SSA Dance Party - Butter Down Under!

It's been some time since SSA organised a major event. We are now in week 5 and those assignments and mid-term tests are pouring in. MAN! All of us definitely need a break from the textbooks and boring lectures. We're pretty sure that you need it too! Well, this may just be the message of eternal hope for stress discharge. Macquarie SSA is proud to announce that it is time for our annual semester dance party! It's a joint event organised by UNSW, USYD and UMAQ.

Getting bored of those quiet nights in Sydney? Bored of doing your homework at night? Feeling that some part of your life is missing? Or maybe you are looking for something to do. Then this is the best time for you to come on down and unleash that "untamed child" within you. Guaranteed that this event will be action packed.
There's even free pizza and free drinks to go around! Now it doesn't get any better than that. Meet new friends, dance with friends, socialise with friends, drink with friends. It's great to do those activities down under! The way we see it, this is a really a great event to attend and even share with your friends back home in Singapore - let them know "your life in Sydney is not that sian". Feel free to bring your friends along too. Let's get the party started!

BUTTER DOWN UNDER!
by Singapore Students' Societies

Venue: The Eastern, Bondi Junction
Time: 9pm till late
Date: 1st Apr 2010, Thursday (Friday is a public holiday so don't worry about recovering for class the next day.)

9-10pm: Free Pizzas
Arrive before 10pm to collect free drink card (only Local Tap Beer, House Wine and House Sparkling). (Claimable throughout the night.)

9-11pm: $5 house spirits
all night: $5 Local Tap Beer, House Wine and House Sparkling

Ticket prices:Exclusive to Access holders only: $17
Non-Access: $22 (Promo: Buy 4 and get the 5th one at 1/2 price)
Door Sales: $25

Where can you get a hold of tickets for this hot event? Please contact Bobby at 0410270729.

On behalf of Members Relations Officer Yzee Lee and the whole SSA committee, we hope to see you there! Get ready to melt - with Butter Down Under!

Singapore Dinner

Hey everyone! Hope you had a fantastic O-Week and enjoyed the 2010 Welcoming BBQ! It was fantastic to catch up with old friends during both events, and also just as fantastic to meet all the great new members and chat to you all during O-Week and the BBQ. Hopefully you're enjoying the beginning of the new semester and we'll see you all again regularly at our events for 2010!

Coming up this Friday (March 5) is the much anticipated return of the Macquarie Uni SSA to the Singapore Kitchen in West Ryde.

Delicious authentic Singaporean food at incredible price, $15 per head, a dinner beginning at 6.30pm.

Set menu is listed:

2 entree
1. Chicken wings
2. Nohiang

Mains (to be shared)
- Chicken rendang
- Asam fish
- Kang Kong

2 noodles
1. Singapore noodles
2. Penang Fried Kueh Teow

Please confirm your attendance as soon as possible as seating for the dinner is limited. Get in quick to confirm your place so you can enjoy the fantastic food and atmosphere of Singapore Kitchen with all your SSA friends. It's going to be a great night!

FOR THOSE WHO ARE ATTENDING:

We will be meeting at West Ryde station at 6.25, from there just a short walk to the Singapore Kitchen. Alternatively, you can arrive at the restaurant at 6.30. The SSA dinner event begins at the Singapore Kitchen at 6.30pm.

Map is now attached for any who are unsure. Any of the SSA committee members will be glad to help anyone who can't find their way.

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?source=ig&hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=singapore+kitchen+west+ryde&fb=1&gl=au&hq=singapore+kitchen&hnear=west+ryde&view=map&cid=1896549490488061625&iwloc=A&ved=0CEgQpQY&sa=X&ei=5uCNS6b_D5O6tQOt7-HfBg

2010 SSA Welcome

Hi everyone,

Firstly, I would like to welcome all of you to Macquarie University on behalf of the Singapore Students Association in Macquarie. I trust that most of you are already in Australia by now and have almost everything settled and are roaring for the new semester to get started.

I believe that all of you would be very excited as I myself was pretty excited about studying in a foreign country, a new environment and under a different education system when I just arrived in Australia.

There may be an initial culture shock when you interact with the locals and various other international students but don't be afraid! Don't hide yourself in your own comfort zone. Be adventurous and embrace these opportunities to talk to people and know more about people of different nationalities. You may find that although the country we come from may be different, we have a lot in common.

I am sure all of you will enjoy your time in Australia and who knows, you may feel attached to this country when the time comes for you to leave. If you need any help at any time, feel free to contact us from the Singapore Students' Association and we will try to help you in any way we can. We are not just about having fun, we are also there to watch the back of our fellow Singaporeans and our friends.

Lastly, I would like to inform all of you that Orientation Week starts next week from Monday to Thursday and SSA will be having a booth in the central courtyard. Please do come down and sign up to join our club. There is a one off lifetime membership fee of $10. You will definitely get back the value of the $10 through the various events that we organise for you that are usually free. Please do join our facebook group at ssamacquarie@gmail.com to be updated on our activities and to interact with other members.

We have various activities planned for the coming semester like paintball with our good friends and straits neighbours the Malaysian Students' Association, a combined welcome reception for all new students to Australia, with UNSW and USyd and possibly Newcastle Uni, graced by the High Commisioner of Singapore to Australia, a Inter-Uni Sports Carnival between us, UNSW, USyd and possibly ANU, Newcastle Uni and many more.

We know these events will be great and we hope you'll join us for them, and we look forward to seeing you soon during O-Week.

Sincerely

Stanley Tjhai
President
Singapore Students' Association
Macquarie University

PS: Wish you all a very Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year. May you be blessed with good fortune, good grades and most importantly good health.