UMSA Ball 09
6:52 PM
I slept in this morning. Slept in til late and when I finally woke up, it was with the realization that I had nothing important to do today or nowhere I had to rush to before a certain time. My past few weeks had been defined by deadlines. By challenges and marketing hurdles. It all paid off last night. Planning started months ahead of the ball. We finally got a taste of the fruit of our bearing last night during which the entire team danced into the twilight. Literally. To belong to such an amazing talented crew of people was thus far one of the better experiences in my life. It felt like rotaract in it's glorious days all over again. Everyone had roles of their own and each pitched in with as much zest as would have been expected of them. I think that was what made it more meaningful at the end of the day. That just like mine was, everyone else's heart was into this one grand event. Whether it was performing, or helping out with decorations or promoting, we were all in this together. And there is nothing like togetherness to make the world feel like a better place.
I'd say it wasn't all cotton candy and fairy dust though. Working with people is not easy. Sometimes you just wish you could squeeze their neck to make ends meet. But my experience in UMSA has taught me a lot about compromise, toleration and team work. The stress that came with organizing the ball pushed people to their limits at times. It almost took me by surprise a couple of times how some people who I thought would hardly lose their cool were pushed to their breaking points. Oddly, it made me respect them just a little bit more. I can't say that I now know the committee in and out, but working so closely with a group of people certainly brought us closer to one another. I've had numerous people ask me if I had plans to remain in the committee. Usually I'd go for it. But now I don't know anymore. I don't think UMSA will ever feel the same without my original committee. And as much as the excitement of working with a new committee is enthralling, I'm not sure I can handle losing my old one. Ah well. I'm just being a big baby.
I've put up a couple of pictures from last night up here but there's a photo log on it as a created album on facebook which takes you through the last few days.
a closer glimpse of the tickets. I love the colour combination.
The photo spot as Crowne Plaza. This was what Azhan and I were incharge of on the morning of the ball. Atie bought the drapes and thanks to June, we managed to come up with quite a creation.
Our drum performance for the China scene in our skit. We were using buckets. yes.
With the people at my table. Table 9.
I still find Tuan such a joy to be around. LOL. He taught us some good fight moves for our China fight scene in the skit. And he choreographed the drum beats too.
from left Kauthar, Joss who was the emcee for the night, Jie Huei who choreographed all our dances, Allan who played one of the Ali's angels amazingly well, me, ex-UMSA president Ying Swan and Atie who came up with the entire deco idea for the ballroom for the night.
The committee at our photo spot minus a few people.
I'd say it wasn't all cotton candy and fairy dust though. Working with people is not easy. Sometimes you just wish you could squeeze their neck to make ends meet. But my experience in UMSA has taught me a lot about compromise, toleration and team work. The stress that came with organizing the ball pushed people to their limits at times. It almost took me by surprise a couple of times how some people who I thought would hardly lose their cool were pushed to their breaking points. Oddly, it made me respect them just a little bit more. I can't say that I now know the committee in and out, but working so closely with a group of people certainly brought us closer to one another. I've had numerous people ask me if I had plans to remain in the committee. Usually I'd go for it. But now I don't know anymore. I don't think UMSA will ever feel the same without my original committee. And as much as the excitement of working with a new committee is enthralling, I'm not sure I can handle losing my old one. Ah well. I'm just being a big baby.
I've put up a couple of pictures from last night up here but there's a photo log on it as a created album on facebook which takes you through the last few days.
Some of the details that the marketing team was in charge of. Ticket designing, ticket wrapping, ball promotion, table planners, posters.
a closer glimpse of the tickets. I love the colour combination.
The photo spot as Crowne Plaza. This was what Azhan and I were incharge of on the morning of the ball. Atie bought the drapes and thanks to June, we managed to come up with quite a creation.
Our drum performance for the China scene in our skit. We were using buckets. yes.With the people at my table. Table 9.
I still find Tuan such a joy to be around. LOL. He taught us some good fight moves for our China fight scene in the skit. And he choreographed the drum beats too.
from left Kauthar, Joss who was the emcee for the night, Jie Huei who choreographed all our dances, Allan who played one of the Ali's angels amazingly well, me, ex-UMSA president Ying Swan and Atie who came up with the entire deco idea for the ballroom for the night.
The committee at our photo spot minus a few people.I'm just very thankful that I was part of the experience. Grateful that I got to meet many many amazing people that night.
Got a two week mid semester break before reality settles in yet again. And then it's back to tests and assignments.
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