pic of the day

ding-a-ling!

most of you either took part in it or stopped by for a cone or two: mbc's charity drive ice cream sale! we got nestle to come over in their big blue truck to supply us with two freezers, ice cream scoops, and tubs and tubs of ice cream! they came in flavours like chocolate ripple (best seller), mixed berries, yummy raisin, pistachio, and the like.



from the 3rd to the 7th of april, we sold ice cream (1 scoop rm 1.50, 2 scoops rm 2) and floats (rm 2 a cup) to students, lecturers, administrative staff and practically anyone who heard the call of the ice cream bell. yes, they managed to get a bell somehow and the high pitched peals helped to bring in the customers though some at the foyer found it abit noisy - they were studying. well here's three words for ya: li-bra-ry.




every morning sleepy 'just woke up' cafeteria goers were entertained by the freezers being pushed from the cafeteria to the foyer and every evening sleepy 'after class' cafeteria goers were entertained by the same pushing of freezers. sunway cleaners stood aside in awe at the mess we were making - everytime we shook toppings for the ice cream (chocolate rice, coloured rice, nuts) bits of them were sprinkled all over the place.




but nonetheless, what with all the greasy fingers, nuts stuck to your shoes, and yells of 'ice cream!', the club managed to raise a grand total of rm1k to be donated in a small ceremony (coming soon). a big thank you to all who came and helped especially the activities members and not forgetting those pr members who lent a hand when the orders became too numerous to handle.

the car wash fundraiser

ello everyone! it's me again bringing you coverage of the previous car wash fundraising event! we've been planning it for a long time already. for about two days. and together with help from students of the one academy, who designed and produced posters and sandwich boards advertising the event, we managed to wash about 30 cars over the span of three days! soo.. that's rm10 per car, we get rm5, they get rm5, minus a couple of bucks for the soap, sponges, etc. well that's an okay sum i guess. for such hard work.



sherleen told me to be there by 8 that monday morning. waking up at 7.30 to gloomy skies and a light drizzle, i had bad feelings about the whole enterprise. but you know, duty calls. and on the way pass the ldp toll, which was jammed as usual, i received a call from the friendly one academy correspondent asking me where i was and when i would be there and he cheerfully informed me that they've been there since 7.30.



i jovially replied i'd be there soon. but oh, the rest of the days were fine. apart from slight drizzles, which didn't do much to hamper customers with dirty cars, there were of course those excuses some gave when we asked if we could wash their car for rm10. some of them went, "i have an indonesian maid at home". i'm like, "dude i'm an indonesian student. so can i wash your car?".



others went, "oh i just washed my car". i wanted to remind them that lying is a sin, after noticing dust, leaves, and dried bird poop on their cars. i mean why don't you just tell me that you don't want your car to be washed? instead of saying you've washed it already? that's like telling a lottery ticket seller that you've just won the lottery and you don't need to buy anymore tickets.



all in all it was exhausting work as we had to borrow trolleys from the reluctant facilities people and ferry pails of soap and water into the carpark to wash staff cars as far as the side gate. it's hard to hold a carwash when the girls who are helping out refuse to dress more obscenely. even after the guys beg them to do so. for the sake of business of course.

Campus Trivia!

Did you know there's a red kancil parked in the campus parking almost everyday? It's near the side gate and has the number plate WET (some numbers). We washed it during carwash event, day one.

since it's been about two weeks since the party, some have questioned my ability to write about it. indeed some have even gone so far as to claim i can hardly remember a thing about it (other than having alot of sweet drinks). well here's my retort: neither can you.



so let us together reminiscence about the time when a group of mbcians got together to plan for the party of the sem, an event steeped in tradition and passed down from generation to generation since the 90s, mbc's networking party.



it isn't just a walk in the foyer. dinner needs to be ordered and transported from restaurant to campus, games need to be constructed (synchronizing the amazing race was a headache!), prizes need to be bought and wrapped, people need to be told what to do and when to do it, and a whole lot of other stuff like inviting friends and doing ticketing all contributed to making the party a success.




all the planning doesn't compare to the actual event though. that's when things tend to happen a little out of the plan. would you believe, the first game was unplanned? some of you may have recognized that game we played during the pangkor trip last year - blow wind, blow. well it made a comeback because all you guys were clustered up and we needed to mix things up a little see?




oh yes! congrats to those who won during the lucky draw! just for those who are wondering, the prizes were an mbc 'bill them all' t-shirt, a discount for the redang trip, and some monash merchandise from the shop! heheh, like highlighters, keychains, those kinda stuff.




well soon after, that balloon stomping game ensued. note to self: games like these need boundaries! some groups fled the scene, balloons bobbing at ankles, and hid behind the scenery. but nevermind, it got you guys stretched and all geared up for the following game - running necessary - the amazing race.






i didn't know we had to pass the straws mouth to mouth. i thought it was just feeding the gooey stuff in the straws to your partner by hand! well in any case it proves that parties like these help promote camaraderie among members. hohoho, peace and goodwill to all mankind!






after a little drink of mixed vegejuice, pepsi tarik, some kind of santan, and limejuice concentrate, the groups got their prizes and everyone posed for pictures. yes, i'm running out of things to say. oh but don't forget it was the committee who ended up having a whole bottle of limejuice concentrate. no water added. and yours truly attempted (bleh) to finish it all off. kids, don't try this at home. or anywhere else for that matter.



and there it is - monash business club's networking party of sem 1, 2006! oh the people there are the committee i think. well, some of them anyway. for those who participated thank you for making history with us, as part of the 90+ crowd who came, being the reddest, most tiring networking party ever!

ps. oh and sesshy, do add me to your msn or email me or something. whazoole@hotmail.com