Past Events
5 December 2008, Christmas Lunch & Charity Fundraiser, 11am - 1pm @ 32 The Mansion
We had a great time when 12 ladies turned up for a cosy Christmas lunch at 32 The Mansion. As with last year, we are raising funds. This year, we are aiming to help collect some funds for a 17-year old teenager enrolled at The Handicapped Children's Centre. We are selling lucky draw tickets to raise money for this teenager. For photos of this event, go to our Photo page.
14 November 2008, Networking Tea @ Edelweiss Cafe, Armenian Street
Open to members and non-members
We had our networking tea on Friday, 14 November. This was a chance to meet non-entrepreneur friends because this is the time for women to meet other women and get to know each other better.
We first met at Nam Loong Jewellers (7,Campbell Street, Penang. Tel : 04-261 3400) at 12 noon to 12.45 noon where Philip, the owner, showed us how to transform ordinary pieces of jewellery for both formal and informal use. Some brought along old pieces to ask his advice. After that, we adjourned to Edelweiss (38, Armenian Street) for lunch and networking session. This lunch was attended by Daniela, Jo Teh with her son Chris, Siew Yean and her son, Ai Lee, Krista, Jo, Jo Yeoh, Lily, Joyce, Elisa, Kim, Lee Min, Jini and Mrs Schroeder. You can see more photos at our Photos page.
10 October 2008, WBS Quarterly Meeting @ HundredFold
WBS members met at Hundredfold at Penang Plaza (2nd floor, next to Nutrimetics) for a great tea session and a get-to-know-you session. This time, we arranged for a short talk by John Ng, a certified gemologist who spoke of gemstones. It was a good tea session too where an abundant of homecooked food graced the table! Click the link to see photos. http://tinyurl.com/5tdtg7
10 Sept 2008, IWA Window on Penang General Expo
We took part in the annual IWA General Expo from 9am to 12 noon at G Hotel. This year we distributed our WBS flyer, designed for us by Kristine. The IWA (International Women's Association) organises this event on a yearly basis to showcase businesses, services and activities expats may be looking for if they are new to Penang.
22 August 2008, Lunch Bunch at SEED, Nagore Road
We had our Lunch Bunch at SEED on Nagore Road with Joyce, Lee Min, Lilian, Jo and Krista. SEED is an organic cafe specialising in food that is green and clean (no MSG, no additives, no meat). Good place to visit if you want some pure food!
7 August 2008, 1.30pm, Laksa lunch @ Siew Kee's Home
We had a good time at Siew Kee's home, thanks to the hostess with the mostest. She ordered ample laksa for everyone who turned up (me, Jo, Kim, Siew Yean, Siew Yean's mom, Mety). Jo came with her delicious brownies while Siew Yean brought along the famous lor bak from Batu Lanchang. And Siew Kee's daughter, 12 year old Ashley, gave us pop song renditions on her piano as we lunched! Like Kim exclaimed, it was absolutely 5-star, both the lunch, company and music!
25 July 2008, Networking Tea, 2pm to 3.30pm @ Ramen Wang Cafe, Pulau Tikus
At networking teas, we allow each WBS member to bring along a friend (who may or may not be in business, for instance, she may be a homemaker or fully employed) to enjoy what WBS has to offer.
At this networking tea, we met new faces such as Lilian who runs a tuition centre in Farlim, Grace who runs a computer and stationery shop in Pulau Tikus and Swee Yong who is a professional will writer. Regulars to this tea included Jo, Krista, Siew Yean, Puie Hoon, Kim, Siew Kee, Kristine and Lynn. Thanks ladies for your attendance.
We kicked off with a 15-minute talk on the importance of wills by Kim Khoo, the lawyer in our midst. Everyone introduced themselves after that and it was followed by mini tea with food ordered from Ramen Wang.
WomenBizSense 2nd Anniversary Lunch at QE2, Church St Pier, 27 June 2008
WomenBizSENSE celebrated its 2nd birthday at the QE2 @ Church St Pier on 27 June 2008. Some 11 ladies turned up to help us celebrate - Mety, Siew Yean, Jo, Krista, Muzlifah, Vimala, Harriet, Kristine, Grace, Kim, SK - in the private upstairs room of QE2 overlooking the gorgeous marina. Kim even brought along a durian cheesecake for our 'birthday' (thanks Kim for your thoughtfulness!).
As we lunched, we shared on lessons we learnt in business and in life, focusing on values like respect, humility, gratitude and kindness. We learnt that no matter who we become or what we do, the most important values should always be remembered for at the end of the day, people and relationships matter more, over things and possessions.
See more photos of our lunch: http://tinyurl.com/6bcpft
Durian Party, 18 June 2008 @ Paya Terubong
Stella, Josephine, Siew Yean, Ai Lee (and her 3 year old, Ethan), Mety, Jo and Krista had a great time at the durian feast on 18 June. They met at the Air Itam Shell petrol station before carpooling in 2 SUVs to Mr Low's durian shack in Paya Terubong to try this year's harvest.
We tried a good variety of durians such as D2, Hor Lor, Siaw Hong, etc. prompting Ai Lee to exclaim she was in durian heaven! Unfortunately, it was just the beginning of the season so we really didn't gorge too much though it was quite funny seeing a bunch of ladies eagerly eating durians on a humid Wednesday afternoon!
Some came with empty stomachs to 'attack' the fruit! But we promised to go again, and to sample even more good stuff in the coming weeks. Yummy!
9 May 2008, Lunch Bunch #2 @ Hardwicke Bistro
Jo and Siew Yean talking to Grace.
We had an intimate Lunch Bunch at Hardwicke Bistro (1pm to 4.30pm). Yes, it was a long lunch where the 5 of us (Siew Yean, Krista, Jo, Mety and Grace) talked about business ideas, how to promote our businesses, community-related activities and future activities for WomenBizSense. Want to join our Lunch Bunch? Email us to book your place at the next Lunch Bunch (coming up in July).
Mety and Grace.
4 April 2008, WomenBizSENSE Meeting
The 14 of us met on 4 April (Friday) at Kim's house/home office at Jalan Vermont. The new ladies who joined us were Muzlifah, Jacqueline and Wai Kwan. Muzlifah brings with her some 33 years of experience in the human resources area and will be actively sharing with us her ideas. Jacqueline is a registered chemist who makes organic soap and organic bread while Wai Kwan is in the Elken beauty business. Siew Yean, Mety, SK, Lynn, Puie Hoon, Lee Min, Kristine and Hooi Ching joined us for tea.
See photos at http://tinyurl.com/62tggr
1 February 2008, Lunch Bunch #1
We had our first Lunch Bunch on 1 February at Ramen Wang Cafe in Pulau Tikus. This Lunch Bunch consisted of Jo, Krista, Kristine, Nancy, Louis and Jenny. Jenny and Louis are new and were introduced to our WomenBizSENSE. Louis runs Ramen Wang Cafe (she also runs Com Viet, the Vietnamese restaurant next door!). Jenny is a business improvement specialist with SQEM Consultants & Advisors.
25 January 2008, Yee Sang for Charity
Tze organised a Prosperity Yee Sang for Charity in conjunction with Chinese New Year at the E&O Hotel together with FoodFriends (a group of foodies under the International Women’s Association). All proceeds during this prosperity yee sang for charity went towards two charities, Eden Handicapped Centre and Seri Cahaya Orphanage.
Events in 2007
8 December, Self-development Talk @ Hardwicke House
Jo and her friends organised a self-development talk called Boundaries based on the bestselling book of the same name. The speaker, Jenna Donovan spoke on showing respect to others in your life while maintaining respect for yourself. Jenna is a mom, wife, former marketing director with Dell and a regular speaker on ‘Boundaries’ in small groups & retreats. The proceeds of the talk went to KAWAN, a charity organisation at Love Lane which helps the homeless and needy.
7 December, WomenBizSENSE Christmas luncheon/charity fundraiser @ Lynn's Cafe, Burmah Road
It was 2-in-1. We had an early Christmas luncheon cum charity fundraiser to support Persatuan Lupus Malaysia. An exciting lucky draw with plenty of prizes was held during the lunch, as well as a couple of ice-breaker sessions to allow our new and old members to meet and network! What an amazing way to end another brilliant year for our little ladies' group! See this page for more details.
2 December, IWA Charity Christmas Bazaar @ Bayview Beach Resort
Our ladies joined the annual Christmas bazaar organised by the IWA in aid of charity. Jo, Ai lee, Erina and Grace showcased their beautiful products at this event.
24 October, FoodFriends' Gourmet Secrets Book Launch @ E&O Hotel
Tze Yin launched her second book, "PenangPassion presents FoodFriends' Gourmet Secrets" with her co-authors, Maggie T and Davina Dunn at the IWA Fabulous FoodFriends' event at The E&O Hotel.
4 October, Laksa luncheon @ Siew Kee's
We had a delicious time at Siew Kee's beautiful home. It was a laksa luncheon not to be forgotten! The Siamese laksa lemak were specially ordered from Wisma Central in town, which only sells this dish once a week so it was a rare treat! Together with fried belacan chicken and Indonesian style rojak, we enjoyed our very long lunch! It turned into a mini networking event too.
28 September 2007 WomenBizSENSE 3rd Meeting
This time around we met at Lynn's Boutique Cafe, 124-D, Burmah Road. We had an astounding turnout of almost 20 ladies on that sunny afternoon. Ensconced in a quiet corner of Lynn's cafe, it was a meeting to plan what we're doing for the next 3 months before the year ended. Lots of fabulous food too!
12 September 2007 - Exhibiting at IWA Event
WomenBizSENSE ladies exhibited their products at a coffee morning organised by the International Women's Association on 12 Sept, 9.30am to 12 noon at Gurney Hotel. The response was fantastic!
27th July 2007 (Friday) - English Afternoon Tea @ The 1885, E&O Hotel
We celebrated our 1st year anniversary with an elegant hi-tea at the E&O Hotel from 2.30pm to 5pm, complete with a private room. We even invited a special guest to give us ladies a short and sweet talk on managing staff. More photos and news of this event can be found at Krista's blog.
13th July 2007 (Friday) - Durian Feast @ Paya Terubong
Siew Yean, Mety, Krista and Jo were the ardent durian lovers who drove to
Paya Terubong on a cloudy Friday afternoon for a durian feast at a roadside shack.