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General Committee 2020
Contents
PRESIDENT
Mr. Zoher Saleh Motiwalla zoher.motiwalla@scc.org.sg
CLUB NEWS President’s Message 3 SCC Annual General Meeting 2020 4—5 Safe Management Measures at SCC 6 National Day Honours 2020 7 Anti-Microbial Coating in SCC 8—9
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
Mr. Rangachari Raghavan rags.raghavan@scc.org.sg
CHAIRMAN GAMES CONTROL BOARD Mr. Martin Goerojo martin.goerojo@scc.org.sg
FINANCE MEMBER
Mr. Victor Olsen victor.olsen@scc.org.sg
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Mr. George V. Abraham george.abraham@scc.org.sg Mrs. Margaret Cunico margaret.cunico@scc.org.sg Mr. Mathavan Devadas mathavan.devadas@scc.org.sg Mr. Anwar Gaffoor anwar.gaffoor@scc.org.sg
DINING HIGHLIGHTS Indian Kitchen Specials Oval Daily Specials Cake of the Month Dinner Specials Spirits & Wines F&B Promotions – Mon/Wed F&B and Social Calendar
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UPCOMING EVENTS The Virtual Edition Quiz Night Wellness Thursday Kids Fun with Crafts – Playdough Kids Fun with Crafts – 3D Painting The Great SCC Virtual Escape
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FEATURE Getting Infected by COVID-19
Mr. David Jones david.jones@scc.org.sg Mr. Paul Lawlass paul.lawlass@scc.org.sg
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SPORTS Balut 26 — 27 Cricket 28 — 29 Bowls 30 Football 31 Golf 32 Hockey 33 Rugby 34
Ms. Fathima Mohietheen fathima@scc.org.sg Mr. Samuel Sharpe sam.sharpe@scc.org.sg
Subcommittee Members
The new Subcommittees have not been formed at the time of print.
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PRESIDENT ’S MESSAGE
Dear Members, I am humbled to have been elected as President of the Singapore Cricket Club and I thank you for your confidence. I wish to thank Mr. Sher Baljit Singh and his General Committee Members for their excellent stewardship of the Club. In my many years as a Member of the SCC, I have not seen the Club as busy as it has been these past few years. On behalf of the Club, I would also like to take this opportunity to thank outgoing General Committee Members Mr. Ananda Kumar and Mr. Lim Khoon for their immense contributions to the Club over the past years. We bid welcome to first-time General Committee Members Mr. Victor Olsen (Finance Member), Mr. Mathavan Devadas, and Mr. Samuel Sharpe. Over the years they all have had a long and active involvement in many areas of the SCC and they will bring fresh and valuable inputs to keep the SCC moving forward. Some of the Sports Sections have resumed physical activities, albeit with strict safe management measures in place. Meanwhile, Sections such as Bridge have maintained connections by migrating to online platforms to play and interact with one another, kudos to that! The government regulations have not deterred the Club from continuing to organize events, even if they have had to be conducted virtually. The Virtual Quiz Night series, launched during Circuit Breaker, remains popular. Our Virtual Wine Tasting sessions were mostly fully booked. A complimentary zoom business talk on the Asian markets’ outlook and potential opportunities rapidly crossed the 100-pax registration mark. Keep a look out not just for our regular virtual events but also our new upcoming ones which include a wellness talk,
kids activity sessions, and an intriguing Great SCC Virtual Escape. It was great news for the Club when it was able to reopen the Padang Restaurant in the beginning of August. Members can enjoy drinks and bar snacks at the Padang Restaurant foyer and now, newly reopened in end-August, also in the Gilmour Room and Terrace. However, due to licensing restrictions, other areas of the Club cannot be reopened at this time. Meanwhile, our Drive-Through Takeaway and Delivery remains very popular and we look forward to introducing more special F&B deals for your enjoyment. This new General Committee (GC) enters its term during a time of uncertainty over the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic. However I am confident that this GC with the assistance of the Subcommittees, Sports Sections’ Convenors and Committees, the management and staff, and most importantly, you the Member will be able to guide the Club through this adversity. We look forward to your continued patronage at the Club’s F&B outlets, and your participation in our virtual events and Section activities. If you haven’t already done so, subscribe to our weekly eBlasts and follow us on Facebook and Instagram so you receive the latest Club notices, promotions, and event news. And if you have ideas of how the Club can further enhance its member interactions, please share them with us via email to scc@scc.org.sg. See you at the Club! #SCCUnited
Zoher Motiwalla President, Singapore Cricket Club
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CLUB NEWS
Annual General Meeting 29 August 2020
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Singapore Cricket Club was conducted on 29 August 2020 virtually for the first time in the Club’s history, due to COVID-19 safe management restrictions. The General Committee were at The Padang Restaurant, seated with adequate physical distancing, along with a limited technical support crew and administrative team. Chairman Sher Baljit Singh called the meeting to order at 11.00am. and voting was opened shortly after – this year, Members predominantly voted electronically while a small number of Members utilised the voting booths set up at the Club, adhering still to safe distancing measures. The Chairman took questions about the proposed Resolutions from the virtual floor, following which the meeting was adjourned at 11.58am. The meeting resumed at 6.00pm. With all businesses of the AGM concluded, the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 7.55pm. The Club extends its congratulations to the newly elected office Bearers at this year’s AGM. NOTICE OF RESOLUTION TENDERED PERSUANT TO RULE 57(D) OF THE RULES OF THE SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB.
NOTICE OF RESOLUTION TENDERED PERSUANT TO RULE 57(D) OF THE RULES OF THE SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB.
RESOLUTION 1
RESOLUTION 2
THAT the current Rules 13, 19 be and are hereby amended in the manner set out in the annexure hereto entitled ‘Resolution One - Proposed Amendments to the Rules’ or in such other manner as this AGM may approve in whole or in parts with or without amendments and the General Committee be empowered to compile the amended Rules as approved by this AGM for submission to the Registrar of Societies for sanction.
THAT the current Rules 34, 56 be and are hereby amended in the manner set out in the annexure hereto entitled ‘Resolution Two - Proposed Amendments to the Rules’ or in such other manner as this AGM may approve in whole or in parts with or without amendments and the General Committee be empowered to compile the amended Rules as approved by this AGM for submission to the Registrar of Societies for sanction.
NOTE: The General Committee supports this Resolution and the consequential Rule Amendment.
NOTE: The General Committee does not support this Resolution and the consequential Rule Amendment as the effect of this amendment will be to extend the maximum consecutive term of the President, Deputy President, Chairman of Games Control Board and Finance Member from 3 years to 4 years. Further, an elected Committee Member may not be in a position to complete his or her 2 year electoral term for a variety of reasons, such as re-location, work commitments etc, resulting in EGMs having to be convened for the purpose of filling the vacancies. There are further reasons why the General Committee does not agree and these will be further elaborated during the AGM.
The Resolution is declared carried by majority NOTICE OF RESOLUTION TENDERED PERSUANT TO RULE 57(D) OF THE RULES OF THE SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB.
RESOLUTION 3 THAT the current Rules 35 be and are hereby amended in the manner set out in the annexure hereto entitled ‘Resolution Three - Proposed Amendments to the Rules’ or ‘Resolution Three – Alternative Proposed Amendments to the Rules’ in such other manner as this AGM may approve in whole or in parts with or without amendments and the General Committee be empowered to compile the amended Rules as approved by this AGM for submission to the Registrar of Societies for sanction. NOTE : The General Committee supports the Alternative Proposed Amendments to the Rules as it is of the view that a candidate should not be allowed to stand for election for a period of 3 years (as opposed to 5 years) if suspended from the Club for a period of 6 months or more (as opposed to 3 months). The Resolution – Proposed Amendments is declared carried by majority
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The Resolution is declared not carried by majority NOTICE OF RESOLUTION TENDERED PERSUANT TO RULE 57(D) OF THE RULES OF THE SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB.
RESOLUTION 4 THAT the resolution passed at the AGM held on 30 April 2019 approving that an elected office bearer of the Club shall not conduct any business with the club through their business entities, proxies and families be rescinded on account of the fact that the Club has a Conflict of Interest Policy which is sufficiently adequate. A copy of the Conflicts of Interest Policy is annexed hereto as “SCC Conflicts of Interest Policy updated on 03 March 2020. The Resolution is declared carried by majority
CLUB NEWS
THE GENERAL COMMIT TEE 2020/2021 The following Office Bearers were elected at the Annual General Meeting on 29 August 2020.
Mr Zoher Saleh Motiwalla President
Mr Rangachari Raghavan Deputy President
zoher.motiwalla@scc.org.sg
rags.raghavan@scc.org.sg
Mr Martin Goerojo Chairman Games Control Board
Mr Victor Olsen Finance Member victor.olsen@scc.org.sg
martin.goerojo@scc.org.sg
Mr George V. Abraham Committee Member
Ms Margaret Cunico Committee Member
Mr Mathavan Devadas Committee Member
Mr Anwar Gaffoor Committee Member
george.abraham@scc.org.sg
margaret.cunico@scc.org.sg
mathavan.devadas@scc.org.sg
anwar.gaffoor@scc.org.sg
Mr David Jones Committee Member
Mr Paul Lawlass Committee Member
Ms Fathima Mohietheen Committee Member
Mr Samuel Sharpe Committee Member
david.jones@scc.org.sg
paul.lawlass@scc.org.sg
fathima@scc.org.sg
sam.sharpe@scc.org.sg
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Safe Management Measures at SCC During this period, the Club has appointed Safe Management Officers (SMOs) to ensure that both Members and staff are complying with the Government’s advisories (i.e. safe distancing and mask wearing is practiced throughout the Club). The SMOs are also responsible for identifying relevant risks, recommending and assisting in implementing measures to mitigate the risks, and communicating the measures to all personnel working in the workplace. Our operations staff have also stepped up to assist in temperature taking to ensure that temperature screenings are conducted, and Members have checked in or out via the safe entry QR code when entering or leaving the Clubhouse.
Team A from left to right
Team B from left to right
Daryl Heng, HR Executive, SMO
Robin Fong, Bartender
Sam Seah, Bar Captain
Cassie Wong, Head of Events, Sponsorship & Member Relations, SMO
Sabidullah Bin Osman, Senior Billiard Marker
Mak Kwok Seng, Billiard Marker
Madam Lee Ah Oi, Houskeeping Linen Lady Madam Lee Ah Oi, one of our Housekeeping Linen Ladies, joined the Singapore Cricket Club on 8 January 1998 and has been a diligent member of staff for the past 22 years. She decided to retire on 31 August 2020, following a month-long illness, for a well-deserved rest. Judy Ting, the Head of Property & Housekeeping, presented Madam Lee with a SCC Plaque and thanked her on behalf of the General Committee, Management and staff.
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CLUB NEWS
National Day Honours 2020 Congratulations to our SCC Members who were recipients of the National Day Awards 2020, bestowed by Singapore President Halimah Yacob on National Day, 9 August 2020.
The Public Service Star (Bintang Bakti Masyarakat)
The Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat)
Mr. Stanley Lim Hwee Hong, PBM
Mr. Leonard Narayan s/o Thangavelu
Council Member, Chairman, Internationalisation Committee, Singapore Logistics Association (Ministry of Trade and Industry)
Auditor, Cashew CCC (Holland-Bukit Timah GRC)
OBITUARIES The Club records with deep regret the passing of our Members. Our sincere condolences go out to the families of the departed.
Mr Tony Kemal Siddique
Mr Esvaran Vaithilingam
Mr Lim Hooi Beng
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CLUB NEWS
Application of Anti-Microbial Coating for High Contact Areas in SCC Protects Members and staff by keeping treated surfaces continuously disinfected for up to 180 days In mid-July 2020, all high contact areas in the SCC Clubhouse were been treated with a self-disinfecting antimicrobial coating. Using this anti-microbial coating technology, treated surfaces are now continuously being disinfected against bacteria, fungi and viruses for up to 180 days from the time of the electrostatic spray application – this is greatly more efficient than general cleaning and disinfection which is only effective at the point of application.
1. What is this Anti-Microbial Coating Technology? SCC uses sdpro, an anti-microbial coating that neutralises microbes (i.e. bacteria, fungi, viruses) which come into contact with the treated surfaces by physically rupturing the target’s organism’s cell membrane on contact, thereby reducing their ability to infect. As it is applied to the high contact areas via electrostatic spray, the coating molecularly bonds to the surfaces semi-permanently and cannot be easily removed by regular cleaning processes – hence, it is continuously selfdisinfecting the treated surfaces for up to 180 days, with just one application. In comparison, other cleaning agents kill germs during the disinfecting process, but the killing stops once the solution dries, hence the need for repeated rounds of disinfecting. This self-disinfecting coating is made with a US EPA-registered (USA’s Environmental Protection Agency) antimicrobial active ingredient that is safe for humans and eco-friendly.
(source: sdpro)
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2. Is it effective against COVID-19? • This anti-microbial coating contains US’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-approved ingredient that is proven to be effective against COVID-19 and similar strains of coronavirus. • It has been tested against the norovirus (non-enveloped) which, according to CDC’s guidelines, are “Product capable of inactivating “non-enveloped viruses (norovirus, rotavirus, adenovirus, poliovirus) are broadly antiviral and capable of inactivating both enveloped and non-enveloped viruses”. •
It has also been tested to be effective against the H1N1 virus (flu virus).
3. Is it safe? The coating has been tested by the US EPA and various international 3rd party laboratories and is found to be harmless to the skin and tested to be safe for also infants and kids. It has also been applied in childcare centres to combat against HFMD (hand, foot & mouth) and centres have reported between 80-100% success rate in the elimination of outbreaks of these infections.
4. Where in the SCC Clubhouse has this anti-microbial coating been applied? It has been applied in the following high contacts areas: 1. Main Entrance: Stair railings from car porch to Main Reception, MSD counter, and Digital Touch Screen 2. Main Staircase Railings from Level 1 to Level 2 3. Lifts: Handicapped lift and Service lift (buttons, doors and railings inside lift) 4. Male & Female Changing Rooms, Restrooms (Male Visitor’s Restroom, Oval male & female restrooms, Padang male & female restrooms, and the Handicapped Toilet): Doors, sink taps, toilet doors, flush buttons, dispensers, shower curtains, benches, towel counters, dressing table tops, lockers (in men’s and ladies changing rooms), clothes hangers, light switches, electric sockets, etc 5. Gym: Handrails leading from Level 1 to gym, lockers before entering gym, doors, light switches, electric sockets, telephone, counter, all gym machines, weights, mats, balls, etc 6. Squash Courts: Doors, gallery seats, glass panels facing the courts, side walls-serve boxes to back corners, dispenser and counter, notice board, etc 7. Lawn Bowls: Handrails to the bowling green, gate, lawn bowls store cupboard and equipment shed 8. Boot washing area (taps) 9. Men’s Bar: Doors, snooker tables, pool table, dart boards, cues/ balls/ triangles, score boards, bar counter, benches, tables, chairs, light switches, electric sockets, etc 10. Oval & Verandah: doors, tables, chairs, light switches 11. Victoria Room: doors, tables, chairs, light switches 12. Main Lounge: Doors, bar counter, general counters, chairs 13. Deli Counter 14. Stair railings from Courtyard to Deli and Oval Verandah 15. Padang Restaurant and foyer lounge Application for the high contact areas in STUMPS and Gilmour Room will be conducted when safe management measures have been further relaxed by the government, and just before said F&B outlets are operational again. Regular normal cleaning will continue throughout the Clubhouse and its facilities.
5. Where else in Singapore has this particular coating technology been applied? sdpro has been coated on commercial and government buildings, private properties, ATMs and public transport, including: 1. Central Provident Fund Board (CPFB) 2. Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) 3. Singapore Changi Airport 4. Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) 5. Hugo Boss 6. Yale-NUS College and National University of Singapore (NUS) SEP / OCT 2020 THE PADANG
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FE ATURE
A PERSONAL ACCOUNT:
GETTING INFECTED
BY
COVID-19
A SCC Member since 1993, 62-year old Huw Evans works in the Oil & Gas industry and is an active member of the Football Section. In March, he unfortunately contracted COVID-19; this is his story.
I first arrived in Singapore in 1981 and after leaving for a few regional postings I returned to Singapore in 1993, joined the SCC and have been an active member of the Club and the Football Section since then. I witnessed first-hand the Asian financial crisis and because I was also in Singapore during the SARS outbreak, I quickly realised the significance of COVID-19 and began to personally track it from January. From the outset, it was clear that COVID-19 was not just a simple flu and I monitored and recorded the infection numbers daily. I also had the leadership role in the company and so was responsible for all the monitoring, prevention, and sanitary measures that we put in place. Thus, as a company, we were early adopters and personally I was very aware of the risks. By early March COVID-19 was becoming a serious problem, but I had to make one last trip to London to clear some urgent company business. While there, my daughter and I were going to decide whether she should leave her University mid-term and come back to Singapore. Unlike Singapore, the UK had not landed on firm guidance and while offices had put in place sanitary measures, people were still riding public transport and gathering in pubs and restaurants - all with zero temperature checks. Concerned about the consequences, I decided against visiting my parents who are vulnerable and in their 90’s. Decision-making in the UK Universities was poor and ultimately, I flew back on my own to Singapore. Leaving London was an eerie experience on a Sunday morning as the gravity of the situation was finally being realised. The morning I left, the London streets and trains were empty although the SQ check-in desk was chaotic. Singapore had just introduced a mandatory home quarantine of 14 days for anyone returning from Europe; many were stressed-out Singapore students rushing back to Singapore with all their worldly possessions.
How did you find out you had COVID-19 and what were the symptoms? After returning from the UK I showed no symptoms and it wasn’t until the 8th day that I had the first subtle clue. I had five single dry coughs over a period of three hours late on the Monday afternoon but no elevated temperature or any other symptoms. The next
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The next day, almost exactly 24 hours after my test, I received a call and was told I was positive for COVID-19 and that in three hours an ambulance would take me to NCID for medical isolation. Obviously this was a bit of a shock and I spent the next few hours calling my office and emailing all my contacts in the UK to advise them of my positive test. Two hours later, there was the dreaded ring of the doorbell and I threw clothes into a small case and in another bag I packed my laptop, phone and chargers. For some reason I took my passport as well; I still don’t know why.
What happened when you were admitted to NCID? In March there was still enormous apprehension about COVID-19 so when two ambulance men turn up to your front door clad from head to toe in full Hazmat level PPE, it does make you think about the grave consequences. After being guided into the ambulance, I was then driven off with full claxons and flashing lights. The ambulance journey itself was quite sobering and upon arrival at NCID the anxiety levels continued to rise as a series of full-body PPE clad orderlies and nurses escorted me through a dedicated lane and then a lift to an isolation ward.
“OVERNIGHT I DISCOVERED I WAS CASE 588.”
We all landed prior to the SHN being in force and so the next day I was able to return to my office to prepare our computers and work systems to enable us to work from home from the following week. Fortunately, I had the foresight to work from a more isolated part of the office as a precaution and went directly home after work. Equally fortunate was that the Padangtiques (the SCC Vets Football team) voted to cancel the normal Friday game on the Padang, meaning that I had avoided all social contact that week including not visiting the SCC at all.
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morning, I woke up with a sniffly nose and watery eyes but with a normal temperature. I thought it best to go to check with the doctor who directed me to NCID where I took a swab test and was told to go home and self-isolate.
I was assigned an Isolation room which I shared with another patient. I was provided lilac pyjamas which was the standard issue for the duration of my stay. The rooms are a reasonable size 7m x 6m, with two single beds, sink, bathroom, TV and telephone.
It was the telephone in the room that I first got acquainted with as it was the primary form of communication; every new arrival receives many telephone calls particularly from the contact tracers who did an excellent job. I had prepared all the contact information that they asked for and it was during these calls that I was told that several people from my SQ flight from London had tested positive. Medical checks started from the moment I entered my isolation room; there was a huge flurry of activity at first; I was fitted with a wireless thermometer for 24/7 temperature checking which then settled down to medical checks every four hours. My symptoms were not well developed, e.g. no significant temperature, and I did not need any medication. My roommate had been admitted six days before me and was quite frankly in a much sicker state than I was; he was a Singaporean who like me, had returned from London and had developed symptoms around six days after his return. Overnight I discovered I was case 588.
FEATURE
Were other people immediately impacted by your COVID-19 infection? Yes, there were some immediate responses. Over the course of the first evening I found out that my wife and helper had been given 14 days home quarantine and I had to make tricky and emotional calls to my daughter and parents. Together with concerned calls from my friends and colleagues, it was clear that there was a high state of anxiety about COVID-19. All the common areas of my apartment block were deep cleaned, as was my apartment. The same happened to my office building, my company office, corridor and common areas. Six of my colleagues were given 14-day Stay Home Notices and one of them subsequently develop COVID-19 symptoms and was admitted to the same floor as me at NCID; he was discharged 37 days later and I am glad to say that he is fit, healthy and fully recovered. All the people I met in London were confirmed as COVID-19 free including my daughter who came to London to see me. This was a tremendous relief but the whole experience made me determined to find out as much as I could about this pernicious virus.
How did your symptoms develop and what was your treatment when you were in NCID ? The first visit from a doctor in NCID was the morning after my admission on 25 March - this morning visit was to develop into a daily routine for the entire 17 days of my stay. It is here that you get feedback on your progress and it was the first opportunity to ask any medical questions - so I set about asking as many questions as I could get in! Not enough was known about this new virus at the time and in a nutshell the general medical advice was that the virus would reach its peak around six to eight days from the emergence of first symptoms. So, it was generally a waiting game with medical protocols being adapted and created in response to new local and global findings. I was asked if I would be willing to sign up for a clinical study that was being undertaken and both myself and my roommate immediately signed up for the PROTECT study which is using all our medical data including blood and x-rays to study COVID-19. This is ongoing with blood samples and checks every few months. I was lucky enough to have low level COVID-19 symptoms and only had one high temperature of 37.6°C for one hour; other symptoms were shivering at night, diarrhoea around Day 6, and an occasional slight headache. The standard protocol at the time was to treat the symptoms as they presented and so I only had Panadol, cough medicine and something for nasal congestion once. Anti-inflammatory medications were being prescribed for more serious lung infections although not for me. Perhaps the most dramatic experience I had was being woken up at 5am with a portable x-ray machine thrust behind my back while lying in bed! I had considered myself symptomless, but I found out later that I had pneumonia in my right lung which had been captured by the early morning x-ray. A typical day involved an early morning medical check, breakfast, the doctor’s morning round, lunch, another medical check and then dinner. Throw in a shower and a pyjama change and a few evening medical checks and that was about it. Two drop offs at NCID reception were allowed in case you had forgotten anything, but my roommate and I did not get anything delivered as our families were both in quarantine. We had two sets of windows - one with a large glass automatic door facing into the ward and the other looked directly onto another building with no skyline so it was difficult to know even what the weather was. The toughest part of the day was probably after meeting the doctor when there has been no positive outcome or another failed swab test; those days were exceptionally long. We had wi-fi and phones and laptop which were essential in passing the long periods of quiet time.
Huw Evans in the ambulance on his way to NCID on 25 March 2020.
Quite honestly, for me, apprehension was the worst consequence and I decided to keep myself as busy as I could while locked in the isolation room. Besides being in NCID, my wife was quarantined and isolated at home, my daughter was similarly isolatied in her own UK university accommodation and my parents in a separate UK lockdown as they were clearly vulnerable. I became obsessive about COVID-19 and read, researched, and then asked the NCID doctors as many questions as I could. This included details on the PCR (swab) testing that was being done, treatment and drug protocols, symptoms and about the virus itself. Because NCID was set up post-SARS, there is an extensive pool of medical excellence and experience to be drawn upon.
“I RECEIVED FIRST-CLASS TREATMENT IN NCID FROM ALL THE ORDERLIES, NURSES AND DOCTORS... I HAVE HUGE RESPECT FOR THEM.”
I received first-class treatment in NCID from all the orderlies, nurses, and doctors. If they were tired, they did not show it and they were upbeat and supportive. Even with full PPE, several of the medical team became infected with COVID and they were most definitely on the front line and I have huge respect for them. Everyone asks about the food and in general it was pretty good; during my stay I lost 4 kg on a healthy diet, so I don’t really have any complaints.
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A recovered healthier (and 16kg-lighter!) Huw Evans in mid-August 2020, ready for his SCC Padangtiques game.
In the world outside NCID, there was a lot of contradictory information circulating through the press and I set up several Whatsapp groups and sent emails to answer questions I was being asked to try and provide a more balanced view. It was like a report from the front line. I received tremendously positive feedback and found that my “reports” were being circulated to friends and family and had gone global. It is a credit to the Singapore medical community that the knowledge that they had access to was clearly current all the way through and has been largely borne out through subsequent global study. We had a TV in the room which had the local channels and so were able to follow what was going on outside the confines of the isolation room. Whilst we were in our isolated bubble, things were clearly getting worse outside. This included the introduction of the Circuit Breaker (CB) on 7 April. Just prior to this, my Singaporean roommate was discharged six days before me to be replaced by a foreign worker from the Ponggol S11 dorm. He was extremely sick and had a raging fever, an awfully bad chest infection, stomach problems and was weak and tired. In addition, he had diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. The day that he entered the room was memorable. The telephone in the room and his two mobile phones were constantly ringing with calls from contact tracers, medical calls from the ward, employers’ calls, his dorm friends, MOH and MOM. In the evening, he had a call with his wife and kids who were in Dacca which was very emotional and left everyone crying. I felt deeply sorry for him and the next morning helped in his conversation with the doctors and together we managed to convince him that he would be well looked after and was going to be okay. That day a total of five people from his dorm room had been confirmed as having COVID-19. Whilst he did get worse over the next few days, he eventually recovered but I am not sure how long it took.
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How long were you sick for and how did you get discharged? I kept a daily record of my symptoms. I had low-level physical symptoms up to around Day 9; my bloodwork showed that I had a moderate reaction to the virus and while tests showed pneumonia at Day 8, I would say that from Day 9 I felt physically well. PCR tests did show that I was shedding virus although this was decreasing with each subsequent test. The protocol for release was a negative swab test on two consecutive days and I achieved this on 10 April. In total, I had nine swab tests and had given blood four times. I developed a good relationship with my Singapore roommate and as our room was next to the hospital admissions lift, we could watch as patients were leaving while new arrivals would replace them. Most were younger in their 20’s to 30’s and we later found out that they were being sent to community isolation for the rest of their recovery. The older ones, like us, were kept into NCID until the mandatory two consecutive and negative swabs were achieved. My discharge is another story. Having received my results in the early evening I was offered immediate discharge which I accepted. However, the paperwork took until after 11pm and when I finally got discharged it was nearly 11.30pm. To leave the ward I had to exit via a separate lift which took me past many of the other 20 isolation rooms on the floor - all of them with two beds and all filled with foreign workers. As I left, I could see that my floor was well staffed and very well equipped. Even so, it was quite sobering walking past these sick patients I found a Taxi and went home along empty roads past deserted streets. I arrived home to locked security gates, no guard, no house keys (I had not taken them to NCID), no lift access and no answer from my house. I scaled the large electronic gates hauling my plastic wrapped bag with me, feeling like I might be arrested for burglary at any moment. There was still no answer from my
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house; at midnight I was faced with the prospect of a night on a pool lounger – although even that was also roped off and had a no-entry sign. I finally got an answer from my wife 30 minutes later and having got into my home, was directed in no uncertain terms to shower immediately and ordered to change clothes. So much for a triumphant return, which was celebrated with a cup of tea and a biscuit on the balcony!
How has your health been since you were released from NCID? Being released from NCID and shown to be COVID-19 clear was a great relief emotionally. During the first week at home, I had occasional “flashes” of symptoms, such as a runny nose or shivering at night but there has been nothing since then. Obviously, you have a long time to reflect and it certainly has had an impact on my current outlook. In NCID, they often referred to my risk category due to my age and I had seen, on a daily basis, my pulse and blood pressure being measured. Further it is clear that being overweight and not aerobically fit also increased risk. So I decided that I would set some goals and targets during the CB and achieve something during what was a challenging time. Since being released from NCID, I have changed my diet and set about a program of running. I went from no running at all to running a cumulative weekly total of 42 km by the fifth week. In total I lost 16 kgs, my blood pressure dropped from 140/80 to 116/64 and my resting pulse from 70 to 55.
and easy to follow. I used the Q&A to decide whether I should visit the doctor for my symptoms and it’s easy for anyone to check. COVID-19 is going to be around for some considerable time longer and even when vaccines are approved, they are going to take time before reaching the community, so we need to be patient and embrace the changes that are required. Viral Load and Prevention measures The very first doctor I met in NCID, Dr. Barnaby Young, introduced me to the concept of viral load. Basically, this pertains to the amount of the virus you are exposed to. The thinking behind this is that the more virus you are exposed to, the more severe the infection could be. I imagined inhaling the virus into my lungs as being an example of a high viral load rather than acquiring a low viral load from a contaminated surface.
“IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES ON CHECKING IN, WEARING FACE MASKS AND CLEANLINESS, AND THE MEASURES INTRODUCED BY SCC ARE SENSIBLE AND PROTECT EVERYONE MEMBERS AND STAFF.”
I believe that there is a very high probability that I picked up the virus from a contaminated surface and transferred it from my hand to my face, probably on the flight back from London from a surface on the plane where there could be a community risk such as the taps in the bathroom or the touchscreen on the TV. We didn’t wear masks on the flight or have hand sanitisers at our seat on the flight and in hindsight simple preventative measures such as wearing a mask (to stop you touching your face) and regular hand sanitation would be a simple way in disrupting this type of transmission. If I go out, I make sure I wash my hands on my return and preferably change my clothes; this is for the protection of my household as well as for my own hygiene. It just makes sense to follow the guidelines on checking in, wearing face masks and cleanliness, and the measures introduced by SCC are sensible and protect everyone – Members and staff.
As I am part of the PROTECT study I have had three follow-ups but I now feel healthier and fitter than pre-COVID-19. I join football training twice a week on the Padang (all with the appropriate temperature check, sanitation and social distance of course) and appreciate it that much more because of my COVID-19 experience. Like most people I am still working from home and leave only when necessary; I follow all the safe management measures as they really are not that difficult to comply with.
Don’t think, “Only old people are the ones that are at risk of getting infected”; COVID-19 can infect people of all ages, including infants. People with existing health conditions such as high blood pressure, asthma etc may be more susceptible, but you could be young, eat right and exercise regularly and still be infected. Hygiene is key and I personally recommend weight loss and getting fitter.
What have you taken away from your experience with COVID-19?
The common mantra at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak was “Social Distance” but I actually think that “Physical Distance” for safe hygiene is the correct message.
I’ve learned a lot, partly about myself and partly about COVID-19. COVID-19 Information There is a lot of information in the public domain; I would focus on the articles that have been peer reviewed and come directly from the medical researchers. In my experience the information released from Singapore researchers is very valuable and the feedback I have had directly from them has been accurate. For example, the reasoning I was given behind the loss of smell and taste is that as a respiratory disease these receptors are in the direct path of the virus and these receptors can get “blocked” by the virus. Once the virus is cleared, taste and smell commonly returns. A small caveat here, I didn’t completely lose my sense of taste and smell, so that’s another message: symptoms are different for different people. If in doubt, go online and check the MOH website under COVID-19 (https://www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19). There is a lot of especially useful information here and the health advisory is straightforward
Social Distance vs Physical Distance
As an example: upon getting back from NCID my fellow footballers from the Padangtiques arranged for a Zoom call. There were 25 people on it including those stuck in the UK and Australia. It was such a powerful display of support, I shall never forget it. This was at start of the CB and it impacted my thinking immensely; as a result I arranged a Zoom session of 15 people for a call with a friend who had been stranded in Myanmar and away from his family for nearly three months. I also picked up the phone and spoke to people rather than completely immerse myself with social media. The rewards for doing this have been incredible, with calls often going on for over 30 minutes. I realised that people needed this social connection and so have continued to meet up with groups of friends (five at a time of course) on a weekly basis generally rotating across different social groups – always in a safe manner. This is currently the new normal and I think we should embrace it as an opportunity to keep connected.
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Unravelling the Stem Cell Panacea By Dr Daniel Lim According to Dr Laurance Johnston, Director of Spinal Cord Research of National Institutes of Health, “Stem cells are going to play an ever-increasing role in restoring function lost by disability, disease, or the entropy of aging. And when our body’s own stem cells are insufficient to do the job, transplanted stem cells may provide the needed regenerative boost.” The human body has the innate ability to repair itself! This repair is carried out by regenerating new replacement cells for ‘worn out and damaged’ cells, thereby reinvigorating organ tissue function, e.g. eyes, brain, heart, bone and cartilage. As we age, our usable supply of stem cells dwindles in quantity such that by the time we are fifty years of age, we are only left with 2.65 percent or less than 100 million available stem cells compared to when we were born. This means that we may have enough stem cells for maintenance, but insufficient to recover from a major ailment. Since its discovery 60 years ago, stem cell therapies are now more accepted to be able to ‘repair’ and ‘reverse-age’ organ tissues previously thought not possible with conventional medicine. However, with every exciting discovery comes the necessity to exercise wise caution. When exploring therapy modalities, it is important to differentiate true efficacy from hype. For example: • The Source – this determines quality. Ask where the stem cells come from? Are they from humans (e.g. yourself or other people), animals (e.g. lamb, deer) or plants? Generally, the younger the stem cell source, the better the quality of the stem cells. Other questions include how are the stem cells harvested, and are they ‘live’, ‘fresh’, ‘processed’ or ‘preserved’? • The Numbers – this determines efficacy. Depending what you are trying to resolve, the number of stem cells do matter. Do the stem cells number in the hundreds, thousands or millions? For instance, to revitalize the whole body, stem cell numbers of more than a hundred and fifty million are generally required. • The Mode – this determines effectiveness. Conventional modalities include injections, transfusions, pills and creams. Some of these have very limited effectiveness and perhaps more for marketing purposes. The mode also has implications for shipping and storage conditions, convenience of use, and need for chemicals and preservatives. • Others – other factors include cost, inclusions and exclusions, real benefits, safety and ethics, laboratory and processing procedures, laboratory tests and more. For more information on the topic, there are free public talks organized by the Society for Nutrition, Health & Fitness. These talks are facilitated by professional experts on the different topics. Simply email us with your Name & Contact Number at admin@shirowa-global.com or visit www.shirowa-health.com to receive information on such talks when they become available.
ShiroWa is a private limited biomedical research & development company that was incorporated in 2012 by a team of scientists. The company creates proprietary technologies for current & future health-related products. It owns several offices & laboratories and a series of intellectual properties focused on supporting human health & performance. Primary research programmes include the Future Foods Programme, the Future Health Programme, the Anterra Water Project, and the Biosphere Environmental Protection Programme. Under its subsidiary company ShiroWa Health, the company has a host of holistic health support programmes for cancer, diabetes, dementia, eczema, insomnia, obesity and for executive rejuvenation. It runs the Organo Stem Cell rejuvenation holiday as a one-week programme.
Dr Daniel Lim received various scholarships to study at Loughborough, Duke and Cambridge universities. He is currently the President of the Society for Nutrition, Health & Fitness. Dr Lim received multiple awards for his work and was featured in publications globally. He was featured in “No Limits” and named MIT’s Top 500 Most Promising Young Scientist. He was also an invited scientist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Adjunct Scientist at the Singapore Institute of Clinician Scientists (SICS) & the A*STAR Brenner Centre for Molecular Medicine. Dr Daniel has over 200 peer-reviewed scientific publications.
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INDIAN KITCHEN S P E C I A L S Fridays, 6.30pm onwards
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September 4 September Spicy Mutton Ribs served with Mango Chutney $14.90 11 September Combo Mutton & Chicken Biryani $15.80 18 September Indian Mee Goreng $8.80 (regular), $10.80 (large) 25 September Kambing Soup $8.80 (regular), $10.80 (large)
2 October Indian Mee Goreng $8.80 (regular), $10.80 (large) 9 October Plain Thosai served with Sambal Gravy and Trio Chutney $5.80
Monday 5, 12, 19, 26 October Mutton Biryani, or Braised Duck Leg with Orange Sauce, Vegetables and Potatoes, or Pink Leg Prawn Noodle Soup with Fresh Clams
Tuesday 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 September SCC Laksa, or Pan-fried Seabass Fillet with Lemon Dill Sauce, Vegetables and Potatoes, or Butter Chicken Masala with Mixed Vegetables and Naan
Tuesday 6, 13, 20, 27, October SCC Laksa, or Pan-fried Seabass Fillet with Lemon Dill Sauce, Vegetables and Potatoes, or Butter Chicken Masala with Mixed Vegetables and Naan
Thursday 3, 10, 17, 24 September SCC Chicken Rice, or Baked Salmon with Vegetables and Potatoes, or Palak Chicken with Vegetables & Brown Rice
Masala Thosai served with Sambal Gravy and Trio Chutney $9.80 16 October Soto Ayam $8.80 (regular), $10.80 (large) 23 October Nasi Goreng ‘Kampong Style’ served with Prawn Crackers and Fried Egg $10.80 30 October Kambing Soup $8.80 (regular), $10.80 (large)
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Friday 4, 11, 18, 25 September Fish Moolie with Steamed Rice, or Grilled Chicken Chop with Vegetables and Potatoes, or Channa Masala with Stir-fried Vegetables and Chappati
Friday 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 October Fish Moolie with Steamed Rice, or Breaded Pork Loin with Vegetables, Apple Chutney and Cheese Cream Sauce, or Channa Masala with Stir-fried Vegetables and Chappati
Saturday 5, 12, 19, 26 September SCC Laksa, or SCC Chicken Rice, or Mock Mutton Curry with Vegetables, Mango Chutney and Naan
Saturday 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 October SCC Laksa, or SCC Chicken Rice, or Mock Mutton Curry with Vegetables, Mango Chutney and Naan
Sunday 6, 13, 20, 27 September Chicken Biryani
Sunday 4, 11, 18, 25 October Chicken Biryani
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Thorn Clarke Milton Park Chardonnay, Australia
Thorn Clarke Milton Park Shiraz, Australia
The wine has a pale-yellow colour with dominant peach aromas and a hint of pineapple juice on the nose. The palate has intense peach and pineapple characters. The mid palate is soft and creamy.
The nose is lifted berry fruits, with hints of dark chocolate and spice. The palate is medium bodied with intense plummy fruit. This plummy fruit fills the whole palate and when combined with the soft and approachable tannins creates a very mouth filling wine. The length of flavour is long with plumy and liquorice fruit and spicy oak.
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Sacred Hill Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand Complex aromas of passionfruit, white-fleshed peach, lemon juice, zest and gooseberry which enhances the minerality. Ripe acidity bringing lemon zest and gooseberry flavours, along with a hint of stonefruit.
Salentein Portillo Malbec, Argentina Fruity nose with outstanding red fruit aromas such as plums and blackberries. Natural acidity rounded and ripe tannins as well as a sweet and lingering finish. $48.00 per bottle / $12.80 per glass
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No limit on purchase. Storage of bottles capped at 2 bottles per month, per purchase, due to storage limitations. Not applicable for banquets and private functions.
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Cocktail Craze Enjoy 2 Cocktails* at special prices. Snow Ball $12.00 Screwdriver $12.00 Spritzer $16.00 Jägerbomb $16.00
Available all day across all outlets. *Applicable to same cocktail only.
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Black Mussels with White Wine Sauce and Garlic Bread
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Black Mussels with Saffron Cream Sauce $15.80 and Garlic Bread Available from 6pm onwards, every Wednesday across all outlets.
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Form a team of up to 4 and break out of SCC’s version of Escape Room by solving puzzles that will put your brains to the test. Each correct answer will lead you to another challenge and the first team to unlock the last door wins!
Wednesday, 23 September 2020 Wednesday, 21 October 2020 7.30pm onwards Online event on Zoom
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Balut
Convenor: Sunita Kapoor | Article by: Mohan Balagopal
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GAME OF BALUT • Played for fun in teams or as groups of players • Objective is to accumulate the greatest number of points over seven ‘rounds’ of play • Played on tables of four, but Balut can be played with any reasonable number of players. • The SCC Balut Section plays the STC version of Balut, after the Singapore Town Club where these rules were adopted in 1978, and is played across dozens of Members’ Clubs and bars across South-East Asia. (The International Balut Federation plays a different version). • Equipment needed: five standard dice, a cup or other receptacle for throwing the dice, a mat or other flat surface to play on and a score sheet.
HOW TO PLAY
Equipment needed: five standard dice, a cup or other receptacle for throwing the dice, a mat or other flat surface to play on and a score sheet.
Each player in turn throws the dice up to three times. After each throw the player may take one or more die out of play or return one or more dice back into play. Once a die has been put back in the cup, however, it may not be taken out. At the end of three throws, or earlier if the player decides, the pips on dice that remain (from the last throw and those out of play) are to be used to compute that round’s score. The score sheet has seven categories and each category can be scored once in that game. If at the end of three throws the player has no score then one row must be ‘scratched’, i.e. deleted, will carry a zero score, and not be available for scoring in that game again. All scores are the sum of the pips on the dice, except for a Balut, which always scores 30 points. One player, designated as scorer, records the scores in a column on the score sheet. Play will proceed in a clockwise manner. After the first player throws, the second player throws and after the last player, the dice return to the first player and this continues until each player has thrown six rounds - each time scoring or scratching one of the rows - this leaves us with one vacant row against each player, or what we call ‘Half Time‘, at which point, the sub-total is calculated.
COCKED DICE If, after the dice are thrown, they do not lie flat on the mat, are stacked, or they leave the mat, then the throw is deemed to be ‘cocked’ and the throw must be retaken.
GENERAL ETIQUETTE Once the player has completed the throw(s) for the round, and communicated their score to the Scorer, then the player should put the dice back in the cup and pass the cup to the next player.
THE SCORE SHEET
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Cricket
Convenor: Suresh Kalpathy | Article by: Scott Mckechnie
Another month passes in the Covid-19 era to which we endure. Pleasingly, silver linings are presenting and as Singapore continues to slowly, responsibly & intelligently break away from lock-down one (of one, let’s hope!), signs are presenting that life as we knew it, or at least some key parts such as Sport, may slowly be coming back online through the weeks ahead.
SIT DOWN WITH THE STARS Our premier lock-down initiative has continued through the weeks passed, cementing its success as a concept which has played a substantial role in the Section’s ability to suitably “weather storms” through this phase. Following Series 1 of the initiative, as reported in our previous edition of the Padang magazine, we were DELIGHTED to announce in early July that a Second Series was inbound – we moved heaven and earth to present to the Members an A-List lineup, which eventuated as: • Wasim Akram, Pakistan • Jason Holder, West Indies • Jonathan Trott, England • Kapil Dev, India • Ian Bell, England • Daniel Vettori, New Zealand At time of writing, calls with AKRAM, HOLDER & TROTT are complete and have been superbly received. We are a few days out from catching up with Indian Cricketing Royalty in the world’s best ever all-rounder, KAPIL DEV with BELL and VETTORI closing out our second and final series of 2020. The event has once again been supported incredibly by the membership. Even despite ZOOM fatigue & the integration of busier working schedules, these ‘once in a lifetime’ discussions have been brilliantly attended with some excellent and engaging questions asked to the stars. We are pleased to report a projected Series 2 profit in excess of $7,000, which has given us an excellent chance to exit this difficult phase with the program relatively unscathed. On behalf of the Section, our warm and sincere thanks to all Section Members for your unparalleled support of this key fundraising initiative. We hope you have enjoyed this new pillar to our everexpanding offering.
UP 2 SPEED SPONSORSHIP We were delighted to announce through July that we have entered into a short-term partnership with Up 2 Speed who came aboard as Title Sponsors of Series 2 of Sit Down with the Stars. Up 2 Speed is an international Learning & Creative Design Firm; partnering with businesses to maximize their revenue & profitability – via their Leaders, Sales Teams, Pre-Sales teams, and from the Indirect Channels. Up 2 Speed also helps organizations take
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existing content and messaging, and transform this into highimpact Digital Communications. Co-founded by SCC Member & Cricket Section all-rounder Nick Dorney, Up 2 Speed has been headquartered out of Singapore since 2012. For more information, you can contact Nick at Nick Dorney at nd@up2speed.biz, visit the website at https://up2speed. biz/, and follow them on Twitter at @Up2Speed_ On behalf of the Section, thank you to Nick and your superb team at Up 2 Speed, for your warm onward support of this important section initiative. We would avidly encourage Members to reach out to Nick to assess what synergy may present between your operations.
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SUMMER CAMPS
Following our crucial Member survey of 2020, it was clear that much of what the Section is currently doing has been received most positively by the Membership. That said & more importantly, it drew light across a number of components of our evolving program that needed a tweak, or in some cases, an absolute overhaul.
For the first time in 2020 and amidst all kinds of uncertainty, we are immensely pleased to share that the SCC Cricket Section has for the first time pioneered the running of two exciting and engaging Summer Camps!
In response to Member feedback, for which we are immensely grateful, Section management in July decided that UFL Clothing was an item of “necessity” and that profit margins on all items should be slashed accordingly. This is our updated price-list: • Playing Shirt: was $37.50, now $33.00 • Playing Trouser: maintained at $41.50 • Training Shirt: was $35.50, now $30.00 • Training Singlet: was $32.50, now $30.00 • Training Short: was $34.50, now $30.00 • Tracksuit Trouser: was $41.50, now $37.50 • Baseball Cap: was $21.50, now $15.00 • Wide Brim Hat: was $21.50, now $20.00 All Section Clothing & Merchandise is available for purchase via your SCC Cricket TeamApp store.
Our Camps are SOLD OUT and will run through the first fortnight in August as we attempt to bring Children together through Sport within a time where such an outlet is in desperate need. Week One of our 2020 Camp will be a Cricket Specific week, followed by a second week of multi-sport activities including Cricket, Football, Rugby Skill Sessions, Team Building activities, Ultimate Frisbee, Dodgeball and many more! This again presents a new pillar of the holistic Section program; we are thankful to the Members for their patience through what was a meticulous planning phase. We additionally must pay sincere thanks to Janet, Wendy & Clara within the Sports Department, who have provided immense support to the Section management team in bringing these Camps safely to fruition.
ROUNDING UP… Through a time where we, as individuals and as collectives both personally and professionally, are experiencing more uncertainty than ever before, the Section is working hard to continue developing towards world class operating standards and the implementing of a highly dynamic operation.
We thank you for your superbly transparent feedback, which has well positioned us to better attend to your needs through the year ahead.
Our ability to contribute positively back into all areas of our great game is done with a view of establishing a brand of substance for which you, our esteemed Members, are immensely proud to be associated with.
UWC EAST, IN COLLABORATION WITH SCC CRICKET
Your support as Section Members of this journey has been quite incredible and we will endeavour to continue ensuring that every decision contributed is made in the best interest of you, the Member.
In May of this year, we entered a competitive tender to secure the rights to provide Cricket to the Children of UWC East school, Singapore. This is part of our ever-expanding Community Outreach program, to which our Coaches take Cricket out to Children of Singapore beyond our in-house program alone. We are pleased to announce that we were successful in our bid and onward from August 2020, will be formally in collaboration with one of the region’s strongest academic institutions.
It is integral, that we keep a “finger on the pulse” as to what you are seeing, what you are experiencing, and what you are feeling. In turn, we reiterate that your feedback is welcome always, and can be directed transparently to Scott.McKechnie@scc.org.sg for suitable follow-up. Thank you for all you have done for the Section this month. Above all else, stay safe and keep close to your loved ones.
UWC East join Raffles Institution, Canadian International School and Dimensions International College, as the schools for whom benefit from the SCC Cricket program by way of our Community Outreach program. Warm thanks to Nick Dunn and all at UWC East who offered us a platform to share our vision for the Children of UWC East; we greatly look forward to working with you.
Yours in Cricket, Scott McKechnie | Director of Cricket
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Bowls
Convenor: Ganesh Ramanathan | Article by: Candy Lai and Melvin Tan
IN THIS ISSUE, WE FEATURE 2 STALWART MEMBERS OF THE SECTION: THE MAN WHO STARTED A FEW THINGS It was in 1961 when Teong Qwee Lim (fondly known as TQ) became a member of SCC. Among the many Sports Sections in the Club, he first chose to play Cricket, Rugby and Tennis. In 1980, when he was in the General Committee of the Club, the question of what to do with the Bowls Green came up. “There would only be about three or four people playing each time then. I started to research the history of Bowls at the Club to find out more”. Until December 1986, the Green was merely a rough patch of grass of about 30 metres square surrounded by a drain which had to be covered with gunny sacks or rubber mats each time before play. TQ got the Club contractor to construct a grass Green of 32 metres by 37 metres. “I was on the Green almost every day throughout the construction time to see to the works. When the Green was reopened after Chinese New Year in 1987, it was quite unrecognisable and soon we had a large membership in the Section and players on the Green.” Also in 1986, TQ initiated an Interport arrangement with the Royal Bangkok Sports Club (RBSC). This was the first Bowls Trophy event with a foreign club and since then, it has been an annual event for the Section. In 1987, he also got the Club to be a member of both the International Bowling Board and Women’s International Bowling Board, representing Singapore. At that time, Singapore did not have an umbrella body for the sport of bowls. As such, SCC was the “Bowls Team of Singapore”. It was a decade later in 1995 that TQ initiated and formed Bowls Singapore with a core group of SCC Members, and was its first President. In 1987, TQ won the SCC Singles Championship. In doing so, he was the first local player to win it. It was also the first year he played for Singapore in the Pacific Games in the Singles and Pairs events. It was Singapore’s first representation in the Games. In 2002, in celebration of the Club’s 150th Anniversary, TQ initiated the Triangular with RBSC and Kowloon Bowling Green Club (KBGC), and it remains as one of the favourite annual events for the Bowls Section. TQ said his fondest memories of the Club would probably be “working together for Bowls especially in the first few years”. He was the Convenor of the Section in 1986 and 1987, 2002 and 2016. In his own words, TQ describes bowls as “it’s only a game but it’s the friendliest game and you must be the first to be truly friendly!” Before he retired, he was the Commissioner of Appeals and now he is playing leisure bowls at the Club. He has even built a one rink bowls green in his own house! Cheers to the man who started a few things for bowls.
THE MAN WITH A COLOURFUL SOCIAL PERSONALITY George V Abraham first joined the SCC in 1968. Being able to socialise with his army colleagues who were then Members of the Club was one of his few motivations of joining the Club. His social demeanour also allowed him to make great friendships in and around the Club. He played squash and golf, before age caught up with him. In 1996, he took up lawn bowls. Why lawn bowls? “It is a sport that met my physical exercise needs,” George recalled. “Also, the very sociable atmosphere on the Green as well as the after-match drinks at the Deli Bar”, he continued, which has inevitably become a regular fixture in the times spent at the Club. George represented Singapore in bowls at the Brunei SEA Games in 1999, in which he described picking up a Bronze medal in the Men’s Fours event as his best achievement, and was given the Best Player award by Bowls Singapore in 2001. He was the official George at the Annual Triangular Tournament 2018 in Bangkok. Photo credit: RBSC Lawn Bowls Singapore delegate for the World Bowls AGM, which was Bowls. held during the World Bowls Championships in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2000. His best memories of bowls include participation in the annual Australian Tattersalls competitions, various bowls tours to Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia, and the annual Interport / Triangular events in Hong Kong and Bangkok. In 2015, he initiated a bowls tour to Kerala, India with a group from SCC to broaden their overseas bowls experience. For someone who is never shy of the spotlight, George enjoys participating in the many social events and in-house competitions organized by the Section from time to time. His strong social personality and organizing ability also saw him elected as Convenor of the Bowls Section in the years 2005 and 2006, 2008 to 2012. Bowls-cum-social events were aplenty during his Convenorship. He continues to serve the Club in the General Committee since 2013, and has been the Chairman of the Property Subcommittee since 2014. He still plays bowls actively and describes the game as “gratifying”. Cheers, cheers, cheers George!
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SP ORTS
Football
Convenor: Steve Dawson | Article by: Steve Dawson
A NOTE FROM THE FOOTBALL CONVENOR At the time of writing, we’re very hopeful of being able to upgrade from 5-player sessions to 10, so that we can enjoy a bit of five-a-side on training days. As you can see from these photos our NFL and Tigers teams are enjoying the unprecedented surface at Dempsey. If you haven’t yet been down to The Padang to enjoy the tip-top conditions there, make a date with your captain soon.
All the best, Steve Football Convenor
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Golf
Convenor: Bala Supramaniam | Article by: Ravi T Chandran
GOLF OUTING AT MARINA BAY GOLF CLUB 21 JULY 2020 The challenges of the ‘new-normal’ notwithstanding, the SCC Golf Section managed to organise a 12-flight (48 members) golf outing at the Marina Bay Golf Club on 21 Jul 20. Initially, it was planned for 10 flights but due to the overwhelming response, it was increased to 12 flights. This was the first golf outing after our SCC Ang Pow golf outing at SICC and it was eagerly anticipated by our Section Members. This was enabled with the help of 4 Golf Section Committee Members (Convenor, Captain, Treasurer and Secretary) and a Golf Section Member, Ninad, who had to stay up until 12 midnight in an attempt to secure the flights on the online booking system. Thankfully, 12 flight times were booked with the bulk of them booked by our Captain, Alvin Khoo. However, despite this highly planned and coordinated effort spearheaded by Alvin himself, it was virtually impossible to get sequential tee times. Hence, the flights that were booked started as early as 9.24am with the last flight teeing off at 3.16pm. As there was no ‘social’ organised after the game due to the COVID-19 restrictions, a few Members organised private dinners in groups of 5 at their chosen restaurants. The social golf event transpired uneventfully and everyone had a good outing which was very much welcomed after a long 5-month break!
GOLF OUTING AT CHANGI GOLF CLUB 14 AUGUST 2020 The next Section golf outing was the annual invitational game against the Changi Beach Club (CBC), whose President is none other than Vincent Ho, who is also our SCC Golf Section Member. The game was held on 14 Aug 2020 at the Changi Golf Club and our Convenor, S. Bala, managed to negotiate a better rate for the Section despite the recent hike in green fees by CGC. Despite the late morning rain mixed with anxious moments for the Golf Section Committee who had worked very hard to make this event happen, the game got underway pretty much on time. 11 flights (44 Members) took part and the occasion was graced by 3 lady golfers – Kelly-Ann McHugh, Mock Pack Kay and Joyce Sim. The game progressed uninterrupted and based on the feedback that was received in the WhatsApp group created specially for the event, everybody had a great outing. As the flights came off the course periodically, the players proceeded to the CGC clubhouse and enjoyed refreshments available thereat. After having a shower at the CGC changing room, the players proceeded to the nearby CBC for a nice Chinese dinner whilst strictly adhering to the current restriction of 5-to-atable. The Golf Section Committee is very grateful to the President of CBC for kindly hosting us and for the warm hospitality extended to its Members. The plans for the next outings in September and October are underway and Section Members will be kept informed through our WhatsApp group. Although it is still rather challenging for the Golf Section Committee to get a private course because most courses are currently only available to their own club members, the committee shall nevertheless endeavour to be creative and come up with a plan! Until our next merry golf outing, please stay safe! The Committee wishes everyone good health and as much prosperity as can be expected given these trying times!
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First & Second photos: Golf outing at Marina Bay Golf Club. Third & Fourth Photos: Golf outing at Changi Golf Club.
SP ORTS
Hockey
Convenor: Subhas Nathan | Article by: Kanan Packrisamy
CB, PHASE 2, RTH, WFH, TOP, SKO – JARGON FOR STRANGE TIMES Since the Circuit Breaker (CB) was introduced, hockey has taken a back seat in many people’s lives. However, the Hockey Section has undertaken many initiatives to keep people connected and engaged. Not all our activities during the CB was hockey related as we embarked on an exhilarating fitness journey for the entire Section to follow with our coach Kanan planning out a detailed month-long training program which can be customised to suit all Section Members. The program included a suggested meal guide and routine recommendation to keep the entire Section ticking on the fitness front. The month that followed included another modified fitness plan, this time leading to more flexibility as people got used to working out regularly. A whopping over 150 Section Members were on the fitness journey and perhaps many more joined in but did not shout about it. The Section also organised a very successful Quiz Night and continue to carry out its administrative affairs via zoom meetings (we have already conducted two such meetings to date). With the arrival of Phase 2 of the recovery from CB, hockey was placed back on the cards! Return to Hockey (RTH) OMG! Really? People were excited, but the restrictions were a dampener on first reading. Rules and restriction on training in groups of five with 2m distance between players and groups not mixing were strictly laid. However there was a live line in the SportSG advisory in the form of relaxation of rules for contact sports. This meant that a group of five could train game situations and perhaps even play 1v1, 2v1, 2v2 or 2v3 types of games. With many on Work From Home (WFH) status the island over, the Section booked the Padang when it was available and invited Section Members to train from 5.30 till 7pm on a number of occasions. Training on Padang (TOP). The maximum we have had was 15 in three groups of five. The coach had to position himself 3m from everyone and run the sessions. As challenging as it was, we made it work. The sheer beauty of the location with the evening sun drizzling down on the hallowed Padang, training in groups of only five was suddenly not so bad. As the Phase 2 is slowing taking root and these strange times has also devoured a General Election and not to mention thrown a very wet blanket on the Singapore F1, the hockey front has seen some encouraging news. Our beloved Sengkang Hockey Stadium has opened. Yes Sengkang Opens! (SKO). With SKO for booking,
our vigilant sports staff made bookings for us already and in the month of August SCC started strutting its stuff on the newly laid turf at Sengkang every Fridays from 6.15pm to 7.45pm. Only being able to accommodate 20 Members during one session, the response has been relatively good for people to make it out to Sengkang for a 6.15pm start just as the weekend starts but under these circumstances we take what we can get. Our coaching team has already designed the training to be as fun and challenging as it can be after consulting with national coaches and our Club’s national team trainees. Asaph Heng, our goalkeeper and current National team trainee, is looking forward to training with the Club and is excited about getting bullet-like shots at him.
From top: Chee Seng attends when he can; Kieran socially distant but always close to SCC.
Although the times are demanding, our Section has bonded well and many have met up (albeit in groups of 5) at the Club for some lovely SCC F&B servings. The 4th XI had a small meet up on Friday, i.e. Hari Raya Haji and caught up on the wonderful 2019 the Masters had and are planning 60th birthday parties as they await Phase 3 where competitive hockey can really start, as does the rest of the Section!
From left: Gurveer and Steve tussle for the ball (most work he has done on the hockey pitch for a while), while Benneth takes in one last session before returning to Germany.
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Rugby
Convenor: Henry Winter | Article by: Jonathan Swan
A LOCKDOWN CHAT WITH SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL AND SCC RUGBY SECTION MEMBER DECLAN MARTENS Declan, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to give us some insights into your impressive rugby career. To start at the very beginning, how old were you when you first got involved in rugby and what made the game appealing to you? I first tried out for the school team when I was 8 years old; to be honest I had no clue what I was doing and was soon told I didn’t make the team. When I was 10, I remember watching England win the World Cup in 2003 and I soon fell in love with the game. I was very fat then and my friends asked me to come play prop for the team, so I trialed again and somehow made the team and I haven’t looked back since.
When you were growing up, did you ever envisage playing for the National Team? Growing up I never thought I’d be good enough to play for Singapore. I was never the fittest or most skilful but I’m a rugby tragic at heart so I always loved to play. I got the chance to play for Singapore U23s against Malaysia in 2013 and that’s when I felt the desire to hopefully play for the national team one day.
There are very few Singaporean rugby players who have achieved what you have in the game. You have played internationally, for the Asia Pacific Dragons, IRB 7s, SCC 7s as well as SCC Nomads. What have been your rugby highlights? Looking back, I’ve had some great opportunities to play for some amazing teams with some fantastic players too. I’d have to say making my national team debut would be up there; I tried to get into the team for a couple of years and fell short and eventually never got picked. So it meant a lot to me when I got the call up. I will also always cherish winning the 2018 Premiership with the SCC Prems and playing in the SCC 7s for the Club is always an honour.
Who are the best players you have ever played with and against? Who was the hardest tackler? The best player I’ve played alongside would have to be Nicholas Yau. He’s always set the benchmark whether it’s on or off the field and is an absolute game changer. If we are ever down on the score board, he knows how to get the team back into the game. The best I’ve played against would have to be Charlie Teng from Wanderers. I’m glad I get to play with him in the national team but it
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is always a nightmare when he’s my opponent. He’s always got a trick up his sleeve and never gives up. The title of hardest tackler would have to go to our very own Taylor Hayes - even though he’s a winger, he has put in some of the best shots I’ve seen on the rugby pitch.
You continue to coach young players both at the SCC Academy and Tanglin Trust School. What can the Singapore rugby community expect from the next crop of SCC and Singaporean rugby players? These kids nowadays are so skillful; I think there is more Player Bio: rugby and sports exposure • Name: Declan Martens for younger kids nowadays so • Height: 183cm they are growing up probably • Weight: 95kg knowing a lot more than I do • Bench Press: 100kg now! • International Caps: 3
The Section is pleased to • Age of first rugby game: 10 have a few Singaporean Internationals within its ranks. Who do you least like having to share a room with? Jay! He’s constantly taking a photo or video of everything and always walks around the room without any clothes on.
Rumor in the Section is that you have had a six pack your entire adult life. What advice can you give readers to help them get their rigs in shape, post-lockdown? Haha that might have been the case a couple years ago. Nowadays you’re more likely to see me with a six pack of Lion Brewery! For those who want to get into shape post-lockdown, I suggest giving yourself a goal to achieve, have a balanced diet, stay as active as possible and never miss your Club’s rugby training!
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