Together with some exchange students from NUS and Singaporean students studying in Fudan University, I was helping out an Usher in the Singapore Season Gala Dinner Event helped in Shanghai last Friday. The Gala dinner in Shanghai was helped in Shangri-la Hotel at Pudong in Zhu Jia Zhui. I have to say it was an eye opener for me. Lots of celeberaties, important people. All dressed up nice for the evening.
Sadly, I have no photographs to show of the wonderful event that took place that evening.
Its rather interesting to see all the various people who made this possible. From the stage crews to the back crews, all busying themselves early in the morning for the night event. Just before the event started and crowd start rushing in, securities were tightened up to ensure the public area were safe and not TARGETED by terrorists. o.O
We see all the smokers cigerretes triggered happy here in China this time. Perhaps a sudden freedom in "can smoke anywhere" makes Singaporean smokers out there in the event happy. Yuh, even in Shangri-la Hotel here in China, you can smoke. The lobbies, corridors and walking lanes allows smoking. So you end up seeing the dancers and artists lighting up, cheerful and all in their coversations during smoke breaks. After staying here for a couple of years and suddenly seeing this sight, I just have the urge to go over and say to them "Song bor? Can smoke anywhere no need find yellow box liao (hahahah)"
The dinner proceeded after important speeches with peformances from our local artists. Very well done. Vibrant, creative, very artst. Very well toned with the Singapore Season 2007 theme.
One attraction that formed a spider web in my mind was a mini fashion show. Those models are so tall. Standing a height of 1.8-19.m tall, and wearing those high heels make them look like they pop out from Star Wars. Of course, beautiful customed gowns they wear and make-ups heighten the senses.
Gala Dinner ended with He Yao San singing with groups of kids going up the stage to join her in the singing.
Went home after the event. End up crossing the bloody river in a ferry for 2 RMB after some dumb taxi driver insisted Tunnels are closed and cannot go to Puxi Xuhui Area. Want go Xuhui District must take Nan pu Bridge, making the meter double in cost and distance. Zzzz..
