Wednesday, November 18, 2009

The Pearl Princess and her Pinctada Pad

Although most readers of this blog recognise Paspaley as synonymous with South Sea pearls, the Paspaleys have their hands in loads of ventures from wine, to livestock, and even five-star, pearl-inspired hotels.

The Pinctada Cable Beach Resort in the Kimberley is the vision of pearl princess Marilynne Paspaley, who intends the establishment to be the first of several. The resort has only been in operation for a half year, but has already been honoured with two awards.

I’ve not yet sojourned in the pad so I hesitate to comment on the amenities, but with suites named Master Pearler and studios named Shinju Garden and Shinju Pool, the pad seems fit for pearlers staying in Broome.

What’s the point of this? Diversification. If their diversification pays well, pearl sales can slow, yet the organisation may continue to grow. But if the diversification fails, then the bigger they are, the harder . . .

14 comments:

bigbag said...

Be warned dear professor I hear this hotel is a Ruse to draw you to stay,I have heard they have back of the head scanners to catch you out,You may be found dead in your pillowtop bed clutching your vegemite sandwich.Greeks have long memories

Olga said...

Oh Hi, Buck Nacre(a.k.a. bigbag).

drinkman said...

Bucky, whats the obssession with vegemite and more important ,what the hell is vegemite?

Buck Nacre said...

bigbag is not Buck. Buck writes much better than that. Google to find out what Vegemite is.

Z.E. said...

The South Sea pearl market is rather dry right now although I bought up a storm of beading grade pearls on eBay recently to make some nice things for charity auctions here and gifts for my female relatives in Indonesia that somehow lack the appreciation for the finer Paspaley pearls anyway.

Anonymous said...

vegemite=yeast. So the prof's got a yeast problem.

Anonymous said...

is that why the back of his head looks like that? he's been eating thrush in a jar for god's sake...

Bosley said...

The Professor tried a diet of Rogaine, but it upset his stomach so he switched to Vegemite and Rice Bubbles. He's feeling better now that he's learned Rogaine is for external application. He's still awaiting visible results, however.

Olga said...

"Bosley said...
The Professor tried a diet of Rogaine, but it upset his stomach so he switched to Vegemite and Rice Bubbles. He's feeling better now that he's learned Rogaine is for external application. He's still awaiting visible results, however."



Really, Buck, you should stick to one alias and your obsession with vegemite is starting to get a little disturbing.

The professor is NOT Australian. He himself admits to buying cheap socks at Walmart. That is a clue. There is no Walmart in Australia. Is it just a beautiful Russian bombshell with a PhD in Astrobiology like me that can figure it out?

Buck Nacre said...

Bosley is Bosley, Buck is Buck, and never the twain shall meet.

Where on the Pearl Professor's blog does he himself say he bought socks at Walmart?

Olga said...

Buck, darling, who is Twain and why will you never meet him/her?

It is in one of last year's comment sections. The professor disclosed his anxiety over not being able to buy cheap socks if all Walmarts were closed down. Am I not correct, Professor? Even President Putin and I discussed your distress at the time. You wouldn't want to call Vladya a liar, would you, lapushka moya? He has a way with doing away with dissent. He picked up more than just how to stare with those oh-so-cold blue eyes when he was KGB. Need I mention Polonium 210?

Buck Nacre said...

Please be specific. Where in last year's comment sections? Give the article and the comment date.

Anonymous said...

I believe he is from South America.

Anonymous said...

He might as well be from the arctic, all I want to know where Olga lives.