Opening homes for heritage’s sake
When I was approached to be a judge for this year’s Melaka Tourism Awards and to choose the "Best Tourist Attraction - Traditional House", my first question was "What’s a traditional house? Aren’t all the houses in Malay kampungs (villages) traditional?" (Pictured above: Kampung Padang Seba [...]
Love, sex and money, according to Oprah
Given that February 14 is just round the corner, I am going to talk about love for a while, then sex, followed by money.Oprah Winfrey says her brand is about love. This I heard in her interview with Piers Morgan (left) in his debut appearance on the CNN talk show, Piers Morgan Tonight.Morgan said he [...]
Now everyone can talk and text
AirAsia, Asia’s leading low-cost carrier, made it possible for “everyone to fly” when it entered the market with extremely low, unbelievable fares. Now together with Malaysian giant telco, Maxis Bhd, and Swiss-based OnAir, the airline is offering in-flight calls and data.Pictured left: AirAs [...]
Life as it should be read, and lived
I have just finished reading my first book on the Kindle – Freedom by Jonathan Franzen, the book that shot to fame after President Obama bought it for his daughters and Oprah Winfrey endorsed it.It’s rather fitting, really. The Kindle allows you to enjoy a book in as free a fashion as you can im [...]
In the new world, technology, data and marketing must come together
RADIUS will leverage technology and data to seal its position as the leading corporate travel management company looking after mid-size multinationals on a global and regional level, says Nicholas Stafford, its senior vice president-marketing and business development (left).It recently took on Vino [...]
Innovation, Ideas & Inspiration for Jobs at WIT*e, April 28
The first WIT*e – Inspiration & Mentoring in Singapore will kick off on April 28 with a focus on innovation, new start-up ideas and cool career opportunities in travel and tourism.Plus we will unveil news of an exciting new initiative from Web In Travel.WIT*e Singapore is being supported by Ab [...]
Instant measurability both boon and curse, says Purple Click’s Teo
The instant measurability of digital advertising is both a blessing and a curse, according to Desmond Teo of Purple Click.Speaking on “Mobile Marketing: Web 3.0 on the Go”, he said because they were so measurable, they were attractive to advertisers.But it also means that some campaigns are not [...]
Life after exit, what’s it like? Three founders tell all
It was interesting listening to the stories of three start-ups in Asia whose companies were recently acquired and how their founders were now doing.On stage at Echelon 2011, Singapore’s largest digital startup conference, were (from left) Kelly Choo, Brandtologoy, a social media intelligence comp [...]
Little things update: Here’s one of those little things
The other day I posted about little things mattering.Yesterday I was on the MRT and was listening to my iPod. I didn’t take my iPad that has on it the books I am currently reading. But into my journey I suddenly felt an urge to read a couple more pages of my book, which, of course, is on my i [...]
Love, and people, make the world go round
I am in a part of New Zealand which was the site of the country's first Capital at Okiato (formerly Old Russell). The Bay of Islands is in the far north of New Zealand and before Captain Cook's visit in 1769, Russell, where I spent the night, was an established settlement of various Maori tribes.(Pi [...]
