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...Bund seats 350 diners and is located in Clifford Pier (circa 1933; named after then governor Sir Hugh Clifford) - a building that had not been in use since ferry operations to Singapore's Southern Islands relocated in 2006. The installation has been sensitively done: when building the restaurant, the 45-year-old Yeung was required by local authorities to avoid tampering with the beloved colonial structure - especially the arched trusses that span almost the entire length of the building. (See 10 things to do in Singapore...
...Smith, the fiancé of Rachel J. Gottlieb ’09, didn’t even need to propose to her out loud. On a “makeshift” Valentine’s Day date in late February, Gottlieb and Smith were walking along a pier near the Boston aquarium when she felt him carving a message on her back with his finger, writing slowly and carefully so she could understand. The letters spelled out “M-A-R-R-Y M-E.” “When I turned around...
...Below Ng's office is a gymnasium-sized warehouse where he stores the various goods he sells to mariners. Forklifts busily move boxes of soda pop, aspirin, coffee, cooking oil, flour and instant noodles onto waiting trucks, which will take the goods to a security controlled pier. Heightened security around Singapore's port since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks may have made a chandler's daily routine more regimented and less fun. "In the old days everybody used to knock on the side of the ship and have a beer," Inch recalls. "That's long over." And, as with nearly...
...await that one opportunity to prove their abilities. They are anxious for that one chance to show they belong among the best in their respective sport.The Harvard co-ed sailing team was given that chance this past weekend at the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association National Semifinals at the Fan Pier Boston. Facing light and shifty winds that created rather tricky conditions, the Crimson placed seventh in the western portion of the semifinals. Harvard was rewarded for its efforts with one of 18 spots in the ICSA/Gill National Dinghy Championships in San Francisco, Calif. from June 1-3, accomplishing its season...
...Commerce. Twelve New York City hotels - including Le Parker Méridien, SoHo Grand, and W - are offering Armory Arts Week packages March 4 to 9. The promotion includes tickets to the Armory Show, March 5 to 8 at Pier 94, the yearly art fair during which hundreds of galleries gather from around the world to show their 20th and 21st century works. The hotel packages also include discounts at museums and a 15% all-day savings pass at Bloomingdale's, with private make-up consultations, a customized SK-II facial and a deluxe travel-size item from Dior...