Golf

21^st May 2006

We just had a fabulous week celebrating the installation of our new President Gary.  Five of our sister clubs sent delegations to attend the installation dinner and the fellowship events such as the golf games and dinners.  It is indeed fortuitous that we ease the transition from last week to this week with a speaker to talk about Golf Vacations.

Our speaker today will give an overview of some of the best golf experiences around the world chalked up from Golf Vacations’ 19 years of research as well as his own personal experiences.

For the sake of entertainment and to inject a dose of fun, he will also be ranking them into a Top-20 list based on the experience of the golf course as well as the destination.

Michael Chua, E-Bulletin Editor

Statistics:

Attendance: Good!

100percenters: 13

This Thursday.....

At your Lunch Meeting this Thursday 22^th June 2006,

 Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel

Dear fellow Rotarians,

            Please join us this Thursday for a presentation on

“Golf, A Vacation to Last a Lifetime”

Benny Teo, Editor Golf Vacations

About the Speaker:

Our speaker today is:

A combination of sports frenzied enthusiasm and a flair for writing has made his life choices simpler than most. Schooled in Journalism at the Oklahoma City University’s School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mass Communication, he graduated cum laude and was invited to the Blue Key National Honor Society, as well as Junior Marshall during the university’s commencement ceremonies. He also became an award-winning member of the American Advertising Federation’s National Student Advertising Competition and a senior staff member of The Campus newspaper and @2501 magazine.

Post-college, his career started with starting up a then new magazine called Planet-e in Singapore, where he was involved from conceptualization right through to becoming Acting Editor, before leaving for more editorial opportunities in beautiful New Zealand, where he worked for a variety of Internet lifestyle and sports magazines.

Returning to Singapore, his career continued into contributions for 8-Days, Sportscity.com, LycosAsia.com, Singapore Sports Council, SCV magazine, and others, with coverage of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the 2002 World Cup in Korea/Japan, and the 34^th Ryder Cup at the Belfry, 2002, and the first-ever Singapore Sports Summit being significant contributions.

He joined his first golf publication in Golf Asia in 2003 and left for Macau to play the Macau Golf Club at the Westin – a truly remarkable experience teeing off from atop the hotel right down to the spectacular finish alongside the South China Sea at the 18^th.

In 2004, he joined Golf Vacations to experience a different (and thoroughly enjoyable!) challenge. After all, he can’t complain much when travelling and covering such God-given sites as the Le Touesrrok Golf Course in Mauritius, The National Golf Club in Australia, Mission Hills in China, Royal Colombo Golf Club in Sri Lanka and the Katemeya Heights Golf and Country Club in Egypt.

On behalf of the programme committee, we look forward to seeing you this Thursday.

Yours in Rotary

Michael Chua
Programme Service Director
RY 2005-2007

Buffet lunch at S$25.00 will be served in the Cardinal Room on Level 3. 
Parking complimentary.

We meet at 12.45pm onwards for lunch meetings
and
7pm for dinner meetings - every last Thursday of the month

What’s coming up:

1. 28 June 2006 – Installation Dinner for Dhonburi.  Those wishing to support this trip to contact incoming International Service Director, PP Wei Lien, at wltayqs@yahoo.com

2. 2 July 2006 – Visit to Pudu led by PE Gary.  Those wishing to support this trip to contact incoming International Service Director, PP Wei Lien, at wltayqs@yahoo.com

3. 15 July 2006 – Installation Dinner for Makati-West.  Those wishing to support this trip to contact incoming International Service Director, PP Wei Lien, at wltayqs@yahoo.com

4. 29 July 2006 – Installation Dinner for Rotaract Club of Singapore West at Singapore Poly Graduates’ Guild, Ballroom.  Please see advertisement appeal for more information.