Wat the melon?

Wat the melon? That is the theme of MBC’s 2007 Networking Party. We opened our doors at 6.30pm. Then, the PR members and committees were there to welcome all who came to join the party. MUSA council members came as well, including the president Dahlia Martin. At first we were a bit worried that members do not turn up, but there were about 50 people came and some even came and paid on the spot! Some even joined as a member to get cheaper tickets. Haha! Anyway, majority of the members conformed to the theme. Most were wearing red shirts, some yellow and some green.

*Yummy pizzas...*

*Greedy Clement was enjoying his watermelon*

The party started as all members were invited to have dinner. We served pizzas (from Pizza Hut *wink*), home cooked spaghetti, cincau, and watermelon. The food was good as the pizzas were still hot. During meal time, members took the opportunity to socialise and mingle around (partly 'forced' by Yun Fook, knowing that one of the game later requires memorizing many names..haha). After an hour, Yun Fook, our Head of Activities Department gathered everyone to form a circle. Before that, Yun Fook introduced himself and all MBC’s committee. Then he got the ball rolling by asking everyone to take turn introducing themselves.

*The ice-breaking game...*

After that, members were divided into 2 groups to play the ice breaking game. The goal was that whoever was the fastest to call out the opponent’s name wins. Each team will have to send a representative and they were divided by a long red cloth. It was really exited as the members are trying to recognise (or to cheat?) their opponent’s legs, shoes, voice before the cloth is pulled down. Of course, the losers will have punishments. Losers will have to drink a cup of special made drinks --> 100 plus mixed with watermelon.




Then, moved on to the next game, members were divided into group of 6 to 7. It was some sort of a number game. Yun Fook picked a few numbers ranging from 1 to 100 and wrote it on a piece of paper (and kept secret). Then each team will have to pick numbers other than the number that Yun Fook has picked. If not, the balloon will burst and the team loses. Punishment is to eat wasabi spaghetti. There was one particular “lucky” team which lost 3 times in a row. This game was full of suspense and shocking.

*Jackson: Hey! Its good to share...*

*Wei Keat: Errm... Why not we share your money instead? :p*

Next, the balloon war. Teams had to tie balloons on their hands and legs. Then, they had to attack the “enemy’s queen” and protecting their own “queen” at the same time. It lasted quite long and still, there are no results. In the end, Yun Fook decided that the first team who loses will end this game. And this time, Andrew, the Head of MM Shop Department went to the extreme and decided that punishment is to eat CILI PADI. Those poor people who so coincidently won in the second game are the losers this time. They just chewed on the green powerful vegetable and the next thing is their faces turn red and tears are coming out from their eyes.

*Oh my god... The Cili Padi is sooooooo...... Green~~~~~*

The fun did not end there. Laura the president started the next game called “Simon Says”. Members were again sitting in a big circle and running around within the circle, giggling like little kids. Anyone with the criteria stated by the person in the middle must change seats. The lone person left without seats must stand in the middle to continue the game. The criteria called out are pretty much common, but some interesting things happened. Mid-way throught the game, some member's chair actually fell backwards! It seems that they ran too fast. Too excited I guess. Besides that, one of the chairs that Laura aimed for actually gave in when she sat on it! The iron bars of the chair must have been spoilt before that. (Or mayb she ate too much spaghetti LOL).

*Run for your life!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~ RUN~~~~~~~~*

Soon, members got bored of "Simon Says". The game was switched to 7 Up. Numbers 1 to 7 are shouted in sequence and the cycle repeats. Those who got the number 4 and 7 must stand up and say "7 Up". Failing to do that, they get punished. Even those who stood up when they're not supposed to, get punished! After that, the game was made tougher by shouting numbers 1 to infinity, and those who got multiples of 7 must stand up and say "7 Up". After a few rounds, another new games was introduced.

The final game was the acting game. It's not really acting though. Members were divided into 4 groups. For each round, they must send a representative. Yun Fook mentioned the title, and the representatives must express the title, e.g. Spiderman, Mr. Bean, volleyball, etc. The one who is different from the others loses.

After all the games were over, all the members were exhausted from the shouting and screaming and also the excitement. Chilled soft drinks were made available to the members to quench their thirst. It is also the photo session. And we did not forget to take a group picture. =) Some members stayed back to socialize even more while drinking. Looks like the party is a success!

Those who went, I would like to thank you guys for coming. And thanks a lot to members who stayed back to help the committee to clean up the place. Your help is very much appreciated!

I would like to hear feedbacks from you too! Do drop a comment in the chatbox or email us at

mbizclub@gmail.com. See you in the upcoming activities!

Prepared by, Jeannie

Edited by, Laura & Jac

MBC Fundraising Sale

Hey yah!! Our club is having a Fundraising Sale! As stated in the poster, we are offering a range of delicious snacks!! There are herbal eggs, chocolate marshmallows and our local favourite --> Roti Bakar (Toast)!!!

Co'mon!! Check out our booth and support us NOW!!

For the members who wish to help out (no matter you are from PR, Activities or MM Shop department), please contact us at mbizclub@gmail.com or drop by our booth to fill in the duty roster. (Attendance will be taken)

Thanks!!

*Cheers*

Prepared by, Jacqueline

Silver Wings Project by MUSA

Hi there! I'm just helping the Monash University Student Association a.k.a. MUSA to promote their Silver Wings Project. The objective of this project is to reward students who are actively participating in extra-curricular or charitable activities. It is a point-based reward system, and points collected will expire when the semester is over. Only a brief introduction will be given here. For further details, please look for Yvonne Yee Wye Mun, MUSA's Welfare Officer or log on to MUSA's website.

There are 3 levels that can be achieved in the project.

White Wings: 150 pts
Gold Wings: 200 pts
Silver Wings: 300 pts

Besides that, prizes will be given out to students who collected the top 3 highest points.

1st prize: ipod video
2nd prize: ipod nano
3rd prize: ipod shuffle

The good news is, all participants will get a certificate!

Also, note that to participate in this project, a student needs 50 starter points and to fill in a form provided by MUSA. You can check out some examples of the points awarded for various activities.

Of course, MBC members can also earn points by participating in club activities. For example, whoever that duties at the recruitment booth during the CNS Week (20th-22nd March 2007) will get 2 points/hour!! Even better, members who attend the networking party will get 10 points!! So what are you waiting for? Collect the points now!

*Cheers*

Prepared by, Laura

Our activities...

Hi all…

Our club had successfully carried out our Secondhand Book Sale from Week 1 to Week 3. In case you are not sure about how our Book Sale works, here you go...

All students (YOU! You! and YoU!) who wish to get rid of their old textbooks can bring them along to our booth (Don’t worry.. We won’t help you to burn your textbooks =p). Then, our dedicated members will help you to SELL your textbooks (Of course handling fees will be charged accordingly). So, all you need to do is to sit back and pray that someone will purchase it. Hahaa!!

However, for those who wish to purchase secondhand books instead of the expensive new ones, you can visit our booth and hunt for the best deal. Well, we had collected hundreds of books for the past three weeks. Unfortunately, many of the outdated books were unsold... Sorry...

On the other hand, we are also having a recruitment drive (This activity is still going on until end of Week 4). Any interested students who haven’t sign up or renew your membership, please do so by registering yourself at our booth (at lower foyer) TODAY!! Registration fee is RM 5 only!!

On top of that, we are selling our Networking Party tickets as well. RM 8 for members and RM 10 for the Non-members. Well, you might ask why this is slightly more expensive compared to the previous semester. Okay, the reason why is, we are serving you a variety of food! There will be pizza, spaghetti, drinks and more!! Besides, fun and exciting games are waiting for you as well! So, please rush to our booth and grab the tickets NOW!!

Thank you for visiting our blog. Stay tuned for more updates.

By the way, I’m Jeannie. Your newly appointed MBC webmaster.

*Cheers*

Prepared by, Jeannie
*Edited by Jacqueline*

MBC Annual General Meeting

Monash Business Club’s (MBC) annual general meeting was held on 13 March 2007. The venue for the meeting was C 2.1 and the approximate time that the meeting started was at 12.15 p.m. and it ended at around 12.55 p.m.

The meeting was started off by a welcoming speech from the President, Lim Xi Roa (Laura). Laura introduced herself, the General Secretary (Jakson Khung), the Treasurer (Tan Shi Yan) and her assistant (Ng Wai Yin) and welcomed all new members of the club who were present. The president mentioned the availability of 3 empty posts, which were the Vice president, the Assistant Public Relations (PR) Department and the Webmaster posts. It was decided by MBC that the posts will be filled by voting for the respective candidates. The candidates were as below:

Vice President
1. Foong Mei Yin (Jacqueline)
2. Mohd Shahrul Bin Sidin

Asst PR
1. Nataline Tan
2. Cherina
3. Hoh Jin Ling

Webmaster
(None)

Followed by Laura’s speech, the candidates for Asst Head of PR Dpt each gave an introduction speech.

As one of the candidates for the Vice president had not arrived, the Head of PR, Lim Sue Lin carried on with an introduction of the PR department. After Sue Lin’s speech, she asked the PR members to stay back for a while after the general meeting.

Subsequently, the head of MBC’s Activities Department, Tan Yun Fook, stepped up to present an introduction of his department. Afterwards, The MM shop department head, Liew Li Han (Andrew), also gave a brief introduction to his department. Next, MBC’s treasurer, Tan Shi Yan, presented MBC’s current account to the members.

While papers are passed down for votes, the candidates for Vice President were asked to introduce themselves. Meanwhile, Foong Mei Yin (stand-in webmaster) introduced to the members MBC’s very own blog site, www.monashbusinessclub.blogspot.com.

Finally, the votes for the empty posts were in. Foong Mei Yin won the VP post by 23 votes to Shahrul’s 11 votes. As for the Asst Head of PR Dpt, Nataline Tan came away as the new assistant as she brought in 18 votes. Cherina had 8 votes while Hoh Jin Ling had 5.

The meeting ended at 12.55 p.m.

*Cheers*

Prepared by, Jackson

Updated Events!!

Dear all...

There will be a General Meeting next Tuesday (12-1pm) at LT1. Please attend this meeting to get to know our new committee members. Besides, you will also find out more about our up-coming events.

For those who have not registered as a member, kindly proceed to our Registration booth at the lower foyer. For the old members, please renew your membership as well. Thanks!!

Next, the Networking Party!! Quickly go to our booth and grab the tickets! (Members and Non-members are welcome). For this semester, we had planned you a special party!! Stay tune to find out the updates on this event!!

*See you there!!*

Prepared by, Jacqueline

Monash Business Club Wants You!

For the Non-Members

COME JOIN US and be part of the Monash experience. Let us change your perception of the “oh, so boring!” campus life. Join one of the various departments (activities, MM shop, public relation) and you can BRUSH UP YOUR BUSINESS SKILLS! Most of all, you’ll get to MEET NEW FRIENDS AND HAVE GREAT FUN!

UPCOMING MBC EVENTS

~2nd hand book sales~
Held at the lower foyer during 1st to 3rd week, with book-wrapping services!
**MBC members will get RM2 discount for every secondhand book purchased!!

~Networking party~
This is where the great fun begins! (Bring your friends along too!!)
Date: 22 March 2007 (Thursday)
Time: 6.30pm ~ 10pm
Venue: C3.13

~MBC trip~
Hot event of the semester!

~Charity Events & MORE~

Membership fee per year is RM10 only!!

HURRY!! Please register yourself at our booth at Lower Foyer NOW~~

*Cheers*

Prepared by, Jacqueline