A total of 485 singles set a new speed-dating world record when they turned up at a dinner and dance at the Marina Bay Sands Saturday night.
Organised by the marriage-promoting Social Development Network (SDN), the Masquerade Ball broke the world record for having the most number of singles participating in a speed-dating activity in one place.
It was supposed to officially break the Guinness World Record but as the official from Guinness could not make it simply stands as a world record.
The previous record stood at 435 singles and was set by a private organization in South Africa on Valentine’s Day 2011.
The Masquerade Ball guests played icebreakers and a series of social activities to facilitate interaction. (SDN …In the Singapore event Saturday, singles were randomly placed on tables of ten and treated to dinner. A healthy mix of young and old singles socialised and made merry.
After the dinner, the speed-dating activity began and participants would take a minute or two to quickly chat up the person next to them before moving on to the next.
Guests widened their social circles by speaking to each other for mere minutes before moving on to the next in …The ballroom came alive with people gesturing, showing each other pictures on their phones and exchanging name cards. When the bell sounded, the momentary chaos would start again as the men shifted their places to talk to the next woman in line.
“I saw the event through my email and newsletter and I brought my friends along”, said Anne, a 25-year-old HR executive. “For me, I just want to meet some new friends.”
“They are very spontaneous, friendly and very easy going, it’s very nice to meet new friends”, said another participant, 26-year-old Alvin, who is from the air force.
The long queue of people to meet, however, did get to be a bit taxing. 43-year-old Joanne Tey who works in the shipping industry, said, “ I was starting to feel tired after a few rounds and when I look at people’s faces, they look tired too.”
But in the end the event achieved its aim of getting singles to mingle. “I made a lot of friends still,” said Tey.
Guests enjoyed a fun night of entertainment and good food at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre. (Yahoo! p …The ball in Marina Bay Sands Saturday capped the end to five weeks of festivities by the government-backed SND to encourage singles to socialise.
The dating fest saw over 1,000 singles signing up for various activities.
Prior to this, Singapore held a record for 60 singles speed dating in cable cars in 2009 and 52 singles speed dating on the MRT in 2008.
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Hi, single females and males out there,
You may want to take part in such an event/