Thursday, June 29, 2017

WOW, W HOTEL HAS JUST OPENED IN SHANGHAI! WONDERFUL, WIZARD AND WINNING FORMULA FOR THE HIP AND HAPPENING TRAVELLER!

KEE@FSWMAG.COM

W HOTELS ELECTRIFIES THE SHANGHAI SKYLINE WITH THE DEBUT OF
W SHANGHAI – THE BUND

Flagship Hotel Marks the Brand’s First in Shanghai and Third in China,
with Ten Hotels Scheduled for China by 2019
     
 POOL, VERY DE OBVIOUS
      TYPICAL W ROOM IS NOT YOUR USUAL HOTEL ROOM! LOVE IT! 

W Hotels Worldwide, part of Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR), today unveiled W Shanghai – The Bund, located in the heart of one of the world’s most energetic cities.  With limitless views overlooking the Huangpu River, W Shanghai will set the scene on the North Bund.  Owned by Sinar Mas Group, the hotel features a blend of bold design and decadent style which combines to create a captivating contrast of Shanghai’s past and its avant-garde present.

“Shanghai is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world, and its engaging nightlife, spirited fashion scene and passion for what’s new/next makes it an ideal destination for the W brand,” said Anthony Ingham, Global Brand Leader, W Hotels Worldwide.  

“Our hotels across the world are incredibly unique- each reinterpreting its destination through design that is both hyper-local and yet, clearly W.  The electrifying design of W Shanghai – The Bund is no exception, solidifying its position as a global flagship for W that is sure to attract both guests and savvy locals alike.”

Designed by the acclaimed G.A Design, the hotel showcases an exciting combination of historic and modern influences, such as Hai Pai – the art of combining the old and the new, East and West.  This is evident in both the hotel’s location, perfectly positioned between the Suzhou Creek and the Huangpu River, as well as the surrounding locale, where Art Deco buildings sit alongside opulent Chinese mansions.  

W Shanghai – The Bund draws upon colonial glamour and futuristic motifs, with nearly all guestrooms featuring views of the Huangpu River due to the uniquely curved frame of the building’s edifice.

“Over the past few years we have seen incredible growth worldwide across our brands, with the China market becoming increasingly important for Marriott International,” said Stephen Ho, Chief Executive Officer, Greater China, Marriott International.  “The opening of the W Shanghai – The Bund underscores the ambitious expansion of Marriott International’s Luxury Brands in Greater China.”

An Electric Welcome
Upon arrival, guests will be greeted by neon light installations throughout the hotel’s Living Room (the W brand’s take on the staid hotel lobby).  For centuries, Shanghai-locals have honored the Lilong tradition, in which wet laundry is hung on lines to dry at varying heights down narrow laneways.  

When mixed with the neon signs of businesses on the lane, it results in a site of beautiful chaos for those who look up while walking underneath.  This installation was designed as a modern reinterpretation of this classic scene. 

 The Welcome Desk (reception area) features a kaleidoscopic fixture, mirroring the constant flow of guests through the area.  The ‘Melting Qipao’ pattern, a representation of Shanghai as a melting pot of cultures, can be seen on the walls of the WC (restroom). 

W Shanghai – The Bund features 374 stylish guestrooms and suites, each appointed with the signature W bed adorned with a cheeky pillow in the shape of Shanghai’s famous Xiaolongbao (soup) dumpling and chopsticks.  Thirty-five of the rooms are suites, including the Cloud on the Bund, which includes highlights such as a LED wall and a hanging bed.  

The duplex Extreme WOW Suite (the brand’s take on the presidential suite) boasts more than 4,000 square feet of living space, along with a hanging neon installation in the shape of lips blowing out dragon smoke.  In addition to the epic views of the Huangpu River and iconic Pudong skyline, all rooms also feature switchable privacy glass and Nespresso Coffee machines.

Rise and Dine
W Shanghai – The Bund offers five intriguing places to socialize and dine.  The Kitchen Table, with its interactive open kitchen, is inspired by a modern New York bistro and celebrates the legacy of Shanghai’s flourishing trade.  

YEN showcases the next evolution of Cantonese dining where traditional dishes are reinterpreted. Pre-dinner cocktails at LIQUID AT YEN, a hidden speakeasy, is the perfect evening prelude to transport guests to the glamorous golden years of Shanghai’s 1920s cocktail scene featuring a handcrafted selection of concoctions mastered by the on-site “Cocktail Professor”.  

The playfully elegant WOOBAR transforms from a daytime lounge into a vibrant evening cocktail bar.  And finally, WET (the hotel’s pool) and WET BAR offer incredible sweeping views of the electric Shanghai skyline.

“We are infusing so much energy into this city with W Shanghai – The Bund,” said Christian Humbert, General Manager, W Shanghai – The Bund.  “We are bringing guests closer to the music, design, fashion and Fuel (the brand’s take on fitness) scenes in Shanghai while providing our signature Whatever/Whenever service, delivering whatever guests want, whenever they want it, in this incredible city.”

Amped Up Meetings + Innovative Spa Treatments
Mixing work with play, guests will be captivated by nearly 6,000 square meters of meeting and events space.  At more than 2,000 square meters, the Great Room is the largest hotel event space in Western Shanghai, and boasts 6.2-meter ceilings in a setting inspired by an opulent expression of the Golden Age.  

The entrance to the Great Room features a series of oversized mirror collages with a Qipao motif, overlaid by a delicate Art Deco-inspired screen, reflecting the tension and contrasts between old and new Shanghai.  The 660-square-meter Mega Room, in addition to the Studios and Strategy spaces, all cleverly adapt their industrial charm to perfectly suit each event.

The AWAY Spa offers massages, body treatments, facials and quick fixes, all set to leave guests glowing.  Guests can also step into the ultra-modern FIT gym that offers 24/7 access to the newest Technogym equipment, or take part in a yoga or tai chi class on the hotel’s wooden deck.

For more information or to make a reservation, visit www.whotels.com/shanghai.


About W Hotels Worldwide
Born from the bold attitude and 24/7 culture of New York City, W Hotels, part of Marriott International, Inc., has disrupted and redefined the hospitality scene for nearly two decades. Trailblazing its way around the globe, with more than 50 hotels, W is defying expectations and breaking the norms of traditional luxury wherever the iconic W sign lands. With a mission to fuel guests’ lust for life, W ignites an obsessive desire to soak it in, live it up and hit repeat. 

The brand’s provocative design, iconic Whatever/Whenever service and buzzing Living Rooms create an experience that is often copied but never matched. Innovative, inspiring and infectious, the brand’s super-charged energy celebrates guests’ endless appetite to discover what’s new/next in each destination, to see more, feel more, go longer, stay later. 

W Hotels Worldwide is proud to participate in the industry’s award-winning loyalty program, Starwood Preferred Guest®. Members can now link accounts with Marriott Rewards®, which includes The Ritz-Carlton Rewards® at members.marriott.com for instant elite status matching and unlimited points transfer.  For more information on W Hotels, visit whotels.com/theangle or follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.


DATO ARIF SIDDIQUI AND DATIN RUBAB ARIF HOSTED LAVISH FEAST TO CELEBRATE HARI RAYA AT THEIR LOVELY HOME FOR HUNDREDS OF GUESTS WHO CAME AT REGULAR INTERVALS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND NIGHT!

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 DATO SRI PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO, DATIN RUBAB ARIF THE HOSTESS WITH MOSTEST, MISS GREEN APPLE AND BEAUTY QUEEN JUNE YAP WHO IS MRS BORNEO WORLD 2016
 IN ASCENDING ORDER AS JUNE YAP TOWERS OVER THE MIDGETS
 LOVELIEST LADIES IN ALL ASIA
 TIRED FROM THE DAY'S EXERTIONS, DATIN RUBAB FALLS ASLEEP
 SAME HERE WITH DATO SRI BECKY LEOGARDO WHO TAKES A SNOOZE
 PUAN SRI CZARINA ABDULLAH WITH HER HANDSOME SON AND PRETTY DAUGHTER
 SO GUAPO AND MAGANDA
 GUY AT LEFT IS TOP MODEL
 5 ANGELS
 DATO KEE HUA CHEE AND HIS ANGELS
 MOST GORGEOUS
 I LOVE THESE CUSHION COVERS WHICH ARE REALLY LIKE PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF ART!
 FROM PAKISTAN
 DATIN RUBAB SHOULD IMPORT THEM, SURE SELL LIKE HOT CAKES





 WORLD'S SEXIEST AND MOST ALLURING 3SOME---JUNE YAP, JOSH YAP AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE
 SUCH A MATCHING COUPLE AS BOTH ARE RICH---JUNE YAP SO TALL AND BEAUTIFUL AND HUBBY JOSH SO TALL AND HANDSOME AND BOTH SO FAIR SKIN CANNOT STAND IT AS MY COMPLEXION LOOKS LIKE BOILED LOBSTER COMPARED TO THEM. 
 HOST WITH MOST DATO ARIF SIDDIQUI, CIO OF STANDARD CHARTERED BANK WITH STANDARD CHARTERED BANK CONTINGENT LED BY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

SELAMAT HARI  RAYA! 

CARLSBERG CELEBRATES ITS 170th ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR BUT HAVE GOT ITS SLOGAN AND ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN ALL HORRIBLY WRONG! CARLSBERG IN ALL ITS PROMOTIONS DECLARES 'CARLSBERG IS PROBABLY THE BEST BEER IN THE WORLD'. OF COURSE THIS IS PATENTLY WRONG----CARLSBERG IS THE BEST BEER IN THE WORLD. PERIOD. END OF STORY. HOW CAN CARLSBERG CLAIM IT IS 'PROBABLY' THE BEST BEER IN THE WORLD? IT IS LIKE SAYING 'DATO KEE HUA CHEE IS PROBABLY THE BEST WRITER IN THE WORLD'? THIS MEANS SOME OTHER WRITERS CAN BE BETTER THAN DATO KEE HUA CHEE WHICH MEANS THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT IS ENDING AS I TYPE!

KEE@FSWMAG.COM

What’s Brewing at Carlsberg’s Best Brewery Tour in the World
NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CARLSBERG MALAYSIA LARS LEHMANN AND OLD FAN OF CARLSBERG WORLDWIDE DATO KEE HUA CHEE
HAPPY 170th BIRTHDAY, CARLSBERG! LARS LEHMANN HAS DAZZLING BLUE EYES WHICH ARE SO MESMERISING AND IS SO GORGEOUS THOUGH I AM TOLD CARLSBERG DOES NOT HIRE STAFF BASED ON THEIR LOOKS BUT HOW COME ALL THEIR MDS ARE SO HANDSOME?
 LARS LEHMANN AND THE SEXY BODY-LICIOUS BEERISTAS!
PROVE TO YOURSELF CARLSBERG IS BEST BEER IN THE WORLD
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VIP brewery tour ex-beer-ience in Shah Alam

On 23 June 2017 Carlsberg hosted a VIP brewery tour ex-beer-ience giving members of the media a sneak preview of Probably the Best Brewery Tour in advance of its first batch of contest winners. 
 OLDIES BUT GOODIES 
 9 MORE GRAND PRIZES TO GO! SO FASTER GO BUY CARLSBERG BOTTLES
THE WINNERS!

While touring Probably the Best Brew House and experiencing Probably the Best Lounge in its brewery in Shah Alam, Carlsberg also unveiled the first grand-prize and first-prize winners of Probably the Best Brewery Tour consumer promotion held in conjunction with its 170th global birthday celebration.


LARS LEHMANN THE NEW MD OF CARLSBERG MALAYSIA VERY DE HANDSOME

“The 170th anniversary of Carlsberg is a chance for us to pay tribute to the beer that is ‘always sharing’. It is all about the science that comes from beer knowledge and the art that brews high quality beers from natural ingredients. Through Probably the Best Brewery Tour campaign, we celebrate Probably the Best Beer in the World, Carlsberg,” Lars Lehmann, Managing Director of Carlsberg Malaysia shared.

“We will reward 20 consumers to explore Carlsberg’s 170 years of beer discoveries in its homeland in Copenhagen and another 1,800 consumers to see, touch, smell and taste the quality natural ingredients of our brews through a VIP brewery tour ex-beer-ience in Shah Alam,” Lehmann added.

From the moment they set foot at Probably the Best Lounge, they were greeted by beautiful and sexy brand ambassadors serving buffet of welcome brews that consists of Carlsberg Smooth Draught, Somersby Apple Cider, Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc and premium Connor’s Stout Porter. 

Upon learning more about the Carlsberg Malaysia’s brewery and brands through an insightful and interesting presentation by Marketing Director Charles Wong, they were chauffeured in a luxury MPV to Carlsberg’s gallery at the production plant. Which is just down the road and not in Copenhagen, sad to say.

The ex-beer-ience also covered a guided sensory experience at Probably the Best Brew House where Supply Chain Director Piotr Zajac shared the art of brewing a quality Carlsberg beer from natural ingredients – malt, hops, yeast and water.
A TOAST TO THE WORLD'S BEST BEER!

The 170 years beer discoveries and innovation
Carlsberg has changed the way the world brewed modern lagers. All this because of J.C. Jacobsen’s obsession to brew the best beer in the world and share all his knowledge (and ways to stabilise Carlsberg’s special yeast called ‘Saccharomyces Carlsbergensis’).

“This is an opportunity to make a toast to the beer that made ground breaking discoveries in the beer landscape. For instance, the Carlsberg Smooth Draught, which is brewed longer for its signature smoothness with an easy finish. 

"It is our latest product innovation specially crafted for consumers to enjoy the smooth sensation of a freshly tapped beer in a bottle or can. We are immensely proud that Carlsberg Smooth Draught is crafted here in Malaysia based on drinkers’ taste preference,” said Charles Wong, Marketing Director of Carlsberg Malaysia.


The media entourage had the chance to see, touch, smell and taste beer at Probably the Best Brew House – a normally restricted area. At the sensory experience room, members of the press were briefed on the aroma of hops, the taste profile of yeast and the look of beer liquid with and without purification.

“Nowadays, there are more discerning beer drinkers who care about what makes of a lager or stout,” said Piotr Zajac, Master Brewer cum Supply Chain Director of Carlsberg Malaysia. "They want to know what are the ingredients used and how it is made."

While many knows that wine comes from grapes, "very few actually know that Carlsberg beer comes from natural quality ingredients – namely malt/barley, hops, yeast and water" said Zajac.

“Inviting consumers into our brew house to learn more about the natural quality ingredients and the art of brewing, bottling and packaging is an excellent way to showcase our brews."

Of course, it wouldn’t be a birthday party without fun-filled games and beer-tertainment. Members of media enjoyed the newly upgraded Probably the Best Lounge, learning more about Carlsberg beer from the Carlsberg heritage and art of making beer wall murals, playing the electronic dart machine iDarts and electronic beer-table tennis iPong as well as belting out their favorite numbers on the Karaoke machine too.

They also indulged in beer-infused gourmet spread that consists of sautéed penne pasta with trio mushroom and K1664 Blanc cream sauce, roasted chicken wings with Carlsberg pineapple BBQ sauce, Connor’s goulash lamb stew and more. 

Some took up the challenge and participate in beer-related quizzes while some learned how to pour themselves a perfect pint, enjoyed a night long of probably the best ex-beer-ience.



For more information about Carlsberg’s Probably the Best Brewery Tour campaign, please visit www.probablythebest.com.my.

CARLSBERG BEER-ISTAS ARE THE PRETTIEST IN TOWN
HOW COME THEIR HAIR ALL SAME LENGTH
AGAIN WRONG SLOGAN---IT SHOULD READ 'THE BEST BREWERY TOUR' WITHOUT 'PROBABLY'
BUY A CARLSBERG BOTTLE AND IF THE CAP SAYS 'COPENHAGEN 2017' THAT'S WHERE YOU AND A FRIEND WILL BE GOING THIS NOVEMBER!
PLEASE IGNORE THE 'PROBABLY'
LIFE IS ALL FUN AND GAMES WITH CARLSBERG
SEE WHAT I MEAN
DATO KEE HUA CHEE IN ZEBRA SUIT AND GUCCI FUR BAG
DATO KEE HUA CHEE AND HIS HAREM
CARLSBERG RULES OK!
STILL AT IT
DATO KEE HUA CHEE AND GABRIELLE EVELYNE LEE


THE BEER-ISTA IN MIDDLE CAN BE MISS MALAYSIA!
SHE IS TALLER THAN DATO KEE HUA CHEE WHO IS NOT A MIDGET
MAYBE I SHOULD MARRY HER AND SHE CAN BE DATIN
THE TOP 4 FROM CARLSBERG BREWERY
HALF OF DATO KEE HUA CHEE BLEND WITH THE DECOR
ZEBRA CROSSING INTO CARLSBERG BEER LOUNGE
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARLSBERG
TOP 4
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CARLSBERG MALAYSIA LARS LEHMANN AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE
HAPPY 170th  BIRTHDAY CARLSBERG
LONG COOL ONES
2 EMCEES SPEAKING IN MANDARIN AND ENGLISH
CANNOT BELIEVE THIS TRIO PREFER THEIR HP TO LARS' SPEECH


LARS LEHMANN MAKING WELCOME AND THANK YOU SPEECH








CARLSBERG IS CELEBRATING ITS BIRTHDAY BUT WE ARE GETTING THE PRESENTS!










CHEERS TO CARLSBERG
HERE COME THE CARLSBERG CHARMERS
HAPPY BIRTHDAYCARLSBERG IS NOW 170!
















MARKETING DIRECTOR CHARLES WONG
THE FIRST WINNER TO WIN TRIP FOR 2 TO COPENHAGEN. I REFUSE MENTION HIS NAME AS I ASKED HIM BRING ME AND HE REFUSED POINT-BLANK, PREFERRING TO BRING SOMEONE ELSE LIKE WIFE OR GF
WINNERS
INSIDE THE FACTORY 
PICTOGRAPHS SHOW HOW CARLSBERG BEER IS MADE 
















CARLSBERG ARRIVED IN MALAYSIA IN 1969






THIS IS YEAR OF THE COCK REMEMBER


RARE PEEK INTO CARLSBERG BREWERY WHERE THE WORLD'S BEST BEER IS BREWED!