Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Pentas Akar Aku

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Alhammdulillah it went quite well. Quite well that some people actually enjoyed it. I think the only problem with PENTAS 05/06 is repetition. Akar aku, a battle between culture and mordenisation, which was not more intently portrayed, has already been mention a few thousand times already, if not an issue of catergorising the protagonist and the antagonist.
Repetition includes the members of the artistic committee, who were roughly the same as last year's. The production was more of masking previous mistakes instead of making new mistakes. Mistakes and blunders are what makes this more enjoyable. The lower we go, the higher we would bounce back.
Also, there lacked a cohesion among segments. As if placing 20 different flowers in a vase only because you can, instead of placing the 3 flowers that complement each other the most. I felt like a bragger. I felt like i was bragging about things that were not mine. So much foreign talent that at the end of it all, you question your contribution significance as a TP student. I hope the crutch mentality will wear off.
Lastly, we did not end off with the traditional Pentas song. So much for going back to our roots, Akar Aku. The finale song did nothing for me. It was just another identity, that was not ours, we decided to adopt.
Kudos to the people behind PENTAS! especially for thinking it was a success.

Kalau hajat nak cakar langit
kalau niat nak pijak awan
jangan ikut resmi si pipit
nyaring suara tak padan badan


But behind all this anger and frustration, which some of us found to be a common hatred, i manage to get close and personal with a few individuals. And somehow, its that unhappiness that brought us together.













A few will be missed. Individuals who made an enormous impact on MAG. Their countless contributions that paved the way for most of us. Siddiq and Muhammad aka Mamat. The serba gunas of MAG. The talented. The passionate. The commited. I will never forget last years's PENTAS lepak sessions pasal korang dua.
Doa ku agar korang maju, berjaya. InsyaAllah.


Finally its out. I have nothing to hide. I only hid it to prevent accussations/assumptions, but depriving people of the truth only made them want to know more. My interest in people is based on the magnitude of they mysteriousness.

Anyway its nice to know i can talk intellectually to Wawa. And its nice to know were are all getting into the charade fever. Only problem is the subject of the charade. we are running out of ideas.

Thats all for now. Cant wait for PPP

Thank you for waiting
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