Brisbane Merdeka 2008

51st MERDEKA Event @ Brisbane Australia

brought to you by

MASCA QLD, PPMQ and UQMSA

Malaysian Students Council of Australia (MASCA) is an official Malaysian student body that is affiliated with the Malaysian Students Department (MSD) of Australia, led by MASCA National and all other state bodies i.e. MASCA Queensland, NSW, etc. The main purpose of MASCA Qld is to help coordinate and unite Malaysian student bodies within Queensland. MASCA QLD does this by supporting the main Malaysian student associations in Queensland i.e. from the University of Queensland (UQ), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Bond University (BU) and Griffith University (GU). This year, MASCA Qld hosted the National Conference and Games (NCG) and this event boasted 400 participants from all over Australia. Other events that MASCA Qld has been involved with are the Merdeka Celebration, Hari Raya Open House and the Queensland Sports Carnival.

Merdeka Week Events

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? ;)

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!