Vol 21 Number 16

SELAMAT PAGI

3 November 2012

Aunty Doshi's Party - Taman Tasik Titiwangsa

- taken from the report of Frances Po
Thank you for all your support which enabled us to carry out yet another successful Community Service project last Sunday, 28 October 2012, at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa. It was wonderful to see so many children playing without a care in the world as they competed fiercely within their teams. The 170 kids in 4 teams and were segregated by age and gender. The games were chosen to be suitable for each age group. We had blowing up and bursting balloons, batting water filled plastic bags, 3-legged races, hoop the mini hula-hoop, tug of war etc. The games went on for more than 2 hours! And to quote Sanjay - its not about competing, winning is everything. I take my hats off to the patient and energetic volunteers from Sai Ananda who painstakingly explained and demonstrated each game and guided the younger ones to complete an obstacle race. The games masters Brother Ayavoo and Sister Vimala went about like they organise such games everyday of their lives ...... And they have perfected the art of getting hyperactive kids and teenagers to say their prayers, form one line queues for meals and almost everything else right on cue. The 2 dozen volunteers also appear to be very clear on their respective duties without too much prompting. There was a lot of meal breaks that day. We started with breakfast, then snack break and then lunch, all within 5 hours. However to the kids, eating was the least of their priorities. The event closed around 2.30pm, after the prizes we awarded and goodie bags handed out.. We must acknowledge the key person behind all this - the much-loved Aunty Doshi (Sanjays mum) smiling and enjoying herself as she takes in the noisy and joyful scene that morning. The occasion became a reality because Aunty Doshi

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ATTENDANCE
Guests: Elsie Low, guest of Karen Gerrie, guest of Steve Krishnan, guest of Cecelia Constance & Lyn Fong, guests of CY Attendance: 61% Sunshine Box: RM 57 International Guest on 3 November Haruo Iritani (International Service

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wants to spend her birthday with these children from the poorer sector of Batu Caves and invited RCBKS to be a partner. This is the 2nd year running that such a successful event has been organized. All in all it was a Sunday well invested. Dont miss the chance to do your bit at our next Community Service project at the Berjaya TImes Square. Check for details with CS Director, Sanjay.

Committee Chairperson at TakatsukiRotary Club, Osaka, Japan)

Thanks to contributors for Aunty Doshi's party

Contributions RM100 each (Angie, Kong, Siew Hwa, Alvin, Sanjay & Peter). - Ballpens for all kids who participated (Aravind & Omphalos) - Prizes for tele match winners, all 40+ kids (Pres Ghaurry) - Karen for helping to shop for snacks etc. - Graham & Ghaurry for cracking your head for suitable games which finally were not needed. (because the Sai Ananda volunteers did a great job of preparing very exciting tele matches and appropriate props to execute the games). - Jeremy helping us to source for cost effective bath towels and bringing 2 guests to join us. Early Risers - Kong, Fang Keong, Karen, Ghaurry, Jeremy, James, Sanjay, Aravind, Steven & Willa. Non Rotarian sponsors - Hard Rock Cafe / Micahel Leow balloon sculpture artist - Dato Nazasli - Chocolates - Wilfred Abraham - Football Photography - Fang Keong for the lovely photos shared. - Steven for turning up to relieve in support

GUEST SPEAKER - 20 October 2012 Cecilia finally gets to show us the path through the Holy Land
It has been a long time coming, delayed by this and deferred because of that, but finally Cecilia's day arrived on Saturday 20 October. A trip through the Holy Land. Even on the day we all wondered at one point whether it would finally happen as the projector decided it would refuse to perform and the microphones started to stutter. Nevertheless, Cecilia braved it through with determination and it was all well worth the wait. You may think Palestine is a complicated area in the 21st century but as our journey progressed through to the past it seemed no less complicated then. In the blink of the eye and a press of the button we were travelled across the Holy Land via Jordan, the occupied territories of Palestine, Israel and on to Egypt. Ancient civilisations and ancient religions. It is amazing how much history is locked into such a small geographical area. Three of the most significant world religions came from here and the archeology is besides, under and on top of each other. Thank you Cecilia for showing us what was clearly an exceptional trip.

This Week's Speaker

SPCA Selangor - SIX Pillars
Helen Chan is currently the MARCOMM Manager for SPCA Selangor, a position she took on in Dec 2010. She works on a part-time basis with SPC. She has previously working in various companies but had decided to go into early retirement in order to have time to do what she had always wanted to do. She began as a volunteer with SPCA in Sept 2010, cleaning and washing the animals feeding bowls! As a part-time staffer, she now helps with fund raising for the shelters needs, attending events and also with Humane Education for SPCA. When time permits, Helen also helps out teaching English to Myanmar children as well as going for outreaches in Cambodia. Every year, she also takes time-off to help with the Cancer Research Foundation when they have the Terry Fox Run.

NEXT CHANGE
10 November Speaker: Dave Avran Topic: How to viral your cause on Social Media 17 November Speaker: Teh Chi Chang Topic: PEMANDU and the ETP - How to make Business as usual, Look Good.

CALENDAR of EVENTS
Yayasan REA(M) Training Workshop @ Lake Club Date: 11 November 2012 President's Fellowship Date: 24 November 2012 78th District Conference Date: 7 - 9 December 2012 Venue: Sunway Resort Hotel Host club: RC Shah Alam

RC Seremban presents their first Awardees

by Yoke Leong
It was an unsung but significant occasion for REF/ RCBKS on 18 Oct 2012 when our REF Chairman PP Graham Bennett together with PP Dr Kong, PP Karen Chong and PP I attended the meeting of the Rotary Club of Seremban. We were invited by IPP Keshminder Singh to witness the occasion of the presentation of their first two REF Awardees, both bright looking Form 3 students. This occasion also coincided with District Governor Mansoor Saats official visit to their club. Watching the Awardees being presented with their certificates by the Rotary club of Seremban, we cannot but beam with some satisfaction. We made plans to go only in the last minute, and in the rush, we really only thought of giving our full support to RC Seremban, the first club to join us in building an REF. At the meeting, we made sure we kept our prides in check and worked hard at behaving humbly, knowing full well that this must be preserved as RC Serembans night and that we must play only a supporting role. No visible high-fives between the four of us were to be allowed. But on the way back in Grahams car, on the Seremban-KL Highway, the full significance of the event caught up with us. Thats despite the speed at which Graham was driving, AES cameras flashing away. Suddenly, with the opposing headlights beaming into his eyes, Karen staring at the rain through the side window, Kong sitting in determined meditation and me, in the back seat trying in vain to recover from the few glasses I had; Wow! We really did build something tangible that can fly! Graham remarked, with a tear in his eye from the glaring headlights of course. Yes, and beyond the bounds of our club too. The subsequent great conversation and the accompanying heartfelt feeling of joy after the successful completion of a meaningful project is something beyond compare. It is what we sometimes get to enjoy in Rotary, real happiness. With our sights focused on the many needy students requiring direction, we resolved that we must continue to give our fullest to this fledgling RCS REF that has now finally sprouted, and will soon be followed by a few more clubs. As we approached KL, we pondered about the further effort still required of us from the other clubs, for now appearing to be work, not quite metamorphosed into something pleasant and fulfilling yet, unlike the Seremban REF.

November Celebrations
Happy Birthday

Yoke Leong Junie Karen James Steven

1 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 23 Nov 23 Nov

Happy Anniversaries CY & Constance 14 Nov Siew Hwa & Boon Kong 14 Nov Sanjay & Rupal 15 Nov Frankie & Sabrina 20 Nov

Duty Roster
3 November (International) Sargeant-at-arms Desk Duty Introducer Thank Speaker Fines Alvin Karen Fang Keong Steve Angie

10 November (New Generation) Sargeant-at-arms Desk Duty Introducer Thank Speaker Fines Willa Steven Junie Frances Peter

Visit our website @ www. rcbks.org.my

Board of Directors 2012/13

President Ghaurry 017-3854905 President Elect James Cheong 012-2214543 Immediate Past President Steve Robinson Vice President Cecelia Matuya Honorary Secretary Mike Carr 012-2822999 Honorary Treasurer Angie Ng Club Administration Steven Lim Service Projects PP Karen Chong The Rotary Foundation PP Frances Po Public Relations Tan Siew Hwa Membership PP Aravind Viswanathan REF Chairman PP Graham Bennett Sargeant-at-arms PP Tan Poay Lim
Vocational Service Chair - Poay Lim Community Service Chair -Dr Sanjay International Service Chair - Alvin New Generation Chair - Susan

Workshop on Engaging Skills with Neuro-Semantic NLP 26 -27 Oct 2012

With a little cajoling and light persuasion, about 22 Rotarians and volunteer REF mentors turned up for the Neuro-Semantic NLP workshop sponsored and conducted by Anthony Pinto of The Living Dynamics Circle Sdn Bhd. Anthony is a Certified Neurosemantic NLP Trainer (ISNS), Certified Meta Coach (ISNS) and a Regional Director of the MCF Malaysia Chapter. After the few usual stragglers finally arrived (could not find the place), it was time to begin. Loud music blasted, like a Christian revival meeting to get everyone in the mood. Anthony taught us that the most important thing in an engagement is to ask the right questions. So we should always begin with the three questions: What do you want?, Whats holding you back from getting it? and How can I help you get it? These seem very obvious, yet too often we forget to ask them. Beyond these, Anthony explained how the brain works, perceiving messages, processing them (with its filters and biases), deciding (or making the choice) and finally taking action. He also explained the various representational systems we use in communication, whether we are verbal, auditory, kinestatic or digital in nature and that we should tailor our approach by recognising what the other partys representational system is somewhat like a situational technique, no one system fits all. A number of tools were also introduced to help us deal with the various situations. The course content and the way it was presented were excellent, the ambience and surroundings of the training room and office, and the great refreshments all made for an outstanding 2 days of learning experience with enjoyable fellowship. Anthony, seems to have perfected the total experience for us attendees. ~ Report by Yoke Leong

RCBKS Presentation to the Dai Victoria Education Center 20 October 2012

An appeal by the Dai Community for a TV and a DVD player was kindly donated by PP CY and Dr Sanjay respectively. The presentation was made possible with PP Aravind's pick-up truck to 'help' transport the 42" TV ! Dai Community has been running Dai Victoria Childcare/ Education Centre in order to offer education to the children of Dai refugees and acknowledged by UNHCR since 2008. There are 52 children ages between ages 414years. (20 boys and 32 girls). Currently there are 3 full time teachers. ~ KC

Bulletin Committee
Sunny (Editor) Poay Lim/ Mike (Prod) Siew Hwa (Speakers Programme)