Cultural Night 2013

We had our MCN on February 23 at the Student Union Building. Tickets were sold out! There were even people trying to get tickets at the door. Even without tables, there were some who just wanted to get in. I'm so amazed :)

I had a great time. We're a small community here at UNB, so to prepare a big event like this wasn't an easy task for us. To be lacking members was a serious challenge but we proved to everyone that with cooperation, team work and mutual understanding, everything gets better :)

Performances - I love the zapin dance and silat. Check it out!
Food - nampak nya our kek bakar (pandan) was the star of the day. Banyak minta resepi -_-
Decoration - super amazed with the backdrop (boys are so artsy!) and the kampung setup is better than I expected

Watch via Youtube:



Silat full performance:



Dikir barat full performance:

Dikir Barat is so funny! and fun! Never imagined myself performing this 4 years back.

Our hard wark has paid off. We got what we deserved. Alhamdulillah. Now we can focus on more Malaysian Student Society activities! (Next post: snowboarding and skiing).

Roses and thorns

MasyaAllah! I've seen and I've touched many beautiful things recently. From the small and trivial, to the breath-taking paint like scene from a moving gondola. The rekindled and strengthened bonds,  the birth of a new cousin sister through IVF, and many more. Syukur alhamdulillah :)

Unfortunately, while we enjoy our bread and rice, there are struggling lives out there. So many heart wrenching current news that are happening as we speak. The blood spilling crisis in my very own country, in particular. I hope peace will soon be restored in Lahad Datu and the rest of Sabah, inshaAllah. Cruel world we live in they say, but we ought not to forget its beauty and what it has got to offer.

Have a good day, everyone.

Next up: MCN 2013

One of the activities that takes up most of my time apart from school:

University of New Brunswick Malaysian Students Society (MSS) proudly presents Malaysian Cultural Night 2013.

There will be performances such as zapin, silat, tarian cina, joget kurik kundi and dikir barat. I will be performing for both kurik kundi and dikir. Fun! Meals range from sweet and savoury deserts to scrumptious nasi berlauk. I am given the trust to become head of decoration for this year's MCN so I hope everyone will enjoy the exhibition setup and the kampong ambience that I wish to recreate. 

11 days left.

Of Time

Time - the most valuable. It teaches us that in time everything will make perfect sense. Of why events are coordinated the way they are. In time you will realize that what is there today, may not be there tomorrow. You'd wish you can turn back time, but time is powerful and it has no mercy. Yet we still continue to take everything, especially those that matter to us, for granted.

Take some time to realize what you have for it will not always be there the next time. A friendly reminder for myself and my readers. inshaAllah.

Yellow wristband

[...Hectic month I must say]

Thank you for all the donations and support. It means a lot to me and definitely to the cancer society. The RFL event will kick off this Saturday at 7pm and ends at 7am the next morning. I'm excited :)

In support of the event and Lance Armstrong's Livestrong foundation to help cancer survivors, we got ourselves the yellow wristband to be worn along with our costume - of Malaysian flag colours.

I don't usually do hashtags outside Twitter (what's the purpose?) but this time it just seems right.

#Livestrong