PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

What do you do when matters do not work out to your expectations? How do you assert yourself without being confrontational or aggressive?

However, we can take comfort in the knowledge that a turn in the road is not the end of the road unless we fail to make the turn.

WORRYING ABOUT WHAT’S RIGHT IS ALWAYS MORE IMPORTANT THAN WORRYING ABOUT WHO’S RIGHT.

It is often said that there is no short cut to SUCCESS & FAME.

This brings to mind this limerick which I used to impress upon my members of staff:

YOU CANNOT LIVE CROOKED AND THINK STRAIGHT

“In Italy there lived a famous architect
Whose architectural plans were always nearly perfect?
But the fellow had a mistress
And he tried to please her
While working on a very lovely Tower of Pisa”

ROTARY SHARES. And let us share in all the goodness in it.

Transport costs and pocket money for the children are also hindrances that we should consider. Many schools are not within walking distance. We have read in newspaper reports in Sabah that students have to track for miles before they can reach their schools.

Nutrition is another obstacle. Many students do not have adequate breakfast. Despite free education, there remain some challenges for the government and NGOs to look into.

"Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, "It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver." Jack Handy

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." Frank Sinatra

"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools." Ernest Hemingway

"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Henny Youngman

"24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not." Stephen Wright 

"When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. Sooooo, let's all get drunk and go to heaven!" Brian O'Rourke

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." Benjamin Franklin

"Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza." Dave Barry

BEER: HELPING UGLY PEOPLE HAVE SEX SINCE 3000 B.C.!!! "Unknown"

Remember "I" before "E", except in Budweiser.

To some it's a six-pack, to me it's a Support Group. Salvation in a can!

And saving the best for last,

As explained by Cliff Clavin, of Cheers.

One afternoon at Cheers, Cliff Clavin was explaining the Buffalo Theory to his buddy Norm. Here's how it went:

"Well ya see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.

"In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers."