No politics, religion, sex, race, direct selling & MLM. For Singaporeans & PRs, over 45.
Wow! 
Happy to know all of you.I am new to this interesting club.
Wish to know more friends with the same interests.
Currently working part time,staying in the East/Siglap area.
My interests for
Sports : ( Cycling/Mass walk/Bowling/Billard)
Art : ( Dancing/ Music /Singing)
Other : ( Short Trips/Shopping/Activities)
…..bye……..
Dear SHCians,
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A BIG APOLOGY!
DUE TO LOW RESPONSE, WE ARE UNABLE TO MEET THE TARGET NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.
AS SUCH, THE CHRISTMAST EVE PARTY WILL HAVE TO BE CANCELLED.
MY SINCERE APOLOGY TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE MADE PLAN TO ATTEND THIS EVENT AND WHO
SUPPORT THIS PARTY IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
MAY I RECOMMEND OTHER C.C WHO ARE ALSO ORGANISING A SIMILAR FUNCTION AS WELL.
KINDLY REFER TO THE LINK BELOW:
Keyword: Christmas Party On: Activity
WISHING YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION !
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If you have enjoyed the dance performances earlier at this month’s gathering, we have more
for you!
Christmas is coming and we are planning a Christmas Eve Party cum dance performances and
many more at Kovan CC. Preliminary details:
EOs : Danz (with Joy), Susan Chan & partner, Lydia Chin, James Tan
Event : Christmas Eve Party 
Venue: Kovan CC Multipurpose Hall (aircon) and Tangerine Cafe (alfresco dining)
Time : 7.00pm onwards
Program : Dance Performances
Singing Performances
Sing-along Session
Social Dancing, and more dancing
Games/Quizzes/Lucky Draws
Buffet Dinner
Price : Estimated S$18 to S$22 pax (don’t have to make payment yet, just register first!)
Closing Date : 8-Nov-2008
Target number : min 100 (Spouse and children > 15yrs are also welcome)
This is a NON-PROFIT event.
Note: All performance by our very own members. If you would like to contribute any performance
like singing, dancing (partner or group), magic show, impersonation (no copyright infringement),
skit/story-tellimg, musical interlude, etc …….. we greatly welcome you.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SPONSORS AND SPONSORS FOR PRIZES TOO!
We hope to garner your support and put up another spectacular gala.
Supporters’ list:
1) Doreen Ng (dancer)
2) Vivien Ler (dancer)
3) Francis R Mangalam (dancer)
4) Thomas Loh
5) Pearlynn Tan (+3)
5) Pearlynn Tan (Catherine Chan)
6) Pearlynn Tan (Cynthia Ong)
7) Pearlynn Tan (Ivy Ong)
8) Mary Lee (Perth) (sponsor)
9) Neo Sock Cheng
10) Susan Chan
11) Danz
12) Joyz
13) Lydia Chin
14) James Tan
15) Christina Chua
16) Catherine Chong (bbcat)
17) Patricia Lim
18) Lilian Lee
19) Maureen Lee
20) David Chan
21) Shirley Wee
22) Grace Ong
23) Cecil Ong
24) Roy Koh
25) Lilian Koh
26) Abel Tan
sincerely,
james
Eat Less Rice! 
The human body was never meant to consume rice! You see, our genes have hardly changed in more than 30,000 years. However, our food choices and lifestyle have changed dramatically. The caveman would hardly recognize our food or way of life. Caveman food was never cooked as fire was not yet tamed. Thus, he ate only those foods that you can eat without treatment with or by fire. He ate fruits, vegetables, fish (sushi anyone?), eggs, nuts and meat. Yes, even meat. You can even eat meat raw if you were starving in the forest. You have the necessary enzymes to digest meat. However, rice, like wheat and corn, cannot be eaten raw.. It must be cooked. Even if you were starving in the desert, you cannot eat rice in the raw form. This is because we do not have the system of enzymes to break rice down. You were never meant to eat rice. To make matters worse, you not only eat rice, but also make it the bulk of your food. ! In some parts of Asia , rice forms up to 85% of the plate. Even if you take rice, keep it to a minimum. Remember, it is only for your tongue – not your body. Actually, rice and other grains like wheat and corn are actually worse than sugar. There are many reasons:
Rice becomes sugar – lots of it! This is a fact that no nutritionist can deny: rice is chemically no different from sugar. One bowl of cooked rice is the caloric equal of 10 teaspoons of sugar. This does not matter whether it is white, brown or herbal rice. Brown rice is richer in fiber, some B vitamins and minerals but it is still the caloric equal of 10 teaspoons of sugar. To get the same 10 teaspoons of sugar, you need to consume lots of kangkong-10 bowls of it.
Rice is digested to become sugar. Rice cannot be digested before it is thoroughly cooked. However, when thoroughly cooked, it becomes sugar and spikes circulating blood sugar within half an hour-almost as quickly as it would if you took a sugar candy. Rice is very low in the ‘rainbow of anti-oxidants. ‘ This complete anti-oxidant rainbow is necessary for the effective and safe utilization of sugar. Fruits come with a sugar called fructose. However, they are not empty calories as the fruit is packed with a whole host of other nutrients that help its proper assimilation and digestion.
Rice has no fiber. The fiber of the kangkong fills you up long before your blood sugar spikes. This is because the fiber bulks and fills up your stomach. Since white rice has no fiber, you end up eating lots of ‘calorie dense’ food before you get filled up. Brown rice has more fiber but still the same amount of sugar.
Rice is tasteless-sugar is sweet. There is only so much that you can eat at one sitting. How many teaspoons of sugar can you eat before you feel like throwing up? Could you imagine eating 10 teaspoons of sugar in one seating?
Rice is always the main part of the meal. While sugar may fill your dessert or sweeten your coffee, it will never be the main part of any meal. You could eat maybe two to three teaspoons of sugar at one meal. However, you could easily eat the equal value of two to three bowls (20-30 teaspoons) of sugar in one meal. I am always amused when I see someone eat sometimes five bowls of rice (equals 50 teaspoons of sugar) and then asks for tea tarik kurang manis! There is no real ‘built in’ mechanism for us to prevent overeating of rice:
How much kangkong can you eat?
How much fried chicken can you eat?
How much steamed fish can you eat?
Think about that!
In one seating, you cannot take lots of chicken, fish or cucumber, but you can take lots of rice. Eating rice causes you to eat more salt.
As rice is tasteless, you tend to consume more salt-another villain when it comes to high blood pressure. You tend to take more curry that has salt to help flavor rice. We also tend to consume more ketchup and soy sauce which are also rich in salt.
Eating rice causes you to drink less water. The more rice you eat, the less water you will drink as there is no mechanism to prevent the overeating of rice.. Rice, wheat and corn come hidden in our daily food. As rice is tasteless, it tends to end up in other foods that substitute rice like ! rice flo ur, noodles and bread. We tend to eat the hidden forms which still get digested into sugar. Rice, even when cooked, is difficult to digest. Can’t eat raw rice? Try eating rice half cooked. Contrary to popular belief, rice is very difficult to digest. It is ‘heavy stuff’. If you have problems with digestion, try skipping rice for a few days. You will be amazed at how the problem will just go away.
Rice prevents the absorption of several vitamins and minerals. Rice when taken in bulk will reduce the absorption of vital nutrients like zinc, iron and the B vitamins.
Are you a rice addict? Going rice-less may not be easy but you can go rice-less. Eating less rice could be lot easier than you think. Here are some strategies that you can pursue in your quest to eat less rice:
Eat less rice-cut your rice by half. Barry Sears, author of the Zone Diet, advises ‘eating rice like spice’.
Instead, increase your fruits and vegetables.
Take more lean meats and fish.
You can even take more eggs and nuts.
Have ‘riceless’ meals. Take no rice or wheat at say, breakfast. Go for eggs instead. Go on ‘riceless’ days – Go ‘western’ once a week…
Take no rice and breads for one day every week. That can’t be too difficult. Appreciate the richness of your food. Go for taste, colors and smells. Make eating a culinary delight. Enjoy your food in the original flavors.
Avoid the salt shaker or ketchup. You will automatically eat less rice.
Eat your fruit dessert before (Yes! No printing error) your meals.
The fiber rich fruits will ‘bulk up’ in your stomach. Thus, you will eat less rice and more fruits.
It’s your life. Decide what you want to eat!
We do appreciate anyone who have a joke to share, and we learn to laugh at ourselves sometimes at the cranky thing we do. I come across this and would like to share with you! Though life can be tough but a man or woman who have a sense of humour is hard to come by. So, let’s laugh and share our jokes and make this world a better world to live!
An eighteen-year-old girl tells her Mom that she has missed her period
for two months. Very worried, the mother goes to the drugstore and buys a
pregnancy kit. The test result shows that the girl is pregnant.
Shouting, cursing, crying, the mother says, "Who was the pig that did
this to you? I want to know!"
The girl picks up the phone and makes a call.
Half an hour later a Ferrari stops in front of their house; a mature and
distinguished man with grey hair, impeccably dressed in a very expensive
suit, steps out of the car and enters the house.
He sits in the living room with her father, the mother and the girl, and
tells them, "Good morning, your daughter has informed me of the problem.
However, I can’t marry her because of my personal family situation, but
I’ll take charge."
"If a girl is born, I will bequeath her two retail stores, a townhouse, a
beach villa and a $2,000,000 bank account.
If a boy is born, my legacy will be a couple of factories and a
$5,000,000 bank account.
If it is twins, a factory and $2,000,000 each.
However, if there is a miscarriage, what do you suggest I do?"
At this point, the girl father, who had remained silent, places a hand
firmly on the man’s shoulder and tells him;
"Then you try again…!" 
Hi,
I’m Mike Ong and I’m in my late 50s’. I’m looking for male traveling companions to see the world e.g. Central America, Mexico, Central Asia. Africa, Greenland etc. Mode of travel can either be ‘free & easy’ or based on ‘package tours’. Having just retired from my own company, I can go anywhere, anytime and for any duration.
My email address is: butauweng@yahoo.com.sg
Please contact me if you are keen. I will gladly meet up for any further discussion.
With warmest regards
Our November monthly gathering is now set for Tues, 18 Nov 2008. A new place has been found, secretly by Dennis Wee. This place has a large sitting capacity, and should be able to meet our needs. A nice glass wall on one side, large open space on 3rd floor, just up the escalator from the ground floor.
Please observe the club taboos. No discussions on politics, religion, sex, race, direct selling and MLM.
Highlights of the evening :
7.30 pm – SHC Runway , a fashion show of Peranakan bajus (sarongs and kebayas)
Models – courtesy of Susan Chan’s Modelling Agency
Clothes by Dennis Wee’s boutique
Ladies, feel free to come dressed in your sarong kebayas
Registration Session 1 –
Registration Session 2 –
This gathering is strictly for registered SHC members only.
Click here for photos
This is not an April Fool Joke. But a stern reminder to all my readers. We were advised to have a few servings of fruits a day in order to rep the benefits of fruits right? But obviously this is one big no-no fruit to be excluded from your fruity feast!
In Shenzen, more than 10 people who consumes the star fruit had died. And now a 66-year-old, Malaysian who has been suffering from kidney ailment fell into coma after eating the start fruits. Yes, all it takes is one fruit or 100ml of its juice and the ordinarily harmless star fruit transforms poison in a matter of hours for kidney patients. So does this mean, people without kidney problems should be fine with star fruit! My take: Not at all! Prevention is better right?
Universiti Malaya Medical Centre consultant nephrologist said that star fruits contain a neurotoxin which is not present in other fruits. It affects the brain and nerves. In healthy persons, the kidneys filter it out. But for those with kidney problems, this potent toxin cannot be removed and will worsen the consumers’ conditions.
The symptoms of start fruit poisoning include:
~Hiccups
~Numbness and weakness
~Feeling confused
~Agitation
~Epileptic fist
The risk of death is high if you are having kidney ailments! But healthy individuals should beware of this fruit’s potential toxin too. It could also cripple your vitality if you are not lucky. So don’t take it for granted. It’s better to avoid them. Please pass this news to others
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Bachata is very easy to learn and fun to dance. No prior dancing is required.
The class starts from 1st November, Saturday from 3.30pm to 4.30pm at Jonathan & Peggi Dancing Studio, 4 minutes walk from Bugis Mrt Station.
It consists of 10 sessions of one hour each and fee is $100.00 per person.For more information, please contact me at francisemail@yahoo.com
Dear dancers and anyone who are interested to join in the dance and fun!
Our Off Beat Cha Cha will end soon, look out for Latin Rumba.
Latin Rumba is known as the dance of love, it is a slow dance and can be learnt easily. Consider the most romantic, sensuous and versatile of all the Latin American dances. Ladies will learn to move sensuously and the gentlemen will lead and look good while dancing.
Venue: Clementi CC, Clementi Avenue 4 (8 minutes from Clementi MRT)
Time: 7.00-8.00pm 
Course Fee: $35.00 Member/$38.00 for Non-member for 8 lessons. 
You can’t get this rate for a dance course anywhere! Come and learn and treat it as a jam session with a teacher thrown in for $4.40 cents for a lesson!
HI ALL SHC DANCERS
First of all let me and Alice congratulate James and Susan Tan for organising the sparkling dance show at the Kovan CC last night, which unfortunately we were not able to be presence. The coming dance event at the Esplanade will definitely bring more interest to the dancing circle of the SHC.
Heres the latest highlights of the DANCE FESTIVAL at the ESPLANADE – STRICTLY BALLROOM
DATE: 19th OCTOBER, 2008 (SUNDAY)
VENUE: ESPLANADE OPEN COURTYARD (stage right in front of the Main Entrance)…F R E E….
ATTRACTIONS: Performances and workshops By top American Professional Champions DB & KG (unfortunately non SHC names are not allowed to be mentioned here)
Performances by 10 Dance Youth Champions
SCHEDULES: 6.00 to 6.45pm Latin Cha Cha, Jive and Samba performances by youth champions
Jive workshop for kids (aged 6 and above) by DB & KG
8.15 to 10.30pm Latin Cha Cha, Rumba and Paso Doble performances by DB & KG
Waltz and Rumba workshop by DB
Non-stop ballroom and social dance music by top DJ to party the night away.
HAPPY DANCIN’……….C U THERE
RON n ALICE LAI
Dear members,
Photos taken on 15-Oct-2008 at Kovan:
https://silverhairsclub.com/shc1/shc081015/ and SAMPLE Videos of Salsa & 1st Line dance:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5074842913947120107&hl=enÂ
A big thank you to Oi Cheng, Patrick Lee and Joy Chuang and other fotographers for doing such
a splendid job.
My sincerest thanks to all who have come to attend our UnUsUal dance event at Kovan CC tonite.
Without your support, this event would not be a success.
My heartfelt appreciation to our founder and chief Terence Seah for supporting this dance event
whoelheartedly and for his generousity to sponsor all the prizes and tokens of appreciation.
I would also like to thank the dancers and appointment holders who make this gathering
a much talk-about rendezvous.
My unreserved appreciation to the following performers:
Disco Rockers
Danz
Rene Leong
Lum Fook
Susan Chan
Dennis Wee
Marg Tian
Thomas Loh
Shirleen Kao
Line Dancers
Lydia Chin
Vivian Ler
Ronald Wie
Annie Loh
Agnes Seow
Doreen Ng
Hamidah Ishak
Joanne Ang
Latin Performers
Francis Mangalam
Catherine Koh
Susan Tan
Lydia Chin
James Tan
Not forgeting our extremely helpful appointments holders:
My Co_Organizer & Disco cheoreographer – Susan Tan
Master of Ceremony (MC) – Kazay Chua (new member)
Registration – Janet Heng and Karen Thio
Videographer/photographer – Patrick Lee and Joy Chuang
Sound manager – Ronald Lee
Book giver – Ivan Lim
Tangerine Cafe managers – Derrick, Dexter and Linda
If you have comments regarding this event, you are welcome to give your views.
This will help organiser of next event to make it even more successful.
If this venue is favorable to most members, I would not mind to hold another monthly meeting
in the near future with more performances. This time I may tie up with the CC management if
we can use multifunction hall next to the cafe. The hall is more spacious and has better lighting.
All you valuable comments and suggestions are most welcome.
sincerely,
james
As I will be away to Africa on a biz mission 2 sell slippers to the Africians, here are some appetizers for your coming weekend njoyment ahead of the many events in the coming mths.
You have two choices in life: You can stay single and be miserable,
When a woman steals your husband,
A little boy asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?"
Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
Just think, if it wasn’t for marriage, men would go through life
thinking they had no faults at all.
First guy says, "My wife’s an angel!"
Second guy remarks, "You’re lucky. Mine’s still alive."
A Woman’s Prayer
Dear Lord, I pray for Wisdom, to understand a man, to love and to forgive him, and for Patience, for his moods. Because, Lord, if I pray for
Strength, I’ll just beat him to death.
AND NOW FOR THE FAVORITE!!!
Husband and wife are waiting at the bus stop with their nine children.
A blind man joins them after a few minutes.
The blind man replies, "If you would’ve put a rubber at the end of
YOUR stick, we’d be riding the bus … so shut the hell up."
Hi All,
Sharing this colourful English humour from (Jennifer Wong), admist all the financial dark cloud.
To the Citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
In
light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates
for President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give
notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately.
(You should look up ‘revocation’ in the Oxford English Dictionary.)
Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties
over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except Kansas, which
she does not fancy).
Your new Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, will appoint a Governor for America without the need for further elections.
Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire may be
circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed.
To aid in the transition to a British Crown dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:
1. The letter ‘U’ will be reinstated in words such as ‘colour,’
‘favour,’ ‘labour’ and ‘neighbour.’ Likewise, you will learn to
spell ‘doughnut’ without skipping half the letters, and the
suffix ‘-ize’ will be replaced by the suffix ‘-ise.’ Generally,
you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable
levels. (look up ‘vocabulary’).
2. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises
such as ”like’ and ‘you know’ is an unacceptable and inefficient form
of communication. There is no such thing as U.S. English. We will let
Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will
be adjusted to take into account the reinstated letter ‘u” and the
elimination of ‘-ize.’
3. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday.
4. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns,
lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers
and therapists shows that you’re not quite ready to be
independent. Guns should only be used for shooting grouse.
If you can’t sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a
therapist, then you’re not ready to shoot grouse.
5. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything
more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. Although a permit will be
required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.
6. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will
start driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same
time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit
of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will
help you understand the British sense of humour.
7. The former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been
calling gasoline) of roughly $10/US 20 gallon. Get used to
it.——————-8. You will learn to make real chips. Those
things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you
insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real
chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with catsup
but with vinegar.
9. The cold, tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually
beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be
referred to as beer, and European brews of known and accepted
provenance will be referred to as Lager. South African beer is
also acceptable, as they are pound for pound the greatest sporting
nation on earth, and it can only be due to the beer. They are
also part of the British Commonwealth – see what it did for them.
American brands will be referred to as Near-Frozen Gnat’s Urine, so
that all can be sold without risk of further confusion.
10. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as
good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors
to play English characters. Watching Andie Macdowell attempt
English dialogue in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin
to having one’s ears removed with a cheese grater.
11. You will cease playing American football. There is only one
kind of proper football; you call it soccer. Those of you brave
enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some
similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a
rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like a
bunch of nancies).
12. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable
to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played
outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware there is a
world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will
learn cricket, and we will let you face the South Africans first to
take the sting out of their deliveries.
13. You must tell us who killed JFK. It’s been driving us mad.
14. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty’s
Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all
monies due (backdated to 1776).—————15. Daily Tea Time begins
promptly at 4 p.m. with proper cups, with saucers, and never mugs, with
high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; plus strawberries (with
cream) when in season.
God Save the Queen! Cheers
This Fri 17 Oct 2008, Roger Lim has offered to moderate the second session on "Managing retirement investments – equities".
Roger specialises in stocks, and would like his session limited to stocks. If you have any questions or concerns, Roger requests you to table them here. Thank you Roger.
Meantime, we are trying to see if we can get another person to lead on the topic of USD going forward. Will keep you informed.
The earlier Post is https://silverhairsclub.com/2008/09/2139.
If you would like to come, please do let us know.
Terence Seah
Registration List:
Hi SHC members
I am interested in joining travel packages which cater for single travellers. As air and hotel packages cater to twin sharing, I’m wondering whether anyone is keen in setting up a sort of travel club to match people (same sex to share accomodation). This will help to cut down travelling costs.
I don’t mind helping to coordinate in this travel club, if someone is keen to work with me.
Joan
We made thro another week of market turbulence and uncertainties!!
We will SURVIVE!! ….remember the Donna Summer song :-))
Have a good weekend folks!!!
I am currently reading…Angels Fall by Nora Roberts…a good read , peppered with witty dialogue, suspense, fantastic bedroll :-))…and I came across this joke, so thot I share it with you….
A game warden came across this woman in a boat, reading a book.
And asks her if she has a fishing license.
She says she’s not fishing, she’s reading a book.
Game warden says..”U got the equipment for fishing in there, so I m going to to hve to write u a citation”.
She says…”U do that, I’m going to hve to bring sexual molestation charges against you”.
“Well” the warden says with some outrage…”Lady, I never sexually molested you!”
And she says, “But u got the equipment for it”
Brief account of myself.
Retired from electronic consumer products manufacturing industries in 2002.
Started equity trading from 2001 to 2004(2-hours every night), while still working.
Worked for 3 yrs in an insurance company until 2007.
Started spot forex trading from 2007 till today.
Best Regds,
T S Lim
I just received a very meaningful article published by Steven Chia in his blog at Channel NewsAsia website; thought I like to share with you ….
START I’ve just come back from Melbourne having spent about 2 weeks there. It’s a trip we make about twice a year since my wife’s parents live there. So it’s nice to have family to go back to but I think this particular trip was special also because my in laws are quite a bit older. (My father in law is in his 90s!) It’s special because I think Lucy (my two and a half year old) was able to energize the house. She was a “noise maker”, but in a good way because I think she really gave them a new lease of life and of course, being grandparents, they doted on her – which she loved!
It’s also been an eye opener because you begin to see what it’s like for parents when all their children have left home and they are left on their own. My wife is from a family of 6 kids so you can just imagine the kind of “noise” that occurred on a daily basis. Then suddenly, it’s all gone, one day you realize the house is quiet and you’re back to where you were before the kids came. And it’s not like you prepared for it. You were so busy with raising the family and working that it creeps up on you and it just surprises you one day.
I got a small taste of that in the lead up to this trip because my wife and daughter had gone up 2 weeks ahead of me. So for 2 weeks, I was on my own. I left an empty house and I came back to an empty house and it really wasn’t the same. It felt like the house was far too big and pointless. Again a reminder that it’s not much point having all these material “luxury” goods if you don’t get to enjoy it with anyone.
And the great thing about kids is that they are not picky. They don’t judge people before they’ve met them. They don’t see age, race, gender…it’s all the same to them, so there is no discrimination. That’s why we speak about the innocence and purity of youth, unfortunately, it’s something that fades with time and we can’t “bring it back” no matter how hard we try to. Once you’ve been hurt, been let down, been disappointed by others, you can’t help but be more skeptical about the world.
It’s funny because it seems the more we learn, the worst life seems to get. From a very simplistic point of view, ignorance is bliss and life without all the complications of being an adult really is a lot more enjoyable. Think of a kid’s life…eat, sleep, play, eat, play, sleep…never a care in the world, how great is that!
So once again this time off has made me treasure my family more. I’m reminded of the importance of spending time with the people you care about. Too often we get caught up in the desire to achieve more, to earn more, to have better stuff…but do we really need it? Think of the happiest times you’ve had with your family or your loved ones…did that really cost you a lot of money? And imagine how great it would be if you could spend more time having those “moments” than spending lots of money later on trying to “recreate” those moments. A moment cannot be replaced or replicated. That’s why it’s a moment, that’s why it’s special.
The way I see it, I’m going to try and grab as many of those moments as I can…
END
"It’s the little things you do that can make a big difference. What are you attempting to accomplish? What little thing can you do today that will make you more effective? You are probably only one step away from greatness." – Bob Proctor
Some beautiful photos of Singapore skyline during the F1 Night Race
Click link below
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/09/the_singapore_grand_prix.html
I
had the chance on the last Sat before the road was closed to drive
around the circuit to have a feel of what it was like, thanks to someone who reminded me of it. Maybe the next
time we should get the Shag cyclists and bladders to do what Alfonso
did , test the circuit in the wee hours , huh Douglas, Kat and gang??
Cheers
Dear SHCians,
Learn dancing to have a healthy lifestyle and widen your friend circle in middle-age (with thick silver hair) and golden age (thin silver hair or no hair)
Dance: Ballroom Dance – Slow Foxtrot(Elementary)
Let us form a group and learn dances as fun and exercise.
Please register here. You can also contact me at francisemail@yahoo.com
Monthly Walk: PipeLine Ramble 3 (from Turf City to Bt Panjang Pk)
Date: 11 October 2008 (Saturday)
Start Time: we shall start the walk at 4.30pm sharp!
Duration: less than 3 hours.
Meeting Point:
at TURF CITY – the waiting point for shuttle service to/fro Clementi.
Getting There: (in your travel time, do allow waiting time)
1) from Clementi or Toa Payoh Bus Interchanges to Turf City: take the complimentary half-hourly(approx) Free shuttle bus services.
2) Alternate, Public Bus Services:
2a) Services Along Dunearn Road: 66, 67, 74, 77, 151, 154, 157, 170, 170X, 171, 174, 700, 852, 960, 961, 970. Alight at the bus stop opposite Sixth Avenue Centre
2b) Services Along Bukit Timah Road: 66, 67, 74, 77, 151, 154, 157, 170, 170X, 174, 171, 700, 851, 852, 960, 961, 970, 980. Alight at the bus stop at Sixth Avenue Centre.
(If you are taking these Public Buses, after alighting, take a 5-mins walk towards Turf City, look for the shuttle service waiting point to/fro Clementi)
Leaders for this walk: JeffreyLim & ChristinaCL Chan.
The 2nd ramble "PLR-2" came to past in August 2008; the trial ended at Turf City. Let’s Ramble On to another part of Singapore!…….
The terrain is not too rugged. A grassland fringed by trees; though slopes are gradual there might be little or no defined foot holds ie., could be a little slippery so, proper footwear is encouraged.
This segment has only 1 obstacle which might provide a wee challenge.
The options are:
1) get down & walk a U-shaped DRAIN. Not wide canals. Whilst you are crossing, hope no water gushes out on you…. heehehe
2) leap across, ensure you land on the narrow ledge (at most, your head will hit not a wall but the huge waterpipe "OUCH!" the echos ‘gong…ng….ng’! ringing in your ears for a couple of secs.
3) perhaps, there is another way to cross over? we shall see…..
After passing through Bukit Panjang Park, we shall end the walk with dinner at a big coffeshop (Blk 272) where a variety of food awaits you.
WALK ENDS: Blk 272 Bangkit Road, off Bt Pangjang Rd.
LRT Station: Bangkit.
Bus Services along Bt Panjang Rd: 171, 187, 190, 700, 960, 963.
Please Register here.
Registered:
1. Daisy Yeo 2. Karen Thio 3. Roger Lim 4. Mei Foo 5. Susan Tan 6. James Tan 7. Wee Chin 8. Andrew Yeung 9.Dan Huang 10. Joy Chuang 11. Alicia Soh 12. Mike Tan 13. Charles Wee 14. Veronique Lee 15. Kristin Leong 16. Venika Leong 17. Alice Seah; 18. Patsy Lim; 19. Steven Chan; 20. Pauline Khoo; 21. Angeline Ong; 22. Lee King Seng; 23. Lina Ng; 24. Susan Chang; 25. Ah Nee; 26. MollyC ; 27. RonaldL; 28. Oi Cheng; 29. Kwee Swee Meng; 30. JeffreyL; 31. ChristinaCL
NOTE:
1) If the mozzies always like you, do bring the insect sprays.
2) There are no ‘toilet’ facilities & no shelter from raindrops.
Stay cool! Be cool! 
C ya!
ChristinaCL Chan & Jeffrey Lim & CharlesWee, Veronica Wong, Mary Tan.
Background of this Trial:
What is this PipeLine Ramble?" Most of you would know that a water
pipeline runs from Johor to Singapore but have anybody thought to trace the route"?
The entire trail of approx 21 km will take around 8 to 9hours! We had
intended to introduce this trail in 3 separate segments but after the 1st ramble; to truly enjoy this exciting, challenging trail it has now been segmented into 4 parts.
Each part of the route has a different terrain and each opens up a part of Singapore seldom seen.
1st segment from Pearl’s Hill to Farrer Road, Apr08.
2nd segment from Farrer Road to Turf City, Aug08 (the pixs are found in
the same post dd 23July08).
Click here to view photos
Dear SHCians,
The schedule for Q4 (Oct to Dec08):
11Oct PipeLine Ramble 3
08Nov MacRitchie Suspension Bridge
13Dec (have fun doing your Christmas shopping)
We shall hang up our walking shoes for 2 months: No walks for Dec08 and Jan09. 
Another year of exciting, interesting trails! 
For 2.5 years, there were only 3 of us in the walk team: Charles Wee, Veronique Wong and I. Joining us in 2008, we have Mary Tan and Jeffrey Lim, that makes 5! JeffL joined us mid year and introduced the interesting "trail of our water pipeline". We also visited the new HortPark/Southern Ridges.
Do you know?
Monthly walk schedule: 2nd Saturday/each month! unless otherwise stated.
Details of each walk: Post will appear approx 2 weeks prior to scheduled date.
Rain or shine, scheduled walks will not be cancelled.
We wish to encourage YOU to join the Walk team as "EOs"!
You just need to give time; have a sense of direction, like to organize/lead and Enjoy meeting people. 
we will share with you.. come, talk to us…….
Till then…. stay Cool!
The Walk Team
(Charles Wee, Christina Chan, Veronica Wong, Mary Tan & Jeffrey Lim)
Dear SHCians,
Thank you for the great support so far. The program for Oct 15 gathering is ready.
Due to only a handful of members able to turn up for Session 1, there’s a slight shift in the time slot.
Please scroll down for details
Date: 15th-October-2008 (Wednesday)
Time : 5.00opm -7.00pm (Session 1 – for retirees & flexi-timers)
7.00pm – 10.30pm (Session 2 – for busy professionals and nite owls)
Venue : Kovan CC, Tangerine Cafe (same as July 08 venue)
207, Hougang St 21 (5 min walk from kovan MRT)
Direction to Kovan CC:
http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_18687/travel_site_1/
Pls indicate if you are coming for Session 1 or 2; else I presume you will be attending both.
The followings have registered:
Session 1
1) Terence Seah (founder and chief)
2)
3) Catherine Yeo
4) Wee Jee
5) Norhayati
6) Catherine Ho
7) Pauline Chew
8) Ronald Lee
9) Neo Sock Cheng
10) Karen Thio
12) Mega Abdullah
Session 2
1) Patrick Lee (new mbr & Videographer)
2) Terence Seah (founder and chief)
3) Danz
4) Joy Chuang (photographer)
5) Susan Tan
6) Ivy Low SH
7) Francis R Mangalam
8a) Catherine Koh
9) Ronald Wie
10) Lydia Chin
11) Rene Leong
12) Susan Chan
13) Shirleen Kao
14) Dennis Wee
15) Thomas Loh
16) Lum Fook
17) James Tan
18) Lee Ah Nee
19) Janet Heng (Registration)
20) Lily Ho Willocq
21) Mary Chan
22) Agnes Seow
23) Steven Chan
24) Annie Loh
25) Malyne Suen (new mbr)
26) Molly Chua
27) Kenneth Tan
28) Bira
29) Ivan Lim (have novels to give away)
30) Marg Tian
31) Catherine Ho
32) Dolly Lim (helping to make name cards)
33) Oi Cheng
34) Suzhang
35) Juliet
36) Lina
37) Doreen Ng
38) Charles Wee
39) Julie Yeo
40) Karen Thio (Registration)
41) June Tan
42) Hamidah Ishak
43) Joanne Ang
44) Angela Straatan
45) Norlinda
46) Anna Seet
47) Judy Lim
48) Caroline Gee
49) Andrew Thio
50) Boon Liang
51) Lina Tan
52) Peng Peng
53) Helen Wong
54) Shirley Wee (new member)
55) Caroline Sit
56) Jeffrey Lim
57) Ronald Lee
56) Irene Seet
57) Patrick Khoo
58) Kazay Chua (MC – new member)
59) Hyacinth D’Silva
60) Meifoo
61) Aaron How
62) Lin Chuah (Helper)
63) Amy Ko
64) Albert Tan
65) Maggie Teo
66) James Chan
67) Eileen Lee
68) Daisy Yeo
69) Agnes Tan
70) Gwyneth Lee
71) Paul Leong
72) Jenny Leong
73) Florine Teo
74) Veronique
75) Ann To (tentative)
76) Janet Chan (tentative)
77) Constance Wong
78) Elina Tan (Helper)
79) Linda Chang
80) Roger Wong
81) Victor Khor
82) Jessie Teo
83) Elizabeth Tay
84) Vince Wong
85) Carol Tan
86) Mary Loo
87) Angeline June Ong
88) Andrew Yeung
89) Ann Lim
90) Steven Chan
91) Jeremy Tan
92) Wee Jee
93) Nora Chia
94) Alicia Lim
95) Roger Lim
96) Lilian Teo
97) Vivien Ler
98) Alice Seah
99) Betty Lim
100) Gingko Tay
101) Seok Cheng
102) Andrew Thio
103) Maria Tan
104) Mary Tan
105) Patricia Kew
106) Lilian Lee
107) Anne Chee
108) Jonathan Ong
109) Patsy Lim
110) Chin Boon
111) Michelle Khoo
112) Peter Goh
113) Mike Tan
114) Alicia Soh
115) Rena Wong
116) Clara Chay
117) Zahriah Kassim
118) Josephine Yap
119) Kristy Quek
120) Robert Quek
121) Paul Kong
122) Peggy Kong
123) Emily Boon
124) Pauline Khoo
125) Grace Ong (new member)
126) Cecil Ong (new member)
127) Maureen Lee
5pm-7pm – Session 1 – Chit chat session and dinner (own expense). No performance.
7.00pm – Session 2 registration
7.15pm – 8pm – Dinner and members networking (normal program)
8pm – 8.10pm – Opening Speech by founder of SHC (Terence Seah)
8.10pm-8.25pm – Dance Performances 1
8.30pm-9.30pm – Dinner and Networking
9.30pm-9.45pm – Dance Performances 2
9.45pm-9.50pm – Presentation of Tokens of appreciation (Terence Seah)
9.50pm-10.30pm – Learn to Disco Rock for all members (lead by Susan Tan)
Order of dance items will be announced on the day of gathering
List of dancers:
1) Susan Tan
2) Dan Huang, Rene Leong, Dennis Wee, Shirleen Kao, Lum Fook, Susan Chan, Thomas Loh, Marg
3) Francis Mangalam
4) Lydia Chin, Ronald Wie, Vivien Ler, Annie Loh
5) Catherine Koh
6) Doreen Ng, Hamidah Ishak, Joanne Ang
7) James Tan
Dance perfromances:
Disco Rock
Line and country dance
Salsa
Samba
Latin Rhumba
Bachata
Please give your full supoort to the special teams of dancers who will be out to entertain and thrill you.
Get your fellow SHCians to come for this inaugural and unusual Monthly Gathering at Kovan CC.
sincerely,
james n susan tan
Click here to view photos
Dear folks, a short trip this time and another opportunity to have fun and fellowship together!
Schedule
6.30am Meeting point to decide later. Proceed to Causeway. make sure your passport is with you and is 6 months before expiry.
8.00am Breakfast at Sentosa Johore Bahru
10.00am Arrive at Fruits Plantation (200 types of fruits). Proceed to Lucky Mango Farm which produces sweet mangoes (1 kg at RM$5/- very cheap!)
12.00pm Seafood lunch at Kim Hoe Seafood Garden. After lunch we proceed to a special chinese biscuit shop.
1.40pm Visit Ostrich Farm. Admission fee RM$6/- per person
4.oopm Proceed to Kota Tinggi to ‘Sotong Man’ to buy dried seafood. Leave Kota Tinggi for Johore Bahru to JUSCO for shopping.
6.30pm Dinner at Apollo Restaurant in Johore Bahru.
7.30pm Depart for Singapore!
Cost (All inclusive): S$45.00 only!
Closing date: October 4, 2008.
We are running short of time! Those keen to join please pay to Joy’s POSB Saving Account. 159-131645
Danz n Joyz
Hi friends,
Learn dancing to have a healthy lifestyle and widen your friend circle in middle-age(with thick silver hair) and golden age(thin silver hair or no hair)
I give below the new dance classes
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DANCE |
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Wed |
15/10/08 |
7.15pm |
SALSA -TURNS AND PATTERNS |
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Wed |
15/10/08 |
8.15pm |
MERENGUE & BACHATA |
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Thu |
16/10/08 |
7.15pm |
LATIN CHA CHA |
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Thu |
16/10/08 |
8.15pm |
LATIN RUMBA |
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Thu |
16/10/08 |
9.15pm |
LATIN SAMBA |
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Let us form a group and learn dances as fun.
Please register here.
You can also contact me at francisemail@yahoo.com
PLEASE REFER TO ORIGINAL POST DATED AUGUST 6TH, 2008 FOR FULL DANCE LIST & DATES
F1 fever came and gone, with the howling of the sport-car engines piercing in the air still ringing in the ears, we, now have to settle down more to earth of the dance fever coming in October at the Esplanade’s Forecourt. Watch the various dances performing between October 9th to 19th, you may have the chance to get in the act and take to the floor. Do you waltz or do the salsa? Whatever your dance style, there’s something for everyone in this dance event. Alice and I will see you there.
HAPPY DANCIN’
Ron n Alice Lai
The value of each support package is worth an additional $25,000 (USD) and includes:
Design Support
Legal Support
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Marketing Support
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Hi all,
Am a newbie to the Club (thanks to BBCat) and look forward to join the fellow club members in some of the activities.
I am a CPA but now working only on part-time basis (enough of the high stress JOB so now taking things easy) I also teach Line Dancing in the CCs and that is my only form of excersing for now 
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I have just taken up a new hobby in Basic Photpgraphy in Jun and still learning the ropes…….any felllow photography enthusiats out there looking for kakis to go for photo shoot?
I enjoy the outdoor activities like fishing, camping, cycling( have not been on a bike for many years and will be keen to pick this up again) . Did stained glass, pan clay, macrame, cross sttich embroidery and beading in the past too but now eye sight not as good liao sigh 
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Enjoy the occasional MJ game too but not a good player, will sing a few lines at karaoke and Oh yes I live to eat 
and will never say no especially to seafood …….. yummy yum yum
Would love to attend the 15 Oct member’s get together but I have an evening class to teach so will be a bit tough to make it on time…..will try to see if I can re-schedule my work hours to go to the 3.00pm session.
Looking forward to be part of the SHC and hope I can do my (small) to help/serve in any way.
Cheers
Sock Cheng aka Sockie
Hi all Craft & K’OK lover
I will be conducting a craft class of "mini bookmarks" & k’ok on the 25/oct/2008.
Craft – Mini Bookmarks
Place : Heritage Condo at Dover Road Time : 1.00pm – 2.30 pm
Materials & course Fee : S$15 ( 2 pcs of bookmarks – choices of glass beads & accessories)
Photo of Mini Bookmark : http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/lohyks/Karen%20Thio/MiniBookmark.jpg
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Karaoke Session : 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Function Room : S$20 (will be share among all member in this event)
Please bring along all your favourite Hokkien CD – "Train Station" disc
Those who are interested, please register here.
Karen Thio
Registration for Craft
Registration for K’ok
