Dear Members,

Valentine’s Day has just passed and I hope that all of you had a romantic and sweet day with your beloved.  Please take a look at the pictures below.

Menu

Oyster Fine De Bretagne

Half Moon Lobster Ravioli

Wild MushroomCappuccino

Baked Dover Sole

USDA Beef Tenderloin

Strawberry Millefeuille

Chocolate Cake, Whisky Sauce

The Dining Room

Thank you very much and looking forward to welcoming you again soon in The Dining Room!

Warmest regards,

Massimo
Executive Chef

Dear Members,

As this is my first blog entry of the New Year, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a very happy and prosperous Year of the Dragon!

The year ahead looks very exciting when I think of all the upcoming new projects and events that we have taking place, including the opening of The Portside restaurant.

As we are improving the existing facilities at the same time, some of them will be temporarily relocated in order to allow work progress. The Marina Deli will relocate to the Lobby area in February and the Tropical Pool changing rooms will move to the Private Deck in April. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience caused by this coming renovation work.

Our team is already very excited at the prospect of welcoming you to these new facilities, and further details will be released in due course. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me directly should you have any questions or concerns.

Wishing you health and joy in the coming year!

Warmest regards,

Richard
Executive Assistant Manager – F&B

Dear Members,

It was with a sense of excitement that we re-opened Chill Zone in mid December. As you can see from the pictures below, the Chill Zone is modern, comfortable and is complemented well with the funky urban style of The Yard, which is our teenage lounge area. This has been enjoyed by teenagers and a few parents, too.

I would like to thank you for your patience and understanding during the renovation period and trust that you and your family enjoy the new facility.

The Yard

Chill Zone

We are still on track to launch the much anticipated Kids on 8 facilities. It is coming to life and we look forward to opening the doors in the near future. Having seen some of the features such as the Train and Pirate Ship up close already, I am very excited and I am sure you will enjoy this unique play Club experience.

We introduced Rugby 4 kids again in late December. This is a new and exciting sports programme specifically designed to introduce kids to the basic skills of rugby – passing, kicking, catching and try-scoring incorporated in developing the basics skills of all sports: running, jumping, coordination, balance, spatial awareness, teamwork, friendship and sharing.

And finally the Gateway Book Club is a programme that before a book is even opened, its author and their background have been discussed, the reasons why the book might have been written will have been investigated and while we are reading, every location, situation, character, possibility and eventuality will have come under the microscope. Everything will be understood and nothing will be missed, and all done in a fun way.

For registration and enquiries, please call the Activities Team on 2814 5403 or email activities@aberdeenmarinaclub.com.

I look forward to welcoming you in and around the Club!

Healthy Regards,
Derek

Dear Members,

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas break with your family. Chinese New Year is coming next,  time for red pockets, good food, fireworks and more. If you prefer to relax during the seasonal breaks, let’s try some audiobooks for this holiday.

Below are some of my suggestions:

Booksshouldbefree.com offers mostly classical literature and it is very well organised with reviews and a small preview.

Storynory.com is a free audio book site especially for children, and it is a nice little place for classic children’s stories.You can download a free audio story every week.

At Openculture.com/freeaudiobooks, audio books are just one of the sections covered on a site that focuses on educational media collected from other sites. You can download free courses from universities in MP3 format, language lessons as podcasts, and a variety of other podcasts that cover subjects like technology, travel, music, science, and more.

Should you have any queries, please feel free to call me on 2814 5436 or visit  IT Centre in person.

I wish you a Happy New Year!

Warmest regards,
Gavin

Dear Members,

Thank you very much for your support on Members’ Day 2011 – Kids’ Wonderland. It was great to see many faces there!

I am sure you enjoyed the day as much as we at the back of the house did. From food, games to decoration, all colleagues contributed a lot of their ideas to try to make it all we could. During the months of preparation, we already had a lot of fun at brainstorming sessions and organisational meetings. Weather was one of our biggest concerns since it was raining and windy in the days before the event. However, it turned out that we were blessed and it was such a lovely sunny day. Just perfect for the event!

It was an honour to serve all of you and thank you so much indeed for many of your good comments. They are really encouraging and motivating.

We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Warmest regards,

Matty Lam