Archive for August, 2008

29
Aug

Malam Merdeka’08

By khazanatul 2 Comments
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Gema Gemilang 51: Malam Merdeka’08 merupakan aktiviti terakhir tahun ini yang dianjurkan oleh komiti MASCA sesi 07/08.

The event was great fun. The preparation was not as hectic as Malaysian Carnival, but I am pretty sure that everyone had put their best foot forward for the dinner.

It was also my first experience to actually choreograph a full zapin routine. Oh.. I love Zapin.. I’ve been dancing to the tune since I was in standard 4. ah~ those memories..
I still remember my seniors in primary school practising their kuda kepang routine while we were rehearsing zapin. But.. err.. kuda kepang’s quite scary.. Tak mao la menari kuda kepang.. Cuak..!! mcm kena sampuk je.. (uish)

Oh.. Shaiful.. I love what you have done towards the design of the tickets, posters, flyers, menu booklets etc. Sangat cantek.. *suke*

Well, to summarize the night.. it was the best dinner i’ve had for so long..
Thank you, Allah for the experience.. *grins*
Thank you, fellow committee members for such a pleasant time.
Thank you, performers for finding the time to perform during this event.
Thank you all, for coming to the dinner.. *big grin*

11
Aug

Malaysian Carnival’08

By khazanatul 3 Comments
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Malaysian Carnival‘08.

Let me begin by taking a deep breath. inhale. exhale. phew~
How relieved I was for the event is finally over. Though it has been a week. The excitement, the fulfillment, the pride is still here. Inside this beating heart. Oh. what a feeling! Oh. what a day!

Malaysian Carnival was our first attempt at introducing Malaysian cultures, foods, games and customs to the general public, and also, to hold a main event that gather Malaysian students throughout South Australia.

The turnout was great. We were so worried of the response from the public because it has been raining the whole week before the Sunday. But ALHAMDULILLAH. Thank you, Allah. It did not rain the whole day. It was sunny but still breezy. The weather was great. The audience was great. The food was finger-licking-good.

The performances were some had said, to have not been so good. But hey! We had fun performing. Anyway, what do you expect, from amateur dancers, who only had about AUD200 to spend on almost everything? The kipas, the bunga, the bulu, the pelamin (oh wait! the pelamin took up another AUD200. haha.. make that AUD400 total), the bunga telur, the bunga rampai, the choreographs we made up ourselves, the time we spend practicing without any professional help?
(talking on behalf of the malay dance, zapin, joget and malay wedding. hee~).

Anyway, I’m sure you had fun that day. Though I am not supposed to say (since I am one of the organizing committee), I think the event was great fun. The people who came enjoyed themselves. Or at least, made their growling stomach happy (haha.. on  a happy note, that’s ME)
Oh! I would love to see the carnival being held next year as well. Please continue this event in the future?

p/s: look out for updates on "Malam Merdeka’o8". 24th of August, Dom Polski~