A CROWD of about 5,000 thronged the open day of Seri Omega Private and International School here recently.
The guests were given a glimpse of the Seri Omega stamp of excellence in character building and education.
Among the highlights were cultural performances featuring some of the top local and Singaporean musicians.
Violin virtuoso Tan Guang Yu, 38, performed solo, accompanied by his mother, Wai Ying Ching, 66, on the piano.
Besides his solo show, Tan also performed as part of the South Front String Quartet.
Together, they delighted the crowd with Butterfly Lovers, Csardas and Tango, both by Michael Mclean.
Richard Jackson, 46, flew all the way from Ohio, United States, to join his friends, the SBT Trio, to perform for the crowd as a special guest.
SBT Trio, a band from Singapore, comprises Sebastian Ho, 38, Bobby Singh and Terry Ang, both 45.
As SBT Trio was joined by Jackson and another musician, Brandon Wong, 36, they decided to call themselves SBT Trio Plus for the open day performance.
Another highlight of the cultural performance was Teo Jin Tian, 32, a guzheng player who performed Songs of Fishing Boats at Dusk and Dance of the Yi Tribe with five of her students.
Other performers included pipa player Lim Yong Hong; and the group Band Art and an a capella group who call themselves Flexitone Acapella.
Haivaa Hisyam, 31, who has three children studying in Seri Omega, said she was wowed by the performers.
“The cultural performances were well-planned and we enjoyed the clever mix of jazz, pop and classical music,” Haivaa said.
She was accompanied by her daughters Shakira Banafee, 11, Ameera Banafee, five, and sons, Abu Bakar Banafee, 12, and Davi Banafee, 10.
Lim Soon Yan, 42, and his wife, Daphne Lee, 40, were also mesmerised by the show.
Lim’s daughter Lyvince Lim, 13, is a student of Seri Omega. In two to three years’ time, Lim said his nine-year-old daughter, Felicia, may be joining Lyvince here.
Another family E. Mohanamurali, 37, of Taman Nusa Idaman came with his wife, T. Jothi, 37, and daughters Durka, nine, who studies at Seri Omega, and Mohansunthar, three.
Mohanamurali said the cultural performance was a treat.
“Rarely do you see a school’s cultural performance with such an impressive line-up of talents,” Mohaamurali said.
Besides the cultural performances, there were also activities such as henna hand painting, caricature, aerobics session and a photography session with murals as the backdrop.
There was also a science, art and robotics exhibition to showcase the talent of the students.
The open day, which had a carnival-like atmosphere, featured a wide variety of food including satay, nasi lemak, nasi beriani, roast lamb, fruit rojak, fresh popiah, durian, fried chicken, otak-otak and roti naan.
The school founder and principal Datuk Ooi Chong Beng said the student population here has been growing from year to year.
To accommodate to the growing number, Ooi is planning to develop a four-hectare plot of land located next to the school.
However, the development can only start work after the land conversion status is approved.
For now, Ooi said he will build another block of classrooms to add to the existing three blocks.
“It is targeted to be ready by the end of the year,” Ooi said.
The school has some 2,900 students.
sourced from NST online
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