RCKB Weekly meeting no.18/2008 (7.5.08)

HAPPENING AT OUR LAST MEETING.

As few key members were away due to unforeseen circumstances, I was requested to chair the weekly meeting. It is heartening to know that despite some members constraints we have continue the Rotary tradition ie holding our weekly club meeting and have a wonderful fellowship in the process. I received sms, emails and phone call from members informing of their unavailability as well some status to report in their absence. So guys do make use of the Internet facilities to keep in touch, the convenient of browsing using your laptop or just walk in to one of those cybercafe at as low as rm2 an hour. Note, PP Din responded by sms saying he is still overseas.
We have two guest who attended our meeting. They were Jamil and Siti. This is an interesting phenomenon. People are interested enough to know what we are doing. This is an opportunity for RCKB membership drive.
Announcement made:
PP Hj.Razali - contact established with Uni Kuala Lumpur on the formation of Rotaract Club.
Rtn Dr.Feardaus - identified recepient and VIP in Penang for District Dictionary project.
IPP Shah - delivered short talk on ABC of Rotaty, covering topics below;

Definition of Rotary
Rotary is an organization Of business and professional persons united worldwide Who provide humanitarian service, Encourage high ethical standards in all vocations And help build goodwill and peace in the world.
Rotary's Wheel Emblem.
Illustrate civilization and movement. The wheel consist of 24 cogs and six spokes
In the center is a keyway.
Founding date.
23 Feb 1905 in Chicago Illinois.
Objective of ROTARY
To encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise in particular to encourage and foster :
1.. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity of service
2.. High ethical standard in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society
3.. The application of the ideal service in each Rotarian personal, business and community life
4.. The advancement of an international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world of fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service
Rotary mottoes
Service above self .. the philosophy of unselfish volunteer service
4 way test
1.. Is it the TRUTH
2.. Is it FAIR to all concerned
3.. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS
4.. Will it be beneficial to all concerned
Four avenues of service
1.. Club service .. necessary activities to make club function successfully.
2.. Vocational Service .. represent one's vocation, undertake project related to career planning, vocational training, promoting high ethical standard
3.. Community Service .. improve quality of life in their community
4.. International Service .. program and activities to advance international understanding , goodwill and peace.
Classification Principle
Based on activity not rank.

Note: Venue of Meeting moved to Maju Palace Restaurant, Maju Junction.

ROTARY CLUB of KAMPONG BAHARU (DISTRICT 3300 - GROUP 5)

RI President - D K Lee (Korea)

DISTRICT GOVERNOR - Dr. Rajindar Singh (RC Teluk Intan)

Assistant Governor - Michael S K Tung (RC Pudu)

Group 5 clubs - RC Pudu, RC Kuala Lumpur Diraja, RC Ampang,

RC Kpg. Baharu, RC Central Damansara, RC Danau Desa.

RCKB Board of Directors 08/09

1.President - Maj (Rtd) Roslan Jasmin

2.President Elect - Dr. Feardaus Khairudin

3.Vice President - PP Ruzman Shafie

4.Club Secretary - Master Saiful Hamiruzzaman

5.Treasurer - PP Shah

6.Immediate Past President - IPP Mohd Amin Yahya

Club Committees:

a.. Membership - CP Hj Razali Dato' Hj Rahmat

b.. Club Public Relations- Azalea

c.. Club Administration - Maj (Rtd) Helmy

d..Service Projects- IPP Mohd Amin Yahya

e..TRF - PP Hj Zainudin Tahir

Please note of new term used, PE Roslan will elaborate on the interface with previous term at next meeting.

Past Presidents Council

1. PP Mohd Shah Khalid (Chairman)

2.CP Hj Razali Dato' Hj Rahmat

3.PP Hj Zainudin Tahir

4.PP Ruzman Shafie

5.IPP Mohd Amin Yahya

PE Major Roslan chairing his first RCKB BOD Meeting.

RCKB goal set for 08-09.

1..Membership Development - Increase membership to 28 Rotarian.

2..Membership Retention - Target 100%

3.. Strengthen Fellowship and Friendship - Through family activities

4..Increase Club Fund

5..Implement successful service project

6..Support TRF

7..Support District & RI activities.

8..Develop New Leaders (beyond club level)

9..Public Relations

10. etc etc etc

Effective strategies are required to achieve these goals. I hope these issues will always be part of our discussion in our weekly meeting. Our Strength lies in our teamwork.

Another round of teh tarik at the Lotus after RCKB weekly meeting, Wednesday 23rd April 2008. That the best shot our Bangla waiter can do using my low pek digicam. Fellowship at Lotus was even more interesting than the weekly meeting earlier, the subject being aftermath of the GE12. I cleared early after finishing my kopi tarik, so don't really know if they switched to more gila gila topic.



PE ROSLAN HAD HIS BAPTISM.

Fresh from his PETS 2 training at Seremban the previous week he fired his first salvo as next RCKB President by chairing the first RCKB 08-09 Board of Directors Meeting. First by relating an anecdote about somebody being pushed into a river full with fierce crocodiles and that person survived. And now he is looking around for the pusher with a vengeance in mind. The morale of the story, I did not grasp it because half of the time I was thinking, here come the guy who will take over my story telling function, to make the future meeting more interesting, full with laughter. Something that I had failed to do due to lack of repertoire on clean jokes. he he he

PE ROSLAN was full of ideas. First he emphasized what President Amin could not complete during his term will be carried over to 08-09, then RCKB will do more. And here is the list....

1..Club installation Dinner - 28June2008

2..Official AG visit - 2 weeks prior to DG visit

3.. Official DG visit - 5Dec 2008

4..Club annivesary celebration - 13Nov2008

5..Weekly Meeting - every wednesday

6..Board Meeting - 3rd week of the month

7.. Business and Committee meeting - 1stweek of the month

8.. RCKB mtng with guest speaker - 2nd and 4th week of the month

9..AGM - 8Dec2008

10.Club Assemblies - 4 times a year

11.Guest day - every quarter

12.Family activity - 3 times a year

13.Majlis berbuka puasa - 1st wek of ramadzan

14.Hari raya celebration - shawal month

15.Club fund raising - once a year

16.Promote Foundation Program/EREY/Polio plus - TRF month

17.Community service : Street safety campaign. - tba

18.Vocational Service: Interact/Roteract - tba

19.RYLA - tba

20.Youth Exchange Program - tba

21.GSE - tba

Wow! that is a lot to do PE, in one year. At least you won't have time to look for the guy who pushed you into the river. But that is what we are here for PE. We will help you all the way. The second part, PE mentioned on RCKB goal setting for 08-09. Another long list but I shall write it in the next posting.

Intan Aliafatin a RCKB sponsored RYLArian sharing her experience at RYLA 2008.
Something she said must have tickled these attentive audience.
This is my 'Kancil Team'
President Amin presenting RYLA certificate to Aliafatin, Rtn Helmy look on.

At Rotary Club of Kampong Baharu weekly fellowship meeting we normally have a senior or very experience person as the guest speaker but yesterday we had something different. A young speaker, Intan Aliafatin, a RCKB sponsored RYLArian was given the opportunity to share her experience with RCKBrians.

She gave very detail account of her participation at the leadership seminar. She aptly sum it up as an experience of a life time and urged all RCKBrians to consider sending their children and relative to attend future RYLA. Among the hi lite of the seminar was Tun Dr.Mahathir keynote address on Vision 2020 and talk by the first Malaysian astronaut, Dr. Sheikh Marzuki.

President Amin presented her with RYLA certificate and commended on her achievement.

DG Joe Visit to RCKB.

From left: AG William, Pres Amin,Rtn Azalea, Rtn Helmy and DG Joe.
DG Joe delivering his keynote address.
DISTRICT GOVERNOR VISIT.
The highest post in any Rotary District is The District Governor post. One of the job that is expected of Distinct Governor is to visit each club in his district at least once during his tenure ship. That is quite an incredible task considering an average district has more than 70 clubs. So it was indeed an auspicious occasion for members of Rotary Club of Kampong Baharu when District Governor Dr.Joseph Rejendran (Joe) visited them on the 12Th of March 2008.DG Joe arrived early for the function accompanied by Assistant Governor Group 5, Dr.William Lau. The venue for the meeting was moved to Maju Restaurant, Maju Junction in order to accommodate the bigger crowd expected. DG Joe gave a rousing speech how to keep Rotary movement relevant to the society. The Rotarymission to eradicate polio on this earth received a boost by US100M contribution from Bill Gates of Microsoft. He challenged all Rotarian to raise another US100M to match his contribution. A challenge that was gladly accepted by Rotarian and will receive major focus in the next few years. In conjunction with the visit RCKB inducted another new Rotarian, Puan Azalea Abdul Wahab, who become RCKB 15th member.

Rotary Club of Kampong Baharu activities.

Rotary Club of Kampong Baharu (RCKB)2008/09.

This blog is being created to improve communications among RCKBrians. Blogging have become a very popular pastime lately. So do not be left out. All RCKBrians are encourage to use this blog to make announcement or to post any article pertaining to RCKB activities.

However blogging do have it limitation and constraint since it is only a tool. The rest depend a lot on you. To give us some blogging practice, may I suggest each one of us contribute one article each every month. Well it do not have to be 'rocket scientist' material but something simple about yourself or family.

OK lets give it a try, shall we?