April 4, 2012

TCRP2012 Training Sesh #5!25th March 2012, 830am, Singapore Botanical Gardens. Dragging my lazy self out of bed on an early Sunday morning was akin to asking me move the mountain with sheer qi – both impossible tasks. However, with unimaginable willpower and blast of upbeat music, I finally reached the lush green patch in front […]

March 13, 2012

It was an honour to sit among Singapore’s young leaders and activists at yesterday’s informal roundtable featuring guest speaker, UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) Administrator Helen Clark*. Hosted by SIIA (Singapore Institute of International Affairs) & SMU, the session focused on emerging trends in Singapore and around the world, on pressing challenges ranging from social […]

March 12, 2012

COUNTDOWN TO TCRP 2012: 42 days (6 weeks) After 3 days and 2 nights filled with Ah Fat Feasts, Durian Coffee, Chocolate “Goats” Milk Ice Candy & back-to-back meetings with TCRP 2012 partners – government officials, adventure organiczars, charity partners & hospitality agents – we’re back to the hustle & grind in Sunny Singapore. For […]

March 4, 2012

The Rotary Club of Queenstown brings you a celebration of jazz music through the ages, in support of HIAM Health. Join us for a nostalgic night tracing the evolution of jazz music through the decades, from the Big Band era to the Shanghai jazz scene. This event will bring together friends, family, and the entire […]

February 28, 2012

TCRP2012 Training Sesh #1! 26 Feb 2012, 9am, Singapore Botanic Gardens It was a rare sight when 13 and a half of us (yes, Shei Wah brought along little Irving to join us!) showed up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by the Symphony Lake at the Botanic Gardens and started to tango with some very tough rubber […]

As part of the Women@Google initiative, TCRP was invited to visit the Google Singapore office on Feb 7 to introduce The Chain Reaction Project and its project for 2012. Some 40-odd Googlers from across the organization made time to attend the presentation – among them more than a few men undeterred by the Women@Google branding […]

February 18, 2012

It was a gathering of like-minded folk, mostly women, but also men undeterred by an event organized by <strong><a href=”https://www.facebook.com/UNWomenSingapore”><span style=”color: blue;”>UN Women</span></a></strong> (formally UNIFEM Singapore). I reckon the neutral location at <strong><a href=”https://www.facebook.com/inthekennel?sk=info”><span style=”color: blue;”>Kennel</span></a></strong>, a collaborative workspace for creative entrepreneurs at Dempsey, also helped draw in the crowds that Wednesday evening, because quite […]