Tropicana Magazine Nov-Dec 2018 #121: Festive Frivolities

EDITOR’S NOTE It’s the time of the year when that old refrain, “Where has the year gone?”, is being asked by everyone. For some, the end of the year can’t come soon enough, and for others it heralds the festive season and fresh beginnings. While we hurtle into the last two months of the year, let’s take a few moments to think about what an intriguing year it’s been. The end of year is a celebratory time for many with children home from or on holiday from school, and the planning of annual year-end trips. For those celebrating Christmas, preparations will soon begin – parties planned, gifts chosen, beautiful clothes bought, delicious dinners prepared or booked, and invitations accepted. With that in mind, we bring you an issue filled with fun, good food, glittery fashion and featuring remarkable people who pursued their dreams to great success. Husband-and-wife team Hew Yit Fun and Alison Chen, the power couple behind Stone De Art, purveyors of fine marble, talked to us about how they started their now-flourishing business and the challenges they overcame. Sticking to your ideals and hard work is an unbeatable formula and it has certainly worked for them. This month’s Game Changer focuses on a pair of Asian stars who are rocking the Hollywood boat – the talented and gorgeous Gemma Chan and Henry Golding. Yes, we’re a bit biased as Henry is one of our own; but the entire cast did phenomenally well, and Crazy Rich Asians will always be remembered as the best rom-com of <strong>2018</strong>. This issue’s The Swing focuses on the courses on the emerald isle of Ireland, which boasts more than 300 courses! The Cookbook is to focuses on Finnish cuisine, which has become part of the New Nordic food movement and is all about clean flavours, local produce and fish; and we discover a British-Ghanaian architect making waves with his avant garde designs. To end, we would like to wish everyone a very happy end to the year and here’s to a tremendous year ahead! The <strong>Tropicana</strong> Editorial Team Let The Festivities Begin 1 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER <strong>2018</strong> | TM