Time flies and we have bid goodbye to year 2008 and welcome year 2009. It is good to plan ahead and start to chart for year 2009 and hopefully for a much better year ahead.

We had the PAAM Annual Dinner & Cultural Night which was held on 29th November at a hotel in Subang Jaya. Thanks to the strong support from members and the generous sponsors for the many gifts that were given away as Lucky Draw prizes. My sincere appreciation to the Organizing Committee, staff and those who have directly or indirectly contributed to the success of this event. Thank you for their efforts and job well done.

We had two Tea-Talks successfully held. Both the topics were just as interesting. The first one was entitled “Do you want to Fly” covering on Aviation which was very informative. The other one was on “Health Care and Balanced Nutrition” which reminded us to be more health conscious.

As we will be launching the School 5S/Kaizen campaign soon after the school reopen for the new term in 2009, I strongly believe that this project will attract a lot attention from the community and students at large. The committee and project members are putting the final touch on the hand-book for easy reference to secondary school requirements for the successful implementation. We have identified a secondary school in Subang Jaya for this pilot project, where more than 2,000 students and over 100 teachers will be able to benefit from this program.

We were honored and very privileged to be invited by the Embassy of Japan to attend and celebrate their Emperor’s Birthday at his Excellency’s residence on 4th Dec 2008. The good crowd of more than 200 guests were entertained and served Japanese cuisine. It was truly a memorable night.

I would like to take the opportunity to thank each and every one of you for the strong support in making the PAAM year program-2008 a great success. Special thanks to all the Committee Members and the dedicated staff who are there providing the resources in making the activities possible.

Last but not least, wishing all Christians a belated “Merry Christmas” and to everyone “A Happy New Year 2009”. May you be Healthy & Happy Always. & to those celebrating Chinese New Year “Gong Xi Fa Cai”

President
CL Yang . PJM