Aidilfitri @Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) (9 Oct 2009)
In the spirit of Aidilfitri, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS together with Kelab Sosial & Kebajikan Kakitangan UTP (KSKKU) and PETRONITA Perak Branch held a Hari Raya gathering on 9 October 2009 at the Plaza of the Chancellor Complex. Held annually to celebrate and to strengthen ties in the true spirit of the festival, over 1,500 guests including state government officers, staff of PETRONAS OPUs in Perak, members of media, UTP staff and their family members attended this joyous occasion.
On hand to personally greet the guests were Puan Juniwati Rahmat Hussin, Vice President of Education PETRONAS accompanied by her husband, En Mohd Harun bin Pin, UTP Rector Datuk Dr Zainal Abidin B Hj Kasim, accompanied by his wife, Datin Rosemi bt Hamdan, Chairperson of PETRONITA Perak and Dr Mohd Noh Karsiti, Chairman of Kelab Sosial dan Kebajikan Kakitangan Universiti (KSKKU).
All guests were dressed up in their colourful traditional attire. They were served with an array of local delicacies such as lemang, rendang, soto ayam, fried kuetiaw , satay and other dishes in hawker stalls style. To further add to the jovial mood to the festive atmosphere, a special performance from the Management Committee members and Hari Raya Song group singing competition among departments were also held. Student Support Services & Residential College Department emerged as the winner, staff of Chancellor Complex as first runner-up and Chemical & Fundamental Applied Sciences Department as the second runner-up.
The committee had also arranged several activities including lucky draws and best dressed competition. Judges had a tough time selecting winners for the best dressed, however it was En Mior Puzaili Mior Nazri from Security Department and Cik Maniza Mansor from ITMS Department who captured the judges' votes to win first prizes for the male and female categories respectively. For children category, Adik Mawar Mawaddah, daughter of Puan Nor Azura Shukor from Academic Central Services and Adik Daniel and Danish, sons of Encik Mohd Sharul Nizam B Abd Rahman from IT Department won the judges’ heart.
Later, the children of staff were presented with duit raya. This event truly binded people together and connected all UTP staff and their family members to the shared values and traditions.
