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Involved We Are, Committed We Must Be Table of Contents Diary of Events 2 Editorial / President’s Message 3 Pudu News / Club Proceedings 4 Speaker’s CV / Text 5 Speaker’s Text / Thanking 6 Photo Gallery - 22 July Meeting 7 Photo Gallery - 22 July Meeting 8 Fund Raising - Pictures 9 Fund Raising - More Pictures 10 Pudu Interact News 11 District News - DG Comm 4/2013 12 District News - Interact Information 13 RI News - Zone 6 Director / Polio News 14 RI News - More on Polio / Taipei Institute 15 Thots for the Week 16 Life is a Lot of Pun 17 Lite & Easy 18 Addendum - 3 Pillars of Rotary Seminar 19 Advertorial 20 Rotary Club of Pudu 2013-14 Page 1 Involved We Are, Committed We Must Be Date : 29th July 2013 Issue No : 5 PROGRAMME FOR TODAY PROGRAMME FOR NEXT WEEK Speaker: AG K U Rajah Speaker: Ms Lim Ee Lin Subject: The Priorities of the District Governor - Subject: iM4U - Funding Youth Volunteerism Towards RI Future Vision Plan & Social Change On Duty On Duty Duty Table: Rtn Elaine Tan Duty Table: Rtn Steven Ho Fellowship: Rtn Patrick Lee Fellowship: Rtn Chinniah Arumanadan Finemaster: PP Mike Yeow Finemaster: Rtn Daisy Chiu Introducing: PP Gary Lim Introducing: Rtn Veronique Pearcey Thanking: PDG Dr Paul Lee Thanking: PP Datuk Y K Chew Rotarians’ Birthdays Spouses Birthdays 2nd – Rtn Veronique Pearcey 4th – Ann Devi 6th – Rtn Elaine Tan 25 th – Ann Shui Thin 21 st - IPP Aaron Ong 21st - PP Kumar Tharmalingam Wedding Anniversaries 22 nd - PP Dato’ Muslim Ayob 19 th - Rtn Robert Tan and Ann Veronica 27 th - PP Ng Sim Bee 27 th – PP Ng Sim Bee & Ann Siew Leng 28 th - PP Phang Poke Shum 29 th – Rtn Sandy Soh CLUB DIARY OF EVENTS – JULY 2013 Mon, 1 st July 12.45 pm Weekly Meeting Shangri- La Hotel, KL Thurs, 4 th July 6.30 pm Club Service Meeting Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club Thurs, 4 th July 7.00 pm Installation of R C Singapore West Singapore Island Country Club Sun, 7 th July 3.00 pm Rotaract BOD Meeting Papa Rich Café, Taman Midah, KL Sun, 7 th July 7.00 pm Installation of R C Songkhla — Mon, 8 th July 12.45 pm Weekly Meeting Shangri-La Hotel, KL Wed, 10 th July 6.30 pm Youth Service Meeting Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club Wed, 10 th July 7.30 pm Community Service Meeting Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club Fri, 12 th July 7.00 pm Installation of R C Mandaluyong Edsa Shangri-La Hotel, Manila Mon, 15 th July 12.45 pm Weekly Meeting Shangri-La Hotel, KL Wed, 17 th July 6.30 pm Vocational Service Meeting Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club Wed, 17 th July 7.30 pm International Service Meeting Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club Wed 17 th July 8.30 pm Art Competition for Schools & Buklt Kiara Equestrian Club Orphanages Meeting Mon, 22 nd July 12.45 pm Weekly Meeting Shangri-La Hotel, KL Thurs, 25 th July 7.00 pm Membership Development Meeting Loong Foong Restaurant Fri, 26 th July 2.00 pm Interact Coordinating Council Meeting SMK Methodist, KL Sat, 27 th July 10.00 am Charity Premiere “Wolverine” GSC Pavilion, KL Mon, 29 th July 12.45 pm Weekly Meeting Shangri-La Hotel, KL Wed, 31 st July 6.30 pm BOD Meeting Royal Lake Club Rotary Club of Pudu 2013-14 Page 2 Involved We Are, Committed We Must Be EDITORIAL PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE When the bundle was nestled in her arms and she There are only two ways to live your moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, the life. One is as though nothing is a mira- mother gasped. The baby had been born without ears. cle. The other is as though everything is Time proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect. It was a miracle - Albert Einstein only his appearance that was marred. When he rushed home from school one day and flung himself into his The members of Pudu are a wonderful lot and are mother’s arms, she sighed, knowing that his life was to performing miracles everyday; I am in awe and be a succession of heartbreaks. He blurted out the trag- humbled by the experience in their presence. edy. “A boy, a big boy … called me a freak.” The Organising Chairman of the Fund Raising He grew up, handsome for his misfortune. A favourite Committee VP Heng, put together a remarkable with his fellow students, he might have been class presi- dent, but for that. He developed a gift, a talent for litera- feat within six weeks or thereabout to organise and ture and music. “But you might mingle with other orchestrate this project and see it to its fruition. young people,” his mother reproved him, but felt a He is within a hair's breadth from his target of kindness in her heart. The boy’s father had a session RM85,000.00 to be raised for the external fund- with the family physician. Could nothing be done? “I ing we need for the coming year. believe I could graft on a pair of outer ears, if they could be procured,” the doctor decided. If I contrast this experience with one of my own when I took on an 'unplanned' project to raise Where upon the search began for a person who would RM140,000 for scholarship in the year 2009 by make such a sacrifice for a young man. Two years went writing, editing and publishing the book ' A by. Then, “You are going to the hospital, Son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. Judge's Journey Through Mother Earth' . The ex- But it’s a secret,” said the father. The operation was a perience there was starkly different. brilliant success, and a new person emerged. His talents blossomed into genius, and school and college became Two main differences are: a series of triumphs. 1 The said book which was based on the judgments Later he married and entered the diplomatic service. of the late Mr Justice Dato Vincent Ng, took six “But I must know!” He urged his father, “Who gave so months to prepare. Mobilising about eight coun- much for me? I could never do enough for him.” “I do sels, we had to prepare the same from conception not believe you could,” said the father, “but the agree- to ‘conveyor belt’. In the instant fund raising ment was that you are not to know…not yet.” The years through a movie, we need not take any part in the kept their profound secret, but the day did come…one production of the movie at all. of the darkest days that a son must endure. He stood with his father over his mother’s casket. Slowly, ten- 2 95% of the donors for the book were non-Pudu derly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the Rotarian lawyers; and in the instant fund raising thick, reddish-brown hair to reveal that the mother had the donors are 90% Pudu Rotarians or their no outer ears. “Mother said she was glad she never let friends. her hair be cut,” he whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they?” In hindsight, for economy I would have preferred a fund raiser through a movie; but for the oppor- Real beauty lies not in the physical appearance, but tunity to write a book as a tribute to the late Mr in the heart. Real treasure lies not in what that can be seen, but in what that cannot be seen. Real love Justice Dato Vincent Ng, launched by the now lies not in what that is done and known, but in what Chief Justice Tun Arifin Zakaria in the presence that is done but not known. of many judges, I would have chosen the latter. May you have a beautiful heart that is moved by com- For the present project, “well done” Organising passionate love to lift up the spirits of the deprived, Chairman Vice President Heng. dejected and the demoralised. Alex Chang Warmest regards. President PP Mike Tung RY 2013-14 Rotary Club of Pudu 2013-14 Page 3 Involved We Are, Committed We Must Be PUDU NEWS Record of Meeting on: 22 July 2013 Guest Speaker: HE Ambassador of Peru Subject: Peru - History, the Investment Climate and Opportunities %191:15/!6:)81)59 ":):19:1+9 Name Club Guests 5 Visiting Rotarians - - - Club Members 28 Total Present 33 ;-9:9 Name Host 633-+:1659 Ms Hanna Teh President Alex Chang Birthdays/Anniv/Fines RM 62 Ms Eva Wong PDG K B Lee Paying Diners 180 H E Marco V Balarezo Club Ms Anne Rotshi Rtn Veronique Pearcey Raffles & Others 86 Prof Dr Tan Hock Lim PP K H Low Total RM 328 $ !" Sgt-At- Arms Rtn Tenny Lee called the meeting to order • Members not attending the Charity Premiere were at 1.20 pm on behalf of President Alex Chang. She wel- fined RM 2. comed all visiting Rotarians and Guests. • Members who attended the R C Cheras Installation were fined RM 2. Rtn Tenny Lee led in the singing of the National Anthem. • PP Dato’ Muslim and PP Ng Sim Bee were fined RM 5 for their birthday celebrations The fine master was PP Leong Choy Ying. !"#@"$# • She fined all members RM 1 who enjoyed Rtn Tenny’s sweet and demure way of addressing the The Vocational, International and Youth Service com- audience. mittees conducted their meetings on Wednesday, 17 th • All members were fined RM 1 for the privilege of July 2013 at Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club listening to H E Marco’s speech later.