SDCU Appreciation Night ...

It's the beginning of a brand new year of 2009, here we are, Best Buddies were involved in an recent event -- SDCU Appreciation Night. This event was organised by the Student Development & Counselling Unit, under Student Affairs. It was held at BlockB, starting from 6pm to 9pm, on the 21st of January . Best Buddies, Peer Counselling and Will Group were invited to this event with the objectives of getting everybody together and knowing each other. All the members, advisors, failitators were invited to this event, in order to appreciate their hardwork, passion and commitment involving in the their works all this while. 

The place was decorated with baloons, some "thank you" words of different language were pasted on the board to show appreciation, a very lively and colourful setting were finally finish decorated. Soon, while everyone had arrived, the event had came to alive and thus everything was going smoothly. The emcee of that day were Simon and Ms Menaga, they did a fantastic job that night by making the event not too dull, cracking some jokes from time to time. Without wasting time, Dr Lachman, vice president of Student Affairs was invited to give a speech. Shortly, the dinner started as everyone was treating themselves a sumptuous buffet style dinner. They were seen savouring their fried rice, fried chicken, sandwiches, local delights - kuih while chit-chatting with each other. 

After that, Shue Ling was taking over and in-charged of the ice-breaking session. Each and everyone were asked to introduc themselves, and their names have to be remembered, as it is for the next game. Several games were prepared earlier and was conducted in an organized way. All of them were enjoying themselves, laughing around and of course, moving around instead of sitting at their own place. The event was indeed getting more lively and people were starting to interact with one another. Later, everyone was sitting on a chair, forming a big circle, and then proceed to the session. It was a sharing session, where each of us who are Best Buddies members, Peer Counselloers, Will Group facilitator have to talk about how we feel, what we expect in the future. From there, we know what others do, what activities they've done, and know more about their works all this while. 

Then, after going through some names writing, lucky-drawing other's name, message dedicating( write anything to the person whose name been drawed ) It was fun and exciting session because we were so eager to know who got our names and what have they written about us. We were all required to wrap the small glass with the give materials like colourful wrapping plastic, a string and to put the message into the glass. After all these, it's the time to exchange the gifts. Besides, some souvenirs were also prepared and given by our advisors, with a small message nicely put inside the tiny bottle. Messages were full of appreciation words, thanking each other for the efforts we have put in, the time sacrificed, the passion in doing certain things and etc. 

Around 9pm, the event had came to an end, people were enjoying themselevs, making some new friends, knowing what the other groups of people were doing . So, this is consider first event that Best Buddies had involved in this new semester in 2009, we have been working with the Peer Counselling members, the will group facilitators as well as all the advisors, in order to organised to such wonderful and meaning Appreciation Night. Thank you everyone for the effforts and hardworking.