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Stranded alone at Thumper. Goodwood Park Hotel.....
Anxiety. Guests were filing in at my reception desk and none of Mercury staff was here to help out….
Grateful. Yus, Thumper bouncer and Bob, Event photographer were doing their best to help me in controlling the situation.

When guests arrived…
“Hello!! Good evening.. Welcome to La Promenade! Can I have your name?”
Search for names among the bloody small-print list in near-darkness…

“Let me put this around your wrist… It’s for entry purpose.”
Put wristband over….

“Can we take a picture of you infront of the photowall?”
Bob took picture of guests

“Oh, let me take a Polaroid shot for you to keep as a memento…!”
Took out Polaroid camera and shot…

“Thank you… please proceed inside… Go beyond that black curtain.. !”
Points to direction…

We are supposed to have a receptionist …Polaroid-taking model and usher.. Now I am basically trying to cover all duties all at 1 go.. while the other guests stand in queue, waiting and watching me perform the amazing antic….again and again....

So much so that when Tanya Chua arrived…and headed straight into Thumper dancefloor without me knowing it. Bob nudged me. I ran after her; brought her into Party area, stick the wristband over which she complained (jokingly) that it did not match her outfit... -_-"

It was a glamorous event that brought the media, celebrities and Moet’s high-valued guests from place to place for dine, wine and party (total of 4 F & B outlets)… A tricky task for logistics planning but it could fare better with organized planning. The entire office was running around Singapore to search for props and last minute solutions to pending crisis... It was madness.. Total chaos..
I knew that my colleague (the main coordinator) was feeling miserable about it. But in a good way, it was a lesson to learn from ... both him and the rest of us..
Nevertheless, despite the hicks, the guests enjoyed themselves immensely.. Do look out for news coverage over CNA or publishing media... Moët and Chandon ~ La Promenade

And you know what else I have gained from that night? An exclusive experience of being a Club bouncer, upfront… hahaha… which subsequently the next day, the girls commented that I was suitably qualified to be a Door Bitch…
Haha.. I am pretty sure I’m not up to it - at all... You need the looks.. that bitchy attitude to be one….. To turn away people that you feel that they are not fitting to be in the club… Erm .. can never pull it off. Not my cup of tea….

On a last note: Really appreciate the help from the supportive and wacky Thumper staff…. Have a great time at an event… Again.. : )