1. Vol 18 Number 38 SELAMAT PAGI 29 May 2010
Special Feature
We Enjoyed Taiwan while the children were restricted to their
usual diet of rice, soup, one vegetable
and one meat.
18 May 2010
We observed the children in their
Alvin, Angie, Jeremy, Yau & ann Rosie
classroom, and going about their daily
and I gathered at the LCCT to board the
routine (wash up plate/cup, brush teeth,
flight to Taipei. Poay Lim & ann Jenny
sweep floor etc).
had gone ahead on Sunday to “pave
the way for us”.
Those who visited the school in May
2009 would remember the “deputy
President Jeff, Win, SS Lee & ann Betty
principal”, the dark one. Poay Lim had a
and Poay Lim & Jenny were at Taipei RCBKS Rotarians at Welcome dinner
chat with it in the cool shade of the
airport to receive us; and Pres Jeff
peach field. We were allowed into the
bowled us off our feet with a bouquet of There were 3 other schools in more
peach field to pluck ripe peaches for our
lovely lilies each. remote, less accessible locations
own consumption. Dee..li..cious...!
which were part of the Matching Grant
The welcome dinner was such a noisy which RCBKS contributed USD3,000
The next itinerary was a boat ride in Shi-
affair, typical of long lost friends and other Taipei clubs also participated
Men dam. The place became famous
catching up. RC Bugis Junction in the in the matching. I snapped pictures of
due to movies shot on location. The
form of PE Nelson, Joey, Bobby, guest the assets mounted on the roof. This
evening was wrapped up with a big
Eddie and family members were also school received only one solar panel.
dinner. Some Rotarians who could not
present. The hosts outnumbered the The other 3 schools got a total of 13
join us for the day’s outing drove the
visitors by 3:1. What a rousing and hot solar panels.
long journey to have dinner together. The
welcome it was!
menu comprised 7 different types of
fishes.
19 May 2010
The coach bus pushed off punctually at
about 8:30am to take us to La La
Mountain. After about 2 hours of
winding road, we reached Gao Yi
Primary School, one of the boarding
schools for the aboriginal children; a
recipient of the Matching Grant for the The Matching Grant Project - Solar
solar panels project for remote Panels mounted on the roof top
schools.
Pounding the traditional way to
On arrival, we were treated to freshly prepare the mua chi dough
picked home grown peaches and
refreshing coffee/plum juice. The
20 May
presentation ceremony took place
quickly; the children gave a welcome The morning of the anniversary, more
traditional dance, later visitors were than 100 golfers teed off for the games.
invited to dance along; the boys played The non-golfers took off in 5 cars for a
wooden tops and we took turns to one hour journey to Taipei to visit the
pound rice dough for fresh “mua chi” famous National Palace Museum. We
Dance performance by La La dessert. Shortly afterwards lunch was spent time taking in the beautiful
served. The school kitchen cooked us a exhibits and highlights. ... continue
Mountain school children
tasty buffet (included a sashimi even)

2. LAST WEEK'S SPEAKER
ATTENDANCE
Guest: Collin Whitehead
Ng Ann Ann, guest of Graham - NLP
Attendance: 60% Fines: nil There are 2 important principles of NLP.
1- As human beings, we don’t under-
Announcements stand the reality, we only understand
the perceptions of the reality. We
Today's meeting was chaired by respond to the world around us through
VP Dr Sanjay. our sensory represen-tational systems. It means that it is “neuro-linguistic” map
of reality which determines how we behave, but not the reality itself.
Club Service
2- The processes taking place within a human being and between human beings
- 'Relay for Life 2010' is next Saturday and environment are systematic. It is not possible to isolate the part of the
29 May. 19 have registered. Those
system from the rest of the system.
who are keen to participate, see
Karen. Training in Neuro Linguistic Programming benefits you in different ways. It mainly
helps to maximize your power of communication with others. NLP also helps to
Community Service
understand and alter unconscious behaviors. NLP teaches how our brain works,
- Ee Lay reported on the updates of how we store the information and the most important, how we can change our
the joint Medical Camp project withRC behaviors etc. NLP techniques are widely used in teaching, self help,
Shah Alam on 13 June'10. There will management and other spheres. NLP is generally taught in an accelerated
be a briefing on 12 June'10 manner using direct examples and hands-on experimental training. One of the
best ways to learn NLP is working with NLP practitioner.
REF
SPECIAL FEATURE
- Yoke Leong reminded members on ..... continue
the Values Education Program is on 8
& 9 June'10 at SMK Sri Permata . The ancient artifacts and works of art were transported from China when Chiang Kai
Shek escaped into Taiwan. We were told that exhibits were rotated from time to time
- District Awards Night is on 12 and it would take years before they are repeated! That’s how much treasures have
June'10 at Selangor Club. Those who been stashed away. The anniversary dinner took on an early start and was full of
are keen to attend, pls see Graham. pageantry. [See separate write up by Poay Lim].
21 May
REF News We used a coach bus to take us to Chiu Fen, a town once famous for its gold mining.
Today the gold ecological park has been turned into an educational tourist site. The
lunch was excellent, a recommendation by the cousin of Huck. The little village
Values Education Programme
tucked away, is only accessible via very narrow roads.
The objectives of the workshop are The old town at Chiu Fun offers magnificent views of the surrounding mountains and
as below: valleys. They men sat down to admire the views while waiting for the ladies to do
their shopping. The old village requires a climb up a long alley, with shops on both
· Improve leadership skills sides. Angie got totally confused and ended up doing more than her fair share of
· Instill positive values stairs exercise.
· Improve student grades
Dinner that night was a nice change from the 10 course dinners we had been eating.
· Equip students with some of the
We were left to explore the street food in Keelung night market. With anns Betty and
soft skills for future success Linda and Huck taking charge of Angie, Joey and myself, we ate to our hearts’
content.
Venue: - School Hall, SMK Sri 22 May
Permata, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
The programme today took us to the Dharma Drum Mountain monastery. The
Date and Time: - The workshop will building is the result of one man’s vision. Master Sheng Yen. The sprawling complex
be held on 8-9 June 2010. The is awesome and peaceful. We later visited a museum with a difference. We learnt
workshop hours will be 9.00 am to that it is important to observe the following rules while we eat the vegetarian lunch
meal. Men and women sit in separate sections of the huge dining hall. No talking
5.00 pm on both the days.
allowed. To chew your food thoroughly and pick the food after you have swallowed
what is in your mouth. Such deliberate actions are supposed to be conducive for one
to reflect on ones inner thoughts. For one thing it did force me to eat much more
slowly and calmly.
We later visited a museum with a difference. It was the sweat and tears of a
philanthropic artist Ju Ming whobuilt, financed and donated his work pieces to the

3. Juming Museum. Next, a visit to NEXT CHANGE
Theresa Teng’s memorial. Her
famous songs are played throughout 5 June(Sat)
the day and her corner is decorated No meeting
with musical ornaments.
12 June(Sat) 7.30am
Then it is time to proceed to our fare- Medical Camp briefing
well dinner. The car driven by Dentist,
carryingAngie and I was the last to
arrive (we were one hour late) due to CALENDER of EVENTS
traffic congestion.
REF Values Education Program
This farewell dinner was very comical, Taichi stance according to the sculpture Date: 8 - 9 June 2010
as each and every visiting Rotarian was in Juming Museum Venue: SMK Sri Permata
asked to say a few words. Some spoke
in proficient Mandarin while others like yours truly got corrected every now and District Awards & Handover Night
then. Of course our host also provided “translation” services with fun intended, Date: 12 June 2010
words quickly got lost in translation. These drew a lot of laughter. And it was a Venue: Royal Selangor Club @ $90pp
lovely way to close off the day.
Medical Camp
23 May Date: 13 June 2010
Venue: Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam
Quickly it is time to pack up and say “chai chien” (see you again) to our lovely and
caring hosts. Pres Jeff, Win and Betty went with us to the airport to make sure RCBKS 19th Installation
everything was in order and left only after we walked through the departure gate. Date: 26 June 2010 (Sat)
Conclusion RC Bugis Junction Installation
Date: 10 July 2010
I wish to conclude by saying a BIG Thank You to all Rotarians of RC Chung-Li
Chung-Shing and also to RC Bugis Junction for their hand in friendship. However
I would need to single out several key individuals who worked overtime to make Duty Roster
our trip more enjoyable.
29 May (Membership)
· Pres Jeff for being at all the events
Sargeant-at-arms Yoke Leong
· SS Lee & Betty for participating in all the sightseeing and providing Desk Duty Karen
home stay Introducer -
Thank Speaker -
· Win for doing the recee and pre-tasting of all the places/food ahead of Fines Fang Keong
our arrival
Reported by Frances
Results of Interviews with the Taiwan contingent
R ot a rian W ha t las t in g im p res s ion ? M y T op V ote ( foo d, s igh t or a c tiv ity )
P o a y L im • H ow clo se the m em bers o f R C CC w ere • V isi t to G ao Yi Prim ary Sc hool (La La
am o ng them s elv es M ou ntain) s eeing the ch ildren s o
i ndepen dent wi th their c hores
A lv in • T he rela tio ns hip am ong our s is ter c lubs • S ch ool proj ect at La La M ou ntai n
ar e fantas ti c
Je r em y • H os pitality of Tai wa nes e • P ork k nu ck les & s m all pla tes of del ica cies
• F ull p arti cip atio n o f gues ts a nd hos t at
a nniv ers ary dinner
Yau • H os pitality an d c om m itm ent to ens ure • Ins tallation c erem ony gets m y top v ote. It
that thei r g ues ts are w ell ta ken c are of w as w ell organi zed an d w ell attend ed by
• In partic ular, Pres ident Jeff and W in wer e s is ter clu bs as wel l a s s o m a ny other c lubs
w ith us in all our outing s to ens ure that all i n Tai wan - It dem ons trates true
w ent wel l c om ra des hip
A n g ie • I wa s partic ularly to uch ed by the • T he m atc hing gra nt proj ec t vi sit to the
friend sh ip of R C C hun g-Li C hung -Shin g s c hool – ded ic ated teac h ers/pri nci pal
R otaria ns and their s pous es en su re educ ation for th e chil dren
• T hey to ok grea t pai ns to plan our trip • i t is an ey e open er to k no w our m oney is
• T o s um up they had ta ken ver y goo d w ell s pen t
c are of us an d y ou w ill not feel ou t of
pl ac e!!!
F ra n ce s • G reat h osp ital ity and c are s how n to us by • T he M atc hing G ra nt proj ec t at L a L a
R C C hu ng-Li C hun g-Shin g m em bers & M ou ntain
s pou ses

4. Board of Directors 2009/10 District NEWS
President
Frances Po District Awards & Handover Night
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Towards the end of each Rotary year, an evening is set aside for the
President Elect DistrictAwards Night. Each award given out is truly worth all the effort, hard
Tan Poay Lim work and commitment by the relevant clubs and members. It will be a
77277127(0) recognition, meaningful and which the club members will truly be proud to
have earned. Such projects that had been successfully carried out, for the
Immediate Past President/PR objectives with which they have done so and the results are that they have
Elsie Low realized and made beneficial to the communities as well as put a smile on
77281807(0) the faces of those concerned.
Vice President/Membership Director Venue:Royal Selangor Club, Dataran Merdeka
Dr Sanjay Doshi Date; 12th June'10 @ 7.30pm
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Honorary Secretary
Cecelia Matuya Short Term Youth Exchange
56342870(0) To RI D3060, Gujarat, India
Honorary Treasurer
PP Graham Bennett Date: 2 Weeks In Mid-December ’10
012-2918619
Who can apply : Youth between the ages of 15-19years.
Club Service Director
PP Karen Chong
Can Rotarians’ children apply? – Yes
012-2893380
Vocational Service Director Homestay, attending Rotary Club meetings, projects, meeting Interactors,
PP CY Fong Rotaractors, tours will be arranged by Rotarians in D3060.
78032276(0) Applicants are required to purchase return airfare, travel insurance and internal
expenses USD200.
Community Service Director
Ho Ee Lay
019-3395688
District 3300 Sister Clubs
International Service Director
Susan Lim District Governor Leslie Salehuddin RC Bugis Junction [D 3310]
012-2325860 03-61424628 (0) 03-61424058(Fax) Saturday, 08:00 am
dgles0910@gmail.com Hotel Inter-Continental
New Generation Director 80 Middle Road, Singapore
Ghaurry Assistant Governor Veiven Goon
23003757(O) 03-79805529(0) 03-79813514(Fax) RC ChiangmaiThinthaingam[D 3360]
vgoon@streamyx.com Thursday, 12.00 noon
Rotary Foundation Chairman International Center
PP Sunny Khoo Rotary Clubs in Group 9 Chiangmai University, Thailand
22849089(O) Ampang
Bukit Kiara Sunrise RC Chungli Chung Shing [D 3500]
Bulletin Committee KL West Thursday, 12.00 noon
Pudu No 4, Ln 10, Gwo-Ti Street
James Lau/ Karen (Editor/Production) Sri Petaling Chungli, Taiwan
Poay Lim (Speaker’s Programme)