[Fourth Day Of MM]

“Oh my god!!!!” yelled Nigel. I woke up confused. Just when I was about to ask him what was his problem, the thing that caused the commotion became clear. The clock in front of me said seven thirty. I jumped up as if I was bitten by a snake. Snatching up my towel and change of clothes, I rushed into the bathroom.

We reached the place of breakfast at 7.50am. I loaded my plate and gobbled my food down. I had no time to savor the taste at all. After my rushed breakfast, I ran to the lobby, where the bus was waiting for us. Thankfully, we were on time. Our first destination was the royal museum. There we saw great sculptures and carvings. We took a few photos and I met some of my friends from other groups. We talked our way through the museum, and soon it was time for us to leave.

After that, we went to look at the traditional games. The games that attracted me were the top spinning and another game where we stamp our foot on a plank. Two stone like pebbles were placed under it, representing two players. Whoever’s stone broke is the loser. Top spinning was hard. My top kept landing on its side and refused to spin. According to the instructor, we can master it after one week. I definitely hope so! After that, we bought souvenirs from a stall. I bought a top. Most of my friends bought key chains in the shape of a top. I did not though, because I feel I have spent enough on the top already.

After we toured the plantations of Rubber and oil palm, we proceeded to the kampong village for lunch. We had chicken and vegetable. After lunch we even had dessert! We took a seat on the chairs provided, and waited for the event we came here for—the mock wedding. It soon started.

The music was thunderous, and through it, we experienced the kampong way of marriage.
After that, we went on to the salong homestay. The people in the village gave each of us a flower with a boiled egg attached to it. It was very pretty. Soon, we walked through the door of the people we are visiting. We walked through the house, and later interviewed the man living there.
After a group photo, we moved on. We walked back to the coach and boarded it. After a nap, we reached the hotel.

We went down for dinner, wearing our MM shirt. Some of us did not though, due to the fact that they were forgetful. Let me tell you a joke now. I forgot to wear it myself! HAHAHA! Aren’t you laughing your head off now? ZZZ. The dinner was superb. It consisted of chicken, spaghetti and all the nice food you can think of! I took a second serving and proceeded to the dessert. Sweet! There was pudding, cakes and ‘quey’. I enjoyed all of them.

Finally, the time we have all been waiting for came. The stage has already been set up. Light sticks were placed all around the stage, lighting it up. However, what we are really looking forward to were the performances all the groups had came up. We made use of the time left to rehearse the performance again. I only to say one line, but that was already good enough. Some of us have nothing to say!

Finally, our MCs stepped onto the stage and gave their opening speech. It was very informal and we all liked it that way. Soon, group one stepped onto the stage. We looked at them expectantly and waiting for them to show us what they produced. As we watched, all of us shared one thought—it is hard to win! If all the groups had skits like that, the chance of us winning will not be high!

However, we still enjoyed the performance. After group one ended, one of the MC, Danish, told us a joke. He asked, “There was a coconut tree and a monkey, a dog and superman. Who can get the banana first?” And to our lame surprise, the answer was, “There is no banana. It is a coconut tree.” …… Soon, the second group went up.

As groups went up and down, we were getting more and more worried about winning. Although theoretically we are not supposed to care about the positioning, how can we not want to win? In a frustrated attempt, our group IC came up with other ideas, which were rejected due to the lack of practice. There was one group with no skit. Instead, they came up with three cheers.
The cheers were creative and interesting. The moment has came. It was our turn. Group 11. We walked up the stage, with some of us trembling. As we moved through the three scenes, we got more confident every moment, and finally ending in our cheer. In our opinion, our group was the best. We did not know if it was everyone, our just us. All of us became restless. There was only one reason. The results are going to be revealed. The MCs made us frustrated by holding the answer back and asking who do we think is the best. Doubtlessly, the group that had 3 cheers won the best cheer prize. Sadly, we did not win anything. And guess our position! Second! Sob sob.

Finally, the party ended. Our group stayed behind to help clean the place as requested by our teacher in charge. As the saying goes, “The good will be repaid”. Soon, our reward came. The light sticks were taken off the stage, and we were free to take them. I chose a green one and went back to the hotel with my friends.

We were all exhausted that night, and after tips of 20 ringgit were collected, we went to sleep immediately.