A beacon of hope – by leesan
The columnist is inspired by the life, and work ethics, of one of Japan’s top entrepreneurs, Kazuo Inamori.
The columnist is inspired by the life, and work ethics, of one of Japan’s top entrepreneurs, Kazuo Inamori.
The “Apple Vacations” trademark you now see is the third generation design. The current one is a three-dimensional apple design paint-brushed by my old friend Dr YC Lim.
As a matter of fact, I feel that these four words so aptly describe the experiences I have gone through all these years: give my best shot persistently and never give up even the faintest hopes.
The columnist – and his friends – gets cheeky with vaccines and vaccination stories.
I am grateful that there are still people who really do care about the welfare of others in our midst.
A TRAVEL buddy told me that he had heard about “fugu” (pufferfish), and that eating it is good for one’s health. But because it’s also poisonous, he wouldn’t dare try it.
Things will only start to get better when we all work together to curb the spread of the virus, and more people are fully vaccinated.
In mid-April every year, I would buy a couple of brightly coloured carp streamers or koinobori and thread a string through them to hang in my courtyard, in anticipation of the Japanese Children’s Day celebration which falls on May 5.
July 1998, Japan tour itinerary expert Kohsan graduated and returned from Japan. With him joining the big Apple family, a formidable KL team was finally complete.
To date more than 142 million people have been infected and 3.1 million killed globally. An estimated four million new cases are expected to be reported each week in the days to come.