The Alumni Association of Rotary District 1210
Malaysia & Singapore 2010
Who we are
Team Leader Richard is a member of the Rotary club of Wolverhampton and is a retired Engineer.
Mand is sponsored by the Rotary club of Blythe Bridge and works for Victim Support as a Victim Care Officer.
John is sponsored by the Rotary club of Rugeley and is a self employed Piano Technician.
Tracy is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Shrewsbury and is a Police Sergeant.
Rosie is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Etruria and is a Project Manager for a ceramics art festival.
Tracys experience
I had a fantastic time in Malaysia and the experience will stay with me forever. I made friends that will stay with me for life and the highlight of the trip took place in JB and was a last minute addition thought up by one of the JSV Rotarians, a temple festival was taking place near where she lived and she invited us to go along and take a look. When we got there the atmosphere was amazing. We got to see offerings being burned for the dead and a full on Chinese opera with seats reserved at the front for the dead to watch the show!! The festival involved a lot of the worshippers dressed up in authentic costumes and the dancing lions which are so typical of the culture. The whole thing was very bright, colourful, loud and fascinating. As a first timer having only ever seen similar things on TV regards Chinese new year it was very exciting and I got totally caught up in the celebration and atmosphere.
Amandas experience
Singapore was my absolute favourite stop of the whole exchange and I wish we spent longer there! We came to Singapore via the road causeway and noticed the difference between Singaporean and Malaysian living immediately; it is a very clean, modern, vibrant, cosmopolitan and culture rich country. In fact, they say that Singapore is a ‘fine’ country…. You get fined for everything!
The first Singaporean Rotary presentation opportunity I had was at the Rotary Counselling Centre where I had been requested to give a presentation to the Centre about the work that I do at Victim Support. It was brilliant to be able to talk about my vocation at length and discuss cases, similarities and differences in how we do our jobs. During our stay in Singapore, we were treated to a visit to the famous colonial style Raffles Hotel named after the founder of Singapore Sir Stamford Raffles. It is a fabulous building and we were given the opportunity to sit in the Long bar and drink a Singapore Sling. The visit to Raffles Hotel was certainly a highlight of our stay in Singapore. Other high lights during my full four week exchange included a charity meeting with members of the National Society of St Vincent de Paul in Johor Bahru. I was brought here by my Rotarian host Victor who splits his time between this charity and the Rotary Club. Here I got to see charity work in action by volunteers providing assistance to those in need. The passion and dedication in these people really motivated me to bring this to my charity work Victim Support back at home.
I was also privileged to visit Villa Paolos which was a children’s home in Johor Bahru where a single lady looked after 16 children who were orphaned, abused or from troubled backgrounds. This lady was truly inspirational and she was committed to her work and her children.
I was also excited by our visit to the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur where we actually walked the sky-bridge. About 350 people are allowed to walk the sky-bridge a day and there has been a long waiting list, so being able to do this exclusive thing was very memorable on this trip. The views were spectacular. And lastly, the final highlight of my stay in Singapore and Malaysia was the food! We ate loads of it. The Malaysians like to say that there is only one meal in the day, it starts in the morning and ends at night! The food was absolutely delicious and we got to try some fabulous things of all varieties, Indian, Chinese, Indonesian, Singaporean, Malaysian and Thai. I was even given a Rotary cook book full of these delicious recipes which I shall go through and share with my husband!
The district we visited
Between 1929 and 1930, seven Rotary Clubs were organised in the then Malay Peninsula and Siam region. The clubs included Seremban (20/09/1929) Kuala Lumpur (27/09/1929), Ipoh (11/10/1929), Klang-Port Swettenham (07/05/1930), Singapore (06/06/1930) and Malacca (08/07/1930) and Penang (12/08/1930),. When these clubs were formed, the Malay Peninsula and Siam were undistricted.
The Rotary Club of Singapore was chartered on 11/08/1930 followed by Rotary Club of Malacca which was chartered on 8 September of the same year.
On 1 July 1931, the Malay Peninsula and Siam were designated as Provisional District “B” and on 1 July 1935, French Indo-China which comprised Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam was included in Provisional District “B” — which together became a regular district of Rotary International (District 80). His Royal Highness Prince Purachatra of Thailand (Siam) became the first District Governor of District 80.
On 13 April 1936, Sarawak, Brunei and British North Borneo (which is now known as Sabah) were also included in District 80. The Japanese Occupation between 1942 and 1946 saw the suspension by Rotary International of all clubs in District 80 and the District was voided. Sarawak and Sabah subsequently became part of Malaysia.
On 18 December 1946 after the war, Rotary International then re-instated District 80 after a resolution in 1946 following an application by all clubs concerned. All Rotary clubs previously in District 80 were re-admitted and the District re-established. Klang and Coast, however, did not apply for re-instatement and as a result joined the fold only in 1961.
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During 1948-49, all Districts in RI were re-numbered and District 80 became District 46. All Districts were again re-numbered on 1 July 1957 and District 46 became District 330. In 1981, Rotary International established District 335, which was to include Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam leaving clubs in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei as District 330. On 1 July 1991, with the number of clubs totaling over 80, District 330 was divided into District 3300 consisting of clubs in Peninsula Malaysia, but excluding Johor and Melaka, and District 3310 consisting of clubs in Johor, Melaka, Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan (all states of Malaysia), as well as Singapore and Brunei.
The oldest Club in the District is RC Singapore, chartered on 11 August 1930.
As of 1 July 2008, District 3310 comprises of 68 clubs with about 1860 Rotarians, 44 Rotaract Clubs and 156 Interact Clubs
(info courtesy of www.rghf.org)
What we did
Melaka
Attended a traditional Malay wedding
Tour of MBMB (City Council)
Visit Taiwan Buddhist Tzi Chi Foundation
Meet Vice Chancellor of Multi-Media University and tour of campus
Day trip to Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia.
Visit: SMART Tunnel – Tunnel Designed for Traffic & Water
Petronas Twin Towers & Sky-Walk (Meet at Sky-Walk Ticketing Counter)
Shopping at Chinatown.
DID’s Agriculture (Padi) Irrigation works
Visit to local Police station in Melaka
Nam Bee Palm Oil Mill, Ayer Kuning
City Tour & Walkabout Malacca
Johor Bahru
Seni Art Gallery
Visit Rotary Eye Centre, Tmn.Sutera
Visit and tour of printing factory
Walk-along JB Historical Sites
Micronic: Costume Jewellery Designer and Manufacturer
Rotary Haemodialysis and Physiotherapy Centre – Rotary at Work
Tanjung Piai Wetlands Reserve
Kukup Fishing Village
Visit Johore Area RehabilitationOrganisation (JARO)
Visit Berkat Children’s Community Home
Vocational Visit: Municipality of Johor Bahru – Local Government
Visit to “Royal Museum”
Visit to Local Police Headquarters
Vocational Visit: Rotary Dialysis Centre, Kulai – Rotary at Work
Visit to local Chinese Temple Festival
Visit to Buddist Meditation Centre
Singapore
Vocational Tour of Financial District, Waterfront Area and the Esplanade –
Visit to Raffles Place, Fullerton Hotel, Asian Civilisation Museum and Boat Ride to Esplanade
Vocational Visit: Rotary Family Service Counselling Centre, Clementi – Rotary at Work
Visit to the Singapore Police Heritage Centre
Attend hearings at the Subordinate Courts
Attend film screening at University Campus "Old Sinema"
Shopping at Lucky Plaza, Orchard Road for cheap souvenirs
Visit Chinese temple in Chinatown for free vegan lunch
Chinatown tour
Visit Little India (Indian history, culture and Henna hand painting)
Sarawak
Visit Crocodile farm
Visit: Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV) – Culture and Music – (RC Kuching)
Visit the Sarawak Museum –Anthropology and History
Visit Kenwy Music School
Visit Tun Jugah Iban Cultural Centre - pau weaving
Visit Cat Museum & Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Assembly Hall)
Visit Chinese Museum and Main Bazaar
Visit: Semonggok Orang Hutan Rehabilitation Centre – Wildlife preservation programme
Visit Pottery Shops
Visit traditional Long house
Sabah
Attend cultural show
Spend day on Manukan Island - relaxation
Sabah Tea Plantation/Factory (Organic Tea Plantation) – Economic Activity
Poring Hot Spring
Jungle Canopy Walk
Kandusang National Park and War Memorial
Improptu visit to a Police station
Sabah Pottery Factory (Study Designs & Painting work) – Crafts
Team Leader Richard is a member of the Rotary club of Wolverhampton and is a retired Engineer.
Mand is sponsored by the Rotary club of Blythe Bridge and works for Victim Support as a Victim Care Officer.
John is sponsored by the Rotary club of Rugeley and is a self employed Piano Technician.
Tracy is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Shrewsbury and is a Police Sergeant.
Rosie is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Etruria and is a Project Manager for a ceramics art festival.
Tracys experience
I had a fantastic time in Malaysia and the experience will stay with me forever. I made friends that will stay with me for life and the highlight of the trip took place in JB and was a last minute addition thought up by one of the JSV Rotarians, a temple festival was taking place near where she lived and she invited us to go along and take a look. When we got there the atmosphere was amazing. We got to see offerings being burned for the dead and a full on Chinese opera with seats reserved at the front for the dead to watch the show!! The festival involved a lot of the worshippers dressed up in authentic costumes and the dancing lions which are so typical of the culture. The whole thing was very bright, colourful, loud and fascinating. As a first timer having only ever seen similar things on TV regards Chinese new year it was very exciting and I got totally caught up in the celebration and atmosphere.
Amandas experience
Singapore was my absolute favourite stop of the whole exchange and I wish we spent longer there! We came to Singapore via the road causeway and noticed the difference between Singaporean and Malaysian living immediately; it is a very clean, modern, vibrant, cosmopolitan and culture rich country. In fact, they say that Singapore is a ‘fine’ country…. You get fined for everything!
The first Singaporean Rotary presentation opportunity I had was at the Rotary Counselling Centre where I had been requested to give a presentation to the Centre about the work that I do at Victim Support. It was brilliant to be able to talk about my vocation at length and discuss cases, similarities and differences in how we do our jobs. During our stay in Singapore, we were treated to a visit to the famous colonial style Raffles Hotel named after the founder of Singapore Sir Stamford Raffles. It is a fabulous building and we were given the opportunity to sit in the Long bar and drink a Singapore Sling. The visit to Raffles Hotel was certainly a highlight of our stay in Singapore. Other high lights during my full four week exchange included a charity meeting with members of the National Society of St Vincent de Paul in Johor Bahru. I was brought here by my Rotarian host Victor who splits his time between this charity and the Rotary Club. Here I got to see charity work in action by volunteers providing assistance to those in need. The passion and dedication in these people really motivated me to bring this to my charity work Victim Support back at home.
I was also privileged to visit Villa Paolos which was a children’s home in Johor Bahru where a single lady looked after 16 children who were orphaned, abused or from troubled backgrounds. This lady was truly inspirational and she was committed to her work and her children.
I was also excited by our visit to the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur where we actually walked the sky-bridge. About 350 people are allowed to walk the sky-bridge a day and there has been a long waiting list, so being able to do this exclusive thing was very memorable on this trip. The views were spectacular. And lastly, the final highlight of my stay in Singapore and Malaysia was the food! We ate loads of it. The Malaysians like to say that there is only one meal in the day, it starts in the morning and ends at night! The food was absolutely delicious and we got to try some fabulous things of all varieties, Indian, Chinese, Indonesian, Singaporean, Malaysian and Thai. I was even given a Rotary cook book full of these delicious recipes which I shall go through and share with my husband!
The district we visited
Between 1929 and 1930, seven Rotary Clubs were organised in the then Malay Peninsula and Siam region. The clubs included Seremban (20/09/1929) Kuala Lumpur (27/09/1929), Ipoh (11/10/1929), Klang-Port Swettenham (07/05/1930), Singapore (06/06/1930) and Malacca (08/07/1930) and Penang (12/08/1930),. When these clubs were formed, the Malay Peninsula and Siam were undistricted.
The Rotary Club of Singapore was chartered on 11/08/1930 followed by Rotary Club of Malacca which was chartered on 8 September of the same year.
On 1 July 1931, the Malay Peninsula and Siam were designated as Provisional District “B” and on 1 July 1935, French Indo-China which comprised Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam was included in Provisional District “B” — which together became a regular district of Rotary International (District 80). His Royal Highness Prince Purachatra of Thailand (Siam) became the first District Governor of District 80.
On 13 April 1936, Sarawak, Brunei and British North Borneo (which is now known as Sabah) were also included in District 80. The Japanese Occupation between 1942 and 1946 saw the suspension by Rotary International of all clubs in District 80 and the District was voided. Sarawak and Sabah subsequently became part of Malaysia.
On 18 December 1946 after the war, Rotary International then re-instated District 80 after a resolution in 1946 following an application by all clubs concerned. All Rotary clubs previously in District 80 were re-admitted and the District re-established. Klang and Coast, however, did not apply for re-instatement and as a result joined the fold only in 1961.
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During 1948-49, all Districts in RI were re-numbered and District 80 became District 46. All Districts were again re-numbered on 1 July 1957 and District 46 became District 330. In 1981, Rotary International established District 335, which was to include Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam leaving clubs in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei as District 330. On 1 July 1991, with the number of clubs totaling over 80, District 330 was divided into District 3300 consisting of clubs in Peninsula Malaysia, but excluding Johor and Melaka, and District 3310 consisting of clubs in Johor, Melaka, Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan (all states of Malaysia), as well as Singapore and Brunei.
The oldest Club in the District is RC Singapore, chartered on 11 August 1930.
As of 1 July 2008, District 3310 comprises of 68 clubs with about 1860 Rotarians, 44 Rotaract Clubs and 156 Interact Clubs
(info courtesy of www.rghf.org)
What we did
Melaka
Attended a traditional Malay wedding
Tour of MBMB (City Council)
Visit Taiwan Buddhist Tzi Chi Foundation
Meet Vice Chancellor of Multi-Media University and tour of campus
Day trip to Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia.
Visit: SMART Tunnel – Tunnel Designed for Traffic & Water
Petronas Twin Towers & Sky-Walk (Meet at Sky-Walk Ticketing Counter)
Shopping at Chinatown.
DID’s Agriculture (Padi) Irrigation works
Visit to local Police station in Melaka
Nam Bee Palm Oil Mill, Ayer Kuning
City Tour & Walkabout Malacca
Johor Bahru
Seni Art Gallery
Visit Rotary Eye Centre, Tmn.Sutera
Visit and tour of printing factory
Walk-along JB Historical Sites
Micronic: Costume Jewellery Designer and Manufacturer
Rotary Haemodialysis and Physiotherapy Centre – Rotary at Work
Tanjung Piai Wetlands Reserve
Kukup Fishing Village
Visit Johore Area RehabilitationOrganisation (JARO)
Visit Berkat Children’s Community Home
Vocational Visit: Municipality of Johor Bahru – Local Government
Visit to “Royal Museum”
Visit to Local Police Headquarters
Vocational Visit: Rotary Dialysis Centre, Kulai – Rotary at Work
Visit to local Chinese Temple Festival
Visit to Buddist Meditation Centre
Singapore
Vocational Tour of Financial District, Waterfront Area and the Esplanade –
Visit to Raffles Place, Fullerton Hotel, Asian Civilisation Museum and Boat Ride to Esplanade
Vocational Visit: Rotary Family Service Counselling Centre, Clementi – Rotary at Work
Visit to the Singapore Police Heritage Centre
Attend hearings at the Subordinate Courts
Attend film screening at University Campus "Old Sinema"
Shopping at Lucky Plaza, Orchard Road for cheap souvenirs
Visit Chinese temple in Chinatown for free vegan lunch
Chinatown tour
Visit Little India (Indian history, culture and Henna hand painting)
Sarawak
Visit Crocodile farm
Visit: Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV) – Culture and Music – (RC Kuching)
Visit the Sarawak Museum –Anthropology and History
Visit Kenwy Music School
Visit Tun Jugah Iban Cultural Centre - pau weaving
Visit Cat Museum & Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Assembly Hall)
Visit Chinese Museum and Main Bazaar
Visit: Semonggok Orang Hutan Rehabilitation Centre – Wildlife preservation programme
Visit Pottery Shops
Visit traditional Long house
Sabah
Attend cultural show
Spend day on Manukan Island - relaxation
Sabah Tea Plantation/Factory (Organic Tea Plantation) – Economic Activity
Poring Hot Spring
Jungle Canopy Walk
Kandusang National Park and War Memorial
Improptu visit to a Police station
Sabah Pottery Factory (Study Designs & Painting work) – Crafts
