Precinct Visit cum High Tea with Our MP

A happy Team after the precinct visit on April 5, 2009

Our Minister (PMO) addresses the residents after the precinct visit

Ms. Claire Ng (Chairperson Hwi Yoh Court RC)

congratulates the Minister (PMO) & addresses

residents.

The leaders of Hwi Yoh Court RC with

the Minister (PMO).....a shot for the Album.

Our very own Kampong RADIO !

My latest discovery on the internet!
Last night, while doing some research on old songs by Nat King Cole, I chanced upon a site purely by accident. I am extremely glad that I went into the site to read up more. If I had skipped over it, I wouldn't have discovered what I now know.
That site is JANGO Music Com.
How it works is simply fantastic.
You can create your very own radio station by choosing the artists you like. Whether one or add as many as you like.
Then click" Create station" and you automatically get the songs of your favourite crooner played on your computer!
You can even create more than one station or special stations for selected singers of your choice!
Moments ago, I discovered more things.
See the top left corner of our homepage. I have installed a new jukebox and named it "Our Kampong Radio !"
Turn on your computer speakers and the beautiful songs of the selected 15 singers/groups will PLAY automatically while you browse through our blogposts.
Amazing!
Truly making reading the blog an enjoyable, pleasant experience.
You the reader or visitor can even advance the singer or the song by clicking on the >> arrow within the jukebox itself. Or just click on the photo of the singer as it rolls past to listen to that singer! Fabulously easy and so convenient!
You can also control the volume.
There are too many songs to name.
But here are my initial selections for "Our Kampong Radio!"
Songs from these singing greats are for your listening pleasure. Sit back comfortably and relax while you read the blogposts. Enjoy!
1. Perry Como
2. The Platters
3. Roy Orbison
4. Ray Charles
5. Tony Bennet
6. Elvis Presley
7. Dean Martin
8. The Everly Brothers
9. Harry Belafonte
10. Frank Sinatra
11. Andy Williams
12. The Drifters
13. Fats Domino
14. Louis Armstrong
15. Nat King Cole

[ unk Dicko ]

SINGAPORE ...70 years ago, on Video !

For those of you who have lived through and seen the Singapore of old, this superb 11 minute video will revive a host of golden memories. This short film captured Singapore as she was back in 1938 just before the 2nd World War started in Europe 1939. The Japanese attacked S'pore in December 1941.

The narration is typically British. Bear in mind that this was shot in 1938 when Singapore was still a British colony, part of the so-called mighty "British Empire", and local people living here were referred to as "British subjects and servants of the empire". And I'm certain that reference included many among you and me too.

For those of you who are much younger, you will be able to get a better understanding of what our Singapore was like 70 years ago. Rickshaws, bullock-carts, old cars [mostly British made], coolies, amahs, barbers, policemen, bum-boats....all the daily activities of a bustling port city.

See the way Raffles Hotel, Padang, Esplanade, Fullerton Building, Cavenagh Bridge, Singapore River, etc...etc...used to be, 70 years ago!

Footage of early Singapore is very rare and we are indeed fortunate to be able to see clips such as this. Unk Dicko enjoyed viewing it very much. I had it posted in my main "Owl" blogsite last December with a more detailed post. You can read it by clicking here.

Our Pride our Joy

GRLs, members of Merchants' Association and well wishers gathered together after the MPS on Mar 30 to congratulate and convey well wishes to our Minister in the PMO & Second Minister for Finance & Transport, MP for Aljunied GRC.

The new Minister asked: Were you surprised by the announcement ?. Someone replied: We were waiting for this to happen. Glad it did.

The PETS COMMUNITY @ Serangoon

Yesterday, I received a request from Mr William Tan Secretary of the Pets Community @Serangoon to put a link of their website here.

You can see the link at the left column of our homepage, together with other links.

Their website address is:

http://www.pets-community.com/

I have visited their website to check up on upcoming "pet" events at the SERANGOON. Many events are in the pipeline! Shows and seminars that will please a wide cross-section of our pet loving residents of Kampong Serangoon. You name it...dogs, birds, fish and even reptiles are among those planned for.

So do check up and visit their website for the latest news as well as what's coming up.

unk Dicko

CONGRATULATIONS MRS LIM !

I am sure all Grassroot Leaders of SERANGOON will join me in offering our HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS to our Adviser, Mrs Lim Hwee Hua on her promotion to Minister(PMO).

Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story
March 26, 2009
PM renews Cabinet

Mr Teo Chee Hean (far left) will be appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence. Mrs Lim Hwee Hua will be appointed as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and concurrently appointed as Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for Transport. ST PHOTOS: BRYAN VAN DER BEEK, WONG KWAI CHOW


PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has reshuffled his Cabinet, making several changes and appointments as part of continuing leadership renewal.
The changes are also to test out younger office holders for broader responsibilities, said a statement from the Prime Minister's Office on Thursday.

CABINET AND OTHER OFFICE HOLDERS
The changes will take effect from April 1.
Changes in ministerial appointments Mr Teo Chee Hean will be appointed as Deputy Prime Minister. He will be the Acting Prime Minister in the absence of the Prime Minister. He will continue as Minister for Defence.
Professor S Jayakumar will relinquish his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister. He will be appointed as Senior Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and will continue as Co-ordinating Minister for National Security. He will also continue to oversee foreign policy matters which cut across different ministries and take charge of foreign policy issues which involve legal negotiation or international adjudication. He continues to chair the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Climate Change.

Mr Gan Kim Yong will be appointed as Minister for Manpower.
Mrs Lim Hwee Hua will be appointed as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office.

She will be concurrently appointed as Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for Transport.
Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Senior Minister of State, will relinquish his appointment in Education and will be appointed as Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts.
Dr Lee Boon Yang will relinquish his appointment as Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts and retire from the Government.

Since being appointed a Parliamentary Secretary in 1985, Dr Lee has served in many portfolios including Environment, Trade and Industry, Finance, Home Affairs, National Development, Defence, and Manpower, before becoming Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts in 2003. The Prime Minister thanks Dr Lee for his many years of service and contributions to the Government and the nation.

Changes in appointment of Ministers of State

Mr S Iswaran will be appointed as Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, concurrent with his present appointment of Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Mr Lee Yi Shyan will be appointed as Minister of State in the Ministry of Manpower, concurrent with his present appointment of Minister of State in the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
New appointment of Parliamentary Secretary Mr Sam Tan will be appointed as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Industry and concurrently in the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts.

His appointment takes effect on 1 July 2009.

Other appointments

Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed will relinquish his appointment of Mayor, North East Community Development Council when his current 3-year term ends on 30 May 2009. He will continue as Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Mr Teo Ser Luck will be appointed as Mayor, North East Community Development Council with effect from 31 May 2009. This will be concurrent with his appointment as Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports and in the Ministry of Transport.

Source: Straits Times Online, Breaking News

The Championship CAT Show...part 4

Photo: Mr Chua Kah Soon of Goodwill Birds is one of the key organisers of this event. He was kind enough to show me around and introduce me to the owners of the participating cats.

This is such a lovely and healthy cat.



This lady must be the President of the Show...Roszanah Packer Mohamed.
She was proudly introducing her exotic cat to me.
And I could not resist carrying such a cute and lovable cat. It has beautiful fur and nice almond eyes.

Mr Chua specially brought me to have a good look at this "must see" cat.

WHOA!

BLIMEY! ( as the British used to inject)

WAH PIANG! ( Ah Beng's expression )

I would not have believed if I hadn't seen this cat with my own eyes.

It has this so, so out of this world look about it.
From head to tail, practically hairless, its unique features must be seen to be believed!

The face of this cat is what I will remember most.

Such a rarity!

They put a vest on the cat as it was air-conditioned in the Hall.

The owners are mighty proud of this beauty.

For more reports and pictures you can go to "The Wise Old Owl" link here.