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Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Hotel

Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Hotel The opulent Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London, with its two Michelin-starred restaurants and magnificent spa, overlooks Hyde Park and Knightsbridge. This large luxury hotel overlooks Hyde Park and is just a minute’s walk from Knightsbridge tube station and 0.7 miles from the Victoria & Albert Museum.   Elegant, contemporary dining room in an opulent hotel, for…

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BASICS

FULL NAME: CHOI DAE-GYEONG [ 최대경 ]

» MEANING: Choi [(Hangul: 최) is written with the Hanja character 崔, meaning "a governor who oversees the land and the mountain". The surname Choi also means “mountain”.]; Dae-gyeong [ From Sino-Korean 大 (dae) meaning "big, great, vast, large, high"; Gyeong is primarily a gender-neutral name of Korean origin that means Honor, Respect.In Sino-Korean it means "capital city" or "scenery", or "respect, honor."]

NICKNAME/STAGE NAME: Didi, AXL, it was picked by his twin brother who loved Guns N’ Roses.

AGE: 21-years old.

DATE OF BIRTH: 2002 May 29th, Wednesday at dawn.

PLACE OF BIRTH: Jeju, South Korea.

OCCUPATION: Musician.

RELIGION: Raised Christian, non-religious.

ORIENTATION: Closeted Homosexual.

GENDER: Cisgender Male.

PERSONALITY

STRENGTHS: Ambitious, Confident, Manipulative, Adaptable, Loyal

WEAKNESSES: Obsessive, Impulsive, Nervous, Irresolute, Selfish

APPEARANCE

FACE CLAIM: Kang Tae-hyun.

HEIGHT: 5'10 [ 179 cm ]

WEIGHT: 121 lbs. [ 55 kg.]

BUILD: Lean.

GAIT: Bouncy steps.

HAIR COLOR: Black currently dyed white/silver.

EYE COLOR: Light brown.

BIRTHMARK: None.

OVERVIEW: » SCARS: Various scars from playing outside when he was little, nothing major. » TATTOOS: None. Daegeun however has one.

BACKGROUND

HOMETOWN: Jeju, South Korea.

RESIDENCE: Seoul, South Korea.

NATIONALITY: Korean.

ETHNICITY: Asian.

FINANCIAL STATUS: Lower-middle class.

EDUCATION LEVEL: Some vocational education.

DEGREES: TBA.

SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Daegyeong is fluent in Korean and English. He can comfortably converse in Japanese and he knows some Mandarin from years of training and studying. He is currently learning to speak Spanish as well.

RELATIONSHIPS

PARENTS: Names to be added.

SIBLINGS: Twin brother, Daegeun.

CHILDREN: None.

PETS: None.

SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS: » None.

FAMILY HISTORY: Daegyeong and Daegeun were born into a family of farmers in the island of Jeju. Growing up in a large tangerine farm, they had a very memorable childhood. Their parents developed their vast land into a tourist spot - a place for mainland and foreign tourists to relax and enjoy the island - that earned them a place on the map. Despite the change in the family’s fortune, they remained humble and private. Their parents always thought they would never leave the land. They were happy there making good money while they enjoy their own home with family and friends. 

Things changed when the first tragedy hit in a form of greedy relatives that claimed ownership over the twins’ parents’ properties. They fought hard not to lose their land but eventually, it happened and the family was driven away from their own home. But Daegyeong’s and Daegeun ’s parents were thrifty and very good with money. With their savings, the family moved to Seoul against Daegyeong’s wishes. But his parents reminded him of his dream of becoming a musician which he once expressed. He could still achieve that dream and make his own life in the city. He was encouraged to forget about their home in Jeju for it is no longer theirs. 

Right after their move, Daegyeong and Daegeun were enrolled into a prestigious high school which neither twin liked. A year and a half in Cheongnam High and another tragedy hit the family. This time it was something the twins just couldn’t brush off or forget… They lost both parents in a car accident. They both left Cheongnam and since no one really knew who the twins were, no one really cared what happened to them.

A few years later, Daegyeong debuted as part of a five member band that was said to take the whole county by a storm. However, since his training days, Daegyeong had met with many trials but his twin brother stuck to his side and supported him... It was his twin brother Daegun that made his dream come true. 

For a couple of years now, Daegyeong maintained his career and managed to keep his life outside work private as well, meanwhile, Daegun was living his own dream of becoming an investigative journalist. 

It was not a known fact back in high school that Daegyeong has an identical twin brother named Daegeun who also attended Cheongnam High. They were both against transferring to the prominent high school and often played pranks on kids and teachers they didn’t like. They got away with it because no one was really paying attention that there were two of them, as ridiculous as it may sound. They made it a point not to be seen together, making themselves unnoticeable just the way they intended. It also helped that they were never in the same class. 

People who suspected and attempted to get them in trouble usually ended up confused because the twins always had an alibi… They committed many small crimes in Cheongnam, a world of its own where the weak and unsuspecting could be chewed up and spit out without them even knowing. But the twins manipulated their situation and made their own world where they are the only beings that existed. They didn’t mind that the outside world didn’t know them…

When their parents died, they left Cheongnam and carried on with their life without looking back. Daegeun was older and always felt responsible for Daegyeong. Daegeun was completely heartbroken after their parents death and made it his goal in life to take care of his twin brother. He made sure that Daegyeong was able to train with the top entertainment agency, following up on the other twin’s dream of becoming an artist… 

Daegeun never told Daegyeong how he managed to get his brother into auditions, etc. He would do anything for his twin as Daegyeong is the only family he has left… 

After a few years of blood and sweat invested on Daegyeong’s training, success finally came through and Daegyeong debuted. And somehow, Daegeun managed to get their land back from their greedy relatives not necessarily by playing fair. The twins learned that there is no such thing as playing fair at a very young age. Playing fair is for the weak. 

While Daegyeong became Axl, Daegeun worked as a freelance photographer, supporting his twin whenever he could and whenever he is needed. During his work as a photographer, he encountered people that are dangerous and had kept files of them which he thought he’d use in the future… Politicians, celebrities, big people whose names they can’t afford to be tainted… Daegeun managed to keep files of them for his and his brother’s benefits. 

When Daegeun mysteriously disappeared, Daegyeong was lost and he didn’t know who to call or what to do... Secrectly living the dorm he lived in with his band members, he went through his brother’s stuff in their small home in Seoul and found out some disturbing information connected to some ring that he knew existed... 

Daegyeong also learned that his twin brother kept hundreds of photos of people the other was watching. He decided that he will find his brother and he will get to the bottom of the truth. However, he can’t just quit being an idol as he is tied to his contract... He realized he will have to play the game like he and Daegeun always did... And this time he will have to play both his and his twin’s part...     i

ROMANTIC HISTORY: Daegyeong never really had a chance to date or be in a long term relationship. He was busy building his career and taking things back from their greedy relatives... 

PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS: His only relationship is with his twin and best friend, Daegeun.

THOUGHTS ON LOVE: …

HEALTH

PHOBIA(S): None, clinically.

HANDICAP(S): None.

MENTAL DISEASE(S): Depression, anxiety.

PHYSICAL DISEASE(S): None.

PREDISPOSITION(S): N/A.

[vee-thebee]

i keep having new feelings surrounding my granddad’s death.

he’s only been gone a year and a half. but i thought i’d come to terms with everything. i guess i hadn’t.

we had to move into his old house. he owned the place and when he died he gave over ownership to my dad and my aunt. due to reasons i’m sure i’ll share once i’m done being angry about it and can actually talk about it without my hands starting to shake, we had to leave our old home. we’re still adjusting to going from a tiny little rural town to literally the largest city in the state, but we’re managing well enough. we’re liking it a lot better out here anyway.

but it’s little things. like how the routine-oriented man wore a rut into the kitchen tiles that we’re struggling to clean out. or how the squirrels and the birds come up to the sliding glass every morning, waiting for someone to throw out bread crusts from their toast. maybe it’s the tree in the back yard that i remembered being so tiny it needed chicken wire to protect it now standing tall and proud. i think a family of robins have moved into it.

most recently it’s the oranges, though.

my granddad would always send us a huge crate of florida oranges every december. we loved them. we loved the day that the oranges came in because they were hard to get that time of year in our little town. that was such a constant when i was younger. before he was gone.

two christmases without the oranges. two decembers. the first december was harder than the second. the second was hard, but not nearly as bad as the first. after all—he’d barely been gone three weeks by the time the new year rolled in that first one.

my parents picked up some mandarin oranges at the store the other day. i’ve been eating them like a madman—they’re easy to peel since the peels practically fall off.

but i noticed my thumbnail had stained orange from the peels. and there i was again—13 years old, tearing open a florida orange in the kitchen. courtesy of my wonderful granddad who was blind as a bat but healthy as could be; my strong granddad who could turn a pen by touch and sound alone as long as his son glued the blanks for him, the man who walked to the YMCA and swam three miles every day right until he died, who would take a daily stroll rain or shine or snow.

the memories hit harder now that i’m in his home.

i dunno. just missing him, i guess.

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𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑺𝑯𝑬𝑬𝑻

𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 !

FULL  NAME.     Belinda Rose O’Connor NICKNAME.   B, Belle, Belley (Raven only), Linda, Lindy (Brook only), Linda-Rose (Tier only), Rose, Rosie (very rarely), Roisin, Blossom (Jenna only), Rosa (Freesia only) GENDER.    Cis woman HEIGHT. 5’5” AGE. 22 in main verse ZODIAC.   virgo SPOKEN  LANGUAGES. English, Irish, Spanish, French, ASL. Some knowledge of Latin, Korean, Mandarin, Creole, Hebrew.

𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 !

HAIR  COLOR.    Dark brown-black EYE  COLOR.    Dark brown SKIN  TONE.    21. BODY  TYPE.   Rose has to be careful not to build too much noticeable muscle, but she can more than hold her own in a fight. She looks like she plays soccer for fun - strong legs, decent arms, rock-solid core, but not the deeply specialized physique of someone who plays soccer professionally. VOICE.    When it’s just her, Rose’s voice is a little lower than average, a hint of gravel, a hint of humor. When she deals with official gang issues, it’s lower and rougher. When she’s Belinda, It’s higher, softer, and coated in ice. DOMINANT  HAND.    left POSTURE.    Shoulders loose, hands in her pockets, feet shoulder-width apart, an easy grin. Belinda is much more rigid, frozen - shoulders back, chin tipped slightly higher than necessary, hands together either in front of or behind her, heels together. SCARS.    A very faint line on her right shoulder next to her roses, scarring across knuckles from fights, scars from skinning her knees regularly, a bullet wound in her left hip, a mostly faded scar under her left eye from the first street fight she was ever in. TATTOOS.    Roses on her shoulders and collar bone, dragonfly wings on her back between her shoulder blades, a pair of scythes on her right forearm with one blade at her wrist and the other at her elbow and the handles running parallel, a black feather wrapped around her left middle finger. BIRTHMARKS.    A small, lighter spot about the size of a bean on her back, a little above her right hip. MOST  NOTICEABLE  FEATURE(S).   Eyes - they’re much more perceptive than most people. Can be unsettling to people trying to lie or hide something.

𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 !

PLACE  OF  BIRTH.   Georgetown, DC HOMETOWN.   DC SIBLINGS. Branwen “Raven” O’Connor, older sister, deceased. Brooklyn O’Connor, younger sister. PARENTS.   Ardal O’Connor, father, deceased. Sarika Misra-O’Connor, mother.

𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 !

OCCUPATION.   Professional Congressional Lobbyist. Leader of a gang. CURRENT  RESIDENCE.  O’Connor estate, Palisades. CLOSE  FRIENDS.   The Twins, Freesia, Iris. She’s varying levels of close with all of the Reapers, but those are her closest. Lu. RELATIONSHIP  STATUS.  In a committed relationship with Jennalynn Cameron / Devin O’Neill. FINANCIAL  STATUS.     Trust fund baby you can trust me DRIVER’S  LICENSE.  Yes, and motorcycle license, which gets much more use. CRIMINAL  RECORD.   Nothing official - but there’s a nameless file that gets all of the Reapers’ activities, up to and including destruction of property, assault, battery, attempted murder, theft, robbery, unlicensed ownership of a weapon, obstruction of justice, etc etc etc. VICES.   Caffeine, in the worst way.

𝐬𝐞𝐱 & 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 !

SEXUAL  ORIENTATION. bisexual PREFERRED  EMOTIONAL  ROLE.submissive |  dominant  | switch. PREFERRED  SEXUAL  ROLE.    submissive  | dominant|  switch. LIBIDO.    Low - she’s chronically, almost dangerously sleep deprived and is often faced with the worst of humanity. TURN  ONS.    Her girlfriend. TURN  OFFS.     Men with power. Men abusing power. Bigotry of any sense. Unnecessary violence. LOVE  LANGUAGE.  Quality time. She has so little of it to spare, every second means so much. RELATIONSHIP  TENDENCIES.    She’s stayed out of serious relationships since her first one was so very unhealthy - the double life hasn’t helped, either. Jenna’s been the only exception. She tries to keep her lives separate, and she hates spending time with the upper class she’s from, which doesn’t exactly lead to healthy relationships.

𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 !

CHARACTER’S  THEME  SONG.   Woman, by Kesha HOBBIES  TO  PASS TIME. L m a o MENTAL  ILLNESSES. Mild PTSD, dysthymia. LEFT  OR  RIGHT  BRAINED.     Left-brained PHOBIAS. Her fears are well and truly rooted in reality. Mostly about the hell that would follow for her girls if her double life was discovered. SELF  CONFIDENCE  LEVEL.  Fairly high, but not something she’s conscious of. She’s capable of so much, only because she can’t afford not to be. VULNERABILITIES.   Brook, Daisy, Jenna, the rest of the Reapers, in that order.

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What is currently fashionable for men?

Supreme Arabic Hoodie

One of the standout pieces from Supreme‘s Spring 2012 collection is this red pullover with Arabic writing on the front in white. Not sure what it says but what I do know is that I’m buying it when it drops later this week. The entire supreme hoodie arabic collection’s set to drop in the New York, Los Angeles and London shops beginning February 23, and the Japan locations on February 25. Online availability will be offered starting March 

Edit: hat-tip from Maria Al-Sabah on Twitter — “Pronounced ‘Sobhan’, it usually is said as “Sobhan Allah”, meaning hallelujah. Sobhan alone really doesn’t mean anything.”

The Best Classic Sports Cars Under $20K

Sometimes, new isn’t always better. And if timing and luck are on your side, you could really hit a home run by picking up one of these best sports cars under 20k at bargain prices. They’re iconic, they’re timeless, and they’ll still turn heads of car enthusiasts no matter where you go. If we had $20,000 to play with and were in the market for a car, these are the ones we’d go after.

And when looking to buy a used car, remember to double check everything before making a purchase. Observe the car for any obvious or hidden damage, and ask for full ownership and service histories. And don’t forget to run the CarFax. For an idea on what to look out for, check out Harry Metcalfe’s advice.

Check out our favorite classics under $20,000 below.

As the summer’s winding down, there’s still time to get in one or two BBQs before we put on our pea coats.  Put the burgers on the grill and relax on the patio with your family and friends and talk about how fast the summer went by.  When you have dead Presidents to burn, you’re not going to light up just any cigar.

How about you go with a cigar company that is known for making exclusive high-end smokes catering to collectors.  Gurkha is the company known for their “Black Dragon” which was released in 2006.  There were only five case available and came in a hand-carved camel bone box.  The price?  A not-so shabby $1,150 each.  Not per case, people.  It was by each case and when one case has 100 world's most expensive cigar, we did the difficult math and figured out that it cost $115,000 per case.

Nestled within the captivating Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, Al Maha, a Luxury Desert Resort in Dubai, emerges as a beacon of opulence and exclusivity. Just an hour’s drive from the vibrant city of Dubai and an hour-and-a-half from Abu Dhabi, this hidden gem offers a unique blend of luxury, sustainability, and awe-inspiring desert landscapes. In this Conde Nast Review, we unravel the distinctive features, accommodations, dining experiences, and activities that make Al Maha a must-visit destination for those seeking an unparalleled escape.

The culinary journey at the Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah Riyadh transcends borders Luxurious Oasis in Riyadh that range from the chic Joud Lounge to the exclusive Asir Lounge, which offers mixology and cigars with a view, each space is crafted for a sophisticated dining experience. La Brasserie Cafe focuses on specialty teas, coffee, and desserts, while the contemporary La Brasserie offers a multi-cuisine feast. The Globe, located in the spectacular golden sphere atop Al Faisaliah Tower, provides a unique dining sensation with panoramic views of the city.

Bugatti Residences by Binghatti Rises in Dubai

Bugatti, a name synonymous with fast luxury cars, has entered into a partnership with Emirati developer Binghatti to build its first-ever branded luxury residential building in the heart of Dubai. The Bugatti Residences by Binghatti was revealed last May 24th at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.

To be constructed in the financial district of the city’s Business Bay area, the Bugatti Residences Dubai by Binghatti offers access to Dubai’s key highways, Sheikh Zayed Road, and Al Khail Road. Its location is 10 minutes away from Downtown Dubai, 15 minutes from Dubai International Airport, and 25 minutes from Dubai Marina.

The 42-story tower banks on the rich and diverse creative heritage of both brands. The Bugatti Residences by Binghatti project takes the oasis and the French Riviera as inspirations to bring the residences to life with a distinctive organically flowing sculpted façade and well-appointed interiors.

The Bugatti Residences will have 171 2-4 bedroom Riviera Mansions and 11 Sky Mansion Penthouses, with each one getting its own bespoke layouts, floor-to-ceiling windows, high ceilings, and open-plan living spaces. The luxury residences will also offer amenities that include a Riviera-inspired beach, private pool, jacuzzi spa, fitness club, chef’s table, private valet, private members club, two garage-to-penthouse car elevators, and bespoke chauffeur, butler, bodyguard, and concierge services

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By AEDAS Architects & Co

The Mandarin Grand Oriental Marrakech Hotel & Business Center with its rooftop pools overlooking the ocher city, what else

Abu Dhabi partial ownership, up to 40% why not, and also how do we go about that business center, I am proposing that it is not one of those structures that you built and wait for tenants

We have to have a roster of renowned corporations at hand for atleast a third of it before it is even built, for its 2nd third

Another third is the business center itself so that functions with space leases and exhibit floors, conference rooms so forth, the first third, easier to access

And there's business to do in Morocco, in North Africa and in Africa as a whole for these corporations

Where we might be scratching the surface of the importance of the Mandarin Grand Oriental Marrakech hotel and business center, it can very well become the place to do big business in all of Africa

Something that is made straightforward by making it also a business club, for the remaining top third, that is also a hotel with executive hotel suites and business lounges

Whether in the end one of the towers is a hotel and the other one is solely a business center, it remains to be seen, but the fact that they are 2 same structures side by side offers a lot of potential

Or Mandarin says no no these are identical structures with the hotels in the top third, the permanent corporate leases in the 2nd third, and the business centers in the first third

Whichever providing that we have that exclusive business club that can be not only useful for Morocco, but also for Africa and for the world

And it is a bet, yes it's a beautiful hotel, a technological marvel those facades when we think of it, and top notch business center, but that business club can be atleast if not more valuable than all of it, because of the annual volume of business done there

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Account Manager China job at GetYourGuide Hong-Kong

With 400+ employees from 50+ nationalities, GetYourGuide is on a mission to turn trips into amazing experiences by helping Customers discover and book the best things to do in a destination. From its founding in 2009, GetYourGuide has grown to be the world's largest online platform for booking travel tours, attractions, and activities. Following our great success in Europe, we are now looking to build a Sales team in the Greater China region. With our small but mighty team already on the ground in Hong Kong, we are looking for you help them develop Hong Kong and South Korea.

Why work with us?

Grow with a large degree of freedom; set your own goals and how to achieve them by having full ownership and responsibility from day one

Join a strong company culture where we live and breathe our core values: learning, clarity, passion, positivity, and commitment

Live the life of our customers by experiencing amazing products in many countries and improving our products for yourself

Travel to top destinations in your region on a monthly basis

Be an integral part of the company’s growth and a key player in our Hong Kong entity

Work in an international team with varied experience levels where you are constantly learning and growing

Innovate within a fun and exciting industry and work in one of its technology leaders

And more:

Virtual Share Program

Fruits and snacks in the office

Individual Medical Plan

Team Events twice a year

What will you be doing?

As an Account Manager you will have complete ownership of your destinations and their performance from the very beginning.  

You will use metrics such as revenue growth, product inventory and quality, and customer satisfaction to evaluate performance.

You will manage the entire sales funnel from start to finish: generating leads, acquiring and onboarding partners, negotiating with key attractions and tours in the region, getting the best conditions for these products in mobile bookings, commission, availability, price, and last-minute bookings among other things, closing the deal, and communicating post-deal.

You will be the point person for knowledge about your market landscape by staying on top of the latest tourism trends and competition.  

You will have a constant presence in the field, stepping into the shoes of our customers and discovering their pain points, implementing solutions, and working closely with our suppliers to test new ideas that will wow our customers.   

You should establish a good contact with tourism boards and other important players in the travel industry and constantly be present at trade fairs etc.

You will step into our customer’s shoes and experience the adventure for yourself! One day you could be standing at the Great Wall in Beijing or on the Observation Deck of Shanghai Tower.

Qualities we look for:

Sales passionate: You have a strong passion for sales and a minimum of 1-2 years experience (within the following industries is a big plus: travel/e-commerce or tourism/online industry), and can demonstrate you are a natural salesperson through your relationship-building and negotiation skills.  In addition to a passion for sales, you also have a passion for the travel and tourism industry and want to help us change the tourism landscape in Beijing and Shanghai.

Tenacity: You see challenges as opportunities and have an inner drive to succeed.  You enjoy overcoming objections and closing deals with challenging clients. You are dedicated to following-through and have a proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets.  

Data-driven: You use data to inform your decisions and are always looking for the numbers to back up your claims.

Innovation: You seek to work smarter.  You are creative and think outside the box when faced with a challenge. You develop and push yourself, taking calculated risks to learn quickly and without fear of failing.

Confidence: You can turn a no into a yes with your solution-oriented nature and your knack for persuasion. You have the natural ability to establish and build great business relationships with clients.

Positive: You have a can-do attitude which spreads positivity to those around you. You are energetic and motivated to do your best in every project you take on.  

Culture and Relationship: You can embrace and be adaptable to different cultures internally in GetYourGuide and externally with suppliers in your responsible markets. Be exceptional in creating strong and sustainable relationships.

Languages: You can speak English and Mandarin fluently.

StartUp Jobs Asia - Startup Jobs in Singapore , Malaysia , HongKong ,Thailand from http://www.startupjobs.asia/job/36942-account-manager-china-business-development-job-at-getyourguide-hong-kong

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Gen Z - Airbnb’s Fastest Growing Market for Experiences in Asia Pacific

Airbnb has announced that customers aged 24 and below, or Generation Z as they are called, comprise its fastest growing guest segment for Airbnb Experiences in Asia Pacific, with Generation Z guest bookings in Thailand specifically growing by 228% year-on-year. Airbnb currently offers more than 40,000 Experiences around the world today, with over 8,000 in Asia Pacific. The company launched three new Experiences categories this year alone, expanding its collection of unique travel experiences with Airbnb Adventures, Airbnb Animal Experiences, and Airbnb Cooking Experiences. Perhaps not surprisingly, and confirmed by the latest Airbnb data, the most-booked experience categories by Gen Z guests in Thailand involve food - with two of the top three Experiences learning to cook Thai food, and the top spot a city and food tour. Across the region, Bali, Tokyo, Kyoto, Seoul and Sydney rank amongst the top five Airbnb Experiences hotspots for Gen Z travellers. The most-booked Experience categories by Gen Z guests in Asia Pacific include Sports and Nature Experiences, Cooking and Food & Drink Experiences, Entertainment Experiences and Arts and Culture Experiences. “Travelers today want unique, memorable experiences and that’s what we deliver. The rapid growth of Gen Zs booking Airbnb Experiences reflects how this new generation actively seeks a different form of travel,” said Parin Mehta, Managing Director for Airbnb Experiences, Asia Pacific. “We see this manifesting three-fold: firstly, Gen Zs are driven by a new experience-led economy where they place greater value on experiences over ownership. They are also traveling more than the generations before them, and finding ways to make travel a significant part of their lifestyle. Lastly, they have a deep understanding of how technology can transform the way they travel and know to turn to platforms like Airbnb for the unique and authentic experiences they want.”

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Last week, many felt that a line was crossed when the Instagram account of a new restaurant in New York City’s West Village, called Lucky Lee’s, purported to serve a “clean” version of American Chinese food, sans MSG and the supposed “oily,” “salty,” and “icky” feeling with which American Chinese food leaves you. Owner Arielle Haspel argued to Eater NY that the concept “celebrated” Chinese food, but positioned Lee’s version of it in contrast to the Chinese-American food developed over decades to cater to, well, American palates: “I made some tweaks so I would be able to eat it and my friends and other people would be able to eat it,” Haspel said. “There are very few American-Chinese places as mindful about the quality of ingredients as we are.” She has since apologized. But the controversy has made clear a divide over the co-option of the term “lucky” by modern restaurateurs, and brings into question its relevance in Chinese food culture.

Perhaps Haspel could have been more mindful of her restaurant’s name, too. Lee is the first name of owner Haspel’s husband, and they are both Jewish American. As Esther Tseng pointed out in an Eater NY op-ed, “It does not signal respect when Haspel uses her non-Asian husband’s first name in her alliterative branding in a manner that suggests Chinese ownership.”

“Lucky” is a common word used in Chinese restaurant names in the U.S., likely coming into prominence in the early 20th century, as restaurant owners tried to grow beyond their all-Chinese clientele and chose names that were Western equivalents, instead of transliterated versions, of their business names. It’s now ubiquitous enough that its use is an almost-immediate signal to diners that it’s a Chinese restaurant. That shorthand is so pervasive that it’s increasingly common among white owners of Chinese restaurants, some of them controversial: Andrew Zimmern’s Lucky Cricket, Gordon Ramsay’s upcoming Lucky Cat, and Jacob Hadjigeorgis’s Lucky Pickle Dumpling Company, in addition to Lucky Lee’s.

For many Asian Americans, a white business owner cherry-picking parts of Chinese culture for their own version of Chinese food can feel like it’s poking fun at longstanding traditions: In an interview that started the appropriation conversation surrounding Zimmern’s Chinese concept, the celebrity chef responded to questions about appropriation by noting the restaurant sold shirts printed with “Get Lucky” on the back. “It is interesting that all these people think it’s clever and funny to refer back to these classic tropes, and no, it’s not, it’s stupid and it’s not even that clever,” said Diane Chang, a Brooklyn-based personal chef and caterer of Po-Po’s. “When I read about [Lucky Lee’s] I was like, ‘Why is she trying to convey that feeling that you’re going to an old takeout place, but then you’re getting this other experience that is purporting to be better for you?’”

Chinese restaurateurs, especially in earlier generations, often give their businesses auspicious names based on beliefs dating back to antiquity. The word “lucky” holds deep meaning and significance in traditional Chinese belief systems. The Chinese character 福, or “fu” in Mandarin, can be translated as “luck,” “prosperity,” or “fortune”; anyone who might want to bless their restaurant with success might use the word luck, or something symbolic of it. In a 2016 Washington Post survey of Chinese restaurant names in America, “lucky” and “fortune” appear prominently in the word cloud, as does “fu,” albeit less frequently. (When transliterated from Cantonese, “fu” is actually spelled “fuk,” which is probably why it’s not in too many names stateside.) These words figure into many Chinese restaurant names, as do other traditional Chinese auspices of good luck, such as bamboo (symbolic of strength and resilience), jade (which represents 11 Confucian values of virtue), and the number eight (which sounds similar to a word meaning wealth or fortune).

“I just think good fortune and auspiciousness is essential to every aspect of Asian culture,” said Danielle Chang, founder of Lucky Rice, a lifestyle brand that hosts the Lucky Chow dining event series. She explained that luck is intertwined with everyday living in China, and has a strong connection to food. “Back in the days when China was primarily an agricultural society, praying for a good harvest — much of that has to do with good luck, like the amount of rainfall you get, and so on. So it’s tied to the harvest,” she said.

Chang doesn’t think that the full meaning of “fu” is very well understood in the United States. There is often hidden meaning and wordplay in Chinese restaurant names, she notes, even in how they’re written. Traditional Chinese characters can be written with an intricate combination of strokes that are considered beautiful to the eye, including those for “luck” and “happiness.” “That’s part of the beauty of Chinese language,” she said. “Everything is a pictograph and has all these different connotations.”

There is also a trio of deities known as the “three stars,” which are fu, lu, and shou (roughly “luck,” “status,” and “longevity”); combined, they represent cultural values about success. In fact, “fu lu shou” was the Chinese name of Cecilia Chiang’s pioneering San Francisco Chinese restaurant, the Mandarin. It isn’t so unusual for restaurants to have different English and Chinese names — “the Mandarin” was perhaps much more salient for a non-Chinese American audience because it called out the fact that the restaurant specialized in Northern Chinese cuisine at a time and place where that wasn’t the norm. (Place-specific names have always been common for American Chinese restaurants, too — Nom Wah refers to Southern China, which its cuisine is based on, says its owner, Wilson Tang.)

Restaurant owners would also find that use of words like “Lucky” drew in non-Asian customers, growing restaurants’ consumer base. As John Jung, a professor emeritus in psychology and a historian of Chinese-American history, writes in Sweet and Sour: Life in Chinese Family Restaurants, Chinese restaurant owners courted tourists “with remodeled restaurants designed with a stereotypical Oriental motif both inside and outside” as early as 1900. In addition to decor, they’d attract non-Chinese customers, who would struggle to remember transliterated Chinese names, by selecting restaurant names “that evoked images of the exotic Orient to appeal to Westerners’ romantic images of China.”

However, by the mid-20th century, changing conditions in both countries saw a shift. When Mao Zedong and his People’s Republic of China party took power in 1949, the country was declared an atheist state; as part of the Cultural Revolution he led, social values were upended, ancient religions were banned, and traditional Chinese pictographic characters were simplified to fewer strokes. Meanwhile, in the U.S., Jung writes that “as non-Chinese customers became better acquainted with Chinese names and more tolerant toward Chinese culture, it became fashionable after 1950 to return to Chinese names.”

That leaves the “lucky” name with a smack of old-timeyness, but there are still plenty of them — American-Chinese restaurants often don’t change names when a new owner takes over, for consistency’s sake. In other cases, restaurant owners might lean in on the “lucky” name to intentionally create a sense of nostalgia; many of the new restaurants from non-Chinese owners employ it alongside a cheeky, retro feel to their decor and branding. Think old-fashioned poster art or cigarette labels with women in Mandarin dresses, old Chinese newspapers, or Tiki bar aesthetics. Nostalgia is a big ticket in U.S. restaurants today: It’s the secret sauce in everything from dishes to decor to cocktails at such esteemed restaurants as the Grill and Rocco Dispirito’s new Standard Grill, both in New York.

For Chinese restaurant owners, many might look to the example of Nom Wah Tea Parlor, a restaurant in its 99th year of existence in New York City’s Chinatown; it hasn’t modernized its look. Perhaps for many non-Chinese restaurant owners, “lucky” evokes an era of Chinese restaurants that they grew up in. But Chinese restaurants stateside are evolving and expanding, and these nostalgic sensibilities can feel like an inaccurate representation of where the cuisine stands today. Coming from high-profile restauranteurs like Gordon Ramsay and Andrew Zimmern, who are already immensely popular — and powerful — it can look like the spotlight is in all the wrong places.

And when the food at a pricey restaurant from non-Chinese owners isn’t even very good — even the rice isn’t cooked properly, as Soleil Ho noted of Lucky Cricket, and as Gothamist observed of Lucky Lee’s — yet the restaurant proclaims that it’s “saving” people from “horseshit” Chinese food (as in Zimmern’s case) or from “icky” and “bloated” feelings afterward (as in Haspel’s case), well, that can zap any intended fun out of the experience. In other words, it can leave you with an “icky” feeling.

Danielle Chang says she’s noticed the word really cross over to non-Asian restaurant owners in recent years, citing Lucky Bee, a now-shuttered New York City Thai restaurant. She thinks that David Chang’s Momofuku, which from Japanese translates to “Lucky Peach” (also the name of its former magazine) and its mainstream success may have something to do with it. For her, using the word “lucky” in her company name was a way to bridge cultures. She thinks of it as fun and universal — something that everyone can grasp to some extent.

This all goes to say that the associations of “lucky” may be generational, and have everything to do with where you’re coming from. Today, there are plenty of young people who want to shake up that sense of old-fashioned branding when it comes to Chinese food. Diane Chang named her business Po-Po’s, which translates to “grandma’s” in Mandarin. “I couldn’t think of a better name because that’s why I started cooking, it’s a tribute to my grandma and her recipes,” she said. She was well aware of the confusion and unfortunate connotations that the name might cause for an American audience — the results when you Google “eating po-po’s” are unsavory — but she felt it best represented her.

“To this day I still have to explain whenever I call in orders, but for me, it was like, why should I bend with a quirky, cute name, because that’s just not me,” she said. She’s come to embrace the confusion, owning it with a smile when people mistakenly call her “po-po” thinking it’s her name. And on the flip side, she describes the warm feeling of familiarity as a “secret handshake” when people understand the meaning.

Rich Ho, chef-owner of the Taiwanese noodle soup restaurant Ho Foods, can relate to the confusion with vendors, because his restaurant sounds similar to “Whole Foods” — then, there’s the other, slang usage of “ho.” But he thinks his restaurant’s name is evocative of its clean, pared-down aesthetic, and it’s a sort of “dad joke” that it sounds like Whole Foods.

Growing up, Ho says he was made fun of a lot for his last name, even, he thinks, by his fourth grade teacher. But he’s come to embrace the name with pride. “At the end of the day it’s my name, and it’s just an Asian name and I’m proud of it, so I’m not gonna change it.”

Whereas earlier Chinese restaurants tended to stick with contrived Chinese restaurant names for mass branding’s sake, these relatively young, American-born business owners are picking names that are personal to them, despite the confusion or so-called negative connotations they may provoke for a Western audience. As Jung wrote, “Changes in the characteristics of Chinese restaurant names occurred over time provide a barometer of the acceptance of the restaurants in the larger society.”

In the end, it’s not so much the nomenclature as the superior marketing positioning that’s problematic for these white-owned Chinese restaurants today. One need not understand all the nuances to enjoy something. But there are layers of complexity in the “lucky” terminology, and meanings and generational attitudes evolve. And as a young group of Chinese Americans fights an uphill battle to be seen amid the stereotypes associated with their culture, they may be more inclined to leave “lucky” behind.

• How Lucky Lee’s Could Have Gotten an ‘American Chinese’ Restaurant Right [ENY] • Gordon Ramsay Hit Back at Criticism of His ‘Vibrant Asian Eating House’ [ELON]

Cathy Erway is the author of The Food of Taiwan: Recipes From the Beautiful Island, The Art of Eating In: How I Learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove, and the host of the Heritage Radio Network podcast Eat Your Words and the upcoming podcast Self Evident. Emily Chu is an illustrator and visual artist from Edmonton, AB, Canada. Editor: Erin DeJesus

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FULL NAME: marian elizabeth hawke. the first two spoken in unison are not unlike a horrible, unparalled, cream-of-the-crop curseword to her. you can thank leandra for it NICKNAME/S: hawke, champion, chuckles AGE: 25 (beginning of act 1) / 35 (inquisition) / 37 (trespasser). BIRTHDAY:  august 20th. ETHNIC GROUP: french-chinese. NATIONALITY: fereldan. LANGUAGE/S: common tongue, mandarin, french. SEXUAL ORIENTATION: bisexual. ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: biromantic. RELATIONSHIP STATUS: verse dependent. single by default, though she has a sexual history with certain companions back in kirkwall. CLASS: that girl with enough riches to bless the rains down in africa but her lifestyle and personal choices say otherwise.  HOMETOWN / AREA: lothering, ferelden ------- birthplace unknown. CURRENT HOME: kirkwall. PROFESSION: a legend laid to rest. an ex-member of the red iron. before kirkwall, she and her father were travelling bards, sent on missions to spy and collect information. and sometimes kill.

PHYSICAL.

HAIR: black, silken, always messy yet somehow still in place. EYES: white-blue. striking. monolids with medium-length lashes. usually clouded with dark, smoky makeup. NOSE: low nose bridge, sticking prominently from her face; rounded tip, flat nostrils. mixture of the “greek” and “mongolian” types.  FACE: sharp, square jawline, sloping gently to the chin. high cheekbones, plush cheeks. riddled with freckles. one beauty mark sitting on the curve of her upper lip. a scar also runs through her left eyebrow; bar fight, 9:32.  LIPS: thick, dark, and rounded. upper and lower lips are the same thickness. little to no cupid’s bow. always chapped, sometimes with bloody patches from where she chews the skin. a light pink in color beneath her lipstick.  COMPLEXION: very light in tone, scattered with small freckles and moles all over the body. burns easy. nose + cheeks + ears turn red in the slightest chill. itchy in winter.  BLEMISHES: what’s the occasional stress pimple at age 35? SCARS: a whole body littered with ‘em, mostly odds and ends, scratches and divots. the most prominent is the long, dipping scar along her abdomen where the arishok skewered her on his blade. some are also self-inflicted.  TATTOOS: unspecified red heraldry on her left bicep.  HEIGHT: 5′11 WEIGHT: 169 lbs. BUILD: tall and very much pear-shaped. slight shoulders that drop to a medium chest, padded ribs, plush belly, wide hips, breakneck thighs, strong calves. it becomes more noticeable in her older age (inquisition verse +). she was slimmer throughout DA2, more toned in the biceps and abdomen, though her stomach was never perfectly flat and her hips were never small.  ALLERGIES: none. she’d love to say she’s allergic to cats just so anders will leave her the fuck alone. sadly not the case. USUAL HAIRSTYLE: short, uneven and choppy throughout DA2; easy to work with on those busy days of airing out everyone’s laundry. fairly outgrown by inquisition, all the layers having grown to relatively the same length. drops to her mid-back. she’s chopped her bangs to be more straight-across, but sometimes she lets them grow out to the familiar wisps that hang in her eyes. USUAL EXPRESSION: something sardonic and roguish. a slack, cocky smirk that never quite makes a smile. catty eyes and arched brows always make for more of an intimidating look, even when she’s not being particularly harmful.  USUAL CLOTHING: rogue champion armor during excursions and other heavy quests. otherwise, usually seen in the typical assassin’s mantle on any given day in kirkwall where there’s no immediate threat to her life beyond a few bandits. skyhold was different; a cold-as-shit wakeup call to remind her of what she both missed and hated about ferelden. she arrived in a long, form-fitting, fur-hooded coat with dark pants and boots underneath, cinched at the waist with her father’s old belt and other carry-on packs.

PSYCHOLOGY.

FEAR/S: spiders, open waters, drowning, her own magic, her failure to protect the ones she loves.  ASPIRATION/S: to help those who need it most. to protect the little people who don’t get a say. to find balance within herself.  POSITIVE TRAITS: funny, charming, resourceful, intelligent, helpful, trustworthy, loyal/doting if in a good, committed relationship. NEGATIVE TRAITS: aggressive, undependable, irresponsible, self-hating, self-mutilating, cynical, manipulative, gossipy, has been known to make misogynistic and casually racist comments (no actual slurs, but follows stereotypes). she’s grown a bit more conscientious by end of act 3 / inquisition times, but she’s not perfectly correct just yet. MBTI: infp. ZODIAC: leo. TEMPERAMENT: choleric; aggressive, passionate, and leader-like. SOUL TYPE/S: leader ( 14 ) hunter ( 12 ) creator ( 12 ) ANIMAL: dragon. VICE/S: smoking,  excessive drinking, hypersexuality.  FAITH: it’s difficult. she denies andrastian faith for the harm that’s come of it, but believes more in ... certain forces of nature, somewhat. for instance: the wind is a woman who doesn’t like her, hence why it turns her cheeks red in the cold. it’s a bit of a joke to her either way. GHOSTS? yes. AFTERLIFE? she believes that the dead do ... something, somewhere. she believes they can be contacted through direct prayer ---- not through andraste ---- and that their spirits watch over the ones they left behind.  REINCARNATION? yes, but you don’t get a choice on what to be next. ALIENS? nah. POLITICAL ALIGNMENT: fuck the big hats, religion is used as an excuse to oppress, kill the corrupt, find justice in vengeance.  ECONOMIC PREFERENCE: all the money in the world could not make her happy. SOCIOPOLITICAL POSITION: n/a. EDUCATION LEVEL:  home-schooled, as far as actual “schooling” goes; she’s multilingual and knows how to read and write, let’s put it that way. she was also trained by her father, a jack of all trades, in knife-wielding and lute-playing. 

FAMILY.

FATHER: deceased; died of a natural illness before the fifth blight. she was closer to him than anyone else and competed for his attention constantly. he taught her everything about his culture, or at least what he chose to believe in, and she held up to it more than her other two siblings.  MOTHER: deceased; killed by the blood mage quentin. their relationship was very strained. even though hawke resented her mother, she was still very struck by the grotesque manner of her death, and took it as a personal failure to protect. was more a matter of pride than heartbreak.  SIBLING/S: carver and bethany hawke; both deceased. hawke was particularly closer to carver, who was denied his father’s attention between quests with marian and training bethany, but the border between them ---- carver believing much less in their father and the culture he brought ---- consistently threw them into arguments. bethany was better about it. she got along with both her parents equally, and thus was more agreeable with her big sister. EXTENDED FAMILY: uncle gamlen, her cousin charade, and her cousin amell.  NAME MEANING/S: variant of marion, a french diminutive form of marie, which is derived from the hebrew miryām, a name of debated meaning. many believe it to mean "sea of bitterness" or "sea of sorrow." however, some sources cite the alternative definitions of "rebellion," "wished-for child," and "mistress or lady of the sea." HISTORICAL CONNECTION: n/a.

FAVORITES.

BOOK: Hard In Hightown.  MOVIE: she’ll say Wayne’s World, but in reality, it’s P.S. I Love You. 5 SONGS:  rich / the yeah yeah yeah’s, dreams so real / metric, juicebox / the strokes, elastic heart / sia, the wreckoning / boomkat DEITY:  her father. MONTH: august. SEASON: autumn. PLACE: lothering.  WEATHER: warm and red-skied. SOUND: someone talking to her while she falls asleep. SCENT/S: hickory burning in the firepit - wind in the grime of her hair - wine on her breath - smoke on her clothes.  TASTE/S: the spice of cooked meat - the sweetness of chocolate cake - peaches and cream in spring - creek water in lothering - blood on her lower lip - metal in her lungs.  FEEL/S: dirt clotting under her nails - tightness in her chest - eyes straining into the distance - sweat in her father’s boots - magic like fire under her skin - the worn grip of a reliable dagger - the silk of her sheets - a well-ridden climax. ANIMAL/S: dogs, bunnies & reptiles.  NUMBER: 1. COLOR: shades of red.

EXTRA.

TALENTS: domination, persuasion, stealth, flirtation, adaptation / singing and lute-playing / knife-wielding and trap-setting. she can master almost anything she tries; jill of all trades, just like her father. BAD AT: magic, deadlines, loyalty within contract, social correctness, self-restraint, prayer upkeep, physical upkeep, empathy for the unjust, respecting personal spaces, self-healing. TURN-ONS: strength, consensual aggression, rebellious behavior, wrists in knots, somewhere public, someone sweet, someone mean, someone who loves her, someone who hates her. TURN-OFFS: sappiness, bigotry, religion, unwanted hands, pick-up lines from gross men, condescension, ownership.  HOBBIES: eating and drinking. mostly eating. TROPES: alpha bitch, biker babe, black widow, cool big sis, daddy’s girl, dragon woman, lady in red, the lady’s favor, samus is a girl AESTHETIC TAGS: DRAMATIC TIMING & GOOD HAIR.

FC INFO.

MAIN FC/S: mylene jampanoi. ALT FC/S: chloe bennet, mostly used in something more teenagery. OLDER FC/S: none YOUNGER FC/S: none VOICE CLAIM/S: jo wyatt. GENDERBENT FC/S: fuck off with ye

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