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Vince's reaction to the surprise. Priceless! :)

Anyway, it was just sooo nice to see Vince really suprised. Phew!! :) Hehe.. It was quite a nerve-wrecking waiting for him to arrive!!! Everyone was inside the room waiting silently in anticipation for Vince and Vanessa. The door was closed shut, the lights were dimmed and me and a few were at the door, holding our popping streamers/confetti, ready to twist them when he arrives. Kath was holding the door slightly ajar, peeping through the gap.... ready to give us the cue.... And then he arrives and we twisted our party poppers shouting "Surprise!!" Hehehehe...

Vince was led to believe that he had a show at Pan Pac by Vanessa (his PR) while the rest of his family put on a show. They pretended to dress up to go have dinner at their grandfather's place.

Vince's family all turned up for the gathering. Mr Chong, Mrs Chong (Aunty Susan), Vanessa (of course, as she is Vince's manager), Pamela, Michael (Pamela's boyfriend) , Daniel, Ian & Sean. They also brought a family friend with them. Didnt get his name though. Vince kept on shaking his head in disbelief, pointing his finger at Vanessa, hehe. He said they all deserve an Oscar! His dad kept honking from the driveway, his brother Sean was like "Come on, we are late!" etc etc..

Anyway... the night kicked off with a performance by Kristina and her friends. A fast dance routine to Vince's 'Killer Smile' song. And after that, tak tau lagu apa lak..

Then it was my turn to give a speech. Just kept it short and sweet. Brief intro about Vince's BFs and the YahooGroup, mentioned how proud we are of him. Being Chinese he's had too work doubly hard since AF1 and I think he's done pretty well. Wished him all the best in AE04 for his 3 nominations (Male Vocal, Duo/Group Vocal, Promising Artiste) and told him we all can't wait to see him in Sembilu 2005. Also mentioned we are excited to see him dressed in 'urban batik' during AE04. Whatever the outcome, we'll always support him cos as he famously said "Kita semua pemenang... tiada pengalah!"

Next it was a solo ballet dance by Lil Amelia. Vince's most active young fan!! :)

After that, another performance by a group of girls dancing to "Let's Twist Again".

Then it was the older BFs turn to sing. Uh oh!! :-) We all sang "When You Say Nothing At All". All I can say is 'Thank God for Chedd Audition!!" Hehe.. Yup, he's a BF too! :) Credit to Chedd, he didnt want to steal the limelight though. He kept urging us to sing by passing the mike to us!

Next up was a group dance performance to a Chinese song. Sexy!! :) A group of girls in white hot pants and long boots.. :)

And then finally it's Chow time! :) Vince's fans took this opportunity to borak2 with him in the buffet line. After dinner, Vince went around talking to the fans, and he and his parents had a look at the collection of pictures of him with his fans which we compiled and put up on a whiteboard. We even had pop quizzes for Vince, asking him if he still remembers where and when those pics were taken.

After the brief recess of performances, we had Chedd (of 'Audition' show) sing us a medley of songs, the last song being "I Feel Good". Great audience interaction and good solid voice. Aunty Susan was the most animated person in the room, as I expected! She is simply the coolest celeb mom! :)

And then the most awaited moment is here! Vince, Vanessa and the BFs by now have changed into their Official Vince Fan Club Tshirts. The BFs went on stage to stand behind Vince (who was at ground level) while NKOTB's "Happy Bday" was played. Two cakes were wheeled in. A guitar shaped one for Vince's 25th Bday (technically he's still 24 - until 30 Sept) and another cake with his face picture on it to commemorate the Official FC launch.