Varsiti Kita

Found this video on YouTube today. Varsiti Kita is one of two official songs of my alma mater, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.



For most students, the orientation week is perhaps the only time in their life that they get to listen to this song performed live.

It is a soothing experience. Just before the choir starts singing, there is pin-drop silence and calmness descends on the fresh-faced Dectar assembly.

As the performance gets under way, your spirit gets lifted when the group reaches crescendo and sings, "Bagai tanda perjuangan kita".

After the performance, you are left with this inexplicable warm and fuzzy feeling that makes you want to weep and hug your lecturers.

When I enrolled in UKM in 1996, Varsiti Kita was about the only part of the orientation week that I enjoyed. Becos the rest of the week is chaotic and stressful. Bangun pukul 2-3 pagi la, pakai baju busuk la. Benci, BENCI!

Varsiti Kita trivia: Did you know that the multiracial choir group used the word taqwa (God-consciousness) long before Saudara Lim Guan Eng started using it in his speeches?