event 17/4/14

3 month @ clinic & it was quite a hard task to raise awareness alone.. so, inviting 'otai' was an option ... i started with CME few days before the event (armed with the 'kenali Ubat Anda' slide), so that some had ideas why it's important to own a registered drug/medicine ( my humble opinion - not many healthcare professional had vast knowledge about medicines except pharmacist/pharmacist assistant/doctor/nurse/MA... & then, proceed with the plan to invite 'otai'... nowadays, music was another medium to share messages & 'dikir barat' 'bukanlah sesuatu yang asing di kalangan masyarakat setempat di sini sebab pendikir terkenal pun stay kat sini... & i remember very well, when i was still a child, there was an annual 'dikir barat' competition in my village (selain pertandingan gasing & persembahan wayang kulit)... so, choosing something 'yang memang x asing di kalangan komuniti di sini' should be fine... the committee agreed & 'persembahan berjalan dengan lancar' (maybe cacat sikit dari segi protokol sebab i dont even know the emcee!')... the response : overwhelming(at least for me) ! for the first time in my life, i hear YB say something about pharmacy/medicine (biasa VIP/VVIP highlight disease/doctor je dalam event yang melibatkan semua)... & some of the staffs yang busy during the event siap request the album from me! & ade jgk keluar ayat 'jonm layan dikir farmasi'!... maybe amongst the 2029 crowd(public) plus 200++ government staffs(selain kakitangan klinik), not all drop by dekat booth... tapi at least, the messages shared via the 'dikir barat' reached many people... the lyrics, from my personal point of view, memang padat dengan mesej berguna, bukan sekadar hiburan kosong... if i was a deejay @ any radio, i wont hesitate untuk putarkan mane2 lagu yang best kat radio.. boring layan lagu-lagu nasyid/rock/balada je =) btw, this wasnt an 'angkat bakul' post... just sharing my 2 cents' worth! credit goes to those involved in the event - be it pameran, ceramah / dikir farmasi)... my current clinic mungkin kecil, tp that's the best i can do to raise awareness... mungkin agak out of box panggil team yang biasa buat persembahan di tempat yang ekslusif, tp again, that's the option for the time being... kesudian mereka yang terlibat untuk datang sangatlah dihargai apatah lagi untuk event yang berbudget kecik(harapkan penaja dari segi item je)