I decided to start this thread as we have had a few newbies
coming in and asking, "What is Club 30?"
A little bit of history : Club 30 was started in Nov 2004, on the
birthday of the (ahem!) founder aka Cult Leader (a nickname given
by the Bear). The topics and discussions in the existing forums
then didn't interest me, and so, I started my very own
forums.
Kops21 provided the name, Club 30. Why 30? Simply because the Cult
Leader is in her 30's. 
Contrary to popular imagination, the '30' in Club 30 DOES NOT refer
to the following :
- Waistline of 30'and more... although with our frequent foodie
outings, don't be surprised to see quite a few of us attaining or
even surpassing that golden 30'! 
- Age of 30 and above. I know 'someone' told me that he actually
waited until he was 30 years old before he joined in our
discussions! (OK, I shall give you a bit of face
and not reveal your identity, but you are so darn funny! ) There are members who are in their 30's here, and
there are those who are way under that age group, and then there
are those who have erm... reached another milestone in terms of
age. We do not discriminate against age here.
- IQ of 30 or more (!!!) (This one thanks to si-tella! )
Serious discussions are welcome. In fact, we started with lots of
serious topics, but as we grew to know each other through our
outings, we started to become more ''bo liao'' (frivolous).
So, if you're new to Club 30, WELCOME!! Come in, participate in our
threads, and make yourself known to us. 
Club 30 is nothing without its members, aka the Lao Chiao's.
(So darn chor lor, that term! ) So, club members, feel free to add in your own
ideas about what Club 30 is about! 
And oh, be warned, due to the sometimes quite evil nature of Club
30 (we aren't above mud-slinging and name-calling when it comes to
some of our members, but you DO know we luv you at the end of the
day, no?) , viewer discretion is advised! And, we take no responsibility for any
mental / psychological / emotional trauma and disturbances that may
arise from participating in our Club activities!
Here are a few members' interpretation of the essence of Club 30
:
Fatum : "... is about food, gluttony, and gastronomic excesses ...
"
