Kelab Taman Perdana DiRaja ROYAL LAKE CLUB, KUALA LUMPUR FOUNDED 1890
JAN/FEB 2020
2020 HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE
CLUB
THE MISHAP: A FRACTURED ANKLE
AGM 2019 NEW YEAR 2020
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21st ANNIVERSARY RUN
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2020 THURSDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 6:30pm : Lion Dance(Lobby Entrance) 7:30pm : Banquet Hall Highlights: . Lion Dance . Big Drums . Dancers . God of Prosperity . Live Band . Ang Pow Draw
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Dinner FRIDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2020 7:30PM, THE ORCHID . MUSIC BY BAND . DOOR GIFTS FOR LADIES . ROMANTIC WESTERN SET DINNER
MEMBER:
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ROYAL PATRONS
DYMM Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamallulail, Raja Perlis DYMM Al-Wathiqu Billah Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni AL-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Mukhtafi Billah Shah, Sultan Terengganu DYMM Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj, Sultan Selangor Darul Ehsan DYMM Tuanku Muhriz Ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Munawir, Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan DYMM Paduka Sri Sultan Perak Darul Ridzuan Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Azlan Shah Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfur-la PATRONS
Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad Tun Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak GENERAL COMMITTEE PRESIDENT
GENERAL MANAGER (Vacant) gm@royallakeclub.org.my Ext 8501 MEMBERSHIP Nurzuraida S Abdullah membership@royallakeclub.org.my Ext 8506 FINANCE Saravanan M. Selvaratnam financemanager@royallakeclub.org.my Ext 8508 FOOD & BEVERAGE Zulkifly Rashid fnb@royallakeclub.org.my Ext 8503
Manjeet Singh Dhillon VICE PRESIDENT
Foong Khee Seng, Bernard
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SPORTS AND RECREATION Halim Mohd Said halim@royallakeclub.org.my Ext 8530
GC MEMBERS
Balan L Dass, Dr Gasper Gnanamuthu Jamal Mohd Aris, Dato Lee Heng Cho, Ivan Maharedza Mahadzir Sofia Johari, Ir Tan Chin Poh, Elizabeth Udharam Mohandas
EVENTS & COMMUNICATIONS Rozita Teh events@royallakeclub.org.my newsletter@royallakeclub.org.my Ext 2110
CLUB SECRETARY
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HUMAN RESOURCE Nor Farrah Diana Che Ross norfarrah@royallakeclub.org.my Ext 8583
Nurzuraida S Abdullah AUDIT COMMITTEE
L T Kulasingham - Chairman Syed Mustaffa Syed Ali, Dato Leng Joon Huat audit@royallakeclub.org.my LIBRARY & PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE
Tan Chin Poh, Elizabeth Jeyaratnam Velupillai Wong Shou Sien Woo Tai Kwan, Janet, Dr
MANAGEMENT
- Chairman
FACILITIES & MAINTENANCE Sri Venggadeshwaran Sukumar sriwaran@royallakeclub.org.my Ext 8521
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PURCHASING Thanes R. Siralan thanes@royallakeclub.org.my Ext 8588 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Sabri Mohd Hashim sabri@royallakeclub.org.my Ext 8715 SECURITY Mohd Rosle Md Nor security@royallakeclub.org.my Ext 8714
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From the Editor’s Desk Greetings in the New Year, everyone! May this brand new decade starting in 2020 with the Metal Rat bring us all health, love, peace and joy. The following version is based on the great race and explains how the rat became the numero uno animal. Buddha decided to have a grand race and all the animals were invited. However, only 12 animals showed up and they were named for each year of the Chinese Zodiac calendar according to the order of their arrival. The 12 animals that came for the grand race were a rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. These are what we now know as the Chinese zodiac animals. The Rat was excited about the race. Along the way, the Rat saw that other animals were already ahead of him and they ran much faster. Before the finishing line, there was also a big river to cross! But the Rat was also a poor swimmer. So he thought of a brilliant idea. He knew that the Ox was a strong swimmer and a very straightforward naïve animal who will believe anyone. So he pleaded with the Ox to let him ride on its head and that being a small animal, he will not be able to run faster than the Ox. The Ox agreed to let the Rat ride on its head and swam across together. As they neared the shore, the Rat quickly jumped off the Ox's back and sprinted to the finishing line, much to the Ox's disappointment. Hence, the Rat was the first to arrive followed by the Ox. The first year in the Chinese Zodiac calendar is therefore named after the cunning Rat and the second, after the Ox, but I digress. I am into my second year as the editor of our bimonthly Newsletter and my hope and aim is to widen the interest that is being served by the magazine. 01
In the past few issues we have had articles featuring a few outstanding members; Puan Sri Siew Toh Ee, the founder of Nordic Walking UK (Malaysia), Dennis Liew, the painter and Shen Ching, the musician, who is better known as Shensation Shen. These are our own members who have made us proud! Articles on Making a Will, and When to Pass on Your Property received positive feedback that they were helpful. We will be so pleased if members can contribute articles or even just ideas of articles.
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I encourage all members to come up with suggestions and topics that may be ancillary to the club. I hope to receive a deluge of suggestions. With the dawn of the new decade of 2020, I sincerely hope that our family club, the Royal Lake Club, will see members become more cohesive as a big happy family. A family that treats the club like an extension of their home, where we all make a concerted effort to do away with the present culture of waste. Perhaps we can make do with one serviette instead of three, one bath towel instead of two or three. Like the saying goes, little drops of water make a mighty ocean. Start something small today and someday it will expand like the ocean. This committee inherited more than a 100 items that need to be tweaked, be it a simple item like a door latch, the repair of/or the purchase of subwoofers for the Batek Bar, or the major tweak of replacing roof tiles. Hopefully by the end of this year, the number of tweaks will be a smaller number or even a miraculous zero! Yes, that would be a miracle indeed! In activities, mahjong sessions have started. If members are keen, we can look into having a nordic walking section and maybe even a scuba diving section if there are enough members who are keen and interested. Plans to revive the coffee corner at the lobby is in place. The GC is now planning a Brainstorming session next week to see what new ideas we can come forward with to walk our club into the new decade, to bring the club to greater heights!
Elizabeth Tan Editor
16 January 2020
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Dear over 70s, We understand that you may not be patronizing the Club as often as you used to. In case the thought of resigning from the Club has entered your mind, please read this article. Background The club’s yearly expenses had been exceeding the club’s yearly income for many years and we had been dipping into reserves for our operational expenses. The Audit Committee in its 2016/2017 report, predicted that the Club may use up all its Fixed Deposit funds in about 3 to 4 years (TAC report 2018). Many fellow clubs in the country also faced similar problems and had raised their subscriptions as a last resort. Subscription Increase Our club similarly had no choice but to go down the same road and raise the monthly subscriptions of our members. At the EGM on 7 April 2019, the house agreed to raise the subscriptions of all categories of members as follows, effective 1 June 2019. Increase in Subscriptions Group
1 Resident Voting member Resident Voting member above 60, elected before 2 1 Jan 2006 Resident Voting member above 60, elected after 1 3 Jan 2006, and has been a voting member not less than 15 years Resident Voting member above 70, and has been a 4 voting member not less than 25 years 5 Resident Lady member 6 Resident Lady member above 60 7 Corporate member 8 Absent Voting and Lady member - Annually 9 Outstation Voting and Lady member *10 Life Members.
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* Subscriptions for the category of Life Members was increased at the AGM held on 1 Dec 2019. From above we can see that the members in Group 4 and who had been exempt from subs had, since 1 June 2019, to start paying subs. Life members will start paying this year. We understand that many do not even frequent the club at all and as such quite a number have since resigned from the club rather than pay for not patronizing the club. Transferability of Membership The GC is presently looking into making our membership transferable, i.e . a member can opt to transfer his/her membership to a family member . There is a need to finalize the terms and conditions for the transfer facility.
So, dear members who are contemplating resigning, please hold on, you may wish to elect to transfer your membership when the Transferability facility has been approved. 3
SUB-COMMITTEES 2019/2020 Sub-committees
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Chairman
Deputy Chairman
Finance & Machine Room
Foong Khee Seng, Bernard
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Special Functions
Foong Khee Seng, Bernard
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Membership
Gasper Gnanamuthu
Human Resources
Balan L Dass, Dr
Investigation Committee/ Disciplinary Panel
Jamal Mohd Aris, Dato
Maharedza Mahathir
Food & Beverage/Wine Panel
Lee Heng Cho, Ivan
Tan Chin Poh, Elizabeth
Events & Entertainment
Lee Heng Cho, Ivan
Sofia Johari, Ir
House & Grounds
Sofia Johari, Ir
Udharam Mohandas
Library & Publication
Tan Chin Poh, Elizabeth
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Information Technology
Maharedza Mahadzir
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Youth, Arts & Children’s Activities
Maharedza Mahadzir
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Sports & Recreation (Badminton, Darts, Hash, Golf, Tennis, Table Tennis, Squash, Gym, Taichi, Qigong, Taekwondo, Aikido, Fencing & Wushu, Billiards, Swimming, Bridge, Karaoke, Chess, Dancesports, Aerobics, Jazz Ballet, Yoga, Pilates, Zumba, Belly Dancing, Bollywood Dancing, Chinese Calligraphy,
Udharam Mohandas
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Tender Committee
Akbal Singh Sandhu, Ar Sr Tpr
Club Rejuvenation Task Force
Lim Cheok Siang, Jimmy
Jamal Mohd Aris, Dato -
Logarajah Subramaniam -
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CONTENTS President’s Message What’s Happening Classes Transferability of Membership Committees 2019/2020
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CLUB Annual General Meeting 2019 Membership Introduction Membership Induction Sub-Committees Appreciation Night
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ARTICLES The Mishap : A Fractured Ankle
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EVENTS Partying into the New Year 2020 Human Resource Award 2019 Karaoke Section Night - Deepavali Gathering Deepavali, The Festival of Lights Crossword Workshop - From Canada with Love & Learning FOOD & BEVERAGE Whisky Education at Batek Bar Wine & Whisky Festival 2019
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SPORTS Squash - How to get a Gold Medal without trying very hard... Squash - Conditioning Handicap Tournament Golf - Annual Championship & Dinner Hash - Coming of Age: Run & Ball
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KIDS Chocolate Crafting Children’s Christmas Party
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REGULARS New Reads at the Library Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Sudoku Challenge Tributes
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ANNOUNCEMENT Application for Temporary Membership The Royal Lake Club is once again reopening for Temporary Membership leading to eventual Voting Membership in one of Malaysia’s premier family clubs from Wednesday, 1 January 2020. Ladies and gentlemen of good standing and exemplary character and integrity may be proposed and seconded by qualified Members of the Club. Application Forms are available at the Membership Service Desk at the Lobby. All completed forms together with the necessary documentation must be returned on or before Saturday, 29 February 2020 adressed to the: Secretary Royal Lake Club Kuala Lumpur Taman Tasek Perdana, Jalan Cenderamulia, Off Jalan Parlimen, 50480, Kuala Lumpur. For further inquiries, please contact Pn Siti Huzaimah at 03-26987878 ext. 7112 or Pn Hayatul at ext. 6114
Standard Chartered (SC) Bank Account Closure
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The General Committee, on 18 September 2019 decided to close the inactive low transaction bank account in SC in an initiative to consolidate all bank accounts for effective management. We recommend members to remit payments via online transfer to: i: Maybank: 5141-0531-7874 or ii: CIMB : 80-0024094-2 Kindly ensure all transfers have membership details included.
New Email Address for AR Billing Currently, the Accounts Receivables (AR) Team is streamlining work processes for continuous 16 improvements. (We urge members to communicate via email). For any billing or payment related matters, email directly to arbilling@royallakeclub.org.my
Are you interested to write articles for the newsletter? E-mail your name, handphone number, club number and area of interest to newsletter@royallakeclub.org.my. The views and opinions expressed or implied herein are those of the authors and contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Club or the Publications Committee. No article in part or whole may be reproduced without prior written permission.
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SENSATION Every Tuesday
9pm - 12midnight
ALEXIS Every Wednesday
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9pm - 12midnight
2 UNLIMITED Every Thursday
9pm - 12midnight
CHARLES & MARLENE Every Friday 9pm - 1am
HUPSY & MARICEL Every Saturday 9pm - 1am
THE ORCHID ESSTEE BAND Tuesday-Thursday 8:15pm - 12midnight
Friday, Saturday & Eve of Public Holidays 7:15pm - 12midnight
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LIVE BANDS
BATEK BAR
Chinese New Year 2020 Thursday, 6:30pm - Lion Dance 7:30pm - Banquet Hall Valentine’s Day Dinner Friday, 7:30pm The Orchid Whisky Tasting Thursday, 7:00pm - 8:00pm Batek Bar
AIKIDO Sundays : 4:30pm - 5:30pm Children <12 : RM100, Adult: RM150 012-213 1829 QI GONG Wednesdays : 7:00pm - 8:30pm Poolside Gazebo RM70 per month (Once a week) 012-398 9443, 017-575 2952
TAI CHI Mondays & Wednesdays : 5:45pm - 8:45pm Multipurpose Hall, Thursday : 7:45pm - 9:15pm Aerobic Room RM 80 per month 016-278 8232 TAE KWON DO Wednesdays : 7:30pm - 8:30pm Blue to Black Belt Recreational Hall Various times (Belt specific), Saturdays : 2:30pm - 4:30pm Sundays : 9:00am - 1:00pm Multipurpose Hall RM55 to RM95 017-873 7778 NEW SUN WUSHU Tuesdays : 6:45am - 8:30am Fridays : 6:45am - 8:30am Multipurpose Hall RM80 (4 sessions per month) or RM160 (8 Sessions per month) 013-362 4348
CHESS CHESS BY MOK TZE MENG Sundays : Advanced Class : 2:30pm - 4:00pm Beginners Class : 3:00pm - 4:00pm RM120 Advanced, RM100 Beginners, Multipurpose Room 016-223 3536
FITNESS & GYM STRETCHING & BODY WEIGHT EXERCISE Mondays & Fridays: 7:30am, Tuesdays & Saturdays: 8:00am, Thursdays: 7:00am / 9:30am Aerobics Room RM60 per month (Once a week) RM100 per month (Twice a week) 016-668 7049 BOLLYWOOD FITNESS By Sonia Shah Sundays: 3:30pm - 4:30pm Recreation Hall RM60 per month (Once a week) 012-430 0085 PILATES Tuesdays: 6:30pm - 7:30pm Wednesdays: 10:00am - 11:00am Friday: 10:00am - 11:00am Aerobics Room RM430 (for 3 months) 017-878 8559
ZUMBA Wednesdays & Fridays : 6:30pm - 7:30pm Aerobics Room RM 70 per month (Once a week) 017-3656685 AEROBIC Mondays : 6:30pm - 7:30pm Aerobics Room RM 70 per month (Once a week) 017-3656685 BELLYDANCE Saturdays : 11:30am -12:30pm Aerobics Room RM 70 per month (Once a week) 017-3656685
YOGA By Divine Life Society Tuesdays : 6:15pm - 7:15pm Saturday : 8:45am - 10:00am Recreational Hall RM140 for 3 months payable in advance 012-2787409, 012-202 3592 By Aman Merican Tuesdays : 10:30am - 11:30am Fridays : 11:00am - 12:00pm Recreational Hall RM60 per month (Once a week) RM120 per month (Twice a week) RM180 per month (Thrice a week) 011-1140 3436 By Lau Wai Fong Wednesday : 7:30am - 8:30am RM60 per month (Once a week) Aerobic Room 016-656 8905 DANCESPORT/BALLROOM CLASSES/ BOLLYWOOD DANCE FITNESS Eric Tan (012-3212083) Tuesdays : 7:30pm - 10:30pm Wednesdays : 8:30pm - 9:30pm Aerobics Room RM 65 per month (Once a week) Desmond Chong Hoon Chu (019-331 1531) Mondays : 7:30pm - 10:30pm Aerobics Room RM 65 per month (Once a week) Luisa Lau (019-2204678) Mondays : 10:00am-11:00am, 7:30pm-10:00pm, Aerobics Room RM 65 per month (Once a week)
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William Lor (7:30pm-8:30pm) Luisa Lau (8:30am-9:30pm, 9:30pm-10:30pm) Tuesdays, Recreation Hall RM 65 per month (Once a week) Luisa Lau (019-2204678) Thursday : 6:30pm-7:30pm (Line Dancing) 7:30pm-8:30pm (Latin/Ballroom) 8:30pm-9:30pm (Beginner) Recreation Hall RM 65 per month (Once a week)
ART
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CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING Thursdays: 10:00am - 4:00pm Fridays: 10:00am - 4:00pm Recreation Hall RM145 per month Tel : 03-7781 0699 / 017-881 4344
CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY Thursdays: 10:00am - 5:30pm Recreation Hall RM 130 per month 03-4022 2860 / 012-979 2005
COMPETITIVE SPORTS
BADMINTON Mr.Lee Guan Ching (016-226 9877) Mondays: 10:00am - 1:00pm Wednesdays: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Thursdays: 9:00am - 11:00am Fridays: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Yap Yee Hup (019-275 8479) Mondays to Fridays: 7:00am - 4:00pm Cheng Sai Kit Fridays: 4:00pm - 11:00pm Saturdays: 7:00am - 1:00pm Saturdays: 6:00pm - 11:00pm Sundays: 7:00am - 9:00am 016-421 5639 TENNIS Clement Chan (013-330 5812) Saturdays & Sundays, 7:00am - 7:00pm SQUASH Mary Lee (012-386 7378) Adult Class: Per session- 60 minutes One to one - RM90.00 per session Group of 2 - RM100.00 per session Group of 3 - RM150.00 per session Children Class: Per session- 45 minutes One to one - RM68.00 per session Group of 2-4 - RM75.00 per session
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Group Monthly Basis: Under 10 - RM100.00 per session Above 10 - RM130.00 per session COMPETITIVE SWIMMING Instructor: Ong Lye Hing Thursday, Fridays & Sundays : 7:00pm - 9:00pm. RM150 per month Main Pool SWIMMING Gan Kok Yee (012-200 8934) Mondays to Fridays: 3:00pm - 7:00pm Saturdays: 8:00am - 12:00 noon & 2:00pm - 6:00pm Sundays: 8:30am - 11:30am RM65 to RM120 per month Rajaandran (012-399 0702) Mondays, Fridays: 3:00pm - 7:00pm Saturdays, 8:00am - 12:00noon & 2:00pm - 6:00pm Sundays: 8:30am - 11:30am RM65 to RM120 per month Ong Lye Hin (016-212 1947) Mondays to Fridays: 4:00pm - 7:00pm Saturdays: 8:00am - 12 noon Sundays: 2:00pm - 6:00pm & 8:00am - 12noon RM65 to RM120 per month TABLE TENNIS Mr. Loong Keng Seng (012 - 393 7316) Saturdays: 5:00pm - 6:00pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm Table Tennis Hall RM45.00 per month, Table Tennis Practice Sessions Every Saturday: 2:30pm - 7:30pm Recreation Hall
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Annual General Meeting 2019 Sunday, 1 December 2019 by Yap Yok Foo
General Committee 2019 At promptly 10.00am, President Manjeet Singh called the meeting to order with more than a hundred already registered. Ever since the RLC Harriers started having an AGM run at 7.30 on the morning of the Club AGM, no AGM since had to be delayed for lack of quorum.
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A member alluded to the lack of candidates for both the Internal Auditors and the General Committee and sought to have the AGM postponed. A 55-minute debate ensued before the House affirmed by an overwhelming majority to let the in-coming GC fill the vacancies as it sees fit. The candidates for the post of President and Vice President were then allowed to introduce themselves so that polling can start as scheduled. The five unopposed candidates for the GC also introduced themselves. Then we had the charade of empty ballot boxes being paraded. I wonder why we need to do this. Aren't we a gentlemen's Club and don't we have honourable scrutineers to ensure no ballot boxes are stuffed? What an annual ostentatious waste of manpower! The Audit Report was then fast-tracked as the next item on the agenda. Much attention was focused on some RM370,000 paid for legal services. There were differences of opinion as to whether the Investigation Committee had acted properly in clearing the three cheque signatories. The report was adopted and there was a break for lunch. The auditors also agreed to carry on for another term. The subject of our Machine Room came up again and members were told of the Town Hall meeting a couple of months back when the issue was thoroughly thrashed out with three feasible options : Carry on as usual, surrender the licences or out-source the facilities to one of 4 big operators like what many other Clubs have done. It was opined that this matter is too big and deserves its own EGM to come to a resolution. The House was also told that in 2019, various procedures were tightened to reduce chances of leakage and abuse such as the amalgamation of a few petty cash 8
into one and no cash payment for overtime. The procurement system was also streamlined and linked to inventory control. The House then approved a correction to the latest increases in subscription rates... the oversight concerning life members and lady members over the age of 70 was corrected. At this point, it would have been timely to call matters to a halt and allow the Chief Scrutineer to announce the results of the election. We would have preserved the decorum of a gentlemen's Club with victors being magnanimous. Alas, we went ahead and proceeded to pass some motions of censure and even attempted to criticise past committees as "unprofessional and cavaliar"(sic). Fortunately, the latter was ruled out of order and blushes were spared. The election results were then announced : PRESIDENT 1. Manjeet Singh Dhillon - 413 2. Lt. Col. (R) Johan van Geyzel - 128 VICE PRESIDENT 1. Foong Khee Seng, Bernard 2. Dato Jamal Mohd Aris 3. Dr Yap Chung Mui
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The meeting was then adjourned sine die.
Audit Committee
CL UB
President, Manjeet Singh Dhillon
Vice President, Lt. Col. (R) Johan van Geyzel
Datuk Muhammad Feisol Hassan
Datuk M. Ali, Election Chairman
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Datoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Y. Sivaloganathan
Ng Peng Kong
George Chong
Stewart Forbes
R Ganavathy Naidu
Amar Shobha
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M E MBE RSH I P I N T RO D U CT IO N
2019 - 5th Introduction Night Thursday, 7 November 2019
The Orchid on Thursday 7 November 2019 saw the last Introduction Night of new members for the year 2019.
HE Julia Greenwood Bentley
HE Charles Hay
Intan Shafinas (Tuty)
Dr Sankar Chandra Podder
Santha Mk Muthusamy Pillay
YBhg Dato' Sri Azmi
31 new members , accompanied by their spouses, were officially introduced to the club, including two High Commissioners. They are : 1) Her Excellency Julia Greenwood Bentley, the Canadian High Commissioner and 2) His Excellency Charles Hay, the British High Commissioner.
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Rita Hartini Anthony Paul Yusoff Raj
Christopher Rita Hartini Chiam TatYusoff Hui
Rita ChuHartini Yuan Yusoff Ray
James Dennis RitaGanendra Hartini Yusoff
RitaLim Hartini Tzexu Yusoff
Sandeep Kumar Chandola
Song Khong Ping
Terng Boo Cheong
Thiyagaraja Sedambram
Thong Wei Hao
Vijay Kumar
Wong Tuck Eng
Lee Shwu Sian
Len Wei Wern
Mithali Maya Mittra
Kamilah Hanim
Wan Syarihah
Monica Tiara Mittra
Ng Wai Yee
Yiew Xiu Ning
ME MB E R S H I P I N DUCT I ON
2019 - 5th Induction Night Thursday, 31 October 2019 We inducted 15 new temporary members on 31 October 2019 at The Orchid.
RitaTee Hartini Yusoff Lihua, Sabrina
Ganesan M Kuppusamy Pillay
YBhg Dato' Aminahtun Hj A Karim
Jayapavan Kathalingam
Santhana Vijay
YBhg Datuk Foo Cheok Keong
YBhg Datuk Noor Azrin
Dr Arul Raj Rajoo
Adenan Md Yusof
Lee Sook Fung
Afique Rahman Azizul Rahman
Jalbir Singh Riar
Lee Soon Huat
Leong Kway Wah
Mohan Dev Dhingra
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C L UB
Thank You, Thank You, Terima Kasih Thursday, 21 November 2019 by Yap Yok Foo It was that time of the year when the Club played tribute to the one hundred plus sub-committee members without whose unstinting assistance the various Club activities would not have gone on so smoothly or at all. The bar was open and the beer flowed. Around the Banquet Hall were food stations offering everything from satay to roast beef to oh-chien (fried oysters) to sotong-kangkong. We all tucked in gleefully. President Manjeet Singh, on behalf of the Club's members, thanked the sub-committee members and their spouses for their sacrifice. He went on to touch on the multifarious challenges that will face the Club in the coming years. Our main building is 30 years old and needs tender loving care due to the attritions of age. Other areas of concern included structural weaknesses in the financial management system, house and grounds, procurement, Human Resources and the increasingly urgent task of tackling our mountain of paper; such is the exigent need for greater digitization.
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CL UB Ms Renate Hashim, in response, lamented that it was hard to follow an act from a person abundantly endowed with the gift of the gab. She ended her short, simple and sweet speech by beseeching members to continue serving the Club in the coming years. We continued to chatter and socialise while Esstee kept us entertained with their brand of unobstrusive backgound music.
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CLUB
Partying into the
NEW YEAR
2020
31 December 2019 by Yap Yok Foo
As we walked into the Banquet Hall, there was a palpable sense of hopeful expectation as the sold-out crowd of members and their guests fiddled with their freebie novelties and donned their party hats...yes, we have come in our hundreds to the Banquet Hall, The Orchid and the Batek Bar to usher in the New Year. Amidst moans of slow service, we grimaced and grinned on and even took to the dancing floor. The wine flowed but there was a hiccup with the beer that needed urgent Whatsapp messages to London to open the barrel.
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The fabulous lamb shanks and grilled salmon were devoured, such was the hunger engendered by the long delay...but we did not allow the coldness of the food to lessen our enjoyment. Slurp, slurp.
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Meanwhile a floor below, things were going a tad smoother as they had Esstee, the resident band of Hashim and Watie entertaining them in a more genteel manner befitting of The Orchid. Further down, the Three Angels, namely Annabelle, Daphne and Evelyn were charming the crowd with their sultry voices, harmony and slick dance moves. All is well. The Night Birds came on and what a rapturous reception they received from the audience. Thomas William electrified the adoring crowd with Fall In Love, sung better than Tom Jones ever could. His colleagues (comprising Maniam, Gregory, Norma and John Anthony) kept the dance floor totally occupied by their judicious potpourri of oldies; after all, isn't the Royal Lake Club a bunch of septuagenarians? 01
As the bewitching hour drew near, the sense of anticipation became very apparent with couples jostling for space on the crowded dance floor. 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!
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Auld Lang Syne broke out simultaneously across the Club as we sang this beloved Scottish song penned by Robert Burns in 1788. Then the inevitable anaconda formation snaked its way round the hall. Certain traditions are just too good not to be repeated year after year. Goodbye 2019 and we look forward, hopefully with clear vision, to 2020. May the New Year bring joy and happiness and good health.
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The Mishap: A Fractured Ankle 30 October 2019
by Tan Sri Dr. Salleh Mohd. Nor It was a bright and sunny Monday morning, 2 September 2019 and it was a national holiday, Awal Muharram. I fetched my friend, Hatta from his house at the nearby Agriculture Centre at the Pasar Tani Grounds in Gombak, to assist me in clearing my house compound. After a roti canai breakfast at a nearby stall, we proceeded to start work cleaning my overgrown compound at about 9.30am. I was wearing only a pair of shorts and slippers! Hatta climbed and trimmed the big mango, longan and other trees in the compound while I assisted in trimming the hedges and the less heavy tasks including mowing the lawn. My wife, Habibah Alias, prepared tea and served the Malay cakes that I had bought earlier. We disposed a considerable amount of rubbish to the Selayang Bandar Raya rubbish truck that came along. At 1.00pm, Habibah prepared lunch but Hatta insisted we complete the job first and so we continued on working. We hauled two more loads of vegetation and offcuts to my kebun land some 100 meters away by tying them to the back of my Toyota Camry and slowly towing them, with Hatta following behind to collect materials that fell off. 01 20
By this time, it was already past 9:00pm and I was tired, exhausted and hungry. I requested to be warded and Hisham arranged for me to be admitted into a first class ward. I finally was warded in Ward 7, a first class ward, very comfortable with an adjacent waiting room at 10.43pm. I was changed into hospital attire and my BP taken at 183/83 which was higher than normal. It was only then that I found out that Encik Hisham had been requested by Yeo Eng Siang to help me! After I was comfortably settled, Habibah and Azhar left as it was late. The nurse, Puan Ain, Dr Vernon Chen and Dr Chan (Registrars) came to check on me as well as Dr Erhan, a houseman. At 10.45pm, my second wife, Nor Aini came to help me to the toilet and washed me. I slept like a log that night! Aini slept on the sofa in the room.
At 3.30pm, I checked my phone and found that I had made my daily target of 10,000 steps for the day and messaged my second wife, Nor Aini. I rested on the concrete outside the gate for a while. Then I joined Hatta but to my horror, I slipped over a large leaf right at the gate entrance, twisted my right leg and fell like a sack of potatoes. The pain was excruciating! I screamed! Hatta rushed to my aid and half carried me into the house where I lay on the floor of the lounge while Habibah put a cushion under my head and prepared an ice pack for my ankle which had now swollen and crimson red in colour! Lesson learnt: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Listen to your wife!â&#x20AC;? If I had only stopped for lunch as advised, the mishap may not have happened! Habibah called my son, Dr Azhar, who arrived soon after. He then took me to Shanti Clinic in Kepong where Dr Rashid, who is my nephew-in-law, took my blood pressure, X-rayed my leg and confirmed that there was a fracture at the fibula. He advised that I go to GHKL for a second opinion and Azhar rushed me to Emergency Outpatient clinic. On the way, I called my friend, Mr Yeo Eng Siang who works in GHKL, for help and assistance. We arrived at Outpatient Emergency clinic at 7pm! I was immediately wheeled in on a stretcher and the Orthopaedic surgeon who saw me, Dr. Nantha, who had been informed earlier by Yeo, ordered an X-ray. Out of the blue, a gentleman by the name of Encik Hisham, came to help and I was wheeled to the X-ray department where my ankle was x-rayed five times and with the images in hand was wheeled back to see Dr. Nantha. Dr Nantha ordered my right leg to be placed in a POP (Plaster of Paris) and Hisham wheeled me where Effendy fixed the POP very efficiently. This was followed by another 4 X-rays and back to Dr. Nantha. 16
I stayed in the General hospital for a day and was discharged the evening of the following day. Mr. Yeo was the first to visit me at 7.30am that morning followed later by Dr Lau Jia Him, Royal Lake Club florist Raymond and Bonny with a bouquet of flowers, Nasaruddin and Hafiz from Sultan Mizan Antartica Research Foundation, Hafiz of RIMBA, and my colleague, Mrs Yeo and Khairul Efendi! I was discharged late that evening. A few days later the swell on my leg reduced and the POP was loose. I went back to the orthopaedic unit of GHKL only to be told that I had to wait at least another week but the pain worsened.
H O S P I TAL E XP E R I ENCE I am indebted to the RLC General Manager, Geoffery Anthony and the House and Grounds Executive, Sri Venggadeshwaran, who had supported me during my period of absence from the club to fulfil my duties and Chairman of House and Grounds Sub-Committee. At one GC meeting, the President who chaired the meeting refused to allow the specific item on the agenda that I was interested in, to be moved up the agenda and as a result, I had to stay until past 10:00pm that night from 5.30pm. That night my leg swelled and was also painful. I had an uncomfortable sleepless night that night. Finally on the following Tuesday, I returned to GHKL and the POP was removed and replaced with a “backslap fibreglass” cast that was lighter but covered only the foot and the back of the leg. An x-ray was taken which showed that the part of ankle bone has moved. Unfortunately, the pain continued and finally my son, Dr Azhar, decided to take me to see an orthopaedic surgeon at Prince Court Hospital who specialises in ankle injuries. On Wednesday 11 September when I was seen and examined by Dr. Yeap Ewe Juan, an orthopaedic surgeon and a specialist in ankle injuries, a pleasant and soft spoken gentleman. Dr Yeap then referred me to Dr Yap Swee Hien, a cardiologist who ran several tests on me to check whether I was fit enough to go through the ankle operation. Alhamdulillah, I passed all the tests for the operation which was scheduled for the 14 September 2019. I was asked to fast on the day of the operation. Before the operation, I was given a local anaesthesia injected into the back of my spine by the anaesthetist, Dr. Ghazaime Ghazali, who remained on duty throughout the operation that lasted an hour. I was warded for two nights after the operation that implanted a three inch titanium plate onto my femur. I had a number of visitors that included HRH The Sultan of Terengganu who “mencemar duli” and honoured me by his visit during which HRH Tuanku was briefed personally by Dr Yeap. The implant was ex-rayed and I was advised to keep my foot raised and not put pressure on the foot as well as undertake regular physiotherapy. My dear friend and former classmate from Tuanku Muhammad School, Kuala Pilah, and his “gang” were one of the first to visit me and since then had regularly visited me at home! Since then I have been resting at home, being pampered by Aini as my mobility is limited. My friend, Dr. Lau Jia Him of GHKL presented me a walker to move around while I borrowed a wheel chair from my sister.
However the confinement to bed allowed me to read but every time I started reading, I tended to fall asleep. I thus resorted to seeing Netflix on TV and enjoyed such shows as “Prison Break” an exciting series of action and human relationships, “Resurrection of Ertugrul” about a Turkish historical hero, “The Vietnam War”, “Hitler”, “Narcos” about the drug trade in Colombia and Mexico, The Crown about England Monarchy and a number of others. More important, it gave me the opportunity to assess my own future and my priorities in life. I realised who my true friends were and decided to prioritise my life for my family, my true friends and for myself. I had dedicated enough of my life to public service in the past, having played active roles in the MNS, ASM, MSA, Friends of Bukit Kiara, Friends of Kota Damansara and the Malaysian Turtle Protection Society as well as the Royal Lake Club. Above all, I recognized the importance of my family, good health and exercise. I have a number of books to write as well as read. I also realised that age is catching up but that should not limit one’s activities. It was the first time that I had spent my birthday in bed at home although Aini did take me out for a lovely dinner and Azhar to a belated lunch at the Royal Lake Club with the family and my elder sister. Finally, I am grateful to Allah for “testing” me with this accident. It was truly “God sent”! I realised the need for me to lead a new life when I recover which I hope will be soon. Above all, I thank my second wife, Nor Aini, for patiently looking and caring after me during the whole period and my first wife, Habibah, for her continued prayers! At the time of writing, I am beginning to put pressure on my right foot and look forward to walking normally again soon! InsyaAllah!
It had been a frustrating month with limited mobility and often pain in the ankle and lower leg. I had cancelled all my meetings including attending the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) Annual General Meeting in Terengganu, various meetings of the Malaysian Scientific Association (MSA) of which I am a Council member and the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM), as well as Convocation at University Technology Malaysia (UTM) Johor Bahru where I am Pro-Chancellor. I had only attended the Royal Lake Club (RLC) General Committee (GC) meetings on two occasions, as I am a GC member, upon the request of colleagues to push for certain issues that needed my support. 17
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Old School R&B Jam Night Saturday, 9 November 2019 by Sofia Johari A night full of fun and laughter, members and friends got together in the Pavilion to dance the night away to all our favourite R&B tunes over the ages played by DJ Sashi. An experience made even better with the newly installed dance tfloor and air-conditioning unit, everyone danced their troubles away. Thank you to the President, GC and GM for making it happen! For those who missed the good old days of dancing the night away, it was a fun night full of selfies and great memories, and DJ Sashi even got the crowd singing along to the Real Things’ “You to me are everything…” This retro disco night is the second of its kind and hopefully will be one of many more disco nights to come.
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Members’ Art Exhibition Sunday, 22 September 2019 by Yoon Chooi Wan Once again, the member students of the Chinese Brush Painting and the Chinese Calligraphy Sections under the guidance of Mr Chong Buck Tee and Mr Wong Teng Hee respectively exhibit their art work in the lobby. The exhibition was officially opened on the 21 September 2019 by Ms. Amuthambigai Tharmarajah, the Deputy Chairman of the Sub-Committee of the above mentioned two sections. There were altogether 26 pieces of art work on display. The exhibition was on until 4 October 2019. For the information of members who are interested in learning the Chinese brush painting and calligraphy, classes for the Chinese Brush Painting will be held in the Multi Purpose Hall on Thursdays from 10:00am to 4:00pm and Fridays from 2:00pm to 4:30pm. Classes for the Calligraphy will be held in the same venue on Thursdays from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Please contact Mr Chong (017-8814344) for further details for both sections. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Azhar and his team for making all the necessary arrangements to make the above exhibition a SUCCESS! 19
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Karaoke Section Night- Deepavali Gathering Sunday, 17 November 2019 by Zuriah Hj. Mohd said The Festival of Lights, the brightest Night of Nights symbolising the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. This was our last bash for the year. The icing on the cake. Celebrating a year filled with activities planned for our Members that had them asking for more. And what better place to enjoy than at the classy The Orchid, where we feasted on delicious mutton varuval, fish cutlets, chicken curry , aloo gobi , palak paneer, etc., plus our very own fried mee-mamak style. Dessert in the form of bubur cha cha & kesari, helped set the mood for a swinging evening. We were dressed in our best traditional wear from the great subcontinent! Maharajas and Maharanees seated like brides- ponnu and grooms- mapelai. Entertained by talented artists flown in all the way from Uttar Pradesh (Jai Balani) and Bollywood (Zaheeeda) as well as special appearance from Hindustan, singing Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, were the famous Yvonne Malini and Tony Kapoor.
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Prizes for Best Dressed celebrants went to Gwendoline and Tony Ong. Tony (the same Tony) & wife Yvonne, won the best Performance prize, hands down. The highlight of the evening was when The Inter Club Challenge Trophy, was brought on stage for all to see. Kudos to our Karaoke Champs for bringing it back to the Royal Lake Club this year. As the members and guests took leave, they were pleasantly surprised by door gifts in the form of traditional Indian sweets like laddu & barfi, neatly packed & lined up on the registration table. A sweet way to say â&#x20AC;&#x153;Namasteâ&#x20AC;?.
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Deepavali , the Festival of Lights Friday, 22 November 2019
The Hindu commemoration of the spiritual triumph of good over evil, of light over darkness and of knowledge over ignorance is commonly known in Malaysia as Deepavali although other forms like Diwali and Divali are creeping into common usage. The foyer of the Club has been, in keeping with the Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tradition, decorated with a beautiful rongali (also known as kolam) which drew admiring glances from passers-by.
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The Pavilion was packed with more than a hundred members and their guests. The event began with a special appearance by Aryaan Ashraf with his Dhol. It was an amazing performance. Then came Guru and Anita with some Tamil and Hindi songs which were well received. The much anticipated finale of the fashion parade by our own members lived up to expectations with their display of rich colours and styles.
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The buffet dinner was a delicious spread including biryani rice, mutton varuval, chicken sambal, dalcha, string hoppers, ladoo, fried mee hoonâ&#x20AC;Śthanks to all the various sponsors. The Music Machine came on with a potpourri of lively music that got people on to the dance floor, shaking and sashaying away. A good time was certainly had by all.
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Whisky Education at Batek Bar Wednesday, 27 November 2019 by Chua Chye Hup Early in 2019, I went to a local hospitality college in Selangor where I was a guest speaker to future hospitality executives. During that visit, I had a conversation with a lecturer who taught a beverage class. He said he takes joy in introducing beverages to his students and educating them on the finer points to drinking. I also grew up when my parents drank Johnny Walker Black Label, Chivas Regal as they were the common labels of the day and will be allowed a sip once in a while. On lucky days, I would get a sniff of a single malt. All this experiences gave me the idea to bring the concept of tasting, education of whisky and food to the RLC in 2019. Working with our Food and Beverage team, we teamed up with a local brand distributor Single Malt Sdn. Bhd. They currently distribute about 28 different kinds of single malts in the market and to my amazement, I have not heard of some of the brands before. It too was an education for me.
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As we closed 2019, the Wine and Whisky Panel organized its third and final introduction of whisky to end the year. It was another oversubscribed event. We had a total of 42 members and guests in attendance. The showcase of the evening was a Lowland whisky called anCnoc (pronounce A-knock). This whisky has a distinct green apple smell with a mild taste that will be palatable for new whisky drinkers. The evening started with the introduction anCnoc 12 years old. AnCnoc Brand Ambassador Paul Chandeeraj explained the history of the brand. This boutique single malt producer that originates from the Lowlands of Scotland was only producing 120,000 cases worldwide
annually compared to 1.2 million cases of Johnny Walker Black label. As sales was very low, insufficient marketing initiatives and low demand, anCnoc almost had to close its business in 2007. Fortunately, Thai Beverage bought the brand, together with 12 other brands in the surrounding area, and gave anCnoc a new life line. The evening continued with tasting of anCnoc 2002 and anCnoc 18 years old whisky served in crystal whisky cups. As Paul presented each year, each had its own distinct flavor. The smoothness of the 18 year old single malt was what I thought to be the finest drink of the evening. This was till Paul decided to share with us the anCnoc Peatheart. The deep aroma of this peaty whisky was not overpowering in taste. It is a light yellow color scented peaty whisky that is accompanied with a smooth unique flavor of its own. For those of you who missed the event, we have made the anCnoc 12 years old (RM310), anCnoc 2002 (RM417), anCnoc 18 years (RM547) and anCnoc Peatheart (RM363) available at all our outlets. Share this great whisky with your friends and family for this holiday season, they will thank you for it. 22
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Wine & Whisky Festival @ The Banquet Hall Saturday, 23 November 2019 by lizdwiz
The Wine & Whisky Panelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highlight of the year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Wine & Whisky Festival - was held on Saturday 23 Nov 2019 at the Banquet Hall from 5pm-8pm. Over 80+ members and guests started to arrive before 5pm to be greeted by a huge punch bowl of sangria, lovingly prepared in-house by our F&B and WWP team for a fun filled evening! 01
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After the event was kicked off at 5:00pm with an opening speech by John Chacko, the members swarmed to the booths to taste the myriad wines. Chakz from the Pavillion served us with a variety of finger food including an impressive platter of cheese .Besides wines and whiskies, there was the occasional gin that was available. Chitraz served Rokugin. Whilst music was provided by The Orchid band, Esstee Band, we had a choir performance too. Our very own homegrown choir, the Acappella Tones conducted by our Past President, Rahim Ismail, gave a rendition of Dream, Dream, Dream. A very commendable effort indeed! There were three lucky draws on the hour, and in all, 21 bottles of wine/whisky were given away as prizes. Thank you wine merchants and RLC for sponsoring the prizes and congratulations to the lucky winners for winning them! 23
RLC’s General Facilities Operation hours
REFLEXOLOGY & MASSAGE Monday to Sunday : 11.00am - 8.00pm
CHILDREN’S PLAYROOM
SLOT MACHINE ROOM Weekdays/Sunday : 12 noon to 12 midnight Saturday & eve of Public Holiday : 12 noon to 1:00am
LAUNDRY Tuesday to Sunday : 10.00am - 7.00pm Close on Monday and all Public Holidays
CHILDREN’S LIBRARY Tuesday to Friday : 3:00pm - 7:00pm Saturday to Sunday : 10:00am - 7:00pm Closed on Monday
MAIN LIBRARY Monday to Sunday : 10:00am - 8:30pm Public Holiday : 10:00am - 6:00pm
BEAUTY SALON Tuesday to Saturday : 10.00am - 7.00pm, Sunday : 10.00am - 6.00pm Close on Monday and all Public Holidays
HAIR SALON Tuesday to Saturday : 10.00am - 7.00pm Sunday : 10.00am - 6.00pm Close on Monday and all Public Holiday
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BARBER SHOP Tuesday to Sunday : 10.00am - 7.00pm Close on Monday and all Public Holidays
FLORIST Tuesday to Sunday : 10.00am - 7.00pm Close on Monday and all Public Holidays
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How to get a Gold Medal without trying very hard... 5-12 October 2019
by Sim Poh Khun
This year, 2019 the XVII Australian Masters Games was held in the City of Adelaide from 5 to12 October, 2019. For a number of years , i have participated in the World Seniors Squash Competitions around the world in Sydney, Torino & Penang partly for the love of the game and partly for my family members including grand children to be together in one place for a few days. For this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competition the organizers informed me that there were only two ( 2 ) participants in the 80 years and above event. On the Opening day, my competitor did not show up due to various reasons. The organizers then awarded me the Gold Medal. They then suggested that I play in the 70-79 age group. I accepted that challenge and played a few rounds but did not reach the top 3. Overall, I must say I have had a good time playing and connecting with more new friends met at the courts here in Adelaide. Now, I look forward to the akan datang World event: 2021 Kansai , Japan.
Squash Conditioning Handicap Tournament Saturday, 14 December 2019 by Shamsudin Mustafa Thirteen squash members participated in the second Conditioning Handicap Tournament held on Saturday, 14 December. The players were divided into two groups and were given handicaps ranging from minus seventeen to plus eight designed to bridge the varying standards among players at the club. No fewer than 37 matches were played over a period of four hours, each match comprising 2 games so my congratulations and thanks to all who participated in a fun filled afternoon. Despite being given a handicap of minus seventeen, Mark Low triumphed beating five opponents en route to the finals where he beat Rajiv Vijayanathan in a demonstration of how conditioning squash should be played. My thanks to Baskar and his team for arranging the food, refreshments and for helping to organise the tournament. 25
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A Very Successful Annual Golf Championship & Dinner Tuesday, 21 November 2019 by Dato’ Mustafa Md Ali
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The Annual Golf Championship took place at the Seri Selangor Golf Club in the morning of Tuesday 21 November 2019. Some 52 golfers including 5 ladies took part in the Competition. Breakfast was served before the competition and as usual mineral water was also provided for each player. It was a very very hot day but all came back fully relaxed for the lunch which was very good indeed. The prize giving Dinner took place at the Banquet Hall on Sunday 24 November 2019 as opposed to the usual venue of The Orchid as there were about 100 people present. It was a very sumptuous Chinese dinner. Dinner started with a welcome speech by the Convenor of the Golf Section, Dato’ Tan Seng Chee, followed by a speech by the Chairman of the Golf Section, Dr Surindar Singh. There were many prizes and the list of prize winners are given below. There were also many valuable lucky draw prizes. Thank you so much for the hardwork, Convenor Dato’ Tan Seng Chee. 26
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: Dato’ Azizi Yom Ahmad : Teh Wee Yang : Bernard SW Loh : Dato’ Sri Dr. James YW Tan : Hasbullah Hashim : Datuk Mohd Roshan Ghazali Nett Category
Champion Runner up 3rd Placing 4th Placing 5th Placing 6th Placing 7th Placing 8th Placing 9th Placing 10th Placing 11th Placing 12th Placing 13th Placing 14th Placing 15th Placing 16th Placing 17th Placing 18th Placing
: Rashid Ali Hasan : Zahardin Omardin : Tengku Abdul Malek : Jalil Darus : Dato’ Tan Seng Chee : Lee Ming Tiong : Zainal Abidin Muhammad : Anthony Low Kim Fui : Hassanudin Puteh : Roslan Yahya : Dato’ Mustafa Md Ali : Bert Tan : Dato’ Dina Rizal : Haji Mansor Salleh : Tan Sri Mohd Yunus Tasi : Dr. Eddie FC Chiew : Ashaari Azman Ghazali : Tony Liew
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: Rashid Ali Hasan : Tengku Abdul Malek : Dato’ Tan Seng Chee : Lee Ming Tiong : Anthony Low Kim Fui : Hassanudin Puteh : Dato’ Mustafa Md Ali : Dato’ Dina Rizal : Tan Sri Mohd Yunus Tasi : Dr. Eddie FC Chiew
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Novelty Prizes Nearest to Pin (hole 08) : Datuk Mohd Rozhan Ghazali Nearest to Pin (hole 12) : John Cheang Nearest to Line (hole 04): Jalil Darus Nearest to Line (hole 11): Zahardin Omardin Longest Drive (hole 04) : Bernard SW Loh Longest Drive (hole 11) : Datuk Mohd Rozhan Ghazali
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Wooden Spoon 2nd worst score
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Hash Coming of Age - Run & Ball Tuesday, 10 December 2019
by David Wee Time flies when you are enjoying and before you know it, it has been an eventful 21 years from the time the then-Club President, David Yap flagged off the very first run of the RLC Harriers. Since then, the chapter has matured into what is arguable the most active section in the RLC, with more than 1100 weekly runs under its belt. The coming-of-age run was flagged off by newly-elected VP, Bernard Foong and off we went, traversing the foot of Monument Hill and up a jungly patch before entering Taman Tugu, a newly opened natural sanctuary through which the hares, Rule #1 Wendy Lum, Pastor David Liew and Dato Steven Oon had woven a simple yet interesting trail. We emerged at Padang Merbok, Jalan Parliament and were soon back to the Club. The FROP's (front runners on paper) were Sangwat from Hazards and our Mighty Mouse Lilian Wee and Thambi Chai who sported a new haircut. The Circle that followed was a hoot with recalcitrants being on-downed for not wearing the official t-shirts. Lady guests had to give their smart-phone numbers but the wily lasses misled Romeos into calling Pizza Hut. Uncle Yap, the Village Elder held court with great aplomb. Then it was back to the wash before people transformed themselves into dashing gentlemen and elegant ladies, dressed in finery that would put Cinderella's ball to shame. 28
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Past Grand Masters with founding president David Yap David Yap as founding President and Sim Poh Khun as the first Hash Chairman (missing Chong Chow Kwan, the first GrandMaster) gathered with some twenty inaugural runners who had continued to the present to be honoured for their steadfastness and loyalty. A celebratory cake was cut by past Grand Masters. While we dined, we were entertained to background music provided by Esstee Band and a mask-changing act sponsored by Dato Allen Tan, followed by Datuk Dr Aljefri and Claudelle Clarynn with their splendid rendition
of excerpts from The Phantom of the Opera. Of course, no Hash function would be complete without a beer-drinking competition won by the teams of Dato Allen Tan/Elizabeth and Dato Steven Oon/Chai. The dance floor was packed with hashers showing off their smart attire and stylish dresses and so we continued to partake of barley water of various vintage and danced until the wee hours. It had been a fantastic celebration as we marked our coming of age. On! On! 29
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From Canada with Love & Learning Saturday, 7 December 2019 by Alice Yap We were delighted when Her Excellency Julia G. Bentley, High Commissioner of Canada generously agreed to sponsor the last crossword of the year themed, of course, on Canada. Uncle Yap who first started the Crossword column way back in 1995 explained the intricacies of the cryptic clues to the bemused audience before announcing the winners of the clue-writing competition : 1st
: Is little Adeloine able to land (6) by T.V.Sekhar (15678). 2nd : Chartered accountant is nothing in Spanish nation (6) by Tunku Yahya (14189). 3rd : Country has nothing but calcium at first (6) by Chew Yoke Lim (7906). Her Excellency then took the floor to explain the various advantages of pursuing post-secondary education in Canada. Parents will be pleasantly surprised to discover that studying in Canada is not as expensive as imagined.
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A first step will be to go to: https://www.educanada.ca/ Another website https://www.educanada.ca/ scholarships-bourses/index.aspx?lang=eng gives details of scholarships available to foreign students. We were then treated to high tea.
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CL UB The globally recognised HR Awards ceremony was graced by the Deputy Human Resources Minister, YB Dato’ Mahfuz Bin Omar, top HR leaders across industries as well as other dignitaries. The Royal Lake Club had won BRONZE AWARD under category of HR Best Practices.
Human Resource Award 2019 Friday, 29 November 2019
The highly-anticipated and celebrated 19th Malaysia HR Awards 2019 ended with a bang on the grand evening of 29 November 2019 at Istana Hotel Kuala Lumpur. Held annually since 1999, the coveted human resources (HR) event was organised by the Malaysian Institute of Human Resource Management (MIHRM).
RLC is the only Club that had participated and had been selected to go into the final round and compete against 39 companies in Malaysia. The Malaysia HR Awards serves to recognise and acknowledge individuals and organisations/ corporations in the HR community for their relentless efforts in advancing the HR sphere, including developing talent, advocating best HR practices and trailblazing new HR initiatives. The awards ceremony also serves as an excellent platform for the HR community to share and exchange ideas, as well as learn from one another. “Congratulations, Royal Lake Club “
N E W R E ADS AT TH E L I B RA RY INSPECTOR SINGH INVESTIGATES - A BALI CONSIPIRACY : Welcome to Bali, where violence, intrigue, and infidelity are all part of a day’s work for Inspector Singh. Inspector Singh, everyone’s favorite portly and wheezing homicide detective, is still recovering from his last case when terrorists set off a bomb on the neighboring island of Bali. With Singapore’s anti-terrorist team busy defending the home front, Inspector Singh’s bosses ship him to Bali to assist with the investigation. Unfortunately, Inspector Singh has as much experience with terrorism as he does with proper diet and exercise – none. When the police find a skull fragment of a man who was killed before the bomb went off, Inspector Singh is assigned to the case. With Bronwyn Taylor, a peppy and eternally optimistic Australian cop, at his side, Singh’s investigation leads him to the wife of the murdered man, and her group of entitled, expatriate friends This simple murder is quickly becoming more complicated than Singh could have imagined with an ending that even the most seasoned detective couldn’t predict. TALKING TO STRANGERS : Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers - and why they often go wrong. How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach us something about the way we relate to each other that isn't true? While tackling these questions, Malcolm Gladwell was not solely writing a book for the page. He was also producing for the ear. In the audiobook version of Talking to Strangers, you'll hear the voices of people he interviewed--scientists, criminologists, military psychologists. Court transcripts are brought to life with re-enactments. And because we don't know how to talk to strangers, we are inviting conflict and misunderstanding in ways that have a profound effect on our lives and our world.
AWAKEN THE GIANT WITHIN : Wake up and take control of your life! From the bestselling author of Inner Strength, Unlimited Power, and MONEY Master the Game, Anthony Robbins, the nation's leader in the science of peak performance, shows you his most effective strategies and techniques for mastering your emotions, your body, your relationships, your finances, and your life. The acknowledged expert in the psychology of change, Anthony Robbins provides a step-by-step program teaching the fundamental lessons of selfmastery that will enable you to discover your true purpose, take control of your life, and harness the forces that shape your destiny.
NO MAN’S LAND : No Man's Land is a thriller novel written by American author David Baldacci. This is the fourth installment in the John Puller book series. The novel addresses a mystery hinted at in the previous novels: the disappearance of Puller's mother. In doing so, Puller is forced to revisit his childhood memories. Baldacci has said "in this book I was able to go back and allow (Puller) to see his childhood through his own eyes. I hoped to humanize him and deepen his character. The protagonist, John Puller, Jr., a former Army Ranger who served at Iraq and Afghanistan and now works for the U.S. Army’s Criminal Investigations Division, is spurred to investigate the unsolved case of his mother's sudden disappearance of thirty years ago when his elderly father, John Puller, Sr. is accused of her murder.
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Since 1995, Uncle Yap has been involved in this Crossword page; first as a setter and then as a moderator when Dato Dr Gurmukh Singh held the fort from December 2003 to December 2009. He has asked me to continue this rich and unique legacy in this new year and I have been persuaded to take up the challenge with the promise of Dr Gurmukh as my moderator. The results of RLC 235 which was a special have been covered elsewhere in this Newsletter. We do thank HE The High Commissioner of Canada for her generosity in sponsoring the workshop. For RLC 236, you are required to complete the puzzle and email your entries to tvsmsia@yahoo.com before noon on Friday, 31 January 2020. No hard copies, please. Wishing all of you a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year and Gong Xi Fa Cai!
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Results/Worked Example of Sudoku Challenge: November/December 2019 Issue. Adapted Sunday Star 2 dated Sunday 26 May 2019 by NIKOLI Co. Ltd., Japan. Abbreviations/signs/symbols are used e.g. “LS(23)” in R/C/B means locked set of candidates (23) in 2 cells. Every “source soln.” is followed up in Rs/Cs/Bs for f. up solns. in Rs/Cs/Bs “faced” until no f. up is possible. C1 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9
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Fig. 1: R3: 1st source (S) soln. 31; F. up, B2: 42. R2: 63; R2: 74; C5: 75. No f. up; 2nd F. up of 63: C8: 76; R1: 77; R1: 28; C1: 89; B1: 510. No f. up. C1 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9
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Fig. 4: Apply “what-if” analysis to LS(59) in B4 and LS(29) in B6. Any of the 2 cells (59)(29) in R4; R5 must contain 9; thus, C5: Soln. 924 in R3C5, OC.
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After 822 in B3, no follow-up solutions can be deduced even with the help of locked sets of candidates in R/C/B. There is no more source solution to be deduced. When such a situation occurs, what is our next step? It depends on the type of Sudoku being solved. Our type of Sudoku contains codes involving patterns of 2 LS(x)s in 2 Rs/Cs or 2 LS(xy) linked to each other that when subjected to “what-if” analysis yields results that allow a locked candidate (x) to be deleted in blank cells in R/C/B.
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Fig. 3: F. up 818, B8: 219; R7: [136]; 320, OD; B7:421; No f. up. 2nd F. up of LS(19) in B3, B3: 522; B3: 823. No more f. ups. Mark in LS(xy) in R/C/B. R4 R5 R6
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If (59) in R4C1 = 9, (29) in R4C8 cannot contain 9 and thus (29) must contain 9. If (59) in R5C1 = 9, (29) in R5C8 cannot contain 9; and thus (29) in R4C8 must contain 9. Thus, since any of the set of 2 (59)(29) in R4 and R5 must contain 9, all the blank cells in R4 and in R5 cannot contain (9).
Consider C5 in Fig. 4. R4C5, R5C5 and R7C5 Mark in all the blank cells with 2 “locked” cannot contain 9 (shaded), thus by C5 analysis, candidates while ignoring those with more R3C5 must contain f. up soln. 924 by the onlythan 2 locked candidates as shown in Figure 3 blank cell logic (OC) Focus on LS(59) in B4 and LS(29) in B6. The Sudoku is easily and quickly solved Apply “what-if” analysis to them. thereafter until the final 57th solution.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF SUDOKU CHALLENGE (November – December 2019 Issue) RM50/- Meal Voucher Mr Soh Chee Gee: 15274 {to show LS(19) in B3 to get 113 in B9); Mr Tan Kean Hin: 13659 (to give reason for solns. 3 and 8 in B9). Both need to use “what-if” analysis to relate LS(59) to LS(29) in band 2 to proceed the solving. Comments: Mr Dorai Sinna (No. 4559) submitted an entry but working needs to be shown. We warmly invite more members who have been enjoying this Sudoku column to submit entries with solutions explained for adjudication. C1
Prize and Recognition: For July/August 2019 Sudoku Challenge and onwards, only fully solved entries will receive a food voucher worth RM75/- each valid at any food outlet of the Club valid for a period of 3 months. Partially solved winning entries will however receive a RM50/- voucher. In addition, consolation winners will receive a food voucher of RM20/- each as consolation prizes.
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Submission of Entries: Do submit your entry by hand/by post to reach the Library by 3 weeks after release of Newsletter. Name of Member: (Mr/Ms/Mrs/En/Cik/Puan/Dr/Dato’ etc) _____________________________ Membership No: __________ Tel/HP/Email: ____________ (Please state “spouse”, if app.) (wef March/April 2018, only 1 membership no. is eligible for a prize.)
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TRI BUTE S The club extends its condolences to the family and friends of the following members who are no longer with us.
Mohamed Abdul Wahab , member since 6 December 1993, passed away on 8 September 2015. Al-Fatihah
YBhg Datoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Paduka Abdullah Zawawi Mohamed member since 21 February 1971, passed away on 28 Julai 2019. Al-Fatihah.
Mohd Shariff Abdullah, member since 22 August 1973, passed away on 31 May 2017. Al-Fatihah.
Phua Sin Loke, member since 19 March 1988, passed away on 1 September 2019. RIP.
YBhg Tan Sri Datoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ir Talha Haji Mohamad Hashim 25 July 1983, passed away on 4 March 2019 . Al-Fatihah.
Chin Ah Keow @ Chin Lai Sitt, member since 16 January 1991, passed away on 9 September 2019. RIP.
Ir K Gnananantham, member since 13 December 1992, passed away on 2 April 2019. RIP.
YBhg Dato Haji Wan Zaid Wan Abdullah member since 11 December 1987, passed away on 28 September 2019. Al-Fatihah.
Ahmad Tajuddin Muhd Darus, member since 14 February 1973, passed away on 2 May 2019. Al-Fatihah.
Md Shahar Md Noor, member since 12 October 1981, passed away on 3 October 2019. Al-Fatihah.
Tan Poh Cheng, member since 14 September 1982, passed away on 7 June 2019 . RIP.
YBhg Datin Ainul Mardziah , member since 22 December 1975, passed away on 8 November 2019. Al-Fatihah.
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Henry Yeo Hee Kuang, member since 19 June 1974, passed away on 24 July 2019. RIP.
Phillip Soo Hing Lin, member since 13 November 1992, passed away on 25 November 2019. RIP.
Gary Chua Seow Koon, member since 6 July 1994, passed away on 6 August 2019. RIP.
* The publication of these announcements are based on notifications within the last two months.
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SUNDAY
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5 January
2:00pm 5:00pm The Secret Life Fast Furious of Pets 2 Hobbs & Shaw
2 FEBRUARY
2:00pm Toy Story 4
5:00pm Annabelle Comes Home
19 January
2:00pm Spider-Man Far From Home
5:00pm John 3 Wick
16 FEBRUARY
2:00pm X-Men Dark Phoenix
5:00pm Men In Black International
Movies will be screened on every 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at 2:00pm (Children) and 5:00pm (Adult). Guests are allowed for the 2:00pm and 5:00pm shows. Members are allowed to bring guests and such guests must be accompanied by the member at all times. RM5.00 per guest will be charged accordingly. The guest must be registered at the Reception Counter (for guest charges).