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The Weekly Kaya & Toast -- Summer Break Issue 6
by Siming Chan 15 Sep '13

15 Sep '13

> > > Updates > > Hi everyone! > > Last Saturday, UKBound 2013: Brilliance ended with a blast and we'd like > to thank all who have come down to support, and all who have helped out in > one way or another! As the summer holidays draw to an end, do not forget to > purchase your copy of the (really pretty) triennial yearbook, Retrospect, > at only SGD15! > > In addition, do sign up now to participate in Major Event 2014, which > promises to be a most fulfilling experience! Also, sign up for ski trip if > you haven't already done so, for the slots are filling up fast. We are also > looking for all friendly and helpful seniors to help out in the freshers' > hall walkabout on 28th September, so do inform me if you wish to help out! > Lastly, do look out for some careers advertisements as well. > > Enjoy the rest of the summer holidays! > > Your faithful secretary, > Siming > ------------------------------ > Contents > > 1. UKBound 2013: Brilliance<#1412220302a6bb3a_14121f4ffd632116_14121f1127faf896_item1> > 2. Retrospect<#1412220302a6bb3a_14121f4ffd632116_14121f1127faf896_item2> > 3. Major Event 2014<#1412220302a6bb3a_14121f4ffd632116_14121f1127faf896_item3> > 4. Ski Trip 2013 Sign-ups<#1412220302a6bb3a_14121f4ffd632116_14121f1127faf896_item4> > 5. Freshers' Hall Walkabout<#1412220302a6bb3a_14121f4ffd632116_14121f1127faf896_item5> > 6. Careers <#1412220302a6bb3a_14121f4ffd632116_14121f1127faf896_item6> > > ------------------------------ > 1. UKBound 2013: Brilliance > > > UKBound 2013: Brilliance was successfully concluded last Saturday, 7th > September. The event ended with a bang and we hope that all participants > had a great time supporting their favourite pageant nominees and meeting up > with old friends amidst all the fun and drinks! We would like to say a big > thank you to SONY for being the main sponsor of our event, as well as > everyone who have helped out in one way or another! > > This year, the title of Mr UKBound went to Ernest Soh from UCL, and Miss > UKBound to Carrie Lee from Durham University. They each won a Sony Xperia M > mobile phone as the top prize! That being said, we'd like to congratulate > our beloved Mr and Miss Imperial, Benjamin Yong and Natasha Saw, for being > brilliant on stage, and kudos to them for their hard work and effort put > into this event! Mr Imperial, Benjamin Yong, also clinched the title of Mr > Popularity this year. Congratulations! > ------------------------------ > 2. Retrospect > > Dear friends, > > *Retrospect* is back! That's right, 2013 is the publishing year for our > triennial yearbook once again. This book will be available for . > > For graduating/graduated seniors and current students, this is the perfect > memorabilia that you can take away from your time here in London. Our > publication team has been hard at work documenting the finer nuances of > being a Singaporean at Imperial. From the travel forays that we've made > into Europe to the different types of food that we tend to cook, our > photographers and writers have got it all down to bring you the ultimate > document of memories. This year is also our 30th anniversary and we've > pulled out all stops to make this a publication to remember. This year's > issue will feature a special anniversary segments with messages from our > presidents through the ages as well as forewords and a preface from our > distinguished alumni, DPM Teo Chee Hean and Mr J Y Pillay. > > You can look at some sneak *preview shots* of Retrospect here<http://e.groupspaces.com/click/3ks5o-1ez6m-26abj9ruex?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.f…> > ! > > *Order your copy today* using the link below. Thanks! > > https://docs . google . c**om/forms/d/17GwvSBP_8S_9T2miGUCo**G6LxSC_i_ > IRYcN4ekG2rBhE/viewform<http://e.groupspaces.com/click/3ks5o-1ez6m-26abj9ruex?u=http%3A%2F%2Fe.grou…> > > Sincerely, > 2012-2013 Retrospect Committee > ------------------------------ > 3. Major Event 2014 > > Greetings once again! Hope you have had a fruitful and enjoyable summer! > > With the end of summer comes preparation for Major Event once again! After > much deliberation, Major Event 2014 will be a *musical *once again. > Adding on to the successes of past years, we will also be attempting to > include other aspects into our show this year, so that more talent groups > can join us and be part of Major Event. > > With that said, preparation work now goes full steam ahead. Here's > extending a very warm welcome to all seniors to join us as gear up for our > annual show! Of course, if you are interested to be part of the creative > team, you may just drop me an email at majorevent(a)ic-singsoc.net. In this > family that is Singsoc, we will always have room for everyone (: > > Thanks, and looking forward to see everyone in London! > > Your Major Event Officer, > Chuan Khim > ------------------------------ > 4. Ski Trip 2013 Sign-ups > > It’s time for Imperial Ski Trip sign-ups! This year we managed to secure a > fantastic package to ski at UCPA La Plagne. There will be 134 slopes for > you to explore, with 225 km worth of pistes, not including all the > off-piste terrain. Do not worry if you are new to this sport either - there > will be lessons catered to all levels, and with most participants being > beginners, you will never fall alone. Registrations are open to everyone, > so invite your friends along! > > Here are the details of this year's ski trip: > > *Location:* UCPA La Plagne, France (All meals catered) > *Date: *13th December 2013 - 22th December 2013 > (Leaving Imperial College on Friday night, arriving on Sunday morning) > > *Cost:* £488 for ICSS members; +£5 administrative fee for non-members > > So sign up here: > https://docs . google . co**m/forms/d/1qysL2NO46A-gIQ_LizcQ4** > gov81HustiZ9Tdux6qaUVY/viewform<http://e.groupspaces.com/click/3ks5o-1ez6m-26abj9ruex?u=http%3A%2F%2Fe.grou…> > > ICSS members who are attending the ski trip for the first time gets > priority, but slots are filling up fast. If you have any queries, feel free > to contact our Vice-President, Gabriel Wee at vicepresident(a)ic-singsoc.net > ------------------------------ > 5. Freshers' Hall Walkabout > > Remember feeling like a complete blur sotong on your first day in London? > Remember how you were led by your amazing seniors around the area, who > navigated to all the essential places and good eats as if they had a > mini-map in their heads? Well, it's now your chance to be that senior. > > This year, the freshers' hall walkabout will occur on the *28th of > September at 1pm*. We are looking for enthusiastic seniors who can > preferably commit the entire day of 28th September (preferably arriving > earlier) and are willing to bring the freshers around on the walkabout. > There is a big role to be filled here as you will be giving the freshers > their first impression of London. Those with a good knowledge of the places > around your previous hall (additional halls are a bonus) and of course, the > various routes to Imperial, would be preferred. Needless to say, please > make sure that you will be in London at this time! > > OGLs are encouraged to sign up as the freshers will already recognise you, > and so are Hall Seniors as the freshers will be seeing a lot more of you. > That said, everyone is welcome. (: > > If you're interested, please drop me an email at secretary(a)ic-singsoc.net with > your name, SG and UK contact nos., email, date of arrival in the UK and > previous halls of residence. The most important thing to note is still that > you will be in London on the 28th and can preferably commit the whole day. > Thanks! > > Your faithful secretary, > Siming > ------------------------------ > 6. Careers > > * 1. BP Trading Development Programme 2014 > * > Hi Everyone! > * > BP is now recruiting graduates for its Trading Development Programme 2014 > * > Integrated Supply and Trading (IST) is the market-facing component of our > trading activities. We work in close partnership with BP's business > segments to generate additional value by managing the flow of commodities > from the wellhead to our customers. > > Our Trading Development Programme is a three year programme that will > develop you into a trading professional. Through a combination of training > and job rotations, you will gain valuable experience in one of our most > dynamic sectors, and from some of the best traders in the energy industry. > > Working in IST demands innovative thinking, strong drive, an > entrepreneurial spirit and ability to relate well with colleagues. We are > looking for people with a strong academic record in any discipline. If you > have what it takes, submit your application via Graduates - Trading > Development Programme 2014<http://e.groupspaces.com/click/3ks5o-1ez6m-26abj9ruex?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcs.amr…> > by *16 September 2013. *Please do note that this programme is meant for > Singaporeans and SPRs. > > *2. Opportunities Within Barclays > * > *Barclays Asia Pacific – Graduate and Internship Opportunities in > Singapore > * > The Barclays Summer Internship Programme is designed to provide summer > interns with broad exposure to the businesses. This 10-week intensive > programme consists of real and practical work assignments that allow you to > participate and contribute to real meetings and research projects. Barclays > also emphasize on balancing work through a variety of corporate events and > social community events that enable you to build a vital network of > colleagues and friends. Throughout the programme, you will learn from > banking professionals and gain hands-on experience. You will find out what > helps people to flourish in Barclays and gain a chance to confirm your > career aspirations. > > Barclays offer internship and full time graduate roles across a wide > variety of business functions such as Global Markets, Operations, Finance, > Technology, Investment Banking Division and many more. Do visit our > graduate website to find out more. > > *Application Deadlines > * > Full-time positions Application Deadline (programmes starting in January > and July) > IBD and Equity Research: 29 September 2013 > Other Business Areas: 15 November 2013 > Internship positions Application Deadline for penultimate students (summer > and off-cycle) > IBD and Equity Research: 10 November 2013 > Other Business Areas: 31 December 2013 > > To apply, please click here<http://e.groupspaces.com/click/3ks5o-1ez6m-26abj9ruex?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcs.amr…> > . > > * > 3. SingSem Engagement Session > * > By now, you may have already heard that PSC Secretariat is heading to > London for the Singapore Seminar 2013 in Oct 2013! The 2013 Singapore > Seminar (SingSem) is a Seminar organised for all public sector scholarship > holders. It will be held on 26 October 2013 (Sat) in London, > UK. SingSem aims to keep public sector scholarship holders in touch with > the latest developments and issues in Singapore. It also provides > scholarship holders with the opportunity to interact and hear from senior > public service leaders on various issues. Scholarship holders will also > have the opportunity to network and interact with peers from the rest of > the public service, over some good old local fare. > > PSC is also arranging for an engagement session with non-scholars in > London on 22 Oct 2013. If you are interested to participate in this > engagement session, or to ask for more information regarding SingSem, do > contact Kevin Ng at kevinngsi.jie(a)gmail.com. > ------------------------------ > > http ://www . union . ic . ac . uk/osc/si****ngapore/<http://e.groupspaces.com/click/3ks5o-1ez6m-26abj9ruex?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.un…> > > To unsubscribe, visit https://mailman . ic . ac . uk/m**ailman** > /listinfo/icu-singsoc<http://e.groupspaces.com/click/3ks5o-1ez6m-26abj9ruex?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmailm…> > > Powered by GroupSpaces<http://e.groupspaces.com/click/3ks5o-1ez6m-26abj9ruex?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgroups…>- Manage > your group online<http://e.groupspaces.com/click/3ks5o-1ez6m-26abj9ruex?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgroups…> > > > <http://e.groupspaces.com/click/3ks5o-1ez6m-26abj9ruex?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgroups…> >

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