Ke Yuan's Wedding

Congratulations to our graduated member, Ke Yuan who is just married today:)

Some of our members were involved in the wedding and the banquet. I believe it was a great experience for everyone:) We had a briefing and Thank You Dinner on 13 September.

Everyone looking anxious and serious about the upcoming wedding  

I can't believe that despite the packed schedule, we still managed to finish the banquet on time.

Bachelor Party @ The House of Robert Timms (21 September 2012)

 



On behalf of the club, I would like to congratulation KY again and hope that he will enjoy his honeymoon in ****. ^^ Below are some words for you...

Words are just not quite enough today
When your love will light the way
To a wedding filled with joy neverending
The warmest wishes are what we are sending.

Congratulations~! (from the RAC Singapore West Family)

 

Reported by:
C.S. Dir. Wendy

DG Visit cum Rotary Club of Singapore West Oktoberfest

On 20th September 2012, DG Lee Kwong Hwee visited Rotary Club of Singapore West and the meeting was held at Hollandse Club. Director Raymond from RAC NUS (our sister club) and President Aini gave an update of the club events / year plan for 2012/2013 to DG.

After the meeting, the annual Oktoberfest event began. Being spoilt for choice with the delicious food and endless mugs of beer, all of us were certainly well fed at this dinner. Other than eating, there were also games to be played like quiz, Sausage Eating competition, Beer Drinking competition and Chicken Dance contest.

President Harry (RAC NUS) participating in the Sausage Eating competition.  

DG dancing at the Oktoberfest Dinner  

Group photo with our Rotarians   Members attended:
Aini, Wahid, Benedict and Wendy

This month is certainly a eat & grow fat month with the number of buffet dinners that we have. I guess this is also part of a Rotaractor life? ;)

Reported by:
C.S. Dir. Wendy

Zone 1 District Tour

Finally back from the Zone 1 District Tour! Although this is only a day trip, it is quite exhausting as well. I guess I'm getting older? Hahahaha~ (>.< Okay, better blog properly or I will be removed as the blog administrator soon from giving such comments.)

On this bright and sunny day, three of our club members together with the Zonal Representative (ZR) Pei Yan went up to Melaka and JB to visit the clubs in Zone 1. Other than listening to what the clubs in Zone 1 are facing and giving some advice, we also had an enjoyable time "exploring" Malaysia. Below are the pictures that we have taken with the clubs:)

Meeting with RAC Melaka  

Meeting with RAC JB   Looking forward to the next IS session.

Members attended:
Wahid, Hooi Ying, Wendy

Reported by:
C.S. Dir. Wendy

Hari Raya Gathering @ Aini's House

This year's annual Hari Raya Celebration is held at Aini's house. Today is another day of snacking on festive snacks and traditional malay food that Aini's mother had prepared.

Group Photo @ Aini's House  

Festive Snacks & Food   Members attended:
Wahid, Hooi Ying, Aini, Wendy, Guest - Rotarian Chew, Rotarian Tay and Ibrahim

Reported by:
C.S. Dir. Wendy

RAC Singapore West 32nd Installation

YEAH!!! RAC SW is finally 32 years old! With the theme "Fun Fair", we had an amazing time celebrating this joyous occasion with our friends and guests. Our Guest-of-Honour, President Thomas Lee, Rotary Club of Singapore West graced the event and oversee the installation proceedings as IPP Hooi Ying handle over her duties to newly installed President Aini.

I present to you - President Aini!!!  

Congratulations to our 32nd BOD  

Our Rotarians having fun at the games.  

Singapore West Family - 3 Generations   Not only did we have the installation ceremony on that day, we also had the annual Singapore West Family BBQ session!!! It's certainly a eat and grow fat day, don't you agree? With the mountainous food at the buffet table and the seemingly never-ending raw food and drinks in the fridge...

HY: I want a bite too!!!   To end off the day, we had a HTHT session at MacDonalds!

Kopi Session @ MacDonalds   Members attended:
Wahid, Benedict, Wendy, Hooi Ying, Yancy, Mervy, Yan Xing, Aini, Suk Kwan, Graduated member - Dawn, Ke Yuan and Zack, Guest - Ibrahim and Erna (And many others whom I can't list all of them. Sorry!!!)

Once again, on behalf of the club, I would like to thank everyone who is able to attend our installation ceremony yesterday. Please come again next year!!!

Reported by:
C.S. Dir. Wendy

Rotaract District Assemby (RDA) @ NP

Once again, this year's Rotaract District Assembly (RDA) was held at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. This year is extremely special as our very own member - Wahid has taken up the position of District Rotaract Representation (DRR)! Moreover, two of members - Hooi Ying and Wendy has taken up the District Treasurer cum Special Projects Director and District Secretary respectively.

Congratulations to Wahid and his new team!   Ps: I can't blog much as I didn't attend the RDA. (Y.Y) So sorry for the little details... Let's just wish Wahid and his team all the best for the RY2012/2013!

Reported by:
Rtr Wendy

Zonal Bowling & RDC

This year’s Rotaract District Conference (RDC) was held in conjunction with the annual Zonal Bowling on 19th May to 20th May 2012. The Zonal Bowling was organized by Rotaract Club of Singapore West together with the District Team. We were honoured to have District Governor Haji Zainie to be our Guest of Honour for the opening ceremony at Yishun Safra.

A total of 5 members and 1 guest represented Rotaract Club of Singapore West in the Zonal Bowling and we are proud to say that we emerged as the runner-up in the Zonal Bowling.

 

After the Zonal Bowling, we went to Sembawang Camp Challenge for the official RDC programme. A series of games and interactive sessions were organized to bond the people from different clubs together. At the end of the session on the last day, participants gave their feedback on the overall programme so that next year’s RDC will be better.

Overall, I had a fun time participating in the RDC and Zonal Bowling as I’ve not only made new friends through this programme but also gain more knowledge about Rotaract. Can’t wait for next year’s RDC which seems to be more promising!!!

Members attended:
Wahid, Hooi Ying, Jerlyn, Benedict, Yancy, Yan Xing, Wendy, Graduated member - Ke Yuan

Reported by:
Rtr Wendy

IMH Event @ Labrador Park

This year marks our fifth year collaboration with the Institute of Mental Health (IMH). Our community service director, Aini, organized an outing to bring the patients to Labrador Park for some games. These games include jigsaw puzzle and finding the exact location in the park.

Thanks to all volunteers who made some time today to help out in our event!   After which, we went to Vivo City (Haagen Daz) for our board meeting!

 

Members attended:
Hooi Ying, Wahid, Yan Xing, Aini, Wendy, Jerlyn, Evelyn & Guests - Ibrahim, Shirlynn and Evelyn's friends

Reported by:
Rtr Wendy

RAC SW Chinese New Year Celebration

This year's CNY Celebration is held at my house. This time round, everyone brought a food item along. As always, the food was in abundance. It was certainly a day of enjoying one's company.


Had fun cutting the chicken?


Food Galore


2 boxes of pizza sponsored by Rotarian Tay


Lo Hei! Singapore West, Huat AH~!

After feasting on the food, Rotarian Tay gave a presentation on his recent Polio Walk Hike. It was certainly interesting to hear about his adventures and learn some safety tips on how to protect your feet if you want to climb a mountain or walk long distances.

Then, we had our club meeting as usual. We ended off the session by celebrating the Jan. & Feb. babies' birthday:)


Celebrating the Jan & Feb Babies' Birthday!


Group Picture. Forgot to ask the Rotarians to take with us:(

It was certainly a fun session bonding with everyone. Hope that we have more of such sessions!!!

Members attended:
Wahid, Hooi Ying, Jerlyn, Benedict, Evelyn, Suk Kwan, Wendy, Graduated member - Ke Yuan, Guest - President Pek, Rotarian Chew, Rotarian Tay & Mrs Tay

NEXT UP:
Bowling Bonding Session (17th February 2012)

Reported by:
Rtr Wendy

Blood Donation Drive

After helping the visually handicapped, it's time to donate some blood to the Singapore's Blood Bank! On 15th January 2012 (Sunday), RAC Singapore West made a trip down to the Health Sciences Authority at Outram Park.

Below are some pictures taken during the visit:




Filling up some forms




Waiting to be called




Still have the energy to Facebook




CHEESE! :D




All Done 4 a Good Deed

Members attended:
Wahid, Hooi Ying, Jerlyn and Aini

NEXT UP:
CNY Celebration @ MY House! (5th February 2012)

Happy Chinese New Year everyone and enjoy the long weekend ahead! :D

Reported by:
Rtr Wendy

SAVH CNY Bazaar

On a beautiful Saturday morning, RAC Singapore West decided to help the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) with their Chinese New Year Bazaar to raise funds for the association. Each of us was assigned a stall to man together with a SAVH staff. Some of the SAVH staff is visually handicapped and it was a good opportunity for us to get to know more about how the visually handicapped people manage their everyday lifes.

The SAVH staff that I was assigned with was visually handicapped (able to see partially) and he taught me how to use the iPhone screen reader function. I didn't know that the iPhone has such a function! The screen reader function will read whatever that was tapped on and if you want to select the button, you have to double-tap the icon. Moreover, instead of using a finger to swipe through the pages, they use 4 fingers to swipe through the pages. I guess this is to prevent them from accidentally swiping through the pages. Apple products are really helpful, don't you think? :D

In general, the SAVH people are extremely friendly and easy to mingle with. Even though the crowd is not so ideal, my Bak Kwa booth still managed to sell 37 boxes of Bak Kwa and 4 packets of pork floss (Sales: $1000+). I guess with better advertisement, they might be able to draw in a larger crowd and achieve better sales.


Big Abalone & Bak Kwa Group: Ibrahim, Me & Yancy


Costume jewlry & miscellaneous Group: Jerlyn & Shirlynn


Dried seafood: Hooi Ying


Touch Art: Wahid


CNY Decorations: Aini

Members attended:
Wahid, Hooi Ying, Wendy, Jerlyn, Aini, Yancy, Guest - Shirlynn and Ibrahim

Stay tuned to our Blood Donation Drive and Board Meeting next Sunday!!!

Reported by:
Rtr Wendy

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2012 has finally arrived!!!


Wishing everyone a Happy Dragon 2012 Year!!!

Have you made your new year resolutions yet?

Crazy Time @ Universal Studios Singapore

After a morning of "darkness", it's time to get wild and high at USS!!!

Although there aren't many attractions, it's still fun as what matters is the company, right?



Wonder when will be our next event??? Stay tuned!!!

Members attended:
Wahid, Hooi Ying, Wendy, Graduated member - Zack and Dawn

Reported by:
Rtr Wendy

Dialogue in the Dark: Journey through the Darkness

Finally a Professional Development session AT.... DIALOGUE IN THE DARK @ Ngee Ann Polytechnic!!! Woohoo!!!

On 17th December 2011, a group of us spent an amazing morning feeling our way through the darkness with the help of Kelvin Tan!


Before starting our darkness journey

Since it's near Christmas, the DiD peeps had some Christmas elements during the journey which made it even more fun and interesting. I didn't know that this is how it feels like to be a visually impaired person. Just basing on the other senses to help me along the way. Luckily, with friends beside me, I guess the journey wasn't scary but extremely fun:)

Along the way, we had to feel the words on the statue, sit on a boat along the Singapore River, hang Christmas decorations on the "invisible" Christmas tree, feel for items in the room, ordering drinks at the cafe and writing Christmas wishes on the card. Time really flies and the whole journey didn't seem like 1 hour!

If you haven't been to Dialogue in the Dark, better book an appointment NOW!!! It's definitely a worth-while one hour journey through the darkness. :)

Members attended:
Wahid, Hooi Ying, Jerlyn, Wendy, Aini, Mervy, Yan Xing

Reported by:
Rtr Wendy

"East" and West Christmas BBQ Session

On 16th December 2011, we had a Christmas BBQ Session with Rotaract Club of Singapore East at CK's house. Even though it was raining throughout the day, Heaven still pity us and stopped raining in the evening. Thank God!

Although the place was wet, it still did not damper our feelings for the festive Christmas. In fact, doesn't it seem to be like Christmas with the cool weather and gloomy sky?


The guys setting up the fire


Meat Galore


Isn't it supposed to be LOG cake? Why did it become a BLOCK cake?


Pictures of the Christmas Gift Xchange below:





















Merry Christmas, everyone!

Members attended:
Wahid, Hooi Ying, Jerlyn, Wendy, Mervy, Yan Xing, Graduated member - Zack and Dawn, Honorary member - CK, Guest - Erna

Reported by:
Rtr Wendy