Yangon trip, IN Fri 03 Oct 2014, OUT Mon 06 Oct 2014

temple1  temple2  temple3  temple4  myanmar marketI shall be in Yangon again in early Oct 2014.  And I shall extend my my trip if there are members wanting to visit Yangon. The dates are:

  • IN Fri 03 Oct 2014 – you have to arrive on or before 3 Oct, although 3 Oct will be spent in Yangon.
  • OUT Mon 06 Oct 2014 – You can leave anytime on or after 06 Oct 2014.

Note:  06 Oct is a public holiday.  We are likely to stay in the Chinatown area because the hotels are cheaper, and a few were newly rennovated.  The hotels will have internet WIFI, although I cannot guarantee the WIFI is stable. Chinatown is vibrant, full of food and busy from morning 5am to at night 9pm. Check with your friends who have joined me to Yangon before. Participants will have the option to book their own hotels, and these can be organised together as a package by the travel company which we use during our last trip.

USD or Kyatts are accepted in Yangon.  Credit cards are very very very limited in use, and incur surcharges.  Money exchange difficult to find, rates at hotel are unattractive.  Bring USD, that’s for first timers.

Please contact or send your queries only via this Post.  I shall bring some brochures on Yangon.  You may have a look at my fleamart stand on Sat 6 Oct.

Min-ga-la-bar (good morning, afternoon or evening), Terence Seah

Registration list:

  1. Terence Seah – Arriving Yangon 3 Oct; Departing Yangon 7 Oct.
  2. Susan Tan and friend – Arriving Yangon Thu 02 Oct 1255hrs by SilkAir;
    Departing Yangon Tue 07Oct 1035hrs by SIA.
  3. Jenny Lee and Choy Kum Weng – SQ5033 departing Sin 2 Oct 11.35 am
    Departing Yangon 7 Oct 10.35 am
  4. Ann Giri – Going Tiger Airways 2 Oct 1705/1825 hrs, Returning 7 Oct 1905/2340 hrs.
  5. Eleanor Chan (confirmed)
  6. Join this trip to Yangon.  Confirmation based on airtickets confirmation.

Terence Seah

 

Monthly Walk – Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal to East Coast Lagoon Food Village

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? Date : Saturday, 13 September 2014
? Time : 4.30 pm
? Meeting Place: Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal Departure Hall (beside Café Temptation)
? Distance: 7 km walk on level ground
? EOs: Serene Low and Christina Chan

How to get there:
MRT East West Line (Green Line)
Drop at Tanah Merah MRT station. At condo side, take Feeder Bus # 35 to Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal. Alternatively you can take the Bus # 35 from Bedok Temp Bus Interchange.
Note: the frequency of the bus is not regular and it may good if you reach the Ferry Terminal much earlier, have your tea and chit chat at Kopitiam there before the walk.

The walk: starts from the Ferry Terminal through paved roads of around 1 km before we reach the Changi Park Connector. From here you are going to enjoy the fragrance of forest pine trees, whiff of the sea saltiness, hear soft lapping of the waves, chirpy singing of the birds and screeching of the crickets.

We will end the walk at East Coast Lagoon Food Village where you will get a wide variety of yummy hawker food like satay, rojak, duck noodle, zhi char and many more.

Note: bring water, caps, umbrella and wear comfortable walking shoes.

Our Walk Team EOs: Christina CL Chan , Charles Wee, Mary Tan, Veronica Wong, Serene Low, Alice Seah, Jeffrey Lim, Azhari Cuttilan, June Koh, Judy Lim.

Attendees:
1) Serene Low
2) Maureen Lee
3) Alice Seah
4) Gabriella Chua
5) Caroline Loh
6) Ronald Lee
7) Eddy Lee
8) Margaret Chua
9) Henry
10) Roland Leow
11) Daisy Phua
12) Tan Li Li
13) Theresa Seow
14) Christina Chan
15) Shawn Soh
16) Lydia Soh

Carnival @ Pinevale on 7 September 2014

 

Hello frenz.. you’re invited to a Carnival @ Pinevale

Date : 7 September 2014 (Sunday)

Time : 11am – 5pm

Venue : Tampines Street 73, Pinevale Condo

There will be food, games, flea market stalls, and karaoke!

Yes, calling all karaoke enthusiasts, come …  showcase your singing skills.

Tickets can be purchased on the spot.  But pls let me know if you’re coming.

Cheers, Lydia Chin.

Dinner followed by chit-chat and drinks on Wed 3rd Sept 2014 in Bishan

This event gives an opportunity for working members and non-members to take part and spend time together.

It is an EC activity co-ordinated by me, Kristy. Due to space constrain of my flat, attendees are limited to 8 (fa, fa, fa)

Date : Wed 3rd Sept 2014

Time : 6.30pm to 10.00pm

Venue for dinner : Coffee-shop Blk 112, Bishan St 12, S’pore 570112

Venue for drinks and chit-chat : Blk 103, Bishan St 12, S’pore 570103

Cost : You pay for what you order. There are chicken rice, zhi char, Italian food and chai fan.

Attendees :

1 Kristy – EC

2 Terence Seah

Yew Kwong

4 Dolly

5 Tony Ang

6 Richard Lean

7 Keng Ngee

8 Ronn

9 Randy

10 Lee Fook Kee

11 Daniel Chan

12 Chiang Cheng Pun

 

Registration closed

“Made in Singapore”

Very few things are made in Sge. In today’s ST there’s an *article about some products that were made in Singapore many, many years ago. Reading about it made me feel proud of the little red dot and I hope the present IT generation will produce more inventions and original ideas to do Sge proud.

The silver generation today comprises mostly of baby boomers –mostly educated people – and I believe they have the potential to create/produce  something –  a simple, wonderful idea that benefits a community/society. A case in point is the new social network that was created in Slovenia. It allows residents in retirement homes to travel. Ref. “Social network connects globetrotting seniors” ( ST 9 august – A31). This social network is enhancing the life of the elderly in homes and I’m sure some of us here would make use of it in the near future.  Lol!

Could the silver generation in Sge create something original with the label ‘made in Singapore’ ? Not impossible, I believe. :)

*Celebrating ‘Made in Singapore’ products, ST wed 16/8. Pg. A2

 

Dance & Social Gathering Nite at Kovan

Dear Dance Enthusiasts……

Monthly Social Dance Nite at Kovan. We look forward to have you joining us, thank you!

Two One

Event Details:
Date: Friday, 29 Aug 2014
Time: 7.00 pm – 10.00 pm
Fees: $3.00 (Mineral water plus Finger food)
Music: Jeffrey Gan
Venue: Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Multi-purpose air-cond Hall)
             Blk. 207, Hougang Street 21

Ah Nee (Event Coordinator)  :)

Ah Nee
Terence
SS James
Thomas Loh
Bobby Bok
Susan Chang (will try)
Dolly (will try)

September Coffee Chat ~ 9.9.14 from 2 – 4 pm

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Hello friends

Our next coffee chat will be held on Tuesday, 9 Sep.  Details are as follows:

  • Date:      9 Sep 2014
  • Time:      2 – 4 pm
  • Venue:    Singpost Food Court, B1 of Singpost Building, next to the Paya Lebar mrt station .. this is our USUAL HAUNT :-)
  • Agenda:   Nil  ~ just coffee drinking, yak yak and some good Fun and Laughter ~ maybe some uke strumming and music

Order your own coffee/dessert/food..  a 10% discount will be given if you use the Kopitiam card to settle your purchase.

Wd appreciate if you could note this date in your diary and come for an afternoon of fellowship ya?  :-)

Warm regards,

Gabriella Chua

Those coming:

  1. Gabriella Chua
  2. Kristy Quek
  3. G’s friend (MH)
  4. Jazz Soh
  5. Charles Cher (professional musician will be playing the ukulele)
  6. Dennis
  7. Mary Chan
  8. Steven Chan
  9. Terence Seah (a good opportunity for those who have not met or wish to speak to our Chief of SHC)
  10. Peter Loo
  11. Tommy Choo
  12. G’s friend (FS) ~ a very good uke player
  13. Lim Tiang Soon
  14. Jenny Lee
  15. Chua Seng Chong
  16. Alice Seah
  17. Raymond Quan (wd like to talk abt the Pioneer Generation benefits with fellow pioneers)
  18. Leow Soon Huat Roland
  19. Barbara Ong
  20. Roy and Lilian Koh
  21. Richard Lean
  22. Daniel Chan
  23. Bobby Bok
  24. Ronald Lee
  25. Tony Ang
  26. A friend (Sum W L)
  27. Thomas Loh
  28. Peri
  29. Shawn Soh
  30. Veronique Lee
  31. Joe Choo
  32. Peng Peng

I would like to thank everyone for their support this afternoon.  Thanks to our Chief Terence for taking time off his busy schedule to join us.  We had a jolly good time ~ drinking coffee, yakking (but not gossiping… haha), singing songs led by Charles Cher and accompanied by the ukulele.  Hope to see you all again in October.

Quotable Quotes:

” In the blink of an eye, everything can change.  So forgive often and love with all your heart.  You may never know when you may not have that chance.”

“If you wait for perfect conditions, you’ll never get anything done.”

”Don’t waste your time trying to get people to love you.  Spend your time with those who already do.”  

 

Memorising Password

I believe we all have problem remembering growing number of passwords. Totally forget the less frequently used one and need to write in for reset.
Worse still cant write in or contact the administrator and forever cannot login. Or cant re-register cos username mentioned is taken and the admin replied you are registered already.

I have a simple way to overcome this be it PIN numner or passwords.
Find a word that have ten letters that have NO REPEATED alphabet. I use the word VOLKSWAGON as an example
Here is how you can use any of this word to code your numeric PIN.
Eg the word ……………. V O L K S W A G O N
You then attribute the number to it ……………………. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

Assuming your numeric PIN is 5378 . You then code it into SLAG and write it down in your mobile phone memo or I even scribble it on the card itself. I actually index all my password (coded) in my phone for easy retrieving anytime anywhere

Thus I don’t need to commit it into memory. Can also use it to code password that are alphanumeric character.
Just underscore or bracket the alphabet that need not change. Eg your password is now N5W8V3. Your coding will be
(N)S(W)G(V)L

Not charging fee for using the above method, smile..
If you people find this helpful, in my next post I will give you more such words to choose from if I get more than 5 endorsement. :-)

Leon

SilverHairsClub Dinner and Dance, Sun 21 Dec 2014 at Singapore Recreation Club

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Dear members, We can now safely confirm this year’s D&D will be held in Dec. It will be themed along “Prehistoric Times” during the Flintstone era. Please watch this Post for updates.

  1. Venue: Singapore Recreation Club SRC
  2. Date/Time: Sun 21 Dec 2014, 1800 hrs to 2330 hrs
  3. Theme: Anything Goes.  Christmas is Here”
  4. Ticket price: $55 per ticket (inclusive of an international buffet)

Team committee:

  1. Event Organiser – Terence Seah
  2. MC – Pat Oei
  3. Co-MC – Lynda Chua
  4. Band – Charles Cher and band.
  5. Venue Coordinator – Pat Oei
  6. Gifts and Prizes  – Peggy Yap
  7. Gifts and Prizes – Judy Lim, Susan Tan, Bessie Lam and Ann Lim.
  8. Reception desk – Daisy Yeo, Linda Oei
  9. International food buffet desk – SRC F&B
  10. Game item 1 –  Confirmed.
  11. Game item 2 –  Confirmed
  12. Hats, whistles – Rosalind Lee
  13. Danny Lye – Photography
  14. New SHC song – Sompho and Caroline

Please make payment to POSB current account 951-00428-6.

Number of pax: due to space limits, 80 pax. Strictly SilverHairsClub members only. Tickets are sold, subject to registration on this Post, and subject to ticket availability. **

For the first time, this event will be organised by SilverHairs Enterprise PL. It will be the first test case for SHE. Members who like to participate as a committee member of this project are invited to contact terences@SilverHairsClub.com.

Terence Seah

Registered List:

  1. Dolly Lim                         )       Dolly’s table  (Fully paid)
  2. Rosalind Lee                   )      
  3. Alice Yap                         )
  4. Dorine Tan                      ) 
  5. Eyvonne Chew                )
  6. Sarah Kassim                  )
  7. Patrick Oei                       )
  8. Linda Oei                         )
  9. Lilian Teo                         )
  10. Caroline Gee                   )
  11. Gabriella Chua  (Pd)       )      Gabriella’s table (Fully paid)
  12. Kuah Siew Tin (Pd)         )
  13. Susan Tan  (Pd)              )
  14. Philip Yeo Tiang Hui(Pd) )    
  15. Edwin Tan (Pd)                )
  16. Sue Chan  (Pd)                )
  17. Wong Hong Jeng   (Pd)   )
  18. Ronald Lam (Pd)             )               
  19. Veronique Lee (Pd)         )     
  20. Joe Choo (Pd)                 )
  21. Ah Nee                             )      SS’s table  (Fully paid)
  22. Judy Lim                           ) 
  23. Lina Tan                           )
  24. Jazz Soh                          )
  25. Rina Tan (new member)  )                                   
  26. Michael Tay (  ”    )           )
  27. Andrew Koh                      )
  28. Jeffrey Wong                    )
  29. Robert Ong                       )
  30. S S James                        )
  31. Terence Seah (Pd)          )      Peggy’s tables (Fully paid)
  32. Sompho Homjumroon(Pd)     
  33. Richard Wong  (Pd)         )
  34. Daisy Yeo (Pd)                )
  35. Molly Chua (Pd)               )
  36. Charlie Teo  (Pd)             )
  37. Jennifer Lim  (Pd)            )
  38. Aloysius Ng (Pd)             )     
  39. Mega Abdullah (Pd)        )
  40. Joy Chuang (Pd)            )
  41. Danny Lye   (Pd)            )
  42. June Tan (Pd)                )
  43. Hamidah Ishak (Pd)       )
  44. Angela Straaten  (Pd)     )
  45. Arthur Yap (Pd)              )
  46. Peggy Yap  (Pd)            )
  47. Christina Chan (Pd)       )
  48. Irene Poh  (Pd)              )
  49. Bobby Bok (Pd)             )
  50. Jimmy Ibrahim (Pd)       )
  51. May Yoon                      )       Ann Lim’s table (Fully paid)
  52. Leon Lau                       )
  53. Dave Chong                  )
  54. Fida                               )   
  55. Anne Chee                    )
  56. Esther Mok                    )
  57. Irene Tan                       )
  58. Barbara Ong                  )
  59. SK Chua                        )
  60. Ann Lim                         )
  61. Eileen Thean (Pd)         )     Eileen’s table
  62. Gerry Ong (Pd)             )
  63. Lily Ho  (Pd)                  ) 
  64. Charles Cher  (Pd)        )
  65. Ben D Silva  (Pd)          )
  66. Steven Chan (Pd)         )
  67. Dan Huang  (Pd)           )
  68. Ong Lin Khim  (Pd)       )
  69. Angeline Ong (pay cash at the event)

Registration is now CLOSED.

Please note registration after 23 Nov 2014 will be put on the waiting list. – Terence Seah

 

Waiting List:

  1. Doreen Tay
  2. Doreen Tay’s friend (SHC member?)

 

Sep monthly gathering at CSC, 6 Sept 2014

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SilverHairsClub will continue to play a role to enable SilverHairs to meet new and more friends. In September, we shall have a day gathering on a weekend. Our monthly gathering has been one of our most successful gatherings; and we will make effort to hold it monthly.

Hjere are the details.

1. Venue: Civil Service Club at Tessensohn Road. MRT – Farrer Park

2. Date: Sat 6 Sep 2014.  Time: 1100 to 1600 hrs.

3. Meeting area: At the cafe area and the CSC Lobby area, where the fleamart is being held.

4. Participants: Open to all SilverHairsClub members, families and friends. As this is CSC Club, there will also be CSC members and public.

5. Charge: Free to members and friends.

6. Food and drinks: available at the CSC cafe, near the swimming pool.

7. Registration: we will have a registration desk at the fleamart area. Please contact the registration desk when you arrive. Do put on your name tag so that other members can recognise you.

8. SHCians who are CSC members can invite fellow members to the swimming pool, jackpot room and other activities available at CSC.

Please indicate here your coming and the number of friends you will be coming with. See u there soon.

Terence Seah

Those attending the monthly gathering:

  1. Kristy Quek
  2. Jenny Lee
  3. SS Tan
  4. Vincent Khoo
  5. Ong Lin Khim
  6. Shamin Moledina
  7. Lily Ho
  8. Terence Seah
  9. HC lee
  10. Susan CH Tan
  11. Rosalind Lee
  12. Frisna Tan
  13. Gabriella Chua
  14. Caroline Gee
  15. Peri Liew
  16. Dolly Lim
  17. Jassmine Teo
  18. Joan Ang
  19. Yu Yu Chiu
  20. Theresa Seow
  21. Vivian Lai
  22. Lam Hoy Tzee
  23. Bee Gek
  24. James Tan TH
  25. Helen Cheong
  26. Bobby Bok
  27. Bernie Chung
  28. May Woo
  29. Yatsing
  30. Grace Kang
  31. Robert Ong
  32. Gingko
  33. Alice Seah
  34. Ann Lim
  35. Evon Lim
  36. Susan Tan
  37. Lina Ng
  38. Freda Lim
  39. Alice Tan
  40. Peng Peng
  41. Janie Leong
  42. Moon Wong
  43. Sock Cheng
  44. Daniel Chan
  45. Shawn Soh
  46. Mary Chan
  47. Veronique Lee
  48. Ann Giri
  49. Ronnie
  50. Randy
  51. Chan Keng Ngee
  52. Richard Lean
  53. Barbara Ong
  54. Willie Low
  55. Peter Goh
  56. Leow Soon Huat
  57. Lina Tan

SEE YOU ALL AT THE FLEA MARKET CUM MONTHLY GATHERING TODAY AT CSC

 

”THE BEST THERAPY IN THE WORLD IS TIME OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS”

 

IT, computer and smartphone courses – Sharing and teaching

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All of us want to learn.  It used to be taken courses on computers – desktops and notebooks.  Today, there are smartphones.  Not a new idea, but we have always talk about closing the digital gap between the savvy and non-savvy members.  If only, we have a place. Many of our members have the knowlede and the experience.  Learners can pay a fee, and the proceeds can go to pay the cost of the venue, the instructors, etc.   Yew Kwong has suggested that we draw up a list of members who are interested to conduct e-sessions.  I too think this is a good idea.  Hew Lee is one good example. Let’s draw up a list of topics, and if you think that you can teach a particular topic, raise your hand here.  Once we have a sizeable team of instructors, we would look at a team of people to organise these courses.  Feel free to add the topics that would be of interest to seniors and Singaporeans in general.

  • Instant messaging – Viber, Whatsapps, LINE, WeChat, facebook
  • Skype
  • Games
  • Emails – smartphones,
  • Android system – Internet browsing, Maps
  • Storage – dropbox, google box, etc
  • Online TV, radio, songs, karoake, youtube
  • Online transport – IRIS, SG All bus

And, if you have suggestions for a venue, please let us know.  Members can offer to conduct these above courses, find a venue, and also charge a fee.  Please go ahead.

 

Terence Seah

Cooking classes

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For a long time, we have been trying to organise cooking classes.  We love to cook, try new receipes and finally eat, what we cook.  However, it has not been easy to find a cooking place.  Conducting cooking classes in the house or apartment has not been very successful, due to limited space and resources.  Venue has always been hard to find. Schools with cooking facilities are expensive; although they are idea. Some members have their own specialties.  There are Hokkien, Hakka, Beijing, Indian and Indonesia food.  We can also have break making classes, cakes, etc. Last week, I was shown around the cooking training classroom with full kitchen facilities at CSC Tessensohn Road.  I  was impressed. Holding cooking classes at such venues has its advantages, although there is cost, timing, cleaning and effort to go with it.  But, maybe we can now try cooking classes, a great way to meet the club objective of providing a platform for members to meet new friends.  Food through the stomach; and putting members and seniors skill to good value.

  • If you like to try other members’ specialties, please raise your hand. So, we know who you are.  Maybe you like bread, cup cakes, 12 layer something, etc.
  • If you have a couple of specialty food skills, and like to share and teach your delicacies, please raise your hand. We might pick up the idea, and conduct cooking courses.

Terence Seah

Allowing mobile telephone number to be published on this forum

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Dear members, in particular EOs,

We have not allowed the contact telephone numbers to be published in SHC, for security reasons.  This has its disadvantages.  Members are unable to contact the EO or the EC, in case of need for emergency contact.  Over the past years, some EOs have requested to allow their mobile tel to be published.  I see the advantage.  But, it is still a NO.

I am thinking of allowing mobile telephone numbers of EOs and ECs to be published.  If there is sufficient support for this suggestion, I am likely  allow mobile tel of EOs and ECs to be published.  Provided the EO and EC published enough information in the post.  And, that this does not allow the collection of members contacts for direct selling, MLM or any other purpose than the intended event.

Please to hear your views.

WEF 23 Aug 2014, EOs and ECs can insert their contact telephone numbers on this forum.  Non-EOs and Non-ECs should continue to use this forum for communication.

Terence Seah

 

Let’s celebrate Singapore’s National Day

national day1 Today is Singapore’s National Day. Let’s all wish Singapore, fellow Singporeans and PRs many good years ahead.  As all of us are part of the Baby Boomers group, each year, each month and each day means a lot to us.

Take this opportunity to wish one another, your fellow friends and family members, an exciting year ahead of this year’s Singapore National Day.

Terence Seah

 

Yangon 3D2N In 18 Aug Out 20 Aug 2014

myanmarmap    yangon3  Hi guys and gals, I am going to Yangon, Myanmar again, this time on 18 Aug 2014 and back 20 Aug 2014.  If you can organise your air ticket, you can stay with me. terences@SilverHairsClub.com. There is Jetstar, tiger air and airasia.  Try it.

My next trip is IN Fri 03 Oct 2014 OUT Mon 06 Oct 2014.  Have to do it quick as 06 Oct is a public holiday. I have time to extend my trip to organise a trip for fellow SHCians, similar to the one we last organise.  Yangon is growing fast.  Come see the place before it becomes another Ho Chi Minh.  Say a few words if you are interested.

Terence Seah

Oct trip

  1. Laura Wee + friend (tentative – to be confirmed)
  2. Lily Ho
  3. T K Pow and Helen Pow
  4. Jenny Lee and Choy Kum Weng (?)
  5. Susan Tan and friend – ETA Yangon Thu 02 Oct 1255hrs SilkAir, ETD Yangon Tue 07Oct 1035hrs SIA

 

 

August 2014 Online Fleamart

Guidelines and regulations for advertising on the online flea mart. Comments/queries are permitted. This online flea mart site is here to serve members, so do make full use of it. 

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 Guidelines (regulations)

1. Each advertisement not longer than 10 lines.

2. Members can advertise dress alteration, plumbing, cooking, cake making, bak chang sale, care services, apartment for rent, car for sale, etc.  Personal/’professional’ skills like dressmaking, clothes alteration,  repairing / mending/fixing… Personal items from your storeroom are welcome.

3. MLM and Email address collecting for other purposes not permitted.  Pictures of products and services are allowed.  URLs are not permitted.

Terence Seah

Planning our year-end do at Scarlet City, AMK Hub on Fri 5 Dec 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Latest:  This venue may be changed.  Please refer to https://silverhairsclub.com/?p=16351.

We had an earlier plan to have a D&D at CSC Tessensohn in Dec 2014.  However, for various reasons, we are unable to hold the event there.

A few members have recently recee’d Scarlet City at AMH Hub and found the place suitable for our year-end event.  We do like to have your feedback before deciding further what to do. It is expensive to find a venue during the month of Dec when corporations and individuals are looking to celebrate the year end.  Prices are also steep, and especially when we are looking to have the event on a Friday evening.

Well, Scarlet city has a slot for us, if we are interested.  The place is well setup for night entertainment.  We can have the place from 6.30pm, and enjoy ourselves until 2 – 3am.  Scarlet city will put up a buffet dinner, with free flow of soft drinks.  The plan is to have our own program from 6.30 pm to 9.30pm; followed by Scarlet City’s own music, entertainment and star performances from 9.30pm to 2am. During the second segment, there will be other guests who will come for dancing, music and performances.  We will continue to stay until 2am.  Cover charge included.

We need to guarantee 100 pax, so your feedback would help in our decision.  As Scarlet city requires a deposit to be made, in view of the busy period, we like to hear from you.  It is likely that the evening will cause us $65 per head, if we meet the minimum number of heads.

Terence Seah

 

Monthly Walk – Central Catchment X-treme

  • Date : Saturday, 23 August 2014
  • Time : 1 pm
  • Meeting Place : Bishan MRT Station (meet around station facing Bishan Road, landmark – Citibank)

Getting There :

  • MRT North-south Line, Circle Line
  • Buses – 13, 50, 52, 54, 55, 58, 88, 128, 156, 55B. These buses stop in front of Bishan MRT but you can also take any of the buses ending at Bishan Bus Terminus and walk through Junction 8 Shopping Centre.

EOs : Jeffrey Lim and Azhari Cuttilan

The walk : The walk starts as a ‘walk in the park’ literally, through Bishan Park. From there the terrain gets more rugged and natural. Much of the walk will be through the forested central catchment area, passing the tree top walk and on to the Bukit Timah forest reserve.

The total length will be approximately 15 km. At a fairly brisk pace we should finish the walk by 5.30 pm at the Bukit Timah Hill visitor centre. From there we can adjourn to Beauty World  Centre for dinner or across the road at the eateries along Cheong Chin Nam Road.

Note : bring enough water as there are no pit stops along the way except for the ranger station at the tree top walk.

Our Walk Team EOs: Christina CL Chan , Charles Wee, Mary Tan, Joyce Tan, Veronica Wong, Conrad Tang, Lydia Soh, Azhari Cuttilan and me, Jeffrey Lim

REGISTER HERE :

1. Jeffrey Lim
2. Azhari Cuttilan
3. Christina Chan
4. Phyllis Tan
5. Janis Han
6. Tony Ang
7. Eddy Lee
8. Margaret Chua
9. Henry
10. Lilian Teo
11. Ron Teo
 

Investments interest groups and talks

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Following our last gathering on “Intro to US options” at the Oxford Hotel, there has been request to organise smaller talks to follow up on various investment options.  Many of the investment talks that are advertised in the newspapers and open to the public, cost in the few thousand dollars. For members that are looking to learn from these gurus, they usually register with different institutions, and spend a couple of days at these investment talks. For SilverHairsClub, we are looking at a smaller scale, subject to the speakers, and available and cost of location.  And perhaps, consideration to internet access for participants bringing their minipads, IPADS, Laptops or smartphones.  Maybe not in the 2000 to 3000 SGD range; but in the SGD 300 range and for about 5-8 participants. The structure could include “How to open a trading acccount”, specific to the investment type.  If it is on US options, then the session could include “How to open a US trading account”.  Then, the speaker can focus on the speaker’s strategies and live trades.  And, ample examples and actual trade results.

1.  If you are a regular trader, and would like to teach on a small scale, along the concept above, for a fee, please contact SHE@silverhairsclub.com.

2.  And, as a member, if you are looking for a fellow member who has been trading, please indicate your investment interest, and we will organise small groups, as per above concept.

Please also give your suggestions, so that we can link fellow investors.  And thank you to the members who have shared and helped me structure the concept of investment talks.

Terence Seah

A very near miss…

Life is fragile and unpredictable –  we are all aware of it, but when one is directly involved in a very near miss, I’m sure some people will feel they have been given a second chance and they generally become better people, certainly not as petty as they were before. I’m referring to the very near miss over Ukraine air space for SQ 351 which was just minutes behind MH17 when the latter was shot out of the sky!

Wonder who those in SQ 351 were and wonder if the knowledge that they had a very, very,  narrow escape affected them deeply in some ways.  Often it takes a close brush with the grim reaper to effect a real change for the better in a person.

Just reflecting, after reading the revelation that SQ was just 90 km behind MH and with *“The Road Not Taken” in mind.

*The Road Not Taken by R Frost