e Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Patong Beach Phuket Thailand – district 3330
Volume 9 – Issue No. 48 – 23rd June 2015 Meetings Tuesday 7.00pm for 7.30pm @ Aloha Villa Hotel 145/2 Rat–U–Thit Road PATONG BEACH except 1st Tuesday of each month. Visitors Welcome - Dress code smart casual
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Gary C.K. Huang President Rotary International
Two main projects of the Rotary Club of Patong Beach the education and health of disadvantaged children .
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Quanchi Laohaviraphab District Governor 3330
Bradley E. Kenny President Patong Beach
Rotary Theme June – Fellowship Month
Upcoming Events Weekly Meeting @ 19.00 hours Tuesday 30th June
Tuesday 23rd June President Brad
PE Walter information of Rotary
A year in Review
Year 2015-2016
Board Meeting 18.00
Friday 26th – Saturday 27thMeet the Youthlinc Team 1 & See their Great Work in Kuraburi
Friday - RCoPB & RC Takupa @ Kuraburi + Saturday Youthlinc Team 1 closing Ceremony Note Happy Hundred to pay for RCoPB family member’s hotel & dinner Friday night & lunch on Saturday
Tuesday 7th July
Tuesday 14th July
Normal Meeting @ Aloha To be advised
Special Dinner Out
Celebration/Installation for the kick off of new Rotary Year BBQ @ PP O.B’s house
Birthdays Otho Beale 111 (O.B.) 28th June
Next meeting – 23rd June President Bradley E. Kenny reviews Rotary Year 2014-2015 Bliss Club Fund Raiser Visit RC Kon Kaen
DG visit 7 Phuket Clubs Aloha Weekly Meetings
District Conference Hat Yai Dinner Out Happy Home Kids Day Out Scholarships
Blood Drive 7 clubs Youthlinc – July 2014 Ban Ya Learning Centre
District 2500 Hokkaido visit to Ban Ya
Visit RC Pasay Manila Philippines & sister club signing
You are invited to the BIGGEST Birthday Party O.B. is celebrating his
birthday with a party
on 27
Thanyapura
June at
starting at 7:00 pm. Please come to help celebrate this big event. The food, wine, music, fun and dancing are all included in the party! There will be bottles of wine on every table and a separate cash bar, or bring your own favorite beverage with a 300 baht corkage fee. O.B. requests donations to a charity he has selected to help Nepal (details and donation box will be available on the night) in place of any presents. Please confirm your attendance to Khun Tum at tum@dmg-thailand.com
Rotary Club of Tongkah Jazz for Nepal – Monday 22nd Dear fellow Rotarians: We hope that you will support the fundraiser for Nepal organized by RC of Tongkah on Monday June 22nd at LIMELIGHT avenue Dibuk Road Phuket Town. Tickets are B1,000 (free seats) and B1,500 (fixed seats) and I will be hosting the event. Share this with your friends, bring your family and have a great night while doing something to help Nepal.
Able Tickets – Limelight Avenue. Contact K Aom 086 410 1246
Youthlinc Team 1 from USA arrives in Thailand The team of 39 arrives from Salt Lake City – Utah USA Ready for an exciting time in Thailand
A welcome stop at Home & Life orphanage for a break & refreshments before heading to Kuraburi
Settling in to life at Kuraburi
Hopefully fine weather will prevail, enabling many projects to be completed. Also enjoying the Thai culture with new found friends
President Brad at the Phang Nga Home for Children & Family President Brad stopped at the home for children & family on his way back from Kuriburi & Youthlinc. Brad says: I discovered that at the Phang Nga Home for Children and Family they had 79 Burmese Rohingya’s staying there with no idea of what is to come. Since the government is now not letting them go back into the Human Trafficking Trade, their possible outcome is brighter, yet still unknown. It is clear all of them have either escaped or were rescued within the network of humane trafficking, some even have been in the jungle camps, we all have read about and ordeals we could not come close to imagining, especially the young girls and women. There was a mixture of despair with agony and yet some hopefulness in their eyes. A major concern is translation; they all speak a Rohingya dialect of the Burmese language and no Thai or English. Today they had some Health officials there and one Psychologist said they were trying to determine and treat Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and what I gathered (and what we have all read) is there had been many, if not all of these women had been sexually abused by the traffickers including the young girls. Communication was not perfect, but I have known the director for many years now, and she explained that there are 79 women and children there and they have a government budget for much less, the budget amounts to around 20 baht (US 62cents )per day for food which is just not enough. Evidently, with the governments now comforting this human trafficking situation there are meetings going on that will hopefully increase her food budget. I freely walked around and took photos and noticed they had a few bags of rice and some dried fish; they were also cooking up a big pot of beans, so that was what was on the menu for tonight's dinner. I did not see any fruits and vegetables so I asked, she said they had not had any for about a week and that some donations still came in and she pointed to a bowl of Thai deserts that someone brought in today, but no real amounts of Fruits and vegetables. So we went to the fruit and vegetable market and bought enough fruit and vegetables to get by for a few days. I told them I was back and forth between Phuket and Kuraburi/Khao Lak for the next three weeks and I could get some fruit cheaper in Phuket and therefore I would bring some more on Sunday. Amazing what 7,000 baht ($US 218) can buy! Still not many smiles but they were happy to be able to eat something good tonight, I could tell!
Beautiful little girl 3 years old
It was one more of those very proud days this year, to be able to call myself the President of The Rotary Club of Patong Beach! Thanks to all of you for that honor!!! P Brad Kenny
Last Meeting – 16th June @ Aloha Villa At our gathering of some 13 members, we were called to respond to the challenge of promoting the projects of our club to our friends and to all our international contacts. President Brad reminded us of the strong support we have received from overseas clubs and if we are to sustain these projects in the future we need support. We must keep our message alive. Our members were pleased to see, and hear, the presentation of Andy Becker (in large part the work of his daughter and to her we say thanks) which he gave recently in Hong Kong. It was broken into three parts which included • promotion of Phuket itself as a tourist destination • playing of the Tsunami U-Tube, which Andy explained was received well • then he outlined the story of the Ban Ya Learning Centre with a clear appeal for support to help with general funds to meet the current shortfall. Andy suggested all members should have access to the presentation which will be on the new website. This presentation was followed by a Power Point that had been prepared by PP Larry, which outlined the number of students receiving benefits from the Scholarship Fund. PP Larry was commended for his diligence and hard work at maintaining the records over a long period. This responsibility is a very important one as the fund is accountable to an audit. The fund provides on average 8,000 Baht to each student each year they are at school to pay for books, uniforms and transport. It is the intention to map these learning centres and their Administrators to get an overview of their locations and add to the map other projects such as the Ban Ya Learning Centre . This map, including some projects on Patong Beach, will be developed on the theme
Building Sustainable Communities. Peter Indicated that he hoped to speak to every member of the club to hear their views on what they think would be good projects. The projects would fit within the Compass Sustainability Model which includes Wellbeing - Nature - Economy and Society. All club members are invited to attend and be involved in a Community Services Projects Priorities Workshop. They may fit into educational and vocational training, health services, community reconstruction and emergency issues. In particular we need to give high consideration to female and youth projects. This is aimed at making sure every voice of the club is heard. The club is already committed to The Ban Ya Learning Centre ,Moken Villages and Home and Life . The Scholarship Fund will continue to support students in need. Following last week’s support for the project “Coastal Sustainabilities” ideas and projects are being explored which include Patong Green Club, Support for the Life Guards , Monitoring Water quality and even a “Rotary Coral Reef” shared with our new sister clubs. Rotary Community Service Tours to overseas Rotarians. Ideas are what we are seeking Large and small. An invite will be sent out suggesting alternative dates and a template for proposed ideas. Night Reporter: Peter Harris
Photographer:
NIL Thank you Ed
Known Make – ups (included in this week’s attendance only) Denis, Boon, Pui
ATTENDANCE 16-6-15 Total members: 31 Attended: 12 Make-Ups: 3
Attendance week 48.39% Visiting Rotarians Visitors:
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A little humour Last Wednesday a passenger in a taxi heading for Sydney airport, leaned over to ask the driver a question and gently tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention. The driver screamed, lost control of the cab, nearly hit a bus, drove up over the curb and stopped just inches from a large plate window. For a few moments everything was silent in the cab. Then, the shaking driver said, "Are you OK? I'm so sorry, but you scared the daylights out of me." The badly shaken passenge...r apologized to the driver and said, "I didn't realize that a mere tap on the shoulder would startle someone so badly." The driver replied, "No, no, I'm the one who is sorry, it's entirely my fault. Today is my very first day driving a cab. I've been driving a hearse for 25 years!
These glorious insults are from an era before the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words. A member of Parliament to Disraeli: "Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease. "That depends, Sir," said Disraeli, "whether I embrace your policies or your mistress." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------"He had delusions of adequacy." - Walter Kerr --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." - Winston Churchill ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------"He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary." - William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it." - Moses Hadas ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends." - Oscar Wilde -------------------------------------------------------------------------------"I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend, if you have one." - George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill
"Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second .... if there is one." - Winston Churchill, in response
This is something many of us did not know.....! Microwaved Water A 26-year old man decided to have a cup of coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something that he had done numerous times before). I am not sure how long he set the timer for, but he wanted to bring the water to a boil. When the timer shut the oven off, he removed the cup from the oven. As he looked into the cup, he noted that the water was not boiling, but suddenly the water in the cup 'blew up' into his face. The cup remained intact until he threw it out of his hand, but all the water had flown out into his face due to the build-up of energy. His whole face is blistered and he has 1st and 2nd degree burns to his face which may leave scarring. He also may have lost partial sight in his left eye. While at the hospital, the doctor who was attending to him stated that this is a fairly common occurrence and water (alone) should never be heated in a microwave oven. If water is heated in this manner, something should be placed in the cup to diffuse the energy such as a wooden stir stick, tea bag, etc, (nothing metal). General Electric's Response: Thanks for contacting us; I will be happy to assist you. The e-mail that you received is correct. Microwaved water and other liquids do not always bubble when they reach boiling point. They can actually get superheated and not bubble at all. The superheated liquid will bubble up out of the cup when it is moved or when something like a spoon or tea bag is put into it. To prevent this from happening and causing injury, do not heat any liquid for more than two minutes per cup. After heating, let the cup stand in the microwave for thirty seconds before moving it or adding anything into it. Here is what a local high school science teacher had to say on the matter: 'Thanks for the microwave warning. I have seen this happen before. It is caused by a phenomenon known as super heating. It can occur any time water is heated and will particularly occur if the vessel that the water is heated in is new, or when heating a small amount of water (less than half a cup). What happens is that the water heats faster than the vapour bubbles can form. If the cup is very new, then it is unlikely to have small surface scratches inside it that provide a place for the bubbles to form. As the bubbles cannot form and release some of the heat that has built up, the liquid does not boil, and the liquid continues to heat up well past its boiling point. What then usually happens is that the liquid is bumped or jarred, which is just enough of a shock to cause the bubbles to rapidly form and expel the hot liquid. The rapid formation of bubbles is also why a carbonated beverage spews when opened after having been shaken.'
Rotary International News Fighting malnutrition with special peanut butter formula A child in Sierra Leone eats some of the specially formulated peanut butter. By Rotary Voices staff Severe acute malnutrition kills millions of children around the world every year. Those who don’t die often suffer from stunted growth and other health problems. More children between the ages of one and three die of inadequate food intake every year than from HIV/AIDS. In Sierra Leone, Rotary members are partnering with more than 20 clubs in the United States and Canada to prevent some of these deaths by supplying jars of specially developed peanut butter, known as “Ready to Use Therapeutic Food,” to treat children suffering from malnutrition. The project, funded by a global grant from the Rotary Foundation, began in January of 2013 and is continuing through September. The project is just one of many that Rotary members have shared recently on Rotary Showcase. Other notable projects include:
Rotary members in Pansha, Bangladesh, held free medical camps to peform eye exams in December and February, treating more than 2,000 patients, providing free medicine, and performing 300 surgeries to remove cataracts. In February, seasonal rain and cyclones caused major flooding in the capital city of Madagascar, leaving thousands homeless. Rotaract members collected donationsand distributed bags of rice, water packs, boxes of noodles, shampoo, and fresh vegetables to help those displaced by the flooding. Rotary members in Brazil used the WhatsApp to collect donations from Rotary clubs and friends, and working with a local private hospital, donated a wheel chair and hospital bed for a family whose daughter was disabled in a traffic accident. Rotary members in Gangweon, Korea, have launched a project to collect and deliver food to the poor once a week, beginning in March.
Photos of the week by Kenth Nilsson Chalong Bay @ 06.00
Thank you Kenth
Rotary District 3330 District Governor – Quanchi Laohaviraphab Rotary Club of Patong Beach Current Board and office holders 2014- 2015 President
Bradley Kenny
Immediate Past President
Denis Carpenter
Vice President
Walter Wyler
President Elect
Walter Wyler
President Nominee 2016- 2017
Richard Jones
Secretary
Dr. Peter Harris
Treasurer
Bruce Conrad COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS & OFFICERS
Membership
Walter Wyler
Service’s Projects
Stewart Petersen Donald McCulloch
Rotary Foundation
Larry Amsden
Public Relations
Able Wanamakok
Club Administration
Patricia Michel
Scholarships
Boon Pongchiboon
Fundraising
O.B. Wetzell
International Fundraising
David Arell
Emergency Preparedness
Larry Amsden
Sergeant at Arms
Richard Jones, Andreas Becker, Jack Christensen
Webmaster
Arnaud Verstraete
Bulletin Editor
Denis Carpenter
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C.P Paiboon Upatising Jeroen Deknatel Neil Cumming Friedrich “Sam” Fauma Arnaud CMC Verstraete David Arell Denis Carpenter
Past Presidents 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Otho Beale “O.B” Wetzell Michael Massey Gregory WOODY Leonhard Mark Pendlebury Best Wanamakok Larry Amsden