Author: Jean Lim

Latest comments, now increased to last 100 comments

Sometimes, there are more than 20 comments a day.  This means earlier comments cannot be easily seen, by scrolling down.

Well, our web designer has increased this feature to read the last 100 comments.  There may be some hiccups.  If yes, please share with us.  A comment here will do.

Terence Seah

SHC Website Membership Administrator

We have seen keen interests in SilverHairs participating in the SilverHairsClub website forum.   At the same time, the SilverHairsClub membership is expanding.  To participate in discussion on this website, SHC members need to register separately on the website.

We are looking for 2 SHC Website Membership Administrators, with the following loves.

  • Loves meeting new SilverHairs via email and in person at gatherings.
  • Has at least 30 minutes to spare each day on the SHC website.
  • Friendly, and can show a smile in an email, even though you may wish to knock that someone on the head with your shoe.
  • Has attended at least 2 monthly club gatherings.
  • Currently, not holding any SilverHairsClub positions.
  • Ensure confidentiality of database.
  • Two persons to manage Last name A-M and the other N-Z.
  • Term:  till end 2008.

The tasks:

  • To welcome newly registered members to the website forum.
  • To ensure that new members fill in the first and last name and a proper nickname.  This proper nickname appears on all Posts and Comments.
  • To manage passwords, for members who have lost their passwords.
  • To promote authority levels, as members meet the club’s discussion criteria.

Task excluded:

  • No responsibility for forum content in SHC website.

If you love to to volunteer for these two positions, please raise your hand.

** Update:  Both Oi Cheng and LH Jie are now SHC website membership administrators.  Register now, and they will be there to welcome you via your registered email.

Terence Seah

SHC logo

SHC Calendar of Events is up, at the top of website

Two months ago, Christina Chan suggested the issue of a diary of SilverHairsClub activities.  As more posts come up, events are pushed lower the forum listing.  This makes it difficult to find the events.

Dolly Lim and Yew Kwong have both volunteered to be SHC Calendar of Events managers.  If you are organising an activity for SilverHairsClub members, you may inform Dolly or Yew Kwong.  They will insert your activity into the Calendar of Events.   Thank you both for volunteering.

Note:  Non-SHC members, external organisations, external events, advertising or promotions not allowed.

Terence Seah

Specially designed SilverHairsClub T-shirts

Hi, this is a reminder to submit your name to get the first SilverHairsClub T-shirts.  These are specially designed, good quality and comes with the SilverHairsClub logo.  To get this T-shirt, you need to know the names of 50 SHC members, by face.  As the quantity being produced is small, each T-shirt costs us $15 plus $4 for embroidery, and we will not make big quanitities.

So hurry, get to know more SilverHairs, and get a free SilverHairsClub T-shirt.  Closing date: 31 Dec 2006.

Terence Seah

Job leads from Candy-June Wan

Please help to pass the word around to folks who might be interested and/ or suitable, that AWWA Educational Services is looking for relief teachers and teacher assistants.  AWWA (Asian Women’s Welfare Association) is a voluntary welfare organization and one of the services they provide is a school for children with special needs.  Relief teachers and teacher assistants are needed for a period of 6 to 7 months to cover for teachers/ teacher assistants who will be attending a full time Diploma course.  Most important criterion is the applicant enjoys being with children.  Details of the positions are as follows:

Relief Teacher Positions
Minimum ‘A’ Levels or Polytechnic Diploma.  Should have a credit in English at ‘O’ Levels.  Experience in working with the children with disabilities would be an advantage.   In addition to classroom teaching, individual will be involved in conducting group activities eg. field trips, outings, hydrotherapy etc. 

Teacher Assistant Positions
Minimum ‘O’ Levels with credit in English.  Experience in working with children with disabilities would be an advantage.  Duties and responsibilities include assisting teacher in the smooth running of the class and group activities.
Positions commence 26 June.  Morning session is from 7:45am to 1:15pm or afternoon session from 12:45pm to 6:15pm.  Please email application to violet_cheong@awwa.org.sg as soon as possible.
Candy-June Wan

SHC updates

I would like to introduce Vishal Chhiber, from New Delhi as our membership administrator.  You will be able to read more about him on this site.  As our numbers are getting bigger each month, Vishal will help us to keep our membership list neater and more organised.

Please feel free to contact Vishal, by writing to him under his posting.  All members’ tel contacts, address and email addresses will continued to be confidential and will not be released by the memberhip administrator.

Event organisers and Match makers will have access to Vishal on members who have written in to participate in the different activities. 

The SilverHairsClub should not be used to promote issues regarding politics, sex, religion, direct marketing and MLM.  Please remove all such postings on the public forum.  However, if your work and business involved MLM, wealth creation, insurance, direct marketing, selling of health products, we respect your business, and you may put your postings directly and only under your name and Members’ profile.

We encourage healthy and active activities, retirement work, job discussions, small business discussions, anything that would help SilverHairs make new and more friends, and finally leading to more meaningful SilverHairs years. 

Terence Seah +65 9489-4360

March events

The next SilverHairsClub gathering is on Thur, March 30.  Please see EVENTS for venue.

Vincent Khoo is leading a trip to Thailand’s Chonburi province on March 23.  More info at EVENTS – Living and Travelling overseas.

Patrick Yeo, Events organiser for SHC Games Day has compiled a list of interested SilverHairs.  Join us early and get to know other members.

Charles Wee has gathered a group of interested cyclists. Again, join the group early and see more of Singapore. 

Thank you for your interest

Dear SilverHairs,

We have received excellent responses from the advertisements to join the SilverHairsClub.

Many have responded to be match-makers, event organisers and membership promoters.  We are still registering and breaking down the different interest groups with the silverhairs group.  I was hoping to get this done by mid Sept, but the work has been overwhelming.  Please email us your interests asap. Our Ms Pranita shall be sending out a short survey soon.

Some activities have already been lined up and you can see them under “events” in silverhairsclub.com.

1.  For Singapore, an informal get-together is planned for Mon, Oct 17, starting 1700 hrs and end 1830 hrs.
The place has not been decided. If you have a place, preferably within MRT reach, please let me know.  It is a casual event.

2. Many of you have requested for an online registration and bulletin board.  I am looking at it. If you are good in this area and can contribute this application, do let me know too.

We have varied interests, and they range from hobbies to simple companionship travelling to small business set.  Hope this will enable individuals to group together, with the assistances of the match-makers.

3. SilverHairsClub Sunday meeting.  For the internet savvy ones, silverhairsclub will have an online conference, once a month for members to chat with one another. Date/time: 1st Sunday of each month from 0900 am to 1000 am. Details in silverhairsclub.com.  If you have like to make a presentation, please email me.  Strictly, no topics on sex, religion, politics, direct selling and MLM.

The SilverHairsClub is intended as a social platform to meet new and make more friends.  The objective is simple, and we aim to find meaningful activities among the group as we enter new phases of our lives.

Background:
Like many of us, we share concerns about what our lives will be like when we retire.  We have friends who have retired and when they retire, they forgot about their good old friends, and spend the rest of their life on golf, gardening, fishes, taichi and grand children. Then, there are others who live a private life, going to the kopitiam every morning and evening.

For many people, reaching silverhairs have different meaning to different people. Some have exciting plans, while for some, they cannot wait to enjoy the thought of a quiet retirement.  And, for some, the thought of not working can also be frightening, what do we do in the morning when we wake up.

Well, I am one of them.  I am 50 yrs.  I have advertised in the papers to find friends who would like to meet new or more friends.  People who would meet and talk about life with silverhairs.  Of course, some are already in their silverhairs.  

I am determined to form a sucessful social group for SilverHairs. This is not a platform for selling products and services.  But, a group and a place where we can meet one another, talk and discuss plans for themselves and how we can carry on to a meaningful silverhairs stage of their lives.  There is life during silverhairs.

To keep cost down, all communications will be via email.

The key to make this group a success is to bring in other friends.  And if you like to contribute in activities, please let me know.

I shall continue to catch up with those who have offered to be match-makers, event organisers and member promoters.

Please feel free to write direct to me.

Terence Seah
+65 9489-4360
SilverHairsClub.com