It was unusual invite from my friend, Connie, who works at Raffles the Plaza, to come for a very special, very uber excluslive party hosted by some Italian group called Deluxe together the Raffles Group...and which would feature Earth, Wind and Fire! It was black tie so I had to hustle my tux over to the hotel after work, head over to the Padang for the Bull Run and then back to the spa there for a quick wash up and change. It was certainly something special when I hit the venue with what seemed to be some serious planning involved. Indian bhangra band to usher in the crowd, super high end jewelery exhibit in the pre-function area, champange and lots of interesting company! Franck and Trisha, Anastasia and her cousin was at our table, as did Gerard and his wife, Chris Guy Harrison, Arthur Tay and his wife....a very interesting and elite mix indeed. The ballroom was cut into a third for the dinner which featured fantastic second growth wines, exclusive bubbly, wagyu beef....wow...they really pulled out the stops here! The tables were a unusual kidney shape seating 7 which gave everyone a great view of the fashion show by Givenchy.....and when the stumptious dinner was over, we were ushered into the other two thirds of the room where everyone had their own sofa seat to catch Earth Wind and Fire up close and personal! Boogie Wonderland indeed!!!! There was also a cool Zonda and the Merc DTM on display as well as a more excellent wine! How cool can it be???? Well....Feli and me headed off to the farewell of her collegue Ching Wyin at St James after that and I swear we got better service cause of my tux! All in all....a super smashing nite out on the town guys! It really shows how good a party can get with some thought and planning as well as a nice big budget!
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