SSA Senior Farewell 2003
Venue :: EC Suite 1014
Date :: May 4, 2003 (Saturday)
Time :: 7 pm
Free Food!!!! Enough said.
SSA Executive Board Elections/Movie Screening
Venue :: C555, Lerner Hall
Date :: April 16, 2003 (Wednesday)
Time :: 8 pm
It's that time of year again for our annual SSA board elections. Thank you all
for your continued support at events, and we hope that you enjoyed attending them
as much as we did organising them! We'll be electing our new President, Vice-President,
Secretary, Treasurer, Webmaster, and two new positions: Executive Committee Members.
For more information, just come to the elections!
After that, there'll be a private screening of Talking Cock, a controversial Singapore film
that is rarely shown in Singapore since its distribution is subversively suppressed.
Singapore Expo!!
Venue :: Jed D. Satow Conference Room, 5th floor of Lerner
Date :: Apr 5, 2003 (Saturday)
Time :: 11 am - 3pm
Like talking cock? Like talking cock about Singapore? Like
www.talkingcock.com? Want to talk cock about
www.talkingcock.com talking
cock about Singapore? Come check out a fun SSA event this Saturday! We've
invited Colin Goh and Joyceln Woo, founding members of you-know-which
website, Singapore's most popular satirical website (if you haven't
heard of it, go see!) to talk about a land far, far away, whose people
have to be told how to flush toilets and romance each other, and where
TV scripts are vetted by government bodies for grammatical mistakes.
It'll be a great opportunity to hear their perspectives as Singaporeans
skating on the thin OB marker between "satirical" and "political" as
well as their views on Singlish and censorship. If you're lucky, you'll
also get to hear and see clips from "Talking Cock: The Movie."
And if you really need more convincing, the talk will be followed by
food catered from Nyonya...now you know you want to come, and you also
want to invite those friends, classmates and floormates who keep asking
you if it's true that you get flogged in public for chewing gum in
Singapore.
Movie Night!!
Venue :: Lerner Hall, E568
Date :: Feb 20, 2003 (Saturday)
Time :: 9 pm - 11pm
Come see yet another made-in-Singapore film, with a few important
differences:
(1) Neither Lee Kuan Yew nor the PAP make a single appearance, nor are they even mentioned
(2) It's a movie about young people but they do not suffer from teenage angst, fret about boy-girl-relationships or complain about the
oppressive education system, in fact they don't go to school, instead they join gangs,
traffic drugs and beat each other up. Ok two of them do fall in love but only sort of.
In other words, a Singaporean film that doesn't have a political agenda and isn't even trying to be a film "about Singapore" - if you can spot any
allegories or symbolism, we'll buy you a drink. Or maybe just refill your plastic cup.
At any rate, don't miss this opportunity to enjoy a good movie, munch on pizza and celebrate the arrival of the weekend!
Chinese New Year Dinner!!
Venue :: Lerner Hall, Jed D. Satow Room
Date :: Feb 1, 2003 (Saturday)
Time :: 7 pm - *itching hour
Celebrate the Year of the Ram with Southeast Asian food like Kway Teow, Satay,
Chicken Rice and much more! The night begins with a sumptuous dinner and progresses
into familiar festivities such as mahjong!
Movie Night!
Venue :: Lerner Hall East Ramp Lounge
Date :: Sep 28 (Saturday)
Time :: 5:30 pm - 7.30 pm
We are showing the movie "I Not Stupid", starring Jack Neo and Xiang Yun
(Mandarin/Singlish/dialects with English subtitles).
Synopsis:
"A Singapore-made movie, I NOT STUPID is a satirical comedy which will
make you laugh and cry almost at the same time. It portrays the
struggles of three young children and their families in pursuit of
academic excellence in a highly competitive society. The parents are
equally challenged in the rat race, taking their own "exams" to survive
in the modern society." - Raintree Pictures
Pizza and soda will be provided, so come join us!
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General Meeting 2002
Venue :: John Jay Lounge
Date :: Sep 12 (Thursday)
Time :: 9 pm - 10.30 pm
Calling all members! This is our first GM of the academic year.
Basically, it's an introduction session of the board members and the
new freshmen to the rest of the SSA. The board would also be revealing
all the new exciting events and activities that they have planned
for this new semester.
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Activities Day
Venue :: College Walk
Date :: Sep 06 (Friday)
Time :: 10am - 4pm
Come down to College Walk and sign up with the SSA. Almost all the
clubs and other ECAs would be there. Take a moment to look around and
sign up with a club or two. Especially useful for freshmen.
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Welcome Dinner
Venue :: Nyonya Restaurant, 194 Grand St, NY10012
Date :: Sep 06 (Friday)
Time :: 7:30pm
Join us at the Malaysian restaurant Nyonya for some yummy chicken rice,
fried kueh teow, hokkien mee, laksa and satay, as well as to welcome the
new freshmen and grad students from Singapore!! (View the
menu!)
We could either meet directly at the restaurant, or for those who are
not too sure how to get to Chinatown, we could meet on campus and set off
together. Details will be confirmed later.
reply: Audrey (
asc2002@columbia.edu or x3-6687)
so she can make the reservations.
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Woodbury Commons
Meeting Point :: Gates at 116 St and Broadway
Date :: Sep 07 (Saturday)
Time :: 9am
Cost :: about $27 (bus fare)
It's that time of the year again, where we journey out of the city to
an outlet mall (
Woodbury Commons!!!) in upstate New York to shop! For freshmen, it might be the
best time to buy that winter jacket and other necessities. For
upperclassmen, well ... ... it's shopping!
For those who want to meet us there, the address is 498 Red Apple Court,
Central Valley NY10917.
reply: Siyi
(sg811@columbia.edu or x3-8638)
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