I'm still alive and have loads of pictures to share. The Genting trip was actually more than 3 weeks ago :D
Anyways, last weekend was especially hectic. Was involved in our company's annual dinner. Was there the whole day till at least 3am. Wearing spaghetti top to the "It's a beach thing, babe" theme in a fully air-conditioned ballroom and standing throughout did nothing to benefit me except to prepare me to be a swimsuit model in the Arctic.
The VIPs had the usual red-carpet treatment and their little complains despite the free flow branded liquor and cigar, not to mention proper tables to sit and have their dinner.
Our team did a pretty good job, no major glitches. Our AM is quite hands-on when it comes to delegation and briefing of jobs. When the Manager (now promoted out) was around, we were almost always kept in the dark and given the opportunity to figure out what was going on by ourselves. Needless to say, we ended up with more confusion throughout the night. During one recent dinner, the chairman came to the reception table (where we were receiving guests), obviously drunk, and started kicking under the table and asking "Where's my cigar? Where's my cigar?!"
When I went over to help my colleagues with the lucky draw gifts, I smelt something burning. Immediately saw one of the speakers near the DJ console smoking! Good thing the said chairman who came over some minutes later did not notice anything. A similar incident happened at another birthday dinner and it seems that now the Malaysian events circle know about it. It was considered a major faux pas as our former PM was the VVIP of that night. Surely the AV people would have had some backup or did a more thorough check beforehand?
Ah, the wonderful world of PR and event management. For juicier stories, you know how to contact me!
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