Sep
30

Freshers’ Meet and Greet!

September 11 was a significant date, and not just for that reason. It was also the day of a makan specially organised for our incoming freshers to meet up and get to know one another! Of course, as it turns out, most of them already do know one another.

The get-together was held at Original Kayu at SS2. It lasted for a whole 4 hours or so, with a group of about 10 freshers staying all the way till the end to chat with us old decrepit seniors.

About 50 freshers out of the 100 or so entrants turned up for the event. There are quite a number of freshers doing A&F, as per usual, and Econs, no surprise there. Also, there were a good number of MORSE students, and a smattering of lawyers to be.

Given the large number of freshers who turned up, it was hence logistically impossible to extend the invitation MSA-wide, though we very much wanted to do so. No matter – the Welcome Raya Social looms ahead – and this time, everyone is welcome!

Well, enough of my prattling – let the pictures do the talking. If you see any of them on campus, do remember to wave and say hi!

Sep
15

Orientation 2008!

On the 23rd of August Warwick MSA held it’s first ever Orientation in Malaysia. The inaugural Orientation event was put together in hopes of bringing together the Malaysian seniors and the new freshers and getting to know each other a little better before making our way back to the UK.

After much running around and planning, Saturday came and the seniors waited eagerly for the new students to turn up. Unfortunately due to unforseen circumstances, there were a lot of last minute pull-outs on the new students’ side. However, this did not dampen anybody’s mood – the ice breaking games were carried out smoothly with everybody in teams doing a myriad of things like sifting through flour to look for clues and bursting balloons. A bit childish perhaps but everyone had fun embracing the little kid in them :) The freshers (as well as some seniors) were given a chance to learn some facts about the university in a short trivia session whilst some seniors got to show off their general knowledge (or lack thereof) of the university.

After the ice-breaking games came the main activity – MSA’s very own LRT Amazing Race! At the Taman Paramount LRT station which was the starting point, everyone (excluding a few game facilitators) were broken up into teams of 4. Each team was given a clue sheet containing extremely difficult riddles which would lead them to the next station of their destination once they figured out the answer. Needless to say, all the teams were cracking their skulls trying to decipher the clues, hoping on and off the LRT at numerous stations. After a tiring but fun adventure along the LRT Putra line, everyone retired for lunch at A & W next to the Asia Jaya Station which was the last station in the Race.

All in all, Orientation was a success! Everybody had loads of fun and that’s what matters. The MSA committee would like to thank everybody who came and participated in the activities. Also, we would like to thank those who were involved in the planning of the Orientation and those who helped plan the activities (especially the LRT Amazing Race).

Hope to see you guys soon in the UK!

Poring Over Clues

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At a Loss?

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An In-Depth Discussion!

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