Robyn is now officially in the Girl's Brigade through the Enrolment Service which was held at the Church of Singapore.
6 APR 2012: Charity Walk with Elizabeth Poey
Elizabeth Poey, the ex-NJC teacher who got Alvin to be part of the first NJC Himalayan Expedition Team, is responsible for his love for the mountain, and is an inspiration to all who know her. This walk was to celebrate Miss Poey's 60th birthday so she decided to walk 60km to raise fund for SPCA and S'pore Cancer Foundation. We walked from her home at Rifle Range Road to the Rail Mall and back. It was a nice gathering of old friends from the Himalayan gang and NJC.
< Liz is an inspiration and a giant in the eye of everyone who knows her.
Christopher, Liz, Angela, Alvin & Vivienne.
6 APR 2012: Qing Ming Family Outing
We performed our annual paying of respect to our ancestors at Bright Hill Temple.
On Jin's recommendation, we went to Sembawang for tasty white mee hoon lunch.
Father and sons...
Grandma and Grandpa...
8 APR 2012: Ear Piercing Operation, Finally
Looks like the weapon of an assassin.
Punch, punch, left and right!
Done, the ear ring is through and on!
Happy Robyn.
21 APR 2012: Humaneity INSPIRES Event at INSEAD
Alvin was invited as one of 20 inspirational speakers at the inaugural Humaneity INSPIRES event held at INSEAD Singapore on 21 Apr 2012. He shared our Seva 2011 experience of supporting Children's Garden Home with self-help and sustainability projects based on the concept of social entrepreneurship. We are immensely grateful to Mark Philpott, founder of Humaneity, for providing the opportunity to share our social cause with so many people. Also, we got to befriend a whole gang of highly inspirational fellow human beings who are making this world a better place in their own ways and fashions. Click here to download Alvin's speech.
Alvin spoke passionately about Seva 2011.
Alvin in his Kenyan attire.
Thanks, Michelle, for the memento.
Group photo of all speakers and organizers.
Alvin being interviewed prior to start of event.
Robyn learnt a great deal from all the speakers.
21 APR 2012: Endorphin Rush 2 by Liz Poey
This stand-up comedy show was Liz Poey's second run. The first of which was held in 2010 and it was a task listed as an item on her bucket list.
By the time we were done with our talk at Humaneity INSPIRES event at INSEAD, we drove over to the NUS Guild House for Liz's event. The NJC Himalayan Expedition gang shared a table. Present were: Cheng Huat, Pearlie, Vivienne, Delia, Sharon, Jio Ngo, Meng Hsien, Jin, Robyn and I.
It was a night filled with laughter triggered by Liz's stories. This event raised $60K for Goducate, a non-profit focused on providing education for poor children.
Endorphin Rush 2 was another sold-out turnout at NUS Guild House.
22 APR 2012: Ice Skating at JCube
We are so glad that the ice skating ring is finally opened at JCube. The new ice ring is more spacious and there is a viewing gallery. We thoroughly enjoyed our ice skating experience there.
24 APR 2012: In Conversation with Success Business Leaders Series
IN CONVERSATION is a new business education series designed by Alvin to invite successful entrepreneurs and CEOs to share their life stories and business wisdom with associates and friends from the Scent'al Group.
In our inaugural IN CONVERSATION talk, we were honoured to have Mr Sim Puay Guan, founder and CEO of Sterling Engineering Pte Ltd. It was a full house turnout and a successful event.
Alvin played the role of David Letterman in hosting the talk. The son of Mr Sim, Marc, also shared with the audience about his father's valuable lessons and guidance in business and life.
