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20 December, 2005 - Helena was doing her usual Red Clogs Down the Five-Foot-Way ™ Walk when her group passed by our office below. It must be something in their morning tea as Savi and Marianne stuck their heads out of the second floor window and waved like lunatics or royalty to them. We believed they were photographed! So if you took a picture of them, please do send us a copy by e-mail!
23 November, 2005 - From beer bellies to buff bodies, we decided to go on a health kick! This month saw us attempting (the word here is attempt ) to play sports. Although Marianne insists she gets enough exercise at work already from jumping to conclusions and beating around the bush. Our exercise regime consists of badminton together once a week and we have tried to keep to that schedule. It's loads of fun, although everyone avoids playing with Mr Jeya because he makes us run all over the court trying to keep up with him.
28 October, 2005 - Recuperating from the exciting events of September, October was a little more restful. But then again, nothing is ever quiet in the office (and we wouldn't want it any other way). Journeys is expanding (and judging from our expanding waistlines from all that beer the staff count isn't the only thing increasing around here)! We are happy to welcome Charmaine Goh to Journeys who will be handling operations and marketing. We've seen her drink beer and happily welcome her to our family.
21 September, 2005 - September was a very special month for us. The 60th commemoration of World War 2 took place and Journeys was very excited to see lots of people coming for our Changi Museum War Trails™. As part of the offerings for this commemoration month, two events were of extra significance to us. On September 10, Changi Museum held a memorial service and a launch of new exhibits. Colleagues from our associate companies Singapore History Consultants and Changi Museum survived on months of sleepless nights, working non-stop to prepare for it. The other event that saw us working round the clock preparing was the highlight of the month. At the crack of dawn on September 12, veterans and non-veterans from all over the globe made an effort to attend Kranji War Memorial Dedication Service. This year's Dedication Service was a very emotionally rewarding time for us as we met many of the war veterans and/or their families who came to commemorate this special event this year.
03 May, 2005 - You may have noticed two new faces when you come for The Original Singapore Walks®. Or you may have come across two additional names in our latest brochure. Can you believe it? They were lucky (or should I say crazy) enough to join our Walking crew! We are very happy to extend a warm welcome to both Devika Misra and Choong Soo Ming as our Journeys guides. Devika whom we have dubbed the “Tai Tai” (come for her tours and ask her what that means) and Soo Ming with her crazy sense of humour (and you thought Loone and Simon were bad!) definitely add more spice and flavour to our bubbling brew of delicious The Original Singapore Walks® (nothing like blatant self praise for our Walks heh heh)! We just love entertaining our guests with new stories and anecdotes; hence we're in the process of coming up with new tours. So watch this space (best to keep a look out for our latest brochures) to discover more!
25 April, 2005 - Most of us woke up at four in the morning to head for Kranji War Memorial. No no we weren't health fanatics going for a brisk morning jog nor were we part of some crazy cult ritual. It was ANZAC (Australia and New Zealand Army Corp) Day and a ceremony was held there. Many important dignitaries, war veterans and the general public attended it. The ceremony was simple and meaningful. Somehow the sunrise creating a rosy hue everywhere just made waking up, at a time when even nocturnal creatures are sleeping, worth it. There was a wreath laying ceremony and Mr Jeyathurai represented The Changi Museum. As rows and rows of wreaths were placed, it created a very touching image in our minds. We hope that future generations will continue this time-honoured tradition of remembering the war brave. Of course the gunfire breakfast was a pleasurable incentive to be there too. Gunfire breakfast traditionally meant having rum in your coffee. Ms Jeya knew just the right amount to splash in the coffee for a good kickstart to a Monday morning. After the ceremony, The Changi Museum (affiliated to Journeys Pte Ltd) offered half hour tours at the Kranji War Memorial to the public. We don't know if it was the gunfire breakfast, but many were rushing to sign up for the tours after they had their breakfast. :) We recognised many of the guests who previously turned up for The Original Singapore Walks so it was like meeting old friends.
01 March, 2005 - ITGD 2005 was very successful and everyone enjoyed themselves on our Walk. The Kampong Glam Walk went down well with everyone (it helped that the tours were all free of charge too!)
Hmmm…remember we told you that Sultans of Spice™ was nominated for a Tourism Award? How do we put this to you…We won! We won! We WON! And all because of you wonderful people who have been investing your money wisely by coming on our Walks! We are proud to announce Sultans of Spice™ won for best Sightseeing/Leisure/Educational Programme at the Tourism Awards Singapore 2004. It was held at the beautiful concert hall at the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. We were all dressed up and sat very prim and proper. The moment it came to announcing the nominees in our category, we whipped out our party favours all ready to make a raucous. And now the moment of truth “And the winner is Sul…” Honk! Honk! Whrrrr! we just went wild blowing on the paper horns and twirling the party favours. It was a terrific moment we only wished you could have been there with us. Here is a happy picture of us after the awards (note: the smiles are all GENUINE).
It was definitely a great way to start one's first day of work with us. And that's what Michelle did. Along with the award, we are pleased to welcome Michelle who is the new executive of operations and marketing for Journeys Pte Ltd. Judging from her enthusiastic cheering, we know she'll fit right in with our mad bunch. We'll have to see if she can match up to the beer tolerance levels though… Watch this space for more words of wisdom in the future! Please do drop us an email if you've been on our Walks, we'd love to hear your comments. If you enjoyed them and wish to drop us a note, we have a website where we showcase all our ravin reviews (we're shameless we know that :) but we think it's a great chance to share the encouragements from our friends and walkers who have been such wonderful supporters of our Walks.) Or should you have any suggestions or feedback, please email us at fun@singaporewalks.com too. We're always happy to hear from you.
07 February, 2005 - Waxed sausages! Red and gold decorative Chinese motifs! Loud disco versions of traditional Chinese New Year songs blasting day in and day out… yup! Chinese New Year is just round the corner. Chinatown gets more and more crowded every day. We're seriously considering doing a flying fox from the office to the MRT station just to get to and from work. If you're keen to learn our take on Chinese New Year click here .
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30 January, 2005 - Here's an office joke. Marianne calls Mr Jeya “Boss” (we're still not too sure if she's being extra polite or extra cheeky) but now he's generally referred to as “The Boss.” Let's hope he doesn't get any ideas to embark on a career doing impersonations of the original Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen. So far we haven't heard Boss sing, but with the incessant loud music from the karaoke joint near our office playing non-stop, he may just be practising in his office without our knowledge .
We'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for supporting our Walks. We noticed many familiar faces as you've been turning up for many of our different Walks. Our day was completely made when Helena informed us some of you are so addicted to our Walks you're planning to start a support group to handle the addiction. It's brilliant! The Original Singapore Walkers Anonymous! We love it! If you are the person who told Helena that, please contact us because we think it's a fantastic idea and would like to congratulate and chat with the brilliant person who came up with it!