I now have the Bob Dylan Xmas album playing and I can confirm that no-one has ever wrecked ‘Little Drummer Boy’ quite so magnificently.
Blog
Events
Switching tack amid ever-changing winds
What worked (or didn’t) in 2020 might not get the same result next year. Anticipate the next gust of favourable wind, constantly keep watch for the adverse variety.
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Quirky
How ARI’s resident ‘Andy man’ created an international DIY gin distillery
Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world he walked into his own. Here’s your chance to win a bottle of gin of your choice while applauding distil-it-yourself in-gin-uity.
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Lifestyle
Eastern calm, aviation chaos and putting a sticking plaster on a pandemic
Down below in the churning waters, some hardy souls take their daily swim, while by the cross-harbour ferry terminal to North Point an early morning Tai Chi class and an elderly couple line-fishing from a rickety boat add to the timeless eastern calm.
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Miscellaneous
We the people must take the blame
We can blame politicians all we like for their lack of direction (Boris Johnson) or their crass misdirection (Trump) but it is we the people, to quote the opening words to the US constitution, who must ultimately take the blame.
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Events
Time passes slowly till we reach that elusive horizon
My LinkedIn network is now heavily punctuated with that now familiar white out of green hashtag, ‘#Open to work’. When are those vaccines due again?
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Airports
How Changi Airport turned itself into the ultimate destination
The whole concept is the best example I have seen yet of an airport adapting to crisis and one that has the added benefit of permanently underlining the allure of Changi as a destination in its own right.
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Airports
Why I ain’t going nowhere
For now, like the bubble itself, the celebratory balloons at Hong Kong International Airport will have to be deflated, the Heinemann welcoming gifts set aside.
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Fashion
Masked Men unveiled – and Mask Maker revealed
Colm mistook – quite understandably – the chap on the right for American actor and heartthrob George Clooney…
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Lifestyle
Celebrating Diwali and the triumph of light over dark and good over evil
In this year that has brought so much darkness, the spirit of Diwali is perhaps more important than ever to our sector.
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Miscellaneous
Out of the darkness and into light
As autumn bathes the northern hemisphere in golden leaves and spring brings rebirth to the south, a pitch-black shadow that has hung over the whole world throughout all seasons may soon be lifting.
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Events
Timpani, flutes, clarinets, piccolo and strings – How Beam Suntory composed an international symphony
We would taste the whiskies from the individual countries and then compare them with the final blend, right? Wrong. Miyamoto san had a better way to show us what each constituent brought to the party.
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Lifestyle
Reaching into the sole of sustainability
Let’s not flip-flop in our industry’s commitment to sustainability. Let’s focus on business for good, not just for growth. Let’s show our soul with some sole. Some Ocean Sole.