Jilly's August 26th this year was a brilliant one because of the National Day Parade 2009 Appreciation Function, where Jilly and the affable Jonny were the masters of ceremonies (each also known as emcee) from Talent House Studios. She was very fortunate to work with the talented Jonny who was the emcee for the NDP roadshows, which meant he was well informed and confident on stage.

Everyone involved worked really hard to make the evening a great success, but it's clear to see that it is the heart and soul of the AFC Ceremony Committee. It's great how they still motivated everyone in enjoying the entire process while doing their jobs well.

Special mentions go out to the meticulous 1st Warrant Officer Sabapathy R. (simply known as Saba) and the ever smiling Staff Sergeant Adrian Yap (affectionately known as Yappy).

Jilly sends her big thanks to everyone working behind the scenes, especially Saba, Yappy, Jonny, and Faizal (who skillfully played the Guzheng with her singing "Fly Me To The Moon" at the end, just for kicks) and the many contributors and guests who made the Parade and event astounding. That includes Sara from Talent House Studios, without whom the emcees would not have participated in this part of the nation's celebrations.

THANK  YOU  ALL !

An August highlight for Jilly was a Dinner & Dance for the Singapore Navy's RSS Endurance. She was happy to be emceeing on this lovely Hawaii themed night!

And with great dancers, countless yam-sengs, and an amazing train of limbo rockers, the spontaneous festivities and infectious energy would definitely put any beach party to shame.

So Jilly thanks everyone from RSS Endurance, especially MSG Ivan Toh, MSG Meili and the rest of the enthusiastic event committee, for making that night such a memorable one at Jurong Safra! And of course thanks for letting her share in the joy.

As National Day in Singapore rolls around, Jilly is emcee-ing at a few events with that theme in mind. One such event is an ORD dinner (sure, email her and she'll explain what it means) and another is a National Day partners appreciation dinner. Jilly loves appreciating the history of any place, especially home.

Besides that, she has been gladly teaching poetry and drama with fellow actors at Raffles Girls Primary School and Innova Primary. She is so lucky because all the kids are so creative and quick-witted. How lovely! :-)