2006 Red Bull F1 Party at Equinox!

It was a much anticipated day for me....the first race of the 2006 F1 Race Season and I was fully anticipating a great nite out on top of the town for the Red Bull Party!!! By the time I got there...it was actually quite packed and was lucky to get a table with a good view.... Well…have been anticipating this for a long time and heard about a gathering organized by my good friend Julian from Red Bull Singapore at Equinox so off I went! Adeline and June came to watch the race with me and Julian turned up just in time! There was also a selection of girls that would represent Red Bull there at the track…and I have to admit I was nearly jealous of the chance to get paddock seats! I wonder if these girls realized what the passes they would receive could mean to a true F1 fan! Oh well…the race was indeed all it was hyped up to be but with no surprise in Renault and Fernando Alonso taking the checkered flag…. Oh…hard core that we were…the four of us trooped over to LIVING ROOM on a Sunday night for a few more drinks! Er….I think the start to a very good week!!!

Polo Black Launch @ Thumper

Believe it or not…not all my nites on the town is totally fun and leisure! There are nites when I do have to work and work hard…and tonite was one of those! As executive producer o my company, I do have to bring home the bacon so to speak and the launch of the latest Polo fragrance, Polo Black, was one of the more interesting shows I not only planned but also choreographed. We did the show at Thumper (as you all can imagine) and had the support of my good friends from Hong Seh Motors with 4 cool Maserati’s including a really cool GrandSport! With the support of Ai Ling, Britta, Stephanie and other T-Model’s as well as the support of my good friend Gerard and his team from Expo AV, we put together a really cool show. Prisca and the Ubersprint team worked hard to make sure the PR aspect of things went of without a hitch and indeed, it was a really cool party where everyone had fun! James Lye, Walter Fernandez, Poh Kay Ping, Giorgio Ferrari, David Furhmann Lim….all the boys with their toys! And guess what….I only have ONE photo of this night!!! Oh well…the show went well at least and only …if only more shows were like this!

Franz Ferdinand Comes To Town!

This has indeed been a year of interesting concerts and getting involved with Midas again with the Franz Ferdinand show at the Indoor Stadium was sure interesting! After taking their production manager, Darren, from Attica to Ministry of Sound and eventually to Zouk and introducing him to Lincoln, I was quite excited about the impending show. I rocked up to SIS at about 6.00 pm. Franz had turned out to be one of the most anticipated shows so far and after getting my friend Jonathan and his crowd into the show to take photos with the boys, we settled down to…..ARGH! When the boys hit the stage and the crowd exploded, all that was left for Michael and myself was to find refuge backstage. The band totally fantastic on stage and the crowd was lapping it up for all it was worth but indeed, I was growing deaf and headed outside to chill and smoke and chat with Cate from the Sony BMG office out of Australia. Come the end of the night, I heard a real funny story of the General Manager of the Inter-Con Hotel where the boys were staying admonishing Alex (the lead singer) about having a seat in the hotel lobby and having a bite to eat! (Apparently, he was none to nice about it while Alex was most apologetic….more woe to him!) So guess what Alex and the boys do??? They stand on stage in front of a sell out 6000 capacity crowd and invite EVERYONE to have a bite with them at the lobby of the Inter-Con after the show and remind them to bring the fantastic local food that the boys have come to love! WOAH!!! Scary man! I could just imagine the chaos that would ensue! After the show, the boys didn’t want to leave their fans waiting and whisked off to the lobby where they signed every autograph in sight with the 300 plus fans that had thronged the unsuspecting lobby and security staff! Hahahaha! That was really funny! Moral of the story…never piss of a pop star! The boys went off for dinner at Indochine Waterfront while I did the advance party to the after show gig at Phuture in Zouk. Man….the Sony people and the recording company were really concerned that the band would not turn up…and as rumors flew about them being seen everywhere else from Momo to not coming at all….no one bothers to listen to the promoters representative that is RIGHT THERE! Anyway, the boys swung in…and the host quickly wished that they didn’t turn up with the chaos that descended. Of course the boys quick did their thing and was very polite about it before deciding that it was “their quiet time” and to much ruckus, we legged it to the last venue of the night that had been expecting us…Thumper (as USUAL I hear my regular readers moan!) Suffice to say, the boys had a fantastic time! It was not as much a circus as when the Black Eye Peas visited but none the less, it was a good time. Adeline came down with her good friend June and staff Chloe who I quickly introduced around. All our Midas team was around like Liz Tong and Stephen Gough…David Chin was in action, Pakistan cricket legend and ESPN host Wasim Akram, Alethea and her girls….and in the end, the boys took to the stage and banged out some fun percussions much to the shock and surprise of the band and management of Thumper! What a LONG nite out on the town!

BackSteet Theatre and Dream Boys....

Man…I am really backdated in my blog…so much has happened and so many nits out on the town…so lets see what I can do to compress the past weeks into something more manageable….. Backstreet Boys! Well…the boys or rather should I say…men…were in town for a sell out show at the SIS and your truly was up to his eyeballs with them. The concert went well though as usual, I spent most of the night outside the venue. They belted out all their usual hits and after the show, off we went to Indochine Forbidden City to party the night away! Dream Theatre

Two days later…..it was time for something more unusual….the esoteric rocking sounds of some of the best guitars in the business…. Dream Theatre! With a die hard following and songs that went on for 15 minutes, it sure was a interesting evening! Funny thing…not that I spent much time inside the venue again! I think I really must be getting old! So much of nites out on the town with pop stars!

Of Heaven and Hell.....

I think that for this year...my blog should contain more than just entries of my nites out on the town......something meaningfull, something personal, something that will leave a trace of my existance in this world.....

A Royal Wedding

15 Jan 2006 was a really cool day for me. I was invited by His Royal Highness, Tunku Bendahara Johor to his wedding for close personal friends at the Ritz Carlton Hotel here in Singapore. HRH was one of our clients last year being the patron for the Johor Cultural Foundation’s Cultural Extravaganza here featuring Siti Nurhaliza and which our company was appointed personally by him to organize. The night before, he had his formal wedding at the Istana Serene in Johor attended by about 4000 people which included the Prime Minister of Singapore as well as various other leaders from both sides of the causeway so I was quite honored that he had invited me! Anyway, off I went at 8.00 dressed in the dark suite and yellow tie that is the usual for all his functions and upon reaching the Ritz, met Wei Koh who was helping to organize it on his behalf. I was immediately drafted to be the private photographer of the event. Not too long after grabbing my first glass of Coke, I had a call by a surprise friend, Tan U-Jin from Kuala Lumpur! He is an old friend who went to the same school as me (though many years apart) and is one of the hardest party animals that I know! He too was invited for this part of the wedding and was in town for one night only so this was setting up to be a seriously happening night. David Chin swung in wearing traditional Baju Melayu!!! He was the ONLY one in that outfit and caused quite a stir Finally HRH arrived with his wife, Tunku Teh Mazni. This was going to be a small personal affair with only 10 tables or so. As we all were ushered into the ballroom, it was beautifully decked out in a modern theme instead of the usual Malay wedding theme. We quickly got to our seats and dinner was quickly served. Next to me was the General Manager of the Ritz Carlton in Kuala Lumpur as well as popular TV and events host Mahatir. The champagne flowed like water through the night but both U-Jin and myself avoided it as a select group of us had been personally invited by HRH to his suite for the after party. After the dinner, Fendy and his band kept the crowd going and some of the guest even hit the dance floor! It was only at this time that U-Jin and myself availed ourselves to the Moet and soon to the Chivas that was finally out. After most of the bride’s party had left, we then adjourned up to HRH suite for the rest of the night to drink and catch up. We must have made quite a ruckus cause about 4.00 am….we were finally asked to turn the volume down OR ELSE! Dragged U-Jin home in a rather wasted state after canceling our meetings for the next day and called it a night to a otherwise excellent nite out on the town!!

Monday? ....Its a Holiday!!!

Eve of Hari Raya Haji and another public holiday is upon us. After a long weekend….it seems like the party rocks on even on a Monday night out on the town. But tonight is different….tonight one of the most happening DJ’s I know rocks the decks in Zouk….. the S-Man himself, Roger Sanchez!!! Cannot miss this one! The last time I heard him rock the decks in Kuala Lumpur, the room exploded with the energy of this dude! This ability to move a crowd to their feet is just unbelievable! And his type of music, the funky bass, driving rhythms, jumping from classic floor fillers to a new twist on the disco staples of yesterday…just total mayhem! And…of course…I forgot about it until Victor calls and insist that I come on down! Now I know why! Hahahaha!!! Took a nap and headed down to Velvet to hook up with the boys. Karen Hoong from Timber called and headed on down, expected Boon to call but he had to head back to the office to make more money designing buildings! Fiona was there as well as Don and June….and for some strange reason, it became Martini Night! Lychee, Peach, Watermelon, a couple of shots…but generally a painless night! Lincoln swung on by at about 2.00 a.m. and much to his surprise, I was only drinking water!!! Well, this was part of my effort to cut down on the booze and. Totally a good idea in his opinion for 2006! Shelia Chia turned up just before we ran off to catch the S-Man…and of course she joined us! Up to the Members Bar which was PACKED!!! True to our expectations, the music was totally mind blowing! Pop went the Moet!!! and we quickly made our way off to the Main Bar to get the full impact of the tunes! Believe it or not…I actually made my way down to the dance floor! The rest of the night dissolves into blissful tunes from Donna Summer to Bob Sinclair! And mind you….Bob himself will be in Zouk this Friday! The tables have been booked…the wheels are in motion, and the party on Friday night should be ROCKIN!!!

Of Japanese Chicks, Jazz Singers and Crazy Commando's!

Friday night and it the weekend is here! Kelvin was still in town so again after work, we scheduled to meet at his hotel and so off we went to our happy dining ground of San Hoi San in Tiong Baru to re-taste their excellent Deep Fried Noodles with Beef and Prawn Paste Chicken! Yummzzz! Haven’t had that in AGES! We gorged ourselves and since it was his last night in town, we decided to re-visit our happy home ground of Thumper and ended up kidnapping a pretty young Japanese girl from KL that happened to be visiting Singapore! I wish I could remember her name…starts with “A” something…I think, but she proved to be a great sport! Ka-wa-eeeeee neh?

Edwin made an appearance in his black silk shirt….and he says I need a image makeover! Chivas as usual was the drink of choice…and I think we sure did justice to a fair amount of a bottle! Tequila chasers for all a followed and the nite out on the town was in full gear! Clara who sings in the Lobby Lounge of the Goodwood Park and who is good friends with Prisca (who was supposed to turn up but was no where in sight!) swung in for a few and we were well into the drinks when Clarice also turned up…albeit rather late. Come 3 am and the party was rocking! Kelvin called it a night at about 3 am. Not bad for an old foggie like him! Big Kudos to the staff at Thumper that night...they really took excellent care of us!

As the night went on, for some strange reason Clara and me had this drunken urge to head to Zouk at this time and just as we headed off, we met Patrick, my commando friend from NYE. He and a friend of his, Brian, was happily bundled into the cab and off we went to by second home! Clara was a fantastic company that night...and incase you are reading this my dear, thanks for the lift home and do email me so I can send you the pics of you and hour hot friends! Much to our regret, it was nearly closed….but Francis Lau was kind enough to let us get a final round before calling it a well deserved kick-ass night!

ITS a NEW YEAR!!! Party On Dude!

Looks like its a new year.....how time as come and gone! Christmas was nice and quite...just the way it was supposed to be...and New Year...was...well...New Year! Just glad I did not wake up with a huge hangover like so many of my friends! Danny Tenaglia was totally fantastic! That cat can sure move a crowd! As we stood there and bopped and moved to the beat drinking Chivas and Green Tea and staring at Sara's funky leggings....I just hope that this year will be one sure on Kick Ass year! Cheers to ALL! Live life to your fullest....Seize the day!

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Wednesday night was a killer night! It was the 1st Anniversary of T-Models and the plan was for the usual suspects to head straight to Thumper between 8.00 p.m. and 9.00 p.m. When I rocked in, Edwin was already in the house with Dolores in a meeting wish Shay. Jackie and Lionel had also just landed…and soon after Olivia swung in. Lambo Bobby came down and quickly educated Lionel on what Absinth was! Scary! Sunder popped in to make up for leaving me at Balaclava the night before…and soon the party was in good swing! In good order, Ale, Prisca, Bryant and even Jess turned up! Boon and David were busy entertaining! Met this interesting girl called Lydia who was from Starhub and had a thing against Midas! Very strange considering this legal case was before her time. Oh well, I suppose everyone is entitled to their own opinions…As it turned out….everyone that was anyone had come from the Indochine party. Lynette Lim and her husband popped in as well as Jin. Funny that I have known Lynette for ages and now she is Jin’s boss! The free flow of vodka made everyone quite happy! Even Laura Yin turned up! I must say she has filled out very nicely…and Laura being Laura, after saying her usual hello’s…..quickly ran off to flirt with the numerous hot male models in the house! As we mixed and mingled, Alexis and Yanni showed themselves after the fashion show. It was quite a fantastic crowd and everyone was really grooving! I actually hit the wall at about midnight and was about to go home but then I decided to see if I would win that iPod Nano for voting for the most popular model. Man…that iPod Nano is the coolest sexiest thing I have seen since….er…..since….I walked into a sex shop in Lucky Plaza! Wondering around after I bumped into Chris Wilson who was actually going home instead of to Attica! Amazing indeed! Its funny that now we look back, I have known Chris for nearly the past 7 years! How time flies indeed! Roaming around further, I had a few drinks with Wazeem from StarSports. Was happy to crash into Erika Swan and Charmaine Harn who still looks fantastic! Man, I used to have the biggest crush in Charmaine….and she certainly has improved with age! Just as the night wound down, I spotted Boon with a good friend of ours who had one drink way too many….Poor girl! She was utterly smashed! Well, it was 3.00 a.m. and it took an effort for us to haul her cute little ass out the door…and while Boon ran off to get her bags, this young lady happily decided to “let go” right on her own feet…and my shoes! Thank GOD for leather shows man! However, my velvet pants needed dry cleaning immediately! Remind me never to wear velvet pants when I have to take a LONG WALK at 4.00 a.m!

Sometimes the most fun nites out on the town are the ones you don’t plan. Tuesday was one of those nights. After spending most of the day in meetings, I headed down to Suntec city to have a final one with Sunder. We had to explore the feasibility of Fort Canning as a venue for 8000 capacity event. After sorting out our plans, we headed over to Balaclava as usual to catch up with Gerard. He is probably one of the most permanent fixtures in the club. Sunder had to meet another client, Helen, who was with the Australian Trade Commission (I think) and we all trooped in. Gerard snagged us a table and we stated on some beers and wine. It was good to just hang out and learn new things about new people. I must say the meat balls and the sausages as snacks are really happening! However, wine that has a screw cap instead of a cork is quite dubious....Scanning the crowd, it was little surprise to see Maddie, Samantha and Shirley in the crowd together with Steven. Ran off to the toilet and then bumped in to Rudy and Ravi. Rudy was quite intoxicated and poured me double Blacks till he passed out! I must say he is a great friend and can go a little nuts after drinking…but none the less…he is cool! Walked back to my table and guess what? Sunder had thought I had gone off and he and Helen together with Gerard had vacated the premises heading for bak kut teh without me! Man! Am I that easily forgotten? Anyway, was cool that William and Lawrence also turned up for drinks with some other friends and we had a good time catching up about the industry. At about midnight, it was time to run off and catch Michael at Thumper….and by that time I was quite sauced! Anthea turned up too and David Chin happily poured bottle after bottle of Moet down us! The nett result was…..Thea and me up on the bar counter! Thank God it was a quite night and I didn’t totally embarrass myself! Walked out of there with a distinct feeling of vertigo and a happy Moet buzz……

Saturday night had the hallmarks of a really special night. Daniel Ou had invited me to his wedding to Karen Kwee at The Pines Country Club….so off I went in jacket and tie! Reaching the club, I walk in to find Daniel and Karen outside the POOL! It was a outdoor BBQ style dinner!!! Lots of laughs were exchanged and quickly we tucked into dinner. The BBQ prawns were the highlight of the meal. Bobby H turned up without driving his trademark super car and proudly declared he did not drive cause he wanted to get drunk! At 19, he sure knows how to live life! Desmond and his girlfriend joined in and Boon came straight from the airport in his trademark suite as well (so I did not feel too left out) and as we ate and continued fellowship, it began to drizzle. It did not last long thankfully and by 10.30 pm, off we went to continue the party at Thumper. I had to prevent Boon from heading home as he had intended to…knowing him, he wouldn’t make it out! Reaching Thumper, we settled down to some drinks outside while waiting for the bride and groom. Bobby and Desmond had their rounds of Absinth (which I avoided like the plague) and soon, Victor turned up. Rounding up the group was Sheena and Shue Shue who claimed she was not going to come out too late cause of her diving course at 9 am the next day! (Tell us another fantasy of yours SHUE!) Victor had send down a couple of bottles of Znapps Vodka so there we were happily trying to replicate the mix we normally have at Velvet with limited success. Much to my joy, old friends Simon and U- Lan were in the VIP room that night and we had a good few glasses of bubbly .Also visiting from Kuala Lumpur was Matthew Ma from Indochine Malaysia and together with David Chin, we had a good time catching up. Rodney and Don popped down and Boon swung back in eventually and so did Lester and Conrad and POP!!! went the Moet kind courtesy of Boonsterino. At 3.00 am…..since we were already having our usual nites on the town, we were supposed to go check out this event down at Tanjong Pagar at a club called MOX. Since we all in a very good mood by this time (2 bottles of vodka and the champagne down…) off we trooped dragging poor Shue Shue with us….(the truth of it was she didn’t really needed to be dragged much!) Reaching MOX , we finally reunited with Rodney and Don….and after much a walking around too look for the entrance, we finally got into MOX. It’s actually part of the building that houses one of the top gay clubs in town, HAPPY…and tucked way way up on the 4th floor. I swear when we walked in it felt like a sauna! Too warm! NO AIR..and we quickly did an about face out to call it a night. Good thing! Another good night of no hang over the next day…just a gentle buzz of a good time!