A week ago, I was lucky enough to be part of an exciting trip to Singapore, as one of the guest for ION Orchard's 5th Anniversary celebration. We left early in the morning and arrived before lunch time. It was raining when we landed on the city of Lion and drove to Royal Plaza on Scotts, our home for the new few days. The gloomy weather has been around for the past days, said the taxi driver previously - I guess that's a sign of fortune!

The First Day- October 16th, 2014

The Royal Plaza on Scotts is such a nice place to stay, with friendly walking-distance to reach ION. It was designed beautifully with classic elegance decor, and completed with standard room amenities. The best part? Home coffee-maker, for sure. Something to wake me up before going to the Press Conference.

After having the short rest and caffeine intake, I went downstairs to meet my trip partners : Reza Bustami from CLARA Magazine Indonesia, and Jessica from Prambors Radio Jakarta. We went to ION Sky together for joining the Press Conference, where Chris Daughtry and Elva Hsiao will be there to give us some glimpses about their special performance.

As always, ION is hosting a series of celebration for its anniversary - including a by-invitation red carpet gala dinner with charity auction and the annual ION's fashion concert that will be held at the mall's main outdoor entrance. ION is known for its blend on fashion, music and lifestyle all this time - so at the fashion concert, it will serve the latest collection from established high fashion designers and brands all together. But enough for the senakpeek - now we gotta head back to the hotel and get ready for the gala dinner!

Alright, the gala dinner will be special, so we got some professional help to be prepared - The YSL Beauty at ION Orchard. Me, Jessica and Reza were experiencing a proper make-over for the event - facial massage, product knowledge, complete make-up, you name it!

The final make-up result from YSL Beauty. AH-MAZING.

An hour later, we were all ready for the event. Somehow three of us were ccidentally dressed-up in black and red coordination - just like an early Christmas!

The happy Indonesian family.

The lovely welcome greetings on my table.

The dinner was started along with the mini fashion show. It was located at the atrium of Level 1, with semi-open setting ambience, so the public can still enjoy the performance from several vantage points within ION Orchard.

After the fashion show, it's time for Daughtry's performance - the American rockstar. He presented several of his best songs and attracted more crowds outside. His voice was just deeply wonderful!

Elva Hsiao were the next performer after Daughtry, and she brought some dance songs with one additional pop-melancholy music that was lovely for the evening.

So the Gala dinner was over, and it's time for us to head back to the hotel - but not before taking more happy photos inside the mall!

The Day After - October 17th, 2014

Jumping to the next day, we repeat the whole beauty preparation for tonight's event : getting our makeup done at YSL Beauty, and our hairdo done at Jeric Salon. Here are some photos from the hair-styling, with the friendly hairstylist at Jeric Salon ION:

...then we walked to the outdoor area, where the fashion concert was about to begin. But as always, we didn't forget to take some memorable pictures together.

With Winda and Vita - Prambors Radio's quiz winners who got a free trip to Singapore from ION!

So finally, wine for a starting toast! We all gathered at ION'S outdoor area, near the main entrance, where the fashion concert was being held. Everybody on the street can see the show simply by standing outside the barriers. And not so long after, the fashion show begin.

The fashion shows itself was awesome - on the runway, we finally can see some of the latest fashion pieces from well-known brands such as Alice and Olivia (my favorite!), BCBG MaxAzria, BOSS, Guess, H&M, Karen Miller (this too!), Ted Baker, Sandro, Bimba & Lola... A lot of them! And just right after the outstanding presentation, the crowds were getting louder and louder... As Chris Daughtry entered the stage!

Look at that cheerful faces! We had wine and chocolate cakes, and singing along to Daughtry's songs - with one or two audiences around taking selfies with Daughtry as their background. Everybody looks stylish and the atmosphere was casual but delightful. It was one of the greatest fashion concert ever. And I'm grateful to be part of it, to celebrate and make wishes for the counting years of successful ION Orchard!

I walked back to the hotel with Jessica and Reza that night. They are my new friends, which I'm truly feel blessed for. It was such a meaningful experienc, where ION showed us how important is is to celebrate happiness through sharing more and more happiness to others. All my good wishes for you dear ION, till we meet again. <3

ION Orchard Anniversary : 5 Years of Splendour!