What would you do if you were told at the age of 38 that you had just a few months to live? What would you do if the doctor sitting opposite you used words such as “incurable” and “inoperable” to describe your medical condition? What would you think in such circumstances if you had a
Airports
Memories are made of this
Changi Airport Terminal 1 may be in for a major makeover, but the existing facility is still pretty impressive by world standards. I made a fleeting visit through T1 recently. Yes it’s looking a little dated but it’s still ultra-efficient and there’s no doubting the diversity and richness of the shopping (especially) and food &
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Miscellaneous
42 years on in duty free and going strong
Question: Which leading duty free retailer celebrated his 42nd year in the business this week? Clues: He is a former bus conductor (pictured below right); once worked on a pig farm; his two brothers both played international rugby and he once sold 1,000 Beatles records in a single day. Oh yes, he’s also a living
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Miscellaneous
Celebrating a life lived to the full
Sad, moving and poignant, this week’s funeral service for Danny Galvin, the highly respected and popular CTC-ARI Airports General Manager who lost his life in a car crash in Cyprus, was also a fitting celebration of a life lived to the full. Richard Galvin spoke beautifully about the two distinct halves of his brother Danny’s