OFF THE VINE: Warning: man with a sense of humour on the loose in HK

<p>It's not often that Vine stumbles across someone in the industry </p><p>who is not just brutally honest, but genuinely amusing with it. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>And we are proud to annouce that we have found someone who fits this </p><p>description - the affable Vijay Verghese, publisher and editor of </p><p>Holiday Asia. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Admittedly, we've always had a soft spot for Vijay, inspired largely by </p><p>his endearing habit of announcing himself over the telephone by howling </p><p>like a dog. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>(And while you're here, Veej, get your girl to call my girl and maybe we </p><p>could do lunch in January if we have matching windows in our Palm </p><p>Pilots, okay yah?) </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Anyway. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Those of you who have been closely tracking the fortunes of Holiday Asia </p><p>will be pleased to know that it has finally launched its own website, </p><p>which you can find at www.holiday-asia.com </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Vine knows this not just because Vine is extraordinarily clever, but </p><p>also because Vijay sent us an email. We'll share it with you: </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>"Send this email on to 10 friends today and you will win, I regret to </p><p>say, absolutely nothing," Vijay enthused."If you don't, I shall turn up </p><p>at your door and show you my entire collection of excruciatingly dull </p><p>and pointless photo albums." </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Vine suspects that that last bit might actually be true. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>