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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DATIN SERI FLORENCE AND DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI!
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TURN 55 AND THINK OF THE GOOD, GOLDEN OLD DAYS OF THE EXCITING EIGHTIES?
Since time travel is currently not offered online, you simply recreate the 1980s! This was precisely what Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Star Media Group, did to celebrate his 55th birthday bash shared by his beloved, pretty wife Datin Seri Florence Wong.
The Manhattan room at Berjaya Times Square hotel was transformed into Studio 54, sort of lah without Andy Warhol, Liza Minelli, Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson, Bianca Jagger, Halston,Grace Jones, Jerry Hall, Debbie Harry, Mick Jagger and Tina Turner.
Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, Village People and James Brown did not perform on 21 May 2016 but their songs lived on. Birthday boy Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai personally selected the songs and video clips and ordered the deejay not to give in to requests by guests or there would be end to it.
Many guests squealed with delight as fabulous Eighties songs like Billie Jean, Sweet Dreams, MacArthur's Park, Don't You Want Me, Dancing Queen et al blared from the speakers. Guests eagerly obeyed the Bee Gees who warbled "You Should Be Dancing" and we all did till dawn. Oh ok, till 1 am!
Tan Sri Vincent Tan, Tan Sri Tony Fernandez, Tan Sri Liew Kee Sin, Tan Sri Teo Chiang Hong, Tan Sri A.K Nathan and Tan Sri Effendi Norwawi stayed till after midnight.
Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai's old pals from way back when in Penang came from Pearl of the Orient to toast and roast him. Emcee extraordinaire Dato Leonard Tan and Aniz from The Star conducted the evening with jokes and aplomb.
Upon arrival at the entrance, guests were bemused to bump into famous, familiar but deceased faces resurrected from the netherworld to make a temporary, temporal appearance. There were Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Prince and living legend John Travolta from Saturday Night Fever days.
The guests were not sidelined as spectators either. Most arrived dressed as their favorite superstar, from Prince and David Bowie all the way to Elvis Presley who did not make it to the 1980s but why nit pick?
Fun, laughter and camaraderie were enjoyed by the spadefuls, eased by sumptuous food and greased by endless flow of champagne.
Almost all adhered to the dress code of black and white, failing which you had to come as a charismatic character from the 1980s.
The dancefloor was perennially occupied by the rich and famous, titled and tailored and merely glamorous. Many normally sedate and serene pillars of society let down their hair (or wigs in most cases) to groove and move with the beat by dancing frenetically and enthusiastically.
After all, they were dancing among their peers in a birthday party and there were no contests or prizes for Best Anything! So it was the uber-coolest gathering.
Said the birthday boy Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai, "The cake cutting was done as soon as possible so everyone could start dancing as everyone's a star tonight!"
The mood was contagious and only one was impervious to our shenanigans and the deepest irony? She was the brainy, beautiful, quarter century old daughter of Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai!
Sniffed lawyer Sonia Wong who managed to avoid stepping on the dancefloor all night long, "I was born in 1991 and so escaped the Eighties altogether!"
Like all discos of the era, the party ended with the iconic 'Last Dance' by Donna Summer. And long may your summer last, Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai and Datin Seri Florence Wong!
ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF WINNIE SIN AND ROLAND SIN OF RAFFLESIA PEARL CENTRE AND MANDALAY JADE & RUBY AT PARKROYAL HOTEL
THE STAGE WAS SET AND LIGHTS LASERED
SIMPLE, STYLISH AND SLEEK
ALL SET
HAPPY BIRTHDAY YO!
EACH TABLE WAS NAMED AFTER A FAMOUS 1980S SINGER OR BAND
HIGHTECH
SLEEK
DATUK SRI WONG CHUN WAI PERSONALLY SELECTED THE SONGS AND VIDEO CLIPS
GOOD FOOD FROM BERJAYA TIMES SQUARE HOTEL
POSSIBLY THE BEST BEER IN THE WORLD
REFRESHING DRINKS
SO MANY TO EMPTY
CHOICES GALORE
STYLISHLY SLEEK IN GOLD AND BLACK!
SOUPSI
LONG LIFE EGGS
PRINCE AND JOHN TRAVOLTA WERE USHERS
BOY GEORGE FAILED TO IMPRESS THESE GAL AND GUY
NECESSARY ACCESSORIES
COFFEE MACHINES
TAN SRI LIEW KEE SIN AND FRIEND CHECK THEIR TABLES NAMED AFTER FAMOUS 1980S STAR
DESSERT
AMONG THE FIRST TO ARRIVE
FREDDY MERCURY AND PRINCE I CAN RECOGNISE
DAVID BOWIE, MICHAEL JACKSON AND MADONNA WITH MOTHER OF DATIN SERI FLORENCE WONG (WHITE HAIRED LADY)
GUEST
DATO DR KELVIN TAN AND DATIN
DATUK DR KELVIN TAN AND DATIN TAN
TYCOON SHOWS HIS DANCING SKILLS WITH MJ
DATO DR KELVIN TAN IS SPIFFIEST DRESSER
PUAN SERI LIEW IN MIDDLE LOOKS SIMPLY STUNNING
WINNIE SIN OF RAFFLESIA PEARL CENTRE DRESSED HER HUSBAND AND SON IN POLKA DOTS!
SEE?
STARS ON AND OFF STAGE
SIN CHEANG LOONG IS THE ONE IN POLKA DOTS
MADONNA SELDOM ATTENDS BIRTHDAY PARTIES BUT HERE SHE IS!
THE BIRTHDAY BOY COMETH!
DATIN SERI FLORENCE WONG GREETS FRIEND
WINNIE SIN, DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI, SIN CHEANG LOONG AND GUEST
DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI, DATO PROFESSOR JIMMY CHOO AND SIN CHEANG LOONG
YES, YES, GUY AT RIGHT IS DATO JIMMY CHOO AS YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE!
EVEN I HAVE NEVER SEEN DATO JIMMY CHOO AS ELVIS PRESLEY!
AND I HAVE SEEN THIS GREAT SHOE DESIGNER 2.38 MILLION TIMES BUT HE HAS NEVER BOTHERED TO DRESS UP FOR ANYONE!
DATO JIMMY CHOO HONOURED DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI BY DRESSING UP HIS HAIR FOR HIS BIRTHDAY!
HAIR-RAISING!
NEXT YEAR WILL SEE MAKE-UP!
DATO JIMMY CHOO AND PUAN SRI LISA TEO
PRINCE AND CONSORTS?
DATO ROSEMARIE WEE AND CAPTAIN WEE
DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI GREETS TAN SRI TEO
PUAN SRI LISA TEO, DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI AND TAN SRI TEO
DATO KEE HUA CHEE, DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI, DATO NANCY YEOH AND ROLV REISIGGER
DUE TO HIS AGE AND CONDITION, DATO KEE HUA CHEE CAMES AS DAZED AND CONFUSED
BRIAN MARTIN AND CONCUBINES
DATO KEE HUA CHEE MAY BE DAZED AND CONFUSED BUT HE IS CLEARLY CARRYING A FAB BAG BY ILLIZA HO!
SONIA WONG TOLD DATO KEE---'I ALWAYS SUSPECTED YOU WERE A DINOSAUR AND TONIGHT YOU PROVED IT!'
DATO KEE HUA CHEE, MARILYN MONROE AKA ILLIAZ HO WHO DESIGNED AND MADE THE YELLOW ACCORDIAN BAG, DATO JIMMY CHOO, DATO NANCY YEOH AND ROLV REISSIGER
NO ONE COULD ACCUSE DATO KEE HUA CHEE OF BEING NORMAL
DATO NANCY YEOH WEARS HER BRA ON THE OUTSIDE FOR ATTENTION AND SHE GOT IT
I DUNNO WHAT DATO NANCY YEOH IS DOING TO DATIN SERI FLORENCE WONG'S SLEEVE
MARILYN MONROE WITH DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI
DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI IS SANDWICHED BY 2 KEES!
WILLIAM KEE, DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI!
DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI, PUAN SERI ESTHER TAN, SELINA YEOP JUNIOR AND TAN SRI VINCENT TAN
PAUN SRI AND TAN SRI LIEW KEE SIN, TAN SRI AND PUAN SRI VINCENT TAN
WINNIE SIN, PUAN SERI ESTHER TAN, DATIN SERI FLORENCE WONG AND PUAN SRI LIEW
MIST BEAUTIFUL QUARTET IN MALAYSIA
WONDER WOMAN OR IS SHE SUPERGIRL WITH SUPER TYCOON TAN SRI VINCENT TAN
WILLIAM KEE AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE
2 KEES FOR THE PRICE OF 1 PHOTO
DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI WITH DARLING DAUGHTER SONIA WONG WHO IS A LAWYER AND FELLOW LAWYER KENNETH LAM FROM HONG KONG
AT A QUARTER CENTURY, SONIA WONG MANAGED TO ESCAPE THE EXCITING EIGHTIES ALTOGETHER!
MICHAEL JACKSON, DATIN SERI FLORENCE WONG, DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI, SONIA WONG, KENNETH LAM AND MADONNA
HANDSOME KENNETH LAM AND ROLAND SIN
WINNIE SIN, DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI, KENNETH LAM, ROLAND SIN, DATO JIMMY CHOO, SONIA WONG AND DATIN SERI FLORENCE WONG
TAN SRI VINCENT TAN AND DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI WELCOMING TAN SRI TONY FERNANDEZ
GREAT GRUB FROM BERJAYA TIMES SQUARE HOTEL
DATO KEE HUA CHEE IN COHORTS WITH DATO NANCY YEOH
BRIAN MARTIN FROM THE STAR WITH TAN SRI TONY FERNANDEZ OF AIR ASIA AND TAN SRI VINCENT OF BERJAYA GROUP
ANNIE AND SONIA WONG
DON'T WORRY ABOUT PATRICK, THAT'S MAKE-UP
ANAS ZEBEDY AND SHAH
THAT'S ANAS ZUBEDY NEXT TO DAVID BOWIE
DATIN SERI FLORENCE WONG WITH DATIN TAN
DATO LEONARD TAN AND DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI
WINNIE SIN AND CATHERINE LAI
DATIN SERI FLORENCE WONG AND DATO SERI WONG CHUN WAI WITH DATIN SERI'S MOTHER AND FAMILY
DATUK LEANNE GOH AND DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI
HANDSOME BUSINESS TYCOON DATO DOUGLAS CHENG, DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI, DATIN CHARLENE YEO AND DATIN SERI FLORENCE WONG
TAN SRI AND PUAN SRI LIEW KEE SIN
TAN SRI VINCENT TAN, DATIN CHARLENE CHENG, PUAN SRI ESTHER TAN AND TAN SRI LIEW KEE SIN
TAN SRI TONY FERNANDEZ, DATO DOUGLAS CHENG AND TAN SRI VINCENT TAN
TAN SRI VINCENT TAN WITH HIS FAMOUS EMIGMATIC SMILE AND PUAN SRI ESTHER TAN
TAN SRI TONY FERNANDEZ AND ILLIZA HO, MALAYSIA'S WORLD CLASS BAG DESIGNER
TAN SRI VINCENT TAN, DATO NANCY YEOH AND PUAN SRI ESTHER TAN
SHOWTIME STARTING SOON!
TAN SRI TONY FERNANDEZ IN FINE FETTLE
HOT HEADS!
JOYFUL AND GRATEFUL TO GOD FOR SUCH ABUNDANT BLESSINGS
BIRTHDAY BOY BOUNCES OUT
BIRTHDAY CAKE ARRIVES!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DATIN SERI FLORENCE WONG AND DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI!
I KNOW JESUS HAS BLESSED YOU BOTH AND CONTINUE TO DO SO!
GOOD WEALTH, GREAT HEALTH AND GREATEST JOY ALWAYS!
ARSENAL CAKE!
HAPPY!
CHEERS TO THIS LOVING COUPLE!
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