The 9th. Hainan Association Malaysia Youth Badminton Championship on 18th - 20th December 2009 was held at Semambu Badminton Hall, Kuantan. Altogether 15 men teams and 7 ladies teams participated in this badminton tournament. It was encouraging to observe that the majority of the team members were relatively young except for the team leaders. The badminton teams were from Ulu Tiram, Kemasek, Klang, Port Dickson, Perak, Kemaman, Telok Anson, Kuching, Selangor, Malacca, Kulai and Kuantan, participated this tournament.

Kuantan Hainanese Association was the Organising Committee after 9 long years in the wilderness. I must commend Mr. Pang Ching Chay and the Organising Committee for taking this challenge to organise this badminton tournament after more than 2 months of preparation. There were initial hiccups in organising such a big national event given by the fact that we had organised this tournament 9 years ago. Eventually, all the plans were put into place and the tournament was well organised given by the fact that they had only 2 over months to plan.

We would like to congratulate the winning teams and thank all the participating teams for their support. We must also remember that there are winners and losers in any tournament but the most important thing was that it brought fond memories and friendship (kinship) in participating this tournament.

See you all in Ipoh, Perak, in 2 years time!

Suukee Boleh!

PARADIGN SHIFT OF AN OLD ASSOCIATION

As the Assistant Welfare Bureau Chief of Persatuan Hainan Kuantan, I usually received the SMSes concerning the dismiss of our elderly members. I would usually attend the funeral wake either at the decease family's house or funeral palour. Lately, I noticed that very few of the Committee Members attended the funeral wake in order to show respect to the decease and to grief together with the family members.
I would suggest that the Committee Members make an effort to attend the funeral wake as the decease's family members would be very appreciated that the representatives of the Association show concern and kindness in their time of bereavement. This is one of the public relations in order to connect them to the Association.
In the old days, the Association was very influencial amongst the hainanese community as the Committee Members then, could settled most of the problems such as helping to remit monies back to their counties, attending to their welfare and to act as the mediators to settle disputes.
We have slowly but surely lost the influence accorded to us in the old days dued to the evolution of a progressive society.
I would suggest that we must have the paradign shift in order to cater for the changing needs of the members so as to remain relevent. Needs ideas have to be created in order to cater for the needs of the members or else we may become irrelevent!

As the Assistant Welfare Bureau Chief of Persatuan Hainan Kuantan, I usually received SMSes late in the afternoon, to inform me of the dismiss of our beloved members who had passed away. I would usually attend the decease at their family's home or at the funeral palour. Recently,I noticed that the attendence amongst our Committee Members was reduced to about the usual 4 to 5 Committee Members. It is disheartening to observe that our Committee Members were lukewarm in attending the funeral wake in order to pay respect to the deceases and to grief together with their family's members in their time of their berearement

RECONNECT WITH THE GRASSROOTS

I was heartened that the local leadership organised numerous social activities in order to reconnect with the grassroots in order to be relevent with the grassroots. Recently, on 6th. December 2009, the 155 veterans who are above 60 years old, were invited to have lunch organized by JKKK Kg. Tengah / Kg. Jawa, Kuantan. They were given angpows and a small token of appreciation prior to the lunch. I am sure that the veterans were pleasantly surprise to receive angpows worth RM 50.00. Even though the amount was nothing to shout about but at least, they were appreciated by the authority for remaining loyal in their support of the ruling government.
I would like to see more activities of this nature to be organised in future for the benefit of the people. When the ruling party appreciate and thank their loyal supporters by orgainising these activities of this nature, they will continue supporting the ruling party when they perceive that the ruling party cares and appreciate them for their contributions.