Sunday, March 25, 2007
My first ever Dinner and Dance (D & D) 
D & D was held yesterday at Sheraton Towers, 6.30pm. My mum and I reached there at 6.20pm. we thought we were da early ones but I saw EL, her husband and kid, Slyvia and Uncle Salih, one of da Land Search Clerk.
We went up to Level 2. We had to wait outside Ballroom 1 and 2. There, I saw da lawyers, GCD, MN, TCF and KMP. KMP came up to me, I introduced her to my mum. She commented, "Wow, very young." (refering da term "young" to my mother NOT me) She was with her two daughters. I understand that ELK didnt attend last nite's Dinner & Dance.
Although da Dinner & Dance was at 6.30pm, we had to get sitted by 7.30pm after we had registered. My mum being an expert in these kind of stuffs had emphasize to me many times but as u shld know, I am kinda new to this and my first time so of course, I wanna come early. Heehe.
One by one I saw staffs coming. As usual, I introduced B and J to my mum. Then PW came with her friend. One by one came until da secretary in charge of da registration arrived. Thereafter, we registered. Upon registering we received a door gift. I was 2nd in da line. 1st in line was Slyvia and her guest. I introduced her to my mum. Slyvia commented, "Maria, u're such a nice girl." (Erm, nice girl for bringing my mother?) They shook hands after da comment. After da handshake, my mum and I peeked at da door gift. Ceh! $10 Carrefour voucher!
While waiting for da ballroom door to be opened, I saw LST (da lawyer who is going to take over ELK after da latter resigned). I noticed him and he took notice of me too and he just give me a wave with a smile. I wonder why was he in a hurry for? High tide? Heehe..
By 7.30pm, we were sitted. PW was at a table next to mine. Hers was table number 5. Each table has 10 pple. B and J were at table number 2, I think, or was it number 3? I was sitted at table number 12. Da last table. Muslims tables were number 9, 10, 11 and 12. We were far away from da stage. In my table were, myself, my mum, Uncle Rahman and wife, Kak ZA, ZJ with husband and kid, and Uncle Sabri and wife (Taufik, Hady, Jonathan and da rest of da Singapore Idol finalists will know his wife coz she is a makeup artist. MediaCorp employed her to do makeup for them. She sat beside me so, hehe.. u shld know what was my conversation with her.. *wink*).
At 7.45pm, TBH da big boss came up to stage to give a speech. Usually, it took 15 mins but last nite, his speech was longer! Oh dear. Nevertheless, food was served and we were enjoying it. While all of us were having our delicious food, da showhost began his show.
12 table were divided into 2 teams. Team SINGAPORE (because da theme is Around the World) consists of Table Number 1 (half of da lawyers with 2 of them bringing their guests), Table Number 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7. Team INDIA consists of Table Number 6, table number 8 (da remaining lawyers who didnt bring guests), Table Number 9, 10, 11 and 12.
Da games began. 1st game was to recognize which country da songs that was playing was from. Whoever who wish to give da ans had to run up to da stage and sat on a chair. Whoever is da first to go up to da stage and sit on da chair, got da chance to ans and won gifts. It was offbeatly fun. I enjoyed it.
2nd game was to identify catchphrase or catchword used in a commercial. I cldnt remember most of it but I do remember this slogan: CONNECTING PEOPLE. Da ans >> NOKIA. Hence, I ran up to da stage to ans and gain points for my team. (in fact NONE of my team mates wished to go up to ans - becoz they were enjoying their food, so I grabbed da chance - heh) As I was running up to da stage, I saw KMP's daughter (sitting at table number 1, very near da stage) wanted to run up to da stage too. What did I do? Did I slow down? NO. I overtake her and in 2 secs, I was already at da stage sitting down on a chair.
Da showhost expressed, "Look (pointing at KMP's daughter), she is younger u know. U didnt even want to give chance to younger pple.." (there was laughter at da audience, I laughed too) He continued, "U know, da Americans when pple fart, they will say, ' Pardon Me', when da Europeans fart, they will say, 'Excuse Me', but Singaporeans, they will say 'Not Me.' " I cldnt catch what he meant by that. Did it have something related to me overtaking KMP's daughter? Nevertheless, da showhost asked for da ans and hooray I got myself a gift!
I went back to my table. I checked my handphone becoz my instinct told me that sumone must have given me a text message. I was right. There was one unread message. "U bully KMP's daughter. Monday u will know what happen to u. Wash da toilet after 5.30pm. ;D" That sms was from B, of coz. *smilez*
Da games segment was put on hold for a few minutes as they wanted to announce da lucky draw prizes. I had no luck in da top 10 big prizes. My name was mentioned 3rd for da bottom prizes (which is da consolation prize). I collected another Carrefour voucher worth $20. 25 (Prize number 60th to 26th) 'unlucky' staffs received $20 Carrefour voucher including B. Well, maybe I will have better luck next year. (provided if I am still working in da same company)
3rd game was called 10 secs.. Some sort of boring coz da showhost demonstrated, "This 10 secs game goes like this, if I say bring me women with arm pit hair (all laugh) in 10 secs, u try to get as many as u can. Da more u get, da more points. Understand?" And so after da demonstration, we got da game going. I didnt get up to da stage because in da first round of game number 3, I WAS NOT A MAN who has a family photo in a wallet, second round of game number 3, I DO NOT HAVE more than 3 inch high heel shoe and final round of game number 3, I do not have a family photo in my handphone.
4th game, is a Bollywood style of game. Da showhost picked one "Shah Rukh Khan" from both Singapore and India team. When da "Shah Rukh Khans" were already on da stage, they were informed by da showhost that they had to get a female partner for that game. Well, da "Shah Rukh Khan" from Singapore team picked his own wife, CEL. Da showhost moved his attention to da "Shah Rukh Khan" from India team. He elucidated (another word for 'mentioned') to Uncle Sultan, "Aisey, from far u really look like Shah Rukh Khan but when near u looked like Gengis Khan." As usual laughter was heard. So da showhost asked Uncle Sultan (who was sitted at table number 11 with Uncle Eunos and wife, Uncle Ali, Uncle Salih - land search clerk, Maideen and Nainar), "So Gengis, choose ur partner." Uncle Sultan did not know who to pick so he said to da showhost, "I dun know. U choose for me." Da showhost was shocked and he exclaimed, "I choose for u? Make my job very easy." And guess who he picked? EA!! Hmm, must be becoz on that table (EA was sitted at table number 9 with Kak SM and husband, Uncle Salleh - da peon, Uncle Yusof, EA's bf and Irwan) pointed at her and da showhost somehow happened to be standing next to their table and saw da pointing. EA got saboed ah!! Nevertheless, we on da other tables, gave our loudest applause to support her.
So da 4th game were played and da winner went to Gengis Khan team!! My team!! Team India!! Next game, 5th game was Mandarin tongue twister game. Da showhost had emphasised he wants 4 pple (2 from Singapore team and another 2 from India team) who can speak mandarin to go up on stage. EA got saboed in da earlier game. So for this game, I was saboed!! Table 11 and my table encouraged me to go up on stage. I told them, "I know little bit" but Uncle Sabri said, "It doesnt matter. Just go." And I said to him, "Uncle Sabri, u also know Mandarin, u know better than me. U go la.." Again, he said, "U very young. U better go and enjoy urself. Get exposure. Go! Go! Go!" So I went. I know why they saboed me. My mother all of a sudden went to da ladies so ta da!! Just my luck! Hehehe..
When I was on my way up to da stage, da showhost couldnt believe it. He shockingly said, "I dun believe this! 2 pple from India teams are not chinese but they come up to da stage. Give them a around of applause!" (another 1 from da India team who is not chinese but came up to da stage was Shyla's niece. Her niece took up mandarin as her 2nd language)
//Well, table 6 and table 8 do consist of chinese pple but I had no idea why none of them come up to da stage?//
So da game number 5 began. I was da 1st one to step down coz I forgot da tongue twister. C'mon, it gets longer and longer, how to remember?! Nevertheless, I got myself another gift. Da runner up was Shyla's niece. Wow! Not bad! I must brush up on my mandarin. *evil grin*
Da games again came to pause for another lucky draw prize of number 25th to 11th. Da 6th game, da showhost with his assistants went down to look for 4 best dressed women and 4 best dressed men. Phew! Lucky I didnt dress at my best if not again I have to appear on da stage and perform . . . .
K, da four men had to do 3 types of dance moves.. John Travolta, Alex Toh and Ricky Martin. For da four women, their task "easier" than da men. They had to be sexy!! Yes, da showhost will play a slow seductive song and da women had to do whatever they think is sexy. Da four men were, KL's husband, Alice Yap's bf or husband?, Uncle Sabri and Mr Siew. Winner went to Alice Yap's bf/husband. Runner up >> Uncle Sabri. Da four women were, CGN, Dawn Yeo, Mr Siew's secretary and ZJ. Winner went to Dawn Yeo. ZJ was da runner up. Wow, she sure do know how to be sexy.. *winkz*
Final game, was to sing. Da showhost will play a certain song and anyone had to come up on stage to continue to sing it. So far da lawyer, MK came up to da stage and sang da song, "Oh Carol", he was in my team and won some points for da team. Da other songs kept playing and playing but none want to come up to da stage to continue with da singing as all of them were tired so no one even dared to go up on stage to sing. However, I assumed someone may have saboed these 3 lawyers >> Ida Han, GCD and MN. They sang a mandarin song. I some sort know that song and sang along with them on da table. Heehee..
Then, before we all left, da top 10 prizes were announced. Congratz to ZJ and Dawn Yeo for winning a DVD player each, SPC for winning mp3 players, J for winning a Siemens handphone with camera, Uncle Yusof for winning Sony Ericsson handphone without camera, Uncle Ali for winning $300 cash voucher, Uncle Ahmad for $ 600 cash voucher, Kak MS and Kak SD for winning $250 cash voucher each and da top winner who brought home $1000 cheque.. CONGRATZ to TSL!!!
I did have fun at my very first annual dinner and dance even though I didnt win any big prizes. Before da dinner and dance, I was hoping if I could win mp3 (I wanna a new one - old want can discard hehehe!!) or digital camera (as if!), a handphone and better still $1000 cheque but nah.. dream on!! I did not have da luck! *sad face*
Before we left, da showhost announced da winning team >> HOORAY!!! TEAM INDIA won but only one table out of six table will win a prize to be shared. And da winning table wasnt table number 12!!! Table number 10. Table 1o consists of Shyla and her niece, SU, Kak MS and son and Kak SD and daughter.
At 11pm we left Sheraton Towers. My mum and I waited for my dad to pick us up. He told us to wait at da taxi booth. I wanted to give ZJ and family a lift since they are also staying at da west but I presume they were shy so they rejected my offer. While waiting for my dad to pick us up, I saw MN walking towards us. I introduced her to my mother and MN said to my mother, "Thanks for coming." She then focussed her attention to me and shake my hand and said, "Congratulations". Yup, congratulation for bracing myself up to da stage and "make a fool of myself" hahahaha... We didnt get to chat for long as my dad had arrived.. Oh bother! Nevertheless, we waved goodbye at MN and off we went!! Home sweet home. While on da way home, I received another sms from B, "U like to go to stage so much." I just smiled when I read that. Then another sms came in, "U still tell me yesterday dun sabo u, yet u urself kept going up." So I explained to him abt da mandarin game. I was saboed by da pple at my table and other tables.
Before I end this, let's see if u are a good photographer. I scored a 77, pretty good. Not bad. So, have fun playing this game k.. Good nite..
http://hk.promo.yahoo.com/movie/superman/Stop_Press_Game/index.html
