CELEBRATING OUR PEOPLE HYATT REGENCY HUA HIN Recently, management of Hyatt Regency Hua Hin, led by Mr. Mikael Svensson, the hotel’s general manager, held the three-day “Celebrating Our People” event that is also organised by more than 730 Hyatt Hotels & Resorts across the world during the same period. This event represented the appreciation by Hyatt’s management of the dedication, hard work and commitment to delivering excellent service with the Hyatt Touch to our customers of all employees. As a part of the celebration, the management team took on the role of serving staff in particular areas such as cooking, serving and cleaning for staff, while the service staff enjoyed the role of a customer. This allowed the staff to better understand and see the value of service, sincerity and the Hyatt Touch.

Wildlife Friends of Thailand In a presentation hostet by the Courtyard Marriott, Edwin Wiek , founder and director of Wildlife Friends of Thailand shed light on the rescue center in the backlands near Cha Am. The Wildlife Rescue Center was founded by Dutch-born Edwin Wiek in early 2001. This center has given shelter to a number of different wild animals, some of them for a short period and for some of them it will continue to give shelter for the rest of their lives. This sanctuary is dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of wild animals previously exploited as pets or used for profit within the tourist industry. Read more about this project in Hua Hin Today - July 2009 issue.

BRIGHT CHILD PLAY GROUP - Hua Hin - a British lady called Emma has created a Mother and Baby Playgroup which will open on July 4th on the third floor of The Market Village, facing the road, on the right side next to the Mobile Phone vendors. Cant miss it. The interactive playgroup was meant to intensify playfull activities of Mothers and their and other babies, Toddlers and small kids up to 3 years of age (Max, 3 years and 11 months) and promote educational interaction.. The play group is under leadership and supervisioon of Emma who is not only a qualified children´s therapist but also a qualified nurse. Emma´s background and more about this great initiative can be read in Hua Hin Today - July edition, issued in about 3 weeks. The Play Group will be open from 10.00 in the morning until 3 pm with a lunch break at 12.30 until 1.00 pm. Call Emma for more information at 08 704 89558

Controversial Peruvian land law suspended Environmental victory for the indigenous Indians : Peru's Congress voted Wednesday to suspend indefinitely a controversial law that has created tension between President Alan Garcia's government and indigenous communities in the Amazon, the state-run Andina news agency reported. The vote to suspend the Forestry and Wildlife Law and repeal another related law came days after clashes between indigenous citizens and national police left more than 30 dead and 50 wounded in northwest Peru. The decrees made it easier for companies to gain concessions for oil drilling, mining and logging in Peru, including on indigenous lands. The forestry law, in particular, removed some 45 million hectares (more than 170,000 square miles) of Peruvian jungle from the government's list of protected lands. Protests by indigenous citizens escalated when they began blocking roadways in a northwest province. The recent violence started Friday, when national police attacked a roadblock near the Amazonian city of Bagua. Lawmakers said that during the law's suspension, Congress will redefine it in a way that gives indigenous citizens a voice in how the lands are used, Peru's TeleSur News reported.

Italian Festival 2009 - discover the Excellence of Italian Cuisine at the Italian Festival 2009. Several leading Italian Rstaurants in Bangkok and Hua Hin are joining in on a culinary voyage accross Italy. 8 selected Restaurants and Italian Chefs present special menus from May 29th until June 14th. La Grappa in Hua Hin invites for a gourmet feast of special Italian dishes at their restaurant. A special created menue with a Starter, Pasta, Main Course and Dessert with a complimentary glass of Prosecco Sparkling Wine and Lavazza Coffee after Dinner. Chef Andreas will be pleased to guide you through this journey. Reserve your table at La Grappa by calling : 032 516 510.

Broken Water Pipe Quickly Repaired : A personal call to the municipality resulted in a water pipe on Soi 112, spilling millions of liters of water overnight was quickly repaired the next day.The Vice Mayor ordered the water pipe to be repaired by an emergency team that reacted only minutes after the personal call to the mayor´s office. This shows that the municipality cares about the well being of Hua Hin. With the water shortage caused by heavy building it was important to solve this problem as soon as posible. Residents hope the municipality will also take care of the road as it is very broken in the beginning of Soi 112. HHT is confident that they will.

Welcome to slow hot season! With current events in this beautiful country taking yet another turn, it will be slow indeed. On the bright side, we have it all to ourselves, no need to share your favourite spot with the hoards, and there is still loads going on. Also, this month features Mothers Day – well in a lot of countries anyway! May 10 is the day to call your mom and to take the mother of your kids out for a beautiful lunch, bring her flowers or a beautiful card made by you and kids and a big kiss. Have a great month out there! You can contact me on whatsup@huahintoday.net