Deepavali Celebration

We celebrated the Festival of Lights, Deepavali, on 27 Nov 2010 at the void deck of Blk 223. The area was beautifully decorated with mango leaves and flowers. Great Music, together with our traditional Indian dancers heightened the festive spirit. Special dance items put up by Jingle Land play group left a smile on every face. The lighting up of "Kuthuvilakku" by our Guest of Honour, Mr. Tan Ah Pek, BBM (L), Chairman of Kebun Baru Citizens' Consultative Committee marked the start to that evening's programme. The residents’ turnout was awesome and we were running short of seats. Among them were a few who were wheelchair bound. It touched our hearts to see that they came despite the inconvenience. Thank you. We estimated the crowd to be around 180. Small gifts and refreshments were provided.

Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration On 24 Sep 2010

The event was held at the open concourse between Blk 230 and 231 from 7pm to 9.30pm. Many residents with children in tow joined our Guest of Honour, Mr. Inderjit Singh in this fun filling festive celebration.

The children especially enjoyed watching the magic show performed by Mr. Andy Ng. They never hesitated to volunteer themselves on stage to assist him in his performance. There were lots of cheering and laughter from the audients, adults and children alike.

The residents were also being entertained by other performances such as the Lion/Dragon dance, Ukelele and Guzheng play, Break dance and Myanmar traditional dance.

Competitive games were also played among residents of different races. We found the game played between a few family teams being the most meaningful one. Each team was made up of an adult and a child. They had one of their hand tied to each other. They then required to set-up/light-up the lanterns and complete a short distance race. It was the strong family bonding that brought about the unity and strength to win them the top prizes.

The snow-skin mooncake making demonstration and traditional Chinese tea art appreciation attracted many interest as well. There were enough candies, mooncakes and pomelos to go round as goodies for the residents. This is not possible without the generosity of our sponsors. We would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their support in making this occasion a memorable one for all of us.

our sponsor, Hoe Huat Fruits Trading

Our sponsor, Uncle Leong Seafood

Our sponsor, Blk 231 新中元会

Home Sweet Home

HDB Routine Inspections & Minor Testing Works to Void Deck/1st Storey Columns of Blk 232 and 233

It will be carried out from 3rd quarter 2010 to 4th quarter 2011 as part of the HDB pro-active maintenance programme. The inspections and minor works/testing is on a small patch of plaster on vertical columns at the void decks/1st storey of block. It should complete within 7 days. The affected residents will be informed in advance via a notice to be displayed at the notice board once the work schedules are finalised. During the period of works, staff from HDB Branch Office and technical department as well as the appointed contractor will endeavour to minimise inconvenience to the residents.

National Day Award 2010

Our Vice Chairman, Miss Janet Ng was conferred the Public Service Medal (PBM) by His Excellency, Mr. S R Nathan, the President of the Republic of Singapore.

Miss Janet has tirelessly served the Palm View community in the past 22 years and held various grassroots leadership appointments. She is definitely a well known personality in Palm View as well as in Kebun Baru Constituency. We extend our heartiest congratulations to her great achievement.

Rubbish Everywhere

I wonder if you had the same experience as me when walking in the neighborhood during the morning hours. I am always greeted with much rubbish at the lift lobbies and the void decks, on the open ground and places around the bulky item disposal bin. The rubbish bins were ransacked at times too. This rubbish and inconsiderate behaviour never stopped to come back every morning. Are we generating too much rubbish for our mother earth? Or are we just trying to create job opportunity for that cleaning lady from the Town Council? What happen to all these years of public education campaigns to keep our living environment clean? What else can we do to improve this situation?

Killer Litters

A few days ago, someone threw a glass bottle down from Blk 224. It landed on the ground without hurting anyone, xxxx so lucky! What happened to this particular chap??? Didn't he has a rubbish chute in his house or he was just simply too lazy to reach for it?? Worst, he may be drunk!

Clean and Green SINGAPORE 2011

Date: 6 to 7 Nov 2010

Time: 9am to 6pm

Place: Open Field at Sengkang Square (beside Sengkang MRT)

The National Environment Agency (NEA) and North East Community Development Council (NE CDC) are co-hosting this event. It aims to inspire everyone to adopt a clean and green lifestyle to help make Singapore a lively and livable city by encouraging community ownership to keep Singapore clean and beautiful. Highlights of the 2-day carnival:

1. Sustainable Singapore Blueprint Exhibition
2. Keep Singapore Beautiful Movement
3. Community Green Bazaar

The carnival promises an exciting line-up of interactive games, performances, lucky draws and fringe activities with collaterals/mementos to be given out from activity booths.

Our RC will provide free transportation (on 7 Nov only at 9am) to our residents who are keen to visit the carnival. We strongly encourage our residents to join us at this meaningful event with your family. Kindly email us your name and contact no. so that we could keep you informed of the detailed arrangement.

Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) for Blk 221, 222, 229 to 235 and The Final Statement of Special Polls Dated Friday, October 1, 2010

We had more than 75% of the eligible residents voted in favour of the LUP for Blk 221,222,229 to 235. This means the project can now go ahead. Congratulations to all! The HDB plans to start the upgrading works in the 2nd quarter of 2011 and it is expected to complete by the 1st quarter of 2014. Residents are advised to bear with the inconvenience during this period of lift upgrading as we look forward to new lifts that stop at every floor with hidden cameras fitted to enhance our safety and security.

National Day Observance Ceremony

Date: 9 Aug 2010
Time: 7.30am to 10am
Place: Kebun Baru Mall

Unlike the previous practice of holding the ceremony in a school multi-purpose hall, the 45th National Day cerebration was held at the crowded Kebun Baru Mall this year. Together with our Adviser, Mr. Inderjit Singh and many senior grassroots leaders, we started the day by doing some warm-up exercises followed by a short distance jog. The flag raising/ pledge taking ceremony was conducted despite the light rain. In his speech, Mr. Inderjit Singh gave thanks to everyone for their unwavering support during his past 15 years as Member of Parliament for Kebun Baru Constituency. He then announced and congratualted this year National Day Award recipients (from our zone) as well as the impending change of grassroots leadership at all levels to continue the good work of serving our residents. Mr. Inderjit Singh also presented the long service awards to some of our grassroots leaders. There were many spectacular performances put up by Ang Mo Kio Primary School, Palm View Senior Citizens' Club and Spring Residents' Committee. Our residents were given treats such as pop corns, candy floss, breads, New Water and the $3 food coupons which they used to purchase meals at nearby Food Centers. We thanked all for your patriotism and enthusiasm shown in coming together to commenmorate our nation's 45th birthday!

New Citizens Celebrate National Day

Our new citizens with young children participated in a "Recycling" project organised by the Central Singapore District to commemorate the Earth Day. This is a fringe event of the National Day celebration held at Bishan. A total of 3 families (from Blk 226, 233 and 235) came together to make a National Flag out of recycle items such as plastic bags, cotton wool, styrofoams, cardboards, egg trays etc. Our Integration and Neutralisation Sub-Committee members, Mr Kenny Chew (4th from left) and Mdm Devi (3rd from right) were there to help co-ordinate the efforts.

Free FILA Ladies/Document Bag

Indiscriminate Bicycle Parking

There are many bicycles parked indiscriminately in common areas. They caused inconvenience to residents as these bicycles tend to obstruct walkways and public seating facilities. They are unsightly to the surroundings as well. We strongly urge the owners of these bicycles to park them at the assigned parking areas.