Last Event of the Year: Mamak Nite!!

Hey guys!!

UQMSA's final event of the year, Mamak Nite is on this Friday, 26th October 2007, from 6pm onwards outside main refec. Come and treat yourselves some nice Malaysian food before you start stuffing yourselves with instant noodles during the study break!! We'll be selling curry puffs (your all-time favourite), nasi lemak, kuih seri muka, mee mamak, puding jagung and Teh O Ais Limau. Are you salivating already??

Meet the new committee and catchup with your fellow club members before you start sticking yourselves onto the study desks yea?!

See you there!!


Warmest regards,
Your Committee for 2008

FWD from Muslim Students Association of UQ

Muslim Students Association of UQ (MSAUQ) will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr at Guyatt Park (corner of Sir Fred Schonell Drive and Macquarie Street, St Lucia.).

The proposed agenda for the event is as follows:

0600: Setup Venue: lay out mats, tarpaulins, setup speaker system, put up tents.
0730: Arrival of Guests
0800: Briefing of Eid Salaah Procession
0805: Eid Salaah Begins
0815: Eid Salaah Ends
0816: Eid Khutbah Begins
0840: Eid Khutbah Ends
0840: Feast Begins: we hope to have Ala-din's Catering for food.
1045: Venue Clean Up
1100: Function Adjourned

REMINDER: Please bring prayer mats in case we run out of them and please bring umbrella in case it rains.
PLEASE NOTE: IF IT IS RAINING, we will use one of the large rooms at UQ (possibly the Holt Room).

UQMSA AGM 2007

To all UQMSA members,

Please note that this year's Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on the 19th of October (Friday) at Room T103 at the Hawken Engineering Building from 6 pm onwards. Positions on the committee to be filled are:

President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Social Conveners (2)
Education Convener
I.T. Convener
Sponsorship Coordinator (New Post)

This year, the procedure with nominations has been altered; all nominations and seconds/vote from committee must be accompanied with a reason as to why the nominee would be suitable for the position. Responsibilities attached to each position will be detailed at the AGM.

Any questions regarding the AGM should be directed to uniqmsa@gmail.com, and I will personally attend to them.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,
Sapphira Toh
UQMSA Secretary 2007

P/S: Of course, the committee for 2007 will be bidding adieu with free Malaysian food and drinks for all attendees! :)

Queensland Hari Raya Open House 2007

Dear all,

Everyone is invited to the Queensland Hari Raya Open House for 2007, organised by the Malaysian Students' Council of Australia (MASCA) QLD, in collaboration with UQMSA, MYSAQUT, UMNO Qld, Petronas and PPMQ.

Date: 20th October 2007 (Saturday)
Venue: Darul Uloom Islamic Centre - 6 Agnes Street, Buranda
Time: 11 am - 3 pm
Cost: Free

Public transport details:

From City:
Departing: Bus 172 (Garden City) or Bus 124 (Sunnybank)
Arriving: Stop 10 A, Buranda

From St Lucia:
Departing: Bus 109 from UQ Lakes Station
Arriving: Mater Hill Busway
Departing: Mater Hill Busway (Bus 117/113)
Arriving: Stop 10 A, Buranda

Plenty of buses service the area so it should be relatively easy to get there. There will be performances, delicious food and you will have plenty of time to catch up with your old friends and make new ones. Come along and it'll be Raya in Malaysia all over again! :) For more information, please email mascaqld@gmail.com

Warm regards,
The organising committee