I’ve met some cool and great people during the past days and I’m still glowing from it!! What a great way to start the semester!! hehehe

First and foremost, met face to face with my old hero!! Datuk Jins Shamsudin!! My Dandan Setia!! I still could not believe that I stood in front of him, right there, just an arm’s length apart. And I forgot the world for a moment when I saw him. Still handsome with those wrinkles on his forehead. Still standing tall. I’m still dreaming of it. Ok how I got to meet him?? It’s fated. ;P
The university’s havingthis event named IPAC’05 (do I need to elaborate more? kind of lazy to explain) But anyways, all the mahallahs were invited to join this some kind of a competition. And my mahallah, with all the orange spirit went to that competition only to find out that we were the only ones who came!!! No other mahallahs sent not even one representatives. So we won without having to compete in anything. Nice luck!! Good for us. Therefore, we had to attend a great event that same night for the price giving. Me, on the other hand, went to a meeting. And just on time reached CAC Hall, a some kind of a concert going on, and who do I saw the moment I stepped into the hall, but my Dandan Setia! So when they were announcing the winners for that afternoon’s competition, I willingly and excitedly volunteered to go onstage to take the prize!! No other but Dandan Setia who’ll be giving them away!! So I was onstage, smiling at Dandan Setia, and I actually forgot that there’s a few hundred people watching me up there with Datuk Jins. What a chance of a lifetime!!! I will never forget that handsome smile.

Another encounter is getting to see Tun Dr Mahathir giving a speech live!!! I’m watching a historical almost a legend figure live onstage, not on tv screen, but him himself and I am truly awed by this brave man. Truly awed. I went to Global Peace Forum 2005 at the PWTC, KL, with more other IIUM students. The forum really opened up my eyes and I’m more aware of what is really going on in this world. What is hidden actually, from the public eye. It’s another one of a lifetime chance. I saw all these very important people from different countries, especially those from the western countries. Dr. George Gallowae, Dr Helen Caldecott, Dr Chandra Muzaffar, Francis Boyle and many others and even a German down to earth Prince. I’m fascinated with their ideas. To stop war and promote peace regardless of ends. And Tun gave the most true speech. More at the global peace site. Check it out.

And the seemingly energetic me….after a whole day at the forum, later that night went to another IPAC event with my friends!! And this time, it’s Ramli Sarip! Singapore’s Rock Guru. Me and the girls had so much fun and I think we were the most happening group of people in that whole hall!!! It doesn’t matter what other people said about us, they don’t know us and we did not disturb them (well maybe they got irritated with our shouts and applauses and whatnots), we’re just having some rare fun and it’s only for the night. And Ramli Sarip is a true rocker. There’s some amateur bands performed live that night, their music was good but no words came out of their vocalists’ mouth!! I don’t know whether it’s the mic or whether they really can’t sing. But when Ramli Sarip came out and his voice just when boom!! in the hall. He spoke so clearly and his singing was sssoooo there!! We were stunned. Now we’re actually quiet and just listening to him sang. Oh yeah!! He played his guitar! And the strings striked to my heart straight to the chord (core, actually)!!

I had so much fun within 2 days and so much experience and knowledge. I’m happy the semester started well and I hope many other happy things for the rest of the semester and new year.