October is here, and most student at UofT knows what this means. It is midterms season!
In order to endure the upcoming bloody battle, strenuous preparation for our MASAT battalion is a must. Comprised with the best of training and guidance from MASAT's seniors and alumni, these golden advices we have prepared for you will help you in ensuring a smooth semester.
We asked MASAT alumni if they could meet their past self while they were still at UofT, what would they tell themselves? Here are their responses;
" Studying outside your room is better. Of course there's people who's comfortable studying at home, but it's safe to say that 9 out of 10 people find that there's too much distraction at home, be it the drama television; the non-stop action of opening the empty fridge, and then there's the comfy couch or bed. So, to get rid of all that, with the added bonus of quiet(er) space and positive environment of other people studying you'll save time completing that Required Readings or Lab Report; with better quality outcome."
-Fathuddin Romeli
" One thing - find or have a good studying partner(s) for every course. I realized that many of the success that you'll achieve in UofT would be difficult if you (are) doing it alone. Having a good working or studying partner(s) could help a lot in your studies."
-Muzakkir Mohamad
" Have a balance between academic and social life. Participate and join clubs & volunteer activities to discover yourself and your interests. Make new friends outside your circle as many as you can. Try to know your professors and maintain the connection. Also make an effort to have an experience in research as well as real working environment before you graduate."
-Zahir Shaifuddin
" One thing I would tell myself would be to take some time off and go for a trip whenever there's a break. UofT can be stressful, so regardless if you have plenty of work, or things are not going well, just take a few days and get out of the city to see new place or friends. (It) certainly does help."
-Nizhan Faraz
Hope with these golden virtues from our successful alumni and senior will inspire current students and MASAT members to strive and achieve our individual goals at university. If any of the alumni or seniors that have any other tips and advice, please do share with us your experience by commenting on the comment section below!
Good luck on midterms everyone!
Credits to Irfan Rahim for the images of the alumni used in this blog post.
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The night of September 26th 2015 was surely a memorable one for all MASAT members that attended the Raya Haji, Mooncake and First Years Welcoming event. It was an event that left us all full with food, laughters, new friendships and sweet memories.
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| Welcoming the members to the event |
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| Vyn Gie and Viatrix attending Sabrina at the registration table |
The event was held at the Multi Faith Centre of UofT St. George. Although it was scheduled to expect arrivals from members at 6.00 pm, being Malaysians as we are, a handful of members showed up at around 6.30 pm. Registration fee of 10CAD were collected from all members at the registration table by our lovely MASAT's Treasurer and Secretary, Vyn Gie and Viatrix.
Albeit we were running behind schedule, our admirable President, Faris are able to give a short and simple speech which was then continued with the introduction of the new first years students as per MASAT's yearly tradition. We welcome a total of 9 first years both from UofT St. George and UofT Missisauga.
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| First years introduction |
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| Mr. President with his speech. |
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| Thiiban and his inspiring speech |
In order to complete our MASAT Executive Committee, first year representative were elected that evening. Thiiban managed to win the audience by his powerful and inspiring speech and thus are elected to be the first year representative for 2015/2016 term. Congratulations Thiiban!
At 7.00 pm, the event continued on with a speech from Amin, our Vice-President about the announcement of the new Mcard and MPlanner followed by MBazaar announcement by our Cultural Officer, Amier .
The aroma of all the foods filled the air and made everyone eager to dig in. When all of the announcements are made, attendees are welcomed to enjoy the food brought by everyone (since it is a potluck-style event) . We were served with all kinds of food; pulut kuning, rendang ayam, kuzi ayam, rendang daging (from Malay Kitchen), nasi impit, kuah kacang, bihun goreng, mee goreng, roti jala, kari ayam and many more. As a dessert, we had mooncakes, chocolate oreo cake, cekodok pisang, kuih sagu and of course the highlight of the food mania was the air jagung! The attendees dined delightfully until 8.30 pm.
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| Makan time! |
After everyone was energized with the food, it was time to start the game sessions. We played two games in which both games emphasized on getting to know the people around and having fun. The main activity hall was surely filled with a cacophony of laughters and tears (of joy of course) which definitely made all of our MASAT members feels closer together.
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| Syamil as the MC |
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| Game on! |
We wrap up the game at 9.45 pm and ended the event with a group photo of all of the MASAT members.
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| MASAT Family 2015/2016 featuring Zubaid's peace pose ! |
On behalf of MASAT, we would like to say thank you for those who participated in this event. We hope you had a great time with all of the Malaysians and keep up to date with our incoming events on our Facebook Group page. See you soon !
Salam sejahtera everyone,
Masat Graduation Dinner is an on going tradition of where graduating members are celebrated of their achievements and accomplishment in completing their studies at UofT. This year, the dinner was held at the MultiFaith Center at UofT with a special menu catered by Affy's Premium Grill. A total of 14 grad made it to the dinner with the special appearance of Zakkeeyyah Zainoddin's parents.
It seemed like the attendees enjoyed the 3 meal course served personally by us, the committee member. The mood of the evening was then taken deep into the blue by the short video made by the Media Department. It sure did shed tears. But in the end of the day, everyone enjoyed the dinner and realized how much they have gone through in this chapter of their life. Here are some of the photos and the video for the grad.
Masat Graduation Dinner is an on going tradition of where graduating members are celebrated of their achievements and accomplishment in completing their studies at UofT. This year, the dinner was held at the MultiFaith Center at UofT with a special menu catered by Affy's Premium Grill. A total of 14 grad made it to the dinner with the special appearance of Zakkeeyyah Zainoddin's parents.
It seemed like the attendees enjoyed the 3 meal course served personally by us, the committee member. The mood of the evening was then taken deep into the blue by the short video made by the Media Department. It sure did shed tears. But in the end of the day, everyone enjoyed the dinner and realized how much they have gone through in this chapter of their life. Here are some of the photos and the video for the grad.
Hello our dearest followers!
Last weekend, we organised the Games Day in collaboration with the previous Execs (2014/15) as the first event so that we can bond together as well as learn on managing an event. Being the fresh Execs, we learned a lot on that day and understand that it was not as easy as it may seem on event management. The Games Day was also our first collaboration with the UofT Board Games Club so that we have variety of board games to play. Also, we have variety of video games console such as PlayStation 4, Nintendo Wii and the classic Jeopardy game. Not to forget, we had MasterChef too where contestants had to prepare a dish of Canadian and Malaysian food fusion.
That's all for now! Till next time... Have a nice day!
Last weekend, we organised the Games Day in collaboration with the previous Execs (2014/15) as the first event so that we can bond together as well as learn on managing an event. Being the fresh Execs, we learned a lot on that day and understand that it was not as easy as it may seem on event management. The Games Day was also our first collaboration with the UofT Board Games Club so that we have variety of board games to play. Also, we have variety of video games console such as PlayStation 4, Nintendo Wii and the classic Jeopardy game. Not to forget, we had MasterChef too where contestants had to prepare a dish of Canadian and Malaysian food fusion.
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| They seem to enjoy the game by UofT Board Games Club |
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| Boys will be boys |
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| Happy moments there |
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| Who says girls don't fight? |
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| MasterChef |
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| Yummy! |
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| They're playing Jeopardy hosted by Mr President himslef |
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| The previous Mr President judging the MasterChef |
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| What a fusion?! ( wrapped Nasi Lemak) |
That's all for now! Till next time... Have a nice day!
Every year, members of the committee gathers by for the biggest meeting of the year that is the Annual General Meeting, where the financial report being presented, and the highlights of every events of the year. Also, on this meeting, the voting of the new Executive Members takes place. This year, the Election Commission was lead by Anas Faris and assisted by Ahmad Zahir, Muzakkir Mohamed and Fathuddin Romeli. The Election Commission refined the last year's method of election that is the online voting with the addition of secured website where members could nominate candidates, as well as read their manifestos online and ask the candidates questions on the website itself. This shows how far we have improve since the first AGM where the members voted using the count of hands.
Here are some of the photos from the event!
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| Registration handled by Muzakkir |
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| Event highlights |
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| The Presidents speech as well as disbanding of the previous executives |
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| Manifestos presentation and election |
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| The previous and current MASAT Executive Members |
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| MASAT 2014/15 Executive Members |
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| MASAT 2015/16 Executive Memebers |
Greetings all,
Here at MASAT, we do take career seriously. And, resume and cover letter is best learned first hand by the experienced ones. On this workshop, we invited our alumni, Arif Makhdzir and also other Malaysian students that had went through the hiring process to share a couple of good advises on how to write the best resume and cover letter. The kind that will catch the hiring managers attention.
Here! take a look at the photos!
Here! take a look at the photos!
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| Afiq explaining the research opportunity module |
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| Naveen(left), proof reading resumes |
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| The first years learning on how to write the best resume |
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| Arif discussing on work experience |
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| Eddy(left) giving insights on cover letter writing |
Another year has gone by and our club has grown another year older. Without we realizing it, MASAT is already 6 years old. so, it's that time of the year again where the current committee member will pass torch the new hands. This year, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on 2nd April 2015 and the nomination is now open till 20th March 2015. Kindly visit our AGM Facebook event page (https://www.facebook.com/events/1008263835869034/) for updates and nominations.
Happy nominating!
On the 27th of February 2015, MASAT, in collaboration with the Malaysian Singaporean Student Association(MSSA) and Singaporean Malaysian Student Association (SMSA) of UofT Missisauga organized a Chinese New Year dinner to usher the Year of the Goat.
The event was held once again at Dim Sum King, downtown Toronto. We were also honoured to have Pn. Noor Marlina, Education Attaché from Education Malaysia Chicago during the event. It was a 10 course meal attended by about 120 people, mostly members from the three associations. The event kick-started with the tossing of Yee Sang (or Yusheng) as a symbol of abundance and prosperity for the year, and ended with lucky draws.
The event was held once again at Dim Sum King, downtown Toronto. We were also honoured to have Pn. Noor Marlina, Education Attaché from Education Malaysia Chicago during the event. It was a 10 course meal attended by about 120 people, mostly members from the three associations. The event kick-started with the tossing of Yee Sang (or Yusheng) as a symbol of abundance and prosperity for the year, and ended with lucky draws.
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| Prizes for the "luckiest" people of the night |
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| Mr Nizhan Faraz doing his job, like always.. |
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| Look at that place, it huge! and the Deco, OMG! |
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| YAM SENG!! |
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| They also wanted to YAM SENG!! |
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| everyone YAM SENG! |
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| Look at all those smiles! HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR |
Hello everyone!
MASWIN has officially launched and details can be found on the MASWIN tab.
Support your team and ALL THE BEST to those that are competing.
SEE YOU THERE !
MASWIN has officially launched and details can be found on the MASWIN tab.
Support your team and ALL THE BEST to those that are competing.
SEE YOU THERE !
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