
4th October 2009, 8-10pm.
The Lakehouse, Bottle Tree Park.
First and foremost, I hope that everyone who came enjoyed themselves throughout the event! The ladies were beautifully dressed in their baju kurung and kebaya. Not forgetting our handsome men with their baju melayu plus songkok and samping. It truly felt very ‘Raya’ with a tinge of Malay Wedding set-up. But the groom was alone! Lol. Being the start of the night, he was dressed in Bright Red with his accompanying songkok tinggi with the brooch and not forgeting the eye-catching golden samping! Full set!

Preparations were done way before the even as usual. Shopping and sourcing for the materials needed and also the gift and lucky draw. From Geylang to Ikea. We had fun, really! In the midst of the preparations, we met with some difficulties but we managed to brainstorm solutions. That’s the wonder working with this group of people! Blessed!
The Committee and Exco met up early for the preparations. Decorations were done, tables arranged and everything went as planned. The venue was a great one, I really got to comment Bottle Tree Park for having such a cosy and beautiful place! Simply homely, beautiful and very-the-kampung feel!


The sudden rain and the unexpected power trip startled all of us but thanks be to Allah, the rain subsided when were about to officially start the event and there was no other disturbances. Our host of the day, Junaidi(Edie) was the perfect choice for the event. His lame jokes and spontaneous ideas and responses simply made the night a memorable one! Interactive, power!



Paired with Hyrul himself, they can be called the Awesome Duo! Da Boomz! Awesome. I am very sure every single person there was entertained withut having to ask the rest! The night started off with Hyrul singing ‘Suasana Hari Raya’(Anuar Zaina & Ellina). A nice start of the night!




We then moved on to the first game which was ‘Menganyam Ketupat’. 5 people volunteered, out of which 2 were teenagers! They were all given 10 minutes to ‘anyam’ the ketupat. It’s not easy to make just one ketupat, you know! It takes some time! Don’t be cheated by the experienced Makciks who were up on stage cause the winner was an 18-year old Haniza who managed to make 4 ketupats! Tabik spring! I mean think about it, not many youngsters can ‘anyam’ ketupat yeah! Also we were also taught the different kinds of ketupats, ike ketupat bawang, ketupat satay etc. Educational!


Hyrul then entertained us with another Raya song which he sang at Sinar Lebaran 2009, Gembira Di Hari Raya(Othman Hamzah).

After which we proceeded on with the second game, ‘Ikat Samping’. We were honoured to have two visitors from London who just touched down in Singapore that very Sunday afternoon. Together with two other couples, the female was asked to tie the samping around the male’s waist.
Hyrul and Edie was sabotaged at this point of time when the crowd requested Hyrul to demonstrate the technique of tying the samping! He wasn’t sure actually and he actually came to the venue without wearing the samping and it was tied by Abg Dean. He tried though and after some time, his mum came up in front to help him! Aww so sweet.


It was hilarious looking at the way they tied the samping but it turned out just fine. The three couples were then asked to sashay on stage! It was really cute! Eventually the winner was the couple from London! Kudos! They didn’t forget their roots tough they stay in the West.
Then came the time for lucky draw where I was called up on stage for the 3rd and 2nd Prize. I was feeling under the weather and being on stage, I got extra nervous and tensed. Hence the short sentences from me. Hyrul chose the 1st Prize by the way, as usual. Our guests, Fauzie Laily and Alex(Hyrul’s manager) reached during the presentation of the lucky draw prizes. Our deepest apologies to all as Sarah Aqilah and Maiya Rahman couldn’t be there due to some unforseen circumstances.


Having the Raya event, we just had to squeeze in the Birthday Celebration for the man himself who celebrated his birthday on the last week on 23 September 2009. Hyrul Anuar have turned 24! Oops not 18 yeah.
The Prima Deli vanilla cake with Hyrul’s photo on it which was sponsored by Shakilla and her mum, were brought in. Thank you!


We then gathered around the table and sang a birhday song for Hyrul. It was so sweet. I mean so many people singing and praying for you. We did the English and Islam version, nope no Tamil and Chinese version. Lol. :/ Then we had the photo taking sessions. Family, friends and fans.






As there was still ample time, Hyrul invited two guests up on stage and had a mini interview session with them. Firstly, he invited Zalinah and she told us about Hyrul being a very motivated and determined Poly boy who dreams of making it big. An inspiration, you call it.

He then invited his manager, Alex up on stage and Alex told us about Hyrul being very quiet during the early days of his win. He described Hyrul as the good boy who always listened to instructions. Oh that’s just so cute eh!
The night was coming to an end, sadly. Hyrul entertained us with the last song of the night, ‘Salam Dunia’ (M.Nasir) and he invited Fauzie on stage to sing with him. Fantastic combination!




I then went on stage to now express my Thank Yous to the people who made the event possible. I hereby would like to apologize for missing out some names in my Thank You speech, do note it’s not intentional. My bad, I admit it.
Here’s the list anyway.
Thank you to Meixuan from Bottle Tree Park for making the booking of the venue smooth and easy and allowing us to use it on that day itself.
Thank you to Junaidi from being such a great host! Such spontaneity! Thank you!
Thank you to our sponsors. Mamahani for the cash sponsor and her family for the cute goodie bags! Kek Kukus by Zawiyah Omar(Mamahani’s sis-in-law) from Daun Deco was delicious!
Thanks to Shakilla and her mum(Cik Som) for sponsoring the birthday cake! Without the cake, the birthdya surorise wouldn’t have happened. (I’m sorry I missed this out.)
Thanks to Marina for taking the effort to design the birthday card! Red colour wooh thanks! (I’m sorry I missed this one out too.)
Thank you Izarr, our dearest Big Brother and his younger brother, Hakim for managing the sound system for the day. Thank you for sponsoring the sound system. Thank you too for designing the tickets and the posters for the promotion of this event.
Thank you to the capable Haniza for being the Videographer of the night!
Thanks you to Mira for being the Camerawoman of the night! Hope you had a good time snapping photos throughout the night!
Thanks to Hyrul’s family for their never-ending support for every single event we have.
Thanks to our advisors, Cik Muni and husband, Uncle Ahmad for their advices and help in this event. We really appreciate it.
Thanks to our guests, Fauzie Laily and Mr Manager Alex Zulkifli for gracing the occasion.
Thank you to the Hyrulites Committee Members for coming early and helping with the preparations for the event. Without you people, the Exco won’t have managed well. To Mamahani, Inshirah, Marina, Atiyah, Shakilla and Mira, thank you for every single effort you’ve put in for this event!
Last but not least, my deepest appreciation to my dearest Hyrulites Exco. To Shikin(Programming + Floor Manager), Zuraimi(Decorations), Aishah(Food), Liana(Admin) and Izarr too. Those busy brainstorming days and discussion to get the best ideas. Thanks for the endless effort and time. Thanks for putting up with me too but all of us know we want the best of everything! This may sound cliché but without you, this event could never have happened! Thank you!
Being the ever sweet Hyrul Anuar, he presented tom us, the Exco a toke of appreciation. We knew notjing about THAT. Thank you Hyrul.

I then presented Junaidi with a token of appreciation for his efforts for the night. Thank you again, Edie. And then the night ended off with a photo-taking session.
Let’s say it altogether. Syukur Alhamdulilah to yet another successful event.
Here are some of the photos of the happy people at the event.





