I ♥ MAKOTO: Madonna's 'Hard Candy' Album Launch Party @ Zouk

Many thanks to Ripplevox, I was able to snag an invite for 2 to Madonna's 'Hard Candy' album launch party held at Zouk yesterday! Having thought the event was at 7pm, my sis and I rushed all the way down in a cab, only to find out it was going to start at 8pm after we reached!

Following the theme of the event, the organisers had set up a cotton candy floss booth outside the entrance of Zouk and we were delighted to find out that it was free for all!! ♥

After queuing up for quite a while in the heat (yes it was still so hot even though it was night), we finally got inside! Hallelujah for air-conditioning! Upon entering, we were welcomed by 4 hot and saucy candy girls who offered us snacks and candies of all sorts! Now how could we refuse candy? Let alone candy given away by beautiful women? XD Other freebies included a Live Earth DVD+CD compilation and cocktail coupons!

Wondering what was going to happen for the evening, we were surprised to find a huge boxing ring right in the middle of the dance floor! There was going to be a Muay Thai, all girls only, kick-boxing match! I know most people must be wondering what has Muay Thai got to do with Madonna? Well, Madonna was trained in Muay Thai before and so I guess the organisers felt that this tiny link between Muay Thai and Madonna was sufficient to make it the main highlight of the evening. Beats me either. I thought a dance off competition or a look-alike competition would be more appropriate.

Nonetheless, we quickly got our drinks and stationed ourselves right next to the ring where we would be able to view the match up close. The lights dimmed, the music softened and we spotted MTV VJ Taya entering the ring! As our emcee for the night, she introduced the fighters for the night and the fight began! As we know, its always more exciting to see 2 chicks fighting, especially chicks who look great and have fantastic bods,therefore it wasn't surprising to find the audience (mainly the male audience) cheering and clapping for their favourite girl. Now what is an event without eye candy for the ladies as well? It was the ladies turn to cheer and clap when bare chested male models graced the stage holding "ROUND 1", "ROUND 2" and "ROUND 3" signboards during the intervals! Haha now everyone could be happy. =)

There were 2 matches altogether and both matches ended up in a draw, thus the audience ended up helping decide who was going to walk away with a Samsung mp3 player as the prize. In between the matches, there were also mini quiz and games where contestants had to compete against each other to win prizes. They were quizzed, of course, on Madonna related stuff.

The night ended with the lucky draw which both my sis and I were not that lucky to win anything. =( A great event after all and thanks once again to Ripplevox for inviting us!