For those of you who did not know, I was in Ipoh last Friday (9th of October 2009) till Monday (12th of October 2009). Initially, my intention to return to Ipoh was to attend the Masquerade Night that was organised by some of my university friends as we never really had a large-scale promenade before. As this was my once-in-a-lifetime sort of event, I thought that I should go.
However, my return to Ipoh turned out to be more than that. I accompanied my parents to attend the dinner held by the Han Kang Association of Perak, and though the food was good, I can’t say that the atmosphere was comfortable.
Nevertheless, I am not going to rant about the Friday dinner, for my Saturday night (the night of the Masquerade promenade itself) was filled with excitement. It was great to see people dressing up for the event, with unique masks, wonderful performances and appealing dances.
Did I get drunk? No, absolutely not. It was the policy of the organisers for this event to be entirely non-alcoholic, which I praise heartily.
There were about hundred over attendees and each of them stood out in their own individual manner. It was good to see old friends and make new friends, too, and to also keep my updated on the goings-on in the university. Overall, it was a very memorable social event, and I thought that one should be held again next year before I graduate! But this time, please start it earlier (grins)!
Now for some photographs (I regret not taking the tripod with me; the lighting was n0t good enough and the bulk of the pictures were either slightly overexposed, or that they were blurred and noisy):
In our masks - with Tan Xiao Ci. Lovely, no?
Girl (Jia Min) in evening gown, guy in tailcoat suit. I didn't really like this picture for its lighting, though. But this will have to do.
My juniors - Graham, Serena and Laura - all dressed up for the event. Laura, you didn't need high-heels anymore. You're already so tall!
The Chinese Orchestra group (me, Shu Wei, Xuan Hui) minus Aamir (far right)
Some entertainment shows here and there...
Henry Yew
Hi Henry… u look so stout and handsome in your suit! And Jia Min…a big surprise for me.. both of u looked so different in your evening attires.. so classy..
Haha, Aunty… Thanks for the compliments!
These are not all the pictures that I have (or I will be getting). There will be more for me to show!
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Thanks aunty claire
eh nice..
i’ve never attended a masquerade ball..
oh wait yes i did…
but i wasnt a participant.. just a performer..
that was back in 2006.. organized by inti’s student council.. =)
Heh… you must be a participant of it one day.
By the way, some of our performers were also participants of the Masquerade. You could have been one yourself, too, so why didn’t you?