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

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

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

MAMAK NIGHT *teaser*

UQMSA's "Jom Watch AFL !" might be over and it sure was a great experience for all of us who went to watch the Brisbane Lions beat North Melbourne!

But in truth us Malaysian are crazy about one thing and one thing only. And that's our food!! So the event we've all been waiting for is here!

UQMSA's traditional semester-ender, and our BIGGEST event of the Sem, MAMAK NIGHT, is just around the corner!!

The weather might be getting cold, you might be jam packed with assignments and exams might not be too far off but there is no better way to cheer yourself and get yourself pumped up than some good old Malaysian food!

The details of the event are as below:

Date: 1st June 2011 (Wednesday)

Time: 6PM to 9PM

Venue: BEL Faculty Rooftop Cafe (UQMSA will be reserving the whole venue)
Ticket Booths : 10am - 2pm, May 29, 30 & 31st (Fri, Mon and Tue), UQ Union beside STA Travel

Ticket prices & food menu will be out latest by this Friday. For now just block of some time on your busy calendar for UQMSA's MAMAK NIGHT, its going to be the only place to be on 1st June ! :)

Stay tuned for the latest updates!

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

Makan Night 2011

Craving for some Malaysian Food?

Time to satisfy those cravings!

 

Salam Sejahtera and Hello dear members,

 

Hope everyone had an enjoyable Easter Break! Welcome back to the second half of the semester and do look forward to UQMSA’s bucket list of upcoming events that will surely bring you much more excitement in your university journey.

 

UQMSA is organizing Makan Night 2011! , specially catered for those who crave for some authentic Malaysian Food. Nasi Lemak, Nasi Briyani, Mee Goreng, Ondeh-ondeh, you name it! This is the perfect chance for you foodies, if not Malaysian food lovers out there, to enjoy a scrumptious meal, nevertheless catch up with one another on a lovely Wednesday evening as well. UQMSA will also be collaborating with UQ Singapore Student’s Society (UQSSS) in this event which brings you guys with a larger variety of food to feed up all hungry souls. J

 

Details for the event are as follow :

Date : 11^th May 2011 (Wednesday)

Time : 6.00pm – 9.00pm (while stocks last!)

Venue : Grassy Knoll (In between UQ Union & Great Court)

 

 

UQMSA’s ‘OH-SO-DELICIOUS’ MENU

Main Dishes: Nasi Lemak with Chicken Rendang, Nasi Kerabu with Fried Chicken,

        Mee Goreng & Lemang with Chicken Curry

Dessert:       Ondeh – Ondeh, Kuih Talam & Kuih Lapis

Drinks:        Teh Tarik (Serving For Free!)

 

 

UQSSS MAKAN NIGHT MENU (Pre-order available)

Main Dish   : Curry Chicken Rice (Halal)

Side Dish    : Spring Rolls (Vegetarian) And Teriyaki Chicken Sticks
Dessert       : Tau Huey
Drinks        : Bundung

*For more info, check out UQSSS website at http://uqsss.com/

 

All food will be sold on a ‘FIRST COME FIRST SERVE’ basis. Grab your buddies along and enjoy a great feast with us! Do come EARLY to avoid the long queue too.

 

See you there! J

 

As part of our commitment to community responsibility, UQMSA will be donating 30% of Makan Night profits to the Australian Cancer Research Fund.

 

Warmest regards,

UQMSA Committee

Brief reminders

Hey everyone,

The last day to email CVs and academic transcripts to uniqmsa@gmail.com for an interview with the KPMG rep is tomorrow, 23rd of August (Thursday). Good luck!

Also, don't forget that this Friday, we'll be having Dinner and Movie Night at the Abel Smith Lecture Theatre from 6:30 pm onwards. We'll be selling food and drinks so come along! :)

See you around!

Dinner and Movie Night

Hey people!

The turnout at the BBQ was awesome! We hope you guys are all ready for our next event!

Dinner and Movie Night will be held on the 24th of August (Friday) at the Abel Smith Lecture Theatre in uni from 6:30 pm onwards. We will be selling karipap, nasi ayam and teh tarik. As we will only be ordering a limited amount of food, please come on time as we cannot guarantee that there will be any left if you arrive halfway throughout the night! Entertainment-wise, in keeping with Malaysia's 50th Merdeka, we will be screening a documentary revolving around the journey to independence throughout dinner and a patriotic movie afterwards. So make sure you get the date, time and venue down, and we'll see you there! :)

ReUnion Week Market Day

Hey everyone!

Market Day for this semester is this coming Wednesday (25th July 2007) so don't forget to come by, say hello and bring your friends and freshies who aren't members for registration. As it's midway through the year, rego will only cost $4. Also, we'll be giving out karipap and teh tarik to all old and new members. We're hoping this will be the perfect start to a great semester, so don't miss out! It will start at 10 am and end at 3 pm.

See you there!

Warm regards,
Your committee for 2007

Mamak Nite's finalised details & other UQMSA news.

Hey guys,

It's confirmed! The first Mamak Nite for this year is this coming Wednesday, 4th of April. It starts at 5:30 pm, Schonell Theatre 2 and we estimate that it will last till around 10 pm. The movie 'Cinta' will be screening at 8 pm sharp. Don't forget to bring your membership cards for verification as non-members will have to pay an entrance fee of $3 for this event. Also, remember to sign up for the Moreton Island one-day tour and bring the fee of $90. If you still haven't signed up with UQMSA for 2007, this is your chance to do so and meet the rest of us! Just a reminder that it will only cost you $7 for the entire year.

On other non-Mamak Nite related news, PPMQ (Persatuan Pelajar-Pelajar Melayu Queensland) will be holding a free BBQ at Guyatt Park on the 8th of April from 10 am onwards and there will be a football game in the evening. Also, the Malaysian Students Department will be sending two representatives on the 9th of April (Monday) to UQ to meet undergraduate students from 10 am till 12 pm. If you would like to voice any concerns or issues to them or would just like to get to know your representatives better, then do try to make it. We will announce the venue of this meeting closer to the date.

Alright, hope to see you guys this Wednesday! :)

Mamak Nite #1 for 2007

The first Mamak Nite for the year is here, all you hungry Malaysians! At this free event, we'll be selling your favourite food from home at unbelievable prices because we're not out to make any profit at all. The menu we have come up with is:

1) Nasi lemak

2) Rendang ayam

3) Roti canai

4) Sardine curry

5) Pau

6) Onde-onde

7) Sardine rolls

8) Mee Soto

So make sure you're available on the 4th of April, next Wednesday!

Mamak Nite will kick off at 5:30 pm and after all that eating, we will be screening the movie 'Cinta' at 8 pm sharp. Also, don't forget to sign up for the Moreton Island 1-day tour that night. The $90 fee that only applies to UQMSA members is inclusive of morning tea, lunch, transportation, National Park fee, and all activities (normally priced at $25 each) so this is a very good deal that you shouldn't miss out on! Unless, of course, you prefer to pay $119!!

We'll be announcing the venue for Mamak Nite soon enough (it's definitely going to be held at uni) so watch this space and check your e-mails. Make sure you bring your membership cards. You can also bring your friends who are non-members but they will be asked to pay $3 at the door.

We can't wait!! :)

P/S: Those of you who haven't signed up with UQMSA, you can still do so on that night. The fee is only $7 for the entire year. You can also collect your membership card if you haven't done so.