Good Relationship for a Healthy Mind

Good Relationships For a Healthy Mind

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More than 43 people turned up to nurture their minds at Kampong Glam CC on 22 Nov

More than 43 people turned up at Kampong Glam CC on 22 Nov from 3pm to 5pm to nurture their minds by experienced speaker Ms Zaibun Siraj despite of the heavy rain. The participants were taught important and practical skills on how to have positive relationships, improve their self-esteem and how to cope with stress. There was laughters everywhere thanks to the innovative teaching methods and funny jokes shared by Ms Zaibun. The event was extremely successful and the participants were looking forward to more mental wellness programmes to be organised by Kampong Glam YEC and HPB.

More than 50 people turned up at Kampong Glam Fun Bowling Tournament

Kampong Glam YEC held a fun Bowling Tournament at Planet Bowl@ Civil Service Club on 18 Oct (Sat) from 9.30am to 12.30pm. This event was organised by the Sports and Recreation Secretary, Nick Liw. The atmosphere was relaxed initially but became more intense as the tournament progressed. "Strikes" were followed by cheers and High-fives as team members bowled 3 games each. After battling amongst the teams for the right to be crowned Kampong Glam 2008 Bowling Champion, light refreshments were served as their total scores were been tabulated. Many thanks to the 7 YEC members who came down
and helped out at this event. Hip hip Hooray!

Winners:

Team (Total Pins)
Champion - KrewLord 2242
1st Runner up - Kit Strike 2040
2nd Runner up - Band of Bowlers 2016

Individual
Champion (men) - Raymond Wijaya 634
Champion (women) - Chua Xin Yi 511

Well done Nick in ensuring the success of this tournament!

Wilfred returned from enriching PAYM - Shanghai Enterprise Attachment Programme from 16 to 28 Sept

Shanghai Enterprise Attachment Programme has always been a fruitful exchange event every year between People’s Association Youth Movement (PAYM) and Shanghai Youth Federation. This year, 5 delegates were sent over to Shanghai for this year’s exchange.



The group of 5 met with the volunteers at Shanghai Youth Federation (SYF) Headquarters. There was a short briefing of the development of Shanghai over the years, and what is SYF’s mission and vision were being shared in an hour’s briefing.





Wilfred were both posted to the Shanghai Youth Newspapers Company (上海青年报社) and shown the office. The HR personnel, Dai Rong, briefed the 2 delegates on what was the work process of day to day publication and showed them the finished newspapers on that same day. She also shared with them the organizational structure and culture within the company which includes its subsidiaries. The delegates were asked to share with her what were their expectations in this attachment and what was the area of news publication that they were comfortable in. There was a freedom of choice and gladly, the delegates were then posted internally to the various departments that they find comfort in.


Being in the finance news department which suited him perfectly as he is currently an undergraduate in NTU pursuing a degree in Business, specializing in Banking & Finance. The 1st article he published was a translation from Bloomberg which is the article on the purchasing of HBOS by Lloyds Bank onto the newspaper the very next day.




After the success of his 1st article, he went on to publish his 2nd article which revolves around the AIG Bailout incident in US. The demand from him is slightly different this time round. He was required to do online interviews with Singaporeans who are holding AIA insurance policies. This was to give China an overview of the global situation of AIG.



To further make this trip an enriching one, Wilfred took part in the section “Happy Singles” of the magazine subsidiary, Life Weekly (生活周刊). Every week, a male and a female will be chosen from a pool of applicants to be featured for this particular section. In this section, the participants will have a date with one another on that day and be asked questions that are associated with their love experiences and what do they look for in a soul mate. The only condition is that the participants have to be singles. As Wilfred is the SDS Secretary in his YEC, he took the opportunity to learn from this event and how it will be applicable in the context of Singapore. The photo shoot was successful and it is expected to be published during mid October.






Sitting in the office writing articles can be boring after a while if one is not used to it.
Therefore, the finance news department head, Jin Yu, arranged for Wilfred to be attached to their top finance reporter for a day, Mr. Pu. During this day, he visited the finance district which seemingly resembles Singapore’s CBD area. Not only did he visit the finance district, together with Mr.Pu, he interviewed one of the vice president of the investment division of Bank of China. The topic revolves around the financial outlook for the next few periods.


Overall, it was a great experience for Wilfred to be close to what he does best and learn the Chinese perspective of dealing with things.

Closely fought Toastmasters Humorous and Evaluation Speech Contests on 23 Sept

Melvin Pang, Arun Kumar and Henrietta How had represented Kampong Glam Toastmasters Club in the Area Z3 Humorous and Evaluation Speech Contests on 23 Sept (Thurs) at NOL building at 7.30pm . Participants from the 4 Toastmasters Clubs took part in this contest. It was a closely fought contest in both the Homorous and Evaluation Contests. It was a very good experience for the contestants from Kampong Glam Toastmasters Club and Melvin Pang emerged as the 2nd runner up in the Humorous Speech Contest with his speech title " Oops".

Winners of Kampong Glam Toastmasters Club Contest which was held on 28 Aug 08 at Kampong Glam CC

Humorous Contest
Champion : Melvin Pang
1st Runner up: Arun Kumar
2nd Runner up: Christopher Beebee
Evaluation Contest
Champion: Arun Kumar
1st Runner up: Henrietta How
2nd Runner up: Christopher Beebee

*Kampong Glam Toastmasters Club is an interest group of Kampong Glam Youth Group and we have our monthly meeting on the last Thurs of the month. Do come and join us!

23 children went to watch 'The Rainbow Fish' show on 21 Sept 08

On 21 Sept 2008 (Sun), 4 members from Kampong Glam YEC and teachers from KampongGlam PCF had brought 23 children from the KidsRead programme to watch The Rainbow Fish show at the Alliance Francaise Theatre. This activity was organised by Vice Chairman of Kampong Glam YEC, Ms Cynthia Shaw. The children were divided into morning and afternoon session. Through this interesting show, the children had learnt the importance of helping, sharing and getting along with one another.The children were also given goodie bags at the end of the show and all of them, including the volunteers, had enjoyed themselves very much. Hip hip hooray !

Scholarship and Bursary awards on 20 Sept 08 at Kampong Glam CC

Kampong Glam YEC and Telok Ayer Hong Lim Green YEC with the support from the CCMC, organised the Scholarship and Bursary awards for Tertiary students on 20 Sept (Sat) at Kampong Glam CC. The Guest of Honour was Ms Denise Phua, MP for Jalan Besar GRC and Adviser to Kampong Glam GROs. Prior to the awards presentation, Melvin Pang from Kampong Glam YEC gave a 45 min talks on " The art of giving a superb presentation" to the audience, comprises of tertiary students and grassroots leaders. Pa Star grading awards was also given out that day to the various grassroots committees.

Thousands of people flocked to Stamp Exhibition and Prize Presentation at National Library

On 5 Sept to 7 Sept 2008, Kampong Glam YEC Stamp Club had collaborated with the Singapore Philatelic Museum (SPM) and Kreta Ayer Stamp Society to organise the annual Stamp Exhibition and National Stamp collecting Prize presentation at the National Library at Bras Basah Complex. The launch of the event was held on 6 Sept and the Guest of Honour was Mr Wilson Tan, Group CEO for Singapore Post Limited. 11 YEC members had came down to support and help in this event. About 500 people had attended the launch and through out the 3 days event, thousands of people were attracted by the many different types of stamps on displays and also visited the display booths manned by the stamp dealers.

This event was a resounding success and members of the Kampong Glam Stamp Club are looking forward to next year's event.

International Youth Camp in Korea from 7 July to 12 July 08

From 7 July to 12 July 2008, the Chairman from Kampong Glam YEC, Melvin Pang, was nominated by PAYM to attend the International Youth Camp in South Korea, Incheon. The Youth camp was very fun and they had youths coming from many countries such as Korea, Japan, China, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Brunei and Hong Kong. A total of about 60 Youths attended this camp and 3 were from Singapore! The participants learnt from each other the differences in cultures and traditions. The participants even had a one day sight seeing tour in Seoul and also performed volunteering work at Kkottongnae, a charitable Welfare Complex where I had helped to wash toilets and scrub the walls. The whole camp was defintely an eye opener and an unforgetable experience.

More than 100 Youths turned up at PAYM Policy Forum on 13 July 08

On 13 July 2008, all the 9 YECs in Jalan Besar GRC were involved in organsing our first Policy Forum for the year. The topic was " Singapore..transit stopover or final destination". Kampong Glam YEC was involved in ushering and registration. More than 100 people attended this Policy Forum which was held at the Asian Civilisation Museum and it was reported in the newspaper as well. The Guest-Of-Honour was Ms Denise Phua, MP for Jalan Besar GRC andAdviser to Kampong Glam GROs and we had two panelists to join her as well in this Policy Forum. The participants were involved in a lively discussions with the GOH and the panelists. We are certainly looking forward to the next JalanBesar GRC Policy Forum !

YEC Teambuilding retreat at Genting from 9 May to 11 May 08

Between 9 May to 11 May 2008, around 11 committee members from Kampong Glam Youth Executive Committee (YEC) and the staff in-charge went to Genting Highland in Malaysia for our yearly teambuilding retreat. Some of our loved ones tagged along for this trip as well. We had our monthly YEC meeting at Genting too. This was indeed a very relaxing trip and it also served as a reward for the Committee as all of us had worked very hard to contribute back to the community for the past year. All of us are certainly looking forward to the next overseas retreat! Hip hip hooray!

How To Find A Stamp That Is Worth The Price Of A 3-Room Flat

John Loh, Philatelist

On a Sunday Morning 27 Apr 2008, 2 philatelists, John Loh and Connie Tai shared with 12 participants "How To Find A Stamp That Is Worth The Price Of A 3-Room Flat"

And on 25 May 2008, John Loh and Connie Tai were back to Kampong Glam Community CLub again to share with us "How To Use Stamp Collecting To Improve Your Child's IQ and Exam Results"

Both seminars were well received by the participants. If you have missed this exciting seminars, don't worry, Kampong Glam Stamp Club will bring you more exciting and interesting seminars soon. Come back to this site for more information.


Connie Tai, Philatelist


Audiences listening to the speakers


Some Stamp Collections From Connie Tai


Kampong Glam CC Youth Group Vice Chairman, Primus presenting plaque to Connie Tai


Kampong Glam CC Youth Group Vice Chairman, Primus presenting plaque to John Loh

Anyone Can Speak !

Yes. Anyone Can Speak! Anyone can speak in public.

Watch the 1st runner up of the Kampong Glam CC Toastmaster Club Contest in action ...

Our Club's First Speech Contest !

Congratulations to the following winners at the recent Kampong Glam CC Toastmaster Club International Speech and Table Topics Contest held on 14 Feb 2008.

International Speech Contest
Champion: David Chew
1st Runner Up: Dex Yuen
2nd Runner Up: Arun Kumar

Table Topics Contest
Champion: David Chew
1st Runner Up: Dex Yuen
2nd Runner Up: Christopher Beebee

Watch our champion David Chew in action!

YEC Dance Again !

YEC made another Hip Hop dance performance at a Bursary Presentation Ceremony at Kampong Glam CC on 6 Jan 08 (sun).

You MUST watch this video closely. You'll have a good laugh. And try to spot where am I ...