Message from the President
Dear MCB members,
 A club can be only good as the support of
its members. May I ask you to continue to take an active part in the
clublife and support your volunteers - the MCB committee - by your
presence at all functions and events to meet old friends and make new
ones. MCB brings people together.
Members are encouraged to come forward and share their time and
expertise with the committee to help run the club successfully.
MCB offers the opportunity to have a home away from home. We are only a
small community and all the more that we should try to develop and
enhance the friendship among ourselves. Some positive thinking and
tolerance go a long way towards a united front and a happy peaceful
atmosphere in the club.
A sad note: Three committee members resigned, namely Jean, Sada and
Thana. We thank them for their efforts and contribution to the club and
wish them well in their future undertakings.
Christian Rosenbauer, outright in his ways and a pleasant personality
in MCB has been appointed the new Vice President by the Committee. He
has kindly offered his time and services to serve the club.
Last but not least, may I appeal to all members and friends of MCB,
other fellow Malaysians to show their support for MCB.
The survival of MCB
depends on you. So please come and join us make the club a
better place for all of us.
Our new Vice President introduces himself
 Hallo MCB Mitglieder,
als gebürtiger Münchner bin ich seit 2000 Mitglied im MCB.
Ich arbeite als selbständiger Elektrotechnikermeister. Obwohl ich
beruflich sehr beschäftigt bin, werde ich mich bemühen aktiv
am Clubgeschehen mitzuwirken.
Auf schöne und friedliche gemeinsame Zeiten.
Freut sich
Christian Rosenbauer
Gong Xi Fa Cai 2004 the Year of Monkey
MCB and its members welcomed the new LUNAR YEAR in Kam Yi Restaurant at
Marienplatz on 25.01.2004. More than 30 members and friends gathered
together to celebrate Chinese New Year.
Everyone enjoyed the 6-course-lunch which was partly subsidized by MCB.
The menu consisted of chicken soup, crispy duck with plum sauce, sweet
sour fish, mixed vegetables, spicy beef, tofu with prawns and fried
noodles.
The event was organized by Soo Fun, who put in great effort to make it
an enjoyable experience for all those present. She surprised everyone
with her delicious Tiramisu which turned out to be the hit of the day.
Terima Kasih, Soo Fun and keep up the spirit.
Unter dem Monsun on 7 Feb 2004
 Under the Monsoon, organised by the
Kulturreferat Munich was a series
of events consisting of talks, exhibitions, music shows and cultural
performances which took place from 04.12.2003 till 05.05.2004.
It covers information from countries like Malaysia, Singapore, India,
Philippines, Korea, Indonesia, Tibet etc.
Such events brought different people and cultures together.
The participation of MCB was supported by Tourism Malaysia, Frankfurt
and of course, by the MCB committee and many members.
Brochures and other information about Malaysia as a tourist destination
went like hot cakes!!
Potluck Party at EWH on 24.04.2004
 It
was a pleasant Saturday morning when
Soo Fun and the organizing team
met together in the EWH, to prepare for the party.
Richard, a new member and Branko had to get the drinks from a shop,
because the restaurant in the EWH was closed! Everyone worked hard to
make the event a success. The food was delicious! All the ladies were
able to show off their cooking skills - chicken curry, egg sambal,
nyonya kueh, Indian savoury cake, chicken and beef rending, fried
chicken, vegetable quiche, vadai and many other dishes.
MCB bid farewell to our Advisor and Ex-President Yap on this day.
Yap has been a loyal supporter of MCB and we wish him all the best for
his business venture in Malaysia.
 "Happy
Birthday" to Jackie and Yap who
both turned 50 in April. Each
got a cake and some trick candles which did not extinguish at
all! We wish them good health, happiness and lots of luck for the
next 50!!!
Once again the credit goes to Soo Fun who organised and coordinated
this get-together. She worked really hard and we should be thankful to
have such a dedicated member in our club.
For those who missed it, don't worry, there will be more potlucks to
come!!!!! Make sure you mark your calendar for the next MCB event.
 
Getting to know you
 Richard Ganter joined MCB early this
year. He is an original
"Münchner", tracing back to 7 generations of history. He is still
a very eligible bachelor, so all you eligible girls out there, take
note!
After leaving school, he joined Winterthur, a Swiss insurance company.
He also worked for software companies in California and Massachussetts.
This was a stepping stone to his career, which led him to establish his
own company "Software Tuning Technologies" in 1999. This is an
achievement to be proud of. Richard loves travelling and has been to
more than 85 countries in 5 continents.
He is a fan of Asia. Richard's hobbies include cooking, cycling and
learning foreign languages. Beware, he speaks Mandarin and Korean! It
will come as no surprise if he speaks Bahasa Malaysia in the near
future!
Richard is a staunch supporter of MCB functions, despite his tight
business schedule.
Welcome Baby
 Congratulations
to the proud parents
Shirley and Alfred Molon
Alissia Mei Si Molon, born
on 1 May 2004
at ...00.07 am.
A beautiful bundle of joy weighing approximately 4.2 kg
and measuring 53cm !
We wish Shirley and Alfred "Happy Parenting"
Events lined up for the next few months
Stammtisch for May and
July 2004, held on the last Friday of the month
At Kam Yi Restaurant, Rosenheimer Platz (Rosenheimer Platz S-Bahn
Station) at 7 pm.
Please call the Coordinator, Peter Daniel for further details:
089-423876
Cooking
Demonstration on May 21 at 10.30 am
Hiking and walking
tour on 12 June Saturday
Cycling Trip
on 11 July Sunday
Merdeka Day
celebration on 29 August Sunday
Ander Art Cultural
Festival on 25 September 2004
Minutes of the MCB e.V. Annual General Meeting
Minutes of the MCB e.V.
Annual General Meeting
held on 14th March 2004 at
the Eine Welt Haus,
Schwanthaler Str. 80
in 80336 München.
There were altogether 23 members present.
Jackie, the President agreed to Mr. Sada chairing the meeting as
requested by him.
He called it to order at 2.30 p.m.
- The number of members present was recorded and their
eligibility to
vote was determined.
- President’s address
Jackie welcomed all the members and thanked them for their active
participation. She also thanked committee and ordinary members for
their contributions and efforts put in to make club organisation and
events successful. There were many events organised last year through
the efforts of the committee members and the support of the ordinary
members. She listed some of the events:
a. Chinese New Year Lunch
b. Deepavali Lunch
c. Cycling Trip
d. Annual Sports event
e. Dinner and Dance
She praised the work of the committee and the cooperation extended to
her.
- Jean V. proposed that the minutes of the last AGM be
approved. As there
were no objections it was unanimously approved.
- Treasurer’s Report:
Shirlyn presented the financial report as at 31.12.03 as follows:
Income: 1.920,91
Euro
Expenses: 2.125,28 Euro
Loss: 204,37 Euro
Balance:
2.984,31 Euro
- Peter Jenus, on behalf of his co-auditor Franz
Blattenberger, stated
that the accounts were audited by Franz and him and found to be in
order.
Hans B. proposed that the Treasurer’s report be passed and as there
were no objections the report was unanimously approved.
- The annual subscription was fixed at the previous
year’s rates.
- Proposed resolutions.
- Yap was of the opinion that MCB should have done
more than just sending
a condolence card to Toni Yuen's funeral in Malaysia and attending the
church service in Germany. He said MCB did not give equal treatment as
in Toni's case, because MCB donated Euro 100 to Michael Schneider's
funeral.
- By a vote of 11 for and 7 against with 5
abstentions the following
resolutions were passed:
- the Baby Gift was fixed at Euro 20,- per child in
Gutschein
- Donation by the club for funerals of members was
fixed at Euro 50,-
each in cash
- Amendments to the Constitution:
The following amendments to the constitution were unanimously passed:
- Article 13 (1) was amended to read that the AGM
shall be held in the
month of March every year.
- Article 7 (2) was amended to read That the
membership fees shall be
paid in advance for the year, not later the date of the Annual General
Meeting.
- A new Article 7(3) was included as follows:
Membership in the club shall be valid from 01.April to 31st March
the following year.
- Article 8 ( C ) shall be amended to read as
follows:
A member who has
not paid his membership fees latest by the date of the AGM shall be
struck off the list of members without further notice.
- Other matters arising
- Jean brought up the matter of an anonymous postcard
sent to her. No one
at the AGM owned up to it. The committee regretted that such actions
are being carried out and advised members to refrain from it. The
committee also stated that it cannot play detective and advised Jean to
refer to the police if she wants to.
- Jean also brought up the matter of an email written
by Soo Fun to her
which supposedly contained certain allegations. Jean read out part from
that email as "proof" that Soo Fun was the culprit for the postcard.
After a heated discussion the members present resolved that:
- they were not interested in pursuing the matter
further
- that this was a personal matter between the 2 of
them and that it did
not involve fundamental matters relating to the running of the club
- Hans proposed that Jean and Soo Fun appoint 1
member each of their
trust and that the 4 of them resolve the matter amicably.
- Homepage: Jackie stated that the Homepage was being
reorganised with a
new Webmaster as Jean was unable to continue due to health reasons.
Jackie and other members mentioned that it was most unfortunate that
Jean deleted the contents of the Homepage before handing it back to
MCB. Last year Jean had been paid Euro 242,66 for the Internet charges
from the club’s funds.
Upon handing over the homepage to the club Jean had deleted the
contents of the homepage claiming that the contents were her
property. Many members voiced their disapproval against this.
Christian said that voluntary service to the club does not entitle the
member to claim ownership of the club’s property. Jean claimed that she
had not received any payment for her work because she had agreed to do
it for the club free-of-charge. She only claimed the Internet charges.
So the homepage is the property of the club and not her’s.
Alfred Molon volunteered to make available to the club all pictures of
past events which are still in his possession. The President
stated that she was saddened and disappointed with Jean’s behaviour.
However the club shall carry on with renewed spirit.
As no other matters were on the agenda, the Chairman thanked all
members for their attendance and contribution and closed the meeting at
4.15 p.m.
Prepared by R. Sadacharam,
Secretary
Signed: Jackie Mischkulnig, President
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