Sunday, September 22, 2013

Thank-You Party for Chartered members of the yRator Club. Also a Farewell Party for Norbert Spitz, Sep. 22, 2013

Inter-club relations in action! 
Ambassador Ana Maria Remirez, RC Libertador Recoleta, Argentina (front row, 3rd on right)


Some chartered members

PPs Alice (RC Bangkok Patanakarn), Nannaphat (RC Ladprao), Jintana (RC Nongkhaem)

Chef Jintana

Jintana, PP Patteera (RC Bangkok Vibhavadee), Porntip (RC Charoen Nakorn)

Jintana, PP Ratchada (RC Ratchadapisek), Patteera (\(RC Bangkok Vibhavadee)

Pres. Santi (RC Bangkok), PPs Suporn (RC Bangkholaem), Sinee (RC Yannawa), Patteera (RC Bangkok Vibhavadee), Roongporn (RC Bangkok 70), Porntip (RC Charoen Nakorn), Jintana (RC Nongkhaem), Suvimol (RC Yawaraj), [front row: Pres. Pranee (RC Bangkok 70), PP Booonsom (RC Prasri Suriyotai, Ayudhya), PP Alice (RC Bangkok Pattanakarn)

Chef Jintana

Presenting a new yRator T-shirt 

Uno numero: Number 1

Front and back

The presenters



Ray-rai, Thai dessert prepared freshly on-site

Thai desserts v. Chinese dumplings





The 4 kitchen musketeers


Suvimol (RC Yawaraj), Jintana (RC Nongkhaem), Sinee (RC Yannawa)

Porntip (RC Charoennakorn) offers her opinions to yRator president Pornchai (RC Patumwan). 

Lucky draw

Line-up for the lucky draw

Birthday girl Patteera and the prize she snapped from winner Winai (RC Bangkuntien), 
who gave her as a Birthday gift.


 yRator Santa


Sue and her prize, a Harrods backpack.



A surprise Korean moon cake..... 

Inter-club relations for Pres. Santi Chatterjee of RC Bangkok

Alice's red shirt reflects on Abhisith's hair [that turned red]!

Norbert Spitz and his lucky draw prize

Farewell Party for Norbert Spitz 
Director of Goethe Institute Bangkok.
He would be relocated to Johannesburg, South Africa.
Over 40 Rotarians, mostly past presidents from over 2 dozen Thai-speaking clubs, joined the festive evening.



 
 Four-hand piano performance
by Norbert Spitz and Frederic Tordion

Friday, September 13, 2013

Rotary Club of Bangkok: Celebrating the 83th Birthday. Thursday, Septmber 19, 2013

Rotary Club of Bangkok
83rd Birthday Celebration
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok
10:00 a.m. Buddhist ceremony
12:30p.m.  Speaker, Warakanok Hutabhaet
'The First Rotary Meeting in Siam@Phya Thai Palace'
RSVP:  082-641-4298 c/o KhunMaekhawan
e-mail: rotarybangkok@gmail.com
 

Phya Thai Hotel

Venue of the first club meeting

September 17, 1930. 


H.R.H. Prince Purachatra Krom Phra Kampaeng Bejra
was elected the Club’s Chartered President. 

RC Bangkok received Charter No. 3392 from 
Rotary International on November 28, 1930.

On February 27, 1969, H.M. The King graciously presided over the gala fund-raising dinner of RC Bangkok.
[On the occasion of RC Bangkok’s Silver Anniversary in 1955, H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, graciously consented to honor the Rotary Movement by becoming the Royal Patron of Rotary in Thailand.]


December 15, 1980

RC Bangkok celebrated its Golden Anniversary and 50 years of the Rotary movement in Thailand at Suan Ambhorn Palace. Their Majesties King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit graciously presided over the function.




In 1990-91, on the occasion of RC Bangkok’s fifth cycle, a Music Pavilion was constructed inside Rama IX Park to benefit the public and in honor of the Royal Patron of Rotary in Thailand by H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who is well known worldwide for his talents in music.

 H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn addressed the Rotary gathering on November 23, 1990 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Rotary movement in Thailand and graciously accepted to be an Honorary Member of RC Bangkok.

มูลนิธิโครงการหลวง ร่วมกับ สโมสรโรตารีกรุงเทพ และ Larry Carlton ศิลปินแจ๊สระดับโลกชาวอเมริกันเจ้าของ 3 รางวัลแกรมมี่อัญเชิญบทเพลงพระราชนิพนธ์มา­บรรเลงและขับร้องใหม่สไตล์แจ๊สกับอัลบั้ม "THE JAZZ KING" Larry Carlton (ลาร์รี่ คาร์ลตัน) มารับหน้าที่โปรดิวเซอร์ให้กับอัลบั้มนี้ และเพื่อนพ้องศิลปินแจ๊สแถวหน้ามาร่วมงานน
­ี้ด้วยอย่าง Earl Klugh (เอิร์ล คูลห์) Nathan East (นาธาน อีส) Harvey Mason (ฮาร์วี่ เมสัน) Tom Scott (ทอม สก๊อต) และ Michele Pillar (มิเชล พิลล่า) มาร่วมทำงานโปรเจ็คพิเศษร่วมกันเพราะศิลปิ­นเหล่านี้ซาบซึ้งถึงพระอัจฉริยภาพทางดนตรี­แจ๊สขององค์ในหลวง  

The Jazz King Album

http://www.manager.co.th/Entertainment/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9500000009491

'Love at Sun Down' 
H.M. The King Bhumibol Adulyadej Musical Compositions
Larry Carlton & Guests - All Star Jazz Band

'H.M. Blues' 
: H.M. The King Bhumibol Adulyadej Musical Compositions,Larry Carlton & Guests - All Star Jazz Band





Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Boycott Sydney R.I. Convention


Why I boycott RI Convention in Sydney?

Here's the reason, he's the one!





http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/9/8/australia-s-new-primeministervowstocutforeignaid.html

Alright, there should be no politics in Rotary, but this guy emitted all things unfriendly to non-Aussies, if not xenophobic. 


Oops, indeed he's a xenophobe!




So, keep Australia only to your folks, Abbey!