Dear members,

AFF is this weekend - get excited! What better way to keep warm and happy on a snowy weekend than with some awesome Asian food and great company? Also equally if not more exciting is the biggest and grandest event of our calendar - CUMSA Ball - start forming your table today :)

Have a good 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.

1. CNY platter (includes Bak Kwa)
2. Radish Cake
3. Mee Siam
4. Chap Chye
5. Curry Chicken
6. Stewed Eggs
7. (rice)
8. Cheng Tng
9. 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 Ball 2012 - Dukes and Duchesses of Cambridge

The CUMSA Committee cordially invites you to the CUMSA Ball 2012. The annual highlight of our social calendar, the night will begin with a drinks reception in the stately University Arms Hotel. The Ballroom Suite will be open for seating slightly after, with dinner and entertainment starting proper at 7.30pm. Over the course of dinner, you will be treated to performances by fellow CUMSA members, table games, and a lucky draw! It will also be your chance to find out, if you have yet to at that point, who the new CUMSA Committee 2012/2013 comprises of.

The theme for this year is Dukes and Duchesses. Come dressed in all your aristocratic finery, and be prepared for a night of royal fun. Hats, bow ties and canes are all in order!

Ticketing Details

• CUMSA members: £24
• CUMAS members: £28
• Non-members: £32

Sign up at http://www.cumsa.org/index.php?option=com_chronocontact&chronoformname=ball2012.

Note that your seat will not be confirmed until payment is made.

If you have any seating preferences, please indicate them on the above form. Each table can seat 10, but it is not necessary for you to arrange for a full table. We will try our best to adhere to your indicated preferences, but apologise in advance if we are unable to do so.

Menu
Choice of Starters:

• Hot Smoked Scottish Salmon with Tomato Chutney, or
• Stack of Mediterranean Roast Vegetables (V)

Choice of Mains

• Breast of Chicken Stuffed with Mozzarella Cheese, or
• Roasted Jerusalem Artichoke Risotto (V)

Dessert

• Champagne and Raspberry Mousse

4. 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 are available here.

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 :)

5. Job/Internship opportunities

5.1. Contact Singapore related

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 .

Contact Singapore and SIA Info-Networking Event at Cambridge University 28 Feb 2012

Contact Singapore and Singapore Airlines are pleased to invite undergraduate or graduate students at Cambridge University who are interested in learning about career opportunities in Singapore Airlines to attend an info-networking session on 28 Feb 2012. Details of the session are summarised below:

Date: 28 Feb 2012, Tuesday
Time: 5pm - 7pm
Venue: Cambridge University, Exact location TBA

For more information:  http://cumsa.org/index.php/news/leaflets/204-cs-and-sia-info-networking-event-at-cambridge-university-28-feb-2012

BP Integrated Supply and Trading Summer internship 2012

For more information:  http://cumsa.org/index.php/news/leaflets/203-bp

EDB graduate and internship positions

For more information:  http://cumsa.org/index.php/news/leaflets/202-edb

5.2. An introduction to the Economist Service

For more information: http://cumsa.org/tools/uploads/get/EconomistService020212

5.3. McKinsey Insight Programme

We would like to invite outstanding PhD students, Post-Docs and Scholars graduating in 2012, 2013 or 2014 to apply to attend a 3-day programme in Austria from 12 - 14 April 2012. If you are interested in a career in management consulting and have a proven record of outstanding leadership, personal initiative and achievement this is a great opportunity to find out more.

The Insight programme offers a unique opportunity to learn about different techniques for solving problems and an insight into the day-to-day life of a consultant. The 3-day programme offers you the chance to meet consultants with diverse backgrounds from McKinsey's world-wide offices and work together in teams to solve a typical McKinsey case. You also have the opportunity to ask all your questions in a  relaxed and informal atmosphere and to evaluate whether this is a career option for you.
To find out more & to apply  

The application deadline is Friday 17 February 2012 , you will need to complete a short online form and attach a CV. We will be inviting short-listed applicants to take the McKinsey problem solving test and will  be in touch on Monday 12 March 2012 to let you know whether you have been successful in securing a place on the programme. Please visit our Insight Programme website for further information.

5.4. Distinguished Business Leaders series in London

The Overseas Singaporean Unit is proud to present to you the Distinguished Business Leaders (DBL) Series. At this event, Managing Partner of local law firm Rajah & Tann LLP, Mr Lee Eng Beng will be speaking at London's Royal Garden Hotel on 2nd March 2012.

Come join us as Mr Lee shares his experiences in leading Rajah and Tann to become not only the largest practice in Singapore, but in the entire South-East Asian region. Appearing in The Straits Times as one of the 'Faces of 2012', gain valuable insights from his take on the economy and job market in Singapore and his opinions about the professional life of a law practitioner.

5.5. British Council Survey

As part of the British Council's series of Policy Dialogues, we are organising a symposium on Integrating International Students on 1 and 2 Feb 2012.  This is an event for participants to share research findings, examples of best practice and also practical tips on how their organisations go about the task of integrating the international student body with the local one.  For more details of the event, please visit our website .

You can imagine that for a topic as such, we would love to hear from the students. As such, we have come up with a simple survey to get a sense of students' sentiments.  We want to hear from the students if they think enough is being done, or what other suggestions they may have, etc.

Would you please help to forward the link below?  It should take no more than 5 minutes to complete the survey https://survey.britishcouncil.org/wix/p9694767.aspx

5.6. Hwa Chong Night

Hwa Chong Night (HCN) is an annual event that sees the largest gathering of Hwa Chongians in the UK and Europe! This year, we will be having a fun-filled evening at Piccadily Institute, a club situated in the heart of London. Each ticket will entitle you to a forked buffet, a free drink (spirit, soft drink, cocktail, mocktail, etc) and admission to one of the most popular clubs in London! The club is exclusively ours from 5.30 - 8.00pm, so have an early dinner and spend the night mingling around and just catching up with friends dearly missed! (: Just to clarify, we're only hosting the event at the club, it's not a clubbing event at all! Not until the after-party! The dinner ends at 8pm but feel free to stay as long as you wish, as the VIP area will be opened exclusively for us from 8pm to 3am. So  dance the night away once the club opens proper from 10pm onwards!

TIME: Doors open at 5.30pm, food served at 6.00pm - 8.00pm

TICKET PRICE:

- Non Londoners: £18

- Londoners: £22 (early bird promotion of £18 per ticket if you register by Friday, 10 February 2012)

Official registration and ticket orders will begin shortly, but in the meantime, do indicate your interest by joining our Facebook event. Keep a lookout for further notices on the event wall!

PERFORMANCES:
We are looking for performers to showcase their talent during the event. Singing, dancing, magic, any act. You name it, we want it! All performers will be entitled to a discounted ticket price of £9! We will also need two emcees for the night who will get free admission to the event. Emcees will be required to come down to Piccadilly Institute the weekend before HCN for a rehearsal. If you are interested in performing or emceeing, please let us know at   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by 10 February. Thank you!