On the 17th January 2009, RAC Singapore West organized a project under International Service. Assisted by Rotarians, we had 3 speakers out of which 2 were Rotarians from Germany and one was our fellow guest, Edward, who had work in Germany for 3 years.
That night, we had many different kinds of German sausages such as pork sausages, veal sausages and many more. These sausages were prepared in different styles such as added with pepper sauce and added in salad. And to spice up the mood, German mustard was used as a dip and pretzels were brought.
Apart from the food, we shared the different working culture between Singapore and Germany. That gave us an idea of how people work and how different we were. Also, the different cultures of bringing up of kids were shared. For instance in Germany, at the age of 18, the kids was encouraged by the government and family to move out on their own.
The event was a great success. However, these would not have happen without the help from the Rotarians who had sponsored the sausages, mustard, beers and many more. On behalf from RAC west, we would like to thank all the Rotarians and guests who had turn up for the night for providing the information which make us understand more about Germany.
Reported by:
International Service Director Benedict Lim
Thursday, April 23, 2009
French Appreciation Night
On 21st November 2008, RAC West organized a project under International Service. Our guest, Christophe from France had kindly agreed to provide a night at his home where he shares the culture and information about France.
The session was a success as we left the place with more knowledge about France. Such as famous locations, what does the colors of the France flag represents, how famous brands like Mont Blanc were created, how French revolution were created, leading to the creation of France National anthem .
That night, we were exposed to the delicacies in France. We had different kinds of cheese such as bleu cheese, goat cheese and many more. Also, French salad and other dishes which were specially bought and made by Christophe.
We had fun and at the same time were exposed to similar experience people experience when they are in France. It was a fruitful night for all of us.
Reported by:
International Service Director Benedict Lim
IMH Outing to West Coast Park (14 March 2009)
It was a hot a sunny Saturday morning. A great weather for a picnic and that’s what exactly we did for the patients (VIP) from the Institute of Mental Health. We have volunteers from the Rotaract Club of Singapore West, Rotaract Club of Tanglin and Rotaract Club of NUS. We also have in attendance Rotarian from the Rotary Club of Singapore West.
Some of our volunteers picked up the VIP from the Institution and made their way to West Coast Park. As it was a long journey; some of our volunteers had a sing-a-long session with the VIP on the bus to warm them up.
Upon reaching the West Coast Park, our other volunteers warmly welcome them and brought them to the picnic area where we had assembled and prepared games for them. We had spilt the various VIP and volunteers to 3 groups and were told to design their flag and give them a unique name. The three groups were called Singa, Ultra and Four-Two.
Once the groups had gotten acquainted with themselves, we proceeded to our first game which the game master instruct each group to arrange themselves in a certain sequence (e.g. from the tallest to the shortest etc). The first group that does that will earn a point.
The next activity was a ping pong ball relay. Each member of the group has to transport a ping pong ball with a spoon to a marker and back. The person will have to hand the ping pong ball to another member of the group. This cycle repeats till the last member does it.
We then had our lunch and continue to interact with the VIP. Upon finishing our lunch, we announced the results and Ultra emerged as the champion of the day’s activities. We then had a short stroll around the park, before the VIP returned back to the institution.
