UQMSA Market Day Sem1, 2012

So the new semester begins, and how do we know that?

There was Market Day of course!

Market Day is UQ Union’s official welcome event where all students get to pick and choose which clubs and societies they want to be involved with throughout the year.

 Well a lot of you guys sure made the right choice because  UQMSA  hit a new record for sign-ups of new members! Guess being last year’s international club of the year sure helps eh? =D

It was great to see fellow Malaysians, both new members and old members turn up to sign up with us on the day.

What made it even better was that it wasn’t just Malaysians who wanted to be a part of our awesome little club, we had people from Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Chinese and Hong Kong signing up with us too! Or maybe it was the free food that we were offering to those who signed up that did the trick! =P

People snacking away while waiting in line to sign-up!

 And ouh man, did we have long lines!

Market Day turnout out great and we ended the day with more than 300 members signing up with  UQMSA !

If that’s not a good way to start off the semester I don’t know what is =)

Warmest Regards,

UQMSA Committee

UQMSA Interview Workshop

UQMSA Interview Workshop (27/8/2011)

A couple of weeks back, UQMSA put together an Interview Workshop Session for our members. It's a follow up to the Resume Writing Workshop that was organized in the first semester. The overall aims of these workshops are to prepare our members to stand the best chance of getting employed, no matter what field of work they are interested in.

UQMSA would like to take this opportunity to wish a special thank you to Celia, who was kinda enough to facilitate the workshop on her own personal time.

THANKS CELIA! =)

Lets have a look at some photos from the event.

Only UQMSA could fill up a room this size on a Saturday this fast! All 60 available slot were filled up within 2 days of registration opening.

As part of the workshop, there was an interactive section for members to practice answering some common interview questions they are likely to face. I don’t know how our members are going to do as potential interviewees but with stares like these they could always work as interviewers!

The Battle of the Stare-Downs.

The challengers

The two winners. Can you pick the winner between these two? We sure cant!

But it wasn’t all serious stuff. Like all UQMSA events there will always be time for socializing and making new friends! =)

Lemonade and biscuits! :D

Can you take the heat? Joel cracking under pressure!

A group shot of everyone who attended UQMSA’s Interview Workshop 2011 =)

Candid committee shot with Celia. 

Warmest Regards,

UQMSA Committee :) 

UQMSA Welcome BBQ, Sem 2 2011

Aloha lovely members,

How's your holiday going?

Are YOU ready to meet new Malaysian friends or wanna know more about future exciting events that would be happening in this semester?
There would be a welcome BBQ session on this coming Saturday! Hurray :D

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Date: 30.07.2011 (Saturday)
Time: 10.00am - 2.00pm
Venue: Southbank Parklands
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Food (HALAL) & beverages are provided for free exclusively for you. No worries if you have not registered as a member, just come on that day to sign-up.

How to get there?

http://www.translink.com.au/
---- Do look at the map uploaded below. If you are lost, no fret, just call us! We will come to your rescue.

The red circle will be where we are on the day. Look out for us ! :)

Contact persons:
Joel Kok 04 3236 1213
Rahmat Shazi 04 34352606

Jom! Don't forget our dates ya. Spread the words & see you there!

Regards,
UQMSA Committee

UQMSA’s “Jom Watch AFL”

And so the dreaded mid-semester period came, with its load of tear-inducing stress, assignments that just won’t write themselves up, and exams that reduce students to hair-pulling and overeating. And of course, UQMSA came to the rescue (as always la) with our ready shot of fun! :P

 

Over 30 of us headed in one big, noisy rombongan to the Gabba to experience football as the Aussies know it J It was the Brisbane Lions VS North Melbourne. Before this, the Lions were win-less in the new season with 7-straight losses. And then came our Malaysian gang. The rest, as they say, is history, as evidenced by the in-depth statistical analysis below :

 

 

The Brisbane Singa started the game in nervous fashion in a match that was really tight, but they eventually managed to outscore their opponents from Melbourne during the 4^th quarter. Truly a night to remember for every one of us as we cheered like crazy for every pass, tackle and goal.  

 

Special thanks to Michael and Simon for being our guides J

 

Warmest Regards

UQMSA Committee

 

 

 

 

Faces coasted with warpaint and ready to rock the Gabba!

 

The Lions’ Ultra-Secret weapon for the night : the UQMSA gang!

 

 

 

 

Mamak Night 2011

Hey all,

 

Details of the event of the semester have just been finalized!

 

UQMSA presents....... (cue drums) MAMAK NIGHT! =)

 

 

Date: 1st June 2011 (Wednesday)

Time: 630pm for a 7pm start

Venue: BEL Faculty Rooftop Terrace, Colin Clark (Building 39)

 

For all you Malaysians missing your favorite foods from back home, oh boy do we have a feast lined up for you! And knowing how us Malaysian eat, we're ordering heaps too! 

 

Mamak Night Menu:

1) Rice with Chicken Curry and Cabbage

2) Sambal Ikan

3) Mee Goreng Mamak

4) Spaghetti Goreng

5) Bubur Pulut Hitam

6) Hot Teh Tarik

 

You can get your ticket from our booth which will be right next to STA Travel. We'll be there on 27th Friday (TOMORROW!!!!!!!),30th Monday and 31st Tuesday from 10am-2pm. 

 

Ticket Prices are as follows:

Members - $8

Non-members - $14

 

Spaces are limited so rush over to our booth to buy your tickets as soon as possible! You don't want to be the only person missing out on this event, do you?

 

*******Volunteers Needed******

We need helpers with serving and managing the crowd. There is also one spot for anyone who would like to help out our very own UQMSA photographer. No need to be a pro - a deep interest will do! =D

For those who would love to volunteer and be smelling like some mouth-watering Malaysian food or taking happy pictures, please email us uniqmsa@gmail.com the following details by Sunday 29th May, 8pm:

-Name

-Email address

-Phone number

Note: Volunteers are required be available from 5pm.

 

Facebook event page. Click HERE

 

See you there

 

 

Warmest Regards,
UQMSA Committee

UQ’s Diversity Week (Malaysia)

Wanna know more about Malaysia's culture, places to visit or simply missing the Malaysian Food? Come and join us on this coming Tuesday! There would be exhibition, food sampling, demonstration of Sepak Raga, Inai hand painting, FashIon Show, Q&A session with us, or picture taking with the models who would be wearing Malaysia costumes (30 mins after the fashion show)

MaLaYsiA StALL
Date: 24.05.2011
Time: 10.00am-2.30pm
Venue: Grassy Knoll

 

***Volunteers Needed***
If you're interested in helping us promote our unique Malaysian culture to our fellow UQ students, do drop us an email uniqmsa@gmail.com with your name, email address, phone number, and availability by 8pm, 22nd of May, Sunday.
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UQ's Diversity Week, in which the university celebrates the diversity of cultures on campus. The Cultural Fiesta organized by the UQ Union is part of Diversity Week, and aims to showcase the cultural displays of the different countries that UQ's international students hail from. The event will feature student clubs showcasing their natural foods, costumes, dance, plus roving performers, stalls, dancing dragons and more. The outdoor celebration in Campbell Place between 10am-2pm is an open invitation to all UQ students to join in the fun.

And leading proudly will be our Malaysian Stall, featuring our wonderful cultural diversity, our awesome traditional costumes, and samplings of the best food in the world: Malaysian Food!
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Timetable for the day
10.00 am – 11.00 am * Exhibition + Food sampling(whole day)
11.00 am – 11.30 am * Demonstration of Sepak Raga // Inai Hand Painting
11.30 am – 1.00 pm * Exhibition + Food (whole day) // Inai Hand Painting
(12.00noon-12.10pm : Fashion show performance)
(12.30 noon - 1.00 pm Sepak raga sport game)
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm * Exhibition + Food (whole day)
2.00 pm – 2.30 pm *Exhibition + Food (whole day)

For those who are interested to join our Sepak Raga game, mystery prize will be giving out to the winner who can balance the ball for the longest time without dropping it on the floor.

It's all about Fun, socializing and learning about Malaysia

See you there!
Warmest regards,
UQMSA Committee

Eat, Show and Tell

Greetings everyone,

 

Last week’s Makan Night was a big hit! J Thanks to everyone who came! I hope you guys did enjoy the food we served as I most certainly did! UQMSA would also like to take this opportunity to apologize to those who did not get to buy any food due to the surprisingly large crowd.. but don’t fret as UQMSA will be organizing more ‘makan sessions’ and do our very best to cater for all members. Nevertheless, I suppose pictures speak better than words ya? Here are some pictures taken by UQMSA’s awesome photographer during the event!

 

 

Pre-event photo (volunteers + committee)! We certainly are not camera shy ;)

 

 

The excited crowd lining up even before the event!

 

 

 

 Spot the ‘FREE Teh Tarik’ & yummy Malaysian food!

 

 

 

Everyone is so absorbed in the food….LOL

 

Pasar malam Brisbane kat UQ St. Lucia J

 

 

 

Glad to see happy faces despite the long queue J yes, yummy Malaysian food awaits!

 

 

Spot the eagerness in getting money out of their purses, thank you guys!

 

 

The teh tarik team who served well J

 

 

 

Last but never least, the team who always knows how to have some fun despite fatigue. Couldn’t resist but to upload this one. Haha!

 

 

That’s all for now folks. Till we meet again in our next event! Stay tuned as you won’t wanna miss out on that again!

 

 

 

 

Proudly presented by,

UQMSA with love J

Every good deed helps to kindle this feeling of joy within us

This post does not include bikinis and swimming trunks that surely inspire a worthy trip or a perfect excuse to hit the beach to attempt a new skill: surfing, or rock climbing gears attached to your bodies to conquer the climbing walls. But it DOES capture the atmosphere of enthusiasm in a meeting room where the Volunteer Refugee Tutoring and Community Support (VoRTCS) Interview and Information session took place two Sundays ago. With all ears and hearts wide open, the volunteers were prepared to receive the gist of it all from THIS MAN in the PICTURE BELOW:

Allow me to introduce the presenter of the day and manager of the VORTCS team – Mr Julian Evans, or Jules.

Do not be deceived by this solemn picture of him. Believe me, this British bloke has the most laid back and witty character that can absolutely make you drop your books or pens to just listen to his persuasive speech.  His laid back character was consistently portrayed over the session as he would insist that we addressed him as Jules rather than Mr Evans. He started the session by sharing his philosophy of volunteering, quoting, “It is most important to have fun while you’re volunteering and working with your team”. His simple justification was that one should dwell in spirit of fun [and giving] in any voluntary work; otherwise one would not enjoy it, and loses sight of the purpose if the heart was not stirred. Well, something like that =P This drove away the tension in the air. Jules went on to enlighten us further on the expectations of being a refugee volunteer tutor. The majority, if not all, were positively swayed by Jules’ short and sweet presentation, resulting in a large number of sign-ups for this exciting voluntary work. He really sold the Refugee Tutoring Program to us.

All ears and eyes glued to Jules J

See! This black and white photo is a vivid proof that he literally got them hypnotised! @.@ Hee hee, in a positive way of course J

 

Forms were handed to every attendee before the group interviews commenced J

Only some paper work and submission of the required documents before the volunteers are well on their way to receive their Blue Cards and begin the journey as volunteer refugee tutors! J

MALAYSIA BOLEH ! woohoo!

Double WOOHOO for what we had for light refreshments after the session!

=D  Nothing like these two pictures that do show our affection for food! (particularly karipap!)

To all volunteers who attended this information and interview session as well as VoRTCS training session 1 on 9^th May 2011, the UQMSA committee and VoRTCS team would like to give you a big THANK YOU for showing a keen interest to be part of this volunteer program!

For more information, check out http://www.refugeetutoring.org 

Should you have any inquiries, please feel free to email Jules - julian.evans@svdpqld.org.au

Get ready for this exciting part of your journey & keep the passion for people alive! It certainly will be a rewarding experience for you. So if you think this voluntary work is for you and you’re still up for the challenge, SEE YOU at the 2^nd training session!  ;)

 

Love & peace,

Jess J & UQMSA Committee