UTMASA Fall 2001 & Spring 2002 Report

 

 

Hari Merdeka (08/31/01)

 

This year, William managed to ask Mr. Anderson who plays the Carillon at the Tower to play Malaysia’s national anthem, Negaraku on Merdeka Day. About 8-10 of us gather in from of the turtle pond near UGL and sang Negaraku while he played.

 

 

First Fall 2001 Gathering and General Meeting (09/29/01)

 

We started out the year with a gathering at Nurhiday’s and Yusliza’s apartment. We made home cook Malaysian food and had a short meeting to start of the year. The meeting consisted of what we were planning to do for the rest of the year and informing everyone about membership and the fees. After the meeting we had a Dream Cast competition, where we were divided into four groups. The Dream Cast winners went home with Malaysian souvenirs.

 

 

BBQ at Zilker Park (11/03/01)

 

For this event, we invited Malaysian families in Austin and also the University of Houston Malaysian Student Association to join us. We BBQ all kinds of food and also made other side dishes. We also organized a few games outdoor games for the adults as well as the children.

 

 

First Spring 2002 Gathering & Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) (02/02/02)

 

This gathering was held at Azlan’s apartment. At this event we held an extraordinary meeting to elect a new president. We also discussed future plans we had for UTMASA for the Spring semester.

 

 

Chinese New Year Celebration With the Singaporean Student Association (SSA) (02/16/02)

 

This year, UTMASA celebrated Chinese New Year with the Singaporean Student Association. We had a BBQ at East Wood Park where we prepared all kinds of food.

Being far away from home, it was hard for many members because they were unable to celebrate the new years with their families. This gathering made them feel better in a way that they got to celebrate with friends.

 

Besides eating, we also organized a few outdoor games. We divided everyone into four groups. We played soccer, football, volleyball, captain ball and basketball. This was a good way to get to know each other. This event is the first event that UTMASA held with the Singapore Student Association. Therefore the members from our association were able to meet the members of SSA. 

 

At this event, we were able to inform other Malaysian as well as other students that the Malaysian Student Association existed in UT Austin. Some people did not know about the association before. We are hoping that from this event, more people are aware about our association and will attend our events.