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- ICSS Spring Trip!(05/03)
- ICSS Annual General Meeting (09/03)
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Dear esteemed members,
The ICSS will be holding our 28th Annual General Meeting in March.
Event : Annual General Meeting (Elections)
Date : 9th of March 2011 (Wednesday)
Time : 1pm onwards
Members are strongly encouraged to attend the meeting to take part in the Elections for the changeover of office holders. Meals will be provided for all present.
Interested Candidates
For candidates interested to run for office positions for 2011/2012, you are encouraged to submit a manifesto to liaisonsofficer@ic-singsoc.net to be placed on the ICSS website. The manifestos will go up onto the website as soon as you submit it, and the sooner the better.
Please do not hesitate to contact any of the current office holders if you would like to find out more about what each role exactly entails!
President - Wenjun (president@ic-singsoc.net)
Vice President - Bryan (bryan_ng_kl@hotmail.com)
Treasurer - Hao Yi (haoyi_crey@hotmail.com)
Secretary - Yu Leng (secretary@ic-singsoc.net)
Events - Sid (sidmontu@gmail.com)
- Shuren (shurenlin@hotmail.com)
Sports - Hong Yi (wonghongyi@hotmail.com)
Liaisons - Jun Ying (liaisonsofficer@ic-singsoc.net)
Best of luck!
Wenjun
Dear ICSS members!
Winter is subsiding, signs of spring (i.e WARM weather) are starting to show & Production 2011 is about to come to a grand closure. And what better to celebrate than to have a day out with the amazing friends we have made in the past few months!
The ICSS Spring trip is here and the tentative details are as follows:
Date: 5th March, 2011 (Saturday), 8am - 6pm
Destination: South-end on Sea!
Cost: £10 (to cover the coach hire cost only!)
All members of the Production Team are highly encouraged to join us in a day of fun out of London as we will be subsidizing the full cost for the Production Team only as a gesture of appreciation for their time and hard work over the past 3 months.
Do note that the seats are limited and priority will go to members of the Production Team.
About the trip
South-end on Sea is a small seaside resort town in east England, and it's best known for its pleasure pier, which also happens to be the world's longest. It also has a world class amusement park, called Adventure Island, which has over 50 rides and has free entry (you have to pay only for the rides!). Besides the main tourist attractions, South-end on sea is a lovely town to explore, and if weather permits, we will also have a society-level picnic in one of their lovely parks!
Just to get a clear idea on who is coming for this trip, please e-mail your interest to icss.events@gmail.com now! This includes all the production crew as well!
Cheers,
Sid
ICSS Events
LSE IDEAS Southeast Asia Programme is pleased to invite you to our upcoming seminar on:
SINGAPORE GENERAL ELECTIONS 2011 - 2012: Watershed or Watertight?
Thursday, 3 March 2011, 6:30pm
London School of Economics
Columbia House, Level 2, Room B.212
Speaker: Mustafa Izzuddin
Chair: Dr Munir Majid
It is not uncommon to read about the lack of interest both within and outside of Singapore when the country holds its General Elections because the electoral outcome is a predictable one with the incumbent political party having always garnered an overwhelming majority in parliament since the country's independence. Yet, there appears to be much abuzz within the Singapore political landscape leading up to the General Elections slated to be some time in 2011.
As a scholar who has closely followed the Singapore political scene for many years with the additional advantage of being involved in grassroots activities for about a decade, Mustafa seeks to provide a balanced assessment by discussing some of the salient themes and issues that are of concern to the electorate, and some of the main transfigurations that have taken root within the political landscape in Singapore.
Quite simply, what can we expect from the 2011-2012 Singapore General Elections? Would the elections be a watershed that ushers in some form of political tsunami, or watertight, that is, more of the same, and so there was much ado about nothing? Mustafa makes the initial assessment that the coming elections is likely to be a semi-watershed consistent with a changed political landscape that bears greater fruit for the opposition than in the past, but not a political tsunami that drastically reduces the incumbent's overwhelming majority in parliament.
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Mustafa Izzuddin is completing his doctorate in International Relations at the LSE. His thesis studies the evolution of Malaysia-China relations between 1974 and 2009 from a neoclassical realist perspective. Mustafa has received several accolades for his contributions to the non-governmental sector in Singapore.
This event is free and open to all. Seats are allocated on a first come first served basis.
LSE IDEAS is a centre for the study of international affairs, diplomacy and grand strategy. Its mission is to use LSE's intellectual resources to help train skilled and open-minded leaders and to study international affairs through world-class scholarship and engagement with practitioners and decision-makers.
Dear Rafflesians,
Raffles Night 2011 is finally HERE!
Raffles Night is the gathering for Rafflesians in the UK. It is a proud annual tradition, and has always been a good opportunity to link up with schoolmates, and relive fond memories of those good old days. Although it was last held in October 2008, this year, we are bringing it back with the theme of ‘Renaissance Raffles’, and a funky-chic dress code that is entitled 'green, black, white'. Bizarrely familiar, 'innit? Our unique advantage here in the UK is that we can now meet up in this eccentric place that Sir Stamford Raffles called home, and re-kindle, somewhat, our colonial heritage.
Raffles Night is a formal dinner banquet, interspersed with sensational in-house performances and delightful table games. Mainly, our object is just to relax and have fun together. For Rafflesians in the UK represent a rare breed of the new and old, the East and the West. Able to speak in heavily-accented Queen's English, but instantly switch to colloquial Singlish within a breath. Willing to dress up fashionably for formal events, but equally prone to making funny faces with '自拍' shots.
So carpe diem and mark out the night of 12th March 2011 on your calendar now! Ticket prices start from £22 for bookings made in 'a table of 10', £24 for individual tickets to Raffles alumni, and £26 for individual tickets to non-alumni. For ticketing and payment procedures, please refer to the attached word document. We look forward to your enchanting presence!
Best wishes,
Jason, on behalf of the Raffles Night Committee 2011
Join our Facebook group at: http ://www . facebook . com/event . ph
Information on ticketing can be found here.
1) Army Daze, by Warwick Singapore Society
The Warwick Singapore Society is putting up a performance of Army Daze on the 25th February 2011.
Come and experience a night full of laughter as we take a sneak peek of army life, as we know it – or not. A Uniquely Singapore(an) play that will have you in stitches as the boys come together to form the most disparate, rojak platoon that you’ve ever seen, it is gonna prove itself as one hell of a ride and we would like you here with us!
Tickets cost a mere £5 and the play will be held at the Panorama Suite in Warwick University, Coventry. There will also be a post-production party at Kasbah, where you will get to experience the craziness of a bookout (just don’t end up too dazed). So why not take a short weekend sojourn and join in the fun!
Visit our website regularly at www . armydaze . warwicksingsoc . com for exciting updates and tickets. Alternatively, you could email us at warwicksingsoc@gmail.com.
Thank you and hope to see all of you here
Yours sincerely,
Warwick Singapore Society
*group discounts apply to a purchase of minimum 5 tickets.
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2) In Pursuit, by KCLMSS
From the people who brought you Merdeka: The Rock Musical, Beauty World and Love Song For No One, this year, King’s College London Malaysian and Singaporean Society proudly presents In Pursuit, a story about love, life and detergent!
Synopsis:
...In Pursuit follows the journey of Siew Yee, an ordinary girl with her own dreams and aspirations. When her fiancé breaks off an arranged engagement, Siew Yee finds herself torn between the opportunity of living her life for herself, and remaining under the rule of her grandparents. Convinced that a woman’s fulfilment is gained by being a good wife and mother, Siew Yee’s grandparents are adamant that the wedding should go on. Burdened by expectations, both her own and her grandparents’, she begins to realise the possibility of surpassing limits that she set for herself. A story of the tension between change and familiarity, blurred by love in its infinite forms, In Pursuit seeks not to reconcile both but to challenge the audience to locate the tension within their own lives.
An original production
- Produced by Jessica Mallek
- Directed by Delphne Tan
- Music by Jane Foo
Starring:
- Kristin Bong as Tan Siew Yee
- Shaun Sandu as David De-souza
- Jeremy Tan as Gan Jian Yang
- Edward Tsim as Leslie Yong
Don't miss this blockbuster of the year!
Tickets: 8 pounds
You can order tickets online now!
Ticket order form: https://spreadsheets . google . com/
Facebook page: http ://www . facebook . com/#!/event
For more information, do not hesitate to email Joanne at kclmssticketmaster@gmail.com
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3) Hero: Wanted, by Imperial College Malaysian Society
Proceeds will go to Strait Times School Pocket Money Fund and Hope Worldwide Malaysia.
Imperial College Malaysian Society is proud to present Hero : WANTED, a superhero comedy centred around the choices we make and their consequences, and how even superheroes are not above making the w...rong ones.
Meet The Captain, KL's very own ex-superhero. He's old, he's lost his powers, and he smells a lot like mouldy roti canai. As an ex-superhero extraordinaire, he wasn't always like this, and he's determined to do something about it. Join him on his journey as he struggles to combat his addictions, that annoying voice in his head and personal hygiene.
But things aren't going to be so easy. Caught up in the war between 2 rivaling drug lords, who control the very drug he's dependent on, and armed only with the help of his naive protege and the voice in his head, The Captain's going to have a superhuman task ahead of him!
Even heroes fall...but do they rise up again?
Stay tuned and find out for yourselves! Mark your calender people and be sure to keep those dates free!
Ticket Price: 10 Pounds/12 Pounds at the door (Includes refreshments after the show)
Ticket representatives can be found on our website.
Grab yourself a ticket or two and stand a chance to win attractive lucky-draw prizes from FashionValet.net, Kelana Convoy and AirAsia!
Check out our website at http ://www . icmnite . com/
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4) A Twist of Fate, by UCL Union Singapore Society
THE UCL Union Singapore Society presents 'A Twist of Fate', the original murder mystery musical comedy from Singapore, with music by Dick Lee, lyrics by Anthony Drewe and the book by Steven Dexter and Tony Petito.
SYNOPSIS
1917. A baby is abandoned at the steps of Singapore's famous Raffles Hotel. A childless English couple finds the crying infant and adopts her. They sail back to England with the child in their arms.
...1937. Twenty years have passed. The house of Lim Chin Boon is in turmoil: the Master of the house is dying and has just received a letter from a young lady who could very well be the long-lost granddaughter from his first marriage. Emma West returns to Singapore to look for her family, only to find herself thrown into the midst of intrigue and mystery. There is a death in the family - a murder as it turns out. Whose death? And who is the culprit? Everyone in the household has a deadly motive. Prepare to be drawn into a web of conspiracy, deceit and love that stretches back in time and across continents . . .
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BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!
Tickets are on sale right now! An early bird discount on ticket prices at £8 is available from now till the 14th of February, book now to prevent disappointment. Regular ticket prices are £10 thereafter.
A Twist of Fate will run for two days at the Cockpit Theatre in London, on the 5th and 6th March 2011.
To order, please send your email orders to uclsingsoc@gmail.com, or text 07540473586 (U-Glen), indicating the number of tickets you wish to purchase and the date you are coming for.
SEATS ARE LIMITED. PLACE YOUR ORDERS NOW AND SEE YOU IN MARCH!
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Mr. Timothy Sebastian Timothy started his career with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) in 1987. Over 18 years, he held various appointments spanning EDB's Cluster Development, International Operations, Planning and Corporate functions. Timothy has worked in EDB’s Enterprise Development, Services, International Business Development, Planning, Human Resources, and Corporation Communications Divisions. From 1994 to 1998, he also served overseas as EDB's UK Director based in London, and later, as Regional Director (Europe). In addition, Timothy has also been involved in several large-scale policy-review exercises, including the Competitiveness of Singapore Committee, Committee to Attract Talent to Singapore, SME Master Plan, Retail Sector Development Plan, and most recently, the Economic Restructuring Committee. He was also the Programme Director of the EDB's International Advisory Council. Timothy has served on a number of national economic development and talent attraction committees and task forces. He is currently a Board Member of the Singapore Science Centre as well as serving as a member to the Organisational Excellence Committee. For his contributions, Timothy was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) in 2004 and National Day Long Service Medal in 2010. |
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