To most collegians, they immediately recognise the presented acronym. It is not a prominent PC game at the turn of the century but it is a distinguishable annual programme that is held in KMYS. Islamic Aspiration Week III 2001 had created an evident memoir in this millennium.

I'm not trying to be technical here but I guess I better sum up the activities that were carried out along the week. The week was launched with an opening ceremony on the night of August 20th. Nasyid was the performance for that night. From August 21st until August 23rd, competitive activities were listed. Most of them were divided into two categories (male and female) and each activity was carried out at different places. The competitions were nasyid, Islamic quiz, tazkirah (message-conveying activity), hafazan (reciting bits of memorised Quranic verses), musabaqah (recitation of Quranic verses) and azan (the calling for prayer). Such activities had brought out talented individuals to present their skills (and charms, hehe). On the night of the 23rd, a prime seminar of IAW was held.

Next on the list is the blood donation drive. This activity was being organised by 4 couples (4 Chinese guys and 4 Malay ladies… hmm…) on Friday 24th. They were Charles, Justin, Chun Huat, Zhe Hui, Munirah, Faisa, Izwazi and Nawal. A team of medical officers from Hospital Tapah and Hospital Teluk Intan assisted this programme. There were two sessions: the first one was from 9 a.m. until 12.30 p.m. and the following one was from 3 p.m. until 6.45 p.m. It went on smoothly (Ed's Note: No, my blood did not. I only managed to donate half a pint.) and I am honoured to say that we managed to break the previous records: 136 blood donators had turned up on that day and we hope that this number will increase in the future. Pump up the power, yeah!!!
Then, on August 26th, a qiyamullail was performed in the musolla during the night (or rather in the morning because this is usually done around 1 to 5 a.m. before the time begins for Subuh prayer). Now, it is time to announce the results. On the night of August 28th, the closing and prize giving ceremony was conducted in the Great Hall. Both male and female nasyid performers won the first prizes. For male and female hafazan competitions, Farid and Shahida got the top titles. Ihab was nominated the champion for musabaqah while Azlan was entitled the best azan performer. Sapphire beat the other three houses in the quiz category. For tazkirah, Irfan and Aisyah took the top places for male and female categories respectively.

All in all, the event was great! More and more competitions were created and more students were given the chance to participate. I believe that in the future, this event will become more exciting and it is hoped that students won't hesitate to contribute in the coming activities. That's all for now from me, the reporter of IAW 2001. Signing off.