Involved We Are, Committed We Must Be Rotary Club of Pudu 2014-15 Page 1 Involved We Are, Committed We Must Be Table of Contents Programme / Diary of Events 3 Editorial / President‘s Message 4 Club Proceedings / President‘s 5 Announcements / Thanking the Speaker Speaker‘s CV 6 Speaker‘s Text 7-9 Picture Gallery—Meeting on 15th Dec 2014 10-12 District News 13-14 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards 2014 15 Rotary International News 16-18 Thots For The Week 19 Rotary Club of Pudu 2014-15 Page 2 Involved We Are, Committed We Must Be Date : 22nd December 2014 Issue No : 21 Berita Pudu PROGRAMME FOR TODAY PROGRAMME FOR NEXT WEEK Speaker: Ms Lee Yim Theng Speaker: Ms Lim Kheng Yu Subject: Single Malt Whisky Appreciation Subject: Happy Feet Duty Table: Rtn Elaine Tan Duty Table: Rtn Bobby Teoh Fellowship: Rtn Kenneth Wong Fellowship: Rtn Steven Ho Finemaster: Rtn Loo Ming Chee Finemaster: Rtn Dr C C Wong Introducing: PP K U Rajah Introducing: Rtn May Lim Thanking: PP Mike Yeow Thanking: PP Leong Choy Ying Rotarians’ Birthdays (December) Spouses’ Birthdays (December) 05th—PP Tai Chin Peow 29th—Spouse Eng Lee (PP Dato‘ Rosemarie Wee) 07th—Rtn Jeffrey Yap 09th—Tan Sri Dato‘ Soong Siew Hoong Wedding Anniversaries (December) 23rd—Rtn Steven Ho 01st—Rtn Patrick Lee & Ann Geok Hwa 25th—Rtn C T Heng 09th—PP Tai Chin Peow & Ann Ivy 27th—Tan Sri Dato‘ Sri Tay Ah Lek 12th—PP Richard Liew & Ann Angeline 27th—PP Leong Choy Ying & Spouse Edward 30th—PP Gary Lim & Ann Rowena CLUB DIARY OF EVENTS - DECEMBER 2014 Mon, 1st Dec 12.45 pm Weekly Meeting Shangri-La Hotel, KL Wedding Anniversaries (October) Tue, 2nd Dec 6.30 pm Club Service Committee Meeting Residence of Rtn Jeff 27th—IPP Alex Chang and Ann Elaine Wed, 3rd Dec 6.30 pm Community Service CommitteeWedding Meeting Anniversaries (October)Bukit Kiara Club 27th— IPP Alex Chang and Ann Elaine 5th-7th Dec 6.30 pm 80th R I District 3300 Conference Vivatel, KL Mon, 8th Dec 12.45 pm Weekly Meeting Shangri-La Hotel, KL Tue, 9th Dec 6.30 pm Youth Service Committee Meeting Bukit Kiara Club Vocational Service Committee Meeting Wed, 10th Dec 6.30 pm Bukit Kiara Club CLUB DIARY OF EVENTS – OCTOBER 2014 12th-14th Dec 46th District Rotaract Conference Pasir Salak Resort, Perak Date Time Programme Venue Sat, 13th Dec 6.30 pm World Understanding Night Residence of Rtn Tenny Tri Club Project Beautify My Home Prize Presentation PRC 48th Anniversary Celebration Weekly Meeting Mon, 15th Dec 12.45 pm Shangri-La Hotel, KL International Service Committee Meeting Tue, 16th Dec 6.30 pm Selangor Club, Bkt Kiara Fri, 19th Dec 6.30 pm Annual General Meeting of PRC & PRCCF Pantai Seafood Rest, PJ 3rd Club Assembly Weekly Meeting Mon, 22nd Dec 12.45 pm Shangri-La Hotel, KL Mon, 29th Dec 12.45 pm Weekly Meeting Shangri-La Hotel, KL Board of Directors Meeting Wed, 31st Dec 6.30 pm Bukit Kiara Club Rotary Club of Pudu 2014 -15 Page 3 Involved We Are, Committed We Must Be EDITORIAL PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE any years ago, Norman Cousins was e are in the last month of diagnosed as ―terminally ill‖. He was given the year. Just felt I should MM six months to live. His chance for recovery thank everyone who made was 1 in 500. WW me smile this year. A big ‗thank you‘ He could see the worry, depression and anger in his life to all the Pudu Rotarians. I must say, contributed to, and perhaps helped cause, his disease. the 1st half of the Rotary year ended He wondered, ―If illness can be caused by negativity, on a positive note. I hope the future can wellness be created by positivity?‖ leaders can keep this spirit alive for the Club. He decided to make an experiment of himself. Laughter was one of the most positive activities he We had a successful International Night event on 13 knew. He rented all the funny movies he could find. He read funny stories. He asked his friends to call him December 2014. Thank you to all the hardworking whenever they said, heard or did something funny. Rotarians. We should all come together to grow the club. We also have few potential members on the way His pain was so great he could not sleep. Laughing for to joining our Club. Our President Elect, Patrick Lee is 10 solid minutes, he found, relieved the pain for working hard on this. several hours so he could sleep. Our 2nd half of the Rotary year, we will have the He fully recovered from his illness and lived another scholarship presentation, spouses‘ night and the 2nd 20 happy, healthy and productive years. His journey is detailed in his book, Anatomy of an Illness. He credits visit to Jenjarom Old Folks Home. Not forgetting the visualization, the love of his family and friends, and handing over of the St. John ambulances. PP Sam has laughter for his recovery. single handedly raised Rm320K for 2 units of fully equipped ambulances for St. John‘s. Thank you PP Some people think laughter is a waste of time. It is a Sam. Do stay tuned on the dates. luxury, they say, a frivolity, something to indulge in only every so often. With that, I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Happy Holidays. Nothing could be further from the truth. Laughter is essential to our equilibrium, to our well-being, to our aliveness. If we‘re not well, laughter helps us get well; Daisy Chiu if we are well, laughter helps us stay that way. President RY 2014-2015 Since Cousins‘ ground-breaking subjective work, scientific studies have shown that laughter has a curative effect on the body, the mind and the emotions. So, if you like laughter, consider it sound medical advice to indulge in it as often as you can. If you don‘t like laughter, then take your medicine – laugh anyway. Give yourself permission to laugh – long and loud and out loud – whenever anything strikes you as funny. Some diseases may be contagious, but none is as contagious as the cure. laughter. Warmest Regards. PP Mike Tung Rotary Club of Pudu 2014-15 Page 4 Involved We Are, Committed We Must Be PUDU NEWS Record of Meeting on: 15th December 2014 Statistics Guest Speaker: Mr Richard Muralee Guests 6 Visiting Rotarians 1 Subject: Malaysia Shining Star Foundation Club Members 22 Total Present 29 Collections 36 Visiting Rotarians Clubs Birthdays RM 56.00 Anniversaries Fines Rtn Elysia Teh R C Shah Alam Paying Diners RM 150.00 Raffles & Others Total (RM) RM 206.00 GuestsMr Lawrence Kwan Hosts PRESIDENT’S ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr John Yap President Daisy Chiu Ms Vone Kwan Rtn Sandy Soh Ms Cheryl Chua Rtn Sandy Soh 1) The Annual General Meeting of PRC and PRCCF will Ms Marie Claire Rtn Veronique Pearcey be held on Fri, 19th Dec 2014 at the Pantai Seafood Mr Richard Muralee Club Restaurant, PJ at 6.30 pm Ms Deborah Rodrigo Club 2) The International Food Fair meeting will be held on Thursday, 18th December 2014 at the Royal Lake Club at CLUB PROCEEDINGS 6.30 pm. INTRODUCING THE SPEAKER Acting Sgt-At-Arms PP Richard Liew called the meeting to order at 1.15 pm on behalf of President Daisy Chiu. He welcomed all visiting Rotarians and guests. He then led in PP Choo Jee Sam introduced the guest speaker Mr the singing of the National Anthem and then proposed the Richard Muralee Loyal Toast. The fine master was Rtn Sandy Soh THANKING THE SPEAKER PP Gary was fined RM 5 for returning from overseas. PP K H Low thanked Mr Richard Muralee for a very educational and enlightening presentation. He has shared Members who were present and absent at the World with us the mission and vision of the said Foundation. PP Understanding Night function were fined RM 1 each. Low hoped that there will be some mutual co-operation between our Club and the Shining Star Foundation in the PP Mike Tung was fined RM 2 for the opening of his near future. PP Low then presented a Certificate of new office. Appreciation and a memento to Mr Muralee. PP Phang and PP Choy Ying were fined RM 1 each for being absent at the last Monday‘s meeting. Rtn Steven Ho, Rtn Heng and PP Gary were fined RM 5 each for their birthday celebrations. Rotary Club of Pudu 2014-15 Page 5 Involved We Are, Committed We Must Be SPEAKER’S CV Name: Muralidaran Krishnan Contact: +6019 215 6278 Also known as: Richard Muralee Email: [email protected] Company: Grip Training & Workshops Sdn Bhd Position: MD and Principal Consultant Summary of experience and qualifications He is an experienced Leadership & Management Training Consultant, training and facilitating leadership and management programs for leaders and managers of all levels. His background prior to training & facilitation was very much in the construction, services and financial sectors. His academic qualifications include a Masters in Human Resource Management (Australia), LLB (Honours) London. He is professionally qualified as a practitioner in NLP and process work. He held many jobs before and after graduation, acquiring many experiences in human behaviour and habits as well understanding management styles and idiosyncrasies. However, his longest employment record would be in the financial sector, working his way up from doing cold call sales to becoming sales manager and a training manager. Facilitation and consulting experience He went into training full time in 1996 and by 2000, he was well into facilitation.