On the social scene- The opening party of D Diamond restaurant

One of the aspects of my job is attending events, parties, fashion shows and brand launches. The reason for this is twofold. One- I document the event by photographing it and Two- I get to make valuable connections and do PR and marketing for my brand. What’s annoying is when people label me a ‘socialite’ or a ‘partygirl’. I think that both of these terms are derogatory and consider myself neither. While I do enjoy dressing up, getting the complimentary drinks and talking to as many interesting people as I can, I am never out of control and passing out at some random late night place. If that’s what people want to do with their time, that’s their perogative, but it’s not for me.

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[endif]Another thing that irks me is the concept of ‘fake’ or superficial. It’s true that some people you meet on the social scene are at times gripped by their egos and are not aware of it, therefore they try to make themselves feel important in one way or another. I try to sympathize and look past that to see who the person is inside- why they are hiding and what their fears are. In seeing people and relating to them on a ‘real’ level, I find that my contact with supposedly superficial people becomes much deeper and leads to more gratifying relationships. While a lot of people who are always out and about are somewhat lost and always searching, there are really only a few who are truly malicious. I try to avoid those people.

 On the 17 th, some friends invited me to come out to a restaurant opening at the Elements Mall. I had been invited to so many openings there in the fall, but never managed to trek my behind all the way there. In fact, Elements is only one stop away from Central on the Tung Chung line. Unfortunately someone was convinced were supposed to get off at Olympic station instead of  Kowloon and we ended up having to back-track.

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Elements mall is massive and it was difficult to find the venue, but finally we arrived at the small Damiani shop where there was a pre-cocktail and an introduction to the blingy jewelry. There were a couple of models standing around wearing Damiani jewelry and Kanchan Couture dresses. I had a chance to meet Giorgio Damiani, the Vice president of the company. (Why is it that Italians always look so classy and tan in that Rico Suave kind of way?)

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Not too long after, we moved into the restaurant called D Diamond. Damiani has something to do with this restaurant and so does Xuan Mu. D Diamond somehow reminds me of Zuma in Central. There’s two floors and an uplit staircase which leads to a bar area and a big outdoor area.

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The Moet was flowing and the local celebrities and personalities were out en force. What’s amusing about the canto world is there are so many people who are 50 and up that still like to get really dressed up and hob-nob around. Some of their outfits are spectacular! I totally want to be one of these outlandish dressers when I’m over 50.

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The party was a smashing success. Normally people are just standing around posing for the paparazzi but there seemed to be a lot of flow and movement through the room and people seemed to be having a lot of fun. Not only that, but the celeb contingent was high- so the party would look good in the tabloids and glossies as well as on my website. I had quite a few interesting/funny conversations, made a lot of great contacts.

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