Once an Irinian, always an Irinan!!

We are proud to announce that one of our former Irinians, Fatin Amin, recently competed at the 2014 Sunshine state Conference Championships with excellent results achieving the top scorer for her school team.



Fatin graduated from KTJ in 2010 and she is currently studying at University of Tampa, USA.

"Once an Irinian, always an Irinian. You can never stop the winning streak!"

Congratulations, Fatin!
 

Inter-house Basketball Tournament

The crowd was at a state of frenzy as yet another one of the Irinah girls made a shot for the hoop. It was on the 4^th of May when the inter-house girls’ basketball competition took place in the hall.

During that Saturday afternoon, it was a rip-roaring spectacular as one match followed closely by another, with very limited rest for the players in between. It tugged at our heartstrings to see the Irinah girls either suspended in mid-air or sprawled on all fours with merely one aim in mind: to get the ball.

Their undying house spirit was evident all through the game as the main players gave their all at their battlefield whilst the rest cheered at the top of their lungs - as a house, as Irinah. Thus, it resulted in a close win for both the juniors’ as well as the seniors’ games, coming in third and second places, only on point difference, respectively. Though Irinah did not win, we did not give up and that is why we still emerged as the champions we are known for – as a house, as Irinah.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Written by Lok Kar Mun (4i)

Irinah Leavers' Night 2014

I’m sure that most of you aren’t good with goodbyes, parting ways with friends that we have known for a long time. From strangers to housemates; from parallel lifelines to intercepting lifelines. We dine together, laugh and cry together; we share our thoughts and problems together, overcome obstacles together. But no matter how, the parting will happen when the time has come.

27 April 2014, we held our annual leavers’ night for the leavers this year. They put themselves on their best dinner outfits, hoping to have the most fabulous night. Their vivacious laughter and voices echoed in the common room when we were waiting for the bus. It’s hard to accept the fact that after summer holidays, these won’t be there anymore.

It was raining cats and dogs. It was the sky mourning for their loss.

After an hour of travelling by bus, we finally arrived at the Bangi Putrajaya Hotel. Awaiting us was a delicious buffet with scrumptious desserts which had us drooling at the sight of those gastronomical delights. We gave the leavers our handmade cards, an envelope with their group photo in it and chocolates as souvenirs. It was glad to see that we successfully put a smile on their faces.  

We kick started the night with our dearest Housemistress, Ms Angie’s speech. It was one of the most memorable speeches given as she confessed that this was one of the best batches for 5i and Upper Sixth that she has ever had.  Later, we had our first performance, by non-other than our 4i; The Cup Song. It was a combination of creativity and talent as they used cups to produce beats as they sang along. After that, we had a fairly challenging game organized by the Form 4 where all the leavers were required to dance to the music and freeze when it stops. For a player to not be eliminated, they must refrain themselves from laughing as the other girls tried their best to make them crack their demeanour. The difficulty rose as the game moved on, from making them laugh without touching them until we could make them laugh by tickling them. Everyone had their share of laughter and fun, including the ones that didn’t play.

We then continued the night with giving of our own of version of “Certificates” with hilarious titles for each leaver. House Prefects’ certificates were given out as a form of appreciation for everything they have done for Irinah. After the certificate giving ceremony, the entire ballroom blacked out. Merging out of the darkness was the Irinah Lower Sixers, lining up side by side while marching out to the stage with candles in their hand as they sang the Irinah version of “Hey Jude”. Before the night ended, our House Captain, Jia Hui and Ili Nadhira sang a farewell song dedicated to the Upper Sixers. Tears were shed as the prospect of farewell loomed in everyone’s hearts. Once an Irinian, always an Irinian.

The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again – Charles Dickens

 




Written by Sie Kei Wong & Nicole Yoong

Irinah trumps all athletes. Can you feel the heat?

 I remember the silence. I could hear each and everyone’s heart beating as we walked together to the field. “What if we don’t win?” mumbled one of our Irinians. I looked around, our faces painted with the colour of our soul, the colour of unity, the colour of victory, the colour of Irinah.

               On the 17^th of March 2014, Kolej Tuanku Jaafar held its annual Athletics Inter-house Event. This is not just a friendly match; it’s a test of determination and teamwork. Events started off and soon, Irinah girls dispersed to their assigned events. In every event, you could tell that it was going to be a tough one or a definite walk in a park. Irinah girls were focused and nervous at the same time. Some were chatty and others just kept really still, fixated on the gold medal.

                Let’s rewind back, Irinah had a rough start to athletics for instance, late try-outs and due to the severe haze, practices were constantly cancelled. Each day passed and gradually the girls were starting to get worried- no practice, no confidence, right?

                It was mostly a neck to neck competition, so close that everyone held to the end of their seats. Quickly, one by one the events passed. Despite the lack of confidence, Irinah girls put up a tough fight. You can almost feel that power as Irinah girls ran for their relays, the cringe on their faces, the crowd roared louder and louder as every runner catches up towards the finish line.

                Well, here’s a summary of what happened. Gold medal here, gold medal there, a few silver and a few bronze medals, lo and behold, Champions for Athletics 2014 for both seniors and juniors were IRINAH! Ah, now, the cherry on top. We’ve got our own record breakers, Jennifer to break the school record in long jump and 100m race. Not enough? Our 4x4oom relay team, (Vincy, Kahlen, Raihanah and Celina) are now the new record holders. Irinah’s own pride and joy.

               The emotions were overwhelming! Lastly, lower sixes were given the responsibility of managing our athletes from day one an I’ve got one thing to say, not only is it just about choosing the best athletes, it’s about bringing the house together when we’ve been divided.

                You say Irinah. We say “Irinah dynamite, don’t mess with Dynamite!”

 

 

 

Written by Ili Nadia Azizi

 

Nadzarinah Entertains

For the first time in KTJ, the recently concluded Saturday night event on 8^th February marked the successful collaboration between Nadzaruddin House and Irinah House in putting together a variety of stage performances. Under the combined name of “Nadzarinah”, two months of practices and rehearsals finally paid off as the KTJ community praised and complimented the students for their entertaining performances. There was certainly no lack of laughter and excitement as the 'Nadzarinians' delivered a myriad of interesting performances which included the Phantom Dancers, an acapella performance, a staging of sophisticated dance choreographies by the Forms Four, Five and Lower Six students, and an Elvis Presley-themed romantic comedy musical by the Upper Six students.


Without a doubt, the Nadzarinians achieved their goal of entertaining the audience who clapped along and let out encouraging cheers in response to the performances. More importantly, the success of the event was indeed a demonstration of the strong bond and co-operation within the KTJ community.

 

 

 

 

By Sabrina Hallman

Blood. Sweat. Tears. Champions.

Big bold words spelled ‘NETBALL PRACTICE TODAY’ was one of the first thing Irinah’s netball players saw every morning in the preceding weeks of the Inter-house Netball Competition. The commonly used saying 'Practice Makes Perfect' has  two sides of that saying that most people don’t normally elaborate on. Through the journey of playing netball together, the Irinah players have come to experience both sides of that particular saying first-hand.

Determined to perform their best in this year's Inter-house Netball, the Irinah netballers devoted much of their time and effort to gruelling training sessions and drills on a daily basis. It was undeniable that the secret to imminent success was indeed  'practice makes perfect'  though  practices can be strenuous.  In simple words, our girls fully embodied the meaning  'no pain, no gain'.


Now comes the other side of the story:      

The day of the match finally came. Despite their hard work, Irinah players were particularly nervous in anticipation of the tough matches ahead. At the sound of the whistle, the matches started. Some matches were physically draining but as always, our girls met their challenges head-on, fuelled with the drive to play Netball to the best of their capabilities. Even as we were trailing behind opposing teams, the Irinah netballers never lost their focus and gradually closed the gap in tough, nail-biting matches.


The final results saw the Irinah Senior team emerging as Champions whilst the Junior team placed a respectable third for inter-house netball.   That’s the other part, they don’t tell you, the great feeling of sharing the win with your team.

- Ili Nadia Azizi

Irinah House Night 2014

How the time flies. It’s the beginning of a new year, and that means it’s also the start of a new term. This term, we had our annual house night at eCurve where we played a challenging game called The Escape Room. For those of you who have never heard of the game before, it’s actually a good way of making a person think more and get closer to your friends. Since we had school on that particular Saturday, we only got to leave the house around 2pm and reached there by 3.30pm.

Before playing the game, we were already assigned into our own groups of 6 or 7 people. Therefore, there were 12 groups in total. Since The Escape Room can only accommodate 6 groups at a time, some of us had to wait while doing some quizzes. My group was given the “Prison Break” room. We were actually handcuffed together and blindfolded while making our way into the room itself. In the room, we had to unlock the handcuffs, find the key to the prison cell AND the key to unlock the door. Trust me, it was so complicated to get a single key because of all the locked boxes that was meant to stall for time. Did I mention, that we only get 45 minutes to escape the room?

By 7pm, everyone had already completed the game but not all the groups manage to find their way out. Once out of the ‘room’ we get to take pictures with either the winner’s crown or the loser’s sign.

After that, the girls were free to do their own shopping as well as have dinner at the Curve. Finally, something other than KTJ food >.< It was a day well spent together with all the Irinians as we bonded and shared as a family.

      Sadly, we had to leave the Curve at 9.30pm. I’m sure that all the girls would agree that the time spent together would forever be a sweet memory. Can’t wait for the next House Night!



- Crystal Tan