RY 2014-15 Bulletin Issue No.23 Chartered 13 August 1980 Bulletin Editors: Nidhi, Cze Hong, William & Geoffrey Special Events: Ron, T C & Tengku Rotary s Mission We provide service to others; promote integrity and advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through our fellowship of business, professional and community leaders. Lunch Meeting on Tuesday, 9 December 2014 PP David Ong presided over the meeting. PP Dr. Oliver Hennedge from RC of Singapore, PDG Dr. Philbert Chen,PP Joe Lombardo, Hans Tan, our guest speaker and Kelvin Seo, from My Republic were welcomed by Rtn Jochen Krauss. PP Lombardo said, My body left the club but my heart never left. I will be back! Rtn Dirk Lenz toasted to the RI. He thanked everyone for helping to achieve a sell-out for the Charity Movie on the 23 rd Dec to benefit the Crohn s and Colitis Society of Singapore and the Singapore Dyslexic Association. There were 27 corporate sponsors. PP Dr. TC Phua reminded everyone that the Annual Christmas Party will again be hosted by PP Dr. Chin Koy Nam at his residence at 7.30 pm on Saturday 13 Dec. PP Eugene Lim welcomed members to join in the Golf Fellowship at Jurong country Club on 26 Dec (But it is now changed to SICC Sime Course. Meet for breakfast at 7.30 am, Tee off at 8.15 am and lunch at Lee Do Restaurant for cold crabs). PP Ron Pereira urged members to visit the Red Cross Home for the Disabled on 3 January 2015 for our Club s Annual X mas visit. PP Johnson Tan announced the demise of CP Décor from our sister club Taipei Northeast. We observed a minute of respectful silence in found memory of CP Décor. PP Johnson also announced that the Chartered Anniversary of Taipei Northeast is scheduled for the 5 th March 2015 in Tainan, Taiwan. Rtn Judy introduced guest speaker Mr. Hans Tan, Sales Director of My Republic, a telco company that is now recognized as the fourth carrier after the Big Three. He spoke on Galvanizing Singapore with Seamless Highspeed Connectivity through Fiber Optic. As a young start-up, it originated with a audacious vision to disrupt the market. A lean and mean organization, it structurally parks itself in the cloud where everything is easily portable and accessible. Very soon, it realised that there is an untapped market for this type of operator, and it Weekly Meeting: The Singapore Cricket Club, Tuesday 12.45pm Page 1 of 5
soon grew into the regional NBN markets as it recognizes NBN as a catalyst for mobility and industry consolidation into a seamless connectivity. Today it s product roadmap includes Universal Voice, TV Box, Concierge Service Plan and Mobility Package. He then answered some questions from members. PP Eugene gave a vote of thanks on our behalf and wished him and his company great success. Former member PP Jo Lombardo Weekly Meeting: The Singapore Cricket Club, Tuesday 12.45pm Page 2 of 5
President s Announcement Dear Friends, 16 December is our Club s Annual General Meeting, all Rotarians are encouraged to attend. Agenda: 1. To confirm the Minutes of the previous AGM held on 17 December 2013. 2. To approve the Audited Financial Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2014. 3. Election of Officers and Directors for the Rotary Year 2015/16. 4. Any other business. Year to date attendance Corina Lai President Weekly Meeting: The Singapore Cricket Club, Tuesday 12.45pm Page 3 of 5
January 2015 December Upcoming Events & Speakers Duties Month Date Speaker Bulletin Desk 16th RCRC Annual General Meeting Geoffrey Sigrid 23rd 30th Eve of Christmas - Meeting cancelled Eve of New Year - Meeting cancelled 6th Mrs Helen Chen, Architect Restoring Raffles Hotel Nidhi George 13th Richard Magnus Cze Hong Jeff Chan 20th LUNCH Meeting at DAS Ceremony on placing RCRC plaque William Koy Nam 27th Swiss Ambassador Thomas Kupfer Geoffrey Mark Members Celebrations in December Birthdays Wedding Anniversaries 1 st PP Gerald Lim 4 th PP Frankie Tan 19 th PP Chin Koy Nam 11 th Rtn Daniel Low 26 th PP Johnson Tan 11 th PP Ronald Pereira 28 th Rtn Dirk Lenz 11 th PP Wee Koon San 17 th PP Joseph Foo 18 th Rtn Dirk Lenz 18 th PP Rustom Giadiali 25 th PP Johnson Tan 26 th PDG Philbert Chin Weekly Meeting: The Singapore Cricket Club, Tuesday 12.45pm Page 4 of 5
District Events Participation from 21 Singapore Rotary Clubs Inter- City Christmas Party with Rotary International President Gary Huang @ Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Waterfront Ballroom Monday 22 December 7p.m. Please sign up with President Corina Lai The Rotary Charity Run End Polio 2017 March 2015 Rotary Convention in Sao Paulo from Sat 6 June to Tue 9 June 2015 Registration at https://events.rotaryintl.org/eventregistrant/registrant/ Before We End Great Life Advice From Mark Twain Mark Twain is considered by many to be one of the greatest American authors in history. He wasn't only a writer though, he was also a source of constant inspiration, a fountain of memorable quotes and a man with an incredible intellect. So when we say we have some words of advice for you from the mouth of Mark Twain, there is a very good reason to listen! 1. Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don t mind, it doesn t matter. 2. Humor is mankind s greatest blessing. Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand. 3. Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured. 4. Don t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. 5. A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. 6. Drag your thoughts away from your troubles by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it. 7. The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. 8. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Reported by Rtn William Wan Weekly Meeting: The Singapore Cricket Club, Tuesday 12.45pm Page 5 of 5