MNRA Newsletter - 2013 Oct

Date  :   4th October 2013

Dear Members,

We are happy to share with you our latest MNRA activities which took place in the last 3 months. It is also timely to let you know what event is in store for all members before the year ends.

1. Local Chapters of MNRA started outside of KL/Klang Valley.
       Nestlé Retirees  Johore Bahru Chapter was launched on 16^th July 2013 at Bharat Curry House, Taman Mt Austin.  12 retirees attended the meeting, out of which 11 new members signed up.  Mr Yeap Siew Lim was elected Chairman of JB Chapter and Encik Rahman Mansor was elected as the Secretary.

     Nestlé Retirees  Kuching Chapter - 6th September 2013 saw the birth of a new chapter of MNRA at Kuching, Sarawak Club, where 17 people gathered to kick off the launch. Our president  Ms Leong Ming Chee took the meeting through a Q+A session, listening to the suggestions and problems of the Sarawakian Retirees .Mr Raymond Teo and Lawrence Batin were unanimously nominated as  the local chairman and secretary to coordinate all future affairs and an initial grant was announced to help the local chapter get going.





Meet MNRA Kuching local Chapter



      Nestlé Retirees Penang Chapter  - 28th Sept 2013 , a saturday afternoon marks yet another milestone when MNRA  launched its 3rd Chapter outside the Klang Valley.  YES - it was in Butterworth at the Pelita restoran that we had gathered.

13 retirees turned up , these northern retirees came from all over …from Ipoh,Taiping, Kulim, Sungei Petani, Parit Buntar and of course from Penang Island itself plus from Seberang Prai .Wow !!! And Ang  Kim Sai even came from Ipoh on his 500 cc motorcycle whilst Shamsuddin who used to be with us since 1971 and helping us in our task force came in his Merc –Syabas!!

Mr Lee Choo Yang was elected as Chairman of Penang Chapter, whilst Mr Goh Seng Nam was elected as Secretary.

  

If you would like to volunteer to help kickstart gatherings in other states

Pahang/Trengganu/Kelantan and Sabah, please contact Mr Chan Chiau Khiang 016-3238239.

2.     MNRA “Bowl for Fun” Carnival – 24^th  Aug 2013 @  Sunway Pyramid                

The inaugural MNRA “Bowl for Fun” Carnival held on the 24^th Aug 2013 at the Sunway Mega Lanes, Sunway Pyramid Shopping Complex was a celebration of fun, fellowship and camaraderie amongst  retirees, present Nestlé staff, family members, children and friends. There were more than 70 participants, comprising of 17 teams of 4 participants and all the cheerleaders. 

The carnival was even more memorable with the presence and participation of Mr Alois Hofbauer, MD of Nestlé Malaysia. He was very pleased with the event as it brought the Nestlé family together and hopes there will be more in the future.

Champion team: Team Alois   with a total of 1305 pinfalls over 2 games

Members :Mr Alois/Dina Rizal , Khairul Md Taib, David Chan, Nur Aizat Md Said                                           

Runners Up:Team Tembak Pin with 1268 pinfalls over 2 games  

Members: Suhaimi Idris, Nur Anis, Jasian, Ramly Ahyat

Third: Team Zainal Abidin  with 1222 pinfalls over 2 games
Members: Zainal Abidin, Nur Farah Ain, Mihd Harmizan, Ahmad Ridzuan

       

3.     Factories High Tea  - 29 Sept 2013 @ De Palma Hotel Shah Alam

      A resounding response from 80 people attended, 8 new MNRA Life Members, lots of catch ups, chatter, fun and laughter. It was an  awesome successful gathering  !  Wow….!

     To top it all , Encik  Adnan, Production Director  and  Puan Seijan, BT Factory Manager, surprised all by their presence on Sunday.

     Judging by the positive responses and postings on Facebook, members are looking forward to the next Hi Tea or gathering.

    4. Stepping Forward Walk for Wellness – 7th December 2013

        Venue : Taman Jaya, Petaling Jaya
        Time   :  7.30am – 10.30am
          This is the 3^rd year we are running this event . In the past, more than 200 MNRA members and their families and friends attended the morning’s event. We will have the morning walk, aerobics exercise and not forgetting telematches,  MAGGI Mee Goreng contest and other fun activites….you go home with lots of goodies as well. 
           MNRA Members   : RM10.00 
           Non Members       : RM15.00  Adult (13 yrs and above)  
           Kids (5 - 12 yrs )   : RM10.00

      Please register now and you won’t get disappointed.

5.     MNRA Blog

       In order to share with our members up-to-date information with regards to activities and MNRA development, a blog has been created with the help from Mr Lee Chee Poo. Please check the website http://mynestleretiree.blogspot.com/
             How to view:
            1. Scroll down/up the blog or
            2. Go to Archive and select the relevant posting or
            3. Click on the label to go to the specific subject
             In the blog, you may find the following:
              - MNRA membership form
              - Office bearers of MNRA Management committee
              - MNRA Constitutions
              - coming events
              - stories of past events and activities
              - articles of interest
              - jokes and stories for your enjoyment

       We welcome your comments, suggestions and contributions.

       You may add your comments directly to the Blog via the comment box at end of each post (click on 'No Comments' after "posted by Myra MNRA at...) or email to nestleretireesassn@gmail.com.

We look forward to your active participation and wishing all of you good health and enjoy life to the fullest.

Yours sincerely,

Leong Ming Chee

LEONG MING CHEE

President

Malaysia Nestlé Retirees Association

We are all seniors

Getting Married again...
A senior citizen said to his eighty-year old buddy:
'So I hear you're getting married?'
'Yep!'
'Do I know her?'
'Nope!'
'This woman, is she good looking?'
'Not really.'
'Is she a good cook?'
'Naw, she can't cook too well.'
'Does she have lots of money?'
'Nope! Poor as a church mouse.' 
'Well, then, is she good in bed?'
'I don't know.'
'Why in the world do you want to marry her then?'
'Because she can still drive!' 

Ageing symptoms....

A man was telling his neighbour, 'I just bought a new hearing aid.
It cost me four thousand dollars, but it's state of the art.. It's perfect.'
'Really,' answered the neighbour . 'What kind is it?'
' Twelve thirty..' 
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Three old guys are out walking.
First one says, 'Windy, isn't it?'
Second one says, 'No, it's Thursday!'
Third one says, 'So am I. Let's go get a beer..'

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Morris , an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a physical.
A few days later, the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm.
A couple of days later, the doctor spoke to Morris and said, 'You're really doing great, aren't you?'
Morris replied, 'Just doing what you said, Doc: 'Get a hot mamma and be cheerful.''
The doctor said, 'I didn't say that.. I said, 'You've got a heart murmur; be careful.'

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A little old man shuffled slowly into an ice cream
parlour and pulled himself slowly, painfully, up onto a stool.
After catching his breath, he ordered a banana split.
The waitress asked kindly, 'Crushed nuts?'
'No,' he replied, 'Arthritis.'

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An Aging Contest.

 Three older gentlemen sat down at the park for a conversation.

 "There's no worse age than 60," says the youngest, "I always feel like I have to pee, and most of the time you try and try and nothing comes out!"

 "That's nothing," said a 70 year old, "70 is a much worse age. You can't even do your business anymore. You take laxatives then sit on the toilet for hours waiting for something to come out!"

 "Actually," said the oldest one, "80 is the worst age of all!"

 "Do you have trouble peeing too?" asked the 60 year old.

 "Not really. I pee every morning like clockwork at 6:00am."

 "Do you have trouble crapping?" asked the 70 year old.

 "Not at all, I do my business every day promptly at 6:30am."

 The 60 year old looked at him funny. "Let me get this straight, you
 pee at 6am and you crap at 6:30am? So what's the problem?"

 "I don't get up until 7:00!"
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Doing something useful.....

I just learn how to email.

Yesterday my daughter e-mailed me again, asking why I didn't do something useful with my time.
 "Like sitting around the pool and drinking wine is not a good thing?" I asked.

Talking about my "doing something useful"  seems to be her favorite topic of conversation.

She was "only thinking of me", she said and suggested that I go down to the Senior Center and hang out with the guys.

I e-mailed her and told her that I had joined a Parachute Club.

She replied, "Are you nuts?  You are 78 years old and now you're going to start jumping out of airplanes?"

I told her that I even got a Membership Card and e-mailed a copy to her.

She immediately telephoned me and yelled, "Good grief, Mom, where are your glasses?!  This is a Membership to a Prostitute Club, not a Parachute Club."

"Oh man, I'm in trouble again," I said, "I really don't know what to do.  I signed up for five jumps a week!!"

The line went quiet and her friend picked up the phone and said that my daughter had fainted.

Life as a Senior Citizen is not getting any easier, but sometimes it can be fun.

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Computer for Old People...

 

 



 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Are you smarter than this kids?

The lady teacher asks the pupils what kind of medicines they know and what they are used for.

The first pupil said: Tylenol?
Very good! And what is it used for?
It is used for headache.

The second pupil said: Nytol .
Excellent. And what it is used for?
To help you sleep

Now it is Johnny's turn and he said: Viagra
Er, OK:  What is it used for?

I think it can be used for diarrhea.
Who told you this?
Nobody, but every evening my mother tells my father 'take a Viagra, may be that little shit will get harder'.

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TEACHER: Why are you late?
STUDENT: Class started before I got here.

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TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
 JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.

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TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'
TEACHER: No, that's wrong
GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.
  (I Love this child)

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TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD: H I J K L M N O.
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.

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 TEACHER: to 9-yr old Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.
 WINNIE: Me!

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TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?
GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.

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TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with ' I.'
MILLIE: I is...
TEACHER: No, Millie... Always say, 'I am.'
MILLIE: All right... 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'

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TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.

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TEACHER: Clyde, your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's... Did you copy his?
CLYDE: No, sir. It's the same dog.

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TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
HAROLD: A teacher!

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Lifestyle of the future

A day made of Glass....

If you want to experience what your children and grandchildren will be experiencing…Watch the video!!!!
It's called Glass...You gotta see this!!!

UNREAL. THIS IS WHAT IT WILL BE LIKE If You LIVE ANOTHER 15 TO 20 YEARS, OR FOR YOUR KIDS WHEN THEY ARE A LITTLE OLDER!!!I

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=6Cf7IL_eZ38&vq=medium

Surprise Visitors for Shah Alam Hi Tea

Article By Ariffin Buranudeen.

Sunday 29 th Sept 2013...
80 pax, 8 new MNRA Life Members….

Lots of of catch ups, memories, chatter, fun and laughter... It was an awesomely successful gathering of retirees from several factories. 

Technical Director En Adnan Pawanteh and Factory Manager BT Pn Seijan Hee were kind enough to spare their afternoon to join in the merriment. Adnan expressed his admiration for the large turnout, and spoke passionately about people being at the heart of our business. He noted that our Retirees still had the Nestlé DNA in them, amply shown by the large attendance and his observation of a retiree offering feedback to Seijan on how to further enhance our product ! The oldest retiree present was 82 years of age..! Clearly, our passion for Nestlé has not diminished, notwithstanding the years after retirement...

Special thanks to Freddie Kuah, whose untiring efforts brought us all together!


En Adnan and an awesome response from factory retirees...

 

VP MNRA En Ariffin and En Adnan (2 tall & handsome guys!) flanked by factory retirees

 

 

 

         

Puan Seijian giving me a headache????



Quotes on Facebook....


“ The Malaysian Nestle Retirees Association thanks Encik Adnan for the support.”  Anthony Chong

“Well done Kuah and Anthony Chong….” Santhirabaian Albert Raman

“ Jolly good food, fun and friendship at De Palma. Hope we can make this reunion a quarterly thing. Maybe Just in time for the Berita Nestle Issues. “  Aloy Wong

“So good to see so many attended. Nestle DNA Lives on.” Leong Ming Chee

“This is what we need for more recruitment of Retirees. It is a good sign.”  Freddie Kuah Cheng Hock

 

More photos....

https://plus.google.com/photos/107889453367436801158/albums/5930821906030073841?authkey=CPiO4NPwyb6feA

 

 

MNRA - Regions, Penang, Kuching, JB

MNRA forges ahead with another Milestone By Chan Chiau Khiang
+++++++++++++ Penang Chapter ++++++++++++++

A Saturday afternoon on 28th September marks yet another milestone for our MNRA ( Malaysia Nestlé Retirees Association) --as it LAUNCHED its 3rd Chapter outside the Klang valley where we have been active for the last 2-3 years .

YES --it was in Butterworth at the Pelita restoran that we had gathered. All in 16 of us ---including 3 Committee Members,viz secretary Mrs Leong Poh Goek, Treasurer Mr Lim Ho Choy and yours truly -CCK

 The Penang Northern Retirees came from all over ----from Ipoh --Taiping -- Kulim --- Sungei Petani -- Parit Buntar--- and of course from Penang Island itself and Seberang Prai …wow what a fantastic response !!!  One Ang  Kim Sai even came from Ipoh on his 500 cc motorcycle whilst Shamsuddin who used to be with us since 1971 and helping us in our task force came in his Merc. Syabas!! And Indeed I was personally very happy and touched to catch up with FREINDS ----ex colleagues

3 of us --are Now DATUK TULIN --meaning we are grand-fathers.

When we were ALL gathered and before digging into our Fishhead Curry lunch ,we had a quick simple --FREE and FAIR election --Mr LEE Choo Yang was elected UNOPPOSED as chairman --( he had helped to coordinate the event anyway) and Mr Goh Seng Nam was also returned unopposed as secretary.

After lunch --we had NESCAFÉ Tarik and took in some views and feedback and what MNRA can do . All points were noted. We shall discuss all these and other points at our main committee and revert .

ALL in all ---all signed up as LIFE members. Mr Lee, we thank you for efforts on this and will certainly support the Penang MNRA Local Chapter in their future activities.
We next look forward to any vounteers to coordinate for Kuantan and KK ---( Please call cck --0163238239 ).

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Birth of a new chapter of  MNRA by Chan Chiau Khiang
+++++++++++++ Kuching Chapter ++++++++++++++

6th September 2013 saw the BIRTH of a new chapter of our MNRA at Kuching, Sarawak Club, where some 17 people gathered to kick off the local branch of MNRA . The 17...of whom some had already joined earlier as members were all retirees --and spouses of those who are not with us now.

The objective of this gathering was to recruit more members and indeed 4 immediately signed up . The lunch organised by Raymond Teo and Laurence Batin was a feast, demonstrating Good Food, Good Life to Retirees.


Our president  Me Leong Ming Chee took the meeting through a Q+A --listening to the suggestions and problems of the Sarawakian Retirees and will take matters up accordingly --eg staff purchase difficulties and new product samples plus invitations to attend annual dinners. All were participative and positive to this first gathering.

Mr Raymond Teo and Lawrence Batin were unanimously nominated as  the local chairman and secretary to coordinate all future affairs and an initial grant was announced to help the local chapter get going.


Indeed it was a good NOSTALGIC gathering and reunion of friends, mentors and mentees
 ---especially for me having served East Malaysia---Sarawak in 1976 and later on again 1978---1982 .


Kuching...Welcome to MNRA.


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JB CHAPTER FORMED !
+++++++++++++ JB Chapter ++++++++++++++

 The 6th of July 2013 will be remembered as the date when MNRA's first
 Region Chapter was formed,  in Johore Baru. Thanks primarily to the
 efforts of Messrs Chan Chiau Khiang (CCK) and Yeap Siew Lin (aka Lucky
 Yeap), 12 retirees gathered for lunch with MNRA for friendship and to
 officially launch the JB Chapter. MNRA President Ms Leong Ming Chee
 welcomed and thanked everyone, and expressed the hope that the Chapter
 would grow with more members. CCK updated everyone on MNRA's efforts to
 open more Region Chapters.




 The members present unanimously voted Lucky Yeap as Chairman of the JB
 Chapter and Encik Rahman Mansor as Secretary.  RM 500 was donated by
 MNRA to help kick start activities.




 Look out for the launch of our next Region Chapter - Kuching ! MNRA is
 also working hard to launch Chapters in Penang, Kuantan and KK. If
 retirees living in these areas want to volunteer to start off your
 Chapter, email MNRA quickly at nestleretireesassn@gmail.com.