Events Part 2

To continue the list of events I have participated in with Berjaya University College of Hospitality (BERJAYA UCH), the following events include, the PPD-BERJAYA Excellence Programme Closing Ceremony, Chinese New Year Celebration, and the Masquerade of Love.

The PPD-BERJAYA Excellence Programme Closing Ceremony

The “Rakan Kongsi Pintar” programme is an initiative taken by the “Pejabat Pelajaran Daerah” (District Education Office) of Petaling Utama in collaboration with the BERJAYA Excellence Programme. Thus, the PPD-BERJAYA Excellence Programme. The programme launched on the 29^th of November, 2010 in Petaling Jaya with the aim of influencing students in a positive manner within the constraints of real world working environments. 40 students were selected from eight schools within the Petaling Utama District and were put through a number of soft skills workshops like personal grooming, time management, and workplace communications. Then, on the 24th of January, 2011, it was high time for those students to graduate, so to say. They will forever bring the experience they had with BERJAYA UCH and the array of companies under the BERJAYA Group of Companies like BERJAYA Times Square Hotel, Papa John's Pizza and 7 Eleven.

Chinese New Year Celebration

On the 11th of January, 2011, BERJAYA UCH celebrated Chinese New Year with students and staff alike in conjunction with Mr. Freddie Pang's, the Executive Director of Berjaya Corporation, birthday. Tan Sri Professor Emeritus Dato’ Dr. Abu Hassan Othman opened the event with an inspirational speech before proceeding to a Yee Sang Tossing Ceremony, which is traditionally done in a Chinese New Year celebration to summon prosperity and abundance. The celebration was followed by a surprise birthday greeting by BERJAYA UCH staff and students, complete with a "Happy Birthday" slide show, courtesy of the Social Media team, and a birthday cake, courtesy of BERJAYA UCH's School of Culinary Arts. The event was a successful and illustrious one.

Masquerade of Love

This was a Valentine's event organised by the students of the International Students Society in BERJAYA UCH. I was trusted by Ms. June to cover the event to write-up on. The night was filled with music, fun, picture-taking, food & beverage, and most importantly, love; it's Valentine's after all. Madam Mae Ho, our Chief Operating Officer with whom I am photographed with above, took the time to perform one of her favourite songs, I presume, "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dione. I must say she has a wonderful voice.

I actually got to perform two songs with one of the students, Jayson Empaz, one of the organisers of the event - a few of them are photographed in the following pictures with Madam Mae - while I was there. It was a night to remember forever. I hope that the students of BERJAYA UCH continue to organise events such as these once in a while in the future, or make it an annual thing perhaps. It's nice to see students taking up responsibilities and put their planning and organisational skills to work. It's good training and preparation for them.

That's not all of the events I've been involved in but the highlights. The events above are also a few of the events I got to write about in our press releases. I have yet one more event to talk about. My next blog entry shall be my final one as I come near to my last days with BERJAYA UCH.