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Asia-Pacific I Issue 7

Australia’s Most Successful Businessman

Behind Crown Group Style Up Your Backyard Zen Japanese Garden Design

The Beauty Of Tohoku

From Sendai

Smart Bedding Ideas

For A Good Night’s Sleep

360° DNA In Design

Contents 12 Bedding Ideas Bedrooms come in all styles, shapes, and sizes, so how do you design your own? We’ve got your bedroom decorating inspiration here.

22 Floral Arrangement Make an impressive flower arrangement to add dimension and natural beauty to any space in your home.

26 Modern Style In Saminyak Bali Anantara Seminyak has style in spades. Through in ocean-view Jacuzzis, a breeze-blessed spa and a hip rooftop restaurant and bar, and you have the makings of an ultra-indulgent stay.

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30 Dream Comfort In The City Experience the “East meets West” through the eclectic blend of the fantasy living in the cutting edge design and technology with minimal decorative Thai elements and hospitality.

34 Hua Hin’s Luxury Simplicity Hua Hin is a charming city in its own right, thriving with activities, great restaurants and shopping streets.

Sheraton Hua Hin is proud to present one of the city’s finest hotel facilities to maximize your level of comfort.

38 A Stylish Contemporary Thai The modern topicality designed for discerning guests wishing to feel the lap of tropical modernity, to have a romantic ambience, and to spend hedonistic honeymoon in an idyllic beachfront retreat.

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42 Modern-Traditional Design U Chiang Mai in Chiang Mai is a 4-star hotel idyllically located within close proximity of Chiang Mai City Arts & Cultural Center and Tha Phae Gate. It was finished in the original Chiang Mai architectural style through the interior design with a modern Thai accent.

46 Living In Vogue Style Enjoy life in style at Bangkok’s first “Fashionable Lifestyle and a destination party place offering everything you could ever want in a night out.

50 Japanese Gardening Garden design is an important Japanese art form, which has evolved into a variety of styles with different purposes. Here is the idea showing how to create a unique Japanese style landscape design to enhance the environment at your residence.

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The beautiful blending of colonial style from glory Siam to provide the glimpse of Thailand in 19th century, Wora Bura is the best in class to fascinatingly shows the splendid balance of Thai and European style architecture of the past in Hua Hin.

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Contents 58 A Man Behind Property Dynamism In Australia One-on-one chat with Australia’s most successful businessman Mr. Iwan Sunito, CEO Development of the award-winning Sydney-based property developer Crown International Holdings Group to share the idea about lifestyle development, rapid expansion, the new idea in property development on horizon, and future plans for the development.

68 Pleasurable Vacation In Chubu Nagoya is a good starting point for trips to many other places in central region in Japan. It offers some of the most beautiful, accessible, and entertaining activities a modern megalopolis can offer.

74 Love @ First Flight to Sendai

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The city of Sendai, Miyagi prefecture in Tohoku region, is still a pleasurable place to live and also still valuable for making new travel plan so as to get in touch with the sense and spirit of Japan and the beauty of Tohoku.

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78 Samui’s New Gateway In Design Vana Belle is among the growing number of sensual pool villa resorts to escape and indulge, aiming to the pleasurable moment, harmonious living with the nature on the island.

82 Table Of Exceptional Dining Hotel fine dining venues share the same trait in providing customers with quality material, sumptuous and lavish fare, food hygiene, new and fresh materials, attentive staff, and personalized service. The Tables should be the place to take your fancy; they are what you are looking for to achieve your passion of gastronomy and also to enhance your dinner experience tonight.

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Meticulously handpicked by experienced therapists specialized in beauty treatment, Immerse yourself into the tranquil world of Anne Sémonin, rediscover your senses and emerge relaxed, recharged and glowing.

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From The Publisher

Break The Ice & Do What You Love People in general might commonly wish you a very happy New Year and have a wonderful full year found as there are many quotes related to New Year available on the internet to choose from. But to me, I might not regularly and simply say “I wish you good health, wealth, success and prosperity, and happiness in the coming years and always” something like that. But for this New Year, I wish you have the opportunity to do what you love or your reflection. This is certainly because I am extremely confident that having the chance to follow your heart and soul doing what you love, all good things and the success will naturally follow suit while tons of the world’s recognized businessmen and women speak the same tone “Do what you love and the money will follow. Embrace your passions and the world will provide.” So, this New Year, “Residence” magazine hopes you will be able to recognize yourself and become successful doing what you love.

We have gone through many difficult events, particularly the unpredictable political uncertainty situation since the last quarter of last year until now. Such has been paralyzing the performance and the ability of Thailand to further develop to be ready for the ideal Asean Economic Community (AEC) as expected to be completed in 2015. According to Mr. Stanley Kang, the Chairman of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT), foreign investors are still confident about doing business here in Thailand as the country is still a potential destination for foreign investors around the globe. Asean is the future for global growth and the population and size of the AEC is about half of China. After 2015, Thailand will not be seen as one country but it as a region because the AEC is a community. A lot of foreigners will come to invest and the main reason that foreign investors come to Southeast Asia is the economic community formation of AEC, so it’s a must that Thailand should not only plan for just today but should come up with the long-term plan for the future as well.

Anyway, even if Thailand might be still viewed by foreign investors that it has strong potential to be one of the leading nations in AEC, but I think we can’t be like a proud man and stop development as neighbors are forging ahead. I think that no auspicious occasion is better than this New Year to change something in life, to bury the hatchet, forge your differences with enemy, forget the time of being at odd with someone over something, call it a day and forge the idea together, start a new life, and make a new you and do what you love even if we all know that it’s not so easy to break the ice.

Enjoy reading the January issue; highlights include the business icon Mr. Iwan Sunito, the man behind the success of Sydney-based Crown Group, cool ideas in bedding for a nice sleep, the recovery of natural beauty in Tohoku and the charm of Sendai, including stuff updates about the design and style that’s sure to make you fancy.

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Experience The New DNA In Design & Style

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Property in Thailand and Asia-Pacific is still the largest asset class in property investment. The property industry is fluctuated while people in the up market don’t only look for coveted location and convenience for a day-to-day basic of living, but they are also growingly in search of residential project capable of sporting the conceptual design and style, the quality of value for money, enhancing idea in interior and construction, including the capability to deliver the preferable homey and unique comfort to all residents and visitors.

Here is the action in design featuring great rank of design destination, properties, residences, new residential projects and condos with refreshing design & style ambiance, design hotels resorts all over Thailand and Asia waiting for your visit to realize the essence of practical and design ideas for living. Hopefully that all our design and stylish ideas in architectural and interior design featured in this issue can no less inspire your inspiration and imagination to recreate your dream residence or redefine a new livable and refreshing ambience at your own residence, place, and space.

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Story & Photos by Houzz

Modern Contemporary Bedding Ideas

For Sleeping Well With busy lives full of family, friends and work, our bedroom is oftentimes the place we go to relax and escape everyday life. When done right, a bedroom is a stress-free private sanctuary full of soothing colors, comfortable bedding and plush pillows. Setting that tone is often a challenge, especially when kids often take precedence, but a quick makeover can easily transition even the most in-trouble space.

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Once you’ve settled on furniture, take time to find a color scheme and decorations that reflect your personality.

In the end, if adding new decor and furniture isn’t enough, you can turn your bedroom redesign into a renovation by creating your own master suite, complete with sitting room and master bathroom.

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Your suite is all about you, so don’t worry about using popular trends or appealing to the kids. Because there aren’t many significant remodeling changes to make, figuring out your 14

furniture layout is the biggest decision you need to make. By the time you add dressers, nightstands, armoires and a bed, your space can easily get cramped, so it’s important to figure out what layout provides enough storage yet still leaves open space to move around.

Once you’ve settled on furniture, take time to

find a color scheme and decorations that reflect your personality. In the end, if adding new decor and furniture isn’t enough, you can turn your bedroom redesign into a renovation by creating your own master suite, complete with sitting room and master bathroom.

How do I determine my bedroom layout?

Before you buy a new contemporary furniture set, be sure to consider the room size.

Even though you might need three dressers and two nightstands, you might not have the space. Measure the furniture and visualize where it will go so you can judge what will fit where. Be sure to leave plenty of walking space, and double check that drawers and cabinets have enough room to open properly.

When picking your bed spot, think about windows and doors. Even if you have blackout curtains, placing a bed underneath a window might be a bad idea, while even the smallest crack in the door can stream hallway light in as you try to sleep.

How do I pick my bedroom color scheme and decor?

Although your color scheme is often a personal opinion, there are some colors that are more relaxing and therefore better suited for your sleeping spot. Studies have found that people with blue bedrooms often get more sleep because of the calmness it elicits. Brighter colors may lead to a better mood, but it also might keep you up longer at night. If you have a significant other, you should also consider using neutral colors so everyone stays happy.

Purple and pink might be too feminine, so try variations of green, gray or brown instead. When it comes to decor, try to keep photographs out of the room for added romance, and don’t clutter the space with knickknacks — it can be overstimulating and cause intimacy or sleep trouble.

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How can I create a master suite?

For those looking for a master escape instead of just a nice place to sleep, try adding a sitting room, master bathroom and walk-in closet. Create your own personal reading nook by buying a relaxing chaise lounge, day bed or sofa. You can even add a fireplace and wet 16

bar or coffee bar for those cold winter nights.

Finally, ensure you get time in the bathroom each morning by installing one just for you.

You can add a relaxing bathtub and makeup vanity for a complete getaway from it all, and be sure to include a nice closet to store your large (and expanding) clothes collection!

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Travel Themed Bedroom

for Seasoned Explorers There are a plethora of styles to follow when it comes to bedroom design, many people like a traditional or a romantic themed room that can be dressed up in ornate furniture and frills, but how do we approach the plainer canvas of a contemporary sleep space without the result appearing bland? These masculine bedroom visualizations, from Viz Art, have a very distinct hint of world traveler about them, peppered with maps and yacht sail-like geometry, boat souvenirs and ocean imagery, to make an experienced explorer feel right in their comfort zone.

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These masculine bedroom visualizations, from Viz Art, have a very distinct hint of world traveler about them, peppered with maps and yacht sail-like geometry, boat souvenirs and ocean imagery, to make an experienced explorer feel right in their comfort zone.

1. Wood clad walls give the generously proportioned room a cozy cabin feel, reminiscent of times gone by whilst still remaining on trend with modern home interiors. Scattered soft light sources create an intimate atmosphere for lazy evenings plotting the next big adventure, whilst task lighting is available to shed a brighter light on the all important passport search and rescue mission. A canvas above the bed holds an action shot of a yacht on the waves, to sail who rests below off to dreamland.

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2. This room has been split into two parts with a half partition wall and retractable doors, to allow the space to flow as one large area, or section off the home office area once the transport arrangements and itinerary for upcoming excursions are all done and dusted.

A map mural behind the desk space provides a constant reminder of all the destinations yet to discover, and all the places that teem with fond memories of trips gone by.

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Floral Arrangement For A Better Living At Home

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Flowers soften any room and make soft rooms positively dreamy, but they can also add unexpected dimensions to modern, even industrial spaces. Feminine selections are often reduced to a combination of, or a choice between: Lisianthus, Peonies, Roses, Dahlias or Tulips and being the most fashionable of the season, are the first to be featured.

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ust as English Tea-Roses owe their name to the Motherland, long understood is the association of the Orchid, Lilly and Cherry Blossom with Oriental styling and the addition of a single one of these species to an Asian influenced room can solidify its theme.

Floral displays are as much about the choice of flower as they are about the choice of vessel. This can largely dictate whether the display will exude an antique or modern feel.

The recycling of jars and bottles is not only good for the planet, but great for making a floral statement. Leaving the container, whatever it may be, in its original commercial state will

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work well in a modern industrial space, but if a vintage look is desired then a rustic paint job will give an old glass jar or bottle a new stylish purpose.

A curiosity such as this display of miniature succulents, gives a room an intellectual quality.

Interior design, is at the moment, seeing a resurgence in styling worthy of a natural history museum. Specimens from the natural world are being encased in glass in the form of domes, cloches and antique display cases, making for intriguing interiors and stimulating conversation.

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by Rangsan Srirat / Photos courtesy of Anantara Saminyak Bali

A Romantic Honeymoon in Tropical Style The eclectic mix of modernity, traditional Thai architecture and a vision of realistic leisure on the beach have been the fundamental design philosophies behind the creation of Anantara Resort Seminyak and all of its suites, where innovative design and function have partnered perfectly to pay homage to exotic and tropical surrounds overlooking the azure waters of the Indian Ocean on the Balinese coastline.

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Balinese-inspired dĂŠcor and floor-to-ceiling glass doors and windows reflect the authentic Anantara suite touch while the contemporary Asian furniture and lavish features ensure guests nestle comfortably in luxury and comfort and distinctively echo the cultural uniqueness on the island.

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his suite is designed for the ultimate luxury experience, consisting of two bedrooms, a lounge, library, kitchen, bar and dining area in an open-plan style. The abundant use of wooden facades, high ceilings, wall partitioning, and other natural and modern materials featured in the suite help perfect the definition of tropical modernity and typically inspire the sense of traditional Thai.

Most of the furniture was custom-designed and outsourced to local contractors, while hi-tech touches and comfort treats in suites include iPod docking stations, large diameter

rain shower heads and Jacuzzis on the private balconies will make you realize the next level of comfort. Balinese-inspired dĂŠcor and floor-to-ceiling glass doors and windows reflect the authentic Anantara suite touch while the contemporary Asian furniture and lavish features ensure guests nestle comfortably in luxury and comfort and distinctively echo the cultural uniqueness on the island.

Anantara Resort Seminyak Bali, Jl. Abimanyu (Dhyana Pura), Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia. www.bali.anantara.com

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Comfortable Sleep With The Dream We wondered why “Dream” hotel has been the talk of the town in the fantastic city of angels until we slept over a night there and surrealistically saw what once only in the dream fabulously came true all day all night in the blue-inspired and the futuristic white suite.

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e have checked in and slept in many 5-star accommodations around the region. Frankly, Dream Hotel Bangkok is just the first ever hotel that we woke up so late in the morning and missed the complimentary breakfast. We slumbered peacefully, slept like a log, actually. No any pistol or gun pointing at our head, we’d love to say that it was just the credit of soft 300-thread count Egyptian bed linen and superior king-size bed with a decorative bed scarf, comfy cotton sheets, delicate duvet and soft white pillows. Very comfortable!

“Dream’s guest rooms are amazingly divided into five categories, including Classic Rooms, Deluxe Rooms, Junior Suites, Deluxe Suite, and Suite Dream. Our room is “Junior Suite”, which answers to all personal pleasure and enjoyment. The suite is marvelously equipped with elegant plasma TV, iPods, DVD player, High Speed and WiFi internet connection, full stocked mini bar, and certainly the comfortable mattress, including other complimentary necessities. They are eclectically set in the chic and trendy and enjoyable ambience with the 31

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ethereal blue seeping from the deck and under the bed, which is the integral part, help you sleep tight.

Other suites also feature as nearly the same as Junior Suite, except the Deluxe Suite and Suite Dream, which add spacious relaxing area and small kitchen. It’s actually a new level of surrealism to the world of accommodation in Bangkok.

The hotel also a little bid exudes the feel and taste of “East meets West” through the eclectic blend of the fantasy living in the cutting

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edge design and technology with Thai hand-made furniture, pagodas, and other minimal decorative Thai motifs at the lobby zone, especially when it comes to Thai hospitality.

Even if the hotel has not come up with any special package, but we think this is enough and they are sure to meet most of your favors. Don’t waste your time imagining yourself floating in the blue sky, drifting along white clouds. Just get out of your cloud-cuckooland and touch the real sweet dream at Dream Hotel Bangkok.

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by Rangsan Srirat / Photos courtesy of Sheraton Hua Hin

A Simplicity

To Ultimate Indulgence It’s not always that the ultimate indulgence could be easily found when you spend your vacation traveling to some beachfront resorts.

Sometime, it has nothing to do with the new level of luxury and cozy, but it’s about the good connection between the natural comfort and the concept of thinking simplicity to help you gain the most touch of leisure comfort naturally and new sense of warm and welcome without falling behind the international standard of innovative amenities and hospitality service.

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heraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa is among a smorgasbord of first-rate hotel resorts in Hua Hin where you can enjoy set of comfort, hedonistic approach, and natural simplicity for the individual ultimate indulgence. It’s new concept of furnishing rooms that allow guest to directly access the lagoon from the room’s private balcony make it more charming and the blissful mantra that only a few seaside resorts in Hua Hin can spell.

Sheraton Hua Hin claims 240 guestrooms separating into nine low-rise buildings. Each room features warm and bright tone while wooden and earth tone help afford the touch of modern Thai interior design. They are well-appointed for discerning travelers wishing to relax in the serene comfort while the Garden View and Lagoon View Room on the upper floor provide guests with the spacious balcony overlooking

ocean and the super-sized 560-metre swimming pool and lagoon surrounding the sprawling tropical garden.

The highlight of the resort is its 56 Lagoon Access Rooms that allow guests to link directly to the swimming pool and lagoon from their private terrace and an ultimate poolside pleasure.

The room is fully equipped with everything for general discerning travelers to feel like home until the modern-day executive traveler to meet the pleasure of all business concern. The room is finished with the standard of signature Sheraton’s Sweet Sleeper Superior Slumber Bed and delicate and soft pillows, comfortable mattress, and a decorative bed scarf. Meanwhile, the bathroom of all room type is well-designed, clean, crisp, and bright with the help of many large mirror glasses just to create a feeling of spaciousness.

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As for its recreational approach, Sheraton Hua Hin encompasses the superb range of international eateries with six conceptional dining and entertainment venue and other recreation, necessities such as spa, gym or fitness centre, tennis courts, or even kid corners.

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As for its recreational approach, Sheraton Hua Hin encompasses the superb range of international eateries with six conceptional dining and entertainment venue and other recreation, necessities such as spa, gym or fitness centre, tennis courts, or even kid corners.

If you don’t want to enjoy your evening cocktail on private balcony and terrace, let’s be chic by your own style with some bubble drink at @Black, the resort’s only sophisticated musical bar. Sheraton also claims the full-fledge sanctuary for your sense “Aspadeva Spa” that extensively presents more than 40 well-balanced and rejuvenation treatments and hedonistic package for spa enthusiasts to complete the

quest of spa journey to the peaceful bliss.

A place for total relaxation doesn’t mean you have to go to wherever the most expensive rate is taken place. It doesn’t make sense as long as they don’t understand how to make the good connection between nature and comfort with the fundamental concept of just simplicity of living. This is the natural way of living of all humankind when they just come to relax by the beach or set beside the swimming pool in Thailand and the region. Don’t go so far away, the essence of fulfillment of simple pleasure through the natural simplicity. www.sheraton. com/huahin

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An Impeccable Hedonistic Experience The good touch of nature is an essential ingredient to help bring up an ideal hideaway for your holiday break at some seaside or countryside location, but it’s not necessary that it has to go all natural without employing of the eclectic touch of modern amenities in order to enhance the homey feeling while still keep the sense of pure comfort. At The Imperial Adamas Beach Resort, not only do they realize the important of the purity through art wood and natural setting, but they also care for making guests feel comfortably like home by adding in-room modern facilities and the innovative hospitality service.

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eacefully situated beside the secluded Nai Yang Beach, The Imperial Adamas Beach Resort is designed for discerning guests wishing to feel the lap of tropical modernity, to have a romantic ambience, and to spend hedonistic honeymoon in an idyllic beachfront retreat. All guest rooms and suites are cleverly and similarly finished in contemporary Thai style housed in its low-rise buildings as guests staying at the lower floor can directly access to the swimming pool from the private balcony.

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Guests can find a moment of homey feeling at its Beachfront Pool Villas, the main attraction of the resort and the hallmark of natural comfort amidst tropical modernity. Pool Villas are modern, but yet contemporary Thai.

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1. Beachfront Deluxe Pool Villa 2. Beachfront Pool Villa 3. Luxury Suite Pool Access 4. Beachfront Deluxe Pool Villa 5. Beachfront Pool Villa 6. Luxury Suite Room 7. Beachfront Deluxe Pool Villa 8. Luxury Suite Room 9. Beachfront Deluxe Pool Villa 10. Luxury Suite Room 11. Luxury Suite Pool Access 12. Beachfront Pool Villa 13. Luxury Suite Room

We were assigned to stay at Luxury Suite and Beachfront Pool Villa during our stay.

Luxury Suite features spacious living area, bathroom, bedroom that are separated by sliding doors. It’s completed with stylish wood furnishing and impressive hard wood floor and Thai-infused walling. It also affords guests with an expansive balcony overlooking the resort’s beautiful sprawling garden and landscape grounds. What floored me when we arrived is the wood work that employs pure and low-gloss wood in the airy lobby, restaurant, rooms and suites, until pool villas.

Guests can find a moment of homey feeling at its Beachfront Pool Villas, the main attraction of the resort and the hallmark of natural comfort amidst tropical modernity. Pool Villas are modern, but yet contemporary Thai.

The muted tones of polished hardwood floors give the room a subtle Thai flavor, including the light brown color that reflects the nature and harmonizes with the beautiful lust tropical garden outside.

They highlight two well-designed pavilion for relax, spacious private plunge pool, expansive tropical garden, and alfresco showering area. Pool Villa is actually suitable for family since it also has a second bedroom in the same compound, which is equipped with a bathroom, and a kitchenette complete with crockery.

I was enraptured by the good connection between the nature and luxury as it’s my fabulous setting to have beautiful art wood as the centerpiece of decoration to enhance the nature at the resort. Meanwhile, the convenience that guests can find in modern facilities and amenities, and of course Thai hospitality service will ensure to leave all discerning and leisure travelers with a luxury comfort and memorable stay. The Imperial Adamas Beach Resort has been among the smorgasbord of first-rate hotel resort, but the new stylish looking and pool villas will set it an iconic gateway in all blissful ranks of respectability and accommodation. www.imperialadamas.com

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The Core Of Northern Traditional Design U Chiang Mai is a boutique 4 star hotel in Chiang Mai, the largest and most culturally important city in the north of Thailand. This 4 star Chiang Mai hotel offers 41 luxurious rooms, decorated to the highest standard providing all the necessities that the sophisticated traveler will require.

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The hotel is a stimulating blend of local heritage and design accents that pair with modern amenities, services and facilities to unobtrusively encourage sophisticated guests eager to enjoy the local environment.

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ocated in the heart of Chiang Mai city on Ratchadamnoen Road, U Chiang Mai is a new bijoux deluxe hotel, only 20 minutes from Chiang Mai International Airport. The hotel is a stimulating blend of local heritage and design accents that pair with modern amenities, services and facilities to unobtrusively encourage sophisticated guests eager to enjoy the local environment.

The hotel facilities include “Eat & Drink” a bistro cuisine setting for breakfast, lunch and dinner which includes an open air bar area on the second floor. The Residents’ Lounge and three spa treatment rooms are located in the renovated past residence of Chiang Mai’s Governor. The residence has been refreshed

in the original Chiang Mai architectural style but through interior design and decorative items, this heritage setting is given a modern Thai accent.

The Reading Room is located in the same area with an extensive collection of books on Chiang Mai’s history and literature. A fitness together programme and fully equipped gym provide a total workout solution. All 41 rooms feature private balcony with a day bed, rain shower, IDD telephone, tea & coffee making facilities, satellite TV, electronic safe, hair dryer, iPod with iPod docking station and speakers.

Awarded Historical Architectural Conservation Hotel in 2009 by The Association of Siamese Architects under the Royal Patronage.

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The New Mode

Of Living In Vogue Style

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Along the diplomatic Sathorn road, there are many heartthrobs and premium hotels, restaurants & bars to make a stop and stuff your stomach when it comes to culinary delight, but when it comes to thinking out about sleeping over a night that provides you the true sense of modern luxury, hip, stylish finishing, and outstanding personality for your mode of modern lifestyle in Bangkok, the newly finished Mode Sathorn is the best choice at this time around as the hotel has more sensual things for you to indulge than just sleeping, getting up with the lark, and having international breakfast as usual.

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Surround yourself with all the flexibility and panache your modern lifestyle demands at the heart of the action on Bangkok’s most dynamic and easily accessible boulevard.

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onveniently central in Bangkok’s renowned entertainment, embassy, shopping and business district adjacent to Surasak BTS Station on North Sathorn, two – stop from Sala Daeng Station (Interchange with MRT Silom Station) on Silom Road, each of the hotel’s 201 rooms and suites and comprehensive array of amenities evokes a classy in-vogue ambience that enhances every moment of your stay.

Surround yourself with all the flexibility and panache your modern lifestyle demands at the heart of the action on Bangkok’s most dynamic and easily accessible boulevard.

Dining & Entertainment: Exquisite culinary pleasures from near and far await. Signature Thai restaurant Rice & Chilli offers authentic Thai food in a chilled lounge setting. The Sathorn hosts all-day dining and international buffet with culinary inspiration from the world’s food capitals. BLD bistro is the hotel’s gourmet bakery while The Roof @ 38, stunning views Accenture masterfully mixed cocktails.

Borisud Pure Spa: With its back to basic, Origin of Spa concept, Borisud Pure Spa offers full spa service ranging from consultation to traditional and international body therapy

techniques. Here you will be expertly pampered with naturally sourced treatments and therapies to detoxify, rejuvenate and totally relax both mentally and physically.

Full function spa facilities include infrared sauna, Jacuzzi, steam, and chill shower Business Mode Meeting Facilities: Fashionable lifestyles are fully enabled, whether dipping in the saltwater swimming pool or working out with world-leading Technogym trainers and individual LCD TVs followed by a steam or sauna. Equally at your service are airport transfers, concierge, 24 - hour guest services, monitored security, fully equipped business zone and meeting & function facilities.

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Japanese Gardening

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According to Japan Tourism’s information, the Japanese garden design is an important Japanese art form that has been refined for more than 1000 years. Gardens have evolved into a variety of styles with different purposes, including strolling gardens for the recreation of Edo Period lords and dry stone gardens for the religious use

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Gardens in reduced scale represent famous scenes and places in small and confined spaces. Mountain views and rivers are miniaturized using stones, sand and gravel. Symbolization is used in almost every Japanese garden.

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apanese gardens derive their beauty from a mixing and blending of different elements: sand, rocks, water, ornaments such as lanterns, water basins (tsukubai), and bamboo fences, natural plants and surroundings. Part of the beauty of the Japanese gardens comes from the symbolic expression of religious Buddhism and Shinto beliefs. The design of the Japanese gardens is based on three basic principles, reduced scale, symbolization, and borrowed view.

Gardens in reduced scale represent famous scenes and places in small and confined spaces.

Mountain views and rivers are miniaturized using stones, sand and gravel. Symbolization is used in almost every Japanese garden. Raked sand or gravel symbolizes rivers, groupings of stones and rock can represent islands.

Shakkei or borrowed view is the use of existing scenery and plants to supplement the garden.

The garden design is made in such a way that the existing scenery becomes part of the total design. There are several different styles of Japanese gardens.

Karesansui, or waterless rock and sand garden, is a very well known type of Japanese

gardens. This type of garden appeared in the Muromachi period (1333-1568) and is influenced strongly by the Zen-Buddhist doctrine.

This type of garden include some though limited plant life, mostly moss, raked gravel symbolizing streaming water, groupings of rocks and stones. A famous example of this type of zen-garden is Ryoanji in Kyoto.

Tea gardens - Cha Niwa or Roji Contrary to what one could expect from the name, one does not drink tea in a tea garden.

This type of garden has the following elements: Japanese lanteren (toro), crouching water basin (tsukubai), stepping stones (tobi ishi), and a waiting place (machi-ai). Most of the time these are small enclosed gardens. They are the passage to the teahouse where one performs the tea ceremony. It is a passage from the outside world to the inner world of the teahouse.

The purpose is to have a peaceful mind before starting the tea ceremony. The tea garden is usually part of a larger garden. The Kimura-en in Kashiwasaki in the province of Niigata is a beautiful stand alone tea garden.

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The design principles of traditional Japanese courtyard gardens, are very suited for create contemporary small spaces on roofs or terraces.

Courtyard Gardens - Tsubo Niwa Courtyard gardens are small gardens. One tsubo is a Japanese measurement equaling 3.3 square meters The origin of the tsubo niwa lies in the 15th century when Japan’s economy was thriving. A lot of merchants had large house with several storage buildings around it. The first courtyard gardens were made in 52

the open spaces between the house and the storage buildings. The elements of a courtyard garden are similar to the elements of a tea garden, however more shade tolerant plants are used. The design principles of traditional Japanese courtyard gardens, are very suited for create contemporary small spaces on roofs or terraces.

These are pleasure gardens, mostly built during the Edo-period.

Most of these gardens are now public parks.

Strolling gardens - Tsukiyama These are large landscape gardens. Often existing landscapes are reproduced on a smaller scale, or an imaginary landscape is created.

Strolling gardens - Kaiyu-Shikien These are pleasure gardens, mostly built during the Edo-period. Most of these gardens are now public parks.

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360° Design Idea

Photos courtesy of Wora Bura

Charming

History Repeats Hua Hin is one of the country’s sea destinations to challenge the wave that is not too far away from Bangkok with less than 3 hours (233 kms) driving through using Petchkaseam Highway or only 45 minutes by plane. It’s not the bad idea if you need to jazz up your life and distance yourself from the usually Pattaya, Bangsaen or Trad.

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The exterior architecture of the resort will make you feel the charm and fascination of the bygone days of old Thailand in the 19th century since they hark back to the King Rama V era, the fifth king of Chakri dynasty during RE 126(Religious Education) or AD 1907, the middle of the Rattanakosin era, the time that the king made his formal visit to Europe and that Thailand adopted many of western culture and civilization.

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part from the affectionate serenity, friendly sea, white beach or even jelly fish that Hua Hin is renowned for, the cultural resort Wora Bura Resort & Spa helps add the charm of sea traveling at Hua Hin. The resort claims as the country’s first cultural resort with western civilization twists. The exterior architecture of the resort will make you feel the charm and fascination of the bygone days of old Thailand in the 19th century since they hark back to the King Rama V era, the fifth king of Chakri dynasty during RE 126(Religious Education) or AD 1907, the middle of the Rattanakosin era, the time that the king made his formal visit to Europe and that Thailand adopted many of western culture and civilization.

To honor the King Rama V, you will fascinated with many photos of the king visiting to Europe at the wide-open breezy lobby, the overall construction borrows and offers a glimpse of the Vimarnmek Teak Mension and Maruekatayawan Palaces, the royal residence of the King Rama V in early 1900s while the spa section is based on Ban Puen Palace. All 77 guestrooms and villas represent the uniqueness of Thailand’s 77 provinces, including Hua Hin. Each room is named and themed after a province such as Krabi or Ranong that we slept. Interior of each room is the clear evidence that Thai, at the time, really adopted the western civilization, which looks rather western style, particularly Jacuzzi, balancing with the decoration of 55

various striking photomurals or unique local paintings of Thai way of life of that particular area and province. Balcony affords vistas of stunning serene lagoon and the beautiful sea, especially when the night falls as day time can see only the elderly in bikini, very boring.

If you plan to have sunbath or dream of walking hand in hand with your beloved along the sandy beachfront of the resort, forget it since the resort cannot afford the beach for you as a result of low profile location and worse, there are ubiquitous hazard jelly fishes within the circle of 100-200 meters from the resort. But the provided indoor and outdoor activities can no less compensate for you and your family to enjoy for example the adventurous elephant riding and trekking into natural scenery and tropical forests at nearby Elephant Village, including other sightseeing Sam Roi Yod National Park, Pa La U Waterfall and nearby tourist destinations.

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Life In Style

by Rangsan Srirat

A Behind Of ‘SPACE’

For Your Lifestyle Dynamism

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“Speed in decision-making and through the entire pipeline is essential to our success. The Crown Group model is self-sufficient and uncomplicated. We’ve worked hard to remain at the cutting edge of the Australian property industry and to continue to deliver apartments which impress even the fussiest buyers.”

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he property industry is fluctuated while people don’t only look for location and convenience for a day-to-day basic of living, but they are also growingly in search of residential project that sports conceptual design and style, the quality of value for money, idea in construction, and management that might exude the homey feeling to all customers or residents. Such is behind the concept of innovative lifestyle and design in the property industry, which has been one of the fastest growing and most sustainable industries in Thailand and Asia Pacific region.

There are many clear indicators that such trend in designed property development in Asia Pacific is set to continue as we “Residence” magazine highlights the DNA in architectural and interior design of properties, residences, mix-used developments, hotels resorts with refreshing design & innovative ambiance all over Thailand and Asia-Pacific region. So, I am

please to see the diversity of ideas for living and brilliant formats of endearing architectural design aesthetically captured in one issue from now on. And in this issue, it’s a great honor that we have the one-on-one chat with Mr. Iwan Sunito, CEO Development of the renowned and award-winning Sydney-based property developer Crown International Holdings Group (Crown Group) to share the idea about lifestyle development, rapid expansion, the new idea in property development on horizon, and future plans for the development.

Crown International Holdings Group (Crown Group) is a leading Australian property group, active in property development and property investment in Sydney. The company was co-founded by architect Mr Iwan Sunito and engineer Mr Paul Sathio in 1996. Iwan Sunito graduated with Bachelor of Architecture (Hons) and Master of Construction of Management from University of NSW. In 1993, Iwan became a Registered Architect in NSW and was awarded the UNSW Eric Daniels award for excellence in residential design. Crown Group was recently awarded the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) NSW President’s award – considered one of the highest property development accolades in Australia – for its resort-style development Top Ryde City Living.

Crown Group’s other award-winning developments include a joint venture with Prosha Pty Ltd, The Eastlakes Town Centre, awarded UDIA NSW best Concept Design 2013, the innovative, waterfront development Sanctum by Crown, awarded a Master Builders Association Excellence in Housing award 2012 and the hugely-successful ICON at Homebush, awarded HIA (Housing Industry Association) CSR Housing Awards 2007 Apartment Project of the Year. Since the company was founded 17 years ago, Crown Group has successfully completed major developments in Sydney’s best locations including Bondi, Bondi Junction, Parramatta, Ashfield, Epping, Homebush, Newington, Pennant Hills and Rhodes.

Today, Crown Group boasts a $3 billion portfolio of projects under development and in the pipeline and is currently developing four major projects, Top Ryde City Living, a seven-tower development in Top Ryde, Viking

by Crown, a 10-storey residential complex in Waterloo, V by Crown, a 27-storey residential tower in Parramatta and Skye by Crown a 20-storey development in North Sydney launched in June 2013. Crown group launched Viva by Crown, the final stage of Top Ryde City Living in August and will launch a development in Sydney’s CBD in 2014.

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Q: Overview about the trend and development in design for property in Australia and Asia-Pacific overall?

Here in Australia we are seeing a surge of interest from people looking to live closer to employment and transport hubs. Sydney has reached a tipping point – There is a shift in the way people want to live – away from a house in the suburbs towards apartments closer to major hubs and lifestyle amenities. In particular there is an increased demand for apartments built on top of shopping centres. As Sydney’s population grows closer to 5 million there is a huge shortage of supply in the residential apartments market in Sydney. More people are choosing to live close to transport and amenities for a better lifestyle.

High-density housing has been popular in Asia for many years and Australia is now catching up. The other main change we are seeing is a preference for well-designed, luxury apartments.

Wealthy, young people are looking for more than just a box, they want an architecturally-designed, modern apartments and a high standard of facilities.

We are seeing increased demand for our apartments from Asia including as China, Hong Kong, Singapore Malaysia and Indonesia. People want to have confidence in the products they purchase, and through their own research, they clearly see the tremendous investment opportunities offered by Crown Group in Sydney.

The demand of Asian market has grown significantly in the last six months with many purchased property as an investment or for their children who are studying in Australia.

Q: The outlook on the urban lifestyle development and hospitality industry in Australia in the coming years?

Sydney’s café and restaurant culture is booming as young people move closer to hubs as older people downsize earlier they want to spend their leisure time. We are seeing urban spaces – such as parks and plazas become more utilized for fun and recreation. There is a shift towards urban consolidation in Australia.

Australians are fast-catching up with the rest of the world and looking to live in a high density

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developments close to major transport, shopping and employment hubs. Crown Group’s offers Asian-inspired elements such as water features and peaceful gardens, incorporate principles of “Feng Shui” which create private sanctuaries for residents to call home. This is one of the many reasons we continue to attract buyers from all over the world.

Q: How do you describe your own style of architectural development?

Crown Group developments are premised on the concept of SPACE, which stands for “Substance”, “Prestige”, “Architecture”, “Commercial”, and “Experience”. They can be further explained as follows; - Substance: our customers are looking for a developer with stability, long term interest and capacity to deliver.

Prestige: Our developments must project an image of prestige and status, commensurate to our customers’ social status.

Architecture: Our customers are affluent buyers who appreciate inspiring and intelligent architecture.

Commercial: Our customers are discerning buyers who are looking for commercial benefit in their investment. All Crown’s developments must be unique and accessible to transport and amenities.

We now face the exciting challenge of growing our development capacity while maintaining our vertically integrated structure. The business model Crown adheres to is simple: it is about SPEED AND SCALE. And our philosophy is we want to be big and fast.

To achieve Speed and Scale, Crown Group has built a ‘vertically integrated structure’ from acquisition, design, construction and sales and Marketing.

Experience: At Crown we create a total ‘experience’ of arrival, a sanctuary and an oasis to come home to. We are excessive in our attention to the public space by providing a music room, movie rooms, a gym and the experience of nature through creating a very luscious garden.

SPACE appeals to ‘head’ and ‘heart’ and defines our style, defines what we can or cannot build and helps us to be consistent in our offering and direction. We build residential developments with a five-star, resort-style feel with expansive gardens. Our award-winning Top Ryde City Living development for example is positioned on one of Sydney’s most spectacular vantage points above Top Ryde City Shopping Centre.

Top Ryde City Living features expansive common facilities including a music room, library, media theatres, indoor and outdoor function areas, a children’s playground and a pool.

Q: What should be the pressure or challenge to complete next property development project?

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maintaining our vertically integrated structure.

The business model Crown adheres to is simple: it is about SPEED AND SCALE. I like quote: it’s not the big that will beat the small it’s the fast that will beat the slow,” he said.

“Our philosophy is we want to be big and fast.”

To achieve Speed and Scale, Crown Group has built a ‘vertically integrated structure’ from acquisition, design, construction and sales and Marketing.

Q: Everyone has different ideas when it comes to style. Do you also emphasize on the personality of the target guests, travelers, or customers and use it as a key element before designing?

We tailor our apartments to buyers looking for resort-style living combined with well-designed and functional apartments. We have found our buyers fall into three major categories: Firstly, 62

local owner-occupiers, which are predominantly young professional couples, young families and older couples looking to downsize.

Secondly, overseas investors looking to tap into the strength of the Sydney property market. These buyers want to buy from a developer with a strong track-record in Sydney.

We have successfully completed more than a dozen residential projects in Sydney, we have been awarded four of Australia’s most prestigious property awards this year and have a pipeline of projects worth $3 Billion.

The third group of buyers is overseas students and their parents. Australia’s overseas education sector is booming and the majority of overseas students are choosing to study in Sydney. The students or their parents are looking to buy an apartment to live in while they are in Sydney and to keep as an investment.

Q: What should be the most toughest or challenging thing ever?

The construction of Top Ryde City Living, a 653-apartment development built above a large, fully-operational shopping centre, presented one of our toughest logistical challenges to date - particularly in relation to materials transport. Top Ryde City Living includes seven apartment buildings, function rooms, a music room, library, a playground, landscaped gardens, a pool, gym and spa.

The entire development from the individual apartments and penthouses to the shared facilities was designed to take maximum advantage of the available space and views and to utilize natural light and cross-ventilation.

The hard work of the Crown Group team has paid off. Top Ryde City Living was recently named best High-Density Development in NSW and ACT at the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) NSW awards for excellence 2013. The resort-style development was also awarded a Master Builders Association Excellence in Housing award 2013 the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) NSW President’s award – considered one of the highest property development accolades in Australia. Today, more than 400 residents have already moved in and are enjoying panoramic views to the Blue Mountains, North Sydney, the Sydney CBD and The Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Q: Any guiding principles of property development for a success in the market?

Speed in decision-making and through the entire pipeline is essential to our success.

The Crown Group model is self-sufficient and uncomplicated. We have our in-house construction and development team and sales divisions which improve our efficiency in delivering our products, enabling us to offer high-quality apartments at affordable prices.

Companies without building arms often must charge an extra 10 per cent for each apartment due to the extra costs they incur.

We don’t have the lag time seen in many listed entities where reporting procedures and

board members often slows the decision making process. The great aspect of Crown is we have the experience to run a solid development company. I’m an architect, my business partner Paul is a builder and many of our top staff come from the biggest companies in Australia’s building and development industries. We have continued to prosper when many of our competitors failed during slower economic growth over the past 17 years.

The coming years will be an exciting time for us; Crown Group is seeing strong, sustainable growth based on solid principles.

Q: Are you a believer in design-led market?

Is it a part of Crown Group’s design-led approach in mastering sophisticated and stylish living for any property and other modern luxury projects?

Yes, I believe in the phrase “build it and they will come.” For over 17 years Crown Group has successfully proven time and time again our exceptional ability to deliver high-quality homes swiftly to the market, at an attractive price.

By differentiating our apartments from other developments in Australia we have created our own, uncontested market. Each of our projects is unique and one of a kind. We go above and beyond other developers and provide beautiful lobbies, gardens, function rooms and pools.

We dare to say we have earned our reputation as one of Australia’s best property developers and Australians aspire to live in our apartments.

Q: In term of the interior, do you also choose quirky, unexpected pieces of decorations to ensure the interior will not be completely predictable as discerning travelers might have commonly experienced in other luxury sensual hotels resorts across Asia?

We employ the best interior architects to design the interiors of our apartments. We fit each apartment with high-quality materials and European appliances. The Japanese-Australian architect Koichi Takada designed the interiors for our recent projects Skye by Crown and V by Crown.

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Moreover, we incorporate the best interior design and we create a journey of discovery from the entrance through to our facilities, common areas and gardens, revealing new spaces.

The spaces transition from smaller intimate lounge areas and libraries to expansive gardens, pools and viewing platforms.

Q: What are you mostly proud of about Crown Group?

Since forming the company with my business partner Paul dating back to 17 years ago, Crown Group has grown from a boutique operation to an enterprise with more than $3 billion in the current pipeline. Today, Crown Group is one of the leading development companies in Sydney another $1.5 billion in construction set to come on line next year.

I am exceptionally proud of how far the business has come in the past 17 years. I’m privileged to have some of the best people from some of the largest companies in the Australia working for Crown. We have been recognized with top industry awards.

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highest property development accolades in Australia. It was also named best High-Density Development in NSW and ACT at the UDIA awards 2013. Our waterfront development Sanctum by Crown received a Master Builders Association Excellence in Housing award 2012 and our Homebush development was named Housing Industry Association CSR Housing Awards 2007 Apartment Project of the Year.

Q: Which property projects are you mostly proud of ever developed? Which one do you think it is the most successful one and considered as the company’s signature or iconic property?

We have three developments which truly stand out from the rest in the Sydney property market Top Ryde City Living, our $500 million, seven-tower development is a fantastic success story for Crown Group, demonstrating our aforementioned principle of SPACE. Our residents enjoy quiet time at the meditation platform, sit and read a book in the beautifully landscaped gardens, swim a few laps of the pool or head to the gym for some exercise.

V by Crown, a $300 million, 27-storey residential tower in Parramatta complete with expansive views of Parramatta Heritage

Parkllands, retail and cafes on the ground floor a pool and function room. Plus Skye by Crown, a $200 million, 20-storey development in North Sydney launched in June 2013 – complete with rooftop pool and luxurious foyer.

Q: What do you see as the next great market for business in Australia to explore? Or is there any area in your business that you wish to further develop, including plan to expand to do property in other countries?

We see Crown becoming a global player and a global brand. The next step for us is to establish a sizeable portfolio of five-star resort quality, serviced apartments, starting first with our Parramatta and Sydney CBD developments.

We are also looking to undertake projects in other states, starting most likely with projects valued at about $100M gross realisation.

Crown Group’s success in Australia has opened opportunities to expand internationally, particularly to Asia. Last year, we opened our first international office in Indonesia and we continue to explore other opportunities overseas. And within the next five years, Crown Group projects to have a turnover of $1 Billion per annum and a project pipeline of more than $5 Billion.

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Of the sixteen magnificent units, each has a majestic but different view. Some have a clear view of the mountain, while others have treetops or ponds as the foreground to add to the already beautiful background. For best results, it is recommended that interested buyers come in person to choose the home they like best.

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Traveler

by Rangsan Srirat

Nagoya:

The Starting Point For A Pleasurable Vacation

Traveling in the eastern world might be difficult as some people might find themselves in the uncomfortable situation in some countries where the majority of people prefer not to speak in English. But, for me, I think it’s a favorable challenge to broaden my horizon of knowledge, culture, living experience, and way of life.

And I don’t think it’s the matter of language to have a memorable traveling experience, but it’s about the belief and faith that we have for a country that we are going to visit and if we already have the love and respect for that particular country as the basic, it’s more than okay and surely that your trip will be a very enjoyable one in east Asia.

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y recent trip to Japan was awesome and fantastic as I visited many places of sensual and cultural destinations in the Chubu region, the central part of Japan, to explore the uniqueness, distinctive character, distinguish belief, sense, and spirit of Japan that have still been reserved and maintained. Japan is an

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all-time famous destination to Thai people when it comes to looking at the East as there are lots of things to explore, to go, and to do in Japan for an eye-opening experience.

Early winter season, I was living in Nagoya, the forth largest city after Tokyo, Yokohama, and Osaka. Nagoya is the springboard to other

sightseeing in the central part of Japan.

There are subway lines, JR line, private trains, Shinkansen, and express way from Nagoya downtown and Nagoya Station to Shirakawa-go World Heritage in Gifu area to the north, Nagono, Takayama, Ise Shrine and other interesting destinations in Suzuka in Mie area, Toyota,

Even if Nagoya is the country’s forth largest city in Japan, but you can definitely enjoy traveling, dining, and shopping around the up-market area and the underground shopping paradise within day or two days.

Jazz Dream Nagashima, Nabana no Sato, Iga Ninja Museum, etc. This makes the Nagoya Station quite hectic throughout the year as a result. The best and effective way to access Nagoya city from the airport is to take the airport rail-link Meitetsu to Nagoya Station.

If you travel alone or in a small group, it’s much cheaper taking a train (¥850) than taxi to access the city as traveling by train can infinitely help you start to get a real touch of Japan since the moment you arrive.

Even if Nagoya is the country’s forth largest city in Japan, but you can definitely enjoy traveling, dining, and shopping around the

up-market area and the underground shopping paradise within day or two days. One-day ticket for all subway line (¥740) helped me a lot to easily access the short-list of favorable destinations in the city and enjoy the whole day in the central Nagoya. For a one day shopping, don’t miss to check around Osu Kannon Temple, the eastern and western part of Nagoya Station, Sakae area to Osu Shopping Arcade through walking down on Otsu-dori.

Just for a colorful lifestyle, there will be the fantastic Osu Cosplay parade during the first weekend of each month through the street around Benshoji Temple.

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Nagashima: Japan’s Largest Winter Illumination There are so many reasons why traveling in Japan is an endless journey. There are lots of areas to discover and I am still discovering so many new places to learn and to love it in Japan. I was traveling around Nagoya and made a brief stop to the nearby Nagashima Resort and Jazz Dream Nagashima before leaving for Tokyo to update the autumn scene in Tokyo.

Nagashima is a theme park that has been established to add as a wow factor for a glamorous image and amusement in the central Japan. Located at the mouth of Kisogawa and Nagaragawa Rivers, Nagashima Resort and Jazz Dream Nagashima is a vast leisure area designed to be the cluster of hotel, spa, flowering park for relaxation, amusement park, and shopping complex. They feature the Steel Dragon 2000, one of the world’s largest super roller coasters with a maximum speed of 153 km per hour and the total length of 2,479 meters and other thrilling rides and attractions and wooden coaster White Cyclone and Space Shot for a mind-blowing experience.

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Nagashima generally highlights four different facilities and parks offering different sensations to strike visitors, including “Fun” with many rides, “Relax” at spa and hot bath facilities in Yuaminoshima, “Watch” at the beautiful flower gardens at Nabana no Sato, and “Shopping” at Jazz Dream Nagashima’s adjacent outlet park that boasts the largest number of retail stores in Japan.

Anyway, if you have an idea to travel as far as Japan in order to experience the feeling of excitement through thrilling rides and games available within this fun park, let’s forget about Nagashima as shopping is not considered so special thing even if Japan initiates yearly Winter campaign to enhance shopping environment.

But, it might be enjoyable if you come with your children, family, and group of friend as the jumbo seawater pool is said to offer a refreshing diversion and the adjacent hot spa with large enclosed baths and open-air baths in natural setting will be popular during summer time.

The star attraction that stole the scene of the day seemed to be Nabana no Sato, where I can view beautiful and colorful flowers in an expensive area and a spacious Andes-inspired greenhouse flower garden called “Begonia Garden”, featuring a brilliant display of the acclaimed 12,000 flowering plants. Located in the south of Nagoya city, you can visit Nabana no Sato by easily take JR or Kintetsu train from Nagoya Station, it will take about 20 minutes from Nagoya Station.

The star attraction that stole the scene of the day seemed to be Nabana no Sato, where I can view beautiful and colorful flowers in an expensive area and a spacious Andes-inspired greenhouse flower garden called “Begonia Garden”, featuring a brilliant display of the acclaimed 12,000 flowering plants.

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Nagashima 333 Urayasu, Nagashima-cho Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture 511-1192 Nabana no Sato 270 Urushibata, Komae Nagashima-cho Kuwana-shi, Mie Prefecture 511-1144 Japan www.nagashima-onsen.co.jp

The temperature during the time I visited was nearly zero Celsius degree during the night time, it is relatively a proper period and best weather and condition for many seasonal flowering plants and beautiful flowers grown in this spacious oasis to become bloom as you can see plentiful of colorful flowers and flowering plants under the nurturing and watering system within the Begonia Garden, which is so sensitive to heat and humidity.

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flower garden. Visiting Nabana no Sata is a perfect compliment of the day following emptying the first half of the day involving myself in the excitement and amusement at Nagashima and have a peace of mind at the village of horticultural garden with variety bloom of never-seen-before and rare types of flowers. Aside from the natural flowers, Nabana no Sato is also well blessed with beer garden, Japanese, Chinese, Italian restaurants, and spa house, including UFO-alike Island Fuji that affords visitors with vistas view of the paradise of flower and million of flower-themed LEDs.

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Text & Photos by Rangsan Srirat

First Flight to Sendai

The Glimpse Of Beautiful Tohoku From Sendai The city of Sendai, Miyagi prefecture in Tohoku region, is still a pleasurable place to live and also still valuable for making new travel plan so as to get in touch with the sense and spirit of Japan and the beauty of Tohoku.

The Japanese wooden doll “Kokeshi” is actually the reflection of being Japanese style and the doll is the symbolic Japanese culture originated from the northern Japan. They are handmade from wood, have a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines to define the face. It’s not the bad idea to experience making of the doll as we moved up to the hill outside Sendai city to witness traditional artisanship of making Kokeshi at Akiu Kogei no Sato or Akiu traditional wooden doll crafts village for the memorable hand-on experience on painting or dyeing. At a shop named “Ganguan Kokeshiya”, owned by craftsman Mr. Suzuki Akira, he will allow visitors to join the workshop and paint the face of the pretty dolls according to the samples or your imagination to create one-of-akind Kokeshi. For more info, contact 022-398-2673

Aoba Castle can be reached in about 20 minutes from Sendai Station by the Loople Sendai bus. A day pass for the Loople bus costs 600JPY and it takes about ten minutes to walk between the city museum and the former castle grounds. http://www.stcb.or.jp/eng/index.html

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To get there, from JR Sendai Station West Exit Bus Pool Platform No.8, take the bus bound for Akiu Onsen/Akiu Otaki and get off at Akiu Onsen Yumoto, and then walk 20 minutes.

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apan is a dream destination for many people in Thailand and all people around the world.

The country is where you will definitely meet with the quality of life and quality of living, intelligent and cutting-edge technology, standard of living, hygiene good & food safety, convenience and perfection, spontaneous and friendly people, life amidst the well-preserved distinguish culture and tradition and technologically advance or the modern-tradition in the city. The Sendai capital city of Miyagi prefecture in Tohoku region or northeast of Honshu island is still a safe and pleasurable place to live and enjoy such Japanese culture and quality of life and also still valuable for making new travel plan so as to get in touch with the sense and spirit of Japan and the beauty of Tohoku region.

Dating back to Japan’s deadly 9.0 magnitude undersea mega-thrust earthquake causing huge tsunami on March 11, 2011, I am still feeling the pain and it’s certain that such tragedy has collectively eroded the confidence on inbound tourism overall, particularly the northeastern Japan or locally known as Tohoku region while the safety concern over the radioactive substance leakage at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, which was the main power plant to serve Tokyo, has dramatically decreased the number of international visitors coming to the charming land of Samurai.

My 9th visit to Japan with Thai Airways’ new 7th direct flight to the city of Sendai provided me with the new perception about the safety traveling to Sendai, including the improving sentiment in tourism industry and the chance to visit the recovered tourist destinations around the coastal areas of the city. Now, it’s nearly been three years in full, the perception and confidence in inbound tourism to Japan have been positively restored and developed as the deadly tsunami didn’t damage key tourist destinations in Tohoku and Miyagi prefecture as many people perceived.

As a Japanese critic and crazy fan, my chance to visit Japan is plenty and I have enthusiastically kept on my determination to go back to Japan to rediscover the sense and spirit of Japan again and again since the natural disaster on March 11. This is also due to Japan is an important market to Thailand and vice versa. And my recent visit to Japan was during the early winter season in Sendai, according to the invitation of and Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) and Thai Airways International (THAI) to celebrate its inaugural flight to Sendai and also to witness the improving tourism environment, tourism potential and recovery in Japan’s Tohoku region.

To my opinion, I’ve wondered why Sendai is widely known as the “City of Trees” as the number of public parks is not much compared to Tokyo and other big cities, but I came to realize the definition of “City of Trees” of Sendai

when I had the chance to walk along major roads, especially the Hirose and Jozenji road, where visitors can see the abundance of beautiful Ginkgo trees and falling leaves in autumn and Sendai Pageant of Starlights on zelkova trees at Jozenji-dori, which is actually the place for relaxation and shopping as both Jozenji and Hirose road are well connected to the nearby Vlandome shopping area, Kokubancho, to the stretching Ichibancho shopping arcade in front of the AER building, which is only a short walk from the JR Sendai Station. The central Sendai is also brilliantly teemed with local department stores such as Mitsukoshi, EBeanS, Sakurano, Sendai Parco, AER building, Sendai Loft, Forus at Jozenji-dori to serve the unquenchable thirst of shopping. For those wishing to quickly experience the glimpse of the city, the Loople Sendai is an enjoyable

choice that will take you on a half-day tour to major sightseeing spots in the central Sendai.

It takes about one hour per full circuit starting from JR Sendai Station. http://www.kotsu.city. sendai.jp/english/index.html Sendai has prospered as the capital by the tactician and a legendary warrior and leader Date Masamune who reigned over this district and built Aoba Castle at the beginning of the 17th century. So, it’s a must where to go to visit the iconic Sendai Castle or Aoba Castle built by powerful feudal lord Date Masamune, which was destroyed by the carpet bombs during the World War II. Now the remaining is the outer stone walls and equestrian statue of the lord Date Masamune while the surrounding areas have been transformed into a gracious public park for relaxation offering the breathtaking view of downtown Sendai.

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Of Shiogama & Matsushima In the next morning, we managed to Shiogama city, which is located outside the Sendai, to visit Shiogama Fish Market, one of Japan’s most important fishing ports and one of the busiest wholesales markets and fish processing centers in Tohoku region. The city was affected by the tsunami caused by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and is still regarded as one of the three finest coastal views in Japan. At the fish market, you will see a large amount of fresh tuna and other mouthwatering seafood brought in from the surrounding oceans. Tuna here is quite big and it’s said this is the most valuable anywhere in Japan.

Like the Tsukiji market in Tokyo, you can also enjoy sushi made with carefully selected ingredients as fish, fresh tuna, and other seafood here are available at excellent value.

Shiogama city has several train stations, which go directly to Sendai and it takes about 15-20 minutes. The fish market is a 15 minute walk from Higashi Shiogama Station or a 40 minute walk from Hon-Shiogama Station along the JR Senseki Line.

Special Thanks: Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) Zensuke Suzuki, Director Tohoku District Transport Bureau Ministry of Land Infrastructure & Transport Masayuki Abe, Economic Affairs Bureau City of Sendai, Int’l Economy & Tourism Dept.

Tatefumi Nishizuka, International Travel Division JTB Tohoku Inc. Travel Innovation Japan Inc. Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) Huge thanks to all Japanese friends and people in Sendai.

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Aside from enjoying fresh seafood and sushi at Shiogama, visitors to the city might also like to take the chance to visit Matsushima, which is famous as one of Japan’s Three Scenic Wonders featuring a bay dotted with over 260 large and small islands. The area is within easy reach of the city, taking only around 40 minutes from Sendai Station on the Senseki Line. Visitors can take a pleasure cruise around Matsushima bay’s islands at 1,400JPY to enjoy the scenery on the water. In this way, you can get to see details like the rock surfaces and tree shapes you can’t see from afar, and even get the chance to pleasurably feed the black-tailed gulls onboard. Matsushima was hit by the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, but hardly damaged thanks to its protected location inside the island dotted bay. Most tourist attractions, shops and hotels now reopened and recovered like a new.

The opposite to Matsushima Bay Cruise is Zuiganji Temple, one of the Tohoku Region’s most important Zen temples and a reflection of the natural beauty of Matsushima. The temple was able to sustain the major damage in the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami as the sea water from the tsunami approached the temple for only 300 metres from the main entrance. Unfortunately, the time we visited, the main hall of Zuiganji was currently under the renovation program starting since November 2008 to approximately March 2019. The grounds remain open and you can visit alternate buildings that are not normally open to the public.

According to such time frame of renovation work, such renovation is not related to the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. Zuiganji Temple is a few steps from the pier of Matsushima, and a 5-10 minute walk from JR Matsushima Kaigan Station

Recommended Flavor Of Sendai Shokeikaku, a restaurant in the former Date family residence, where you can enjoy variety of local dishes served in a small Sendai Tansu, a Japanese chest of drawers and overlook the splendid garden from dining area, which was completed in a traditional Japanese Shoin style to compliment your meal. It takes 40 minutes

by Miyagi Kotsu bus bound for Akiu Onsen from JR Sendai Station. Get off at Moniwaso Iriguchi bus stop and then walk for 15 minutes.

Reservation call +81-22-245-6665. www. shoukeikaku.jp or http://www.sendai-oishi.jp/ en/index.html

Japan is famous for perfection, where you will find good seafood, friendly people, fast, punctual, and ultra convenient public infrastructure, cleanliness, modern technology, stylish and yet practical design, and lots more for the quality of life that have attracted international visitors to come to explore Japan in different senses.

Once in a life time might not be enough as each month in several parts of Japan has its own interest and personality as the magical scenery, natural beauty. Japanese people in Sendai and Tohoku are now waiting for your visit and ready to steal your heart away.

Thai Airways International (THAI) THAI operates roundtrip flights from Bangkok to Sendai at three flights per week.

(Outbound: Bangkok-Sendai) TG680 Dep: 23.59 Bangkok (Tue, Thu, Sat) Arr: 07.55 Sendai (Arrival on next day) (Inbound Sendai-Bangkok) TG681 Dep: 10.30 Sendai (Wed, Fri, Sun) Arr: 15.40 Bangkok For more information, please visit www.thaiairways.com

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Rest In Style

by Rangsan Srirat

The Refined

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Modernity Koh Samui is one of the best tropical destinations to make your way in Thailand, which is also reputed as one of the top islands in the world to empty your vacation or even to live for good at this gem of the Gulf of Thailand as a result of the massive tourism campaigns and the thriving tourism industry, not to mention to the rapid growth of new hotels and conceptual resorts. Vana Belle, a Luxury Collection Resort, Koh Samui, is among the growing number of sensual pool villa resorts to escape and indulge, providing visitors with the occidental hospitality experience with subtle Thai essence amidst the soughtafter tropical modernity and contemporary in mind, aiming to help guests achieve individual preference and the pleasurable moment, harmonious living with the nature on the island.

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Vana Belle, Koh Samui 9/99 Moo 3, Chaweng Noi Beach Surat Thani, Koh Samui 84320 Thailand Tel: +66 (0) 7791 5555 www.luxurycollection.com/vanabelle www.vanabellekohsamui.com/

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ocated on Thailand’s southern coast near the Samui International Airport and tucked away in the white sand cove of Chaweng Noi Beach, Vana Belle, a Luxury Collection Resort, Koh Samui, is redefining luxury in this unspoiled corner of the world, known for its borderless ivory beaches and pristine waters. Vana Belle features 80 magnificently appointed Pool Suites and Pool Villas, with expansive outdoor spaces, breathtaking views and the utmost privacy.

All suites and villas are exquisitely designed in modern contemporary characteristic with the emphasis on spaciousness to maximize privacy.

Vana Belle, a Luxury Collection Resort, Koh Samui, offers a selection of stunning guest Suites and Villas, ranging from 86 square meters to 211 square meters, its top guest accommodation categories include three Ocean View Pool Suites and seven Tropical Pool Villas, which highlight the bold statement on elegance, luxury, and contemporary design with the balance between indigenous Thai accents and the modern luxury in style. What makes it second to none is the exquisite design with beach front access; Tropical Pool Villa offers doorstep-access to the

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soft, white sandy beach with choice of ocean view and garden view. They also feature a private pool and a spacious terrace overlooking the ocean view and stunning views out over the beach or of the lush rainforest backdrop. It actually reflects the natural harmony of the resort as the name suggests “Vana” in classical Thai meaning “forest”, and “belle” meaning “Beautiful”, which perfectly describe the ambiance of this intimate, lush, beachfront retreat on Koh Samui.

As a true tropical-inspired resort, Vana Belle’s buildings and structures were designed around existing trees and natural rock formations, to work harmoniously with nature and complement the native flora and fauna around the resort.

A forgotten land of enchantment, where one can relax and unwind, a million miles away from the stresses and strains of the ‘real world’. Kiree (literally: mountain in Sanskrit) is Vana Belle’s signature venue, and sits atop a hill offering unparalleled views over the cerulean waters of the Gulf of Siam, and serving the finest authentic, Southern Thai cuisine Samui has to offer. Panali (literally: Wooded Area) is located beach side, next to the fine white sand, of which

Chaweng Noi is famous for, and serves scrumptious Italian cuisine throughout the day.

For your spiritual well-being, Vana Spa is actually a refined sanctuary for the sense and the hideaway for total wellness and indulgence.

The spa is captivatingly designed to deliver guests a new realm of refined sanctuary and subtle luxury. The Vana Spa features four double treatment rooms with exquisite surroundings and signature treatments created to rejuvenate the body and spirit suitable for anyone in search of inner peace and serenity. Vana Spa’s tranquil setting invites guests to select from an array of signature rituals and effective therapies performed with purifying, nourishing and aromatic products that guarantee a distinctive and elevating wellness experience.

Another advantage of staying at Vana Belle is the location that works as the jumping off point for enjoying local experiences at Samui such as Big Buddha Temple, Fisherman’s Village, Chaweng Beach, Wat Khao Hua Jook, Hin Ta-Hin Yai Rock, Na Muang Waterfalls, and Lad Koh View Point.

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by Rangsan Srirat / Photos courtesy of Tables

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he idea in design of the restaurant was created by the world-renowned designer Tony Chi, which he wished to hark all dinners back to the bygone day of classic French and European table service style when cooking is elaborately done on a gueridon trolley and serve to your table in the full view of guest in the restaurant. The concept of live cooking table here is based on such classical art of dining in Europe twisted with some modern and creative twist to create a sense of culinary show to compliment dining experience.

The overall atmosphere is classic, elegant, very formal, but not so intimate. The bronze tone and dark dim light dominate the whole

area to make it more subtle and charming.

Most of decorative items, including table setting and seating, are sourced from Thailand but refinished and designed to borrow the glimpse of French and Europe. The Tables features one spacious dining area that can accommodate more than 100 customers. The main dining area is formally equipped with five live cooking tables with glass shelve for keeping wine glass, dining tools and sauces. The restaurant also highlights its two enticing private dining room-Chamber room and Cellar room, which boast high-ceiling concept and finished with colored glass imported from Argentina to exude a exotic feeling.

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1. Weddings at Tables 2. Tables Tableside Cooking 3. Tables Rechaud 4. Tables Black Forest Coupe 5. Steaks at Tables 6. Tables Baked Alaska 7. Tables Caesar Salad 8. Tables Steak au Poivre 9. Tables Cherry Jubilee

Looking at the menu, all ravishing delicacies draw the inspiration from the old world of Europe combining with the culinary secret and a modern touch by the award-winning Chef de Cuisine Michel Eschmann whose wealth and extensive culinary experience in hotels from Switzerland. More than 60 per cent of dishes listed in the menu are finished the live cooking table in front of you and mixed with alcoholic contents (Cognac) to create glaze and flame while cooking, except some dishes that require a complicated technique will be made to your perfection in the kitchen.

Don’t forget to order one of the most inventive Tiger Prawns, Saffron, Bell Pepper so as for you to witness chef in action and the flash of the fire while cooking and the recommended dessert Baked Alaska, a sparkling ice-cream that is finished with alcohol and flame. Other recommended great value for money includes Caesar Salad, Boston Lobster Bisque, Steak Au Poivre, Wagyu Beef Sirloin, Boston Lobster Thermidor, etc. All of them are

famously common in classically elegant French and Europe, but with the modern twisted of its team chef makes it a perfect place to enjoy a very best in life on the table.

Hotel fine dining venues share the same trait in providing customers with quality material, sumptuous and lavish fare, food hygiene, new and fresh materials, attentive staff, and personalized service; it’s absolutely a culinary secret that becomes common to deliver an aura of ritzy dining to delight all dinners.

The point of difference to juxtapose between them is the ability to manipulate the conceptual ambience and environment as the core ingredient to enhance the taste or improve the taste sensation.

Here, at The Tables, should be what you are looking for to achieve your passion of gastronomy and also to enhance your dinner experience tonight. Tables, Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok, Mezzanine Floor, 494 Rajdamri Road, Bangkok 10330 Thailand, Tel +66 (0) 2714 1928.

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Health & Beauty

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Most people are increasingly concerned of their health and beauty, some of them say no to food, oily meals, and junk foods as some make a bee line to healthy body treatments and programs as tempted by many health and fitness centres in a bid to lose weight quickly and effectively within a few days even if such is not considered the sustainable way of sorting out the health problem. For facial treatment, beauty of the face is an all-time favorite and point of concern for all women and some men when the era of metro-sexuality that is growingly becoming apparent in the society. Even if facial therapy might be considered a kind of knee-jerk reaction to renew and rejuvenate the skin, but it’s still necessary for a quick fix beauty. And even if economic situation will turn out good or bad, beauty and facial treatment is still important and your face has to be looked healthy perfect for all the time as having radiant facial skin can no less bring you a good impact in personality and character.

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angkok is teemed with accredited and experienced health and beauty centers.

Looking for spa destinations that features full range for face and body encompasses is not as important as looking for a beauty care with high-experience in skin-care field and sensual spa environment where the guiding principle to care for individual skin of visitors is top priority. Anne Semonin is a place to be that provides the initial personal consultation before beginning the custom-made facial and beauty programme, aiming to maintain and maximize a condition of inner calm and also to achieve the sense of well-being through the aromatherapy personalized beauty products as its spa environment allow for the holistic approach.

Anne Semonin believes that every skin type is unique, so all products are designed to be combined in a way that enables each and everyone to be able to find their own personal skincare “prescription”, according to the skin’s needs, lifestyle, or special circumstances.

100 per cent of its products are plant-based ingredients, including those from marine life such as algae. They are incorporated with the experienced expertise and therapists of Anne Semonin who have standard practice of skin and massage methodology to help gain the reputation as the haven of the professionalism in facial and beauty care.

Anne Semonin also claims itself as the pioneer in natural extracted plants and herbals, Seaweeds, mineral, essential oil, and trace elements, which are natural substance found in living organisms that increase the penetration potential of the liquid. What is considered the innovative intelligence of Anne Semonin is the ability to use the extracted essential oils from

plants and herbals that can effectively penetrate or act on the facial skin until the hypodermis or the inner most skin to restore and balance skin cell. This revolutionary improvement in skin care is also regarded as a long-term healing from the root of skin problem.

Anne Semonin is introducing “L’Experience Facial” that is intensively designed for a new level of facial skin indulgence. It combines an ingenious blend of aromatic essentials oils, trace elements and marine ingredients, including the holistic approach to help treat individual need of the body and skin. They also emphasize on “Mask”, which is a daily must-do activity to rebalance the skin for a radiant look.

Exfoliating Mask, which employs Lithothamne and Horsetail, will gently help remove the dead skin cell.

Mineral Mask is the right choice for cleansing and detoxifying dirty to reveal pure essence of the skin. It’s based on the rich nature of Mineral Salts from Laminaria combining with moisturizing ingredients. Cream Mask employs beneficial constitute from Laminaria and Concentrated

Seawater, suitable for dry skin and sun-overexposed skin. Gel Mask is designed to make your face a center of attention as the mask is consisted of healing properties such as Cypress, Ylang Ylang, Lavender, and Palmarose that can help to nourish and bring glow and radiance to the skin. Gel Mask can also reenergize and provides warm sensation of free energy flow to make your smile more endearing and lovable.

The help complete the innovation of the new world cosmetics, don’t forget to experience their selection of serums for a quick-fix and favorable result, including Oligoanne Serum, Precious Serum, Phytarose Serum, and Tissue Serum, including Active Contour Serum and Express Radiance Ice Cube that come to help instantly reduce fine lines and revitalize at the specific area of the skin. You can also select any of bespoke treatments in the spa menu to match with your skin moment while the conferring with Anne Semonin’s expert will also help to recognize the proper blend of the essentials oils for a made-to-measured beauty. www.eurasiacosmetics.com 85

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Ibis Styles Arrives Kyoto Accor hotels in Japan welcome the opening of Ibis Styles Kyoto Station with ‘Japan Winter Sales’ Ibis Styles is Accor’s renowned economy hotel brand that offers comfortable accommodation with a unique personality at an affordable price. Ibis Styles Kyoto Station’s rooms reinforce practicality of space and functionality, while offering full amenities that brings comfort to all types of guests. It features 215 rooms and is strategically located just in front of Kyoto Station, the city’s main railway station and transportation hub. To welcome this newest hotel to the network, participating Accor hotels in Japan have also launched an exciting “Japan Winter Sales” promotion, offering 15 per cent savings for stays of two or more nights at the following participating hotels: Ibis Styles Kyoto Station, ibis Tokyo Shinjuku, Mercure Sapporo, Mercure Tokyo Ginza, Mercure Narita Airport, Mercure Yokosuka, Mercure Nagoya Cypress, and Mercure Okinawa Naha. The booking period for this promotion starts from now until February 20, 2014. To take advantage of this exciting offer, visit www.accorhotels.com

Ibis Styles Arrives Kyoto Banyan Tree Bangkok, Asia’s Leading Business Hotel, was recently voted as the World’s Leading City Hotel at the recent 2013 World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala after a year-long search for the most popular travel and tourism brands in the world in 2013. World Travel Awards, known as the “Oscars of the Travel Industry” by global media, celebrates its 20th Anniversary in 2013.. Its mission and commitment to the industry is to highlight, and reward travel brands that have made the greatest contribution to the across all sectors of the global tourism and travel industry over the past years; votes are cast by worldwide professionals for the best travel, tourism and hospitality products and services.

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Anantara VC’s New Site Anantara Vacation Club (AVC), a unique shared ownership concept, has launched innovative new website featuring functionality and intuitive navigation to make it easier for guests and club owners to explore resort information and book their holiday online.

The innovative new features allow owners to easily track Club points, book vacations and learn more about all of our offerings. Located at www.AnantaraClub.com, the new website offers several new features to enhance the experience of users. Club Resort information is offered with an enhanced graphic format that is more intuitive and easier to use. Owners can easily choose their resort from a regional map of Anantara Resort and Club properties, and then click through to the specific resort page. Each resort page offers enhanced accommodations and amenities information along with a gallery of stunning photos that showcase the resort along with a page that highlights key local attractions and activities.

Centara Samui Enhances Guest Experience A total remodeling of the lobby area at Centara Villas Samui has been completed with new design using lighter tones to complement the natural setting and the traditional Thai design of the resort, aiming to enhance the guests’ holiday experience, with the new lobby providing a warm and welcoming arrival. “Our lobby faces out over the landscaped gardens to the ocean, and we selected a lighter look to contrast with the vibrant colours of Samui’s sea, sky and verdant surroundings,” says Scott Bowen, general manager of Centara Villas Samui. “With new custom-built furniture and soft lighting, our lobby and bar area is a beautiful place to gather and relax at any time of the day or night.” The resort is just 15 minutes from Lamai Beach, and 30 minutes from Chaweng Beach, it offers Centara’s Baht Bonanza programme, in which guests can double their spending power by depositing a chosen amount of money on arrival, to which Centara then adds a further amount to spend - absolutely free. For more info, contact +66 (0) 7742 4020 or visit www.centarahotelsresorts.com/csv

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Hua Chang’s Summer Package Hua Chang Heritage Hotel introduces The Summer Promotion package, cool down your summer with this delightful package and enjoy relaxing with your family & friends in the big-city chic style. The Summer Promotion package is available at Bt5,000 net from now until April 30, 2014. Included are one night stay in spacious luxurious Premier Deluxe room for two adults & two children, inclusive of complimentary one extra bed (under 12 years old), sumptuous daily international & traditional Thai buffet breakfast for four persons at Miss Siam restaurant, complimentary welcome drinks, tropical fruits & daily local newspaper, and late-check out until 3 p.m. For more info, contact +66 2217 0777 or email reservations@huachanghotel.com or visit www.huachangheritagehotel.com

ASEAN Buyers Flock to Sydney’s Viva By Crown Sydney-based property developer, Crown Group has sold its 500th apartment at award-winning project Top Ryde City Living, just months after launching its final stage - VIVA by Crown. The sale caps a year of achievements for the AU$500 million residential development, after it was awarded Best High Density development at the 2013 Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) NSW awards 2013, the UDIA NSW Presidents award 2013 and Master Builders Association Excellence in Housing award 2013. Viva by Crown will feature 166 one and two bedroom apartments within two buildings. Viva

by Crown residents gain full access to Top Ryde City Living’s expansive, resort-style facilities including a music room, library, media theatres, pool and an indoor/outdoor function area. Crown group launched Viva by Crown, the final stage of Top Ryde City Living in August and will launch a development in Sydney’s CBD in 2014. For more details, visit www.crowngroup.com.au

The Return Of Anantara Samui Thailand has hundreds of islands and just an hour away by plane from Bangkok is Koh Samui, an ideal setting for a romantic escape.

Nestled on the quiet, pristine northern end of Chaweng Beach, Anantara Lawana Samui Resort & Spa lies just steps away from the ocean and offers peerless accommodation amongst luxury resorts in Koh Samui.

A delightful mix of activities and world-class dining with the perfect combination of sea, sun and sand make the island to be a desirable destination for anyone, especially couples.

Whether you are planning a memorable honeymoon, anniversary celebration or just want to enjoy a romantic getaway on Koh Samui, Anantara Lawana Resort & Spa Samui, recently named ‘Asia’s Most Romantic Resort’ at the 2013 World Travel Awards, has Asia’s Most Romantic package that feature a luxury accommodation and personalised activities for the romantic vacation you have always dreamed of.

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Explore The Beautiful Sanya Anantara Vacation Club invites Club Owners to experience the serene beauty of Sanya at the new Anantara Vacation Club Sanya on China’s Hainan Island with three brand new two-bedroom suites featuring ocean views and thoughtful amenities. Ideally located just 25 minutes from Sanya Phoenix International Airport, Anantara Vacation Club Sanya is a luxury development with three new two-bedroom suites that are thoughtfully appointed to accommodate up to six guests.

It offers thoughtful amenities and services for Club owners, including full privileges at the nearby Anantara Sanya Resort. Adventurous guests can book an excursion to the jungle village of the Li community or visit the ancient engraved stones marking “The End of the Earth” during the Qing dynasty or take to a cruise on the South China Sea. For more information on Anantara Vacation Club, please visit www.anantaravacationclub.com

New Outrigger Mauritius Gateway To Total Indulgence Fenix Beach Resort Samui is offering a “Getaway Package” at Bt2,715 per night, inclusive of spa indulgence. Guests selecting the “Getaway Package” can choose from any of the room types minimum 2 nights stay and inclusive with the accommodation will receive daily set breakfast for 2 persons, and complimentary one way airport transfer. Also, the package includes complimentary 1 Hour Thai or Oil Massage for 2 persons.

Available from now until 31 January 2014 for online booking only at http://www.fenixresortsamui.com/offers.html, and valid for stays in Superior Room and Superior Seaview. For more info, contact +66 (0) 7742 4008 or visit www.fenixresortsamui.com

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The Outrigger Mauritius Resort and Spa will soft open on 15 January 2014, with the deluxe beachfront hotel now open for booking via its new website. Outrigger Hotels and Resorts purchased the 181-key beachfront resort in May 2013 and an extensive refurbishment is nearing completion. All 181 suites and rooms have a sea view, with a number having direct access to the white sand beach and the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. Entry-level rooms are a generous 63 square metres. The Outrigger Mauritius Resort and Spa sits on the southern tip of the Republic of Mauritiuslocated 2,000 kms off the southeast coast of Africa and 1,100 kms from the east coast of Madagascar.

The new Outrigger Mauritius Resort and Spa is a 45-minute drive from the international airport (MRU) and a similar distance from the capital of Port Louis. The resort is surrounded on three sides by the nature reserve of Bel Ombre.

Checking for the special opening rates, visit www.outriggermauritius.com or email resa. mauritius@outrigger-mu.com

Niseko Voted Best Ski Resort in Japan At the World Ski Awards in November Niseko United, the hotel collaborative comprising of The Green Leaf Niseko Village, Niseko Annupuri, Niseko Village Hanazono and Grand Hirafu, won the award for Best Ski Resort in Japan. Recently re-opened after a refurb by award-winning New York based Champalimaud Design is The Green Leaf Niseko Village, a ski-in, ski-out plush mountain resort at the base of Mount An’nupuri.

As well as skiing and snowboarding on the surrounding slopes, guests can unwind in the hotel’s natural onsen or at the spa. The lobby lounge Tomioka White features a cozy fireplace and bar, while Goshiko has international and Japanese cuisine using local seafood and seasonal Hokkaido produce. Open for the ski season from December 1 to March 30 2014, room rates start at JPY20,000 ($243) per room. With the winter sports season upon us, the urge returns to escape to the snowy slopes of the land of the rising sun, and Niseko in Japan’s northern island Hokkaido is one of the prime regions to head to.

Going to Japan with Hiro AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) is presenting Japan enthusiasts with the opportunity to travel to unseen travel destinations in Japan with Mr. Hiro Sano, the young famous Japanese emcee of the program. Hiro Sano will take Thai viewers along with him on his adventures to visit unseen travel destinations and examples of ancient Japanese culture. Additionally, AEON has launched a special prize giveaway which will offer program viewers the opportunity to win exclusive prizes, such as roundtrip airline tickets from Bangkok to Japan.

Viewers can participate in this lucky draw by answering a question which will be displayed at the end of every episode via SMS to 4777447. Let’s follow Sugoi Japan and AEON’s prize giveaway on Media News Channel, on air every Saturday from 8.30 a.m. – 9.00 a.m., starts today and runs until 2 February 2014.

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Authentic Japanese Cuisine Courses Dusit Thani College in co-operation with Japan’s most prestigious culinary institute, the Tsuji Culinary Institute of Osaka, is pleased to present its “Authentic Japanese Cuisine Courses” to the general public and its students. These professional courses will be offered to the public from January – May 2014 and to Dusit Thani College’s students majoring in Culinary Arts, starting in the academic year 2014. The objective is to share methods of preparing original, traditional dishes and share the senses of real Japanese cuisine, with those who want to experience both cooking demonstrations and practice of a wide variety of authentic Japanese dishes, through selected, renowned and popular menus. All students will have the chance to take a journey into the heart of great Japanese culinary traditions and learn cooking techniques by professional chefs from the Tsuji Culinary Institute, Chef Haruaki Matsuoka and Chef Kazuya Nishio. For more details of cooking class, contact +66 (0) 2361-7811-3 ext 306 or visit www.dtc.ac.th

The Ultimate Precision & Power Reserve Relentless innovation, which is an integral part of Tissot’s DNA and at the very core of the company, has led to the creation of yet another revolutionary movement which comes to add itself to their name. Tissot has been working hand in hand with ETA for the research and development of this new automatic piece. Together they thrived to push the limits in terms of precision, power and essentially giving time a new status. Tissot’s spirit of innovators by tradition and ETA’s expertise in the creation of movements is a winning combination. This new way of thinking and essential modifications have given way to this brand new revolutionary system called the Powermatic 80 automatic movement. You may witness these works in the Tissot Luxury timepieces, the first watches to feature the ground-breaking piece. Tissot Luxury collection is priced among 26,200.- Baht – 33,700.- Baht.

Available now at Tissot shop at Central World’s 1st floor or Tissot counters at leading department stores nationwide. For more details, please call at Tel 02-610-0200.

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New Rosewood in Combodia Scheduled to open in 2015, the Rosewood Phnom Penh will occupy the top 14 floors of the 188-meter-high, 39-storey Vattanac Capital Tower One. The tower will also include offices and Cambodia’s first luxury retail mall. Upon completion, the hotel will offer 148 rooms and suites, along with 27 serviced residences. F&B options will include three restaurants, a lobby lounge and a sky bar on a cantilevered terrace, while the hotel will also feature a spa with five treatment rooms, a 20-metre swimming pool on the 33rd floor and a fitness centre. MICE facilities will include a residential-style function space and several meeting rooms. Rosewood Phnom Penh becomes the latest addition to Rosewood’s fast-expanding Asian portfolio.

The luxury hotel brand has already opened in Beijing, and also plans to launch in Beijing, Chongqing, Bangkok, Phuket, Jakarta and Bali.

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THAI Launches Flights to Sendai Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) recently announced the launch of new direct roundtrip flights from Bangkok to Sendai, the capital of Miyagi Prefecture in Japan, making it the seventh destination to Japan. This new direct flight is due to Japanese market is a substantial market with continuous, regular growth as Japanese market is also a major revenue-making market for THAI. The airline will operate roundtrip flights from Bangkok-Sendai at three flights per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, operated with Airbus A330300 aircraft, equipped with 299 passenger seats: 36 Royal Silk Class seats and 263 Economy Class seats. Price for Sendai in Economy Class is available at Bt19,800, including taxes and surcharges. For more info, visit www.thaiairways.com

Etihad Orders More A350 XWB Etihad Airways has announced a firm order for 50 A350 XWBs, 36 A320neo aircraft and one A330-200F as part of its fleet modernization strategy. The order comprises 40 A350-900s, ten A350-1000s, one A330-200F, 26 A321neo’s and 10 A320neo’s. Etihad currently operates a fleet of 23 A320 Family aircraft, 25 A330s and 11 A340s. The new aircraft will fit seamlessly into the airline’s existing long-haul fleet delivering operational efficiencies and cost savings. The A350 XWB (Xtra Wide-Body) is an all-new mid-size long range product line comprising three versions. The A320neo is offered as an option for the A320 Family and incorporates new more efficient engines and large “Sharklet” wing tip devices, which together will deliver up to 15 percent in fuel savings. The A330-200F is the all-freight version of the best-selling A330 Family. It is the world’s most modern mid-size freighter and can carry 70 tonnes of payload with a range capability of up to 4,000nm.

Aigle Azur to Fly to Beijing French airline Aigle Azur will launch flights to Beijing next summer from Paris Orly-Sud Airport. The carrier, which is part-owned by China’s HNA Group, will launch direct services between Paris and Beijing on 18 June 2014.

It will become the third airline operating the route, following Air France and Air China, but unlike its rivals, Aigle Azur will operate from the French capital’s Orly-Sud Airport, rather than Charles de Gaulle. Aigle Azur currently operates a range of short- and medium-haul flights to destinations in Europe and Africa. But the company said the Beijing route fits in with its long-term strategy of developing a long-haul network.

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Emirates Boosts Its Fleet to 140 The Dubai-based Emirates airline has placed an additional order for 50 A380 aircraft, confirming the continued strong demand for very large aircraft in the Middle East that are needed to meet the region’s higher than average traffic growth. Following delivery of their first A380 in July 2008, Emirates has now taken delivery of 39 A380s. Their 39th A380 is on Airbus’ static display at the 2013 Dubai Airshow. The total A380 fleet has accumulated over one million flight hours in almost 140,000 commercial flights. To date some 50 million passengers have already enjoyed the unique experience of flying on board an A380. Every five minutes, an A380 either takes off or lands at one of the 34 airports where it operates today and the network is constantly growing.

ANA to Launch Vancouver & Hanoi Flights All Nippon Airways (ANA) will add Vancouver and Hanoi to its route this year, starting from 30 March 2014. The new Haneda-Vancouver and Haneda-Hanoi routes will both operate daily using a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. In addition, ANA will commence new flights from Haneda to London Heathrow and Paris using its B777-300ER aircraft, along with B767 flights to Manila. It will also deploy its B787 Dreamliner on the Haneda-Jakarta route. While the Paris, Manila and Jakarta flights will operate alongside ANA’s existing flights to these cities from Tokyo Narita Airport, the airline’s daily Narita-London operation will be suspended. Meanwhile, the airline will also move one of its daily flights on the Tokyo-Bangkok and Tokyo-Singapore routes from Narita to Haneda. Also from 30 March, ANA will resume flights on the NagoyaShanghai Pudong route.

Airbus Wins 160 Orders Airbus won a total of 160 orders and commitments at the 13th Dubai Airshow worth US$44 billion, underlining the strong appeal of its wide-body aircraft. The A380 and A350 XWB in particular, were demonstrated to be spot-on with customer requirements and expectations. The order intake includes 142 firm orders worth US$40.4 billion (50 A380, 40 A350-900, 10 A350-1000, 26 A321neo, 10 A320neo and 6 A330-200F) and 18 Memorandum of Understanding worth US$3.6 billion. By value, Emirates placed the single largest order for 50 additional A380s, worth US$20 billion, commending its efficiency and passenger appeal and confirming the A380 flagship status within their fleet. By numbers, Etihad Airways placed the single largest firm order for Airbus at the Dubai air show with 87 aircraft (40 A350-900, 10 A350-1000, 26 A321neo, 10 A320neo and one A330-200F) worth US$19 billion at list prices. Airbus is the world’s leading aircraft manufacturer offering the most modern and efficient passenger aircraft families from 100 to over 500 seats.

Headquartered in Toulouse, France, Airbus is an EADS company.

American Airlines Merger Finalised American Airlines and US Airways have legally completed their merger, with the latter to slowly dissolve during the next few years. The merger has been fully approved legally to make the world’s largest airline and will retain the American Airlines name with headquarters in Dallas-Fort Worth and an operational presence in Phoenix. Changes will then start in this year with reciprocal benefits for frequent fliers and lounge access from January.

Then on 31 March 2014, US Airways will move from the Star Alliance to oneworld alliance with American Airlines meaning more routes that oneworld’s frequent fliers can earn and burn miles on. The airlines will also introduce a new uniform for crew and no doubt offer a similar in-flight service later down the line. The merger is expected to save US$1 billion a year by 2015, offering nearly 6,700 daily flights to 330 destinations in 54 countries.

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Unilever Network Of ‘Happiness’ Unilever Network, the network with the highest potential by Unilever Thai Trading Limited recently organized the event to introduce ‘Unilever Network New Year Gifts 2014’, various beauty and wellness ideal gifts with premium innovations for your love ones during the festive season.

The event took place at aviance shop, Silom Complex.

Celebrities joined the event to select New Year gifts for their special ones included M.L.Rangsi-arpa Bhanubandh, Ms.Chanintida Chandrubeksa, Ms.Rusrin Jumsai na Ayudhya, Ms.Thitikhun Yoovidhya and Ms.Nattharidha Srivorakul.

Central’s Flower Extravaganza Heavenly Garden blooming at ‘Central Anniversary Flower Extravaganza 2013’, the annual flower show at Central Chidlom Flagship store. The event was organized by Central Department Store led by Ms.Sirikate Chirakiti, Executive Vice President - Store Operations of Central Department Store Limited, in co-operation with Central Credit Card. It was set to mark the 66th anniversary celebration of Central Department Store. This year’s flower show presented a unique and spectacular ‘East Meets West’ theme. The show combined the beauty of tropical flowers and traditional Thai garland-weaving techniques with horticultural and gardening ideas from the West as a token of cultural diversity that exemplifies our customers.

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Piaget Limelight Gala Party Piaget, the Swiss leading luxury watchmaker and jeweller and S.T. Dimension, Piaget distributor Thailand hosted the ‘Piaget Limelight Gala’, an exclusive party to thank all customers for generous supports throughout the year. The party showed the presence of Mr.Suthin Jiramaneekul, President of S.T. Dimension and Mr. Eduardo Tartalo, General Manager of Piaget Southeast Asia for a gastronomic feast while viewing in the world of Piaget. The exclusive party also was held to launch ‘Piaget Limelight Gala’s collection, the new feminine icon. It took place at Author’s Lounge & Regency Room, The Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

The All-New Bentley Flying Spur AAS Auto Services, Thailand official importer & distributor of luxury high-end cars, recently transformed the Grand Ballroom of Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel to unveil a new luxury performance sedan benchmark of the All-New Bentley Flying Spur, the fastest and most powerful four-door Bentley model ever for those gentlemen and supercar collectors who are seeking for the unrivaled car on the road. The exclusive party was attended by Thai Elite, celebrities and super car lovers such as MR.Sorut Visudhi, M.R. Malinee Chakrabandhu, Monlahcha Skulthai, General Pairoj-Kleddao Panichsamai, Varavut Laohapongchana, Suriyon Sriorathaikul.

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