Oh What a Night!

Tonight, Janet and I attended this:


The Convention Hall is big (by KK standard ya), and was nicely decorated for the event. We walked on a red carpet fenced by traditional Kadazan "backpacks" ie Sinaging, leading into the hall.

It took us a while to find Table No 49 because there were like 80 tables in the hall.

The view from Table 49... hujung dunia lah ba kan! Janet and I love the ceiling deco... somehow we felt like we're in Egypt.

We were entertained by Stacy - the Akademi Fantasia sensation. She's got good voice, stamina, dance moves and very edgy. I like her. Where a lot of local artists here are good singers they're not necessarily good entertainers. Stacy is great - as a singer, performer and entertainer. She reminds me of Anita Sarawak.

We ate:
LOL! Greedy me was too busy and enjoying the food so much that I forgot to take pictures. So, next best thing is the menu la!

The main purpose of the Gala Nite is to let the public have a preview of the contestants for the Unduk Ngadau organised by DBKK. It is also on this night that the top 15 who'll get to compete in the actual competition on 13 May 2010 when the KK representative for the State Unduk Ngadau will be crowned.

The ladies wore evening gowns by their own design which must be inspired by the traditional costumes of the Kadazandusun group. Some of the contestants had help from other designers, some got their mothers to design, and some designed themselves. It was like watching Project Runway.

Here are the subsidiary title winners for tonight (photo taken off the big screen, our table was just too far from the stage):

Miss Catwalk: Jaslinder Kaur a/p Harjit Singh (She has a very "calm & collected" walk. She's got a sweet smile too. One of the obvious favourites of the night, aside from another contestant but I think THAT other contestant's supporters were family and colleagues)

Miss Personality: Kok Yee Lu @Lyora Kok. She's 5 feet 8 inches tall! Janet & I nicknamed her the Naomi Campbell of Sabah (Hmmmm, judges ni usually give scores according to height. The higher the contestant, the higher the score. Ni pun ada harapan mau memang)

I think it was Miss Best Dressed I think, or was it Miss Gala Nite: Crystel Eve Huminodun William Majimbon. (Na, nama pun sudah Huminodun... tatap ada spot lah tu nanti)

All the subsidiary title winners managed to get a spot in the Top 15.

And.... there's more:

Tadaa! My cousin Steffiana Jipanin is also in the Top 15!