The   Singapore   Intergroup   is   the   Service   office   that   has   been   established   to   carry   out   certain functions   common   to   all   A.A.   Groups   in   the   Singapore   community.   Operating   under   the guidelines   of   A.A.’s   Twelve   Traditions   and   Twelve   Concepts,   the   Singapore   Intergroup   is maintained,  supervised  and  supported  by  the  local  Singapore  A.A.  groups.  The  primary  purpose of  Singapore  Intergroup  is  to  aid  the  individual  A.A.  groups  in  their  common  purpose  to  carry  the A.A.  message  to  the  alcoholic  who  still  suffers. Intergroup  Minutes  for  December,  2014 General

• The  Events  and  Social  Committee  is  looking  for  volunteers  of  any  sobriety  to  assist  in  the round  in  January.    Intergroup  Reps  and  chairs  to  request  assistance  during  meetings  and  any members   interested   please   speak   to   a   Event   Committee   member   or   send   an   email   to events@singaporeaa.org • Members  encouraged  to  continue  to  contribute  stories  for  the  Newsletter. • Damien  Hall  has  several  openings  for  service  positions. • Damien  Hall  meetings  are  open  as  usual  over  the  Christmas  and  New  Year  period.  Minor changes   to   other   meetings   over   the   holiday   period   and   the   members   should   check   the website  for  details • Communications  are  seeking  additional  volunteers  with  at  least  1  year  sobriety. • Remind  members  /  guests  that  they  are  required  to  register  for  each  day  of  the  Round  Up • A  Concepts  Workshop  will  be  held  on  10th  of  January.  .Members  encouraged  to  participate. Communications

• New  phone  support  roster  sent  out. • One  member  of  the  committee  has  left  due  to  relocation. • Seeking  additional  volunteers  with  at  least  1  year  sobriety. Literature

• Damien  to  continue  to  manage  their  own  literature  orders • Pamphlets  have  been  received  and  are  being  distributed  accordingly. • Order  for  additional  soft  cover  Big  Books  is  in  place Website

• Meetings  are  all  up  to  date • Changes  for  Round  Up  have  been  completed • Reminder  that  Round  Up  participants  should  register  for  each  day  of  round  up.

• Latest  edition  to  be  finalised  and  printed • Remind  members  that  contributions  are  gratefully  accepted  at  all  times Meeting  lists

• Recent  print  of  250  require  minor  changes,  full  and  updated  list  is  available  from  website  and request   members   to   make   necessary   changes   by   hand   in   the   interim   prior   to   the   next printing HIPI

• Meeting  with  the  press  scheduled • OFS  visit  is  scheduled  on  9  February.  Will  be  looking  for  younger  volunteers  to  assist • Confirmed  will  be  holding  another  workshop  in  early  2015. • Suggested  to  use  some  time  following  Concepts  Workshop  to  get  more  ideas  and  further updates  will  be  provided  at  next  Intergroup. Events  and  Social  Committees

• Events  Committee  continue  to  plan  monthly  events  for  Members • Round  Up  Speakers  confirmed  including  two  from  overseas.    Members  and  guests  to  register their  interest Spanish  Meeting

• Enquiries  to  be  conducted  with  We  Care  to  see  if  they  can  host  the  meeting Next  Meeting:  Saturday  February  7th,  2015  at  11.30  am -­‐  -­‐  -­‐  -­‐  -­‐ The  power  for  creating  a  better  future  is  contained  in  the  present  moment:  You  create  a  good future  by  creating  a  good  present.  ~  Eckhart  Tolle Your  smile  is  your  logo,  your  personality  is  your  business  card,  how  you  leave  others  feeling after  having  an  experience  with  you  becomes  your  trademark.  ~  Jay  Danzie You  may  not  control  all  the  events  that  happen  to  you,  but  you  can  decide  not  to  be  reduced  by them.”  “You  may  not  control  all  the  events  that  happen  to  you,  but  you  can  decide  not  to  be reduced  by  them.  ~  Maya  Angelou

The  Promises  in  Reverse If  we  are  NOT  painstaking  about  this  phase  of  our  development,  we  will  be  drunk  before  we  leave the  parking  lot. We  are  going  to  know  a  new  pain  and  a  new  misery. We  will  regret  our  deeds  and  repeat  them  over  and  over. We  will  comprehend  the  word  chaos  and  we  will  know  calamity. No  matter  how  far  down  the  road  we  stagger,  we  will  still  wonder  where  we  are  going. That  feeling  of  uselessness  and  self-­‐pity  will  intensify. We  will  lose  interesting  things  and  gain  relations  with  strange  fellows. Self-­‐seeking  will  be  constant.  Our  whole  attitude  will  be  on  the  lookout  for  the  cops. Fear  of  people  and  economic  insecurity  will  leave  us  -­‐  homeless. We  will  intuitively  know  how  to  stay  drunk  with  little  or  no  money. We  will  suddenly  begin  to  think  that  God  does  not  exist. Are  these  extravagant  promises?  Probably  not. They  are  being  practiced  daily,  sometimes  insanely,  sometimes  deadly.  They  will  continue  to  happen if  we  keep  drinking. Robby  R.  from  Memphis  TN ©  The  Grapevine  ,  September  2012,  Reprinted  with  permission -­‐  -­‐  -­‐  -­‐

No  matter  how  good  or  bad  you  think  your  life  is,  wake  up  each  date  and  be  thankful  for  life, Someone  somewhere  else  is  fighting  to  survive  .  ~    Unknown You  will  never  reach  your  destination  if  you  stop  and  throw  stones  at  every  dog  that  barks.  ~ Winston  Churchill I  speak  to  everyone  in  the  same  way,  whether  he  is  the  Garbage  Man  or  the  President  of  the Universtiy.  ~  Albert  Einstein. If  you  have  good  thoughts  they  will  shine  out  of  your  face  like  sunbeams  and  you  will  always look  lovely.    ~  Roald  Dahl Stress  is  caused  by  being  here,  and  wanting  to  be  there.      ~  Eckhart  Tolle