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 Some members spent a lot of their time and also money doing charity work. They could be working in a home or ophanage or an old-age home, looking after kids or older folks.

For others, it could mean support a building project for a library, cooking for a self-help kitchen or teaching language at a local village. All these charity and social work could be in Singapore or any of the nearby countries. It could be in the Philippines, Batam, Thailand, or in a disaster zone.

I think it is nice to hear what you are doing or had done offering charity work and social services. Be it paid or volunteer, share with us. The more detail you tell us, the more others will get to understand. Some of us may be interested to join you in your charity projects. Charity is very personal.

Terence Seah

A chance to improve one’s situation or to live longer or more happily without plastic surgery is all I strive for. Where I am today is the result of the choices and habits I made and also what I eat. I am going on a 30 days meat fast with the hope that some of the maladies which I now experience will be reverse. Yes, no meat, no fish and no eggs….. I just discovered that sugar or too much carbo is not the culprit but the oil that we consume is what our bodies suffer from. I believe one day I can be free from insulin.

The thought is still on my mind and I have not started on it. The spirit is willing but the body is weak. I am looking for like-minded person to join me on this arduous journey. Share with us here what other method is available beside mango?

Desperate Dan.

Dear Dance Enthusiasts……

Do you believe in this? The leading guy who did the research is a PhD fella and not a medical doctor! All this while I thought blood sugar will dramatically increase with consumption of Mangoes…. try this and then measure your blood sugar! Looks like the world is turning upside down now!
Incredible news!

Jonathan Benson, staff writer.
(NaturalNews) The most popular fresh fruit in the world, mangoes are a whole lot more than just a delicious, refreshing treat produced by nature. As evidenced by copious scientific research, mangoes are also a powerful medicinal food, as they contain nutrients that can help clear up skin, promote eye health, stave off diabetes, and even prevent the formation and spread of cancer.

Research recently presented at a meeting of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), for instance, revealed that eating mangoes every day can help moderate and even lower blood sugar levels, despite their natural sugar content. This is good news for people with type 2 diabetes who may benefit from consuming mangoes regularly as part of a low-sugar diet.

For their study, researchers tested the effects of mangoes on a group of obese animals, some of whom were given 10 grams of freeze-dried mango every day for 12 weeks. At the end of three months, the blood sugar levels of those animals that consumed mango were compared to those that did not consume mango. Based on the data, mango consumption was found to result in a significant decline in blood sugar levels.
“Although the mechanism by which mango exerts its effects warrants further investigation, we do know that mangoes contain a complex mixture of polyphenolic compounds,” says Dr. Edralin Lucas, Ph.D., author of the study.
Similar research out of Australia found back in 2006 that eating mango can also help decrease inflammation and resulting high cholesterol, as well as block the formation of various health conditions included under the banner of metabolic syndrome. In essence, mangoes actually work better than cholesterol drugs at naturally balancing and optimizing cellular function throughout the body.

“We don’t know yet how the whole thing’s going to play out but we know some of the individual components (of mango) activate these receptors and even inhibit them,” said a doctor from University of Queensland about the effects of mango consumption on cellular processes. “That could end up with positive nutritional health benefits for diabetes and high cholesterol.”
And again in 2011, researchers from Oklahoma State University found that mango consumption helps lower insulin resistance and improve glucose tolerance in test mice. The same study also found that mangoes help normalize lipid levels throughout the blood, which in turn can help prevent the development of cardiovascular disease.
Eating mangoes can also help you avoid cancer.
But the health benefits of mango do not stop here. Science has identified more than 4,000 different antioxidant polyphenols in the plant kingdom, and many of these polyphenols are present in mangoes. The primary benefit of these polyphenols is that they scavenge damaging free radicals and protect cells against damage, which is believed to facilitate and even promote cancer.

“If you look at [mango] from the physiological and nutritional standpoint, taking everything together, it would be a high-ranking superfood,” says Dr. Susanne Talcott, who together with her husband discovered back in 2010 that mango compounds target both colon and breast cancer cells.
“What we found is that not all cell lines are sensitive to the same extent to an anticancer agent. But the breast and colon cancer lines underwent apoptosis, or programmed cell death. Additionally, we found that when we tested normal colon cells side by side with the colon cancer cells, that the mango polyphenolics did not harm the normal cells.”
In other words, mango compounds effectively target and eliminate harmful cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone, a phenomenon that is unique to nature and nowhere to be found in pharmaceutical-based medicine. Chemotherapy and radiation, for instance, which are the two most popular conventional treatments for cancer, damage healthy cells along with malignant cells, which is why the treatments are a failure as far as long-term survival is concerned.

This goes against our “logical” mind but nature continue to surprise our understanding.
But we just need to remember this wisdom ” Your way is not my way and You will not understand my way”

Leon

 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

Date:  Saturday, 12th July 2014  (ie., 2nd Saturday)
Start Time:   9am sharp. (please be on time as you will not be able to meet up with us!)
Duration:     approx 3.5hrs, excludes ‘take 5s’

Meeting Point: Marymount MRT, Exit A to ground level.
ECs:  Christina Chan, Charles Wee & Alice Seah.

Into the woods we,,,,, Tread softly, Talk quietly!

MacRitchie Loop……. round the entire reservoir! including the TreeTop
Walk…. hooray!

MacRitchie Reservoir needs no introduction.

Briefly:
It was opened in 1967 and through the years, trails were launched,
boardwalks were built.  Several trails are named after tree species
commonly found along the trails eg., Prunus, Petai, Chemperai,
Jering and Petaling.

It is still a popular recreational area, esp in the mornings
during weekends or public holidays, many different groups of walkers,
hikers, families young and old are found along the various trails.

TreeTop Walk** – a 250m long freestanding suspension bridge between
the 2 highest points in this Central Catchment Nature Reserve
(MacRitchie), still the 1st of its kind in Singapore.

Be delighted with panoramic views, green green grass, giant trees,
close encounters with thousand species of flowering plants,
keep your eyes opened in case you chance upon native creatures,
insects, birds…..white-bellied Fish Eagles soaring above.

**TreeTop Walk:  those who decides not to go across this, our
Ms AliceS will lead you through another route.

Please bring along a snack or fruit for the extra “energy boost”!

This walk will end past norm lunch hour ie., we will have a late lunch.
Therefore, will help to reserve lunch for you at the Cafeteria.
There are varieties but servings are limited.

If you want lunch:
please place order(indicate Item No.), make payment upon registration.
It seems silly to collect such a small amount, however, Cafeteria requires a
deposit due to bad experiences, if it is a no show of 1 or 2 pax/orders, I can
pay for it but if more, will not be possible as I will not be needing additional
ordered lunch at all.

To simplify, only 3 choices:
1)  Laksa  (yummy good!)    … 4.50
2)  Mushroom Chicken Noodle … 4.50
3)  Chicken Chop Rice         … 5.50

Remit payment to POSB Savings Account No.  542-107-561.

Last order for lunch: Monday 07.07.2014!

Additional lunch orders: extended to Friday 11Jul, 12noon!

Walk Team ECs: Alice Seah, Azhari Cuttilan, Charles Wee, Jeffrey Lim,
Judy Lim, June Koh, Mary Tan, Serene Low, Veronica Wong,
and I, Christina CL Chan, signing off….

Join us for an intimate encounter with Flora!

Please ink your name here incl your lunch choice with payment….

Tired of spending National Day watching the NDP on TV for the umpteenth time ? Interested in doing something more active , exciting ,maybe even frivolous this year?

You are cordially invited to join us in an evening of makan, music , fun and prize winning games to celebrate our nation’s birthday this year. Much laughter and surprises are expected if not guaranteed.

Details are as follows:-

Date            Saturday August 9

Venue         The Marbella Function Room ( Mt Sinai area)

Time            6 pm to 10 pm

MRT            Dover

To help us defray the expenses of putting up this programme, we are requesting a contribution of $20 from each attendee. As the function room has limited capacity we have to limit participation to the first 32 people who sign up. Would appreciate if you decide to attend , to transfer the funds to POSB  a/c number 038-02874-0 and let us know of the transfer for our administrative attention. ( from July 2 onwards) If we have more than the expected numbers, we will  place you on the waiting list with your permission, pending last minute cancellations.

So please do sign up soon and join us in this celebration of our nation’s 49th birthday. Early sign up will be our extra motivation to plan a programme for the enjoyment and entertainment of all attendees. Whether you come for the music, games. food or just the fellowship, let’s make it an evening to remember.

Peggy n Arthur Yap

Registered Guests

1. Richard Wong                  Pd

2. Ronald Lee

3. Charles Wee                    Pd

4. Gabriella Chua                 Pd

5 Terence Seah                    Pd

6 Christina Chan (tentative)  Pd

7 Maureen Lee                     Pd

8 Lydia Chin

9 J.J. Wong                           Pd

10. Freda Lim                        Pd

11. Joy Chuang                    Pd

12 Steven Chan

13.Richard Lean

14. Grace Kok

15. Molly Chua

Studies have suggested that finding a purpose in life lowers risk of mortality above and beyond other factors that are known to predict longevity.
A study by Carleton University (Canada) collected data over 6,000 subjects on this thorugh a follow up period of 14 years. Over that period 9% of the samples
(569 of the particiants) died. Those who have died had reported a lower purpose in life and fewer positive relations than did survivors.

Greater purpose in life consistently predicted lower mortality risk across lifespan.
Conclusion : Having a purpose in life appears to widely buffer against mortality risk across the adult years.

SHC I believe also contribute to members in providing some purpose to live for. For those who are inactive elsewhere and here,
do hope more would come out of the shell to join the activities. Some may find the actvities not suitable or relevant to your situation
but what can be as basic as having wholesome fun, exercise with various groups, traveling.

Leon

Planning ahead to protect your interests .
How many of us know about this and its relevance to all aged citizens.
The Mental Capacity ACt which came into effect on 1March 2010 enables individual plan ahead and empowers them to appoint proxy decision makers to act on their behalf if they lose their mental capacity due dementia, stroke or an accident.

As a proactive safeguard, you can make a Lasting Poer of Attorney (LPA) to appoint a person to act on your behalf in the key araes of your personal welfare and financial matters.

I was told of a touching story from the Office of Public Guradian, a unit of Ministry of Social and Family development whereby
an individual who is lucky to do just that appointed a distanct relative he trusted while he is still sane.
When he suffered a severe storke and left paralayzed, he was able have good medical care arrangement through this relative holding the power of attorney to act on his best interest over his closest relatives who are only keen to see him gone and divided up his assets.

It is a simple one or 2 page form to be filled and lodged with the Office of the Public Guardian. I can give a talk and benefit only a handful who turned up. But I hope among the thousands of SHC members out there reading this, it can be usefu to your situation.

Leon

Planning for your retirement or have retired and wanting to try on something different. If you are thinking of online business (not online investment), this talk is right for you.

This is a talk on the prerequisites for anyone thinking of starting an online business. Like in any business studies, there are a few things we have to understand well in order to succeed.

It is not an “instant get-rich scheme”. Besides my views, come and share yours.

Details of the talk are as follows:
Topic: Talk on Starting an Online Business
Date: 19-07-2014 (Saturday)
Time: 3PM to 5PM
Attendance fee: Free (no charge)
Venue: Leng Kee Community Centre (Nearest MRT – Redhill MRT)
Address: 400, Lengkok Bahru, Singapore 159049.
Size of Class: Limited to 20.

hewlee (EC)
Those registered coming:
1) Olivia Ros
2) Vivian Lai
3) non-member
4) non-member
5) Winnie Tan
6) Cindy Wee
7) Jazzmine Soh
8) Susan CH Tan
9) Christina Pan (not coming)
10) Myra Chia (not coming)
11) Priscilla Wee
12) Bobby Bok (not coming)
13) Ann Lim
14) Daisy Yeo
15) Lam Hoy Tzee
16) Bee Gek
17) Sock Cheng aka Sockie
18) Lim Yoon Chin
19) Lilian Teo
20) Esther Mok
21) Ann Giri
22) Leon Lau Eng Seng
23) Alice Seah
24) Joan Wong
25) Registration is CLOSED.

Sorry , this project is abandon. Mersing is not a place to hold retreat. there is no class hotel.

During last Monthly gathering , Terence asked me to reorganise an abandoned Mersing Trip he planned March 27.

Tony

Dear Dance Enthusiasts……

Kovan Social Dance Nite will be a monthly event unless the CC decides not to do it. Please come and join me dancing, practice makes perfect! 

Do indicate your interest here if you are coming for the Social Dance Nite at Paya Lebar Kovan CC. Thank you!

Event Details:
Date: Friday, 27 Jun 2014
Time: 7.00 pm – 10.00 pm
Fees: $3.00 (Mineral water plus Curry Puff or 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
Thomas
Lydia Chin
Eric Leow
Zara Lim
Ronald Lam
Dolly Lim
Carly
Peter Loo
Lily Ho
Jway

Dear SHCians

There is a on going issue on our CPF money with the government and I would like to share this which I have also just learned.
For those who have made nominees in the CPF, check the status again to confirm that your beneficiary will be able to receive CASH instead of :

MODE:
1) Nominee to receive moneys in his/their Special Account (SA) or Retirement Account (RA)
– first subject to the prevailing Minimum Sum limit, and thereafter into Medisave Account
(MA) subject to the prevailing Medisave Contribution Ceiling

2) Nominee to receive moneys in his/their Medisave Account first, subject to the prevailing
Medisave Contribution Ceiling, and thereafter into Speciakl Account or Retirement
Account, subject to the prevailing Minimum Sum

There are 3 Type :
C – Cash Nomination Scheme
E – Enhanced Nomination Scheme
S – Special Needs Savings Scheme

Print out your status and check if your nominee has 100% or divided into portion if you have more than one child and that under (Type*) you see the (C) which is cash, and that under
Mode^ it is blank, otherwise, you have to email to CPF and check with them.

It is better to have all this done while one is still alive to avoid any problem for your next of kins

Leon

   The last BBQ we had at Changi Beach Park gave us the impetus to hold another BBQ at the same place.

This time, we shall hold this event together with the Cycling group, led by Douglas Chan.
Douglas will provide the details in the cycling post.

The venue will be at the same Pit as the last. Not sure if it was pit 4 or 5. The car park is a few minutes to the pit. The bus stop is also a few mins to the pit.  Now confirmed at PIT # 5.

The BBQ at Changi Beach Park will enable members to mingle around, and enjoy the breeze and fresh air.

Meantime, please keep this date, Sat 19 July in your diary. I need someone to help me book the same pit as the last, as I am now travelling and payment has to be made at Sam Post.  Pit booking done.

Due to transportation difficulties, all participants to bring their own drinks, beer or coloured water.  You can bring your own mat or foldable chair, if you wish to sit down.

• Cost per registered member:  $10.
• Cost per non-registered person:  $15.

Please make payment transfer to Karen Thio at POSB account 207-31089-1. Let us know your transfer reference number.

If you can offer to help, please let me know.  Thank you.

Strictly for SHC members only.  More details to come.

Terence Seah

Registration list:

1. Terence Seah
2. Douglas Chan (cycling leader)
3. Christina Pan
4. Ah Nee
5. Charles Chua
6. Dolly Lim (will buy meat for bbq)
7. Grace Kok
8. Hou Chong
9. Judy Lim
10. Lina Ng
11. Lily Ho

Dear Friends,

The above excursion will be Two days/One Nite excursion on the weekend 6th & 7th September.

Twelve participants including the EO (Easier to round-up Three pau-hong-chia as there is no taxi service)

ITINERARY – Day One: Depart 8am from Harbourfront via Indo-Falcon ferry. Those wishing to depart later

at 11.30am via Sindo ferry kindly inform EO

After check-in Hotel Maxi and nasi-padang lunch, we shall spend
between the hours of 1.30-4.30pm(Indon time) visiting i) Gunung
Karimun waterfall ii) Pongkar Beach iii) walk-about the ferry-
terminal beachfront area
After seafood dinner, three doors away from the hotel which the end-five rooms
of levels Two-Five have seaviews, we shall adjourned for karaoke or play
billiards/pool
PLEASE REMAIN INDOORS AFTER DARK

Day Two – After breakfast in hotel, we check-out by Ten am(Spore time) and
take leisurely walk/shopping to the ferry terminal. Boat depart
Twelve noon(Spore time)
For those who arrived by Sindo ferry your departuree time is
Three pm. My SUGGESTION you check-out together with
the earlier group then later you park/rest yourselves at the
Early-eighties built beachfront Hotel Holiday which is less
than Ten minutes walk to the ferry-terminal

No Monetary collection is involved. Pay as when you travel.

Regards

Abel Tan

Dear All

Our monthly cycling for June 2014

Meet : Burger King – ECP
Time : 1600 hrs
Route : TO Gardens by the Bay and Marina Bay.

Beginners.
1500hrs – Training for beginners with Grace.

Joining
1. Doug
2. Grace
3. Dolly
4. Fredalim
5. Charles.
6. Hou Chong
7. Lily
8. Ah Nee
9. Lina.
10. Thomas Goh
11. Thomas Loh
12. Bobby B.
13. Anna S.
14. Andrew K

            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

Event Organisers always have hard time dealing with unwanted charecters. After reading my tales you should feel better and be encouraged. The bad and Ugly usually purnish ownself

Tales 1- Anyway this was a real happening 9 years ago.

Company A sponsored 50% her Staff recreation club a tour to Xiamen. 30 participants , 29 were easy going except 1 female X( always right charector ). There were 13 pairing; 1 husband/wife team; 1 single man and this female X- she cannot accept rooming as a problems to tour leader until the tour leader compromised to let her have room by herself on condition that if tour leader cannot find her a rooming mate. There no subsequent participant. The leader knowing her headach and went ahead with travelling plan. On arrival the hotel, there were NO extra room available for booking. The Tour leader approach the husband/wife and agreement were reached. Tour leader happily distribute room keys.The husband were rooming with the single man, Female X were to room with the wife. Female X was not happy and frailed up, throwing tantrum, shouting and creating a scene until the Boss of the hotel ( Happens to be CompanyA boss’s brother) appeared. After chating with the tour leader and calling his brother in Singapore. A few minutes later , 2 hotel security guards appeared, the hotel boss gave the female X some money ( were supposed to be the portion she paid for the tour ) told the guards to make sure she board the next flight home. It was horror to female X had to pay the full price of a ticket  ( 4 x she paid for her tour), Worse ,she was terminated the day she reported for work.

Want to hear more story, come to coffee talk .

Tony Ang

 Dear friends

Time for the next coffee chat ~  Details of our next session are as follows:

• Date:          Tuesday, 17 June 2014
• Time:          2 – 4 pm
• Venue:        The usual haunt  viz:  Singpost Foodcourt (next to Paya Lebar mrt station)

A wide array of food, beverages and desserts is available at a reasonable price.  Come and enjoy the company of fellow SHCians ~ meeting of old and new friends.

Wd appreciate if you could register your attendance here.

Warm regards,

Gabriella Chua, EO

Those attending:

1. Gabriella Chua
2. Charles Wee
3. Tony Ang
4. Frank Kaw
5. Gingko Tay
6. Alice Seah
7. Ronnie Chow
8. Jazz Soh
9. Charles Cher (tentative)
10. Silas Yeo
11. Mary Chan
12. Kenneth Tan
13. Lim Tiang Soon
14. Priscilla Wee
15. Leow Soon Huat
16. SS James
17. Kristy Quek
18. Lydia Chin

THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED THE COFFEE MEET THIS AFTERNOON ~ WE HAD A JOLLY GOOD TIME… SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT MONTH!

 “Happiness is like jam.  You can’t spread even a little without getting some on yourself.”

“Forget your worries today ~ choose to be happy.”

“The best therapy in the world is time out with your friends.”

 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