Seems like everyone is using the WAG terms these days, but that, I will leave for my next posting..
This one is about the FASHIONISTIC MUM contest which was held on 9th May last weekend in Plaza Singapura....so means Dugong is not the highlight here, his WAG is...
RB had signed up for this contest which was organised by both THE SUNDAY TIMES and PLAZA SINGAPURA to mark Mother's Day for 2009.
Apparently, this contest is an annual affair, well at least since 2008 I was told.
We headed down to Plaza S for the first round of interviews in the early part of the week...and lo behold, moi WAG got chosen as one of the 8 finalists....50 ladies had been shortlisted for the first round interviews..
Exciting.....
The contest basically runs like this....at the finals, the mummies would be given a "mysterious theme" and then they had 2 hours to pick up an attire to match the given theme.
They are free to shop at most of the shops within Plaza S (there was a list given), and the cap was $300 (given in the form of vouchers)
In addition, this year, they require the husbands to be dressed as well...meaning Dugong had to be decked out too...AND APPEAR ON STAGE!!
Getting more exciting....fainting...
True to form....the Leongs started doing some research during the days running up to the Finals on Saturday...i.e. looking around the shops, remembering what is where, where is what...
We've never seen so much of Plaza S...at least not for the past 6 years minimum...made me hate the incredulously idiotic carpark design even more...
Saturday came and the entire family trotted down to Plaza S....
Excitement level reaching boiling point.....
First Round of the Contest was about "plain Jane"...the mummies were introduced to the crowd with zero make-up on and in casual white blouse and denim...
Needless to say, moi WAG looked the best because she never wears make-up...al natural they call it....hehehe...
Next Round was the main attraction...the shopping....the theme given was "Go on a holiday"...
Here was where we made the biggest of errors....which is something we never fail to make each time....we never stopped to think...
From the get go, we dashed off to the shops, already having in mind what we wanted to look for...which in the end turned out "not in line" with what the judges were expecting....
Why did we choose this combi, don't know....strange enuff, we both "had the same wrong idea"...
In any case, we spent $290 out of the $300 getting dressed up in an attire which was "quite far" from how we usually dress and in many ways, "not at all" us....
So we didn't win....not even placed among the top 3 placings...nope...although RB picked up the "most number of votes from the public" prize...
The Q&A session for the mummies went ok...I think RB answered the best..even her frens who turned up to support her thought so...
Side point....some of the answers given by the other mummies were just "out of this world".....it really didn't take much to outshine those answers...
Not really "Channel 5 S-Factor" type crappy answers....but quite bad....there was a lady standing next to me below the stage and she rolled her eyes at one of the answers and looked like she wanted to collapse from shock.....
Question : What would you do if your child was hooked on internet gaming?
Answer Given : I would put the computer in the living room so I can monitor what he is doing so he will not surf internet porn......
Question : What would you do if your son says you are restricting his freedom by doing that?
Answer Given : Too bad because my parents brought me up like that, I will be doing the same to him...that is why I have become a good mother and have been able to marry a good husband who loves me....
Judge for yourself people...."tell you a secret....they cut out the silliest parts of the answers and only publish the ok bits in the newspapers"....hehehe...
As for us.....Dissapointed...yes....Upset....no....Had Great Fun....totally.....the both of us relish these events, not for the limelight, but for the opportunity to go crazy and do things together....sorry kids but mummy and daddy do miss our crazy globetrotting days...
So it was during my evening jog the other day that it finally dawned upon me....why did we lose? Because we were not ourselves....
We were totally awkward on stage...talking about a type of holiday which we would never go for, at least not on first priority..and dressed from top to bottom in something un-Ryan and un-LiAnne...
And in this, we learn one of the most important lessons in life.....always be yourself....
And of course, think before you leap....
Catwalk...not for Dugong...luckily, I did not have to walk more than 10 steps on the catwalk that day...but that was the weirdest 10 steps I've ever had to take....
Maybe a eating contest next time ok RB? :)
Durian would be a bonus...
2 comments:
Do you know the winner Dorothy Paw who gave such ridiculous reply is only deceiving herself. She married not a husband that loves her, for if he does, he would not have been two timing her before her marriage and was still in touch and continuing his relationship with the girl after they were married. The girl only found out he was married accidentally but of course, Bryan, her husband had all the excuses about why he married her when she confronted him. Excuse was he is marrying her out of obligation as Dorothy was taking care of him when he is dying from kidney failure. Of course, this is all lies. So dont envy her win, she is just living in denial.
Hey,came across your blog and I must admit that I was also one of the audience on that day that had a good laugh at some of the answers given by the top 3.My friends and I were like going "Are they looking for a Kampong village mum who either don't understand the questions or who have hubby surfing the adults site to even bring that up when asked about parental control over the internet" Anyway, it was fun watching the whole contest.
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