MASAT 2013/2014 Committee

On 10:00 pm today, the new committee that will serve MASAT during 2013/2014 term. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) started with the ex-President, Wen Cheng Chong laying up the events that were held during the previous term, and then with a presentation on MASAT financial status by Siti Zahira. Next, a number of certificates and hampers were given to the winner of MASAT's sports league (Futsal, Basketball, Badminton).

Badminton mixed double champion, one of few winners tonight.

After all attendees had their slices and slices of pizza and some cans of drink, the election starts. This year, we used a more fair voting system, where everyone vote in a voting paper, then submit them into a box where two independent members (Anas and Syahmi) acts as the Election Commision or 'Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya (SPR)' will tally each vote.

After some time of tallying (it does takes time, thanks to Anas and Syahmi for doing this), we finally had a result. Here is the new MASAT Committee for 2013/2014:

MASAT 2013/2014 committee

The new MASAT President, Zakkeeyyah addressed all the members.

For full results of the voting, click the link here: http://bit.ly/171T2xV For the record, there are 20 spoil ballots in the voting. Spoil ballot happened when the voter only put a tick on one of the candidates' box instead of ranking the candidates. Also, if the voter did not put the full ranking (i.e. he/she only ranked 2 candidates when there are actually 3 candidates running for the position), it is also considered as spoil ballot.

Congratulations to all the new committee members and I on behalf of them thanks everyone who came tonight and give your support. We will try our best to serve MASAT and making it another memorable year. 

Masterchef Toronto 2013

MASAT’s Games Night presenting the inaugural cook-off, Masterchef Toronto 2013. Such a competitive battle among 4 chefs in Noodle-Oodle Competition and 11 pairs of talented decorator in Cupcakes War, of course everyone had a blast! Not to forgotten, two intense video games competitions were there as well, none other than FIFA and Street Fighter. After all, this was a good opportunity for MASAT members to have a quick escape from school work, chilling out with friends, playing games while enjoying the complementary pizza and drinks.

Results:

Cupcake War (out of 11 pairs)

1st: Dayana and Milan
2nd: Nelisa and Anhar
3rd: Zakkeyyah and Filzah
4th: Fatin and Dalila

Noodle-Oodle

Champion: Ashwin & the gang

Consolation: Farah Hani, Farah Zaini, Nik Arif

FIFA champion: Zahir

Street Fighter x Tekken: Chew

Teach for Malaysia Recruitment

It's time for Teach For Malaysia (TFM) recruitment! To those who doesn't know what TFM is; it is a non-profit organization that is addressing the education inequity problem that happens in Malaysia. Sadly, the descriptive pattern we see in Malaysia and around the world is : Children in low-income communities are many times more likely to have limited educational opportunities and attainment. It is an unfortunate reality that a child’s socio-economic background determines the quality of his or her education, and therefore life outcomes. Teach For Malaysia believes that this problem is one of the greatest and most urgent challenges in our country and the world today.

This is TFM are recruiting outstanding Malaysian graduates from all fields of study to teach full time in high-need schools in Malaysia.The Teach For Malaysia Fellowship is a two-year, full-time and fully-paid leadership development program. There are currently 2 former MASAT members, Tsuey Xin Ho and Nur Thuraya Sazali now serving as TFM Fellows in Penang and Perak.

I don’t buy the idea that they are incapable of doing well. I will push myself, and them, to prove naysayers wrong. Because these kids deserve so much more than what they’ve been dealt. Because they deserve opportunities. -Wan Farihah Ahmad Fahmy, TFM 2013 Fellow

If you believe that every single child in Malaysia have the rights on good education, and you get what it takes and willing to be the next game changer on improving Malaysian education, it is highly recommended to sign up and join TFM. To learn more about TFM and their vision, take a look at this e-brochure (Teach_For_Malaysia_e-brochure), their website (http://www.teachformalaysia.org/) and their Facebook page (Teach for Malaysia).

Note: Application deadline is March 18th 2013 (we're so sorry for posting this late). So be fast!!