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ASUS Malaysia Hosts LAN Party
ASUS
, the world’s best-selling mother-
board and top three consumer notebook
brand, had once again successfully hosted
its annual event, Master DIY Tour for the
third year running in Malaysia. Themed
‘BYOC LAN Party’ (short term for Bring-
Your-Own-Computer Local Area Network
Party), it was the first ever LAN-based
gaming event hosted by ASUS Malaysia.
The event was done in collaboration
with Cyberview and MaGIC to nurture
continual interest in custom DIY PC
building amongst the local PC enthusiasts
and the gaming communities.
Over 90 individuals participated in the
event, which was also recorded as the first
and largest gaming get-together in Malay-
sia that took place at the MaGIC Centre,
Cyberjaya. The event served as a platform
to meet up their fellow peers, exchange
ideas and share technical knowledge on
PC hardware. First held in 2012, ASUS
Malaysia’s annual Master DIY events
have been a platform tailored to serve
tech individuals who embrace DIY PC as
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Events
The
Asian Food Channel, Scripps Net-
works Interactive and BERJAYA Univer-
sity College of Hospitality hosted three
Michelin-starred chef, Alvin Leung, in
Malaysia for his show, Alvin Leung’s
Molecular Madness. Chef Leung worked
with the hospitality students from BER-
JAYA UCH, teaching them how to make
Malaysian inspired dishes with a unique
gastronomical twist.
The dishes made up a five-course
menu and was served at an intimate
dinner with a demonstration event. Chef
Leung brought his own interpretation of
local and international delights, such as
the Tomato
Chinois, Umami Won Ton
Mee
, Chili Crab/Oyster Omelette
Gazpa-
cho, Bakkuteh
Short Rib, Chicken Rice,
Celebrity Chef Alvin Leung Showcases Culinary Skills
Black Forest and Modern Ice
Kacang
.
Chief operating officer of BERJAYA
UCH, Mae Ho said, “We are proud to
be able to provide our students with
these unique hands-on experiences with
reputable chefs from around the region
and the world. The students were very
excited to meet Chef Leung and to try
their hand at making some of his dishes.
I am delighted that AFC and Scripps
Networks Interactive partnered with
BERJAYA UCH for this exclusive celebrity
chef event and I look forward to more
partnerships in the future.”
a hobby and their needs whilst further
strengthening the relationships between
ASUS and the power users’ community
in Malaysia.
Jacky Lim, Business Development
Director at ASUS Malaysia commented
that, “This is a fantastic outlet for older
gamers who sought out LAN-based gam-
ing parties that were popular before the
arrival of Web-based network era. It was a
special getaway event intended to connect
the older generations’ gamers with the
younger, interact through gameplays and
at the same time to discuss hardware
architectures, blueprints, product designs
and more.”