Nooooooooooooooooo mid sem break is O-V-E-R. went by too quick…

Those of us finished the mid semm break by going on a fun hike! Bush walking with chopsticks was.. enjoyable. But so TIRING. And cold. And wet. BUT FUN.

The best part of the day was when some of us decided to be super adventurous and wade into the waterfall. *AHEM* hilarity was ensued when many tripped, slipped and sloshed around in the freezing water. And then we tackled the many many steep steps that had us all huffing and puffing by the time we got to the top for a well earned rest stop!

Upon our completion of our trek, we were jinxed by the president’s words of: “At least it didn’t rain” as it started pouring when we started the 2km trek back to the station… Thankfully hot chips was the saviour of the day from our freezing numb fingers as we waited for the train home.

All in all, it was a fun day with a few mishaps, but many enjoyable moments (and a great workout).

UPCOMING EVENTS!!!

Week 10 GAMES NIGHT

Hi everyone!

Hope you’re all refreshed and ready for the remaining weeks of Semester 2 (eek! only 3 more weeks! :S) And what better way to make the most of this time than by coming to Chopsticks Games Night!

Our line up of games include:

- MAFIA
- Werewolves
- SanGuoSha
- Mahjong
- Jenga
- Card games
- Turtle soup
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Details
Date: Thursday 6^th October
Time: 16.00 – 18.00
Venue: ISL, Wentworth Level 4
Price: FREE for Access, $6 non-access
Contact: Jas 0425323081
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=219493594781735

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We guarantee you’ll have lots of fun or your money back

Crave Food Festival: Night Noodle Markets & Sugar Hit!

Mid-sem break wasn’t long enough?

Well, let Chopsticks make all the stress of upcoming finals disappear with a fantastical night as we teach you the art of fine food appreciation. And the best part is, no work needed to HD the hell out of this course in food tasting All you need is a mouth (check), an empty stomach (check), a sense of humour (check), and some money (check, check and check) =D

So what do we have planned for… our special members this year? A wonderful array of noodles, dim sims, fried goodness and snacks at the Night Noodle Markets, followed by a scrumptuous dessert to satisfy your sweet tooth as part of the hugely popular Sugar Hit!

Join us for the noodle markets or sugar hit or BOTH! Although please RSVP if you are planning on coming to Sugar Hit as reservations are needed at such high-demand fancy places

Details:

*Date*: Friday the 14th of October

*Night Noodle Markets*
Time: 6pm – 8.30pm
Location: Hyde Park
Price: Own cost
Meeting place: Queen Victoria Building Statue
http://cravesydney.com/content/night-noodle-markets/gjoc54

*Sugar Hit*
Time: 9pm – 10.30pm
Location: TBA (Watch this space!)
Price: $14 Access, $20 Non-access

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=219493594781735

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We hope you have an awesome sauce week back to uni and enjoy the rest of the semester! Hope to see you soon!!

xoxo

- The Chopsticks Team

The weather cleared up and as such – we were able to hold our Sports Day last Sunday at Victoria Park!! It was lovely to see all you little munchkins who came, and for those who didn’t, well, you missed out. =P

For those of who turned up for calligraphy and knot tying afternoon, YOU ARE ALL WONDERFUL ARTISTS. Especially the one who drew this,

Our language and food workshop last Thursday was also a SUCCESS and we thank the organisers for doing something so special!

UPCOMING EVENTS!!!

Chopsticks & PhotoSoc: Mooncakes under Moonlight

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, here at Chopsticks we are so excited about the special celebrations planned for you all, we’re over the moon

Come down to Observatory Hill for a lovely afternoon picnic with your favourite Australian-Chinese Cultural Appreciation Society – us! Everyone is encouraged to bring some food along to share your lovely cooking skills with everyone – whether it be your signature dish, finger food or even some snacks. There will be a food competition for the best dish as voted by everyone attending, and the most amazing dish in our ‘Mooncake Masterchef Challenge’ wins a prize. Everyone who brings a dish however, is already a winner in our eyes and will be able to attend for free.

Of course a Mid-Autumn Festival wouldn’t be complete without everyone’s favourite mooncakes! Enjoy a variety of these yummy desserts whilst learning about the origins of this beloved tradition in Chinese culture.

There will be a fun lantern-making competition in between all the food action. Lanterns are a definite must during the Moon Festival – we can’t wait to see all your pretty lanterns light up the night!

In addition, we are holding a photography competition during this event with our friends at PhotoSoc, so all you budding photographers out there are encouraged to bring your cameras along and submit your best entries of the night. Winner of the best photo will win a digital photo frame.

So bring all your friends along and join us as we gaze at the moon while eating a moon(cake) and grow a moon (in our stomachs) from all the food =D

Price:
FREE for everyone who enters our food competition with a dish
$4 for Access members
$8 for Non-Access

Date:
Saturday 10th September at 4 pm

Location:
OBSERVATORY HILL

Meeting outside Circular Quay Train Station at 4:00pm
OR
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=217732474949271&set=o.264085696949212&type=1&ref=nf

Contact:
Nina – 0431 027 932
Manling – 0432726639
Jas - 0425323081

FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=264085696949212

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We know that there’s lots of stress coming up so we WISH YOU ALL THE BEST and hope to see you on Saturday for a whole night of fun! It will be.. I promise :]

xoxo

- The Chopsticks Team

Cast your eyes upon this screen, and marvel at the fun and games which Chopsticks can bring….

But before that… anyone wanna see pics from last week’s maid cafe?? Go have a look at all the Facebook Photos… Here’s a sneak peek…

Group shot!

The lucky winner of the maid costume doing his happy dance...

This week!

CHOPSTICKS GAMES NIGHT

Our beloved games night is back this week at ISL, so come for a fun afternoon with fun people and free food.

So, our line up of games include:

- MAFIA (and also the recent fad: Werefolf)
- SanGuoSha
- Mahjong
- Jenga
- Card games
- Turtle soup riddles

We are always open to new people and game suggestions, so feel free to bring along any friends or new games (preferably both)!

WHEN: Thursday, 18 August, 4-6pm

WHERE: International student lounge, Wentworth Level 4, University of Sydney (update: if you can’t find us on level 4: try level 2, where the food places are e.g. Pide and Meatbox level)

Make sure that you pop by and say hello =)

ACCAS SPORTS DAY!

Due to popular demand by our lovely members, Chopsticks is holding its first ever Sports day on a… Sunday!

Yay! Sports Fun-day!
On a Sunday!
The day before Monday!
2 days before Tuesday!
And 3 days… (ok you get the jist)
It’s like a mini-holliday!

Come along for fun leisurely games of soccer, volleyball, touch, badminton and feel free to post on the wall below if you have any special requests!

Also, a BBQ and refreshments will be provided for some much needed protein and energy boost

Location:
Victoria Park, near the basketball courts (next to USYD)

Time:
12pm – 3pm

Price:
Access Free
Non-Access: $6

Contact:
Leon – 0410668045

Want to see the Facebook event? Click here!

Rawr, postponed one week because the weather-peeps are totes being unfriendly. Moved to Week 5, Sunday, 28th August =)

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Until next time!!!

Here at the Chopsticks Team, we hope everybody has a wonderful week and that we’ll be seeing you all at the games night and sports day =)

<3 The Incredible Chopsticks Team

So! The first week of semester 2 has come and gone, and we hope you’re back into study mode. (…or not…) Chopsticks had three fun filled events in the first week back – Did you come and say hi to us?

For all of you new members who signed up on RE-O DAY Chopsticks would like to greet you with a GREAT BIG WELCOME to this happy society of fun, food and love. :] We have lots of fun events planned this semester and we hope to see you there!

It was also lovely to catch up with many of you at Thursday Welcome back BBQ outside SciTech! And for those who came to our Chopsticks Madness at SUV on Saturday, we heard that you had lots of fun too!

UPCOMING EVENTS!!!

Chopsticks Games Night Redux

We had sooo many games nights last semester! It was crazy, barely a week would pass and what do you know, another GAMES NIGHT. So much so that it’s a sacred Chopsticks tradition now. And you must participate. Otherwise we will sacrifice you to appease Hugo’s wrath. Or his BO. We forget which one it is, either way, YOU MUST PARTICIPATE!

So, our line up of games includes
- MAFIA
- SanGuoSha
- Mahjong
- Jenga
- Card games
- Turtle soup riddles

Don’t know how to play a game? We’ll teach you!
And we shall have snacks and drinks for all of you who partake. So join us on Thursday evening for a night of games mayhem.

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Details
Date: 04/08/11
Time: 16.00 – 18.00
Venue: ISL, Wentworth Level 4
Price: FREE for Access, $6 non-access
Contact: Jas 0425323081, Talib 0430587167
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FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=241823499171123

A Chopsticky Yum Cha

Hope you’re all pumped for the coveted Chopsticks Yum Cha! If not, you better get excited!(and also what’s wrong with you?! ) This popular event is just around the corner, in fact if you breathe in deep enough, you can almost smell the prawn dumplings and mouth watering egg tarts!

Let your tastebuds journey with Chopsticks through a variety of delicious dim sims, snacks and desserts. We promise we’ll take very good care of them

Still not convinced? How about an entire level of Marigold Restaurant all to ourselves AND fun mini games to play between all that yummy food! Also stay tuned about more dessert and karaoke afterwards for those who are interested.

So come and reserve your spot from us for only $22 ACCESS and $26 NON-ACCESS! Stall locations and times:

- Mon – Fri (01/08 – 05/08): 11-3pm Merewether building

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There are strictly only 50 seats so be quick to buy your ticket to ensure you don’t miss out!
Go on! Chopchop!

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Details
Date: 06/08/11
Time: 12.00 – 15.00
Venue: Marigold Restaurant
Price: $22 for access, $26 for non-access
Contact: Grace 0431873718, Jas 0425323081
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FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=171839772886742

Maid Café 2011

Get excited everyone because the much anticipated intersocietal event of the semester is finally here! This will be a massive event held together by Chopsticks, and our dear friends Wasabi, Choc Soc and Tea Soc – mark the date in your USU-provided-diaries NOW because this is one event you do not want to miss!

Maid cafés (メイドカフェ Meido kafe), typically found in Japan, feature waitresses dressed in maid costumes who serve their customers beverages and desserts. (Girls, do not fear we will have butlers as well as maids on the day so plenty of eye candy for everyone kidding..)

We will be providing an assortment of delicious snacks and desserts as well as beverages including tea, coffee, hot chocolate and juice. There will also be a variety of mini-games for you to participate in, and you can go in the draw to win an actual maid/butler costume worth over $100!

Also expect awesome live music and entertainment on the day as the perfect accompaniment to all the exciting games and delicious treats!

All in all, expect an afternoon of fun games, girls in maid costumes, guys in butler costumes, yummy food, live entertainment and more importantly lots of laughs with old and new friends AND 2 people will get to go home with their brand spankin’ new maid/butler outfits

So, if you like any of the things mentioned above, then this event was Maid for you! (in other words, you owe it to yourself to come or else we will have no other choice but(ler) to punish you…jokes…I know a very bad one..)

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Details
Date: Thursday 11^th August
Time: 3-5pm
Venue: Holme Common Room and Holme Reading Room (in the Holme building next to the footbridge on Parramatta Rd.)
Price: FREE for Access, $6 non-access
Contact: Jas 0425323081, Candy 0433671390
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FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=254997707848232#!/event.php?eid=266276766720481

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Soooooo! That’s all for now and we hope to see you all soon in the next two weeks!

The Awesome Chopsticks Team

Chopsticks welcomes you to Semester 1, Week 13 of 2011! Hopefully everyone is still attacking their studies with a vengeance! There’s not too much longer to go!

This being the last week before we all go off into our hidey-holes to study for finals, and cram like we’ve never crammed before – as a final semester event to send you all off with a final hurrah for this semester, Chopsticks brings you…

CHOPSTICKS BRINGS PIRATES OVER FOR HOT POT!

Before you enter the exam-filled endgame, here is one last opportunity to enjoy yourself and clear your… head out. This time we bring you a MASSIVE double event to end the semester with a BANG!

First up, MOVIE – Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides. Johnny Depp returns as the quirky Jack Sparrow on a new adventure aboard the Queen Anne’s Revenge with an old flame Angelica (Penelope Cruz) and the mysterious Captain Blackbeard (Ian McShane).

Who else is better company to watch it with than Chopsticks? And where else but IMAX! One massive screen for you, our lovely members, to sit back, enjoy, and forget that you have exams, if only for 3 hours XD

And our fun-filled day doesn’t end here. After the movie, we shall casually stroll over to Haymarket Hot Pot for one massive Chopsticky dinner. We have an entire floor dedicated solely for Chopsticks use, so for the next few hours, expect to be indulged in an all you can eat hotpot (and this includes seafood!), as well as games and trivia prepared especially for you.

A full hotpot menu is posted on the wall of this event, make sure you check it out to see all the delicious ingredients that can go into your hotpot!

Tickets are limited, so be sure to buy them ASAP from our stall at Merewether building (you will find us there between 11 and 3 during weeks 12 and 13), or contact a committee member to get hold of one for you. If you can’t make either event, make sure you at least attend the other!

Schedule (04/06/11)

IMAX – Pirates of the Caribbean 4
Darling Harbour
2.00-5.00pm
$15

Haymarket Hot Pot (十三香火锅城)
1/93-105 Quay St Haymarket
6.00-10.00pm
$22 Access
$28 Non-Access

$2 discount off hotpot if you come to both events! Tickets sold separately for each event, make sure you are there for at least one!

(Do you have Facebook? Check out the event page here!)

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That’s all for Semester 1, folks!

We hope that you’ve enjoyed Semester 1 with Chopsticks, and we look forward to bringing you more happy fun times in Semester 2!!!

Stay tuned, for another issue of…

CHOPSTICKS!!!!