Malaysia Fest 10

Location : Tumbalong Park

Activity : Malaysian Festival

Date/ Time : 11.00 am to 2.00 pm

7 satay sticks for AUD10.00 is the cheapest in Sydney.. (trust me)

Smile~~

Hilmi and Hani : They are super cool  by participating the Joget Lambak dance on stage!

Nyum2

Photo credit to : Hani of BASS

Brunei GDP per capita 5th highest

BRUNEI's gross domestic product per capita (GDP) was listed as the fifth highest in the world with a per capita income of US$48,714 ($68,200) by US business publication, Global Finance.

The publication said figures of 2010 were estimates and Qatar has emerged as the richest with a per capita income of US$90,149. Luxembourg, which was world's wealthiest country for a long time, followed in second with a per capita income of US$,79,411.


http://www.bt.com.bn/business-national/2010/09/25/brunei-gdp-capita-5th-highest

Homeland Security

Location: UNSW

Date : Aug 16 - 17 2010

Theme : Homeland Security ( in conjunction with UNSW Artsweek)

Overseas Students Still have their Aidil Fitri Celebrations

Brunei Times dated 16 September 2010  reported "Overseas students still have their Aidil Fitri celebrations"

Some comments from our intake about  their felling in celebrating Raya away from home

Beach Walking

Activity : Beach Walking

Time     : 2 hrs

Date    : 12 September 2010

Notes   : 5 beaches in 2 hours

From Bondi Beach to Coogee Beach:  We completed all the 5 beaches within 2 hours. What a Wondefrul Life ~

Bondi Beach (pronounce the i) :)

Photo explains more than  1,000 words, why  I really love to be in the beach

Renee and Dizi

UNSW ranked 152nd in World University rankings (47th before)

Bad news to us, UNSW has been  downgraded  from 47th to 152nd!

UNIVERSITY executives have been left scratching their heads after a change in methodology sent NSW universities plunging in the latest set of world university rankings.

According to Times Higher Education rankings, released yesterday, the University of Melbourne is Australia's best, and the 36th in the world. The University of Sydney is ranked 71st and the University of NSW 152nd.

Until this year, Times Higher Education rankings were compiled by the research firm Quacquarelli Symonds, but the two companies parted ways because of disagreements over methodology.

Flowers buds starts to grow to indicate the beginning of Spring season 2010,
While  UNSW library can be seen standing with proud at the back

This year's rankings, compiled by Thomson Reuters, give less weight to opinion surveys and staff-student ratios and more to indicators of research. Last year the University of Sydney tied with Melbourne for 36th place, and UNSW was ranked 47th.

Both universities also fared better in rankings using the previous methodology published by Quacquarelli Symonds last week.

The University of Sydney was ranked 37th in the world and second best in Australia after the Australian National University. The UNSW was ranked fifth in Australia and 46th in the world.

In the Academic Ranking of World Universities compiled by the Shanghai Ranking Consultancy and published last month, Sydney was ranked 92nd and UNSW in the top 150.

Les Field, the deputy vice-chancellor (research) at the University of NSW, said the new methodology had produced some curious results, such as Hong Kong Baptist University ranking close behind Harvard on citations. ''It doesn't make sense,'' Professor Field said. ''There are some anomalies which … don't pass the reasonableness test.''

Simon Marginson, professor of education at the University of Melbourne and a board member of Times Higher Education, said he had recommended that it issue two rankings: one based on subjective factors, such as surveys, and another based on objective indicators of resources and performance. ''Both provide useful data but they are different kinds of data,'' he said. ''Mixing them up has no rationale in sound social science.''

Taken from : http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/top-unis-sink-in-latest-world-rankings-20100916-15eqy.html

Donate your shoes, be part of the 50 K

WORLDLY SOLES – Donate your shoes! 9 August 2010 – 28 January 2011 Your shoes were made for sharing! Whether they are runners, sandals, heels or flats, your spare shoes can change someone's world. We need your help to collect 50,000 pairs of shoes! All shoes will be donated to children and adults in need in Third World countries, including Haiti, Africa and The Himalayas. You can drop off your unwanted new or pre-loved shoes to all Libraries and Neighbourhood Service Centres in the City of Sydney council area until January 2011. Make a difference Your shoe donation will make a significant difference to more than 300 million children and adults in need, who suffer daily from foot injuries and social disadvantage as a result of having never owned a pair of shoes. Donating one pair of shoes is worth about 3 months of savings to someone in need. It also helps the environment by preventing shoes from ending up in landfill. About Worldly Soles The City of Sydney is supporting Worldly Soles, a charity project initiated by Student Associations from TAFE NSW in 2010. Since the beginning of the year, Worldly Soles has worked with more than 50 colleges across NSW to collect shoes from the community. What shoes can I donate? All shoes are accepted as long as there is some life left in them. Just make sure the soles are in good, wearable, condition. Where can I drop off my shoes? Collection points are set up at all City of Sydney Libraries and Neighbourhood Service Centres: Town Hall (One Stop Shop) Level 2 Town Hall House, 456 Kent Street Sydney Redfern Neighbourhood Service Centre, 158 Redfern Street Redfern Kings Cross Neighbourhood Service Centre, 50-52 Darlinghurst Road Kings Cross Customs House Library, 31 Alfred Street Circular Quay Glebe Library, 186 Glebe Point Road, Glebe (from August 16) Newtown Library, 8-10 Brown Street, Newtown Haymarket Library, 744 George Street, Sydney Surry Hills Library, 405 Crown Street Surry Hills  Ultimo Library, 40 William Henry Street Ultimo Waterloo Library, 770 Elizabeth Street Waterloo For opening hours and contact details for the above collection points, call 9265 9333. Where do the shoes go afterwards? Every pair of shoes collected will be donated to someone in need - nothing goes to waste. North Sydney TAFE Student Association has partnered with Soles4Souls to organise free shipping of the donated shoes to Third World countries, including Haiti, Africa and The Himalayas. For more information about the charity project go to www.worldlysoles.org