Emcee Richard Style

Arts Village @ Taman Jurong and Taman Jurong's Got Talents 2013

Event: Arts Village @ Taman Jurong and Taman Jurong's Got Talents 2013
Date: April 2013
Time: 5pm - 9.30pm
Venue: Taman Jurong Community Club

Guest-of-Honour

Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam,

Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister for Finance

Advisor to Jurong GRC Grassroots Organisation

Mrs Tharman Shanmugaratnam

Arts Village @ Taman Jurong is part of the PAssionArts Month Celebrations organised by the People’s Association that has started since last weekend from 30 March and will stretch till 28 April 2013. A total of 47 villages held at various community venues throughout Singapore. All events are open to the public. You can pick up a festival guide at our volunteer registration counter to know which of the villages that would happen over the next few weekends.

Taman Jurong’s Got Talent is our very 1st performing arts competition for our youths in Taman Jurong. The preliminary round was conducted through social media whereby participants created music videos of their performances and hosted them on youtube. Their video performances were then shortlisted through a combination of public voting and our internal committee selection. A total of 21 entries were submitted in the preliminary round and 12 individuals/groups had been shortlisted to perform their talents LIVE on this stage tonight.

Judges for Taman Jurong's Got Talents

1. Sylvester Sim is a Singaporean singer and first runner-up of the talent contest Singapore Idol in 2004. He is widely known as Sly to his fans and used to be part of the popular J-rock band L'zefier.

Sly's first album, Take Flight, was released in April 2005. He is currently the entertainment manager of Club Sonar – responsible for all artistes and production shows, and he also performs at the same Club.

2. Nur Hidayah Bte Abu Bakar, Dean, Faculty of Design, LASALLE College of the Arts

Nur Hidayah manages the demanding and challenging task of leading the pedagogical development and strategic growth of all the design programmes at LASALLE’s Faculty of Design

Under her leadership, the design programmes have achieved great success at regional and international design competitions and showcases including D&AD Student Awards, The Crowbar Awards, Furniture Design Awards, and Graduate Fashion Week in London.

Over the years, her excellent interpersonal and management skills have enabled her to inspire many students. Her vision and foresight has helped nurture these students into leaders that have contributed to the Singapore creative landscape.

3. Mohamed Raffee is a music producer from Singapore. Raffee has been in the music industry for more than twenty years and is currently based in Chennai. Raffee has performed in hundreds of musical shows and live concerts, and has over 2 decades of experience in musical arrangement and composition. He has worked with Oscar winning Composer AR Rahman ( Slumdog Millionaire) from 1995 till 2006 assisting him as a musical arranger and programmer, and as a singer in the Kollywood and Bollywood Movies produced in India. Raffee was also engaged as a Music Director / Composer for the Indian film " Jaggubhai" directed by acclaimed top Film Director KS Ravikumar. Raffee is notably the only Singaporean to have made major inroad into the Indian Movie Industry. Raffee has been a judge at the Vaanavil Singing Competition held at Genting Highlands, , and at the Vasantham Star Idol competition organised by Eagle Vision / Vasantham Central/ Mediacorp Singapore. Raffee is also the instructor of our very own Gift of Music at Taman Jurong!

Arts Village & Talent @ Taman Jurong

I am ready. Bring it on!

Git of Music Percussion Band

Group photo with all the participants

Photos from official photographers

Standard Chartered Recreation Club Annual General Meeting 2013

Event: Standard Chartered Recreation Club Annual General Meeting 2013
Date: April 2013
Time: 6pm - 10.30pm
Venue: Standard Chartered, Marina Bay Financial Centre

The theme for the event was "Around The World", so I decided to put on the traditional Indian costume - Kuta, to host the evening for the wonderful staff of Standard Chartered. These are the amazing staff that put together all the programmes, events and activities throughout the year for all the staff, almost every sports and hobbies you can think of is there! Among their big events like Dinner and Dance and Family Day, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) is also one great chance for a big number of staff to come together, eat drink and make merry!

The evening started off with the AGM and welcoming the new committee. Taking the stage first was an in-house band put together by staff from various departments and they ignited the evening with their lively rendition of songs from Bon Jovi and many more! Another great highlight of the evening was local Singapore malay comedian Farkah Fuzz, whom took to the stage and sent everyone laughing away.

The greatest highlight of the evening was the Best Dressed contest where winners walked away with Apple iPad Mini. The female winner was a lovely lady dressed in Cambodian traditional costume. She was stunning!

Namaste!

Jill and Richard

Angela and Richard

Health Promotion Board Lose To Win Celebrates A Year of Good Health (Part 1)

Event: Health Promotion Board Lose To Win Celebrates A Year of Good Health (Part 1)
Date: March 2013
Time: 9am - 1pm
Venue: HPB Auditorium

This event marks the one year anniversary of the Lose To Win programme for batch 3. It is a time to reconnect with all the participants, strengthen friendships, and to encourage each other along in the daily journey of keeping to a healthy lifestyle and diet.

Eager and excited, the participants started arriving before 9am, and were greeted with bright smiles and welcomes from HPB staff as well as the MOTIVATORS volunteers helping out with the programme. One of the highlight of the programme was a series of 2 enriching workshops conducted by professional coach Mr Kelvin Ong (www.kvo.com.sg) on how to create a presence on social media and how to be more creative.

Not forgetting our emcee Richard, he energized the audience with fun, games, dances and jokes that got everyone hyped up! Here's some photos for the day:

Our photo wall

Carrie and Me

Posing with the participants

More poses with the energetic participants!

Coach Kelvin Ong leading the audience on stage

Sembawang Shopping Centre Enrichment Fair 2013

Event: Sembawang Shopping Centre Enrichment Fair 2013
Date: March 2013
Venue: Sembawang Shopping Centre
Time: 12pm - 8pm

Join for us a weekend of fun games and performances for your family and kids at Sembawang Shopping Centre Enrichment Fair. Some of our educational providers at the roadshow include:

1. Adam Khoo Learning Centre (http://www.aklc.com.sg)
2. Globalart (http://www.globalart.com.sg)
3. Greentree Montessori (http://greentreemontessori.com)
4. Genius R Us (http://www.geniusrus.com)
5. Xian Dai Education Centre

Not just about learning, we had loads of good fun and games at the event too!

Singing and Dancing with the children!

Day 2 - Ready for the workshops

People's Association Youth Movement (PAYM) Chingay Appreciation Night

Event: People's Association Youth Movement (PAYM) Chingay Appreciation Night
Date: March 2013
Venue: The Cube @ Asia Square
Time: 6pm - 10pm

Guest of Honour:
Mr Ang Hak Seng
Chief Executive Director - Designate
People's Association

Performances:
1. TEES - Hip Hop Interest Group by Mountbatten CC YEC
2. Beat Boxing - Cai Fa
3. Weirdos - pronounced as We-are-dose, dose of street jazz, hip hop and contemporary dance.
4. Singlesthird - Singing trio, with members Shai, Yat and Fiq
5. Cacophony - Music Interest Group by Frontier CC YEC
6. Jeremy Tan - Acrobatic performer with over 7 years experience

PAYM would now like to congratulate and thank a group of committed volunteers that have been through thick and thin to organize this year’s performance for PAYM’s contingent. The resounding success of the performance would not be possible without the strong leadership, support and commitment from the Central Youth Council and the Organising Committee for PAYM Chingay 2013!

Through “PAYM YOUths Poppera”, different communities of youth were brought together and many beautiful friendships were forged along the way. This year, PAYM continued to receive strong and continuous support from these educational institutions: Christ Church Secondary School, Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College Central and Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

Event Invitation

The Cube @ Asia Square (Expected turnout: 500 paxs)

The vibrant and colourful backdrop

It's showtime!

My K-pop outfit for the evening.

Sasa Annual Dinner and Dance 2013

Event: Sasa Cosmetics Annual Dinner and Dance 2013

Date: March 2013

Venue: Hotel Intercontinental

Hosting an event for a cosmetics or beauty company is like hosting a beauty pageant contest. When Sasa's staff strolled into the ballroom, it felt like fairies coming down from Heaven. Oh my! Every one of them was very well-dressed and make-up was excellent. (I guess as beauty advisors and make-up consultants this is probably a daily routine, dolling up and making sure everything is perfect!)

It was a night of recognition for many of the staff, with various awards categories including sales, customer service, brands and makeovers. The spirit was high and everyone cheered for their colleagues as they came up to receive the awards. Staff performance by Kyren, Samantha and Pearlyn led to rounds of standing ovation from the audience. The Dim Sum Dollie Show by Lay Cheng provided much fun and laughter. Finally, it was the best dressed competition that topped the night. There were 3 awards given to the 3 Best Dressed staff (I took photo with one of the winners, Crystal).

Pink and White outfit to match Sasa's colours!

Sasa Fashion Unlimited Showtime!

Photo with a lovely lady, Crystal

Everrich Annual Dinner 2013 永达常年晚宴 2013

Event: Everrich Annual Dinner 2013 永达常年晚宴 2013

Date: March 2013

Venue: Everrich

This event is held annually at the company's premise where management, staff, business associates and partners get together for a night of fun and celebration. This year I was selected among few other emcees to host the event. The tone was informal in general, except for the management toast and long service award presentation, much of the event time was given to me to provide fun and entertainment for all the guests. It was awesome to see adults and kids coming to the stage to dance and also staff participating in games and various fun segments. As usual, being the emcee on stage, I didn't manage to capture the fun moments. But here's a few shots on the event:

Event Banner - Welcome to ER Annual Dinner 2013!

Tentage was set up beside the warehouse. Catering company was called in to provide food and drinks for the evening.

A very nice and friendly setting, sit back, relax and enjoy the food and the fun.

Sin Hin Hang Logistics Chinese New Year Celebrations 2013

Event: Sin Hin Hang Logistics Chinese New Year Celebrations 2013

Date: February 2013

Venue: Sin Hin Hang

I was delighted when the organising committee invited me to host their annual Chinese New Year Celebrations for the second time. Last year everyone had a lot of fun and this year I am back to deliver another successful event for them! (It's always a great pleasure when audience and clients recognise you for your hard work.)

This year the theme was to focus on engaging more of the audience and getting everyone involved in the fun and games. So I devised a few games that allowed everyone to participate. Some mass games, some stage games and some mixture of both.

The night went on and everyone had a good time, once again. Thank you all for having me. It is my pleasure to be Sin Hin Hang Logistics event emcee always!

I am glad to be back hosting for the 2nd time!!

P&G Trade Retail Asia 2013 Conference - Teambuilding

Event: P&G Trade Retail Asia 2013 Conference - Teambuilding
Date: February 2013
Venue: Sentosa

About 50 SK-II brand ambassadors from various countries, including China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia attended the P&G Trade Retail Asia 2013 conference held at Sentosa, Singapore. The half day teambuilding was specially organised to learn and share about the brand and several important messages as brand ambassadors.

As the lead facilitator for the teambuilding, it was important to ensure the messages were well-received by every participants. As always, I will highlight to all participants to focus on the objectives of each activity in the midst of enjoying the fun, the companionship and the spirit.

Here are some quick shots that I have taken of the event:

Lead Facilitator - Richard Style

One of the activity is to build a sandcastle to fulfil a brand objective

Participants brainstorming on how to "build" towards the objective

Putting their heads together

Work - in - progress

We have successfully completed our objective!

"We have done it too!"

Chingay 2013 新加坡妆艺大游行 2013

Event: Chingay 2013 新加坡妆艺大游行 2013
Date: February 2013
Venue: F1 track, Singapore Flyer

Emcee Richard @ Sector D

HDB Boon Lay Meadow Completion Ceremony

Event: HDB Boon Lay Meadow Completion Ceremony
Date: February 2013
Venue: Boon Lay Meadow, Boon Lay Drive

The event served as a platform for the new residents to get to meet their neighbours, grassroots leaders and the agencies who are serving them in their community. In addition, everyone was entertained by stage performances and the humorous antics of the event emcee...