1. Vol 18 Number 28 SELAMAT PAGI 6 March 2010
President’s Message
The Hot Season?
Every year, without fail, during the inducted 3 good members (Grant, 4-day Leadership Development camp
Chinese New Year season the Angie & Niklas) up to present date for about 50 secondary school
weather becomes extremely hot and and met one part of our membership students (champion Graham), jointly
dry. The heat and humidity becomes development target of “Bring One organized with full funding from CIMB.
more unbearable because we have Keep One.” Unfortunately we have Group 9 Intercity (RCs Ampang / Bukit
become accustomed to the air- also lost 3 members due to one Kiara Sunrise / KL West / Pudu / Sri
conditioning in our office environment, reason or other. Hence we have to Petaling) meeting cum dinner will be
in the car etc. And all the more continue to focus on membership held on 27 March (See Karen). Many
because during this festival many of retention in the months to come. I interesting speakers have also been
us move around much more and feel see this to be the responsibility of the lined up for March (thanks to hard
the direct heat or visit ancestral whole club; not just the Membership work of Poay Lim and members).
homes (“balik kampong”) where the development committee, or the Board
homes are not fitted with air- or President. I am sure that having Wow! Like my CNY break, I have
condition. Nonetheless, despite the benefitted from Rotary, you would thoroughly enjoyed Rotary and taking
heat discomfort, I have managed to want to go forth and share with your on the role of President for the year
have a great time during the CNY friends and business associates. (despite whatever “discomfort” or
break, meeting relatives, catching up hoops there may be). I look forward
with old friends, feasting away (one In the month of March, we have some to a great time for the next 4 more
such dinner was the enjoyable interesting projects lined up. The visit months.
organised by Club Service Director to the home in Klang takes places
Karen on 26 Feb) and the occasional this morning (see Ee Lay for details). Yours in Rotary,
“mahjong” game! Several club members will represent Frances
the club at the TRF Recognition and
I see the 3rd quarter of the Rotary International Night dinner tonight (refer
year as being a “hot season” too. to Frances). Next week, we have the
Right after the Club officers’ election
results were lodged with the
Registrar of Societies, most Rotary
clubs (in particular the President),
have been kept busy with various “hot
dates” – reporting at the Mid Term
review on the progress and
achievements of each respective club
(late Jan); settling the RI Semi
annual dues (before end Jan);
compiling and submitting the papers
for the RI Significant Achievement
Award (due 28 Feb); collating the
contributions to TRF (by 6 Mar);
taking stock for the Presidential
Citation and so on and so forth…..
When we started the Rotary year, the
Board and I set a target of bringing in
3 new members. Yes we have Chinese New Year fellowship dinner - 26 Feb 2010

2. ATTENDANCE Today's Programme
Guests:
Abdul Ghafar, guest of James Mrs Andal Krishnan
Dr Azizah, guest of James 'A quick fix for the English Language dilemma'
Boon Kong, guest of Siew Hwa Mrs Andal Krishnan holds a Masters in Training and Development and did a Post
Ann Yoke Har, guest of Fang Keong Graduate programme in the teaching of English Language. She is also a practitio-
Ann Constance, guest of CY ner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Applying her expertise she has worked with
Ann Rosie, guest of Yau large organisations in enhancing soft skills in the work force in such diverse coun-
AG, guest of Graham tries as Singapore, Dubai, Brunei, India and UK. With an interest in publishing, she
Gerard, guest of Angie is a copy editor and currently co-authoring a book on cross culture in the workplace.
Jihyeon, guest of Thomas
Attendance: 45% Fines: Nil Guest Speaker -
Dr Goh Chee Leong
on Parenting Guide
Announcements
Dr Goh Chee Leong, Dean of HELP
University College’s Faculty of Behavioural
- Group 9 meeting is on 27 March'10.
Sciences, pointed out that psychology is
The dinner meeting will be at Eco Green
really about understanding people not just
restaurant. Cost for members $20 and
mental or emotional disorders. His own
guest $35. Host club is RC Pudu.
interest in the subject stems from two
aspects. One is organisational psychology
- TRF Recognition Night is next Sat 6
which includes issues like management style and work environment. The other is
March'10 at Royale Chulan Hotel.
motivating people to do well. In these aspects the same principle apply. Managers
and parents can apply the same skills at work and at home.
- RC Bugis Junction's Installation is on
10 July'10. Members who are keen to
Parenting is not fire fighting – reacting when the child’s behaviour is deemed
inform PE Poay Lim.
inappropriate. They must agree on how they want to prepare their child for
adulthood. In particular, what skill sets do they want to give the child? Do they want
- Board meeting next Thursday 4 March
to ensure that the child completes all their undertakings rather than habitually leave
at Bukit Kiara coffee house @ 7.30pm
them unfinished? Do they instill values like responsibility, respectfulness, discipline,
will power and self-motivation in whatever undertaking or field? Dr Goh’s own pet
New Generation
objective is imbuing the child with intellectual curiosity as it would lead to a love for
- Three candidates will be attending the
learning.
RYLA next week.
Holistic development:
International Service
- Todate 5 members and a spouse are Dr Goh stresses that achieving good results in school achievement though
attending sister club RC Chung Li important to the child is not as crucial as stimulating his thought processes and
Chung Shing's anniversary. getting him to ask questions. While he must do well in school his potential cannot
be capped by the school curriculum. Our university students are not equipped to
Leadership Training Program (REF) reach beyond examination results. They instead learn to work the system! Then they
PP Graham announced that 50 get stumped in university where the curriculum has been designed to be
participants have registered for the ambiguous to force students to reason in a fluid way to deal with work and life.
camp at Agrotek Resort, Ulu Langat.
How do we encourage the development of this love for learning? Teach them
District NEWS Personal Mastery. Help them master and manage their intellectual and emotional
self. As for teaching this, a good rule of thumb is to let them learn by doing 70 % of
the time, by mentoring 20 % and by didactic teaching only 10% of the time.
District Leadership Seminar
Help the child identify his interests and gifts. Otherwise they might not know when
The objective of the seminar is to
they reach 17. Unfortunately, our schools aren’t helping our children to learn about
provide leadership training to
their own talents. In Germany the system requires students to learn two new sports
Rotarians, particularly Past Presidents,
every year! All in the name of getting children to explore their potentials.
to prepare them for further leadership
roles at the District level and beyond.
This doesn’t mean imposing the parent’s interest on children. It must be the child’s
This is in line with the objective of the
ambition not the parent’s. Stop if they don’t show interest after a trial. Allow the child
Club Leadership Plan (CLP).
to explore within reason. Children are not engineering projects to be tweaked and
altered at will. It is about shaping the human will. Parents can only plan and provide
Date: 23 May 2010
the infrastructure at home. We may be able to control the environment but not the
Venue: Kelab Shah Alam
child’s response to our good intentions. So we do hear of good families ending up
Host Club: RC Shah Alam
with black sheep. We can only do our best to nurture the child that nature has
Cost: $35
bestowed upon us.... PE Poay Lim

3. Member’s Contribution NEXT CHANGE
13 March'10(Sat) 7.30am
The REF Leadership Training Camp, 15-18 March 2010 Speaker: President Robin Tay
Topic: Walk to End Polio
– Your Presence or Your Presents?
20 March'10(Sat) 7.30am
“A successful service project is not only about delivering help to the needy. Speakers: Adriana Aris
Topic: USS NImitz
Equally important, it is about sharing the success with as many as possible
so that many in turn are moved to act in future, delivering much more help 27 March(Sat) 6.30pm
than a few alone can ever hope to deliver.” Group 9 Intercity Meeting
Venue: Eco Green, TTDI
While the Youth Leadership Training With the REF Leadership Training
Camp we organized last year at Camp this year, we have addressed CALENDER of EVENTS
Camp Rebutia benefited enormously shortcoming no. 1 but we will need to Visit to Padmasambhava Children
the students who attended it, at a pay more attention to shortcoming Loving Association (Klang)
post mortem discussion after the no. 2 above. At the planning Date: 6 March 2010
camp, the two most significant meetings, ideas such as setting up a Time: 10am
shortcomings identified were: “help desk”, identifying the need for
health and security officers, session Leadership Training Program (REF)
1. The students came team leaders and setting up a clear Date: 15 - 18 March 2010
overwhelmingly from one ethnic “reporting” structure at the camp Venue: Agrotek Garden Resort
community. This did not were discussed as roles and
incorporate the important 2nd Planning Meeting RY 2010/11
responsibilities for Rotarians, besides
dimension of ethnic diversity and Date: 25 March 2010
producing a duty roster for members.
therefore the participants were
deprived of the benefit of 76th District Assembly
The camp is a relatively simple Date: 16 - 18 April 2010
interacting with communities project and we don’t need to
other than themselves and Venue: Sunway Resort Hotel
unnecessarily complicate it, but we
discovering the important reality
must cover the implicit objective of Trip to Taiwan -
that deep down, others are not
getting members involved RC Chungli Chung Shing Anniversary
much different from them, thus
meaningfully. A successful service Date: 18 - 23 May 2010
helping them build self-esteem,
self-confidence and promoting project is not only about delivering
help to the needy. Equally important, RC Bugis Junction Installation
unity. Date: 10 July 2010
it is about sharing the success and
2. Actual RCBKS member fulfillment with as many service givers
as possible so that many in turn are
March Celebration
participation/presence was not
good. Participation is important moved to act in future, delivering Happy Birthday
because when members are much more help than a few alone can
present and able to see, feel and ever hope to deliver. Siew Hwa 16 Mac
be touched by the good that the Jeremy 18 Mac
project is doing, we are able to And the only way to do this for the Ghaurry 25 Mac
build ownership in the project REF Leadership Training Camp Sanjay 29 Mac
and in the club in general. project is for members to be present.
Member participation/presence Our presence will not only allow us to
must always be an important observe how, but also enable us to Duty Roster
“implicit” objective in all projects support and encourage the students 6 March (International Service)
and we must consciously to transform for the better, during and
identify strategies to affect this. after the camp. Presence is Sargeant-at-arms Alvin
We realized that the reason important both to affect change and Desk Duty Thomas
participation was not good last to be inspired by change. This is a Introducer Poay Lim
year was that we did not identify Thank Speaker Teng Yoong
great opportunity. This is what we are
enough meaningful roles for Fines Susan
here for. YYL
members nor did we effectively
communicate enough the 13 March (New Generation)
programme objectives early to Sargeant-at-arms Elsie
justify their presence. Desk Duty Karen
Introducer Ghuarry
Thank Speaker Kate
Fines Jeremy

4. Board of Directors 2009/10 Around the
Rotary World
President
Frances Po
21731618(0) Clubs celebrate Rotary’s 105th birthday
President Elect
Tan Poay Lim On this day in 1905, Paul Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Hiram Shorey, and Silvester
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Schiele met to talk about their personal and professional experiences. Harris
Immediate Past President/PR
then unfolded his general plan for a club. Out of this simple beginning sprang
Elsie Low
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include more than 1.2 million members in over 33,000 clubs in more than 200
Vice President/Membership Director
Dr Sanjay Doshi countries and geographical areas.
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Rotary International helped celebrate the milestone by spelling out End Polio
Honorary Secretary
Cecelia Matuya Now on the side of RI World Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA, and by
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joining districts 6440 and 6450 in plans to light up the Wrigley Building in
Honorary Treasurer downtown Chicago with the End Polio Now logo on the evening of 23 February.
PP Graham Bennett
012-2918619 The Rotary Club of Chicago is celebrating its own 105th anniversary
immediately after the lighting. In addition, clubs have found a variety of creative
Club Service Director
PP Karen Chong ways to celebrate Rotary’s birthday, also known as World Understanding and
012-2893380 Peace Day:
Vocational Service Director · Members of Rotary clubs in Nepal will be taking part in a peace rally in
PP CY Fong Biratnagar.
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· RC Scottsbluff/Gering, Nebraska, USA, is celebrating Rotary’s 105th birthday
Community Service Director by marking the 90th year since it received its club charter with a fundraiser to
Ho Ee Lay
019-3395688 expand the local library.
· RC Canton, Georgia, holds its weekly meeting on Tuesdays and will be
International Service Director
Susan Lim celebrating with a large cake, complete with big 1, 0, and 5 candles. The club
012-2325860 will also be donating $105 to PolioPlus.
New Generation Director · RC Tumkur City, Karnataka, India, has conducted a free dental checkup for
Ghaurry
children at a Red Cross school for the deaf and mute.
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· RC Milledgeville, Georgia, USA, has invited Rotarians, families, veterans, and
Rotary Foundation Chairman
community members to a large Peace Day celebration at the peace monument
PP Sunny Khoo
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· All 21 districts in Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland will be taking
Bulletin Committee
part in a Thanks for Life Week to raise funds for End Polio Now.
James Lau/ Karen (Editor/Production)
Poay Lim (Speaker’s Programme)