Dating Tips

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by Kenneth Tan
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My Great Date Experiment

01-Feb-2006

by Elaine Tan
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1 Sep 2005

by Maria O'Daniel
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Finding love the speed dating way

27 Jul 2005

by Lauren Ho
Source:TheStar Newspaper

Another Friday night spent alone watching Friends rerun with a big bag of potato chips and your pet iguana. Sounds familiar? You may have given up looking for that special someone given the fact that you only have six to eight work-free hours a day to rest your head, but fear not, all ye singletons out there, for help comes in the form of the latest pop culture phenomenon to sweep Klang Valley-speed-dating! Speed dating is not an altogether alien concept, being based on the simple concept of going through a third party to match-make you with compatible candidates, but it is certainly a more convenient, informal and fun way of meeting like-minded individuals in a pressure-free setting of a large casual group. One thing is for sure is that it takes away the hassle of hitting bars or clubs and double-guessing the face and body language of your potential love match. The speeddating event has a minimum of 10 men and 10 women meeting at a central location, usually in a private, cosy, restaurant downtown.

No more getting slapped in the face or a blooming black eye for mishearing someone’s answer over throbbing disco music! Yinnie Piong from speed-dating agency http://www.click-together.com/ candidly gave us an alternate scenario, which illustrates why it is safer to go through a dating agency - you avoid spending on an expensive dinner with a blind date which there is no chemistry whatsoever. The enterprising woman and her husband Dutchman Arno Geraedts founded the speed dating agency Click-together with one aim – to enable singles to meet new and interesting people with similar hobbies, lifestyles and wave-lengths. “Speed-dating is more productive and safer than meeting people at an entertainment venue because participants at Click-together will be screened by us beforehand. Our events are desirable for people wishing to meet a marriage or life partner, and the way the events are held give the participants more discretion when choosing their own partners, as opposed to traditional matchmaking services. We only accept genuine applicants as they will be paired off in an arranged meeting,” said Piong. She gives a low-down on how it works - a minimum of 10 men and 10 women meet at a central location, usually in a private, cosy, restaurant downtown. Each member is given a score sheet to keep track of the people that they meet. Subsequently, they are paired off at tables for two, and given an average of 10 minutes to get acquainted with one another. Members then gauge how they feel about the other and record their sentiments on the score sheet. If you like the person and wish to get to know them better, you should mark your card with a “yes.” If both partners have marked their card with “yes,” then a match has been made. After the allotted 10 minutes, the bell rings and the men get up and move on to the next table. The process is repeated until all the couples have met. Then comes a short break. At the end of the night, the score sheets are handed in and everyone gets to mingle further with one another. The organisers then shift through the score sheets and notify the participants if they have a match within 24 hours. When prompted to give her favourite anecdote, Piong courteously obliges with the following testimonial. A charming and witty man, who was nevertheless still single, X, wanted someone special to spend his life with, but was too busy to look around for dates. “His friends had been urging him to attend a speed dating night and threatened him with a mail order bride if he did not. One of them even sneakily signed him up for the service,” said Piong. After some contemplation, he decided to give it a go and was pleasantly surprised when he had so much fun as there was hardly any pressure in such a relaxed atmosphere. He even made some new male friends who invited him out for “teh-tarik” after the event ended. Talk about killing two birds with one stone! “When the match results were received, he had done quite well, with a healthy score of 6 matches. Suffice to say he reported back to his friends as a mission accomplished!” said Piong with a grin. The agency’s success rate speaks for itself as there are marriages in the offing and the agency membership is close to 3,000. So cast those doubts aside and give yourself a chance to “click” with someone out there today. For enquiries, call Yinnie at 012-609 4803 or e-mail yinnie@click-together.com.

SO I SPEED DATED AN AXE MURDERER

30 Mar 2004

by TV Smith (Mycen.com.my)

This same article by TV Smith was published in TheStar Newspaper dated 20 May 2005

A couple who runs an online friendship portal and offline dating service invited me to join one of their events based on the current yuppyish craze dubbed "Speed Dating". Curious as I was, I initially declined the offer and almost missed an enjoyable and wacky evening. The organizers, lovebirds Yinnie and Arno have convincing credentials.
They married after meeting each other on the Internet and are now on a duty-bound mission to eradicate lonely hearts and enlarge Malaysia's population.

"I'm OK with my social life!" I protested when Yinnie insisted on the third phone call.
"Yeah, but the women you meet are always from a barsomewhere" she retorted.
"True, but I meet girls at pasar malams too" I responded proudly.
"Who cares? We're short of one guy!" she finally confessed.
Speed
I relented and resigned myself to prejudiced thoughts of meeting wallflowersand people with speech impediment.
This time around they managed to recruit about 20 men and women from seemingly contrasting backgrounds and
gathered them at a quaint little Italian restaurant somewhere downtown KL. The organisers may have conducted
some pre-screening or sorting, as the participants appeared to be from similar age and language groups.
Each numbered guy gets to meet each permanently seated girl in separate ten-minute sessions.

Think of it as a series of chemistry tests timed by a bell and marked with a scorecard.
So, off I went on a Friday night to a musical chair game that's supposed to pair me with a potential life partner
or girlfriend from hell…
Participant 1, self-employed, aged 25.
Me: "Those eyelashes look nice."
She: "Yes."
Me: "Are those contacts?"
She: "Yes."
Me: "The colours are kind of usual."
She: "Yes."
Me: "Do you always give one-worded answers?"
She: "Yes."

Participant 2, marketing executive, aged 29.
She: "You don't look the marrying kind."
Me: "Thank you. Is there a way to tell?"
She: "Instinct and intuition, I guess."
Me: "Is that important?"
She: "Well, I paid sixty ringgit!"
Me: "That's the bell ringing, got to go."
She: "Next!"

Participant 3, school teacher, aged 27.
Me: "Wow, you came all the way from Tapah?"
She: "Yes, it's a small town."
Me: "If we were to go on a date, where should we meet?"
She: "Cameron Highlands."
Me: "How about we meeting halfway at Fraser's Hill?"
She: "If we go on a second date."
Me: "OK, third date ought to be at Genting Highlands then."

Participant 4, music student, aged 28.
She: "Your hair is longer than mine."
Me: "So it seems."
She: "What shampoo do you use?"
Me: "Soap."
She: "So it seems."

Participant 5,advertising executive, aged 31.
She: "Problem with most guys…"
She: "They don't pay attention."
She: "They don't listen to what I say…"
She: "And yet they always accuse me of overwhelming the conversation."
She: "Not that I don't listen…"
She: "I just like to get my message across."

Participant 6, unemployed, aged 29.
She: "Ten minutes is kind of short, don't you think?"
Me: "I think it's about right; otherwise we'll spend the whole night here."
She: "I heard at some places you're given only five minutes."
Me: "That's like chatting up a girl at a bar."
She: "For five minutes?"
Me: "Before the boyfriend returns from the loo."

Participant 7, personnel manager, aged 32.
She: "This is like interviewing people to fill a vacancy."
Me: "I know, I feel like another candidate."
She: "So tell me why should I go on a date with you?"
Me: "I've got good dating experience."
She: "How many years?"

Participant 8, artist, aged 26.
She: "Can I have your number?"
Me: "Thought we're not supposed to exchange phone numbers at this stage?"
She: "It's not an exchange; I'm not giving you my phone number."
Me: "But your number's going to be revealed if you call my mobile."
She. "My number is hidden, it won't appear."
Me: "Wow! You're that cautious."
She: "I'm always cautious with strangers."
Me: "Shall we go back to my place for a drink afterwards?"
She: "OK."

Participant 9, system engineer, aged 25.
She: "Hey, I know you!"
She: "You the one who writes all those funny stuff, right?"
Me: "Maybe."
Me: "Met anybody you liked so far?"
She: "Maybe."
She: "Don't tell me you're going to write about this?"
Me: "Maybe."

Participant 10, aerobics instructor, aged 30.
Me: "How do you keep fit?"
She: "I used to chop wood"
Me: "Used to?"
She: "Until my ex-boyfriend was found chopped into several pieces"
Me: "You're kidding me right?"
She: "Wanna see a picture of my axe or ex?"

OK, so speed dating may not be for everyone. But if you're up to it, it's a great way to meet a bunch of mostly decent and
interesting singles. While the women seemed more focused than the men; it really is a safer and more efficient way of
meeting members of the opposite sex. No need to use any corny pick-up lines and besides, it's only RM 6 per date including
bland pastas. For more information check out http://www.click-together.com/

By NSTP
Couple sets up speed dating website

20 Feb 2004


Couple sets up speed dating website

A COUPLE who met and fell in love via the Internet three years ago has set up a website to help others do the same.
Malacca-born Yinnie, and Dutchman Arno Geraedts, co-founded www.click-together.com with one aim – to enable singles to meet new and interesting people with similar hobbies, lifestyles and wave-lengths.
Now happily married and co-managing their company, Arno Internet Services, the duo created the website after discovering the “matchmaking” potential of the Internet.


What was our favourite pastime (communicating through the Internet) has turned into our passion and we are here to help people search for their soulmates,” said Yinnie.
Relating their whirlwind romance, which began in June 2001, she described the Internet as a popular platform for busy professionals to socialise and find their match.
Visitors at Click-together will be screened by Yinnie and Geraedts to see if they take relationships seriously.
“We only accept genuine applicants as they will be paired off in an arranged meeting,” said Yinnie.

Click-together, a speed dating service, gets 10 men and 10 women together at a place where they can meet and mingle. Each is given a score card to keep track of the person they are supposed to meet. At the end of an eight-minute conversation, they will be asked if they would like to know the person better. At the end of each gathering, participants are quickly notified if they have found their potential match.
“Speed dating is fast, fun and safe for people to meet in a pressure-free environment,” said Yinnie.
A manufacturing manager at the time when she was cyber-dating Arno Geraedts, a Software Engineer, she said visitors to such websites should be sincere and if possible, use a webcam to enable other visitors to see their faces.
The couple has also established www.myheart4you.com for visitors to communicate online.
Set up in 2002, the website features testimonials from couples who eventually got married after finding each other through Internet as well as offers free relationship tips and counselling.
For enquiries, call Yinnie at 012-6094803 or email yinnie@click-together.com.

Speed Dating hits Malaysia

27 Jan 2004





Speed Dating Hits Malaysia. Where else would you find min 15 singles ready to talk with you and find out more about you and vice versa? We all know that it's not easy to find someone you feel comfortable with...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (PRWEB) January 27 2004--Today, most single professional Malaysians are successful and rich in their lives. They are so busy that they do not have time to socialize. Match making agencies can be slow usually takes time and effort. They will match someone based on personal data. After contacting, members later found there is no chemistry and then ask for another date. Chat box in the internet are working faster but one may not know who that person is chatting with you. Chatting on internet has its advantage where both parties already know each other, later exchange photos but after a time, noticed the 'little movements', character, bad breath etc. At Click-together event or commonly known as 'Speed dating' you are able to judge all these elements yourself. In fact, at a glance of 10 secs your sixth sense should tell you if you would like to know the person further. How it works:Min 10 men & 10 women meet at a central location. They are paired off at tables for two, and given an average of 6 minutes to get acquainted with each other. Each is given a scorecard to keep track of the people they meet, and to decide if they would like to get to know the person further. After 6 minutes, the bell rings, if you like the person and want to get to know them further, mark your card with a ‘yes’. If both ‘partners’ marked their cards with ‘yes’ it indicates, that there is a match. The guys then move on to the next table. This process continues until all the couples have met each other. A small break is taken mid way through. At the end of the evening you turn your scorecard in and everyone has chance to mingle further. Within 24 hours, the organizer will notified the participants if they have a match/s. Click-together/Speed Dating is fun, easy, convenient and safe way to meet up with more dates or new friends in one evening. It is to do away with all of the most common hurdles associated with dating - the difficulty of finding new people, the awkwardness of the first meeting, and the time wasted finding out that the person you're dating isn't right for you. At Click-together event, everyone is there to meet other people - just like you. You have just enough time with each person to decide whether or not you would like to see them again, and you only get in contact with the people you want to meet who also want to meet you again - no more awkward phone calls and no having to avoid people you don't like. Click-together is ideal for those who lead busy lives, don't have much time and want to meet new people in a fun, safe and pressure-free environment.Most are professionals who want to improve their chances of meeting the right person. They're generally normal, attractive people with varied interests who normally mix with the same group of friends and work colleagues and rarely get the opportunity to meet many new people in one go.Click-together.com was co-founded by a couple, Yinnie a Chinese Malaysian and Arno, a Dutch National. They use this modern 'speed dating' approach which has been used and proven worldwide as fast, very clear, efficient and successful. Their goal is "to help singles in their search for soul mates and will continue serving single Malaysians of all races and age groups" said Yinnie. For further information about the events, send email to corresp@click-together.com or call Yinnie hp no 012-6094803.