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The Weekly Kaya & Toast -- Summer Special 5!
by ICSS 21 Sep '11

21 Sep '11

Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. ICSS Ski Trip 2011! (16 Dec 2011 - 24 Dec 2011) 2. Introducing... the 3-in-1 Freshers' Package! (and other updates) 3. LSE Freshers' Ball: Enigma (4 Oct 2011) 4. Exclusive Internship and Job Opportunities ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. ICSS Ski Trip 2011! (16 Dec 2011 - 24 Dec 2011) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Bonjour! The Imperial Ski Trip 2011 is one of the **most exciting events** on the ICSS calendar. What better way to escape the gloominess of winter than to Ski! Just look at all those bright smiles in the photo below (at least before skiing down the 2480m-high mountain): * View image: * <http://files.groupspaces.com/icss/files/171746/H7ysCidswFMc0yYCumg0/Ski+tri…> This year, we are going to **Les Arcs in France**. Check out the ski resort at http://bit.ly/LesArcsResort: Les Arcs is at an altitude of 1200m-3225m with 200km of pistes, 109 lifts and 3 snow parks. There is a good selection of runs **for all abilities** which are long in length -13 green, 44 blue, 37 red and 18 black (read: don't be afraid to join us even if you have no prior experience in skiing/snowboarding!). Here are some details: **Date:** Depart from London on **16th Dec 2011** evening (last Fri of Autumn Term) Arrive in London on **24th Dec 2011** (just in time for Christmas sales!) **Place:** Les Arcs, France **Price:** £530 for both skiing and snowboarding (Beginner and Intermediate courses available) **What’s included in the price?** - 6 nights’ accommodation - 6 days’ full board - 6.5 days ski lift passes - 6.5 days ski and boot hire - 12 hours of lessons - Return coach from London to Les Arcs, etc. **What’s not included?** - Insurance - Ski jacket/pants (you can buy your personal ones or rent it cheaply through us) If you are interested, please sign us with us at *http://bit.ly/ICSSSkiTripRegistration* by 2 Oct **2011**. We need to know what the response is like to facilitate the planning (and bargaining)! Though this does not count as the final confirmation, places at the resort are limited and it will help to express interest early! Please note that you have to sign up to receive the group promotion code that entitles you to the discounted price of 530 pounds. :) *(Please take note: due to some technical difficulties in the previous link we sent to Freshers, we've moved the form to a **new link**, so please sign up using the link above!)* If you would like to bring a friend/family member along, please state **"Family/Friend of XXX"** under Remarks when you register for them. Do note that the minimum age for the courses is 18. In cases of limited vacanies at the resort, **priority will be given to Imperial Singsoc members.** For non-Singaporeans, please check if you will need to apply for visa (http://www.visafrance.co.uk/frenchTouristVisa.php) which will incur extra costs. If you have any queries, email our **Vice-President, Eileen** at vicepresident(a)ic-singsoc.net. <vicepresident(a)ic-singsoc.net> ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Introducing... the 3-in-1 Freshers' Package! (and other updates) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you all, for your overwhelming support at UKBound – Lavish! Congratulations to **Yong Qian (Imperial)** and **Samantha (UCL)** for winning the pageant! Of course, not forgetting our pretty Miss Imperial, Ming Yue, for clinching the title of Miss Photogenic - congratulations, once again! Photos of the event are already available on our Facebook page <http://on.fb.me/LavishPhotos>, so do check 'em out. :) * View image: * <http://files.groupspaces.com/icss/files/171741/C7gY7vhu7rva8xnUK7DZ/Lavish+…> In addition, we've put in place a series of post-arrival events to help ease our Freshers' transition into their new phase of life in London. We have affectionately termed it the 3-in-1 Freshers' Package! To all seniors, feel free to join us in any of the events to get to know our new additions to the ICSS family better :) : **1. Freshers’ Walkabout: 1st Oct 2011 (Sat)** This would be a quick walkabout around each Hall, conducted by ex-Hall seniors, right after we have dropped the Freshers off at their Halls. If you would like to make a good first impression to our Freshers, this is the best chance for you to **provide tips and advice** to them for life in and around your ex-Hall. Who knows, if you are missing that kick-ass Foosball table or the feeling of huddling together in the cosy little Hall kitchen next time, they would be your key (literally) to the end of your terrible longing. Also, come down with your hallmates and reminisce those great times you have had with them as a Fresher. Drop **Shun Ying** an email at secretary(a)ic-singsoc.net, if you are interested to join us for the walkabout. To all Freshers: if you have yet to register your hall information, please do so here <https://docs.google.com/a/ic-singsoc.net/spreadsheet/viewform?pli=1&hl=en_U…> so that we could contact you for the walkabout as soon as possible. More details at: http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/osc/singapore/freshers-info/events/freshers-walka… **2. Tour London: 8th Oct 2011 (Sat)** Offering free walking tours in London, **ICSS OGL Tours** is dedicated to providing all Freshers, no matter of budget, with the best tour available. It is our goal to help ICSS Freshers fully discover the beauty and rich history of as many sights in central London as possible. Tours are conducted by our very own **Sojourn OGLs**, and allow Freshers to tour some of the **major attractions* in London** with their new made friends in their OGs. Hear our **‘local’ expert guides**** share with you their personal stories and insights during this riveting walkabout, only on 8th Oct! * Attractions covered include Buckingham Palace, Oxford Street, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and London Eye, Hyde Park, Piccadilly Circus. Do consult your individual tour guides for more information about the exact itinerary closer to the date. ** Disclaimer: Each tour is subject to our individual tour guide’s unique style of mixing history and story-telling while maintaining their own personality and flair. Any opinions made by our tour guides are not representative of Imperial College Singapore Society. :) * View image: * <http://files.groupspaces.com/icss/files/171743/KKkKXJ1iy_eELz4xYFMs/Tour+Lo…> Watch this space for more updates: http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/osc/singapore/freshers-info/events/tour-london/ **3. Freshers’ Hyde Park Picnic: 15th Oct 2011 (Sat)** Mark down your 2nd Saturday in London on your calendar, as you would be participating in one of the largest-scale societal-wide event on 15th Oct! Held in Imperial’s very own backyard, Hyde Park, Freshers’ Picnic would be a great chance for Seniors and Freshers to meet in a relaxed environment over a lovely picnic on the grassy patches – London style. Sports events in the picnic will also allow you to showcase your sporting skills in **football, Frisbee, touch rugby** and more. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to lay back and relax with fellow Imperial Singaporeans before kiasu-ism kicks in (and turn everyone into full-time-stay-home-muggers) for the school term! * View image: * <http://files.groupspaces.com/icss/files/171745/qf6giWb272xa0QvgUF7s/Hyde+Pa…> ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3. LSE Freshers' Ball: Enigma (4 Oct 2011) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Have you ever wondered what the Phantom of the Opera sees from behind his mask? How Darth Vader never walks into walls, even in a dark room? Well, here's your chance! The London School of Economics Singapore Society is organising a **ball for all UK university students**, and the theme is Masquerade and Masks! It's going to be held on the **4th of October** (Tuesday) at **Sway Bar**. To visit the Facebook page and sign up for the event, click here: http://on.fb.me/LSEEngima <http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137083759716632> **Ticket Prices: ** - Normal (26 Sep onwards): £20 per ticket - Early Bird (before 26 Sep): $35/£18 per ticket - Group Discount (min. 5ppl): $30/£16 per ticket ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Exclusive Internship and Job Opportunities ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hello all, Contact Singapore is currently collaborating with various organisations to offer positions in Singapore, some which are specifically meant for Singaporeans studying overseas. Some, including GIC's Professional Programme are for candidates to start in Summer 2012 and thus suitable for **current final year students**. Do take a look at possible internship or career opportunities by clicking on this link: http://bit.ly/CSCareersatHome2011 --- http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/osc/singapore/ To unsubscribe, send an email to liaisonsofficer(a)ic-singsoc.net ---------------------------------------------------------------- Unused http://groupspaces.com/icss ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by GroupSpaces - manage your group online http://www.groupspaces.com/e/about

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The Weekly Kaya & Toast -- Summer Special 4!
by ICSS 07 Sep '11

07 Sep '11

Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. UKBound 2011: Lavish - Cos it's (this) Friday! 2. Warwick Summer Games - Thank you everyone! 3. Freshers' Pick-up and Hall walkabout (1 Oct 2011) 4. Charisma Mastery Class 5. ICSS Table Soccer Facebook Group! 6. Invitation to EDB's Formula 1 Networking Party 7. Graduate IT Consultants – Work in Singapore ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. UKBound 2011: Lavish - Cos it's (this) Friday! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hello boys and girls! **UKbound 2011: Lavish** is riiiiight around the corner, and we hope you've all got your tickets! If not, do contact any your OGLs or any one of us in the Exco to reserve your ticket! They go for **$20 a pop** **before Friday night**, and each ticket comes with 1 free drink and pageant voting rights. House pours will be 1-for-1 throughout the event! We've got a whole night's worth of entertainment lined up just for you, and it starts off with the talent showcase. We've got bands from Warwick, NTU, Imperial (featuring our ex-Mr Imperial, Jason), and our very own Lejon Chua doing a solo act! In addition to all that, we've also got the beauty pageant, with **Yong Qian and Ming Yue** representing Imperial, so come on down to support and vote for them! * View image: * <http://files.groupspaces.com/icss/files/158198/KAi58NTb8JenAtqQqAhe/Lavish+…> For pictures of all the Kings and Queens taking part in the pageant, click here: http://on.fb.me/lavishpageantphotoshoot! Also, check out our Events page for more details at: http://on.fb.me/ukboundlavish. Join us, for a night of glamour and fun at Lavish! :) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Warwick Summer Games - Thank you everyone! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Here's a message from our Sports Officer, Yuxiang, on behalf of the Exco: Hello everybody, This is your very proud Sports Officer, writing for the first time since WSG. Last Saturday (3 Sep) was an extremely exciting and fruitful day for ICSS despite the gloomy outlook initially. Our Team Imperial's recruitment process faced a tough start this summer. The Exco registered for only 5 teams (1 for each sport) for WSG, and had difficulties even filling them up. But support from Freshers grew over time, especially after Sojourn! Special thanks to the enthusiastic ones who came to me volunteering to form full teams on their own! We eventually fielded 7 teams, forming the **largest contingent** this year. I'm extremely honoured to say that despite our not-so-optimistic start, our teams brought us many pleasant surprises this WSG: **Floorball Team A** emerged as ***Champions*** after a close battle with arch-rivals LSE; **Football Team A** and the **Basketball team** reached the finals and clinched the ***Runners-up positions***; our mainly-beginners **Netball team** also displayed extraordinary skills and perseverance as they fought more experienced teams to emerge as ***2nd runner-up***. Deserving equal emphasis and respect, our Football Team B, and mostly-beginners Floorball Team B and Touch Rugby team put up great fights and treated the audiences to equally exciting matches, though they lost their critical matches by a mere couple of points. * View image: * <http://files.groupspaces.com/icss/files/158895/3w7wtzWIFw4kxBnHeSJP/321919_…> (Our Netball girls clinching 2nd runner-up in the Warwick Summer Games) Although we missed the "Overall Champion School" title by just a few points, I'm proud to say that this is probably some of the best performances of Team Imperial in the recent years! As I congratulate the players for their fantastic play, I also wish to applaud the non-competitors who lent us our support by being there to cheer for us. The home-ground-like atmosphere would certainly be different if your cheers were not present! Finally, I definitely would like to witness these remarkable display of passion, perseverance and unity in future ICSS events, particularly in the upcoming Lavish and Nottingham Games! :) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Freshers' Pick-up and Hall walkabout (1 Oct 2011) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Freshers, Within these few days, most of you (who have chosen to stay in halls) should have received your email from the Accommodation Office regarding your Hall allocations. If you have gotten into somewhere you really wanted to - congratulations! If not – do not worry too much too and always keep an open mind, as you will certainly adapt into wherever you end up staying! As mentioned during our Pre-departure talk, we are offering a pick-up coach service exclusively for all ICSS Freshers. This pick-up service would take you from London Heathrow Airport **directly to the doorsteps of your hall**, with maximum comfort and minimal hassle. The service is estimated to cost about **10-15 pounds**, which is definitely much cheaper than a London Black Cab (~40 pounds) and saves you the trouble of transiting around on the London Tube. The service is mainly catered for people arriving on **SQ322**, reaching **London Heathrow Airport Terminal 3** at **0555h on 1 Oct 2011** (London time). There should be other flights arriving around this time too (e.g. BA0012, BA0016), so if your flight arrives before 0555h, feel free to indicate your interest for this pick up as well! Fill up the form with your details at http://bit.ly/fresherspickupform. *Take note that the pick-up service would be on **first-come-first-serve** basis, so fill up the form as soon as possible to secure a seat on the coach!* For those who are **reaching London either earlier or have booked a flight some other time**, do also fill up the form with your **hall information** so as to facilitate the organization of activities for Freshers in the coming academic year. If you would also fill in your flight information, I could help you check if there might be seniors on the same flight who can help you get to your hall. Feel free to drop me an email at secretary(a)ic-singsoc.net if you have any more queries regarding the Freshers' pick-up! :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **To all ex-Hall seniors:** If you are interested to help out in bringing around our Freshers' on the hall walkabout on 1 Oct, kindly drop Shun Ying an email at secretary(a)ic-singsoc.net by 16 Sept with your name, UK contact no and your previous hall. We would get back to you again shortly with more details regarding the walkabout! Thank you :) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Charisma Mastery Class ----------------------------------------------------------------- You may not have your Bachelor's degree just yet, but here's your chance to get a Master's... in Charisma! *cue applause* InQueenz by Genecia Luo has offered to host a **Charisma Mastery class** exclusively catered for students, on the **15th of September**, from **2 to 5pm**, at 195 Pearl's Hill Terrace. For more information, do check out their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/CharismaMastery This class will impart important lessons in poise, comportment and confidence, so don't miss out on this opportunity! To book a place, simply e-mail Fong at eventsofficer1(a)ic-singsoc.net or jackass(a)ic-singsoc.net to indicate your interest. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5. ICSS Table Soccer Facebook Group! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Here's a call-out about our ICSS Table Soccer group from Bryan: Hey people! Iif you love the sacred art of **table soccer/foosball**, look no further! Noobs and Pros are both welcome and there will be friendly matches where we can all exchange tips and tricks. We also have access to some great tables in SG and London so it will be a great opportunity for some fun and intense matches. To join, simply type **ICSS Table Soccer** <http://on.fb.me/icsstablesoccer> in **Facebook** and join the group. We will then keep you updated on the latest happenings and meet ups from there! ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Invitation to EDB's Formula 1 Networking Party ----------------------------------------------------------------- Heard of Singapore’s F1 night race but never really had the opportunity to experience it up close? “Tiger Mother” parents bugging you to start thinking of a internship/job opportunities for 2012? Here’s a great opportunity to kill two birds with a stone! EDB would like to invite you to their offices in Singapore to join them as they soak up the F1 atmosphere. You’ll get to learn about their internship programme and potential job opportunities by networking with their interns and officers while watching the race. Details of the event are as follows: **Date: 25 September 2011 (Sat) Time: 1900 - 2100 h Venue: EDB's Offices, Singapore * View image: * <http://files.groupspaces.com/icss/files/136760/wOEBCWHGLh95XewGT9WR/EDB.jpg…> ** Interested? **RSVP** now to secure your place. Good view of the race guaranteed. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Graduate IT Consultants – Work in Singapore ----------------------------------------------------------------- Here's a message from FDM Group: Want to work in investment banks in a critical IT application support role on the trade floor within some of the largest financial organisations in Singapore? **FDM Group** is an international IT services company and an award winning graduate employer. FDM have over 200 clients worldwide, with approximately 70% being in the finance industry, including Credit Suisse, Barclays, Citigroup, HSBC and UBS. Following our expansion into Asia we have a number of **exciting opportunities for graduates** to become **Application Support Analysts** and work in Singapore. Full training is provided within FDM's London Academy, and once completed (approximately 10-12 weeks) you will spend 2 years working as a professional FDM IT Consultant, working with some of our largest investment banking clients in Singapore. This role would suit you if: * You hold a degree in either IT, maths, physics, engineering or related * You speak Mandarin in addition to English (fluent) * You are confident, professional and an excellent communicator * You have a passion for IT and an interest in investment banking * You are able to be flexible and adaptable – you must be willing to relocate * You are ambitious and keen to launch a high-profile IT career This role is ideal for an IT enthusiast looking to excel their IT career in a challenging technical role, with great prospects for career progression. Find out more and apply at http://www.fdmacademy.com/it-careers-asia/. Kind regards, Janet Law Recruitment Events Consultant FDM Group Tel: 02072563575 Mob: 07432633809 --- http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/osc/singapore/ To unsubscribe, send an email to liaisonsofficer(a)ic-singsoc.net ---------------------------------------------------------------- Unused http://groupspaces.com/icss ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by GroupSpaces - manage your group online http://www.groupspaces.com/e/about

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