BIVA Event

 



BIVA Program No. 267 
(BIVA Monthly VEG Talk)

 

“Raw Vegan Food + Demonstration”

By

Mr.  Maciek Kolbuxz

Practitioner, Lecturer and Writer

on Vegan and Natural Hygiene

from Poland

and

Ms.  Kriti Sachdeva

Professional in Yoga, Classical Dance and Vegan

from India.

 

Sun 26 Oct 2014 at 1630 hours (0430 PM)

Omni Tower Syncate Suites

(Syncate Conference Hall, Level Basement)

Nana, Sukhumvit 4, Bangkok, Thailand

 

Program

 

1630 – 1700 hours --- Registration / Social

1700 – 1830 hours – Program in Progress

1830 – 1930 --- Vegetarian Buffet Dinner

 

Ticket Baht 180 per person

(Inclusive of International VEG Buffet Dinner)

All Attendees to receive free illustrated colorful magazine

“Yoga Sanjeevani” Oct 2014 issue

complimentary

 

Smart Casual Dress

 

Inquiry / Reservation

Ms.  Bo

Mobile:  098 010 9861

Second Vegetarian Festival

For the first time in its history, the world famous Phuket Vegetarian Festival will occur twice in one year. This year will see twice the number of 9th lunar months in the Chinese lunar calendar and twice the number of visits from the gods. However, maybe not twice the amount of celebrating.“According to the Chinese lunar calendar there are two 9th lunar months this year. It happens every 100 years,” explained the president of the Jui Tui Shrine, Teeravut Sritularak, 65. “This means there will be two times for the Vegetarian Festival.”The full-on festival will run from September 24 to October 2, followed by the unique nine days, which will span from October 24 to November 1 this year.The Jui Tui Shrine, which is based in the heart of Phuket Town and plays a leading role for Vegetarian Festival events, is looking to downplay the second round of festivities.“Our shrine puts on too big of a celebration to do it twice in one year. However, we’ll have a meeting to discuss what we want to do. If enough people want to do it twice, we might,” Mr Teeravut said.“Originally, we were just planning to open a restaurant at the shrine to provide food during the second period.”The Vegetarian Festival, or jia chai in local Hokkien Chinese, began in 1825, when the governor of Thalang, Praya Jerm, moved the island’s principal town from Ta Reua in Thalang District to Get-Hoe in Kathu District, where there was many tin mines and Chinese miners. Kathu, at that time, was still covered in jungle and fever was rife. It happened that a traveling opera company (called ngiu in Thai or pua-hee in the Hokkien dialect) came from China to perform for the miners. When the whole company grew sick from an unnamed malady, they kept to a vegetarian diet to honor two of the emperor gods Kiew Ong Tai Teh and Yok Ong Sone Teh. The sickness afflicting the opera troupe then disappeared. This greatly interested the people of Kathu, who asked how it was done. The answer came that ritual vegetarianism with its attendant ceremonies had been the remedy, and as a result, people embraced the faith enthusiastically. Throughout the years, the simple practice of devotion grew into a vibrant festival held every year in Phuket. Today, the Vegetarian Festival draws visitors from all over the world. The multitude of stalls selling vegan food, the lively parades, the ear-shattering fireworks, as well as the self-mutilation performed by scores of possessed ma song are all familiar sights of the event.Ma Song, or entranced horses, are devotees whom the gods enter during the fest. They manifest supernatural powers and perform self-torture in order to shift evil from individuals onto themselves, and to bring the community good luck. Ma Song fall into two categories: those who, having had an intimation of impending doom, want to extend their lives; and people specially chosen by the gods for their moral qualities.Throughout the festival, fireworks and drums are sounded, especially during ceremonies. It is believed that the louder they are, the better, because the noise drives away evil spirits. Participants in the festival keep to a strict vegan diet for a varying number of days, usually no less than three. This they do to make themselves strong in mind and body; they refrain from all vice, eating animal flesh and killing animals. The festival thus promotes good hygiene, brightness and inner peace.

Festival

The Vegetarian Festival starts on September 24th.

Lots of vegetarian food available at 7 Eleven

and at the big shopping Malls and everywhere

where there are little yellow triangular flags.



Snow Pears

 

 



Pyrus nivalis, commonly known as snow pear, is a type of pear that grows naturally from south-east Europe to western Asia. Like most pears, its fruit can be eaten raw or cooked; they have a mild sour taste. The plant is very colorful and may grow to a height of up to 10 meters and a width of about 8 meters. It is a very hardy plant that is able to withstand a small supply of water or very high or low temperatures.
I bought some snow pears in the Lemon Farm organic store.They were grown in the mountainous province of Mae Hong Son in the north of Thailand.

Thai Holistic Health Exhibition

 

http://www.thaihof.org/ 

Food and Holistic Health Exhibition

 

Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani

Hall 8

July 24-27 2014



Expo 2014

 

Organic & Natural Expo

 

Queen Sirikit Center

 

July 24-27

AGM

 

The Annual General Meeting of the Vegetarian Centre of Thailand is on the 30th  March 2014.

The speaker is Prof. Dr. Vichai Thaksin.

 

Ariyasaj Si Building

Soi 65

Petchkasem Road

Bangkae

Bangkok 10160

Tel 0-2421-0489

 



Akshaya- A friend's review

Akshaya Restaurant [South Indian, pure vegetarian], off Surawong Road, Bangkok

A new arrival [late January 2014] is Akshaya Restaurant, tucked away between Silom Road and Surawong Road. 

It is fairly close to the Holiday Inn Silom.  It is behind the former Central department store – around Silom 30.  If you approach it from Silom Road, walk through to Tops Supermarket and keep going towards Surawong Road, you’ll spot it on your right-hand side, after about 3 or 4 minutes.  It is opposite another Indian restaurant which has been there for some time – one called simply Thali Restaurant.  These restaurants are just off Surawong Road. 

[The blue asterisk marks the location.]

The restaurant looks clean and fresh, and is decorated in a simple style.  The friendly, welcoming man in the restaurant [I presume the owner] said it had been open for 15 days.  It was quiet when we visited, but that isn't surprising as it was around 4.00PM.  One other table was occupied.  

The menu is fairly short [one A4 side, English only], and features South Indian food. 

To me it seemed more like South Indian snacks.  I spotted rice nowhere on the menu, for example.  The prices seem reasonable, though not as cheap as some of the other Indian places in the area.  For dosa, pesara, and poori it came to 245 Baht.  The food was fresh and hot, and tasty.

Water was included.  The only drinks on the menu are tea, coffee and water.  There is free WiFi for diners - and that is always useful.

The sign on the door says that is open from 7.30AM to 9.30PM.  What long hours!

Akshaya South Indian Restaurant

293/11 Soi Kamchai Iamsuri

Surawong Road

Bangkok 10500

Tel: 02 236 3733

Mobiles

English: 0847354783 & 0944286168

Thai: 0898290428