Hey ya peeps!
How’s
uni treating everyone so far?
Great? Not so? Well, it’s the
Easter long weekend, so cheer up!
Gosh it’s been a long while since I’ve written for this blog! Thus, to make up for lost time, here’s
two recaps at one go. First up,
O-Week! This year, under
U@MQ, there was a
slight change in location. All
booths were relocated to the lake side, on the grassy area. And of course, MSA was not to be left out of all the hype of O-Week!
So for
three whole days, from the 25th to 27th February 2008, MSA had
‘booth’ (more like a table, if you ask me =p) placed in the
front row (which is a good thing =D) alongside the other clubs and societies. We were there to
promote our upcoming activities and let members know the
benefits that MSA has to offer. 
Decked out in
bright orange shirts, the committee members mending the booth were pretty
easy to spot. What’s more, this year, our booth had a
superbly awesome banner, a
mini wau for decoration (courtesy of Tourism Malaysia),
colourful brochures, and of course, our beloved
Malaysian flags! Plus, our IT man made a
PowerPoint presentation to show our new and returning members
what MSA did throughout the whole of last year. Oh yeah, we also had
little origami swans to promote Malaysia Fest, which will take place later this year.
Throughout the three full days of glorious sunshine, MSA signed-up new members and welcomed back our returning members. The
membership fee for this year was increased to $12,
but members will get an orange MSA t-shirt. (We’ll contact you guys on how to get your t-shirts soon.) Despite the increase, at the end of O-Week, we had about
over a hundred members joining MSA. (Looks like the charms and powers of persuasion of the committee members ain’t that bad eh? =p)
It was
great seeing new and returning faces wanting to join MSA to be a part of this
big family.
Thank you so much for all your support! We hope to see you all in our upcoming activities we have lined up for this year! =)
Next, the
MSA Welcoming BBQ! The
first event of 2008!Following O-Week, to kick-start the year, the
MSA Welcoming BBQ was organised to do as its name suggests –
to welcome new members, and welcome back returning members. Held at the
newly-named UBar on Friday the 7th of March during lunch time, the
turnout was amazing! At 12pm, members already started
streaming in. Geez you guys were so punctual! =D
Keep it up! Gosh, I guess Malaysian timing doesn’t apply in Australia? Haha, or is it only the case when there’s food involved? Hmm…point to ponder =p
By 1pm plus, even more people came to UBar and a
queue in front of the BBQ pit started to form.
Sausages and onions were sizzling on the BBQ pit,
loaves of bread and
packets of chips were opened. Hungry members were
munching away on their food while socialising with each other. It was definitely a
great chance for the new members to meet other members and for returning members to catch up with each other after the
long summer break. 
At the end of it,
sizzle and mingle we definitely did. It was a rather hot day, but everyone looked like they had a
good time eating and meeting up with each other. Not a bad way to end the week and start off the weekend eh?
Also,
thanks to the representatives from other unis that attended our BBQ!
So guys,
keep a look out for upcoming activities! For those of you who missed this one, we still have
loads of other stuff in store so stay tuned! We hope to see you all again in the near future!
Till next time,
Selina Tay p/s: Happy Easter everyone! =)
