{"id":3591,"date":"2011-04-24T18:31:55","date_gmt":"2011-04-24T10:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/?p=3591"},"modified":"2011-07-31T14:10:55","modified_gmt":"2011-07-31T06:10:55","slug":"a-100-mandarin-event-again-another-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/?p=3591","title":{"rendered":"A 100% Mandarin event &#8211; Again another dream.  It will likely be renamed &#8220;One night in Chinatown&#8221; or &#8220;Good morning, Chinatown&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Them event name :&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;One night in<br \/>\nChinatown&quot;; subject to confirmation.<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;Saturday, 10 Sep<br \/>\n2011<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Time:&nbsp; 5pm to 1030<br \/>\npm<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Place:&nbsp;&nbsp;Stage, in front of the Paya<br \/>\nLebar kovan CC<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Language used:&nbsp; Mandarin.&nbsp; English<br \/>\n(not decided).<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Participants:<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">EO &#8211; Terence Seah<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Co-EO &#8211; awaiting<br \/>\nname<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Registration, &nbsp;lead by Oi<br \/>\nCheng.<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Compere and co-compere &#8211; awaiting<br \/>\nname<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Singing segment, lead by Janet<br \/>\nChan<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Music &#8211; awaiting<br \/>\nname<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Food &amp; drinks&nbsp;&#8211; awaiting<br \/>\nname<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Lantern procession &#8211; lead by awaiting<br \/>\nname.<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Stall 1&nbsp;&#8211; Sam Goh, a traditional tea<br \/>\nhouse and Yu Tiaw<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Stall 2 &#8211; Caroline Gee, making and selling<br \/>\nfortune cookies<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Stall 3 &#8211; Awaiting<br \/>\nname<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Stall 4 &#8211; Flower girl, selling<br \/>\nflowers<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Stall 5 &#8211; Fortune teller, awaiting<br \/>\nname<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Stall 6 &#8211; Red lantern, by Tim<br \/>\nLiu<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Stall 7 &#8211; Steam bun, awaiting<br \/>\nname<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Stall 8 &#8211; Awaiting<br \/>\nname<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Godfather &#8211; awaiting name<br \/>\n<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Pai Kiahs&nbsp;&#8211; awaiting<br \/>\ntattoing<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Dancers<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Acrobats<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Lion dance<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><font color=\"#000099\"><strong><font color=\"#000099\">Dressed up in<br \/>\ntraditional Chinese costumes, starting from<br \/>\nbelow.<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/div>\n<p><font color=\"#000099\" \/><\/li>\n<p><font color=\"#000099\"><\/p>\n<li><strong>Agnes Seow<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Janet Chan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tian Soo &amp; his Mongolian ladies<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Janie Leong<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Charles Chua<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Henry Yip<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Annie Loh<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lydia Chin<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Not dressed in traditional Chinese costumes, starting from<br \/>\nbelow.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>..<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>..<\/strong><\/li>\n<p><\/font><font color=\"#000099\">SilverHairsClub started<br \/>\nwith the objective of providing opportunities for SilverHairs to meet new and<br \/>\nmore friends.&nbsp; I think it has fulfilled this objective<br \/>\nrather&nbsp;well.&nbsp; However, many of our activities are conducted in<br \/>\nEnglish.&nbsp; Even on this forum, everything is in English; except when Timothy<br \/>\nLiu comes into the picture.&nbsp; Sometimes, there are conversations in Hokkien,<br \/>\nCantonese, Teochew and not forgetting the Hainanese.&nbsp; I guess many<br \/>\nSilverHairs are fluent in English, even though they may be comfortable with<br \/>\nMandarin too.<\/font><font color=\"#000099\"> <\/p>\n<p>But, I think we should not forget Mandarin events.&nbsp; Our Dolly Lim is<br \/>\nfluent is Mandarin; she had worked well in China.&nbsp; Timothy Liu writes well<br \/>\nin Chinese; although I have not heard him speak Mandarin.&nbsp; Thomas Loh had<br \/>\ncompered our &quot;One night in Shanghai&quot;; and he was incredibly good.&nbsp; There<br \/>\nare many more who are fluent and comfortable&nbsp;in Mandarin.<\/p>\n<p>Most of our events are conducted in English.&nbsp; Of course, there are a<br \/>\nnumber of guys and gals who are not able to understand Mandarin.&nbsp; This<br \/>\nincludes me; even though I sometimes wonder how my business colleaques in China<br \/>\nunderstand my basic Mandarin.&nbsp; Sometimes, I tell myself, wouldn&#8217;t it be<br \/>\nnice if we have a 100% Chinese Mandarin event.&nbsp; No Hokkien, no Cantonese,<br \/>\nno Teochew, no Hainese, no &#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Comperes and announcers are in Mandarin.&nbsp; Announcement, notices,<br \/>\nregistration slips,&nbsp;etc all in Chinese.&nbsp; Songs in Mandarin ; music all<br \/>\nMandarin.&nbsp; And, all attendees speak or at least try to<br \/>\ndo&nbsp;Mandarin.<\/p>\n<p>For those who dont understand Mandarin, find a translator friend among club<br \/>\nmembers.&nbsp; Use online translation.&nbsp; Even, keep the entire Post in<br \/>\nMandarin, as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>So, what shall we have?&nbsp; What kind of theme shall we adopt?&nbsp; How<br \/>\nshall we make the event successful?&nbsp; If you know of someone who is very<br \/>\ncomfortable and fluent in Mandarin, please ask him or her to raise the right<br \/>\nhand.&nbsp; Bring your ideas to the open.&nbsp; If you have not spoken before,<br \/>\nmaybe this is one opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Please do not write to me.&nbsp; Try to put all your thoughts, ideas and<br \/>\nsuggestions&nbsp;on this forum.&nbsp; Let everybody read your ideas.&nbsp; And,<br \/>\ngive others a chance to share; no thumping of the ideas of other members.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take the whole of April and May to toss around an event.&nbsp; Of<br \/>\ncourse, please do not feel disappointed if I do not pick your idea, as we have<br \/>\nto pick one idea.<\/p>\n<p>SHC is for you.&nbsp; I look forward to hearing from you.<\/p>\n<p>Terence Seah<\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Them event name :&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;One night in Chinatown&quot;; subject to confirmation. Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;Saturday, 10 Sep 2011 Time:&nbsp; 5pm to 1030 pm Place:&nbsp;&nbsp;Stage, in front of the Paya Lebar kovan CC Language used:&nbsp; Mandarin.&nbsp; English (not decided). Participants: EO &#8211; Terence Seah Co-EO &#8211; awaiting name Registration, &nbsp;lead by Oi Cheng. Compere and co-compere &#8211; awaiting name Singing &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/?p=3591\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A 100% Mandarin event &#8211; Again another dream.  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