Newsletter #26 - 2009
Week 11 already! Good luck with your studies がんばってね。
---but still take a break to survive by coming around to club activities
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1. Movie night this week
Sorry about the late email! We have been running a little late on room bookings and which movie to watch, which is still TBA (to be announced*)
only because we are making sure that it will be a great one (^_^)
Where: Rotunda R2
When: Thursday 8th of October (tomorrow!)
Duration: 2 hours
2. Cocktail night winners and feedback
Cocktail Night was a great success! Lots of fun socializing with music and drinks, there sure are photos floating around on Facebook and we will get some up on the club website soon, I'll be sure to inform you guys when that happens (^_^).
Winners: (congrats!)
Random entry : Grace
Best dress : Mat and Krystle
Performance : James
Jun Ken Pon : Mari and Scott
Celebrity head : Cath and Orie
Be sure to send us any feedback with any suggestions and what you really liked about it.
monashjapaneseclub@gmail.com
3. J
apanese Conversation group
It's on Tuesdays at 10am at the Japanese Studies Centre. This is a fun, high-energy, high-interaction, and fun get together for Japanese learners of all levels! (and any Japanese fluent speakers who are lovely enough to come and help in the teaching ^_^. There are word games for vocab, drama games, Pocky, fun with song lyrics, and lots more... Email the club if you are interested in learning or teaching nihongo . (poster attached)
Where: Japanese Studies Centre, Bldg 54 (Next to bus loop) **
When: Tuesdays 10AM
4. Shogi group
Want to learn to play Japanese chess or up for a challenge? We have players of all levels, come around and we will induct you in the arts of Shogi!... as well as feed you tasty daifuku mochi (^_^)
We will meet prob for the last time this Sunday 11th Oct, as usual at 1PM Menzies 1st floor where the Japanese books are.
email me for confirmation though or just more info at at juanda2009@hotmail.com
5. AGM
The general Annual meeting is where we come together to select next year's committee. please come and vote for your next committee, and if you want to be part of the committee just ask any of the present members about the positions.
It shall be held in week 13. The rest is to be confirmed.
6. Immigration Services
Berrigan Doube Lawyers have offered to sponsor our club by offering legal and immigration assistance at no cost to our student members, e.g. information regarding visas, permanent residency etc. This is both to Japanese students who need information about Australian permanent residency or to any of our adventurers who wish to obtain a visa for study in Japan. If you would like to take this offer just email us for more information.
Online Links:
We also have a number of online tools for our members. These include:
Club Photo Gallery:
www.monashjapaneseclub.com/gallery/
Facebook Community:
http://monashedu.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5723718069
Mixi Community:
http://mixi.jp/view_community.pl?id=2175772
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Monash Japanese Club
Contact us at:
monashjapaneseclub@gmail.com
More information at:
http://www.monashjapaneseclub.com