To Sir...With Love (A music malfunction show)

Semalam dah selamat berlangsung satu majlis, a dinner, contribute to Tan Sri Aseh Che Mat, Presiden PPTD di J.W.Marriot KL. It was a very tiring week for all of us (I mean the committee). As for me, to be in two situations really drove me out of my mind. Why two? Besides organizing, I did the performing as well. And today, I look like zombie. Yawn here and there, and until now I'm still yawning.

My work started at 9.30 in the morning, lapor diri kat Marriot. Dan mula la kerja sebagai jawatankuasa untuk bekerja menjayakan majlis pada sebelah malamnya. Nasib baik la urusetia semua ok. Adat la kalau gaduh2 tinggi suara tu, dah nama event management. Liew Li Ching dan Midy and not to forget Kerel plus the other committee from BPO, JPA really made the majlis went well.

Sampai je Marriot, tengok tempat, test stage segala. I have my Zapin team to perform tonite. Thanks to Makayam Wawa from Istana Budaya, sumbang bakti tidak dapat dilupa. Hope to collaborate again in the future. We rehearsed for a few times. The music went well. Rancak je bunyi. Lenggok tari aku simpan untuk show malam. aku buat lite-lite je la waktu rehearse tu. No vocal, no vavoom step. Save the best for the last. Rite?

Soon, many other performers started to arrive. Singers, band, other urusetia. Kiranya berkampung la kat Marriot tu seharian. I don't mind to sacrifice my weekend as long as the majlis went well. As we can see from the pictures, all urusetia are busy discussing, meeting, and the performers are committed to do their part with one goal. To make the majlis perfect. We went tru the song for several times, and it went well....

As for me, my part was performance wise. Majoring? Cabareting of course. Time check...pukul 4.30 dancers dah mula make-up. Muka, rambut, tudung, costumes, yada yada yada...Makayam Wawa import make-up artist dari IB. Hasilnya...muka penari wanita yang serupa sebijik kalau dilihat dari tempat penonton.

7.50, ready to rumble. Dancers semua dah siap. My group and the other (DPA participants). Midy and Liew Li Ching acted as stage manager dah tak keruan lari ke sana ke mari to make sure things are prepared for the last time.

8.00 malam, arrival of guests. Kat belakang stage, jerebu dengan asap rokok, menunjukkan bertapa stress dah gelabahnya para pembuat persembahan. Anyway, it's normal. Artis Diva Divana pun gabra, apa lagi kitorang yang amatur ni.

8.35, VIP masuk dalam hall......time to start the show. Curtain's up. Music started, time to begin! As usual taqsim is the starter, we walked to the stage slowly, we called it Jalan Sopan. Duduk...and the fast music started. Tengah mula sikit, baru nak naik Sheikh, music dah disaster. Stuck, stuck dan stuck....but we managed to maintain ourselves with our plastic smile. Aku ingat sekali je sangkut. Damn...masuk kali kedua cd jump! Tengok dancers lain atas stage dah muka ala2 ala gelabah tak gelabah. Aku risau gerak tari jadi kelam kabut. At the same time, as a performer, apa yang jadi...show tetap kena terus.

Sambil tersenyum atas stage, aku communicate dengan other dancers, mintak diorang teruskan. Dan sambil tersenyum jugak lah, acara maki-makian bermula. Cuba korang senyum kasik nampak gigi....pastu...

"Celaka music ni.....PA***T betul....." sambil tersenyum plastik! Badan lenggok ikut step...as per said by my hansuari housmate, bonded with the song. Walaupun hati sakit, tapi aku teruskan jugak. Tengok muka-muka orang kat bawah macam cemas. Tengok kiri, muka Stage manager pun cemas. Siap datang tepi stage....

"Cakap ye kalau nak fade kan music"

Me and my team continued to dance sampai la masuk part Wainab. And lastly pose....sambil senyum. Jalan sopan sambil undur....dan keluar stage. Sampai je kat luar stage...

"Apsal music macam PA***T ah?"

Makayam Wawa frust. Liew Li Ching pun frust, apa lagi Midy. Aku pun frust, tapi apa aku nak buat? Tak boleh rewind balik pun lagu tu. My dancers were demoralized, sebab practice dah lama sudahnya show jadi macam tu. Yang bestnya waktu menari tu...aku jeling kat orang yang jaga audio. Mukanya sungguh toya....macam takde apa-apa yang berlaku. Patutnya waktu sebelum majlis jalan, as a final check, dia kena play balik lagu-lagu yang dia nak mainkan. Takde la jadi disaster macam tu. Tapi takde la aku blame dia seluruhnya, dia amatur lagi. Sikit la aku calar pasal prinsip aku, event wise, mesti perfect!

Sudah selesai acara memaki mengumpat belakang pentas. Masuk dalam hall. Duduk kat belakang sekali dengan hati yang panas. Check handphone...ada message masuk bunyinya macam ni...

"Uols vavoom! Walaupun cd hanj uols tetap pro. I bangga!"

"Walaupun sakit ati ala-ala tapi I layan macam remix song laa"

Both messages were from Pian. Thanks bro!

Nasib la jadi kat group aku. Kalau jadi kat group DPA, aku rasa lari berselerak kat atas stage tu. Morale: Apa pun jadi tetap menten ke'pro'an itu. Act like nothing happened. After the show, ramai dok tanya kenapa? kenapa? dan kenapa? And I replied dengan penuh sopan,

"Benda dah lepas...tak boleh saya turn back"

However....some comments were good..

"You guys acted like a pro up there...I don't know what will I do if I were in your shoes..."

Takpe lah...takde rezeki nak perform yang best waktu tu. Untuk semua committee, it was a pleasure to work with all of you. To all dancers (Jimi, Ezri, Sara, Miri and Ainu), thanks a lot. U make me proud even with the hiccups. Nanti-nanti ada show kita buat lagi ye? Time to do my work..concentrate on my work. And......I am still sleepy!

untuk Poknikdeng a.k.a Salina Jaafar, mekasih pinjamkan opis kau untuk aku update blog aku ni...huhu...