The Sweet Victory of 2009

Hmm.. We have the rights to brag for at least another 1 to 2 years?...



1st. The "bragging speech" by our Alderman, En. Niran. I don't remember all that he said, but we will try very hard to let other teams have a fighting chance next time! *rolls eyes* :P.

Hmm.. Actually we have tried doing the "tangkap muat" thing this year.. Problem is...we are still winning!

Gosh! We are such big losers in "still-win-anyhow" department :P



2ndly. How many times do you think our team did the victory jump that day? And NOT ALL captured yah! So you tell me.



Yippie yai yai!



One more.



Another one.



Yet again...



And again..



We just can't help it, can we? Hehe!

Last but not least, stay winning all! Be it as a Kappaian, in your professional career or in your family, in dunya and akhiroh....Amin!

Special thanks to Lennie, Ziana, and Nazuraidah --> for your pictures contributions in this blog.. (I stole it from your FB :P Hope you guys don't mind! Thank you!)

KAPPA VIDEO STARS

Awesome vids from Andi and Jimmy, with award winning cinematographer Hajjah Lennie.

Any other ideas for KAPPA videos? if you have any interest to develop shorts on video, call the Kappitan.

Kappa Kasting Kall now OPEN!

Evolution of the KAPPA Shark logo

OI KAPPA MAU!

The world recognizes the KAPPA Shark logo as the coolest in the land. We must give props to MuidLatiff, designer extrodinaire for giving birth to the awesome-est logo on the planet. Shout out also to pioneer KAPPA member ED Joemin (first producer of Saladin) for bringing Muid on board. OKla also some *quiet* thanks to our sister club, the Broward Sharks basketball team for the inspiration. [google it] SHHHHHHH!

Before the professional designers came on board there were some unbelievably hideous logos that were proposed. Seriously who could come up with such ugliness? This was from early October 2006:

After we recoverd from the shock of such tastelessness, some weird dude in Kappa suggested a bear as a mascot (weird dude = Hasnul K). Come on! A bear?? WEAK! Anyway, this was the reference bear logo that was proposed on the 1st of November 2006:

Another of a Wildcat. Better than a bear. But anything is better than a bear.

Finally, after lots of hard work, some blood, sweat and tears, the final KAPPA logo was unveiled on the 3rd of November 2006 (which shall henceforth be known to all as KAPPA LOGO DAY).

El KAPPITAN

I got SMACKED Section

Hey ya Sharks,

The sentiment is clear...the smell of hatred and animosity are all on the Sharks. That's the price we have have to pay for our sweet back to back CHAMP status. Oh Yeah baby it's BACK to BACK...

I'm sure some of us have had the experience of being cornered in the office an almost got stripped for wearing the Mighty Yellow Tees, death threats, curses, yelled at, hurled with 4 letter words and many more unimaginable stuff. Worry not my comrades for that's the sign of Greatness!

I for one got SMACKED on the shoulder by a small, tiny and feisty esPilonian (This misspelling is intended) while having my tea break when she knew I was a Sharkster. She was telling her associate how she hated KAPPA for being, in her own words, "Belagak Gile!", and went berserk when I interrupted and told her associate, "as champ we earned that right and we are excercising it to the max". That's KAPPA...we go all out or die trying...

This gave me an idea. Let's compile all the experiences and publish it... With great Awesomeness Comes Great Animosity .... hahaha...

27 September 2006 - Rising of the Houses Part 2 - KAPPA

The Rising of the Houses – Part II
κ

Now the Signs are clear. Your Destiny is with this great house of Κ κάππα [pronounced kappa]

Your Aldermen are Alderman Wan Peng & Alderman Niran. Look to them for their wisdom and experience, for the journey may be full of obstacles that would test the most hardy of souls.

You have also been assigned members of the Council of Sports (MDeC Sports Club) who will help guide you to begin this Quest. Councilman Aziph and Senator Andi will be glad to mix up some potions and cast a few spells if at all needed.

If History is to be made, then you are the one to make it!!

As the PIONEER member of the House of KAPPA, it is up to you to define the traditions and routines that will make your house stand proud over the centuries to come.

Before this house convenes on Friday, think about the following.

The House of KAPPA
Our house colour is: ________
Our house mates are called: ______
Our house battle-cry is: _______
Our house mascot is a:_______
Our house song is: _______
Our house secret sign is: _______
Our house greeting is: ______
Our first House Captain is: ___________
Our first House Keeper of Records is: _______
Our first House Safety Officer is: _________

Come to the KAPPA congregation area NOW and talk about it, debate and select the ones you want to go with. Click on this link to be magically transported there.

So all you of the House of KAPPA, be prepared for Battle on the 25th day of November
And please be at the 3rd Floor Balcony at 3pm Friday the 29th day of September. Those absconding this gathering will be covered in tar, dipped in feathers and paraded around the town square.


Your humble servant,

Azeephius



“The board is set... the pieces are moving”

27 September 2006 - Rising of the Houses Part 1

The Rising of the Houses – Part I

_____________________________________________________

From: Badlisham Ghazali Sent: 28 September 2006 02:05
To: Muhammad Aziph bin Dato' Mustapha
Subject: RE: The Rising of the Houses - Part 1

Very creative. Well done. I was intrigued to read on and find out what the #@**#! this was all about. I look forward in anticipation for the next episode.

Regards, Badlisham Ghazali CEO,

MDeC

_____________________________________________________
From: Muhammad Aziph bin Dato' Mustapha
Sent: 27 September 2006 11:05
To: ALL
Subject: The Rising of the Houses - Part 1


Hear Ye! Hear Ye! O good people of Μαλαισιανά Δναπτυχθείτε Κντιπροσωπεία (MDeC)
Gather round, and listen close, for History is being made at this very moment.
Four great houses have formed, each with equal strength and numbers. Each has warriors and athletes and thinkers and sages and poets of the highest calibre. Each house is led by two wise Aldermen. But only one house will reign supreme after the dust has settled on the battleground.
The only thing that separates these houses is the level of passion and spirit that runs in the veins of its people. Which house has the will to win?


The house of Μ μῦ [pronounced miu] Symbol: μ
¨ Alderman Dato’ Kanan & Alderman Dan Khoo presiding

The house of Δ δέλτα [pronounced delta] Symbol: δ
¨ Alderman Dato’ Abu & Alderman Abdullah presiding

The house of ε ἒ ψιλόν [pronounced epsilon] Symbol: ε
¨ Alderman Jagdish & Alderman Kamil presiding

The house of Κ κάππα [pronounced kappa] Symbol: κ
¨ Alderman Wan Peng & Alderman Niran presiding


In which house do you reside? What does Destiny have in store for you?? Await Part II of this message and the truth will be revealed.

The gauntlet has been thrown down, the challenge has been set! Our leader, Chief BG the IIIrd will preside over the Inter-House Games once the moon of November appears over the horizon, and the 25th day comes to be. The Gymnasia known as the Sports Arena on Jalan Usahawan II will host the battle of bodies and minds to discover the best of the best within this great city of ours. The winners will receive glory, prestige, top end sporting goods and most importantly, will adorn the colours of our great land and represent MDeC in the ultimate battle: the MOSTI inter-Agency games!

So waste not one second more. Start honing those skills and be prepared. Your Aldermen will preside over a congress of minds to democratically elect a House Captain. All house members must be in attendance for what are we without democracy?
Friday, 29 September 2006
3:00pm, MDeC Café

BE THERE!

Your humble servant,

Azeephius



“The board is set... the pieces are moving”

KAPPA History: How it all began

OI KAPPA MAU!

Since this is the inaugural post, I thought I'd touch on how the "Houses" concept started in MDeC.

I was appointed the MDeC Sports Club Pro-Tem Committee President on 4 September 2006 during a meeting where all interested staff were invited. Of course more people showed up at the KAPPA Gala Awards Celebration last week, than at that meeting, but biasalah...

The Pro-Tem Committee met up with CEO the following week, when he outlined his vision for a cross divisional grouping where people could hang out and compete with others from all over the organization, thereby increasing interaction. We then decided that 4 houses were optimum, and worked with HCD for the pioneer house membership, which was divided first by gender, then rank. By mid September 2006, we ended up with four houses with equal numbers of guys vs gals, and equal number of higher ranks vs lower ranks (assumption being that the higher ranks were useless at sports and anything non-skema). And contrary to popular belief (at least among the members of houses that don't win too many championships) I DID NOT filter the list by athletic ability, artistic skills, aptitude for winning, resourcefulness or any other criteria and place all the best/cool people in MY house. Yeah, I had the time to interview 400 people within a week and book the good ones. Two words: SOUR GRAPES :)

Anyway, the Sports Club spent most of the following few weeks developing a Constitution and benchmarking other clubs (MIMOS, SHELL etc) because that was the direction given to us. In the meantime the house split was validated by HCD, we developed mailing lists, and started planning for the Inter House Games.

I knew that we needed to create some hype among the staff, and get people excited about being placed in Houses. So we developed a LOTR like write up and sent to ALLMDeC (pre Internalcomm days when anyone can send to all and choke up everyone's box). Full text of the teaser (Rising of the Houses Part 1) and the House Split email (Rising of the Houses Part 2) in the coming posts.

Timeline:
4 September 2006 - Pro Tem Committe election
27 September 2006 - Rising of the Houses Part 1 & 2 email. House membership made public for the first time.
29 September 2006 - Inaugural Rising of the Houses - Kappa at the Balcony, 3rd Floor. Ravee Suntheralingam elected 1st KAPPA KAPPITAN.
2 November 2006 - First KAPPA Party - Deepa-Raya Celebration. The atmosphere was kinda green (with envy). Rumah lain dah mula berbulu.
24 November 2006 - Eve of Inter House Games. Three games (Badminton, Pool, Table Tennis concluded. Kappa Hero Hindustan in 3rd spot with NO golds. No prizes on guessing which house was at the last place) Rumah lain mula perasan boleh menang.
25 November 2006 - Let the Games Begin - 4 outdoor and 8 indoor event. Champion without a doubt - KAPPA!!! The start of the KAPPA era! KAPPA haters crawling out of the woodworks.
3 March 2007 - MDeC Annual Dinner (MAD030307) - KAPPA KLEAN SWEEP - we won ALL 5 categories in contention. Kappitan Ravee led us on a victory lap around the ballroom. KAPPA envy solidifying.

So there you have it. Some Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah for all you Sharks. More details to follow.

The superb win we had during the recent games should not come as a surprise to anyone. Winning is in our genes :)