From the official 50 country that were planned to participate this year, only 41 contestant that have already arrived in Indonesia. One country, Thailand backed off on the last minutes due to worrisome of Mount Merapi eruption. The rest are still expected to arrived soon. Yeah, the show must go on! Sharply at 7 pm, The ceremony started with opening dance, Manis Renggong dance! Next was a brief speech from Mr. Christian Widi Nugraha, L-Men Brand Manager; Mr. Alan Sim, from Mister International Organization and last but not least Bapak Fajar Pandjaitan, The city secretary province of DKI Jakarta who then officially welcomed all the contestant to Indonesia and also giving sash to five representatives of Asia, Afrika, America, Europe and Australia.
Finally it was dinner time!! The misters seemed to be hungry already for when the host announced that they could start the dinner, they rushed to the buffet table. The foods themselves were a mixed of traditional Indonesian food and western food. Some of them were chicken satai, beef soto, and wedang jahe. Mr. Belgium who were right next to IP team in the queque asked "what is this?" while pointing at wedang jahe. IP team tried to explain that it was a drink made from ginger and can make your body hot. "Hey, but I'm already hot" Mr. Belgium continued and then laughed.
While enjoying the dinner, The contestants were entertained with duo female singers. And it was not taking a long time, until some of the contestant join the singers on stage, dancing and singing together! Some misters from Latin Amerika even do the salsa dance on the stage. It was very exciting yet funny! Finally the host called the rest of the misters who seemed to have finished their meal and then everybody dancing, following the jazz, latin, and dangdut rythms. Music and dance, it is indeed the universal language that can be understood by everyone. What a beautiful way to end the night...
Special thanks to L-Men Team and Mister International Org for giving a chance for Indonesian Pageants to do this coverage!
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