After two years of haitus, Company's Dinner & Dance (D&D) took place over the past weekend. This year's theme was Black & White Masqurede. Interesting? Surprisingly yes, but not really 'cos of the theme.
This year's edition was held over two days, instead of one. This is due to the company's operation pattern, two days of dinner may cater the needs of more employees. Unfortunately, the turn out rate is not high.
I went to Day 2 (9th Dec). Heard from Angie that the crowd on Day 1 (8th Dec) were not as sporting or fun loving as Day 2. Moreover, our host were way better than the one on Day 1!!! From photos of Day 1 (courtesy of Zin), i identified that the host is the lousy guy who host our D&D in 2oo8. The list of programmes are typically same as 2oo8, the same boring games.
Thankfully, our programmes are entertaining and the contestants for 'AUST got Talent' were better too. I am not pinning high hopes after seeing the photos that night. Hence i was surprised by the programmes and showmanship of the host, Wayne (if i remember correctly).
For the 2nd time running, i went up the stage as one of the best dressed. In case you are wondering, depending on how you see it, 'Best Dressed' can be a form of sabotage. Haha. And for the 2nd time, i was the runner-up for the events. Yuslie definitely gathered more cheers! Despite that i was having fun, i needed to act and dance abit with my female partner. Yes, she looked gorgeous too =)
Four of the eight seated at our table won prizes, big or small. Rick won a camera along the way! Cool huh?! Wanjun (other table) won a DSLR! I was praying to win a xbox360 Kinect! But nope, i didn't win in the draw!
The only turn off for the night is the service from Downtown East (i will check who is the actual company in charge) for the dinner. Minutes after every dish, they asked if had finished and wanted to clear away! Hey, the tables had enough space to put more than a dish! We did not even had time to slowly eat! Poor service. The manager even wore T-shirt while helping out his waiters and waitress.... Hello?! He should wore something more formal. Who cares if its their uniform? They should at least show some to respect the customer. We are having D&D and we are not even having beach/casual wear theme! Disappointed!
Congrats to SRC committee for their efforts in hosting such a great event! Looking forward to the next one! (rumored to be this year's october)