PAGE A THE TANGLIN CLUB THE TANGLIN CLUB WISHES ALL MEMBERS A HAPPY & PROSPEROUS LUNAR NEW YEAR Gong Xi Fa Cai! CHINESE NEW YEAR OPERATING HOURS CHINESE NEW YEAR CHINESE NEW YEAR CHINESE NEW YEAR EVE DAY 1 DAY 2 CHURCHILL ROOM CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED TAVERN Closed at 3.00pm Closed at 3.00pm Open as usual (Last order: 2.30pm) (Last order: 2.30pm) TAVERN BAR Closed at 3.00pm Closed at 3.00pm Open as usual (Last order: 2.30pm) (Last order: 2.30pm) FIREPLACE Closed at 3.00pm Closed at 3.00pm Open as usual (Last order: 2.30pm) (Last order: 2.30pm) WHEELHOUSE Closed at 3.00pm Closed at 3.00pm Open as usual (Last order: 2.30pm) (Last order: 2.30pm) TEA ROOM Closed at 6.00pm Closed at 6.00pm Open as usual (Last order: 5.30pm) (Last order: 5.30pm) WET BAR Open as usual Open as usual Open as usual FIREPLACE ALFRESCO CLOSED CLOSED Open as usual TANGLES Closed at 3.00pm Closed at 3.00pm Open as usual (Last order: 2.30pm) (Last order: 2.30pm) TANG YUN Closed for Lunch Open from 12 noon to 2.30pm Open as usual Open from 5.30pm to 10.00pm* Closed at 3.00pm (Last order: 9.30pm) (Last order: 2.00pm) JACKPOT ROOM 10.00am to 3.00pm 1.00pm to 8.00pm 1.00pm to 8.00pm LIBRARY Closed at 3.00pm CLOSED CLOSED JUNIOR LIBRARY Closed at 3.00pm CLOSED 12 noon to 7.00pm FRONT OFFICE Closed at 10.00pm Closed at 6.00pm Open as usual PLAYROOM 9.00am to 3.00pm 9.00am to 3.00pm 9.00am to 8.00pm SWIMMING POOL Closed at 6.00pm Closed at 6.00pm Open as usual S&R FACILITIES Closed at 6.00pm Closed at 6.00pm Open as usual S&R COUNTER Closed at 6.00pm Closed at 6.00pm Open as usual *1st Seating: 5.30pm to 7.30pm | *2nd Seating: 8.00pm to 10.00pm (Last order: 9.30pm) GENERAL COMMITTEE 2015/2016 PRESIDENT Robert Wiener VICE-PRESIDENT Eugene Lim HONORARY TREASURER David Palmer INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONVENOR Glenn Bryce DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING CONVENORS Eugene Lim David Goh RULES CONVENOR Roger Hancock HUMAN RESOURCE & PROCUREMENT CONVENOR Northern De-lights Seafood Sensation p19 Ho Chee Lin MEMBERSHIP SERVICES CONVENOR Kelvin Kaw SPORTS & RECREATION CONVENOR Zoeb Sadiq Contents HOUSE CONVENORS Rolv Stokkmo Franklin Wong 02 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 38 CHOIR SECTION MANAGEMENT 03 EDITOR’S MESSAGE 39 DANCE SECTION GENERAL MANAGER Josie Tulipano 04 GENERAL MANAGER’S MESSAGE 40 DARTS SECTION [email protected] FINANCE DIRECTOR 05 MEMBER NEWS 41 GOLF SECTION Clara Tan New Members 42 LAWN BOWLS SECTION [email protected] 11 FOOD & BEVERAGE, EVENTS EXECUTIVE CHEF 43 SQUASH SECTION Louis Tay 29 POST-EVENT PHOTOS [email protected] 44 TENNIS SECTION SPORTS & RECREATION DIRECTOR 31 BOOKS SECTION 45 SWIMMING SECTION Mark James 32 DVDS SECTION [email protected] 45 TEN-PIN BOWLING SECTION FACILITIES DIRECTOR 33 FITNESS Sunny Ng 46 STAFF NEWS [email protected] 35 BALUT SECTION 47 CINEMA HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR Celestine Kho 36 BILLARDS SECTION [email protected] 37 BRIDGE SECTION FOOD & BEVERAGE DIRECTOR Derrick Loh [email protected] RULES DIRECTOR Lim Tat Kuan [email protected] CLUB SERVICES MANAGER Tina Supri [email protected] IT MANAGER William Tay [email protected] MAGAZINE SENIOR GRAPHICS EXECUTIVE Ng Hui Hui [email protected] GRAPHICS EXECUTIVE Hidayah Rosli [email protected] For advertising and magazine enquiries: SENIOR MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS EXECUTIVE Crystal Ng | 6622 0533 Opinions expressed in The Tanglin Club are solely those of the writers and do not necessarily represent those of The Tanglin [email protected] Club. The Tanglin Club welcomes articles and other contributions from Members. However, the Membership Services Sub-Committee reserves the right to edit all materials, select photographs to be used, or decline publication. MICA (P) 17/03/2015. Published by The Tanglin Club. Printed by Times Printers Pte Ltd. 5 Stevens Road, Singapore 257814 | Tel: 66220555 Fax: 67332391 | www.tanglinclub.org.sg PAGE C THE TANGLIN CLUB CLUB-WIDE MEMBER SATISFACTION SURVEY YOUR SATISFACTION IS OUR TOP PRIORITY. LET US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS. Submit electronically & stand to win $1,288 F&B DINING VOUCHERS. Submit your hard copy response & stand to win $288 vouchers. Drop by the Front Desk to pick up a survey form, or borrow an iPad and submit your response. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TheTanglinClubSurvey2016 Survey ends on 14 February 2016. PAGE 1 THE TANGLIN CLUB President’s Message "... time certainly flies when you are having fun! It’s hard to believe that the GC and I have been serving you for nine months already." Dear Fellow Members Gong Xi Fa Cai! On behalf of the General Committee (GC), I'd like to extend to you and your family, our warmest wishes for the Lunar New Year. Gong Xi Fa Cai! As we usher in the Year of the Monkey, we wish you much prosperity, health and happiness! Do join us on 14 February, at 11:28am sharp, for this year's Lion Dance ceremony. Please mark your calendar and bring along your family. Development News Each month, we have been updating you The General Committee and I are particularly pleased to on our progress with approved renovation see us welcome the New Year with our new and first-ever, projects as well as projects under evaluation Chinese restaurant – Tang Yun. Under the very capable and development. This month, please turn to direction of Chef Chan, and Pauline Cheang, our soft launch pages 7-8 for a review of the Development and has been a big success. The team has been perfecting their Planning Sub Committee’s efforts. My esteemed menu and service, in preparation for the Lunar New Year. For Vice President, Eugene Lim, and Co-Convenor, a little insight into the personality behind this delicious food, David Goh, have done a commendable job in do take a few minutes to read page 16. Accompanied by leading this effort, for the betterment of our Club. the blessings that come with the grand opening Lion Dance, we’re off to a roaring start. Annual General Meeting As they say, time certainly flies when you are We're Listening having fun! It’s hard to believe that the GC and I I'd also like to invite you to please give us 5 minutes of your have been serving you for nine months already. It time, to let us know about your satisfaction level with the has been an absolute pleasure and honour to do Club. As noted on the page to the left, a lucky winner will so. In a few months, we will be gathering for our th receive $1,288 in Club F&B dining vouchers. To qualify, you 150 Annual General Meeting (AGM). Currently, need to fully complete an electronic survey. The link is noted my colleagues and I are busy preparing resolutions to the left. We sincerely hope you will take this opportunity for your review and eventual vote. Similarly, with to let us know how we can improve your enjoyment of the the arrival of Feburary, our financial year comes Club. If online submissions are not your calling, we invite you to a close. Management is finalising the year-end to please visit the Front Desk and fill in a hand written survey. accounts for review by our Auditors. Stay tuned Hard copy submissions stand to win $288 in Club F&B dining for more announcements related to the AGM vouchers. This data will help the General Committee allocate date, financial results and various resolutions for resources and priortise projects, so it is very important that we presentation at the AGM. hear from you. Next month, we will begin sharing the results th of this survey. I hope to see many of you on the 14 for our Lion Dance Ceremony. Feedback Dinners Alternatively, or additionally, you may wish to join me and Gong Xi Fa Cai! some of my GC colleagues, over dinner. We’ve organised a couple of President Roundtables already and the 3rd Roundtable will take place in March. If this is of interest to you, please let the Front Desk know so that they can register you for this feedback session over dinner. We generally limit the overall group size to twenty, and we ask that you come Robert Wiener prepared to contribute your suggestions and feedback. President THE TANGLIN CLUB PAGE 2 Editor’s Message Fellow Members, We have a few updates on the Members’ Communications front. The Club website has been aesthetically revamped. If you have checked our Club website over the last three months, you should have noticed that it looks significantly different to better reflect our Club brand. Also, our Club magazine has taken another subtle revamp in its look and style. We’ve recently taken on board two new staff, namely, senior marketing & communications executive Crystal Ng, the survey. In the survey, a clear majority of Members and senior graphics executive Ng Hui Hui. They joined the Tanglin indicated that they liked the changes made to the look Club team last November, and hit the ground running to produce and feel of the magazine over the past year and a half. the recent January Club magazine edition. In my opinion, they’ve Prior to the survey, I would not be exaggerating if I said hit a new high in terms of the Club magazine look and feel.