Hi folks

Profile of a new kid on the block – Tan Chin Boon

At last, it took me two days to find this empty site just to add in my personal profile as "demanded" by our President and founder of SHC Mr. Terence Seah. So, to begin with, why not modify this website from time to time to make it more user-friendly. That’s my first comment for the day. See, I told you giving my FRANK thoughts sometimes hurt and there may be repercussion. Ok, sock it to me, pal.

That’s my basic attitude to you, but back to serious business i.e. my profile. Now, what can I say about myself? Oh, I’m a guy of course. Ex-banker, now happily retired and "gainfully unemployed". Spending my time on golf 4-5 days a week, two days on gym, internet news and trading, emails, walking my favourite pet dog Bam-Bam practically every day, cycling with him in a ragged bag on the handlebar,  listening to jazz music, and killing time on my 42" plasma TV with solid HBO, Star Movies, AXN, ESPN, National Geographic, Discovery, etc and a host of reality shows. But primarily to keep fit and trim at all times.

For the guys, I participate in Mahjong and Russian poker sporadically. Apart from golf, I used to bowl (pretty good at it but no longer), take active part in big walk, cycling on my mountain bike for miles on end but age forbids that nowadays, swimming at the beaches overseas while holidaying. I love to travel and did quite a bit too, to various countries mostly on own itinerary. In fact, WAYN website has me registered for travel up to 14% of the countries in the world. Of late, I travel with golfing friends to nearby countries like Thailand, China, Philippines, and Indonesia, the last being Guangzhou in January. So, any of you guys plan any travel programme with golf in mind, do let me know. BTW,  I travel more on budget airlines nowadays.

For the ladies, I am no longer the old-fashioned MBA, but a triple A (available Anytime, Anywhere, Anyplace) for karaoke, movie shows (only the blockbusters like the Red Cliff and The Mummy – tomb of the dragon emperor. Prefer to watch HBO for free), group gathering for makan, and now at SHC, social dance.  I’m not sure about golfing with ladies, coz they tee off at ladies’ teebox and you can’t talk the men’s talk, ya. Karaoke wise, I croak only the older English songs like Barry Manilow’s hits, and the newer Chinese songs like Jackie Chan. Normally I let the crowd sing first to feel the vibes before I select the appropriate songs. So bear with me, ladies.

There is something about SHC that attracts me. First of all, I wasn’t made aware of its existence through S.T. ads but a chance meeting and chatting for the first time with Steven Chan at a dog show 2 days ago. Browsing through the various forums at the SHC website, I note there are a lot of vibrancies and cheerfulness among the in-crowd. There are lots of activities to participate in apparently, and you ladies are such a wild and enthusiastic bunch. I was taken aback by the response when I chipped in my little comments here and there, people who don’t even know me or what I might look like. But they sound like old friends already with their spontaneous dialogue. This is so different from my usual groups like the NUS alumni, Dunearnites, and Ex-UOB colleagues with whom the usual activities are monthly gathering over lunch or dinner, occasional outings or karaoke, but that’s about it, no dialogue through forum on website, no active involvement to stimulate the mind, and any activities are mainly individual arrangments.

But there again, it’s too soon to judge the validity of this statement. I shall have to wait and see what goes on in the coming months at SHC. Basically, I’m a BIG BORE!

Unbelievable, for the month of Aug 2008, I am in Singapore for 3 weekends.  Well, I like to do one big retirement issue and event for SHCians who are under 55 or under 62.  We have chatted a lot on this SHC forum on CPF  investments, health insurance, retirement funds, retirement villages and other related retirement issues.  Usually, we do not conduct such topics, and so, I think it would be a good idea if we hear from fellow SHCians on these issues.  If you would like to talk on a related topic, this is a good opportunity.  No selling.  Please specify topic.

• Date:  Sun 31 Aug 2008
• Time:  From 12nn to 2000 hrs.
• Schedule: 
• 1200 – 1300 hrs – Gather to know one another.
• Venue:  Scorebot 18 Bali Lane.
• Speakers:  from within SHC
• Entrance:  Free, strictly for SHC members

For those planning to listen or meet other SHC members during this date, please jot date in your diary.  More details later.

Session 0: (Moderator and no topic leader.  For those not planning ot attending the sessions): Yew Kwong

1. Yew Kwong
2. Boon Liang
3. Tim Liu – Bananas supplier.
4. Ronald Wie – Tarzan swinging from tree to tree.
5. Lydia Chin
6. ChristinaCL Chan
7. Andrew Thio
8. And all others taking a rest, during the breaks.

Session 1:  Moderator and topic leader:  (Currency-Linked Investment (currency pairing/premium deposit) for yield enhancement) Eleanor Chan – 1400 hrs sharp (One hour).

1. LH Jie
2. Charles Chua
3. Florence Ho
4. Jessie Teo
5. Helen Wong
6. Jonathan Ong
7. Annie Loh
8. Gingko Tay
9. Alicia Lim
10. Peng Peng
11. Ronald Lee
12. Low Ming Choo
13. James Tan
14. Susan Tan
15. Rene Leong
16. Tim Liu
17. Lee Ah Nee
18. Molly Chua
19. Juliet Ong
20. Lina Ng
21. Aaron How
22. Seok Keng
23. Oi Cheng
24. Agnes Tan
25. Mei Foo
26. Margaret Tian
27. Pauline Khoo
28. Patsy Lim
29. Boon Liang
30. Daisy Yeo
31. Maureen Lee
32. Jessie Tan
33. Vivian Lai
34. Lee King Seng
35. Rena Wong
36. Grace Wong
37. Lilian Teo
38. Richard Tham
39. Andrew Thio
40. ChristinaCL Chan
41. Limited to 20 40 pax.  Aiyah, as usual, I underplan.  Kind of worried the numbers will exceed the plan.  Looks Like we have to issue coupons for a seat.  After that, got to sit on lap or stand.  Nevermind, I shall let the brains do some work.

Session 2:  Moderator and topic leader: Ronald Wie (How to draw out all our cpf monies before the minimum sum is due for ‘cold storage’). Time 3.30 pm (1 hour)

1. Juliana Kok
2. Terence Seah
3. Helen Wong
4. Jonathan Ong
5. Annie Loh
6. Gingko Tay
7. Ronald Lee
8. James Tan
9. Susan Tan
10. Rene Leong
11. Lee Ah Nee
12. Molly Chua
13. Juliet Ong
14. Lina Ng
15. Aaron How
16. Judy Lim
17. Chow Weng
18. Tim Liu
19. Seok Keng
20. Oi Cheng
21. Agnes Tan
22. Peng Peng
23. Bernie Chung
24. Margaret Tian
25. Pauline Khoo
26. Patsy Lim
27. Boon Liang
28. Daisy Yeo
29. Lydia Chin
30. Grace Kok
31. Maureen Lee
32. Jessie Tan
33. Susan Chan
34. Vivian Lai
35. Catherine Ho
36. Rena Wong
37. Richard Tham
38. ChristinaCL Chan
39. Limited to 20 40 pax.

Session 3:  Moderator and topic leader:  (Controlling Personal Finances (CPF) – Inflation and Recession.  A personal view.).  KT Wong

1. Terence Seah – Haha, I get the privilege to put my name here first.
2. Ah Nee
3. Molly Chua
4. Juliet Ong
5. Lina Ng
6. Aarow How
7. Chow Weng
8. Tim  Liu
9. Ronald Lee
10. Peng Peng
11. Bernie Chung
12. Pauline Khoo
13. Helen Wong
14. Catherine Ho
15. Patsy Lim
16. Boon Liang
17. Steven Chan
18. Margaret Tian
19. Annie Loh
20. Daisy Yeo
21. Grace Kok
22. Maureen Lee
23. Ann Lim
24. Catherine Ho
25. Limited to 20 40 pax.

Terence Seah

Hi, my name is Stella, 48 years old.  Main hobbies are swimming, cycling, rollerblading, mahjong and reading.  I am looking for friends who are interested to go rollerblading.  I am not a professional in this sport.  Just started sometimes in October last year and have not been rollerblading for about 2 to 3 months due to work commitment.  Wanted to start again.  Its a good form of exercise. 

Hi all , 

The Bungalow at NSRCC will be an open house to all SHC members to drop in anytime just to gang bang with all other SHC members.  So feel free to drop in with a few other members etc.  Come and bring whatever you want to share , either a story, a scrabble game, carrom game, card games , mah jong, titbits, etc.

It will be free except for the events that are already organised as follows:-

• Friday Pm – Golf game at NRSRCC,
• Friday Pm – Bungalow is totally free – for anything, scrabble , maj jong ,etc  
• FRiday Eve – Love of Country Music and Line Dance Event, $5 free coffee,tea, and Meal (Mini Potluck bring something to share)
• Sat Pm – ‘Hair Cutting Class’ from 2 to 4 pm  , $5 free coffee , tea , 
• Sat Night (inside Bungalow) – Social Dance and Line Dance, etc 
• Sat Night ( Beach outside) – Free and carefree Pot Luck and Camping event, bring your tent, lantern, fishing rod and join Terence , Douglas and others.  There will be a campfire (lantern) sing a long session till early hours. BYOB and snacks, etc. 

Only charge will be $5 for each Indoor event for the whole day, except golf and other activities provided by the club like bowling, canoeing, etc.  Chalet rooms are available for bookings. 

But for anyone who is free and just want to drop in with a group of frends to play cards, scrabble, carrom,  or mah jong please feel free to do so and just drop in and have this gang bang.  Terence may have an orgy at the beach in the wee hours, whatever that means.

 Please take note, I will not be making any money from this event and whatever is collected hopefully can pay for the rental of the bungalow which will amount to about $500 , with GST and electricity, water chargers.  I am willing to cover this total cost as part of giving back what I have enjoyed from SHC for the last 2 years.  However what I hope is that what i can collect back can be used to book another chalet again for Dec, in this way I hope that there can be a sort of Chalet activity every quarterly, that is close to being free to all SHC members. 

So for all those SHC members who want to have a place to share your interests, games or stories in a nice resort enrvironment, please feel free to do so. It will be free, but you have to give way to the main events, by moving to other areas, like the swimming pool, beach area, etc around the resort. But if there is nothing going on in the bungalow you are free to enjoy the air-con.   Cheers.

We promise you another Non-stop dancing and lot of fun!

• Venue:  Fengshan CC (Bedok North Road, Street 2)
• Date:    October 5, 2008 (Sunday)
  
• Time:    5.30pm – 9.30pm – Multi-function Hall
• Cost:    $7.00 per person including Dinner & drinks!

Calling all Line and Social Dancers, register your interest here!!

Co-ordinator: Danz Huang

Those coming:

1. Dan Huang (Paid)
2. Joy Zhuang (Paid)
3. Ivy Low  (Paid)
4. Annie Loh  (Paid)
5. Linda Chang  (Paid)
6. Bessie Lam  (Paid)
7. Andrew Tan  (Paid)
8. Agnes Seow
9. Chin Boon
10. Andrew Yeung  (Paid)
11. Catherine Yeo  (Paid)
12. Catherine Chong  (Paid)
13. Janet Loo
14. Daniel Ong  (Paid)
15. Lina Ng  (Paid)
16. Ah Nee  (Paid)
17. Juliet Ong  (Paid)
18. Aaron How  (Paid)
19. John Howe  (Paid)
20. Dolly Lim  (Dolly)
21. Lily Ho  (Paid)
22. Caroline Gee  (Paid)
23. Rene Leong
24. Jessie Teo  (Paid)
25. Doreen & partner
26. Wendy Wee  (Paid)
27. Dennis Wee  (Paid)
28. Lum Fook  (Paid)
29. Oi Cheng  (Paid)
30. Marg Tian  (Paid)
31. Wee Chin  (Paid)
32. Mei Foo  (Paid)
33. Gwyneth  (Paid)
34. Jimmy  (Paid)
35. Thomas Loh  (Paid)
36. Lina Tan  (Paid)
37. Lydia Chin
38. Ronald Wie  (Paid)
39. Jane Wong  (Paid)
40. Evelyn Ong  (Paid)

Egg yolks are good for you
 
The truth about egg yolks
 
Many people throw away the egg yolk because they think that’s where all the nasty fat and cholesterol is". This is a perfect example of how confused most people are about nutrition.

In a world full of misinformation, somehow most people now mistakenly think that the egg yolk is the worst part of the egg, when in fact, the YOLK IS THE HEALTHIEST PART OF THE EGG!

By throwing out the yolk and only eating egg whites, you’re essentially throwing out the most nutrient dense, antioxidant-rich, vitamin and mineral loaded portion of the egg. The yolks contain so many B-vitamins, trace minerals, vitamin A, folate, choline, lutein, and other powerful nutrients… it’s not even worth trying to list them all.

In fact, the egg whites are almost devoid of nutrition compared to the yolk. Even the protein in egg whites isn’t as powerful without the yolks to balance out the amino acid profile and make the protein more bio-available. Not to even mention that the egg yolks from free range chickens are loaded with omega-3 fatty acids. Yolks contain more than 90% of the calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, thiamin, B6, folate, and B12, and panthothenic acid of the egg. In addition, the yolks contain all of the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K in the egg, as well as all of the essential fatty acids.

And now the common objection I get all the time when I say that the yolks are the most nutritious part of the egg…"But I heard that whole eggs will skyrocket my cholesterol through the roof ." No, this is FALSE!

First of all, when you eat a food that contains a high amount of dietary cholesterol such as eggs, your body down-regulates it’s internal production of cholesterol to balance things out. On the other hand, if you don’t eat enough cholesterol, your body simply produces more since cholesterol has tons of important functions in the body.

And here’s where it gets even more interesting…There are indications that eating whole eggs actually raises your good HDL cholesterol to a higher degree than LDL cholesterol, thereby improving your overall cholesterol ratio and blood
chemistry.

And 3rd… high cholesterol is NOT a disease! Heart disease is a disease…but high cholesterol is NOT.

You can read the following article about why trying to attack cholesterol is a mistake, and what the REAL deadly risk factors actually are…

<http://www.truthaboutabs.com/cholesterol-myths.html>

So I hope we’ve established that whole eggs are not some evil food that will wreck your body… instead whole eggs are FAR superior to egg whites.

Also, your normal supermarket eggs coming from mass factory farming just don’t compare nutritionally with organic free range eggs from healthy chickens that are allowed to roam freely and eat a more natural diet.

I recently compared eggs I bought at the grocery store with a batch of eggs I got at a farm stand where the chickens were free roaming and healthy. Most people don’t realize that there’s a major difference because they’ve never bought real eggs from healthy chickens… The eggs from the grocery store had pale yellow yolks. On the other hand, the healthier free range eggs had deep orange colored yolks indicating much higher nutrition levels and carotenoids.

So next time a health or fitness professional tells you that egg whites are superior, you can quietly ignore their advice knowing that you understand the REAL deal about egg yolks.
 
One more thing about eggs… I read a study recently that compared groups of people that ate egg breakfasts vs groups of people that ate cereal or bagel based breakfasts. The results of the study showed that the egg eaters lost or maintained a healthier bodyweight, while the cereal/bagel eaters gained weight.
 
It was hypothesized that the egg eaters actually ate less calories during the remainder of the day because their appetite was more satisfied compared to the cereal/bagel eaters who would have been more prone to wild blood sugar swings and food cravings.

Couple of years back, I saw a prog on TV, showcasing some of the activities that Korean ladies in their 50’s and 60’s do for their recreation. Some breakdance, some hiphop, some play soccer, some pounding away on large drums etc . I find the latter interesting. Was wondering if we in SHC could form such a group of drummers. The drums used are similar to those big drums used by the “bigheads” whn they go tomp cheng, tomp cheng, tomp tomp cheng..But of course those ladies play a differenct music score.

Playing such drums is good exercise. Arm muscles get toned, thereby keeping the ugly “wings” at bay..:-)
Also very good for destressing..just paste a pic of whatever is stressing u on the drum and u jus hit it hit it hit itwith your sticks..:-)))

Do we hve among us, a group who are interested in this drumming exercise?
Do we hve among us, someone who knows someone who can lead us in this drumming exercise?

just drumming my thots….:-))

I like to share my thoughts on the future plans of SilverHairsClub.  In two years time, I plan to relocate to Thailand to spend more time with my family.  This means I shall be here in Singapore, maybe once a year.  As such, I like to start the thinking process on the future running of SilverHairsClub and SilverHairsClub.com.  As discussed before, SHCians prefer SilverHairsClub to remain in its current format and culture.  This has been decided, and not likely to change.  To read past discussions, click here.

Do also note that SHC Corporate will proceed, and will be developed over the next two years.  This will include Blue Helmet projects. 

In my mind, I would like to look for someone to lead SHC, in two years time.  If you are visible during SHC gatherings, known to members, IT smart, prepared to commit the time, accept the rules of the club and SHC culture, membership must remain free, no advertising, etc, please put your name on this thread.

If members have ideas and visions for the future, we can discuss them here, for this person to take note. Please do not send me emails on this topic.  Doubt I can manage.   We discuss here openly for members to see.  Do be sensitive to other SHCians views and comments.  This thread will remain open until then.

Terence Seah