1. Vol 18 Number 29 SELAMAT PAGI 13 March 2010
Rotary Information From the Editor
The 4 - Way Test “At last he rose, and twitched his mantle blue:
Tomorrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.” - John Milton
One of the most widely printed and
quoted statements of business ethics
in the world is The 4 - Way Test. It was
It was a pre-arranged meeting of old friends but the place was new, strange land
created by Rotarian Herbert Taylor in
to both.
1932 when he asked to take charge of
the Chicago-based Club Aluminum
On the appointed time and date, I sat where the blonde waitress had ushered
Company, which was facing bankruptcy.
me to. Having taken a tram in the cold wind, it was good feeling warm inside and
Taylor looked for a way to save the
I promptly ordered a coffee. I finished the cup and had to order another one as I
struggling company mired in depres-
was still waiting. The view was good with plenty of people passing by along the
sion - caused financial difficulties. He
banks of the river easing what was otherwise a dreary wait.
drew up 24-word code ethics for all
employees to follow in their business I grew anxious 45 minutes later and still no sight of my “date”. So I called and
and professional lives. The 4 - Way Test Eric informed me that he was around the corner looking to park his car. He
became the guide for sales, production, finally appeared – nearly an hour past appointed time and 2 cups of coffee later.
advertising and all relations with Strange land, strange social habits.
dealers and customers and the survival
of the company was credited to this We talked–about things topical as I wanted also to know what the 2 months had
simple philosophy. been like for him since he uprooted himself, family and all to this part of the
world they called “down under”. Topical because Eric’s part of the long line of
Herb Taylor became president of Rotary friends making or have made the exodus. Intriguing but I congratulated him on
International during 1954-55. The 4 - his courage and had wished him well when he came to say goodbye to the club
Way Test was adopted by Rotary in in January 2010.
1943 and has been translated into
more than 100 languages and pub- But I got a feeling that his would not be an easy path, having told me that he
lished in thousands of ways. failed his driving test – an astounding outcome considering at 40+ he must been
driving (on Malaysian roads) for at least the past 20 years. With such experience,
how could one fail a driving test? Maybe, it is a reminder of how so used we are
The 4 Way Test
to the standards here that we forget where we stand relative to others.
Is it the TRUTH?
To Eric, it must have been an awakening of sorts besides the enormous effort
Is it FAIR to all concerned? that still lie ahead just to fit in and to achieve cruising speed. That
notwithstanding, Eric’s paradigm shift is more than rhetorical. Something must
Will it build GOODWILL and be moving beneath the earth upon where he once stood to make him make that
shift.
BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
To me, it was also an awakening but a realization that we run the risk of being
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? coddled (just like the frog in the pot) unless we come fast to reverse our current
course. I don’t think I want to lose too many friends.
As I walked home, a strange thought came through: the Malaysian part of Eric
looked like staying. His 45-minute late for our appointment spoke volumes
about that Malaysian in him. But I did not shudder.
PP James Lau

2. ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK'S SPEAKER
Guests: Mrs Andal Krishnan
Christian, guest of Suzanne - Quick fix for the English Language Gap
Helmi, guest of Poay Lim
Andal has been kept busy by the demand
Attendance: 53% Fines: $30.00 from corporations for a solution to the
problem of executives with an inadequate
command of the English language. The
Announcements problem, she says, stems from the mixed
message from the system. On the one hand
schools emphasise the importance of Bahasa. On the other, the minute they enter
Club Service
the job market they are confronted with the need to communicate effectively in
- Group 9 meeting is on 27 March'10.
English. In fact, even before that they are already required to shine at the interview in
The dinner meeting will be at Eco Green
English.
restaurant. Cost for members $20 and
guest $35. Host club is RC Pudu. She cited the situation recently when 64,000 graduates failed to find employment
even though there had been vacancies all because they didn’t have a facility with
- PP Elsie will be hosting a fireside chat English language that the jobs required. [Datuk Yau during question time refuted
at her residence in Tanjung Malim on this saying that the mismatch was of technical skills not English language
Saturday 1 May'10. More details to follow. alone.Andal derided the attempt to run call centres locally. The English com-
prehension skills did not measure up, from all accounts.
New Generation
- Ghaurry reported on the 3 RYLA The government’s response was to give the unemployed graduates crash courses
candidates who are attending the camp in English which seemed to have had limited success. It was like throwing good
in Eagle's Ranch, Port Dickson. money after bad, all to the private provider’s good. Andal has defined the skills and
vocabulary for what she calls Domains: Aviation, Maritime, Engineering, Hospitality
International Service and other industries. With templates and scripts she rehearses them for roles they
- Todate 5 members and a spouse are have to play at work. Within a very short time she ramps up the participants’ mastery
attending sister club RC Chung Li of the language they most require at work – hence the idea of a quick fix... Poay Lim
Chung Shing's anniversary.
Donations for Rotary’s good work
Leadership Training Program (REF)
PP Graham briefed the members on the Are you well informed? Terminologies like EREY (Every Rotarian Every Year), TRF
camp at Agrotek Resort, Ulu Langat (The Rotary Foundation), Polio Plus or Bill & Melinda Gates’ USD350 mil challenge
from 15 - 18 Mac'10. may sound vaguely familiar to some of us, but do you really know what they stand
for? To know more check out the Rotary International website. (www.rotary.org)
District NEWS
To me, whatever name / label you may give to these donations, the fact remains
that the funds would go towards funding community work carried out by Rotary.
District Leadership Seminar
It is thus important for each Rotarian to consider giving from time to time. For the
The objective of the seminar is to contributions received this rotary year from the Rotary Clubs and Rotarians in
provide leadership training to District 3300, a recognition dinner was organised last Saturday, 6 March at Royale
Rotarians, particularly Past Presidents, Chulan Hotel.
to prepare them for further leadership
roles at the District level and beyond. Graham, Alvin, Jeremy and I were among the 300+ guests attending the function.
This is in line with the objective of the As the dinner also commemorates World Peace and International Understanding,
Club Leadership Plan (CLP). we were assigned tables named by countries. We in RCBKS shared the “Pakistan”
table with Rotarians from Metro Kuantan. Our fellow dinner mates were friendly
Date: 23 May 2010 and we made more new friends.
Venue: Kelab Shah Alam
Host Club: RC Shah Alam The official part of the programme went on
Cost: $35 smoothly and efficiently notwithstanding that
there were so many contributors that night.
Integrity Night
RCBKS contributed USD1,000 towards Polio
while yours truly contributed USD1,000
A Joint Project Between Balai Ikthisas
towards a PHF. The biggest donor that night
Malaysia & Rotary District 3300
is PDG Dato’ Jimmy Lim who started with his
Sunday 11th April2010 first USD1,000 1995 and topped up his total
Venue: Selangor Club, Dataran Merdeka contribution since to USD129,000 at current
Cost - RM80 per pax date. What generosity! With so many
Rotarians with a big and sharing heart, DG
RI District 3300 and BIM has been Leslie announced that the contributions/
organizing the Integrity Night since RY pledges at current date (USD180,000) has
2007-2008 and this year is the 3rd year far exceeded his personal expectations.
running.
Yours in Rotary
Frances

3. Today's Programme NEXT CHANGE
President Robin Tay 20 March'10(Sat) 7.30am
'Walk to End Polio' Speaker: Adriana Johari
Topic: Living on board USS Nimitz
Pres Robin Tay has been a Pudu Rotarian for more than 20 years under the
classification of Interior Design. He has lately switched to Wellness & Nutrition. 27 March(Sat) 7.00pm
Meanwhile he retains his interest in ID and operates two spas in KK and Kuantan. Group 9 Intercity Meeting
His many talents allow him to also be a multilevel marketing high achiever, teacher Venue: Eco Green, TTDI
of the art of massage, Certified Wine Connoisseur, Certified NLP Trainer, an Artist
and a Photographer. He is pursuing his degree in Physiology in the Open University. 3 April (Sat) 7.30am
On top of it all, he has accepted a year’s contract as an Executive Business Speakers: RYLArians
Development Director with a company to assist in developing their franchise. Topic: Experiences at RYLA 2010
He was the first non-PP to serve the District under the then DG Low Teong. In RC CALENDER of EVENTS
Pudu he served in all the Avenues of Services and won many District Awards. As Club
President his credo is ‘Don’t wait for things to happen, but make things happened’. Leadership Training Program (REF)
Date: 15 - 18 March 2010
Venue: Agrotek Garden Resort
CLUB News
2nd Planning Meeting RY 2010/11
Date: 25 March 2010
Visit to Padmasambhava Children
Loving Association (Klang)
76th District Assembly
6 March 2010 Date: 16 - 18 April 2010
Venue: Sunway Resort Hotel
The visit was held after our regular club
meeting last Saturday. Members present Fireside chat@ Tanjung Malim
were President Frances, Alvin, Angie, Ee Date: 1 May 2010
Lay, Graham, Susan, Karen, Niklas and Venue: PP Elsie's residence
family. We brought along sponsored Cost : $20 (BBQ dinner)
sundries and food items, toys, and a
bicycle. A representative from the home Trip to Taiwan -
gave us a briefing as soon as we RC Chungli Chung Shing Anniversary
arrived. The home with 33 children were Date: 18 - 23 May 2010
delighted to receive angpow packets
from President Frances. They were RC Bugis Junction Installation
given a lunch treat of pizzas, snacks and Date: 10 July 2010
ice cream.
March Celebration
News from sister club,
RC Bugis Junction Happy Birthday
Ongoing projects Siew Hwa 16 Mac
Rotary Year 2009/2010 Jeremy 18 Mac
Ghaurry 25 Mac
(1) “Spoken Word Programme at Canossa Convent Primary School”: Performance Sanjay 29 Mac
(art, music, theatre or dance) will be used to bring out the learning abilities of the
target primary school audience. Funds are in hand.
Duty Roster
(2) “Pondok Baca”:
Jointly with RC-UPG, this project aims 13 March (New Generation)
to launch children’s reading rooms in Sargeant-at-arms Elsie
Indonesia. RCBJ’s successful 21 Nov Desk Duty Karen
09 Charity Bowl-a-thon raised all the Introducer Ghaurry
funds required for RCBJ’s 5-year Thank Speaker Kate
commitment. Launch at site was held Fines Jeremy
on 9th January with an unforgettable
ceremony at Bontoala Village Gowa.
20 March (Membership)
President Whai Yih and four of our
members attended, along with Rotary Sargeant-at-arms James Lau
UPG and Village Hosts Desk Duty Sanjay
Introducer Kong
(3) “Meals from the Heart”: Thank Speaker Yoke Leong
Club Major Project, is ongoing and Fines Fang Keong
funds are being raised at a special
President Whai Yih and club members
dinner function to be held on 23 April '10

4. Board of Directors 2009/10 Youth Leadership Training Camp
Agrotek Garden Resort, Hulu Langat
President
Frances Po
21731618(0) Day 3 (17/03/2010)
Day 1 (15/03/2010)
President Elect 10.00am Registration 7.00am Wake up & Breakfast
Tan Poay Lim
77277127(0) 10.30am Opening Ceremony 8.30am Seminar Session: Skills &
Knowledge Power
Immediate Past President/PR 11.15am Briefing
Elsie Low 10.00am Morning Tea
77281807(0) 12.00pm Lunch & Check in
10.30am Activities: The Maze & Hat
Vice President/Membership Director 1.30pm Seminar Sessions: Why Are Factory
Dr Sanjay Doshi You Here & Test of An Educated
23008030(0) Person 12.45pm Lunch
Honorary Secretary 3.30pm Afternoon tea 2.00pm Seminar Session: How To
Cecelia Matuya Achieve Success As A Student
56342870(0) 4.00pm Activities: 3 In 1 & Obstacle
Course 5.00pm Preparation Time For
Honorary Treasurer Presentation
PP Graham Bennett 7.00pm Shower & Dinner
012-2918619 7.00pm BBQ Dinner
8.30pm Movie Night
Club Service Director 8.00pm Student’s Presentation Night
10.00pm Supper
PP Karen Chong
9.30pm Activity: Night Jungle Trekking
012-2893380
11.00pm Supper
Vocational Service Director Day 2 (16/03/2010)
PP CY Fong
78032276(0) 7.00am Breakfast
Day 4 (18/03/2010)
Community Service Director 8.30am Seminar Session: Team
Ho Ee Lay Power 7.00am Wake up & Breakfast
019-3395688
10.30am Activities: Creative Egg & 8.30am Activity: Flying Fox
International Service Director Windows of Opportunity
Susan Lim 10.30am Morning Tea
012-2325860 12.30am Lunch & Rest Time
11.00am Seminar Session: Vision
New Generation Director 4.00pm Activity: Day Jungle Trekking
Ghaurry 12.00pm Activity: House Building
7.00pm Shower & Dinner
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1.00pm Closing Ceremony
8.30pm An Evening With Successful
Rotary Foundation Chairman People: - En. Azlan Jaafar Vice
PP Sunny Khoo 1.30pm Lunch
President, CSD Strategy,CIMB Bank
22849089(O) - Mr. CK. Toh Training & HR Manager 2.00pm End
O.Y.L Manufacturing Co.(Daikin
Bulletin Committee Group Malaysia)
- Dr. Susanna Brida-Hofherr Asia
James Lau/ Karen (Editor/Production) Paws Malaysia
Poay Lim (Speaker’s Programme)