As
you might have already been aware, SPGG has launched the members benefits
package for you, comprising both merchant discounts and personal insurance
coverage! The list of benefits is growing and most recently when you opened up
your letter box, you would have received the voucher sponsored by Spectacle Hut
together with your Statement of Accounts. This is only the beginning and we
look forward to bringing more offers and benefits to SPGG members!
If
you are still not aware of the benefits, you can click the members benefits
button on the front page to get yourself informed of all the discounts that are
in store for you. Don't miss the 20% discount off the KangXi Emperor Exhibition at the Asian Civilisations Museum valid until 14 June too.
Let your SPGG membership card be your faithful partner wherever you go!
After
a hiatus of close to one month of not blogging, the blogger is finally back
with a vengeance!
First
and foremost, the Chingay Parade tickets are available for booking already. As
SPGG is the corporate partner of People's Association (PA), special ticket
prices are made available to SPGG members! Refer to the front page for more
details such as the dates and the discounted prices under the
Media/News/Features section.
Other
than the ticketing discount, we are having My Bao Bao to conduct sewing classes
early December 2008. For those who would like to reminisce the good old sewing
days, or for the sense of accomplishment in making a bag that you can totally
call yours, this class will be a good way to kick-start your DIY momentum!
The
DIY activity does not stop at the personalized bag making, the Sally Hansen
workshop the following week will reward you with the know-how on doing your own
nails. Who knows, you might be doing your friend's nails the next time round!
Things sure have gotten a bit quieter nowadays after the end of the F1 buzz. But at the Guild, the month of October is a busy month for us, from courses such as the image grooming class, nature herb sanctuary visit, tennis doubles tournament to the networking night and the AGM right at the end of October. Our calendars sure are filled, but we ain't grumbling!
For Life and Ordinary members who have received the notice of AGM, if you have the desire to help us make the guild a better place for fellow members, come forward to the Close Up with EXCO session on the 24th as this will be the very session to share your opinions and comments with our EXCO members. On the same note, for the sake of our ailing planet, we have decided to cut down the hard copies of the AGM report, opting a more green approach by putting the report up on our website on the same day of collection. Only those who requested the AGM report by submitting the reply slip will be able to obtain the hard copy.
Not forgetting the networking night this coming Friday, we are more than thrilled with the responses from members and guests like you. The SPGG Networking Night is going to be regular feature in our events calendar and even though you might not be able to make it this time round, there will be always be the next one lining up. In the meantime, we look forward to have you with us on the 17th.
It
was an entertaining and informative weekend for many Singaporeans due to the
inaugural F1 Grand Prix night race weekend.
A
grand crowd of 100,000, both tourists and Singaporeans were at the spectator
stands for this international event, not taking into account the crowds at
various nearby locations who braced themselves for the insanely deafening
sounds of car whizzes and the heated intense excitement of the night race.
The
inaugural night race was a drama filled one as the audience was treated to
supreme driving skill of skilful overtaking stints, notably the one by Fernando
Alonso who was rightfully the luckiest driver of this motor race, considering
that he came right up from 15th position due to fuel supply problem during
the qualifying rounds on Saturday to reign the champion, capitalizing on the
disastrous dropout by Felipe Massa and several other crash-out incidents by
Nelson Piquet from the Renault team, Ruben Barrichello from the Honda team and
Adrian Sutil from the Force India team.
For Kimi
Raikkonen who crashed with just 3 laps to go that would have earned the driver precious points if he had
finished at 5th position that he was originally at, it was an ordeal
for the Ferrari team who had pined their remaining hopes on him after the horrifying
blunder that saw the leading Felipe Massa go from first to last after taking
off with the fuel hose still plugged to the car, yanking off the hose from the
moorings. The time lost at the pit stop to remove the hose and the
drive-through penalties had cost the would-be champion dearly
Fernando
Alonso's win after a hiatus of more than 1 year was a significant win, despite trailing Lewis
Hamilton and the out-of-luck Felipe Massa a couple of positions in the
championship standings.
Prime
Minister Lee Hsien Loong who handed the champion trophy to Massa,
gave his nod of approval when interviewed afterwards on his thoughts of the F1
race, stated that this race will put Singapore
on the globe and will provide more vibrancy for the Singapore trade industry at an
international level.
If
the table tennis fame arising from Beijing Olympics had the international
community hitting Singapore in the search field, the inaugural night race will
definitely nail Singapore right on the map. Reporters all over the world who
had gathered at Singapore to
cover the weekend event would have bombarded the global audience with the name
"Singapore".
Norbert Haug, motorsport vice president for McLaren's co-owners Mercedes who hailed
the race as "a great chance to send positive signals during this time of
economic crisis" would further convey the subliminal message to elevate Singapore's
global position.
This blogger so needs a 2009 calendar, so that she can plan her holidays project a date for a little something in the Guild. So what ensued was a shout across her desk to our in-house FISSION editor whether she had a desktop calendar (she does not have one too). Come to think about it, book stores have not started selling 2009 calendars yet, or at least that’s what this blogger thinks.
Has anyone of you started printing the 2009 desk calendars already? Do bring them along during the upcoming networking session on 17 October 2008, together with your name cards. Details will be out shortly, so await our email blast!
What happens when the weather gets temperamental? A direct result is the impact on us the mere mortals living on Planet Earth. Coming from this little sunny island at 1°18′N, 103°51′E near the equator, sneezes can be heard more frequent than ever as the island’s inhibiters are blasted with cooler temperatures that are surprisingly not that easy to get accustomed to after all. So before the sneezing gets worse, take plenty of water and your vitamins. Even those who are fine and dandy, do stock up on your vitamins and keep the sneeze bug at bay. Here’s a little something for you to read up more on: Cold Remedies
The rainy weather these few weeks sure is reminiscent of the December rainy season. The weather that makes your shoes damp most of the time, finding yourself squeezing for shelter under buildings and bus stops while waiting for the bus to arrive and grumbling at the laundry that seems to take forever to dry.
In tropical Singapore without the 4 seasons, this weather is starting to feel like autumn in the tropical sense. It sure was a drastic change as compared to a few weeks earlier on when the heat was simply overbearing.
It is not healthy for the weather to have mood swings as erratic as the fairer sex, so let's do our part in keeping the weather as happy as it can by going green in our little ways. A little bit from every single one of us will add to a sizeable amount of resources saved. Ultimately, the bits of conscientiousness from all of us earthlings will accumulate to extend the life span of our planet earth.
Start treating our earth better so that it will be a better place for all of us and our future generations.
The 16-day Beijing Olympics 2008 drew to a spectacular close last night on 24 August 2008, Sunday, treating the global audience to a kaleidoscope of colors and whirls that lived up to the emblem of “Dancing Beijing” with the motto of One World One Dream.
We know China clinched the highest number of gold medals and a grand total of 43 world records were set during the Beijing Olympics, so what’s more? We bring you 10 things you cannot forget when it comes to Beijing Olympics.
1) Michael Phelps
2) Usain Bolt
3) 080808
4) Bird’s Nest
5) Beckham
6) Natalie du Toit the first female amputee to compete in Olympics
7) Olympics rings in the form of fireworks
8) London 2012
9) Liu Xiang
10) First ever HD broadcasting
I’m sure you have something else that is memorable about Beijing Olympics other than what have been listed above. Come share with us us how you feel about the Beijing Olympics over at the forum!
How cool is it to win an Olympic medal after a hiatus of 48 years for us Singaporeans?
It’s uber cool, can? Even though we managed to finish only at second place, losing to the top seed is nonetheless still a glory to the little red dot in SEA. The global audience who do not know where Singapore is will probably start hitting “Singapore” on the Google search bar. (I kid you not, there are still a great deal of people on the other side of the world who have not heard of Singapore)
According to the news last night, hundreds had gathered at the Singapore Table Tennis Association to watch the live screening of the match and waited with abated breath as the volley of the table tennis ball flitted to and fro the Singapore side and the China team. It is a rare occasion to have a non-football sporting event to have a turnout in terms of hundreds. That alone spoke volumes of the significance of Singapore in the Beijing Olympics final.
Congratulations Singapore for the long awaited Olympics medal!
This
entry marks the very first trial session (no, I’m not talking about some
slimming program) for SPGG to embark on this web-toy called a blog.
Given
the trend of blog publishing and the kiasuism of Singaporeans, SPGG certainly
has not risen to the occasion of being kiasu. While we could have just inserted
the blog somewhere on the old website much earlier, the final opinion is that
justice must be done to the blog; it has to start on a brand new look!
With this revamped website, SPGG
looks forward to reassert its presence if it has not left an indelible mark on
you already.
Just
like a sumptuous meal, one always begins with the starter before moving on to
the main course. For the SPGG blog, the starter is to make things a
bit more interactive, create a bit of stir, and subsequently providing more activities than ever for our members.
With
new things come new promises. As an online supplement to our FISSION magazine
that is published bi-monthly, the website promises not to steal its limelight
unless necessary.
Jokes
aside, let us all look forward to more good things to come in SPGG.
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