RCRC Lunch Meeting on 28 th April 2009

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RCRC Lunch Meeting on 28 th April 2009 Lunch meeting was chaired by President Rajaram.

The guest speaker was HE Juan Jose Gomez, Ambassador of Mexico to Singapore.

He started by briefing on the swine flu situation in Mexico and the positive actions taken by

He then touched on Mexico very positive & healthy economy and the drugs problem between Mexico

1 RCRC Lunch Meeting on 28 th April 2009 Lunch meeting was chaired by President Rajaram. PP David Ong Choon welcomed the guest. Rtn Yamazaki did the toast to Rotary Internantional. The guest speaker was HE Juan Jose Gomez, Ambassador of Mexico to Singapore. His topic was on Mexico. He started by briefing on the swine flu situation in Mexico and the positive actions taken by his govt. He mentioned that about 150 deaths with about 1000 infected. He then touched on Mexico very positive & healthy economy and the drugs problem between Mexico & US. His govt has started taking very strong action against the drug cartels and has seen great improvement. Meeting was attended by 18 Rotarians, 2 visiting Rotarians and 1 guest. Photos of Lunch Meeting of 28Apr 2009

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RCRC 30 th Board of Directors Installation Dinner Date: Sat 1 Aug 2009 Venue: Meritus Mandarin Hotel (Orchard Road), Grand Ballroom Theme: Back to the Swinging Sixties & Seventies Guest of Honour:

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5 Birthdays in April 2 nd Daniel Low None th 5 Lim Hua Min 10 th George Abraham 15 th Vincent Chen th 16 David Ong th 25 Sorinder Singh 28 th Ron Pereira Anniversaries in April The Guide To Daily Living: Adopted for use by D3310 Conferences 1999 & 2001 Promoted f or use in all clubs by D3310 Conference 2005 Submitted for consideration of the COL 2007, endorsed by D3310 Conference 2005 The Guide to Daily Living Before doing the things we want to do, consider first, the precept of the Guide. Ask ourselves these 4 questions and act upon them: First Second Third Fourth Have I spent some time in self-examination? Have I spent quality time with my family? Have I given the best to my work? Have I given some time to someone near and far? Interesting Snippets Understanding Accountants

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