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Qantas Sales or Lack Thereof

There was an article in the Australian Business Traveller reporting on Tony Webber, an ex-Qantas economist who was suggesting in the Sydney Morning Herald that Qantas should levy an extra charge on passengers who, shall we say, are more fulsome of figure … OK, fat folks!

“People who weigh more should pay more to fly [...]

A Very Pukka Cuppa

I’d been shopping at Ion Orchard In Singapore. It was just before Christmas after all and I was feeling a little flagged so I stopped into the TWG Tea Salon and Boutique in Ion Orchard for a pot of that wonderfully refreshing brew. Feeling a little peckish, a scone with jam/jelly and clotted cream [...]

Book Sellers Complain About Showrooming

In another “well duh” article, last week the Sydney Morning Herald ran a piece on Showrooming trend worries booksellers. Apparently folks with smart phones will wander around a bookstore in the lunch hour browsing the titles on the shelf. When they see one that sounds interesting, they take a photo of the page showing the [...]

Port-a-loo – User Manual

I was at the Singapore Sevens recently and what a great day that was. Whilst there and remembering I was a guest of the Chairman of the Singapore Cricket Club and was there for all three days of the competition, I had occasion to use the conveniences. I was amused to see inside the port-a-loos [...]

Ha Noi Taxi Overcharges?

Well I never – never been overcharged this much, not even in Beijing where the taxi drivers are very predatory and many times engaged in scams with the driveway staff of the hotels.

In a piece, Hanoi taxi driver arrested for overcharging Singapore delegates, it was noted that:

Colonel Nguyen Duc Chung, deputy chief of [...]

Singapore Sevens

It is that time of year again, Rugby time in Singapore. The Rugby World Cup is over, the Hong Kong Sevens not for another six months so for your rugby fix, look to the Singapore Sevens. They are, this year, back to the Padang – on the 4th to the 6th of November.

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Thomo 1, Anthony 0

A passing remark concerning 15mm World War 2 along with a casual note about how cool a Rolls Royce Armoured Car looked has resulted in Anthony in Singapore having a major rethink.

Not only did I help him christen his new wargames room and table (and the lovely verdant green terrain) but now I have [...]

First Singapore Wargame

A view of the battle at the end – Union on the left. Also shown is Anthony's neat terrain.I leapt into the taxi and headed up to Bukit Timah to Anthony’s for an American Civil War game. Anthony has been working on terrain and setting up a games room so Sunday night was to [...]

Painting the Numidians–Part 1

I started to prepare the Numidians for painting. The first task was to sort the army out again. As I was going to try some, for me, new painting techniques, I also decided that I should try a dry run of the figures to see how they would look when based.

I figure [...]

Beerfest Asia 2011

My wargaming projects were interrupted a little this weekend. I had a great Saturday. I caught up with my old boss from Korea, CW, as he passed through Singapore on his way to India. A few beers and some noodles at the airport set me up nicely for the rest of the night. At 6:00 [...]