Pas' Lifestream

Ten wines I will drink next week.

Pas Niratbhand — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:34:30 +0000

As a part of Shecky’s Toasts & Tastings these are the wines that will be available as a part of wine tasting experience. Let’s take a look at these and I will report back after actually do the tasting.

If you like to join me, the tickets are still available. Go to http://bit.ly/brdJGi and use code SHECKYS to get $10 off until Aug. 6th.

REDs

Chateau de la Ferrandiere Cabernet Sauvignon (France)

Aroma: black currant, blackberry, green pepper
Palate: blackberry, coffee, Provencal spice
Pairings: cold meats, smoked sausages, soft cows-milk cheeses

Chateau de la Ferrandiere Malbec (France)

Aroma: ripe blue berry, wild rosemary, tobacco
Palate: plum, cherry, nutmeg
Pairings: sausage, mixed-grilled barbecue, poultry, soft-ripened cheese

Terra Andina Pinot Noir Reserva (Chile)

Aroma: red cherry, cinnamon, wild strawberry
Palate: red cherry, baking spices, black cherry
Pairings: grilled salmon, pork chops, spicy tuna rolls

Terra Andina Carmenere Reserva (Chile)

Aroma: roasted plum, cardamom, smoke
Palate: boysenberry, plum, roasted red pepper
Pairings: pulled pork bbq, sticky ribs, fried chicken, dark chocolate, stuffed mushrooms

Douglas Green Shiraz (South Africa)

Aroma: ripe berry, black pepper, oak vanilla
Palate: raspberry, blackberry, oak
Pairings: grilled fillet, rump or sirloin, oxtail, lamb shanks, full flavored cheeses

WHITEs

Tablelands Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand)

Aroma: passion fruit, nectarine, lime zest
Palate: nectarine, apricot, lime
Pairings: goat’s milk cheeses, light fish dishes, sushi

Tablelands Chardonnay (New Zealand)

Aroma: white nectarine, fresh citrus, melon
Palate: crisp apple, pineapple, minerals
Pairings: scallops, lobster rolls, pork, chicken

Zum Riesling QBA (Germany)

Aroma: peach, nectarine, citrus
Palate: racy lime, apple, honey
Pairings: scallops, grilled halibut

La Fiera Pinot Grigio (Italy)

Aroma: peach, melon, lemon peel
Palate: peach, apple, minerals
Pairings: salads, grilled chicken, seafood

Chateau de Paraza Rose (France)

Aroma: strawberry, raspberry, cinnamon
Palate: strawberry, peach, clove
Pairings: ceviche, tuna nicoise, mussels

Funny video from my office.

Pas Niratbhand — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:27:20 +0000

So this is what happen in our little office. Enjoy

Awesome speech by Pongpat Wachirabunjong

Pas Niratbhand — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:11:48 +0000

Pongpat Wachirabunjong Speech

While receiving the Nakarach Award in Supporting Male category, Pongpat gave a speech in support of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. It was so emotional to me that I was in tears. I wish that all the violence would stop so that we can start to rebuild our country again. And Long Live the King.

Since I have receive this award because of the role of father.

Let me tell you a little bit about the father.

Father is the main pillar of the house

I live in a big house…very big. We have many family members.

It is a beautiful house, I love it.

Beautiful and warm.

But before it has became this beautiful house many of the ancestor had sacrificed their life, their strength.

Fought for everything with their lives to build this beautiful house.

Until these days, the father still watch over this beautiful house.

And taking care of every member in the house.

If you don’t love the father anymore.

Angry at something the father didn’t do, and blame him, hate him.

Try to make him leave this house.

I will walk to that man and tell him.

If you don’t love the father anymore please leave this house.

Because this is our father’s house.

Because this is our FATHER’S land.

I love my king.

I believe all of you here also do.

We are all the same color.

This life of mine I give to my king!

Thanks You!

Open Letter to CNN International

Pas Niratbhand — Tue, 18 May 2010 06:38:55 +0000

written by

Zeze Na Pombejra

Dear Sirs/Madams,

Recently, CNN Thailand Correspondents Dan Rivers and Sarah Snider have made me seriously reconsider your agency as a source for reliable and accurate unbiased news. As of this writing, over thousands of CNN’s viewers have already begun to question the accuracy and dependability of its reporting as regards events in Afghanistan, Haiti, Iraq, Iran, etc., in addition to Bangkok.

As a first-rate global news agency, CNN has an inherent professional duty to deliverall sides of the truth to the global public who have faithfully and sincerely placed their trust and reliance in you. Your news network, by its longtime transnational presence and extensive reach, has been put in a position of trust and care; CNN’s journalists, reporters, and researchers have a collective responsibility to follow the journalist’s code and ethics to deliver and present facts from all facets of the story, not merely one-sided, shallow and sensational half-truths. The magnitude of harm or potential extent of damage that erroneous and fallacious news reporting can cause to (and exacerbate), not only a country’s internal state of affairs, economic well-being, and general international perception, but also the real lives and livelihood of the innocent and voiceless people of that nation, is enormous. CNN should not negligently discard its duty of care to the international populace by reporting single-sided or unverified facts and distorted truths drawn from superficial research, or display/distribute biased images which capture only one side of the actual event.

Mr. Rivers and Ms. Snider have NOT done their best under these life-threatening circumstances because many other foreign correspondents have done better. All of Mr. Rivers and Ms. Sniders’ quotes and statements seem to have been solely taken from the anti-government protest leaders or their followers/sympathizers. Yet, all details about the government’s position have come from secondary resources. No direct interviews with government officials have been shown; no interviews or witness statements from ordinary Bangkok residents or civilians unaffiliated with the protesters, particularly those who have been harassed by or suffered at the hands of the protesters, have been circulated.

Why the discrepancy in source of information? Why the failure to report all of the government’s previous numerous attempts to negotiate or invitations for protesters to go home? Why no broadcasts shown of the myriad ways the red protesters have terrorized and harmed innocent civilians by burning their shops, enclosing burning tyres around apartment buildings, shooting glass marbles at civilians from high altitudes, attacking civilians in their cars, and worst of all, obstructing paramedics and ambulances carrying civilians injured by M79 grenade blasts during the Silom incident of April 24, 2010, thereby resulting in the sole civilian casualty? The entire timeline of events that have forced the government to take this difficult stance has been hugely and callously ignored in deference to the red ‘underdogs’.

Mr. Rivers and Ms. Snider’s choice of sensational vocabulary and terminology in every newscast or news report, and choice of images to broadcast, has resulted in law-abiding soldiers and the heavily-pressured Thai government being painted in a negative, harsh, and oppressive light, whereas the genuinely violent and law-breaking arm of the anti-government protesters – who are directly responsible for overt acts of aggression not only against armed soldiers but also against helpless, unarmed civilians and law-abiding apolitical residents of this once blooming metropolis (and whose actions under American law would by now be classified as terrorist activities) – are portrayed as righteous freedom fighters deserving of worldwide sympathy and support. This has mislead the various international Human Rights watchdogs to believe the Thai government are sending trigger-happy soldiers out to ruthlessly murder unarmed civilians without just cause.

As a current resident of “war zone” Bangkok who has experienced the effect of the Red protests first hand and is living in a state of constant terror and anxiety as to whether her family, friends, and home would get bombed or attacked by the hardcore anti-government vigilantes/paramilitary forces – I appeal to CNN’s professional integrity to critically investigate and scrutinize the misinformed news reporting of your above-named correspondents. If they are incapable of obtaining genuine, authentic facts from any other source except the Red Protest leaders and red-sympathizing Thai translators or acquaintances, or from fellow non-Thai-speaking journalists who are similarly ignorant of Thai language, culture, history, and society, then perhaps CNN should consider reassigning field correspondents to Thailand.

I implore and urge you to please take serious action to correct or reverse the grave injustice that has been done to the Thai nation, her government, and the majority of law-abiding Thai citizens and expatriate residents by having endorsed and widely circulated poorly researched and misrepresented news coverage of the current ongoing political unrest and escalating violence in Thailand.

Copies of this open letter have also been distributed to other local as well as international news media and social networks for public information. Please feel free to contact me further should you require any additional concrete and reputable evidence in substantiation and corroboration of my complaints and claims stated hereinabove.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Napas Na Pombejra, B.A., LL.B. (Lond.)
Bangkok, Thailand
May 17, 2010

Addendum

Enclosed herewith for your attention and information some examples of other quality international news bulletins by respectable foreign journalists so you may assess at your leisure the sub-par quality and misleading nature of Mr. Rivers and Ms. Sniders’ journalism:

1. New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/world/asia/16thai.html
2. Fox News/Associated Press:
(i) http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/05/16/chaos-continues-thailand-govt-rejects-talks-continues-crackdown-killed/
(ii) http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/05/17/thai-red-shirt-general-dies-chaos-continues/
3. Global Post: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/thailand/100514/thailand-protests-bangkok
4. NHK: http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/17_15.html
5. Al Jazeera: http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/listeningpost/2010/04/2010423171540981286.html
6. Deutsche Welle (English media in Germany):
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5575254,00.html
7. Local English daily newspaper’s chronology of events on Day 3 of “War in Bangkok”:
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/05/17/politics/What-went-down-30129533.html

Youtube Videos, images, articles showing what CNN has failed to circulate:

Red Shirt Protested attack solider.

Sample Event Production list.

Pas Niratbhand — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:37:06 +0000

Many have ask for a sample of what we use at Shecky’s to run Girls Night Out event. Below are simple production schedule and daily report sample. click on the link to download PDF file.

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

DAILY EVENT REPORT

Stalker Beware! Who viewed you on Face Book?

Pas Niratbhand — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:51:27 +0000

I just saw this notifications on my Face Book! It’s told me that one of my friend view my profile 56 mins ago. Will this show random stranger that view my profile? Is this mean I can’t stalk people FB anymore? Do you like this feature? Let me know

By the way, that is a nice picture of me!

Recent winners of Project Runway Soar at New York Fashion Week

Pas Niratbhand — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:15:49 +0000

Christian Siriano & Irina Shabayeva both are winner of Project Runway from different seasons. I saw both of their runway show at MB New York Fashion Week and all I can say is AMAZING!

Christian Siriano from Shecky’s on Vimeo.

Irina Shabayeva from Shecky’s on Vimeo.

Hawaiian BBQ Ribs

Pas Niratbhand — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:46:14 +0000

For those who were at my Super Bowl Party. You know these ribs were AWESOME! Other than love that I put in here is the recipe.

First part to make it tender I use the recipe and technique modify from Alton Brown Who Loves Ya Baby-Back?

Dry Rub: (for 2 racks pork ribs)

8 tablespoons light brown sugar, tightly packed
3 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon rubbed thyme

Braising Liquid:

1 cup white wine
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon honey
2 cloves garlic, chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 250 degrees.

In a bowl, combine all dry ingredients and mix well. Place each slab of baby back ribs on a piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil, shiny side down. Sprinkle each side generously with the dry rub. Pat the dry rub into the meat. Refrigerate the ribs for a minimum of 1 hour. In a microwavable container, combine all ingredients for the braising liquid. Microwave on high for 1 minute.

Place the ribs on a baking sheet. Open one end of the foil on each slab and pour half of the braising liquid into each foil packet. Tilt the baking sheet in order to equally distribute the braising liquid. Braise the ribs in the oven for 2 1/2 hours.

Since I made over 10lbs. I put all the rib in large deep pan with braising liquid and cover the pan with foil.

Now come the BBQ sauce recipe from my aunt in Hawaii.

1 cup mixed white and light brown sugar
1/2 cup Ketchup
1/2 Kikoman soy sauce
2 tablespoon grated ginger (I used more)
1 tablespoon garlic (I also put more garlic)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper

Combine all ingredient in a bowl. Brush all over the rack. Grill or broil the ribs until the sauce start to caramelize.

Take the rack down to rest for 5 minutes. Cut the rib into individual pice. Brush again with more sauce then put back on the grill or boiler until crispy on the outside.

Take the ribs from heat and let it rest for few minutes. Put it in you month and NOM NOM NOM!

Enjoy!
Pas

Things that come in the box.

Pas Niratbhand — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:52:15 +0000

I like getting home and have UPS, FedEX or other things waiting for me. Someone say shopaholic? Well, maybe. So what do I get today? First thing new hair cut. Winter is not so kind to my oily hair. It looks really messy and uncontrollable so I finally get an appointment w Kino at Hair Mates and take care of that. When I got home I have two boxes waiting for me. First is from gourmetlibrary.com then another one from American Express Rewards. I will taste and test these stuff and update the post tomorrow.

From top: Vanilla Bean Taza Chocolate, D’artagnan Wild Boar Saucisson,
Morringhello di Bufala Cheese, and Medallion Foie Gra.

The dual screen Samsung has arrived! Let see how good the photo quality is when I go out.

And her is the fresh hair cut! Taken with my Canon G11. The new camera is charging.

Lingerie Photo Shoot

Pas Niratbhand — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:43:42 +0000

I was contemplating whether to make this public or not, but since it is apart of who I am I decided to put it here on my blog. After all I used to be professional photographer. And I enjoy taking picture of beautiful women. This shoot is just for fun and not for any commercial project. I’m going for grainy film look and high contrast. The Model are Ashley, Lara and Lauren. You might saw them on Maxim, Playboy, FHM, Penthouse and more. If you going to be offended by pictures of beautiful women in their lingerie please do not scroll down. otherwise enjoy! ha ha.

More photos on my Flickr page.