One of the 1st flash mobs was created in Manhattan back in May 2003,and now,on 14th January 2012,one of the biggest flash mobs in Malaysia will be taking place at KL International Airport!Malaysia Airlines is the main organizer of the event and I'm more than honored to be picked as one of the performers,representative of Malaysia Airlines.MAS is collaborating with Kit Kat Klub and Pat Ibrahim,as the choreographer,for the flash mob to be a successful one.
The process wasn't as easy as I imagined.Ten of our names were handpicked by the company to attend an audition judged by the famous Pat Ibrahim,but only five will be selected for the lead positions in the mob.Singing 'I See The Light' and dancing to the 'Signed,Sealed,Delivered' tune,I was lucky to have made it through the audition with flying colors!I was proud of myself and overjoyed with the result,not knowing what I was getting myself into.
Rehearsals started almost immediately,and all five of us were removed from our scheduled flights from 5th til 14th January to attend every single rehearsal.That wasn't even the best part!Daily allowance and payment of gratitude will also be given to us at the end of the event by the company!Rezeki orang nak kahwin katanya... ;D
1st and 2nd day of stepping into the studio for rehearsals were challenging enough for all five of these freakin' amateurs.We hafta learn complicated routines for 2 dance numbers,as well as vocal training.God they were tough!Loosening my super tight diaphragm was never my forte,and will never be!
It was bad enough that we needed to go through vocal training,and on the 3rd day,they made it worse by sending all of us to a recording studio at Taman Seputih for voice recording!The idea of putting on a large headphone across your head and singing to the microphone while others are listening to your pitchy voice on the other side of the room was nerve wrecking enough,so we decided to have a short lunch together at Gardens,Midvalley before proceeding to the recording studio nearby.
The lunch and company we had were great,so by the time we stepped into Bsync Studio,all the nervousness were temporarily gone,til it was our turn to sing in the confined scary area =S Like I said earlier,we were such amateurs and ended up spending time in the recording room for more than an hour!We kept on repeating the lyrics of 'Signed,Sealed,Delivered' over and over again til the technical team gave us a thumbs up.At that particular moment,I swore on my life that I'd never EVER step into a recording studio ever again!
Totally parched and voice drained out after just 1 session in the studio room =P
But still,being the typical jakun that we already were,we managed to pose inside a cool music studio room where all the coolest instruments were placed =D
Quoting Pipi "Biar takde suara,asal ada gaya!" =D
The lucky number 5 : Adnan,Autumn,Pipi,me,& Yazid.
Oh,and meet the fattest permanent resident of the studio,Cheec =)All he ever did when we were around was rolling on the floor,licking himself & walking towards his bowl of food (over & over again).Such an overfed spoilt little kitty.
Earlier today was our 4th rehearsal,and I was energized and excited more than ever to attend it as Sweetie Pie,who was just back from offshore,did the picking up and sending me off to the studio and home.He even stayed for a little while longer at Enfiniti Academy to watch us rehearse.We managed to finish the whole choreography of our dance number,and most importantly,Pat was quite satisfied with our never ending efforts and hard work.We'll be wearing our beloved kebaya/suit uniforms,complete with accessories such as the trolley bags and handbags for the event,so it was crucial for us to get use of dancing in/with them.
Shoving and spinning our trolley bags felt good coz most of time,we were just pulling them around.
There are 5 more days to go before the big event and 5 more mind torturing rehearsals.Torturing but extremely fun at the same time.We get to meet new friends from outside the circle of our company and valuable experiences.Can't really wait for the 14th January to come and absolutely hoping for the best.
Perhaps there will be more reports on the flash mob rehearsals coming up in another few days or so.Stay tuned and goodnight,awesome readers!
