Accuse me of anything, but never of bad fashion sense. Yours truly was one of two nominees last night for Best Dressed Female. Heh. Frankly, I was caught by surprise. Like there I was at my seat, happily watching the MC on stage announce the two nominees for the Best Dressed Males and making them do a catwalk to the tune of Right Said Fred’s “I’m Too Sexy”, when he suddenly announces my name as the first nominee for the female category.
And I’m like “Huh? Me???” In any case, I gamely strutted up on stage, did a few turns and went back to my seat. Oh yes, forgot to mention my attire. I was wearing this cheongsam top which had a sheer black layer over a green floral embroidered pattern and black flowy pants. This cheongsam top is probably one of my best buys ever. I bought it for about $42 in Singapore three years ago, and it has seen me through various weddings and dinner functions. Of course, I make sure I don’t repeat the attire with the same people. This is now becoming a little difficult to keep track now! I guess it must be time to give the cheongsam top a rest and dig it up again in like 10 years’ time!
Anyway, I lost out to my competitor ‘cos she did a very raunchy catwalk to the song. Me not sexy enough lah. Still, I maintain that I was the prettier and better attired one. ;p
The food at the dinner was pretty good. We had a ten-course Cantonese dinner. But having had enough of such rich food for the past couple of days, I couldn’t stomach much more. Many others at the same table probably felt the same or it’s because they aren’t used to the cuisine (being from different countries), and so a lot of food went to waste. Quite terrible actually.
The lucky draw prizes were fantastic. There were 20 prizes to be won. All were good prizes, with designer bags and watches being some of the items. But the top five prizes left me in envy of the winners. The 1st prize was a pure gold coin! The next four were a mini iPod (aaahhhh!!!!!!!!), a Canon IXUS 40 (aaaahhhhh!!!!), a Burberry handbang and another digital camera.
After all that was over and done with, the dance floor was opened to everyone. It was a retro night of sorts…’cos the music reminded me of Mambo Night at Zouk. Those less inclined to dance made their way out of the ballroom for more drinks. But I danced the night away with other colleagues of mine.
Great party it was!