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Graduation Dinner 2013

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Last Friday, me and my team organized a Graduation Dinner to celebrate our seniors who are graduating this semester. I didn't joined the last year's one so I dont know what to expect. I just did my job, which is to make gift for them. Well, the gifts dont turned out as what I anticipated it to be. They look less interesting than what I imagined so it was a bit bummer.


I also couldn't help but feel a bit malu, so I hid from the crowd when they were giving the gifts to the seniors. Well basically, I thought of making something different than before because you know, get away from the typical. But because of lack of budget, it's hard to achieve. Ok so basically I wanted to do a survival kit for them since they are graduating. It's a survival kit to 'help' them in their future, whether they want to pursue higher education or to join the work force but in a funny way lah just for fun.


It has 6 items in the basket, and those are:

1. Air freshener: In case it stinks in your cubicle
2. Sponge: To soak all the knowledge
3. Post-it note: So you wont forget anything
4. Band-aid: In case you get a papercut and a short-term solution to a huge problem
5. Paper clips: So you can hold things together
6. Chocolate: For all the breaks you will need and to remind you that laughter is the best medicine.


Well, most of the people told me that it's a great idea and cute, but I just think that they just want to make me feel good. Haha! If you dont trust me, look how ugly they are! (ok ugly is a strong word). Look how unappealing they are!







I also performed on this event since I couldn't remember when was the last time I sang. But it was not the best performance coz I forgot a verse of the Payphone lyrics.... Lol me. I got the video of my performance but somehow the quality of my camera is very bad and my voice was not like what imagined on the recording, so I won't upload it. Got me lupa lirik some more, so no point of showing it to the world. Hehe.


The food was so-so. Because we paid thousands of dollar for the food, my expectation was higher. So I was a bit disappointed because there was not enough food for everyone, not many choices available and not a very good service. What's sad is that I only ate some leftover crumbs of cakes for dessert. Idk lah what's with the hotel management, so teruk! The hall has poor lighting, the audio system was not good, but the plus point is that the hall is spacious. I dont care, I think I have the right to whine because I was one of the committee. But if I heard the seniors complain about this, I would be very sad. Haha!


The only interesting thing that night was taking photos and photobombed others'. 










With our next term President, who looked like Obama that night.


With kakak usrah kesayangan who would graduate this semester and balik Malaysia terus after that.

Iza yang banyak sangat membantu untuk gift and on that night.
Thank you :D

That's all!


I bought this dress specially for the night but I dont know how to mix and match so hentam jelah.
Lol. I think this looks ok kot.

 K bye.

Photos: credit to Zahin, Syed and Nisa. Thank you!

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Indonesian Cultural Night

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Semalam aku pergi ke cultural event. This time it's Indonesian Cultural Night. I love any country's cultural night coz boleh experience and kenal culture lain dengan lebih mendalam. Selain tu boleh bersembang dengan kaum lain pasal negara diorang. Like semalam masa Indonesian cultural night punya booth, dia ada pamerkan mi goreng segera Indonesia. And dia cakap dekat Indonesia, dia panggil semua mi segera ni Indomie, berbeza dengan negara kita. Kita panggil semua brand Maggi. Haha! Aku macam dah takde topik lain dah cerita pasal maggi. Next week Korean punya cultural night pulak. Nak pergiiii....


Ini merupakan kali pertama Indonesian di Penn State organize cultural night ni, sedangkan Malaysian student dekat sini dah organize banyak kali, setiap tahun. So aku nak jugak tengok dorang punya first time macam mana. Permulaannya, lelaki yang jaga kaunter pendaftaran tu cute jugak. Haha! Then bila masuk dewan, ramai Malaysian ada dalam tu.

Sebahagian kawan Malaysian yang datang.

Banyak persembahan tarian. Tapi yang hairan, orang yang perform dia lah yang jaga booth makanan, dia lah yang jaga kaunter, dia lah yang jaga booth pameran... Senang cerita diorang recycle semua orang. Bila aku cakap dekat kawan aku, dia kata Indonesian di Penn State cuma ada 17 orang je. Padanlaaaa... Compare dengan Malaysian dekat Penn State, ada dalam 200 orang lebih kurang. So agak kagum dengan diorang yang cuma ada 17 orang tapi mampu nak organize event macam ni.

Pembukaan dengan Saman Welcome Dance


Sesiapa yang pernah tengok Siti Nurhaliza perform lagu Nirmala dalam AJL dengan video clip dia, sama la dance tu dengan ni.

Makanan pada hari itu.

Ya Allah, dont get me started on food. Sumpah awesome. Sedap gilaaa! Semuanya sedap. Ada mi goreng, satay ayam, nasi putih dengan kari telur rebus dengan tauhu and keropok. Tapi semuanya sedap. Ramai yang puji makanan dia.


Kalau sesiapa yang kenal aku, tahu aku tak suka makan mi. Tapi yang ni first time aku makan mi yang boleh diterima tekak and sangat sedap. And aku bukanlah peminat kari, tapi kari dia serious sedap. Satay pulak memang the best. Lembut je ayam dia and kuah kacang dia memang sedap. Senang cerita, makanan dia je buat aku rasa macam nak pergi Indonesia. Haha!


Tarian Piring

Persembahan gamelan.

Part ni memang agak lengthy. Kalau dia main satu dua lagu je ok la. Ni banyak sangat rasa bosan.

Tarian Lenggang Nyai.

Tarian Tor Tor

Penutup oleh Tarian Poco-poco

Overall hurmm so-so jela. Pada pendapat aku, banyak sangat tarian. Kalau dia variasikan dengan persembahan wayang kulit, fashion show, lakonan, or apa-apa yang lain maybe boleh buat event ni lagi menarik. And ada transition antara Tarian Lenggang Nyai dengan Tarian Tor Tor tu ambik masa lama gila nak tunggu penari tukar baju, sampai separuh daripada penonton balik. Kalau dia tukar baju dalam masa 10minit takpe jugak, tapi lebih daripada 20minit. So dorang patut baiki part tu. Apa-apa pun pujian harus diberikan dekat diorang sebab diorang hanyalah seramai 17 orang tapi mampu untuk jalankan event ni dengan baik and dapatkan ramai sponsor. Disebabkan sponsors tu lah, kita dapat makan sedap-sedap and dapat doorgift yang menarik secara percuma.

Doorgifts yang diberikan.

Muka happy dapat kipas cantik.


Overall, boleh dibaiki lagi. Terima kasih buat student Indonesian yang dah menjayakan event ni. Tahun depan buatlah lagi and dijemput hadir ke Malaysian Night lagi 2 minggu. Huhu!



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Aktiviti Seorang Student: Spring 2013

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Hi everyone! Lama dah tak update cerita pasal life. Ok kali ni aku cerita what's been happening this semester. Okiaq let's go!


This sem boleh kata aku involve dalam banyak benda compared dengan semester-semester sebelum ni. Aku join lion dance, swing dance club, choir (tapi baru minggu ni quit), jadi ajk makanan untuk malaysian night and comittee untuk prom night nanti. Kesemua event ni disumbatkan ke dalam bulan April. So do expect next month aku akan busy gila tak menang tangan. Lol.


One thing I love about this semester is Lion Dance. Lion Dance ni ialah kelab under Malaysian Student Assosiation di Penn State. Kitorang dapat banyak invitation untuk perform, tapi banyak jugak kena turned down sebab waktu tidak mengizinkan. Meriah betul masa Chinese New Year last month, dalam seminggu tu kitorang perform up to 3 performances. Macam artis kannnn? Hehe. Persembahan kitorang berbayar, so duit tu digunakan untuk beli props and lain-lain perbelanjaan untuk kitorang punya ultimate event, Malaysian Night 2013. Huuu can't wait!


Aku memang enjoy sangat Lion Dance ni. Kesemua yang dalam team ni ialah kawan-kawan aku yang rapat. Almost every week ada practice. So it feels like a little gathering.


Jakon seketika

After our first performance, Malaysian CNY celebration at Parkway Plaza.


Our third performance during Penn State Business Club CNY Celebration


Teammates.

They never fail to make me laugh.

Penn State Malaysian Lion Dance Spring 2013 line up:
Standing from left: Mei San (leader), Farah, Jamine Teo
Sitting from left: Lee Ying, Najmi, Haziq, Muzakkir, How Soon and Belle.


Btw below here are the photos from yesterday. Kitorang a bit pressure sebab Malaysian Night semakin hampir. So kena lipat gandakan usaha dengan formation and lagu baru. 






Gambar tuan blog harus ada. Lulz.


Lain-lain aktiviti macam biasalah. Ada meeting setiap minggu. Next month aku ingat nak start kerja, so masa makin kurang. Huhu. At the same time nak catch up with studies sebab sem ni kena jaga sikit GPA, tak boleh main-main. Btw bercakap pasal studies, semester ni aku cuma ada kelas pada hari Selasa and Khamis. Hari lain sama ada aku sibuk merendek, tidur, pegi meeting/practice atau study. Haha! Tapi most of the time memang aku study, kite tak tifuuuuuuu.... 


Aku ambil 4 subjek je sem ni. Taktau kenapa malas sangat. Lol. Kelas-kelas aku ambil sem ni ialah:
  • Social Stratification (SOC429)
  • Sociology of Mental Illness (SOC497A)
  • Biology of Human Bodies (BIOSC004)
  • Introduction to Drawing (ART20)

Aku enjoy kesemua kelas kecuali Social Stratification sebab taktau lahhh. Asal kelas je aku rasa nak tidur. Dah lah banyak kerja pulak tu. Huhuuu...


Tapi kalau nak cakap pasal kelas paling banyak aku bagi attention, rasanya kelas drawing sebab aku minat sangat drawing. Btw ni ialah assignment yang aku baru je lepas submit tadi. 


Self-portrait
(maafkan saya buat mereka yang terer art sebab saya hanya budak baru belajar)


Aku rasa kelas drawing ni demanding sangat. Banyak pakai duit, banyak masa dan kesabaran. Tambah-tambah pulak bila tetiba datang angin lecturer tu suruh hantar 8 lukisan detail dalam masa satu hari. Fuhhhhh. Tak pun time mood melukis takde, rasa macam nak lukis orang lidi dengan rambut penyapu je. Actually aku tak merungut pun. Takde siapa paksa aku ambik kelas ni, aku yang suka-suka nak ambik. Memang aku minat sangat bidang seni, tak kiralah apa jenis seni pun, semua aku suka. Cuma peluang tu jarang dapat, plus aku tak berbakat sangat. Asal boleh jelaaa...


Bawah ni antara assignment yang pernah submit. Walaupun kelas tu barely ajar apa-apa sebab aku ambik kelas online, tapi through practice yang banyak, somehow aku boleh nampak improvement dalam skill aku. Tak sia-sia usaha melukis siang malam..


Media: Drawing pen

Media: Drawing pen

Media: Drawing pen

Media: Charcoal

Media: Charcoal



Media: Ink wash

Media: Pencil

Media: Drawing pen

Media: Pencil



Media: Pencil



Media: Pencil


Makin lama makin sibuk, so maybe dalam bulan April ni aku akan jarang update blog. Tapi of course aku akan update tentang 2 big events yang dalam perancangan, which is Malaysian Night and Senior Prom Night. Hehe! Till then, see you on the next post.







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