Month: November 2012

Monthly Walk – Kent Ridge Park & Hortpark

Posted on behalf of Ms Lydia Soh

Date                               :      Saturday, 8 December 2012

Time / Duration              :       4.30pm sharp / 2 hours   

Meeting Point                :    Pasir Panjang MRT Station (by circleline) – CC26 exit A – top of escalator

End Point                      :     Hortpark

Meal Place                     :    Pasir Panjang Food Centre (beside CC26)   

Items To Wear/Bring     :     Walking shoes, umbrella/raincoat and drinking water   

EOs                               :    Lydia Soh & Charles Wee

Let us bring you on the coolest Walk of 2012 where you can experience :

–    Forested natural vegetation with sounds of birds and insects
–    Scenic coastal lines
–    Garden of herbs, plants and flowers

*** do note walk paths include some gradual slopes and steps

Our Walk Team EOs: Charles Wee, Veronica Wong, ChristinaCL Chan, Mary Tan, Jeffrey Lim, Joyce Tan,

Conrad Tang, KC LAU and Lydia Soh,,,,, signing off

Be one of the coolest Walkers by signing up early.         emoticon

REGISTER HERE:

1.   Karen Thio
2.    Sally Kang
3.   Andrew Yeung
4.   Maureen Lee
5.   Tan Seok Wah
6.   Susan CH Tan
7.   Shirley Tan SM
8.   Gingko Tay
9.   Vincent Lim
10. Judy Lim
11. KC Lau
12. Malcolm Chen
13. Gabriella Chua
14. June Koh
15. Thomas Goh
16. Alice Seah
17. Bira      (tentative)
18. Helen T. Wong
19. Lydia Soh
20. Charles Wee
21. ChristinaCL Chan
22. Azhari Cuttilan
23. Rosalind Soh
24. Evelyn Ong
25. Catherine Chong
26. Daisy Yeo
26. Andrew Koh
27. Richard Wong
28. Thomas Lau
29. Lucy Tan
30. Pauline Chew

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SHC WordPress software upgrade, now to 2nd week Jan 2013

Hi everybody,

I will be arranging a WordPress software upgrade between now to 2nd week Jan 2013.  Hopefully, by then, members can have the capability to upload pictures on their own.  Currently, we cannot.  There may be some inconveniences here and there, but I hope that at the end of it, we will get to benefit for it all.

Please be informed.

Terence Seah 

 

 

SHC December monthly gathering at Hans Cafe, Wed Dec 12, 2012

Dear Members,

The next monthly gathering organised by the SHC Committee is scheduled as follows:

  • Date : Wednesday, 25 September, 2013
  • Time : 1630 to 2030 hrs
  • Venue : Hans Cafe – Great Eastern Bldg, Upp. Pickering St.
  • Charges : Free.  You are free to buy your own F&B at the counter
  • Please bring along your name tag.  If you don’t have one, we will give you a stick-on label
  • Registration required.  Strictly for SHC registered members only
  • Strictly no politics, sex, race, religion, direct selling or MLM

The aim of the monthly gathering is to enable social networking among SHCians for new and old Silverhairs to meet one another for chits, suggestions for any activities and/or what kind of activities that you hope to have – We can discuss there.  We need many ideas and or contributions from everyone to make this club more vibrant…..

Geraldine and Lily will be there at 4.30pm to welcome those early birds while Caroline and Dolly will be there after 6.30pm onwards.

So, come support and start register your participation here now:

  1. Geraldine Ting
  2. Lily Ho
  3. Caroline Gee
  4. Dolly Lim

From the SHC Committee and hope to see you ya…. :)

Share with us what are your plans for the coming Dec holidays?

Many of us may already have made plans for Dec, and into January 2013.  Guess our kids will be having their school holidays, it’s time to clear our annual leave, or really we are at the time of the year where we just need a good rest.  Retirees or semi-retirees may have more time at their hands, to watch the forever unending Taiwan or Korean movies, or perhaps scoot up to Genting highlands.

But at the same time, many of us will not have plans, perhaps make plans to do nothing.  This is always an expensive time of the year, holidays, Christmas, parties and presents.  We have different life scenarios.

Sharing what we do is a great way for others to know more about us.  SHC makes this possible.  We tells others we like to eat nice laksa, and laksa lovers will start to gather together.  Simply share that we like playing mahjong on a Sat, and suddenly a gang is formed.

If we share with others that we have this itch to go to Port Dickson, you never know, a bus pops up and there we go as a small gang.  I love home potlucks, make soya beancurd, wow, another group is formed.  I think it is nice to share our interests and desires now, rather than wait until we are immobile.  This is how SilverHairs friends are developed.  The club provides the opportunity,  you have to share, rather than wait for someone to come over to you, and say, Hi.

December is a good time for topics.  It’s a time to think about what we will do in 2013.  Perhaps, you may want to start a fishing group, a small business to make and sell kaya, even to go out and ask friends for snake grass, hoping to find a cure for cancer.  So, if you have just bought a series from Korea, share with everybody.

If you are planning to get married, why not, tell us your plans.  Complete your dream to start charity work in Cambodia, NE Thailand or even in India.  Gosh, so many things we can do in Dec.  I look forward to hearing from you share your Dec plans.

Please be encouraging.  Encourage your fellow SHC friends to share too.  This is what I mean by participating.

Terence Seah

Looking for Lady buddy or buddies to visit Taiwan in mid Dec

Any ladies interested to join me for an 8-Day Taiwan trip departing between 13
to 19 Dec? It will be a package tour. I am evaluating a few packages and the
cost including taxes is from $1608 to $1820. If you are interested, please
reply to this post with your email address or write to temasek95@hotmail.com

SHC December Balloon Interest Group, Princess

SHC
December 2012, Balloon Interest Group

Theme Princess

Theme : Materiial fee $4.30
Date : Thurs 13 December 2012, 730 pm to 930 pm
Venue : Tiong Bahru Community Club, classroom, pls ask cc staff at reception
for venue.

67A Eu
Chin Street S1697151
(Before Tiong Bahru Market/Hawker Cenre/near the Park)

Map to Tiong Bahru Community Club
http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_38941/travel_site_12622/

Please bring black marker (from Popular Book store), balloon pump, scissor, big
plastic bag or laundry basket to put balloon. Camera or mobile to take balloon
pictures.
All are welcome to attend.
(Please rsvp or email sylvia ang at sylviaang38@yahoo.com
in advance as we need to prepare for material. No walk in please).

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Yunnan Winter Trip, 11 to 18 Dec, 2012

Hi folks, emoticon

I am looking for those interesting in visiting Yunnan with me from 11 to 18 Dec, give and take a few days. Please visit previous posting for general info. I can only host 3 to 6 travelers max. Must confirm within a week from now. Please note that this is not a package tour. Any further inquiry and travel cost, please email me at ethniceast@gmail.com. Of course you should double check with previous travelers for any good or no so good feedback. Only around Kunming, Dali and Lijiang. No going to Shangrila this trip, too cold for some.

Pros and cons of returning the food trays after eating – forum discussion

I have always been curious about anything and everything. My latest curiosity is the headlines in our local media and the government asking Singaporeans to use food trays and return these food trays to designated areas after eating.  There are many view points on why, how and what are the benefits. Am sure you have your talking points.  Share it then, maybe we will come up with something more workable.

Just a short while ago, I was eating in my local kopitiam. I was observing the cleaner.  At the table and with a tray, she selected certain bowls and pour all the similar food together and put them into a bigger bowl.  Suddenly it strikes me that what a waste if we were to put everything on a tray and send it to the disposal bin. Could she have sorted out the food, there is always spare meat in a fish, soup is rarely finished and there is always plenty of sauce left.  Someone could have enjoyed the remainder.  i suddenly thought it would not be a good idea to return our food trays.

Mind you, I support returning of food trays, but this observation gives me second thoughts.

What ideas do you have?

Terence Seah 

Monthly Cycling – Sat, 17 Nov 2012 (late afternoon)

Hi

This month’s cycling will be led by Ivan Lim and here are the details.

  • Date : 17 November 2012 (this Saturday).
  • Meet : Blk 401 Hougang Ave 8, 24hrs Kopitiam (or at bicycle rental
    kioks).

Timing :

  • 4.20pm – Kopitiam for those who want a bite/drink before cycling.
  • 4.40pm – Proceed to Punggol Park bicycle rental kioks.
  • 4.45pm – Select rental bike for those who need one (chargeable).
  • 5.00pm – Start of cycling event.
  • 7.00pm – End of cycling event and return of rental bike.
  • 7.15pm – Chow time at Teochew porridge at Upp.Serangoon Rd.

Cycling route :

  • Starting from Punggol Park bicycle rental kioks to Sungei Serangoon PC.
  • To Punggol Promenade Riverside Walk – to Punggol Waterways.
  • To Punggol Point Walk/Jetty – then back track to starting point.

Total distance : about 19 to 20 km.  (See link for route map.)

Those coming, please bring your smiles, hat, sunglasses, waterbottle, camera,
and a poncho in case of rain, etc.

Please Note :

As we will most likely to see night fall during our return route. Please
bring Front & Rear lights for your bike including the rental ones.
This will be our
last cycling event for this year.  Next monthly cycling will be March
2013.


See you
there!  Ivan
Lim

Those coming
:

  1. Ivan
  2. Eileen Ang (join in the makan)
  3. Malcolm (cycling in JB in the morning, if not too tire, will join)
  4. Andrew Yeung (hope to make it)
  5. Yatsing
  6. Lily
  7. John Howe
  8. Alan Ang
  9. TCH (non SHC member)
  10. RW (non SHC member)
  11. Charles Chua
  12. Ah Nee
  13. Susan Chang
  14. Lina Ng
  15. Hou Chong
  16. SL (non SHC member)
  17. Tian Soo

Looking for travel buddy/buddies to Cebu/Bohol on Dec 2 -7, 2012

Tiger Airways having an offer of a round trip of $171 ++ to Cebu,
Phillipines. Cebu has a rich historical heritage as Ferdinand Megallan landed on
Phillipines in 1521. There is also a vibrant nightlife in Cebu.

We can go to the neighbouring island of Bohol to see the National Geographic
Monument called The Chocolate Hills by express ferry Super Cat or Ocean Jet.
Hotels average about $30-40 Sing and guesthouse at $24 per air-con room in the
heart of Cebu City. The people are friendly and best of all, most of them speak
English.

Worth going due to cheap flight and favourable exchange rate of 1000
peso ~ $30 Sing dollars.

Flights leave Singapore on Sun Dec 2 or Mon Dec 3 and return to
Singapore on Friday Dec 7.

Please email me at laurawee@hotmail.com if you are keen to
join me.

Thank you.

Games Day on Thursday for November and December

Hi All                                                                                                          Badminton at Bukit Gombak stadium remains from 10.00am to 12.00noon (2 courts)  for the month of November. Free table tennis is available – just borrow the bats and balls from the booking office.                                                                                                                                                          December is the month of holidays and vacations, so we would appreciate that the regulars can indicate the dates that they are NOT AVAILABLE so that the courts need not be "wasted".emoticon If you do not wish to put it on-line, please SMS me or Yoon Chin so that we can co-ordinate the booking dates for December.              Thanks and let’s have a sweaty good time together.                                Cheers.. emoticon

Preparing For Dementia/Alzheimer Disease

Last night i watch and listen to a health and development specialist talking on how she’s preparing to get Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), a genetically transmitted disease.

She talked about her dad, a college professor, who started showing dementia about 12 years ago and was officially diagnosed in 2005. Being sickly her dad needs help eating, getting dressed and not knowing where he is. She said that out of fear of getting AD we tend to either go into denial or decide to do everything in preventing dementia.

She actually have had been doing what researcher suggested: Eating right, excercise daily and keeping her mind active. But according to her, research also shows that nothing will be 100 percent protecting us from getting AD. From her experience taking care of her father and researching what it’s like to live with dementia, she decided to choose on focusing three things.

Watch and listen to her 6 minutes speech at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv79SgT4O1k&feature=plcp

What promted me to listen is that i never read or hear anyone talk about preparing for alzheimer/dementia. Mostly is on prevention. Is she thinking out of the box?

What are your thoughts?

Stay Healthy! Be Happy! :)

P/S: Anyone can also share your thoughts via my email at: powjohnny@yahoo.com

Online Flea Mart – November 2012

  • The November online flea mart is now open for advertisements.
  • Here is an opportunity for members  to sell/give away
    their clutter, white elephants, self-made stuffs etc. 
  • A gentle reminder to adhere  to the guidelines when composing your advertisements.

Guidelines

2 advertisements of 5 lines each per registered member.
OR

1 advertisement of 10 lines per month.

Self-organised and self-led trips are permitted.

NOT PERMITTED: 1. advertisements of company
products/service

2.advertiser’s telephone number.

3.comments/queries

Please include your e-mail contact.

IT Interest Group Meeting on 17-11-2012 (Saturday)

This month’s ITIG discussion will be on Understanding and Using the Internet.

So, what is the Internet? Internet is about “Networking”. You can communicate (in voice or in text), meet new friends through social networking, blogging, tweeting, do online transactions, search for answers/solutions, reading news/books (online) or even doing simple chore of keeping you reminded of your daily appointments and events, wherever you are.

Like electricity, knowing little about “The Internet” is a dangerous thing. If you are not careful, you may have got into trouble with viruses or intrusions from hackers. On the malicious side, sensitive information and/or monies may be involved in fraudulent transactions.

Internet is the future and is the way forward.

I have seen an 86 years old man searching for movies/video using the iPad and our “Z” Generation (3+ years) playing computer games on the iPad. Come to this ITIG discussion and share your expGGberience. Using the Internet is not always doomed and groomed; the advantages definitely outweigh the disadvantages. As the saying goes… nothing venture, nothing gain.

Owing to classroom size availability, registration will close at 20.

For those who wish to attend, please provide me with your IC number (as required by LKCC). Do not write your IC details in your comments to the post but email me separately through hewlee@gmail.com

The details:

Topic: Understanding and Using The Internet
Date: 17.11.2012 (Saturday)
Time: 3.00PM to 5.00PM
Course Fee: Free (no charge)
Venue: Leng Kee Community Centre (Nearest MRT – Redhill MRT)
Address: 400, Lengkok Bahru, Singapore 159049.
Please proceed to the Community Centre directly.
Size of Class: Limited to 20

It takes about five minutes to walk from Redhill MRT to LKCC. Direction: – Exit Redhill MRT Station, cross the road and turn right. Walk along Tiong Bahru Road and continue with Leng Kee Road until you reach the Chinese temple. Ascend the few steps by the side of the temple and walk a short distance along the temple fence to the back gate of the LKCC.

Hewlee (EC)

Those participants registered  coming:

  1. June Koh
  2. Linda Chan
  3. Wendy See
  4. Lilian Teo
  5. Pearl Kwan
  6. Richard Wong
  7. Tan Seok Wah, Susan
  8. Ann Lim
  9. Lin Chuah
  10. Jennifer Lim
  11. Seow Mai
  12. Sally Kang
  13. Daisy Yeo
  14. GingkoT
  15. Pauline Chew
  16. Mega Abdullah (not able to attend)
  17. Kwok Chai Ho
  18. Judy Lim
  19. Dan Huang
  20. Irene Poh
  21. Jacqueline Wong
  22. Frank Kaw
  23. Registration now closed