A Publication of Serangoon Gardens Country Club April – May 2017 ToMum WithLove Flip to page 6 for details Wine & Spirits Affair Page 8 Transforming Your Body with Mark & Eric Page 20 REGULARS | CLUB DIRECTORY MAIN RECEPTION SPORTS & RECREATION Tennis Courts Tel: 6286 8888 FACILITIES Tel: 6286 8888 ext. 340 Daily: 7am – 10pm Daily: 9am – 10pm Billiard Room Off-Peak Hours: Mon – Fri & Eve of PH: 7am – 5pm www.sgcc.com.sg Tel: 6286 8888 ext. 346 Peak Hours: Mon – Fri & Eve of PH: 5pm – 10pm Sun – Fri & PH: 1pm – 10pm Sat, Sun & PH: Whole day FOOD & BEVERAGE OUTLETS Sat & Eve of PH: 1pm – 11pm Tennis training night: Thu 7pm – 10pm Darts Lounge Atrium Cafe Table Tennis (Club Twenty-Two) Tel: 6286 8888 ext. 331 Tel: 6286 8888 ext. 309 Mon – Thu: 4pm – 12am Daily: 8am – 10pm Mon – Fri: 11am – 3pm, 6pm – 10pm Fri & Eve of PH: 4pm – 1am Off-Peak Hours: Mon – Fri & Eve of PH: 8am – 5pm Sat, Sun & PH: 11am – 10pm Sat: 2pm – 1am Peak Hours: Mon – Fri, Eve of PH: 5pm – 10pm Bowling Snack Bar Sun & PH: 2pm – 12am Sat, Sun & PH: 8am – 10pm Tel: 6286 8888 ext. 340 Gardens Bowl Mahjong / Cards Rooms Mon – Fri & Eve of PH: 1pm – 11pm Tel: 6286 8888 ext. 340 Tel: 6286 8888 Sat: 11am – 11pm Mon – Fri & Eve of PH: 1pm – 11pm Sun – Thu & PH: 11am – 12am Sun & PH: 10am – 11pm Sat: 11am – 11pm Fri, Sat & Eve of PH: 11am – 1am Coffee Deli Sun & PH: 10am – 11pm Tel: 6286 8888 ext. 312 Off-Peak Hours: Mon – Fri & Eve of PH: 1pm – 6pm OTHER FACILITIES Mon – Thu & PH: 8.30am – 9pm Peak Hours: Mon – Fri & Eve of PH: 6pm – 11pm Fri, Sat, Sun & Eve of PH: 8.30am – 10pm Sat, Sun & PH: Whole day Jackpot Room Tel: 6398 5362 Club Twenty-Two Gymnasium Sun – Thu & PH (except Wed): 10am – 12am Tel: 6286 8888 ext. 386 Tel: 6286 8888 ext. 331 Wed: 11am – 12am Mon – Thu: 4pm – 12am* Daily: 5.30am – 10pm Fri, Sat & Eve of PH: 10am – 1am Fri & Eve of PH: 4pm – 1am Except during scheduled partial closure for Sat: 2pm – 1am maintenance, 4 times a year where it opens from Kiddieland Sun & PH: 2pm – 12am 6pm onwards. Refer to www.sgcc.com.sg for partial Daily: 9am – 10pm * The Karaoke Lounge opens at 2pm on Tuesdays. Its usage closure dates. on Tuesdays from 2pm – 5pm is strictly for members only. Off-Peak Hours: Daily: 10am – 5pm Lat Salon Peak Hours: Daily: 5pm – 10pm Tel: 6286 8262, by appointment only Crossroads Lounge 11am – 7.30pm, Closed on Mon & PH Tel: 6286 8888 ext. 310 Swimming Pool / Spa Pools Mon – Thu: 4pm – 12am Daily: 5.30am – 10pm Function Rooms / Ballroom Fri & Eve of PH: 4pm – 1am Closed on the last Wednesday of every month unless For bookings, please call 6398 5381 / 387 / 365 Sat: 2pm – 1am otherwise stated. Email: [email protected] Sun & PH: 2pm – 12am Male & Female Changing Rooms Garden Grill Water Play Area Daily: 5.30am – 10.30pm Tel: 6286 8888 ext. 313 Daily: 8am – 8pm Mon – Thu: 12pm – 3pm, 6.45pm – 10pm Closed on the last Wednesday of every month unless Study Room Fri – Sun, Eve of PH & PH: 12pm – 3pm, otherwise stated. Daily: 9am – 11pm 6pm – 10pm Sauna / Steam Bath The Hangout Swatow Garden Seafood Restaurant Daily: 8.30am – 10pm Mon – Thu, Sun & PH: 9am – 12am Tel: 6343 1717 Squash Courts Fri, Sat & Eve of PH: 9am – 1am Weekdays: 11am – 3pm, 6pm – 11pm Tel: 6286 8888 ext. 331 Cambridge Pre-School Weekends, Eve of PH & PH: 9am – 3pm, Daily: 8am – 10pm Tel: 6282 8455 Fax: 6282 8457 6pm – 11pm Off-Peak Hours: Mon – Fri & Eve of PH: 8am – 5pm Mon – Fri: 7am – 7pm Peak Hours: Mon – Fri & Eve of PH: 5pm – 10pm Sat: 7am – 2pm Sat, Sun & PH: 8am – 10pm MANAGEMENT STAFF General Manager Membership Manager Fitness Fun, Cool Water Workout, Swimming Lessons, Goh Juak Kin 6398 5329 Genevieve Lim 6398 5337 Table Tennis, Taijiquan, Qi Gong, Chinese Martial Arts, [email protected] [email protected] Zumba, Piloxing & Mahjong Julia Kong 6398 5352 Personal Assistant to General Manager Sports & Recreation Manager cum Office Manager Casey Chang 6398 5372 Fitness, Taekwondo, Aikido, Yoga, Muay Thai, Darts Jennifer Tan 6398 5301 [email protected] & Swimming [email protected] Bertram Lee 6398 5351 CLUB ADMINISTRATION Bowling Senior Manager (Food & Beverage) Zaleha Hanibah 6398 5353 Adrian Chew 6398 5368 [email protected] Mon – Fri: 9am – 6.30pm Food & Beverage [email protected] Finance Manager Membership 6398 5305 / 323 Jamie Lai 6398 5303 [email protected] Banquet Sales 6398 5381 / 387 / 365 [email protected] Accounts 6398 5325 / 358 [email protected] [email protected] Human Resource Manager Advertisement Bookings Linda Loke 6398 5366 Sports & Recreation Kristen Lee 6398 5332 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Chess, Flow Yoga & Golf Data Protection Officer Facilities, Maintenance & Safety [email protected] Manager Terrence Ho 6398 5389 Charles Ling 6398 5311 Billiards, Bridge, Squash, Tennis & Youth [email protected] Zubair Hassan 6398 5354 [email protected] April / May 2017 MCI (P) 069/12/2015 REGULARS 2 President’s Message 3 Club News & Notices 4 In The Spotlight 5 Bouquets / Welcome & Farewell 17 Kids 18 Calendar 35 Affiliated Clubs / Membership Privileges / Golf Privileges SPECIAL 14 Vietnam: A Rustic Journey 20 Transforming Your Body With Mark & Eric UPCOMING 06 Food & Beverage 13 Bar & Lounge 16 Social 21 Sports & Recreation PAST EVENTS 25 Sports & Recreation 31 Social 33 Food & Beverage PATRON-IN-CHIEF GENERAL COMMITTEE COMMITTEE MEMBERS EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Mr Goh Chok Tong Mr Randy Sng Mr Terrence Fernandez Mr Terrence Fernandez Emeritus Senior Minister President Mr Joseph Koh Mr Goh Juak Kin Mr Gilbert Low Ms Genevieve Lim Mr Ansband Tan PATRONS Mr Lee Say Yeow Ms Kristen Lee Mr Christopher Tan Mrs Lim Hwee Hua Vice-President Ms Chin Xiu Yi Mr George Yeo Mr James Tan Graphic Design: Imp Studio Ms Sylvia Lim Dr Edmond Tan Mr Tan Yew Teong Honorary Secretary Printing: Oversea Supplies Pte Ltd CONVENORS TRUSTEES Mr David Lee Billiards Mr Hendrick Koh Ms Wong Sook Yee ClubSpirit is a bi – monthly publication of Mr Edward Tan Bowling PPA BBM PBM Honorary Treasurer Serangoon Gardens Country Club. Mr Ronnie Ng Chess 22 Kensington Park Road Singapore 557271 Mr Ramel Ang Darts Mr Anthony Tan Mr Peter Chia Tel: 6286 8888 Fax: 6398 5355 Mr Eddie Ng Fitness www.sgcc.com.sg Mr Pao Kiew Tee Assistant Honorary Secretary Mr Aaron Lim Golf Mr Edwin Lee Squash All rights reserved. Copyright. No article may be reprinted in part or in full Mr Frederick Kang Ms Lam Wai Leng Swimming without the permission of the publishers. The information published in this magazine is correct at the time of printing. The views and opinions expressed Assistant Honorary Treasurer Mr Steven Lee Tennis in the magazine are not necessarily that of the Club’s. The Club accepts no responsibility for the quality of goods and services advertised. REGULARS | PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Dear Members We are constantly improving the Club’s facilities to provide Occupy the kids during the school holidays with our series members with a pleasant and enjoyable experience. In late of workshops which include balloon twisting, clay sculpting February, we upgraded the air conditioning system at the and face painting. Let the kids explore their creativity through Gym to provide a more comfortable workout environment these fun workshops. Embark on an educational journey with for our gym users. The Heliconia Wing’s lift upgrading your little ones and learn how waste is being managed as project will be completed in mid-April and the lift will be well as the importance of reduce, reuse and recycle at our serving all levels of the building. The upgrading work was half-day trip to Pulau Semakau. necessary to comply with the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and Building & Construction Authority (BCA) As the Club embarks on its very first SGCC coffee table book lift safety and operational requirements. This two-month on the Club’s history, we would like for members to be part of long project involves changing the entire lift carriage and this meaningful project through sponsorship. This book offers enhancing the lift lobby areas. I truly appreciate members lots of interesting information about the Club’s early years, and guests’ patience and kind understanding. the people, the transformation and major developments of the Club‘s 62-year history. In return for your generosity, Our annual Sports Appreciation Nite was held on 3 March you will receive a complimentary copy of the coffee table 2017. It was a significant evening for the Club to recognise book, an invitation for two to the SGCC Coffee Table Book the efforts of the sports fraternity in promoting sports and Launch and special acknowledgement in the book. Interested contributions from our athletes in bringing glory to the Club members can approach the Membership Relations team for through their achievements at inter-club and national levels. more details. This year, 7 outstanding sportsmen and sportswomen were presented with the Sports Merit Awards. Please join me in We will be having our 60th Annual General Meeting (AGM) congratulating our award winners. Well done, Team SGCC! on 24 June 2017 at Kensington Ballroom 1 at 1pm. I would like to invite all members with voting rights to attend. Lunch In our continuous efforts to better engage our members, will be provided for attendees from 11.30am onwards. I look we are piloting a focus group discussion session to gather forward to seeing you.