The Journey of the Silver Sultan – Tenby’s Got Talent 2014 Winners Trip

Posted on July 17, 2014

On a lovely evening, the Kaisers, being me (Sara), Yuveena, Miguel, Sean and Augustine won the Tenby’s got Talent 2014 competition playing the pop metal song Jump by Van Halen. We were rewarded with an all-inclusive trip to Ipoh to meet and play for the Sultan of Perak (The Silver Sultan). The trip included:

• Meals (Macdonalds, Nasi Kandar, Tambun snacks, Tenby Ipoh canteen food, Hotel breakfast)
• Two rooms in a very pleasant hotel (Hotel Casuarina)
• An afternoon at the ‘Lost World of Tambun.’
• Transport (minibus)
• Bowling

It was a two-day one-night trip with all of us with Mr Nick as our supervisor. On Wednesday afternoon, we had our sound check and rehearsal. The performance was held in Tenby Ipoh on Thursday, as well as the trip to Tambun.

The road trip there was interesting to say the least, with people woken up from sleep by a slightly violent but educational Thailand boxing movie about flaming kicks and saving elephants! As the trip was only 2 to 3 hours, the movie was the only thing we could really do in the van.

We had a short visit to the school for sound checks, rehearsals, and meeting the staff and students there. The Ipoh branch of Tenby has recently reopened, hence our performance and the arrival of the Sultan. We met the men who were setting up our gear, the staff on the campus, and a few of the students there, which I will NOT mention by name.

That night after a much needed rest after rehearsal, we went for a very early dinner before going to a packed bowling alley with multiple pool tables. Mr Nick paid for our entry and our bowling shoes. I don’t remember our bowling names used on the day but I knew it included some slightly inappropriate names. But we all had a real good laugh about it. After the bowling alley, we went back and had a good night’s rest before beginning the next big day.

The following morning, there was a mighty breakfast, which possessed a variety of wondrous foods to start the day on a high note. The hour brought memorable moments including the mutilation and charring of croissants, as well as the turning of tea into milk.

Taking our place behind the cordially decorated stage, admittedly we were quite nervous. But we were rather ecstatic as well to be performing for royalty.  However nervous we were, all troubles and worries were forgotten as we played the first few bars. We gave it our all and did very well despite the ‘competition’ we had. Most of the audience were looking at us, silently cheering us on. It was truly a fantastic experience.

After the performance, the Great Master Road Rider Jimmy drove our team to the Lost World of Tambun, where they enjoyed lovely translucent water, an absolutely fantastic haunted house, a range of different rides and surprisingly great white coffee. However the time eventually came to depart and embark on the voyage back to Penang.