Wine & Food Pairing Workshop @ SHTLM

School of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Management (SHTLM) of Sunway University College proudly organises "Wine & Food Pairing Workshop" and it's happening on 21st Nov 2009..

Book early for some rebates!

For further details of the workshop please contact Janny at 016-2366682, Zin at 016-3202417

or email at natale_dell_annata@hotmail.com

See you there!

Floral Arrangement Workshop

Ceramic Workshop - "Wheel Throwing"

The Community Art Workshop is open to all with the key objectives to relentlessly create interest in art, unselfishly share art knowledge and simple techniques in art and craft making. The ceramic wheel throwing workshop focuses on centering & cylinder making. Check the fun and colorful event out in Sunway University College (http://www.sunway.edu.my/).

For enquiries & registration, please contact Sammy at Tel: 03-74918622 Ext: 3501 and Email: sammyc@sunway.edu.my.

Pottery Workshop - "Plant Pot"

The Community Art Workshop is open to all with the key objectives to relentlessly create interest in art, unselfishly share art knowledge and simple techniques in art and craft making. The pottery workshop focuses on coiling and pinching techniques. Check the fun and colorful event out in Sunway University College (http://www.sunway.edu.my/).

For enquiries & registration, please contact Sammy at Tel: 03-74918622 Ext: 3501 and Email: sammyc@sunway.edu.my.

Pottery Workshop - "Tea Pot"

The Community Art Workshop is open to all with the key objectives to relentlessly create interest in art, unselfishly share art knowledge and simple techniques in art and craft making. The pottery workshop focuses on slab & coil techniques. Check the fun adn colorful event out in Sunway University College (http://www.sunway.edu.my/).

For enquiries & registration, please contact Sammy at Tel: 03-74918622 Ext: 3501 and Email: sammyc@sunway.edu.my.

Ceramic Workshop - "Wheel Throwing"

The Community Art Workshop is open to all with the key objectives to relentlessly create interest in art, unselfishly share art knowledge and simple techniques in art and craft making. The ceramic wheel throwing workshop focuses on centering & cylinder making. Check the fun adn colorful event out in Sunway University College (http://www.sunway.edu.my/).

For enquiries & registration, please contact Sammy at Tel: 03-74918622 Ext: 3501 and Email: sammyc@sunway.edu.my.

Batik Workshop

Learn how to make cupcakes - for charity!

The students of Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management has organised the Cupcake Baking and Decorating Workshop for the past 6 weeks... It is an effort to raise funds for charity and at the same time learning about event management...

Themed, "Help a child with a cupcake", the workshops were held every Saturday at the Pastry and Baking Kitchen, SHTLM, Sunway University College.. This project will then lead up to the final event, a cupcake sale on April 5 in Sunway Pyramid, PJ...

The students hope to raise RM2000 for the school, which helps underprivileged children get back into schools by paying their fees and other expenses..

So join them at the cupcake sale on April 5 at LG2, near Pyramid Concourse at the Sunway Pyramid Shopping Centre... Head on over to buy a cupcake or two for a good cause!

Do you want to know how the cupcakes are made?

Follow these easy steps..

Mix & Bake

Squeeze

Decorate


Serve

Cupcake Charity Drive: Help a Child with a Cupcake

Join our cupcake baking and decorating workshops brought to you by students from Schoold of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Management, Sunway University College.

• 7th March 2009 (Session 1 – from 0830 to 1200)- Cupcakes baking with different flavors and basic frosting.- For photos og our first workshop, please go to http://picasaweb.google.com/CupcakeCD/March72009CupcakeBakingWorkshopSession1?feat=email#5310411789677417138


• 14th March 2009 (Session 2 – from 0830 to 1200)- Themed decorating – True Love


• 21st March 2009 (Session 3 – from 0830 to 1200)- Cupcakes baking with different flavors and basic frosting.


• 21st March 2009 (Session 4 – from 1300 to 1630)- Themed decorating – Flower Power


• 28th March 2009 (Session 5 – from 0830 to 1200)- Cupcakes baking with different flavors and basic frosting.


• 28th March 2009 (Session 5 – from 1300 to 1630)- Themed decorating – Healthy Lifestyle
  

All 6 baking and decorating sessions will be held at: Baking and Pastry Kitchen, SHTLM, 5th Floor, North Building, Sunway University College.

High-Tea will be served after each workshop sessions (for participants only).
Goody bags containing flours and other baking items will be given to each participant before the commencement of the workshop sessions.

Participants are advised to dress in casual wear (long pants and covered shoes preferably)
Please more info, please visit us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=340822&op=9&o=global&view=global&subj=522840728&id=594316885#/event.php?eid=54043436169

For more information & bookings, do not hesitate to call:

Benjamin Ng at +6012-3122510 or Nurul Ain at +6013-3910406

Fun-Time with Flowers..

Last Saturday, Dept of Art & Design has organized Flower Arrangement Workshop as part of their community project. It was open for staff and students and as well as for the public.. Flower arrangement has been always my passion, so I took this opportunity to enroll and learn something out of nothing.. Not forgetting the pretty ladies from the HR Dept; Carmen, Natalie, Ching Mun, Michelle, Betty and Joanne from ADTP have also joined me and few other staff..

These roses are looking so fresh..

I would say, majority of us didn’t have any basic knowledge but yet we learnt quite a lot of tips and skills from our facilitators.. We started off with learning to make corsages..

This was done by me.. Isn't that so lovely? *grins*

Pretty ladies posing with their corsages..

The facilitator has divided us into two groups since there were 20 of us in total.. One group learnt to do the bridal flower and the other was table settings.. And obviously I went for the bridal bouquet.. =P

Here are some of the table settings ready for sale.. oopss I mean ready for display...

Simple and yet beautiful table settings..

The making of bridal bouquets..

Due to time constrain, the facilitator showed demo to us on how to make a simple hand corsage..

Carmen willingly offered her hand to model this hand corsage for us..

We all had great fun-time with flowers.. Hopefully we apply what we had learnt in our daily life.. We heard Helena said might be organising another workshop and perhaps this time to learn different designs and techniques. Really looking forward for it! =P

The Department are organising part-time courses for Basic Drawing & Painting and Basic Pottery. For enquiries, contact Tel: 03-74918622 HELENA (ext. 3500, Email: helenac@sunway.edu.my).

Flower Arrangement Workshop

CupCake Charity Drive

Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze, Ghost, Clay...

Remember that scene in Ghost, with Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze behind the potter's wheel? Yup, that famous scene.

Last Saturday, a few staff gathered at the Art & Design Department hoping to be able to re-enact that scene. Our dreams of Patrick Swayze shattered when we were told that we had to undergo at least a year of basic pottery training before we are even allowed near the equipment.

Everyone arrived at the Ceramics class organised by A&D Dept eager to get our hands dirty. I even cut all my nails short for the occasion. It's not often that you can see the staff acting like kids.


L-R : Jeannie(Psychology), Yoke Yap(Nursing), Karen(Directorate), Betty(HR) and Irma(ALevels)

Clay is a more complicated material than I thought. I kept treating it like plasticine, until Cindy, our teacher, told us that if any air bubbles are formed in the clay, the whole thing will explode when baked in the kiln (oops).


L-R: Wan(Art&Design), Yati(HR) Neda and Susan(Art&Design), and Cindy(our teacher)

Most of us didn't end up with what we had in mind. Our spirits were willing, but our hands were less-than-skillful. Few of us did though - Betty (HR) managed to make the pot she wanted for her office plants with pretty butterflies surrounding it. Watch out to see if she actually decides to use it in her office.

Our MASTERPIECES before it is dried and sent to the kiln (we think they're beautiful and no one can convince us otherwise):

The Department are organising part-time courses for Basic Drawing & Painting and Basic Pottery. For enquiries, contact Tel: 7491 8622 HELENA (ext. 3500, Email: helenac@sunway.edu.my) or WAN NOORAZILA (ext. 3501, Email: noorazilaw@sunway.edu.my)

Sifting Through Our Schools for an Outstanding Literary Talent

Sunway University College (SyUC) in collaboration with the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Malaysia once again hosted the annual Oxbridge Essay Writing competition held recently. Fifty-seven (57) 4th and 5th form students from 22 schools around the peninsular from the Klang Valley, Seremban, Melaka and Ipoh took part in the competition.

Ms Elizabeth Lee, Executive Director of Sunway University College, Cambridge graduate and President of the Oxford & Cambridge Society of Malaysia said “We are proud and honoured to work hand-in-hand with the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Malaysia in a quest to raise the standard on the usage and mastery of the English language in Malaysia”

Competitors were given an hour to compose an essay of a thousand words on a topic selected from a list of 5 questions on current issues. The winner was Varsha a/p Sivalingam from SMK Puteri, Seremban. Her essay responded to the question “In our determination to be ahead of the others we have abandoned humanity, ethics and decency. How far do you think this is evident in our society”

The Oxbridge judges were clearly impressed by the standard of the competition. The panel was made up of Dr Chua Hui Yen, Mr John Nicholson, Ms Sharon Saw and Ms Sue Wong from the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Malaysia.

The winning school bagged RM300, a trophy each for both the individual winner and the school and a certificate of commendation from the Oxford & Cambridge Society of Malaysia for the winner.

The competition was also made into an Oxbridge English Language Event that included workshops conducted by a panel of distinguished speakers who are graduates and members of the Oxford & Cambridge Society of Malaysia. The workshops were: - “Effective Writing Skills” by Mr. Mark Disney and Dato’ Dr M. Shanmughalingan and “Effective Oral Communication Skills” by Mr. Walter Jones and Prof Dr Noraini Tamin.

“Time and again it has been said that the strength and advancement of a nation depends on its people. Indeed this is why; we are pleased to be part of this public service endeavour at Sunway” added Elizabeth Lee.

“Powered Tuff” Girls at Motivational Camp

Since earning suffrage rights in the US during the late 18th century, the pressure for women to prove themselves in this male-dominated world remains an eternal issue. Sunway University College (SyUC), in collaboration with Seventeen Magazine Malaysia, organised a one-stop event to mentor young ladies on the challenging journey to empowered womanhood through a “Girl Power Camp” held at SyUC recently.

When secondary schools around Malaysia were invited to participate, 280 students signed up for this two-day, one-night, full board camp. The young campers aged mostly between 16 and 17 years, benefited at the start when trainers from Kanebo International gave grooming lessons, including make-up tips that are necessary to help young ladies feel more confident. More importantly, the trainers encouraged them to appreciate their own inner beauty rather than their physical appearances.

Ms Evon Ho, Legal Affairs Manager of Sunway Medical Centre gave the teen ladies a vital education on ‘Sexual Harassment’, a topic that, in Malaysian society, is still shrouded in mystery. The participants learned how to recognize sexual harassment behaviours and how they should react when faced with such situations.

Other workshops held covered topics on image and impression management, nutrition, financial planning, self-defense and personal safety awareness.

Lecturers from SyUC, Dr Marie-Aimee Tourres, Puan Annyza Tumar and Ms A. Alagarani, engaged the participants in a heart-to-heart discussion during the ‘Pillow Talk’ session. In response to honest questions from the young campers, they provided valuable advice and guidance on relationships, personal motivation and leadership.

One of the highlights for the campers was when they were asked to form fictitious companies that dealt with a product, service or idea. The teams were encouraged to rely on the talent and strength of each member to make a presentation on how to increase revenue for the companies, hence bringing out and complementing the potential in each other.

“Women can be so powerful when they show solidarity and make use of the resources available to them,” said Ms Elizabeth Lee, Executive Director of SyUC. “Thus ‘Girl Power’ is a wake-up call to our schools, sports teams, camps, organizations, the job market and the media to nurture and encourage women’s issues in positive and exciting ways.”

“I certainly hope that this camp has helped our teenaged ladies realize their potential to make the right choices and to believe in themselves,” added Ms Lee.