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CSC Run by the Bay 2017 Comprises Individual and Ekiden Events Can Look the Public Service Category and Open Forward to Receiving Exclusive Mizuno Category ONE MEMBERSHIP, THREE CLUBHOUSES, THREE DISTINCT EXPERIENCES SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2017 ISSUE CSC 13 Singapore Turns 52! RUN BY 19 THE BAY Braving the Storm Find out more on page 04. to Trikora Kelong MCI (P) 034/11/2016 Civil Service Club ORDINARY The Club of Choice for Public Officers. With a membership fee of only $6 per month, you have MEMBERSHIP access to three modern Clubhouses at Bukit Batok, Changi and Tessensohn, offering you a wide range of recreational facilities and social activities to meet your lifestyle needs and more. Your parents, spouse PROMOTION and children (up to 3 and below 21 years) are welcome (For Public Officers) to join the club as supplementary members for free! Only a $10 card fee is needed. Promotion ends 31 Oct ‘17 Be it a movie treat, a weekend staycation, a bowling Sign up now at www.csc.sg and night out, a cooking class or a quiet yoga session, there is always a treasured experience waiting to be discovered. receive a $10 CSC Club voucher! Find out more at www.csc.sg 5 3 2 Year Ordinary Year Ordinary Year Ordinary Membership Membership Membership $360 $216 $144 Promo code: ACTSW Actxa Swift Plus Fitness Tracker (Grey) RRP $69.90 Promo code: ARB5 Promo code: KGRILL Arbutus Automatic Watch K-Grill Infrared Grill RRP $492 RRP $299 OR OR $6 Per Month Ordinary Membership (Deductable via Payroll) Toiletries Bag Promo code: CRN2N Promo code: CBG – Gents CBL – Ladies RRP $10 Chalet 2 Nights** Claude Bernard Gents (Off-Peaks) or Ladies Watch* Picture for illustration RRP $296 RRP $283 purpose only. While stocks last. http://www.csc.sg 6391 5604 / 6514 6396 Terms and conditions apply: • *While stocks last. • **Chalet rooms for stay during off-peak period from Monday to Thursday during non-school holidays. [email protected] • Upgrade to peak period subject to approval and room availability. fusion contents SEP–OCT 2017 ISSUE 05 CSC @ Tessensohn 60 Tessensohn Road, Singapore 217664 Tel: 6294 8933 CSC @ Changi 2 Netheravon Road, Singapore 508503 Tel: 6709 4709 CSC @ Bukit Batok 91 Bukit Batok West Ave 2, Singapore 659206 Tel: 6513 7480 Corporate Services Membership Matters 12 19 25 Tel: 6514 3637 (Goh Chong Chen) Tel: 6391 5615 (Ricky Ng) [email protected] Sports Activities Tel: 6391 5619 (Samantha Fok) Social Activities Tel: 6391 5613 02 GM’s update clubhouse social activities (Samantha Chin) 25 CSC @ Bukit Batok Declared 29 Subsidised Programmes Tel: 6391 5607 (Onn Hai Ming) cover story Winner of the Hari Raya For Members 04 30 Tel: 6391 5624 A Fresh New Sporting Puasa Decorations Arts (Kua Gek Cheng) Challenge In Town! Challenge 31 Beauty Tel: 6391 5641 Changi Clubhouse Captures 32 Food (Vanessa Choo) what’s happening 33 Spirit of Singapore to Win Fun Tel: 6391 5620 06 Mid Autumn National Day Decorations 37 Finance (Serene Cho) Festival Celebration Challenge 37 Health [email protected] 07 Free-Flow Beer Night At 26 CSC @ Changi For a Unique 42 Kids CSC @ Tessensohn Event 45 Music 08 In-House Movie Treats Back by Popular Demand 45 Self Improvement For details on The Changi Party: 27 Summer Arrives at 47 Travel CSC’s tenants at the Beer•Food•Music CSC @ Tessensohn for 3 Clubhouses, kindly refer 11 CSC Singing Star DB Schenker 49 regular activities to our website at 28 Trendy Swimming Pool event highlights Changing Rooms at 54 CSC Dinner & Dance 12 A Toast to The Nation CSC @ Bukit Batok 2017 13 Singapore Turns 52! members’ special http://www.csc.sg sports 10 CSC Members’ Perks 14 CSC Healthy Lifestyle Walk @ Tampines Eco Green Civil Service Club 15 Healthy Lifestyle Walk Along Sentosa Beach 17 Running Club Featuring Our Members [email protected] 18 CSC Cycling Club News 20 Sports News 24 Sports Seminar on CSC STAR Games GM’s update Dear members, Welcome to the 2nd half of 2017. We who want some peace and quiet while National Day songs like Home, Stand Up just celebrated our biggest birthday sipping their favourite whisky or wine. for Singapore and Count on Me Singapore. bash, the National 52nd Birthday. What This is part of our plan to congregate Mantin Tour – The Club recently a grand birthday celebration! There was the sports and entertainment segment introduced a new tour programme to the ever-popular Red Lion parachuting to Blk C, and converting Blk B to a family Mantin, a town in Seremban District, Negri display, the showcasing of the latest area with F&B, art and craft, learning Sembilan. 24 members and public officers military hardware to commemorate the hub, children’s indoor playground and ventured for this tour and we received NS 50, the reassurance that our total kindergarten. The children’s indoor many positive feedbacks from them. defence is prepared against terrorist playground and the party room will be The itinerary included accommodation attacks and the use of technology in the fully renovated by the first week of Sep ‘17. in a lake view villa, set in a deep forest, entertainment segment, best showcased Swimming Pool Changing Rooms – surrounded by nature. Highlights included with the drones synchronisation display. The renovation is in full swing and is mountain climbing, visits to animal farms, expected to complete by mid-Nov ‘17. bird sanctuary and vegetable farm. This When completed, swimmers will be is truly a beautiful getaway for those who able to enjoy a full glass shower cubicle are looking for tranquillity and serenity with rain shower and matching interiors from the city life. Do check out the next throughout the bathroom. Even the Mantin Tour scheduled on 7 and 8 Oct ‘17. CSC @ walkway leading to the changing rooms Changi NDP will be refreshed with natural landscaping Screening which culminates in a waterfall feature Civil Service Club (CSC) also celebrated on one side of the walkway. We hope this very special occasion by organising a to provide swimmers with a complete Live Telecast at Changi Clubhouse. We had therapeutic experience from their time Wedding a pre-event segment from 2pm to 5pm, in the pools even till they arrive in the Showcase changing room. Page 28 showcases some at CSC @ followed by the live telecast and with a Changi post event segment inviting all August artistic details of the changing rooms. Wedding Showcase at CSC @ Changi – babies to a happy birthday cake cutting CSC @ Changi In our continual effort to provide more celebration! This year, we had an App- varied activities, we partnered an event based amazing race around Changi Village The bag drop-off and pick-up shelter organiser to stage a wedding showcase for family bonding, free games booths for chalet occupants was completed as at CSC @ Changi on the 29 Jul ‘17. set up by staff and bazaar stalls with scheduled. This will enable occupants to We were surprised by the big turnout of food and beverages to fight the heat and load and unload their things for their stay members and public service officers. hunger pangs. Participants also received without being impacted by the weather. A number of wedding deals were done. complimentary goodie bags and snacks. CSC @ Tessensohn Besides the bridal companies, there Everyone was able to sing along and were fashion shows of wedding gowns, enjoy the afternoon with familiar national The tender to upgrade the façade of the live entertainment and delicious food tunes performed live by the singer we Clubhouse was closed on 17 Aug ‘17 and creative beverages. CSC @ Changi engaged. The turnout of the participants and the evaluation committee will be is definitely a unique sea-fronting was the best so far. Members appreciated evaluating the submissions. We are looking wedding venue. We look forward the effort put in by the staff to make forward to some exciting proposals to more of such partnerships with this birthday celebration a memorable to transform the look and feel of the event organisers who can showcase one. We look forward to even more Clubhouse façade. As this is a major interesting events to the Club. participants coming to Changi Clubhouse project, the renovation work will take to celebrate the 53rd National Day in 2018. between 8 to 10 months to complete. We Sports Activities Please refer to page 13 for the details. will do it in phases so that inconvenience caused to our members will be Beach Activities – We are expanding ACTIVITIES OVER THE PAST minimised. Members will be progressively the range of beach related sporting activities for our public service officers. FEW MONTHS updated on the renovation work. We started last year with only Beach Volley Renovation & Upgrading Social Activities Ball and Captain’s Ball. This year, we even included Frisbees as a competitive event. CSC @ Bukit Batok National Day Wine & Dine – This event had 437 family members, public service All these activities were held at Diamond Re-zoning of facilities – The newly officers and friends bonding to celebrate Silosa Beach in Sentosa on 1 Jul ‘17. renovated family karaoke lounge, National Day at Qian Xi Restaurant, It was heartening to see an increase relocated from L3-Blk B to L3-Blk C, had Tessensohn, on 4 Aug ‘17. The door in the number of participants, many its official opening on 20 Aug ‘17. It has gift was a customised wine glass. The of whom were in their 20s’ and 30s’. 5 nicely refurbished private rooms, a big pre-event booths featured kampong Healthy Lifestyle Walk – Besides electronic darts and pool table hall, a games such as marbles and five stones. organising the 37 STAR games for public comfortable common singing area and The event was a roaring success as the service officers, the Club also organises a well-furnished private room for those participants filled the ballroom with 02 Civil Service Club GM’s update I wish all members and their families a blessed Hari Raya Haji and Happy Deepavali.
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