Date: April 2012
Venue: The Empire Hotel, Brunei
No. of Guests: 1200
25th Anniversary of Malar Setia - A Great Success!
1200 invited guests - VIPs, Local & Overseas Partners & Staff
Co-host: Jenny Malai Ali (Brunei Radio Personality)
16-year old singer: Pei Pei (Her voice is excellent!)
Opening Introduction (together with my co-host Jenny)
Leading the celebration song with staff from Malar Setia
Below is extracted from the news coverage by Borneo Bulletin (9th April 2012):
Bandar Seri Begawan - Locally established company, Malar Setia Sdn Bhd celebrated its 25 years of establishment and for lucky customer David Bong and staff member Lim Sei Hong it was a celebration of their lifetime as they respectively drove home a KIA RIO 1.4 EX (A) 4-Door Sedan and a KIA RIO 1.4 EX (A) 5-Door Hatchback.
The duo were picked as the top three grand finalists in the Customer and Long Service Staff lucky draw categories and their lucky stars shone further when they picked the correct keys to the door of the grand prize winning car.
Meanwhile, the other two finalists in both categories did not go home empty handed as they each won themselves an iPhone 4S 16GB.
The prizes were presented by CEO of HSBC Mr Vincent Ho and Mr Hj Saiful Rizal Pehin Dato Dr Hj Ahmad in the customer and staff categories, respectively.
The night of colourful celebration that took place at The Empire Hotel and Country Club in Jerudong, Saturday. It began with a doa selamat by Hj Mohd Ali Hj Timbang Al-Hafiz and an opening address by the company's Managing Partner Awg Hj Abd Rahman Hj Metasim.
Awg Hj Abd Rahman then represented the company to present cash donations of $2,500 each to charity associations, Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam and Persatuan Kanak-Kanak Cacat (KACA).
On hand to represent Pusat Ehsan was Dato Dr Hj Omar Khalid while KACA was represented by Dato Paduka Hj Zainal Hj Mumin.
Also receiving a similar amount in donations were Chung Hwa Middle School, Chung Hua Middle School, KB, Chung Ching Middle School, Chung Hwa School, Tutong, Chung Lian School, Sungai Liang, Chung Hwa School, Kiudang, Pai Yuek School, Temburong and Yu Feng Tang.
The colourful evening then proceeded with the presentation of Long Service Awards to its staff members where presenting the 5-9 years Long Service Award was Malar Setia Partner Mr Lim Thian Huat.
Meanwhile the 10-25 Years Long Service Award was presented by Managing Director Mr Lim Chin Lam.
Following these presentations invited emcee from Singapore, Richard Siaw made the night's opening performance along with a Modern Dance number and was later joined on stage by local emcee who is no stranger to the entertainment industry, Jenny Malai Ali.
Adding more colour to the stage and enlivening the night were performances by John Hiew, Harun Aziz and Pei Pei as well as staff performances.
Apart from the Grand Prize draw, guests, customers as well as suppliers and staff members present also had their chances in the celebration's lucky draw where lucky numbers picked saw them winning attractive prizes for the winners.
Other guests present at the event were Mr Ti Eng Hui of Baiduri Bank, Mr Javed Ahmad of BIBD, Mr Mohd Hassanel Jarai of Maybank and Mr Abdul Razak Abd Malek of United Overseas Bank.
--Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin