LC R&R results is OUT!!!

Congratulations for the winners!!! and the reward will be given out during our Post-Exam party on 30th Nov evening. More updates will be coming up!

Departmental Superhuman award:

ER- Ong Xin Min
PD- Rickie Ser
IS- Malcolm Yam
FN- Yong Zhi Ling
ICX- Shen Yunzhou
OGX- Aravinda
Exchanger award- Chia Xiu Wen

Santa Claus:
Senior: Li Jun

Mother Theresa?? Father Wenfeng..haha
EB: Wang Wenfeng

We do make a difference

62.

What does this number make you think of?

For AIESEC NTU on 11 Oct 2007, it was a record. A record of love, of how much NTU students and staff care for the society. It is a testimonial that AIESEC IS the platform for young people to have a positive impact in the society.

62 metres. 2 rounds of coins along the big red ribbon. That's the results that a bunch of young enthusiastic leaders of tomorrow produced, through their hard work standing at the area outside OCBC bank to entice people to break their procrastination barrier, to just take out coins from their wallets or pockets, and put it on the red tape.

"Do you have any coins?"

"Let's join in the effort to form the longest coin chain in Singapore!"

"This is going to enter the Singapore book of records."

"All proceeds will go to HIV/AIDS associations."

AIESECers played full out to constantly create short and creative messages to attract the passers-by. It was fun, real fun! And you get so touched when people get moved, touched and inspired, and overturned their wallets to pour out their coins for the noble cause. Every coin is the symbol of love and compassion. Every coin just shows how much we care for HIV/AIDS patients.

Did I say that this event was called the Charity Chain Challenge?

Yes it is the Charity Chain Challenge, short form Cha Cha Cha. It is one of the activities during the BEADS (Being Engaged And Dynamic in Society) awareness week. Apart from fund raising, Cha Cha Cha aims to also raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS situation in Singapore as well as the world, emphasise the needs of HIV/AIDS patients, and to promote volunteerism at the NPOs, which will be further illustrated during the Saturday info talk.

It is this event that we saw the strength and unity of AIESEC. People dropped by between their breaks, and just helped out in anyway they could to make the event exciting and successful! Komang charmed the crowd with his voice. It was so touching to see him on mic for the entire day, exuding his sincerity through every word he spoke. Lilian and Nathan took out their lunch time to station at the booths while eating spoonfuls when there's time. Hermawan, Li Jun, Aravinda, Alvin, Steve, Xiao Min, Ivan, Wenfeng, Sharon, Rina, Aman and many others were all there to help to promote and entice. Needless to say, Grace and Ishita were there to oversee throughout. We've got the spirit, yay yay, we've got the spirit!

And the result was fabulous. The 62m length of coins raised a significant sum of S$700+! This is the combined effort of a morning and afternoon of NTU students and staff! Did I say that every coin matters? Yes it does. It is through every single coin that we accumulate to this amount!

I am really touched by everyone who has the heart to contribute, no matter how small a contribution they thought they made. And I am really grateful to be in AIESEC. Because it is in AIESEC that I see the possibility of creation! We've just created a Singapore record, created an NTU of love, and created the warmth to the society. That's why, AIESEC IS HOT TO GO!

This is a news brought to you by GM from NTU. :)

It was not too long ago when...

On buvait, on bavardait, on faisait le fou. We drank, we chat, we went crazy.

It was AIESEC NTU Mentorship Night. A night beautifully planned and nicely sat in the midst of quizzes. A much welcomed escape at the dimly litted Harry's Bar for the souls which have too much to bear and need a release valve at times.

Perhaps it was this perfect timing and pretty location that attracted so much crowd into the little lounge furnished with couch so soft that seemed hypnotizing, and huge black n white pictures that pulled people away from reality. Members from all 3 unis, alumni, trainees, people from all walks of life and all parts of the globe, gathered under the name of AIESEC to celebrate a night of mentorship, interaction, ideas-sharing, and most importantly, fun!

The night was summoned under the name of mentorship, thus promising speakers were invited down to shed some light about mentorship. Young-at-heart Douglas from Choa Chu Kang (he preferred to introduced himself that way) and Younger-at-age Joshua from PromiseWorks were in the bar earlier than anyone, perhaps excluding the OC, to get themselves prepared for the event. They got us into talking and thinking with different people each time, and often had to resort to using fascinating props and actions such as the gong and the 'Yes AIESEC' action to attract the crowd's attention so that they can carry on with the topic. This just goes on to show how much excitement in the conversation they have elicited.

It was also a night of fabulous food from different culture, where some greedy gourmets were caught practically walking round and round the food table in quest for the end-less supply of food. But it was also during this time that people formed and broke off from groups to faire de connaisance with more people.

There were a lot more things that's worth mentioning about the mentorship night, but given the time that's showing on my pc now and the timezone I am in, I guess it's better to cut the long story short, or better, let pictures tell the rest of the stories. Before I break off to picture story, I would really like to conclude that I love the networking night! It was a great time to be with AIESEC people but not talking about AIESEC stuff (well, for most of the time). I hope for more of such opportunities, cuz AIESECers are not just about work and they are crazier and more fun than any other groups! That's why I am in this I suppose. :p

Thanks to the OC, featuring Nathan, plus Kelvin, Wellym and Karen, for...

the elegantly-decorated night...

where people chat enthusiastically...

where speakers shared inspiringly... (featuring Douglas)

( featuring Joshua and his signature Yes AIESEC! action)

where it casted yet another smile on hundred others' faces...

where Ps of all places and all times gathered for photo formation...

where scandals never forget to appear and GM never forgets to catch...

just like the beer but which the GM cannot touch.

There were chocolate for the ears...

which were home-made by these fingers.

There were amazing-looking machines.

And surprise surprise, the birthday celebration for so many many AIESECers!

Featuring the most excited birthday guy - Alvin with his trademarked facial expression.

It was a night.

Featuring AIESEC NTU that never fall short in making a scene at any AIESEC event.

Fun and laughter and scandals,

One Sin

self-professed AP Gossip Manager

Support BEADS Awareness Week by AIESEC NTU

AIESEC in NTU presents you with ultimate social entrepreneurship experience, BEADS.

What is BEADS all about?
Being Engaged And Dynamic in Society

What are our aims?
Over the academic year 07-08 we aim to provide:

- Capacity building for Non-Profit Organisations
- Awareness building and fund raising around the issue of HIV/AIDS
- More volunteerism opportunities for young people

If you are interested in knowing more about social entrepreneurship, volunteering to work for HIV/AIDS patients in Singapore, embarking on overseas community building programs and work with other NGOs, then come and join us!

We also have some exciting events coming up for you:

Movie screening – "And the Band Played On"
Date:9th October 2007
Time: 7pm onwards
Venue: LT 1

Cha rity Chain Challenge (Cha Cha Cha)
Take part in breaking the record for the longest chain of coins. All the money collected goes towards Non Profit Organisations working with HIV AIDS patients.
Date: 11th October 2007
Time: 11:30 am
Venue: Canteen A, in front of OCBC

Recruitment Booth:
Date: 10th and 11th October, 2007
Time: 10:00 am
Venue: Canteen B on 10th Oct and Canteen A on 11th Oct

BEADS InfoTalk!
Come down to find out more about a 3-month social entrepreneurship cum volunteerism program that lies in front of you!
Date: 13th October 2007
Time: 11:00 am
Venue: Lt 3

Please come and join these exciting events.

Regards,
LI JUN
AIESEC in NTU
BEADS Project Vice President
Contact: +65 9226 4520
Email: li.jun@aiesec.net

A message from Karachi

Hey everyone!

Hope you're all doing well in sunny and rainy Singapore? I'm out of touch with the weather there. Someone update me. [In case you are a newie, I'm Zafirah, current intern in Karachi, Pakistan. Ex-MC in 2004-2006]

Well, Eid is around the corner for Muslims around the world and celebrating it away from family for the first time is tough. Talked to my mum yesterday and she described all the hari raya cookies she's baked and little did she realise my mouth watering with every word she uttered :(

So the fasting month of Ramadhan here is really different. For one, people feast more than back in Singapore, with a double meal. The break of fast known as "iftar" is with fried samosa's, pakora's, potatoes, and sweet drinks. And an hour after that, DINNER with briyani or tikka or whatever big meal that Pakistanis fancy. Which really is tooo much coming from South East Asia where iftar = dinner.

Secondly, work days are halved!, Start work at 8 am and ends at 2 pm! That was on of the easiest things to get used to, coming back, take an afternoon snooze... wake up just in time for iftar....

In the apartment we have the MC mansion, where MC members stay on the upper floor and interns on the lower floors. And iftar is always a happening affair. All 14 of us will gather on the open air roof, with a wonderful view of sunset and the cityscape, chowing down on food and enjoying great company! Especially now where it's cooler as winter is coming. Now if only my mum would courier those cookies, life would be perfect! And in the late evenings, shisha on the roof with coffee or tea. I tried shisha once last night, it was good while it lasted, but the aftermath was NOT pleasant. Hence, I've sworn off shisha forever.

Work on the contrary has its ups and downs. Being the first 2 interns here in this company, (myself and another bloke from UK) the managers aren't exactly attuned to our perspectives and expectations. They generally have no expectations of us to perform and make much difference to the company. So when we do perform they're very surprised. Thus, I hope that's a good start for us to be given more responsibilites and feedback. Proactive action and constant "pushing" of people is a daily affair here and I'm getting used to having to do that too.

AIESEC in Pakistan has been really helpful and supportive! Being a new AIESEC country there are a lot of structural & organisational issues that need to be sorted out, but the members are still lovely. Yesterday I attended AIESEC Karachi LC Induction seminar (part 1) and it was new to be in the shoes of the "foreign intern". For one it felt good to not have so much responsibility as the MC, so we get to have more fun and relax more! And of course at induction the usual:
- AIESEC history session (yawn!)
- AIESEC XP session (now we're getting somewhere) and then..
- Food (YESS! finally!)

Honestly, It was great to see fresh, green faces eager to know more about AIESEC, getting to know each other. Although there are cultural differences, like guys here I found to be more shy when talking to girls and vice versa sometimes... Read that up in my blog sometime at http://zaf.nomadlife.org

Till next time, Have a great Eid!

With lots of love from Karachi,
Zafirah

P.S: Anyone up for travelling in Pakistan in December over Eid-ul-Adha and Christmas? Plan is Karachi -> Islamabad/Lahore -> Abbottabad -> Kashmir
By then all the political fiasco will boil over and it shall be safer. Not that it's dangerous now or anything but media always hype up the negatives.

Want a LC Jacket?

ASK YOURSELF!!!

Longing for our own LC Jacket?

Want to reinforce your LC identity?

Unleash your creativity?
Be different! Be cool! Be NTU!


Presenting: AIESEC in NTU Windbreaker Design Competition


When?
~ October 1st - October 14th 2007 [Sunday], 12 midnight

Who?
~ This competition is ONLY open to members of AIESEC in NTU

How?
~ Send in your design and its details [e.g.: pantone color]

Prizes

The first design will get the Jacket for FREE
Best Design will get to go for NLDS for free!!
Feeling of pride – everyone will be wearing a jacket designed by you!

What to put onto the design?
~ AIESEC Logo [Nothing covering the logo!!]
~ You MUST use all AIESEC in NTU: bold, italic, c ol or s, bigger, etc
~ AIESEC in Singapore wording is NOT compulsory, but you can put merely SINGAPORE in any part of your design
~ NO obscene design and vulgarities
~ Preferably 1-2 colours for the design [as more than 2 colours can be very costly to print] ~ Where to get the logos and branding guidelines: www.aiesec.org/brandsite


Selection process: Judgers will choose and then members to VOTE online!
YOU HAVE THE FINAL SAY!!

Disclaimer: Braning guidelines have to be properly followed, thus there is a need to edit and change some part of the design if it's deemed necessary. the designer is liable to assist in the editing process.

Remember, you still have 14 days to design now. We're awaiting for your design.



Should you need any clarification, have any queries, need some ideas on our current AIESEC T-shirt designs, feel free to contact me.



ANCHIT MALHOTRA
81187614
malh0002@ntu.edu.sg

WENFENG'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

Hey AIESEC!

I'm Aravinda, a newbie to AIESEC NTU, Singapore.

Alvin invited me to write my views on Wenfeng's birthday party. Umm....simply, it was "The Day". So here I go!

Wonderful Bday Cake! Yummy...

I really felt that AIESEC is a place for warm friendships while taking part in the balloon plan. AIESECers planned so hard to present a wonderful birthday gift to their team mate. I guess the "balloon plan" was an idea of Wanxin. It was really nice to be a part of it. How hard we worked to get hold of the balloons as they tried to greet Wenfeng in advance! Some vanished making sounds as if to discourage us but finally we were able to make Wenfeng surprisesd!


Pic Taken At Our Beautiful ADM Building

"Wenfeng, we love you!" our voice dominated the surrounding of the ADM.

"Thank you!" Oh! How happy he was! It had been really a surprise for him!

This followed by the interesting session of ragging the birthday boy, a water bath! Wenfeng is so lucky to be greeted in so many different languages from English to Mandarin and from Bahasa to Hindi. When I was a kid, I thought that the "Global Family" concept is bullshit, but yet again at AIESEC I realized that I was wrong.

Happy Bday Wenfeng!

I was convinced that AIESEC is a place with a mix of fun and serious stuff when Alvin started a session named "What is your ideal AIESEC?" Everybody presented their views without any hesitation, an AIESECers' top-most quality as I believe. Some ideas were critical. For instance William brought out the point that most people join AIESEC not at all to "create a positive impact on society" but for the betterment of themselves. That's true. Even I joined AIESEC since I was fascinated by the internships. But after this sharing, all of us were convinced that we should do much more for the enhancement of the society, for the people who are in need.

I must thank Alvin for giving me a chance to express my views on AIESEC Sri Lanka. During my short stay, I experienced that AIESEC Sri Lanka, although facing greatest obstacles, is doing a commendable job. I supported this fact with a project they had been doing to improve the computer skills of rural children.

If I don't add something about the spotlighting session, my article will be 50% incomplete. Everybody was spotlighted with various questions, potential boyfriends, girlfriends, etc. Wanxin was so clever in quizzing the guys. Oh! It was really an amazing experience; I didn't feel at all that I was amidst of my seniors. In AIESEC a senior is only an experienced friend, not a "big boss".

Last but not least Grace should be thanked for her dazzling pizzas!! And Steve for his delicious choco cake!!

Actually once again this event proved tome how lucky I am for choosing AIESEC. This is a place for friendships, for happiness, also for personal improvement and additionally a great place to contribute to the society in need. With a lot of positive-minded people around me to push me forward I'm quite sure that this is a wonderful platform to discover and develop my potential!

Thank you AIESEC!!!

Written by,

Aravinda Karunaratne

First Year OGX Member, AIESEC NTU