Big trouble in little China
Today (Tuesday) Ian and Mandy Worby and myself did a wee bit of shopping visiting Singapore’s largest shopping centre ‘VIVO’. It was a supreme piece of retail therapy thanks to the fluid design of the centre with only a very rare number of parallel corridors and the majority of the public space areas taken up with Dali style curves and Asian comic colour influences. A lovely little incidental I have enjoyed seeing is the ‘Emergency Room’ setups in shopping centres for people to bring their laptops or phones for repair. They have the look of a modern...
Read MoreA City of Sights, Sounds and Ice-Cream
Day 2 in Singapore has been a relaxing look at the city. A walk around the marina was a twilight highlight. This panorama below shows everything from the Merlion, Singapore’s part lion part fish icon through to the new ‘Eye’ ferris-wheel currently being built (a third from the left). The ‘Eye’ will be bigger than the UK one based on the banks of the River Thames but smaller than the new "Mother of all Ferris-Wheels" in Kuala Lumpur. Currently the Singapore structure is waiting on the delivery of the bullet shaped cabins to arrive from Japan with...
Read MoreSingapore Room with a View
Well I have landed in Singapore, settled in and enjoying the view from my Hotel room on the 13th floor at the Holiday Inn – Atrium on Outram Road. Of course every hotel needs a character attribute and the Atrium speaks for itself. Take a look at the inside and outside of this 24 storey building (below). The six lifts that rise and fall within the atrium are a smooth ride and add to the ambience with the feeling of movement changing what could have been a cold cavern by contrast. I had a wonderful day out walking yesterday and intend to get some more exercise today as well as maybe...
Read MoreVISIONATHON – Operation Build
Well Operation Build has begun with day one of the four day Visionathon. Our national on-air appeal is to see the ministry firmly established and the studios improved beyond their broom closet status. We really need to move out of ‘renting’ to ensure we are not in a precarious position should either of our landlord’s decide to change their plans. If you would like to look around the office and studios of UCB Australia then visit www.vision.org.au where we have a 6 minute video that you can view in a variety of formats. If you can help us with a donation then click on the...
Read MoreThat mad Quinley family
On the UCB International team is an incredible family called the Quinley’s. Chuck and Sherry head up our UCB-IFA (Initiative for Asia) team in the Philippines. Coming up soon between the 14th and 16th of June I will be attending the UCB regional conference being organised by them in Manila. I am really looking forward to being inspired by the work that is going on in the Philippines and intend to bring back testimonies, stories and pictures of the UCB members who are attending this very special event. Maybe you could come or know someone in the Philippines who should be involved. Check...
Read MoreDeepest Darkest All Black territory
Home, a land of mystery, not my birth place but still a heart place. I was born in England, but having spent 25 years of my life growing up in New Zealand through those ‘formative’ years it really is home. I’m currently catching up with the friends and colleagues at Rhema Broadcasting Group in Auckland. From Sept Dec 1994 to March 1998 I learned and grew during my time as Administration and Personnel Manager while also doing the occasional on-air stint. Hard to believe that 10 years have passed in Australia and no time off for good behaviour The Rhema team has grown and...
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