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Rotary Club of Pudu 2014-15 Page 1



Programme / Diary of Events 3

Editorial / President‘s Message 4

Club Proceedings / President‘s Announcements / Thanking the Speaker

5

Speaker‘s CV 6

Speaker‘s Text 7-13

Picture Gallery—Meeting on 8th Dec 2014 14-16

District News 17

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards 2014 18

Rotary International News 19-20

Thots For The Week 21

Table of Contents



Berita

Date : 15th December 2014 Issue No : 20

PROGRAMME FOR TODAY

PROGRAMME FOR NEXT WEEK

Speaker: Richard Muralee Subject: Malaysia Shining Star Foundation Duty Table: Rtn C T Heng Fellowship: Rtn Steven Chiew Finemaster: Rtn Sandy Soh Introducing: PP Phang Poke Shum Thanking: PP Choo Jee Sam

Speaker: TBA Subject: TBA Duty Table: Rtn Elaine Tan Fellowship: Rtn Kenneth Wong Finemaster: Rtn Loo Ming Chee Introducing: PP K U Rajah Thanking: PP Dato‘ Dr Lee Hoo Teong

Rotarians’ Birthdays (December) 05th—PP Tai Chin Peow 07th—Rtn Jeffrey Yap 09th—Tan Sri Dato‘ Soong Siew Hoong

23rd—Rtn Steven Ho

25th—Rtn C T Heng

27th—Tan Sri Dato‘ Sri Tay Ah Lek

Wedding Anniversaries (October)

27th—IPP Alex Chang and Ann Elaine

Spouses’ Birthdays (December) 29th—Spouse Eng Lee (PP Dato‘ Rosemarie Wee) Wedding Anniversaries (December) 01st—Rtn Patrick Lee & Ann Geok Hwa 09th—PP Tai Chin Peow & Ann Ivy 12th—PP Richard Liew & Ann Angeline 27th—PP Leong Choy Ying & Spouse Edward 30th—PP Gary Lim & Ann Rowena Wedding Anniversaries (October) 27th— IPP Alex Chang and Ann Elaine

CLUB DIARY OF EVENTS – OCTOBER 2014

Date Time Programme Venue

Pudu

Mon, 1st Dec Tue, 2nd Dec Wed, 3rd Dec 5th-7th Dec Mon, 8th Dec Tue, 9th Dec Wed, 10th Dec 12th-14th Dec Sat, 13th Dec Mon, 15th Dec Tue, 16th Dec Fri, 19th Dec Mon, 22nd Dec Mon, 29th Dec Wed, 31st Dec

12.45 pm 6.30 pm 6.30 pm 6.30 pm 12.45 pm 6.30 pm 6.30 pm 6.30 pm 12.45 pm 6.30 pm 6.30 pm 12.45 pm 12.45 pm 6.30 pm

Weekly Meeting Club Service Committee Meeting Community Service Committee Meeting 80th R I District 3300 Conference Weekly Meeting Youth Service Committee Meeting Vocational Service Committee Meeting 46th District Rotaract Conference World Understanding Night Tri Club Project Beautify My Home Prize Presentation PRC 48th Anniversary Celebration Weekly Meeting International Service Committee Meeting Annual General Meeting of PRC & PRCCF 3rd Club Assembly Weekly Meeting Weekly Meeting Board of Directors Meeting

Shangri-La Hotel, KL Residence of Rtn Jeff Bukit Kiara Club Vivatel, KL Shangri-La Hotel, KL Bukit Kiara Club Bukit Kiara Club Pasir Salak Resort, Perak Residence of Rtn Tenny Shangri-La Hotel, KL Selangor Club, Bkt Kiara Pantai Seafood Rest, PJ Shangri-La Hotel, KL Shangri-La Hotel, KL Bukit Kiara Club

CLUB DIARY OF EVENTS - DECEMBER 2014



EDITORIAL PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

AA group of 50 people attended a seminar. The speaker started giving each person a

balloon. Each one was asked to write his/her name on it using a marker pen. Then all the balloons were collected and put in another room. Now these delegates were let into that room and asked to find the balloon which had their name written within 5 minutes. Everyone was frantically searching for their name, pushing, colliding with each other, and there was utter chaos. At the end of 5 minutes, no one could find their own balloon. Now each one was asked to randomly collect a balloon and give it to the person whose name was written on it. Within minutes everyone had their own balloon. The speaker began. This is exactly what is happening in our lives. Everyone is frantically looking for happiness all around, not knowing where it is. Our happiness lies in the happiness of other people. Give them their happiness and you will get your own happiness. And this is the purpose of human life.

Warmest Regards. PP Mike Tung

HH as your year been fulfilling?

A fulfilling year is not only

one chock full of people and

achievements, but it is one filled with

meaningful events and time with

friends and loved ones.

Our International Night and 48th Anniversary held last

Saturday was a great event. The event was well

attended by 120 Rotarians & families, friends and

representatives from embassies. Many of the ex-

Rotarians were present as well. It was certainly a great

evening and glad to see many old faces.

It was an exciting night for the students from the ID

colleges. The results for the tri club vocational project

‗Beautify My Home‘ were announced. I could see the

students eagerly waiting for the results. Nevertheless, I

must congratulate them for their works. I can see a lot

of effort was put into revitalizing the 3 welfare homes.

Well done! Thank you Director Elaine Tan.

The 48th Anniversary celebration was a joyous

celebration. The club has come a long way, 48 years of

history. Thank you PE Patrick for putting the video

together.

I want to thank all the sponsors for the food and drinks,

Rtn Steven Ho for the PA system and all the Rotarians

who were there early to help set up the venue. I also

have to thank Rtn Tenny for lending her house. Last

but not least, I want to thank all the Rotarians who

have helped in one way or another to make this event

possible. And a special thanks to the OC PP Kumar and

PDG Dr Paul Lee in coordinating the entire event.

Please remember our AGM on 19th December. Your

attendance and support is of utmost importance to the

Club.

Have a pleasant week ahead!

Daisy Chiu

President RY 2014-2015



PUDU NEWS

PP Helmstetter Daniel Mr Lawrence Kwan Ann Helmstetter Ms Paris Nurashikin Ms Miera Nadhirah Ms Sannice Soh

R C Colmar, France President Daisy Chiu PDG Dr Paul Lee Daniel Helmstetter PP Mike Tung PP Mike Tung Rtn Sandy Soh

Visiting Rotarians Clubs

Record of Meeting on: 8th December 2014 Guest Speaker: Capt Lim Khoy Hing

Subject: Air Travel & Fear of Flying

Statistics

Guests Visiting Rotarians Club Members Total Present

4 1 19 24

Collections 36

Birthdays Anniversaries Fines

RM 35.00

Paying Diners RM 200.00

Raffles & Others

Total (RM) RM 235.00 Guests Hosts

CLUB PROCEEDINGS

PRESIDENT’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

INTRODUCING THE SPEAKER

PP Choo Jee Sam introduced the guest speaker Captain Lim Khoy Ying

PP Dato‘ Muslim thanked Captain Lim for a very educational and enlightening presentation. Dato mentioned that Captain Lim has shared with us some practical tips to overcome the fear of flying. Dato then presented a Certificate of Appreciation and a memento to Captain Lim.

1) The World Understanding Night, Tri Club Project, Beautify My Home prize presentation and R C Pudu‘s 48th Anniversary will be held on Sat, 13th Dec 2014 at the residence of Rtn Tenny Lee at 6.30 pm 2) The International Food Fair meeting will be held on Thursday, 11th December 2014 at the Selangor Club Bukit Kiara at 6.30 pm.

Sgt-At-Arms Rtn Robert Tan called the meeting to order at 1.15 pm on behalf of President Daisy Chiu. He welcomed all visiting Rotarians and guests. He then led in the singing of the National Anthem and then proposed the Loyal Toast. The fine master was Rtn Jeff Yap

All members who came in after 1 pm were fined RM 1.

Members not wearing jackets were fined RM 1.

Members not wearing the name tags were fined RM 1.

Members who did not attend the recent District Conference were fined RM 2.

THANKING THE SPEAKER



SPEAKER’S CV

CAPTAIN LIM KHOY HING Captain Lim Khoy Hing is an ex-airline pilot who is passionate about flying, having worked all his life high above the clouds since leaving college. Prior to his retirement from flag-carrier Malaysia Airlines, he was fortunate enough to fly the latest fly-by-wire planes such as the Boeing 777 and Airbus A320, A330 and A340. He has logged a total of 25,500 flying hours, or about 20 trips to the moon and back. Capt. Lim started his flying career in the Royal Malaysian Air Force, having been trained by the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom in 1967. He served for about 13 years in the service before joining Malaysia Airlines. In 2006, he joined low-cost carrier AirAsia, then its long-haul sister airline AirAsia X until 2011, when he retired at the age of 65. He is currently a simulator flight instructor for AirAsia X and AirAsia. He also trains airlines pilots at the Asian Aviation Centre of Excellence (a joint venture between AirAsia and CAE, a simulation and modelling technology provider), located near Kuala Lumpur International Airport. In his storied career, Capt. Lim encountered many passengers who were afraid of flying and had many questions about their fears and flying in general. And that was how askcaptainlim.com was born. On his website, he tackles questions from the common (‗How do I become a pilot?‘) to the more unusual (‗Will being a pilot compromise my husband‘s fidelity?‘). The website, which has been going for 12 years, now contains more than 1,000 answers. Capt. Lim read law as an external student with the University of London while he was with the airlines. The many sleepless nights and hours of study paid off when he was finally awarded an LL.B (Hons) and a Malaysian Certificate of Legal Practice, although he did not seriously pursue law as a career. Flying was much more fun. Capt. Lim is happily married with a son and a daughter who resides in London. He has five grandchildren. He enjoys spending time playing with his grandchildren and writing articles for Travel 3Sixty. He still maintains askcaptainlim.com for the benefit of aspiring pilots and fearful flyers and can be contacted via the website.

http://askcaptainlim.com/http://askcaptainlim.com/



SPEAKER’S TEXT



CLUB MEETING ON 8TH DECEMBER 2014



DISTRICT NEWS

FINANCIAL contributions from Malaysian Rotarians to the Rotary Foundation this year almost doubled that of last year‘s contributions, according to new Rotary International president Gary C. K. Huang. He foresees Malaysian involvement in international humanitarian projects will also increase. Huang is the first Taiwanese president of the club which was founded 109 years ago. He first joined the Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan in 1976, made a stop in Malaysia while on his travels last month and shared his experiences as Rotary International president. ―It is a very challenging position with many expectations. ―Since I first became vice-president, I had to visit Rotary clubs worldwide so I have been to more than 120 countries to date,‖ said Huang, who is very passionate about humanitarian service. With more than 34,000 clubs in 206 countries, the Rotary club is a humanitarian service organisation most known for taking the lead in worldwide efforts to eradicate polio. ―After more than 25 years, Rotary‘s contributions have resulted in a 99.9% reduction in the number of polio cases worldwide and we are this close to making it the second human disease in history to be fully eradicated, after smallpox,‖ said Huang. After bringing down the number of annual polio cases from 450,000 to less than 400, only three countries in the world — Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria — have yet to be declared polio-free. Since becoming the first ethnically Chinese president in the middle of this year, he has also introduced Mandarin as the newest addition to Rotary International‘s eight current official languages. ―In China, civil law does not permit groups of more than 20 people to meet regularly without special permission. ―For this reason, up until now, there have only been three Rotary clubs in China and only expatriates are permitted to join,‖ explained Huang. However, under Huang‘s leadership, he hopes to boost the growth of Rotary clubs and the number of Rotarians worldwide, especially among Chinese people. At the start of his term, Huang had also challenged Rotarians worldwide to raise membership numbers from 1.2 million to 1.3 million. ―Many of our members also tend to be older people, so it is also my hope that the Rotary clubs start attracting younger people in their thirties to join, as this will help our organisation grow,‖ said Huang. ―Now that Chinese is an official language for Rotary International, two new Chinese-speaking clubs have been opened in Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur,‖ said Rotary District 3300 (Malaysia) governor Kirenjit Kaur. Huang also expressed his satisfaction with how much Rotary clubs in Malaysia were doing. ―As a multicultural community, I feel that Malaysian Rotarians have the advantage of having less language barriers and are able to work well with many other countries,‖ he commented.



DISTRICT NEWS



ROTARY INTERNATIONAL NEWS

RI President Gary Huang at 2014 Rotary Institute of Zones 4, 5 & 6 A.

‗Be sincere and do your best to Light Up Rotary‘, urged President Gary Huang. He was speaking a little while ago in Chennai, India at the Rotary Institute 2014 of Zones 4, 5 & 6 A.

Gary asked Rotarians not to be shy to ask others to join Rotary. He said that bringing one's wife, children, brothers

and family to Rotary is a good way to grow.

President Gary wished that the hand, head and heart will guide Rotarians to Light Up Rotary.

Earlier, Director PT Prabhakar said Rotary Days introduced by President Gary has made significant impact worldwide. The host district of the Institute made history by winning Guinness world record for highest number of

people forming national flag. He congratulated Nazar, Governor of D3230, Chennai, India for this significant achievement which saw 56,000 people participting.

Institute Chairman Raja Ramakrishnan said tomorrow (13th Dec) the Polio Ambassador Award will be presented to

the music maestro A R Rahman.

President Elect KR Ravindran, Past Presidents Raja Saboo and Kalyan Banerjee are prominent leaders attending the Institute. 850 delegates from Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India are participating in the Institute.

Reported by Sunil K Zachariah for www.eflashonline.org from Chennai, India



ROTARY INTERNATIONAL NEWS

RI President Elect K R Ravindran at Rotary Institute 2014 of Zones 4, 5 & 6 A. Chennai – 13th Dec 2014 President Elect KR Ravindran asked Rotarians to spend Rotary's resources judiciously and to do their best in community action. He was speaking today at the Rotary Institute 2014 at Chennai, India. Rotary' product is hope or life itself. Transparency and governance will be the key focus areas next year. Cutting cost will be a priority. Ravi wanted Rotary volunteers to set an example to the Rotary staff. In the last five years volunteer cost has risen by over 40 percent and the staff cost has gone up by 17 percent. President Elect asked Rotary officers to perform. There is a cost for everything and governance is crucial. Directors are being given key performance indicators (KPI). Board will now meet four times a year, in addition to the twice in sync with events. Quarterly reviews of KPIs of Board and Staffs is on the anvil. Earlier, Director Elect Dr Manoj Desai introduced the President Elect Reported by Sunil K Zachariah for http://www.eflashonline.org

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