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SAGC NewsletterEdition #1
August 2010
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To the SAGC Committee members
and staff of Sunway-TES who have
all helped make this possible
Special thanks
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Contents
1 SAGC Mission Statement 1
2 Message from the Director of Sunway-TES 2
3 Message from the President of SAGC 3
4 Message from the Editor of SAGC 4
5 SAGC Committee organisation structure 6
6 People behind the scenes 7
7 Angles: 13Can we live solely on love?
7. Upcoming events: 16
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SAGC
MissionStatement SAGC aims to pave the way towards the betterment of you,
our members, our peers, our friends. It is meant to be more
than your average fancy-newsletter-each-quarter alumni.And it was with this in mind that the following vision and
mission were developed:
Vision
SAGC will strive to be a dedicated and solid platform ofresources, knowledge sharing and networking amongst
Sunway-TES graduates, focusing on adding value to
respective individuals career paths and work life balance.
Mission
1. To promote knowledge and experience sharing
amongst peers in various fields and industries for
continuous self-development;2. To keep peers up-to-date on the latest developments in
the industry;
3. To provide guidance and support to graduates in
career planning and preparation to join the workforce
as professionals; and
4. To encourage building and maintaining relationshipsbased on mutual trust, respect and continuous support
amongst peers, graduates and students.
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Hi readers!!
First of all, thank you for taking the time to read this
newsletter and even be curious about what SAGC is
and has produced. This alumni strives to be your
avenue to share, contribute, learn and experience greatthings. Even after college, you still belong to an alumni.
And this will only work if you are interested of course.
And we really hope that you are.
After much blood, sweat and tears, finally, our first
edition of the SAGC newsletter is out! This is all thanksto my wonderful editors for putting in such hard work
and commitment despite their actual workload that is
also bestowed upon them by their employers. =D Great
job guys and thank you! What would I do without you
guys (Hire new people!) Kidding!
This newsletter is an avenue to reach out to you, our
readers, to keep you connected and updated with all theupcoming events organised by us. In this newsletter we
will bring you new and exciting write ups and perhaps
even things that you will surprise you. I do hope thecontent of this newsletter will interest you and benefit
you in more ways than one. Hope youll enjoy this read.
Happy Reading!
Message
from thePresident
ofSAGC
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Melissa Tan
President of SAGC
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Message
from theEditor of
SAGC
Contrary to popular belief, SAGC does NOT stand for
Square Accountants Geek Club. But hey, dont get me
wrong if youre square, or an accountant, or youre ageek, its perfectly alright. We love you anyway. Or at
least well try. =)
Alright alright, before my president throws a book at me,
I was joking. So turn those frowns upside down! What is
SAGC, you ask? It really stands for the Sunway
Accountancy Graduate Club.
SAGC represents more than just an alumni association.
Its certainly more than the Wikipedia definition; anassociation of graduates. Its more than networking and
getting some old friends together. Its really about
creating a bond between all of us. A bond that
transcends the year we graduated in or the clique we
fraternised with in classes. A bond of sharing knowledgeand war stories. One that allows us to learn from each
other as well as to form new relationships. Get the
picture?
Sounds like a tall order? Well it is. Maybe even as you
read this youre wondering how that can ever beachieved. But with that being said, if were going to have
a vision about something, why not set our sights on a
higher goal? And Ill tell you how we can achieve that.
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An alumni is more than its committee. We can sitaround all year organising events and writing
newsletters like this one, but thats not going to do any
good if we cant get you involved. So when youre done
reading this newsletter, I know your first impulse will beto chuck it aside and forget all about it. But if you dare to
be different, please do find out more about us. Visit our
Facebook page. Get involved. Do that, and who knows,you might be pleasantly surprised at what youll find.
And now with all the serious pish-posh out of the way, I
can actually say something about this newsletter. Ourvery first one in fact. Finally, its out!
This newsletter is an avenue to reach out to you, ourreaders, to keep you connected and updated with all the
upcoming events organised by us. So get out your
diaries, berries, scraps of paper or whatever it is you
note important dates on and take note! Do come forthese events as a start, and like I said, you just might be
pleasantly surprised. Were not stodgy, stuffy dorks you
know. Well not ALL of us at least.
Enjoy!
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Message
from theEditor of
SAGC
Kenneth Koh
Editor of SAGC
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SAGC
CommitteeOrg
Structure
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President
Melissa TanVice PresidentMichelle Kho
Assistant SecretaryFong Meng Hui
SecretaryKuan Yee-Zhen
TreasurerYip John Wai
Event Management
Khor Kim Li
Head ofEvent Management
Nicole Soo
Head of EditorialKenneth Koh
Event Management
Teoh Jun Seong
Editorial
Choong Woon
Wei
Editorial
Aruna Devi
IT & Design
Tan Wui Li
Head of IT & Design
Chai Chun Howe
Public Relations Oon Kim Kim
Head of Public Relations
Yeap Boon Hean
Head of Logistics
Suthaharan
Logistics
Elaine Pong
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People
Behind theScenes
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SAGC is a crazy bunch...
and I'm the ring leader!
No idea how I got myselfinto this. =D
Melissa Tan
Hey there, I'm Michelle! But
that's enough about me =)
SAGC, as you will soon see, is
more than just accountancy oraccountants It's about
professions (because
accountancy offers you morethan an accountant's job
description); the people (i.e.
the graduates cos this is, after
all, a graduates club) and theperson- who is, well, basically-
Let us all get to know moreabout our committeemembers...
starting with the ringleader.
YOU! =D Please do check out this newsletter; get a
peek or an insight on who we are, what we do, and join
us! *Brings in TV commercial voice* Cos we can't spell"Graduates" if we didn't have "u"! Hehe, sorry, just
couldn't resist. NEXT!
Michelle Kho
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People
Behind theScenes
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Hi all,
First of all, I would like to say"welcome" & HELLO to everyone who
is reading our very 1st newsletter.
*applause*
Just a simple and quick introduction ofmyself. I am the vice secretary of
Sunway SAGC. I graduated from
SunwaySunway ACCA in June 2009 and I am currently working
with Ernst & Young in audit line.
Cheerio =)
Fong Meng Hui
the wishes that they have
job, and your assignments! (aren't they all the same?)
Feel free to join us, and your memories will never be the
same again! Satisfaction guaranteed! :)
Yip John Wai
If you want to take a break
f r om y o ur d ai l y e x ci t in g
( c ou l d b e a t o rt ur e t oo )workload, then SAGC is the
r i g h t p l a c e t o b e !
S A G C i s t h e u l t i m a t e
getaway from your work, your
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People
Behind theScenes
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Hi All..
As the first decade of the new
millennium comes to an end,
something great has only just begun.Is it the World cup fever ?? No. Is it
the Iron man 3 sequel ?? No. Its just
the most awesome powderful
canggihcanggih bestest coolest hyper active craziness
*breathes* super duper all outstanding committee forSAGC 2010 / 2011. I'm Jun Seong and I'll be part of the
event management team planning and trying our best to
make things as fun as they can get.
Teoh Jun Seong
the things that come firstto their minds when asked todescribe themselves
Heading the event management
department with awesome
members is my first time. Thank
you for giving me chance to learnand grow up with the team :)
Nicole Soo
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People
Behind theScenes
the one who insisted thathe alone must have theentire page dedicated to
him
This morning I googled for the meaning
of Kenneth (thats my name) and
interestingly it literally means born of
fire. Now Im not trying to blow my owntrumpet here but that really sounds like
just another way to say Hes hot!Deesnt it?
Moving on, being part of the Editorialteam for SAGC, my role is basically to play around withwords and come up with something that people would
want to read. So I hope you enjoy this very first edition
of our newsletter, stay tuned for more facts from
Kenneth in future issues, and continue reading down tothe article by my fellow editor William, who lives in
Glasgow, Scotland, with his wife, three kids and ninedogs. Or at least thats what he tells me.
Kenneth Koh
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People
Behind theScenes
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Greetings everyone! Im Aruna!!
Description: Certified TV addict,
chocolate-lover and soon to be
Facebook junkie who dreamsthat she owns Astro channel 121
as it bears her name!
Has a love-hate relationship with numbers and earns
a living by auditing them.
Aruna Devi
Warm greetings, folks. My
grandiose purpose here is to twist
the truths of the world with my
out-of-the-world views andperspectives.
As Marcus Aurelius once put it,"Everything we hear is an opinion,
not a fact; everything we see is a
perspective, not the truth".
That is not to say that I will deliberately sabotage the
technical columns, of course.
Choong Woon Wei
the plots that they schemewith a kindly grin
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Hi, I am Wui Li and I graduatedfrom the Dec 2008 ACCA exams.
Being part of potentially one of the
very first ACCA alumni is somethingspecial and I strongly encouragefellow graduates to join us :) After
all "Life is like a box of chocolates.
You never know what you're gonna
get." So why not try something new,you might end up enjoying it :)
Cheers!
Tan Wui Li
Hi, I'm Chun Howe. I'm
the Superhero of the
accounting world -sleeping late nights,
stopping all bad things
from happening, saving
little babies and old-aged, grannies from
economic
and the views that theywant to share with you
economic disasters. Hahaha, yes, I'm an auditor! In theSAGC, you get to know more people, exchange more
ideas, and value-add to yourself - about your peers, your
industry and your life! ~ Chai Chun Howe
Aloha! An ACCAgraduate who does not
think like one and act
like one. Ironically, I amback to Sunway-TES as
an employee, rather
than as a student. Part
time job staff in SAGC to join the happening,
diversified and radical committees. ~Elaine Pong
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Angles
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Can we live solely on love?
ByWilliam
It is said that although love is good to have, it does not fill thestomach.
In case you are mistaken, I am not referring to familial or romanticlove here. I am referring to the love we have for the work that we do.
It is a much-publicised statement these days: You have to love whatyou do. If youre a student reading this, you would go, Of course!How can it be otherwise? If you were a young working adult, youmight go, I like what Im doing now. If not, I would change my job
immediately. If you have been working for many years, your replywould be a lot more varied depending on circumstances. Somewould say that loving what you do is a necessity, whilst otherswould say that it is merely a luxury that precious few can afford. For
them, they would do a work that they know best or could generatethe most income, because they have other commitments to fulfill.
I fall under the category of the young working adult, and therefore,the experiences I share shall be from this particular perspective.
As a young working adult, it is important to find something that you
love to do. Bear in mind that you will be doing this same stuff for thenext thirty years of your life, and maybe even more (as retirementage increases). If you choose to do something you never liked,
would you somewhere down the line lament not doing somethingelse you wanted? Ideally, wouldnt you would want to do somethingthat you truly believe in? You would want to work only for somethingthat you are deeply passionate about. Whichever route you choose,
there are several considerations that we would all encounter, whichI will further expound.
Here comes consideration #1. Some people know what they want;
for others, it doesnt come immediately. What happens if youhappen to fall into the latter category? The common way throughthis obstacle seems to be to follow the safest path pick a job that
offers the greatest mobility in terms of transferable skills. Soundsvery profound, but in a laymans words, it is to simply pick a job thateveryone applies for. That seems to minimise error rate, doesnt it?Subsequently, there is more time to think about what job truly
excites; and if you should move on, where to.
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Then comes consideration #2. Is what I am interested to do relevant
in the marketplace? To put it even further, will it be relevant in the
marketplace in the foreseeable future (foreseeable future equates tothe expected working years ahead of you) or is it a dying industry orskill? Needless to say, this involves a combination of in-depth
market research and the intangible thing we call intuition, the resultof which is an educated speculation. To boost the chances ofmaking a correct move, reading the papers and magazines wouldhelp as much as keeping in contact with friends and other
acquaintances who could help offer advice and guidance.
Then comes consideration #3. What if I become disinterested in
what I do several years down the road? Should I take up something
that enables me to have wide-ranging skill sets so I can movehorizontally across industries or professions more easily? I wouldopine that, no matter which route you choose, there would be give-
and-take. If you are to be a jack-of-all-trades, then the drawback isthat career progression will be hampered. If you are specialised,then the drawback is that you might have to start all over if youchoose to switch your field of work.
Consideration #4 is something that is on top of everyones mind,which is the remuneration package offered. At the end of the day, all
of us need money for living. There are many expenses in life, and agood remuneration package ensures that this would be one lessmatter to worry about. A suitable remuneration package shouldproperly recognise the level of contribution to the work done, as this
reflects the value an employer places on the contribution made. Agood remuneration package will motivate the employee to give theirbest, as it is the most direct way for an employer to convey theirappreciation for the efforts of the employee.
Finally, comes consideration #5. Irrespective of whether you loveyour work to bits or no, there will always be the people element
involved. The three different levels of relationship: boss, colleaguesand subordinates, are essential towards creating a positive workingenvironment. Personally, I rate people relationship to be the mostimportant consideration of all because of the following scenarios:
You love your work to bits, and you love the people you workwith. This creates the much sought after winning formula.
You love your work to bits, but you just cannot stand the sight ofthat @*#! anymore. This contributes to a low working morale.
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iii. You do not particularly love your work, but you love the people
you work with. This contributes to a better working morale.
iv. You do not particularly love your work, and you just cannot
stand the sight of that @*#! anymore. Morale? What morale?
Having good people relationship remains the foundation to a
positive working environment. Given the many characteristicspresent in an organisation, there are bound to be differencesbetween the staff. Admit it, there will always be that one person (atleast) whose guts you hate, or whose *insert characteristic* you
hate. It is something that all of us will need to learn how to live with,because as much as we want it to, this issue will not disappear. You
can call it an omnipresent issue, for it is like the polluted air that webreathe. Therefore, the simplest thing we can all do for each other
would be to practise some tolerance and acceptance. If we do notcare to make that effort, why then would others make it for us?
So, back to the question: can we live solely on love? I say we can,not just on love for the work we do, but also love for the people wework with. I hear a majority shouting out for the love for a propercompensation, and I agree with that as well (which needs no further
emphasis, but there really is no harm repeating it a thousand moretimes, right?). It is an ideal thing to have, but I still believe that it is a
target worth striving for, because if we do not hope and worktowards it, there is no chance of getting it. The hope may be a
glimmer, but a glimmer is better than nothing.
And with hope, let us strive to achieve our goals; while recognising
the roadblocks, but also with the perseverance to get back up afterevery fall we have.
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Look out for the following upcoming events coming your way:
Sunway TES 21st Graduation event
Date: 2 October 2010
Venue: Sunway Convention Centre
Here we celebrate graduates from the Certified AccountingTechnician (CAT), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants(ACCA) and The Institute of Chartered Accountants on England
and Wales programmes respectively.
Dinner event: Spectrum
Date: 6 November 2010
Venue: Sunway Convention Centre
A chance to reconnect, reunite and simply have fun. Like itsnamesake, it will be a night full of colour (metaphorically), and itwill be an event filled with great memories.
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Spectrum. It's more than just another calendar event. More thanjust a dinner. The splash of colours - more than just a work of art,although undoubtedly it does look very nice. So why the referenceto the colours of a rainbow?
It's because that's who we are. Diverse cultures and races.Diverse tastes and senses of humour. Diverse ages andbackgrounds. Diverse hobbies and pet peeves. And yet here weare, all under one roof, one commonality a 4-letter 2-alphabetword; ACCA.
Over the years we in the accounting profession have picked up alaundry list of descriptive nicknames. Some have called usnecessary evils. Some call us squares. Others think of us as thebackbone of every company. Not to mention bean counters,number crunchers, etc. A distinct few have even had the honour ofbecoming the most famous document shredders in history.
So add all of the above up and what do you get? A potpourridiversity. From the wealthy chief executive to the fledgling just
learning how to burn the midnight oil, all are welcome here atSpectrum. Feel free to meet new people and form newrelationships. Head up to business rivals and shake their hands.Forget business cards and get phone numbers. Mix around.
After all, isn't that what 'spectrum' means? Unity in diversity.
The Spectrum gathering and dinner will be held on the 6th ofNovember 2010. Be there and join us in the fun!
For further information, please kindly contact:Margaret, 03-74918725
[email protected]@gmail.com
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