Events Part 1

Wow! It's been a while... A lot has been happening this semester, I lost track of time. Not to mention I doing six subjects this semester and one of them has more assignments than I can count with my two hands. I'm back now, and I'm ready to talk about the number of events I actually got the chance to be involved with while I was with Berjaya University College of Hospitality (BERJAYA UCH). However, Like I've said in my earlier blog post, there might be too much to fit in to one blog post so, I'm going to split them in to two parts. Here, I shall be talking about my work with The Concierge editorial team, the media deliveries I went to with Ms. June Ng (my superior), and The Star Education Fair 2011, which I must admit was somewhat awkward for me (I'll explain why later).

The Concierge

I have explained in one of my earlier blog posts about The Concierge newsletter being a student production. I was fortunate enough to have been trusted to liaise with the students of The Concierge editorial team. I would be in every meeting, taking down minutes, throwing in some ideas and/or opinions from time to time, along with Ms. June, who conducts the meetings. I was a pleasure to see the students' passion and dedication in making this newsletter happen. They are responsible for everything: design and layout, pictures, write-ups and content, etc. However, with the supervision of the PR, Comm & Events, especially when it comes to copyright, spelling and grammar. The editorial team would also consult the Creative Multimedia Department when it came to the design, layout and the pictures in the newsletter. Whenever there were events to cover, the editorial team may also borrow cameras from the Social Media Department. They really go all out with the newsletter.

Media Deliveries

I was able to help with two media deliveries during my time in BERJAYA UCH. First was for Christmas, when we gave out Christmas cakes and cookies, and Chinese New Year, when we gave out cupcakes. Media deliveries are when we would visit our media contacts baring gifts as a symbol of thanks for patronizing us all this while and we hope that you continue publishing stories about us whether via the press release we give you or the events we invite you to. This may be an unorthodox way of bonding with media friends in other countries (as we are taught repeatedly in many of our PR classes) but it is a usual thing in Malaysia, apparently.

Star Education Fair 2011

The fair took place on the 8th of January, 2011 (Saturday), at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. It was fun and exciting, not to mention great training and preparation for things to come. I was required to stand for long hours and walk about calling people to the BERJAYA UCH booth. However, knowing that Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) also had a booth of their own in a nearby hall was somewhat unsettling for me. I was a LUCT student representing BERJAYA UCH... Awkward! But all for the sake of my internship with BERJAYA UCH I had to keep that fact at the back of my mind. Besides, I was having fun. I managed to keep a smile on my face and my body was able to withstand the long hours of standing and walking around. My lunch wasn't half bad either. All in all I enjoyed the day. Even though my feet needed to soak in warm salted water when I got home. Relaxation...

I have three more events to talk about but I'll save them for the next blog entry. Until then...