The crowd was wild. The performers gave it their all on stage. The crowd was even more wild. Screaming, laughter, cheers and jeers were heard all across. It was a spectacle. This was Bakat Interact, one of the most highly anticipated events for us teenagers. It was when five amazing schools (SM Lok Yuk, SM All Saint, SM St. Francis Convent, SM Maktab Sabah and yours truly, SM La Salle) would compete in a fiery competition known as Bakat Interact for two seperate categories, namely, Band (Vocals) and Dancing. There were two special guest performers from Maktab Nasional and SM Stella Maris.
The competition was good. In the band category, SM Lok Yuk did pretty good, with a unique twist to their instruments, they included a violinist in their band, and his solo was awesome. SM All Saints was just okay. SM Maktab Sabah was spectacular vocally. Perhaps the best band when it came down to vocals. SM St. Francis Covent, was, to me, the most entertaining. There was amazing singing here and there and yet they managed to add a hip hop feel to it by having a lot of the girls rap. All in all, it was really good showmanship coming from the all girls school. SM La Salle was....what can I say.... they rocked the place inside and out. I know it is bias for me to say all this about SM La Salle, but it is true, most of us couldn't contain ourselves, we just had to jump up and down! The guitar solo was pure magic and it sure got me jumping here and there in excitement. I was so proud of them, the whole interact club is, they are young and talented musicians and we wish nothing but the best for them! They sure know how to get the crowd going with inventive song choices such as "Pappa Americano" that got the crowd dancing!
Next was the dance category. SM All Saints was just awesome. All of their dancers were good looking and they looked like stars. They were prepared and they were really entertaining. I enjoyed most, if not all, of the performance. SM St. Francis Convent did okay, although they did manage to attract a lot of the crowd's cheers and attention! SM Maktab Sabah was inventive with their dance moves. It wasn't the most original but it was surely a crowd pleaser. SM Lok Yuk was unexpected. They did a very unique dance with mostly girls and just one guy. It was good, it managed to keep me standing and shouting for them for quite a while. And of course, SM La Salle was simply amazing. They were so prepared, so awesome, I was proud of them when they performed on stage. These boys worked so hard. They would do practices every single day and they even had a sleepover the night before just to practice. And oh yes, it did pay off, their performance was innovative and inventive! I was just drowned of nothing but good thoughts. Sure this may sound bias but I'm not lying. It was just so creative, which is the trait of a true genius. Yes, the performance was pure genius! If you don't believe me, here's the video of their performance:
The dance was amazing wasn't it?
So now, the moment everyone have longing for. The results!
Our band, Audio Active, triumphed and won baby! The band which comprised of Malcolm Bagiu, James Laurence Sharkey, Vinoun Ross, Rioan Ampuria and Max Austin Kisil worked very hard for this moment and it paid off! They are awesome and they deserved by pulling such a compelling and entertaining performance. They blew our socks off!
And next was the dance category. We were scared as if it was a life and death situation. Our hearts dropped as they announced third place which went to SM Maktab Sabah. Again, no surprises for third place. Then second went to the awesome dance crew from SM All Saints and immediately we were jumping. We just knew deep down in our hearts that SM La Salle would win this. All of us even got together and sang the SM La Salle school rally because we couldn't contain ourselves, we are proud Lasallians. But we couldn't be too confident as we didn't truly know who would really win. And the winner?
It was us, SM La Salle once more baby! SM La Salle deserved this victory definitely! The boys worked so hard, even slept over the night before just to practice all night and they did not disappoint! They were all kinds of amazing. We were all speechless. I was so proud of them, we all were. Some of us cried in happiness. It was an amazing moment! They were creative, innovative, talented and more importantly, passionate! They rocked the stage like no other team did. It was wll deserved!
Woah, all of us couldn't believe it! SM La Salle had won on both categories! And obviously, we also won overall champion of Bakat Interact. Te whole event was tiring and nerve wracking but it all paid off! Kudos to everyone in the Interact Club as well as to all the performrs especially for working their butts off to make this moment fantastic.
We sincerely hope that our Principal, Julia Willie Jock is happy with so much trophies being won in one day! It is these times that remind us of how lucky we are to be Lasallians. Most of us may not be perfect students but we are good Lasallians at heart! Today was when we have made a name for La Salle. But more importantly, as Lasallians, we have a bond like no other, we are brothers forever and this event just strengthened that bond that we always had. Ahhh, I couldn't be more proud. :)
