Crazy Formula One (F1) Weekend!
Taboo of Black Eyed Peas (left) at the Fuel Festival 2009 at the National Museum on Saturday. Fellow band member apl.de.ap boogies with Miss Singapore Universe 2009 Rachel Kum and Miss New Zealand Universe 2009 Katie Taylor at the same event.
Credits : “Celebrity Photographer Dominic Khoo, www.whatisthesight.com“.
Credits : “Celebrity Photographer Dominic Khoo, www.whatisthesight.com“.
My video at F1 rocks – A fun-filled weekend with Miss Russia Universe 2009, Miss New Zealand Universe 2009, Richard Branson, Black Eyed Peas and friends.
E entertainment! I invited Melissa and Audrey to join me to this first time ever red carpet event in Singapore.
It was a red carpet treatment all the way with a limo pick up, champagne, gifts, hors d’oeuvre and not forgetting the many local celebrities who attended this event.
If you like my tutu dress, here is the Hayden who designed my beautiful cocktail dress! You can find more of his collections at
http://www.haydensingapore.com
http://www.plushasia.com/media_photo/5455
It was a lovely Thursday evening welcoming Miss New Zealand (Katie Taylor) to Singapore. After much persuasion to convince her to party with me this F1 weekend, she packed her bags and left for a well worth it adventure she’ll remember forever. Things were pretty last minute and so I put her up at Olivier’s place (kind soul who reluctantly agreed at first) and arranged all the invites and events on time for us to attend. Though it was her second time here in Singapore, her experience this weekend was never quite like any other. We went straight to attend the Celtic Wish Ball where soon after we arrived, she left her makeup case in the boot of the Taxi. A little disappointed, upset but still excited, Miss New Zealand and I attended the exclusive opening of Louis Vuitton at the new shopping centre at ION. It was a grand scale party with the famous Dr Georgia Lee and David Gan who made special appearance at this event.
That Friday night, My two besties Yuhun, Olivier and I decided to take Katie (Miss New Zealand) out to eat at Straits Kitchen. A buffet place where you can find indian, chinese, malay, peranakan food all in one restaraunt.
With barely any sleep from entertaining my dearest Katie, I had an early morning filming to do on Saturday for a Microsoft Windows Fashionista Ad on AXN. The TV crew who came were really nice, funny and friendly and i made it through quick and easy.
Finally! I met my dear Sophia (Miss Russia) for dinner at China Royal Restaurant at Raffles Hotel. That is where she’s staying currently along with Beyonce and Black Eyed Peas. To my nice surprise that evening, her group knew Richard Branson and we joined him to watch Beyonce performed live on stage at Fort Canning Park. There we were given yet again another VVVVVIP red carpet treatment this time because he is Richard Branson and it’s something i’ve never experience before. We were seated at the Johnny Walker room which served champagne and other beverages and it had a nice view that overlooked the crowd and the stage.
Who is Richard Branson?! The man behind Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Mobile, Virgin Blue….etc
In 1993, Branson was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Technology.
He was knighted in 1999 for his “services to entrepreneurship.
In 2000, Branson received the Tony Jannus Award for his accomplishments in commercial air transportation.
Branson is the patron of several charities, including the International Rescue Corps and Prisoners Abroad, a registered charity which supports Britons who are detained outside of the UK.
Sir Richard appears at No. 85 on the 2002 list of “100 Greatest Britons” (sponsored by the BBC and voted for by the public).
Sir Richard also ranks No. 86 on Channel 4’s 2003 list of “100 Worst Britons”.
Sir Richard was also ranked in 2007’s Time Magazine “Top 100 Most Influential People in the World”.
In 2009, Branson was voted the UK’s “Celebrity Dream Boss” in an opinion poll by Cancer Research UK
On 7 December 2007, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon presented Branson with the United Nations Correspondents Association Citizen of the World Award for his support for environmental and humanitarian causes.
Richard Branson made several world record-breaking attempts after 1985, when in the spirit of the Blue Riband he attempted the fastest Atlantic Ocean crossing. His first attempt in the “Virgin Atlantic Challenger” led to the boat capsizing in British waters and a rescue by RAF helicopter, which received wide media coverage.
A year later his hot air balloon “Virgin Atlantic Flyer” crossed the Atlantic. This was the largest balloon at 2.3 million cubic feet (65,000 m³), and the first hot-air balloon crossing the Atlantic. It reached 130 miles per hour (209 km/h).
In January 1991, Branson crossed the Pacific from Japan to Arctic Canada, 6,700 miles (10,800 km), in a balloon of 2,600,000 cubic feet (74,000 m3). This broke the record, with a speed of 245 miles per hour (394 km/h).
Between 1995 and 1998 Branson, Per Lindstrand and Steve Fossett made attempts to circumnavigate the globe by balloon. In late 1998 they made a record-breaking flight from Morocco to Hawaii but were unable to complete a global flight before Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones in Breitling Orbiter 3 in March 1999.
These were just the few world record attempts he did and he is truly an admirable and respected public figure. I’m now officially a fan of his! He was very kind, warm, friendly and helpful to us. He took Katie and I down to the Black Eyed Peas private party at the Museum and that was where I had a good chance to meet them in person and party with them. The following night, we had dinner with Richard at the F1 Paddock Club and he took Katie, Olivier and I down to the garage to watch the last few laps of the race before he rushed off for his flight back. SO SWEET!!!!
Black Eyed Peas private party at the Museum! I didn’t know Will.I.Am actually djs! He was really good at it and the party was pumping all night long. Igot the chance to meet all 3 of them except Fergie and they were really nice!
Apl.de.ap got me drinks, we partied together and he invited me to their next private party at Supperclub.
Here is Mark and Julius who are the bodyguards for Beyonce. Mark was the same bodyguard for the Miss Universe pageant and he hooked us up with a special meet and great with her at Waterfront Indochine when they arrived that Friday night. It was tough to get a picture with her but nonetheless we were grateful to meet her and introduced ourselves up close and personal. That fateful night, we invited them and her assistant to party with us at Butter Factory. We stayed on till closing time and dropped some of them off at Azuka in Clarke Quay and Mark back to his hotel. It was a crazy night for Katie as it was her first time drinking straight up from the bottle (that is how we roll at Butter!). She did the Tom Cruise act of jumping on sofas, got told off by bouncers and suffered a major hangover from mixing her Vodka with Jaggermeister. LOL!!! The night was absolutely crazy but all of us had a really good time. 
We reached the Paddock Club late at 7pm on Sunday. Dinner with Richard Branson and the rest of the crew, then watched the start of the race at 8pm. To the far end on my left, I saw Brian and Howie from the Backstreet Boys. Those were the boy band days and phases of my life where I was crazy over them.
Ex Prime Minister Mahathir of Malaysia
With Travis, the singer
Richard Branson offered to take us down to the garage to watch the last few laps of the race. He was sooooooo sweet!
And so Hamilton won! As happy as can be even after he complaint about the Singapore tracks being so bumpy and unimproved.
Here is another influencial man,
Oleg Deripaska!
Deripaska is the sole owner and CEO of Basic Element, a diversified investment company established in 1997, with assets in Russia and abroad. He is a self made billionare and is rated number 9 in the world’s richest billionaires in Forbes list.
Deripaska is also one of 16 global business leaders who drafted CEO Climate Policy Recommendations to G8 Leaders, a document outlining international business community’s proposals to effectively tackle global warming. The proposals were signed by more than 100 of the world’s leading corporations and handed to Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on 20 June 2008. G8 leaders discussed the recommendations during the summit in Japan on 7 July – 9 July 2008. The process was coordinated by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
I was very honored to meet a man like him. He was a gentleman, serious, has quite a sense of humor and most importantly a top notch gangsta! My take is…..you gotta be a real mafia if your business does well in Russia (well most of the time that is the case).
Left to Right: Oleg Deripaska, Ong Beng Seng, Rachel Kum
Straight after the finals, we headed down to Supperclub where the private party of the Black Eyed Peas was and it was quite a different party this time. They had two seperate groups doing a break dance…something you would see in movies like You Got Served. Apl.de.ap and I shared a few shots of Flaming Lamborghini and that was when I lost my mobile phone straight after in a cab. What a way to end the night! Still…the weekend was worth it coz my Katie got to enjoy the time of her life which was most important as she was my guest this weekend.
Will.i.am and I at Supperclub
Yup! The weekend had full of unexpected surprises and it was definitely worth it! 
Last but not least….my dearest Sophia joined me to do our facials at Dermasolutions before she left. She loved her Micro-luminscence experience and also the products she received in the Bahamas. I miss her already. Gene and I plan to visit her in St Petersberg sometime soon. It is never goodbye but see you later! Bisou
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