Asia Assistance, A Decade Old....

We were indeed lucky to witness a very special occassion in the history of Asia Assistance ....I was thinking, we should freeze the moment, the time, the year that was so memorable to all of us...how should we do it then?

Hence, the blog. I guess, the readers should know by now, this AA Foundation blog is not just to blog on charity events organized by the Foundation, but also a reminiscent of events that encircled around Asia Assistance, the "Godfather" of AA Foundation...

That night, 20th Dec `08, was pretty melodramatic for some of us. Though some were there only for the good food, but most were praying hard in the hope to land on the big win of a big fat 32" lcd tv that was up for grabs in the lucky draw event.

Whatever the reason is, we could not agree more that the Annual Dinner party was a blast especially with the video displaying AA's talent not only in acting, but in video-editing as well. From the Da Vinci Code, to Harry Potter, Heroes to Desperate Housewives and even Hancock made a special appearance in that specially produced in-house video. Whether is Holly or Bolly, it doesnt matter, as the stars are right here in AAWood!

It was an excellent choice of theme by the organizers as we came in style, all dressed up in imaginary beach front hawaiian attire. It made the whole dinner party filled with jubilant colour. Some of us gone a little bit further thinking there would be a surf pool as a surfing board was brought along too! Well, enough said, the best is to have the photos to tell its story...

Come back in 10 years time - 2018, and we will look back through the years to see where we were from here on...this shall be our memory, a reflection of a great history in the making.

The place where the historical dinner was held.

Committees making sure everyone gets a place and no party crashers

The Founder(s) of Asia Assistance gave detailed account on how AA started...GIRL POWER!!

A special gift from AA Thai office

Special appearance from the AA Man. His costume was specially made-to-order.
AA Man a.k.a Mike the Wong!


Best Costume goes to.....


Sharon in her best hawaiian theme


Isn't that a real surfboard??! Awesome!

The girls showing off their 3 years anniversary gift from the Company. Designer watches!

Congratulations to Team PurpleWitch!
The Champions of the Annual Table-Tennis Tournament 2008.

The Game Conductor played some foreign-sounding song for the contestant to sing on stage. And the audience had to guess what song the contestant was chanting...err I mean singing.


The boyz and girlz posing for the camera in their hawaiian-styled outfit


Cake-cutting ceremony!

Happy 10th Birthday AA! See you in 2018!

Raising Funds with A Supermodel

November 9th 2008 - Passionately Pink ended with a big bang during the Hot Pink Carnival and has successfully raised a whopping RM100,000.00 for the campaign. Hang on... did I just say ended?

Apparently not! Who would have thought a breast cancer campaign created by 4 individual corporate entities would continue its journey in the battle of raising awareness not for their own corporate benefit but just solely for the community? Who would have thought after 3 months of hustle and bustle, tears and joy, this campaign is still very much accepted by the society...including the celebrities?!

It was a sunny morning in mid November when I received a phone call from Adrian,...

Adrian: "Hi Cindy, this is Adrian.."

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Cindy: "Errr... Adrian who?"

Adrian: "Adrian, Amber Chia's friend and ex-manager?"

Cindy: "Oh hi! Yes Adrian. What can I do for you?"

Adrian: "Amber will be launching her first personal calendar and she's

planning to do some charity. She told me she heard of your campaign

Passionately Pink and she wants to work with your organization..."

That was how it all started. A Supermodel wanting to work with us in such a noble way. How brilliant! Amber has even agreed to help our campaign by being our campaign spokeperson for 2009- Passionately Pink's first ambassadress! After weeks of discussion and planning, December 9th 2008 was the day history was made.

Amber's poster during the launch and press conference at Assunta Hospital

Sharon kicked start the event with a generous heart

Andy putting pen to paper to mark his official attendance

The official signing ceremony between the organizers of Passionately Pink and Amber Chia

Sharon and Amber side by side

Mr Choy, CEO of Assunta Hospital pinning the ribbon of life

on Passionately Pink's first Ambassadress

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Its official!

Amber launched her calendar entitled 'Amber's Sealed' at the same time

From left: Mr Choy (CEO of Assunta Hospital),

Mr Charles Wong (Executive Director of Jaya One),

Ms Sharon Tan (Managing Director of Asia Assistance *hooray!*),

& Amber Chia (Model, Actress)

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Thank you Amber, you are truly a beauty with a big heart

Drive Against Breast Cancer - Rally Day

Gentlemen, Start Your Engine!

It was time to flag off the Drive Against Breast Cancer on 1st November 2008 where our very own William-Mei head a team of sweaty, macho-looking men in their own respective four-wheelers up to our Jaya One lower palm square driveway. This was the day where for the very first time in AA's history, we flaged-off the 2008 AAM 4X4 Malaysian Rally Championship from the starting point of Jaya One to Sepang!


Needless to say, the rally drivers couldn't help but drooled over the 15 girls whom were all clad in their eye-catching Passionately Pink t-shirts holding fluorescent pink banners (and pom-poms) strouting in groups, smiling and waving like beauty queens. All eyes were on the girls (except for our adorable Zack whom rather gobble up the food first before meeting his idol...Amber Chia).

Meanwhile, our very own commander-in-chief, Lorraine A.P in her Air-Force One outfit rambled on the pavement making sure all her little sexy kittens are in place for the final countdown.

"Lets climb up the car now!", upon hearing the instruction we climbed up to the back of the four-wheelers, smiling and showing off our sexy-shaven legs to the crowd of photographers.

Just like an excursion in a turtle-paced fashion, the drivers drove the four-wheelers with us on it moving all around Jaya One vicinity. Boy, we certainly drew huge attention!


As we were moving along on the road, screaming "SAVE THE BREASTS!", our Malaysian Supermodel Amber Chia arrived and stood by the road waving gleefully at us. Feeling the vibe and excitement of the campaign, she joined us on set at the end of our little excursion.

Upon her arrival, everyone was mesmerized at Amber's stunning beauty and her equally great personality. Diva or no diva, Amber is certainly one of the friendliest celeb in town (Right Andy? *wink*)

After some never-ending rounds of photography session with Amber, she was whisked away to the front of the starting line where the drivers eagerly awaited.







Threee, Twooooo, Oneeeee, GO!!! Holding a Malaysian flag and a Selangor flag, Amber and Mr Wong (Jaya One's Developer) both lifted off the flags and the drivers zoomed past us one after another in a journey towards the Sepang circuit.




What a day! Great campaign ends in great fashion. Despite the sun burned and the 35 degrees weather, we have certainly displayed a fantastic team spirit on this rally day! Thank you Asia Assistance, we have done it once again!





*A special congratulatory note here dedicated to William-Mei who has won the number-one spot in the 2008 AAM 4x4 Malaysian Rally Championship!


Way to go, Champion!*

Celebrity Ducks for BID!

Ahoiiii!! Boyz and Galz, Are you interested in Daphne? Wanna get up, close and personal with Amber?? Or...drool over the hotties that we constantly see from our very own TV screen? Check this out! Our celebrities have creatively decorated their own PINK DUCKS and it is time to BID for the best looking DUCK!!!

The highest bidder will get to touch, smell, kiss and sleep with their favourite celebrity....DUCK!

So wait no more! Come discover and mesmerize with the real celebrity DUCKS at our GALLERY at JAYA ONE (opposite StarBucks).

The Passionately Pink Updated calendar of events

Please click me to enlarge

Passionately Pink 2008

We are back! Yes, this time, not with Pantai Bangsar, but with Assunta Hospital. Despite the change of the organizing bureau, our message is still clear and is still the same, which is to know, to prevent, and to cure the mind-set of the people : not to duck a breast exam!

On 14th August, we kicked start the event at Assunta Hospital, with the guests arrival including our very own Chairman Andy who dressed in pink (pink-tie i mean) and who looked exceptionally charming standing next to the respectable DAP MP Ms.Teresa Kok. After few round of speeches and cheque presentations, Teresa then launched the event by hammering a cemented egg to unveil the campaign mascot - THE PINK DUCK. After the launch, the rest of the VIPs went for a cuppa whilst smiling intriguely towards the flashlights coming from our camera crewman Mr Paul Lee's Canon digital camera (they probably thought he was from a local news agency).

Next, on 28th August, Renault joined in the occasion with the launch of the Counting the Ducks with Groovy Goo competition where they unveiled the pink kangoo car stashed with pink feathers and disco ball neatly decorated at the back-seat. 3 angels made up of our very own hot sexy lasses Lorraine, Christine and Lai Kwan whom flounced their way like peacocks and posed by the car effortlessly. Whistles were heard, on-lookers from Oldtown Kopitiam looked on intrudingly, enjoying their first class view without having to budge from their seat (the Malaysian style-lah). If only they do some charity...


Finally, the much awaited Celebrity Duck launch which premiered on 9th September with the appearance of local celebrities such as Daphne Iking, Noryn Aziz, Liza Othman, Goh Wee Ping, Doul, Alef, Salamiah Hassan, Edwin Sumun and many more including a handful of beauty queens which include Melissa Ann Tan, Miss Malaysia/ Universe 2006 (did you know she was one of our Marketeers before?) AA could produce such beauty....



The celebrities were given a duck and a casing each to decorate on their own and these ducks are placed at the gallery (at Jaya One - for beer lovers: is opposite Brussels, OR for the innocent ones (or pretend to be) and does not have BEER in their daily vocabs: is diagonally opposite Starbucks). Each Celebrity Ducks are auctioned at a minimum price (go check out the gallery if you want to know) and the person who has the highest bid, gets the duck! Hooray! Even Amber Chia shows us her creativity. Simply marvelous!




Passionately Pink, Know Prevent Cure, Breast Cancer Charity Campaign is designed to raise awareness, to educate the people, to share the love of the people who has encountered the deadly disease be it in person, or through friends / family. Lets all share the message and stay united in our battle against Breast Cancer!









- Stories contributed by Cindy Wong - Pictures taken from Facebook, Paul and Justin's canon digital camera, and from celebrities themselves.