1) The Rotary Club of Bukit Kiara Sunrise held a vocational visit to the DHL distribution hub where members learned about

1. Vol 18 Number 15 SELAMAT PAGI 24 October 2009
Member's Contribution
The PR workshop was held on Sunday, 11th
October '09,at Holiday Villa, Ampang and
was hosted by RClub Damansara-West.
Both Frances and I attended the workshop.
RCBKS Education Fund aims to It was a well atttended district event with
support the education of underprivi- about 60 Rotarians from 25 clubs.
leged youths aged mainly between
15-19 years (who are currently in The seminar was officiated by DG Leslie Salehudin with two interesting speakers
Form 3 to Form 6 or in a vocational including well known PR Consultant, Karthi of Crush Malaysia who spoke on the
training programme). Within this age fundamentals of a good press release and some tips on how to catch the atten-
group, the oppor-tunities for financial tion of the journalist. He talked about how to begin with a short, attention grabbing
aid are very limited. The fund will help headline. During the group discussion, we were asked to prepare a press release
to nurture and develop underprivileged on the PR seminar that was held. Frances’ group started with the bold headline –
youths who desire to “help them- “Rotary Exposes Itself !” The first line was also juicy and stated– “KUALA LUMPUR,
selves”into becoming useful members October 11, 2009. Rotary goes public with its relationships!! Its been in the dark
of society by providing them with for too long and its about time the truth is uncovered!”
education opportunities, leadership Karthi emphasized that the contents of the press release should answer the
training and values education. The questions: Who, What, Where, When, Why and How. We were advised to limit it to
vision of the RCBKS Education Fund a one page release but good visuals of quality photos would improve the chance
is to “make a difference to young lives of a press release being used. We received a comprehensive list of contact
by helping those who want to help details of all the journalists from the various news media; 34 names in total. Web-
themselves, thus putting them on the master Rtn Joel Wong from RC Ampang, talked about the social networking tools
start of the road to a better life. and ways to set up a Facebook & Twitter. Examples were shown of clubs which
Fundraising Charity Nite have started to use Blog to promote the Club’s service projects & activities. We
Date: 14th November 2009 learned how we can tailor our Club’s efforts to target potential members with
Venue: Ti Chen, The Saujana Twitter because it is supremely useful in routing Twitter to informative websites.
Tickets: $120
Majority of the participants at this seminar comprised of younger Rotarians and we
Rotary Club of Chiangmai been told by DG that we are going to see more young Rotarians in their mid-twenty
in the District. We need to ask ourselves, when will RCBKS qualify to be in the
50th Anniversary average age of 30s (and not 50s)..... By IPP Elsie Low
The 5Oth Anniversary of RC Chiangmai
was held on Saturday, 17 Oct’09. I
arrived in Chiangmai earlier on Thurs-
day 15 Oct’09 in order to attend sister
club, RC Chiangmai Thinthaingam’s
(RCCT) club meeting. Unfortunately, the
meeting was cancelled. CY arrived on
Saturday and we attended the
Anniversary dinner at Empress Hotel PDG Pahol, Pres Rome & Ann
Convention Centre. Rtn Bobby Lim
represented RC Bugis Junction. There from RC Chiangmai and his spouse Dr Busabong
were about 500 Rotarians – including (RCCT). Their sister club, RC Jurong Town together
overseas Rotarians from Japan, with about 20 Rotarians from District 3310 - Rotary
Taiwan, Korea, Australia and Singa- Clubs Pontian, Singapore West and Johor Bahru were
pore. The gala dinner was graced by also present. The fellowship was good and there were
several dignitaries namely RI Director good food, wine, a dance performance, singing, video
John Lawrence , past RI President show and a great speech by PRIP Bhichai.
Bhichai Rattakul, District Governor .... By PP Fang Keong PP Gan and PRIP Bhichai
Waedao (RCCT) and DGE Dr Virachai

2. Vocational Visit to DHL
ATTENDANCE
Saturday 10th October 2009
Guests:
Ann Mun Yee, guest of Yoke Leong We met at 7.30 am for our usual club
Ann Mona, guest of Alvin meeting at the office (second floor) of
Rotary children: DHL Distribution Hub before
Lin Tze & Ewe Mun proceeding for a short tour of the ground
Chun Min & Chun Young floor (work activities area) guided by
Lai Jin their supervisor, Mr Magethira. From
Vincent start to finish, we were shown the many
departments such as the Sorting-out
Attendance: 42% Fines: Nil Parcels Unit, Onhold Tracks Unit, Documents Units, Propac Unit, Daily Morning
Briefing Unit, High Security Area, and Dangerous Goods Handling Unit. The various
department are as follows :
Announcements
1. Sorting Out Unit Here, a conveyor is utilized to convey all inbound parcels to
the workmen on duty to mark down the respective codes for delivery to the various
President's announcements:
courier routes. One of the mechanisms that intrigued us was the big metal floor
- Public Relations workshop at
board with casters that was used to roll heavy parcels from one end to another, and
Holiday Villa, Ampang tomorrow. Both
without which many workmen would have to be deployed to do the necessary
President Frances and IPP Elsie will
shifting. We were told that DHL is the only courier company with this mechanism, and
be attending.
it has contributed to work simplicity and efficiency at DHL according to Mr Magethira.
- DG's official visit on 7th Nov'09.
Directors to report at the Club
Assembly after the meeting. Meeting 2. Onhold Tracks Unit This is where delivery of inbound parcels are kept pending
with BOD and Interactors on Friday payment of custom duties by the customers.
6th Nov at 5.30pm followed by dinner
at Bukit Kiara club.
3. Documents Unit Another sorting area where documents are put in the respective
baskets or trolleys rather than on the conveyor.
Club Service ~ Karen
- No meeting next week in view of
Deepavali. 4. Propac Packing Unit Many parcels are re-packed here to counter foreseeable
- Guest speaker on Saturday 24th Oct damage in view of the multiple handling points.
is CP Naga on Bhutan
- Sanjay and Ghaurry will be organi-
5. Area for Daily Morning Briefing/Grooming The workmen get their daily early
sing a Deepavali fellowship on
morning dose of “pick-me-up” briefing on the importance of maintaining intergrity and
Sunday 25th Oct. Venue to be confirm.
speed at work, and on proper grooming.
- Club meeting on 31st Oct will be
held at Backofen. Spouses are
welcome. 6. Dangerous Goods Handling Area Dangerous goods are defined under PRIMARY
HAZARD LABELS AND SECONDARY HAZARD LABELS, and it is important to note that
Community Service none of these labels are permitted to be couriered by flight, except by trucks bound for
- Siew Hwa reported on the visit to the local destinations only. One frightening fact told by Mr Magethira was that dange-
National Science Centre with children rous goods irrespective of their empty contents could still cause explosion on
from House of Matthew held last board the plane in the event of any shake to trigger the explosion.
Saturday.
This brought to my mind about the incident at the check-in point at Beijing Airport
Kong reported on the REF committee
when Angie was requested to open up her lugguage to surrender her lighter gas-refil
meeting held earlier and officially
empty containeer. At that point of time, I thought it strange for their extra cautiousness,
appointed Elsie and Angie as
but I am wiser now with the above explanation. Nonetheless, the thoughts of
mentors to 2 selected candidates of
“HORRORS, HORRORS!” still crossing through my mind to think if.... Interestingly,
the Education Fund.
there are abbreviated codes for all DHL’s labels, and some examples are as follow :
(a) Pick Up - PU (d) Arrival - AR
(b) Check In - CI (e) Up Lift - UL
(c) Depart Facility - DF (f) Transport Delay - TD
All in all, it was an educational tour which ended at 10.05 a.m., and from there, we all
sojourned to the coffee shop nearby for breakfast, joined by James Lau.
..... By Teng Yoong
Club meeting @ DHL premises

3. Today's Programme NEXT CHANGE
31 October'09(Sat) 7.30am
CP S. Nagalingam Club meeting @ Backofen
'Trip to Bhutan'
7 November'09(Sat) 7.30am
DG's Official Visit
RI President's Message 14 November'09(Sat) 7.30am
Fellowship meeting with sister clubs
My fellow Rotarians: RC Bugis Junction, RC Chiangmai
Thinthaingam & RC Chungli Chung
There are many service organizations in the world today, but none so old or Shing
so successful as Rotary. There are many reasons for that, and Vocational
Service is one of them. This year, I wish you to place a special emphasis on
Vocational Service, which is sometimes the forgotten Avenue of Service in CALENDER of EVENTS
Rotary.
Board Meeting
High ethical standards in business and personal life are still as important Date: 5 November 2009
today as they were in 1905. Indeed, many of the problems our world is facing Venue: Sri Wangsaria Condo @ 7.15pm
today have been caused by the failure to observe such standards in business
affairs. Fundraising Charity Nite
Date: 14 November 2009
Vocational Service, in Rotary, means that we are committed to honest Venue: Hyatt Saujana, Subang
business and unassailable ethics, and that we are equally committed to using
our vocational skills and advantages to help others. The idea is simple Joint meeting with RC Central D'sara
enough - but it is unique to Rotary. Date: 25 November 2009 (Wed)
Venue: Commonwealth Club
Time: 7.30pm
Many service organizations are open to anyone who wishes to join. That has
never been the case in Rotary. Rotarians only seek out as members those who Meeting with DG Leslie
are qualified - those who have the character, the ability, and the resolve 6 November 2009 (Friday)
to make a real contribution to their club. Bukit Kiara Club Coffee House
I have long believed that the bedrock of Rotary is our commitment to ethical 5.15pm : DG meets Interactors
behavior. It has been putting what’s right above what’s convenient - and 6.00pm : DG meets PE, Treasurer,
Service Above Self - that has made Rotary different from the rest. That is Secretary & President
why we must always remember that whatever we do, we are each the public face 7.00pm : REF Chairman briefs DG
of Rotary. We are each the standard-bearers of our organization. What one regarding REF
member does, for good or for ill, reflects on all of us.
7.20pm : Dinner with DG, AG & BOD
So much of what we’ve achieved as an organization has come about because of Pearl Restaurant, Bukit Kiara Club
the trust the world has in Rotary and in Rotarians. That trust has been a
major part of our success in polio eradication - the fact that we are known
in every community, and known to be people of goodwill and good hearts.
Duty Roster
If we wish to see our organization grow and prosper, we must keep Vocational
Service front and center in our minds and actions. We must seek out skilled 24 October (Community Service)
and determined men and women of character. We must do what is right, even
when it is inconvenient. And we must always, always, put Service Above Self. Sargeant-at-arms Graham
Desk Duty Ee Lay
John Kenny Introducer Siew Hwa
President, Rotary International Thank Speaker Susanne
Fines Angie
Today is
31 October (International Service)
World Polio Day World Polio Day, 24 October, is an ideal time to raise
public awareness of the ravages of polio and garner Sargeant-at-arms Alvin
support for eradication efforts. Desk Duty Thomas
Introducer Susan
October 24, marks the birth of Jonas Salk whoas the Thank Speaker Sunny
leader of the team that invented a polio vaccine in Fines Teng Yoong
1955.
In 1988 Albert Sabin developed an oral polio vaccine. Visit our Blog @
This is what we’re using today. It has reduced polio http:// rotaryclubbks.
worldwide by 99%. blogspot.com

4. Board of Directors 2009/10 Around The
President Rotary World
Frances Po
21731618(0) Rotarians response to
Asia-Pacific disasters
President Elect
Tan Poay Lim
77277127(0) Rotarians are ramping up aid to victims left
homeless by a series of disasters that struck
areas in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.
Immediate Past President/PR
A devastating tsunami that hit American Samoa,
Elsie Low
Samoa, and Tonga; earthquakes in Indonesia;
77281807(0)
two typhoons in the Philippines; and flooding in
India have left thousands dead and millions
Vice President/Membership Director
displaced.
Dr Sanjay Doshi
23008030(0)
Rotarians are focusing on distributing relief
goods, including food, water, medicine, An elderly woman is helped through
Honorary Secretary
clothing, and shelter. Rotary clubs from districts the flooded streets of India.
Cecelia Matuya in Australia and New Zealand are leading efforts
56342870(0) to bring emergency response kits to victims of the 29 September tsunami that
wiped out several villages in American Samoa and Samoa.
Honorary Treasurer
PP Graham Bennett Rotarians and Rotaractors in Samoa have distributed more than 200 kits, costing
012-2918619 roughly US$55,000 total. Full of blankets, food, clothing, cooking utensils, tools,
and medicine, they were donated by Rotary clubs in New Zealand in collaboration
Club Service Director with Air New Zealand.
PP Karen Chong
012-2893380 “I’m amazed at how fast the support came,” says Leanne Jaggs, governor of
District 9920, which covers several islands in the South Pacific. “I am proud to be
Vocational Service Director a Rotarian right now because of the way everyone comes together when needed.”
PP CY Fong
78032276(0)
Community Service Director
Ho Ee Lay
019-3395688
District 3300 Sister Clubs
International Service Director District Governor Leslie Salehuddin RC Bugis Junction [D 3310]
Susan Lim 03-77297761 (0) 03-77297762(Fax) Saturday, 08:00 am
012-2325860 dgles0910@gmail.com Hotel Inter-Continental
80 Middle Road, Singapore
New Generation Director Assistant Governor Veiven Goon
Ghaurry 03-79805529(0) 03-79813514(Fax) RC ChiangmaiThinthaingam[D 3360]
23003757(O) vgoon@streamyx.com Thursday, 12.00 noon
International Center
Rotary Foundation Chairman Rotary Clubs in Group 9 Chiangmai University, Thailand
PP Sunny Khoo Ampang
22849089(O) Bukit Kiara Sunrise RC Chungli Chung Shing [D 3500]
Bulletin Committee KL West Thursday, 12.00 noon
James Lau/ Karen (Editor/Production) Pudu No 4, Ln 10, Gwo-Ti Street
Poay Lim (Speaker's Programme) Sri Petaling Chungli, Taiwan