Happy New Year 2006!!!

Rotaract Club of Singapore West would like ot wish everyone a Happy New Year for the year 2006.

What's the difference between a French press and "the sock"?

Head on down to the Coffee Appreciation Workshop to find out! Details are as follows:

Date : 3 December 2005 (Sarurday)
Time : 3pm
Venue : Starbucks Capital Towers
Price : $15

RSVP Haizah via email muhaizah@hotmail.com or via sms @ 93637195 by 22 November 2005.

PLACES ARE LIMITED!

Hope to see you all there!!!

Green Car Rally on 25 Sept 2005

It could have been a lazy Sunday. Forcing myself to awaken from my slumber at 6:30am, I was commenting to myself, ”I hope this better be good”. As I drove from my home in Woodlands to the rendezvous point in Jurong West, the gloomy skies along KJE was not much of a help in lifting my spirits. “It’s just going to rain and the event will be cancelled”, I murmured to myself.

As I parked my car and walked solemnly towards the meeting point, I saw a crowd assembled there. A female member of the crowd saw me, turned and started walking towards me. “That’s it there is no turning back now…”, I whispered. When the lady was within earshot range, she broke into a big smile and said, “Hi, I am Dawn, let me guess, you are Ming Yi, right?”. “Err yes.”, I replied. And so this marked the beginning of my journey into the undiscovered part of Singapore, in an event called Rotaract Club (Jurong West) Green Car Rally, an oxymoron at first mention, but indeed a car rally that will bring us to the really green parts of Singapore.

We were soon organized into groups, with each group centered around a driver of a car, given a clue, and off we go. As I was to learn, in this green car rally, we would be given clues that will lead us to interesting places centered in the Lim Chu Kang, and Kranji area. My group’s first clue was to find a place that sells “Lettucino”. Now that got me interested, I have heard of “Tehcino” in Jalan Kayu, but were on earth is this place that sell Lettucino? As we proceed in the general direction of Lim Chu Kang, the gloom of the morning began to dissipate, giving way to bright sunshine, and cheery blue skies. “Think I will enjoy this”, I thought to myself.

As we neared Lim Chu Kang, and not knowing much more about Lettucino than we first started, our calls to the orangnizer, which had earlier started of as a mild asking of favor, began to degenerate into a desperate call for help. The organizers, in their all-merciful nature, finally gave us the name of the place, Aerogreen Technology at 115 Neo Tiew Crescent. As our car approached the place, we saw a myriad of farms, fisheries, and orchards, and I thought to myself, “Wow, so this is rural Singapore, and I didn’t realize it exists. What a city slicker I am.” We found out that Aerogreen Technology is Singapore's first commercial aeroponics farm. Aeroponics, which means growing vegetable in air as opposed to organic soil, enables the growth of temperate vegetables like Butterhead Lettuce, Batavia etc… in equatorial Singapore. And the farm produces 500kg of vegetable a day!

Our other clues lead us to other places like Hays Dairy Farm, which produces goat milk, Jurong Frog Farm, which as the name implies, rears frog for the Singapore market. Not forgetting also Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, our own ecological jewel for migrating birds, and local flora and fauna.

As we rounded up the car rally, we proceeded to our end point in West Coast Park where the winners were awarded prizes, and the losers made to do some forfeit. Although the event was declared over in after the prize presentation, a majority of the group, in the spirit of this newly formed friendship and camaraderie, proceed to a coffee shop in Sembawang for lunch. Well, knowing Singapore better and making new friends, it seems like a Sunday well spent!

-Article contributed by Ong Ming Yi

Result of Green Trail!!!

Hello Hello... for those of you who wanted to know the result of the Green Trail race, here is the result (pictures only =p):

1. (First prize)

2. (Second prize)

3. (Third prize)

Thank you! Thank you!

The Rotaract Club would like to thank everyone who participated in the Green Trail 2005. The event was a success though some team got problem with some clues. However, it would never have been a successful event if not for all you guys. Please be patience to wait for the photos and full report to be up in the blog. Once again, thank you.

Registration Date Extended!!!

Been worried about not have a driver?

Happened to miss the Green Trail deadline?

Fret not!! Guess what?? The deadline has been extended to 18 September; yes you heard it right!!

Everything has been settled.

WE WILL provide experienced drivers with cars and WE WILL extend the application date……

The rules and details of the trail are as follows:

Date of Event: 25^th September 2005

Time: 9am

Starting Point: Blk 652C Jurong West St 61 (Shelter)

Cost: $5/person

Please come in groups of 4’s or 5’s.

There will be attractive prizes to be won for the winning team.

So what are you waiting for! Register now with me at tingling@singnet.com.sg or you can call me at 81239498.

I hope to hear from all of you soon. Registration have been extended to 18^th September 2005.

Honoured

By Mun Wai, President of RAC Ampang

One word to describe my short stay with RAC Singapore West to attend its Silver Jubilee Installation. Fantastic! Marvelous ! Cool ! (opps… more than one word).

From the moment I arrived at Singapore, in fact even before I reached anywhere near to Singapore, Outgoing President Simon, Incoming President Jun Jie & his girlfriend had been waiting for me as early as 3 pm. Their patience was really remarkable as I only arrived to my destination at about 6 pm. I had some problems with my transportation.

Then, I had home cooked meal at Dawn’s place where I met PP Zack, Aiwen and Gregory. It was a very yummy dinner. I tasted the authentic Singaporean Bak Kut Teh. It was different from what I usually had in KL. The Chile Crab was another mouth watering dish. It is fresh, not too spicy and lots of gravy.

After all the long day, I needed much rest. I pity the two Incoming and Outgoing RAC Singapore West Presidents, Jun Jie and Simon. They sacrificed their comfort for me so that I can have a single bed while they both shared the other single bed.

The moment has arrived. It was the RAC Singapore West Silver Jubilee Installation. All the hard work and planning was for this moment and it was another well planned event. The weather was perfect for the installation. It was cooling and no haze. The venue was well selected and decorated. The lightings were precisely coordinated with the day’s programme. The sound system was crystal clear. No frequency interference. The games and entertainment were great. People mingled around and laughed out loud.

Speaking of the entertainment, WOW! I have never witnessed any sexier pole dancing than I have witnessed during the installation. PP Zack, as the more “experienced”, guided his protégé, Dawn, to perform a live and seductive pole dance with another non-Singaporean man. It was, emmm…, let me put it as “interesting”. I believe that will be my one and only time seeing Dawn to dance so “elegant” and “professionally done”.

The speeches were touching and meaningful. Outgoing President Simon had watery eyes while giving his speech. Indeed, after leading a group of young and motivated members for a year means a lot to Simon. They had many moments bond them together.

On the other hand, Incoming President Jun Jie’s speech was at a lighter note. He is excited to continue the 25 years of strong legacy of RAC Singapore West. Though he is relatively new to RAC Singapore West, his vast experience with Rotary family made him as the ideal person to be the Incoming President.

The President of Rotary Club of Singapore West, President Pieter van Putten made one good point. On top of District 3310 DRR 5’Rs, President Pieter added the sixth “R” : Relax. Like the old saying, “All work no play makes Jack a dull boy”. There is time we need to rejuvenate our mind and body to get ready for the next challenge.

After the installation, I was given the privileged to visit a place in Singapore where hardly, I guess none, non-Singaporean Rotaractors have ever visited. That place is so unique that it gives special attention to some people. Some will be definitely receive more than the others. At certain point of our life, we will need these attention. The more the better. Can you guess the place?

It was a tiring but fun and memorable trip. I had delicious and authentic Singaporean home cooked meal, honoured to have Incoming and Outgoing Presidents to sacrifice for my comfort, attended a well planned installation, witnessed RAC Singapore West version of pole dancing and privileged to visit the unique place. All these thanks to RAC Singapore West : Incoming President Jun Jie, Outgoing President Simon, PP Zack, Dawn, Aiwen, Jasmin, Tse Siang, Yi Ling, Haizah, Kasturi, Wahid and Eileen. As a team, you did not just made things happened. You made things happened in a more enjoyable and memorable event. Keep it up! Once again, THANKS.

Updates On Green Trail 2005

Read all about!! Read all about it!! There are some updates on the Green Trail event 2005. Please read below for the date, time and venue of the event.

Date: 25th September 2005
Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm (Reporting time is 9am sharp!!!)
Venue: Blk 652C Jurong West St 61 (near shelter)
Fee: $5 per person

Please come in group of 4's or 5's.


There will be attractive prizes to be won for the winning team.

So what are you waiting for! Register now with Dawn at tingling@singnet.com.sg or you can call her at 81239498.

Installation 2005 Pictures

Thank you everyone for making the 25th Installation of RAC West so successful.
Photos shoot for the 25th Installation will be uploaded soon. Thank you.

Club meeting cum Fellowship

Dear members,

There will be a club meeting cum fellowship session to be held for all members a week after the installation. Details are as follow:

Date: 26th August 2005
Time 6:30 pm
Location: TBA

Members, please check your email for more details regarding this meeting cum fellowship session. Please make time to attend this outing. Thank you and see you all soon.

The Green Trail!!!

SILVER ALERT! SILVER ALERT!

SILVER ALERT! SILVER ALERT!

ROTARACT CLUB OF SINGAPORE WEST 25TH INSTALLATION IS TO BE HELD ON A DIFFERENT DATE AND VENUE!

New cool date : 21 August 2005
New cool time : 10.30am till 2.00pm
New cool venue : Vanda Hall
Costa Sands Resort Pasir Ris, 159M Jalan Loyang Besar
Pasir Ris Park , Singapore 509404
Attire : Smart Casual
Theme : Silver Jubilee
Price : $23
Please RSVP by 7 August 2005 via Haizah @ 93637195 or hizah_82@yahoo.com.sg

See you all there!

Installation Latest Updates!!!

There will some changes to our Installation due to some technical issue. Please check back again on the latest details for our Installation including the date and venue. Thank you.

Installation Committee

Welcome to Rotaract Club of SIngapore West Blog

Hi everyone.,

Welcome to RACWEST blog. Hope that you all will find this blog useful to keep track on our club movement and activities.