“Épanouir” is a french word which carries the meaning of blossom.

In this fleeting era where everything changes at a momentary glimpse, very often we as humans are being blinded by fame and fortune. We tend to omit and neglect the kinship, friendship and love which surrounds us, eventually losing track of our own identity in our journey of life. A flower cluster consisting of three different types of flowers can be depicted as a metaphor for life which also comprises three kinds of important human relationships - love, friendship and kinship that will last forever. When we face difficulties in life, these relationships will be our hope and light to prevent us from falling into despair and to move forward with courage. If we can acquire all these in our life, our life can eventually blossom into the most brilliant and magnificent bouquet!

On 26th September 2018, SUCCS had organised a members gathering with the theme of Mooncake Festival. Firstly, committees of SUCCS had performed a skit about “Chang E Ascending to the Moon” to warm up the atmosphere. Then, station games which aimed to enhance critical thinking skills and improve members’ relationships were held. After the games, members were guided by the committees to make their own lanterns. Lifting the lanterns, members were led by the committees to parade around the university’s area. An active atmosphere was created as everyone enjoyed the parade happily. Back to the university, everyone enjoyed the mooncakes together. This activity not only improved relationships among members and committees, it also provided a platform for members who were far from home to experience the excitement of Mooncake Festival with friends.

On 14th February 2019, SUCCS had organised a members orientation day. This event was aimed to welcome the new members for joining SUCCS family as well as to enhance mutual communication between members and committees. The theme of this gathering was based on Chinese New Year Celebration, providing a platform for sharing Chinese New Year’s biscuits and cultures among members. Other than that, this was the first time that committees brought the culture of mahjong into Sunway University, enhancing members’ understanding on Chinese cultures.

On 2nd May 2019, SUCCS had organised a detective game with the theme of <Untitled> as a members gathering. After the committees introduced themselves, a video was played as the introduction of the detective game. Each committee had their specific character in their own station. Members had to find out the truth according to the clues given by the committees in each station. After going through all of the stations, members were required to present the findings in groups. The group that had the most accurate findings won the game. Through this game, critical thinking skills of members were improved.

Members were led by SUCCS’s committees to visit the Malaysian Han Studies in Melaka. The purpose of doing so was to improve the understanding of members in their studies of Chinese cultures. Through this visit, members fully understood cultures were not only restricted in traditional festivals or traditional cultures, it was more originally from hearts. Besides, the teacher taught members about the importance of education of love through chinese idiom, “There is a home when love is in presence, and there is a country when there is a home”. Other than that, the teacher emphasised that people could not set their own standards on someone. Instead, people should improve themselves before judging others. In other words, everyone should have empathy before making a judgement.