This is a report from The Star for 13 Oct Singles Workshop, a preview of Singles Cruise Asia www.singlescruiseasia.com

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Getting to
know you: The
Singles
Workshop, which
was held as a
preview ahead of
Singles Cruise
Asia, kicked off
with an ice-
breaking session.
Cruising for real love
Get on ‘boat’ for an all-in-one relationship makeover
by JADe cHAN
jade@thestar.com.my
S
INGLES Cruise Asia is touted
to be a unique platform for
singles to mingle and
improve themselves and their
overall love lives with the help of
several gurus.
The themed cruise event brings
singles from all over Malaysia on a
five-day four-night discovery
journey packed with activities like
games, dance classes, themed din-
ners and personal development
programmes.
From image consultancy to
relationship workshops, to dating
tips and etiquette, the cruise is an
all-in-one relationship makeover
journey that is designed to
empower and equip participants
with the know-how and mindset
to prepare them for relationships,
or even to heal from one.
SCASIA Sdn Bhd PR director
Timothy Low explained: “It is a
vacation-themed personal discov-
ery cruise aimed at providing a
platform for the growing singles
population to meet ‘real’ people
and see what they are like in ‘real’
situations.
“It is often difficult to deter-
mine what someone is like until
you interact with them outside of
their normal routine.
“Fun activities are always the
best way to get to know someone,
make some new friends, or even
ignite a romance.”
Low said that the programmes
were designed to transform peo-
ple’s lives and getting participants
to put whatever they had learnt
into action.
“Our tagline is ‘Becoming the
Right Person’ because we believe
that has to happen before finding
the right person.
Low promised that the cruise
participants would get to enjoy
something they have never expe-
rienced before.
Potential participants were
given a preview of the cruise dur-
ing a workshop where the four
gurus gave them a taste of what to
expect.
Date coach Andrew Chow spoke
about the qualities a person would
want in a relationship and part-
ner, and essential skills in com-
munication.
The latter, he said, included not
bringing up the past (especially in
disagreements), maintaining eye
contact, always trying to make
joint decisions, always offering
the other party the benefit of
doubt, and concentrating on how
one’s partner feels.
Chow’s session on the cruise
will include tips on making good
first impressions, making follow-
ups and the next date, finding the
right dating site, and online com-
munication.
Image guru Murshidah Said will
be conducting a “personal image
empowerment” programme to
guide participants on how they
want to “brand” themselves and
how they want to project their
identity.
Love gurus and international
releasers Heiko and Selina
Niedermeyer demonstrated the
power of releasing using the
Lindwall Releasing Process.
Using the analogy of the human
heart being a computer hard drive,
Heiko said painful experiences
can be like a virus that affects a
computer’s functions.
“There are good and bad expe-
riences in life, but painful experi-
ences are the ones that affect the
heart. They exist in our subcon-
scious mind, and continue to
affect our lives to some degree,”
he said.
According to its founder’s web-
site, the Lindwall Releasing
Process is for one to “allow a past
disturbance to surface, confront
the situation as needed, then
release the negative impact and
emotional content by speaking
aloud relevant, affirmative state-
ments and believing in those
statements”.
Malaysia’s first Singles Cruise
Asia will set sail from Dec 6 to 10
on board the Legend of the Seas
by Royal Caribbean Cruise Line.
The route will be a round trip
from Singapore, docking at Port
Klang, Malaysia, and Phuket,
Thailand, and back to Singapore.
It is open to single men and
women aged 21 and above.
For more information, visit
www.singlescruiseasia.com.
Registration deadline is Nov 15.
Empowering and equipping participants: The four gurus who will be conducting the personal
development programmes on board the Singles Cruise Asia (from left) date coach Andrew Chow,
image guru Murshidah Said, love gurus and international releasers Selina and Heiko Niedermeyer.