This was honestly one of the most fun nights I’ve had in a very long time. Thank you to Simply Asia for giving us the funding to throw Thee most epic Thailand themed night I could have imagined. (Of course, remember this is a contest to see which banquet wins a trip for 2 to Thailand. And you can win a trip too click here)
Surrounded by great company, delicious food, laughter, singha beer, buckets of Thai inspired cocktails and of course, Muay Thai abs… oiled up – it was the recipe for success.
Shout out to my amazing comedian friends who volunteered their time to be ‘traditional Thai monks’ and waiters: Gino Fernandez, Brendan Murray & Zee Fakier. Lead by head monk, Siv Ngesi. They brought us our 3 course meal which included starters of chicken satay, with peanut sauce (104), duck, vegetable and chicken spring rolls and sweet corn cakes all served with sweet plum and sweet chilli sauces (113)
Mains was a selection of: roast duck in flavoured soya sauce (261), a noodle dish with chicken, cashew nuts, spring onion, peppers onions, fried garlic and Simply Asia’s famous roasted chilli paste (514), Prawn Phad Thai (602) and exotic yellow noodles (524)
Dessert was ‘Thai Angel’ (of course) – crispy triangles filled with rich melted chocolate and finely chopped cashew nuts (911) – All cooked in a ‘live theatre kitchen’ to the side of the dance floor – visible to the guests, by Simply Asia’s best chefs. (Only the best for the best).
We had a Muay Thai demonstration by some Champion fighters from Dragon Power Muay Thai gym, Traditional Thai dancers and massage girls. Not quite so traditional, Ping pong – in the form of beer pong and even an authentic Thai Tuk Tuk out front.
The rest speaks for itself in photos. (Which we were having too much fun to take for half the evening, we clean forgot to document everything…!)
But those we did get are thanks to my 2oceansvibe radio co-host, Kamini Pather and the official Simply Asia photographers:
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- Kamini Pather and Soli Philander.
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- Think Thai Mayhem
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- My Thai Monk waiters.
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- Hip Thai monks with Conrad Jantjies.
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- Mayhem on the red carpet.
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- Aidan Bennetts, Boeta and Siv Ngesi
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- Tuk Tuk mayhem
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- Muay Thai fighters.
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- Sharing a think thai bucket.
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- Chilling out.
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- Simply Asia’s chef extraordinaire.
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- Thinking Thai
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- With Marc Lottering
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- Quentin Chong, Boeta and Angel
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- Beer Pong Champions, Aidan Bennetts and Egon Seconds.
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- Lauren MacGregor, Tuk Tukking around.
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- Dinner Party – Sparklers, laughter and food.
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- Traditional Thai Dancer, with guests watching from above
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- Think Thai – Tuk Tukking.
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- Marc Thinks Thai
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- Sawadee
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- Laughs for days.
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- That’s a look of ‘think thai’
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- on the dancefloor.
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- Marc keeping the dinner guests engaged.
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- Siv, Toni, Zee and Soli
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- Conrad, Quentin and Angel
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- Jordan Leschinsky and Marc Lottering.
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- Springbok, Conrad Jantjies and Siv Ngesi.
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- With Stephanie, our helpful World Wide Creative liason.
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- Kamini, tuk tukking with the monks.
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- Thai Style Poi Fire.
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- Authentic Thai cocktail Buckets.
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- Conrad Jantjies and Jordan Leschinsky
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- The Beer pong.
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- In the Tuk Tuk with Boeta, Egon Seconds and Jordan Leschinsky.
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- Lauren Mcgregor with sparklers and singha beer.
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- Thai Massage ladies at the Tuk Tuk
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- Egon Seconds loving Boeta.
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- Angel and Marc showing the love.
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- Watching the beer pong tournament.
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- Watching the Thai dancer from above.
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- Conrad trying his hand at DJing.
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- Think Thai – Conrad, Boeta and Angel
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- Boeta the Buddha gets all the babes.
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- Dinner Table.
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- After the Muay Thai demo.
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- Apo, Thai dancer.
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- Conrad – thinking very thai
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- Angel Thinking Thai
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- Smile if you love thailand.
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- Monks and Soli Philander – Tuk tukking around.
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- Beer Pong Trophies, Koh Tao turtle & Red Lable
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- Thai Ladies.
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- Thai Tuk Tuk with the Philanders.
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- Lauren McGregor holding Boeta with Muay Thai fighters
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- Beer Pong tournament
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- Head Monk – Siv
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- Angel, Boeta and Siv. The Think Thai Threesome.
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- Angel, Boeta and Marc Lottering.
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- Conrad doesn’t want to go home. LOL.
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- Tuk Tukking
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- Watching the Thai festivities below.
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- With Boeta, Siv and Marc at the Tuk tuk.
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- Angel, Conrad and Marc
I have been craving Simply Asia every day since then! Definitely a successful #ThinkThai campaign. Boeta the Buddha loved it too – of course.
Check out the Simply Asia blog here for the other 3 banquets from Bangers and Nash, Robyn Hobson and Mike Sharman.
*Thai High Five*
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