各位親愛的HKSA新朋友舊朋友你地好!希望大家唔好因爲甘快開學而悶悶不樂, 唔好爲左擺脫waitlist而忐忑不安,因爲每個學期嘅開始,象徵住HKSA將會繼續帶比大家更多既歡樂!爲左令到大家有更美好嘅體驗,今個學期我地會有新嘅嘗試.想具體知道今個學期有d咩events 同有咩新鮮野? 甘就唔好錯過我地嘎orientation la!今次orientation<二重奏>形式好特別!顧名思義,orientation分爲兩個部分,第一部分係星期一晚上舉行嘅Welcome To HKSA,新舊會員唔單止可以一邊玩游戲,一邊輕鬆下同認識新朋友,仲可以學到關于我地club嘅events同歷史! 開心嘅時刻又點可以比佢停呢!?我地緊接而來第二部分嘅orientation將會帶領大家係嚴寒中用打邊爐嘅方式過個溫馨,溫暖加溫情嘅夜晚,希望大家唔好錯過呢兩個認識新朋友同我地club嘅好機會啦!一於約定你:第一奏 WTH: 星期一 (1/25) 晚上 7:30 - 9:00 , Dwinelle 160.第二奏 Hot Pot Social: 星期五 (1/29) 晚上6:30 – 9:30 , Dwinelle 160.*WTH = free admission!*Hot Pot收費為$6 for members,$8 for non-members. 但係!如果喺星期一晚或之前reserve仲會有$2 discount!約定你啦!————————————————————–Dear HKSA members and non-members,We are here torelieve your stress if you were brought down by the complications ofregistering classes. With the advent of a brand-new semester, HKSA isalways here to lead you to another innovative spectrum of excitingevents!To provide you with the greatest information, laughterand relaxation, there will be two parts for our orientation thissemester. The first part (Welcome to HKSA) will be held this upcomingMonday (1/25). You will be playing a variety of interactive andexciting games while be filled with information of our club. The secondpart will be held on Friday (1/29). We will be spending time having hotpot while we chitchat like a big family. If you would like to find agroup to share laughter and sweat with for the new semester, pleasecome to our orientation and be informed of our exhilarating events!Please come have fun!Part 1: Welcome to HKSA: Monday(1/25) 7:30-9:00 PM, Dwinelle 160.Part 2: Hot Pot Social: Friday(1/29) 6:30- 9:30 PM. Dwinelle 160.*WTH = free admission!*HotPot Social is $6 for members,$8 for non-members. There will be anadditional 2 dollar discount for those who make a reservation and PAYon or before Monday.

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Time flies. No joke. As the semester approaches its end, so does HKSA. This Friday we had our last event of the semester - the Career Night and Election.For Career Night,we invited four speakers from different fields, such as engineering and finance, to give our members their perspectives of working in their respective field, as well as providing some general advice on finding jobs and interviews. Here I would like to, once again, thank all the speakers for sparing some of their precious time to share their experience with us. I won’t speak on behalf of our members, but for me, I did learn a lot about different career paths and know I can expand my options. And I’m definitely not changing my major. Go Berkeley engineering! XD (I know chemE is not in CoE, but, mehh, whatever)Last night was also a really significant day, because Joyce and Nelson are finally retiring as P and VP! Kudos to them for leading out team throughout the semester. And it was also time for us to elect the president and vice president for the next semester. Now I won’t bore you with the details on how the election process goes, because what’s important is the outcome right? And congratulations to Byron and Kirsten for being our president and vice-president of the next semester! I’m sure you guys won’t let us down.And with this, HKSA was done with its job for this semester. I can’t help feeling a ping of sadness, because HKSA is a huge part of my college life and it’s kinda emotional for me to see it come to an end. Hopefully next semester will be yet another challenge and sweet memories that make my life, and also yours too, more fulfilled.This is gonna be the last post by me being the Historian of Fall ‘09. I really enjoyed sharing my views and feelings on HKSA with all of you, and until next time, see ya! Goooood luck with your studies and finals! :D– [AC]Fall ‘09 Historian

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Have you ever wonder how things look like when three competing teams, outburst with energy, collided head-on with one another to compete for the fabulous prize? Do you want to witness how teams pushed their creativity to the maximum when they have to finish their assigned task of singing and dancing in a short lapse of time. Welcome to – THE RACE! The mind-bobbling, adrenaline-surging and soul-enriching race around UC Berkeley campus that will guarantee to squeeze the very bit of laughter and tears from you.  Right when the clock at Sather Tower struck six, the search for the ultimate winner began!

The teams must accomplish the assigned task in a given time frame. Every step they take is a race against time, against other teams. With one ultimate aim ahead of them, these teams put forth their best effort to pull through the countless obstacles. While racing with the time, the team tried their very not to succumb any blunder which could put their winning at stake.

After an intense battle between three outstanding teams the event continued with the grand final battle in which HKSA Officers and the participants in a fierce yet exhilarating battle of ‘blind chicken’. Only one team emerged as the final winner. In the misty night of California’s weather, the race was concluded with roars of applause from fellow officers and members.  

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經濟唔好搵工難? 作為一個大學生, 當然要為自己前途著想啦! 想打破困境? 想畢業後搵份返好工? 就等HKSA 為你既未來做好準備啦!

今 個semester, HKSA為大家請嚟多位於Berkeley畢業，已投身社會工作嘅Alumni同大家分享佢地讀書, 搵工, 同埋做野嘅經驗! 我地請嚟嘅講者分別來自唔同major, 包括Social Science, Business/Economics, Science, Computer Science/ Engineering 同埋唔同既公司, 分別有BlackRock, Microsoft 同埋UC Berkeley等等。到時佢地將會同大家分享入行同埋工作經驗; 我地亦會設有Group Meeting既時間去解答大家對各個Major或行業嘅問題同疑難。

***記住當晚既Dress Code係 Smart Casual!!! ***

今次係一個機會俾大家透過聚會去認識多啲人，更進一步了解自己嘅major同將來嘅行業。讀緊書嘅你，同埋就黎畢業搵緊工嘅你又點可以錯過呢。
Date:     Friday, November 20, 2009
Time:    6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location:     166 Barrows
City/Town:     Berkeley, CA
Fee: None

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To all intended graduates, job-seeking hopefuls, and those wanting to understand their paths and futures,

At this economic state low point with the astounding unemployment rate, what would you do to have a mentor, or simply attain some tips, to help you transcend this period and well be on your way to success??
Well, HKSA is here to provide you with that opportunity without raiding your wallet nor consuming days of your time aimlessly!

This semester, we have invited 4 alumni guest speakers, all of whom have landed jobs and immersed themselves into the work force, to share with you their experiences studying, job-hunting, and working.
They come from different areas of studies, including Social Science, Business/Economics, Science, and Computer Science/ Engineering, and are parts of companies such as BlackRock, Microsoft, and UC Berkeley.
In addition to hearing them talk, we’ll also be having group meetings in which your inquiries of majors and fields may be answered!
Date:     Friday, November 20, 2009
Time:    6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location:     166 Barrows
City/Town:     Berkeley, CA
Fee: None
Dress Code: Smart Casual

So come join us and broaden your network while getting to know your own major and work field better!

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話咁快又到左Kcon嘅時候喇 下個星期六(10/24)將會係我地第25屆 KCON既大日子!
今次我地除左會有15組參實者同皇牌Kcon爆笑skit之外,
仲特別新增左參實者PK賽!
由現場觀眾投票選出佢地心水PK選手互相較量!
勝出者仲將會得到由HKSA送出o既豐富禮物添架!!
呢個咁特別既Kcon真係千祈唔可以錯過呀
想欣賞各位參賽者精湛嘅歌藝同埋HKSA為大家準備既精彩演出,
又想聽到參實者們較量o既緊張環節? 記得Mark定你地本calendar,
留定10月24號晚上比我地第25屆Semi Annual Karaoke Contest啦!
到時見!

And the highly anticipated HKSA’s Semi-Annual Karaoke Contest is, at last, dawning!
With enough entertainment to keep you glued to your seat, you won’t be wanting to hear about it afterwards, ‘cos you’ll be wanting to talk about it!

Our 25th K-Con will be hosted on Saturday, October 24th, in 10 Evans!
All tickets will be sold at the door,
and the admission fees are: $5 for members, $7 for non-members.
Doors will open at 6:45 PM and show will start at 7:00 PM, so come on time to grab the best seats!

And our contestant list is as follows:
Andrew Cajas
Ashley Wang
Cindy To
Hopkins Poon
Jackson Kuong & Lawrence Keung
Jason Chen
Jayson Poon and Cynthia Or
JJ Lin
Lexin Shan
Romeo Wong
Wynne Lo
Yafine Lee
Yao Zhou
Yida Lee & Kathy Lam

Hyped already?
Such talent and delight must not be passed up!
And of course, HKSA will be providing you with many laughs here and there also.

So join us on Saturday and prepare to be blown away!

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Sorry guys I’ve been so busy with school stuff and midterms and all those other crap that I didn’t really have the time to blog… (and I wonder where the other historians are?!) But hey I’m back now! Updates time

So 9/11 was our K-Night. We went to Music Tunnel in the Pacific East Mall, and apparently what we did was… karaoke. We got ourselves 3 nice, cozy rooms and enjoyed the 2 hours we had a lot. I have to say there were a lot of amazing talents in the crowd that I didn’t know of. And then there were people that you just have to hear him/her sing. Just look at how Kirsten sprang up from her seat and rushed into another room when I told her Byron was about to sing.

We took a break next Friday and on Saturday (9/19) we went to the oyster farm at Tomales Bay. So apparently the spotlight was on OYSTERSSSSSS. LOTS OF THEM. And of course we didn’t only have oysters - we also have regular barbecue food. I don’t suppose you can stuff your stomach with only oysters right? Another good thing about this event was that the weather on that day was perfect. Sunny, but not too cold and the environment there was just really nice. The only downside was the 1-hour drive to the farm. Next time, I’m gonna bring more plastic bags.

FollowingOyster Farm was Game Night. Our highlight of the day - Mahjong! We had a competition with 16 people in the first round and narrowed down to 4 people in the second round. And after 2 hours of competition, we were delighted to announce our winner - Kelby! (Point of interest: He finished 2nd in our MJ competition last time. His friend Ringo, who got 2nd this time, was our winner last semester. Dude those two were just invincible) We also had a mahjong class with our own miss 山吹 (Casey was a really good teacher, honestly. I learned MJ from her). And other than MJ we had tons of other games like monopoly, aeroplane chess, card games, jenga and lots more. If you want to get to know more people and interact with new friends, this is one fo the best chances you have here.

Up next was our intern event - Mid-Autumn Jeopardy goes wild. Our interns really spent a lot of effort to reconcile the idea of jeopardy-ish game and the mid-autumn festival. For the first round, each of the 4 groups had to answer 10 compulsory questions that were 100 points each. Then for the second and third round, each group got to choose questions of different categories that worth 100-400 points. Of course, to emphasize on the festivity, there were questions related to the mid-autumn festival, and they worthed slightly more points than others. And the final round we had the ultimate jeopardy - each group had to decide out of the points they had, how many of the points were they willing to put a bet on. Then each group answer a question and the group that was most accurate won! The question: Name the 5 nuts in a mooncake. Or something like that. T__T Anyway, Wendy’s group was the ultimate winner (Grr), and the winners had wonderful prizes like our HKSA T-shirts or FREE K-CON TICKETS. Think you missed out? Oh well, there are lots of k-cons to come, so you have a lot of chances. (And even if you don’t have free tickets you SHOULD come to our show.)

And finally, last Friday we had a joint-club mixer with 5 other Asian clubs - CSA, CPU, TSA, TASA and SHKCA. We booked the area in Kip’s at Sun Hong Kong and apparently we had a very good DJ who worked in SF and Blakes on Telegraph before (woooot!). It was really nice to see everyone dress up and loosen up a bit (and a lot for some of us ) For those who were attracted by Jason Mraz at the Greek Theater instead, you certainly missed out! Next time we can trade places

*Photo courtesy of Captain*

Whew… So there’s the recap for the events we had for the last 5 weeks. Now I have to get back to homework again. I just don’t understand why I still don’t have a life even though my first wave of midterms has ended. Mehh whatever. Until next time, see ya!

– [AC]
Fall ‘09 Historian

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Happy Moon Festival! 中秋節快樂:]

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Told you it would be lots of fun.

Tonight was probably the best night I’ve had since school started. Before I start describing what fun we had, I want to apologize first for the sudden room change. I know many of you had trouble finding the new place, and I’m really sorry about that.

So WTH was just about lots and lots and lots of fun games. Guessing songs was a rather typical game we had, but there was this one group who got like 10 questions consecutively right (out of a total of 20), while one group got like nothing. Maybe the grouping should be adjusted a little…? But anyways it was still nothing but fun. Next we had 20 rounds of mini games in which a member from each group compete for their team, doing random stuff like peeling oranges, blowing up balloons and learning the MJ dance (Kirsten I’m looking forward to seeing your dance on youtube or something XD). Then comes the classic Big TV. A pretty easy one, eh? There was one twist though - we limited your communication with only Cantonese, Mandarin, English or just gestures. Not so easy anymore, huh?

I’m sad to announce that at the end, my team lost :(. But nonetheless all of us really had a GREAT time and the response was really positive. So we decided to carry on the hype and went to eat at Daimo near Ranch 99. People at my table were laughing like crazy because of the jokes overdose (together with some broken ones), and we found Byron’s twin! If you really want to meet his twin, come to our K-Night this Friday. He told me he’d be there

Simply a great night. Regretting you missed so much fun? Just come to our events on Fridays. They’re fun guranteed, so I’m sure you will have a really awesome time.

– [AC]
Fall ‘09 Historian

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Finally! After a boring summer, I’m back to the times when HKSA meets every week.

Soooo first up was orientation.  To be honest I was kind of stressed out about that because 1) it’s my first fall orientation! (we all know how many people got into Berkeley during the fall and so we need to woo them into HKSA. First impression matters) and 2) we were kind of slacking off and there were a little bit of hassle here and there during the preparation times. But anyways after all the drama we had our whole thing properly planned out.

For those of you who didn’t go to our orientation (which is a serious crime by the way), I’ll just do a quick recap for you. Basically we just had TV-shows-themed skits introducing our officers, Berkeley and the bay area, as well as our event. The response wasn’t as enthusiastic as I expected though. Maybe our jokes were too low…?

And for those of you who did go to our orientation and felt a little disappointed, I assure you our other events will be a lot more fun. Of course, being an officer I’m obligated to be commercial here, but speaking from personal experience, I do feel that HKSA is a fun social club that worths joining. Come to our WTH (Welcome to HKSA) tomorrow night, and I’m sure you will have TONS of fun. I know a lot of us are already swamped with school. Heck I even have pop quizzes and like 10 problem sets due already, and it’s just the first week of class. But it’s a long weekend this week, and you can certainly squeeze out some time to have fun and meet new friends right?

So hopefully I’ll see you (again) on Friday! For now, let me just get back to the annoying mastering physics…

– [AC]
Fall ‘09 Historian

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話咁快又係時候要番學啦雖然FALL09既開始代表大家要收拾心情開學,但亦都象徵HKSA將會繼續帶比大家更多既歡樂!新既朋友想知HKSA係咩一回事?舊members想知道黎緊會有咩野events?咁就真係唔可以錯過HKSA FALL 09 Orientation - 節目巡禮之好戲連埸!我地準備左唔同既精彩節目比大家欣賞除此之外我地仲會提供refreshment添!保證大家一定樂而忘返!8月31日 7點半 10 EVANS到見!——————————————What time is it? It’s schooooooool time!Awww. More readings, more midterms, more papers…What’s more? More 8am classes, more all-nighters, more GBC muffins.Sweet.Wait, HKSA events every week? More delight and loads more fun? More friends and loads more gatherings? More color painting your otherwise so－so Berkeley life? That‘s a pretty good deal for Fall 09!For those new to Berkeley, welcome aboard the Cal journey! To find out more about HKSA and our event, check us out at the HKSA FALL 09 Orientation on August 31. We guarantee a variety of interesting acts so you could get to know us more. In addition to our shows, we provide refreshmentsat the Orientation.So come join us for all the fun at the beginning of the semester that would launch you into a eventful and rewarding Berkeley experience! See you in 10EVANS at 7:30PM on August 31!Go Bears!

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