A night in Rome

We were headed down south last weekend... to Rome as the title suggests. Edmund volunteered to take us on his Golf GTI so Racheal and myself did not hesitate a bit.
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Racheal just spent a full day at the dentist the day before and is rehearsing for a toothpaste commercial shoot next weekend.

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We put up at Grand Paragon hotel - the hotel which is reflected through the windows of the New York Hotel.... was trying to be artistic but it didnt quite work out.

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hehe well, Rome was actually the theme of a Heineken party in JB last weekend and New York Hotel is in JB too. I mean not that we can drive down South to Rome anyway... hehe man wtf am i trying to say.

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Anyway, we drove across this billboard in JB which was advertising a service i thought was quite bizzare. It says on the billboard - "Involved in an accident in Singapore?"

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Let me know and i will fucking sue the balls out of the Singapore government. Well nah, wild guess..... if you're curious, there's a number on the billboard you can call and find out.

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That was pretty random.. Anyway, back to our hotel - the Grand Paragon. It's a very new 4-star hotel, launched in October '08. Pretty decent hotel, except the weird looking chandeliers. Edmund thought they looked like gasings (tops)... i thought they looked more like dicks!

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Unloaded our stuff in the hotel, blinking starving, so headed down to a supposedly popular mamak stall that's popular for its signature dishes - Mee Rebus (boiled noodles) & Otak otak (brain brain). The mamak stall (indian malay fusion street stall) is called Kafe Enam Puluhan (60's cafe)

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If you're wondering what's a brain brain, its like a fish pastry cooked in leaves....the fuck... i dunno how they make it but they were pretty tasty

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We were actually down to JB to inspect some technical setups for the "Night in Rome" Heineken party and we were pretty much in-charge of 2 booths which that looks like this. This was 4pm - Kenny & Yen Teng busy setting up.

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This was 9pm and damn it looks so different. Racheal was now rehearsing for a commercial shoot for a diet supplement the following weekend.

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In the afternoon, I was also checking out a fashion show rehearsal by Redken. Didn't quite get what they were up to, but it was pretty clear during the actual show at night.

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The row of models aboved turned into the below at 10PM. It was a Roman-themed hairshow organized by Redken.

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I must say i enjoyed watching this fashion show as it wasnt just any "me too" shows with a few flat chested ladies walking down the runway as though their knee bones were disjointed. This was actually quite unique...

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When we were all setup, we headed back to the hotel for a refresher. Opened the room curtains, and we had a view of Singapore. I could actually see Suntec city from the hotel.. amazing view.

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Now if you were wondering why a Night in Rome... Heineken is actually an official sponsor of the UEFA Champions League and the finals this year will be hosted in Rome. Heineken is also giving away tickets to the finals in Rome so if you wanna take a chance, come to the party in KL this weekend. Will be held in the Mercedes Showroom on Jalan Sultan Ismail.

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To RSVP, SMS: KLHNK NAME IC EMAIL to 36300

Ex. KLHNK DESMOND 820610-XX-XXXX desmond.kiu@gmail.com

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Me, under Heineken umbrellas in "Rome" in front of the Piaza whatever.

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This was Edmund briefing our promoter girls on how to react if somebody grabbed their asses or boobs......... briefing them on how to entertain our patrons actually...hehe

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From then onwards, it was just alot of these

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See you at the KL party this Saturday!