Category: Activities indoors, Crafts, Hobbies

UPDATED: 26 June 2023

Enthusiastic members hand at work…

VENUE CHANGED: BLOCK 93B TELOK BLANGAH STR 31 12 FLOOR

Hi All

Tom Low have posted the above craft (on SHC FB) I make for him and many has shown interest – I am going to EO this activity, my 2nd time in SHC.

This is the link for you to understand more of the craft n all the photos posted in SHC FB – www.youtube.com/shorts/G9rfOwdc7a8

Interested Members, can register to this Forum

• DATE: Monday, 26 June 2023 @ 7:00pm
• VENUE: Block 93B Telok Blangah Street 31 @ 12th Floor
• FEE: $15.00 per participant (inclusive of a set of craft + Coffee|Tea only)

You will learn the basics and then bring home to complete your task.

Registered Members (Full Name): –

1. Joanne Khoo
2. Wendy Yam
3. Irene Lim
4. Teresa Kwan
5. Henry Toh
6. Joyce Chua
7. Prema Lata
8. Celina Chong

This is posted on behalf of Alice Tan – EO for Newbies Meet-up

Hear the calling, Yes, yes, you did not heard wrongly.

Calling all newbies, let’s gather at Shaw Centre on 16/01/2023, Monday from 6 pm to 9pm to have dinner and chat. Let’s enjoy and have a wonderful evening together.

EO : Alice Tan

https://www.facebook.com/613633346/videos/828060288470028/

EXTRA !!!! EXTRA !!!!

I am sure that everyone know who is she – yes yes..super active 1) will bring her love of gift  for every members attending this event.
It’s a lab product (HSA Approved) soap which can help to reduce freckles , fairer skin , smooth skin and for Eczema problems too. The gift is in smaller heart shape , made by my 2 partners (both are retired Dr) Hope everyone like it. Click on the below AM Soap to see more info ya… Thank you for the kind generosity
AM Soap
Dear All,
Y2022 coming to the end and we will be organising our last monthly gathering for Y2022 with joyous theme for Xmas. Come dressed up in Red/Green/White or better still, as Santa Claus or others… Details as follows:
Date: 18 December 2022 (Sunday)
Time: 12noon – 5.00pm
Venue: Artbites Cafe, TRCC Republic Poly
All new and old members from different interest groups eg dancing, crafts, walking, cooking, gardening, cycling, travel, Batam, Thailand, JB and makan.
Venue Artbites Cafe, a cosy cafe, right in the relaxed setting of TRCC Republic Polytechnic.
MRT: Woodlands MRT, followed by Bus# 169 from Woodlands Interchange and alight at 2nd bus stop.
Western Menu – Food certified halal as listed
– salad
– french onion soup
– mala pasta
– chicken chunk
– garlic butter prawn
– broccoli w oyster sauce
– fish & chip
– potato curry puff
– mini cake
– cut fruit
– coffee/ tea
– jug of Water
Extras : Xmas log cake
Strictly no outside food is allowed to bring into the Cafe also
No liquor and/or beers are allowed too
Price: $ 25 nett / pax, payable to Treasurer Dolly Lim.
Paynow 9815 9363.
Limited seating : 80 first registered/first paid SHC Ordinary members only
Refund if cancelled before 10th December 2022. Seat will be given to next on waiting list.
Volunteers super required to the committees, kindly whatsapp
EO – Mia – 89388253
Co-EO -Joanne – 93697268
Highlights:
1) Gift exchanges among the members tagged a minimum $5.00 (own expense)
2) Ice breaker games : Anyone games to do this?
More to add ons to be list… Any one keen to help out, let us know your program, we will defnitely get back to you..
Come to register early and enjoy the fun of Xmas…. Cheers… Organising Committes
Registered and Paid
1) Mia Cheong – EO (19/11)
2) Joanne Khoo – Co-EO (19/11)
3) Stewart Chu 19/11
4) Emily Woo 20/11
5) Joy Tang 20/11
6) Margaret Wong – 20/11
7) Yvonne Loo 20/11
8) Rosalind Choon 20/11
9) KC Loh 20/11
10) Vincci Lee 20/11
11) Maggie Loh 20/11
12) Gingko Tay 20/11
13) Katherine Wong – 20/11
14) Ivy Lim 20/11
15) Caroline Gee 20/11
16) Dolly Lim 20/11
17) Calvin Chow 20/11
18) Iris Lim 20/11
19) Vincent Hee 20/11
20) Aminah Bee 21/11
21) Sandra Chuah 21/11
22) Henry Cheong 21/11
23) Katherine Yap 21/1
24) William Heng 21/11
25) Maureen Lee 21/11
26) Susan Shiu 22/12
27) Irene Ng 22/11
28) Pattiya 22/11
29) Jean Kwek 23/11
30) Yew Kwong 24/11
31) Joan Ang 24/11
32) Frank Poh 24/11
33) Joanna Lee 24/11
34) Sue ChanWN 25/11
35) Dorothy Loh 25/11*
36) Terence Seah 25/11
37) Jean Lim 25/11
38) Aunty Miao 25/11
39) Thomas Loh 25/11
40) Helen Chiew 26/11
41) Lydia Poh 26/11
42) Jerry Han 26/11
43) Joyce Bong 26/11
44) Peggy Goh 26/11
45) Eileen Tan 26/11
46) Daisy Phua 26/11
47) Fong WC 27/11
48) Sindhu Missy 27/11
49) Jessie Ong 27/11
50) Doris Tang 27/11
51) Jasmine Wong 27/11
52) Christina Chan 28/11
53) Sarene Teo 28/11
54) Leon Lau 28/11
55) Amy GraceNg 28/11
56) Michael Woodworth 28/11
57) Loh KM 28/11
58) Cola Tan 28/11
59) Julie Khoo 28/11
60) Teresa Tng 29/11
61) Frederick Hu 29/11
62) Marie Chong 29/11
63) Pauline Soh 30/11
64) Hilda Lim 30/11
65) Florence Ching 30/11
66) Chan Nai San 30/11
67) Teo Tian Boo 2/12
68) Christina Quek 2/12
69) Koh Chai Hoon 2/12
70) Audrey Ang 2/12
71) Betty Liang 2/12
72) Winnie Tan 4/12
73) Lawrence Lee 4/12
74) Jessie Khor 4/12
75) James Tan CL 4/12
76) Angela Chia 5/12
77) Marilyn Koh 5/12
78) Jennifer Kan 5/12
79) Vincent Siew 6/12
80) Sheema Conde 10/12
FULL AND REGISTRATION CLOSED

https://sarahscoop.com/7-games-you-can-play-with-friends-over-zoom/

Gather a EO to form into a team to play during Zoom.

If the response is good – form into break up room.

Seek more EO to volunteer – let have fun , more fun and more versatile in Zoom.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LMMhQRkzOLvPAEDQT3j5KwFutP50kcA2?usp=sharing

Since there is no taker here, I will be giving them away thru FB now.  I will be deleting this post by April 23 2020 by 5pm.  Thank you

Dear Members,
I have numerous ‘white elephants’ which is my trash now but someone’s treasures to be shared here. But I would like to share these giveaways during the Zoom session. Pictures will be added in later

However, I would prefer these to be given away to those members that I can see them via Zoom even though I might not have meet you in person before. If any members see anything you like here, you may want to consider to meet me in Zoom. I have yet to plan a date for this. But my preferred timing will be after 7pm weekdays. I will definitely choose a day whereby most members can meet me lor.. These giveaways will be mailed out once you are selected, however, you will need to pay for postage and other expenses incurred. Rest assured there will be no overcharged as I gave away very often thru my FB page. But for this time, I decided to give a try at SHC instead

Till then… Cheers… Dolly

I am looking for acoustic guitar,ukulele and cajon player and vocalist to form a new acoustic group. Currently I am the lead acoustic guitarist of such a group but wish to form another to meet up with others. We play vintage 60s and 70s Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien and English songs.No need to be very good as practices will make us better. I have tutorials in soft and hard copies to help.
New member must has keen interest to learn and is committed to practise on weekdays during office hours only. We plan to tour old folk homes and rc centres.

I guess some of us do not have the time to keep aquarium fishes when we were younger. Maybe because we are busy working or we have not develop the interest.

Today, some of us have the time. We may have grand children to entertain. We may start with a bowl, buy some guppies or some goldfishes. Only to see the lively fishies swimming around the new acquarium and bringjng a whole new world infront of us. A great way to enjoy ageing.

Then, we realise we have to get fish food, what to do when they swim upside down, refuse to talk with us, or refuse to make love and create babies. Sometimes, they grow too big and what do we do with them?

For some of us, we not happy with just guppies. We want to see sword fishes, fighting Siam fishes, Koi’s and $500 Red heads.

We adventure into JB to look for exotic aquarium fishes, find cheaper feed, pumps and filters. And we find friends to go with.

I would like to start a SHC Aquarium fish hobby group for members who have at least one fish in their homes or who have kept an aquarium before, and like to revive this hobby.

This hobby will start as a WhatsApp group for numbers to communicate. Strictly no URLs, no videos, audios, and copy and paste. ONE fish or acquarium accessory picture a day is allowed.

Plse WhatsApp text 9489- 4360 to participate. Strictly SHC members only. Registration closes 25 Oct 019 and participation starts 26 Oct 2019.

* SilverhairsClub will help develop hobbies for members from time to time. Do let your group leader GL know or any senior SHC member know. They will help you get registered too.

Terence Seah

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If you are interested in art craft and like to try stone art, you may come and join me in this hands on sharing session to create gifts or showpieces with stones. No artistic skills required, just patience and focus.

Venue : Peninsular Plaza
111 North Bridge Road, #06-30/31
Date : Monday 14 August 2017
Time : 3 to 5 pm
Material fee : $5

Attendees:
1). Marie Sng
2). Sylvia Chan
3). Gillian Lim
4). Theresa Lee
5). Helen Soh
6). Stella Sheng
7). Steven Chan
8). Elsie Ho

If you are interested in art craft and like to try stone art, you may come and join me in this hands on sharing session to create gifts or showpieces in stones. No artistic skills required, just patience and focus.

Venue : Peninsular Plaza
111 North Bridge Road, #06-30/31
Date : Monday 19 June 2017
Time : 2.30 to 4.30 pm
Material fee : $5
Limited slots. Please register your interest here:

Attendees:
Lim Joo Tian
Janice Lim
Laura Wee
Rosalind Chan
Helen Soh

Hi everyone,
Let me first introduce my humble self – Adeline Yeo – have never written to silver hairs club besides attending a few get together. I am wondering how many of us have always wished to give personalized yet relatively affordable gifts to people whom we get in touch with. Well let me introduce you to the world of acrylic painting, which both young and old, with or without artistic ability can learn easily.

When I first picked up acrylic painting 15 years ago, I had no idea that it would not only bring much joy, creativity, freedom of expression, more friends and best of all extra monetary gains. Acrylic can be painted on most surfaces such as: fabric, paper, cards, fiberboard, wood, plastic and even stones. Thus I hope to share this skill and interest with others who are equally passionate about learning crafts.

The internet, schools and books expose you to a world of both knowledge and confusion about acrylic. Here I list just some of the few subjects:
• Different objects: sceneries, birds, flowers, still life, portraits, landscapes, etc
• Different family of colors within the colors, burnt sienna, raw umber, etc
• Different types of mediums: Retarders, glaze, etc
• Different types of brushes: flat tipped, round, ferrule, liners etc
• Different types of surfaces: Paper, plastic, wood, etc

Internet Links like this: https://youtu.be/AWQ1S1YwkI0

Schools that teach basic acrylic painting: http://pabha.com/ArtClass/Page6.htm
http://www.nafa.edu.sg/courses/part-time/short-courses

Books: Acrylic Painting for Dummies, Acrylic Painting with Passion
The list above is not exhaustive as you can always google or even borrow books from the library. As I was fortunate in the sense that I blindly followed what was taught because I was attracted to the final product that my colleague introduced. So questions like, what should I paint, what kind of brushes should I use, How do I start? These did not hinder my passion. It was much later that I learnt from Arts of Crafts (a school at Orchard Road) and Spotlight that I further increased my interest, but I should add I am still in the process of fine tuning

So without much further ado, let me show you some of my completed artworks, which were ordinary looking pieces of wood and stones which I had them painted as decorative items, given as personalized gifts and some that helped me make some extra income.

I hope this helped in your decision in taking up a hobby that is both therapeutic, relatively cheap and an enjoyment with your kids and a favorite past time.
Regards:
Adeline Yeo

Dear Members,
Hi everybody, I am Calvin Low.  I was introduced by James SS Tan to this wonderful club.  So far, I had attended a monthly gathering at Hans Chinatown and the recent D&D in JB.

So, in return, I am organising an EC event on Wine and Dance.  Details as follows:

Venue: Club 5, PARKROYAL HOTEL, KITCHENER ROAD
Time : 7.30pm till 11,00pm
Cost : Buy own drinks at the counter  (Happy hour, before 8pm 1 for 1)
Indicative drink price as follows:
1) $15++ for single drink
2) $20++ for double drink

As for dinner, feel free to try to their seafood buffet inside the hotel, otherwise,  there are many other eateries outside the hotel too.  You will be spoilt for many choices of food.

Kindly register your interest here if you are keen to join me for this event.

PS: Those like dancing, there is a dancing space to spin your nite through.

1. Calvin Low – EC
2. James SS Tan
3. Terence Seah
4. Susan Lee
5. Betty Ang
6. CMChan
7. Yat Sing
8. Edward
9. Connie
10. Boon
11. Bee
12. karen lim
13. John Howe
14. linda
15. Judy Tay
16. Robert Ong
17. sue chan
18. Hong Jeng
19. mega abdullah
20. Jane Tan
21. Sam Huat
22. more to come to join in the fun????

Hi all,
Mahjong helps to exercise the mind, like Sudoku, Scrabble, Chess etc.
I am not a good or regular mahjong player.
My aim is to have a non gambling game, that is, chips will be used. The idea is to learn to build on the doubles, not just to game small. To exercise the mind and also to socialise.
I would like to start with a small group of 4.
You may be a beginner, a regular or someone who has not played the game before.
I have a mahjong set and table at my place, which is in Pasir Ris.
I’m willing to teach the game if you are a beginner.
If there are people who wish to add some excitement to the game and not use chips only, I’m not averse to it but I play very small.
Do let me know your preference and I can have a separate group for that.
Just email me at meiliix@gmail.com .
Cheers

Dear fellow members,

Dancercise together for a healthy lifestyle with me as a SilverHairs trainer with 23 years’ of training experience :

1)  Dancercise 50plus – program designed for both ladies and men of age 50 and over, to maintain their physical and mental fitness. Participants will be taken through a series of warm-up movements, dance steps and a variety of rhythms during each session. These moves help to develop good posture, stamina, coordination and alertness.

Attire: Sportswear and exercise shoes (suitable for dance moves)

Program Fee
* $85 (Passion card member); $90 (non-member)
* Thursday, 2 July to 27 August (no class on 6 August)
* 9.30am-10.30am (8 sessions)
* Course code: C23082900
* Venue:  Queenstown CC (sign up online at www.one.pa.gov.sg or at any ccs)

2)  Zumba Gold – Dance Fitness program for seniors

Program Fee
* $45 (member); $50 (non-member)
* Friday, 3 July to 31 July (4 sessions)
* 9.30am-10.30am
* Course code:  C23132381
* Venue:  Queenstown CC (sign up online at www.one.pa.gov.sg or at any ccs)

Attire: Sportswear and exercise shoes

EC and trainer, Shirleen Cheong.

Registration list:

If there is anything some of us are good at, it has to be dreaming.  Dreaming is a great activity.  First, we dream about Day Care.  For some of us, we have been with SilverHairsClub for 10 years.  Now, we think about what we will do when we get older, and less mobile.  We conceptualise a few ideas.

Next, we move on, and we conceptualise “SHC Orchids”.  A nice pretty word, less hostile and more welcoming than Day Care.  Essentially, the same activities as what we are doing now, but with more focused activities, suitable for SHC members who have difficulties with mobilty.  But, still working on the same platform to allow us to meet new friends and catch up with old friends.

Maybe SHC Orchids will expand to more Singaporean seniors.  Maybe arts and crafts, hobbies, indoor activities.  I dont know.  But, we will keep developing.

I like to encourage members who have arts and craft skills to come forward.  You can teach, conduct short courses to interested members, and we can expand your skills and training as part of SHC Orchids programmes.  You can charge a fee for your training, nobody would expect you to do so for free.

There are a number of you with arts and crafts skills.  Do let me know if you are interested to work along such a plan.  I am sure a number of us would be interested to hear from you.

Terence Seah

Dear friends

We, the same team as last year are going to hold another lohei gathering.
Date: 28 Feb 2015 (Sat)
Time: 14.30-22.00 (tentative, depends on available slots)
Place: Parc Oasis, Condominium. 55 Jurong East Ave 1(tentative, depends on availability)
MARBELLA CONDOMINIUM
33 Mount Sinai Rise S(276954) (about 200 meter from Dover MRT
or 7-10 mins walk)

POSB Saving Account : 038-02874-0

Cost:$28/pax (include high tea,dinner, yu sheng, million $$ ang pao, bingo tickets)

Program: bingo, bun luck, lohei +makan2, chat2, lucky draw

As we can only book the venue 1 month in advance please indicate your interest here by 27th January for us to gauge the interest. we will take in 50pax first. Lets repeat the fun!See you! REGISTRATION N PAYMENT BY 5TH 12th FEB OR 48 SEATS ARE FILLED WHICHEVER COME FIRST.

The BFSTAMP (Bira Frisna Susan Theresa Ann May Peggy)
REGISTRATION

1.Bira (committee member)-paid
2. Frisna (EO) – paid
3.Susan C H (com mbr)-paid
4. Theresa (com mbr)-can’t join party
5. Anne Lim (com mbr)-paid
6.May Woo (com mbr)-can’t join party
7. Peggy Yap (com mbr)-paid

8. Maggie Teo (paid)
9. Albert Tan (paid)
10. Lillian Teo (pd)
11. Lam H T (pd)
12. Bee Gek (pd)
13. Susan SW Tan (paid)
14.Karen Phoo (paid)
15. Irene PohBARBARA ONG (pd)
16. Marge Tian(pd)
17.Gingko (paid)
18.Eyvonne Chew (paid)
19.Bobby (pd)
20.Richard Wong(paid)
21.Alice Seah (pd)
22.Christina Chan (pd)
23.Grace Kang (pd)
24.Shawn Soh (pd)
25.Maureen Lee (pd)
26.Dan Huang (pd)
27.Karen Thio + Wati(pd)
28.Lily Lim (pd)
29.Yatsing SALLY KANG – paid
30.Arthur Yap (paid)
31.Charles Wee (pd)
32.Jennifer Leong(paid)
33. Winnie Tan(paid)
34. Joan Ang(paid)
35. Rosalind Lee SOCKIE (paid)
36. Lydia Chin (pd)
37. Teresa Lee (pd)
38. K F Lee(pd)
39. Christina Yeo (pd)
40. J J Wong (paid)
41. David Leong (paid)
42. ALice Tan (paid)
43. Pauline Khoo (paid)
44. Moon Wong (paid)
45. Freda Lim (paid)
46. Leon
47. Wendy
48.

Hi All

People who saw tennis balls on my bed are often puzzled and asked why?

I accidently discovered this trick and it had helped me and so would like to share this simple tricks with you folks who might be interested. It cost nothing – only the tennis ball and the weight of your body will do the trick. It is relaxing and it’s easy to do.

Get hold of any tennis ball/s – it doesn’t have to be new. Used and discarded ones will do as long as it is still in one piece and firm. You can start with one or 2. I use two.

For the shoulders :
– Lie on your back on your bed (your mattress should be firm and not too soft). Place tennis ball/s between your shoulder blades and relax your arms to the sides. Relax and you will immediately feel the relieve of tension on your shoulder. You can even fall asleep in that position.

– Wiggle a little and you will feel the massaging effects.
– Raise both arms straight in front of you and draw circles in the air (you will hear crackling sound. Where the sound comes from?…. who care?…. as long as you feel shiok).

You can use the same method for the lower part of your back, or lie on your side and place 1 ball in the hollow of your hip (between the hip bone and the thigh). This will relieve the “sng” feeling.

For the neck :
– In the lie back position, place 1 tennis ball on the spot at the back of your neck where you feel tension….. because the back of your neck is not as broad, you will need to hold it in place with your hand or place the ball in your palm.

For the leg :
– In standing position, place tennis ball under the arch of your right foot. Try rolling the ball in small circles while still standing, weight on the left foot. Not so easy to do but will help with blood circulation of the legs. Repeat with the left foot.

Try it. Hope it help. If you tried – share your feedback so others and I can learn from it.

:)

My name is Eric Leow, a new member to this Club.

I am playing pickleball for the last year and there are players who are playing this for the last 20 odd years. Many players across all skill-level have claimed that it would be “very hard” to stop playing the game, with some saying that they are “very determined” to continue playing.

Briefly pickleball is a hybrid of Badminton, Tennis and Table-tennis, a three in one game, played with a wooden, graphic, or composite paddles and a perforated plastic ball. It can be played on a normal Badminton court or on any hard surface. The net is lowered to 3 ft high.

If you find badminton, tennis or squash too strenuous for you, then pickleball is an excellent introductory game. It is very easy to learn and is quickly played and enjoyed by everyone, men, women, children and benefiting people at all ages. It is a low cost game. Badminton courts are easily available in our CC or sports hall. All you need is to buy the paddles and balls.

From my personal experience, I found that most pickleball clubs do not want to take in new players who have not play this game before.

I know the organizer of a pickleball club, and I think I should be able to convince him to recruit new players. Subject to SHCians expression of interest, I am considering to introduce pickleball and EO this sports here.

If this is on, it would be on every Tues and Thurs 9.30am to 12.30pm. However, if the CC required the use the hall for activities then that session will be cancelled.

You just need to get your own paddle, and contribute towards the purchase of balls. Not to worry about the amount, it is very affordable. It is about $3-$4 per month.

The place is in the vicinity of Hougang.

Expression of interest:

1. Eric (already playing)
2. Jassmine Teo
3. Ann Giri
4. Kristy Quek
5. Jacqueline Wong
6. Frisna Tan
7. Julian Mok
8. Peter Goh

Activity posted on behalf of Eric Leow by Yew Kwong