BBE Newsletter April 12

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Dear Residents,

The budget this year is ocused on creating an inclusive society. It is ocussed on

measures to help the elderly, the disabled and low income Singaporeans. About

hal a billion dollars have been set aside to help our elderly age in the community

instead o in a nursing home. So Singaporeans who want to take care o their aged

parents who are also not so well will be given many more options through better

day care acilities, higher medical subsidies and caregiver support to name a ew.We are also looking at how to make it easier or people who are in need to get help

whether rom the CDCs, FSCs or other help agencies.

I have received many positive eedback rom residents on this years budget. Many welcomed the ocus on theelderly, the disabled and our low income. It is important that we ocus on developing an inclusive society which

basically means that everyone has a place in our society and can aspire to a better lie or their children.

However, creating an inclusive society is not the job o the government alone. We need everyone to do their part.

In Bukit Batok East or instance, I have volunteers who help in running tuition classes or children rom low incomeamilies, organize activities or our senior citizens, coordinate help or those using our mobile clinic and even

distribute ood packs to the elderly needy who are not mobile.

However, I need many more volunteers as the work is never done and many more could be done in Bukit Batok

East. During my house visits, I had invited many o you to join me as volunteers.

I hope that many more o you will do so and do your part to help create a stronger and more inclusive Bukit Batok East.

Those who are interested can get the volunteer orms rom our community club. Or you could also go to our

website at [email protected] to indicate your interest.

Halimah Yacob

Para penduduk yang dihormati,

Bajet tahun ini memberi tumpuan kepada mewujudkan sebuah masyarakat yang menyeluruh. Ia tertumpu kepada

langkah-langkah untuk membantu rakyat Singapura seperti warga emas, yang kurang upaya dan berpendapatanrendah. Sekitar setengah bilion dolar telah diperuntukkan untuk membantu warga emas menjalani hidup bersama

masyarakat dan bukan di rumah penjagaan. Lantas, rakyat Singapura yang mahu menjaga orang tua mereka

yang tidak sihat akan diberi lebih banyak pilihan, antara lain, melalui kemudahan penjagaan harian yang lebih

baik, subsidi perubatan yang lebih tinggi dan sokongan penjagaan. Kami juga meneroka cara bagaimana untuk

mempermudahkan mereka yang memerlukan untuk menerima bantuan sama ada dari CDC, FSCs atau agensi-agensi bantuan lain.

Saya telah menerima banyak maklum balas mengalakaan dan positi daripada para penduduk tentang bajet ta-

hun ini. Ramai mengalu-alukan tumpuan di berikan kepada warga emas,yang kurang upaya dan berpendapatan

rendah. Ia adalah penting bagi kita untuk memberi tumpuan kepada pembangunan sebuah masyarakat yang

menyeluruh ini bererti bahawa setiap orang mempunyai tempat dalam masyarakat kita dan boleh bercita-citamencapai kehidupan yang lebih baik untuk anak-anak mereka.

Walau bagaimanapun, mewujudkan sebuah masyarakat yang menyeluruh bukan sekadar tugas pemerintah.Kami memerlukan semua pihak untuk memainkan peranan bersama. Di Bukit Batok East sebagai contoh, saya

mempunyai sukarelawan yang membantu dalam menjalankan kelas tuisyen untuk kanak-kanak daripada kelu-

arga berpendapatan rendah, menganjurkan aktiviti untuk warga emas, menyelaras bantuan bagi mereka yangmenggunakan klinik bergerak dan juga mengagihkan bungkusan makanan kepada warga emas yang memerlu-

kan kerana sukar bergerak.

Walau bagaimanapun, saya memerlukan lebih ramai sukarelawan kerana kerja tidak akan selesai dan banyak

lagi yang boleh dilakukan di Bukit Batok East. Semasa saya membuat lawatan ke rumah penduduk, saya telah

menjemput ramai daripada anda menyertai saya sebagai sukarelawan.

Saya berharap agar lebih ramai akan berbuat demikian dan menyumbang tenaga untuk mewujudkan Bukit Batok

East yang lebih menyeluruh.

Sesiapa yang berminat boleh mendapatkan borang sukarelawan dari Kelab Masyarakat Bukit Batok East. Atauanda juga boleh ke laman web kami di [email protected] untuk mendatar.

HalimahYacob


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Bukit Batok East

3rd Brisk Walking

Anniversary 2011

Active Ageing Sports Day

& TCM Health Check

Table Tennis Singles Tournament 201140 individuals competed in the Bukit Batok East Table Tennis Singles

Tournament 2011. The participants displayed great fghting spirit and

sportsmanship.

More than 400 residents participated in the

celebrations.


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A drill was conducted to test up the Emergency Preparedness

(EP) plan or the Constituency. CERT members, volunteers and

residents were also trained by SCDF ofcers in various aspects

like general knowledge, frst aid, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation(CPR) and Fire Saety.

Some 40 Hoover Park residents went on a one day Chinese New Year shopping spree and returned home with many bags

o New Year goodies.

Hoover Park NC Chinese New Year Shopping Spree

183 students made good use o their knowledge ater

learning the Abacus course organise by BBE Community

Club and competed in the competition.

Abacus Competition 2011Emergency PreparednessDay 2011


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Residentsofallraceshadlotsoffun

enjoyingthe

culturalperformanceandentertainm

ent.Manybroke

intolaughterduringtheprogramme.

The event started with

a lantern procession

around Toh Guan Park

lead, ollowed by cultural

perormance such as

chinese culturaldance and gu zheng.

Lantern Night @ Toh Guan Park

MAECSalamMesraAidilftri

2011(HariRaya)

Toh Guan View RC Hari Raya Gathering


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Pongal is also known as the month o harvesting. This year, it was celebrated with the theme Care or the Elderly.

Zone 1 RC Block Party cum Deepavali Celebration 2011

Deepa Oli 2011

Participants were entertained by multi-racial dance

perormances by students rom the indian and malay danceclasses organised by the community club. They were

dazzled by the beautiul sarees during the Saree competiton.

IAEC & Zone 2 RC Pongalo Pongal @ BBE


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The MCST at Springdale Condo organised a Christmas celebration or 150 residents and their amilies.

More than 1500 Bukit Batok East residents, young amilies, new citizens, PRs and local youths o dierent cultures

enthusiastically supported the Countdown party.

There was stage drama perormance, live

band and stage games or all to enjoy.


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Zone 3 RC/CC SCEC Lunar New Year &Senior Citizens Birthday Celebration

Nature View RC Lunar New YearCelebration cum Appreciation Dinner

Spring View RC God-of-Fortune

BBE Lunar New Year Dinner

About 270 residents o all races turned up to support

the event which organisers hope to promote amily and

community bonding.

About 600 seniors and their amilies gathered or a night o

sumptuous dinner and entertainment on the 6th day o Lunar

New Year.

The God o Fortune came

to Spring View estate to

celebrate Chinese New

Year with more than 100

residents, bringing with him

well wishes o good luck

and health or all.


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Market & Coffeeshop Visits Block Party cum Chingay @Heartland Celebration

Scholarships/EMB & CCC BursaryPresentations

Madam Halimah, accompanied by god-o-ortune, gave out

mandarin oranges and red packets at the market and coee

shops, to wish residents a happy and prosperous new year. 6 Grassroots Advisers o Jurong GRC and Yuhua SMC

mingled with over 800 Bukit Batok East Residents at Blk

241, distributing mini a gao (which symbolizes Prosperity

or the country and or the people) to the Bukit Batok East

residents.

Mdm Halimah Yacob presented some 1,800 hongbaos to

elderly residents in Bukit Batok East & Toh Guan estates.

Hongbao Presentations


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Communit y Sing A Long Session

Childrens Show@ Toh Guan Park

More than 400 residents sang and danced on the frst day o 2012 at Bukit Batok East. They sang Mandarin oldies and Chinese New

Year songs. Many also danced to the beat o Cha-Cha and rumba.

IAEC/WEC/Zone 2 RCChildrens Day Party 2011


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Zone 3 RC Kampong NightFirst ever Kampong Night at BBE.

Launch Of Neighbourhood Committees Web Portalat Hoover Parks Year End Gathering

Senior Citizens BirthdayCelebration Dinner @ U Square


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Residents welcomed Santa and the cute angry birds which everyone loved.

First time the HDB initiated the HIP exhibition!

Nature View RC Block Party - Celebrating Families

Jurong East View RC Block Party & Home Improvement Programme (HIP)

Toh Guan View RC Familiarisation & Bonding Block Party for New Residents


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Singapores first healthier coffeeshop that serves healthier,

lower calories meals is found at Bukit Batok East Avenue 5.

HPB Healthy Lifestyle Corner

Carrot cake that is cookedwith the healthier cooking oil

is lower in saturated at. A diet

high in saturated at raises

the level o LDL-cholesterol

in our body, which increases

the risk o heart disease.

Major sources o saturated at

include animal ats (e.g. lard,

atty meat, skin o poultry);

high-at dairy products (eg.

Full cream milk, butter, ghee);

ood prepared with palm-

based vegetable oil; as well

as dishes containing milk or

coconut cream.

Health Promotion Board (HPB)s Chie Executive Ofcer, MrAng Hak Seng, explaining to Grassroots Adviser MadamHalimah Yacob, that HPB works with noodles suppliers to

develop wholegrain noodles that are higher in fbre.

Noodles were identifed as one o the main ways o

increasing whole-grain intake as almost nine in 10

Singapore residents consume noodles at least once a

week. A bowl o noodles prepared using whole-grain

noodles will provide about hal the daily amount o whole-

grains recommended or adults. Evidence suggests that

people who have a diet rich in whole-grains cut their risko becoming overweight by 50% compared to people who

rarely consume consume whole-grains.

Health Ambassadors at Food King Coee House at Block

233, Bukit Batok East Avenue 5 pointing out the healthier

dishes marked by the healthy choice symbol to the

patrons. These dishes are below 500 kcals.

Residents can now enjoy learning about health tips right at the heart o Bukit Batok East!

Together with the Health Promotion Board, the Bukit Batok East Grassroots Organisations

have set up a Healthy Liestyle Corner in the Community Club to encourage residents

to lead a healthy liestyle!

Come take your BMI at the BMI machines & Check your calories with the Calorie Buster!

You can also enjoy useul health tips and inormation rom the Healthy Liestyle Corner.


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BBE Family T- Shirt Design Contest

To celebrate the Grandparents Day, BBE Family Lie Champion (FLC)

& Community Lead Champion (CLC) team organised a T-shirt Design

Contest or 24 amilies where parents and children brainstormedto come up with designs that ulfll the theme o Active Ageing and

Grandparents Day!

Ending the event on a high note was the modeling segment, where

the eldest member o the amily put on the shirt that they designed

and model or their riends and neighbours to see!

BBE Family Hong Bao Lantern Making Contest

Families ormed teams o 2 generations and exercisedtheir creativity in making lanterns using red packets.


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Lunar New Year

Celebration with Adviser

Think more o our relatives during FestivalWelcome the Lunar New Year with Joy

New Year celebration since thousands o years ago

Look orward to Family Unity

Singapore Chinese are extremely Happy

All Races come together like amily

Whole Nation celebrate togetherWelcome the New Year with Phoenix and Dragon

Dance

The Care by the Adviser has touched my heart

Seeing us at the Brisk Walking

Giving us Red packets and Mandarin Oranges

Together we tossed Raw Fish or Prosperity

Singaporean will always be UnitedRegardless o their background

Everyone works hard to see the Nation progress

Face the challenges and move orward together

Written by: Mr Yang Chuang Jiang

Translated by: Anthony

Editorial Committee

Adviser :Mdm Halimah Yacob

Adviser to Jurong GRC GROs,Minister o State,

MCYS

MP or Jurong GRC

Chairman:Mr Lee Chuen Fei, PBM

Members:Ms Sng Khai Imm,

Mr Sim Kwang Hwee,

Mr Jong Sing Peng

Design and Printed:Hobee Print Pte Ltd

Tel: 6296 4289

www.hobee.com/print

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

newsletter published by Bukit Batok East Constituency Ofce. Come and test

your knowledge with this simple quiz and stand a chance to win a prize!

Q1: what are the healthier food choices that the eight F&B stalls at blk 233,

BBE Ave 5 coffee shop are committed to?

a) Brown rice

b) Wholegrain noodles

c) Healthier oil

d) All o the above

Answer:____________________________

Q2: What was the theme of this years Pongal celebrations?

a) Care or the Elderly

b) Care or the Young

c) Care or the Community

Answer:____________________________

Q3: Where can you have your BMI taken in BBE?

a) At any o BBEs community events

b) At the Healthy Liestyle Corner at BBE Community Club

c) At any o BBEs RC centres

Answer:____________________________

Name: ____________________________________________________

NRIC: ____________________________________________________

Tel: ____________________________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________

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QuizCongratulations

to the winners of our last issues contest

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Jarul Sum Ming Han SXXXX466I

Vijayarani SXXXX742A

Write to usDearBukit Batok East residents,

BBE produces a newsletter or its residents every quarter

to keep all o us updated on the events and happenings in

the constituency. Other than the usual photos o events, the

editorial team is keen to get our residents more involved in

this newsletter and is looking to include pictures, stories and

articles by the residents. This could include any contributions

by residents such as any health and ftness articles, or

personal sharing.

We hope you can help us by contributing such articles or

the newsletter.

Thank you!

Editorial Team

(Letters that are successfully published in our Newsletter will beawarded a S$20 voucher from the Editorial team.)

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Pls send your completed entriesby 31st May 2012 to:

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