Issue # 03-2004

 

Dear Value Member’s,

The Chairman & General Committees wish you Happy Reading. 

Here are some updates of activities going on:

 

Monthly Chefs Table 

Annual General Meeting (Confirmed)                23rd March 2004 @ 2.00pm

Tanjung Bungah Hotel (Confirmed)                               13th April 2004

Shangri-La Golden Sands Resort (Tentative)                 18th May 2004

Vistana Hotel Penang    (Confirmed)                              22nd June 2004

The Ferringhi Beach Hotel (Tentative)               20th July 2004

E & O Hotel (Tentative)                                               24th August 2004

 

All members are welcome to participate, RSVP with Albert Goh 012-5807217

Cost per person: Member’s Rm25.00 & Non Member’s Rm30.00

Annual Dinner 2004

Due to unforeseen circumstances Equatorial Hotel will not be the venue for this year Annual Dinner scheduled on 21st September 2004. Chef Eric Cheng will be our Organizing Chairman for this dinner. It will be held at Vistana Hotel on the same date. So please mark your calendar.

 

Annual General Meeting

Please be informed that our Chefs Association of Malaysia, Penang Chapter AGM will be held on 23rd March 2004 at Crown Jewels Hotel, Tanjung Bungah, 2.00pm. The agenda of the meeting are:

  1. To review past Minutes
  2. Chairman Report
  3. Hon-Secretary Report
  4. Treasurer reports
  5. Other Matters

 

All members are welcome to attend and suggestions are greatly appreciated. Refreshment will be provided.

 

Penang Culinary Expo 2004

Still sourcing for sponsors……….


OC Peter Chan PJM busy eating while others are discussing for PCE 2004

Memberships:

Active members to date:           144

Non-Active Members:                55

MIA:                                        50

It was proposed that those members who lapse in their payment of membership exceeding 6 months will be charged additional Rm25.00 more for renewal. Total renewal fee would be Rm100.00. Normal renewal still stand at Rm75.00. New member registration fee of Rm25.00 will be waived.

Calling all members to actively rope back all members that are MIA or you known that they have moved. Please do not hesitate to contact me or any committee members for your membership renewal and benefits.

 

Club House at Rangoon Road

Those who are interested to utilize the facilities are to contact Peter Chan PJM.

Facilities included Computer with scanner & printer, Karaoke (night only), working station, meeting area, kitchen utensil & more.

 

Recreation Activities:

 

v    CAM Pg. Chapter had sent a delegation to Hong Kong to attend the HOFEX in February 2004


Penang Delegation in Hong Kong recently   
Chef Adolf Tan performing at HOFEX 2004

Chef Mohd. Saffian & Adolf
Committees with Johnny Ong

Exchange of Souvenirs
HOFEX GM presents souvenir   

Peter discussing with Rudy Mueller    
Lunch at Poison Ivy Rest

v     Due to our Director of Recreational recent change of working place, this project (Family Day at Pulau Jerejak) is temporary put on hold.

v     FHA04 in Singapore from 20th –23rdApril 2004, those interested please submit your application to the secretariat ASAP. Cost per person is Rm300.00 for transportation from Penang to Singapore and back plus accommodation on twin sharing basis. All others will be on pax account. Limited seats available and open to active members only on the first comes first basis. Those who are interested to bring along their partner will have to pay a sum Rm500 per person and is subject to the availability of seat.

 

New Cuisine & Wine Scene

NC&WS Jan/Feb 2004 issue had arrived. Please contact Peter Chan PJM 012-4733432 for collection.

Previous issues are also available. Any interesting article which you want to share?

 

Health Tips & Remedies

Easy to observe hints on maintaining good health

1.            Drink a glass of water early in the morning after brushing the teeth.

2.            If there is no bowel movement, drink a glassful of hot water before going to bed the previous night.

3.            Daily take good quantity of good variety of fruits or fruit juice.

4.            Avoid eating polished rice and maize flour.

5.            Eat more and more grains and pulses of round variety (Ragi, mazie, bajar etc).

6.            Eat more vegetables, try to avoid non-vegetarian food

7.            Eat germinated pulses like Bengal gram, peas, horse gram, green gram etc. preferable uncooked.

8.            Take milk, buttermilk and ghee in moderate.

9.            Avoid pre-cooked, canned food, cold, dry, synthetic syrups, dry food, pickles, frozen food.

10.        Avoid eating bakery food, fried, masala mixed food.

11.        Completely avoid tobacco (smoke, chewing, snuffing) coffee, tea, sleeping pills, painkillers etc.

12.        Eat only when you are hungry, but, do not drink water when you are hungry, nor eat solid food when   

         you are thirsty. This will end up in digestive disorder and obesity and possibility of cancer

13.        Reduce the intake of salt.

14.        Always masticate your food well, do not hurry up and swallow.

15.        Do not eat when you are tired, relax first and then have food.

16.        Do not eat immediately after hard labor.

17.        Do not drink water during meals, practice taking water half an hour before or after meals. Drink 7 to 8

         glasses of water daily.

18.        Do not eat between meals.

19.        Do not with hold or fail to answer calls of nature (Urination or Motion)

20.        Always inhale fresh air; let your bedroom have free movement of fresh atmospheric air

21.        Practice deep breath through the nose several times.

22.        Have regular exercise.

23.        Roam in the sun as long as possible and better have sunbath for health reasons.

24.        Enjoy an undisturbed sleep during nights.

 

25.        It is good to have your feet in slightly elevated position when you sleep, Have a pillow below your   

         legs or slightly raise the leg of your cot, this will facilitate easy flow of venous blood back to the

         lungs, do not sleep on the back, sleep on one side.

26.        See that you have sufficient rest during day at regular intervals

27.        Never sleep with your head in northern direction, east is best

28.        Above all meditate, pray and believe in God, You will be healthy.

Chefs On The Move

Ø      Executive Western Chef Mohd. Saffian (former Sunway Georgetown Hotel) is now at Royal Lagoon Hotel at Dangguan, China PRC.

Ø      Chef Jupp Tan is now at Langkawi Village Resort, Langkawi, Kedah

Ø      Chef Steven Wong is now at Pearl Island Country Golf Club, at Sungei Ara, Penang

Ø      Chef Goh Hai Ban is now at Bukit Jambul Golf Club, Penang

Ø      Chef George Chiam is now at Royal Selangor Golf Club, Selangor

 

Job Prospect

Vacancy Available:

  1. Sea View Restaurant at Batu Ferringhi is looking for an operator to run its restaurant. Those interested please contact Simon Cheng PJK, PJM h/p# 012-5632672 or go to Gurney Plaza Food Court Western Food Stall.
  2. Mutiara Beach Resort Penang is looking for Assistant Pastry Chef. Those interested please contact Franco Ho PJK h/p# 016-4723926 or 886 8888
  3. Royal Selangor Golf Club is looking for Chef De Partie & Commis Cook. Those interested please contact George Chaim h/p# 012-4822115

Please take notes all information is correct at the time of printing. Any mistake or offensive words are much regretted. What to do POT & PAN lah. If you had any comments or suggestions please forward to our Hon- Secretary Mr. Peter Chan PJM h/p 012-4733432 or email: peterosa@pd.jaring.my or peterchan@pah.com.my

Happy Reading & Best Culinary Regards

Prepared By: Peter Chan PJM