Gamsa –hamnida once again for inviting me to the SKC ( Saranghaeyo Korea Club) Hallyu Party 2011 held on the 4 Dec 2011 in Petaling Jaya. I thought I would be late for the event as the traffic was moving quite slowly so it was a relief to see the long lines of SKC members lined up outside the doors of the Bentley Auditorium. The e-mail confirming the invitation had reminded us to turn up in either red and blue and I half expected the hall to be also decked out in the traditional red and blue lanterns. But when the doors finally opened, there didn’t seem to be any special decorations.
Not that anyone was complaining – those who had attended a K-pop concert the night before were probably still keyed –up about having seen their fav SuJu singer perform while others were keeping their fingers crossed and praying to win some attractive lucky draw prizes such as a hanky set from Jeju, Hanji tray, K dolls, 2PM CDs, Samsung camera, LG mobile phone, AirAsiaX tickets to Seoul.. I wasn’t holding my breath and expecting to win anything but I think I would’ve dug a little deeper into my purse if I had known earlier that proceeds for the sale of the RM 5 raffle tickets would go to the Cancer Society of Malaysia. Still, it was nice to know that we were doing something to help the community.
Your speech ( Mr Yun’s ) was short and sweet but what impressed me most was the fact that you’ve picked up quite a few of the local languages, greeting members of the audience in English, Malay and Cantonese. I could see quite a few of the members of the SKC Board of Directors busy organising the events with the help of the “shepherds” ( volunteers from the SKC, I am assuming). Sophia, Yee Pei and Tyra were enthusiastic MCs who were pretty comfortable getting the audience up on their feet to regroup according to the Hangul character stickers on their sleeves.
The young ones were soon happily engrossed in the first group game with the musical challenge, “How K-pop Are You?” Those on the floor were eager to prove how well they could identify different K-pop songs while others like myself literally on the sidelines and sitting out on the chairs may have been bemused by the shrieks of recognition each time a few bars of music was played . I was equally baffled by the second game which seem to require pretty extensive knowledge of the lives of K-celebrities.
Long lines quickly formed during the tea break. Happily SKC fans were very civilised and patient waiting their turns. The theme seemed to be Street Fare -it was kindly sponsored by Hanseong, a local Korean restaurant, The gimbap was delicious and the tteokbokki was equally well-received though it was uncharacteristically distributed in small paper cups. Choco pies and fizzy drinks completed the menu.
Thank you, Hanseong for the spread and thanks to Yokee, BoD member and other volunteers for serving us so patiently. ( I hope I got the names right!)
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – this will be an interesting challenge for the KTO and SKC BoD – how do you cater to the different interest and age groups ( assuming you are equally interested in reaching out to two separate segments of the market)? What about SKC members outside the Klang Valley especially those in other states?
Anyway, thanks for all the hard work in organising the SKC Party 2011, thank you for the lovely calendar and here’s wishing all of you an even more eventful 2012!Sincerely,
ajumma
P. S. Have you checked out my Open Letter in Inspiring Korea Night 2010?
