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Orientation BBQ 2008 was a great success. Thank you everyone who came and support us!

It was a good to wake up early on the weekend, saturday to meet near the gym at 9.30 am.

  

Its a bird, its a plane. No, its our very own Supermalaysian.

Members flock around the registration table to exchange their temporary UMSA cards to the real cold-hard UMSA card. We randomly assigned them to one of the 7 groups we had.

The weather was awesome, though it was quite hot later in the afternoon.

Roger, our MC for the day gave an introduction speech to welcome all members - new and OLD - to this orientation BBQ 2008!

Everyone listening intensively at our speaker.

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Introduction speech

     
  

More pictures read on

UMSA is planning a trip to Devonport, the historical maritime village nestled on Auckland’s North Shore. More info about Devonport: HERE

     

WHEN: 15 March (saturday)

TIME: 9.30 am meeting at Britomart

You’ll get to experience riding the ferry from the harbour to devonport at a very cheap price of NZD9 (return). We will be having a casual light tramping only for 10-15 minutes up Mount Victoria (not steep at all) where you can see old forts and tunnels. From the top of Mount Victoria, you’ll get to see the beautiful view of Auckland. After that, we will break for lunch at the top of Mount Victoria before heading down to visit Devonport town.

You will need to bring: NZD9, a camera, wear good walking shoes, pack lunch.

Those interested please submit your name through form below.

You can bring your friends (including non-UMSA member) along!

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As you were digging enthusiastically into your UMSA orientation packs, you may have noticed - amongst the Teddy Bear biscuits and wonderful brochures of our sponsors - UMSA’s first newsletter of the year.

The newsletter aims to educate and er, entertain. In our first publication, we gave you an idea of who we are and what we do.

Now, we’d like to hear from you. Yes, YOU!

Please contribute your thoughts/ideas/opinions! Check out the forums on this website. Or, email your event reviews, travel tips and dear-aunt-agony letters to editor@umsanz.com - you might get published in our second newsletter :o)

Download newsletter 2008 issue 1:

Emmie Khoo

Editor

*updated 10/3* 

For those holding temporary cards and wish to change for the new/real UMSA card, you can do so at our stall.

              

When: 11 March & 12 March (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Time: 11am-2pm

Where: Auckland uni quad

Those are the two days left to collect your cards.

ONE MORE THING: For those who have not receive any e-mail updates, please contact us as we may have recorded your e-mail incorrectly.

Anyone who LOST something during orientation/at umsa stall, please contact us to retrieve your stuff.

– watch this space —

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Shakespeare’s Ltd (the company behind iS2) is committed to providing a healthy alternative in the food & beverage industry, consistently delivering an experience that gives customers great satisfaction.

They make snow ices too!

They are planning to sponsor the clubs in ASIA which includes UMSA!

What we need is 100 members to sign up for newsletter at their website and typing “UMSA” into the Student Club name space.

So please help us achieve this goal- Thanks everyone!

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A hot summer, a long break.

On January 2008, we had a poll to survey what our fellow members are up to during the summer.

THE RESULTS:

We had altogether 99 votes from 40 voters.

WORK is the no. 1 priority (22 votes), assuming we are students so we need the money money money to survive the year.

Travel is the next popular activity (16votes) - but where is my souvenier guys?

Many are counting the sheeps during summer, catching up on the lost sleep due to last minute assignment work (don’t deny it) - 14 votes.

So we have many drama addicts here - 12 votes. (korean or japanese or anime?)

Welcome all old and new members!

              

When: 8 March (SATURDAY)

Where: meet at 9am @ Recreation centre (gym)

Attire: Preferably sports attire / something comfortable for games

We’re going to have some fun games for you, our KOOKIE WACKY game, guaranteed fun by our very own Shermayne. Gasp- don’t believe me? Read HERE for her message to all! There’s even a prize for winners of the games!

Not forgetting the golden prize: FREE FOOD!!! (our handmade kuih bingka if you missed it on lantern fest, freshly baked from the oven).

PS: Remember to bring your UMSA card to verify you’re an UMSA family member (and also of course change for the real UMSA card)

who is coming say I

*UPDATED 3/3* 

Come one come all!

UMSA will be open for membership registration in UoA and AUT starting this new semester.

                          

When: 3 March - 5 March (UoA)

Time: 10am - 3pm

Where: UoA uni Quad

AUT registration: 6 & 7MArch (thurs &fri)

                                 at AUT  quad @10am-3pm

Ps: Registration might extend on Thursday and Friday. Details to be notified - watch this space!

REGISTER ONLINE, read on

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Wave your hands if you were there this year!

Lantern Festival is a annual joint event organised by Asia New Zealand Foundation and Auckland City Council.

   

So what is Lantern Festival? It falls on the 15th of the lunar calender which marks the end of Chinese New Year festival, or what we Malaysians (or singaporeans) know it as “chap goh mei”. Do not confuse this with the Lantern Festival that we have back in Malaysia (or singapore) where kids light up lanterns later in the year - that is Mid-Autumn Festival.

On the 15th day of the first lunar month (marked by Chinese New Year), you can see the first full moon of the lunar calender. Some ancient Chinese beliefs describes it as the day that celestial spirit can be seen flying in the light of the first full moon. To aid them in their search for spirits, they use torches (aka lanterns) .

Can you find your way?

 

^ angry monkey says: What are you looking at!

 

May the Rat force be with you!

The less creepy side of it, introduced in Song dynasty, lantern owners will write riddles and post them on their lanterns for people to solve. (I bet you’ve seen this in tvb dramas). If you guessed it right, then you’ll get a gift.

UMSA was there again this year, showing off our fantastic Malaysian yum yum food.

Roger takes a pip: Welcome to UMSA stall, satay satay satay!!

Between 10am to 3pm , we got ourselves ready. BBQ pits are fixed up, tables, tent, food and everything ready to go.

Sales on Friday was a little slow. Rain coupled with heavy rain deterred many people from coming.

Our mamak styled stall - too bad banner was soaked by the rain we had to remove it

 However, thanks to our kuih making team (Sher Mayne, Shamaz, Naomi and Marilee) our ondeh-ondeh sold out by 7pm! Many were back asking for more, we were so flattered that they enjoyed it so much that we had to double our production for the next day! Kuih Bingka sold out on Sunday by 8pm. A lady even came over and asked whether we have a shop outside of here that sells it. Sorry guys, we only, ONLY made it for lantern fest.

Our Kuih Bingka and Ondeh-Ondeh: finger licking good

 

Come one come all, we have cute ladies and fantastic food

Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t any kinder the next day. Mr Wind and Mrs Rain must have had a quarrel which caused lantern fest to be cancelled on saturday! We couldn’t believe it when we heard it. We had to console ourselves to free kuih bingkas we had made that morning. Sobs sobs.

Satay sold like crazy on Sunday, we couldn’t stop production for about 6 hours straight. People were swarming at our stall to see what the smoke was all about (no, it wasn’t a fire).

“satay! 4 for $5, 10 for $10″ we chanted at the top of our voice.

Health inspector, we are doing great here!

 

^Rayvin on the verge of crying: I’m so touched everyone is working so hard

 

^ the team who sang “satay” song

UMSA sold out everything we have (except a few can drinks) just in time to see the fireworks! Such a sweet taste of victory, we were screaming and singing “we are the champions” all the way!

We want to especially thank everyone who helped in the Lantern fest: all committees, ex-committees, and friends!

Thank you, thank you, see you next year!

Click to see more pictures from lantern Fest

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You might be wondering, what is UMSA up to in the summer?

Besides skin dipping at the lake (kidding..) , we spent 2 whole days (saturday and sunday) skewing satays in preparation for Lantern Festival.

Our host and coordinator Roger Bobson got us kicking in on the chicken at about 9.30 am.

Off comes the chicken skin for those on diet, then washed and chopped into pieces. Powder of lemon grass and spices flying in the air as the chicken is being marinated. Then, the blocks of meat are professionally skewed to the stick and frozen for preservation.

 We did about 120kg of chicken which comes close to 4000 sticks.

We want to specially thank the non-committees that dedicated themselves to help:  Celest, Jasmin, Pui Li, Shaun, Sharvin, Cheryl, David, Dallas, Irvin, Shaun (Irvin’s brother), Yam and Hwei Gjin - we appreciate it!

Lantern Festival : 22nd (Friday) to 24th (Sunday) February

  @ Albert park road

COME AND SUPPORT UMSA !!!

    
 you ready for some action?

 

 
Don’t mess with the knive maidens (oops, i mean ladies)

 

 
“Roger, what in the world are you doing?”

 

 
*holds* “Having my moment with the chicken breast meat. “

 

 
^the food tasters of the uncooked satays

 

 
^Dallas: “let me eat before Celest sees me”..

 

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