There was a time when parties was like all the entertainment I lived for. 3 out of 7 days in a week I would be out meeting friends at parties having drinks and just hanging out. Then in the past year that all seemed to take a pause.
Maybe it’s because of my recent fatherhood or because I’ve been so caught up with work lately that I almost even forgot what going to parties was all about. Then just recently Heineken invited me to go for their Sundown Party at the CIMB Classic in KLGCC so I obliged. Heineken parties are always good fun. Lots of Heineken, great music, happening crowd and…
It’s one of those parties you don’t really need to look for people to go with because you’re bound to bump into someone you know there.
Here’s me with Adele, Tzia and Denise. I’ve known Adele and Tzia for like a really long time. We go many many years back since they were really active in the blogging scene. Admittedly many of my friends who saw Tzia often asked me to introduce them to her.
Adele on the other hand is this really bubbly funny person of the group. Funny so much that I actively follow her on social media and eventually one day out of the blue I messaged her and asked if she would like to join our team. She did and that’s how I see her almost every day now along with Denise who works with us.
Meet Arnold and Sharon. Arnold… is a radio announcer on Hitz.FM and so happens to be Shorty’s childhood friend. He and Shorty share a lot of common friends… I suspect it’s a Subang thing.
Sharon on the other hand works at Topshop.
These lovely ladies here are people that I once more used to see every other day at work because they used to work with me (well okay Choo and Foning still work with me).
And here in this group picture.
From the left there’s Foning, Adele, me, Denise and her boyfriend. And on the bottom row is the other half Duogigs and Povy and Tzia. Fun fact… Povy is actually from Penang and went to the same high school as my sister did. Penang Chinese Girl High School.
The Sundown party was awesome because it’s one of those parties where it’s not overly crowded and the music is not too loud to have a decent conversation with someone else.
There was a martini-making class and some performances and a super long foosball table but the thing I enjoyed the most about it and about any party… is the company.
There’s something about good drinks that go so well when you’re with good company. When you meet up with old friends for say a reunion dinner or party everyone is really prim and proper and somewhat guarded. Throw in some bottles of beer Heineken and 20 minutes later everyone lets their guard down and let it all rip.
One of my favourite Heineken experiences of the week though was at the Heineken Sponsor Day that happened two days after the Sundown Party. The Sponsor Day is where Heineken invites a limited number of golfers to be the first to play at KLGCC right after the pros were on the green at the CIMB Classic. My friends Rob, Ming and Thanee were super impressed with all the Heineken Hospitality.
There was ice boxes all around the course with lots of bottled water and Heineken in them.
And the one of the best moments in all this… was me making this final putt that won me a month of free tom yam from Thanee.
Timothy Tiah – Co-Founder of Colony, Kuala Lumpur Co-Working Space