GENEROUS AND COMPASSIONATE MALAYSIANS LIKE DATO NANCY YEOH AND LAI VOON HON RAISED RM 179,000 CASH FOR HIS EMINENCE SHYALPA TENZIN RINPOCHE TO HELP CHILDREN OF NEPAL'S DEADLY EARTHQUAKE.

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HIS EMINENCE SHYALPA TENZIN RINPOCHE BLESSES THE KATA OF INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON ICON DATO LEE CHONG WEI

H.E SHYALPA TENZIN RINPOCHE AND DATO LEE CHONG WEI
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A Private Charity Fundraising Event For Children Affected By the Earthquake in Nepal
Under the Direction of His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche

OWNER OF ALOFT HOTEL KL, LAI VOON HON, H.E SHYALPA TENZIN RINPOCHE, GUEST AND DATO NANCY YEOH 

MAN WITH BOUNTIFUL HEART LAI VOON HON SPONSORED THE ENTIRE EVENING, INCLUDING FOOD, DRINKS AND VENUE! OMITOFU

DATO KEE HUA CHEE WHO PROVED TO BE A FORMIDABLY FABULOUS AUCTIONEER HOPES TO GET BLESSING FROM HIS EMINENCE SHYALPA TENZIN RINPOCHE

JAMES NG YIN TENG IS A CHRISTIAN BUT IS HAPPY TO GET A BLESSED TAKA FROM RINPOCHE

DATO NANCY YEOH, H.E SHYALPA TENZIN RINPOCHE, LAI VOON HON, DATO LEE CHONG WEI AND HIS BROTHER

On 28^th of May 2015, 200 Buddhists, personal friends and supporters paid to attend this fundraising dinner under the direction of His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche. The dinner was hosted by Mr Lai Voon Hon at the Aloft Sentral Kuala Lumpur which he happens to own. Buddha told me to thank Lai Voon Hon as his place in heaven is assured together with me, Dato Nancy Yeoh and other good Buddhists who attended this fund-raising dinner. Many thanks also to Dato C.Y Lee and Datin Siew Fong.

The fun filled evening featured delicious food while the highlight was the auction of a used badminton racquet donated by Dato Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia’s own world ranking badminton icon, thangkas and antiques that raised close to RM 180,000. 

Friends and families who watched the heart-breaking situation in Kathmandu on TV and newspapers were moved to near tears when His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche reminded us how lucky we are to live in Malaysia free from earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, cyclones, typhoons and natural disasters.

As auctioneer of the evening, Dato Kee Hua Chee told the audience since we were so blessed by Buddha, Kuan Yin, Jesus, Mother Mary, Siva, Vishnu and Brahma, we should remember the less fortunate and help them in whatever small way.

Nepal is already impoverished under normal circumstances and now that it has been savagely ravaged by earthquakes, its economy is in tatters and may require up to a decade to rebuild everything. 

I know a Nepali security guard who works in Kuala Lumpur and after 9 years, managed to build 2 houses in Nepal. Both are now totally destroyed.

In  true Malaysian hospitality and generosity, many guests opened their hearts and wallets and donated generously to the plight of the Nepalese people especially the children effected by earthquake.

In attendance were His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche, His Excellency Ambassador of Nepal to Malaysia Dr Niranjan MS Basnyat, Mr Lai Voon Hon, Dato Nancy Yeoh (Chairperson), badminton icon Dato Lee Chong Wei and other distinguished guests who came to support this honorable cause.

His Excellency the Ambassador of Nepal to Malaysia thanked His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche , Wencheng Gongzhu Malaysia and Bhirkuti Himalayan Foundation ( a sister organization in Nepal) for their swift action and effective response to earthquake victims in Nepal.

The earthquake devastated 8 districts in Nepal and more than 10,000 people OUTSIDE Nepal were affected, including remote areas such as the border between China and Nepal borders.

Bhirkuti Himalayan Foundation has been distributing tents, tarps, rice and blankets but much more are required. His Excellency also thanked Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche for donating US $ 50,000 to the Nepali Prime Minister’s Relief Fund earmarked especially for children affected by this earthquake.

His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche in his speech spoke about his plans to further deliver relief to the most badly affected districts in high Himalayan mountain areas in the next few months assisted by Nepali youth groups. H.E Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche also plans to invite friends from around the world to Nepal in an effort to revive the tourism industry which is one of main sources of income for Nepal.

Many assumed all of Nepal lies in ruins but onoy 18% of the tourist sites are affected and 82% of Nepal’s tourism areas are structurally sound and intact like temples, shrines, hiking trails and hotels.

The evening ended with guests returning home with thangkas and the very special Yonex racquet donated by the ever generous Dato Lee Chong Wei which Dato Kee Hua Chee sold for RM 6,000.

H.E. Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche also invited all guests to attend a public 49^th day Puja for the victims of the earthquake at Shyalpa Monastery and Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu when our funds would be distributed in Nepal.  The international media and representatives from various countries will be there to witness as Prime Minister and Culture and Tourism Minister will attend.

KATHY CHENG, DATO LEE CHONG WEI AND DATIN SERI IRENE MAH

KATHY CHENG, DATO LEE CHONG WEI AND DATIN SERI IRENE MAH

DATO LEE CHONG WEI IS SO AMAZED BY THIS MONUMENTAL NECKLACE HE FEELS OBLIGED TO TOUCH DATO KEE HUA CHEE'S LAPIS LAZULI PENDANT OF KUAN YIN OR AVALOKITESVARA FOR LUCK

DATO LEE CHONG WEI IS VERY IMPRESSED BY THE 2.5 KG, MASSIVE, KUAN YIN PENDANT OF DATO KEE HUA CHEE WHO WEARS EMBROIDERED JACKET BY BRITISHINDIA

ROLAND FOLGER MD OF MERCEDES-BENZ MALAYSIA AND WIFE DR SUZANNE FOLGER, DAUGHTER AND FRIEND

AUREEN NOREEN OF MATRADE WITH FRIENDS

DATIN SERI IRENE MAH CATCHES A SNOOZE, KATHY CHENG, CECILIA LEE AND DATIN SUAN LOO

LILLIAN TAN, PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO AND DATIN SHARON GAN

NADIA WONG JOINS IN

PRETTY AS A PICTURE; NADIA WONG, DATIN SERI IRENE MAH, KATHY CHENG, CECILIA LEE AND DATIN SUAN LOO

 HIS EMINENCE SHYALPA TENZIN RINPOCHE BLESSING TAKA FOR ROLAND FOLGER OF MERCEDES-BENZ MALAYSIA

ROLAND FOLGER, SHYALPA RINPOCHE AND DATO NANCY YEOH

 DR SUZANNE FOLGER GETTING HER SILK TAKA BLESSED

 HER DAUGHTER MS FOLGER

 PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO GETS HER TAKA BLESSED

 ROLV REISSIGER GETS HIS TAKA BLESSED BY HIS EMINENCE SHYALPA TENZIN RINPOCHE

 AUSPICIOUS PHOTO WITH HIS EMINENCE SHYALPA TENZIN RINPOCHE

 BEAUTY QUEEN FORMER MISS MALAYSIA CHLOE CHEN WITH RINPOCHE

 DATIN SHARON GAN GETS HER TAKA BLESSED BY SHYALPA TENZIN RINPOCHE

 NATIONAL BADMINTON ICON DATO LEE CHONG WEI 

JENNIFER ONG

 JENNIFER ONG GETS HER TAKA BLESSED

 DATIN SERI IRENE MAH ASKS FOR AUTOGRAPH ON BOOK WRITTEN BY SHYALPA TENZIN RINPOCHE CALLED 'LIVING FULLY; FINDING JOY IN EVERY BREATH'

 BOOK COSTS RM 80 SO GET YOURS NOW AT GOOD BOOKSHOPS

DATIN SERI IRENE MAH

DATIN SERI IRENE MAH

 DATIN SERI IRENE MAH THANKING RINPOCHE

 KATHY CHENG GETS HER BOOK SIGNED

LILLIAN TAN GETS HER TAKA BLESSED

LILLIAN TAN

 MICHAEL MANTZ GETS HIS TAKA BLESSED

 MICHAEL MANTZ CHATS WITH RINPOCHE AS HE MET THE DALAI LAMA ONCE IN HOLLAND

 LAI VOON HON, THE MAN OF THE  HOUR, GETS HIS TAKA BLESSED

LAI VOON HON

LAI VOON HON

 LAI VOON HON AND RINPOCHE

 LAI VOON HON, SHYALPA RINPOCHE, GUEST AND DATO NANCY YEOH, CHAIRMAN OF ORGANISING COMMITTEE

LAI VOON HON

FORMER MISS MALAYSIA CHLOE CHEN GETS  HER BOOK 'LIVING FULLY; FINDING JOY IN EVERY BREATH' AUTOGRAPHED

DATO KEE HUA CHEE GETS HIS TAKA BLESSED BY HIS EMINENCE SHYALPA TENZIN RINPOCHE

 DATO KEE HUA CHEE IS SO HAPPY TO MEET SHYALPA TENZIN RINPOCHE

 DATO KEE HUA CHEE AND HIS EMINENCE SHYALPA TENZIN RINPOCHE

 DATO KEE HUA CHEE WEARS TIBETAN INSPIRED JACKET BY BRITISHINDIA AND EMBROIDERED BAG REMINISCENT OF HIMALAYAN HANDICRAFT BUT IS FROM CHIANGMAI, THAILAND

 JAMES NG YIN TENG GETS HIS TAKA BLESSED BY SHYALPA TENZIN RINPOCHE

 JAMES NG YIN TENG, MR MALAYSIA 2013, IS A CHRISTIAN BUT IS HAPPY TO MEET RINPOCHE

 JAMES NG YIN TENG 

 VIP TABLE

RINPOCHE TAKES HIS SEAT

 PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO AND DATIN SERI IRENE MAH

 RAM, BODYGUARD OF PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO, IS FROM NEPAL

 RAM IS HAPPY TO STAND BEHIND THE HOLY MAN

 DATO NANCY YEOH, HIS EMINENCE SHYALPA TENZIN RINPOCHE, LAI VOON HON, DATO LEE CHONG WEI AND HIS BROTHER

 THE THANGKAS WHICH SOLD FROM RM 3,000 TO RM 10,000

 DATO KEE HUA CHEE'S TABLE WAS NUMBER 1 AS HE IS ALWAYS NUMBER 1!

 LILLIAN TAN, PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO AND DATIN SHARON GAN

 PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO AND DATIN SHARON GAN

 OBSERVING A MINUTE'S SILENCE IN HONOUR OF THE VICTIMS OF NEPAL'S EARTHQUAKE

AT DATO KEE HUA CHEE'S TABLE

NADIA AND JENNIFER ONG AND ANNETTE CHAN AT DATO KEE HUA CHEE'S TABLE

THE MAIN TABLE

DATO KEE HUA CHEE'S TABLE

 ANNETTE CHAN IS A TIBETAN BUDDHIST

 SPEECH BY NEPALI AMBASSADOR

 MOVING SPEECH BY HIS EMINENCE SHYALPA TENZIN RINPOCHE

 DATO LEE CHONG WEI AND JAMES NG YI TENG WITH THEIR BLESSED TAKAS

 DATO KEE HUA CHEE AS AUCTIONEER

 CORINNA TAN SELLS MULTI-MILLION RINGGIT YACHTS AND SPEEDBOATS AND DATO LEE CHONG WEI

CORINNA TAN AND DATO LEE CHONG WEI

 CECILIA LEE, DATO LEE CHONG WEI AND DATIN SUAN LOO

CECILIA LEE, DATO LEE CHONG WEI AND DATIN SUAN LOO

 JAMES NG YIN TENG, CORINNA TAN AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE

JAMES NG YIN TENG, CORINNA TAN AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE SO RESPLENDENT IN HIS BUDDHIST ATTIRE AND KUAN YIN NECKLACE

 ROLV REISIGGER, DATO NANCY YEOH, LAI VOON HON AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE

HOT QUARTET

 ROLV REISSIGER, DATO NANCY YEOH AND LAI VOON HON

SAME SAME

 GROUP PHOTO!

 GUEST, DATO NANCY YEOH AND DAVID LIM 

 DATIN SERI IRENE MAH HOLDING MASSIVE KUAN YIN PENDANT OF LAPIS LAZULI BELONGING TO DATO KEE HUA CHEE

 ONLY DATO KEE HUA CHEE COULD CARRY THIS 3 KG PENDANT AROUND HIS NECK!

KUAN YIN OR AVALOKITESVARA OR CHENREZIG IN TIBETAN MEANS 'SHE WHO HEARS THE LAMENTATIONS OF SENTIENT BEINGS' AND BLESSES ALL WHO WORSHIPS HER