What a final it will be. The strength and all round talents of African Pride Wines of South Africa versus the surprise package of the tournament, Scorpio Distributors of England. Yes the Rugby World Cup comes to a thrilling conclusion in France on Saturday night and the Final has attracted a sell-out audience. No, we’re
Events
Two great reasons to smile
Has any charity anywhere had better ambassadors than those who represented The Smile Train at the ‘Turning Tears into Smiles’ charity dinner in Hong Kong on 5 October? I’m referring to Dr Shell Xue, Chief Project Officer of The Smile Train China, and Wang Li, a teenager from Likou Town in Kiangsu Province, China. No-one
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Events
Why things really aren’t all black…
Ok, ok, ok, I know. The All Blacks blew it again (please don’t use that ‘choked’ word, we were simply beaten by a better team). Yes they are out of the World Rugby Cup at an early stage again. Yes it will be ‘four more years’ before they have the chance to end a 24-year
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People
Putting the blues into perspective
Sometimes you just have to take the blows – and the blues – on the chin. And sometimes you have to keep things in perspective. I write with mixed emotions two days on from the ‘Turning Tears into Smiles’ dinner on behalf of cleft charity The Smile Train here in Hong Kong. What a night it
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Events
A taste of things to come?
Given his fanatical support of the All Blacks rugby team The Moodie Report Publisher is highly suspicious of all things French at the moment. In the run-up to Saturday’s big Rugby World Cup quarter-final between two of the tournament’s top sides, I have temporarily avoided all things French, in case of a repeat of the food poisoning that so devastated
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Miscellaneous
Another First for Changi
What a great store the main DFS Venture Singapore liquor & tobacco outlet at Changi Terminal 2 is. I’m here to chronicle the unveiling of the new Chivas Regal 25yo – exclusive to DFS at Changi for a month – but away from the spotlight on the new launch, it’s an opportunity to simply stand
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Events
Sacre bleu! Chivas 25yo arrives in Changi
The Moodie BLOG’s epic journey as the official chronicler of the global duty free launch of Chivas Regal 25yo reached its final destination this morning – Singapore Changi Airport. After a numbing 22-hour journey from New York JFK (site of the Americas launch on Saturday) via Frankfurt, Pernod Ricard Asia Travel Retail boss Alexandre Ricard,