YOU'RE VALIDATED!!!!

A senior Lion forwarded this to me and I reckon i should share this video with all you peepz out there! I'm all EMO whenever it comes to short films, art films and any emo-fied films that one can ever produced. No kidding. When i was younger, I cried watching Beast (almost) die in the arms of Belle in Beauty and the Beast. I'm no good at tear-jerkers and that's no kidding. Yea yea yea.. laugh all you want... but this one.. touches me deeply. Take that 10 minutes off and happy viewing!!!!

Yea.. only about 4million views.... you're not too late if
you relate this to your club management!!!!

Imagine if YOU are in the movie as the lead actor. Imagine YOU are the President or Org. Chairperson leading your members... WORDS matter!!!! Key learnings from this:

 1) As a leader, whatever comes out from your mouth MATTER! The motivation. The thoughts. The spirit. The feel! If your member really suck-ed at doing some job you gave him/her. YOU have the choice of (a) screaming (b) insulting (c) scolding (d) saboh-ing (e) sarcastically commenting..... OR.. none of the (a) to (e)....! Why don't you divert the negative energy to a more positive one like....
"I know you have done your best.. and I know you have tried hard. Let's see what went wrong"
"YOU.. yes.. YOU... have contributed a lot of time and effort into this. yes.. it didn't turn out the way it did. Why not we sit down with everyone and see how we can rectify future problems"

2) Leaders loosing focus! As the main character was soooooo focused on making Victoria smile.. he lost his entire focus and energy.. A leader MUST never let that happen! Remember to try your best and not to loose focus! Once you loose focus, your negative energy will be transferred to the rest of the people. If you are the President.. THEY look up to you.. YOUR members!!!!!

Share this with as many people as you know. You might put a SMILE on their face! :)

"40 Years in Service... STRONGER THAN BEFORE!"


 
Regards

Lion Alan Thoo
DC for Leo Clubs
District 308B2 Malaysia

What Kind of Balls do you Have?

I am sure the title would have attracted 9 out of 10 people! :) Anyway, in fairness, this theory is superbly important when it comes to the leading and management of your Leo Club, association, workplace or any organization for that matter! Treat your members or Board of Directors.. or members of an Organizing Committee, as balls... Okay, sounds wrong, and guyz, wipe that smirk off your face! haha!

Now, by now you must be wondering how can balls be related to membership management? Why, how about if I tell you all your members are different types of "balls"... and that your goal is to get these balls from this side of the field, to the opposite side of the field. See my point? So, the goal is simple... Get the Balls from Point A to Point B.. right?

That sounds easy. Just roll them, you must be thinking. how about this... let's go through now.. the types of BALLS that we have in our club aite!

The Normal Balls
These are like your typical football, basketball or any normal balls that rolls whenever you move them. It only depends on how much strength you use to push, these balls will just move... and they will take on that "momentum" and move on.

All you do is to "Motivate" these balls by giving a slight push, guide the ball a little with directions and then... you will be able to move these balls from Point A to Point B, achieving your goals anytime you want. Very "co-operative" balls I must say!

Fast Balls

Now.. be careful of these type of balls. They are "hyper-active"!!! These balls are light and fast and when you hit it, kick it.. it goes very far.. very fast! Sometimes its good to keep some of these type of balls simply because of the fact that by the time you wait for the "Normal" balls to come, the fast balls would have reached the destination. These fast balls are good, but you as the leader need to control the speed and pace at times. It's pointless to have the entire group of Normal balls, and only 1-2 "fast Balls". Well, a Fast Ball may reach the goals, but might also have tendency to over-shoot it! and that might also be a problem. A Fast Ball over shooting its target might be difficult to trace. The ball might end up too far away to be retrieved. And you would loose your Fast Ball.

METAL BALLS
Metal Balls are the ones that are "heavy"... and roll very slowly. It might need extra push and guidance in order for it to reach your goals. It tends to stop, simply because it is "heavy". As a leader, you need to identify what are the areas that make these types of balls "heavier". Sometimes, you can't blame them too. These balls are made that way. They didn't want to be heavy you know! So, as a leader, are there any ways to decrease the weight of the metal balls? Can we put some oil to ease the "journey"? Can we arrange for a guide to "lead" the metal ball, or kick it every now and then, to let the ball move?

HIGH TECH BALLS

Fu-yohhhh! These balls are so geng, they actually can fly and reach your destination on its own. You just have to click a button and it'll just go! Some of these balls can also lead other balls.. shoot some electricity, use telekinesis (like jean Grey) to move the other balls and also turn into a large robot and pick up the rest to the destination.

The only problem is, these balls have a mind of their own! you may be the person with the control equipment, but they might just over-ride you one day, and Arnold might have to come back from the future to save your A**! (Khum wit meh if U wanah lif) You must always check the activities of these balls. if you don't, you might end up loosing other balls too.

SENSITIVE BUT EXPENSIVE ANCIENT BALLS
Be smart la ya. These are exclusive ancient balls. They are sensitive, but will also get from Point A to B if you know how to "handle" these balls. They are very expensive, but sometimes, rolling them too often might not be wise cause if the balls break... you had it! Be careful when it comes to these balls. If you do not know how to handle them, please make sure you consult those who know... There are "equipment" made to "carry" these balls from Point A to B. You cannot throw them away or ignore their presence simply because your "family" rules state that these Ancient Balls MUST be around because they possess the mystical powers of speech where they can deliver orders but never fulfill them. Some of these balls are simply there to make your lives miserable. So.. remember.. HANDLE THEM WITH CARE. Do not throw them away, do not try to break them! Just move them along... you'll be fine! :)

Last but not least.... THE TITANIUM SQUARE BALLS!!!!!

I must say.. these kind of balls are the worst of them all. They are there and they cant roll. They are there but they cant move! Sometimes, you tend to ask yourself.. WHYYYYYYYY ah these balls are lying around. Well.. look at it on the brighter side! This doesnt present you with a problem! I believe it gives you a CHALLENGE!!!! The challenge is to move these Square balls from point A to Point B! Now, it's not easy! Cause you kick them, your feet hurts! You push them, it barely moves (titanium ma.. so heavy how to move!) So, instead of complaining about how "square" these balls are, why don't you SERVE with PASSION... bring out the balls in you.. gather your BALLS up... and perhaps, a few Normal Balls and fast balls with the help of a High Tech ball... you might be able to roll the Square ball? Or....

Why not try to mould the edges of the ball a little. Make them "rounder" and I know it's not easy. You have to have the right equipment to do it! Then, with the help of others, move the Square Ball! it'll move... eventually it will. The thing is..

If YOUUUUU are able to move the other balls from this side to the other... why leave this one out? The thing is, if you leave the Square Balls out... YOU LOOSE! You might not know, maybe, when the Square Balls go to the other side... it might turn into something else that you might regret not having it there? The challenge is not leaving it behind.. the challenge it to make sure all BALLS get to the other side. When that takes place.... You are inevitably.. A GREAT Leader of all Balls....!  i mean.. erm.. you get what I mean! :)

Roar!



Regards

Lion Alan Thoo
District Chairperson for Leo Clubs
District 308B2 Malaysia

The Brick Wall Challenge & the Jumpers

I recently spoke to a "bruder" (trying to act young.. sorry) cause he had some frustrations and disappointment about being in a youth organization as he always have felt there are obstacles ahead of him, especially that he feels there are those senior members who are "controlling" him and his members, and also... not respecting them as individuals. The complaints have always been as follows:

i) He should have respected us before asking us to call him or address him properly as RESPECT is earned and not given

ii) Who does he think he is? Very big meh?

iii) I dont like him, his style, his method

iv) He Yong Suey (cantonese for 'face problem')

v) Outside our activities, why do we still have to address him as XXXX? We should be just normal people what. I call by the name enough lah...!

Well, let me tell you all a story of JUMPERS and BRICK WALLS.

Inevitably, in any organization.. be it government, private sector, school, Leos or Lions Clubs, other NGOs, or even in our family.. there is always the BRICK WALL in front of us. Now, we need to understand one very simple point... Sometimes, these brick walls are there for a reason. Valid reasons would be... they are there to assert uniformity, discipline, support, encouragement and so on. There are many types of brick walls. Let's start with the good ones....

There are those brick walls that are there to support other structures.. To ensure that when the entire "building" is built, the brick wall is always there to support the base.. the roof, the sides everything!

There are also those brick walls that encourages growth and don't mind the growth is actually dependent on the brick wall... Without the brick wall, these "plants" would probably not see the light of day...Some brick walls don't even mind if the plants "overshadow" or "overtaken" its surface... cause to these brick walls.. as long as they see the light of day.. they get to live .. and be happy.. these brick walls would rather stay in the shadows...

And Of course... there are the brick walls that don't mind and allow you to creatively "use" them to be converted to something else? These brick walls would go to the extend of ensuring that ... as long as you are happy and successful, even the brick wall converts itself to something else.. it's fine to them...!

However... there are those brick walls... that are there, simply to ensure that nothing else lives. Some feel that these walls are useless and they are there and blocks growth! What about the old walls, dirty and ugly looking ones that are really a bad sight to just look at? Not only they are there to block growth, other "insects" and rubbish grow in them!

What about those walls that are built simply to ensure that no one gets out.. or gets in!? The Brick wall that is so long and strong... if you are within it's areas, you would feel "small", feel useless at times, and feel that... "What is a world without these walls? What would people on the other side be doing?"

 I BET SOMETIMES YOU WISH THIS WOULD HAPPEN!!!!

HOWEVER... some brick walls are not easily crushed or taken down! You organize a battalion of army and bulldozers to bring the wall down... and the only thing you managed to "hurt" is actually the surface.. and within the walls... there is a stronger layer! Then, you might just realize that... you are just being a dumb and silly person for trying the "break" the wall as all your efforts and energy are wasted! Not forgetting also, what would others think of you and how would they feel about you trying to bring down the wall? Have you ever thought... "bringing down the wall" would probably be a silly thing to do as .. 

At the end of the day, you didn't hurt the wall at all (simply its a brick wall for crying out loud!) and the person you hurt most is YOURSELF!!!! Aiyo.. pain mahhh... try to tembus ... your hand sakit only.. stupid!!!  

Drive a car and crash into the wall in hoping to bring down the wall??!!! HELLO!!! Got brains or not?!

You will bleed ... and do you think the brick wall will cry for you and come and help you recover? Oh please.. It's a BRICK WALL. If it has a face, a heart and a mouth, it'll probably laugh at you and talk to the wall next to him how dumb you are for trying to bring him down. Will the other "walls" help you? Oh puh-leaseee.. they are walls. Walls of the same bricks ..err stack together? haha!"

INSTEAD...

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED....

HOW can you get to the other side of the wall.. without having to crash a car directly into it.. punch it, bring it down.. or do anything stupid that will hurt yourself more than it will hurt the wall? have you ever thought... instead of going "against" the brick walls...   trying to break it down, why not... DON'T Break it down...?

Or.. have you ever thought of another pointer... 

Your growth; development are stopped... 

simply because of YOU 

and not really the brick wall? I mean.. SERIOUSLY....!

Why not you do something else and 

GO AROUND IT, maybe?

All these while .. have you ever thought that whatever you do, you keep thinking about the brick wall! You will blame everything on the brick wall...! You will complain about the brick wall... You will always use the existence of the brick wall being there and THATTTTT.. is the cause of your failure!

Have you ever thought of the fact that.. the brick wall WILL ALWAYS BE THERE whether you like it or not! The Brick Wall was there even BEFORE you were even born! you reckon you will be able to bring it down? Pleaseeee lah!

To live a happy life, why not change your perception of the BRICK WALL? Why don't you try to:

i) Move around it, climb over it, or Jump over it?

ii) If the Wall is really that long, why don't you re-think your methods of getting to the other side of the wall? Why don't you MAKE THAT U TURN, and go back to where you have started and try to look for another possible way out?

There is always a solution to every possible problem you face in life. The only thing that is stopping you here is not really the BRICK WALL. It is YOU... YOURSELF!!!!

If you continue thinking about the brick wall blocking you in every way possible, then.. you will FOREVER live within the areas of the wall! You will FOREVER be lost and you will FOREVER be filled with hatred, anger and everything around you would seem more negative than ever because simply YOU chose to see the Wall as a PROBLEM and not a CHALLENGE!

Take my advice. Don't avoid and ignore the wall. The most successful person in this world would be able to make that wall a benefit to his/her growth rather than to destroy it. Making your enemy your friend is never easy, but worth a shot. You will see it from a different point of view one day if you choose to see it differently. 

Good Luck Jumpers! :)

Regards

Lion Alan Thoo

District Chairperson for Leo Clubs

District 308B2 (Malaysia) 2009/2010

Branding Asserts Presence ....!

Over the last couple of years, probably some Omega Leos will tell you Lion Alan Thoo and his favourite line..."BRaaanNNNndddDDDiiinnggggg!!!!!!! might strike a thought in mind that goes "ya ya ya". To be honest with you, branding is a term in marketing where it is very essential in preserving the existence of an organization, a product or service or even an individual. Let's look at the products and services that we have in our market at random...

Out of the 6 logos above, which one does not strike anything at all? Which one you do not know? What about the popular phrases.....

1. Which drink will assure you "Minum XXX Anda Jadi Sihat Dan Kuat!"
2. Tastes Good eating it on its own
3. Always the Smarter Choice
4. Inspiring the Next Generation
5. Connecting People

Ring a bell? Well, if you already know 70% of the above, this means you have already bought into the products and services. Do you know how much large corporations pay to assert branding into our daily lives? A simple layman theory would be a short 30second advertisement on prime time free-to-air TV would be able to get you nothing less than a Kancil! that is just ONE advertisement alone. 

BRANDING is very important to the Lions movement.. to our work and what we do! Take a look at the website of Lions International and study the colours. Even the new Lions logo follows the colours and blended well with the website. The entire Sydney International Lions Convention also bears this image..

BRANDING exists amongst Leo Clubs and Lions Clubs although most of you might not realize it.

i) Vest with badges - "Oh he must be from the Leo Club"
ii) Leo Club Banner - "Thereeee... Leo Club again la!"
iii) Charity Event... with lots of people in yellow vests .. and without seeing the logo..."Lions Club again lorrrr"

Have you also noticed that some of the trademarks and traditions that were brought down from your seniors were actually Branding practices all these while.. that you don't even realize it?

i) Have you ever seen members of the Leo Club of Sam Tet, Ipoh, wearing any other T-Shirts besides that Blue-ish one with the yellow words and Leo logo at the back? As in any official or even fellowship functions (mostly) ...

ii) Ever seen Leo Cabinet officers wearing a different coloured coat at official events besides the Banquet Nite?

iii) Who would ever forget the creative ROARRRR of Batu 8 Leo Club with their foot-thomp-ing sequence as well as Sri KL's "Roar..roar..roar..roar.. meow!" ? What about Penang City's "T-T-t-t-T-T-Tttttt"

iv) What about the strong branding of IMO via personalities?

v) Have  you ever seen how the Andersonians take photos? Am sure the banner is very well in placed! Not to mention the posts!

v) How about the LTv!, Leo Idol Season 3 logo...the 40 Years Logo ??? Even MLSA has reached a certain 'frustration' point where people go.. WTH?! 

Sometimes, one might not realize it but your club.. your leadership and your management.. have already brought your club's image and its brand to a certain level. Now... the trick here is...

Do you realize what to do next? or where to start? Or what am I babbling about since the first paragraph (If it is really the last one, please stop reading this posting and you might just wanna go back to Pokemon comics pls)

Branding exists in our society.. our lives.. and Our Work here as Leos and Lions! The question is how are you able to bring your club into the NEXT LEVEL.. How are you going to be able to use the branding of your club to your benefits? let's explore ya:

i) Does your club have a logo? Do you change that every year.. or every 2-3 years once?!
ii) Does your club have any colours that you all have been using all these while?
iii) How different is your Roarrrrr? is it just "ABC Roar! ABC Roar! ABC Roar! Roar! Roar!" (i.e. lame)
iv) Do you change your club t-shirt EVERY YEAR?!
v) Have you ever thought of ensuring all BOD arranging badges on your vests in a certain special way?
vi) Does your club have a blog? an FB account or fanpage?
vii) We sent 20 people to a function and at the end of the day, we were not even noticed...! (like duhhh.. is it their fault?) 
viii) Do you know what I am talking about (totally random!!! wth!? hahahaha)

BRANDING is not just about physical outlook only. Branding can also be personalities of your members, BOD or the way you carry yourselves in the eyes of many. Let's try this:

i) Crazy, fun - PJI
ii) Big projects, creative - GTM
iii) Talents - IMO
iv) Seriously disciplined and no guys can go 5 ft near their members - AMC (Sorry, during my time - hahaha)
v) Kiasu - Leo Club of XXXX (hahahaha.. am not even going to try say this. later I kena scolding again for making fun to assert a point)

See my point or not?

To be able to be recognized... To be able to project an image of great leadership.... management.. and PRESENCE... it all boils down to BRANDING! A wise man once told me this:

"Branding ensures Substance

Substance ensures Strength

Strength Gives you Presence 

Presence ensures SUCCESS!!!!!!"

You need to start to think ...
WHAT our club's brand?
WHY are we different from the others?
HOW do we ensure that our club's presence is felt when we walk into registration and the venue?
Is changing my "Roarrrr" going to be enough?

Is sticking to the same T-Shirt going to be enough?
Is disciplined members and well-trained ones going to be enough?
Is being "crazy" going to be enough?

The answers lie in your hands.. my dear Presidents, Vice Presidents and B.O.D....! You make that change. You make that difference... YOU DEFINE YOURSELF!

It's only then.. we would have a strong District that proudly shouts out...

Best of Regards

Lion Alan Thoo
District Chairperson for Leo Clubs
District 308B2 - Malaysia

The Dangers of PSSTAS Disease

I remember posting something about this deadly disease sometime ago... (Click here for the old posting) and to be honest with you... I am seeing some of you who might already have gotten infected but you might just not realize it! PSSTAS is ... fortunately curable.... There is a known cure for it but it takes time and it also takes one's determination to get over it because it is not viral or caused by bacteria... mainly caused by genetics that involves Egoism.

Scientists have discover the Ego genes is a defect and mostly affects the male species more than that of the female ones. But, females also have to be careful as the PSSTAS might just attack you even though the tendency is towards the testosterone of the guys....

There are also case studies that were proven by many pharmaceutical companies where PSSTAS attacks one to the extend that the person do not realize they are hallucinating and showing symptoms... and also develop terribly bad habits of mankind.... this is very serious and really need to be dealt with.....!

Symptoms of PSSTAS: 

1. You are feeling really SS (Syok Sendiri) and Bangga-land when you recently attended some functions...

2.  You feel so proud of yourself to the extend that you go round telling people that you have achieved that award and no one else deserves it better than you

3. You start expecting your juniors to respect you to the max... and start to scold them or show LCLY  face(arrogant.. in short form of a rude Cantonese phrase - sorry! No other word best fit this description)

4. You expect your juniors, Omega Leos, and even Lions to treat you slightly or a whole lot more differently cause you are the Top award winner mahhhhh....

5. You start to develop the thought of the following...! You start to feel the following and these lines pop up here and then...:

i) Why should I have done so much in the past!? 

ii) Why should I have contributed so much? 

iii) Why should I have done all those projects? 

iv) I should have just joined another club where I dont need to do anything at all!!! I

v) I feel foolish now

vi) No one respects me anymore. Get this award also no point. I better gather up my other friends (with the same symptoms) and start talking bad about the whole wide world including those who cared for you before!

vii) I am not going to join any Omega Club anymore (For Alphas)

viii) I am going to quit soon or make myself less active cause everyone else hates me (For Omega)

THE CURE......

i) Smack yourself three times.. really hard... at the back of your forehead. If you cant reach, ask your mother to help you

 

ii) Look at the picture next to you and LOOK AT IT EVERYDAY to tell yourself how lucky you are that you even have a house to live in and stop bi*ching about ppl not respecting you, ppl not layan you.. ppl not being happy with you....

Tell yourself that you are one lucky fella that you actually still had the chance to eat that lousy tasteless pack of RM3 bihun at the Leo Forum and survived the entire fiscal year after kena scolding non-stop from Alan Thoo......That you don't have to search the pile of rubbish hoping to find a leftover piece of bread and basi punya milo packet.

iii) Recite the LEO Pledge one more time.... 3 times a day, until you finish. This is even the best Antibiotic around... but you must finish it!!!!! If you already have forgotten how... Go ask Jeremy Goh to sing I PLEDGE to you (but you might have to pay him for the taxi fare and some angpow money for his time.

iv) Shut the **** up, and start to think again.... that the Top Award given to you... is just one lousy piece of paper for recognition, the trophy will be good when you have an itch at the back and you cant reach it.... and that badge is good for you to be used as a pin for baby V's diapers.....!

Well.. then.. you shall be fine.....! :)

AWARDS

Awards presented to individuals or clubs.. are merely given away as a form of recognition. They are there to give recognition to your excellent work as well as an inspiration to the younger ones so that one day.. THEY CAN BE LIKE THEIR SENIORS... Go up on stage to receive that Award... that piece of paper and metal... that symbolize success. Do you want your juniors to end up EXACTLY like you?

Remember.... The Awards thingy are nothing but just 5 minutes of fame... okay.. maybe that'll be a little too short! 5 hours perhaps? 5 days???! That's it!!! That's all you will get. But at the end of the day, joining the Leo Club means a whole lot MORE than just that piece of paper. Do not deny that fact! Joining the Leo Club is supposed to be for friendship and fellowship... helping those in need.... giving shelter to the ones that needed it most.. and also to enhance personal development skills and all those! 

Stop being an idiot and start coming back to reality. If you can't get yourself out of PSSTAS.... there is seriously no point for you to join any OMEGA Leo Club too... It only proved one point... I made a wrong decision in giving those awards away. My selection and recommendations are wrong and that, I should have just given it to someone else?

Hmmmmm....A good point to wonder and ponder on. Should I give any awards at the end of this fiscal year? Did I create the PSSTAS disease? Sighhhhhh.... Or could it be just.... YOU.....? Not everything in this world revolves around you my friends. Think about it. After all, LEO is a service organization ...You haveeeeee to get yourself out of the PSSTAS disease and cure yourself,....

I'll be waiting ... Will always be.... ONe day you will be cured. But till then...

Dont join any Omega Club. Go find some other SS clubs to join. And Good luck to you and your future. :)

Best of Regards

Alan Thoo

Ex PSSTAS patient

40 Years in Service... We're Stronger than Before

40 Years in Service... Stronger than Before...

Some say this tagline as the theme for the year is kind'a SS (aka Syok Sendiri).. but come to think of it.. after 40 years of rendering services to the community.. oh well... We wanna be proud of it.. My question is.. "Why not?!"

As the District Chairperson for the 2nd term this year, I would like to state that Stronger than Before is a theme I chose to instill pride in the work that we all do. I seriously feel that it is important that we all take Pride in whatever we do. It is only then, we feel the strength to continue to do what we do best!!!! It is very important that we believe in the work that we do, take pride.. and then walk the talk whenever we do anything in the line of duty!

Further more, being a Leo, besides serving the community... there's a whole lot more reasons why one join! Just the reasons of Fellowship, Self enchancement, character development and team-building alone justify every single reason why we join the Leo Club! Hence.. after 40 years of the existence of the Leo Program in our District, and even our Multiple District 308 (Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei)... why not shout out WE'RE STRONGER THAN BEFORE!

This is seriously not an SS moment. Let's justify:

1) Existence:
We had 1 club formed (Anderson School Ipoh) back in 2nd September 1970....today District 308B2 stands at approximately 90 clubs.. and the MD308 has more than 200 clubs in total!

2) Projects
I cannot recall every single fundraising project in our MD last fiscal year, but the few in our District that really caught my attention would be the Fallen Stars Project in Ipoh and Penang that both collected Rm25k for kidney patients!!! Sri KL's Charity concert raised RM20 000 alone.. and we are talking about just 3 projects combined we have exceeded RM45k in fundraisers alone. What about others? I dare shout out no less than RM100k in total throughout the fiscal year for MD308?

How about projects last fiscal year that caught the attention of the media? The ICCP in Penang? The Kinta River Clean-up in Ipoh, the HOPE project in PJ, and the tons of other projects in Kedah that got into the media limelight? Bernama TV interviewed our IPDG Choong Kwei Loi during the ICCP... Kinta River Clean up was also covered by TV1 News and 8TV Celebrity Chat and HOPE on TV1 news too!

3) Community Service
From my record alone, and I'm pretty bad in maths.. I believe I have counted not less than 100 community service based projects in our District last fiscal year that included visits to welfare homes; bringing kiddos out for movies or picnic, family days; Sight First projects, health related projects that included seminars, exhibitions, visits and many more!!!!

4) Membership Drive
We saw an increase of not less than 15% of our Leo membership in the last fiscal year! How about that?

Hence.... with all these, in a summarized point... shouting out 40 YEARS IN SERVICE... STRONGER THAN BEFORE is justified before we even shout it out!

I am very proud of each and everyone of you as you have all excelled so much in character building and you MADE A DIFFERENCE in your life.. as well as others! Let's make things happen this fiscal year! Instead of an annual guideline, here's a quarterly one that you might want to look at:

1) Organize projects for others also.. not just amongst yourselves!

a) Fellowship Projects
We have seen many IR or IU days being organized, especially in the Klang Valley. International Relationship or International Understanding... is a term that is used to instill more fellowship amongst one another. Well, the only problem that I see is.. these projects are mainly organized for and amongst Leo members. if you want to organize a fellowship project.. can you involve others too? For example.... invite your scouts, st. john's ambulance, band boys, Interactors or any other clubs in your school to join in the fun! Let's do more with Fellowship projects this fiscal Year! Let's not just have your own SS moments (Hahahah).. let's have a more seriously fun project for your school students. For the alphas.. why not organize a Family Day in school where you invite parents and teachers to join in the fun too? (for those who smirk and start thinking... ahhhh this wont work... then shame on you! Have you ever tried it? if you havent.. then shoooshhh away that thought and start planning!)

b) Community Service
have you ever thought that your members might just be extremely bored with those visits to welfare homes where you would actually do the following:
i) Chat with old folks
ii) Sing rasa Sayang to the Children
iii) Read a stroy book
iv) Clean up the grill, window panes bla bla bla

Why not bring them out for a picnic? Why not organize a Zoo visit? Why not bring them for a movie? Why not bring them out of their homes and sponsor them to a play.. a concert? a Show? whatever! Think of something different this time round!!!

c) School Services
Please do more school services this fiscal year! Haha. Nuff said. yes. it's important. Well, law of nature teaches us this very simple fact. you want your teachers and School authorities to love you,... you must first love them! This is the theory of reciprocity! meaning, you give first.. then you expect a natural giving-back response! hence, if you start doing more school service projects... and one day, you seek for approval to go somewhere or do something else from your school authorities... the response might be different!

A task for Omega Leos....
the District projects that I intend to conduct this fiscal year would be mini- Leo Forums for the respective Porfolio Chairpersons... i.e. Environmental and Health Convention; Community Service Convention bla bla bla. Maximum of 2 days 1 night retreat where we train your young Alpha Leos on their portfolio jobs....For example.. the Health and Environmental Convention, we invite all the Health Chairpersons + Env Chairpersons... there will be workshops planned... seminars.. trainings etc etc.. on their portfolio.. giving them a chance to learn something new, and go back to their clubs... to spread the word around!! This is very preliminary. Any Omega Leo Clubs who wish to chair one of the respective portfolio Conventions.. you are more than welcomed to send me an email and we shall take it offline aye!

i) Health
ii) Environment
iii) Community Services
iv) IT
v) Fundraising
vi) Membership
vii) Public Relation

Well... we are kind'a all set!

40 Years in Service Mega Scale Celebration

I am also looking for 40 Leo Clubs, be it Alpha or Omega, to organize projects around our District....marking the official launching of the 40 Years in Service term!!! As we are marking Eco and Go Green in our calendar too this fiscal year... we shall go with 40 Green Projects nationwide!

All you need to do is to propose an Eco project, be it small, medium or large scaled.. to be done in your own state. It could be planting of trees, clearing of rubbish in school, exhibition, seminars etc etc.....! As long as it is an Eco-focused project, that'll do! We need 40 of such Eco projects to be done concurrently throughout our District! yeah.. no kidding!

You need to invite your sponsoring Lions Clubs to be present, and atleast 1 school official (teacher or senior assistants or principal) for the Alphas. To those clubs who are interested, please send an email to Leo Justin Yee (justinyjw@hotmail.com), who is also the Leo Cabinet Region 4&5 Co-ordinator or contact Leo Justin at 016-566 3736.

Please propose what you would like to do if you are part of the 40 Leo Clubs doing this. The target date is 29th of August 2010, the Saturday before our actual date, at 9.20 a.m.! And on the actual date (2nd September 2010), we shall have an online celebration (more details later!)

Well... discuss this at your BOD meeting...and come up with something ya! Do note that the 40 Clubs will receive special patch for their club banners and all OCs will obtain a special pin for their contributions!

Alright.. this should be enough to keep you all busy for a while! Hahaha...

Good luck in all that you do... and remember... ROARRRRR!!!! to the 40 years in Service!!! Roar! Roar! Roarrrrr!!!!!

Regards

Lion Alan Thoo
District Chairperson for Leo Clubs
Ditrict 308B2 - Malaysia

"LISTEN" by the Fallen Stars Project

ON the 17th of January 2010... a tragic boatrace accident dawned upon Leo Club and Lions Club members in Malaysia... 3 beloved Leo members, the late Leo Jason, Brendon & YiZhang passed away.. People mourned their deaths and everyone were sad during this darkest hour of our lives...

That's when LISTEN was born...It's a song to bring everyone's life back to normal... but not forgetting them ... "We should stop mourning death.. but instead... Celebrate Life!!!!" - ROARRR!!!!

LISTEN
Performed by the Fallen Stars Project (Members of the Leo Club I.M.O)
Music by Chris Thoo
Lyrics by Alan Thoo, Marcus Loh, Baki Zainal
Arrangements by Alan Thoo
Produced by Rafikoncept Productions
Executive Producers - Lions Club of IMNC
Copyrights 2010 Giant Ants (M) Sdn Bhd

There's this time in this place
Not too long ago we knew each other
We smiled and laugh we cried a tear
There's so much memories with you being here

All your friends love you so...
You are like an angel to everyone...

We remember you always told us
To reach for glory...you inspired us
You taught us how
How to stand when we fall
Standing stronger with just one call

Somehow or rather we're still together
Theres a part of you in us that makes us stronger

Chorus
Listen.... as we sing this song for you
Listen... as we shed a tear or two
Even though you've moved on
To a place far beyond
Memories of you will stay on
So listen.

For every breathe we take, an obstacle we shall break
Walk us through this journey, a legacy we shall make
And we shall be strongAnd we will strive on
No matter come what may, we will keep moving on

Teardrops wont cause no pain
The sunshine is here again
As we feel your halo guide us through the rain

Chorus
Listen.... as we sing this song for you
Listen... we believe well make it through
Sadness was from yesterday
We know hope will come and stay
Therell be miracles and wonders as we pray

And Listen... Time has passed us by
Listen ... We'll promise we will try
To shed a tear no more
Hand in hand we will soar
Thank you for the strength you gave before

Listen.... as we sing this song for you
Listen... we believe well make it through
Listen... Time has passed us by
Listen ... We'll promise we will try
So Listen Way up high we shall fly
Listen No matter what we'll try

Listen... Listen...
Listen... Listen

The Making of "Listen"...