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Ancient Egyptian Medicine and Surgery
PP Dr Shan, a man of varied interests, who always amazes his club members, this time round gave a rather interesting talk on “Ancient Egyptian Medicine & Surgery.” The speaker was introduced by PP Dev Chellam, who revealed, much to the astonishment of all present that Dr Shan has 45 years experience as a general practicioner and 35years experience as a surgeon. Medical knowledge in ancient Egypt had an excellent reputation, and rulers of other empires would ask the Egyptian pharaoh to send them their best physician to treat their loved...
read moreEconomic Scenario – Budget 2012
IPP Dr Siva gave members of RCJB a rather detailed insight and scrutiny of Budget 2012. Dr Siva is not only the Immediate Past President of the club, but also Immediate Past President of the Malaysian Institute if Taxation (Johor Bahru Branch) and also the National Adviser of the Malaysian Institute of Indian Business Association ( apart from the several distinguished credentials that he holds to his credit ). IPP Dr Siva who gives his annual round of talks to rotary clubs on the country’s budget for the following year, gave members a review...
read moreGSE Team From The States
The GSE team from America visited the dialysis centre on Thursday 3 November. The team comprised 5 members and were accompanied by IPP Dr Siva, PP Ng Yew Mun, Chairman of the centre and Rtn Howe. The members were given a briefing by PP Yew Mun as well as Dr Gavri of Pallative Care. PP Yew Mun introduced the dialysis centre to members of the GSE team; its origins, facilities, number of patients and staff, conditions of acceptance for treatment to the centre and of course funding of the centre… The...
read moreHealthy Lifestyle in Johor Bahru – Rtn Remy Arshad of RC Pasir Gudang
Rtn Remy Arshad of RC Pasir Gudang, who has several credentials to his credit, and General Manager of Kensington Strategy Sdn Bhd, presented a talk on Healthy Lifestyle to the club members of RCJB. His very informative talk, which went undisputed by the doctors present, highlighted several health issues to the members present. For one, the speaker pointed out that our diet today contains a high acid level, strongly lacking in alkaline to neutralize or reduce this acidity level. Fried food, preserved food, processed food and the many gassy...
read moreDG Haji Zaini Abdul Aucasa’s Visit to RCJB
DG Haji Zainie Abdul Aucasa and his spouse Hajjah Kalimah Ekwan visited RCJB on Monday, 24 October 2011, at a joint meeting cum District Assembly with RC Straits View. The Chairman of the various committees of RCJB presented their respective reports, in which they highlighted the progress of the committee and the proposed activities in the near future. President Shanti of RC Straits View also presented the activities and projects carried out by the club thus far. DG Haji Zaini said that this was his 30th club visit during his current round of...
read moreMonkey Mind – Ms R R Manjari Clinical Psychologist
One’s mind is made up of thoughts, emotions, desires, moods, behavior, habits and traits of character. Some of the symptoms of the monkey mind are lust, jealousy, ego, reactions, depression, greed, anger, tensions, grudges, stress and strain. The monkey mind literally refers to a mind that is un-settled, restless, impulsive, unpredictable, unreal, inconstant, confused, indecisive and uncontrollable. Thoughts can evoke a reaction, which can cause a response, that will have far greater influence than one can imagine. A human mind is of 4...
read moreFire Safety – Awareness & Prevention by Alvin
A very engaging talk on Fire Safety, Awareness and Prevention, was given by Alvin, a trainer from The Fire Preventor’s Society. Alvin has been with the Fire Preventor’s Society (an NGO) for about 3 years now. The Society was established by a group of young, enthusiastic, like-minded individuals, who give Fire Prevention Talks, which are endorsed by the state Fire Department of Johor Bahru. The main objective of these talks is to cultivate a fire -hazardless culture in our society. Somehow, we Malaysians, seem to think that the prevention...
read moreFruit Carving – By PP Ooi Kao Yang
Alas, the much awaited talk on fruit carving by PP Ooi Kao Yang, as he enthusiastically shared his knowledge and expertise on fruit carving. Having, learnt fruit carving, while on a holiday in Thailand, this Rotarian (of varied interests), meticulously practiced at it, till he became versatile at not only carving watermelons, but papayas and mangoes too. In order to do fruit carving, one has to have the right tools; a carving knife and a small, but sharp knife to de-skin the fruit. You have to cut the base of the fruit flat so that it stands....
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