Malaysia: Truly Asia
Howdy Ags!
Selamat Datang! (Meaning Welcome in Bahasa Malaysia) to the new Malaysian Student Association (MASA) at Texas A&M University website. We hope y'all will enjoy the visit and let us give y'all a nutshell of who we are and what we do.
The TAMU Malaysian Student Association (MASA) is a registered non-profit student organization at A&M dedicated to serve as a platform for Malaysian Aggie and promote Malaysia's unique culture, life and diversity to the community in Bryan-College Station a rewarding experience in Aggieland.
We are proactive in organizing cultural events, gatherings and exciting activities (outings and fairs to promote the multi-cultural diversity of Malaysians. We have about 36 Malaysian Aggie as an active member of MASA. We meet, we eat, we talk and most importantly we study.
Do come and attend any of our events! And hang around with us. Meantime, please feel free to browse around the rest of the site for more information pertaining to MASA's events and activities. Prospective students can easily access the Info section to an access to a lot of useful information prior to your arrival in Aggieland.
Please bear with the new web transition and new layout. We are in our transition to further improve the content of the website. We hope to complete the transition in a matter of weeks.
Nevertheless, enjoy your stay and we appreciate any suggestion and feedback. Do come back and visit us again. Thanks and Gig 'Em.
MASA Committee Members 2008/2009
News and Events
MASA First Shirts are Out!
MASA first T-shirts are OUT. Get your MASA gear now before we ran out of sizes.
Midwest Games 2009 - UIUC
Midwest Games is back. We are planning to attend Midwest Games this year and if any of
y'all are interested we can form a sports team to represent TAMU from soccer, bowling,
ping-pong, hops, to congkak! Let us know if any of y'all are interested.
Possible MSD funding to attend the event.
Job Opportunities for MASA members
Please check out Career for more details.
Important NoticeMASA - 2009/2010 Committee Election Result
2009/2010 MASA Annual General Meeting was held on April 17th, Room 402, Rudder Tower at 4.00pm-5.00pm. Below are the results for the 2009/2010 Committee Election:
| Name | Position | Major | Level |
| Ms. Vi Cook | Advisor | SSP Director | |
| Faiz I. Anuar | President | Tourism Sciences | Ph.D |
| Tengku Fuad Basha | Vice-President | Geology | B.Sc |
| Darick Lim | Secretary | Petroleum Engineering | B.Sc |
| Tearus Woo | Treasurer | Nutrition | B.Sc |
| Iou Uei Chua | Ad/ Promotion | Mechanical Engineering | B.Sc |
| Roslinda Rosli | Event Mgt | Education | Ph.D |
| Alissa Aris | Fundraising | Petroleum Engineering | B.Sc |
| Mohammad Afif Jais | Promotion | Petroleum Engineering | B.Sc |
| William Yeoh | Webmaster | Electrical Engineering | B.Sc |
Look forward for a successful 2009-2010 year.
Thanks and Gig 'Em.
Congkak
- Pronounced "chong-kak", this game is played by two participants on a wooden,boat-shaped board on which there are two rows of evenly-sized cups. These rows arecalled houses and each has a larger sized cup at the end called a storehouse. Cowrieshells or seeds are used in the game. The players begin simultaneously by scooping seven of the seeds or shells from any cup and distributing them, one in each house, in an effort effort to reach their own storehouse.
- The game requires concentration and speed. When a player runs out of seeds, he can pick up one from the house he is on. If there is none in that spot and he is out of shells, he loses his turn and the next player starts the sequence. Congkak ends when one player loses all his houses to his opponent or concedes defeat. The loser has to carry the playing board on top of his head and walk around. Congkak is a version of Egyptian game called "Mancala". It is a very popular traditional game in Malaysia with slight variation to very Mancala. In Malaysia, the game board of congkak comes with many designs. An authentic one will be wood crafted with bird heads at both ends while some will be wood painted on top with local motifs. The choice of beads for the game will also vary. Sea shells are authentic to the game while most popular ones are glass marbles.
