NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY: THE GREAT GATSBY COUNTING

DOWN TO A NEW YEAR!

2022 was the year to rejoice as long-standing pandemic related restrictions were finally loosened, which meant that Seletar Country Club could once again resume its New Year’s Eve Party. This time round, the party was themed to “The Great Gatsby”.

For the uninitiated, The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan. Many Seletarians clearly got the memo and came dressed in dazzling Jazz Age era outfits. In lieu of a traditional photobooth, there was a 360 degrees Photo Booth. The video camera rotates 360 degrees around a platform and captures a short video of guests dancing, posing or strutting their stuff!

As expected, our F&B team spared no efforts in creating a sumptuous buffet spread featuring perennial Asian and Western classics. There were also a number of live stations where our chefs prepared the food a la minute. While tucking into the delicious food, our guests were kept entertained throughout. Our Emcee for the day, Rico Smith, kept the audience on their toes with his vivacious personality and unique brand of humor while the Shagies mesmerized everyone with their amazing repertoire of dance hits, romantic ballads, alternative rock, R n B, reggae, Latin and everything under the sun! At the same time, it was heartening to see members of the audience making their way onto the specially prepared space in front of the stage to show off their latest dance moves. There were also fringe activities like a Best Dressed and Grand Lucky Draw plus stage games to further engage the audience. Congratulations to all our winners!

After witnessing the countdown and iconic balloon drop at the Main Lobby, the revelers formed a human chain and trooped back to the Seletar Room to end the evening on a high note.