Who organised it? Ummil
When was it? 24th July 2011, Sunday from 10am to 2pm
Where was it held? Coogee Beach
How many people attended? Approx. 100
How much did it cost? Free for all
What did we do?
It was a bright and sunny, but windy Sunday. Picnic at the beach was a brilliant idea after a whole week of rain.

Menu of the day:
-Sausages
-Chicken wings (Credit to those who marinated them, Yummayhh!)
-Garlic bread
-Onion
-Sweet corn
-Dominos pizzas
-Chips

Everybody loved the food, despite the tasteless drinks. Sorry about that. We must’ve forgotten to turn off the tap when filling the water inside the tumbler. ^^

There were games planned for the day, but people left too early. So those who were still there had fun playing with water balloons. It was fun!

We’ll make it more interesting next year, with lots of games but with one condition; you guys have to stay till the end!
See you guys next year.
p/s: Who’s gonna say NO to free food?

Who organised it? Siang, Alexa, Sarah
When was it? 3rd June 2011, Friday from 5.30pm to 9pm
Where was it held? Club Bar, Roundhouse, UNSW
How many people attended? Approx. 250
How much did it cost? Free for members, $4.50 for ARC members, $5 for non-ARC members
What did we do?
Food seekers arrived early for some free food even before we were ready to serve!

As soon as the registration counter opened, people started queuing up, eagerly waiting to be served by our well-dressed committee.

The crowd was huge and it was up to our line of waiters and waitresses to fill those hungry stomachs.

I’m sure everyone enjoyed the delicious food.

Just look at those smiling faces…

Towards the end of the night, there were leftovers. So, we ended up offering second rounds and even takeaways! Haha.

However, before the night ended, we had a surprise for a special someone in the committee. On that day itself, the 3rd of June, was our President’s birthday!!!

So, we celebrated Miss Su Yiin’s birthday along with some ex-committee.

The night ended with smiles on our faces…

Makan-Makan Night was the last event for Semester 1, but if you have missed it, fear not! We have another line-up of events for Semester 2. See you next semester!

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

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! ;]

Who organised it? MSO (Jen & Christina), SUAMS, MASA, MSA
When was it? 7th May 2011, Saturday from 10am to 12.30pm
Where was it held? Bank St, Pyrmont
How many people attended? 80 participants and approx. 20 supporters
How much did it cost? $5 for each participant
What did we do?
It was sunny on that Saturday morning. What a nice weather to go for a boating! I was so excited as it was my first time ever to experience such thing. Since I have never been to that place before, I decided to join the other MSO members who all left from UNSW’s main gate together. We reached Railway Square to take our second bus at around 9.05 am and according to the schedule, we just missed the previous bus by 5 minutes! URRGHH. The next bus was scheduled to be there at 9.30 am. So guess what?? Hell yeah, we walked there! Haha.

The walk didn’t feel that long as we chatted and made jokes with each other along the way. We even took a picture together by the roadside.

As we walked, we were very impressed as we bumped into 4 identical RED FERRARI cars waiting in front of the traffic light.

I couldn’t believe my eyes and I swear that was the sexiest thing I had ever witnessed. I was this close to go and take a picture of myself with those. Unfortunately, the group has decided to speed up in case we could not make it on time. Haih!

We reached there just on time for the collection of money and waiver forms. We, and the other society members were first briefed by our facilitators (the Naga Spirit people) on safety measure and how to handle the paddles.

We then were assigned to the position on the boat before going for a water training.
Synchronization and speed were the main keys for the race so we trained for that for nearly 45 minutes.

By half way of the training, my arms were already burning and all I wanted to do was to start the freaking race and win!

The next thing I know, we were already at the starting line of the race and my heart was pumping. As soon as the race started, I paddled my heart out. I could not even open my eyes because everyone was just paddling crazily and the salty water kept splashing all over my body and face. I was just relying on the voice that counted one! two! three! all the way. But it came to my dissappointment knowing that we came last for the first race, and there was a close tie between us and Macquarie University. As far as I was concerned, UTS was disqualified because they failed to stick to the female-male ratio. Though there were some confusions and disputes over the results, I still think MSO did a real great job

By the time we got back to the shore and took loads of pictures together with the other teams, my stomach was growling like hell. Luckily it was time for pizzas! Apparently the organizer provided a whole lot of them, so I took 5 slices. One after another. Yes I did. Heeee. I thought I was really tiring and just wanted to go home.

Next thing I knew, I was at the Fish Market with my friends, enjoying our seafood and talking about how great the event was. Lol.

All in all, it was really an amazing experience for me. I have never even saw a dragon boating event before. What more in Sydney.

So for those of you who wanna do something different, do make sure you come join us next time around!

Who organised it? MSO (Alexa & Kevin), MASA, MSA, SUAMS
When was it? 21st April 2011, Thursday from 10pm to 4am (22nd April)
Where was it held? Home the Venue, Darling Harbour
How many people attended? Approx. 600
How much did it cost? $15 for early birds and 20 at the door
What did we do?
The first semester dance party where Malaysian students from UNSW, Usyd, MacquarieU and UTS come together for an awesome night out! This year, the theme Goodboy party was chosen, whereby girls (and guys alike) put on their bunny ears in conjunction with the Easter bunny theme!

The dance floor was packed, everybody was dancing, drinking, socialising and enjoying themselves.

It was a night like no other, ladies were dressed to the nines, and the dudes were equally charming. By the end of the night, or rather, wee hours of the morning, people left with happy and drunk faces, and with lots of smiles!

The event was a huge success and for those who came, you know it was!

And for those who missed it, fret not, there’s the second semester party coming up and that event WILL be BIGGER and BETTER than this one.

Who organised it? MSO (Jie Han & Ummil), SUAMS, MSA, MASA, MYSUN
When was it? 3rd April 2011, Sunday from 9am to 3pm and 9th April 2011, Saturday from 9am to 7pm
Where was it held? 3rd April: Moore Park football fields, 9th April: Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre
How many people attended? 3rd April: Approx. 110; 9th April: Approx. 250 throughout the day
What did we do?
The Sports Carnival is an annual intervarsity competition between the Malaysian societies of various universities around New South Wales. This year’s event was organised and participated by the 5 Malaysian societies of MSO, SUAMS, MSA, MASA & MYSUN.

The first session of the sports carnival was held at the Moore Park football fields. The weather was warm and sunny, perfect for a day of intense battles on the pitch with pride and glory on the line. Cheered by our loyal supporters who braved the heat and scorching sun, MSO started off well, winning the first game against MASA 3-1, with goals scored by forward Ismail, midfielder Viren and Captain Fantastic Heman. After a short break, MSO then had to do battle against the defending champions SUAMS, who narrowly beat last year’s MSO team by a solitary goal. Not wanting history to repeat itself, MSO took the game to the defending champs, attacking aggressively from the first whistle and maintaining pressure on their defence. However, after a few missed opportunities our players tired and this allowed SUAMS to get back in the game. In the final 10 minutes of the game, SUAMS got a breakthrough and a clinical finish by one of their forwards gave them the breakthrough, which MSO tried hard but just couldn’t recover from. It was a disappointing 1-0 defeat at the hands of the defending champions. The loss affected our players badly, evident in the game against MYSUN where we struggled against seemingly inferior opponents on paper. The match ended in a 1-1 draw where controversy arose with key refereeing decisions. Ismail once again showed his scoring prowess with a goal in that game. After a much needed pep talk by Captain Heman, the players went all out in their final match against MSA, obliterating the opposition 3-0, with goals coming from Nabil, Zai and veteran Devin. The combination of results saw MSO retaining their position as first runner-up in football, a positive result which the team of 2012 will definitely work to improve on.

The second session of the sports carnival was held at the Sydney University Sports and Aquatic Centre. Sports played on that day were: netball, volleyball, tennis, badminton and basketball. The full day event was attended by many, creating a buzzing atmosphere within the sports hall. Netball and volleyball were played simultaneously during the morning session, with MSO’s netball team opening the day’s event. Our girls fought hard and played with passion, but were unfortunately still outplayed by more experienced opponents. Adding salt into wound was the injury to our captain Melissa, which cumulated in a 5th placed finish for our ladies. However the team still received good experience and exposure, no doubt coming back stronger for next year’s competition.

At the other end of the arena, our volleyball players were putting on a show for the fans that turned up. Led by the experienced YiHong, the team won the first game easily; however the victory led to complacency, and the team subsequently lost the second match to MASA by a very close margin. After a much needed wake-up call, the team buckled up and went on to defeat SUAMS by a single point, and emphatically pulverized the MYSUN team. As a result we came second in volleyball, overall losing to SUAMS on score difference.

Tennis was played in the middle of the day, under the scorching heat of the Sydney sun. Our players braved the heat and put on an amazing show, bulldozing through opponents, and crushing any hint of resistance they posed. Captain of tennis, Shaun Boey led by example, winning all of his matches and giving to support and encouragement to whoever was playing for MSO at that time. His technical and leadership skills were adequately rewarded, with our tennis team winning the gold.

Badminton was played in the afternoon session; this was the only sport that every society brought a full team with, a true testament to the popularity of the sport among Malaysians. MSO started off strongly, winning the first few matches comfortably. However, we came up short against the stronger oppositions, faltering against technically superior opponents. Nonetheless, the never-say-die attitude in our players, particularly in captain Alvin Kho, gave the players the strength to muster a fourth place finish.

Basketball was the event that finished last, and the makeshift ‘final’ was the most anticipated match of the day. With a team with limited experience in prior sport carnivals, the pressure was on the new batch of players to live up to the expectations of the basketball team from previous years. After getting over the initial nerves, our players put on a strong showing and won comfortably against SUAMS and MSA. However, the third match against MYSUN was highly controversial, as tempers flared and emotions went through the roof. The referee was forced to disqualify two of the opposition players, giving MSO a win by default. It was unfortunate that MSO had to win in such a way, but kudos to the players who kept their cool and managed their emotions with maturity. When it was time to face MASA, the defending champions, the arena was already buzzing with anticipation as both teams were going into this match undefeated. A great deal of talent was on show for the final, MSO led early but MASA managed to take the lead in the middle of the first half and held onto it leading into halftime. Once the second half started, MSO came out all guns a blazing. However, MASA were the defending champions for a reason, and managed to respond against every offensive set and defensive stop that MSO produced; as hard as MSO fought, MASA as impressively as us, fighting hard to maintain their lead. In the end, it just seemed so close yet so far, as MSO succumbed to MASA’s resolute play and suffered an 8 point loss, allowing MASA to retain their gold in basketball.

The combination of results placed MSO third overall, a disappointing return of the overall defending champ of the 2010 Sports Carnival. However, the fighting spirit and passion of our players did not go unnoticed, earning accolades among many who witnessed their heroic efforts throughout the event.

The Sports Carnival is an annual event, and we hope that players and supporters alike will return for next year’s edition and help us retain the championship!

Who organised it? Ummil
When was it? 2nd April 2011, Saturday from 12pm to 2pm
Where was it held? St Peters Climbing Gym
How many people attended? Approx. 30
How much did it cost? $15 for members and $17 for non-members
What did we do?
10.30am –
Assembled at UNSW(Gate 9). We collected the fees and departed for Newtown.
11.30am –
Arrived at Newton. Since no one has ever been to this place, we were a little bit lost. Luckily, a friend from Singapore brilliantly used Google maps on his phone to guide us.
12.00pm –
Reached St Peters Climbing gym. Collected fees from those we met there and everyone filled in the compulsory waiver forms. All I saw were candies on the wall. Hehe. Next was the briefing session for the newbies. Climber, belayer, etc.
After that, we started climbing. One wall after another, from the easiest to that of medium level of difficulty.
Note: medium level yah. The higher wall seemed so hard.
2.00pm –
Group photo session. Some of us continued climbing after that, while the rest went off for lunch.

It was a joint event with SSA and it was a huge success.
For those who have joined us, thank you and we know you guys had fun.

For those who didn’t have the chance, see you next year!
We might be having rock-climbing on the real rocks!

Who organised it? Su Yiin
When was it? 25th March 2011, Friday from 6.30pm to 8pm
Where was it held? Wurth Room, Roundhouse, UNSW
How many people attended? 30
What did we do?
MSO held an Extra Ordinary Meeting (EGM) with by-election as the main agenda for the following positions – Treasurer, Honorary Secretary, Internal Secretary and Webmaster.
Nominees had to submit their nominations prior to the event alongside with their manifesto.

Much to our surprise, the turn-up for the by-election exceeded our expectations. It was good to see members coming to exercise their rights.

Each nominee had to deliver his/her campaign speech followed by a question and answer session. The election was conducted through paper voting. On the whole, the purpose of the EGM was fulfilled as responsible committee members were elected to the posts.

We wish to thank all those who stood for the elections and all members who came to support MSO. We hope you will continue to support us in our forthcoming events.

Congratulations to our 4 very enthusiastic newly elected committee members :
- Treasurer : Kay Vin TAN
- Honorary Secretary : Senk Siang THUNG
- Internal Secretary : Khin Yew CHONG
- Webmaster : Sue Jen ANN
And a big thank you to those who came to make a difference.