WHEN I ARRIVED WITH ROLV REISSIGER AND ALEXANDER QUAY (DATO NANCY BEING ABROAD), AND BEFORE I COULD PROFFER CONDOLENCES, PAT LEW SAID "NOW WHO IS GOING TO GIVE YOU THE FANCY CLOTHES?"
Being the professional tycooness, Pat Liew normally gives me a fancy and pricey outfit around Christmas and since my birthday is on 7 January, she always says the gift is for both occasions.
So I had to phone her right hand man Alex Chan who is, was, more generous!
Now I have to work on Pat Liew who is immune to my wiles!
Only this April, Pat Liew took Alex Chan to one of their numerous overseas trip, this time a 2-wwek cruise. But the signs were showing as Alex Chan had to be hospitalised in London. Still no one expected him to enter heaven so soon! We assumed it was a heart attack as Alex's family did not bother with an autopsy as everyone knew he was far closer to Pat Liew than his own parents and siblings who disapproved of his alternative lifestyle.
After moving speeches by Alex Chan's nearest and dearest, Alexander Quay gave the final speech. Despite his tender age, Alex Quay writes his own speech and this is what he said.
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"Good
evening ladies and gentlement. For those who don’t who I am. My name is
Alexander Quay my age is 14 and I’m Dato Nancy’s son. My mother is best friends
with someone called Auntie Pat, but I call her Kai mah. My mother and her have
a bond like no other and that brings me to my bond with Uncle Alex Chan.
Uncle Alex and I had a bond back in December 2012 at my Kai Mah’s birthday party which was held at Double Tree. When I first spoke to him, he said he was in the visual merchandising department for britishindia and his duty would be designing the store and the window display which fascinated me.
Uncle Alex and I had a bond back in December 2012 at my Kai Mah’s birthday party which was held at Double Tree. When I first spoke to him, he said he was in the visual merchandising department for britishindia and his duty would be designing the store and the window display which fascinated me.
So I spoke to
him about how he does it. He told me this... “it’s all out of passion because
without passion... you won’t go far in life.” That quote from him stood with me
for the rest of my life because in order to succeed in life especially in the
fashion and retail industry, you need passion. But before that, what is
passion?
Passion...
is an intense desire or enthusiasm for something.
And finally passion in my own definition means to have a emotional connection with what you do and what you love.
In my opinion, Uncle Alex has all of that. He loves what he does and tries his best at his lowest times. When Britishindia couldn’t find a designer to create a collection, Alex would be there to take their place.
That is what I call a survivor. A person who pushes through at the his hardest times.
Some fun moments I had with him was when I became an intern at Britishindia a few years back. My Kai mah took me to her office and brought me to his desk and said. Time to get to work.
Passion...
is an intense desire or enthusiasm for something.
And finally passion in my own definition means to have a emotional connection with what you do and what you love.
In my opinion, Uncle Alex has all of that. He loves what he does and tries his best at his lowest times. When Britishindia couldn’t find a designer to create a collection, Alex would be there to take their place.
That is what I call a survivor. A person who pushes through at the his hardest times.
Some fun moments I had with him was when I became an intern at Britishindia a few years back. My Kai mah took me to her office and brought me to his desk and said. Time to get to work.
So me being me, I got straight to work because of
passion. He showed me all the catalogues from different mannequin companies and
the different styles and posses. My job was to select the ones that would fit
the Britishindia aesthetic, and I must say, I know that brand very well.
I
selected all the different mannequins from different brands by paper tagging
the different pages for him to see. After he reviewed it he gave me a high five
and said good job! From then on, I knew the fashion industry was for me.
My
prize after that was a tour of the BritishIndia warehouse. Alex took me to
where they would keep all the mannequins and the window props. He said “Here’s
where we keep all of our broken mannequins and our past window display props.”
I was intrigued and ask him if I could have one of the mannequins. But to my
surprise he said no because they might have to use them for the
stores in the coming future.
Some other highlights I had with him before he passed away was when he styled and dressed me for a BritishIndia show at The Stylo Fashion Festival. I wore a big turban with a mini suit.
I would always walk around with him backstage and talk about how I’m going to walk this and that before the show. And that was the last time I got to speak to him.
After STYLO I didn’t manage to say speak to him sadly but even though he isn’t here with us, he is here with us in spirit.
Some last words from me for him:
Hi Uncle Alex, I know your here with us tonight and we all truly miss you with what you have left behind on earth and Britishindia. Your work will always be appreciated and treasured.
Some other highlights I had with him before he passed away was when he styled and dressed me for a BritishIndia show at The Stylo Fashion Festival. I wore a big turban with a mini suit.
I would always walk around with him backstage and talk about how I’m going to walk this and that before the show. And that was the last time I got to speak to him.
After STYLO I didn’t manage to say speak to him sadly but even though he isn’t here with us, he is here with us in spirit.
Some last words from me for him:
Hi Uncle Alex, I know your here with us tonight and we all truly miss you with what you have left behind on earth and Britishindia. Your work will always be appreciated and treasured.
Thank you for not only leaving behind just your
footsteps and fingerprints but your legacy. I’m sorry I didn’t get to say
goodbye but here’s a goodbye from me.
Thank you!"
Thank you!"
HUEY AND ALEX QUAY
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