*bEyoNd scRiBbLe*

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~