BBE Newsletter October 2011

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ADVISERS MESSAGE 02

Dear Residents,

First, let me thank everyone for your strong support that has made it possible for Bukit Batok East (BBE) toorganise so many programmes and activities to meet your needs. My grassroots leaders and I continue towelcome any ideas and suggestions that you may have to make BBE a more vibrant, connected and activecommunity. In my house visits, I had met many residents who are very appreciative of the work that we do and

have also made many constructive and useful suggestions on how to further improve life in BBE. I welcome allthese suggestions and I look forward to even more engagements with our residents.

I had held one Town Hall meeting with residents at the Toh Guan area, and I intend to hold more suchmeetings to engage residents. Residents can also meet me at my Meet the People Sessions which areheld six times a month; four every Monday at block 241 Bukit Batok East Avenue 5 and two for the rsttwo Fridays at Block 208 Jurong East. Residents are also free to approach me at any of the eventsthat I attend in your areas, as well as email to me directly at our Jurong GRC website. I also welcomeviews from you when I do my weekly house visits.

I take your feedback seriously. For example, many residents living at blocks 288 - 289A-G Bukit Batok St 25 (Nature View estate) asked for additionalbus service number 106 because this service is very crowded during the peak morning hours. I took this matter up with the LTA and the SMRT and I amhappy to inform you that the SMRT has agreed to add an additional bus service 106 sometime in October this year to cater to the increased demanddue to the opening of the WCEGA centre. Residents living near that area also complained that it is difcult to cross the road because of the very heavytrafc. After my representation, the LTA has agreed and has started work on building a signalised pedestrian crossing. Residents living near the MRTtracks had also asked for measures to minimise the noise originating from the railway tracks. The LTA is currently doing a nation-wide study and theyhave agreed to include the areas in Toh Guan affected by the noise as part of their study.

I will continue to work hard with my grassroots leaders to look at ways to improve BBE. We will continue to take care of the needy in our constituency.Needy residents can get help from the Comcare Fund. In addition, every year, we raise thousands of dollars to provide bursaries, subsidised tuition,ang pows for the elderly, food packs, book vouchers and other help for our residents. We will also focus on bonding the community together to createa strong BBE Family.

I wish all our Muslim residents Selamat Hari Raya Aidiltri and all our Hindu residents Happy Deepavali.

Mdm Halimah YacobAdviser to Jurong GRC Grassroots OrganisationsMinister of State, MCYSMP for Jurong GRC

Para penduduk sekelian

Terlebih dahulu, izinkan saya mengucapkan terima kasih kepada semua atas sokongan padu yang anda berikan yang membolehkan Bukit BatokEast (BBE) untuk menganjurkan program dan aktiviti yang begitu banyak untuk memenuhi keperluan anda. Para pemimpin akar umbi dan saya akanterus mengalu-alukan sebarang idea dan cadangan yang anda mungkin ada untuk membuat BBE lebih bersemangat, berhubung dan mempunyaimasyarakat aktif. Ketika melakukan lawatan rumah, saya telah menemui ramai penduduk yang sangat menghargai kerja yang kami lakukan dan jugatelah membuat banyak cadangan yang membina dan berguna tentang bagaimana untuk meningkatkan lagi kehidupan di BBE. Saya mengalu-alukansemua cadangan dan saya mengharapkan penglibatan yang lebih banyak dengan para penduduk.

Saya telah mengadakan satu pertemuan Dewan Bandaran dengan para penduduk di kawasan Toh Guan, dan saya bercadang untuk mengadakanlebih banyak mesyuarat untuk melibatkan para penduduk. Para penduduk juga boleh bertemu dengan saya di Sesi Jumpa Penduduk saya yangdiadakan enam kali sebulan; empat pada setiap hari Isnin di blok 241 Bukit Batok East Avenue 5 dan dua pada kedua-dua Jumaat pertama di Blok208 Jurong East. Para penduduk juga bebas untuk mendekati saya di mana-mana acara yang saya hadiri di kawasan anda, serta e-mel kepada sayasecara langsung di laman web GRC Jurong kami. Saya juga mengalu-alukan pandangan daripada anda apabila saya melakukan lawatan rumah

mingguan saya.

Saya mengambil maklum balas anda dengan serius. Sebagai contoh, ramai penduduk yang tinggal di blok 288 - 289A-G Bukit Batok St 25 (estetNature View) yang meminta tambahan perkhidmatan bas nombor 106 kerana perkhidmatan ini sesak pada waktu pagi sibuk. Saya mengutarakanperkara ini dengan LTA dan SMRT dan saya gembira untuk memberitahu anda bahawa SMRT telah bersetuju untuk menambah perkhidmatan bas106 pada bulan Oktober tahun ini untuk memenuhi permintaan yang meningkat disebabkan oleh pembukaan pusat WCEGA. Para penduduk yangtinggal berhampiran kawasan itu juga mengadu bahawa adalah sukar untuk menyeberangi jalan raya kerana lalu lintas yang sangat deras. Selepaspenerangan saya, LTA telah bersetuju dan telah memulakan kerja membina jambatan pejalan kaki bersignal. Para penduduk yang tinggal berhampirantrek MRT juga telah meminta langkah-langkah diambil untuk mengurangkan bunyi yang berasal dari landasan keretapi. LTA sedang melakukan kajiandi seluruh negara dan mereka telah bersetuju untuk memasukkan kawasan di Toh Guan yang dilanda oleh bunyi sebagai sebahagian daripadakawasan pengajian mereka.

Saya dan para pemimpin akar umbi akan terus bekerja keras dengan meneliti cara-cara untuk meningkatkan BBE. Kami akan terus menjaga orang-orang miskin di kawasan kami. Para penduduk yang memerlukan boleh mendapat bantuan daripada Dana ComCare. Di samping itu, setiap tahun,kami mengumpulkan beribu-ribu dolar untuk menyediakan dermasiswa, tuisyen subsidi, ang pow bagi warga tua, pek makanan, baucar buku dan

bantuan lain untuk penduduk kami. Kami juga akan memberi tumpuan untuk menjalinkan masyarakat bersama-sama bagi mewujudkan KeluargaBBE yang kukuh.

Saya ingin mengucapkan Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha kepada semua penduduk Islam kita dan Happy Deepavali kepada semua penduduk Hindu.


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28 youths from the Community Sports

Club went on a trekking excursionto Bukit Timah Hill. It was a greatchallenge and experience for theparticipants. With strong bonding andencouragement, the group completedthe trek with lots of memories.

BBE residents joined Mdm Halimah

Yacob and grassroots leaders at theBukit Timah railway station to take astroll down the railway tracks. Catchingglimpse of nature and history, theparticipants strolled down the 3kmtracks towards Railway Mall.

Brisk walk and Qigong are regularly

conducted for the residents in TohGuan. Around 200 residents cametogether to celebrate Qigong 13thAnnual Celebration at Toh GuanPark and everybody enjoyed a greatworkout.

Residents supported the One Community Walk @ Bukit Batok East,starting with a short workout, followed by brisk walk around theneighbourhood.

SPORTS 04

Brisk Walking & Qigong

Stroll Down Memory Track

Trekking to Bukit Timah Hill


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FESTIVITIES05

More than 300 residents came in their traditional

costumes to celebrate the Tamil New Year.

Tamil New Year Celebrations

Residents gathered for a night of entertainment

where the artistes sang Malay, Indian, Chinese

and Hokkien songs. The NEA booth also attracted

many residents with their innovative games.

Zone 3 RC Dumpling Festival

Celebrations kicked off with the Guest-of-Honour,

Mdm Halimah Yacob singing Beautiful Sunday, much

to the delight of the crowd. Fellow WEC members and

residents also joined in the chorus.

Hoover Park Dragonboat Festival

To promote better understanding of the Indianculture, there were Henna Art demonstration,Rangoli Competition, Childrens Art ColoringCompetition as well as music and danceperformances by various student groups.

IAEC Tamil New Year

Zone 1 RC

Various activities such as basic health screening,

Wii Game Challenges, Emergency Preparedness

were held at the park. The highlight was the animal

painting contest which saw many families displaying

their painting talents.

WEC Dumpling Festival


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OUT & ABOUT 06

Residents Fun Day at Pasir Ris ParkResidents spent the day at the beach having lots of fun and participating in games such asGunny Sack Race, Dog-and-Bone, Ping pong Balancing Game, Penalty Kick and TravellingMat Game, and showcased their creative talents in the Sandcastle Competition.

BBE VolunteerInductionProgramme

Trip toPulau Besar,Malaysia

The 3rd Volunteer Induction Programmesaw our enthusiastic inductees takingpart in the Amazing Race around the CC

in search of hidden clues to reach thenishing line rst. We look forward to ourCLCs promoting greater volunteerismin the community, connecting people toforge multi-racial harmony and socialcohesion, and inculcating a sense ofbelonging among Singaporeans!

35 grassroots leaders and friends embarkedon a 3-days 2-nights trip to Pulau Besar,Malaysia. Besides having team-buildingactivities, they enjoyed snorkelling andtrekking in its beautiful nature.

About 240 residents had theirfamily outings in the one dayleisure tour which broughtthem to Marina Barrage,Singapore Flyer and MBSarea.

Leisure Tour to MarinaBarrage & Flyer


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SPOTLIGHT 08

BBE National DayObservance Ceremony

tanding tall with 4,200 well wishes from theBBE community, the Giant Flag representedS

the hopes and dreams of the BBE residents forthe nation. It was a moment to remember asthe residents came together to sing the NationalAnthem and recite the National Pledge.United as one, the Yusof Ishak Secondary SchoolParade Contingent led the BBE contingentsin the traditional march pass as everybodycheered and celebrated. BBE contingents wererepresented by grassroots leaders and residentsfrom the RCs, NCs and sub-committees.


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SPOTLIGHT09

National Day Variety ShowOver a thousand residents gathered to watch the BBE

National Day Variety Show performance. Besidesbeing enthralled by the entertainers singing popular

songs, residents also had great fun singing a number

of National Day songs like Stand up for Singapore

and Home. Indeed, these old National Day songs

resonate in our hearts.

The Toh Guan Park was flled with cheers as residents,

together with Mdm Halimah Yacob, went on a fun walk

early in the morning before proceeding to the National DayObservance Ceremony. The RC also organised a series of

activities such as ea market, children jumping castle and

children motor cars for the residents.

National Day ObservanceCeremony cum Residents Day


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HAPPENINGS 10

Congratulations to ourNational Day Award Recipients

ITS YOUR LIFE. ITS YOUR FIGHT.

Know your enemy,

look out for potentialbreeding sites in your home

Ms Serina Tan Bee Leng, PBM

Patron, Bukit Batok East CitizensConsultative CommitteeMr Lee Chuen Fei, PBM

Secretary, Bukit Batok EastCitizens ConsultativeCommittee

Chairman, Bukit Batok EastHoover Park NeighbourhoodCommittee

Chairman, Bukit Batok EastCommunity Emergencyand Engagement Committee

Chairman, Bukit Batok EastNewsletter Editorial Committee

Member, Bukit Batok EastInter-racial and ReligiousConfdence CircleMs Serina Tan Bee Leng, PBMMr Lee Chuen Fei, PBM


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ART & CULTURE11

Pesta Bahasa

(Language Festival)

Community Leadership Programme

(CLP) & Tiga M Certificate Presentation

Pesta Bahasa (Language Festival) was organised in conjunctionwith Malay Language Week and saw 6 primary schools battlingit out in various categories including folk songs, poem recitalsand RAP in Malay.

The event marked the successful completion of the families whoparticipated in the Tiga M and CLP workshops. The CLP workshoptaught parents about setting family goals and boundaries, achieving

physical, emotional and spiritual wellness, home ownership, aswell as credit and loan management. From 2010 till mid 2011, 417parents had beneted from these workshops.

Tiga M is a programme specially catered to parents with youngchildren from 4 to 6 years old. The workshop teaches parents to instillmathematical skills in their childrens daily life in many creative ways.

Residents brought CDs of their favorite songs and sang the night

away. One of the favorite activities of the seniors is to sing.

40 contestants displayed their singing talents and wowed the judges and residents with their charisma and powerful vocals!

Zone 3 RC Singing Competition

Health & Happiness Karaoke Night

Meridien Exercise Group

Formalisation cum Variety NightMany residents came to watch the demonstration by the 312Meridien Exercise Group. The residents also enjoyed the artistesperformances in various languages and dialects.


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GET-TOGETHERS 12

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Zone 1 RC Racial Harmony Night

Zone 1 RC Block Party cum Residents Get-together

Nature View Easter EggDecoration Competition


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GET-TOGETHERS13

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Spring View RCRacial HarmonyParty

Zone 2 RCDurian FiestaZe 2 eidet me tethewith thei eihb dejyed eti the itye ymmy di,mtee d mbt!

Te eidet hed with Mdm Himh vi ette ie d ejyed f tyei eiy ed them.

Zone 3 Floor Party

Zone 2 Jigsaw Party

Spring View RC Durian Fte Floor PartyA di te f ty w hed t 19th f b 290A. My eidet me t thei hmet mie with ew eihb d tied theymmy di.

Spring View RCSenior CitizensBirthday Celebration

Me th 300 Ze 2 eideted the eihbhd withd, , de, d eve jiwzze! It w evei edwith & mmity bdi!

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Family Bonding . Healthy Lifestyle 14

Through the cooking demonstration, theresidents gained useful knowledge abouthealthy eating habits and the importanceof maintaining a healthy diet.

Over 200 seniors came to attend the talks con-ducted by Professor Feng Jiayang, and learnthow to manage cholesterol levels, improvebone exibility and basic health practice.

Many families came to attend the dinneras a way of celebrating Parents Day andto show appreciation to their parents.

Mdm Halimah, together with Mr Tharman,

Minister for Finance and Mr David Ong,

gave out red eggs & cakes to the seniors

whose birthday falls between May andAugust. Residents enjoyed the time

bonding with family and friends.

To celebrate National Day and promotecommunity bonding, families came togetherand used their creativity to decorate a cakefollowing the theme, Majulah Singapura.


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Knowledge Bites & Index15

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SourSopThe Sour Sop was reported to possess strong anti-cancer effects. Althoughit is effective for a number of medical conditions, its anti-tumour effect is ofmost interest. The Sour Sop tree is called graviola in Brazil, guanabana inSpanish and has the uninspiring name "sour sop" in English. The fruit isvery large and the sub-acid sweet white pulp is eaten out of hand or, morecommonly, used to make fruit drinks, sherbets and such. Besides being acancer remedy, graviola is a broad spectrum antimicrobial agent for bothbacterial and fungal infections, is effective against internal parasites andworms, lowers high blood pressure and is used for depression, stress and

nervous disorders.

The sour sop is said to:* Attack cancer safely and effectively with an all-natural therapy that does notcause extreme nausea, weight loss and hair loss

* Protect your immune system and avoid deadly infections* Feel stronger and healthier throughout the course of the treatment* Boost your energy and improve your outlook on life* What's more, unlike chemotherapy, the compound extracted from theGraviola tree selectively hunts down and kills only cancer cells. It does notharm healthy cells

Various parts of the Graviola tree, including the bark, leaves, roots, fruit andfruit-seeds, have been used for centuries by medicine men and nativeIndians in South America to treat heart disease, asthma, liver problems and

arthritis. Going on very little documented scientic evidence, a companypoured money and resources into testing the tree's anti-cancerous properties--and were shocked by the results. Graviola proved itself to be a cancer-killingdynamo. .... A study published in the Journal of Natural Products, following arecent study conducted at Catholic University of South Korea stated thatone chemical in Graviola was found to selectively kill colon cancer cellsat "10,000 times the potency of (the commonly used chemotherapy drug)Adriamycin."

A study at Purdue University recently found that leaves from the Graviolatree killed cancer cells among six human cell lines and were especially effectiveagainst prostate, pancreatic and lung cancers.

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04 Sports

08,09 Spotlight

10 Happenings

11 Arts & Culture

12 Get-togethers

13 Get-togethers

15 Knowledge Bites & Index

16 BBE Buzz

14 Family Bonding. Healthy Lifestyle

05 Festivities

06 Out & About

07 Hands @ Work

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Ctti t Nti Dy Awd eiietDi Mzzie Wie-Ot

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Nte View Ete E Deti Cmetiti 30 Ai 2011Ze 1 RC Ri Hmy Niht 23 Ai 2011Ze 1 RC B Pty m Reidet Get-tethe 9 Ai 2011

Ze 3 F Pty 5 Ai 2011Ze 2 Jiw Pty 16 Ai 2011Ze 2 RC Di Fiet 9 Jy 2011Si View RC Di Fete F Pty 17 Jy 2011Si View RC Ri Hmy Pty 23 Jy 2011Si View RC Sei Citize Bithdy Ceebti 21 My 2011

Kwede Bite the beet B F & SIdex

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Nte View RC Hethy Ci Demtti 10 Jy 2011CM Heth 12 Mh & 25 Je 2011

BBE Nti Dy Fmiy Ce Deti Ctet 24 Jy 2011

Pet Dy m Sei Citize Bithdy Ceebti 30 Ai2011WEC Pet Dy Die 11 Je 2011

WEC Dmi Fetiv 29 My 2011Ze 3 RC Dmi Fetiv 5 Je 2011Hve P Dbt Fetiv 29 My 2011IAEC mi New Ye Ceebti 17 Ai 2011Ze 1 RC mi New Ye Ceebti 16 Ai 2011

Reidet F Dy t Pi Ri P 26 Je 2011BBE Vtee Idti Pmme 3 (VIP 3) 9 &17 Jy 2011i t P Be, Myi m 1 t 3 Jy 2011Leie t Mi Be & Fye 1 My 2011

BBE Reyi Wee 11 Je 2011

Ze 3 RC Cmmity Emeey PeedePmme (CEPP) 22 My 2011C2E Cmmity Emeey Peede Pmme(CEPP) 3 Jy 2011

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BBE Ze 3 RCBBE Ze 2 RCBBE Ze 2 RCBBE Si View RCBBE Si View RCBBE Si View RC

BBE Nte View RCBBE CC SCEC,WEC & Ze 3 RCBBE FLC, CLC &BBE GROBBE CC SCEC &Ze 3 RCBBE WEC & CCMC

BBE WECBBE Ze 3 RCHve P NCBBE IAEC & Ze 2 RCBBE Ze 1 RC

BBE IAEC & Ze 2 RCBBE CLC

BBE CSCBBE Ze 3 RC

BBE GRO, NEA, Pbiwte Cmie dCmmity PteBBE Ze 3 RC & SCDF

BBE C2E & SCDF

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BBE CC SCEC,WEC & Ze 3 RC-BBE Ze 3 RCOie

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BBE BUZZ 16

If you have an interest in volunteering and organising activities for your neighbours, WAIT NO MORE!

Come join the Volunteer Induction Programme at Bukit Batok East Community Club!

Personal Particulars

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NRIC _

Contact Information

Home No. _

Mobile No. _

Email _Office No. _

Address _

Postal Code_

Simply complete the form and

return it to us at:

Bukit Batok East Community Club

23 Bukit Batok East Avenue 4

Singapore 659841

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For more information, please visit our Blog!

www.bukitbatokeast.blogspot.comFor enquiries, please contact:

Tel: 65619044 Fax: 65613609

We hope you have enjoyed reading this issue of BBE Newsletter, a quarterly newsletter

published by Bukit Batok East Constituency Office. Come and test your knowledge with

this simple quiz and stand a chance to win a prize!

Q1: How many parents have benefitted from the Community Leadership Programme (CLP)

workshops from the year 2010 till mid 2011?

a) 217

b) 317

c) 417

Q2: The Giant Flag which was displayed during the BBE National Day Observance

Ceremony contained how many well wishes by BBE residents?

a) 4200

b) 3500c) 2800

Q3: What were the programme highlights of the IAEC Tamil New Year?

a) Childrens Art Colouring Competition

b) Rangoli Competition

c) Henna Art Demonstration

d) All of the above

Answer:______________

Answer:______________

Answer:______________

Name _

NRIC _

Tel

:___________________________________________________:___________________________________________________:___________________________________________________

Pls send your

completed entries by

30th November 2011 to :

BBE Newsletter ContestBukit Batok East

Constituency Office

23 Bukit Batok East

Avenue 4

This contest is open to all residents of Bukit Batok East Constituency. The judges decision is

final and no correspondence/enquiries will be entertained. Winners will be notified by post.

Editorial Committee

Adviser :

Mdm Halimah Yacob,Adviser to Jurong GRC GROs,

Minister of State, MCYS

MP for Jurong GRC

Chairman:Mr Lee Chuen Fei, PBM

Editorial Team:Ms Sng Khai Imm,

Mr Sim Kwang Hwee,

Mr Jong Sing Peng

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