Updates Hello everyone! It's been a hectic term and I think we are all glad to have finally survived the autumn term! Come this Christmas break, some of us will be looking forward excitedly to the ski trip, some of us will be going for our own holidays while some of us will spend the time back with friends and family in Singapore (: Whatever it is, here's wishing everyone a good well-deserved break! We hope that those of you who attended the *ICSS Christmas Party* had fun playing games, eating all the good food and participating in the gift exchange! Christmas is a special holiday, and this season of giving is best spent with friends (: But of course, another important holiday not to be forgotten is - *Chinese New Year*! In the new year of 2014, CNY is going to fall on Friday, 31 January. ICSS is planning a special reunion dinner on Friday, 24 January - specially for you! I believe that for most of us, CNY is a most special holiday that we would love to spend with our family back home. In this city far far away from Singapore, we can seek comfort in celebrating this special occasion with our friends in ICSS. Look on for more details! Last but not least, do look out from a message from the UKSSC to join their *mailing list*. It'll be good to get regular updates on events organised by the various schools! And once again, have a good break everyone, and Merry Christmas! :D Your faithful secretary, Siming ------------------------------ Contents 1. Autumn Term Round Up <#142e959382728324_item1> 2. ICSS Christmas Party <#142e959382728324_item2> 3. CNY Reunion Dinner <#142e959382728324_item3> 4. UKSSC Mailing List <#142e959382728324_item4> ------------------------------ 1. Autumn Term Round Up Hello friends! Over the past term, ICSS had been busy with different events, and here's a overview of what's been done! As the new term kicked in, we helped our freshers settle in to life in London, with various aspects of the *freshers' package* such as the hall walkabout. The *Hyde Park picnic* then served as a welcome event for all the get together and enjoy some sun while playing sports! Following that we had the *Hall Fiesta *where the chefs of different halls whipped up fantastic dishes, and we burned away all these calories during the *Nottingham Winter Games* :D We also had a *shopping trip to Portsmouth*, and the autumn trip to *Stratford-Upon-Avon*. The *Billy Elliot musical* outing was also a great success, and part of these had already been covered during our *Ordinary General Meeting (OGM)*. Lastly, we had the *ICSS Christmas Party*, and coming straight right up (later today!) is the *ski trip*, which many of us are looking forward to! And of course, not forgetting all the preparatory work done for *Major Event*! So yes, it's been a busy term, but we hope you had fun at all the various events! The 31st Exco would like to extend our deepest gratitude to *YOU*, our beloved members, for your continual support in all these events! As much fun as we had in planning all these, it would not have been possible without you (: So thank you so much! Coming up in spring term are more exciting events! To give you a glimpse of what's coming up: *Quidam Circus Outing* - those of you who have signed up should already have received the confirmation email from Yu Zheng! *Spring Trip* - We have yet to decide where to go, if you have any ideas, please tell any of our Events Officers! *CNY Reunion Dinner* - As mentioned in this issue of Kaya and Toast, keep 24 January free! *Major Event* - 22 Feb 2013 (222!), be there or be square :D Have a good winter break everyone, enjoy wherever you are travelling to, and see you again in January! :D ------------------------------ 2. ICSS Christmas Party Ho ho ho, once again, Merry Christmas to all! Last Saturday, ICSS held the annual Christmas Party which saw good food, games and gifts! A great thank you to all who came down, and we hope you had fun! Special thanks to the group of people who sang festive Christmas carols to hype up the mood! And to all who put in effort to prepare food/drinks, and congratulations to our newly crowned Iron Chef - Klaxton and Aaron! The games and gift exchange at the end sure ended the event on a high, and we hope to see you all again next year! ------------------------------ 3. CNY Reunion Dinner ”冬天已到尽头，真是好的消息，温暖的春风，就要吹醒大地“ It's our favourite time of the year again - *Chinese New Year*! I don't know about you - but to me, Chinese New Year is definitely a joyous occasion I'd love to celebrate with my beloved friends and family (: It's a get-together event where everyone meets up and welcomes the new year together! Even though we can't hope to be back in Singapore to be with our family, but we can definitely celebrate together as one ICSS family (: Though we do not promise fat red packets, we promise to you a heartwarming night of good food, fun and games! To let you have a glimpse of what you're in for: - A *10-course meal* including starter and dessert - *Lucky draw* with attractive prizes to be won! - *Karaoke* with English and Chinese pop songs (and CNY songs) - And of course, what's a reunion dinner without *yu sheng*? The menu includes mouth-watering dishes such as steamed sea bass, stir fried prawn, roasted chicken, sea spicy aubergine and many more! There is also a non-pork, and a vegetarian menu. Details of the dinner are as follows: *Date*: 24 January 2014, Friday *Time:* 7pm - 10pm *Venue:* New World Restaurant (3 mins walk from Leicester Square tube) Each table holds 10 persons, so start gathering your group of friends and subsequently sign up together as groups of 10 (sign-ups will open sometime later)! And do mark this date down in your calendar now! It would be really great to celebrate CNY together, far away as we are from home (: See you there! Your friendly Events Officer, Yu Zheng ------------------------------ 4. UKSSC Mailing List This is a message from the United Kingdown Singapore Students' Council (UKSSC): To ALL Singaporeans in the UK: Join the *UKSSC Mailing List* today! The UKSSC would like to extend our mailing list to all Singaporeans studying in the UK (regardless if you are part of any Singapore Society)! 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