Omnia may cost upwards of $80 million-based on FORBES estimates and information from a close industry source-money that will go toward constructing a dance music fortress consisting of a European opera house-inspired main dance floor, second lounge-like room, mezzanine and rooftop garden.Īrchitectural and technical feats aside, most attendees will come to Omnia for its artists, some of which, like van Buuren and Chuckie, have been culled from rival nightclub Marquee. One notable name that is currently missing from Omnia's and Hakkasan's lineups is the world's highest-paid DJ, Calvin Harris. When it debuted in 2013, Hakkasan was reported to have cost in the realm of $100 million to construct. At 75,000 square feet, it's slightly smaller than Hakkasan nightclub's 80,000 square feet, but close to matching the build-out costs of its sister venue. In taking over the space vacated by Pure Nightclub inside Caesars, Omnia will look to replace one of the first upscale Vegas dance clubs. “We are pleased to welcome an unprecedented lineup of award-winning, global artists to Omnia and to provide our guests an entertainment experience that is unmatched in Las Vegas,” said Hakkasan Group CEO Neil Moffitt in a statement. Along with van Buuren and Garrix, Afrojack will be joined at Vegas' newest venue by the likes of Chuckie, Oliver Heldens, Nicky Romero and Showtek as well as female DJ duos Krewella and Nervo. Once a resident at the Wynn Resorts' venues, he switched allegiances last year to play at Hakkasan nightclub and is now set to help break-in Omnia. Van de Wall, who earned $22 million last year under the name 'Afrojack,' is a prime example of the financial tug-of-war for DJs. “In Vegas, you are competing with different kinds of things,” van de Wall told FORBES in June 2013. “Vegas is like a Disneyland for grownups.”

No part of this story or photos can be reproduced without permission from 8days.sg. These include ladies whom she used to work with at the nightclub. Locals make up 70 percent of her customer base, with the remaining 30% being Thais. On our last trip to Chiang Mai, we ate Khao Soi everywhere, from street stalls to specialty restaurants. This humble bowl of sweet-sour, coconutty curry noodle is a popular dish in northern Thailand and neighbouring Laos. It’s rated the world’s No 1 soup dish by TasteAtlas (a travel website that features and ranks international food) ,” says the Singaporean PR proudly. She now has a new ambition: “I want to cook authentic Chiang Mai food for Singaporeans, especially Khao Soi, which is a signature dish of my hometown and not easily found here. She decided against going back to the nightlife trade even with the pandemic now tapering off as the late nights and drinking affected her health. She also often prepared supper for the bevy of girls whom she managed at the nightclub, so transitioning into the F&B industry was a natural choice.Īfter a short stint cooking at the Thai Dynasty chain of food court stalls in Singapore, Om took the brave step of setting up her hawker stall, Kin Sen (which means ‘eat noodles' in Thai). But when she moved to Singapore in 2009, she started to enjoy cooking for her Singaporean husband, John. “I didn’t like to cook when I was a kid, because I just wanted to play instead of help!” she giggles, flashing her pretty dimples. The sole breadwinner for her family back home supports her farmer father who had a stroke and school-going brother.įortunately for Om, she grew up helping out at her aunt’s street food stall in Chiang Mai, so her cooking chops came in handy when she had to make a career change. Om previously worked as a mamasan at a Thai nightclub in Singapore for seven years, before the pandemic shut down the industry. It hawks authentic Thai dishes from her hometown in Chiang Mai, like the creamy and tangy curry noodles, Khao Soi. The youthful 38-year-old Chiang Mai native is the proud owner of eight-month -old kopitiam stall Kin Sen Thai Noodle at Ang Mo Kio Ave 5.

Omjai Chanta aka Om has the pandemic to thank for pushing her into hawkerpreneurship.

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