Christmas Party at IMH

On 20th Dec 2008, members of RAC West, RAC NUS and guests, came together to bring christmas cheers to the patients of institute of mental health. We had a great time interacting with the patients. We played games, sing christmas song and we had a special violin performance from one of our guest. Enjoy the photos below....

Zack, Ben and Jonathan fooling around.

Preparing the seatings for the patients and volunteers

Volunteers briefing conducted by Rtr Wahid

It's all over.. till we meet again on 21 Feb 2009

Visit to Sungei Buloh Nature Reserve

Fresh air and the sound of cicada filled our trail along the Mangrove Broadwalk at the Sungei Buloh Nature Reserve. A total of 10 members, guest and family members attended this activity. Led by Rtr Zakir, participants were brought to the mini auditorium where a short video of the history and objective of this nature reserve.

After the 30 minutes video, they were led to the broundwalk where they are given the opportunity to soak in the sight and sounds of nature. Participants were also informed of the importance of the mangroves and the reason of its depletion.

upon finishing the tour, participants went on an impromptu visit to other farms in the area like the Aurogreen farm and Fish farms. Participants bought vegetables and fishes at reasonable price. We then headed for lunch and depart for the day.

Games = Fun = Laughter = Happy Memories

It was games day in Ward 53 on the Saturday afternoon of 15 November 2008. Our members and guest made up of Zack, Wahid, Shedah, Edward, Qi Jun, Pei Shan, Wei Min, Mervyn and Yanxing came together for a day of fun with the patients of Ward 53.

The patients were separated into 2 groups and played simple games like musical chair and follow the leader. One of the games required the patients to listen to Zack and had to placed number of body parts on the chair. It was amusing to see some of the patients trying to accomplish Zack’s demand. As this was our second visit, some of the patients recognised some of our volunteers and are able to address them by name.

The highlight of the visit was of course “SNACK TIME”. Volunteers served the patients with some snacks to occupy their time. Overall, everyone enjoyed themselves and volunteers and patients are looking forward for the Christmas Party that will be held on 20 Dec 2008. Do feel free to join us then. I promise it will be a party filled with excitement and wonderful performance.

Dinner at Brotzeit German Bier Bar and Restaurant

Benedict from Singapore West met up with Rotaractors from NUS PP Yong Ming, Franz from Rotaract club of Heidelberg and his fellow friends from around the region.

Introduction of German food were made and we were taught how to appreciate beer with food. Bringing the extra flavor to the food as you are eating and drinking at the same time.

Lots and Lots of meat and sausages were eaten and the experience of taking in so much meat is marvelous! Not only that, we had dessert that Singaporean do not eat frequently such as the famous Apple Strudel.

Below are some pictures of the night. Enjoy! Prost! (It mean cheers in German)

Food, Fellowship and Rusell Peters!?

Members of Rac Singapore West gathered at Zack's place on 27 Oct 2008. We came together to celebrate the Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Zack has kindly offered his place and cooked some food for the guest that came to his house. The food was good so was the entertainment. We were also honored to have ZR PP Lilian Song with us. Some of the members stayed on and watch a CD on Russell Peters. It was hilarious and funny!



The next fellowship event will be our clubs Christmas Party. More details will be given soon. Hope to see you there!

Visit to Institute of Mental Health (25 Oct 2008)

Our club visited the Institute of Mental Health, Ward 53A. For this visit, the members and volunteers had an art and craft activity with the patients. The objective of the activity is to construct a hanging mobile. The patients coloured the template which had the garden or seashore concept. Volunteers then assisted them by cutting the template and pasting them onto the mobile.



I would like to extend my gratitude to the members of RAC Singapore West (Jerlyn, Ben, Wahid) , our guests (Edward, Hoo Ying, Esther, Qi Jun and Wei Min ) and members from RAC National University of Singapore (Niro, Ameya, Christine, Aditi and Piyara)



Below is the photos of some of our volunteers attending the event.



Hope to see you during our next session.:)

Badminton in Action

BADMINTON!!!!! We had found a new interest among ourselves, AND YES it is playing badminton. Besides serving the community, we have to keep ourselves fit and have good fellowship with our fellow friends.

We had our first session on 11^th August, it was an enjoyable session besides exchanging tips on badminton and we had great bonding with our Rotarians, Rotaractors and guests. With these practices, we are preparing for our badminton friendly match within our family of Singapore west in the later part of the Rotaract year.

We will be playing badminton every Monday at Methodist Girls School (Bt Timah). If you are interested, do feel free to contact the club service director (Johnathan Tan) at 98369324 or email at tan_bingxian@yahoo.com.sg .

A special thank to PP Tay for offering the badminton courts for us to play with them and Rtr Benedict for helping me to liaise on the first badminton session.

Below are the great photos for your viewing.

Community Service -IMH visit

Hi fellow members and guests,

Our club will be having our first Institute of Mental Health (IMH) visit for this rotary year 2008/2008. The visit will be held on the 30 August 2008 (Sat) between 12 noon to 4 pm. For this visit, volunteers will have the opportunity to design hanging mobile together with the patients.

I am appealing for interested volunteers who are keen to help out in the event. Please contact me by 23rd of Aug regarding your participation. Thank you and hope to see you there.

Yours in Rotaract

Muhd ZAkir Bin Abu Bakar.

Community Service Director 08/09
Email : z261311@yahoo.com

BBQ Gathering

On 16^th August 2008, Family of Singapore West gathered at our PP Tay Wei Lian’s House at Farber Garden (Thomson Road). Members from our Sponsoring Rotary Club of Singapore West, Rotaract Club of National University of Singapore, Rotaract Club of Singapore Management University, Rotaract Club of Singapore West and guests were also present.

We started to set up the arrangement and prepare the necessary items for the bbq before the guests arrive. After setting and preparing the items, we start to set the fire as to get the fire burning.

As the guests start to settle down, President Dawn from Rotaract Club of Singapore West welcome everyone to the gathering. President Dawn shared with us on the objective of the gathering and the club projects. We gave a short introduction to everyone. Our sister clubs shared their upcoming projects and to see the chance to have joint project.

Once the informal meeting ended, everyone rushed to help themselves with the bbq food. There were lots of yummy foods for us to fill our stomach. Everyone present enjoyed themselves and had fun interacting with one another.

This event will not be a great success without our PP Tay who have helped us in booking the bbq pit, A big thank you is also extended to our Rotarians, fellow sister club Rotaractors, club members and guest. Not forgetting the people who had contributed for the food.

Hope everyone enjoyed fellowship, food and bonding within our family of Singapore west. See everyone in the upcoming events.

Below are pictures taken during the event. It is definitely a wonderful memory for us!

PDRR Zakir visit to sister club Rotaract Club of Ampang in KL, District 3300

On 25 to 27 of July 2008, our member, PDRR Zakir went over the causeway to visit our sister club in KL (Rotaract Club of Ampang). It was a casual visit to meet the members of RAC Ampang and discuss future collaborations among the two sister clubs.

During the visit, PDRR Zakir managed to visit numerous interesting places and tried many foods that he may not enjoy in Singapore. Enjoy the photos shown below:

Ice Cream Gathering

On the 6th August 2008, the club had their first ice cream gathering at Ice Cream Gallery (Valley Point)

Here are some pictures taken:

Those picture are just the appetizer.
The real deal from Ice Cream Gallery is the Durian ice cream... too bad no picture was taken but do join us for ice cream gallery gathering next time... Sure won't regret it...!

At the end of the day great Company& Great Ice cream... Definitely the best ice cream tasting ever tasted =D

Family of SW Gathering on 16th August 08 - BBQ

Dear Members and Guests of Singapore West,

Rotaract Club of Singapore West would like to cordially invite you to join us in the Family of SW Gathering on the 16th of August 08, Saturday. Like last year, we are organising a bbq event.

The objective of the event is for the different clubs under the Rotary Club of Singapore West to meet up in an informal session. Our Rotarians will be present as well. During the meeting we will have an informal meeting or discussion about the various club's year plan and whether there is any possibility of a joint collaboration. And of cos to have some fellowship and fun at the same time.

The location of the BBQ will be at Faber Gardens located off Upper Thomson Rd near Sin Ming Road.

http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_2647/travel_site_106763/

Attached herewith is the proposed programme. The finalised programme and agenda will be sent out on a later timing.

Please kindly RSVP by the end of 8th August to Club Service Director Bing Xian @ 98369324 or me @ 96564552. Should you have any enquiries or require any information, you can contact us.

Hope to seeya there! :)


cc; Pres Dawn; fyi pls
PP Yi Ling/PP Junjie; you are kindly invited too. :)


Thank you,
Abdul Wahid
Secretary 08/09

Summer Fiesta!!!

On 19 July 2008, RAC Singapore West held their 28th installation at Aloha Loyang Chalet. The theme was "Summer Fiesta" . Many guest and members came for the event with their beach wear (sorry none in bikini). Guest that came early were given a chance to try their hands at coconut bowling. They had a lot of fun.



The highlight of the event when outgoing President Eileen hand over the duties to incoming President Dawn. Our club's theme for this year is 'Dare to Dream" and the club's focus is to strengthen the bond between our sister clubs and our sponsory club through joint collaboration.




Two of our members also graduated this year; PP Junjie and PP Yiling. They will be greatly missed. At the end of the event, the fellowship continues and most of our guest stayed over.



Overall the event was a great success and the committee hopes that everyone enjoyed themselves.

Singapore West @ the Rotaract District Assembly

On the 12 and 13 of July, the committee members of RAC Singapore West, together with other clubs in Rotary District 3310, attended the Rotaract Distirct Assembly at National Technological University. The objective of this assembly is to equipt the BOD so that they ar eable to carry out their respective duties effectively and efficiently. This training session was conducted by both Rotarians and Rotaractors.

Our Club send down 6 representative to the event. During this assembly, the district awards were also given out. And our club was surprised to achieve the "Family of Rotary Award". This is our second award in a row. This award is given to the club which has successful organise events or projects with the their Rotary Clubs, other Rotaract Clubs and Interact Clubs. WELL DONE RAC SINGPORE WEST!

Club Updates

There are a few updates, for your kind perusal:

1. RAC SW 28th Installation
Our installation will be held on the 19th July, Saturday @ 3pm @ Aloha Loyang Chalet, Sea View Bungalow 8. We will be also having an Appreciation Nite for the IMH volunteers on the 18th July, Friday. Your attendance and help is greatly appreciated. :)

2.Upcoming Activities
There are some upcoming activities for your perusal.

Subjected to changes and more details be provided in due time:

(i) Appreciation Nite - 18th July, Friday, around 7pm @ Aloha Loyang Chalet
(ii) RAC SW Installation - 19th July, Saturday @ 3pm @ Aloha Loyang Chalet
(iii) Sister club BBQ day - 16th Aug, Saturday
(iv) 1st IMH Comm Svc Project - 30th Aug, Saturday

If youare keen to join us for the activities, do contact any of our board of directors.:)

BEACH FIESTA!!!

Dear Presidents and Secretaries,

Rotaract Club of Singapore West would like to cordially invite you and your club members to our 28th Installation. Details are as follow

Theme : Summer Fiesta!!
Dress Code : Beach wear
Price : $18/- per pax
Date : 19th July, Saturday
Time : 3.00pm
Venue : Aloha Loyang Chalet, Sea View Bunglow 8

We would appreciate if you could please kindly RSVP to Wahid at 9656 4552 or via email – dicapio15@hotmail.com by 5th July on your attendance.

Below are some information that might be useful to you.

Shuttle Bus Service
Pls note that there is a shuttle bus service from Pasir Ris MRT to Aloha Loyang Chalet. The timings are as followed:
- 1.45pm
- 2.15pm
- 3.15pm
For more information on the timing of the shuttle bus service, please kindly refer to the link listed below:
http://www.aloharesorts.com.sg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=386&Itemid=772

Map
Attached herewith is also a link to the navigation of getting to Aloha Loyang Chalet
http://www.aloharesorts.com.sg/templates/maps/Loyang.htm

Also attached herewith is the map of the Installation venue (Sea View Bungalow 8 map)

Should you need any further enquiries, you can contact me at 9656 4552 or Zack, Organising Chairman for Installation Committee 2008, at 9450 7551.

We hope you can join us on this joyous occasion and we look forward in having you as our guests for the day. Let the summer fiesta begins!!!! Don’t forget your beach clothes too!

We did not bring back anything, but we BOWL the competition over!

On 21st June 2008, our club represented by Dawn, Zack, Wahid and Rtn Karen, geared up ourselves to compete in the annual zone 3 bowling competition. This year, a total of 13 teams signed up to lift the champion shield.

Our club faced tough competition which are made up of semi professional bowlers and veteran comeptitors of the event. However, supported by our cheerleaders, Bing Xian, Benendict, Andrew and our Rotarians, we brave ourselves and hope that we are able to bowl confidentally.

In the end, we did not emerge winners. However we manage to earn a consolation as we managed to achieve the "noisiest" team award. In addition, Dawn made into the top 3 female bowlers catergories and bring back a trophy with her.

RAC SMU team 2 emerge champions, followed by RAC NW and RAC QT respectively. Great job organisers, RAC MC, for making the event a success.

Announcement of Board of Directors 2008/2009

I am proud to present the Board of Directors of RAC Singapore West 2008/2009

President: Dawn
Vice-President: Keyuan
Secretary: Wahid
Treasurer: Jerlyn
Club Service: Bing Xian
International Service: Benedict
Community Service: Zakir
Professional Development: Eileen
Immediate Past President: Eileen
President Nominee: Keyuan

Congrats to elected committee member. We are looking forward for an exciting year ahead.

We have been busy.. Really.

Hi members and visitors to our blog,

Yes it has been quite a long time since, I (theclub service director) updated the blog. This was due to my busy schedule at school. Of course that is not a good excuse. However, now I am having my holidays, thus I will provide a comprehensive updates of our club activites.

But don't be alarmed, it would not be a long wordy write up. I will post up photos and hopefully these images are able to convey the good and fruitful events and activities we have.

We had numerous gathering like ice-cream session, makan session, bowling session etc. The IMH project has been smooth sailing and the last session was on 14 June 2008. Currently the clun has been busy organising for our installation. Details will be out soon!

Heritage Walk

Despite the rain that poured down the early morning, the spirit was high and everyone was enthusiastic about the tour. A group of about 15 – 18 people who include members, guests and Rotarians were present for the tour. The participants gathered at the UOB Plaza. We were briefed by our guest speaker Dr. Yeo Kang Shua who is from The Architectural Consultant, Monuments Inspectorate, and Preservation of Monuments Board.


Equipped with the latest camera model ranging from Cannon to Lumix, everyone took the opportunity to capture the beautiful and unique architecture of the different temples. Some of the different temples we visited were:-

1. Yueh Hai Ching Temple
2. Fuk Tak Chi Museum
3. Ying Fo Fui Kun
4. Thian Hock Keng Temple
5. Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church

We were mesmerized with how culture and lifestyle influenced the different design of these temples. It was indeed an “eye-opener” for me as this is the first time I entered these temples.

After a long walk, the participants settle down for lunch near the Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church. The tour receive a positive feedback and we are looking forward for more such tours.

Reported by: IPDRR Zakir

Club Service DirectorRAC Singapore West.