Macau Trip June 7 - 10 Part II

Tuesday, June 8th 2010



This was the day scheduled for us to attend the G2E asia (Global Gaming Expo Asia) Gaming Management Certificate Programme. We arrived early to register for our badges and had the chance to take another look-see of the beautiful Venetian before settling down for the full-day seminar ......

In the afternoon, I had to take time off to visit the Macau University to meet with the Director of the Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming, Dr Davis Fong and his staff. Had a good meeting on possible collaboration between the ISCG and our AGMI.....

Back at the Venetian I went to join Alan and the rest to meet with Cecilia Leong who brought us to a nice out-of-the-way beach-side Portuguese restaurant at No. 9 Praia de Hac Sa called 'Fernando's' - supposedly one of the best Portuguese restaurants in Macau. And by the look of the 'full house' crowd there, it certainly looks like it......

we had a whooping meal of clams, pork ribs, sardines, suckling pig, prawns,etc....really a great meal.....

Wednesday June 9th 2010

It was 'Opening Day' for the G2E Asia and we joined the roomful of dignitaries in a glittering Opening Ceremony with lion dance, speeches, Award Presentation, etc......

Next, we took a tour of the Exposition Hall where we saw the hundreds of exhibitors showing off all kinds of stuff catering to the Gaming industries - it must be the biggest variety of slot machines I've ever seen......

We then attended the Roundtable Luncheon and managed to do a bit more networking. It was great to be able to meet so many industry people, in particular the people from PAGGOR, Phillippines and from Naga World Casino, Cambodia.......

All in all, it was a good trip - we made some very good contacts, initiated many discussions about future collaborations and learned about the latest developments in the Gaming world..........

danzbuddies at Moulmein Family Day Event - May 30th

Sunday, 30th May 2010







Some of our danzbuddies joined in a day of education, dancing, singing and great dining at a Moulmein Family Day event on May 30th. A total of 210 participants attended the event, including Guests of Honour, Acting Minister and Member of Parliment Mr. Lui Tuck Yew and his family.


The Family Day event was jointly organised by Moulmein Family Life Champion Committee headed by Ms Doris Tan, Ah Hood Gardens RC, Balestier NC and Goldhill NC.


We had a great time together - first visiting the Asian Civilisation Museum to see the 'Treasury of The World' exhibition.

There was a Quiz Contest on various landmarks along the historic 'Civic District Trial'.

After the Museum Visit, we adjourned to O'Leary's Sports Bar and Grill at the Singapore Flyer building where the danzbuddies wasted no time in getting onto the dance floor to boogie away....

Dinner time saw the Ukulele buddies in action as they went on stage to entertain the crowd with a number of 'sing-along' numbers......(see next blog for more on the ukulele buddies....)

All those who took part in the 'Civic District Trial' Quiz were happy to get their prizes....

Many participants came in big family groups...... we saw a lot of children and grandparents and the '3-generational' families were given prizes........

It was great to see everyone enjoying themselves and to hear them say good things about the ambience in the restaurant......

The participants also had a great time visiting the Helix Bridge and the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort. The highlight for some of them was the visit to the 3rd Level of the Intergrated Resort where they were able to have a bird's eye view of the whole Casino....

Once again, a big 'Thank You' to all danzbuddies and families who came to support the Moulmein Family Day event.

Watch out for our announcement on the next event to be held at the O'Leary's Sports Bar & Grill -

the danzbuddies 11th Anniversary Celebration Party will be held at O'Leary's on 31st July in conjunction with the Goldhill NC's National Day Celebration Get-together Party.

Come and join us for a night of dining, dancing, watching the National Day Parade Rehearsal flypast and firework display and more....

Ukulele Buddies at Moulmein Family Day Event - 30 May

Our Goldhill NC Ukulele & Sing-along Club received a warm reception from participants at the Moulmein Family Day Event at O'Leary's. Guest-of-Honour - RADM (NS) Lui Tuck Yew came over to take a group photo with the Ukulele buddies......

The Ukulele and Sing-along group kept the crowd of 220 participants entertained a repertoire of popular songs during dinner time.

The ukulele buddies only came together in November 2009 and in these few short months, their membership has grown and their repertoire of songs is also growing to include nearly a hundred songs.

We welcome anyone who is keen in taking up this fascinating hobby - most of us started with zero knowledge of how to play the ukulele and have been able to play the instrument after a few lessons. So, come join us - even if you know nuts about playing any musical instrument......

danzbuddies Wednesday class - new dances

hi danzbuddies,

Please be reminded about our Pot-Luck Party this Wednesday - come and join in the big makan! Many danzbuddies will be showing off their expertise in the dishes they will present for
the feast. It'll be 'free and easy' dance night with revision of all recent dances.

A couple of new dances and another 'blast from the past' dance will be shared during our Friday jam session:

- 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do' by Maria Tao. 32-count, 4-wall, Beginner Level. Easy tags at the end of wall 3 and wall 5. Danced to the very nice Carpenters' number of the same name. Steps are easy and well choreographed.

- 'Something Special' by Scott Schrank & Tim German. 32-count, 4-wall, intermediate level. no tag, no restart. Danced to the catchy Shania Twain song 'That Don't Impress Me Much'. Steps are interesting (you'll love the heel&heel claps ) with a couple of rather tough turns.

- 'Dancin' Party' by Geri Morrison. An old dance still popularly played at parties. great lively song by Diamond Jack. 64-count, 2-wall, intermediate level. no tag, no restart. A classic dance, always enjoyable.....