This is a Confirmatory Notes on the discussion held on 20 Dece 2017. In attendance were:
The discussion took off at about 1430 hours with the Chairman welcoming and thanking those who came. He mentioned that considering that the year 2017 is coming to a close and we were about to welcome 2018 the meeting was called to
a. Discuss Club 12/68 program for the whole year of 2018.
b. Have a post-mortem on the previous RU in Bangkok.
The President in his Remarks stated
a. He was happy and elated that the RU2017 BKK was over and went on well. He congratulated the Chairman and his Committee for a job well done. There were observations and commenis as this was to be expected. This would be touched by the chairman under the subject of the post-mortem..
b. Reiterated that the meeting was held to discuss the ‘General Outline Plan’ for 2018.
c. Indicated that since 2018 would be a Year that we will commemorate the Club’s 50th anniversary then it should be celebrated with pride and pomp. He mentioned that anniversary need not necessarily be one event only but a series of event.with a Grand Finale possibly on an auspicious date.
d. He also congratulated the Squads for coming out with the condolence and wishes for KD Richard and his family on his recent bereavement. He also commended the Squads for coming forward to contribute to the family to offset expenses on their loss.
The Chairman continued the discussion with a Post Mortem of the previous outings which was the RU2017 Bangkok. He welcome comments and got a respond from:
a. Burn- He felt that the programme was a bit too tight. Leaving us with not much rest and our own free time.
b. Reportedly – The trip to the River Kwai was too long and of no benefit.
c. Generally – The night river cruise and the cultural show was interesting and very entertaining.
d. Generally – There were repeats of going to the same place like the TheElephant and Crocodile shows.
e. JohnH –visit to the Floating Market was a bit of unclear as to the whether we would be on long-shafts OBM boats or on land or the area could be covered on foot.
In summary it was agreed that the program was a bit tight. To this the Chairman stated that it was due to wanting to maximise our visit at the rates we were paying. As for the River Kwai trip, most felt that it was a worthwhile trip. It was also mentioned that it may be more practical to sleep overnight in the area. Overall the Chairman, Committee and the President took note of the comments and wi ll endeavour to improve on it.
The Chairman continued with his perspective of a General Activities which would cover the following:
a. Gathering Together.
b. Visit to Places of Significance to Club 12/68.
c. Visit as a CSR effort
d. Tahlil.
e. Formal Dinner.
f. Grand Finale
g. Most of the activities would be held in-country..
The views that were discussed included:
a. Only golfers need to go overseas. These were objected to as our spouses need to come along overseas for a much-needed breaks – and that bit of shopping.
b. The President reminded that there should be a Club 12/68 Family Gathering in-country.
c. Have some activities in-country and some overseas
Based on these discussions, the Chairman presented what he perceived should be the activities for the Year 2018. It was as follows..
The above itinerary were plotted as a general guideline as well as for planning purposes. It would be subject to scrutiny and feedbacks by members to have a more clear and define programme.
The meeting concluded at about 1600 hours with thanks to the High Point Management as well as to John Ramli Harun for the sumptuous lunch of nasi briani gam.
The Chairman will inform members of the next meeting.
Regards to All.
JOHN HAMZAH HASSAN
Secretary
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