The Singapore Times Exclusive: THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: ON MY WAY TO BE AN “INFLUENCER”? SAYONORA VIETNAMESE GENTLEMEN
My winning the fixed Singapore Westie of the Year contest was an attempt to make me “a prized commodity” as Bobby Jr. put it. Why I didn’t know.
That spiny black toad incident that nearly sent me to The Land Beyond became a media event in Cambodia. The story was carried on National Television of Cambodia (TVK) and in Toronto on the “ethnic network” known as OMNI on some Cambodian news programme.
Additionally, all networks in Singapore covered the story, as after all, “Cuddlecakes” was a (fabricated) Singaporean West Highland Terrier.
At our last evening at Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf and Spa Resort the hotel’s manager arranged a farewell poolside dinner with an “important guest” the deputy chair of Cambodian Tourist Board (CTB) who offered me a key role in promoting tourism to Siem Reap, specifically Angkor Wat. Bobby Jr., beginning to look very pained, thanked the deputy chair and said some time was required to consider the offer.
The hotel manager proposed naming our suite “Cuddlecake Suite” and that a new house champagne at “Explorer’s Tales”, the hotel’s champagne bar, would have its label feature my picture! Again, Bobby Jr. requested some time to consider the offer.
The manager had brought in a local Khmer dance troupe to entertain us as a post meal treat. What a colourful performance but after its conclusion the cause of Bobby Jr.’s pained face was revealed. Prior to our dinner his mother Madame Fong phoned him to tell him the two Vietnamese Gentleman had been murdered in Haiphong. Someone was on a murder spree and we had just met with all four of the victims!
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