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Issue No : 14/2010-11 11 th October 2010 TA Enjoy your BERITA BERITA Speaker : Vocatonal Excellence Awards Subject : - ON DUTY Duty Table : Mok Sin Fellowship : Loo Ming Chee Finemaster : Aaron Ong Introduce : Dato Muslim Thanking : Ng Sim Bee Programme Today Happy Birthday! PDG Lee Keng Bin (12 Oct) Ann Bharati (PP Dato N.K. Jasani (13th Oct) Ann Siew Ling (PP Ng Sim Bee) (13th Oct) PP Michael Yeow Kiew Meng (17th Oct) Happy Anniversary! Rtn Edward Lee Shin Foong & Ann Elsie (17th Oct) Programme Speaker : Terence Fernandez Subject : Investigative Journalism Next Week On Duty Duty Table : Aaron Ong Fellowship : Roy Sreenivasan Finemaster : Steven Oon Introduce : Sarky Subramaniam Thanking : Tai Chin Peow Diary 11th - 31th October 2010 Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun 12 14 15 16 17 7.00 pm 5.00 pm Service Avenue Pudu Rotaract Meeting Meeting 11 12.30 pm Rotary Lunch Shangri-La KL 18 12.30 pm Rotary Lunch Shangri-La KL 2.00 pm Membership Committee Meeting Shangri-La KL RSGC, KL. 19 13 6.30 pm District Conference Organizing Committee Meeting PP KH Low s office 20 21 7.00 pm Service to New Generations Meeting Marco Polo Rest. 22 Eurasian Club 23 24 25 12.30 pm Rotary Lunch Shangri-La KL 26 27 6.30 pm District Conference Organizing Committee Meeting 28 7.00 pm BOD meeting Royal Lake Club 29 3.00 pm Interact Coordinating Council ICC SMK Methodist 30 31 PP KH Low s office 1
Editorial PP Phang President s Message Leong Choy Ying FIRST 100 DAYS This week marks the first 100 days of the Club in RY2010/11. Congratulations to President Choy Ying and the Board of Directors for leading the Club to an eventful period!. From the word go the Pudu system was in gear on 1st July 2010. We had a successful 44th Installation Dinner where the installation of the President and her Board was a bit different from previous years. It had been said that our Dinners were getting stale and it was difficult to get guests to attend. Thus the formal part of the Installation and speeches were quickly done with so that those attending would find it more interesting with more entertainment. Even before the 1st July, we had a grand ILTMC at Port Dickson where 250 incoming Interact officers were given training to how to manage their respective clubs and how to be leaders. Then we had a good Rotarian-Teacher Advisers Hi Tea at the Shangrila Hotel to further the already excellent relationship with the Teachers. And in May we had a successful fund raising event at the Pavilion GSC and the amount raised was beyond expectation despite the slow economy. President Choy Ying provided leadership by example leadership and the club was already in third gear by 1st July! We had great fellowship with the sister clubs and with other clubs in the Klang Valley. We attended many of the Installation Dinners. We attended to all the Installations of the Interact Clubs under our care and the Installation Dinner of the Rotaract Club of Pudu. What a busy period for President Choy Ying and her Board of Directors! The various services went swiftly into action as well. Besides having their monthly committee meetings they also organised various projects. We had a couple of firesides and a visit to the Jenjarom Old Folks Home. Great Fellowship at Carey Island and members and their families were happy. We had an evening Membership Development & Retention Night and from this we had a couple of inductions. The 100%ers Dinner organised by IPP Robin Tay had a special theme of Greening the Earth and it was a successful event. New Generation s Elocution Contest amongst the 9 schools under our care was well participated and provided a lot of excitement amongst the students especially when they realized the big prize money at stake. The final in September at the PESS was well attended by students, parents, teachers and Rotarians. Well done to the Chairman PP VG Chandran and Director Rtn Jeffrey Yap!. In September too, we got a lot of publicity from our Green Your Community project helmed by PP Chow Tain and in cooperation with M/S Grant Thornton, DBKL and other commercial corporation. It was well reported in the press and really complemented the effort of the Government. Again well done to PP Chow Tain & Rtn Peng Huat!. In the meantime, we had a few PP Council meetings, two club assemblies and the regular meetings which were well attended. The club was fully functioning the first 100 days! There is no doubt the 2nd 100 days will be just as active! Gratitude part 2 Interact Elocution Contest Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. ~William Arthur Ward Let me express my gratitude to the Organizing Chairmen, the Directors and the committee members who successfully completed the two major projects over the past two weeks. (This Part 2 of my message is for Interact Elocution Contest project) To Past President VG Chandran, the Chief, we are continuously amazed by your infectious zeal in teaching and guiding the new generations. You visualized the entire project, orchestrated your committee to carry out the different roles and finally brought it into fruition, from the kick-off briefing by PP Charlie Chan to the semi-finals and the overwhelming success of the Finals. Thank you, Terima kasih! To Director Jeff Yap, the Young One, I can truly see your enjoyment in working with the Interactors & Rotaractors. This must be the reason that you are able to maintain your youthful look! Your bountiful energy and enthusiasm has convinced many Interactors and teacher advisors to support all our club s functions. Thank you for all those personal visits to the school principals to explain the projects and to invite the participants to the elocution contest. Without these supporters, the event would not have been so successful. To Vice President CT Heng, thank you for being there always to support me and back me up. I truly appreciate your kind offers to take up the important roles in arranging the food, the venue, liaising with the principal, printing the mock cheques, banners etc. etc. You are the coordinator that had ensured the project runs smoothly. To Honorary Lawrance Annies, our ever reliable conscientious timekeeper, certificate designer & printer, thank you. In your usual efficient, quiet and confident way, you have carried out your part impeccably. Kam Sia! To Rotarian Mok Sin, thank you for providing the AV support! Nandri! To Past President Albert Lim, once again, with so many TV stations and press people there to cover the function, it is a true testament of your effort. You are truly the PR extraordinaire! To all the committee members, Interact Chairman George Heng, Rotarians Patrick Lee, Mok Sin, Arvin Kumar, Laura Lee; I truly appreciate all the support, the team work. To DG Kok Beng & AG Karthi, thank you for making time to support our function. It was great to have you there! To all the other Past Presidents & Rotarians who supported the project in one way or another, Nandri! Again, I hope I have not left out anyone In Rotary Service, President RY 2010/2011 2
Pudu News Record of Meeting on 4th October 2010 Guest Speaker : Rtn Tan Peng Huat Subject : Classification Talk VISITING ROTARIANS Name PP Darul GUESTS Name Christina Toh Fazlina Baron Idris Club Melawati Host Pres. Leong Choy Ying Alex Chang PP Darul STATISTICS Visiting Rotarians : 1 Guests : 3 Club Members : 32 Total Present : 36 COLLECTIONS Birthdays / Anniversaries / Fines : Paying Diners : RM 120.00 Raffles & Others : RM 43.00 Total : RM 163.00 Club Proceedings Acting SAA Alex Chang called the meeting to order at 1.10 pm on behalf of President Leong Choy Ying. He introduced all the visiting Rotarians and guests. He later led in the singing of the National Anthem. The Finemaster for the day was Rtn CT Heng. He started his fine session by fining IPP Robin Tay and Rtn. Suresh from being absent from the club. Each had to pay RM2. Those who attended the sub committee meeting last week were each fined RM1 and those absent were each fined RM2. PP Gary Lim who enjoyed himself at the District Inter City dinner was fined RM1 and all those who went also had to pay RM1. PP Gary also had to pay a fine of RM1 for conducting the fireside in a very interesting way. Birthday boys included PP Mike Yeow, PP YK Chew and Rtn Jeffrey Yap who all paid a fine of RM10 each. PP VG Chandran was fined RM2 for job well done in organizing the Elocution contest last week. President s Announcement Welcome to Pudu Rotary Club s RY2010/2011 s 13th Weekly Meeting. In the past week our club had carried out the following activities:- a. Board of Directors held its meeting on Tuesday, 28 September at 7 pm, at Royal Lake Club Function Room. b. The District Conference Committee headed by PP KH Low had their meeting on 29 September 2010. c. On Thursday, 30 September 2010 at 6 pm, at Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Club, INTER-DISTRICT INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP EVENING. 18 Rotarians, (including DG Kok Beng & PDG Paul Lee) from our club attended. 26 Pairs of Sister Clubs were matched. 300 Rotarians & Spouses from District 3300 attended, and 154 Rotarians & Spouses from District 3230 attended. We signed up a new sister club RC Madras South, which was represented by its current President, President Mukund. Their club is 51 years old and has 65 members. d. The 2nd fireside for RY2010/2011 for New Rotarians was held at PE Steven Oon s residence on 1 October 2010 at 7 pm. Upcoming Club events a. Immediately after today s weekly meeting, there will be a PR Committee meeting here at Shangri-la, KL. b. On Wednesday 6 Oct 2010, there will be a Club Admin Committee meeting at Marco Polo Restaurant. c. On Thursday 7 October 2010, there will be a TRF Committee meeting at the Royal Lake Club at 7 pm. Upcoming District Events a. Pre Pets 1 will be held for the President Elects on October 30th 31st 2010 At Tower Regency Hotel, IPOH b. The 2010 Bangkok Rotary Institute is on November 19th 21st, 2010. This event will offer Rotarians the opportunity to share ideas and best practices with other international clubs and to create new friendships and partnerships. 3
c. The D3300 Rotary Kinabalu Polio Challenge will be from 13-17 January 2011. This is a project by our DG Lim Kok Beng and organized by RC Bandar Utama. Only 60 places available. The total cost is RM1,850, excluding air fare. d. Once again, I am urging all Pudu Rotarian s to help out in the organizing of the District Conference. Introduction of Guest Speaker Rtn Mike Yeow introduced the guest speaker for the day who was our very own member Rtn Tan Peng Huat who gave a Classification Talk. C.V. Speaker Rtn Tan Peng Huat Graduated from The University of Strathclyde, U.K. in Civil Engineering with Honours in 1978. He started his career with the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID), Ministry of Agriculture in Teluk Intan and work for about 3 months. He then left to join the local authority, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) and spend about 2 over years there. In 1982 Rtn Tan Peng Huat left the government service to pursue his career in the private sector. He worked in various capacities, Executive Engineer; Senior Engineer; Resident Engineer and Project Manager with consulting Engineers; Developer and Contractor, before starting his own practice. In 1995 Rtn Tan Peng Huat started his own consulting engineering practising using the name TPH Consult. In his 30 over years of engineering career he has participated in various key projects. Among them are: 1. DBKL, Sentul Township Development 2. DBKL Bandar Tun Razak public housing development 3. The UBN complex, Shangri-La Hotel 4. The Hotel Istana, KL 5. The Mall Phase 2, Putra Place, KL Speaker s Text Civil & Structural Consulting Engineers By Rtn Ir Tan Peng Huat Types of Service Industries Hospitality Tourism Legal Practice Architecture Practice C & S Engineers, etc. The Civil & Structural Engineering Consultancy is just like others a service industries providing professional services. Some Features of C/S Engineers. The Principals are required to be Professional Engineers Registered with Lembaga Jurutera Malaysia. They can be sole proprietor, partnerships or Sdn Bhd. Their registration is carry out by Lembaga Jurutera Malaysia and R.O.C. and renewable on a yearly basis. Role and Demand C & S Engineers, play a key role in supporting the country s development projects. They are also a key component to the construction industries. They are needed especially in a fast developing countries. The demand for c/s engineer is more in a developing countries as compared with the fully develop countries. Types of Project Normally Undertaken The type of project normally undertaken by the c/s engineers can be divided into 2 categories: Building Projects and Infrastructure Projects Building Projects Lowrise Highrise Lowrise Projects Residential; Institution; Monument; Industrial; Shop-House and Commercial Mall. Highrise Projects Office towers; Hotels and Condominiums Infrastructure Projects Highway Construction, Roads & Drainage Construction Bridges; Tunnels. torm-water drainage. Sewerage Treatment Plants; Sewer piping system. Raw water Treatment Plants; Water Reticulation System. Earthworks and Retaining Wall. 4
Scope of Works & Responsibilities To carry out feasibility studies & Soil Investigation works during the preliminary design stage. To carry out details design and calculation during design development phase of the works To prepared tender and construction drawings To submit drawings and calculation to the authorities for their approvals. To carry out site inspection during the construction phase. The responsibility of the engineer is to ensure the project is designed and constructed in accordance to the codes and sound engineering practice. To ensure the design is in compliance to the client/ architects design brief. Safety of the structure cannot be compromise. Project Team Members Client (land owners; developers; government bodies) Architects (Team leader for building projects) C & S Engineers (Team leader for civil works) M & E Engineers (Team leader for M & E works) Quantity Surveyors Geotechnical Engineers Contractors Quality control on site The client usually is required to employ full time site staff to assist the engineer to supervise the project. For important project we have resident engineer together with clerk of works. For small project only the clerk of works is engaged. Materials strength qualities are verified by asking supplier to submit mill or factory test certificates, on all deliveries. Random samples are taken for independent laboratories testing, to further control the quality of building materials. Thanking of Guest Speaker Rtn May Lim on behalf of the Club thanked the guest speaker Rtn. Tan Peng Huat for giving us an excellent presentation. Pudu Club News LETTER TO THE EDITOR DENMARK Hi! I have a confession to make. I have been around some years ago now -- to make speeches for Rotary Clubs here in Copenhagen about the bicycling trip and so. I have followed you by writing now and then. The only club I ever would consider being a member in is Pudu -- which by far -- is the best club I have ever seen or heard about. Of course my communication with you guys have shown me that my feeling come from my heart and is correct. The other day I received a letter from Robin with Berita The weekly Bulletin For members only and of course I am not a member but in my heart I am. Have a nice new Pudu year with a new president and Robin can relax now -- I hope. Have a nice weekend. Ib PS I felt so welcome -- when I was there last time! Ib Andersen Hellelidenvej 8 DK-2300 S Denmark 5
6 luncheon meeting on monday 4th october 2010 at shangri-la hotel
PEOPLE YOU WOULD WANT TO CALL.. Continuation of Pudu s VOCATIONAL SERVICE GUIDE for October 2010. He can deliver clean wholesome jokes (?) He re-tell jokes well. He has many Bar jokes. Counting is not your strong point? Don t call him. Need to raise 4 million $ for Dialysis Center? Try to eat before this guy if you don t want to go home hungry. He will definitely get you into an old folks home! Need to know how to upset news vendors. beware! Not to take it all too seriously as it might harm your health 7
A DAY WITH THE PRINCE OF PERSIA A fund raising Charity Film event on 29 th May 2010 at the GSC Pavilion Cinema Early birds at GSC Cinema for the Charity Show. IPP Robin & President Choy Ying were happy at the turnout. PP Albert Lim in his usual meticulous self having a last minute advise for the President. Rotary Ann Carven was quietly supportive. Rtn Jeff Yap had some hair raising moments? every one seems happy! PP Gary & PP KH Low seems were never far away. Rotaractor was a trifle worried about the unclaimed tickets. Our Sponsors Mr. Stanley Chong & wife Agnes Chan of GEOX were happy with the arrangements 8
...more children from the orphanage. Mother Sharon and daughter Wong Shu Yi. Former Rotarian Stanley Lim Chin Hart was spotted at the event. prince of persia A Pudu Charity Fund Raising Event Tenny and Boon Kee and Lin were worried for a moment when they saw the queue. Some of the children from the orphanage. D.G. Kok Beng with Mr. Stanley Chong (Sponsor GEOX) Smiling at the interview and the spotlight were our D.G.Kok Beng & Mr. Stanley Chong (Sponsor GEOX) 9
District News effective from october 2010, the r.i. district conference 3300 organizing committee shall meet fortnightly as follows: Date : 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month Time : 6.30 pm Venue : PP KH Low s Office No. 11-1-8, Jalan 3/109F Danau Business Centre Taman Danau Centre 58100 Kuala Lumpur ELOCUTION CONTEST 25th September 2010 by PP VG Chandran APPRECIATION FROM AG KARTHI As it appeared in rotary3300@googlegroups.com From: karthi@crush.com.my To: choyying@hotmail.com; rotary3300@ googlegroups.com Subject: [rotary3300] Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:01:56 +0800 Yesterday, I was invited by President Choy Ying of RC Pudu to attend the finals of their Interact Elocution Contest. The contest was organised for all the Interact Clubs under Pudu s wing and after a few rounds, the final was held on Saturday 25th September 2010 at SMK Perempuan Pudu. The event attracted over 300 students, parents & teachers. As a former Interactor some 30 years ago, I remember vividly being so impressed with Rotarians attending Interact functions at my school. It was their dedication, commitment and friendliness that had made me so impressed with Rotary. Yesterday, I saw that same feeling amongst the Interactors who attended the Elocution contest. Led by President Choy Ying & the ever youthful Uncle VG Chandran as the Organizing Chairman, it was evident that the Rotarians of RC Pudu were showing that Every Rotarian is an example to Youth. Thank you RC Pudu for an eventful morning. Rotary Information MESSAGE FROM CARL-WILHELM STENHAMMAR FOUNDATION TRUSTEE CHAIR October 2010 SUCCESS IN A VOCATION MEANS GIVING OF TIME, EXPERTISE, AND MONEY People join Rotary clubs as proud representatives of their businesses or professions. Hence, all club members have an obligation to represent their vocations to fellow Rotarians and exemplify the spirit of Rotary in the workplace. People who are successful in their vocations are often well organized, not only in their professions but also in their private lives. Therefore, they are also well organized in their giving. They understand that if The Rotary Foundation runs a special fundraising challenge to match the generous donations from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, giving to the Annual Programs Fund remains as important as ever, as this is the core part of The Rotary Foundation s financial operations. Equally important are donations to the Permanent Fund and Rotary Centers Major Gifts Initiative. The giving to the challenge must be over and above the normal and regular annual giving, and fortunately many Rotarians understand this. Donations, however, are not necessarily money only. Many, many Rotarians give of their free time and of their expertise, which so often is a result of success in their vocation. Numerous are the doctors and nurses who help sick children, numerous are the engineers who help drill wells, numerous are the teachers who help in schools just to mention a few. And the practice goes back to the various vocations where it all began in 1905 a handful of gentlemen of different vocations who came together to help others. That was the beginning of what is now Building Communities Bridging Continents through Service Above Self. 10
BOARD OF ROTARY YEAR 2010/2011 President Leong Choy Ying (choyying@hotmail.com) Tel: 603 21170 888 Fax: 603 21170 999 Vice President Heng Choun Tee (eejunlighting@yahoo.com) Tel: 603 2142 1107 Fax: 603 2142 0197 Honorary Secretary Lawrance Annies (lawrance.annies@gmail.com) Tel: 603 7801 8027 Fax: 603 7801 8118 Honorary Treasurer Roy Sreenivasan (roy.sree@yahoo.com) Tel: 603 6201 2663 Fax: 603 6201 2618 President Elect Steven Oon Hoon Nam (experto@streamyx.com) Tel: 603 6273 2868 Fax: 603 6276 0868 Immediate Past President IPP Robin Tay Lian Kiat (robintay33@hotmail.com) Tel: 603 6201 0086 Fax: 603 6201 0086 Directors Club Administration Sandy Soh Kwee Tin (sohkweetin@gmail.com) Tel: 603 6091 8669 Fax: 603 6092 4668 Public Relations Alex Chang Huey Wah (alex@alexchanglaw.com) Tel: 603 2166 9928 Fax: 603 2166 9328 Service Tan Peng Huat (tphconsult2003@yahoo.com) Tel: 603 6280 4329 Fax: 603 6272 5580 New Generation Jeffrey Yap (jeffyap3465@gmail.com) Tel: 603 2300 1029 Fax: 603 2300 1026 The Rotary Foundation Edward Lee Shin Foong (edleesf@yahoo.com) Tel: 603 2162 8181 Fax: 603 2711 8218 Membership Development Steven Oon Hoon Nam (experto@streamyx.com) Tel: 603 6273 2868 Fax: 603 6276 0868 Advisors PDG KB Lee, PDG Dr. Paul Lee, PP VG Chandran, PP Ng Sim Bee, PP Phang Poke Shum 12 positive approach (Submitted by IPP Robin Tay) Father Son Father Son : I want you to marry a girl of my choice. : I will choose my own bride! : But the girl is Bill Gates s daughter. : Well, in that case...ok Next Day Father approaches Bill Gates Father : I have a husband for your daughter. Bill Gates : But my daughter is too young to marry! Father : But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank. Bill Gates : Ah, in that case...ok Finally Father goes to see the president of the World Bank Father : I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president. President : But I already have more vice-presidents than I need! Father : But this young man is Bill Gates s son-in-law. President : Ah, in that case...ok This is how business is done!! Moral: Even if you have nothing, you can get anything. But your attitude & approach should be positive (Editor s note: Like playing poker with a weak hand?) Rotary Meeting around the Klang Valley day time rotary club venue Monday 1245 RC Pudu Shangri-La Hotel, KL 1730 RC Cyberjaya 1st Floor, MSC Innovation Centre, Cyberjaya 1830 RC Pantai Valley Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, Bukit Kiara, KL 1900 RC Titiwangsa Royal Selangor Club, KL 1930 RC Brickfields Royal Selangor Club, KL 2000 RC Senawang Royal Sungei Ujong Club, Senawang, Seremban Tuesday 1245 RC Petaling Jaya Grand Dorsett Hotel, Subang Jaya 1815 RC Bangsar Royal Selangor Club, KL 1830 RC Bandar Utama Business Centre, One World Hotel, Bandar Utama, PJ 1830 RC Metro KL Banker s Club, Amoda Building, Jln. Imbi, KL 1900 RC Kajang Prescot Metro Inn, Kajang 1930 RC Danau Desa Wisma Belia, 1st Floor, Room 711, Jalan Syed Putra, KL 1945 RC Port Klang Royal Klang Club, Klang 2000 RC USJ Pahlawan Room, 5th floor, Summit Hotel, USJ Wednesday 1230 RC Ampang Novotel Hotel, No 2, Jln Kia Peng, KL 1245 RC KL Di-Raja Shangri-La Hotel, KL 1245 RC Shah Alam Kelab Shah Alam, Shah Alam 1745 RC Subang Holiday Villa Subang, Subang Jaya 1830 RC KL North Royal Selangor Club, KL 1830 RC Sri Petaling Sri Petaling Hotel, Sri Petaling, KL 1930 RC Cheras Bankers Club 1930 RC Bandar Sunway Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel, Subang 1930 RC Central Damansara Royal Commonwealth Club, Damansara Heights, KL 1930 RC Bukit Komanwel Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Club 2000 RC Kampung Baharu Selesa Inn, No 285-287, Jln Tuanku Abdul Rahman, KL 2000 RC Damansara West Sri Damansara Club, Bandar Sri Damansara, KL 2000 RC Sungei Way Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Club, Bukit Kiara, KL 2015 RC Port Dickson Royal Port Dickson Yatch Club, Port Dickson 2030 RC Melawati K Club, Taman Melawati, KL 2030 RC Lembah Damansara Tropicana Golf & Country Club, PJ Thursday 1245 RC Klang Royal Klang Club, Klang 1245 RC Gombak Corus Hotel, Jln Ampang, KL 1245 RC Seremban Royal Bintang Hotel, Seremban 1730 RC Damansara Royal Selangor Club, KL 1900 RC Sentul PDRM Golf Club, Titiwangsa, KL 1900 RC Kelana Jaya Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort, KL 2000 RC Puchong 9, Jln BK 3/2, Bdr Kinrara, Puchong Friday 1845 RC KL West Royal Selangor Club, KL 2030 RC Bernam Valley 2nd Flr, 19B, Jln Bdr Rawang 1, Rawang Saturday 0730 RC Bukit Kiara Sunrise Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort, KL 0900 RC Lembah Damansara Tropicana Golf & Country Resort, PJ