Dear ladies,

It is time for us to push the men aside and take over the futsal
courts! For those of you who may not know, futsal, is the indoor
version of football and smaller. Its is exciting, and fun, and it
could be your chance to meet other Malaysians from other universities.

For the ladies out there who have experience in such a sport, it will
be a great excuse not to go to the gym. However, if you have never
played futsal or ever even kicked a ball before, EVEN BETTER. You’ll
get to be fit, kick around and learn new things. Don’t worry, it is
not competitive, but more of a social activity. Last year, 20 of us
met up in one of these events, clueless and we actually managed to go
to Melbourne for the National Conference and Games and win it!

The details are as the following:

Date: Sunday 30 March 2008
Time: 2.50pm-4.30pm
Venue: Sydney University Sports and Aquatic Centre
Attire: Sports shoes, Loose comfortable clothing (Shorts/ sweat pants)

It would be great to see a good turnout and for once, the men will be
doing the cheering.

If you are interested, please e-mail Aishah at aishah4ken@gmail.com,
with your name, and phone number. Otherwise, just turn up!

For more informatin, call Aishah at 0416198800

Thanks

Aishah Abu Bakar
MSO President

We start semester 1 of 2008 with our Welcoming BBQ which has always been MSO’s tradition to do so. (I assure you there are plenty of people in the BBQ, not only these handsome dudes in the picture)

The weather was nice and sunny making it the perfect day for a beach outing. (yes, although some people (like me -_-) did get sunburnt in the end because the sunscreen got lost in transition… tsk tsk….)

Many Malaysians came for the food, sun and fun, while our committee members cooked (BBQeud) chicken and sausage for the public. (and end up being BBQued themselves under the hot sun!) The sausage took ages to cook, or maybe its just me who did not study engineering and have no idea how to make the heat disperse better on the cooking plate (or whatever its called)

Then we had games and finally, the most awaited event was the lucky draw. Our luckiest winner walked away with a spankin new MP3 player!

Overall, (like most of our events) it was a success and we hope to see you Malaysians again for other events.

Signing off permanently, (yes! my very last post!) Goodluck to the 2 brand new publishers!

Stephanie

If you haven’t signed up for Malaysian Society in O-week, then what are you waiting for?

Overall O-week was a success for us. Even though the rules for joining us has changed and works against our favour, we still manage to sign up a big number of Malaysians, which goes to show how passionate Malaysians are to be a part of a society that values friendship and …well.. FUN!

Of course walking around with Malaysian mascots (random dudes wearing the Malaysian flag like superman’s cape) does help in attracting Malaysians to our humble store located somewhere in the corner of some random building somewhere out there. A little shout out and brochures detailing heaps of random events lined up plus getting to know your friendly committee members is all it takes for a Malaysian to sign onto the MSO boat making our day underneath the hot and overcrowded booth worthwhile.

We just wanna welcome all the new people that joined us and a big shout out to loyal old members. We have got heaps of “stuff” and events lined up for you.

BBQ coming up. Sports tryouts coming up. Oh and we have 2 new publisher post up for grabs for the bi-election 18th March 7.30pm. So get ready for 2008!

Signing off for whatever limited time left,
Stephanie T

Hey all,

Hope everyone had a good start of the semester. As you may or may not already know, Malam Gema Merdeka (MGM) is coming up!

….in August!

What is MGM you ask? Well, imagine dressing up to dine out, have some good food and finish the night off with spectacular theatre-like performances that promises to make you wanting more. MGM is annual event in conjunction with our Hari Merdeka, it’s our way of celebrating our independence. There’s going to be comedy, drama and even some dancing and singing.

Sounds like something you may be interested in being apart of? Well, here’s your chance!

Worried that this might not be your cup of tea but still interested? Fret not, all we want and need from you is your enthusiam, some skills and a little know-how. Your creativity, resourcefulness, writing and organisational skills, technical common sense, and basically a willingness to learn and explore would be valuable assets for us to make this event phenomenal.

Still not sold? Email me personally at i.am.nik.arif@gmail.com for more inquiry and also to submit your note of interest.

Posts up for grabs include areas in Publicity, Sponsorship, Welcoming, Venue & Ticketing, Crew & Casting, Catering, Producing, Stage & Backstage and Props & Costume and Lights & Sound.

The committee selection will take part this Sunday (23rd of March 2008) at UTS. More details on the venue will be confirmed.

Send in your note of interests! Be apart of Malam Gema Merdeka 2008!

Nik Arif Izani

Chief Executive Producer

Malam Gema Merdeka 2008

www.malamgemamerdeka.com

Dear Members,

To those who has just registered as an MSO member this year, can you please send me your name, Email, contact number, and also your ARC membership number (if you have one), otherwise you should be the members who pays $40 for ARC just to join one Club, which is our lovely MSO. =D

Please send those details to me , the webmaster, @ yihong.lai@msounsw.org   as I am having trouble adding you into the mailing list due to difficulties on reading handwriting and also email with various symbols.

I want to add you into the mailing list, such that you will be inform on ALL our events. In order to do so, Please send those information to me.

If you felt that you have been missed out on the previous events, I am terribly SORRY about it. However, This WEBSITE will give you the Most updated information on all the events. So Please Don’t feel left out.

Thanks

Kind Regards,

Yihong Lai

MSO Webmaster

Dear members,

FILTH @ THE BOURBON

Whaddup you all! Our first party is here and it cannot get any
FRESHER! What better way

to start the semester with some RNB and HIP HOP at THE

BOURBON on the 22nd March 2008 (Saturday). Let the beat take

control of your soul from 10pm till 3am, we promise you it will be a
party you will

NEVER forget! Tickets are limited, get your tickets fast before they
are ALL SOLD OUT!

You DO NOT want to miss out on this MIND-BLOWING EVENT at an

EXCLUSIVE PRICE!

For more information on our party and how you can get your ticket at
our EXCLUSIVE

PRICE, please drop by our ticketing booth, in front of the school library

from 10am-4pm,
17 March (Monday) - 20March (Thursday)

OR CONTACT JEREMY
0421813311,
jeremiez@hotmail.com

OR

MICHELLE 0423428912,
chelly.joy@gmail.com.

“TRUST ME, YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS FOR THE WORLD”

Dear MSO Members,

As part of our new year, MASCA NSW is organising a welcome fresh years
event to allow new students in 2008 to meet members of the MASCA NSW
committee, MSD and other Malaysian student clubs affiliated with MASCA
NSW. This would mean that you, as a member, have the opportunity to
meet students from other clubs such as

* MASA (UTS),
* SUAMS (Sydney University),
* MSA (Macquarie),
* MYSUN (Newcastle),
* Petronas
* MAS (Wollongong)
* MYPSA (Postgrads)
* PPMS
* MHRC (Malaysia Hall)

At the same time, new students will be able to be to ask for
assistance if they have any issues or problems and be acquainted with
the Malaysian community in Sydney.

Additionally, the event will also include a farewell for our MSD
Director, Tuan Haji Musa. For those who have been around to observe
and appreciate the immense amount of work and dedication he has
contributed for our Malaysian community, please join us to bid him a
memorable farewell. The whole event will include ice-breaking games
for students, lunch and presentations by all these clubs.

The details are as the following:

Date: 22nd March 2008, Sunday
Time: 10am-3pm
Venue: Malaysia Hall
Cost: Free

We hope to see you there!!

Aishah Abu Bakar
MSO President

Dear members,

The “MASA & 85 Broads Chillout Night” is one of the event from other University where we, from UNSW, will be able to go and also meet fellow Malaysians in UTS.

This will be a great chance for members to meet new people from different University.

Location: Glasshouse (@ UTS)
Date: 20th March 2008 (Thursday)
Time: 8pm til Late
Cost: $10

This is your chance to enjoy and meet new people before the Easter Long Weekend, and it will be a great chance to relax and get your mind out of University work.

Dear Members,

The Bi-Election is an Annual General Meeting (AGM) where MSO members have the chance to be in the Committee. By being in the committee, you will have the chance to meet all the lovely committee members, meet new members, gain precious experience from being in a big organisation like MSO, and it will also be a great in your CV. Moreover, you can be like one of us with the cool “Join Us. Lah” Red Shirt that everyone is craving to have it.

This is your chance to get involve, learn and grow.

The information of the Bi-Election is below:

Date: 18 March
Time: 7 pm - 9 pm
Venue: AIr Room (Roundhouse)
Attire: Formal
Positions available: Publisher (2)

To those who would like to run for position, you will be required to prepare a 5 minutes speech.

Members that is not running for the election you are more than welcome to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM), you will meet all the committees and the members of MSO that you don’t know.

Finally, Good luck to the members that is running for position, and welcome to all the members who would like to join the AGM.

Dear Members,

BBQ and a nice beach to have lunch. What more do you want?

On Saturday (15th March 2008) MSO will held an annual BBQ event where we as the committee will have to chance to meet new members, and vice versa. To all the new members, this will be a great chance to meet new people and get familiar with all the members. If you haven’t been to a Sydney Beach, this will be one of your great chance to visit one of Sydney best Beach, the Coogee Beach. I can assure you that you will have the time of your life.

The details of the BBQ event is as below

Venue: Coogee beach

Time: from 10.30am to 2pm

Date: 15th March 2008

Things to bring: yourself and MSO card

To those who needs guide to get there, you can either catch a 370 bus to Coogee Beach, or , you can meet our guides around the University. Below are the location to meet and the way to contact the guide.

Ili: meet on the Main Walkway at 10am. Mobile phone : 0415516629

Nik: meet on the High Street at 10am. Mobile phone: 0421242138

So, if you cannot find the specific meet up location, please contact the guides and they will lead you to the right path. Finally, and none the less, remember to have great fun there. I will see you there.

Note: for more information of where to meet, please go to this link. http://forum.msounsw.org/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=39

Ps: Please bring some extra change just in case you feel like swimming. =)