IDP Open Day!

Dear FUSSA members,

How have holidays been so far?
Today marks the first day of Orientation Week and the whole plaza is already buzzing with people.
I hoped the new members have familiarised themselves with the campus and slowly recognizing places and learning the secret short-cuts.
The campus is indeed filled with many booths and not forgetting the free goodies that we can receive.
There are many fun booths which include the coke challenge, Commonwealth and Nab banks ‘spin the wheel’ game and many others.
There’s even a miniature arcade near the staircase for anyone to have a free play at it.
For the returning students, do remember to update your student card with the new sticker.

Last month on 28th January, it was IDP open day where students were welcomed to look for their respective universities booth and get to know friends even before they arrive in Australia.
FUSSA was given a table too and we were definitely excited to meet the new members that would be starting their journey in Adelaide.
Reaching there an hour earlier, it was time to set up the booth. 

Our President was certainly happy to post with our poster.

A must-take picture with the whole committee.An awesome teamwork that all of us were able to come for this event. 

There were other booths that were set up to prepare the students for Australia.
Some include asking them to sign for a prepaid card so that they have a sim card even before going Australia.
Others include informing them about the housing accommodation.
You definitely do not wish to arrive in Australia without having any accommodation sorted out first.

 
We were even given free popcorns.
Well, not only to us that is, but to everyone.

Best item given out that day goes to KOI!
I was amazed that they were giving out KOI but it is definitely up for grabs.
All of us were happily munching on popcorn and sipping our KOI.

In the meanwhile, we were told that there would be a seminar talk inside the conference room.
And after the seminar has ended, that’s when the students and parents would be walking around to their respective university booth to find out more details.
While the time passed, we decided to entertain ourselves.

 


Who says we can’t have fun while working.
That’s what we want students to know, that while studying you can have fun too.
And FUSSA aims to ensure that a student’s life does not only revolve around studying, but to ensure that there is a balance between personal and social life.

And here comes the new students!
We have searched high and low for our new students and we have found them!
Contact details were exchanged to ensure that when they arrived in Adelaide, they are able to contact us.
We also explained to them briefly about the public transport in Adelaide, as well as the services that Flinders provide to pick new international students from the airport to their destination accommodation.That’s our well-spend afternoon at Orchard Hotel and now we can’t wait for everyone to meet the new members this year!

I hoped everyone has enjoyed their Summer break to the fullest and is ready and all pumped up for another year at University. 

What’s going on this month? O.o

Dear FUSSA members,

How have the holidays been so far? The new year has just passed and now it’s a brand new year.
I hope everyone has found an interesting, unique and perhaps romantic way to celebrate the new year countdown?
The weather has changed and now the bright sun is toasting us as we make our way around Singapore.
Do remember to hydrate yourselves frequently; Chinese new year is approaching soon and I certainly do not want anyone to fall sick during this festive season.

This month is going to be filled with events so do check our facebook page or emails for more details.
We have just send you an email regarding the two major events that is going to happen real soon.The both events have been organized by Network of Singaporean Students in Australia (NSSA).

A career’s fair would be held on Friday, 13th January 2012. Network of Singaporean Students in Australia (NSSA), Contact Singapore (CS) and Public Service Division (PSD) are our co-organizers of this event.
The career fair is aimed especially at Australia-educated Singaporean students and it gives students the opportunity to meet potential employers from the public sector in Singapore, hence expanding the exposure between student and public service agencies.

Singapore’s Public Service is renowned for its efficiency and recognized for its integrity and transparency. It has been the driver of many of the nation’s achievements through the formulation and implementation of national policies which has led Singapore to prosper even since Singapore gained independence. The Public Service works towards leadership, development, capacity, capability building and the promotion of quality public services.
Henceforth, attending the Careers@home 2012 career’s fair would give you a glimpse of many life enriching opportunities the Public Sector in Singapore has to offer and get to meet the people behind the success of Singapore’s Public Service, and maybe, be part of the sector that gives and receives the most.

Details:
Event: Careers@home: Public Sector
Venue: Suntec City Convention Hall room 303-305 (lvl 3)
Time: 3.00pm to 5.30pm
Date: 13th January 2012 (Friday)

 

**Please note that this event is for Singaporean citizens or Permanent Residents only. Registration is compulsory for attendees. Kindly go on http://www.contactsingapore.sg/CareersSG/2012/PublicSector to register.

The second major event that would be happening is a night of music, dancing and of course meeting new friends!
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NSSA IS PROUD TO PRESENT
♪ OUTBACK 2011 ♪
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Greetings Ladies & Gentlemen,

The Network of Singaporean Students in Australia, NSSA, is proud to present its first ever NSSA party in January 2012! Ignite your senses with a night of fun and party! So let your hair down and join us at;

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【 BUTTER FACTORY, 1 FULLERTON ROAD, SINGAPORE : THURS 19 JANUARY 】
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Bring along your mates and sheilas to get the fire burning on the dancefloor and enjoy our special deals of
★ 2 bottles of Johnnie Walker Black for $360 ★
★ 1-for-1 House Pour Jugs ALL NIGHT! ★

AWESOME TUNES OF ♪ RnB ♪ Pop ♪ House ♪ Mashups ♪ ALL NIGHT

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PRE SALE TICKETS STARTS NOW 

Details:
Event: Outback 2012
Venue: Butter factory
Time: 10pm till late
Date: 19th January 2012 (Thursday) 
For more information go on http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/132660926845776/

Grab your friends, buy the tickets and come down on 19th January 2012! 

 Terms and conditions:
1.) tickets may not be exchanged or refunded
2.) this ticket is valid only when purchased through an authorised agent
3.) the right of admission is reserved
4.) identity cards required to be granted access

** The pre-tickets are sold at $20 while the door sales tickets are sold $25. The ticket includes a free drink.

Be sure to mark down those important dates on your calenders/reminder and be there!

 

Let us introduce ourselves

Dear FUSSA members,

How have the summer break been coming along?
Have you filled up your stomach with delicious, tasty and of course, the well-missed Singapore food that you have been craving for? I do certainly hope so.
The weather lately have been raining heavily, especially from late morning to afternoon, so do remember to bring an umbrella when you’re heading out.
It’s not a good season to be falling sick, and staying home. If you ever get caught in the rain, remember to change out of your wet clothes the moment you’re home, take a refreshing hot shower and just in case, take panadol and piriton before you goes to sleep.

Anyway, I do hope that you guys are curious to know more about the new committee members of 2011/2012.
We came together and did a little introduction about ourselves, our goals/dreams and anything else that we wanted to write.

President: Summer Hey

Hi everyone,

Nice to meet all of you!! I am Summer and I am studying Speech Pathology in Flinders University.
I will be serving as the President for FUSSA in 2012 and together with my excellent and friendly committee members, we hope to bring loads of fun and laughter to every single members.

2011 has been an eventful year as I started off as a freshie in Flinders University.
Back then FUSSA has provided me with a platform to meet new friends and help me alleviate the homesickness I was suffering then.
Thus in 2012, together with my committee, we hope to provide a ‘home away from home’ for every single student.

Henceforth, do stay tune to FUSSA and join us for all the upcoming events to let me know all of you better.

With loads of love,
Summer Hey 

Vice-President: Eileen Heng


Hey Peeps!!!

This is Eileen your vice president for FUSSA 2012! I am currently studying Nutrition and Dietetics in Flinders Uni. (P.S do not fret to invite me as your snacks kaki as I am not as healthy as my course name might sound =p) First and foremost WELCOME TO FUSSA!!!! I would like to thank you for supporting us and I do hope we peeps could hang out and have lots of fun times and enjoyable moments together! I swear it’s gonna be a non-stress environment where you can act normal and be yourself!

Last year 2011, this club serves many memories to me as I got to know most of my soul mates through here. It miraculously brought us together in this piece of foreign land where we went through different heartfelt such as happiness and sadness. Moreover, the friendly committees of 2011 aided me when I was helpless and lost. I sincerely wished that we could serve you well and assist you whenever you need any help.

Lastly, please be anticipating with the upcoming events we are going to organize. I am sure you guys are going to have great time!!! Love you guys!!!!

Cheers
Eileen Heng

Treasurer: Melissa Wee

Hi I’m Melissa and I will be in my third yeah or my degree and I can’t wait for my graduation. 
As treasurer of FUSSA, I promise not to embezzle the club’s money and spend them on shoes.
Okay. Jokes aside, I really hope that we can reach out to every singaporean on campus and let them know that there is still a home away from home, where they can build new friendships without being homesick.

Public Relation Officer: Henry Liew

Name: Henry Liew
Summary about me: I am a relatively outgoing person as I enjoy meeting many different people as possible. Be it in parties, functions, dinner, or even a bet with a friend to meet someone new…HAHA
I like music and sports. I appreciate all kinds of music. Be it classical, jazz, R&B, RAP, Trance, Electrico, Rock and etc.
For sports, I enjoy sports that promote team building.

Why I join FUSSA: I joined FUSSA because when many of my fellow Singaporean peers went overseas, many of them suffered from culture shock and was not able to adapt to the sudden change in their comfort zone. Therefore, I took up the role in FUSSA to assist my friends in settling down. I am happy to see that I managed to create strong bonds for some of my friends.

What I hope to do for FUSSA: To market and publicise FUSSA. To assist prospective, present and alumni students of Flinders staying in touch with one another such as connecting via events. Thank you for reading my profile. I hope you have had a great day.

Publicity Officer: Joyce Lim

Hey FUSSA members!

I am Joyce, your publicity officer, and you guys have been reading my past blog posts and I hope you enjoyed reading it! I will be continuously updating it with lots of pictures as frequent as I can.
As a publicity officer, I do hope to meet more people, get to know you guys and even have a coffee together. Don’t worry, my camera would be snapping everything. So smile for the camera when you see me coming around
I do hope to build a connection with the students of Flinders University, and to know that there’s always something that would connect you back to Singapore, despite being in a foreign country.

When I first came to Australia, I didn’t know there was such an organization. This year FUSSA committee has organized so many wonderful events to occupy us and to let us know the meaning of ‘home away from home’. Hence, I decided to join FUSSA and ensure that everyone too will feel the same way.

I look forward to knowing my FUSSA members! (:

That’s a nice basic introduction about the new committee members. I hope you guys would be more interested to know us. And of course, we do look forward to knowing you too!
Drop us some comments if you have any further questions about us and we would gladly answer them.

Have a lovely holidays and a MERRY CHRISTMAS to you! 

The dinner of appreciation

Dear FUSSA members,

How have your holidays been? The summer break has just officially started and I do hope everyone is safety back in your home country and enjoying your holidays.
The flight back to Singapore on 26th November was indeed bombarded by Singaporeans, and especially students from Flinders University, flying on Qantas.
Nonetheless, I’m sure everyone is back with their family, enjoying every single moment and of course savoring each bite of the local food.
Being oversea in a foreign country isn’t easy, having to face with the culture shock, the difference in food and being away from family and friends.
But a year has passed and I’m hope everyone has adapted to the Aussie’culture and has made wonderful friends along the way.
Do share with us your holidays plan in the comment section below.

Recently, we had a dinner to show our appreciation to 2011 committee members.
The dinner was held at the Penang  Malaysian and Chinese Restaurant.

Some arrived early, even an hour before the appointed time!
But finally when all arrived, the orderings begins…

Our first group picture together of 2011 committee and 2012 committee!

Dishes started arriving and well, we got to take picture of the food too right?
Here are some pictures of us with the food that we ordered.

Our 2011 President Priscilla was overjoyed when she was able to order the Penang Laska. #Happiness
The laska soup base was not cooked with prawns but with fish, hence she was able to order it.

With a filled stomach from the amazing food that we consumed, what comes next after dinner?
DESSERT!

We order three plates of roti prata with ice cream.
Crispy prata served with cold ice cream on top, a perfect combination.
Who say that roti prata only have to go well with curry. Not today.
FYI: Roti prata is made from plain flour, milk and lot of ghee. It was made into a small dough before it get flatten out and placed on a hot pan to fry it till it’s crispy.

Next we have Ice Kacang.
This unique ice kacang can only be found at the restaurant. The bottom of the cup was filled with red and black beans, green jelly, corn before it was further covered with shaved ice and right on top, a scoop of ice cream.
I give a double thumbs up for that.

With a satisfied stomach, it was time to head home.
On behalf of all FUSSA members, we wish the 2011 committee all the best for their future  endeavors and thank you for such an amazing eventful year

FUSSA Committee 2011/2012

Hello FUSSAians! 

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It’s been a year since the FUSSA Committee 2010/2011 started serving and with the recent AGM on 5 November, we have officially retired from our positions! But not to worry, for in the upcoming year, we have the new committee all energized to carry on the FUSSA legacy!! I have updated the new committee list on the right sidebar, so please do give them your support for the next year and continue coming for the activities! 

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FUSSA Committee 2011/2012

President: Summer Hey

Vice-President: Eileen Heng

Treasurer: Melissa Wee

Public Relations Officer: Henry Liew

Publicity Officer: Joyce Lim 

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The FUSSA Committee 2010/2011 would really like to thank all of you for all your support and love shown to all of us, whether it be turning up for the activities or reading the blog; it was definitely a honour for us to be able to serve FUSSA. The legacy of FUSSA will definitely be strengthened in the upcoming year! Today’s post will be my final post and I do apologize for not updating this blog as regularly as I had hoped. Nevertheless, it had still been a pleasure to be the publicity officer/blogger for FUSSA in 2010/2011 and I hope that you had enjoyed reading this blog as much as I had enjoyed blogging.

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The blog will be continued on by Joyce, a avid blogger with a individualistic writing style. I do hope that you will continue supporting this little space here and be updated on FUSSA’s upcoming events either through here or via email.

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xoxo
Adelyn

10th Generation of FUSSA
Celebrating 10 years of serving YOU!