SIM Indian Cultural Club

3 DAY STUDENT WEEK!!!

2011-09-28T11:21:00.003+08:00

HI ALL!new members ,current members AND potential members!:P

Thanks a lot for your ongoing support and we really appreciate your presence and contribution.

Well, we have an array of events awaiting you guys brought to you by the 7th Management Committee.

BUT first things first, SIM STUDENT WEEK!! The 3 day booth event just ended and we're glad to say that many, MANY(n i mean MANY) people signed up!!The SIM ICC is extremely grateful for all those who took the effort and time to come down to sign up.

The next event coming up would be the 11' SIM ICC Orientation. This is to formally invite the new members into our club and would be a good opportunity to get to know everyone. Details would be posted soon. Please vist the Blog and Facebook for more updates!!!

2010-07-27T12:44:00.002+08:00

Sports Spectra

Hey guys !! The day is nearing for our netballers and soccer dudes! Yes, Sports Spectra is on this Saturday, 31st July!!

SIM ICC is sending in two teams for the soccer tournaments and one team for the netball tournament. Our friends have been training vigourously for the competition and so we thought we could do our part by cheering them on, on that very important day !

So we are calling out whoever is interested in coming down, to join us and support our dedicated sportsmen :)

Feel free to call Sangithah @ 81122743 by friday night to confirm if you will be joining us !!

Cycling at ECP!

2010-07-16T11:34:00.003+08:00

CYCLING @ ECP !!

We had put up the Cycling event on Facebook inviting you'll to join us weeks ago :)
This is just a reminder.

For those who do not know how to cycle no worries. We are there to help you ;)
Hope to see ya guys in full gear tomorrow!!

Venue : ECP
Date: 17 July 2010
Time : 4.30-8.30 PM
Event: Cycling

If you were unaware of the event and wanna join us, please do call Sangithah @ 81122743 !

2010-05-24T17:31:00.003+08:00

YAATRA 2010

Its back! Yaatra 2010. NUS Hindhu Society is producing Yaatra 2010 in August this year and they are inviting former Yaatra and Sangae Participants to join them again.

Yaatra is the only indian musical in Singapore that is organised by students and brings together students and alumni from Junior Colleges, Polytechnics and Universities all onto one stage.

They are welcoming anyone who would like to showcase their talents, improve their own personal standards and also those who want to try new aspects of event organizing. They are still taking in participants for the Pre-Production and Production departments. Also inviting anyone who has expertise in photo/video editing and photography to join them.

So hurry up and join in !!

If you are interested in participating in Yaatra and want to know more on the necessary procedures that follows, you can contact Fairoze @ 9451 1253

2010-05-18T09:48:00.004+08:00

Sports spectra is back !

The Captain Ball and Soccer Finals will be held at NUS Sports and Recreation Centre Track/Field.

Registration fees apply.

Captain Ball :

Top 3 teams will be awarded the PA Narpani Cup

Top 2 teams will be awarded the Prem Kumar Shield

There will also be awards for
1) Most Valuable Player
2) Best Fairplay Team
3) Best Fighting Spirit
4) Top Goal Scorer

Soccer :

Top 3 teams will be awarded the PA Narpani Cup

Top 2 teams will be awarded the Prem Kumar Shield

There will also be awards for
1) Most Valuable Player
2) Best Fairplay
3) Top Goal Scorer

If you're interested in taking part or in need for more information on the event please do contact us @ 81122743.

2010-05-18T09:25:00.006+08:00

Hey guys !

It has been some time. Hope you guys are doing good.
As for the University of london Students, exams should be over soon. All the best for the remaining papers and if you are done Hooray :)

An event that took place recently was the Aarathanaa Finals. Aarathanaa which was organised by Ngee Ann Polytechnic had its finals on 27th April.

Our girls took part in the singing competition's solo and duet category.
All of them gave thier best

We're proud to announce that SINTHIYA clinched the FIRST place for the Singing competition, Solo category !! We are so happy for her and on behalf of SIMICC would like to congratulate her on her achievement. We are looking forward to more of her singing :)

Pictures will be uploaded by end of this week.

If you are studying in SIM and are interested in taking part in culutral competitions you can always contact us @ 81122743.

2010-04-14T09:49:00.004+08:00

APRIL 14TH , THE TAMIL NEW YEAR!!

The Tamil New Year also known as 'Varushapirapu' falls on the 14th April.

According to the Hindhu Mythology, the creator of the world Lord Brahma started creation on this day. Thus, hindhus celebrate this day as the beginning of the first month, Chitirai of the Tamil New Year.

Traditionally , the day starts out by viewing of auspicious things such as gold and silver jewellery, betel leaves, nuts, fruits, flowers, raw rice and coconut which are placed in the family altar or prayer room. This is especially significant during the celebration as the the first day of the Tamil new year is believed to be indicative of how the rest of the year ahead would be.

Well that was just abit on Tamil New Year.

Would like to sign off by wishing all celebrating the Tamil New Year,

Happy New Year, Puthandhu Vazthukal !

2010-03-24T22:01:00.001+08:00

Hey Guys! SIM ICC will be having a get together for all SIM indians coming june!

We have trouble deciding when is the best time to have it and then we decided 'why not ask you' instead !!

Please take part in the poll,on the left below the chatbox, so that we can make a good decision :)

CONGRATS!

2010-03-24T09:18:00.000+08:00

On March 20th Aarathana Semi finals was held at Singapore Polytechnic Auditorium.

Our girls took part in the singing competition duet and solo catogeries. And we're glad to announce that they have made it through to the finals !!

We would like to congratulate Fairoze and Kayathri for qualifying into the finals for the duet category and Sinthiya for qualifying into the solo category.

We would also like the wish the girls all the best! If you want to catch them in the finals come on down for the finals on the 25th April. Please do read our previous blog update for more details on the finals.

For further information/tickets for finals please call Sangithah @ 81122743.

2010-03-04T13:23:00.000+08:00

Ngee Ann Polytechnic Indian Cultural Society is organizing its annual All-Arts Competition , Aarathaanaa !

They are inviting schools/institutions to participate in the avrious competitions stated below:

Song Competition - Open Category ( Solo)
Song Competition - Open Category ( Duet)
Dance Competition - Open Category
Drama - Open Category

* Open category - Both Tertiary and Secondary Schools will be competing together.

Important Dates for each Category :

SONG :

Semi-finals : 20th March

Finals : 25th April

DANCE :

Semi-finals : 20th March

Finals : 25th April

DRAMA :

Semi-finals : 2oth March

Finals : 27th March

Other important Information :

Registration fee for each category is applicable.

For dance and drama categories : min 6 - max 8 participants

All competition will be held within Ngee Ann Polytechnic Campus

Grand Finals will be held on 25th April 2010 at Ngee Ann Poly Convention Centre.

It will be open to public and tickets will be on sale during the semi-finals.

For those interested please do call/message Sangithah @ 81122743 for more details !

2010-02-19T11:15:00.000+08:00

THE YEAR OF THE TIGER HAS FINALLY ARRIVED!

SIM ICC WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL A VERY HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!

Since we live in a country that houses a variety of religions and races, it will be nice to know more about them. So i came across this article while reading up a little about Chinese New Year. Thus, i thought it wll be great to share with you all the following :

Chinese have a unique way of representing the New Year through animals. They have 12 different animals to represent each year of the 12 year -cycle and the order remains the same throughout with the year of the rat beginning the cycle and the year of the boar/ pig ending the same.

Chinese New Year of Tiger, 2010 fell on the 14th of February and will mark the 15 day long festivities beginning on the said date.

As the different years of the 12 year cycle are characterized by different animals, people born on the different years also feature different traits and characters and most often then not, they are believed to be influenced and inspired by the animals of the particular year they are born in.

Tiger symbolizes courage, power, earth, victory, passion and royalty. The Tiger years so far have been 1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998 and now 2010 followed by 2022 (according to the 12 year cycle).

Traits of people born in the Chinese New Year of Tiger 2010 : Adventurous, sensitive, emotional, and risk-taking. Those who are born in the Year of the Tiger are smart, uncomplicated and friendly by nature. They have strong will power and never give-up attitude.

Few negative traits : short-tempered and suspicious are generally associated with people born in this year.

The above information was taken from :http://123chinesenewyear.com/chinesenewyear/chinese-new-year-of-tiger.html

HOPE YOU'LL HAD AND WILL HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!

2010-02-19T10:07:00.000+08:00

Last Month on January 9th, SIM ICC had organised a tertiary level amazing race competition called 'Vettaiyaadu Villaiyaadu'. And we're glad to say that it was a major success. All thanks to our organising committee members, marshalls, volunteers and of course our participants.

Our V2 organising committee had went thorugh months of planning, preparation and hardwork in order to pull through this event. Thus we would like to thank :

Fairoze Sultana - Chairperson
Anan Jeyaram - Vice Chairperson & Marshall IC
Shameni T R - Secretary & Sponsorship Manager
Kajendran - Treasurer
Kavitha Selvarasu - Publicity Manager & Logistics IC

All of our marshall were very resourceful and helpful during the whole event. Thier co-operation and under understanding is greatly appreciated. We would like to thank all of them for all thier effort, time and commitment.

As for our participants, we would like to thank each and every participant for taking part and making the V2 journey even more exciting and of course a memorable one.

During our Prize Presentation Ceremony we had the honour of our Guest of Honour DR V P Nair to give away the top three awards to our deserving participants.

AWARDEES:
1ST : MAMBO MAAMAS (all guys group)

1ST RUNNER UP: INTHA VECHIKKO ( all girls group)

2ND: THE HUNKS (all guys group)

All in all we had a great time and hope that all who were involved did too. V2 committe will see you soon again for our next V2 event coming up later into the year ! Till then you can view our blogs for updates or e-mail to us @ for any queries.

P.S : Pictures of the event will be posted in the coming week.

Movie Night is back!!!

2010-01-26T00:06:00.000+08:00

Hey Guys!

Back from the break, hope everyone's Christmas and New Year went on by smoothly and as fulfilling as they could! If you made resolutions, remember to follow up with them and not let go halfway!

Everyones back to school and most of us find it such a drag! To make the semester a little more bearable we've organized movie night for the month of February on the 18th!

This months theme is 'Bollywood in Hollywood'. I think the theme speaks for itself so what's everyone waiting for? Vote away right here!!

1. Bend it like Beckham
2. Pride and Predjudice
3. Monsoon Wedding
4. Slumdog Millionaire
5. Mistress of Spices

Naz =)

YOUR RACE IS HERE!

2009-12-12T15:20:00.000+08:00

Calling All Indian Youths! Come On Out & Join Us For The 1st Race of 2010!

SIM ICC is organising its very own amazing race, Vettaiyadu Vilaiyadu 2010 on Saturday, 9 January 2010.

Vettaiyadu Vilaiyadu (literally translated as Hunt and Play) is an adventurous action-packed race set across the island, where competing teams proceed from one Checkpoint to another. Teams will be tested through various challenges at each Game Station as they race against the clock.

Participants will sweat it out competing through interesting and exciting obstacles which highly challenge their brain and mind !!

We are organising this event especially for our Indian youths from various post-secondary institutions, including JCs, ITEs, Polytechnics and Universities, nationwide.

Time is running out to register for Vettaiyadu Vilaiyadu ‘10, so secure your team’s spot today!

Limited to first 20 teams only.

DATE: Saturday, 9 January 2010

TIME: Race begins at 8 am

FEE: $40 Per Team

REGISTER: To register simply fill in the registration form and email to us @ simv210@gmail.com

LOCATION: All across the island!

Interested racers please do contact Kavitha @ 92372214!!

BOLLYWOOD NIGHT 09'

2009-11-20T14:18:00.000+08:00

We had our Bollywood night last weekend at the Ulu Pandan Campus with fun crowd. We started out with a a song item by Theeben and Sinthiya and proceeding with icebreaker games, birthday celebration for the November Babies, and dinner. After dinner we had a few more fun activities before opening up the dance floor that helped burn a whole lot of calories!

It was great seeing many new faces who were very sporting indeed. We would like to thank those who helped out for the event and those who attended and made it memorable!

Thanks to Naz and Niran for hosting bollywood night!

Thanks to Organiser Nithiya and Coorganiser Sri for taking charge of planning and arranging everything needed for the night!

2009-10-26T11:19:00.001+08:00

GET READY FOR BOLLYWOOD NIGHT!!

Yes! Bollywood night is back again!

Its time for loads of FUN, FOOD, PARTY & GAMES!!

Block out the 14th of November in your calendar to let your hair down with us.

Interested Jhodas' & Akbars' call us now @ 81122743 to RSVP !!

2009-10-21T14:15:00.001+08:00

Heya guys!

Hope everyone's Deepavali's went smooth with all the cookie making and visitations that was abuzz!

We are having our first ever launch of 'Reel Flicks' and we need everyone to come down and support it! Reel Flicks is a monthly movie event that we are planning for you guys!

We know that RMIT exams are around the corner and some of you might be just hung up with school assignments and what not, so why not join us for a movie to de-stress and unwind!

Its very simple, this is all you have to do!

Step 1: Check out our blog for our monthly posts on Reel Flicks
Step 2: Vote for your preferred movie
Step 3: Come on down on that date and watch the chosen movie!

Every month, we have an actor/actress as a theme and for the glorious month of October, who else better to kick things off then the King himself! Shah Rukh Khan! Here are the chosen 4 movies of the great bollywood king!

1. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
2. Kal Ho Na Ho
3. Kabhie Khushi Khabie Ghum
4. Chak De India!

So what are you guys waiting for? Vote away! =)

Naz

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS!!

2009-10-21T13:55:00.000+08:00

The Festivals of Lights has arrived and its time for all of us to enjoy!

Lets let our waistlines expand without any guilt for once ;)
And not forgetting the collection of redpackets!

From all of us in SIM ICC :

'May the divine light spread peace, prosperity, happiness and good health'

*HAPPY DEEEPAVALI*

SIM Arts Festival & Students Week

2009-10-21T12:37:00.000+08:00

SIM ICC had celebrated the Arts Festival and students week during the week of 21st September this year. Our SIM ICC members had put in a lot of effort in coming up with a dance and song item.

A booth was also set up to showcase our SIM ICC. It was great seeing new faces at our booth! We thank all those who came and those who pitched in!!

SIM ICC WORKSHOP

2009-10-21T12:29:00.000+08:00

SIM ICC Workshop was held recently to allow us to give an insight on our club and our activities.

During the meeting we touched on topics such as our mission, vision, past, present and future events and projects that we have been, are and will be involved.

We also had a fun time playing games and sharing our thoughts about our Indian culture.

Ending off the meeting with light refreshments, we had the opportunity to mingle around with new and existing members!

SIM ICC General Meeting

2009-10-13T13:35:00.000+08:00

We had our first meeting on the 9th of June this year . We introduced our new committee officially to those who attended the meeting. We also discussed various issues such as our year plan and new initiatives.

Below are pictures that were taken during the meeting!

'Mix N Masala'

2009-09-20T20:01:00.000+08:00

Mix n Masala was a team building event organised by SIM ICC for its members. It’s purpose was for the members to bond while playing a variety of team building and fun games. Those who attended the event made it enjoyable with their enthusiasm for having fun. It was to the extent that we continued playing games even after dinner!

We would like to thank those who came down and supported us for this event!
It wouldn’t have been possible without the help of the Committee members and those who attended!

Below are just some of the pictures taken during the event.

Chitrapatah!

2009-09-20T19:04:00.000+08:00

Chitrapatah, a national Tamil Short Film Competition, was held recently, at a tertiary level. Two teams represented SIM ICC sending in their short films. During the Screening, that was held on the 29th of August at Mount Sophia, one of our teams with the short film titled ‘Vilaivugal’ clinched an award for best direction and certificate of distinction, coming in second place among the 5 finalists.

We are very proud of our SIM ICC teams as they have put in tremendous amount of effort and commitment, thus reaping the benefits!

We would like to thank each and everyone who made it possible!

Below are some of the pictures taken during the course of the shooting!

Futsal Fives 2009 !!

2009-08-18T14:12:00.000+08:00

Inviting all University, Polytechnic and ITE students throughout Singapore to participate in the first-ever Futsal Fives League for tertiary students.

Registration for Futsal Fives 2009 is now open until 28th August!

To register log on to www.futsalfives.com

Early regitstration fee per team( by 21st Aug) : $200

Normal registration fee per team ( by 28th Aug) : $240

No. of players: 5 players ( Max 8 per team)

Venue : SIM GE Campus @ Ulu pandan

Time : 6.30 pm - 10.30 pm

Days: Monday/ Wednesday / Friday

Attractive Prizes are awating for Top 3 Teams!! Interested Parties please contact Sangithah @ 81122743.

SIM'S GOT TALENT !!

2009-08-18T14:03:00.000+08:00

“SIM's Got Talent” is on the hunt for the best talent in SIM! Are YOU talented? Now you have a chance to show what you’ve got…

That’s right whatever your age, whatever your talent, from the breathtaking to the bizarre.. the sky's the limit!!

Get your act together, make your way to the booth outside canteen on 6-21 August @ 12pm to 1pm to register.

You could be on your way to winning the title of the “Most Talented Person in SIM”! So, put your best foot forward and get ready to SHINE.

“SIM’s Got Talent” is presented to you by The Arts Fest Committee 2009

*Terms and conditions apply. For official regulations or any other enquiries please call Fazlinda @ 8157 0310

Dialogue Session With Women Member of Parliament

2009-08-18T13:31:00.000+08:00

SIM and People's Association will be organising a Dialogue Session with Women Member of Parliaments (MPs).

The objective of the dialogue is for the women MPs to find out more about the views of the women and female students on national policies and concerns on the whole, and not just pertaining to issues concerning women.

The dialogue is a good platform for the MPs and participants to interact and raise any burning issues.

Details are as follows :

Date : 14 October 2009 (Wednesday)

Venue : LT 1.02 (Level 1)
SIM HQ
461 Clementi Road
Singapore 599491

Time : 6.45pm
(Light dinner will be provided)

This invitation is open to all SIM female students age 19 - 25 years old, Singaporean or Singapore Permanent Resident.

Dateline for submission of names will be 21st August, Friday.

Interested parties please contact Sangithah @ 81122743.

The Media Industry Night

2009-08-18T13:06:00.000+08:00

Googling your dream job will only get you so far. Come get the insider insights of industry leaders from Television’s News, Entertainment and Advertising sectors as they share their experiences and answer all your questions.

And expand yourmedia contacts with over 20 top notch invited media professionals at the networking reception.

The Industry Night is an initiative by the Singapore Indian Education Trust [SIET] to create a plateform for Indian students to explore any career path they are interested in.

It is conducted every few months targeting different industries each time. They do really hope that Indian Students interested in pursuing a career in the Media Industry will make use of this opportunity to gain further insights.

Date : 21st August 2009
Time: 7pm
Venue: Sinema @ Old School 11B Mount Sophia
Old School, #B1-12

Limited to the first 50 students only ! Admission is free.
Register now at: http://www.connexussingapore.org

Interested parties please do contact Sangithah @ 81122743 for more information.

Scaling Greater Heights

2009-08-04T23:42:00.000+08:00

" Frustrated with the "glass ceiling" Indians face? Puzzled as to why Indians face so much criticism in society? Wondering whether Indians can retain their culture and tradition in the face of progress and modernity?

NUS Indian Cutural Society is organising a discussion forum entitled "Scaling Greater Heights: Obstacles in our way" - a discussion on the obstacles, both real and imaginary, that Indians face in achieving success. Eminent speakers providing their insights into these problems. Students voicing out their opinions and ideas. It will be a vibrant, insightful, informative discussion!

Date: 8th August 2009
Time: 10am
Place: Prince George's Park Auditorium (Within NUS)

Come down and find out the answers to your question and more!

Please contact Raghu(90294065) or Shweta(98734317) for more details

Varna

2009-07-04T23:32:00.000+08:00

Bharathaa Arts was started in 1995 as Bishan Community Club’s Indian Dance Group. Bharathaa Arts was founded by our honourable teachers, The Kesavan teachers, Smt. Suganthi Kumaraguru and Smt. Jeyanthi Balasubramaniam.

Bharathaa Arts has taken part in various events such as Chingay Processions, National Day Parade, functions organised by CCs and RCs, temple shows and overseas performances as well.

After two successful mega shows, “Devine Love”, a dance drama held in 2003 and “Rhythmic Renditions”, a dance production held in 2004, Bharathaa Arts proudly presents its next proud recital achievement, “Varna”.

“Varna” is a classical Indian dance show with elements of contemporary fusion, folk and traditional dance.
Together with the Kesavan sisters, Bharathaa Arts is privileged to have with us an amazing choreographer and dancer from India, Miss Maanu. Mannu was the leading actress (Thilothama) in the south Indian film Kadhal Manan directed by Saran in 1998 and also acted in the very famous Malayalam drama serial Devi Mahathamayam. She would be training us for these five weeks for our big show. “Varna” would be staged with a total of almost 30 Bharathaa Arts dancers.

Lavanya Kulasingam from SIMICC would be part of this production as well. She has been a student of Bharathaa Arts for seven years. She would love her dear friends of SIMICC to give their support to her and her dance school.

"As a budding dance school, your presence and encouragement would make a vast difference to us. Do support the Arts..."

Date: Saturday, August 8, 2009
Time: 6.30 p.m.
Location: 100 Victoria Street, National Library Building, Drama Centre Auditorium

Ticketing details are as follows:
Stall seats - $20
Circle seats (top floor) - $15

For tickets and more information please contact Miss Lavanya @ 91871470

The Art of Rangoli

2009-06-15T13:00:00.000+08:00

A workshop conducted in conjunction with the exhibition Past-Present: Craft Communities in Contemporary India

One of our members Niran had recently attended a Rangoli workshop that was held at NUS Museum.

It was conducted by Mrs Vijaya Mohan who started learning Rangoli in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India, at the age of five. She then moved to Sinagpore in 1993 and ever since has done thousands of Rangoli workshops here.

Niran had a fun time learning how to draw intricate designs using dry, coarsely ground rice flour placed between the thumb and the forefinger and moved along a geometric design on the ground.

Below are photos of Niran's Rangoli !

Bhadil Sol !

2009-06-15T12:47:00.000+08:00

An Info-ed programme on Vasantham by Verite Production Pte. Ltd.

The programme is about Adult VS Youth !

This is the chance for you to voice your opinions on given topics.

It will be an interesting and informative 'debate' session that goes on bewtween adults and youths!

Interested parties please do contact Sangithah@81122743 for any enquiries.

Indian Cultural Club General Meeting

2009-06-03T23:24:00.000+08:00

There will be a meeting for all SIM ICC Members coming tuesday, 9th June.
Those interested in joining SIM ICC are also most welcome to attend our meeting.

The agenda for the meeting will be sent to your e-mails.

Date: June 9th 2009, Tuesday
Time: 6.30-9.00 pm
Venue: SIM HQ, RM 1.06

Please do RSVP your attendance before tuesday.
Please do contact Niran@98520208 / Nazreen@91522640 for any enquiries

The World As One! : Music Song & Dance Competition

2009-05-21T10:56:00.000+08:00

About the comp :

This is an annual Music, Song and Dance Competition, which offers a unique opportunity fro you to showcase and share the meaning of Inter-Racial Inter-Religious Harmony. Schools, Institutions and the public are invited to develop shows and performances. Winners may be invited to perform at the Inter-racial Inter-Religious Harmony Nite 2009.
A minimum of 20 members per team must participate.

Requirements:

The team should have a 10% multi-racial mix (e.g. of 20 participants 2 must come from different racial groups)

Performance must reflect the Racial, Religious and Cultural Harmony in Singapore

Length of performance should be between 6-10 mins.

Important Information:

Registration Dateline : 29th May 2009

Competition Date : 11th & 12th July 2009

Venue : Suntec Convention Centre’s Theatrette, Level 2

Interested parties please do contact Theeben @ 82806230 for any enquiries.

CHITRAPATAH : A National Tamil Short Film Competition

2009-05-20T00:16:00.000+08:00

'Chitrapatah' is Ivann Productions’ pioneer young filmmakers project for 2009, conducted for all tertiary students aged 16 to 25.

'Chitrapatah' is especially designed to cultivate budding filmmakers who need the exposure to bring out their talent and passion.

In addition to the competition, participants will attend a filmmaking workshop conducted by Ivann Productions to learn the basics and means of digital filmmaking in Tamil. They will also be exposed to other aspects of the filmmaking process such as script writing, acting and post production.

A entry fee of $60 applies per team.

Payment will be made during the filmmaking workshop in June.

Important Dates to Note:
31st May 2009 : Deadline for registration
Early Jun (Sat): Filmmaking Workshop
1st Aug 2009 : Deadline for submission of short film

Interested parties please direct your queries to Theeben by contacting him @ 82806230

A Dance Production: Maargam : A path way for union with the self

2009-05-17T13:15:00.000+08:00

Involved in this Dance production are members and friends of SIM : Mathiarasi, Shanjini and Sara Shamini.

A short summary on the dance production:

Each dance piece in Indian classical dance is considered as a step in the dancer's lifelong journey to realise himself or herself. The central theme of Maarga is the awareness of the body and its usage as an instrument of expression. The mental journey of the artiste is set in a temple where the silent sculptures spring to life and the progression from the conventional to the unorthodox is visualised.

The girls are staging the Dance Maargam as part of their class exam project for their final year. It would be great if we could provide moral support by attending the production. For those who are interested, the meeting point will be at City Hall control station. Please do contact Niran @ 98520208 on any queries on directions to the venue.

Following are the details of the Dance Production:

Date : 23rd May 2009

Venue : The Substation
( Located at City Hall opposite SMU)

Ticket Price : S$25/each

Please do contact Mathiarasi at 93446159 or Shanjini at 81633464 for purchasing of tickets or for any enquiries on the dance production

Our Dragon Boat Racer Theeben!

2009-04-23T12:44:00.000+08:00

Our Dragon Boat Racer Theeben!

Our 6th Management Committee’s Performance Manager Theeben Ramani

Theeben will be representing SIM Dragon Boat Club for the annual PA Paddle Championship at Bedok Reservoir on the 25th April 2009. His race starts at about 1300 hrs. Supporters are gladly welcomed to join us watch his performance!
Those interested may meet us at Tampines Station at 1200 hrs.

Following are the details on the championship
Venue : Bedok Reservoir
Time : 1000 – 1700 hrs
Meeting Point : Tampines Station
Meeting Time : 1200 hrs
From Tampines Interchange : 18, 21, 22, 28, 65, 67, 69, 168 (Alight at Bedok Reservoir Park)
From Bedok Interchange : 18, 28, 66, 67, 69, 168, 228 (Alight at Bedok Reservoir Park)

For any enquiries please do feel free to contact Ms Sangithah at 81122743.

Elections for SIMICC 6th Management Committee

2009-03-31T20:34:00.000+08:00

Dear members,

First and foremost on behalf of the 5th Management Committee, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your continuous support rendered to SIM ICC. Thanks to your support and encouragement we were able to achieve our committee’s role and be actively involved in various events. As the office term is coming to an end, it’s once again time to elect the 6th Management Committee members of SIM ICC.

The 5th Management Committee held a discussion recently and have nominated the following members for the respective positions. Please access the website stated below to know who the nominees are and cast your votes.

We would like your utmost support for the upcoming elections by letting us know your choices latest by 12pm on Thursday 2 April 2009.

There are 3 ways of voting:

1) Online: http://www.geocities.com/icc_sim/ICCElections.html

2) If you have received the e-mail, please submit your completed form to either umam1986@gmail.com or sathiya_0710@yahoo.com

3) SMS your votes to either Uma @ 9438 2503 or Sathiya @ 9892 8825

For any further enquiries regarding the elections please feel free to contact us. Please note when voting, do provide your full name and student number as incomplete forms and invalid details will be considered as void.

Thank you once again.

Yours sincerely,
Uma Mageswari T & Sathiya Moorthy
Election’s Committee Members

Cajun Cup

2009-02-01T15:47:00.000+08:00

DVVN Sports proudly brings to you the first installment of The Cajun Cup. Form a team of 7 players. 5 will play and 2 will be reserves. The registration fee is $70.

1st prize: $300
2nd prize: $200
3rd prize: $100

Date: Saturday 21 February 2009
Time: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Location: The Cage - No. 38 Jalan Benaan Kapal

Interested parties, please direct your enquires to Mr. Dinesh at 97364753 or Mr. Narain at 90073816.

Disclaimer: SIMICC is providing information about the abovementioned event as a courtesy and makes no representations regarding the event or any information related to them. Any questions to the event should be directed to the developer.

NUS Sports Spectra 2009

2009-01-27T00:16:00.000+08:00

SIMICC is delightfully proud to announce that for the first time in its history, the guys' team has emerged 2nd runners-up for Soccer at the Sports Spectra held on Monday 27 January 2009 organized by the NUS Tamil Language Society! The girls team has once again done us proud by clinching the 2nd runners-up for Captain's Ball!

We also extend our heartiest congratulations to Ram Shanker from UOL for doing SIM proud by clinching the top-scorer award at the annual sports event this year. Well done, guys & girls! You've made SIM proud with your achievements!

The day ended off with the winning teams having dinner together at Sakunthala's.

Bollywood Night 2009

2009-01-25T23:00:00.000+08:00

SIMICC 5th Executive Committee hosted its last event - Bollywood Night, before hand-over to the upcoming 6th Executive Committee, held on Saturday 17 January 2009 from 5pm to 10:30pm at Ulu Pandan campus.

- Organized by Sarjune Ibrahim (Alumni).

- Co-organized by Sathiya Moorthy (Vice-President).

- Assisted by Hema & Ponvili (Welfare Manager).

- Hosted by Uma Mageswari (President).

The event saw the gathering about 40 people who turned up for some bonding, refreshments, interactive games, a dance performance by our alumni & professional dancer Jey Chandran, song performances by Theeben, Logesh, Gazali, Sarjune, Sinthiya & Darsha, and not forgetting the dancefloor which kicked off at 9pm. A cake-cutting was done for the January babies, namely Darsha, Sindhu, Sinthiya & Satheeish.

The 5th Executive Committee wishes to thank Kavindran for being our photographer for the event and to all those who came down & made the event a successful & memorable one. :)

Bollywood Night

2009-01-06T16:35:00.000+08:00

SIMICC is delighted to announce that Bollywood Night has been confirmed and will be scheduled as follows.

Date: Saturday 17 January 2009
Time: 5pm - 9pm
Dress code: Any form of Indian clothing, preferably Bollywood fashion!

Venue: Multi Purpose Hall @ Ulu Pandan Campus

Buses 7, 61, 75, 156 & 165 alight there.

Please refer to http://www.sim.edu.sg/sim/pub/gen/sim_pub_gen_content.cfm?mnuid=264 for campus map.

The main purpose of this event is to forge stronger bonds among the old and new members as we kickstart 2009 with a bang! You can look forward to the following:

Getting to know new or more friends from SIM!
Bonding with our alumni, seniors & juniors!
Tasty finger food & refreshments!
Fun & exciting interactive games!
Best dressed male & female!
Guest performances!
Dance floor!

Kindly register for this event here: http://www.geocities.com/icc_sim/BollywoodNight.html
Alternatively, you can contact the following organizers to register your attendance:

Mr. Sarjune - 84500430 or 98337660
Ms. Hema - 94594762
Ms. Ponvili - 81119422

This event will not be a success without your presence & support, so come on down for some Bollywood fun this weekend! :)

Volunteers Needed!

2008-12-09T03:01:00.000+08:00

SINDA is having a 'Back-to-School Carnival' on 13 December 2008.

They would be giving away school bags, food rations and other goodies to 500 children from low-income families. There would be fun-packed activities for these children and a crowd of 1000 people are expected to be present on that day.

Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Finance will be the Guest of Honour for this event.

Details on the ceremony is as follows:

Date : Saturday 13 December 2008
Time : 8.00am - 1.00pm
Venue : 1 Beatty Road (off Serangoon Road)

SINDA is seeking our support and have requested for a few students from our university to assist them in the ushering, registering and other areas. Students need to come in their school uniform with blazers. In case if it is not possible to come in school attire, smart casual wear is accepted. Shorts, slippers, sandals are not allowed. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

The students' services will be recognized through letters of appreciation from SINDA.

Please lend your support to this event. Contact Uma Mageswari at 94382503 or Geetha at 98006825 for more details. Thank you.

Blood Ties

2008-11-10T04:08:00.000+08:00

SIMICC is proud to announce that 2 of its members - Uma Mageswari & Darshanaini Govindan will be acting in Blood Ties - a production by the SIM Film & Performing Arts Society, to be held in early January 2009 at the Victoria Theater.

Please get your tickets from SISTIC a.s.a.p. Alternatively, you can also purchase your tickets directly in school from 17th - 21st November. There will be a ticketing booth set up outside the canteen from 11am - 2pm.

Come show your support for these 2 talented girls in this heart-warming comedy made up of different stories, which ought not to be missed!

For more information, please access http://www.sim-fpa.com

Results of Aaraathanaa 2008

2008-11-09T03:14:00.000+08:00

SIMICC is very proud to have obtained 2nd prizes in both the singing (solo) & CCP (customary costume parade) categories in this year's Aaraathanaa held on 11 October 2008. Our dancers too did a commendable job in putting up a competitive spirit representing SIM. Despite missing out a prize in the dance category, it was apparent that team SIMICC were truly champions in their own right! Our heartiest congratulations to NYP for claiming the challenge trophy this year. The evening ended off with the whole clan celebrating their win over dinner at nearby Al-Ameen at Bukit Timah.

Results of Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu 2008

2008-11-08T02:44:00.000+08:00

The race kicked off at 9:30am sharp from SIM HQ, which saw 5 teams competing for the top 3 prizes. Areas of coverage included McRitchie reservoir park, Tekka Mall, Clarke Quay, Robinson Towers, Asian Civilizations Museum, Botanic Gardens & Hort Park. The race ended later than the estimated stipulated time, nevertheless, it was pretty apparent that all of the participants, including the manpower behind the race had fun!

Here are the winners...

Champions: NYP
1st runners-up: NUS
2nd runners-up: NTU

Not forgetting the manpower which helped in making this event race possible.

Aaraathanaa 2008

2008-10-06T11:16:00.000+08:00

AARAATHANAA is an annual all-arts competition organized for secondary & tertiary level students to showcase their talents & has been successfully going on for the past 2 decades.

This year's AARAATHANAA GRAND FINALS will be held on the 11th October 2008 at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic Convention Centre. The champions for the song category will be performing, plus guest performances by Dhool 2008 winners AGNI RELOADED & KILLABEEZ.

SIMICC will be competing in the categories of dance and customary costume parade (CCP).

Dance:
>> Mathiarasi (UniSIM)
>> Vijayakala (UOL)
>> Kayathiri (RMIT)
>> Vicknesh (RMIT)
>> Shashi (RMIT)
>> Sathiya (UOL)

Customary Costume Parade (CCP):
>> Lavanya (RMIT)
>> Sanjay (UB)

Students from SIM, please contact Mathiarasi at 93446159 for your tickets. Please reserve your tickets early as the show is this saturday. Thank you very much for your support.

The Significance of Fire Walking

2008-09-30T04:26:00.000+08:00

Sri Mariamman Temple Youth Wing in collaboration with NUS Hindu Society and Hindu Centre is organizing a talk titled:

"The Significance Of Fire Walking"

This talk is targeted in educating the youth of why fire walking has been taking place in Singapore all these years. Attached is the flyer of the event details.

It will be a fun and enriching talk to be held on 4th October 2008 at 4pm. Admission is FREE.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact Kavi at 90109886 or our President Uma Mageswari at 94382503 for details. Thank you. :)

SIM Arts Festival 2008

2008-09-25T02:06:00.000+08:00

2nd Prize for Aaraathanaa 2008 Song Finals

2008-09-13T17:21:00.000+08:00

Sinthiya Sam of RMIT did SIMICC proud by clinching the 2nd prize in the solo category for the singing finals of Aaraathanaa 2008 held at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic auditorium this afternoon.

She sang the song Akkam Pakkam from the movie Kreedom, which was judged by Vasantham Central celebrities Saravanan Aiyavoo and Anandhi.

In addition, SIMICC will also be competing in the other 2 categories of this annual arts competition - dance and customary costume parade (CCP). More details of the show, including sales of tickets to be revealed soon, so please keep up with the blog for updates.

Congrats, Sinthiya! We're proud of you! :)

வேட்டையாடு விளையாடு 2008

2008-08-26T11:31:00.000+08:00

“Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu” (Hunt & Play) 2008 is an island-wide one-day race event which involves the finding of clues at respective checkpoints to discover the next destination and performing certain tasks at each checkpoint. The significance of this event is that some learning journey aspects about Singapore are infused into the race through the checkpoints, games and tasks to be performed.

SIMICC holds the distinction of organizing this first ever event-of-its-kind to be organized at tertiary level. This will be the second consecutive year of running the event, following the success of the well-received Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu 2007. This event is targeted at students of Indian origin of all tertiary levels inclusive of Junior Colleges, Polytechnics and Universities.

The competition aims to promote interaction and foster bonds with our Indian youth community, as well as allow them to engage in healthy sporting events, hence taking a break from their hectic school life.

DATE OF EVENT: Saturday 27th September 2008

EVENT LOCATION: Start Point at SIM HQ

EVENT TIME: 8:00am - 5:00pm

REGISTRATION COST: $30 per team

PRIZES: 1st Prize $500/- CASH + Many More Attractive Prizes

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS PER TEAM: 3

FINAL DATE OF REGISTRATION: Thursday 10th September 2008

Teams are given the liberty to choose their participants (not necessarily from the same instituition) from ANY local university, polytechnic or junior college. Participants however MUST produce their student ID for verification upon registration.

NOTE for SIM students only:

We will be conducting trial runs for V2 on the 2nd week of September (date to be confirmed later) for which we will need people to volunteer to participate in the race itself (forming groups of 3) or do marshaling at the stations. PLEASE provide your support for the trials for it is very essential to get feedback on the race to improvise it for the actual day. Let us know if you will be able to contribute your time by contacting Shanjini (81633464) or Sathiya (98928825). Feel free to ask them any queries regarding the event.

SIMICC August Outing

2008-08-22T01:37:00.000+08:00

Date: Saturday 23rd August 2008

Time: 5pm - 10pm

Venue: Marina Square

ITINERARY

>>> Bowling (5pm - 7pm):

At Superbowl #03-200.
$4.30 per game; $1 for shoe rental.
Expected to play about 2 games.
Remember to wear/bring along a pair of socks or you could buy a pair there for $1.50.

>>> Dinner (7pm - 9pm):

"Go-Dutch" dinner at Makansutra - open-air eating area beside DXO (Esplanade).
Bonding-session between seniors and freshmen.

>>> Fireworks (9pm - 10pm):

To watch the fireworks display together from Esplanade area.
To be dismissed thereafter by 10pm.

Please contact Ponvili at 81119422 if you need any other details.

Netball FEVER zer08

2008-08-14T03:34:00.000+08:00

SIM Netball is organizing a street netball competition this September in conjunction with SIM Student Week on 15th and 16th September 2008.

Here's the deal...

1. Gather 4 or more SIM friends and make a team of 5. 2 categories - LADIES team & MIXED team.
2. Ladies will be playing on Monday 15th September and the Mixed team will be playing on Tuesday 16th September.
3. Any student in possession of their SIM matriculation card and have not graduated yet can join this competition.
4. Maximum of 2 guys per team for Mixed category.
5. Registration fee - $20 per team.

For more details, visit: www.simnetball.blogspot.com

1st prize: $300 worth of prizes & vouchers!
2nd prize: $200 worth of prizes & vouchers!
3rd prize: $100 worth of prizes & vouchers!

You can register at their booth outside the canteen between 27th and 29th August 2008 from 11am to 2pm. Registration closes on 31st August 2008.

YATRA 2008

2008-08-12T01:35:00.000+08:00

The following SIM students are involved in this production staged by the NUS Hindu Society.

>> Durga (UniSIM) - dance & drama
>> Niran (UniSIM) - dance & drama
>> Sanjay (UB) - dance
>> Hema (UOL) - dance
>> Gayathri (UOL) - dance
>> Fairoze (RMIT) - publicity

For more details on the show, click on the banner on the left. Please show your support for our SIM students by purchasing your tickets at $14 for this show to be held at the University Cultural Centre on Saturday 30th August 2008 at 6:15pm.

You can purchase your tickets from any one of them above or also check out the production's official website for more information and updates.

www.nusyatra.com

Consolation Prize for Minerva

2008-08-05T01:45:00.000+08:00

Despite claiming only the consolation prize for the dance competition, our Akshava girls did SIMICC proud by putting up an engaging performance which showcased their effort and creativity practiced hard over the past 2 months. They fused contemporary steps with a couple of traditional steps to form a uniquely captivating dance which wow-ed the audience at the SP Convention Centre.

Special thanks to Shanjini, Ponvili, Sathiya, Rafi and Giri who helped the girls with their costumes, make-up and welfare throughout. Also, special thanks to Rafi once again for remixing the song to which the girls danced to.

Of course, not forgetting all those who turned up in support of the girls' performance, a huge THANK YOU! to you guys.

Minerva - A Tribute to Indian Arts

2008-07-08T13:30:00.000+08:00

SIMICC is sending a dance team comprising of the following 7 girls for this dance competition organized by Singapore Polytechnic Indian Cultural Society.

Mathiarasi (UniSIM)

Durga (UniSIM)

Fairoze (RMIT)

Kayathri (RMIT)

Lavanya (RMIT)

Sinthiya (RMIT)

Uma Mageswari (UOL)

Please show your support for our school team!

For tickets, please contact Mathi at 93446159.

SIM CCA Week

2008-07-05T03:17:00.000+08:00

In conjunction with the arrival of our freshmen from RMIT and UOL, SIM held its annual CCA Week with all the various CCAs displaying their talents and crafts at The Atrium. The recruitment drive was held consecutively for 2 days on Tuesday 1st July & Wednesday 2nd July from 12pm to about 5pm. Many thanks to Shanjini who did the signature rice kolam of our new logo. Our booth was decorated/managed/manned/publicized/promoted by Shanjini, Lavanya, Dinesh, Kishure, Rafi, Sarjune, Mathi, Uma, Geetha, Fairoze, together with our president and vice-president Uma Mageswari & Sathiya Moorthy. From the 2 days, we have 10 new freshies who have already signed up. If you're a SIM student and are keen to join us, do call one of us without delay to register. Thank you!

Sathiya Moorthy @ 93379473
Uma Mageswari @ 94382503
Geetha @ 98006825

On behalf of SIMICC,
Sanjay Devaraja
Publicity Manager

"Taj Mahal" by Ravindran Drama Group

2008-06-30T01:58:00.000+08:00

For tickets, please contact
Devi at 94240861

Nigel & Friends - The Concert

2008-06-10T01:25:00.000+08:00

Our members Lavanya, Ponvili & current president Uma Mageswari (alumnus of Ngee Ann Polytechnic Indian Cultural Society - NPICS) are performing in this show to be held on Saturday 21st June 2008 @ Ngee Ann Polytechnic Convention Centre @ 7pm. Tickets @ $12 each. All proceedings shall go to charity in full amount - 100%. So please do support them by going down for the show. For tickets, please contact either one of them.

Lavanya: 91871470
Ponvili: 81119422
Uma: 94382503

Distinguished Speaker Series by SINDA

2008-04-26T01:48:00.000+08:00

SINDA

(Singapore Indian Development Association)

presents the

Distinguished Speaker Series

"What it takes to be an entrepreneur and be successful in a globalised world"

A dialogue with

Mr Mohamed Abdul Jaleel, PBM

(Managing Director, Mini Environment Services Pte Ltd and Group of Companies)

Moderated by:

Mr Predeep K Menon

(Executive Director & CEO, Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI)

Special Appearance

Ebi Shankara (Winner of Media Corp Vasantham Central's "Vasantham Star" 2007 Programme)

Kaushik (Winner of Media Corp Vasantham Central's "Yaar Antha Star" 2008 Programme)

Saturday, 3 May 2008, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Grassroots Club, 190 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8

(Near Yio Chu Kang MRT Station)

Free Admission

Door Gifts & Refreshments are provided

Those who are interested in attending the above mentioned, please contact Uma Mageswari at joege_rame@hotmail.com or 94382503 by Sunday 27th April 2008, 10pm with your full name, contact number and e-mail address. If there are at least 30 members to go for the event, transport can be arranged with SINDA to provide us with a one-way transportation from SIM to the event venue.

Visit to Spastic Children Association School

2008-04-24T01:55:00.000+08:00

On 11th April 2008, Ngee Ann Polytechnic Indian Cultural Society's Nigel & Friends team organized a visit to the Spastic Children Association School as part of their 25th Anniversary Charity Project.

SIM ICC members took their time off to help NPICS over this event by going over to the SCAS to help and interact with the children. There were 2 time slots, one from 10am to 11:30am and 1:15pm to 2:30pm. SIM ICC members stayed for both sessions to help out.

We learned about how the school operates and the facilities it has in order to cater to the children's needs. We were also given the opportunity to interact with the children personally. Each and every kid was special in their own ways and at the end of the day, the kids made our day special and memorable. It was a heartwarming experience which will remain in our hearts for a long time.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our SIM ICC members (Satheeish, Ponvili, Shanjini) and the few of our NTU friends who came together to help out in this event. Thank you so much, guys.

Love,
Uma Mageswari T & Sathiya Moorthy
President & Vice-President
SIM ICC

SIM ICC @ NUS Sports Spectra 2008

2008-03-26T02:39:00.000+08:00

Beach Fiesta 2008

2008-03-23T16:48:00.000+08:00

Congratulations to our fellow dudes & babes who participated and emerged 2nd runners-up in the Captain's Ball category of the Beach Fiesta 2008 held at Sentosa on Saturday 22nd March, organized by NUS Students' Arts & Social Sciences Club. The participants are Samy, Satheeish, Sathiya, Navin, Rafi, Pollyana & Val. Cheers! :)

Akshava 2008 Meeting

2008-03-06T12:58:00.000+08:00

Dear ICC members,

We will be holding our Show's Performance meeting on the following date and venue. Please do attend the meeting as it is compulsory. If you are attending/not attending, please notify Shanjini by e-mail (svenmathi86@hotmail.com) or contact (81633464).

Organizing Commitee, please take double the effort to attend. Your attendence is compulsory. If you are unable to attend for a valid reason, please let us know why.

Date: Friday 7th March 2008

Venue: Room 3.22

Time: 7pm

Attendance: COMPULSORY

Please do attempt to attend the meeting to keep yourself updated regarding the show. It would greatly help the organizing commitee to execute relevant work.

NOTE: 7th & 8th March are the dates for which OPEN HOUSE is scheduled. Do let your friends know who are interested in building their furture with SIM!

Sinthiya's 21st Birthday

2008-03-04T14:35:00.000+08:00

SIMICC wishes to convey its heartfelt thanks to our member Sinthiya for inviting us to her 21st birthday party at The Banana Leaf Apollo held on Saturday 1st March 2008. We wish her all the best! :)

"அரங்கம்" by Ravindran Drama Group

2008-02-25T12:22:00.000+08:00

Please take note of the following.

Ravindran Drama Group will be staging its annual inter-tertiary drama fest entitled "அரங்கம்" on Saturday 1st March 2008 at Jurong Junior College. Tickets are priced at $10 each. Please contact Nallu from RDG at 82004476 for tickets and more information.

6pm - 7pm: Variety segment by celebrities

7pm - 9:30pm: Drama competition

Annual General Meeting 2008

2008-02-20T12:34:00.000+08:00

Please note the following with regards to the abovementioned.

Date: Friday 22nd February 2008
Venue: Room 4.25
Time: 7pm
Attendance: COMPULSORY

Agenda: (Ranked in accordance to importance)

Handover and takeover of Committee*
Akshava 2008 - SIM ICC show details and briefing
V2 planning and gathering of manpower
Reinforcement of Friday evening activity: Captain's Ball
All other issues

* Please note that you are supposed to cast your votes for the following posts of President, Vice-president, Secretary, Treasurer & Events Coordinator for the next Executive Committee (2008), by SMSing your choice of names to Navin @ 94871284 or Shanjini @ 81633464. The deadline is Thursday 21st February 2008 by midnight.

Chalet @ Bottle Tree Park

2008-02-14T13:44:00.000+08:00

After what seemed like a long-awaited gathering, we finally had our delayed chalet (supposed to be held towards the end of last year) on Monday 11th February 2008 - a 2D1N stay @ Bottle Tree Park, located at Khatib. The turnout was excellent, as almost everybody turned up except for a few, who couldn't help it due to various commitments. Many thanks to Kishure who helped to book the venue, on behalf of SIMICC.

The early birds started arriving from school in the late afternoon, while the rest turned up around evening time. The day was spent playing frisbee, captain's ball and a lil of street-soccer among the guys, while the seniors prepared the food and stuff for the barbeque. By dawn, the pit was ready for BBQ. Once again, many thanks to Navin, Satheeish, Shanjini & Uma Mageswari who helped in BBQing all the scrumptious bites we had.

2 representatives from Sarvesh Mitraz (invited by Rooban) came down to present and promote their membership card to us, of which some of us signed up for it on the spot. This collaboration between SIMICC & Sarvesh Mitraz meant that we were entitled to a discount for the sign-up of the card and that they would assist us in promotional publicity should it be required in future. We thank them for coming down and appreciate the fact that they are doing their bit for the Indian community in Singapore. For more information on their newly-launched membership card which garners numerous attractive benefits, please do access and sign-up for it at their official website at: http://www.sarvesh.com.sg

After dinner, the night of fun kicked off with various games like bluff, wacko, charades, captain's ball, Taboo, etc. Inevitably, some of us got sabo-ed by the rest by being thrown into a nearby puddle. Given how much fun we were having, most of us hit the sack around 6am, while some still stayed up to catch a movie, courtesy of Rafi's mp3/mp4 player. We checked out at noon the next day, & ended off this memorable gathering with lunch at McDonald's.

Until the next one, here's wishing everybody the very best & take care. You guys rock!

Regards, :)
Sanjay Devaraj

on behalf of SIMICC

PS. Not all of the photos have been posted up here, since there is high tendency that it will lag the website. For the complete set of photos, please request for them from me. Thanks!

SIM ICC CHALET & BBQ

2008-02-04T23:31:00.000+08:00

Dear Members,

It's time to get together and have some fun!!!

SIM ICC will be organizing a BBQ at a chalet on the 11th & 12th of February (Monday & Tuesday) at Bottle Tree Village at Sembawang. We will be having a series of events, not forgetting hosting a BBQ for you guys.

Members can start arriving on the 11th from 12pm onwards for the chalet. Please note that those interested in attending will have to make a payment of $5 (if attending on 11th only) or $10 (if staying overnight till 12th).

Please let me know of your attendance LATEST by this Friday (8th of February), via email or contact (81633464). Payments for the chalet must be made to the treasurer Darsha (98896096), preferably before the 11th. Please make arrangements with her regarding the payment.

Details and agenda of the chalet are as below. Please take a look and kindly let me know if you can contribute any of the items or assist in any other way. According to Ali, it is possible to do a booking online for the BBQ food inclusive of utensils and BBQ items like wire mesh, etc. which will be delivered to the destination itself. Will let you guys know if we get a favourable response regarding that possibility.

Details & Agenda for Chalet (11th & 12th February)

Rules and regulations:

No consumption of alcoholic drinks at chalet.
No smoking within premises of chalet.
Do not bring along expensive items like watches etc.

BBQ Menu to be bought on 11th February:

Chicken wings - marinate items handled by Navin
Crab sticks
Sotong balls
Otak Otak
Fish wrap (in aluminum) - marinate items handled by Shanjini
Ready-made satay
Hot dogs
Marshmallow in choc dip

Drinks:

Orange mix
6-8 F&N bottles

Utensils:

Plastic Fork & Spoon - ICC locker
Tissue roll
Plastic plates
Plastic cups

Additional items:

Chili sauce
Tomato sauce
Butter
Ice

BBQ items:

Wire mesh - 2
Charcoal
Fire starter
Tongs - 3
Skewers - 8
Matches
Aluminum trays - 4
Aluminum foils - 2 rolls
Rubber bands - 5
Knife
Scissors
Hand soap
Rag - 2
Garbage bags
Water dispenser
First aid kit
Torchlights

Games:

Ice Breaker (if needed) - Wacko
Taboo - Navin to arrange
Celebrity Photo Identification Game - Navin
Charades
Packet of Cards - Ali
Soccer ball - Navin
Volley ball - Shanjini

Music:

Hi-5 system - Navin
Laptop - Shanjini
Songs - Rafi

Transportation:

Navin's friend
Ali
Val

Finances:

To be handled by Darsha. Any value off budget to be compensated with ICC funds.

AGENDA

V2 planning and gathering of manpower
Akshava 2008 SIM ICC show details and briefing
Handover and takeover of Committee
Feedback on Sports Spectra 2008
Reinforcement of Friday evening activity: Captain's Ball

Thank you!

Yours sincerely,
Shanjini Kunasekaran
SIM ICC

Satheeish's 25th Birthday

2008-01-31T03:05:00.000+08:00

Occasion: Satheeishwaran's 25th Birthday Surprise & Sinthiya's 21st Birthday

Location: Earle Swensen's @ Vivocity
Date: Tuesday 29th January 2008
Time: 7:30pm - 10:3opm

Turnout (SIMICC): Rooban, Rafi, Navin, Gabriel, Ali, Safiya, Ponraj, Sarjune, Sathiya, Samy, Mathi, Uma, Uma Mageswari, Indhu, Hema, Darsha, Lavanya, Ponvili, Geetha, Shanjini, Dinesh & Sanjay

Turnout (Others): Saravanan, Theebhan & June

Cost of 2kg Cake: $80
Cost of Total Bill: $330++
Cost of this memorable occasion: PRICELESS!

Participation for Sports Spectra 2008

2008-01-20T13:59:00.000+08:00

Hi guys...

As you all know we intend to send teams representing SIM from our ICC. It would be appreciated if you provide you support to the event. Please let us know if you are interested in joining and supporting ICC for this good and healthy cause.

Please do note that the participation in such events will grant you points later for your CCA records to be included in resumes, etc. As such, we would be anticipating your favourable replies as soon as possible.

Yous sincerely,
Shanjini Kunasekaran
SIM ICC

Sports Spectra 2008

2008-01-16T13:35:00.000+08:00

Dear Sir/ Madam,

NUS TLS SPORTS SPECTRA 2008

National University of Singapore Tamil Language Society (NUS TLS) is pleased to inform you that it is organizing its annual Sports Spectra 2008. This sporting competition is organized for Indian youths from various Junior Colleges and Tertiary Institutions. This event aims to interact and foster bonds with our Indian youth community. It also aims to allow them to engage in a healthy sporting event, taking a break from their hectic school life.

Sports Spectra 2008 will be held on Thursday 7 February 2008 at NUS Sports and Recreation Centre (SRC). Last year, we saw a total of 210 young male and about 110 female taking part in Soccer and Captain's Ball respectively. This year, we are looking at an estimated target of 240 young male and 140 female which would translate to 24 soccer teams and 20 Captain's Ball teams.

Sports Spectra 2008 would feature two tournaments, namely 7-a-Side Soccer for men and 5-a-Side Captain's Ball for women. Talent scouts from the Football Association of Singapore would be present at the soccer tournament to spot talented youngsters. We hope to encourage Indian students and help them to showcase their talent.

This event will not be possible without your institutions' support. Therefore, we kindly request your support and participation. Details of the event are provided in the Appendix which is attached to this e-mail.

Please send the registration form and the photocopy of Matriculation Card/Student Card/Concession Card AND I/Cs of ALL players in the team together via e-mail to sportspectra@gmail.com.

Alternatively, you can send the necessary documents to: Tamil Language Society c/o NUSSU Secretariat, Yusof Ishak House, 31 Lower Kent Ridge Road Singapore 119078. The dateline to send in the registration forms will be 23 January 2008.

Your participation will definitely help us in making the event a success. We await your favourable reply and kind co-operation.

For further enquiries, please feel free to contact

Gana at 97534946, e-mail: U0707113@nus.edu.sg
or
Suba at 97347134, e-mail: U0706218@nus.edu.sg

Regards,

Samantha Gracie Daishini
President
National University of Singapore
Tamil Language Society
29th Executive Committee

IMPORTANT ICC MEETING

2007-12-25T16:35:00.000+08:00

Dear members,

SIM ICC has come up with a proposal for the possibility of holding a Drama-cum-Dance Competition in 2008 for the very first time. As this would involve the commitment of strong manpower and it is essential that the whole of ICC is well informed of the happenings with regards to the show, we strongly urge you to attend a meeting on tomorrow at 7.00 pm. (venue will be confirmed later). Details to the show will be presented during the meeting. It is highly important to attend the meeting if you intend to support ICC on this effort to establish our name among the institutions.

Thank you!

Yours sincerely,
Shanjini

Deepavali @ Val's

2007-12-02T15:57:00.000+08:00

Hey people!

Here are the photos taken at Val's place earlier. Hope you guys had a great time and on behalf of SIM ICC, we thank Val for graciously inviting us over for dinner.

FYI, On behalf of Ali:

By the way, for those of you whom are interested in purchasing polarized sunglasses - either for yourself or simply as a gift for someone (especially for this Christmas!), please do check out #02-02 at Peninsula Shopping Centre on 1st and 2nd December 2007 between 10am - 9:30pm. The US brand - "Chamelius" sets are limited to only 80 pieces as this is their trial launch. Do not miss out on this attractive offer, so go grab yours!

Happy Holidays! :)

Narpani Futsal Fiesta 2007

2007-11-17T20:59:00.000+08:00

Narpani Pearavai Youth Sub-Committee is organizing a futsal (5 a-side) . There are 2 categories to it, Under 18 and Open category. The entry fees are $80 and $120 respectively. Attractive prizes to be won!

The competition will be held on 25th November 2007 (Prelims) and 2nd December 2007 (Finals) at the outdoor courts of Republic Polytechnic. Please note that the closing date for registration has been extended to 20th November 2007 at 9pm. So please hurry if you're interested. To register, please refer to the attached leaflet for more details. Thank you.

Happy Birthday to Val, Gayathri, Rafi & Rooban

2007-11-05T02:05:00.000+08:00

This month saw the birthdays of 4 members of SIM ICC, including Gayathri's birthday surprise which was held on tuesday. Rooban and Rafi share the same birthday which is today. They were given a mini pleasant birthday surprise bash on campus on friday before Val's at Ngee Ann after our weekly Captain's Ball. Rooban's and Rafi's birthday surprise consisted of a mini dare and forfeit which they had to perform. Our Vasantham Star Vignesh was generous enough to render a song for the birthday boys. SIM ICC thanks all those who took their time off to attend the surprise in giving the boys and the girl a memorable moment to cherish. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours.

Do check out the videos below for Rafi's, Rooban's & Val's birthday surprises. Photos courtesy of Usha & Dinesh. Videos provided by Sanjay.

SIM ICC Meeting after November 15

2007-10-27T19:06:00.000+08:00

Dear members,

The examination period for RMIT courses starts this week. We have in mind to have a gathering to celebrate the birthdays of our October babies in our club, after November 15 (when examinations are over). The date and venue of the event will be sent to you as soon as possible. In addition, we will be discussing upcoming events and proposals by our fellow members for shows and events.

Please do attend the meeting and let us know of your attendance after the sending-in of venue and further details.

Thank you!

Yours sincerely,
Shanjini

Secretary for SIM ICC

Captain's Ball Tournament

2007-10-20T13:20:00.000+08:00

The following, organized by the SIM Netball Club a.k.a Raven, was held on campus today at the courtyard on the 1st level from 9am to 4pm. 2 teams were formed by SIM ICC, each consisting of 6 team members, as per required. Each team had 2 girls atleast - the minimum as stated by the organizers. Satheeish, Rooban, Rafi, Geetha, Gayathri & Usha formed a team named Succezz, while Ali, Dinesh, Gabriel, Sanjay, Safiya & Darsha formed another team named Oowa Oowa.

Team Succezz emerged the top qualifier in their group after beating 3 other teams within their group, to qualify for the quarter-finals. Unfortunately, the other teams proved too strong for them. Nevertheless, their fighting spirit was apparently evident and undying, as Team Oowa Oowa cheered for them. Team Oowa Oowa, on the other hand, was booted out after 3 games.

Overall, a challenging yet a fun sporting day for us.

Aaraathanaa 2007

2007-10-18T02:13:00.000+08:00

Satheeish & Darsha have done us proud by clinching the 3rd prize for CCP (Customary Costume Parade) at the recent Aaraathaana 2007. They performed an enactment of the Karwa Chauth - a North Indian festival. A married woman celebrates this day with great fervor and dedication, by observing a fast and praying for the long life of her husband. The most important aspect of this day is that a dawn to dusk fast is undertaken by the North Indian ladies and seeing the moon they finally break the fast. Darsha took our hearts away by giving a splendid performance while Satheeish exuberated his suave charms to wow the audience.

Special thanks goes out to Mathi, Shanjini, Gayathri & Sanjay who helped the couple out with their dressing and make-up backstage. SIM ICC would like to convey a huge THANK YOU! to all of you who not only came down for the show to support the couple, but also have been watching them rehearse all along before the show and showing your genuine concern and support by correcting and motivating them.

The gang had dinner together at Al-Ameen after the show to celebrate the win garnered. It was indeed an evening to remember and we definitely look forward to more of such gatherings. Below are more pictures taken in school on that day before the competition. They had been rehearsing conscientiously since morning that day, which of course has proved to be much fruitful. We applaud their undying effort.

The following message was sent by Satheeish & Darsha just before the commencement of their performance at the show:

"Folks. Please sit back and relax. What you are about to see on stage, is the realisation of all your hard work, time and comments. When you hear the applause at the end of the performance, we want you to remember that they are applauding you and the effort you've put in to make this performance materialise. Whether we win or not depends on God, but in our eyes, we've already won because through this CCP, all of us found a reason to palagaran with each other even more. The both of us would like to dedicate our performance to each one of you. We hope we can make you feel proud after we walk off the stage."

We're indeed happy for them and very much proud of them! Here's hoping that our SIM ICC soars to greater heights!

Vasantham Star 2007 Results

2007-10-16T11:24:00.000+08:00

SIM ICC would like to extend his heartiest congratulations to Vignesh for giving a splendid performance at the grand finals of Vasantham Star 2007 held LIVE yesterday at MediaCorp TV theatre at 6pm. He got the crowd grooving and cheering to his tunes with his opening number. Although he couldn't secure the winning title, we are indeed very proud of him in atleast securing the 3rd runner-up position. The SIM ICC gang was there to render their utmost support for him, screaming their lungs out!

A very big THANK YOU! to all those who came down to support Vignesh.
We wish the dude all the best in his future endeavours and undertakings.

Vasantham Star 2007 Grand Finals Tickets Confirmed!

2007-10-10T10:16:00.000+08:00

To all those who have promptly reserved your tickets for the Grand Finals of Vasantham Star 2007 to be held on Sunday 14th October 2007 at 6pm LIVE @ MediaCorp TV Theatre, your tickets have been purchased & collected on your behalf this early afternoon by me, Navin & Rooban. Below is a list of all those who have reserved your tickets with SIM ICC.

You are strongly advised to turn up early (together with whoever you're bringing) in order to sit together as a group since it will be free-seating and also because the audience are expected to be seated by 5pm, unlike previous shows (for those who have been consistently attending). There will be a special guest performance by Malaysian-fame Yogi-B & Natchatra and also by our local artistes. The expected turnout for the 2-hour LIVE show is 700, together with the guest-of-honours and sponsors. Below are some pointers for you guys to take note:

Dress code is smart casual. You are discouraged to wear black attires.

No filming, video or audio recording is allowed.

Food & drinks are strictly prohibited in the theatre.

Strictly no admission of infants or children.

If you are bringing any banners/props, kindly inform Navin.

To all those who have yet to pay for your reserved tickets, kindly pass your due cash to Navin WITHOUT FAIL this sunday when you come down for the show. Please report to Caldecott Broadcast Centre at 4:30pm sharp for your collection of tickets.

Let's rock at the grand finals & support our dude, Vignesh!

Vasantham Star 2007 Grand Finals Tickets!

2007-10-08T22:29:00.000+08:00

Dear members,

If you are interested in coming down for Vasantham Star 2007 Grand Finals this Sunday, 14th October, please let us know how many tickets you require by tomorrow morning latest. We will be sending down our members on behalf of SIM ICC to purchase tickets for you. Tickets are priced at $10 each for the 2-hour LIVE show with guest performances by Yogi-B & Natchatra and also by our local artistes, together with the final 4 contestants. Our very own SIM ICC member Vignesh is among the top 4, so do come down to show your support for him!

Please make your requests for the number of tickets required either by replying back to this email or contacting me LATEST by tomorrow morning. Also note that the cash for the tickets will be collected on that day itself when you collect it from us. We look forward to seeing you on sunday to support our fellow member!

THANK YOU!

Regards,

Seva Shanjini (81633464)

Secretary for SIM ICC

J.G.M Corporation

2007-10-08T00:25:00.000+08:00

J.G.M Corporation was formed a few years back by one of our schoolmates, Samy. Many would have known that Samy used to specialize in high quality audio products, such as headphones, earphones and so on. Samy, who is currently the Executive Director has decided to diversify into the area of clothings and accessories. The firm deals with brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch and Puma. To get a better view of what J.G.M Corporation has to offer, do visit its website at the following link:

http://www.jgmcorp.blogspot.com

Status On Aaraathanaa 2007 Tickets

2007-10-02T22:11:00.000+08:00

Dear all,

As you all know, our dear friends Satheeish & Darsha are taking part in the CCP segment in the upcoming Aaraathanaa 2007 to be held on Saturday 6th of October at 4pm. For those who have reserved their tickets through me, your tickets are confirmed. For those who may have forgotten and want to get the tickets at this point of time, you'd have to directly go through NP ticketing in-charge, Sulajah. She can be contacted at 82331615. Alternatively, you can try your luck by turning up at the venue itself on the show day to see if extra tickets are available for purchase on-the-spot.

Thank you and hope to see you all on saturday at the show.

Dinesh
SIM ICC Events Coordinator

Music Is His Life

2007-09-30T16:18:00.000+08:00

One of our members, Rafi, has a music website to showcase his composing talents. Rafi's passion for music started at the tender age of 4. He started off by playing the piano. At the age of 22, he started creating his own compositions. To date, he has 2 music pieces and 2 remixes to his name. He has uploaded his compositions and remixes in imeem music website to showcase & share his composing talent. SIM ICC wishes Rafi all the best and hopes he becomes a great music composer. We have a created a link to his website. Please check it out. Otherwise, you can click on this direct link:

http://musicislife1982.imeem.com/

Freshmen Orientation cum September Birthday Celebration

2007-09-28T23:10:00.000+08:00

5 new members attended the Freshmen Orientation held on wednesday as pre-fixed. It served as a good platform for them to interact and get to know the other members and seniors who turned up for the meeting as well through a few ice-breaking games organized. Prizes were courteously sponsored and given out by Samy. Vice-president Navin gave an informal welcome speech cum introduction about the club and its various achievements and participation throughout the years. A mini cake-cutting celebration was held for members born in the month of September - consisting of Indhu, Shanjini, Sanjay & Varman. Later, the seniors stayed back for a game of charade amongst themselves. Check out the videos below showcasing the cake-cutting celebration and the games of charade by Varman, Rooban & Geetha.

Vasantham Star - Round 6

2007-09-24T19:24:00.000+08:00

The SIM gang went down to Mediacorp today evening from school to once again show their support for Vignesh in today's non-live recording which commenced at around 7pm. More members managed to turn up this time round, considering that only a few turned up for yesterday's LIVE recording. We're confident that Vignesh will qualify to perform at the grand finals, so keep your votes coming in for him! Voting commences from sunday to wednesday.

Photos courtesy of vasantham central website: http://www.vasantham.sg/2007/vstar2007

Vasantham Star - Round 5

2007-09-24T14:35:00.000+08:00

Photos courtesy of vasantham central website: http://www.vasantham.sg/2007/vstar2007

SIM ICC Freshmen Orientation

2007-09-21T19:45:00.000+08:00

Dear members,

As you all would've known, we had our SIM Student Week held recently at our campus. We recruited a substantial amount of freshmen into our club and would like to welcome them formally into our club as members of ICC. As such, we will be holding a formal orientation in school to invite them formally into our club where it will be a good opportunity for us to get to know the freshmen better. Details are as follows:

Event: Freshmen Orientation for SIM ICC + birthday celebration for members born in September

Date: Wednesday 26th September 2007

Venue: Room 1.08

Time: 7pm

We have received favorable replies from many of you for the previous email sent out. Thank you so much. Please do try to come down even if it is for a while.

Thank you once again. See you there!

Regards,
Seva Shanjini
Secretary for SIM ICC

Pool @ The Students' Lounge

2007-09-21T12:38:00.000+08:00

A game of pool this afternoon at the Students' Lounge, while killing time before their next lecture - Uma, Usha, Gayathari, Mathi, Darsha, Satheeish & Sanjay.

Team SUCCESS

2007-09-19T20:07:00.000+08:00

Three entreprising individuals from our club took part in a competition organised by the SINGAPORE INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY. The competition was titled SICCI YOUTH ENTERPRISE AWARD 2007. The team members comprising of Satheeish, Rooban & Rafi had to come up with a business proposal for which they spent months researching on. Their proposal impressed the first panel of judges and they have qualified for the final round. The finals will be held on Saturday 29 September at the SICCI conference room whereby they will be interviewed by SICCI Chairman, Mr M Rajaram.

We wish the guys the very best in emerging victorious!

Vasantham Star - Round 4

2007-09-17T14:08:00.000+08:00

Our Vignesh once again stunned the crowd with his awesome performance earlier this evening on the 4th LIVE show of Vasantham Star 2007, emerging the top in the SMS ranking. The SIM ICC gang (Ponraj, Kishure, Farah, Deepa, Sanjay & Varman) who had gone down to render their support, later had dinner at Adam Road Food Centre after the show, where Vignesh's mum was so generous to offer us $50 for the expenditure of our dinner in appreciation of our continued support for Vignesh. Vignesh & his family were having dinner there too.

We're definitely hoping to catch him at the grand finals! If you're interested in joining us to catch Vasantham Star "live" at MediaCorp Studios to support Vignesh, please do not hesitate to contact Deepa at 93225703 for tickets.

Photos courtesy of vasantham central website: http://www.vasantham.sg/2007/vstar2007

Captain's Ball

2007-09-15T14:28:00.000+08:00

The SIM ICC gang had gathered this evening for a friendly game of Captain's Ball at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic Sports Complex, where our friends from NTU & RP joined us as well. Today saw the biggest ever informal gathering among ourselves, so it was indeed a delight that most of us could make it for the game, considering how difficult it is to congregate our members on friday evenings due to their personal commitments and evening classes.

Despite being a predominantly female gathering, our 5 boys (Rafi, Ali, Navin, Dinesh & Sanjay) who turned up were sporting enough to join the girls in an exciting and vigorous game, which kicked off around 7pm and ended around 9pm. It was truly an enjoyable experience and good form of exercise for all of us, not to mention that it gave us the well-needed opportunity of strengthening our camaraderie & getting to know some of the members better.

If you're interested in joining us weekly (tentatively on friday evenings) for Captain's Ball or Soccer (dependent on the turnout for the day), please contact Shanjini at 81633464 or Dinesh at 98954567 for more information. Thank you!

SIM Student Buzz Week

2007-09-14T13:44:00.000+08:00

In conjunction with the SIM Student Buzz at campus, this week sees the various CCAs hosting & promoting their booths at The Atrium. The 1st few days kicked off with street soccer at the ground level among the various institutions. The school seemed like a bazaar with various make-shift shops selling all kinds of titbits, chocolates, ice-cream, candy floss, handmade products & even gadgets.

There were a number of performances (breakdancing, singing, etc) including the Hey Gorgeous! show by Channel U in campus. Our Indian Cultural Club were given a pretty prominent place to set up our booth at The Atrium. Shanjini & Geetha did this magnificient kolam of the club's logo with orange-colored rice. Many passer-bys took photographs of it. Proud indeed.

The following video was captured yesterday at The Atrium when the babes & the dudes battled it out against each other. Darsha & Gaayathri, followed by Ali & Satheeish. T'was funny watching them fight!

Vasantham Star - Round 3

2007-09-11T04:45:00.000+08:00

Vignesh wasn't at his peak at yesterday's performance as he was suffering from throat infection, but that didn't at all compromise his performance, where he rendered the song Babylona. A difficult song indeed with many variations of high pitches, but we're proud that our boy has pulled off the song pretty well to secure himself yet again in the top 5 position. The SIM ICC gang came down this time with banners & posters in strong support for him. In fact, Vignesh's supporters had the most number of banners for today's show!

Please do continue to support & vote for Vignesh!

Photos courtesy of vasantham central website: http://www.vasantham.sg/2007/vstar2007

Aaraathanaa 2007 Semi-Finals

2007-09-09T14:26:00.000+08:00

The qualifying round for the Customary Costume Parade (CCP), one of the competitive segments of Aaraathanaa, was held today at The Cultural Theatre at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Satheeish and Darsha did the honour of representing our SIM ICC. They did a 2-minute enactment of a scene from Ramayana, whereby Satheeish don the role of Ravana and Darsha as Sita. All their hard work has paid off and our couple has qualified for the grand finals of Aaraathanaa 2007 to be held on Saturday 6th October 2007 at the Ngee Ann Convention Centre at 4pm.

Special thanks to Uma Mageswari & Mathiarasi who helped our participants with their dressing and make-up. Not forgetting the great support from all our members who were present there! Let us give our utmost support for them at the finals & hope to clinch our 3rd consecutive win this time round!

Ticketing details will be revealed soon. Stay tuned...

Aaraathanaa 2007 Singing Finals

2007-09-02T14:54:00.000+08:00

Rekha, Deepa & Lavanya did the honours of representing SIM ICC in the singing category for Aaraathanaa earlier today, whereby Rekha participated in the solo category while Deepa & Lavanya took part in the duet category. They had been practising very hard, despite their busy schedules & various commitments for the past weeks. Despite failing to qualify to perform on the actual day of Aaraathanaa 2007, we are proud to say that the 3 girls showcased their best performance, despite strong competition from other participating schools.

Rekha sang Ethetho Ennam Valarthean from the movie Punnagai Mannan, while Lavanya & Deepa sang Kaatrin Mozhi from the movie Mozhi.

Great job done, girls! We're indeed proud of you!

MBA Programmae by International University of Japan

2007-08-30T12:55:00.000+08:00

Hi guys.

Mr Manogaran, CEO of SINDA, has kindly brought to myattention a certain postgraduate scheme for all undergraduate Indians (doesn't matter which university you're from as long as you're a Singaporean or PR). I've summarized most of the information below:

1) Entire course to be taught @ International University of Japan.
2) Entire course will be taught in English.
3) Living expenses to be covered by the student.
4) Course fees may or may not be covered through an MOU, depending on the turnout for the day and any subsequent interest.

From what I've read @ their website, IUJ offers masters in Business Administration and International Relations Programme. For more information about their university, you can access the following link: http://www.iuj.ac.jp/

A representative from I.U.J. and a few of their professors will be coming down to deliver a talk to promote this programme to us. I personally feel its a good talk to attend even if you're not interested, as you could learn more about what exactly is taught in an MBA or what is required from oneself at the masters level.

If you are interested in an MBA, but not exactly sure as to where or when you would want to do it, its even better. By actually doing an MBA in Japan you are building up on very valuable international contacts and, as we all know, the Japanese are an extremely creative and hardworking bunch of people.

The talk is on 15th of September @ the Grassroots club sometime in the afternoon. Admission is absolutely free & all you need to do is to sign up with me. If you need anything, PLEASE give me a call! You can drop me an sms or email me.

Thanks!

Rooban (from NTU)
H/P: 98587670
Email: Rooban-J@hotmail.com

SIM students can also contact Dinesh (SIM ICC Events Coordinator) to submit your names.

H/P: 98954567
Email: dineshwillbe@gmail.com

Vasantham Star 2007

2007-08-24T02:25:00.000+08:00

As some of you would already know, we have our very own ICC member, Vignesh, participating in Vasantham Star 2007. The show will be telecasted live, indicating that we can go down to support our fellow member and give him motivation. Tickets are available at Bestway Building (near International Plaza at Tanjong Pagar), Level 5. Each person is entitled to 4 tickets. The show is on Sunday 26th August, 6pm at Caldecott Broadcast Centre.

Please give me an immediate reply if you are interested in coming down with us to support Vignesh. We would need to make arrangements to collect the tickets for you if you are coming for the show. You can contact me at 81633464.

Thank you.

Seva Shanjini
Secretary for SIM ICC

Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu 2007

2007-08-13T00:27:00.000+08:00

The islandwide treasure hunt kicked off on Monday 18th June 2007 at 9pm at SIM HQ, with a total of 10 participating teams (each consisting of 3 respective members), including TP, RP, NP, NYP, NIE & NTU. Considering the fact that the event was on a weekday, we were glad that many schools came forward to register to try their luck in clinching the cash prizes and of course, to have fun as well! Some of the checkpoints included places like SINDA building @ Balestier, The Cage @ Kallang, Alkaff Mansion, Bedok Jetty and the final checkpoint - Palawan beach @ Sentosa, where the prize-giving & closing of the event took place at the Southern Most Part of Continental Asia.

The Champions of the game was the girls' team from NIE-NTU...

while the 1st & 2nd runners-up titles were both clinched by the dudes from NTU...

Despite having their exams around the corner, we're indeed proud of the fact that the organizing team (comprising of Ali, Safiya, Rafi, Navin, Polly & Val) behind this event made sure everything flowed smoothly without any major problems. Soliciting for sponsors was another major feat they had to overcome & we're proud that they managed to do so effortlessly.

Attributing to the success of Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu 2007, SIM ICC has proudly declared the event as our very own trademark event and hope to continue with the organizing of this game on an annual basis, so as to further establish our club as an accomplished one.

Last but not least, a VERY BIG THANK YOU! to all our ICC members who reported early in the morning (donning their VV jerseys!) to help out in the event as checkpoint leaders, marshallers & ushers, without whom which this event wouldn't have been possibly a success. You guys have been an awesome bunch!

NUS Sports Spectra 2007

2007-02-20T03:53:00.000+08:00

This annual sporting competition organized for Indian youths from various Junior Colleges and Tertiary Institutions by the NUS Tamil Language Society, with the aims to interact and foster bonds with our Indian youth community, took place on Sunday 18th February 2007 at the NUS Sports & Recreation Center (SRC).

The event kicked off at 8 am and saw a total participation of 21 Soccer teams and 16 Captain’s Ball teams competing enthusiastically for the Kalan Cup. This year’s Captain’s Ball tournament saw the introduction of “Power Play” and the Shield Format. Furthermore, professional Netball Association umpires refereed the matches. These additions indeed increased the competitive spirit among players and raised the overall quality of the tournament. The Soccer tournament was further enhanced this year by the presence of the referees and talent scouts from the Football Association of Singapore (FAS).

Our girls' team came in 3rd in Captain's Ball after a fierce battle. Our guys' Soccer team did not do too bad either. They managed to pull 2 wins and nothing less than draws, considering the fact that the team was put together in just 1 month. Special thanks should go to Samy for coaching the guys' Soccer team. We may not have won the first prize but we are champions in our own right.

Well done, guys & girls!