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Archive for November, 2008
By Serene in Celebration & Events on November 18th, 2008
Once again Anime Gathering will be held or this year by SAMS! On 6th December 2008, 6.30pm-9.30pm where Anime lovers can gather as well as everyone from around Kuching ^^ Be prepared for a night of Japanese Traditional (Ichigo Style!) Note: Ichigo = Strawberry
Those who have Japanese clothing eg Yukata, are encouraged to wear them to the gathering. If otherwise, casual smart is good enough ^^ We’re not very strict don’t worry haha.. There will be games, lucky draws, exciting activities and of course, freebies to be given out to every guests that attends the gathering X3 Japanese food will be served as dinner! We strive to provide better than last year’s gathering, so, seize the chance to buy the tickets NOW. Number of tickets are LIMITED* o.O Let us share our passion for anime on this blissful night~ An unforgetable memory~ ^^ Please sms/call the contact number above or email me at applejunk[at]hotmail[dot]com for more info regarding the tickets etc etc *refer to poster above*
Below is my posts on last year’s Anime Gathering, feel free to browse hehe..
PS : Few of us will be dressing up in Yukata (Summer Kimono) so do come and take photos with us lol XD
PSS : Please bring along any item with Strawberries eg Keychains, earrings, handkerchief etc etc XD
By Serene in News on November 18th, 2008
On 6th December 2008, Swinburne Anime & Manga Society(SAMS) and I’ve Anime! will be having a Chibi Con and Audition Round 2! Everyone are invited to join these special and rare events!
For Chibi Con, its Chibi! But hey, Chibi for us, Huge for you 
It’ll be even better than the display of figurines in the Spring~~ More Cosplay than before~~ Make sure you don’t miss them! Photographers and bloggers are most welcome haha.. Coz its alot to take and blog about 
Admission is free ^^ *Refer to poster above*
Audition Round 2 for live performances going to be held in our I’ve Anime! Convention 2009 at the Spring! Have a band? Have a(few) talent(s)? This is your super chance to try out your skills, challenge yourself and climb up to your ambition of performing in front of the crowd of Kuchingites! Gain experiences is not a bad idea as well.. Any songs or melodies are acceptable as long as its nice ^^ Japanese related? Sure! It’ll be a bonus! lol This is a free audition, feel free to try out, maybe you’ll get the once in a lifetime chance o.O Equipments provided maybe except guitars, I’m sure you have your own guitars 
Anyway, take action and chase your dream 
*Refer to poster above*
By @lex in Swinburne on November 13th, 2008
Hello, fellow Swinburne students.
Thank you for voting me and my team as your new Swinburne Student Council members for year 2009. It was great and challenging to be competitors of Edina’s team. Perhaps, we can look forward to work together in the near future.I would also like thank all those who have supported me during this election period.
This victory alone is not the change everyone is seeking for; it is only the chance for us to make that change. The road ahead will be long but I have never been more hopeful than I am that evening that we will try our best to get there and you have my word.
There will be setbacks. There will be many who won’t agree with every decision we make. But we will always be honest with you about the challenges we face and we shall listen to you.
This is our chance to answer it all. This shall be our moment of time to put our manpower to work and open doors of opportunity;we are one;that while we’re still here, we hope; and where we are met with cynicism and doubt of those who tell us that we can’t, we will prove them wrong and say : Yes, we can.
But, above all,we will never forget who this victory belongs to. It belongs to all of you who believed and voted for us.
Thank you and good luck to all of Swinburne students in your final exams. God bless you!
By Amir in Celebration & Events, Random Ramblings, Swinburne on November 11th, 2008
Now that two campaigns have already posted their intros and slogans, I found it note worthy to remind them a few things:
Guys! We, as Swinburne Students, are tired of just listening to aimless slogans, which would be definitely forgotten or could not be fulfilled after you got elected! They are very very general and do not point to a certain problem! Let me justify my thought:
Let’s start with Alex’s:
They have come up with the following general slogans:
1. To be proactive, responsive, communicative, more transparent, and an effective advocate for the students.
(What do you mean by proactive, communicative, transparent and effective? How do you want to be like that? Describe your programs)
2. Encourage a co-operative approach to learning, living, and working together in the school community.
(Again how? Let’s say today is your first day in office! How would you start your program?)
3. Be student medium in which they can channel their views and voice their opinions.
(It is exactly the same slogan for almost every campaign, currently and in the past! Highlight your different method of bringing it to reality, if you have any!?)
4. Solve issues/problems that students have by encouraging students to participate in open meetings & discussion. (Sounds like a good idea. Describe it in detail! I’m sure you are not gonna have a meeting with 2000 students!)
5. Organize more exciting and meaningful events for students. (Like? How?)
6. Forge a closer tie among local and international students.(Hey! you do not have even one international student in your campaign! How can you claim this?)
I can see the same problems in the girls campaign’s slogans.
We do not really want to see another boring (Sorry current SSSC!) club, which is just carrying the name of Swinburne Sarawak Students Council, but is actually Swinburne Sarawak Few Students Council! I do appreciate former clubs’ hard efforts, but there are still lots of problems you guys are expected to address! The long procedure of establishing a club and getting SSSC’s financial help is one of our main issues. As a committee member of International Students club, I have personally witnessed this hectic thing when we were arranging International Students Cultural Night.
Once more, avoid historic slogans and come up with something new! Not general, but specific.
Speaking on my own behalf, I would not vote for a group which does not describe its program specifically .
Thank you
By anide.dna in Swinburne on November 11th, 2008
Finally!!! Our poster is finally ready to be published. So here it is; our campaign poster. =)
*click click*
What I would like to point out is that to become the new president of the student council, I believe that the foremost thing to ensure is to have effective communication and also place myself in the shoes of students to understand their needs and their requests.
Being the current council member for 2008, I have learned alot from my fellow seniors, and this made me confident from the experience I have went through this year. Plus, I believe Geraldine and Chai Tyng has the utmost capability to carry out the responsibility as I have work with them before. Everytime I think of Swinburne students, I have this mindset; Kuching people are very hard to please. And this gives me the motivation to do the best to do what is best for the students!
Hence, vote for my team!! CHANGE CAN HAPPEN!!! Thanx!!!
By @lex in News, SwinTalk on November 9th, 2008
Hi everyone, the SSSC Election 2009 is coming, and it’s time to vote for the Student Council term 2009. Don’t miss it, you have to take this chance to vote for for those who you think are capable to become the Swinburne Student Council Term 2009. My team, consisting of representatives from 4 different majors, proves our capability of understanding more about students’ welfare and making your Swinburne life more worthwhile.
Here’s our campaign poster, you can click to zoom it:-
Our theme: Make the most out of uni life
President- Alex Lim
Bachelor of Multimedia – Business Marketing
(*With previous council experience – Term 2007)
Vice President – Jeremy Tay
Diploma in Business & Information System
Secretary – Jong Khai Ian
Foundation in Engineering
Treasurer – Steve Tang
Bachelor of Business – Accounting
Our Objectives:
1. To be proactive, responsive, communicative, more transparent, and an effective advocate for the students.
2. Encourage a co-operative approach to learning, living, and working together in the school community.
3. Be student medium in which they can channel their views and voice their opinions.
4. Solve issues/problems that students have by encouraging students to participate in open meetings & discussion.
5. Organize more exciting and meaningful events for students.
(We aim to organize more fun and happening events which will make sure your study life here in
Swinburne a meaningful and memorable one whether its educational or mainly for fun.)
6. Forge a closer tie among local and international students.
(We hope to forge a closer tie among local and also international students so as to create a multi
racial community whereby everyone can support each other and make Swinburne a happier place to study in.)
We hereby, are calling for your votes! Each vote counts and is very much appreciated.
The election will be on:
Date: 12th November 2008 (Wednesday)
Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Venue: Swinburne Block B, Room B002 and B003
By anide.dna in Swinburne on November 7th, 2008
Guess what all??!!
EDINA IS RUNNING FOR STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT!!!
YES, NO JOKE!!!!
I REPEAT!
EDINA CHONG IS RUNNING FOR SWINBURNE STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT!!!
Student Council elections is on its way and seriously, it’s time to choose.
I don’t wanna be “si ai bin” or any vain title there is, but honestly, I feel I have the potential and what it takes to become the next Swinburne Student Council President!
Therefore, please SWINBURNIANS, vote for me!!! You will have no regrets!
Oh damn, I’m so excited! It’s going to be like Clinton vs. Obama.
Oh ya, make sure you vote for the rest of my committee to kay::
Ong Chai Tyng (Vice President)
Kee Jia Jia (Secretary)
Geraldine Tan (Treasurer)
To make your castings, election day will be on the 12th of November (Wednesday). Venue will be at B002 and B003! Bring your friends along to support me too!
For those who don’t know who to vote, consider me! Come talk to me when you see me round campus.
If you don’t know who I am, visit my blog here.
So please people, route for me and my committee! Each vote counts!
For more information, check your blackboard announcements.
