“ARGHH. How do you do this question?!?!”
“Whattt! It’s 2am already?? Just how long did I spend on facebook and watching dramas??”
Nutella and bread for dinner…

Sounds familiar?

With exams just around the corner, save yourself the hassle of whipping up dinner and join your friends at MSO’s Makan-makan Night!

What’s more? We’re giving a 10% discount to all ARC members!
Beside that, MSO is offering FREE entry to athletes who represented MSO in the Sports Carnival as a special thank you!

MSO Makan-Makan Night
Date : 3rd June 2011, Friday
Time : 5.30 – 9pm
Venue : Club Bar, Roundhouse

Entry Fees
Members : FREE
ARC members: $4.50
Non-ARC members : $5

All MSO members will be required to show their membership card upon entry. If you have not collected or renewed your card, please contact Siang – senksiang90@y7mail.com (0425 445 190).

And not to forget, the list of all the scrumptilicious (not an actual word) and defabulicious (also not an actual word) food we will be having on that night!

(1) Steamed White Rice
(2) Fried Vegetarian Noodle
(3) Chicken Curry
(4) Beef Rendang
(5) Mixed Vegetable
(6) Fried Chicken Wing
(7) Teh Tarik

The three steps to this heaven:-
Step 1: Get your coupon (will be given at the entrance)
Step 2: Fill your plate with deliciousness
Step 3: ENJOY!! =D

*PS : PLEASE NOTE THAT EVERYONE WHO COMES WILL ONLY BE GIVEN ONE COUPON FOR ONE FOOD SERVING AND ONE DRINK COUPON FOR ONE DRINK SERVING. YOUR FIRST COUPON AS A MEMBER IS FREE. SECONDS ARE CHARGED AT A FEE OF $5 ($4.50 FOR ARCS) IF YOU DECIDE YOU WANT TO HAVE MORE! SORRY FOR THE LATE NOTICE! THANK YOU!!!

SO COME JOIN US AND LET YOUR TASTE BUDS SAVOR THE BEAUTIFUL BLEND OF FLAVORS OF MOUTH-WATERING MALAYSIAN FOOD THAT IT HAS LONG BEEN YEARNING FOR. JOM!

Your enthusiastic publishers,
Sarah & Kaveiinaa.

WE NEED OUR BRIGHTEST MINDS TO SOLVE OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE.

If you consider yourself to be a leader in your generation, with the power to inspire and lead change in the lives of others, you may be who we’re looking for.

The Teach For Malaysia Fellowship is a highly selective, challenging and rewarding two-year graduate careers programme focused on addressing education inequity in Malaysia through the efforts of outstanding youth leaders.

We invite applications from exceptional Malaysian students and young professionals who want to pioneer this exciting mission and begin their career driving real impact and long-term change. Teach For Malaysia Fellows will teach in high-need schools in Malaysia to significantly transform the academic achievement, aspirations and outcomes of their students. They will receive intensive training and support as they take on huge responsibility and tackle a steep learning curve. They will accelerate their skills and career development, gaining tremendously through amazing personal and professional growth opportunities.

Best of all, they will directly impact the lives of children in high-need communities and understand what it takes to solve education inequity. After the two years, Fellows will join an influential national and global alumni platform, becoming leaders in a wide variety of fields to expand education opportunity for all children in Malaysia.

Those Who Can, Create History. Apply now at www.teachformalaysia.org

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Find out more about this incredible opportunity and meet Teach For Malaysia staff to discuss your questions at our Info Session at UNSW:

Date: Monday, 6th June
Time: 4.30 – 5.30pm
Venue: Room 2008, Level 2, East Wing, Quadrangle Building, UNSW

Our next application deadline is on 27th June. Applying early means you have increased choices of school placements and stronger chances of selection as applications are screened on an ongoing basis.

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recruitmentteam@teachformalaysia.org

Who organised it? MSO
When was it? 20th May 2011, Friday from 5.30pm to 8.30pm
Where was it held? Law 202, Law Building, UNSW
How many people attended? Approx. 30
How much did it cost? Free for all!
What did we do?
Everyone arrived between 5.30pm to 6pm and we were all excited to watch the movie that was about to be shown, “The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines” a.k.a. “Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa”. Before the movie started, music was played, while those who came early mingled around.

Then, at around 6pm, the lights were turned off as the movie started. Everyone became quiet all of a sudden, as we were all trying to concentrate on the movie.

The movie started with an introduction of Merong Mahawangsa, who coincidentally met a Roman Prince, who was rather very fond of him. Then, he was asked to go on a voyage to escort the prince to Langkasuka, where he will meet his wife-to-be, the Princess of China. After that….wait, wait, wait…I’ll be spoiling the story if you haven’t watched it! Hee.

Anyway, all I can say is that the movie is a combination of romance, action and comedy, all blended into one. There were moments where we all laughed, almost cried and felt heartbreaks. Most of the time laughed, though..because there were some who laughed every now and then (don’t know why) at every random parts of the movie..that made the rest of us laugh along with them as well. Haha.

Well, we hope all of you who came enjoyed the movie as much as we at MSO did!
It surely was enjoyable for me!

However, if you have missed your chance of watching the movie with us, go watch it now! It’s a movie worth watching!
And remember to join us for our next event, Makan-Makan Night!
Who can resist free food, right? ;P

Dear kawans,

What could be better than an event by MSO, celebrating the very ESSENCE OF THE MAIN CULTURE OF MALAYSIANS (which for those of you who blur blur sikit, is EATING, of course) ?!??!!?!??? <---rhetoric question.

Haha. Hence, we bring to you the Makan-Makan Night event!!!!!

From the title itself, we can deduce that we will basically be eating-eating……at night. yeah.
BEST, KAN?!?

Without further delay, here are the details for all you peeps who are interested.

Date : 3rd June 2011, Friday
Time : 5.30 – 9pm
Venue : Club Bar, Roundhouse

Entry Fees
Members : FREE
Non-members : $5

MSO is offering FREE entry to athletes who represented MSO in the Sports Carnival as a special thank you.

All MSO members will be required to show their membership card upon entry. If you have not collected or renewed your card, please contact Siang – senksiang90@y7mail.com (0425 445 190).

And not to forget, the list of all the scrumptilicious (not an actual word) and defabulicious (also not an actual word) food we will be having on that night!

(1) Steamed White Rice
(2) Fried Vegetarian Noodle
(3) Chicken Curry
(4) Beef Rendang
(5) Mixed Vegetable
(6) Fried Chicken Wing
(7) Teh Tarik

The three steps to this heaven:-
Step 1: Get your coupon (will be given at the entrance)
Step 2: Fill your plate with deliciousness
Step 3: ENJOY!! =D

SO COME JOIN US AND LET YOUR TASTE BUDS SAVOR THE BEAUTIFUL BLEND OF FLAVORS OF MOUTH-WATERING MALAYSIAN FOOD THAT IT HAS LONG BEEN YEARNING FOR. JOM!

Your enthusiastic publishers,
Sarah & Kaveiinaa.

Testimonial Australia Awards is back, and this year we are starting fresh with a revamped format, new categories, and hopefully a greater recognition for our efforts.

What is ‘Testimonial awards’, you may ask? Well it’s simple really. You work hard in your studies, you are actively involved in the organisations around, and you’re a sports person – in conclusion, you’re an exemplary student. Therefore, we here in MASCA and Education Malaysia Australia think that you should get an award for that. A testimonial of our recognition to you for all the nights you spend cramming your brain to score those brilliant marks, for all the time you spend organising events and volunteering so that there is a better world for someone out there, for all the sweat and fat you’ve burned and all the Redbulls and Mothers you’ve gulped, – you deserve an award for that, and it’s called the Testimonial Awards.

This is no peanuts award. This is a stamp of approval from Education Malaysia and MASCA that tells every corporation out there, that the recipient of this award, is a brilliant person, who has strived excellently in academics as well as in extra-curricular during their student life.

This year, we think that all of you should be given a chance to be recognised. If you’re a Malaysian undergraduate and studying in Australia, you have a chance of winning this award.

These are the categories up for grabs:

1. ‘Gold and Silver’ category is reserved for final year students.

2. ‘3rd year’ is limited to students who are in a 4 year course (Usually Engineering, Science and Arts).

3. ‘4th year’ is students who are in a 5 year course (usually science and medic.

4. Students, who have received the awards in the past, are eligible for the award for the upcoming year.

5. This is just a proposal, depending on the number of applicants and the MASCA’s financial capacity, the number of recipients and the medium of the award may change.

Please refer the attached documents:
1) guidelines for the award
2) the form to fill in.
If you have any inquiries, don’t hesitate to drop an email at: testimonialoz@gmail.com
Cheers

Dear members,

DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, THE ORDER & PAYMENT DATE HAS BEEN EXTENDED!!!
COME AND GRAB YOUR NSW HOODIE/ T-SHIRT NOW!!!

Sales now end on Wednesday the 25th of May 2011 at 11.59pm!!

This year, NCG is between 4th and 7th of July in Melbourne. There will be dinners, debate and talent competition, and most importantly sporting events! So, I would like to invite all Malaysians in New South Wales to come and support the NSW contingent in this annual event. There are several choices for supporters and below is an overview of each option:

1. Basic Packages for athletes and supporters are now available. It is valued at $78 for athletes and $38 for supporters.
You can customise your own package by adding :
a) food (+$32)
b) accommodation (+$81)
c) Malaysian Night Ticket ($75 before 1st June and $80 after 1st June).

2. Athletes may register their preferences via team captains and supporters can do so by contacting MSO’s representative, Mark (tuenming@gmail.com). We recommend choosing the basic package together with food, since there will not be many food outlets nearby the sports venue.

3. It would be ideal if both athletes and supporters could attend Malaysian Night to give moral support to NSW participants during the prize giving ceremony. The NCG committee promises a unique experience for this year’s Malaysian Night with better food, theme, and lucky draw prizes (Fossil watches, iPods, etc.).

4. The NSW hoodie and T-shirt are now available. Sizes are unisex.

The hoodie is $35 while the T-shirt is $15. Hoodie + T-shirt = $45.
Stock is limited, so please contact Mark (tuenming@gmail.com / 0425 634 747) to get them!

For more information on NCG, please visit http://ncgvictoria2011.org.

Thank you.

Best,
Adam
MASCA NSW

Dear MSO-ians!

So quickly has time passed. Our first semester is now coming to an end, with all of us eagerly waiting for our big break, Winter Break! Many shall visit their families during these times; however, some would just sit at home and rot to death, literally. (Just kidding :p)

FEAR NOT!

Our ordinary superheroes wannabes, dressed in weird outfits (Goodboy bunny ears) are here to the rescue!

MSO’s annual Ski Trip has finally arrived!

MSO together with MASA (UTS), MSA (Macquarie University) and SUAMS (University of Sydney) is offering you a chance to ski down the beautiful slopes of snowy mountains.

We can’t promise you hot bikini clad babes or shirtless heart throb guys (it’s winter guys, come on), but we can give you an experience like never before. Have you ever imagined what it feels like to fall from a really high place, such as bungee jumping or sky diving? Well, here is your chance to ski down the very high snow covered slopes of the mountains. Heck, it’s even better – no ropes or parachutes!

If this is the adrenaline that you’ve been asking for, what are you waiting for?

Come join us!

Details:
Dates: 11th-13th July 2011, Monday-Wednesday
Place: Perisher
Cost: $460 for members, $480 for non-members

Our package includes:
- Pick-up and return bus transport from UNSW, USYD & MACQ
- 2 Nights accommodation (multi-share) at the High Country Motel
- 2 Hot buffet breakfasts
- 1 Seafood steamboat dinner
- 2 Days hire for carve skis, boots and stocks, ski parka and pants
- 2 Days consecutive Lift Ticket with First Timer Lessons at Perisher resort
- 2 Entrance fees for the National Park

Extras (optional):
- Snowboarding cost $25 extra
- Helmet cost $10 extra to hire
- Gloves cost $10 extra (for a group of 20)
*For gloves, you will be contacted if less than 20 people want them (in which case, purchase of gloves will be made on your own)

All meals will have a Halal option. Please inform us when registering.

Places are limited and allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis.
So, hurry up & register NOW!!!

To register, please fill in the form HERE!

Note:
Registration with a deposit of $230 ($240 for non-members) is due on the 10th of June, Friday (You must pay the deposit to successfully reserve a spot).
Full payment must be made by 1st of July, Friday to confirm your registration.

Terms and Conditions:
1. MSO & the associated societies will not be made liable for any injury, loss or damage caused or incurred during the ski trip.
2. All payments made are non-refundable.

For further enquiries, please contact:
Christina Ann – annsuejen@gmail.com (043 056 2272)

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity for some fun in the snow!

See you there!

YO MSO-IANS!

Movie night is hobbling right into your alleys, like a hungry hobo who goes knocking on your door begging for food with his grimy, outstretched hands….
Okay, probably not a very enticing analogy.
Heh.

Anyway! Movie night is coming up, and the movie in the spotlight this time round is *Drumroll*
The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines
a.k.a. Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa!

Here’s a little synopsis for you guys:

The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines is an adventure film set against the backdrop of ancient Malay, Roman and Chinese civilizations. It tells the tale of the journey of Merong Mahawangsa, escorting a Roman prince to wed a beautiful Chinese princess during the 2nd century. Featuring an international cast, The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines combines elements of romance, adventure, coupled with a strong dose of hand-to-hand combat & martial arts.

Watch the trailer HERE!

Interested??
Come and join us for a popcorn-to-face-stuffing, seat-squirming and exciting movie session!

Date : 20th May, Friday
Time : 5.30 – 8pm
Venue : Law 202

See you there!! =)

Your publishers,
Sarah & Kaveiinaa

Who organised it? MSO (Husna, Kaveiinaa, Khin Yew), KUNSW
When was it? 12th May 2011, Thursday from 5pm to 8.30pm
Where was it held? Beer garden, Roundhouse, UNSW
How many people attended? Approx. 200
How much did it cost? As much as you have spent on food at the stalls
What did we do?
We had students coming in and out at all times.

Even non-Malaysians had a good time that night as it was an unusual Thursday night at the Roundhouse because Malaysian food stalls surrounded the beer garden. Most of the stalls even managed to sell off all of their food.

This year’s PasarMalam was also joined by the Brunei students selling their famous local cuisine such as nasi katok and nasi pusu. The performances nearing the end of PasarMalam had us enjoying the acoustic music and singing from some of our fellow Malaysians, even some that we never knew had a really nice voice!

Towards the end of the night, we at MSO even sold our Papparoti in a cart… Haha.

Hope you enjoyed Pasar Malam! Here is your MSO committee at our very own stall..

Next year will be bigger and better. And most importantly, there will be more variety of food. Wait, not next year, we’re planning to have another Pasar Malam NEXT SEMESTER!! So, get your cooking skills on set and join us next semester! ;]

Dear members,

This year, NCG is between 4th and 7th of July in Melbourne. There will be dinners, debate and talent competition, and most importantly sporting events! So I would like to invite all Malaysians in New South Wales to come and support the NSW contingent in this annual event. There are several choices for supporters and below is an overview of each option:

1. Basic Packages for athletes and supporters are now available. It is valued at $78 for athletes and $38 for supporters.
You can customise your own package by adding :
a) food (+$32)
b) accommodation (+$81)
c) Malaysian Night Ticket ($75 before 1st June and $80 after 1st June).

2. Athletes may register their preferences via team captains and supporters can do so by contacting MSO’s representative, Mark (tuenming@gmail.com). We recommend choosing the basic package together with food, since there will not be many food outlets nearby the sports venue.

3. It would be ideal if both athletes and supporters could attend Malaysian Night to give moral support to NSW participants during the prize giving ceremony. The NCG committee promises a unique experience for this year’s Malaysian Night with better food, theme, and lucky draw prizes (Fossil watches, iPods, etc.).

4. The NSW hoodie and T-shirt are now available. Sizes are unisex.

The hoodie is $35 while the T-shirt is $15. Hoodie + T-shirt = $45. Stock is limited, so please contact Mark (tuenming@gmail.com / 0425 634 747) to get them! Sales ends on Thursday the 19th of May 2011 at 11.59pm.

For more information on NCG, please visit http://ncgvictoria2011.org.

Thank you.

Best,
Adam
MASCA NSW