UPNM and KL Hilton...

Last October, Enna had received two performance invitations. So, my part-time duty berjalan kembali seperti biasa. Ayuh kita lihat apa yang berlaku...

UPNM....

First, Convo Fest at Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM). We arrived quite early from Melaka, around 3 p.m. So, most of the time melepak, berehat kat masjid dalam markas tentera yang punyalah besar, tenang dan aman. Lepas Enna siap-siap mandi kat masjid tu, baru masuk markas yang bahagian dalam punya. Sampai ada dua checkpoint tu untuk masuk ke dalam UPNM. Memang strict betul.

Masjid tempat kitaorang berehat & students (grad nanti jadi pegawai apa entah) tengah berkawat to somewhere...

Enna with one of the student waiting patiently to perform...

Myself, Enna and Enna's bff...

Around 6 p.m, did sound-check. Since kita berada dalam suasana "pertahanan", so lagu pilihan ialah Perwira dan sebab majoritinya Melayu, so lagu kedua ialah Joget Kasih Tak Sudah.

First time, tengok ramainya pelajar lelaki kat universiti dan semuanya berambut potongan tentera. Sempat berbual dengan sorang student perempuan. Dia kata time belajar, means nak masuk kelas, pergi makan, pergi masjid ker semua kena berbaris dan berkawat ke setiap tempat. Huhuhu...teruknyer. Dia kata biasalah banyak protokol nak kena follow, strict sana strict sini. Patutlah sampai MC malam tu pun cakap dah macam gaya tentera jer. Kelakar betul part nak introduce time Enna perform. Macam bagi arahan pun ada.

Although the event outline, macam lintang pukang jer malam tu, overall we really had a great time to know few people there and satisfied with the performance.

KL Hilton...

We've been working with Annie (Enna's friend) for Shell's event before (last year). So, she invited again for just a small dinner event at KL Hilton. Arrived from Melaka around 3 p.m, had sound-check at 4 p.m and the dinner started at 7:30 p.m.

Wedding exhibition at the lobby entrance...

However, ada sedikit "disaster" happened that day. It all started when Enna forgot to iron her pink scarf from Melaka (the one that she wore in the pic). It's already 6 p.m, kelam kabut Enna tanyakan servis menggosok seciput scarf nipis kat KL Hilton. Price for that seciput service? No comment. Orang kaya baru kata bayar jer. Dah emergency. Full stop.

Tengah belajar ambil angle-angle menarik sambil memaksa Enna angkat dagu tinggi sikit untuk nampak lebih...lebih neutral kot...huhuhu!

Enna posed in the hall...on one corner the hotel placed few fancy sofas (like the one Enna sat) and some snacks...

Next, hotel mgt kata after half an hour boleh datang ambik tudung. Apa, sejam menunggu untuk tudung siap gosok. Another half an hour left to start the show, dengan kelam kabut menata hias tudung (mula-mula nak ikat belakang, tak jadi, tukar balik, pin sana pin sini), Annie pun dah start calling-calling, orang pun dah ramai masuk surau untuk sembahyang maghrib time tu...ahhhh tension tul! Last solution, Enna pakai jer tudung tu cam biasa, berlari naik atas to hall, tinggal aku kat surau dengan semua barang mekap, beg baju dan segala bagai!

Left side, hmmm macam gasing, hot air ballon pun ada. Right side, some reddish decoration at the loby entrance...

Lepas siap kemas-kemas letak semua barang dalam kereta, naik atas... kononnya sempat nak tengok Enna nyanyi...tengok-tengok, aikk cepatnya dah habis perform. Tak sampai half an hour, dah habis tiga lagu nyanyi. Annie had requested three songs, Lagenda by Sheila Majid, Saving All My Love For You by Whitney Houston & Sway by Frank Sinatra. And, one additional song, That's What Friends Are For for the closing for karaoke session.

About the last song for karaoke, luckily we've found the CD at MP, Melaka. If you noticed, there's one shop selling lots and lots of CD, which I guessed starting from the early of 40s or 50s. That will be our spot for searching old songs next time.

Next, pergi bayar parking. Parked from 3 p.m - 10 p.m. (7 hours). Berapa agak-agak yer?Huuu...nasib baik orang tu dah jadi orang kaya baru yer. Boss kata bayar jer. Ikut arahan, jangan bantah...huhuhu.

Bar corner at the hotel...love the blue tiny lights scattered everywhere...

After the show, memang lapar sangat. So, we went for dinner at Bangsar. Plan for Chawan, penuh lah pulak. So, we decided to have Nasi Lemak Tanglin. Oh, what a day!

Kita order nasi lemak dengan kerang sambal, Enna yang duk kat sebelah order roti jala (not in the pic)...then sapa pulak yang berbaju kemeja order nasi lemak sambal sotong kat depan kitaorang tu? Suspen...suspen...panas...panas...macam nasi lemak! Hahaha!

p/s: Ketam masak telur masin...sedap!