As we step into a new beginning, we establish the mindset that we must prep ourselves before we step into a new war zone. But preceding all of that, we must find ourselves an army of comrades and inform ourselves of our enemy.
The greater the motivation, the greater the chance of success; if we regard school as our war zone, we’ll fight for our lives, and we will succeed! So before you head out to war, come find yourselves some comrades (friends) and learn about your enemy (Berkeley)!
At HKSA Orientation!, HKSA will introduce Berkeley as a campus, as a city, and surrounding places of interest through the format of a video! We will also be introducing ourselves as a club, play games, and even have a raffle!
Then we also have Welcome to HKSA! With group games to keep you bonding and interacting with your groupmates and prizes for the winning team, you might be walking out with more than new friendships, but free gifts to top it off with.
We will also be serving snacks!Snacks, video, games, and prizes…what can be better? ;]So come join us to learn more about your campus, about our club, or to simply make new friends (may be applied to returning and new students ;])!
See you Tuesday AND Friday!
HKSA ORIENTATION
日期/Date: September 7, 2010
時間/Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM
地點/Location: Mulford 159 (refer to map below! And also watch for our officers on Sproul to guide you when you’re heading over!)
I suppose a part of me is relieved, while a larger part is missing the excitement of rushing for the deadlines and being challenged in all aspects to collaborate with each other on different levels in the attempt to create as flawless of a K-Con as possible.
But all over. HKSA Spring 2010, 26th Semi-Annual Karaoke Contest…gone and over.
Perhaps I should start by extending my appreciation to our numerous sponsors, our many service providers, our audiences, our contestants, our judges, and most of all…our officers. (Definitely not intending to sound like a President’s Acknowledgement ><)
Without our sponsors, we would not have been able to provide for the facilities and equipments that enhanced our show each in their own ways. Without the providers of those facilities and equipments, the show couldn’t have been nor would we have had the beautiful supplements of flowers, trophies, booklets, buttons, etc. Without our audiences, the show wouldn’t have been as exciting or our contestants as wholehearted. Without our prized contestants, this show wouldn’t even be at all. Without our judges, there would’ve been no standard, no contest, and no enthusiasm. Thank you for all your support.
And for my fellow HKSA officers…
Throughout the entire journey, from choosing positions, to writing the skits, to carrying out each of our roles, to designing the buttons, to creating each page of our beautiful booklet, to actually putting on the show…I’m sorry if I’ve been negative in any way. I’m sorry if I’ve been unsupportive in any way. I’m sorry if I’ve failed to handle my responsibilities in any way. I’m sorry for deficiency in any aspects.
But also, thank you. Thank you, each and every single one of you, for having been there for each other. Thank you for being there to hold each other up when we were all too exhausted and worn out to stand by ourselves. Thank you for all the physical and emotional support that each one of us needed to make it through the hectic week. Thank you, all of you, for being you. Thank you.
And onto the day of the show.
Semester after semester, we’ve strived to strip our club of the reputation of tardiness, and so preparations started early, each position on time. Flawless. Three hours later, we were ready to begin. First time in the 5 semesters I’ve been in HKSA, we were ready to begin on time. But of course, due to professionalism, we decided to hold back the show time due to some unexpected issues. But I’m proud of us. I’m proud that we have finally succeeded in our goal to begin K-Con on time.
P and VP Welcome. I hope every single one of you sitting or standing in 10 Evans could feel the sincerity of our appreciation and the pride of our club through the speech of our administrative personnel.
Skits. Perhaps our theme for this semester was an ounce more complicated than any we’ve done so far, but we hope that you still walked away from our show with a lesson learned. Misunderstanding. Things in life aren’t always merely as they seem, and each one of us has personal reasons for each action we carry out. We may not always agree, we may not always approve, and we definitely may not always know of each other’s reasons, but we must learn to accept each other’s choices in life. We must learn to understand that we may not always understand, and that somewhere deep inside, we are all simply trying to make it through life happily, selfish or selfless. Understanding.
Contestants. I’m more than positive each one of us walked into the room with someone’s name in our hearts, be it an acquaintance, a friend, or a loved one, each person that sang on the stage were received by the mental and emotional support of someone else in the crowd. They each had their flaws, yet each had their strengths. They entertained us in their unique ways, and they undoubtedly gave a performance that left marks in our hearts. Whether they received your approval or not, whether you understood their reasons for standing on that stage or not, I’m sure they all put forth their best foot to give to us the best of their ability.Thank you, Isaac. Thank you, Sun. Thank you, Viola and Helen. Thank you, William. Thank you, Horace. Thank you, Steven. Thank you, Romi. Thank you, Susan and April. Thank you, Terry. Thank you, Charlie and Mona. Thank you, Man Hei. Thank you, Venus. Thank you, Andrew. Thank you, Jayson and OSY. Thank you, Yafine. And thank you, David and Steven.And congratulations, Yafine, Terry, and Venus.
Judges. Thank you for your time, thank you for your input, then you for your performances, thank you for being our judges. Whether they, in your hearts, were worthy of being judges or not, they all have their experiences, their accomplishments, their valuable opinions, to be considered a worthy contribution and part of our show. Indubitably, we were all blown away by Ashley and Robert’s performances. Their power and their feelings, so wholly conveyed by their song that they must’ve captivated each of our hearts. Here, I will, void of shame, say that each time I hear Robert sing, he can put me on the edge of tears, if not already crying. Then there was Edward’s critique of our finalists, which undeniably opened our eyes as to what aspects of a performer must be paid attention to. Thank you, Ashley. Thank you, Edward. And thank you, Robert.
And so another wonderful experience has come to an end. The 8th and last K-Con of our beloved senior advisor, Joyce Lam, has come to an end. And if you’ve looked over our booklet, you might’ve seen the half page we dedicated to Joyce and Simon. So here in this blog, I want to send with them my love and support for all things to come, for all obstacles they’ll meet, and for every part of themselves they may lose down their paths. Thank you both for the wondrous memories and marks you’ve made in our lives and in HKSA. Thank you for all the times you’ve given us on personal and business (club) levels. Thank you for having been in our lives. Thank you.
And thank you, my fellow officers. We’ve made it through. :] Thank you, my dears. Thank you.
And here’s to everyone, may happiness and understanding be with you, always.
Do you want to sing and feel like a star?HKSA Karaoke Contest will be a place where you can showcase your stage performance skills!! Our 26th K-Con will be hosted on April, 2nd. So please don’t hesitate to register and become one of our 15 contestants!!
If you are interested in participating in our K-Con, please drop by our table from Tuesday-Friday 11:00 to 2:00.
Fee for singers:Solo:member: $20, non-member: $25Team: member: $25, non-member: $30
Deadline for signing up is March 12. Also, you need to confirm the names of the song you will sing and send us your videos in either avi or mpeg format by that day!! For late videos, $5 each will be charged.
Feel free to contract us If you have any questions.
Hi!到左三月，一個又一個既Mid-terms一定令到大家透唔到氣喇!就知道大家一定係好忙溫midterm溫到抖唔到氣啦..所以就一定要襯住weekend抖下氣,係時候由HKSA為大家減減壓喇!今個星期就等我地HKSA帶你去同我地UC Berkeley 叮噹馬頭既Stanford University參觀下, 吸收下天地靈氣啦!今個星期六我地會同Stanford既香港同學會舉行聯校活動，到時除左會由Stanford既學生做嚮導帶我地去參觀佢地既學校之外，仲會一齊行上佢地既Dish Loop一覽Palo Alto 同灣區既景色，鍾意大自然既你一定唔可以錯過啦！日期: 3/6/10時間: 10:00地點: Sproul Fountain價用: FREE＊＊記得要自備水同防曬用品＊＊——————————————-Aren’t you cramming for your horrible midterms and studying all night long? …Have no fear! HKSA is here to rescue you from the depths of midterm hell! Come out with us this Saturday and let yourself free from the reigns of midterms at Stanford University.This Saturday, March 6th, come join us for a beautiful and relaxing afternoon at Palo Alto. Relieve some stress by walking around the Stanford campus and challenge yourself by hiking at Dish Loop of Stanford. Enjoy some quality time under the sun with the entire San Francisco Bay at sight. This will also be a great opportunity for you to capture the scenic nature.Date: 3/6/10Time: 10:00Location: Sproul FountainFee: FREE* Note: Please prepare drinks and sunscreen according to your own preferences.Check out more via Facebook Event!http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=329106454190
Hello everybody! It’s the first official event of my life in HKSA because I am the new intern of this semester! Let me bring you back to the previous exciting event of HKSA!
It was our game night last Friday. To see what happened, just take a look at the pictures!
The Poker Tournament attracted many people to the event, but only the champion could get the prize. Though addiction to gambling is not a good thing, coming to the HKSA Game Night was a great way to reduce the stress from everyone’s study!Besides poker, we played mahjong to celebrate Chinese New Year as well.
Come on! Let’s become millionaires! Playing Monopoly was so much fun, especially with this special Disney x Pixar version!
Although you are not majoring in Architecture, you still could’ve built a unique building with your own hands, or just destroyed it!
Uno was a game requiring quick response and intelligence.
Moving on to the second round of the Poker Tournament, eight people were left and their survival probability was 12.5%!
Finally, our champion got a brand new iPod Touch! Congratulations!
Hi!到左三月，一個又一個既Mid-terms一定令到大家透唔到氣喇!就知道大家一定係好忙溫midterm溫到抖唔到氣啦..所以就一定要襯住weekend抖下氣,係時候由HKSA為大家減減壓喇!今個星期就等我地HKSA帶你去同我地UC Berkeley 叮噹馬頭既Stanford University參觀下, 吸收下天地靈氣啦!今個星期六我地會同Stanford既香港同學會舉行聯校活動，到時除左會由Stanford既學生做嚮導帶我地去參觀佢地既學校之外，仲會一齊行上佢地既Dish Loop一覽Palo Alto 同灣區既景色，鍾意大自然既你一定唔可以錯過啦！日期: 3/6/10時間: 10:00地點: Sproul Fountain價用: FREE＊＊記得要自備水同防曬用品＊＊——————————————-Aren’t you cramming for your horrible midterms and studying all night long? …Have no fear! HKSA is here to rescue you from the depths of midterm hell! Come out with us this Saturday and let yourself free from the reigns of midterms at Stanford University.This Saturday, March 6th, come join us for a beautiful and relaxing afternoon at Palo Alto. Relieve some stress by walking around the Stanford campus and challenge yourself by hiking at Dish Loop of Stanford. Enjoy some quality time under the sun with the entire San Francisco Bay at sight. This will also be a great opportunity for you to capture the scenic nature.Date: 3/6/10Time: 10:00Location: Sproul FountainFee: FREE* Note: Please prepare drinks and sunscreen according to your own preferences.Check out more via Facebook Event!http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=329106454190
