First Day, First Night, End of The Day...

Day started with a 'not-so-normal' theme because it's Sparking! day =) Took KTM and LRT to Taman Jaya, poof and I met some of the Sparkers. Arrived at Syah's Village Hotel at that rainy morning and we Sparkers were required to register at the xx room(I forgot what's the hall name).

There's :

- Photography
- Drama
- Song Writing/Singing
- Dancing and,
- Production team.

God bless me for I got Photography instead of dancing/drama...

We were given a very warmth welcome by
Edwin (he's really funny and also a very nice guy..missed ya).

Edwin Sumun is a renowned actor, creative director and the founder of Sumunda. After studying, acting and winning awards in Germany and the USA, he returned to Malaysia where he became very involved in the local entertainment scene and was dubbed the "next big thing in theatre". Edwin Sumun has become well-known in Malaysia and the region for his critically acclaimed works in theatre, films, television programs and commercials.

He's like our 'main' faci for everything and also the mentor of the Drama group. Then, we are divided into two. Bus A(Busa) and Bus B(Busber).

I would like to write everything in detail of the very pleasent memory..but I know that can't be done. It will only reside in my mind forever =)

After the short briefing of the 'rules' from Edwin, we had our lunch and we are on our way to D'House(DiGi Headquarter). It's the Spark!OFF(lol) and D'House Tour session. We're all over the D'House to have a look at how beautiful the place is. It totally blew our mind.

Next up,
Photography and Expression Through Images
Our mentor for this session is :
Asyraf Lee

Asyraf Lee, at 20 years of age, is probably the youngest professional photographer in Malaysia who specialises in portraiture. A son of Ivy League teachers, Asyraf was on his way to becoming an Electrical Engineer when he discovered his passion for photography. Asyraf's numerous clients range from celebrities to large corporations.

He was like 'omg I'm sorry guys, I'm so nervous right now' haha :P
He ran a slideshow of some of his work and they were great. Being a professional photographer at 20, he's my idol o_o

Session ended, traveled back to hotel for 'Shower and Sparkle', and we're on our way to our first dinner. Its Italian if I'm not mistaken. We had :

- Bruschetta with tomato olive tepanade toppings and Caesar salad for starter.

Our main course :

- Penne all'arrabbiata,
- Spaghetti Alfredo and,
- Farfalle spinach sauce.

For dessert we had :

- Baked pannetone with caramel sauce.

The dinner is good =)



Oh yeah 1 more thing, DiGi also planned a surprise birthday 'party' for Kiki Lala.
Still kinda remember what she said :
'Being in Spark! is the best present I can get for my birthday this year'.
Happy birthday my friend =)



We are also introduced to the remaining mentors. They are :

Chris Ng
(Mentor for Drama/Theatre and Expression Through Speech with Edwin)

For the past 10 years, Chris Ng has volunteered for various NGOs working on empowerment, developments and educational programmes for children and youth. He encourages and educates youth about HIV/AIDS through their participation in theatre arts. He has been awarded the United Nations (Malaysia) Award 2003 and Daimler Chrysler Red Ribbon Media Award 2004 for his outstanding and creative works in education youth on HIV/AIDS using theatre and drama as mediums.





Guna
(Mentor for Dance and Expression Through Movement)


Guna is an award winning dancer and choreographer who specializes in Indian Classical (South Indian and Odissi) and Contemporary Dance. He has won the Boh Cameronian Award for Best Solo Perfomer and will be performing in Carnegie Hall in New York this autumn.



Last but not least,
Mia Palencia
(Mentor for Song Writing and Expression Through Words)

A woman with many talents, Mia Palencia is a singer songwriter, jazz crooner, voice actor, public speaker and occasionally a theatre personality. She began her career at the tender age of 14 as the other half of well-known local jazz act Double Take with whom she has released two albums. Her talents have taken her around the world ; she has sung for kings, been a public speaker and vocalist and most recently a voice actor for cartoons.

Other great 'crazy' DiGizens are
Saffura, Guri, Frank and Sherina.
All our activities were carried out with the help of
Emily, Vivian, Nurha, Khai, and Arief.

Thank you all.

Done with dinner, we traveled back to hotel for Spark! Reflection time. We are given time to update our blog each night. But yeah..I'm too sleepy so I went back to room :P.

First Day, First Night, End of The Day...