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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