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March 2008
Protea Group Magazine
Dear Protea Group Members
I am honored to have the opportunity to write the President’s letter
for this edition, due to Joan D’Arcy’s departure to Bangkok.
Firstly a belated but happy and prosperous new year to you all! By
now the break that you might have had over the festive season is
probably forgotten. May your year be full of promise, hope and new
opportunity!
Hanlie Nel
The old year ended with change in South Africa when Jacob Zuma
was elected as the new President of the ANC and more change when
Magazine Committee: the NPA charged Zuma and Selebi. Eskom’s woes seem to have just
Lindi Boyd
lindi.boshoff@gmail.com begun and you probably know how everyone is now looking at gen-
Carine Rossouw erators, wireless access, gas and solar power.
carinerossouw@hotmail.com
Janette van Rooyen
janettevanrooyen@yahoo.com
Doris Way Here in Singapore the Chinese Lunar New Year has ushered in the
dway@starhub.net.sg
Sarie Simpson Year of the Rat. 2008 promises us change, the only constant. The first
sariesimpson@gmail.com F1 night race and the Beijing games will no doubt keep us up, not to
Sue Hales
halesks@gmail.com mention the Super 14 and Tri Nations games!
We have a year of successful functions behind us, including the
launch of our own website http://www.proteasingapore.com/ and our
new look electronic newsletter that can accommodate more colour
pictures. In 2008 we would like to give more attention to families and
organize more weekend and evening functions. We kicked off Febru-
Inside this issue:
ary with a Valentines brunch for the ladies, dinner at the “Tent”, our
Tribute to Joan 3 first Mom’s & Tots day at the Botanical gardens and the AGM at the
Hollandse Club.
Featured article—Happy 8
Easter
Recipe for hot cross 9 To Joan & Rowan D’Arcy we wish you all of the best in Bangkok. Your
buns
Gong Xi Fa Cai 22
place will not easily be filled, thank you for the hard work and the en-
thusiasm that you have brought to the Protea committee
Durban Clipper Yacht 23 -
2010 24
All the best for 2008
AGM Meeting minutes 26 -
27
Hanlie Nel
Acting President: Protea Group Committee
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Tribute to Joan D’Arcy - By Hanlie Nel
Joan and Rowan D’Arcy left Singapore for a position in Bangkok in Janu-
ary 2008.
Joan Couperthwaite was born in Springs in the latter half of the last cen-
tury. After finishing her schooling at St Agnes Convent in Welkom she
studied nursing and started working at the old Johannesburg General
Hospital - where she maintains that nursing was done as a calling and
not just as a job! Joan met Rowan when she was 15 and still at school.
In 2007 they celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary.
Before moving to Singapore, the D’Arcy’s also lived in Vereeniging,
Bloemfontein, Newcastle, Benoni, Durban and finally Johannesburg.
When they relocated to Asia they left behind their son Bradley, daughter
Candice and granddaughter Kaliya on who they dote. Both are keen
Sharks supporters.
Joan D’Arcy
Bradley, a director on the popular daily soap opera “Isidingo”, has re-
cently received his second consecutive Golden Horn Award (the South
African equivalent of an Oscar) for the best directing team of a daily soap
opera. Candice, now a well known actress who acted in “Faith like Pota-
toes”, is currently working on a movie on the life of Hansie Cronje.
What you might not know about Joan:
We know Joan as an excellent organizer and someone who loves people.
You might however not know that she was President of the Singapore
Flower Club for three years and was also responsible for the flowers at
many Protea functions or those delivered to the High Commission. She is
an enthusiastic photographer and a qualified game ranger, which par-
tially explains her passion for the bush. Recently she started her training
towards qualifying for a motorbike license so that she can buy a Harley
Davidson when they retire! In 2006 Joan shaved her head to raise funds
for the Children’s Cancer Foundation and was a popular guest speaker at
some of their road shows in 2007.
Thank you Joan & Rowan for your unselfish sacrifice of your time to make
King Protea (Protea cynaroides) the Protea Group a great place for South Africans to meet!
Contributions/Advertising
1. The deadline for the June 2008 Magazine is 15th May 2008.
2. Members are entitled to one quarter page advertisement, free of charge each year. Subsequent adver-
tisements are charged at $25 for a half page advertisement and $50 for a full A4 page advertisement.
3. Outside companies pay a fee of $50 for a half page advertisement and $100 for a full A4 page advertise-
ment.
4. All articles and advertisements to be emailed proteasg@gmail.com in TXT file or MS Word format and all
photos or graphics to be emailed in JPG or PDF or GIFF format. Please mail graphics and photos sepa-
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5. The views expressed in the articles are the responsibility of the respective authors and not necessarily
those of the Protea Group or its committee. The acceptance of advertisements does not indicate editorial
endorsement.
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Protea Group - Sub Groups
Moms & Tots
Come and join other moms and their children for a cup of
tea every third Wednesday of the month at Jacob Ballas
Children Botanical Garden from 09h30 in the morning.
Everyone with children 0 - 5 are most welcome. Take the
opportunity to meet other moms and their children.
Carine Rossouw
carinerossouw@hotmail.com
(M) +65 81123563
Doris Way
DWay@Starhub.net.sg Pam Lundwall
(M) +65 90672480 Proteasg@Hotmail.com
+65 64681544
Social Events
Book Club
The Social Events group is a newly formed sub-
group. The Singapore Explorers group will now
form part of this group and all events will be ar-
ranged by this group. We plan to have more func- Book Chat is held every 1st Wednesday of the
tions this coming year, so make sure to look out month. It is a very casual group and members
for upcoming events on our monthly newsletter. can read as many or as few books as they like.
If anyone has any suggestions for events, please There is no fixed book that has to be read by
send us an email. We would love to hear what the everyone each month.
group members are interested in.
Bible study
Both the Afrikaans and English bible study groups are in re-
cess.
For more information, please contact:
Helene van den Berg - Lientjies@gmail.com
Helene Deborah Deborah Nelson - ddckw6@gmail.com
van den Berg Nelson
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Member News
We have to say goodbye to the following members:
• FX and Suekie Laubscher - SA
• Oswald and Carin Duvel - China
• Riek and Natalie Jonker - USA
• Ruben Aldum - Switzerland
Sue Hales
Membership
halesks@gmail.com
(M) +65 91462838
We would like to welcome the following new members:
• Jenny Cannon
Jenny is a Teacher at Dover Court Preparatory High School
• Dion Groeneweg and Alex Roza and Carla and Justin
Dion and Alex are both Consultants with The Cape Group
• Nick and Katina Halkas and Andrew and Christopher
Nick is a Banker with Fortis Investment Bank
• Chris Leach and Jum Klongdee
Chris is Self-Employed and his company is Brandex Pte Ltd
Jeanette is one of our
newest members. She
• Shane and Jeanette Visser
joined the ladies for the
Shane is a Maintenance Process Specialist with BHP Billiton
Valentine’s brunch on 13
February at “Brunch” at
• Alex Walbridge
the Pan Pacific Hotel.
Alex is in Finance with Deutsche Bank
Jeanette and her
• Ferry Warnke and Megan Pitcher and Matthew
husband Shane,
Ferry is an Hotelier with Swissotel
relocated to Singapore in
December 2007.
• Dirk Wagner and Maudalene Meyburgh
Dirk is an Engineer with Berg Propulsion and Maudalene is a
Flight Attendant with Emirates Airlines
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Birthdays
March April
1 Matthew Mitakidis 1 Marcelle Fenianos
2 Connor Nelson Kathryn Nelson
3 Maureen Underwood 2 John Lomax
4 Darran Boyd 7 Ashley ponter
Nicolas Kilroe 10 Colin Saffy
Peter van Zyl 11 Stephanie Noel
7 Cheryl Bartsch Kelsey White
9 Zainal Baharudin 12 Christof Jaeger
10 Ryan Kin 13 Adriaan du Toit
11 Wilna Coetzee 15 Charl Mynhart
James Rivett-Carnac 16 Daniel Hellspong
12 Grant Cuthill 17 Gary Fourie May
Cameron Downing Derek Hjelm 10 James Chihambakwe
Raoul Fenianos 18 Jan Fenenga Jenny Jacobsz
Desmond Saayman Matthew Tow Pierre Joubert
14 Amelia Bloomer 19 Christopher Halkas Raoul Noel
Cairen Harry John Kilroe 12 Hans Hellspong
Duncan Saffy 20 Daisy Odendaal 13 Angela Mitakidis
15 Hannah Cragg 21 Lindi Boyd Lene Rossouw
Gavin Skinstad Charles Lew 14 Benjamin
16 Brian van Ginkel Clayton Nelson 15 Bill Bryant
17 Lara Sage Albert van Rensberg 17 Jorgen Bartsch
19 Christine Scholtz 26 Dion Groeneweg Andrew Dry
22 Terrence Tow 27 Paul Harry 18 Phillip Lundwall
23 Nataliw Fourie 28 Antoinette Franke Ella Skinstad
25 Angie Kin 30 Vincent Benoit 21 Lori Figueiredo
26 Helen Bartsch Hayley de Villiers 24 Tristan Bloomer
Mieke Coetzee Myra Dry
Karina Keyser Mandy Noel
27 Helena van den Berg May
26 Angela Hjelm
Ferry Warnke 3 Bruce Downing
27 Michael Tow
28 Chris Leach 5 Nicola Skinstad
Sue Olivier 8 Howard Saffy
Andrew White 9 Ilse van Heerden
Tina Wright
Please note that our
email address has
changed to:
proteasg@gmail.com
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Congratulations and Celebrations:
After severe nail biting and stress about the continuous rain
in South Africa the weather in Pretoria cleared up for the first
time in two weeks on 12 October 2007 for the perfect day to
have our dream wedding ceremony in the beautiful lush
green gardens of Diep in die Berg, Pretoria. Our reception took
place in the banquet hall.
After the wedding we had an incredible honeymoon at The
Nedile Lodge in the Welgevonden Game Reserve located be-
tween Vaalwater and Thabazimbi - South Africa.
Lindi & Darran Boyd
Jill and Glenn got married in Cape “To begin at the beginning,
Town on 28 December 2007 at a res- we met at a party here in
taurant venue called “On The Rocks” Singapore in December
2004. We both had re-
gional jobs for interna-
tional companies, so in
years of dating, we proba-
bly only spent a few
months actually together in
the same city!! When my
(Jill's) assignment in Sin-
gapore finished at the end
of November 2006, I went Over 30 guests come from all
back to the US and we con- over the world to join them on
tinued our relationship their special day.
"ultra-long-distance".”
“But absence did make the
heart grow fonder and fi-
nally during a trip to Sin-
gapore in May 2007, we got
engaged in East Coast Park
looking out over the ships.”
Jill & Glenn Wright
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Featured Article: Happy Easter
THE PASSOVER -GOD’S SPRING FEAST
A STEP BACK IN HISTORY
by Helene van den Berg
During the Passover Feast, Jews and Christians all over the world, are united in sharing the Commun-
ion elements of bread and wine.
What is the origin of the first Passover and it’s significance for us today?.
Passover or Pesach is celebrated on the 14th of the Jewish month of Nisan(March/April). Jewish par-
ents will tell their children how God used the 10 plagues to break the stubborn grip of the Pharaoh.
How God took the life of every firstborn of Egypt(including the animals) and “passed over” the Israel-
ites doorways painted with the blood of the Passover/Paschal lamb.
In Egyptian society, the lamb or ram, represented a pagan god, Amon, who was the king of the gods
and the source of all life on heaven and earth. During the month of Nisan and with full moon, it’s pow-
ers was the strongest. To the Egyptians , the lamb was so sacred, that the people were forbidden to
touch it, let alone slaughter and eat it!. To the Egyptians, the killing of lambs, were a desecration of
their religion to the Jews ,a rescue of a nation!. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, not only over-
came Pharaoh, but desecrated the worship of Amon and gave the Egyptian people reason to believe in
the God of Israel!.
After 40 years, the Jewish people carried these memories into a homeland known as the nation of Is-
rael. Here the children of the Exodus began to celebrate the annual feast of Passover in remembrance
of what God has done for them in Egypt. After the destruction of Solomon’s temple in AD70, the lamb
has not been served in Jewish homes for over 2000 years!. Unleavened bread or “matzah” is the sub-
stitute.
On every Passover table, there is a cloth bag, called a “matzah tosh”, with 3 pieces of “matzah” bread,
each in it’s own pocket. During the Passover Seder, the middle matzah is removed, broken in half and
one portion is wrapped in linen cloth and called “afikomen”, meaning “the coming one”.
The “afikomen” is hidden and the children will search for it and hand it back to Papa”, who must ran-
som it back. Once it is paid, the “afikomen” is unwrapped and shared by all as the last food eaten.
Some Jews believe the three pieces of bread represent Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, while to believers in
Jesus, it represent the Trinity: God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The middle “matzah” represents
the Son, our Messiah, who’s body was broken, wrapped in linen, hidden, ransomed (the price paid)
and then brought back to life to ENJOY!. (Luke 22:19-20). When believers in Christ share in the bread
of Communion and Passover, we share in Christ, who became our “matzah”. He was broken on our be-
half, to become our bread - a symbol of all the provisions we need, to live!.
During a typical Passover Seder, four cups of wine are shared. The first cup, the “Sanctification Cup”,
which sets the feast apart from any commonplace meal. The second cup, the “Plagues Cup’, remem-
bering the calamities visited upon the Egyptians. The third cup, the “Redemption Cup”, or “Kiddush
Cup”, remembering the Hebrews release from captivity. The fourth cup, is the “Praise Cup”, during
which the family recites Psalms 113-118. “The Kiddush Cup” (served after eating the “afikomen”),
symbolizes the cup that Jesus lifted, blessed and declared: “Drink from it, all of you. For this is my
blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins”.
With the Passover feast, we lift our “Kiddush Cup” in celebration of the past, present and future work
of a MESSIAH, who is the source of LIFE and HOPE and PEACE for all the nations of the world!.
HALLELUJAH !!!
Source: RBC Ministries
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Recipes
Hot Cross Buns - Makes 18
Remember how Woolworths, Checkers and Pick n Pay competed against each other each year for be-
ing announced to have the best hot cross buns on their shelves? Most of us won’t be able to pop into
one of those stores and grab a few sticky trays of buns this Easter. If we want hot cross buns, we will
have to make them ourselves. Enjoy.
Ingredients:
150gr Safari cake mix
10gr yeast (1 packet)
500gr cake flour
65ml sugar
5ml salt
3ml mixed spices
3ml nutmeg
5ml ground cinnamon
150ml lukewarm milk
65ml margarine - melted
125ml lukewarm water
1 beaten egg
1 extra beaten egg - for glazing buns
Crosses:
100gr cake flour
50ml oil
125ml milk
2ml salt
Glazing
50ml milk
50ml water
50ml sugar
Instructions:
1. Mix the cake mixture, yeast, sugar, salt and spices together.
2. Mix the lukewarm milk, melted margarine, lukewarm water and egg together.
3. Combine the two mixtures. Knead until mixture is soft and elastic.
4. Dough rise to double the original size. (about 20 minutes)
5. Knead dough and divide into 18 dough balls.
6. Place dough balls on greased baking tray and leave to rise to double again.
7. Prepare dough for crosses: Mix all ingredients together to form a dough which will keep its
shape when squirted from a cake decorator.
8. Paint the dough balls with beaten egg after they have risen to the required size.
9. Squirt a cross on each of the dough balls.
10. Bake in a preheated oven of 200 degrees Celsius for 15 - 20 minutes.
11. Prepare glazing: Boil milk, water and sugar together and paint it onto the buns while they are
still warm.
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International Sporting Events
Super 14 Rugby schedule for 2008
March 2008 SA Times
1 Highlanders Waratahs Dunedin 08:35
1 Brumbies Reds Canberra 10:40
1 Vodacom Cheetahs Blues Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein 17:00
1 Vodacom Bulls The Sharks Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 19:05
7 Highlanders Hurricanes Dunedin 08:35
7 Waratahs Brumbies Sydney 10:40
7 Vodacom Bulls Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 19:05
8 Chiefs Vodacom Cheetahs Hamilton 08:35
8 Reds Vodacom Stormers Brisbane 11:05
8 The Sharks Blues The Absa Stadium, Durban 19:10
9 Western Force Crusaders Perth 10:00
14 Chiefs Vodacom Stormers Hamilton 08:35
14 Brumbies Hurricanes Canberra 10:40
15 Blues Western Force North Harbour 06:30
15 Crusaders Vodacom Cheetahs Christchurch 08:35
15 Reds Vodacom Bulls Brisbane 11:05
15 Lions The Sharks Ellis Park, Johannesburg 17:00
21 Crusaders Waratahs Christchurch 08:35
21 Brumbies Vodacom Cheetahs Canberra 10:40
22 Highlanders Western Force Queenstown 03:30
22 Blues Vodacom Stormers Auckland 06:30
22 Chiefs Vodacom Bulls Rotorua 08:35
22 Lions Reds Ellis Park, Johannesburg 17:00
28 Hurricanes Crusaders Wellington 08:35
28 Waratahs Vodacom Cheetahs Sydney 10:40
28 Western Force Vodacom Stormers Perth 13:00
29 Chiefs Highlanders Hamilton 06:30
29 Blues Vodacom Bulls Auckland 08:35
29 The Sharks Reds The Absa Stadium, Durban 17:00
April 2008 SA Times
4 Highlanders Lions Dunedin 8:35
4 Brumbies Chiefs Canberra 11:40
4 Western Force Vodacom Bulls Perth 13:45
5 Hurricanes The Sharks Wellington 8:35
5 Waratahs Blues Sydney 11:40
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April 2008 SA Times
5 Vodacom Cheetahs Reds Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein 17:00
11 Highlanders The Sharks Dunedin 9:35
12 Crusaders Lions Christchurch 7:30
12 Blues Brumbies Auckland 9:35
12 Western Force Waratahs Perth 13:05
12 Vodacom Stormers Vodacom Cheetahs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 15:00
12 Vodacom Bulls Hurricanes Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 17:05
18 Chiefs Crusaders Hamilton 9:35
18 Reds Western Force Brisbane 11:40
19 Waratahs Lions Sydney 9:30
19 Brumbies The Sharks Canberra 11:40
19 Vodacom Bulls Highlanders Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 15:00
19 Vodacom Stormers Hurricanes Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 17:05
25 Crusaders Blues Christchurch 9:35
25 Brumbies Lions Canberra 11:40
26 Chiefs Reds Hamilton 9:35
26 Waratahs The Sharks Sydney 11:40
26 Vodacom Cheetahs Hurricanes Absa Park, Kimberley 15:00
26 Vodacom Stormers Highlanders Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 17:05
May 2008 SA Times
2 Crusaders The Sharks Christchurch 9:35
2 Western Force Chiefs Perth 13:05
2 Vodacom Cheetahs Highlanders Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein 19:10
3 Hurricanes Lions Wellington 9:35
3 Reds Blues Brisbane 11:40
3 Vodacom Bulls Waratahs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 15:00
3 Vodacom Stormers Brumbies Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 17:05
9 Hurricanes Western Force Wellington 9:35
9 Vodacom Bulls Brumbies Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 19:10
10 Highlanders Blues Dunedin 9:35
10 Reds Crusaders Brisbane 11:40
10 The Sharks Vodacom Cheetahs The Absa Stadium, Durban 15:00
10 Lions Chiefs Ellis Park, Johannesburg 17:05
10 Vodacom Stormers Waratahs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 19:10
16 Blues Hurricanes Auckland 9:35
16 Western Force Brumbies Perth 13:05
17 Crusaders Highlanders Christchurch 9:35
17 Reds Waratahs Brisbane 11:40
17 Lions Vodacom Stormers Ellis Park, Johannesburg 15:00
17 Vodacom Cheetahs Vodacom Bulls Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein 17:05
17 The Sharks Chiefs The Absa Stadium, Durban 19:10
23 1st 4th
24 2nd 3rd
31 Final 1 Final 2
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Cricket Schedules March - May 2008
March 2008
Sat Mar 1 Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), 2nd Test - day 2
Sun Mar 2 Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), 2nd Test - day 3
TBC v TBC at Sydney, Commonwealth Bank Series, 1st Final
Mon Mar 3 Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), 2nd Test - day 4
Tue Mar 4 Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), 2nd Test - day 5
TBC v TBC at Brisbane, Commonwealth Bank Series, 2nd Final
Wed Mar 5 New Zealand v England at Hamilton, 1st Test - day 1
Thu Mar 6 New Zealand v England at Hamilton, 1st Test - day 2
Fri Mar 7 New Zealand v England at Hamilton, 1st Test - day 3
TBC v TBC at Adelaide, Commonwealth Bank Series, 3rd Final
Sat Mar 8 New Zealand v England at Hamilton, 1st Test - day 4
Sun Mar 9 New Zealand v England at Hamilton, 1st Test - day 5
Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), 1st ODI
We Mar 12 Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka (SBNS), 2nd ODI
Thu Mar 13 New Zealand v England at Wellington, 2nd Test - day 1
Fri Mar 14 New Zealand v England at Wellington, 2nd Test - day 2
Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka (SBNS), 3rd ODI
Sat Mar 15 New Zealand v England at Wellington, 2nd Test - day 3
Sun Mar 16 New Zealand v England at Wellington, 2nd Test - day 4
Mon Mar 17 New Zealand v England at Wellington, 2nd Test - day 5
Tue Mar 18 Bangladesh v Ireland at Dhaka (SBNS), 1st ODI
Thu Mar 20 Bangladesh v Ireland at Dhaka (SBNS), 2nd ODI
Sat Mar 22 New Zealand v England at Napier, 3rd Test - day 1
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Providence, 1st Test - day 1
Bangladesh v Ireland at Dhaka (SBNS), 3rd ODI
Sun Mar 23 New Zealand v England at Napier, 3rd Test - day 2
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Providence, 1st Test - day 2
Mon Mar 24 New Zealand v England at Napier, 3rd Test - day 3
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Providence, 1st Test - day 3
Tue Mar 25 New Zealand v England at Napier, 3rd Test - day 4
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Providence, 1st Test - day 4
Wed Mar 26 India v South Africa at Chennai, 1st Test - day 1
New Zealand v England at Napier, 3rd Test - day 5
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Providence, 1st Test - day 5
Thu Mar 27 India v South Africa at Chennai, 1st Test - day 2
Fri Mar 28 India v South Africa at Chennai, 1st Test - day 3
Sat Mar 29 India v South Africa at Chennai, 1st Test - day 4
Sun Mar 30 India v South Africa at Chennai, 1st Test - day 5
April 2008
Thu Apr 3 India v South Africa at Ahmedabad, 2nd Test - day 1
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, 2nd Test - day 1
Fri Apr 4 India v South Africa at Ahmedabad, 2nd Test - day 2
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, 2nd Test - day 2
Sat Apr 5 India v South Africa at Ahmedabad, 2nd Test - day 3
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, 2nd Test - day 3
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April 2008
Sun Apr 6 India v South Africa at Ahmedabad, 2nd Test - day 4
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, 2nd Test - day 4
Mon Apr 7 India v South Africa at Ahmedabad, 2nd Test - day 5
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, 2nd Test - day 5
Thu Apr 10 West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, 1st ODI
Fri Apr 11 India v South Africa at Kanpur, 3rd Test - day 1
Sat Apr 12 India v South Africa at Kanpur, 3rd Test - day 2
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, 2nd ODI
Sun Apr 13 India v South Africa at Kanpur, 3rd Test - day 3
Mon Apr 14 India v South Africa at Kanpur, 3rd Test - day 4
Tue Apr 15 India v South Africa at Kanpur, 3rd Test - day 5
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Gros Islet, 3rd ODI
May 2008
Thu May 15 England v New Zealand at Lord's, 1st Test - day 1
Fri May 16 England v New Zealand at Lord's, 1st Test - day 2
Sat May 17 England v New Zealand at Lord's, 1st Test - day 3
Sun May 18 England v New Zealand at Lord's, 1st Test - day 4
Mon May 19 England v New Zealand at Lord's, 1st Test - day 5
Thu May 22 West Indies v Australia at Kingston, 1st Test - day 1
Fri May 23 England v New Zealand at Manchester, 2nd Test - day 1
West Indies v Australia at Kingston, 1st Test - day 2
Sat May 24 England v New Zealand at Manchester, 2nd Test - day 2
West Indies v Australia at Kingston, 1st Test - day 3
Sun May 25 England v New Zealand at Manchester, 2nd Test - day 3
West Indies v Australia at Kingston, 1st Test - day 4
Mon May 26 England v New Zealand at Manchester, 2nd Test - day 4
West Indies v Australia at Kingston, 1st Test - day 5
Tue May 27 England v New Zealand at Manchester, 2nd Test - day 5
Fri May 30 West Indies v Australia at North Sound, 2nd Test - day 1
Sat May 31 West Indies v Australia at North Sound, 2nd Test - day 2
Tennis - March - May 2008
2008 ATP Tour
3-10 Mar Dubai Tennis Championships - Dubai UAE
10-24 Mar ATP Masters Series - Indian Wells USA
24 Mar - 7 Apr ATP Masters Series - Miami Florida USA
21-28 Apr ATP Masters Series - Monte Carlo Monaco
28 Apr - 5 May SEAT Open - Barcelona Spain
5-12 May ATP Masters Series - Rome Italy
12-19 May ATP Masters Series - Hamburg Germany
19-26 May World Team Champs - Dusseldorf Germany
Grand Slams
26 May - 9 Jun French Open - Roland Garros, Paris
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2008 WTA Tour
10-24 Mar Pacific Life Open - Indian Wells, California, USA
24 Mar - 7 Apr Sony Ericsson Open - Miami, Florida, USA
14-21 Apr Family Circle Cup - Charleston, USA
5-12 May Qatar Telecom German Open - Berlin, Germany
12-19 May Internazionali BNL Italia - Rome, Italy
F1 Schedules for 2008
2008 FIA Formula One World Championship
14 - 16 Mar 2008 FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne)
21 - 23 Mar 2008 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur)
04 - 06 Apr 2008 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Bahrain)
25 - 27 Apr FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFONICA 2008 (Catalunya)
09 - 11 May 2008 FORMULA 1 PETROL OFISI TURKISH GRAND PRIX (Istanbul)
22 - 25 May FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2008 (Monte Carlo)
06 - 08 Jun FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2008 (Montreal)
20 - 22 Jun FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE 2008 (Magny-Cours)
04 - 06 Jul 2008 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone)
18 - 20 Jul FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2008 (Hockenheim)
01 - 03 Aug FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2008 (Budapest)
22 - 24 Aug 2008 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Valencia)
05 - 07 Sep 2008 FORMULA 1 ING BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps)
12 - 14 Sep FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2008 (Monza)
26 - 28 Sep 2008 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore)
10 - 12 Oct 2008 FORMULA 1 FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Fuji Speedway)
17 - 19 Oct 2008 FORMULA 1 SINOPEC CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai)
31 Oct - 02 Nov FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2008 (Sao Paulo)
Calendar of Events Tickets for all the events listed below can be purchased online on the
Sistic website or ticket offices. For more details on the listed events and
other events in Singapore please visit their website and click on the
“Events Calendar”. http://www.sistic.com.sg
March - May 2008
Tanah Merah Country Club, Garden
28 Feb - 2 Mar HSBC Women's Champions Sports
Course
28 Feb - 2 Mar Live Stand-Up Comedy The 1Nitestand Bar & Comedy Club Theatre
1-9 Mar Singapore International Festival for Children For the kids Family Entertainment
5-8 Mar Black Comedy and Light Tragedies DBS Arts Centre, Home of SRT Theatre
Disney On Ice presents Mickey and Minnie's
7-16 Mar Singapore Indoor Stadium Family Entertainment
Amazing Journey
7-Mar-08 INCUBUS Live in Singapore Fort Canning Park Concert
28 Mar - 13 Apr We Will Rock You Esplanade Theatre Family Entertainment
25-Mar Maroon 5 Live Singapore Indoor Stadium Concert
4-5 Apr Genting International Jazz Festival 2008 Arena of Stars Concert
4-Apr In The Shadow of Beethoven (SSO) Esplanade Concert Hall Orchestra
27-Apr Formula Drift Singapore 2008 Changi Exhibition Centre Sports
9-May Sax and The City (SSO) Esplanade Concert Hall Orchestra
29-31 May Singapore Arts Festival 2008 - Kidsfest Drama Centre Theatre Family Entertainment
31 May - 1 Jun Singapore Arts Festival 2008 Esplanade Theatre Theatre
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Fun on the beach! For more information please visit their website:
http://www.sru.org.sg/
Website Links
http://sapromo.com/ SA Magazine/Newsletter for South Africans Abroad
http://www.vrinne.com/index.php5 A Social Network for South Africans
http://www.celestialgifts.co.za/ “Out of the box ” gift experiences for friends and family back home in SA
http://www.proteasingapore.com/Links.html Protea Group Website
http://www.apsacc.org/ Asia Pacific South Africa Chamber of Commerce
Please note that our email address has changed to:
proteasg@gmail.com
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Recent Protea Gatherings
Pub Evening
We kicked off the pub evening’s for 2008 at
Muddy Murphy’s on Friday, 1 February. The
evening really got going when the live band
BlueJade started playing. The pub evening is
held every first Friday of each month. The pub
evening on 7 March will be at Muddy Murphy’s
Pub, Orchard Hotel Shopping Arcade in Clay-
more road opposite Orchard Towers.
If you would like to see more photos of our
events, please visit the photo gallery on our
website:
http://www.proteasingapore.com
VALENTINE’S BRUNCH – PAN PACIFIC HOTEL
Valentine’s Brunch Instead of our usual coffee morning we decided to have
an early valentine’s brunch this month. We went to
“Brunch” the restaurant at the Pan Pacific on the 13
February.
Fifteen ladies attended this lovely morning, which had
an a la carte menu and very refreshing cocktails. The
menu catered for all tastes from breakfast through to
lunch and everyone had a meal and drink of their
choice.
It was a lovely outdoor venue with
beautiful table settings decorated with
gorgeous roses and chocolates. A
great time was had by all!
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Moms and Tots
Moms and Tots - 20 Feb. Christine Scholtz
"Sand, sun and fun!"
At the Jacob Ballas Children Botanical Garden some
moms and tots gathered for the 1st official Moms
and Tots get together.
It was a fun place for the kids, to play in the sand,
run around in their swimgear with sunblock and
then to dash off quickly to the water fountain to
cool down. The moms sat and chatted under the
trees with latte's and iced tea and Carine provided
suckers and cookies. The kids just loved it!
There were moms without tots and I can honestly
say everybody enjoyed it. Can anybody really say
they do not like or even smile when they watch
little kids having fun and shrieking with laughter.
Looking forward to the next get together! Every-
body will have lots fun!
"It's not how much we have but how much we en-
joy, that makes happiness." - Charles H Spurgeon
Dining Out - The Tent
Dinner at the Tent - by Janette van
Rooyen
A few Protea Group members joined us for dinner
at the Tent on 16 February. The Tent is a buffet
style Mongolian grill at Clarke Quay. A choice of
fresh fish, meat and raw vegetables are added to
either rice or noodles. It is then handed to the
chef to cook.
The fun part is the sauces. You can either prepare
a bowl of tried, tested and recommended by the
restaurant, or you can create your own sauce from
a choice of 50 bowls of dry and wet ingredients.
This is also handed to the chef.
You may have as many courses as you wish. And
because you add your own spices and you end up
with a little too much chili added to your food,
there is no one other than yourself to blame. The
good news is though, that you get a second
chance to improve your cooking skills. It was great
fun.
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Travel San Francisco by Hayley de Villiers
When asked about our recent trip to San Francisco,
2 words came to mind – “gorgeous” and “chilly”.
This “gorgeous” city is situated on a peninsula border-
ing the Pacific Ocean and is characterized by rolling
hills, an eclectic mix of Victorian and modern architec-
ture, an exquisite variety of restaurants and streets oc-
cupied by restored historic streetcars.
We purposefully chose to travel during the winter pe-
riod (December) to gain some relief from the perma-
nent summer in Singapore, and “The Fog City” provided
the perfect winter chill, coupled with a winter wonder-
land of festivity for the Christmas season!
Yosemite National Park
San Francisco forms part of the larger San Francisco
Bay Area (San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland) and
is the 4th most populated city in California, and 14th
most populated city in the USA.
In 1776, the Spanish settled and established a fort,
followed by a mission named after Francis of Assisi.
The city grew rapidly during the 1848 California Gold
View from Twin Peaks
Rush, and after being established as a centre of trade,
saw entrepreneurs such as Levi Strauss (jeans) and
Domingo Ghirardelli (chocolate) emerge. The city was
devastated by an earthquake and fire in 1906 and
subsequently rebuilt.
At the height of the Great Depression San Francisco
undertook two great civil engineering projects,
simultaneously constructing the San Francisco-
Oakland Bay Bridge (1936) and the Golden Gate
Bridge (1937). Also during this period the island of
Alcatraz, a former military stockade, began its service
as a federal maximum security prison, housing
notorious inmates such as Al Capone.
San Francisco is famous for its steep rolling hills
(there are more than 50 hills within the city) and
contrasting Victorian and modern architecture. The
city is home to the 49ers (NFL / Football) and Giants
(MLB /Baseball).
Lombard Street
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San Francisco continued:
Famous landmarks and must-see attractions that we can recommend:
The Golden Gate Bridge:
An internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco and the
USA. When completed in 1937 it was the longest suspension
bridge in the world, but has subsequently been surpassed by 7
other bridges. The bridge has been made famous due to its
numerous portrayals in movies, but the Bay Bridge is actually
the more utilized bridge.
Alcatraz Island:
Famously known as “The Rock”. The ferry from Pier 33 pro-
vides a great view of the San Francisco Bay area en route to
the island.
Union Square:
The principal hotel and shopping district – a must visit is the
Macy’s department store, with brand names galore and so
many floors you could take a few days to brows their entire
range! The Cheesecake Factory is our number one recom-
mended restaurant – even if we had to wait 2 hours each visit
for a table. But the wait is definitely worth it – the menu pro-
vides great choices for all appetites, and best of all about 100
unique cheesecake flavours!
Pier 39 and Fisherman’s Wharf:
Claimed to be the 3rd most popular tourist attraction in the
USA. This is a great area to enjoy a relaxed meal, view the
sea lions that occupy the area and take a stroll along the pier The Golden Gate Bridge
lined with yachts.
Cable cars and historic streetcar:
Apparently these cars are the only moving national
monument in the world. And they provide a great al-
ternative form of transport combined with experiencing
the historic charm of the city.
Lombard street:
Famously known as the world’s “crookedest” street.
The sharp bends were designed to slow down fast mov-
ing vehicles down the steep hill in order for the children
of residents in the area to play safer in the streets.
Alcatraz Island The “Painted Ladies”:
Also known as “Postcard Lane”, a row of well-restored
Victorian homes. You may remember the view from the
park where the family in the TV series Full House held
their picnic in the programme intro sequence.
Yosemite National Park:
A 4 hour drive outside SF but definitely worth the effort
to marvel at the beauty of this national park, reaching
across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada moun-
tain range. Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984,
Yosemite is internationally recognized for its spectacu-
lar granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, Giant Se-
quoia groves, and biological diversity.
Napa Valley and Sonoma:
Yosemite National Park Wine country.
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Travel Cambodia by Carine Rossouw
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Trip to Cambodia
We went to Siem Riep in Cambodia for 4
days. When we told our friends that we
were going to see the temples etc. , they
were a little bit concerned about our al-
most 3 year old daughter who went with
us, because it can be very hot and there is
no space or roads to push a pram. But as
we are from South Africa, she enjoyed our
visit so much, she climbed on all the
stones and bricks and was running around
and playing hide and seek!
The Temples were such an experience and
very interesting. “Angkor Wat”, one of the
new seven wonders of the world is really
an insight to the Hindu Religion. The
highlight for us was “Ta Prohm” where the
temple is overtaken by the roots of huge
banyan and kapok trees. It is also at this
temple were a part of “Tomb Rider 3” the
movie was shot.
We went out for our daily sightseeing
with our guide very early in the morn-
ings and came back for lunch at the ho-
tel. After a few hours of relaxation we
went out again to some of the silk
farms and also the floating village.
To get around is really fun, we made
use of the “Tuk-Tuk”, which is safe and
reliable. The local food called “Khmar”
was very tasty and also inexpensive!
There is a street called “Pub Street”
where you can taste all the local food
and experience some of the culture!
We stayed at the Hotel de la Pix which
was a very child friendly hotel with
great service . It was a great trip and
we enjoyed it very much. Definitely
something to do with your children.
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Travel South African Safari by Dave Way
A FIRST TIME SAFARI FOR OUR BOYS
We can thoroughly recommend a stay at
Madikwe Safari Lodge next time you travel
home. The drive from Joburg took approx 5 hrs
including stopping for lunch in Zeerust.
The main gate is situated just before hitting the
main border crossing to Gabarone and once we
were in the park we sighted game immediately.
The service and welcome at the Lodge was excel-
lent.
The lodges comprise of only four chalets which
are secluded from one another. The chalets
themselves are extremely spacious each having
spectacular views from the main bedroom and
bathroom. They have a Jacuzzi on the deck and
also have both internal and external showers for
those who enjoy getting close to nature!
The meals are flexible and sumptuous – with
breakfast lunch and dinner served in different
locations around the lodge dependent upon Our eldest son James celebrated his 14th
weather and your particular needs. birthday while there and they spoiled him
from breakfast through to dinner, with spe-
cial treats at every meal and beautiful sing-
ing and dancing at the evening meal and of
course a tasty birthday cake!
Two game drives are offered each day both
including “refreshments” (of your choice)
along the way. The variety of game is great
– in the three days we were there we sighted
zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, lion, rhino, im-
pala, water buck, kudu, elephant, wild dog
and jackal. Seeing our boys in awe of these
great animals and not having to look through
a fence at the Zoo, made us forget all the
planning and hard work that went into orga-
nizing this trip. It was just again a reminder
that we have these beautiful animals in the
wild back home and was wonderful to share
it with our children!
The rooms have open fires which the staff
will light for you during dinner so by the time
you return to your room the atmosphere is
just right. Although the price of this lodge is
not for the faint-hearted we concluded that
we got excellent value as it creates life-time
memories of one of those wonderful family
holidays.
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Gong Xi Fa Cai!
CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS by Doris Way
Chinese New Year is the most important festival in the
Chinese calendar. It is time for family get togethers
and thanksgiving, with celebrations continuing for 15
days.
This year the New Year fell on the 16th and 17th Febru-
ary. Included in this is the annual Chingay parade,
which is a colourful street parade that typically marks
the end of the 2-week celebrations.
Over the fortnight, families and friends visit
each other’s homes to exchange well wishes,
mandarin oranges and red packets. It is con-
sidered good luck to give and receive oranges
in pairs. The red packets are for the kids and it
is customary to give at $2 or an amount in
even numbers. The bulk of the visiting is done
in the first 2 -3 days. Traditional snacks en-
joyed during these visits invariably include
thinly sliced barbeque pork, groundnuts,
sweets, chocolate “coins” wrapped in gold foil
and a variety of traditional biscuits.
Favoured beverages are Chinese tea with red
dates, orange-flavoured drinks and cognac. On
the eve of the first day, families gather for the
reunion dinner, and on the 7th day, the
“birthday of man” is celebrated by the tossing
of yu-sheng, or raw fish salad.
A typical greeting to extend is “gong xi fa cai”, which liter-
ally means “wishing you much wealth and prosperity”.
Spending the Lunar New Year in Singapore is a great ex-
perience and one you will remember.
Happy Chinese New Year!
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Durban Clipper Yacht 2010 CLIPPER YACHT "D U R B A N 2010" SAILS INTO SINGAPORE
By: Gill Sparks
What a spectacular sight it was on the
morning of the 19th January when Alan (a
keen yachtsman), Donne and I accompa-
nied Her Excellency, High Commissioner,
Ms. Zanele Makina to Keppel Bay Marina to
welcome the ten Clipper yachts to Singa-
pore.
The yachts with their brightly coloured
hulls, foresails and crew made a grand en-
trance into the brand new marina having
just completed the fifth race leg of the Clip-
per 07/08 Round The World Yacht Race
from Fremantle, Australia.
"DURBAN" I might add, looked superb with
the South African national flag liveried
along her sides as well as along her mast
stays and sails - even the crew on board
stood proudly wearing their national flag
shirts and caps - a marvellous spectacle
indeed. Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, Sir
Robin Knox-Johnston, Diplomats and other
dignitaries were in attendance and each
crew member was greeted in turn and
adorned with an orchid lei as they mounted
the floating dais before a packed, flag wav-
ing gallery of spectators cheering them on.
On Saturday 26th January, the evening before the
yachts were due to leave Singapore's shores on their
next race leg to Qingdao in China, Ms. Makina kindly
invited "DURBAN'S" skipper, Ricky Chalmers and his
crew to a traditional braai (with BOEREWORS) at her
official residence.
The Committee spent an interesting and lively eve-
ning with them all; asking many questions about
their action filled voyages across the oceans and
learnt about the varying weather conditions and ex-
tremely compact living/sleeping quarters.
We were keen to know how the "Mother Watch"
managed to cook up a storm and feed and water
eighteen crew members in the tight and very com-
pact galley, how the crew members stayed awake
while carrying out their four hourly compulsory
watches, navigation hazards and trying to keep a co-
hesive climate on board at all times as this is a race
In this photo: Patrick Pitcher, for line honours.
Ms. Makina and Ricky Chalmers
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On Sunday 27th January, along with the gaily cos-
tumed Chinese lion dancers parading and strutting
along the pontoons, we bid bon voyage to Ricky and
his crew at Keppel Bay Marina and wished
"DURBAN" fair weather and a safe passage as she
set sail towards the Yellow Sea on route to China.
When I last checked the CLIPPER website -
"DURBAN" was in overall first position and hopefully
will keep Glasgow, Scotland, Hull & Humber, Ja-
maica, Liverpool, New York, Nova Scotia, Qingdao,
Uniquely Singapore and Western Australia out from
taking pole position when they eventually cross the
finish line at the entrance to the Mersey, in Liver-
pool, England on about 7th July, 2008.
SHIP AHOY ME MATIES !!!!!!!!
A note of thanks to those ladies, who supplied a
tasty dish / plate of eats for all to enjoy at Ms.
Makina's residence.
Important Dates to remember
Upcoming Public Holidays and special days in Singapore and South Africa:
March: April: May:
21 Human Rights Day - SA 27 Freedom Day - SA 1 Workers Day - SA
21 Good Friday - SA & Singapore 1 Labour Day - Singapore
24 Family Day - SA 11 Mothers Day - SA & Singapore
19 Vesak Day - Singapore
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Red Cross Gala Concert & Dinner
28 March 2008
South African Soprano, Carine Sieberhagen, will be singing at
this event.
Patron: Lady Hebdige.
Guest of Honour: President Nathan.
Carine has sung solo many times for the Singapore Lyric Opera,
and she has performed in operas and concerts in London, Vienna,
M.East and the USA. She has been an unofficial ambassador for
her country in the highest circles in Singapore, as she was invited
by the Ambassador of France to sing at Bastille Day and more re-
cently she was invited by the Ambassador of Spain to present a
Spanish Recital as an SSO Fundraiser. Carine has also appeared
on ChannelNewsAsia in an Opera Gala.
For further information and to obtain tickets, please contact:
Mrs. Davies
811 88982
Carine Sieberhagen
Corinne@thdavies.com.sg
Original artwork by SA artist Gary Frier
now available
Born 15 October 1972 and educated as a Graphic Designer, Gary has
been moved to create art of a more personal nature. Of his work he says,
”I find inspiration in many forms of media and subjects.
“Creating art for me is about constantly reflecting on my place in the
world, discovering how to distill and interpret the interaction with what
surrounds me and to document that personal relationship or experience.”
With very few opportunities to exhibit his work locally or nationally, Gary
makes a continued effort to encourage interest in art amongst his con-
temporaries by pricing his work “as low as possible” and by forming alli-
ances with NGO’s (Non government Organizations) and cultural institu-
tions such as the Alliance Franciase and the ITECED (Institute of Training
and Education for Capacity Building) library. His extensive body of work
encompasses figurative, abstract and expressionistic styles including sub-
jects such as social commentary, wildlife and portraiture.
He has exhibited at Greatmore Studios, Idasa (Institute For Democracy in
South Africa ) and Durbanville Cultural Society, Battswood Art Centre, Le
Bon Ton, Caledon Museum, Fordsburg Art Studios (Bag factory), Alliance
Francaise de Mitchell's Plain, Alliance Francaise du Cap in Cape Town and
the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) held in Oudtshoorn. His
most recent exhibit has been at the Institute of Training and Education for
Capacity Building in East London.
Gary's work forms part of the collections of BP regional office, People et
Culture organization of Brest France, the Fortis Circustheatre -
Scheveningen, the Embassy of the USA, Nairobi as well as the Depart-
ment of tourism and development of the Western Cape amongst others
such as private collections in South Africa, France, United Kingdom, Rus-
sia, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Australia and USA.
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AGM Meeting Minutes - 1 March 2008
Protea Group – Annual General Meeting
Held on 1st March 2008 at 11h30 a.m. at the Hollandse Club, 22 Camden Park, Singapore
Representatives from the following families attended Apologies from the following families not attending:
the AGM:
• Boyd • Barrable
• D'Arcy • Cannon
• De Villiers • Demetriou
• Hales • Hamelers
• Klein • Joubert
• Kruger • Lew
• Le Roux • Lundwall
• Louw • Mitakidis
• Porcelli • Mynhardt
• Rossouw • Price
• Saayman • Skinstad
• Scholtz • Spencer
• Simpson • Tow
• Sparks • Underwood
• Steynberg
• Van Rooyen
• Visser
• Wanvig
• Way
• White
Discussion points from the President’s Report – JOAN D’ARCY for the year 2007:
• Committee – Joan D’Arcy, Gill Sparks, Wendy Tow, Rene Mynhardt and Elsabe Kruger were elected as Commit-
tee Members for 2007. Hayley de Villiers, Hanlie Nel and Sarie Simpson were co-opted onto the Committee at a
later stage.
• Pub Night – The pub night had a venue change in 2007 from Ballymoon’s to Muddy Murphy’s Irish Pub.
• Functions – We had a fixed ladies tea/coffee morning at Ah Tengs bakery from March 2007 until December 2007.
The ladies tea morning was held every second Wednesday of the month. During the year there were a number of
other functions some of which were the Chinatown Heritage Centre, ten pin bowling, Chinese tea appreciation,
walk at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, visit to Little India, fish reflexology and a number of lunches at various
venues throughout Singapore. We had two very successful boerewors braais. The one in April was featured in the
Sunday Times and 110 members attended the braai at Labrador Park in October 2007. In April all the members
were invited to a Makiti to celebrate SA’s Freedom Day with South African delicacies at the Marina Mandarin. This
wonderful function was hosted by the South African High Commission.
• Visitors – We had a number of South African visitors in Singapore through the year 2007. Francois Pienaar and
his wife Nerine joined the Protea Group members at a pub night. Joan D’Arcy met former President F W de Klerk
who stopped in Singapore to promote his Global Leadership Foundation. Swimmer Roland Schoeman and Golfer
Ernie Els also made the day for members Carine Rossouw and Helene van den Berg. A week after The Springboks
claimed their victory as Rugby World Champions the Protea Group hosted a benefit dinner at the Hilton Hotel for
the SA Vipers and the Sharks from South Africa. The Impalas from Kenya were also invited to attend the dinner.
South Africa was represented at the Singapore Fashion Week by designers Nkhensani Nkosi of Stoned Cherrie as
well as Malcolm Kluk and Christiaan du Toit from Kluk CGDT and model Ashley Sparks. The Soweto Gospel Choir
made a welcome return visit to Singapore and some homegrown dancers, a male group called Odyssey, wowed
the ladies at Gotham Penthouse in Clarke Quay.
• New Members – 51 new families were enrolled during the course of 2007. At year end we had a total of 123
families as members. This was all kept in order by Wendy Tow.
• Donation – The monthly pub night wine raffle money, an amount of S$ 1331.00 was donated to the Singapore
SPCA and was handed over to Deidre Moss SPCA Executive Officer.
• Other Groups – There are a number of sub groups under the Protea Group banner which will be ongoing in 2008,
such as the English and Afrikaans Bible Study groups, the book chat group and some newly formed sub-groups
called Moms and Tots and Social Events.
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• Dinners – There were a two dinners held at Giraffe and Brewerkz with good attendance at both.
• Christmas Festive Celebrations – We had a separate Christmas party for the children which was a very success-
ful event held at the home of Gavin and Nicola Skinstad. We had our own Santa, aka Wienand Combrink enthrall
the children and a magician to keep them entertained. The adults enjoyed a lunch at North Border restaurant which
was organized and the room decorated by Hayley, Hanlie and Sarie.
• News Letter and Magazine – The monthly newsletter is still sent out as per usual. Danelle Roeland, our editor in
2007 left Singapore during the middle of the year and Hayley de Villiers took over the role as editor with helpers,
Hanlie Nel and Janette van Rooyen. It was decided to publish the quarterly magazine online.
• Finances - Because of the changes made to the constitution, re: the financial year end at the last AGM, the 07/08
financial year comprised sixteen months. The finances are all in order and have been duly audited and signed off by
our honorary auditors Pierre Mynhardt and Jan Bronkhorst. Copies of the financial report and financial statements
were made available for anyone who cared to examine them. The committee decided at the last meeting to in-
crease the annual subscription from $50 to $60 per family per annum as this had not been increased since incep-
tion of the Protea Group. Thanks to Gill Sparks and Jenny Jacobsz for keeping these in order.
Financial Report for 2007:
• Gill Sparks presented the Protea Group Financial Statements for the period of 16 months from 1st September 06
through to 31st December 2007 and had copies available at the AGM for member’s perusal. Also, the Honorary
Auditors - Jan Bronkhorst and Pierre Mynhardt were in agreement with the figures and the Financial Statements
were duly signed. Jan Bronkhorst in his capacity as Honorary Auditor drafted a short note detailing his acceptance
of the Financial Statements as he and Pierre Mynhardt would be both out of Singapore during the AGM. Gill Sparks
presented this original note at the AGM. This note is available for members on request to verify.
Newly elected committee for 2008:
• Carine Rossouw - proposer Liezel le Roux, seconder Hanlie Nel
• Christine Scholtz - proposer Liezel le Roux, seconder Hanlie Nel
• Doris Way - proposer Hanlie Nel, seconder Sarie Simpson
• Gill Sparks - proposer Margaret Smith, seconder - Jenny Jacobsz & proposer Sue Hales, seconder - Sarie Simpson
• Janette van Rooyen - proposer Hennie Saayman, seconder Hanlie Nel
• Lindi Boyd - proposer Sue hales , seconder - Hanlie Nel
• Sarie Simpson - proposer Hanlie Nel, seconder - Janette van Rooyen
• Sue Hales - proposer Lindi Boyd, seconder - Haley de Villiers
New Honorary Auditors for the fiscal/financial year 2008:
• Hendrik Scholtz - proposer Alan Sparks, seconder Claudio Porcelli
• J.D Rossouw - proposer Gordon Simpson, seconder Michael Klein
New Committee for 2008:
Janette Sue Doris Gill Sarie Lindi Carine Christine
van Rooyen Hales Way Sparks Simpson Boyd Rossouw Scholtz
Pub Night
From April 4th our pub nights will commence at a new venue:
Bobby's @ CHIJMES
30 Victoria Street
#B1-03, CHIJMES Fountain Court
Singapore, 187996
We are looking forward to seeing you all there.
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Letters to the Editor
Hi Everyone
We have decided to add this page so that our readers and group
members can let us, “the committee” know what their thoughts
and feelings are regarding the Protea Group Magazine and
Newsletter.
If you would like to share your thoughts and feelings, please send
us an email at proteasg@gmail.com, and we will publish some of
the comments and answers, “if applicable” in the next quarterly
Magazine. Please note that our email address has changed to a
Gmail account and we will no longer be making use of the Hotmail
account.
Lindi Boyd For this month, here are some of the compliments our previous
Lindi.Boshoff@Gmail.com editor - Hayley de Villiers received when she redesigned the maga-
zine.
(M) +65 93716471
Hi Hayley,
Thanks for a great magazine. Hayley, this is fantastic - well done to
I do realize the time and ef- you all.
fort put in. Well done to all
involved. Thanks and once again a great job.
Ta, Gill (for Joan)
Thanks
Sonia Nelson
Just wanted to say the Protea maga-
zine looks really really great!!
WHAT A GREAT MAGAZINE Nice to read - Thanks!!
WELL DONE Melissa
JOHN BELINDA LOMAX
Tribute to Hayley de Villiers - By Hanlie Nel
Our dearest Hayley and her husband Jaco are on their way
home after a 16 month contract with Sasol in Singapore.
Hayley has brightened up our lives, and has certainly put the
Protea Group on the map by designing us a web site. Con-
verting our quarterly magazine to digital format has enabled
us to expand our magazine and publish many more colour
photo’s.
Thank you for the hours of work that you have put in! We will
certainly miss you!
Hayley de Villiers
Hayley.devilliers@Gmail.com
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