Emcee Richard Style

Flash mob audition

style! emcee:

Today I went down for a dance audition to be part of a 100-man flash mob for an event in January. The audition was held at Danz People Studio @ Pomo (formerly known as Paradiz Centre). The participants split into 2 groups and within the 2 groups, we were shortlisted based on our ability to learn the dance steps by the choreographer and whether we have the flair/ personality.

The flash mob will dance to a tune of 4 pop songs, including Kesha's Tik Tok.

I am so happy, that after the shortlisted, I was selected for the A-list team, which means to say that this is the group of people that are able to dance better and will be dancing from the 1st to the last song. The rest of the groups B, C and D will be dancing shorter segments.

After we were shortlisted, we had to pit against the participants from the other group. This group is alot younger, and most of them were 18-20years old. Finally, we confirmed all the A-list members. Sad to say, I am one of the only three guys.

I was wearing long-sleeved shirt and black pants. Didn't expect the audition to be so long and strenuous that by the time I was done, my shirt was all wet.

But yes! I am so happy that I am in the A-list. Will practice and train hard, so that on the actual day, will be able to showcase and impress everyone around. Will also upload the video once I get it after the event.

Cheers,
style! emcee Richard

2010 Sulzer Pumps Dinner & Dance @ Traders Hotel (Singapore)

Event: 2010 Sulzer Pumps Dinner & Dance
Date: 10 December 2010
Venue: Traders Hotel (Singapore)
Theme: Weirdo Night

style! emcee:

A big thank you to the organizing committee (Shirley, Barbara, Wendy, and group) for taking great efforts and going to great length to put together the event. I salute you guys for the hard work put in to give everyone in the company a really really good time!

The theme for the D&D was weirdo night and all the guests came in different fashion. There was a Bob Marley look-alike, babies in diapers, rock star, Chinese traditional costume, angel, witch and many many more! The more people take the effort to dress up, the better it becomes. The atmosphere, the mood, the setting, all blended in extremely well.

Although there were only 60 in the audience, but it certainly felt like there were 600 within the audience, with people dancing, cheering, laughing!

We did a bingo segment and played with real money, and the lucky winners walked away with their ROI (return on investment) of more than 3200%!

Throughout the games, the audience were so spontaneous and it just went on and on. Each one got bold and bolder and shook their booty like nobody's business!

I am thankful for the wonderful crowd. At the Oscar's, the emcee is just the prize presenter. The real stars are those seated within the audience. To all my friends in Sulzer Pumps, thank you for making me part of your event and I certainly enjoyed myself with each one of you!

Richard
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I am Simon Cowell today!

Dear readers,

Today was an interesting day for me. I was asked to be a judge for a company's talent time audition as part of their selection for the finalists whom will perform at the company's dinner and dance in Jan 2011.

Interestingly, most of the contestants were foreigners. I begin to understand why there is a need for foreign talents. I was dumbfounded by the level of talents and creativity of the contestants. From song to dance to musical, you can imagine how thrilled and impressed I was with each contestant. These guys are good~!

So, we tried to en-act Singapore's Idol (Foreign talent version), I conducted some interview with them outside the audition studio with our videographer. I have the encouraging and supportive personality, so gave all the contestants assurance and after their performance, shared with them some pointers on how to further improve.

When the resuls were released, you could see the joy in their faces, especially some took leave to practice, while some went to the extent of coordinating on the outfits. I wished I could have everyone in the finals (because it was so great to watch each one of them), but I guess that's the nature of competition - Not everyone wins.

We had the program meeting and I am honored to be hosting with a Mediacorp artiste (shall not reveal who for now. Wait for my video~!). With a 1,400 pax Dinner and Dance, we are going to rock and roll!

Update everyone again~!

Richard
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Converge Asia 2010 Year End Celebration (Hard Rock Cafe @ Resort World Sentosa)

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!

Interview on Radio 1003

Date: 26 Nov 2010

Time: 7.30pm - 8.00pm

Radio Station: Radio 100.3

Hi everyone!

Guess what? I was asked to be part of this SDN dating show hosted on radio 1003 this evening. The game plan was for me to get to know these 2 lovely ladies whom the deejays (Jianwen and Limei) called. One of them was known 爱爱 and the other her pet name was 绿草.

The entire segment was so fun and as it was my first time on national radio talking about myself, my expectations about my life partner, etc. I was totally unprepared!

And after the conversations with the 2 lovely ladies, I was asked which one of them I think I would like to get to know better. Both were equally good, but still had to choose one. So I went with my instinct and said the first lady. In any case, at the end of these series of programs, there is going to be a big gathering and I would get to meet all of them, including the guys and gals from the different episodes. Hehe, and boy! I am sure it would be really exciting~!

Here are some photos taken in the studio to share with everyone:

Posing with DJs Jianwen and Limei in Radio 1003 studio

Zumba - Michael Thomas & Marta

Mike T going through the routine with the other Zumba instructors

Posing with Zumba Education Specialists - Michael Thomas (Mike T) & Marta

style! emcee:

Zumba really rocks! For just 15minutes, and I was perspiring from top to toe. But it was so fun, seeing so many participants all geared up and enjoying themselves at the event. dancing and moving to the beats.

Apart from the Zumba dance sessions, 6 teams walked away with fabulous Watson's goodie bags after participating in the Zumba Battle of the best contest.

We were honoured to have Associate Professor Fatimah Lateef (MP for Marine Parade GRC and Advisor to Marine Parade GRC GROs) to grace the event and her enthusiasm in putting up on stage a Zumba performance.

The success of the event was brought about by People's Associate Life Skills & Lifestyle Divisions, Zumba Fitness and the following Community Clubs:

1. Pasir Ris Elias Community Club
2. Sengkang Community Club
3. Punggol Par k Community Centre
4. Geylang Serai Community Centre
5. Pasir Ris East Community Club
6. Rivervale Community Club
7. Punggol 21 Community Centre

I totally enjoyed hosting the event and joining in the fun games segment. The finale workout, I was pulled in by Mike & Marta. Zumba is real fun~!

Zumbathon @ Zirca Mega Club (20 November 2010)

Event: Zumbathon @ Zirca Mega Club
Date: 20 November 2010
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Address: Blk C, The Cannery, River Valley Road, Clarke Quay, S(179022)
Price: $12 PAssion Card Member / $20 Non-PAssion Card Member
(includes 1 drink coupon / goodie bag)

Dear all,

Zumbathon Dance Fitness Party - Party away with a new fitness regime! Zumba fuses hypnotic latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves for a high energy workout that will blow you away. Featuring fast and slow rhythms and resistance training, combined to tone and sculpt your body. Get ready for an exciting mass dance-a-thon workout for all!

Join this dance fitness part led by Michael Thomas, who has over 20 years of experience in the fitness industry and is currently heading the training and development team for Zumba in Asia.

Style! emcee: I will be bringing the heat on for the event. Looking forward to see you all there!!

Halloween Night @ Tampines North

The event was a great success! The families came with kids all dressed up in various costumes. One of the special highlight of the event was fancy dress costume contest, using only recycled material. The "go-green" idea was well-received and a very innovative idea by the organizing committee to link Halloween with being environmentally friendly. Well done! I met great people within the organizing committee, Shahreen, Ken Toh and Angela Ho. Very delightful people and certainly filled with zest. Contributing their time and effort to organize and make this a great success for the community. Well done! There were performances by Vivian as Sweetheart the Balloon Witch and also Alfred the Magician. It was so much fun for the kids~! Happy Halloween to all!!

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Great Eastern 2010 Dinner & Dance

Event: Great Eastern 2010 Dinner & Dance
Venue: Ritz Carlton (Singapore)
Date: 17 Oct 2010

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance...
Starship - We Built This City...
Alan Tam - Peng Yao (Cantopop)...

CATCH me this sunday at Great Eastern's 2010 Dinner and Dance, in a song and dance performance! Dressed up in a 70s-80s rock star outfit, I am looking forward to be on stage, to give the ~1,000 audience a rolling good time!!

Updates: The D&D was a great success! Will be posting more photos and videos when they are ready.
Cheers to all!

Olympics Team Singapore Celebration in Beijing

Date: 23rd August 2008
Venue: Grand Millenium Hotel Beijing
Time: 6.30pm - 9pm

Style! emcee:

This event was organized to bring together Singaporeans overseas and celebrate Singapore's first Olympics medal after 48 years. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Mr Ng Ser Miang and Dr Tan Eng Liang were all there too. Take a look, I had the chance for photographs beside our Table Tennis athletes!

Posing with Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan

It's me with Wang Yuegu!

Here's the heroine... Li Jiawei!!

And not forgetting Jin Junhong too!

Upclose with Li Jiawei (Too bad photo blur)

Mr Ng Ser Miang - Chef De Mission for Singapore

Beautifully taken - Dr Vivian Balakrishnan & Me

I realized that there were a lot of Singaporeans either working or studying in Beijing! The event was filled with good fun, good food and good company!

Photos: Singapore Airlines New Products Launch

Style! Emcee:

Here are some of the photos for the event!

The first session of the event was for the media...

Backdrop in chinese...

Welcoming the event with excitement and enthusiasm...

"We are giving away free business class tickets!"

Describing the Airbus A380...

"Did you know that the Airbus A380 is HUGE??"

Guest of Honour delivering his speech...

When the night falls, the ballroom was rearranged with cocktail reception...

Behind the screen is a marvel of display

The PPS Club members and their guests

Here we go round and round... Who's the first lucky winner?

Squinting my eyes. The name is in fine print...

As our lucky winner comes onto the stage...

"Ahh.. There you are. I can see you from afar!"

Me stealing glances at our pretty SIA stewardess

Finally, at the end of the event, had a chance to take photos with some of the organizers

This pretty lady and I are born in the same day, month and year! I think even same time!

Another member of the organizing committee...

How come most events organizers are ladies?

An Invitation - Touring the new Boeing 777-300ER

Look of success - Sitting on the throne of the first class seat

The new business class section...

Someone thought that I was the steward!

Singapore Airlines New Products Launch in Beijing

Event: Singapore Airlines New Products Launch in Beijing
Date: 27th Jun 2008
Venue: China World Hotel, Beijing, China
Event Production: TBWA - Auditoire China
Pax: 120

Style! Emcee:

My first debut event in Beijing and second event in China. The first was in Dec 2006 in Shanghai. Now here's the second one.

The event was held for the whole day, with 2 sessions, one from 2.30pm - 5.30pm and the other from 7pm - 10.30pm.

First Segment: Media Launch (2.30pm - 5.30pm)

Audience from major media companies, including broadcasting stations, were invited to catch a glimpse of the latest products offering on the Airbus A380 (super jumbo in the sky) and the Boeing 777-300ER.

There was a question and answer session, with our guest of honour from Singapore Airlines Mr Yap Kim Wah, Senior Vice President Products and Services who chaired the panel of speakers. The guest of honour also delivered his presentation earlier, sharing with everyone some of the luxurious features found in the cabin of the two new aircrafts.

The finale of the session was amazing. After a video presentation, the huge screen was slowly drawn to the side, together a spectacle of lights and sounds, revealing the tempting A380 suite, B777-300ER widest First Class Seat and other wholesome surprises. Audience were invited to step up to the stage and right into the exhibition behind the screen.

Second Segment: PPS Launch (7.00pm - 10.30pm)

The evening event was catered to the PPS club members, also known in full as Priority Passenger Service (PPS). Membership for PPS is earned via miles and value flown with Singapore Airlines. Invited guests brought along their partners and business associates, all waiting to witness and discover for themselves the splendour and delight of the new A380 suite class.

The fifth Airbus A380 delivered to Singapore Airlines will be used on the Singapore - Beijing sector for a week (2nd - 8th Aug) leading up to the Olympics. Additionally the Boeing 777-300ER will be flying the Singapore - Beijing sector from 1st July. For our frequent flyer passengers, it presents a whole new flying experience.

As Singapore Airlines puts it "Travelling in a new light"...

The audience came from all parts of the world and have been flying with Singapore Airlines for many many years. Some of them have businesses here and some of them specially flew in for this event. It was indeed my honour and pleasure to meet these well-acoomplished guests and to host the event for them.

There were free flow of red and white wines, beers, cold canapes and other delicacies that were served rounds after rounds.

One of the highlight for the night was a lucky draw and two lucky winners were drawn and they walked away with krisflyer miles that are equivalent to a free return ticket on the Singapore - Beijing sector on business class! I could share the elation and thumping joy when names were being announced. Just imagine if you were one of the winners....

The event company that managed the entire production was Auditoire China, a subsidiary of TBWA.

I had a wonderful event. Guests were enjoying themselves. It was awesome!

Singapore Airlines A380 flying to Beijing for the Olympics

Style Emcee:

Singapore Airlines will be flying the new A380 to Beijing to welcome the Olympics! I am sure it is a great news for all travelers whom will be coming in to Beijing via Singapore. Just imagine your itinerary....

1. Fly A380 on SQ802 and arriving in Beijing in the afternoon around 3pm.

2. Proceed straight to the Olympics for the grand opening ceremony

3. Stay throughout the entire month (8th Aug - 24th Aug) and watch the adrenaline rushing games and soak in the atmosphere as everyone gathers to cheer for their teams.

How nice would that be.... Imagine flying here on the new A380 suites, having a glass of champagne and tucking in to succulent and tender beef steak or fine cuisine, followed by hours of entertainment watching the 23" LCD TV with Bose headset, and finally a heavenly nap on the new flat bed.

I am looking forward for a chance to view and enjoy the new features and products of this great new aircraft!

Look out for my next post!