PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

On Friday 14th April, we attended their Regular Evening Meeting. We were welcomed by drums and Lion Dance and ceremoniously ushered into the hall. This meeting was graced by the District Governor and well supported by Past Governors (including two of our own in the likes of David Ho and Low Teong), Rotarians from Taiwan, Japan and Malaysia, well wishers and Rotary Partners in Service.

After the formal part, it was a ‘let your hair down’ session. What a night it was with a spectacular show, karaoke, singing (where Giri rendered a Mandarin number and I provided the backdrop), mouth-watering dishes and a non-stop flow of drinks.

After a sumptuous lunch, Saturday 15th April was free & easy for 6 of us (we visited Taipei 101) as we were returning to Malaysia early Sunday; whilst the rest were transported to the splendours of the highlands. That is another story.

I left for India on Thursday 18th March 2008. Our Rotarian Passcuran accompanied me for the Rotary Club of Bangalore’s regular meeting on Monday 24th March. This meting coincided with their ‘Rotary Idol’ contest on that day. Similarly, felicitations and well wishes were exchanged with the Bangalore Rotarians.

My stay in India took me on a journey through 4 States, viz. Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. I returned to Malaysia on Saturday 29th March 2008.

All in all, a truly memorable Rotary International experience.

I believe we must put ourselves in gear NOW for the preparations of RCPJ’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations in 2010 – 2011. We can expect a sizable number of members from our sister-clubs to visit us and celebrate with us that milestone in our Club’s history. Let us be GOOD HOSTS and display the Malaysian Hospitality that we are so famous for.

ROTARY SHARES.

The opposite meaning of arrogance is humility. The good work that one does should not claimed in an arrogant manner. It could be someone who has helped. The more or greater we achieve, the more humility we should show. In sports, we display pride and joy in victory but not arrogance. In defeat, we humbly acknowledge the victor. It would be necessary if we inject such humility in our walk of life.

Attendance Make-up events/activities 

The Board at its recent meeting has declared effective immediately the following event/activities of the Club as attendance make-up events & activities namely:

1. Golden Child Project on 8 May 08 at Sunway Lagoon
2. Super Camp (Interactors) from 24-27 May 08 at Trolak

Resulting from the above declaration attendance at any of the above events and activities qualifies as a make-up for absence from a weekly meeting, if it is within two weeks before or after the said weekly meeting. It is nevertheless the duty of an attendee who wishes to claim a make-up to notify the attendance chairman accordingly.

NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS 4 April 2008

ATTENDANCE – NOTICE OF MAKE-UP

For clarification to all members and for ease of reference, the attention of all members is drawn to the provisions of the Club Constitution relating to make-up for non-attendance at weekly meetings of the Club:

"Article VII Section 2 : Notice of Make-up. In the cases set out in sub-section (a)(ii) & (a)(iii) or section (b) of section 1 of this Article, the member shall only be counted as being in attendance if notice of the fact is given by the member personally to the club. In cases set out in sub-paragraphs (a)(i) and (iv), such notice may be given by the member personally or by the secretary of the club visited."

(Section 1 of Article VII sets out the various opportunities for make-up)

INTERPRETATION

1. It is the duty of the absent member to notify the Club (viz. Attendance Chairman or the Secretary). It is NOT the duty of the Attendance Chairman or the Secretary to chase an absent member for make-ups. Notice of make-up should be within the same month of the missed meeting but not later than 15th of the following month. No notice received by the Club means no make-up.

2. To constitute a valid make-up, the notice must contain the (i) name of the event claimed to be a make-up, (ii) date of that event and (iii) the date of the missed weekly meeting. These particulars are to determine whether there is a valid make-up. If either (i) or (ii) is not given, there is no valid makeup. If (iii) is not given, but (i) & (ii) are given, it will be assigned to the missed meeting nearest to the make-up date. The prior practice of the absent member just writing “make-up” in the attendance book will no longer be acceptable. Notice (in writing or verbally) given by an absent member stating MERELY that he has made-up for any missed meeting or for any period of time is not valid notice and hence not a valid make-up.

3. To avoid disputes, the notice must be in writing, which can be by letter or memo (typed or hand written), sent through the post, fax or by eMail or given personally to the Attendance Chairman or Secretary.

4. The 2 week rule applies for make-ups, meaning it is a valid make-up if it is within 2 weeks before or after the missed meeting. If the absent member is out of the country for more than 2 weeks, this rule is waived as long as the make-up is done out of the country and during the absence out of the country.

(Note: An absent member is one who has not physically attended one or more of the club’s weekly meetings.)

By Order of the Board
Liew Shou Kong
Hon. Secretary RCPJ

Al Gore and the Clintons are flying on Air Force One.

Bill looks at Al, and chuckles and says, "You know I could throw a $10,000 dollar bill out the window right now and make one person very happy."

Al shrugs his stiff shoulders and says, "Well I could throw ten $1,000 bills out the window and make 10 people very happy."

Hillary tosses her perfectly sprayed hair and says, "Of course, then, I could throw one hundred $100 bills out the window and make one hundred people very happy."

Chelsea rolls her eyes, looks at all of them and says, "I could throw all of you out the window and make the WHOLE COUNTRY HAPPY!"