Month: June 2013

A Rock Concert in the works

And, as if we don’t have enough song and music events in SHC, I like to start exploring having a  Rock Concert.  I know what is a Concert, but I do not know what is Rock music.  Here are some vague ideas what I think the event will turn out to be.

  1. The venue is likely to be at the Hong Lim Green, but instead of political speeches, we  will have a Rock Concert.  There is a stage there.
  2. Time wise, it is likely to be in the late afternoon, say 4 – 6 pm.
  3. We would look out for either one or two rock bands and singers.
  4. The event will be organised by the SilverHairsClub, under the umbrella of the SilverHairs Enterprise Pte Ltd.
  5. Participants will have to be SHC members, but attendance to listen to the music will be offered to the public.
  6. The theme has not been decided yet, but we will work with the Rock band, musicians and singers.
  7. This will be a wholly English language event.
  8. Access to the Park will be from MRT station.  Just exit and that’s it.

In reality, nothing has been decided yet.  It’s a thought.  But,. if you know me, and I bring up the topic, it is likely 51% a yes, Let’s do it.  I am opening for discussion on this forum, any questions, ideas, suggestions or considerations for this event.  We will take two months, and close discussions and major decisions on 31  Aug 2013.  Let’s go.

Terence Seah

Postponement of Fri 28 June Morning Walk @Hort Park

Hi SHC Members,

Due to the smog our MORNING WALK for this Friday  28th June is postponed to Friday 26 July. Hopefully the haze will give way to pristine air for us by then!

Meanwhile there are a few SHC members who are playing Ping Pong EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING from 7.00 am to 10am at Clementi Sports Hall.

Do drop by to join us if you are living in the WEST….best sauna ever … you perspire till you need to change T-shirts/blouses!

CHEERS!  Linda Chan

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The Esplanade presents a wide variety of programmes including music, dance, theatre and more for everyone.  It has a regular series called Coffee Morning and Afternoon Tea specially for the seniors. Held every first Monday of the month, this series features an hour of timeless evergreen hits with a different nostalgic themes each month.

On 1 July 2013, there is a performance Satisfaction Guaranteed – A Tribute to The Rolling Stones by JERRY AND THE NEUFACES.

Join in the revelry as JERRY AND THE NEUFACES bring us a nostalgic hour of hits like Satisfaction, As Tears Go By, Jumping Jack Flash and more from The Rolling Stones – one of the greatest surviving Rock and Roll bands!

  •  1 Jul 2013, Mon, 10.30am / 3.00pm
  • Esplanade Recital Studio
  • $12 (Coffee and tea will be provided before each show)

Tickets available from SISTIC. http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/cmat_satisfaction_guaranteed_a_tribute_to_the_rolling_stones/index.jsp

Monthly walks: Update #4

Dear SHC members,

Due to the current haze situation in SG, we have decided to freeze the scheduled monthly walks (dates as indicated below) so long the PSI is in the unhealthy zone.

fyi, schedule walk dates for the next 3 months are:  13Jul; 24Aug & 14Sep.

Even if the air gets a little better, it will be reviewed.  Should the walk take off, you will hear from us nearer to the scheduled date.

Till then,,,,,,,

Be in good health!

From: The Walk Team

“Life Matters” 27 & 28 July 2013 (Sat & Sun)

An initiative by our founder Terence Seah…
An opportunity to share his vision!

The event is drawing near……

Where and When?
* Venue: Suntec Singapore, Hall 404
* Date: Sat & Sun, 27 & 28 July 2013
* Time: 10am – 8pm
* Cost of standard booth: S$4,500

Objective?
To increase SHC membership
To add zing
To add more male, to join in club activities

Cash register is now open to receive your contributions:
POSB Savings Account: 542-107-561.  Kindly comment in this thread once transfer is done.

CONTRIBUTIONS:

1)  Yew Kwong                $100  (gave)
2)   Gabriella Chua          $100  (gave)
3)   SusanCH Tan            $100  (gave)
4)   Jacqueline Wong      $100  (gave)
5)   Irene Poh                   $100  (gave)
7)   Rosalind Lee             $100  (gave)
8)   Judy Lim                    $100  (gave)
9)   Leon Lau Eng Seng   $50   (gave)
10) Mary Chan                 $100  (gave)
11) Alice Seah                  $25   (gave)
12) Mary Tan                    $50   (gave)
13) Lilian Teo                    $100 (gave)
14) Goh Ah Lam               $100 (gave)
15) Maureen Lee              $50   (gave)
16) Chan Bee Ling           $150 (gave)
17) Charles Chua             $100 (gave)
18) Jenny Lee                   $50   (gave)
19) Jassmine Teo             $50   (gave)
20) Ann Lim                      $50  (gave)
21) Anonymous                $500 (gave)
22) Anonymous                $200 (gave)

23) Anonymous                $200 (gave)

24) Anonymous                $100 (gave)

25) Kenneth Tan               $100 (gave)

26) Dorine Tan                  $20   (gave)

27) Anonymous                $150 (gave)

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chinese version

“Welcome new members” Event on Sun 25 Aug 2013

This event is postponed to a later date, not decided yet.

The next membership drive will be our biggest since 2005.  A few hundred thousand people will be attending the Life Matters Expo at Suntec Sat/Sun 26/ & 27 July 2013.  We hope to draw in at least a few thousand new members.

We hope to organise a big “Welcome New Members” event on Sun 25 Aug 2013.  The exact venue has not been identified yet.  This is the planning stage.  If you can help to organise in the event planning, please let me know.  Do let me have your name yet.

Terence Seah

A poll has been conducted.  The feedback as follows:

poll

Please do not leave your email address and telephone numbers on this forum

As a reminder, and to avoid receiving unwanted emails and telephone calls, this forum does not permit email address, telephone numbers and other contact details to be listed.  Club has no control over who sends emails to you and who calls you on the telephone.

For Event Organisers EOs and Event Coordinators ECs, please continue to use this forum to register members who are interested in your activity.

The online fleamart is the only category that allows you to publish your email address.

Should you receive an unwanted email or an unwanted telephone call, please inform the person, or you can leave the complaint here, for others to know.

Terence Seah

2013 Morning Walk Friday 28 June

  • Date : Friday 28 June
  • Place: Hort Park
  • Time / Duration : 7.30am – 10.00am (2 ½ hours)
  • Meeting Point : Meet 7.30am at Harbourfront MRT Station Exit D

From Harbourfront MRT to Hort Park on the Southern Ridges Walkway. (Those with more energy and stamina can continue to Pasir Panjang and even Kent Ridge!! Anyone game, bring some food, water we can replenish at Hort Park)

Items To Wear/Bring: Walking shoes, umbrella/raincoat and drinking water, hat if you’re afraid of the sun. (Umbrella  is a must as the weather is unpredictable)

NB: If it rains at 6.00am on Fri 28 June…please check your handphones for our latest message – to carry on or to cancel

EOs : Linda Chan & Margaret Wee

Register here:

 

Table Tennis at Clementi Sports Hall (CSH), Tues 11 & Thurs 13 June 2013

Dates: Tues 11 & Thurs 13 June 2013

Time: 8.00am to 10.00am

Those interested please register here.

There are 6 table tennis tables in CSH. I’ve paid for booking (senior rate $1.10 for an hour) Table 5. Usually seniors will play at 2 tables for free from 7.00am to 9.00am. Thereafter most tables are booked by trainers to train kids. Just watch the kids! They’re fantastic! I picked up some tips from them as they are being coached by professional trainers.

Hope to see you!

Linda ( Picked up playing table-tennis this year. Did not play since Pr School days (half a century ago!  Not to worry any innate skill will surface once you’ve played before!)

Briefing Session on How to Create a Karaoke Song on 22-06-2013 (Sat)

EVENT CANCELLED – haze problem showing no sign of improvement.

For the next three monthly (2-hourly sessions) ITIG meetings @ Leng Kee Community Club (July/Aug/Sept), we will show you how to create a Karaoke Song of your choice. You need to have the following:

1) A laptop with Microsoft Office installed.
2) About 30-35 images/pictures. It can be your tour/family photos, etc.
3) A song file (English/Chinese) of your choice in wav format (around 3 minutes).
4) Song lyrics.
5) A thumb drive (> 2 GB)
6) For those who do not have a laptop, you can group together to share. You find your own partners

For those who are interested, but do not have or do not know how to meet the above (1 to 4) requirements, you can come to Marina Centre (after our photo walk) to a briefing discussion. For Requirement 2, you can meet it if you join us for the photo walk starting at 3.30PM from Raffles Place MRT.

In order not to create a nuisance in the food court, we have to limit the number of people coming to around 15.  Instead of coming to the briefing, you can also email me.

Details of the briefing session are as follows:
Date: 22-06-2013 (Saturday) (EVENT CANCELLED)
Time: 7.00PM – 8.00PM
Place: Marina Center Food Court (The Gallerie)
Fee for Karaoke Song Creation Course: Free (no charge)

Registration for those coming for the Briefing Session:
1) Gingko Tay
2) Boon Liang
3) Janet Chan
4) Andrew Yeung
5) Karen Thio
6) Annie Loh
7) Richard Wong
8) ChristinaCL (tentative)
9) Bobby Bok
10) Sally Kang
11) Lam Hoy Tzee (not coming)
12) Bee Gek (not coming)
13) Shirleen Kao
14) Audrey Wong (not coming)
15) Helen T Wong
16) Helen Kuek
17) Lily Ho Willocq
18) Registration closed. [I seek your understanding that at Marina SQ food court, we have the photo walking group meeting the briefing group with a total of 28 persons. It is in a public area, I hope we don’t get chase out by the noise we make].
If you are still interested, you can email me or I can email you if you put a comment in this post. I will let you know (through email) what the briefing is all about.

Westerly and Central Lunch on Thursday, 13 June 2013

 

(Keying in on behalf of  Pat Oei as he is having some difficulty logging in) ~

 

I’m organising a Peranakan lunch for SHC members next week.  Details are as follows:

Date: Thursday, 13 June 2013

Time: 12 – 2.30 pm

Venue: Singapore Poly Graduates Guild Restaurant

Food: Peranakan

Transport: Pick up arranged from Dover MRT station (at 12 noon)
Menu:
Soup: Choice of Bakwan Kepiting or Itek Tim (I’ll choose half of each.  U can make your selection here… if you like).
Ngoh Hiang
Ayam Buah Keluak
Babi Ponteh
Ikan Pangang Daun Pisang (Otah)
Udang Kuah Pedas Nanas
Nonya Chap Chye
Buboh Terigu
Plus a choice of coffee or tea
Suggest we order some omelettes… on that day… and maybe one or two more dishes..
 

I would appreciate if those who are interested could register on this blog, and at the same time, to transfer an initial payment of $15 to POSB Savings Account: 005-07995-0,  The final calculation of cost will be settled after the lunch on Thursday.  It is expected that the  final cost should be around $20 per person.

Please register on this blog as soon as possible.

Thank you.

 

Best regards,

PAT OEI, EO

 

Registration List:

1    Pat Oei (Paid)

2    Barbara Lim (Paid)

3    Peng Peng (Paid)

4    Susan C H Tan (Paid)

5    Pearl Wong (Paid)

6    Gingko Tay  (Paid)  ~~~   (Transport required)

7    Richard Lean (withdrawn)

8    Richard Wong (Paid)

9    Bira (Paid)

10  Frisna (Paid)  ~~~  (Transport required)  ~ Gabriella sent apps message to you re: transport

11  Johnny Pow (Paid)

12  Annie Pow (Paid)

13  Paul Kong (Paid)

14  Peggy Kong (Paid)

15  Nina Choo (Paid)

16  Freddie Liew (Paid)

17  Dan Huang (Paid)

18   Mega (Paid)

19   Jane Tan (Paid)

20    Gabriella Chua (Paid) ~~~ (Taking transport from Dover mrt station at 12 noon)

21    Primrose Kok

22    Angela Kok

 

Total of 21  (No. 7 withdrawn)

 

 

3rd Men’s Night, Tuesday, 2 July 2013

Please be informed that the 3rd Men’s Night will be held on Tuesday, 2 July 2013.  Details are as follows:

Venue:

313 @ Somerset

Food Republic on Orchard Road, Somerset MRT

Exact sitting location would be between Toast Box and Soup Guru

Time:

6.30 – 9 pm

men's night

Our aim is to have a regular place, where SHC men can pop in and get to know one another.  There will be no formalities. Generally, it is an event that we have thought of to generate more interest among the men, for them to talk their own things.  The Men’s Night will be held on a weekday.  We’ll develop this event as we go along.

In all likelihood, we’ll not plan for food or drinks.  The men will buy their own drinks and pay for the drinks as they are served.  This is to avoid complications of bill splitting.  Let’s make this a habit and procedure.

Arising from the last meeting on 4 June, we’ll discuss topics like:

– CPF

– Wealth Management

– Working in China

– Sex Food

– Women in SHC

The list of topics is by no means exhaustive.  Feel free to suggest more topics for discussion at the meeting on this blog.

Please note the date above and register your attendance on this blog.

 

Thank you.

 

Gabriella Chua

Men’s Night Facilitator

(On behalf of Terence Seah, EO)

 

Registration List:

1    Terence Seah

2    Richard Lean

3    David Low

4    Lim Tian Soo

5    Daniel Chan

6    Freddy Heng

7    Andrew Lim

8    Alan Ang

9    Andrew Koh

10   Mega

11   Thomas Loh (tentative)

12    Henry Yip (tentative)

13    Ronald Lam

14   Charlie Koh (tentative)

15    Dan Huang

16    Thomas Lau

17    … Any more?

18    …

 

 

 

 

 

Gabriella Chua assumes the role of Men’s Night Facilitator wef 5 June 2013

As we get closer to end June 2013, my schedules get tighter.  There will be more announcements of members assuming roles in the Club.  One of my focus, and I am sure is the same focus for many EOs and ECs is to balance the sexes in the Club.  Fortunately, we are not short of ideas from members.  Unfortunately, many members are not willing to volunteer to lead their suggestions, and many expect some one else to do the job.

We are all fully aware that SHC has a high percentage of  lady percentage participating in events.  But, the fact is we also have a big number of men registered within the Club, who actively read the Club’s forum but do not come in to join the activities.

Personally, I believe that the Men’s night will be a successful gathering and will attract more men to the Club.  Discussions are obviously different from the SHC monthly gatherings.  Again, unfortunately, we do not have volunteers to help with the administrative work of organising such events.  Well, as I have mentioned last month, I have decided to free this part of the work to a lady.  I had approached her, and she has accepted the role of SHC Men’s night facilator.  I shall still continue to be the EO of this gathering and she will handle all the facilating work of the Men’s night.  Hopefully, if she is happy with the job, she will stay on for one to two years.

She is Gabriella Chua, whom most of you would have known her from her role with the registration and sitting arrangements of the Taipei night. Basically, our objective is to increase participation at the Men’s night and her tasks are:

  • Organise, post and handles registration of the monthly SHC Men’s night.
  • Maintain the database and participation of all participants.  The database she maintains is confidential, please do not approach her.
  • Send out regular reminders to participants.

This may appear an unusual role.  Please give her the encouragement and support.

Terence Seah

Online Flea Mart – June 2013

The online flea mart for June is now open for your advertisements. Besides advertisements on sale of things, and advertisements on services provided,  you can also post an advertisement if you are looking to buy something or looking for a service provider. If you are giving away something, you can also publicize it on the online flea mart.  

Please read the guidelines before placing your advertisements/notices.

Guidelines (regulations)

1. Members can advertise twice per month

2. Each advertisement must not be longer than 10 lines.

3. Members can advertise their personal services. eg, dress alteration, plumbing etc

4. “Giveaways” notices and “looking for…” advertisements are permitted.

5. Enquiries/comments regarding the item/service advertised are permitted but NOT chatting.

6. Company products, agent’s services are not permitted.

7. For contact purposes, provide e-mail addresses instead of telephone numbers.

 

Cycling to Sungai Rengit – Pengerang : 15 June 2013

Hi All Cyclists

Our June’s event will be a 1 day cycling trip to Sungai Rengit, Pengerang.
The fist 12 to sign up is assured of a place.

Meeting Point : Changi Point Ferry Terminal
Time : 0930 hrs

Bike Rental : SGD 12
Ferry 1 way : SGD 11 (total $22)
Ferry 1 way + bike : SGD 13 (total $26)

Money to be transferred once we have the required number of cyclists that are going.
No refund after transfer, however, you will have to find your own replacement if you are unable to join.

Things to bring :
Passport – should be valid for more than 6 months
Sun block/poncho – to protect yourself from sun/rain
Malaysian Ringgit for lunch and shopping

The organiser is not liable or responsible for any accident(s) or mishaps arising from this cycling event.

Who is going :
1. douglas (own bike)
2. charles chua (own bike)
3. anna (own bike)
4. julian (own bike)

CLICK here to view PHOTOS