It’s that time of the year again…. lots of Christmas cheer all around us. And an especially good time for us to recognize how lucky we all are and a perfect time to consider giving something different for this Christmas. An idea would be to donate to your favourite charity and dedicating that act as [...]
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Christmas Giving
Posted in Volunteer & Philanthropy on December 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Straits Times: Finished! Marathon Swim For Charity 12 Nov 07
Posted in :Updates: 20km Charity Swim, Volunteer & Philanthropy on November 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Straits Times: Marathon Swim For Charity 12 Nov 07, originally uploaded by sportinc.
Well done everyone on finishing the swim and Trevor on a job well done! Gerald and I still have more donations coming in…
p.s. Clarification – I swam 400 laps in the pool for a total of 20km yesterday instead! [...]
6hr 10 min 16 sec
Posted in :Updates: 20km Charity Swim, Volunteer & Philanthropy on November 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
6hr 10 min 16 sec, originally uploaded by sportinc.
6hr 10 min 16 sec. That was how long it took me to complete 20km in the pool – total 400 laps (in the 50m pool)! I started at 630am this morning and finished at around 1240pm. Ouch.
3 days to go and counting…
Posted in :Updates: 20km Charity Swim, Volunteer & Philanthropy on November 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just 3 days to go before some of us take the plunge this Sunday at Turi Beach Resort in Batam Indonesia on the first ever group swim from Batam to Singapore! But for me, it’ll be 20km in the pool at SAF Changi Beach – finish point of the swim. If it works out, [...]
20km in a swimming pool instead… oh well…
Posted in :Updates: 20km Charity Swim, Volunteer & Philanthropy on November 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It’s with much sadness that I have decided against swimming from Batam Indonesia to Singapore and will instead do the 20km distance in a 50m pool, which ideally would be the pool at the SAF Sailing Club in Changi where my brother and the rest of the swimmers will end their swim in Singapore.
Feature in Lianhe Zaobao Chinese Press 1 Nov 2007
Posted in :Updates: 20km Charity Swim, Volunteer & Philanthropy on November 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Lianhe Zaobao 1 Nov 2007, originally uploaded by sportinc.
Another feature out in today’s Chinese Press of our upcoming charity swim…. pictures were taken 2 weekends ago when we did a trial swim from Batam. I must admit that I was actually quite scared while swimming in the ocean in the trial swim.
Hopefully we’ll have [...]
Student Advisory Centre in the Press!
Posted in :Updates: 20km Charity Swim, Volunteer & Philanthropy on November 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Many of you have asked me for more info about the Student Advisory Centre and why I support them… here’s a great article featured in the Straits Times on 20 Oct 2007. Trevor’s amazing. He’s been running SAC for about 4 years now and only 26 years old! Well done and keep up the good [...]
Coverage in Wanbao Chinese Newspaper 19 Oct
Posted in :Updates: 20km Charity Swim, Volunteer & Philanthropy on October 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
wanbao 19-oct charity swim, originally uploaded by sportinc.
Many thanks to Wanbao for providing some coverage on our efforts – no doubt helps us in generating additional publicity and more monies donated! Please share with your friends and family, and keep those donations coming. We are truly grateful for your kind support.
27 days to the big swim… and counting
Posted in :Updates: 20km Charity Swim, Volunteer & Philanthropy on October 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just 27 more days before we take the plunge for our 20km swim adventure from Batam to Singapore.
We’re swimming from Batam to Singapore Instead!
Posted in :Updates: 20km Charity Swim, Volunteer & Philanthropy on September 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Hi everyone, here’s a quick update! The swim has now been postponed to 11 November where the tidal stream will be favourable for us to swim from Batam, Indonesia to Singapore. The original plan was to swim from Singapore to Batam Indonesia.
DATE OF SWIM 11 November 2007
TIME [...]
A Very Special Cross Border Charity “Transaction” – Swim from Singapore to Batam!
Posted in :Updates: 20km Charity Swim, Volunteer & Philanthropy on August 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
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It’s been a long while since my last charitable effort in March 2006 (Lake Taupo Ironman) but better late than never. I am delighted to announce that on 22nd October 2007 at 0730hrs, my brother Gerald and I will each swim ~20km from Singapore (start point SAF Changi Yacht Club) to [...]
“I will not lose”
Posted in Body, Volunteer & Philanthropy on August 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
2 weeks ago I spoke to a group of youth at the Student Advisory Center under its Recharge Program. I didn’t know what to expect and I actually enjoyed interacting with the kids. All I had to do was tell the story of how I lead my younger years as a swimmer while [...]
Things I would really love to do in this lifetime…
Posted in Mind & Soul, Volunteer & Philanthropy on July 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Friends have often asked me what I would really love to do in this life and I would say that I would love to climb Mount Everest or do exactly what Greg is doing at the moment! Push myself to the limit in some far out endurance sports activity while raising monies to help [...]
Giving back through my passion: Sports!
Posted in Volunteer & Philanthropy on July 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I recently received an email from a friend of mine who’s writing a piece on “informal” volunteering and marrying volunteering with personal passions and personal skills. I guess I was approached because, for the last couple of years, I’ve been using my passion for sports and combining that with fund raising for a couple [...]
**DO SOMETHING GOOD THIS HOLIDAY SEASON** Join us and donate a little to UNIFEM this Christmas
Posted in Mind & Soul, Volunteer & Philanthropy on December 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Another year gone by… Another year of memories… 2006 was full of great surprises and exciting changes… of course, what’s life without its many challenges. 2006 was a special year of self discovery – I became particularly “enlightened” about the amount of suffering in the World. And I thank my better half [...]
25 Nov is International Day to End Violence Against Women
Posted in Volunteer & Philanthropy on November 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Nicole Kidman UNIFEM
Today 25th Nov is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Not A Minute More – “International Day to End Violence Against Women”
Concert: Join us on Saturday November 25th at Clarke Quay (Fountain Area) from 3pm-7pm as we commemorate International Day to End Violence Against Women.
Activities Include: Children’s art competition – “draw [...]
Lessons for the young: From Team Singapore Website
Posted in Volunteer & Philanthropy on October 16, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
My talk to the students at TJC last friday went well… and i enjoyed it. Hopefully it was useful to them!
Click here for Team Singapore’s Take of The Session
My message (in full)
Giving back… My Message to TJC Students…
Posted in Volunteer & Philanthropy on October 13, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been asked to give a talk to students from Temasek Junior College as part of Team Singapore efforts
and am glad that I have this opportunity to share. And hopefully the students will also be inspired to participate in sports and benefit as much as I have.
I learnt how to swim at age 6 [...]
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We finished our 20km charity swim!
