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sPorts Civil ServiCe Club 06

a healThY
sTroll What are the ingredients of a victory? stoutness, strength
@ LABRADOR and strategy, thats what! players who participated in our
NATURE RESERVE public service star games would readily agree! read on

- 26 September 2014 and nd out more about the champions inspiring stories.

on 26 september
2014, friday, 250 mha golFers
participants spent an achieVe
afternoon enjoying a winning sTreaK
stroll at the Labrador 18 20 AuGuST 2014
nature reserve. the
csc walk ended with from 18 to 20 august 2014, 242 Public off cers
gathered at orchid Country Club to compete
a lucky draw and in the Public service golf Championship. after
participants went home three days of intense competition which saw resting on its laurels; the members have already
with sweet memories. players making accurate shots and near misses, set their sights on continuing their winning streak
the Ministry of Home affairs (MHa) team edged
and land another victory in the future.
out the Ministry of Defence team to emerge
triumphant. guest-of-Honour and Chairman Board of games
The CsC Walk is aimed at Mr Tan Boon Huat gave away the prizes to the
promoting a healthy lifestyle and Having won last years competition, the MHa winning teams.
fostering a stronger bond amongst team felt the pressure to defend its title. Team
civil servants from different agencies. Captain ng Hock seng revealed the teams
on the day of the walk, participants strategy: our game plan was to be aggressive results
arrived in sport attires, all eager to and attack some short holes to make birdies. Champion: Ministry of Home
go. The event began with warm-up fortunately, it worked well on the actual day. affairs (sPf)
exercises for the participants to get 1st runner-up: Ministry of Defence (2)
their joints and muscles ready. Despite the win, Hock seng remained humble. 2nd runner-up: Ministry of Home affairs
While acknowledging his teams excellent (Prisons)
guest-of-Honour Mr james Kwek, CsC performance, he attributed part of the victory to 3rd runner-up: Ministry of Defence (1)
executive Committee Member, sounded pin placement and luck. The MHa team is also not
the air horn and off the participants
went. They got to enjoy the gentle sea
breeze and sounds of the calming waves.
a few participants decided to brisk walk mha
while others ambled along and chatted
with friends. sQuashes The
The participants then took a breather compeTiTion
and appreciated the panoramic view of 1 SePTeMber 2014
the sea. above them was a sky of blue!
The event ended with a lucky draw. after several days of intense competition
Mr lim Mong song, a constituency involving 13 teams from 10 organisations, four
manager of ang Mo Kio Community teams reached the f nals of the Public service
Club, walked away with the f rst prize. squash Tournament. The f nal was held at the
When asked if he had a great time, he Yio Chu Kang sports Centre on 1 september
said, Though a little tiring, the walk is 2014. While every team fought hard, it was the
def nitely enjoyable. by analysing their opponents strengths and
teams from the Ministry of Home affairs (MHa) weaknesses and f elding the most suitable
that earned feathers in their caps. players. Their determination def nitely paid off,
everyone agreed the event was a
success. They are now counting down The victories for the MHa teams were hard as MHa clinched the top two positions in the
to the next CsC Walk! won. They started preparing for this years tournament!
to the next CsC Walk!
tournament right after last years loss to the
Ministry of education, shared Convenor Chang results
Kam Hong. They encountered many constraints Champion: Ministry of Home
as the players were from different departments. affairs (1)
This made it diff cult to coordinate their 1st runner-up: Ministry of Home affairs (2)
training sessions, said Kam Hong. He added, 2nd runner-up: Ministry of education
We made do with whatever time off we had 3rd runner-up: Ministry of Defence
to train. They also prepared for the tournament