Dr Abraham is one of our Club’s founding members. I sat down with him to learn about his career and passion for Rotary.
I set up my ENT Private Clinic practicing at MEH in 1984. Dr Oliver Hennedige, past President of RC Singapore invited me to speak at his Rotary Club.
At the end of my talk, Mr. Russi Cooper, Club President, thanking me, said ‘In our club, the measure of the speaker’s performance is inversely proportional to the noise level dressing the speech.’ He added that I had scored well in this area. I was invited to be a member.
I set up my ENT Private Clinic practicing at MEH in 1984. Dr Oliver Hennedige, past President of RC Singapore invited me to speak at his Rotary Club.
At the end of my talk, Mr. Russi Cooper, Club President, thanking me, said ‘In our club, the measure of the speaker’s performance is inversely proportional to the noise level dressing the speech.’ He added that I had scored well in this area. I was invited to be a member.
My contribution in the early days was having a good lunch. I met up with an old friend, Dr Kwok Wai Mun. I also got to know Sunny Bay, Roberto and the late Hector Charles, our Charter President.
I must admit that I enjoyed the good food and the fun we had with the members. That was Rotary for me.
The 3rd President of RCMC was John Chan in 1987. He approached me and invited me to be the Community Service Director. What was that? Of course being pedantic, I reached for Rotary information. I began to go through the entire website on Rotary – the history, the leaders, the vision and mission. It was truly mind-boggling and I was inspired.
The C S major project was to organize a play (A play by Stella Kon “Emily of Emerald Hill”.) Margaret Chan was an established stage actress and she volunteered her services. The play sold out and we raised $60,000 for SANA.
From then on, I was a confirmed Rotarian. No looking back. I served to become the 6th President in 1990. Several district roles followed and finally I was nominated as D.G. for RY 1990-91.
This was the highlight of my Rotary journey and an experience I will not forget. Fortunately, there was no Covid then and I could travel to all three countries of our unique 3 countries District, interacting with Rotarian in all clubs of our District and witnessing the good projects they did. This was a unique experience. It will remain in my heart for a long time.
The 3rd President of RCMC was John Chan in 1987. He approached me and invited me to be the Community Service Director. What was that? Of course being pedantic, I reached for Rotary information. I began to go through the entire website on Rotary – the history, the leaders, the vision and mission. It was truly mind-boggling and I was inspired.The C S major project was to organize a play (A play by Stella Kon “Emily of Emerald Hill”.) Margaret Chan was an established stage actress and she volunteered her services. The play sold out and we raised $60,000 for SANA.
From then on, I was a confirmed Rotarian. No looking back. I served to become the 6th President in 1990. Several district roles followed and finally I was nominated as D.G. for RY 1990-91.
This was the highlight of my Rotary journey and an experience I will not forget. Fortunately, there was no Covid then and I could travel to all three countries of our unique 3 countries District, interacting with Rotarian in all clubs of our District and witnessing the good projects they did. This was a unique experience. It will remain in my heart for a long time.
I thank all Rotarian in RCMC and the District for giving me this chance to serve.