Contents ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Welcome Message from ICSS President 2. ICSS Membership 3. ICSS Major Event 2011 - The search for Directors and Scriptwriters 4. Tour London (9 October 2010) 5. Freshers' Picnic (16 Oct 2010) 6. ICSS Fiesta! 7. ICSS Sports Updates for October 2010 8. Nottingham Games 2010 @ Nottingham University (13 Nov, 2010) 9. Imperial Ski Trip 2010 10. Singsoc Photography and Design Pals 11. KCLMSS Annual Clubbing event - Illusion 2010 (11 October 2010) 12. 'Industry Today' Webinar by PSD at Imperial College (15 Oct 2010) 13. Careers@Singapore by Contact Singapore (18 October 2010) 14. An Invitation - Distinguished Business Leaders Series in London (22 Oct 2010) 15. UCL Singapore Society Halloween Boat Party - Fright Ferry (26 Oct 2010) 16. 2011 UBS Wealth Management Graduate Opportunities in Asia 17. Introduction of Imperial College Buddhist Society (ICBS) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Welcome Message from ICSS President ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dear  all, I trust that everyone has had an enjoyable start to the term thus far! First, let me warmly welcome all the new members to the very first edition of the Kaya and Toast. This is a weekly newsletter that will be sent to your mailbox. It will keep you up to date with all the events and the latest happenings in our society. In the coming weeks, we have many exciting events lined-up for everyone. Just as a roundup of the calendar for Autumn Term, here are some important dates that you should take note of:   9th October                   – Tour London 16th October                 – Fresher’s Picnic (and sports!) 18th to 31st October        – ICSS Fiesta 23rd October                 – ICSS Ordinary General Meeting 6th November                – Bicester Village Shopping Trip 13th November               – Nottingham Games 2010 17th to 26th December      – ICSS Ski Trip   Be sure to mark these dates down on your calendar! Details for Tour London and Fresher’s Picnic are already out in this edition of Kaya and Toast. Stay tuned to the weekly newsletter for more information and registration procedures for the events to come! Wish you all a pleasant and enjoyable week! Wenjun ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2. ICSS Membership ----------------------------------------------------------------- ICSS membership for the Academic Year 2011/2011 can now be purchased from Imperial College Union! Being a member will entitle you to subsidies and priority registration for our events! Here's how to register for ICSS Membership. 1. Go to http://www.imperialcollegeunion.org. 2. Go under 'Clubs & Societies' and find 'Singapore' under A-Z clubs & societies list. 3. Click "Shop" on the tab at the left hand side. 4. Buy the membership for 5 pounds and we'll take care of the rest! (*) * When you buy membership, you'll need to use a debit / credit card that is under your name - so for those who have yet to receive your debit card for your bank, hold on to the instructions and do so when you are able to. :) Thanks! ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3. ICSS Major Event 2011 - The search for Directors and Scriptwriters ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Freshers, Welcome to Imperial College London! While you guys are busy settling down and attending the countless Freshers' Week events, let me just give you guys a short introduction about Major Event 2011: the biggest event for Singapore Society. Major Event is the event that SingSoc holds every year to wrap off the academic year. It is the event that has the highest number of participants across all years. Thus, Major Event serves to facilitate interaction and bonding between Singaporeans across all levels. This year, we will be doing a musical for Major Event. More importantly, this musical will be anchored by you guys. From directors and scriptwriters to actors and backstage crew, every role in the musical will be filled by you guys. I was part of the cast in last year’s musical. Speaking from experience, I can say that Major Event was a fulfilling and enriching event. We had many rehearsals, numerous late nights. We shed tears and sweat for the event. At the end of the day, we feel that the effort put in was worthwhile, looking at the friends that we have made and the sense of achievement. ICSS Major Event 2011 will be held in March. However, we will need to start early to source for helpers for all roles, especially directors and scriptwriters who will generate the script and set the stage right. Of course, we will be there to assist you guys. To those who are interested in joining in the Major Event 2011, especially as directors and scriptwriters, please contact your dear Events Officer - me or Sid - at eventsofficer@ic-singsoc.net?subject=ICSS%20Major%20Event%202011 and we will give you more information. Thanks! Shuren ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Tour London (9 October 2010) ----------------------------------------------------------------- As mentioned in the last week's Kaya & Toast, Tour London will be held this coming Saturday, 9 October 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! * View image: * <http://www.ic-singsoc.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/IMG_0383-2.jpg> The freshers will be going on this tour with their respective OG-mates and OGLs, and we welcome the rest of the society to join us in meeting and bringing the freshers around London. Should you be interested, please contact Yu Leng at secretary@ic-singsoc.net?subject=Tour%20London%20(9%20Oct) or simply join any group that you feel most comfortable with! :) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Freshers' Picnic (16 Oct 2010) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Calling everyone in ICSS! The freshers' picnic is back! What better way to spend a Saturday morning than in Hyde Park, chilling with your friends over a picnic and playing some sports. It will be plenty of fun and a unique experience to be together in everyone’s favourite park. Though it may be called freshers' picnic, seniors are NEEDED as well! Come on down and impress them with your wealth of experiences in the ways of being a Singaporean in London. For the sports enthusiasts, there is no better time to spot sporting talents amongst our able-bodied freshers. Either way, do come and give our freshers a warm welcome to London! ALSO, this year, Singaporeans from all over London will be down in OUR park as well to have their picnics from 10 am onwards! We should be in close proximity to each other and so, feel free to “picnic hop” and check out the people from other Unis. If all goes well, we might even see some interschool friendly matches so we need you there to REPRESENT US! The various JC UK alumnis will be down as well so do drop by at their booths to find out more about them and their activities. Breakfast will be provided!! =) Click here <http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144924485551161&ref=ts#!/event.php?eid=166258826720782> for our Facebook event page! ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6. ICSS Fiesta! ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. :-) ***So what do you need to do NOW?*** Simple! Just organize your fellow hallmates and get together either with your senior batch (if you know them, freshers) or with your junior batch (for seniors) to decide on WHEN / WHAT / HOW you are going to win this competition! Seniors require contact information with the Freshers who have just shifted into your ex-hall can email Yu Leng at secretary@ic-singsoc.net. * **Fiesta period**: 18th to 31st October 2010 * **Deadline for competition**: 31st October 2010 * **Competition Categories:** Whackiest Photo, Best Caption, Most Halloweenish * **Subsidies (*):** 5-10 people - 5 pounds, 10-20 people - 10 pounds, 20 and above - 20 pounds (*) The subsidy will depend on the headcount of the number of people in the photos submitted for the competition. 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7. ICSS Sports Updates for October 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------- **Floorball – 13th October 2010* @ Wilson House from 4.30pm to 6pm* Self invite & RSVP @ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=164889556855393 **Freshers Picnic Sports – 17th October 2010* @ Hyde Park from 9am to 12pm* * Football, Touch Rugby, Frisbee * All the 3 sports will be an 8-a side friendly with UCL Singsoc. Please send me an email @ icsssports@gmail.com. The team captains will be contacting you to confirm your place in the team. **Free ICSS Sports jersey given to those who are in the team.** * There will also be fun games of the above sports amongst our own people. B**adminton – 27th October 2010* @ Wilson House from 4.30pm to 6pm* Self invite & RSVP @ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152481188124262 *This is not the complete list of sports activities for this month. More coming UP!!* Please come down to have fun and meet more friends! Bring the relevant sports equipment along. :D Any queries please contact me at 07564022347 or icsssports@gmail.com. Cheers, Hong Yi   ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Nottingham Games 2010 @ Nottingham University (13 Nov, 2010) ----------------------------------------------------------------- The biggest Sporting Event of the year has come! It’s none other than Nottingham Games 2010. This is the event where all Singaporeans from different universities come together to compete for glory while making more friends! Being the largest Singapore Society in UK, ICSS will definitely hope to send in a strong team which is also strong in numbers. Bus to the university will be provided. The games involved are basketball, netball, football, floorball, adventure games (amazing race around campus), badminton, squash, snooker, poker, chess, touch rugby*, tennis*, bridge*, mahjong* and monopoly deal*. Please hurry up and sign up for the event with me at icsssports@gmail.com. Do indicate which sports you are interested in and give me your contacts.  **Free ICSS Sports jersey given to all going to the Nottingham Games.** (*) These sports will be confirmed at a later date, depending on the interest level across the UK universities. Facebook group page : http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=154413221265021#!/event.php?eid=154413... Team Captains are --  *Badminton:     Cherie – **diekirsche_rie@hotmail.com* <diekirsche_rie@hotmail.com> *Football :        Derek – **derekjjlow@gmail.com* <derekjjlow@gmail.com> *Floorball:        Yong Feng – **chinyf88@gmail.com* <chinyf88@gmail.com> *Tennis:          Shawn – **shawn.tay1988@gmail.com* <shawn.tay1988@gmail.com> *    Jun Xiang -* *jx_avatar@hotmail.com* <jx_avatar@hotmail.com> *Touch Rugby: Don-* *don1988@gmail.com* <don1988@gmail.com> *Netball:         Jia Jia –* jiajia.tan90@googlemail.com *Basketball:     Shi Hong –* *limshihong@hotmail.com* <limshihong@hotmail.com> *Squash:         Yi Wei –* yiwei.27@gmail.com   We are currently finding captains for the rest of the sports not mentioned above. Do tell me if you are interested. Hope to see you there! Cheers, Hong Yi ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Imperial Ski Trip 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hi there! To all of you who have expressed interest in the Imperial Ski Trip, thanks! Your place has been reserved and all that’s left to do is wait for the web site to be up before we all can start booking our places. A lot more information is coming your way as well so stay tuned! For those who are interested but have yet to express interest, you can still email me at vicepresident@ic-singsoc.net stating your name and course. Here are the details again! Dates: 17th December evening to 26th December morning (including transport) Place: Flaine Altair Price: ~540 - 550 pounds (+25 pounds if you are a beginner, + a little more if you want snowboarding) Courses offered: Beginner’s Ski, Intermediate Ski, Beginners Snowboard and Intermediate Snowboard         What’s included in the price: Everything (including transport and food) except ski clothes (rent cheaply or buy your own) and insurance Should there be any changes in the course you would like to go for, please let me know as well. Thanks! Bryan ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Singsoc Photography and Design Pals ----------------------------------------------------------------- Want to meet other photography peeps, learn the basics of taking better photos, go out occasionally on scenic, leisurely photog-trips? Or fancy learning or exploring the fundamentals of photoshop/lightroom? Or are you simply interested in basic design work and get your creative juices flowing? Then this is the place for you. Come join us and start wowing your friends with your better photos, photo-editing skills and savvy new attitude to design! XD Interested? Send Jun Ying an email at liaisonsofficer@ic-singsoc.net expressing your interest and you'll be notified of our first gathering. P.S. We're a bunch of newbs too. All levels of pro-ness welcome! :D And bring all of your friends! Jun Ying ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11. KCLMSS Annual Clubbing event - Illusion 2010 (11 October 2010) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCLMSS proudly presents its annual clubbing event- Illusion 2010, an evening of dreams and revelry at one of the most exclusive clubs in Greater London.  **EVENT INFORMATION ** | **Date** | Monday 11th October 2010 | **Time** | 10:30pm – 3am | **Venue** | Funkybuddha, Mayfair | **Dress Code** | Formal in Black & White | **Minimum Age Requirement** | 18 years Identification document mandatory Malaysian & Singaporean national identity cards accepted  **TICKET SALES & ENQUIRIES   ** | **Category** | **Price (£)** | **Description/Misc** | Floor | 12 | §   Entitles holder to entry via normal Mayfair entrance §   Sold via online orders or face-to-face collection | Table | 20 | §  Entitles holder to entry via priority VIP Mayfair entrance §  Entitles holder to reserve table(s) in Funkybuddha, subject to prior payment of upfront minimum spending amount §  Sold via online orders or face-to-face collection, subject to minimum spending policy*. | Door | 15 | §   Entitles holder to entry via normal Mayfair entrance §   Sold on the event date at the door The facebook page can be found at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=156348927716815 <http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#%21/event.php?eid=156348927716815> For reservations and enquiries, please contact Yu Leng at secretary@ic-singsoc.net. Thank you! ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12. 'Industry Today' Webinar by PSD at Imperial College (15 Oct 2010) ----------------------------------------------------------------- PSD will be organizing an ‘Industry Today’ webinar at Imperial College on 15 October 2010 from 12.00-13.00pm. This inaugural webinar will focus on engineering and is open to all Singaporean students in the UK and US. More information and registration details can be found here <http://www.contactsingapore.sg/PSD/UK_US/edm/15Oct_3Nov2010>. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 13. Careers@Singapore by Contact Singapore (18 October 2010) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Singapore is organizing a Careers@Singapore event to present global talent like you the exciting career opportunities with Singapore-based employers, including Standard Chartered Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Development Bank of Singapore (DBS), Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). Come and meet them at: Date: Monday, 18 October 2010 Time: 6.30 pm to 9.00 pm Venue: Hilton London Canary Wharf, Quayside Suite          South Quay, Marsh Wall          London, E14 9SH Register for the event here <http://www.contactsingapore.sg/CareersSg/US_UK/Oct2010?cid=100911_cs_us_uk_london_saecomm_edm> (or log on to http://www.contactsingapore.sg/CareersSg/US_UK/Oct2010) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 14. An Invitation - Distinguished Business Leaders Series in London (22 Oct 2010) ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Overseas Singapore Unit is proud to present you, Distinguished Business Leader, Mr Philip Jeyaretnam SAC, in London on 22 Oct 2010. More details and how to register can be found here <http://www.efusionmkt.com/nps/dbl_london.html>. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 15. UCL Singapore Society Halloween Boat Party - Fright Ferry (26 Oct 2010) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Here is a message from the UCL Singapore Society.. The annual UCLSS Halloween Boat Party is HERE! We promise an unprecedented night of fun, drinks, dance and music! Those of you who had a great time last year, expect an even better night this year as we cruise down River Thames in style with a BIGGER and more HAPPENING Boat. There are attractive prizes out for grabs, so come dressed in your halloween best and get ready for a frightening ride down the River Thames! Family, friends and even friends of friends, inside or outside of Singsoc/alumni groups are more than welcome.. so grab'em, dress'em and bring'em to join us on the 26th! **Event: UCLSS Halloween Boat Party - Fright Ferry** **Date/Time:** 26 October 2010 (Tues), 1830h - 2300h **Venue:** Temple Pier (next to Temple Tube Station) **Dress Code:** Halloween Best **Tickets:** £12 (early bird discount) £15 (after 12 Oct) *(1 reception drink included)* For ticket orders, please send an email to: Chao Rong - kchaorong@gmail.com OR Gerrard - gerrardgan@gmail.com Visit our Facebook group <http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144924485551161&ref=ts> and GRAB YOUR TICKETS NOW!! ----------------------------------------------------------------- 16. 2011 UBS Wealth Management Graduate Opportunities in Asia ----------------------------------------------------------------- UBS is seeking to reach out to Asian students who are completing their undergraduate studies in the top UK universities, and looking to launch their career back in Asia. A pdf emailer has been attached to promote their 2011 Graduate Opportunities specifically in the Wealth Management Investment Products & Services area. UBS WM IPS Poster-1.pdf <http://files.groupspaces.com/icss/files/28754/HaT1wlQwiw7D4TmlAnDM/UBS+WM+IPS+Poster-1.pdf> ----------------------------------------------------------------- 17. Introduction of Imperial College Buddhist Society (ICBS) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Here is a message from Imperial College Buddhist Society: We, from ICBS (Imperial College Buddhist Society), would like to introduce ICBS to all members of Imperial College London. Buddhist Society aims to act as a platform for everyone to find out more about Buddhism through discussions, Dharma talks, meditation. If you are interested in reading, we also provide free Buddhist books and CDs. Furthermore we do organise retreats and temple visits occasionally. Voluntary work, interfaith forum and vegetarian dinner jointly with ULUBUDA (ULU Buddhist Association) are part of our yearly plan. It is a great way to meet people from other colleges of London including UCL, Kings and SOAS.   If you had missed us out on the Fresher’s Fair, you can still join us for Welcome Tea, which will be held in Chaplaincy Beit Quad, 7-9pm on the 14th October 2010. If you have any questions regarding ICBS, feel free to drop me an email at anglerfish_9@hotmail.com. Or you can visit our official website: http://dougal.union.ic.ac.uk/scc/buddhist/buddhist2010/?page_id=20   Regards, Hui Pin, Goh Secretary of Imperial College Buddhist Society --- 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