Roy Halston Frowick, better known simply as Halston, fashion designer and king of Studio 54, once said that "you’re only as good as the people you dress". This is perhaps even more true in today’s celebrity-obsessed fashion industry than it was in Halston’s heyday, when the people he dressed included Jackie O, Bianca Jagger, Elizabeth […]
Tijuana’s police chief can learn good lessons from Manila
What a shocking revelation to hear that at least three police chiefs and scores of police officers were already killed in Tijuana as part of the drug cartel’s move to eliminate those who are against their sinister wishes. And the fight is on after Tijuana’s mayor has appointed Lawyer Alberto Capella Ibarra as the new […]
A tale of two cities – Hong Kong and Singapore
A tale of two cities – Hong Kong and Singapore Hong Kong I grew up in Hong Kong, a crown colony of the United Kingdom, during the age of 6-13. I remember I would open my room window only to face the window of a residence of a neighboring building. People everywhere play […]
Text Messaging: Still the Preferred Mobile Service of Consumers in Asia
Mobile phones are the electronic accessory of the ’90s, and show no signs of relinquishing their status in the new millennium. Mobile phones are most helpful in emergencies – if your car breaks down or if you need medical attention. But many people use them simply to keep in touch with the office or the […]
In the Spanish Desert, a Rival to Las Vegas
Europe’s largest casino complex, second in the world behind Las Vegas, is to be built in one of the driest regions of Spain, with the project’s investors saying they hope to attract 25 million visitors a year. Gran Scala will eventually contain 32 casinos, 70 hotels, 232 restaurants and 500 shops, alongside replicas of Egyptian […]
Stone Age Roulette
A stone ball 30 feet in diameter may provide archaeologists with a vital clue as to the real reason for the construction of Silbury Hill and the Avebury Stone Circles in Wiltshire, UK. The ball was found two months ago in a farmer’s field at the base of Silbury Hill and was believed to have […]