Update:  The next Business networking meeting is now confirmed for Sat 25 Oct 2014, from 1400 – 1630 hrs at Hans Cafe, Upper Pickering Street

The October Business Networking session is scheduled during the 2nd half October. Date and Time are decided yet. But I am hoping to hear from you.  You are invited to participate.

If you have a business idea which you have started or planning to start, and would like to invite fellow members to participate, please indicate your interest.  If your idea is still at infancy stage, you can indicate that your idea is still being developed.  You can talk about the startup, the idea, the products or services and how your business will involve participants.  It can be funds, staff, jobs, collaboration or brainstorming.

If you like to speak on your business idea, we can allocate you 15 minutes.  However, you have to prepare your own slides and presentation materials.  Please provide a brief of your presentation to admin@SilverHairsclub.com.  Speaking will be approved depending on the brief.  It is likely approval will be given, as long as the presentaiton is not related to race, religion, politics, sex and MLM.

If you have an idea or issue to discuss, you may write them here or you can whatsapp me at 9489-4360.

Terence Seah

Registration List:

1. Terence Seah
2. Leon Lau
3. Shirley Yeo
4. Kristy Quek
5. Maggie Chua

    We can give this a try, a gathering for new members.  Some senior members felt that we should have a gathering for new members, for example those who have joined this year 2014.

The new members are likely not to know anybody in the Club, and sometimes are lost in the monthly gathering.  Hopefully a gathering for new members once a year would help.

In a gathering, older members tend to gather among themselves, resulting new members feeling that SHC has many cliques.  So, perhaps a gathering for new members may or can help.  Many members keep saying the Club should do something to help the new members.  Many members feel that our gatherings should have a timeslot dedicated to introducing new members.

Perhaps, we should find a place, a date and a time. Yes, venue has been proposed and confirmed as follows:

1: Venue: Hans Cafe at Upper Pickering Road, Great Eastern Building.
2. Date: Mon 22 Sept 2014.
3. Time: 1700 – 2000 hrs.
4. Participation – Free.
5. F&B – Buy from the Hans Counter.
6. When you arrive, please see Kristy Quek at table registration.

Do let us know that you will be coming.

Terence Seah

Registration:

1. Terence Seah, EO
2. Kristy Quek & Alice Seah (Registration Desk)
3. Helen Cheong
4. Jenny Lee
5. Liew Pak Kon
6. Jeffrey Gan
7. Bobby Bok
8. Susan CH Tan
9. Ann Lim
10. Lilian Teo
11. Victor Khor

        I 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

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?)

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”

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

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

 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

      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

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. 

 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

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

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

Starting Aug 2014, we shall have a competition in the Club each month.  It’s easy for members to participate.  Simply answer two questions, and if you are the first to answer the two questions correctly, you will get to win a prize.  The winner is decided, based on the first person to respond correctly.  Only one prize per member per year.

• One of the questions is likely a general or current affairs question.
• The other question is related to the Club and the answer can likely be found in the Club or in the Club forum.

We have a number of prizes which have been kindly donated by members, responding to our requests.  They are mainly vouchers, which can be sent to the winner via registered Post.  Some are entry tickets, perfume vouchers, restaurant vouchers, etc.  Winners will be asked to send their address to admin@SilverHairsClub.com. Thank you for the gift donations.

So, watch out for the first game.  It will be announced as a Post on this forum.  You are invited to help me organise this game.

Strictly for members.

Terence Seah

 The guidelines and regulations for advertising on the online flea mart have been revised to include more services and to widen the scope of personal items or services.  Comments/queries regarding an advertisement are now permitted. 

 If you have personal/’professional’ skills like dressmaking, clothes alteration,  repairing / mending/fixing…. do advertise your services.  This online flea mart site is here to serve members (not companies), so do make full use of it.  

 Guidelines (regulations)

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

2. Members can advertise dress alteration, plumbing, cooking, cake making, bak chang sale, care services, etc.  Personal items from your storeroom are welcome. Not for Corporate products and services.

5. Enquiries/comments  regarding the item/service advertised permitted.

6. You may provide e-mail address for contact.  MLM and Email collecting for other purposes not permitted.  URLs are not permitted.

Terence Seah

Hi everybody,

We are going to update our SHC system to a higher revision level Version 3.9.1.

The date for this operation will be Sat 5 Jul 2014 from 0100 hours.  This will take a few hours, and we should back by Sat 8am.  Our guys in India will handle the change and cross-over.  What the changes are, I am not sure of the details.  But, I am told it will not be major.

Good luck.

** We attempted a version update on 5th July; but finally decided to abort the update and revert to the earlier version for simplicity and convenience reasons.

Terence Seah

    Dear members,

Today. many members are still working, either because we are still young or because we would like to continue working. Others have retired after having worked many years in certain industries and in certain positions. But, we still have the knowledge, experience, contacts and skills. Some of us would still like to be in contact with the working and business world.

SilverHairsClub has been very successful with social activities. For example, the walk and cycling groups have been running for years. Our monthly gatherings have been ongoing for many years. We also have many dinner & dance, potlucks, karaoke, singing and social chit chats. Many members have found friends and have come together to travel to various countries. Small groups, and bigger ones, have gathered together for private parties, travel and functions. The social part of SilverHairsClub has been achieved.

Besides getting to know more friends for social reasons, many of us would also like to know friends who have been in the same industry and in similar positions. We have worked a good part of our career. Well, it would be a good time if we can cater to the work, career and business interests of members.

We all come from different industries. Construction, medical, transport, F&B, Hotels, media, IT, Retail, import export, banking, etc.

Many of us have been in positions of management, sales, marketing, administration, HR, enginnering, business, etc.

We could have regular gatherings of different members from different industries and positions. We can exchange business cards. We can introduce ourselves and our background to one another. The club can invite other external organisations to co-organise the events. The opportunities are up to individuals, depending on your interests.

If you are interested to stay in touch with the business and working world, please send an email to shcexp@SilverHairsClub.com with the subject EXP and the following info:

Full name (as per SHC):
Industry:
Position:
Mobile tel:

You will be invited to join our activities with other organisations.

Terence Seah

Registration for members to participate in future work and business gatherings:

            This year, Brazil will host the FIFA World Cup.  This World Cup fever is starting to grip Brazilians and millions of fans around the globe – all gearing up for the 64 matches, whether watching the games live in one of the stadiums, at home or at one of the many, many public viewing events in Brazil and around the globe. That’s what the FIFA World Cup is about: world-class action on the pitch.  Over the 32 days of the tournament, billions of people will watch the programmes around the world.

The official FIFA World cup video clip can be seen on the right column of this forum page.

Who do you think will win this year’s FIFA World Cup?

Terence Seah

 The guidelines and regulations for advertising on the online flea mart have been revised to include more services and to widen the scope of personal items or services.  Comments/queries regarding an advertisement are now permitted.  Personal advertisers should inform readers if their advertised items have been sold  so that the usefulness of the online flea mart to members can be assessed.

 If you have personal/’professional’ skills like dressmaking, clothes alteration,  repairing / mending/fixing…. do advertise your services.  This online flea mart site is here to serve members (not companies), so do make full use of it.  

    Guidelines (regulations)

1. Members can advertise twice per month

2. Each advertisement must not be longer than 10 lines.  More than 10 lines, ads will automatically be withheld.

3. Members can advertise their personal services. eg, dress alteration, plumbing, cooking, cake making, bak chang sale, care services, etc.  Personal items from your home are welcome.  Corporate services and items of companies are not allowed under the Online Flea mart Post.

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

6. For contacting the member, you may provide e-mail addresses instead of telephone numbers.  Mis-use for MLM and collecting names for other advertising is strictly not permitted.

7.  URLs are not permitted.

Terence Seah