In the debilitating lull of overlapping assignments, the looming threat of exams and the existential dread of being a student, the cinemusica was the best experience for a temporary solution to forgetting all of those things. Walking into campus felt ordinary like any other day but walking into auditorium 2 past the crowd of excited…
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Monash Ball ‘25: A Magical Night in Atlantis
The semester is finally over! And for some of us that means a nice, chill holiday before the next semester starts again or finding a job and getting ready for graduation. But before the coming future of endless possibilities begins, MUSA Activities put together one last huzzah for Monashians. A night of fun-filled activities and…
Rebellion through Glitch and the Iconoclastic Malaysian Hyperpop
Our Malaysian world is a world of vertigo. Tanah Malaysia kita pusing berputar dan muzik menghulurkan maksud kepada kehidupanmu yang terpaksa dipolitikkan. The politicisation of hyperpop has unabashedly become a resistance towards politically-motivated crimes against humanity, acquiring the ephemeral freedom to express and utilising that as a political tool when politicians use our lives as…
MUISS International Games Night: Spirits High (Play, Laugh, Repeat) by Khardeeja Sapora
Under the haunting glow of Halloween lights, the air buzzed with a kind of newness – fresh faces and a fresh energy in the Monash University Malaysia Sports Hall. It wasn’t gory, but there was definitely something in the air: a new kind of thrill, the kind that comes when strangers meet for the first…
Monch! 117 Coffee Dine, Cheras – Bring Forth the Chazuke
Minimalism does not necessarily operate through the idea of subversiveness. We’ve reclaimed that idea and transmuted it into perceptions that are comforting and inviting. The maximalism-minimalism continuum does not exist in isolation of food and beverage. It is very much characteristically unique to the branding of the restaurant and we see these motifs carefully intertwined…
Monch! 10 Ten Baker, PJS 3 – “A Home of Love, Laughter and Cheesecakes”
Tucked away in a quiet alley of Petaling Jaya, 10 Ten Baker (The Secret Place) lives up to its name: a hidden gem waiting to be discovered. Even finding it felt like part of the adventure – a Grab driver circling the block, an uncooperative map, and one wrong turn too many before the café…
Humans of Monash: Angelica & Varsha, Keepers of the Campus Cats
In the whirlwind of assignments, lectures, and campus events, it’s easy to forget that art exists beyond galleries. But sometimes, it shows up in the everyday small acts of attention and kindness. At Monash Malaysia, two students are quietly sculpting a living masterpiece each day! One kibble-strewn feeding tray at a time. Having lived in…
Monch! TBX The Baking Xperiment, Subang Jaya SS17- A Step of Faith: Home Baker to Professional
If you’ve been on social media in recent years, you may have come across or heard of TBX The Baking Xperiment. Whether it be through cafe reviews, ads, or their delicious viral content, they’ve been making their rounds across many platforms. Situated cozily at Subang Jaya SS17 in a small corner lot, TBX promises an…
Humans of Monash: Ava – Blurring The Edges Of Conformality
Melodies echoed through galaxies since the dawn of time. Always watching beyond the chiming winds, the rush of seas, within memories and the nature surrounding us. It seems unthinkable to compartmentalise something intangible into tangible digestible concepts without blurring boundaries. Yet through the evolution of time, we collectively divided and trapped music into boxes labelled…
Living Out of Spite: The Art of Drawing Blood
Disclaimer: the following article doesn’t reflect the author’s personal experiences. Science teaches us that respiration is the basic process of life. A simple action, sustaining life. Inhale. Exhale. It sounds so easy, you don’t even have to think about it. If your oxygen levels are low, doctors can use an oxygen tank to help you…
I Look up at the Stars, and They’re All Studio Lights
You are walking on your empty suburban street, the streetlights casting a soft glow on your beloved neighbourhood. Everything about it is Old Americana, the perfect houses, the perfect people, but you feel ever so slightly disturbed. You have started to feel watched, like your actions somehow dictate something much bigger than you. You are…
MUSA DID WHAT #8: Democratic Reasonings
Many discussions and meetings of value have taken place and we bear witness to the potentially and hopefully, most unproblematic year MUSA has had in a while. Here’s what has been discussed during the eight MSC meeting of the year. A Subang Alliance MUSA recently hosted Sunway University Student Council (SUSC) and Taylor’s University Student…
Reality vs Books: “The Hopeless Romantic World of Literature”
Romance never dies . . . . Why read romance books? What kind of romance books do you read? And what exactly do you like about them? From Jane Austen’s ‘Pride & Prejudice’ to Tahereh Mafi’s ‘Shatter Me’, romance books have manifestly shaped the perspectives and expectations of modern audiences when it comes to intimate…
My Muse Wore Drop-Crotch Pants
The word ‘muse’ tends to conjure someone untouchable, perfect yet just close enough to keep us tethered. Glory, but never so much that we drift away. Somehow, in all its madness, my muse came wrapped in a heavy pair of drop-crotch pants, though he did not start that way. The first time I saw him,…
MUSA DID WHAT #7: Positive Ruminations
A completely unbiased opinion, MUSA is actually operating comparatively smoothly considering that no arguments broke out, zero warning letters issued, minimal to no conflict resolutions required, we might be jinxing ourselves but MUSA’s trajectory seems rather positive. An Anticlimatic Farewell to MUISS Interim CRO Following the decision made by the interim CRO to resign from…
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