Malaysians of Melbourne University MoMU: February 2009

Oweek 2009

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Hey all,

Uni is finally starting! Everyone geared up for a new semester? Or am I the only one feeling uni blues....Well, either way, Welcome Back! From all of us at MoMU :)
Scroll down to read more about our activities during Orientation Week, namely the Clubs & Societies Day, our signature Welcome BBQ and the much awaited Treasure Hunt. We also information regarding internship and study opportunities by AEI.

1) Clubs & Societies Day

Come check out our orange MoMU booth during C&S Day. Drop by to renew your MoMU membership or bring along your friends and sign up for great privileges!
Place : North Court (Opposite Union House)
Date : 26 & 27 February 2009
Time : 12- 4pm
Membership fee (non-union member) : $10 per year
(union member) : $5 per year

This year, we will be ushering in 2009 with awesome lucky draw prizes such as book vouchers from Encompass Bookstore, Free World Series Paintball Entries, KBox cash vouchers, and movie tickets .




Also, look out for our new attraction of the booth. No, its not our usual "Guess the Durian Weight" anymore. Our Activity Department have spent the whole holidays just formulating this new game. Sorry we cant spill the beans, you guys have to go check it out! You will not be disappointed! ( if you are, come see me =P ). The lucky person who wins the game will win our top secret prize! Think I'm joking? Think again...

2.) Chilli Malam with MoMU

Place : Chillipadi @ Melbourne Central
Corner of Little Lonsdale St. & Elizabeth St.
Date : 26th, 27th and 28th of February (Thursday to Saturday)
Time : 10pm to 5am

For three exclusive nights only, MoMU members and their friends will be entitled to 25% off all food and drinks at Chilli Padi and Chilli Express India, Melbourne Central! Offers valid from 10pm to 5am starting Thursday 26th to Sunday 1st.



Come enjoy some authentic curries, roti chanais, laksas, nasi lemaks, teh tarik and many more mouth watering dishes from home. There is also a special on for an imported beer from Laos:

Beerlao Promotion - Buy one Longneck Beerlao and Uncle Robert will give you another for FREE

Just present your 2009 MoMU membership card to receive 25% off your total bill!

3.) Welcome BBQ 2009




We cant usher in a new semester without our signature Welcome BBQ event,now can we? Well, this year, we have put together a bigger and better BBQ just for you guys. The best part is, everything is absolutely FREE! What better else to do on a Saturday then free BBQ and awesome games where you meet new people and possibly take out on the committee members ( you wish! =D ).

Place : Flagstaff Gardens
Date : 7th March 2009, Saturday
Time : 12-3 pm
Directions: Follow the Orange People ( MoMU Committee will clad our signature orange t-shirts. Or just email us. )

4) Treasure Hunt



And lastly,our finale, the much anticipated Treasure Hunt. We have approved a very adventurous and exciting Treasure Hunt proposal submitted by our Activities Department, so join in and see Melbourne in a different light!
Date : 15th March 2009, Sunday
Time : 1pm
Meeting point : To be confirmed
Fee (refundable) : $5 per person upon sign up ( to be refunded on the day of event)

5) Australian Education International (AEI)

We have received an email from AEI regarding internship and study opportunities in Malaysia for Australian and Malaysian students. AEI will provide financial support of twenty-five $2000 scholarships. However, these will only be offered to those undertaking an intership starting prior to the 30th June 2009. The Malaysia Australia Business Council (MABC) is offering free return flight from Australia to Malaysia for one student to undertake internship in Malaysia.
There is a copy of the guide and full information on this available online at :


Guess that's all from me now. Look out for more updates soon! Adieu~

MoMU



Happy New Year! Year of the OX!

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Heya people! Sorry for the very... VERY late update. Just simply, MoMU would like to wish everybody a Happy Chinese New Year!

Hope everyone's having a blast collecting loads of angpao.

=)