When We Wore Boxers

Must confess I was a reluctant D&D attendee this year. After 6 (or was it 7?) such functions, NIL lucky draw wins and 1 best dressed team award, I was beginning to wonder if it would be better to sit this one out and retire quietly.

Alas, due to pressure from above, a colleague and I decided to bite the bullet and join a fellow division at their table. Little did we know, this was the beginning of yet another combative (and competitive) night to come.

While I think last year's 包租婆 really takes the cake in terms of all time WORST dressed, this year's get-up was truly a worthy first runner up thanks to equally eager colleagues who were determined to go all out and make an impact.

In-line with this year's theme, "When Policeman Wore Shorts" (according to wikipedia, it could be interpreted as life within the 1945 - 1971 period), we opted to go as neighbours living in 1960s Singapore reflecting the days of our lives. Dressing wise, not only did we manage to find an outfit worthy of an uncle/auntie, we even had amazing props to make our story so much more authentic. As per tradition, we also planned a grand entrance with a short number inspired by Roystan Tan's short film here (check out 3:32 onwards).

While there had been great resistance and reluctance, I was really glad I did eventually go! It was a night of hilarity as we watched people make fun of themselves and cheered for colleagues cum friends. What's more, I even won a Samsung Galaxy Tab (I NEVER EVER win anything) and was part of the final 3 as we waited with bated breath for the FIRST prize winner to be announced.

When the night ended, I was so high from euphoria that I actually had difficulty sleeping. In fact, just looking through the photos puts a smile on my face all over again. =)

Getting into character: Auntie meets mischievous little girl

12 neighbours, 1 family: check out how comfortable some people seem in this get-up...

豆腐街 meets 早安老师 

All set for our grand entrance and snazzy dance moves...

A case of short and shorter while auntie meets glam

Springcleaning beckons as we meet an unwanted plastic bag...

Inspired by the theme, took a walk down memory lane with my childhood dramas where Xiang Yun was SBC's hottest star and Chen Liping was cool:

The Awakening (雾锁南洋):

Good Morning Sir! (早安老师):

While we didn't win best dressed team this year and I was 2 digits away from winning a pair of tickets to Las Vegas, I can honestly say that it really didn't matter. I was really happy that the winner came from our table and just being in the same consideration set was good enough.

In my mind, we outshone, outwitted and outlasted the competition, with each moment indelibly etched in my memory. *happy*