Events

1. Mike Bryan Joaquin
BS – Entrep Prof.Andre Canaria
1. Summarize the keyexperiencesof anymega-eventthatyouhave attended.
Social eventscreate the opportunitiestogetfamiliarityandinteractwithunfamiliarpeople andalsothe
bestwayto taste traditional foods.I,recently,wenttoa marriage anniversarycelebrationof my
colleague livinginIslamabadandenjoyedgreatly.
Mr AbdurRahman Khan,myseniorcolleague,invitedfewof hisintimate companionstothe celebration.
It was his9th yearof togethernesswithhiswife,twocute kidsandothermembersof the family.The
eventwassetfor the eveningandendedwithadinnerhostedbyMrKhan and hisadorable wife.Iwas
feelingluckyforbeinginvitedtothe event.There weremanyotherguestspresentatthe eventand
mostof themwere the relativesof MrKhan.Besides,the traditionalbiryani andotherassociatedfoods
were greattoo.
Mr Khaninvitedthe CEOof our office withthree otherofficialsincludingme.Thoughitwasa formal
event,he invitedusinan informal mannerasif itis nothingtohim, butwe were surprisedappearingat
hisresidence.The CEOof our office waslate forthe eventandreachedaftera few minuteslaterof us.
Afterreaching,Mr Khanofferedusa warm welcome tohishome.The interiorof hisapartmentwas
stunninglydecoratedwithexpensive andpleasantfurniture andshow piecesandthe guestswere busy
inchatting. He introducedusto all and then,Iwiththe othercolleaguesstarteddiscussingdifferent
issueswiththe presentgueststill the foodwasserved.
In fact,we were strangersamongthe relativesof MrKhan.Therefore,itwasan awkwardsituationfor
us.But our CEO is an interestingmanandhe managedthe environmentandstartedtellingjokesabout
differentissues.The jokeswere helpful tomeltdownthe ice amongthe guestsandus.The CEO,then,
starteda competitionandannouncedforasmall prize forthe winner.Since there were kidspresentat
the event,he requestedall toavoidinappropriate jokesbefore the kids.The joke tellingcompetition
continuedforhalf anhour and I wasthe winnerof my smallestandfunniestjoke
I have reallyenjoyedthe eventandespeciallythe foodsweredelicious.MrKhan’swife arrangedfor
chickenbiryani andI thinkIhave takenthe bestevercookedbiryani there.Despite beinganIndiandish,
biryani ishighlypopularinPakistanandthe rice andmeatswere so softthat theymeltedonmouth
instantly.Some othermouth-wateringfoodswere alsopresentbutItookbiryani more thanany other
fooditems.The ceremonywaswonderful andturnedmore enjoyableforthe spontaneousparticipation
of the guestsinthe joke competition.The eventisamemorable one forme.

2. 2. Discuss the important features of private events with examples.
Typically, when people think of private events they just think of parties and celebrations;
receptions, dinners, birthdays, bar/bat mitzvahs, weddings, and anniversaries. Yet, technically, a private
event just means one that is aimed at a specific audience of invited guests, i.e. not open to everyone.