Event: Converge Asia 2010 Year End Celebration
Date: 03 December 2010
Venue: Hard Rock Cafe @ Resort World Sentosa
Theme: Occupation Costumes!
style! emcee's note:
Question: What do you get when you mix a seemingly mild and dovey-looking crowd with good food, drinks and loads of music and fun?
Answer: A wild night of party and lots of spontaneity. You guys blew my mind~!
As the emcee for the night, I reached Hard Rock Cafe (HRC) at around 5pm, together with my coordinator and account executive Joshua (from RiTZ Events). The whole cafe was booked and nicely decorated. The committee members (Andy, Azlina and Zita) were already there, ensuring that last minute details and preparations were not overlooked. We ran through the program and locked in all last minute changes.
"Okay, it looks like we're all ready to rock and roll and bring the house down" - I said.
Even though the rain was pouring and the entry into RWS was really jam-packed, the crowd came in and everyone got settled in, in no time. Tables started filling up with drinks and chatty voices. The adrenaline was growing within the crowd. The guests came in all sort of costumes, including master chef, soldier, gothic french maid, cheerleader, nurse, basketball player and many more.
7.45pm - "Alright Richard, we are set to go. Kick start the show!" - Andy, one of the members from the organizing committee
I went in with my Afro-looking Bob Marley wig and a pair of dark sunglasses looking like Korean K-pop star Rain. "Hi Everyone, my name is Brain (Bob and Rain)". It was hilarious.
I did some introduction and got everyone all hyped out for the evening. Invited the VIP on stage to deliver the opening address and of course, everyone was famished and we dived into the sumptuous spread of 20+ variety of buffet spread.
The stage program resumed with the awards ceremony for outstanding staff performance in the month of October. (This is good HR practice I feel. Monthly award to motivate staff to constantly outperform themselves.)
I started the night with a little ice-breaker and got everyone moving around passing envelopes. It was just so fun to see everyone trying to avoid the envelopes, thinking that some kind of forfeit was waiting for them. Somehow when people start moving instead of seated on their chairs, the energy starts flowing and they start feeling really excited about the whole event.
The next segment was the in-house band belting out great songs with the audience dancing and moving to the beat on the dance floor. (Did I mention that I love the song by Justin Bieber - Baby?) One of the guest volunteered to sing a song and he sang Eric Clapton's Wonderful Tonight. Cool!
The games segment continued and the crowd's participation and interaction grew more and more intense. (In emceeing, this is is the best part once you strike it off with the audience. I always look forward to this moment and I called it the "tipping point".)
Stand-up Joke: 1 in 10 Singaporeans are obese
- I think the statistics did not include the crowd here. Else, the ratio would be 1 in 20.
- As the situation gets more severe, the government may introduce a slew of measures to curb the situation:
- Compulsory health screening for all Singaporeans (similar to yearly car inspection)
- Introduction of CC ratio to determine COE and road tax
- CC ratio stands for Ca Chng ratio. COE stands for Certificate of Enlargement. Road tax is "rou" tax
At 10.40pm, I announced to the crowd that the bus will be leaving and I was surprised that many of them stayed behind to continue the fun! So to reward those whom stayed behind. I played this comedy stage acting game which I originated, called "Mi-lo Ice Cream " and got the crowd laughing on their belly. (A pity it wasn't recorded down)
The event ended on a high note and I am so glad to have been part of their celebration. Thank you Converge Asia!
**To everyone at Coverge Asia, you may find me on Facebook at http://facebook.com/style.emcee.richard. Looking forward to all your postings and photos of the event!
Date: 03 December 2010
Venue: Hard Rock Cafe @ Resort World Sentosa
Theme: Occupation Costumes!
style! emcee's note:
Question: What do you get when you mix a seemingly mild and dovey-looking crowd with good food, drinks and loads of music and fun?
Answer: A wild night of party and lots of spontaneity. You guys blew my mind~!
As the emcee for the night, I reached Hard Rock Cafe (HRC) at around 5pm, together with my coordinator and account executive Joshua (from RiTZ Events). The whole cafe was booked and nicely decorated. The committee members (Andy, Azlina and Zita) were already there, ensuring that last minute details and preparations were not overlooked. We ran through the program and locked in all last minute changes.
"Okay, it looks like we're all ready to rock and roll and bring the house down" - I said.
Even though the rain was pouring and the entry into RWS was really jam-packed, the crowd came in and everyone got settled in, in no time. Tables started filling up with drinks and chatty voices. The adrenaline was growing within the crowd. The guests came in all sort of costumes, including master chef, soldier, gothic french maid, cheerleader, nurse, basketball player and many more.
7.45pm - "Alright Richard, we are set to go. Kick start the show!" - Andy, one of the members from the organizing committee
I went in with my Afro-looking Bob Marley wig and a pair of dark sunglasses looking like Korean K-pop star Rain. "Hi Everyone, my name is Brain (Bob and Rain)". It was hilarious.
I did some introduction and got everyone all hyped out for the evening. Invited the VIP on stage to deliver the opening address and of course, everyone was famished and we dived into the sumptuous spread of 20+ variety of buffet spread.
The stage program resumed with the awards ceremony for outstanding staff performance in the month of October. (This is good HR practice I feel. Monthly award to motivate staff to constantly outperform themselves.)
I started the night with a little ice-breaker and got everyone moving around passing envelopes. It was just so fun to see everyone trying to avoid the envelopes, thinking that some kind of forfeit was waiting for them. Somehow when people start moving instead of seated on their chairs, the energy starts flowing and they start feeling really excited about the whole event.
The next segment was the in-house band belting out great songs with the audience dancing and moving to the beat on the dance floor. (Did I mention that I love the song by Justin Bieber - Baby?) One of the guest volunteered to sing a song and he sang Eric Clapton's Wonderful Tonight. Cool!
The games segment continued and the crowd's participation and interaction grew more and more intense. (In emceeing, this is is the best part once you strike it off with the audience. I always look forward to this moment and I called it the "tipping point".)
Stand-up Joke: 1 in 10 Singaporeans are obese
- I think the statistics did not include the crowd here. Else, the ratio would be 1 in 20.
- As the situation gets more severe, the government may introduce a slew of measures to curb the situation:
- Compulsory health screening for all Singaporeans (similar to yearly car inspection)
- Introduction of CC ratio to determine COE and road tax
- CC ratio stands for Ca Chng ratio. COE stands for Certificate of Enlargement. Road tax is "rou" tax
At 10.40pm, I announced to the crowd that the bus will be leaving and I was surprised that many of them stayed behind to continue the fun! So to reward those whom stayed behind. I played this comedy stage acting game which I originated, called "Mi-lo Ice Cream " and got the crowd laughing on their belly. (A pity it wasn't recorded down)
The event ended on a high note and I am so glad to have been part of their celebration. Thank you Converge Asia!
**To everyone at Coverge Asia, you may find me on Facebook at http://facebook.com/style.emcee.richard. Looking forward to all your postings and photos of the event!
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