By Tan Zhi Shan Konichiwa! A couple of us pharmacy students (Zhi Shan, Wei Yang, Jamie Leong, Hui Shun, Chai Yee, Jia Yung and Rachel Tan) were fortunate enough to be selected from a pool of other pharmacy students in Malaysia to attend the Asia Pacific Pharmaceutical Symposium (APPS), which was held in Chiba prefecture,…
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8th MSC Meeting – Highlights
Will we see a full house like this in upcoming meetings? By Lestari Hairul The 8th MSC Meeting commenced at about 6.19pm on Thursday, 10th October 2013. The meeting saw a large number of attendees as the recently voted-in Council candidates were also there. Vice-Presidents’ report was up first as they presented two subsidy applications….
A cliché from me to you, with frikkin’ love
By Thamindri Aluvihare The cliche goes something like this; “If you ask me, I wouldn’t know to say that THIS was the moment that I realized that I’m moving on with my life, but for all I know, somewhere along the road, I had” Contrary to popular speculations and much adored clichés, I am fully…
The Battle of the Giants: MUSA Election Debates 2013
By Hanny Kee *All photos taken from their respective Facebook groups.* Two parties: Team Transcend (represented in purple) and Team Sapientia (represented in blue), are currently vying to fill the 38 MUSA positions for 2014. The highlight of the elections was of course the debates of the office-bearers (with the exception of General Secretary), namely…
Monash Annual Ball 2013 prep: The Food
By Lestari Hairul “Oooh fancy!” We’d just rolled into the driveway of the Majestic Hotel and were treated to a sight seldom seen on the KL streets. Doormen and valets, all dressed up in colonial livery, were greeting the owners of the expensive cars driving up just ahead of us. Since we are but broke…
Film Screening: Brazil – Getting To Know The Monash Film Society
Theatrical Release Poster (Photo credit here) By Anushiya Suresh Recently, the Monash University Film Society had their first movie screening for the semester, which was the movie Brazil. In my opinion it was a suitable film, which sadly lacked the audience of students, as it was not a typical movie. I attended the screening of the…
7th MSC Meeting – highlights
By Lestari Hairul The 7th MSC Meeting started at 6.17pm on Thursday, 5th September 2013 and for that evening, a few members of each party contesting for the upcoming MUSA Elections were present. At the advice of the MUSA President during a Q & A session earlier in the week, party members of both Transcend and Sapientia sat in…
All Purpose, Affordable Black Smokey Eye!
Let’s face it, we’re poor, University kids with a limited budget. Going to a formal event is never a cheap endeavor. Aside from the entry tickets, we have to pay for the dress, the hair, the shoes… and let’s not forget about the accessories… Don’t worry, I have an affordable solution for you makeup wise,…
10 Reasons to Watch Running Man
By Joel Wong Not many people are willing to give in to the power of the Hallyu wave, and those who haven’t have been drenched by the waters of all things Korean and may find it difficult to wallow into the idol-infested waters. It’s understandable to not want to be a part of the mushiness or…
Monash Annual Ball 2013 prep: Mr & Ms Monash nominees
By Lestari Hairul The best part about being in Editors is behind-the-scenes access to MUSA events and thus, through the pretext of informing the student populace of Monash Annual Ball (MAB) 2013, we managed to wheedle some exclusive insider passes into the prep-work that goes into creating what is set to be the best ball…
6th MSC Meeting 2013 – highlights
By Lestari Hairul The 6th MSC Meeting began at about 6.42pm on Friday 23rd August with the MUSA President calling on the MCN event organisers and a few members of the current MUISS council to introduce themselves. Both groups were present to give their statements regarding the loss of property, to be mediated in the…
Maou no Café: A Detour of Routines
By Olga Scarlett I just happened to pass by an announcement board when my eyes caught a glimpse of a poster. It was a poster with a white background and a purple-haired girl drawn on it. I was used to scanning posters in my brain, and would leave when nothing caught my interest. But that…
Orientation Bash Semester 2, 2013: Thrills and Spills at Sunway Lagoon!
By Hanny Kee The sun hid itself for most of the morning, providing the perfect weather for approximately 135 students (a mix of first-years and their facilitators) to roam freely in the vast playground before them. The occasion? It’s the Orientation Bash for Semester 2 of course! This time, the Orientation Bash was held in…
Chanel: A Cycle of Wants and Never-Wills
Chanel: A Cycle of Wants and Never-Wills By AA I found myself wandering into a Chanel store a few years back and remembered falling in love. One of the perfumes in the Chanel store, the Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere, gripped me with fervour. Ever since, it has been a relationship of much longing; me…
The Last of Us: A Review
By Darren Adamally Video games offer us a form of virtual reality that allows us to relax, make friends or enemies, save or destroy entire universes; or if it floats your boat, race around fantastical environments, while dressed up as an annoyed mushroom (Mario Kart, I’m looking at you!). We do all of this without…
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