SSH celebrates its 10th year anniversary!

SSH 10th Anniversary celebration bags V-award

2010-04-07T10:47:00.000-07:00

The V-awards, jointly organised by the Mass Communication Society of Tunku Abdul Rahman College(TARC), together with Diploma in Advertising year 2 (DAV2), Diploma in Graphic Design year 2 (DGD2) & Diploma in Multimedia year 2 (DML2), was held in the TARC KL campus Sports Complex to celebrate the practical efforts of the students from the courses offered in SSH.

We were very lucky to have been nominated for "Best On-ground Event" and "Best Media Team", and are happy to announce that as of April 7th, 2010, the campaigners of the SSH 10th Anniversary Celebration are now officially an award-winning team, as we bagged the "Best Media Team" award.

Representing our very proud team, we thank you all for your support thus far! This award is yours as much as it is ours, for we could not have done it without you :) Thank you so much!
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Check us out...Check out our award...

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Ps*: Congratulations to our seniors who won: "Best On-ground Event" award for their campaign, "Recycle is a Need & a Deed (Dec 2008)"

Perfect for a hot day!

2010-02-02T22:38:00.000-08:00

It was an incredibly hot day and a few SSH 10th Anniversary Celebration campaigners were walking along Desa Setapak, Wangsa Maju, finishing up on some post event matters, as we were complaining about the hot scorching sun, we then, to our delight, stumbled onto one of our co-sponsors Perfect Ice. Those who attended our celebration would remember the Perfect Ice stall which was set up in the canteen 2 foyer. Their juicy and cold sherbet definitely were crowd pullers, making our celebration that much cooler.

We were thrilled as were many other customers who were crowding the shop, to find something cool to deal with the hot weather.

The crowded shop as everyone wanted to get their own share of Perfect Ice

When it was finally our turn to get ourselves a nice cool fruit sherbet, we were spoiled for choices as there were so many flavours, like Soursoup, Pumpkin, Peach, Kiwi, Watermelon, Honey Dew, Dragon Fruit, Mango, Red Plum, Red Bean, Lychee and Sweet corn. They were all equally tempting.

There were so many mouth-watering flavours to choose from!

The flavours we chose were mixed so that we would get more than one taste and the price is really affordable too! As we drank our sherbet, we could taste the authentic fruity flavour along with the cool ice soothing down our throats, it really made the heat much more manageable after that. The sherbet comes in a cup which you can carry as you walk or eat it in the shop. The best thing about the sherbet is that it stays cold for very long time.

The mixture of flavours gave the drink a beautiful color, fit for celebrations or any other occasions!

Are you thirsty yet?

If you are, then find a Perfect Ice outlet near you and keep yourself cool this coming Chinese New Year at http://www.perfectice.com.my/contact.php . You can also contact Perfect Ice at their hotline: 012-2222620

Good luck!

2010-01-14T08:02:00.000-08:00

2009 has come and gone, and right now, most of the students of SSH are starting 2010 by preparing for their exams!

For the student organisers of this SSH 10th Anniversary Celebration, this will be our final exams as SSH students, but before we bid you farewell and retreat to finish our own exams revisions, we would firstly like to wish all that are taking exams a VERY GOOD LUCK!

Prepare for your exams SSH style, Study Smart and Hard!

Know that you are all "Simply Versatile" in our hearts!

Thank you for all your support! :)

Roaring in the new year!

2009-12-30T07:49:00.000-08:00

The tiger’s roar gets louder and louder as we count down to the coming Tiger Year.

After years of having Chinese New Year movies from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and China hitting our shores, this year Malaysians will get the chance to watch a local production. "大日子Woohoo" is Malaysia’s first ever 100% locally produced heartwarming Chinese New Year Film, hitting cinema screens this 14th January!

Producing a film locally is not an easy process as it involves coordination from different aspects and most importantly the budgeting of a film is a huge concern. Knowing this, the Broadcast Communication team invited Director Chiu of this 大日子Woohoo film to share his experience in the making of this film during 15th December, the second day of the event.

Director Chiu, who is now the Astro Chinese Program Manager, engaged actively in directing TV series, advertisement, MV and TV programmes. He was an assistant director in a Singapore Chinese New Year film,"Winners take all" , producer of favorite travelling and award-winning TV program "Go Travel" and "Step Forward".

The sharing session on the go! Director Chiu (in red cap and top)
bringing out the festive mood of <大日子woohoo>!

He brought along one of his stars, Ah Yoke, with him and shared about how he chose his actors and actresses; that it was not a must for her/him to have lots of experience. Instead, he explained that he would be more concerned with the ways an actor communicates with their eyes and body language. He also explained that as a director, it is important to have strong justifications for every decision made.

Other sharing topics include the conceptualization of the movie, location scouting, new technology -red cam used in shooting the film, budget and etc. The sharing visit also revealed 10 (out of 1000) limited handmade Woohoos, which are the movie's premium items, in the shape of cute tiny tiger dolls. The little dolls were given away by Director Chiu to participants of a short quiz held after the sharing session.

The making of this film is revealed to the audiences through their book, <相信。可能>. This book, with 200 pages, captures the whole making process of the movie, showing you the scenes and props design layout, words from the production team, to give you a behind the scenes view of producing a film. If you want to know how things were translated from ideas into a full length movie, you just have to give this book a read!

Cover page of the Handbook for Film Making Process of Woohoo. Check it out to know more about the making of this movie before its release this coming January.

To find out more about 大日子Woohoo and their book, check out their blog (http://cny2010.blogspot.com/)and their Facebook(http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4659397&id=199499266420&fbid=226636836420#/woohoo2010).
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Yeah, it’s our turn!... We committee members from Broadcast Communication team and the event advisor, Ms Lim(Who is holding a Woohoo doll), posed for a photo with Director Chiu and Ah Yoke before we said goodbye

Autograph session…Director Chiu and Ah Yoke sharing a laugh as fans came up for autographs.

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Before we leave, we would just like to say

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

-SSH 10th Anniversary Celebration Campaigners-

Look what we found!

2009-12-24T03:23:00.000-08:00

We found ourselves on Sin Chew!

Special thanks to Sin Chew for giving us 2 write ups, one before the 3-day event and one during!

We are also featured on the Comic Studios blog, written by blogger Dylan.

To find his write-ups on our 3-day event, click below:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Before we go, we would like to wish you all Merry Christmas!!

The SSH Alumni Homecoming

2009-12-19T07:41:00.000-08:00

SSH celebrated it's birthday on the 19th of December, the real birthdate, with The SSH Alumni Homecoming dinner. And a few (busybody) representatives of the SSH 10th Anniversary Celebration Campaign joined the fun!

It was not just a chance for a reunion of old friends for many of the alumni, but also a chance to eat good food! (Very good food!)

Mr Lee Hwee Chuin, who still was fondly respected by these former students, gave a speech thanking all that came for this dinner and gave his heartfelt thanks for every single alumni who has represented SSH in such good light in the industry for the past years, some of whom that have gained recognition for their work. He was obviously very proud.

It was truly a night to remember...

It's not over...

2009-12-17T06:49:00.000-08:00

While the event might have closed successfully, it is not the end of SSH or the students from APR2 and AMS2.

It merely marks the new beginning of the many great things that is to come.

This is not the last post you will be seeing on this blog either, we will be bringing you more news about us.

So remember to come back here and check on us! ;P

For more pictures, check out our Facebook photo album! Click here!

The campaigners packing up after the event, eco-consciously of course!

What really went down...

2009-12-16T07:34:00.000-08:00

After all the hammering, heavy lifting, sweating under the hot sun and those many late nights of paperwork...it all boils down to the 3 very important days!

What exactly happened? You already know about the launch...so what actually went down on those important 3 days?

Well, to say it simply, all 10 booths were all out in Spirit, Soul and Heart!

Montage courtesy of Dylan (C0mic Studios), click here to his blog

Here is the low down, pictorial style!

Day one
Masters at work... Two talented SSH students working on the Live Graffiti Demonstration by the Graphic Design booth

The product of their labour...
Thumbs up for a good public talk...The lecturers of SSH posing with the Sin Chew reporter in the public talk hosted by the team of the Journalism and Media Studies booth.

Day Two

YUM SENG!! A toast to a wonderful marriage between Mr SSH and Ms EMSD. The marriage was witnessed by the father of SSH, Mr. Lee Hwee Chuin, and the father of EMSD, Mr Oo Pou San and VIP guest, Director of Student Affairs Department, Mr Ung Thean Lim. Organised by the PR booth to celebrate the Extra Mural Studies Department's entry into SSH.Woohoo!! Director Chiu, of Woohoo famed, poses with the quiz winners of his sharing session organised by the Broadcast Communication booth.

Day Three

Tourism royalty...Andrea Cheah, Miss Tourism Queen Selangor 2009 and Justina Au Yong, 2nd runner up for Miss Kuala Lumpur Tourism Queen of the Year 2007, presenting awards to the winners of Mr. and Miss Tourism Search, Evelyn Yong Chin Foong and Jonathan Ong Meng Soon(in the middle).

Danell Lee, obviously excited to be here as he performed his hit, Mimpi, in Malay and Chinese to demonstrate that he too is "Simply Versatile".

All's well that ends well...It ended with smiles and pictures with Danell Lee!

The launch of SSH 10th Anniversary Celebration!

2009-12-14T19:07:00.000-08:00

As promised, the pictures from the launch of the SSH 10th Anniversary Celebration!!!

The Vice Principal, Mr Chan Kum Wing, and the Head of School, Mr Lee Hwee Chuin, receiving a huge present from the APR 2 and AMS 2 students

Opening the box in anticipation!

The city is unveiled, look at the impressed and suprised looks on their faces!

Next, we had a cake cutting session

The TARC VIPs cutting the cake together on stage

More pictures coming your way!!!

The celebration kicks off!

2009-12-14T07:22:00.000-08:00

The SSH City was launched today by Mr Chan Kum Wing, the Vice Principal of Tunku Abdul Rahman College, and Mr Lee Hwee Chuin, the head of the School of Social Science and Humanities, as part of the start of our campaign!

So remember to stop by and experience the 10 different booths, we have plenty of games, activities and goodies heading your way!!

Want pictures? Don't worry, we will be bombing you up with more photos tomorrow! So, stay tuned!!! ;P

The faces behind the campaign

2009-12-12T17:19:00.000-08:00

Our pre-event promo booth is over, our set-ups are in process, we are now busy slaving away with our final touches of our event to bring you our very best.

Before we you see our best, we want you to see our faces!

The many faces behind the SSH 10th Anniversary Celebration that will be coming at you soon (See our advisor in white?)

Broadcast Communication Booth Team

The Public Relations Booth Team

The Hotel Management and Food Service Booth Team

The Graphic Design Booth Team

The Journalism and Media Studies Booth Team

The Advertising Booth Team

The Fashion Design Booth Team

The Tourism Booth Team

The Counselling & Psychology Booth Team

The Multimedia Design Booth Team

Did you know that we are not just in charge of our booths alone? All of the student organizers are charged with our 10 booth and the operations of the campaign on an overall scale.

With that, we also have four departments, which are the Public Relations & Marketing Communication department, the Security and Maintenance department, the Stage Programming department and the Sponsorship department.

Talk about dual roles! It can be a little overwhelming, but definitely worth it for a school that we love so much!

The 10 booth and 4 department leaders, with Ms Lim Siz Siz, our campaign advisor

**Pictures taken by and special thanks to Max Khoo

Mr & Ms Tourism Search

2009-12-12T16:55:00.000-08:00

Mr. & Miss Tourism Search is adding a touch of glamour to the Tourism booth in conjunction with the SSH 10th Anniversary Celebration. The beauty search is the first organised on behalf of the Tourism course in TAR College, ‘Showcase of Beauty, Intellect and Talent, as the slogan illustrate the objectives of this search as advocating the Tourism course as a whole, cultivating talents and the winner will become the representatives for the Tourism course in TARC.
There were 6 finalists whereby 3 males and 3 females selected for the final that to be held during the third day of SSH 10th Anniversary Celebration;

Come see them live!
Date: Dec 16th, 2009 (Wednesday)
Time: 12.30pm -2pm
Venue: Foyer, Canteen 2 TAR College KL Campus

With auditions and pre-selections, contestants could compete with any talents whether it is singing, dancing, acting or telling jokes, apart from the fixed routines like self-introduction in dual languages , for instance, English and Mandarin for Chinese contestants, Q & A session and showcase simple catwalk.

M1 - Lim Meng Seng

M2 - Jonathan Ong Meng Soon

M3 - Sin Guan Ming

F1 - Evelyn Yong Chin Foong

F2 - Mia Chong Earn Hui

F3 - Jessyca Cheong Pik Yan

After 2 days of auditions, 6 contestants were chosen out of vast number of applicants and were arranged into couple teams, the 3 couple finalists gathered at KLCC park on a weekend, for a photo shoot session and they were socializing among themselves to relax so that they are comfortable with their respective partners to be able to perform their best to audiences.

Before the shooting session started

The couples are:

C1 - Lim Meng Seng & Evelyn Yong Chin Foong

C2 – Jonathan Ong Meng Soon & Mia Chong Earn Hui

C3 - Sin Guan Ming & Jessyca Cheong Pik Yan

Winning Mr. & Miss Tourism Search assure each winner a travel package to Pulau Redang Laguna Resort. We earnestly invite you to join us witnessing the birth of Mr. & Miss Tourism TARC 2009.

** Photo shoots session courtesy from Nick, Ling and Zoe

Getting Cozy with Mr C

2009-12-11T12:29:00.000-08:00

The PRO PR team from the PR booth recently interview Mr. Chuan Tek Pheung. Mr Chuan, or more fondly known as Mr. C, is an experienced lecturer skilled in both PR and Journalism. He is also a programme supervisor for the Diploma students in Mass Communication (Public Relations).

1.We understand that you majored in Journalism as a student, we would like to know how related is your academic background to your job title today which is the Programme Supervisor for Public Relations in TAR College, KL?

A:I started out being in love with Journalism and the news; I signed up as one of TAR College’s first batch of Journalism students way back in 1994. It was in the United States, when I was pursuing my Degree that I first got interested in Public Relations.

PR and Journalism are, many times, two sides of the same coin; I believe they suit my nature of needing to know and wanting to showcase.

2. How many years have you been attached to the Public Relations programme of TAR College, and what is the best experience, biggest achievements, and basically, proudest moments you have ever had, educating PR students?

A:I joined TAR College in 1998 after completing my US Degree through a college scholarship, and then became Programme Supervisor for Public Relations in 2000. There have been many memorable experience and moments these 11 years.

I believe when my compatriots and I succeed in outlining courses that increase and enhance our students’ experiential skills, and when we hear our PR alumni making it into the management level in the industry, we feel the proudest as educators.

3. What are the specific criteria and qualities that a PR student must have, what does it take to be a real good PR practitioner? It sure is not about how much you like to talk, right?

A:Well, talk is cheap, as they say. In the years I’ve taught and guided, I’ve found that graduates who’ve made something of themselves in the industry were the ones who read beyond text-books, the ones who loved the challenges of hands-on assignments, like organizing PR campaigns or excelling in practical coursework, and of course those who treated their internship tenure as real work, rather than having a mere trainee mentality.

4. How far do you agree with the saying “Jack of all trades, master of none” to describe a PR practitioner’s job scope? What are the actual main job scopes? Are they capable of doing everything?

A: From what I’ve seen of our graduates, most had started their jobs as what you’ve termed “Jack of all trades” – they’d gotten their hands dirty doing all sorts of technical work. Those who’ve succeeded climbed up the ladder by mastering the essentials of their current position’s or organization’s needs.

My colleagues and I have always made sure that our students are aware of the reality of the job market – everyone starts from scratch, before they can taste success.

5. Please advise on the do’s and don’ts in the real working world, especially to your future Public Relations practitioners.

A: My advice: Love your job, because you chose it. Two, you work for your boss, so help your management achieve more, in good corporate image and financially, of course. Thirdly, have a conscience – know that your management, your colleagues and your publics are humans, just like you. And lastly, never cause the public undue harm.

6.Public Relations is considered a respected profession in the UK and in the US, but we seem to have some issues here in Malaysia. What do you think are the misperceptions of PR in Malaysia?

A:This misinterpretation about PR exists everywhere; not just in Malaysia. What are we called often – spin doctors, propagandists, apologists? I believe that PR practitioners must start excelling in both PR and organizational expertise, before they are able to gain trust to counsel and convince their management to, as they say, do good to the public, in the process of making the business or organization a success.

We try to open up the minds of our students, getting them to grasp knowledge and skills that goes beyond PR, because PR doesn’t exist in a vacuum; it exists in a market and an economy. Only when students know about the world they work in, can they make wise choices about the work they do, which affects their management, client, and also the public.

7.What is the contribution of Public Relations in businesses of various industries, to the society today?

A: I often say: PR is everywhere – it can mean Public Relations as a job in a variety of industries; it can also mean Personal Relations because we are humans who communicate with others, and many times, we find ourselves trying to convince each other of our opinions.

I humbly conclude this, as I have much more to learn. For me, to contribute to business success, PR practitioners must improve themselves beyond just PR, media and mass communication. To contribute to society, we must first realize that a dissatisfied public can really do our business and organization harm.

Constantly observe your Personal Relations habits; by doing this, you’ll make daily decisions in Public Relations and other work that are personal choices with consequences that you should accept.

Cherry from the PROs PR team interviewing Mr C

The magic of white...

2009-12-11T06:20:00.000-08:00

Okay Okay, many have been asking us about what exactly is the magic of white that appeared in our poster. It's hard to imagine what they can expect to see in our booth. So, to ease your pain, here we are giving you a sneak preview for you guys. By revealing to you what exactly the magic of white.

Basically, the magic of white is about the magic of a projector screen. On screen, we can make anything and everything come true. Yes, you can fly, you can fight, anything you name it, we got it. Everything is possible in multimedia design.

I bet most of you have watched "2012". What did you guys think about that movie? Awesome?

Yes. Visit us on 14 dec 2009, we will show you the making of movies like 2012.

We have the making of New Moon too!

Want to know how they turn into wolves? Visit us on 15 Dec 2009. If you haven't watch the movie, join our lucky draw. You might win it !

Also, we have one of the latest ones. The Princess and the Frog

Join our lucky draw. You might also win these movie tickets in our booth !

Check out the making of it on 16 Dec 2009 !

Watching the making of the movies will definitely make you appreciate how movies are made. When you see how hard they work, especially when adding in effects. It starts with research, then filming, and later, adding effects to make it perfect and realistic. It looks effortless, but when you watch closely, there is an impressive amount of work to be put in.

Please make sure you check out the Dancing Room before you leave. The Multimedia Design booth will have more surprise awaiting you.....Stay Tune!

The prelude to the massive fun ahead!

2009-12-10T05:05:00.000-08:00

This week, as we prepare to give you our all on the 14th to 16th December, we have also set up a pre-event promo booth in the TARC canteen 2 foyer!

Come and stop by, and you'll get to see the humble beginnings of SSH, through the pictures from, our head of school, Mr Lee's personal collection.

Also, we have the latest updates about our event games and activities by each booth! You can even dedicate a message to wish SSH a "Happy Birthday"!

Our booth at canteen 2 foyer awaits you!

Also,come see our giant birthday cake,and guess how many "10"s are there and win yourself a prize!

Can you guess how many "10"s are placed on this cake?

The making of a psychological prison!

2009-12-08T07:50:00.000-08:00

Walk out of your home and most likely you will see people going about their own business cheerfully. Living their life the best they can.

Look to the left and you see people greeting each other, look right, children happily chanting a rhyme while playing one of those classic childhood games we all love. All seems well in these people’s life.

Well, it is not always as it seems. That is what the Counselling and Psychology booth is here to tell you. Most of the time, problems and issues of our mental state reside deep within us. These feelings within us are hard to detect within a person and soon will cause social issues and problems.

Deep ain’t it? Well, just look at it like a prison. A prison holds bad people and criminals who cause problems to society and pose a danger to other people. But when one have served their sentence and is finally released, they are finally reborn into a better a person.

This is why we are using the concept of a Psychological Prison for our booth. It will highlight the prison within each and every one of us and the conflict within ourselves, our behaviour and our actions plus the social issues that develop from them.

Shown in these photos is our progress of conceptualizing the psychological prison in material form. We may be taking a more serious direction in presenting our booth from the others. But hey, unique stands out.

It all starts with a brainstormWorking out the bits and pieces for our jail

Our jail was coming to life in front of our very eyes

We will show you that through psychology studies and good counseling, everyone always have a way out of that prison. We hope you will find our booth, that will be displayed from 14th to the 16th December in the TARC canteen 2 foyer, to be an interesting one.

So how would you like to be a better person or possibly help others to be as well. We challenge you…

Shall I compare thee... to a bee?

2009-12-07T08:37:00.000-08:00

These days, the students of APR2 and AMS2 can be accurately described as bees...Busy bees...Bees that have been busy buzzing around TARC. It has been a busy week indeed, not only in terms of preparing for our celebration, let's not forget we are students after all, and have been juggling assignment deadlines as well. But the amount of fun we have from working together is totally worth it.

We have just recently placed our buntings and banners, making TARC more purple.

We have also just completed our mock run (a simulation of our event) for our advisor.

A picture tells a story of a thousand words, so here are a few stories with several thousand words. :P

In preparation of the event, we had to take measurements...

We built our props for the mock run too

We worked together and set up our decor arrangements

Some of the display put on for show, I wonder how the real thing will be like...

Then our advisor, Ms Lim Siz Siz, came along to check, this is her, participating in one of the booth activities...That looks like a familiar gameCan you see a hidden message in this?

Our buntings and banners are now up! Spot them around TARC today!

Fashion Design Team - Mystery Gift Hunting @ Petaling Street

2009-12-06T20:42:00.000-08:00

Like we’ve mentioned before on our Twitter (follow us!), 3 members from our team has been hunted for some mystery gifts to our lucky booth visitors.

So, to avoid any spoilers, we’ll just let the pictures do the talking. :)

Button-Land! There are like hundred kinds of buttons, fabrics, threads and ribbons all over the place.You name it, you got it.

Left: From tiny little threads to the biggest size, they’ve got it all!

Right: This is only a small part of the ribbons section that you’re looking at.

Left: The pin-hole machine that punches buttons hole.

Right: Oh look at that sewing machine, CLASSIC! We bet it’s more than 50 years old!

Left: Buttons, buttons and buttons…

Right: Fancy on some jeweled buttons? No worries, they have it all here, nice and well arranged.

Left: At first glimpse you thought it’s a stack of ribbons, if only it was as simple as that. They’re actually hundreds of colorful zippers tied together as one.

Right: Huey Loo: Will you marry me? (:

Entering the fabric shop was like entering a colorful land full of surprised.

Xuan Ti and Gillian handling some of the "souvenirs" after we were finished with our hunt.

On last note, remember to claim yourself these mystery gifts at our booth @ 14th, 15th & 16th of December inside the Dancing Room, Canteen 2!

First come first serve! ;)

“The difference between style and fashion is quality.” By Giorgio Armani

The SSH & EMSD Love Story

2009-12-06T00:20:00.000-08:00

Mr. Soo Seng Heng (Mr. SSH in short) and Ms. Emily Mok Sue Dee (a.k.a Ms. EMSD) have been best of friends and have been in a strong relationship for the past 10 years. It is clear to see how invincible their relationship is and that they were meant to be. Not only were they in love but they also shared many common interests –language, people, social science, and humanities.

One day, Ms. EMSD’s father has to work overseas and thought hey, it’s about time his daughter has her own family one day. And as for our charming Mr. SSH himself, who is obviously well polished by his father, is ever ready to dedicate his life to the woman he loves and build a happy family of their own eventually. Mr. SSH proposed, and his sweetheart said yes. It was through the unconditional support and blessings of their fathers, who were also best friends, that this marriage is possible. This is definitely going to change Mr. SSH's life forever where beyond lies ahead a great commitment and future with Ms. EMSD. There could be no other better time than now!

As illustrated above, the father of ‘Mr. SSH’ is Mr. Lee Hwee Chuin and the Father of ‘Ms. EMSD’ is Dr. Oo Pou San. They have mutually agreed that this marriage is a great idea. After all, they only want to see their ‘children’ (us, TARC students) do well, and become their biggest achievements to truly represent the identity of all-rounded, extroverted and sociable beings.

Metaphors aside, yes you guessed it right, the Extra Mural Studies Department (EMSD) has proudly become the new addition to the School of Social Science of Humanities (SSH) happy family effective 1 Nov 2009, which now results in a brand new SSH and this makes SSH the biggest school in campus in terms of staff size.

Both SSH and EMSD in nature, are academically categorised in languages, social science, humanities and other development programs and it only makes better sense that it is high time to streamline the efforts of courses and programs offered under one roof – the SSH.

Thus SSH now has 2 additional divisions, The Division of Languages and The Division of Nation Building and Unity respectively, operating and blending well with the strong, loving and supportive ‘Mr.SSH’. As this only encourages SSH in delivering efficiency, it is also planning to design new courses and programs for the future generations.

The team fondly known as the PROs PR team, is solely in charge of the PR exhibition booth in the upcoming SSH 10th Anniversary Celebration, and will be responsible for setting up this beautiful and meaningful day on the 15 December 2009, 10am-11am at Canteen 2 foyer’s main stage to wed these two charming personalities, Mr. SSH and Ms. EMSD. Come join the Largest, Most Grand and for most of you, the first time ever Wedding Ceremony in TARCampus! Be part of us (because you do want to catch the bouquet when the bride tosses it in the air! –a sign of good luck or grand prize to be won? Okay, both!) and witness Mr. SSH and Ms. EMSD live happily ever after. Hey, looks like we actually can have the best of both worlds!

Of flowers purple and white, do not miss this special invite! :)

A trip to Sin Chew!

2009-12-03T10:05:00.000-08:00

This time, the booth members of Journalism and Media Studies visited Sin Chew Enterprise for a FAM Trip. The day started slowly with the heavy rain that has been hitting Malaysia lately, and the atmosphere was rather gloomy, but the visit to Sin Chew definitely turned the mood around.

While there, we saw newspapers from the 50s to the 90s. Back then, the fonts used were really small and the arrangement was very neat, the style of writing was different as well. We also got to see decades’ worth of newspapers from China, they that carried history for 100 years! We were quite awestruck to find papers of such historical value right before our eyes!

We then got to see the newspaper making factory and witnessed massive machines at work. The experience of watching it all first hand was beyond anything we could ever imagine.

Also, if you ever thought that making newspapers was easy, we are here to tell you that you are sadly mistaken, for there is so much effort made in producing newspapers daily. There are so many people around with their own special expertise and tasks.

The machines that are producing our daily Sin Chew papers

A sample of a newspaper blueprint before it is sent out for printing

After visiting the factory, we met up with Chun Kiat, a reporter with the Sin Chew newspaper who will be giving a public talk during our event!

He was formerly an SSH student who studied Mass Communications (Journalism) and he spoke to us about his experience in TAR College and his working experience in Sin Chew. It turns out he shares one of our most beloved lecturer as well (Don’t you want to find out who?).

Other than that, he gave us the low down on what it is like to be a reporter and the things they are required to do. We do feel indebted to him for teaching us so much, but if you want to learn from him too, watch out for him as our event is going to be hitting TAR College this December 14 to 16!

The Journalism and Media Studies booth, happy to be at Sin Chew

Special thanks to Sin Chew for the wonderful trip and the support they will be giving us during our 3 day exhibition in terms of information and materials for our booth.

Hotel Management & Food Service team on the go

2009-11-30T20:21:00.000-08:00

The Hotel Management and Food Service booth team has been both excited and busy as they set out to look for more goodies for you!

Yeah, that’s right. Just not too long ago, the team went to “Sticky”, the newly opened shop in 1Utama that sells candies, in hopes to get you all some tasty treats when you join us for our SSH celebrations!

And guess what? The wonderful people of “Sticky” have agreed to be our sponsors! Not only will they be providing us treats to give to you as door gifts, they also promised to give a special game prize which we will reveal during our event. Be sure to check back with us in December to find out what it is. ;P

The simple meeting at “Sticky” turned into something more, as we got a live demonstration of the candy making process, these candies are handmade! Boy, were we impressed!

Sticky- Even the entrance looked sweet

Just looking at the display of colorful candies made our mouth water

We were treated to a live demonstration on how these candies are hand made

Its amazing how so much work is put into these tiny but delightful candies

Other than the visit to “Sticky”, we also visited our very own Tunku Abdul Rahman College restaurant, well, technically, we were visiting the kitchen. Hotel Management students, with the help of their practical lecturers, run the entire restaurant! We were lucky to have a rare look behind the scenes of the busy restaurant, and in this visit, we learned how to make “Sushi Roll Sandwiches”!

I am sure many are familiar with “Sushi rolls”, but for this, instead of rice, we use bread. The process was fun, and the results, splendid! They were so delicious, we had a hard time trying not to finish all our rolls immediately after making it so we can show you our end product, it took great restraint on our part.

I bet now you are wondering why are we doing this, correct? It is because we are going to teach you how to make your own “Sushi Roll Sandwiches” and the best part, we are even going to reward you for it too! All this will be happening at our booth! So, check out our "Sushi Roll Sandwich" recipe at http://www.scribd.com/doc/23338298 and practice!

Special thanks to Chef Mak who taught us how to get things done
It took great restraint to not finish all these before taking a picture

So, keep tabs on the Hotel Management and Food Service booth. We will be seeing and serving you soon! ;)

A mission for inspiration

2009-11-29T03:48:00.000-08:00

In need of inspiration to decorate booth in a way that is appealing and creative, the team for the booth of Graphic Design went to the Pipit 3rd anniversary bazaar, it is a one day craft bazaar for independent artists & designers to sell and promote their handmade craft, it was held at Annexe Gallery. The Annexe Gallery is a non profit centre for contemporary art and is a platform for young artist to express themselves through all kinds of events.

On the day of our visit, there were more than 20 stalls selling DIY craft, accessories, hand-made dolls, bags, patchwork, coin purses, painting, illustration and so on. This year, Mari Brand from Tokyo was invited to this event to share their limited hand-made product as well. There were so many things to be seen, everything was so colorful and nicely made!

Mari Brand is known as the main attraction for Pipit. Check out their signature icon, the handmade apple on the Xmas tree.

Handmade luggage necklaces by Evangelione, a passionate craft artist from Johor Bahru

The crowd gathering in front of a handmade accessories stall. The goods are selling like hot cakes.

Art on canvas

Special patchwork pillowcase with compartments to place remote control and tissues, according to Filifele’s co-founder Beny Kong.

After visiting Pipit craft bazaar, we proceeded next door for a graphic design exhibition. With all that we have seen, we can definitely say our mission of gaining inspiration was successful!

Some of the artworks are displayed in luggages

3D Art

Can you read the hidden message in this painting?

We also went to another gallery where paintings were up for sale. Those paintings are from local artists, ranging from abstract painting to our country tourist attraction KLCC tower.

Wouldn't you like to bring some of these inspiring art home?

Want to see how we are going to fully utilize our new found inspiration? Come over to our booth this December to see!

We are back!

2009-11-27T10:53:00.000-08:00

First of all, we would like to welcome all our readers back. You have been missed in the recent short hiatus to improve our blog. But never fear, for we have returned…with a new story too!

In preparation for our upcoming event, most of the 81 student organizers stood united on a hot sunny day! We rolled up our sleeves, we tucked in our shirts and we started to move all the reusable props and materials from our college hall, which we plan to use for our event, one by one, into a storeroom as we ran an inventory check.

But it wasn’t just the guys doing the heavy lifting, for you see, majority of the student organizers from APR 2 and AMS 2, are girls. So yeah, the girls did their parts too, carrying massive pieces of wood and other materials around. With the scorching hot sun, well, let’s just say that a lot of us have really nice tans now.

We can definitely claim that this event is a product of our sweat and tears (you know, from yawning, due to lack of sleep from all the work :P). We are working our fingers to the bone because we want this event to be a success! For it to be a success, we need your support too!

So, come, join us this December! We will give you a celebration to remember! ;)

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The boys working under the hot sun

The girls did their parts too

The important part was that we worked together

A chat with the head of SSH!

2009-11-21T11:11:00.000-08:00

Mr Lee Hwee Chuin, mention that name in the School of Social Science and Humanities, and you would be sure to see a smile. Why? This is because Mr Lee is no ordinary head of school, instead, in the hearts of the many students in SSH, the former lawyer is smart, modest, friendly, is reputed for his sharp wits and charismatic persona.

The Media Relations team was very lucky to have been able to find a small free slot in his schedule for a short interview so that you may have a better understanding of what SSH is all about!

Simple versatility is not something that only the students of SSH possess, but is possessed by the head of school as well. Initially, this interview session was planned to be held as we engaged in a ping-pong session with him, so that he may show off his ping-pong prowess.

However, due to Mr Lee’s busy schedule and the ping-pong venue being unavailable. We proceeded with the interview in his office instead.

Anyway, here is what he had to say:

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1) What is the vision and mission of SSH?

SSH has a vision to produce graduates who are generally known as well-rounded, students who are academically sound inbuilt with very strong and updated skills and trainings which means they have got the practical experience and academic inclinations. The mission is to educate as many young people with the right attitude, ethics and morality as well as knowledge.

2) TARC is 40 this year, as SSH turns 10. In the passed 10 years, what kind of impact has SSH made toward TARC?

I’d say that SSH has definitely liven up the atmosphere of the entire college.

Life before SSH was about studying and taking exams, studying and taking more exams…There were no events then, but that has changed. Things are livelier now.

3) How long have you been a part of SSH?

I joined TARC before the establishment of SSH. I was in TARC since 1995/1996 whereas SSH was established in 1999. In those days, SSH was under the School of Arts and Science. I was the first lecturer under SSH at the point of its establishment.

4) What were your initial thoughts when you were given the post of the head of SSH?

Honestly, I didn’t know what to think or do. I definitely did not foresee this when I first joined TARC as a lecturer.

But I then began to understand my role, which was to push SSH to be amongst the best.

5) What are the significant changes you saw in SSH’s growth over the years?

SSH is by far the youngest school in TARC and it is also the most vibrant. SSH has a wide repertoire of disciplines, and we are not normal by standards (whispers: Some say we don’t follow the rules), our growth has always been directed to be more forward looking, liberal and dynamic. At the same time, we know how to handle the serious part of things. This is clearly reflected in our lecturers and students. We have definitely come a long way in that sense.

6) What would you consider SSH biggest success story?

All of my graduates are my biggest success. They are all equal in my eyes. The ultimate goal is to see all the students that come here, to leave equipped with what they need to start their journey in the real world.

7) What do you expect to change for SSH through this event?

The misconceptions of SSH itself. The misconception that SSH students are deemed a few notches lower in term of brain-power, which is definitely not true.

The idea here is to change the concept and understanding of the word ‘quality’, to show that it doesn’t necessarily mean to score higher in exams but rather to show what it means to be human, it means to be well-prepared for the working life, it means ultimately to produce graduates who are well-rounded members in the society.

We hope to be the starting point for all our students to equip themselves with the ability to learn continuously during and after college, so they may effectively contribute to the society. I believe this is a harder task to achieve.

8) What is your leadership philosophy as the head of SSH?

To be accessible all the time. I believe everything can be done through proper negotiation.

My leadership style is to be approachable, and it is clear in this sense, since
students do come over to talk to me during my (meant-to-be-quiet) coffee sessions.

9) We were told by one very wise lecturer that an organization is not limited by the compounds of a building, but rather by its people and what they do. So, what is your opinion of the people (staffs and lecturers) of SSH who are charged with maintaining this organization known as SSH?

They are all highly qualified, everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. There are times when they act individually, there are times when they act cohesive as a team.

Your lecturer is right, an organization is not a building, a building is merely something we need as a resource to accommodate our students’ activities, for instance, students need halls to practice event management. SSH is made of and by such people in it.

10) The overall concept of this celebration was actually chosen out of 10 pitch presentations made by the second year students of Advanced Diploma in Mass Communications, in Public Relations (APR2) and Media Studies(AMS2). We heard that you personally vouched for the concept of "Simply Versatile", is there any reason why you put this concept so close to heart?

We can be as good as five stars and beyond, and when we are required to, we can do the simple things as well… Versatility is more important to us. We need to learn the limits of rigidness and be creative with what we have, that is called being versatile, by being able to adapt. That’s why I felt that concept was good because the real world requires you to be versatile.

11) And what do you believe is currently done in SSH which can contribute to a student's path to simple versatility?

Whatever we do, can be converted into some form of an evaluative marking and therefore it can be used to evaluate students. That is why SSH focuses on teaching students practicality as well as academics. You may know the answer to a question, but when faced with a situation, do you know what can be done to actually solve it? SSH hopes to see students learn from that practical perspective, and I believe that it can make students more versatile in that sense.

12) If we were to ask you to use 5 words to describe the style of SSH's methods of
education, what would it be?

Dynamic, Liberal, Practical, Simplfied yet Forward Looking.

13) What message do you hope that people would get from this overall celebration campaign?

The only message we want to disseminate is the dynamism of SSH and its inhabitants. I’m proud to say that our PR course is one of the best.

14) If you could make a prediction, what do you see in SSH’s future?

I’d say that I would foresee that our practice, in combining practical competence and academic excellence, be used as a benchmark by all other educational institutions attempting this kind of programme.
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The media relations team posing with Mr Lee

**Special thanks to Mr Lee for being such a good sport!

Visiting Leo Burnett-An experience to remember

2009-11-21T10:03:00.000-08:00

On the 12th of November 2009, three representatives from the Advertising booth team visited Leo Burnett, which is not only an international advertising firm and but also the 4th largest communication network in the world.

Uncle Burnett’s portrait greets us upon arrival

With the strength of 170 personnel, LB Malaysia boasts a wide portfolio of clients under its belt such as PETRONAS, Malaysia Airlines, Tenaga Nasional, McDonald’s, and others. Leo Burnett is also the place where the late Yasmin Ahmad worked since 1993.

Once we stepped into the entrance of Leo Burnett, we were astonished by its beautiful and cozy interior design. The thoughts of "WANTING TO GET A JOB HERE!!" entered our minds, especially so when we were invited to their "leisure room" to await for our meeting. We were anxious!

Our nervousness faded away as Ms. Mazuin Zin, who is the Client Service Director, and Mr. Suresh, the Strategic Planning Director, greeted us warmly. We were there to gain support for our Advertising booth in terms of information and materials. They were helpful and friendly, lucky for us, we had their support without any hesitation. In fact we were informed that we are the first group of students to have approached them in terms of requesting support from them. We are definitely very honored by this. The kindness we received is definitely appreciated.
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That pathway leads us to the Late Yasmin Ahmad’s office

Pool table and bar area

Spacious workplace

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At the end of our meeting, Mr. Suresh agreed to bring us for a tour in LB’s office.

Advertising is a demanding career that leaves one not only feeling accelerated but also exhausted, that is why LB Malaysia has such a relaxed office setting. As we looked around, there were pool tables, sofas, a bar, an amphitheatre and big glass windows where we can see the sun shining from the outside, this explains LB’s organizational culture more or less. The earth-tone space emits the sense of comfort and belonging-ness.

All in all, we would like to say thank you, the people of Leo Burnett, for such an insightful visit.

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Before you go, let us ponder one of Uncle Burnett’s most memorable quotes “When you reach for the stars you may not quite get me, but you won’t come up with a handful of mud either”…

Watch out!

2009-11-19T18:34:00.001-08:00

We have just completed the designs for our T-shirt, bunting, banner and poster for the coming SSH 10th Anniversary Celebration. We are so excited,we just want to tell the world!

But first,let me give you a low-down, our concept for this celebration would be the "SSH City", the idea is that we all have our place and roles to play in society/real world, so we want you to see us at work, in an SSH city!

Doesn't that just sound like fun!!?

Ok, I shall not let you wait any further...here are our designs which will be hitting Tunku Abdul Rahman College soon.

So, WATCH OUT!

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These are the designs for the bunting, banner and poster! Look out for it...Click to enlarge

If you see people dressed in these cute t-shirts, be sure to come up and talk to us, other than being simply versatile, we are very friendly also! ;)

A Visit to the Royal Premiums – Royal Selangor Pewter

2009-11-17T09:41:00.000-08:00

The tourism team paid a visit to the Royal Selangor Pewter Visitor Centre, which was a rewarding experience for the Tourism team. The entrance is free and the centre gives complimentary guided tours in various languages. The pewter-making facility consists of three main sections – the gallery, the factory and the retail shop.

The tour begins at The Gallery where we learnt about the company's pioneering past since its founding in 1885.

Eugene, the tour guide explaining the history of Royal Selangor Pewter

The various displays at the gallery are Malaysia olden-day tin money, old pewtersmitting tools, and first generation designs of antique pewter made in the late 1800’s to the 1960s.

The Gallery also offers educational exhibits for a better understanding of the technological aspects of pewter.

A simple chart that shows pewter’s chemical composition.

Also, the tour guide threw us some interesting trivia – that the Royal Selangor factory produces 1578 kg residues daily, which will be re-melted to make new products.

Followed by the Factory tour, on up-close and personal view, we were shown different pewter production processes - Casting, Polishing, Hammering, Moulding and Engraving.

A worker making a customised champagne holder

There are rows and rows of workstations where employees work on products, in fact, Royal Selangor is the world’s largest pewter factory!

The factory demonstrates a very impressive of tidiness and cleanliness.

Also, we were given the chance to render design on a pewter tankard.
Clement and Chui Ying tried to hammer a design on a tankard

The factory tour does offer a workshop called “School of Hard Knocks” whereby visitors will be taught the basic art of pewter-making and keeps their master piece at the end. The workshop requires prior booking, costs RM50 per person and it is open to groups of 5-50 people.

Finally, at the end of the tour, we were lead to the Retail Store featuring pewter items as well as jewelry by Selberan which belong to the Royal Selangor company. Though we can buy souvenirs from the Retail Store, pewter products is not that cheap!

Accessories collection by Royal Selangor Pewter
The Melon Pot revamped from the first generation design
Limited edition Lord of the Rings chess set

The factory visits indeed an eye-opener for the tourism team!

Invading 8tv and One Fm

2009-11-03T05:00:00.000-08:00

As mentioned before, there will 10 booths featuring the courses of SSH, well, today, we, of the Broadcast Communication booth, would like to show you a bit of what we have in store for you.

On the 29th of October 2009, our Broadcast Communication team along with several other representatives from the SSH 10th Anniversary organizing committee invaded 8tv and One Fm (legally, with our visitor pass and all).

Ever had that feeling, sometimes when you encounter something so surreal, it just makes you feel small. That was exactly how we felt when we walked into the Media Prima building. We were, quite frankly, awestruck at the prospect that we were at the building which carried many of Malaysia’s major media stations.

Being briefed before starting our tour

Our chatter in the hallway of the building began to tone down, as our tour guide, the very nice Ms. Lai Sook Yee, gave us a brief introduction of Media Prima to the 30 of us that were there. Then, our journey inside this very large building began.

First, we visited the “8 E-News” (八八六十事) studio, which was much smaller than what we had expected, but the colourful décor of the set was exactly as portrayed on TV. What caught us by surprise would be to find that in the exact same studio room, was the 8tv “Quickie” set exactly opposite it. You have to give the wonderful hosts of 8tv credit, not only do they have to overcome the idea of millions of people watching them as they presented their segments. Sitting inside the set of “8 E-News”, we finally understood how it felt like to have glaring bright lights shining in our faces while two cameras sat across us to capture our every move.

A rare view...Taking a look at 8 E-news from behind the camera

Next, we visited the green room where you get your Chinese daily news from, we were all surprised as the room was smaller than the 8TV Quickie set and the decorations were much simpler. The set has only one simple table and a chair and two cameras facing it. One of the cameras has dual functions, which allows it to record while projecting the newscaster’s script, this is actually called the teleprompter, and the newscasters are actually allowed to scroll through their scripts using a navigation device hidden behind the laptop you would usually find placed on the table.

What we found even more fascinating was perhaps that we were in the studio for Chinese news with the highest viewership in Malaysia. Some of us who went for the trip commented on how surprising it is to find that some of Malaysia’s greatest shows were actually made in rooms considerably small. We guess it is as they say, “Good things come in small packages”.

This is where all your 8tv Chinese news is shot live

Next up, we visited 8tv’s interactive room. Don’t know where that is? Ever sent in SMSes to 8tv during their night chats and wondered where they actually go to? Well, they go to the Interactive room, where moderators observe the flow of shows that are on air and at the same time monitor the feedbacks by SMS.

Listening intently as we are told briefly the process of the 8TV Nite Chats

Finally, Ms Lai Sook Yee passed us to our next tour guide, Ms Mandy Chua who explained to us how a radio station worked. She took us into the studio of One Fm as one of their DJs, Jack of the “One Fm Happy Hour” segment did his thing. His partner, Ryan, was unavailable that day for he was at a training seminar. Though we were somewhat disappointed, we were very delighted to meet Jack nonetheless. Jack was a true professional, he was not distracted by our presence while on air, and the moment he was off the air, he graciously joked with us and posed for pictures. Many of the girls in the group swooned.

Us, at the One fm studio

Here are some interesting things we learned:

• A presenter must not only be able to speak well, but look good on the camera as well. This is what they call “camera face”, it has been said that sometimes, people who are really attractive are not able to portray the same attractiveness while on camera.

• Make-up is very important when doing a shoot, as the bright lighting in the studio will make the presenter look pale. Therefore, make-up is a must for the presenters to look... well, presentable.

• Did you know that there are delays for about 3 seconds for live broadcasts?

• Studios can get very cold sometimes, yes, even with the glaring bright lights! This is because the equipments used are vulnerable to temperatures that are too high. • We’ve mentioned that studio rooms are usually small, but do you know why they always look so big? Ah...the wonders of perfectly angled cameras.

The trip was truly a treat, not only did we get to see what a real TV studio and radio station look like for real, we even managed to see how they work. Let’s not forget the opportunities to meet celebrities as well. :P

Want to know more about what we have learned about the world of Broadcasting? Then please stay tuned.

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Look who we found in the hallways of 8tv…Paul Moss of Malaysian Idol and One in a Million fame.

Jack, being very gracious as he took a break from the show to pose with us

A group photo in front of Media Prima before parting with 8tv and One Fm

**A special thanks to our tour guides, Ms Lai Sook Yee And Ms Mandy Chua

Hello everyone!!

2009-11-02T17:03:00.000-08:00

This blog entry marks the beginning of many more to come, specifically designed to keep you updated on the ongoings and preparations being made to celebrate the best school in the WORLD!

This year, the School of Social Sciences and Humanities(SSH) of Tunku Abdul Rahman College(TARC) is celebrating its 10th year anniversary. We, the 2nd year students of the Advanced Diploma in Mass Communications, under the majors of Public Relations and Media Studies, totalling in 81 students, led by one pretty and petite yet strong advisor, will be taking charge of the celebrations.

We hope to make this celebration a big bang, for anything less would be inadequate. Of course, to accomplish that, we would need your help and support!

On December 14th, 15th and the 16th, we will be bringing the courses of SSH to life. Each of the 10 courses under SSH will be featured in their very own booth, aimed to educate with information and celebrate with games.

The courses which will be featured are:

Mass communication
• Advertising
• Broadcast Communication
• Journalism & Media Studies
• Public Relations

Creative Arts
• Fashion Design
• Multimedia Design
• Graphic Design

Social Science
• Counselling
• Psychology

Hospitality Management
• Hotel Management & Food Service
• Tourism

In the past 10 years, SSH have always placed emphasis on providing students with Academic Education and Practical Competence, providing society with individuals trained with the best of both worlds that are just SIMPLY VERSATILE.

And through this event, we intend to bring out in full force, just how simply versatile we can be. ;)