Committee 2013

Congratulations to the new elected committee of UQMSA 2012/2013 ♥

UQMSA Snooker Night

Hello people,
A week before midsem break started, UQMSA organized a snooker night for our members. So, our member came and joined the free snooker night. Most of them are the first timers and it was quiet fun. The 3 hours game brought joy and happiness to all members. Even the AUG Counsellor, Jason Foo came and joined us.

Stay tune for more updates!!

UQMSA Bazaar Ramadhan

Ramadhan is the time for Muslim to fast for a month before celebrating Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
It is not a complete one without Bazzar Ramadhan.

Brought to you by UQMSA in collaboration of UQISA, Bazaar Ramadhan in Australia, to bring back such environment in Malaysia to Brisbane.
Lots of kueh, dishes and snacks being sold by both organizations. Everyone queued 30 minutes earlier to grab those delicious foods.

Salam Ramadhan people.

UQMSA Market Day

Hello guys, we are back again with second semester of 2012!!!
We have reached more than 350++ of new members on the second semester.
It was fun to see lots of Malaysians pursuing their study in Australia and around the world!!

UQMSA Makan Night

Hello UQMSA members, 

On Wednesday, May 9, 2012, UQMSA organized a Makan Night and we sold our delicious and yummy Malaysian foods to all Malaysian and the local people as part of our signature event. 

We sold out more than 500 packs of dishes within 1 hour!!!!!

It was amazing!!!!

and everybody loved it. We also served free teh tarik for all.

UQMSA Mamak Night Sem 1 2012

It was not a typical Wednesday night on May 30 at BEL Rooftop, University of Queensland. It was a fun and amazing night for Malaysians in Brisbane to get together and had fun while enjoying the best Malaysian dishes in Australia plus teh tarik.

140 people were celebrating the Malaysian Mamak Night organized by UQMSA and there were a lot of activities on that night. Few lucky draws were given away to lucky members, song dedications for random people from their secret admirers and the most important thing was the quality time shared among Malaysians.

UQMSA UQ Cultural Fiesta

Hi lovely members, UQMSA
On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 starting from 10am, in collaboration with UQ Union and in conjunction with UQ Diversity Week,  we set up a Malaysian Booth for all people to see and experince the Malaysia Truly Asia.

Lots of interesting games such as congkak and exhibition was displayed to show our Malaysian diversity in cultures.

Later on stage, the Malaysian dancers from MASCATS Troupe performed and attracted lots of people. 

It was such an amazing day!!! 

UQMSA Annual General Meeting

HI MEMBERS!

The current UQMSA Committee's term is coming to an END and soon its going to be time to elect a NEW committee to lead the club!

If you're interested, take this opportunity to STEP UP and become more than just a member or a volunteer. This is a great opportunity to GAIN valuable real-life EXPERIENCES in leadership and organisational skills. 

So do join us for our ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, the details are as below.

DATE: 18th October (Thursday)

TIME: 7pm-8.30pm

VENUE: 63-348 

AGENDA:

1. President's report
2. Secretary's report
3. Treasurer's report
4. Election for the following posts:
- President
- Vice President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Social Conveneners (TWO)
- IT Conveners (TWO)
- Education Conveners (TWO)
- Sponsorship Coordinator (ONE)
5. Light dinner

UQMSA 2012 Committee

There can be nothing more important than selecting the BEST possible committee to lead the club. So BE THERE and exercise your right to VOTE! =)See you there! 

UQMSA: Our Sponsor: Voice Data Phone

Hi guys,
Did you that you can get a lot of benefits when you join UQMSA.
Check out our new sponsor: Voice Data Phone.
Click on Money Saving Phone Plan tab for monthly promotions.

More info:

Company: VoiceDataFone

Email: Thomas.chow@voicedatafone.com.au

Ph: 07 3219 8878

M: 0458 458 868

UQMSA Rock Climbing 2012

UQMSA ROCK CLIMBING 2012

On Saturday 31 March 2012 most of our members were busy taking their mid-semester exam. Meanwhile there were 20 enthusiastic UQMSA members at the UQMSA social rock climbing session, held at
URBAN CLIMB, WEST END.

The first thing we had to do was choose our new fashion accessories. After choosing some stylish climbing shoes and a very nice looking harness we were ready to climb. I was glad to see that our members helped each other to set up. Go team Malaysia!

After a quick harness check we were given a short introduction on belaying and climbing, for an hour and a half; so much for short. Everyone was excited and brimming with curiosity. The nerves were high though and with people’s first time dealing with their fear of heights there was a lot of new beginnings for everyone!

After understanding the “ABC” (if you want to know what “ABC” is, join our next rock climbing event!) everyone found themselves a partner and went climbing! From here on out there were great, fun moments of climbing and conquering walls!

With much encouragement and people on the floor giving directions as to where to put your right foot or your left arm on the different colour pieces, many made it to the top, exhausted, but with an accomplished smile on their faces!

The event was finished off with a fun climbing competition and the SPIDERWOMAN and SPIDERMAN this year is ELIYANA and AIM! 
Congratulations!

They were given KUSHI Q (our gold sponsor) food voucher as a reward.

YUM YUM YUM…   

The 3 hours climbing session was a great experience for all of us, we learned not to give up, think about every move we make (maybe in life too!) and that heights aren’t so scary (actually maybe they still are).

“Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.”
Thank you to all the members for participating in this challenging event and helping each other out when climbing. You guys are AWESOME!
Special thanks to the Urban staff and our photographer for capturing the day!

WARMEST REGARDS,

UQMSA COMMITTEE

UQMSA Outdoor Excursion Sem1, 2012

The  UQMSA  Outdoor Excursion was advertised and promoted as a trip you will be talking about for the rest of the semester. Nay, the rest of your Uni life. Those were big expectations to live up to, and we worked our guts out to make sure things would go as smoothly as possible.

Fortunately, everyone came back alive and well. UQMSA will sign that off as an overwhelming success and record that into the annals of the glorious history of UQMSA

The end.

Jokes jokes. Here is a write-up of the excursion!

The destination this time around was Surfer’s Paradise and Springbrook National Park.

Everyone arrived early in the morning of the 10^th of April 2012, bleary-eyed and tired, probably still unhappy of the fact that they were forced to wake up so early during the semester break. Nonetheless, by Malaysian standards, everyone was very punctual! We were only 5-10 minutes late #winning

First on the itinerary, some fun in the sun at Surfer’s Paradise. The weather was amazing for a beach outing! We were positively stoked!

*Intelligence revealed that our treasurer Ms. Lotion had her bikini on. But I am still looking for the pics for the benefit of our members.

Surfer’s Paradise was merely  a detour in our epic trip of course. Onwards to Springbrook!

The amazing thing about the Natural Bridge section of Springbrook was of course, there were 2 wonders of Mother Nature. During the day, you will be mesmerized by the Waterfall in the cave; By night, the haunting beauty of the glowworms will take your breath away.

We kicked off the Springbrook part of the trip with jungle-trekking.

Dayum! The participants were hard to control. We had the photographers who took their own sweet time taking photos, and the quick-walkers hell bent on finishing the track in record time. Needless to say, the overweight guide had to run back and forth getting people to slow down while beckoning the laggers to move:S

Following the track, the participants were ushered to the picnic area for food.

Nom nom nom

The lovely ladies of the committee came up with some fun games to keep us all entertained

As the sky turned dark, it was officially time for the glowworms. Torches were distributed amongst Team Lotion, Team Nana, Team Han Shen, and Team Jocinda.

The glowworms were hauntingly beautiful, but they were a bit short in numbers due to the cold weather. Bummer:(

However, the star-lit skies tugged at our heartstrings:D you never see skies like that in Brisbane!

Soon, it was time to head home. We promptly arrived back in Brisbane after a quick nap.

All in all, it was a fun trip. It wasn’t without its imperfection, but the participants were safe and sound. And most important of all, everyone got to know some new friends from the trip.

UQMSA!!!!

UQMSA Brisbane Comedy Festival

Hello everyone!!

Hope things have been great, and that the mid-sem exams are all out of the way already. :) 

On the 21^st of March, in conjunction with Brisbane Comedy Festival, our very own comedians Harith Iskander, Douglas Lim and Kuah Jen Han took the stage for a night! Well, everyone loves a good laugh! UQMSA in collaboration with the event’s organiser, The Dirty Work Comedy has managed to secure 51 tickets for our members at a discounted rate. It was held at the Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm.

 It feels like bringing a bit of Malaysia back to the people here. As we waited, it became clear that 95% of the audience (who were mainly Malaysians) were getting seriously excited about seeing our local legends performing in Australia.

From the very first act, it was clear why. All had a unique style of observational comedy that made everyday occurrences seem silly-funny, yet still a world away from the terrible ‘what’s up with that?’ jokes we tend to associate with general comedic style. Material drew upon culturally specific experiences next to cracks about Malaysians’ behaviours and even a memorable Justin Bieber pork-based parody! :D

All of us had a great time there and even took the opportunity to take their autographs as well as photos with the comedians. The best thing about the whole event is that not only we laughed a lot throughout the show, we also met a lot of new faces and make new friends! :)

UQMSA would like to thank the members for your support and we will continue to arrange more awesome events for you guys in the future! We’ll keep you updated, so stay tuned! More great events coming up! 

See you soon! ;)