An Angry Election
For most of us, there is one person whose views we seek when something does not add up or make sense. Someone rational and insightful. I would go to this one friend, who is unfailingly analytical. In the last six months however, he has been …
Welcome Back, Obama!
Welcome back, Obama! This time around, it was not as euphoric as the historic night when the world embraced the first black President in the white house four years ago. But this time, it felt more real. And more promising. For a while there, we …
A Man For Chanel No.5
When asked in 1954 what she wore to sleep, Marilyn Monroe famously purred, “What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No.5, of course.” Her infamous answer made her the poster girl for Chanel No.5 and paved the way for celebrity endorsements of fragrances. Chanel …
Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011
Steve Jobs died several hours ago. There is a simple acknowledgement on my Apple desktop. Steve Jobs 1955-2011. We all expected this. When I read the news this morning on my iphone, I didn’t know what I was feeling. We don’t know this man. Yet …
The Coming Together Of The Fuchun Mountains
Almost as a new sequence shot for ‘Zu Warriors From The Magic Mountain’, two mountains from ancient China have literally moved towards each other. From June 1st till September 25th, a historic reunion is taking place at Taipei’s Palace Museum. A 14th century Yuan Dynasty …
Mrs Lee Kuan Yew – The Lady By His Side, A Pioneer In Her Own Right
For most of us who had never met her, she was the lady by the side of the most influential and powerful man in Singapore. Little by little, over the years, we know a little more, and a little more about her. With her existence, …