Faber-Castell 250th anniversary mega event : 11 Nov 2011

With the 11.11.11 being an auspicious date for the year, Faber-Castell Group of Companies decided to celebrate its 250^th anniversary on that day. Held as a Chinese course dinner event at the grand ballroom of Dorsett Regency Subang, its stage was fitted with extra wide projector screen from corner to corner, giving a spectacular visual experience.

Special exhibits at the reception.

Guests at the packed grand ballroom.

VVIPs who officiated the event were Count Anton von Faber-Castell, the current CEO of the Faber-Castell Group of Companies (a successful family-run worldwide business),and Dr. Toh, Managing Director for Malaysia and joint MD for Asia Pacific. It was an honour for me to able to meet them in person.

There was a unique video presentation on the origins of Faber-Castell and its evolution through its 250 years. At certain scenes, it had a combination of 3 different video screens projected on the extra wide screen, making the story-line visually entertaining.

Dinner followed suit and not long after that, it was show-time! As usual, I started with “Hound Dog”, a catchy Rock N Roll song whom everyone is familiar with, greeted with warm applause from guests at the 70 tables across the super huge ‘pillar-less’ ballroom. Other songs in the repertoire include “Can’t help falling in love”, “Devil in disguise”, “Blue suede shoes” and a gospel number with a heart-warming message, “Crying in the chapel”.

Rendering a song with the VVIP guests looking on.

At the video monitor in the AV control section.

The video displays projected from the AV control section.

I ended with “Burning Love”, which made the crowd grew wilder. Even Dr. Toh from the VVIP table near the stage found it so irresistible, that he had to grab a partner to the dance-floor. What an awesome finale with partying hosts!

Thank God for another high-profile event added to my series of performances. It was indeed an honour to be part of an event celebrating a quarter of a millennium. Here’s wishing Faber-Castell a Happy 250^th Anniversary and many more golden years to come with sustainable growth and advancement. Cheers!

Posing with the intricate ice sculpture after another successful event.