Endoh’s Dungeon

Perhaps yes, perhaps not.

A recent event raked up some flakes when car keys were misplaced and guests were kept waiting for a long time. Not an acceptable finale to one of the most prestigious events in Singapore over the weekend, I must say. At least from my experiences with valets, I have never once had to undergo such treatments. It’s even harder to imagine that I had to pick up my own car keys from the floor when the valets were supposed to be doing their jobs.

The unhappiness and fury is totally understandable, especially when you are a guest at a party supposedly organized for the rich and famous. Well, I am refraining from using the term “high society” at this point. Being rich doesn’t automatically indicates that you belong to that category anyway. I am not going to dwell on the mistakes of the organizer because Rachel, a fellow blogger, had summarized it pretty extensively in her recent post. All of which, her points, I had to agree.

I’m moving on, to touch on the behaviour of these guests instead.

In a fit of anger, a few guests hurled vulgarities at the valets. One even pushed an event signage to the ground, which was then prominently displayed before the Mercedes-Benz Centre on Alexandra Road.

The Sunday Times

The valets may have made a very bad mistake, but I find it even tougher to convince myself that the above conducts are acceptable. We’re looking at people who are highly regarded in the society, otherwise they wouldn’t be invited to the event. Some, are probably people whom we would like to know them as role models for the rest of Singapore. It was a party designed to be full of glam, anyway. Are vulgarities and display of physical trashing also traits of glam?

I have seen some of these events, whenever I pass by some upclass venues. The gents never fail to show their gentlemenship and the ladies, obviously the womanly charms. For the longest time, we figured these are educated people who are conscious of their every conduct in public. Apparently, I was wrong. At least, different people are being treated differently and it all depends on what status you hold.

It’s disappointing to read about such behaviours by the rich and famous. Does the amount of wealth really define your class? Clearly, it doesn’t. Your class is in your upbringing and conducts, especially your treatment towards others. Sure, the valets did make a terrible mistake that even I would have boiled over. Despite being a s**ker for good customer service, I still wouldn’t abuse the culprits verbally. Much least, to push over a signboard as a protest.

What on earth has happened to social ettiquette these days? Shouldn’t the guests be also mindful of their conducts as well? While the Stylo event ended in shame, the guests certainly add on to the shame too. Perhaps, it’s the perfect party afterall. A not-so-glam event for the not-so-glam people.

For now, I am glad I am not one of the invited guests. Both for good and bad reasons.