Celebrate SG50 @Boon Lay Countdown 2015 文礼欢庆建国五十周年倒数晚会

Event: Celebrate SG50 @Boon Lay Countdown 2015 文礼欢庆建国五十周年倒数晚会

Venue: Boon Lay Place

Join me as Vernetta Lopez and I host this great event with various TV artistes to usher in the new year!

Jeanette Aw

Taufik Batisah

Shaun Jansen

Vernetta Lopez

Shabir

Vernetta Lopez, Jeanette Aw and me

Our Guest of Honour Mr Lawrence Wong

Selfie with Boon Lay residents!

Warren Golf & Country Club Countdown to 2014

Event: Warren Golf & Country Club Countdown to 2014

Date: December 2013

Venue: Warren Country Club, Singapore

The theme tonight was "The Good Old Days", where one reminisce the good old days where we grew up - black and white television, kari-pok hairstyle, vinyl records, trishaw, childhood games, and many many more.

And tonight, we are here to relive the good old days of the past and also to welcome the new year with excitement and enthusiasm! Guests came dressed in shimmering outfits, puffed up hairdo, boots and all, ready to party and usher in the new year.

We started off the evening with classic hawker fare - laksa, kueh pie ti, kuih-muih, roti prata and my favourite kacang putih. There was also a trishaw in place for the instant photo taking. Awesome set up to start off the evening.

The show started with a A-go-go opening dance followed by a short ice-breaker game. We moved into dinner and everyone was enjoying the food and drinks prepared by Yan Palace. We had some good fun games and started off with a short disco session. Professional entertainer Suzie Wong delivered a rendition of old songs which was very well received. 

Half hour before the clock struck twelve, we got everyone dancing away on the dance floor in preparation to welcome the new year.At the final minute, we invited the president, convenors, and social sub committee on stage to lead the countdown.

10,... 9,... 8,... 7,... 6,... 5,... 4,... 3,... 2,... 1!!

Happy New Year to you!

To all the members at Warren Country Club, wishing you and your loved ones a blessed and prosperous 2014!

The Theme is "The Good Old Days"

Remember last time policemen wore shorts...

I want to play!!

Count us in too!!

A little massage?

Happy 2014!!

A big hug for a good show

Suzie Wong in action

Jurong Central Countdown to 2013

Event: Jurong Central Countdown to 2013
Date: December 2012
Venue: Jurong Green Community Club

Guest of Honour
Mr Ang Wei Neng
Advisor to Jurong GRC GROs

Stars Appearance
Rui En 瑞恩
Taufik Batisah
Shabir
Taiwan Wildcats Shisei
宝贝姐妹

Giving the thumbs up before the event starts

Hosting with Taufik Batisah (Singapore Idol)

Taufik interacting with his fans!

Getting ready for the countdown together with Rui En

Supporters and fans of Rui En are everywhere!

After the show (See the amount of perspiration?)

Rui En performing 是谁 and 游记 @ Jurong Central Countdown 2013

Char Yong (Dabu) Association 2012 Countdown Party

Event: Char Yong (Dabu) Association 2012 Countdown Party 新加坡茶阳(大埔)会馆迎新年晚会

Date: 31 December 2011

Time: 7.30pm - 1.00am

Venue: Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel

Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hWn0KxNx90

Style! Emcee:

Happy New Year Everyone!! 祝大家新年快乐，青春美丽，笑口常开！


In my opinion, this is certainly the best countdown party to be at this year. Why? For 2 good reasons:

• My dialect group is Hakka and the home town where my grandparents were from Dapu County
• The crowd was awesome, from 8 - 80 years old, they laughed together, played games on stage, and best of all? They were going around the ballroom with my countdown choo-choo train too!

The theme for the evening was "Movies Night". The decor was beautifully done up, with posters decorating the foyer, kacang putih (white sugar coated peanuts) seller and a olden days ticket booth. Best of all, the organizers replicated the old movie stubs. For those who were born 1980s and before, the old movie stubs were nothing more than a flimsy piece of paper and the seat numbers were scribbled using colored pencil. Ushers would use a torch and usher you to your seat. (If you recall, sitting at the last few rows, you could hear the projector and the reel rolling sound coming out of the projection room above!)

The event started with a spoof version of pre-event movie trailers. It was hilarious as many were dubbed in Hakka language. The audience had a good laughed (even I was chuckling away)! It was nostalgic, especially for many of the folks among the audience. The president of the association delivered the opening and dinner commenced. Oh gosh, we were all famished!

Moments later, Captain Jack Sparrow (which was the character I took on), jumped onto the stage and kick started our fun and entertainment with simple light-hearted ice-breakers to get everyone warmed up. It was so fun when everyone, of all ages, put their heads together, to solve the Hakka Challenge!!

As an entertainer, I would always use games to encourage participation, regardless of race, language, age, nationality, or corporate hierarchy. To me, games and entertainment bring people together and spice up our daily lives.

As the evening went on, we had more fun and entertainment. We had a lovely showcase of wonderful singers, from mandarin pop songs to hakka hits. And we even had our very own Hakka Rapper! The final game that we played before the countdown was to select couples (dressed to the theme) on stage and re-enact the movie scenes. It was simply hilarious!!

With fun and laughter, good company, food and drinks, time flew so quickly that it was time to start our countdown. Everyone was distributed party hats, poppers, confetti guns and various party props to get ready for 2012.

10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1


Happy New Year!!
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The human choo choo train has started. C'mon, join in the train right now!


A BIG thank you to my audience. 谢谢大家！ 

OTO Bodycare Fitness Challenge cum Countdown 2011

Getting ready for the event

"Join us in the OTO Bodycare Fitness Challenge!"

"I have got great prizes to give away..."

Caught in action by the audience!

Event: OTO Bodycare Fitness Challenge cum Countdown 2011
Venue: Tiong Bahru Park
Time: 8:30pm - 12:00am

Style! Emcee:

I had a wonderful time hosting the OTO Bodycare Fitness Challenge, held at the Tiong Bahru Park as part of the Countdown 2011 Celebrations.

While on my way to the venue, rain started pouring in and it was quite worrying, thinking if the rain continues at this magnitude, nobody will turn up for the party. Thankfully, the weather turned out fine and the crowd came pouring into the park.

From 7.30pm onwards, the fitness challenge was very popular with young and old alike. Each team comprised of one Singaporean and a non-Singaporean. The purpose is to engage the community of non-Singaporean and make them feel at home. For the OTO Cruncher, the team has to do the maximum number of crunches within a minute. Take a look at the photo of the cruncher machine below. It is totally different from a normal crunching machine where you lie face up. But in this case, you lie face down and move your knees toward your chest.

I tried as well! And guess what? I managed to complete 104 crunches within a minute. Not bad for a first timer. From the photo above, the knees are placed between the lower 2 set of rollers and the arms are placed on the handle bars, gripping the handle bars similar to riding a racer bike.

Initially people were so shy and embarrassed to try. But given the lure of the prizes (total prizes given out was worth over $6000), many stepped forward and took the challenge. There were senior citizens as well as young kids, all stopping by to giving a try at the challenge.

Due to the overwhelming response of the contest, there was people trying to sign up even after we have closed the registration at 11:30pm. Given their enthusiasm, the organizing committee decided to extend a final round of 5 teams after the countdown was done.

During the final round after the countdown, the Guest of Honour, Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, and MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC, visited the OTO booth and gave his support to the contestants sweating it out for the top prize.

For everyone at OTO Bodycare whom I worked with for the whole event, Happy New Year~!

Group photo - OTO staff at the event