Last weekend, Kelvin and I attended the Multi-sensory Nanyin Banquet in support of K.A.

What is “Nanyin”, you might ask. Frankly speaking, I had no clue about it too.

I was initially overwhelmed by the setting of the dinner. It was decorated like the dynasty times while the performers were dressed in traditional costumers and held the lanterns as guidance to our seats. (I guess that makes up part of the multi-sensory experience.)

Unlike other dinners whereby they kick start the event with speeches, this began with the dinner and upon serving, the host announced “开席” (dinner commence).

We were seated with other friends of K.A., in a round table of 10. I have to admit that I felt extremely uneasy, especially knowing that most of them are from the arts scene. Unlike me, I’m just a student.

After the 3rd dish, the performances started.

This was really interesting. The musicians were holding 2 bamboo plates on each hand and played astonishing music through some techniques of clapping the plates! I was pretty impressed and enjoyed this performances.

We had tea appreciation in between the dishes and my gosh! I never liked chinese tea as much as that night! There was 3 different types of chinese tea served and I could only remember the name on one, which is 大红袍 (Red Scholar). All three were fragrant and refreshing. The tea was sponsored by one of the authentic teahouse in Singapore.

The chinese food served was also fantastic! Every dish was prepared perfectly and I was glad that I attended the event. The performances, food and tea appreciation was totally worth the price.

Oh yes, I wore a cheongsam top and bun up my hair to match the night.

The opening night for Spikes Asia 2009 – 1st Asian’s Advertising Awards.

Held at Lao Pa Sa! Creative yeah? haha…

Me with the girls. =)

Was great to see Avena and Gwen again! lovely girls.

my 1st day of September was a full day with Jordan Farmar.

It started off with a visit to the EA Singapore Office.

They’ve got a really cool staff lounge.

NBA Live Game

Playing a game with EA staff. And of course, he won. haha…

Lunch was at Da Paulo.

Followed on with a DHL Clinic session with students!

an interview for Sports @ SG with Jade Seah.

explaining to the participants on the drills..

doing demostration

I had a good time sitting there, watching the drills. Girls, basketball soon, alright!?

photo with the winning team.

He took a rest back in the hotel while i wandered around Marina Square alone for 2+ hours.

Night time was DHL VIP party at PUMP room.

The day ended with late dinner at Timbre.

It was great meeting him and his girlfriend. He’s such a friendly and chatting person. And he’s only 1 year older than me!! haha… It was my pleasure to be his chaperone.

And of course, I had my photo taken with him. =)
I’ll definitely watch the Lakers play in the next season!

Are you ready?

Let the show begin!

a glimpse of the elimination process…

down the the final 3.

Christabel, Evelyn, Kathleen.

the judges.

host: Charmaine & Rizal

The models have 2 challenges to complete on the spot.

Challenge 1: Bikini Shoot

Christabel..

Evelyn..

Kathleen…

a group shot.

finally, charmaine!

Challenge 2: Runway Catwalk (together with international models)

the final 3 on stage receiving comments from judges..

one last fashion segment with all the models.

final 3 taking their last pose.

now, drum rollllllllssssss…..

Kathleen won 2nd runner-up..

it’s between Christabel and Evelyn now… who’s gonna win????

Rizal coming up on stage with the result…

seconds to crowning the winner…

ooOps.. the result was in an envelope.

And Charmaine announcing, the 1st Supermodelme is…..

EVELYN!

She’s lovely. I voted for her too! Though I felt Christabel might just win it…

And thanks for Emilia! I had VIP pass to the event, hence the close-up photos of the show, plus free flow champagne, beer and vodka!! haha..

Party begins!

Michelle was at zouk too. Valerie, you should have been there right!!

with my supermodel, Emilia.

Happy 21st Birthday darling, muacks!

caught a photo with Evelyn. nice~

with Jenny. (Kelvin’s favourite.. haha) She’s gorgeous. She should be Miss Korea.

with meiho..

lovelies… (:

DJ Sander spin off after midnight and the music was f* awesome!!!
Check out the crowd man~

And the night ended with Minced Meat Fishball Mee Sua @ Maxwell.

*whistles*

it was a tiring 4 days.. constantly reminding myself to tuck in my tummy. repeating what Omnia ll is about and comparing it to the 1st generation and Iphone.

And yes, that’s Xuesha with me! She was my partner for the whole 4 days. haha..

with Stella.. hot mommy!

with the Korean trainers.

with my Korean trainer, Ga Hee..

other trainers.. All of them were so nice to us and made work more enjoyable!

I look so tired by the 3rd day.. lol…

As you can see our outfits are very fitting. Initially, it was really loose and long (at least 2 sizes bigger). But somehow, after the alternation, it shrank badly.

To make things worse, the floor of the middle exhibition area was arylic floor which is highly reflective! we all had to keep a look out for one another.

On the last day, we caught a pervert who took upskirts of us. F*king pervertic asshole. Handed him to the police.

That aside, it was still a fun loving 4days show with the girls. Made many new friends. Spoke to some interesting visitors..

And before anyone ask me the question again, the Omnia ll is coming out in end-July. Price unavailable.

It has a bigger screen, 3.7″ with AMOLED display screen. Which means you can still see your screen clearly under strong sunlight! Sort of anti-glare.

It runs on much faster processing speed and has a fast touch reponse screen. Navigation is easier and better. Keypad is modified and more sensitive. Running on 256RAM, comes in 8gb and 16gb (i think). Buildable to 32gb on external MicroSD card. Stylus is external, comes in the box.

Operates on Windows Mobile 6.1. Upgrading to version 6.5 in mid-Sept. Enables better multi-tasking and enhanced 3D multimedia experience. New technology of zooming into photos using only 1 finger touch. Media cube box for browsing media files.

Alright, that’s about it.! (:

Hello CommunicAsia 09!

Taken with Omnia Lite and uploaded through Facebook Mobile!

I’m taking care of Omina II. yeah, the 2nd generation is launching soon!

I’m becoming an Omina II expert~