CNY Ideas and Suggestions

Dear treasured members,

We welcome you to hand in your ideas and suggestions of themes and programmes for our coming Chinese New Year celebration to your batch representatives or the committee.

As you sip your cup of tea, think how we can celebrate CNY 2010 to the fullest!

No ideas are too silly and all suggestions will be considered. Please contribute whatever crosses your mind. Thank you!

Orphanage Visit 2009

On 22/11/2009, a dreary rainy morning, 2 members of the MCSC committee embarked on a little trip to an orphanage located in Volzhski. The purpose of this visit was to deliver the donations collected from the kind students of our university to the needy children. Most of the donated items were clothes, and there were also a few backpacks.



The students who helped load the stuff into the mashrutka, and the students who went.
From left : MCSC president Chai Chan Sin, MCSC 3rd year batch representative Yap Teck Chong, Jason Lai, Khor Chee Hai and MCSC 2nd year batch representative Khor Leet Liang.

The journey to the orphanage took around 40 minutes or so via mashrut. And an extra 10 minutes because we lost our way for a bit (it was out first time going via mashrut after all).

Without further ado, I present - the orphanage

The orphanage was located in the middle of a few apartment buildings. Which kind of explains why it was so hard to find. It was called "Dom Miloserdiya" in Russian. Which roughly translates to "House of Solace".

Upon arrival, we quickly unloaded the stuff from the mashrut and carried them into the mashrut. I can't exactly put into words how much stuff we had collected, and thus:


The curators of the orphanage were more than happy to receive us. They even called the children out from the rooms where they had been either having classes or Sunday school to come greet us, look at the things we brought, and take photos with us!
A picture of the children


They were all smiles, thanks to everyone who donated.
Obligatory : A photo of the members and the children!


Photo credits go to our president Chai Chan Sin and a shoutout of thanks to all who donated, and those who helped in one way or other!

MCSC Advisors & Committee Members 2009/10 Photos

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Photo credit: Cherrie Chan

Cheers!

November Mega Food Sale

Did you miss the delicacy in our previous food sales? Fret not, because we are back at it again ... only BIGGER and BETTER with a variety of mouth-watering dishes to choose from.

Picture paints a thousand words, hence...

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For clarity sake, the price of each Combo is as follow:

• Combo A - 75rub
• Combo B - 80rub
• Combo C - 70rub
• Combo Vegetarian - 55rub
• Combo XXL - 130rub

Please support us and buy Malaysian products. Orders should be placed and confirmed latest by 23 November 2009 (Monday), payment upon delivery of food.

Thinking of an undernourished friend? Dedication works too. No gesture is sweeter than a pleasant surprise. (However, pre-payment is necessary to avoid unpleasant mix-up regarding who should pay for the food, we beg for understanding ;D )

Bon appetit! Приятного аппетита! Selamat menjamu selera!

Donation Tribune To Orphanage

Dated: 15 November 2009.

There will be a donation tribune to the orphanage. We will be pleased to collect any donation in form of material.

Your generosity will be much appreciated by the needy.

Your donation can be made through these routes:

1. Hiroshima hostel – Mr. Chai Chan Sin (Room 57) 89270646208
2. Kim hostel – Mr. Khor Leet Liang (Room 3-32) 89275103913
3. Apartments – respective MCSC batch representatives:
   

• Pre-med: Mr. Micheal Chia Yik Luei 89876440962
• 1st year: Mr. Ker Jin Hoong 89377230841
• 2nd year: Mr. Khor Leet Liang 89275103913
• 3rd year: Mr. Yap Teck Cheong 89195490477
• 4th year: Mr. Ivan Khoo 89197963078
• 5th year: Ms. Lim Chai Way 89275056688
• 6th year: Ms. Voon Jin May 89272505478

Due date: 20th November 2009 (Friday)

All donations should be in clean condition and well packed in plastic bags.
Trip to the orphanage couldn’t be carried out due to the recent influenza outbreak. Thank you.

P.S. We are in need of several strong and determined MCSC members to volunteer to help transport the donated items to the orphanage. Interested members please get in contact with Mr. Chai Chan Sin as soon as possible (ASAP) to make your intention known.

President of MCSC,
Chai Chan Sin

Membership Criteria

The membership criteria for Malaysian Chinese Students Community is as follows:

• Open to all Malaysian Students studying in Volgograd with Chinese background.
• Compulsory attendance for AGM and all important meetings.
• Membership period corresponds to an administrative year, which is from one AGM to the next.
• Annual membership fees would be 10 rubles. (Subject to changes)

Photo credit: quinn.anya flickr photostream

Food-Selling

Please take note that we are taking orders for food which will be delivered next Wednesday(a.k.a. 4th of November).
The menu will be:
Rice 饭
Fried Chicken 炸鸡
Charrhsiu (Chinese-grilled) Chicken 叉烧鸡肉
Mixed Vegetables 杂菜
All THAT will be yours for 80rubles!
Those interested, please place your orders with
Yap (+79195490477)
NOTE THAT THE CHICKEN USED IS OF NON-HALAL ORIGIN

MCSC 2009/2010 First General Meeting

MCSC GENERAL MEETING

Date: 1st November 2009
Time: 3.00 pm
Venue: Aktovi Zal , Hiroshima

Agenda

Aims of MCSC
Calendar of the year
Financial report
T-shirt of MCSC
Registration of Premed and 1st Year (new batch)

Attendance is compulsory for all MCSC members and Malaysian Chinese Students from new batch of Premed and 1st Year. Thank you.
P/S: Attendance is required for membership registration.

President of MCSC,
Chai Chan Sin

P.P.S. Committee members please wear formal, as there will be group photo of committee members. Guys please wear necktie.

Meeting on 17 October 2009

A meeting has been scheduled on Saturday, 17th October 2009.

Venue: Medical Hostel #4, Hiroshima 8.
Time: 2.45pm (14.45)
Dress code: Formal (no shorts, jeans, track suits, sandals, slippers.)

Attendance is compulsory for the current MCSC 2009/2010 Committee Members. Members of other axillary committees (who should come) have also been notified. We are also expecting the 6th course MCSC members to be present as guests (including founding President, Melvin Chung and his former committee members).

What is Mid-Autumn Festival?

Looking forward to seeing you on Saturday, 10 October 2009 ;) Don't forget to register for lucky draw!

Encouraging Turnout at Mega Sale

A "Mega Sale" which had taken months of preparation and planning was successfully carried out on Sunday, 27 September 2009 from 10.30am - 12.30pm in Hiroshima hall.

The items for sale are mostly (winter) clothing. Some of the items were donated by seniors who have graduated and agreed to let us sell and manage or use the money from the sale as we deem appropriate. MCSC already has plans to use part of the (profit) money for charity (e.g. orphanage). MCSC members also have the opportunity to sell their belongings in this event.

Team members doing the final preparation before the mega sale

Member work hard promoting the items on sale

All items must go

Light hearted moments between a persuasive seller and an obstinate buyer

New students trying out the winter clothing

The turnout and response was very encouraging indeed, especially from the new students who have just arrived in Volgograd. They must be terrified of the notorious Russian winter or perhaps the bargains are too good to resist. We look forward to having more of such mutually beneficial events in the future.

TC Yap would like to take this opportunity to thank Hao, Tih Shyang, Keat Leong, Wan Jool, Tien Yaa, Janice, Ethan, Chee Hai, Wen Siong, Yee Bee, Yon Quan, Nicole Thang, Jinn Shian, Kelvin, Doris, Chai and Chai Way for making this event a success.

Adapted from TC Yap's report.

Mega Sale!!

MEGA SALE!!

The BEST DEALS in town is coming near you!

Venue: Hiroshima Hall
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
Date: 27.09.2009 (Sunday)

Malaysian Chinese Students Community (MCSC) will be selling second hand winter essentials: winter coats, sweaters, comforters, etc at a GREAT bargain

So do bring your friends along to SHOP TILL YOU DROP :)

See You There!

Photo credit: codepo8's flickr pictures

Mooncake Festival Celebration

Event: Mooncake Festival (中秋节)
Date: 10.10.09 (sat) (正天)
Time: 5pm-9.00pm
Venue: Aktovi zal Hiroshima Hostel
Aims: To introduce our culture to other races,To have fun!

Committees
Project manager : Khor Chee Hai
Assistant : Lim Chai Way
PA system : Phang Tih Shyang , Soon wen Xian
MC : Ivan Khoo Kay Lerh
Multimedia : Isaac Lim Chang Sheng
Leader of activities (indoor) : Lim Ban Chun
(outdoor) : Lee Wen Siong
Decoration : Nicole Thang Pooi Yee
Lantern making competition : Lim Chai Way
Fund raising : Jenna Foo Mei Chien
Sponsorship : Ng Xun Jin
Sketch : Ling Jyh Chyang, Tan Li Fen(advisor)
Food and beverage : Daniel Tham Zen Kuang

Main events
I. History and meaning of mooncake festival
II. Performance
III. Mooncake and tea testing （品茶）
IV. Lantern Riddles (猜灯谜)
V. Lantern making competition （灯笼制作比赛）
VI. Campfire （营火会）
VII. Sky lantern (孔明灯)
VIII. Lucky draw （抽奖游戏）
IX. Dedication

Schedule
1700-1800 : Food selling
1800-1810 : Arrival of the students
1810-1825 : Introduction of the origin and the symbolization of the Mooncake Festival.
1825-1845 : Sketch.
1845-1855 : Announcement of the lantern making competition winner
1855-1915 : Mooncakes & tea testing
1915-2010 : Indoor activities
2015-2100 : Outdoor activities
2100 : End of event

Sketch
A hilarious sketch about the famous legend of “Chang Er”（嫦娥奔月).

Lantern making competition
Dateline for the registration is on 13th Sept. registration fee is 30Rub per group/person. Amount of the members in the group is not limited.*Only lantern paper is provided to every group/individual.Prizes include a 200 Rub coupon and a hamper.

Indoor activities
Lantern riddles in Mandarin and English. （中英灯谜）
Other interesting games.

Outdoor Activities
Lightening of the sky lantern, group singing, etc. （点孔明灯，大合唱）

We sincerely hope to receive your support and participation in the Mooncake Festival Celebration and we look forward to seeing you on that day. Encourage your friends to attend the event by dedicating a tanglung to each of them and have a good time together. We wish to celebrate this year's Mooncake Festival with a big crowd, the more people present, the merrier it will be!

Lanterns to light your way.

In conjuction with the upcoming mid-autumn festival or better known as the MOONCAKE festival, MCSC is offering an irresistible 'tanglung' dedication package. This amazing offer consists of 1 lantern (as illustrated) and 1 candle. It costs 10 rubles for every 3 dedicated names.





Do not miss out on this once in a lifetime offer. Dedicate them to your friends and love ones. Let them know how much they mean to you on this special occasion. Hand in your dedication requests to your batch representatives, but hurry, as the closing date is on the 18th of September 2009. =)

MCSC MEETING AHEAD!

Attention all committee members of the Malaysian Chinese Students Community in Volgograd. As stated above, there will be a meeting held in Hiroshima hostel at 3pm this coming Sunday.

The agenda of the meeting will be as the following :-

• Plans for the year
  
• Moto for MCSC
  
• Sponsorships for the MCSC
  
• Mooncake
• MCSC blog
• MCSC T'shirt

Attendance for all committee members are compulsory. Please be present. See you Sunday!

Safe Journey Back To Russia 2009

It must be hard leaving behind your family and friends (once again). Nevertheless, it is time to put on a brave front and do what we must do. Be glad and thankful for the time you have spent with your dearest family and close friends. Take heart in knowing that they will be supporting us from our homeland, waiting for our return in the coming years.

Note: Be sure to check the expiry date and whether it is HALAL certified.

We sincerely hope that you will complete your course and return with honours. Be brave, be resilient and be persistent and you shall come full circle in no time at all, back to our beloved country and in the arms of your loving family. That will surely be a most satisfying reunion ;)

We wish you a safe and pleasant journey (back to Russia). Good luck in your study and may you be blessed with excellent health.

We take this opportunity to wish our Muslim friends, Selamat Berpuasa. Till we meet again. Take care!

Sponsorship And How To Get In Touch With Committee Members

We have decided to release a list containing emails of each and every incumbent committee members. This is to make it easier for members and non-members to get in touch with MCSC. Please do not abuse and spam the emails, the list will be retracted if we received complaints or spam reports from the owners.

The committee members have been hard at work recently and have prepared sponsorship request letter, supporting letter as well as general profile of MCSC to be used in our bid to secure more sponsorship or donations to facilitate the running of our upcoming activities during the 2009/2010 term.

These documents will be made available to students of Volgograd State Medical University and other individuals or organizations that wish to help us secure sponsorship or donate directly to us. Please get in touch with any of the following committee members for this purpose.

Please be informed that you are free to approach any parent, organizations or companies which you feel may be able to contribute and help us in our cause, with the exception of Russian Resources Sdn. Bhd., MCA, Russian and Malaysian Embassy).

However, please approach them politely and follow the standard operating procedures with regards to hierarchy and working hours. *Kindly ask for permission and explain your aims before emailing or faxing our sponsorship documents to them*. Meeting them face to face is also encouraged to avoid any misunderstanding.

We thank you for your efforts.

Chinese New Year 2009 Celebration Report

We take this opportunity to thank our university, Volgograd State Medical University, its representatives, our sponsors, Malaysian government agencies and embassy, student representatives from Malaysian Student Association (MSA), the organizing committee, friends and families that helped to make this event a success. It is only an annual event, but I believe it will be one that will remain in our memories for many years to come. Thank you!

Chinese New Year Celebration 2009 Report

Chinese New Year 2009 Celebration Finance Overview

The finance overview report of CNY 2009 Celebration has been prepared and can be viewed below:
Chinese New Year 2009 Celebration Finance Overview

If you would like to download or print the finance overview, you can do so by following the link below:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/18746910/Chinese-New-Year-2009-Celebration-Finance-Overview1

Submission of T-shirt Designs

MCSC wishes you a Happy Holiday!

We also wish to remind you to kindly submit your creative T-shirt designs to MCSC as soon as possible and latest by 6th August 2009 so that our committee members will have time to select the best designs.

Please send soft copy of your design (if it is hand-drawn or produced, kindly take a photograph or scan it) to the following general email address of MCSC:

mcsc_vsmu[at]live[dot]com

We will consider whether to publish all or selected designs on this blog as well and we will give full credits to the designers.

We thank you for your time and efforts in helping MCSC. If you have any questions, feel free to refer to the committee members and be in contact with us.

Third Committee Meeting 2009/10

Agenda of 3rd Committee Meeting 2009/10

Date: 23.05.2009
Venue: Study Hall, Hiroshima Hostel No.4, Hiroshima Street.

The agendas are as follow:

1. A quick briefing by Chai Chan Sin. The motive of this meeting was to discuss about the Mooncake Festival and Chinese New Year 2010 celebration.

2. Khor Chee Hai was elected as Project Manager for the coming Mooncake Festival in September. He would be assisted by Lim Chai Way, Jenna Foo, Chien Keat Leong and Tan Li Fen would be responsible for the fundraising and cultural coordination, respectively. The project manager shall prepare a complete proposal of Mooncake Festival to MCSC.

3. Lee Jiann Woei was elected Project Manager of CNY 2010 and Ng Wen Gen as the Food Coordinator. Performance Coordinator would be Tan Li Fen, Dedications-Jenna, Keat Leong, invitation cards-Doris.

4. Detailed planning on the menu and ingredients were done, so as to obtain the needed ingredients during this coming summer break. The Project Manager for CNY 2010 shall prepare a complete proposal to MCSC.

5. The meeting ended with the following instructions:

• Think of the motto or slogan for our blog
• Be ready to look for sponsorships during the summer holidays
• Committee members must bring red packets from Malaysia
  

The meeting was adjourned by MCSC president.

Second Committee Meeting 2009/10

Second Committee Meeting 2009/10

Date: 22.05.2009
Venue: Study Hall, Kim Hostel, Kim Street.

The members present are outgoing and incoming committee members of MCSC. The committee members feel that it is urgent to discuss about and set the basic rules and regulations of MCSC membership and organization.

The other agenda which was discussed then pertained to upcoming activities and projects which are to be carried out after the summer break (and until the end of term of the current committee).

Below is the summary of the discussions and resolutions passed by the committee:

1. Advisors of MCSC will be students of 6th course, who were committee members.

2. The discussion about general regulations of MCSC came to an agreement with the following:

• A compulsory annual payment by each member would be 10 rubles.( subjective )
• Membership period corresponds to an administrative year, which is from one AGM to the next.
• Students present for AGM would be considered valid members whereas the absentees would be taken under consideration by the board of committee after receiving their explanation letter regarding the non-attendance.

3. Among the suggestions for fund-raising projects and activities are:

• Charity project in accordance with our university
• Excursion to nearby towns, for example Kalmyk Town
• Educational programmes
• Food Festival

We, the committee members 0f MCSC 2009/10 would like to take this opportunity to thank the outgoing committee members of MCSC 2008/09 for attending this meeting and advising us on how to run and organize MCSC effectively.

The meeting was officially adjourned.

MCSC Committee List 2009/2010

President.....................................: Chai Chan Sin
1st Vice President.......................: Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen
2nd Vice President......................: Doris Cheah Yee Hsien
Secretary....................................: Law Shu-An
Vice Secretary............................: Lee Jiann Woei
Outgoing Treasurer.....................: Yim Shao En
Ingoing Treasurer........................: Ng Xun Jin
PR & C.C. Coordinator..............: Tan Li Fen
Fund-raising Director...................: Jenna Foo Mei Chien
Fund-raising Assistant..................: Chien Keat Leong
Web Master................................: Teng Kok Liang
Web Crew..................................: Lim Chang Zhen
                                                     Cherrie Chan Yiru
                                                     Ling Jyh Chyang
                                                     Khor Leet Liang
6th course B. Rep........................: Voon Jin May
5th course B. Rep........................: Lim Chai Way
4th course B. Rep........................: Ivan Khoo Kay Lerh
3rd course B. Rep........................: Yap Teck Chong
2nd course B. Rep.......................: Tham Zhen Kuang
1st course B. Rep.........................: Ker Jin Hoong
Preparatory course B. Rep...........: Michael Chia

Advisors:
Nam Hzu Zane
Liew Yi Jia
Melvin Chung Hsien Liang
Tan Huey Yee
Voon Jin May
Yim Shao En
Ch’ng Han Nie
Thomas Low Tat Kuan

The MCSC Committee 2009/2010 was elected on 17th May 2009 during the inaugural Annual General Meeting (AGM). Refer to the following post for details about the AGM:

First MCSC AGM & Installation Day

MCSC Committee 2009/2010 (Click to view in full size)

A picture with our respected advisors (Click to view in full size)

First MCSC AGM & Installation Day

On 17th May 2009, the Malaysian Chinese Students Community (MCSC) of Volgograd State Medical University had successfully organized its inaugural annual general meeting (AGM) and installation of a new committee.

MCSC received strong support from the Malaysian chinese students and there was an encouraging turnout of about 85% (unverified) of the community.

The agendas were as follows:

• opening speech by (now former) President Melvin Chung
• nomination of candidates & voting session for a new 2009/10 committee
• handing over ceremony and official installation of new committee
• introductory and closing speech by incumbent President Chai Chan Sin

The list of new committee will be posted in the next blog post.

Reported by: Manager
Photos by: Cherrie

Logo and Description

Yin Yang
The well-known Chinese Yin Yang symbol as an important part of traditional Chinese culture. Three basic themes underlie nearly all deployments of the concept in Chinese Yin Yang symbol:

(1) Yin Yang as the coherent fabric of nature and mind, exhibited in all existence.

(2) Yin Yang as jiao (interaction) between the waxing and waning of the cosmic and human realms.

(3) Yin Yang as a process of harmonization ensuring a constant, dynamic balance of all things.

Yin Yang is emblematic of valuational equality rooted in the unified, dynamic, and harmonized structure of the cosmos. As such, it has served as a heuristic mechanism for formulating a coherent view of the world throughout Chinese intellectual and religious history.

Colour Description
Red colour symbolizes good luck and happiness, faith, communication.
Red also signifies the color of the sun: a symbol of energy, radiating its vitalizing life-force into human beings.

About MCSC

MALAYSIAN CHINESE STUDENTS COMMUNITY
VOLGOGRAD STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

INTRODUCTION

The idea of Malaysian Chinese Students Community establishment was first suggested by Melvin Chung Hsien Liang, a 5th course student in November 2008, who thought there was a need to form a proper student organization in order to make the Chinese New Year Celebration 2009 a successful one, besides serving as an exemplary organization.

Having been proposed this idea, the Malaysian Chinese students showed much interest and support. Hence our Chinese New Year Celebration 2009 committee, lead by Melvin Chung approached the university for approval to form our very own Malaysian Chinese Students Community. Finally, the Malaysian Chinese Students Community was founded on 19 March 2009.

OBJECTIVES AND AIMS

1. For the welfare of all Malaysian as a problem solving body.
2. To improve the relationship and unity among all Malaysian.
3. To cultivate leadership quality and train students to organize further events.
4. To focus on academic performance of fellow students.
5. To promote and introduce Chinese culture and tradition to other students.
6. To give students an opportunity to participate in healthy activities in their free time.

MORE INFORMATION

Who is eligible for MCSC membersip?
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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