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Volume : 7  Issue 3 - March 2008
 
Chinese New Year Celebration at Stamford College

The Rat Comes in with a bang!

Datuk Michael Chong, Dato Halim, Mr Andrew, Mr Leong and others at the gathering

Over 300 students of Stamford College ushered in the Year of the Rat with a bang at the Chinese New Year celebrations held on 20 February 2008 at Stamford College PJ. The celebrations started with a lion dance around the college. To some international students, it was their first time watching a lion dance and they were amazed at the colourful display.

"The lion dance is very interesting, vibrant and full of colour. It is certainly very entertaining." said Galo Viteri, a student from Ecuador.

The guest of honor for the night was MCA Public Services & Complaints Department Head Datuk Michael Chong. In his speech, he thanked Stamford College for inviting him to the event. He encouraged international students to get to know Malaysian festivals and to enjoy them with their local friends.

" Being in Malaysia and studying is just not enough. You must go back home with wonderful experiences of the myriad cultures and festivals that we celebrate here, " he said.

Executive Chairman of Stamford College, Dato� Hj Abd. Halim Hj Abd. Samad surprised many when he greeted everybody in Mandarin. He then wished all Chinese students and staff a happy year of the Rat. He encouraged international students to enjoy the celebrations and to learn about them.

Cathy Jing Xiao, an international student from China who was the co-emcee at the event said that she was glad to see so many students from diverse backgrounds attending the event. "I am a new student and this is simply great! This celebration truly makes me feel like I was home."

"I really liked the celebration, it is lively and the atmosphere is filled with festivity, but the lion dance did scare me a little", said Aishthah Noora Waseem, another student from Maldives.

"Many programmes were lined up to ensure that everybody enjoys the celebration this year and most of them were organised by the students themselves," said En.Sahak, Head of the Student Services Department.

Datuk Michael Chong, Dato Haji Abdul Halim and Mr.Andrew Choo, later gave out ang pows to students and staff.

Dato Halim giving an 'ang pow' to a guest
  

Once in 4 years

A gift for Dato

Dato Hj Abdul Halim was clearly surprised when he was ushered into the lecture hall on 29 February. A party was in store for him. Dato Halim only gets to celebrate his birthday once in 4 years ( leap year) and so it was a lavish bash that was laid out for him. As Dato Halim went around greeting the staff, the birthday song was sung to the cheers of all gathered there.

Pyeongtaek University, Korea -  joint event with Stamford College

Professor Byeong Don (in coat) at the Home                     Korean students with the children

Of late there have been a number of student delegations from Korea on study trips to Stamford College. On Saturday, 16 February 20, 2008, one such group from Pyeongtaek University visited Rumah Juara, a home for orphans and the underprivileged in Petaling Jaya. 

Professor Son Byeong Don from the Department of Social Welfare, Pyeongtaek University, Korea, accompanied these students on the trip. "This is a very beneficial exchange programme and it gives an opportunity for the Korean students to see how people of diversified lifestyles live together in harmony. This visit to the Home is special as it is an eye opener for them to meet underpriviliged children in Malaysia" said the Professor.

"The children here are so friendly and I am having a great time," said Mina a student from Pyeongtaek University. 

"Community service should be done without looking for a reward or praise. It should not be looked at as doing something for someone, but assisting them in making life better and fulfilling," said Ms. Lee Siew Ngor,  Deputy Director of the International Services Department.
 
The delegation had earlier visited Stamford College PJ for a tour of the campus and a briefing on Stamford courses.

Established in Seoul in 1912, Pyeongtaek University is an institute with both a long history and young spirit. Pyeongtaek University initiates many student exchange programmes and through these programmes Pyeongtaek brings its students to visit other educational institutes all over the world.

                                  

Toastmasters of Stamford College

The Toastmasters of Stamford

The Toastmasters of Stamford College held their 3rd International Speech and Table Topics contest on 26 February 2008.

There were five contestants for the International Speech contest and another five for the table topics contest.

The audience witnessed five inspiring speeches with powerful messages. One memorable presentation was the speech by Amy Choo on the "The gift of life", encouraging the audience to be organ donors.

Amy Choo won the first prize for the International Speech Contest. Grace Chong with her topic "Stress" was second and Jasmine Leong grabbed the third prize.

The table topic champion was Nadiah Suhaimi.

Chinese New Year at Stamford College Toastmasters Club

On 12 February the Toastmasters of Stamford College organised another meeting specially for Chinese New Year. This was a special occasion and all the Toastmasters dressed in traditional Chinese costumes. The highlight of the evening were the speeches on Chinese New Year by members of the Club.

 
School of Education and Law (SoEL)
 
The SoEL wishes to warmly welcome the new University of London ( LLB) Intermediate February 2008 intake of students :
 
UoL LLB Intermediate Feb 08 intake - (from left to right), Shaik Abdullah b Abdul Malik, Bairavi d/o Arumugam, Fu Wei Hao, Law Coordinator Mr Baljeet, Aminuddin b Mohd Yusoff, Tan Yi Wen, and Awang Mahadil b Awang Bujang.
 
The SoEL extends a very warm welcome to new law lecturer, Ms Tan Wei Wei, LLB Hons (UKM, 2006), who has also registered to do a part-time LLM at UKM. She is teaching the UoL LLB Intermediate 'Criminal Law' and the 'A' levels 'Contract Law'.
 
The Law Society also recently organised a special lunch party for its law students and staff .
 
Intakes for the UoL LLB programme are as follows:
 
Full-time:  7 April, and 7 July 2008
 
Part-time: 8 September 2008.
 
 
Blood Donation at Stamford PJ

Alumni members Kelvin and Venga giving generously-

The University Malaya Medical Center  held a blood donation campaign in Stamford College on 6 March 2008. The campaign was well subscribed by staff and students alike. Stamford alumni members also participated in the campaign. "It�s a noble act to donate blood and it is also good for your health", said Kelvin Nathan, who took time off from work to join this campaign. Some 40 students and staff nobly donated blood.

Visits for 'A-levels'  students
 
Mr Joshua and students at Bank Negara

The students of the 'A-Levels' at SCPJ visited Bank Negara on 28 February 2008 to understand its role  in national economic development. The students and Mr. Joshua met with authorities of Bank Negara and were taken for a short tour of the Bank. Informative talks on Malaysian economic policies were provided to students.

Kidney Foundation

The 'A-Levels' Science team recently organised a trip to the Malaysian Kidney Foundation  in Petaling Jaya on 27 February 2008. The students also attended talks on the functions and reasons of kidney failure and preventive actions at the Kidney Founadtion The students were also given a free Kidney Function Test each.

Stamford College Malacca

Celebrating "Chap Goh Mei" at SCM

Chap Goh Mei at SCM

Chap Goh Mei at SCM was celebrated on 21 February 2008. Mr. Samy welcomed all students and staff and launched the celebrations. A Lion Dance performance ushered in the "Chap Goh Mei" festival and added a festive atmosphere to the whole event.

There were also performances by the SCM students, which included a traditional fashion show, performances of traditional Chinese music and other items.

All the SCM staff, students and  invited guests from the Infant Jesus Convent School had a memorable time while the secretarial students of SCM took the opportunity to meet up with their former teachers and their juniors.

Visit from parents from China

Parents of Zhang Yang seated next to Mr Samy. Standing (second right) is Zhang

On the 13 February 2008 the parents and uncle of Zhang Yang (student of Hospitality Management) from Xin Jiang, China, visited Stamford College Malacca to visit their son. The parents had a short briefing from Mr.  Narayasamy, Ms. Sophia (Lecture of Hospitality Management Programme) and LIC of the School Hospitality & Tourism Management Ms. Atirah Kamarudin. Later, Zhang Yang and family were invited for a  typical Malaysian "Ikan Bakar" dinner. 

 

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