As We Approach The New Beginning...

...07 is leaving us.

Lets not forget our wonderful memories and most importantly keep in mind all the lessons that we have learned through out the year.

Today is 31.12.07 and everyone will celebrate the last day of the year..well ALMOST..sigh ;(..well anyway, Sunny and the gang are heading to Opera House today for Australia's well-known New Years Eve celebration.

For more info on NYE in Australia visit www.nye.com.au!

And have a blast day everyone!!!

Oh How Much We Love Summer Hols!

heya guys!

How r u guys doing so far? Been doing heaps of fun activities and eating lotsa Delicious Malaysian food, I suppose? Hmpx!? Don't get me wrong tho, I can simply find fun things to do here in Sydney but Delicious Malaysian food with the capital D?? No Aussie sizzles can top that! Hope you guys are enjoying your time there ya? n bring something back for me! haha..no seriously, ENJOY your time!!..n bring something back for me ;P

Things in sydney are below par after Cohort 2 TESLians left us leaving me, and few others dying of boredom..Most of us are working and we do spend time together having dinner, shisha-ing courtesy of our man Rickman and Mr President :P, occasional futsal, playing Diren's playstation, pool session with Azan, Rickman and Ben and more shisha! Oh life is so good here man <--read this in african accent..As for the girls, I guess all they do is sleeping working..But according to Shafiqah, that's not all! They seem to enjoy cooking and shaping up for summer, she said (oh yeah?;p)..Rumour has it that they went to the gym only to buy Snickers at the vending machine..but I did bump into Lisa and Amnah when they was on their way to the gym the other day tho...with coins in their hands..

At the time I'm writing this post, Sunny is playing FIFA Manager 08 which Seng Chee "bought" him, Diren is cleaning his toilet, Reez is in his room and Ain busy with her family..

We DO enjoy our time here in Sydney you see..really..no kidding, i tell you..

Evidence of fun:

Silly guy, Kay, Diren and Reez having dinner at Cafe Kasturi (one of our sponsors so holla for discount!)..we ordered money bags and satay as entrees, red curry duck, sambal udang and chap chai which are all SUPERB!!1!one...for those who haven't tried the food there please try and it's Halal..check their website from the link in our website! ;P

This is a picture of Diren from our warming up session while waiting for Kay and Reez at Star Bar on George St.(definitely not our sponsor so don't ask for discount! :P)

Your IT Nerd,
Qawiem senpai

Results!!!

oh boy I'm so sorry I forgot to remind you guys that our results are up today(12.01 am 14/12)..
but I'm sure everyone already know bout it, right?

So how's it going? if you think you need to boost up your GPA, there's always summer school! huhu..here's the link to their website --->> http://www.coe.mq.edu.au/summer.htm

BTW, do take note on the important dates!! Goodluck!! :D

Your IT Nerd,
Qawiem senpai

Calling All Passengers of MH123!

hye people!

How's your exam?? Everything went well, I hope. After all, you guys are indeed a bunch of crazy geniuses!! ;P ..Like all our exs, ex-ams are also meant to be forgotten..SO, enjoy your summer holiday to the max because you will only have precisely 18 days of freedom starting tomorrow!! Oppss spoiler alert! spoiler alert! ;P

I'm sure everyone is busy packing your stuffs and waiting for THE Day.haha..and I'm here to make it better..check this out!

Mayday mayday, Soldier's Down!

haluuu~

Are you guys feeling alright?

You sure?

You sure, you sure?

After seeing many stressful status on messenger, friendster and facebook, I've decided to take a quick break from studying and prepare sum'ing sum'ing for you guys (haha!)...yes i know im sweet ;P

Here you go...

Online Videos by Veoh.com

Disclaimer: The background song is Good Luck by Basement Jaxx and it has nothing to do with exam. Viewers are strongly advised not to think too much on the lyrics during the exam period.

Your IT Nerd,
Qawiem senpai

Review - Gear-up and Fill-up BBQ II!

‘Twas a gloomy day. Dark clouds hovered over MQ Uni’s grounds, threatening to rain. Perhaps the grey skies were reflecting the somber mood of students bound to go through the agony of exams in the coming week.

However, at SAM Bar, the atmosphere was less depressing. =) The fragrant smell of sausages and onions on the BBQ pit filled the air, and a bunch of people were talking and laughing, just chillin’ after class before heading back to continue studying (or mugging, in my case, that is =P).

Yes, you’ve guessed it right. It was MSA’s Gear-Up and Fill-Up BBQ II, held on this week, Monday 5th October 2007. It started at 2 pm, and the crowd kept streaming in till past 3 pm since everyone finished classes at different times. The event was an Aussie-style sausage sizzle, which meant bread slapped on with a couple of sausages and some onions, topped off with BBQ sauce and ketchup. Oh, and some potato chips as finger food too.

The turnout was not bad, not too big but not too small either, so there was sufficient food for everyone! Yay! Thus, 150 sausages, few loaves of bread and packets of chips later, everyone went back with full stomachs, recharged and ready to take on their pile of books again.

Thanks to those who turned up for the BBQ. Hope you guys and girls had fun and managed to unwind (at least) a little! =) Too much stress buildup is not good for the soul, yo!

Also, special thanks goes out to guests who came from other unis, namely Amanda from MSO (UNSW) and Jenny and Pek Lynn from MASA (UTS). Thank you so much for making the trip to Macquarie Uni!

So I guess that wraps up MSA’s activities for the year 2007. Hope you all had an amazing year! All the best in your coming exams! And don’t forget to keep an eye out for activities MSA has planned for 2008. See ya!

Signing off,
Selina Tay

IT Nerd's Corner (wuUu~! I have decided to make my own corner so that I can post something without using post scripts ;P )

With a Quality Control (QC) team assigned on each event, you are assured to get the BEST food available on that day. The picture below depicts our meticulous QC team in action (you are strongly advised to enlarge the picture)

;)))

BTW, Happy Diwali to everyone!!! ;D

Your IT Nerd,
Qawiem senpai

Review - Annual Dinner and Dance (ADND) 2007

Gosh, it took me a while but finally, here it is! Sorry for the delay, Qawiem.

What?! Where is the IT nerd you ask? No worries, chill chill, he hasn’t gone anywhere. I’m writing this review as he couldn’t attend the ADND due to some unforeseen circumstances. So, here it is!

Review – Annual Dinner and Dance (ADND) 2007

For those of you who do not know, the Annual Dinner and Dance (ADND) is an event jointly held by the Malaysian Students’ Societies of the four main universities in Sydney, namely MSA (Macquarie University), MSO (UNSW), SUAMS (University of Sydney) and MASA (UTS). This year’s ADND was held on the 5th of October 2007 at the Menzies Hotel on Carrington Street. Themed “Kayangan”, ADND set out to create a “heaven on earth” that night. How did it go? Read on to find out...
On that particular Friday night, everyone who attended the function dressed to the nines - guys in suits, girls in evening dresses. Hence, this allowed for a lot of photo-taking moments before and after the event (yes lah, how often do you get everyone in the room dressed so nicely eh? =D) Guests even had souvenir pictures taken using a Polaroid camera (so old school!).

The event officially started at about 8pm. Stepping into the function room, we were greeted with tables lined with white tablecloths, with flickering candles and flowers and as centerpieces, all in line to create a paradise-like atmosphere in the room. In all honesty, food that night wasn’t really great (the best was dessert I would say), but I guess it was the company that mattered.
From the entertainment side, there were band performances and a number of dances. And of course, there were lucky draws. Among prizes included were restaurant and Famous Amos vouchers, headsets, and even 3-month supplies of 100Plus. The biggest winners from MSA that night had to be our Sports Directors. Current Sports Director, Zyerila, went home with a spanking new mobile phone, while Sports Director 06/07, Jonathan, landed himself return tickets to Malaysia. Lucky fellas, eh? Our current “All Natural” President Galven Chia got his share of the limelight as well when he was nominated for some kinda ‘award’. (Details shall not be reveal here, though – I hope don’t get killed for this =P)
The night ended with the announcement of the new committees for the respective clubs from each university. From MSA, Tun Shim, President 06/07, introduced the new committee and hence everyone in the room had a glimpse of who the MSA committee newbies were.
Apart from a few technical problems with the audio-visual equipment and difficulties in figuring out which fork to use for which course (or perhaps it’s just me, haha), all in all, ADND 2007 was a fun outing and a great way to ‘pass on the torch’ in style.
Here’s where us newbies would like to take our hats off the MSA Committee 06/07 for doing a great job. We have big shoes to fill, but we’ll try our best.

So, to all members out there, do watch out for what MSA has in store for the remains of 2007 and the coming new semester!

Signing off,
Selina ‘idunnowhatjapwordtoinserthere’ Tay

p/s: halu haluu~ I want to kacau a bit;P..so there it goes people, as promised..see, i don't lie to you right??;P..from now on, all the reviews will be done by our Publisher, Selina Tay and she will pass it to me for it to be posted on the blog. ;D -Qawiem senpai

p/p/s: seems like everyone is calling our ex-president Tun Shim now eh?haha

Photo courtesy of Sze Rhui's facebook..ngeh2;P

Gear-up and Fill-up BBQ II!

hii everyone!!

Before you start to lock yourself in your room, wearing ugly betty's glasses and being nerdy, consider spending your next monday afternoon without spending any money with us at SAM Bar from 2 to 4pm, chatting while eating sausagessssss(this explains the no. of sausages available) and of course, have a fun day before exams!

Fuhhh, I managed to put everything in a sentence!;P

GST, GDP, DST...ehh DST??

Holaa!!;D

I'm sure most of you have heard the terms GST and GDP (especially during this crunch time;P). So I would like to say something about it and its effect to our economy. The term GST refers to the Goods and Services Tax while GDP is the Gross Domestic Production...Hold up!!...Are you serious?? Put the textbooks aside for a while, you're going to get a HD don't worry!;P..Now, take note what I'm trying to say next!

For the 'oldies' you're probably familiar with the system by now but for US(haha!) newbies, the next few lines might give you some useful information.

DST which refers to Daylight Saving Time is the convention of advancing clocks so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less (Wikipedia).

For us in NSW, our DST will STARTS on the 28 October 2007 which is this Sunday. So remember to adjust your clock at 2.00am by moving it forward by one hour.

What's the point of this, you say?

After browsing through the net, me myself still confuse on the benefits of DST. I used to think that they're doing it to conserve energy but the evidence for this is rather weak.

BUT!..haha...the best part about DST is that all of us can go back home earlier by one hour!! yayyy!!haha;P

So what do you guys think? Do drop us a comment!;D

Your IT Nerd,
Qawiem senpai

sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_savings_time
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/Corporate/ll_agdinfo.nsf/pages/community_relations_daylight_saving

Review - Raya Di Kampung Macquarie!

Hi EveryoneeE~!!

It's good to see the counter is increasing! Im sure it's not just me since I have already filtered my ip:P..So perhaps you guys looking for the review of our latest event or maybe just checking if your face made it into our blog??..well, most probably the latter one!hehe;P

So here it goes...

MSA had organised an event to celebrate Hari Raya on the 20th October 2007. It was a nice sunny (no, not you Sunny;P) day and everyone came with their summer attires and shades. Like all the other events organised, heaps of food were served to our guests such as nasi himpit, kuah kacang, roti jala, nasi beriyani, kuih tiram and many more! Wait, can you guys imagine the event without even a spoon of food?? Everyone will be like...

"Eh hi!"..
"Oo hi hi!"..
"what are we doing here actually?"..
"er..err..i don't know, raya lah kan?"

...and everyone will look at each other in a confusing way...

Ok ok, what I'm trying to say is that food play a HUGE part in every event especially for us Malaysians;P and kudos to everyone who have helped out in the kitchen!!..i wanted to put up their picture having fun cooking and dancing *cough*quanyie*cough* here but i guess i'll have to pass....to avoid unnecessary killing...haha!;P

Back to the review, the event had a good turnout which of course mainly from the hyper Macquarians but there are also cool people from other clubs too! There were Junda and his crews from MASA, Aisyah and her crews from MSO, SUAMS awesome committee and 'oldies' like Dato' Edward, Tan Sri Ve Leong and Tun Shim as they put it;P (oh boy, im so gonna get fired!). To all of you who came, be it mentioned or not, our stylo hats off, MSA committee 2007/2008, to you for making our first event a successful one!!Thank you!!!;D

Oh ya, our Mr. and Mrs. Kampung winners are Fadzlee and Fatin! (double F seyhh;P)

Here are some of the pictures of the event. If this is not enough for you, do visit Nik's flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikfarhan/
(if any of you have pictures to share, do let me know or you can just put your url in the comment section. thankyou!;))









and to top it all, MSA committee 2007/2008, brings you an exclusive video from the event!!

p/s: since this video was recorded using only a digital camera, it is best to use a headphone for a clearer sound. Enjoy!;)


Online Videos by Veoh.com

Your IT Nerd,
Qawiem senpai

Raya Di Kampung Macquarie!

Haluu guyss!!

Here's something to look forward to this coming Saturday! For your information, this is the first big event organised by your new committee. So mark your calendar now! ;D

Click on the poster for more details.



Your IT Nerd,
Qawiem senpai

p/s: many thanks to our damn cool member, Nik Farhan, for taking awesome pictures of MUV Green and let me use it for the poster! Domo arigato Nik-kun~!!

Deepavali, Bridge Walk, Pasar Malam & UMNO Raya...Do you want more?

Haluu~

For those who just visited this blog for the first time, welcome and you have lots to catch up! For those who have been with me from the beginning, with all my heart, thanks for your support and I hope you guys enjoy time here ;D.

Finished all your assignments and need something to do at the end of the week? Here are some events that can clear your mind off!:-

SUAMS's Deepavali Night

"This year, have an early Deepavali!

Derived from Sanskrit, the name 'Deepavali' aptly translates into 'a garland of lights' – symbolizing the illumination of hope and victory over adversity. The Festival of Lights is an event of enormous significance amongst the Hindu community and will fall on October 28 th this year.

SUAMS would like to echo this festival's theme of rejoicing and renewal by taking the opportunity to celebrate the contribution of our 2006/07 Committee, and usher in the new committee for 2007/08! Deepavali Night will be organized by the new SUAMS 2007/08 committee to kick-start our tenure (of course, with the help of the oldies for this event!), so bring all your committee and friends and join us on the night to show your support!


Date: 19 October 2007 (Week 12, Friday)

Time: 6.30pm – 10.00pm

Venue: Courtyard behind Manning

Cost: $5/person


All food served that night will be HALAL and will include a mix of Indian-Mamak Malaysian-style food.

Get to know the new fresh-faced and fun committee that will be running SUAMS next year! Hope to see you there!

The NEW SUAMS Committee 2007/2008 "

- Quoted from SUAMS's invitation.

MASA's Sydney Harbour Bridge Walk 2007

Click on the poster for more info.



MSO's Pasar Malam
If you have missed the word "Pasar Malam" so much, this is your chance to experience the feeling that you have been missing. To Those that is fresh with the term "Pasar Malam", come and enjoy the delicious Malaysian food in a friendly and happy environment. There will also be entertainment provided. No Entry fees is required!

Experience a Malaysian night market for one special night only. Come and partake in CHEAP delicious malaysian food and drinks, and enjoy the fun and games! It will be held at the Beergarden, Roundhouse on the 25th October 2007 (Thursday) from 6pm onwards. Foods include Sarawak laksa, Cucur, Malaysian Cupcakes, Nasi Briyani, Kuih and MORE!

So, come and have the time of your life!
Good Food, Good Atmosphere, Good People, What are you waiting for?
Move your bum and come to the BeerGarden, RoundHouse on the 25th of October 2007(Thursday) from 6pm onwards.

To those that are interested on opening a stall on the event, Please contact Amanda on 0432617037 before Friday 19th of October 2007.

MSO Malaysian Students Organisation
Website: http://www.msounsw.org
For enquiries, contact MSO at mso-announce@yahoo.com.

UMNO NSW's Raya Open House

Click on the poster for more info.

Exam Pressure Part 2!

Hola guyss~!!

Here's an update for all Macquarians; Our FINAL exam timetable is now availaible! Here are what you should do:-

1. Check your timetable at http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/exam/
2. Then, don't commit suicide. Take note of any changes instead.
3. Do what's necessary if there are any changes in your timetable, i.e change your flight's date, change your flight's date, or change your flight's date.
4. Make your own cute timetable and put it up on every walls you can think of.
5. Relax and come to our Raya event this Saturday!

That's all for now. See you!;)

Your IT Nerd,
Qawiem senpai

p/s: Our main website has been updated to a temporary page. You can find links to view your new committee, blog and old website from there. Check it out at www.mqmsa.org or alternatively, you can use the link on top left corner of this blog. Make sure you bookmark the page! Thank you!;D

Review - Rumah Terbuka Dewan Malaysia!

Hola guyss!!

How's your raya so far?? How many open houses have you been to? Did they gave you any duit raya?? (if yes, please email me the address ya?;P)

As you all know yesterday our Malaysian Hall had organized an open house to celebrate one of those BIG days for us malaysian which is Hari Raya. Since your new cute MSA committee(haha!) strive to make your experience more comfortable and enjoyable, we have decided to charter a "private" bus just for MSA!

Our cool members started to show up at the meeting point at around 10.45 a.m with all dressed to the nines (seriously!;)). Mr. President, Galven, gave an introduction speech once everyone settled on the bus and after 30 mins of relishable chats among ourselves, we finally arrived at our destination.

Malaysian Hall as the name suggested, was packed with malaysians from other universities and not to forget families who are residing in NSW. Macquarians, being ourselves, went straight to the stalls to get something to eat;). There were heaps of foods served such as roti canai, nasi tomato, laksa johor, rojak, cendul and many more as if they were screaming "eat me, eat me!" ;).

Not wanting to be left out, the members also took the opportunity to mingle around with everyone from different universities and get to know each other. I'm sure everyone of us left the event with at least ONE new friend, right? After all, that is what the event is all about ;).

Finally, we hope you guys had a wonderful raya and hopefully with us organizing such trip had made it more pleasant for you.

People say a picture speaks a thousand words. So here are few pictures to cover few thousands words! ;)..Please click on the photo for its VERY large version, no kidding;P.

Rumah Terbuka Dewan Malaysia!

"Now, as we all know, Hari Raya is just around the corner, and the Malaysian Student Department has invited all of us to their Open House. Attached is the official invitation but here are the details anyways:

Venue: Malaysian Hall, 2A Alison Road, Randwick
Day: Saturday, 13 October 2007
Time: 12.00 noon till 4.00pm
Cost: Free

Well, as Macquarie students, travelling to Malaysian Hall in Randwick is quite a far distance away. Therefore, the MSA committee has arranged a private bus to bring us from Macquarie University Village (MUV) to Malaysian Hall and back.

So how much will all this cost?

$10 per person, yeap you heard me right. To travel by public buses, it will cost you at least $15, and about 4 hours (travel time and waiting time) to get there and back.Insane!!!
So for just $10, you'll get a return trip to Malaysian Hall, makan all you want, mingle with all the Malaysians, and basically experience the entire Raya scene in Sydney . Its a deal not to be missed!! Plus you won't have to feel shy about getting all dressed up in your "baju raya", cause we're all gonna be in a private bus!!

So guys, if you're interested, please reply me ASAP (hopefully by thursday please) as seats on the bus is limited to only 48 passengers. First come first serve basis applies. I will inform you on further details about where and when to board the bus as I receive your reply. So yeah, hope to see you guys soon. Its gonna be an awesome Raya!!

Yours sincerely,
Galven Chia
President
MSA 07/08

-Quoted from Galven's email.

Here's some updates on that:

Meeting point: Bus stop near MUV's admin office and Waterloo Park
Time leaving MUV: 11.00 am
Time leaving Hall: ~3.45 pm

So guys please be at the specified place on time ok?(Msian time wont be tolerated;P)
Also don't forget to bring AUD10 for the bus ride and MAKE SURE you dress to impress!(after all, people will definitely look at us when we unboard the bus looking macho and pretty:P)

If you have any problem, you can either contact Mr. President, Galven at galvenchia.msa@gmail.com or leave a comment in this post.

Or if you just have anything to say about this event, feel free to leave a comment too! Remember, a simple "I'll be there" can change one's mind to go;).

Your IT nerd,
Qawiem senpai

Exam Pressure!

Hola guys!

How's everyone doing?? I bet you guys are busy with all your assignments and all those boring stuffs:P So here I am, trying to "save the day" by letting you know that...Our Draft Exam Timetable is OUT!!! hahah!:P

You can check it out at the following address:

http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/exam/

Keep in mind that this is just a DRAFT and there might be some changes in it.

Well I'm sure most of us already know bout this(since everyone wants to know the earliest date to go back home!;)) but I thought I should post this just in case some us are still wandering in their own Kayangan. :P

Oh yeah speaking bout Kayangan, I'm sorry that I couldn't be more helpful in giving you the event's review since I didn't attend the ADND due to unforeseen circumstances(oh yeah~;P). But here's what I'm gonna do, I'll get someone to help me out and let you guys know asap, how bout that? So be patient and don't flame me...yet:P..Again, my apologies for any inconvenience.

Your IT nerd,
Qawiem senpai

The new faces of MSA!

Hi guys! As you all already know, the new committee of MSA has been announced at ADND last friday. So hold your breath for the most awaiting news this semester!

The new committee members of MSA 2007/2008 (from OK to the most handsome haha!) are:-

President: Galven Chia

Vice President: Shirlynn

Secretary: Ophelia

Treasurer: Quanyie

Social Directors: Diren, Sze Rhui, Daniel Teng

Sports Directors: Zairila, Victor

Cultural Directors: Muhammad Firdaus, Nurizzati

PR Director: Chia Ling

Publisher: Selina Tay

IT Director: Qawiem

and yes, im the last one.haha!..ok ok enough bout that..I'd like to congrats all the new committee members and hopefully together we can make MSA the bestest BEST club ever! ;)

for those who didn't win any post, don't give up and do try again in the next AGM! it does take a lot of courage to run in the election especially to stand in front of everyone and try to persuade them to vote for you in your own unique way. So pat yourself on the back because you know that you did gain something from all that ;)

A BIG BIG BIGIE BIG THANK YOU to all who have voted for us, the new committee. I'm sure that each and everyone of us can't possibly thank you enough for the chance you have given us. So sit back and relax because your ride is just about to begin! ;)

Your IT nerd,
Qawiem senpai

ADND Kayangan '07

Date: 5th October 2007
Time: 7-12am
Venue: The Menzies Hotel, Carrington Street
Price: $75 per person

for more details, go to the ADND blog here

Also, don't forget that there is an after party :D

M-Fest Videos

Here they are as requested,

Chinese Fan Dance:


Bollywood Dance:


Contemporary Zapin:


Live Band:

MSA AGM 2007

Hey guys, this is the most important event of the year as it determines the future of MSA.

To cut things short, here are the details on this year's AGM

Date: 12th September 2007
Time: 5-8pm
Venue: E3A 166 (lecture hall 2) – SIBT building

The positions that will be open are:

President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
2 Sports Directors
2 Social Directors
2 Cultural Directors
PR Director
IT Director
Publisher

Good luck to all those who are running for their desired positions.
Also, there will be food provided, so please come and show your support !

Futsal Tournament

Mfest 2007 and Malam Gema Merdeka were awesome !
Loved the food and the performance at the MGM, great show guys!
This coming week we have a Futsal Tournament organised by the SUAMS committee (University of Sydney)

Details are as follows:
Date: 9th September 2007, Sunday
Time: 10am - 2pm
Venue: University of Sydney Sports and Aquatic Centre, Darlington

It will be a 5 on 5 tournament, including goalkeepers
Each team will have a maximum of 9 players
Entrance fee will be $5 per person (assuming it is a full team of 9 players)
Also, please read the rules and regulations that is attached in the email.

Big two - Malaysia Fest & MGM

More info regarding M-Fest '07 which is on this Sunday.
Raffle tickets this year are more exciting with more prizes to be won !
Here are the prizes:
2 x Return Air Tickets to Malaysia, courtesy of Malaysia Airlines
1 x Return Air Ticket to a mystery destination in Australia
Hotel stays in Sydney's exclusive hotels
Food vouchers from various Malaysian restaurants in Sydney
and many more !

Info about raffle tickets:

• Each ticket costs AU$ 1.00 (one dollar) only!
• If purchased before Malaysia Fest day, with every 10 tickets purchased, you will get 2 extra tickets free of charge, that's 12 for the price of 10!
• Free ticket offer is strictly for pre-MFest purchase, tickets availability for purchase on MFest day is not guaranteed as tickets are limited in numbers and might be sold out well before MFest.

contact these people for tickets:

Uni Syd: Ming Yow (0430 093 333) , Jun Hui (0402 709 340), Faisal (0421 785 565)

UNSW: JX (0415 568 496), Boon (0406 407 500), Zek (0424 809 234)

UTS: Jenny (0433 559 825)

Macquarie: Sunny (0433 239 205)

Malam Gema Merdeka
This year, come gather for the Malam Gema Merdeka(MGM) night which is specially dedicated to celebrate our country's 50th year of independence.

Details are as follows:
Date: 1st September 2007
Venue: University of New South Wales, Science Theatre
Price: Gold tickets - $25 , Silver Tickets - $20 , Normal - $10 (Dinner will be served for gold & silver)

There will be various performances and other activities at the MGM.
For more details, go to the MGM site here.

Recap of Semester 2 so far..

Welcome BBQ Sem 2:
The BBQ had a good turnout with more than 50 people. It was held at Macquarie University Village Green. We had heaps of sausages, fun and laughter. Some even had a kick at the soccer ball. Overall, it was a success! Hope to see all of you guys again.

Mr.G said "this is a sausage fest!"

Pics of the BBQ are available at the Main site.

Rock Climbing:
Rock Climbing all in all, was a fun event. Not as successful as the Welcome BBQ in terms of crowd turnout but everyone still manage to have a great time. Let's hope more people will turn up for future rock climbing events. :D

NOIR Dance Party:
Docks is one of the better clubbing venues i've been so far, and i'm sure many of you would agree with me. The place started filling up since 10pm and had a total capacity of 700+ people at the end of the night. The party was awesome and rocked.
Although some had too many a drink, there was this guy who was singing "negaraku" outside the club haha.

So that was the recap on Semester 2 so far.
If anyone has pictures that he/she would like to be put up on the website, please email it to me at danielteng.msa@gmail.com

Malaysia Fest 2007

Hope everyone had fun at NOIR, this coming week we have the highly anticipated annual Malaysia Fest. Details are as follows:

Date: 26th August 2007 (Sunday)
Time: 10am - 5pm
Venue: Tumbaloong Park, Darling Harbour, Sydney.
There is no entry fee

There will be authentic malaysian food stalls. Think satay, nasi lemak, rojak, laksa and many more !

Apart from the food, which some people might consider as the main attraction, there will also be various perfomances throughout the day.
Performances include:
Fashion Show
Live Band
Medley Dances
Sketch
Dikir Barat

Also, there will be a raffle with huge prizes.

So make sure you don't miss out on this event ! See you guys there

NOIR Dance Party

Hey people ! It's time again for the Malaysian Dance Party.

It's happening this friday 17th of August.
Contact the committee members for tickets
It is $15 pre-paid and $20 at the door.

This semester's dance party will be held at Docks Hotel, Darling Harbour
and will start at 10pm.

It will be lots of fun. So we hope to see you there !

Upcoming Events for 2nd week of Uni

We've got 2 events coming up, the first being the BBQ which is on the 11th of August and the second, rock climbing on the next day the 12th of August. This is to compensate for the lack of activities on the opening week of uni.

Semester 2 Opening BBQ:
Date: 11th August 2007, Saturday
Time: 2pm
Place: Macquarie University Village, West Side Admin, Green
Free of charge

Rock Climbing:
Date: 12th August 2007, Sunday
Time: 12pm-3pm
Place:Rock Climbing
Mash Sports & Fitness, Trafalgar Place
Marsfield, New South Wales 2122
Price: $14 per person

Hope to see you all there!

Also, do take a look at our new sponsors for MSA. Here are the places where you can get benefits & discounts as an MSA member at various places. Click here

Semester 2 Welcome Back BBQ is Postponed

Hey guys, the Semester 2 Opening BBQ is postponed to next saturday, 11th August 2007.

Due to some unforeseen complications, we regret telling that we will not be able to go ahead with the BBQ as planned for this weekend.

Rest assured however, that the BBQ will still go on, and it will now be taking place on the 11th of August instead. It will be held at the same place, Macquarie University Village (MUV) and at the same time, from 2pm onwards.

Once again, the MSA committee would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Also, a very warm welcome to the new members who have just joined us this semester. We promise you more fun activities are on the way!

Keep checking the blog for more updates. Thanks

Start of Semester 2

Welcome back to uni people. Hope you all had a good holiday. Semester 2 is just around the corner (tomorrow actually =P) but we've got a whole list of fun activities already planned out for semester 2.

Some activities planned for semester 2 are:
Rock Climbing
M-Fest
ADND (Dance & Dinner)
Futsal
Beach Day

Further details regarding the activities will be posted on the main website and also the blog in the future. Please feel free to enquire about any activities too.

For Now, ciao

Nova Cruise & BBQ !!

Yo guys, I'm sure most of you are already busy studying for your finals but here's 2 things that will surely help you de-stress!
First up is the Nova Cruise Party coming up this Saturday 2nd June 07.

It will be held at Darling Harbour Wharf, tickets are selling fast so hurry up and get your tickets!!
There will be UNLIMITED drinks plus a Buffet Dinner, not to mention Live DJs and laser lights.

For those of you who can't make the Nova Cruise, there's the Gear Up & Fill Up BBQ on Sunday 3rd June 07. Venue is MUV west side admin green from 2pm to 4pm. Do drop by as it's FREE!!

Anyway, that's about the last of events for the semester. Hope to see you guys there.

MSA Dota Competition

Hey guys, I'm sure most of you already know what dota is =P

MSA is organising a 5 v 5 DOTA Competition next week which is on Sunday , 20th May 2007
from 9:30am onwards.

However, for the tournament to take place, we will need at least 8 teams. So guys, show some support and participate in this tournament !

Losing teams will be allowed to stay in the cafe and use the computers as they wish until 6:00pm.

For more details contact Daniel - danielteng.msa@gmail.com or Jonathan - jonathan.leung.msa@gmail.com

Dragon Boating

Hey guys ! Sorry about the slow updates, been busy lately.
Anyway, here's a fun event that you all should try out. The annual Dragon Boating event organised by SUAMS of Sydney U.

It will be held below Anzac Bridge on the 12th of May 2007 at 10am.
For those who are unsure of how to get there, here's a map.

MUV-ers can go there together by taking the 292 bus at 8:15am from Waterloo Road, the same bus will arrive at Macquarie Centre at 8:23am.

We hope to see the rest of you there too ! It's an event not to be missed !!

Sport Carnival and Dance Party

Hi everybody!!

Hows uni? Im sure everybody is getting busy with assignments, but hey, Easter is here!! Next week gonna be the last week before the breaks. Yeayy!!!

And MSA has planned something to fill that gap. First of all, Sport Carnival, which will be held on 7th & 8th of April 2007. This carnival is collaboration between Malaysia Students Associations from Macquarie Uni, UTS, Uni Syd & UNSW. Lotsa games are lined up for this carnival, including soccer (mind ya, football is another game which we call rugby in Malaysia), netball, basketball, badminton, tennis and volleyball. The carnival is planned as follow;

Date- 7th April (Saturday)

Time- 10PM- 4PM

Vanue- Moore Park (Field 17&18)

Games- Soccer

Date- 8th April (Sunday)
Time- 8AM- 5PM
Vanue- Uni Syd Aquatic Centre
Games- Basketball, netball, badminton, volleyball & tennis.

Trainings have been carried out throughout these two weeks and will continue till the carnival. If you are interested to play in any game, but haven't join the team, contact MSA's Sport Director (Jonathan Leung) for more information. If you not playing, you can always come for the games and support our teams. There will be more information on this matter from time to time. Watch this space!

As for Dance Party, the event will be held on that very Sunday, 8th April 2007. The theme for the night is LUSH, and it's gonna be held at one of Sydney's famous pub, ROOF BAR, at Castlereagh Street. This is an opportunity for you to escape from the uni works and have fun. What's better than spending a night out with your buddies on Easter Sunday, and sleep the whole day on Easter Monday? Tix are on sale for $15 from now. You can get it from MSA Committee members. Get it A.S.A.P. before its sold out. You can still get the tix at the door, but with extra $5...i.e. $20. Why should you waste $5 if you can save it and use it to buy drinks that night? Hurry up..get the tix now!

~PhotoHunt~

G'day mates!

Wassup? How was your uni? Can't believe it..we are now in second week of uni! Things are catching up pretty fast. And last Monday was amazing! Sataylicious was a successful, despite some unforseen legislations and technical problems. Thanks for those who turned-up and for those missed it, we are sorry for the problems occured.

Anyway, the next activity lined-up for MSA members is the Photo-Hunt. The concept is the same as Treasure Hunt, but instead of finding something, what you need to do taking pictures. You will be given a campus map, questions that u need to solve and the answers will bring you to the place and you need to take picture of you and your friends there. It is that easy! The first three groups which come first will win hampers from MSA. It's gonna be fun!!

So don't forget about it- this Saturday morning, 10 March 2007 at 11AM, at Lighthouse Theatre (in front of the Gym). Don't forget to bring along your digital camera and drag along your friends! It's such a good way to spend a Saturday...splendid!

Sataylicious is back!!

Hey mates!

Wassup? How's the O-Week been? I'm pretty sure everybody had great time strolling around the Central Courtyard this week and signing up for the clubs you are interested in (and collecting the free goodies). For those MSA new members, welcome and thanks for joining us. There are heaps of activities have been planned for this year, and for sure, heaps of fun awaiting us!















And the first activity for this semester is the Welcoming BBQ, or as i put it, Sataylicious. We gonna have heaps of satay that day, so make sure you don't miss it. Other than that, we are also gonna have heaps of BBQ chicken, popiah a.k.a. spring rolls and roti jala. With these will come their special sauces. Thanks to our two Iron Chefs- Norzie (who is also the Social Director I) and Khairunisa, our most active member (we should award her The Most Active Member...activate yourself...yeah!!)

For those who are not familiar with Malaysian food, satay consists of chunks or slices of meat on bamboo or coconut leaf spine skewers, which are grilled over a wood or charcoal fire. Turmeric is often used to marinate satay and gives it a characteristic yellow color. It is served with a spicy peanut sauce dip, or peanut gravy, slivers of onions and cucumbers, and ketupat. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satay).

It's gonna be a whole lot new experience for you that you should not miss this out. Well, it's free food, who wanna miss it? It's free for members, and if you have friends who are not members but interested to join the BBQ, they still can come, but have to pay Au$5. And if they are having great time there, they can join MSA!

So don't forget to mark it down in your diary- Monday, 5 March 2007 at SAMBar during lunch hour till 3pm. Write it in red and also put it in your PDA and phone's reminder. It's gonna be huge...FREE food, deadly delicious food...it's SATAYLICIOUS!

Popiah a.k.a. Spring Rolls

Roti Jala and Curry

MSA...we have a lot to offer

G'day mates!!

Malaysian Students Association at Macquarie University is back this semester with a lot more to offer to all its members! To start with, with every registration will entitled you free BBQ next Monday. As it's been mentioned in the previous posting, we'll have heaps of food for you guys- including satay. Oh yeah...MSA is popular for its super delicious satay. We call it 'sataylicious'. So don't forget to drop by at MSA stall during O-Week to register!

Every member will be given a MSA card (as displayed). This unique card functioning as discount card for a number of shops at Macquarie Centre. For start, Macquarie Chicken Shop (located at Level 3, near Franklin's) offers $1 off of marinated chicken. Thats groovy eh?? What's more- its HALAL. Don't believe me? Ask them for the certs they have that showing they sell halal chicken. Now, that's what we call as 'moslem by choice, not being a moslem according to the situations'.

Further, the card also applicable for discount at Tandoori Connection at the foodcourt. Every purchase of main meal entitled you a free naan. Imagine eating chicken butter with lamb curry and a free naan. What more could you ask?

Have you ever craving for Nasi Ayam or Mee Goreng Mamak? Guess what? There's a place you can get it, right here in North Ryde! Head over to F&L Gourmet at Level 3 (near Woolworths) Macquarie Centre and you can satisfy your appetite for Malaysian cuisine. As a MSA member, you are entitled for discounted drinks. It'd feel like at home with Mee Goreng Mamak 'extra pedas' and a discounted Nestea Iced Lemon Tea. Isn't that heaven?

There'll be more discounts you can get through MSA. At the moment, we are trying to confirm a few more shops that'll give more offers to MSA members. Guys, u gotta watch this space because there'll be more. Just wait...