THE SERANGOON NORTH VILLAGE NEEDS A NEW FRESH IMAGE

Newly up graded the SNV is facing stiff competition from the new malls at serangoon central and serangoon garden.

The heartland needs a new image and a new vision if it is to compete with the new shopping centres and the work is getting tougher.

The mix of shops and facilities need to be improved and a new niche carved in order to attract customers back to the village.

Maybe the pet trade is a poor idea to attract people to the village.
The mix of pets are limited and there is too many restriction on the sales and display of pets.
The NTUC is too small and needs to have better and wider collection of goods.
The market is good and still attract lots of older people to it.
The saloons are good and there is a need to help them be more prominent in attracting customers.

The SNMA needs to be more proactive and knows what the retailers and customers want.
God Bless SNV !!!

X MAS TREE OF LOVE FOR THE WHOLE WORLD

CHRISTMAS.....THE MEANINGFUL CELEBRATION

IT IS 44 DAYS TO XMAS 2010 AND THE FRENZY TO BUY GIFTS AND SHOPPING AND SHOPPING BEGINS !!!

IS THIS ALL ABOUT PRESENTS,TURKEYS, HAM,DRINKS ,ETC ......TO GET DRUNK AND BE MERRY???

WE SHOULD ENJOY AND CELEBRATE THE END OF THE YEAR AND A TIME TO LET LOOSE AND RELAX FOR A YEAR OF HARD AND PRODUCTIVE WORK ..RIGHT?

WRONG??? ...

HOW HARD HAD WE WORKED ?

ARE WE REALLY PRODUCTIVE OR ARE WE JUST WORKING TO BE ALIVE AND HOW MUCH OF OUR BODY AND SOUL HAD PROGRESSED?

LEST NOT WE FORGET THE GREATER MEANING TO CELEBRATE ON THIS DAY!!!

THE BIRTH OF A GREAT SON OF GOD AND THE SALVATION MANKIND !!
HE BRINGS HOPE,PEACE AND A PATH TO LEAD US BACK TO OUR LORD...GOD!!

THE FRAGILE LIFE

Caught this photo of the butterfly on the floor...dying!
The life of a butterfly is short but meaningful.
Born in a capsule of egg and turn up to be a caterpillar...ugly and with a furious appetite it will eat its way out to form a cocoon.
Here it will be a butterfly..short life for all to enjoy.
It will find a mate and die shortly.

Human are different or as we think we are.
In short and in Mega view it is the same.

We should live life to the fullest and colorful...the length is not important but the quality.

obesse dog!1

Singaporean are getting FATTER and so are their PETS
!!!

SERANGOON SWING 2011

The end of the year party is on the 31/12/10 and will last till the early hours of the 1/1/11..............
The soft launch of the SS 2011 was on the 31/10/10.

Planning of this party came from the Serangoon CCC and all the GRLs .
Starting in the early part of the year it is now approaching the final part of the preparation.
Monthly meetings and later weekly meetings were held and many sacrificed their time ,effort and $$ to ensure that the party is a successes.
I am in the Fund raising committee and also in the Senior group performing old songs for the many residents of the estate.
The team ,under Mr Dick Yip have been working hard to practice weekly,our songs and guitar so we can get the music right.


The cost is great but the result will be greater as it will enable 30,000 people and more to come together to enjoy this wonderful welcome to the new year 2011.
To the critic who said that it is a waste of money ....No public will be touched and all $$$ will be from donations and businesses.
No public funds will be used.

Do enjoy the show and do not forget the hard work by the Serangoon CCC and GRLs..
A TEAM OF GREAT LADIES AND GUYS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

music is the soul of living

I wonder what will the world be like if there is no Music.
It is the sound of the spirit of humanity.
It lifts up the human spirit and is the a true reflection of the feeling of the creator and composer.
I played the harmonica,guitar and sing.
Lately I had been inspired to write songs and it really helps to just listen to your own composition.
A wonderful reflection of the deep feelings of this humble being.
Music is wonderful and life is even more wonderful and colorful because there is music.

The beautiful colors of nature

Just taken this photo from the TV. Saw the wonder of nature and the possible destruction of this creation nature in the next few years.

Love nature but we must each do more to prevent this destruction before it is too late.

Let us start at home instead of asking others to do it.

Love your environment is akin to loving oneself and also the universe as a whole.

WELCOME SPEECH @ THE SNV UP GRADING COMPLETION CEREMONY

WAS FORTUNATE AND GRATEFUL TO GIVE THE WELCOME SPEECH FOR THE 5 ALJUNIED MPs AND GRLs on the 25/7/2010.

WONDERFUL EVENT BUT THE WEATHER WAS NOT SO KIND.

THE HUMAN SPIRIT WAS BETTER AND EVERYONE WAS QUICK AND HELPED EACH OTHER LIKE IN THE KAMPONGS' DAY TO CARRY ON WITH THE CELEBRATION.

CHANGI TERMINAL ONE

VISITED CHANGI AND WAS CAPTIVATED BY THE BEAUTY OF THE DECORATIONS AT HAND.

THE DECO FOR NATIONAL DAY!!!
THE BALL OF MOSS AND ORCHIDS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

THE BEAUTY OF DEATH !!!

SAW THIS GOLDEN YELLOW LEAF ON THE FLOOR AND WAS AMAZED AT THE BEAUTY OF IT.

IT IS A DEAD LEAF BUT IT CAN STILL EXUDE IT BEAUTIFUL COLOR ,SHAPE AND REFLECT THE LIGHTS. IN A FEW HOURS MORE IT WILL BE BROWN AND FINALLY GONE BUT IT STILL MANAGE TO CATCH MY ATTENTION.

IN LIFE AS A HUMAN, WE SEE THE BEAUTY OF DEATH TOO. AMONG THE SAINTS AND BUDDHAS AND JESUS, MANY WERE ABLE TO TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS AFTER THEY ARE GONE.

THE BEAUTY OF THEIR STORIES CARRIES ON AND TILL TODAY ,WE STILL REMEMBERED THEM.

HIROSHIMA ----- WHAT ABOUT THE MILLIONS WHO DIED IN THE HANDS OF THE AGGRESSOR!!!

MANY WERE SAD TO REMEMBER THE DEATH OF THOUSANDS OF JAPANESE AND THEIR SLAVES WHEN THE WORLD UNLEASHED ATOMIC BOMB TO STOP A WAR THAT WOULD HAVE RAGED ON.

IS THIS GOOD OR BAD???
BAD---IT KILLED THOUSANDS IN SECONDS AND MILLIONS MORE SUFFER IT'S EFFECT YEARS LATER

GOOD-----BUT IT STOPPED FURTHER KILLINGS AND FORCED THE JAPANESE TO SURRENDER A WAR THAT THEY STARTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SO WHEN THEY REMEMBERED HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI----I REMEMBERED THE MILLIONS OF CHINESE WHO DIED IN THE HANDS OF THE JAPANESE. THE MILLIONS OF WOMEN WHO WERE RAPED AND FORCED TO BE SEX SLAVE, THE MILLIONS WHO WERE TORTURED TO DEATH AND THE INHUMANE AND CRUEL SUFFERINGS INFLICTED ON THOSE ASIANS COUNTRIES.

PLUS THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE WESTERN WORLD WHO COME TO THE HELP AND SUFFER ALONG SIDE THE ASIAN PEOPLE.

THESE BRAVE MAN AND WOMAN WE SALUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
THE AGGRESSOR I CONDEMNED FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!

IN WAR NO ONE IS THE WINNER BUT EVERYONE IS THE LOSER.

LET US HOPE FOR PEACE AND LOVE AMONG ALL FRIENDS.

FORGIVE BUT LEST WE DO NOT FORGET.

IF WE DO ,THE SUFFERINGS AND DEATHS OF THESE MILLIONS ARE WASTED!!!!!!!!!!

STUPID OR JUST BEING HUMAN?????

THESE TWO MAN WERE TRYING TO STAY AS LONG AS POSSIBLE IN A HOT,HUMID AND STEAMY ROOM. THE WINNER IS THE ONE WHO STAY LONGEST.

BOTH REFUSE TO GIVE UP UNTIL THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 100C.

THE SMALLER ONE DIED AND THE BIGGER ONE SURVIVED WITH BURNS TO MANY PARTS OF THE BODY.

WHAT PRIZED STUPIDITY????????

SMILE

MOST WILL SMILE WHEN WE ARE IN GOOD AND FAVORABLE SITUATION FOR IT IS NATURAL.
WHEN WE DO THIS WE ARE ONLY A NORMAL PERSON.

HOW MANY AMONG US WILL BE ABLE TO SMILE IN TIMES OF NEGATIVITY AND UNHAPPINESS???

IF WE CAN DO THIS THEN WE A ONE STEP HIGHER....WE ARE WISE AND ABOVE HUMAN FOR WE KNOW IT IS BENEFICIAL TO SMILE IN OUR UNHAPPINESS.

TRY IT AND THE MEDICAL EXPERT WILL SAY YOU ARE RIGHT TO SMILE.

IFTAR----BREAKING FAST WITH OUR MUSLIM FRIEND

I WAS DELIGHTED AND ENLIGHTENED TO BE ABLE TO VISIT THE MOSQUE WITH 5 MPS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BREAKING OF THE FAST AT 7PM.

THE SPIRITUAL ASPECT OF THIS WONDERFUL PRACTICE WAS GREATER THEN THE ACT OF REFRAINING FROM FOOD AND WATER.

THE MOST IMPORTANT IS TO REPENT AND PAY OUR HOMAGE TO THE ALMIGHTY ALLAH .

THE PERFORMANCE OF GOOD DEEDS AND THE SHARING OF THINGS WITH THE LESS FORTUNATE WAS AN EQUALLY IMPORTANT PART OF THIS HOLY PRACTICE.

THE ATMOSPHERE WAS ONE OF FRIENDSHIP AND HOLINESS.

ARE WE HEADING TO A WORLD OF BOTH DEAD EARTH AND SPIRIT?

THERE IS TROUBLE UP NORTH AND HEAVEN IS NOT HAPPY AT ALL.
FOREST FIRES IN RUSSIA, FLOODS AND LAND SLIDES IN CHINA AND PAKISTAN. JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA IS NOT SPARED TOO.
DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA.
EARTHQUAKES AT THE PACIFIC RING AND OTHER AREAS.
OIL SPILLS IN US AND INDONESIA.
WHEAT, SUGAR CANE, HERBS, COFFEES AND OTHER FOOD STAPLES ARE IN DEMAND AND THE COST IS INCREASING SO FAST.
HUMAN ARE GETTING MORE SICK MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY.
SEA LEVELS ARE RISING AND THE WORLD'S WEATHER ARE GETTING MORE VIOLENT!
THE LIST GOES ON AND ON!!!!!!!!!!
THE OUTLOOK IS OBVIOUS AND THE END IS NEAR BUT CAN WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

YES WE CAN BUT THE EXPECTATION IS ON US TO CHANGE AND NOT OTHERS.........

SAVE OURSELVES TO SAVE THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NATIONAL DAY PARADE!!!

MILLIONS WERE SPENT ON THE NDP BUT IS IT WORTH THE COST AND TIME SPENT????

THE ANSWER IS YES AND IT IS WORTH EVERY PENNY.
WATCHING THE NDP BOTH LIVE AND ON TV IS GREAT AND IT REALLY DRUMS UP THE PATRIOTIC FEELING AT A TIME WHEN SINGAPORE IS TOO PEACEFUL AND EVERYONE ONLY CARES ABOUT A HAPPY AND RICH LIFE.

I REMEMBERED GOING TO ONE A FEW YEARS AGO AND WAS MOVED TO TEARS WHEN THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WAS SUNG......THE FEELING OF BELONGING TO A GREAT NATION AND THAT OF A WONDERFUL GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO BUILT UP THIS NATION FROM NOTHING WAS TOO GOOD FOR ME.
I FELT FORTUNATE AND GRATEFUL TO THE FATHERS AND MOTHERS OF THIS GREAT NATION.

THIS YEAR THE FEELING IS JUST AS STRONG AND I AM GLAD I AM STILL AROUND TO WITNESS THIS GREAT NATION AND HER PEOPLE COMING TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY OF THIS NATION WHO EXCEL IN ALL FIELDS....

LONG LIVE SINGAPORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE DOORS TO TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS.

ONE IS A VIRTUAL WORLD OF HEAVEN AND BUDDHAS AND GODS, WHILE THE OTHER IS THE DOOR TO THE KITCHEN.

WE HAVE A CHOICE AS ALWAYS BUT WE NEED TO MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE!!!

CUTE PUPPY !!-----WANT TO BUY ME ---READ THIS PLEASE!!!

BUY ME BUT BEFORE U DO SO PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING....

1. I WILL BE YOUR MASTER FOR THE NEXT 14 YEARS OR MORE.
2. I CAN BE SMELLY AT TIMES.
3. I WILL IRRITATE AND MAKE YOU CRY TOO.
4. I WILL COST YOU A BOMB WHEN I GET SICK.
5. I AM NOT CHEAP TO UP KEEP .
6. I NEED A LOT OF YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION .
7. GIVING ME UP LATTER MAY BE EASY BUT IT COULD BE THE END OF MY LIFE FOR ME ....SO DO YOU WANT TO BE A MURDERER?????
8. I AM NOT FOR THE CHILDREN TO PLAY ONLY.
9. I HAVE FEELINGS AND I CAN BE HAPPY AND SAD AT TIMES.
10. I AM A DOG BUT I AM HUMAN INSIDE SO PLEASE SHOW YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS AN OWNER AT ALL TIMES.

LOVE IS ACCEPTING ALL THE CONDITIONS ABOVE.....

WE ARE NOT ALONE----WE NEED EACH OTHER

This knot said it all......the further we try to get away from each other, the tighter our lives are entwined.

No man is an island and as the world becomes flatter due to the arrival of the modern age and computers, we realised that we are together forever....

A HAPPY AND FRUITFUL LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!

This old lady is 86 years old and she is full of love, dedication to her belief and commitment to achieve a duty. For the last 20 years she will walk to the Holy House at 6 am, come rain or shine or sickness, so she can be there to prepare tea and offer her prayers to the Almighty LAUMU.

Here she will stay until 6pm and sometimes longer to cook for all, clean the house and receive guest and visitors.
She takes good care of her health and others too. As she aged , she is now more forgetful but she will never fail to do the task assigned to her.

Quiet but quick minded she is a testimony of active aging.

She stayed healthy at both mind and soul and her vegetarian diet is also a great help.

WE MUST NOT JUST FOCUSED ON A HEALTHY BODY FOR WE NEED THE HEALTHY MIND TO RUN THE BODY TOO.

LOVE IS COLORFUL

Nature is wonderful and she emits LOVE that we are touched with everyday. Where we are now ..... we the result of LOVE, the product of this wonderful thing called LOVE.

Treasure it and help pass it to all for there is no one person in this world that exist without LOVE.

L -----life of the human and all living things.
O-----origin of our creator.
V----- Vision of all human
E------ Energy for all to thrive and pass on this thing called LOVE.

A dog swimming in the park.

This dog was swimming in the park that was flooded during the typhoon in China.

The EARTH is telling us all to be serious and nature will unleashed her furry when the time comes. IT IS NOW AND WE MUST REPENT AND SAVE OUR EARTH AND THE FUTURE GENERATIONS unless we want the prediction for 2012 to come true.


GOD bless all who try to change. We may be just a drop of water in the ocean but a combined effort will make a difference.......

POM FRUITE AT HOME!!!

Small and sweet but very hardy and gets redder when the weather gets hotter!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

THE EYES OF THE CAT---SIMON!!!

DENZEL THE 4 EYED BOY.

DANZEL IS NOW SO MUCH TALLER AND LOOKS GOOD ABOVE BUT HE STILL NEED TO WORK HARD TO TRIM OFF THE FATS BELOW......HE IS CUTE WITH TWO PAIRS OF GLASSES.

CATUS GARDEN AT MY HOME....3 YEARS ON.

Planted three years ago so I do not have to water too much and more resistant to the heat it is now so tall and I have to trim it at least 4 times already.
easy to maintain and beautiful too.

ERIC MOO'S CONCERT 2 THE SPORE EXPO ON THE 9/7/10.....TERRIBLE IS THE WORD.

An avid fan of Eric Moo , I was so disappointed that night that I nearly walked out but was held back for I will have to trouble a lot of people sitting next to me.
This is my third time at his concert the last time was a few years ago and I swear that I will not be going to his concert again..
WHY IS THIS CONCERT SO BAD??

1.He was nursing a concert and he had the cheek to said the reason for it was our Spore food and durian. Shouldn't he be more responsible and avoid them till after the concert. He can hardly sing the high notes and most of his songs were off key too.
2. He was asking more of the audience and guest stars to sing.......I did not go there for Karaoke....but for a concert.
3. He was arrogant and claimed that they only rehearse twice because they were all professional and very good.
THEN WHY THE OFF KEYS AND POOR SOUND?

4. He invited director Neo on stage and he once again apologized to his wife on stage. I think Jack Neo is now more interested in pleasing his audience and less of his wife......

5. He tried to convert all to his GOD and at one stage he tried to do a miracle. He think he is JESUS ......what a shame.

BYE BYE ERIC....PLEASE OPEN A OK CLUB NEXT TIME AND YOU CAN EAT ALL THE DURIANS IN SPORE.

ANOTHER FAMOUS STAR AT MY CLINIC...

GAO LIAN and family were at my clinic with 2 of his dogs.....a mini schnauzer and an old terrier.

Humble, friendly and simple he is a great guy and a great family too.
Mum ,wife and dad .....all very humble..

THREE HEADED PUPPY?????

This three puppies are so cute and happy in the arms of the owner....
Just 6 weeks old...............NOT three headed just 3 heads.....Ha HA!!

WEARING OF CHINESE STYE SHIRT ---RARE--IS IT ONLY FOR THE STARS?

Chow yuen fatt and Jackie Chan were often seen in chinese style shirt and coat but why are chinese man not wearing them???
Are they shy or just not interested in their origin and culture?
I really admire the Malays and Indians who still hang on to their traditional culture especially their costume.

The only time I see some chinese man wearing them is during the Chinese New Year and maybe at weddings.

I wore them every CNY and I was pleasantly surprised
by the encouragement by the other races and not the chinese.
Once at a Hotel, I was mistaken by one guest as a waiter but I just laugh it off ---not offended at all.

I wore them to weddings too and I will be glad to wear them to more functions if more of my fellow male chinese will wear them.

DON'T WE LOOK LIKE STARS IN THIS COSTUME...BE PROUD OF OUR TRADITION!!!!!!!!!!

A VERY SMALL KITTEN

On the 5/-7/10, I was surprised to see this kitten that weights only 0.3 kg despite a ripe age of 5 months. She is no more than 6 inches long and had a long straight tail.
This must be the breed Singapura
By the way, the owner found her at her HDB flat.

Small Cute and playful...very good nature too!!!

DIALOGUE ON IMMIGRATION AND INTERGRATION

On the 4/07/10, I attended the above event with many of my fellow grassroots leaders.

It was very well organized and we were able to gain more insight and information on the above topic so we can be better equipped to answer the queries of our fellow residents.

Mrs Lim Hwee Hua was present to answer and present the views of the government.

My input was a feedback on my own personal experiences as a new citizen and my immigration and integration into Spore society.
My observation was that Singaporean are not vocally patriotic and this did give people the impression that we are not nationalistic.

THE BEHAVIOR AND CONVICTION OF SINGAPOREANS TO THE COUNTRY IS THE GREATEST ASSET ON THE INTEGRATION OF NEW MIGRANT.

SOUTH KOREA MOURNS THE LIVES LOST IN THE SINKING OF ONE OF THEIR WARSHIP.

WITH THE SINKING AND THE LOST OF 46 LIVES , THE SOUTH KOREANS ARE NATURALLY SAD AND ANGRY.

AS THE WORLD PONDERS ON WHAT TO DO, WHAT ACTIONS TO TAKE AND WHO TO BLAME , THE BIG BROTHERS OF THE WORLD PONDERS ON HOW TO GAIN MORE POWER AND POLITICAL ADVANTAGES.

I AM SAD TOO FOR I PRAYED FOR THE LIVES LOST AND I HOPE NOTHING OF THIS KIND SHOULD EVER HAPPEN AGAIN..

NO LIFE IS MORE PRECIOUS THEN ANOTHER REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU ARE IN THIS WORLD!

APPLE OR ORANGE????

My little girl, Ester had plenty to eat and here she had to decide whether she should eat the apple or the orange

The irony is that many in the world do not have this choice.

Most are hoping for any thing that can fill up the stomach.

AIN'T WE THE LUCKY ONES IN THIS WORLD?????


GRATITUDE, CONTENTION AND HAPPINESS!!

One of the tallest longevity noodle offerings I had seen.

Seen this huge 7 feet plus offering made of longevity noodles
at Chang wang Cake Shop in Serangoon north Village.

It took the boss of the shop at least half a day to set up and wrapped the offerings so it can be hygienic and beautiful to look and eat later.

Alot of skills and patience too......

NATIONAL DAY 2010 DECORATION AT THE HOLY HOUSE

On the 4/07/10, after a big clean up by all brothers and sisters at the Holy House,I decorated the place with our national colors and flags for this year's national day celebration.

COUNT ON ALL IN SINGAPORE TO MAKE THIS NATION ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

From the world's third most live able city to the world's best place to live.

LUNAR ECLIPSE IN SINGAPORE

On the 26/06/10, Spore experience the lunar eclipse again.
A wonderful sight await all who had the chance to see the sky in our built up environment.

GRASSROOS CONVENTION AND APPRECIATION DINNER

On the 3/07/10, I attended the above event at the Suntec convention center and we had a great time with all present. Present were PM Lee and senior minister Goh . Our advisor and MP, Mrs Lim were also present to share in the celebration of PA 50th year .The theme of the event was one community one Singapore.
Besides the sharing experience exercise we were treated to a dinner cum show with music from the jazz band and a musical. It ended at 10pm and we were transported via bus arranged by the CC. Many thanks to Mr Yong and team at the Serangoon for all the hard work to ensure we had a wonderful time.