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For me BBB was best when on the left hand end, as you entered, it was turned into a small gay disco/bar from where you could watch the guys displaying or the shows on stage if you wished but you could also socialise with the freelancers and their fans who gathered at that end. Kind of a mix of both worlds. I guess that was the 90's.

A very dickensian turn of phrase and also I feel the object of some posters' desire!

Funny that! He also omitted the fact that Tusk said that one of the men had previously been convicted of sabotage.

If your interpretation of this action is correct it wouldn't be required unless a significant number of Chinese were following the government guidelines. This is incompatible with your previous assertion.

I assumed that he didn't ask and that was the reason that the event was described as "Unusual Happening"!

Two Ukrainian citizens who have long worked for Russian intelligence have been identified as the suspects behind two acts of sabotage on Poland's rail network, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said. One of the suspects had already been convicted in absentia of acts of sabotage in Ukraine, Tusk told Poland's parliament. From the BBC and other sources reporting what Donald Tusk actually said. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gknv8nxlzo

Now who could possibly benefit from blowing up one of the major supply lines to Ukraine? Answers on a post card........ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp85g86x0zgo

I never thought that the connection between Old Daddy and Peter RS would end well.

Wow, you should work for the Vietnam Tourist Board, I am thinking of rewriting the itinerary for my next trip!

Wow, that's impressive research and very useful to others. Thanks for sharing. Perhaps this should be pinned and could be updated by others as time goes by. Kind of Wikimassage!

Great Report, look forward to part two!

I use Express and was quite happy with it, but now I wonder what I am missing compared to Nord!

I would say that it is generally a consensus in the entertainment industry that international touring shows do not usually match the standard of the originals for the following reasons. Limitations on Casting/Performers caused by the travel, lower profile and status of touring shows, which also limits the appeal to the best directors, choreographers etc. Set Design and Construction are limited by the need to be made flat packable for transport between venues. The variety of lay outs in different theatres is a negative against creating the staging and audio for a specific theatre and its acoustics etc. etc. Perhaps the shows you saw at the Rajadalai were the exceptions that prove the rule but I doubt it. And no I didn't see those shows either in Bangkok or anywhere else. Not my idea of an evening out. While I am sure that expats attended these shows the contention that the availability of touring versions of such shows will attract middle management to relocate to another country is laughable. Although you state that Singapore and Hong Kong have invested heavily in theatres and travelling shows for just such specific purpose. I can imagine the conversation now: Him "Darling my company want to relocate me to Hong Kong" Her "Do we really have to go?" Him "It will be great, if we go we can get tickets for The Lion King" Her "In that case let's pack our bags now!"

Although I can't speak for the guys at Fresh Boys, a bowl cut looks like someone put an upturned bowl on their head and cut around the bowl, so everything below the lip of the bowl is short or shaved. Seems to be quite a popular style in the last year everywhere.

I thought your point was: to attract expats(not tourists). My point was that expats would probably prefer to see the original rather than touring versions of these shows, and as such they would hardly be a draw to relocate to Singapore or Hong Kong. It's not like saying moving to London/New York gives you access to the variety of London's Theatreland or Broadway and shows with their original casts.