WCSCC$Newsletter! - Wellington Chinese Sport and Cultural Centre

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WCSCC$Newsletter!
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November!2015!
Chairman’s*Update*
I!hope!everybody!has!enjoyed!the!World!Cup!
(assuming!you!like!rugby!of!course).!!
Congratulations!to!the!All!Blacks!–!what!a!fantastic!
run!through!the!quarters,!semis!and!final!with!an!
amazing!back!to!back!win!!!!
As!we!enter!the!summer!season!and!hopefully!BBQs,!
beaches!and!a!bit!of!rest,!I!guess!we!should!reflect!on!
the!winter!just!past.!!Boy,!was!the!2015!winter!cold!or!
am!I!just!getting!old!–!probably!a!bit!of!both.!!Our!event!
calendar!continues!to!be!full!and!we’ve!still!got!a!bit!on!
for!the!rest!of!the!year!!
To!that!I!need!to!express!(on!behalf!of!you!all)!my!
thanks!again!to!the!tireless!committee!members!and!
helpers!who!make!the!Centre!run!so!smoothly!and!
make!my!role!that!much!easier!–!a!very!big!thank!you!
for!your!help!on!this!list!of!events!and!activities.!!I!
won’t!list!all!of!them!–!as!they!will!be!mentioned!
elsewhere!in!the!newsletter.!!!
I!guess!the!point!is!that!June!through!to!September!is!
our!busiest!time!of!the!year!with!sports!events,!cultural!
events,!interspersed!with!catering!undertakings!and!
our!business!as!usual!activities!(now!stretching!into!
October).!!Our!relationships!with!the!Wellington!
Chinese!Community!are!important!and!we!engage!with!
all!the!groups!frequently.!!
make!it!all!happen.!!This!was!especially!noticeable!
when!a!key!person!was!unavailable!through!
sickness.!!On!behalf!of!the!Centre!and!personally,!I!
express!our!warmest!regards!and!best!wishes!to!
Rita!and!Robert!Dong!and!the!kids,!as!Rita!continues!
towards!full!recovery.!!!
We!were!very!pleased!with!the!success!of!the!oneV
off!event!hosting!the!Taipei!Youth!Ambassadors!and!
TECO!in!September.!!They!approached!us!to!have!
the!exchange!where!our!groups!performed!
followed!by!the!Taipei!Youth.!!I!thought!they!were!
pretty!slick!performances!and!similarly!the!catering!
team’s!performance!was!pretty!slick,!despite!a!
couple!of!newbie!chefs.!!(How!many!guys!does!it!
take!to!light!a!gas!ring?)!
If!you!have!been!up!at!the!Centre!recently!you!will!
have!noticed!we!have!replaced!the!old!carpet!with!
new!–!thanks!to!Nigel!Dong!for!organising.!!
Secondly,!we!are!on!the!lookout!for!a!new!cleaner,!
if!you!know!of!somebody!who!might!be!interested!–!
please!contact!me.!
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Cheers!
Chairman!
Mal!
From!a!sports!perspective!–!an!all!of!clubs!initiative!has! !
been!in!place!for!the!past!few!years!to!manage!
eligibility!i.e.!a!person!has!to!prove!their!Chinese!
descent!in!order!to!play!in!our!Chinese!sports!
tournaments.!!Ironically,!around!August!Labour!was!
banging!on!about!Auckland!house!prices!escalating!due!
to!Chinese!buyers.!!They!used!a!sale!list!and!based!on!
the!surname!determined!if!the!house!purchasers!were!
of!Chinese!ethnicity.!!!
I!think!I!might!check!with!Andrew!Little!and!see!if!
Labour!can!improve!our!eligibility!process.!
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We!as!a!club!are!very!lucky!to!have!a!great!team!who!
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Check*out*what’s*been*going*on*at*the*Centre*
The!new!carpet!is!looking!good,!thanks!to!Nigel!Dong!!
Some!colourful!shots!from!the!performance!put!on!by!TECO!
Who!says!you!can’t!teach!an!old!dog!new!tricks?!We!had!all!the!‘old!boys’!cooking!up!a!
storm!to!help!out!with!all!our!fundraisers!this!year!!
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Fundraising*
The!catering/fundraising!group!has!been!very!busy!
this!year!with!a!few!more!functions!on!than!the!
usual.!!
• We!started!the!
season!off!with!
Dim!sum!
making/selling!in!
May!where!we!
presold!and!made!
over!3000!dim!
sum.!!
• The!Queens!birthday!basketball!tournament!
canteen!was!very!successful,!we!actually!sold!
out!of!food!by!Monday!afternoon!!!
• Then!the!annual!NZCA!conference!over!the!
weekend!of!20V21!June!is!always!a!busy!time!
with!lots!of!helpers!V!thank!you!!The!delegates!
were!again!very!pleased!with!the!food!and!
catering!and!are!keen!to!return!for!another!
dose!next!year.!!
• As!the!first!dim!sum!fundraiser!sold!out!so!
quickly!we!decided!to!run!a!second!one,!this!
time!making!over!5000!to!sell!!!Another!band!of!
wonderful!helpers!whipped!up!the!dim!sum!in!
record!time,!special!thanks!to!the!Line!dancers,!
YYY!parents,!and!basketball!and!cultural!
parents!and!ballroomers!that!came!and!helped!
out.!!
• Providing!afternoon!tea!at!the!Goodwill!Games!
in!August!for!all!the!hungry!players!and!
supporters!went!down!well.!
• Following!on!we!hosted!and!catered!an!
invitation!event!with!TECO!–!Taiwan!
Economic!and!Cultural!Office!with!25!
Taiwanese!dancers!coming!over!to!
perform.!!We!also!had!our!very!own!
dragon!and!lion!dance!troupe,!along!with!
two!of!our!gorgeous!groups!of!dancing!
girls!participate.!!Over!300!people!attended!
the!afternoon,!and!the!catering!group!put!
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on!a!fabulous!spread!to!make!sure!
everyone!was!well!fed.!!
• We!filled!17!tables!for!The!Moon!Festival!
dinner!in!September,!and!had!sales!of!
$700!in!raffles!!V!thank!you!for!all!the!
contributions!to!the!fabulous!prizes!!!
• Our!final!event!was!just!held!in!the!
weekend!–!annual!Ballroom!Dance,!
hosted!by!the!WCSCC!ballroom!dance!
group!and!catered!again!by!us.!!The!gym!
was!transformed!into!a!fairy!wonderland!
with!so!many!beautiful!fairy!lights!and!a!
band!playing!music!so!they!could!all!
dance!the!night!away.!The!catering!
group!fed!140!hungry!mouths!for!a!lavish!
supper!that!kept!them!well!nourished!to!
the!end!of!the!evening.!!
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A!huge!thanks!to!Liane!Young,!Bronwyn!
Chin,!Rita!Tom!and!Bronwyn!Tims!for!!
planning,!managing!and!running!all!of!these!
functions.!!!!
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A!massive!thanks!to!all!the!many!helpers!that!come!along!to!help!on!the!day,!especially!
Tarah!Nikora,!Denis!Chin,!Vince!and!Michelle!Sue,!Murray!Young,!Malcolm!Young,!Greg!
Young,!Steph!Tims,!Robert!Dong,!Stephanie!Tom,!Anita!and!Lenny!Loh,!Stuart!and!Mona!
Chung,!Wendy!Chan,!Glenn!and!Marie!Tims,!Allan!Tai,!Brendan!Ng,!Alex!and!Sau!Wah!Ng,!
Kathy!Lowe,!Justine!Kohing,!Audrey!Kohing,!Phillippa!Young,!Brenda!Ng,!Carol!Smith,!Liz!
Young,!Louise!Joe,!Joan!Shi,!Carmen!Mak,!Warren!Young,!Matt!Lambourn,!Mandy!Chen,!
Lisa!Chin,!Christine!and!Barry!Lowe,!Cheryl!Moon,!Linda!Porter,!Gwen!Young,!Ruby!Moon,!
who!have!been!there!for!most!or!all!of!these!events!behind!the!scenes.!!!!
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Its!great!to!see!the!teenagers!being!super!helpful!this!year!too.!Thanks!to!!
Brittany!Young,!Jordyn!Chin,!Jacqui!Dong,!Nick!Dong,!Rory!James,!Jasper!James,!!
Phoebe!Tims,!Zoe!Tims,!Tara!Young,!Yasmin!Sue.!!Without!all!these!willing!helpers!the!
Centre!would!not!be!able!to!sustain!the!level!of!activity!and!manage!expenses.!!!!
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All!up!we!raised!around!$18,000!towards!the!running!of!the!Centre.!So!thanks!to!all!
people!who!you!have!contributed!towards!the!fundraising!of!the!Centre!this!year!–!a!
fantastic!effort!from!everybody.!We!look!forward!to!seeing!many!more!of!you!in!the!
kitchen!helping!out!next!year!–!don’t!be!shy!!
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If!you!have!any!suggestions!for!fundraising!activity!we!would!love!to!hear!from!you!too!!
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Junior*Basketball*
We!have!had!a!busy!and!successful!basketball!
season!with!a!very!good!number!of!kids!continuing!
to!turn!up!on!Sunday!mornings!followed!up!by!
great!participation!at!all!of!the!tournaments.!!Over!
the!last!three!months!we’ve!had!the!following!
tournaments:!
Goodwill*Games*:*2*Aug*
This!is!a!junior!tournament!h!eld!at!the!Centre!
where!we!invite!Dragons!&!ACM!to!participate.!!All!
of!the!teams!have!at!least!two!games!and!we!
entered!a!total!of!6!teams.!!!
Kapiti*Hoop*Club*Exchange*–*30*Aug*
It!was!our!turn!to!travel!to!the!Kapiti!coast!and!we!
had!a!full!bus!with!9!teams!from!the!Centre!
participating.!!This!included!2!Tini,!2!Mini,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2!Intermediates,!MU18!A!&!B!and!WU18.!!We!had!a!
very!successful!exchange!winning!all!of!our!games!
except!one.!!Whilst!being!smaller!in!most!cases!we!
continued!to!show!that!skill!and!speed!make!up!for!
size.!
Dragons*Tournament*–*12*&*13*September*
This!seniors!tournament!was!well!supported!by!
Centre!with!a!total!of!10!teams!taking!part.!!We!had!
mixed!results!but!the!highlights!were!our!Mens!A!
team!and!Intermediates!
winning!their!
finals.!
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Karori*Pool*Party*and*Junior*
Basketball*Awards*–*19*
September*
We!closed!off!the!junior!season!
with!our!annual!pool!party!&!
awards!at!Karori!Pool.!!A!good!
number!of!kids!attended!with!
all!of!the!usual!fun!on!the!
inflatables,!water!slide!and!kids!
pool.!!The!sausage!sizzle!was!
followed!by!our!awards!
ceremony.!
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Congrats*to*our*junior*basketball*
winners:*
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Most*Improved*
Player*
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Most*Valuable*
Player*
Tiniball*
Miniball*
Intermediates*
Tyler!Ngan!
Shayla!Chin!
Zara!Sue!
Asha!Young!
Ryan!Young!
Christina!Wen!
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Filipino*Exchange*2015*
The!games!
The!Filipino!U13!and!U15!Boys!teams! were!close,!
had!games!against!our!Centre!(&!
with!both!
friends)!Boys!&!Girls!Intermediates!
Centre!teams!
and!our!15!and!Under!Boys.!!Like!our! pulling!away!in!
national!Chinese!Easter!tournament,! the!4th!quarter!
the!Filipinos!have!a!similar!national!
to!record!a!win!
tournament!but!over!Labour!
each.!!The!games!
Weekend.!
were!played!in!
This!was!a!great!opportunity!for!us!
good!spirit!and!
to!host!a!warm!up!match!and!for!our! good!quality,!
kids!to!keep!playing!basketball!after! hopefully!we!can!
our!official!season!wound!up!after!
repeat!this!again!in!
Dragons!Tournament!the!previous!
2016.!
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Wellington*U13B*Boys*Representative*
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Centre’s!own!Ryan!Young!was!selected!for!the!Wellington!U13Bs,!this!is!a!great!achievement!as!he!is!
still!in!Year!6!and!was!playing!against!mainly!Year!7&8s!(possibly!the!odd!year!9)!from!the!Central!
North!Island.!!!!
A!Centre!Boys!&!Girls!Intermediate!team!were!invited!to!play!a!warm!up!
match!against!the!Wellington!U13B!team!on!Saturday!26th!September.!!A!
very!close!game!all!the!way,!which!we!won!by!2!in!the!end.!
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At!the!Central!U13!Regional!tournament,!Ryan’s!team!played!7!games,!
winning!3!and!losing!4,!coming!5th!overall.!!The!tournament!was!held!in!
Napier!from!Wed!7!to!Sat!10!October.!They!played!teams!from!Levin!(who!
came!1st),!Palmerston!North!(2!teams),!Hawkes!Bay,!New!Plymouth,!
Taranaki,!and!Gisborne.!The!games!were!very!close!with!an!overall!pointsV
for!of!269,!vs!pointsVagainst!of!250.!!
Well!done!Ryan,!I!know!Mum!and!Dad!are!very!proud!of!your!effort!and!
achievements.!
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Centre*Sleepover*
Twenty!two!kids!and!four!hardy!
parents!braved!an!August!
Saturday!evening!(Bledisloe!Cup!
night!no!less!)!for!the!2015!kids!
sleepover!at!the!Centre.!
The!lounge!was!a!scene!of!colour!
and!comfort!as!all!the!sleeping!bags,!
beds!and!pillows!rolled!out!to!fill!the!
room.!!Heating!wasn’t!required!with!
so!many!people!in!there!!!The!kids!had!
a!great!time!playing!in!the!hall!before!
their!dinner!of!Chinese!fare!and!fish!
and!chips.!!
evening!movie.!!Order!was!restored!
when!the!real!movies!were!shown.!!
Popcorn!and!iceVblocks!were!served!and!
quite!a!bit!later!everyone!got!to!bed.!!
The!parents!were!very!impressed!
when!some!children!decided!straight!
after!dinner!to!get!into!their!pyjamas.!!
From!there!a!steady!stream!of!kids!
filed!through!the!kitchen!from!the!hall!
to!the!bathroom!to!get!ready!for!bed!
(kind!of!like!ants!following!one!
another).!!Some!were!even!cleaning!
their!teeth!before!their!treat.!!This!
unforeseen!event!gave!the!adults!
plenty!of!time!to!relax!!
As!usual,!the!alarm,!which!automatically!
resets!after!being!switched!off,!went!off!
at!about!1am.!!Thank!you!again!Scott!
Young!for!getting!up!to!sort!it!out.!!
The!sleepover!was!rounded!off!with!the!
much!revered!trip!to!McDonalds!for!
breakfast!before!the!yawning!children!
were!taken!back!to!the!Centre!to!join!
the!last!basketball!practice.!
Thank!you!to!Sylvia!Yan,!Kerry!Saywell,!
and!Scott!and!Juliet!Young!for!
organising!this!event!and!staying!over.!
There!was!some!shock!among!the!kids!
when!Wiggle%Bay!was!broadcast!for!a!
time!to!test!the!overhead!
projector/laptop!system!for!the!
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Senior*Basketball*
Under!18!Men:!
This!year’s!annual!Dragons!tournament!was!a!
successful!one!for!us!U18!Men.!With!some!
players!unavailable!for!the!entirety!of!the!
weekend,!we!went!into!the!first!day!
undermanned.!!
A!good!win!against!ACM!A!was!followed!by!a!
big!defeat!by!a!strong!Dragons!A!side.!Placing!
second!in!our!pool!meant!we!played!the!same!
ACM!side!in!the!semis;!the!winner!would!
advance!to!play!the!already!qualified!Dragons!
team.!A!20Vpoint!victory!in!Sunday’s!semi!final!
secured!us!a!spot!in!the!finals!–!this!time,!we!
would!play!them!with!a!full!squad.!In!front!of!a!
big!crowd!on!Walter!Nash!Stadium’s!centre!
court,!the!game!was!as!close!as!it!could!be.!!
A!hard!fought!fourth!quarter!was!nearly!offset!
by!some!dodgy!free!throw!shooting,!but!it!was!
enough!to!take!home!the!trophy.!With!a!young!
team!and!many!boys!returning!next!year,!the!
stage!is!set!to!defend!our!crown!come!2016.!
V!Josh!Dong!
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Womens!U18:!
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This!year!the!women's!u18!team!was!
very!small,!with!only!4!members!we!
often!struggled!to!form!a!team!(Tara,!
Jacqui,!Brittany!and!Jordy).!When!we!
went!up!to!Kapiti!there!were!only!3!
official!u18!women!members!so!we!
brought!up!two!intermediate!players,!
Kelly!and!Christina,!and!two!friends!to!
play!with!us!!(Nicole!and!
Flora).!!Luckily!these!girls!were!
extremely!talented!and!we!came!out!
with!a!convincing!win!against!the!
Kapiti!girls.!!
We!also!played!in!the!midweek!league!
on!Thursday!nights!along!with!some!
senior!players.!It!was!very!fun!and!
social!and!a!good!way!to!meet!new!
friends.!We!were!quite!successful!as!
we!came!fourth.!!
Talking!about!successes,!
congratulations!to!Tara!Young!who!
was!elected!as!the!Wellington!Girls!
College!Head!Of!Sports!for!2016.!
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Centre*Baller*Abroad*
The!Centre’s!very!own!Zach!Young!had!a!chat!with!Peter!Gosnell!during!his!offVseason!from!
College!basketball!in!the!States!and!talked!about!his!journey!to!playing!in!the!big!leagues!
Zach,*I*know*you*took*an*unusual*route*
to*eventually*playing*NCAA*division*1*
basketball*and*being*a*starting*point*
guard*as*a*freshman.*Can*you*tell*the*
players*at*home*a*little*bit*about*your*
journey,*and*what*sort*of*decisions*you*
had*to*make*to*get*to*where*you*are?!
I!graduated!Wellington!College!in!2011!and!
had!always!dreamed!of!playing!college!
basketball!in!the!States.!The!following!
year!the!chance!to!play!for!the!Junior!Tall!
Blacks!(JTB’S)!team!arose!and!I!chose!to!
keep!my!college!dreams!on!hold!as!I!took!
advantage!of!the!opportunity!presented!
to!me.!After!having!the!privilege!to!play!in!
both!Germany!and!China!with!the!JTB’s,!
and!also!in!my!hometown!of!Wellington!
against!Australia!and!NBA!rookie!Dante!
Exum!the!search!for!a!college!team!
begun.!
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Throughout!2013!I!sent!countless!emails!
and!film!to!numerous!Colleges!at!every!
level!and!only!then!found!out!how!hard!
the!journey!was!going!to!be.!August!was!
coming!up!fast!and!the!realization!that!
college!basketball!may!not!be!possible!for!
me!was!daunting!until!Mike!Moreau!from!
Impact!Academy!rolled!into!town.!After!
the!weekend!camp!I!discussed!my!
situation!with!Coach!Mike!and!he!invited!
me!to!enroll!in!their!Las!Vegas!Academy!
from!September!2013!to!May!2014.!!
After!8!months!of!grinding!the!dream!of!
playing!college!basketball!was!becoming!a!
reality.!After!I!few!visits!and!offers!I!made!
the!decision!to!play!Division!1!basketball!at!
Nicholls!State!University.!!
My!three!year!journey!to!get!to!where!I!am!
now!included!many!setbacks!but!I!kept!
striving!for!what!I!wanted!until!I!made!it!
happen.!!
There!were!many!decisions!I!had!to!make!
on!a!dayVtoVday!basis!but!my!motivation!
kept!me!in!the!right!direction.!!
Only!with!the!support!from!my!family!and!
coaches!has!my!dream!come!true!and!for!
that!I!am!forever!grateful.!
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What*was*the*highlight*for*you*personally*
from*your*first*year*of*playing*at*college?!
My!highlight!for!me!personally!was!getting!
my!first!start.!Being!a!Freshman!I!had!to!
fight!for!everything!and!had!to!continuously!
prove!myself!to!my!teammates,!my!coaches!
and!most!of!all!myself.!At!the!start!of!the!
season!I!was!one!of!the!last!off!the!bench!
and!was!barely!seeing!the!court.!Although!
discouraged!I!continued!to!work!hard.!A!
few!games!into!conference!the!coach!
wasn’t!getting!what!he!wanted!out!of!the!
Point!Guards!ahead!of!me.!He!made!the!
decision!to!give!me!the!chance!I!so!
desperately!wanted.!I!was!thrown!into!the!
starting!line!up!in!practice!and!although!I!
hadn’t!seen!too!much!action,!staying!
mentally!in!check!and!always!observing!
gave!me!the!ability!do!what!was!asked!of!
me.!Finally!my!time!came!and!after!the!
National!Anthem!my!name!was!called,!“6ft!
freshman!from!Wellington!New!Zealand,!
number!10!Zaaaaaacchhhh!
Yoooooounnngggg”.!Running!down!the!
middle!of!my!teammates!for!the!first!time!
was!the!highlight!of!my!freshman!year.!
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It*has*been*said**“attitude*determines*your*
altitude”.*What*sort*of*
attitude*does*a*Kiwi*
prospect*have*to*have*if*
they*want*to*be*
successful*in*the*USA?!
One!of!the!main!attitudes!any!aspiring!
college!athlete!needs!is!the!mindset!to!
work!your!hardest!regardless!of!what!is!
happening!around!you.!Holding!yourself!
accountable!for!your!actions!and!your!
training!is!most!important.!Even!if!no!one!is!
there!to!see!you!train!only!you!need!to!
know!the!work!you!put!in.!Things!may!not!
be!going!to!plan!but!you!can!only!control!
what!you!have!control!of,!and!as!long!as!
hard!work!is!a!constant!you!will!have!no!
regrets!and!success!is!more!likely!to!come!
your!way.!
If*you*could*give*your*15*year*old*self*some*
advice*and*encouragement*what*would*
you*say?!
The!best!advice!I!could!give!myself!at!15!
would!be!to!work!hard!regardless!of!
anyone!or!anything!else.!Don’t!get!
discouraged!when!things!don’t!go!your!
way,!setbacks!are!inevitable!but!depending!
on!how!you!go!about!it!determines!your!
character!and!who!you!are.!Be!confident!in!
everything!you!do!and!don’t!let!negativity!
bring!you!down.!
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Cultural*
After!a!busy!start!to!the!year!the!
Autumn!and!Winter!months!are!
quieter!as!the!cultural!group!of!
dragon!dancers,!dancing!girls!and!
lions!go!into!a!semi!hibernation!
mode!before!starting!to!ready!
themselves!for!the!coming!
Christmas!and!New!Year!festivities.!
of!practices.!
So!many!thanks!to!all!
the!performers!and!
parents!for!their!help!in!
preparing!for!this!event.!
Many!thanks!to!
!Keane!Chan!who!took!
these!wonderful!
photos!of!the!day!
(www.keanechan.com).!!
The!Lion!troupe!was!asked!to!
perform!recently!for!the!
Singapore!Airlines!promotion!
at!the!Bangalore!Polo!Club.!!!
Trainings!for!the!Dragon!are!a!
bit!more!relaxed!at!the!
moment!with!an!emphasis!on!
teaching!the!newer!members!
some!of!the!more!intricate!
Having!said!that!we!did!have!a!big!
and!demanding!daylight!dragon!
event!at!the!Centre!when!The!
moves!which!we!plan!to!
Taipei!Economic!and!Cultural!
incorporate!in!to!the!upcoming!
Office!in!New!Zealand!hosted!a!
performances.!
group!of!University!student!
We!have!had!new!requests!for!
performers!from!Taiwan!who!put!
dragon!performances!in!the!next!
on!a!spectacular!variety!
couple!of!months!at!the!Clyde!
performance.!The!Centre!cultural!
group!also!did!their!bit!to!entertain! Quay!School!International!food!fair!
and!a!performance!and!workshop!
with!the!Lion,!dancing!girls!and!
dragon!performing.!!It!was!a!great! at!the!Medical!Assurance!Xmas!
effort!by!all!involved!especially!the! party!where!the!theme!is!a!Chinese!
Street!Market.!
girls!who!had!to!remember!their!
These!will!be!a!good!lead!in!for!the!
dance!routines!with!only!a!couple!
Johnsonville!and!Wellington!
Christmas!parades!in!early!
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December,!which!as!usual!
will!test!the!fitness!and!
endurance!of!some!of!the!
older!members.!
It!doesn’t!seem!that!long!
ago!when!we!were!finishing!
off!the!last!of!the!Chinese!
New!Year!performances!but!
now!find!ourselves!starting!
to!prepare!for!the!coming!
Year!of!the!Monkey!
celebrations.!
We!are!training!on!Sundays!
and!welcome!anyone!
interested!in!learning!the!
dragon!dance!to!come!along!
and!give!it!a!try.!
The!junior!dragon!train!from!
11.30!V!12.30!while!seniors!go!
from!12.30!V!2.30.!
We!will!be!especially!seeking!
out!fresh!legs!and!faces!to!
help!us!out!on!the!parades!
for!Christmas!and!also!
Chinese!New!Year.!
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Chinese*Dancing*
In!November!we!will!be!calling!for!
girls!to!register!for!our!dance!troupes!
to!perform!at!Chinese!New!Year!in!
February.!!!
Our!dancers!range!in!age!from!5V13!
years!and!experience!in!dance,!ballet!
or!gymnastics!is!preferred.!!The!girls!
need!to!be!available!for!a!workshop!
from!December!10V21!and!for!
weekend!practices!from!January!
16.!!Look!out!for!registration!details!in!
the!next!email!newsletter!and!see!the!
website!for!the!latest!information!in!
November.!!!
!
We!are!interested!to!speak!with!any!
parents!who!have!dance!or!Chinese!
dancing!experience.!We!always!need!
help!teaching!our!groups!so!if!you!
have!experience!in!either!dance!or!
choreography!we!would!love!to!hear!
from!you.!!
Please!contact!Juliet!Young.!!
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Cantonese*Class*
Cantonese!classes!are!held!on!Sundays!over!all!4!
terms!during!the!course!of!the!year.!!!Currently!
classes!are!held!as!2!sessions!V!one!class!for!under!
8!years!and!another!for!8!years!and!over.!!
!
2015!finds!Cantonese!Classes!in!good!health.!
Classes!are!well!attended!with!around!8!V!10!
students!attending!each!class.!Classes!are!very!
lively!V!and!noisy.!It!is!a!Cantonese!language!class!
after!all!!!!!
!
Currently!most!of!the!students!are!graduates!
from!Yau!Yih!Yun!preschool.!!These!language!
classes!run!by!the!Centre!are!unique!in!teaching!
Cantonese!and!we!see!an!opportunity!to!market!
these!classes!(both!for!children!and!adults)!
to!the!greater!Wellington!community.!How!this!
can!be!achieved!effectively!needs!further!
investigation.!
Additionally!some!of!the!adult!members!of!the!
Centre!have!also!expressed!an!interest!in!learning!/!
refreshing!their!Cantonese.!Interested!members!
should!contact!me!and!if!there!is!sufficient!interest!
additional!classes!could!be!scheduled.!
!
!
Classes!focus!on!the!development!of!basic!
conversational!and!written!skills!in!an!
interactive!and!fun!environment.!Subject!matter!
is!topical!to!the!students!with!discussions!on!
Chinese!festivals;!customs!and!food!among!the!
many!topics!discussed.!
!
Again!many!thanks!to!our!teacher!Mandy!Chen!
for!her!enthusiasm;!!for!making!the!classes!so!
enjoyable!and!for!encouraging!the!students!
(and!parents)!to!learn!more!of!the!language!of!
our!culture.!
!
Thanks!to!all!the!parents!for!their!dedication!
and!encouragement!!
Potocki!Paterson!wishes!to!
invite!you!to!the!opening!of!
Rossano!Fan!on!5th!
November!2015!at!
5.30pm,!an!exhibition!opening!
which!we!guarantee!to!go!off!
with!a!bang!!
!
Renowned!architect!and!
painter,!"Rossano!(Ming!
Ching)!Fan"!was!a!unique,!
nonVcompromising,!
contradictory,!brilliant,!
complex,!philosophical,!articulate,!loving,!precise!and!challenging!artist.!
!
A!scholar!of!life,!this!complex,!Van!GoghVlike!character!was!a!tortured!genius!who!often!treaded!the!
line!between!delusion!and!brilliance.!!!Still!awaiting!acceptance!from!the!art!world,!this!first!exhibition!
since!his!death!will!change!all!of!that.!!Rossano's!time!has!come.!
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Yau*Yih*Yun*
Over!the!last!few!months!YYY!has!focused!on!running!
both!Wednesday!and!Saturday!classes!including!term!
trips!and!social!activities.!Highlights!include!a!zoo!trip!
by!the!Wednesday!class,!a!combined!performance!with!
the!Cantonese!class!for!the!Taiwan!Economic!and!
Cultural!Office,!and!our!annual!Moon!Festival!potluck!
dinner!and!lanterns!upstairs!in!the!WCSCC!hall.!!
!
We!have!also!run!a!few!very!successful!fundVraising!
activities.!We!held!a!sold!out!movie!fundraiser!for!'A!
Royal!Night!Out',!organised!a!raffle,!and!held!a!Chinese!
cooking!demo!(recipe!attached).!Thanks!to!all!those!
families!who!have!taken!time!out!to!organise!these!
activities.!
!
We!have!also!helped!out!at!the!WCSCC!dim!sim!making!
fundraiser,!setting!up!for!the!yearly!NZCA!confeerence,!
and!participated!in!the!WCSCC!annual!Moon!Festival!
Dinner!V!all!great!ways!to!be!part!of!the!wider!WCSCC!
family.!
Line*Dancing*
Line!dancing!continues!to!be!well!subscribed.!!We!are!still!doing!Tai!Chi!Fan!on!
Saturday!at!12.00pm.!!We!are!planning!to!have!Yum!Cha!at!a!Chinese!Restaurant!
in!December.!!
Our*Christmas*party*is*on*Saturday*5th*December,*from*11am*to*5pm.**Everyone*
is*welcome,**$2*per*person*and*bring*a*plate*for*Lunch*at*12.30pm*
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WCSCC*Ballroom*Dance*Group*
The!WCSCC!Ballroom!dance!
group!has!continued!to!grow!
this!year,!and!has!participated!in!
a!number!of!dance!events!which!
have!now!become!more!and!
more!popular!and!provide!many!
opportunities!for!us!to!socialize!
and!improve!our!ballroom!
dances!which!we!have!learnt!
over!the!year.!
Our!calendar!for!the!second!
half!of!the!year!included:!
Fridays!and!Saturday!nights!
at!Porirua!or!Petone!clubs!to!
dance!the!night!away!to!the!
music!of!live!bands.!
Last!Sunday,!we!welcomed!
our!newest!dancers!to!the!
centre!who!have!formed!
another!beginners!group,!
starting!their!lesson!at!6pm!
on!Sundays.!
August!–!the!Dragons!
fundraising!dance!hosted!by!
the!Dragon’s!dance!
committee!held!at!
Xpressions!in!Upper!Hutt.!!
October!–!The!annual!
Labour!weekend!dance!
hosted!by!the!WCSCC!Ballroom!
dance!group,!held!at!the!
Wellington!Chinese!Sports!and!
Cultural!Centre,!Newtown.!This!
is!the!second!year!that!we!have!
organized!this!event!(we!had!
140!people!attending!this!year!)!
and!we!hope!that!this!will!
continue!to!be!an!annual!event!
and!fundraiser!for!the!centre.!
November!–!The!Christmas!
dance!hosted!by!the!Epuni!
dance!group,!held!at!Naenae!
College,!Lower!Hutt!
December!–!The!New!Year’s!Eve!
dance!hosted!by!the!combined!
Chinese!dance!community,!held!
at!the!Cultural!Centre,!
Newtown.!
!
As!well!as!attending!the!above!
major!dances,!our!group!
continues!to!get!together!on!
We!were!thrilled!
and!excited!to!see!11!couples!
turn!up!for!their!first!lesson,!
and!they!all!seemed!to!enjoy!
the!experience.!We!are!
encouraged!by!the!increased!
interest!in!the!ballroom!
dancing!at!the!centre,!and!
look!forward!to!establishing!
new!friendships!with!these!
and!other!new!dancers!
coming!to!
the!centre.!
We!are!
extremely!
fortunate!to!
have!as!our!
dance!
teacher,!
Jackie!
Drakeford,!
who!
15!
continues!to!be!an!
inspiration!to!us!all!with!
her!passion!for!dance.!We!
are!also!very!grateful!to!
Mary!Staples!who!comes!
to!help!Jackie!at!our!dance!
classes.!
We!would!like!to!express!
our!sincere!thanks!to!the!
centre!committee!for!their!
continued!support!during!
the!year.!We!are!very!
fortunate!to!have!the!hall!
available!to!us!for!practices!
on!Tuesday!nights!and!for!
lessons!on!Sunday!nights.!
On!the!eve!of!our!Labour!
weekend!dance,!we!would!
like!to!especially!thank!the!
Centre’s!fundraising!
committee!for!their!
generous!help!and!coV
ordination!of!the!event!to!
ensure!its!success!as!a!
major!dance!event.!
For!info!on!ballroom!
dancing!at!the!centre,!
please!contact!!
Christine!Lowe!!
christineluey@gmail.com!
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Centre*Xmas*Party*
Centre!will!be!hosting!an!informal!Christmas!party!–!all!members!are!invited!to!attend.!
This!will!be!held!at!
The!Southern!Cross!Bar!and!Restaurant,!39!Abel!Smith!Street!
Thursday!26!November!from!6pm.!
Buffet!dinner!for!$35!per!person,!
Children!under!9!can!order!from!the!childrens!menu.!
Join!us!as!we!celebrate!the!end!of!another!busy!year!for!the!Wellington!Chinese!Sports!
and!Cultural!Centre!!
Please!book!now!for!your!space,!seats!are!limited!!!RSVP*to*Bronwyn*by*20*November.!
We’d%like%to%wish%all%our%members%all%the%best%for%the%upcoming%season%and%look%forward%to%seeing%you%
again%in%the%New%Year,%we%wish%you%a%happy%and%safe%holiday.%Look%out%for%promotions%for%the%Chinese%
New%Year%of%the%Monkey%in%February%2016!%%
From%the%General%committee%of%the%WCSCC%
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Subs*Update*
A!warm!welcome!all!our!new!members!who!joined!us!during!the!year!and!hope!you!enjoy!the!activities!
we!have!to!offer.!
Thanks!to!members!who!have!paid.!!The!subscriptions!help!with!the!ongoing!maintenance!and!
operational!costs!of!our!stadium!and!the!different!activities!we!offer.!
Please!note!that!all!payments!are!receipted!and!if!you!have!not!received!one!you!should!
email!subs@wcscc.org.nz.!!!
Below!is!a!list!of!those!who!have!made!donations!since!last!newsletter,!many!thanks!to:!
George!Sue!
David!Young!
Vincent!Sue!
Dennis!Young!
Selena!Timmins!
Ivan!Young!
C!C!Wong!
James!Young!
Mary!Wong!
Kar!Yue!Yeo!
Tassie!Wong!
Richard!Chung!
Tom!Wong!
Percy!Lee!
Ruby!Wong!Nam!
Woo!Loo!
Alisa!Wong!She!
William!Moon!
Harvey!Wu!
Allan!&!Gloria!Ngan!
Graeme!Yee!
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Turning*Stone*Into*Jade*–*The%History%of%the%NZ%Chinese%
Association!
Chinese%were%first%invited%to%New%
Zealand%150%years%ago%by%the%Otago%
Chamber%of%Commerce%in%1865%to%
work%the%tailings%of%the%gold%fields.%
From%these%first%hardy%pioneers%who%
braved%isolation,%poverty%and%years%
of%hard%labour%has%come%a%
community%who%are%proud%to%call%
themselves%Chinese%New%Zealanders!
!
Published!with!support!from!the!
Chinese!Poll!Tax!Heritage!Trust,!
Turning!Stone!into!Jade!tells!the!
story!of!one!of!New!Zealand’s!
oldest!Chinese!community!
organisations.!!In!its!early!
incarnations,!the!NZ!Chinese!
Association!offered!kinship!and!a!
united!voice!for!an!often!
marginalised!and!fragile!
minority.!!As!the!New!Zealand!
Chinese!evolved!into!a!community!
with!a!sure!sense!of!place!in!the!
country’s!growing!diverse!
population,!the!NZCA!has!had!to!
adapt!and!change!to!reflect!its!
current!and!future!needs.!
Turning!Stone!into!Jade!is!the!story!of!how!a!community!founded!by!sojourners!and!
migrants!has!adapted!to!a!new!homeland,!far!from!the!place!of!their!ancestors’!
birth.!!It!explores!wider!themes!concerning!the!New!Zealand!Chinese!community.!!Themes!
include!the!struggle!to!articulate!a!changing!identity;!how!to!preserve!heritage!in!
an!increasingly!anglicised!community!and!how!to!articulate!the!voice!of!a!community!made!
up!of!diverse!voices,!from!the!regions!and!urban!centres.!!!
Written!by!our!very!own!late!David!Fung,!this!book!comprises!an!extensive!range!of!records!
from!the!Association’s!archives!and!other!historical!research,!supplemented!with!photos,!
illustrations!and!contributions!from!its!thirteen!branches!across!the!country.!!
!!
If!you!would!like!to!purchase!a!copy!for!$40,!please!contact!Justine!Kohing!or!021!403!667.!!
All!proceeds!are!to!the!Wellington!Chinese!Association.!
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NZ!Chinese!Association!Easter!Sports!Tournament!
Heads!up!that!the!NZ!Chinese!Association!Easter!Sports!Tournament!Easter!weekend!will!be!held!
in!Auckland!next!year.!!The!Tournament!dates!for!your!diary!are:!!Friday!25!March!to!Monday!28!
March!2016!
We’re!still!waiting!on!details!to!be!confirmed!from!the!Auckland!Organising!Committee!and!will!
advise!as!soon!as!we!can.!
The!Wellington!Contingent!are!now!taking!registrations!of!interest!from!those!who!may!be!keen!
to!represent!Wellington!at!next!year’s!tournament.!
To!register!your!details!please!email!r2rwgtneaster@gmail.com!with!your!name!and!contact!
details!and!the!sports!that!you’re!interested!in!playing.!
Practice!times!will!be!advised!once!they!have!been!confirmed.!
Key*Contacts*
!
Chairman/Stadium!rental!enquiries:!Malcolm!Young!
Cultural!V!Dragon!and!Lion:!Vince!Sue!
Girls!Cultural!Dancing:!Juliet!Young!
Membership/Address!updates:!Liane!Young!
Ballroom!Dancing:!Christine!Lowe!
Line!Dancing:!Stuart!Chung!
Yau!Yih!Yun:!Louise!Joe!
Cantonese!Class:!Thomas!Chong!
Basketball:!Grant!Young!
Fundraising/Events:!Rita!Tom!
Newsletter,!website,!notices:!Bronwyn!Chin!
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