Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. President's Note 2. Activities for Freshers 3. Imperial Ski Trip 2010 4. ICSS Fiesta (Halls) 5. A message from our Sports Officer.. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. President's Note ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Singaporeans, The start of autumn term 2010 is merely a week away and I am sure everyone is eagerly looking forward to the start of the new academic year. I hope that the summer break has been a meaningful and enjoyable one for everyone. The night of 9th September saw the conclusion of Allure, the finale of our medley of summer events. For all of you who were there to join us for UKBound, I hope that the night was as enjoyable for you as it was for the committee organizing the event. Let me take this opportunity to congratulate Ms Amanda Chin and Mr Jason Cheng for the excellent show they put up in representing Imperial College Singapore Society at the pageant, and a job well done to Jason for bringing home title of Mr Congeniality. At the same time, I would too like to congratulate the sportsmen and sportwomen of ICSS who fought hard to bring glory to the society. The results for the five sports are: Touch Rugby - 1st Football - 2nd Floorball - 3rd Netball - 5th Basketball - 5th Overall - 3rd (out of 9 represented universities) A big thank you also goes out to all the seniors who took time off to help out with the pre-departure briefing at Raffles City as well as Sojourn 2010 at Sentosa. I am sure many of you thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity of getting to know our freshers. It is the time of the year again to herald in the new batch of freshers. As seniors of the society, we have all been through this phase filled with excitement and uncertainty. Let us come together as a society and warmly welcome the freshers to our family over in London. I hope that every senior will be generous and forthcoming in lending a helping hand to the freshers and get them settled into the new environment as quickly as possible. This has always been a tradition of the ICSS and let us proudly hand this down to our juniors. The new academic year also signifies the start of the chain of events the ICSS will be hosting in London. The month of October will be a jam-packed one from beginning to end, starting from Fresher’s Pick-up and Walkabout on the first weekend. In the second weekend, OGLs will once again be called into action for Fresher’s Tour. This will then be followed by Fresher’s Picnic on the third weekend, where we will be looking to host a number of friendly sports matches against our neighbours in London. Capping off the activities in October will be the new ICSS Fiesta! Read on in this prelude to Autumn of Kaya and Toast to find out more about all the exciting activities this October. I wish all of you a great start to the upcoming academic year. On behalf of the ICSS executive committee, I look forward to meeting all of you over in London. Wenjun ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Activities for Freshers ----------------------------------------------------------------- As work begins to set in with the start of the academic term, don't forget to take breaks to keep the stress levels low and the happy index high. Why not join us in making the Freshers part of our ICSS family? We have the following activities planned up specially for Freshers and we hope to see you there too in the fun! So mark these dates on your calendar now.. :) *1. Freshers' Pick-up (2 Oct 2010, 8 am)* Once again this year, we will be picking up the Freshers' from the airport and sending them to their halls! If you are taking the flight SQ 322 that lands at 05:55h on 2 Oct (or any other flight that suits the pick-up time), we welcome you to join us on our Freshers' shuttle bus. There will be a trailer together with the bus to ensure sufficient space for lugggages. Do note the following -- (1) the bus will leave Heathrow at 8 am, (2) we will be receiving the Freshers' outside the Departure Hall and (3) the bus will be going to the main areas of Wilson House, Evelyn Gardens and Princes Gardens. If interested, please contact me at secretary@ic-singsoc.net?subject=Freshers'%20Pick-up%20 by 27 Sept 2010. *2. Freshers' Walkabout (2 Oct 2010, 12-4 pm)* A short and sweet walkabout to familiarize our Freshers with their surrounding neighbourhood. Be that senior to share your wealth of knowledge about living in London with the Freshers and I'm sure they will appreciate it greatly. *3. Tour London (9 Oct 2010)* Take this opportunity to discover about the latest batch of Freshers as each OG goes on thier own exciting journey of exploration around London. The suggested route includes places like Westminster Bridge, Buckingham Palace, the London Eye.. as well as 'attractions' like Oxford and Regent Street! *4. Freshers' Picnic (16 Oct 2010)* Get your picnic mats ready and sport attire as ICSS sets off to Hyde Park for our annual Freshers' Picnic. This year's will come with a twist - more information will be provided in the next issue of Kaya and Toast! Watch out! ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Imperial Ski Trip 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Imperial Ski Trip 2010 is one of the most exciting events on the ICSS calendar. What better way to escape the gloominess of winter than to Ski! Here are the details:   * **Time and date**: 17th December evening to 26th December morning (i.e. just in time for boxing day sales!) * **Place**: Likely to be Flaine Altair (newly renovated + very beginner friendly) * **Price**: 540 – 570 pounds + ~25 pounds if you are a beginner   What’s included in the price? - Accommodation - All meals (including lunch) - 12 hours of lesson (23 hours if you are a beginner) - Ski equipment rental - Ski lift passes - Return coach from London Victoria to Flaine Altaire - 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 email vicepresident@ic-singsoc.net by 27th September, stating your name and whether or not you prefer the beginner/intermediate course. 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 a lot to express interest early! ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4. ICSS Fiesta (Halls) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Start the new academic year with a bang this autumn by cooking up a storm! We are inviting all seniors to return to their 1st year Halls to join the new freshers in preparing a feast to kick off the term. The best part is, the ICSS is *subsidizing your feast*! The ICSS Fiesta will be a series of cooking competitions which will be running through the entire academic year. To make things a little more exciting, we will be running an ICSS Fiesta Food Photography competition! Before you devour all the scrumptious dishes you have prepared, take the whackiest photos of the food / your group with the food / your group preparing the food. Let your creative juices flow alongside the delicious juices and stand a chance to win delicious Singaporean commodities which will definitely come in useful in the victory feast. :-)   * **Fiesta period**: 18th to 31st October 2010 * **Deadline for competition**: 31st October 2010 If you should have any queries, please feel free to post them to any executive committee member or simply send an email to secretary@ic-singsoc.net. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5. A message from our Sports Officer.. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Friends, Calling for all sport enthusiasts! ICSS will be having numerous sports events in London. There will be regular badminton, tennis, floorball, football and touch rugby sessions throughout the year. Therefore, **please bring your rackets, shoes and sport equipments**!! Nottingham Games, the biggest sports event amongst the Singapore societies in UK, will be held on 13 November 2010. We will be travelling down to Nottingham as a society to compete with other colleges’ Singapore Societies for honour and glory. However, having fun and getting together is always the main aim for any ICSS’s event. There will be sports from football, badminton to games like amazing race. More details will be confirmed. See all of you in London! Thanks, Hong Yi --- http://www.ic-singsoc.net/ To unsubscribe, please send an email to liaisonsofficer@ic-singsoc.net. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Imperial College Singapore Society www.ic-singsoc.net http://groupspaces.com/icss ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by GroupSpaces - manage your group online http://www.groupspaces.com/e/about