Trees of the World - Light Up . 3 December 2011 - 1 January 2012

Trees of the World Light-Up 2011 is an event organized by the Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board, as part of the year end festivities and in celebration of the International Year of the Forest.


300 trees are adopted by embassies, schools, societies and other organisations and these trees are lined up from Tanglin core to Bukit Timah core inside the Botanic Gardens. They will be decorated and lighted up, creating a magical wonderland.


Limau Estate Neighbourhood Committee, represented by the Limau Estate Gardening Club, is participating in this event; decorating and lighting up a tree. The theme of our display is the ALL CARE framework - which means incorporating all channels, all ages, all races and all estates in our constituency.


The event was launched on the 3 Dec with " Trees of the World, A musical celebration" .
at Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage, Palm Valley on 3 and 4 Dec 2011 and will be held till 1 Jan 2012

Go to the Botanical Gardens and look out for our tree!

Tree Planting Day

Bat Plant

Ever seen a Bat Plant?

Well it is in full bloom in a pot belonging to one of the member of Limau gardening club.

Very timely if you are one of those who observe Halloween.

Tacca chantieri “Black Beauty – Bat plant”

These fantastic tropical plants are not orchids The plants like heat and humidity (like Vanda and Phalaenopsis) and stand approximately 28 inches high!The flowers are deepest purple and are almost black and 8 inches across with 10 inch whiskers dangling down - super warm conservatory plants

Visit to Sr Mariamman Tample and Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

SIGLAP MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL CELEBRATION 2011

Dear residents of Limau Estate,

Our annual Siglap Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration this year will be held on:
Date: 17 September 2011 (Saturday)
Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Venue: Siglap CC Basketball Court
Price: Tickets sold at $3 each

All Siglap residents are invited to join in the fun! There will be game stalls, chinese calligraphy, tea appreciation, and lots of Siglap residents mingling and having fun together. There will also be a lantern walk so don't forget to bring your lanterns too!

See you there!

Warmest regards,
LENC

Mobile Traditional Chinese Medicine at Siglap CC

Dear Limau Estate residents,

There will be a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Mobile service starting from 17 September 2011, Saturday from 7pm to 9pm. Subsequent sessions will be held on every third Saturday of the month at Siglap CC’s Car park (300 Bedok South Ave 3).
Each session is limited to the first 20pax.

This is free for residents who are 60 years old and above, and/or are physically disabled, and/or are on public assistance. Nominal charges are levied for others (please refer to poster below for further information).

Registrations for the sessions can only be done on the actual day of the service and not in advance. For more information, please refer to the attached poster.

Understanding the 7 Month Hungry Ghost Festival [Sat, 27 Aug 2011, 2 - 4 pm]

Siglap IRCC will be organising a visit to the San Qing Gong temple on 27 Aug 2011 (Saturday) from 2pm – 4pm. All Siglap residents are invited to join. The event is Free-of-Charge.

Details of the planned visit is as follows:
Date: Saturday, 27 Aug
Time: 1.45 pm
Pick-up Point: Siglap CC (300 Bedok South Ave 3)
Free transportation and light refreshments will be provided.

Programme
The programme is as follows:
2:00pm – Arrival of Participants
2:05pm – Talk on Hungry Ghost Festival - Origins and Rituals
2:45pm – Q&A
3:00pm – Tour of temple
3.30pm- Light refreshments
4pm – End

If you're like to attend, please rsvp to Siglap CO at 64498040, or send an email to limaestatenc@gmail.com. Thank you!

Warmest regards,
Limau Estate Neighbourhood Committee