AIBEN RETREAT 2012

2012 marks the first AIBEN retreat which was held in A'Famosa, Melaka. A few days before Abah sent us a message asking for all the members of the family to each prepare a list of their plans for 2013, their goals for ibadah, social, financial, career, health etc. I didn't do any of it.. -_-;;

 

On 27th December, we reached Melaka at about 1pm, with only one stop at the Seremban RnR for some food. I had YongTauFu and then accompanied Husna to the KFC nearby. We took a rest for a while and the first meeting started proper at 3.00pm. Abah discussed about the family's financial status and our plans for 2013. I had to be the secretary, which meant I had to take minutes. Huhu. Kena buli.. :(

 

The meeting finished at about 6.00pm. We freshened up and then took off to Umbai for yummy seafares. We got there at 8ish and promptly ordered. Udang masak sambal. Sotong goreng tepung. Ikan pari bakar. Ikan kerapu masak kicap. Nasi lemak. Otak-otak. OMG. Sooo full..!! Sleepily we drove all the way back to the resort and dozed off.

 

The next day started early. Abah woke us up at 6.00am for Subuh. It was Mama's birthday so we all sang for her before praying and reciting Yaa Sin and tahlil. Some could not resist the pool while some went back to sleep after that.

 

The second meeting commenced at 10am, where the main agendas included discussing future business avenues for the family and family trip. Then Abah went to the Masjid while the boys slept. Tsk tsk. We girls got together and made Maggi..!! Haha. Then all of us packed and went back home looking forward for the next year. In Shaa Allah all the plans will bear to fruition. 2013 is going to be an awesome year for the AIBEN clan.

MY FIRST BODYJAM LAUNCH..!!

BodyJam 63 will be remembered as many things for me (hopefully). And one of it is for my first ever official launch. Me and Berry was initially only supposed to shadow Kak Zaza and Yen Ling for the Avenue K launch. We had practice the night before at Menara Axis up until the club closed down, huhu. Anyway, Kak Zaza asked whether we would like to teach a track and of course we said YES..!! I was given the Dance Hall track, I don't mind.. Hehe. I seriously love this track though Ken said its a bit tiring. But still, MY FIRST TT LAUNCH..!! Ooo, yeah!!

 

On the day I made it just in time because I was so freaked out I practiced till the last minute at the BGA gym. Thank you kekanda for accompanying me.. ;) As usual, the studio was full. I hope everyone enjoyed the launch. I slipped a few times on stage because of the sweat stains on the floor. But I still had fun and enjoyed every minute of the class.

 

We gave away some free T-shirts after the class and also took a few more pictures. I was super tired so I rested a bit at the lounge before asking Kak Zaza for some feedback. I need to work on voice projection. *nods* Then with majorly aching joints, I freshened up and went back home for a well-deserved rest.

  

Finally, a shoutout to the jammers. All of you Kicked and Screamed the house down..!! Keep it up..!! And special thanks to Kak Zaza and my powderful sisters, Yen Ling and Berry (we're not virgins asnymore..kkk ><).

GO FIGHT WIN

One fine day I was happily doing work when I got a call from the HR boss asking me to be in charge of the cheerleading team for the Karnival Sukan MPIC 2012. And when I went to the meeting, the first thing they said about concept was 'Gangnam Style'. Since to just focus on that one song for an entire cheer is not really practical, I thought of a KPop themed cheer and choreography. I roped up my good friends Nik and Kevin (who dropped out later because he felt he could not give due commitment to the project). 

My first practice with the team was on the 30th November at the sports complex with half of the members and only half of the choreography. It was decided that the same team doing cheerleading will also be in marching so we had shared rehersal time amid practice for sporting events. We had one full week to practice; even got time-out from the Management and everything and the last days of practice we stayed there until 8pm with the finalized choreography. Phew!! The music and choreography came from both Nik and I and the training was mostly done by yours truly with some visits from Nik, the "choreographer". 

All of us had to gather at the INSPEN Training Center a day before the sports carnival was to start. The night before the opening every athlete was called to gather for a speech from our KP to boost up morale. It was there that I taught the the whole team the cheer for LGM (later to be copied by other agencies). Then, it was photo time with the big bosses.

On the day, my team managed to squeeze in a few hours of practice and also we got to have a dry run at the actual venue before the competition. At about 3pm the event was officiated by our Minister and there was even a performance from a guest cheerleading team (they had almost the same songs as ours.. LOL). Great minds they say. Our team went in second for the cheerleading competition and everyone was a bit nervous but that quickly diappeared when the crowd started to cheer for us and we were well on our way towards best performance. Everyone looked like they were having fun and we even had a quick appearance from our mascot. Hearing the whole venue cheering for you is definitely one of the highs of my life. Watch our performance here

After the performance, my team and I spent the nights and days cheering for our athletes. However because of our small number (less than 25 people) we could not be in every venue and we also had a slight disadvantage in cheering instruments causing our cheers to be drowned out by our opponents. Here I apologize to all because of this lack of insight we lost several games. May this serve as a lesson for us okay..??

For the marching and also cheerleading events, announcement of the winners are made at the Grand Dinner on our last night there. And my team sweeped both golds with cheers from everyone and also to our delight. Someone suggested I do Gangnam when I got up on stage to receive the trophy, of which I graciously did not do. Hehe. So a big huge thank you to my team for their commitment and also for giving themselves the opportunity to dance. I am just happy to see their all their hardwork; learning the choreography, coming to practice day in and out, overcoming their own feelings of self-consciousness to dance in front of everyone, everything paid off. Thank you everyone. And I will say this again; it was an honour to be your team leader. May the dance always be with you. Go Fight Win..!!

NOT LONG AGO..

Not long ago
I first knew what heartbrteak was
And soon after that my heart was shattered again
Bravely I tried to put it back together
Pretended like everything was fine
Pretended like I was strong
But what you don't know is
Every now and then
My heart will be sliced into a thousand pieces
My tears will stream freely down
And I still say that I am fine
With a smile on my face
In the hopes that those words will come true
Sometime in the near future
In the hopes that someday
My heart can stop hurting
And I'll finally be able to accept everything
In the hopes that someday
I'll be truly happy again