ONE.DAY OUTING AT KAMPUNG SGHAJI DORANI IN SABAK BERNAMRecorded by:Tuan Hj Hakim

PAAM successfully organised a day trip toKampung Hj Dorani, Sabak Bernam onSunday 26 May 2013. The sky was perfectwhen 23 of our members and their familiesstarted off from PAAM's office.

The t hr 40min journey saw us making ourfirst stop was at a factory producing coconutjelly, trade name "Natadi Coco", followed bya stop at anotherfactory producing avarietyof kampong crackers. Unfortunately it was anon-working Sunday and we were not ableto see the actual making of the crackers. Wewere rewarded with an invite to take a bite or"eat all you can" with a wide array of crackersmanufactured in the factory. lt was indeed afeast of crackers for all of us and the sweetcool syrup did help us to eat a little bit more.The visit found many of us buying packetsafter packets of crackers and coconuts jellyand other goodies to share with our lovedones at home.

Arriving at Haji Dorani at 11:OOam, we weregreet with a typical malay kampong homeenvironment with vast stretches of padifields.There was even a big pond where fresh waterfishes were bred for you to catch with yourbare hands! Changing into our comfortablecasual attires, we were ready to experiencea day of Malaysian kampong's life.

The first activity was how to produce yourown batik drawing. lt was back to school forme and a new experience, as the last time Iworked on coloring with a brush was duringmy SPM exam and that was almost 45 yrsago. Yet I have never tried batik painting. Withsome tutoring from the in-house coach, wewere all given credit for a good job done andwe were happy to take our master pieceshome as a momento.

The second activity was removing to thehusk of the padi using a traditional woodenmortar and a pounder. lt required some skilland not raw strength because a heavy blowwillturn the padi into powder. Everyone of usexperienced it and was followed by discardingof the padi husk through a process called"menamoi oadi" another traditional methodusing a tray made from rattan.

We break for lunch and a short rest beforethe afternoon activities. Lunch was kampongmenu of kuah lemak nanas, fried fish, freshvegetables and sambal belachan. lt was cili-padi hot but the growling stomach was notcomplaining. I must admit that it was a goodkampong lunch.

After the short rest, we were showed the

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PAAM'S 28TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGThe 28th AGM of PMM was held in PMM's officeaI52A Jalan 22/25 Damansara Jaya on 28th April2013. However due to no quorum, it was adjournedto the 19th of May, 2013. Based on members'feedback who were present on 28th April, 2013it was indicated to the Central Committee thatmembers would prefer to hold the AGM at anavenue outside PMM oremises. The Committeeafter some deliberations in their subsequent boardmeeting, decided to hold the adjourned AGM atSunway Lagoon Club.

The adjourned AGM was convened on 19th May2O1 3 at 2.OOpm. A buffet lunch was served prior to thesaid adjourned AGM. Despite holding the adjournedAGM outside PMM's premises as suggested bymembers in the eadier AGM convened on 28th Aoril2O'13, at 2.OOpm on the AGM day, there was againno quorum with only 22 members present. However

as permitted by PMMs constitution, the meetingproceeded as specified in the Agenda ie passing ofminutes of previous AGM and EGM, approval of theAnnual Reoort for 2012 and audited accounts for2012.

Amongst some suggestions raised from the floorwere: PMM Constitution should be dated to ensurethat the latest version is used and printing costsshould be cut down by confining black and whitehardcopies of the newsletters for members andkeeping colour copies for circulation to importantagencies such as HIDA, Japan Embassy etc.

There being no other matters, the meeting adjournedat 3 pm followed by a short talk that was facilitatedby Mr Stephen Wong, PAAM member who deliveredan interesting subject - Effective interaction throughvisual, auditory and kinesthetic capability.

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simplest way of making a kite. Everybody madetheir own kite and was running around the housecompound and the narrow bank of the padi field,trying to fly their kites. Some kites managed to flybut some did not but most of them took their kiteshome, perhaps to fly them later.

The final activity catching fish in the padi field usinga traditional method called " gagau ikan". How itwas done I do not know because the hot afternoonbreeze and a pillow provided by the Host was aperfect combination for a good afternoon nap.When I woke up, the adults and the kids in wettheir clothing carrying fishes that they caught in thePadi field.

Their smiles and giggles told the whole world whata wondedul time they had, which I dearly missedwhen I traded the fun for a shorl nao.

4.00 pm was time to bid "goodbye" to our Hostsand thanking them for the wonderful time we spentwhich we will cherish for a long time. After a cupof "tea-O bujang" and "cha kuey", we huddledtogether for a parting group photograph, beforeboarding the bus for home. I continued my napthroughout the journey home and only woke upwhen we reached PAAM office in Damansara Jayaat 7:00pm. lt was a day well spent and for mostof all it was another nice opportunity to get toknow one another one a personal basis. lt is theOrganisers' hope that more PAAM members willjoin us for another PAAM Family Outing sometimein the very near future.

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TALK ON: INCOME TAXRESPONSIBILITIES .GETTING PREPAREDFOR TAX AUDITS & TAXINVESTIGATIONBy Mr Kularaj K. Kulathungam

As one of the many activities to benefit members, PAAMoroanisecl a free talk on taxation entitled INCOME IAXRESPONSIBILITIES - GETTING PREPARED FOR TAXAUDITS & TAX INVESTIGATION on Sunday 28 April 2013.Facilitated by Mr. Kularaj K. Kulathungam, a Director olKR Tax Consultants Sdn. Bhd. - a firm specializing inincome tax advisory and consultancy and a former seniorofficer in the Inland Revenue Department, the interestingtalk touched on the following issues:

(a) Recognition and declaration of income chargeable toincome tax,

(b) Difficulties in determining if a recetpt is of an incomecharacter,

(c) Understanding the law in respect of deductron ofexpenditure,

(d) Understanding the methodology of tax

audits and tax investrgations carried on by the lnlandRevenue Board Malaysia (lRB),

(e) Majorissues and risks related to tax audits and investigatronsfaced by taxpayers. and

(fl Rights and responsibilities of taxpayers.

The session was so lively and interactive with members presenteagerly posing pertinent questions on taxation and procedures thatIhe 1 % hour talk seemed to be too shorl for all present. We thankMr. Kularaj for his most enthralling talk.

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COURTESY VISIT TO HIDAJAPANBY LEE HOCK LEONG

On 23 May 2013 Lee Hock Leong and his wife Shir ley, whowere travel l ing in Japan. took the oppoftunity to vis i t the HIDA(Overseas Human Resources and Industry DevelopnrentAssociation) Research Institute Head Office in Tokyo. They werewell received by the Secretary General, Mr Yuji Shimo-Osawa,Besearchers from Global Strategy Group, Masami Tada andKaori Saito. Also present at the meeting was Miki lkenaga, aResearcher from the Research & Project Planning Group.

Mr Yuj i Shimo-Osawa. the Secretary General was very ser iouson the HIDA Global Interface Japan Ini t iat ives and was verypleased with the response from FOSAAS Malaysia SAFAASKerala, Dhaka, Chittagong and Sri Lanka, FELAAS Mexico Cityand Peru, and EFAAS Romania and Turkey.

The discussion revolved around HIDA's plans for embarking onstrategically collaborative alliances with AOTS Alumni Societiesfor the success of the initiatives.

gTH AFRO.ASIANENTREPRENEURSPROGRAM (AAEPI20136th - '13th October 2013

The forthcoming 9th AAEP will beheld on 6th t i l l 13th October 2013.

Our sincere appreciation to thesupporl rendered by all the AlumniAssociations in the region, withoutwhich such program would nothave been able to carry out overfho nac t donrdoL ' ' v v s v r

The objectives of this yearlyprogram are:

1) To enable participants tobe exposed to the latestmanagement practices ofMalaysian enterprises and fromother experls

2) To upgrade managerialskillsof executives and seniormanagers of manufacturingenterprises to plan and controlactivities of their enterprisesmore efficiently

3) To provide opportunitiesfor ihe participants of theprogram to exchange viewsand experiences amongthemselves as well as withMalaysian enterprises.

4) To provide opportunities to createattractive business network with theSMEs

The program lasts for 6 days withlectures and discussions focussing onTotal Quality Management; Supply ChainManagement and Entrepreneurial Skills

The program includes visits and studytours to some successful manufacturingcompanies in the Klang Valley.

Cultural exchange and visits to touristattractions during the weekends are

value-added activities that will round uothe entire program.

There are great potential of businessnetworking and learning from each otherand also to have better understand onentrepreneurship from different region ancalso in taking up pointers of successfulbusrness model from the program.

It is hoped that we can continue toprovide a platform for sharing and makingMEP a great success

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