Update for Semester 1 from the President, NUS German Society

Dear Members,

How have you all been? I hope all has been well with you.

It has been an exciting semester so far, and there have been extensive changes and exciting innovations made. True, some events have been popular and others less so, but the main thing is that our German Language Society is expanding and improving. We have had many exciting events and developments which I would love to update all of you about.

Events and activities that we have organised so far (as I've said, some extremely successfully) :

Welcome Tea for the German Society
Elections for the Committee +byelections to replace VP
The German Language Learning Session
Stammtisch - Oktoberfest
SEP Sharing Session
Das Leben der Anderen Movie Screening

In addition, the EXCO have been active as well:

Leadership Training Camp at Pulau Ubin
Welcome Delegation for Swiss visitors
Thursday CCA points allocation and framework talk

Also, with special thanks to ISEC, the German Society organised the

German Language Society-ISEC Bazaar at Science Forum.

I would like to thank Sheena and Wei'an especially for helping me in this major event, and special thanks must go to ISEC and their EXCO members.

As President, I assure you of the continued efforts and events to come. Thank you for your support, and let's have an excellent semester 2 later. Special thanks also to Valerie from the IRO as well as all the teachers who have assisted our initiatives, especially Herr Doepel during the SEP Sharing Session.

As of now,

Good Luck for your Examinations and All the Best!
Viel Glueck und Alles Gute!

Mit besten Grüssen,

Shawn Seah
President, NUS German Language Society
die deutsche Sphäre

Update: Movie Screening "Das Leben der Anderen"

Here's another quick update on the movie screening we had last Tuesday.

Sadly, not many members could make it for this event.
However, all those who did come down surely had a fun-filled enjoyable evening!! (Or at least we hope you did!)
If you have any feedback, please do not hesitate to contact us by email! (frag.mal.uns@gmail.com)

We hope all those who came enjoyed the movie and please look forward to our next screening! =)

Update: Bazaar with ISE Club

Hello!!

Here are a few photos for all those who missed out on the Bazaar that was held last week in collaboration with the ISE Club at the Science Foyer!

Cultural Event: Berlin Dayz

Hi all!!

There will be a very exciting event coming to town very soon! The Berlin Dayz celebrations will be held in Singapore from 30. October to 9. November 2009 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

In 1989, the Berlin Wall came down. To celebrate the 20th anniversary as well as to showcase the re-united, re-born and re-assured capital of Germany, the Goethe-Institut Singapore and the German Embassy Singapore jointly organise the "Berlin Dayz", a series of cultural activities in collaboration with Singaporean and German partners.

Activities include various film screenings, photo exhibitions, Berlin swings in the Singapore Botanic Gardens and much more!

For those interested, please visit the following websites for more info:
Berlin Dayz Main Page
Berlin Nights: Film Series
Short film on the Wall

Do check the blog for any updates regarding possible club outings for some of the events! (these would be subjected to demand)

Movie Screening: "Das Leben der Anderen"

Hallo Mitglieder!

The German Society is organizing yet another event just for you! For those who contributed to the success of Stammtisch and SEP Sharing Session, a BIG THANK YOU!

This time round, we will be having a German Movie Screening Session!

Date: 27th October '09 (Tuesday), 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Venue: NUS Library Lecture Theatrette 2
Movie Title: “Das Leben der Anderen”.

Here is the summary:
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's movie debut focuses on the horrifying, sometimes unintentionally funny system of observation in the former East Germany. In the early 1980s, the successful dramatist Georg Dreyman and his longtime companion Christa-Maria Sieland, a popular actress, are big intellectual stars in the socialist state, although they secretly don't always think loyal to the party line. One day, the Minister of Culture becomes interested in Christa, so the secret service agent Wiesler is instructed to observe and sound out the couple, but their life fascinates him more and more.

Those who are interested, please RSVP by sending us an email to frag.mal.uns@gmail.com.
Please also try to be punctual so that we will be able to start the movie on time!
On behalf of the German Society, we thank you once again, and we hope to see you next Tuesday!