TalentCorp Visits UofT Again

On Saturday, October 18, 2014, the TalentCorp Students MY team visited UofT to engage with the Malaysian student population here in the University. The last time TalentCorp visited UofT was back in 2012, and we were thrilled when they gracefully agreed to drop by UofT once again.

Dress to impress.

 This time around, in addition to the regular networking dinner, the TalentCorp team had two other events - the Mock Interview and Dragon's Den. The Mock Interview was a platform for interested students to polish their resumés and  interview skills by being placed in interview mode by the TalentCorp team. The Dragon's Den was an opportunity for students to pitch for projects that will benefit them and the community professionally, where successful projects will be funded by TalentCorp all the way till its execution.

We had two participants each for both the Mock Interview and Dragon's Den, and approximately 45 attendees filling up MP103 to listen to the presentation from TalentCorp's Ms. Yazmin Azman. The two-hour presentation felt rather short, mainly attributed to Ms. Yazmin's unique way of engaging with the audience. Many attendees, when asked after the session, felt that the session was very beneficial and corrected their perceptions and understanding of TalentCorp and what they do.

Zahir and Anas pitching their ideas during Dragon's Den session. 

Of course, an event is considered un-Malaysian if it is missing one important thing - you guessed it - food. Due to the generosity of TalentCorp and Uncle Howard of Restoran Malaysia, attendees were served with authentic Malaysian food such as Nasi Goreng, Mee Goreng, Rendang Ayam, Sambal Ikan, Kerabu Timun, and not forgetting Air Sirap. There was so much food that President Fathuddin had to send out an announcement asking Malaysians within the vicinity to come with their food containers to tapau the leftovers.

MASAT expresses their utmost gratitude to Ms. Yazmin and Ms. Amirah of TalentCorp for their visit to UofT, and we hope to host them again next year.

A Thanksgiving to Remember

Hey it’s Thanksgiving again! Turkey, Turkey, Turkey!!!

Like previous years, the annual Thanksgiving soccer and potluck was also hosted by our lovely associate; the Malaysian Students Association of McMaster University (MyMAC) in Hamilton, Ontario, this year on Saturday, October 11.

The morning kicked off with the traditional friendly football match between MASAT and MyMAC. This is the fourth time the event was held, and for the past three years, luck was not on our side when it came to the football match. Well, as fate wold have it, this year proved to be MASAT's era of sports glory. After the phenomenal wins during MySukan 2014 in Ottawa, the winning streak continued with MASAT 'slaughtering' MyMAC a staggering 4-1!

Football!

After the game, we were invited by the hosts for lunch at one of their houses with their home made roasted turkey topping the agenda. This year, MyMAC was generous enough to roast 3 turkeys to fill up our stomach.

Yummy! It was finger lickin' good

Big crowd eh?

Although the day was a little bit chilly, it continued on being more and more interesting. We took the opportunity of being in Hamilton to see its wonderful geography. Webster Falls was so amazing, just like the Niagara Falls but a lot smaller. We hiked to Dundas Peak to enjoy the view of the sunset. But sadly, the disappearing of the sun over the horizon tell us that we should be heading home.

Webster Falls - seems like magic realism, doesn't it?

Group photo; always =.="

Mr President and his VP ain't scared of heights

Composing pictures

Sunset...Goodbye!

Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha 1436H from MASAT!

AidilAdha, an Eid celebration for fellow Muslims around the globe fell on October 4 this year. Despite being far from home, we still managed to make the atmosphere here in Toronto much like home. The Muslim members kickstarted the day by performing Eid prayers and the Takbir (call of worship) at the Direct Energy Center.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha!

Look who showed up - Toronto mayoral candidate John Tory!

Mr. Tory and Ahmad Zahir (Ex-VP)

Later that day, a "makan-makan" gathering was held at the recreational area of an apartment building in Elm Street, where the family of Ustaz Jameer, fellow Malaysian, reside. Everyone shared their love through cooking of the traditional dishes such as Rendang, Ketupat and also kuih-muih (dessert). Performance of nasyeed entertained the crowd during the "makan-makan" session. The day went so well and everyone went home with filled stomachs and smiles.

Rendang, Ketupat, Kuzi and Kuah Kacang

Kuih- muih

When there's food, there's always them

... and them