt as though I had walked into an Aladdin’s Cave as it was full of beautiful colourful lacquerware of all shapes and sizes, as well as other wonderful Vietnamese handicrafts.

There was an amazing spread of finger food – great variety and very tasty – and of course plenty of wine and other refreshments.

There was a good turnout and many of the ladies couldn’t resist shopping. It was fun and relaxing to catch up with chums and to meet new people in such a friendly and convivial atmosphere.

Our gracious host Oanh generously provided raffle prizes. An exquisitely embroidered tablecloth complete with 12 napkins was won by Connie, and a dazzling lacquerware picture of Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss” was won by yours truly!

The NNR raised a total of 9,600 baht from the raffle to be donated to the much deserving Home for the Destitute. The Elder Care Club at ISB will receive 5,000 baht of the proceeds to reach their goal of providing 350 new pillows for the elderly residents of the home. How grounding it is to think that an item we just take for granted will mean so much to others. The remaining money will also be used to buy much-needed items for the Home.

Oanh also invited her friend Tony who runs a Vietnamese travel agency called Vietsailings. There were a few ladies present who were already satisfied customers, having visited Vietnam and had trips tailor-made by Tony. Vietsailings has a good variety of travel itineraries and you can tailor them to your own requirements and interests. For more information, visit www.vietsailings.com.

I would like to extend a big “thank you” to Oanh and Paul Thompson for inviting us into their lovely home. A great time was had by all!

Sarah Glaze, NNR Social Chair We look forward to seeing you at the next NNR social event – Bollywood dancing!

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Restaurant Review

Restaurant Review Maverick Restaurant and Bar Another hard day at the office, and your intrepid Restaurant Reviewer has to slug it out sampling the fare that Bangkok has to offer. It is a tough life indeed!

For those of you who have just arrived in Bangkok, this is indeed a happening time in Bangkok’s culinary landscape. New restaurants are opening all the time, new styles of cooking are emerging, new chefs are arriving, and new styles being explored. International influences abound, and the general quality of food, drink and décor are now on a par with anywhere in the Maverick Restaurant world. In other words, this is a great time to live and eat in BKK. and Bar Maverick is one such ‘happening’ place. “French origins, world flavors,” says their tagline. It is a fusion of European foods – and seems to attract a Soi Asoke 3 European clientele – with a little bit of French, a little bit of Spanish, and a Sukhumvit 19 (next to little influence from around the world. The menus are very creative, with Ocean Tower 2) yummy accompanying relishes, chutneys, dressings and sauces that really make the dish.

Tel: 02-665-2772 Presentation is lovely and elegant. In www.maverickbkk.com fact, it is all rather lovely and elegant – and the desserts get a special mention! These show a definite French influence, which is a good thing. They are delicious Prices for lunch range from about 150 baht for a starter through 350-790 baht for the a la carte main dishes. The set lunch price for a starter and main course is 490 baht. Desserts are 150 baht.

Expect prices to be slightly more in the evening. However, quality and value is definitely achieved!

One thing that would normally receive a big black mark from me are the two televisions situated in full view of this casual fine dining restaurant. However they just about get away with it, as they show videos of their chefs at work, producing their creations.

They have an extensive selection of wines and gorgeous glasses and carafes to go with them – sounds odd, but they really are quite beautiful. And, of course, there is a large selection of teas and coffees, for not only is this a restaurant, but it is also a place for stepping out of the heat to enjoy a coffee at the bar, European style. Luckily for us, there is also a little shop that sells the artisan bread, pastries and desserts, which are so delicious.

Conclusion? Well worth a visit – great ambience, an interesting and creative menu, and just a lovely place to spend some time with friends or family. Go and enjoy.

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