As the Chairman of the Social & Charity Committee for the State Ministry of Finance Cooperative I have to organise at least a dinner or a family day before June.

One I planned is an annual dinner with a difference: on a yacht/ship/boat or whatever you call it. Got the idea from Smokehead of mysabah.com.

I’ve never organised an annual dinner before - it would be an interesting experience.

For family day, I organised for the cooperative several years ago at Pan Pac. It was — too noisy — I dont think we will ever be allowed back in there again.

I was secretary of the cooperative for several years, but from 2006’s AGM I requested to change due to too many commitments. True, you have people under you but still the time and energy commitment are there. Chairpersons of any committee, the secretary and treasurer are automatically members of the Board of Directors for the cooperative. Being part of the responsible team to chart the activities (investments etc) for a mid-sized cooperative is definitely a challenge.

I am not thinking of going for “reelection” during AGM this year as I’m thinking of concentrating other things.

I went for the post to get more exposure and garner experience in handling a cooperative (and perhaps more importantly, dealing with shareholders) - it’s a stepping stone to greater things, having moved up from being president of my department’s sports and recreation club.

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