We were previously known as the Accounting and Finance Club in our university, but with the assistance of CPA Australia and also of the School of Business and Enterprise of Swinburne University, we are now the CPA Australia Student Charter (Swinburne Sarawak) since 2007 and ongoing!
ACCA would like to invite you to their first Career Fair in Kuching, the ACCA Careers 2009.
Theme: Accountants for Business: Realising Career Ambitions
Date: 14 November 2009
Venue: Hilton, Kuching
Highlights of the event:
Career Opportunities– showcases of leading employers & exciting job opportunities
Career Development– updates on learning anddevelopment support for accounting andfinance professionals in all stages of theircareer
Career Progression- tips to pass the ACCA examinations, managing challenges of studying part-time and meeting the requirements for membership
Note:
Everyone (members and non-members) is welcome!
No registration fee is required
Limited seats
First come first serve basis for registration
Transportation will be provided
For those who are interested, please kindly email us your name and personal details, such as your student ID and contact number, to cpaasc@gmail.com by 11 November 2009.
After an arduous and painful task of preparing and sitting for the finals...
would you like to have a time of total fun, relaxation and adventure ?
Make way for this~!
Click on image to enlarge =)
Uh oh, The poster are the the details for our upcoming event, the
CPASUMMERBOOT CAMP2009~!
We are delighted to inform you that we are organizing the event from the 7th – 9th December 2009 themed “Wit Beyond Measure, Mapping the Future of Success.” This year, there will also be an Appreciation Dinner for the outgoing committees, themed“Colours of theRainbow”
This three day, two night event will see us at Damai Beach Resort, where we will be playing our games which include beach games, treasure hunt, obstacle course and so on. All accommodation, transportation and food will also be provided by us!
We are going to open up the Registration booth for the upcoming event, so....
Please pay attention and spend a few minutes reading on the details below:
CPA SUMMER BOOT CAMP Registration Booth
Date: 11-13 November 2009 (Wednesday till Friday)
Time: 9.00am - 4.30pm
Place:B003 (NEW VENUE)
Price: RM 100 per person
* Please note that for the price of RM100, we are covering all transportation, accommodation and food expense for 3 days 2 nights at Damai Beach Resort.
* Certificates will be provided from CPA Australia (Malaysia Division) for attending this event.
* Please note that for this event, we do not allow reservations to be made via email. First come, first serve!
*Kindly pay attention that, this event is for MEMBERS of CPAASC 2009 ONLY.
*The number of place is limited, thus it is best for you to sign-up early~!
So what are you waiting for? Undecided? Come on, it's an opportunity best not to be missed~!
P/S: If you want to know more of this event, or have any enquiry, please come over to our booth on the registration day! We will try our best to answer on any enquiries possible ^^
*note: to our readers, sorry for this late post. I don't want to give reasons, just it is my fault that i forgot to post it up and left it in the drafts. Sorry yea > < ~Shariman*
Last Saturday, CPAASC 2009 organised the CPA ‘Around the World’ Race with 9 teams participating the event. Several stations were set up around Swinburne, including classrooms, the library, outstanding buildings and the car park in Swinburne. They were turned into ‘countries’ of the world, with SwinburneInternationalAirport a.k.a. Lecture Theatre 4.01 being the main meeting point.
There were 10 stations representing 10 countries in all, and each stations poses unique challenges to each teams to complete.
Registration- picking the team colours.
Africa "Catch the Catch" (Station: behind Lecture Theatre)
Teams needed to fulfil three tasks; the most challenging one was to catch the fish in the basin, while the second task was to use your foot to search for the orange-coloured marble and thirdly, to pick out two 1-sen coins from the cloudy water basin.
Brazil "Balloon Throwing" (Station: 3rd floor corridor between Block B & E)
This is by far the most challenging one, where no teams managed to catch 5 out of 7 attempts. All of the teams have to receive penalties to make up for the lost balloons.
New Zealand "Ping Pong Search" (Station: old staff car park, the old CMM building)
Teams at this station needed to search for the ping pong ball in the basinful of flour by blowing it! Then, they had to scoop the ping pong ball up using a spoon with their mouths and to walk holding the spoon and ping pong ball by mouth, towards the designated area.
Canada "Find the Flag" (Station: Multistory Car park)
The taxing part of the races, as teams’ gruellingly climb up the various levels of the multi-storey car park in search of the coloured flags that can be at any floor, at any nook and cranny(Sorry no pics =/ ).
Singapore “Match the Nations” (Station: Level 2, Block G)
One of the easiest station out there, where teams need to find out what countries are the flags representing. Some teams managed to find out which countries in very short time, thanks to some 'map' in one of the lecturer's room ^^ (Sorry no pics =/ )
Japan " Find the Car?" (Station: between hostel and Chillipeppers)
Simple as a front, this station proved challenging as the location of thw car was not given, but instead they were told the region where the car could be located! Some teams had to walk from one side of the station to the car and back again. It was not that simple as it sounded.
India "Body Part Balloons" (Station: along corridor between Block B and Block G)
Teams needed to divide themselves into pairs, pick lots to choose which body part combination to use to carry the balloon to and fro. After completing their rounds, the teams then have to burst the balloon by using their body part that they drew from the lots.
At this, let the imagination run wild on how they are able to complete the task as some unfortunate teams drew combination of stomach- butt, knee-knee, and face-butt.
Australia "Food Challenge" (Station: Manna Zone, new Cafe)
Teams are to divide themselves into pairs, the same as at the India Station and fulfil all three challenges:
First, dry biscuits and chilli sauce;
Second, Drinking Challenge, and
lastly; sandwich of choice.
Europe "Multi-legged Race" (Station: Multi Purpose Hall)
For this station, each member was tied together at their legs and must complete the whole course of walking towards their objectives. At each designated stop area, they have to decrease a leg to continue the race towards the goal. This multi-legged race requires persistent teamwork, and well, a bit of patience to complete the whole course.
North Atlantic Ocean "Book Search" (Station: Library)
Teams need to copy down the reference code of text books given by the station master and then find the books and bring it to him. This can be considered as one of the easiest task as it was done in the cool, cool library.
After a gruelling day of highs and lows, running up and down searching for stations and completing the tasks, these are the teams that made it to the top and able to ‘conquer the world….’
In Third Place, Roti Canai Telur Bawang Team!
Second Place, The Gamers Team!
Finally, The Master and Conqueror of the ‘World,’ the Explorer Team~!
Congratulations to all the winners and participants! We are very happy with the participation rate and hoped that you had fun through out the entire process.
So now, don’t forget, there are two more upcoming events; ACCA Careers 2009 and CPA Summer Boot Camp. See you there~!
CPA Australia is holding an OpenDay in Kuching on 7 November 2009 (Saturday).
The OpenDay is particularly geared to students who are not specialising in accounting in their degree (i.e. BBus but non-accounting major, or IT Degree or Engineering Degree). They can still study to be a professionally qualified accountant. CPA Australia will advise you during the OpenDay. Please bring along copies of your qualifications (academic transcripts) for assessment.
Ladies and Gentlemen! May I have your attention please..?
Are you interested in joining us as one of the committee?
Are you interested in organising events with us?
Willing to take up challenges, expanding your knowledge and know how?
Looking for opportunity to apply your skills and working as a team?
Then..., pause! Don't stop! Read carefully the following words...
Sign up for our Recruitment Drive Interview. The d-day will be on the 17th of October 2009.
Please send your resume to cpaasc@gmail.com by 10th October 2009. So, you might be thinking, what your resume needs? Details as follows...
1. Resume must be in soft copy (duh) 2. Current passport/ID picture attached with the resume 3. Contents: Personal ID, Skills, Qualifications, Activeness in past and current clubs and society 4. And...prepare yourself well
Dear members and loyal readers, the report of the Conference just came in (albeit very slow, sorry about that > <) We are very happy to announce that CPAASC have successfully organized the CPA AUSTRALIA UNDERGRADUATE CONFERENCE 2009 with the theme "Challenge the Boundaries" on Saturday, the 12 September 2009 where over 300 students have attended this huge event.
It was a great honour for us to be bless with exciting speakers, the first was the CEO of Money Tree Asia Pacific Limited, Mr Michael Reyes, the Representative from CPA Australia, Malaysia Division, Mr Gerard Fernandez and Representative from CPA Australia, Council Member of CPA Australia Malaysia Division, Dr. Edward Lim. Their presence is highly appreciated as they gave us a full serving of goodness while willingly freeing up their schedule for the day and not to forget to share with us a lot of meaningful experiences and knowledge of the corporate world.
Flow of event~
Registration of participants was being done at the Swinburne Block B Lobby. Can you see the crowd??? :D
Registration in progress...
So. Many. People. ^^
Launching of the Conference~
(Picture: from L-R: Lilian Lai, Jacob Kueh, Professor Debiprasad Dash, Dr. Edward Lim, Ronnie Teo)
Ah, the surprise of the event, the “Flight CPA1209” Conference Now Boarding! Briefing
(There is a video regarding the briefing in our CPAASC Facebook page. Feel free to have a look ^^)
Presentation of Mementous~
Prof. Debiprasad Dash presenting a memento to FCPA Dr. Edward Lim.
FCPA Dr. Edward Lim presenting memento to Mr. Michael Reyes.
First Session~
The first speaker slot for the conference was done by Mr. Michael Reyes who kindly share his experience and give his speech of the topic "Challenges in Entrepreneurship and How to overcome it." Basically Mr Reyes talks about maintaining positive attitudes whenever facing challenges, always be true with own judgment, balancing of family and career and not just letting ourselves go with flow and caught with the growing problems in our lives til it is too late.
The talk itself is approximately 3 hours long, but it proves valuable as the speech was very exciting as Mr Michael Reyes relates his own experiences and told some exciting stories on people he have met when addressing the crowd. The crowd is pretty much entertained with the various segments of the stories, and were not shy to participate in asking and answering questions by Mr Michael Reyes.
Second Session~
After the lunch, the second session of the conference started with the speech done by Dr. Edward Lim with the topic "Challenge the Boundaries". Dr Edward’s slot was slotted to the third session where the second slot was allocated to CPA Australia representatives, but since there was a bit of technical problem and without wasting time, CPA Australia kindly pass the floor to Dr Edward to present his speech.
Dr Edward mainly talks of the coming challenges on the role of graduates as the new entrants into the corporate world. Once entering into this world, the challenges will be great as we are leaving our comfort zones as students/undergraduates in the university into the world, where it is completely unknown and always revolving. Thus it will serve us well to have the right attitude and making the best decision within the pressure to do well in our working life.
Considering that it was already in the afternoon, and it was after the lunch period, understandably everyone is getting kinda of sleepy. This does not escape the eyes of our esteemed speaker, and he brought the matter into his own hand by asking….
Everyone to stand up and do some "exercise". Haha^^
Third Session~
The third speaker of the event was Mr. Gerard Fernandez. He gave his speech about "CPA Australia - The Global Professional Accountancy Designation for Strategic Business Leaders." Mr Fernandez gave a brief overview on what CPA is currently doing and the updates that now more people can join CPA passport programme, where it is now open to people in numerous field, not only from the Accounting field. There are certain steps to be taken to pursue the coveted CPA membership. In opening its doors to people around the world within various fields, this helps to promote CPA and gave more value to its members from the attain knowledge from various fields.
The end of the speech at around 3pm mark the end of the conference, and now some pictures to commit the memory of the event~
Group Pictures~
(Sorry the pictures' quality is low, but dont worry! Just upload them from our Facebook page ^^)
Thank you all for your participation and support, we, CPAASC appreciates the effort of our participants of the day, and not forgetting our helpers for the event. See you all in our next event, the upcomingCPA’s Around the World Race. Don't hesitate to sign up as soon as possible. Details will be up in the next post :)
Greetings from CPA Australia and CPA Australia Student Charter, Swinburne Sarawak.
We are please to inform you that the CPA Internship Program is now boarding. Meaningful and practical paid internship opportunities are available across a range of sectors and industries. The internship program will offer 8 to 12-week placements from November 2009 to March 2010. Online registration is available now at http://www.cpacareers.com.au/cps/rde/xchg/SID-3F57FECA-C596DB4F/careers/site/176_ENA_HTML.htm and it is free to register for all CPA Passport students.
Please do not hesitate to contact us at cpaasc@gmail.com or Mr. Edwin Wong atEdwin.Wong@cpaaustralia.
It is advised that all participants should come earlier, let's say a little after 8.00am so that the registration process gonna run smoothly (hopefully ><"..maybe)
It is with great pleasure for us to announce that we will be hosting the CPA Australia Passport Undergraduate Business Conference 2009 this semester, with the theme “Challenge the Boundaries!”
For this event, there will be a talk on entrepreneurship and how to face adversity and challenges with real-life experiences shared by MoneyTree. Besides that, CPA Australia, Malaysia Division will also be giving a talk on the CPA Program and how it can help your career after graduation. Apart from that, Dr Edward Lim, FCPA will also be giving us a talk on “Challenge the Boundaries”.
This event is open to all students of Swinburne Sarawak. So, if you are interested to sign up or if you have any further questions for us, we will be opening a booth at G Block LobbyonWednesday, 27th August 2009 to Friday, 29th August 2009from8:30 am to 4:30pmso do look for us!
NOTE: Registration using email is not entertained. Thank you!
On the 19th August 2009, on a hot Wednesday afternoon, the CPAASC committee has organized the very first event of the second semester, the Annual General Meeting Sem 2/2009. The purpose of the event is to welcome back the members and to welcome students who are interested in joining our club as member. The AGM also serve to let the new and the old members know of the upcoming events for this semester. Notably there are one major event worth mentioning, the CPA Australia Undergraduate Conference which is going to be held on the 12th September 2009.
Our president - Ronnie Teo giving his welcoming speech for the event.
Everyone paying their attention to what was presented by the speakers.
Our vice president - Jacob Kueh presenting the upcoming events and budget report of last semester.
Hard at work - Registration process for the club membership.
It was a big turn-up for the AGM, so thank you all for the continuous support~!
Up next: CPA Australia Undergraduate Conference 2009... Will you be there? :)
In this new semester, there is few noticeable changes in the CPA committees. Our past president, vice secretary and vice treasurer have stepped down from their post. Choulyin and Lenny have graduated and we all wish them good luck in their future endeavours. Esther have decided to concentrate on her studies and to give the club fresh faces to lead the club in the future. Apart from that, Ah Yieng has decided to continue her studies at the main campus in Melbourne, Australia. It was a sudden decision, and we will miss you. Really.
The new office bearer have been updated, so please have a look at the right column of the blog.
Putting those tearful farewell(if any) aside, this semester is gonna be packed with exciting, trip-worthy, major activities. So check the blog often, our facebook pages, emails and also be aware of any new notices of the upcoming CPA events! Don't forget!
Last semester, on the late afternoon of 15th of May 2009, the CPAASC have organized a trip to the RTM Kuching main office at Jalan P. Ramlee which is located just across Hopoh shopping mall. A total of 59 students including the CPA committee members have attended the event.
Upon arrival to RTM, we are welcomed by one of the RTM personnel and escorted to the meeting room to meet up with one of the senior manager who give us an overview on what RTM is all about. He also told of his experience in working in this field, where it is apparent that to get to where he is now, it takes years of working and involvement in different levels of broadcasting in radio, live shows and televisions just to be familiar with the whole thing.
After the talk, we were escorted to visit the recording department where RTM Kuching used to record their radio shows which is based on time slots. At the time, Sarawak fm were on air and we get to see how the dj interview one of the speaker of the day. After that we visited the Auditorium P Ramlee to look at the rehearsal for the Gawai celebration programme. According to the director, the props and recording the whole event which might be within the 10 minutes slots can cost up to approximately RM 20,000 and more. To ensure that there is no wastage for unnecessary footage, there are two time keepers who counted the time it takes to record the whole event.
After visiting the Auditorium, its time to go back. Before that, there are some group pics to be taken! So here they are, enjoy.. :)
On Monday night, the 10th of August, CPAASC committees were invited to the official opening of the new CPA Kuching Member Centre and the launch for the Book Drive for the less fortunate students of SJK(C) Chung Hua Sambir, Kota Samarahan. The event was officiated by the CPA Australia President, Mr Richard Petty and notable attendees are Ms Audrey Danasamy, President of CPA KL, Ms Christina Foo, the President, various members of CPA working committee and our advisors, Mdm Su Sueh Ing and Mr Chan Soon Hua.
One interesting feature is the changes in the requirements for the CPA Passport programme highlighted by the CPA President, Mr Richard Petty. From the gist of it, the new improved programme will enable more people to apply for the passport programme and become a CPA member. One example given by Mr Petty is that the old programme requirement used to stress the importance of accredited degree by the CPA to be able to apply.
The book drive is one of the initiatives by CPA Australia to improve people views on what the organisation is doing and also to improve their Corporate Social Responsibility. Mr Petty also stated that CPA Australia is the only one (among all the other accounting bodies) to have done this community service so far.
L-R: Dr Edward Lim, Nancy Chan, Kay Wee, Edina Chong, Lilian Lai, Mr Chan, Choulyin Tan, Mr Richard Petty, Ms Christina Foo, Ronnie Teo, Mdm Su, Jacob Kueh, Shariman, Ms Audrey Danasamy.
Introducing for the first time ever, TWO events in one go!
Firstly is our CPA Career Talk, with our main speaker flying all the way from Kuala Lumpur's CPA Malaysia Division headquarters, Mr Edwin Wong who will be talking about CPA, CPA Passport and such on the 22nd of May 2009 at 2:30pm at B004. Make sure you come and listen him out!
Also, at night we will be organising out Networking Night cum Installation Dinner! With our distinguished guests Mr Edwin Wong and also Dr. Edward Lim, together with some Swinburne alumni, the night is destined to be a blast!
There are limited seats for Networking Night so please do ensure that you send your name, Student ID and also your CPA Passport number to us at cpaasc@gmail.com with the header "Registering for Networking Night 2009."
We would like to request all students to personally register using their own emails, and not to request friends to help them to email in one go as we have had registration problems with this manner. We would appreciate it if everyone could adhere to this request. TQ~!
Please register fast as we have LIMITED space for the dinner! Did we mention that we would be playing some ice-breaking games, dinner and also have a session with our Swinburne alumni and Dr Edward Lim on their experiences working in top firms such as Ernst & Young?
So, why hesitate? Register for both events NOW!
For further enquiries, please do not hesitate to email us as well.
On the 29th of April 2009, CPAASC have organized a career talk given by MAA Assurance Chief Consultant, Mr James Bong. A total of 104 students attended this event which was held in B006.
The title of the topic was "The Seed of Greatness in You" where the speaker talks about the importance of doing an early financial planning will benefit our future throughout all stages of our life.
Mr James Bong also state the importance of taking life insurance policies, and to do so earlier. Thus the topic is presented as we the young people should take initiative to have a good financial planning and take insurance policies to ensure our livelihood and care for our love ones. Moving on the pictures...
Lilian giving her welcoming speech for the event~
Students listening attentively to....
Mr Alexander Ng, giving his introduction on what MAA Assurance is all about
Moving on with the speaker, Mr James Bong
Appreciation gifts to MAA Assurance speaker for the day..
Not forgetting Mr Alexander too~
After the talk ended, the students are scrambling towards the food outside, and not forgetting to write down their attendance and also collecting the Appreciation certificates.
'May I get your autograph please?' XP Just kidding, Choulyin taking down the names for certificates collected..
And here writing down their attendance... Don't forget to do this in our event! Crucially important, because here is where evaluate whether you're eligible for the certificates or not..
After all that (phew!) the committee group together for a photo session with the people from MAA Assurance. A big thank you for MAA Assurance, and to our members, don't forget to join in our next event in the month of May!
CPAASCwould like to inform you about our upcoming Career Talk which will be held next Wednesday afternoon.
We have invited speakers from MAA Assurance to give a talk about the career opportunities. We really hope to see you there in the career talk. Do bring along your friends who are interested too. Refreshments will be provided.
Besides, we will be having a Certificates of Appreciation Ceremonyto those who have qualified from the previous year. You know who you are! Looking forward to see you all!
During the month of March, our club have participated in the Swinburne Club Exhibition held in Multipurpose Hall (MPH). It was a day where all the clubs showcase what their clubs are really about and CPAASC took part in this event as well.
The objective is to promote our club to the new coming Foundation Students and to gain them as new members.
This picture was taken after the booth was set up. (In this picture, L-R: Choulyin(not facing the camera), Jacob and Tiong Yieng)
Our AGM was held on the 18th March 2009 at Lecture Hall B004. There was a great turnout! The meeting was started by our emcees, Lilian and Ronnie with a welcoming speech from our new club president, Ms Choulyin Tan.
Choulyin giving her speech.
Our two emcees, Ronnie and Lilian starting off the event.
Can you spot our two club advisors among the crowd? :)
The meeting continued with some introduction to the events that we are going to organise this semester as well as a glimpse of the events we held in the past year.
Next was the qualifications of the certificate requirements for CPAASC, whereby students will have to:
Be a member for 2 consecutive/continuous semesters including paying for registration of RM5 per semester.
Have been actively involved in most of the events organized with at least 80% attendance.
To further explain, a member must at least attend 8 out of every 10 activities organised by our club. We also advise all members to register for the CPA Passport at this link:
After that, some general announcements was made and the meeting was adjourned for registration and some light refreshment. Overall, the event went smoothly and we had over 200 students joining our club this semester.
One for the camera!
Our treasurers, Esther and Jacob practicing their penmanship :)
Members lining up to register and pay for their membership which is RM5 per semester. (Which is a standard for every club in Swinburne)
Some last reminders:
Do email your CPA Passport number to us ASAP for us to fully register your details. TQ!
Do keep track of upcoming activities in order to be able to attend - do look out for notices on our notice board which is situated on the left hand side of Level 2, Building G. Also, you can check this blog or add us as a friend on Facebook. So, stay in touch!
Ever thought of being part of the CPAASC board of committees? Now's your chance!
We are organising a recruitment drive in search for potential candidates to join our committee for the next fiscal year of 2009/2010.
We would like to remind all students that this is an opportunity not to be missed as we are the only accounting-based club in Swinburne University of Technology and that we only conduct recruitment once every year. We encourage students from Year 1 and 2 as the term of service should be from a period starting Semester 1, 2009 until Semester 1, 2010.
To those who are interested, kindly email us your name and personal details such as ID, course, year/semester and resume with your picture tocpaasc@gmail.com before 11th of April 2009.
Thank you and we look forward to receiving your emails!
Yes, we’re back! To our existing members, welcome back! To new students interested in joining our club, you wouldn't be disappointed. Just sit back and hold tight to your seats because...
CPAASC ‘09 is proud to announce our first activity of the year, the Annual General Meeting. The AGM will be held on Wednesday, 18 March 2009*edited* at 2.30pm.The venueis at Lecture Hall B004*edited*.
We have certificates of appreciation to those who have qualified from the previous year. You know who you are! A certificate-giving ceremony will be held during the AGM.
please do attend and listen to what we have to say about our club and our planned activities for 2009!
Please keep updated with your emails for any latest news..
And on the plus side, refreshments will be served :)
We would like to wish all students at Swinburne a very big GOOD LUCK in your final examinations starting tomorrow, 23rd November until the 5th of December!
Due to the overwhelming response from members, the 40 available seats for the Leadership Camp and Appreciation Night 2008 is officialy closed. We apologise to members who wanted to attend but did not get the chance to sign up - we'd like to express our appreciation and gratitude for your infinite support. As said, "The best is always yet to come". Thus, we'll be glad to have your continuous support in the coming semester.
As for those who managed to registered as participants, please be reminded that your CPA passport numberis still required. Do check and confirmed the requisite number via e-mail to us.
To the members who have signed up on the spot for membership, below is the link to sign up for the CPA Passport:
Any ideas on what to do after those hectic moments of going through the final exam??
Well, goods news for you all. We are delighted to inform you that the once a year Leadership Camp will be stepping in on 10th – 11th December 2008. Only this year, there will be a combination together with "Hawaiian Night" themed Appreciation Dinner!
What's more.. This time, a day filled with entertainment and excitement of team-buiding games shall be our start-off at Sarawak Cultural Village, while accommodation (chalets) and Appreciation Dinner (buffet dinner at Poolside/ Treez) with exciting gamesare arranged at Holiday Inn Damai Beach Resort.
So, why hesitate? Let's sheds off exam's fretfulness and headaches and come tag along with us on this journey to loosen-up! The charter will be opening a booth soon for registration and related details are as below:
Participation Fee: RM 40 (Members)
RM 50 (Non-members)
P/s: Limited seats are available - therefore its on a first come first serve basis!
*Priority of seats will be given to members.
We will be opening our booth at Lobby (Block G) for registration soon.
Do check your email for further notices, and we'll keep you updated!
For further enquiries, do feel free to email us at cpaasc@gmail.com.
CPA Day was organized on Saturday, 18 October 2008 with the purpose of encouraging team spirit as well as positive change and personal development. CPA here stands for Change, Perform and Aspire, three aspects which we hope to be able to integrate into our participants through challenges and obstacles in the form of a treasure hunt.
Everybody gathered at the Old Block Auditorium for the welcoming and briefing.
Some groups waiting in anticipation.
After the reading out of rules and regulations, the team leaders were asked to come up and to collect their first clue... and they were off!
Clue 1:
On the second floor I hang, It's strange, At a moment's notice, I change.
Our location at our 2nd floor notice board saw Choulyin asking teams for three activities organised by our committee in the previous semester.
Clue 2:
If 1 plus 2 is 3, then that is where I'll be, a place where cars reach for the stars parked in vicinity.
One of the teams heading over to Jacob who was waiting at the 3rde Level of the Multi-storey Carpark Building for the Speed Racer Challenge.
Clue 3:
Every cranny and nook No matter where you look You'll always find a book.
At the library, teams had to log on to this blog and look for four book serial numbers on a previous post and then to search for the books and take a photo and show to Esther before moving on to the next station.
Clue 4:
Gentle is the breeze That makes this room so cold. So very, very cold.
The Cold Room Game tests the participants' control of chopsticks in collecting CPA-coloured marbles from the pails of water, with Audrey in charge of the station.
Clue 5:
Where oh where, within a shell, Can you hide so well?
At our new seashell-shaped Lecture Theater, the seashell game commenced under the supervision of Grace. Participants had to search for ten seashells around the vicinity, and then arrange the 10 seashells to form 5 rows of 4 seashells.
Clue 6:
Dear Mr Chan.
At the Mr Chan Challenge, Jacq tested the participants on the knowledge of the courses undertaken in Swinburne.
Clue 7:
A place to fill your tummies, With lots and lots of yummies, Placed in open air, With stools to spare, This is where you'll find me.
The Food Challenge saw Shariman asking them to pick 4 choices out of nine, and whatever ingredient was selected was turned into a delectable sandwich for all of the participants to consume~ Beware of the green blended garlic-onion-ginger paste!
Clue 8:
A question from our history, Let's solve this bit of mystery, if you are very bright, where was Networking Night?
The final location for the games was the CMM Games Challenge. Here we had a dart-throwing game and also an outdoor-spinning-and-throwing-the-balls-into-the-rubbish-bin game which kept many teams awaiting because they were so dizzy they couldn't even walk straight!
Finally, after obtaining their last clue, teams had to search for our club president and to hand in all the clues and answers to her but it was a matter of knowing who the president was that caught many off guard!
All in all, the participants progressed between the locations very well. The fastest team took approximately 2 hours to complete the entire hunt.
Congratulations to Team Yellow for making it back in first place in 2 hours!
The Orange Team won second place. Congratulations!
Finally, the Blue Team capped off the Top 3 Group of winners.
A big THANK YOU to all our participants who participated in this event and made it to be a great success.
All smiles from our very tired but happy committees! :)
Looking forward to future activities that will be as fun and enjoyable as this was!
We regret to inform you all that due to scheduling differences, our CPA Passport Undergraduate Business Conference has been postponed to year 2009.
We apologize to all our students who were looking forward to participating in this year's conference as there were some unforeseen scheduling problems.
rest assured that we at CPA ASC have not forgotten about the attendance criteria.. therefore, to make up for the lack of one activity, we in turn are organising a new event to take spot of the free time in October!
Our next event is "CPA Day – where we will embark on a journey to search for CPA!"
CPA Day is aimed at promoting leadership skills, teamwork, and networking among Business students. We are targeting approximately 120 participants within the context of School of Business and Enterprise students i.e. Accounting, Marketing, Human Resources and International Business. Foundation students and non-members are also welcomed to participate!
It is basically a day dedicated to hunt for 'CPA' while enduring various obstacles and challenges through the whole campus of Swinburne Sarawak. Curious? For more information, please email to cpaasc@gmail.com or approach any one of our committees!
Exciting prizes awaits for the first team which completes the race with "CPA"!
To sign up, please email your details (Names, ID, course, phone numbers) to cpaasc@gmail.com. We encourage participants to sign up with friends in groups of 6 to 8! Participation in this event is free.
To all current members, please take note that participation of this event counts as attendance. We also encourage non-members to participate in this event without the pressure of joining our club.
Thanks and looking forward to your positive replies!
On the 19th of September, eight of us from Swinburne CPA club went to Miri to attend the CPA Undergraduate Business Conference organised by Curtin Accounting Club. No doubt, it was a great trip and we enjoyed to the fullest. Pictures can speak louder than words. Thus, we would like to share the fun time and unforgettable experience we had with all of you through the pictures taken.
The conference was held on the 20th of September. It was a full day event.
Theme: Jazz Up, Fuel up, Shine!
Objectives :
To provide learning and sharing platform between students and experts in their respective industries
To instill desirable attributes into graduates
To assist graduates to adapt to work force
19 th September 2008
We arrived at Miri Airport around 8.10pm. Everyone was hungry. Supper time at one of the Malay stall. Most of us had roti canai:) Good time chit chatting with the Curtin mates, Joseph, Yuki and Shirlene
We stayed at Imperial Hotel. It was a nice hotel. :) Thanks to Lilian for booking it for us.
Photo taking time inside the apartment of Imperial Hotel. We look like a family, aren't we?
20th September 2008
Curtin friends drove us using Curtin shutter from our hotel to Curtin Uni. We left as early at 7.30am. Everyone was excited and joyful.
At last, we arrived at Curtin University. It took us approximately 20 minutes drove from our hotel to the uni.
Beautiful compound inside Curtin. There are so many trees which makes the Uni looks so green and environmental friendly. Great atmostphere.
Beautiful compound.
Student Service
Curtin bookshop
Registration corner. Those students wearing pink t-shirts are committee members of Curtin University's Accounting Club.
Committee members from Swinburne CPA club.
Touring around Curtin. See our expressions, happy isn't it? lol
Eight of us sitting in a row inside the Harry Perkins Lecture Theater of Curtin University.
Group pic along the pathway.
Group pic with Curtin Committee members and us from Swinburne after the conference.
One great shot we took while posing near the lake of Curtin University..
p/s: Stay tune to more pictures. More pics and description coming up! This is just part one:)
On Wednesday, 17th September 2008, we invited some representatives from Public Mutual - Ms. Bibiana Chong and her team to give students a brief overview on “Financial Planning and job opportunities in Public Mutual Ltd.” The career talk was held in room 8.13 and 8.12 (for refreshments). There were approximately 150 students who attended the talk.
There was quite a large turnout on that day.
Ms Chong enticed us to answer her questions with rewards in the form of money!
One of our attendees attempting an answer.
The purpose of the talk was to clarify certain doubts from students regarding what Public Mutual actually is and what their main business is, and how to manage their personal money besides discovering the various job opportunities that are available in that company. There was a Q&A session which allowed students to ask questions and many participants were able to approach the representatives personally for more details afterwards.
After the talk, Mr. Chan Soon Hua, club advisor represented CPAASC to give some souvenirs to Ms. Bibiana Chong and her team. Last but not least, we had some refreshments for all participants at room 8.12 to end the talk.
A very warm welcome from our president Ai Ling. :)
We had a general meeting on the 10th of September 2008. Many students turned up and we started off the meeting with a speech from our club's president, Ai Ling. After that, Esther continued on with the list of activities for Sem 2, 2008:
August - Recruitment Drive (Over)
September 10th - General Meeting (Over)
September 17th - Public Mutual Career Talk
October - Student Conference
December - Leadership Camp
December- Installation Night
Then Ronnie continued with the events of the previous semester to show the students an example of how a typical semester with us would be like. Next, he explained on the qualifications of the certificate requirements for CPA ASC:
Need to be member for 2 consecutive/continuous semesters including paying for registration of RM5 per semester.
Have been actively involved in most of the events organized with at least 80% attendance.
To further explain, a member must at least attend 8 out of every 10 activities organised by our club. We also advise all members to register for the CPA Passport at this link:
CPA Passport is a student network created specially for students taking accounting in order for us to stay connected with CPA while we are still pursuing our education.It allows its members tosign up for free membership which offers a range of benefits, including access to an international and Australian work experience program, career planning workshops and discounted products and services.
Reminder: Do email your CPA Passport number to us ASAP for us to fully register your details. TQ!
We also advise the members to keep track of upcoming activities in order to be able to attend -do look out for notices on our notice board which is situated on the left hand side of Level 2, Building G.
With that, our meeting ended at 3.00 pm. Many stayed back to complete their registration with our committee.
23 of August 2008 is the Grand Opening Ceremony for Swinburne Univeristy Technology Sarawak Campus. This is indeed a very special occasion for our university as well as for the state. The opening of the univeristy's expanded campus signifies an important chapter for higher education in Sarawak.
Our CPA club and other clubs in Swinburne were involved in the Grand Opening Ceremony. It was such a priviledge for us to line up along the red carpet in the new hall and waved our flags to welcome the Honourable Ministers and Distinguished Guests. We enjoyed it very much.
Ever thought of being part of the CPAASC team? Here's your chance!
We are organising a recruitment drive in search for possible candidates with skills and potential to join our committee for the next fiscal year of 2008/2009.
To those who are interested, kindly email us your name and personal details such as ID, course, year/semester and resume with your picture to cpaasc@gmail.com before the 10th of August 2008.
We would like to remind all students that this is an opportunity not to be missed as we are the only accounting-based club in Swinburne University of Technology and that we only conduct recruitment once every year.
Thank you and we look forward to receiving your emails!
Warmest regards,
CPA Australia Student Charter 2008 (Swinburne Sarawak)
On the third day, we all checked out of our lodgings in the morning before our trip down to Westports, one of the two major ports in Klang Valley dealing with the imports and exports of the country. There was an impressive multimedia presentation by Ms Firdaus, a Public Relation Executive and it was an eye opening experience for us as Westports has a combined 61% market share in year 2007 with Northport. We were introduced to the machinery only found in ports, like the quay crane, which can carry weights twice its size, to the prime mover, of which there are 208 units. Westport has two major types of businesses, namely the container and conventional businesses. Their 14 berths are specially designed to fit into these main businesses, with berths 1-5 for conventional businesses, while berths 6-14 are specifically for the container businesses. The presentation was followed by light refreshments and finally a bus tour around the compound of the docking sites guided by the Port’s internal police officer. The vast size of the property was so large it took half an hour to cover the whole area. The cranes, shipping docks and so on were pointed out by our tour guide.
The last main event of the day was our Networking Lunch at the CPA main office. Here we had a meet and greet session over lunch with some members of two other student charters from universities in KL, namely Sunway (Victoria University) CPA Australia Student Charter and CPA Student Charter of Metropolitan University College. Both student charters shared what they have done for the year, as well as what they are planning to do for the upcoming semester. Victoria University Student Charter has been around for two years, and their track record is impressive, as they have organised many activities for their students, namely educational trips to many industries, as well as trips to various accounting firms like Ernst and Young and KPMG. Although the student charter for Metropolitan University College is relatively young, they are already planning a trip to Singapore. They are planning to visit Temasek Holdings, and Singtel, among other companies.
A group picture of those staying at Traveller's Palm Lodge.
Committee photo! (Look how vain we are :)
The first company we visited on that day was Westport, one of the biggest ports in Port Klang. Naturally we were in awe of the humongous size of the business's compound!
I believe we were all eying the cars lined up on the compound!
After that, off we were to CPA's Head Office where we were joined for lunch by two other student charters under CPA, namely Student Charter of Sunway College (SCSC), Sunway University College, and CPA Student Charter of Metropolitan.
We started off day two with a visit to DiGi’s headquarter accompanied by friendly Ms Catherine Kok who is the Head of Service Support of DiGi and Mr Peter Wong from CPA Australia office. The uniqueness of DiGi beyond doubt shattered our mentality of the traditional workplace with its concepts of environment-friendly glass walls and landscapes and indoor ponds as well as the open office concept with casual wear – even the CEO, Johan Dennelind, does not have his own permanent office space to work in! We had some light morning tea and a guided tour around the grounds of DiGi, Indeed, the atmosphere is truly dynamic unlike any ever seen by our participants.
Then, we moved on to Deloitte, one of the big four accounting firms, whereby we were treated to lunch Ms Chua Chai Ping, the Human Resources Manager painted an insightful picture of the working atmosphere within one of the Big 4 companies, which did not stray from our idea of being an accountant. She also enlightened us with her experience of working with Deloitte from an assistant and how she became who she is today. After that, a short tour around the offices of Deloitte ensued. We broke off to next visit to BDO Binder, an accounting firm that ranked 5th in Malaysia.
BDO Binder, another accounting firm was impressive nonetheless. The culture at BDO Binder was comparatively different from the one we experienced at Deloitte, which was a good change as we wanted the participants to have a feel for the many different types of cultures that are available in different companies. The humourous and friendly Managing Partner , Dato’ Gan Ah Tee shared his experience and the Company’s background and culture. The society in this company was comparatively more open and dynamic with friendly staffs who gave us good advice ranging from studying tips to working experiences.
The bus took us back to our lodgings earlier as most of us planned to shop in the Bukit Bintang vicinity. The night ended early.
On the first day, 16th July 2008, our group of 28 club members accompanied by Club Advisor Ms Su Sueh Ing and lecturer Ms Kueh Chare Nee arrived at Kuala Lumpur’s LCC Terminal on an Air Asia flight circa 11am. We were greeted and introduced to Ms Leong Pui Kuan, a CPA recruitment officer from CPA Australia, Malaysian Division office, who became our tour guide for the day. From there, we stopped at roadside food stores for lunch before driving down to Parliament.
Arrived at KL. Everyone's looking out for Ms Leong.
This is Ms Leong Pui Kuan from CPA Australia (Malaysian Division). She was our tour guide for the day.
The next stop was to Parliament. Our visit there was certainly an eye-opening experience. The security was tight and the guards would check on our dress code before entering the Dewan. The visit here allowed us to witness the way the laws in our country are being made or enacted, that is through the tabling of Bills and Amendments of existing acts. Our guide from Parliament explained the concepts of bill amendments and introduction of new Bills in the Senate and House of Commons. We had the chance to be the spectators of live debates in both the Dewan Negara (The Upper House) and Dewan Rakyat (The Lower House).
Following that, we had a brief shopping stint at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) before being brought to our lodgings, Traveller’s Palm Lodge and Red Palm at Bukit Bintang to settle in for the night.
What is a CPA? CPA is the designation given to professionals who have joined CPA Australia and completed the requirements of the CPA Program and Mentored Practical Work Experience Program.
How many subjects are in the CPA Program? It is made up of 6 segments - 3 compulsory and 3 elective segmetns ( 9 to choose from).
Can I work in the Big 4 and still do the CPA program?
Yes, CPA Australia has over 3000 CPA members currently working in the Big 4 accounting firms.
Is CPA Australia recognised overseas?
Yes, CPA Australia is currently recognised by accounting bodies around the world. We have fully staffed offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, China, New Zealand and London.
Do I need to be employed while studying the CPA Program?
No, you do not need to be working to complete this program. You do need to be working at least 17.5 hours per week to complete the requirements of the CPA Practical Experience Mentor Program.
CPA Australiais the largest professional association in Australia and one of the larfest in the world with over 108,000 members in 95 countries.
CPA Passport gives you access to our resources, contacts, work experience programs, and a range of other benefits including:
work experience
opportunities in Asia/ New Zealand
CPA library
free subscription-Real Business Magazine
CPA Program
If you don't like being boxed into traditional accounting roles and are looking for a diverse career in finance, accounting or business where there is a constant demand for your professional skills, choose CPA Program.
Facts about CPA Program:
Complete program at your own pace - in as little as 18 months or up to 5 years
Choose the support you need - email, telephone, online forums, study groups and workshops
Choose your own mentor
You can sit the exams in over 240 locations around the world
The examinations are a combination of multiple choice and case based written response questions
This Networking Night is specially organized to the members of the CPA Australia Student Charter (Swinburne Sarawak) on the 9th May 2008 at Lecture Block Auditorium.
Jacob was the OC for the event.
Ronnie decorated the auditorium with balloons.
Choulyin in charge with registration.
Graduated seniors from different firms were invited to share the experience in the audit and tax field. It is aimed at exposing the members with real world working experiences which are crucial for members to grasp on especially final year members.
CPA Members
Toilet Paper games.
Everyone is so excited.:)
Sharing time. Everyone sitting in a big circle
Aileen Poh shared her experience.
President for 2007, Ang Zhi Feng sharing his working experience as freshly graduated accountant.
Another senior, Zhi Wei shared his working experience
It was a successful event as everyone had a good time:)
We are looking forward to the next networking night in year 2009. Cheers to all.
This career talk was organized by CPA Australia Student Charter Swinburne Sarawak on the 2nd of April 2008, on a Wednesday afternoon,. The guest speakers for this talk are from KPMG, one of the big four firms currently in Malaysia which specializes in Taxation. It was a two hour talk, with topics ranging from taxation, to advisory planning. All in all, more than 60 students attended the talk.
The speakers from KPMG are Miss Regina Lau Phui Ching, Miss Imelda Wong and Mr. Eric Yong. Two senior directors were also present, and they are Miss Tang Yeth Fong, and Miss Penny Tan Soo Fong.
Our distinguished guests from KPMG from left to right: Miss Penny Tan Soo Fong, Miss Tang Yeth Fong, Mr. Eric Yong, Miss Imelda Wong, and Miss Regina Lau Phui Ching.
Our emcee for the day was Ronnie.
Miss Regina Lau started the talk with an introduction to the world of KPMG, and also touched on the issues of taxation.
Many students attended this talk as the speakers had a lot to offer.
We had a short break before commencing with the rest of the talk.
Miss Imelda Wong came up and gave us a speech on auditing in the mining industry.
Mr. Eric Yong ended the talk with his part on internal and external audits in the workforce.
The delegate from KMPG sharing some knowledge with the students.
Our treasurers hard at work to enroll those students who have not paid for registration for club membership.
The talk ended at approximately 4pm after some light refreshments.
The Annual General Meeting was held on the 12th or March 2008 at room 8.13. The emcee, Ronnie, extended a welcome to the advisors, committee members as well as all existing and new members to start the AGM at 3:30pm. The crowd was a large turnout!
Madam Su Sueh Ing, one of the club advisors handing out a certificate to our past member for completing the fiscal year of 2007.
Mr Chan Soon Hua, one of the club advisors, takes his turn to hand out a certificate to one of our members.
During the AGM, the semester planner for the first semester of 2008 was revealed to the students. Also, the certificate requirements were explained to the attendees,
Qualifications for the certificates are as below:
•Must be a member of CPA ASC for two consecutive semesters;
•Have been actively involved in most of the events organized; and
•Minimum participation in 2 major events organized.
Our refreshments served.
The annual general went smoothly with good feedback. The club managed to get more than 120 new members registering for this year. Members were also served with light refreshments at the end of the session and committees get to mingle with the members and answering to their enquiries or doubts. There being no other matters to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m. with refreshments served.
We stayed at Imperial Hotel. It was a nice hotel. :) Thanks to Lilian for booking it for us.
Photo taking time inside the apartment of Imperial Hotel. We look like a family, aren't we?
Beautiful compound inside Curtin. There are so many trees which makes the Uni looks so green and environmental friendly. Great atmostphere. 
Curtin bookshop
Registration corner. Those students wearing pink t-shirts are committee members of Curtin University's Accounting Club.
Eight of us sitting in a row inside the Harry Perkins Lecture Theater of Curtin University.
Group pic along the pathway.
Group pic with Curtin Committee members and us from Swinburne after the conference.
CPA Members
