Dear beloved members,It has come to the sad, yet exciting time of the year, when MSO 2008 has to let go of their reins to welcome a new MSO committee for the year of 2009. We are prospectively holding our Annual General Meeting and Committee Elections on the Friday, 19 September 2008. If you are interested in joining the MSO team for next year, please send in the following details to the Honorary Secretary, Michelle Yap at michelle@msounsw.org:

• Name
• Position You are Running For
• Telephone Number
• E-mail Address

The following positions are open for nominations:

1. President

Current President: Aishah Abu Bakar

E-mail: aishah@msounsw.org

2. Vice President

Current VP: Amanda Chin

E-mail: amanda@msounsw.org

3. Honorary Secretary

Current: Michelle Yap

E-mail: michelle@msounsw.org

4. Internal Secretary

Current: Ananda

E-mail: ananda@msounsw.org

5. Treasurer

Current: Nurul Ili
E-mail: nurul@msounsw.org

6. Male Social Officer

Current: James Woon
E-mail: james@msounsw.org

7. Female Social Officer

Current: Huey Shyan

E-mail: hueyshyan@msounsw.org

8. Male Sports Officer

Current: Bryant Wong

E-mail: bryant@msounsw.org

9. Female Sports Officer

Current: Mei Jiun Gan

E-mail: meijiun@msounsw.org

10. Welfare Officer

Current: Kai Xian

E-mail: kx@msounsw.org

11. Cultural Officer

Current: Nik Arif

E-mail: nik@msounsw.org

12. Webmaster

Current: Yihong Lai
E-mail: yihong.lai@msounsw.org

13. Publishers (2 Positions)

Current: Keat Boon

E-mail: keatboon@msounsw.org

Current: Sabrina Hanim

E-mail: sabrina@msounsw.org

I guarantee that being part of the MSO Committee is a truly gratifying, rewarding and unique experience. It is a great opportunity to bring Malaysians together and assist them. It is very enjoyable and it is an opportunity to meet with, and bond with different people.

If you have any enquiries, please e-mail the current committee members of the position you are interested in running for (as displayed above). They will be more than happy to brief and provide you with more details. Furthermore, to look at their goodlooking faces and find out more about MSO, please visit www.msounsw.org.

The following are the information for the Annual General Meeting 2008 for MSO.
Date - 19th September 2008 [Friday, week 8]
Venue - Law Theatre G04
Time - 6.30pm - 10pm
Dress code - Strictly Formal for nominees.

Please send in the nominations to Michelle Yap at michelle@msounsw.org

I look forward to seeing all the nominees and MSO members on 19th September!
Thank YouAishah Abu Bakar

Your MSO President 2008

Greetings everyone! 

As most of you would have already known, Malaysia Fest 2008 is just around the corner! No idea what’s happening??

Here are the details:

Date: 31 August 2008, Sunday - Yes, the actual day of Malaysia’s Independence Day.
Time: 10am to 5pm
Venue: Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour, Sydney.

So, come and join the celebrations!
Visit www.malaysiafest.com.au for more info.

AND, to mark this year’s celebration, Malaysia Fest presents:

The 2008 Merdeka Raffles Draw!

We are giving away a line-up of exclusive prizes this year, and they include:

2 x return air tickets to Malaysia courtesy of Malaysian Airlines, hotel stays in Sydney’s exclusive hotels, generous food vouchers from various top Malaysian restaurants in Sydney, hampers, and more!

To enter the draw, get your raffle tickets quickly as they are strictly limited in numbers (for fair-go purposes)!

• Each ticket costs AU$ 1.00 (one dollar) only!
• Only sold in booklets of ten, therefore $10 for 10 tickets.
  
• Draws will be done on M-Fest day itself.
  

While the raffle sales are intended for fundraising, M-Fest also seeks to reward the generous individuals who buy the tickets with a chance to win the great prizes mentioned above. It doesn’t matter how many you buy, your contribution (big or small) will benefit the community with stronger support for this year’s festival that everyone can call theirs.

So be it…
a) An elegant, mathematically and statistically sophisticated investment strategy derived with the aim of abnormal returns, or,

b) Your wish to support this great community effort, or,
c) Any good reason.contact any of the reps below to get your tickets!!

Uni Syd: Joana (0406 216 258), Joshua (0404 644 596)

UNSW: Zek (0424 809 234), Amanda (0432 617 037), Shaheera (0415 511 197)

UTS: Jenny (0433 559 825), Salina (0410 350 100)

Macquarie: Afir (0433 603 066)

(call or sms any of the reps above - sms preferred. visit www.malaysiafest.com.au for more info on draw)

See you at the festival! Malaysia Fest 2008 - A Cultural Connection!

Sincerely,

Malaysia Fest 2008 Committee

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PLATINUM SPONSORS
Tourism Malaysia www.tourism.gov.my | Malaysia Airlines www.malaysiaairlines.com | Student Magazines www.studentmagazines.com.au | Student Services Direct www.malaus.com.au

GOLD SPONSORS
Australian Malaysian Singaporean Association www.amsa.com.au | Australian International School Malaysia www.aism.edu.my

Dear Members,

Please find the booth location is updated, and that you can buy tickets from our booth!

Malam Gema Merdeka (MGM) is nearing and tickets are up for sale!

For those of you who still don’t know what MGM is all about, it is a cultural musical show with dinner yearly event to commemorate our independence. I assure you, you will not want to miss this event. We are incorporating various traditional dances as well as other performances such as drama, musical and modern dance to bring you the tale that is Spirit: Reigniting the Spirit of Patriotism. Want a sneak peek? Check out our character’s blogs, Joe and his views on current issues at www.joehasanidea.blogspot.com and Alisa on her chirpy outlook at life at www.alisaspeaks.blogspot.com.

Be sure to also check out our website (www.malamgemamerdeka.com) for updates as well as our galleries to keep yourself updated with our progress.

Again, the details of the event are as follows;

Venue: Matthews Pavillion (Dinner) & Science Theatre (Show)
Date: 23rd of August 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 5.30pm (Dinner) & 7.30pm (Show)

To get the tickets you should contact Sabrina by email at sabrinahanim@gmail.com or call her at 0411791646.

Ticket prices are ;

Red** - AUD10
Silver - AUD20
Gold - AUD25

 **not inclusive of dinner
***at door plus AUD 2

Alternatively, you can also get your tickets at our booths;

BOOTH #1 AT UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES (UNSW)
Date : 21th August 2008 , Thursdays
Time : 12pm - 3pm
Venue : QUAD, Next to the ARC Store.
Hurry and get your tickets quick! Seats are limited!

Proceeds of tickets will go to MERCY Malaysia. So come! Do charity and be entertained!

Nik Arif Izani
Chief Executive Producer
Malam Gema Merdeka 2008
MASCA NSW 07/08

Dear Members,

Do you have what it takes?

The Amazing Race MSO is a covertly organised event that will test the boundaries of your physical and mental endurance as you and your team members forge your way through the obstacles and challenges set for you all around UNSW. Set up a team of 3 participants and sign up quick - places are limited and are based on a first come, first served basis. Please sign up by e-mailing:

Ananda - soulcalibur87@gmail.com
Mei jiun - meijiungan@gmail.com
James -  jameswoon.wc@gmail.com

Please find registration closes on Friday 8pm.

Sheer determination, intelligence and strategy may see you become one of the first three winners of The Amazing Race MSO. The first team to cross the finish line will go home with not only glory and bragging rights for a year, but also a handsome prize money of AUD150.
This race will be the most challenging but rewarding experience of your university life. Think you are up for the challenge? MSO challenges you. Details are as follows;

Date: 16th August 2008 (Satuday)
Time: 10.00 am sharp
Venue: Physics Lawn, UNSW (briefing and starting point)
Admission fee: AUD15 per team
YES, the grand prize has changed to $150.

Come, and you will experience an Amazing Race first hand!
You may be the next winner!

Although i’m pretty sure not everyone might be looking forward to starting a new academic semester at uni, they sure seemed to look forward to the satay that was promised to be served at the Welcoming Lepak! My mouth was watering as the other committee members brought two trays full of satay with the works at 2pm on that sunny but chilly Sunday afternoon.

It started off with a slow trickle of people but soon enough (in less than an hour!) the food was gone and the crowd was hankering for more satay and nasi impit. See, next time it pays not to follow ‘Malaysian time’. It was good getting to know new faces and catching up with old ones.

It was certainly entertaining to watch the Banana Game in progress, although it ended pretty quickly because the winning team expertly manuevered their bananas to win themselves brand new webcams! You should have been there to see the weird..urm..stuff they got themselves into. Later on, some of them played a round of ultimate frisbee while the rest mingled about and dispersed.

All in all, it was a good beginning to the new semester. Here’s looking forward to the upcoming events! You definitely wouldn’t want to miss it. After all, it’s always nice to have familiar faces from home, especially during winter!