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Maikel Tromp a bira
empleado di luna di Hospital

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Den port”, entre otro, y nunca el a WHAT I LEARNED FROM COCA COLA. Did you know that under the slogan Share a Coke,
su funcion como “Medewerker spera di ricibi e titulo y honor di the soft drink giant is now making personalized cans and bottles? On a recent trip to Target I noticed
Opname”, Maikel Tromp sem- ta empleado di luna di hospital. a huge display, front and center, with the entire alphabet of names from Ann and Andrew to Jimmy
per ta demostra trankilidad, and Sara, you name it, even exotic, ethnic names, printed on the red and silver aluminum or plastic,
pasenshi y semper ta pone e El a haya un bon sorpresa; with further personalization such as VIP, Sis, Best Friends, Trendsetter, Better-Half, Mom, Dad and
pashent na prome luga, e tin un pasobra aunke semper e ta duna Everyone, Bro, Legend and Bestie, also available. Did that elevate the simple act of drinking a sweet
bon relacion cu su coleganan y, di su parti y ta gusta su tra- and sticky Coke into a more fun experience, you betcha! Coke will be organizing special events
en realidad, e ta e cara di e de- bao nunca el a spera di worde this summer in which consumers will be able to personalize two Coke mini cans, one to keep and
partamento di Admision. Elaine nombra empleado di luna. one to share, across the USA, because as their website promises: This year, Coke found more ways
Geerman, Manager “Facturatie El a comenta cu e ta kere cu to spread happiness! What’s impressive is how we all buy into that fictional reality, and how Coke
en debiteurenbeheer & regis- “opname” ta su ultimo stacion found the courage and the determination to shamelessly save its business empire despite explicit
tratie” ta su hefe y tabata hopi prome cu e baha cu pensioen. evidence that ingesting its products leads to obesity and diabetes. I searched the Coke name bank
contento cu a nombr’e como and did not find mine. I think I am going to sue them on the basis of discrimination, unfair and unjust
Empleado di Luna di Mei 2015. Tromp ta conta cu el a ex- treatment to minorities.
perencia hopi cambio positivo THE OPENING OF THE PARMIGIANI ART GALLERY. Parmigiani Fleurier is a Swiss watch
Maikel Tromp ta trahando na den tur su añanan di servicio, brand of exceptional complexity and craftsmanship. It has recently made the Atlantic crossing land-
Hospital for di aña 1976 y na no- pero e lo solamente experen- ing in the USA, where the watchmaker opened an office in an art gallery, located in the Art District
vember e ta haci 38 aña den ser- cia un dos aña y mey mas di in Miami, Florida, on 39th street. We attended the festive opening this week, drank wine, posed for
vicio di comunidad. El a traha e proceso grandi di renoba- press pictures, mingled with clients and art lovers. It is a fun and novel idea, to pair an office of a
como “operator”, den “medisch cion y expansion di hospital. luxury item with an art gallery showcasing the work of David Hayes, an artist who passes away in
archief” y den “buitentrans- 2013. But first about the watch: The brand was established by Michel Parmigiani, an expert watch-
Elaine Geerman a splica cu maker himself, in the town of Fleurier, Switzerland, with the idea of restoring the value of Swiss
Maikel a worde nomina algun watch making art as heritage. The company has been making beautiful, immensely complicated
tempo atras, como cu ademas timepieces since then. Recently three decades of good work paid off when Parmigiani Fleurier won
di e caracteristicanan cu el a the European Watch of the Year Award, in the Women’s category with its Tonda 1950s with a Mother
menciona caba, e ta un colega of Pearl dial and 84 diamonds. As we speak, Parmigiani is talking to a number of top retailers in
dushi pa traha cune, y tambe Aruba in order to introduce the watches, here, soon. The company has always been associated with
tabata e motor tras di e grupo art, yachting, and sports cars and its partnership with upscale pursuits has helped the brand attract
di Carnaval HospiJollies, pues super-discerning customers. Meanwhile, at the office, David Hayes’ exhibition focuses on the cre-
tambe ta duna di su parti den ative process, showcasing the artist’s maquettes, his studies, which led to the creation of art pieces
su oranan despues di trabao displayed side by side with the welded and painted steel sculptures. I really recommend visiting
pa cu e parti social di hospital. the new Art District in Miami. As you know, good food gravitates to a neighborhood defined by art
and fashion. We had delightful dinner at the Wynwood Kitchen and Bar, within the complex of the
Polis a bay check ora Pickup Wynwood Walls recently visited by an Aruban delegation. I hope they were inspired by the informal
a dal den palo di mata graffiti, and realized that art is the trailblazer of urban revival. We dined on crazy abundant tapas
and delicious drinks!!
ORANJESTAD (AAN): Ora un accidente socede, hasta ora bo dal THE ART AND DESIGN DISTRICTS. Years ago, a hotelier friend drove me at night through Col-
den mata, ta bo deber of deber di testigonan pa yama Polis. E ta lins Avenue, and past the ocean front Lummus Park, in South Beach, Miami, telling me I was look-
valido pa tur hende. Diasabra marduga riba caminda di Sombre, ing at the future. All I could see through the tinted glass windows of his car were small nondescript,
e chauffeur di un Chevrolet S-10 pickup bayendo pariba, a baha square and squat old buildings with peeling paint and ancient people sitting in their rocking chairs
caminda na su man drechi y dal frontal cu un troncon di mata. E on long balconies. I couldn’t understand why anyone would pay as much as they allegedly did, for
palo di mata ta basta duro y kibra e Pickup. Pa ora polis a yega ya those run-down buildings, I guess I don’t have the forward vision of fashion icon Versace, enter-
e chauffeur a bandona e lugar lagando e Pickup atras su so. tainer Madonna, or hotelier Ian Schrager. You guessed, I was looking at SoBe which immediately
after my midnight tour turned into the glittery and trendy capital of fashion and fun, with overrated
hotel room rates, and expensive through-the-roof dinner checks. Fast forward to 2015: I just com-
pleted a tour of the Design District in Miami and am asking myself the same questions, where was
I when all this development transpired? I really recommend visiting the Design District, with the
most outstanding fashion stores in the universe. What propelled all the CEOs of all the luxury brands
in the world to come together and invest billions the way they did in that forgotten few city blocks
in the north-east of Miami, including 1st and 2nd avenue? And when I say ALL, I mean ALL, they
are all there including Christian Louboutin, Cartier, Celine, Louis Vuitton, Dior Homme and Prada,
Rolex, Hermes, Berluti and many more. Apparently, it started fifteen years ago with the vision of
one real estate developer, Miami native Craig Robins, who spun his dream of art, dining and luxury
retail, globally. The LVMH brands were the first to recognize his vision, and the rest is history, in
a pedestrian-friendly environment, light-years away from the typical malls we learned to worship.
The new building’s architecture is amazing, and we parked under a Fly¹s Eye Dome at the entrance
to the underground parking garage, leading to the wow Paradise Plaza. We ate lunch at Michael’s
Genuine Food & Drink, which has been opened at that same spot since 2007, and offers a great menu
on the patio in the shade, or in much-needed air-conditioning. I appreciated when I read that the
neighborhood became the first LEED ND Gold Certified project in Miami Dade County and only
the 33rd in the entire United States, which means they are also super environmentally friendly!
GONE AND IMMEDIATELY FORGOTTEN. The former general manager of the Radisson Aru-
ba Resort Casino & Spa got a promotion, he was whisked away to Minnesota to the corporate office,
to a place blessed by −60 °F (−51 °C) temperatures during the winter months. So what did he do to
deserve such punishment, you’re asking? He joined the resort at a difficult time, inheriting the job
from a totalitarian, and slightly despotic leader. It worked in his favor, because then immediately
his opinionated, direct nature and inherent informality was construed as friendly and easy going.
Of course, with some exceptions, the French will always be elegant, the Dutch frugal, the Israeli
prickly, and the Germans exact! South-Africans, besides being enthusiastic sport lovers, will always
also believe in the so-called natural order of things, with men in starring roles, and women in sup-
portive ones. And along the same lines, some hierarchy from within, with less valuable members of
the working class VS. a more valuable elite inner circle. So here you have it. He cut costs like crazy,
made the resort look good on paper. Lucked out with the closing of the Aruba Westin, having been
handed lots of group business, making the resort look good, on paper. Wearing other people’s feath-
ers regularly, made him look good, on paper. Exercising the executive committee and encouraging
employees to lose weight, made everyone look good, not just on paper. Today, we’re on to the next
chapter, with Hilton clearly visible on the horizon and meanwhile a caretaking general manager,
and a veteran of hospitality in helping run the Grande Dame, Bob Holland, who as his resume states
is an Independent Hospitality Professional with extensive Operations, Openings/Acquisitions, and
Repositioning Experience. So far, so good. RC@visitaruba.com