MVoice London 2014 was successfully held over the weekend nights! This year, it was bigger and better!

The crowd was energetic and the contestants were enthusiastic.

At the end, Lee Jun Yen from University of Cardiff emerged as the champion of the night as she was awarded an iPad Mini and will be the judge for MY UK Challenge!

Sarah Ng from university of York was our first runner up and took away a brand new guitar!

Last but not least, Hariez Fadzillah from University of Manchester with his unique stage performance walked away with a brand new recording microphone as the second runner up!

Thank you to everyone who came, and we hope it was an enjoyable weekend for all.

Written by: June Yap (organizer alongside Diana Ong)

At 3am on a Saturday morning, LSESU MC sponsored a bus that sent society members and athletes off to attend the annual Nottingham Malaysian Games 2014!

Attendees from LSE at the games!

For those looking for a break from the city, the visit to Nottingham was a wonderful opportunity to meet Malaysian students from other societies outside of London, as well as to take in a different environment!

The athletes did impressively with the netball team emerging as overall champions!

From left to right: Sue Zann, Alia Aziz, Izzati Zainal, Rushan Kee, Joanne Chin, Zhihui, Sabrina Ahmad, Evonne Ho, Shu Lyn

For badminton, Jazlyn Anne Arrais obtained a second placing for the Women’s singles section!

Jazlyn with her friends after the competition.

Our chess representative, Han Loong put up a good fight and was ultimately in the 4th placing for the event.

All in all, it was a fruitful day for the athletes and for those involved as everyone had the chance to indulge in Malaysian food at the food fair!

Food stalls at the event!

Written by: Tiffany Khoo

With Shell as our Gold Sponsor, LSE SU MC members were given the opportunity to meet with representatives from Shell right on campus who came to share valuable CV and interview tips.

Shell was keen to emphasize that rather than dealing solely with Oil & Gas, they interview many graduates involved in finance-related courses such as Economics and Accounting, and were thus suitable to give advice based on interviews they have conducted in the past.

Ivan Wing, the President, inviting the HR representative to speak.

After the event, the representatives from Shell were on hand to give personal attention to those who wanted their CVs reviewed.

Alongside the CV check, the Shell representatives also answered questions from the audience who were interested in knowing about the kind of things that employers look for. The advice given was more specific to graduates who are looking to head back to Malaysia for work.

Prepared by: Tiffany Khoo

In conjunction with Deepavali, LSESU Malaysia Club hosted a halal dinner at Khan's restaurant.

With 100 people in attendance, everyone enjoyed feasting over the extensive buffet of Indian food. Based on the continuous queue at the buffet table, it is safe to say no one settled for only one round of food.

Enjoying themselves over good food!

Smiles all around.

Dressed for the occasion.

What else do Malaysians bond over?

In true Malaysian spirit, we ate until our tummies were content and got our money’s worth.

Some even adjourned to have dessert after. Truly a night of food and fun!

By: Stephanie Lim

Photos by: Ho Rui Yo

As per tradition, LSE SU MC hosted a picnic at the iconic Hyde Park for members of the society, bringing together those from various courses, years, and even nationalities!

Due to a small hiccup with the weather (with forecasts predicting heavy rain throughout!), the picnic was postponed from Saturday to Sunday, a day which proved to be sunny and perfect for a picnic!

The mood was cheery and the picnic, which kicked off in the morning, saw over a hundred guests in attendance.

Frisbee and captain ball were amongst the various games played that day in an informal setting, inviting beginners and experts alike. Some of the players were previous winners of Malaysian Games’ events across the UK.

Participants of the event were treated to free food, beginning with kuih from Malaysian Hall as well as an assortment of other snacks. Pizza was then delivered to the park, piping hot, for the enjoyment of those in attendance.

It was a great first event to mark the beginning of the new academic year and we at LSE SU MC hope that everyone had an enjoyable time!

The academic year kicked off fantastically at the Freshers’ Fair with LSE SU Malaysia Club receiving over 100 new sign ups for the year from the first day alone!

The Venue at LSE’s award winning Saw Swee Hock building was packed to the brim with LSE Student Union societies, loaded with freebies for eager freshers and returning students.

Kopiko, Julie’s Peanut Butter biscuits, and Mamee monster packets were distributed by the society to interested visitors at the fair and incoming members.

For those who didn’t manage to sign up at the fair, it isn’t too late! Visit http://www.lsesu.com/ to sign up for Sports and Societies online.

For those who have already signed up, don’t forget to like our Facebook page to show your support at https://www.facebook.com/LSESUMC.

With the anxious wait for A-Level results now over, the LSESU Malaysia Club warmly welcomes all of the new first year undergraduates. Congratulations to all whom have successfully secured their place, and we hope you are excited to be joining a world leading institution!

To greet the new incoming batch, the LSESU Malaysia Club hosted 2 pre-departure events in the month of August. The first was the Pre-Departure Dinner, the details of which are as follows:

Date: 22^nd August 2014

Time: 6pm – 9pm

Venue: Menara LGB, Selangor

Some of the new LSE students. Welcome!

Ivan Wing, President of the LSE SU Malaysia Club addressing the new students.

A representative from the Malaysia LSE Alumni Society was there to provide some insight onto life after LSE.

The evening began with a networking session for all students: past, present and future. For many of the incoming students, it would be their first time meeting one another and a glimpse of many great friendships to come. This was the precise purpose of the dinner; to provide a friendly, comfortable and convenient environment for students to meet their future peers and gather advice from seniors. Studying abroad can be a very daunting experience, which can be made more manageable with companions and ample preparation.

A delicious buffet dinner was later served, where conversation between the 100 or so attendees continued to flow. This was then followed by a number of informative society talks to expose the new students to the wide array of clubs and events they can be involved in. An interactive, ice breaking game of human bingo concluded the evening.

The top three winners of Human Bingo.

We would like to thank our gold sponsors, Deloitte Malaysia, for their facilitation and continued great support of the Pre-Departure Dinner.

The next event on the agenda was the fun-filled Freshers’ Camp. The details of the event are as follows:

Date: 29^th – 31^st August

Venue: Selesa Hillhomes Resort, Pahang

Attendees: 35

Over 3 days and 2 nights, a proportion of the freshers would get the opportunity to make stronger bonds and get to know the Club’s committee members a little better. The goals of the camp were to: allow stronger friendships to be formed, to prepare the freshers on beginning life as a student in London and of course, to have fun!

Upon arrival, the students were split up to the groups they’d be in for the weekend, with the names ranging from cicak to paus.

An ice-breaking challenge before the groups were allocated.

The teams then engaged in a number of team building games and activities. The X-Games, a pub quiz and the “Ping Pong Ball Challenge” are just a few.

Ping-pong challenge

X-Games: Campers had to cross the lake without a harness with the aid of only these two ropes.

X-Games: Teamwork was of utmost importance in winning this water challenge.

Encouraging a competitive atmosphere, many of the weekend’s activities carried points, which contributed to the team tallies. A very entertaining sketch performance culminated the team activities, where the eventual winners of the camp were team Gajah.

Besides the activities held, there was a Pre-Departure briefing held to provide the students with more information before heading to London. Halls of accommodation as well as phone companies were discussed in hopes of better preparing the new students for the different environment.

Adam Tiam delivering the presentation in the camp shirt that was given free to all participants.

Camp participants

We would like to thank our gold sponsor, Shell Malaysia, in being a supporter of the event and for providing an interesting case study for the students.

We would also like to thank the Malaysia LSE Alumni Society in Malaysia for their support of the Pre-Departure Events.

By: Seth Selbaraju