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NOTTS GAMES VOLUNTEERS BRIEFING
For those who are interested in volunteering for the coming Nottingham Malaysian Games 2008, kindly attend a briefing on this coming Wednesday. We will be doing a briefing on the whole event and giving out free volunteers shirts. It is IMPORTANT for you to attend the briefing to ensure the games go smoothly. We are counting on YOU to make Notts Games a successful one!
Details of the meeting as below:
Date: 22.10.2008 (Wednesday)
Time: 4.30pm to 6.30pm
Venue: Room: C11, Portland Building
In return of your kind help, we are providing you: FREE lunch, FREE volunteer shirt, FREE dinner, certificate of appreciation and a SPECIAL TREAT after the event.
NOTTS GAMES 2008 VOLUNTEERS RECRUITMENT
Notts Games is one of the most highly anticipated event amongst Malaysians in the United Kingdom and Ireland. This year the Games will be on the 8th of November 2008, Saturday. We will be needing all the help we can get from everyone in Notts. It is great fun plus you get to be involved in one of the largest student organised event in the whole of U.K.!
Apart from the benefits we mentioned in the previous email (FREE lunch, FREE shirt, volunteer tag, appreciation certificate and special treat), we are now providing you FREE dinner too!!
We will do a brief introduction of Head Officials and Captains during DeepaRaya Open House. Do approach them to sign up as volunteers or players, or email them beforehand (please refer previous email for contacts).
Do sign up and be part of Nottingham Malaysian Games 2008 NOW!
Deeparaya Open House
NMS wishes everyone Selamat Hari Raya and an early Happy Diwali!!
NMS will be having its own DeepaRaya Open House complete with the amazing Malaysian food everyone missed since our last event + get a chance to mingle with your links. Come join us to experience the Diwali and Raya atmosphere here in Nottingham!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Portland Ballroom (Opposite Portland Food Court)
Dress code: Smart casual or traditional clothes allowed only.
* Jeans are allowed; no t-shirts, flip flops, or hoodies to be worn.
Pricing: GBP1.50 for members; GBP4.50 for non-members
* Please do remember to bring your membership card and if you still do not have one we will give you one on the day itself.
* Those interested to perform (live band etc) during the DeepaRaya Open House, please do not hesitate to contact the committee by 13th October 2008, Monday.
ELECTION OF FIRST YEAR REPS
Join us and let the voice of freshers be heard! Job responsibilities include helping in organising NMS events, represent Freshers in NMS's decision making process and enjoy thrilling experience of contributing back to your fellow NMS peers!
We are looking for a male Rep and a female Rep. Nominees must be Freshers, meaning first year in the UK (regardless which year you are in, transfer/exchange/full course students), providing you will be here at Nottingham until June next year.
So nominate yourself or your friends for First Year Reps now! Simply reply along with full name, course and email address. Voting will be done on Deepa-Raya Open House.
See you on Wednesday!
NMS 08/09
Orientation Night
Dear members,Welcome to the Nottingham Malaysian Society! To seniors, welcome back!
Thank you for joining us. The Orientation Night is the first NMS event of the year. Its an ice-breaking session for you to get around making new friends. Also, a good opportunity for juniors to know your senior link and vice versa.
FREE dinner (by Pretty Orchid) for members and 3 GBP for non-members.
Please remember to bring along your membership card. For those who haven't register with us, you can do so on the Student Union's webiste: www.su.nottingham.ac.uk.
Venue: Portland Ballroom (opposite Portland Food Court)
Date: 3.10.2008 (Friday)
Time: 6pm to 9pm
See you on Friday!!
Goose Fair Outing 2008
A Joint Event With Our Friends At MSS and BruNotts
Date: 4.10.2008 (Saturday)
Time: 6.30pm (bus departs from Goose Fair 10.30pm)
Meeting point: East Drive bus stop (down the slope from Portland Building)
Fees: Only ¡ê2 for Members, ¡ê4 for non-Members (all return trips)
So hurry and reply to reserve your tickets! Payment can be made during Welcome/Orientation Night.
Note:
1. Ticket will be sold at a first-come-first-served basis.
2. Reserved but unpaid tickets will be put up for sale once unreserved tickets are sold out.
3. Priority will be given to Members due to limited seats.
We meet at the Portland Bus stop (marked with a lollipop on the map)
Pre-Departure Briefing Details
Details as below:
Date: 30 August 2008 (Saturday)
Venue: UoN South East Asia Office, 2nd Floor, Chulan Tower, 3 Jalan Conlay, KL
Telephone No: +603 8924 8383/8384
Parking is available at the Basement of Chulan Tower at RM3.00 for 1st hour, then subsequently RM2.50 per hour. You can also opt to park at the open air parking next to Chulan Tower at Seri Melayu Restaurant Car Park. They charge RM10.00 per entry. Opposite Restaurant Seri Melayu is the Seafood Paradise Restaurant. Parking is at RM5.00 per entry. These two outdoor parkings are at close walking distance to Chulan Tower.
It is an informal gathering for freshers to ask loads of questions, and this is where the senior you comes in:) Please target to arrive by 1.00pm as we are having a short volunteers briefing. We encourage you to bring along textbooks lists or anything else that might be helpful for the freshers. Refreshment will be served.
NMS is planning to organise a dinner for juniors and seniors at Pelita Mamak (not far away from the office, near KLCC) after the briefing. It aims to be a 'bonding' session for juniors to ask more questions and get to know you better. Helps a lot for them to fit in UK life later on! So do join us for the dinner if you are free. (Note: NMS will not be subsidising the meal.)
Please reply to:
(a) confirm your attendance
(b) whether you are planning to attend the dinner.
If there is any question, feel free to email us or contact Duo-Ying on 017-3360333.
A BIG thank you to everyone for volunteering again! See you all there!!
Volunteering Oppurtunities
1. Link System
We are pleased to invite all Members to join the Link System. Each participant will be paired up with a fresher coming academic year.
Among the aims of this system are:
- To help answer queries of freshers.
- To help freshers settle down in Nottingham as soon as possible.
- To foster strong bonds between seniors and juniors.
- To build up a wide web of connections within the Society.
To those who are interested to join the Link System, kindly send in your name, course, year of study, contact numbers in UK & Malaysia and email address to nms.notts@gmail.com.
2. Pre-departure Briefing, KL
We are looking for Members who are able to assist in Q&A sessions during the briefing for Freshers 2008/2009. We would like to have at least one representative from each course.
Tentatively, the briefing will be held on 30 August 2008 at UoN South East Asian Office, KL. Interested volunteers, kindly send in your name, course, year of study, contact numbers in Malaysia and email address to nms.notts@gmail.com.
3. Fresher's Fayre September 2008
Fresher's Fayre will be held on 23, 24 and 25 September 2008. We are therefore inviting Members to volunteer in decorating and manning the stalls.
Kindly indicate your interest by replying to us. Any ideas to improve our recruitment at Fresher's Fayre are welcomed.
Volunteering for more than one event is most welcomed!
Good luck and all the best for exams!
Nottingham Malaysian Night 07/08 Webpage
New Nottingham Malaysian Night Webpage appearing after Christmas 2008
Second Malaysian Student Leaders Summit
(MSLS 2008)
The Leadership of Tomorrow Begins Today
This summit will be a platform for intellectual and scholastic discourse between the prominent figures and also the Malaysian student leaders from around the world.
One of the key missions of this summit is to expose the participants to Malaysians who are world class leaders, speakers and thinkers in diverse fields, encouraging an understanding of Malaysia's unique challenges.
Date: 2nd and 3rd of August 2008
Location: Nikko Hotel, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian Student Leaders Summit Website
Indiana Jones and Antalya
Many thanks to those that came for the Indiana Jones and Antalya evening. This was the last event of 07/08.
We look forward to seeing many of you at the predeparture briefing in Kuala Lumpur in August.
Freight Service
SA Kargo, a freight company based in Malaysia, will be sending a representative from its London Office to Nottingham on 9 May 2008, 2pm. Ms Azlina will be introducing offers provided by the company as well as providing rough quotations for specific needs.
A copy of SA Kargo's brochure is available here.
NMS will be negotiating for the best offers on our Members' behalf. Any interested Member is also invited to meet Ms Azlina in person. Kindly contact Lik Jin at +44 797 257 4241 or meet at George Green Library Main Entrance at 2pm.
Pre-departure Briefing, UK
On 7 May 2008, NMS was invited to lend support to the Pre-departure Briefing for UK students on Mobility Programme to the University of Nottingham Malaysian Campus. Organised by the International Office, NMS seized the oppurtunity to promote Malaysia to the international community.
The briefing started off with important paperwork and reminders from the International Office, followed by an informal presentation on Malaysian culture by NMS. As part of an effort to welcome the UK students, NMS gave out Jalur Gemilangs (Malaysian National Flag), goodie bags and leaflets about Malaysia, courtesy of Tourism Malaysia. Throughout the briefing, the 35-strong audience were excited about the prospects of studying in Malaysia, constantly peppering questions to make sure everything is in place.
"How's the weather?"
"Where's the nearest place to get food?"
"How are the hostels?"
Assisted by four Malaysian students on Mobility Programme from Malaysian Campus, the questions were dealed with as soon as they were asked. NMS went a step further by doing a crash-course on Bahasa Melayu (Malay Language) and then followed up by introducing the Mamak culture as a replacement for pub culture.
After an hour and a half, the briefing was wrapped up at 4pm. Participants have shown high level of enthusiasm and are looking forward to meet more Malaysians already.
"Malaysians may be conservative, but they are smilling all the time!" said one participant.
NMS wish all of them a safe journey and we hope that they will come back with fond memories to share with their fellow countrymen.
Special thanks to:
Mrs Rachel Jessop (International Office)
Mr Chuah Yew Lek
Mr Loo Shen Quang
Mr Low Wai Chun
Mr Seetho Kin Lam
A copy of the NMS slides is available here.