Saturday, May 20, 2017

PART 3---SULTANAH KALSOM THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG, ACCOMPANIED BY HER SON THE TENGKU TEMENGGONG PAHANG TENGKU FAHD SULTAN AHMAD SHAH GRACIOUSLY ATTENDED VIOBA'S 50th GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY AT KLCC GRAND BALLROOM TO RAISE RM 2 MILLION FOR VIOBA'S TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME.

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 THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG AND TENGKU TEMENGGONG PAHANG LAUNCHED VIOBA FOUNDATION'S TRANSFORMATION MASTER PLAN

 CAKE CUTTING CEREMONY

DATO SRI ANDREW AND DATIN SRI CHRIS ABISHEGAM AND THEIR DAUGHTER AND SON WITH HRH SULTANAH KALSOM OF PAHANG AND HER SON TENGKU FAHD SULTAN AHMAD SHAH
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 The Victoria Institution Old Boys’ Association Foundation (The VIOBA Foundation) celebrated its 50th Golden Anniversary Charity Gala Dinner more than 500 guests which took place at the Grand Ballroom, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on Saturday, 13 May 2017, 7.30 pm.

The dinner also celebrated the launch of the VIOBA Foundation Master Plan Transformation Program. The Master Plan seeks to uplift the school’s educational standards to world-class status, taking Victoria Institution into the arena of 21st century education and making it a role model of excellence for every school in Malaysia. 

The guest of honour, Her Royal Highness Sultanah Kalsom of Pahang, graciously launched the programme accompanied by Tengku Temenggong Pahang, Tengku Fahd.

Chairman of the Board, Dato Sri’ Andrew Abishegam spoke about the need to instill the values of honesty, respect, integrity & truth which are summed up in what describes a Victorian ; a gentleman ,a sportsman and a scholar. Victorians from the youngest to the oldest participated in the launch which was signified by completing a jigsaw of the school badge & the foundation logo.

The VIOBA Foundation Funds are for all Malaysians especially Victorians who have walked through the corridors of this grand old dame. It provides financial support for the advancement of education including the improvement of youth recreational facilities and the provision of scholarships, bursaries and education loan funds. 

Over the years, the Foundation had disbursed more than RM1,000,000 to many worthy causes.

Through the years, VI has educated and produced thousands of students from all walks of life. These include luminaries such as the Sultan of Brunei, Tan Sri Shamsuddin Kadir, Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz, Tan Sri Dr. Ramon Navaratnam, Tan Sri Zulhasnan Rafique, Tan Sri Dr. Ng Yen Yen, Mr. Ananda Krishnan and many others. 

Multi award winning Victoria Institution’s Cadet Corp Band (the first school band to be established in Malaysia) were present to entertain whilst Dato’ Zainal Abidin was the special guest followed by entertainment from the Aseana Percussion Unit. Former TV3 host, Dato Mahadzir Lokman , a Victorian & Chacko Vadaketh ,former barrister were the Emcees.

Other special events included a significant partnership between SEGI University and the Victoria Institution Foundation where (2) two full scholarships worth a total of RM140,000 will be awarded to top students of the school. 

Dato Sri Andrew Abishegam presented a cheque of RM35,000 to the Headmaster as part of the foundations commitment to the school. Donors, who had contributed more than RM500,000 to the Foundation had been honoured. 

Ever generous and kind-hearted, Sultanah Pahang, Sultanah Hajah Kalsom contributed a new scholarship fund under name of Tengku Temenggong Pahang.

Malaysian’s culinaire extraordinaire, Dato’ Chef Wan presented a special gourmet dish named Chicken a la Victoria, fiery red and very tasty. Highlights of the evening included an auction of three (3) match play footballs, autographed by Malaysia’s legendary icons Dato’ Soh Chin Aun, Dato’ Shukor Salleh and Dato’ Santokh Singh. The trio were also present as special guests. Another item for auction was a specially commissioned painting of the Victoria Institution by Mr. Anurendra Jegadeva, a homegrown and award winning Malaysian artist and a Victorian.

The night ended with a resounding success when it was announced that RM800,000 had been donated towards the overall mission to garner RM2 million.

THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL AND MAGNANIMOUS SULTANAH AND THE WORLD'S MOST HANDSOME AND ELIGIBLE PRINCE FROM PAHANG GRACIOUSLY CONSENTED TO GO ON STAGE TO LAUNCH VIOBA FOUNDATION'S 'TRANSFORMATION MASTER PLAN'
HRH SULTANAH KALSOM THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG AND HH TENGKU TEMENGGONG PAHANG TENGKU FAHD SULTAN AHMAD SHAH CONSENTED TO LAUNCH VIOBA'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY TRANSFORMATION MASTER PLAN

EACH VIP PLACED A MISSING JIGSAW PIECE ON THE SIGNAGE







HRH THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG AND HH TENGKU FAHD HONOURED VIOBA FOUNDATION BY COMPLETING THE LAST 2 PIECES TO FORM THE ENTIRE STATEMENT

















WATCHING SHORT VIDEO






CAKE CUTTING CEREMONY
HH TENGKU FAHD SULTAN AHMAD SHAH AND HIS MOTHER HRH SULTANAH KALSOM OF PAHANG DID THE HONOURS 
























THE WORLD'S MOST HANDSOME AND ACCOMPLISHED PRINCE ON STAGE TO CONGRATULATE CONTRIBUTORS AND SPONSORS









TAY MING CHUN AND HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH PAHANG SULTANAH KALSOM WHO GRANTED HIM THE HONOUR TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED WITH HER.
I INFORMED HER ROYAL HIGHNESS DYMM SULTANAH KALSOM THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG THAT TAY MING CHUN PRACTISED HOW TO SEMBAH ALL AFTERNOON IN ANTICIPATION OF THIS BIG HONOUR OF BEING INTRODUCED TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG SAID TAY MING CHUN'S SEMBAH WAS SUPERBLY FLAWLESS 
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM OF PAHANG ALSO GRACIOUSLY ALLOWED DATO KEE HUA CHEE TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED WITH HER ROYAL HIGHNESS
HRH SULTANAH PAHANG SAID SHE ACTUALLY THOUGHT OF DATO KEE HUA CHEE EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON AND WANTED TO PHONE HIM TO INVITE HIM TO VIOBA 50TH GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY FUND-RAISING DINNER BUT FORGOT. SO SHE SAID SHE WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO SEE DATO KEE HUA CHEE TAKING HER PHOTOS WHEN HER ROYAL HIGHNESS STEPPED OUT OF THE LIFT!
HRH SULTANAH KALSOM THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG ADDED "DID YOU NOTICE MY LOOK OF SURPRISE WHEN I SAW YOU AT THE ELEVATOR AS I WAS THINKING OF PHONING YOU JUST A FEW HOURS AGO. HOW NICE OF DATO SRI ANDREW TO INVITE YOU," WHAT A GREAT HONOUR! I AM VERY GRATEFUL AND HONOURED TO KNOW THE WORLD'S LOVELIEST AND KINDEST SULTANAH THOUGHT OF ME, EVEN IF ONLY ONCE IN A BLUE MOON! AS BLUE WAS THE COLOR CODE OF THE EVENING!
TAY MING CHUN, RUBEN EMIR GNANALINGAM AND TENGLU TEMENGGONG PAHANG


HRH SULTANAH KALSOM THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG, RUBEN EMIR GNANALINGAM AND TENGKU TEMENGGONG PAHANG TENGKU FAHD SULTAN AHMAD SHAH


HIS HIGHNESS TENGKU TEMENGGONG PAHANG TENGKU FAHD SULTAN AHMAD SHAH AND HIS MOTHER HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG WITH DATO SRI ANDREW AND DATIN SRI CHRIS ABISHEGAM WITH THEIR DAUGHTER AND SON




DATO ZAINAL ABIDIN SANG 2 SONGS INCLUDING HIS MEGA HIT 'HIJAU'









DATO ZAINAL ABIDIN SAID IT BEST WHEN HE DECLARED "SULTANAH KALSOM IS AS BEAUTIFUL TODAY AS WHEN I FIRST SAW HER 25 YEARS AGO". TO THIS I MUST INSIST SULTANAH PAHANG IS EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL TODAY AS HER AURA STRENGTHENS WITH HER RADIANCE DUE TO ALL THE CHARITABLE WORKS SHE HAS DONE OVER NEARLY 3 DECADES!
DATO ZAINAL ABIDIN PAYING HIS RESPECT TO THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL AND ACCOMPLISHED SULTANAH
DATO ZAINAL ABIDIN PAYING HIS RESPECT TO THE WORLD'S MOST HANDSOME AND ACCOMPLISHED PRINCE



AUTOGRAPHED FOOTBALL TO BE AUCTIONED
DATO SOH CHIN AUN, DATO SANTOKH SINGH  GOING ON STAGE

DATO SOH CHIN AUN PAYING HOMAGE TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM
DATO SANTOKH SUNGH PAYING HOMAGE TO SULTANAH OF PAHANG
DATO SHUKIR SALLEH PAYING RESPECT TO THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES
THE 3 SIGNATORIES ON THE FOOTBALL FOR AUCTION


FIRST BID
THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG WAS IMPRESSED ENOUGH TO PHOTOGRAPH THE PROCEEDINGS 
RUBEN EMIR GNANALINGAM MADE WINNING BID OF RM 15,000

SULTANAH PAHANG CLAPPING FOR THE WINNINGB BIDS FOR CHARITY






3 AUTOGRAPHED FOOTBALL SOLD FOR RM 30,000
CONGRATS RUBEN!
DATO SOH CHIN AUN

DATO SHUKOR SALLEH
DATO SANTOKH SINGH

HONOURED WITH A ROYAL CHAT WITH SULTANAH PAHANG



ALMOST LIKE VIOBA!




           






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