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Continuity of Service through Effective Leadership

Rotary Club of Pudu 2017-18



Programme / Diary of Events 3

Editorial / President’s Message 4

Club Proceedings, Minutes of Meeting 5

The Meeting in Pictures 6,7

Honorary Rotarian—PP Leong Choy Ying 8

Speaker’s Text 9

Speaker’s Text—cont’d 10

Rotaract News 11

Interact News 12

Announcements 13

District News 14, 15, 16, 17

RI News—Presidential Citations 18, 19, 20

On the Lighter Side 21

Table of Contents



Date : 11th September 2017 Issue No : 1704

PROGRAMME FOR TODAY

NEXT MEETING — 25 SEP 2017

Speaker: PDG Dr Paul Lee Subject: “Yayasan Kelab Kelab Rotary” Duty Table: Rtn Chee TK Fellowship: Rtn Heng CT Finemaster: PP Dato Muslim Introducing: PAG KH Low Thanking: PP Ng Sim Bee

Speaker: Mr Bumbee Yee Subject: “Motivation & Courage” Duty Table: Rtn Chee TK Fellowship: PP Mike Tung Finemaster: VP Patrick Lee Introducing: Rtn Chee TK Thanking: PDG Dr Paul Lee

Date Time Programme Venue

Berita Pudu

Thurs, 7th Sep Thurs, 7th Sep Mon, 11th Sep Tue, 12th Sep Tue, 19th Sep Tue, 19th Sep Mon, 25th Sep Mon, 25th Sep Tue, 26th Sep Fri, 29th Sep Fri, 29th Sep

12.30 pm 6.30 pm 2.45 pm 6.30 pm 6.30 pm 7.30 pm 12.45 pm 2.30 pm 6.30 pm 3.00 pm 6.30 pm

Community Service Committee Meeting Club Service Committee Meeting Weekly Meeting Fireside Youth Service Committee Meeting Vocational Service Committee Meeting Weekly Meeting International Service Committee Meeting Board of Directors Meeting Interact Coord Cttee Meeting 100% ers Appreciation Dinner

RSC Dataran, KL RSC Bukit Kiara, KL Shangri-La Hotel, KL Rest Hee Lai Ton, S13 PJ RSC, Bukit Kiara, KL RSC, Bukit Kiara, KL Shangri-La Hotel, KL Shangri-La Hotel, KL President Jeff’s Residence SMK Methodist, KL Rest Gold Dragon City, PJ

DIARY OF EVENTS—SEP 2017

SEPTEMBER— EDUCATION & LITERACY MONTH



PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

T he last time we met was three weeks ago and last week we had a surprised holiday. Since the last meeting we had many hap-py activities.

- Just to recap, before our last meeting on 21st Aug we had a useful and informative District Membership Seminar which was declared as a Club activity. Seven members attended. - On that evening we had a Rotary Year first Club Assembly where as many as 30 members and families attended. It was a happy occasion and we had great fellowship. Thanks to PP Dato Dr Hoo Teong and Ann Esther they showed us the importance of first aid in an emergency. - Last month too we were honoured by the St John Ambulance with a “Partners-in-Service” Award in recognition of our contribution to our community. - On our 21st August meeting we too honoured PP Leong Choy Ying by awarding her an Honor-ary Membership. It was personally an emotional moment for me. It was however a missed oppor-tunity for some Rotarians who were not there to witness a historical moment especially those whom she had helped before. - Our own PDG Dr Paul Lee was himself hon-oured by the Rotary Club of Bukit Bintang as an Honorary Member in a glittering ceremony the next week on the 26th August. We congratulate him and wish to say that we are proud and happy on his achievement as he truly deserves it. - One sad news in August was the surprised and sudden demise of our dear friend PDG Dato Dr Raveendra Kumar. It was only a few days before that we were having a lovely dinner together at the Rotary Club of Bukit Bintang Installation. We are going to miss him. Our deepest condolences to his family. - Tomorrow, Tuesday 12th Sept we will be hav-ing a Fireside at the Hee Loy Thon Restaurant, PJ. It is a declared Club activity. PDG Dr Paul Lee will be the speaker on the topic “Club Service and TRF District Global Grant.” Members, please take note and support this important event. Thank you. - Another event that needs support is the 100%ers’ Appreciation Dinner. This will take place on the Fri 29th Sept at the Golden Dragon City Restau-rant , Paramount Garden, PJ. According to IPP Sandy Sohy most Club members are 100% ers as they took part in the 50th Anniversay Celebration. Best Wishes

I have purposely repeated the Presidential Citation pages 18-20 in this eBulletin in the hope that the Board members, espe-cially the President, will make references

to them. We didn’t qualify last year; so I hope he’ll make sure we’d qualify this year. Other-wise, all that effort to be recognised as a 5-star club will come to waste. The Presidential Citation was crafted by RI;

and PRIP K.R. Ravindran implemented it in

his year 2015-16. It was very data-driven with

benchmarks to assist clubs to strive for the

minimum qualifying levels. Since most of us

were in government or private sector organisa-

tions, data would obviously be quite familiar

with us. Our Income Tax returns would be a

good guide and example why data is in our

everyday life. But not knowing about it or not

caring to use it to advantage would really be a

shame.

Really it’s not something new to be worried

about unless, of course, one prefers the laissez

faire style of management or leadership. How-

ever, in the internet age where data prolifer-

ates, any organisation will soon be over-

whelmed and lose track of its direction and

wander aimlessly come what may. I think this

has been the case in the past where clubs simp-

ly basked in the glory of some publicity on a

president-to-president basis.

No more. With the Presidential Citation

scheme, RI gives us very clear directions to

follow and goals to achieve. With My.Rotary

as the vehicle and resource for every club to

use, record and document their work and activ-

ities, they now know exactly what to do and

how to do it. Sharing of information becomes

easier, members are better informed and areas

of concern properly addressed if clubs under-

take some strategic planning to help them nav-

igate into the future.

EDITORIAL

Jeffrey Yap President RY 2017-18

Dato Muslim Ayob

Past President

Editor



PUDU NEWS

Visiting Rotarians Club

Record of Meeting on: Monday 21st Aug, 2017

Statistics

Guests Visiting Rotarians Club Members Total Present

7 1 21 29

Collections RM 36

Birthdays/Anniversaries Fines

16.00

Paying Diners

300.00

Raffles & Others

—

Total (RM)

316.00

Guests Host

CLUB PROCEEDINGS

4. Award of Honorary membership to PP Leong Choy Ying in recognition of her services to the club:

Citation read by PP Sam

Followed by presentation of a certificate and a fruit basket

Thanks you address by Choy Ying with the prom-ise that she will always have RC Pudu in her heart, attend meetings whenever possible and as-sist where necessary.

5. Report by Hon Secretary - 3rd BOD meeting will be on 29th August at President’s house at 6.30pm 6. Speaker for the afternoon : Mr Reuben Teoh / Top-ic: “Fire evacuation/Prevention”

Introducer : PDG Dr Paul Lee

It was a very interesting topic and all were glued to their seats till the end and with many questions - A topic which every home owner must be aware.

Thanking : Rtn Robert Tan 7. Meeting ended at 2.35pm

1. The meeting was called to order by Sgt at arms, Rtn Tenny Lee at 1.10pm followed by the Negara-Ku and a toast to our King. 2. This was followed by recognition of guests and speaker Fining session was by PE CT Heng 3. President Jeffry Yap welcomed all members and guests notably PP Leong Choy Ying and reported the following:

1st Club assembly was held on 20th August. There was a presentation on 1st Aid by St John Ambulance organised by PP Dato’ Dr Lee to the spouses and guests. (There was actually a very good turnout which we have not seen in a while) whilst the assem-bly was going on.

There was a District Membership Development Sem-inar also on the 20th morning and we had seven rep-resentatives from our Club.

Annual Fund raising. VP Patrick Lee will be sending out the appeal letters. Please do your part as our tar-get is RM80K.

MINUTES OF THE MEETING

PAG Paramesh Seenivasan RC Puchong Centennial Mr Rueben Teoh Club Mr Keith Wong Club Ms Chuah Siew Yong Club PP Leong Choy Ying Club Ann Elaine Chang PP Alex Chang Mr Lakbir Singh Rtn Kenneth Goh Ann Veronica Rtn Robert Tan



PICTURES TAKEN AT THE MEETING ON 21st AUG 2017



HONORARY ROTARIAN

PP LEONG CHOY YING

PP Choo Jee Sam, read the citation for PP Leong Choy Ying who is to be our third Honorary member in the current register. This highest award as a Honorary Rotarian of Rota-ry Clubs is bestowed upon you on this day, for your continuous dedicated contributions to The Rotary Club of Pudu, es-pecially in the area of fund raising by facilitat-ing the availability of charity movies over many years, enabling the club to raise suffi-cient funds for the many community projects. PP Leong Choy Ying was President of Pudu Rotary Club in 2010/2011. Choy Ying was born in Selangor and had her early education at the St Mary's and Convent Bukit Nanas, KL. She continued her tertiary education at the University of West of Eng-land, Bristol, UK and received a BA (Hons) in Business Studies. She then worked in London and obtained her Fellow of Institute of Char-tered Accountant in England & Wales. She is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Ac-countants as well as a member of the Malaysi-an Institute of Tax. Choy Ying is CFO of PPB Group of Perlis Plantations. She is very dedicated and honest in her work, she has earned much respect from all those who have contacts with her. Her friendliness and humble disposition com-pounded her likeable traits. Choy Ying is married to Edward, also a pro-fessional in his own right. They have three lovely children, twins Sean and Melissa (age 20) and Scott (age 19), certainly a well knit-ted and happy family. She was introduced to Rotary by the late Dato PY Choong in 2003 and since then she has held many responsible positions in the Club

including International Svc Director, TRF Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President and President Elect. Her calling to carry out community service sprang from pictures she saw during the North Korean severe famine in 1997. During her more than a decade of devot-ed Rotary Service, she exemplified integrity, dedication, and single mindedness. During her illustrious career with the Rotary Club of Pu-du, she has initiated and carried out numerous community projects including raising funds for a lorry to be donated to the Orang Asli com-munity to facilitate transportation of their pro-duce from the village; and many fund raising efforts for scholarships for poor students. PP Leong Choy Ying has reflected a stoic and courageous side of her character, most admi-rably so, especially during her recent severe bout of health difficulties. Fellow Rotarians, Ladies and Gentlemen; I give you Honorary Rotarian PP Leong Choy Ying.



SPEAKER’S CV SPEAKER’S TEXT

Name: Teoh Seng Sheong, Rueben Age : 48 Place Born: Penang Marital Status: Married with one daughter 20 years old and one son 15 years old Education: 1976 – 1981 Union Primary School (Penang) 1982 – 1987 Chung Ling High School (Penang) 1988 – 1990 Middlebury College, Vermont (USA) Major In: Computer Science Career: 1992 – 1994 North Allied Merchants as Sales Engi-neer 1995 – 2003 Self-Employed 2003 – 2008 Helping Parents to manage two Res-taurants in Solo and Surabaya, Indonesia 2008 – Current, Being a Full Time Speaker/Lecturer at Kuala Lumpur Fire Preventors Society and Johor Fire Preventors’ Society Current Position: Vice Chairman of Johor Fire Pre-ventors’ Society’ & Secretary of Kuala Lumpur Fire Preventors Society Qualifications: Being Trained And Certified As Fire Squad At Johor Jaya Fire Station, Since 2011. Languages Spoken/Written: Malay, English, Man-darin and Indonesian Dialects Spoken: Hokkian, Cantonese, Hainanese and Javanese Car Dealership: Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Toyota, Proton, Perodua, Mazda, Hyundai, Kia, Naza, Gov-ernment Dept: Kwsp, Perkeso, LHDN, Socso, TNB, TM, JPJ, Polis Diraja Malaysia, Mampu, Jabatan Peguam, Universities, Colleges, Schools, Multi-National Factories, Hospitals, Private Companies, Associations, NGOs, etc Highlights: Mr Rueben Teoh is one of our best Speakers In the Society. With his great sense of humour, multi lingual ability and years of experi-ence in Public Speaking, you can be rest assured that all audiences will be entertained; at the same time learning the latest Up To Date Fire Preven-tion skills and knowledge. Most feedbacks after

the Seminar were that there were lots of laugh-ter during the seminar but ended up with tears!!



SPEAKER’S TEXT



ROTARACT NEWS

They must be thinking about doing something...



INTERACT NEWS



ANNOUNCEMENTS

CLUB & ROTARY EVENTS Event: CHARITY SHOW ‘THE FOREIGNERS’ Date: Saturday, 30th September 2017 Venue: GSC Pavilion, KL Time: 10.00 am OC: VP Patrick Lee

Event: ROTARY INSTITUTE 2017 - TAIPEI: ZONES 6B, 7A AND 10B Date: December 1st till 3rd, 2017. Venue: Grand Hotel, No.1, Sec. 4, Zhongshan N. Rd., Zhongshan Dist, Taipei City 10461, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Event: 83rd DISCON Date: Fri-Sat, 8-9 Dec 2017 Venue: Sunway Resort Hotel Time: 9.00 am OC: Pres Jeff Yap

BIRTHDAYS

Name: Ann Ranee (PP Kumar T) Date: 2 Sep

Name: PP KH Low Date: 10 Sep Name: Rtn Loo Ming Chee Date: 17 Sep Name: Rtn Darren Yong Date: 22 Sep Name: Ann Carol (PP Phang) Date: 26 Sep Name: Ann Leong HM (PP Ray Choo) Date: 26 Sep

ANNIVERSARIES

CONDOLENCES … of the passing of our dear friend PDG Dato Dr Raveendra Kumar at the KPJ Seremban on Monday 28 Aug 2017. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to PDG Dr Paul Lee on (1) being conferred as Honorary Rotarian of

the Rotary Club of Bukit Bintang, our grand-daughter Club.

(2) Appointed again as the District Rotary Foundation Chair (DRFC)

(3) Appointed again as Training Leader for the Governors Nominee Training Seminar (GNTS) in Taipei Institute in Dec 2017.



DISTRICT NEWS

SAD DEMISE OF PDG DR RAVEENDRA KUMAR

Message from Rtn Iswaran: He had a massive heart attack. He was rushed to the hospital when he complained of chest tightness. He collapsed when the cardiologist was explaining his ECG reading and collapsed again the second time, after a while, before leaving us. He was surrounded by doctors - the cardiologist, his wife, daughter and son-in-law.



DISTRICT NEWS

The District Conference is now back in December of the year. For a while it was in May/June.



DISTRICT NEWS — PRIP GARY HUANG DINNER



DISTRICT NEWS

July 2017—Rotary time capsule and stumps being installed at Taman Medan Tuanku at Kualalumpur

Dr Baskaran Gobalakrishnan DG RY 2018-19



RI NEWS — PRESIDENTIAL CITATION



RI NEWS—PRESIDENTIOAL CITATION (cont’d)



RI NEWS—PRESIDENTIOAL CITATION (cont’d)

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CITATION It was PRIP Ravindran (RY 2015-16) who intro-duced a very data-driven assessment of clubs to encourage them to meet the Rotary goals of the new era. This was followed by subsequent Presi-dents with minor changes to the Citation’s crite-ria. In RY 2015-16, our DG Sti Subaidah used the Citation’s requirements as a means to catego-rise clubs in the District in a star system—5 star means the clubs fully qualified for the Presiden-

tial Citation. They are obviously vibrant and very active clubs. Pudu qualified among the 33% that did.



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