http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-07-20T13:54:15Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/10/6/113642/514 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/fruit_sculpture.jpg">It's Friday so we thought we'd lighten the mood a little with some bizarre news from the hotel world. Enter: Styrofoam Art in Gadong. Hasn't anyone told those folks in Brunei that Styrofoam isn't exactly PC anymore? <p> To the <a href="http://www.southtravels.com/asia/brunei/therizquninternationalhotel/index.html"><b>Rizqun International Hotel's</b></a> credit, they showcase not only Styrofoam art, but fruit art as well. Self-taught artiste Chagat bin Saban has gotten quite the rep here for his work which creates a "pleasant ambiance for customers." Well it certainly provides something to talk about: <p> <blockquote><p>"All you need is be creative and know how to handle the sculpturing knives. You must also have interest in the art, otherwise you will get bored," he said. <p> Using knives Courtney 2006-10-06T13:01:42-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/