Author: Gabriella Chua

The hi              Hi kopi kakis of Shc,

It’s time for our next coffee meet.  It will be held on 20 September 2017. Details are as follows:

Date:                                   Wednesday, 20 Sep 2017

Time:                                    2.30 – 4.30 pm

Venue:                                  Raffles City food court, Level 3 (nearest mrt: City Hall)

Cuisine:                                 All types of delicious food and beverages available

Topics:                                  Everything under the sun except SHC taboos (viz: sex, politics, religion, sale of MLM product);  discussion on the taking of photos and videos during Kopi chat events and posting on social media (Just discovered today (7.9.17) that there’s a fb account under Fairy Godmother with more than 1000+ members… )… 

This coffee meet has been going on for the last couple of years.  In case, you’ve not heard of this event before, do come and join in the fun and laughter over a cuppa on the above date.  Rather than staying at home alone, do come and fellowship with like-minded retirees or the semi-retired.  I’m sure you’ll enjoy.  Please indicate your interest by registering here.

Gabriella Chua

Those coming:

1. Gabriella
2. Veronica Wong
3. Stella Sheng
4. Pat Oei
5. Mok Chun Weng
6. David Low
7. Martin Han (+ 1 friend)
8. Lim Tiang Soon
9. Amy Yu (+2 friends)
10. Christine Neo
11. Friend (R)
12. Friend (KN)
13. Friend (Reg)
14. Jimmy Longpoetih
15. Tony Ang
16. Alan Ang
17. Doreen Chan
18. Frank Kaw
19. Clara Chay
20. Bessie Neo
21. Peggy Ho
22. Sarah Ahmad Kassim
23. Lee Weng Cheong (Bruce)
24. Nina Choo
25. Lina Tan
26. Winnie Tan
27. Peter Loo (+1 friend)
28. Christine Teo
29. Joan Ang
30. Leon Lau

Quotable Quotes

“Friends are the fruitcake of our lives.  Some are nutty, some are soaked in alcohol, some firm, some sweet, but altogether, they are great to have in your life.”

“Surround yourself with people who:

Empower you

Believe in you

Support you

Uplift you

Motivate you

Appreciate you”

 

Thank you very much for your support at the kopi chat today.  30+ ppl attended the event. Everything was fine and a success except for a little misunderstanding.  Nonetheless, this has been resolved and the matter is now closed.. we’re all good friends again.. nothing unusual .. the teeth may sometimes bite the tongue because of their close proximity..life is too short to be bothered.. we want to enjoy our remaining years.  CHEERS! 

 

  Time for our next kopi chat!  Details are as follows:

Date:                                          Wednesday, 23rd August 2017

Time:                                          2.30 – 4.30 pm

Venue:                                       Our usual haunt viz: Raffles City food court, L. 3 (nearest mrt:   City Hall)

Food and Beverage:                 All types of cuisine at reasonable price

Agenda:                                    Chit-chat over a cuppa on all topics except the SHC taboos viz: politics, religion, sex and mlm

Do come and join us for an afternoon of fun and laughter.  Please register here if interested.

Gabriella Chua

Those coming:

1. Gabriella Chua
2. Gabriella’s Friend (JL)
3. Daniel Chan
4. Stella Sheng
5. Cheng WK
6. David Low
7. Pat Oei
8. Nina Choo
9. Nina’s friend
10. Martin Han
11. Lim Tiang Soon
12. Richard Kwok
13. Ron Lai
14. Alice Lai
15. Hou Chong (will deliver his famous kumquat jam to those who place orders with him and wish to collect at this Kopi chat)
16. Mok Chun Weng
17. Tony Ang
18. Steven Chan
19. Charles Wee
20. Laura Wee
21. Frank Kaw
22. Yoon Chin (tentatively)
23. Wendy Lum
24. Peter Loo
25. Silas Yeo
26. Peggy Ho
27. Bruce Lee Weng Cheong
28. Christine Teo
29. Freda Lim
30. Shawn Soh
31. Ng How
32. Lina
33. Amy Yu (and friend ~ applying for Shc membership)

Many thanks to all who came today for an afternoon of fun, laughter, chit chat and good fellowship.  We had a wonderful time.  Also thank you Hou Chong for your cookies for the kopi kakis and the  special delivery of your famous kumquat marmalade (yummy, yummy)…..

Stay healthy and happy

Till we meet again next month.

 

  Hi kopi kakis

It’s time to arrange for our next kopi chat.  Details are as follows:

Date:                                         Wednesday, 19 July 2017

Time:                                         2.30 – 4.30 pm

Venue:                                        Raffles City food court (nearest mrt: City Hall)

Cuisine:                                      All types of food and  beverages at reasonable price

Topics for discussion:                Anything under the sun except the shc taboos… viz: sex, politics, religion, direct selling and MLM selling. 

Don’t stay at home ~come and join in this kopi event for a hearty chit chat, fun, laughter and sharing of views.  We can agree to disagree ~ no ‘fights’ encouraged over differences of opinion.  HeeeHaaa….. Please register here if interested.

Let me end with a quote:

“Happy people are always happy, not because everything is right in their life.  They are happy because their attitude towards everything is right.”

Those coming are:

1. Gabriella Chua (EO) (+ 2 friends Lulu & Bee Chin)
2. –
3. –
4. Stella Sheng
5. Martin Han
6. Veronica Wong
7. Michael Yeo
8. Daniel Chan
9. Edward Lim
10. Dave Chong
11. David Low
12. Richard Kwok
13. Lim Tiang Soon
14. Mok Chun Weng
15. Cheng WK
16. Alan Ang
17. Steven Chan
18. Tony Ang
19. Peter Loo
20. Pat Oei
21. Christine Teo
22. Lily Boon
23. Jimmy Longpoetih
24. Amy Yu(+ Friend Margaret Koh)
25. –
26. Christine Neo
27. Joan Ang
28. Hew Lee
29. Nina Choo (+ Friend Catherine)
30. –
31. Lee Weng Cheong
32. Seng Kim
33. Sam Huat ah
34. Cat Yeo
35. Grace Wong
36. Maria Tan
37. Maria’s friend

 

Thank you to all who came for the kopi chat this afternoon. We had an afternoon of fun, chit chat and laughter as well as meeting old and new friends.

Cheerio till we meet again…..

 

  Hi friends

Our next coffee gathering is here again. Details are as follows:

Date:                           Wednesday, 17 May 2017

Time:                            2.30 – 4.30 pm

Venue:                         313 at Somerset …… Food Court on L. 5 (nearest mrt: Somerset)…..we shall be sitting opposite the chicken rice and hot pot stalls … Long tables in a cosy corner…

Cuisine:                       All kinds of beverages, food

Come and join us for an afternoon of fun and laughter. Don’t stay at home alone ya?

Register here if you’re coming.

Thank you,

Gabriella

Those coming:

1. Gabriella Chua
2. Veronica Wong
3. John SC Chua
4. Martin Han
5. Cheng W K
6. Richard Kwok
7. Daniel Chan
8. Silas Yeo
9. Tony Ang
10. Lim Tiang Soon (+ 3 friends)
11. David Low
12. Lily Boon
13. Friend(CL)
14. Friend (NN)
15. Friend (R)
16. Friend (S)
17. Friend (R)
18. Doreen Chan
19. Peter Loo
20. Stella Sheng
21. Christine Teo
22. Hew Lee
23. Nina Choo
24. Martin’s Friend (E)
25. Joan Ang
26. Edward Lim
27. Grace Kang

“Forgive what you cannot forget, forget what you cannot forgive  ~

LIVE  every moment

LAUGH every day

LOVE beyond words”

Thanks to all who came for the coffee chat this afternoon .. an afternoon of fun, laughter and good fellowship. I’m sure everyone had a great time… :-)

  Hi friends,

It’s time to arrange our next kopi chat.  Details are as follows:

Date:                 Wed, 19 April 2017

Time:                2.30 – 4.30 pm

Venue:               Raffles City food court (next to City Hall mrt station)

Cuisine:            All types of food, beverage and dessert

Topics:              Anything of interest among kopi kakis except shc taboos (sex, MLM, politics and religion)

Come and enjoy the company of fellow friends who may be retired or semi-retired.  Have fun, be happy!  You never know how much time you have left.  Let’s make this sector of our life the best in our life……  Like birds, let’s leave behind what we don’t need to carry … Grudges, sadness, pain, fear and regrets!  Fly light ~ LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL!

Remember ~ A day without laughter is a day wasted….

Please register here if you’re coming.

Regards,

Gabriella Chua

Those coming:

1. Gabriella
2. Martin Han
3. Alan Ang
4. Lim Tiang Soon
5. Veronica Wong
6. Cheng WK
7. Richard Kwok
8. Friend (K)

My apologies: The Kopi chat on 19 Apr has been cancelled due to poor response. Will keep you informed should there be another one. Thanks!

  Coffee-time is here again!  How time flies… we are now in the month of March 2017~~  Please note our coffee appointment time.

Date:                    Friday, 24th March 2017

Time:                    2.30 – 4.30 pm

Venue:                  Our usual haunt viz: Raffles City Food Court (just at City Hall mrt station)

Cuisine:                 Various types of food and beverages at reasonable rates

Agenda:                 Fellowshipping and having fun over a cuppa (just avoid touching on the shc taboos – sex, religion, politics and MLM)

All are welcome to this coffee session on a lazy Friday afternoon – this is a good platform for making new friends and keeping in touch with old ones. Friendship is very important at this stage of our life.  Don’t be Home Alone.  Register here if you’re coming.  Pl bring yr friends too since this is an EC event.

I also organise makan sessions for friends ‘hatched’  at these coffee meets. We had our Katong laksa gathering on 17.3.17.

Thank you.

Gabriella Chua, EC

Those coming:

1. Gabriella Chua
2. Friend (NN) + Friend K
3. Cheng W K
4. Lim Tiang Soon
5. David Low
6. Steven Chan
7. Peter Loo
8. Friend (JL)
9. Veronica Wong
10. Friend K
11. Joy Chuang
12. Sally Foo
13. Graham and
14. Doris Smith
15. Grace Kang
16. Weng Cheong
17. Friend (CL)
18. Lily Boon
19. Hew Lee

 

Thank you friends for coming this afternoon.. we had lots of fun, laughter and good fellowship.

See you all next month….

 

   Please be informed that the next coffee chat will be held on 22.2.17.  Details are as follows:

Date:                    Wednesday, 22.2.17 from 2.30 pm – 4.30 pm

Venue:                  Food court at Raffles City (nearest mrt: City Hall)

All types of food and beverages are available at this food court.  Do come along and join us for an afternoon of fun and laughter over a cuppa of coffee.

Pl register here if you’re coming.

Thanks.

Gabriella Chua

Those coming:

1. Gabriella Chua
2. Martin Han
3. Richard Kwok
4. Alan Ang
5. Silas Yeo
6. Lim Tiang Soon (+ 3 friends)
7. Michael Yeo
8. Veronica Wong
9. Philip Chia
10. Ron Lai
11. Alice Lai
12. Daniel Chan
13. A friend  (JL)
14. Frank Kaw
15. A Friend (CL)
16. Irene &
17. Michael Ong
18. Joo Tian
19. Lily Boon
20. Peter Loo
21. Lee Weng Cheong (v old SHC member..not an active member for some time)

Thank you v much for your wonderful presence today at our monthly Kopi chat. We had fun, laughter and many shared experiences about themselves.. great! A good platform for meeting old friends and making new ones.

Look out for the next Kopi chat in March 2017~

 

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Hi kopi kakis

Time for our next kopi chat which will be held in December 2016.  Details are as follows:

Date:                                       Wednesday, 7th December 2016

Time:                                      2.15 pm – 4.15 pm

Venue:                                    Raffles City Food Court, L. 2

Nearest mrt:                            City Hall mrt station

Food & Beverage:                  All types of cuisines… just order your own drinks and food

Topics:                                    Anything except the shc taboos viz: MLM, sex, politics, religion and selling of investment products

This will be our last kopi chat for 2016.  Hence, I hope more members will join in the fun, laughter and immersion into the Christmas mood.  Christmas is the best time of the year! Fellowship and making friends are very important in this final lap of our life.  Let’s enjoy and be merry ya?

“Forgive what you cannot forget”

“Forget what you cannot forgive”

Live every moment

Laugh every day

Love beyond words!

Please indicate your names here if you’re coming.  Thank you.

Those coming:

1. Gabriella Chua
2. Jimmy Longpoetih 
3. Cheng W K
4. Friend (MH)
5. Peter Loo
6. Lim Tiang Soon
7. Friend (ET)
8. Alan Ang
9. Friend (JL)
10. Grace Wong
11. Loong Say Meng
12. Friend (CA)
13. Joan Ang
14. Friend (HC)
15. Daniel Chan
16. Michael Yeo

Thank you for all your support and coming for the kopi chat this afternoon.  We had an enjoyable time drinking coffee, fellowshipping, chatting and playing Rummikub…

  Dear kopi kakis,

Our next kopi meet will be held on Wednesday, 2nd November 2016.  Details are as follows:

Date:                                                         Wednesday, 2nd November 2016

Time:                                                         2.15 – 4.15 pm

Venue:                                                       Usual haunt – Raffles City food court

Nearest mrt:                                              City Hall

Cuisine:                                                     All types of food, beverages and dessert

Topics for discussion:                               Everything under the sun except the SHC taboos (viz: sex, politics, religion, selling of MLM and investment products)

Come and join in an afternoon of fun and laughter among like-minded retirees and the semi-retired.  Chatting and fellowship with friends will keep dementia and depression at bay.  Leave the ’empty nest’ and enjoy yourself over a cuppa.  Just indicate your interest by registering here.

Cheers

Gabriella Chua

Those coming:

1. Gabriella
2. Alan Ang
3. Cheng WK
4. John SC Chua
5. Veronica Wong
6. Friend(MH)
7. Michael Yeo
8. David Low
9. Lim Tiang Soon
10. Christine Teo
11. Nina Choo
12. Richard Kwok
13. Friend (JL)
14. Jeffrey Gan (tentative)
15. Joan Ang
16. Tony Ang
17. Peter Loo
18. Grace Wong
19. Lily Boon

Thank you dear friends for coming to the kopi chat this afternoon… without your presence, there won’t  be any event ya?  See you all next month – with Christmas in the air.

      Dear kopi kakis,

Our next meet will be held on 5th Oct.  Details are as follows:

Date:                            Wednesday, 5th Oct 2016

Time:                            2.15 – 4.15 pm

Venue:                          Raffles City Food Court

Nearest mrt:                 City Hall mrt station

Topics:                          Anything of common interest to chatterers

Food & Beverage:         All types of drinks and food available at this food court

Come and enjoy an afternoon of yakking, fellowshipping, fun and laughter.  We are a bunch of happy-go-lucky people who just wanna take care of ourselves and be happy!

Please indicate your interest by registering here.

Cheers :-)

Gabriella Chua

Those coming:

1. Gabriella
2. Friend (MH)
3. Alan Ang
4. John Chua SC
5. Friend (AC)
6. Veronica Wong
7. Lily Boon
8. Michael Yeo
9. Lim Tiang Soon
10. Ron Lai
11. Alice Lai
12. Friend (JL)
13. David Low
14. Jimmy Longpoetih
15. Joan Ang
16. Tony Ang
17. Richard Kwok
18. Christine Teo
19. Susan Chong
20. Daniel Chan (TBC)
21. Grace Wong (tentative)
22. Sam Goh
23. Silas Yeo
24. Cheng WK
25. Loong Say Meng
26. Yoon Chin (thanks for registering the new member Cheng)

 

   

Hihi kopi kakis

Our next kopi chat will be held on Friday, 2.9.16. Details are as follows:

Date:                    Friday, 2 Sep 2016

Time:                   2.15 – 4.15 pm

Venue:                 Raffles City food court, Level 3

Nearest mrt:         City Hall mrt station

Topics:                  Anything under the sun except sensitive subjects viz: sex, religion, MLM, politics (SHC taboos)

Cuisine:                All types of food, drinks and dessert (just order for yourself)

I’m glad that our kopi chat gathering is still going ‘strong’ and that many of you are now my regulars :-)    I’m giving ample notice for our next event and I hope that those interested will register asap.   It’s an opportunity to meet up with old friends as well as making new ones.  We need friendship at this stage of our life ~ most of us are facing the ’empty nest syndrome’.  We should be very happy that we’ve raised a new generation for Singapore.  Now is the time to enjoy our life since we’re free of the burden of looking after our children .. This is the stage wherein we can enjoy without feeling guilty of neglecting the family.  Ya?  haha.  Such events will help us keep in touch with friends of our age, and keep depression and dementia at bay.  We should also not impose too much  on our children and infringe on their privacy, since most of them have set up their own homes with their spouses/children.  It’s time to cut off the apron strings and not to ‘destroy’ the marriages of our children with too much interference into their way of life ~ I’ve seen with my own eyes of some (esp mothers) who never let go of their sons after marriage!

“When you hold the bird too tightly, you will smother it and it will die, hold it too loosely, it will fly away but if you hold it just right, it will thrive”.

We must keep ourselves busy with our own activities with friends.

Cheerio……..

Gabriella Chua

Those coming:

1. Gabriella Chua
2. Loong Say Meng
3. Friend (MH)
4. John Chua SC
5. Richard Kwok
6. Veronica Wong
7. Alice Cheong (did not turn up)
8. Lim Tiang Soon
9. Michael Yeo
10. Friend (JL) (sick)
11. Ron Lai
12. Alice Lai
13. David Loh
14. Lily Boon (sick)

REMINDER:   THE MONTHLY KOPI CHAT IS TODAY (2.9.16) AT RAFFLES CITY FOOD COURT FROM 2.15 PM – 4.15 PM. 

Note of thanks! Tks to all who came today. It was indeed a good gathering .. Small cosy group of  11 .. Cheers ..see you all next month !

 

  

Dear friends

Quite a few members have enquired about my next coffee chat. It’s so heartening.  Hence, I’ve decided to put up this posting early to keep our kopi kakis informed.  Details of the next chat are as follows:

Date:                               Wed, 3.8.16

Time:                              2.15 – 4.15 pm

Venue:                            Same viz:  Raffles City food court, 3rd Level

Cuisine:                            A wide variety of food, drinks, desserts are available

Topics for chat:               Anything under the sun except the shc taboos viz: sex, politics, religion, mlm

Do come and join in an afternoon of chit-chatting, joking, exchanging views over a cuppa.  We have so much fun and laughter during all our kopi meets.  Socialising and meeting old as well as new friends are enjoyable and drive away depression and  dementia.

Please register here if you’re coming.

Cheers,

Gabriella Chua

Participants:

1. Gabriella Chua
2. Friend (MH)
3. Loong Say Meng
4. Friend (FL)
5. Lim Tiang Soon
6. Richard Kwok
7. Alan Ang
8. A friend of Alan Ang (AC)
9. Michael Yeo (just recruited during the kopi chat with Yoon Chin’s help)
10. Tony Ang
11. Ron Lai
12. Alice Lai
13. Jimmy Longpoetih
14. David  Low
15. Magdalene Phey
16. Hew Lee
17. Charles Wee
18. Veronica Wong
19. Myra Chia
20. Silas Yeo
21. Yoon Chin

  A big thank you for all those who came for the kopi chat this afternoon.  We had so much fun yakking over a cuppa, joking and simply relaxing.  I’m glad that more than 20 came this afternoon.

Cheers & take care,

Till we meet again in September 2016.

   

Hi friends

Time again to arrange the next monthly kopi chat.  Details are as follows:

Date:                              Friday, 17 June 2016

Time:                             2.15pm – 4.15 pm

Venue:                          Raffles City food court, Level 3

Nearest mrt:                  City Hall mrt station

Cuisine:                         A wide variety of food, drinks and dessert

Topics:                          Anything under the sun ~ except MLM, politics, sex and religion (shc taboos)

Come and enjoy an afternoon of chitchatting over a cuppa, fellowshipping and meeting old and new friends.

ALL   ARE   WELCOME!

Cheers,

Gabriella Chua

Those coming (Please register here or apps me):

1. Gabriella Chua
2. Daniel Chan
3. Friend ~ MH
4. Jimmy Longpoetih
5. David Low
6. Friend ~ FL
7. Loong Say Meng
8. Lily Boon
9. Susan Chong
10. Lim Tiang Soon
11. Dave Chong
12. Fida
13. John Chua SC
14. Richard Kwok
15. Kenneth  Tan
16. Joan Ang
17. Magdalene Phey
18. Mega
19. Angeline Ong
20. Lily Boon’s friend
21. Friend ~ RY

  A BIG thank you to all those who attended the coffee meet today.  Your support is greatly appreciated.  We had a good fun chat, laughter therapy and good fellowship. I’m sure everyone enjoyed the afternoon.

Stay healthy and happy till we meet again next month :-)

    My dear coffee kakis

Our next coffee meet will be held on 4th May. Details are as follows:

Date:                     Wed, 4th May 2016

Time:                     2.15 pm – 4.15 pm

Venue:                   Raffles City Food Court, 3rd Level (Long table near the window)

Cuisines:               All types of food,  beverages and desserts

Topics:                  Anything under the sun except politics, religion, sex, MLM (shc taboos)

Come and join in an afternoon of makan, coffee drinking, fun and laughter.  Maybe, I can throw in a uke sing-along for two songs only (as we do not want to be too boisterous since it’s a public area).  The coffee chat provides good fellowship and camaraderie among active aging pals :-) .. Keeping dementia and depression at bay.    Do not stay at home alone (empty nest syndrome) ~ come and spend an afternoon here.

Hope to see as many of you as possible.

Cheers

Gabriella Chua

 

Those coming:

1. Gabriella Chua
2. Friend (MH)
3. Loong SM
4. Friend (FL)
5. Jimmy Longpoetih
6. David Low
7. Dave Chong
8. Fida
9. Lily Boon (will attend if free)
10. John Chua SC
11. Joan Ang
12. Mary Chan
13. Tony Ang
14. Charles Wee
15. Kent Chan
16. Richard Tan TT
17. Lim Yoon Chin
18. Ronald Lee

A gentle reminder that the Kopi chat on 4.5.16 is on … See you all at Raffles City foodcourt at 2.15 pm

  Thanks to all who turned up today.  We had a great time. There are also plus points in having a smaller group.  We could mingle and communicate better.  Looking forward to meeting up in June 2016.    Cheers :-)

 

  

Hi friends,

The next kopi chat will be held on 6th April 2016. Details as follows:

Date:              6th April (Wednesday)

Time:             2 – 4 pm

Venue:           Raffles City food court, L. 3

Nearest mrt:    City Hall mrt station (next door)

Topics:            Anything under the sun except MLM, sex, politics, religion (shc taboos)

Do come and join in an afternoon of fun, laughter and fellowship.  Friendship is critical at this stage of our life.  It keeps dementia and depression at bay. Leave the empty nest and join us on 6th April.  Be lonely no more!   :-)

 

 

Cheers,

Gabriella Chua

Those attending:

1. Gabriella
2. Loong Say Meng
3. Lily Boon
4. Alan Ang
5. Jimmy Longpoetih
6. David Low
7. Friend (MH)
8. Dave Chong (if work schedule permits…+ Fida)
9. Friend (FL)
10. Tony Ang
11. Charles Wee
12. Philip Chia
13. Philip Chia’s wife
14. Joan Ang
15. Lim Tiang Soon (+ 1 friend  PL)
16. John Chua
17. Richard Kwok
18. Friend (JL)
19. Sam Goh Huat Ah
20. Vivien Ler
21. Mary Chan
22. Roy Koh
23. Lilian Koh
24. Linda Chan
25. Daisy Yeo
26. Steven Yuen
27. Dan Huang
28. Bobby Bok
29. Lim Yoon Chin
30. Magdalene Phey

Ooh la la ~  Total of 25 (9 ladies, 16 men) attended ….Ah ha ~ Terence will be glad to know that the number of men have exceeded the number of women in his shc event!

 

  Thank you to all supporters of the coffee chat today. A whopping 25 turned up for an afternoon of laughter, yakking, drinking and FUN!  As ‘promised’, it was an afternoon well-spent with senior active pals.  See you all again at the May coffee chat!

 

      

(Click on the pics for the BIG picture…)

Our first coffee gathering in 2016 will be held in Feb.  Details are as follows:

Date:       Wed, 3rd Feb 2016

Time:        2 – 4 pm

Venue:      Raffles City food court, 3rd level

 Nearest mrt:    City Hall mrt station

Cuisine:      All types of food, beverages and desserts

Topics         Anything under the sun except shc taboos viz: sex, mlm and religion

Come and bask in the camaderie of friendship, laughter and fun over a cuppa of coffee on a Wednesday afternoon.  The coffee chat gathering is your platform to meeting more friends of the same interest.  Retirees have lots of time on their hands and we must enjoy while we can ..  Good health, sufficient wealth and good friends are the life-lines of active agers.  ‘Growing old is compulsory, growing up is optional’ ~~ video forwarded to all kopi kakis on my chatline.

Wd appreciate if you could register your interest in attending here asap.

Cheers to all active pals.

Gabriella Chua

Those coming:

1. Gabriella Chua
2. Jimmy Longputeh (+ friend)
3. –
4. Friend
5. John Chua SC
6. Loong Say Meng
7. Charles Cher (+ friend)
8. –
9. Tony Ang
10. Friend
11. Lily Boon
12. Daniel Chan
13. Lim Tiang Soon
14. Alan Ang
15. Peter Loo
16. Mary Chan
17. Friend
18. Richard Kwok
19. Magdalene Phey
20. REMINDER:  Coffee chat will be held tomorrow, 3.2.16

A big thank you to all who came for the coffee chat this afternoon.  It was an afternoon well spent with friends. Some of us stayed on till 6 pm and we really had a whale of a time ~ sharing personal anecdotes .. Heeeee :-) See you all again at the next chat. Stay tuned ~

 

     

Dear friends

It’s time for our next coffee chat again.   Time flies….  this will be the final coffee chat for 2015.   Details are as follows:

Date:                Wednesday, 23 December 2015

Time:                2 – 4 pm

Venue:             Raffles City food court, 3rd level (big and spacious with long tables)

Cuisine:           Plenty ~  all types of Chinese, Malay, Indian, Jap, Korean cuisine and desserts and drinks galore

 

Christmas is in the air … hope that many of you can join in the yakyak, fun and laughter therapy.  Fellowship and camaraderie prevail during these coffee chats.

“Friendship means understanding, not agreement.  It means forgiveness, not forgetting.  It means the memories last, even if contact is lost.”

“Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things in life.”

This is a good platform to form new friendships at this stage of our life.  Let’s make the rest of our life the best in our life ya?  Please indicate your interest in coming by registering here or sending me an apps message.

Cheers

Gabriella Chua

Those coming:

1. Gabriella Chua
2. Friend
3. Jazz Soh
4. Loong Say Meng
5. Holly Lim
6. Charles Cher
7. John Chua Seng Chong
8. Susan Chong
9. Lily Boon
10. Myra Chia
11. Lim Tiang Soon
12. Sam Goh
13. Friend (yoga teacher)
14. Alan Ang
15. Moon Wong
16. Friend
17. Hew Lee
18. Laura Wee
19. Mary Chan
20. Richard Kwok
21. Eleanor Chan
22. Janis Han
23. Phyllis Tan
24. Ronald Lam
25. Lina Tan
26. Roy Koh
27. Lilian Koh

  A big thank you to all the supporters of the kopi chat ~ I’m glad that a whopping 25 of you turned up for the event.  You’ll agree that we had a whale of a time this afternoon.  See you all again next year…….

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you!

       

 

The next coffee chat will be held on Friday, 20th November.  Details are as follows:

Date:                 20th November (Friday)

Time:                 2 – 4 pm

Venue:               Raffles City food court, 3rd level

Nearest mrt:       City Hall mrt station

Cuisine:              Spoilt for choice ~ food, drinks and desserts (reasonable rates)

Come and join us for a couple of hours of fun, laughter, jokes and fellowship on a lazy Friday afternoon.   Friday is the beginning of the weekend.  Don’t be home alone ya?  We’ll probably proceed to dinner at Chinatown for those interested in prolonging the fellowship and fun (dinner cancelled).  This coffee chat is part of our active aging programme.  We’re trying to form a group of easy-going and amiable kopi and makan kakis who’ll be friends for a long time.

    

Please register here if interested.

Cheers…

Gabriella Chua

Those coming:

1. Gabriella Chua
2. Loong Say Meng
3. Friend
4. Friend
5. Winnie Tan (+ cousin)
6. Nancy Lim (+ friend)
7. Veronique Lee
8. Joe Choo
9. Charles Cher
10. Grace Wong
11. Lim Tiang Soon
12. Richard Kwok
13. Phyllis Tan
14. Charles Wee
15. Frank Kaw
16. Roy Koh
17. Lilian Koh
18. Jazz Soh
19. Alice Tan
20. Peter Loo
21. Alice Seah
22. Joy Chuang
23. Richard Kee
24. Steven Chan
25. Arthur Yap
26. Peggy Yap
27. Lily Boon

Note of Thanks!

A whopping 29 ppl attended the kopi chat today. Thank you v much for your support.  A number of you have been attending the kopi chat month after month for more than a year.   Without this continued support, there will be no kopi chat. 

Cheers and see you all in December.

 

   

Hello everyone

The coffee chat is back again ….. Next gathering of coffee friends will be held on:

Date:         Friday, 9th October from 2 – 4 pm

Venue:      Raffles City Food Court, 3rd Level (Huge footcourt with many long tables – just renovated ~ ideal for chatting)

Nearest mrt:   City Hall mrt station

Theme:      Happiness and Fellowship

      

Do come for this chat if you’re free. Meeting up with fellow active pals is critical at this stage of our life to keep depression and dementia at bay :-)

Wd appreciate if you could register your names here if you’re coming.

Cheers,

Gabriella

Those coming:

1. Gabriella Chua
2. Kenneth Tan
3. Amy Ko
4. A friend
5. Susan Chong
6. Loong Say Meng
7. Charles Cher
8. Lim Tiang Soon
9. Winnie Tan
10. Nancy Lim
11. John Chua SC
12. Holly Lim
13. A friend
14. Joan Ang
15. Roy Koh
16. Daniel Chan
17. Tony Ang
18. Alice Tan
19. Myra Chia
20. Richard Kwok
21. Alice Seah
22. Jimmy Tsin

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL KOPI KAKIS TODAY.  WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME ~ CHATTING, LAUGHING, JOKING, FELLOWSHIPPING OVER A CUPPA COFFEE …. LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR NEXT EVENT IN NOVEMBER :-)

 

 

    

Hi everyone

The next coffee meet is here again.  Details of the next session are as follows:

• Date:           Thursday, 16 July 2015
• Time:           2 – 4 pm
• Venue:         Usual haunt viz: Paya Lebar Singpost food court, B1 (next to Paya Lebar mrt station)
• Charge:        Nil  – just order your own coffee and snacks and join in the fun ~ Seniors can get special discount for drinks from the Kopitiam stall
• Topics:         Feel free to discuss on anything under the sun except the SHC taboos ~ otherwise FGM will come with his cane  :-)

Come and join in the fun, laughter and fellowship on a lazy Thursday afternoon.  Friendship is very important at this stage of our life ~ Let’s make this lap of our life the best in our life ya?  I’m sure we just want to be HAPPY ~ we have all the tangibles of life.  Perhaps, we should now focus on such intangibles like happiness, love, kindness, care, concern and contentment.

Always remember, the money isn’t yours until you use it.

Register here if you wish to join in.

Cheers,

Gabriella Chua, EO

 

Registered List:

1. Gabriella Chua
2. Loong Say Meng
3. Jazz Soh (sick)
4. Daniel Wong
5. Lim Tiang Soon
6. Grace Wong
7. Richard Kwok
8. Nita Sim
9. Alice Tan

 

Although we have a small group of 6 today, I’m sure that we’ll still have a great time ~ a cosy table of 6 for warmer and better discussion :-) .. What is important is that we are good friends!

 Quotes on Happiness (main theme for the July coffee meet)

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    Dear friends,

The next coffee chat will be held in June.  Details are as follows:

Date:                   Thursday, 11 June 2015

Time:                   2 – 4 pm

Venue:                Singpost Food Court, Basement…. next to the Paya Lebar mrt station

Cuisine:              All kinds of food/beverages available at the Kopitiam ~ cheap & good

Agenda:              No specific agenda… just chat on anything except the shc taboos (no sex, politics or MLM) … feel free to chat about smartphones, Medishield Life, R & R activities etc.

Hope you’ll come and join in the fun and relaxation on a lazy Thursday afternoon with fellow retirees or the semi-retired.  We’re  an active, literate but ‘aging’ population and we’ve done a great job bringing up a new generation of Singaporeans.  I presume that most of our children are now young working adults. Our primary job is done!  Some of us are grandparents now and I’m sure we’ve loads of views and interesting stories to tell about our grandchildren.  Socialisation and an active lifestyle are good for us especially at this stage of our life~~  LET’S MAKE THE REST OF OUR LIFE THE BEST IN OUR LIFE!

Wd appreciate if you could register ASAP if you’re interested.

Cheerio,

Gabriella Chua, EO

Registration List:

1. Gabriella Chua
2. Alan Ang
3. Loong Say Meng
4. Alice Tan
5. John Chua SC
6. Amy Ko
7. Charles Cher
8. Alice Seah
9. Richard Kwok
10. Ann Giri
11. Lim Tiang Soon
12. Wendy Lum
13. Kenneth Tan
14. Jazz Soh
15. Dave Chong
16. Fida
17. Tony Ang
18. Jennifer Wu
19. Hew Lee
20. Daniel Wong
21. Mega
22. Joan Ang
23. Mary Chan
24. Gingko
25. Tara Senn
26. Peter Lim

Sharing on some Words of Wisdom (WOW):

   

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      Hi friends, our next coffee chat will be held soon.  Details are as follows:

Date:              Thursday, 14 May 2015

Time:              2 – 4 pm

Venue:            Our usual haunt viz: Singpost Bldg Food Court (B1), just next to the Paya Lebar Mrt station

Cuisine:           All types of food and beverages… just order your own food and drinks

This is just our monthly casual coffee chit-chat session.  Purpose is for fellowshipping among shc members (retired and semi-retired).  Socialising and chatting with friends are important during this stage of our life …. may help the elderly stave off dementia, loneliness and depression.  Do come and join in the fun and camaraderie on a lazy Thursday afternoon if you are free.  Please try and register ASAP    :-)

Warm regards,

Gabriella Chua, EO

Registrants:

1. Gabriella Chua (will play one song on the uke)
2. Charles Cher (pl bring your uke or guitar if you wish to entertain ( ‘quietly though’ )with some songs)
3. Veronique Lee
4. Joe Choo
5. Amy Ko
6. Loong Say Meng (tentative)  :-(
7. Jazz Soh
8. Peter Loo
9. Kenneth Tan (will discuss coins/currency)
10. John Chua SC
11. Karen Phoo
12. Lim Tiang Soon
13. Richard Kwok
14. Peng Peng 
15. Jennifer Wu
16. Ron Lai
17. Alice Lai
18. Lydia Soh
19. Alan Ang
20. Frank Kaw
21. Vincent Long
22. Hew Lee
23. Mega
24. Grace Ng
25. A Koh
26. Ronald Lam

 

                                                                                     See you all at 2 pm TODAY!

Quotable Quote:

“The elimination diet:

Remove anger, regret, resentment, guilt, blame and worry.  Then, watch your health and life improve.”

  Thank you to all the friends who turned up today at the coffee meet.  I really appreciate your support. We had a wonderful time, chatting and also singing some songs accompanied on the uke.  Cheers to all of you!

However, some of you have registered but did not turn up ~ not referring to those who sent a message informing that you won’t be able to attend.    :-(