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Saturday, June 24, 2006
Win together, lose together, play together, stay together. Debra Mancuso
Last Saturday (17th June 2006), we have had the District Award Night at Holiday Villa Ampang. Recalled the conversation i had with President Pei Yee outside the washroom. She told me that we did not get most of the awards by loosing one or two points. She sounded sad and i can actually understand her feeling. Having a great thought right after it. Is it that important to win the award? That's the question that keeps playing in my mind right after the conversation.
The award should be an incentive for us to improve, therefore, my perception is that it doesn't matter whether we win or lose (its just my personal perception which you may beg to differ). Pei yee and all Pudurian, I believe no one will disagree with me that we have had a great year together in Rotaract. In addition, President Pei yee and everyone have done an excellent job. Even tough we did not win any award, but i believe each and everyone in the club feels the bond and the excitement of having fun and working together. This can be seen from the Karak's camp, the eating out session and the outings right after each meeting session.
So Pudurian, don't get upset with the award matters. I believe all of us have had great time together. But anyhow this will not stop us also to endeavour to win at least 1 award next year (because Terence is going to treat us…. that's something i overheard * grin*) . I just want to say, its really great to be with all of you in Rotaract and no award can replace that special experience and all the fun i have had together with all of you.
Cheers, Tracy Hah
11:06 PM
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Due to heavy down pour, we started the talk about 6pm with a handful of members. After a while, more members & guests started arriving. Amanda started by introducing the Group Study Exchange (GSE) program from the Rotary Foundation. GSE is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity to exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's institutions and ways of life, observe their own vocations as practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas....enough of promoting GSE! Amanda started her journey visiting various companies from Computer Associates, Australian Institute of Management to a funeral parlour,"Horizontal Underground Accommodation" (the only place she let her camera in peace too). It was magnificent to be facing with such huge gigantic machinery from the major industries such as production of lobster and wine. We've also learnt that the lobsters weren't dead when they were being packed and shipped across for the export market ... but sort of electrocuted. She was also very lucky that she had the opportunity to not only visit but experience the proceedings in Parliament House and turned the Police Station upside down (hehehe!).
She also shared with us the Rotary movement in Western Australia. One successful noble project (worth mentioning) is manufacturing the wheel chairs. I can't remember the numbers but the Rotary Club managed to produce a tremendous numbers to be shipped out to the poor. In such short period, she was hosted by 14 Aus families, imagine that? Each one of them holds a different personal experience ... one host family even called her one day after she moved out to the other host family, missing her loudness in the home.