News

before i start, all the best to the Bersatu warriors who are currently at Wellington! Go CMSA!

hope you guys have a good time up there! :p

back to Malam.

Money Matters
we are currently awaiting responses. and we are still applying for grants and funds; whilst also going to SMEs.

so if you would like to join us in the sponsorship hunt, you are more than welcomed to join us! we appreciate YOUR help!

Logistics
talking about this, ingchia, sorry i haven't gotten back to you yet. will do so by end of this week.

i realised one thing: the more detailed you get into things - the more the cost increase. e.g.oh, s we'd need this extra cable. oo, so this would cost. oo, ok, the piano needs to be re-tuned if we wanna move it. and the list goes on.

right. good to know and be more expectant next time!

Decoration
met up with Merlin the other day and am excited about the decoration! it's gonna be awesome!

Protocol and Events
waiting for the auditions to commence!

Publicity
our poster is coming out soon! be prepared to see our posters and promo items everywhere once uni starts! it's gonna be all-out!

mr video man is currently in wellington for the games. hope to get the trailer out before semester starts :)

i think that's all. feel free to throw me any questions.

happy holidays!

"i am just dancing"

this was so fun! thanks to my flatmate, Nik who introduced this video to me!

i will copy-and-paste what Nik said :p

"Check out Matthew Harding's videos on Where The Hell Is Matt?.

I Like the song!

What's the message of the video?

"Up to you, I'm just dancing":)"

Rise!

See the video here.

the power of music never fails to amaze me :)

it speaks of hope and love, despite of.

look at the smiles of the children!

there is still hope and a future!

"Rise" is the official Theme Song for the Association of South-East Asian Nati...ons (ASEAN) 40th Anniversary celebrations. It is performed by Singapore's pop superstar Stefanie Sun.

Rise
Composed by Dick Lee
Arranged by Kenn C
Performed by Stefanie Sun

Lyrics:
There is a voice within my mind
Singing the songs of distant times
Speaking the thoughts from lost horizons
Music and words that must be signs
Shaping the facets that define How we have come to be the present Descendants...(Ohh...) Though we're from ten different lands
Bound by shores of common sand
Singing out as one
Let's stand
The world is in our hands
No matter where we're from
If we could sing one song
Dreams that are yours and mine
They will be realised
Trusting the love we feel
Trust in the love that's real
Children unite
People of ASEAN rise!
Pushing horizons that've been in faith
Our differences we will embrace
Shaping as one
Our common future
Our future... (Ohh...)
Though we're from ten different lands
Bound by shores of common sand
Singing out as one
Let's stand
The world is in our hands
No matter where we're from
If we could sing one song
Dreams that are yours and mine
They will be realised
Trusting the love we feel
Trust in the love that's real
Children unite
People of ASEAN rise!
Trusting the love we feel
Trust in the love that's real
Children unite
People of ASEAN RISE!

Military History of New Zealand in Malaysia

this might be pretty random to you but i thought it was good to share! so here goes...

i was so bored with studying today and so i switched on the TV, flipping through the channels randomly.

And then i heard the familiar Malay language - and i saw the year 2007 Merdeka parade...

...and of all channels, it was on Maori TV!

MALAYSIAN MEMORIES TOUR 2007
Wednesday June 18 and June 25 at 8.30 PM

Looks at the return of NZ Soldiers 50 years later, to the places they were stationed during the Malaysian Emergency (June 18); and documents the establishment of a Marae for the Kiwi Battalion in Malaya (June 25).

Basically it was a documentary of the return of the NZ war vets to Malaya last year. They were also invited to participate in our nation's 50th Merdeka parade. It was an honour and acknowledgment to them for their deeds during the Emergency Period in the 1960s.

Check out this article from Wikipedia to learn more about the Malayan Emergency and what the NZ troupes have done for our country :)

would like to take this opportunity to honour and acknowledge these soldiers for their sacrifice and peacekeeping efforts in our nation!

i really liked what one of the NZ army vets said at the end of the documentary:

"...we are all one!"

lovely!

ps: hope you are keeping warm and still sane over the exams! :D

Every second for this clip will be worthwhile - I assure you =)

Performances

Anyone who is keen to perform during Malam Malaysia or has any ideas regarding performances, do reply to the people mentioned below. The Protocol and Events Team of Malam Malaysia will organize 2 so called auditions and previews of performances in the month of July. More details will be provided in emails to come.

Bernard Khoo lwk15
Benjamin Abraham bjk52
Yuen Leung yll33

We're All in this Together

ka-mun put this nicely:

it's not your malam, not my malam, but OUR malam.

as cheesy as you think this song might be, as Disney as it is (sorry but i grew up a disney fan :p)...

we're all in this - TOGETHER!

from High School Musical
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9rAo7gkpqY&feature=related

Together, together, together everyone
Together, together, come on let's have some fun
Together, we're there for each other every time
Together together come on let's do this right

Here and now it's time for celebration
I finally figured it out (yeah yeah)
That all our dreams have no limitations
That's what it's all about(yeah yeah)

Everyone is special in their own way
We make each other strong (we make each other strong)
We're not the same
We're different in a good way
Together's where we belong

We're all in this together
Once we know
That we are
We're all stars
And we see that
We're all in this together
And it shows
When we stand
Hand in hand
Make our dreams come true

Together, together, together everyone
Together, together, come on let's have some fun
Together, we're there for each other every time
Together together come on let's do this right

We're all here
and speaking out with one voice
we're going to rock the house (YEAH YEAH!)
the party's on now everybody make some noise
come on scream and shout

We've arrived becuase we stuck together
Champions one and all

We're all in this together
Once we know
That we are
We're all stars
And we see that
We're all in this together
And it shows
When we stand
Hand in hand
Make our dreams come

We're all in this together
When we reach
We can fly
Know inside
We can make it
We're all in this toghether
Once we see
There's a chance
That we have
And we take it

Wild cats sing along
Yeah, you really got it goin' on
Wild cats in the house
Everybody say it now
Wild cats everywhere
Wave your hands up in the air
That's the way we do it
Lets get to it
Time to show the world

We're all in this together
Once we know
That we are
We're all stars
And we see that
We're all in this together
And it shows
When we stand
Hand in hand
Make our dreams come true

We're all in this together
When we reach
We can fly
Know inside
We can make it
We're all in this together
Once we see
There's a chance
That we have
And we take it

Wild cats everywhere
Wave your hands up in the air
That's the way we do it
Let's get to it
Come on everyone!

Venue!

Follow up from the previous post, I'm gonna upload a few photos of the venue to tempt you. ;)

Malam Malaysia 2008 will be held in Rydges Christchurch!

The function hall where our annual gala dinner will be carried out.
Merlin and team will certainly transform this posh hall to the posher-st!!

drool.. yummy yummy food!!

Tempted? Anticipated?


Jot down in your diary..

Malam Malaysia 2008

30th August 2008
(Saturday)


More to come!! =)

(Photos source: Rydges Christchurch)

Some Updates

monologue:
we should do some template editing to the blog some day... when the posters and logo are out then we will decorate this blog a bit lar ok? :D

ok. :p)

so where should i start from?

Malam Updates

• worked super hard for the grant proposal! thanks to Wan Yin, IngChia, Ka-Mun, Firdaus, Nat, Elyana for going through this with me! we learnt heaps, kan? :D
  
  
• a lot of fine-tuning of the venue, menu etc etc. won't bore you here with the details. just be rest assured that the team is working very hard for Malam :) very very hard. but as the nagging goes: rmb ur priority is your STUDIES!!!
  
  
• you should be seeing posters and chalking around uni once the semester starts - look out for our marketing stint! ;) oo, and our trailer too! :D exciting exciting!
  
  
• please support our chocolate fundraising efforts!!! :D thank you thank you!
  Wan Yin and her team are working super hard for this as you can see! Man, Alip does make a good model! :D
  
  
• till then, pray and hope together with us for financial assistance! you also want cheap ticket price and good food kan? :p
  

The Journey from the LB (dunno why they call me lady boss.. :p)

• i wan to study!!! super super want to study! i have had enough of Malam for now. luckily this month is exam month, then i can concentrate on my research dy.. :p
  
  
• on the subject of e-mails:
  i said: "please reply my e-mails lar friends"
  Ka-Mun said: "bullet-point, bullet-point :p"
  Bern: "rather have a lot of emails than LONG e-mails."
  
  oklar, i will keep the e-mails short and simple.
  
  but people, next time, when you are in a leadership position, you will know the MOST frustrating on earth is when you need feedback and NO ONE's replying you. ok, wait, i should give credit to those who replied, thanks peepz! :D
  
  i'm not exactly complaining - coz can also understand that everyone's mind is super saturated with uni work. i guess i have to change on my part too: write my e-mails in such a way that ppl will be able to understand quick, read quick... and reply promptly :) (btw, i'm pretty notorious for long e-mails.. ask my friends, they'd know :p)
  
  
• Open and Honest Communication
  i think this is what my team is - super honest with themselves, super honest with me, super honest with everyone. and i'm super proud of them! :)
  people, i cherish all truthful communication :) it helps us to deal with issues in a more efficient way, and not to harbour any unhappiness against each other. so ya, keep up the good job! be loving and truthful ya! :D
  
  
• Learning from each other
  i take this whole Malam thing as a new learning experience. It's stretching me a lot in many ways. Write proposal. Budget flow. Communicating. Listening. Making decisions. Muka tembok. The list goes on.
  
  in many things i dun have the experience, and i'm learning as i go. and i'm super thankful to have wise and experienced people to help out. i guess this is what you call.. equipping and empowering :p
  
  i promised that i will work on with the team with any changes after they've submitted their plans etc. feel bad for not consulting before i do the changes. Sorry ya. Will work on that part :) a good leader must let the team know that he/she trusts them too! :D
  

ok, enough of my rants. till then...

study hard and smart!

the exams are here!!!

(^^)9

on the subject of exams...
"Who invented this evil?"
Lam, 2008

ps: that's why eat chocolate :p (refer to WanYin's post.. ekeke..)