Welcome back to Cambridge! I hope you're excited to be back, because this term promises to be CUMSA's biggest and most exciting term in the year so you have loads to look forward to. Coming right up is the Asian Food Festival on 5th February so please start signing up today because spaces are limited and sell out fast! 

Also, Chinese New Year is around the corner so here's wishing you a very prosperous Year of the Dragon, and that you have a very nice time with your friends even if you're far away from home! 

Have a super duper awesome week ahead!

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》

Dear fellow CUMSA members, last term there was a contest to guess the title of this year’s musical production. The winning prize of a free pair of tickets goes to Aylwin Low who correctly guessed 《许愿树上的天空》!

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.

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. Job/Internship opportunities

JP Morgan Asia Recruitment : for information see their flyer at http://cumsa.org/redir/18jan2012-latest-from-jpmorgan