GEMS SINGAPORE
Precious gems are profoundly buried in the earth and can only be extracted at the expense of great labour. Gems cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials... Remember, diamonds are created under pressure. We believe that EMPOWERED WOMEN EMPOWER ALL Empowerment comes from recognising self-worth and confidence through the continuous attainment of knowledge and skills, by overcoming obstacles and serving mankind. We hope to empower women to take charge of their lives to secure a brighter future for themselves and their family, in this lifetime and the next. A happy home starts from us. Be part of this movement as we, hand-in-hand, accompany you throughout this journey...
G.E.M.S
“Life at its best is a series of challenges. A big enough challenge will bring out strength and abilities you never knew you had. Take on challenges and you will bring yourself to life.”
What is G.E.M.S?
GEMS Empowering Me Series, is a series of fun and easy challenges across different elements, especially tailored to simulate life’s obstacles through EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. G.E.M.S hopes to EMPOWER participants with essential PARALLEL life skills, help to identify and remove any mental obstacles, bring clarity and renewed confidence in themselves and their ability to make decisions and conquer life’s challenges.
8 CHALLENGES I 8 ELEMENTS
Conducted outdoors, Participants will learn to enhance their spiritual practice, develop a heightened self-awareness and expand their comfort zone. All they have to do is participate in the activities. The more skills they attain, the more confidence garnered. All activities will be conducted as a group to foster social support with command opportunities to develop leadership skills.
It's a race against our own... More often than not, the ONLY obstacle in our life is ourselves.
To be a Pearl in Paradise, one needs to be a Women of Wellness,
a woman who encapsulates all elements of wellness holistically. And the only way to attain that is with Knowledge.
"Whoever follows a path in pursuit of knowledge, Allah makes his way easy to paradise.” (Bukhari)
"Read... In the name of your Lord who has created" 96:1
Islam has given great importance to the process of seeking knowledge. Infact, seeking beneficial knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim (Ahmad). Whoever seeks knowledge and help other people to learn will get unaccountable rewards from Allah ﷻ. He will grant him high ranks in this world and the Hereafter. "Allah will exalt those who believe among you, and those who have been granted knowledge to high ranks." 58:11
Teaching others is one of the good deeds that will get us great rewards even after death. Whoever leaves behind beneficial knowledge will get rewards as long as people are still getting benefits from his knowledge. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: “When a man dies all his deeds comes to an end except for three: an ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge and a righteous son who prays for him.” (Bukhari)
POP I WOW
Here, we will provide a flow of information by chapters and related articles. We will also share lessons learnt with hopes that you will benefit from it as much as we have.
HerStory...
Things that definitely happened
POPWOW Established
June 2013
Commencement of weekly classes for Pilates, personal coaching and group fitness and Wellness services
WOW RUN 14
9 February 2014
5km Marina Barrage.
Monthly Activities
12 Apr - Tree Top Walk 15km MacRitchie
25 May - Heights Confidence Forest Adventure
15 June - Mangrove Kayaking Pulau Ubin
Weekly activities includes Aqua Confidence
WOW RUN 15
October 2015
World WOW RUN conducted in four countries
WOW RUN 17
08 October 2017
7km Punggol Waterway
Ladies Retreat
12 Jan 2018
KTM Resort at Batam
Spa , Wellness & Shopping!
Kembara Rinjani
1 - 5 May 2018
Gunung RInjani, Lombok (5 Couples)
Sembalun Madrasah Fundraising $3k
Training:
Gunung Pulai, Pulau Ubin, Southern Ridges, MacRitchie, BTH, Puaka Road
Project Refugee Skudai
10 - 16 June 2018
Syawal Fundraising for Madrasah and 40 families
Ramadhan Iftar
$10k
Commencement of Spartan Training
July - Oct 2018
MBS, Woodlands Waterfront, Pasir Ris, Eunos, ECP
SEASON 1
GEMS 1: Wall Climbing
19 Aug 2018
Climb Central Kallang Wave Mall
GEMS 2: Nature Walk 20km
09 September 2018
Bukit TImah
GEMS 3: Heights Confidence
16 September 2018
High elements, freefall and Zipline at Mega Adventure
GEMS 4: SPARTAN Super
13 October 2018
13km 25 Obstacles Sentosa
GEMS 5: Nitewalk 35km
29 October 2018
Sleep can wait... Changi Village to Gardens by the Bay
Misi Batam Retreat
07 October 2018
Spa, food & Shopping
Fundraising Orphanage $1k
GEMS 6: Kelong Jump & Sea Expedition
25 November 2018
Peers Outdoor & Pulau Ubin
GEMS 7&8: Land Expedition &
Final Challenge
16-17 Dec 2018
Navigation Challenge in search of Gems and overcoming a series of obstacles
SPARTAN Stadion
26 January 2019
5km 20 Obstacles
GEMS Training
03 Feb Trail Run Coney Island
23 Feb Nite Run in Town
29 Feb Zoo Run 12km
Training together keeps us Stronger
GEMS Roadtrip 1
2-3 March 2019
Malaysia Women's Marathon, Petaling Jaya
SPARTAN Super Semenyih
NASHATA Sisterhood Fun Run
10 March 2019
A celebration of Sisterhood... 3.5km Run in Pink! at Marina Bay Sands. We had cake, balloons and a whole lot of fun. Presented GEMS Award (2018) to Mdm Sumarne for her awesome performance and contribution.
SEASON 2
GEMS 1: Wall Climbing
16 March 2019
Climb Central Novena Square
GEMS Training
31 Mar Trail Run at MacRitchie
31 Mar Spartan Obstacles Training at AMK
07 Apr Mizuno Ladies Run 7km at Clarke Quay
07 Apr 2XU Half Marathon
GEMS 2: Paintball Tournament
20 April 2019
6 Awesome Teams competed for the inaugural title of GEMS Paintball Champion held at Red Dynasty. MPV was presented to the youngest player
WOW RUN Promo Booth
13-21 April 2019
13 Apr Trail Run BTH
21 Apr Trail Run 12km MR
Sponsored booth at Wisma Geylang Serai
GEMS 3a: SPARTAN Sprint
27 April 2019
Muddiest Sprint ever at Yio Chu Kang with lil Gems
MetaSprint Triathlon
28 April 2019
First time triathletes Gems! East Coast Park
GEMS 3b: Forest Force 15/25km
05 May 2019
Eve of Ramadhan, Bukit Timah/Mandai where we achieved new limits
GEMS Store
May 2019
Our first store and meeting place at Scape
Pilates, every Tuesdays
Kickboxing, every Saturdays
BiiB Ramadhan Challenge
14-27 May 2019
Featured in Berita MediaCorp
14-day 2km Challenge fundraising for FEED
#getfitandgiveback
Watch video here
GEMS 4: Sea Expedition
29 June 2019
Kelong Jump and Mangrove Kayaking at Peers Outdoor
Coaches Emsemble
04 July 2019
BBQ & Networking with fellow coaches at Peers Outdoor
OE Conference
05-06 July 2019
Invited by OBS to conduct a workshop at ITE East
"Making OE More Appealing to the Minority"
Caving Challenge
21 July 2019
07 July Run Clinic at Yishun Stadium
14 July Trail Run 12km MR
21 July Run Clinic at Gombak Stidium
Fear of Darkness and Confined Spaces put to the optimal test!
GEMS Roadtrip 2
27 July 2019
Waterfall Abseiling, Gunung Muntahak 35pax
SAS Adventure
SPARTAN Super+Sprint
03 August 2019
Awesome race at Bukit Timah with Phoenixes and Powerpuff Girls
National Day Run
09 August 2019
5.4km Run through town and ending at MBS to power Nasi Lemak and Fireworks to celebrate the nation's 54th birthday
GEMS 6: Nature Nite Walk
16-17 August 2019
A medley of ayatul Qursi and various supplications
Dairy Farm/ Mandai Track 15
Shape Run
25 August 2019
24 Aug GE Women's IPPT
18 Aug WR19 Recce
Best Dressed Group!
GEMS Roadtrip 3
07-08 September 2019
Mandiri Bintan Marathon
Day Tripper 10km
Mosque Fundraising $10k
Goody bag for Orphans
Watch video here
Race Pack Collection
21-22 September 2019
Awesome time meeting the participants. SCAPE
GEMS 7: WOW RUN 19
29 September 2019
This year we made WOW RUN as part of G.E.M.S to be part of the organising committee
7.9km The Punggol Settlement - Coney Island
Appreciation Dinner 2
18 October 2019
For WOW RUN EXCO
Vertical Marathon
23 October 2019
27 Oct Interval Training at Sembawang Park
23 Oct Stairs training at Dawson
12 Oct CSC Run by the Bay
GEMS Medals to all our new Special friends
39 Stories 1300 Steps Fraser Tower
9 Teams. Top 3
GEMS 8: Heights Confidence
09 November 2019
High elements, Freefall & Zipline at Mega Adventures
GEMS Roadtrip 4
16 November 2019
SPARTAN Beast (TRIFECTA) Iskandar Putri