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!

 

 

 

 

Asean Uni Games QLD 2008

THE INAUGURAL ASEAN UNI GAMES QLD
10 - 12 October 2008

UQ Singapore Student Society, Malaysian Student Council of Australia (MASCA QLD), Brunei Student Society and Indonesian Student Association are proud to jointly present to you the first ever Asean Uni Games!

This is a 3 day sporting event beginning from the 10th to 12th of October will pit nations against each other in basketball, netball and soccer competitions. With a participation of 250 athletes, this would be an exciting event to be witnessed and shared by all.

The Opening Ceremony is to be held on the 10th of October and followed by the basketball tournament. 11th October marks the day for the quick pace and hard tackling of soccer. The netball tournament will be on 12th October and is followed by the Closing Ceremony and the Gala Lunch.

The Gala Lunch is a scrumptious authentic Indonesian cuisine which will certainly entice your taste buds. The menu: Beef Rendang, Gule Kambing, Ayam Bakar, Capcay, Telor Balado, Rice & Mee. The Gala Lunch is a measly $7 and please rsvp with your respective clubs;
BSS - bssbne@gmail.com, PPIA - albefiandi@hotmail.com, MASCA - masca.qld@gmail.com, UQ SSS - uq.singapore@gmail.com

As you dine in the beautiful scenery of UQ Lakes, you shall be entertained with our various performances lined up for the day. It will be followed by our Award presentation of the respective tournament champions and the Champion Nation award.

We call out to all to support your nation as they battle it out to become the Champion Nation in the Asean Uni Games. Come on down for each event and cheer your team on to success.

Who will win in the intense neighbour rivalry between Singapore and Malaysia? Would we see the Singapore soccer team dominate the soccer tournament as the Singapore National Team does in the Tiger Cup? Or would we see a thrashing by the Malaysian team?

Who will become Champion Nation? Brunei? Singapore? Malaysia? or is it Indonesia?

There is only one way to find out, come on down to the events and support your nation! Rsvp now to register your name for the Gala Lunch and witness your country raise the Champion Nation Trophy!

Facebook RSVP: http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=26515538809

Social Volleyball

UQMSA organised a great game of beach volleyball on Saturday, 15th March 2008. A lot of our members showed up, slapped a ball around and some even got to eat sand. It was a great show of sporting spirit where newcomers had a go at playing beach volleyball wholeheartedly and people who had experience gave tips and encouraged the newbies and their team members. At the end of it, the sun had set and a group of people had the court booked for 6pm and kicked us out but some of us kept on playing on the grass hitting the ball to each other. UQMSA went around collecting gold coin donations for the good cause of the club and to help pay for court hire and future events, and we got quite a decent amount, including $2 Singapore dollars! People, gold coin donation doesn't literally mean the coin has to be GOLD...it just means donation of any amount, in Aussie dollars! So, next time the collecting bag goes around, you know what to toss in there. No more SGD, or, the outphased RM1 coins, ok! but whomever that was, thanks anyway; your heart is in the right place...right?

Team UQMSA!

Waiting for the ball

Team UQMSA 2!

We be chillin'

That gorgeous sunset

Team UQMSA 3!

BOINK!

Hit it, girl!

We be chillin 2

That gorgeous sunset again