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H01 uat ah!
Celebrating Lunar New Year at CSC
With Ren Ri (or birthday of man) and Valentine’s Day both falling A great time
on a Sunday, CSC seized the golden opportunity to celebrate the
Lunar New Year with members and their friends. with friends…
On 14 February, the Qian Xi Restaurant is the first time I’ve been called on stage. It Among the mostly Chinese guests were
at Club CSC @ Tessensohn filled with excited was fun! My four grandsons are here too. They Fernando Gonzalez and his wife Ingrid.
chatter as guests dressed in their best and come with me every year!” “This is the first time we are attending a
reddest streamed in for the CNY Lohei Dinner. Chinese New Year celebration, and we
The top prize of the lucky draw was a are learning a lot about the customs,
Shouts of “Huat ah!” boomed across the room Columbia men’s watch worth $500 which like the meaning behind the different
as some 500 guests tossed abalone yu sheng went to Colin Ang. “This is my first time at a ingredients in the yu sheng.”
egged on by a humourous MC who chanted CSC event and I won! I’ve never won anything
a series of well wishes. Besides a sumptuous at such events before!” The couple were invited by CSC
eight-course dinner, guests also were treated member Susanna Lim. “The Club
to an exciting evening with fun games, live With so much going on, it’s no surprise that makes it very convenient for me
singing, an interactive magic show and a the response to the event was overwhelming. to organise outings for my social
cute God of Fortune who wished everyone a Our advice? Be sure to register early for next group. There’s good food and a good
prosperous New Year. year’s event! programme. Our first outing was the
D&D on New Year’s Eve. We all enjoyed
Drawing much laughter was the best dressed 01 Tossing abalone yu sheng for a year of good fortune it so we came again for this one.”
contest. Six well-groomed men and ladies 02 The God of Fortune making his rounds
gamely entertained the crowd with their 03 Winner of the ladies’best dressed award, Rosie Kwan, …and family
dancing skills. Eventually, Rosie Kwan, a
member for over 30 years, was named the strutting her stuff on stage With the captivating programme, long-
winner among the ladies after wowing the 04 A participant gamely showing off his dance skills for time member Koh MeeTiang could hardly
audience with her dance moves. “I’ve been peel her eyes away from the stage.“I came
coming for the Club’s Chinese New Year the men’s best dressed award with my husband for last year’s event and
events every year since they started it. But this 05 Our top prize winner, Colin Ang, receiving the we enjoyed it. So this year, I booked a
table so the whole family could come.”
$500 men’s Columbia watch from our Exco member,
Mr Tan Boon Huat Her daughter-in-law, Reena Ng, was
06 Prizes for the lucky draw waiting to be won glad she came. “It’s a very good time
for everyone to get together and have
04 05 06 family bonding. There’s plenty of games
and entertainment. My daughter is
enjoying the event too!”she said, as two-
year-old Hazel nodded in agreement.
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