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deaf4ever

kesian eh, nak wedding dinner kena blackout lak...
habis semua planning.



Bride takes 40 mins to reach ground floor

WEDDING HORROR: BLACKOUT AT PAN PACIFIC HOTEL

By Michael Lee
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FOR better or for worse.

Little did the young couple who were about to have their wedding dinner at Pan Pacific hotel know this would soon be put to the test.




They were the unfortunate victims of a most untimely power failure that plunged the the hotel in Raffles Boulevard into pitch darkness from 5.15pm to about 9pm on Friday.

The bride, 20 storeys up, had to walk down the stairs as the lifts were not working.

'It was very difficult for me to walk down 20 storeys with my gown and my long train dragging behind!' said Ms Tracy Yong, 22.

Hotel staff and her helpers were on hand to guide her on her arduous descent.

'We took almost 40 minutes to reach the ground floor!' she said.

Ms Yong and the bridegroom Mr Gan Choon Wee, 24, then had to proceed on foot to the Conrad International Centennial hotel ballroom.

Pan Pacific had made arrangements with the hotel, which is two minutes walk away, to hold the dinner there.

The wedding nightmare began at 5.15pm.

The wedding couple were getting ready in their bridal suite on the 20th storey.

Mr Gan and Ms Yong, both navy officers, were brimming with excitement. The Ocean Ballroom on Level 2 was all set to receive their 300 guests later in the evening.

Then there was darkness.

A tense 40 minutes followed. What to do? Where to go?

The hotel's marketing director Kenneth Law said the hotel decided to inform its clients about 40 minutes into the blackout they would have to relocate their wedding venue.

The first choice had to be the nearest hotel. Conrad hotel, two minutes walk away at Temasek Boulevard, was an option.

THANK OUR LUCKY STARS

'It was an unfortunate incident, but we also have to thank our lucky stars Conrad's ballroom was not taken up!' said Mr Law.




He said another corporate event had to move to The Oriental hotel, which also had a vacant spot.

The bride and groom, on the other hand, were cursing their bad luck.

'Of course we were both upset,' said Mr Gan.

He added that their parents were even angrier, but they did not kick up a ruckus with the hotel staff.

'There was no time to waste. Our main concern was to move elsewhere and settle costs later,' said Mr Gan.

Pan Pacific also confirmed that any cost adjustment would be made later.

Luckily, the stranded couple had their relatives, friends and even the hotel to help make phone calls to inform the guests of the last-minute change in venue.

The wedding reception was supposed to start at 7pm with a cocktail.

Mr Gan looked at his watch. It was already almost 7pm.

Meanwhile, the two hotels were working like busy bees to pull off the door-to-door relocation.

'From the food to our servers, we moved everything, lock, stock and barrel next-door,' said Mr Law.


The hotel staff cut through the food court at Millenia Walk in a rush to deliver the food and the hall decorations to the Conrad hotel.

On their side, Conrad hotel might have had a vacant ballroom, but it was short on manpower.

'We redeployed staff from other sections to help set up the room,' said Mr Cheong Hai Poh, 38, the food and beverage manager at Conrad Hotel.

'Some chefs had even gone home but they all came back to help out. We may be competitors but in times like these, camaraderie kicks in.'


The sight of all these people working together allayed Mr Gan and Ms Yong's fears their big day would turn into a fiasco.

'I must thank both Pan Pacific and Conrad for what they've done in spite of the chaotic turn of events,' said Mr Gan's brother, Choon Kiat.

'I was, however, not very happy with the shuttle service Pan Pacific provided to those guests who showed up there.'

He said the hotel ferried those guests over to Conrad much later than the promised 7.30pm.


The couple also felt Pan Pacific should have alerted them about the change much earlier.

'They took too long to get the hall ready. Our guests could only take their seats at 8.30pm,' said Ms Yong, who was, however, happy with how the original decorations and floral arrangements were reproduced to a tee.




MANY GUESTS DIDN'T TURN UP

He felt 'a lot' of guests did not show up because of the change of venue.

A man then came round to tell them they were behind schedule and had to get ready for their second march-in.

'Stick to the plan,' they were told.

The young couple excused themselves and, amid a sea of applause, walked into a hall that was certainly not in the original plan.



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They still don't know why it happened

THE Pan Pacific has not called the family to inform them why the blackout occurred on Friday night, says Mr Gan Choon Kiat, the groom's brother.

However, he told The New Paper last night that it wasn't important for them to get to the bottom of the matter now that his brother's wedding was over.

Their priority on that day was the welfare of the guests.

Said Mr Gan: 'We don't know the reason behind the power failure, but the hotel has told us that they will compensate us for the inconvenience caused.'

He declined to disclose the amount which they will be given.

The hotel's management was not available last night for a comment on the cause of the blackout.

- Additional reporting by DAWN CHIA


Story Index

SweetCandy

ni semua adalah dugaan bila waktu majlis kawen diadakan. kecian seh

virgomal

last week me went to my sis house, anak dia nak pi register nikah
then datang satu kawan lama dia kata, sekarang ni bukan kata nak nikah
nak pi register pon kena pakai saksi... untuk both bakal suami dan isteri
sorang satu mesti ader saksi.....hehe.. yg datang beramai mungkin ni hal
ni kalau datang dgn bapak jer... mesti kena suruh balik punyer

virgomal

tak cayer pi check sendiri kat ROM yer myra, puteri, dilah, cranko, hk, deaf....:cak:

LoLiPoP

Originally posted by virgomal at 28-7-2004 04:01 PM:
last week me went to my sis house, anak dia nak pi register nikah
then datang satu kawan lama dia kata, sekarang ni bukan kata nak nikah
nak pi register pon kena pakai saksi...

ye ker cik? pesal masa loli pi register last year tak kena halau punggg..time loli pi dengan my parents and z ajer. takde owang lain ikut. biar betik seyy..

SweetCandy

Originally posted by LoLiPoP at 28-7-2004 05:25 PM:


ye ker cik? pesal masa loli pi register last year tak kena halau punggg..time loli pi dengan my parents and z ajer. takde owang lain ikut. biar betik seyy..

same w sc lah, so far tak penah dgr pasal undang2 baru ni:hmm:

virgomal

Originally posted by LoLiPoP at 2004-7-28 05:25 PM:


ye ker cik? pesal masa loli pi register last year tak kena halau punggg..time loli pi dengan my parents and z ajer. takde owang lain ikut. biar betik seyy..

ko ni..... tak baca ke?... cik kan ckp last week...........
my sis pon last yr register no hal maa...
erk cik sekretari... pls tepon ah...:nyorok:

LoLiPoP

Originally posted by virgomal at 29-7-2004 09:25 AM:


ko ni..... tak baca ke?... cik kan ckp last week...........
my sis pon last yr register no hal maa...
erk cik sekretari... pls tepon ah...:nyorok:

errk ni dah check
from ROMM's website :

Two witnesses are needed for your solemnization. The details of the witnesses, that is their name as in their NRIC and their NRIC number, are needed at the point of registration. They do not need to be present for your registration. However, their presence are needed on the day of solemnization.

Maknanya kena bawak IC saksi larr time register...tapi saksi tak yah datang..baru gue paham..errk peraturan baru ke?

If there are changes to your witnesses' details or there is a change of witness, you will need to inform the Registry personally at least 7 days before your marriage. If you have made an on-line application, you may change your witnesses' details here.

my friend nak kawin, so  besok i got dinner and stag nite......

my friends nak go for happy hour after dinner,but i don't want to go...........the bill was too mahal for me....my share of the bill for stag nite
last time was about $200. adoooi sakit.....

LoLiPoP

heran eh sekarang kena booking saksi awal2 pulak
time loli nak nikah dulu, lagi 1/2 jam tok kadi nak sampai
baru larr kelam kabut nak carik saksi :bgrin:

dulu,i know somebody,dia ni dah mid 40's.dia very particular sangat about things,asik nak complain2 aja.ini tak boleh,itu tak boleh....kadang2 pain in the butt jugak.small small things put dia get work up.
have she ever wonder...why she's  not married yet ???

people are so scared of characters like this,asik nak find fault with others.
sometimes the fault lies with them ... but they are too buzy finding people's fault...that they cannot see theirs.

chicsee

Originally posted by matz_rockz at 29-7-2004 10:41 AM:
dulu,i know somebody,dia ni dah mid 40's.dia very particular sangat about things,asik nak complain2 aja.ini tak boleh,itu tak boleh....kadang2 pain in the butt jugak.small small things put dia get  ...

:setuju:

I know someone like this Bang Matz.....very quarrelsome...

Originally posted by chicsee at 29-7-2004 10:51 AM:


:setuju:

I know someone like this Bang Matz.....very quarrelsome...

i always keep clear.......seram betul.....and i try to avoid dia.

LoLiPoP

Originally posted by chicsee at 29-7-2004 10:51 AM:


:setuju:

I know someone like this Bang Matz.....very quarrelsome...

I oso know someone like dis - my BOSS

SweetCandy

Originally posted by matz_rockz at 29-7-2004 10:41 AM:
dulu,i know somebody,dia ni dah mid 40's.dia very particular sangat about things,asik nak complain2 aja.ini tak boleh,itu tak boleh....kadang2 pain in the butt jugak.small small things put dia get  ...

:setuju:
one of them is my supervisor, org punya salah dia nampak tapi part dia, betul2 punya tutup or seal his own mistakes:agr:

my friend yang nak kawin...bapak dia belikan dia condo freehold


           ...around  $8O0k ...

deaf4ever

Originally posted by matz_rockz at 5-8-2004 03:24 PM:
my friend yang nak kawin...bapak dia belikan dia condo freehold


           ...around  $8O0k ...

rezeki dia ye..... :ah:


orang kita, pinjam $800 pun kena jeling.

LoLiPoP

Originally posted by deaf4ever at 5-8-2004 03:52 PM:




rezeki dia ye..... :ah:


orang kita, pinjam $800 pun kena jeling.

$800??
pinjam $80 kalo lambat bayar pun banyak spelling

SweetCandy

Originally posted by matz_rockz at 5-8-2004 03:24 PM:
my friend yang nak kawin...bapak dia belikan dia condo freehold


           ...around  $8O0k ...

fuyooooooooooo ni dah betul2 durian runtuh::

Originally posted by SweetCandy at 5-8-2004 04:52 PM:

fuyooooooooooo ni dah betul2 durian runtuh::

some people are born with silver spoon

and some guys have all the luck..............

dia cuma keluar duit furniture aja,year end rumah baru....