It's hard to believe, but it is time to say goodbye to Paul Baylis.  Paul has been on the team for 5+ years and is an actual Canadian!  After his final practice on Saturday 26 September, Paul and anyone cool will be walking down to Brewerkz at the Indoor Stadium for drinks & BS.  Paul says he will be buying the first few rounds.  Attendance is mandatory. Sobriety is optional.

"The German Dragons Singapore in commemoration of the German Unity Day (3 October) proudly presents the 1st German Maneuver Cup 2009. For the frst time in the Expats Dragon Boat Community in Singapore, a dragon boat contest that tests not only the strength of the paddlers but also the steersman's ability to guide his/her team and maneuver the boat to success."

Hello paddlers,

Channel New Asia film crew will be out at this Sunday's practice, 4 September. They are doing a documentary on Erica and Steve's lives as expats living abroad. Since Dragon Boating is a big part of Erica's life, it comes as no surprise that they want to film what happens during practice.

Objectives

    * Get a good turnout
    * Show up in team jerseys
    * Use the video footage for stroke analysis (in HD)
    * Support Erica
    * Have a great practice

The annual Sava sprints dragon boat racing over 200m. This year there is an expat event, so sign up and get in a boat.

Sign up has to be before 21st of Spetember. Details can be found at http://www.sava.com.sg/events.html

Here's a photo of Clement's full page feature in the Straits Times on Wednesday, 27 August.  I just wish he could have done more to advertise the team.  The EXCO asked him to get a forehead tattoo, but he flatly refused.  Thanks Clement!

Come out with the Canadian Dragons in celebrating their 20th anniversary at the Tiger Brewery and experience the sights, sounds and smell of beer in the making at the brew house and packaging hall. The evening will start off with a tour of the brewery. During the brewery tour, we will learn the history of Asia Pacific Breweries Limited (APB) from 1931 to its present day operations and the various beer brands brewed locally.

As promised at today's practice, here are the details about the quiz night the week after next.  We need to enter in teams of six so maybe the best way to do this is for everyone who is interested to email me before next Saturday's practice.  If some of you want to be on the same team, let me know that.  I'll see if the interest comes in multiples of six and we can work from there.  The details are below and since we're all CAS members, it

Dear all,
Unbelievable - it has been almost one year since we left Singapore!
Reason enough to finally come back and see all of you! And if that is not enough, we decided to add another reason to come and party with us - we are getting married on the 29th of August and will start our honeymoon in Singapore before we head down under to Australia.
Be ready to have a round of Jägermeister (or two) to celebrate our wedding!
See you all on Wednesday, 2nd of September at 7 pm at Harry´s Boat Quay!
Love, Maya & Thilo

Clement Ong, riding high after his win in Men's Health Magazine's, "Are You Men's Health Enough?" contest was interviewed this last weekend in the Straits Times.  A big thanks to Clement for his repeated and persistent mention of the team (and the website)!  Because the ST people won't post the article on line, here is a transcript:

1. What do you do to keep fit? Why do you do those activities and how often?