– 1 – – 1 – – 1 – ISSUE 4 November 2009 Welcome to another edition of Cape Panwa’s newsletter. Our pleasantly dysfunctional team this month uncovers inside stories, expounds (with first-hand local knowledge of course) on Phuket issues, and presents the best the island has to offer. However, anyone hankering to know what Tim’s golfing handicap is will be sadly disappointed due to the tremendous amount of rain we’ve been having. Bone up on local news, events and all things Phuket and we hope to see you soon. Stay in touch. Your Cape Panwa / Kantary Bay Team Jet-Ski Scams Cape Panwa Hotel would respectfully suggest that guests should refrain from using jet-skis on any west coast beach in Phuket. The main reason being that they are dangerous, envi- ronmentally disastrous and – to add a further negative aspect – hirers are often subject to scams wherein the ‘owner’ of the jet-ski accuses perfectly innocent renters of damaging the machine, demanding up to 80,000 baht compensation for an imaginary minor dent. You’ve seen it on TV – stay well away. The newsletter is named Otterʼs Tales after Bobby the friendly Otter who was a resident of the Cape Panwa Hotel for nearly 10 years Hotel Happenings - Loy Krathong - Vegetarian Festival Wedding - Fredy and Supranee What’s on in Phuket - All Quiet on the Western Front - Football - Phuket Old Town goes Underground Thai Traditions - Wai - Thai Fruit Cape Panwa Happenings - Thanks FIFA 2 3 4 J C re s o t ll di t 5 6 7 Christmas & New Year Celebrations Quizzes - Quiz on Thai Cooking -Thai General Knowledge Meet a guest - Khun Nik Guest News - Stuart Blacklock Meet a member of staff - Wichuta 9 Questions - The Chaovarit Band Up and Coming - More privileges
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ISSUE 4 November 2009
Welcome to another edition of Cape Panwa’s newsletter.
Our pleasantly dysfunctional team this month uncovers inside
stories, expounds (with first-hand local knowledge of course) on
Phuket issues, and presents the best the island has to offer.
However, anyone hankering to know what Tim’s golfing handicap
is will be sadly disappointed due to the tremendous amount of
rain we’ve been having.
Bone up on local news, events and all things Phuket and we hope
to see you soon. Stay in touch.
Your Cape Panwa / Kantary Bay Team
Jet-Ski ScamsCape Panwa Hotel would
respectfully suggest that guests
should refrain from using jet-skis
on any west coast beach in
Phuket. The main reason being
that they are dangerous, envi-
ronmentally disastrous and – to add a further negative
aspect – hirers are often subject to scams wherein the ‘owner’
of the jet-ski accuses perfectly innocent renters of damaging the
machine, demanding up to 80,000 baht compensation for an
imaginary minor dent. You’ve seen it on TV – stay well away.
The newsletter is named Otterʼs Tales after Bobby the friendly Otter who was a resident of the Cape Panwa Hotel for nearly 10 years
Hotel Happenings- Loy Krathong
- Vegetarian Festival
Wedding- Fredy and Supranee
What’s on in Phuket- All Quiet on the
Western Front
- Football
- Phuket Old Town
goes Underground
Thai Traditions- Wai
- Thai Fruit
Cape Panwa Happenings- Thanks FIFA
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Christmas & New Year CelebrationsQuizzes- Quiz on Thai Cooking
Win & Prizes: Please post or email your answers to us and we will announce the winners in our next Otter’s Tales. Prizes include T-Shirts, baseball caps and more and can be collected on your next visit or email Tim to have it posted out to you.
CROSSWORD & QUIZ
R T T K D C Q H C K G G U N N
E R A F U Q X A A Y F U M P I
G Z S T J N P U J U I K S H N
N S H Y G D G C A V A M E D L
I K A B T K W P I F M G K I J
G J L D X U L B I L A X S O N
A I L A Z J L R B L R A H R W
M G O C S H L C A K B A U G M
K I T O Q I H N L T U B G A S
F Y X F M I G I E C B D B H I
E I M E L A M E U F E N A B M
B C S L L E W M V P Y N V X F
B Z I A X S I Q A L Q Z U X A
M D V G S N F G Q N Y F K T I
T S S A R G N O M E L Q U F R
Thailand - General knowledge
Christmas & New Year CelebrationsVive la Difference! New Year Celebrations - Cultures of Phuket
Phuket is a myriad of different cultures and influences. This New
Year’e Eve we have chosen to explore and celebrate these diverse
influences.
There will be lots of different food to sample and entertainment
that embraces multicultural Phuket.
We promise you fireworks, singing and laughter - we look forward
to celebrating with you.
Needed for Thai Cooking
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Down1. Bell shaped with a green or red waxy skin.2. Pink skin with green scales and the juicy fl esh has small edible black seeds.3. Circular fruit with a purple tough shell but with white fl eshy fruit segments inside.4. Circular with a hard green skin - eat with sugar salt and chili.6. This smells!!!!7. Red and brown pods covered with soft spines (my fav).10. A grapefruit but no bitter taste.Across5. Best eaten with sticky rice.8. Red or orange skin when ripe - usually cylindrical in shape.9. Small brown sweet balls with translucent fruit inside.11. Circular, red and is covered with soft green spines.12. Pink or red brittle bumpy hard skin with white fruit inside.
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chilli
wok
cumin
kafir lime
garlic
lemongrass
ginger
lime
galangal
shallot
sweet basil
G U E S TN E W S
THE WINNER OF
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M E E T A
G U E S T
Questions for Khun Nick
from the last edition of Otter’s tale were
Please contact us as to how you would like to receive your prize.
Jim Cowles
MEET A MEMBER OF
S T A F F
Nick worked in the British Embassy
as an ambassador in different places
around the world. His last posting
was in India.
Roadrunner Stuart Stuart Blacklock ran a half marathon in
Berlin and now he is looking forward to
Paris and New York, Tim feels guilty when
he gets the bus to work – Go for it Stu!
Wichuta – Home and AwayWichuta (her nickname is Leena) has been
with us for a little over three years – during
her stay with us Wichuta has worked at the
Lighthouse Pub.
She enjoys working at the Cape Panwa
Hotel because she always has fun with the
guests – especially during Happy Hour.
Working late does not bother Wichuta be-
cause she can indulge in her other passion
– SHOPPING – and one of her favourite
places to go is the Weekend Market in
Phuket Town near Wat Naka – a bargain
for everyone.
Q What made you choose Kantary Bay
and why do you stay here?
A By accident. I was living in Bangkok at
the time and needed a break by the sea.
I responded to an advert in the Bangkok
Post and the rest is history. Why do I stay?
Well it is a combination of many things; the
location, the breathtaking views across the
Bay, the naughty girls who work at recep-
tion, but seriously the staff and manage-
ment make you feel so welcome and part
of a family. It’s the little things like remem-
bering your birthday, a rose and T-shirt
on Valentine’s Day and invites to Claude’s
bi-monthly cocktail parties. All these set
standards the other hotels in Phuket can-
not possibly reach.
Q What is the biggest fish that you
have caught?
A I must be honest; I have had many big
bites but alas the biggest weighed no more
than a kilo.
Q What do you miss most from the UK?
A Apart from family members I am
embarrassed to say… very little.
Q Where do you take your friends
when they come to visit?
A Chalong temple and Big Buddha. On a
clear day you get a fantastic aerial view of
Phuket.
Q Where in MUST you visit whilst you
are here?
A Phi Phi; stopping off at Maya Beach –
one of the most beautiful places I have ever
seen.
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Q Where was your favourite posting?
A Probably Jerusalem. It was an exhilarat-
ing experience. Shortly after I arrived, Iraq
invaded Kuwait so there was a lot tension
in the air, but it didn’t stop me from getting
out and about. It is a wonderful experi-
ence to see Galilee, Jericho and the Dead
Sea just to name some of the attractions of
historical and biblical importance.
Q What was the oddest request that
you received?
A Probably when in Athens. A family came
in to the Consular Section. The father told
me his story about not being able to cope
with life anymore and could I execute him
and his family. I told him to sit down and
be patient. I was hoping he would leave
and when the time came to close the sec-
tion, by chance two of the embassy’s secu-
rity guards dressed in military uniforms and
armed with automatic weapons walked in
and the man suddenly panicked, grabbed
his wife’s hand and fled with his two kids.
He must have thought his time was up… It
goes without saying I never saw him again.
Q What is the strangest thing that you
commonly see in Phuket today?
A It has to be anything connected with
motorbikes, pets in the motorcycle basket,
a mother carrying a child, a rider holding
an umbrella or even an entire family on the
bike.
Wichuta at work
Stuart Blacklock...our guest
Fishing with Khun Nick
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What’s the worst music that you get asked to play?
AC/DC and Deep Purple – way too heavy for us – no way
What’s the favourite song on your repertoire?
Hey Jude is the one we like to play the most because everybody joins in and sings along with us!
Who is your favourite artist?
Sting is really the best at everything – he is the artist to listen to – we all agree with that
Do you write any tunes?
A long time ago I (Chaovalit) used to write tunes (when he was 20) – they’re in a box somewhere
but we have never played them – be thankful folks…
Where do you go after a night playing at Cape Panwa?
We usually go home but if a guest comes out with us (Hi, Mick!) a place to visit for a good vibe is
Two Black Sheep in Patong (on Rat-U-Thit Road near Soi Bangla) with live music every night and we
know some of the guys there
Can you swim?
What a strange question! We (Chaovalit and Taweesak) learned at school and Pitat’s dad was a
fisherman but that story is for another day
What’s your favourite local beer?
Answered with a rousing chorus of Singha! There was no possible other answer. (So now you know
what to buy the lads. There’s good draught Singha available at the Lighthouse)
Which local restaurant do you choose to go to?
The lads treated this with some suspicion. Was it a trick question? The answer emerged as a Chinese
Restaurant called Nia Yoa – near to the Daeng Plaza, in Phuket Town
What is the most embarrassing thing that has happened to you whilst working?
It’s a regular occurrence! When he… (An unidentified band member) farts at the end of a song!!!.
Catch the Chaovalit Band in rocking form, nightly at the Lighthouse or simply croon along with their
dinner set.
u e s t i o n s
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U p &C O M I N G
PRIVILEGESC A R D
with The Chaovalit Band
You’ll see these hard-working dudes night after night in the restaurant and later on in the Lighthouse: But what really makes them tick?
The Guest Loyalty Program The Guest Loyalty Program is now in full
flow after being in place for over a year – we
have Gold Card Member number 1 staying
with us at the moment!
Chaova l i t , Taweesak and P i ta t
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