Marine Parade NPC Community Policing System (COPS) Launch

Event: Marine Parade Neighbourhood Police Centre (NPC) Community Policing System (COPS) Launch

Venue: Marine Parade

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Guest of Honour

Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong

Grassroots Advisor for Marine Parade GRC

SPF is embarking on the new Community Policing System (COPS) that allows frontline resources to be more nimble, focused and responsive in fighting crime and at the same time deeply engage the community. 

COPS is part of SPF’s continuous efforts to improve and stay abreast of changes in the operating environment. The plan is aimed at enhancing SPF’s capabilities to prevent, deter and detect crime with additional resources pumped to the frontline for crime fighting and community engagement. Developments in information technology and camera technology also offer opportunities to do things better and more efficiently.

Although SPF’s operational results have shown improvements, these changes are necessary to further improve on the already-low crime rates in Singapore and gear up Police to the next level to meet the challenges of a changing society. 

At the same time, the public’s expectations of Police are also shifting. The public no longer expects Police to merely respond to and solve crime, but to also take more proactive steps in preventing and deterring crime through more presence on the ground and interactions with the community.

Singapore Police Force female bagpipers

Arrival of Guest of Honour

ESM Goh addressing the audience

Community Mediation Centre skit

Special guest co-host MediaCorp Capital 958fm DJ 邱胜扬 who has been a volunteer police for over 15 years

Little K-pop Star Search 2015

Event: Little K-pop Star Search 2015

Venue: Bedok Mall 

Calling all K-pop junior enthusiasts between the age of 4 to 10! If you have always been inspired by K-pop fashion, music, dance and songs, this is your chance to shine! Happening this weekend at Bedok Mall, we are looking for the Little K-pop Star 2015!

Apart from the contest, we have exciting activities lined up for you such as kimchi making demonstration, Korean traditional costume Hanbok photo taking with family and Korean make up demonstration. So what are you waiting for? Come join us now!

Korean kimchi making demonstration

Excited audience awaiting the Little K-pop Stars!

Oppa Richard Style! (in Korean Hanbok)

GlaxoSmithKline Dinner and Dance 2015

Event: GlaxoSmithKline Dinner and Dance 2015

Venue: Barbershop @ Timbre

This evening guess where am I? Give you a clue, it is a awesome place for music and musicians and music lovers! That's right, I'm at Timbre!

Delighted to be hosting the dinner event this evening for a group of brilliant and intellectual staff. Challenging? Not really. We are here for dinner and fun, not debate or research. So put your work and research aside, not to mention microscope and other instruments and put on your party hats, bling glasses and coloured wigs. It's party time!!

Capitaland Hope Foundation and People's Association Kids' Food Fund 2015

Event: Capitaland Hope Foundation and People's Association Kids' Food Fund 2015

Venue: Westgate

Welcome to the Kids’ Food Fund 2015 event, jointly brought to you by CapitaLand Hope Foundation and the People’s Association.  This collaboration is an initiative of We Care PALs, and Project We Care, where our community partners like CapitaLand Hope Foundation join hands with PA on meaningful projects that benefit our residents.

Today, we are here to celebrate the second year of Kids’ Food Fund programme in partnership with the five Community Development Councils, which is aimed at enhancing the nutritional well-being of underprivileged children in Singapore. Since its launch in 2013, it had benefited over 1,000 young beneficiaries through five Community Development Councils (CDCs).  

The “Kids’ Food Fund” programme centres around the idea of “One Healthy and Balanced Meal, Every School Day, For a Year”. Young beneficiaries, aged 7 to 16 years old would be able to have at least a healthy meal per day for every single school day for 2015. We are also here today to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of CapitaLand Hope Foundation.  

Every year, CapitaLand allocates up to 0.5% of its net profit to the Foundation to promote social growth and development of underprivileged children with respect to their education, healthcare and shelter needs. CapitaLand Hope Foundation strongly believes each child has within them the potential for greatness, which if nurtured and built upon, can bring significant value to future societies.  

Kids’ Food Fund is CapitaLand Hope Foundation’s first programme in 2015 to celebrate the Foundation’s 10th Anniversary.

Kids Food Fund 2015!

Our Journey to A Healthy and Balanced Meal, Every Day, For A Year!

Our distinguished guests with the children hands on the interactive 3D game designed by NTU students

Singapore Turf Club Annual Dinner and Dance 2015

Event: Singapore Turf Club Annual Dinner and Dance 2015

Venue: Orchard Hotel Singapore

I visited the Singapore Turf Club at Kranji for the first time when I went for a pre-event emcee meeting with the organisers. I was filled with excitment, thinking that I will get a chance to do the Gangnam style dance right in the stable as how PSY did it in his music video!

This evening, hosting the dinner and dance for over 600 staff at the Orchard Hotel Singapore, one of my favourite hotel ballrooms. It is huge, high ceiling, pillarless and can accomodate a huge seating capacity. I am pretty lucky that I had the chance to host 4-5 events in the same ballroom so far this year! Became friends with some of the hotel staff already!

  

The Sultans, an awesome band, getting ready to rock the house!

The Ngee Ann Kongsi 170th Anniversary and SG50 Celebration Dinner

Event: The Ngee Ann Kongsi 170th Anniversary and SG50 Celebration Dinner

Venue: Chui Huay Lim Club

Guest of Honour

Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance

Brief background on Ngee Ann Kongsi

Ngee Ann Kongsi was a self-help organisation founded by the late Mr Seah Eu Chin and a group of Teochew merchants in 1845. It was started to look after the religious and welfare needs of Teochew immigrants in Singapore with the first ofice set up at Yueh Hai Ching Temple at Phillip Street. As the Teochew community grew and flourished, Kongsi started to focus on the needs of the young, particularly in education.

Over the 170 years, the Ngee Ann Kongsi has built up a sterling reputation for its committment to serving its community and participating in development of education in Singapore. This includes the establishment of numerous scholarships and bursaries.

This evening we are gathered here to celebrate the significant milestone of success and achievement for Ngee Ann Kongsi in its mission to support and fund initiatives in developing education over the past 170 years. I would consider myself the fortunate and lucky generation after the baby boomers and have benefited from getting access to education, books, computers and trainings that both my parents and grandparents did not. I am thankful for what I am today because of education.

Chingay Contingent Wushu: Resilience in Motion Get-Together

Event: Chingay Contingent Wushu: Resilience in Motion Get-Together

Venue: People's Association

The 2015 Chingay Wushu contingent comprises 1000 participants from all walks of life, races and nationalities. It is an exciting time of coming together for the largest and grandest Chingay parade in the history of Chingay - Performed by the people, a parade for the people.

This morning I am hosting the get-together appreciation luncheon for the participants and also to thank the trainers and organising committee for the dedication, time and energy. The People's Association Lifeskills and Lifestyle Division have specially put together an exciting programme for the participants. It's party time!!

Wushu: Resilience in Motion

传承武艺，韧性新加坡

Welcoming Drum Performance by 2LD staff and Promusic performers

The awesome Wushu contingent!

With wushu star Vincent Ng!

ASM Pacific Technology Annual Dinner and Dance

Event: ASM Pacific Technology Annual Dinner and Dance

Venue: Fairmont Ballroom, Raffles City

Tonight I'm excited as I will be hosting for 1000 audience at Fairmont Ballroom Raffles City. It is going to be exciting to meet staff and guests all dressed up in Masquerade theme outfits!!

Met fellow emcee Sharlyn Lim. She's so talented and gorgeous looking!

HDB Golden Lily Welcome Party

Event: HDB Golden Lily Welcome Party

Venue: Blk 212A Pasir Ris St 21

Thank you for joining us today at the Welcome Party for the residents of Golden Lily! We are glad to have Grassroots Advisers Mr Teo Chee Hean and Mr Zainal Bin Sapari joining us together with the residents!

With the talented actors of the Good Neighbourliness Skit!

My talented friend, Jimmy the Juggler!

Have you contributed your story for SG Heart Map?

People's Association Lifeskills and Lifestyle 1st Marketplace 2015

Event: People's Association Lifeskills and Lifestyle 1st Marketplace 2015

Venue: People's Association

In this MarketPlace, we are proud to present to you 46 PAssionate PA Trainers and Private Operators with 87 new and repackaged courses for you to choose from. To meet the different needs of your residents, we have classified them into 5 different categories in this Course Catalogue, for your easy reference. 

The theme for this MarktPlace is X-Cite. Apart from finding the right courses to suit your residents’ needs, we hope you have an X-Citing time checking out our latest dedicated Holiday Series zone packed with fun courses for the family!

Check out this video on one of the courses - Kids can learn to build this amazing Lego Rubik's Cube Puzzle Solver Robot!

Sharing of Sales Mastery by CEO and Master Trainer Leroy Frank Ratnam of Sales Excellence Institute 

Meet Angela Tey Danyi, a prolific and well established dancer and choreographer. She is a dance trainer with the People's Association.

WMRAS Chinese New Year Lo Hei Dinner 2015

Event: WMRAS Chinese New Year Lo Hei Dinner 2015

Venue: Novotel Clarke Quay

Guest of Honour

Ms Grace Fu

WMRAS Advisor, Minister, Prime Minister's Office,

Second Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs

WMRAS stands for Waste Management and Recycling Association of Singapore and tonight I am hosting the Chinese New Year Lo Hei Dinner! Waste management and recycling will be key success for any country or city as rate of urbanisation and people migration into the city increases by leap and bound. A city like singapore, with limited land space, faces the challenges of increasing population density and having to find space for dumping. Tonight let's welcome the heroes!!

The backdrop frame uses recycled wood..

Close up!

Wishing WMRAS a prosperous year ahead!

Sin Hin Hang Logistics Chinese New Year Dinner 2015

Event: Sin Hin Hang Logistics Chinese New Year Dinner 2015

Venue: Sin Hin Hang Logistics

It's always a great pleasure to be hosting for friends. When I first hosted for Sin Hin Hang (SHH) back in 2011, it was like any other events. But over the course of the next 3-4 years, I have been hosting every year for them. Tonight is my 4th time. Janet, Ah Soon, Catherine, Paik Hong, Peter, Nomi, Simon, Jeremy, just to name a few. Hosting as a career is both rewarding (for a great successful outcome) and also transient. People come and go in our lives, sometimes they know us better than we know them. But when you know their names and faces, you know it is whole lot closer to your heart.

Thank you Sin Hin Hang. Wishing everyone a great successful year in 2015!

7-Eleven Distribution Centre Grand Opening and Staff Appreciation Day

Event: 7-Eleven Distribution Centre Grand Opening and Staff Appreciation Day

Venue: 7-Eleven Distribution Centre

I am delighted to be hosting for 7-Eleven for their grand opening of the 7-Eleven Distribution Centre. This morning made my way down to Fishery Port Road with lots of excitement and enthusiasm. The organisers shared with me that the staff had put in lots of hard work and effort to make the transition to the Distribution Centre a success!

Wishing Dairy Farm and 7-Eleven greater business successes in the years ahead!!

Chingay 2015 - The Biggest and Grandest Parade in Chingay History

Event: Chingay 2015 - The Biggest and Grandest Parade in Chingay History

Venue: Singapore Flyer and F1 Pit

Just returned home after the Full Dress Rehearsal and I can't contain my excitement to share with everyone how awesome this year's Chingay parade is going to be. It is also Singapore's 50th birthday!

Our Singapore Chingay parade event has been gaining traction globally, with more and more international troupes participating. This year there will be troupes from Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Japan, Korea, Turkey, Rwanda, Russia, United States and more. It is a truly mega massive celebration this year!

For those of us thinking, can we still join in the fun without tickets? Definitely you can! Join me in front of the Singapore Flyer, together with Gold 90.5FM DJ Brian Richmond as we bring you live coverage and commentary!

On top of the two days 27th and 28th Feb 8-10pm at the Singapore Flyer, there is an additional parade show on Sunday 1 March evening, right in the heart of Orchard Road (Singapore's popular shopping belt).

So what are you waiting for? Join us at Chingay, because it is the parade by the people for the people.

In celebration of SG50, Chingay 2015, themed "We Love SG" (我们爱新加坡), will be the grandest Parade ever organised!  The 43rd Chingay Parade Singapore will be presented by 11,000 beautiful multi-cultural performers

He's talented, he's got a great voice, he's Gold 90.5FM DJ Brian Richmond

With Minister Lim Swee Say at the post parade reception

Chingay 2015 broke 6 records in the Singapore Book of Records!

Hitachi JP1 Chinese New Year Appreciation Lunch 2015

Event: Hitachi JP1 Chinese New Year Appreciation Lunch 2015

Venue: Marriott Hotel

Today I'm hosting for the clients of Hitachi JP1 just before I head down to Singapore Flyer for Chingay. I'm delighted to have the opportunity to work with Hitachi JP1 for their appreciation lunch this year.

As the Chinese New Year celebration and festivity run towards the 15th day, many of my friends have started work and children back to school. However, the jubilation and excitement can still be felt everywhere! This weekend, bring your family down to the floating platform for the River Hongbao 春到河畔, Singapore Flyer for Chingay and Chinatown for the lovely decorations!