Dear members,

We hope you had an enjoyable Chinese New Year. Coming right up is the Asian Food Festival on 5th February so hurry and get your tickets today! Also the ticketing details for Beyond the Wishing Tree are out so grab your tickets now! 

Have a good week ahead!

Hongchuan Zhang

1. CUMSA Asian Food Festival

Celebrate (the end of) Chinese New Year with a night of feasting and frolicking fun. We'll be maintaining the tradition of serving up home-cooked Asian comfort food!

MENU as follows.
i. CNY platter
ii. Radish Cake
iii. Mee Siam
iv. Chap Chye
v. Curry Chicken
vi. Stewed Eggs
vii. (rice)
viii. Cheng Tng
ix. Ondeh Ondeh

Sounds good? Will taste even better. 

~~~TICKET PRICING~~~
CUMSA members: £7
CUMAS members: £10
Non-members: £12

Get your tickets by signing up at the CUMSA website:
http://www.cumsa.org/index.php/asian-food-fest-2012

2. Musical - 《许愿树上的天空》

Synopsis: Canying, the sole child of a rich family business, embarks on a ponderous journey to discover (and re-discover) friendship and love, fate and causality in a world saturated with a cosmic background of personal and corporate politics. When her family's company is sabotaged by an unveiled mastermind, how will her choices on friendship and romance cause the shifts in fates of her childhood friends Zuoyuan and Lingyan? What will she make out of it all?

The musical will be held on 12th February 2012, 7.00pm at Robinson College in the Auditorium Theatre. Tickets are sold at a price of £5 for CUMSA members, £6 for CUMaS members and £7 for non-members. As a promotional offer, if you buy the tickets in pairs, there will be a £1 discount per person! Also £1 from each ticket goes to the watch.eat.cycle fundraising project that supports Pathlight School, Singapore. So, what are you waiting for? Mark down 12th February on your calendar and click on the link below to purchase your tickets!

Single Tickets-http://www.cumsa.org/index.php?option=com_chronocontact&chronoformname=musical2012
Double Tickets- http://www.cumsa.org/index.php?option=com_chronocontact&chronoformname=musical2012-pair

WATCH.EAT.CYCLE is a fundraising* project that comprises of and is kindly supported by three main events; the upcoming mandarin musical Beyond The Wishing Tree, Private Dining fundraiser by Aylwin Low, and an endurance cycling fundraiser at the end of Lent term.

*All funds raised will be matched $ for $ by the founders of Fundonate, led by Mr Quak Ser Khoon, up till SGD$5000.
All proceeds from WATCH.EAT.CYCLE will directly benefit children with learning disabilities at Pathlight School, Singapore.

For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/271113016288323/

3. CUMSA AGM and Elections

The time has come again for the outgoing CUMSA committee to review the activities and finances in the past year, and for a new batch of CUMSA members to assume positions on the CUMSA committee! Join us for an exciting afternoon at the CUMSA Annual General Meeting.

Date: 18 Feb 2012 (Saturday)
More on the venue will be provided at a later date.
Free lunch will be provided for CUMSA members before the AGM begins but only to members who register their attendance. Please register at: http://cumsa.org/index.php/agm2012

1. New motions
If you wish to propose any motions to change the constitution, please send them, along with your name and college of the proposer and seconder, to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by 4 Feb 2011. These motions will also be addressed during the review during the AGM.


2. Information for Interested Candidates

You are required to send in your manifesto, along with a cropped photo of yourself, to   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (and also cc This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by 4 Feb 2012. Your manifesto should include the position that you are running for, the names of your proposer and seconder, as well as your motivations and what you set out to achieve, should you be elected into the committee. The past manifestos of the current committee will be available on www.cumsa.org soon, for your reference.

Please note that if you run for EXCO and are not elected, you can also choose to run for the General Committee during the elections.

You will also be required to be present at the AGM and give a short speech (up to 5 minutes). More details will be made known to you later.

Should you have any queries about the process, feel free to contact Hongchuan at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . You're more than welcome to talk to any of the members on the current committee to find out more about our roles :)

4. BanglaSoc launch

"Come CELEBRATE the launch (and registration) of the Cambridge University's Bangla Soc with Cafe Naz!Meet the first official full committee on 31st TUESDAY JANUARY at 7:30PM over an exclusive deal for one night only.Get complimentary poppadoms, naan, pilau rice and a curry of your choice for ONLY £10! Open to everyone, especially Bengalis and those interested in the culture, history and politics of both Bangladesh and West Bengal. Good food, good company, good conversation. What more can you ask for? LIMITED NUMBERS so confirm your place with Wahidur Rahman ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by midday Saturday the 28th. Priority given to members of the BanglaSoc in the case of space running out."

Thank you, do get in touch if there are any problems,
Wahidur Rahman
BanglaSoc Ents Officer
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5. Job/Internship opportunities

5.1. Contact Singapore:

For internship opportunities or full time positions in 2012, we are pleased to advise that new opportunities by key partner employers of Contact Singapore can now be viewed at http://www.contactsingapore.sg/OSes/Jobs2011 .

5.2. Ernst and Young

For soon to be graduates who are interested in a career in professional services, Ernst & Young has opportunities in the following divisions at its office in Singapore: Assurance, Tax, Transaction and Advisory Services. For more information, please click here.