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August - September 2020



Board of Advisors A Message from the General Manager

Arsa Sarasin Dearest Members,
Bangkok Chowkwanyun
Dr. Boonkiet Chokwatana This August, avoid the crowds and come celebrate Mother’s
Day at your own private Club. The Club’s Food and Beverage
Chai Sophonpanich Department has prepared special set menu at the Ivory Palace
Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi for dine-in during 10th – 11th and 13th – 15th August.

Chartsiri Sophonpanich Mooncakes are the must-eat Mid Autumn food and will be
Nukul Prachuabmoh on sale at your Club starting mid July in preparation for Mid
Visith Leelasithorn Autumn festival. These freshly Club-baked mooncakes with a
selection of your favourite fillings and elegantly packaged will make a perfect corporate
or personal gift to family or friends.

Your Club Spa is ready to provide you with a new treatment of “Thai Herbal Compress”
and enjoy the other perfect spa treatments to help rejuvenate your whole body and
mind offered with the special promotion. What’s more? Read on page 11.

Any suggestions or comments on activities are always welcome as to remain your
favorite place for relaxation and business.

We look forward to welcoming you at these enjoyable occasions throughout August
and September.

Cordially yours,

Chutima Wattanachang
General Manager

Board of Governors A Warm Welcome to Our New Members

Chali Sophonpanich A warm welcome to all of our new Members who joined our Club in May - June 2020.
(Chairman) We hope you will all enjoy the Club and take part in as many events as possible!

Jayavadh Bunnag • Angsuras Somchinda • Nikolaos Kaimenakis, H.E. Mr.
Dr. Juree Vichit-Vadakan • Hideomi Shigematsu • Orawan Tadthong
• Jiroot Somchinda • Smith Tetchartvanich
Kelvin Tan • Juthatip Sutticherchart • Xiaowei Zhao
Kittipong Urapeepatanapong • Nashida Kazuya, H.E. Mr. • Yasuko Shigematsu
Dr. Kongkiat Opaswongkarn
Club Events
Narong Intanate
Khunying Natthika W. Angubolkul September 2020
Thursday, 24th South African Night
Palawi Bunnag
Prasong Owlarn Club Holidays
Pravidhya Suvaruchiphorn
Please note that the Club will be closed on Wednesday, 12th August 2020 for
Reiji Fujita H.M. Queen Sirikit, The Queen Mother’s Birthday and Mother’s Day
Somnuk Kyavatanakij
Sudhitham Chirathivat

For further information on Club’s events, please contact your Club
at 0 2679 5550 or browse our website: www.thebangkokclub.com

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Interview
H.E. MR. FRANCISCO VAZ PATTO
AMBASSADOR OF THE EMBASSY OF PORTUGAL TO THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND

Q: IF YOU ARE TO PROMOTE ANY but I tried to also show the Thai people
what modern Portugal can offer in all her
OF PORTUGUESE PRODUCTS, WHAT beauty, diversity and variety. And I think I
WOULD IT BE? AND WHY? can say I was able to do it.

A: We’ve worked hard these years Q: WE ARE ALL BATTLING COVID 19,

promoting Portugal as a tourist HOW IS PORTUGAL HANDLING THE
destination as well as promoting specific SITUATION AND ANY ADVICE FOR
Portuguese products – especially wine ANY TOURIST WHO WANTS TO VISIT
- as we have so many interesting and PORTUGAL THE SOONEST?
unique wine varieties. We also worked
hard to promote Portuguese culture A: Portugal has been hit with COVID
and the Portuguese language. The
Embassy directly supports the teaching like every nation. Our government reacted
of Portuguese in several universities in quickly and our people responded pretty
Thailand including Chulalongkhorn and efficiently so, thankfully, our numbers
Thammasat. We have also tried to help were not as high as some other places.
Thais better understand contemporary Visiting Portugal for Thais will be very
Portugal including the powerful soon possible and I hope all our Thai
digital sector, with startups and new friends will go to Portugal as soon as they
technologies that innovative Portuguese are able to leave Thailand.
individuals and companies are playing a
huge role in developing. Q: YOUR JOB SOUNDS VERY

Q: COULD YOU PLEASE PROVIDE Q: WHAT HAVE BEEN YOUR DEMANDING. WHAT DO YOU DO IN
YOUR LEISURE TIME?
A BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT MOST TRYING AND MOST
YOURSELF? MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE (S) AS AN A: The job is demanding indeed and the
AMBASSADOR?
A: I grew up in central Portugal. I have schedule is almost always full, so there
A: Being present in Thailand for the isn’t a lot of leisure time for me and my
five siblings and my parents are still husband but I do enjoy the rare evenings
alive and living in our family home. I am last year of King Bhumibol’s life and then when I can relax at home with Kevin.
a lawyer, graduated from the Catholic experiencing his passing, the mourning I love to read a good book or watch a
University of Lisbon, in 1989. I joined the period and the cremation ceremonies good movie and the capacity to see so
Portuguese Foreign Ministry in 1990 and was one of the most memorable many films now on the streaming services
since then have been posted in Germany, experiences we’ve had here. The early is a nice thing. But I still prefer to go to a
Belgium, Angola, New York and now days of the COVID lockdown in March, movie theater. We have also been lucky
in Thailand (covering from here all the 2020 were not easy as we had to work to visit many beautiful places in Thailand
neighboring countries: Cambodia, Laos, very hard to help the Portuguese who and throughout SE Asia over these
Malaysia, Myanmar and Vietnam). In New were living or traveling and got stranded five years, which has been a wonderful
York I met my husband, Kevin, and we throughout Southeast Asia. experience.
were married in Lisbon in 2017.
Q: WHAT DO YOU WISH TO Q: WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO
Q: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN
ACCOMPLISH DURING YOUR TERM SAY ABOUT YOUR CLUB? ANY
THAILAND AS AN AMBASSADOR? AS AMBASSADOR TO THAILAND? MESSAGE OR WORD OF ADVICE FOR
YOUR FELLOW MEMBERS AT THE
A: We arrived in October, 2015 so it will A: It’s more a question of “what do I BANGKOK CLUB.

soon be five years. think I have accomplished” as my term A: The Bangkok Club has always been
is nearly up here in Thailand! One of
Q: HOW BIG IS THE PORTUGUESE my goals was increasing the cultural a welcoming place to visit. While we
awareness and person-to-person didn't take as much advantage of the
COMMUNITY IN BANGKOK? contact between Thais and Portugal. I club's many facilities as we may have
also tried very hard to help the Thai see over the years, it was always a great
A: We are about 500 people living what Portugal is like today. Thailand and place to have a meal or see friends or
Portugal share a very long and important celebrate a special occasion. Both Kevin
throughout Thailand and in all the region history together, so many Thais know and I have many pleasant memories of
I’m responsible for. about the Portuguese of 500 years ago times spent at The Bangkok Club!

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Mother’s Day Treat
MAKE THIS MOTHER'S DAY ~ ONE MOM WILL NEVER FORGET!

Let the Club help you throw a thank Mother’s Day Menu
you celebration that will leave a
smile on Mom's face for days after. • Deep Fried Prawn with Salad Cream

This Club-crafted menu features a กงุ้ ทอดครีมสลัด
special set menu of culinary delights
-- why not make it a real party with • Double Boiled Conch and Black Chicken
a special offer? in Chinese Herbs

Check it out now to make an early ซุปหอยสงั ขแ์ ละไก่ดำ�ตุน๋ เครื่องยาจนี
bird reservation at the Ivory Palace!
• Baked Pork in Casserole served with Chinese Bun

หมูสามช้ันอบหม้อดนิ หมัน่ โถว

• Roast Duck

เปด็ ยา่ งหนงั กรอบ

• Fried Chinese Vegetable with Conpoy

ผัดผกั ราดกงั ป๋วย

• Stir Fried Rice Noodle with Snow Fish

ราดหนา้ ปลาหิมะ

• Gingko Nut with Young Coconut

แปะก๊วยรวมมิตรมะพร้าวอ่อน

• Chinese Tea

ชาจีน

Baht 1,950++ per person

For more information or reservation, please contact 0 2679 5550

MFooenstciavakel
In keeping with the Chinese tradition of
the Mid-Autumn Festival, your Club has
created freshly Club-baked Chinese
mooncakes that are attractively boxed
for gifts or as private indulgences.

Select your favourite flavours from a
variety of choices as below:

j Durian
j Lotus Seed
j Chinese Red Dates
j Green Tea
j Red Bean
j Black Sesame
j Five Nuts and Chinese Herbs

Our Mid-Autumn Festival’s offer will be available till 1st October or until supplies last,
so place an order for your favourite flavours at Ivory Palace now!

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Food Promotion Kohaku

Cassiopeia

Panini Sandwich Lamb Osso Buco Sanshoku Don

Varieties of fillings – Stewed lamb shank, served with Assorted sea eel, hamachi,
smoke salmon, chicken or angel hair pasta, Caesar salad ayu fish, prawn roe and
ham cheese, served with and coffee or tea seaweed topped over
soup of the day and coffee or tea
vinegared rice, served with
miso soup and oshiruko

South African Night

Let’s Zip,
Savour & Enjoy!

A great opportunity to come and meet other
members ~ please join us at your Club for a
socializing evening of member gathering
@South African Night provided by the Club on
Thursday, 24th September 2020, from 6:30 pm …

Please note: Changes may be made without prior notice.

We would like to thank Marvel Beverage And Events Co. Ltd. KWV
for the hospitality sponsorship of this event.

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August - September 2020

Ivory Palace

Ayu Shioyaki Stewed Pork Leg Hokkaido Scallop
with Peanut
Salt-grilled white sea fish, Stir-fried scallop with sweet pea
served with spicy ayu salad, Slow cooked pork leg with in salty egg sauce
peanut, Chinese wine, black and
miso soup, steamed rice
and ice cream white soya in oyster sauce

of the Months Hawaiian Sunrise
(Cocktail)
During August and September 2020, • Tequila
our signature drinks are made up of • Vodka
tasty mixture of imported liquor and fruit • Galliano
juices. Crafted by our fantastic team of • Apple juice
bartenders, you’re sure to be delighted by • Pineapple juice
the colours and flavours … • Lemon juice
• Sugar syrup
Sparkling Green • Red grenadine
(Mocktail)
• Lychee syrup *Image is for promotional purpose only.
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• Orange juice
• Grenadine

High Life

A farewell party was hosted by Khun Pasit Apitanotai (seated 2nd right, front row), President of Siam Pro (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
for H.E. Mr. Chen-Yuan Tung (seated centre, front row), Ambassador of Taipei Economics & Cultural Office in Thailand,
at Grand Hall.

Khun Siriya Sophonpanich
(centre), President, Khun Chutima
Wattanachang (2nd right),
General Manager, and
Ms. Angelina de Castro (far right),
Membership and Relations
Manager of The Bangkok Club,
welcomed H.E. Mr. Nashida Kazuya,
Ambassador, and Ms. Chie Iida,
Second Secretary of Embassy of
Japan at Cassiopeia.

Khun Siriya Sophonpanich (far left),
President and Ms. Angelina de
Castro (2nd right), Membership and
Relations Manager of The Bangkok
Club, welcomed H.E. Mr. Nikolaos
Kaimenakis (2nd left), Ambassador
of The Hellenic Republic at the Club
recently.

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High Life

The recent special lecture on the topic ‘Digital Disruption’ organized by YTEA with the guest speaker, Mr. Jirayut Srupsrisopa
(seated centre), Founder and Group CEO of Bitkub Capital Group Holdings.

Khun Sanan Angubolkul (6th right), Chairman and President of Srithai Superware Public Co., Ltd., recently held a lunch
reception for his honour guests at Grand Hall.

Special Fellowship
for COVID-19
Research Event
hosted by
Ms. Ines Caldeira
(3rd right), Managing
Director of L’Oreal
(Thailand) Ltd.
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High Life Our birthday celebrant, Khun
Jidapa Leenabanchong (3rd
Congratulations! Khun Inthira Sawadpanich left) took a photo with her
(centre), hosts Zonta Club of Bangkok I’s close friends at Rose Room.
first meeting as she takes her position
as the Club's president at Grand Hall Khun Amara Chiasakul (2nd right),
recently. From left to right: Dr. Lalivan celebrated her birthday among
Karnchanachari, Khun Irene Sawadpanich, well-wishers at Lily Room.
Khunying Chinda Charungcharoenvejj,
Khun Suchitra Muatphol, Khunying Rose
Boribalburibhand and Khun Monvibha
Prachankhadee.

Khun Irene Sawadpanich (seated left)
and Khun Kanda Jindachotsiri (seated
right) celebrated joint birthday party with
their family at Rose Room.

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Spa Promotion

The Thai Herbal Compress, Special offer for August and
an Ancient Aromatherapy Technique … September 2020 only!

The Club Spa happily offers its new treatment Purchase 10 sessions ~
‘Thai Herbal Compress’ ~ get 3 complimentary sessions :
this treatment technique using a warm compress
of selected Thai medicinal herbs induces deep • Thai Herbal Compress (60 mins)
relaxation, relieves stress and fatigue, boosts both
emotional and physical well-being, assists alignment Facial Treatment (90 mins)
and postural integrity of the body, improves • Anti-aging Facial
circulation of blood and lymph and stimulates the
internal organs. Body Treatment (60 mins)
• Foot Massage (90 mins)
This treatment is great by itself or (90 mins)
combined with another treatment! • Thai Massage
Book our great treatments offer to
look your best for this season! • Sport Massage

Hair salon (Short /Long)
• Hair Treatment (Male /Female)

• Hair Retouch

~ To enrich your life with memorable spa treatments, please call 0 2679 5550 ext. 3011- 3012 ~

HCMoearmsbspaargleess Treat your senses to the luxury they deserve with this
ultimate flower power treatment. Herbal Compress
Massage has been practiced for hundreds of years and
involves the use of herb infused muslin compresses to
stimulate and detoxify the body…

Did you know that Herbal Compress Massage has been
practiced since the 14th century? It has been said that Thai
royalty were massive fans of the treatment as well as soldiers
suffering from muscular pain after battle. Well, if it’s good
enough for them!

Herbal Compress Massage is well-known for its relaxation
qualities, but this flower-bursting pick-me-up can also improve
blood circulation and promote cell growth. How? As the heat of
the muslin cloth warms the skin, blood vessels across the body
begin to dilate which kick starts the efficiency of different internal
organs. But that’s not all! Herbs used in the compress can do
different things for different parts of the body: lemongrass and
kaffir lime boosts immune system, turmeric contains anti-
inflammatories and tamarind can improve skin complexion.

If you’re feeling stressed, why not harness the gifts Mother
Nature gave us?

~ There is arguably no better way to achieve this peace of
mind than to receive an expert massage in the peace and
comfort of your Club Spa ~

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