Brisbane Comedy Festival

Hi members!

The Brisbane Comedy Festival is going on and our very own Harith Iskander, Douglas Lim and Kuah Jenhan will be taking the stage for a night!  

• Event : Brisbane Comedy Festival (Best of Comedy-Malaysia)
• Date : 21st March 2012 (Wednesday)
• Place : Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm
• Time : 7.00 - 8.00 PM

HOW TO GET THERE?

Everyone please gather at the UQ CityCat Stop at 5.20 PM. And please BE PUNCTUAL. 

But if you want to go there by yourself, the details below might be helpful. Please be at the Brisbane Powerhouse by at least 6.30 PM as the show will start at 7.00 PM.

Brisbane Powerhouse is located next to New Farm Park on the banks of the Brisbane river. Street access is via 119 Lamington Street, New Farm (continuation of James St).

Please Note: There is limited car parking at Brisbane Powerhouse.  They encourage all patrons to catch public transport where possible.  If you are travelling by car, please allow ample time to locate a car park at either Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm Park or surrounding areas.

Powerhouse precinct map

• BY CITYCAT / FERRY

The New Farm Park CityCat and Ferry Wharf is a couple minutes walk from Brisbane Powerhouse. For more information call TransLink 131230 or visit http://www.translink.com.au/

• BY BUS

There are 3 bus services 196, 197 and 199 which stop a short walk away. For more information call TransLink 131230 or visit http://www.translink.com.au/

• BY BICYCLE

Secure racks are available free-of-charge at Brisbane Powerhouse.

• BY TAXI

Taxi drop off is inside the Brisbane Powerhouse car park beside the Stores Building. A direct dial phone to Black and White cabs is located near the Box Office at Brisbane Powerhouse.

• BY CAR

There is convenient free parking available from 8.30am - midnight Monday to Friday and 6.30am - midnight Saturday and Sunday in New Farm Park (access via Brunswick St). Alternatively, there is limited free parking onsite (access via Lamington St, a continuation of James St).

HOW TO COLLECT YOUR TICKETS?

1) Ticket will be handed over to you on the day of the event.

2) If you are going there by yourself and want to collect the tickets earlier, please contact Izziara or Saachi. 

ANY ENQUIRIES? PLEASE CONTACT US.

1) Izziara 0450803663

2) Saachi 0450383397

Lets get together for a night filled with laughs and thanks for your support! See you there! 

Warmest Regards,

UQMSA Committee

Ramadhan Bazaar

Apologies for this late write up on our Ramadhan Bazaar but fret not, it is here finally.

Like our fellow members, we are always on the lookout for a taste of home. Since it was the month of Ramadhan, we had the great idea of organizing a Ramadhan Bazaar so that our fellow Malaysian can savor their taste buds with some authentic Malaysian food, which I can safely is very hard to find in Brisbane. Not only that, we took this opportunity to showcase to students from other countries how we do things back in Malaysia during the Ramadhan period. Namely, going to ‘pasar malam’ (night market) to buy some awesomely-made food.

The thing that surprised me the most was how fast the food ran out, even though we have already increased the quantity from our Makan Night, which we had during the first semester. We really apologize to those who weren’t able to get what they wanted.

Just look at the amount of people, ridiculous in a good way :D

For this year’s Ramadhan Bazaar, we had the pleasure of having UQ Indonesia Student Association and Macau Student Association join us, which increased the variety of food. Did anybody managed to try the soya bean from MACSA and the fried chicken from UQISA? I was going to buy some fried chicken from UQISA but they sold out L

Our pals from UQISA

Friends from MACSA

I sure wish UQMSA will organize another gathering which involves food. Wait, I think they are and it’s coming soon, so keep an eye out ;)

On behalf of the committee this is Jiansheng, saying, see you soon J

UQMSA's Mid Autumn Festival evening

CALLING ALL MEMBERS!!

Mid Semester Exams are over and all those piles of assignments should have been done and dusted! Excited for Spring Break and things you are planning to do??Guess what, we have just the event to get you all relaxed and well rested for your next big adventure!

What is the first thing that comes into mind when you think about Lanterns, Mooncakes, and Chinese Tea? YES YOU GOT IT!

UQMSA will be planning a MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL!! We know the actual date for the Mid Autumn Festival was last week but all of us were busy with examinations and assignments! And it is better late than never in my books!!

WHEN? Thursday, 22 September 2011, starting at 6.30pm 

WHERE? Guyatt Park (near the playground)

HOW MUCH? Its a free event for our members !

WHATSUP? Awesome Mooncakes for everyone! Nice cup of warm herbal tea! Lanterns! Friends! Plus we'll be having some fun activities planned out for the evening.

So come on out and join us for a relaxed evening, mooncakes, gathering of friends, and we'll make this a truly Malaysian night to be remembered in Brisbane. 

Check out our Facebook event page: Mid Autumn Festival ! 
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Warmest Regards,
UQMSA Comittee

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's Paintball

Who’s up for some ADRENALINE rush?!

Hello peeps! Now that exams are over, everybody lets shout “WooHoooo!” So u’ve shouted and you must be thinking à ok what’s next?? OH, Hang on….. No idea on what to do after the exams? Want to have some fun but didn’t manage to get a spot in our Outdoor Excursion trip? Well, UQMSA is here to save your usual boring weekend with a touch of adrenaline!

UQMSA now present you a fun, exciting and yet affordable Paintball Event.  Precise details are as follow:

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Date : 8^th October 2011 (Saturday)

Time : 8.00am – 12 noon

Venue : Top Gun Paintball, Keperra

Cost per person : $40 (members), $43 (non-members)

Booth : 11am – 2pm (20^th September 2011 – Tue)

              11am – 2pm ( 21^st September 2011 – Wed)

*Seats are limited, on first-come first-served basis*

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For a price of $40, this good deal offers u:

-         *  3 hours of heart pumping paintball game session with 8 – 12 games (5 – 20mins each)

-         *  200 paintballs throughout the game session

-         *  Semi-automatic marker & Paintball Marker

-         *  Camouflage clothing, full facemask & goggles

-         *  Breast plate for female

-         *  To and fro transportation

A full itinerary of the day:

7.30 am : Departure from UQ

7.35 am : Pickup from Toowong Tower

8.05 am : Reach our destination à Top Gun Paintball, Keperra

9.00 am : Start of game session

12.00 noon : End of game session

1.00 pm : Back in UQ

And most importantly, you get to be part of a thrilling paintball experience in Brisbane’s best and oldest Paintball field, established for more than 20 years ago (now that’s long)! We will be having a ticket selling booth at our usual area next to STA Travel from 11am to 2pm on Tuesday (20/9) and Wednesday (21/9). Seats are limited so GRAB a few of your daring friends and come join us for a heart pumping Paintball Experience then! Game on people! ;)

Warmest Regards,

UQMSA