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nside our double issue for this Fall we feature cover
personality, Jet Sison, who is not simply flying from
her humble beginnings towards a soaring success but that still lacks
Iis breaking through traditional real estate investments mainstream representation.
with her innovative approach as President and founder of Building entrepreneurs of the future is an avenue by
Capital Holdings, Inc., while juggling family with livelihood. which these Asian women can traverse as every generation
We segue towards marriage and family and question has unique challenges when it comes to the ‘new’ economy.
how heightened emotions and challenging issues when we Worldwide, the landscape of the world we now live in has
least expect it are brought to fore in the presence of children. been changing so rapidly, that merely keeping up and finding
Should a couple ever fight in front of the children? If so, what the “right” way to go about living in this terrain is a puzzling
are the right things to keep in mind so that it is a learning paradigm.
experience and not damaging to the marriage and family? As our contributing writer based in the UK, Gilda
Another aspect of family comes with a Glass Half Dionela emphasizes the fact that rivers are the witnesses
Fil, Naiia Lajoie who hails from Montreal, Canada. An of civilization. Thames is the river she rivets from and in
accomplished, multi faceted artist in the midst of Hollywood, painstaking detail, recounts how this relationship between
she got her start on the Spike TV series, Blue Mountain State. bodies of water and human evolution is as real now as it was
Speaking of art, Bangkok’s final art exhibition installment eons ago.
for 2018 highlighted Lois –Nicolas Darbon who is renowned My time and space to introduce our readers to the
for his portraits of iconic pop figures. His take is on famous contents of this dual issue has come to pass… I now pass on
luxury brand logos and fashion-inspired artworks. Besides the baton of readership to you, yes, you who is now reading
creating art on canvas, Darbon has worked with some of along. It is a banquet, feast on.
the world's biggest fashion brands on bespoke illustration
projects and digital campaigns, making
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