TOC Brings Raya Cheers To All

It has been an annual tradition whereby TOC strives to celebrates all festive occasions with the staff and students. As the college has trainers and students coming from other countries to join the TOC community, these celebrations will be able to rope them in to understanding the different cultures and practices we have in Malaysia. Besides that, these celebrations serve as a platform for all to bask in the joyous atmosphere, and to interact with each other without the formality.

It is no different this year as TOC organized a Hari Raya Celebration recently. A simple 'makan-makan' session was put together by the Student Centre personnels during the students' break time in the morning and afternoon, where all staff and students were invited to join in.

Some pictures taken of that day:

The Student Centre personnel distributing 'kuih-muih' to the students

Adelaine Foo (middle) joined in this festive occassion as well.

Students enjoying the food as well as having a good time mingling with their classmates

Deepa-Raya Achievers Awards Night 2009

This special occasion was organized by the TOC committee together with the help of the student council. It was a mixture celebration for Deepavali, Hari Raya as well as TOC Achievers Awards Night.

Throughout the night, we were able to host and entertain the guests from the likes of TeleVAS, Lotus Team and Mad About Dodgeball Association, as well as staff from TOC, and we can proudly say that it was a night to remember.

To celebrate Deepavali, a 'Kolum' competition was held and it was open to all TOC staff to participate. All the participants tried their very best to produce the most creative 'kolum' art pieces.

The Achievers Awards has been an annual event where TOC gives recognition to students for their achievements, regardless it's in sports, academic or skills areas. On that night, there were 3 awards categories: TOC Sports Awards, Motorsports Sports Awards and TOC Skills Olympics Awards.

We have also invited 2 orphanages to join us that night. Persatuan Anak Yatim dan Ibu Tunggal Kg Medan sang their hearts out for us,

whereas Shepherd’s Home children did a very nice dance routine.

We also a performance of our own and it was out of this world as it was a combination of 2 cultures together , namely rapping and malay culture.

I can proudly say that this night was a great success and the next one is going to be even better.

Written by Wilhelm J. Pietersz, current TOC student.