Word: amara
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...island that already has five shiny hotels-and will have a Norman Foster-designed resort when it opens in 2008-Amara Sanctuary Resort, amarasanctuary.com, aims to offer something different: a sense of history. Sentosa, a small island getaway 15 minutes from downtown Singapore, was a British military fortress during World War II, and the 121-room Amara has housed itself in two former barracks. You'll be surprised at just how comfy they can be when someone besides an army engineer is in charge of the design. Two colonial-era buildings above an air-raid shelter are now home...
...With seven restaurants and bars, dining options are plentiful for a development of relatively modest size. Try the lovely Sibon, a 13-seat Japanese kushiage, or skewer restaurant. Its owner, Masaki Miyake, was Amara Sanctuary's architect. His decision to build the resort around century-old trees accounts for the lush ambiance and the feeling that, in tiny Singapore, one really has traveled somewhere. Tourists after an alternative to the usual downtown hotels, as well as Singaporeans looking for a domestic break, will thank...
...Association of Black Harvard Women (ABHW) last night elected the executive board that will lead the group into its 31st year of existence. Natasha S. Alford ’08 was elected president and Amara A. Omeokwe ’08 was elected vice president in uncontested elections held in the Adams House Lower Common Room. “ABHW has been my heart since I got to this campus,” Alford said. She said that she wants ABHW to continue “to be a strong representative of the black women’s community...
...just helped to put your service into a little more context,” said Amara A. Omeokwe ’08, who led one of the service groups dancing last Thursday...
Team leader Amara A. Omeokwe ’08 said that they were returning to the region because it remains in shambles...