They say One World is a celebration of culture. But that’s only half the truth. Culture, in this context, is not just celebrated – it’s served. Plated, priced, and posted. It is styled for visibility, spelled out phonetically, and handed over with a smile rehearsed somewhere between homesickness and hospitality. Walking through MUISS’ Cultural Bazaar…
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Monch! JINGS Specialty Coffee, USJ 4 – When Duck Meets Dessert, and Onigiri Meets a Slight Identity Crisis
Jings Specialty Coffee sits quietly in USJ 4 like it knows it doesn’t need to prove itself. It’s the kind of place that doesn’t scream at you with neon signs or too many QR codes. Waiting to be stumbled upon like a well-kept secret your favorite cousin casually recommends. Not all cafes need to reinvent…
MBP Survival Games: Exposure Therapy by Hii Mao Ann
I like to refer to myself as a catastrophically asocial individual, a notion that is doubtlessly universal amongst people familiar with my temperament. Mao Ann is to human interaction what cats are to water, or what vampires are to sunlight, or what billionaires are to paying taxes: fundamentally and fatally averse. Case in point, despite…
Swayin’ the Night Away: A Calm Pause amidst the Chaos of a Semester by Simone Tan
It’s easy to lose yourself in the semester, when things start building up and getting intense, there will be moments where we find ourselves moving too quickly. Frantically waking up 30 mins past the alarm you tried snoozing because you stayed up late rushing an assignment, to trying to get ready for the day in…
Monch! Jamboo Café, Ara Damansara – A Reprieve From Chaos
Behind twists and turns, sitting next to mamak stalls lies a quaint café tucked away from the bustling city. Upfront you’re welcomed by the delicate jade green arched entrance coated in a rough texture that takes inspiration from the traditional Thunder Tea Rice (Lei Cha) Mortar’s shape, with an ideal outer sitting area to spend…
MUSA DID WHAT #4: Shoan’s Endless Meetings and Rambles
Enduring the forth student council meeting exposed MUSA for what it is and what it will always be, a somewhat giant student corporate organization that tries to be as functional as it possibly can within its jurisdiction. The President’s Boundless Office The president is truly the busiest person in the office because why is this…
Avurudu 2025: The Rope That Binds Us by Nicholi De Silva
Stepping into a new year can feel daunting, especially when you’re far from home. But that’s where university, with all its glory, steps in. Avurudu at Monash becomes more than just a celebration; it’s a reminder that even in unfamiliar places, tradition has the power to create a sense of belonging. And what’s a celebration…
Monch! Team Udon, TTDI – Udon Neuvo
“When you ask people if they’re team ramen or team udon, they typically say they prefer ramen. So here at Team Udon, our vision is to introduce udon as the new staple, the new rice.” Upon stepping out the grab and onto a one way TTDI street, the bold sans-serif “TEAM UDON” sign welcomed us…
MUSA Wars 2025: A Frenzied Journey of Collective Chaos by Jananee Jagadeesan
A single word slapped onto our foreheads. Even before we entered the auditorium. Just a sticky label and the quiet hum of confusion. In a room full of caffeine-fueled students, eyes bleary and minds scrambled and everyone silently wondering what in the world was happening. The faint smell of double-sided tape filled the air. It…
Grand Iftar: A feast for the Soul (and a Moderately Portioned One for the Stomach) by Jananee Jagadeesan
The thing about university events is that you never really know what you’re signing up for. You pay RM25, tell yourself it’s for the experience, and then pray (ironically) that it’s worth it. I have never fasted a day in my life, but hunger is a universal experience. It dulls the senses, sharpens the mind,…
Respect at Monash: The Beauty of Boundaries by Reona
University can often feel heavy as we navigate the concepts around being on the cusp of adulthood. In doing so we often forget about the beauty of simply existing amongst each other. It becomes easy to forget that we coexist amongst individuals with unique life experiences and cultures. Respect at Monash was a gentle reminder…
Cultural Clash: Networking, Culture, and Inspired Frivolity by Yashven Jayabalan
The idea that university events have to be structured into a serious and scholarly agenda lacks the baseline function of frivolity inspiring connection. Mingle events are designed to forge friendships or at the least, a mutual on instagram and a proper event design would entail an aggressive approach to making an event as frivolous as…
MUSA DID WHAT #3: Administrative Restructuring and our Forced Compliance
Third MSC meeting this year and it seems to be that all departments are doing their jobs effectively and promptly, which means another fairly unexciting MUSA DID WHAT article from MONGA. EMS and Budget Approval Delays, Explained Monash is currently in the process of restructuring their administrative systems, specifically policies regarding fund applications and EMS…
C&S Week S1 2025: Conversations with Presidents by Yashven Jayabalan
Student communities and the different ways culture intersects with each other serves as the branching off point for Clubs and Societies (C&S) week. Occurring at the start of every semester, the C&S division imagined and manifested a significant part of student culture, that is finding communities to gel with, finding their people and creating an…
Social Shuffle: Third Spaces and Why You Need Them by Yashven Jayabalan
The production and construction of mingle events at the start of the university semester unequivocally champions the idea of ephemeral third spaces serving a purpose of deconstructing the normality of being antisocial. It is being thrusted upon people that making small talk and conversing about seemingly inconsequential aspects of your life is now perfectly fine….
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