wake me up when september ends!

sure, it's a corny and lame title for this month but you get the drift! it is finally september. come to think of it, it's almost a year since i took over the reins of the team. the journey has definitely been interesting but we are barely getting started. if i can say it myself, the programmes and activities that we have lined are will be getting bigger and better (and one in particular, scarier!)

anyway here's a glimpse of what went on in august!

showcase of KBdARTS

as part of their 'graduation' from our dance arts programme, the children showcased their talents at our kaki bukit national day celebrations. for those of you who joined us at the event, we hoped you enjoyed our item. if you missed their performance (*wags naughty finger*), the second cycle will commence this month and our KBdARTS will be performing at an even larger scale event! more details over the next couple of months...

hotspot: percussion performance

i've always enjoy partnering performing groups to bring a little razzle-dazzle to our community. hence for the month of august, we invited the students from guangyang primary school for a percussion performance. it was definitely an enjoyable morning with them bringing us an extra groove at our annual 'one community walk'. if you want to catch a glimpse of their performance, just go over to our facebook page!

mural, mural on our walls

when our original wall mural was whitewashed over, we made many students from bedok town secondary school upset. they thought that it was the end of their masterpiece but little did they know that something else was installed for them. 

well, the students did not have to wait for long before they got an opportunity to exercise their creative muscles and put up a new mural. anyway, do swing by the new mural and take a selfie! if you are on instagram, do use the hashtag #kakibukitcac or add us @kakibukitcac.

singing kakis' night

well, in august, singing kakis' night returned to green rc. beyond a night of karaoke, it was also a bbq party hence it was definitely a treat for the senses. if you ask me, we can't wait for september to end and for our next singing kakis' night! 

finally, we wish each and everyone of you has a great month ahead, till the end of the september...

catch the hARTbeat @ kaki bukit!
edwin

the eating continues...

after three months of planning, the PAssionArts village came and went. if you didn't get a chance to experience the ongoings of 'Eat Your Art Out!', you can still be a part of the village via the special moments captured by the army of photographers. all the photos (that are not too scandalous!) are either on our facebook page or running on the instagram feed on our blog! if you are a fellow instagrammer, just search for either #kakibukitcac or #artsvillage.

but what a journey and experience it has been to bring this village from concept to execution. nothing is ever perfect and i am probably my own harshest critic: this could have been arranged better, that could have been pushed back. this could have been placed here! 

a picture speaks volumes: colours, sun, sweat, thumbs-up

however, like i told the team running the entire event, you must enjoy your own village and what you are doing. whether it was giving out peanuts to residents for them to eat then prompting them to toss it into our art installation or helping children with their (sometimes messy) cupcake decorations, it has to be an event where the working team has fun memories as well.

'Kopi Kaki Korner' before 'operation'

happy people, happy sandwiches!

i do miss my village. i miss residents walking by, (literally) wondering what was going on thus giving me an opportunity to walk them through the village. i miss the pandan rosette bouquets that residents made and were passing around. (there was a lot of 'i make one for you, okay?') 

i miss little leroy who came to our village around 4.20pm, which was almost our closing time. in conversing with his mum, i realised that they came by to our village specially to take a look. there were no workshops left for him to be a part of, no giveaways for him or no food demonstrations that he could watch except our peanut art installation. 

so i sat him down and taught him how to crack peanuts. it was the first time that little leroy (from horizon primary school... yes, i did ask the usual age and school question) cracked the shells of peanuts. it was also the first time he stepped on peanut shells and heard the shells crackled under his feet. this  encounter made all the late nights, meetings, emails and sweat worth it.

like i wrote in a script recently: a gift from the heart will be a treasure for the generations. 'Eat Your Art Out!' is truly a gift from the hearts of an extensively long list of people but we truly hope that we have created treasures for you and your days ahead.

anyway, before i run off for some kleenex, i would like to encourage you to visit this little application that we have. it's a photo contest that we are running on facebook so do pop by before 19th april 2359 and vote! till our next encounter...

catch the hARTbeat @ kaki bukit!

edwin

ready for SM action?

ready to whip into action?

i know what you are thinking and i want you to think what you are thinking (haha!) that is the perk that i get to enjoy as a writer: i get to mislead readers without getting into (too much) trouble.

anyway, back to business, i'm going to give you a little glimpse into the action at our upcoming village. this is specific to the activities on 13th april. 12th april is just a movie screening with free snacks but if you are ready for some SM action, 13th april is your day.

taken from social media marketing

by SM, i am talking about social media. yes, it's time to test how well you can 'socialise'. we have made available three platforms:

Taylor Swift: 2.5 million followers

1) instagram: there will be three instagram instant wins. to qualify, it's simple. just turn up at the arts village and snap away. after that, make sure that you add the hashtags #kakibukitcac and #artsvillage to qualify. however those are not the only hashtags you can use. if you want to use 1001 tags, you are most welcomed to do so. when the emcee announces that the instant win is on, you can pick up a prize as long as your picture has at least 50 likes. once a picture has been used, it cannot be recycled. there are no limits to the number of entries BUT you cannot redeem more than one instant win at one moment. this means that once you have claimed a prize, you will have to join the queue AGAIN to claim your subsequent prize.

Justin Timberlake on The Social Network

2) facebook: this is a common one and i like to work within expectations. all you have to do is snap more pictures then load it onto our app on facebook. get as many of your friends to 'like' it as possible. the top five pictures with the most number of votes wins. at this moment, all i can reveal is that the prizes ARE attractive.

once the app goes live, it will be made known via our own facebook page as well as the main kaki bukit fan page so do look out for it.

(update: good news! the app has gone live... here's the link. all the best!)

graphic from celeb-blogger.com

3) blogging: finally, we want to encourage you to blog about us as well. tell us about the entire experience you had at our village. the top blog post will win $50 in vouchers. 

in order to participate, simply turn up at our village on 12th or 13th april and then write a post about us by 20th april. send the link of your post to kakibukitcac@gmail.com, message us on facebook with the link OR tweet the link to us by using #kakibukitcac. only posts which are posted by the admins onto our main page will be considered for the contest.

in conclusion, there are plenty of opportunities for you to try out your social media skills whether it's instagram, facebook or blogging. best part? you get to win prizes along the way, so see you at our PAssionArts Village where we are going to eat your 'art' out!

catch the hARTbeat @ kaki bukit!

edwin