UQ Pre-departure Session in Malaysia

To all students who have received UQ offer letter or future students who are planning to study in UQ,

There is an information session in Malaysia and we would like to invite you to learn more about what UQ offers you and to prepare you for study in Australia, you and your family are invited to attend the following pre-departure sessions: 

Time    : 6.00pm arrival for 6:30pm start

Venue  : Theaterette, Main Block

              HELP University College

              BZ-2, Pusat Bandar Damansara

              50490 Malaysia.

If you are unable to attend the event in Kuala Lumpur, we will also be holding a session in Singapore on Monday 10th January 2011. 

For more information, please visit the UQ International Events Calendar.

RSVP is not required for either of the sessions.

I look forward to meeting you soon.

Kind Regards

Corinne Francken
The University of Queensland
study@uq.edu.au
www.uq.edu.au/international
Phone: +61 3 8676 7004
Freecall (from within Australia): 1800 671 980 

Blog: UQMSA AGM 2009/2010 + Mamak nite Sem 2

Hello People! Here’s an overdue update from UQMSA 2010!

As you all know, we had our AGM on the 12th of October. Everyone’s very eager to know who’s the next committee for year 2010/2011 right? I’m not going to reveal it to you until you get to the end of the post. Juuuusttt kiddinggg. No actually, I’m not kidding.

Anyways, THANK YOU guys for turning up for the AGM and exercised your rights to nominate and vote for your next UQMSA EXCO Members. Several valuable inputs were also given by members. Ribuan Terima Kasih for that!

Its been a very rewarding year for the committee of 2010. Seeing you guys enjoying the events we’ve organized and the thank-you-s from you guys was really what kept us going. So we will also like you guys to do the same for the next committee! UQMSA ROCKS YOUR SOCKS YO!

Picture time! :D

This nominated person must have made a lot of promises to get so many voters. Juuustt Kiddinggg. XD

“I lead with a mission. Don’t play play.”

“I complement mission-driven motivation with joy. Whyy sooo seeerioussss.”

“Ohh WHAATT?! I’m not the president anymore???? I’ve lost my direction in life now…”

Disclaimer: the above captions do not represent real dialogue. teehee.

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After AGM, we all headed to BEL Rooftop Terrace for the much awaited biggest event of the year, Mamak Night Sem 2! We had a list of delicious food lining up for the members as usual, and we were all so bloated after the night :)

Look at the happy people :D

Volunteers of year 2010 were also appreciated in the midst of Mamak Night.

We really appreciate your effort guys!

 Penjajah of the night.

At UQMSA, we serve with big fat smiles.

And then team 2010 “washed hands” after the night.

Once again, a big thank you from UQMSA EXCO Members 2009/2010!

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And now, the new EXCO Members of 2010/2011. Told you I wasn’t kidding!

President: Joel Kok

Vice-President: Rahmat Shazi

Secretary: Nur Farhah

Treasurer: Jia Huay Ng

Social Convener 1: Michael Ng

Social Convener 2: Jiun Tsuen Low

Education Convener 1: Jessica

Education Convener 2: Saachi Kumar

Sponsorship Coordinator: Tze Chiang

IT Convener: Peh Hwa

Congratulations to these people and on behalf of them, we hope that you guys will continue to show support for UQMSA!

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All the best for assignments due dates and also for the coming final exams!

Warmest Regards and Best Wishes,

UQMSA Committee (2010)

-blogger officially washes hands now. XD-

UQMSA AGM + Mamak Night Sem 2

Hello People,
the Annual General Meeting 2010 is here! Come exercise your rights by nominating and voting for next year's UQMSA EXCO Members!

Time: 5pm
Venue: Building 42 (Prentice Building) Room 216

UQMSA's much awaited biggest event of the semester, Mamak Night Sem 2 is finally here too! We will adjourn to BEL Rooftop Terrace for a feast right after AGM! Missed out last semester's? Come for this and you won't regret it! :D

Time: 7.30pm start
Venue: BEL Rooftop Terrace

Ticket Booth for Early Bird tickets will be at the following times at our usual spot outside the UQ Union (beside STA Travel) :

5th Oct, Tuesday      10am - 2pm
6th Oct, Wednesday 10am - 2pm
7th Oct, Thursday    10am – 2pm

Mamak Nite Ticket prices:
Early Bird Members: $8
Normal Members Price: $9
Early Bird NON Members: $13
Normal NON Members Price: $15

*******CONFIRMED MENU ITEMS FOR MAMAK NIGHT! ********
(1) Nasi Bryani
(2) Tandoori Chicken
(3) Dalca
(4) Murtabak
(5) Rojak Mamak
(6) Spaghetti Goreng (veg)
(7) Cendol

Grab your EARLY BIRD tickets in our BOOTH on the THREE DAYS LISTED ABOVE! and we'll see you on the 12th of Oct!

If you didn't manage to get tickets from the booth, normal ticket sales will be available by contacting Joel 0432361213 or Alexa 0413750516.

Warmest Regards,
UQMSA Committee

Blog: UQMSA Laser Tag Social Game

Hello people! Hope the mid-semester break is treating you the way it should be treating you! A lot of you must have been catching up with work buuuttt, some of you surely had fun on the very first day of the break, last Saturday, we went Laser Tagging!

Was it fun? No words can possibly describe how fun it was! 6 teams of 8 members played round robin, meaning all teams get to play against each other!

Introducing,

Team A!

Team B!

Team C!

Team D!

    Team E!

Team F!

After some briefing and making sure of the games’ mission, and some team cheering, the battle began!

We saw Team C and Team E marching into the battlefield at around 6pm. The first game was a close bloody fight and it was so significant coz it stroke a tinge of excitement for the following teams as it marks the beginning of the competition!

For the rest of the night, we saw team building, team bonding, team spirit, inter-team competition, more team cheering, team laughing, team eating, team meeting (to figure out strategies), team spying, team chatting, team chilling, team fighting and… …

Team Leaders fighting Team members killing Team Leader.

Team Charlie’s Angel.

  Team Member self destruct.

Team S.H.E.

After completing all 15 rounds of games, we reached the climax of the night. It was time to declare the winner of the night… NOT. We still had some time and guess what, ALL 6 TEAMS INVADED THE BATTLEFIELD AND FOUGHT AGAINST EACH OTHER! Now how’s that? We had 2 extra games where all 6 teams, all 48 of us, went into the battlefield and each team had to face off 5 other teams!

This was probably the most exciting part for most of us. There were screaming, lots of running and hiding and also, teams roaring at each other while shooting each other down! :D

We certainly had lots of fun!

Now aren’t you excited to know which team won the game? Is it Team A which was led by Michael? Or the happy Team B with pretty S.H.E.? Or naughty Team C? Or Team D with only 2 girls? Or Team E who wore the most red colour? Or Team F led by the almighty UQMSA President? The glorious victory of the night goes to… … Team…… … … … … …

come to AGM and Mamak Night and ask around. maybe we’ll let you know then.

12th of October. Tuesday.

Building 42 Room 216.

5pm.

Make sure I see you there or…

or you’ll miss out some fun again. :D

 

Enjoy the rest of the holidays people!

Warmest Regards,

UQMSA Committee

UQMSA Mid Autumn Fetival Movie Night

It's time-out now that the mid-sem break is on its way! UQMSA will be screening a great Chinese movie by the name of 'Ip Man' and having mooncakes and Chinese tea to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival! :) The movie will have English subtitles so come along and join the fun!

Check out the IMDB page here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1220719/

This is a free event for all UQMSA members. :)

Date: 22nd September 2010 (Wednesday)

Time: 7pm-10pm

Venue: Room S304 Building 24 Social Science Building

See you there!

Warmest Regards,

UQMSA Committee

UQMSA Social LaserForce!!!

Hello People!

Stress with Midsems and assignment due dates? Here’s something exciting to look forward to!

UQMSA will be organizing a "UQMSA Social Laserforce" game. Laserforce is a live action laser tag game (Think paintball but with laser instead).

Details:
Date : 25th September 2010 (Saturday)
Time : 5.30pm to 9.30pm
Location : Laserforce, Woolloongabba.
Cost : AUD 10 (include dinner + drinks; tentative menu is nasi minyak ayam masak merah + a can of coke)
Transport: Bus 209, 269 or 109. Gather at UQ Lakes first at 4.40pm

Game format:
6 teams.
Each team consist of 8 players.
Members can choose to select own team members or leave it to be arranged by the organizing committee.
Round-robin format. Each team will get to face the other 5 teams. So expect to play at least 5 games. Would have more if time permits.
UQMSA has the whole location booked out to us. So expect full privacy and come have fun with our fellow members.

Those interested can come to our booth next Tuesday (14th) and Wednesday (15th) at 11.00am to 2.00pm our usual spot at the union at the side of STA Travel to register.
Members must pay the full amount of AUD10 while registering. Deposits will not be accepted.

Come along, have heaps of fun and release some stress with us! :D

And also a shout out to our Muslim friends, Selamat Hari Raya!  

Warmest Regards,
UQMSA Committee.

Blog: International Night Market

On this very special evening, UQMSA hosted the Pasar-Malam-like International Night Market alongside with UQSSS (Singapore), MACSA (Macaw) and UQVieSa (Vietnam).

It was really like Pasar Malam. JUST LOOK AT THE CROWD!

We had a great time making Sataysss :)

 

There were tonnes of Ice-Kacang too!

Well, there were more than that !

The Happy People! 

We have friends! Vietnam, one of our neighbouring country! :D

We also had Nasi Lemak and Kuey Teow Goreng which sold like hot cakes!

mmmmmmmmm~~ seeedaaaaaaaaaaappnyaaaaaaa!

We hope you guys had lots of fun!

There are more events lining up for you guys! See you real soon! In the mean time, good luck for those who are sitting for Midsemester exams! :D

Warmest Regards,

UQMSA Committee

International Night Market is HERE!

Hi guys!! The much awaited International Night Market is finally happening!

Remember! Its TOMORROW (26/08/2010 Thursday), starting at 6pm at UQ Grassy Knoll!
This time around, there will not only be Malaysian food but also Vietnamese, Singaporean and Macau!

Here's a peep at the menus:

UQMSA(Halal)
Nasi Lemak
Koay Teow Goreng
Satay
Ice Kacang

MACSA
Portugese Chicken(Halal) served with rice
Pork Bread(Non-Halal)
Sago Dessert

Vietnam(Tentative)
Sweet Soup
Vietnamese Spring Roll(Non-Halal)
Beef Soup Noodles

Singapore
TouFu Fa
Grass Jelly
Excited much? Bring your friends and have a feel of Pasar Malam at UQ, only with more varieties of delicacies from other countries!

See you guys there!

Warmest Regards,

UQMSA Committee

Education & Migration EXPO 2010 by AUG!

 Hello people! How’re you guys doing? Hope all is well!

Anyways, here’s a little message from our sponsor AUG AusEd-UniEd! Check it out!

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GREETINGS FROM AUG !!!

Only 10 days remain before we launch our INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Australian Education & Migration EXPO 2010!

This awesome and extremely informative event will be held…

on Friday the 27th of August 2010

from 12pm till 5pm

at Level 5, Hilton Hotel Brisbane (190 Elizabeth St, QLD 4000)

… so make sure you don’t get the time and place wrong!

Here, you can get FREE consultation for your education and migration enquiries!

Application fee to different universities all across Australia is WAIVED, and one-on-one migration consultation is available FREE OF CHARGE!

Not only that, we will also give you TONS of gifts so you can be sure that you won’t leave the event empty-handed!

Bring your passport, original transcript, awards certificate, IELTS/TOEFL score, and work reference letter if you have any with you.

Remember, only 10 days to go…

Shall you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us at +61 7 3210 1383 or via email atbrisbane@augstudy.com.

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ps: Selamat Berpuasa to our Muslim friends! :)

pps: Also don’t forget, International Night Market is NEXT THURSDAY! 26th of August!

See you guys there!

Warmest Regards,

UQMSA Committee

International night Market

Okay now, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy!

In our very next event,UQMSA is bringing you INTERNATIONAL NIGHT MARKET! The very first pasar-malam-like event we’ve ever organized!

We’re inviting other clubs to sell food of their tradition on that night too! So come along on that night with us and have a fun time buka puasa with us :D

 

Date: 26th of August 2010 (Thursday)

Time: 6pm

Venue: UQ Grassy Knoll

See you guys there!!!

Graduan Recruitment Drive

Hi guys, all play and no work makes Jack a stupid boy! You’ve heard how fun BBQ was and how exciting Whale Watching was! Here’s some serious information for you!

Graduan Recruitment Drive is here again!

This year, they’ll be holding the interview sessions here in UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND on the 14TH of October 2010!

However, for those who are interested, do upload your resume at HTTP://CAREERFAIR.GRADUAN.COM.MY/ OR EMAIL GRADUANCAREERS@GRADUAN.COM.MY before the interview.

For more information, visit http://careerfair.graduan.com.my or visit their facebook event page at Graduan Australia Recruitment Drive

Let your friends know! This is a golden opportunity to start off your career! Make sure you don’t miss out!

Warmest Regards,

UQMSA Committee

blog: UQMSA Whale Watching Trip

7th of August 2010 marks the day! About 70 semangat Malaysians woke up to go on a date with WHALES!

Off we went on the bus :D

We arrived Marina Mirage and departed from the port. After an hour of bumpy choppy boat ride out to the sea, which was really fun, we finally spotted some humpback whales!

can you spot it?

TADDAAAA!! :D

Well, the whales were kind of shy on that day. We managed to catch a glimpse of about 6-7 of them. In spite of that, we really had a lot of fun on the boat, yea?

The Happy people!

    

And last but not least, a pretty group picture before we depart for Surfers Paradise where we had our free time hanging around :D

Ohh how can I forget this epic picture?! Joel and Chong’s titanic moment !

A big THANK YOU to all of you for coming!

Stay tuned for more exciting events to come! See you guys in all the events lining up for you!

Warmest Regards,

UQMSA Committee

Blog: Welcoming BBQ 2010 Sem 2

Hello People! 

Hope Week 3 of uni is not too hectic for you guys yet!! *ohhh who am I kidding* :D

Anyways, last Saturday, on the 31st of July, we had our Welcoming BBQ for the second time of the year!

In spite of the scorching sun, everyone still had a greeaaatttt time mingling around and pigging out with sausages, onions, bread and not to forget JELLIES! Ohh those are really hard to open! *chuckles*

Ohh just look at the amount of onions!

Dear Joel busy cooking sausages !

The happy people!

Thank you all for coming and making this event  happening! Stay tuned for more events to come and more updates on our Whale Watching + Gold Coast trip! 

Have a good week ahead!

Warmest Regard,

UQMSA Committee

AUG Brisbane Needs YOU!

Hi People! An announcement from one of our sponsors AUG Brisbane! Check it out!


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AUG Brisbane needs YOU

ME ???

Yes, YOU!!!

What do you need me for?

We are going to hold an Education and Migration Expo this August/September 2010 and we need you to help us throughout the event, to make sure the event goes smoothly.

But why should I help? What will *I* get in return?

Volunteering for this event will grant you much needed work experience.

This event is the perfect chance to build your network! You might meet your future employer...

This is also a good opportunity to practice the skills you learned from the university

Build confidence by working with and mentoring other people!

Also, think about the satisfaction that you will get after successfully helping out at the event!

Furthermore, you will get:

-          A reference letter*

-          A certificate of participation*

-          Meals during the event (lunch and/or dinner)*

Well, okay, so what do I need to become a volunteer for AUG Brisbane ?

A SINCERE HEART to help others is a must!

Oh wow, that’s great! How do I volunteer for AUG Brisbane ?

It’s easy! Simply fill-in your details on the Volunteer Application Form (attached) and e-mail it back to us on ryan.heryyanto@augstudy.com byMonday, 09^th August 2010.

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Warmest Regards,
UQMSA Committee

UQMSA Semester 2 Activities!!

Hi Fellow Members!

Hope first day of uni was good for everyone! :D

As the semester starts, so does our list of activities for you guys by UQMSA!

First of all, THIS Wednesday, 28th of July, we’ll be having our booth for Market Day at the Great Court, Booth 126 (Richards Building, Building 5)!

Come grab your breakfast / lunch with us as we’re selling delicious Mee Goreng at the price of only $3! You’ll also get FREE popiah while stock last! Get your friend to sign up with us to enjoy all our activities on special members’ price and also get a free drink on that day! :)

There’ll also be information on our events for the rest of this year, plus employment information useful for those who are graduating soon! Do drop by and bring your friends!

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Next in line, we’ll be having the traditional Welcoming BBQ THIS SATURDAY, 31st of July!Come join us in Southbank for some BBQ and have fun! You’ll be promised to meet lots of new friends and also get to know more about our upcoming activities we’ve planned for this semester! This event is wholly sponsored by UQMSA so it is FREEEEEE!!!

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Last semester we went out to the sea and did some surfing, this time around, we’re going to see some Whales yo!

This is the once in a lifetime experience and you’ll have to see it NOW! Why now? Because, we’ve got the lowest rates everrr! Check this out if you won’t believe! 

Only $60 for the whole trip including transport, whale watching, and a short trip to Surfer’s Paradise for some free and easy time! I’m excited already! :D

Here’s the itinerary:

7.50 am: Depart from UQ
9.30 am: Arrive at Main Beach and embark on cruise
12.30 pm: Return from cruise and depart to Surfers Paradise for lunch and free time
5.00 pm: Depart from Surfers Paradise
6.30 pm: Arrive at UQ

Come register with us on Market Day and at Welcoming BBQ to reserve yourself a place because the bus spaces are, well, limited!

Feel free to drop us an email, or check out our Facebook page for more updates!

See you guys real soon!!

Warmest Regards,

UQMSA Committee