Good Luck!

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!

CPA ASC

Closing of Registration - Leadership Camp and Appreciation Dinner 2008

Dear all,

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 number is 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:

http://www.cpacareers.com.au/apps/passport/JoinNow.aspx?type=tertiary

Do email us your Passport number once you've registered.

Thanks and looking forward to December 10th!

CPA Australia Student Charter 2008

(Swinburne Sarawak)

Leadership Camp and Appreciation Dinner '08

Calling all CPAASC members,

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 10^th – 11^th 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 games are 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.

Best regards,

CPA Australia Student Charter

Swinburne Sarawak

Review - CPA Day 18 October 2008

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!

Cheers,


Ronnie Teo
CPA Australia Student Charter 2008

(Swinburne Sarawak)

CPA Day 18 October 2008

Dear all students of CPAASC,

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!

CPA-Curtin Undergraduate Business Conference 2008

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:)

Public Mutual Career Talk 17 September 2008

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.

General Meeting 2008

Hi there guys!

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:

1. Need to be member for 2 consecutive/continuous semesters including paying for registration of RM5 per semester.
2. 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:

http://www.cpacareers.com.au/apps/passport
/JoinNow.aspx?type=tertiary

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 to sign 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.

Have a nice day!

Grand Opening Ceremony

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.