Monday, November 24

Christmas Party Specials




Unique Events Christmas Party Specials have begun already! Costs are $24 per head for a minimum of 70 pax! Theme is Christmas! This cost includes the following:

1. Catering with the following Menu: Seafood Delicacies, Lovo foods, Vegetarian assorted dishes with chutneys, Deserts (Fruit platters), Salads & Curry chicken

2. Set up of venue, which means all decor props for Christmas Theme

3. Supply of crockery, cutlery etc for catering needs

This means that the client will just have to focus on getting to the venue and having a ball!

To be supplied by the client: Venue (could even be your company backyard), alcoholic & non alcoholic beverages.

You can e-mail me on the supplied e-mail address on the left, but hurry because i'll have to recheck dates with current bookings!

Merry Christmas to you all!

Kadavu Rugby

Well, the Kadavu Rugby Awards had it's fair share of delays, but was a good start all the same.

The support is just overwhelming and goes to show the number of Kadavuans in the West. Next year, the Awards will most probably be bigger and should encompass most Kadavuans living in the urban areas!

Thank you for a great success!

Thursday, November 20

Kadavu Rugby Awards

It's with great pleasure that i've been requested to pitch in to assist in the decor & set up at the Kadavu Rugby Awards this Saturday evening at Hotel 2000, Lautoka.

Since, i'm "vasu" Natumua, Tavuki, i didn't mind at all in assisting.

I understand that Kadavu Rugby is just 3 months old and is an affiliate of the Lautoka Rugby Union.

Stay tuned in here, and i'll post some photo's after the function.

Our Chief Guest is Iliesa Tanivula! The Nadi Rugby Union has also been invited along with 200 sold tickets!

So, a Kadavu function in the West is a sure shot PARTY!

Tickets are $25 includes dinner & free drinks - contact Mosese Naivalu on 9788 053 (yep from Yasawa, vasu Natumua, Tavuki). Hope to see you there!

Slogan on the tickets: Nomu Liga! Nomu Laga!

Wednesday, November 19

Fiji Orchid - An Excellent Place for a 8 member Corporate Retreat!

On Sunday 16th November, i went to visit Fiji Orchid for the 1st time. The purpose of the trip was to have a look at the facilities they provide and how i could use them for certain events i may have planned for the future.

I was very impressed with the lush greenery and how the proprietor Mrs Jenny Bourke has done an excellent job at working around placing the accomodation villa's without disturbing nature! Superb JOB!

On top of this, Aunty Jenny's passionate focus on everything green - energy saving that is. The gardens are in superb condition with LED lights well placed throughout the lushness. The accomodation quarters are very unique and something i have never seen in any other part of Fiji! Luxurious, yet approachable is what i would best describe it as!

The food we had at lunch was just excellent and made from all local produce.

I don't want to give too much away and would highly recommend this to business's looking to do corporate retreats for their top management people. It's important to note that the property may only accomodate a maximum of 8 couples at a time.

Let me know if you're interested, i shall most certainly acquire the best rates for you!

Tuesday, November 18

Me...About Me & What I Do!

I thought i'd start by sharing a bit of myself. I hail from Malaka, Vanua Balavu in the Lau Group of Islands, Fiji. I love life & Thank God for it everyday! I've got 3 beautiful daughters who are growing up very very fast indeed.

My work experience has been wide ranging! I joined the work force as a civil servant in 1992 as a Court Interpreter and remained there for around 5 years, before resigning to stay home and look after my daughters...In 2000, i joined a Public Relations Consultancy firm and first got a taste of the Tourism industry through this job....round about 2003, i joined Turtle Island Resort. Working for Turtle Island has been an eye opener and has taught me a great deal...i began doing meet & greet for their very upmarket clientele...this involved meeting the guests/couples only upon arrival into Fiji and ensuring an excellent and problem free stay on the mainland until they departed for the island resort...this was sometimes a challenge but was rewarding nevertheless...i also began to learn and grasp how the tourism industry works...bookings by travel agents to individual properties, the percentage they take as their commission when successfully referring clients to another property etc...i also had the opportunity to work on the island doing guest services co-ordination...I must say, co-ordination for guest activities on Turtle Island is one of the best i have ever experienced!!!! IT IS AMAZING! Co-ordination is so vital to effectively running anything for that matter! Be it a hotel, an Awards night, a birthday, a suprise party, a team building exercise for a big corporation or whatever!

The "Turtle Experience" as an employee has made a big impact on my decision to venture out into Events Planning, Co-ordination & Execution!

That's what i do now - i plan, co-ordinate & execute events. It's been tough since my first baby steps of doing HOTEC 2004 & 2005. In 2005, i also co-ordinated the last ever Lucky Dube Concert in Fiji before his tragic passing last year! 2006, saw me get involved in the UB40 Who You Fighting For Fiji Tour - the last ever Fiji Tour of the band with Ali Campbell still in it! During the Vodafone Hibiscus Festival of 2006, i also planned & executed the VIP Lounge...that was awesome, big white marquee, complete with black bars & stools, 42" LG flatscreen and wireless sound system...at the time, Fosters still had it's Carlton Special Services which was superb! 2007 was a quite year...2008 saw me assist an old friend in pulling off Fiji's first ever Soweto Gospel Choir Concert...it was very exhilirating!

Yep, that's about me...