BNOW Newsletter

Our annual visit to France is coming to an end. I feel like the weather is shooing us away. The temperature has dropped to the early teens tonight. Though we’re all feeling a little sad to be leaving, we also excited about the upcoming stuff in our lives. Damien (husband) will start a new job soon. The kids’ school campus has relocated to Sukhumvit Soi 31. BNOW has awesome events lined up!

We're having our Bangkok Business Connections luncheon on the 5th of August. Later in the month, Stephen Reynolds, the international expert on the psychology of sales and marketing and the author of "THE ONE" is going to be giving a talk on Skills for Success: Effective Communication with NLP on August 19th. Stephen is an NLP guru and I've been keen to learn more about the subject, so it’s exciting to have him on board. Check out the newsletter for more details.

In the last couple of days, I've been downloading dance hits from the 70s, 80s, & 90s for BNOW's anniversary party 22/September. It’s amazing how music bring back memories in a blink of an eye. Today, I was downloading "I Ran" from the Flock of Seagulls. Naya wanted to listen to my headset. She put it on and was rocking to it! What were your favorite dance tunes from 70s, 80s, & 90s?

Check out the special offers for BNOW members from Exotissimo Travel, Fitcorp Asia, Indian Host, The Pilatestudio, and NuSkin.. To take advantage of the offer, opt-in at the bottom of the special offer page by filling your contact info and the company will send you a voucher. For more details, click here.

Pacharee (Nui) Pantoomano-Pfirsch
E: pacharee@bnow.org
T: 02 662 5622
www.bnow.org
E: bnow@bnow.org

BNOW (Bangkok Network of Women) provides a supportive network to women living and working in Bangkok. We have a weekly e-newsletter which takes contribution from the members. Members also enjoy privileges and benefits from selected businesses. The group has 2 events per month, for upcoming schedule click here. Many of our events are open to non-members and males. The get together is to have everyone meet and interact, enabling them to put faces to names and to make new friends and business connections in Bangkok. For more information about our group, please visit www.bnow.org.

All services provided by BNOW are done in good faith. We cannot be held responsible for the quality of service or content provided by individuals or companies listings in the e-newsletter.

NOTE TO MEMBERS: Postings for the e-newsletter is taken from Mon-Wed, deadline Wed 5pm. If you would like to repeat your posting, please resubmit on a weekly basis. Submission is limited to 200 words and 1 graphic. If your announcement is longer, please include a link to your website so e-newsletter readers can click and continue to read. Tag your e-mail to get a send receipt. As a weekly e-Newsletter, we avoid standing advertisement and aim to keep the content fresh. Please alter your announcements accordingly. If you have questions or comments about how to post, please e-mail bnow@bnow.org. Thank you.

Join us for the best networking luncheon in Bangkok on Thursday July 1, 2010 from 11.00am to 1:30pm at the Foreign Correspondent Club of Thailand, www.fccthai.com, Maneeya Building, BTS Chidlom. The BBC is different because it is a proactive way to network with other businesses. Instead of the usual one to one networking style in a social setting or speed-networking, the format is one to group. BBC is appropriate for business owners, sales and marketing professionals. The meeting is 2 hours and conducted during lunch time and includes a meal. The meeting is open to the public.

The fee is 500 baht for BNOW members and 700 baht for non-members including lunch (3 choices). Early bird offer, book and prepay for your seat and get a 10% discount on event fee. Non-member special, book and prepay for two seats pay membership price. E-mail us now to find out how to take advantage of the offer, bnow@bnow.org.

BNOW is in search of a part-time personal assistant to support me in doing admin work to run BNOW. The ideal candidate is a new graduate or someone working through their degree and wants to work part-time, or someone looking to work part-time in general. Below is a brief job description.

If you know someone who fits the bill, please let me know. Thanks, Nui, bnow@bnow.org

The quality and effectiveness of your communication affects every aspect of your life and business. Your communication affects you sales, leadership, management, relationships, teamwork, efficiency and so much more. Communication is the fiber that holds us together and allows us to work together to achieve our goals.

Join us for a dinner and talk night to learn how you can be more effective in your personal and professional communications. Stephen Reynolds, the expert on the psychology of sales, marketing and communication, will explain "THE ONE" system which he developed for advanced communication and sales. Experts agree that NLP is the most effective and powerful communication model in the world today. However, NLP can be very complex to implement. Stephen Reynolds has been able to simplify and make NLP easy to use for the average person.

Stephen Reynolds is an international expert on the psychology of sales and marketing and the author of "THE ONE" for Sales. With over 27 years of practical business and sales experience, Stephen has been the CEO of two corporations, and has managed multimillion dollar projects. With insight and a true love of sharing what works in business and in life, Stephen brings and energy and enthusiasm to everyone he meets. Stephen has the rare and unique gift to make complicated psychology simple and easy to understand for you to use in your life and organization.

The talk is open to the public. The fee is 500 baht for BNOW members and 700 baht for non-members including dinner (3 choices). Early bird offer, book and prepay for your seat and get a 10% discount on event fee. Non-member special, book and prepay for two seats pay membership price. E-mail us now to register and to find out how to take advantage of the early bird offer, bnow@bnow.org.

REVA Retreat

Marriott Resort & Spa, Hua Hin
October 15-17, 2010

"Reva" in Latin means "renewed strength". It also stands for Rejuvenating Emotionally and Vitally, with Awareness. Set in the seaside of tranquil Hua Hin, you will explore and learn new tools to help balance your mind, body and spirit. The retreat bringing together three timeless holistic therapies of Ayurveda, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), and Meditation. Taught by three contemporary sages, Dimple Duangthip Arora, Shalini Yamdagni and KP Pantoomano respectively, the three days two nights retreat is about self discovery, releasing the old and renewing the self from the inside out. The retreat ensures that you return home with renewed energy, empowered with New Age holistic tools to help maintain the quintessential energy and harmony in your daily life. For more information, please e-mail us at bnow@bnow.org

REVA Retreat March 2010 Video

REVA Song: Let It Go Video

REVA Testimonials Part I

REVA Testimoni II

REVA Retreat Information Kit

Many of us have a hunch - though it hasn't been proven beyond the shadow of doubt - that the only category of humanity more annoying than street mimes is relentless optimists. You know them: endlessly, unbearably sunny Pollyannas, clearly in denial about the world's harsh realities, skipping along blithely, head in the clouds, and no doubt (everyone else can't help hoping) about to step in something very, very unpleasant.

But optimism is much more than a reckless chirping through life. According to experts in the field, optimism is a high-voltage power tool in the life-skills toolbox. Researchers have characterized it as everything from a coping mechanism to a physical patterning of neurobiological pathways established in the earliest years of life. Susan C. Vaughan, MD, author of Half Empty, Half Full: How to Take Control and Live Life as an Optimist, describes it as a psychological righting reflex. "It's like cats," she says. "When you throw them out the window, they land on their feet."

Optimists, in other words, know how to bounce back. Martin Seligman, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life, explains it this way: "If a setback is thought about as temporary, changeable, and local, that's optimism. If it's thought about as permanent, unchangeable, and pervasive, that's pessimism." Victories are just the reverse: Optimists think of them as permanent and far-reaching; pessimists think of them as fleeting and situation-specific. For instance, if an optimist encounters a recipe she can't make work, she's likely to perceive the failure as external and temporary ("I'm just having an off day"), while the pessimist makes it internal and indelible ("I'll never learn to cook"). As Seligman explains, optimism serves as a crucial framework for relating to experiences. "It's the skeleton of hope," he says.

Essential Myanmar by Exotissimo

Mesmerizing and memorable, let Exotissimo show you the best of Myanmar. Start in Yangon where faded colonial buildings stand alongside glittering temples and busy local markets. Be left speechless in Bagan as you tour the temple filled plains. Travel along the waters of Inle Lake where you'll discover floating villages, traditional craftsmen and some of the world's most spectacular scenery.

6 Days / 5 Nights Package 25,300 THB per adult / 10,000 THB per child under 12 years old in extra bed(including accommodation at superior hotels on half-twin/double basis, daily visits with private guide, all entrance fees and transportation, 4 domestic flights)

NOTE: Price valid until 31 Aug 2010.

Travelers to Myanmar need to arrange a visa. New: Visa on arrival is now possible- please contact us for assistance.

Don't hesitate to ask for our flight tariffs. New: direct flights from Chiang Mai!

For reservation and details, please contact Mr Chi PHAN Tel: 02 286 5786 or e-mail: infobkk@exotissimo.com

BangkokTennis.net 'Senior Series' 2010 - Stage III

These events are open to all players both men and women who reach their 30th birthday in 2010. The format in Stage III of the series will be 'Skill Level' categories for all competitors. This will provide a better playing experience for all participants.

Players are encouraged to read through the 'Skill Level' descriptions at www.bangkoktennis.net and select a rating that most closely resembles their 'match play' abilities. Self rating' is recommended for each player. Rating verification clinics can be scheduled and conducted for interested persons... the cost is 500 baht.

Contact Frank Miller (085 134 2010) to arrange a 'Skill Level' verification or to talk more about your tennis game.

This is a knock out tournament with consolation rounds so each participant will get to play at least two matches and meet some very interesting people. The range of categories in the 'Senior Series' will allow players of all abilities to join the fun and pursue this most dynamic sport.

Visit www.bangkoktennis.net for complete details and to book your place in the next event on the weekend of 28-29 August. We look forward to seeing you on court.

Frank Miller
Director of Tennis Operations
Sport Service Consultants Co., Ltd.
+66 (0) 85 134 2010 mobile

Almost 20 years ago, my husband's identical twin brother killed himself. He was addicted to drugs. My husband - also addicted, I soon discovered - began a rapid descent along the same ruinous path, forsaking me and our 1-year-old son for grief's dark embrace. I tried to help my husband, became, in fact, almost sick with trying to help him and take care of our baby and our precarious finances. Family and concerned friends phoned me constantly to find out how my husband was doing and how I was holding up. "I can handle this," I told them. "I'll be fine." And compared with my husband, I did seem fine. But the tentacles of worry that had gripped me fitfully when I first discovered his addiction now snaked around me always, tighter and tighter, choking my appetite, my sleep, and my belief that he would ever get well. I would sit up all night waiting for a phone call - from him (I hoped) or from the police (I dreaded) - and then face another full day of chasing around an active toddler. "Keep this up and you will get sick," someone said, "and then who'll take care of you?" There was no one to take care of me. Well, yes, there was: me. And so I did, because I had to. I got help to look after the baby and started going to a support group, and once my husband was recovering in a hospital rehab, I treated myself every visiting day to a fine steak dinner at a nearby pub.

We all live with stresses and heavy loads. We know just how heavy the weight of these stresses can be, and how much damage that weight can do to our bodies - and even our Souls. While no-one can ever 'Heal' anyone else, we will show you techniques and share philosophies that can help you to Help Yourself Your family Your friends. Learn the Chiron Healing techniques that align with Colour, Sound, Scent and Essences using your Intuition! Open to all who want to help themselves and others! There are no prerequisites for this journey.

Learn ways to live in harmony with the Earth's seasons, and how to lessen the stress of modern life.

Start to repair the damage of restrictive beliefs and words. Feel and work with the energy of the aura that feeds our bodies.

Date: Tuesday August 31st, 6.30pm-8.30pm
Place: Bangkok Hotel Lotus Sukhumvit, Soi 33, (BTS Phromphong)
RSVP:ipn@ipnthailand.com or 081-8647861, 081-8262399
Cost: Free for IPN members and Baht 400 for non-members

Vaccinations have protected millions of kids from potentially deadly diseases and saved thousands of lives, yet, this question is still being asked by most parents today. Are vaccinations necessary anymore, since most of the common childhood diseases have declined over the years? There has been a growing concern that vaccinations may cause some health problems, prompting some parents to refrain from immunizing their children. Does this put their kids at a greater risk in getting diseases? Do kids who are healthy and active still need vaccination? Are our children receiving too many vaccinations? Dr Prasong Pruksananonda will address these questions to enable parents to better understand the benefits and risks of vaccines so they can make informed decision about vaccinating their children.

Best regards, David Arnold Director and Founder
International Parent Network
www.ipnthailand.com
Tel/Fax: 02-382-4175

With the rainy season fully upon us in Thailand (May to September), one of the health risks here and in other tropical countries is dengue fever. The disease is carried by a particular species of mosquito, the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
According to the World Health Organization, there are an estimated 50 million cases of dengue fever annually with 500,000 cases of the more severe dengue hemorrhagic fever requiring hospitalization. Nearly 40% of the world's population lives in an area endemic with dengue.

The mosquito which carries this virus is most common in urban areas around human dwellings, and is most active during the daytime. The Aedes mosquito breeds in clear water. The virus is not contagious and cannot be spread directly from person to person. There must be a person-to-mosquito-to-another-person pathway.

After being bitten by a mosquito carrying the virus, the incubation period ranges from three to 15 (usually five to eight) days before the signs and symptoms of dengue appear. The most common symptoms include:

• Sudden chills and pain above and below the eyes, much like a straining pain.
• Fever, as high as 104° F (40° C)
• Unexplained lethargy.
• Nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea.
• Loss of appetite.
• Body rash, mainly abdominal and upper torso in the first instance.
• Headaches, muscle and neck pains.

Fever and other signs of dengue last for two to four days, followed by rapid drop in temperature with profuse sweating. This precedes a period with normal temperature and a sense of well-being that lasts about a day. A second rapid rise in temperature follows. A characteristic rash appears along with the fever and spreads from the extremities to cover the entire body except the face. The palms and soles may be bright red and swollen.

While there is no specific treatment for dengue fever, it is important to see a doctor if you encounter the above symptoms. For a mild form of the disease, your doctor may recommend drinking plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration from vomiting and high fever, taking Tylenol or other acetaminophen to alleviate pain and reduce the fever, and plenty of rest.

For a more severe form of the disease, treatment consists of hospital admission with Intravenous (IV) fluid and electrolyte replacement, blood pressure monitoring, and even transfusion to replace blood loss.

Typical dengue does not result in death. It is fatal in less than 1% of cases. The acute phase of the illness with fever and muscle pain lasts about one to two weeks. Convalescence is accompanied by a feeling of weakness, and full recovery often takes several weeks.

The transmission of the virus to mosquitoes must be interrupted to prevent the illness. The prevention of dengue requires control or eradication of the mosquitoes carrying the virus that causes dengue. In countries such as Thailand where dengue is on the rise, people are urged to empty stagnant water from old tires, trash cans, and flower pots. Governmental initiatives to decrease mosquitoes also help to keep the disease in check but have not proven very effective.

Wear long pants and long sleeves in daytime hours if possible. For personal protection, use mosquito repellant sprays that contain DEET when visiting places where dengue is endemic. Limiting exposure to mosquitoes by avoiding standing water and staying indoors two hours after sunrise and before sunset will help.

This article has been contributed by Dr. Asda Vibhagool, an Infectious Disease Doctor at Bumrungrad International Hospital

Then please consider escorting a rescued cat or dog. It’s absolutely HASSLE FREE! SCAD pays for everything, provides references from previous escorts and meets the traveller at the check-in desk on departure day. A SCAD representative is there to meet you on arrival.

If you are travelling to the USA during 2010 onwards or would like to adopt one of our cats and dogs please contact Wendy at SCAD on adoptions@scadbangkok.org or check out our website www.scadbangkok.org

For SCAD's foster care program we are always on the look out for those special people who will, for a few weeks or months, open their hearts and their homes to one of our rescued cats or dogs. Alternatively you can adopt a cat or dog and give them a "forever home" for life.

If this sounds like you please contact Wendy on 084 535 1452 or email adoptions@scadbangkok.org.

My name is Michael David Nepia. I am a primary school teacher from New Zealand living and working in Bangkok, Thailand.

In December 2010, I will be walking 750 km from Bangkok to Chiang Mai (alone) in order to raise funds to help improve the lives of disabled orphans, and underprivileged girls. The walk will take 37 days.

All money raised from the walk will go directly to Hope Worldwide Thailand a non government organization dedicated to running programs that aid these children and improve their standard of living.

I am emailing you for your help in spreading this cause and in gaining sponsorship. Please take the time to visit my website at www.walkofhope2010.com. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I am soon to produce a large amount of brochures and would be very grateful for help in this area too.

Interested to do your own home business? Please join our spa demonstration and we'll share with you a business opportunity you wouldn't want to miss. We meet every Wed 10-12 pm. Fees: 150 Bht for spa serum. Please call Khun Earng 081-912-2755 or e-mail lomakid@yahoo.com to RSVP.

Do You Comparative Shop for Car Insurance?

Do you want to get 10 car insurance quotes for next time you renew? I want to help you for the next time your car insurance comes due.

If you’re keen to do comparative shopping, please send me the make model of your vehicle, when the insurance is to be renewed and your contact details (tel# and e-mail). ClickInsure will contact you and provide a quote and you can chose at that point if their quote is better than what you’re already getting from your current insurer. If you have any questions, e-mail me at pacharee@bnow.org.