Really nice to see my girl, Hajar and Faryz (Harlow!) at the event.
Hajar ever modelled The Excluzif Togas last year.
And she makes a very entertaining emcee too it seemed! :)
With the orang kuat, Tina! Yeap she's wearing navy blue Excluzif poncho! Thanks sista for the support.
I was just browsing facebook and saw her note she wrote after the event.
Yeap, she gave me permission to share this with my readers.
When I reached the venue, everything was so smooth sailing I didn't expect the all the drama!
Here goes...
Before I can thank anyone, i would want to walk you thru the events that challenged us to the brink of insanity.
Some of us went thru hell and back yet maintained composure.
When we posted up the poster in FB, within 3 days all the tables were sold. I was happy that the response was overwhelming. Now comes the logistic part.
We promised 20 tables to be set up in the Youth Centre and we initially had just enough. Due to unfortunate circumstances, some table were stolen thus Adam, the main coordinator at Ain HQ was stranded. I was rather pushy and insisted we need 20 tables for 20 retailers. Adam said he will find tables for me.
While logistics were being arranged, Nadzyrah from the AMF Team who is also in the organizing team reported every now and then of her progressing activities of work done. Her team did the poster for the event, she ran around to go printing, haggle prices, big poster printing, liase with entertainers and do up the agenda.
One day before the event ( 23 July ) I learnt that Adam's 14 year old cousin passed away on Friday due to cancer. He pent up his poignant emotion and was rather disoriented.
Addition to the misery, the guy who was supposed to send him the tables did not return his calls neither replied to his email after confirming.
If anyone were to know "K" from Bukit Panjang , please give him a tight KA BAANG slap for me!!! Whatever reasons he had for not returning the calls or email, he should have told Adam that its not possible to have the tables sent so that he dont have to go hunting crazy like one. ( TAK GUNA INI PUNYER MELAYU!!! )
Amid coping with the death on the very same day - Adam managed to find some ah pek guy who is so willing to give a very discounted price for 15 tables. ( CINA JUGAK YANG SANGGUP TOLONG ) He finally managed to sort out the issue with the tables so just not to disappoint anyone. He did not even tell ME about this until Saturday when i came to help with the table arrangement and he paid the tables with his own pocket money.
Misfortune does NOT end there for Adam, the same Saturday nite when i tried calling Adam to ensure he is alright, he refused to answer my call. We exchanged text messages and I learnt that he lost his wallet. Missing a substantial amount of cash, receipts , atm cards, ID and others. He meant to go to his Aunt's place in Marsiling to give her some condolences cash but instead , his other cousins lend him some money so he could go home. It was an extremely challenging day indeed.
Today - I checked with Adam, he visited the Doctor due to back problem and made his way slowly for a police report on his missing wallet and ID.
Adam - if you are reading this later - PLEASE DO TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF, Buddy !
For the rest of us, things goes pretty well. Nadzyrah came in about 2 40pm with a huge poster, name tags and lables. Norman came in and discussed on Fire hazzard back up plans, Azhar helped to paste posters and do write ups for signages. We had a comical moment too. Nad did not have her Volunteer pass softcopy. I confidently said i could print them in the office. When i got to the office, I realised my lappy is at home!.. Silly Me!.. Million thanks to Azhar who crawled under tables and fix wires in and out, above and below on my rusty old old Dell Optiplex and waited patiently for the darn machine to start up and designed the name tags all over again. What seemed to be a 15 min job dragged to a good 2 hour job! ( Thats Tina for you ) ^__^Y
Actual Day - 24 July. Hadad and Khairol the two main volunteers who are the backbone of the Youth Centre slept overnite at the centre. I got there just slighly before 9am. The first retailer reported and paid me $60 at 9.10 am sharp. My dear schoolmate friend Malini came in to help me arrange my goods for my table.
Then we had a big huge problem.
The airconditioner near the stage leaked like crazy. It was dripping endlessly on the parque and i have no idea how to get it fixed. By then Projek Cinta performers are due to perform soon and the floors are still wet!!... Inside I freaked out like no woman can imagine but i tried my best to look as calm as i could. Im the kanchiong spider type and pretty much a perfectionist so.. when hiccups happen, i'm like that lah !
By then, we have more retailers streaming in and I panicked. Malini told us that a back up plan is to put the black garbage paper and tape it. Norman thought of a back up plan to open up the doors and windows and then it struck me that one of the retailer's husband ( CAKES AZLYNN) is the aircon technician man. He is the SAVIOUR OF THE DAY !!!! Azlyn, A GREAT TRIBUTE GOES TO YOUR HUBBY FOR SAVING ALL OF US FROM EXTREME HEAT. thank you! thank you ! thank you!!!.....................................................
My dearest Tina,
You did such an amazing job. You have such a big heart that I am so proud to have you as a dear friend.
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