A fortnight ago..i received an invitation from Derek on behalf of his sis regarding HELP Uni's Hip Hop Dance Competition..Meet up with Joanna,Derek and Logic and headed To Euphoria for the comp..Meet familiar faces over there..Howard,Jason,Joshua were also covering the the competition.
Originality and pure energy rules the night at Mad2Max Hip Hop Dance Competition
The HELP University College’s initiative attracts quality participation and stellar judges
Kuala Lumpur, 10 July 2009 - The first Inter-College Hip Hop Dance Competition started and ended with a bang with over 200-strong supporters cheering for their teams, and the impeccable performances by the participants, professional judges and guest performer. Organised by the HELP Matriculation Centre, the event took place at Euphoria by Ministry of Sound.
Aptly named Mad2Max, the event attracted 6 university and colleges round Klang Valley, forming 7 crews. While some crews opted for the classic hip hop songs of the 90’s; others paid tribute to Michael Jackson by including his music into their routine; and not to mention some cheeky Bollywood inspired dance moves on the floor.
The event started off with the first 4 crews presenting their 7-minute routines; Max Identity of TAR College, Wu Yang and Fi of Sunway University College, Dreamix of Taylor’s University College and Dynamix consisting of Multimedia University and SEGI University College.
Max Identity of TAR College presented diversified moves with a high level of music mixing. The team consists of 3 males and 3 females also injected cheeky video game elements in their dance moves.
Then came Wu Yang and FI of Sunway University College’s turn to wow the crowd. Consisting of only one male and female participants, the couple played up to the tune of the trials and tribulations of being in a relationship by incorporating a lot of dance moves that depict couples arguing and of course, the good ending of patching things up.
Turning the volume up again was Dreamix of Taylor’s University College, again a 6-member team whom although was less frivolous in the wardrobe department, definitely made it up with well-coordinated dance moves and creative mix of the latest hip hop music.
Before the recess of the first half session, team Dynamix, a combination of 5 Multimedia students and 1 SEGI student took the stage by storm with their smart masculine dressing, perfectly synchronized moves and immaculate timing. They really got the crowd cheering for more when the presented a little Michael Jackson tribute in their routine and mellowed things down thereafter with melodious Bollywood moves. The highly creative routine also included elements of cheerleading (complete with air-flipping of their only female member) and break dancing.
After all the hype from the first session, the organiser toned things down with a beat-box performance by Kimberly S’ng of Sunway University College. Her 8 minutes- strong performance got the crowd and judges wild as it was smooth and natural, and definitely on par with international standards. Being able to churn deep bass sound and hum melodies at the same time, Kimberly is definitely a force to be reckoned with in the local beat-box arena.
Adding more substance and professional standards to the competition was the line-up of credible judges. Mr. JJ (Bboy JJ) of the CID Crew and Instructor at Dance Option Studion; Mr. Jack Tan of D8Second Crew and owner of D8Second Dance Studio; and Mr. Joel Tan, founder and chief instructor of the famed Urban Groove Dance Network made up the judicial team. All three who have bagged national, regional and international dance championships not just had a hard time deciding the winners, but Jack and Joel even wowed the crowd with solo performances each, during the interval.
Second half of the competition continued with crews Sindebloc of Taylor’s, The Puppets also from Taylor’s and G Six which was made up of HELP University and Taylor’s. Sindebloc chose a clever way to start- using a Transformers number and dance moves. This crew also presented some high risk moves and held everyone’s breath for a while but pulled them off well.
When it was The Puppets’ turn, we saw a lot of Latin Dance elements cleverly incorporated into the hip hop routine. Also paying tribute to MJ, the crew had a multi-genre mix of music within their 7-minute routine.
He last crew to take the stage was the only all-girls assemble, G Six. The girls definitely took advantage of the all-female composition by including some sassy and sometime seductive moves into their routine. The routine definitely got the crowd cheering and moving along with them.
After all 7 crews have presented their routines, it was the judges turn to be put to work. From the 7 crews, the judges had to choose 2 teams to battle it out in rotating 15 seconds face-off for a total time frame of 15 minutes. After much deliberation, the judges shortlisted Max Identity and Dynamix for the final face-off.
The face off was definitely another highlight of the event, with both teams clearly displaying a high level of competitiveness by cheekily taunting each other’s moves and lots of solo performance. The crowd went crazy once again with the various display of break-dancing, ‘krumping’, remixed- oldies songs and perfectly synchronised group dancing. 15 minutes may seem short but for these hip hop enthusiasts, it may well be one of the most energy consuming and important time for them to shine.
Dynamix were clear winners of the day. They managed to wow both judges and the crowd. Winning the prize of RM1000 cash, the team was clearly ecstatic to be crowned the champions of the Mad2Max Hip Hop Dance Competition. The team- Justin Leo, Marilyn Leo, Lim Say Meng, Jardian Teo, Ngan Meng Chiang (all from MMU) and Antonell Chew of SEGi was formed a year and a half ago and took 2 weeks to practice for Mad2Max. Aged between 17 -22 years old, they all had one word to say when asked what inspire them- passion. Max Identity took home RM500 cash prize as first-runner ups.
Article by:Asha Nair
Photos by: Suresh
Last friday was the screening of Ghost Of Girlfriends Past by Nuffnang..as usual they are the most important medium in bringing bloggers close to one another as most of us are either busy with work or college/uni....and as usual all the regulars were there..
Fetched Samantha from the BUkIt Jalil LRT station and headed to 1 utama..headed to Charm's to have dinner with the rest..
Jacque,Nigel,Wen,Jess,Sammy,Me n Jackie and credits to Jeff for the pic
Centre of attention from all of us
Wen & Zoe
Sammy's classicTHINGS GOT A LIL INTENSE AFTER THAT!!!
War of the Superpoke
Last pic..Terri,Samantha & Me..It was really great seeing Terri after all this while,haven seen her since the Quiksilver & Roxy Summer Fashion Show
Review On the Movie
It was rather amusing at Start and then it got a lil Intense in the middle and pretty serious in the end..
Rating 8/10 and definitely a must watch
It was rather amusing at Start and then it got a lil Intense in the middle and pretty serious in the end..
Synopsis: Celebrity photographer Connor Mead (MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY) loves freedom, fun and women...in that order. A committed bachelor with a no-strings policy, he thinks nothing of breaking up with multiple women on a conference call while prepping his next date.
Connor's brother Paul is more the romantic type. In fact, he's about to be married. Unfortunately, on the eve of the big event, Connor's mockery of romance proves a real buzz-kill for Paul, the wedding party and a houseful of well wishers -- including Connor's childhood friend Jenny (JENNIFER GARNER), the one woman in his life who has always seemed immune to his considerable charm.
Just when it looks like Connor may single-handedly ruin the wedding, he gets a wake-up call from the ghost of his late Uncle Wayne (MICHAEL DOUGLAS), the hard-partying, legendary ladies man upon whose exploits Connor has modeled his lifestyle. Uncle Wayne has an urgent message for his protege, which he delivers through the ghosts of Connor's jilted girlfriends -- past, present and future -- who take him on a revealing and hilarious odyssey through a lifetime of failed relationships.
Together, they will discover what turned Connor into such a shameless player and whether he has a second chance to find -- and this time, keep -- the love of his life.
Last weekend was the National Cheerleading Competition at the Bukit Jalil Indoor Stadium..known to most as Cheer 09....well this year it was pretty much different..with teams being more competitive and new teams coming into the fray..it was a tight call picking out the Champ..sadly this year.. Venom(a team that i've been supporting for the past 2 years...did not take part)..well this year i'm X-Plodetes from SMK Taman Jasmin 2..A friend of mine Madeline Low(Maddie) was one of the cheer girls of X-Plodetes.
Great job Maddie eventough you had to bear with your sprained ankle and it got worse when her shoe ran away..lol..btw awesome dance moves!!!!
Meet Serge and Yingzi outside the stadium and we then headed in to grab a good place to snap photos
Everything looking good before the start
Full house at the stadium with crowds of supporter..really electrifying!!
Anchorz of SMK Seri Bintang Selatan
There was a 15 minute short break given to the teams before the start of the 2nd session..so i went walking around and guess who i meet there??..
Jamie!!!...ain't she cute??lol
oh yea..dun be frighten..she's totally harmless.haha..one can tell how rajin she is
Maddie(middle in action with her X-plodetes teammates)
only the strong dares it
Support Support!!!
Xavier's of SMK Convent Bukit Nanas
Tye Colbie Hill giving National Cheerleader Melissa Campbell of CHARM a few pointers
Jien and Jeremy was the MC for Cheer 09..Jeremy was too fast for me to capture..lol
Group shot of the girls from X-PLODETES
Maddie n group mate
Stunners from SM Sri KDU
Shirtliff of SMK Seri Bintang Utara
haha..i spotted a familiar face who volunteered to sing..Hui Jing(One of the finalist for last year'ss Roxy 17 Summer Splash and she's also Elianto's Model Search Finalist
The girls from Calyx being interviewed..third place this year added with 2 special awards they won..awesome..well never in doubt..when blogger meet..they always*points below*
Howard,Me,Ewin
OMG!!..the lighting looks so disorientated..gah!!..Maddie N Me..its good seeing you after awhile.take care girl..all the best in your SPM!!!!
The Top 5
WINNERS
Champions : Blitzerz (SMK Bandar Utama Damansara)
1st runner up : Shirtliff (SMK Seri Bintang Utara)
2nd runner up : Calyx (SMJK Katholik)
4th place : Titans (SMJK Ave Maria Convent)
5th place : Dynamitez (SMK Damansara Jaya)
SPECIAL AWARDS
Best Newcomer : Warriorz (SMK Sri Sentosa)
Marigold HL Milk Best Showmanship : Pirates (SMK Cochrane)
Best Dressed : Calyx (SMJK Katholik)
Silkygirl Best Make-Up champion : Blazers (SMK Pandan Jaya)
Silkygirl Best Make-Up first runner-up : Calyx (SMJK Katholik)
Teacher of the Year : Muriel (SMK (P) Pudu) Che Azwana Abdul Aziz.
Last Saturday was the Urbanscapes Musical and Arts Festival@ Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre(KLPAC)..and thanks to Spectre i manage to obtain 2 invites to the event with Samantha as my guest.
events being events..there's a high chance there's going to be traffic jam.so i took the best alternatif and took the LRT to Sentul..plan my time perfectly well and was suppose to meet Sammy and Serge at the Sentul LRT station by 1.10pm..as there is shuttle provided by the the orgnanizers of Urbanscapes but unfortunately i got held up at the Bukit Jelutong Petronas Station..the noozle got jammed in my petrol tank..wondering how??i'm as mystified as you are..so it delayed me for about half an hour...after that i got going..n parked my car at the Tmn Bahagia LRT station..n reached sentul at 1.40...crap..made Sammy wait for so long..real sorry...Serge was waiting with her so we then took the 2pm shuttle and headed to KLPAC..
the crowd rushing in to get the tix..since the guys from celcom were giving away 2 free entry tix just by purchasing rm30 ringgit of credit..
finally free..ehh what r u doing there??*waves*..ur spoiling my pic..
finally no one kacau..me n sammy
with Jacque
found all this words kinda nicely written in the theatre there...no idea who they are they tho..LOL
Even unwanted items can make good decoration..
oh yea...the dude in action
haha...jacque dared me to try to "camwhore"..tho i know i suck at it..girls do it much better
Aaron&Jacque
Sammy&me..=)
well on a hot day..we decided to sit down n cool off under a big oak tree..no better place to grab a good shoot
everyone was either here or there
with Birthday girl Hitomi..aka chiew pin
Ewin hads the coolest hp lens cover..notice the round ring??lolAfter that me n Sammy spent the best part of 1 hour going to all the blogshops at the main entrance..i tell you she's such a fashionista..i think she gave me a real gud lecture on girls fashion..LOL.
and yea Sammy..you'll get the dress that you so wanted soon..
These 3 comedians were bz making a fool of themselves..one was dressed up as a Dato..n her side kick in pink tied a ribbon to the tree n she then said "saya merasmikan majilis pada hari ini"..
btw thats a guy dressed with mask on...notice the bulu kaki..hehe
close up look at the unwanted items..makes a real good decorative thing
with a collection of speakers,old lorry tyres,dustbin,flashlight,bicycle,drums,water tank,and outdoor lamps
this guys outside kept the crowd up on there heels with some rock pumping music on a sizzling hot day
restaurant by the pond..what better place to eat while resting you eye by the scene of greenery
There was another Japanese house they had there..it had a glass platform as their floor with a small opening..which enable visitors to buy fish food and to feed the fishes.
Samantha..doing what she does best..
Aaron doing it the Cincau Way
leng chai yatz showing us how to be macholy
inside the theatre after watching Sumolah by Xpax we were entertained by a band that pumped up the base..with a lady like guy dancing gracefully on around
After Sammy went back..i then decided to go n check out the blogshops that were there..to my surprise i recognize someone who looked quite familiar..she looked like Amanda Choe..then it cross my mind i remember Amanda telling us on ruumz the other day that she was opening a stall, so i headed in and
Amanda & Friend..whose more muscular??
i think panda was written on the tape..Amanda if ur reading this..whats with the tape??XD and yea...on very hot day..they actually had popshuvit,estrange and other local bands pumping up the night all the way to 12 am entertaining everyone over there..all in all..it was good for me...since its the first time i attended Urbanscapes..
pic of the day
a great view of nature at its best
Urbanescapes was awesome