Rumi-dried up!

Entering Day 3.

It's really tiring. Even for me who has the option to go back home for lunch, it's not even soothing. We're expecting no-nonsense competition especially from UTM Skudai, USM and UKM today (Day 3: June 9). UIA and UM were nice, and I personally think that UTM KL's multimedia/montage/short film/which ever you prefer were good last night. However we sure hope that we can outshine them tonight.

So come and join us! Our movie for Rumi 2009, Beyond Eyelids, is premiering tonight at Dewan Seri Budiman, UiTM Shah Alam alongside our campus' performance. The event starts at around 9pm, so as we're lined in the last row our show should be around 10pm above.

I just hope that the judges will get a grip of our message, that's all. Insya Allah.

You'd be very kind if you come. See ya!

Posted in Shah Alam. Rumi 2009 lasts until Thursday morning, June 11 2009. Tomorrow's performance will line up acts from mainly USM, Taylor's, UKM, UTM Skudai, UiTM Shah Alam and UiTM Seri Iskandar.

Hush Now, Rumi Is Here

My own heart is filled with a million wonders.
Beholding this sight,
what madness now keeps me
from becoming totally mad?

-- Jalaluddin ar-Rumi (1203-1273)

Finally, it's here. Students, architects, artists and designers alike will flock to Shah Alam tomorrow for the 21st Architectural Workshop, celebrating all architectural schools in Malaysia and whatever they stand for under the theme Rumi. As for our team, Serangkai, all preparations are now put to its final phase, ready to be wrapped with anxiousness and hope.

Our short film is finally done, Alhamdulillah. I'm not so sure of the screening, in fact perhaps there will be no screenings at all if the organisers aren't concerned enough to show the submissions, but we just hope for the best, insya Allah. I have also submmited a photo for the photography contest, of theme is to interpret a Malay poetry of your own selection.

For everything else it's expected to be an eventful celebration of arts, with a week long of exhibitions, games, installations, performances and all that sort under the name of architecture.

I'm expecting to return to Shah Alam later tonight, insya Allah with some of my friends. The whole team will arrive tomorrow, as will the teams, observers, supporters and such from every known architecture school in Malaysia.

Dance, Rumi. Let the week begins.

Posted in Seri Iskandar. Rumi stands for both the Malay-Roman script used widely today, and the great Sufi poet Mewlana Jalaluddin ar-Rumi, whose poem and philosophy transcends all time and boundaries. www.rumi2009.com