I am Engaged!!!

Its been ages since I updated my blog...work has been totally nuts with our opening looming....but a fantastic new exciting chapter in my life has begun! I am officially ENGAGED!!! Yes....we went off to Sydney and then went over to visit Godpa Clive...and that first night in his quaint house with the beautiful garden, I went on my knees and asked my darling Sylvia to marry me...and she accepted!!! My nites on the town will never be the same....now there will be the two of us to share our days...and nights!

Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

One of the most special nites out on the town happend to me last week. I was invited to the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy 5th Annivrsary Gala Dinner at the Shangri-La Hotel and got hijacked by a friend to join her table as her dad was not attending. Next thing you know, I end up at the front table hosted by none other than our Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean!!! We were feet away from the stage listening to our founding father, Lee Kuan Yew take questions from the audience and his insight on everything from China to the world economic crisis! Amazing!!! And what more, talking to DPM, we realize we are both Man U fan's (he studied in Manchester!) and had similar opinions on the Man U Vs Arsenal match we both caught!!! This was not just small talk but to soccer fans chatting about the Beautiful Game! Only difference is that one fan was a humble manager in a resort...and the other was the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore!!!!! I could not believe what a night out on the town it turned out to be!!!

The New Paper Story

At Ivan's request...we decided to support him with the interview in The New Paper which came out on 29 Sep....Couples that support different Premiership Teams??? Hahaha! Just a good laugh indeed! I am sure after we watch the game at Peppermint Park at St James and Man U whoop Arsenal's butt...it will be a great nite out on the town (though I am not sure what it will be back home in bed.....)!

The Premiership......Begins!

Here we go! A choice...a big night out on the town at Velvet's Anniversary or a night with the the lads from Chelsea, Aston Villa, Arsenal.....and my beloved Manchester United! Why does both good things have to happen on the same night???? Drat! Well...its really no contest.......

Felipe Massa

I have always been a great F1 Grand Prix fan...the whole excitement of the ultimate in motor sports...man and machine pushing themselves to the limits of human endurance and the pinicle of technological excellence....as well as the glam parties and ultimate in deal making as you sip champagne and have a big night out. Then reality strikes...that these hero's I watch....who ride carry the flag of the Prancing Horse.....also participate in one of the most dangerous sports in the world. A whole mix of speed and unpredictability.....anything can happen. And last weekend.....it did..to Filipe Massa. My fav driver on track and one of the best drivers in the championship....a horrible accident....Thank God there does not seem to be any brain damage but equally worrying is the possiblity of injury to his eye.....Our hopes and prayers are with you Felipe......I hope and pray you recover fully and look forward to seeing you flying down the track in my beloved Ferrari soon! Forza Ferrari....

Michelle and Adrian's Wedding

It was the wedding of the season! My good friend Adrian and Michelle were finally going to tie the knot after all this time. Adrian has been a good buddy of mine for some years now and I am so glad that he finally realized that Michelle was the right one for him! A great nite out on the town was expected and eventually had by eyeryone at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Most of the lads turned up...Edward Tan, Franck M....Bobby H and his brother in-law Sam.....Dr Chan as well as Caroline Lam and Hawking.....and of course the bride and groom! It was a massive wedding with more than 80 tables so they kindly also arranged for cardboard stand in's for friends who wanted to take pictures with them! How thoughtfull! Congrats Bro! Hope you have many many years of happiness and health!

Mambo Mambo Nites with the Entertainment Crew

Wednesday nights are Mambo nights out on the town. A time honored tradition for young and old, local or foreign, gay or straight....its a time to sign dance to Square Rooms and Walk Like A Egyptian....to have one too many shots of Sex on the Beach...and to just let your hair down! Well...after weeks of working hard...the department decided to take a much deserved break in the middle of the week and introduce our new colleagues to what is Zouk's Mambo Jambo! Jason, Gregg, Skip....Cat....and also some of the maketing team such as Rosemary, Stephen and company swung into Members for a great night of fellowship and fun! We had the kind lads from Red Bull and BeamGlobal who also dropped in so we had more than our fair share of Russian Standard and Red Bull coupled with loads of shots! Now lets just see if Gregg actually incorporates the moves he saw on the dance floor into Universal Studios Singapore! That would really be so Singaporean!!!

Quintessentially.....at KPO

It was the soft launch of new watering hole KPO and the guys from Q were celebrating their first yar anniversary. Naturally Anastasia had invited me down to join in with the revelry on what promised to be a big night out. Well....went down with my new colleague Heidi Huang who will be the manager of our Maxims Tower ....the 6-star, all-suite, invite-only hotel we are building at Resorts World. Had a interesting time catching up with the lads like Edward...and of course Gary and Caroline were there but could not make it too late as I was really exhausted by 10 pm! Man...I think I am seriously getting old! Oh! It also happened to be Anastasia's birthday! Happy BIRTHDAY GIRL! Hope you had a good one!

Tampines Rovers Vs North Queensland Fury

Sasi and the guys at The Red Card had arranged for a friendly match between Tampines Rovers vs the North Queensland Fury down at the Jalan Besar Stadium....and the highlight of the match was supposed to be Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler! As we dropped in just before the match, we missed him at the meet and greet...so ended up playing "guess the soccer superstar" amongst the ang-mo's running around the pitch only to find that he didn't even play! However we had the chance to meet a couple of our local soccer stars from yesterday....Fandi, David Lee....Lim Tong Hai....and of course a couple of the current ones like Amos and Sasi (dont know if you can call him current!!! Hahahaha!). We had to leave before the end of the game which saw the local boys win it 1 - ZIP!!! Serves Fowler right for not turning up for his night out on the town!

It was the start to a soccer based weekend with us being invited to catch the FA Cup with Chelsea beating Everton 2 - 1. International logistics company GAC was one of the broadcast sponsors so they had a dinner going on and of course we were invited. Swung down with Sylvia to catcht he game in my new car and since I could not drink.....she did the drinking for me! Ronnie and his team were great host and a good time was had by all especially getting to meet Vivian Anderson.....one time Manchester United and also Arsenal player! A very good nite out on the town indeed!

On the Road Again!

Yes! Our fine team from Universal Studios Singapore hit the road again to continue with their much publicised Audition Tour. Continuing onwards on our second leg, we now will visit Brisbane, Sydney and then back to Manila, Hong Kong and ending up in Singapore. We have found a truckloads of talents in all the countries that we have visited with a really warm reception from all involved! Of course, this has also led to a few interesting nites out on the town by the team...only thing is that I am not on the tour too! (Which makes someone near and dear very happy indeed!)

Well...if you do know of anyone with some talent, do check out our website at www.rwsentosa.com and come down for the auditions!!!!