The previous post was merely a teaser to maintain the suspense within the minds of our loyal readers. This time it's the real deal. So here it goes, as promised:
Time: 3.00-6.00 p.m.
Venue: St. John's Institution Main Hall
Ticket Price: RM15.
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| Both BOD's dancing to Suit and Tie |
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| Principal of SJI addressing the audience |
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| All smiles! |
At exactly 2.30 p.m. registration was open and we received a brilliantly engaging crowd of over 750 attendees and they were very uplifting through their constant cheering for every performance staged. Each person received door gifts sponsored by IM4Youth, food vouchers by Mc Donalds Malaysia and were all greeted with Nestle Milo drinks upon registration. The event took off with speeches from the principals of both schools and was later officiated by Rotarian Alex Song Sua Long of the Royal Rotary Club Kuala Lumpur. As part of the Interact Club’s motto ‘Service above Self’ which is to commit and to serve selflessly to the community, we donated RM5000.00 from the proceeds collected to the National Council for the Blind, Malaysia. That being said, the Deputy Executive Director of NCBM, Mr. Moses Choo Siew Cheong who was present to enlighten everyone on how the blind lead their lives.
Soon after the formal protocol ended, the IU Day was set ablaze with various performances that represented the 60’s and 70’s including a dance number by an up and coming Bboy group called Legit Tigers in which they performed to a mashup of songs from both decades. During the intermission, all attendees walked through an exhibition put up by the International College of Music. As we progressed deeper into the IU, more and more performances took to stage with many exemplifying different aspects of music.
We had one of
Malaysia’s top beatboxers, CO-EX perform in which he successfully played out
every genre of music. Not to mention, former Johannian, a pianist Ray Mark who
is famously known for his music covers on You-Tube dropped by to do a rendition
of many songs from the 2000’s. Another notable performance came from former
Showdown finalists, Walawei who joined forces with a dance crew from CBN, Ze
Shockin’ to put up a mind-blowing performance filled with back flips and full
of energy!
As part of edifying the audience, we had our interactors do short presentations for every decade before the performances by highlighting the mega-impacts that came about in that particular decade from the music inspired then which included talking about what that particular decade of music focused on, the kind of genre’s that took off then and the music icons that remain till today.
The Joint International Understanding Day remains to be a great showing of co-operation between the two giant schools. It was a day where new friendships were formed and in which all attendees found greater meaning in one of the most integral pieces that influence our lives. We must thank all our sponsors for their generosity and in supporting us. The success of this event lays on the shoulders of many who believed in it from the beginning.
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| CBN Rubber Dolls! |
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| We'll let you describe this one |
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| Very impressed faces. |
*Pictures by Ravin Shanmugarajan, for more pictures check out our FB Page : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Interact-Club-of-StJohns-Institution-KL/526291240746725
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