You can feel it in the wind. The fun and warmth is all around.

The mid-semester holidays and spring have arrived.

No more freezing cold mornings or windy afternoons. Yay!
Also ... more girls in miniskirts and single layer t-shirts. *wink wink*

What better way to celebrate a holiday and the arrival of spring than to take a break and have a picnic!

Where? : St. Kilda Beach

When? : Sunday, 1^st October 2006*

Time? : 12pm onwards

*subject to weather changes. If the weather forecast shows showers, we would have to postpone it.

Bring your friends or make new friends with other members around you.

This is your chance to just relax, sit and talk and have fun with each other! If you’re can’t sit still, pick up a Frisbee or bring your own beach ball and play with your new found buddy!

Oh, most importantly bring your own food for the picnic!
MoMU is no soup kitchen and will only be providing light refreshments.**

Come experience the picnic lifestyle as well as visit the St. Kilda Sunday Craft Market (http://www.esplanademarket.com/).
There will be lots of jewelry, art, handcrafted items and interesting sculptures to be seen.

If you’re interested in the Craft Market, come meet us at 10am at Melbourne Central (under the clock area). MoMU will have representatives to bring you to St.Kilda Craft Market before bringing you to the picnic area. It’s like hiring an escort.

Damn nice right!

It’s not everyday in Malaysia you get to have a picnic. So see you there!

If you don't know how to get there, you can get there by tram by buying a Sunday Saver (only 2.50$ all day) and boarding Tram no.96 along Bourke St.

We will see you at tram stop 138 - Luna Park and bring you to the picnic grounds.

For more info, click to view the City Tram Map and St.Kilda Route at the bottom of the map.

** While stocks last.

First off I would like to thank everyone who supported us during the ball. Very importantly, our sponsors, AusEd-UniEd, K-Box, Blue Spirit, STA Travel and also Artbox (check out our Event Sponsors page). As for the rest of you, I hope you had tons of fun. I know I did with all the performances and gifts we had ready for you!

Pictures from the ball would be up shortly after we have compiled them and uploaded them.. If anyone has any pictures to contribute, please zip them up (if there are too many of them) and send them to our club email - club_momu@yahoo.com.au. But here is a preview of what the place actually looked like for those who did not attend the ball.

Now isn't that place cool or what? I definitely think so!

Anyway, many people won prizes sponsored to us by Blue Spirit, K-Box, STA Travel and also Artbox. There were jewelry worth $50, karaoke vouchers worth $100, gifts such as a ladies handbag and an ergonomic mousepad from Artbox and not to forget a voucher from STA Travel, worth $350!

Apart from the lucky draws which went on throughout the night (and really we were giving out these lucky draws every half an hour or so), we had a murder game which ended with Detective Hwa Loong receiving a Cluedo board game from us for being the winner.

Also, not to forget, our prom king and prom queen for the night also known as Mr & Mrs Smith!

The five chosen Mr. Smith for the night were Hayden, August, Andrew, Min Hau and Kingsley. An elimination round left us with Andrew and Min Hau.

It is by answering our question - If you were at a BBQ, how big do you want your sausage to be? - which helped us determined our Mr Smith. Our chosen Mr Smith, Min Hau, suggested that the size did not really matter but it is the process of barbecuing it that really matters the most.

As for our Mrs Smith, the five chosen ones were Fion, Christy, Selina, Chong Chyn and Lina. Once more, an elimination round left us with Fion and Chong Chyn.

And to our question - If you were nasi lemak, how hot do you want your sambal to be? - our chosen Mrs Smith, Chong Chyn, replied that it should be cool and not that spicy as she hopes to cater to everybody's needs.

Our performing bands were Proud Mary and Keepers Arms. Both bands performed exceptionally well and again, we thank them for performing at our ball.

PoisE'n, a dance group had a few fantastic dance moves to show us all. They entertained us with a Japanese dance, an Indian dance and even a Jackson Five dance which made me wanna groove with them.

We then had our after party at Platform One. A really cool place with R&B and House music in different sections of the club. I had a blast dancing to R&B there till late and I hope you guys did too.

So, once more thank you all for supporting us and we hope to see you again next year!!

I know I know we already had a Merdeka Night! But Merdeka is Merdeka and a ball is a ball. They are something totally different and this year, ours fell closely to one another.

Anyway, it is the start of the semester break! So, come on over and have a good time!

For those of you who have NOT got tickets for the ball, come to our table around in Union House and get your tickets today!! **Word has it that it has been sold out. However, Erwin is working hard to still try and get you guys in!!**

If you still are unable to get tickets for our ball, don't feel left out cause we are selling tickets to the after party as well!!

Date : 15th September September 2006 (Friday - Last day before semester break!!)
Time : 11.00pm till late
Venue : Platform One

Now, the best part.. It would only cost $6!! Ticket sales to start Monday 11th September! So come get your tickets today!

Warning: If you do not buy your tickets now, it would definitely be SOLD OUT!! So, hurry come get your tickets today!!

For more information, please contact me (Erwin) at 04 3409 3388 (Optus) or 04 3328 1501 (3G).

International students living in Melbourne will be officially welcomed to their new home by Melbourne's Lord Mayor John So on Saturday 9th September at Melbourne Town Hall.

The Lord Mayor John So, who came to Australia as an international student, said it will be a day of celebration and entertainment for Melbourne's international students.

"It will be a full day of activities with bands, dance groups and other performers to give thousands of international students a warm welcome to our city," Lord Mayor John So said.

"I want all international students to know that they are an extremely important part of our city and their presence ensures that this city has a dynamic and diverse fabric.

"I encourage all international students from every corner of the globe, regardless of how long they've been in Melbourne, to come to the Town Hall this Saturday for a great day. Local students who would like to be part of the event are also welcome," the Lord Mayor said.

Stalls featuring information about Melbourne and services available for international students will be displayed at the free event.

There are approximately 17,000 international students studying in institutions within the City of Melbourne.

A group of nearly 70 volunteers, including international and local students, have helped organise the event.


WHAT: Lord Mayor's International Student Welcome

WHEN: 11:30am - 4pm, Saturday 9th September

WHERE: Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street

COST: Free

Hi people,

Last Friday was MoMU's IGM and first official elections. It all went well and the new board of 2006/2007 have been officially elected in, thus putting us well on our way to affiliation with the student union.

So, the official MoMU committee of 2006/2007 is as follows...

President
Melissa Yow

Vice President
Augustine Wong

Treasurer
Erwin Ng

Secretary
Su Vyn, Liew

Publicity Director
Siew Joo, Beh

Liaisons Director
Jerome Chin

Activities Director
Su Ann, Ong

General Representatives
Emily Chong
Kai Yau, Teo
Isaac Chew

Toodles,
Su Vyn