An Afternoon With No Solution

The other day, a band from Splugg, the organising committee of UEM Live! 2008 Battle of the Bands Competition came over to KYUEM to promote the event by having a showcase in the dining hall during lunch time. How strategic, I thought. Some were actually enjoying the performance, while others thought it was ruining their lunch. We were already informed about the performance beforehand through the posters advertising the event which were placed on college walls and notice boards. We didn't know that the event was even open to the students as well (because in the poster it stated that the competition is open to all UEM staff members) until the frontman of the band told us so. After giving it a thought (approximately a few days later, and a few days before the the application is closed), we decided - yeah, why not?

It was really a relief when we finally made it to the entrance of the UEM Academy that Saturday afternoon practically because of many reasons. Among the reasons include:

-Ihsan couldn't make it! He had to join the Duke of Edinburgh expedition to Kerling that Saturday when we were supposed to perform. Ihsan, as the lead guitarist, plays an integral part in the band. We had no idea what would happen to the band without him. However, being optimistic, Nea tried her best to find a replacement. After Jeshua and Dominique rejected the offer, finally our talent scout spotted Luqman and quickly made him a new member of the band.

-We had difficulties in choosing the right song to perform! On Wednesday afternoon, Nea and I discussed all about it and after getting the confirmation from other members, we decided to perform "Don't Look Back In Anger" by Oasis on the basis that we had performed the song once during Cafe Night Out last semester, so it shouldn't be as difficult in preparing ourselves for the big day.

-We had very limited time! With the busy schedule holding us KYUEM students in the chokehold, we could hardly find time to practice at all. In fact, the real practice session we managed to have was on Friday, the day before the event took place. Even that was not enough.

Anyways, that Saturday, we were the last band to perform. Hence, we got the chance to watch the performances by other bands as well. They were pretty tight I must say, although the choice of songs really reflected the maturity level of the contestants. Haha. From Footloose to Rock Kapak to Guns N' Roses, I believed that it was our job to return the audience back to the present world after a trip down the memory lane. And so we performed.

We did our best, that's for sure, I hope the judges would agree with us as well. We're keeping our fingers crossed until the announcement of the results this Wednesday. Erk. Cuak gak ar.