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Vol. <strong>#121</strong> <strong>Nov</strong>ember / <strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2018</strong><br />
THE FESTIVE FRIVOLITIES ISSUE<br />
THE FESTIVE FRIVOLITIES<br />
KDN No. 1505 (7892) | Vol. # 121 <strong>Nov</strong>ember / <strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2018</strong><br />
CROATIA GETS READY<br />
FOR ITS CLOSE UP<br />
<strong>The</strong> destination thrilling<br />
more than Game of<br />
Thrones fans<br />
THE STEPPING STONES<br />
OF SUCCESS<br />
Founders of Stone De Art on why venturing out<br />
of your comfort zone doing the thing you dread<br />
CRAZY TALENTED<br />
ASIANS<br />
Henry Golding and<br />
Gemma Chan on why the<br />
film is a game changer<br />
GO WITH THE<br />
GLOW<br />
Brilliant beauty<br />
fixes for the party<br />
season
EDITOR’S NOTE<br />
It’s the time of the<br />
year when that old<br />
refrain, “Where has the<br />
year gone?”, is being<br />
asked by everyone.<br />
For some, the end of<br />
the year can’t come<br />
soon enough, and for<br />
others it heralds the<br />
festive season and fresh<br />
beginnings. While we<br />
hurtle into the last two<br />
months of the year, let’s<br />
take a few moments to<br />
think about what an<br />
intriguing year it’s been.<br />
<strong>The</strong> end of year is<br />
a celebratory time for many with children home from or on holiday from school, and the planning of<br />
annual year-end trips. For those celebrating Christmas, preparations will soon begin – parties planned,<br />
gifts chosen, beautiful clothes bought, delicious dinners prepared or booked, and invitations accepted.<br />
With that in mind, we bring you an issue filled with fun, good food, glittery fashion and featuring<br />
remarkable people who pursued their dreams to great success.<br />
Husband-and-wife team Hew Yit Fun and Alison Chen, the power couple behind Stone De Art,<br />
purveyors of fine marble, talked to us about how they started their now-flourishing business and<br />
the challenges they overcame. Sticking to your ideals and hard work is an unbeatable formula and it<br />
has certainly worked for them. This month’s Game Changer focuses on a pair of Asian stars who are<br />
rocking the Hollywood boat – the talented and gorgeous Gemma Chan and Henry Golding. Yes, we’re<br />
a bit biased as Henry is one of our own; but the entire cast did phenomenally well, and Crazy Rich<br />
Asians will always be remembered as the best rom-com of <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
This issue’s <strong>The</strong> Swing focuses on the courses on the emerald isle of Ireland, which boasts more<br />
than 300 courses! <strong>The</strong> Cookbook is to focuses on Finnish cuisine, which has become part of the New<br />
Nordic food movement and is all about clean flavours, local produce and fish; and we discover a<br />
British-Ghanaian architect making waves with his avant garde designs.<br />
To end, we would like to wish everyone a very happy end to the year and here’s to a tremendous<br />
year ahead!<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Tropicana</strong> Editorial Team<br />
Let <strong>The</strong><br />
Festivities<br />
Begin<br />
1<br />
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER <strong>2018</strong> | TM
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MANSION<br />
by nu infinity<br />
<strong>The</strong> Mansion’s interior design concept portrays the<br />
bold and daring characteristics of the architecture,<br />
building and spatial quality of the project.
Main areas such as the Living and Dining space are<br />
designed to draw the eye, whereby interior details<br />
flow in line with the building’s form. Every element is<br />
designed 3-dimensionally with differences in height,<br />
thickness and overlays, particularly in the ceiling<br />
design between the Living and Kitchen area; the<br />
Island is used to give the impression of surrealism<br />
by skewing its’ form to reflect the ceiling’s angular<br />
direction. <strong>The</strong> interior scheme intends to expand<br />
on the impression of depth evoked by the strong<br />
and dynamic design features whilst maintaining<br />
practicality and utilising the available space.
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CONTRIBUTORS<br />
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VOLUME<br />
<strong>#121</strong><br />
ON THE COVER<br />
24 <strong>The</strong> Stepping Stones of Success<br />
THE SCENE<br />
14 <strong>The</strong> Hottest Events To Have<br />
Set Society Abuzz<br />
PROPERTY NEWS<br />
48 <strong>The</strong> Edge Malaysia Property<br />
Excellence Awards <strong>2018</strong><br />
50 Winners of DRIVE ME HOME<br />
Campaign<br />
51 Grand Opening of Dalia Residences<br />
Show Houses<br />
52 Glow In <strong>The</strong> Park @<br />
<strong>Tropicana</strong> Aman Central Park<br />
CULTURE<br />
16 Movies<br />
17 Books<br />
22 Musics<br />
THE HOME<br />
34 King Living Experience<br />
40 David Adjaye<br />
128 CONTACT US<br />
130 THE LIST<br />
132 THE END<br />
THE SWING<br />
56 <strong>The</strong> Green of Dreams<br />
THE TIME<br />
64 Eat it Up!<br />
Game on For PacMan Timepiece<br />
THE LOOK<br />
68 Cassey Gan Takes London<br />
72 <strong>Festive</strong> Finery<br />
HEALTH<br />
81 Let's Get Glowing<br />
88 THE DISHES<br />
THE COOKBOOK<br />
94 Local, Seasonal & Simple<br />
THE DRINKS<br />
100 Hennessy V.S.O.P<br />
Celebrates 200 Years<br />
THE GAME CHANGER<br />
102 Crazy Talented Asians<br />
THE DRIVE<br />
112 <strong>The</strong> Best Things Come In<br />
Small Packages<br />
THE VACATION<br />
122 Croatia Gets Ready For<br />
Its Close Up<br />
TM | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER <strong>2018</strong>
THE DIARY<br />
CURATED BY PAMELA D’CRUZ<br />
23/11 – 25/11<br />
MELAKA ART AND PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL<br />
Melaka Art and Performance Festival returns again this year to brighten the streets of Melaka with various solo and collaborative art<br />
performances from emerging and award winning artists. Reputed to be the world’s largest and only site-specific art and performance<br />
festival on a Unesco World Heritage site, the three-day event showcases internationally recognized works from more than 40 artists<br />
from across the globe, and will take place in the vicinity of St Paul’s Hill from 10am to 10pm.<br />
St Paul's Hill, Jalan Kota,<br />
Bandar Hilir, 75000, Melaka.<br />
melakafestival.com<br />
TM | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER <strong>2018</strong><br />
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THE DIARY<br />
15/12<br />
KEVIN HART IN MALAYSIA<br />
Philadelphia comedian, actor and<br />
television host, Kevin Hart, will take<br />
to the stage for one night of stand up.<br />
One of the most successful comedians<br />
to come out of the American comedy<br />
scene, Hart has starred in films like<br />
‘Central Intelligence’ ‘Jumanji: Welcome<br />
To <strong>The</strong> Jungle’, both with <strong>The</strong> Rock, and<br />
supplied the voice of Snowball in ‘<strong>The</strong><br />
Secret Life Of Pets’. Here as part of his<br />
globetrotting Irresponsible Tour, bring<br />
tissues, because you’re going to laugh<br />
until you cry.<br />
Axiata Arena<br />
L2-E-10, Enterprise 4, Bukit Jalil,<br />
57000, Kuala Lumpur.<br />
lolevents.my<br />
23/11 – 26/11<br />
WORLD BACHATA FESTIVAL <strong>2018</strong><br />
This <strong>Nov</strong>ember, the Klang Valley becomes the gathering<br />
place for Latin Dance lovers from around the world.<br />
Apart from Bachata, the festival<br />
will feature other Latin dance styles such as Salsa,<br />
Merengue and Kizomba. Festival-goers will have the<br />
chance to participate in various Latin dance workshops<br />
and watch incredible performances by international acts.<br />
Bentley Music Auditorium<br />
3 Jalan PJU 7/2, Petaling Jaya,<br />
47810, Mutiara Damansara, Selangor.<br />
www.worldbachatafestival.com<br />
7/9 - 15/12<br />
EDITIONS<br />
Editions, in a traditional artistic context<br />
refers to the reproduction of copies or<br />
replicas made from an original master<br />
work. Bringing together an assemblage<br />
of dynamic Malaysian artists to consider<br />
the art of multiples, the show is curated<br />
by Sharmin Parameswaran, and will<br />
feature, among others, the works of<br />
Bogus Merchandise, a socially minded<br />
and community-oriented screen<br />
printing and sewing collective, Sabahan<br />
artist Rico Leong, a woodcut artist who<br />
keeps with the traditional method of<br />
printing, and Ajim Juxta, an architectturned-artist<br />
whose oeuvre draws<br />
heavily on existentialism.<br />
Shalini Ganendra Fine Art<br />
8 Lorong 16/7B, Section 16,<br />
Petaling Jaya, 46350, Selangor.<br />
www.shaliniganendra.com<br />
14/12 – 15/12<br />
TALES OF WINTER<br />
Gingerbread and sleigh bells, Christmas is here! Led by conductor<br />
Naohisa Furusawa, the Malaysian Philharmonic and Malaysian<br />
Philharmonic Youth Orchestras get the audience in a festive mood<br />
with the performance of Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel’s Overture,<br />
Mozart’s 3German Dances K. 605 and Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll. Of course<br />
it wouldn’t be complete without a sprinkling of musical bonbons from<br />
the Kingdom of Sweets, and Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite No. 1 and the<br />
Slavonic sounds of his Marche Slave duly oblige.<br />
Dewan Filharmonik Petronas<br />
Petronas Twin Towers<br />
Kuala Lumpur City Centre<br />
50088, Kuala Lumpur.<br />
dfp.com.my<br />
13 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER <strong>2018</strong> | TM
THE SCENE<br />
<strong>The</strong> Scene<br />
<strong>The</strong> hottest events to have set society abuzz.<br />
KARE OPENING PARTY<br />
13 SEPTEMBER <strong>2018</strong><br />
It was a night of music, magic and fun<br />
as global lifestyle brand Kare opened<br />
its flagship store at Great Eastern Mall,<br />
Kuala Lumpur. <strong>The</strong>med around popular<br />
hit <strong>The</strong> Greatest Showman, the grand<br />
opening was filled with wonder as<br />
costumed actors mingled with guests,<br />
and worked the stage with music<br />
performances and magic shows. Guests<br />
were encouraged to participate in the<br />
magic shows and card games to liven<br />
up the night. Colourful cocktails and<br />
fantastic music added to the festivities.<br />
Spanning 2,000 square feet, Kare’s<br />
second showroom in Malaysia offers<br />
customers an immersive experience as<br />
you walk among its visually stunning<br />
pieces and setups. From elaborate<br />
arrangements set up to resemble<br />
home settings to contemporary<br />
pieces scattered throughout the space,<br />
this flagship store is filled with the<br />
furnishing brand’s signature quirkiness.<br />
Kare’s founder and CEO Peter<br />
Schönhofen says that the Kare brand<br />
“caters to those with a distinctive taste<br />
and who want a touch of fashion in<br />
their homes. We find that in Malaysia,<br />
the trend is moving rapidly towards<br />
very personalised home interior<br />
design – here’s where Kare can meet<br />
the demands and desires of local<br />
homeowners to create beautiful, unique<br />
homes.”<br />
Guests can visit the flagship store<br />
on the first floor of Great Eastern Mall,<br />
Kuala Lumpur. <strong>The</strong> store is open daily<br />
from 10am to 9pm.<br />
www.kare-design.com/my/en<br />
TM | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER <strong>2018</strong><br />
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THE SCENE<br />
ART OF TREE AT MALAYSIAN FURNITURE &<br />
FURNISHINGS FAIR <strong>2018</strong> (MF3 <strong>2018</strong>)<br />
10-12 AUGUST <strong>2018</strong><br />
Solid wood manufacturer Art of Tree specialises in creating exquisite pieces of furniture<br />
made out of salvaged trees. <strong>The</strong>ir pieces are practical and sustainable, and are conversation<br />
starters whether placed at home or in an office or retail setting. <strong>The</strong> brand’s collections<br />
have received rave reviews from customers and prominent personalities, most<br />
recently including YB Teresa Kok, Minister of Primary Industries, who visited Art of<br />
Tree’s booth at the recent Malaysian Furniture & Furnishings Fair (MF3 <strong>2018</strong>) and had<br />
only good things to say.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Malaysian Furniture & Furnishings Fair celebrates the best of Malaysia’s home<br />
and lifestyle industry. <strong>The</strong> annual fair showcases everything a homeowner could want –<br />
from furniture and appliances to landscaping options and security systems – and sets out<br />
to inspire creativity and innovation with the best products and services. <strong>The</strong> consumeroriented<br />
fair boasts renowned brands and increasing turnouts every year, solidifying its<br />
status as the biggest home expo in the country.<br />
Held recently over three days in August at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center,<br />
MF3 <strong>2018</strong> once again drew the crowds with notable exhibitors, interesting talks, and<br />
plenty of great deals and fun activities. It was officiated by YB Teresa Kok, who then<br />
toured the space and checked out the booths.<br />
15 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER <strong>2018</strong> | TM
CULTURE | MOVIES<br />
‘TIS THE SEASON…<br />
To cosy up with family and watch these classic movies with their unique interpretations of Christmas.<br />
ELF (2003)<br />
As one of Santa’s elves, Buddy<br />
(played by SNL alumni and<br />
all-round funny man Will<br />
Ferrell) is much taller than<br />
the average elf. <strong>The</strong> story<br />
begins with baby Buddy<br />
crawling into Santa’s sack and<br />
being brought to the North<br />
Pole where he was raised by<br />
Papa Elf. Disgruntled with<br />
his job as a toy tester and<br />
discovering the truth of his<br />
identity, he heads to New<br />
York to find his father. This<br />
is a comedy so between him<br />
getting a job as an elf in a<br />
department store, falling in<br />
love, finding out his dad isn’t<br />
very nice and meeting his<br />
half-brother, it all ends well<br />
in true Christmas spirit.<br />
Starring: Will Ferrell, James<br />
Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary<br />
Steenburgen<br />
HOME ALONE (1990)<br />
It was 1990 and a movie about a<br />
little boy accidentally left behind<br />
when his family heads to Paris for<br />
the Christmas holidays hits the<br />
cinemas. It became a massive hit<br />
and was written and produced by<br />
John Hughes, famed for comingof-age<br />
teen movies like ‘Sixteen<br />
Candles’ and ‘<strong>The</strong> Breakfast<br />
Club’. <strong>The</strong> world was introduced<br />
to a precocious blond named<br />
Macaulay Culkin who played<br />
Kevin, the protagonist. Home<br />
alone at Christmas, fighting off<br />
bungling burglars, Harry (Pesci)<br />
and Marv (Stern), becoming a<br />
booby trap specialist and waiting<br />
for his family to return, Kevin<br />
has the greatest Christmas<br />
adventure and learns that family<br />
is everything.<br />
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe<br />
Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard<br />
THE HOLIDAY (2006)<br />
Two women on either side of<br />
the Atlantic with boy problems<br />
organise a house exchange over<br />
the Christmas holidays and<br />
romance blooms! Iris writes a<br />
wedding column for a London<br />
newspaper and is still in love<br />
with her ex; and Amanda is a<br />
busy LA exec who finds out her<br />
boyfriend is cheating on her. To<br />
escape their lives, they list their<br />
homes on a holiday swap site.<br />
Amanda ends up in a quaint<br />
English village cottage, and Iris<br />
in an impressive LA home. <strong>The</strong><br />
romantic interests are played<br />
by Jude Law and Jack Black, so<br />
you know it’s going to be sweet,<br />
funny and romantic… with nary<br />
a gun or elf in sight.<br />
Starring: Kate Winslet, Jude Law,<br />
Cameron Diaz, Jack Black<br />
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)<br />
This most Christmassy of classic<br />
films has James Stewart playing<br />
George Bailey, a kind man who has<br />
led a pretty tragic life but helped<br />
so many people along the way.<br />
It’s Christmas Eve, and George is<br />
contemplating suicide. Someone<br />
‘upstairs’ sends Clarence (Travers),<br />
a guardian angel to save and remind<br />
him of all the amazing things he’s<br />
accomplished . This movie was<br />
quite avant garde for its time with<br />
alternate realities and questioning<br />
one’s faith. Hate it or love it, this<br />
is a movie that needs to be seen at<br />
least once at Christmas, if not for<br />
anything than the last scene and its<br />
famous line, “Every time a bell rings,<br />
an angel gets its wings…”<br />
Starring: James Stewart, Donna<br />
Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry<br />
Travers<br />
Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed,<br />
Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers<br />
Our Pick...<br />
DIE HARD (1988)<br />
It’s been said this is the ‘ultimate Christmas movie’, a bold statement considering there’s absolutely<br />
nothing warm and fuzzy about Bruce Willis playing hard cop John McClane cursing, killing and rescuing<br />
hostages. But, there are many reasons why ‘Die Hard’ is a Christmas movie, mainly that the premise is a<br />
Christmas party at which McClane’s wife is a guest. <strong>The</strong> bad guys are led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman),<br />
a German terrorist who wants to steal millions and proves a worthy opponent for McClane. Hailed as one<br />
of the greatest action movies of all time, it’s thrilling, heroic-cop-beats-bad-guys (Christmas) fun!<br />
Starring: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia<br />
CURATED BY BLADE DIGITAL MEDIA<br />
TM | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER <strong>2018</strong><br />
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CULTURE | BOOKS<br />
KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL<br />
New recipes for tasty global cuisine from everyday dinners to special feasts.<br />
THE TRUCK FOOD<br />
COOKBOOK: 150 RECIPES<br />
AND RAMBLINGS<br />
FROM AMERICA’S BEST<br />
RESTAURANTS ON<br />
WHEELS<br />
JOHN T EDGE<br />
Award winning writer<br />
and food authority,<br />
John T Edge chases<br />
down America’s finest<br />
food trucks to deliver a<br />
selection of surprisingly<br />
diverse and frequently<br />
fusion driven recipes.<br />
<strong>The</strong> deliciously sinful<br />
staples are there: fast<br />
foods like the grilled<br />
cheese cheeseburger<br />
and tacos until eternity,<br />
yet deep-fried greasy<br />
spoon fare is thin on<br />
the ground. Instead, the<br />
hottest food trend in<br />
America is a smorgasbord<br />
of familiar comforts,<br />
ethnic flavours and clever<br />
experimentation from its<br />
hippest urban centres. By<br />
nature all of it is highly<br />
portable making it ideal<br />
for parties and picnics.<br />
SPRITZ: ITALY’S MOST<br />
ICONIC APERITIVO<br />
COCKTAIL,<br />
WITH RECIPES<br />
TALIA BAIOCCHI &<br />
LESLIE PARISEAU<br />
What is the festive<br />
season without cocktails?<br />
Experiencing a resurgence<br />
of popularity, the cool<br />
again spritz is given a<br />
comprehensive shakedown<br />
in this stylish ode to Italy’s<br />
vibrant orange hued liquer.<br />
Authors Talia Baiocchi<br />
and Leslie Pariseau curate<br />
classic spritz, bicicletta<br />
and sbagliatto recipes<br />
from America’s best<br />
bartenders, and in keeping<br />
with the Italian tradition<br />
of aperitivo, suggest some<br />
delectable nibbles or<br />
cicchetti to enjoy with your<br />
refreshing yet bittersweet<br />
concoction. <strong>The</strong> pair also<br />
delves deeper tracing the<br />
origins and history of the<br />
drink, which is always<br />
useful fodder for cocktail<br />
party banter.<br />
PALETAS: AUTHENTIC<br />
RECIPES FOR MEXICAN<br />
ICE POPS, SHAVED ICE &<br />
AGUAS FRESCAS<br />
FANY GERSON<br />
As perfect for Malaysia’s<br />
hot and humid climate as<br />
it is for Mexico’s similarly<br />
searing temperatures,<br />
paleta are Mexican ice pops<br />
or frozen lollies. Pastry<br />
chef Fany Gerson’s love of<br />
sweet indulgences sees her<br />
experiment with a variety<br />
of exotic but easy to make<br />
paleta recipes. Rainbowcoloured<br />
and pretty to look<br />
at, the ice cold treats include<br />
naughty but nice alcoholspiked<br />
varieties, dairy and<br />
non-dairy versions, and<br />
often use ingredients readily<br />
available in Malaysia like<br />
mango, chili, coconut, lime<br />
and tamarind. Shaved ice<br />
desserts known as raspados<br />
and refreshing agua fresca,<br />
a cool Mexican thirst<br />
quencher round off this<br />
recipe book made for<br />
the tropics.<br />
Our Pick...<br />
THAI STREET FOOD: AUTHENTIC RECIPES, VIBRANT TRADITIONS<br />
DAVID THOMPSON<br />
2017 crackdown on street food in Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok created an uproar amongst<br />
street vendors, foodies and chefs alike. Such is the power of street food, in particular, Thai street food.<br />
Celebrated Australian chef, David Thompson was among the first globally recognised gourmands to<br />
champion Thai cuisine. Up until this year Thompson helmed Nahm, number 10 on Asia’s 50 Best<br />
Restaurants List <strong>2018</strong> with one Michelin star. Selecting close to 100 authentic Thai recipes from across<br />
the country, Thompson covers the classics and the curious alike. From pork satay and steamed fish with<br />
lime and chili to mango sticky rice, with images that will inspire action and salivation in equal measure,<br />
this is the perfect coffee table book for cooks with an affinity for the exotic and spicy.<br />
VIBRANT INDIA: FRESH<br />
VEGETARIAN RECIPES<br />
FROM BANGALORE<br />
TO BROOKLYN<br />
CHITRA AGRAWAL<br />
From the owner of<br />
Brooklyn Delhi comes<br />
this vibrant debut<br />
cookbook filled with<br />
flavourful vegetarian<br />
recipes from southern<br />
India. Many of these<br />
wonderfully satisfying<br />
dishes rely heavily on<br />
staple ingredients such<br />
as lentils, rice, and fresh<br />
produce. Fortunately<br />
American author, Chitra<br />
Agrawal takes much of<br />
the guess work out of even<br />
the most fundamental<br />
aspects of Indian cooking.<br />
<strong>The</strong> rest of this book<br />
are a mouthwatering<br />
delight of fresh salads,<br />
amazing curries and<br />
luscious sweets that will<br />
demonstrate the depth of<br />
Southern Indian cuisine<br />
and excitement to the<br />
vegetarian diet.<br />
IZAKAYA: THE<br />
JAPANESE PUB<br />
COOKBOOK<br />
MARK ROBINSON &<br />
MASASHI KUMA<br />
A combination of<br />
cookbook and guidebook,<br />
writer Mark Robinson<br />
and photographer<br />
Masahi Kuma crack open<br />
a window on Japan’s<br />
Izakaya to reveal the<br />
tantalising tastes and<br />
unique culinary culture<br />
at the heart of the<br />
country’s much loved but<br />
vastly underrated pub<br />
fare. <strong>The</strong> book features 60<br />
recipes for various simple<br />
yet sophisticated small<br />
plate wonders, profiles<br />
of izakaya masters from<br />
the 8 izakaya featured,<br />
useful advice on izakaya<br />
etiquette, and a guide to<br />
sake and other alcoholic<br />
beverages. Altogether<br />
a perfect gift for the<br />
wandering gourmet or<br />
adventurous home chef.<br />
CURATED BY PAMELA D’CRUZ<br />
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CULTURE | MUSICS<br />
Turn It Up<br />
Four of the best albums of <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
THE CARTERS<br />
EVERYTHING IS LOVE<br />
After an album<br />
each laying bare<br />
their tumultuous<br />
relationship,<br />
and numerous<br />
collaborations, power<br />
couple Bey and Jay<br />
finally make an album<br />
together. <strong>The</strong> enemy<br />
here is not each<br />
other but racism and<br />
American politics.<br />
Both artists get equal<br />
time with Jay-Z happy<br />
to hang back or play<br />
call and response while Beyonce shows off unexpected rapping chops. ‘Nice’,<br />
produced by Pharrell, is a glossy trap number. Its repeated refrain of “ I can<br />
do anything”, proud boasts and indignant swearing, should tell you where<br />
<strong>The</strong> Carters’ headspace is at: they have each other, influential friends and<br />
money that puts their unborn grandchildren on the Forbes list. Sure, it can<br />
border on self-obsession and narcissism, as on ‘Boss’ when Jay reflects on the<br />
family’s “ hundred million crib, 3 million watch”, but its intention is to call<br />
out prejudice. In America, if you’re rich and black, you’re still black.<br />
Our Pick...<br />
ARCTIC<br />
MONKEYS<br />
TRANQUILITY BASE<br />
HOTEL AND CASINO<br />
Six albums along and<br />
Sheffield’s favourite<br />
sons show no signs of<br />
slowing down or fitting<br />
in. ‘Tranquility Base’ is<br />
a significant departure<br />
from the band’s previous<br />
sound, the knowing back<br />
alley Brit rock swagger<br />
replaced with a drowsy<br />
space funk that sounds<br />
as if it’s been piped in from the outer reaches of the universe. It’s less<br />
immediate, but worth the ride. Frontman Alex Turner’s lyrics remain wry<br />
and insightful, a disembodied voice and contemplating earth even as it<br />
disappears out of sight. Ghosts linger everywhere, the spirit of Bowie most<br />
of all; although ‘Star Treatment’ which channels soul and 60s soundtracks<br />
could easily have been written for Prince.<br />
COURTNEY BARNETT<br />
TELL ME HOW YOU REALLY FEEL<br />
No one does honesty like Courtney Barnett. <strong>The</strong> alt-rock<br />
singer-songwriter chronicles the comically mundane<br />
with poetic depth and a slacker drawl. Angrier than<br />
her charming debut, this sophomore effort begins<br />
benignly but slowly works itself into a rage on ‘I’m Not<br />
Your Mother’. Courtney takes issue with fame, trolls<br />
and personal relationships, the tender ‘I Need A Little<br />
Time’ at once pleading for a time out from herself and<br />
her fans/girlfriend. <strong>The</strong> album pays repeated tribute to<br />
Nirvana, notably through the grungy chords of ‘Crippling<br />
Self Doubt and General Lack of Confidence’ which<br />
features Breeders’ Kim and Kelley Deal. But it’s ‘Nameless<br />
Faceless’ that captures the moment. Lamenting misogyny<br />
and female fear, its powerless anger stays hidden in quiet<br />
sadness, praise be.<br />
YOUNG<br />
FATHERS<br />
COCOA SUGAR<br />
Proving that<br />
their Mercury<br />
Prize win in<br />
2014 was no<br />
fluke, the<br />
genre-defying<br />
trio from<br />
Edinburgh<br />
return with a<br />
blistering third<br />
album. ‘Cocoa Sugar’ lyrically explores themes of colour<br />
and class by way of some spiritual soul searching. Despite<br />
eviscerating electro-pop, alt-rap, avant-rock, what have<br />
you, it’s their most accessible album to date with rousing<br />
gospel soul and undeniable hooks punching through<br />
the dense sonic squall and off-kilter beats. <strong>The</strong> squelchy<br />
sounds of ‘Holy Ghost’ and the zeitgeist African rhythms<br />
of ‘In My View’ typify the direction Alloysious Massaquoi,<br />
Kayus Bankole and G Hastings take, but it’s ‘Toy’s<br />
frenetically paced social commentary and ‘See How’s<br />
bleepy beats and staccato rap that are the stand out tracks.<br />
CURATED BY REMI DUTTA<br />
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HEW YIT FUN AND ALISON CHEN<br />
THE STEPPING<br />
STONES OF<br />
SUCCESS<br />
Husband-and-wife team Hew Yit Fun and Alison Chen from Stone De Art<br />
are testament to the inherent beauty of sticking to your ideals.<br />
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HEW YIT FUN AND ALISON CHEN<br />
White Shirt from G2000,<br />
Sweater from ZARA<br />
Pants from ZARA<br />
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Sweater from ZARA<br />
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HEW YIT FUN AND ALISON CHEN<br />
When I met Alison Chen and Hew Yit Fun<br />
of Stone De Art in September, it was at<br />
their home. Ensconced in the privacy of<br />
a quiet, gated community within Bandar<br />
Sungai Long, the family – Alison, Yit Fun,<br />
their 16-year-old daughter, 10-year-old<br />
son and Yit Fun’s mother and father – had<br />
only moved in two months before. It would have been sooner, but<br />
sometimes personal lives must take a backseat to business and this<br />
was one such instance.<br />
“ It took two years for us to complete the renovation,” Yit Fun<br />
shared. “ We had to stop for 9 months.” At the time shipments of<br />
marble were arriving and it was a very busy period in the factory, so<br />
the couple put their own home renovation project on hold to focus<br />
on placing their clientele first. It’s one of the hallmarks of their<br />
business.<br />
Both Alison and Yit Fun are the founders of Stone De Art,<br />
a well-established business that sources, supplies and lays high<br />
quality stone such as marble and granite for use in the home and<br />
in commercial spaces. Usually the <strong>Tropicana</strong> editorial team would<br />
choose to meet its cover personalities at their place of business – the<br />
Stone De Art showroom and factory is located in Balakong – but<br />
the couple’s spacious home is itself a fabulous showcase of the<br />
very materials and detailed workmanship that their business is<br />
grounded upon.<br />
SET IN STONE<br />
Prior to Stone De Art, Alison who is originally from Alor Setar<br />
and Yit Fun who is from Kuala Lumpur, spent many years honing<br />
their skills and gaining experience in the construction line, cutting<br />
their teeth in a diverse variety of specialisations. <strong>The</strong> pair met while<br />
working in the same company and eventually married and what<br />
they learned during that period sparked within them an idea for a<br />
business.<br />
Yit Fun thought back to those days. “ Because we had been in the<br />
bungalow market for many years, we had seen different suppliers<br />
supplying different things to bungalow owners. I remember<br />
speaking to my wife and telling her that we can start a business<br />
supplying anything, except for marble.”<br />
As a natural material both Alison and Yit Fun understood that<br />
stone could be difficult to work with and customers’ expectations<br />
were seldom met. “ <strong>The</strong>re was always an argument that the stone<br />
had a natural defect or that the colour of the stone could not match<br />
the requirement of the owner. It seemed very difficult for suppliers<br />
to 100 percent fulfil the desires of the private bungalow owner,” he<br />
recalled. But you know what they say-never say never.<br />
“<strong>The</strong>ir fate was sealed when<br />
they accepted an invite from<br />
a friend to attend a stone<br />
fair in Italy. <strong>The</strong>ir attendance<br />
provided them with valuable<br />
insight into the business.”<br />
TURNING MOUNTAINS INTO MOLEHILLS<br />
New businesses are often faced with a steep learning curve. Stone<br />
De Art was no exception but at times the pair wondered if their<br />
particular hill was surmountable. “Almost every year for the first<br />
five years we considered changing to another business,” Yit Fun<br />
divulged. Stone De Art faced two major challenges: the technical<br />
and the financial.<br />
Throwing themselves into the business, one of the first things<br />
they did was to set up a factory. In doing so they encountered<br />
numerous unanticipated technical difficulties.<br />
<strong>The</strong>n there was the matter of sourcing. <strong>The</strong>ir first port of call<br />
was Italy, a country widely recognised for its high-grade marble.<br />
However this threw up some challenges: they had a language barrier<br />
to get over, new relationships to forge and hard-to-come by highquantity<br />
marble to source. Prized marble, they discovered, is in<br />
very short supply.<br />
For Alison, whose background is sales, and managing accounts<br />
and purchasing, the most satisfying aspect of her job is finding a<br />
beautiful slab of marble. “ <strong>The</strong>n I know we are in the position to<br />
perform a good job,” she beamed with satisfaction, but it is also the<br />
most challenging aspect of the job. “ Stone De Art focuses on quality<br />
that is average and above,” she shared. “ But there are people like<br />
us from all over the world that are also looking for good quality<br />
marble. <strong>The</strong> advantage is that they have volume. <strong>The</strong> Malaysian<br />
market doesn’t.” “Also consider how much it would cost for our<br />
exchange rate. Our money is small,” Yit Fun added. Suddenly not<br />
only did it begin to dawn on them how tough the business is, but if<br />
they were to maintain their commitment to quality, the business<br />
would not be able to grow.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> other chief concern was finance. <strong>The</strong>re are no payment terms<br />
extended by the quarries. <strong>The</strong> quarries expect to be paid in full<br />
before the materials are loaded on board the ship and shipping<br />
can take up to a month. Additionally, a job can typically take<br />
between six months to a year to complete. This can create cash flow<br />
problems. Nevermind accidental breakage or cracking that Stone<br />
De Art would have to cover.<br />
Of course, the pair could have taken the easy way out by opting<br />
to supply lower grade materials or under delivering on their client’s<br />
expectation. But they had seen this before and overcoming this was<br />
the very raison d’etre for Stone De Art. <strong>The</strong>y were determined to do<br />
it differently, so they stuck it out.<br />
Within five years, things had begun to turn around. Initial<br />
teething issues were soon fixed, problems that arose were gradually<br />
solved, and important learnings were gained.<br />
Stone De Art began sourcing different types of marble instead<br />
of focusing on just one type, and although 90 percent of their<br />
materials still come from Italy, Alison also began sourcing stone<br />
from many other countries, such as China, Portugal and Turkey.<br />
<strong>The</strong> pair even picked up some Italian. <strong>The</strong>ir numerous inspection<br />
trips, which were a necessity rather than a luxury, also allowed the<br />
couple to travel the length and breadth of the beautiful European<br />
nation. “ We like the culture and feel lucky that the first place we<br />
chose to do business was in Italy. It’s beautiful and the people there<br />
are very nice. From the north to the south, Milan, Verona, Rome,<br />
we enjoy the scenery the most,” travel enthusiast Alison trilled as<br />
we sat nursing a small cup of espresso freshly brewed by Yit Fun<br />
himself.<br />
PERSPECTIVES AND EXPECTATIONS<br />
Such fragile and incredibly heavy items are difficult to work<br />
with, which is why Stone De Art places a lot of emphasis on<br />
workmanship, both in the factory setting and during installation.<br />
Yit Fun who is Stone De Art Managing Director, helps his staff<br />
to understand the gravitas of what it is they do and puts their role<br />
into perspective for them. “ Training is very important,” he said of<br />
his work force, “ but the right person is more important than any<br />
training because it’s difficult to change someone’s attitude. Factory<br />
workers may understand their job but they may not comprehend<br />
that the marble that they are cutting is for a bungalow, and that this<br />
bungalow is the lifelong effort of the bungalow owner. As business<br />
owners we feel that pressure.”<br />
As the client-facing partner of Stone De Art, Yit Fun also<br />
deals with Stone De Art’s clientele, and views managing customer<br />
expectation as the most important part of his job and one of the<br />
“For Alison, whose background<br />
is sales, and managing accounts<br />
and purchasing, the most<br />
satisfying aspect of her job<br />
is finding a beautiful<br />
slab of marble.”<br />
most important aspects of the business, particularly because<br />
natural stone is by nature imperfect. “ Even high-end marble will<br />
have some imperfections,” he stressed. “As professionals it’s our<br />
duty to educate the client, who is essentially a lay man, on what is<br />
best suited for their needs.”<br />
Yit Fun imparts as much knowledge as is necessary to help the<br />
customer come to the best possible decision. “ By understanding<br />
how to select the right material for the right location and its<br />
eventual use, we can minimise maintenance issues for the<br />
customer.” Showing and sharing with the customer other<br />
completed projects also helps the customer to visualise the end<br />
result. “ By setting realistic expectations Stone De Art is able to<br />
supply peace of mind to the customer,” he smiled.<br />
FRIEND AND TRENDS<br />
Today the business is 15 years old and flourishing, and is a prime<br />
example of how to turn a disadvantage into an advantage. <strong>The</strong>ir<br />
clientele often come to know of Stone De Art through word of<br />
mouth. “ We don’t advertise, we don’t take part in exhibitions, we<br />
don’t even have a signboard at the factory,” Yit Fun admitted.<br />
Instead Stone De Art’s point of difference is paying off. “ Now<br />
the customer introduces their friends to us,” Alison responded.<br />
“ When we complete a bungalow and our client throws a house<br />
warming party, their friends are impressed by what they see,” Yit<br />
Fun chimed in.<br />
Alison and Yit Fun’s own home is testament to the hard work<br />
and tenacity that they have put into their business. Its simple<br />
minimalist elegance is the collective blood, sweat and tears of 15<br />
years of Stone De Art. Alison indulged us in a quick tour.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is grey marble on the floor. <strong>The</strong> kitchen is sandy blue<br />
marble from Italy, its veins perfectly connecting at the seam of<br />
each slab in a display of excellent workmanship. In the laundry<br />
room they use white marble in much smaller sized slabs. “At first we<br />
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PHOTOGRAPHY BRIAN FANG, M8 STUDIO<br />
WARDROBE & STYLING BOSCO LIM<br />
HAIR & GROOMING JOEY YAP<br />
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“Alison and Yit Fun’s own<br />
home is testament to the<br />
hard work and tenacity<br />
that they have put into<br />
their business.”<br />
wanted to throw it away, but thought about what we could use these<br />
smaller pieces for,” Alison explained. A water feature outside on<br />
the patio utilises fossil stone sourced from Brazil.<br />
Yit Fun pointed towards the impressive wall facing the entrance<br />
of his home. Made of volcanic stone sourced from Italy, this<br />
slate grey material is textured. “ We call it a linen finish,” Yit Fun<br />
explained. “ <strong>The</strong> stone does not originally look this way. Machines<br />
are used to give the surface the texture of cloth fabric. Many<br />
designers confuse it for wallpaper,” he beamed, impressed at the<br />
softening effect it gives the room. It is these ingenious solutions<br />
that set Stone De Art apart and what brings satisfaction not only to<br />
Stone De Art’s clientele but to Alison and Yit Fun.<br />
Yit Fun’s projection for the company for the next five years is<br />
to turn its attention to detailing and design, and introducing new<br />
trends into the market. Tastes are still very oriented towards white,<br />
grey and black marble or stone, but Yit Fun predicts that colour<br />
will increasingly gain favour as designers move away from the<br />
prevalent minimalist look.<br />
THE FRUITS OF ONE’S LABOUR<br />
On the home front there is just as much to look forward to. With<br />
the school holidays coming up the family is already looking<br />
forward to the holidays and a well-deserved trip to Korea. Alison,<br />
who loves Korean fashion, is especially excited about the shopping<br />
and year-end sales.<br />
<strong>The</strong> move to the new abode has also put Yit Fun closer to an<br />
Olympic-size swimming pool, where he can train for his next<br />
triathalon. In addition to the daily 1 ½ hours in the gym that<br />
Yit Fun and Alison put in before they head for work, Yit Fun is<br />
a former cyclist and an avid ultra marathon runner who began<br />
pounding the pavements in 2012.<br />
With 2019 on the horizon, he is looking forward to the<br />
Vibram 100 in Hong Kong in January. Just as the business must<br />
have been when it first started, he described ultra marathons<br />
as an unforgettable experience – “ Torturous but addictive once<br />
achieved.” Like Stone De Art, his sentiments about running reflect<br />
the company’s manifesto and the ethos of sticking to your ideals<br />
and the rewards that you can reap if you do.<br />
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Living’s modular, multi-functional sofa<br />
designs aren’t just limited to being able to<br />
flip a chair or chaise lounge from one side<br />
to the other. It’s so much more than that.<br />
With a smart system of brackets and<br />
magnetic magic joiner system, different<br />
parts of your sofa unit can be safely moved<br />
360 degrees around your sofa to create<br />
countless configurations that will provide<br />
you with the flexibility to change up your<br />
space according to the occasion. You could<br />
split a sofa unit if you moved somewhere<br />
smaller, say from landed property to an<br />
apartment; set your sofa up as a bed if<br />
you have overnight guests; or rearrange it<br />
entirely for social occasions like Chinese<br />
New Year and Hari Raya to accommodate<br />
for more people. King Living’s Strata sofa<br />
is brilliant for this letting you flip out the<br />
backrest to create additional seating where<br />
it didn’t exist before – on its backrest.<br />
In sofa units like the top selling Jasper,<br />
Strata and Delta Metro smart adjustable<br />
features provide customised comfort.<br />
For example, you can set the seat depth<br />
by moving back and arm rests forwards<br />
or backwards, or by tilting it at different<br />
angles to provide greater comfort for<br />
different members of the family, like little<br />
ones with shorter legs. King Living’s<br />
most recent addition, the Zaza sofa does<br />
the same using a ratchet system. King<br />
Living’s Postureflex® Seating System,<br />
which is similar to those used in Porsche<br />
and Rolls Royce cars, delivers superior<br />
support and durability to its chairs and<br />
sofas, while its KingCell® Pocket Spring<br />
provides the highest level of resilience and<br />
even firmness throughout your cushions.<br />
<strong>The</strong> epitome of customised comfort has<br />
to be King Cloud III. A Malaysia best<br />
seller, its ideal for homeowners that<br />
want to create a cinema environment<br />
for watching sports, binge watching<br />
TV series or viewing the latest film. Its<br />
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TouchGlide® Technology (with 2 year<br />
warranty) lets you recline, electronically<br />
change the angle of headrests, armrests<br />
and leg rests, and have favourite positions<br />
memorised with the swipe of your hand<br />
along the side of the seat where buttons<br />
are concealed using its Gesture Control<br />
option. Safety features prevent children<br />
and pets from being accidentally get<br />
caught or crushed when the mechanism<br />
is moving, and like some of King Living’s<br />
other sofa units, it has compartments in<br />
which to store your sound system and<br />
magnetised smart pockets to store your<br />
remote control.<br />
With all the configurations you have<br />
to play with, suddenly 25 years is a long<br />
time to live with one style particularly<br />
with wear, tear and spillage. King<br />
Living’s steel frame structure makes its<br />
Removable Covering System possible.<br />
Treated to repel dirt, dust and liquids<br />
even before the material is cut sofas and<br />
chairs are protected so you don’t have<br />
to live with unsightly stains. Moreover<br />
as its tailored to fit and is completely<br />
removable, whether due to damage or to<br />
changing tastes, covers can be replaced<br />
and customised from a wide range of<br />
premium fabrics and leathers, while King<br />
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Living’s smart tables, which can be used to recharge your phone<br />
wirelessly, and its collapsible shelves, comes in a choice of three<br />
different timber colours.<br />
Which brings us to storage. Regardless of the size of your<br />
home, you can never have too much of it. In addition to<br />
collapsible shelves, many of King Living’s sofa units and even its<br />
beds have large storage compartments discreetly hidden within<br />
it. Accessible via easy-lift hydraulics similar to those used in<br />
hatchback cars you can get to them with just one free hand. King<br />
Living beds for example, don’t just utilise space at its foot but<br />
its slightly arched frame can be lifted up in entirety so that you<br />
can utilise all of it, even the typically hard to access head of the<br />
bed. Best of all, none of this is apparent when you look at the<br />
furniture, which is smart and streamlined. And that’s its beauty.<br />
King Living beds are unique for other reasons too like its<br />
multiple layers, which can be removed for washing or cleaning<br />
right down to the base and for personalisation of comfort. Layers<br />
of protective covering, premium spring and breathable support<br />
can be combined and adjusted to create your ideal mattress.<br />
Whether you prefer firmness, softness, warmth or coolness, a<br />
choice of comfort layers, flipped for different comfort settings<br />
will let you choose, whichever side of the bed you sleep on.<br />
Of course, don’t just take our word for it. King Living’s<br />
collection of original designs includes beautifully crafted sofas,<br />
armchairs, dining tables and chairs, beds, mattresses and side<br />
tables, and can be experienced at King Living’s 5,700 square<br />
feet space showroom in IPC Shopping Centre. Ask for a<br />
demonstration. King Living’s store in Bangsar is expected to<br />
open in January 2019.<br />
King Living<br />
L1.06, Level 1, IPC Shopping Centre<br />
Damansara, Selangor.<br />
www.kingliving.my<br />
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DAVID<br />
ADJAYE<br />
Architect David Adjaye on how great<br />
design will transform West Africa’s<br />
future.<br />
TEXT BY CAROLINE ROUX / THE TELEGRAPH /<br />
THE INTERVIEW PEOPLE<br />
D<br />
avid Adjaye’s star doesn’t stop rising.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Ghanian-British architect had only<br />
just completed the National Museum of<br />
African American History and Culture on<br />
Washington’s National Mall in 2016, when he<br />
received a knighthood in 2017, and popped<br />
up on Time magazine’s most influential 100<br />
the same year.<br />
Now Sir David, at 51 years old his<br />
current projects include the New Studio<br />
Museum in Harlem, the Latvian Museum of<br />
Contemporary Art in Riga, the Holocaust<br />
memorial in London (with Ron Arad) and<br />
a glitzy 61-storey Wall Street tower in<br />
Manhattan.<br />
It’s Adjaye - with his old friend Lord<br />
(Richard) Rogers; the Serpentine Galleries<br />
artistic director, Hans Ulrich Obrist; and<br />
its chief executive, Yana Peel - who now<br />
decides which architect is invited to build<br />
the Serpentine Pavilion; and his practice is<br />
one of six charged with the restructuring of<br />
London’s Lancaster West estate, where the<br />
Grenfell Tower tragedy occurred. And then<br />
there’s Accra, Ghana, where his 15-strong<br />
office is out to reconsider the warp and weft<br />
of contemporary architecture on the African<br />
continent.<br />
So it’s hardly surprising that when the<br />
young West African architect Mariam<br />
Kamara received a call from Rolex, the Swiss<br />
watch company, telling her that she had<br />
been chosen by Adjaye as his protégée in its<br />
prestigious mentorship scheme, she had a bit<br />
of a wobble.<br />
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“I was in Niger, where I’m doing most of<br />
my work now, and in the car on my way to an<br />
important client meeting,” says Kamara. “I just<br />
couldn’t stop crying. When I got to the meeting I<br />
had to pretend I had allergies, because my face was<br />
swollen, and then I had to do the meeting all over<br />
again the next day, because I couldn’t remember a<br />
thing.”<br />
Kamara is an engaging, passionate 39-year-old,<br />
who returned to study architecture after spending<br />
six very successful years as a software developer<br />
in New York and Baltimore. “I drew all the time<br />
as a child, but I come from a family of scientists,<br />
and so you had to be an engineer or a doctor or<br />
something. I couldn’t imagine being an artist<br />
but architecture is somewhere between art and<br />
science,” she says.<br />
With Adjaye, famously charming and looking<br />
very spry after six months on a newly adopted<br />
vegan diet, she makes an impressive team. “Mariam<br />
seems to be looking for a new way to make the<br />
future take shape in her own country. I’m working<br />
a lot in West Africa, and there’s a great lack of skills<br />
and confidence there, but extraordinary scope to<br />
do things. I felt Mariam was someone to support to<br />
make that happen,” he says.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Rolex mentorship scheme has<br />
acquired a legendary status since it<br />
launched in 2002. Pairing masters of<br />
creativity in the fields of film, dance,<br />
fine art and more with talented young<br />
practitioners, Rolex says it is offering the<br />
“gift of time”. It may sound cheesy, but it’s<br />
true.<br />
Masters have ranged from Martin<br />
Scorsese to ex-Bolshoi Ballet director<br />
Alexei Ratmansky, whose charge, the<br />
then-25-year-old American Myles<br />
Thatcher, used the opportunity to move<br />
from dancing to choreography. He made<br />
three new works in a year.<br />
<strong>The</strong> selection system involves a long<br />
list of potential protégés suggested by a<br />
panel of experts, which is then whittled<br />
down to three or four. <strong>The</strong>se candidates<br />
are asked to send a mission statement,<br />
and the mentor makes his or her choice<br />
accordingly.<br />
Adjaye was impressed by work that<br />
Kamara had already completed in Niger,<br />
including the conversion of a village<br />
mosque into a public library. <strong>The</strong>re’s no<br />
doubt that she has a genuine dedication to<br />
the development of her country, but then<br />
one would expect nothing less. Her father<br />
is its president - though for Rolex, she<br />
was simply someone who was perfectly<br />
primed to move her architecture to the<br />
next level.<br />
Mentors receive $75,000, and protégés<br />
$40,000, and expenses are limitless. “If<br />
we’d wanted to go to the Antarctic, they’d<br />
have made it happen,” said William<br />
Kentridge, the South African artist, who<br />
mentored the Colombian Mateo López<br />
throughout 2012.<br />
<strong>The</strong> original idea was for master<br />
and apprentice to spend a minimum of<br />
six weeks together during the course<br />
of a year. But recently the partnership<br />
period has been extended to two years,<br />
after David Chipperfield (the scheme’s<br />
architecture mentor in 2016) pointed<br />
out that you can’t even build a house<br />
extension in a year.<br />
Adjaye and Kamara have already<br />
planned a project: a public cultural space<br />
in Kamara’s home city of Niamey, Niger’s<br />
capital. “Public space in a Muslim country<br />
is something to work on,” says Adjaye,<br />
“particularly public space for women. And<br />
it’s something Mariam has already given a<br />
lot of thought to. I’m looking forward to<br />
seeing through her eyes.”<br />
While Adjaye has studios in London,<br />
New York and Accra, and Kamara moves<br />
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between Rhode Island and Niger, both share a unique focus on Africa. Adjaye has spent the last decade<br />
travelling to as many of its 54 countries as he could, documenting its urban architecture -colonial,<br />
vernacular and contemporary - and publishing it in the book Adjaye Africa Architecture in 2011.<br />
“Africa is a continent of hugely expanding cities, the legacy of some terrible architecture, as well as<br />
unique and fascinating solutions that derive entirely from local geographic and climactic conditions,” he<br />
says. “It’s the last ones we need to keep looking at.”<br />
Kamara, too, is trying to move the goalposts, away from unsuitable emulations of Western housing<br />
built in concrete (both too hot and too expensive) to a more locally sensitive design. “You need to look at<br />
the geography and the culture,” she says. “In Niger we cook outside; people drop in unexpectedly all the<br />
time - these are the things you should accommodate.”<br />
She has recently completed a group of houses made in earthen bricks with generous roof terraces for<br />
outdoor sleeping. “But there’s a bit of disguise. People think bricks are poor, so I made them look like<br />
concrete.”<br />
First they will take a research trip to Mexico (that’s Rolex’s deep pockets again), where Adjaye has<br />
some strong relationships. “Mexico has set a great precedent for making a tropical modern architecture,<br />
which comes out of a colonial context to create its own identity. It’s a good test bed of a country. But we<br />
mustn’t forget, architecture is not a branding exercise. It’s where people live and function.”<br />
Kamara agrees. “It’s not sculpture. I think the previous generation got lost in how things looked, but<br />
for me it’s about making things to be inhabited, and to create aspiration, emotion, experience.”<br />
As a much younger architect, before he even finished his studies, Adjaye arrived at the office of the<br />
Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura. <strong>The</strong> older man allowed him to learn at his side, often<br />
inviting him on six-hour drives to Portugal’s rural Alentejo region.<br />
“He treated me like a colleague and taught me why we do architecture. It’s not for money; it’s to make<br />
things change,” says Adjaye. Souto de Moura won architecture’s most prestigious prize, the Pritzker, in<br />
2011. Adjaye’s turn can’t be far off. Kamara is in marvellous company.<br />
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PROPERTY<br />
NEWS<br />
THE EDGE MALAYSIA PROPERTY EXCELLENCE<br />
AWARDS <strong>2018</strong><br />
TROPICANA ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL RESULTS<br />
WINNERS OF DRIVE ME HOME CAMPAIGN<br />
GRAND OPENING OF DALIA RESIDENCES SHOW<br />
HOUSES<br />
GLOW IN THE PARK @ TROPICANA AMAN<br />
Prestigious. Award-winning.<br />
Quality. Innovative. High<br />
capital appreciation.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se are just some of the<br />
signatures of the property<br />
projects undertaken by<br />
<strong>Tropicana</strong> Corporation<br />
Berhad. <strong>The</strong> following pages<br />
showcase some novel and<br />
stunning residential and<br />
commercial developments<br />
as further testament to<br />
the organisation’s flair in<br />
this industry. <strong>Tropicana</strong><br />
Corporation hopes to create<br />
a more compassionate and<br />
supportive community,<br />
especially within its<br />
circles of influence. As<br />
a responsible developer,<br />
<strong>Tropicana</strong> Corporation<br />
continues to deliver on its<br />
responsibility to give back<br />
to society by supporting<br />
various charitable<br />
causes and participating<br />
in celebrations and<br />
community events.
PROPERTY NEWS | AWARDS<br />
THE EDGE MALAYSIA PROPERTY<br />
EXCELLENCE AWARDS <strong>2018</strong><br />
29 OCTOBER <strong>2018</strong><br />
A PROUD MOMENT : 6TH & 7TH FROM LEFT : TAN SRI DATO’ TAN CHEE SING, FOUNDER OF TROPICANA; ACCOMPANIED BY PUAN SRI DATIN<br />
IVY TAN TOGETHER WITH THE WINNING TEAM FROM TROPICANA CORPORATION BERHAD<br />
Malaysia’s top property players were acknowledged<br />
at the prestigious annual Edge Property Excellence<br />
Awards, which is anchored by <strong>The</strong> Edge Malaysia Top<br />
Property Developers Awards. In recent years, this has<br />
expanded to include sub-awards like <strong>The</strong> Edge-PEPS Value Creation<br />
Excellence Awards, <strong>The</strong> Edge-PAM Green Excellence Award and<br />
<strong>The</strong> Edge Malaysia Outstanding Property CEO Award, among<br />
others.<br />
At <strong>The</strong> Edge Malaysia Property Excellence Awards <strong>2018</strong>,<br />
<strong>Tropicana</strong> Corporation gained top honours as the xxth Top Property<br />
Developer in Malaysia. <strong>The</strong>se recognitions are awarded based on<br />
the quantitative and qualitative attributes of the developer, with the<br />
surety that the quantitative attributes of the developers alone are not<br />
what earns them the title. With increasingly discerning property<br />
buyers, quality and innovation are also top criteria. Property<br />
developers from all over the region came together to make it a night<br />
of excellence and a celebration of the industry.<br />
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EVENTS | PROPERTY NEWS<br />
TROPICANA ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL RESULTS –<br />
FIRST HALF (1H) <strong>2018</strong><br />
23 AUGUST <strong>2018</strong><br />
According to its financial report, <strong>Tropicana</strong> Corporation Berhad recorded a<br />
29.4% increase in the 1H <strong>2018</strong> profit before tax (PBT) to RM 150.4 million<br />
and an increased net profit of 22.4% to RM 94.7 million. However, revenue<br />
decreased by 9.6% to RM 734.4 million. During the 1H <strong>2018</strong>, <strong>Tropicana</strong> reached<br />
unbilled sales of RM1.0 billion with 15 ongoing projects and an existing<br />
landbank of 923.1 acres.<br />
With the launch of W Hotel Kuala Lumpur as well as a commercial shop<br />
lot phase in Kota Kemuning and the fourth landed residential phase in Kajang,<br />
the developments will contribute positively to the Group’s earnings for the<br />
remainder of the financial year <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
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PROPERTY NEWS | EVENTS<br />
WINNERS OF DRIVE ME HOME CAMPAIGN<br />
12 MAY - 6 JULY <strong>2018</strong><br />
Subang Jaya (27 October <strong>2018</strong>) – <strong>Tropicana</strong> Corporation<br />
Berhad celebrates its <strong>Tropicana</strong> Drive Me Home campaign<br />
finale at its award-winning mixed development, <strong>Tropicana</strong><br />
Metropark, Subang Jaya. <strong>The</strong> campaign which ran from 12<br />
May to 6 July rewarded three of its purchasers in celebratory<br />
fashion. <strong>The</strong> grand prize winners walked away with three<br />
Toyota vehicles worth more than RM300K in total, namely a<br />
Toyota Vios, Toyota Altis and Toyota Camry.<br />
<strong>The</strong> grand prize winner, Chew Kai Lee who walked away<br />
with the Toyota Camry gleefully commented, “I am truly<br />
happy with the win and still can’t believe I will be driving<br />
home a brand new car. I look forward to driving the car back<br />
to my hometown of Ipoh to share the joy with my family”.<br />
Commenting on her choice of investment in Dalia Residences<br />
at <strong>Tropicana</strong> Aman, she said, “<strong>The</strong> Dalia Residences homes<br />
have a spacious layout and design which makes it ideal for<br />
my family.” Another winner, Chee Wai Leong, who went<br />
home with a Toyota Vios for his purchase of Paisley Serviced<br />
Residences at <strong>Tropicana</strong> Metropark, delightfully commented<br />
on the win saying, “I chose a <strong>Tropicana</strong> property as it fulfils my<br />
criteria of a home boasting good quality, security and facilities<br />
within an environment of convenience and comfort. With this<br />
purchase, I have now won a car. I am very excited indeed!”<br />
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GRAND OPENING OF DALIA RESIDENCES SHOW HOUSES<br />
13-14 OCTOBER <strong>2018</strong><br />
Catered for those seeking a healthy, active lifestyle, Dalia<br />
Residences is a new area located within the walking and bikingfriendly<br />
community of the <strong>Tropicana</strong> township. An exclusive<br />
preview of the new show houses was held its grand opening at<br />
<strong>Tropicana</strong> Aman on 13-14 October. Throughout the weekend,<br />
visitors had the opportunity to experience the modern offerings<br />
of Dalia Residences.<br />
This is the fourth landed residential phase of the township<br />
and comprises 166 units of two-storey semi-d homes, 36 units<br />
of two-storey zero-lot bungalows and 5 units of two-storey<br />
bungalows. Each unit comes equipped with the 3S (Smart, Secure<br />
and Sustainable) automated system which enables homeowners<br />
to control and monitor lighting, air-conditioning and security<br />
from their smartphones or tablets. Security is provided by 24-hour<br />
security patrols, extensive CCTV, perimeter boundary fencing<br />
and a visitor management system. <strong>The</strong>re were also show units of<br />
SINARIA 2-Storey Investment-Grade Shop Offices with only 152<br />
units available within the residential community located in Kota<br />
Kemuning.<br />
<strong>The</strong> showhouses are open for public viewing every day from<br />
9.30am-6.30pm at <strong>Tropicana</strong> Aman.<br />
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PROPERTY NEWS | EVENTS<br />
GLOW IN THE PARK @ TROPICANA AMAN<br />
13-14 OCTOBER <strong>2018</strong><br />
Families and kids had great fun at <strong>Tropicana</strong> Aman on the<br />
13 and 14 October during the exciting ‘GLOW In <strong>The</strong> Park’<br />
event. Almost 600 attendees gathered at Central Park where<br />
activities like LED play equipment, LED-lit beetle cars and<br />
minibuses as well as a LED train drove around the park.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re was also a light clay workshop, glow in the dark sand<br />
art and glow in the dark tattoos for the kids to get creative<br />
with. An array of food trucks offered tasty treats to the<br />
hungry crowd after the fun and games. <strong>The</strong> night ended on<br />
a colourful note with the beautiful fireworks display that lit<br />
up the night sky above the township of <strong>Tropicana</strong> Aman.<br />
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THE GREEN<br />
OF DREAMS<br />
<strong>The</strong> emerald isle of Ireland has numerous links and<br />
courses to entice players of all levels.<br />
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When it comes to golf, Scotland’s long history with the<br />
game, which dated back to the 15th century, has made<br />
its courses and links world famous. You cannot think<br />
of Scotland and golf without considering St Andrew’s<br />
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For all its neighbour’s reputation as the emerald isle and land of<br />
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complete package – with some of the very best golf in the world,<br />
stunning scenery and the warmest of welcomes,” says Louise<br />
Finnegan, Tourism Ireland’s Head of Business Partnerships.<br />
It’s not for nothing Ireland is referred to as ‘the green of<br />
dreams’. Repeatedly named International Golf Destination of<br />
the Year by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators<br />
Ireland boasts world-class courses in some of the most dramatic<br />
locations you can imagine.<br />
With more than 300 courses across this fair isle, Ireland has<br />
naturally become a rich ground that has launched the sporting<br />
careers of golf champions such as Rory McIlroy, Darren Clarke,<br />
Graeme McDowell, Paul McGinley and Padraig Harrington. To<br />
play golf in Ireland is to walk in the footsteps of giants.<br />
Best of all, the island’s golf courses are highly accessible. <strong>The</strong>re<br />
are fewer than 200 links golf courses in the world; Ireland has 50<br />
of them, and many are open to all.<br />
Moreover, no licence or membership is required to play golf in<br />
Ireland, although you should bring your handicap certificate. All<br />
you have to do is locate the course of your dream vacation, book<br />
your tee times and turn up. Alternately you can have this arranged<br />
on your behalf through a tour operator. Just be sure to check ahead<br />
for the availability of caddies, carts and golf buggies, particularly if<br />
you have mobility issues as these services are not always available.<br />
You won’t have to worry about equipment either. Available to<br />
pick up upon arrival at Dublin Airport, from Euro 35 for a week,<br />
Clubs To Hire (clubstohire.com) provides golf equipment so you<br />
don’t have to fork out for excess or oversize baggage.<br />
What you will have to pack are golf balls – as you will need<br />
plenty of those on Ireland’s challenging courses – and suitable<br />
attire. Traditional dress codes are still common here and many<br />
will only allow soft spikes, so be sure to bring smart casual gear –<br />
no jeans, shorts or sneakers – a jacket should you decide to dine in,<br />
and warmer wear in the colder months. Ireland’s courses are open<br />
year round, but the best time to play is between April to October<br />
for its warmer weather and longer days.<br />
Here’s a short selection of courses and links to entice your next<br />
foreign golf vacation.<br />
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THE SWING<br />
“With more than 300 courses<br />
across this fair isle, Ireland has<br />
naturally become a rich ground<br />
that has launched the sporting<br />
careers of golf champions”<br />
PORTMARNOCK<br />
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THE SWING<br />
PORTMARNOCK<br />
Tom Watson has said of Portmarnock that: “<strong>The</strong>re are no<br />
tricks or nasty surprises, only an honest, albeit searching test<br />
of shot-making skills.” Now conveniently situated just a short<br />
train journey or drive from downtown Dublin along the Howth<br />
Peninsula, this natural links course used to only be accessible by<br />
boat when it was first founded in 1894. Consisting of three nines<br />
– yellow, red and blue – on a sandy peninsula that has since hosted<br />
12 Irish Opens and the Walker Cup . Set on undulating dunes, its<br />
15th hole of its Championship Course is its most thrilling with<br />
unfettered views of the sea.<br />
ROYAL PORTRUSH<br />
Consisting of two notoriously challenging courses that are at the<br />
mercy of crosswinds and rain showers, the semi-private Royal<br />
Portrush in Northern Ireland is currently undergoing a major<br />
upgrade for the game’s oldest Major, <strong>The</strong> Open Championship.<br />
As it is due to open again in time for this prestigious competition<br />
from July 18 to 21 in 2019, this gives you sufficient time to<br />
plan ahead. <strong>The</strong> stomping ground of Rory McIlroy, this link<br />
course initially opened in 1888 as a small 9-hole, but was quickly<br />
upgraded to an 18-hole beauty with enchanted views of Antrim’s<br />
coast on Ireland’s Causeway Coastal Route.<br />
HOWTH GOLF CLUB<br />
Set on a hill overlooking Dublin, you won’t find Howth Golf Club on<br />
any Top 10 Golf Courses list but its convenience (only a 25 minute drive<br />
from the city centre) and panoramic views over undulating green grass<br />
and purple heather to Dublin Bay make it worth the trip. Fitness is a<br />
prerequisite due to its hilly terrain, and patience a must as its blind tee<br />
shots cause much consternation. Founded in 1916, the heathland links<br />
was designed by James Braid and includes many highlights such as the<br />
dog leg design 5th hole and breathtaking 16th tee.<br />
ROYAL COUNTY DOWN<br />
ROYAL PORTRUSH<br />
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THE SWING<br />
WATERVILLE GOLF LINKS<br />
OLD HEAD GOLF LINKS<br />
A links course whose beauty will drive you to distraction, you’ll<br />
be advised to keep your eye on the ball when playing at Old Head<br />
Golf Links in County Cork or you may never see it again. A Tiger<br />
Woods favourite, nature lovers will be at a distinct disadvantage.<br />
Located at the southernmost tip of Ireland’s romantic Wild<br />
Atlantic Way, hares and seabirds are frequently spotted along<br />
its rocky promontory while humpback whales seasonally frolic<br />
beyond its cliff top drops in the pounding waves beneath.<br />
OLD HEAD GOLF LINKS<br />
WATERVILLE GOLF LINKS<br />
Appearing on Top 100 Courses in the World lists with regularity,<br />
Waterville has been blessed with spectacular views over the Ring<br />
of Kerry and was a firm favourite with late US Open and US PGA<br />
champion Payne Stewart. Perched on a promontory surrounded<br />
by sea, its rugged landscape of natural wind-whipped sand dunes,<br />
native grass and wicked bunkers mood-shifts in synchronicity with<br />
the temperamental weather that rolls in off the vast Atlantic Ocean.<br />
Players must be sure to play close to the ground to maintain an edge.<br />
ROYAL COUNTY DOWN<br />
A magical links course whose hypnotic charms have flummoxed<br />
greats like Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson, Royal County Down is<br />
not one for the faint hearted. Curled like a sleeping dragon under<br />
shadow of the Mourne Mountains, it is considered by many, PGA<br />
Tour player Rickie Fowler included, to be the perfect links course,<br />
a boast cemented by its frequent appearance atop Golf Digest’s<br />
Top 100 Courses in the World list. A private, by-invitation-only<br />
members club it consists of the Championship and Annesley links,<br />
and the scenery of its surrounds has inspired C.S. Lewis to write<br />
the Narnia Chronicles and attracted the cast and crew of ‘Game Of<br />
Thrones’ which has shot scenes nearby.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> solid wood furniture specialist is making waves in the industry once more.<br />
Renowned for their impeccable ways<br />
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have once again pushed the envelope<br />
with their latest product – the Hologram<br />
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As a manufacturer of solid wood<br />
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With this in mind, Jeffrey drew<br />
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<strong>The</strong> original river tables are made<br />
with two pieces of timber, merged with<br />
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“liquid glass” – after experimenting<br />
with the material for a few years and<br />
discovering its unique properties.<br />
Art of Tree have created an original<br />
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transparent resin to form a translucent<br />
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under no light or strong lighting,<br />
“the texture will seem to glow a bit”<br />
and becomes less translucent. “This<br />
happens because the texture is able<br />
to reflect light, so it gives a more<br />
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<strong>The</strong> furniture in the Hologram<br />
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possibilities of future types of furniture<br />
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As a company, Art of Tree thrive on<br />
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skills to produce exquisite pieces of art<br />
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www.artoftree.my<br />
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THE TIME LOOK | HOT OFF THE RUNWAY<br />
Eat it up!<br />
Game on for<br />
Pac-Man<br />
timepiece<br />
CURATED BY REMI DUTTA IMAGES BY RJ WATCHES<br />
Thanks to the launch of RJ<br />
Watches' latest PAC-MAN TM<br />
watch model, our Christmas list<br />
has gained length. Produced<br />
in collaboration with Bandai<br />
Namco Entertainment Inc,<br />
PAC-MAN Level III displays<br />
the brand’s playful spirit<br />
with its unmistakable maze.<br />
Within the polished<br />
titanium bezel, Pac-Man sets<br />
off on a race to chomp ghosts<br />
and hunt for cherries and<br />
Pac-Dots. Depicted by crafting<br />
27 components by hand, which are<br />
separated into three levels shown on the dial,<br />
both the game and the timepiece have depth<br />
thanks to the contrasting finishes of the dial’s<br />
components, and raised walls filled with black<br />
lacquer.<br />
<strong>The</strong> black dial with a mirror-polished finish<br />
is a departure from the earlier models and<br />
looks tight, while articulated lugs secure a blue<br />
rubber strap that matches the blue accents on<br />
the dial for extra sharpness.<br />
Made in a limited series of 80, you had<br />
better hope you’re in Santa’s good list this year.<br />
rjwatches.com<br />
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THE TIME<br />
A LOOK AT THE<br />
JAEGER-LECOULTRE POLARIS<br />
LINE OF TIMEPIECES.<br />
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Memovox<br />
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Date<br />
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Automatic<br />
Cinematic Beauty<br />
Jaeger-LeCoultre, the Venice International Film Festival and<br />
50 years of the Polaris Memovox.<br />
CURATED BY REMI DUTTA<br />
IMAGES BY JAEGER-LECOULTRE<br />
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph<br />
A patron of the arts, Swiss watchmaker<br />
Jaeger-LeCoultre played the role of official<br />
partner of the Venice International Film<br />
Festival for the 14th consecutive year<br />
recently.<br />
<strong>The</strong> brand hosted a dinner at Venetian<br />
Arsenal to celebrate the art of filmmaking,<br />
while showcasing a retrospective exhibition of<br />
185 years of Jaeger-LeCoultre watchmaking.<br />
Among the guests was film director, David<br />
Cronenberg who was there to receive the Leone<br />
d’Oro alla carriera - Venice International Film<br />
Festival’s annual lifetime achievement award,<br />
and a personalised Reverso Leone d’Oro alla<br />
carrier engraved with a lion, the symbolof<br />
Venice.<br />
Friends of Jaeger-LeCoultre Daniel Brühl,<br />
Henry Cavill, Diego Luna and Stefano Accorsi<br />
all wore watches from the <strong>2018</strong> Jaeger-<br />
LeCoultre Polaris collection in recognition of<br />
the 50th anniversary of the Polaris Memovox<br />
diving watch.<br />
David was spotted wearing a Jaeger-LeCoultre<br />
Polaris Date, which closely resembles the original<br />
Polaris design from 1968 thanks to its Vanilla<br />
Super-Lumi<strong>Nov</strong>aTM dial, date at 3 o’clock,<br />
mix of Arabic numerals with trapezoid<br />
shaped markers, railway track minutes and its<br />
caseback engraved with a scuba diver.<br />
In the original version, the scuba diver<br />
helmet engraving was hidden on the inside<br />
of the caseback, known only to the wearer.<br />
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph WT<br />
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THE LOOK | HOT OFF THE RUNWAY<br />
THE FINAL<br />
FRONTIER<br />
Ride into the sunset with this season's most coveted item.<br />
COACH<br />
Coach Reversible Western Parka<br />
www.coach.com<br />
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HOT OFF THE RUNWAY | THE LOOK<br />
Way Out West<br />
Rugged looks for the urban cowboy.<br />
LANVIN<br />
Lanvin Patchwork<br />
Embroidered Checked<br />
Cotton-Flannel Shirt<br />
www.lanvin.com<br />
COACH<br />
Coach Signature<br />
Neoprene Hoodie<br />
www.coach.com<br />
CALVIN KLEIN<br />
Calvin Klein Oversized<br />
Distressed Intarsia<br />
Wool Sweater<br />
www.calvinklein.com<br />
COACH<br />
Coach Rexy &<br />
Carriage Denim Pant<br />
www.coach.com<br />
DOLCE & GABBANA<br />
Cowboy Patch<br />
iPhone Case<br />
www.dolcegabbana.com<br />
GIVENCHY<br />
Givenchy Save Our Souls<br />
Cowboy Boots<br />
www.givenchy.com<br />
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THE LOOK | CASSEY GAN<br />
CASSEY<br />
GAN TAKES<br />
LONDON<br />
WORDS BY GRACE YAP<br />
Cassey Gan studied chemical engineering at university in Australia,<br />
but her career path took a dramatic turn when she decided to<br />
pursue her passion for fashion. She then went to London to study<br />
fashion design and hasn’t looked back. Her graduate collection was<br />
one of 25 specially selected by the fashion bible that is Vogue Italia<br />
for their global edition aptly titled ‘Discovering fashion’s future<br />
generation of talents’.<br />
Cassey is an innovative maximalist when it comes to prints and<br />
patterned fabrics, yet style and comfort are always at the forefront.<br />
Her London Fashion Week Spring / Summer 2019 show was a great<br />
success, where a vibrant colour palate flawlessly complemented<br />
traditional plaid and stripes.<br />
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CASSEY GAN | THE LOOK<br />
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THE LOOK | HOT OFF THE RUNWAY<br />
THE DARK<br />
KNIGHT<br />
Boss <strong>The</strong> Scent For Him Black Edition is an intoxicatingly masculine fragrance with notes of ginger, exotic maninka<br />
fruit and leather and patchouli. Available as an 100ml Eau de Parfum for the man in your life.<br />
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HOT OFF THE RUNWAY | THE LOOK<br />
Heaven Scent<br />
Scented stocking fillers just in time for Christmas<br />
MIU MIU L’EAU ROSÉE<br />
A soft floral scent that sparkles with hints<br />
of lily of the valley and cassis buds and is<br />
embraced by spirited musk undertones.<br />
As a 50ml and 100ml Eau de Toilette.<br />
www.miumiu.com<br />
IMITATION BY AMOUAGE WOMAN<br />
A provocative floral scent, Imitation is a<br />
luxurious indulgence of rose, ylang ylang<br />
and jasmine top notes, with a blackcurrant<br />
and liquorice heart and sensual sandalwood,<br />
incense and patchouli base. As a 100ml<br />
Eau De Parfum.<br />
www.amouage.com<br />
GUCCI BLOOM ACQUA DI FIORI<br />
A light green scent that swirls with musky<br />
galbanum, spicy cassis buds and a floral heart of<br />
jasmine and tuberose. As a 50ml and<br />
100ml Eau De Toilette.<br />
www.gucci.com<br />
MON GUERLAIN<br />
A delightful fragrance inspired by an<br />
unfolding flower, Mon Guerlain is a<br />
heavenly cloud of sweet sambac jasmine. As<br />
a 30ml, 50ml and 100ml Eau De Parfum.<br />
www.guerlain.com<br />
PHILOSOPHY PURE GRACE NUDE ROSE<br />
Uncomplicated and feminine, blush rose is<br />
balanced by the dewy greens of neroli and<br />
orange flower and cocooned in cedarwood<br />
and musk. Available in a 60ml bottle.<br />
www.philosophy.com<br />
BOSS THE SCENT FOR HER<br />
Refreshing top notes of pink pepper and green<br />
mandarin capture the imagination, before a<br />
heart of freesia and orange blossoms, and base<br />
of dark roasted cocoa take hold. As a 30ml,<br />
50ml and 100ml Eau De Toilette.<br />
www.hugoboss.com<br />
PHILOSPHY AMAZING GRACE<br />
BALLET ROSE<br />
A dreamy ethereal fragrance featuring<br />
delicate rose, sparkling lychee and peony,<br />
and layered with sheer pink musk.<br />
Available in a 60ml bottle.<br />
www.philosophy.com<br />
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THE LOOK<br />
F E S T I V E<br />
I<br />
It’s the time of the year to attend glittery parties,<br />
celebrating the festive season and heralding all<br />
the good things a new year promises.<br />
N<br />
E<br />
R<br />
Y<br />
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THE LOOK<br />
Pleated Georgette Dress,<br />
ALIA BASTAMAM<br />
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THE LOOK<br />
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THE LOOK<br />
Sequin Dress,<br />
MAARIMAIA<br />
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THE LOOK<br />
Silk Blend Dress With<br />
Metallic Thread Dress,<br />
ALIA BASTAMAM<br />
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THE LOOK<br />
Sequin Dress,<br />
MAARIMAIA<br />
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THE LOOK<br />
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THE LOOK<br />
Sequin Painsuit,<br />
AFIQ M<br />
LOCATION ART OF TREE ATELIER<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY BRIAN FANG M8 STUDIO<br />
ART DIRECTION NOR HAMIMAH ABDULLAH<br />
STYLING BLADE DIGITAL MEDIA<br />
MAKE UP & HAIR JOEY YAP<br />
MODEL ELENA C @ANDREWSMODELS<br />
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HEALTH | A WORLD OF WELLNESS<br />
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A WORLD OF WELLNESS<br />
| HEALTH<br />
Let’s Get<br />
Glowing<br />
Drop a dress size or look 5 years younger<br />
with nary a scalpel in sight? It’s possible<br />
with these non-invasive, near-instant<br />
result aesthetic medical and dental<br />
treatments.<br />
WORDS BY PAMELA D’CRUZ IMAGES BY ISTOCKPHOTO<br />
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HEALTH | A WORLD OF WELLNESS<br />
“Ultrasonic sound waves<br />
of up to 30,000 vibrations<br />
per second to lift dead<br />
skin cells and jiggle out<br />
impurities in the skin.”<br />
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A WORLD OF WELLNESS<br />
| HEALTH<br />
Planning to look your best for Christmas<br />
gatherings and New Year parties? It’s<br />
ironic that the seasonal cocktails, binge<br />
eating and lack of sleep do your skin no<br />
favours at precisely the time you want to look<br />
your absolute best. Don’t fret, stress makes it<br />
worse. Instead, take comfort in these beauty<br />
fixes and get your party face on.<br />
Laser <strong>The</strong>rapy<br />
Blighted by uneven pigmentation? <strong>The</strong><br />
appearance of brown spots? Or perhaps<br />
wrinkles and fine lines? Dermatological<br />
laser therapy might be an answer to your<br />
problems. Your skin protects you from the<br />
environment, but repeated exposure to the<br />
sun, wind and even pollution can, over time,<br />
cause considerable damage, especially if<br />
evasive actions like the use of sunblock and<br />
a hat weren’t taken. In the hands of trained<br />
professionals, the use of laser therapy can help<br />
to normalise your skin and treat a multitude of<br />
conditions.<br />
Low Level Laser or Light <strong>The</strong>rapy (LLLT)<br />
is non-toxic and non-invasive, and uses light<br />
energy to repair and regenerate skin cells,<br />
improving the outcome for treated skin<br />
conditions and increasing the recovery rates<br />
of the affected tissues. <strong>The</strong> use of laser therapy<br />
also boosts collagen production to rid the face<br />
of fine lines and wrinkles, giving the overall<br />
appearance of a more youthful mien. Unlike<br />
the more invasive laser treatments, LLLT has<br />
no downtime and usually a single session will<br />
take around 15 minutes, although multiple<br />
staggered sessions may be recommended. This<br />
makes it immensely popular for people with<br />
busy schedules.<br />
Milk Peel<br />
Who can forget that scene in ‘Sex And <strong>The</strong><br />
City’ when Samantha returns from having a<br />
chemical peel treatment at the dermatologist<br />
looking like a raw hamburger? It would put<br />
anyone off face peel procedures. But not all peels<br />
are created equal. A milk peel lacks the abrasive<br />
qualities that a harsh chemical peel sometimes<br />
has. Instead a milk peel can be used as a quick<br />
and easy pick-me-up for dull, tired-looking skin.<br />
<strong>The</strong> main ingredients of this therapy are lactic,<br />
glycolic and sacylic acids, which can gently<br />
dislodge impurities, clear clogged pores, and<br />
remove dead skin cells and surface impurities.<br />
Highly recommended for oily or acne-prone<br />
skin, over time skin can appear more even, pores<br />
can appear smaller, your complexion can appear<br />
brighter and feel softer.<br />
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HEALTH<br />
Silk Peel Dermalinfusion<br />
Silky smooth skin is everyone’s dream. A noninvasive<br />
3-in-1 resurfacing treatment, Silk<br />
Peel is similar to microdermabrasion in that<br />
a diamond tip head is used to buff away the<br />
top layers of skin to remove dry and damaged<br />
skin cells. What makes it different is that in<br />
addition to this, it also deep cleanses the skin’s<br />
surface and your pores through a process of<br />
extraction, then infuses the upper dermis with<br />
a carefully chosen serum customised to combat<br />
particular skin problems. <strong>The</strong> results of this<br />
pain-free procedure are immediate radiance and<br />
volumised skin with lasting results. Ideal for<br />
sallow or dehydrated skin and skin with a rough<br />
texture, over time this half-hour application<br />
can also show improvement in hyper pigmented<br />
skin, and reduce dark spots, sunspots, fine lines<br />
and wrinkles, and minimise acne-prone skin.<br />
Best of all, it can also be applied around the<br />
delicate eye and lip areas, which are usually<br />
avoided.<br />
<strong>The</strong>rmage FLX<br />
As you age, the collagen that keeps skin firm<br />
breaks down resulting in fine lines, wrinkles<br />
and even sagging skin. <strong>The</strong> loss of the skin’s<br />
elasticity used to be treated with surgery but this<br />
is no longer your only option. <strong>The</strong>rmage uses<br />
radio frequency technology to treat wrinkles and<br />
loose skin on the face, around eyes and body to<br />
provide subtle skin smoothening, tightening and<br />
contouring. You’ll feel a sensation of warmth on<br />
the skin as the heat produced when applied to<br />
deeper collagen-rich layers of the skin causes it<br />
to contract and stimulate new collagen growth.<br />
Results are visible after just one quick 30-minute<br />
treatment and will improve over time as new<br />
collagen kicks in to create more firmness.<br />
Ultrasonic Exfoliation<br />
<strong>The</strong> Clarisonic facial brush revolutionised sonic<br />
cleansing technology when it allowed at-home<br />
users the convenience of being able to cleanse<br />
skin six time more effectively than conventional<br />
methods with a handheld, rechargeable,<br />
electric-powered, oscillating brush. Ultrasonic<br />
exfoliation takes this one step further. Swapping<br />
out the brush with a metal spatula, this common<br />
spa treatment uses ultrasonic sound waves of<br />
up to 30,000 vibrations per second to lift dead<br />
skin cells and jiggle out impurities in the skin, in<br />
what is essentially an extraction with none of the<br />
painful prodding and poking that can leave your<br />
face red. Dirt, oil, excess sebum to clogged pores<br />
and stubborn blackheads can all be targeted<br />
and similarly by applying a serum, the device<br />
can help to maximise absorption. Especially<br />
beneficial for sensitive or thin skin as it is less<br />
“<strong>The</strong> effect is most significant<br />
two to three months following<br />
treatment, so if you get<br />
cracking now you’ll be ready to<br />
turn heads by the New Year.”<br />
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abrasive than a brush, it can improve clarity and is<br />
now available to use at home.<br />
Coolsculpting<br />
Need to drop a dress size? Tragically you can exercise<br />
regularly, watch what you eat and still be plagued<br />
by stubborn hard-to-shift fat. Often concentrated<br />
around the lower abdomen, under the arms, around<br />
the armpits, it is also seen in love handles and a<br />
double chin. CoolSculpting or cryolipolysis is an<br />
USA FDA approved fat-freezing medical procedure<br />
that helps get rid of the excess fat cells underneath<br />
your skin by up to 25 per cent. Downtime is minimal<br />
and results are natural as the fat is broken down<br />
by your body over time. For this reason the effect<br />
is most significant two to three months following<br />
treatment, so if you get cracking now you’ll be ready<br />
to turn heads by the New Year.<br />
Liposonix<br />
Don’t have two to three months? Well, what if<br />
we told you that after just one, one-hour Liponix<br />
session, you can drop a dress or pant size? By<br />
using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound energy<br />
(HIFU) rather than low intensity low frequency<br />
or unfocused energy, clinicians are able to<br />
penetrate through skin layers and destroy targeted<br />
subcutaneous fat. Just like Coolsculpting, changes are<br />
most notable after two to three months when your<br />
body has had time to naturally process the treated<br />
fat, but even immediately after treatment a loss of<br />
up to one inch can be measured, making Liposonix<br />
a quick, convenient and painless way to slim that<br />
difficult last inch.<br />
Teeth Whitening<br />
As social beings a smile is one of the first things to<br />
put people at ease, particularly when in unfamiliar<br />
situations with strangers, like at parties. A<br />
captivating smile is not only attractive, it has the<br />
power to instantly transform your face. To flash<br />
those pearly whites with confidence you’ll not<br />
only need to keep a regular appointment with<br />
your dentist for a check up, but you may want to<br />
consider an in-office teeth whitening procedure.<br />
Rated the most popular cosmetic dental procedure<br />
in the world, BriteSmile uses state-of-the-art laser<br />
technology to brighten your teeth by up to seven<br />
shades in just one hour. Results vary but this is ideal<br />
if your teeth are discoloured from consuming coffee,<br />
tea or red wine, which are high in tannins, or from<br />
smoking. Your teeth may feel a little sensitive after<br />
the procedure and you will need to eat only white<br />
foods for a short period of time, but otherwise teeth<br />
whitening is quick, convenient and easy to upkeep<br />
with the right toothpaste and oral habits.<br />
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TWENTY 7 RESTAURANT<br />
Tel: 03-7804 8888 (ext 325)<br />
www.tropicanagolf.com<br />
OPERATING HOURS<br />
Monday to Friday 7.00am to 12.00am<br />
Saturday to Sunday 7.00am to 8.00pm<br />
ROASTED CHICKEN WITH CHIMICHURRI POTATOES AND PERI PERI SAUCE<br />
A fulfilling dish that’s ideal for sharing around the table, this juicy chicken is perfectly<br />
roasted with rosemary, seasoned with salt and pepper, and paired with a spicy and savoury<br />
peri peri sauce to whet appetites. <strong>The</strong> potatoes are cooked with a special chimichurri sauce<br />
to provide a unique twist to simple ingredients.<br />
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OPERATING HOURS<br />
Monday to Sunday<br />
Lunch 12.00pm to 3.00pm<br />
Dinner 6.30pm to 10.30pm<br />
G.S.T MAKI<br />
A tangy peanut sauce is the star of this unique Japanese dish. Crispy<br />
breadcrumbs and soft-but-firm avocado add a different dimension to the<br />
Maki dish, while the doubly whammy of prawn and eel make for a delicious<br />
umami flavour combination.<br />
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Clubhouse<br />
Tel: 03-7805 3935<br />
BUSINESS HOURS<br />
11.30am to 3.00pm<br />
5.00pm to 10.30pm<br />
OPERATING HOURS<br />
Monday to Sunday<br />
Lunch<br />
11.30am to 3.00pm<br />
Dinner<br />
5.00pm to 10.00pm<br />
OJINGEO BOKKEUM<br />
Add a little spice to your festive season with this mouthwatering<br />
Korean dish. Sweet, succulent squid is quickly stir fried with<br />
crunchy vegetables in a fiery kimchi-style sauce to ignite<br />
your tastebuds.<br />
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CLUBHOUSE<br />
Tel: 03-7805 3935<br />
www.jojoitalianrestaurant.com<br />
OPERATING HOURS<br />
Monday to Thursday<br />
11.00am to 11.00pm<br />
Friday to Sunday<br />
11.00am to 1.00pm<br />
LAMB SHANK WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES<br />
This classic winter warmer is always a winner. It’s a generous serving of an<br />
amply propotioned shank of lamb slowly simmered in a hearty stew, and<br />
paired with a selection of roasted vegetables to round of what is sure to be a<br />
meal to be remembered.<br />
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Lot 413, 4th floor,<br />
Suria KLCC ,<br />
50088 Kuala Lumpur<br />
Tel: 03-2166 9881<br />
www.taithong.com.my<br />
OPERATING HOURS<br />
Monday to Saturday<br />
11.30am to 10.30pm<br />
Sunday and Public Holidays<br />
10.30am to 10.30pm<br />
GOLDEN CRISPY PRAWNS WITH CITRUS GLAZE PAN-SEARED RACK OF<br />
LAMB WITH RAINBOW GARNISH AND JAPANESE SESAME SAUCE STIR-FRIED<br />
CANADIAN SCALLOPS WITH BLACK TRUFFLE<br />
Begin with an East meets West fusion of fresh prawns flash fried to a satisfying crunch and<br />
offset with a sweet and sour citrus glaze. <strong>The</strong> moreish pan-seared rack of lamb is soft and<br />
tender to the bite, and perfectly complemented with a sweet sesame sauce. If you’re in the<br />
mood for more seafood, the stir-fried Canadian scallops with black truffle is an aromatic<br />
delight that adds just the right amount of indulgence to the meal.<br />
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LOCAL,<br />
SEASONAL<br />
AND<br />
SIMPLE<br />
Why you should get to know Finnish food.<br />
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What are the best countries in the world for food?<br />
You might think of Thai, Mexican or French food.<br />
But Finnish cuisine?<br />
<strong>The</strong> Nordic country's bleak reputation in the kitchen<br />
doesn't take into account Finns' passion for food while<br />
remaining true to their culinary roots. Weekly markets<br />
are full of seasonal products and local delicacies.<br />
Simon Bajada, a photographer and food writer living<br />
in Stockholm, has a favourite: Karelian pies, traditional<br />
rye flour pasties from the eastern Finnish province of<br />
Karelia.<br />
Filled with rice, potatoes or carrots, they are spread<br />
with a mixture of hard-boiled, crushed eggs, salted butter<br />
and dill while still warm. Rye is also popular in making<br />
traditional Finnish bread.<br />
"Rye bread is part of our culture, just like the<br />
baguette is in France," says Finnish cook Mira Thate.<br />
"Although you can buy anything in Finland<br />
nowadays, we like things fresh and down-to-earth," Thate<br />
continues.<br />
Finnish cuisine is influenced by traditional country<br />
fare, which, in contrast to Sweden or Norway, originated<br />
from a peasant society.<br />
Common ingredients include potatoes, mushrooms,<br />
root vegetables, berries, fish and meat. "<strong>The</strong> basic idea<br />
behind all Nordic cuisine is to exploit nature's bounty,<br />
from forests, fields and water," says Margareta Schildt-<br />
Landgren, who has written a book on Nordic cuisine.<br />
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Experienced chefs such as Markus Maulavirta,<br />
who was the first Finnish chef to be awarded a<br />
Michelin star, can conjure up a real gourmet menu<br />
from what nature has to offer.<br />
To let the natural flavour of the food develop,<br />
seasoning is kept to a minimum. Salt, pepper, sugar<br />
and a few garden herbs such as dill and chives are all<br />
you need, explains Thate.<br />
Traditionally not big on sauces, Finnish dishes<br />
are often only prepared with melted butter or stock.<br />
Even reindeer meat is traditionally served with just<br />
mashed potato, cranberry sauce and butter.<br />
Traditionally Finnish food is prepared with castiron<br />
pots and pans.<br />
"In contrast to nonstick pans, cast iron ensures<br />
that the food is cooked or fired evenly and slowly,"<br />
explains Simon Bajada. In addition, whatever you<br />
cook in a cast-iron pan is naturally enriched with<br />
iron, be it mushrooms, pancakes or hot-smoked<br />
salmon.<br />
Potatoes grow almost everywhere among<br />
Finland's wild terrain and are a staple food. An<br />
example of a popular dish is new potatoes with<br />
herring or fresh fish and wild mushrooms.<br />
Known as the Land of a Thousand Lakes, fish<br />
is another popular item on the menu, including<br />
salmon, trout and herring.<br />
Over 20 edible berry species grow wild in Finnish<br />
forests, including the famous cloudberry. <strong>The</strong> yellow,<br />
raspberry-like fruit has a unique, slightly bitter taste.<br />
Schildt-Landgren likes to emphasize this with chili<br />
and ginger and often makes a chutney with honey<br />
and cider vinegar. This is best served with smoked<br />
reindeer or other wild game.<br />
Still got room for something sweet? Finns love a<br />
warm cinnamon roll, ideally with a cup of coffee.<br />
When it comes to alcohol, Finnish cuisine has a<br />
wide range of homemade spirits such as rosehip or<br />
cranberry-juniper liquor - cheers!<br />
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RINGING IN THE NEW,<br />
CELEBRATING THE OLD<br />
HENNESSY V.S.O.P.<br />
CELEBRATES 200 YEARS<br />
CURATED BY REMI DUTTA<br />
It’s celebration season and what better way to mark the<br />
occassion than to crack open something truly special. Save<br />
the champagne for midnight but cognac is the perfect<br />
tipple to imbibe when considering the year’s end and<br />
what’s to come.<br />
<strong>The</strong> rich russet coloured spirit of choice of European kings<br />
and kingmakers, today Hennessy V.S.O.P cognac remains a<br />
drink to be enjoyed slowly and quietly in contemplation. <strong>The</strong><br />
world will change around us, but if Hennessy V.S.O.P. can<br />
be counted on for anything, it’s its special familiarity and<br />
consistency in quality.<br />
To this day, Hennessy’s continually produced cognac<br />
retains its original, unique character, its quality unaltered<br />
thanks to the Hennessy master blenders who have passed down<br />
the secrets of this timeless cognac from one generation to the<br />
next. Remarkably Hennessy V.S.O.P now celebrates its 200th<br />
anniverary.<br />
It was March 1818, when then future king George IV of<br />
England received his specially commissioned “ tierçon cask of<br />
excellent quality old pale” from James Hennessy.<br />
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“Save the champagne for midnight<br />
but cognac is the perfect tipple to<br />
imbibe when considering the year’s<br />
end and what’s to come”<br />
Though the Hennessy and Fillioux families<br />
had approached cognac-making differently<br />
but together up until that point, the creation of<br />
Hennessy V.S.O.P heralded a new style of cognac<br />
that would transform the art of cognac making<br />
forever. It inspired the future “ Very Superior Old<br />
Pale” designation, and since that first delivery,<br />
Hennessy V.S.O.P has remained the ideal<br />
expression of a perfectly balanced cognac.<br />
Over the next two centuries, as the world was<br />
being transformed, Hennessy V.S.O.P remained<br />
true to its roots. Now for this 200 year milestone,<br />
the house of Hennessy is paying tribute to the<br />
legacy of Hennessy V.S.O.P with a timelessly<br />
forward-looking spirit.<br />
<strong>The</strong> original cognac bottle, known as the<br />
“charentaise”, dates back to the mid-19th century.<br />
For Hennessy V.S.O.P.’s 200th anniversary,<br />
Hennessy has rethought the architectural, slopeshouldered<br />
charentaise in a limited edition carafe.<br />
Archival design elements, notably the house’s<br />
vine leaf motif and vintage stamps, inspired by<br />
the cognac’s original label, have been retained.<br />
This homage to the past comes in a distinctly<br />
modern coffret in brushed aluminum bearing<br />
words excerpted from King George IV’s request<br />
for a “ very superior old” cognac to connect the<br />
present with the past.<br />
<strong>The</strong> use of copper-colored embellishment<br />
nods to the traditional alembics used to distill<br />
Hennessy’s eaux-de-vie. Elsewhere its handle,<br />
in full-grain natural leather, which will take on<br />
the patina of time, recalls the aprons worn by<br />
“ coopers ”, the artisans who craft barrels from<br />
staves of aged oak. <strong>The</strong> result is a worthy visual<br />
addition to any sophisticated cocktail cabinet and<br />
a coveted spirit to savour deserving of ceremony.<br />
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CRAZY<br />
TALENTED<br />
ASIANS<br />
Henry Golding and Gemma Chan on how<br />
Crazy Rich Asians is opening new doors for<br />
Asian stories and talent.<br />
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T<br />
wo years ago, director Jon M Chu<br />
faced the biggest deadline of his<br />
career. He had ten days to present<br />
a blockbuster-worthy, all-Asian<br />
cast to Warner Bros, the studio that was<br />
financing his adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s<br />
bestseller Crazy Rich Asians, and he<br />
didn’t have a leading man.<br />
After fruitless auditions in Los<br />
Angeles and China, Chu was given a tip<br />
from an accountant in the film’s Malaysian<br />
production office: while reading<br />
Kwan’s brilliant book, she had imagined<br />
a particular man as the book’s suave and<br />
sophisticated protagonist – the Britishraised<br />
son of a Malaysian woman who<br />
presented travel documentaries on<br />
Malaysian TV and whom she had once<br />
seen hosting an awards ceremony in<br />
Kuala Lumpur. His name was Henry<br />
Golding. He had never acted before,<br />
but when Chu met him, he thought<br />
he was perfect.<br />
This is the kind of fairytale story<br />
that Crazy Rich Asians seems to<br />
generate. <strong>The</strong> romcom is the first<br />
Hollywood film to be made with a<br />
near-entirely Asian cast since <strong>The</strong><br />
Joy Luck Club in 1993. Golding plays<br />
Nick Young, the heir to a Singaporean<br />
dynasty who has moved to New York<br />
to escape the gilded cage of his privileged<br />
life. When he whisks his Asian-<br />
American – and wholly unprepared –<br />
girlfriend, Rachel, back to Singapore,<br />
she meets with the disapproval of his<br />
family.<br />
Like the superhero film Black<br />
Panther, Crazy Rich Asians has<br />
proved that when Hollywood puts<br />
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“Like the<br />
superhero film<br />
‘Black Panther’,<br />
‘Crazy Rich Asians’<br />
has proved that<br />
when Hollywood<br />
puts diversity on<br />
screen, it pays off”<br />
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diversity on screen, it pays off at the box<br />
office: within three weeks of its US release,<br />
it became the highest-grossing Hollywood<br />
romcom since 2009’s <strong>The</strong> Proposal, with box<br />
office takings of US$120 million. In UK, it was<br />
due to open in <strong>Nov</strong>ember, but the feverish<br />
response has seen the release date brought<br />
forward by six weeks.<br />
Gemma Chan, beloved for parts such as Anita<br />
on UK Channel 4’s Humans, plays Astrid,<br />
Nick Young’s most relatable billionaire<br />
cousin. Chan plays her with such dexterity and<br />
sympathy that she’s become a fan favourite.<br />
<strong>The</strong> film has given both Golding and Chan a<br />
profile they would never have achieved in the<br />
British entertainment industry. In fact, for<br />
years, neither imagined someone with their<br />
background would ever be able to enjoy a<br />
successful acting career, either in Hollywood<br />
or the UK.<br />
Golding, 32, grew up among the beaches<br />
and jungles of Malaysia until he emigrated<br />
with his parents to Surrey at the age of nine.<br />
He attended his local comprehensive in<br />
Redhill and worked as a hairdresser for a<br />
couple of years. But, at the age of 21, he<br />
decided to pursue a broadcasting career –<br />
and moved to Kuala Lumpur.<br />
“ I was overwhelmed by the idea of being an<br />
Asian in a predominantly white society with<br />
white faces,” he says of trying to make it on<br />
the British small screen. “ I didn’t know how to<br />
begin to get into that. But I knew Malaysia and<br />
Southeast Asia.”<br />
Hollywood has a poor record when it comes<br />
to nurturing Asian actors. Every studio, bar<br />
one, passed on the option to produce <strong>The</strong><br />
Joy Luck Club – in spite of Amy Tan’s 1989<br />
novel shifting 275,000 copies the year it was<br />
published. Some industry figures even said the<br />
film would be confusing, because audiences<br />
wouldn’t be able to tell the Asian actors apart.<br />
<strong>The</strong> problem persists today. An adaptation<br />
of Flash Boys, the 2014 bestseller about the<br />
Investors Exchange, failed to get made because<br />
studios struggled to come up with an Asian<br />
actor who could play Brad Katsuyama, the<br />
IEX co-founder. Whitewashing – casting white<br />
actors in non-white character roles – continues<br />
to be considered acceptable: Scarlett Johansson<br />
took the lead in Japanese action film Ghost in<br />
the Shell last year, while Londoner Ed Skrein<br />
was cast as Japanese-American character Ben<br />
Daimio in a new version of Hellboy (although<br />
Skrein later stepped down from the role).<br />
Golding is already aware of the impact he’s<br />
having as a mixed-race leading man. “<strong>The</strong>re’s<br />
going to be an entire generation of kids who,<br />
when they get asked their nationality, are<br />
going to be able to say, ‘ I’m mixed, like Henry<br />
Golding, that actor’. <strong>The</strong>re was no one with<br />
mixed heritage when I was trying to explain to<br />
kids at school, who were asking, ‘What are you,<br />
are you a Paki, are you a Chinky?’ I got it in<br />
my head that I was half-caste, and that was the<br />
worst description you could call somebody, but<br />
I didn’t know any better.”<br />
Chan, meanwhile, was warned off acting by<br />
her Hong-Kong-born father on the grounds<br />
that there were so few prominent Asian faces<br />
on film. “As a little girl I didn’t want to feel any<br />
different,” she says. “ It would have made a real<br />
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difference seeing a family like mine on screen.”<br />
Three decades on, despite being one of its<br />
stars, Chan says watching ‘Crazy Rich Asians’<br />
really touched her. “I found it emotional seeing<br />
characters who looked like my family. It was<br />
moving to see the food that I ate when I was<br />
younger.”<br />
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ was mostly filmed in<br />
Kuala Lumpur. <strong>The</strong> film drips with money<br />
– lavish palaces, glittering skyscrapers and<br />
enough frocks to rival ‘Sex and the City’ – but<br />
it is also undeniably Asian: dumpling-making<br />
and Mahjong games provide the settings for<br />
crucial conversations, and songs including<br />
‘Material Girl’ and Coldplay’s ‘Yellow’ have<br />
been covered by Chinese artists.<br />
While the film has been heralded as a<br />
breakthrough for Asian audiences and actors<br />
– Chan says “two or three projects” with Asian<br />
leads have been greenlit since the release of<br />
the film – there has also been a backlash from<br />
people arguing that it is too limited in its<br />
presentation of Singaporean people.<br />
Golding rejects that criticism in typically<br />
forceful fashion. “This is one movie, focusing<br />
on a fictional 0.001 per cent of a society of<br />
rich people,” he says. “People complain, saying,<br />
‘We’re not all like that’ and, well, it’s a fictional<br />
movie! Take it for what it is. Celebrate the fact<br />
that there are Asians on screen. This is one<br />
small movie that opens that door for other<br />
stories.”<br />
If nothing else, it seems certain we’ll be<br />
seeing more of Golding. He’s already being<br />
mooted as the next James Bond. When I<br />
raise the matter, he utters the first mediamanaged<br />
line of our interview: “To be<br />
categorised as something in a role that is<br />
such a strong cultural pop reference is an<br />
honour. I’ll leave it at that.”<br />
But Golding would make a very good<br />
007: he has the polished confidence of<br />
a British gentleman and wears a suit so<br />
well that Tom Ford personally requested<br />
Golding’s presence at his New York<br />
Fashion Week show – the designerdirector<br />
has also been named as a<br />
contender to take over the next Bond film<br />
after Danny Boyle’s exit.<br />
Crucially, he’s young enough to<br />
carry the role for at least a decade. An<br />
Asian James Bond? Crazier things have<br />
happened.<br />
“Whitewashing<br />
casting white<br />
actors in nonwhite<br />
character<br />
roles –continues<br />
to be considered<br />
acceptable”<br />
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she was cast in the role that would make her<br />
a household name. Her role as Rachel Chu<br />
on Crazy Rich Asians has garnered her global<br />
recognition and she looks set to become a bona<br />
fide rom-com staple.<br />
Filmography: <strong>The</strong> Sound Of My Voice,<br />
Stephanie Daley, Fresh Off <strong>The</strong> Boat (TV<br />
series).<br />
LEADING<br />
LADIES OF<br />
CRAZY RICH<br />
ASIANS<br />
TAN SRI MICHELLE YEOH<br />
Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh is one of the most<br />
prolific Asian actresses of our time. She<br />
trained at the Royal Academy of Dance<br />
with the hopes of becoming a prima<br />
ballerina, but due to injury focused on<br />
drama and choreography instead. She<br />
began in a TV commercial with Jackie<br />
Chan after winning the Miss Malaysia title<br />
in 1983, after which she became known<br />
as the ‘queen of martial arts’ in the Hong<br />
Kong movie scene due to her athletic<br />
talent and tenacity. An incredibly versatile<br />
actress, she has played roles ranging from<br />
warrior goddess and action heroine to the<br />
impeccable Eleanor Young in Crazy Rich<br />
Asians with ease.<br />
Filmography: Crouching Tiger, Hidden<br />
Dragon, Tomorrow Never Dies, Memoirs<br />
Of A Geisha, <strong>The</strong> Lady, Guardians Of <strong>The</strong><br />
Galaxy, Star Trek Discovery.<br />
CONSTANCE WU<br />
American-born Constance Wu showed her<br />
comedic prowess playing Jessica Huang,<br />
in the ongoing sitcom Fresh Off <strong>The</strong> Boat.<br />
She began acting in a local theatre in her<br />
hometown, then moved to New York at<br />
16 to attend the famous Lee Strasberg<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre Institute. Initially, she worked in<br />
theatre, but it wasn’t long before film work<br />
beckoned, and she starred in several indie<br />
productions. TV work followed and in 2014<br />
AWKWAFINA (NORA LUM)<br />
Of Korean and Chinese descent, New York<br />
native Awkwafina is fast becoming one of the<br />
funniest ladies in showbusiness as seen with<br />
her recent stint hosting Saturday Night Life.<br />
She provided brilliant comic relief as Peik Lin<br />
in Crazy Rich Asians and is known for her sharp<br />
sense of humour especially when she addresses<br />
Asian stereotypes. Nora Lum adopted her alter<br />
ego Awkwafina at 16 to pursue her rap career<br />
and she has had several hits with her cheeky<br />
tracks. She trained in classical and jazz music<br />
and majored in journalism and women’s<br />
studies at university.<br />
Filmography: Dude, Neighbours 2: Sorority<br />
Rising, Ocean’s 8, Paradise Hills.<br />
GEMMA CHAN<br />
Her ethereal beauty is obvious, but it<br />
would be a fallacy to think that her looks<br />
are her biggest asset. Gemma Chan’s<br />
parents were from Hong Kong and China<br />
and she was born in London. She read law<br />
at Worcester College at Oxford and was<br />
offered a job upon graduation but decided<br />
to pursue acting at the Drama Centre<br />
instead. She worked as a model to pay<br />
for drama school and was cast in several<br />
popular British TV series; and is classically<br />
trained in violin and piano. Her role as<br />
Astrid in Crazy Rich Asians was tailor-made<br />
for her and she will soon be seen in Mary<br />
Queen of Scots and Captain Marvel.<br />
Filmography: Fantastic Beasts And<br />
Where To Find <strong>The</strong>m, Transformers: <strong>The</strong><br />
Last Knight, London Fields, Humans (TV<br />
series).<br />
LISA LU<br />
25 years ago, a wonderful film was<br />
made about four Asian women and the<br />
daughters they raised in America. It was<br />
an astute study in contrasting cultures<br />
and a rarity as it featured an all-Asian cast.<br />
Beijing-born Lisa Lu played one of the lead<br />
roles in <strong>The</strong> Joy Luck Club, and it was only<br />
fitting that she was cast as the matriarch<br />
in Crazy Rich Asians, the second Hollywood<br />
film to feature an all-Asian cast! At 91, she<br />
has lost none of the elegance and talent<br />
that made her a pioneer in the American<br />
film industry as well as one of the first<br />
Asian actresses to make it big; and she<br />
looks to have a few more films up her<br />
sleeve.<br />
Filmography: <strong>The</strong> Last Emperor, <strong>The</strong> Joy<br />
Luck Club, General Hospital (TV series),<br />
Dangerous Liaisons, 2012.<br />
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Ferrari Monza<br />
SP1 and SP2 unveiled<br />
CURATED BY REMI DUTTA<br />
IMAGES BY FERRARI<br />
<strong>The</strong> new Ferrari Monza SP1 and SP2<br />
were recently unveiled at the Ferrari<br />
factory in Maranello, and if they don’t get<br />
your heart racing, then it’s likely that you’re<br />
already dead.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se limited-edition special-series<br />
beauts are the first in a new segment<br />
called ‘Icona’. Aimed at dedicated clients<br />
and collectors, the Monza SP1 and SP2<br />
are the sexiest combination of old and<br />
new, drawing inspiration from the most<br />
evocative Ferraris of the 1950s while<br />
featuring the most advanced sports car<br />
technology available today.<br />
<strong>The</strong> architecture of the two cars is based<br />
on a monolithic form with an aerodynamic<br />
wing profile where the complete absence of<br />
a roof and windscreen gave the designers<br />
the freedom to create unique proportions<br />
that would not have been possible on a<br />
traditional spider.<br />
Born of a single pencil stroke, to convey<br />
an ideal of timeless elegance, minimalist<br />
form and refined detail, a radical choice<br />
was made for the design of the cars’ compact<br />
doors, which open upwards. Equally<br />
important is the all-carbon-fibre one-piece<br />
bonnet-wing assembly, which is hinged at<br />
the front to showcase the imposing V12<br />
engine once open.<br />
A single and double seater respectively,<br />
the Monza SP1 and SP2 feature a unique<br />
design with the best weight-to-power ratio<br />
of any barchetta, thanks to the extensive<br />
use of carbon-fibre in construction, and<br />
distinctive details, such as head-and taillights,<br />
wheels and interior. Equipped with<br />
the most powerful engine Maranello has<br />
ever built, a 810 cv V12, they can sprint<br />
from 0-100 km/h in 2.9 seconds and 0- 200<br />
km/h in 7.9 seconds.<br />
One of the greatest challenges in their<br />
design was managing the aerodynamic<br />
flows inside the cockpit in the absence<br />
of a windscreen. <strong>The</strong> solution was the<br />
innovative patented “Virtual Wind Shield”.<br />
Luxury brands, Loro Piana and Berluti<br />
have created elegant gentlemen-driverinspired<br />
apparel and accessories for new<br />
owners to ensure freedom of movement<br />
while driving. And because if you drive a car<br />
like this, you had better well look the part.<br />
Specifications<br />
Engine type V12 – 65°<br />
Overall displacement 6496 cm3<br />
Maximum power<br />
output<br />
603 kW<br />
(810 cv) at 8500<br />
rpm<br />
Maximum torque<br />
719 Nm at<br />
7000 rpm<br />
Length<br />
4657 mm<br />
Width<br />
1996 mm<br />
Height<br />
Dry weight<br />
1155 mm<br />
1500 kg (SP1),<br />
1520 kg (SP2)<br />
0-100 km/h 2.9 sec<br />
0-200 km/h 7.9 sec<br />
Max. speed<br />
>300 km/h<br />
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<strong>The</strong> best<br />
things<br />
come<br />
in small<br />
packages<br />
Groovy, sporty and fierce,<br />
MINI returns with new MINI Cooper<br />
S 3 Door, 5 Door and John Cooper<br />
Works variants of its classic.<br />
TEXT BY MUNA NOOR<br />
IMAGES BY MINI MALAYSIA<br />
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You can’t hold a good idea down.<br />
First created on August 26, 1959<br />
in Great Britain, the MINI was<br />
more than just a car. It became<br />
an icon. Designed by Sir Alec Issigonis,<br />
the MINI was in its purest form a car that<br />
was creative, focused, agile and appealing<br />
to everyone. It soon took on celebrity-like<br />
appeal in the history of pop culture. It<br />
was a performer, and grabbed attention<br />
for its world-class performances at the<br />
Monte Carlo rallies, sealing its place in<br />
the pages of automotive and motorsports<br />
history.<br />
With its deeply human appeal in its<br />
looks and visceral driving experience,<br />
Malaysian drivers were just as beguiled<br />
by this nifty compact car as the rest of the<br />
world. Since the introduction of the third<br />
generation MINI in 2014, more than<br />
1,500 units were delivered in Malaysia,<br />
Kidd Yam, Head of MINI Malaysia,<br />
revealed at the launch of MINI’s latest<br />
permutations.<br />
MINI fans will be pleased to know<br />
that the new MINI Cooper S 3 Door, 5<br />
Door and John Cooper Works versions<br />
stay faithful to the car’s legendary roots,<br />
but have set even loftier ambitions with<br />
new benchmarks for emotive design,<br />
clever functionality and signature gokart<br />
handling. Design elements including<br />
some surprising use of the MINI logo and<br />
Union Jack, and for the first time LED<br />
headlamps with daytime running lights,<br />
distinguish the latest alliterations from<br />
those of the past.<br />
Redesigned for greater brightness,<br />
all headlights have been enhanced with<br />
full LED technology. <strong>The</strong> front beams<br />
are powered by Bi-LED lights, and at<br />
a flick of the indicator will switch the<br />
LED daytime running lights to the LED<br />
indicators. <strong>The</strong> kicker is the energysaving<br />
rear lights, which – wait for it<br />
– light up to sport a stylised Union Jack.<br />
No mistaking the heritage of the MINI<br />
with those. Inspired additions like the<br />
MINI Logo Projection, which beams<br />
MINI’s new streamlined “flat design” logo on<br />
the ground every time the driver steps in and<br />
out of the vehicle is an unnecessary but nice<br />
touch.<br />
That quirky approach to its aesthetic<br />
heritage and inherent expectation that a<br />
car isn’t just an object that transports you<br />
from A to B but an extension of its owner’s<br />
personality has been a hallmark of MINI.<br />
A champion of personalisation, here in<br />
Malaysia MINI has upped the ante with the<br />
introduction of the award-winning MINI<br />
Yours Customised Accessories. A first for<br />
Southeast Asia, MINI buyers in Malaysia can<br />
now retrofit components such as side scuttles,<br />
cockpit facia, LED Door Sills Finishers<br />
and LED Door Projector to specifications.<br />
At the click of the mouse (the MINI Yours<br />
Customised Services can be designed and<br />
ordered at www.yours-customised.mini),<br />
a new MINI owner can select between<br />
various colours, patterns, surfaces, icons<br />
and even incorporate their own text – a<br />
sonnet perhaps? – into the final design. That<br />
near limitless potential for unique design<br />
outcomes has already grabbed the attention<br />
of the German Design Council.<br />
If all that sounds superficial, then fasten<br />
your seatbelts. MINI hasn’t forgotten the<br />
thrill of its go-kart driving capabilities. <strong>The</strong><br />
new MINI Cooper S 3 Door, 5 Door and John<br />
Cooper Works come with the latest engines<br />
and transmissions from the BMW Group<br />
inside.<br />
Both the new MINI Cooper S 3 Door<br />
and MINI Cooper S 5 Door are powered by a<br />
2.0-litre 4-Cylinder MINI TwinPower Turbo<br />
Engine and deliver up to 192HP and 280Nm<br />
of torque with a top speed of 235km/h. This<br />
allows the new MINI 3 Door to go from 0<br />
to 100km/h in 6.7 seconds with a combined<br />
CO2 emission of 125 g/km and combined<br />
fuel consumption of 5.5l/100km. <strong>The</strong> new<br />
5 Door is only 0.1 second slower at 6.8<br />
seconds. Its combined CO2 emission is 128<br />
g/km and its combined fuel consumption<br />
is 5.6l/100km. <strong>The</strong> two variants are also the<br />
first MINIs in the family to be equipped with<br />
the 7-Speed Dual Clutch transmission and an<br />
electronic gear shifter.<br />
This 7-Speed Dual Clutch Steptronic<br />
Sports transmission consists of two subtransmissions<br />
to ensure no delays and<br />
more comfort in shifting gears. With subtransmission<br />
1 aligned for gears 2, 4, 6 and<br />
the reverse, and sub-transmission 2 for gears<br />
1, 3, 5 and 7, this means that the next gear<br />
will always have been pre-engaged on the<br />
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other sub-transmission, and is helped by the<br />
purely mechanical function of the torque<br />
converter. Additionally, the newly designed<br />
electronic selector lever ensures that the gear<br />
always returns to its original position after<br />
changing between driving mode D, neutral<br />
position N, and reverse mode.<br />
In a class of its own is the new MINI<br />
John Cooper Works. Powered by a 2.0-litre<br />
4-Cylinder MINI TwinPower Turbo Engine,<br />
which generates 231hp and 320Nm of<br />
torque, this baby can sprint from 0 to 100<br />
km/h in 6.1 seconds. Reaching a top speed of<br />
246km/h, it has an efficiency of 6.0l/100km<br />
of fuel and a combined CO2 emission of 137<br />
g/km.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 8-Speed Steptronic Sports Automatic<br />
transmission enables the MINI John Cooper<br />
Works model to be sportier, more efficient<br />
and comfortable due to the smaller engine<br />
speed steps. Gears can be shifted manually<br />
through the steering wheel paddles, as should<br />
be the case in a tuned car, and its Standard<br />
Adaptive Suspension enables a more<br />
controlled and precise handling.<br />
None of the impressive performance<br />
figures detract MINI from its mission of<br />
being green. Notably, the engine sports a<br />
cover of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic<br />
(CFRP), which makes it 13% lighter, with an<br />
overall reduction of up to eight kilogrammes in<br />
total weight. This impressive streamlining has<br />
contributed to improving fuel consumption,<br />
and coupled with its expanded gears and<br />
bigger gearshift spacing, has also accounted<br />
for its smaller CO2 emissions.<br />
“Fasten your<br />
seatbelts. MINI<br />
hasn’t forgotten<br />
the thrill of its<br />
go-kart driving<br />
capabilities.”<br />
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In the new MINI variants, the Coasting<br />
experience, previously only available via<br />
MINI’s GREEN mode, is now possible in<br />
MID mode too. This feature intuitively<br />
shifts the engine to idle when the driver’s<br />
foot is off the accelerator pedal while<br />
cruising. Going that much further, the<br />
John Cooper Works version, which is<br />
MSA Connected, provides further fuelsaving<br />
functions with its intelligent<br />
auto start-stop system, which essentially<br />
decides whether the car would be more<br />
efficient with its engine switched off or<br />
running.<br />
And now to the accoutrements<br />
Inside, all three new MINI Cooper<br />
models prioritise digital convenience<br />
with their Touch Screen Display with<br />
Navigation. Capable of being operated<br />
via MINI Controller, the Cooper S 3 Door<br />
and 5 Door carry a 6.5” high-resolution<br />
display, while the John Cooper Works<br />
version, larger at 8.8”, comes with Head-<br />
Up Display and is enabled with navigation<br />
and Natural Language Recognition for<br />
more intuitive control through voice<br />
commands. Given that a MINI is often<br />
larger than perceived – that’s the power<br />
of branding for you – the new rear view<br />
Camera and existing Park Distance<br />
Control help to overcome the challenges<br />
of reversing a MINI in and out of tight<br />
spots.<br />
Conveniences such as MINI Connected<br />
enable owners to integrate their smart<br />
phone, smart phone apps and MINI<br />
Connected App into their vehicle. <strong>The</strong><br />
latter lets you check fuel consumption,<br />
fuel range and last known location.<br />
<strong>The</strong> John Cooper Works version takes<br />
“Remember the<br />
mood ring? <strong>The</strong><br />
interior is backlit<br />
by the MINI Yours<br />
Illuminated<br />
Cockpit, with a<br />
display that lights<br />
up with a stylised<br />
Union Jack, and a<br />
whopping choice<br />
of 12 colours<br />
to play with,<br />
presumably one<br />
for every mood or<br />
month.”<br />
it one step further with the introduction<br />
of Wireless Charging for Mobile Phones,<br />
which automatically charges your phone<br />
when placed on the wireless charging station<br />
in the centre armrest.<br />
Other interesting innovations in the<br />
new MINI John Cooper Works is the handy<br />
MINI Find Mate, which allows owners to<br />
attach wireless tracking tags to important<br />
belongings, such as bags, cases and key rings.<br />
Once these items are out of range, owners<br />
will receive a notification from the MINI<br />
Connected app, showing the last known<br />
location of the item.<br />
For rally car appeal, the new MINI John<br />
Cooper Works interior features Dinamica<br />
Leather John Cooper Works racing seats,<br />
accentuated by Chili Red colour lines, an<br />
anthracite headliner, and stainless-steel<br />
pedals. Prospective buyers have a choice of<br />
four colours for the exterior: Rebel Green;<br />
Midnight Black with red roof; Pepper<br />
White with red roof; and Chili Red with<br />
black roof. Also sharpening up the exterior<br />
for an aggressive look that befits its racing<br />
pedigree are a new Piano Black trim, 18”<br />
John Cooper Works Cup Spoke 2-Tone, and<br />
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John Cooper Works bonnet stripes. <strong>The</strong><br />
panoramic sunroof is optional.<br />
Almost as mean is the MINI Cooper<br />
S 5 Door’s high gloss 17” John Cooper<br />
Works track spoke in black, which were<br />
exclusively developed for optimum weight<br />
support and fitted with run-flat tyres.<br />
Its new standard feature John Cooper Works<br />
Aerodynamic Kit with eye-catching rear spoiler<br />
isn’t too shabby either. In terms of interior<br />
finish, the new MINI Cooper S 5 Door offers<br />
Leather Cross Punch Carbon Black and Black<br />
Chequered Interior Style, while outside the new<br />
MINI 5 Door comes in six colours and seven<br />
options – Chili Red, Pepper White, Emerald<br />
Grey, White Silver, Starlight Blue and British<br />
Racing Green paired with black roof, and Chili<br />
Red with white roof.<br />
In contrast, the new MINI Cooper S 3 Door<br />
will appeal to classic MINI fans most and can<br />
best be described as ‘Groovy, baby’.<br />
Remember the mood ring? Fitted<br />
out with Leather Cross Punch in Carbon<br />
Black, its interior is backlit by the<br />
MINI Yours Illuminated Cockpit, with<br />
a display that lights up with a stylised<br />
Union Jack, and a whopping choice of<br />
12 colours to play with, presumably one<br />
for every mood or month. <strong>The</strong> options<br />
are almost as myriad on the outside,<br />
with seven colours and eight options<br />
to pick from: Chili Red, Pepper White,<br />
Solaris Orange, White Silver, Starlight<br />
Blue, Thunder Grey and British Racing<br />
Green paired with a black roof, or<br />
Chili Red paired with a white roof. <strong>The</strong><br />
striking 17” Cosmos Spoke in black with<br />
rims in a high-gloss finish and deep<br />
black paint effect are the icing on the<br />
cake.<br />
<strong>The</strong> estimated recommended<br />
retail prices, on the road for personal<br />
registration, without insurance, for the<br />
new MINI variants, with MINI 4 Years<br />
Unlimited Mileage Warranty with Free<br />
Scheduled Service are<br />
<strong>The</strong> New MINI Cooper<br />
S 3 Door RM 226,888<br />
<strong>The</strong> New MINI Cooper<br />
S 5 Door RM 236,888<br />
<strong>The</strong> New MINI John Cooper<br />
Works Hatch RM 283,888<br />
All are covered by MINI Malaysia’s 5 Years<br />
Roadside Assistance programme, with a<br />
comprehensive list of services that include a<br />
24-hour, 365-days-a-year Accident and Help<br />
on the Phone and On the Spot Hotline, free<br />
towing services, and when needed (for over<br />
200km from residential home) replacement<br />
vehicle, Seamless Mobility, Accommodation,<br />
Mobility Services Solutions as well as<br />
repatriation services.<br />
www.mini.my<br />
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THE VACATION | NEWS<br />
CURATED BY REMI DUTTA<br />
CAPE FAHN HOTEL,<br />
KOH SAMUI, THAILAND<br />
At time of print Cape Fahn Hotel was due to open in<br />
October. <strong>The</strong> 22-room property is set on a private island,<br />
separated from Koh Samui by a small, walkable shallow<br />
channel caressed by the tropical sun. Influenced by<br />
traditional Thai architecture, each villa has a large plunge<br />
pool complete with private sun deck and decorated with<br />
plenty of natural wood complimented by a sea-inspired<br />
colour palette. Spend the day relaxing at your villa or hop<br />
on a boat or paddleboard and go exploring. <strong>The</strong> reward at<br />
the end of your day – an evening of fine dining at the Cape<br />
Fahn Hotel restaurant, followed by a drink or two under a<br />
canopy of stars.<br />
www.slh.com/capefahn<br />
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NEWS | THE VACATION<br />
THE LIMING BEQUIA, ST. VINCENT &<br />
THE GRENADINES<br />
Few Malaysians make for as far as the<br />
Caribbean, but those that do are adequately<br />
rewarded with rest and relaxation. Doing<br />
nothing is an art form in Bequia (Bek-way)<br />
and is the philosophy at <strong>The</strong> Liming. Channel<br />
pure escapism in one of the nine spacious,<br />
stylish villas including the Gingerlily, a<br />
five-bedroom mansion house. Spend days<br />
lounging beside your private infinity pool or<br />
the refreshingly peaceful beach. Those with a<br />
thirst for adventure could board a hand-built<br />
schooner for a day trip to Mustique, or head<br />
into Port Elizabeth, with its colourful wooden<br />
houses and bustling produce markets.<br />
www.slh.com/liming<br />
ROCKLIFFE HALL, DURHAM,<br />
UNITED KINGDOM<br />
Rockliffe Hall recently launched its latest exciting<br />
addition – Mischmasch. <strong>The</strong> ‘wonderland of<br />
curiosities’, set within one and a half acres of<br />
woodland, offers an enchanting space in which<br />
children (and big kids) can play and explore.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are six arctic pods nestled beneath the<br />
trees, an eco-adventure playground and an<br />
interactive water feature. Mischmasch gets<br />
‘curiouser and curiouser’ as you move out of<br />
the pods and into a wide-open space featuring<br />
climbing frames, slides, tennis courts and the<br />
water feature where children can run in and out<br />
of jets of water. What better way to keep the kids<br />
occupied and the adults enchanted.<br />
www.slh.com/rockliffehall<br />
MANDARIN ORIENTAL HYDE PARK,<br />
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM<br />
<strong>The</strong>re’s nothing like Christmas in London.<br />
With upscale shopping district Knightsbridge<br />
and Harrods on its doorstep and leafy Hyde Park<br />
at its rear, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park must be<br />
one of the most prestigious London addresses on<br />
Santa’s list. <strong>The</strong> property recently completed the<br />
most extensive restoration in its 115-year history.<br />
Internationally renowned designer, Joyce Wang,<br />
has overseen the design of all guest rooms, 40<br />
suites and public areas, taking inspiration from<br />
the hotel’s royal heritage, as well as the glamour<br />
of the early 20th century’s Golden Age of<br />
travel with art deco-inspired features including<br />
carefully curated artworks, and custom-designed<br />
furniture, while New York designer Adam D.<br />
Tihany has overseen the redesign of the its spa.<br />
With Bar Boulud and award-winning restaurant<br />
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal on the premises,<br />
Christmas dinner and ringing in the New Year<br />
will an occasion to remember.<br />
www.mandarinoriental.com<br />
KASBAH TAMADOT, ASNI, MOROCCO<br />
Protravel International recently listed “disconnecting” as its top trend in luxury travel.<br />
Kasbah Tamadot in Morocco is known for its tranquil setting and ‘unplugged’ atmosphere.<br />
Part of Richard Branson’s Virgin Limited Edition award-winning collection of unique<br />
retreats, the exotic Kasbah Tamadot just outside of Asni has transformed a once crumbling<br />
hillside fortress into a garden of Eden. <strong>The</strong>re are 18 opulent rooms and nine luxurious Berber<br />
tents, each individually decorated and all facing the imposing Atlas Mountains and dramatic<br />
rust red valley. Puan Sri Tiara Jacqueline is purported to have stayed here, inspiring her own<br />
tented glamping retreat, Tiarasa Escapes.<br />
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THE VACATION<br />
CROATIA GETS<br />
READY FOR<br />
ITS CLOSE UP<br />
Move aside Emilia Clarke and Kit Harrington, the<br />
setting for fantasy drama ‘Game of Thrones’, this<br />
Central European country is a star in its own right.<br />
TEXT BY THOMAS BREMSER / DPA / THE INTERVIEW PEOPLE<br />
IMAGES BY ISTOCK IMAGES<br />
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DUBROVNIK<br />
“<strong>The</strong> first time we<br />
saw Dubrovnik,<br />
I was in shock,<br />
because the<br />
whole city really<br />
looked the way<br />
we pictured King’s<br />
Landing.”<br />
M<br />
Medieval fortifications, Gothic<br />
palaces, a picturesque harbour – the old<br />
centre of Dubrovnik would seem stuck<br />
in time, but for the countless tourists<br />
sporting sandals and selfie sticks.<br />
For a few weeks each year, the Pearl of the<br />
Adria is transformed into another world – the<br />
world of the fantasy saga ‘Game of Thrones’.<br />
At the time of writing, a seventh season is<br />
starting up, and once again the Croatian city<br />
of 40,000 is the setting for the fictional city<br />
of King’s Landing. <strong>The</strong> narrow streets of the<br />
old town centre are made as if down to the last<br />
detail for the capital of the Seven Kingdoms.<br />
Key scenes from the prize-winning television<br />
series based on the books by George R R<br />
Martin are filmed through the city’s centre.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> first time we saw Dubrovnik, I was in<br />
shock, because the whole city really looked the<br />
DUBROVNIK<br />
way we pictured King’s Landing looking,”<br />
says David Benioff, one of the series’<br />
authors and producers.<br />
Dubrovnik’s historical centre, which<br />
is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was<br />
especially prominent in the fifth season’s<br />
final gut-wrenching episode, when<br />
Queen Cersei of the House of Lannister,<br />
played by Lena Headey, must walk naked<br />
through the streets to atone for her<br />
adulterous sins, a walk of atonement.<br />
<strong>The</strong> shoot took four whole days,<br />
costing some US$200,000. <strong>The</strong> costs to<br />
produce the fantasy saga are immense.<br />
While the studios are in Belfast,<br />
Northern Ireland, many of the location<br />
settings are in Spain and Croatia. Crews<br />
must coordinate work and keep changing<br />
locations.<br />
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THE VACATION<br />
ONOFRIO’S FOUNTAIN<br />
BASKA VODA<br />
In Dubrovnik, shops and restaurants that must close<br />
down for the filming are paid compensation. Nor are<br />
tourists allowed to visit the famous city centre during<br />
filming, notes Jelena Simac.<br />
Simac is a tour guide for the agency Dubrovnik<br />
Secrets, which takes tourists – many wearing ‘Game of<br />
Thrones’ T-shirts – to the original film locations. Simac<br />
holds up photos from the series and explains how the<br />
scenes were shot on location. Many buildings were, with<br />
the latest computer imaging technology, later integrated<br />
into the scenes.<br />
“Because of the series, more and more young people<br />
throng to Dubrovnik,” Simac says. On virtually every<br />
street corner, guided tours to film locations are offered,<br />
with some guides even in costume. In one souvenir shop,<br />
visitors can have their pictures taken while sitting on a<br />
replica of the intense-looking Iron Throne.<br />
JESUIT STAIRCASE<br />
RECTOR’S PALACE<br />
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THE VACATION<br />
“On virtually every<br />
street corner, guided<br />
tours to the film<br />
locations are offered,<br />
with some guides even<br />
IN costume”<br />
<strong>The</strong> filmmakers are thrilled that the old city<br />
centre is a car-free zone, although this does mean<br />
that they must carry their heavy equipment up<br />
the main steps.<br />
In addition to ‘Game of Thrones’, parts of the<br />
new ‘Star Wars’ film were filmed in Dubrovnik,<br />
as was the <strong>2018</strong> remake of ‘Robin Hood’ with<br />
Jamie Foxx and Jamie Dornan. <strong>The</strong> Croatian<br />
government, through an incentive programme,<br />
has been promoting such film projects, offering<br />
filmmakers a 20 per cent discount on goods and<br />
services that they may buy in Croatia.<br />
Fans of the series are almost as sorry as<br />
local restaurant owners to learn that it’s set to<br />
wind up after its eighth season in <strong>2018</strong>. Simac<br />
says she hopes that the final big battle for<br />
possession of the Iron Throne will be filmed in<br />
Dubrovnik. It certainly would not hurt the<br />
coastal city’s business.<br />
SIBENIK<br />
SPLIT KLIS FORTRESS<br />
SPLIT<br />
SPLIT DIOCLETIAN’S PALACE<br />
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THE VACATION<br />
Location, location, location<br />
Fans of Game Of Thrones should make sure<br />
they check out these sites.<br />
‘Game Of Thrones’ first began filming in Croatia<br />
in preparation for the second season and hasn’t<br />
looked back.<br />
WORDS BY REMI DUTTA<br />
DUBROVNIK<br />
FORT LOVRIJENAC<br />
PLOCE GATE<br />
Dubrovnik and its surroundings have<br />
featured prominently in the series. Listed<br />
as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the<br />
beautiful walled medieval city has been the<br />
setting for King’s Landing, the capital of the famed<br />
book and series’ Seven Kingdoms. Its fortified<br />
walls have frequently been filmed from the sea as<br />
it appeared memorably in the Battle of Blackwater<br />
Bay and when Jaime Lannister returned with the<br />
body of Myrcella.<br />
Doubling up as the Red Keep, Fort Lovrijenac<br />
or Fort of St. Lawrence lies within the city walls<br />
and is perched high upon a crag of rugged rock<br />
overlooking the sea; Ploce Gate stands in for its<br />
gate.<br />
St. Dominic Street makes a regular appearance<br />
across the show as the location of frequent market<br />
scenes, but it’s the commanding baroque Jesuit<br />
Staircase that’s the scene stealer when in Season 5 it<br />
became the site where Cersei Lannister had to make<br />
her naked ‘Walk Of Atonement’.<br />
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THE VACATION<br />
If you’re up for an excursion, a short boat ride<br />
from Dubrovnik is Lokrum Island, a nature<br />
and special forest vegetation reserve. <strong>The</strong><br />
botanical gardens within the old Benedictine<br />
monastery will give you flashbacks to Season<br />
2. Trsteno Arboretum, a private garden that<br />
dates back to the 15th century is located<br />
north of Dubrovnik and is more of a day<br />
trip. It played the role of the garden in King’s<br />
Landing, and is worth the effort even if you<br />
don’t follow the series.<br />
Places set in the fictional Qarth have also<br />
been filmed in Dubrovnik, notably Minceta<br />
Tower whose base was used to depict Qarth’s<br />
House of Undying; the gothic confines of <strong>The</strong><br />
Rector’s Palace staircase which stood in for the<br />
Spice King’s abode in Qarth; and Dubac quarry<br />
just outside of the city.<br />
Split, Croatia’s second largest city, sits<br />
within view of the Adriatic Sea and gets<br />
plenty of airtime. In Season 4, Split’s fourth<br />
century Diocletian’s Palace, its dramatic<br />
Klis Fortress, the Perun quarry east of Split<br />
and St. Dominic Monastery in Trogir all get<br />
a non-speaking part. <strong>The</strong> latter is another<br />
beautifully preserved coastal town with a mix<br />
of Renaissance, Romanesque and Baroque<br />
buildings.<br />
Other locations include Sibenik’s Old Town<br />
and waterfront, the Mosor mountain range<br />
and Baska Voda, a picturesque former fishing<br />
and farming town south of Split, which is<br />
squeezed between the foot of Mount Biokovo<br />
and the sea.<br />
MINCETA TOWER<br />
LOKRUM ISLAND<br />
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TROPICANA MANAGEMENT<br />
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CASA INDAH 1<br />
CONDOMINIUMS<br />
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MERCHANT SQUARE<br />
BUSINE SS PARK<br />
Property Management Office<br />
CASA KIARA 2<br />
CONDOMINIUM<br />
Property Management Office<br />
CASA TROPICANA<br />
CONDOMINIUMS<br />
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CASA INDAH 2<br />
CONDOMINIUMS<br />
Property Management Office<br />
A-02-01, Management Office<br />
Casa Indah 2 Condominiums<br />
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PJU3<br />
Kota Damansara<br />
47410 Petaling Jaya<br />
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Office hours:<br />
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(Monday – Friday)<br />
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ARENA MENTARI BUSINESS<br />
PARK<br />
Property Management Office<br />
Block C, Wisma TT<br />
No 1, Jalan PJS 8/15<br />
Dataran Mentari<br />
46150 Petaling Jaya<br />
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istimabudi@gmail.com<br />
Office hours:<br />
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Closed (Sunday)<br />
TROPICANA INDAH SDN BHD<br />
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Jalan Kelab <strong>Tropicana</strong><br />
<strong>Tropicana</strong> Golf &<br />
Country Resort<br />
47410 Petaling Jaya<br />
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia<br />
Tel: +603 7804 4722<br />
+603 7805 5855<br />
Fax: +603 7806 5044<br />
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Office hours:<br />
9am – 6pm (Monday – Friday)<br />
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Closed (Sunday)<br />
TROPICANA GRANDE<br />
Property Management Office<br />
Level 1, Management Office<br />
Block A, <strong>Tropicana</strong> Grande<br />
Condominiums<br />
No. 3 Persiaran <strong>Tropicana</strong><br />
47410 Petaling Jaya<br />
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia<br />
Tel: +603 7610 0965<br />
Fax: +603 7610 0968<br />
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Office hours: 9am – 6pm<br />
(Monday – Friday)<br />
9am – 1pm (Saturday)<br />
Closed (Sunday)<br />
TROPICANA CHERAS<br />
Property Management Office<br />
To be ready soon<br />
For more information, please<br />
contact Sales & Marketing<br />
Department at:<br />
Tel: +603 7710 1018<br />
DAMANSARA INTAN<br />
E-BUSINESS PARK<br />
Property Management Office<br />
A328, Block A<br />
Damansara Intan<br />
No 1, Jalan SS 20/27<br />
47400 Petaling Jaya<br />
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia<br />
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Fax: +603 7118 3222<br />
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Office hours:<br />
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(Monday – Friday)<br />
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FORTUNE PARK APARTMENTS<br />
Property Management Office<br />
A-5, Pangsapuri Suria Perdana<br />
(Fortune Park Apartments)<br />
Taman Serdang Perdana<br />
Seksyen 4<br />
43300 Seri Kembangan<br />
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Fax: +603 8944 9332<br />
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Office hours:<br />
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(Monday – Friday)<br />
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TROPICANA HEIGHTS<br />
Property Management Offi ce<br />
Off Jalan P6/2, 43500<br />
Semenyih, Kajang<br />
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia<br />
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Office hours:<br />
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TROPICANA CHERAS<br />
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Office hours:<br />
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THE LIST<br />
FACILITIES AND TENANTS AT<br />
TROPICANA GOLF AND COUNTRY RESORT<br />
TROPICANA GOLF AND COUNTRY RESORT<br />
SITE LAYOUT PLAN<br />
N<br />
Buggy Track<br />
DRIVING R<br />
WESTERN COURSE<br />
Practice Green<br />
Children’s<br />
Playground<br />
Landscape<br />
18th Green<br />
18<br />
14<br />
Tai Thong<br />
13<br />
32<br />
Children’s<br />
Playground<br />
21<br />
48<br />
19<br />
20<br />
17<br />
22<br />
15<br />
16<br />
M<br />
Lo<br />
17<br />
33<br />
Landscape<br />
30<br />
31<br />
29<br />
Administration<br />
Office<br />
24 23<br />
25<br />
26<br />
MAI<br />
C<br />
34<br />
35<br />
36<br />
Landscape<br />
28<br />
27<br />
Poolside<br />
Cafe<br />
38<br />
37<br />
39<br />
SPORTS WING<br />
41 42<br />
43<br />
44<br />
40<br />
Carpark<br />
Lake<br />
45<br />
46<br />
LEGEND<br />
Lower Ground<br />
Ground<br />
Level 1<br />
47<br />
C<br />
To Basement C<br />
With a gross built-up area of over 380,000<br />
square feet (35,303 square metres), Malaysia’s<br />
largest and award-winning Clubhouse<br />
at <strong>Tropicana</strong> Golf & Country Resort is<br />
truly impressive. This is a listing of all the<br />
facilities and amenities that are built for<br />
the convenience of all <strong>Tropicana</strong> members,<br />
residents and their guests<br />
Golf / Sports Membership 03-7804 8888<br />
Vivian ext 208<br />
Membership Email membership1@tropicanacorp.com.my<br />
Golf Email<br />
golf@tropicanacorp.com.my<br />
Sports Department 03-7804 2087<br />
Operating Hours 9.00 am – 6.00 pm (Monday to Friday)<br />
Email<br />
gm@tropicanagolf.com<br />
Website<br />
www.tropicanagolf.com<br />
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ANGE<br />
Practice Green<br />
Buggy Track<br />
9th Green<br />
FOOD AND BEVERAGE<br />
Main Wing<br />
7 Twenty7 03-7804 8888<br />
(Ext 326)<br />
15 Gin Shui Tei Japanese Restaurant 03-7886 9168<br />
36 Poolside Café 03-7804 8888<br />
(Ext 327)<br />
9 Spring Garden <strong>Tropicana</strong><br />
Chinese Restaurant 03-7880 7226<br />
11 <strong>The</strong> Palms Coffee House 03-7804 8888<br />
(Ext 306)<br />
<strong>The</strong> Palms Wing<br />
8 Royce 017-322 3668<br />
26 J Italian Restaurant 03-7805 3925/3935<br />
25 Myeung Dong Korean BBQ 016-3684500<br />
Landscape<br />
ain<br />
bby<br />
8<br />
ar Porch<br />
12<br />
N WING<br />
11<br />
10<br />
9<br />
7<br />
asd<br />
Main Kitchen<br />
6<br />
GOLF WING<br />
1<br />
2<br />
5<br />
Golf<br />
Counter<br />
4<br />
3<br />
Buggy Station<br />
EASTERN COURSE<br />
1st Tee<br />
SPORTS AND RECREATION<br />
Sports Wing<br />
46 Outdoor tennis court<br />
43 2 indoor tennis courts<br />
45 4 indoor badminton courts<br />
31 12-lane computerised bowling alley<br />
33-34 2 play pools with water slides and waterfall<br />
42 3 squash courts<br />
23 Multipurpose studio<br />
38 Japanese bath and Jacuzzi<br />
3-4 Male changing rooms with<br />
360 private lockers<br />
35 Resort-style larger-than-Olympic-size<br />
swimming pool<br />
41 Sauna and steam bath<br />
24 Snooker room<br />
39 2 table tennis courts<br />
40 Well-equipped gymnasium<br />
44 1 VIP badminton hall<br />
47 1 futsal court<br />
Fountain<br />
Buggy Pick-up Area<br />
LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT<br />
24 Havana Lounge 017-885 4188<br />
27 Thai Odyssey Spa & Massage 03-7803 1233/<br />
03-7804 1129<br />
29 Bowling & Café 03-7804 8888<br />
16 Gaming room<br />
37 Library<br />
22 Spine & Joint <strong>Tropicana</strong> 03-78042072<br />
Carpark<br />
Carpark<br />
FUNCTION AREAS<br />
6 Greens I<br />
10 Greens II<br />
30 Greens III<br />
32 Poolside Terrace<br />
28 Spanish Courtyard<br />
12-14 <strong>The</strong> Grand Ballroom (First floor)<br />
arpark<br />
arpark<br />
Sales & Marketing (Banquet Function) 03-7804 8888<br />
Liza ext 141<br />
Sandy ext 142<br />
Siti Fairuz ext 155<br />
Mas Suria ext 517<br />
Email<br />
salesmarketing@tropicanacorp.com.my<br />
Toll Free 1800 88 8128<br />
Lake<br />
GOLFING FACILITIES<br />
Golf at <strong>Tropicana</strong> 03-7804 8888<br />
(Ext 211/212/200)<br />
<strong>Tropicana</strong> Driving Range 016-243 4801/<br />
012-278 3172<br />
Buggies and turf mates<br />
56-bay driving range<br />
27-hole championship golf course<br />
18-hole putting greens<br />
5 Female changing rooms<br />
with 60 private lockers<br />
AMENITIES<br />
20 Alam Convenience Store 03-7804 3095<br />
1 De Manshop Tailoring 03-7880 4063<br />
21 Eco Hair Saloon 03-7804 9316<br />
2 Pro-Shop Golf Shop 03-7804 6348<br />
17 Kain 017-200 8142<br />
18 Kindyland <strong>Tropicana</strong> 017-314 6754<br />
48 Klinik <strong>Tropicana</strong> 03-7805 5461<br />
19 <strong>The</strong> Green House Florist 03-7880 1388<br />
3-4 Prayer room<br />
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