DATE: 28/01/2009
DAY: WEDNESDAY
VENUE: ANGKLUNG TRAINING ROOM
BY: mi$$RED
EDITED BY: Pa'eja


It is two hours before midnight and it was only a few hours ago that we had mass gathering to welcome the new members. Congratulation (
Smiley Face) for those who are selected and for those who are not, thank you for your participation. We really appreciate it. The gathering started with ice-breaking. Some of them have a unique nicknames like Ito, Feri, Payung etc. It’s really interesting. Then we proceed to Q&A session. The hot topic that we discussed was about fees (hehe...money have power to make people talk). Our training room was at peace again after a clear explanation about it from our president and supported by kak atun (our ex-president). Next, we separated them into four groups according to four bureaus that we have (T-Dev, Cosmo, Promarch and Butem) to become the sub-com of each bureau and also for them to learn the sof-skills. So, everybody in this club have position and a job to do. Each head of the bureau explained about the job scope of their bureau to their sub-com during the group meeting. Before we went back, we took some pictures together (with each bureau) as prove of our first meeting (
Smiley Face..ehe...) Congratulation again to all new members (welcome to the club!
Smiley Face), and hopefully we will achieve more in future, InsyAllah...amin...

DATE: 19-21/01/2009
DAY: MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WENSDAY
VENUE: ANGKLUNG TRAINING ROOM
BY: mi$$RED
EDITED BY: Pa'eja


This semester, the majority of angklung senior members are going to graduate or already graduated, which left us with only a hand full of members. Therefore, the club organized a week of recruitment to recruit new members. We did some promotions a week before to promote how great Angklung Club is. Flyers and handbills are posted and given out throughout UIA in promoting people to join our club. We also did some buskin (playing angkung=jamming) at Human Science Cafe to attract more participation and at the same time to let students know what is angklung and how to play it. We played Rasa Sayang, When the Saint Go Marching, You Are My Sunshine and Bujang Lapok. We didn’t practice these song beforehand, so we were quite nervous to play it 'LIVE' but when we stayed together, the confidence came and everything was going well. Alhamdulillah, we got about 53 participants!!! All of them were interviewed according to the criteria that are stated by S-Dev and the club. The most important criteria that we stresses on in the interview is the individual's commitment towards the club as we need to work in a team especially during peformance. Thanks to all members for your co-operation to make all these things happen, good job everyone! (Clap clap clap). Congratz to those who are selected to become members of Angklung Club.

DATE: 10-11/01/2009
DAY: SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
VENUE: GAMELAN TRAINING ROOM
BY:Hanis
EDITED BY: Pa'eja


Salam to all members of ‘gigil orchestra’…….

As we’ve planned, we continued the recording session with Cikgu Ku Zahir. But the number of members joining the recording was a bit small compared to the previous week. On Saturday, supposedly we started at 2 pm, but due to some problems we started around 3pm. The first song recorded on that day was Joget Pahang. We used the ‘big patitur’ coz we don’t have the note for Joget Pahang since we only have the medley of Joget Pahang. Around 5 pm, we were done with the song. After that we continue with the second song, Lambada. This song is quit ‘scary’ to be played. We were having difficulties on the ‘intro part’. Yeah, we can’t lie during the recording! But because of the supports from all members towards each other and Cikgu we finally managed to make it. Big hand of applause for all the members. Everyone were really hungry because of those songs. Then we took a break for dinner and Maghrib prayer. For the night slot, we recorded Terajana. One of the ‘favorite song’ of angklung members. Alhamdulillah, we made it.

Next day, on Sunday the last two ‘horror’ songs waited for us. We started on 12pm.We have the practice for love story song on Main Hall stage because we didn’t want to interrupt Cikgu who want to arrange new music for Love Story. The arrangement of new Love Story was a bit different from the training. As usual, recording was done line by line started around 2pm. After the recording was finished, we were all really ‘fall in love’ with the song. With the addition of other instrument, the song sounds good. Around 5.30pm we finished up with the song. Then we took a break for Asar prayer, dinner and Maghrib prayer. We continued the recording for the last song, Kopi Dangdut around 8pm. Everyone played angklung which has been assigned by the second Cikgu, ‘Cikgu Amy’. Around 10pm, finally all the hard work were paid of by the feeling of satisfaction for completing the recording. And now we know how hard it is to record a song and how ‘fake’ the artist can be. hehe……