Centenary Carnival

One of the biggest events of the OFA Centenary celebrations was the Centenary Carnival which was held last Saturday. The Game Booths opened early at five o'clock, followed by several halal and non-halal food trucks serving food from about six o'clock. There was free flow of beer and some even brought their own liquor to the event. 

However, by about nine o'clock, nobody seemed interested in the food anymore. All attention was trained on the stage where the Ray Rozells Band was belting out crowd favourites to stir everyone up. Then there was Kathleen Rodrigues too who wowed the audience with evergreen numbers. 

There was a beer boat race, basically a beer guzzling contest between two teams of four drinkers. And, what is a carnival without a singing contest? To round out the night, several members went home with prizes from the Lucky Draw.

All in, a most enjoyable night. But too bad that only 400 members were able to register themselves for the Carnival. The premises could not cater to a bigger crowd.

Members began streaming into the premises from 5pm. Picture from The Old Frees' Association facebook page.

The hall was also used to accommodate the members, and it was very much cooler than the heat from the car park. Picture from The Old Frees' Association facebook page.

The game booths. Picture from The Old Frees' Association facebook page.

The anniversary cake. Picture from The Old Frees' Association facebook page.

View from the first floor of the clubhouse. Picture from The Old Frees' Association facebook page.

The food booths in the distance served non-kosher food. Picture from The Old Frees' Association facebook page.

Ray Rozells Band on hand to provide the entertainment

Char koay kak

Burgers

Hokkien mee

Spring rolls

The joint Management Committee and Centenary Committee

Andrew Lim showing the way in the Beer Boat Race