Election Day

Malaysian Student Association 2010 Election

Date: 27th December 2010

Time: 18:00 - 19:30 (6pm-7.30pm)

Venue: Auditory No. 2, Main Campus

Presidential Nominees

Sayleni Muru for Academic Director

Hye my dear friends,

My name is Sayleni Murugaiyah, from 5th course, running for the post of Academic Director for MSA.

I would like thank everyone who believed in me and thus nominated me, I am truly honoured.

If a job is given, I would definitely do it to the best of my capability. Vote for the best...

With all repect and humility,
Sayleni.M

Ramesh Mutuerulan for Media Director

Hello dear Volgogradians,

I know its a lil late...but i'll like to say a few words.

As most of ya'll might already know, I'm Ramesh Mutuerulan currently a 5th course student running for the Media Director's post.

I'll like to keep it short so rather than explaining I'll link you'll to a few of my projects...

The first one was a clip I did for the university.

A little clip I helped Mr. Jonah Seeni and Mr. Eccleston Kendrick to do for Christmas 2010.

The next one was a promo video I did with Mr. Ng Xun Jin just a few hours ago for the elections.

So if you think I'm good enough for this post then please vote for me. I will do my best for the Malaysian Community over here.

Peace out.

Sethuckarasi Narayanan for Treasurer

Hello everyone. Salam 1Malaysia!! I’m Sethuckarasi Narayanan, a 4th year student. I am running for the post of the Treasurer in MSA. I am very confident in my abilities, I will be able to handle this post and give it my full commitment.

I understand how people value money and more importantly, I myself am aware of it’s worth. Consequently, I give you my assurances that under my guard, the money of the people will not be wasted on trivial matters.

In all fairness, you , the voter, only has my word, and my reputation for this but I can assure you of my honesty and trustworthiness. I am careful with my own money as a rule, which I believe has trained me in money management. As expected of a treasurer, all financial transactions will be documented and all the reports will be succinctly prepared. But, what I can personally contribute is my ability to critically analyze budget allocations and expenditures to ensure that every kopeek of the people is spent in their best interests. In other words, YOUR best interests, voter.

My motto- ‘Competence, Accountability and Transparency’. However I trust in the judgement of the voters, and may the best candidate win the election. If you feel that I am capable of undertaking this responsibility, then please vote for me during the upcoming MSA election.

Thank you so much and my best wishes to all the candidates.

Ivan Khoo Kay Lerh for President Campaign

To all my fellow Volgogradians. I, Ivan Khoo is officially running for the presidential post of MSA, this is not an act for fame or popularity among students, I’m sure we all know that I and every other candidates won’t get any personal benefit out of it. The main aim I would like to achieve as the president of MSA is to create and cultivate the 1 Malaysia concept among us, I would like to introduce activities that could help bring a better understanding among various races and religious faith here in Volgograd. So, if you see the need for a change in terms of building up unity and filing up the loop holes that are present among us, then we are on the same page. So please cast your votes for me, and I’ll do my best for the community of Volgograd.

Thank you!

MSA 2010 Election Date & List of Nominations

The final list of nominations to be voted upon on Election Day. This list does not include candidates for President & Vice-Presidents and Batch-reps.

Secretary: Fadhlin Abd Hamid, Bennita Frankie
Treasurer: Cheryl Chee, Sethuckarasi Narayanan, Nazmeen Zafirah
Media: Khor Leet liang, Hariz Asnawi, Ramesh Mutuerulan
Academic director: Syed Aidid, Sayleni Muru, Dhivyah Radhakrishnan
Welfare: Johanan Lawrence, Abdul Azim Mohamad Aziz
Sports director: Shafiq Shahibol, Arvinraj Micheal, Ganesh Warren

On normal circumstances, there should be 3 nominees for each post, however currently for the post of secretary and welfare director, following the two highest, the subsequent ones are on a significantly lower margin and have the same number of nominations.

Those who have not campaigned on the Election Miniblog, you can still do so anytime before Monday 27th December 2010. Just contact Teng Kok Liang, your friendly neighbourhood Media Director for the MSA Election.

The MSA 2010 Election details are as follow:

Date: 27th December 2010
Time: 18:00-19:30
Venue: Auditory No. 2, Main Campus

Please inform all your Malaysian friends about this and remind them to be present and exercise their voting rights.

Thank you and see you on the Election Day!

Navaresh Retnasingam for President Campaign

 

Hello Fellow Volgogradians,

Wishing you all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year…

I, Navaresh Retnasingam a 5th year Malaysian student of VSMU will be running for presidency in the upcoming MSA election. Firstly, I would like to thank all those who have nominated me for this post.

I would like to assure the Malaysian Community of Volgograd that if given a chance I would give my very best to serve the Malaysian Community and do all in my might to solve the problems of fellow Malaysians.

I will do my best to uphold and preserve the ‘ONE MALAYSIA’ identity which is strongly observed among Malaysians here.

Given the chance, I will be able to rise to the task and successfully carry out my duty. During high school, I held the Presidents post in LEO International Club and English Club, was the Editor of the school magazine, also a State Level public speaker, and was part of the Prefect Body in school. At present, I head VMIA in Volgograd.

I believe all the valuable experiences and knowledge gained through the above will be able to guide me to successfully carry out my duty. I have a good relationship with the Dean’s office and this will make execution of my aims and tasks much easier.

I firmly believe that ‘Action Speaks Louder than Words’ and that’s why I would love to prove this through my efforts.

For the best of the VOLGOGRAD MALAYSIAN COMMUNITY, may the best candidate win.

GOOD LUCK TO THE REST OF THE CANDIDATES!
-IVAN KHOO KAY LERH
-ABANG MOHAMAD SYAZWAN
-LEE JIANN WOEI

Lee Jiann Woei for President Campaign

Greetings to all my fellow Malaysians,

I’m Jiann Woei from 5th course. I’m so honored to qualify as one of the presidential nominees by my fellow batch mates. Thank you for acknowledging my capability and ability to lead and serve our Malaysian community in the soils of Volgograd.

I know to be able to lead others, one must be willing to go forward alone, and thus I’m here to give out one of my campaigning messages before the actual Election Day.

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a football field, in an army, or in an office. I believe that I have acquainted much of the leadership qualities to take myself up to the next level running for the presidential council. 

It is very true that leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. This can be easily fitted into my shoes indeed. I started off with basic responsibilities from being a hostel floor leader, batch representatives for Chinese community, ushers for past events till the person who I am today, leading Hiroshima hostel and Malaysian Chinese community. As time goes by, I have gain and learn many valuable experiences and lessons which I can never exchange them with money or anything else.

People used to ask me whether it is worth it to take up these responsibilities with all the sacrifices, problems and hardships; after all they are just by choice of oneself.  My answer will always be a YES. Despite the many circumstances which I had or yet to face, they have direct or indirectly curb and shape me, to become a better leader and a better person myself.

I truly believe that a leader earns success based on service to others, not at the expense of others. I’m grateful to be given an opportunity now to prove my ability and to serve the community.  So thank you for sparing time reading what I have to say, for now. Stay tuned for my campaign speech on the actual Election Day. Cheers!

Abang Mohamad Syazwan for President Campaign

Assalamualaikum wbt dan salam sejahtera

Saya Abang Mohamad Syazwan, pelajar tahun ke-5 VolgMU ingin bertanding jawatan untuk presiden MSA bagi pilihanraya yang bakal tiba. Saya tidak menjanjikan emas atau permata, juga saya tidak menjanjikan segala masalah anda/kalian di dekanat selesai dalam sekelip mata, tetapi saya berjanji untuk berkhidmat sebaik mungkin dan bersama-sama berganding bahu dengan AJK MSA bagi sessi yang akan datang bagi melancarkan segala urusan, acara, kebajikan, penambahbaikan dan lain-lain yang melibatkan para pelajar Malaysia di bumi Volgograd ini secara amnya. Untuk pengetahuan umum, saya pernah memegang jawatan ahli Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar yang dipertanggungjawabkan memegang portfolio hal ehwal pelajar ketika di zaman persekolahan. Bagi yang mengenali diri saya, mereka sedar bahawa saya seorang yang bertolak ansur, peramah, jujur, tegas dan setiakawan. Saya juga meletakkan nilai hormat-menghormati sebagai 1 kriteria yang penting dalam hidup, dan saya juga percaya bahawa nilai itu juga penting bagi mengemudi jentera MSA  Volgograd yang ahli-ahlinya terdiri daripada bangsa berbilang kaum iaitu Melayu, India , Cina dan tidak dilupakan lain-lain bangsa.

Belajar dan Berbakti

Abang Mohamad Syazwan.

Presidential Nominations

Who will be the next President?

The following candidates have qualified as Presidential Nominees following their popular nominations by the 5th Year Students. The candidates are as follow (in no particular order):

Navaresh Retnasingam
Ivan Khoo
Abang Mohamad Syazwan
Lee Jiann Woei

The candidates will be given a chance to campaign before and on the
Election Day itself. Three candidates representing their particular races with the highest number of votes will form the Presidential Council (President and 2 vice-presidents). The candidate with the highest votes among all will naturally be the MSA president for the term. The two runner ups automatically hold the posts of vice-presidents.

Do take note that the Presidential Council must be formed by candidates that represent the major races in Malaysia (Malay and Bumiputera, Chinese, Indian). In natural circumstances there will only be 1 nominee for each race, however a tie in the number of nominations is settled by having both campaign (in the case of Ivan Khoo and Lee Jian Woei). This has been agreed by the three representatives.

For more information about the presidential nomination eligibility, voting and election, please refer to Clause 13 & 14 in the MSA Constitution.

Any questions about this can be posted here. If you have certain questions or matters you would like to bring to the candidates' attention so that they may talk about those issues during their campaigns if they like, you may also comment here.

Jonah Seeni for 2nd Year Batch Representative

Salam 1Malaysia,
My name is Jonah Seeni. I would like to run for the 2nd year batch representative post. I am a person who likes to serve people to the best of my capacity. I have also been nurtured well in many leadership areas. Since I was in school I was a prefect, a monitor and I held several other posts in the extracurricular activities in my school. I am fluent in both Bahasa Malaysia and English and eloquent in speaking in public and passing information through. I know that if I am chosen as the batch representative, I will do a great job and make sure the welfare of my batch is well taken care of. Your votes are much appreciated. Thank you!

Michael Chia Yik Luei for 1st Year Batch Representative

Greetings and здравствуйте to all my fellow Malaysian friends.

I am Michael Chia Yik Luei, currently a 1st year student and i hereby would like to take the responsibility to run the post of 1st Year Batch Representative for the upcoming MSA committees.

In my personal opinion, to become a great leader for the community, he must first build up his leadership with the accompaniment of courage, passion, confident and intellectual thinking, and most importantly unbiased to every races. A leader must be able to withstands any consequences all the time. I've been living in Volgograd for a year, as a foreign student, we need to gain more experience while we are still young and flamboyant.

I was nominated as the Pre-Med Batch Representative last semester and because of that, I observed that it is not simple to manage student's welfare, it required time and much sacrifices in order to make a better living for everyone.

I gladly carry this responsibilities for my fellow batch-mates , I might not have enough experience, but my passion and natural leadership has inspired me to become a great leader. I will be there to help whenever you are in trouble. Trust in me, as this is my promise for everyone. Your support is very much appreciated.

"In mutual harmony between us, I found unity".

Yours truthfully,
Michael Chia Yik Luei

Abdul Azim Mohamad Aziz for Welfare Director

Assalamualaikum and salam 1Malaysia.
To all my dearest friends in Volgograd, I am Abdul Azim Bin Mohamad Aziz, a 4th year student. I would like to run for the post of Welfare Director. Frankly and sincerely speaking, I am eligible and qualify for this post because deep inside my heart, I know I am well-conscious of my community and surrounding thus allowing me to know the community's needs and plight. In addition to that, I am very close to the Malaysian community in Volgograd and I am in good terms with a majority of the community. That kind of advantage, it's like a lighting switch. Anytime, anywhere you long for a light, you can just switch it on with ease! Same goes with me. I am flexible, gentle and approachable, helping you to the best of my ability is an honor for me. I am confident enough to make the statement that I am good at giving advice or solution to various life's problem or even something beyond that. I pledge to look after community welfare with full responsibility and sincerity and Insyallah, God willing, you shall have a better life in Volgo with me being your Welfare Director. Trust me. Give me the chance and I will prove it.

Yours Sincerely,
Abdul Azim Mohamad Aziz

Sarbdev Singh Sidhu for 6th Year Batch Representative

Greetings. I, Sarbdev Singh Sidhu, would like to run for the post of 6th year batch representative. I believe that I will be able to do a great job serving as your representative because I have the heart and willingness to do the work and get whatever task thrown at me done. I may not have a long list of past positions to list down but what I can assure you is of my sense of responsibility and reliability. That said, I would really appreciate your votes. Thank you very much.

Cheryl Chee for Treasurer

Hello there my fellow friends. I'm a 3rd year student and I would like to run for treasurer of MSA. I have had past experiences in handling budget, money and finance of various associations and I was treasurer for most of my secondary school life. Also I have been involved and in charge of organizing many events. I am the type of person who will rise to the challenge when given one. That coupled with my experience in handling money, I assure you of my capability as your treasurer. I also treasure the quality of honesty and trustworthiness, particularly when dealing with money. Especially because since young, my parents have drilled into my subconcious to be very careful with money and budget. I have been trained to value every penny and never spend beyond my means. So till this very day, I make a habit of recording my expenses. And if I can be so meticulous with my money, all the more when handling an organization's account. That being said, if you all see fitting, please nominate and vote for me as your treasurer in our upcoming election.

Thank you very much. (:

Yours sincerely,
Cheryl Chee (3rd year)

Nazmeen Zafirah for Treasurer

Salam and hello to everyone,

I am Nazmeen Zafirah Mohd Esa, a 3rd year student would like to run for the Treasurer post for the upcoming MSA committee. If I were appointed, I will make sure that I will perform and give the best of me. And I know that the task of being a treasurer is not easy as it involves money. So honesty, justice and trust are my policy. InsyaAllah, I will make sure that the trust that have been put on me will not be betrayed. Do vote for me. =D

A little consideration, a little thoughts of others, makes all the difference.

Honesty, Justice, Trust
Nazmeen Zafirah Mohd Esa

Fadhlin Abd Hamid for Secretary

Salam and hello to all dearest friends,

I am Fadhlin Abd Hamid, a 3rd year student. I would like to run for the post of Secretary in the new upcoming board of MSA. Should I be appointed, I will work diligently and efficiently. With the rest of the members of the new MSA board, I will try to come up with and plan for more beneficial programs and activities for us and with the experience I had being a secretary during school time, insyaAllah I will do my very best in order to serve for the best.

"You, Me and We-
Unity in diversity"

Vote for me..=)

~Fadhlin Abd Hamid

Syed Aidid for Academic Director

Salam, and greetings to everyone, fellow Malaysians in Volgograd. I would like to run for the post of Academic Director in Msa. I had been exposed to this bureau for the past year, and had been conducting M&M sessions. I would like to take a step further in improving my own and other people's academic achievement. I promise to do my best with this post.

lotsa love-

Syed Aidid (3rd Year)

Khor Leet Liang for Media Director!

Hello everyone, I’m Khor Leet Liang from Year 3, Group 29. I would like to run for the post of Media Director.
As all of you should have been informed, the Media Director is supposed:
1. To inform the Malaysian community of Volgograd of activities and notifications, which concern them, through a number of mediums including, but not limited to, the official MSA Facebook pages, the official MSA blog, the official MSA forum and e-mail.
2. To maintain the official MSA Facebook pages, the official MSA blog, the official MSA forum
3. To be the ‘public face’ of the MSA, meaning the Media Director has to address every issue raised with the answers provided by the MSA in a calm, clear and politically correct way.
When information of substantial importance comes to me, I’m that kind of person who spreads it out the moment I find my means to, handphone/computer/sometimes even announcing it in public if I hve to, I mean, lectures.
I spend a large part of my time online, so much I may already qualify to be a nerd. I do not mean to brag, but my efficiency in managing media is very high and those who have worked as my superiors in MCSC can testify to that.
Did I mention I’m the current Media Director of Malaysian Chinese Students Community? Because I am.

A couple more reasons why I think I’m suited for this job:

1. I have experience in Photoshop.
2. I have, and am still acquiring experience with making video slideshows.
3. I’m more than willing to sacrifice my time for my job.
4. I’m one of those rare guys who can inform you about almost everything.
5. I’m highly informative.
6. I designed the bookmarks distributed to all MCSC members in commemoration of Mid-Autumn Festival 2010.
7. I’m a writer.  It’s a hobby all right, but I do have a blog (implying that I am capable of managing one), and I’ve been writing since high school.
8. I speak 5 languages.
9. I’m… Ok perhaps I won’t mention this one.

So that’s it for you, guys. Please do nominate me vote for me, and I’ll be sure to return your expectations in equal, or even higher amounts!
Cheers.
Rolo Khor Leet Liang (3rd Year)

Johanan Lawrence for Welfare Director

To my fellow malaysians in Volgograd, my name is Johanan Lawrence, a 4th year student of Dentistry in the russian medium. I wish to run for the post of Welfare Director. I believe that the role of every leader is to serve the best interests of the community, especially when it concerns their welfare. I believe that I have the necessary ability and skills needed. I have a heart and desire to assist others, am able to converse well in Russian and I have the proper connections and resources to get things done. I humbly ask to be given the chance to serve.

Nominate and vote me as the Welfare Director.

Yours truthfully - Johanan Lawrence

General MSA VSMU Election 2010 Form Filling Guide

General MSA Election 2010/11 General Information

The General MSA Election will be held sometime at the end of this month. The proposed date is on the 29th of October 2010, though this date is subject to change.

The MSA would like to welcome every and all interested parties to campaign for the various posts. If submitted, electronic campaigns, e.g. write up on manifestos, campaign vlogs, videos of you singing songs about your manifestos and such, will be put up on an MSA-managed blog. The MSA encourages those who are campaigning to be as creative as possible. These campaigns, however, will have to go through censorship for sensitive items.

A sample of an MSA election electronic campaign [blog post] from the 2009/2010 General MSA Election can be found here.

Submissions should be made to the official MSA email

Be forewarned, though, that the nominations will be collected before the 20th of October 2010. Those interested in campaigning should do so before that date, to make sure they're in the running. After the nominees has been announced, a second round of campaigns would commence that will last until Election day.

The posts that are up for contest are:

• President and 2 Vice Presidents
• Secretary and Assistant
• Treasurer and Assistant
• Academic Director and Assistant
• Media Director and Assistant
• Welfare Director and Assistant
• Sports Director and Assistant
• Batch Representatives

The Election Committee is also looking for ushers. Those interested, please contact the Head Usher, Jenna Foo of Group 48, 6th Year.
The guideline for and the explanation of the process of the Election, along with the description and expectation of each post can be found here.

The nomination form has been distributed to the batch representatives and will be passed to each group presently.

Samples of the forms can be found here. The sample for the presidential nomination form can be found here.

Please be informed.

Welcome!

This will serve as the Miniblog for the General MSA Election 2010. Submissions and news concerning the General MSA Election 2010 will be posted up here.

To view the candidates, click on the labels of the posts they're running for on the right sidebar.

Questions to the candidates can be asked in the comments section. All comments will be moderated.