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EVENTS /// PROFILES /// FOOD /// GADGETS /// PLACES<br />
WORLD GOURMET FESTIVAL<br />
5-11 SEP BANGKOK<br />
The Four Seasons Hotel will once<br />
again host this annual Gourmet<br />
Festival, where world-renowned<br />
chefs will cook up sumptuous feasts<br />
and divulge their cooking tips by way<br />
of intimate cooking classes.<br />
Tel: +66 (2) 126 8866.<br />
27 SEP-5 OCT<br />
NINE EMPEROR GODS FESTIVAL<br />
PENANG<br />
Be amazed as death-defying stunts like fi re<br />
walking ceremonies are showcased during the<br />
festival and watch devotees release numerous<br />
colourful fl oats into the sea.<br />
006<br />
Chef Ivo Adam,<br />
Seven Ascona<br />
Restaurant,<br />
Switzerland<br />
DON’T<br />
MISS<br />
15 -20 SEP<br />
QIANTANG<br />
RIVER TIDAL<br />
BORE WATCHING<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
HANGZHOU<br />
Watch prosurfers<br />
ride the<br />
massive waves<br />
when the annual<br />
tidal bore hits<br />
the Qiantang<br />
river, coinciding<br />
with the Mid-<br />
Autumn Festival.<br />
FIVB WORLD<br />
GRAND PRIX FINALS<br />
24-28 AUG, MACAU<br />
Catch the exhilarating fi nals of the<br />
women’s volleyball World Grand<br />
Prix held at the prodigious Macau<br />
East Asian Games Dome.<br />
Details at sport.gov.mo<br />
BOOK NOW<br />
UBUD WRITERS &<br />
READERS FESTIVAL<br />
5-9 OCT, BALI<br />
Get intimate with 80<br />
international writers, including<br />
American writer Alice Sebold, as<br />
they converge to inspire in the<br />
name of literary expression.<br />
HONG KONG CRICKET<br />
SIXES <strong>2011</strong><br />
29-30 OCT, HONG KONG<br />
Cheer on your favourite of the<br />
eight teams as they compete at<br />
the Kowloon Cricket Club. Details<br />
at hkca.cricket.org<br />
Vocado from Sweden<br />
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL<br />
A CAPPELLA FESTIVAL<br />
1-30 OCT, SINGAPORE<br />
This month-long festival will<br />
feature a cappella groups from<br />
around the world.<br />
IMAGES: MACAU SPORT DEVELOPMENT BOARD (FIVB WORLD GRAND PRIX FINALS), GRANT MACINTYRE (UBUD WRITERS AND<br />
READERS FESTIVAL), STANLEY LUK (HONG KONG CRICKET SIXES <strong>2011</strong>), ALEX SASSARAK (VOCADO)