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PASAR MALAM - A Malaysian Night Market, posted by ye3hong @ 13.11.07

One thing is for sure of Malaysians who leave their country (be it temporarily or not), is that we carry our heritage and culture wherever we go. The same can be said for Malaysian students here at UNSW, Sydney. At 25th October 2007, the Malaysian Society (MSO) hit it off with a bang with its historical first ever “Pasar Malam” night held on the Australian university’s campus. The event was launched by the society to promote Malaysian culture, tradition and of course, Malaysian food.

The first hundred to arrive at 6pm were greeted
with goodie bags and a floating helium balloon, something to remember us by. Overall, more than 600 people (Malaysians and non-Malaysians) made their way to the UNSW beergarden (hmmm should we mention… beer?) where we held our loud but humble event. Some came with hope and expectation while others come with curiosity in the heart driven by fliers and posters promoting the event. But all in all, everyone left feeling amazed and satisfied.

Food we take for granted so much in Malaysia, such as satays, sago desserts and teh tarik were all main attractions here. Stalls selling authentic and delicious Malaysian food were set up along the gates with each, its own extended queue of people eagerly waiting to buy, taste and savour our local delicacies. The atmosphere was brightened up with a live band concert consisting of talented Malaysian musicians singing away to the tune of (I can’t remember any song names….) & (another song) while people danced, relax and enjoyed their food.

Lucky draw winners were announced later on in the night and the a tipsy, jolly Australian guy gets to go back with a brand new LCD monitor for being able to toss-a-coin-nearest-to-the-bottle, a game held for the entertainment of all. Even though the weather was forecasted to go wrong on this particular day with predictions of thunderstorms, our event went smoothly with only casual short-lived showers, which made us wonder that maybe someone out there wants ‘Pasar Malam’ to be a great success which it definitely was.

Malaysia Boleh! Thank you, Thank you
By Stephanie Teh

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The first hundred to arrive at 6pm were greeted

with goodie bags and a floating helium balloon, something to remember us by. Overall, more than 600 people (Malaysians and non-Malaysians) made their way to the UNSW beergarden (hmmm should we mention… beer?) where we held our loud but humble event. Some came with hope and expectation while others come with curiosity in the heart driven by

fliers and posters promoting the event. But all in all, everyone left feeling amazed and satisfied.

Food we take for granted so much in Malaysia, such as satays, sago desserts and teh tarik were all main attractions here. Stalls selling authentic and delicious Malaysian food were set up along the gates with each, its own extended queue of people eagerly waiting to buy, taste and savour our local delicacies. The atmosphere was brightened up with a live band concert consisting of talented Malaysian musicians singing away to the tune of (I can’t remember any song names….) & (another song) while people danced, relax and enjoyed their food.

Lucky draw winners were announced later on in the night and the a tipsy, jolly Australian guy gets to go back with a brand new LCD monitor for being able to toss-a-coin-nearest-to-the-bottle, a game held for the entertainment of all.

Even though the weather was forecasted to go wrong on this particular day with predictions of thunderstorms, our event went smoothly with only casual short-lived showers, which made us wonder that maybe someone out there wants ‘Pasar Malam’ to be a great success which it definitely was.

Malaysia Boleh! Thank you, Thank you
By Stephanie Teh