Letter To The Editor - Festival Get-Together

Dear Editor

I was disappointed to read that Management will not be having any more festival get-togethers. If the aim was to foster goodwill and a spirit of camaraderie among residents, I disagree this has failed.

I attended the last Chinese New Year get-together, and there were more than just a handful of people there – about the same, or even more, than at the AGM. I dare say all who were present enjoyed themselves, especially the children, who were given angpows. Maybe there were the same faces, but what’s wrong with that? There were also some new faces.

Except for the AGM, which is a meeting, rather than a get-together, these are the few times residents can get together, meet one another and even get to meet the Management staff and council members and enjoy the festivities together. In the website, it was stated that the aim was to get Tiarans who live here to interact, to get to know one another, to do things together, to laugh together - in short, be one big happy family! Cancelling the get-togethers is short-sighted and a step backwards.

This is the time for us to experience and show tolerance and understanding of the different festivals and cultures, fostering goodwill and a spirit of camaraderie among residents. It is my hope that the Management will reconsider the decision made and continue with the festival get-togethers again.

Disappointed