Message from the President

My dear friends…

It is Spring time again…

It is like someone’s hit the accelerator pedal and the months are whooshing by.

Time really travels in just one direction and there are precious moments to cherish every single day and the days once gone will never return.

Our Chinese New Year celebration lunch was such a warm event filled with laughter and joy. There was a beautiful spirit of friendship and happiness to usher in the Year of Dragon. I was so happy to see how the members and our wonderful friends came adorned in their beautiful peranakan dresses. Many thanks to Marvina Low, the organizing chairman of this event, who arranged this beautiful peranakan Chinese New Year celebration and made it a truly memorable one. And my deepest appreciation to Dr.Leonard Lim for his impressive and high skilled Ikenobo flower demonstration. His details, beautiful lines, and deep philosophy behind his each creation won our admiration.

I am very excited about our upcoming event celebrating Easter Spring on March 26th with Edwin Pereira as our flower demonstrator. I have met him in person for lunch at his place in Nyee Phoe Petal and Leaves where he made me feel so welcomed by his warm hospitality. I enjoyed being with him, sharing his enthusiasm and passion for flowers and art, and he forgot to mention how good he is in cooking as well! I was so impressed with his beautifully landscaped flower garden, and I am simply thrilled to share with you that he has offered to conduct our Ikebana workshop and lunch at his awesome place. His dedication and love for art and culture, his appreciation and respect for his family legacy and history really moved my heart. I am looking forward to seeing his demonstration at our Spring event with the theme “The Miracle of Easter”, and I personally encourage each and every one of you to join his workshop at Nyee Phoe Flower Garden. All the details of both events are covered in this newsletter.

I hope to see all of you soon and I wish you good health, happiness and God bless you with all the Best always.

In Friendship through Flowers,

Anna Kwan, President Singapore Chapter 135