::july punya citer::

*fuhhh fuhhhh tiup habuk kat lappie*

salam.. almost sebulan tak update blog.. so this entry is gonna be super long! hehehehe.. this is because the whole month of july, i was bz preparing for a big event organized by hdc, event tu kat kem tentera kat gambang.. since we're not using any event mgt co, hdc staffs were really going head on full force in making sure this event goes smoothly.. the result, kitaorg keje mcm org gila la.. hahahaha.. balik lambat.. smpi umah sambung buat keje lagi.. kesian family terabai sekejap.. 

*one of our billboards..

for the event, we had 90 exhibitor booths + 10 activity booths + 7 pavilion booths + 6 'booths' for autoshow.. so all in, ada 113 booths to manage!!! all these while in my previous jobs, i only hv to manage 1 booth in any exhibition.. so this is very2 new to me.. luckily i have a good exhibition unit manager & friends to help me out.. first of, we had to invite all halal industry players for booth participation.. so nk penuhkan tat 90 booths alone nk kena hantar hundreds of invitation, excluding the email blasts we did.. of course after the invitations we had to do follow ups after follow ups including entertaining soooo many calls everyday!!! sgt2 penat smpi husband call pun tak bole layan.. up to a point, i answered my handphone with 'hdc.. hello.." hahahahaha.. tu belum ckp pun asyik fumble je.. nk ckp bawak barang tersebut bawak bawang.. nk ckp sewa lori pun bole tersebut sori lewa.. byk lagi la, tak igt dah.. hahahahha.. kdg2 smpi umah, tukar baju pastu terus tertido.. 

*besar gila padang ni.. bygkan nk kena lari dari one end to another end.. :P

of course there are many glitches and obstacles in running an event like this.. somehow other ppl in the company thinks our job is simple.. apa susah nk dptkan exhibitors.. boy are they so wrong.. being blamed by the top bosses for not getting enough exhibitors like 1 mth before the event is one of my bitter memories, pdhal byk lagi masa.. those ppl yg panic tak tentu pasal tu yg buat keje ni lagi stressful.. they just dont understand that the companies we invited need to make several levels of decisions just like we do.. yg bestnya, everyday ada je company yg tarik diri, but not more than 1 hour mesti ada another company call nk join.. see bosses, dont need to panic la weyyyyy.. relax laaa.. our booths selling like hot cakes okayyy!! hehe..

preparations need to be done until the last day before we left for kuantan, which is on my birthday.. yeah, i havent even had the time to celebrate my own birthday disebabkan event ni.. but since my MIL's bday falls on the next day, mlm tu ada bday dinner with ajoy's family.. pastu balik rumah buat keje lagi.. then pack2 barang, and the next day off to kuantan.. 

even on the way to kuantan my hp doesnt stop ringing.. the best calls are the calls asking if there are any booths for them to participate.. sorry la, sudah penuh hehehe.. this time pegi kuantan naik bas yg hdc sewa.. bas travel n tour tu.. tp mak datok, bas ni sgt2 lembabbbb.. 5 jam 30min dr damansara nk smpi gambang tau!!! kalau dari klang ke kuantan pun tak patut take that long.. because of that my back sakit gila smpi hari ahad! bila da smpi gambang tu, tgk all the tents are up, mmg rasa so pumped up! 

29th july (friday) is the registration day.. smpi midnite kitaorg kat situ.. penat sgt2!! our exhibition team's teamwork, hardwork & perseverance mmg terbaek!! tq so much korang!! because of them, i dont have to worry bout wats going on in the registration room.. i could run from one section of the exhibition to another.. tak kurus jugak tak tau la kan.. besar pdg bola tau! panas gila pulak tu kat sana.. plg tak best masa hari registration ni, kena marah dgn some exhibitors lg.. kena tengking to be exact.. layan me like m a pencacai pun ada.. to those ppl sorry la that i snapped back, sape suh tengking aku tak pasal2!!

 *registration - very hardworking crew! tq so much!

 *registration - part paling leceh, bg tag pemamer. askar da key in setiap nama we sent to them, so nk kena ikut betul2 yg exhibitors da register.. its not like other exhibitions yg dpt 5-10 tags per booth.. camtu senang je.. yg ni leceh yg amat.. nasib baik yg jaga part ni is marianna yg sgt2 strict! kudos to her.. kalau tak lagi kelam kabut!

30th july is the 1st day of the event.. ramai jugak org.. registration pun kitaorg kena bukak lg smpi 12 noon sbb ada jugak exhibitors yg tak register lg.. and then of course comes the time tuk melayan the exhibitor's needs.. nk meja extra la, nk kusi extra la, trip la, kipas tak function la, mcm2! tp seronok jugak.. mlm tu ada konsert by bdn kesenian tentera darat.. suara diaorg mmg sedap, tp malangnya tak tau sape yg pilih set list diaorg, semua lagu irama malaysia & joget! bosan ar! then they invited siti saerah.. man, that girl CANNOT sing!! suara artis BKTD jauh lagi sedap dr saerah tu.. so disappointing.. 

*gmbr gelap sbb sgt panas terik kat sana..

*the concert.. 

31st july, is the last day.. just cant wait for the event to be over.. today we had to collect feedback aka complaint form from the exhibitors.. i wud say 95% exhibitors complained about the facilities in the camp.. nk buat mcm mana, buat kat tempat org, itu yg diaorg provide, byk restrictions so terpaksa la terima sbb even us the urusetia pun complain about toilets & surau.. other than that, positive feedback about our team, quick responds on their requests/complaints (on electricity)! good job all! and also good response in creating more biz opportunities for the exhibitors.. kalau mcm ni, kalau buat kat tempat public and dlm bandar, responds mesti lagi lagi overwhelming! 

oh yeah, this event was supposed to be launched by the PM.. tp agak expected la PM tak dtg bila kuar article kat paper kata on monday dia ada knee surgery kan.. agak disappointing esp when we are all doing this for him.. but after looking at the bigger pic, yg penting the event was a success.. :) 

my personal result of this event - sakit tekak & hitam legam! tak tau la sempat nk putih balik ke tak utk raya ni! hahahahahahha!!