Majlis Perasmian dan Penutupan Deepam Nite 2014/2015

DEWAN SERI MUTIARA- Pada 9 Disember 2014 telah berlangsungnya majlis perasmian dan penutupan Malam Deepam (Deepam Nite) untuk tahun 2014/2015. Majlis yang penuh dengan warna-warni pakaian tradisional kaum india ini telah dimulakan pada pukul 9 malam dengan nyanyian lagu tema Universiti Malaya (UM).

Gambar: Jumlah hadirin yang hadir amat menggemparkan sehingga tidak cukup kerusi! ^^

Gambar: Kawasan pentas dihias indah dengan hiasan yang menarik.

      Setelah nyanyian lagu selesai, pengacara majlis menjemput Pengetua untuk memberikan ucapan beliau, seterusnya merasmikan Malam Deepam 2014/2015. 

Gambar: Dua orang pengacara yang bertugas kelihatan bersungguh-sungguh dalam mengendalikan majlis. 

      Nei Vilaku, lampu lilin yang kecil, telah dinyalakan oleh para AJK malam Deepam, dan diletakkan di hadapan pentas sebagai tanda perasmian majlis. Ia mengelilingi Kolam, seni lukisan cantik yang hanya menggunakan butir-butir beras yang berwarna.

      Setelah itu, pengarah untuk projek Malam Deepam, Indhumathi Krishnan memberikan ucapan alu-aluannya kepada para hadirin. Majlis kemudiannya diteruskan dengan tayangan montaj Malam Deepam yang memperkenalkan AJK multi-etnik yang terlibat.

      Setelah itu, acara yang amat dinanti-nantikan bermula iaitu persembahan tarian India! Semua hadirin yang hadir dilihat begitu teruja dengan persembahan. Mereka bersungguh-sungguh memberikan sorakan dan tepukan kepada para penari.  Para penari kesemuanya bersemangat dalam memberikan persembahan yang mantap. Memang sangat 'awesome'!

Gambar: Antara para penari yang membuat persembahan menarik malam itu.

Gambar: Tarian mereka kelihatan semakin hidup dengan perhiasan indah di kawasan pentas. 

      Majlis pada malam itu diakhiri dengan acara pemberian hadiah kepada kumpulan-kumpulan tari yang menang. Juara bagi tarian India ini dimenangi oleh pasangan dua orang gadis; Gubapria & Jeyamalar, penari hebat daripada kolej 4! Syabas diucapkan! Tempat Naib Johan pula telah dimenangi oleh kumpulan penari Bestari Indian, dan diikuti oleh kumpulan ketiga, yang memenangi tempat ketiga. Tahniah diucapkan kepada semua pemenang pertandingan tarian India! Jangan risau, kami sebagai para penonton, berasa terhibur dengan setiap persembahan para penari. 

      Majlis tamat dan tirai ditutup pada pukul 10.30 malam. Makanan yang sedap, persembahan yang menarik, dan suasana yang heboh dengan keterujaan para peserta Malam Deepam! Best! ^^

Gambar: Kolam yang dikelilingi oleh Nei Vilaku.

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Deepam Nite

DEWAN SERI MUTIARA - Deepam Nite was the highlighted event in 8th College this week where Indian culture and traditions were celebrated as well as experienced. There were many booths such as the Henna-drawing Booth, Puzzle Booth, Calligraphy Booth, Traditional Indian Food Booth etc. One of the great things about our college activities is that you often see residents of all races coming down and participating in all the fun and it really warms my heart to see other races try to understand and appreciate Indian culture.

Henna or Mehndi is a paste that is bought in a cone shaped tube and is made into designs for men and women. It was originally used for only women's palms and sometimes for men, but as time progressed, it is more natural for men to wear it. People usually apply Henna during special occasions such as weddings.

Girls were shown the proper way of wearing a sari. Awwww look at them being so pretty!

Traditional musical instruments from the Indian community were put on display and demonstrated to the participants.

Kolam is a form of painting that is drawn by using rice powder/chalk/chalk powder/white rock powder often using naturally/synthetically colored powders. The kolam shown here was done by one of our fellow Kinabaluans and she used "beras hancur". Isn't it just gorgeous?? Look at the way those beautiful colours blend together. It's truly stunning!

Wow, look at how many people turned up for Malam Deepam!

Other activities which were carried out were a puzzle competition, muruku-eating competition and sampling traditional Indian sweets. Festive Indian music was playing in the background the entire night to give the event a proper atmosphere. Day 2 of Deepam Nite will be reported tomorrow! Stay tuned for more updates on college activities!

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Majlis Perasmian Penutupan Minggu Tautan Kinabalu 2014/2015

DEWAN SERI MUTIARA- Pada malam tanggal 2 Disember (Selasa) telah berlangsungnya majlis gilang-gemilang iaitu majlis penutupan Minggu Tautan Kinabalu (MTK). Pada tahun ini, tema"merangkai ukhwah, merantai muhibbah" menjadi pilihan MTK. Tema yang sangat menarik berikutan seperti yang kita tahu, warga Kolej Kinabalu terdiri daripada pelbagai suku kaum dari seluruh Malaysia. 
Pada malam tersebut juga, pelbagai persembahan menarik disajikan kepada yang penonton yang hadir. Bagi memeriahkan lagi majlis ini, penonton diminta untuk berpakaian tradisional.

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Minggu Tautan Kinabalu 2014/2015

DEWAN SERI MUTIARA - Last night was the first day of Minggu Tautan Kinabalu (MTK) and boy, it was a good one! There were so many people of all races who turned up for the event and it was obvious that everyone was having fun. On Day 1 of MTK, there were booths with local delicacies and there were traditional games too. Some of the dishes available were Tang Yuan, Amplang, Laddu, and Pulut Panggang.

Tang yuan is a Chinese food made from glutinous rice flour mixed with a small amount of water to form balls and is then cooked and served in boiling water. Tang yuan can be either small or large, and filled or unfilled. They're sweet and have a soft, chewy texture. YUMMY!

Top left and bottom right are Laddu, a popular Indian ball-shaped sweet. Top right and bottom left are Palkova, is also an Indian sweet made from sugar and milk. Not pictured here is mysore pak which is an Indian sweet dish prepared in butter and it contains a lot of ghee, sugar and cardamom. Oooooh, gimme some sugar!

Pulut Panggang is from the Malay culture and it is a dish made with glutinous rice, coconut filling, and it's roasted over a fire. Ulam is a salad eaten with anchovy paste and popular amongst the Malays. Get in my tummy!

Several kinds of traditional games like Congkak, Batu Seremban, Jian Zi and Mipulos were enjoyed by the participants.

Some adorable 8th College residents taking part in Congkak, a mancala game of Malay origin.

Cute Kinabaluans playing a lovely game of Batu Seremban which can be played individually or in groups of 2 to 5 people.

A cool guy playing Jianzi, a traditional Chinese game where players must keep a shuttlecock in the air without using their hands.

Players engaged in a tough Mipulos battle (Mipulos is an arm-wrestling game which usually takes place during the Harvest Festival in Sabah).

All in all, it was a fantastic day for residents of Kolej Kinabalu to experience the cultures unfamiliar or unknown to them while tasting the dishes from different cultures. Malaysians can never turn down an opportunity for free food, can they? Let's conclude this post with an awesome selfie ;)

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Sepetang Bersantai Di Gazebo

EIGHT COLLEGE: It was the day when 8th Residential College(RC) and 7th RC were gathered together to entertain us at the Gazebo. "Sepetang Bersantai Di Gazebo" event started at 5:30p.m.

Audience were asked to register at the counter before settling comfortably to their seats as merit marks will be given to those who attended.

We can see fresh faces coming from various RC to witness the performances from 8th and 7th RC. It was the support and unity from UM students that makes the event lively.

This was us while waiting for curtain to open.

They were our energetic emcees during the short event. The charisma they have together was natural as both of them are UM Radio's DJ as well. 

The opening performance was none other than 8th RC's Gamelan Team. The traditional performance was full with grace and beautiful to watch. 

Next performance was also by one of our 8th RC's pride, solo singing by Farahida. She chose to sing Taylor Swift's hit song, "You Belong With Me". She had all our feet tapping along with the song! 

Later on,the friendly and down to earth Fansuri who often walked along 8th RC's corridor with a smile on his face, suprises us with his melodic voice, singing Jalinan. 

We were later entertained by the talented Orchestra group from 7th RC, mixing both modern and traditional instruments to play Chinese songs. 

Aside from that, 7th RC showed a another side of their ability with 7 charming men performing Acoustic songs. They delivered "Just The Way You Are" and "Sedang Ingin Bercinta" without flaws. 

With the crowd cheering, Nazmie from 8th RC entered the stage in his character. He showed us the vulnerable side of him by reciting a poem dedicated to "Ibu". It was an emotional poem as the audience fell quiet, trying to catch his every word.

Still awed by the previous performance, Nurhamiza from 7th RC brings us back from the self-realisation moment by performing the song "Gerimis Mengundang". 

She later invited her friend, Azrina to sing a duet "Renda Biru" on stage. Their voices were in tune and they sure had lots of fun on stage.

Last but not least, 7th RC introduced the audience with their debut Acapella group, Fawas, consisting 5 members. If girls from Pitch Perfect were good, these boys show that they are equally talented! We were honored to witness their first performance at Gazebo with the song "Anugerah Yang Indah"

It was a great performance by them to act as the closing number of the event. 

By all means, both participants and audiences from various colleges showed equal enthusiasms and expertise. The audience dispersed with glee after the event ended. 

Photos by Danish Iqbal & Hui Yang

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Photography Session at Kinabalu College

NOTIS UNTUK SESI FOTOGRAFI KOLEJ KEDIAMAN KINABALU 2014

Kelab Dokumentasi akan mengadakan sesi fotografi bersama ahli tingkat mengikut aras masing-masing bersamaan pada 3 & 4 Disember 2014 pada pukul 9.00-11.00pm di Foyer.

Jadual sesi bergambar adalah seperti yang dilampirkan dalam jadual di bawah:

Hello there, beautiful people! The 8th College Documentation Club is having a photography session for the residents of EACH floor on the 3rd and 4th of DECEMBER 2014 from 9:00-11:00pm at the FOYER. 

Please be punctual (no one likes to be kept waiting!) and bring your lovely smile with you when you come down for the photo-taking session! 

The official notice with the SCHEDULE is shown below.

1. 3 Disember 2014

Aras         Masa

A100        9.00-9.10PM
A200        9.10-9.20PM
A300        9.20-9.30PM
B100        9.30-9.40PM
B200        9.40-9.50PM
B300        9.50-10.00PM
B400       10.00-10.10PM
C100       10.10-10.20PM
C200       10.20PM-10.30PM
C300       10.30PM-10.40PM
C400       10.40-10.50PM

2. 4 Disember 2014

Aras        Masa

D100       9.00-9.10PM
D200       9.10-9.20PM
D300       9.20-9.30PM
E100       9.30-9.40PM
E200       9.40-9.50PM
E300       9.50-10.00PM
E400      10.00-10.10PM
F100      10.10-10.20PM
F200      10.20PM-10.30PM
F300      10.30PM-10.40PM
F400      10.40-10.50PM

* PAKAIAN: Tshirt Polo Kolej Sesi 2014/2015, Seluar Panjang, Kasut Bertutup
                       Please wear the college polo T-shirt, long pants and covered shoes

**Diminta semua WAKIL ARAS untuk memberi kerjasama dan mengingatkan ahli tingkat masing-masing.

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