College skit injects dark humour

THEY may be evil, but it doesn’t mean they are incapable of affection. Love trumps all else, as was proven when several notorious villains of Hollywood lore took to the stage with their loved ones for Valentine’s Day.

Aptly themed Gothic Valentine, the short skit was the highlight of Kolej Damansara Utama (KDU) Penang’s Valentine’s Day celebrations organised by the college’s Centre for English Language (CEL).

Played by CEL students, famous Hollywood villains such as Imhotep (The Mummy), Chucky (Child’s Play) and even Count Dracula suppressed their hunger for blood and displayed a more tender side of their otherwise dark characters.

Complete with makeup and costumes, they were a hit with the college’s students as they paraded around with their brides.

The evil Count Dracula swishing his cape as he makes an entrance with his bride during the event.

“College years are the best years of our lives to build up this rocky foundation of accepting others and their weaknesses, and mo-ving forward hand in hand with others,” said KDU principal Dr Chong Beng Keok in her opening speech.

CEL programme leader Evelyn Lim explained that they decided on a Gothic theme as the college’s celebrations this year fell on Fri-day the 13th. The department’s staff even brought in a professional makeup artist to dress up the characters played by foreign students from Turkmenistan, Libya, Thailand and China.

Throughout the day, several stalls were set up for students to play fun games. Some were blindfolded and had to piece together a foam heart based solely on directions from friends while others tried out dart throwing.

There were also stalls selling Valentine’s Day goodies such as flowers, teddy bears and handmade personal accessories. Many were seen picking up something lovely for their significant other before hurrying off to class.

(Adapted from The Star, February 18, 2009)

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