Although this is already on the Merdeka Celebration 2007 website, I just thought I'd post a short event calendar here for everyone:
1st September: Merdeka Fest 2007 Gathering
2nd September: Pantun Merdeka Competition
5th September: Merdeka Movie Screening
7th September: Solat Hajat Merdeka
8th September: Merdeka Gala Dinner
Do go to the website for a more detailed description of every event, including times, dates and venues.
Tickets sales were absolutely fantastic yesterday; isn't it just so typically Malaysian for everyone to buy tickets on the last day that we open our booth? Lol! I think it's safe to say that we are about to sell out since as of yesterday, only one table was left. It's only a bit more than a week away but I think I speak for all the committees when I say we are so hyped about all the performances, great food, lucky draw prizes and all that in Brisbane's best function venue! This Merdeka Celebration is going to be awesome and well-worthy of our 50th year of independence.
Alright, everyone. Are you ready for the Malaysian Gathering? ;)
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Malaysian Gathering 2007 - in conjunction with Merdeka Celebration
Hi guys!
Don't forget that the Malaysian Gathering is this Saturday at the UQ Staff House from 8 am onwards. Do visit the official Merdeka Celebration website at http://merdeka2007.cjb.net for more information. It's going to be an awesome day of fun, games and food so make sure you come along!
See you all there!
Don't forget that the Malaysian Gathering is this Saturday at the UQ Staff House from 8 am onwards. Do visit the official Merdeka Celebration website at http://merdeka2007.cjb.net for more information. It's going to be an awesome day of fun, games and food so make sure you come along!
See you all there!
Ceramah Agama
Especially for our Muslim members,
You should have received this email by now, with the attachments intact:
Assalamualaikum wrh wbr,
Insyallah PPMQ telah merancang beberapa program penghayatan Islam untuk>manfaat semua ahli dan juga orang Melayu di Queensland ini. Sebagai permulaan Siri Bicara Agama 1 akan dilangsung pada 31 Ogos 2007 ini bertempat di bilik N201 Hawken Engineering Building (50), UQ, jam 7.15pm. Untuk maklumat lanjut sila rujuk kepilan. PPMQ amat mengharapkan dan mengalu-alukan kehadiran semua. Sebarang pertanyaan sila hubungi Nazir (nazir@itee.uq. edu.au). Terima kasih.
Salam hormat,
Jawatan Kuasa PPMQ
You should have received this email by now, with the attachments intact:
Assalamualaikum wrh wbr,
Insyallah PPMQ telah merancang beberapa program penghayatan Islam untuk>manfaat semua ahli dan juga orang Melayu di Queensland ini. Sebagai permulaan Siri Bicara Agama 1 akan dilangsung pada 31 Ogos 2007 ini bertempat di bilik N201 Hawken Engineering Building (50), UQ, jam 7.15pm. Untuk maklumat lanjut sila rujuk kepilan. PPMQ amat mengharapkan dan mengalu-alukan kehadiran semua. Sebarang pertanyaan sila hubungi Nazir (nazir@itee.uq. edu.au). Terima kasih.
Salam hormat,
Jawatan Kuasa PPMQ
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Aftermath
Hi everyone!
Okay, so we get it. You guys like karipap. Otherwise, it wouldn't have sold out within 5 minutes! ;) I'm sure our caterers are very pleased. To all those that turned up to Dinner & Movie Night, it was great to see you! We hope you had a fun time socialising, eating great nasi ayam/karipap, enjoying your cup of teh tarik and for those who stayed on, liked Bujang Lapuk! It’s an awesome movie. Anyway, don’t forget to sign up for next Saturday’s games for the Malaysian Gathering via email! It’s so exciting now that Merdeka Celebration Week is getting much closer. Also, your next best chance to get your Merdeka Night tickets is at next Wednesday’s 12 pm – 4 pm ticket booth outside the Union building/STA travel agency area. For those who have already bought your tickets, good on you and come over to say hello anyway! We love seeing you guys around campus! :)
Okay, so we get it. You guys like karipap. Otherwise, it wouldn't have sold out within 5 minutes! ;) I'm sure our caterers are very pleased. To all those that turned up to Dinner & Movie Night, it was great to see you! We hope you had a fun time socialising, eating great nasi ayam/karipap, enjoying your cup of teh tarik and for those who stayed on, liked Bujang Lapuk! It’s an awesome movie. Anyway, don’t forget to sign up for next Saturday’s games for the Malaysian Gathering via email! It’s so exciting now that Merdeka Celebration Week is getting much closer. Also, your next best chance to get your Merdeka Night tickets is at next Wednesday’s 12 pm – 4 pm ticket booth outside the Union building/STA travel agency area. For those who have already bought your tickets, good on you and come over to say hello anyway! We love seeing you guys around campus! :)
Hope your weekend is going great!
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Brief reminders
Hey everyone,
The last day to email CVs and academic transcripts to uniqmsa@gmail.com for an interview with the KPMG rep is tomorrow, 23rd of August (Thursday). Good luck!
Also, don't forget that this Friday, we'll be having Dinner and Movie Night at the Abel Smith Lecture Theatre from 6:30 pm onwards. We'll be selling food and drinks so come along! :)
See you around!
The last day to email CVs and academic transcripts to uniqmsa@gmail.com for an interview with the KPMG rep is tomorrow, 23rd of August (Thursday). Good luck!
Also, don't forget that this Friday, we'll be having Dinner and Movie Night at the Abel Smith Lecture Theatre from 6:30 pm onwards. We'll be selling food and drinks so come along! :)
See you around!
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Dinner and Movie Night
Hey people!
The turnout at the BBQ was awesome! We hope you guys are all ready for our next event!
Dinner and Movie Night will be held on the 24th of August (Friday) at the Abel Smith Lecture Theatre in uni from 6:30 pm onwards. We will be selling karipap, nasi ayam and teh tarik. As we will only be ordering a limited amount of food, please come on time as we cannot guarantee that there will be any left if you arrive halfway throughout the night! Entertainment-wise, in keeping with Malaysia's 50th Merdeka, we will be screening a documentary revolving around the journey to independence throughout dinner and a patriotic movie afterwards. So make sure you get the date, time and venue down, and we'll see you there! :)
The turnout at the BBQ was awesome! We hope you guys are all ready for our next event!
Dinner and Movie Night will be held on the 24th of August (Friday) at the Abel Smith Lecture Theatre in uni from 6:30 pm onwards. We will be selling karipap, nasi ayam and teh tarik. As we will only be ordering a limited amount of food, please come on time as we cannot guarantee that there will be any left if you arrive halfway throughout the night! Entertainment-wise, in keeping with Malaysia's 50th Merdeka, we will be screening a documentary revolving around the journey to independence throughout dinner and a patriotic movie afterwards. So make sure you get the date, time and venue down, and we'll see you there! :)
Changes to Ticket Prices for Merdeka Gala Night Dinner
Good news! The prices for tickets to the Merdeka Gala Night Dinner have been changed, yay! It will now cost you only $50 per person. Therefore, we will not be subsidizing tickets by pairs any longer. However, if you would like to buy tickets for a table (10 persons) with UQMSA, it will only cost you $490 instead of $500. Double awesome!
Don't forget that our ticket booth will be open outside the main refec area from 12 pm till 4 pm for the next two coming Wednesdays. So get your tickets before they sell out! A quick recap on the event:
Date: 8th September 2007 (Saturday)
Venue: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (Southbank)
Time: 6:30 pm till 12 am
We're excited too! ;)
Don't forget that our ticket booth will be open outside the main refec area from 12 pm till 4 pm for the next two coming Wednesdays. So get your tickets before they sell out! A quick recap on the event:
Date: 8th September 2007 (Saturday)
Venue: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (Southbank)
Time: 6:30 pm till 12 am
We're excited too! ;)
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Merdeka Gathering
By now, you should have received an email regarding the Merdeka Gathering to be held on the 1st of September and what teams you have been assigned to. Those who signed up last Sunday, you should receive this in 2 days' time. The games that will be played are Congkak, Batu Seremban, Galah Panjang, Baling Tin, and Sepak Raga for adults and Teng Teng and Colouring Contest for the kids. So make sure you check your email and send an expression of interest to your respective group leaders by the 25th of August!
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Merdeka Gala Dinner 2007
Hello everyone!!
Thanks for coming to our BBQ this afternoon and we hope everyone has enjoyed it as much as we did!! Despite the hot sun, it was great meeting both our old and new members again. Quite a number of you guys were actually enquiring about the Merdeka Gala Dinner and here you go, a detailed email on it!!
The Merdeka Gala Dinner is a collaboration between several Malaysian associations around Brisbane, including UQMSA. More efforts and funds have been put in this year because it's our 50th Anniversary and also because of the huge success of the event in the previous years. Our theme this year is "A Walk Back Into History" and the dinner will be held in the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre on the 8th September 2007 from 6.30pm to 12am. Guests are required to dress in traditional or formal attires.
Tickets are priced at AUD60 for non-Malaysians, AUD55 for Malaysians and AUD30 for chidren 12 & under. But, as long as you're a UQMSA member, you'll get the Malaysian price at AUD55. What's more, if you buy in pairs, you'll only have to pay AUD105 instead of AUD110. We're going to our limits in subsidizing you guys, don't you just love us?
We'll be selling the tickets starting next week, all the way till a week before the event. So get your tickets asap before we run out of them!! Our booth will be set up near main refect next Thursday from 12pm to 4pm and for the consecutive 2 weeks, it'll be on Wednesday from 12pm to 4pm as well.
Wanna know what's worth the AUD55 you're paying for?
The event includes performances such as silat, band performances, multicultural dance, Sumazau dance, choir performances and so on. Not forgetting our exotic Malaysian cuisine!! Just one more thing, there'll be lucky draws!! Come on, be patriotic for our 50th!!
If you guys have any enquiries, please visit the event website at www.merdeka2007.cjb.net or just drop us an email.
Warm regards,
Your committee of 2007
Thanks for coming to our BBQ this afternoon and we hope everyone has enjoyed it as much as we did!! Despite the hot sun, it was great meeting both our old and new members again. Quite a number of you guys were actually enquiring about the Merdeka Gala Dinner and here you go, a detailed email on it!!
The Merdeka Gala Dinner is a collaboration between several Malaysian associations around Brisbane, including UQMSA. More efforts and funds have been put in this year because it's our 50th Anniversary and also because of the huge success of the event in the previous years. Our theme this year is "A Walk Back Into History" and the dinner will be held in the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre on the 8th September 2007 from 6.30pm to 12am. Guests are required to dress in traditional or formal attires.
Tickets are priced at AUD60 for non-Malaysians, AUD55 for Malaysians and AUD30 for chidren 12 & under. But, as long as you're a UQMSA member, you'll get the Malaysian price at AUD55. What's more, if you buy in pairs, you'll only have to pay AUD105 instead of AUD110. We're going to our limits in subsidizing you guys, don't you just love us?
We'll be selling the tickets starting next week, all the way till a week before the event. So get your tickets asap before we run out of them!! Our booth will be set up near main refect next Thursday from 12pm to 4pm and for the consecutive 2 weeks, it'll be on Wednesday from 12pm to 4pm as well.
Wanna know what's worth the AUD55 you're paying for?
The event includes performances such as silat, band performances, multicultural dance, Sumazau dance, choir performances and so on. Not forgetting our exotic Malaysian cuisine!! Just one more thing, there'll be lucky draws!! Come on, be patriotic for our 50th!!
If you guys have any enquiries, please visit the event website at www.merdeka2007.cjb.net or just drop us an email.
Warm regards,
Your committee of 2007
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Welcome BBQ for 2nd Semester
Hey guys!
It's the new semester and to our 46 new members, our welcome BBQ will be your first introduction to the rest of us!
Date: 12th August 2007 (Sunday)
Time: 12 pm - 3 pm
Venue: Guyatt Park, St Lucia
The BEST Part: IT'S FREE FOR ALL MEMBERS! :)
Note: We'll also be providing vegetarian sausages for those with dietary concerns.
The easiest way to get to Guyatt Park is by CityCat. If you prefer to catch the bus, all you have to do is get off at the St Lucia Ferry stop (outside Nando's on Mitre Street) and walk in the direction away from UQ and you will see it on your right. Look out for us and the Jalur Gemilang at the BBQ pits! If you face any difficulty finding us on that day, please call 04 1385 2698 and we will give you directions. New members, you will receive your membership cards on that day.
If you have any friends that didn't manage to sign up with us on Market Day, please let them know that they can come along and bring $4 for registration. UQMSA is not just for Malaysians but also for people with an interest in learning more about Malaysia, getting to know other Malaysians and our culture. Also, if you know members who haven't been receiving our e-mails, please tell them to e-mail us at uniqmsa@gmail.com and we'll fix that problem.
Besides the free food and drinks, we will be informing everyone present about this semester's activities that we have planned and events for the Merdeka Week celebration, so don't miss out! See you there!
Warm regards,
Your committee for 2007
P/S: For those who require the bus and ferry times, please go to http://www.translink.com.au
It's the new semester and to our 46 new members, our welcome BBQ will be your first introduction to the rest of us!
Date: 12th August 2007 (Sunday)
Time: 12 pm - 3 pm
Venue: Guyatt Park, St Lucia
The BEST Part: IT'S FREE FOR ALL MEMBERS! :)
Note: We'll also be providing vegetarian sausages for those with dietary concerns.
The easiest way to get to Guyatt Park is by CityCat. If you prefer to catch the bus, all you have to do is get off at the St Lucia Ferry stop (outside Nando's on Mitre Street) and walk in the direction away from UQ and you will see it on your right. Look out for us and the Jalur Gemilang at the BBQ pits! If you face any difficulty finding us on that day, please call 04 1385 2698 and we will give you directions. New members, you will receive your membership cards on that day.
If you have any friends that didn't manage to sign up with us on Market Day, please let them know that they can come along and bring $4 for registration. UQMSA is not just for Malaysians but also for people with an interest in learning more about Malaysia, getting to know other Malaysians and our culture. Also, if you know members who haven't been receiving our e-mails, please tell them to e-mail us at uniqmsa@gmail.com and we'll fix that problem.
Besides the free food and drinks, we will be informing everyone present about this semester's activities that we have planned and events for the Merdeka Week celebration, so don't miss out! See you there!
Warm regards,
Your committee for 2007
P/S: For those who require the bus and ferry times, please go to http://www.translink.com.au