Songkran Festival

Songkran festival

Songkran festival or Water festival is a traditional Thai New Year’s day, it’s celebrated everywhere around Thailand and it falls on 13-15 April every year. The most popular Songkran celebrations are in Chiangmai, Thailand, it continues for six days or longer.

The most obvious celebration of Songkran is throwing water, you will see water guns are selling everywhere in this period and a lot of water containers on the side of the street.

Buddhist people go to the temples to give food to the monks to bring their good luck for the New Year, They may clean Buddha images and pouring Buddha images with water mixed with Thai fragrance. People who works somewhere else will return to their hometown to celebrate Songkran festival with their families.

You can celebrate Songkran anywhere in Thailand.

Lights out Phuket 2012

Switching off your lights for 60 minutes can help a lot to save the earth. We all need to help preserve this planet to be with us a long time. At present our world changes so fast. Caused by human activities including most people wasting  energy.

That is the reason that people do not care to pay attention to waste electricity consumption are some of the causes of global warming because of the electricity we use and waste every day and  the majority of energy is produced by burning  coal, oil and natural gas. Too much energy is wasted and contributes to greenhouse gases and air pollution.

We should save energy.

That will help reduce global warming. It also can help economically as well as help save our world. Please everyone including Celebrities, Actors and the Famous and YOU get together to invite people to help each other save the world with switching of your lights for Earth Hour this Saturday the 31st March. We can all bring the world together to pledge action towards a better environment.

It’s a necessity.

The slogan of Earth Hour this year is “I will if you will” which is a simple promise for everybody.

91.5 FM Presents

The Phuket Blues Rock Festival

91.5 FM Phuket will broadcast LIVE on 25th February from 9pm to midnight @ Laguna Phuket.

Phuket Vegetarian Festival

Phuket Vegetarian Festival : 27 September – 05 October 2011

• Sunday September 29, 2011               Sapam Shrine

• Monday September 30, 2011               Samkong Shrine

• Tuesday October 01, 2011                   Ban Tha Rve Shrine

• Wednesday October 02, 2011              Bang Neow Shrine Cherng Thalay Shrine

• Thursday October 03, 2011                 Jui Tui Shrine

• Friday October 04, 2011                      Kathu Shrine Yokkekeng Shrine

• Saturday October 05, 2011                  Sui Boon Tong Shrine

First Rawai Nai Harn Golf Day

Chivas Regal Whisky Dinner

EEST restaurant

The Chivas Regal Whisky dinner is priced at THB 2900++ per person and includes Chivas cocktails, 4 course set menu paired with Chivas Regal 12, 18 and 25 years old and live entertainment.

To book this exclusive whisky pairing dinner guests call 076 335 600 or email: kanokwan.thamakarn@westin.com

Mother’s day

Traditionally, the mother of the nation was defined on 15^th  April of each year, according to the resolution of the Cabinet announced the approval on February 23, 2493(1950), which considers that the Agency’s work. The National Cultural Council delegate to the event date from the 15^th April 2493(1950) for the first time since then has been a great success. With public support, they can expand the scope of reaching out to them.

Buddhist ceremonies are held. Mother’s Day slogan contest. Mother of the national contest. To honor and recognize the importance of the mother. And to increase the importance of the mother and the other to this end, Mother’s Day is the annual national government under Prime Minister Field Marshal Pibulsonggram. It is generally known as the mother of the nation.

The governments are scheduled on August 12 of each year and are considered to be critical of the Thai people. The set is “jasmine” white as a symbol of goodness of the mother gave birth to us.

Changing How You Eat!!

1.  Working out on an empty stomach.

If you hear a rumbling noise in your stomach, the rumbling is trying to tell you something.  Without listening to them, you are forcing your body to run without any fuel.  Before you exercise or do any physical activity, always eat a light snack such as an apple.

2.  Relying on energy bars and drinks.

Although they are fine every once in a while, they don’t deliver the antioxidants you need to prevent cancer.  Fruits and vegetables are your best bets, as they are loaded in vitamins, minerals, fluid, and fiber.

3.  Skipping breakfast.

Skipping breakfast is never a good idea, as breakfast starts the day.  Your body needs fuel as soon as possible, and without it, you’ll be hungry throughout the day.

4.  Low carb diets.

Your body needs carbohydrates for your muscles and the storing of energy.

91.5 FM Phuket “LIVE”

at Laguna Phuket International Marathon 2011

Phuket Tasar Champion Crowned at Bel Air Panwa Tasar Series

The Bel Air Panwa Tasar Series recently finished in Phuket, Thailand with some close racing from this growing one-design fleet. Phuket is famed for its ‘big boat’ regattas with the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta, Phuket Raceweek, Bay Regatta and the SEA Property International Phuket Multihull Challenge, however, a recent resurgence in dinghy sailing and junior sailing is seeing a diversification in the Island’s sailing choices.

In 2007 the Tasar Worlds were held on Phuket, off Cape Panwa in the southeast of the Island, providing the initial impetus to Tasar sailing on Phuket. Four boats were bought by Phuket sailors to compete in the Worlds and since then the fleet has grown to eight, all based at the Phuket Yacht Club in Ao Yon on Phuket’s East Coast.

The Bel Air Panwa Tasar Series was organised by the Phuket Yacht Club and consisted of three events over two months, sailed off Ao Yon. Close racing throughout the nine-race series meant it was very easy to go from hero to zero in this one-design fleet. The title fight went to the wire at the last event of the series. Two drops were allowed and after a flat calm and rain greeted the sailors at the final event, racing finally got underway with good breeze.

Hot favourites, G-String – skippered by Phil Lawson when winner of the Tasar Class at the 2009 Phuket King’s Cup Regatta – was skippered by Leslie Hand in the Bel Air Panwa Tasar Series and after finishing fourth in the final, finished fourth overall.

In third place overall was Dragonfly, skippered by Liam Kealy from Seakitt Casschris, skippered by Muzza Nordstrand in second, who after a great start to the series with a 1,1,2, fell off the pace later in the series. Winner of the Bel Air Panwa Tasar Series was Slipstream, skippered by Andrew de Bruin. A number of firsts and consistent high placings saw them take the series by three points.

Club racing is seeing a resurgence on the Island with a regular big boat program offered by the Ao Chalong Yacht Club, junior sailing and Optimist events offered by the newly formed Phuket Youth Sailing Squadron, and one-design racing and junior sailing programmes offered by the Phuket Yacht Club – Phuket’s oldest Yacht Club.

Preparations are underway for the next Tasar series and there are still opportunities for more teams to enter. If interested, contact class captain, Andrew de Bruin on andrew@leemarine.net. The Phuket Yacht Club are looking to host a weekend Thailand Nationals for the Tasar class in the near future.

For information on Phuket Yacht Club, email phuketyachtclub@gmail.com or visit www.phuketyachtclub.info.