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BERITA

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APRIL - JUNE 2017

SelamatHari Raya

Aidilf�ri

HRH THE SULTAN OF SELANGOR

DAULAT TUANKU

Patron of Royal Selangor Club

SELANGOR

CONTENTSCONTENTSMESSAGESInterim PresidentInterim CaretakersGeneral Manager

SPORTS NEWSRSC Tour to KolkataDancesport Gong Hei Fatt ChoyWhat a di�erence a day makes!!�e Musical & Arts Section’s Travel JournalAnnual Inter-club Karaoke Competition “�e Voice of RSC” Annual In-house KaraokeCompetition�e Musical & Arts SectionLaunch of Junior Tennis ProgramJunior Tennis Programs & Clinics by Tennis CoachAn exciting year in store for the RSC Swim SectionAdult Swimming Classes Health tips and bene�ts of Saltwater PoolsRSC Rugby SectionBadminton Section2017 RSC Chess Juniors Open

MEMBERS NEWSRSC Ordinary Members – Elected on 15th February 2017

CLUB NEWSSta� Annual Dinner & Dance Party 2017General Bye Laws

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DATARANJalan Raja P.O. Box 10137, 50704,Kuala Lumpur.Tel: 603-2692 7166Fax: 603-2693 4724

MANAGEMENT

MR.RAVI MENONFINANCE MANAGER

MR.KANNESSHARED SERVICES/ IT MANAGER

MR.SHASHIMAINTENANCE MANAGER

MS.SALINA JAFFARASSITANT MANAGER (KIARA)

MR.RAMESH MENONGENERAL MANAGER

MR.JEYAKUMAR @ ROYMANAGER CLUB OPERATIONS / SPORTS (KIARA)

MS.PUANESVARI @ PAMMEMBERSHIP & HR MANAGER

BUKIT KIARAKiara Sports Annexe, Jalan Bukit Kiara,Off Jalan Damansara, 60000 Kuala Lumpur.Tel: 603-2093 2277Fax: 603-2093 3677

ROYAL SELANGOR CLUB

e: [email protected] / www.rscweb.org.my

INTERIM CARETAKERS

MR. ALEX ABRAHAM MR. CHRISTOPHER JAMES SYER

INTERIM PRESIDENT

MR. ALEX DE SILVA

MR. HARJEET SINGH

MR. CHIN YOUNG MING

MR. COLLIN SWEE LAY KEONG

DISCIPLINARY BOARD (DB)

DATO' HARPAL SINGH GREWAL

MR. SIVARUBEN

DATUK CHANDRASEKAR SUPPIAHCHAIRMAN

INTERIM PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

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despite the passing of the Motion of No Confidence, i.e. Mr. Povananthi-ran Maniam, Mr Aethiraju, Mr. Harcharan Singh, Prof Dr A. Selva-nathan, Dato Margali, Mr. Telak Chan, Mr Sukhdev Singh, Mr. Abdul Fattah and Mr. Cheong Cheng Onn. Mr. Mike Soo, a member of the then GC, had stepped down immediately after the announcement of the result of the passing of the vote of no confidence on 28.2.2017. At the same time I had also filed an application for an interlocutory injunction to be issued to restrain the former members of the GC from holding themselves out or carrying on as members of the GC pending disposal of the main Application. Pursuant to the injunc-tion application, on 9.3.2017, 3 Interim Caretakers (Mr. Alex Abra-ham, Mr. Chris Syer and Mr. Harjeet Singh) were appointed to take over the day to day operations of the Club. An injunction was also issued to restrain the 9 former mem-bers of the GC from acting as or holding themselves as members of the GC.

Before the Hearing of the case on 25.4.2013, Mr. Sukhdev Singh and Mr. Telak Chan conceded to the Application. However, 7 remaining members of the GC continued to oppose the Application.

After hearing parties, on 13.6.2017, the High Court, amongst others, made the following Orders:-

1) It is Declared that the previous President and members of the GC were lawfully removed as President and members of the GC of the Royal Selangor Club when the Motion of No Confidence was passed and upon the results being announced on 28.2.2017;

The Club has gone through a rather disconcerting period over the last few months filled with much uncer-tainty. Following the EGM on 28 February, 2017, two Suits were filed in Court to decide who was lawfully in charge of the management of the Club. Both Suits were finally concluded on 13 June, 2017. I had previously sent out by email a Circular to members informing you of the outcome of one of the Suits. However, inadvertently, I had omit-ted to inform you of the outcome of the other Suit. For completeness, I now provide you with a summary of both Suits.

BackgroundOn 28 February, 2017 an EGM was held at the Club to consider the passing of a vote of no confidence and removal the then President and General Committee (“GC”). The vote of no confidence was passed. However, the previous GC took the position that they were not removed and refused to yield the floor to enable an election to be done for a new President or GC. A former President of the Club, Tan Sri Dato V C George, then took over the meeting as an “agent of necessity” and proceeded to conduct an election of an Interim President. Pursuant to that exercise, I was elected as the Interim President.

1st SuitWhen the deposed President and GC refused to vacate their offices, I then commenced an action in the Kuala Lumpur High Court against them in my capacity as a member of the Club and as the elected Interim President on 6.3.2017. In this regard, I filed an Application against 9 members of the previous GC who had refused to step down

2) It is Declared that I was lawfully and properly elected as Interim President of the Royal Selangor Club on 28.2.2017;

3) The 3 Interim Caretakers are to continue functioning in their appointed capacities until the next AGM of the Club; and

4) The remaining 7 members of the GC who contested the Application is to pay costs of RM10,000 each;

2nd SuitAt or about the same time, Mr Aethiraju had filed an action, in his purported capacity as “the Public Officer” of the Club, against me for amongst others, Orders to the effect, to declare that all 10 members of the previous GC were still the lawful GC despite the passing of the vote of No Confidence and declare my election as Interim President as unlawful. Mr. Aethiraju had taken steps to register himself as the “Public Officer” of the Club on 3.3.2017 with the Registrar of Societies. The action against me was then filed on 6.3.2017 by Mr. Aethiraju claiming to act on behalf of the Club as its “Public Officer”.

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staff who had carried on working in their respective roles despite not being sure of who to answer to for a period.

Moving Forward – AGM – 30th July, 2017 As we come near to the next AGM of the Club that is scheduled on 30.7.2017, I would like to appeal to all members to refrain from forming camps. This only leads to polarisa-tion of the membership into almost tribal like warring camps. There appears to be a growing trend amongst some of the aspirants for positions to align themselves to some who claim to be “rainmakers” with a purportedly large vote bank at their disposal, in times of election. Inevitably, deals are struck, between the candidate and the “rainmaker”, that would take effect in the event the candidate succeeds in getting elected. This is simply unhealthy. Splitting up into camps and making “deals” only lead to more problems in the future.

In the same vein, it is also time for the Club to move on. The bearing of grudges and a desire to exact revenge is simply not productive. It is time to bury the hatchet and move on. The Club is bigger than the individuals and personalities that are in it.

I simply hope that we can return to the founding principles of the Club as a premier social and sports club. There is no need to state what these principles are, as otherwise we ought not be members of this Club. We regularly use the word “premier” and “gentleman’s club” when we speak about the Club. I believe that these adjectives are being used rather loosely and in a matter of fact manner without

I then filed an application to strike out the action on the basis that Mr. Aethiraju’s claim, that he was the “Public Officer” of the Club was misconceived. This action was then withdrawn on 13.6.2017 with Mr. Aethiraju ordered to pay RM8,000 as costs in his personal capacity.

Accordingly, the 2 actions that were pending in Court that arose directly from the EGM of 28.2.2017 have been resolved. At time of writing this message on 21.6.2017, there has been no appeal.

Interim CaretakersAt this juncture, I would like to express my gratitude and apprecia-tion to the untiring efforts of the 3 Interim Caretakers who have been effectively, stewarding the ship since 9.3.2017. They have effective-ly been doing the work of 10 persons who are supposed to be in the GC. They have performed their roles as Interim Caretakers with sincerity and integrity. There are some complaints, and even complaints made in Court about the exercise of their discretion with regard certain matters. However, by virtue of the fact that the High Court has seen it fit to re-appoint them, has reaffirmed decisions made by them in the course of their appoint-ment. I truly believe that at all times, the Interim Caretakers have performed their duties and made decisions in the best interest of the Club.

StaffIt would be amiss of me to fail to express gratitude and appreciation to the staff of the Club, lead by the General Manager, who has carried on working throughout this period of uncertainty without complaint. In this regard, I would like to thank all

regard to reality. It is time that we accept the reality that much of the conduct and behaviour observed in the Club in recent times is less than that that is acceptable in any civil society. The time has come to stop simply mouthing that the Club is a “premier” Club or one of the oldest “gentleman’s clubs” in the country and stop living in its past glories.

We have to take stock of the reality that we, the members, have allowed the Club to slide down the slippery slope towards ignominy. If we are not mindful of voting in the right people as our leaders not only at the coming AGM but also in the future, and always remaining vigilant of those elected, we really would be sliding down that slope very fast.

The Club is steeped in history and tradition. We have had some of the finest sports personalities to grace this planet gracing our fields and courts over the years. The Club has played host to many luminaries and dignitaries in its history. We have had some of the finest people, from ministers to judges, leading the Club. The time has arrived for you, the members, to bring the Club to back to where it belongs, as the truly premier social and sports club in the country. The Club is in your hands. I urge all of you who can vote, to exercise that privilege and to do so wisely.

Mr. Alex Nandaseri De SilvaInterim President

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Berita RSC Royal Selangor Club GENERAL MANAGER’S MESSAGE

On the 28th of February 2017 the Extraordinary General Meeting attended by over 700 members voted for the motion of No Confi-dence against the General Commit-tee. Notwithstanding the technicali-ties of what should happen next and to cut a long story short, the Club is (at the time of writing) awaiting the results of a Court action initially scheduled on 25th April 2017 and further postponed to 30th May 2017, then to 9th June 2017 and finally to 13th June 2017.

Until such time that this court battle is settled, the Court has appointed three senior members of the Club to act on behalf of the General Com-mittee of the RSC and assist the management to carry the daily operations of the Club.

January and February were good months in terms of the number of members and their guests visiting the Club. F&B outlets were posting excellent results in terms of attend-ance and the Chinese Restaurant at Dataran experienced record month-ly sales in February, grossing approximately RM148,000.00. In terms of our accounts, the January and February to date profit stands at RM 169,520.38 For the month of March though we have seen a steady fall in attendees and revenues have fallen by as much as 10% as compared to the same month in 2016. Lower patronisa-tion and less event bookings have added to the decreasing revenue trend. At the time off writing the patronisation of our F&B Outlets for the month of April does not look any better.

It’s only three months into the year and our Sports Sections are in full swing with the Cricket Section

representing the RSC at the Calcutta Cricket and Football Club’s (CCFC) 225th Anniversary celebrations. The Hash Section, as always, remains very active with their Chinese New Year run held in February and a CSR run. Our Tennis Section has introduced the Junior Tennis Programme (JTP) while the Swimming Section is in full gear with a number of events slotted in for 2017. The RSC Chess Juniors Open took place on 26th March. As part of our SOP, the Sports Sections held their respective AGM’s, passed their accounts for the year 2016 and voted in their new Conveners.

On the social side, we had the hugely successful Chinese New Year Ball complete with the tradi-tional Lion Dance, professional singers and stage shows. I must, at this point, thank the organising Committee for this event. This stalwart group of members worked very hard to make this event a huge success. The Dance Sport Section held their ‘Gong Hei Fatt Choy” celebrations and the Musical & Arts Sections sang their way into becom-ing the Champions at the Annual Inter Club Karaoke Competition. Read all about it in the upcoming pages of the Berita RSC.

Our F&B promotions continue with the ‘least expensive’ beers in town with Tiger Beer at RM7.00+ and Carlsberg at RM7.50nett. The Whisky of the Month promotions has been well taken up and we will continue to offer good quality whis-kies at excellent prices on a monthly basis. The Mutton Fried Rice lunch promotion coupled with our new menu will hopefully bring in the numbers back to the Verandah at Dataran and Coffee House at Kiara. Our Ramadhan promotions are

already being advertised and our Chinese Restaurant promises to offer a slew of goodies for the coming months. F&B is the heart and soul of our revenue in this Club and we hope that our members will continue to patronise the Club and also hold your social events here as well.

At the time of writing we just had a very successful Staff Annual Party. I would like to thank all the members for their contributions and all our sponsors as well. Awards were given for Best Employee, 25 years’ service and more than 35 years’ Service as well. I must also thank the interim caretakers and some of the members who joined the party to serve drinks at the bar and dish out the food. The staff had a wonderful time and once again , om behalf of all the staff at RSC, a very big Thank You to our members.

Until such time that the ‘administra-tive issue’ in the Club is settled, there will be no capex work carried out. It is hoped that once the situa-tion normalises we can commence with the capex works, some of which are much needed as part of our maintenance programme.

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GENERAL MANAGER’S MESSAGE

As you well know the prices of items overall have increased quite extensively and some of our menu items were not yielding even mini-mal profit to cover our costs. Prices of items such as seafood including smoked salmon, tiger prawns etc. and even basic items have increased, some items by more than 50%. The Interim Caretakers noting the complaints from members have instructed that the new menu is to pulled back and the old menu and the prices therein is to be followed. This has been done.

For the past 133 years the Club has had its share of adversity and has always come out smelling like roses. Hopefully, after the Court decision, we will be back in the spotlight for all the right reasons. In the words of our Past President, Y. A. Justice Datuk Harun M. Hashim “Lets us all be mindful of our past and on it build new traditions for the future. This is your Club. Take good care of it. ”

Mr. Ramesh MenonGeneral Manager

There have been some complaints received on the new menu and the prices therein. Please be assured that it is not our intention to raise prices arbitrarily. The new prices on the menu have been worked out to give only a 20% profit to the Club for all food items. The new prices have been worked on only after much work was put in to reduce the cost of goods purchased. The last time that the menu prices were reviewed was in 2014, at which time some of the previous menu items remained unchanged.

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recruit Young MS Danny (25) is the exception to this ageist policy and Datuk Bill Davidson (age supplied) is also exempt as, armed with cane, he is to be our non-playing Disci-pline and Tardiness Monitor.

On arrival at destination at the inconvenient hour of 1:30am, we are met by our Tour Liaison, a young and enthusiastic fellow called Sagnik, who bears a worrying resemblance to Scooby Doo’s ill-kempt hippy sidekick; the nickname Shaggy is immediately applied and graciously ignored by its new owner.

After some late-night room service and restorative stengahs in the Man-ager’s room, we retired, eager to see what the morning will bring. It has been an eventful trip so far: the roads; the noise; the driving; the heat; the exotic smells; the Australi-an Hari Krishna dude begging for money – and all this before even leaving KLIA2….

Thursday is a free day before the tournament begins and a few of us set off to visit the home and eventu-al resting place of Mother Teresa, which is certainly an emotional experience, especially when Param takes Charlie’s photo and unwitting-ly cuts out the Saint’s statue!.

This is followed by an unsuccessful quest to find the Black Hole of Calcutta (how did those early folk survive without Google?), during which we walk along two sides of the very large square that is Fort William without, however, uncover-ing our Grail.

We go instead for a tour of the magnificent Victoria Memorial Hall and Gardens, an impressive pile commissioned by Lord Curzon in 1906, with subscriptions from local lords and the common people, who were, according to the signs, appar-ently ‘grateful’ and ‘delighted’ to be of assistance. I’m sure they were made entirely of marble, the materi-als came from Jodphur – the other side of the country – and would have taken a 17-mile-long train to transport. Mind-boggling stuff. Once again, the railways were, apparently, very pleased to do it for free, something to do with the ‘affection held for them by Queen Victoria herself’. Hmmm……

We lunch in a darkened restoran dan bar next to the Grand Oberoi, where the boys manage to convince the waiters and chef that Young MS Danny is the latest IPL attraction for the Bengal Tigers (although it becomes increasingly apparent over the course of the weekend that the attraction is stronger for the Bengal cougar).

The end of February heralded the start of a year-long celebration by the Calcutta Cricket and Football Club, the oldest cricket club outside of Britain, to mark its 225th Anni-versary and RSC, a mere babe by comparison, was honoured to be invited to participate in an eight-team, six-a-side tournament to kick off proceedings.

For the uninitiated, Sixes cricket is the quickest form of the game comprising…um…six players, of whom five must bowl one over each, while batsmen retire at 30, meaning lots of big hitting and endless running for both sides – physical fitness, strength, agility and stamina are an absolute prereq-uisite, which begs the question why I am now waiting to board the midnight flight to the City of Joy with Amarjeet, Devindran, Param, Rueben, Sitha, Charlie, and Kim Hing, all the wrong side of 50 or, in some cases, 60. Our newest Section

RSC TOUR TO KOLKATA (23rd to 27th FEBRUARY 2017)

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I digress…..cue lots of photos, speciality food and requests for signatures. The net draws in when, after a couple of hours, the staff want to know his full name, which information we are, of course, not at liberty to divulge. To avoid any more probing questions, I go into the back of the restaurant for a quick ciggie, where there are lots of beer crates with ‘Handle With Care’ warnings. One wonders if this is because of the fragile nature of the glass contained therein or the 8% alcohol factor.

Word spreads to the Oberoi that RSC has an IPL player, triggering much despondent drinking amongst the Bangladeshi teams, who have booked out the whole of the hotel with a 300-strong contingent of over-45-year-old, ex-Test players, supporters, families, feudal retain-ers and manservants.

After lunch, we repair to the hotel for a quick freshen-up before a tour of Eden Gardens, where we are lucky enough to watch MS Dhoni (no relation to our MS) practising in the nets in preparation for a state game on Sunday, and are invited to sit in the comfy armchairs in the Home Team changing room, which is a real thrill.

Back to the hotel again to change for the Opening Night of the Tour-nament at CCFC. Much pre-tour thought and discussion over the course of a Very Long Time has gone into what we should wear for this occasion, mostly coming in one direction from Rueben: we settle on blazer with Club badge and tie, blue shirt and khaki trousers and, I must say, we look the part as we set off for the Club.

I’m not quite sure what I am expect-ing when we get there – a bunch of guys standing round in a facility like our Card Room draining mugs of Kingfisher before a bit of makan, perhaps – but we are, to a man, blown away by what confronts us as we enter the grounds: the entire field covered in tables and chairs, surrounded by food stalls; a large stage in front of the pavilion; laser beams strafing the sky, all being recorded by an overhead drone, which sometimes flits around and sometimes hovers and observes like something out of ‘Close Encouters’. Interesting speeches are given by

various luminaries including the Club President and ex-opening bat for India Arun Lal, who also conducts a Q and A session with ex-Test Captain Saurav Ganguly; and a very inspiring awards ceremony takes place for members of the Club who are former Internationals of many different sports. Then dinner and more socialising with myriad warm, welcoming Bengalis and other folk from all over the

Sub-continent and beyond until the small hours, including meeting a Dhakan fellow alumnus from my old school in England – what are the odds?

Gosh, all this and the cricket hasn’t even started! We shall get there….

9:30am Friday morning, and Rueben is AWOL, still in bed after a night of over-excited over-indul-gence. Our first game is against Chittagong CC and HT has the honour of taking his stance on a pristine wicket and facing the first ball of the Tournament. We post 69

for 1, a commendable score, with HT retiring on 33 not out. Excellent overs from TKH and Sitha, but then we suffer calamitous 2nd and 4th overs and Chittagong hit a four off the last ball of the game, bowled by Param in an otherwise frugal over, to win a very close contest – indeed, the closest we come to winning a game in what is fast revealing itself to be a competition of extremely high standards.

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Game 2 vs Bombay CC: HT retires again on 34 not out and RSC post 62, which Bombay pass in the 4th over after TKH is destroyed for 28 in his over by one terrifying Goan State batsman, a certain Robin D’Souza. One important factor in the differences between us and our first two opponents, which every-one is too polite to mention, is that HT keeps retiring off the very last ball of the innings, whereas the oppo openers tend to retire after only 10 balls. Just saying…..

Game 3: Our hosts CCFC win the toss and elect to bat first, surely in a bid to increase their run rate by…um….a lot. They set us 93 to win, which should help their cause a bit. We are all out for 43. We almost take our only two wickets of the Tournament: Young MS Danny plucks a nice catch on the boundary off HT’s bowling, turns to milk the applause from the crowd and steps over the boundary rope for a six. Then Rueben (finally compos mentis at 3:00pm), with both batsmen at the same end after a horrible mix-up and with the stumps less than an arm’s length away and at his mercy, has only to knock the bails off….and somehow contrives to miss by eight yards. His plaintive excuse, which I record here verba-tim, with the sweat coruscating on his snooker ball head and running into his bloodshot eyes, is met with universal, double tea-potted disbe-lief: ‘I saw the stumps….but then I saw another set of stumps next to them and went for those instead….’

Ours is the last game of the day and we return thereafter to our hotel and its salubrious rooftop bar and atten-tive waiters for a couple of refresh-ers before dinner, again, at the

Calcutta Club, followed by Sitha’s one-man song and dance routine. The crowd mistakes him for some sort of mystic fakir and throws money at him, perhaps thinking that he is about to hypnotise a king cobra or climb up a length of rope and disappear. Some of the team wish he would.

Saturday, 10am: Game 4 – semi-fi-nal of RSC vs Royal Bangkok Sports Club: we lose but, regretta-bly, owing to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or some other self-induced malady, nobody can remember the scores. It wasn’t close.

In the afternoon and evening there is a T20 match between an All Stars XI, for which TKH and Young MS Danny are picked, and the CCFC, so the rest of us settle in to watch some astounding batting from both sides – really a treat to watch under lights, especially when accompanied by bottomless glasses of Blue Riband Tango Lemon Gin and Indian Tonic.

The awards ceremony is a jolly affair and Charlie makes a very well-received speech and does an excellent job with Amarjeet of presenting gifts on behalf of RSC to

several CCFC dignitaries. Celebra-tions and fellowship go on long into the night…..again.

You may have noticed that I haven’t mentioned who won the Tourna-ment or the T20. I think both were won by CCFC but, if I may be so crass as to use a well-worn cliché, cricket was the winner and so were we all: we may not have taken a wicket all Tournament, or won a game, and some of the team didn’t get to bat, but we all made lasting friendships on and off the pitch, with each other as well as the other teams and supporters, and the RSC was complimented by many on our spirit and the way in which we conducted ourselves.

Plans are afoot for the CCFC to tour RSC with cricket, tennis, hockey and ladies’ rugby teams, and I sincerely hope it comes to pass as I would love to reciprocate and repli-cate the warm generosity and unsur-passed welcome that we experi-enced from this prestigious Indian club in one of the most memorable and interesting cricket tours that many of us have had the privilege of being part of.

Henry Tattersfield

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Dancesport Section organized the Chinese New Year Ball on 31 Jan to usher in the Year of Rooster. As the members were still in the New Year mood, this event was well attended by 120 participants.

The night began with the Choy San going round to all the tables to bless them with good fortune. Naturally, this was symbolically represented by a token present.

This was followed immediately by the highlight of the night - Lou Sang. As soon as Bob Yong finished his countdown, everyone frantically put the chopsticks into the plate and started to lift the contents into the air, amid the boisterous sounds of HO AH ! HUAT AH ! . It was just unimagi-nable the cacophony created by 120 people shouting at different timing.

After the band finished their first session, it was fun time. For the New Year Skit, we had Kon Cze Yan acting as the narrator and two couples acted out the traditional

practices from the first day until the ninth day of the Chinese New Year. The skit was both informative and entertaining at the same time.

The section bought a mini lion dance costume for one performer especially for this occasion. Each contestant was given the freedom to show how best the lion dance could be performed by one person alone.

Sarah Yusof was judged to be the best performer out of 5 contestants. Congratulation to Sarah.

As this is the Year of Rooster, it was only proper that we did not miss out the Chicken Dance. With about 50 participants arranged in 4 rows, everyone was having great fun dancing like chicken.

There was plenty of dancing and yum seng too during the night. All good things must come to an end. We had to bid goodbye to each other by midnight.

B L Choo

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The RSC HASH has had a record of many FIRSTs -the first hash chapter to operate from within an estab-lished club, a complete inner city run – the annual Merdeka PUB CRAWL, a blood donation campaign with record donors and more recently a FEED THE NEEDY campaign in conjunction with the RSC Hash CNY 2017cele-bration run – which was held at the club after a long long while

The FEED THE NEEDY campaign was initiated to dispel the myth that hashers were just beer drinkers and merry makers and who didn’t care for the needy. So, in conjunction with the CNY festivity, hashers collaborated with the Friends of BMV to prepare hot meals for 250 homeless that includ-

ed old folks and an orphanage. It was also in keeping with the Chinese adage of ‘filial piety’ which we wanted to extend during the festivity.

Fellow hashers sacrificed their Sunday afternoon on 11th Feb 2017 to prepare and cook an array of vegetarian dishes which were later packed in boxes and distributed to the needy who came in droves to take their hot meal for the day. What a delight it was, to see the then President – Mr Poovi Maniam work with fellow hashers in the prepara-tion to cooking and distribution of the meals. A sense of melancholy and compas-sion overwhelmed us when we saw silver haired, wrinkled, old aged

grandpas and grandmas lining up for their meal and thanking us for our modest contribution. It is hoped we can continue this little act of kindness, whenever we can to remember the unfortunate and underprivileged.

To this end the club has pledged to sponsor another FEED THE NEEDY campaign later in the year and hashers, we are certain, will come together to do it again. We wish to record our thanks to Mr Poovi Maniam and Mr Harcharan Singh for their unflinching support and understanding towards our cause for the needy.

The following week - on Friday 17th Feb 2017, hashers turned up for the annual CNY celebration run, held at RSC Dataran. They were all primed for their ‘walk in the park’

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES!!

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When hashers returned to the club, they were ushered to the RSC Chinese Restaurant for the CNY dinner. The OC - Siimon Lim in his shortest opening speech thanked the gathering for their attendance and the Chinese Towkays and Tow Kay Sos for their sponsorship in cash and kind. It was feasting and celebration thereafter…

The then President and then Sports Chairman who were also in attend-ance expressed their gratitude to the hashers for organising the FEED the NEEDY campaign and later joined the hashers in the feasting at the Chinese restaurant. Hashers were

treated to a sumptuous dinner, complete with the traditional Yee Sang and the merry making took hashers late into the night from the restaurant to the lounge at the club. There was no shortage of drinks as the amber liquid and whisky flowed continuously throughout the night.

Till we meet again at the next celebration run or CNY run in 2018

On On from RSC Hash Section

run when it came to celebration runs. Hashers were taken on a 5km walk around the lush greenery of the JKR complex area and a detour was made to a secluded enclave on Lorong Sultan Salahuddin where the roast pork wagon was waiting – courtesy of Uncle Tan.

Hashers were seen relishing their ‘siew yuk’ and washing it down with their favourite beer before proceeding with their walk back to the club. Some of us were rather apprehensive as we were serving the ‘taboo’ stuff in the vicinity of the government departments. Fortu-nately, there was no such intrusion.

To join the Hash Section or any of our Hash events, feel free to contact the staff at the Clubs Sports Office at 03-2093 2277 to obtain further details or contact any of the Hash Committee members whose contact details can be obtained from the Club’s Sports Office. We look forward to welcome RSC members and guests to the wonderful outdoor world of “Run, Fun and Adventure” Ganesan S PillayConvenor

Besides the FIXED weekly FRIDAY runs, we have some celebration runs and events which are annual events for our Hash Section. The events planned for 2017/2018 are as follows :- · RSC, AGM Morning Run - Same date as RSC AGM · 18th Aug, Merdeka Pub Crawl - Dataran · 29th Sept, Anniversary Run - Bukit Kiara · 14th Oct, Quadrangular Run, Bukit Kiara Field (Sat) · 3rd Nov, Deepavali Run - Bukit Kiara · 10th Nov, Octogenarian Gym Bala's Birthday Run· 15th Dec, Christmas Run - RSC Kiara Poolside · 9th March, 2018, Chinese New Year Run · 13th April 2018, HASH Section AGM RUN · 27th April 2018, Vasaikhi Run - Kiara

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The M & A Section’s calls on Kulim Club and Royal Sungei Ujong Club (RSUC) were ground breaking 1st time visits, with the intention to plant the seed of closer affiliation ties and to nurture fellowship with Affiliated Clubs with whom the Section had no earlier ties.

At Kulim Club, We were enter-tained to a buffet dinner. Our hosts

In the past year, the Musical & Arts (M & A) Section made a few forays to several Affiliated Clubs, namely

Kulim Club & Penang Sports Club - in October 2016Royal Sungei Ujong Club - in January 2017

The M & A Section has a long standing relationship with Penang Sports Club (PSC) and has estab-lished a reciprocal visitation calen-dar between our two Clubs, wherein we take turns to host / visit the other Club. We KL-ites get to visit our Penang friends every alternate year, and vice versa. With 2016 being the year that we journeyed to Penang, 2017 will see us hosting PSC in return. Our recent visit, though smaller in number, was accorded the customary cordial welcome and warm fellowship, over a Chinese sit-down dinner, followed by karaoke. We look forward to PSC visiting us later in 2017, and plans are already in motion for their coming.

planned a special “Karaoke Exchange” programme for us, wherein each Club pitted their singers against the other, not in competition for prizes, but rather to gain constructive comments on singing style and technique from our host’s regular vocal trainer. We learnt that our host took karaoke-ing seriously, having their trainer regularly at their karaoke sessions to give them pointers. Their efforts paid off as Kulim Club was the 2016 Champion in the Northern Region Karaoke Competition. We partied with song, drinks and snacks till the wee hours of the following day, with no fear of drunk driving, as we all were roomed at the Club’s on-site chambers.

THE MUSICAL & ARTS SECTION’S TRAVEL JOURNAL 2016 /17

The RSC M & A Section Members wined and dined by Hosts, Penang Sports Club in October 2016.

A rousing good time with our Members in action, together with our host Kulim Club counterparts at the Karaoke Exchange on 1st October 2016


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Chairman; Gordon, Sports Chair-man and Ms Nicole Lee, President, who dropped in later to say “Hello”. With our visit being timed at after dinner hours, we were served cocktail snacks for supper, which was a refreshing change from the norm, in the homely surroundings of the Karaoke Lounge. As with our usual tenacity for fun and gaiety, the group of us, visitor and host alike, adjourned to

the bar for extended time of togeth-erness for drinks and dance, in the accompaniment of the resident band.

Some of us in the entourage to the Northern and Southern states, took the opportunity to visit other affili-ated clubs along the journey, namely Royal Ipoh Club, New Club Taiping, Penang Swimming Club, Royal Port Dickson Yacht Club and Malacca Club.

Here is to closer ties with our Affil-iated Clubs through more interac-tion, for a more enriching Club-bing experience !

Angeline Cheong Yoke WahConvenor Musical & Arts

Following the official visit from RSUC President, Ms Nicole Lee and Operations Manager, Mr Vijay to RSC in December 2016, the M & A Section planned a jaunt to RSUC in January 2017. This was a warmly remembered experience, with friendships renewed and new ties formed, coupled with a prom-ise of a soon exchange visit from RSUC. On hand to greet us visitors were Vijay; Khairul, Entertainment

RSUC President, Ms Nicole Lee, jamming at The Cellar in December 2016

The RSC M & A Group at Royal Sungei Ujong Club in January 2017

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ANNUAL INTER-CLUB KARAOKE COMPETITION WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS !

All in all, the mood of the 2016 Inter-Club Competition was carni-val-like, kicked off with a pair of bagpipers, entertained over an 8-course Chinese banquet dinner by a troupe of sexy dancers with their flirtatious costumes and dance moves and during the intermission until prize giving, “The Men Of Steele”, a 2-piece, all men band. (For more footage of the dance entertainment for the night, please browse Facebook page www.face-book.com/rscmusicalandarts/ )

There were a total of 19 Solo contestants and 6 Duets for the In-House Competition. The event saw friendly rivalry and sporting participation, with a few new-bie Section Members beating their track to the contest stage for the 1st time.

Through the experience of this year’s Competition, from the planning stages to the concluding post-mortem meeting, there was warm co-operation and conviviality among the representatives of the Participating Clubs, resulting in proposed get-togetherness, culmi-nating with looking forward to the 25th Annual Competition in 2017 to be hosted by Royal Commonwealth Society, planned to be held on Saturday, 19th August 2017.

To back track to the run-up to the Inter-Club event, in line with tradi-tion, the Musical & Arts Section organized its Annual In-House Karaoke Competition (the 2016 event was styled “The Voice of RSC”) to select the winning team to represent RSC at the Inter-Cub level.

The Royal Selangor Club hosted the 24th Annual Inter-Club Karaoke Competition 2016, having missed our turn to host and our non-partici-pation in the 2015 Competition.

True to our pledge at the tail-end of the 2014 Inter-Club Competition to regain our standing as a karaoke force to be reckoned among the 7 Participating Cubs, Team RSC walked away as the 2016 Overall Club Champions and our Calista Lim was the outright and unrefuted Solo Champion.

To back track to the run-up to the Inter-Club event, in line with tradi-tion, the Musical & Arts Section organized its Annual In-House Karaoke Competition (the 2016 event was styled “The Voice of RSC”) to select the winning team to represent RSC at the Inter-Cub level.

“THE VOICE OF RSC” ANNUAL IN-HOUSE KARAOKE COMPETITION

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dance performance and a group song item, which gave a sampling of how the karaoke sessions at The Cellar were like on the occasions when they chose to make an appear-ance.

(For more video footage of the 2016 In-House Karaoke Competition, please browse Facebook page www.facebook.com/rscmusicaland-arts/ …… you may catch a glimpse of yourself on social media !!!)

There were a total of 19 Solo contestants and 6 Duets for the In-House Competition. The event saw friendly rivalry and sporting participation, with a few new-bie Section Members beating their track to the contest stage for the 1st time.

The vibrant and enthusiastic Ladies Group at The Cellar, self-styled “The Dance Sing Stars”, or as coined by yours truly, “The Cellar-Brities”, with their sporting partners in tow, presented a line

Thank you, Everyone, who contrib-uted in every way to the success of these events and thereby, creating fond memories of Clubbing and Karaoke, RSC style !

Note : The 2017 Annual In-House Karaoke Competition is scheduled to be held on Saturday, 15th July 2017 at The Ballroom, RSC Data-ran.

Angeline Cheong Yoke WahConvenor Musical & Arts

THE MUSICAL & ARTS SECTION RECENTLY HELD ITSANNUAL MEETING ON 8 APRIL 2017

A sample of the pretty ladies of the M & A Section

The M&A Section has male membersThe upright male members of the Section Angeline with Cheong Bo-E and Khor Jia Hui, the budding performing musicians, who provided chamber music entertainment during dinner

Convenor : Angeline Cheong (re-elected unopposed)

Secretary : Albert Lim (re-elected unopposed)

Treasurer : Tan Geok Ong (TanGO) (elected unopposed)

Committee :1. Tenny LeeMembers 2. Albert Lye 3. Rashid Ahmad (co-opted)

Auditors : 1. Cheng Keng Boo 2. Lim Kok Ban

The following were elected as office bearers for theSection for the 2017 / 18 term :

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The RSC Tennis Committee for 2017-2018 have pleasure in intro-ducing the coach for the new Junior Tennis Program (JTP) : Mr Raphael De Witt.

He is a US Professional Tennis Association certified and ex-Malay-sia Davis Cup player. The Junior Tennis Program is effective from 1 July 2017. Please contact the new committee below or the Sports Office for registration.

NEW COMMITTEE FOR 2017-2018 LAUNCHESJUNIOR TENNIS PROGRAM

The newly elected members of the Committee:

Convenor : Siva AhnanthamTreasurer : Dr. RadhakrishnanSecretary : Ernest WongCaptain : Andrew GuiCommittee : Umadevi Govindasamy

To a better, vibrant and exciting JTP

Siva Ahnantham Ernest Wong Andrew GuiDr. Radhakrishnan Umadevi Govindasamy


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JUNIOR TENNIS PROGRAMS & CLINICS by TENNIS COACHRAPHAEL DE WITT

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This program is a fun methodology of exposing your child to expanding their tennis clinic experience in an effort to take the next step in their development.

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AN EXCITING YEAR IN STORE FOR THE RSC SWIM SECTION

We would like to invite section members as well as club members to give their feedback and recom-mendations to the Committee for the improvement and upgrading of the services and swimming facilities of the Club for the better enjoyment of all.

Rajinder Agnihotri

The members of the Swimming Section elected the following office bearers at the AGM held on 12th March 2017 :

Convener : Ratnadurai Thambidurai Hp 012 – 204 9156Secretary : Rajinder Agnihotri Hp 012 – 233 1708Treasurer : Kalaichelvan Ganesan Hp 016 – 221 0110Committee Members : K. Ganeson Hp 012 – 639 5666 Sivalingam Sinniah Hp 012 – 336 2294 Hon. Internal Auditors : T.Maniam Hp 019 – 330 8049 Jayakumar Muniandy Hp 012 – 209 0008

At the recent Committee Meeting on 28th March 2017, the following members were co-opted:

Vijayan Doraisamy Hp 017 – 319 2188Ratna Sheamala Devi Hp 016 - 242 5034

SWIMSECTIONSWIMSECTION

The calendar of events tentatively planned for the section is as follows:

We have also not forgotten the list of recommendations which were raised at the AGM and have listed them according to priority and objec-tives:

1. Short Terma) To get the Club Maintenance to service/repair/replace the faulty pumps, check the wiring and lights at the pool

b) To get the Club to ban the usage of glassware at the pool area and to be replaced with plastic ware.

2. Medium TermTo recommend to the GC on the installation of retractable roof in order to ensure functions could be held at the poolside even when it rains.

3. Long TermTo conduct a feasibility study on the benefits of conversion from chlorinated water to salt water pool.

1. May 2017 Timing Swimming Event2. Aug/Sept 2017 Family Day3. Oct 2017 Biathlon4. Dec 2017 Year-end Fellowship Dinner5. Mar 2018 Inter-Section Fellowship


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salt water pool isn’t added external-ly by you, but rather is created from chemical electrolysis that occurs within a salt water chlorinator or salt water generator that is part of the system. Because of the lower chlorine levels, salt water pools are less drying to the skin.

Benefits of Swimming in Saltwa-ter

Swimming in salt water cleanses and can soothe your skin, improve blood flow, and increase functions in your immune system. Salt water rejuvenates, exfoliates, and detoxi-fies skin, the largest organ in the human body. Salt water is also a natural moisturizer, since it increas-es our skin’s natural ability to retain moisture and promotes cellular regeneration.

When your skin feels good, your whole body feels good. When your skin is suffering, so, too, are you. If your skin is dry or itchy, swimming in salt water may be the simple solution. Studies have shown that salt water can help heal a myriad of skin disorders ranging from eczema and psoriasis to acne.

The Swim Section introduced swimming classes for adults in March 2017. The lessons were well received with ten (10) members signing-up for it from start. Mem-bers who are keen to learn swim-ming, can still join the sessions which are held every Wednesdays at 7.30 p.m. at our Kiara pool. The classes are taught by our experi-enced coach Jui, and is suited to individual’s ability – be it beginners or with some ability to swim. The fee is RM 100 a month (4 x 45 minutes a session) for section mem-bers.

T. Ratnadurai

Ahh, cool relaxing water on a 95-degree day. How awesome does that sound?

Are you a pool person, a lake person, or an ocean person? Anyway you look at it, when it's 95 degrees outside, any kind of water will do to cool off. Or will it?

Just in case you aren't near a lake or an ocean and are thinking about putting in a pool, let's investigate which kind of pool is the way to go for your lifestyle.

Salt Water Pools - How Do They Work?

Just to be clear, salt water pools do have chlorine in them, but the chlorine level is typically lower than a traditional chlorinated one. Additionally, the chlorine found in a

ADULT SWIMMING CLASSES

HEALTH TIPS AND BENEFITS OF SALTWATER POOLS

“soft water” feel as it is gentle on eyes and skinis a natural moisturizercleanses and soothes your skinimproves blood flowmineral benefits to improve your overall health and reduc-es inflammation of your joints and musclessafer than chlorine and chlorine levels are lowerless maintenance cost over the long run

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health. Your blood needs potassium to help with recovery after any form of exercise, and – you guessed it – there’s potassium in salt water. There are also traces of magnesium, which helps keep your nervous system running at its best, sodium to your immune system in check by regulating the balance of fluids in your body, and calcium for healthy teeth and bones.

Maintenance

Cleaning your salt water pool is only required once a year. Chlorine pools require constant surveillance whereas salt water pools stay clean with less work because of the constant flow of chlorine from the generator.

If you have a salt water pool you can expect to be on the low end of these estimates. You also will never have to add chemical chlorine pucks because a salt water system creates

Just a few laps will reduce any inflammation of your joints and muscles. Salt water also happens to contain the mineral bromide, which helps relieve muscle aches, pain and soreness caused by physical and emotional stress. Did you know that stress is the number one contributor to aging? That means lounging in the salt water pool can be considered an anti-aging therapy. Studies have shown that salt water helps promote the body’s natural self-healing processes. The more you swim, the better you will look and feel.

Swimming in salt water also increases circulation to the entire body, and if you swallow a little salt water it won’t kill you – it may actually help heal you from the inside out.

Salt water contains many minerals that are beneficial for your overall

chlorine by breaking down the salt water.

You will spend less money and time monitoring the chemistry of your pool and spend a lot more time enjoying all the benefits.

Reason for Change

Most pool industry experts agree on the relative ease and affordability of maintaining saltwater pools. Tradi-tional chlorine pools are quickly becoming a thing of the past and more hotels, water parks and clubs are being converted because of the health benefits and long term bene-fit costs.

RSC Swimming Section


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We are currently lying 2nd in the league but we have some tough games coming up so fingers crossed!

For those who are unaware, the vast majority of our games take place at Kiara on a Saturday with the kick off at about 5:15. Check the section notice board on the wall facing the field near the Indian caterer at the Pavilion. This year we have decided that in order to try to attract some more support , we have arranged for a dispensing bar on the field where we put up our resplendent “marquees” and the club supplies us chairs that look fit for a wedding!

2 FREE BEERS ARE GIVEN TO SECTION SUPPORTERS ON THE FIELD - THE REST PAY FOR THE BEER AT CLUB PRICES.

So if you want to partake of the freebies come and join the section as a supporter for 8 Ringgit per month!

The section is planning for several events later this year to which all are invited and again, check the notice board for details.

RSC Rugby Section CommitteeYoung, Vibrant , Exciting

RSC RUGBY SECTION

Well the new season has started off – in fact as I write we are half way through it. This season we have had some changes in our sponsor-ship which have brought in Carls-berg (for a 3 year commitment) as our lead sponsor, for which the section is very grateful. In addition we have solicited the support of Sisma Autos who are dealers for Land Rover and Jaguar. This is a first for us both and hopefully the relationship will flourish. Our thanks go to both of these compa-nies for their generosity.

Turning now to rugby playing matters we have played 7 games having won 5, lost 1 and drawn 1. The draw was due to the fact that the game – against the Selangor police was a washout after about 7 mins and so both sides agreed to call it a draw!

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BADMINTON SECTION

the youngest player was 14 years old and the eldest was 66 years and for women’s category the youngest was 11 years old.

The support for the event was very encouraging that some badminton enthusiasts who have not touched the racquets for almost for 20 years

showed up for the day displaying true sportsmanship and camarade-rie. It was challenging for the organ-izers to ensure these players stay fit and not subject to any injuries. There were number of young players, who are members’ children took part and for the Section this opens up an opportunity to identify skill-full players to strengthen the Section’s squad to participate in future friendly games with other Clubs.

The Badminton Section organized the inaugural RSC Badminton Open Championship on the 25th February 2017. The one day event was held at the Challenger Sports arena in Section 14, Petaling Jaya

The championship was opened to all RSC members and was divided into men and women’s doubles. A total of 44 male (22 pairs) and 8 female (4 pairs) participants took part in the event. The women’s doubles were conducted on a round-robin basis, and the pairs that took the top and second place in the group were declared as Champion and Runners-up of Women’s Doubles.

Whilst the men’s category was divided into 4 groups, and the champion and runners-up from each group advanced to the knock-out stage of quarter-finals; semi-finals and finals.

The event attracted almost all age group for the men’s doubles with

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For the men’s doubles category, Narayanan and Nagarajan emerged champions, whilst women’s doubles was won by Sharlet Madonna Vaz and Agnes Leong.

Mens Doubles Champion

The tournament was followed by a dinner and prize giving ceremony held at the Poolside, Kiara Annex.

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For the men’s category Mr. Poovi Maniam sponsored the Challenge trophy, whilst Mr. Raymond Victor sponsored a pair of badminton racquets for the champions. Wom-en’s Challenge Trophy was spon-sored by Mr. Prabhakaran and Mr. Rajendran sponsored a pair of racquets.

The evening of dinner and prize giving was fun filled with Mr. Ganeson’s daughters were gracious enough to be MC and also providing some light entertainment.

Overall, the event was successfully organized with financial support from the Club and individual contri-butions from Datuk Randhir Singh; Mr. Sivarajah, Mr. Karunanithi; Mr. Silan, Mr. Jayakumar and Mr. Ramjan.

Heartiest thanks to the committee members: Mr. Ganeson, Mr. Prab-haharan; Mr. Ramaswamy; Mr. Rajendran; Mr. Ronnie; Ms. Latha.

Junior Training Programme

Badminton Section organizes junior training sessions for member’s children. The sessions are conduct-ed by ex-national and state players every Saturday 3 to 4.30pm at Chal-lenger Sports Arena, Section 14, Petaling Jaya.

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Mr.Poovi presenting Mens challenge trophy

Mr.Praba presenting ladies Challenge trophy

The Committee


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A total of 100 players participated in the above tournament held at Data-ran on 26th March. There were 2 sections, Under-12 and Under-16. After 7 rounds of play which stretched from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, the following players occupied the top positions.

Wong Kah Hing bulldozed the Under-16 field scoring the maxi-mum of 7 points, leaving his competitors trailing far behind. The U-12 Category was hotly contested with 5 players scoring 5.5 points. Siddharth emerged top on tie-break. Prizes extended right up to the 10th place in each category so most players had something to fight for right up to the last round of play. Special mention goes to Wong Zi Yue, aged 12, who played in the Under-16 event rather than the U-12 and came out a strong third. He possibly would have won the U-12 category but opted to gain experi-ence against older players. Here comes a rising star. Special mention also goes to Mira Kaur, daughter of RSC member Dr. Ajeet, who won the top U-14 girls medal. Mira started in the RSC Chess Beginners classes many years ago, and it is

gratifying to see her progress over the years.

Altogether prizes worth close to RM 4000 in trophies, cash, chess vouchers were given out and the prize winners were happy to go home, many of whom had their parents waiting outside the Card Room for the whole day.

A simple lunch of chicken rice was served to all players. Many thanks goes to the Sports Office and F & B department as everything was spot-on. Also a gratitude of thanks goes to Mr. Jax Tham, the RSC Chess Coach, for the smooth running of the event.

Dr . A. W. KarimChess Convenor

Top School and Top Girls and Boys Age Categories

Top School (Secondary) SRI KDUTop School (Primary) SK KAMPONG GELAM, PORT DICKSONU-16 GIRLS Nur Ameera FarinaU-14 BOYS Chen Tzi XuenU-14 GIRLS Mira KaurU-12 GIRLS Mantaa ThambisamyU-10 BOYS Richard HuiU-10 GIRLS Siti Sara ImanU-8 BOYS Le Hao MengU-8 GIRLS Le Wen Huey

2017 RSC CHESS JUNIORS OPEN

Under -16 Points Under-12 Points

Champion Wong Kah Hing 7 Siddharth Manavalan 5.5

2nd Place Sebastian Chua 5.5 Chee Wen Feng 5.5

3rd Place Wong Zi Yue 5.5 Lee Yean Herng 5.5

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Berita RSC Royal Selangor Club CLUB NEWS

What an eventful night! The Club’s Staff Annual Dinner has always been a ‘must attend’ event and this was more so evident with over 150 staff in attendance. The Staff Annual Dinner is organised as an appreciation to the staff, once a year, and acts not just as an evening of partying and having fun but also

as a team building exercise. Depart-ments, designations and organisa-tional culture go out the door to be replaced by networking with colleagues, letting your hair down and dancing with your bosses.

A colourful carnival like atmos-phere pervaded the air as our staff came in their best dressed ‘Oscar Night’ outfits as the party for this year was themed. Glitzy gowns by the ladies and even glitzier suits by the men walked the red carpet to the brightly decorated and lit up Grand Ballroom at the RSC Dataran. As one staff commented” I don’t recog-nise some of these people!”

The General Manager in his open-ing speech thanked all the staff for their excellent work, congratulated the award winners and commended the staff for their stalwart support especially during the trials and tribulations experienced in the early months of 2017.

The organising committee, comprising of staff worked hard to ensure a very successful fun filled evening of live music, shows, dance, lucky dip prizes, lucky draws and sumptuous buffet spread.

Several honours were presented to deserving staff including those who did not take any medical leave for the whole year. Three staff who have been with the Club for 25 years and six staff for more than 35 years were given Long Service Awards. At a time when staff turno-ver is high and the employment culture sees staff moving from job to job in an instant, 25 and 35 years of loyal service is indeed precious.

STAFF ANNUAL DINNER & DANCE PARTY 201730th April 2017


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A big thank you goes to the mem-bers who contributed generously to this event. A big thank you also goes out to all our sponsors who contrib-uted prizes for the lucky draw. A special thank you must be mentioned to all our members at the RSC who contributed RM10.00 each for this event. A major highlight of this event was the turnout of the Interim Caretakers and a few other members, who took it upon themselves to serve the staff.

They manned the bar, and we must say in a most efficient manner, till the wee hours of the morning and only left when the music and dance finally ended.

The Best Employees for the Year, chosen on a Department basis by the staff themselves, saw three mem-bers of the staff being honoured with this award.

The Lucky Draw was one of the highlights of the event and the much anticipated 1st Prize of a motorbike, contributed by a member of the Club, was won by one of our F&B staff who, it turned out, was the first prize winner in the previous year!

AWARDS

25 Years of Service

1) John George A/L M J George2) Mohd Rashdan Bin Halil3) Lim Eng Chea

35 Years of Service

1) Premakumar A/L P N Menon2) Josephine Tung Chooi Mae3) Abdullah Che Mis4) Julie Low Mee Hoi5) Haslina Latiff6) Mustakim Hj Abbas

Best Employee of 2016

1) Josephine Tung Chooi Mae2) Norishah Bt Syed Mohammad3) Mohd Amin Bin Mohd Nor4) Mohd Zawawi Bin Ab Aziz

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Berita RSC Royal Selangor Club CLUB NEWS


CLUB NEWS

2.0 MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARKING 2.1 Citation, commencement and application (a) These Bye-Laws may be cited as the Motor Vehicles and Parking shall come into force with effect from 1.7.2001. (b) These Bye-Laws shall apply to motor vehicles which are upon Club property at Jalan Raja and at Bukit Kiara Sports Annexe and in areas leased to the Club for the purpose of parking motor vehicles. 2.2 Interpretation In these Bye-Laws: “member” shall mean an Ordinary Member, Life Member or Privi-leged Person as defined in the Constitutional Rules of the Club, but shall not included the spouse of a member, a child of a member under the age of twenty-five years or a guest of a members. “permitted vehicle” shall mean a motor vehicle displaying a valid Club car sticker issued in the name of a member and bearing the regis-tration number of the motor vehicle displaying the said car sticker.

“valid Club car sticker” shall mean a car sticker which has been issued by the Club in respect of the current year: provided that a car sticker issued in respect of the year imme-diately preceding shall be deemed to be valid up to and including the 31st of March of the current year.

2.3 Car sticker A member shall, at any one time, be allowed car stick-ers for a maximum of three motor vehicles which are ordinarily used by him, or his spouse, or any of his children under the age of twenty five years. 2.4 Rules relating to vehicles (a) Only permitted vehicles may be parked at designated parking bays upon the property of the Club or in areas leased to the Club for purpos-es of parking (b) Permitted vehicles in the control or charge of chauffeurs may not be parked in any parking bay unless such bay is specifically and exclu-sively allocated by name or desig-nation to a particular member or other person to whom the car related and provided further that such parking does not contravene any other Bye-Laws or direction of the General Committee. (c) Permitted vehicles in the control or charge of chauffeurs shall be so parked as not to cause any obstruc-tion or inconvenience to other parked or moving vehicles, and the chauffeurs concerned shall be avail-able at all times to remove or re-park such vehicles at the direc-tion of the staff of the Club. No chauffeur shall physically leave the premises of the Club at any time for any reason whatsoever. (d) Members and their chauffeurs or other persons driving their vehicles shall at all times comply with traffic and parking directions indicated by signs or given by the staff of the Club.

(e) Vehicles must be driven with due care and attention within the precincts of the Club. (f) Vehicles may not be washed within the precincts of the Club.

(g) Vehicles may not be parked on the Club property or in areas leased to the Club for the purposes of parking unless the member, his spouse or any of his children below the age twenty five years do wish to enjoy the privileges amenities and facilities of the Club. Provided that this clause shall not apply if such member, or his spouse or any of his children who has parked the vehicle is a participant in any activity on behalf of the Club which is conduct-ed outside the precincts of the Club. 2.5 Infringements a) Any infringement or breach of clause (a), (b),(c),(d),(e),(f) or (g) of Bye-Law 4 shall be deemed to be conduct injurious to the interests of the Club and shall render the member concerned liable to such as action as provided in the Constitu-tional Rules of the Club. b) Any infringement or breach of the above clause of Bye-Law 4 shall render the member concerned liable to be imposed a parking fee of up to RM50.00 which sum shall be debit-ed to the respective member’s Club account. 2.6 Parking fees Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (b) of Bye-Law 5, the Gener-al Committee is hereby empowered to impose parking fees for the use of parking bays on the Club property or in areas leased to the Club for the purposes of parking.

GENERAL BYE LAWS

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Berita RSC Royal Selangor Club OBITUARY

OBITUARY

Members of the Royal Selangor Club were saddened by the untimely loss of Life of Senior Members who contributed much in the spirit of good responsible clubbing. On behalf of the Members and staff of the RSC, we extend our deepest condolences to their families, loved ones and friends.

Mr. Ghanshamdas S/O NaraindasM/Ship No : 94156

Date Joined : 27/05/1994Deceased date : 23/05/2013

Mr. Thiagarajan A/LPR VR Sethu Chettiar

M/Ship No : 25093Date Joined : 06/12/2005

Deceased date : 20/10/2015

Mr. G J RamM/Ship No : 21004


Mdm Chuah Mui LuM/Ship No : 91850


Mrs. Shanta Bhaskaran MenonM/Ship No : 86103


Mr. Hickmott, M E J MRM/Ship No : 04365


Dr Haridas S/O N G DasM/Ship No : 83338


Mr. Samugam PomugamPonnan



Mr. Loke Beng ChiewM/Ship No : 13143


Mr. Anker Nielsen M/Ship No : 89031


Madam Chew Mei LeeM/Ship No : 94216Date Joined : 31/05/1994Deceased date : 14/04/2017

Encik. Mhd Sharib Bin MoiduM/Ship No : 94009Date Joined : 22/01/1994Deceased date : 06/05/2017

Mr. Darshan Singh A/LSadara SinghM/Ship No : 97377


Dato' Wan Yaacob B WanIbrahim



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