July / Augustus 2009 - Association of Dutch Businessmen

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yOu dOn’t have tO be dutch! Open h uSe Hollandse Club Saturday, 5 th September 2009 (10am-5pm) If you join any club when you move to Singapore, make it one that is friendly, family-orientated and fabulous. If you need further convincing that the Hollandse Club is the right fit for you and your family, try us out for size, comfort and affordability at our Open House. SINCE1908INSINGAPORE Attend the Open House and receive a 10% discount on entrance fee (valid from 5th September until 5th October 2009)* *terms and conditions apply Try before you buy! The day is full of classes and activities for you to try, including swimming, tennis, basketball, judo, bowling, yoga, fencing, kids hip hop and much more. So bring along your sports gear for this one day membership. We want you to experience what your days will be like in the club, and you can only do that if you try before you buy. Five tennis courts - two squash courts - swimming pool - basketball court - bowling alley - gym - function rooms - puppy room - spa - fine-dining restaurant Juliana’s vietnamese restaurant bun - belgian beer bar triple b - international selection of food and beverages on the terrace and in tradewinds bar For more details, email openhouse@hollandseclub.org.sg Hollandse Club, 22 Camden Park, Singapore 299814 - tel 6464 5225 - www.hollandseclub.org.sg
Prologue Dear Members, And so we are facing holidays again, after a hectic period, which is probably not yet over, we take our time to relax. Although for some the holidays may be just as hectic, with family visits etc etc. I think we can look back as ADB, on a very successful first half year, lots of interesting gatherings with a nice apotheose in the supreme court. Jan de Vegt For some board members the coming time will still be hectic as they are preparing the Annual Dinner and Dance, we have found again a great location and it promises to be another great evening. We made sure we can accommodate the every year bigger number of attendants, however make sure you book in time, as full is full. After the summer there will be other moments of truth, will the economy recover? There maybe signs, but a lot of ‘experts’ see still dark clouds. The question remains, who or what is the expert? The one with the brightest prediction or the one with the darkest? As we are going through a not yet seen before roller coaster ride, I think anything that can be said is crystal ball reading and a long as we have predictions from dark to bright, with all the grey colours in between, there will be somebody who is right in the end, which then comes out as a super expert, for me the chances of predicting what will happen in the coming months, is almost as likely to come out as predicting the six correct figures in the Dutch lotto. For some the coming weeks will not be relaxing, as the summer is traditionally a period where people move on to their next assignment, the boards of the ADB wishes all leaving members every success in their new endeavors and do not let moving spoil your holiday time. As said before, let’s take our time to relax, recharge the batteries in order to be able to cope with whatever the next half year will bring us. I wish you bright, pleasant and relaxing holidays and hope to see you all back at the Annual Dinner and Dance on 22 nd of August 2009. Jan de Vegt President ‘ To share meaningful and business-related information amongst the Dutch business community in Singapore, whilst networking in a fun environment ’ Remco Muzerie Marie-Hélène Piederiet Ard Huisman Richard van der Werf Frank Kuijsters Marleen Dieleman Rutger Oudejans Vol.19 • No. 6 • July/August 2009
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