Welcome to the start of 2010! I’m sure you have all spent some time reflecting on the past year and planning for the year ahead. Take another look at your New Year’s resolutions and see how you can help contribute to advancing our JCB.

As for JCB, one of the most important agenda the committee has to fulfill is to manage the JCB’s budget, and ensure our expenditure and income is kept in balance in the unforeseen financial year of 2010.

I salute my Committee Team, all members and Secretariat who have done well together to put up a good performance in 2009. Thank you for the generous time, funds and efforts sacrificed to make the JCB a better one. I truly appreciate the positive contributions which all of you have given for the progress of the JCB.

I am proud to say that we have many hard-working, committed, selfless and diligent members. I must thus emphasize again that member service is what will make the JAGAM stand out. Therefore, providing excellent member service will be our top priority for 2010.

I've said before that the society is only as strong, as efficient and as effective, as you, the Members make it. Thus, I'd like to hear why you joined, what you enjoy about being a member, and what JAGAM membership has done for you. How do you use JAGAM/JCB, and what would you like to see from us in the future?

JAGAM/JCB is what it is today because of your contributions. Let’s work together to bring JAGAM/JCB to greater heights. There is only one direction for us; and that is us getting better each day.

Last but not least, it is my honour to wish all members a prosperous and a happy New Year. A year filled with optimism, success and good health.

Phua Lee Kerk
2009/2011 JCB Chairman