Monday, October 12, 2009

Kampong Glam YEC was a hugh success with Elvis and Michael Jackson attending on 10 Oct 2009!

Kampong Glam Youth Executive Committee (YEC) had its 18th term Biennial General Meeting (BGM) on 10 Oct (Sat) at Screme Cafe @ SMU, School of Information Systems. The theme was Kampong days in the 70s to 80s. More than 100 people attended the BGM and the Guest of Honour was Ms Denise Phua, MP for Jalan Besar GRC and Adviser to Kampong Glam GROs. There were a total of 29 new members for the new term, however only 20 members managed to turn up due to important work and personal committment. Nevertheless, the new Committee members still managed to put up wonderful performances after the BGM proper by singing the songs " Top of the World" and "Y.E.C Yeah". In addition, 'Elvis Pressly' and 'Michael Jackson' made special guest appearances too and sang " Can't helping Falling in Love" and 'Heal the World" respectively with all the 18th term YEC members!
The audiences cheered and sang the songs togther with the YEC members and it was indeed one of the best BGMs ever seen in Singapore! I believed the 18th term YEC will be able to go on to scale greater heights and achieve greater success than the previous term. Three cheers to Kampong Glam YEC..Hip hip hooray...hip hip hooray...hip hip hooray!

Sunday, October 04, 2009

Congratulation to Dex Yuen for winning the Area Z3 Evaluation Contest on 1 Oct 2009

Dex Yuen and Primus Yuen, from Kampong Glam Toastmasters Club, took part in the Area Z3 Evaluation and Humourous Contest respectively on 1 Oct 2009 at Katong CC.
Dex was in his usual best self and became the Champion in the Evaluation Contest and will represent Area Z in the Division Z Evaluation Contest at Fengshan CC from 2pm to 5pm.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Distribution of mooncakes to more than 300 needy people at Peace Connect on 19 Sept 2009

Kampong Glam and Kim Seng YECs collaborated with Raffles Hotel to distribute mooncakes to the needy families in Kim Seng and Kampong Glam Constituencies respectively on 19 Sept 2009 from 1pm to 3pm. The Guest Of Honour was Ms Denise Phua, MP for Jalan Besar GRC and Adviser to Kampong Glam GROs. Raffles Hotel had sponsored 800 mooncakes for this meaningful community event and you could see the happy faces of the residents when they collected the mooncakes. More than 40 volunteers from Raffles hotel and the 2 YECs had turned up to help in the distribution. The residents were all very happy and appreciated by the nice gesture and let's look forward to more of such meaningful community service projects.

Sunday, September 06, 2009

Kampong Glam National Day Dinner Celebration on 15 Aug

Kampong Glam celebrated its 44th National Day Dinner on 15 Aug from 7pm to 10pm. More than 1200 guests and residents turned up to celebration this occasion. The Guest Of Honour was Ms Denise Phua, MP for Jalan Besar GRC and Adviser to Kampong Glam GROs and Dr Lee Boon Yang was one of the invited guests as well. This year's Organising Chairman was Melvin Pang from the YEC and it was indeed a very good experience and learning journey for him. The Emcee was good and managed to engage the audience. Many of them enjoyed the performances and games lined up by the event company.
The atmosphere was electrifying when everyone who were present sang the national day songs with pride! Happy Birthday Singapore!

Kampong Glam Racial Harmony Day on 12 July

Kampong Glam Constituency celebrated the Racial Harmony Day at Kelantan Court on 12 July from 9am to 1pm and there were many activities lined up for the residents. Kampong Glam YEC members also got involved by selling baby clothings to the residents for a charitable cause.
YEC members such as Cynthia, Adrian, Dela, Evelyn and Yong Kee came down to help out and more than $80 was raised and it was indeed worth the effort. Hip hip hooray !

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Teambuilding at Jack's Place by Kampong Glam Toastmasters Club Members

Kampong Glam Toastmasters Club celebrated its first anniversary by having a teambuilding session with its Exco members at Jack's Place in July 2009. The members discussed the goals and objectives for the new term and also celebrated one of its members, Primus Yuen, 35th birthday.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Youth Connect! Annual Marketing Conference on 18 May 2009

Wilfred was invited to represent PAYM in a Youth Connect! Marketing Conference on 18 May 2009 at Grand Copthorne Waterfront. He was part of a panellist of 5 for the conference section on “What Makes Youth Tick”. This session is a platform for youth panellists to voice their opinions on the psyche, lifestyle and trends that influence youth.

Organisations attending came from the public, private and non-profit sectors, with a majority from the public sector. They were:
Health Promotion Board, Center for American Education, STB, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, Singapore Table Tennis Association, New Creation Church, Kimberly Clark, Central Narcotics Bureau, National Youth Council, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic, NTUC Club, National Parks Board, NTU, NUS, S'pore Discovery Centre, SIM, Celcom Mobile, UOL Group Ltd, Amway (China) and more.

It was truly an enjoyable experience for Wilfred as it was his first opportunity to speak to a large audience in an unfamiliar environment. It gave him conference exposure as he presented his ideas across a daunting audience.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Kampong Glam YEC Teambuilding Retreat At Batam on 16 to 17 May

Around 25 YEC members from Kampong Glam and their loved ones went to Batam KTM resort from 16 to 17 May. It was a time where our members could spend quality time with their loved ones and to relax themselves. It was also a time where the YEC members could get to know each other better and discuss about our future plans and the activities we will be organising for the next term. It was free and easy on the first day where most of us went to the Spa for a relaxing massage while some of them booked a cab and went out shopping. On the second day, there was a tour arranged for us and we went brought to look at iconic buildings, temples and also to buy local products. It was indeed a fun and relaxing trip and I am defintely looking forward to more of such teambuilding trips.

Monday, May 04, 2009

All 11 potential members signed up at our recruitment talk and sharing session on 7 June

All 11 youth who had turned up for the recruitment and sharing session at Kampong Glam CC have signed up as Committee members for the coming 18th term. They were a bunch of youth who were committed, honest, dynamic, energetic and with a passion for community service. The Chairman gave a short presentation on what PAYM and YEC were about and also the sharing session by the existing YEC members gave the potential members a detailed explanation and overview of what Kampong Glam Youth Group is about. With the joining of the 11 new members, we will now have 28 energetic and committed youth ready to do good to the community! I can't wait for the new term to start and achieve greater things with the new committee.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

More than 40 people celebrated World Laughter Day with us on 3 May at Kampong Glam CC

Around 40 people from all over Singapore came together to celebrate ''World Laughter Day'' with the rest of the world on 3rd May from 3.30pm to 4.30pm at Kampong Glam CC and enjoyed a really good laugh from the experienced and popular Ms Zaibun. The participants were really sporting, spontaneous and learnt different types of laughters from the trainer.


“World Laughter Day” was created in 1998 by Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of the worldwide Laughter Yoga and the celebration of World Laughter Day is a positive manifestation for world peace and is intended to build up a global consciousness of brotherhood and friendship through laughter. This event was organised by Kampong Glam Youth Executive Committee. Ho ho ha ha ha...

Around 40 people turned up to attend the 'Boasting Your Self Esteem and Personal Grooming Tips' on 2 May at Kampong Glam CC

40 participants attended the 'Boasting Your Self Esteem and Personal Grooming Tips' on 2 May (Sat) at Kampong Glam CC Mini Theatre from 3pm to 4.30pm. Participants were taught by the trainer, Mr Danny, on the techniques to be self confidence and boast your self esteem to achieve success in your life.
The participants were also taught personal grooming tips by a former stewardness in the later part of the workshop and many found the grooming tips very useful and practical. This Workshop was organised by Kampong Glam Youth Executive Committee and supported by Health Promotion Board (HPB).

Saturday, March 21, 2009

90 Youth Attended The PAYM Policy Forum On New Media On 18 April @ National Museum

90 youth spent their afternoon at the National Museum, The Salon, on 18 April (Sat) from 1.30pm to 5.30pm and attended the PAYM Policy Forum on New Media: Can the internet be self -regulated? This event was brought to you by 9 YECs, including Kampong Glam YEC, in the Jalan Besar GRC and the Guest Of Honour was Dr Lee Boon Yang while the panelist was Associate Professor Alfred Choi from NTU. It was indeed a very engaging forum and very candid sharing by Dr Lee and AP Alfred.
The participants were spread out into 5 groups to share their views on the possibilities of the regulation of internet from various perspectives such as individual, companies and government organisation. Many questions were asked by the participants and were also answered truthfully by Dr Lee Boon Yang. I believed it was an afternoon well spent by the youth and let's look forward to the next Policy Forum by Jalan Besar GRC!

More than 30 people turned up to attend the 'Staying Positive And Job Search Tips' Workshop on 4 April (Sat) from 3pm to 4.30pm at Kampong Glam CC


More than 30 people turned up on 4 April (Sat) at Kampong Glam CC to learn the skills and Power of Positive thinking and how to write an impressive resume to clinch that elusive job. The workshop was conducted by the dynamic and motivational speaker, Mr Johnny Ong. The participants took turns to ask the speaker questions especially on resume writing and also learnt the importance of having a positive attitudes. This event was organised by Kampong Glam Youth Group and supported by Health Promotion Board.

Sunday, March 08, 2009

More than 25 people attended the Laughter Yoga on 1 April at Kampong Glam CC from 7pm to 8pm


More than 25 people turned up on April's fool day at Kampong Glam CC to attend the Laughter Yoga Workshop conducted by renowned trainer Ms Zaibun Sira. All the participants learnt many different kinds of laughters and all of them enjoyed themselves very much. Laughter put people in a positive frame of mind and gradually makes them positive thinkers. It provides a sense of well-being and can be compared to any aerobic exercises. In addition, laughter is one of the best anti-stress exercises and can help to tone up the muscles of the face and improves facial expressions. People who laugh more will look more cheerful and attractive. Do look out for more laughter Workshop coming your way! Ho ho ha ha ha ...

More than 80 people attended the workshop on how to build positive relationship and body language at Kampong Glam CC


More than 80 people from all over Singapore turned up at Kampong Glam CC on 7 March from 3pm to 5pm to learn how to build positive relationship and understanding body language. The participants went through the presentation and practical exercises by the trainer, Ms Diana Chandra Oh who has more than 20 over years of experience in training and education.

This event was organised By Kampong Glam Youth Group and supported by Health Promotion Board. A special thanks to all the volunteers who turned up to help in the event and especially Dennis for taking the lead in organising this. Let's look forward to more of such Nuture your mind series talks by Kampong Glam Youth Group and Health Promotion Board.

Kampong Glam Toastmasters Club International Speech and Table Topics Contest on 26 Feb 09


Results of Kampong Glam Toastmaster Club International Speech and Table Topics Contest on 26 Feb at Kampong Glam CC from 7.30pm to 10pm:

International Speech Contest
1) Champion : Dex Yuen
2) 1st Runner Up: David Chew
3) 2nd Runner Up: Primus Yuen

Table Topic Contest
1) Champion : Dex Yuen
2) 1st Runner Up: David Chew
3) 2nd Runner Up: Primus Yuen

Congratulations to Dex and Primus who are our Kampong Glam YEC's Assistant Secretary and Vice Chairman respectively. They have indeed done us proud and Dex will be representing Kampong Glam Toastmasters Club in the Area Z3 International Speech and Table topic Contest on 12 March at 7.30pm at Katong Community Club. Admission is free and do come down and support him. Let's wish him all the best and hope he can do us proud again!

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Chinese New Year Celebration at Telok Ayer Hong Lim Green CC On 1 Feb

Hundreds of grassroots leaders from Kampong Glam turned up on 1 Feb 09 @5pm at Telok Ayer Hong Lim Green CC to celebrate Chinese New Year and also to Lou Hei. There were performances put up by various performing groups and delicious food to eat as well!
Our Kampong Glam YEC members enjoying the delicious food!

Monday, January 12, 2009

5000 party revellers partying at City Hall front on 31 Jan !

5000 party revellers turned up at City Hall front for City Alive, the biggest street party in Singapore! The people enjoyed the Funkamania dance competition which started at 10.30pm and there were renowned DJs such as DJ Sassy, DJ Sarasa and DJ Koflow that kept spinning wonderful music. The GOH was Minister Lim Boon Heng and VIPS from SMRT and APB also turned up to support this party. The turnout was overwhelming and unexpected! I am indeed honoured to be the Co-organsing chairman for this year's City Alive 2009 and defintely looking forward to City Alive 2010! Posing pictures with Central Youth Council members and DJ Sarasa from Japan Celebrating the success on the VVIP bus

Friday, January 02, 2009

Hundreds turned up for Kampong Glam Community Day at Telok Ayer Hong Lim Green CC on 1st Jan 09


Hundreds of people turned up on 1st Jan 09 at Telok Ayer Hong Lim Green CC at 8.30 am to take part in Kampong Glam Community Day. There were detox exercises, birds and dogs exhibitions, dance and Wushu displays, Walkathon and Tug-Of -War Competition ! Primus, Wilfred and Melvin took part in the Tug-Of-War Competiton and only Primus's team managed to win a prize (third placing). The three of us also tried our luck in trying to lift a gigantic tyre ! We managed to lift it but only with the help of the big size guy from behemoth Club.

Primus and his team members fell to the ground after winning the pull !


Wilfred using all his muscles trying to lift the big tyre !

Fun Time at Kampong Glam Inter GROs Bowling Tournament!


More than 100 grassroots leaders from Kampong Glam Constituency turned up on 21 Dec (Sun) at 9 am at the Civil Service Club to play bowling and to have fun! Ms Denise Phua was the GOH for this event. Dex, Primus, Irene and Melvin represented Kampong Glam YEC and though we did not win any prizes but we did enjoyed ourselves and it was indeed worth getting up early on a Sun morning!